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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2015_04_16PICKERINGNews Adver tiser durhamregion.com APRIL 16, 2015 The City of Pickering is launching a new program that offi- cials are hoping will curb the litter that’s turning up on the city’s streets and sideroads. Called Heart Your City, Pickering is asking its residents to pledge to never litter or illegally dump garbage and to encourage others to live the same way. On this particular Saturday, City workers Mike Vance (above) and Curtis Armstrong collected illegally dumped items along the roadside on Concession 3. IF YOU LOVE PICKERING... 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To encourage more women to take up aviation, Minacs North America Inc. donated a $2,000 scholarship to a woman in Oshawa who was present at the Girls Take Flight event held at the Oshawa air- port recently. Finalists will be contacted soon, and the young women will go up in an air- plane with a flight instructor for about half an hour to help determine their abili- ties before a winner is chosen to receive the scholarship to Durham Flight Centre. The training facility was named the most female-pilot-friendly training centre in April 2015. “If a man can do it, a woman can do it,” said Lesley Page, a pilot based out of Oshawa. “Women right now are under-repre- sented in aviation. With the looming pilot shortage it could be argued that with a bigger pool to choose from, then we’ll have a better quality of pilots overall.” Women of Aviation Worldwide week was celebrated across North America March 2 to 8, encouraging more women to try avi- ation as a career and shine a spotlight on those already in the industry. The Oshawa airport saw many female visitors March 7 and 8 go up in a small aircraft for the first time with a volunteer pilot. “We estimated at one point during the presentation portion of the program that there were about 400 people in the han- gar,” said Ms. Page. “One hundred and fif- ty-five of them went for flights.” She said there were 12 pilots volunteer- ing their time and their airplanes during the event in Oshawa. “This is our second time doing an event as part of the Women of Aviation World- wide week in Oshawa. Last year we took 138 women and girls for flights.” Ms. Page received her pilot’s licence on May 2, 2007, two years after experienc- ing her first flight in a small aircraft with her husband at the controls. She was 55, and quit her job in senior management, where she worked 60 to 70 hours a week, to become a pilot. At first the idea was to get a recreational licence, but Ms. Page quickly realized she wanted to do it all and went for her full pilot’s licence. “Flying an airplane really is like flying a car. It doesn’t take extra physical strength, and women are exactly the same as men in every other aspect,” she said. “So even if a lot of women aren’t as strong as a lot of men, that’s irrelevant for aviation.” Ms. Page created a blog titled Courage to Soar, where she documented her expe- riences leading up to becoming a pilot, with her last post in November 2013. About 133 female pilots were active in Canada between 2009 and 2011 accord- ing to the latest census data, and the total number of jobs in the industry was just more than 2,000. That number is even smaller for women working as aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors, sitting just below five per cent, and women make up about 27 per cent of air traffic control- lers. 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 • Ap r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 2 P CONSUMER FEATUREOld Bottles Found In Pickering If you like history and old bottles then why not dropinonthe Four Season’s Bottle CollectorsClub Show and Sale at the Pickering Recreation Centre on Sunday,April 19 and treat yourself to 65 tables full of antique bottles and other collectibles.This is the 22 year that the club has hosted an antique bottle show and sale. Considered to be the largest show of its kind in Canada it is a great way to get exposed to the hobby and perhaps pick up a few treasures for your curio cabinet. If you have an old bottle and want information about it,someone at the show will be able to assist.This year the event is being held at the Pickering Recreation Centre from 10 a.m.to 2:30 p.m.at 1867 Valley Fa rm Rd.Admis- sion is still $5 and you might even get lucky and win some free “show bucks”just for showing up. For more information contact Show Chair,George Miller at 905-427-7297. The Four Season’s Bottle Collectors Club was founded in 1983 as a forum for collectors to share the excitement ofbottle collecting.Members col- lect a wide range of glass containers from milk,to pop to medicine bottles as well as stoneware,old advertising and the list goes on.Members meet monthly to share their enthusiasm for the hobby. 22nd Annual To rontoBottle&Antique ShowandSale Sunday,April19th ,2015 10 :00am – 2:30pm Admission still $5.00 Pickering Recreational Center 1867 Va lley Farm Rd. Pickering, ON L1V 3Y7 Info: George Miller 905-427-7297 Email: show_inquiry@canadianbottlecollectors.com Durham women flying the friendly skies DURHAM -- Female aviation activist Lesley Page prepared her airplane during a pre-flight check at the Oshawa Airport. The Durham Flight Centre was recently named the most female pilot-friendly training centre. DANIEL LUK / 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 • Ap r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 3 AP While supplies last. Product, prices and availability are subject to change. Hardwood FlooringCLEARANCE!CLEARANCE!CLEARANCE! This is our 12th Annual FAMOUS APRIL SALE! APRILSALE! April 16 th -20th (Thur - Mon) As flooring experts we care too much to sell anything but the SAFEST AND H IG HE ST QUALITY FLOORI NG 29 ¢ sqft 99¢ sqft 80+80+Varieties 1st Quality Laminate from Prefinished Solid Hardwood from $1.9 9sqft 300+300+Varieties In storeonly TOO MANY DEALS TO LIST! 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Detective Constables Paul Couvillon, Ed Downey and Keith Lindley put them- selves in harm’s way when they clam- bered onto a roof to come to the aid of the man in Clarington, Inspector Char- lie Green told members of the Durham Police Services Board Monday. “Their skill and experience resulted in the saving of a life that night,” Insp. Green said. The three officers, members of the Tac- tical Support Unit, responded to a report of a man threatening to hang himself on Jan. 19, 2013. They arrived to find the man had climbed more than 20 feet up a TV antenna tower with a scarf around his neck that was tied off to the tower. He informed the cops he intended to jump. The officers climbed a ladder onto the roof and tried to establish a rapport with the distraught man, Insp. Green said. They also took measures to secure the shaky tower to the house. Suddenly the man dropped from the tower and was hanging by the scarf. Offi- cers Couvillon and Lindley climbed up the tower to support the man and cut the scarf. Once the man was cut free, Det.-Const. Downey rigged a rescue bas- ket so he could be safely lowered to the ground. Officers from several other units, including tactical support, canine and the helicopter crew also played a role in the unfolding drama, Insp. Green said. A fourth tactical support officer, Det.- Const. Jamie Elliott, received a Governor General’s Commendation award for his role in the incident. “These officers represent the best in policing,” Insp. Green said. The officers were recognized during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa March 6, when they received their med- als from Governor General David John- ston. DURHAM -- Detective Constable Paul Couvillon, second from left, was one of three Durham police officers recognized at a recent police services board meeting after receiving a Medal of Bravery from the Governor General. Const. Couvillon, along with officers Keith Lindley and Ed Downey, intervened to save the life of a distraught Clarington man who had climbed an antenna tower in early 2013. With the offi- cer are Superintendent Greg Mills, left, Chief Paul Martin and board chair Roger Anderson. Submitted photo‘‘Their skills and experience resulted in the saving of a life that night.’ Durham Regional Police Inspector Charlie Green INDEX Editorial / 6 Entertainment / 25 Sports / 27 Classified / 28 Pressrun 54,400 / 40 pages / Optional 3-week delivery $6 / $1 newsstand /CONTEST We have eight great prizes to give away for some family entertainment here in Durham. Grand prize: VIP tickets for four to see ‘Frozen’ at LIVEact, May 2, 2015 (approx. value $160). Other prizes: Four sets of four tickets to see Splash ‘N’ Boots at the Regent Theatre, April 25 (approx. value $120). Three sets of four tickets to ‘Frozen’ at LIVEact, May 2 (approx. value $80). To enter go to ‘Contests’ on durhamregion. com. 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But Durham police Chief Paul Martin cautioned board members against read- ing too much into the stats, which reflect calls for service recorded during the first three months of 2015. Numbers “fluctuate radically from one quarter to the next,” the chief noted. “It’s a barometer to make sure we’re applying our resources to the proper areas,” Chief Martin said of the quarter- ly report. “We are going to pay attention to it as an organization, but it’s a little difficult to say the sky is falling until we approach the rest of the year.” Year to date stats contained in the April 13 report indicate that Durham cops have investigated 980 violent crimes, down from 1,017 during the first three months of 2014 and a significant drop from the same period in 2011, when 1,158 such incidents were investigated. A breakdown on the violent crime stats reveals that while street-level robberies were down 31 per cent (or 13 incidents) during the quarter, sexual assaults were up 47 per cent (29 cases). The number of reported assaults, at 432, is consistent with quarterly stats in 2014 but lower than the five-year average, while com- mercial robberies are up over 2014 but remain consistent with previous years. Property crime continues to be a lead- ing issue, with 2,494 incidents reported in the first three months of 2015 (2 per cent higher than in 2014), but still con- tinues to trend downward over the five- year period cited in the report. Identity theft, shoplifting, break and enters and thefts from vehicles were all on the rise during the period studied. Among other Criminal Code viola- tions, there was an increase of eight child pornography cases, a jump of 57 per cent over the first quarter last year, while prostitution charges were virtually nil -- 62 fewer than in the first quarter of 2014 -- the result of legislative changes, the report indicates. The weighted clearance rate during the first quarter of 2015 is reported at 43.9, the lowest of the past five years, the report notes. The statistic measures a service’s efficiency in clearing the most serious crimes, either through arrest or alternative avenues. DURHAM -- Although recent statistics reveal violent crime is on the decline in Durham Region, Durham Regional Police Chief Paul Martin reminded police board members that numbers ‘fluctuate radi- cally from one quarter to the next.’ Metroland file photo New summer program to help Durham entrepreneurs DURHAM -- Durham College is intro- ducing a new summer program to help local students, youth and alumni get their business ideas to market faster. The DC Summer Accelerator program runs from May to August and will offer a support team to help with advice and operational support, as well as access to office space, bookkeeping and special rates on professional services. 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All content copyright Publication Sales Agreement #40052657 Editorial &&& Opinions Opinions Opinions We never get tired of commending a wonderful community group whose sole aim is to make one of the most important facility’s in west Durham better -- and better and better. No, it isn’t the Pickering Recreation Complex or the library. It’s the Rouge Val- ley Ajax and Pickering hospital. When you consider that west Durham is getting larg- er and larger, and that many seniors and seniors-to-be call the area home, the hos- pitals’ preeminent place in the hearts and minds of Pickering and Ajax residents is not likely to change. By now you’ve guessed that the group is the Rouge Valley Health System Founda- tion. Every year for the past two decades this group has come through with cash for the hospital in a very big way: an average of more than $1 million per year. It’s an astonishing sum when you stop and think about it. These funds support large capi- tal projects and, most especially, the pur- chase of new medical equipment. Health care spending eats up most of the Province’s money and a lot of the leading edge medical equipment is out of reach for the hospital. That’s where the foun- dation steps in, ensuring that this equip- ment can be bought. It means the hospital is able to provide better care through bet- ter technology to its patients. The latest example of the foundation’s efforts is a case in point, a machine that allows for smaller incisions and shorter healing times. Thanks to the foundation, the hospital is buying two mini C-arm portable X-ray machines, one of which will be used at the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital. With the machine, plastic and orthopedic surgeons in the ambulatory care unit can see work in real time as they repair bones, muscles and tendons in hands and feet. Dr. Romas Stas, the associate chief of staff at Rouge Valley, says the hospital does have similar machines now. Howev- er they’re old and kind of clunky, not easy to move from place to place. As well, they require two people, a doctor and an X-ray technologist, while a doctor alone can use the new machine. The device has a roughly $100,000 price tag and Dr. Stas said proceeds from the foundation’s March 27 gala enabled it to order the machines. It’s no exaggeration to say that the foun- dation is the hospital’s health care part- ner, committed to ensuring the hospital can employ the best technology to treat its patients. The foundation’s efforts are appreciat- ed by all Pickering residents, who benefit from the important work it does. -- Pickering News Advertiser Rouge Valley foundation delivers in Pickering Oshawa libraries go to seed with good program I love reading, obviously, but I also have a fondness for gardening. And I know many other people who share those two interests. If you do, check out Oshawa Public Libraries’ program, Need a Seed, Leave a Seed which started this month. Basically, when you go the one of the branches to take out a book, magazine, DVD or do some research, you can help out a fellow gardener or get a bit of help yourself. If you’ve got extra seeds at home, you can leave them at the Need a Seed, Leave a Seed display at all branches through the end of June. Or if you want to try something new in your garden, and what gardener doesn’t, you can pick up some seeds. There’s no limit to the seeds you can take. And you don’t need to take a whole package -- take what you need and put them in provided envelopes. Then just leave your name and what type of seeds you took, so organizers know which seeds need to be replenished. All seeds being donated must be in sealed and labelled envelopes. You can print labels off by visiting http://www. oshawalibrary.on.ca/NeedASeed . It’s hoped people will save their seeds at the end of this growing season and donate some to help the program, well, grow. The program is in “support of agricultural sharing and preservation”, according to a press release, and is spon- sored by the Oshawa Environmental Advisory Committee. This is a delightful way for gardeners to help each other out, share plants and ensure our gardens grow. It’s also a great way to get started if you’re new to the idea of growing your own vegetables. Go to www.oshawalibrary.on.ca to find the locations of the four branches and their operating hours. March Madness is over. Harper Collins Canada announced its March Madness winner last week. The novel that outlasted all others in the 64-book competition and pulled in the most votes from readers was C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia. In the final vote, it beat out Law- rence Hill’s The Book of Negroes, which had my vote. Copy editor Christy Chase just finished Ann-Marie Mac- donald’s ‘The Way the Crow Flies’, loved it and recom- mends it. Christy Chase Copy Editor Booked 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 No clear cut answers regarding global warming To the editor: It can be tricky to find answers regarding cli- mate. I honestly believed in global warming once, now I am not so sure. Tom Harris of the Inter- national Science Coalition notes: 2014 was within four one-hundredth of a degree Cel- sius of both 2010 and 2006 and nine one- hundredth of a degree of seven previous years including 1998. Admitted error in these measurements is nine one-hundredths of a degree. So this data show no warming in the last 17 years. Measurements of global temper- ature only extend back into mid 19th century which was unusually cold because of climate fluctuations unrelated to human activity. Perhaps Earth climate is rebounding from a dip we did not cause, very probably for rea- sons we also did not cause. Think about it. Les Rendek 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 • Ap r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 7 P Durham teacher turns Notorious B.I.G. song into rap about fractions Class at Bolton C. Falby P.S. went ‘completely bonkers’ Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com AJAX -- The kids in Nisha Bedi’s Grade 8 class aren’t big fans of math. “They really struggle, they just don’t want to do it,” says the local teacher at Bolton C. Falby P.S. in Ajax. So, when it came time to review some basics about fractions, she decided to get creative with the lesson plan. “A lot of the kids like the same music I like,” says Ms. Bedi, whose eclectic taste ranges from opera to hip hop. “We relate on a musical level ... so I thought maybe I can mix music and math together to get their interest a bit.” She set to work crafting a rap song about fractions, spending weeks perfect- ing the lyrics and rehearsing it. When she performed her masterpiece -- set to the music of Big Poppa, the 1995 chart-topping hit from The Notorious B.I.G. -- the class “went completely bon- kers,” Ms. Bedi says. Students from the class across the hall even ran over to check out the show. The math rap includes directions on how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions. “What you gotta do to divide, take the second fraction and give it a ride. Denominator up top, numerator down low. That’s right you got it, bro,” is one of the lines. Ms. Bedi, who has been teaching for about nine years, says it’s important to keep things fresh and find new ways of engaging students. “I wanted them to know that math can be fun, it doesn’t always have to be about sitting down and copying notes,” she says. In the weeks since she introduced the song, her students have used the lyrics to help recall fraction basics. Asked if there are more math-themed hip hop songs in her future, Ms. Bedi says it’s a possibility. “I might make it a series,” she says. AJAX -- Nisha Badi, a Grade 8 teacher at Bolton C. Falby Public School, recently wrote and perfomred a rap song, Lovin’ Math, to get her students more interested in learning about fractions. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland Watch the video on You mightgetavisitfromourbranchoff ice. NOTICE:CITY OF PICKERING TREE TRIMMING: APRIL 21,2015 –JULY 7,2015 For the sake of safety and reliability,we try to ensure that natural tree growth never presents a problem for the power lines around your home.We’ll soon be in the City of Pickering trimming trees located near our overhead lines. For more information,including a map of the affected area(s),visit www.veridian.on.ca or call 1-888-445-2881,ext.3264. The power to make your community better! Durham school selling rain barrels to support environmental club WHITBY -- The Environmental Club at Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School is taking pre-orders for its annual rain barrel sale coming up on April 18. Rain barrels are available for $50 each. The sale supports the work of the group’s EcoSchools program. Activities include planting maple and oak trees on school property to provide habitat for native species, creating a but- terfly and bee garden and launching a locally grown food program at the school. There are also plans to expand the school garden, which grows vegetables for the culinary program. Rain barrels capture and store rain water collected from roofs through downspouts. They provide chlorine-free and fluo- ride-free water which is ideal for flowers, vegetables, lawns, shrubs and trees. Collected water can also be used to wash cars, clean floors or do laundry. Using a rain barrel can provide cost savings and it helps the environment. Municipalities are also promoting rain barrels as a way to slow the flow of storm water in sewers to avoid flooding. To order a barrel visit www.rainbarrel. ca and select the “Whitby – Father Leo J. Austin” sale or contact Terry Rudkins at 905-666-2010 ext. 4060. 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 • Ap r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 8 AP Frustrated parents feel ‘betrayed’ by board Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Local parents of students with special needs say they feel “betrayed” by the Durham District School Board, after learning about special education cutbacks planned for next year. The changes include eliminating the board’s five kindergarten language classes, scrapping three out of four learning strategies classes and cutting behaviour intervention classes from five to two. DDSB Superintendent Richard Kennelly acknowledges that there was a “budgetary component” to the decision, but says it large- ly stems from a recent review of special edu- cation programs. “The important point here is that we have nothing but the best interest of students and their success in school at heart,” he says. But parents don’t see it that way. The learning strategies class at Dr. Roberta Bondar P.S. in Ajax has been life-changing for Faelyne Templer’s son Simon, 12. The Grade 7 student has learning disabili- ties as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. “He is very smart, articulate and funny -- but he learns differently,” his mom says. Learning strategies classes offer a small stu- dent-to-teacher ratio -- the maximum is 16 students -- and are taught by a special educa- tion teacher and education assistant. Students get language and math support in small groups within the learning strategies class and also learn to use assistive technolo- gy such as laptops and voice recognition soft- ware. They are incorporated into mainstream classes for at least 50 per cent of the day. Simon has thrived in the learning strategies class. Without it, he won’t have the same access to a specially trained teacher who under- stands different learning styles. “I’m very concerned that he will lose out academically,” Ms. Templer says. “It makes me mad and heartbroken. I feel like my trust has been betrayed.” Angela Black is another parent whose child has succeeded thanks to a learning strategies class. Her son, who is also 12, requires some- one to take notes for him and is working at a Grade 4 or 5 level even though he is in Grade 7. He has made huge gains in a learning strat- egies class this year and was poised to be in the class again next year -- Ms. Black signed the paperwork as recently as March 4. She was told the class was cancelled a few weeks later. “It’s been a fight to get to where we are now. Why are they making cuts here?” she asks. “These are the kids that need the most help.” Mr. Kennelly says students previously in the learning strategies classes will now be part of mainstream classes full-time and that “integration” is important. “Kids placed in theses classes are very capable of mainstream work, given the right level of support,” he says. There will be meetings to review each stu- dent’s needs and transition plans to ensure a smooth move. But parents say their kids -- many of whom also deal with anxiety and have been bullied because of their special needs -- have diffi- culty advocating for themselves in a main- stream class, and may be too embarrassed to ask for help when it’s needed. Durham District School Board Chairman Michael Barrett agrees it’s not fair. “This is not advantageous, this is not fair that we’re cutting funding to those who are most vulnerable,” he says. He places the blame on a new funding for- mula recently introduced by the Ministry of Education. Durham stands to lose about $2.4 million in special education funding over four years, while other school boards, such as Peel, are gaining funding. “There are winners and losers, some boards are getting more money, Durham is getting much less,” Mr. Barrett says. “There had to be a cessation of some services... the school board doesn’t have dollars just sitting around.” Ministry of Education spokesman Gary Wheeler said in an email that the govern- ment is increasing overall funding for special education and that the DDSB is projected to receive more than $95 million in special edu- cation grants for the 2015-16 school year, an increase of 80 per cent since 2003. He says it’s up to school boards to decide how to use the funding they get. “In response to requests from school boards across the province for more effective funding, the ministry developed a more fair and equitable way to distribute one portion of special education funding so that boards can be more responsive to the needs of their local students with special education needs,” he said. “School boards are responsible for using their total funding allocation to provide the special education programs and services to meet the needs of their students.” The elimination of the DDSB’s five kinder- garten language classes also has parents rais- ing the alarm. Students with significant speech or lan- guage delays are currently referred to the one-year class during their junior kindergar- ten year. The small classes have about 12 students and are taught by a teacher with special edu- cation qualifications and an educational assistant, with support provided by a speech- language pathologist. “I just feel shocked and kind of lost now,” says Whitby mother Heather Cox. READ the rest of the story @ durhamregion.com Ne w s t i p ? n e w s r o o m @ d u r h a m r e g i o n . c o m HAVE YOUR SAY ON GROWING OUR COMMUNITIES AND PROTECTING OUR GREENSPACES The Government of Ontario is undertaking a co-ordinated review of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe,the Greenbelt Plan,the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and the Niagara Escarpment Plan. All are invited to participate in a workshop to share their ideas and listen to the views of others on improving our provincial land use plans. Date:Monday,April 20,2015 Registration and Open House:6 p.m.to 7 p.m. Workshop:7 p.m.to 9 p.m. Location:Ajax Community Centre,HMS Room Address:75 Centennial Road,Ajax Please indicate if you require special accommodations for a disability or simultaneous French interpretation.If you are unable to attend,you may submit comments by mail or e-mail. e-mail:landuseplanningreview@ontario.ca tel:1-800-665-11 20 mail:Land Use Planning Review Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario Growth Secretariat 777 Bay Street,Suite 425 (4th floor) Toronto,ON M5G 2E5 Note:Limited space is available. A consultation document,which contains background on the review and questions to consider,is available at ontario.ca/landuseplanningreview or by request. 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Local issues are left to individual union dis- tricts and school boards to settle. Local discussions are continuing, though OSSTF has threatened to strike at seven boards -- the first being Dur- ham -- if no local deal is reached by Monday. Michael Barrett, president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Associa- tion and chairman of the Durham Dis- trict School Board, said the union has accused his organization and the gov- ernment of “not being serious with regards to negotiations but I would sug- gest that we are serious about getting a collective agreement and that nego- tiations are certainly a two-way street” with both sides putting “differing opin- ions on the table and having discussions on them, and not walking away from discussions. “We encourage OSSTF to come back to the table.” As to accusations that boards are seek- ing clawbacks, Mr. Barrett said, “I don’t believe you can call it stripping a con- tract when you are looking to ensure that students are indeed the focus of the relationship between all parties.” Mr. Barrett said discussions between his board and the high school teachers’ union are taking place the rest of this week before the April 20 strike dead- line. The Seaton Landowners’Group is currently undertaking a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA)for three arterial and collector roads in the Seaton Urban Area (please refer to the attached key plan). These roads will be owned by the City of Pickering upon completion. The purpose of the Class EA Study is to determine the preferred alignments for these roads in accordance with the Central Pickering Development Plan,2006 as amended 2012,City of Pickering Official Plan and the Seaton Master Environmental Servicing Plan, as amended June 2013 (MESPA).The roads have been planned to ensure long term transportation demands can be accommodated in the Seaton community with minimal disruption to the natural and social environment. This Class EA Study for the road projects is being completed in two parts.Part one,which was documented in the MESPA,consisted of Phases 1 and 2 of the approved process for the Municipal Class EA as described in Schedule “C”of the Class EA document and also addressed the requirements of the Ministry of Infrastructure Public Work Class EA.This Study now being undertaken is in accordance with the approved process for Phases 3 and 4 of the Municipal Class EA document and with the Ministry of Infrastructure Class EA. The Ministry of Economic Development,Employment and Infrastructure (MEDEI)owns lands in the Study Area that are proposed to be disposed of,based on the preferred solutions recommended in this study.As a result,the portions of the proposed roads within the MEDEI landholdings are also being addressed in accordance with the requirements of the MOI Class EA process. A Public Information Centre is scheduled to present the preliminary preferred road alignments and the results of our study. Representatives from the consulting team,City of Pickering and Region of Durham will be present to answer questions and discuss the study.You are invited to drop in to the Public Information Centre: Following the information centre,feedback and comments from agencies and members of the public will be incorporated into an Environmental Study Report documenting the selection of the preferred road alignments.Upon completion of this Study, an Environmental Study Report will be filed with the City Clerk and made available for review by the public and agencies for a thirty (30)day review period. Whether or not you can attend this meeting,we would appreciate any comments or suggestions that you may have regarding this study.You are invited to participate in the consultation process by visiting our project website at https://www.pickering.ca/en/cityhall/seatoncommunity.asp and sending your written comments to the following: Seaton CommunityClassEnvironmentalAssessment Study City of Pickering Roads Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Phases 3 and 4)and Ministry of Infrastructure Public Work Class Environmental Assessment DATE:April 23,2015 TIME:5pm to 8pm LOCATION:Petticoat Creek Library,470 Kingston Road West,Pickering This information is available in an accessible format,please call 905.683.7575. Janet Amos,MCIP,RPP Amos Environment +Planning Class EA Study Manager 65 Sunray Street,Whitby ON L1N 8Y3 amos@primus.ca Ross Pym,MCIP,RPP Principal Planner -Strategic Initiatives City Development Department,City of Pickering One The Esplanade,Pickering,ON L1V 6K7 rpym@pickering.ca Darwin the Ikea monkey, primate sanctuary getting evicted Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, home to 20 monkeys including Darwin and Pockets Warhol, will be asked to leave June 30 Katherine DeClerq newsroom@durhamregion.com SUNDERLAND -- Story Book Farm Pri- mate Sanctuary, where Darwin the Ikea monkey lives, has been given an eviction date of June 30. Despite a second crowd funding attempt, the sanctuary doesn’t seem to be raising enough money to keep itself afloat. The sanctuary has been open for 15 years, and is housing 20 monkeys, including the famous Darwin and Pock- ets Warhol, the capuchin who creates collectible paintings. The monkeys are now being sold to other facilities. The crowd funding page, which is being hosted on tilt.com, says that Story Book Farm is the only sanctuary of its kind in Canada. On April 13, it was asked to house two laboratory monkeys in need of a retirement home. There are no other options in Canada for the animals. Dr. Jane Goodall, one of the world’s foremost experts on chimpanzees, wrote the following message to the Story Book Farm when she heard of its eviction: “The farm has been sold out from under them and they need to vacate by June 30. The monkeys need a new home. Even more important, they need money for a new home. In fact, they could use all kinds of help.” “We’ve saved these monkeys’ lives once. Now we need to save them again. Thank you.” So far, the crowd funding campaign has raised $983. Its goal is $250,000. -- Torstar News Services DURHAM -- Darwin, a Japanese macaque that became the focus of a highly-publicized civil trial last year in Durham Region, resides now at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary near Sunderland. Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary has been given an eviction date of June 30. Photo courtesy of Steven Bartlett 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 • A p r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 10 P City launches Facebook campaign, giving away new iPhone 6 to help keep community neat and tidy Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- With the snow recently melted, coffee cups, cigarette butts, takeout bags and more litter seems to be everywhere. “It’s probably five months of accumulation,” says Rob Gagen, City of Pickering supervisor of parks operations. “Basically all my staff are out there litter picking every- thing now because of the snow melt. The garbage truck’s going full time right now. As calls come in we’re cleaning up items as well.” The City recently launched The ‘Heart Your City’ Face- book campaign in an attempt to tackle littering and illegal dumping, and to educate the community on ways to keep Pickering clean, beautiful and litter-free. “It just makes the community look bad in general,” Jeff Goring, acting coordinator of environmental awareness programs, says of litter and dumping. Residents are asked to take the online pledge to not lit- ter or dump, and to encourage friends and family to follow their lead. Those who take the pledge will be entered into a draw for a new iPhone 6, provided by Veridian. Those who ‘like’ the City of Pickering on Facebook at facebook. com/cityofpickering and take the pledge, will receive mes- sages focused on environmental awareness programs and initiatives, responsible disposal of unwanted items, and operations and enforcement surrounding littering and illegal dumping. Not only is littering and dumping unattractive, it strains municipal resources. Ultimately, residents and businesses pay the price as crews that clean up and dispose of gar- bage are funded through property taxes. “Our garbage pickup in parks and roadside pickup is a full-time job,” says Mr. Gagen. Since it uses multiple City resources, it would be near impossible to put a dollar figure on the cost of litter clean- up, but it adds up, says Mr. Gagen. “It’s the staff, it’s the vehicle, the wear and tear,” he says. Dedicating more staff resources to clean up other peo- ple’s responsibilities doesn’t address the root cause of the problem, nor is it sustainable in the long run, says the City. “If you had love for your city you wouldn’t be doing it,” said Mr. Goring. A lot of members of the public will call and complain the City isn’t emptying garbage bins that seem to be filling up but the real problem is people continue to dispose of their household waste in public garbage bins. The City receives calls and will go out to that garbage bin to empty it. “A day later the resident is calling, saying that we did nothing. We go back there and sure enough, it’s full of gar- bage again,” says Mr. Gagen. It’s almost as if people do a spring cleanup and dump items from outside of the house such as branches, pulled weeds and flowers into rivers and streams. “It surprises me the effort people will make to dump when it’s probably less effort to bundle up and put it on their curb,” he says. The City also finds hazardous waste, such as liquids and paints, being dumped. “You can’t just throw it in the garbage,” he says. Sorting through unknown hazardous materials also requires extra resources and staff time. “The thing that bugs me about that is there’s a place that it can be taken to and dealt with for free,” says Mr. Gagen, referring to the hazardous waste collection events that are put on by the Region of Durham in various municipalities. The litter being dumped in the rivers and streams is also hard on the fish that the City works to help repopulate. “If people keep throwing garbage in there it affects the environment and species in Pickering,” says Mr. Goring. Mr. Gagen says some residents are so bothered by litter, they will take plastic bags with them on walks to pick up other people’s trash. “There are people that it obviously bugs enough that they’re doing something about it themselves.” He’d like to see more of the public attempting to fix the problem by one simple way: reporting it to the City’s cus- tomer care department at 905-683-7575. “I encourage people who see illegal dumping to report it. There doesn’t seem to be enough of that anymore,” he says. The City hopes the campaign will change people’s atti- tudes so they choose not to litter or dump in the first place. Mr. Goring encourages people to participate in the 20-minute makeover on Friday, April 24 at 2 p.m. Busi- nesses, groups and residents are encouraged to take 20 minutes out of their day to help clean up the city. Visit the event calendar at www.cityofpickering.com for more information. Urban blight: Pickering launchessocial media campaign to combat littering, illegal dumping PICKERING -- Mike Vance, a City of Pickering parks department maintenance worker, cleaned up some illegal roadside dumping along Concession Road 3. The City is releasing its new program, Heart Your City, which asks residents to pledge to never litter or illegally dump and encourage others to do the same. 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The site will provide fast and reliable wireless voice and data services in the general area of Whites Rd. N. and Strouds Ln. as well as will enhance much relied upon communication services in the area such as EMS Response, Police and Fire. With respect to this matter, the public is invited to provide written comments by end of day on May 15, 2015, to the contact information shown below. Please include a return address. Telecommunication tower/antenna systems are regulated exclusively by Federal Legislation under the Federal Radiocommunication Act and administered by Industry Canada. Provincial legislation such as the Planning Act, including zoning by-laws, does not apply to these facilities. The City of Pickering is participating in land-use consultation pursuant to Issue 5 of Industry Canada’s CPC 2-0-03. In the case of a dispute between the proponent and the City, a final decision will be made by Industry Canada. PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION related to the wireless communication site will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2015, anytime from 6:30p.m.-8:30p.m. at the Petticoat Creek Community Centre, 470 Kingston Road in the Helen Paris/Rusel Franklin Room, Pickering, ON L1V 1A4. Any person may attend this public information session during the specified time to allow the public, land use authority and the applicant to exchange information. Further information may also be obtained through the following contacts: Rogers Communications Inc. Tatyana Moro Municipal Relations Specialist 8200 Dixie Road Brampton, ON L6T 0C1 Phone: (647) 747-2351 Tatyana.Moro@rci.rogers.com Fax: (647) 747-4600 The Corporation of the City of Pickering Tyler Barnett, Senior Planner One The Esplanade Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 Phone: (905)420-4660 tbarnett@pickering.ca Fax: (905) 420-7648 Industry Canada (416) 973-8215 spectrum.toronto@ic.gc.ca SITE LOCATION MAP PUBLIC NOTICE ROGERS 14.9 M WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITE brock road and 401 PIckerIng SerVIce cenTer HoUrS Mon.-FrI. 7:30aM-8:00PM Sat. 7:30-6:00 • Sun.9:00-6:00 905-686-2309 Auto Service SpeciAlS EQUALPAymEntsno IntErEstno FEE months For12 Ask in store For DetAils Equal payment plan available on auto service purchases totaling $200 or more,on approved Credit card members only PREMIUM DETAILING $50SaVe REG. $199.99 SPEcIAL$149.99 INcLUDES WASH EXTERIOR, REMOVE TAR AND GREASE AND SAP FROM EXTERIOR, POWER WASH MATS, DRESS TIRES, CLEAN WINDOWS INSIDE AND OUT, DEODORIZEINTERIOR,VACUUMCARPET MATS AND SEATS AND TRUNK, CLEAN DOOR JAMS AND TRUNK OPENING, DEGREASE ROCKER PANELS AND WHEEL WELLS, APPLY HIGH QUALITY HAND WAX TO EXTERIOR, CLEAN VINYL ANDDETAILWITHDRESSING,SHAMPOO ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT Avoid the Rush Call for an appointment $2995 sEt oF 4 SEASONAL TIREcHANGE OVER *Applies to Mounted Tires And Rims Region extends Pickering’s Whites Road bridge closure PICKERING -- The nightly closure of the Whites Road bridge in Pickering will be extended to later this month. 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The Province is also creating a prov- ince-wide registry of mental health beds to connect those experiencing a mental health crisis with the closest available bed. With a Local Health Integration Net- work-wide investment of more than $4.6 million in mental health and addictions community-based agencies in 2015/16, the Central East LHIN is investing $2.6 million in Durham Region for high pri- ority services. These include: collaborative support- ive housing models providing compre- hensive “wrap around” services for peo- ple with mental health and addictions challenges so that they can be safely discharged from hospital settings and remain in their own homes; expanded peer support services; the development of an integrated child and youth mental health strategy; and the development of a new residential community crisis pro- gram. “Investing in local mental health and addictions agencies will make it easier to access services here in Ajax-Picker- ing and across Durham Region,” says Joe Dickson, Ajax-Pickering MPP. “Helping people early and when they need it most will improve the lives of many residents and families.” The next phase of Ontario’s Compre- hensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy includes $138 million over three years for community agencies to support improvements to mental health and addictions services, through LHINs. Supporting mental health and addic- tions services closer to home is also part of Ontario’s Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care. Durham SpringBridal Show The For further information please contact: Plan it Right, Sonia Lanzillotti 905-242-1223 planitrightevent@yahoo.ca www.planitright.ca Tosca Banquet Hall 800 Champlain Ave. Oshawa www.toscabanquethall.com • A wide variety of wedding companies specialists all under one roof • First 100 Brides will receive a FREE Gift Bag • 50 Todays bride magazines • 50 Perfect Wedding Guides • Door Prizes & Giveaways • Live Modeling Time: 1:30pm Advanced Tickets at: I Do … For You, Courtice • 905-728-6619 I Do Bridal Boutique • 905-240-9436 Marisa’s Esthetics, Oshawa • 905-725-9165 Tickets $5.00 in advance/$7.00 at the door Dresses on sale at show!... from I DO BRIDAL BOUTIQUE Sunday April 26 th, 2015 11:00am-3:00pmDurham Catholic school board hosts inspiring speakers June 5 DURHAM -- The Durham Catholic Dis- trict School Board’s third annual TEDx event will have the theme “Inspiration to Motivation.” The event will bring together more than 1,000 secondary student leaders on June 5 to listen to inspiring speakers and share ideas. “The theme Inspiration to Motivation is reflective of the kind of thoughts and actions we hope students will walk away with after experiencing the deep and meaningful learning that is intended to take place through this opportunity,” says DCDSB superintendent John Mullins. School staff will select students to par- ticipate based on those who excel at serv- ing the community and those who best represent their school motto and the board’s mission, vision and Catholic val- ues. The lineup of speakers will be announced in May. The community will be able to access the talks via live web streaming at www. dcdsb.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 • Ap r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 15 AP Jo i n u s a t P i n t e r e s t /n e w s d u r h a m Durham curbside battery collection returns April 20-24 AA, AAA, 9-volts, C and D size and rechargeable, you name it; we want your used batteries. The Region is powering up again to col- lect your dead household batteries. Curbside battery collection returns to Durham Region April 20-24, on your regular blue box collec- tion day. Special orange labels were provided in your 2014/2015 Waste Management Cal- endar. Simply place the sticker on your own zipper-style plastic bag. Then, on your regu- lar collection day, place your sealed bag of batteries on top of your blue box. Labels can also be downloaded at durham.ca/battery. Residents who miss the collection date, or who do not have collection services pro- vided by the Region of Durham, are encour- aged to drop off batteries at any Durham waste management facility. Locations and hours of operation can be found at durham. ca/waste. You can also visit makethedrop. ca for disposal alternatives. There are more than 2,000 battery collection sites through- out Ontario, consisting of municipal depots, special collection events, a network of retail stores, and other easily accessible drop-off points for consumers that can be used any time of the year. Most alkaline batteries that we use every day do not require any special preparation before we store or recycle them, however some do. To reduce any risk of short circuit, please take precautionary measures by plac- ing masking tape on the terminal ends when storing or recycling your batteries. Pay partic- ular attention to all lithium batteries and 9-volt batteries. For safety reasons, only undamaged batteries are acceptable for curbside col- lection. Residents with damaged or leak- ing batteries should place the batteries in a leak-proof container and deliver them to a Regional waste management facility for recy- cling. The used batteries are sent to Raw Materials Company in Port Colborne for recycling. RMC’s process is unique because it is able to recover and reuse 100 per cent of each alkaline battery with no materials going to the landfill. Using a mechanical process, the zinc, manganese, potassium, steel, paper and plastic are all recovered and reused. Up to 92 per cent of the battery com- ponents are “upcycled,” which means they become available for continued reuse over and over again. Check our website at durham.ca/battery for more information or the Region’s Face- book and Twitter pages. Like us on Face- book, or follow us on Twitter @regionofdur- ham. 900 Champlain Ave., Oshawa 905-723-4561 Hours: Mon.•Tu es.•Wed. 10-6, Thurs.• Fri. 10-9, Sat. 10-6, Sun.11-5 www.furnituregalleries.ca *Credit equal to the value of the HST.Not valid on Floor Model Clearance or Best Value items. See store for details. QUALITY • SELECTION •VA LUE WEEKEND OF SAVINGS SAVE THE HST! Ends Sunday 5pm Sharp! Katherine Ross-Perron Waste Management Technician Region of Durham Durham Recycling Appeal court overturns convictions of Durham man in coffee shop robberies Man acquitted after serving his sentence Jeff Mitchell jmitchell@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- Ontario’s top court has overturned an Oshawa man’s robbery convictions, ruling a judge placed too much emphasis on “problematic” iden- tity evidence. Although Sean Olliffe has served his sentence, the Ontario Court of Appeal has set aside his 2012 convictions relat- ing to the robberies. In a ruling released Monday the court declared the verdicts unreasonable and entered acquittals. “Based on the evidentiary record at trial the verdicts were unreasonable,” the court said in a written ruling. Mr. Olliffe, who was 46 at the time of his arrest, was convicted of robbing four Tim Hortons outlets in Oshawa in March and April of 2012. In each instance a bandit, usually with his face covered, demanded workers place cash in a cup before flee- ing. Witnesses gave varying descriptions of the suspect, some of which were “clearly inconsistent” with Mr. Olliffe’s appear- ance, Justice C. William Hourigan wrote on behalf of the three-judge appeal panel. One witness who was shown a police photo lineup that included Mr. Olliffe’s photo failed to identify him. But a former girlfriend of Mr. Olliffe’s saw a Durham police poster with surveil- lance photos from the robberies and con- cluded it was him. Mr. Olliffe was arrest- ed and a search of his apartment resulted in the seizure of some items of clothing similar to those worn by the bandit. No coffee mugs similar to those used in the robberies were found during the search. When the woman testified at trial Ontario Court Justice David Stone con- cluded “her recognition was immediate and firm”, the ruling noted. Under cross- examination the woman acknowledged she could not recognize Mr. Olliffe’s face or identify clothing she knew him to own. At appeal Mr. Olliffe’s lawyers argued the verdicts were unreasonable because the judge placed too much emphasis on the ex-girlfriend’s recognition evidence. The appeal court agreed, finding Justice Stone accepted the evidence while fail- ing to give proper consideration to evi- dence that weakened the case against Mr. Olliffe. Eyewitness and identification evidence must be weighed carefully because it can be “deceptively reliable” and comes with “inherent frailties”, the appeal court con- cluded. “The focus of the concern is not the credibility of the witness providing the identification evidence; rather, it is the reliability of the evidence and the poten- tial for it to be given undue weight,” the ruling says. “(Justice Stone) fell into the trap of accepting (the girlfriend’s) evi- dence as powerful based on her certainty and speed of recognition.” Mr. Olliffe has now been acquitted on all charges he faced. 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 • Ap r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 16 P Environment Wednesday, april 22 Ecochat | Earth Day Edition 4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. pie pickering, 1550 Kingston rd., Unit 1. share an ecoresolution at ajax-picker- ing Board of Trade event. Get the kind of encouragement and support that will lead to sustainable success. Or just enjoy an net- working opportunity. Open to members and non-members. Free. Fundraisers saTUrday, april 25 St. Isaac Jogues Pasta and Bingo Night- Support St.Vincent DePaul 5:30 p.m. st. isaac Jogues Catholic Church, 1148 Finch ave, pickering. pasta dinner, some live entertainment and a night of bingo helping the Knights Of Columbus Council 11098 raise money for local charities. $7, basic bingo package is $10 for dinner- 12 Bingo games. Luncheons and dinners ThUrsday, april 30 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, april 20 PIckErINg council meeting 7 p.m. pickering City hall, One The esplanade. pickering council meets in the council chambers. Free. ThUrsday, april 23 What matters to your business? 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. pickering soccer Centre, 1975 Clements rd., pickering. Join the ajax-pickering Board of Trade to explore the benefits of belonging and learn why membership matters. We’ll show you how investing in membership with us is like paying yourself. Whether you are a new member, a long standing member, or a busi- ness considering joining the ajax-pickering Board of Trade, you will come away with the knowledge and information needed to make the most of your membership. Free. aJax-PIckErINg Board of trade 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. OpG -info Centre, 1675 Montgomery park rd., pickering. Boards of trade offer small businesses the opportunity to tap into experienced resourc- es, grow their business, and offer them direct, tangible economic benefits. repre- sentatives from some savings and benefits programs, growth advisors, e-mail market- ing and merchant services will be on hand. lunch is provided and event is open to both members and non-members. Free. http:// apboardoftrade.com/events/event-calendar/ Sales and bazaars saTUrday, april 25 SPrINg bazaar. 10 a.m. 4 p.m. royal Canadian Branch 606, 1555 Bayly st., pickering. shopping, silent auction. Free parking. Free. sUnday, april 26 aJax-PIckErINg StamP & coIN ShoW 10 a.m. 4 p.m. pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm rd., pickering. stamp and coin dealers. Club and youth tables.. Free Sporting Events Friday, april 17 PIckErINg Swim club rainbow classic Swim meet 8 a.m. 6 p.m. pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm rd. s. pickering swim Club hosts its annual rain- bow Classic swim Meet. Free. www.pick- swimclub.com Walks Runs and Rides saTUrday, april 18 SPrINg in the Panhandle - Free altona Forest guided hike 9 a.m. 11 a.m. altona Forest south, 1738 autumn Cresc., pickering. discover altona Forest south of strouds. This is a great opportunity to learn about a part of the local ecosystem and greenspace that lies just beyond our doors. altona For- est’s panhandle is filled with spring plants, nesting and migrating birds, and an active beaver pond. please message me with your first and last name, e-mail, number of attending people.Meet at the Foxwood Trail entrance to altona Forest south (1738 autumn Crescent at Foxwood Trail - this parkette has not yet been developed so it looks like an empty lot between the houses). don’t forget to dress for the weather with appropriate footwear: this is a rain or shine event. no dogs or insect nets please. Free. Q: How do I submit my event to the newspaper? A: When you input your Event informa- tion at durhamregion.com it can be seen by as many as 500,000 unique visitors every month so it’s a great way for you to spread the word about your event. A selection of those events are reverse published to appear in our print editions every week. (Whitby This Week, Oshawa This Week, Clarington This Week, Ajax & Pickering News Advertiser, Uxbridge Times- Journal, Port Perry Star, Brooklin Citizen, Clar- ington East Citizen, Durham Parent) Here’s how you get set up: 1. Visit http://www.durhamregion.com/ durhamregion-events 2. Select ‘Publish Your Event’ 3. If you DO NOT have an account you will be prompted to set up a FREE account 4. Once you have that account just hit ‘Publish Your Event’ again to publish your first event. 5. It’s Easy! Networking at Durham career gala DURHAM -- David Thomas, policy analylist in the social services department with the Region of Durham, chatted with student Sabeela Bakridan at the career gala at Trent University Durham campus. Alumni and local professionals were on hand to network and offer advice to students. Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games are coming! Metroland Media Group is proud to be the official print and online media supplier. 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That’s an increase of 14.7 per cent over March 2014, when there were 947 transactions, she added. “The number of sales increased significantly year-over-year, however, we are still seeing less inventory compared to the same period last year,” Ms. O’Donohue noted. Durham saw 1,527 new list- ings enter the market in March 2015 compared to 1,553 in March 2014. “This makes for competition between buyers and drives home prices up,” she noted. The average selling price in Durham reached $430,291 last month and that’s up from $380,267 in March of last year. “Low interest rates are keeping home ownership affordable even with the rise in home prices,” Ms. O’Donohue said. Competition between buyers has also had an effect on the sale price. “We have seen homes sell for an average of 101 per cent of the asking price. This is a factor that is driving prices up across the Durham Region, and is an indi- cator of a strong seller’s mar- ket,” she said, adding in March of 2014, the average home sold for 99 per cent of its asking price. “Durham is still experienc- ing a seller’s market. However, low borrowing rates are keeping home ownership affordable,” Ms. O’Donohue said. “Buyers continue to view home ownership within the Durham Region as a great long-term investment.” newsdurhamnewsdurhamnewsdurham For seniors SATURDAY, MARCH 14 DCCC seniors’ Group . 1 p.m. 5 p.m .Ajax Pub- lic Library - Main Branch, 55 Harwood Ave. S. Chinese-style games, dance, Tai Chi and more. Both Cantonese and Mandarin are spoken. FRIDAY, APRIL 17 FRIENDLY card games: euchre . 2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Ajax Public Library - Main Branch, 55 Harwood Ave. S. Come on your own or bring your friends. Cards are supplied. Register by completing the web form or by phone 905-683- 4000, ext. 8813. 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This year’s event featured designer and professor Amanda de Souza and Mike Arsenault, a broadcaster and author, who both graduated from Durham Col- lege in 2008. They each attended Durham College after completing university degrees, as a way of developing more hands-on skills. After graduating from the advertising and marketing communications pro- gram, Ms. de Souza moved to New York City where she landed a job as senior designer for W Magazine and found suc- cess as an artist. One of her pieces, a decorated piano, was featured in NYC’s Central Park as part of a city-wide art exhibit. “Be passionate about what you’re studying,” she told students. “Focus on your passion, then use the skills you develop here at DC to pursue what you enjoy. I didn’t even realize how many skills I learned in my program until I started applying for jobs, and said, ‘I can do this, and this, and this.’” Mr. Arsenault currently works as field reporter for The Weather Network and CBC, and published a book in 2012 called 60’6”: Balls, Strikes, and Baseball Mortality. “I used to spend my weekends doing a self-defence show for Rogers TV Dur- ham,” says Mr. Arsenault, who graduat- ed from the sport business management graduate certificate program. “They were 12-hour days, but if you enjoy what you do, it’s not work. So get your foot in the door. Even if it’s not what you want to do it can still give you answers, it’s still valuable experience and it gives you a lot of networking opportu- nities.” Successful Durham College alumni inspire students DURHAM -- Durham College alumni Amanda de Souza and Mike Arsenault recently spoke to students about their individual success at the school’s annual Alumni in the Pit event. 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Later this month, he will face the challenge of trying to explain that research in just 180 seconds to a panel of judges who are not aca- demics. “To be able to summarize it in that amount of time...it’s very hard,” Mr. Garmsiri says. A research thesis can take years to write and be hundreds of pages long. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) compe- tition challenges graduate students to talk about their work in a way that is succinct and easy to understand. Svetlana Novak, who is organizing the UOIT event, says there are several benefits to the contest -- it promotes the work being done at the school and helps students learn valuable skills. “Let’s say a student meets someone impor- tant at a conference, or they have a job inter- view,” she says. “They would only have a short time to talk to that person about them- selves and their research.” About 30 UOIT students will compete on April 15, then six finalists will face off April 16. One local winner will be chosen to advance to the provincial competition on April 23 at Western University in London. This is the third year for 3MT at UOIT. The competition was developed in 2008 by the University of Queensland in Australia and has since grown to include 200 universities in 18 countries. Asked how he plans to explain his research, Mr. Garmsiri says it boils down to finding effective ways of using energy. For example, he says a house that uses solar panels for energy but doesn’t produce quite enough, could potentially rely on an electric vehicle that is connected to the house and acts as a storage medium. Fellow UOIT student Julianne Baarbe is also finding the three-minute time limit a challenge. A second-year master of health sciences student, she is researching how neck pain impacts coordination and the ability to move. “As graduate students, we often get hyper focused on our work...we’re used to using a lot of scientific lingo,” she says. “I’ve re-word- ed my talk several times so I’m using lan- guage people can understand.” Ms. Baarbe says her research is important because neck injuries are extremely com- mon -- Statistics Canada estimates there are about four million a year -- and they can have a significant impact on people’s lives. “If my grandma or cousin asks me about my work, I want to be able to explain it,” she says. OSHAWA -- UOIT graduate and PhD students, including Shahryar Garmsiri, will take part in a competition called Three Minute Thesis. The goal is to see how well they can explain their complicated research in three minutes to judges who are not academ- ics. Mr. Garmsiri’s PhD thesis is called modeling, analysis and optimization of net zero energy communities that strategically integrate transportation energy. Jason Liebregts / 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 • Ap r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 25 PWhat’s On Mike Ruta Entertainment Editor / mruta@durhamregion.com / 905-215-0505 Helal Uddin, a classically trained painting master Pickering painter Helal Uddin’s art educa- tion was one of the most exotic and com- prehensive one could ask for. Born in Bangladesh, after high school he received a scholarship to study at the mys- tical Central Academy of Fine Arts in Bei- jing, China and spent six years getting his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He then stayed to study 2D and 3D animation for one more year and landed a job in televi- sion in the Chinese capital. After a year of that, he worked at entertainment promo- tion in Uzbekistan, then finally returned to his native country. Uddin flourished as a fine artist in Ban- gladesh, creating, showing and selling landscapes, florals, still lifes and portraits in watercolours and in oils and established a thriving and lucrative career. But with marriage and the beginnings of a family, he developed deep concerns about his and their safety and well-being in Bangladesh and, in 2010, immigrated to Canada, living at first in Toronto and then finding a home in north Pickering. (Helal and his family were recently thrilled to be given their full Canadian citizenship). He studied animation at Seneca College and worked for a time for the now defunct Sun News cable TV network. Uddin eventually joined a number of arts associations: the Canadian Society of Watercolour Painters, the Durham West Arts Council and the PineRidge Arts Coun- cil -- winning a juried show award from the latter for a formidably wonderful water- colour of a gaggle of swimming Canada geese. He found work teaching motion graphics at Durham College and opened up a work- shop in his home where he teaches art to children and painting to adults. In his newly adopted country, Uddin couldn’t help but notice a big difference in the health of fine art sales when com- paring them to sales in his native land. He points out that in Bangladesh, art shows are almost always very well-attended and artists sell their work quite readily -- as compared to the poor turnout at art shows and the paucity of sales that he has noticed here. But he continues to churn out his magnificent classical plein air landscapes, florals and still lifes, now with a distinctly Canadian flavour. He has optimistically turned -- as most contemporary artists must do -- to the Internet, to his own website (www.helal- studio.com), art sales sites and social media to attempt to cast a wider net to find elusive art buyers from a wider pool of sources. Allan O’Marra is a professional artist living and working in Ajax. 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The President’s Award, which was one of 11 major awards handed out at the banquet, is awarded annually to the most outstanding athletic performance from a male and female athlete over the past year. Campbell, a Whitby resident and grad- uate of St. Mary Catholic School in Pickering, had one of the best seasons in Laurier football history in 2014 as he became the fourth Golden Hawk to be named the OUA MVP and the first in 20 years. A nearly unstoppable force out of the backfield, he posted the sixth-most rush- ing yards in CIS history as he galloped for 1, 458 yards and 13 touchdowns, leading the country in both categories. He also added 206 receiving yards on 12 catches, giving him 1,664 all-purpose yards for the year. When all was said and done, Camp- bell set three new school records in 2014, including most carries in a season, most rushing yards in a season and most rush- ing yards in a game. For his work, Camp- bell was also named a CIS First Team All- Canadian and an OUA First Team All-Star. 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 • Ap r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 27 PSports Brad Kelly Sports Editor / bkelly@durhamregion.com / 905-215-0465 Ajax Ironheads optimistic about Jr. B season Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Optimism is always high in the train- ing camps of Jr. B lacrosse teams this time of year, but none higher perhaps than with the Ajax Ironheads. When asked how he felt about this year’s talent on the floor thus far, GM/head coach Ron Reed had a one word answer, but repeated it. “Happy, happy, happy,” he said. “We have an affiliation with the Beaches Jr. A this year, so that bodes well for us, getting play- ers from them that they are going to send our way. They will be players who need to develop for a year or two before they are ready to play at that level.” In addition to the affiliation, Reed is excited about the nucleus of talent that returns from last year’s roster. With a quick glance, he rattled off the names of last sea- son’s leading scorer Patrick Morgan, Matt Fountain, Kyle McDermott, Sean Power, Jake Gilmour, Thomas Dan- necker, Steven Berger and Ryan Morrison to name a few that are all expected to be back in the fold. The Ironheads had their first taste of pre-season action on the weekend against Elora, resulting in a 15-8 loss, with just four returning players in the lineup. In terms of numbers, Reed figures there is a pool of 35 players still out there to choose from, depending on releases from the Jr. A Beaches. This weekend, with games against Owen Sound on Friday, April 17 and Halton Hills on Sunday, April 19, Reed and his staff will get a better look at some of the pros- pects. “We’re getting down to where we need to be,” said Reed. “Right now we have about 10 guys seriously vying for about four spots. We want to see how they perform. It’s a big jump from midget to junior. It’s one thing to practice, it’s another to see how they per- form in a game. “On offence, whether they can go through the middle and do all the things they have to do to create space. On defence, if their head is on a swivel to see what’s going on around them and pick up a guy.” Reed figures that by late next week the club should be close to its final roster, leav- ing time to implement systems for the sea- son opener at home to Kahnawake on Sat- urday, May 2. WATERLOO -- Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks running back Dillon Campbell, a Whitby resident and graduate of St. Mary in Pickering, won the President’s Award as the top male athlete at the annual awards banquet. Bruce Bell / Laurier Athletics Brian McNair bmcnair@durhamregion.com ST. CATHARINES -- The Niagara IceDogs had plenty of reasons to be motivated in Game 3 of the OHL Eastern Conference semifinal, and indeed came through with a 7-3 win over the Oshawa Generals Tuesday night at the Meridian Centre. Not only did the IceDogs virtually need to win to stay alive, trailing the series 2-0 head- ing in, but they learned that same day they would be without their coach and general manager Marty Williamson for the rest of the season due to heart problems. Whether they won one for the Gipper, as the saying goes, or are simply repeating a pattern that has seen them dominate at their new home arena, the IceDogs played by far their best game of the series. Billy Jenkins struck first just 27 seconds into the game and ended up with a hat trick for the IceDogs, who have now won all four games they’ve played at home in the play- offs. The Generals also repeated a pattern from the first round, when they jumped out to a 2-0 series lead on the Peterborough Petes, but lost the next one on the road. Coach D.J. Smith said they will need to play a much bet- ter game if they are to win Game 4 back in St. Catharines tonight, as they did against the Petes. “That might be our worst game this season, to be honest with you,” he said by phone after the game. “You’ve got to know a team is frag- ile and you should go out and jump on them, but we didn’t do that. 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CASH PURCHASE PRICE FROM $5,850wINCLUDES A CASH CREDIT OF 2015 Sorento SX AT AWD 7-Seat shown ‡ Cash purchase price $43,944 HWY / CITY 100KM : 8.7L/11.8L 2015 1.6L LX MT That’s like paying only $34 WEEKLY Ω That’s like paying only $40 WEEKLY Ω Rio5 SX with Navigation shown ‡ Cash purchase price $24,464 HWY / CITY 100KM : 6.3L/8.8L $149ΩLEASE FROM MONTHLY WITH $0 DOWN AT 0%APR FOR 60 MONTHS ¤ Offer includes delivery, destination, fees and a $900 lease credit*. Consumers can elect to take an additional 11,250 km allowance in lieu of the lease credit. Offer based on new 2015 Rio5 LX MT (RO551F) with a selling price of $16,064 ¤. Excludes HST. Soul SX Luxury shown ‡ Cash purchase price $29,144 HWY / CITY 100KM : 7.8L/9.9L $173ΩLEASE 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 $18,744 ¤. Excludes HST. Forte SX AT shown ‡ Cash purchase price $28,364 Offer includes delivery, destination, fees and an $800 lease credit*. Consumers can elect to take an additional 10,000 km allowance in lieu of the lease credit. Offer based on new 2015 Forte LX MT (FO541F)with a selling price of $17,564 ¤. Excludes HST. LX MT HWY / CITY 100KM : 6.1L/8.8L $0 0 %$160 Ω LEASE FROM MONTHLY WITH DOWN AT APR FOR 60 MONTHS ¤ 2015 $500 COMPETITIVE BONUS** + $37 WEEKLY Ω That’s like paying only FINAL CLEAROUT! CLEF D’OR “BEST IN CLASS” ,994 n 0 i58,5d $ns aee, fnoitanitse, dyreviles dedulcnr ieffO tiderh csac u T X Ao Ltnero5 S10w 2en nd oesar beffO .u 448,82f $e ocirg pnillet sh ati) wFB57R(S ∞.TSs HedulcxE . nwoht saeS-D 7WT AX Ao StneroS ‡ 449,34e $cire psahcruh psaC MK00Y 1TIY / CWH L8.11/L7.: 8 Offer(s) available on select new 2015 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery from April 1 to 30, 2015. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing includes delivery and destination fees up to $1,715, $5 OMVIC fee, $29 tire tax, environmental fee, and $100 A/C charge (where applicable). Excludes other taxes, licensing, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fees (up to $399), fuel-fill charges up to $100, and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. ΩLease payments must be made on a monthly or bi-weekly basis but cannot be made on a weekly basis. Weekly lease payments are for advertising purposes only. ¤Representative Leasing Example: Lease offer available on approved credit (OAC), on new 2015 Rio5 LX MT (RO551F)/2015 Forte LX MT (FO541F)/2015 Soul 1.6L LX MT (SO551F) with a selling price of $16,064/$17,564/$18,744 is based on monthly payments of $149/$160/$173 and includes delivery and destination fees of $1,535/$1,535/$1,715, $5 OMVIC fee, $29 tire tax, and A/C tax ($100, where applicable) for 60 months at 0%/0%/0.9% with a $0 down payment/equivalent trade, $0 security deposit and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Offer also includes a lease credit of $900/$800/$0. Total lease obligation is $8,912/$9,577/$10,385 with the option to purchase at the end of the term for $6,252/$7,187/$8,981. Lease has 16,000 km/yr allowance (other packages available and $0.12/km for excess kilometres). Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Offer ends April 30, 2015. *Lease credit for 2015 Rio5 LX MT (RO551F)/2015 Forte LX MT (FO541F) is $900/$800 and available on lease offer only. Consumers can elect to take an additional 11,250 km/10,000 km allowance in lieu of the lease credit. Lease credit varies by model/trim and is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. **$500 Competitive Bonus offer available on the retail purchase/lease of any new 2015 Forte, 2015 Forte Koup, 2015 Forte5, 2015 Rondo and 2015 Optima from a participating dealer upon proof of current ownership/lease of a select competitive cross-over vehicle. CompetitivemodelsincludespecificVW,Toyota,Nissan,Mazda,Hyundai,Honda,GM,FordandChryslervehicles.Someconditionsapply.Seeyourdealerorkia.caforcompletedetails.∞Cashpurchasepriceforthenew2015SorentoLXAT(SR75BF)is$22,994andincludesdeliveryanddestinationfeesof$1,715,$5OMVICfee,$29tiretax,A/Ctax($100,whereapplicable)andacashcreditof$5,850.Dealermaysellforless.Othertaxes,registration,insuranceandlicensingfeesareexcluded. OfferendsApril30,2015.uCashpurchasecreditfor2015SorentoLXAT(SR75BF)is$5,850andavailableoncashpurchaseofferonly.Cashpurchasecreditvariesbymodel/trimandisdeductedfromthenegotiatedsellingpricebeforetaxes.‡ModelshownManufacturerSuggestedRetailPricefor2015ForteSX(FO748F)/2015Rio5SXwithNavigation(RO759F)/2015SoulSXLuxury(SO758E)/2015SorentoSXV6AWD(SR75XF)is$26,695/$22,795/$27,195/$42,095.Highway/cityfuelconsumption is based on the 2015 Rio LX+ ECO AT/2015 Forte 1.8L MPI 4-cyl AT/2015 Soul 2.0L GDI 4-cyl MT/2015 Sorento LX 2.4L GDI 4-cyl AT. These updated estimates are based on the Government of Canada’s approved criteria and testing methods. Refer to the EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. 2015 Kia Rio and Forte awarded the Clef d’or Best in Class by L’Annuel de l’automobile 2015. Visit www.annuelauto.com for full details. 2015 Kia Soul awarded ALG Residual Value Award for highest resale value in its class. Based on ALG’s residual value forecast for the 2015 model year. ALG is the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data, www.alg.com. Information in this advertisement is believed to be accurate at the time of printing. For more information on our 5-year warranty coverage, visit kia.ca or call us at 1-877-542-2886. Kia is a trademark of Kia Motors Corporation. WE’VE GOTYOU COVERED *5-year/100,000 kmworry-free comprehensive warranty. 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