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A Bowmanville family doctor has been made the new lead physician in a movement to improve palliative care in Dur- ham. “I always found it to be a big part of my fam- ily practice. Family docs deal with patients from cradle to grave,” said Dr. Edward Osborne, who has practised in Clarington for approximately 20 years. The Central East Local Integration Health Network (Central East LHIN) and the Cen- tral East Regional Cancer Program (CERCP) announced Dr. Osborne as the new regional palliative care physician lead for the Central East Region on Aug. 4. His new role is a part- nership between the two organizations. Dr. Osborne will be working to improve local palliative care and championing both provincial and local strategies. He will sup- port the newly developing palliative care community teams and work with physicians who provide community palliative care. “If you ask the majority of people where they’d like to be (when they die) most would like to be home,” said Dr. Osborne. “The patient has all the say. If they have the sup- port and the family agrees.” Dr. Osborne said death has been medi- calized and it’s important to help people die at home if that is their choice. Spend- ing their last days at home can be comfort- ing for a dying patient. However, patients who want to die at home need a lot of sup- port -- medical, social and spiritual. It will take a team approach in health care to support people dying at home. Palliative care can mean working with any- one, from a newborn to someone who just celebrated their 100th birthday. Patients and families will be consulted on what they need. “When I first started, I thought home was the only place you should die. Then I had a young father tell me he didn’t want to die in the place where his boys would grow up,” explained Dr. Osborne. He wants people to talk with their family doctors about what they’d like and dislike for the end of their life care. It’s best to have this discussion early with the doctor and family members. Dr. Osborne knows it’s as difficult conver- sation to have. His family didn’t talk about end of life wishes when his late father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Years later Dr. Osborne’s father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and it was clear he might not be able to communicate his wish- es later -- that opened the difficult dialogue for the family. “People don’t go through this very often. (Doctors) can sort of guide them through what we expect will happen,” said Dr. Osborne. Dr. Osborne was raised in Courtice and his wife is from the hamlet of Hampton. They have three grown children, two girls and a boy, attending different universities across the province. He has been the section chief for Pallia- tive Care at Lakeridge Health since 2013 and co-chair of the Palliative at Home and Hos- pital Care team since 1999. He has served on the Central East LHIN’s Primary Health Care Advisory Group and was Chief of Staff at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville from 2006 to 2009. Part of his new role includes the Central East Hospice Palliative Care Network. Dr. Osborne will help with regional palliative planning and program development. He will also be working to create performance mea- surements and quality improvements for palliative care. In February 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that consenting, competent adults who are experience enduring and intolerable suffering should be able to ask a doctor to help them die. The government was given a year to draft new legislation to overturn the ban on assisted suicide. The federal government currently has a panel consulting with health care officials and interested parties on how to move for- ward to allow assisted suicide in certain cases. That panel is expected to report back to the government late this fall. The changes coming down from the higher levels of government will affect local health care authorities and doctors. “That’s going to be a tough discussion. I’ll be involved in the discussion,” said Dr. Osborne, who declined to say whether he supports doctor-assisted suicide. Page 6 - Today’s editorial CLARINGTON -- The Central East Local Integration Health Network (Central East LHIN) and the Central East Regional Cancer Program (CERCP) have appointed Dr. Edward Osborne as the new Regional Palliative Care Physician Lead for the Central East Region. 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While the agreement is a positive step, it doesn’t discount the possibility of a strike this fall, because provincial negotiations are still stalled. However, Mr. Barrett stressed that “one way or another” a local agreement will be in place by September. Dave Barrowclough, president of OSSTF District 13 in Durham, agreed that this is a positive step, but said the process has been difficult. “The fact that we couldn’t complete the deal and that the board wasn’t willing to go as far as the Peel board did to reach their agreement was frustrating,” he says, referenc- ing the fact that the Peel District School Board reached a deal on all local issues except for one, after working with a mediator. The question of whether the Peel board should cover the cost of each teacher’s $150 annual membership in the Ontario College of Teachers, is the only matter that will be set- tled by arbitration. 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All content copyright Publication Sales Agreement #40052657 Editorial &&& Opinions Opinions Opinions Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 If there’s a phrase that could sum up the health-care sector of the future it would have to be “at home”. Keeping patients in their own homes is a goal that’s mentioned time and time again when health care officials look to improve and tweak services in the face of an aging population. According to Ontario statistics, the number of seniors aged 65 and over is projected to more than double from almost 2.1million, or 15.2percent of population, in 2013 to more than 4.5million, or 25.5percent, by 2041. The growth in the number of seniors will accelerate over 2013–2031 as baby boomers turn 65. After 2031, the growth in the number of seniors will slow significantly. Preparing for a tsunami of seniors in the community and the potential impact on the health-care system has been discussed for some time, and just two recent announcements reflect the growing ideology of at-home care. The first was the naming of Clarington phy- sician Dr. Edward Osborne as the new regional palliative care physician lead for the Central East Region. His role is to help improve local palliative care and champion both provincial and local strategies. “If you ask the majority of people where they’d like to be (when they die) most would like to be home,” said Dr. Osborne. The second recent announcement -- though by no means the only one or the last one -- was the Central East LHIN developing its fourth Integrated Health Service Plan, a document that sets out shared goals for those in the health-care system, including hospitals, communi- ty agencies and long-term care homes. The LHIN gets right to the point: “In the Central East LHIN, this means helping people to live healthier at home.” None of this is necessarily a bad thing; most people, given a choice, would rath- er be at home receiving health care than in a hospital bed. In a press release, the LHIN notes, “...living healthier at home means receiving the right information, the right care and the right services so that local residents only have to go to the hospital or move to a long-term care home when living in their own home is no longer the safest option or their situ- ation requires specialized or acute care.” But therein lies the rub: ensuring patients who remain at home get what they need. As the LHIN works on its next four-year health service plan, it is ask- ing for input from health-care provid- ers, patients, residents and caregivers through a survey to help shape the plan. The time to prepare for the future is now, and it’s time for everyone to speak up where they can. -- Metroland Media Group Ltd., Durham Region Division Home is where the health care of the future is in Durham Region Advantage, Harper? To the editor: Re: Federal election. The people of Canada are not stupid, but they do often have a tendency to be lazy or distracted, and thus uninformed. Let me give you an example of “digging a little deeper”, of “reading between the lines”. In his first stump speech on Sunday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said, “It’s important that these campaigns be fund- ed by the parties themselves, rather than the taxpayers;” and we have to make sure “...that the money comes from the par- ties themselves, not government resourc- es, parliamentary resources or taxpayers resources.” Who could argue with that? Then we learn that, in the cynically named Fair Elections Act, Harper has set it up so that for every dollar a party spends on its campaign the taxpayer is on the hook for half. (This, after the donor has already been given a more than fair tax exemption on his donation to the party of his or her choice.) Spend $20 million? The taxpayer picks up the tab for half, or $10 million. Advantage, Harper. His constitu- ency is older, and wealthier; people who have more money. The whole thing reminds one of Orwell’s Ministry of Truth, in his novel, 1984. It is up to us, as citizens, to become informed, and to vote wisely. We should try to read various opinions in Canada’s major media outlets for informed, intelli- gent, and essentially non-partisan discus- sions of the events and the issues of the day. We really do want Canada to, once again, become the greatest country in the world. Dirk van der Werf Harper needs the time for negative ads To the editor: Re: Federal election called by Prime Minister Stephen Harper So, Mr. Harper has called for a pro- longed, drawn out, pre-election boondog- gle. He needs the time to get out negative ads about the opposition. I believe he should run his and the Conservative party cam- paign on what he has achieved over the last few years in power. What have they achieved? Not much. Unemployment, especially for youth, gets an F, climate change with the minister in charge not even attending world events on the topic also gets an F. I also thought he was going after the ultra-rich evading paying taxes on their offshore accounts, or so the Minister of Finance said, so that’s another F. Maybe he has to go after the opposition. Just a thought. 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Their goal is to help the school update its culinary arts curriculum, to ensure its stu- dents are graduating with the right skills. “It’s about supply and demand,” says Katie Boone, an international project spe- cialist at Durham College. “We want to ensure the students who are graduating have the skills that are in demand in the marketplace.” Peru is working to grow its tourism indus- try, with a special focus on promoting the northern pacific coast -- where Trujillo is located -- as a major south American culi- nary destination. The area is famous for its ceviche, a dish of fresh raw fish cured in citrus juice. Ms. Boone said the Durham College team met with restaurant and hotel staff in Trujillo to get feedback that could help strength the CEFOP curriculum. “We wanted to know what skills gaps they are seeing in their new employees,” she explains. Durham College brings a wealth of culi- nary teaching experience to the table, thanks to its Centre for Food in Whitby. The facility focuses on a “field-to-fork” concept and offers courses in cooking, culi- nary skills, baking and pastry arts, event management, horticulture, hospitality and event planning. A delegation from Peru is expected to visit Durham College this fall, and the local team will return to Peru in March. The two-year partnership is part of a con- tract from Colleges and Institutes Canada, with funding from the Department of For- eign Affairs, Trade and Development. Durham College has several internation- al partnerships in place -- the school is also helping the Government Technical Insti- tute in Guyana develop a new automotive electronics technician program. 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Jason Liebregts / Metroland du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 8 AP ��� �� � � ‘Cruelty’ of 1920s and 1930s emerging in Canada, author warns Durham audience Oshawa Broadbent Institute talk features 92-year-old Harry Leslie Smith Reka Szekely rszekely@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- Canada’s social safety net is being eroded and the country is heading towards the cruelty of the 1920s and 30s, a man who lived through those tumultu- ous years warned. About 120 people showed up to the Broadbent Institute’s Stand Up for Progress National Tour featur- ing speaker Harry Leslie Smith on July 29 at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Mr. Smith is the author of Har- ry’s Last Stand: How the World My Generation Built is Falling Down and What We Can Do to Save it and has been touring the country with the Broadbent Institute. He recounted the struggles of his youth during the Great Depression in England, his service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and his move to Canada in the 1950s. “Today it’s 2015 and I’m 92, which is very old by anyone’s standards,” he said. “I should be able to look back and see great social progress.” He said there was a great deal of change in the 20th century with the introduction of social safety nets that didn’t exist when he was a child. However, Mr. Smith said in the 21st century he’s seeing the same “cruelty” emerging as he wit- nessed during the 1920s and 1930s with the weakening of those social safety nets in Canada. He talked about his sister dying of tuberculosis in a workhouse and her burial in a pauper’s pit because the family couldn’t afford to send her to sanitorium for medical treat- ment. “That no child or family will face circumstances like that in Canada ... is a testament to the welfare state, but it cannot be taken for granted.” Mr. Smith said he wanted to warn Canadians about what’s at stake and inspire them to renew a “decent society and progressive” state. In recent years he said he’s seen a rise in precarious work, in child poverty and the stagnation of real wages. “When it comes to the shameful treatment of our less fortunate citi- zens, the establishment has always believed the same, out of sight, out of mind.” In particular, Mr. Smith said he opposed the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and encouraged the crowd to find an alternative in this fall’s federal elec- tion. “I know it is within us to build a better country, but to do it you must go out and fight for econom- ic and social justice all across Can- ada ... I know we can win this fight because we did it before, all it takes is perseverance.” Mr. Smith’s speech was met with a standing ovation by those in attendance. 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Twelve years ago I was pursuing a career in Law Enforcement in the U.S.With a passion to serve in the Drug Task Force to track down illegal drug dealers and locate major drug trafficking coming into the country.At the time,and still today, we spend billions of dollars to try to stop the illegal flow of drugs,yet we do little to get the ‘cause’of the problem.Why is there such a craving for the ‘quick fix’of drugs in this country? These days I no longer want to chase bad guys, but in my new profession,I have the same kind of battle.Let’s face it,as a society we are ‘hooked’ on drugs,both the illegal and the legal ones.Most people don’t know that it’s the legal ones that kill many times more people than the illegal ones. The ‘quick fix’mentality (not a true fix at all) is still common,but the good news is that things are changing.People just like you are getting smarter.I recently read in USA To-day that the pharmaceutical industry is now rethinking their strategy,because the medical profession and prescription drugs usually only deal with symptoms, and not the cause of sickness.Chiropractors have dealt with a cause for 119 years now,and have never wavered.And guess what!Now there are more visits to ‘alternative’health care providers than ‘traditional’ones. Years ago chiropractic saved me from Low back and disc problems,and now I do my best to help others with the same problem,as well as people with: •Headaches •Migraines •Chronic pain •Neck pain •Shoulder/arm pain •Backaches •Whiplash •Numbness in limbs •Ear infections •Asthma •Allergies •Athletic injuries •Just to name a few. Now,as for my son Dominic,he’s the cute little guy in the photo.He is about the healthiest little guy I know.He had his first adjustment when he was days old and has had regular Chiropractic since. I see many children who suffer from ear infections, allergies,attention deficit disorder and asthma. Can you imagine a little kid not being able to play with their friends in gym class,because they’re afraid of having an asthma attack or because their allergies prevent them from doing so? That seems like a small thing but it makes a big difference to those families when their children’s health is restored. The beautiful woman on the left is my wife Princess. She knows enough to ask me to adjust her when she feels like she may be getting sick,or just to stay “tuned up.”That seems like a small thing,but it makes a huge difference to her. Here’s what some chiropractic patients had to say: “I haven’t had to take pain pills since starting care. 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P.S.When accompanied by the first,I am also offering the second family member this same examination for only $27. Advertising Feature Three new schools opening in Durham this fall School boards will focus on high-growth northern areas for future schools Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- When Durham students head back to class in a few weeks, three new schools will be opening their doors to greet them. Durham’s public and Catholic boards are each marking the opening of new schools in September. The Durham District School Board is opening the long-awaited Brooklin High School on Carnwith Drive West, as well as Michaelle Jean P.S., a single- track French immersion school on Wil- liamson Drive East in Ajax. Brooklin High School is expected to open with about 830 Grade 9 to 11 students. It has a capacity of 1,227 and will feature a triple gymnasium, speciality classrooms, a running track, cafetorium and demonstra- tion green roof. DDSB superintendent David Visser says the new schools are the latest in a period of major growth for the board. “We’ve been very fortunate to build almost 14,000 pupil places since 2008,” he says, not- ing the value of those projects is about $330 million. Two more new DDSB schools are slated to open in September 2016 -- Forestview P.S., a rebuilt school on the site of the former Grandview P.S. in Oshawa, and a single track French immersion school on Coldstream Drive in north Oshawa. Beyond that, there are no more approvals from the Province, but the DDSB will be sub- mitting business cases for more schools. “Throughout Durham Region there is pressure in the northern areas -- north Ajax, north Whitby and Brooklin and north Oshawa. We’ll be looking at those growth areas specifically,” Mr. Visser notes. In September, the DCDSB is marking the opening of St. Kateri Tekakwitha C.S., a dual- track English and French immersion school in north Oshawa. The 406-student school is based on a mod- ern design used in the Kitchener/Waterloo area, which connects classrooms to each other to encourage collaborative learning. The Catholic board will also mark the opening of another new school in December -- Father Fenelon C.S. in Pickering is being built to replace Our Lady of the Bay C.S. and Holy Redeemer C.S. DCDSB superintendent Tim Robins says the board recently submitted business cases to the Province for several more new schools over the next three years -- mostly in north- ern parts of the region. “There is a demographic change, we have mature communities along the 401 corridor and a lot of the growth occur- ring now along new 407 corridor,” he notes. “A lot of our submissions relate to north Pickering, Oshawa and Whitby where those new communities are being built.” The DCDSB is looking to build a new Grade 7 to 12 secondary school in Brooklin and a new elementary school in the Seaton community of north Pickering, both with a target opening date of September 2018. The board has also applied to build replacement schools for Father Joseph Venini C.S. in Oshawa and St. Marguerite D’Youville C.S. in Whitby. WHITBY -- Construction at Brooklin High School is almost complete. It is set to open in a couple of weeks when the new school year begins. It is one of four new schools opening in Durham this fall. Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 10 P Pickering harbour entrance officially opens this summer after many years of discussions, planning Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- More than 170 years after the original pier was built at Frenchman’s Bay, the harbour entrance has gotten an upgrade that’s encouraged more and more people to sail, boat and kayak in Pickering. While the entrance been open for busi- ness for all of those years, its state was a choppy one, often deterring boaters from entering and exiting the bay. “That channel was a very dangerous place to be,” said John Hagg, Pickering fire chief, also a local boater. The original pier was constructed around 1843 using timber cribs filled with rock ballast and covered with wooden plank- ing, Arnold Mostert, the City’s senior co- ordinator of landscape and parks develop- ment, explained in an e-mail. Over time, the structure deteriorated and fell into disrepair, much of the struc- ture becoming submerged. Also, there were some sandbars that partially blocked the channel, which caused boats with deeper drafts to get hung up, explained Mr. Mostert. “A lot of boaters just wouldn’t come in here,” said Gary Endicott, commodore of Pickering Auxiliary Rescue Association. “They were afraid of the channel.” Frenchman’s Bay is shown as one of the safest harbours in Lake Ontario on navi- gational maps, but its harbour entrance has been labeled a hazard, which restricts the number of boats coming in. Over the years, increasing siltation affecting the entrance led to a decrease in the number of boat slips in the harbour, from more than 1,000 at one point to about 300 in 2012. Reversing the trend and restoring the harbour entrance has long been a work in progress. Plans to improve the entrance began when the Pickering waterfront vision was set out by a mayor’s task force in 1998, although the idea was discussed much earlier than that. Mr. Mostert is pleased to see it becoming a reality. “It’s so rewarding to see this vision come to life and to know that the public has embraced it wholeheartedly,” he said. “The praise has been unanimous and very enthusiastic.” The project received environmental assessment approval by the Ministry of the Environment in November 2009, and in December 2011, Tracy MacCharles, MPP for Pickering-Scarborough East, intro- duced a private member’s bill in the leg- islature, suggesting the Ministry of Infra- structure look at supporting the long-ges- tating project. She was pleased to be on hand to see that support come to fruition when provincial and federal funding was announced on Canada Day in 2012. “This project will result in the creation of a safe harbour while preserving and enhancing the ecological conditions of this important Pickering landmark and commercial hub,” she said at the time. Mr. Mostert noted Pickering-Scarbor- ough East MP Corneliu Chisu was also a big supporter of the project. The City received $3 million from both the provincial and federal governments for the $9-million project. The Region of York agreed to put $1.5 million of the South East Collector Enhancement funds towards the project, leaving the City to fund the last $1.5 million. TRCA became project managers for the construction, and work began in January 2013. Construction took around two years, and was mostly complete in December 2014. “It has been an honour to have managed such a significant project for the City of Pickering and I am especially proud that it was completed on time and on budget,” said Mr. Mostert. A massive amount of work went into the new harbour. Mr. Mostert explained the original timber crib breakwaters were removed and new stone breakwaters were installed. More than 90,000 tonnes of armour stone, rip-rap stone and gabion stone were imported and placed into the lake. The old stone ballast was placed back into the lake along the sides of the new breakwaters, to create fish habitat. Around 19,000 cubic metres of sand was dredged from the channel and placed on the beaches and used to form dunes on the east and west spits. The dunes have been replanted to restore the area to a natural state. More shoreline work was done along the bay side of the east spit, to enhance it for better fish habitat. “Providing a safe harbour entrance was the project’s main focus, however, the work also included ecological enhance- ments in Lake Ontario and Frenchman’s Bay as well as improvements to the pub- lic amenities and trails to make this area more accessible to the public,” said Mr. Mostert. The grand opening took place this sum- mer. “That new channel is night and day,” said Chief Hagg, comparing it to the for- mer entrance. Mr. Mostert calls Frenchman’s Bay the shimmering gem of Pickering and some- thing that the City is very proud of. “This project completes the parkland development on the east spit and is the start of work that will proceed on the west spit over the next several years,” he says. Ward 2 Regional Councillor Bill McLean said he’s excited about the new har- bour entrance, as the previous one was extremely dangerous for those entering the bay, and as a result, it kept boaters from Canada and the U.S. from visiting Pickering, “As a result of this project, tourism has increased, fish are returning and Pickering is now recognized as a major attraction for boaters and those who want to enjoy our waterfront,” he said. “I am looking forward to continuing our work on the west side of the spit.” -- With files from Moya Dillon HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU • The pier at Frenchman’s Bay was built in 1843 and it’s been involved in boating ever since • However, the entrance had become choppy and people were afraid to enter and exit the bay • The $9-million renovation project was completed this summer and is expected to increase visitors coming into the har- bour Frenchman’s Bay inviting to boaters after big makeover PICKERING -- The harbour entrance at Frenchman’s Bay recently received a multi- million-dollar makeover. Patrons of the Frenchman’s Bay boating clubs and marina now enjoy safer, improved access to the harbour. Jason Liebregts / Metroland du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 11 APSpending limits double for Durham federal election candidates Longer election period means local candidates can spend more than $200,000 on federal election campaigns Reka Szekely rszekely@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- New spending limits mean local candidates in the federal election will be able to spend more than twice as much as they did in prior elections. Elections Canada has released preliminary spending limits for each rid- ing and the numbers in Durham Region range from $221,131.96 in the Ajax riding to $239,340.16 in Oshawa. In the 2011 election, the spend- ing limits in Durham were under $100,000. Spending limits for national parties have also more than doubled. Diane Benson, a spokeswoman for Elec- tions Canada, explains that there were changes made to electoral legislation which increased spending limits for campaigns that exceed 37 days. “In the past the spending limits were set based on a formula and they were set no matter how long the electoral period was,” she said. “There were changes made last year to electoral legislation and they changed the financing component to prorate an addition- al 1/37th increase for every additional day of the election period.” Under the current formula, the spending limit for a 37-day campaign for federal par- ties would have been $25 million. The early election call bumps that figure to $54.5 mil- lion. The dollars spent within a riding by a candidate are in addition to the party limits. “It sounds reasonable in a way if you have a longer campaign, you have higher costs, but it doesn’t quite work out that way; what it does is it benefits the parties that have the most money,” said Dennis Pilon, a York Uni- versity political science professor who stud- ies elections and electoral institutions. Dr. Pilon said the changes introduced by the Conservative government are designed to benefit the Conservative party. “They have a huge war chest,” he said. Theoretically, every party can spend up to the limit but practically Dr. Pilon doubts the Liberals and the NDP will be able to keep up with Conservative spending. He said the Conservative party was, by far, the most suc- cessful at fundraising. According to Elections Canada, the Con- servative Party received $78 million in dona- tions between 2011 and 2014 while the Lib- erals and NDP collected $45 million and $33 million respectively in that same time peri- od. “The Conservatives because they have so much money are going to be able to target ridings and just pour money into that riding,” he said. Still, even the Conservatives will have to choose where they spend their dollars, pre- dicts Dr. Pilon. “All parties will have some candidates that will come nowhere near (the spending limit) because the candidate is not competitive in that area,” he said, adding for example the Conservatives won’t likely throw great sums of money at downtown Toronto. Typical campaign expenses for local can- didates include office space, paid campaign workers, radio and newspaper advertising, signs and pamphlets. National parties sink their dollars into leader tours and advertis- ing, including television spots. A LOOK BACK AT 2011 A look at campaign spending during the 2011 federal election in Durham shows spending is based on the competitiveness of the race. In the Ajax-Pickering riding where Lib- eral incumbent Mark Holland ultimately lost to Conservative Chris Alexander, both men were just shy of the $95,680 spending limit, with Mr. Holland spending $92,683.27 and Mr. Alexander’s campaign costing $89,016.73. In the two-man race, the NDP candidate spent a modest $2,892.07, representing just three per cent of the spending limit. Mr. Alexander defeated Mr. Holland by 3,200 votes. Meanwhile in Oshawa the Conservatives spent their dollars holding the seat for incum- bent Colin Carrie. The campaign spending limit in Oshawa was $93,641.27 and only Mr. Carrie came close to hitting it, spending $87,874.60 in funds subject to the election spending limits. NDP candidate Chris Buck- ley spent $58,326.09 while Liberal James Morton spent $32,503.09. The incumbent in the race, Mr. Carrie, ultimately won the seat, garnering 51 per cent of the vote. In the neighbouring Durham riding, the NDP spent a mere $3,200 while the Liber- als and the Conservatives battled it out. But the race clearly wasn’t as tight as the one in Oshawa as the Conservatives spent $63,186.89, two thirds of the limit, on Bev Oda’s campaign. Still, it was $4,800 more than the Liberals spent. WHERE DO THE DOLLARS COME FROM? Parties receive their funding from individu- al donors who can chip in $3,000 in an election year split between a maximum $1,500 dona- tion to the national party and $1,500 for the rid- ing association, nomination candidate or elec- tion candidate combined. Donors can claim an income tax deduction up to $650 for a maximum donation of $1,500. Seventy-five per cent of donations under $400 are tax deductible. National parties and riding associations can also transfer donations to individual candi- date’s campaigns. All donations must be recorded except for donations under $20, in what’s unofficially called the pass-the-hat rule. “If you were at a fundraising event and you passed the hat around, and people threw $5 or $10 into it, financial agents for the party don’t have to record everyone’s name, they have to record the total amount and the number of people who contributed,” explains Ms. Benson. Elections Canada maintains a publicly searchable database of all political donations. NEW RULES FOR PUBLIC FINANCING Canada’s election system is partially financed by the public. Once the election is over, any candidate who receives at least 10 per cent of the vote in a riding will be reim- bursed 60 per cent of their campaign costs. The dollars go to the local riding association. The federal parties receive a 50 per cent reimbursement if they take two per cent of the national vote or five per cent in a riding. Prior to 2015, parties also received public dollars for every vote they received -- $1.75 per vote during the 2011 election -- but that system was eliminated in 2015. Dr. Pilon explains that most democracies have some form of public financing and he doesn’t believe the system should be elimi- nated. “The opposite of this system is where we let those who have superior resources domi- nate the discussion; is that fair?” he asks. “For democracies to be substantive there has to be some way of evening out the play- ing field in terms of spending money.” Volunteer Public Members Wanted Under authority of the Health Department,the Regional Municipality of Durham is seeking two voluntary Public Members for the Durham Nuclear Health Committee (DNHC) The DNHC has been meeting for approximately 20 years on Friday afternoons,approximately five times per year.The DNHC acts as a scientific and technical oriented committee primarily focused on nuclear emissions,nuclear waste and other related topics by providing a forum for discussing and addressing potential radiation and environmental human health impacts.The committee meets with nuclear industry representatives who connect directly with environmental human health experts and members of the public from the nuclear host communities and elsewhere in Durham Region. 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Teams of volunteers led by the organi- zation will take part in the construction on Friday, Aug. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Victoria Fields, located at Victoria and Gordon streets in Whitby. No experience is necessary; tools and training will be provided. “The next day more than 500 people will come together at the table to cel- ebrate a Durham Harvest Picnic lunch,” said Mary Bone, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Durham. “Hopefully, Durham Region will be the reigning champions.” Habitat for Humanity Durham is a charitable organization that works to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting home ownership in the community. So far, members have built 10 homes for families in Durham and are starting four new townhouses this year at CentreTowne, the group’s ongoing build project at 372 Centre St. S. in Oshawa. 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The cost is $50 per person and includes a commemorative T-shirt, fun- draising prizes, and refreshments. Participants of the Durham Harvest Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 15 are asked to pack a picnic basket, pre-order a pic- nic box online, or purchase food onsite. Access to the picnic site is free. For more information and to register to guarantee a place at the picnic lunch, visit www.durhamfestival.ca/durham- harvestpicnic. NEWCASTLE -- Jeff Marchant, the senior partner of OTE Construction, started to gather the massive amount of wood needed for a Durham harvest picnic table. OTE has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity Durham to construct a huge picnic table on Aug. 14 in an effort to set a Guinness record. The table will be assembled by volunteers in Whitby for the Durham Festival. Ron Pietroniro / Metroland du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 13 AP Local unit focuses on relapse prevention to ensure patients keep up healthy habits on road to recovery Parvaneh Pessian ppessian@durhamregion.com This is part two of a three-part series on the eating disorders unit at Ontario Shores Cen- tre for Mental Health Sciences in Whitby. Here we explore the need for more programs like it across the country. DURHAM -- It’s Monday morning in mid- July and as most students are enjoying sum- mer vacation from school, one group of young people is learning outside the walls of a standard classroom. Twelve adolescents from across Ontario, ranging in age from 14 to 18, are current- ly receiving treatment at a residential eat- ing disorders unit at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences in Whitby. While staying at the facility -- for a period of four to six months, on average -- patients have access to teach- ers who assist with their education needs. “During the day while they’re in school, they could come out and see their psychia- trist, they could come out and see the psy- chologist or their primary therapist, but everything kind of rotates around the post- secondary day,” says Cynthia Weaver, admin- istrative director of adolescent services at Ontario Shores during a recent tour of the unit. “Kids respond to structure and it allows them to establish their own boundaries. It allows them to make those healthy decisions; they can set up their timetable and they have some empowerment to get involved in their own care when they predict what’s going to happen, so structure is really important.” Launched in October 2014, the program is the first of its kind in Canada, helping chil- dren and adolescents recover from the psy- chological aspects of their illness and devel- op positive eating habits. The unit contains individual patient bedrooms, a kitchen, din- ing room and lounge area. Patients have access to an interprofessional model of care that includes individual, family and group therapy, psycho-education, meal support, nutrition and eating rehabilitation and psy- chopharmacologic treatment. “Any time you’re going to take kids out of their homes for a significant period of time, you have to make it as comfortable as pos- sible for them,” says Ms. Weaver, adding that computers are available for patient use and there are opportunities for them to interact with one another. “If they don’t feel comfortable, then they’re not going to stay with us.” The focus of the unit is on recovery and rehabilitation. There is a pre-admission pro- cess, post-discharge support and planning for transition home. Referrals are accepted from health-care professionals who offer care in eating disorders programs through- out the province. “This is probably the only program in Ontario because of its mandate that doesn’t just focus on medical stabilization ... so this is a very different approach to looking at the behaviour and the illness associated with eating disorders,” explains Ms. Weaver. Between 600,000 to 990,000 Canadians may meet the diagnostic criteria for an eat- ing disorder, primarily anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder, according to the report, Eating Disorders Among Girls and Women in Canada by the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women (2014). Eating disorders can have devastating effects on a person’s mental and physical health, as well as their quality of life. Anorexia nervosa, in particular, has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. When combined with the mortality rate for bulimia nervosa, both disorders kill an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 Canadians per year. Between 2005 and 2006, adolescent girls were hospitalized for eating disorders at a rate 2.5 times the rate of young women and more than six times the rate of any other group, according to the Public Health Agen- cy of Canada. When girls were questioned about their body image, a 2008 report found that 37 per cent of those in Grade 9 and 40 per cent in Grade 10 considered themselves too fat. “We’ve got somewhere around half a mil- lion to a million people who suffer from an eating disorder in Canada and most of them -- the vast majority -- do not get adequate treatment,” says Dr. Leora Pinhas, physician lead of the adolescent eating disorders pro- gram at Ontario Shores. While many do find some type of treatment through medical services, psychological sup- port that targets the underlying causes of the disorder and a patient’s emotional triggers is harder to come by, she adds. “It’s particularly concerning because it’s an illness that if we treat quickly and aggressive- ly, particularly before someone turns 18, we see a fully recovery in up to 70 or 80 per cent of the kids.” The program at Ontario Shores is designed for adolescents with severe eating disorders who have sought treatment options else- where that have not resulted in their sus- tained recovery. “What we’re really focusing on is relapse prevention,” says Dr. Pinhas. “When you go into a program for the first time, people are like, ‘Oh let’s get you better,’ but we’re seeing the kids who didn’t get bet- ter ... you can make anyone gain weight, quite frankly, in a hospital. The trick is maintaining recovery outside of hospital.” Part 3 will delve into Sarnia resident Hannah Earle’s experience at Ontario Shores after she was admitted to the eating disorders unit last December. Getting to root of eating disorders DURHAM -- The 12-bed eat- ing disorders unit opened at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences in Whitby last fall. Devena Wong is a registered prac- tical nurse on the unit which is the first of its kind in Canada. Ron Pietroniro / Metroland FAST FACTS Adolescent Eating Disorders Unit at Ontario Shores (Oct. 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015) • Number of patients referred - 64 • Number of patients appropriate - 21 • Number of referrals in intake stage (as of June 30, 2015) - 11 • Average days from referral to first contact - 25 • Average days from referral to first meeting - 39 • Average days from referral to admission - 71 • Number of admissions - 20 • Number of discharges - 8 • Average length of stay (days for discharged patients) - 113 From a mother’s perspective My daughter Hannah has an eating disor- der. You wouldn’t know it to look at her now; in fact she looks like a beautiful, healthy 17-year-old girl with typical 17-year-old issues. That’s one of the many evil things about this disease -- the fact that it can be hidden so well, even from the people clos- est to you. My talented, high-achieving daughter hid this disease from us for more than a year, even though we are a close fami- ly. Even after being admitted to a hospital with an eating disorder program, she hid some aspects of this disease successfully from her doctors and nurses for all seven months she was a patient there. As a mother, it’s incredibly painful to watch your child battle with a disease that defies logic. To see her miss out on her life, to fall behind two years in school and espe- cially to not have her home with us. For the last 16 months, doctors, nurses and count- less therapists have been parenting my daughter. Since December, Hannah has been in a new residential treatment program at Ontario Shores in Whitby. The approach here is different than any we’ve encoun- tered in the past, she is directly involved in every aspect of her treatment and recovery. Only Hannah can take the steps to conquer this disease, no mat- ter how much I wish I could do it for her. Recently, she has made significant prog- ress and we are hoping that she will be able to transition from in-patient to the out- patient program at Ontario Shores. Being that we are nearly eight hours away (round trip) from Whitby, this will be a challenge. I share our family’s story to help raise awareness of this cruel disease. Hiding it and not talking about it makes recovering from an eating disorder nearly impossi- ble. I wish I could go back in time with the knowledge that I have now, but I’m grateful that my daughter has hope in her future. Terri-lyn Earle Guest column 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 • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 14 AP Pickering teen living life to the fullest Yusuf Hirji chooses quality over quantity and ends chemotherapy after cancer returns Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- He’s only a teenager, but time is the greatest luxury to Yusuf Hirji, and he’s making the most of it. At age 16, Yusuf was a student at Pine Ridge Secondary School in Pickering in 2012 and his mind was set on landing a soccer schol- arship. But his plans took a turn when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, the same bone cancer that Terry Fox had. There had been no history of cancer in the family, and the diagnosis was a big shock to them all. “As much as it limits you, it inspires you to do more,” the bright teenager told the News Advertiser when he first began speaking at Terry Fox runs, less than three months after his diagnosis. He got through multiple surgeries and che- motherapy, with the help of doctors and staff at the Hospital for Sick Children, his friends, teachers, and his family -- his mother, Shyrin, his father, Karim, his brother, Tariq, and his beloved dog, Scooter. He tested a pilot project for SickKids, where he received treatment from a backpack, allowing his hospital stays to be shorter. His positive attitude also made Yusuf a pop- ular face within the Terry Fox Foundation, and around local communities. He became a poster boy for the foundation, when his picture graced the walls of more than 8,500 schools across Canada in 2014. He eventually became an ambassador for the foundation, speaking at many runs. Yusuf thought he had moved past cancer. In a 2014 interview, he told the News Adver- tiser that with osteosarcoma, doctors can’t say it’s 100 per cent gone, but they did say the tumour had been removed and the treat- ment was complete. “Pretty much, that’s like saying ‘you’re good to go,’” he said. Next, Yusuf graduated high school and he continued to move forward. But life took another turn this summer. Yusuf, now 19, has received the news that the cancer has returned, it has spread and is deemed incurable by doctors. He’s decided to stop going through chemotherapy. “I guess I could live for as long as I can, rely- ing on chemo, but the quality wouldn’t be great,” he says, while enjoying the outdoors at his family home in Pickering. While upset that there is no cure for Yusuf’s disease, supporting his choice of quality over quantity was not a difficult decision for his mother, when it meant he was choos- ing enjoying his life now over spending it on chemo until his body ‘could not take it any- more.’ “There are a lot of people who don’t understand this decision,” says Ms. Hirji. “A lot of people react like we are giving up, let- ting cancer win, but we see it quite the oppo- site. We see it as taking control and living a lit- tle which is what the chemotherapy was pre- venting Yusuf from doing.” She feels those who see it as giving up are those who can go back to their cancer-free lives. “They have no idea about the pain, physically, emotionally and mentally that chemo causes, what it takes from us,” she says, adding long after the chemo has fin- ished rupturing Yusuf’s veins, he is still recov- ering from its side effects. She feels the negative reaction to stopping chemo is partly because Yusuf is so strong and positive. “They see him and cannot really under- stand how difficult things really are,” she says. And that positivity continues. “In life, things do happen,” says Yusuf. “Sometimes they’re good, sometimes they’re bad. You can make the best of it and that’s all that you can do. That’s in your control.” He says people can choose to question things that happen to them for the rest of their lives or they can accept them and learn how to move on. He’s chosen to accept his diagnosis. “Cancer is something that chang- es your life no matter what the outcome, and knowing that has helped me cope with every- thing that has happened,” he says. “What I would like now is for others to accept it and enjoy time with me. Talking about it makes me re-live it over and over again which is not how I want to spend my time now. I want to make good memories.” Yusuf has shared his great attitude many times working as an ambassador for the Terry Fox Foundation, a job he loved. That he was able to share his story and the messages he’s learned is “amazing. “I wanted people to realize this can happen to anyone and positivity is a huge factor in everything,” he says. “And I was able to do that and tell a lot more people than I thought I’d be able to, and it was just a great experience.” Even his family has learned a lot from Yusuf. “He’s an amazing child,” says his moth- er. “He’s got a great mind, he loves life, he wants to live it and he wants other people to live their life. He wants them to get the most out of it and that’s a lesson he’s taught us. I’m beyond proud. I don’t even know how to quantify it. I admire him. He’s my best friend.” Yusuf has always had a great attitude, even as a young boy. When he was just 11 or 12 years old, his mother recalls the day he took his brand-new expensive skis out for the first time, and she questioned the scratches that Yusuf had gotten all over them. He told his mother they weren’t scratches. “He said, ‘They’re memories’,” recalls Ms. Hirji. Yusuf has a tattoo that reads ‘The only limit is the one you set yourself.’ Despite losing his leg in June, there aren’t many limits on Yusuf’s ‘dream list,’ the things he wants to experience. He is currently work- ing toward getting a prosthetic through St. Johns Rehab at Sunnybrook Hospital. But in the meantime, he bought his dream car, a 2008 fully-loaded Mitsubishi Evolution, which he took on a road trip to Montreal, and plans on more. He recently attended Veld Music Festival, and found himself crowd surfing, wheelchair and all, something he calls “indescribable” and says he was still buzzing from it days later. He says he made his way into a mosh pit and when people saw he was in a wheelchair, they asked him if he wanted to surf, and he said ‘yes.’ “And that’s all they knew, and right away they were just so supportive of me being able to live life still and party with everyone else the same way,” he says. Yusuf plans on skydiving this month, and seeing Lake Louise, to name just a couple of the adventures on his list. Moving forward, Yusuf will have the follow- ing on his mind every day: “What can I do that I’ll always remember?” Friends have been doing what they can to help Yusuf make those memories. For exam- ple, a colleague of his mother’s has set up an online fundraising page to help Yusuf tick things off of his dream list at www.youcaring. com/YusufHirjiDreamList. PICKERING TOWN CENTRE Lower Level Centre Court Children’s Programs,Educational Services, Gymnastics,Dance,Hockey, Skating &much more… 905-215-0444 Call to reser ve today! 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Enjoyment of wine goes well beyond taste Wine means more to me than just taste or the pairing with food. If it were a matter of just taste, wine would basically take the role of tomato or orange juice on a break- fast table. We are all born with a given amount of taste and smell receptors. Some have more than others, indicating potentially bet- ter palates and a stronger ability to ana- lyze wine. However, if it were just a matter of being able to taste and describe a wine accurately, the ranks of ‘winedom’ would indeed be seriously diminished. For sure, the art of tasting is the impor- tant feature when it concerns wine appre- ciation. Even those with limited palates can train themselves to be reasonably accurate tasters, however there is much more about wine appreciation than the mere organoleptic experience. Wine has historical, geographical, cul- tural and personal significance. It tran- scends time and place and can catapult the appreciator into another world, space or time. While enjoying vintage wine -- espe- cially older vintages -- I not only mentally analyze the wine’s development but I also think about the historic facts concerning the year that the wine was made as well as the individuals who made it. An 1865 Chateau Villemaurine from Saint Emilion, France took me back to the end of the American Civil War, the shoot- ing of President Abraham Lincoln, Ger- many’s Otto Von Bismarck’s rise to power, the founding of the Salvation Army and the publishing of Alice in Wonderland. A 1976 Schloss Johannisberg brought back memories of my first counselling job as well as transporting me some 900 years to the founding of Johannisberg Castle. It also reminded me that one of Ontario’s great winemakers, Marco Piccoli of Jack- son-Triggs Winery, was trained there. The geography of wine is another aspect that goes beyond mere taste. A Pinot Noir from Prince Edward County with its gener- ally thin layers of soil over broken ancient, weathered, limestone tastes different from that Niagara’s diverse soils of thick clay loam interspersed with silt and sand. The weather of ‘The County’, with a tem- perature that ranges from the 30s C of sum- mer to the -30s C of winter, is also harsher than that of Niagara’s relatively warm cli- mate. The resulting wines will reflect the different geographical aspects of each region. Throughout the globe the diverseness of the wine regions historically, geographi- cally and culturally makes wine a very complicated subject. When sipping on a glass of wine -- either on its own on a summer patio or during a four-course meal, try to think of where the wine comes from and what circumstances have occurred to produce it. 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Ontario NDP leader tours Durham farms Andrea Horwath talks agriculture and federal election Jennifer O’Meara jomeara@durhamregion.com CLARINGTON -- Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath toured two Clarington farms on Wednesday, Aug. 12 and talked about how to support agriculture during the Ontario Fed- eration of Agriculture Field Day. “We need to do everything we can to strengthen agriculture in this province,” said Ms. Horwath. “Agriculture does not sit in iso- lation from rural Ontario. If we look at agri- culture in isolation from all things that allow rural Ontario to thrive, then we’re making a big mistake.” She pointed to the closing of small hospi- tals and schools and a lack of funding to help rural municipalities maintain their roads as cuts that can undermine small communities and the agriculture industry. Ms. Horwath said there are great opportu- nities to work with the agriculture sector to create jobs, both in farming and food pro- cessing. She added the urban trend to want to eat locally grown produce could also help the agriculture industry. “The future of the province in terms of its growth and prosperity is well rooted, no pun, in the agriculture sector,” said Ms. Horwath. The provincial NDP leader was joined by other politicians at a tour of Wilmot Orchards and Algoma Orchards. The Ontario Federa- tion of Agriculture Field Day connects policy- makers with farm owners to show the current state of the industry. “This is to educate the politicians on the problems we’re having,” said Charles Stevens, who owns Wilmot Orchards. “(Farming) has potential, oh my goodness there’s potential. Half of the apples we eat in Ontario come from outside of Canada and we have the land and expertise.” Mr. Stevens said he would like to see gov- ernment grants for farmers to help them pur- chase cutting-edge technology to increase their production. He said in the future agri- culture will become the biggest industry in Ontario. Currently the manufacturing sector is Ontario’s biggest industry but he expects it will some day slip to second place with agri- culture in the top spot. “We are sustainable (investment). We can’t move this,” he said gesturing across the orchard. Ms. Horwath also spoke about the upcom- ing federal election during her Clarington visit. She said Canadians want a political plan that addresses the concerns of middle-class families, that brings jobs back to hard-hit regions like Ontario, and that addresses con- cerns of families such as the cost of day care. “Mr. Harper has failed Ontarians. He has failed Canadians. What we need to do is have real change in this country and I think Thom- as Mulcair is the only one that can beat Ste- ven Harper and bring that change,” said Ms. Horwath. She added that being an unabashed party supporter is one thing, but she thinks as pre- mier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne should be slower to wade into the federal election. 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If you buy it this weekend, you pay no tax! “We have had an incredible 60 years and this is our way of giving back to the custom- ers that have supported us,”says Jed McKeen, owner of Paddy’s Market.“It’s because of our great customers and our incredible staff that we have been in business this long. We are honoured that residents of Durham Region and beyond trust us with all of their appliance needs.” Paddy’s Market first opened their doors in 1955 and has been family owned and oper- ated ever since. You won’t find high pressure sales here, just friendly and knowledgeable staff that want to help you find the right appliances for your needs and budget. It’s their top quality customer service that has transformed Paddy’s Market from a small business to a popular, renowned appliance centre. In fact, Paddy’s market is now one of Ontario’s leading appliance retailers, offering top major brands. Paddy’s Market offers a great selection of scratch n’dent appliances and brand new appliances from high end brands, including Jenn-Air and KitchenAid. Paddy’s also offers a large selection of Broil King and Weber barbeques, plus a full line of Gladiator Garage Works. Customers not only rely on Paddy’s Market to purchase their appliances, but they can count on them for their service and repair needs. Paddy’s offers a factory-authorized service depot with four fully equipped service vans and licensed technicians on staff that are able to do in-home service. “Our customers’satisfaction is our highest priority,”says Jamie McKeen, general manager of Paddy’s Market.“All of our staff work hard to ensure that are customers are happy, whether they are here to purchase a new appliance or they need repairs.” Become a part of Paddy’s history by visiting the store the next time you are appliance shopping. Paddy’s Market is located at 2212 Taunton Road in Hampton. For more information, call (905) 263-8369 or visit www.paddysmarket.ca. Paddy’s Market Celebrates 60 Years 7THANNUALGIANTTENT SALE! It’s Worth the Drive to Hampton! 2212 TAUNTON ROAD, HAMPTON www.PaddysMarket.ca APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE:905-263-8369 • 1-800-798-5502 TRUCKLOADSHAVEARRIVED!PLUS……PAY NO TAXONALLAPPLIANCES! *EXCLUDES KITCHENAID* 2DAYSONLY!SAT.AUG.15THSUN.AUG.16TH $1099 Pair Whirlpool®4.4 Cu.Ft. Top Load Washer with 7.0 Cu.Ft. Electric Dryer MUST BE SOLD IN PAIRS ONLY-BOXED-LIMITED STOCK WTW4900BW/YWED4850BWSAVE $300 $349 Amana 6.5 Cu. Ft., 11 Cycle Selection, 3 Temperature, Electric Dryer BOXED-LIMITEDSTOCK YNED4600YQSAVE $50 $449. Amana 3.6 Cu.Ft. Top Load Washer with Hand Wash Cycle BOXED-LIMITEDSTOCK NTW4651BQSAVE $80 $499 Inglis®18 cu ft Top Mount Refrigerator WHITE ONLY BOXED-LIMITED STOCK I8RXCGFXQSAVE $150 $899 Whirlpool Gold ®6.2 cu. ft. CapacityElectric Range w/TimeSavor ™PlusTrue ConvectionCooking System STAINLESS STEEL ONLY BOXED-LIMITED STOCK YWFE710HOBSSAVE $550 $699. KitchenAid Fully Integrated 6-Cycle/5-Option Dishwasher, Architect®Series II WHITE ONLYBOXED-LIMITED STOCK KDTE104DWHSAVE $400 $3999 KitchenAid 20.5 Cu. Ft.Built In Bottom MountRefrigerator® SCRATCH &DENT- ONE ONLY-RIGHT HAND OPENING SAVE $4300 $4999 KitchenAid®36-Inch 6-BurnerDual Fuel FreestandingRange, Commercial- SCRATCH &DENT-ONE ONLY SAVE $3700KBRC36FTS KDRS467VSS BUY 1 OR 2 QUALIFYING KITCHENAID APPLIANCES SAVE 15%BUY 3 OR 4 QUALIFYING KITCHENAID APPLIANCES SAVE 20%BUY 5 OR MORE QUALIFYING KITCHENAID APPLIANCES SAVE 25% 2 DAYS ONLY!–CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH THE“PAY NO TAX SALE” SAVE THE TAX & MORE EVENT! ON QUALIFYING MODELS ALL IN STOCK BROIL KING &WEBER BARBEQUES2 DAYS ONLY PAY NO TAX! $99 & UP Over-the-Range Microwave Hoods SCRATCH &DENT LIMITED STOCK CASH &CARRY du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m 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 • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 22 AP Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 23 AP DON’T MISS OUR 7TH ANNUAL TENT SALE! “It’s going to be big!Saturday August 15th 9am - 5pm Sunday August 16th 10am - 4pm Paddy’s Market is celebrating their 60th anniversary this month. In honour of this milestone anniversary, Paddy’s will be having an incredible sale, complete with give- aways this weekend, SaturdayAugust 15 and Sunday,August 16. Fill out a ballot for your chance to win one of several KitchenAid small appliances. There will also be truckloads of scratch and dent appliances that will be up to 60 per cent off, plus you pay no tax on all appliances! Enjoy the rest of the summer with a new BBQ. If you buy it this weekend, you pay no tax! “We have had an incredible 60 years and this is our way of giving back to the custom- ers that have supported us,”says Jed McKeen, owner of Paddy’s Market.“It’s because of our great customers and our incredible staff that we have been in business this long. We are honoured that residents of Durham Region and beyond trust us with all of their appliance needs.” Paddy’s Market first opened their doors in 1955 and has been family owned and oper- ated ever since. You won’t find high pressure sales here, just friendly and knowledgeable staff that want to help you find the right appliances for your needs and budget. It’s their top quality customer service that has transformed Paddy’s Market from a small business to a popular, renowned appliance centre. In fact, Paddy’s market is now one of Ontario’s leading appliance retailers, offering top major brands. Paddy’s Market offers a great selection of scratch n’dent appliances and brand new appliances from high end brands, including Jenn-Air and KitchenAid. Paddy’s also offers a large selection of Broil King and Weber barbeques, plus a full line of Gladiator Garage Works. Customers not only rely on Paddy’s Market to purchase their appliances, but they can count on them for their service and repair needs. Paddy’s offers a factory-authorized service depot with four fully equipped service vans and licensed technicians on staff that are able to do in-home service. “Our customers’satisfaction is our highest priority,”says Jamie McKeen, general manager of Paddy’s Market.“All of our staff work hard to ensure that are customers are happy, whether they are here to purchase a new appliance or they need repairs.” Become a part of Paddy’s history by visiting the store the next time you are appliance shopping. Paddy’s Market is located at 2212 Taunton Road in Hampton. For more information, call (905) 263-8369 or visit www.paddysmarket.ca. Paddy’s Market Celebrates 60 Years 7THANNUALGIANTTENT SALE! It’s Worth the Drive to Hampton! 2212 TAUNTON ROAD, HAMPTON www.PaddysMarket.ca APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE:905-263-8369 • 1-800-798-5502 TRUCKLOADSHAVEARRIVED!PLUS……PAY NO TAXONALLAPPLIANCES! *EXCLUDES KITCHENAID* 2DAYSONLY!SAT.AUG.15THSUN.AUG.16TH $1099 Pair Whirlpool®4.4 Cu.Ft. Top Load Washer with 7.0 Cu.Ft. Electric Dryer MUST BE SOLD IN PAIRS ONLY-BOXED-LIMITED STOCK WTW4900BW/YWED4850BWSAVE $300 $349 Amana 6.5 Cu. Ft., 11 Cycle Selection, 3 Temperature, Electric Dryer BOXED-LIMITEDSTOCK YNED4600YQSAVE $50 $449. Amana 3.6 Cu.Ft. Top Load Washer with Hand Wash Cycle BOXED-LIMITEDSTOCK NTW4651BQSAVE $80 $499 Inglis®18 cu ft Top Mount Refrigerator WHITE ONLY BOXED-LIMITED STOCK I8RXCGFXQSAVE $150 $899 Whirlpool Gold ®6.2 cu. ft. CapacityElectric Range w/TimeSavor ™PlusTrue ConvectionCooking System STAINLESS STEEL ONLY BOXED-LIMITED STOCK YWFE710HOBSSAVE $550 $699. KitchenAid Fully Integrated 6-Cycle/5-Option Dishwasher, Architect®Series II WHITE ONLYBOXED-LIMITED STOCK KDTE104DWHSAVE $400 $3999 KitchenAid 20.5 Cu. Ft.Built In Bottom MountRefrigerator® SCRATCH &DENT- ONE ONLY-RIGHT HAND OPENING SAVE $4300 $4999 KitchenAid®36-Inch 6-BurnerDual Fuel FreestandingRange, Commercial- SCRATCH &DENT-ONE ONLY SAVE $3700KBRC36FTS KDRS467VSS BUY 1 OR 2 QUALIFYING KITCHENAID APPLIANCES SAVE 15%BUY 3 OR 4 QUALIFYING KITCHENAID APPLIANCES SAVE 20%BUY 5 OR MORE QUALIFYING KITCHENAID APPLIANCES SAVE 25% 2 DAYS ONLY!–CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH THE“PAY NO TAX SALE” SAVE THE TAX & MORE EVENT! 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The festival kicks off today, with Eleva- tion2015 in Ajax and Driftwood Theatre Group’s Hamlet in Pickering, preceded by a #myshakespeare workshop, and continues through Aug. 16. Tomorrow, teams of volunteers will gath- er at Victoria Fields in Whitby to put togeth- er what is hoped will be the longest picnic table in the world. Just how long isn’t yet known as Wendy Kohler Boothman, co- ordinator of the Durham Harvest Picnic, says that depends on how many people signed up for lunch. The table will be some- where between 400 and 500 feet in length, she says, and it will be quite a sight when everybody sits down for a meal. “I think that the visual, the idea of every- one from every level around Durham Region sitting across from each other at the table, the mayors, the councillors, the busi- ness people, just the whole community coming together at this table is a wonder- ful representation of the spirit of Durham Region,” the Clarington resident says. Asked by Durham Tourism manager Kerri King to come up with some festival ideas, Kohler Boothman wanted to com- bine something to do with Durham’s agri- cultural profile with the fact that many of us often find ourselves sitting around tables, discussing, debating and having meetings. Realizing she would require “a very, very big table” if Durham was coming for lunch, it got her thinking about the biggest pic- nic table and she got in touch with Guin- ness World Records in England, who con- nected her with a New York agent. But there was a problem: building a huge table would be expensive as a lot of labour would be required. She called her friend, Mary Bone, Habitat for Humanity Durham executive director, and suggested that Habitat volun- teers tackle the project. Even better, once the picnic was over, the lumber and hard- ware used to create it could be donated to Habitat for use on homes in CentreTowne, Oshawa. “There will be zero waste, which is music to my ears,” Kohler Boothman says. On July 28, she and Tom Pike-Shrives, Habitat for Humanity Durham coordina- tor, were at OTE Construction in Newcastle, donating its shop and expertise for the pre- cut and drill. The table will be put together tomorrow by volunteers co-ordinated by Habitat for Humanity Durham. Bone says the volunteers are coming from all over Durham and Northumberland and from as far away as Peterborough and Toronto. Picnickers have a few options in terms of what they will be having for lunch. They can bring their own food, buy food on site as vendors will be there, or they could have pre-ordered a picnic lunch. Lunch begins at 1 p.m. and those who pre-ordered a meal will be seated first. But before that, at 12:15 p.m., the adjudicator from Guinness World Records, in town from New York, will measure the table before anybody sits down. “We have no idea how many people to expect,” Kohler Boothman says. The adjudicator has to examine the table to ensure it meets the criteria, as size isn’t everything to Guinness where picnic tables are concerned. As its name suggests, the Durham Harvest Picnic is open to anybody in the region who wants to come and sit at what may be the longest picnic table in the world. “Although it’s taking place in Whitby this is not a Whitby project,” Kohler Boothman says. “It’s a regional project.” Visit durhamfestival.ca to learn more about what’s happening today and through the weekend. ‘I think that the visual, the idea of everyone from every level around Durham Region sitting across from each other at the table... is a wonderful representation of the spirit of Durham Region.’ Wendy Kohler Boothman NEWCASTLE -- Tom Pike Shrives, the salvage co-ordinator of Habitat for Humanity Durham, punched some holes in wood for the soon-to-be-assembled Durham Harvest Picnic table. OTE Construction in Newcastle has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity Durham to construct a huge picnic table in an effort to set a Guinness World Record. The table will be assembled by volunteers in Whitby for the Durham Festival then disassembled and re-used at Habitat for Humanity Durham homes in Oshawa. Ron Pietroniro / Metroland du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 32 AP Murder and mystery in 1902 Bowmanville Cast from across Durham in Dr. Jekyll play CLARINGTON -- Actors from Pickering to Clarington can’t “hyde” their enthu- siasm for a new play, which has a lot of local flavour. Serum For Murder -- Dr. Jekyll’s Revenge was written by Whitby’s Michael Khash- manian and is based on the classic novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. A fur- ther source of inspiration is Death Hydes, which Khashmanian wrote with Julie Oakes and Christine Withrow. “Welcome to the grand opening of the Rolling Acres Behavioural Modifi- cation Home,” Khashmanian states in describing the play. “The year is 1902 and Dr. Thomas Rayner, founder of Roll- ing Acres, is leading the way in offering new concepts in treating lunatics. One of the surprise visitors to the opening is Dr. Henry Jekyll, who has tested a strange serum on himself, and has arrived des- perately seeking help from his old friend Dr. Rayner. Unknown to the doctors and guests at Rolling Acres, the serum ran- domly transforms Dr. Jekyll into the notorious Mr. Edward Hyde. “When one of the doctors is found mur- dered, all eyes turn to Hyde as the guilty party. Reporter Nellie Brown, however, is not convinced that Hyde is the only suspect and takes the lead in the mur- der investigation. She quickly discov- ers that the key to finding the murder- er lies in modifying Jekyll’s serum. She teams up with John H. H. Jury, who uses his extraordinary skill as a druggist to try and modify the serum and help solve the mystery.” Most of The Beech Street Theatre Com- pany’s plays have been staged as dinner theatre. However this time, the group is partnering with the Clarington Museums to present the play as part of Heritage Week, to Aug. 16. The performances will be staged at 7:30 p.m. outside in front of the Bowmanville Museum (the historic Jury House). Museum staff provided a lot of research material for the play, set in 1902 Bowmanville. The cast features Amanda Martin- Tansley of Bowmanville as Nellie Brown, Darryl Peters of Whitby as Dr. Thomas Rayner, Jeff Skelton of Pickering as John H. H. Jury, Oshawa’s Janinna Bugosz as Dr. Martina Aldini, Laura Mayz of Toron- to as Aimee Bechamel, Asad Que of Georgetown as Ari Hagopian and Bow- manville’s Debora Harris as Dr. Fran- ces Aylesbury Ayliffe O’Brien. Khash- manian has saved a juicy role for him- self; he plays Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde. Tickets are $26.75 and can be pur- chased at www.claringtonmuseums.com or www.beechstreettheatre.com or www. starticketing.com. Also get tickets at The Sarah Jane Wil- liams Heritage Centre (adjacent to the Bowmanville Museum), 62 Temperance St., Bowmanville. BOWMANVILLE -- Cast members of the Beech Street Theatre Company, includ- ing Laura Mayz and Amanda Martin- Tansley, rehearsed for Serum For Murder -- Dr. Jekyll’s Revenge running to Aug. 16 at the Bowmanville Museum. Jason Liebregts / Metroland Brookfield Residential is delighted to announce its plans to build an exclusive new community in Whitby. Now is the time to register for this exclusive infill community, Whitby Central will open by preview appointment in September. Located at Taunton Road and Garrard Road the community is named after its centralized location and proximity to a wide range of local amenities. This exclusive enclave of only 48 signature homes will be nestled within an established family neighbourhood. Whitby Central offers a life of convenience and comfort, both inside and outside of your home. Being located in the heart of Whitby, you will be just a 30 minute drive away from Toronto. Commuting will be a breeze, as your home will be in close proximity to Highways 401, 407 and the GO station. The neighbourhood itself is rich with amenities, and you will be close to schools, grocery stores, shopping centres, recreation centres, public parks and a variety of restaurants. Whitby Central will certainly be a wonderful place to raise a family. Living here, you will be able to walk your children to school or make the most of the trails and go for a jog or bike ride. With parks, trails and the Whitby waterfront nearby, it’s easy to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family. “We are very pleased to be building once again in Whitby and to have the opportunity to bring a community such as Whitby Central to the marketplace,” says Marc Thibault, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Brookfield Residential. “This neighbourhood is already well established with schools, parks, retail shopping and recreation amenities – all within short walking distance and too many other amenities to mention.” The community will showcase a variety of detached homes to suit most families’ needs on 27’, 37’ and 54’ homesites starting from the $500s. 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In Partnership with: ws djconcepts@bell.net 905-706-1973 River and Sky Festival inspires music columnist It’s almost as if director Peter Zwar- ich and the other organizers of the River and Sky Festival near North Bay not only curated the stage but also the audience. I went to the fest, held in Field, June 13 to 15, for the three-day celebration of all things local, sustainable and northerly. Add in the cool sounds of one-time Dur- ham Region resident Shotgun Jimmie, Black Mountain, Hayden, Kalle Mattson, and the feet-don’t-fail-me-now Afro-beat sounds of Antibalas of Brooklyn, NY by way of Nigeria and you have a fest that’s among the best. Those kats know how to party with the land. Worth the drive as they say. But here’s the thing about R and S: it’s not just about the music. I would go back again because of the wonderfully interest- ing people I met there. That’s what I mean about curating the audience. Zwarich and Co. have created such a unique, particu- lar place it attracts unique and particular people. It really is a gathering of a tribe. I met so many makers of things. I passed a guy at about 3 a.m. on the way to my tent. He stopped me, pointed at the sky and said take the time to look up at that. We spoke for about an hour. He’s in his late 20s. He has some property with his girlfriend. He grows his own food, as much as possible. I found out he uses guinea fowl for pest control. Who knew? The R and S audience I guess. What I like about R and S is that they didn’t chase that audience. They built it. And if they need help building further they can sign me up right now. It was inspirational. River and Sky, now in its seventh year, was inspired in part by Hillside in Guelph. It’s been running more than 30 years. I attended Hillside this year, July 24 to 26. It’s on an island in a lake inside a conser- vation area. It’s as big as it can get and it’s fine with it. It’s a family. I love walking up the causeway to the campsite and stage areas. Its grounding. This year the lineup featured Daniel Lanois, Michael Franti, The Weather Station, Mo Kenney, Nels Cline Singers, By Divine Right (Oshawa’s Michael Milosh has been playing with them), Doug Paisley, Hanggai, Constan- tines. With the Royal City’s Cons head- lining the Saturday main stage this year’s fest felt even more of a family get-togeth- er than usual. Guitarist Steve Lambke co-founded You’ve Changed Records which has issued records by The Weath- er Station (Tamara Lindeman). Linde- man joined Nick Ferrio on stage dur- ing his set (she is on the Peterborough’s musician’s latest album as is Lambke, as is Ian Kehoe, who plays in Weather Sta- tion. Ferrio will be playing Manantler in Bowmanville Aug 15. His latest album, Amongst The Coyotes and Birdsongs, is available on Orono native Jonas Bonetta’s label, Shuffling Feet.) LIDS was also play- ing; Cons drummer Doug MacGregor is in LIDS. And Cons lead Bry Webb was up for a solo set. The Cons don’t have the commercial success they deserve. They are musician’s musicians. Artistry first is important to them and artistry is a word one can use to describe how both Hillside and R and S were built and are being built. I have always thought if people are going to cre- ate their own festival they could look at these two as templates. There are others but these two are my favourites. The lesson is create as an artist would. Have a vision. Put everything you have into it. Make it yours. Make it personal. Make it familial. Engage the artists and don’t chase an audience. They’re already busy anyway. Build a new one. The money will follow. Hillside regularly sells out and R and S also draws. So folks, will we have a Hillside, a River and Sky, a family gath- ering of makers in Durham Region? Will McGuirk is a freelance writer and longtime Oshawa resident. He can be contacted at wmacg@yahoo.com. Will McGuirk Scene & Heard See some art around Ajax and Pickering this summer DURHAM -- Durham artists are showing work in several venues in August -- and none of them are art galleries. The PineRidge Arts Council regularly arranges exhibitions of work in public places in the communities. At the Ontario Power Generation Information Centre, 1675 Montgomery Park Rd., Pickering, veteran Uxbridge photographer Kim Lowes is showing his work, which explores his passion for the natural world. The OPG Information Centre is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and there is no admission charge. In Ajax, Pickering artist Mandy Budan, who specializes in abstract landscapes, has work at the Body and Mind Wellness Family Chiropractic Centre, 100 Westney Rd. S. 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The Pickering resident has decided to transfer from George Mason University in West Virginia to the University of Florida, where she will begin her sophomore year of eligibility as a member of the Gators track team. She joins the Gators following a summer that included winning a pair of bronze med- als from major international competitions at the Pan Am Games and the Pan Am junior championships. She’s looking forward to what lies ahead at Florida. “Florida is more of a school where after you graduate, part of the plan is to becoming a professional athlete,” says Sharpe of one of the reasons behind the transfer. “It’s a differ- ent environment. A lot of funding goes into the athletics there. “I know I’m going to get the attention I need and the program is very elite. I think it’s going to be challenging enough for me and take me to the next level as an Olympic year comes up next year.” With the departure of George Mason’s track coach, Sharpe decided to ask for a release from her commitment. When a spot opened up at Florida, she took the necessary steps to ensure her inclusion in the program. Her twin sister, Sommer, who is on a track scholarship at George Mason, is going to remain there. Sharpe wrapped up a busy track season with a couple of bronze medals to show for her efforts, both coming as part of the Cana- dian 4x400m relay team. At the Pan Am Games, Canada finished third behind the United States and Jamai- ca on Saturday, July 25 on the track at York University. It was the same order of finish at the Pan Am junior championships held in Edmonton on Sunday, Aug. 2. Individually, Sharpe reached the final at the junior championships, finishing eighth. She just missed out on qualifying for the final at the Pan Ams against some older, more experienced competition. As for her performance at the Junior Pan Ams, she wasn’t totally satisfied, but accept- ed the results and the times she posted. It marked the end of a long season, and some fatigue had started to set in. “It was the last meet of the season and I was so tired,” says the 18 year old. “I wanted to end off on a good note.” On the bright side, competing at two major international events within just a few days of each other has provided the young sprinter with a new perspective. The Speed Academy member, who trains under the watchful eye of her dad, Tony, and mom, Colene, is more determined than ever to get to the next level. Her confidence has certainly benefited. “My mentality has changed from making a team to going there and wanting a medal,” she says of competing on the international stage. “I don’t feel as threatened by the big sprint countries. I feel like I belong there now. I’m setting the bar higher.” The St. Mary graduate leaves for Florida on Aug. 17, just a day before orientation. Cory Joseph among 11 NBA players invited to national team tryout FIBA Americas championship in Mexico City to serve as a 2016 Olympic qualifier TORONTO — Pickering’s Cory Joseph has received the call to help his country try to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games. Joseph, who signed with the Toronto Rap- tors in the off-season, was among 16 play- ers named by the Canadian men’s team to attend a training camp in Toronto Aug. 14-20, in advance of the 2015 FIBA Ameri- cas championship in Mexico City. The list of players invited includes 11 from the NBA. “We have a talented mix of NBA and pro athletes and we’re excited to get them in the gym together,” said head coach Jay Tri- ano. “This camp will be an opportunity to train, build team chemistry and prepare for a tough and important tournament with the goal of qualifying for Rio.” Among the other players from the NBA are Anthony Bennett (Minnesota Timber- wolves), Sim Bhullar (Sacramento Kings), Melvin Ejim (Orlando Magic), Andrew Nicholson (Orlando Magic), Kelly Olynyk (Boston Celtics), Dwight Powell (Dal- las Mavericks), Robert Sacre (Los Angeles Lakers), Nik Stauskas (Philadelphia 76ers) and Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota Timber- wolves). The team will participate in the 2015 FIBA Americas championship in Mexico City from Aug. 31 to Sept. 12. The first- and sec- ond-place teams will qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics. If Brazil finishes in the top two, then the third place team will also qualify. In advance of the FIBA Americas, Team Canada will head to Puerto Rico to partici- pate in the Tuto Marchand five-team exhi- bition tournament from Aug. 23-26. Joseph, who was back on the court where it all began at Pickering High School recent- ly running a summer basketball camp, is looking forward to the start of the NBA sea- son and donning a Raptors jersey. He grew up idolizing the team. “It is different. I’m from here. I grew up here,” he said. “People say I dreamt about getting to the NBA, but I dreamt about get- ting to the NBA and literally being with (the Raptors). It really is a dream come true. It is a cliche, but it is the honest truth.” The 23 year old broke into the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs after being a first round selection, 29th overall in 2011, and won a league championship with them in 2014. Joseph had career highs with the Spurs last season, averaging 6.8 points and 2.4 assists in 79 games. 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Get this coupon and more at www.save.ca The perfect addition to any lunchbox! Bouckley swims to second silver at Parapan Am Games Brian McNair bmcnair@durhamregion.com SCARBOROUGH — The medals are nice, and the atmosphere fantastic, but the Para- pan Am Games are primarily a stepping stone to something even bigger for Isaac Bouckley. And the only thing bigger than compet- ing at home on an international stage such as this is the Paralympics, where Bouckley made his debut at 18 in London and where he hopes to make a splash next summer in Rio. Bouckley, a 21-year-old Port Hope resident and former member of the Whitby Dolphins Swim Club, appears to be in good shape to do just that after claiming his second silver medal of the Toronto Games Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquat- ics Centre. For the second time, as well, he was part of a Canadian medal sweep, finishing second in the men’s 400-metre S10 freestyle race two days after doing the same in the 100m breast- stroke. “It’s a little unfortunate I keep picking the races where all the Canadians are so fast, I keep coming second to Canadians, but hon- estly it’s really great,” Bouckley said from the pool deck after Tuesday’s race. “I’ve been involved with two of the most exciting races here, I think. I’m just happy to be involved in them.” Bouckley went into Tuesday’s race recog- nizing he had a tall order to try to grab a gold medal, competing against his friend and training partner, 31-year-old Benoit Huot of Longueuil, Que. Sure enough, with a large and loud con- tingent of fans cheering them on, Huot won the race in a Parapan Am Games record of 4:10.04, followed by Bouckley in 4:18.75 and Kitchener’s Alexander Elliot in 4:27.61. “I think we all had a pretty good swim there, so it’s a great result for the team and for me as well,” said Bouckley, who estimated he had 20 family and friends in attendance. “Ben’s a pretty experienced swimmer and he’s a little bit faster than me in that event, so I really didn’t think that I was going to be able to take him, but I was only a few seconds off of him, so maybe for Rio I’ll be able to put up a bit more of a fight.” In Sunday’s breaststroke race, Bouckley swam a time of 1:12.57 to finish 1.06 seconds behind winner James Leroux, who also set a Parapan Am Games record, and 1.52 ahead of Elliot. He had two more individual races and possibly two relay events remaining at the Games, including Wednesday’s 200m indi- vidual medley which, along with the 400m freestyle, is among his stronger events. “Again, Ben is actually the world record holder, so I don’t think gold, but I might be able to podium,” Bouckley said in advance of the 200m IM race. “I would be pretty happy with a third just because we have two of the best IM’ers in the world at this meet, so third here is more or less third in the world, so I can’t be too disappointed with that.” Bouckley also finished fourth in the 50m freestyle Monday and will compete in the 100m free on Friday. Depending on his and others’ times, he could be part of the 4x100m freestyle relay Thursday and the 4x100m medley relay Friday. “This is almost like a trial run for Rio for us,” he said Tuesday. “I really want to swim well here and then just maintain that momentum into next year. I think that’s the ethos of the team, what we’re trying to do here. I think we’re all swimming really fast here and we hope to continue that in Rio.” Having had the taste of the Paralympics already in London, where he was left disap- pointed by a disqualification in the 200m IM, Bouckley’s focus is set sharply on next sum- mer, but not to the extent he’s missing out on this experience. “Obviously the Paralympics is a bit big- ger, there’s a few more swimmers there, so it’s a little bit more competitive, but here it’s been really, really well done,” he remarked. “They’ve put it on as if it were a Paralympics, so they’ve done a great job with that. It’s real- ly a fantastic Games.” He was born with a club foot, which has been surgically repaired, but the process of doing so resulted in muscle damage, which is why he qualifies as a para-athlete. He com- petes in the S10 category, which means he’s among those with the least limiting disabili- ties. 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The list of athletes includes: Madison Carruthers, Jacksonville State University, Alabama; Danelle Lindo (Ajax), Jacksonville State University, Ala- bama; MacKenzie Diotte (Oshawa), How- ard University, Washington DC: Katrina Giantsopoulos, Davis and Elkins College, West Virginia; Shea Jeffery-Novak, Dal- housie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Jenna King (Ajax), Algonquin College, Ottawa; Emma MacDonald (Whitby), Tusculum College, Tennessee; Nicole McMillen (Pickering), Tusculum College, Tennessee; Madison Penfold (Oshawa), Indiana Tech University, Indiana; May- son Maharaj (Ajax), University of Otta- wa, Ottawa; Shamika Langevine, Alder- son Broaddus University, West Virginia; Kaitlin Pardy (Courtice), Grambling State University, Louisiana; Tate Paul (Whitby), University of New England, Maine; Mikaela Pearsall (Oshawa) Samford Uni- versity, Alabama; Alexandra Ralph, Bry- ant University, Rhode Island; Kailey Steinhausen, McMaster University, Ham- ilton; Elizabeth Carmody (Pickering), Eastern Illinois University, Illinois. Durham FC graduates players to next level 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 • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 38 P Pickering’s Elizabeth Archbold a real roadster on her bike Leads Cup series after winning time trial and road races at Tour De Terra Cotta in Caledon CALEDON — Two Durham youth road cyclists were victorious over the August holiday weekend at the Tour de Terra Cotta, in Caledon. More than 100 youth road cyclists and 400 adult cyclists competed in the event, which has become the premiere race of the summer. While the steep climb on the course does not match the monstrous climbs of the Tour de France, it still put the hurt on all of the amateur racers who attended. Elizabeth Archbold, 13, of Pickering, and Ben Price, 10, of Brooklin, both com- peting for the Madonna Wheelers cycling club, won their respective road races at the largest cycling road race of the year. In the girl’s U15 division, Archbold won both the 2km individual time trial and the 26km road race. While her victory in the 2km time trial was only two seconds over the second- place finisher, she won by one minute over the second-place finisher in the challenging road race course. She gapped her competitors on the third climb of the day, when they could not respond to her uphill speed. She also won the overall for the day, and has a commanding lead in the Ontario Cycling Association U15G Youth Cup series. Price was the fastest of his division climbing the long hill, but the racers regrouped soon after the summit of the climb. A small breakaway group of four racers worked together until they neared the finish line. Price then used his fast sprinting ability to take a close victory in the boy’s U11 road race, which was 9km in length. It was his first victory, and his jubila- tion was obvious to all spectators. He sits third overall in the Ontario Youth Cup for his division. 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To Include: Flatback cupboard, Corner cupboard, Harvest table, Oak table, trunk, Mahogany bedroom suite, Quilts, Nesting tables, Tuba. Estate gold and silver jewel- ery including rings, necklaces, rhinestones and watches, plus many other interesting items. Sale Managed and Sold by: NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 2010 BLACK HONDA CIVIC COUPE, 77,433kms., power sunroof, air conditioning, power windows, MP3 hookup with stereo, dealer maintained, winter tires. Like new. For details call Todd 905-509-9939 1939 Parkside Drive, Pickering PICKERING GARAGE SALE Saturday August 15 ~ 8:30-2:30 Household, Kitchen, Baby, Yard and Camping items. Finch/Whites area. 75 Reed Drive, Ajax Saturday August 15th 9 A.M. - 2 P.M. Westney/401 area Furniture and all other items! 968 Oklahoma Drive, Pickering 3 Multi-family Garage &Warehouse Sale Saturday, August 15 between 8:30 a.m & 3 p.m. New stuff! Old stuff! Too much stuff! Everything has to go! Something for everyone! Articlesfor SaleA TRUCKLOADS OF NEW SCRATCH & DENT APPLIANCES. Variety of dented fridge's, stoves and laundry available. Also brand new appli- ances, GE dyers $449 and GE washers, $579. Many other new items available. Free local delivery. Call us today, Stephenson's Applianc- es, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576-7448. Pets - Other P 2 YEAR old yellow male canary, 14 year lifespan, sings beautifully. Free to good home. 905-492-1730 TINY CHORKY pups. Vet Checked, 1st shots, tails docked, dewormed. Need loving homes. 3 females, 1 male. Call any time, 905-797-1110 or text 905-376-9777 CarsC AUCTION VEHICLE DIRECT PRICING: All Brands, Save Money, No Stress, No Wasting your Time & No Haggling. 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. 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Call Our Classified Representative 905-683-0707 Ajax View Classifieds online @ 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 • Au g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 42 AP To advertise your Church Services in our Worship Directory Call Erin Jackson 905.683.0707 or email: ejackson@durhamregion.com Summer Concert Live! From Nashville: The DARTTS at Safe haven Worship Centre 1084 Salk Rd., Unit 12, Pickering (Brock & #401) Tuesday, August 18 at 7:00pm No Ticket Required. A Freewill Offering will be collected. Phone: 905-837-8771. safehavenworship.com www.darttmusic.com C OME & W ORSHIP McBURNIE: Grace - Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Pinecrest Nursing Home, Bobcaygeon in her 98th year. Former resident of Ajax. Loving mother to Anthony (Linda) MacBurnie. Cherished grandmother to Katharine (Ian) Weir, Kellie MacBurnie (Steve) and Robert (Lucia) MacBurnie and great grandmother to Hayden, Quentin, Kyle, Cameron and Emily. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date in Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens, Ajax. As expressions of sympathy memorial donations may be made to The Children's Wish Foundation. Arrangements have been entrusted to the HENDREN FUNERAL HOMES, MONK CHAPEL, Bobcaygeon. Friends may send condolences, arrange flowers or make memorial donations by visiting www.hendrenfuneralhome.com or by calling 705-738-3222. 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 Places ofWorship Places ofWorship Places ofWorship Places ofWorship 70th Birthday Lis Tedford will be 70 years old Aug. 14. It's payback time! She's an amazing woman, never tires, is always ready to help and we all love you Lis! Tony, Peter, Jayne, Cristin, Stephen & your 5 beautiful grandchildren Dancing in peace and harmony PICKERING -- Nigharika Senthikumar performed a classical Indian dance solo during A Peace and Harmony Concert at the Pickering Town Centre recently. Chris Tanouye photo Ajax has big plans for cycling AJAX -- Elysia Leung, transportation demand management co-ordinator for the Town of Ajax, is working on a plan to encourage residents to use sustainable modes of transportation such as cycling, walking, public transit and car pooling. 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