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November30,2013Applicabletolabourandparts(onaservicerepairorder) (whicheverisgreater) PICKERING -- Officials investigated a fire that broke out on Annan Woods Drive approximately 10 p.m. on Nov. 25. Jason Liebregts / Metroland Cause of Pickering house fire unknown Transplants turn negative to positive DURHAM -- Nov. 27 is and always will be an important day for Kai- lyn Bredin. For her brother Ayden, Nov. 22 has the same significance. Sixteen years ago, a then sev- en-month-old Kailyn underwent a heart transplant, while Ayden received his new heart 13 years ago when he was all of 20 days old. Today, Kailyn, 16, and Ayden, 13, are normal teenagers living in Ajax. About the only things they can’t do are eat grapefruit, as it affects the level of their medica- tion, and be near someone with chicken pox. Full story page 10, editorial page 6 Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Pickering Fire Services is investigating after a fire broke out at a home on Annan Woods Drive Monday night. Fire Inspector Julie Ineson says the call came in at about 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 25. “It was fully involved upon our arrival,” she says, noting no one was home at the time and there were no injuries reported. It still isn’t known what caused the fire or where in the home it start- ed. 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McLaughlin Collegiate French teacher Sue Nieuwenburg when two of her former students were inducted into the Durham District School Board’s Hall of Fame Nov. 18. “I am so proud. I actually got quite teary there ... I always expected great things from them,” she said of Dr. Andil Gosine and Dr. Debra Thompson. The two were honoured along with figure skating champion Donald Jackson at the Definitely Durham 2013 awards ceremo- ny for being outstanding Durham public board alumni. Oshawa Trustee Larry Jacula said “stu- dent success is defined and celebrated in many ways, through graduation, through participation and through the leadership our students demonstrate every day.” Board chairman Joe Allin said the Defi- nitely Durham program is a testimonial “to the long and proud history of public edu- cation in our community.” Former R.S. McLaughlin student Dr. Thompson, an assistant professor of politi- cal science at Ohio University, has done extensive research on education, and the unequal opportunities available to people based on race and socioeconomic back- grounds in the United States. It’s strength- ened her belief in public education. “I do value your hard work here and I do encourage you to keep it up, and to keep the expectations high. And thank you for the work you do,” she said to the board. Dr. Thompson earned her undergradu- ate and masters’ degrees at Carleton Uni- versity, and her PhD at the University of Toronto. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University, and her research includes topics such as race and ethnic politics, and public policy. Her work has been widely published and she’s won several awards. Dr. Gosine was born in Trinidad and joined R.S. McLaughlin in Grade 10, where he edited the school newspaper and found- ed the anti-oppression U Club. He pursued graduate studies at the Uni- versity of Sussex in England before join- ing the sociology department at York Uni- versity, where he’s now a professor. He co-authored a book and has written many journal articles, and he also practises art. “His arts practice has included exhibi- tions, video and performances, and draw on his experiences living at various times in the United States, France, the Caribbean and Canada,” said Trustee Michael Barrett, who presented him with the award. “I’m deeply honoured to be here and I’m especially proud to be (Ms. Nieuwenburg’s) student and I thank you for this honour,” said Dr. Gosine. Mr. Jackson, an Oshawa native, was hon- oured for being one of Canada’s most out- standing athletes. He attended Mary Street and Centre Street schools and O’Neill Collegiate, and became Canada’s first men’s world figure skating champion in 1962. “Other titles for Mr. Jackson include 1960 Olympic bronze medalist, world profes- sional figure skating champion, and Lou Marsh Trophy recipient. He has also been named a member of both the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada,” said Trustee Jacula, who presented the award to Mr. Jackson. The Durham resident continues to skate and perform and coaches at the Oshawa Skating Club. He’s coached athletes of diverse abili- ties and levels, from Olympians to senior citizens, and has spent more than 25 years volunteer coaching with Special Olympics athletes. He speaks with young people about the importance of education, mentorship, tenacity and believing in dreams. “It’s nice to be back and it’s certainly an honour to receive this award,” he said. 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Jonathan Ebanks testified Monday that although he was armed with a large knife when he was driven by Ms. McIntyre to the Ajax home of Karl O’Reggio, it was never his intention to kill the man. Rather, Mr. O’Reggio was stabbed repeatedly when a scuffle broke out in his base- ment apartment, Mr. Ebanks told defence lawyer Colin Adams. “Aimee McIntyre never sug- gested to you that you stab or injure Karl O’Reggio, correct?” Mr. Adams asked. “Correct,” Mr. Ebanks replied. “You panicked,” Mr. Adams suggested. “Am I right?” “Correct,” Mr. Ebanks said. Ms. McIntyre, 31, of Bobcaygeon, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of the 33-year-old Mr. O’Reggio, who was stabbed to death during an attack in his basement apartment on Tresher Court July 14, 2007. Mr. Ebanks and another man, Nathan Kelly, pleaded guilty to sec- ond-degree murder in 2010. Court has heard Ms. McIntyre and Mr. O’Reggio were in the midst of an acrimonious breakup when she drove the two young men -- Mr. Ebanks was armed with a large knife -- to the Tresher Court house. Mr. Ebanks, who is serving a life sentence, has admitted he and Mr. Kelly burst into the apartment and confronted Mr. O’Reggio. The victim was stabbed several times in the chest, sustaining two wounds to his heart. His body showed no evi- dence of defensive wounds. Mr. Ebanks, who was 20 at the time of the killing, testified he stabbed Mr. O’Reggio, a man he’d never met before that day. Ms. McIntyre attempted to enter a plea of guilty to man- slaughter when her trial began, but the plea was rejected by the Crown. It will be up to the jury to determine whether the killing was a spontaneous event, as Mr. Ebanks suggested, or a planned and deliberate act -- driven by Ms. McIntyre -- as the Crown contends. The trial, before Superior Court Justice Alex Sosna and a jury, continues in Oshawa. Week 1 Police lay 21 drunk driving charges during Durham’s Festive RIDE campaign DURHAM -- More than 20 drunk driving charges were laid during the first week of Durham police’s annual Festive RIDE campaign. Cops working checkpoints across the region stopped 969 vehicles and administered 85 roadside blood alcohol tests, police said. They charged 21 people with drinking and driving offences; 23 drunk driving charges were laid during the first week of last year’s campaign. Officers also handed out 17 three-day suspen- sions for drivers who registered a warning on screen- ing devices, and cited seven G1 and G2 licence hold- ers for breaching their zero alcohol condition. The campaign continues each night into the new year. 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Mr. Waites is also charged with driving offences including dangerous driving. Internists, pediatrician, urogynecologist will work at Ajax and Scarborough AJAX -- Rouge Valley Health System has added four new doctors to its team. The new doctors will work at the Ajax and Scarborough sites, bringing specialized exper- tise in surgery, internal medicine and pediat- rics. Dr. Phaedra Diamond is a urogynecologist and reconstructive pelvic surgeon who was inspired to focus on that specialty during her residency, when she realized many women were suffering from pelvic floor disorders. “People may not think my job is glamorous, but I find it extremely rewarding to help improve the lives of women,” Dr. Diamond says. Dr. Mansoor Khan and Dr. Raluca Kukreja are Rouge Valley’s newest internists. Dr. Khan says he likes the unique challenges of internal med- icine, while Dr. Kukreja enjoys the diversity of cases. Pediatrician Dr. Akhter Hamid comes to Rouge Valley from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and has 20 years of experience working in pedi- atrics. “I picked this special- ty because it is a novelty to provide central family care and it has fascinated me since day one,” says Dr. Hamid. “The part I enjoy most about pediatrics is when kids go home and say bye with the little smiles on their faces.” Rouge Valley adds four new doctors 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 • No v e m b e r 2 7 , 2 0 1 3 5 P Durham students remember historic journeys D-Day 70th anniversary tour takes place next spring Parvaneh Pessian ppessian@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Franco Baldi has spent countless hours pouring over history books about the World Wars but he admits his expertise on the subject is missing one key component. The 15-year-old Grade 10 student at All Saints Catholic Secondary School in Whitby has never actually seen any of the historic sites he’s read about or stood on the same soil as the numerous soldiers whose photos he’s admired. Next year, he will have an opportunity to experience history firsthand during a trip to France and Italy with his fellow classmates. “I’ve always been an avid fan of history and I knew this was going to be an experi- ence I’ll never have again,” says Franco. Next spring, hundreds of students across Canada will be embarking on a historic journey through Education First Tours Canada to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the liberation of Rome. Participating schools in Durham include All Saints, Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School in Oshawa, Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School in Whitby, Ajax High School and Claring- ton Central Secondary School. “It’s quite an experience for them and a lot of them don’t really know what they’ll experience until they get there,” says Steve Landry, English teacher at All Saints, who will be accompanying students on the trip for the fifth time next year. “I took one group to Italy a couple of years ago for the same type of thing and when they started seeing the cemeteries and how big they are, it’s quite profound for them.” Felix Burns, a 17-year-old Grade 12 stu- dent at Paul Dwyer, can relate to that feel- ing after taking the 95th anniversary of Vimy Ridge trip with his school last year and visiting places where his ancestors actually fought. “It was extremely surreal just to think that those ancestors were only a little bit older than I was then, same age that I am now, when they were fighting,” he says. During next year’s trip, students will drop by Juno Beach and the nearby Canadian museum and cultural centre, the Com- monwealth War Cemetery in Monte Cassino, Italy and the Vimy Memorial. They will also have the unique chance to take part in history themselves by joining in the 70th anniversary ceremonies for D-Day on June 6, 2014. “The ability for them to get to these sig- nificant war memorials and see these places in Canadian history firsthand, I think that really helps them make a con- nection between what they learn in a classroom and an understanding of it on a more personal level,” says Topher Malkin, history teacher at All Saints, who will also be joining students on the trip. On one of the past trips, Mr. Malkin recalls witnessing the sheer awe on stu- dents’ faces while visiting Auschwitz con- centration camp in Poland. “We talk about military victories and the great things that Canadian soldiers did in these World Wars but then there’s also the obvious human suffer- ing that goes along with it and to see something like the gas chambers in Auschwitz or the scale and the size of the compound itself is absolutely stupefying,” he says. “Those are the times that you can really tell by the looks on the students’ faces and the silence that falls on the crowd, that they understand the signifi- cance and the reverence associated with the trips.” For Sarah Hoyos, a 17-year-old Grade 12 student at Paul Dwyer, her most vivid memories of a past trip are from visiting Dachau concentration camp in Germa- ny where tens of thousands of prisoners died. “Sometimes people just don’t want to learn about history but being there made me realize we can’t ignore it,” she says. “You can’t deny that it happened and we can try our best to not let anything like that happen again.” For more information: visit www.eftours.ca WHitBY -- students from All saints Catholic secondary school, including iain Bowie, Katie Careen, Kaitlyn thompson and saskia Kersten, will be embarking on a trip to France and italy in June for the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Liberation of Rome. 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All content copyright Publication Sales Agreement #40052657 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 • No v e m b e r 2 7 , 2 0 1 3 6 AP e-mail letters to newsroom@durhamregion.com / max. 200 words / letter writers are obliged to back up 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 Costs of education is far too high for Durham families To the editor: With university application start date coming up, many students across Cana- da will have to stop and think where they want their lives to go. Unfortunately, post- secondary education has costs and many students will not be making their choices. The economy is growing and so are the costs. Families and students are not able to afford these costs of education. Some students take an option of a year off and work, but getting back into educa- tion after is difficult and does not always work out. As a parent, stay informed of these costs and start creating affordable payment plans with educational programs. Stu- dents should also continue to strive for good marks in order to qualify for scholar- ships. Holding part-time jobs would also help pay the high costs of their future edu- cations. Unfortunately post-secondary education costs are unreasonably high and that forc- es many Canadian students to re-think their educational choices. Anastasia Pioro Oshawa Life stories rewritten with organ donation It might not be often you’d find two organ donor recipients in one family, and even less likely they’d be teenagers and brother and sister. But that’s Kailyn and Ayden Bredin’s story. The Ajax teenagers both received heart transplants when they were babies, hav- ing been born with a genetic abnormality in which the left ventricles of their hearts didn’t develop. The Bredin siblings faced a medical cri- sis that is, however, all-too-familiar to many families and individuals across Ontario. For those who have been given a new lease on life due to organ transplant, and for those whose names currently appear on waiting lists, the Bredin’s story will be woven with emotional threads they’ll recognize, and in the end the stories are all the same. Organ donors can give the gift of health and a lifetime of vitality to someone whose future is otherwise bleak. Organ donations can push the “reset” button on the recipient’s chances to enjoy a normal lifespan and experience what too many of us take for granted: normal, every- day existence. In Ontario, approximately 1,500 peo- ple are waiting to hear the news that they, too, will be given this chance at life with an organ donation. But only about 24 per cent of the eligible population has registered to become a donor. Education, perhaps, is key to encouraging more people to step forward and make their wishes known by registering to be donor. The Trillium Gift of Life Network, the orga- nization that manages and co-ordinates donations, knows there are 8.9 million resi- dents of Ontario who potentially could save lives by registering. At Lakeridge Health, the job of speaking to patients’ family members about organ donation falls to Casey Liut. She finds most people receptive to the idea of giving hope to another family. “Someone is at a bedside going through what you’re going through. It’s empower- ing,” she said. Eight lives could be impacted through a sole organ donor, and up to 75 lives could be transformed with tissue donation, Ms. Liut added. To be eligible as a donor, one must be 16 years or older, with a valid OHIP number. Visit www.beadonor.ca to register. One minute and one decision could bring joy and hope to families, individuals and parents of babies like the Bredin kids once were. One decision could change the course of many life stories yet to be told. Have your say on education in Ontario I have the privilege of being a trustee representing Oshawa on the Durham Catholic School Board. I would like to hear from residents regarding provincial Ministry of Education efforts to engage the community (parents or grandparents) in an initiative entitled ‘From Great to Excellent, the next phase in Ontario’s Education Strategy’. As part of a consultation, students, par- ents, grandparents and community mem- bers are invited to take part. This is your opportunity to have a say in the direction you want education to take. Here is a sample of what the online gov- ernment survey asks: 1. What are the skills, knowledge and characteristics students need to succeed after they have completed school, and how do we better support all learners in their development? 2. What does student well being mean to you, and what is the role of the school in supporting it? 3. From your perspective, what fur- ther opportunities exist to close gaps and increase equity to support all children and students in reaching their full potential? 4. How does the education system need to evolve as a result of changes to child- care and the implementation of full-day kindergarten? 5. What more can we all do to keep stu- dents engaged, foster their curiosity and creativity and help them develop a love of life-long learning? 6. How can we use technology more effectively in teaching and learning? You can fill out the online survey (as a group or individual) or forward any respons- es to me at Theresa.Corless@dcdsb.ca by Nov. 30. Take the survey online at http://www. edu.gov.on.ca/eng/about/survey.html --Theresa Corless serves as a trustee on the Durham Catholic District School Board Theresa Corless Guest column Education 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 • No v e m b e r 2 7 , 2 0 1 3 7 The magic of the season begins I think I missed the magical window for putting up my Christmas lights. It now appears that this past weekend was, more than likely, the last temperate weather we’re going to see until the spring. And, consequently, the last opportunity to string the lights up without losing a few fin- gers to frostbite. I shouldn’t be surprised. This happens to me every year. Every year we get into November and every year that ‘nice’ week- end arrives. Every year I watch as my neigh- bours, who still have all their fingers, intel- ligently take advantage of the fleeting warm day to haul out the ladder and quickly and easily dress their homes in seasonal decor. They are usually done in a couple of brisk, pain-free, sunny hours. Hours when the blood flow to their extremities is complete- ly unimpeded by hypothermia. They then have the rest of the weekend to enjoy innu- merably pleasant recreations involving fully functioning gross motor skills. These are smart, grown-up people. I, on the other frozen hand, inevitably squander the warm weather by tending to such pressing matters as sitting on the deck with a cigar, reading and lying on the grass with a bag of chips on my chest. I am an inveterate hedonist. I cannot help myself. Given the choice between doing what is important, practical and expeditious and doing what feels good, I will invariably slouch into column B. Which is exactly why, this weekend -- this unseasonably, frigid weekend -- will find me two storeys up, in gale-force winds, clinging to a ladder that feels as though it were made not of aluminum but of liq- uid nitrogen. All the while fumbling with a stiff, Gordian knot of half-broken lights and cursing, like a frozen Ahab, into the teeth of the wind. Through salt-stinging, tear- filled eyes, I will just be able to make out my neighbours in their living rooms, snugly ensconced in front of their roaring fires, in the warm bosom of family, easily picking up Scrabble pieces with all 10 of their mad- deningly dexterous fingers. Still, on I will go. Heaving the monstrous, clanging ladder yard by perilous yard and wondering, with every shaky, muscle-burn- ing step upwards, why I hadn’t the brains to purchase a bungalow. Eventually I will be done, the long strings of lights fully attached and routed carefully along the eaves and around the dormers. And, just as eventu- ally, I will realize to my utter, exhausted horror, that I have put them up backwards. The male end, which of course attaches to the extension cord, which is connected to the lone exterior outlet, is in the wrong place. Believe me, I have done this. I have done this more than once. I have done this enough times that I think perhaps an MRI is in order. I will make a mental note to have my GP set that up when I am in to see him about a set of prosthetic hands. Meanwhile, I will painfully climb the lad- der once more to undo the mess I have made. It is now getting dark, both in the sky and in my soul. My neighbours, damn them to hell, are now sitting down to a piping hot dinner. Someone sees me and cheerily waves over a steaming bowl of yams. I try to wave back but my hands have fused to the ladder. I am stuck. In the saddest, darkest of ironies, I have become a Christmas orna- ment. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column. Enter Laughing Neil Crone Actor, comic, writer, Let’s Talk A feel-good story about the Pickering Fire Service’s rescue of a dog from the cold waters of Frenchman’s Bay prompted a ton of Facebook responses. Here’s a selection of what you had to say: Join us on Facebook and weigh in with readers on topics of the day www.facebook.com/ newsdurham Chris Osborne: Now will they send a bill to the owner for the rescue like what hap- pened in Scugog. 10 Grey Cup musical performances 1. The Tragically Hip 2. Blue Rodeo 3. Bachman Turner Overdrive 4. Bryan Adams 5. Nickelback 6. Celine Dion 7. Tom Cochrane 8. Shania Twain 9. The Guess Who 10. Hedley Compiled by Bruce Froude Kelly Sheard: Cheers to the firefighters for saving a part of someone’s family mem- ber. Karin Wyman: Lucky dog. To the owner I’d suggest to keep the spoiled city pooch on a leash. Who’s ever heard of a doodle? It’s a mutt. Glad that the dog was saved, it could’ve drowned because of it’s stupid owner. Kelly O’Neill: Oh it’s so good to still have hero’s. Thank you to all of you. And it is people like you that help renew my belief in humanity!!! 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Sixteen years ago, a then seven-month-old Kailyn underwent a heart transplant, while Ayden received his new heart 13 years ago when he was all of 20 days old. In both cases, the need for the transplant was the same -- they were both born with a genetic abnormality in which the left ventri- cle of the heart didn’t develop. As the mother of Kailyn and Ayden, Deb- bie Bredin knows it’s tough for someone who hasn’t dealt with transplants to be put in the position of having to deal with it. “Organ donation will turn a negative into a positive. Celebrate someone’s life and allow their organs to be put in someone else to live. It’s a celebration in a way,” Ms. Bredin said. “I can’t imagine someone losing a loved one and having to make that decision at that time. It’s got to be the furthest thing from their mind at a sad time.” Today, Kailyn, 16, and Ayden, 13, are nor- mal teenagers living in Ajax. About the only things they can’t do are eat grapefruit, as it affects the level of their medication, and be near someone with chicken pox. The two take a pill each in the morning and another at night. Kailyn at one point was tak- ing 13 different medications, while Ayden took 10. “Thirteen years later, it’s definitely a lot easi- er,” says his mother. §§§ Jaida Fairman, 6, received a liver transplant when she was 13 months old. Her mother, Melissa Bremner-Fairman, said Jaida had a rare liver disorder called biliary atresia, which caused a closing off or narrowing of the bile duct. Without a transplant, a patient wouldn’t live past the age of two. They don’t know the cause and one in 25,000 kids have it, said Ms. Bremner-Fair- man. also of Ajax. Jaida’s father was tested for a transplant, but he wasn’t a match. Nor was Ms. Bremner- Fairman’s stepfather. So, she was put on the waiting list in May 2008 and six months later was still on it. Jaida was staying at the Hospital for Sick Children and Ms. Bremner-Fairman decided one day to head to Toronto General Hospital because she was sick of the food in the Sick- Kids cafeteria. It was there she ran into a family friend, her aunt’s ex-husband, who worked at Toronto General. He saw a picture of Jaida and thought he’d try to be her donor. Testing showed he would be a match and he “wanted to be a donor. He said God spoke to him and he wanted to be a donor,” Ms. Bremner-Fairman said. “I went for a burger and ended up meeting a donor for my daughter,” she added. “See- ing her that day, he wanted to do something. She was in the hospital and he came and saw her.” Today, “Right now, she’s a regular kid. She’s totally a girly girl. She’s into dancing,” her mom said, adding Jaida’s a big sister to Noah, 2. Like the Bredins, about the only thing Jaida can’t do is be around people with chicken pox because her immune system is still com- promised. §§§ At any given time, there are about 1,500 people on a waiting list for a transplant, said Ronnie Gavsie, president and CEO of the Tril- lium Gift of Life Network, the organization responsible for managing and co-ordinating donations. About 24 per cent of the eligible population in Ontario have registered to be a donor. To be eligible, one must be 16 years or older, with a valid OHIP number. That 24 per cent works out to 2.79 million people. To put it into per- spective, Ms. Gavsie said another 8.9 million Ontarians aren’t on the donor list. “Maybe many people think if they sign a donor card, they’re registered. That’s incor- rect. In the past, it was the only way to express your consent,” she said. But, if the consent was in a wallet or draw- er, it might not be found in time, Ms. Gavsie added. Anyone wanting to donate now can go to www.beadonor.ca to register. “You can do it online or through Service Ontario,” she noted. “There’s no cost, no pain. You won’t be asked twice to register. It takes one minute. If you change your mind, you can change it.” The network is responsible for getting organs and tissues to recipients, along with educating the public on donating. Ms. Gavsie said of the transplant list, “We don’t ever expect that number to go down. As the number goes down, more people are put on the list. We want to see the wait time go down. One person (on the list) dies every three days simply waiting.” People waiting for a kidney have the lon- gest wait and about two-thirds of those on the list are waiting for a kidney, she noted. “They have the longest wait. They can exist on dial- ysis, unlike other organs where there’s no alternative but a transplant. There are living donors for kidneys and liver. It’s simply a mat- ter of stepping forward.” With a liver, a portion can be taken, Ms. Gavsie noted. “The donor’s liver will regenerate. The recipient’s will regenerate into a full liver.” It’s a small percentage, but more women have registered than men, she noted. There’s no age limit on how old a donor can be, she noted. “Organ donors can be in their 90s and tissue in their 100s. Many people say ‘I’m too old.’ That’s a myth. There’s no age limit.” §§§ Casey Liut, the organ and tissue donation co-ordinator at Lakeridge Health, said part of her job is to speak to family members about donating. Lakeridge is strictly a donation facility and not a transplant centre. “We see a lot of patients in critical condi- tion or in neuro with a head injury,” Ms. Liut noted. She said most people are receptive when she speaks about donating. “It’s an opportunity to help some other lives. To be able to give hope to another fam- ily. Someone is at a bedside going through what you’re going through. It’s empowering,” she said. Eight lives will be impacted with organ donations and up to 75 lives could be trans- formed with tissue donation, Ms. Liut added. Organs that can be transplanted are the heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, small bowel and kid- ney. Other parts that can be transplanted include skin, bone, corneas and cardiovascu- lar tissue. §§§ Ms. Bredin said, “It’s not easy being on the waiting list. Someone has to die to save the life of your child. You’re not actually wishing someone will die. You’re hoping someone will be strong enough to make the decision to donate an organ to save your child’s life.” Kailyn said she wanted to send the message to anyone thinking of donating. “We, us, we wouldn’t think twice of donat- ing. It’s part of our life. We would do it.” Of the people on the transplant list, “Every day someone is dying and a family is losing a loved one. We’d just like to see the percentage in Durham go up,” Ms. Bredin said. She was quick to say “yes” when asked if she would donate. It’s the same with Kailyn and Ayden. The two aren’t self-conscious of their scars. Kailyn had a number of procedures before getting a new heart, so she has the more vis- ible scar, but that doesn’t stop her from wear- ing bikinis in the summer. Her third child, Ryley, 18, is fine. “It’s only my redheads,” Ms. Bredin noted. As Kailyn says, “He’s a dirty blond, so we say he’s adopted.” Ms. Bredin asks a visitor, “You on the donor list?” Page 6 - Today’s editorial GBSXX Share your posts ondurhamregion.com# AJAX -- Ayden Bredin, 13, and his sister Kaylin, 16, have both had heart transplants. There is a need for more organ and tissue donors. Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland Are you going to the concert Thursday? 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Run by Trent Oshawa professor Dr. Helen R. Haines, the project attracts students from local universities, and some from as far as the University of Calgary and California State University, Los Angeles. Since the field school was established in 2007, Dr. Haines, staff and students have been working to uncover the lost history of the ancient Maya. This is one story from the section ‘Digging Belize.’ INDIAN CHURCH, BELIZE -- Each day is an early start for the students and staff working on Trent University’s archeological project in Belize. At 7 a.m. sharp, breakfast is served at Las Orquideas, a local co-operative restaurant, which is just a short walk from the guest hous- es in which the students stay. Students don’t generally shower until the end of the day because with all of the sweat and dirt they’ll encounter when they dig at the site in nearby Ka’Kabish, they’d have to do it all over again anyway. Once breakfast -- today it’s eggs, beans, tor- tillas and fruit -- is finished, the local women who make the students’ protein-packed and tasty meals each day hand over the coolers, which contain our lunch for the day. They’ll see us all again for dinner later on. Next we all hop into the back of one of the two trucks to ride on the bumpy roads out to site. Slightly tangled hair but no worse for wear, we arrive in Ka’Kabish just after 8 a.m. The students start taking down the tarps which are put up at the end of the day to pro- tect the units in which they dig in case of rain, and quickly get to work. While the group of students stay in the cen- tral part of the plaza, masters student Toni Gonzalez heads to another part of the site with one of the local workers, Danillo Alvarez. The student is exploring a chiltun, a cave-like structure that goes beneath the ground. Mr. Alvarez, machete in hand, takes the lead, making sure no unwanted creatures are in the way. In the main area, the students in two of the units are mapping their finds, and those in the next are digging, hauling out buckets of dirt, rocks and artifacts, and dumping each bucket onto a sifter that’s fixed with rope to a couple of trees. Sifting the contents allows the students to discard the unwanted rocks and dirt, and pick out the artifacts that will help them learn more about the Maya. They’re looking for ceramics, obsidian (vol- canic glass), lithics (stone tools) and bone. “Basically (a lithic) looks like a rock chip that wasn’t naturally formed,” explains Kelsey Fri- esen, an undergraduate student with the Uni- versity of Calgary, who’s been hauling and sifting through the contents all morning. “It’s like a really pretty black shiny rock,” she says of obsidian. With all of this digging, hauling and sifting -- I try my hand at each -- I can tell this is real- ly labour-intensive work. At noon, lunch is served. Today it’s rice and chicken, and it’s very flavourful. I’m learning the cooks at Las Orquideas have a knack for making the most simple dishes taste extraor- dinary. At this time I kind of have to use the washroom, but since the only toilet on site is Mother Nature, I decide to hold it until the end of the day, despite project director Dr. Helen R. Haines’s insistence that I do it at least once to get the “true experience.” The afternoon consists of more digging, sift- ing and mapping, until around 3 p.m. when we hear an ear-piercing roar coming from the tall trees, at which time I’m introduced to howler monkeys. I learn the males are mere- ly arguing over territorial issues. A lot of them hang out and simply watch the students work. One even appears to be throwing sticks at us. Geoffrey Chappell, an undergraduate stu- dent from McGill University, comes across a rare find as he’s sifting: a jade bead around one centimetre long. “Something green like this stands out quite a bit,” he says. “I didn’t want to get too excit- ed at first. I thought it was a piece of plastic just because we hadn’t had one yet. It’s pretty cool.” At 4 p.m., it’s a wrap for the day. After cover- ing up the units, the students help carry all of the finds into the trucks, along with the first aid kit and cooler. After having a much-needed shower -- and using the much-needed washroom back in my room -- it’s dinner time at 6 p.m. I decide that tomorrow, I’ll go to the lab the Ka’Kabish students use at local archeological site Lamanai. It’s in a beautiful setting, sur- rounded by lush rainforest, the lagoon of the New River and pyramids built by the ancient Maya. The site, containing trails, a restaurant, shops and a picnic area, is near Indian Church and is open to tourists. The students’ job is to wash the artifacts that were found at Ka’Kabish in the days before. “It’s like washing dishes at home, but they’re not your dishes. And they’re 2,000 years old and broken,” explains Mr. Chappell. A couple of rum and pineapple juices later and it’s time for bed. After a long day and in a town without streetlights and very little illu- mination from the stars and moon on this overcast evening, it isn’t surprising I’m in bed by 10 p.m. The section is available as a digital edition at durhamregion.com. B E L I Z E DIGGING Features additonal content accessible through ... 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Council extends support to Durham Children’s Aid DURHAM -- Regional council voted Nov. 20 to endorse three priorities for the Durham Children’s Aid Society, which continues to struggle under funding changes that took effect last spring. The new provincial formula calculates funding based half on socioeconomic factors -- such as the population of children under 15 -- and half based on historical expenditures. Funding was previously calculated based 100 per cent on historical expenditures. The changes translate to budget cuts of about $10 million for Durham CAS, by the time the new formula fully rolls out. Council is calling on the Province to ease the burden by allowing any surplus achieved through cost containment to be applied against future deficit projections; continuing to provide transitional fund- ing to address the gap between last year’s spending and future needs; and ensuring adequate resources for children with complex special needs who do not require protection services. Council voted to send the resolution to local MPPs, as well as the minister of Children and Youth Services and the premier. Regional clerk will take nomination papers for chairman DURHAM -- At council’s Nov. 20 meeting, Ajax Mayor Steve Parish questioned the procedure for filing nomi- nation papers to run for regional chairman in the 2014 municipal election. A recent finance and administration committee report says papers will be filed with the regional clerk and the names of candidates will then be passed along to the lower-tier municipalities to be added to their bal- lots. Mayor Parish suggested it would be more conve- nient to allow candidates to file nomination papers at their local municipal office, noting Durham is geograph- ically large. Councillor Don Mitchell pointed out that if candi- dates are unable to make the trip to Regional Head- quarters, it doesn’t bode well for their campaigns. The regional clerk will be responsible for announc- ing the result of the vote for regional chairman. Nominations open Jan. 2. Pickering store robbed DURHAM -- A Pickering convenience store in Pickering was robbed by five male suspects wearing disguises recently. On Nov. 20, five males entered the Mac’s Convenience store on Kingston Road near Glenanna Road in Pickering. One suspect kept the lone employee aside while the others stole lottery tickets and cigarettes, police said. The group fled on foot northbound and no one was physically hurt. The first suspect is described as a tall and thin male wearing dark clothing with white running shoes. The second suspect is described as a thin male slightly shorter than the first suspect, and he was wearing dark clothing with black running shoes. Sus- pect three is described as a short, white male and he was wear- ing dark clothing. The fourth suspect is described as a thin male wearing dark clothing with black running shoes. The fifth sus- pect is described as a tall and thin male wearing dark clothing with black running shoes. Anyone with more information is asked to contact Det. McInall of the Major Crime Robbery Unit at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 5359. 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 • No v e m b e r 2 7 , 2 0 1 3 24 AP LOSSA football champion St. Mary to face top team from Thunder Bay Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- The format being used this season for the OFSAA football bowl games emulate those in the NCAA in more ways than one. It’s region vs. region this time around, with no seedings pre-determining the potential match-ups. As well, in the case of the St. Mary Monarchs, they’ve had a long layoff from win- ning the LOSSA championship to their bowl game on Thursday, much like NCAA teams who compete for a national title. St. Mary will lock up with northern cham- pion Westgate Collegiate of Thunder Bay on Thursday morning at 11:30 at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium in one of nine senior football bowl games over four days this week. Without a sponsor, the format changed from the usual festival held at the Rogers Centre. Instead, a random draw was held among 17 provincial athletic associations, with the Toronto region gaining an additional entry to round out the field. Despite being off since a 28-20 victory over Holy Trinity on Nov. 9 to win the LOSSA championship, St. Mary’s Enzo Antonuc- ci said his team will be ready for Thursday’s kickoff. “We set mandatory practice days and we scaled back how many we had,” said Anto- nucci. “Getting closer to the game we added more. Now it’s getting more intense. “It’s hard to motivate them because it was so long of a layoff. I don’t think they were tired of football, just tired of a hectic life with school, mid-terms and football. We gave them a layoff and now they want it again. It seems like it’s working so we’ll see what hap- pens.” St. Mary has yet to taste defeat this season, rolling up a 6-0 record in LOSSA league play, scoring 203 points while allowing just 46. In the semifinals the Monarchs beat Paul Dwyer 35-14 and in the final got touchdowns from Davian Reid-Lynch, Justice Johnson, Aloinzo Addae and Raishaun Provo in the win over Holy Trinity. In Westgate, St. Mary will be facing a team that finished 6-1 in league play, winning 22-17 and 22-13 in the semifinal and cham- pionship games respectively. That’s about all St. Mary knows about the opponent. “Not much,” said Antonucci when asked what information he had. “We’ll have to feel them out at the beginning of the game. It should be fun. It will be good.” Winning LOSSA served as a redemption for St. Mary, who were relegated to Tier II senior football last year after failing to field a junior team. They overwhelmed the competition, and this season, without a tiered system for LOSSA, were back in their rightful place among the league’s elite. Sports Brad Kelly Sports Editor / bkelly@durhamregion.com / 905-579-4400 #2254 Bowl game on their plate CLARINGTON -- St. Mary’s Quest Dacres tried to keep control of the ball during a LOSSA senior boys’ football game against Holy Trinity this season. St. Mary won the LOSSA championship and will play a bowl game Thursday against Westgate Collegiate of Thunder Bay. Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland Pair of shutouts for Jr. Lightning Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Sometimes you can tell the char- acter of a team based on how it reacts to a loss. That being the case, there seems to be nothing to worry about when it comes to the Durham West Jr. Lightning. After a 7-2 drubbing at the hands of first-place Whitby on Nov. 16, the Lightning have reeled off four wins in a row, includ- ing a pair of weekend shutouts to improve to 11-2-2-1, good enough for second place in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League standings. “A couple of the games leading up to the Whitby game we were getting away from our game plan and our identity and they made us pay,” said head coach Jer- emy Murphy. “It did wake us up. “The next day it didn’t get much easier going into Mississauga. In my opinion they are probably the most skilled team in the league. The girls played hard, outplayed them and got the win and that got us roll- ing.” That win in Mississauga started the current streak, which included a pair of 2-0 shutouts in Cambridge on Friday and home to Etobicoke on Saturday night. In Cambridge, Emily Jukosky and Katrina Manoukarakis scored in the sec- ond and third periods respectively after a scoreless opening period. On home ice, Kennedy Marchment had both goals in the win over Etobicoke, helping her to stay tied on top of the league scoring race with 11-14-25 point totals. Stephanie Sluys made 19 saves in recording her third shutout of the season on Friday, while Melissa Black had her second clean slate of the season Satur- day, facing 16 shots. The duo are among the league leaders, Black with a 1.36 goals against average and .933 save percent- age, and Sluys close behind with 1.57 and .921 numbers. “Both goalies have been very solid all year,” praised Murphy. “They’ve been very consistent for us. They were good in the weekend games. “Along with that the team has been really committed to being strong defen- sively and eliminating those quality chanc- es. It’s been a really good team defensive effort.” This weekend will bring a pair of home games, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against Cam- bridge, and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. against Waterloo. Both games will be played at the Ajax Community Centre. Eric Smith named student-athlete player of the week for Durham College OSHAWA -- The Durham College men’s bas- ketball team earned an 88-74 victory over Fleming on Nov. 22. Eric Smith (Ajax) made his conference debut for Durham and had an immediate impact as he recorded 27 points and 15 rebounds in the win. Smith suffered a shoulder injury during the finals of the David Stewart Tip-Off tourna- ment that put him on the sidelines for the Lords’ first seven games. Durham pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring Fleming 29-16 to take a 15-point lead at the half. The Lords would extend their lead to as many as 18 points in the second half, cruising to their second win of the season. 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 • No v e m b e r 2 7 , 2 0 1 3 25 P Durham Region is generating a lot of buzz— from industry-specific events; business missions and familiarization tours; celebrations of entrepreneurship; to the promotion of arts, culture and tourism; the staff of the Region of Durham’s Economic Development and To urism Division are dedicated to growing and promoting the region’s rich business environment and diverse culture. Catch the buzz at durhamtourism.ca or investdurham.ca C.J. Garcia growing with the Barrie Colts Brian McNair bmcnair@durahmregion.com OSHAWA -- C.J. Garcia is ready to take the next step with the Barrie Colts, no matter what his ankle may have to say about it. Garcia, a Pickering native in his second season with the Ontario Hockey League club, missed about a month of the season with an ankle sprain, but is back in the line- up now, even if the injury isn’t fully healed yet. He’s eager to play as much as he can after suiting up for only 29 games for a deep Colts team a year ago, when he registered just one assist. On Sunday, he picked up his third helper of this season, in just his 14th game, as he helped the Colts defeat the Oshawa Gener- als 5-3 at the General Motors Centre. “I’m way more comfortable,” he reported Sunday, after hooking up with his family in the lobby. “Last year, I was just a rookie, like the seventh D, the eighth D. This year, I’ve taken on more of a role playing the top six, get the puck moving, getting pucks to the net and trying to make stuff happen out there.” A six-foot, 187-pound defenceman who was chosen in the third round by the Colts in the 2012 OHL draft, Garcia’s biggest asset is his skating, according to coach Dale Hawerchuk. “He does everything pretty well,” said Hawerchuk. “He’s a good skater and that really helps him when he’s in trouble, he can escape it. He’s got pretty good vision offensively and as his confidence grows, I can see that part of his game growing as well. “He’s got a big upside, especially when you skate that well,” added Hawerchuk, who grew up in Oshawa. “He’s learning the defensive side of the game and I think once he gets real comfortable with that, his offence will really come.” Garcia started playing hockey in Pickering, but moved on to play for the Markham Waxers in atom and played his minor midget year with the Don Mills Fly- ers. Although still behind the likes of Aaron Ekblad, Jake Dotchin and Jonathan Laser on the Barrie depth chart, he hopes he can develop into a power-play point man in time. In the meantime, he will make the most of the guidance offered by Hawerchuk, who led the Colts to within a goal of an OHL championship a year ago and again has the team playing well this season. “He really knows what he’s doing out there and will correct you and help you work on your game, every aspect of your game,” said Garcia. “We’re coming along well, we’re gelling. Hopefully we just keep this going here.” The Colts (14-8-1-2) have earned at least a point in 10 straight games and moved eight points back of the Generals (19-6- 0-1) in the Eastern Conference standings with Sunday’s win. OSHAWA -- Frenchman’s Bay Public School player Kaiden Fernandes hit the ball against Winchester Public School during a semi-final game in the Durham Elementary Athletic Association volleyball finals at Durham College. 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Funeral will be a private family affair. Interment will be in the Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens at a future date. He bids a fond farewell to his many friends and acquaintances. If one so desires, one may make a donation to: The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation or Cedars Cancer Institute in Montreal at the McGill University Health Centre. Village, (Ajax). Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME (905-428- 8488). Online condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca THOMPSON, Tracey Marie - May 30th, 1970 - November 19th, 2013. Tracey Marie Thompson peacefully succumbed to her illness the afternoon of November 19th, 2013 at the young age of 43 at the Lakeridge Hospital in Oshawa. Tracey is survived by her mother Eulalee Robinson, father Delroy Thompson and step-father Arthur Robinson. Devoted mother to Jamaal, Jahlani and Jaylen Leslie. Sister to Pauline, LesliAnna, Natasha (Todd), Devon & Nathalee Thompson. Tracey will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by her nieces and nephews, Lekaya, Tenika, Keiron, Ja-Dee, Daye, Janelle, Lexus, Destiny, Dinah, Zyanne, Jahiem, Zakiyyah and grand- niece Anika. As well as extended family and friends. She was taken from us way too soon. She fought hard and always remained positive and strong until the very end. We would like to thank the staff at Sunnybrook Hospital and Lakeridge Oshawa for their compassionate care. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME (28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax, 905 428-8488) on Friday November 29th, 2013 between 2:00-4:00 & 5:00-9:00PM. A Celebration of Tracey's Life will be held at St. Francis De Sales Roman Catholic Church (1001 Ravenscroft Road Ajax, ON) on Saturday November 30, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow at Duffin Meadows Cemetery (2505 Brock Road North, R.R. #1 Pickering, ON). If desired, memorial donations may be made in lieu of flowers to Sunnybrook Hospital or Lakeridge Health: Oshawa Site would be appreciated. Online condolences may be placed atwww.mceachniefuneral.ca McQUEEN Jim (James) Erwin Passed away peacefully early morning Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital. Jim was born on September 8th, 1917 to Margaret Maria McQueen (Ternan) and William Rutherford McQueen in Kirkwall, Ontario. He is the last direct descendant of James McQueen and Katherine Goldie Hewitson McQueen who were founders of Kirkwall in 1833 and arrived from Dumfries- Shire Scotland. Jim is predeceased by his wife Margot Hedwig McQueen (Gabriel) and sister Frances Waggoner. He is fondly remembered by nephews/nieces Peter, Maggie, John and Catherine, children of Frances Waggoner. His sister-in-law Sabine Halbrock who will be 80 on December 5th, 2013 and her sons Friedemann, Mathias, and Christian send condolences from Germany. Jim is survived by first cousins Beverly Colwell of Kingston, Irma Ternan of Harriston, now living in Newmarket, and cousin Jean Dancey of Oshawa. Jim worked for 30 years at General Motors Oshawa as a Quality Control Inspector. He served in the Canadian Forces during WWII with distinction. He was fluent in French and German and received an Honours Degree in History from McMaster University in 1942. He also served as Postmaster in Sterling, Ontario and worked the family farm in Kirkwall. Jim would like to thank the staff, nurses and doctors at Reachview Village and the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital for their special care, particularly Dr. Damas and Dr. Carly Jensen. Jim will be greatly missed by family and friends who are welcome to pay their last respects at McINTOSH- ANDERSON-KELLAM FUNERAL HOME LTD., 152 King Street East, Oshawa (905-433-5558) on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm and 7:00 to 9:00 pm. 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