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Home My WebLink AboutNA2015_04_22PICKERINGNews Adver tiser durhamregion.com APRIL 22, 2015 PICKERING -- High school teachers were on the pick- et lines at Dunbarton High School on the first day of the OSSTF strike against the Durham District School Board on April 20. Jason Liebregts / Metroland TEACHERS ON STRIKE Public high school teachers in Pickering are off the job again after local bargaining talks broke down last week p.11 New lease on life for starving dogs in Pickering p.19 Ajax-Pickering real estate section Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com As talks resume at the provincial level, there is still no word on when the local teachers’ union and Durham District School Board will get back to the bargaining table. About 1,900 public high school teachers hit the picket lines at 8 a.m. Monday, April 20 after talks between the school board and the Ontario Secondary School Teach- ers Federation broke off on Saturday. All Durham’s public high schools are now closed and more than 21,000 students are affected by the strike. Teachers picketing outside local high schools declined to discuss what is being negotiated, but their signs sug- gests class sizes are a concern. ‘Students are people not numbers,’ and ‘Speed limit 40: Not class size,’ were two examples of signs carried by picketing teachers outside Oshawa’s Eastdale Colle- giate. See NO page 10 The Herbal Pathway - Your local nutrition centre & holistic health retailer. Purchase any 2 Lorna products and get an A-Z Woman’s Guide to Vibrant Health FREE (a $14.95 value while supplies last) Halts breast lumps & fibroids Stops period problems Halts acne fast Stops hot flashes Halts night sweats Calms mood swings Improves energy Aids weight loss Stops hair loss Reduces stress Stops nighttime waking Calms anxiety Prevent and Treat the Top 25 Female Health Conditions Lorna R. 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April 23 Maurice, a fun and curious lemur who enjoys munching on carrots. April 30 Gracie, a three-month-old small but fiesty lion cub. Federal budget benefits Durham families, small business, seniors Terror fight among the priorities highlighted in the federal budget Les Whittington newsroom@durhamregion.com OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Joe Oliver zeroed in on the needs of families, small business owners, cities, seniors and oth- ers in a scattergun budget that will carry the federal Conservatives into this fall’s national election campaign. Savers will benefit from an expansion of the annual contribution limit for tax-free savings accounts to $10,000. Seniors will be able to keep more of their retirement nest eggs in registered income funds. And families with children will wind up with hundreds of extra dollars in their pockets as a result of new tax breaks and richer government handouts. Responding to demands for more feder- al help to address the gridlock paralyzing Toronto and other cities, Mr. Oliver is for the first time earmarking funds for major public transit projects. But the money, which will rise by 2019 to $1 billion a year, won’t begin flowing until 2017, when it will amount to $250 million, rising to $500 million in 2018. Mr. Oliver defended the timing of the transit funding, saying the money “will be ready when it’s needed. “These are big projects, we’re talking about billion-dollar projects. They’re not shovel ready,” but the funding will be avail- able when the projects get going, Mr. Oli- ver told reporters. He added that the $5 billion a year in other federal infrastructure funding is also ongoing. Mr. Oliver, who had to postpone the bud- get to assess the impact on Ottawa’s bot- tom line of plummeting world oil prices, put an end as promised to seven years of consecutive Conservative budget deficits. For 2015, he projected a $1.4-billion sur- plus. However, squeezed by new spending and the negative hit on Ottawa’s bottom line from the oil price crisis, the government reduced its usual $3-billion rainy day fund to $1 billion. “We have revenue greater than expenses, so we are in a surplus situation,” Mr. Oliver said, turning away suggestions that he had manipulated the books. He said the government’s spending restraint strategy over several years had put the Conservatives in a position to run a surplus despite the impact of falling oil prices. While the budget allowed the Conser- vatives to fulfil most of their campaign promises from the 2011 election cam- paign, Mr. Oliver surprised observers by not announcing the adult fitness tax credit which Prime Minister Stephen Harper had pledged to bring in once the budget was balanced. And although the economic package contained tax breaks and spending that impact a wide swath of the population, many of the new measures are based on a spending plan that postpones the larg- est benefits until a few years from now, with little or no increase in benefits in the immediate future. With the economy forecast to grow at a tepid two per cent rate this year, Mr. Oliver sought to bolster business conditions and spur hiring by gradually reducing the small business tax rate, extending a tax break for manufacturers buying machinery and equipment and providing $1.5 billion over five years to support the government’s sci- ence, technology and innovation develop- ment program. In keeping with the government’s secu- rity and anti-terrorism push, the bud- get increased funding for the military, the RCMP and CSIS. The government also said it was commit- ting $150 million over four years to support social housing and Mr. Oliver is extending Employment Insurance Compassionate Care benefits for those looking after grave- ly ill and dying family members. -- With files from Bruce Campion-Smith, Alex Boutilier and Richard J. Brennan -- Torstar news services OTTAWA -- Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver released the Conservative gov- ernment’s balanced budget Tuesday. ‘‘We have revenue greater than expenses, so we are in a surplus situation.’ Finance Minister Joe Oliver The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games are coming! Metroland Media Group is proud to be the official print and online media supplier. Watch for exclusive coverage in your community as we count down to the largest multi-sport event ever in Canada. 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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 3 APPickering school named ‘Greenest School on Earth’ Dunbarton High School has solar hot water system, outdoor classroom, green curriculum Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- It’s often thought that “green schools” are synonymous with new, state-of-the-art buildings. But Pickering’s Dunbarton High School is proving that even a 50-year-old school can lead the world when it comes to sus- tainability. On April 15, Dunbarton was named the 2015 Greenest School on Earth by the Global Coalition for Green Schools, an initiative of the U.S. Green Building Coun- cil. “The school was built at a time when no one cared about sustainability,” says Dun- barton teacher David Gordon, an advi- sor for the school’s Environment Council. “But, we’ve found ways to make it green. We’ve shown that it is possible.” The list of Dunbarton’s environmental accomplishments is lengthy. The school has energy efficient win- dows, a rooftop solar hot water system, a 40-seat outdoor classroom, a 500-square metre pollinator garden and low-wattage fluorescent lighting. Students have planted more than 70 shade trees to help keep the building cool, and are careful to water them over the summer. Each student starting Grade 9 at Dun- barton is given a reusable water bottle which can be filled at one of five filling stations, and students have started a com- post program that sees green bin waste set out at neighbour’s homes near the school. “It’s really about helping our future,” says Grade 11 student Sanwal Gilani, a mem- ber of the school’s Environment Council. “I’m interested in the environment and once I joined the club I started to learn so much about what we can do to help.” Fellow club member Mehdi Rizvi, 15, is proud of the group’s efforts to plant a gar- den that will donate vegetables to a local food bank and build bee condos to help solitary bees survive. “People might think that the environ- ment isn’t a big deal, but it really impacts everyone,” he says. Sustainability is also a big part of the school’s everyday curriculum. Dunbarton offers a specialist high skills major focusing on the environment and students in regular classes participate in the Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program, research Rouge National Urban Park, monitor the school’s air quality, audit its electricity use, research trees planted on campus and take on a climate change civic action projects. Dunbarton is the first school in the western hemisphere to win the Greenest School in the World honour. Winners in past years have included schools in Hong Kong, Bali and Kenya. The award recognizes a K-12 school that exemplifies how sustainability can be woven into the infrastructure, culture and curriculum of a school. This year’s panel of international judges included Princess Noor bint Asem of Jor- dan and Jane Henley, former CEO of the World Green Building Council. Mr. Gordon says the award wouldn’t have been possible without a huge net- work of support that includes the school board, community groups, the City of Pickering and parents. “The key thing is being part of a commu- nity that wants these things, we’re a con- duit to making it happen,” he says. This isn’t the first big environmental award for the Pickering school. In 2014, Dunbarton was named the Greenest School in Canada by the Canada Green Building Council. Ph o t o s : K e v a n A s h w o r t h , P e t e r S e l l a r @CL_Play ersClub Clu bLink Play ers Club A Players Club membership gives you a season full of golf at Cherry Downs Golf Club and ClubLink’s other outstanding daily fee courses. There are three different membership options to choose from, STARTING AT JUST $129 (plus tax). Join online at playersclub.clublink.ca, call 1-800-276-9542 or email playersclub@clublink.ca. MORE courses,MORE options and MORE value A SEASON FULL OF GOLF AT CLUBLINK’S DAILY FEE COURSES! 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We were glad to have a night out, if not a tad nervous bringing our two young ones; usually good-mannered, they were more enthusiastic than usual at the prospect of ordering everything off the tablet menu. You both left abruptly at the end of your meal, and we felt badly thinking our kids had bothered you. One can only imagine our shock to learn that you had also graciously covered our meal. After running out to give you both a hug, and a clumsy attempt at saying “Thank you so much, but why?”, your answer simply was that we looked like a nice family. Yes, we are indeed blessed but like many who are wrapped up in the business of daily life, we often don’t pause to reflect on this. We don’t know where you are from, but hope that you might read this so that you know how grateful we were for such a kind, unexpected gesture from two com- plete strangers. Deanna Mancini Pickering Being a grandparent is a game-changer In the course of an average lifetime we are faced with five or six major events that shape what we do as we head down the path of life. First kiss, first serious relationship, first marriage (unless your name happens to be Elizabeth Taylor), first child, first offspring’s wedding, and first grand- child. That last one is a game-changer, folks. By the time you reach the age to be a grandpar- ent your life is looked at through different eyes. And let me tell you, being a grandparent has its major league perks. It’s like driving a brand new car and not having to make the payments. Better yet, I call the newbies rentals. When they get old enough we can spoil the heck out of them and then hand them back to mom and dad with a ‘what me worry?’ Alfred E. Newman look on our faces. But it goes much deeper than that. With years of experience and perspective you get to experi- ence child rearing with a much different attitude. You want to savour every minute of the little one’s growth. Babies are fascinating. Watching them take every- thing in like a sponge is much better than watching anything on TV. More rewarding too. We can learn a little about ourselves by watching them. We had the honour bestowed upon us of becoming grandparents in late November with the world’s best Christmas gift. Our oldest daughter had a baby girl who is nothing short of the best thing since sliced bread. I look forward to babysitting as often as I can. I loved having kids. I enjoyed watching them learn and grow. Couldn’t wait to get them toys, books and games. But I still had a lot to learn myself at that point, so sometimes it was too much hustle-bustle and not enough relaxing with the little ones. Well, now I can change that and fully plan to do so. So just when we were making the adjustment to grandparenthood (is that even a word?) we get news that our second daughter will be delivering our sec- ond grandchild this coming August. And we can’t wait for that, either. She’s a little farther away but we will bridge that gap no problem. Look out Brady Bunch. So now the dog is going to have to take a back seat (literally) as we make room in our family for two little ones to have around and to learn from. It just gets better every day. And I can’t wait for Christmas. Got my list made up already. -- Shawn Lackie lives in Port Perry. Shawn Lackie Guest column New beginnings Get back to local talks in teachers’ strike Students left in the lurch once again by striking educators in Ontario don’t care who is responsible for the labour stoppage. They just want to go to school. Durham District School Board public high school teachers walked off the job Monday after local bargaining talks broke down, even as discussions resumed at the provincial level under Ontario’s new two- tier bargaining system. Two things became immediately appar- ent Monday morning when strike action in Durham public high schools began. The first is that no one seems willing or able to discuss the absolute ‘why’ of this latest strike by Durham teachers. The second is that a growing number of students, more so than in past labour disputes between teachers and the Prov- ince, are asserting their own views and demanding action and compromise from both sides in the dispute. What we know for certain, particular- ly as it relates to students like Pickering’s Cameron Penn, is that they are fed up with the ongoing conflict and are organiz- ing more effectively to make their views known. And the impact on Grade 12 students like Cameron is potentially damaging. A lengthy strike could affect final grades, which will in turn potentially affect uni- versity or college acceptance. A lengthy strike could set graduating students back at a time when they should be lining up summer jobs, finishing up course requirements, taking care of ath- letic obligations and preparing for post- secondary studies. For them, teachers striking over class sizes or union assertions that local nego- tiators are trying to claw back past gains are abstract and meaningless. Indeed, Durham District School Board chairman Michael Barrett noted on the weekend that he doesn’t agree with some of the claims being made by teacher rep- resentatives about the negotiations: “I don’t believe you can call it stripping a contract when you are looking to ensure that students are indeed the focus of the relationship between all parties.” That is as it should be, particularly for teachers and their union leaders who have long argued that these labour con- flicts are all about the students. We urge both sides, in the strongest pos- sible terms, to get back to the bargaining table and work, as Mr. Barrett suggested, to ensure that students are indeed the focus of the relationship between teach- ers and their employers. -- Metroland Media Group Ltd., Durham Region Division My stepdaughter: What a scream I grew up in a house full of men. There wasn’t a lot of screaming. Especially not of the female variety. I recall once my only sister angrily shouting at a bunch of us as we attempted to crash the bathroom door in and disturb her solo tub time. On the cusp of girlish adolescence, she had begun to require a certain level of privacy during her toilette, while the rest of us goons were still forced to bathe three to a tub. Again, there was a good deal of loudness, but no screaming. My mom was not a screamer, either. She let her wooden spoon do her talking for her. My point is, aside from the stuff I’d heard in movies, I’d never really experienced a real, spine-tingling, hair-raising, female scream. Until this weekend, that is. One of the wonderful perks of my rela- tionship with Kathryn is that I get to share her beautiful, adult daughter, Ashley, with her. I get to enjoy something very new for me; female offspring. Anyone who reads this column knows, I hope, how very much I adore my two boys, but as anyone who has one will tell you, there is something very special about a daughter. Even a step- daughter. Ashley is an absolute delight to me. But man can she scream. This past weekend, Ash came to visit. She was still terribly jet-lagged, from a recent trip to Australia however, so after watching a movie, we decided to make an early night of it. Several hours later, at 2 a.m. actually, my cranky, 54-year-old bladder woke me up. I quietly made my way to the bathroom in between our bedroom and Ashley’s. When I was done I didn’t even flush, such was my concern for the sleep of my two female housemates. I never worry about waking my oldest son, Duncan. Dunc sleeps in the basement and nothing short of a nuclear detonation can wake that kid up. Tip-toeing back to my room, I was just closing our door when I heard Ashley’s voice groggily calling out “Mom, Mom.” There was a disturbing urgency to the last ‘Mom’ and no sooner had I closed the bed- room door when a scream came from Ash- ley that froze the blood in my veins. This was the scream to end all screams. It was like Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist and Six Flags Magic Mountain all rolled into one. Ashley must come by her pipes naturally too, as inside of a nanosecond, her mom was up and screaming as well. Screaming for Ashley and screaming for me to get the hell away from the bedroom door so she could go rescue her kid from the axe mur- derer who was obviously in the house. Now, I should point out at this juncture that I sleep in the nude. A small detail but critical to this story. I’m not clear on all the rules of father/daughterhood but I’m fair- ly certain up near number one or two, is ‘Don’t rush into your stepdaughter’s bed- room naked’. And so I too began to scream. “I don’t have any pants on.” It was the best I could come up with. And it bought me enough time to grope for my pyjama bot- toms as Kathryn threw an elbow into me that Gordie Howe would’ve envied and ran to rescue her daughter. Safely covered, I flipped the lights on as a teary, returning- to-reality Ashley was led into our room. I knew nothing was really the matter, as nei- ther of the normally vigilant dogs had so much as peeped during this whole ordeal, but still, such was the bone-rattling nature of Ashley’s scream, that I confess to being a tad spooked as I went to investigate her bedroom. As guessed, there was nothing and no one there. There never had been. It was a night- mare. A rattled Ashley spent the rest of the night with her equally rattled mom. It actu- ally ended up being a nice mother/daugh- ter evening. I however, retired to the other bedroom, fully awake, fully clothed and probably more rattled than either of them. You don’t just shake off your first female scream that easily. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column. 10 Biggest Lotto 649 Jackpots Let’s Talk Weigh in on topics of the day www.facebook.com/ newsdurham DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN: Public board high school teachers with the Durham District School Board are out on strike after talks broke down last week. A Pickering student urged all sides to seek solutions and noted that students don’t want to be used as leverage in the labour dispute. Based on that, we asked Facebook readers if they believe it’s true. Here’s what people were saying: du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m 7 AP Casper Leal: No, if the government keeps cutting the way they want, especially to special education, the most vulnerable of our students will suffer more in the long run! There has been no contract since August 31st, the government had months to deal with this. Public high school teachers in Durham are on strike after contract talks broke down with the provincial government. What do you think?Poll Both sides must compromise.25% I support the teachers 100% 21% Affected students will suffer most.54%Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 Enter Laughing Neil Crone Actor, comic, writer The InBox Fraudsters, it turns out, are still ‘phish- ing’ for ‘phriends’ and ‘phunds’. Phishing is described as any e-mail false- ly claiming to be from an established legiti- mate organization such as a financial insti- tution, business or government agency. The e-mail may request or direct the con- sumer to visit a certain website to update or provide personal and/or financial infor- mation and passwords. It is really a malicious attempt to collect customer information for the purpose of committing fraud. In 2014, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre received 2,412 ‘phishing’ complaints. The 1,318 people who were identified as vic- tims lost more than $245,600. To recognize and avoid phishing: • Protect your computer with anti-virus software, spyware filters, email filters and firewall programs. • Contact the financial institution immedi- ately and report your suspicions. • Do not reply to any email that requests your personal information. • Look for misspelled words. • Always report phishing or ‘spoofed’ emails. If you suspect you are a victim of fraud, contact local police or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at https:// www.tipsubmit.com. Source: Ontario Provincial Police John Cooper: Of course they are, and we should be livid. Teachers are public servants, like it or not, and their wages are paid by taxes. Fig- ure out a way to do it without holding an entire region hostage. Mathew Depew: If the kids aren’t bargaining chips, then why not strike in the summer when the kids are off? The kids being in school are leverage and bargaining chips for the teachers. Sara Thornton: How could teach- ers strike in the summer? You can’t refuse to work when you aren’t working. Please do some research before you make judgments. This isn’t about wage and laziness. It’s about cuts to edcuation. Tom Blake: C’mon. You know the kids are not bargaining chips, and neither the employer or the union wants the youth to suffer! Alison Robitaille: Yes it is about money. Money to keep programs running that the boards will no lon- ger support due to lack of funds from the province. How little you value education is the reason the government takes big chunks out of the funding model. Nobody wants to fight for education except the very people you’re demeaning and degrading. 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Agreements pertaining to Seaton issues including financing, Hwy. 407, communi- ty lands and servicing were approved at a committee of Regional council on April 9. “It’s a big weight off our shoulders and it certainly will provide clear direction for future growth and that in Pickering -- lots of job opportunities, services, indus- trial and commercial land,” said Regional Chairman Roger Anderson. Seaton has been in the works since the early 1970s and is expected to attract up to 70,000 new residents and create 35,000 jobs. “It’s been a long time, a lot of tough work and a lot of tough negotiations,” said Mr. Anderson. “The Region had an objective of making sure the impact on the residential property taxpayer in Dur- ham was minimal to none, and we did that.” A fiscal impact study found that over the buildout of Seaton, from 2015 to 2031, both the property tax and the user rate position would not impose a financial burden on existing Regional taxpayers or user ratepayers. The agreements allow a number of items, such as the roads and servicing that are needed, to be installed. “That’s a big step forward,” said Mr. Anderson. “The servicing is being installed at a rate to provide future growth in Seaton.” He said as a result of the agreements, developers will get to start building their houses. “I think you’re still looking at two years before you see a house being built but they will be starting sooner because of this,” he said. And it gives the Province the ability to market its 800 acres of land for jobs, he said. “I look forward to welcoming the first business as they move into those indus- trial lands,” he said. “The opportunity for companies to buy land fronting onto the 407 and Hwy. 7 is huge and there’s a real opportunity for some major companies to get some high-profile land at a very reasonable cost and in return to bring some high-paying jobs to the region. “I think if it doesn’t happen ... that’s because the Province isn’t selling offices or they’re not selling the land to people who buy offices,” he said. Mr. Anderson said Pickering, which has been “pretty stagnant as a result of this, will now have an opportunity to really expand like they were supposed to and get the jobs that they were supposed to which in turn is a benefit for the entire region.” The agreements will go to regional council April 22 for final approval before Mr. Anderson signs off on it. You mightgetavisitfrom ourbranchoff 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! Suspects charged with robbery at Pickering Tim’s linked to break-ins PICKERING -- Three men were arrested after an investigation into a string of crimes that included a hold-up at a Pickering coffee shop. Durham police began their investigation after a break-in at a home on Kelvinway Lane in Pickering March 17. On April 1 two masked men robbed a Tim Hortons on Bayly Street in Pickering. An investigation linked three sus- pects to those incidents, as well as break-ins on March 24 in Pickering and Scarborough, police said. 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Saturday,May 2,8pm Two neglected, starved dogs in Pickering ready for new home Despite severe starvation, dogs are now at healthy weights and love attention Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Two dogs now up for adop- tion in Pickering were so starved when they were rescued last month that they resorted to eating wire and weighed only half of what they should have. “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Lindsey Narraway, supervisor of Pickering Animal Services. In mid-March, the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was called to investigate a situation of animal negli- gence at a Pickering home and found two mastiff crosses that were visibly suffering from severe starvation. Pickering Animal Services attended the call along with the OSPCA officer. “Their ribs were completely showing,” said Ms. Narraway. “You could see their back- bone was sticking up. They had zero mus- cle tone. They couldn’t basically hold them- selves up when they tried to run and walk.” The two-and-a-half-year-old sisters, now called Hope and Faith, had both suffered wounds from fighting each other for the small amount of food they were given. They were being kept in a pen and weighed only 40 pounds when they were found. “And these are dogs that are supposed to be 80 to 100 pounds,” said Ms. Narraway. Despite their horrific condition, the dogs have made a quick turnaround after regular visits from a veterinarian and care from shel- ter staff, and are now ready to be adopted. “It was an amazing sight,” Ms. Narraway said of their transformation. They are now at healthy weights, their wounds have healed and they crave human touch. “Now they can’t get enough attention from us,” said Ms. Narraway. “They just want to be loved and want to get outside and run around and cuddle up with us. They both have very sweet, loving and caring personali- ties.” Both of the dogs require families who will be patient, willing to train them, able to pro- vide plenty of love and attention, and have homes with large fenced yards that would allow them plenty of room to play and exer- cise. While it doesn’t appear there will be long-term effects of the neglect, future owners should be prepared to take the dogs for regular visits to the vet to ensure they continue to thrive. The dogs will have to go to separate homes. “Hope gets along well with other dogs and is the calmer one out of the two, which is probably good because she’s the bigger one out of the two. Faith is a little more hyper,” said Ms. Narraway, adding she would do best in a home where she is the only dog. For more details on Hope and Faith and how to adopt them, visit pickering.ca/ani- mals or call 905-427-0093. 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Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland (photo above), provided photo (below) ‘‘Now they can’t get enough attention from us.’ Lindsey Narraway, Pickering Animal Services supervisor DurhamOptometric Clinic Dr. Farook Khanand Associates 62 Harwood Ave. S., Unit 2, Ajax (905)426-1434 1360 Kingston Rd, Ajax (905)831-6870 Have you had your eyes checked lately? NEW PATIENTS WELCOME 62 Harwood Ave.S.,Unit 2,Ajax (905)426-1434 1360 Kingston Rd,Ajax(905)831-6870 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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 12 AP We have a new amazing animal video series launching on durhamregion.com April 23, 2015. Each week, we will have a fun informative video on an amazing animal. You will learn how animals mature, what they eat and if they are endangered. In our ﬁ rst four week series we are featuring amazing animals from the Bowmanville Zoo. durhamregion.com We have a new amazing animal video series launching April 23, 2015. Each week, we will have a fun informative video on an amazing animal. You will learn how animals video on an amazing animal. You will learn how animals mature, what they eat and if they are endangered. In our ﬁ rst four week series we are featuring amazing animals from the Bowmanville Zoo. Maurice is a fun and curious lemur who enjoys munching on carrots. Maurice has recently come from Toronto Zoo to join the Bowmanville troop. Congo is an 11-month-old lion. Watch Congo and his younger sister Gracie meet each other for the ﬁ rst time. Congo is the great-grandson of the late Bongo, one of the most prominent movie animals. Bongo starred in The Ghost and the Darkness, George of the Jungle and in the TV series Animorphs. Gracie is a three-month-old small but ﬁ esty lion cub. Gracie has just come off milk and her diet now consists of small pieces of meat. Athena is a three-year-old lioness. Caretakers at the Bowmanville Zoo are in the midst of behavioural training with Athena. In the wild, she would just be hitting reproductive age and would assist other lionesses in hunting. April 23 May 7 April 30 May14 durhamdurham Maurice is a fun and curious lemur who enjoys munching on carrots. Maurice has recently come from Toronto Zoo to join the Bowmanville troop. Congo is an 11-month-old lion. Watch Congo and his younger sister Gracie meet each other for the ﬁ rst time. Congo is the great-grandson of the late Bongo, one of the most prominent movie animals. Bongo starred in The Ghost and the Darkness, George of the Jungle and in the TV series Animorphs. April 23April 23 May 7May 7May 7 TO WATCH THESE GREAT VIDEOS GO TO 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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 13 AP Come experience leading professionals, catering to the 50+ market Key Note Speakers, Demonstrations, Seminars, Ballroom Dancing, Musical Showcase, Fashion Show & more! 2 FUN DAYS! 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Each person/coupleattending our seminar will receive a complimentary copy of Reduce Resize REVIVE! 12 noon The Upstairs at Whitby Superstore Cooking Demonstration with Coordinator Christine Winters and Chef Edyie Storey The team is back to have you amazed, laughing and enjoying delectable dishes. Cooking is fun with healthy components and will certainly be incredibly tasty.Spot prizes will be given to the audience. You won’t want to miss these two in action. 1:00 pm Fashion Showcase by Alia n TanJay Pickering Town Centre Featuring their newest Spring Fashions that are sure to dress up yourspring/summer wardrobe and make it POP with colour 2:00 pm Lyle Couch and Jim Knight Travel Seminar with Lyle Couch and Jim Knight Of Lakeshore Tours and Travel featuring The Yukon and Alaska Experience 3:00 pm Pam Love Join Master Gardener Pam Love for Gardens and Spirituality -Gardens can be places of serenity and peace. 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BILL SIMS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER Bill is a professional engineer with 30 years of home health care experience.Together with his wife Natalie is a second generation co-owner of Durham Medical, which has been in the same family since 1983. One of the few independent stores of this size and history in the GTA, Durham Medical is a full service home health care store that specializes in a wide variety of products. With his Bill’s engineering background he brings a unique perspective to mobility equipment and home accessibility. Join Jim Knight of Lakeshore Tours & Travel as we cruise along the Rhine and Danube Rivers with Viking River Cruises. Jim has been in the travel business servicing Durham Region since 1991. Jim along with his wife Bev,have escorted several international tours including European river cruises, Hawaii and the Caribbean. Jim will discuss the different itineraries available through Lakeshore Tours & Travel for 2015 and 2016. Learn more about the unique world of river cruising on the new and luxurious long ships offered by Viking.We hope you can attend. 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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 15 AP ADVERTISING FEATURE 12th ANNUAL 50+ LIFESTYLE SHOW •APRIL 30 &MAY 1st Come out and talk to the area’s leading professionals catering to the 50+ market 2GrandPrizes E N T E R T O W I N ! AND LOTS OF DOOR PRIZES TO BE WON!!!!! Entrance 20 RefreshmentArea Tables Stage & Seminar Area Trip for 2 to Soaring Eagle Resort &CasinoPlus …. FrankenmuthJune 21-24 - 4 Day/3 Nights Tour Soar away from the smog and traffic, but be closetocityamenities:TheSoaringEagleCasino is the place for the largest and most beautiful casino in the world. The Soaring Eagle Casino Resort offers plush, elite accommodations and is the only Four-Diamond hotel in Michigan. There are beautiful restaurants, including a buffet and fine dining,a cigar and cognac lounge, anelegant cocktail lounge, spectacular indoor pooland hot tub and outdoor whirlpool, health club,full service spa, hair salon, art gallery and much more. Optional Day Tour to Frankenmuth – a quaint Bavarian Town or to Birch Run Factory Outlets for the die-hard shopper in you.Value $998 And a lovely set of matching luggage. Be sure to enter to win!! Trip for 2 to FRANKENMUTH SHOPPING NOVEMBER 3 – 5 WILLKOMMEN to Frankenmuth, Michigan’s Little Bavaria. Visitors are welcomed to Bavarian hospitality regardless of the season.We’re off for some mid-week shopping where you’ll be sure to find plenty of bargains but with smaller crowds than on the weekends.We spend two nights at the Drury Inn &Suites downtown and will have scheduled shopping stops to Birch Run Mall, The River Walk, Bronner’s, Meijer’s and more.A valid Canadian Passport is required for this tour. Valued $598 Booth 1&2 - Armstrong Wealth Consulting Group at Scotia Mcleod –Laurel Armstrong Booth 3 - Vitality Assurance Vacations Booth 4 - Smart Shelving Booth 5 - Sunlife –Raymond Giguere Booth 6 - Organizing Lives Booth 7 - Mary Kay Booth 8 & 9 - Alia n TanJay Booth 10 - Lynde Creek Manor Booth 11 - Direct Buy of Toronto East Booth 12 - Durham Medical Booth 14 - BMO Nesbitt Burns Booth 15 - CARP Booth 16 - Home Instead Senior Care Booth 17 - Get Away Insured/Expedia Golden Age Insurance Booth 18 - Senior Tours Canada Booth 19 - Abbeylawn Manor Retirement Home Booth 20 - Silver Cross Durham Booth 21- Fun Time Travel Co Ltd Booth 22 - Bath Fitter Booth 23 - CAA Auto Travel Insurance Booth 24 - Lakeshore Tours Booth 25 - MacAskill Chiropractic and Wellness Centre Booth 26 - BDO Canada Booth 27&28 - McCoy Bus Services and Tours Booth 29 - Professional Hearing Services of Ajax Booth 30 - Alzheimer Durham Booth 31 - My Final Wishes Booth 32 - RBC Wealth Management Paul Hart Booth 33&34 - Habitat for Humanity Booth 35 - Marlin Travel Booth 36 - Atria Retirement Canada-The Court At Brooklin Booth 37 - Durham Region Public Educators Committee - Fire Department Booth 38 - OLG Slots Booth 39 - Chartwell Booth 40 - Investors Group Financial Services- Herberts Berzins Booth 41 - Blue Skies Pharmacy Booth 42 - Harwood Place Senior Community Booth 43 -Remax All-Stars-Trudi Johnston Booth 44 -Town of Ajax - Fitness & Health Centre Booth 45 -Stirling Festival Theatre Booth 46 -Toronto Star Booth 47 -Retire-at-home Durham West 19 18 17 16 15 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4321232221 43 42 41 40 36 37 38 39 35 34 33 30 31 32 24 25 26 292827 Fun Time Travel 47 45 46 44 Me d i a Cl o s e t 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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 16 AP ADVERTISING FEATURE 12th ANNUAL 50+ LIFESTYLE SHOW •APRIL 30 &MAY 1st The Swing Bands of Clarington/Durham New Horizons Would you like to learn how to Dance while listening to the sounds of a Big Band? Join us Thursday, April 30th from 4pm to 6pm. You won’t want to miss it! Musical Showcase & Ballroom Dancing Join us forlots of doorprizes andgiveawaysAND... Your copy of the 16th Annual Forever Young Seniors Directory and Activity Guide published by your Metroland Community Newspaper. “Swing Easy” is one of our two big bands playing around the region. The band is traditional, composed of reeds (saxophone and clarinet), brass ( trombone and trumpet) and rhythm ( bass, drums guitar, and piano). A vocalist rounds out the group. We are all local musicians “of a certain age” ranging in age from the mid fifties to the mid - eighties. In fact, our oldest member does some arranging as well as being part of a trumpet section. We play for the love of the music and for the satisfaction of playing for an audience. The residents of most retirement homes in Durham are very familiar with us as we entertain frequently in these facilities. We also play for municipal events and fundraisers. Becoming more well-known in the area, we are now receiving requests to play for dances. Our band leader and music director, Fred Mildon is the one who whips us into shape. He has a personal history with the bands of the Big Band Era, having played trumpet with the Harry James and Lionel Hampton bands. If swing is your thing, dust off that instrument that is hiding in the basement and consider joining us. We rehearse at Ebenezer United Church in Courtice on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. No need to be afraid of coming out. We are willing to help if you are a bit rusty. Expand your horizons with the Swing Bands of Clarington New Horizons. Contact Hilary Baisley at 905-697-7995 for more information or by email at baisleyhmg@rogers.com Imagine being able to learn to dance to any music with any partner anywhere in the world in a fraction of thetime. We dispell the myth that dance is about step patterns and simplify the method of learning how to dance.So whether you have two left feet or not, you will be able to move to any type of music in any situation. Dancing Lessons for adultsYou will experience the flavour of many types of dance as well as the movements...its more than just learningthe steps...that’s our way. We develop a customized learning plan based on each individual’s ability, you are then shownhow to draw from your own aptitude, so you look great on any dance floor. Ladies styling:We hold classes for ladies styling where women dance without partners to improve their style and character for all genres of music. Lessons for professionals:We coach performers (such as actors singers, and dancers) who want to enhance their stage presence or learn to partner. Shows and events:We can put on a show for your organization at the workplace, your home, a restaurant orclub,and at any location in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.Latin, Salsa, Samba, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Bachata, Mambo, Rumba, Paso Doble, Flamenco, Swing, Jive, Jazz,Cabaret, Disco, Hip-Hop, Ballroom, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz, Tango, Argentine Tango, Arabic Contact us at 905. 837.7837. Located at 1080 Brock Rd Unit 6, Pickering Thank you to our generous sponsors THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL SENIOR CENTRES AND GROUPS FOR HELPING PROMOTE THIS EVENT! Step in Two Dance Studio at Pickering Town Centre Fun Time Travel 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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 17 AP Autoboyz Service Centre Celebrates 20 Years Autoboyz Service Centre is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Owned by the husband and wife team of Nino and Nancy Baggieri, they have been providing quality auto service for two decades, with the help of Technicians Michael St. Rose, Evan Johnson and Brandon Baggieri. While they have been in business for 20 years, they moved to their current location in Pickering 10 years ago. Autoboyz Service Centre provides service, maintenance and repairs for all makes and models, from European to Domestic. Their trained and experienced technicians offer everything from oil changes and alignments to custom work. Over the last 20 years, they have earned a reputation for being an honest and hardworking shop. Customers trust them to take great care of their vehicles, and most of their business is from repeat customers who return whenever their vehicle is in need of service. Autoboyz Service Centre is located at 754 McKay Road in Pickering. 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The victims were taken to hospital and treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators later arrested a suspect at his home. Ronald Fenn, 18, of Hornsell Circle in Ajax, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of possession of a danger- ous weapon and two counts of assault with a weapon. He was held for a bail hearing. Anyone with information about this inves- tigation is asked to call Detective Groat of the Central West Division Criminal Investi- gations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1845. Anonymous information can be sent to Dur- ham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- TIPS (8477). Real EstateME t R o l a n D Du R h a M *Sales Representative **Broker ***Broker of Record 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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 19 AP Brian Kondo Sales Representative 905-683-7800 •905-683-5000www.BrianKondo.com First Realty Ltd., Brokerage independently owned and operated ® YOUR SEARCH STOPS HERE!!! 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BABoolAl office: (905) 430-8008 Cell: (416) 801-9822 lic. 12360 WHERE:Ajax PRICE:$235,000 DETAILS:Livebythelakeinthisresortstylesetting,closetoparksandconservationareas.Thiswonderfultwobedroomcondoofferstenniscourts,pool,partyroomandgym.Quietbuilding,andaverygoodsizedsuite.Minutestothe401,GOtrain,hospitalsandcommunitycentres.Lotsofshoppingandrestaurants,nearby.Openbalconyincludedtothoseearlymorningcoffees. #304-195 LakeDriveway AGENT:CristianVergara, Broker Sutton-groupheritagerealtyinc.,Brokerage 905-619-9500•Direct:416-225-2290•www.theAMIGO.ca WHERE:3ArcherDr.Ajax PRICE:$429,900 DETAILS:Beautiful2Bedroombungalowinasought-aftersouthAjaxlocation.3rdbedroomconvertedintomainfloorlaundryroom,couldeasilybeconvertedbacktobedroom.Largelivinganddinningroomcombination.Thishomefeatureshardwoodfloorthought-outandCaliforniashutters. AGENT:JaniceParish,Broker&AshleighParish,SalesRepresentative RoyalServiceRealEstateInc.Brokerage 905-987-1033orDir.905-260-0323www.ParishHomes.ca BEAUTIFULSOUTH AJAX WHERE:6720LeskardRoad,Clarington PRICE:$749,000 DETAILS:52AcreswithHouse&Barn.WilmotCreek MeandersThruMatureHardwoodBush.20Acresof WorkableLand.EasyCommuteonHwy407. AGENT:TinaAbernethy, SalesRepresentative RoyalServiceRealEstateInc.,BrokerageDirect:905-243-4311•Office:905-697-1900 tina@tinaabernethy.com Contactmeforanoobligationhomevaluation. Picturesque 52AcreHobbyFArm Where:Whitby PrICe:$478,800 DeTAILS:Quality-Built“Tormina”Family-SizeHomenestledona PrimeLowTrafficDead-EndCourt!4Bdrms&3Bathrms!SunnyEat-in KitchenO/looksFamilyRm&Fireplace&WalksouttoSunnyWest Garden!Master5PCEnsuite!ProfessionallyFinishedBsmtwith‘Media Rm’&RecRm.ComingtoMLSnextweek!CallTrish905-428-6533 AGeNT:TrishFrench, SalesRepresentative Re/MaxRougeRiverRealtyLtd.,Brokerage Independentlyowned&operated (905)428-6533•www.TrishFrench.com EXCLUSIVE ‘TORMINABUILT’! DETAILS: AGENT:Nuala Darragh SalesRepresentative Sutton HeritageRealtyInc.,Brokerage(905)471-2000•www.networkteam.ca STUNNINGHOME! 93 CARPENDALECRES,AJAX OPENHOUSESAT&SUN2-4PM •Stunning Tr ibute Home •Open ConceptModernKitchenwith Granite Countertops •Walkout to Balconyfrom ElevatedLivingRoom •Unique Layout •Hardwood Flooring •9Ft Ceilings&Full Size Windowsin Basement •Separate Entrance to BasementwithIn Law Suitepotential •CrownMouldings&PotLights Come See for Yo urself! 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AGENT:JoanneBolte SalesRepresentative Royal LePage ConnectRealty.,BrokerageDIR(416)722-8416 ∙(416)284-4751www.joannebolte.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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 20 AP REALTY INC., BROKERAGE905-723-6111 *Sales Representative **Broker ***Broker of Record Ashley Duncan* Samantha Doiron* Lesley-Ann Browne* Joselyn Burgess* Dan Plowman* Theo Alempakis* Cheryl Lathem* Shannon Smith* Vanessa Jeffery* Rachel Plowman*** Kathleen Black* Heather Duke* Jennifer Kelloway* John Plowman* Adam Farr* Tammy Napier* Miranda Fox* Fully renovated, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Large double car detached garage. Won’t last.$269,900 DETACHED GARAGE Walk to hospital. Loaded with charm & character. 9’ ceilings. Finished base.$299,900 LOCATION LOCATION Big family room. 4 bedrooms. Bright & spacious eat in kitchen. Backs on to farm land.$253,000 ALMOST 1 ACRE Priced to perfection. Large eat in kitchen. Freshly painted. Won’t last long.$143,900 GONE TOMORROW Double garage with shop. Private yard. Open concept bungalow. Heated sunroom.$279,900 DETACHED SHOP 4 bed in desirable neighbourhood. Finished basement. Upgraded kitchen. Don’t delay.$279,900 PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP Two walkouts. Basement has own front door, bed, bath & kitchenette. (This is not a legal duplex)$330,000 BUNGALOW ON A QUIET STREET 4 good size beds. Large eat in kitchen. Finished basement, games room, rec room & bath.$399,900 MATURE DESIRED AREA First time offered. Premium lot. Incredible view of golf course buffered by pond & trails. BROOKLIN COMING SOON Beautiful 2 storey in desirable neighbourhood. Finished basement w/large rec room. ACT FAST! COMING SOON Stunning 2 storey. All brick in fabulous location. 3 bed 3 bath. Won’t last.$324,900 WILL NOT LAST Close to hiking trail. Open concept. Huge rec room in base. Oversized garage.$299,000 STUNNING BRICK BUNGALOW Walk-out from kitchen to deck, pool & hot tub. Huge lot 78x123 ft. Double car garage.$399,900 CENTURy HOME JUST LISTED Large rec room w/hardwood flooring. Many upgrades & updates. Quiet area. A must see. COMING SOON 4 piece ensuite & large closets. Central air & vac. Appliances included. 3+1 bed.$299,900 HALMINEN BUILT Fantastic all brick bungalow, 3+1 bed, 2 bath with finished basement and deep lot. DON’T DELAy! COMING SOON 905-668-1511 Lions club gears up for annual Durham Region Family Fun Car Rally Funds raised to go to Pickering Auxiliary Rescue Association DURHAM — The Durham Region Com- munity Lions Club is heading out on a road trip May 2. That’s the day of the third annual Dur- ham Region Family Fun Car Rally taking place to raise money for the Pickering Auxiliary Rescue Association. PARA is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to the preserva- tion of life on the water. It operates as a marine rescue service protecting mari- ners, assisting police, fire and ambu- lance services during emergency situa- tions. Cathy Murray, a Lions Club member, said the car rally fundraiser will help PARA as a new season on the water begins. “It’s a blast,” she said of the car rally. “It really is a lot of fun.” Four people are required for each car in the rally. They’re required to perform a number of challenging activities solv- ing puzzles while driving around Dur- ham Region. At the end of the race, each of the activities and puzzles are marked and the car with the most points wins. The rally begins and ends at the Court- yard Restaurant, 1755 Pickering Park- way, Unit 20, Pickering. The cost to participate in the car rally is $25 per person (four people per car). To register, visit para-rescue.org/car_ rally . For more information about the event visit e-clubhouse.org/sites/dur- hamrc or call Cathy Murray at 905-985- 1251. 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We sold a number of homes with Shiv. He has built a reputation for himself not to get low-ball offers. Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin He sold our house quickly and for more than we expected. He negotiates from a position of strength. He is completely confident when talking to agents. He doesn’t give them an opportunity to low-ball him. Mr. and Mrs. Corrigan Very personable whilst efficient service and undertaken by a group of consummate professionals. He is top quality. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Prior to meeting Shiv our home was on the market for 4 months without one offer, it was frustrating and deflating. We were skeptical and dreaded having to experience that again but Shiv reassured us that he could get it done and he did. 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Impeccable and Pristine Is The Best Way To describe this highly sought after bungalow built by John Boddy Homes. pride of home ownership shown throughout with many upgrades including: hardwood floors, California shutters, gas fireplace, huge modern kitchen w/SS appliances, w/o to fully fenced yard, generous sized master bedroom w/5 piece ensuite bath, his & hers walk-in closet. Convenient main floor laundry & direct access to garage. Interlock walkway BEAuTIful BuNGAlOw IN DEmANDAJAX NEIGhBOuRhOOD SOLD Welcome to mystic pointe! Beautiful southern views are the perfect setting for this spacious 2 storey 1 bedroom loft. Open concept kitchen w/breakfast bar, soaring 17' foot windows, gas fireplace, hardwood floors, main floor powder room, large master bedroom w/4 pc ensuite, jacuzzi tub, walk-in closet, ensuite laundry, underground parking and locker. 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April 2015. now opEn Kennedy and Hwy 401 in Scarborough Starting from the low $200’s* Visit the Presentation Centre 52 Village Green Square, Scarborough 416.293.5535 tridel.com Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX -- Team Canada manager Ernie Whitt is hoping for an electric atmosphere when his club takes to the field for the Pan Am Games baseball tournament in Ajax. The skipper of the defending gold medal champi- ons from the Pan Am Games of 2011 in Mexico, Whitt took part in a conference call on Monday, April 20 to discuss the summer tournament that opens for Canada on Satur- day, July 11 against the Dominican Republic. “Playing in front of our fans, I think is going to be very bene- ficial to us,” said Whitt from Buffalo, New York. “I know when we won it in 2011, Mexico was the host country and their fans came out and really supported Mexico and Mexico had a real good tournament. “We’re hoping to do the same thing this year.” In addition to the defending champions from Canada, the seven-team tournament will feature powerhouses Cuba, the United States and Dominican Republic. Round- ing out the field will be Colombia, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico. Each team will play the other once in the preliminary round, with the top four advancing to the medal round. Whitt, who played for the Toronto Blue Jays for 12 sea- sons and is a member of Canada’s Baseball Hall of Fame, is expecting home-field advantage to increase the comfort level for his players, and decrease the pressure. “Pressure-wise, I guess that’s my job and the coaching staff’s job is to try not to have the players do more than what they are capable of doing and live in the moment and not think about other things,” he said. “When they come into the locker room, our job as a staff is to have them forget about everything except for play- ing the game that day. Not to worry about families that are coming to the ballpark. Worrying about tickets and things like that.” Canada will be able to draw on minor league players who are not currently on the protected 40-man rosters of major league baseball clubs. A preliminary list of players to invite to play for Canada has been created, but a final roster won’t be named until mid-June. Players will assemble for a training camp in North Carolina, with three exhibition games scheduled before departing for Toronto and taking part in the opening ceremonies on Friday, July 10. While Canada doesn’t have the depth of players to choose from that other countries enjoy, Whitt promises the team that takes the field in July will be a mix of young players and veterans with inter- national experience who will play with intensity and compete hard until the final out. Those two elements lifted Canada to gold last time around. “I still think about it and I still get chills,” says Whitt, recalling the 2-1 victory over the United States, marking the first time since 1971 that a country other than Cuba won gold, a streak of 10 straight Pan Am Games. “It was a great feeling. “For so many years it seemed like we always came behind Cuba or the United States. In 2011 we were able to put everything together and the breaks fell our way. The kids played hard as they always do. It was a tremendous feeling to see it all come together.” Whitt also talked about the format, playing each country once, not- ing how different it is from regular season baseball, where teams play each other consecutively for three or four days. “Every game is very important. It’s not like, well, we lost today, we’ll go back and get them tomorrow. We’ve got to win the game that we play,” he said. In addition to the opening game July 11 against the Dominican Republic, Canada will also play Columbia (July 12), Nicaragua (July 13), Cuba (July 14), Puerto Rico (July 16) and the US (July 17). Semi- finals are Saturday, July 18, with the gold- and bronze-medal games the following day. Women’s baseball will also make its debut in the Pan Am Games in Ajax, with five countries taking part. Canada, which finished fourth at the World Cup in September 2014, will compete against the United States, Venezuela, Cuba and Puerto Rico. All five are ranked in the top 10 in the world. Canada opens against Cuba on July 20, with semifinals on July 25 and the gold-medal game the following day. 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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 24 P Sports Brad Kelly Sports Editor / bkelly@durhamregion.com / 905-215-0465 Canada looking to defend gold in Pan Am baseball Ajax to serve as host site for men’s and women’s games Speed Academy sprinter Mariam Abdul-Rashid named Youth Athlete of the Year Set pair of Canadian records on the track OSHAWA -- An outstanding year on the track turned in by Mariam Abudul-Rashid has been recognized with an award by Athletics Canada. The Oshawa resident and student at Eastdale Collegiate, who competes for The Speed Acad- emy based in Pickering, was named the 2014 Myrtle Cook Youth Athlete of the Year. Abdul-Rashid set Canadian youth records in both the 300m and 400m hurdles. She also placed fifth in the 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Oregon. At the Canadian youth championships in British Columbia, she reached the podium four times, three times as a gold medallist in the 200m, as well as the 100m and 300m hurdles. She also earned bronze with Ontario’s 4x400m relay team. Her efforts in both the classroom and on the track paid off with a scholarship to the Univer- sity of Texas. Abdul-Rashid’s coach at The Speed Acade- my, Tony Sharpe, was named the Development Coach of the Year. Both will be honoured by Athletics Canada at a special Pan American Games themed alumni reception July 24 in Toronto. AJAX — Former Toronto Blue Jay Ernie Whitt will be the man- ager of Canada’s baseball team at the Pan Am Games this summer. Toronto Star file photo 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 2 2 , 2 0 1 5 25 AP TECHNOLOGY Achieve success with a career in technology. Call: 1-888-806-1856 Visit: triOSdurham.com Campus: 200 John St. W. (Midtown Mall) Not all programs available at all triOS locations. 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Please call 289-688-4313 You are Invited to Help Us Help Herizon House for Mother's Day Friday April 24th from 3:00pm-6:00pmAjax Main Library, 55 Harwood Ave S, Ajax Help by purchasing a personal care pack that we will donate and deliver to Herizon House-local women's shelter Also learn how you can make money from home - Free brief seminar will be held at 4pm and 5pm - Limited timegift if you join Avon that day Call Carina today to reserve a spot at 416-566-8691 The Port Perry Star INVITATION TO BID Bids for services listed belowAddress to: The Circulation Manager This Week Newspaper845 Farewell St. Oshawa L1H 7L5Will be received until 12 noonOn Monday May 4th, 2015.Contract commencing, July 1st, 2015. To deliver approx. 3,950 newspapers, flyers, catalogues and other products to specific drop locations in Port Perry area, on Thursdays also inserting, bagging and delivering 1,062 newspapers and flyers to Customers in rural Port Perry area. Vehicle required.Information packages available at:This Week Newspaper845 Farewell St.Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 Bid #603Lowest or any bids will not necessarilybe accepted. Only the successful Company will be contacted. SENTINEL SELF-STORAGE CORP. NOTICE OF SALE Goods will be sold on www.ibid4storage.com starting Thursday May 6, 2015 and closing Friday May 7, 2015 to satisfy outstanding charges for storage rental incurred by the following: Candice Adalath Maria Cupid Vera Djuric Brandi Greenshields Johnny Hurl Liane Kalenborn Donovan Lee Debbie Orme Joseph Regis Solange Romain Sonia Thomas Kenny Wong INTERESTED BUYERS? Can view and register at www.ibid4storage.com Dated in the City of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta, 8 April 2015 SENTINEL SELF-STORAGE CORP., #1970, 10123-99 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3H1 2010 VW Jetta Wolfsburg Edition 2.0L T, 6-spd manual, sunroof, loaded, climate control, tilt/telescopic steering, alarm, 17" alloy wheels, well maintained. 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Taylor James Crabb June 9, 1986 to April 22, 2007 DOCSTOR: 1456267\4 Taylor James Crabb June 9, 1986 to April 22, 2007 Loving son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew, and friend Feel no guilt in laughter, he knows how much you care Feel no sorrow in a smile that he is not here to share You cannot grieve forever, he would not want you to He’d hope that you can carry on, the way you always do So talk about the good times and the ways you showed you cared The days you spent together, all the happiness you shared Let memories surround you. A word someone may say Will suddenly recapture a time, an hour, a day That brings him back as clearly as though he were still here And fills you with the feelings that he is always near For if you keep these moments, you will never be apart And he will live forever locked safe within your heart After 8 long years, Taylor you will always be in our thoughts and will never be forgotten. Your memory lives through everyone who loves you and you'll always be the true light of the Crabb family. We love and miss you so very much. Keep shining down on us. We love and miss you so very much. Keep shining down on us. Feel no guilt in laughter, he knows how much you care Feel no sorrow in a smile that he is not here to share You cannot grieve forever, he would not want you to He’d hope that you can carry on, the way you always do So talk about the good times and the ways you showed you cared The days you spent together, all the happiness you shared Let memories surround you A word someone may say Will suddenly recapture a time, an hour, a day That brings him back as clearly as though he were still here And ﬁ lls you with the feelings that he is always near For if you keep these moments, you will never be apart And he will live forever locked safe within your heart After 8 long years, Taylor you will always be in our thoughts and will never be forgotten. Your memory lives through everyone who loves you and you’ll always be the true light of the Crabb family. BARNES, Bonnie - of Ajax, peacefully at Scarborough General Hospital on Saturday April 18, 2015. Bonnie Diane Susan Barnes (nee Dunlop) at the age of 67 years. Loving wife and best friend of Eric for over 42 years. Devoted mother of Shawn and his wife Tania, of Toronto. Cherished grandma of Cooper Sheehan, and Raquel Barnes. Sister of Helen Smart and her husband Duncan, of Owen Sound, and Shirley Kernohan, of Toronto; and sister-in-law to Myrna Dunlop, of Wiarton, and Herbert Barnes and his wife Louise, of Twillingate NL. Predeceased by her brothers Barry and David; sister Marion Matthews; and brothers-in-law Robert Kernohan and Bill Matthews. Family invite friends to gather with them to celebrate Bonnie's life at the THOMAS C. WHITCROFT PENINSULA CHAPEL, 272 Berford St., Wiarton (519) 534-5341 on Saturday April 25, 2015 at 1 o'clock. Visiting from 11-1. Spring interment in Bayview Cemetery, Wiarton. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated and can be made through the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whitcroftfuneralhome.com ANDERSON, Cecilia nee Hughes - Passed away suddenly at home on Saturday April 18, 2015. Beloved wife of James Anderson. Loved mom to Lindsay (David) McBride and Michelle (Brett) Carpenter. Proud Nana to Avery, Carly, Owen and Logan. Fondly remembered by her brother Michael and family, sister-in-law Joyce (Rankine), sister- in-law Ann (Alan) and niece Ann. Visitation will be held at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax (905-428-8488) on Friday, April 24 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. The funeral will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Funeral Home. Cremation. If desired, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. A Guest Book may be signed on-line at www.mceachniefuneral.ca COULL, Delmer Russell - In his 81st year, beloved husband of Patricia, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Ajax Hospital with his wife at his side, after a lengthy illness. Delmer was an active and faithful member of St. Paul's United Church in Ajax, and did many hours of volunteer work in his community. He was a fun loving man, full of good humour and always endeavored to see the best in any situation he encountered. Strong-willed, determined, a committed family man and person who was always willing to lend a helping hand to family or friends. He touched all of our lives in so many ways and will never be forgotten. He was predeceased by his wife Doreen of 51 years, parents Norval and Elsie (Pidgeon) Coull, and sisters Edna and Ina. He will be greatly missed by his wife Patricia, daughter Darlene (Terry), son Donald (Linda), brothers Leslie (Cora), Otis, Bogue (Dorothy), sisters Sheila (Harry) and Judy (Larry). A beloved grandpa to Catherine (Dan), Michael, Christine, Matthew and great-grandpa to Jackson. Remembered fondly by his many nieces and nephews, step-children Sharon and Paul (Melissa), step-grandchildren Nicole, Colin, Abigail and Meredith, and many other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Pickering Village (Ajax) 905-428-8488 from 2-5 and 7-9pm on Wednesday April 22nd. The Funeral Service will be held at St. Paul's United Church, 65 King's Crescent, Ajax on Thursday April 23rd at 1:00pm. Interment in Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens, with reception to follow at St. Paul's United Church. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Kidney Foundation, Canadian Diabetes Association, or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Online condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca His warm spirit, love and devotion will live on in our memories forever. KANE, Christine - Passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer on Saturday April 18, 2015 at the Ajax-Pickering Hospital. Predeceased by her loving husband Tommy Kane. Cherished mom to Michelle (Paul) and Ryan. Christine will be sadly missed by her families in Canada, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Visitation will be held at the MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2015. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday April 25 at 3 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca HELEN EILEEN McNALLY It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Helen Eileen McNally (Brophy) on April 14, 2015 in her 96th year.Helen entered into eternal rest surrounded by love, her favourite music, spring flowers and prayer.Helen was a loving, nurturing, and a very compassionate woman who cared deeply for her family and friends. Her passions were her beloved Blue Jays, knitting, making jam cookies, baking her famous BBQ ribs, taking care of her African violets and most of all spending precious time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Helen's unselfish, humble and caring heart will always be remembered.Helen will be forever missed by her sisters Betty, Eileen and Marie and by her brother Jim. Devoted mother to John Edward McNally (Tosca Kathy McNally), William McNally (Cheryl Campkin), Gerard McNally (Sue McNally), Scott Macleod, and beloved daughter Mary McNally Macleod. Predeceased by her husband John Kenneth McNally and son Patrick McNally.Cherished Mémère to Sean (Shawna), BJ (Beth), Danielle (Jake), Heather, Andrew, Drew (Jessica), and Jim.Cherished Grammie to Rachel (Chad), Christopher (Amber), and Stuart.Cherished Grande Mémère to Albany and Liam.Dearly remembered by her many nieces and nephews, lifelong and new found friends.A special thank you to all her caregivers at Bay Ridges for their loyal care and kindness.Family and friends will be received at the Penetanguishene Funeral Home, 155 Main Street Penetanguishene on Saturday April 25th from 11 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. A funeral mass will follow at St. Ann's Church at 1 p.m. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. Please read your classified ad on the first day of publication as we cannot be responsible for more than one insertion in the event of an error. 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