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Home My WebLink AboutNA2015_03_25PICKERINGNews Adver tiser / durhamregion.com / @newsdurhamWED., MARCH 25, 2015 / A publication of A LOOK AT THE AMALGAMATION OF FIRE SERVICES IN DURHAM REGION By Kristen Calis and Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Should fire service become a Regional responsibility? That’s the debate heating up as pol- iticians are considering whether the delivery of fire services should be uploaded to Durham Region from municipalities. In last fall’s municipal elections, Regional Chairman Roger Anderson made studying the option of Regional fire services one of his cam- paign planks. During the Region of Durham bud- get discussions, regional politicians debated and decided not to spend $75,000 on a study to look at amalgam- ating the services. Municipalities will now decide if they want to move on with a study. The money will remain in the budget until municipalities let the Region know what their positions are. Mr. Anderson said including the $75,000 in the budget “is giving staff the right to do some internal investiga- tions.” Ajax Mayor Steve Parish wanted the budget changed so that before the fire amalgamation study could begin, the local municipalities would be allowed to comment. Each council will now decide whether they support a study. “I was really disappointed that regional council didn’t support the study going forward,” said Pickering Ward 2 Regional Councillor Bill McLean. He felt in the Region’s large budget, it didn’t make sense to worry about $75,000 on a study to see if there’s a potential savings of hundreds of thou- sands plus a possible improvement to the service level. “How are we going to make an informed decision without all the facts, without the study?” he asked. “I think there are lots of positives but I’d like to see the negatives.” In the early 2000s, the provincial gov- ernment pushed through the amalga- mation of Lindsay and 15 surrounding communities in the City of Kawartha Lakes. See BURNING Page 10 P.5 AJAX APARTMENT FIRE P.12 GREAT LAKES, PART 3 P.26 MARTIAL ARTIST BRONZED The issue of amalgamating fire services in Durham Region is brewing, as municipalities decide if they want a study conducted on the subject. It promises to be a contentious matter if the study is undertaken. Pickering firefighters were at the scene of a serious blaze at an historical Whitevale building in April 2011. 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Over our 30 years in Durham Region, Ontario Hyundai has supported many causes and charities. The establishment of these Scholarships is a meaningful way for us to give back to the community. We believe that education is our children’s passport to the future. There will be 10 new Ontario Hyundai Scholarships awarded this year to graduating Grade 12 students. The awards will be $1,000 per student per year and are renewable for up to 4 years. There will be a maximum of 40 students in the program [10 students in each of the 4 years]. Do you know a student who would be a worthy applicant? Please refer them to our web site.Deadline for Applicants is March 31st, 2015. 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! Durham police hold Gowns For Girls, offering free prom dresses Prom dresses will be available at Ajax’s J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate April 30 Chris Hall chall@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Girls across Durham will have a chance to dress their best this spring prom season with the return of the Gowns For Girls. Spearheaded by Constable Joylene Mac- Neil, a youth officer in Oshawa, the effort will give girls who need a little extra help a chance to be outfitted from head to toe for free ahead of their prom. “With the cost of the dress and makeup and hair and shoes, that puts a lot of strain and pressure on families, especially fami- lies that don’t make a lot of money. Some- times, instead, the kids just opt out of going to their prom,” said Const. MacNeil. On top of clothing costs, some proms charge $90 for a ticket, she added. The Durham police constable became aware last April that some students were struggling to make it to their prom, which sparked her Gowns For Girls effort. Call- ing on friends and colleagues to take a look through their closets for unused and unwanted items, Const. MacNeil secured about 400 dresses and, as a result, helped outfit 75 girls for their proms. Also involved were a handful of businesses, such as hair- dressers, who helped make the students’ prom memorable. “It kind of snowballed into this huge event but it shows that there’s a huge need and people really benefit from something like this,” she said. The 2015 edition of Gowns For Girls already looks like it will be a similar suc- cess with free dresses, shoes and jewelry, plus giveaways for makeup and hairstyl- ing. Already, Const. MacNeil has secured about 500 dresses, including 100 from a store in Courtice that was closing its doors. She’s also received a donation of $10,000 in jewelry and the dresses will be profes- sionally cleaned by Flawless Dry Cleaning in Port Perry and Cadet Cleaners in Toron- to. The Durham force is also chipping in some funds, raised through the annual police appreciation dinner. “I’m completely overwhelmed by the generosity,” said Const. MacNeil. “Stuff you didn’t think people would do, they’re doing.” Girls from across Durham -- all high school girls in the region, as well as Grade 8 students in elementary schools -- who would like a little help this prom season will be welcome to take part in the effort. There will be two opportunities: April 23, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., at Oshawa Central Collegiate (155 Gibb St.) and on April 30, again from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., at J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate (1355 Harwood Ave. N.) in Ajax. Girls do not have to pre- register. There will be “personal shoppers” on hand, including Durham officers and other volunteers, who will assist the girls in finding the perfect outfit, added Const. MacNeil. “Everyone wants to help because in the end, it’s for the kids,” she said. “Everyone’s really on board with this.” For more information or to make a dona- tion, contact Const. MacNeil at jmacneil@ drps.ca or call 905-579-1520, extension 1748. Donations can also be dropped off at any Durham police divisional station. OSHAWA -- Durham Regional Police Constable Joylene MacNeil sorted through some gowns with help from some fellow officers at Oshawa Central Collegiate. She is co-ordinating her second annual Gowns for Girls event where girls can pick out a dress and other items for their prom free of charge. Ron Pietroniro / Metroland ONLINE THIS WEEK durhamregion.com @ Pressrun 54,400 / 52 pages / Optional 3-week delivery $6 / $1 newsstand /MOBILE durhamregion.com has launched a new and improved mobile website. CARRIER COLLECTION WEEK It’s Collection Week! payment with an optional Greet your newspaper carrier $600 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 2 5 , 2 0 1 5 4 P Plant slated to close in 2020 Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- What should happen with the Pickering nuclear station site after the facility closes? That’s what Ontario Power Generation has begun working on, as the company is plan- ning on pulling the plug on the Pickering station in 2020. In a project called ‘Repurposing Pickering’, OPG will be reaching out to the public for input on what should be done with the site. What will become of the site is a long way off, as nothing will be happening until about 2060. During a meeting of the nuclear station’s community advisory council on Tues- day, March 17, Dave Hardy, a consultant retained by OPG, said, “We’re shifting to defining a process rather than a static plan,” noting 2060 is “a long way out. It’s a little too early to be thinking of uses in 2060. “It’s not too early to start the conversa- tion,” he added. “Really, we now have to start thinking of uses around the plant.” That includes industrial and residential uses surrounding the facility. “That’s why land management is so important. It’s a process that allows us to make decisions and helps us work with our partners,” Mr. Hardy added. Suggestions so far include an energy museum, an energy park and even a con- cert hall. During the meeting, members of the council divided into small groups and were asked to come up with “two wild- card” ideas for what the site could be used for. Some of the suggestions included an education centre dedicated to marsh restoration, an RV park to service a pro- posed casino, a recreation of Camp X -- the camp on the border of Whitby and Oshawa where Allied spies were trained during the Second World War -- a launch for boat cruises and a botanical garden. Committee member Ralph Sutton thought rebuilding the plant would be a good idea, noting much of the infrastructure is already in place and OPG has existing licences with its regulators. Bill Houston’s group suggested, given OPG’s “impressive safety record,” a centre for excellence for safety could be developed. “It could build on the great reputation developed by OPG.” Jerry Keto, vice-president of nuclear decommissioning, said, “Everything is on the table here.” After the plant stops operating, fuel and water in the reactors has to be removed. Then the reactors will sit for about 15 years to allow radiation to decay. The nuclear reactor buildings couldn’t be dismantled until the mid-2040s, Mr. Keto added. “It’s OPG’s intention to hold onto the property for its uses. There’s no plans to sell,” he added. Mr. Keto said, “We have also reached out to our employees for input. We’re not only looking outside, but we’re looking inside as well.” The power lines coming from the plant “I don’t see those going anywhere anytime soon,” Mr. Keto said. “Hydro One would see them as useful.” A public open house is slated for April, but the details are still being worked out. 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RESERVE YOUR SPOT ONLINE TODAY AT EVENTSDEERCREEK.COM Top floors of Exeter Road building evacuated Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Residents of an Exeter Road apartment building have been allowed to return to their units following a mid- day fire on March 23. Ajax Fire and Emergency Services Dep- uty Fire Chief Michael Gamba added the Office of the Fire Marshal started its investigation at about 5 p.m. on Mon- day. It’s completed, but Ajax Fire hasn’t received the results as of Tuesday. Ajax personnel were part of the joint investigation, he said. “I believe the Durham Regional Police are also involved in the investigation,” he added. “The resident of the floor above (the unit where the fire started) has been allowed to go back into his apartment,” Deputy Chief Gamba said, adding the unit where the blaze occurred isn’t cur- rently habitable. A fire broke out in an apartment on the 16th floor just before noon and was con- tained to one unit. Two residents were rescued by Ajax firefighters shortly after crews arrived on the scene. Two residents were taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries, while another two were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation. Deputy Chief Gamba said units above the 14th floor in the 17-floor building were evacuated, while residents living on the 14th floor down were told to stay in their units. Two tenants in the unit where the blaze started were helped out by Ajax firefight- ers, while another two were found in the unit immediately above the apartment on fire, Deputy Chief Gamba said. While the blaze was contained to the one unit, there was heavy smoke damage to the unit above the fire. Aside from the unit with the fire, resi- dents have been allowed back into all other units if they want, Deputy Chief Gamba said. There was smoke damage on the floor of the fire, but the “building is livable,” he added. “The Town has come in to look at the integrity of the balcony. That part of the investigation is still going on,” he noted. A damage estimate isn’t available yet, he said, adding, “It’s too early in the investigation.” There were no injuries to any emergen- cy personnel. Dave Rancier was there Monday to pick up his mother Annette, 92, who lives on the 11th floor. “She said someone from the fire department told her to stay in her apart- ment,” Mr. Rancier said. “The elevator isn’t working and halls and stairs are full of smoke.” Jeff Morrison lives on the second floor and he was out on his balcony having a cigarette when the smoke alarms in the building went off. “I heard the alarms, got the ladies and the dog and left,” Mr. Morrison said. In his apartment at the time were his sister Jessica, friend Cindy and Lucy the dog. The elevators weren’t working, so they took the stairs down the one floor. Residents were offered the chance to keep warm at the St. Andrew’s Commu- nity Centre across the street from the building or at the Salvation Army facility at the corner of Exeter and Kings Cres- cent. Heather Lyons of the Ajax-Pickering Salvation Army said the church would “assist any way we can,” adding residents were offered a meal and were allowed to bring their dogs with them. Garry Hunter was out with walking his dog Penny when the fire broke out. He was heading towards the elevators when the superintendent stopped him. “He said ‘don’t do that. There’s a fire’, so I’ve been watching the fire.” Fire crews were trying to clear smoke from the top two floors. “The fire was contained to the apart- ment with the fire,” Deputy Chief Gamba said, adding crews were expect- ing to be on the scene for four or five more hours. newsdurhamnewsdurhamnewsdurham AJAX -- Ajax firefighters battled a blaze on the top two floors of an apartment build- ing at 42 Exeter Rd. on March 23. 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All content copyright Publication Sales Agreement #40052657 Editorial &&& Opinions Opinions Opinions 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 2 5 , 2 0 1 5 6 P 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 Efficiency matters in Pickering To the editor: Re: ‘TREE-mendously expensive’, news, Pickering News Advertiser, March 12, 2015. One million dollars on the tree budget is fine because the damage caused by the ice storm and/or emerald ash borer in affected neighbourhoods is terrible. I question, however, the method of removing said trees. In the early fall, our tree had only the branches and limbs removed. Stumps were cut down about a month ago in the midst of winter but because of all the snow buildup on our boule- vards from shovelling, we still have three to four feet of stump remaining, as do all our neighbors. Why not wait until the snow melts so that the entire stump can be removed in one shot? What does this extra step cost the tax- payer in the long run? Reminds me of the time I saw a City worker cutting the lawn and getting off his machine to move, not pick up, a piece of garbage so he could cut around it. It’s absolutely ludicrous, yet our taxes continue to rise to pay for these services. Jeff Hamilton Pickering Confronting climate change in Durham For most Durham residents, the shining waters of Lake Ontario to our south are as enduring as the sun, the moon and the stars. But the effects of climate change in the coming years could alter the waterscape immensely, and have far-reaching effects on the lives of Durham residents at home, in industry, and in their leisurely pursuits. The Great Lakes system, which accounts for 20 per cent of the world’s fresh water supply and has served as a vital means of shipping to Canada and the U.S. for cen- turies, remains vulnerable to the effects of climate change, so much so that govern- ment officials here at home commissioned a study in 2013 to identity what Durham will be like, climate-wise, between 2040 and 2049. Some of the predictions, from Durham’s study and others, provide a sobering pic- ture. Projections indicate that Durham Region will be much warmer, with less snow and more rain in winter, more frequent and more intense summer storms, and greater frequency of extreme weather events with high winds and heavy downpours. On a practical level, the costs associated in coping with the effects of climate change would be enormous. Shallower ports, such as in Oshawa, would require more frequent dredging. Aging infrastructure would be severely tested. Shoreline industries that use and return water with intake and out- flow pipes, such as the Darlington Nucle- ar Generating Station or a successor plant, could face serious issues. All told, the finan- cial burden associated with adapting to the effects of climate change -- let alone revers- ing it -- runs into the billions of dollars. Mark Fisher, president and CEO of the council of the Great Lakes Region, noted in our series that, “Durham is not immune from changes in this area because of these issues. When you look at power production at Darlington, that has effects on the whole province.” If, as so many claim, there is little that can be done immediately to reverse the impact of decades of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, then adapting to it is the best remaining option as a means for Durham to cope while the global scientific community works toward a more perma- nent solution. To that end, we commend the efforts of Durham officials to date in preparing for the changes that are expected, and those of the Council of the Great Lakes Region. But we must be clear: adapting to the impact of climate change is at best a short-term mea- sure. The answer lies in reversing the effects of a warming atmosphere. Our hockey journey comes to an end There are certain milestones in life shared by a father and his son or daughter. The first time they ride a bike, the first time they drive and a first dance at a wed- ding. In Canada, you can add first hockey tournament outside your hometown to that list. When my youngest son got into hock- ey I looked forward to those tournaments every year. The first time we went to a tour- nament on a bus I think I was more excited than he was. Ten years of tournaments flew by, and came to an end this past weekend when Mark played his final tournament at the Legends Centre in Oshawa. Even though we didn’t have far to drive from Clarington, I still looked at it as an away tourney. There was no sleeping over but we still had to drive together. Although, I will admit there is an advantage to him driving as he went to the first game, starting at 7:30 a.m. Sat- urday, himself. I may love hockey tourna- ments but that was a little too early for me. For the other three games, we got to talk about hockey. This year was a little different. For the first time he isn’t playing net, but he still loves the game. As a goalie he saw the whole ice so he wastes no time analyzing the game, telling me what went right and what went wrong. Legends was packed all weekend. The usual tournament suspects were there. Photos, knickknacks, and baseball caps were being sold. The parents who live and die through their kids on the ice were there, yelling at both the refs and the coaches. New at this tournament for me were the players’ girlfriends, who eagerly waited for their other half to come off the ice. The team didn’t fare too well, losing the C final but that didn’t really matter. It was the end of a hockey journey we had started together. -- Managing Editor Mike Johnston continues to claim he will one day skate well enough to play hockey. Mike Johnston Managing Editor Milestones Hitting the reset with one phone call Most of us, at some point in time, have been guilty of looking at another individ- ual, usually someone in a body that does not function quite like our own, or who is saddled in some way with a malady or challenge that, from our ‘able-bodied’ perspective, looks terribly unfair, and we feel bad for that person. We wonder, with the most well-inten- tioned hearts, why this happens. Why must anyone be locked in a body that does not move or have eyes that cannot see, ears that cannot hear, a nervous sys- tem that stubbornly thwarts a mouth and a brain from working together? What universal purpose or higher good could it possibly serve to have that child consigned to a wheelchair for a lifetime or that vivacious, glowing spirit masked by some grotesque deformity? I’m uncertain of what the answer to those questions might be. But I am cer- tain that those answers exist, that a pur- pose exists for everything and everyone on this planet in whatever shape or form we might inhabit. One of them, I know, is to teach me a les- son that I seem to need to re-learn over and over again as I am clearly in God’s remedial class. I had a phone call this morning from an ex-student of mine; one of those wonderful kids from a million years ago when I was a high school teach- er. Even at 16, when I first met him, Brent was an incandescent, unstoppable force. Now, as an adult, he is still burning with some relentless inner flame that I will readily admit I am envious of. He was calling to invite me to a charity golf tour- nament that he originated and has been running for a number of years. He’s raised thousands of dollars to help send children with disabilities to specialized Easter Seals summer camps. He’s an amazing guy. And he’s been in a wheelchair for as long as I’ve known him. Brent has cerebral palsy. After my phone call with Brent, I found his tournament website and watched a video interview of him explaining why he does what he does and why it’s important to him. There he sat, with his thinning, greying hair, his claw like, atrophied hands and his laboured, staccato speech pattern. Still, he looked like a king to me. He was magnificent. This guy is making a difference in peo- ple’s lives. In my life. A real, tangible dif- ference. The exquisite timing of Brent’s phone call could only be the work of the universe. I was in a bit of a slump. A painful, arthritic knee had been keeping me from doing a lot of the things I normally love to do. I had not been working as much as I’d like. I was feeling creatively stilted, wah, wah, wah. And then along came Brent, with his dam- nably brilliant flame. I have written about this kind of thing many times before and likely will again. It seems to be human nature, or, at the very least, my nature, that I need to have the reset button on my perspective hit over and over and over again in this life. Brent and others like him, a million angels facing a million different challeng- es with smiles on their faces and flames in their hearts, are, among many other things, catalysts for that. Mirrors to the rest of us. Looking glasses into the possible and reflections of the gifts we are already showered with. Thanks for the new eyes, Brent. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column 10 Things to do to prepare for retirement Let’s Talk Weigh in on topics of the day www.facebook.com/ newsdurham RAIL SAFETY: The mother of an Oshawa teen struck and killed at a rail crossing in 2012 is calling on CN and municipal officials to keep a focus on safety as opposed to cost at level crossings when a train is approaching. The issue sparked a lively discussion, including comments from the mother of Jacob Hicks, the teen who was killed in the trag- edy. 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 2 5 , 2 0 1 5 7 AP Shelley Skinkle-Auger: Yes this story is tragic. However, we can’t change all the laws because people decide to live their life distracted. Changing the world to support individuals who don’t want to pay attention for themselves is just a costly Band Aid. When I ponder the ‘big’ issues, these are the things I worry about: Russia leading us to world war. 20% Enter Laughing Neil Crone Actor, comic, writer The InBox Drowsy drivers... Spring officially arrived last Friday, just two weeks after Durham residents had to ‘spring forward’ and lost an hour of sleep. Consequently, CAA South Cen- tral Ontario (CAA SCO) is reminding motorists to watch for the warning signs of drowsy driving: • The inability to recall the last few kilome- tres driven. • Having disconnected or wandering thoughts. • Difficulty focusing or keeping your eyes open. • Feeling as though your head is very heavy. • Drifting out of your driving lane. • Yawning repeatedly. • Accidentally tailgating other vehicles. • Missing traffic signs. When faced with fatigue or drowsy driv- ing symptoms, CAA SCO urges drivers to find a safe place to pull over. To remain alert behind the wheel, CAA SCO suggests: • Get plenty of sleep the night before a long drive. • Drive at times when you are normally awake. • Schedule a break every two hours. • Travel with an alert passenger. • Avoid medications that cause drowsiness If the unexpected happens while behind the wheel, it is important to know what to do in an emergency situation. Source: CAA Poll Global economic collapse. 25% Terrorism, at home and abroad.. 43% What, me worry? 12% Don McDonald: Sorry for your loss but the fault lies with anybody who is walking through a railway crossing with bars down and flashers flashing and bells bellowing and does not look or remove the headphones. Common sense dictates not walking in any sort of traffic with loud head phones on while surfing on your cell phone. Janice Hicks: Don I am not sure who you are and I am sure you are not the only person that feels this way. But the point I am trying to make is that CN and other railway companies across Canada have over the years changed level crossings to over passes or they have installed gates across the roadways that never used to have them all in an attempt to make the crossings safer for drivers I just want them to do the same for pedestrians. I believe my son paid the ultimate price for being distracted I just do not want it to happen to any- one else’s child. Norma Thurston-Lewis: My heart goes out to this woman. I cannot imagine the devastation she is feel- ing. I only have one son (adult and married now) but the thought of losing him is heart wrenching! I think an automatic gate is what needs to be installed. Roy Wilson: So sorry for your loss! There are only 156 solutions to pre- vent this from occurring again and that is 156 under/over passes in Dur- ham Region. We know that is not going to hap- pen any time soon! 1 Establish your goals for your retirement. 2 Medical benefits. 3 Company car vs personal car. 4 Other employment benefits. 5 Major/minor house repairs. 6 Knowledge transition. 8 Have a personal financial plan prepared. 9 Practice financial discipline. 10 Enjoy life! Source: www.tridelta.ca 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 2 5 , 2 0 1 5 8 P Union says precarious, contract work a growing problem for Oshawa’s UOIT university staff Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Monika Korzun taught a course at UOIT last semester. She is teaching a course this semester. But that’s no guarantee she will have work when the term ends. “It’s very unpredictable,” she says. “I don’t know if I will be here for the summer. I don’t know if I will be here next year. It causes a lot of stress and anxiety.” Ms. Korzun is among thousands of con- tract faculty at Ontario universities who are raising the alarm about their precarious work situation. The Ontario Confederation of Universi- ty Faculty Associations recently launched a campaign to bring the “invisible issue” into the spotlight. The start of the We Teach Ontario cam- paign coincided with National Adjunct Walkout Day in the United States, where contract faculty left their classrooms to pro- test precarious work. Recent weeks have also seen 4,000 teach- ing assistants, contract faculty and gradu- ate assistants at York University and anoth- er 6,000 at the University of Toronto hit the picket lines, calling for more money and improved job security. “These are very difficult working con- ditions,” says Kate Lawson, president of OCUFA and an associate professor at the University of Waterloo. She says contract faculty are paid signifi- cantly less than full-time tenure and tenure- track professors. They typically have no ben- efits or pension and no job security -- many teach courses at more than one university to piece together full-time work. OCUFA estimates the number of Ontario university courses taught by precarious fac- ulty has jumped by 87 per cent since 2000, describing the trend as a “Band-Aid solu- tion” to underfunding from the Province. “Contract faculty are flexible,” Ms. Lawson explains. “There is no continuing duty to them as an employer, you can hire them one term and get rid of them the next.” Gary Genosko, president of UOIT Faculty Association, echoes those comments, saying people unfamiliar with the inner workings of universities are often surprised to learn how many instructors are contract workers. “They’re cheap labour, they’re disposable,” he says. For the 2014/2015 school year, UOIT has a total of 449 teaching staff. That includes 258 “full-time continuing” staff and 191 contract staff who represent 42.5 per cent of the total. Michael Dewson, special advisor to the provost at UOIT, says it’s important to note that only 25 to 30 per cent of courses are taught by contract instructors, which he says is a lower percentage than at many universi- ties. Asked how the number of contract staff at UOIT stacks up against other schools, Mr. Dewson says it’s “tough to compare. “The mix of different types of people who do the part-time teaching varies from school to school,” he says. “There has never been a really good solution to trying to track that data in a way that is comparable.” He says there are many reasons UOIT uses sessional faculty, but stresses it is not a cost- cutting measure. Examples include coverage for mater- nity leaves, research leaves and leaves of absence. Contract instructors may also be professionally employed in their field of expertise and looking to teach part-time with flexibility. “There are very few sessional lecturers who teach enough courses to have a full- time salary,” Mr. Dewson notes. At UOIT, a sessional instructor typically makes about $7,000 per course. Jeremy Baarbe, president of Public Ser- vice Alliance of Canada Local 555, which represents sessional faculty at UOIT, says the average contract instructor might make $28,000 a year -- if they’re lucky. “They’re being treated like McDonald’s workers by the university,” he says, noting full-time profs often make at least $60,000 plus benefits. “We’re hearing about people working 10-plus years without benefits, or any kind of job stability or security.” Marie Polgar-Matthews has been a ses- sional instructor at UOIT since 2013. This semester she is only teaching one course, because that’s all that was available. Last semester, she took on an “extreme” workload and taught four courses at once, because she was hesitant to turn down work. “The issue is stability,” she says. “Having to re-apply for your job every 17 weeks is ridic- ulous.” Sessional faculty say their unpredictable work situation makes it difficult to achieve basic life milestones like applying for a mortgage, buying a car or starting a family. Getting trapped in a cycle of contract work can also undermine dreams of one day becoming a full-time professor, because instructors spend too much time teaching and not enough time on research. There is also the impact on students. Sessional instructors often don’t have an office on campus and may be difficult to reach if they are driving from campus to campus to piece together work. They are also less likely to take on under- graduate students as research assistants and may not be available to provide students with letters of reference. “When someone is overworked, tired, stressed and worried about paying the bills, that affects their ability to teach,” Mr. Baarbe says. HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU Contract instructors says their precari- ous work situation is having a negative impact on local students. For exam- ple, contract staff members often don’t have an office on campus and may teach at more than one school, mak- ing them less accessible when students need help. They are also less likely to take on undergraduate research assis- tants and have less time to spend plan- ning their classes. Stress about unsta- ble work can also impact ability to teach. ‘Treated like McDonald’s workers’ DURHAM -- Marie Polgar-Matthews is one of many sessional instructors at UOIT who are concerned about the university’s increasing use of contract faculty. The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations has launched a province-wide campaign to raise awareness of this issue, saying contract staff struggle with low pay, lack of benefits and no guarantee of continued work. 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As time passes good leaders must iden- tify the need to look into the future. I can speak from experience when I say fire services in Durham are providing excel- lent service with the funding provided. As the former regional fire co-ordina- tor and former chair of the 911 board, I had the pleasure of working with the fire chiefs and deputy chiefs in all of the municipalities. Public sector leaders are asked to provide more service with fewer resources, and it is time to look at other ways to achieve our collective municipal goals. In addition to providing basic fire pro- tection and medical support, each chief is trying to provide their municipali- ties with specialized services. Although these services vary, the major ones are ice and water rescue, hazardous mate- rials response, trench rescue, and high angle rescue. Additionally, fire preven- tion programs, inspection practices and public safety programs all vary in deliv- ery. It is obvious there is not a department in the region that is capable of funding all of these specialized teams to provide the expertise needed to respond to every type of call to everyone in need. I have witnessed improved service in the region over the years -- the amal- gamation of EMS, Durham Transit, and Durham Police -- and I cannot under- stand why regional councillors would not agree to at least do a study of the issue. When I look at the service provided by Durham Regional Police, I wonder if the same service would be provided to your residents if each town/city still had their own police service. Would each municipality have access to a homicide team, bomb squad, diver- sity teams, youth programs, helicop- ters, drug teams? Our police services are leaders across Canada. Can any fire service in Durham accomplish this on their own? I don’t think so. The amalgamation may not result in significant savings. But, it might improve the overall level of service to the resi- dents. It might allow for greater pooling of resources and lower costs for capital expenditures. Regional council voted not to investigate. I call on Regional councillors to revis- it the issue -- vote to study the issue of amalgamating fire services. If these bold steps were not taken with other public services, we may not have the superior services of EMS, Durham Transit and Durham Police. Randy Wilson Former fire chief (retired), Ajax Fire and Emergency Services Amalgamating fire services 120 Centre St. S., Oshawa Let us help you decide which program works for you! RealtRaining foR Real jobs! looking for a job in a custodial, restaurant or office setting? train for these jobs while earning credits and certifications in our Pathway programs. eaRn UPto 3 CRedits in jUst 9Weeks! Want to increase your computer skills, upgrade your english or math, or enjoy an art class? We offer all these and more in our credit classes. eaRn CReditsWhileWoRking! 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Project Gilmore was launched in Jan- uary in response to scams that began with suspects obtaining cellphones with stolen identities, Durham police said. Members of Durham’s major fraud unit determined the phones were being shipped from Quebec to addresses in the GTA, including Pickering and Mis- sissauga. Suspects used fake ID to pick up the packages from Canada Post or UPS, police said. As the investigation continued, police uncovered evidence of more fraud, including money laundering, cheque fraud and possession of stolen credit card data. On Wednesday, March 11, police stopped suspects as they travelled in a vehicle on Warden Avenue in Toronto. Seized as proceeds of crime were the vehicle and property -- including elec- tronics, cellphones, high-end designer clothing and purses -- found during a search of a Toronto home. That search also revealed stolen iden- tity documents, cash and stolen credit card data, police said. Stephen Oruwari, 35, and 26-year-old Tsedey Whitfield, both of Scarborough, face a total of 58 fraud-related charges. ne w s d u r h a m ne w s d u r h a m ne w s d u r h a m Durham faces future challenges with extreme weather and falling Lake Ontario water levels BRAD ANDREWS bandrews@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Extreme weather. Powerful storms. A regional economy bleeding billions of dollars in losses. No one can say what the future will be as a certainty, but two recently completed reports look at how trends in the environment could a ect Durham’s communities and the Great Lakes system they sit upon. As part of its Community Climate Adaptation Plan, the Region of Durham commissioned a study in 2013 to look into the type of climate Durham could have between 2040 and 2049. Producing data for all eight municipalities across the region, the study anticipates a future climate that is warmer, wetter and wilder than our current weather. Unlike previous climate mitigation work done by the Region, the adaptation study doesn’t look at steps to prevent climate change, but what it would mean for Durham at large. “We could do a wonderful job at reducing emissions but see no noticeable di erence in the climate we’re going to be subjected to,” said Brian Kelly, the Region’s manager of sustainability. “The emissions that we have put into the atmosphere in the last 50 and 100 years have created inevitable climate change and we need to prepare for that.” The results show Durham becoming considerably warmer, with less snow and more rain in winter, more frequent and intense summer rainfalls and more extreme weather events with high winds and heavy downpours. “If people stopped and thought about it, they’d be shocked by the average temperature increase that we’ve identi ed, approximately four degrees Celsius,” said Mr. Kelly, adding there’s a real di erence between daily weather and long-term climate trends. “A four-, eight- or 20-degree spread in daily temperatures we’re used to,” he said. “We’re not used to seeing a four-degree yearly increase in overall temperature, that’s quite dramatic.” The report suggests a period of extremes, ranging from more powerful storms to increasingly warm winters. Mr. Kelly said to imagine the hottest heat wave of the last decade and add seven degrees to it, to understand what we’ll be experiencing in the future. Those are scenarios the report gives local governments the opportunity to prepare for. “We need to know where the climate puck is going and we need to skate to that point,” said Mr. Kelly. As temperatures increase, evaporation and less winter ice means lower water levels in the Great Lakes, and that in turn leads to more concerns. A recent Mowat Centre study conducted for the Council of the Great Lakes Region examined the economic impact on the Great Lakes region if lake levels remained at the low end of their historic range through 2030 and 2050. According to the report, the costs of long-term low lake levels across the Great Lakes region could reach more than $18 billion in US dollars by 2050. “The costs are staggering,” said Mark Fisher, president and CEO of the Council of the Great Lakes Region. He noted those are present-day dollar gures. “You’d have to add two or three times to estimate the accumulated value they would be in 2050.” Last summer, Mr. Fisher was one of the Canadian experts who presented at a Chicago conference hosted by the Metcalf Institute, addressing climate change and the impacts on the Great Lakes, attended by a Metroland Media Group, Durham Region Division reporter. At the conference, experts from the scienti c community, environmental groups and local government o ered insight into the e ects of climate change and how governments can prepare. Durham’s place in the Great Lakes region means it is part of an economy which, if it was a country, would be the fourth largest in the world. The Great Lakes Basin is home to 90 per cent of Ontario’s population and accounts for 40 per of Canada’s economic activity. Mr. Fisher’s study estimates impacts upwards of $2.9 billion by 2030 to hydroelectic power generation, with the vast majority of the impact being felt by facilities on or between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Estimated economic impact on waterfront properties could reach $976 million and commercial shipping and harbors $1.92 billion. Due to Lake Ontario water levels being regulated via the Moses- Saunders dam on the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall, it does not see the uctuations that the other lakes do and thus would be spared most of the worst e ects. “That di erence doesn’t mean we won’t see e ects on shipping, property values or other uses, just not as severe,” said Mr. Fisher of Lake Ontario communities. “The impact from low water levels would a ect Durham’s environment, businesses, and energy sectors, those are big issues. The costs across the province could be brought down locally.” Great Lakes economy could lose billions, as Durham faces huge swell of rain water in next four decades The Great Lakes contain roughly one fifth of the world’s fresh surface water and their combined shoreline is equal to almost half the Earth’s circumference. Supporting 40 million people, eight of Canada’s 20 largest cities the Great Lakes Basin is home to 90 per cent of Ontario’s population and 40 per cent of Canada’s economic activity. With water levels dropping in the Great Lakes and climate change plus induced extreme weather events increasing, this series will look at the past, present and possible future of the Great Lakes and the challenges and experiences of the communities along them. This is part 3, looking at the future. Cl i m ate Cha n g e Part3Part3 a n d the Great L a k e s - Mr. Fisher pointed to local ports and how decreasing lake levels could lead to dredging of harbors like the Port of Oshawa. More importantly, he said there could be infrastructure concerns in regards to industries with out ow or intake pipes that operate along the lakefront. He speci cally referenced the Darlington nuclear power plant, which provides about 20 per cent of Ontario’s electricity needs. “Durham is not immune from changes in this area because of these issues,” said Mr. Fisher. “When you look at power production at Darlington that has e ects on the whole province. “There’s an impact in terms of production, there’s an impact that could be felt locally.” Bringing the potential impacts of climate change down to the local level is important to Daniel Henstra, associate professor in the political science department at the University of Waterloo. According to Mr. Henstra, climate change is a global phenomena that will a ect every corner of the planet, though the impacts will vary from one location to another. Mr. Henstra authored ‘Climate Change, Extreme Weather and Canadian Cities: Analyzing Urban Adaptation Policy’, which investigates the commitment and capacity of cities to adapt to extreme weather associated with climate change. “Any sort of weather phenomena like that can be expected to get more serious with the changing climate,” said Mr. Fisher. “The types of the extremes that communities either at the lakefront or inland or anywhere are used to, well they’re going to see more of them and they’re going to be more powerful. “There is full agreement that one of the impacts of climate change is going to be more frequent and extreme weather events.” Relying on historical weather patterns may no longer be a guide to what government can expect when managing infrastructure. “There’s no doubt that climate adaptation is something all levels of government will have to focus their attention and resources on,” said Mr. Henstra. “Each level of government, federal, provincial and local, they all have authority and the tools and resources they can use to contribute to the adaptation agenda.” Increasingly, local governments, including Toronto and Windsor, are studying and developing policies of adaptation. Mr. Henstra supports that, arguing those governments are the ones who will deal with the e ects of climate change rst. “Really it’s at the local level where they see the direct impacts of climate change and then can match out a more instrumental course of action to deal with those impacts,” he said. Planning for those changes ahead of time is important, for local level resources are heavily constrained and municipalities often have very limited sources of revenue. “Climate change has to compete with all sorts of other important issues,” said Mr. Fisher. “The impacts of which are felt on a day-to-day basis, whereas the most serious impacts of climate change won’t be felt to 2050 or a 100 years from now.” Durham’s climate report will become a tool for designing adapation policies, says Mr. Kelly. The Region’s next step is to look into how vulnerable Durham’s infrastructure is to climate changes. Whitby was used as a sample site for climate projections. While one-day extreme snowfall amounts were projected to be less than recent winters have seen, data showed extreme rainfall rising from a maximum one-day amount of 79 millimetres to 117 millimetres in 2040-2049. The number of days with the potential for violent storms rose from 29 to 42 in future projections. The potential risk for urban ooding was ranked as high. Yet climate changes will not be felt in identical ways across the region. Mr. Kelly said the data shows the northern townships will endure more extreme heat waves, while the lakeshore municipalities will face extreme cold spells. “We’re going to have warmer temperatures particularly in the north and impacts to our agriculture,” he said. “There’ll be some pluses from climate change to our agriculture. There’ll be a longer growing season.” It is the minuses that worry Mr. Kelly, such as the possibility warmer winters will mean agricultural pests that are normally killed by cold temperatures could survive and increase in numbers. Other concerns include ooding and erosion, with the spectre of increased winter rain falling on frozen elds posing problems of its own. “That to me spells winter ooding,” said Mr. Kelly. Flooding is one possibility the Region and municipalities will have to be ready to handle if the scenarios are proven accurate. Should the Great Lakes return to a period of low water levels, Durham could be facing infrastructure challenges and costs while the economy takes a hit from the ripple e ects. During the Metcalf conference in Chicago, Karen Sands, manager of sustainability for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, outlined how her department prepared its response to climate change. Operating under the framework they would face more frequent and erce storms and increased precipitation, they sought to embrace a mix of policies aimed at mitigation and adaptation. Her department invested in green projects to hold rain waterand investigated infrastructure design issues, particularly in regards to pipes and drainage systems. As to how Durham Region governments will take the next step and meet the challenge, Mr. Kelly o ers a short answer. “Stay tuned,” he said. CHANGES TO DURHAM REGION’S CLIMATE IN 2040 TO 2049 Climate Parameter • About 16 per cent more snow and rainfall overall. • 50-per cent increase in the one-day maximum rainfall. • 40-per cent decrease in the one-day maximum snowfall. • 100-per cent increase in the number of days of rain greater than 25 mm. • 217 per cent more rain and 61 per cent less snow in February. • 53-per cent increase in potential for tornados. • 5.8-degree increase in average winter temperature. • 2.8-degree increase in average summer temperature. Source - Region of Durham: Progress Report – Community Climate Adaptation Plan Mark Fisher is the president and CEO of the Council of the Great Lakes Region. His group is trying to bring awareness to the potential cost of low-water levels throughout the Great Lakes. 0 25 50 75 100 125 ExtremePercipitaiton Extreme Rainfall Extreme Snowfall (millimeters) Max in one day -40 -20 0 20 40 Extreme HeatAdverage Max Daily Extreme HeatExtreme Heat Min.Extreme ColdAverage min. 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Powerful storms. A regional economy bleeding billions of dollars in losses. No one can say what the future will be as a certainty, but two recently completed reports look at how trends in the environment could a ect Durham’s communities and the Great Lakes system they sit upon. As part of its Community Climate Adaptation Plan, the Region of Durham commissioned a study in 2013 to look into the type of climate Durham could have between 2040 and 2049. Producing data for all eight municipalities across the region, the study anticipates a future climate that is warmer, wetter and wilder than our current weather. Unlike previous climate mitigation work done by the Region, the adaptation study doesn’t look at steps to prevent climate change, but what it would mean for Durham at large. “We could do a wonderful job at reducing emissions but see no noticeable di erence in the climate we’re going to be subjected to,” said Brian Kelly, the Region’s manager of sustainability. “The emissions that we have put into the atmosphere in the last 50 and 100 years have created inevitable climate change and we need to prepare for that.” The results show Durham becoming considerably warmer, with less snow and more rain in winter, more frequent and intense summer rainfalls and more extreme weather events with high winds and heavy downpours. “If people stopped and thought about it, they’d be shocked by the average temperature increase that we’ve identi ed, approximately four degrees Celsius,” said Mr. Kelly, adding there’s a real di erence between daily weather and long-term climate trends. “A four-, eight- or 20-degree spread in daily temperatures we’re used to,” he said. “We’re not used to seeing a four-degree yearly increase in overall temperature, that’s quite dramatic.” The report suggests a period of extremes, ranging from more powerful storms to increasingly warm winters. Mr. Kelly said to imagine the hottest heat wave of the last decade and add seven degrees to it, to understand what we’ll be experiencing in the future. Those are scenarios the report gives local governments the opportunity to prepare for. “We need to know where the climate puck is going and we need to skate to that point,” said Mr. Kelly. As temperatures increase, evaporation and less winter ice means lower water levels in the Great Lakes, and that in turn leads to more concerns. A recent Mowat Centre study conducted for the Council of the Great Lakes Region examined the economic impact on the Great Lakes region if lake levels remained at the low end of their historic range through 2030 and 2050. According to the report, the costs of long-term low lake levels across the Great Lakes region could reach more than $18 billion in US dollars by 2050. “The costs are staggering,” said Mark Fisher, president and CEO of the Council of the Great Lakes Region. He noted those are present-day dollar gures. “You’d have to add two or three times to estimate the accumulated value they would be in 2050.” Last summer, Mr. Fisher was one of the Canadian experts who presented at a Chicago conference hosted by the Metcalf Institute, addressing climate change and the impacts on the Great Lakes, attended by a Metroland Media Group, Durham Region Division reporter. At the conference, experts from the scienti c community, environmental groups and local government o ered insight into the e ects of climate change and how governments can prepare. Durham’s place in the Great Lakes region means it is part of an economy which, if it was a country, would be the fourth largest in the world. The Great Lakes Basin is home to 90 per cent of Ontario’s population and accounts for 40 per of Canada’s economic activity. Mr. Fisher’s study estimates impacts upwards of $2.9 billion by 2030 to hydroelectic power generation, with the vast majority of the impact being felt by facilities on or between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Estimated economic impact on waterfront properties could reach $976 million and commercial shipping and harbors $1.92 billion. Due to Lake Ontario water levels being regulated via the Moses- Saunders dam on the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall, it does not see the uctuations that the other lakes do and thus would be spared most of the worst e ects. “That di erence doesn’t mean we won’t see e ects on shipping, property values or other uses, just not as severe,” said Mr. Fisher of Lake Ontario communities. “The impact from low water levels would a ect Durham’s environment, businesses, and energy sectors, those are big issues. The costs across the province could be brought down locally.” Great Lakes economy could lose billions, as Durham faces huge swell of rain water in next four decades The Great Lakes contain roughly one fifth of the world’s fresh surface water and their combined shoreline is equal to almost half the Earth’s circumference. Supporting 40 million people, eight of Canada’s 20 largest cities the Great Lakes Basin is home to 90 per cent of Ontario’s population and 40 per cent of Canada’s economic activity. With water levels dropping in the Great Lakes and climate change plus induced extreme weather events increasing, this series will look at the past, present and possible future of the Great Lakes and the challenges and experiences of the communities along them. This is part 3, looking at the future. Climate Change Part3Part3 and the Great Lakes - Mr. Fisher pointed to local ports and how decreasing lake levels could lead to dredging of harbors like the Port of Oshawa. More importantly, he said there could be infrastructure concerns in regards to industries with out ow or intake pipes that operate along the lakefront. He speci cally referenced the Darlington nuclear power plant, which provides about 20 per cent of Ontario’s electricity needs. “Durham is not immune from changes in this area because of these issues,” said Mr. Fisher. “When you look at power production at Darlington that has e ects on the whole province. “There’s an impact in terms of production, there’s an impact that could be felt locally.” Bringing the potential impacts of climate change down to the local level is important to Daniel Henstra, associate professor in the political science department at the University of Waterloo. According to Mr. Henstra, climate change is a global phenomena that will a ect every corner of the planet, though the impacts will vary from one location to another. Mr. Henstra authored ‘Climate Change, Extreme Weather and Canadian Cities: Analyzing Urban Adaptation Policy’, which investigates the commitment and capacity of cities to adapt to extreme weather associated with climate change. “Any sort of weather phenomena like that can be expected to get more serious with the changing climate,” said Mr. Fisher. “The types of the extremes that communities either at the lakefront or inland or anywhere are used to, well they’re going to see more of them and they’re going to be more powerful. “There is full agreement that one of the impacts of climate change is going to be more frequent and extreme weather events.” Relying on historical weather patterns may no longer be a guide to what government can expect when managing infrastructure. “There’s no doubt that climate adaptation is something all levels of government will have to focus their attention and resources on,” said Mr. Henstra. “Each level of government, federal, provincial and local, they all have authority and the tools and resources they can use to contribute to the adaptation agenda.” Increasingly, local governments, including Toronto and Windsor, are studying and developing policies of adaptation. Mr. Henstra supports that, arguing those governments are the ones who will deal with the e ects of climate change rst. “Really it’s at the local level where they see the direct impacts of climate change and then can match out a more instrumental course of action to deal with those impacts,” he said. Planning for those changes ahead of time is important, for local level resources are heavily constrained and municipalities often have very limited sources of revenue. “Climate change has to compete with all sorts of other important issues,” said Mr. Fisher. “The impacts of which are felt on a day-to-day basis, whereas the most serious impacts of climate change won’t be felt to 2050 or a 100 years from now.” Durham’s climate report will become a tool for designing adapation policies, says Mr. Kelly. The Region’s next step is to look into how vulnerable Durham’s infrastructure is to climate changes. Whitby was used as a sample site for climate projections. While one-day extreme snowfall amounts were projected to be less than recent winters have seen, data showed extreme rainfall rising from a maximum one-day amount of 79 millimetres to 117 millimetres in 2040-2049. The number of days with the potential for violent storms rose from 29 to 42 in future projections. The potential risk for urban ooding was ranked as high. Yet climate changes will not be felt in identical ways across the region. Mr. Kelly said the data shows the northern townships will endure more extreme heat waves, while the lakeshore municipalities will face extreme cold spells. “We’re going to have warmer temperatures particularly in the north and impacts to our agriculture,” he said. “There’ll be some pluses from climate change to our agriculture. There’ll be a longer growing season.” It is the minuses that worry Mr. Kelly, such as the possibility warmer winters will mean agricultural pests that are normally killed by cold temperatures could survive and increase in numbers. Other concerns include ooding and erosion, with the spectre of increased winter rain falling on frozen elds posing problems of its own. “That to me spells winter ooding,” said Mr. Kelly. Flooding is one possibility the Region and municipalities will have to be ready to handle if the scenarios are proven accurate. Should the Great Lakes return to a period of low water levels, Durham could be facing infrastructure challenges and costs while the economy takes a hit from the ripple e ects. During the Metcalf conference in Chicago, Karen Sands, manager of sustainability for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, outlined how her department prepared its response to climate change. Operating under the framework they would face more frequent and erce storms and increased precipitation, they sought to embrace a mix of policies aimed at mitigation and adaptation. Her department invested in green projects to hold rain waterand investigated infrastructure design issues, particularly in regards to pipes and drainage systems. As to how Durham Region governments will take the next step and meet the challenge, Mr. Kelly o ers a short answer. “Stay tuned,” he said. CHANGES TO DURHAM REGION’S CLIMATE IN 2040 TO 2049 Climate Parameter • About 16 per cent more snow and rainfall overall. • 50-per cent increase in the one-day maximum rainfall. • 40-per cent decrease in the one-day maximum snowfall. • 100-per cent increase in the number of days of rain greater than 25 mm. • 217 per cent more rain and 61 per cent less snow in February. • 53-per cent increase in potential for tornados. • 5.8-degree increase in average winter temperature. • 2.8-degree increase in average summer temperature. Source - Region of Durham: Progress Report – Community Climate Adaptation Plan Mark Fisher is the president and CEO of the Council of the Great Lakes Region. His group is trying to bring awareness to the potential cost of low-water levels throughout the Great Lakes. 0 25 50 75 100 125 ExtremePercipitaiton Extreme Rainfall Extreme Snowfall (millimeters) Max in one day -40 -20 0 20 40 Extreme HeatAdverage Max Daily Extreme HeatExtreme Heat Min.Extreme ColdAverage min. Daily Extreme ColdExtreme Min.Wind ChillExtreme Daily ºC 0 10 20 30 40 50 Potential for Violent Storms Days with high lightning potential/year 2000-2009 2040-2049 0 10 20 30 40 50 Potential for Violent Storms Days with high lightning potential/year 0 10 20 30 40 50 Potential for Violent Storms Days with high lightning potential/year Mr. Fisher pointed to local ports and how decreasing lake levels could lead to dredging of harbors like the Port of Oshawa. More importantly, he said there could be infrastructure concerns in regards to industries with out ow Durham’s climate report will become a tool for designing adapation policies, says Mr. Kelly. The Region’s next step is to look into how vulnerable Durham’s infrastructure is to climate changes. 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PICKERING $534,898 New scholarship named for late Durham MP Jim Flaherty Program will support academic exchange between Canada and Ireland DURHAM -- A new scholarship program- named in honour of the late Jim Flaherty will help support academic exchange between Canada and Ireland. The James M. Flaherty Scholarship pro- gram was announced March 13 after a meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson and Ireland’s minister for foreign affairs and trade, Charles Flana- gan, who is visiting Canada as part of Ire- land’s Saint Patrick’s Day global outreach initiative. The scholarship was developed by the Irish and Canadian governments in part- nership with the Ireland Canada Univer- sity Foundation. “The Irish have a long and rich histo- ry in Canada dating back centuries. With over 4.5 million Canadians claiming Irish heritage, the Irish community makes up an important part of Canadian society,” Mr. Nicholson said. “The establishment of this scholarship will contribute to greater collaboration between Canada and Ire- land while also supporting current and future leaders in their academic pursuits.” The new scholarship is named for Mr. Flaherty in honour of the “considerable work” he did to support Canada’s rela- tions with Ireland. Mr. Flaherty served as MP of Whitby- Oshawa and Canada’s finance minister from 2006 to 2014. He died of a sudden heart attack last April at age 64. The longtime Whitby resident also served the community for 10 years as MPP representing the former Whitby-Ajax riding from 1995 to 2005. DURHAM -- The late Jim Flaherty, the longtime MP for Whitby-Oshawa rid- ing, will be honoured with a scholarship that will support academic exchange between Canada and Ireland. The scholarship was announced earlier this month. 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We knew we wouldn’t get the phone back.” Durham Regional Police confirm the phone hasn’t been recovered. “I’m really happy with the police and all the effort they put into this. There’s a lot more seri- ous things going on than a boy’s cellphone. The public was great. They provided infor- mation to the roller rink,” Mr. Ringuette said. The incident began when Alexander and two friends were at the Coachlite Roller Gar- dens, on King Street in Oshawa, on Friday, Sept. 12. Just before 11 p.m., Mr. Ringuette arrived to pick up the youths and drive them home. While on the way home, Alexander realized his phone was missing. The family contacted the rink owner, who supplied them with surveillance video from the night. In the video, Alexander and friend were seen sitting on a bench at 10:54 p.m. His friend lifts the phone out of Alexander’s pocket after seeing it flash and lays it on the bench. Alexander returns his rollerblades and the boys gather their belongings and leave, for- getting the phone. A woman in what appears to be a pink and black shirt, wearing a black hat skates past the phone, glancing over at it. In the next four minutes, the woman is seen skating back and forth multiple times in the vicinity of where the phone was resting on the bench. At 10:58 p.m. the woman is seen walk- ing past the phone another time, glancing down. At 10:59 p.m. a girl sits down on the bench and the woman stops nearby, reach- ing into her pocket and proceeds to look around, checking under tables as if she has lost something. The girl notices and points to the phone; the woman then walks over and picks it up. The woman and her friend collect their belongings and leave. By 10:59 p.m. another video camera at the rink’s exit door shows Alexander running in to retrieve his phone, followed by his two friends. His friend Eric is seen dialing Alex- ander’s cellphone number. The woman appears on camera on her way out and continues to hurry out of the building. Shortly afterward, Mr. Ringuette enters the build- ing and leaves contact infor- mation with the employee at the snack bar. In September, Mr. Ringuette said, “The whole thing just upsets me. My son is just devastated. He saved up his allowance to pay for half of the phone. He has had it for two years. Alex has always been responsible with this stuff.” Darlene Kelly, 54, of Kingston Road in Pickering was charged in early March with theft under $5,000 and possession of prop- erty obtained by crime. Durham Regional Police spokesman Dave Selby said numerous tips were received from the public due to the media coverage, includ- ing the posting of the video at www.durham- region.com. -- with files from Leeanna McLean Rehabilitation project Whites Road bridge in Pickering to close for five nights PICKERING -- The Region of Durham’s works department is advising residents and businesses that the Whites Road bridge in Pickering will be closed overnight for five nights during construction. It will be closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. for five nights beginning Sunday, March 29. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule. The bridge spans from the Hwy. 401 eastbound off-ramp south to Bayly Street. Detour routes will be posted. The closure will accommodate under- structure strengthening and bearing replacements as part of an ongoing bridge rehabilitation project. The Region says it intends to complete the work as quickly and efficiently as pos- sible. Drivers are asked to exercise caution for the safety of the construction workers. For more information visit www.dur- ham.ca/cdeap . 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(NCESI) and applies to any new 2015 Micra/Versa Note/Sentra/Altima/Juke/Rogue/Pathfinder models (each, an “Eligible Model”) leased and registered through Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc., on approved credit, between March 3 – March 31, 2015 from an authorized Nissan retailer in Canada. Eligible only on leases through NCF with subvented rates. Offer recipient will be entitled to receive a maximum of six (6) service visits (each, a “Service Visit”) for the Eligible Vehicle – where each Service Visit consists of one (1) oil change (using conventional 5W30 motor oil) and one (1) tire rotation service (each, an “Eligible Service”). All Eligible Services will be conducted in strict accordance with the Oil Change and Tire Rotation Plan outline in the Agreement Booklet for the Eligible Vehicle. 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See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details.©1998-2015 Nissan Canada Inc.and Nissan FinancialServices Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc. AJAX NISSAN 500 BAYLY STREET WEST,AJAX TEL: (905) 686-0555 Follow us on Twitter@ newsdurham Friends from Durham win big lotto bucks Ajax woman wins on 6/49 Encore DURHAM -- It seems Durham Region residents have had their fair share of good luck this month. Three friends from Oshawa and Whitby won $2.5 million in the March 4 Lotto 6/49 draw. Winners John Meikle and Augusto Sbarzella of Whitby, and Augusto Eiras of Oshawa have played the lottery for over two and a half years. The group of friends split the $5-million jackpot with another winning ticket sold in Ayr, Ontario. “Our ticket had three selections. Each one of us chose our own line of numbers,” says Mr. Eiras while at the OLG Prize Cen- tre in Toronto where the group claimed the prize. “John’s selection was the win- ner.” Mr. Eiras called Mr. Meikle and asked to meet him. “I didn’t know what was going on. I thought something was wrong,” said Mr. Meikle. “That’s when I shared the good news and John jumped on me. We were so shocked,” says Mr. Eiras. “We decided to go back to the store to validate the ticket.” The two friends went to Mr. Sbarzella’s home to surprise him. “They showed me the validation slip. I was frozen. I couldn’t believe it,” says Mr. Sbarzella. How will the trio spend their earnings? The plan is to pay off debt and retire. The winning ticket was purchased at 99 Mini Mart on Brock Street in Whitby. In Ajax, Glenora Williamson is celebrat- ing after discovering she won $100,000 with the March 7 Lotto 6/49 Encore. This winning ticket was purchased at Petro Canada on Salem Road in Ajax. 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Student Works Painting Sun King Blinds TC Landscaping Thru The Looking Glass TMC Restoration Todd’s Sheds Toronto Piano Group Toronto Star TruGreen Canada Upright Door Service World Financial Group Yellow & Green Construction Grp. You’re Home Windows & Doors 2015 Ajax Home Show Exhibitor List ~ ARTIsANs ALLEY ~ highlighting the works of local artists. Silent Auction to benefit Habitat for Humanity 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 2 5 , 2 0 1 5 26 P Sports Brad Kelly Sports Editor / bkelly@durhamregion.com / 905-215-0465 Pickering resident a six-time provincial champion in jiu jitsu Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Rarely do you win gold one year and then bronze the next, but still be happy with your performance. Jalen Kato certainly was, despite not repeating as a champion at the Junior Pan Am Games for jiu jitsu that were held in California. Last year he topped the podium in his weight class with a gold, but this time around, took bronze in the 159-pound category. While going from first to third, on paper at least, would seem like a step back, it wasn’t for Kato. “It was definitely a tougher field,” said the Pickering resident of the calibre of competition he faced this year compared to last. “There were people from Japan, Brazil, all over the place. Last year there were fewer people in my division.” The Grade 9 student at Pickering High School trains out of MMA World in Scar- borough, and has spent some sessions with notables like former UFC welter- weight champion Carlos Newton. In addition to jiu jitsu, the 14 year old also trains in judo and wrestling in his pursuit of becoming a well-rounded martial art- ist. His success can be measured by his titles, a six-time provincial champion in jiu jitsu, and two-time Ontario champion in judo. “You can be good at both, but you can only be great at one,” he says of focusing more on jiu jitsu of late. “To do both of them is hard in combat sports. You have to have a different mindset.” Like most people his age who join mixed martial arts, it was watching his first fight that intrigued him enough to start training. “What originally drew me to it was when I watched my first UFC fight. I got hooked. I said, ‘I want to do this’. I want to do it because I love the sport. That’s the reason I got into it because I love the sport,” he says. While he’s been training in judo since the age of six, and jiu jitsu since eight, it’s wrestling that he aspires to reach the highest level, hoping to represent Cana- da on the mat at the Olympics one day. “Hopefully I can get there,” he says. Kato has been training with Team Impact for the past four years, and just started competing last year. At the OFSAA high school provincial championships that were held in Windsor recently, he was eliminated after three matches. PICKERING -- Jalen Kato won a bronze medal in jiu jitsu at the Junior Pan Am Games in California. He won gold last year. The Grade 9 student at Pickering High School is a six-time provincial champion. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland Mixed martial arts is a passion for Jalen Kato Comeback falls just short for Jr. Lightning Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- It would have been hard to expect anything more from the Durham West. Jr. Lightning in their playoff series with the Oakville Hornets. Except, of course, winning. The Lightning came ever so close to pulling off a major upset in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League quarter-finals, but ultimately fell one game short in their best-of- five, losing 4-2 in the fifth and deciding game on Sunday, March 22. The Lightning pushed Oakville, the first-place team this season, to the limit after fighting back from a 2-0 series deficit with a pair of 2-1 wins to open the weekend, the first in overtime and the sec- ond in a shootout. Those two wins on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 took their toll on head coach Jeremy Murphy’s team. The Lightning led 2-1 heading into the third period of Game 5, but gave up three over the final 20 min- utes, with the final goal of the 4-2 loss com- ing into an empty net. “We started to show some signs of fatigue and some mental fatigue,” said Mur- phy. “We played well, but you have to give Oakville credit. They were the No. 1 seed. We put them up against the ropes and they kept coming.” The Lightning came into the series ranked ninth, sweeping eighth seed Ottawa in the opening round of playoffs. In Oakville for the third game facing elimination, the Lightning got an overtime goal on the power play from Dakota Waites to extend the series in a 2-1 win. The follow- ing day on home ice at the Ajax Community Centre, the teams headed to overtime tied 1-1 after Waites scored with just 1:45 to go in the game. A scoreless overtime was fol- lowed by a shootout, with Charlea Pedersen scoring in the seventh round to finally end it and even the series at two games apiece. Murphy felt that the momentum in the series started to shift in the third period of Game 2, carried over into practice and resulted in a pair of wins to force a deciding game. “After that the girls got some confidence,” said Murphy of changing the series around. “We made some adjustments and were able to limit their high percentage chances. “I think the thing that changed the most was that the girls started to believe in them- selves that they could get it done. They raised their level of compete and it showed.” The Lightning will be at the provincial championship tournament in Mississauga from April 9-12. 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 2 5 , 2 0 1 5 27 AP Schedule Game 1: Friday, March 27 at Oshawa GM Centre, 7:30 p.m. Game 2: Sunday, March 29 at Oshawa GM Centre, 7 p.m. Game 3: Tuesday, March 31 at Peter- borough Memorial Centre, 7:05 p.m. Game 4: Thursday, April 2 at Peterbor- ough Memorial Centre, 7:05 p.m. x-Game 5: Friday, April 3 at Oshawa GM Centre 7:35 p.m. x-Game 6: Sunday, April 5 at Peterbor- ough Memorial Centre, 7:05 p.m. x-Game 7: Tuesday, April 7 at Oshawa GM Centre, 7:05 p.m. (x-if necessary) Records Generals: 51-11-2-4, 108 points, 1st Eastern Conference; 29-3-1-1 at home; 22-8-1-3 on road Petes: 26-36-1-5, 58 points, 8th Eastern Conference; 17-15-0-2 at home; 9-21-1-3 on road Special Teams Generals: 25.0 per cent power play (4th); 85.7 per cent penalty kill (1st) Petes: 17.6 per cent power play (15th); 77.0 per cent penalty kill (15th) Head-to-Head Generals 6-1-1-0, 35 goals scored Petes 2-6-0-0, 16 goals scored Coaches Generals: D.J. Smith Petes: Jody Hull Top Scorers Generals: Michael Dal Colle 42-51-93, +32, 56 GP Cole Cassels 30-51-81, +34, 54 GP Tobias Lindberg 32-46-78, +33, 67 GP Michael McCarron 28-40-68, +25, 56 GP Matt Mistele 37-27-64, +8, 60 GP M. Vande Sompel 12-51-63, +31, 58 GP Petes: Michael Clarke 23-32-55, -9, 58 GP Josh MacDonald 29-23-52, -7, 63 GP Eric Cornel 14-38-52, -24, 66 GP Nathan Pancel 22-21-43, -24, 64 GP Greg Betzold 24-18-42, -10, 49 GP Hunter Garlent 19-21-40, -17, 52 GP Starting Goalies Generals: Ken Appleby 38-7-0-4, 2.08 GAA, .924 save % Petes: Matthew Mancina 19-17-0-1, 3.48 GAA, .900 save % series by the numbersGenerals eye long playoff march OSHAWA -- Goalie Ken Appleby set Oshawa Generals’ franchise records with 38 wins and a goals-against average of 2.08 during the 2014-15 Ontario Hockey League season. Brian McNair bmcnair@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- The Oshawa Generals accom- plished more during this regular season than any other in the long and storied his- tory of the franchise, but it won’t amount to a hill of beans unless it’s followed up with an equally successful playoff run. The first leg of that run begins Friday, March 27 at the General Motors Centre, where the Generals will host the Peterbor- ough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League Eastern Conference quarter-finals -- and be looking to continue a remarkable string of dominance over their longtime rivals. On paper, it looks like it will be relative- ly easy: the Generals finished 50 points ahead of the Petes in the standings, took 13 of a possible 16 points in head-to-head play, swept the Petes in the second round of last year’s playoffs, and have utterly dominated for a good five years now. But the games are not played on paper, as they say, and there will be no looking past the Petes, the Generals agree. “No, I don’t think so,” coach D.J. Smith said when asked if he was worried his team would be over-confident in the opening round. “We’re not a cocky group. We’ve worked for everything we’ve ever had … We grind, we cycle, we hit you and we’re going to take every game period by period and hopefully beat these guys, but they have some really good players as well.” “They’re a great team,” added goalie Ken Appleby. “They have great skill and they’re fast. They’ve beaten us a couple of times this year. We can’t take any team lightly. We have to show up to every game and treat them all like it’s Game 7 of the finals.” Smith and Appleby were key to the suc- cess of the team this season, one which saw the Generals set the franchise record with 108 points, besting the 1986-87 squad by seven. Smith’s three-year stint with the Gen- erals has been stellar, including OHL coach-of-the-year nod last season, and on Monday he was announced as an assis- tant coach for Canada’s 2016 world junior team. But, while thrilled with that, his focus is squarely on the here and now. “We had a great regular season, and that’s great, but we’re going to be judged on the playoffs,” Smith said Sunday, after a short-staffed Generals squad finished the season with a 3-1 win over the Belleville Bulls. “Certainly anything but a finals appearance will be a disappointment for me.” Smith admitted that he didn’t quite push his team as hard at the end of this season, compared to the previous two, which ultimately may have cost them first place overall, but will hopefully leave the legs a little fresher for the playoffs. He knows the road to the Memorial Cup will be a long and hard one and will likely go through some tough teams in the east before they even hook up with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, should the Soo follow up winning the Hamilton Spectator Trophy by reaching the final. “I’ve really laid off the gas, probably for a month now, and just let these guys kind of play, but it’s time to up the intensity,” said Smith, whose team’s winning percentage was .847 leading up to the trade deadline and .734 after settling in with the new- comers. “I just felt that we were nicked up, we were tired,” he added. “I feel I could have pushed them hard if I wanted to the last couple of weeks, but I just didn’t think that our guys were ready to be pushed yet.” Among the players who should be fresh- er as a result will be Appleby, who, in part due to illness, started only six of the final 12 games. The 19-year-old North Bay native was stellar in his first season as the go-to guy, shattering the franchise record with a goals-against average of 2.08, tops in the league, and also setting a new benchmark for wins by a General goalie with 38. “In a sense, I guess I surprised myself, but in another way I always knew I had it in me to do good things, so I just tried to come into this year and do the best I could,” said Appleby, admittedly proud of the records, but more eager for playoff success. “We’ve got a good group of guys and they’ve done great things for me this year, so I’m going to try to do whatever I can to make this a long playoff run.” Photo by 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 2 5 , 2 0 1 5 28 AP When: Wed. 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Afton Aube c/o Brandon McBride Mason Bennett Johncox Professional Corporation 79 Baldwin Street Brooklin, Ontario L1M 1A4 (905) 620-4499 ext. 228 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the estate of Joan Ann Moore aka Joanne Moorelate of Pickering Ontario, who died on or about the 13th day of November, 2014, must be filed with the undersigned Estate Trustee on or before the 4th day of May, 2015; thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said estate having regard only to the claims then filed. DATED at Pickering Ontario this 18th day of March, 2015. Melanie A. 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Home and Oshawa Home: 9 pc. Art Deco Dining Room Suite; Love Seat; Chesterfield Set; Gibbard Secretary Desk; Display Cabinets; Antique Beds; Chests of Drawers; Cedar Chest; Pr. bar Stools; 5 pc. 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Beloved wife of Steven for 7 years. Loving daughter of Mary and the late Patrick. Cherished sister of Peter (Dianne), Mary Jane (John), James (Stacey) and Christine (Christopher). Will be missed by her many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Visitation was held at the OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King Street West (905-721-1234) on Tuesday, March 24th, from 2 - 4 & 7 - 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial was held at HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH (373 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa) on Wednesday, March 25th at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Share Life. Online condolence may be made at www.oshawafuneralhome.com. GRIFFIN, Edward (Ted) - Ted passed away suddenly at home on Monday March 23, 2015. Beloved husband for 43 years of the late Joan. Caring stepfather of Robert (Moira), Peter (Nina) and Michael (Bunny) Lockett. Grandfather of Kyle, Tracy, Andrea, Gary and great grandfather of Jackson. Ted received the honour of life time member of the Ajax Royal Canadian Legion Branch 322. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax, 905- 428-8488 on Friday March 27, 2015 from 7-9 p.m. and on Saturday March 28, 2015 from 2-3 p.m. with a Funeral Service to follow in the chapel at 3 pm. Donations to the Ajax Legion (Branch 322) Poppy Fund would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca STEED, Derek John - Passed away peacefully at his home in Ajax with his family by his side on Thursday March 19th, 2015 at the age of 71. Dearly loved husband of Sarah (Montgomery) for over 48 years. Much loved Dad of Michael and his wife Krista of Brooklin and Andrea of St. Catharines. Much loved Granddad of Austin, Alexandra, Liam and Julia. Survived by his sister Jess Flower (David) of England and his brother Alan Steed (Mark) of Elliot Lake. Dear brother-in- law of Margaret (Joe), Percy (Grace), Ruby (Bobby), Billy (Norma). Pre-deceased by Arthur, Annie, John, Agnes, and Mina. Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews and their families. Visitation at BARNES MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME 5295 Thickson Rd. N Whitby from 2:00 p.m. Saturday March 28th until time of Celebration of Life Service in the Barnes Chapel at 3:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Lakeridge Health Foundation (Durham Regional Cancer Center) would be appreciated by the family. Messages of condolence may be forwarded to www.barnesmemorialfuneralhome.com Always remembered by family and friends in Northern Ireland and Jersey. WEIR, Fred: - Passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on March 19th, 2015 in his 81st year. Loving husband to Carol for 58 years. Precious father to Fred (Cindy), Cathy (John), Joy (Luke), Judy (Len) and Tom. Proud grampa to many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 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Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland Migrant workers rally AJAX -- Beixi Liu joined the workers and advocacy group Justice for Migrant Workers for a rally in front of the constituency office of Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Ajax-Pickering MP Chris Alexander to demand that the government scrap plans to deport tens of thousands of temporary foreign workers beginning on April 1. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland New hairdos at Connect Women event AJAX -- Sara Ozolins styled Karen French’s hair during the Connect Women event at the Ajax Convention Centre recently. The event sought to give women an opportu- nity to connect and engage with colleagues and learn from key speakers. 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