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Luna is tiny by size, weigh- ing only four pounds full-grown and has a height of eight inches, but she makes up for that with a big personality. Luna is sweet and easy going, as she was someone’s pet before coming to Jungle Cat World. Fen- nec foxes are found in the Sahara desert in North Africa. Luna’s distinctive large bat-like ears add to her cuteness, but they’re used to regulate body heat and keep her cool. Luna, the fennec fox Pickering residents find baby raccoon in snare, fear traps hurting wildlife, pets Jane Becker and Philip Perrin remove snare from animal’s paw Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- Jane Becker and her husband Philip Perrin had been enjoying the antics of a mother raccoon and her young for about a month this spring. The mother had set up a nest in a neigh- bour’s yard and the family of raccoons would often come into the couple’s back- yard, nosing around the garden, and curi- ous about the swimming pool. Their home backs onto Alderwood Park in the Bay Ridg- es area. But over the weeks, the five babies dwin- dled to two, and on June 21 at around 11:30 p.m., the couple witnessed something they’ll never forget. They heard a dragging sound in the back- yard and went out to find one of the babies with a snare trap attached to its right front paw. “It was absolutely horrible,” recalls Ms. Becker. “It’s something that we will never forget, the look in this poor animal’s eyes.” The couple cornered the raccoon and was able to remove the snare but the animal ran off before the two could trap it and get it help. “This little one’s front paw was complete- ly smashed,” says Ms. Becker. “My husband was so angry and disgusted he smashed the snare with a hammer.” She figures someone living nearby must have set up a trap in their backyard or in the park, and the trapped raccoon made its way from there into the couple’s yard. “If you can’t live with nature then don’t live in an area like this,” she says. Aside from being concerned for wildlife, Ms. Becker is also worried about pets in the area being harmed by the traps. “My concern is people letting dogs off the leash in this area,” she says. “Some of the smaller dogs are not much bigger than this baby was. If somebody is putting food inside (the trap), that would attract a dog or attract a cat.” She said the snare was rather dark and could be hidden quite well in the grass. All snares set on land are prohibited throughout most of southern Ontario, Min- istry of Natural Resources and Forestry spokeswoman Elizabeth Dorff says in an e-mail. The possession or use of snares is restrict- ed to licensed trappers and farmers (and licensed hunters for snowshoe hare in northern Ontario) in parts of central and northern Ontario. “Under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, the penalty for any violation relat- ing to use of snares is a fine up to $25,000 and/or a year imprisonment,” she says. 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The 26-year- old man was airlifted to a Toronto hospital with serious injuries. On Sunday, June 21, a 43-year-old Ajax man died after losing control of his motor- cycle and colliding with another vehicle on Pickering Parkway, near the Pickering Town Centre. And on June 11, a 22-year-old rider died when his motorcycle struck an SUV at the intersection of Rossland and Salem roads in Ajax. In 2013 Durham police investigated 23 personal injury accidents involving motor- cycles, four of them fatal. In 2014 there were 32 personal injury motorcycle incidents, and one dirt bike rider was killed, Durham police said. It’s already been a deadly season beyond Durham, as well. On Monday, June 22, a 61-year-old man died when his bike collid- ed with a car near the town of Essex, Ontario. Meanwhile, the Special Investigations Unit is probing the death of a 34-year-old motor- cycle rider who crashed while fleeing from police early Sunday, June 21, in Alliston. And on Saturday, June 20, two men partic- ipating in a veterans’ ride were killed when a car slammed into their bikes as they rode with a group in Prince Edward County. So far this season the OPP have investigat- ed motorcycle 11 fatalities, Sergeant Kerry Schmidt noted. “Seven of the 11 were classified as (the motorcyclist) driving properly at the time,” he said. “That leads you to believe another vehicle played a role in the incident. “It’s the motorcyclist who pays the price” when collisions occur, he said. Last year the OPP investigated 32 motorcy- cle-related fatalities, Sgt. Schmidt said. These incidents, combined with the death of a 29-year-old Oshawa e-bike rider June 12 in Pickering, are troubling indicators of what can happen when roadways become busier in the summer months, Sgt. 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What once was a small area, with very limited seating or shade, is now a little oasis for patients and their families to enjoy. “I think for patients it will be fantastic,” says Dr. Romas Stas, Rouge Valley’s asso- ciate chief of staff, a personal donor to the project. “To be able to go out and get some fresh air in a beautiful environment, for people to rehabilitate and to feel better, when people get run down and depressed ... it makes a big difference.” The patio materials and work were funded entirely by donations, and the architectural design and services were donated by Henry Kortekaas, principal landscape architect at Henry Kortekaas and Associates Inc. This is phase one of a long-term plan to fully transform the space with more work planned to enhance the space in the months ahead. Durham cops target human trafficking in survey of sex workers DURHAM -- Young women continue to be forced into prostitution, Durham police have concluded, after a can- vass of sex workers in the region. Durham police once again part- nered with police services across the province for Operation Northern Spot- light III, an ongoing effort to combat human trafficking. Durham cops contacted 50 sex workers through advertisements to learn if they’re willing workers or are being coerced through threats or force. Officers interviewed 20 workers ranging in age from 14 to 41 -- their average age is 24 -- and came to the conclusion six of them were under some form of control, police said. Officers offered the women infor- mation on local support programs and services to help them escape their situations. 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The secure unit has a higher staff-to- patient ratio, and patients are not allowed outside unless accompanied by staff, Dr. De Freitas said. Patients in the general unit are allowed out to access other parts of the hospital only if permitted by staff. The ORB maintained Mr. Kachkar’s community access while accompanied by staff for medical, legal and compassion- ate needs. Mr. Kachkar has been detained at Ontar- io Shores in Whitby since being declared not criminally responsible in 2013 for the death of Toronto Police Constable Ryan Russell. Court heard Mr. Kachkar was in the throes of a psychotic episode when he stole a snowplow and ran down Const. Russell in January of 2011. The Criminal Code calls for annual detention reviews for persons found not criminally responsible and it’s during those reviews that members of the ORB -- comprised of mental health experts as well as members of the judiciary and the public -- consider each patient’s disposi- tion. The board may consider lessening restrictions based on recommendations by psychiatric staff, balanced with regard for public safety, Dr. De Freitas said. The goal of the system is to heal and reintegrate patients with society at a pace that’s measured and safe, Dr. De Freitas said. Privileges are introduced incremen- tally as staff deem them appropriate, she said. “It depends on the person,” Dr. De Freit- as said. Decisions on privileges -- includ- ing, eventually, access to the general community -- are made after consider- ation of a patient’s progress and stability, she said. “The fact is, we do as good a job as we can,” in balancing those considerations, Dr. De Freitas said. “And in general, we have a very good track record.” Board grants more privileges to Richard Kachkar TORONTO -- Richard Kachkar stole a snow plow in Toronto in the early morning of Jan. 12, 2011. In the middle of a two-hour rampage, he hit and killed Sgt. Ryan Russell. In March 2013, Mr. Kachkar was found not criminally responsible on a charge of first- degree murder. He’s now been moved to a lower-security unit at Whitby’s Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. Submitted photo 360 Bayly St. W., Unit 5, Ajax www.theyouthcentre.ca ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, July 7, 2015 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. To be held at the Ajax Public Library – Rotary Room 55 Harwood Avenue South Ajax, Ontario L1S 2H8 R.S.V.P. to francinel@theyouthcentre.ca or 905-428-1212 ’ Tim Whittaker - Publisher • Joanne Burghardt - Editor-in-Chief • Mike Johnston - Managing Editor • Fred Eismont - Director of Advertising • Deb McDonald - Sales Manager Eddie Kolodziejcak - Classifi ed Advertising Manager • Abe Fakhourie - Distribution Manager • Cheryl Haines - Composing Manager A Metroland Media Group Ltd. 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It is particularly fitting, then, that the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, which cel- ebrate athleticism, fair play, and achieve- ment are being hosted in this province, in a country such as Canada, which has opened its arms and welcomed peoples from around the world for generations. So, while we mark the nation’s birth- day today, we must also prepare to play the perfect Canadian hosts while show- ing our collective Durham spirit when the Pan Ams get underway next week. Ajax (baseball and softball) and Oshawa (box- ing and weightlifting) are among the GTA host communities for high-profile Pan Am events. There are going to be some challenges, to be sure, not least of which will be get- ting around on Hwy. 401 and other major thoroughfares. We may see longer lines at local businesses, or be asked to direct someone who’s lost their way to a venue, or is seeking accommodations. We’ll face road restrictions in some local neighbour- hoods, and noticeably more people in the centres that are hosting events. But rather than whine about the incon- venience of it all, remember that we, as a province, invited the Americas to join us in serious but friendly competition. Remember that the GTA and Durham will reap the economic benefits of the Games, use the state-of-the-art sports and liv- ing facilities for generations to come, and share in a collective sense of achieve- ment. That’s why it is vital that residents in Durham -- all of us -- project a spirited sense of pride as we host these interna- tional athletes and their families, become local boosters, and serve as ambassa- dors on standby, should a Pan Am visitor require any sort of assistance. Let’s each show our spirit and our best diplomatic skills and give our visitors an experience they’ll not only remember, but treasure. Thousands are headed this way. The venues are ready. The municipalities are ready. The athletes are ready. Are you? Graduates must remember to have a little fun in life The circle of life played out in Bowmanville last week as my youngest son and about 180 other Grade 12 students took part in their gradua- tion ceremony at St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School. Yes, that’s a little over the top but I couldn’t help sing the song from the Lion King in my head as student after student was called to the stage to pick up their diploma and the many awards handed out that night. It’s a ceremony that has been repeated for years in high schools, grade schools and post- secondary institutions all around the world. It’s an important ceremony full of pomp and circumstance and one I hope all the graduates understood and cherished. They survived high school and are moving on to the next stage of their lives. The world can be a cruel place but if there was one common theme throughout the night it was to let the grads know that they should never stop having fun. Their lives will be full of challenges, heartache and stress but as long as they take time to have some fun in their lives, they will face those challenges head on. As noted by valedictorian Bradley MacMillan, they have also spent the last four years making some of the best friends they will ever have. They shouldn’t forget those friendships as they move on with their lives. It is a lifeline to people who under- stand you, who have seen you at your worst and best. Never, for one second, hesitate to call one of them if you need someone to talk to. This was our last graduation ceremony, having had two others go through the school. It was sad to think it would be the last time sitting in the warm, sticky gym but that was tempered with the pride of seeing our son, and niece, pick up a diploma for which they had worked so hard. Well done Mark, Katie and all the other grads. You have made your families proud. -- Managing editor Mike Johnston is getting more sentimental as his kids get older. Mike Johnston Managing Editor Milestones Bathing in nature refreshes the soul Shinrin-yoku, I have discovered, is Japa- nese for ‘forest bathing’. Essentially it is the practice of being in the woods, immersing yourself in nature and absorbing all of the wonderfully healthful, not to mention free for the taking, vitality of mother earth. I could quote dozens of sci- entific research papers outlining the actu- al physiological benefits provided from a good forest bath but, suffice it to say, there is no downside to the practice. It is just plain good for you. I have always loved being in the woods, being in or on the water, laying down in meadows, even just walking around my lawn in bare feet. I suppose I always intuit- ed, at some level, that it was beneficial. So I was delighted when I discovered that the practice actually had a name, especially a moniker as cool as ‘forest bathing’. There is an intelligence in nature, a very real wisdom that transcends time and, the older I get, the more I feel the need to avail myself of it. Unlike a shopping mall or perhaps a Rick Astley concert, I have never come out of a forest feeling worse than when I walked in. Likewise with a swim in a lake or an ocean. Within minutes of immersing myself in these natural environments I can actually feel my heart rate slow. Stress and anxiety fall away and I am filled with what I can only refer to as love. I feel an enormous, almost overwhelming, bond with my surroundings. And yes, I do talk to the trees and the flow- ers and the plants. I run my hands lovingly over the bark of old trees and I ask them, respectfully, to tell me the stories they have for me. The bigger and older the tree, the more I need to touch it. Nature has much to to bless us with, if we will only listen. If we will only slip into the bath with her. Years ago, on a scuba vacation in the Caribbean, I was on a boat in the middle of the ocean. We were returning to the resort after our last dive of the day and there was no land in sight. At one point, the dive-mas- ter called out that we were being followed by dolphins and that if anybody wanted to swim with them, now was the time. Without thinking, I grabbed my mask and snorkel and leapt off the back of the moving boat, assuming everyone else would be doing likewise. But I was the only one to go. Within seconds I found myself bobbing alone in the middle of rolling, 15-foot swells. The enor- mity of the ocean around and beneath me was overwhelming. My heart began to race and I could feel panic rising in my throat. But then, I put my face in the water and looked down. We were not being followed by dolphins but by a pod of minke whales. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Cruising, only feet below me, was a 20-foot female and her calf. The cow rolled slightly and looked at me. She looked right at me. In that instant, Shinrin-yoku kicked in. My heart rate dropped and everything in the world seemed perfect. I was spellbound. Without my flippers, unfortunately, I couldn’t keep up and within seconds they were gone, off into the emerald green depths. But that moment has stayed with me and it blesses me every time I think of it. Anoth- er one of the gifts of bathing in nature. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m 7 APIt’s Canada Day! What’s the best thing about the Great White North?Poll Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ju l y 1 , 2 0 1 5 Enter Laughing Neil Crone Actor, comic, writer Our people, our place and our pride.38% Hockey, four distinct seasons and poutine. 18% 10 Things Canada does better than anywhere else Let’s Talk Andrea Lista-Corbeil: I happen to agree with the city on this one. Sure- ly, as parents they must be aware that this is for her own protection. The city isn’t sexualizing her, they’re protecting her from persons who are predatory and could easily take photographs from afar and distribute them. CLOTHING CONTROVERSY: A Guelph, Ont. couple are livid after their eight-year-old daughter was ordered by a lifeguard to put on a top while swimming at a public pool last week. The issue prompted quite a lively discussion on Facebook. Dude, where do I even begin?44% Weigh in on topics of the day www.facebook.com/ newsdurham BEHIND THE LENS CLARINGTON -- I had an interesting time photo- graphing Becky Greenall, a glass artist who was dem- onstrating her skills in lamp working, outside of A Gift of Art gallery in Newcaste. She was making glass beads. Watching the glass take its shape through the flame was quite fascinating, especially to see how she added different colours and layers to the beads. This photo was shot at 1/400sec, f/13 with a focal length of 70mm. SABRINA BYRNES / METROLAND Kim Jefferson: What about teach- ing your child about privacy? At 8 years old, I find it concerning that the child so easily takes her clothes off. Andrea Hutchings-Raymond: I have to agree I would never allow my girls at the age of 8 to run around topless considering the consequences... I won’t even allow my 4 year old granddaughter to go topless... There is no shame in covering up and definitely more pri- vacy and protection. Barbara Cameron Williamson: The lifeguard was certainly doing his job and trying to protect a child. The par- ents should realize that there are sick- os out there and do their job to protect their child. Tamara Tessier: I agree with the city policy. Yes, a woman is allowed to be topless in Ontario and being an adult, can make an informed deci- sion on whether or not to do so. At 8 years old, I don’t think a child can fully comprehend the possible dangers of going topless Andrea Maenza: Regardless of one’s opinion on this, we should be clear that kids are at a far greater risk of being hurt by someone they know than a stranger. The “lurking pervert” is extremely rare; most children who are hurt, know the offender. Michaela Helliwell: I was asked to leave a pool once because my child only had on pink swimming trunks and no top. If they were blue, no one would have said a thing. Might I mention that my child was two years old. 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The main rule being the driver must have at least two other occupants in the car (a minimum of three in total) during the Pan Am Games, and one other passenger in the car (two in total) for the Parapan Am Games. The HOV lanes are in effect from now until July 27 for the Pan Am Games from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day. For the Parapan Am Games they go into effect from July 28 until Aug. 18 during the same hours. Breaking the rules comes with a penal- ty of a $110 fine with three demerit points upon conviction. The Pan Am Games do not open until July 10 but the HOV lanes went into effect June 29 in order to give motorists a chance to get used to the system. On June 29, I was accompanied by vid- eographer Kyle MacDonald and photogra- pher Ryan Pfeiffer so we were good to go. Merging onto Hwy. 401 from the Harmo- ny Road on-ramp in Oshawa at 7:30 a.m., I felt as if I was going back in time. Prior to 2005 I worked in Metroland Media Group’s Toronto Division which took me to Hwy. 404 and Finch every day of the week. Once again I found myself joining the rush of hundreds of thousands of Durham Region motorists funnelling their way into Toron- to to work. I’d forgotten the bottleneck that typical- ly occurs at Thickson Road and contin- ues to Brock Road. I’d forgotten the whole seven kilometres per hour you could trav- el through Scarborough starting at about Meadowvale. I’d forgotten how numb you get idling away as lanes merge or how one car pulled over to the side of the highway could provide so much entertainment that everyone stops to take a look. We’re all just cattle being corralled into the city. My expectations were not high as we approached Ajax where the HOV lanes began. But then something happened, something you don’t see very often. As I merged into the HOV lane, the majority of motorists moved into the other lanes of traffic. Traffic ground to a halt in those other lanes but the HOV lane remained unencumbered. The only reason I failed to continue my speed at 100 km/h was not due to traffic congestion but rather from paranoia. When you’re used to motorists darting in and out of traffic it’s strange see- ing them remain in their lanes while your HOV lane is wide open. Normally if some- one sees a break in traffic, they take it. Not today, at least not on Hwy. 401. That wasn’t what happened along the Don Valley Parkway. The OPP reported a number of accidents caused by frustrated motorists darting into the HOV lane. The purpose of the HOV lane is to give media, athletes and Games-accredited vehicles access to and from the events. It’s also an advantage to motorists who car- pool because they will be able to bypass the congestion everywhere else on the highways to get to where they’re going. These lanes can also be used by emergen- cy vehicles, public transit, licensed taxis, airport limos (on highways only), and elec- tric vehicles with green licence plates. My other two occupants were as impressed by our progress into Toronto as I was travelling the HOV lane. From Ajax to the Don Valley Parkway took us 20 min- utes. On a normal day it used to take me anywhere from an hour to upwards of two- and-a-half hours to travel the same stretch of highway, depending on traffic. And get this, I didn’t touch my brake even once until we passed the Don Valley Parkway along Hwy. 401 where the HOV lane ended. The congestion in all the other lanes of traffic left me with the impression there were far more people unimpressed by the HOV lanes than those, like me, who were impressed by their existence. Nobody likes sitting in traffic but it’s even more frustrat- ing when there’s an open lane on the left that few people are using and those who are fly past you. It goes to show you how many people travel alone into Toronto each day. The OPP have warned they will be vigor- ously enforcing the HOV lanes. There will be extra officers brought in to make sure only those obeying the rules are allowed to use the lanes. They pulled over a few motorists in the early morning hours only to discover they were accredited to use the HOV lane. The problem, though, was the accreditation was impossible for the offi- cers to see until they had the car pulled over. We saw two OPP SUVs in Ajax but they had not pulled anyone over. That’s because those who were using the HOV lane were using it properly. The Pan Am Games are expected to attract about 250,000 people to the GTA so that will mean a lot more vehicles on the roads. For motorists that will mean dealing with more congestion but it’s hoped the HOV lane will provide everyone involved with the Pan Am Games an efficient and enjoyable experience. We’ll have to see how it plays out in July and August during the Pan Am/Para Pan Am Games but judg- ing from our experience on day one of this HOV lane experiment, it could work. -- Metroland Media Group Ltd. is a signa- ture sponsor of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay and the Parapan Am Games Torch Relay, presented by Presi- dent’s Choice and OLG. • See the video at durhamregion.com HOVs a breeze in Durham HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU • If you are travelling to Toronto between now and Aug. 18 you could be in for a lot longer commute. To travel the HOV lanes you need three people per car during the Pan Am Games and two people per car for the Parapan Am Games. • If there are enough people travelling with you your trip will be a lot easier until you get into Toronto and get off the high- way. Traffic there is always busy but dur- ing the Pan Am Games expect it to be even busier than usual. Regular Monday commute turns to chaos David Paterson newsroom@durhamregion.com TORONTO — The Pan Am Games transit plan always looked about as plausible as Guatemala topping the medal table. But, if this morning’s action on the roads is anything to go by, even that is putting a positive spin on its chances of success. As a regular commuter from Toronto to Mississau- ga, I’ve been anticipating this morning’s arrival of high occupancy vehicle lanes with the same sense of help- less fatalism as the writer of those signs that weakly implore readers to “plan your commute” during the Games. On Monday, I hit the road at 7:15 a.m., expect- ing that even if the HOV lanes added 50 per cent to my hour-long commute, I’d still be in Mississauga with time to spare for a swift Starbucks stop on my way into the office. At 9:15 a.m. I was still in my car on the QEW. With a collision knocking out two lanes on the Gar- diner, another at Hurontario messing up the westbound QEW and a minor fender bender somewhere around Parkside, it’s fair to say my fellow commuters didn’t exactly take the arrival of the HOV lanes in their stride. Suffering a severe caffeine deficit, my dark thoughts alternated between the bureaucrats in Queen’s Park who thought yanking one lane from every GTA high- way for Games business amounted to a transit strate- gy and the idiots behind the wheel who don’t think that rule applies to them. As the rest of us crawled along at an average speed of 27 km/h (I had time to calculate such things), vehicle after vehicle zipped past on the HOV lane with just one occupant inside. At one particularly slow stretch, I started counting the number of solo drivers exhibiting HOV blindness. I made it to double figures within a matter of seconds. On the radio, an OPP spokesman reported that he’d pulled over two single drivers in the HOV lanes that morning only to find that both were Pan Am Games staff and legitimate lane users. It appeared he was trying to give solace that most of those in the HOV lanes should be there, but perhaps a case could be made for issuing Games staff with some form of bumper sticker to keep them safe from the attentions of Toronto’s finest. That would at least give the cops a fighting chance of sifting those who are racing to get to work from those who are racing to get to, well, a race. A good place for the OPP to start would be with the drivers who seem to believe that using the HOV lane for really short bursts at a time grants immunity to the $110 fine and three demerit points. I saw more than one driver hopping into the HOV lanes for a few hundred metres before diving into the regular lanes, presumably to check for cops, and then jumping back into the HOV for another quick jaunt. 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These images may be used without further notification (printed materi- als, website or social media outlets) for the promotion of the City of Oshawa. Free Canada day celebration 11 a.m. 10 p.m. Palmer Park, 175 Water st, scugog. The Township of scugog invites you to celebrate Can- ada day 2015. Celebrate our local culture on Cana- da’s 148th birthday. Canada day parade, local food, arts and crafts, children’s activi- ties and all day entertain- ment. don’t forget the fire- works show set for dusk. Free Canada day - County Town Carnival 12 p.m. 10 p.m. Victoria Fields - Whitby, 345 Watson st. W., Whitby. Celebrate Canada day with the Town of Whitby. Fire- works at dusk, celebration of the 50th anniversary of Canada’s flag, live enter- tainment, food vendors, community displays, chil- dren’s activities from noon to 8 p.m., design flags and buttons to celebrate Canada day. Free Canada day with Claring- ton Museums 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Bowmanville Museum, 37 silver street, Clarington. Join Bowmanville Museum its annual Canada day cel- ebrations. Olde Time Races will begin the day at 10:30 a.m. with events such as the three-legged race and sack race for all ages. Ribbons will be awarded. Through- out the day there will be live music on the front veran- dah, and entrance into the Bowmanville Museum will be free for tours. Relax aboard a horse-drawn carriage for a guided tour of historic down- town Bowmanville. and don’t forget to visit the craft tent to create your own masterpiec- es. The sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre is open all day for you to enjoy cur- rent exhibitions Clarington Remembers: stories from WWI and WWII as well as Clarington Competes: sprint into the Past for free. Official birthday celebrations start at 1 p.m. Charges apply to cer- tain activities. Free Canada day celebrations 12 p.m. 10:30 p.m. ajax downs, 50 alexander’s Crossing, ajax. The Town of ajax is hold- Patriotic pooch DURHAM -- Santana, dressed to show his Canadian pride, as he attended a Canada Day event in Durham last year. There are plenty of family-friendly activities to commemo- rate Canada’s birthday in Ajax and Pickering today. Metroland file photo ing Canada day cel- ebrations from noon until 8:30 p.m. Follow- ing, from 8:30 to 10:30, the Pan am-azement!, the Pan am ajax official launch and opening cer- emony will be held. Free CiTy of Pickering Can- ada day festivities and fireworks 12 p.m. Kinsmen Park, 705 sandy Beach Road, Pickering. Pickering hosts Canada day fun. From noon to 5 p.m., activities include including a magic show, bouncy castles, giant slides and games and crafts for kids. Charac- ters from Hotel Tran- sylvania 2 will be join- ing the fun. 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Children are encouraged to set a reading goal, and return to the library once a week to talk to library staff about what they have read. Those who attend at least six of the nine weeks in the summer will be entered into a special grand prize draw. In partnership with Durham Region Transit, kids in Grade 8 or younger are eligible for a free Durham “Ride to Read” Transit Pass, which allows children to ride DRT buses for free anywhere in Durham. Acceptable formats for reading include novels, picture books, magazines, comic books, newspapers and audiobooks. Teens also have the opportunity to join in summer reading with the Teen Summer Reading Club, where they can turn their reading into prizes. There will be weekly prizes, and for each book they read, teens can write a short review to receive a bal- lot for an auction that will be held in Sep- tember. Each person that registers also receives a voucher to clear overdue fees. For more information www.picnet.org/ summerreadingclub . PICKERING -- Macy Gardhouse, 4, played with a giant Jenga game at the TD Summer Reading Club kick off party at the Pickering Public Library June 26. This free, inclusive, bilingual program is hosted at libraries across Canada, creating an opportunity for children and families to make reading a fun part of their summer. The TD Summer Reading Club helps connect families with books, build confidence in reading and have fun through accessible library activities. Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland Pickering school celebrates 10 years of helping the environment Rosebank Road Public School has been certified with Ontario EcoSchools for a decade PICKERING -- A Pickering elementary school is at the top of the class when it comes to protecting the environment. Rosebank Road Public School is one of just two schools in the province that has been certified with Ontario EcoSchools for the past decade. 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Kids’ stuff Monday, July 20 WeIrd Animals Vacation Bible camp 9 a.m. 4 p.m. St. Paul’s on the Hill anglican Church, 882 Kingston rd., Pickering. runs July 20 to 24 for children from JK to Grade 6. Childcare before and after avail- able at additional cost. registration forms at www.stpaulsonthehill.com For more infor- mation, contact Jacquie James at905-839- 7909 EXt 24. $100 per child, family dis- count available. www.stpaulsonthehill.com Meetings Monday, July 6 PIckerIng executive committee meet- ing 2 p.m. Pickering City Hall, one the Esplanade. Pickering council’s executive committee meets in council chambers. Free PIckerIng planning and development committee meeting 7 p.m. Pickering City Hall, one the Esplanade. Pickering planning and development com- mittee meets in council chambers. Free Monday, July 13 PIckerIng council meeting 7 p.m. Pickering City Hall, one the Esplanade. Pickering council meets in the council chambers. Free. Support Groups Saturday, July 4 durhAm Adhd parent support group 7 p.m. 9 p.m. ajax Public library - Main Branch, 55 Harwood ave. S. Have a child identified with adHd or a learning disability? Ever wish you had the support and ability to share and learn from other parents/guardians who face similar challenges as yourself? Join the group on the second Monday of each month for an evening of sharing and learning that will occasionally include guest speakers. Free refreshments will be provided. For more information and to register, contact Sandria at adHd. each1teach1@gmail.com. Free. Q: How do I submit my event to the newspaper? A: When you input your Event infor- mation 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, Clarington 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! Scientists in School program sparks kids’ interest in science PICKERING -- Grade 3 students Rianna Heerah and Faith Vanwetten worked to make rubber balls during the Scientists in School event at Bayview Heights Public School recently. The students were learning about different rainforests in day full of hands-on activities. Scientists in School has been named one of the winners of the Canadian Scholarship Trust Learning Project Competition. 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Conservatives, Liberals, NDP have candidates in new Ajax Riding October federal election Oct. 19 AJAX -- When Chris Alexander runs in the fall election, he’ll be facing a famil- iar foe. Mr. Alexander, the Conservative MP for Ajax-Pickering and the minister of citi- zenship and immigration, will be chal- lenged by Liberal Mark Holland in the new riding of Ajax. Mr. Holland was the MP for Ajax-Pick- ering from 2004 until Mr. Alexander beat him in the 2011 federal election. In August 2011, Mr. Holland became the director of health promotion and public affairs with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. He was promoted to the roles of exec- utive director for the Ontario Mission and national director of Children and Youth. It was Mr. Alexander’s first run at elect- ed office. Prior to that, he had been Can- ada’s ambassador to Afghanistan. Stephanie Brown, a political science and philosophy student at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, is run- ning for the New Democratic Party. Nominations for the Green Party are still open and a candidate has not yet been selected. With realigned federal riding borders, the new riding includes all of Ajax. Before realignment, Ajax-Pickering included all of Ajax and most of north Pickering. In the 2011 election, Mr. Alexander gar- nered 24,797 votes, while Mr. Holland was second with 21,569. NDP candidate Jim Koppens pulled in 8,284 votes, while Green candidate Mike Harilaid had 1,621 and United Party candidate Bob Kesic had 71 votes. 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On Wednesday, June 24, Durham Regional council at its final meeting before the summer recess approved renaming a section of Brock Road from Whitevale Road to just south of Hwy. 407 to Elsa Storry Avenue. A similar section north of Brock and the 407 will be called Mowbray Street. Brock is being realigned near the hamlet of Brougham to accommo- date traffic from the 407 once the easterly extension is opened by the end of the year. The realigned por- tion will keep the Brock Road name. Peter Fletcher, a resident on what will become Elsa Storry Ave- nue, asked the Region to delay the renaming until December. He and his wife Joani both operate busi- nesses out of their home and the cost of updating such things as websites and cheques will be costly, he said. “There’s no urgency to this at all,” he said, adding no homes will likely be built on the new Brock Road for five to 10 years. He noted his most important reason for not wanting the name change is the Fletcher’s young- est son has special needs. Now 22, he has just learned the family’s address. “He could walk away. If he does, he knows his address is 3355 Brock Road,” Mr. Fletcher said. Pickering Councillor David Pick- les attempted to have the name change done in November, saying there is “no hurry” in the matter. However, councillors voted 21-5 to change the name. Durham police trying to identify man after male teens approached DURHAM -- Police are trying to identify a suspect after several reports of a man making unwanted advances toward male teens in Durham Region. Several incidents have been reported since February in Clar- ington and Oshawa, Durham police said. Cops have received reports about the man approaching teens in the vicinity of the Bowmanville library, the Legends Centre library, Walmart at Taunton and Harmony roads and bus shelters in Oshawa and Clarington, police said. 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Public won’t pay legal bill for dismissed justice of the peace Durham man axed from post for sexual harassment, stuck with $616,000 legal tab Jacques Gallant newsroom@durhamregion.com TORONTO -- The public should not have to cover the hefty legal bill of a former jus- tice of the peace fired for sexual harass- ment, a disciplinary panel concluded this week, saying it would be an “affront to the public confidence in the judiciary.” A panel of the Justices of the Peace Review Council, an independent body that investigates complaints into JPs, had to decide whether it should recommend that the provincial government pay none, part or all of Errol Massiah’s $616,000 legal tab. One of his two lawyers, Jeffry House, declined to comment. Mr. Massiah, who was appointed in 2007, was sacked in May by the govern- ment following a recommendation by the review council, which found he displayed a consistent pattern of sexual harassment at the Whitby courthouse between 2007 and 2010. Comments he made to women include telling a female prosecutor she was “looking gooood” and in another instance, leaning in behind her ear and saying “Ooh, lady in red.” Mr. Massiah had not been serving on the bench since 2010, but continued to collect his annual $122,000 salary until he was fired this year. The panel wrote in its decision on costs that “where there has been a finding of judicial misconduct, a recommendation for compensation does not automatical- ly follow, and it is only in exceptional cir- cumstances that the public purse should bear the legal costs of a judicial officer who has engaged in judicial misconduct.” Mr. Massiah’s misconduct was seri- ous, the panel found, and “his conduct in advancing many pre-hearing motions, which were without merit, frequently appeared to be a deliberate attempt to prolong the process.” One of the arguments put forward by his legal team in favour of compensation was that financial security is a component of judicial independence, but the panel con- cluded that not recommending compen- sation does not violate that principle. It also rejected the submission that “judicial immunity” gives him a “right” to be compensated. Previous panels have sometimes recom- mended that the public compensate jus- tices of the peace who have been through the disciplinary process. The government recently accepted a recommendation to cover a portion of ex-JP Santino Spadafo- ra’s legal fees -- about $15,000. Mr. Spadafora was facing allegations of having made fraudulent expense claims, but retired -- twice -- before disciplinary hearings could get underway. A previous disciplinary panel suspend- ed Mr. Massiah for 10 days without pay and ordered him to take gender-sensitiv- ity training in 2012 for sexually harassing women at the Oshawa courthouse. One court clerk claimed he had said: “Damn girl, where did that figure come from?” The public picked up his $123,000 legal tab from the first hearing. -- Torstar news service DURHAM -- A Judicial review panel has found Errol Massiah harassed and ogled female staff at Whitby courthouse. He was disciplined for similar behaviour in 2012. His legal tab of more than $600,000 will not be covered by the Province, a panel has ruled. Drug investigation in north Durham leads to charges DURHAM -- An investigation into street- level drug trafficking in north Durham led to charges against a man and woman from York Region Wednesday. Drugs worth an estimated $264,500 were seized when officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Port Bol- ster June 24, Durham police said. Cops seized 178 marijuana plants as well as Fentanyl patches and hydromorphine tab- lets, and a miniature crossbow deemed to be a prohibited weapon. Charged with drug and weapons offences are Jessica Terry, 24, and 42-year- old Wayne Nicholson, both of Clovelly Cove in Port Bolster. ‘Bad Boy’ makes good on title fight Brandon Cook records fourth-round knockout for Intercontinental belt Brad Kelly bkelly@durhamregion.com AJAX — Brandon ‘Bad Boy’ Cook gave local boxing fans what they wanted to see. Fighting in his hometown of Ajax, and in the same facility he trains at with the Ajax Boxing Club, Cook had to relinquish a couple of previous titles he earned, but he walked out with another. This time, he won the vacant WBA Intercontinen- tal title after a fourth-round knockout of Austria’s Gogi ‘Lionheart’ Knezevic in a scheduled 12-round super welterweight (154-pound) championship fight at the Ajax Community Centre on Saturday, June 27. Cook landed a hard body shot followed by a right that sent Knezevic to the can- vas for the second time in the fight, as he also hit the mat in the second round after a hard punch to the body. Knezevic got to his knees in the fourth round, but rolled into the ropes and was counted out by referee Mark Simmons. Knezevic, an experienced fighter who entered the ring with a 28-5-1 record, was quick to complain about being hit while he was down, but got nowhere with the mild protest. Cook, who improved to 15-0-0 with nine knockouts, was happy with his per- formance, but would have preferred a more convincing end to the fight. The 29 year old wanted to put an exclamation point on this one for his hometown fans. “I thought he was going to get up,” he said after the fight. “I hit him with a couple good shots on the way down. He wasn’t on the ground yet. I hit him with the right hand on his way down. He was complaining that I hit him when he was on the ground. I remember exactly. He was almost down and I hit him on the way down. You’re allowed to hit the guy until his glove touches the ground. I was just finishing up my punches. “It would have been nice to have him back up and then laying there out cold, but I’m happy with the win.” It was the first time in nine months that Cook had been in the ring, forced to take some extended time off to heal a wrist injury. But he showed no rust in his return. He was patient, accurate with his body shots and uppercuts, and was in control from the opening bell of the main event. Patience and composure were key for the scheduled 12-round fight. “It’s a 12-round fight, so I didn’t want to gas out too early,” he said of pacing himself. “I like to throw hard punches, but we’ve been working on how to throw quick punches, then hard. Everything doesn’t have to be hard. “It’s going to hurt. When you put those gloves on they’re small. If you hit some- body with those gloves not even trying to punch hard it’s going to hurt. “We’ve been working on the body shots for a long time. We knew he kept his hands up. We just had to keep working the body. In the later rounds he would have slowed down.” Trainer Mike Guyett knew from the out- set that his fighter was ready, noting that he felt Cook’s best round was his first of the four. “The key was to touch the body. You have to dig to the body. Body, uppercut, overhand right,” he said of the game plan. “Just take his time. It’s a 12-round fight. It was his first fight scheduled for 12, so he had to be smart and I think he did that. He looked very good. I’m happy with his performance.” Fighting in his hometown was some- thing Cook had always wanted to do since turning professional in 2011. Most of his fights have taken place at the Her- shey Centre in Mississauga, but fighting so close to home, and for a title, provided a special night. “The biggest thing I realized is that I trained really hard for this fight. My diet was the best it’s ever been. I had meals made for me every day. Everything was perfect. When I went in there I knew how good shape I was in. It went the way I wanted. “I was really calm. I’ve never been this calm. (In the dressing room) I was laugh- ing. We were chilling, having a great time. I had so many people that came out to support me. As soon as I got out there I knew I was in my backyard. I train out of this building, so it’s nothing new to me. I thought it was the perfect setting.” On the undercard of the five-fight night, Tim Cronin of Etobicoke won by knock- out in the third round over Argentina’s Mariano Jose Riva, Josh O’Reilly (Hamil- ton) won a four-round unanimous deci- sion over Carlos Diaz of Chile, Cody Crowley (Douro) easily handled Arnol- do Pollute of Chile in a four-round mis- match, and Ryan Young (Oakville) post- ed a unanimous six-round decision over Uruguay’s Nestor Faccio. 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 • Ju l y 1 , 2 0 1 5 19 PSports Brad Kelly Sports Editor / bkelly@durhamregion.com / 905-215-0465 Pellington wins gold with U16 Canadian basketball team PICKERING — Pickering’s Shaina Pelling- ton is part of history. For the first time in Canada’s history, the U16 women’s national team has won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas tour- nament, beating Brazil 72-71 in overtime in Puebla, Mexico. This is the first gold medal for any Canadian women’s age-group team at the FIBA Americas tournament. Pellington, a five-foot-six guard from Dunbarton High School, came off the bench to score six points, add one assist and col- lect five rebounds in the gold-medal game. “What a game. I’m incredibly proud of our girls. They kept their composure. We knew Brazil wouldn’t go away and it would be a tough 40-minute battle. It ended being 45-minute battle,” said co-head coach Carly Clarke. “The girls stuck to our No. 1 key, which was rebounding, and I think that ended up being the difference in the game. Brazil made some huge shots down the stretch but we kept our composure and stuck to the game plan and that ended up paying off in the end.” “I’m incredibly proud of our effort and incredibly proud of these girls for their pas- sion, their pride and their unity. They stuck together through that whole game and whole tournament and we got a great result.” Canada hit the locker room with a 29-23 advantage at the half. Brazil edged their way back into the game, tying it at 51 with 5:46 left in the quarter. Canada stood its ground but Brazil stayed alive behind incredible shot-making, including an off-balance three that hit the front of the rim and backboard before falling through. Canada’s final attempt would miss and the gold-medal game head- ed to overtime. Canada had a four-point lead with 17 seconds remaining before another three fell for Brazil, leaving five seconds on the clock. Forced to foul, Brazil put Canada at the line but could not secure the rebound. Time expired and it was final. Pickering Old Timers Soccer looking for some players PICKERING—Pickering Old Timers Soc- cer is looking for players (over 40 years of age) interested in playing recreational soc- cer at the Kinsmen Park Fields. The fields are located on Sandy Beach Road in Pickering, and games are played on Wednesday nights with a 9 p.m. kickoff. If interested, call Andy O’Connor at 905-839-1491. AJAX -- Brandon ‘Bad Boy’ Cook unleashed a barrage of punches on Gogi Knezevic during their super welterweight bout at the Ajax Community Centre. Cook earned a fourth-round knockout to earn the WBA Intercontinental championship before a sold-out hometown crowd. Ron Pietroniro / Metroland If, like most people, you lack time and money, you probably don’t travel as much as you would like to. But you can surely afford one of the great pleasures of traveling: discovering the culinary treasures of a country. How? By making a reservation at an ethnic restaurant close to your home! An evening in an ethnic restaurant, whether it’s Indian, Japanese, Thai or Moroccan, Portuguese or Mexican, is in fact similar to a short journey in a foreign country. 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Allocating orders to truck routes, invoicing completed out- going shipments and general co-ordination of the warehouse activities. A minimum of two years in a shipping / receiving administrative role is required. EMAIL logisticsjobsindurham@ gmail.com Hospital/Medical/Dental THE BROOKLIN Medical Centre is looking for a medical receptionist for our evening and Satur- day clinic. MOA program and 1 year experience preferred. Please send resumes to lana@ brooklinmedical.com Industrial / Commercial For Rent / WantedI INDUSTRIAL UNITS, 343 Bloor St. W., Oshawa (at Park Rd., near 401). 2850-sq.ft. Can be divided to suit. Call 905-579-5077 or 289-404-4567 for more information General Help Skilled & Technical Help Hotel/Restaurant Office / Business Space For Rent / WantedO 1200 SQ FT finished office to sub-lease. Close to Hwy 401 and Liverpool Road., Pick- ering. $1200/month. Avail. August 1, 2015. Call 905-837-2371 Mortgages,LoansM 2.20% 5 yr. Variable No appraisal needed. Beat that! 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Available Aug. 1st. (905)725-9991. Apartments & Flats For RentA Houses for Rent Apartments & Flats For RentA WHITBY - 2 BEDROOM Completely renovated 2 Bedroom + Den Main floor of ranch bungalow - open concept, neutral and bright! Hardwood in principal rooms Ensuite laundry! Deck and large yard, parking for 3 cars. Walking distance to most amenities, GO train, transit, shopping, downtown. $1400/mo +utilities (includes snow removal and lawn care) Personals Successful 50yr oldMale looking forbeautiful Femalefor long termrelationship. Looking for someone with fun personality, physically fit, loving and free to travel.Serious inquiries only to blueeyegreg@gmail.com Apartments & Flats For RentA Music &Dance Instruction PIANO TEACHER looking for students, beginners welcomed at any age. Westney Heights area of Ajax. Call Joani at 905-686-8351. BargainCentre B To place your ad on Download the FREE APP Articlesfor SaleA CarpetI have several1000 yds. of new Stainmaster and100% Nylon carpet.Will do livingroom and hallfor $389. Includescarpet, pad andinstallation(25 sq. yards)Steve289.274.5759 CarpetDeals.ca CONTENTS SALE, beds (king-size & single), twin bed frame, dressers (2 standup & full-size w/mirror), chairs, couch & loveseat, 6 shelf bookcase, pictures, rugs, large fish tank & other household articles. 905-683-4850 or 905-239-1226 HOT TUB COVERS All Custom covers, all sizes and all shapes, $375.00 plus tax Free delivery. Let us come to your house & measure your tub! Pool safety covers. 905-259-4514. www.durhamcovers.com Apartments & Flats For RentA CarsC Articlesfor SaleA HOTTUBS, Swimspas Refurbished & Demos. Fourwinds, Arctic, Sun- dance, Hydropool, Coast - and Custom Hot Tub Covers. Call 905-409-5285. Low Price, Must Sell. RENT TO OWN Appli- ances, TV's, Electronics, Furniture, Computers, BBQ's & More!! Apply today. Contact Paddy's Market 905-263-8369 or 800-798-5502. Visit us on the web at www.paddysmarket.ca TOPSOIL: Quality Screened Topsoil for sale, $8.50 cyd. for pick up DURHAM TOPSOIL 1480 Lakeridge North, Ajax. 905-427-0403 TRUCKLOADS OF NEW SCRATCH & DENT APPLIANCES. Bar fridge's, $79 and up. Va- riety of dented fridge's, stoves and laundry available. Also brand new appliances, GE dyers $399 and GE washers, $499. Many other new items available. Free local de- livery. Call us today, Ste- phenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576-7448. Apartments & Flats For RentA CarsC DEALER DIRECT PRICING: NEW Vehicles - All Brands, no stress, no wasting your Time. Use an Auto Broker for hassle-free best price! 15 years' experience. No Fees! Call Duane 905-626-7144 Cars WantedC **! ! $$$$ ! AAAAA ! AARON & LEO Scrap Cars & Trucks Wanted. Cash paid 7 days per week anytime. Please call 905-426-0357. A1$$$ JOHNNY JUNKER Always the Best Cash Deal for your good Used or Scrap Cars, Trucks, Vans, etc. Environmen- tally friendly green dis- posal. Call now for the best cash deal 905-424-1232 **!Go Green!** Cash For Cars & Trucks Auto (ABE's) Recycling 1-888-355-5666 Classifieds LocalWork.ca Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm • Oshawa 905-576-9335 • Ajax 905-683-0707 • Fax 905-579-2418 • classifieds@durhamregion.com 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 • Ju l y 1 , 2 0 1 5 22 AP NOSTALGIAESTATE AUCTION Stapleton Auctions Newtonville FRIDAY, JULY 3rd, 5:00 P.M. Selling a large selection of Collectibles; Nostalgia articles; Mid Century pieces; Antiques; Dinettes; Bedroom Furniture; Unique and Vintage items. Preview after 2:00 p.m Terms: Cash; Interac; M/C, Visa, Approved Cheques. 10% Buyers Premium Applies AUCTIONEERS Frank & Steve Stapleton905.786.2244, www.stapletonauctions.com fb - Stapleton Auctions'Celebrating 44 years in the auction industry' WEDNESDAY, JULY 8th: 4:30 PM A U C T I O N S A L E Auction Sale of Furniture, Antiques, and Collectables, for an Orillia Estate, selling at Neil Bacon Auctions Ltd., 1 km west of Utica. To Include: Dining room suite, kitchen suite, bedroom suite, tables, chests, lamps, prints, railway lanterns, broad axes, quan- tity of collectables and glassware, jewel- lery, plus many other items. Sale Managed and Sold by:NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD.905-985-1068 CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARNFriday July 3 at 4:30pmLocated 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd 4 Selling the contents of a Lindsay Home plus others - Coca Cola carousel horse - oak hall bench and mirror - 4pc antique walnut dining room set - 3 oak church pews - Seeburg consolette table top juke box - Duncan Phyfe table and needle point chairs - antique dining room set - sectional chesterfield - curio cabinets - Danby and Celebrity bar fridges - Maytag dryer - Maytag Bravos XL washing machine - GE upright freezer - Stihl FS 55R weed eater - Scotts 6.5HP & Cub Cadet self propelled lawn mowers - JD LA110 riding mower (42" deck, hydrostatic drive) - 89 Sunline 22' house trailer mod 226 - Qty of china, glass, household and collectable items GREG CORNEIL AUCTIONEER 1241 Salem Rd Little Britain 705-786-2183 for more info or pictures www.corneilauctions.com - open for viewing Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm and Friday at 9am Missing you! Gary DowntonMarch 8th, 1962- July 1st, 2012 Three years and not a day goes by where we aren't missing you like crazy! Everything we do we think of you and it doesn't feel right doing it all without you. Though it doesn't seem to make it any easier, we made so many amazing memories that we are so thankful for.We are lucky enough to have had a relationship most people don't have with their husbands, fathers, or friends. You left some pretty big shoes that will never be filled. Your granddaughter would make you so proud with her tormenting ways and your new grandson Jaxen Gary, will always carry your name with pride when he finds out how cool you were:) This year we will try to celebrateCanada Day as well as the amazing man you were but we can't help but feel guilty celebrating without you here. We love you always xoxo Brenda, Melissa (Justin) Madelyn, Brad (Susy) and Jaxen ANTIQUE ESTATE - ONLINE ONLY AUCTION - Beginning Friday July 3 - 10am - Closing Tuesday July 7-7pm at MCLEAN AUCTION CENTER-LINDSAY - antiques, quality, modern, pine & teak dining & bedroom furniture, flat to wall cupboard, corner cupboard, glass & china, collector plates, green cornflower, oil lamps, advertising & signs, Coke sign, Pepsi cooler, vintage & collectable toys, games, puzzles, Disney collectables, Beatles memorabilia, Elvis collectables, diner booth music selector box, bowling alley ashtray stand, comics, books, flags, old bottles, Heintzman apartment piano, hundreds of collectables & hard to find items, 2000 interesting lots to bid on, Note: new closing time-7pm MCLEAN AUCTIONS 705-324-2783 photos/ catalogue/ terms/ preview/ pickup times at www.mcleanauctions.com 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 July 13th, 2015.Contract commencing,Aug 7th, 2015.Work consisting of inserting, bagging and delivering 758 newspapers and flyers to Customers in rural Nestleton- Caesarea area, on Thursday. Vehicle required.Information packages available at:This Week Newspaper845 Farewell St.Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 Bid #604Lowest or any bids will not necessarilybe accepted. Only the successful Company will be contacted. Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29, 2015 PICKERING TOWN CENTRE Call to reserve today!905-215-0444 2 Days! Children’s Programs, Educational Services, Gymnastics, Dance, Hockey, Skating & much more… Lower Level Centre Court 2015 Susan Fleming sfleming@durhamregion.com SENTINEL SELF-STORAGE CORP. NOTICE OF SALE Goods will be sold on www.ibid4storage.com starting Sunday July 5, 2015 and closing Monday July 6, 2015 to satisfy outstanding charges for storage rental at 475 Harwood Ave. N., Ajax, Ontario incurred by the following: Christine Pickering Brandi Greenshields INTERESTED BUYERS? Can view and register at www.ibid4storage.com Dated in the City of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta, 26 June 2015 SENTINEL SELF-STORAGE CORP., #1970, 10123-99 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3H1 BEST FLYER RESULTS Metroland is #1 in the flyer delivery business We Offer: • Flyers delivered to the home • Competitive flyer delivery rates • Flyer delivery in a weekly package used to plan shopping IF YOU WANT MORE SALES NOW Call Randy Broderick Phone: 905-215-0422 Cell: 416-729-1304 email: rbroderick@durhamregion.com NOTICE OF SERVICE BYPUBLICATIONSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINACUMBERLAND COUNTYIN THE GENERAL COURT OFJUSTICEDISTRICT COURT DIVISION/JUVENILE SECTION FILE NO: 12 JT 297 IN RE: HallJuvenile TO: Vernon Hall, Sr. and John Doe, putative fathers of a female juvenile born on 8/17/98, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Take notice that a Petition seeking to terminate your parental rights has been filed in the District Court of Cumberland County, North Carolina; that you may file an answer to the Petition within forty (40) days after June 17, 2015, and that failure to answer the Petition within the time prescribed may result in your parental rights being terminated. A copy of the answer must also be served on the Petitioner and his/her attorney. Take further notice that the Court will conduct a hearing to determine whether one or more grounds alleged in the Petition exist. If the Court finds that one or more grounds exist, the Court will proceed at that hearing or a later hearing to determine whether parental rights should be terminated. That notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing will be mailed to by the Petitioner after you file an answer or thirty (30) days from the date of service if you do not file an answer, upon receipt of an address. That if you are indigent, you are entitled to appointed counsel and may contact the Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court, Juvenile Division, at (910)475-3000 immediate- ly to request the same. That counsel has provisionally been appointed for you and the appointment of the provisional counsel will be reviewed by the Court at the first hearing after service. That you are entitled to attend any hearing affecting your parental rights; as described above, the Petitioner will mail you notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing upon receipt of your address. Elizabeth Gurnee, Attorney Cumberland County DSS PO Box 2429Fayetteville, NC 28302 (910)677-2670 LegalNotices LegalNotices LegalNotices MassagesM AAA PICKERING ANGELS H H H H H Relaxing Massage VIP Rooms & Jacuzzi 905 Dillingham Rd. (905)420-0320 Now hiring!!! NOW OPEN LaVilla Spa 634 Park Rd. South Oshawa (905)240-1211 Now hiring!!! LegalNotices ComingEventsC MEDICAL CONDITION? 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Cherished Grampa to David (Shannon), Michael, Krista (Justin), Brian, Andrew, Kevin, Meaghan and Brendan. Proud Great-Grampa to Violet and Winifred. He will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by many other relatives and friends. The funeral was held at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME on Monday June 29 at 11:00 a.m. Interment followed at Salem Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Greenwood United Church, where Don was a dedicated member for over 50 years. Condolences may be signed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca. HODGINS, Adeline - It is with great sadness, that we announce that, Adeline, at the age of 94, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at the Ajax, Rouge Valley Hospital. She was predeceased by her soul mate Russell Cray (1996). She will be sadly missed by many relatives and friends. SHERRER, Blanche Annette - Passed away Peacefully on June 28, 2015 at the age of 59. Loving wife of Ian Gillespie. Loving Mother of Jason (Leigh-Anne) of Thunder Bay, Kevin (Stephanie) of Oshawa and Donovan of Quebec. Grandmother of Alex, Brooke, Blake and Noah. Sister of Daniel, Gisele, Robert, Charles, Raymond, Eric and predeceased by Maurice and Helene. Caring step mother of Lisa Butcher (Grant), Melanie Gillespie (John), Jamie Gillespie and step grandmother of Jessica, Rebecca, Johnny, Megan, Nathan, Shawn and Cailin. Daughter of Therese. Family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME on Thursday July 2, 2015 from 6-9 p.m. Memorial Service will take place in the chapel on Friday July 3, 2015 at 11 a.m. Donations to the Canadian Breast Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca Family and friends are encouraged to share their condolences, thoughts and prayers online Please read your classified ad on the first day of publication as we cannot be responsible or more than one insertion in the event of an error. 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