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Please refer them to our web site. Thank you. Greg Mason, President, Ontario Hyundai The Ontario Hyundai Scholarships “Together we can make a difference”www.ontariohyundaischolarships.caPlease visiT Congratulations To last Year’s Winners! Ajax family can keep front yard hockey rink Deal with Town allows ice pad to stay until it thaws Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion.com AJAX -- An Ajax family scored a win and will be able to keep their front yard hockey rink. An agreement was reached between the Broomfield-Callery family and the Town which will allow the rink to remain until the end of the March break or the first significant thaw. “I feel relieved, relieved my kids will be able to skate for the rest of the year and I’m not looking over my back to see if a bylaw officer comes,” said homeowner Karen Cal- lery. The Town had received a complaint from a neighbour of the family, claiming the front yard rink was unsightly. When the Town investigated, it determined the boards around the rink constituted a structure, which aren’t allowed on front lawns. The Town sent the family a letter on Jan. 20, tell- ing them they had two weeks to remove the boards. Ms. Callery said she had replied to the Town’s letter on Jan. 26. “Shortly after reply- ing, a bylaw manager called and said ‘can we please talk?’ We came to an agreement. “They still believe it’s a structure and it’s not allowed in the front yard, but they’ll turn a blind eye. It’s going to melt in four to five weeks. It won’t be allowed next year,” Ms. Callery said. Derek Hannan, manager of bylaw services for Ajax, said, “Overall, I think it got blown way out of proportion and it needed to come to an end. When the first thaw occurs, the boards will come down and that’s the end of it.” A letter from the Town after the agreement was reached stated, “I appreciate your will- ingness to discuss this matter with me so openly and to participate in reaching a reso- lution in this matter and also your word that you will remove the boards by the end of the March Break or as soon as a significant mild spell and thaw occurs.” Ms. Callery said the small rink was built so her children could skate and get exercise. “My kids are so thrilled, so excited. When we told them, they were over the moon.” Ms. Callery said she’s received hundreds of messages from across the country support- ing her efforts. “We even had people leave messages on our home phone.” Messages included words of encourage- ment, such as “we’re proud of you, keep your kids exercising. It was amazing,” Ms. Callery said. Ajax is currently reviewing its zoning bylaw, which regulates structures. If Ms. Callery wants to put the boards up again in future years, “I’ll have to attend the zoning bylaw meetings in the summer,” she said, adding she would “absolutely” be going to the meetings. She was going to address council on Feb. 9, but the Town requested she not attend. “They felt a better avenue to amend the bylaw was to attend the meetings in the summer when the zoning bylaw is being reviewed,” she said. “So many people tell me they want to have a rink on their yard. If and when we get the bylaw amended, then I’ll feel that final yay,” Ms. Callery added. Mr. Hannan noted the family has agreed to keep the sidewalk in front of the house clear of ice and pucks aren’t flying out of the rink. The Town isn’t planning to notify the com- plainant, Mr. Hannan added. “We have the discretion to enforce our bylaws. Rather than two weeks to be in com- pliance, they now have a month and a half to be in compliance.” The Town’s letter also stated, “Ajax By- law Services is willing to utilize discretion and abstain from proceeding with regard to the structure (ice rink) located in your front yard. As discussed this enforcement strate- gy will be reconsidered in the event the rink creates any associated nuisances, such as water drainage issues, thawing and freezing of ice on the sidewalk, hockey puck damage, etc.” In an e-mail announcing a deal had been reached Ms. Callery stated, “Special thanks to the Brimacombe ski resort in Orono, who even offered to donate a truckload of snow for us to pack around the ice, which would replace the need for boards. Although it is no longer necessary, it was heartwarming to see the winter sporting community rally togeth- er and we are immensely grateful.” AJAX -- Jamie Broomfield and her brother Ryan, along with their friends Brooke and Skylar Flann, can continue paying hockey on the family rink after the Town and family reached a deal. The rink can stay as is until it thaws or the end of March break, whicever comes first. The family had originally been told to take the rink down or face fines after a neighbour complained. Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland 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 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 4 P Busing more high school students an expensive project for Durham public board Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- It could cost the Durham Dis- trict School Board about $1.3 million more a year to bring its “walk distance” for second- ary school students in line with the Catholic school board. The DDSB currently provides transporta- tion to secondary students who live farther than four kilometres from their designated school, and those who do not have a safe walk path to school. That amounts to about 5,200 eligible stu- dents on 229 bus routes. On Jan. 19, trustees received an informa- tion report that lays out the costs and ben- efits of changing the secondary student walk distance to 3.2 kilometres, which is what the Durham Catholic District School Board has in place. The report says the change would result in an additional 1,724 DDSB students becom- ing eligible for transportation, resulting in 34 extra buses at a cost of $1.3 million a year. Some schools would also need driveway upgrades to accommodate extra buses, which would be an additional cost. Superintendent Doug Crichton says it isn’t clear yet whether the Ministry of Education would pick up some or all of the additional cost. The Province currently provides the DDSB with about $20 million a year in transporta- tion funding, all of which is being used. New funding grants are announced in the spring of each year. “It’s very difficult for us to predict funding, we don’t call the shots on that,” Mr. Crichton notes. If the Province didn’t pick up the tab, changing the walk distance could put pres- sure on the board’s budget and result in cuts from other areas. The report says benefits of a 3.2-kilometre walk distance include increased enrolment at secondary schools and improved safety as school buses are equipped with features such as flashing stop lights. It could also cuts costs and improve con- venience for families who currently rely on public transit, parent driving or car pooling to transport students who don’t meet the four-kilometre threshold. 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The incident, which injured a Kenaid- an Construction Limited employee, took place in the construction area for upgrades on the plant. Greg Stack, Kenaidan Construction vice-president of business development, confirmed there was an accident on the site. “Whenever there’s an incident, the Ministry (of Labour) is always notified,” said Mr. Stack. He said the employee fell and it wasn’t a great distance, but was unable to give details on the accident. He said it was “nothing life-threatening or anything overly serious.” The employee was taken to hospital as a precaution. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Th i s W e e k • Ja n u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 6 AP Ontario spending spirals To the editor: Ontario’s credit rating has been lowered for the second time this year. Our debt load continues to rise through unfettered spending. Fat-cat expenses continue to mount with no accountability. (Example: Pan American Games four bottles of wine for our executives at a cost of almost $100 each.) 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Local organizations such as the Dur- ham West Agency for South Asian Canadi- ans, the Community Development Coun- cil of Durham and the Local Diversity and Immigration Partnership Council do much more. They help immigrants with what they most need to know, such as how to register children for school and how to find work. And simple things we take for granted, especially when they differ greatly from the person’s home country, such as social customs. One in five Durham residents is an immi- grant and in order for them to be valuable, contributing members of society, they first need to get their bearings. Fahim Sharaf, the executive director of the new Durham West Agency for South Asian Canadians, knows this from personal experience. He was born in Afghanistan and came to Can- ada more than two decades ago. Arriving in Ajax or Pickering is huge change in the lives of immigrants, Mr. Sharaf says, and it takes them a couple of years to get accli- matized. Most of our families came from some- place else. And let’s face it, our ancestors often faced discrimination simply because they were different: they didn’t look like ‘us’, they didn’t dress like ‘us’, they may not have spoken English well. Discriminato- ry attitudes are fading away because our society has changed for the better. Young people in particular embrace multicultur- alism and often lead the way, not a sur- prise given that our school systems are full of students from all corners of the globe. It certainly bodes well for the future. It’s important to remember that virtually all of us have immigrant roots. Our grand- parents or great-grandparents were the newcomers at one time. While there are important resources and dedicated people to help immigrants, we should all remember our own family’s past when we encounter newcomers and help them feel at home in our community. -- Ajax Pickering News Advertiser Help someone new to Ajax, Pickering feel at home 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 Minnesota father Brad Knudson names and shames Snapchat bullies’ father Stories of online bullying and the devastat- ing impact it can have on young lives are sadly all too familiar these days. The question then becomes what can be done to avert something terrible from happen- ing? That’s what a Minnesota father asked himself this month when his daughter became a target. A YouTube video by Brad Knudson depicting the bullying his eighth grade daughter endured has gone viral. In the video he shares a Snap- chat his daughter, who is black, received from a pair of siblings who used the n-word. In the video he explains a friend’s child com- mitted suicide at the age of 13 due to bullying and he felt he couldn’t leave the issue “hanging over” his family and his daughter thinking the worst. He says that after the fourth incident he con- tacted the police who took the issue to the police liaison at the kids’ school and ultimately Mr. Knudson was given the contact information for the father of the two bullies. The response was underwhelming; the father said he didn’t know what the big deal was and that his family made jokes using the n-word. The YouTube video includes a voice message left for Mr. Knudson he says is from the other father, where the man uses the racial slur him- self. Mr. Knudson’s YouTube video has now gar- nered more than six million hits, and named and shamed the other parent. According to news reports, the father of the bullies may have lost a contracting job as a result of the attention. While there are consequences for both the bullies as their school is investigating the issue and their parent who responded inappropriately, I can’t help thinking this likely won’t change the underlying racist attitudes of either the bullies or their father. When the parents explicitly condone bad behaviour, it’s unlikely the bullies will have a change of heart. 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I did a quick mental recap of how tiny particles of dust up there at cloud level form a nucleus for mois- ture to adhere to, and then crystals start to grow as water vapour condenses and col- lects. Then I wandered off to my computer, and its handy-dandy search engine, to find out from the worldwide web what’s really going on when snow forms. Really cool information, pun intended. One website claimed that since an average snowflake might be made of 10 quintillion water molecules, it’s extremely unlikely two flakes could be identical. Each little hexagonal prism is blowing around up there, rising and falling, collecting mois- ture and growing crystalline arms depend- ing on temperature and levels of humidity. Sometimes a lot of snowflakes start stick- ing together, falling to earth in wet clumps. Sometimes it’s so dry and windy they’re broken into bits. One of the great attributes of snow is its insulating factor. From deer mice and meadow voles in Ontario to lemmings in the Arctic, a lot of little rodents bene- fit greatly from a nice deep layer of snow over their world. It might be -30 C out in the wind, but a cozy just-below-freezing at ground level, with all that air trapped between snowflakes. The mice just carry on eating, sleeping and reproducing, cre- ating a warren of tunnels beneath that white, protective blanket. Apparently, they had a heyday last win- ter in cottage country, with the deep snow cover that came in November and stayed on through April. Alison Lake, a biologist working in Algonquin Park, told me every- one she knew had mice moving in with them; she caught a hundred or so in her cabin alone. While predators such as foxes, wolves and owls benefit from any rodent baby boom, deep snow with an ice layer makes it hard for them to dig or dive down to reach their prey. And tough for squirrels to reach nuts and seeds they buried. 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Curbside collection of blue box, green bin and garbage waste is managed by the Region of Durham in Pickering, Ajax, Clarington, Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge. The Region does not collect waste in Whitby or Oshawa other than curbside and multi- residential recycling, however we do partner with those municipalities to ensure uniform collection programs region-wide. All materials are delivered to Regional and private facilities for processing and disposal by the Region. Regional waste management facilities offer residents additional opportu- nities for waste diversion. In 2013, the waste stream totalled 229,740 tonnes of solid waste of which 54 per cent was diverted from land- fill. This diversion is accomplished through systematic and strategically planned reduc- tion, reuse and recycling initiatives. The Region’s waste management portfolio includes: • Collection, processing and sale of blue box recyclables; • Disposal of residential waste; • Composting food waste, as well as leaf and yard waste; • Operation of a recycling centre; • Perpetual care of inactive landfill sites in Whitby, Oshawa, Brock, Clarington, Scugog and Uxbridge; • Three disposal transfer facilities, and four household hazardous waste depots; • Implementation of the new Durham York energy centre (operation expected early 2015); • Community outreach of waste reduction programs. So what do all these programs and servic- es mean to your property taxes? The cost of Durham’s residential waste management is included with other services such as police and ambulance operations on your proper- ty tax bill. Based on a residential home with an average assessed value of $339,900, only $172 of your taxes goes towards waste man- agement. That’s $14.53 per month. Really, when you think about it, that’s a great deal to have all your unwanted waste picked up and disposed of properly right from your curb. For more information, check our website at durham.ca/waste . Like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @regionofdurham. -- Katherine Ross-Perron is a waste manage- ment technician with the Region of Durham. Katherine Ross-Perron Waste Management Technician Region of Durham Durham Recycling 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 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 9 P For a l l y o u r f a m i l y d e n t a l n e e d s . N e w P a t i e n t s & E m e r g e n c i e s W e l c o m e . 2200 Brock Road, Suite 8 & 9, Pickering (Dellbrook Plaza, North of Kingston Road) 905-427-7773 Rossland Road Kingston Road Dellbrook Plaza Br o c k Ro a d N Dr. A l a n F e r nandes, BSc., D . D . S . & D r . R o b e r t P a c i o n e , BSc. D . D . S . CELEBRATING11YEARS! 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Our ability to positively respond to each one is because you care. The Salvation Army is an international Christian organization which began its work in Canada in 1882. It gives hope and support to vulnerable people today and everyday in 400 communities throughout Canada and in more than 120 countries. We have been serving in West Durham since 1955. Hope Community Church is The Salvation Army locally and carries out the compassionate work for which the organization is known. With the support of our own members and community volunteers we are thankful that we are able to provide a wide array of services: Captains Jason and Tammy Sabourin The Salvation Army, Hope Community Church 35 Kings Crescent, Ajax 905-683-0454 www.gethope.cc ThankYou... Pickering, Ajax and Uxbridge residents!!! Pickering Town Centre Administration Costco (Kingston Rd. & Salem) LCBO (Brock Rd. & Kingston Rd.) 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This notice is to publicly express our gratitude to the people of Ajax, Pickering and Uxbridge for their exceptional generosity in support of our recent 2014 Christmas Kettle Campaign. Through the kindness of our neighbours, $275,189.32 was realized. This wonderful result, once again, represents one of the highest amounts from local Kettle campaigns across Canada and is a clear testament to the warm heartedness of local residents. We recognize with deep gratitude, the total community effort which provided such a result. We are privileged to witness the outstanding way in which each aspect of our community; schools, daycare centres, local businesses, community service groups, churches and residents alike reached into their hearts to help others. We thank those, from the youngest to the eldest, who donated toys to CTV’s Toy Mountain at the Pickering Town Centre. 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There could be a new language to learn, new laws that need to be followed, social norms that differ from what one has been living with. If a family moves to a new country, the parents have to enrol their children in a school system that is proba- bly vastly different. Fahim Sharaf, the executive director of the Durham West Agency for South Asian Canadians, was born in Afghanistan and came to Canada 22 years ago. “It’s a big change when somebody comes to a country like Canada. It’s a big change in their life, the whole system, the size of the city, the culture,” said Mr. Sharaf, 45. It’s important to integrate into a new society, he noted. “It takes time, a couple of years,” he said, adding it’s important to “learn the whole system, the social system, the school sys- tem.” Moving to a new country is a steep hill to climb, but with help, the challenge can be made easier. “There are opportunities here, commu- nity-based organizations, to work with newcomers to better integrate into Cana- dian society,” Mr. Sharaf said. The Durham West Agency for South Asian Canadians is a new organization and Mr. Sharaf said the hope is to meet monthly to help newcomers. “How can we really help newcomers in Durham? They have to learn the school system, the laws,” he said. “This is what we are focusing on in the long run, to do that.” One agency helping newcomers is The Welcome Centre in Ajax, which is part of the Community Development Council of Durham (CDCD). (There’s also a Wel- come Centre in Pickering that’s operated by the Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre.) Hermia Corbette, the Ajax centre’s man- ager, said the centre offers four core ser- vices -- language assessment, language instruction, employment services and set- tlement supports -- and between 150 and 180 people use the centre each day. “Based on research, those (core servic- es) are things a client needs to get on their path,” Ms. Corbette said. The centre is based on a model first offered in Markham, Vaughan and New- market. “Durham Region is building on those existing models. We want to create a safe, welcoming space for them.” One of the centre’s vision is making new- comers familiar with Canadian systems. “It’s critically important.” A newcomer might not know “how to transfer their skills to Canada,” Ms. Cor- bette said, adding they could use help with the accreditation and credentials recog- nized in Canada. Settlement workers “help them make a smooth hand off.” Rahime Solak is a settlement worker and she said a lot of clients are pleased the centre exists. Language skills are vitally important for a newcomer, Ms. Solak said. “If they want to incorporate into society, they need to speak the language.” A.C.C. (he didn’t want his name used) arrived in Canada from his native Nigeria in July 2011. He only found out about the Welcome Centre recently. “It’s been a wonderful tool to so many newcomers, including me,” he said, add- ing his entry into Canadian life would have been smoother if he known about the centre. An architect in Nigeria, he’s just finished training to be a security guard. To con- tinue as an architect in Canada, he would have to return to school for four years. “I have to provide for my family rather than go back to school for four years.” He admitted that’s frustrating, “but there’s nothing I can do about it. It’s just me. I can’t change the system alone.” Audrey Andrews, the manager of diver- sity and immigration for Durham Region, said the Durham Immigration Portal is “a tremendous tool. It was built and sus- tained by 80 partners for almost four years now.” There’s information for people new to Durham or who work in the region. There’s information on such seemingly mundane things as how to register a child for school or more important tasks, such as helping a spouse find work. “It’s for newcomers and people who work with newcomers,” Ms. Andrews said, adding it gets about 4,000 hits a month. Another organization helping newcom- ers is the CDCD, which offers four pro- grams that are primarily funded by Citi- zenship and Immigration Canada. Ben Earle, the executive director of CDCD, said the organization connects clients to social services, health services, banking and housing services. “We also do workshops on life in Cana- da. It’s a basic understanding of what they need to know,” Mr. Earle said. One program, Settlement Workers in Schools, is “focused on immigrant youth, but we work with the whole family,” he noted. The services offered are “very important. Our programs focus on settlement and integration. What we’re helping people do is just connect,” Mr. Earle said. “We think it’s vitally important. If they are brand new to Canada or maybe brand new to Durham, maybe they settled in Toronto. It’s very difficult. The people we see are coming from very different cul- tures and societies.” The programs “really help them become productive faster,” he added. Another group that helps is the Local Diversity and Immigration Partnership Council (LDIPC), which Ms. Andrews said is part of the Durham Immigration Portal. The LDIPC has four aims -- creating a culture of inclusion; improving labour market outcomes for newcomers; attract- ing and retain newcomers; and enhancing Durham’s settlement capacity. A phrase that describes the council’s work is “we all win when we all win,” Ms. Andrews said. Having an immigrant neighbour who works, shops, is civilly engaged and plays a sport is “all good. If they’re attached and engaged in the community, it’s better for all of us,” Ms. Andrews noted. About 7.1 per cent of Durham residents are recent immigrants, meaning they have been in the country for under five years. Overall, about 20.7 per cent of residents are immigrants, according to the 2011 census. Durham is a “place of second landings. Almost nobody flies in and goes to Ajax. They go somewhere first and then come here,” Ms. Andrews said. There are four areas it takes for an immi- grant to be successful, she added, includ- ing having a strong command of the Eng- lish and French languages. Having their credentials recognized is “very critical,” Ms. Andrews said. A new immigrant needs patience, she noted. “They have to pretty much start again. It takes patience to get where they want to be.” They have to learn Canadian workplace cultures, she added. Canadians value independence in the workplace, but in other cultures it might be a more collaborative approach. “Durham Region is doing really quite well,” she said. “We try to encourage all agencies to include all populations into their planning process. We ask them to think broadly of who the population will be.” Ms. Andrews added, “Think through the lens of all and not just one. Then we’ll cre- ate truly inclusive communities. Inclusive communities are attractive communities. They attract businesses and talent. It’s directly related to how attractive that com- munity is to a broad range of people.” Page 6 - Today’s editorial AJAX -- On the cover, Nahid Samadi and Abdul Samadi spoke during a meeting of the Durham West Agency for South Asian Canadians at the Ajax Public Library on Jan. 10. Above, Fahim Sharaf, executive director of the agency, also spoke at the meeting. 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Come and join this welcoming series of classes where you can explore yoga in a safe and supported manner. Learn the fun- damentals of proper posture and breathing techniques. Donations will go toward Learn- ing For Hope, a charity that helps young girls in Peru rise above their circumstanc- es.. Donations welcome SATURDAY, February 7 grandfriEnd day 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Petticoat Creek Community Centre, 470 Kingston Rd., Pickering. Whether you are a grandparent or grand neighbour, Pac4Teens would be happy to have you join them for Grandfriend Day. If you enjoy playing euchre, darts, car- pet bowling, Pictionary, crafts, or baking, then come on out and join PAC4Teens and members of the Rouge Hill Seniors Club as they enjoy a day of Intergenerational activities. Lunch will be provided, as well as refreshments throughout the event. If you are a Pickering youth 13 to 19 and a resi- dent 55 and older and you wish to join in on the fun, contact the Petticoat Creek Com- munity Centre and register. All teen par- ticipants must have a City Teen ID card in order to participate. Free WEDnESDAY, February 11 gEntlE adult yoga 7 p.m. 8 p.m. Highbush Public School, 605 Stroud’s Lane, Pickering. Come and join this welcoming series of classes where you can explore yoga in a safe and supported manner. Learn the fun- damentals of proper posture and breathing techniques. Donations will go toward Learn- ing For Hope, a charity that helps young girls in Peru rise above their circumstances. Donations welcome PICKERING -- Ubaid Luqman, a Grade 2 student at Brock Elementary School, worked on some art during a multicultural cel- ebration hosted by the school at the Pickering Islamic Centre on Jan. 23. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland Q: How do I submit my event to the newspaper? A: When you input your Event informa- tion at durhamregion.com it can be seen by as many as 500,000 unique visitors every month so it’s a great way for you to spread the word about your event. A selection of those events are reverse published to appear in our print editions every week. (Whitby This Week, Oshawa This Week, Clarington This Week, Ajax & Pickering News Advertiser, Uxbridge Times- Journal, Port Perry Star, Brooklin Citizen, Clar- ington East Citizen, Durham Parent) Here’s how you get set up: 1. Visit http://www.durhamregion.com/ durhamregion-events 2. Select ‘Publish Your Event’ 3. If you DO NOT have an account you will be prompted to set up a FREE account 4. Once you have that account just hit ‘Publish Your Event’ again to publish your first event. 5. It’s Easy! GRANDOPENING WHERE:SWEET EMMAS CAKERY 299 KINGSTON RD. EAST,AJAX, ONTARIO L1Z 0K5 GRAND ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 ST, 2015 To Order Call:289-660-0333 and be sure to visit our website at www.sweetemmascupcakes.com. COME IN AND JOIN US FOR A CUP OF COFFEE AND DELICIOUS SAMPLES ON US. 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To Feb. 21 Herongate Barn Theatre. 2885 Altona Rd., Pickering, presents Barrymore! www.her- ongate.com, 905-472-3085, 1-866-902- 9884, webmaster@herongate.com. Feb. 26 to March 7 Ajax Community Theatre. presents Crimes of the Heart at the St. Francis Centre. 78 Church St. S., Ajax. ajaxcommunitytheatre. com, 289-892-4132. Feb. 27 to April 25 Herongate Barn Theatre. 2885 Altona Rd., Pickering, presents Skin Flick. www.her- ongate.com, 905-472-3085, 1-866-902- 9884, webmaster@herongate.com. Performances Jan. 31 The St. Francis Centre. Church St. S., Ajax, presents Shine On: The Universe of John Lennon at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the centre’s box office, the Ajax and McLean community centres, the Audley Recreation Centre, online at www.stfranciscentre.ca or by calling 905-619-2529, ext. 2787 (ARTS). Feb. 6 The Regent Theatre. 50 King St. E., Oshawa, presents Classic Albums Live -- Led Zeppelin IV at 8 p.m. 905-721-3399, ext. 2, tickets.regenttheatre.ca. Music By The Bay Live. presents Tom Lavin and Powder Blues at 8 p.m. at the St. Fran- cis Centre, 78 Church St. S., Ajax. www. musicbythebaylive.com, musicbythebay- live@rogers.com. Feb. 7 The Regent Theatre. 50 King St. E., Oshawa, presents Mudmen at 8 p.m. 905- 721-3399, ext. 2, tickets.regenttheatre.ca . Feb. 10 General Motors Centre. 99 Athol St. E., Oshawa, presents Let It Be at 7:30 p.m. www.generalmotorscentre.com , 1-877- 436-8811, GMC box office or the United Way Information Kiosk at the Oshawa Cen- tre. Feb. 13 The Regent Theatre. 50 King St. E., Oshawa, presents Bangladesh -- Canada’s George Harrison Tribute at 8 p.m. 905-721- 3399, ext. 2, tickets.regenttheatre.ca. Feb. 13, 14 LIVE act Theatre. 104 Consumers Dr., Whitby, presents the History of Rock and Soul at 8 p.m. class-act.ca , 905-668-2229. Feb. 14 The Regent Theatre. 50 King St. E., Oshawa, presents Oh What A Night -- Tribute to Frankie Valli, with Jersey Kid Paul Fracassi performing the music of The Four Seasons, backed by The Fabulous Tonettes, at 8 p.m. 905-721-3399, ext. 2, tickets.regenttheatre.ca. General Motors Centre. 99 Athol St. E., Oshawa, presents PFX -- The Pink Floyd Experience at 8 p.m. www.generalmo- torscentre.com , 1-877-436-8811, GMC box office or the United Way Information Kiosk at the Oshawa Centre. Feb. 21 The St. Francis Centre. Church St. S., Ajax, hosts the Durham Chamber Orchestra, pre- senting Gershwin and Friends at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door or reserve at tickets@DurhamChamberOrchestra. com. Feb. 28 Ontario Philharmonic. presents The Power of Beethoven -- Beethoven Piano Concerto Marathon at 8 p.m. at the Regent Theatre, 50 King St. E., Oshawa. For tickets, visit 905-721-3399, ext. 2 or regenttheatre.ca . On performance nights, tickets are avail- able at the theatre, starting one hour before performance time and through the intermis- sion. Special Events Feb. 6 RMG Fridays. at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 77 Queen St., Oshawa, from 7 to 10 p.m. The 4th Anniversary Bash features co- hosts including Oshawa Mayor John Henry. Performances by Grey Lands, Wayne Petti and Sad Boys Glee Club. Also the opening of the Closeups: Margaret Rodgers exhibi- tion. Free, cash bar, all ages welcome. Feb. 16 Winterfest. a free event at the Audley Rec- reation Centre, 1955 Audley Rd. N., Ajax, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seasonal and snow activities at the Audley Recreation Centre and Park. Free hot chocolate, face painting, crafts, community displays and more inside the Centre. Live children’s show at 2 p.m. Feb. 21 Pickering Seedy Saturday and Garden Expo. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pickering Recre- ation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd., in the East and West Salons. In addition to seeds for the garden, check out vendors, local organizations and a guest speaker line-up. Admission is $3. To become a vendor, e-mail msmiles@pickering.ca. Feb. 28 10th annual Heart to Heart Gala. Benefitting Catholic Family Services of Durham, at the Deer Creek Golf and Banquet Facility, 2700 Audley Rd. N., Ajax. Tickets are $100, which includes hors d’oeuvres, a three-course din- ner with wine, DJ dance and live and silent auctions. Starting at 6 p.m. For tickets, con- tact Tania at t.mcclean@cfsdurham.com or 905-725-3513, ext. 121. At the Galleries Feb. 3 to May 24 Robert McLaughlin Gallery. 72 Queen St., Oshawa, presents Jock Macdonald: Evolving Form. Talk and Tour Feb. 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. Opening at RMG Fridays, March 6 from 7 to 10 p.m. Symposium, Abstraction in Canada: The Legacy of Jock Macdonald, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hours: Monday to Fri- day 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. 905-576-3000, www.rmg.on.ca. To March 29 Station Gallery. 1450 Henry St., Whitby, pres- ents Amanda Nedham: a dog is short a car is long. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. 905-668-4185, www.whitbystationgal- lery.com. Screenings etc. Feb. 13 Ajax Public Library. Main Branch, 55 Har- wood Ave. S., Ajax, presents Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Rated PG) at 10:30 a.m. Register online at www.ajaxlibrary.ca or by phone at 905-683- 4000, ext. 8813. Feb. 19 Pickering Public Library. Petticoat Creek Branch (Quiet Study Room), 470 Kingston Rd., Pickering, presents a Black History Month program, Freedom Quilt, for those aged 9 to 12 years, at 6:30 p.m. Learn how secret messages were hidden in quilts and make a quilt square to add to the library’s freedom quilt. Registration is advised. www. picnet.org WHITBY -- Luke Anderson played the viola at a recent Durham Chamber Orchestra rehearsal. The orchestra takes the stage in Ajax for a Feb. 21 concert. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland 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 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 16 P Sports Brad Kelly Sports Editor / bkelly@durhamregion.com / 905-579-4400 #2254 Garcia granted his wish for a trade Pickering defenceman dealt from Barrie Colts to Guelph Storm Tony Saxon newsroom@durhamregion.com GUELPH -- C.J. Garcia wanted out of Bar- rie and the Guelph Storm was more than happy to help accommodate him. After being passed over in last year’s National Hockey League draft, the 18-year-old defenceman from Pickering was a little too low on the Barrie Colts’ defensive depth chart for a player look- ing to convince NHL teams they were wrong. So earlier this year Garcia said he asked Barrie coach Dale Hawer- chuk for a trade, hoping to go some- where where he would be a top four defenceman and play in all situa- tions. “I just thought I needed a lit- tle bit more of an opportunity and I’m getting that here,” Garcia said before a Storm practice at the Sleeman Centre. “I just need to show people I can play in this league.” He didn’t think the trade would materialize, despite his request. “I asked for a trade ear- lier but didn’t get it,” said Garcia, “Then I was sur- prised I got moved when I woke up on the Friday (Jan. 9, the OHL trade deadline).” Garcia and rookie for- ward Givani Smith, along with a number of draft picks, were packaged up and trad- ed to Guelph in exchange for defencemen Ben Harpur and Chadd Bauman. The trade was still a bit of a surprise for Garcia. “I was talking to Dale a few weeks ago and he said nothing was going to happen with me, so I was kind of surprised,” Garcia said. He then had a restless night’s sleep on the Thursday after being informed of the trade because it didn’t become official until the next morning after Harpur final- ly waived his no-trade clause. “They said it might not go through or it might, so be ready. I got the call 11 o’clock on Friday morning saying I was going to Guelph.” Garcia said after getting passed over in the NHL draft he has been working at improving the little things in his game, which is easier when you’re playing top- two minutes. “It feels good to finally be noticed and be playing well out here. The responsibil- ity is really huge for me, I’ve been wanting that since I got into the league and now I’m finally getting it and it feels great,” he said. After being drafted in the third round of the 2012 OHL draft, one pick before the Guelph Storm chose goaltender Matt Mancina, Garcia played just 29 games his rookie sea- son on a contending Colts team. Last year he played in 59 games, managing nine points and he had 10 points in 35 games with the Colts this season. Since joining Guelph he may not be prolific in the points depart- ment, but he has been logging a ton of ice time in all scenarios and is now second to only Zac Leslie on the team’s blue-line depth chart. Leslie gradu- ates at the end of this sea- son, leav- ing Garcia as the top gun for next year and pos- sibly one more if he returns as an overager. “I know this is a really good organiza- tion and that Mike Kelly runs a really good program here, so I was excited that it was Guelph,” Garcia said. AJAX -- If the Durham West Jr. Lightning have found one thing out for certain since coming back from a month layoff over Christmas and New Year’s, it’s that the nets aren’t any bigger. Struggling to score all season, that trend continued for the Lightning over the weekend in a pair of home games at the Ajax Community Centre, settling for a 2-2 tie against Bluewater and a 2-1 loss to Oakville. In the game against Bluewater on Sat- urday, Jan. 24, Samantha McKenzie and Alyssa Gee scored third period goals for the Lightning to erase a 1-0 deficit. But Bluewater scored the equalizer less than three minutes later, and overtime wasn’t able to resolve the deadlock. The Light- ning held a huge edge in play, outshooting Bluewater 42-20. The following day, a Kirsten MacDou- gall goal on the power play tied the game with Oakville at 1-1, but the visitors scored midway through the second period, which stood up as the winner in a tight game. The shots were almost even, a slight edge to the Lightning at 26-25. The Lightning have slipped to eighth place in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League standings with a record of 14-9-6- 1. They wrap up a run of five in a row on home ice this weekend when they host Barrie on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. and Nepean on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Lightning struggle to score goals Coming up for air PICKERING -- The Pickering Swim Club hosted the Pickering Winter Swim Fest that was held at the Pickering Recreation Complex. Emilie Ouellet (top photo) from the Pickering Swim Club competed in the 200-metre individual medley, while teammate Gabriela Estrada-Tobar competed in the girls’ 11-12 400m freestyle . Jason Liebregts, Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland pi c k e r i n g pi c k e r i n g pi c k e r i n g AD V E R T I S I N G F E A T U R E Now, new to Pickering and Ajax, Pickering Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre is able to offer OHIP physiotherapy for those patients who are 65 years of age and older, 19 years of age and younger, and those who have had a hospital stay overnight. If you have had an accident, a work related injury, a sports injury; or, if you have aches and pains, strains and sprains, Pickering Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre can help you along the road to recovery. Their team of registered physiotherapists, kinesiologists and massage therapists put your health and wellness first, and will be with you every step of the way. Pickering Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre offers the best location for a physiotherapy clinic - in the Pickering Recreation Complex, where the staff are able to utilize the swimming pools and the gym, which has current equipment, to aid in clients’ treatment. Private physiotherapy is available for those individuals who do not meet the criteria of OHIP. They accept motor vehicle accident injuries, work injuries, veteran affairs patients and anyone who seeks rehabilitation. Physiotherapy can be very beneficial and is an important tool in aiding your recovery. Physiotherapy uses a series of exercises, manual techniques and modalities to help minimize or eliminate pain. It not only helps you feel better, but it also maximizes recovery and helps return you back to a healthy lifestyle. Physiotherapy helps prevent problems from recurring and is an important part of the recovery process after surgical procedures. Depending on your condition, the issues you are having and the type of injury or surgery you are recovering from, there are also other treatment options that may be beneficial to your recovery. These include massage therapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, work conditioning and hardening, kinesiology and more. Pickering Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre also offers Footmaxx Orthotics, off shelf bracing and access to an orthopaedic surgeon. Here, they have the availability to book you within 24 hours of your call to them. Pickering Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre is located at 1867 Valley Farm Road (on the upper level of the Pickering Recreation Complex). For more information, call (905) 839-8886 or visit the website at www.pickeringsportsmedicine.com. Pickering Sports Medicine Helps You Heal 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 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 17 P newsdurhamnewsdurhamnewsdurham Silver tournament for Pickering Panthers Minor bantam selects enjoy success at Mastercard Centre ETOBICOKE -- The Pickering Panthers minor bantam select team enjoyed a successful holi- day season by taking the silver medal at the prestigious Fausti- na hockey tournament. This tournament is held annu- ally over the Christmas holidays at the Mastercard Centre in Eto- bicoke. The Mastercard Centre, the the Toronto Maple Leafs’ and the Toronto Marlies’ prac- tice facility, was being used this year as the home base for world junior teams competing in pre- liminary action in Toronto such as Sweden and Finland. This was the first tournament test for these boys who strug- gled to win less than five games during the course of an entire season last year. After a lot of hard work at practices and exhi- bition games, the team entered this tournament on a high note. Even though the competition consisted of top teams from the city of Toronto, the Panthers worked hard, earning victories of 3-1 and 2-1 in preliminary round action, and were reward- ed with a trip to the gold-med- al game against a strong Weston team. In the final, the team pulled out all stops including pulling their goalie for a last-minute push, but were unable to bring home the gold. 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Information packages available at: This Week Newspaper 845 Farewell St. Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 Bid #607 Lowest or any bids will not necessarily be accepted. Only the successful Company will be contacted. This Week Newspaper INVITATION TO BID Bids for services listed below Address to: The Circulation Manager This Week Newspaper 845 Farewell St. Oshawa L1H 7L5 Will be received until 12 noon On Monday Feb 9th, 2015. Contract commencing, April 3rd, 2015. To deliver newspapers, Flyers, catalogues and other products to specific drop locations. Delivery Van required. See below for list of bids. Information packages available at: This Week Newspaper 845 Farewell St. Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 Bid # 402- Bowmanville area - approx 5,775 Bid # 404 Newcastle area - approx 4,224 Lowest or any bids will not necessarily be accepted. Only the successful company will be contacted. 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