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Home My WebLink AboutNA2015_03_12PICKERINGNews Adver tiser / durhamregion.com / @newsdurhamTHURS., MARCH 12, 2015 / A publication of @newsdurham Pressrun 54,400 / 32 pages / Optional 3-week delivery $6 / $1 newsstand Pickering actor on the red carpet Pickering’s Alex Thorne is walk- ing his second red carpet in four months tomorrow and hopes to pick up a trophy at what he and others call “the Oscars for kids.” See the story in entertainment on Pg 24 Lightning strike once again The Durham West Jr. Lightning have pulled off one upset and are in search of a bigger one in the Pro- vincial Wom- en’s Hockey L eague playoffs. See the story in sports on Pg 25 Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland TREE-mendously expensive Pickering to spend a whopping $1 million on wood work, among other big-ticket City budget items P10 The Strong Silent type. 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Traffic will be limited in the neighbourhood next to the facility, while residents there will be given parking permits. Aaron Glyn Williams, senior manager, external partnerships, public affairs for TO2015, told Ajax council a detailed plan is being put together so the impact on the neighbourhood is minimized. “There’s a lot of information we have to get out to residents,” Mr. Glyn Williams said while updating council on Pan Am plans. An information session for resi- dents is being held on Sunday, March 29 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Audley Recre- ation Centre, while a session for busi- nesses is being held on Wednesday, April 1 from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. in the council chambers at Town hall. “The next few weeks is outreach, so people know about the upcoming sessions,” Mr. Glyn Williams said. Ajax operations and environmental services direc- tor Dave Meredith said details for the neighbour- hood plan are still being hammered out, adding the final plan will be presented to council in April. The current plan is for residents living in the neighbourhood to be issued two parking passes for each vehicle, Mr. Meredith said. During the games, which run from July 10 to 26, Audley between Rossland and Taunton roads will be closed to most traffic. Sergeant James Lamothe of the Durham Regional Police told councillors, “The biggest issue for us is traffic.” Police will be taking part in the two information sessions, Sgt. Lamothe noted. Ward 2 local Councillor Renrick Ashby said, “The magnitude of this event, for me at least, is just start- ing to set in.” Coun. Ashby noted he and Wards 1 and 2 Regional Councillor Shaun Collier represent the area around the Sportsplex. “I can’t impress upon you enough to engage (res- idents) as much as possible. I know our BlackBer- rys will melt anyway” with residents trying to reach them with concerns, Coun. Ashby said. Sgt. Lamothe said, “Community safety is upper- most for us. If we don’t feel it’s safe and not doable, 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 • Ma r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 3 APAjax trying to reduce impact of Pan Am Games we will certainly let our concerns be known. The current plan is sustainable. We’re OK right now.” The Durham police are one of 10 ser- vices making up the integrated security unit, Sgt. Lamothe added. “It’s a sporting event, not a security event,” he said. “We expect it to go on without a hitch.” During the games, “normal policing (in the community) will not be compro- mised,” Sgt. Lamothe said. Security at the venue will be provided by both private firms and police. “We’re there to support them and assist them.” Tracey Vaughan-Barrett, the director of recreation and culture for Ajax, said the games “will be an incredible legacy for our community.” Mr. Glyn Williams said “Ajax is one of the few venues that will be active through the duration of the games.” Tickets sales are on target and all the tickets for the men’s baseball medal games are sold out, Mr. Glyn Williams said. ‘There’s a lot of information we have to get out to residents.’ Glyn Williams 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 • Ma r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 4 AP ‘The world is going to put you in a box’ playwright Trey Anthony says Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- When Trey Anthony’s play Da Kink in My Hair was set to debut at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2001, the pub- licist for the event told her not to expect much. “He said I would be lucky if I got 10 people to come,” she says. She was warned the festival wasn’t known for attracting a black audience, and that white middle-class theatre goers wouldn’t be interested in an intense play about the experiences of black women. So, she took matters into her own hands. On March 10, Ms. Anthony told a crowd of local students how she hit the pavement, promoting her play at hair salons and bar- ber shops up and down Toronto’s Eglinton Avenue, even handing out dozens of free tickets to pack the theatre on opening night. “The world is going to put you in a box,” she said, telling students that society can be racist, sexist, homophobic and classist. “You have to sometimes say, hey, this is my life and I plan on winning it.” Da Kink in My Hair went on to sell out every night of the festival that year, breaking box office records. It was later picked up by Mirvish Produc- tions and ran at the Princess of Wales The- atre for months, grossing millions of dol- lars. Ms. Anthony’s story was part of the fifth annual And Still We Rise student leadership conference hosted by the Durham Black Educators’ Network. She had the room in uproarious laughter and was later surrounded by students seek- ing hugs and photos. “You are such an inspiration to me,” one girl said as she snapped a selfie with the award- winning playwright, actor and comedian. More than 150 Durham District School Board students participated in this year’s event, which included workshops on every- thing from black youth and social media, to black empowerment, hip-hop culture and contemporary Canadian blackface inci- dents. Event co-chairwomen Cheryl Rock and Eleanor McIntosh say the aim is to “acti- vate” students and get them thinking about how they can be leaders in their communi- ty and maximize their potential. “What kids perceive about what leaders look like can be a challenge,” Ms. McIntosh says. “It doesn’t have to be about being (U.S. president) Barack Obama. They can start now with baby steps. Just coming to a con- ference like this is part of being an everyday leader.” Zarria Penfold-Nelson, a Grade 12 student at Dunbarton High School in Pickering, says the conference was a great opportunity to connect with other youth. “It’s a chance to learn about the perspec- tives of students in the black community from all over Durham, and understand the different problems and challenges people have,” she said. Grade 10 student Deshane Dowers, from Maxwell Heights Secondary School in Oshawa, said he like the theme of this year conference -- “Cultivating Courageous Change.” “It’s about standing up for who you are and what you want to be,” he said. “This is helping me see inside, what kind of a per- son I am.” This year, the Durham Black Educa- tors’ Network is marking its 10th anni- versary. 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Superior Court Justice Kelly Wright grant- ed the adjournment Wednesday -- the latest interruption in a trial that began last Sep- tember -- but warned Ms. Tran she’s quickly running out of time. “There will be no further adjournments for any reason at all,” the judge said, telling Ms. Tran that in the event her new lawyer doesn’t show up for court March 30, she’ll proceed without him. Justice Wright granted the adjournment over the objection of prosecutor Taran Boo- doosingh, who told the court Ms. Tran’s latest request is reflective of her conduct since her arrest in 2010. He noted that Ms. Tran has repeatedly had her proceedings rescheduled after parting ways with law- yers. Ms. Tran was convicted in January of sev- eral offences related to the operation of her Family Rehab Clinic on Westney Road South between 2007 and 2010. The Crown alleged Ms. Tran falsely billed insurance companies, including Great West Life, for services she never provided to clients. Mr. Boodoosingh argued Wednesday against further delay. “Ms. Tran has had six weeks to obtain a lawyer,” he said. “Ms. Tran has been given every opportunity to prepare for sentenc- ing.” But Justice Wright, who has taken pains to accommodate the self-represented Ms. Tran during the trial, ruled in favour of the adjournment. “I do think it’s better for you to be repre- sented by counsel,” she told Ms. Tran. Ms. Tran was found guilty of seven of the eight charges she faced on Jan. 23, the 70th day of her trial. The trial began in mid-Sep- tember and was scheduled to take 10 days. The proceedings were derailed on day one when an accredited interpreter couldn’t be booked, then careened through a curious series of events that saw Ms. Tran claim- ing to be too sick to proceed, then going on the lam for several days, only to be arrested when she finally did show up at the court- house. 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Pickering staff’s proposal to council is to start the levy this year and for the City to spend $100 million over the next decade. A one-per cent increase on a home assessed at $400,000 would mean $15 more per year on your local tax bill. No one wants to pay higher taxes, but this is a crucial area for Pickering and other municipalities across the country. It’s not a situation unique to Pickering. And as in other communities, roads and bridges are critical infrastructure. Sure, they’re not as sexy as, say, a new com- munity centre or a brand new pumper for the fire department. But they are areas that cost so much money that it’s all too tempting for municipalities like Pickering to put a bridge replacement, for exam- ple, on the back burner as they look after other needs. And there are so many other capital needs: pools, recreation centres, and the library all eat up a lot of your money as they cost a lot to run and maintain. It’s the nature of the beast. But look at the 2015 proposed capital budget and you’ll see that more than $7 million is slated for local roads, by far the biggest amount proposed this year for infrastructure renewal. As well, almost $700,000 from the municipality’s roads and bridges reserve is to be spent. Repairing, replacing and maintain- ing our roads and bridges is not some- thing that can be put off forever. It’s like a major repair needed at your home: delay it and the problem may become more serious and more costly. And if, for exam- ple, the furnace goes when the roof needs replacement, a homeowner can find him- self or herself overburdened and in seri- ous financial trouble. Putting off bridge and road work, to use another home analogy, is like ignoring that leaky basement: the problem has to be addressed sooner or later, and if it’s the latter the repairs will almost certainly cost more. Pickering staff wants council to jump in now and over the next 10 years to amass some serious coin to deal with the issue. It’s not a want, but a need. For a homeowner with a $400,000 home, it means an extra $1.25 a month in taxes. Thirty, 40 years down the road Pickering residents will recognize that it was well worth it. -- Pickering News Advertiser Pickering infrastructure levy a good idea Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ma r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 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 Can I not just be a concerned parent? To the editor: Re: ‘The birds, the bees and the bull ...’, op ed, March 4 Wow. It’s always interesting to me how anyone who doesn’t agree with the pro- gressive left and changes in societal norms is automatically deemed a Christian, or worse Roman Catholic, or socially conser- vative. What about if, I’m just a parent who is concerned with whatever it is, regard- less of the subject that they are teaching my child in school. At one time I would have been considered an involved parent, and if I do disagree, in your world, I am not allowed to question anything, or is that only with regards to certain topics. Oh and, by the way, Neil, you forgot to mention the Crusades. Stephanie Newitt Pickering Just because it’s viral doesn’t mean it’s news Bear with me; it happened a couple of weeks ago, so you’ve probably forgotten all about it. But on Feb. 26, the Internet almost broke from the weight of its memes. It was the day a white llama and a black llama escaped in Phoenix, Arizona, leading to a police chase broadcast live from a news chop- per. It’s also the day social media threads were filled with possibly the greatest debate of the past five years: what colour is that dress? I’m indulging in hyperbole but the whole thing really was a Big Deal because viral means clicks and clicks means ad dollars, so it dominates the mainstream news. These days, when just a quarter of voters bother to cast ballots in municipal elections, with the rest stay- ing home because they’re just not interested, posting 7 Secrets You Never Knew About 90s Puppies on Facebook is the closest many of us get to catching up on the news. The king of this infotainment nonsense is of course the website BuzzFeed, which occasionally slots in real news between click bait. On today’s front page a story called ‘Photos Depicting Torture In Syria Shock Viewers At U.N.’ is sandwiched between the headlines ‘24 Famous Historical Quotations Literally Made So Much Better’ and ‘15 Hangover Horror Sto- ries That Will Make You Want To Never Drink Again’. 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The department is concerned that tat- toos were given with equipment that could not be confirmed sterile. “At this time, we have no evidence of transmission of infectious disease, but there is a risk of transmission of hepatitis B and C, and HIV because of the use of possi- bly non-sterile instruments by this individ- ual,” said Dr. Robert Kyle, Durham Region medical officer of health. “Based on the information obtained to date by the health department, the num- ber of clients is expected to be small; how- ever we cannot be certain because the operator has been unco-operative. There- fore, it’s very important for anyone who received tattoos by Jamie Armstrong at 230A Bruce St., Oshawa, or by this individ- ual at any other location to call the health department for further follow-up,” Dr. Kyle added. Clients who have received tattoos from Mr. Armstrong are urged to call Durham Health Connection Line at 905-666-6241 or 1-800-841-2729, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Health department staff will provide information to clients on the rec- ommended follow-up tests to rule out any blood-borne infection. Follow us on Twitter @newsdurham 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 • Ma r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 10 P City proposes 3.79-per cent tax increase to residents, council to decide March 23 Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- The City of Pickering has ear- marked $1 million in the 2015 proposed bud- get for tree removal and replacement of the City’s tree canopy that was devastated by the 2013 ice storm. Residents can expect a tax increase of 3.79 per cent on their total tax bill, the equiva- lent of an extra $51.30 on a home valued at $376,100. Pickering makes up 28 per cent of the tax bill, while the Region of Durham’s portion is 55 per cent and the school board makes up 17 per cent. On the City’s portion of the tax bill, the increase is 1.65 per cent. “We’re the lowest this year in the last 10 years,” said the City’s treasurer, Stan Kar- wowski. The City is also proposing a one-per cent special property tax levy starting in 2015 to help repair and improve local roads and bridges. The plan calls for the City to invest $100 mil- lion over the next 10 years. A one-per cent increase on a home assessed at $400,000 would mean an extra $15 per year added to the property tax bill. The 2013 ice storm and the invasion of the emerald ash borer greatly impacted the City’s tree canopy. “In the 2014 budget staff was hopeful the Province would replace the trees but they didn’t,” said Mr. Karwowski, at a budget meeting March 5. The Province only covered the direct costs of the ice storm to the City, so for tree replace- ment, Mr. Karwowski said, “the City is paying 100 per cent.” Richard Holborn, the City’s director of engi- neering and public works, says the work will include removing the balance of a damaged tree, stumping it out and planting a new one in its place. “Mainly it’s the street trees,” says Mr. Hol- born. But there were trees damaged in parks as well, and the program will replace those too. Scott McKay, co-ordinator of forestry man- agement, said 1,500 trees will be replaced on boulevards. “We had another 300 to 400 in park areas,” he said. The City will also treat selected ash trees in an effort to prolong their lifespan by injecting a product called TreeAzin which can prevent the deadly effects of the ash borer. The City has set aside $100,000 to go toward the tree treatment program. At the budget meeting, Ward 1 Regional Councillor Jennifer O’Connell said the City should remove the damaged trees as soon as possible and keep residents informed. “I think we need to have that plan very clearly defined,” she said. When Ward 3 City Councillor Rick John- son asked what the cost per tree is, Mr. Hol- born explained it’s about $750 to $1,000 per tree from the time the tree is taken down, stumped out and a new tree is planted. The budget includes other expenses such as building repairs and maintenance, roads and major capital projects. Additional funds of $2.6 million for a new operations centre were included in the bud- get. The costs are due to inflationary increas- es for construction and design consultants. Another major expense is an aerial ladder fire truck replacement for $1.1 million. “It’s 15 years old,” fire chief John Hagg explained at the budget meeting. He said the maker of the truck has also gone out of business, so it’s difficult to keep it up. The City has also dedicated funds toward an easy-to-use mobile app that would allow residents to access information on news and announcements, events, service disruptions, public notices and more. Pickering resident David Sim attends bud- get discussions each year. He said it allows him to better understand the challenges the City faces when making decisions surround- ing the budget. “I think it would be great if more people could partake in these things,” he said. He said he had hoped the tax increase would have been closer to the rate of infla- tion, but he understood the increase due to the road and bridge challenges that lie ahead. Ward 1 City Councillor Kevin Ashe com- mented that with a surplus running between $1.9 million to $2.25 million, residents were overtaxed in 2014. Pickering resident David Steele attended the budget meeting. He too was concerned with the surplus, and questions what’s being done to reduce the City’s debt load. “To continue to over-budget a surplus like in 2014 to the tune of $1.9 million while our debt payments put a yearly stress on our tax rate is false economy,” he said. “The surplus should be used to reduce debt payment, not put back into the general revenue.” Council will vote on the proposed budget at the council meeting on March 23. Page 6 - Today’s editorial Pickering focuses on trees in 2015 budget PICKERING -- James Walendzewicz, left, and Chris Kinrade, right, from Ontario Line Clearing and Tree Services, cut down trees infested by the emerald ash borer along Arcadia Court. The City is expected to spend $1 million in 2015 on tree removal, and replacement. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU • A property tax increase of 3.79 per cent in 2015 for Pickering residents • $1 million going toward removal and replacement of trees damaged by 2013 ice storm • The City has proposed a special tax levy of one per cent for roads and bridg- es starting in 2015 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 • Ma r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 12 P The Regional Municipality of Durham 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, ON L1N 6A3 • Telephone 905-668-7711 EXPROPRIATIONS ACT, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVALTO EXPROPRIATE LAND INTHE MATTER OF an application by The Regional Municipality of Durham for approval to expropriate land being: Part of the following lot as described in the chart below: for the proposed reconstruction and rehabilitation of lands required for the proposed Bus Rapid Transit Project along Highway 2 (Kingston Road), specifically in this instance, in the City of Pickering and all construction activities incidental to the project thereto. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate all estate, right, title and interest in the land described as follows: for the purposes of reconstruction and rehabilitation of with respect to the property requirements for the proposed Bus Rapid Transit Project along Highway 2 (Kingston Road), specifically in this instance, in the City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, and all related construction activities as ancillary to the reconstruction. Copy of Plan 40R27557 may be seen in the Office of Legislative Services at 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, (a)in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after he is served with the notice, or, when he is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice. The approving authority is: The Council ofThe Regional Municipality of Durham 605 Rossland Road East Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3 The expropriating authority is: The Regional Municipality of Durham Required Property Municipal Address Legal Description Property Interests to be Acquired Purpose 705 Kingston Road, Pickering Part of Lot 28, Range 3, Broken Front Concession, Parts 1, 2 & 3, 40R27557, City of Pickering Fee Simple Road Widening Pe r: Roger Anderson, Regional Chair and CEO Pe r: D. Bowen, Regional Clerk THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM “Roger Anderson” “D. Bowen” Who wins the cork versus screw cap battle? Last Friday night Darlene and I were invited to dinner at the home of Mary Alice and Jay Harvey. I personally select- ed two wines for the lovely roast beef and accompaniments. The 1979 Chateau Kirwan from Margeaux (Bordeaux) and the 1997 Pesquera from Ribera del Duero (Spain) were ideal fully mature choices for the food match. All were kept under excellent conditions in my wine cellar. When it came time to remove the corks with my own ‘wine steward,’ the corks refused to comply. Though in good condition, they resisted extraction resulting in broken corks. The only extractors that may have helped would have been either the ‘Ah so’ two-pronged variety or a ‘gas inject- able’ extractor. I had neither. Though the wine proved quite good, it was an embarrassing struggle. The other wine provided by our host and other guests, Chris and Norman, was Trius Chardonnay (LCBO #497348, $13.95), Jackson-Triggs Black Series Cabernet Shiraz (LCBO #357137, $13.95), and from my favourite Quebec winery Cep D’Argent, La Reserve Red (Unavailable). The two bottles with screw caps opened easily without incident. A Rosewood Honey Wine (Vintages #296178, $14.95), also from my cellar, was great with the cake dessert. Corks have always come under scrutiny for a number of reasons. While they form an excellent seal and permit wine to develop, a good percentage are responsible for ‘tainting’ the wine with a naturally occurring substance called trichlo- roanisole or TCA, giving the wine a ‘musty,’ ‘mouldy’ or ‘wet basement’ smell. Corks also age and become less effective with time. The risk of tainted wine decreases sharply if an alterna- tive sealer is used. The most common is the ‘Stelvin’ screw cap. Other countries such as Austria have adapted click-on glass caps or artificial cork but the ‘Stelvin’ seems clearly the most preferred. Screw caps have serious advantages over cork. Screw caps are easy to remove or reseal. A corkscrew is not required. Wine aroma, bouquet and characteristics are bet- ter preserved and there is no reaction between the material in the cap and the wine. The jury is still out on whether premium wine will age and develop as well as with cork closures however, but it is my opinion that it will, since air will still get into the bottle in very minute quantities. ‘Stelvin’ caps are purposely being developed which will do just that. To many people screw caps have become associated with lower quality wine. However while certain countries resist any artificial closure, some such as Australia and New Zealand have switched almost totally to using screw caps and many wineries in other countries, such as the United States, have gone that route even with their most presti- gious premium brands. Don’t snub the screw cap. The only thing missing will be the tradition of opening up a cork-sealed bottle, the ‘pop’ made upon extraction and possibly, an embarrassing moment for a wine consultant about to open up that very special bottle of wine -- and struggling. -- Chuck Byers is a wine writer and consultant with over 35 years of experience in the wine industry, and is a member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. Chuck Byers Wine e xc l u s i v e eb o o k s F R E E t o r e a d e r s o f du r h a m re g i o n . c o m Performance on youth mental health in Ajax DURHAM -- The Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Com- mittee is hosting a theatrical performance about youth mental health at Notre Dame Catholic school March 24 at 7 p.m. The event features Elevated Grounds, a theatre group that uses drama and music to illustrate mental health and addiction issues faced by young people. 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Another new initiative this year is the Youth Entrepreneur and Employment Program, created to help between 25 and 50 youths get jobs. The program will launch in April and the Town is partnering with 14 organizations, she said. The department is in the sixth year of a 10-year economic development strategy, she noted. In that time, initiatives that have been undertaken include visiting businesses to find out their needs and concerns. As well, in 2010, the Ajax Business Network was relaunched. In 2011, the department developed Pri- orityPath, which “helps business build and expand.” The same year, the Town was recognized as a ‘City of the Future’. In 2012, the Town began its OnTrack, an initiative to create 2,015 jobs by 2015. It was extremely successful, as 2,840 jobs were created by 2014, she said. 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Roger anderson, durham Regional Chairman, addresses ajax-Pickering Board of Trade on the state of affairs from a regional perspective. donations will be collected on behalf of a not-for-profit member. 905-686-0883. Member $40, Guest, $50. THuRsday, MaRCH 26 Community lunch 12 p.m. Peace Lutheran Church, 928 Liverpool Rd., Pickering. all are welcome to enjoy a home-cooked meal and fellowship. If you need a ride, call 905-839-3521. Free. Meetings Monday, MaRCH 23 PiCkeRing council meeting 7 p.m. Pickering City Hall, one The esplanade. Pickering council meets in the council chambers. Free. Things To Do saTuRday, MaRCH 14 St. Patrick’s Day Dance 8 p.m. Pickering Recreation Complex, 1867 Val- ley Farm Rd. s.. The one Parent Families association holds its monthly fundraiser dance. Buf- fet served 10:30pm - 11:30 p.m. dJ-play- ing top 40’s music. doors open at 7:30. Jeans are permitted. Guest $16. Mem- bers $10. u Report Reader-submitted photos SHARE your EVENT pictures with the world at www.durhamregion.com New lighting at Pickering complex expected to reduce costs PICKERING -- The indoor tennis courts at the Pickering Recreation Complex recently received a major lighting retro- fit expected to reduce operating costs for the City. The project replaced 61 incandescent 1,000-watt bulbs with 320-watt LED fix- tures. Tony Prevedel, chief administrative officer, said the City is embarking on sev- eral projects in the area of community sustainability. “Sustainability requires us to balance and integrate environmental, social and economic considerations, and the instal- lation of the new lighting system suc- cessfully meets all components while improving the facility,” he said. Compared to the incandescent bulbs, the LED fixtures are more esthetical- ly pleasing and provide longer lifespan. They use around 60 per cent less energy, and double the illumination levels on the playing surface. “There is no glare, yet the ball and the court lines are brighter than ever before,” said Dave Ochotta, head tennis profes- sional at the Pickering Recreation Com- plex, and a level 3 Tennis Canada coach. Graham Castanheiro, recreation com- plex pro and certified member of the Illuminating Society of North America, said the new lighting system has elimi- nated noise levels from the old ballasts and glare from the old fixtures. “The consistent light level and colour upgrade of the energy-efficient fixtures will have a positive effect for quality of the games played,” he said. This project was made possible in part by incentives secured through the SaveOnEnergy program, and was guided by the City’s Corporate Energy Manage- ment Plan. The plan outlines a five-year action strategy to increase energy effi- ciency, reduce energy consumption, and minimize the City’s environmental foot- print. Visit pickering.ca/sustainability to learn more. Humanity Bus visits Pickering school PICKERING -- Danny Berman, education associate with the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies, spoke to children at the Montessori Learning Centre as the Tour for Humanity bus made a visit to the school. 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 • Ma r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 17 AP ALL PRICES IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. *Prices of products that feature the MAX special logo are exclusive to registered M&M MAX customers. Simply present your MAX card, or sign up for a FREE MAX membership in-store or online, to take advantage of these MAX discounts. mmmeatshops.com Pepperoni BONELESSCHICKEN BREASTSSEASONED & SKINLESS 8-12 PORTIONS 1.36 kg/3 lb epppepepeppppppeperperperpererpeeerponionionininiinononiononnoioPPPPPPPPePePePePeepepepPPPPePePePee your meal idea experts ! 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Metrolinx is moving forward with Regional Express Rail,a program that will provide significant new travel choices on the GO Transit network across the region. THE PROJECT Metrolinx is undertaking a Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) to evaluate expanding and improving the Lakeshore East corridor between Scarborough Golf Club Road in the City of Toronto and Pickering GO Station in the Region of Durham. This project will ensure service reliability and enable Regional Express Rail service improvements. PROCESS Metrolinx will assess the environmental impacts of this transit project by undertaking an Environmental Assessment following the TPAP,as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08 made under the Environmental Assessment Act.As part of the TPAP,an Environmental Project Report is being prepared. Your participation is an important part of this process.You are invited to attend either of the Public Meetings listed below.The study team will be on hand to answer questions and receive your comments. Date:Wednesday,March 25, 2015 Date:Thursday,March 26, 2015 Time:6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Time:6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Location:Scarborough Village Recreation Centre Location:Rosebank Road Public School 3600 Kingston Road 591 Rosebank Road Scarborough, ON M1M 1R9 Pickering,ON L1W 2N6 All locations are accessible. COMMENTS INVITED For more information or to be added to the study’s mailing list, please contact: Guildwood to Pickering Project c/o Meghan Brien Communications Specialist, Metrolinx 20 Bay Street, Suite 600 Toronto,ON M5J 2W3 tel: 416-202-5958 e-mail: guildwoodpickering@metrolinx.com Comments and information regarding this study are being collected to assist in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act.The material will be maintained on file for use during the study and may be included in study documentation. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 869-3200 ou le 1 888 438-6646. Metrolinx is working to provide residents and businesses in the GTHA with a transportation system that is modern, efficient and integrated. Find out more about Metrolinx’s Regional Transportation Plan for the GTHA as well as GO Transit, PRESTO and Union Pearson Express at www.metrolinx.com. BRENDASEYMOUR Sales Representative 905-619-9500 Sutton Group Heritage Realty Inc., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated $44 9 , 9 0 0 OpEN HOUSE SAtURDAY 2-4pM 2 WRigHt CRES, AjAx Visit www.2Wright.com For pictures & More information. Spacious 4+1 Bedroom Brick Home. Finished Walk-Out Basement. Double Car Garage. Private Fenced Yard With No Homes Behind.Walk to GO Station & Schools. Close to 401, Hwy 2, Parks, Shopping, Transit, etc… Transportation increase ‘not enough’ for Durham school board More funding needed to harmonize secondary school walk distance, board says Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- The chairman of the Durham District School Board says there are some “very tough decisions” on the horizon, when it comes to transportation funding. The board’s 2015/2016 bud- get process started last week and Oshawa Trustee and chairman Michael Barrett says one con- cern is whether the DDSB will be able to bring its secondary school walk distance in line with the Durham Catholic District School Board. “We have received a number of phone calls and e-mails with concerns about the walk dis- tance, particularly from parents in the north,” he notes. “There are many financial pressures we will have to consider. There isn’t extra money just sitting around.” In January, trustees received a report that lays out the costs and benefits of changing the second- ary student walk distance from 4 kilometres to 3.2 kilometres, which is what the DCDSB has in place. It says the change would result in an additional 1,724 DDSB students becoming eligible for transportation, resulting in 34 extra buses at a cost of about $1.3 million a year. Education Minister Liz Sandals recently sent a letter to trustees indicating that the DDSB will receive a two-per cent transpor- tation funding increase for next year -- the board currently gets about $20 million. Two per cent is not enough, says DDSB Superintendent Doug Crichton. “This is not sufficient funding for us to have an equitable and harmonized walk distance.” He stressed that students in Durham should be treated the same regardless of which school board they belong to. “It’s an equity issue,” he says. “If students at a school board in the same region have a walk dis- tance of 3.2, all students should have a walk distance of 3.2.” The Ministry of Education said in a statement that Ontario’s stu- dent transportation funding has increased by about 40 per cent since 2003 and will cost $883.5 million for 2014/2015. “A school board’s student transportation funding is deter- mined by the previous year’s allocation adjusted by enrol- ment, cost update, fuel escala- tion/de-escalation, transporta- tion to provincial or demonstra- tion schools, full-day kindergar- ten transportation, and effec- tiveness and efficiency review funding,” the ministry says. Trustee Barrett says the effec- tiveness and efficiency review -- a practice started by the Prov- ince in 2007 and conducted by a third party -- has caused the DDSB to lose funding every year since it was implemented. Even when efficiency improvements have been made, such as harmonizing transportation ser- vices with the DCDSB in 2011, lost funding hasn’t been restored. “Up until seven years ago we actually ran a sur- plus,” Trustee Barrett says. “Now we have lost about 10 per cent of our funding a year, we’re now at the point where we barely have enough funds to cover the transportation needs we have today.” Durham Student Transportation Services, which is the joint initiative created by harmonizing trans- portation provided by the DDSB and DCDSB, cur- rently transports 30,000 students a day on 655 buses. The DDSB is expected to finalize its 2015/2016 budget in June with public meetings planned for May. 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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. 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Concurrently,energy security has assumed greater importance as developing economies compete for non-renewable, carbon-emitting fossil fuels.A cacophony of special interests advocating the merits and benefits of their preferred energy solution(s) add another layer of complexity. In Ontario’s case, independent analyses continue to show that nuclear power is our province’s best option for delivering low-carbon, affordable, reliable electricity while generating high-value jobs and economic wealth. Recently, the International Energy Agency concluded that nuclear power generation capacity will need to double by 2050 for the world to meet the international 2°C (3.6°F) warming goal. Annually, Canada’s nuclear reactors help avoid about 90 million tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, about the same as taking 81 percent of Canada’s cars off the road. This contribution will decrease significantly in 2020 when the 3,200 MW Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is scheduled to cease operation. Any decrease in low- carbon nuclear generation translates into increased reliance on high-carbon natural gas generation. In contrast, an analysis by Strategic Policy Economics (Strapolec) underscores the GHG reductions that can be achieved by refurbishing Ontario’s nuclear reactors and building new reactors at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington site. These investments would reduce incremental GHG emissions after 2023 by 108 million tonnes, which represents 80 percent less emissions than continuing to build intermittent wind generation backed up by natural gas. Opponents like to characterize nuclear power as an expensive source of electricity generation. Expert analyses show this to be incorrect from a number of perspectives. According to the Ontario Energy Board, the cost of electricity production in 2014 ranged from: 4.8 cents/kWh for hydroelectric, the cheapest; followed by nuclear at 6.0 cents/kWh; 12 cents for wind; 12.6 for bioenergy; 13.4 cents for natural gas (most sold at peak rates); and, solar at 48.9 cents/kWh. While upfront costs can be high for the refurbishment or building of new nuclear reactors, expenditures can be spread out over decades of operation. This ensures price stability,sustaining a competitive advantage for our businesses and industries. The likelihood of some form of carbon pricing further enhances nuclear’s advantage.A 2014 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report indicated that nuclear power compares favourably with renewable energy sources and is well ahead of fossil fuels on a carbon emissions/ kWh basis. For example, natural gas emits 29 times as much carbon as nuclear power. Ontario’s nuclear reactor fleet has been our province’s electricity workhorse, safely and reliably providing 24/7 baseload electricity for more than 45 years. In the last seven years, nuclear power has met more than half of Ontario’s electricity demand, reaching a high of 62 percent last year. Several economic studies show that additional investments in the province’s nuclear fleet and industry will help sustain and grow Canada’s $6 billion-per-year nuclear industry, most of which is located in Ontario. Ontario’s nuclear industry supports more than 160 supply chain companies, 60,000 direct and indirect jobs and hundreds of millions per year in Research and Development at our province’s universities and colleges. The earlier referenced Strapolec analysis also demonstrated that refurbishing Ontario’s reactors and building two new ones would result in a $60 billion net incremental benefit, including $27 billion in savings to electricity ratepayers and $29 billion in direct investments in our province. The latter would mean 100,000 more person years of good paying employment opportunities, with many of these positions being in the advanced manufacturing sector. Ontario’s nuclear advantage also promises a bright future of innovation: powering zero-emission electric vehicles; low-carbon electricity exports to our fossil fuel dependent neighbours; more advances in nuclear medicine and materials sciences; and world- leading technology and service exports. By Don MacKinnon President Power Workers’ Union From the men and women who help keep the lights on. nuclear –ontario’slow-Carbon,affordable,reliable,Job Creatingelectricityworkhorse For more than 45 years,Ontario’s nuclear fleet has safely provided electricity for our homes and businesses. Last year low-carbon nuclear power supplied 62%of our electricity,making it the largest contributor to reducing Ontario’s GHG emissions. It’s the second least expensive source,next to waterpower,and is the best way to generate 24/7 baseload electricity year after year. Today,Ontario hosts a nuclear industry that supports: • Tens of thousands of high-value jobs •Hundreds of millions in R&D at our universities and colleges •More than 160 nuclear supply chain companies in Ontario • Advances in nuclear medicine and materials sciences,and • World-leading technology and service exports. Refurbishing Ontario’s nuclear fleet,and building new reactors as electricity demand grows,are the best ways to sustain and grow these benefits in the future. For more information please go to: www.pwu.ca Nucle ar Pow er Off er sOntario The Most Benefi ts 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 • Ma r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 24 P What’s On Mike Ruta Entertainment Editor / mruta@durhamregion.com / 905-215-0505 Pickering’s Alex Thorne vying for ‘kids’ Oscar’ in LA Local youths cross the pond DURHAM -- Durham’s Young Singers are on the Emerald Isle. The choral group, made up of 40 sing- ers from across the region, are on a 10-day performing tour that begins March 14. So, yes, they will be in Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day. “A highlight will be participating in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Limerick,” states a press release. “Eight performance stops include Galway, where they will perform with the Athenry School of Music, Cork, in concert and in a Master Class at the Cork School of Music, as well as a noon-hour concert at the fabled St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.” The young people will be doing some sightseeing, with planned stops at the Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Castle and the Conne- mara region. You can hear the Singers on May 23 when they perform their Spring Concert at Forest Brook Community Church in Ajax. For more information about Young Singers, visit www.youngsingers.ca. See some art DURHAM -- You don’t have to visit an art gallery to see art in west Durham. PineRidge Arts Council’s Art in Public Places program means you can see paint- ings and other art at several stops. In March and April, Ontario Power Gen- eration, Pickering nuclear employees are showing their work at the OPG Informa- tion Centre, 1675 Montgomery Park Rd., Pickering. It’s open to the public Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and there is no admission charge. Also in March and April, see artist Sha- ron Steinhaus’s work at Debbie’s Boutique Cafe. It’s at 94 Harwood Ave. S., across the street from Ajax Town Hall. Durham Youth Orchestra holds concerto contest DURHAM -- A local orchestra has extend- ed the deadline for entries for its concerto contest and moved the competition date ahead a week. The Durham Youth Orchestra is holding its sixth annual Concerto Competition for music students on May 9. The winner receives a $100 prize and the chance to perform as a soloist with the DYO in a concert during its 2015/16 sea- son. That opportunity has almost arrived for the 2014 winner, soprano Chantal Grybas, who grew up in Whitby and will sing with the DYO in Oshawa on May 9. Candidates must submit a completed application form and cheque for $30 made payable to the ‘Durham Youth Orchestra’ by April 24: John Beaton, Music Director/ Dur- ham Youth Orchestra/ 168 Gladstone Ave./ Oshawa, Ont./ L1J 4E7 Young actor in Los Angeles for Young Artist Awards Mike Ruta mruta@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Alex Thorne is walking his second red carpet in four months tomor- row and hopes to pick up a trophy at what he and others call “the Oscars for kids.” The 13-year-old Pickering boy is in Cali- fornia on a trip many would envy, with a week in Los Angeles and then stops at the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam. And Alex won’t just be a spectator at the 36th annual Young Artist Awards: he’s one of the nominees for his work on the TVO and Nickelodeon hit PAW Patrol. He’s the voice of Zuma and is nominated for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role -- Young Actor. Late last year, in the same category, he won a Joey Award at a ceremony in Van- couver recognizing talented young Cana- dians. “It’s about this squad of six puppies and their owner, Ryder, and they go around and help people who need help,” Alex says of the show. Starting its third sea- son, each of the pups has a spe- cialty and Zu ma’s is water rescue. He loves the water and has a multi- purpose vehi- cle that can be a hovercraft or a submarine. Alex was at the ceremony in Van- couver, suited up, to pick up his award. “To be honest, I wasn’t expecting to win but I was happy I did,” he says. Alex has been on PAW Patrol from the beginning and the producers must have liked what they saw -- and heard -- right away when he auditioned. Others seeking the role were returning for call-backs, but not Alex. So when he hadn’t heard any- thing for a while, he assumed he was no longer in the running for the part. But the fact was, he wasn’t asked to return because he already had a role. As much as Alex likes playing Zuma, he absolutely loves his new role on a new ani- mated show, PJ Masks, which debuts late this year or early next year, where he plays the villain Romeo. “He’s evil, very narcissistic,” Alex says with relish. “Every time he goes into a new scheme he feels he’s always going to win, even though he always loses. He’s really cocky.” Young superheroes, the characters go to school like other kids but, at night, they slip into their magic pyjamas and face off against villains. Alex has done other work not involving voice overs, including television commer- cials, but says he prefers being the voice that gives life to a character. “You kind of go into this little booth and they give you the lines,” he says. “And you get to be as loud and scary as you want,” his manager mom, Maureen Thorne, adds. She says Alex is so busy they had to hire an assistant, and he’s stopped doing auditions because he has all the work he can handle. When he’s doing voice-overs, Alex spends half a day a week on the job. He got into the biz by hosting his own web series, The Alex Project, where he interviewed everybody from a video game designer to Santa Claus. “Everything,” he responds when asked what he likes about acting. Asked if there are unique challenges doing voice-overs, Alex says he’s already concerned about growing older. “I’m starting to get worried,” he says. “My voice is going to start changing, obviously there’s that problem to think of.” ‘He’s evil, very narcissistic. Every time he goes into a new scheme he feels he’s always going to win, even though he always loses. He’s really cocky.’ Alex Thorne on Romeo, the villainous character he’ll play on a new show, PJ Masks‘ PICKERING -- Pickering actor Alex Thorne, 13, with the Joey Award he won last year and a plush toy of Zuma, the character he plays on PAW Patrol. 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 • Ma r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 25 PSports Brad Kelly Sports Editor / bkelly@durhamregion.com / 905-215-0465 Durham West Jr. Lightning looking for another upset Face top-ranked Oakville in next round of PWHL playoffs Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- The Durham West Jr. Lightning have pulled off one upset and are in search of a bigger one in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League playoffs. Seeded ninth, the Lightning rolled through the eighth-place Ottawa Lady Sens, sweeping the best-of-five series in three straight games. After home-ice wins of 1-0 and 4-0, the Lightning closed out the series in Ottawa on Friday, March 6 with a 3-1 vic- tory. If needed, games four and five would have also been in Ottawa, something head coach Jeremy Murphy was glad to avoid. “We wanted to go in there and do every- thing we could to finish that up on Friday night,” he said. “You have a team up against the ropes and you don’t want to give them any life. It was nice to finish it out on the first opportunity.” Goaltender Rebecca Clark finally surren- dered a goal in the series after posting back- to-back shutouts in games one and two. Ottawa scored just a minute into the game, but it would be the only shot of 62 to get past Clark in the series. Dakota Waites tied it with a power-play goal before the period was over, and Natalie Wozney put the Light- ning ahead 2-1 after two. An empty-net goal by Charlea Pedersen with 1:16 left to play ended the series. The series win pits the Lightning against the league’s best team, the Oakville Hor- nets, who finished first in the regular season with a record of 31-3-4-0, 21 points better than the 19-12-6-1 record of the Lightning. Both regular-season games were close, with Oakville coming out ahead 2-1 and 3-0. “They are a very good team,” Mur- phy acknowledged. “Offensively they are dynamic, a good power play. We’re going to have to be disciplined, stay out of the penalty box and really commit to a strong, defence-first type game.” Regardless of which goalie gets the start, Clark or Tera Hofmann, both have ties to the Oakville area, having played there pre- viously. “We have full confidence in both goalten- ders. I think the added kick with Oakville is that both have been previously in the Oakville system. They both have added incentive to play well in this series,” noted Murphy. The series opens in Oakville on Friday, March 13, with Game 2 at the Ajax Com- munity Centre on Sunday, March 15 at 2:30. Games three through five are March 20-22. The winner of the series will advance to the Final Four in Stoney Creek from March 27-29. AJAX -- Durham West Lightning’s Dakota Waites and Ottawa’s Leah Scott battled for the puck in Game 2 of Provincial Women’s Hockey League playoff action at the Ajax Community Centre. The Lightning swept the series in three straight games. Jason Liebregts / Metroland Hayles top scorer in bronze medal victory OSHAWA -- It wasn’t the first medal of choice, but the bronze won by the Durham College men’s basketball team ended an 18-year drought and avenged an earlier loss at the OCAA championship tournament in Oshawa. Hosting the provincial championship at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Cen- tre, the Lords defeated the St. Lawrence Vikings 66-51 on Sunday, March 8 to win the bronze medal in front of their home fans. It was Durham’s first medal in OCAA men’s basketball since winning gold in 1997, and also avenged a 69-65 loss to the Vikings on the opening night of the tourna- ment. In his final game as a Lord, fifth-year for- ward Eric Smith of Ajax was named Dur- ham’s player of the game with 16 points and five rebounds. Rookie Aaron Hayles of Pickering led Durham with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Darian Rowe added 13 points and seven boards. OCAA East first team all-star Ajahmo Clarke of Ajax had six points, seven assists and 13 rebounds, while Oshawa’s Dylan Pelissero had 13 points and seven rebounds and earned a tournament all-star nod. After having thoughts of a championship dashed by in the first game, the Lords ral- lied to reach the bronze-medal game with wins of 82-74 over Seneca and 77-66 over Fanshawe.AARON HAYLES Hockey Devin Shore signed to entry level pro contract by Dallas DALLAS, TEXAS -- Devin Shore is moving up to the next level. Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill announced on Tuesday, March 10 that the NHL club has signed the Ajax resident to a three- year entry-level contract. Shore, 20, completed his junior sea- son at the University of Maine, collecting 35 points on 14 goals and 21 assists in 39 games. In 112 career collegiate games, he put up 34-70-104 point totals. Following his sophomore season in 2013-14, he was named a second team all-American and to the Hockey East first team. This season, as a junior, he served as the team’s cap- tain. “Devin has tremendous hockey sense and he is ready to continue his develop- ment at the professional level,” said Nill on the Stars website. “Red Gendron and his staff at the University of Maine did an excellent job of preparing Devin and giving him the tools to make this transition.” Shore, who played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League with the Whitby Fury, was selected by Dallas in the second round, 61st overall, in the 2012 NHL draft. Hockey Generals close to passing most points in a season OSHAWA -- The Oshawa Generals are doing some amazing things this Ontario Hockey League season, but it won’t mean much unless it’s followed up with playoff success. Most remarkably, considering the long and proud tradition of the franchise, the Generals are on the verge of obliterating the record of 101 points in a season, set by the 1986-87 team and matched by the current club on Sunday, March 8 with six games still left to play. They are also in a fierce battle with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds for first place overall, currently trailing by a point but with a game in hand. The Generals spent last weekend on the road and returned home with four rela- tively easy points, blanking the Plymouth Whalers 3-0 on Saturday, March 7 and doubling the Windsor Spitfires 6-3 the next day. The weekend featured the return of Ken Appleby and Michael Dal Colle from bouts with the flu, which has hit the team hard the past couple of weeks. 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Cherished husband of Liz Verstraeten. Loving father of Aaron, Lindsay, Clyde Jr., and Ty and grandfather of Emily and Jayden. Clyde will be sadly missed by his loving parents David and Loretta Drover, his sister Michelle (Jake Loosdrecht) and brother David (Heather), his extended family, friends, and his fire family at Ajax Fire and Emergency Services. Visitation will be held at McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax, 905-428-8488 on Thursday, March 12, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A celebration of Clyde's life will be held at Pickering Pentecostal Church "The Gathering Place", 1920 Bayly St. Pickering, on Friday, March 13, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Interment to follow at Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. 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Consumers can elect to take an additional 10,000 km allowance in lieu of the lease credit. Offer based on new 2015 Rio LX MT (RO541F) with a selling price of $15,614 ¤. Excludes HST. Soul SX Luxury shown ‡ Cash purchase price $27,195 HWY / CITY 100KM : 7.8L/9.9L $17 3ΩLEASE FROM MONTHLY WITH $0 DOWN AT 0.9%APR FOR 60 MONTHS ¤ Offer includes delivery, destination and fees. Offer based on new Soul 1.6L LX MT (SO551F) with a selling price of $18,694 ¤. Excludes HST. Forte SX AT shown ‡ Cash purchase price $26,814 Offer includes delivery, destination, fees and an $800 lease credit*. Consumers can elect to take an additional 10,000 km allowanceinlieuoftheleasecredit.Offerbasedonnew2015ForteLXMT(FO541F)withasellingpriceof$17,514¤.ExcludesHST. LX MT HWY / CITY 100KM : 6.1L/8.8L $0 0 %$15 9Ω LEASE FROM MONTHLY WITH DOWN AT APR FOR 60 MONTHS ¤ 2015 $50 0 COMPETITIVE BONUS** + $37 WEEKLY Ω That’s like paying only ,994 n 0 i08,5d $ns aee, fnoitanitse, dyreviles dedulcnr ieffO tiderh csac w T X Ao Ltnero5 S10w 2en nd oesar beff. O 497,82f $e ocirg pnilleh a sti) wFB57R(S ∞.TSs Hedulcx. 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