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Dinner will be followed by a silent auction, prizes and a night of dancing. The WingFest fundraiser will support mentoring programs for local youth at BBBS. The 6th annual WingFest is on Satur- day, Feb. 27 at the General Sikorski Hall, 1551 Stevenson Rd. N. Oshawa. Doors open at 7 p.m. Food will be served from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 a person. You must be 19 year or older to attend. Visit www.bbbsow.ca or www.big- brothersbigsisters.ca/ajaxpickering for more information or to buy tickets. 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 3 AP This spring Ontario Hyundai will be awarding another 10 scholarships to graduating Grade 12 students from Durham Region. The scholarships are $1000.00 per student per year and are renewable each year for up to four years. “The Ontario Hyundai Scholarships’ main mission is to help financially assist Durham Region students. For over 30 years Ontario Hyundai has supported many causes and charities in Durham Region. The establishment of The Ontario Hyundai Scholarships is a natural progression for us and one we felt was important. We believe we have to promote the value of education to our youth. Education is their passport to the future and without it they may be left behind. We are proud and honoured to offer our support to the exemplary young men and women of Durham Region”. - Greg Mason, Founder, The Ontario Hyundai Scholarships The Ontario Hyundai Scholarships For more information on applying for one of the Ontario Hyundai Scholarships please visit our web site at www.ontariohyundaischolarships.ca inside FeB. 11, 2016 Pressrun 54,400 / 36 pages editorial Page / 6 What’s On / 24 Calendar of events / 27 sports / 28 Classified / 31 905-215 0442 durhamregion.com The latest news from across durham Region, Ontario, Canada and the world all day, every day. search ‘newsdurham’ on your favourite social media channel. YOuR CaRRieR Collection weeks are every third week. Please greet your newspaper carrier with a smile and an optional payment for their service. Call 905-683-5117. uReport Reader-submitted news share your event photos, write- ups and letters to the editor with our readers. e-mail us at newsroom@durhamregion.com. More than 500,000 individuals visit durhamregion.com every month. Go to www.durhamre- gion.com/ureport to register and upload your information. GO Transit maintenance facility in Durham to be completed by end of 2017 Transportation minister calls facility a ‘transformational project’ Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- It’s skeletal now, but by the end of next year, the east rail maintenance facility should be completed. Following a tour of the construction site on Thursday, Feb. 4, provincial Trans- portation Minister Steven Del Duca said, “This is a fantastic project. It’s a transfor- mational project. It will literally transform the transit system.” The facility is being built on 20 acres on the south side of Victoria Street, between Brock Street and Thickson Road in Whitby. The $859.2-million project is being funded by the provincial and federal gov- ernments -- $764.4 million by the Prov- ince and $94.8 million by the federal gov- ernment. The 500,000-square-foot (46,451.5-sq.- m.) building will be large enough to store two trains, each with a locomotive and 12 cars, said Daryl Barnett, the vice-presi- dent of network infrastructure for Metro- linx, the provincial body overseeing public transit in the GTHA. The facility will be used to maintain, inspect, repair and store trains. Construction is “on time to be complet- ed by December of 2017,” Mr. Del Duca said. At its peak, the site will have between 800 and 1,000 workers, he added. When completed, “300 to 400 people will be working here. That’s not only great for Durham, but great for the Province,” he said. GO currently has the Willowbrook main- tenance facility in Etobicoke, which the Whitby facility will complement. As for extending GO train service to Bowmanville, Mr. Del Duca said, “I’ve heard that repeatedly, from (Durham MPP) Granville (Anderson) and our municipal partners. It would be a signifi- cant booster for commuters. They can leave their cars at home. We’ll have an update in the near future.” Bruce McCuaig, president and CEO of Metrolinx, said, “The project is going the way we expected it to go. It will expand and transform rail service.” He noted 13 train sets can be stored at the site and inspected. “This is really foundational,” Mr. McCu- aig said. “To expand, we need to build facilities like this.” Having the facility will “help expand services everywhere,” including to Bowmanville, he added. The Willowbrook facility is “at capacity,” he noted. The facility is needed to help maintain trains as the provincial government moves to expand GO service in the GTHA. Keith ZGilligan / Metroland DURHAM — As provincial Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca looked on, Daryl Barnett, the vice-president of network infrastructure for Metrolinx, pointed out some of the features of the east rail maintenance facility, now under construction in Whitby, on Feb. 4. The project is going the way we expected it to go. it will expand and transform rail service. -- Bruce McCuaig, Metrolinx “ Durham eyeing $40 property tax increase Staff recommended 1.65 per cent rise, lower than guideline Keith Gilligan kgilligan@durhamregion DURHAM -- Unless changes are made, residents will be forking out about $40 more a year for Regional services. Durham council’s finance committee is going through the 2016 operating budget this week and it includes a property tax increase of 1.65 per cent. That’s below the 1.75 per cent target set in the fall. Regional Chairman Roger Anderson said in an interview, “It means staff has done a remarkable job following council’s request. It’s certainly in line with infla- tion and other costs. There are things we have no control over, like hydro. It’s quite a feat.” During a presentation on the budget on Feb. 9, Mr. Anderson noted coming in at 1.65 per cent is $600,000 below the target. Finance commissioner Jim Clapp said taxpayer affordability is taken into con- sideration when the budget is compiled. “We wanted to present something affordable vis-a-vis the taxpayer,” he said. “I certainly believe this budget has tax- payer affordability.” Highlights include an increase in the Durham Regional Police budget, which goes to $187.5 million from $180.5 mil- lion in 2015. The police budget doesn’t include any new officers or civilian staff. Overall, the Region has a gross budget of $1.49 billion, and that includes water and sewer services. With water and sewer ser- vices removed (those services are paid for by user fees and not property taxes), the gross budget is $1.12 billion and property taxes cover about 53 per cent -- or $507.6 million -- of the total. The $40 increase is based on the average house assessed at $362,000. Mr. Clapp said, “I strongly believe prop- erty taxes are misunderstood. Residents get four bills a year and it’s confusing. It’s one bill but a lot of service.” He noted people pay $65 a month for policing. “The ambulance will be there and I’m only paying $8 for it,” Mr. Clapp added. “The decisions you make this year will impact next year. 2017 is a reassess- ment year. It’s going to be complicated and complicated by all the appeals you’ll see. Reassessment will be impactful,” he noted. Mr. Anderson noted electricity pric- es are increasing at a fast rate, adding the Region will have to spend $1.6 mil- lion more for hydro just in the water and sewer areas. 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 4 AP #WeSaveLives#WeSaveLives B ecau seyour life ison the line. Visit YD.com today to enrol in one of our weekend or 4-day express courses. Locations 1 Rossland Rd. 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For a lot of actors, it’s the hardest part of the job and most of us spend a lifetime learning to not only become proficient at it…but to actually like it. That learning curve, believe me, can be a doozy. I’ve had some real beauties. In fact, I think my worst audition and my best audition actually happened at the same time. I was called in to read for a role in the remake of The Music Man. What made this audition particularly terrify- ing was that I had to sing. Now, I don’t generally mind singing. I’d even say I’m not a bad singer. I sing all the time. I sing so much that Kathryn sometimes has to lovingly tell me to shut the hell up. But to walk into that room full of strangers and sing? Just the thought of that was petrifying. I almost called my agent and told him to forget it. But something wouldn’t let me run away from this one. I’ve certainly blown off auditions in the past. But always for fairly solid reasons; the role was demeaning, the film’s message was abhorrent, there was too much nudity… or not enough nudity. This time around however, I was running from fear. And something told me that if I let fear run the show, it would happily do so again and again, until eventually I stopped auditioning entirely. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet. And so I knuckled down. I selected a song that I was comfortable with. I even took a few singing lessons. On the day of the audition, I walked in and with- in seconds the wheels began to fall off. I murdered my song so badly that the stunned accompanist stopped playing and simply stared. The producer, writ- ers and director had the look of people witnessing a train wreck. But then, I started laughing. I laughed so hard I could barely finish my song. But finish it I did, with gusto. And I was delighted to note that by that time, they were all laughing with me. There was no more fear. It had been banished. I’d love to be able to say that I got the role. I didn’t. But as the Stones song goes, ‘You can’t always get what you want…you get what you need’. And I did. The under- standing that courage and laughter will defeat fear every time. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column neil crone Enter Laughing There’s a list for just about everything these days. Go online and you can see top 10 lists of favourite vacation spots, best wings, biggest concerts, they go on and on. Then there are lists of a more seri- ous nature. The Region of Durham just released such a list and depending on where you live in Durham Region will determine whether that’s a good thing or bad. The Building on Health in Priority Neigh- bourhoods report examined 50 neigh- bourhoods in Durham and identified seven priority neighbourhoods. The seven neighbourhoods -- which make up 15 per cent of Durham’s popula- tion -- have the highest percentage of chil- dren under six living in low-income house- holds, and rank poorly in terms of low edu- cation levels and unemployment. These neighbourhoods are downtown Whitby, downtown Ajax, downtown Oshawa and four other Oshawa neighbourhoods -- Lakeview, Gibb West, Central Park and Beatrice North. The seven priority neighbourhoods also have a variety of health challenges, includ- ing high rates of hepatitis C, chlamydia cases in teenage girls and young women, and obesity. A quarter of adults living in priority neighbourhoods smoke cigarettes daily or occasionally. “It really is a call of action,” said Regina Elliott, Durham’s manager of public health nursing and nutrition. “It’s a call to get everyone involved to understand that and try to make a difference.” City or Regional councillors representing any of the identified areas should be push- ing for something to be done to help alle- viate the stresses these neighbourhoods face. One would have thought Oshawa councillors, with five of the seven priority neighbourhoods, would have embraced the report and voted to support it in any way they could. But Oshawa Regional Councillor Amy McQuaid-England’s motion to do just that was voted down by her colleagues. Instead, Oshawa council passed the buck, opting instead to allow the Region to handle the whole thing. How will that help to improve the health and quality of life in the Oshawa neigh- bourhoods identified? Coun. McQuaid-England said knowl- edge is power and these neighbourhoods can improve if the right steps are taken. “Community building is the most local you can get,” she said. This report is a call to action for council- lors to do right by their communities, set up programs and supports and to invest in their neighbourhoods. If your local coun- cillors cannot support such an initiative what hope does it have to be successful? We would encourage Ajax and Whitby to not follow Oshawa’s example. Adopt the report and pledge to help your commu- nities. Sending it back to the Region is no way to solve the problems facing these pri- ority neighbourhoods. The solutions, like the report, need a community approach in order to be successful. -- Metroland Media Group Ltd., Durham Region Division our opinion Priority neighbourhoods report deserves support from all councils Tim Whittaker - Publisher twhittaker@durhamregion.com Fred Eismont - Director of Advertising feismont@durhamregion.com Joanne Burghardt - Editor-in-Chief jburghardt@durhamregion.com Mike Johnston - Managing Editor mjohnston@durhamregion.com Deb Macdonald - Sales Manager dmacdonald@durhamregion.com Abe Fakhourie - Director of Distribution afakhourie@durhamregion.com Cheryl Haines - Composing Manager chaines@durhamregion.com News Advertiser 865 Farewell St., Oshawa ON L1H 6N8 www.durhamregion.com ADVERTISING 905-215-0472 CLASSIFIEDS 905-215-0442 DISTRIBUTION 905-683-5117 GENERAL FAX 905-576-2238 NEWSROOM 905-215-0481 LETTERS: We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and day phone number for verification. 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That’s what impresses me most -- how a volunteer-based annual tally of birds in Canada and the U.S. has gone viral in the last few years, opening up to every earth- ling with an interest in birds and access to the worldwide web. This is citizen science at its best, and a truly empowering expe- rience. It’s a simple way for each of us to make a difference at a time when most people feel helpless about halting the trag- ic decline of birds around the world. To take part, all you have to do is choose a spot you love to go to -- backyard, creek valley, woodlot, park, meadow, walking trail, urban street; literally anywhere out- doors -- and spend at least 15 minutes there, making note of every bird you see or hear. Then go online at gbbc@birdscana- da.org, log in and enter your list and loca- tion. Or enter multiple lists and locations, as many as you want to, all day Friday, Feb. 12, through Family Day, Monday, Feb. 15. You can follow along online, watching with excitement as the lists you enter join thousands of others flowing in to the cen- tral website, documenting birds from Dur- ham Region to Denmark to Darwin, Aus- tralia. Last year 147,265 checklists were sent in, reporting 5,090 species worldwide, almost half those known on Planet Earth. Ontarians sent in 4,128 lists, the highest number in Canada, despite the frigid tem- peratures in the count period last winter. Let’s do it again! And urge everyone you know, here at home or far across the waves, to take part, too. The warmer the area, the more spe- cies might be present, of course. Great Backyard Bird Counters in India reported 717 species last year. And 82 species were documented in 109 checklists from Serbia, inspired by one keen birder who passed the word via Facebook. For more information: www.birdcount. org. -- Durham outdoors writer Margaret Car- ney has more than 3,500 species on her life list of birds, seen in far-flung corners of the planet. 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 7 AP The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to advise residents and businesses that the construction work is ongoing and on schedule.Elirpa Construction is continuing to work through the winter months installing watermain,sanitary and storm sewer along with construction of the storm water management pond.They will continue with the proposed roadwork and intersection improvements in the spring with an anticipated project completion date of December 2017. ROAD CLOSURES AND LANE RESTRICTIONS Brock Road closure:Starting Feb.20 Brock Road will be closed just north of the Rossland Road and Brock Road intersection starting Feb. 20 at 5 a.m.and ending Feb.21 at 5 p.m.The contractor requires the closure of Brock Road to construct large-diameter storm sewer and watermain crossings. Rossland Road closure:Ongoing Rossland Road will continue to be closed from Southcott Road to Brock Road until the middle of August 2016 and lane restrictions will be in effect on Brock Road throughout the project. The Region realizes that the work will be disruptive and will make every effort to complete the work as quickly as possible.Motorists are reminded to take additional precautions while travelling through the construction area and along the posted detour routes.Access will be maintained for emergency services and local residents whenever possible within the limits of the closure,but delays should be expected. For more inf ormation,visit www.durham.ca/cdeap. Ron Rankine Roger Beynon Project Inspector Project Supervisor 905-261-7688 289-928-0703 ron.rankine@durham.ca roger.beynon@durham.ca www.facebook.com/regionofdurham www.twitter.com/regionofdurham If this information is required in an accessible format,please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext.3525. WORKS DEPARTMENT PUBLIC NOTICE Road Reconstruction on Brock Road and Rossland Road in the City of Pickering BROCK ROAD CLOSURE -UPDATE The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department 605 Rossland Rd.E.,Whitby ON L1N 6A3 905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102 www.durham.ca/CDEAP The Great Outdoors Margaret Carney Durham residents to walk in the cold for homeless youth OSHAWA -- The Refuge Youth Outreach Centre is encouraging residents to bundle up and raise cold, hard cash for The Coldest Night of the Year WALK. A family-friendly winter fundraising event for Durham Region’s homeless, hungry and hurting youth, the walk takes place on Sat- urday, Feb. 20. Thousands of participants will take part in the walk in 93 cities across Canada. By walk- ing together in the chill of the night, partici- pants will better understand the experience of being on the streets during a cold Cana- dian winter. The walk begins and ends at Oshawa Central Collegiate Institute, at 155 Gibb St., where walkers will register, turn in the results of their fundraising efforts, and return at the end of the evening for a warm meal. Participants can walk a two-kilometre, five-kilometre or 10-kilometre route, and warm up with toasty drinks at rest stops along the way. In The Refuge’s fifth year taking part in the Coldest Night of the Year, it’s aiming to raise $70,000 for its work with the homeless in Durham, during a time of the year known historically for low levels of giving. This year marks the first Coldest Night Chilli Cook Off boasting tasty chilli made by local chefs. A team of volunteers from the Starbucks Ajax Chapters location will serve up warm beverages at the welcome centre. Registration begins at 4 p.m.; the walk starts at 5:15 p.m. To donate or register visit www.coldest- nightoftheyear.org/location/oshawa. 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 8 AP Metrolinx,an agency of the Province of Ontario,is working to transform the way the region moves by building a seamless,convenient and integrated transit network across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).We have organized open houses for you to learn more about integrated transit planning and provide your feedback on key projects and studies underway. Please join us to provide your feedback on the following key projects and studies.You can also participate online at metrolinx.com/R E R Thursday,February 25,2016 Abilities Centre 55 Gordon Street,Whitby,ON 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Thursday,March 10,2016 Glengrove Public School 1934 Glengrove Road,Pickering,ON 6:30 p.m.–8:3 0 p.m STAY CON N ECTE D.YOU CAN ALSO PARTICI PATE ON LI N E. •Electrification of the G O Rail Network: Electrification of Metrolinx-owned rail corridors will enable more frequent and faster train service. •New Stations on the G O Rail Network:Today 64 G O train stations serve thousands of customers and six more are under way.We would like to add even more stations so more people can access transit. •Integrated Transit Fares:We want to make crossing municipal boundaries and switching between transit systems simple and hassle-free. •Regional Transportation Plan Review:Metrolinx is launching the formal review process for the Regional Transportation Plan,which guides the work being done to transform the transportation network in the GTHA. 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Among an overload of BS we were sub- jected to since this farce first stared, we were told repeatedly that it would be “on time” and “on budget.” Well, it was over a year late and cost several millions more than expected. I hope those regional councillors who pushed this charade through are proud of themselves for the mess they created. When the tests for dioxin and furan did not pass, Covanta got a ‘try over’ and, surprise, it passed. Then, when it did not reach the negotiated goal for ash, Covanta got a ‘pass’; what a circus! The entire process was shrouded in secrecy and double-speak. Another “promise” from our regional chairman was that we would get “the best of the best.” What a bad joke; what we got was not fit for print here in a family news- paper. Those responsible will certainly be held to account. I would like to paraphrase Theodore Roosevelt and say: “A great ‘Region’ is not conquered from without until it has first destroyed itself from within.” Jim Richards Orono Article on burial of police horse well done, appreciated To the editor: Thank you for the touching article on the burial of the Toronto Police horse, Vis- count. There was a beautiful sensitivity to the relationship between Viscount and Con- stable David Moore as you described it. Their partnership is something that many have experienced as they have shared life with a variety of animals. I know the Uxbridge area and the car- ing nature of the Graham family. Your description of the Thistledown Pet Memorial centre and the special section reserved for service animals gives a sense of how carefully these animals who have served in our society in so many ways, are memorialized. I am glad to know such tributes are paid. It was good to read this kind of report at durhamregion.com. 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The executive committee voted on Feb. 8 that the existing parking restrictions on the bend in front of Glengrove PS be replaced with stopping restrictions on both sides of the road. It also voted that the parking restrictions directly in front of Vaughan Willard on the north side of Glenanna Road be replaced with stopping restrictions. The matter will go to council on Feb. 16 for final approval. Durham Catholic District School Board launches new website OSHAWA -- The Durham Catholic District School Board has launched the first phase of a new website. As a part of the school board’s strate- gic plan, the new website aims to improve accessibility, engagement and communica- tion with students and their families. New features include a new look, enhanced accessibility options to comply with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Dis- abilities Act, mobile device compatibility, the ability to share content and increased links to the board’s social media feeds. The board invites students and families to visit dcdsb.ca and share their thoughts, using the site’s new feedback button. The second phase of the project will involve redesigning the websites of individ- ual schools and affiliate sites to align with the look and feel of the new board site. Work has begun on phase two and will continue until all sites are launched for September 2016. 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 10 AP Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com Knowing the neighbourhoods is a two-part series that explores health and well-being in seven low-income neighbourhoods in Durham Region, and the ways the community can come together to make a difference. Part 1 looks at the concerns. Part 2 will discuss how to spark change.It isn’t unusual to spot a teenage moth- er pushing a stroller along Simcoe Street in downtown Oshawa, or a line- up at the nearby soup kitchen. The area has the highest amount of pregnant teens and people in low- income households in Durham Region. It’s one of seven neighbourhoods the Region of Durham’s health department has identified as needing some extra attention in its Building on Health in Priority Neighbourhoods report. “Those neighbourhoods have a number of poor health outcomes,” says Durham Region epidemiologist Mary-Anne Pietrusiak. Downtown Whitby, Downtown Ajax, and four other Oshawa neighbourhoods -- Lakev- iew, Gibb West, Central Park and Beatrice North -- round out the list. The seven neighbourhoods -- which make up 15 per cent of Durham’s population -- have the highest percentage of children under six living in low-income households, and rank poorly in terms of low education levels and unemployment. The report intends to create a dialogue among communities and organizations. “It really is a call of action,” says Regina Elliott, Durham’s manager of public health nursing and nutrition. “It’s a call to get every- one involved to understand that and try to make a difference.” The report follows the Region’s publication, Health Neighbourhoods, which examines detailed information for 50 neighbourhoods in Durham. The seven priority neighbourhoods have a variety of health challenges, including high rates of hepatitis C, chlamydia cases in teen- age girls and young women, and obesity. A quarter of adults living in priority neigh- bourhoods smoke cigarettes daily or occa- sionally. “Cigarettes were my best friend,” says Oshawa resident Lucy Cloutier. She’s been smoking more than 30 years, having taken up the habit at 15, but has turned to the Oshawa Community Health Centre for help. With one-on-one counselling and access to free quitting materials, she’s been smoke-free for a month, and focusing on healthy alternatives. “Every time I want a cigarette, I get on my exercise bike,” she says. The CHC is one of many assets in these neighbourhoods. Others include libraries, parks, community centres and schools. “There’s really a lot that we can build on to improve these neighbourhoods,” says Ms. Pietrusiak. Paula Carter, CHC resource development and communications manager, wasn’t too surprised to learn most of the priority neigh- bourhoods are in Oshawa. “We’ve been in the Oshawa community for over 30 odd years now,” says Ms. Carter. The amount of pregnant teenagers in down- town Oshawa -- 111 per 1,000 teenage girls -- stood out to her. “There are a lot of services that are avail- able and housing is a lot more reasonable than probably Whitby and definitely Ajax and Pickering,” she says. “They tend to start drift- ing to the east.” The report will be useful as CHC, which recently amalgamated with the Youth Centre in Ajax, reviews its service delivery. “We want to service the things that will help (the clients),” Ms. Carter says. “So this infor- mation is gold for us.” Oshawa Regional Councillor Amy McQuaid-England wasn’t shocked by the findings. “It’s sort of things I was already seeing in some of the neighbourhoods so it confirmed a lot of the things in a more concrete way,” she says. Still, she’s struck by the numbers on child poverty and the issues the City’s most vulner- able are facing. “We need to take opportunities to support these neighbourhoods,” she says. In Oshawa’s Lakeview area, for example, just 73 per cent of children are in excellent or very good health, compared to the Durham aver- age of 92 per cent, and four of four schools have high dental decay. Coun. McQuaid-England believes knowledge is power and these neighbour- hoods can improve if the right steps are taken. Since five of the seven neighbour- hoods are in Oshawa, she feels this report should be used in decision- making within the City. “Community building is the most local you can get,” she says. But she was unsuccessful in an attempt to sway councillors to agree, and they voted that the Region handle a followup. Coun. McQuaid-England says her fight to improve the quality of life in Oshawa isn’t over. “I think Regional staff will be motivated to help because I do believe our health and social services staff are the most caring staff,” she says. Page 6 - Today’s editorial Regional health department focuses on key Durham Region communities HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU The seven priority neighbour- hoods account for: • Forty-one per cent of the schools in Durham Region that have high dental decay • Forty-one per cent of hepatitis C cases - about 350 cases over five years • Thirty-four per cent of chil- dren under age six in low- income households - about 6,000 children - Information from the Build- ing on Health in Priority Neigh- bourhoods report Digital cartography by The Regional Municipality of Durham, GIS Services, 2015 DURHAM — The Region of Durham’s health department recently released its Building on Health in Priority Neighbhourhoods report where it identified seven high priority neighbourhoods. The identified communities are lower income, have high rates of teen pregnancies, lower levels of education and higher levels of unemployment among other findings. 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Check with your financial institution for its hours. Municipal government offices will be closed, as will library branches and some recreation facilities. There’s no garbage, blue box or green bin collection on Monday. Durham Region collects waste in all communities, except Whitby and Oshawa. In Whitby and Oshawa, collection will be done one day later than normal. Check your waste col- lection calendar for changes. Elementary and high schools will enjoy a long weekend. Durham Transit Authority will oper- ate on a Sunday schedule on Monday for both regular and specialized vehicles. Visit www.durhamregiontransit.com for more information. GO Transit will operate on a Saturday schedule. Call 416-869-3200 or visit www. gotransit.com for GO schedule informa- tion. Metroland’s Durham Region Media Group offices will be closed on Monday. However, there will be mail delivery on Monday. 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 12 AP ���� � � � ��� sruoloc & sezis ,sepahs lla ni sngised fo sderdnuH slavirra wen ruo ta kool a ekat dna moorwohs ruo tisiV � �� ��� At 107, Oshawa woman revels in lifetime of remarkable memories Jeff Mitchell jmitchell@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- Mariette Barszczewicz has a way with dates. Mrs. Barszczewicz, who turned 107 on Jan. 8, seems to have an astonishing life- time of memories, right at her fingertips. Her vision is fading and she requires the use of hearing aids. But her eventful past is crystal clear. Since her birth in Belgium in 1909, Mrs. Barszczewicz (pronounced bar-sevich) has seen her home life disrupted by the upheaval of war. She has had the courage to start life over in a new country. And she recounts it all with ease, smil- ing frequently, chuckling at the lighter moments and recalling times of sadness and grief without sentiment. On a Saturday morning in her apartment at the Wynfield retirement residence in north Oshawa, seated at a table by a win- dow that’s open to invite a fresh breeze, she paused. “It has been an interesting life,” she said. Mrs. Barszczewicz has been at the resi- dence for just over a year. Prior to that she lived in her home on Oshawa Boulevard, where she and her late husband Jan took up residence in 1978. The couple were married before the beginning of the Second World War and Mrs. Barszczewicz joined Jan in Warsaw, Poland. They were sleeping peacefully at the moment the world changed forever. “The war started on the first of Septem- ber, 1939, at four o’clock in the morning,” she said. "I thought it was military exercis- es. It was the bombs.” The advance of Hitler’s forces inter- rupted the couple’s plans. Jan went off to fight, eventually becoming a prisoner of war. Mrs. Barszczewicz made her way back home to Belgium, but soon the Germans followed. “I took my knapsack and I started walk- ing,” she said. “Three hundred kilometers, to France.” After the war Mariette and Jan reunit- ed and made their way to England and, a couple of years later, to Canada. They set- tled in Montreal, where both worked for the federal government until retiring. In 1978 they moved to Oshawa, where they were welcomed by the Polish community. Jan died in 1989. Mrs. Barszczewicz continued her inde- pendent lifestyle, volunteering in the com- munity and driving until she was 83. When she was 100, she broke her hip; her mobili- ty was limited but she carried on. She lived alone in the Oshawa Blvd. house until she was 105. She passes her days now with her fellow residents and the many friends who drop by to visit. She continues to knit items for premature babies, but admits that as her eyesight dims, it is more difficult. She loves to listen to books on tape, and makes her way around the residence with the aid of a walker. Her smile is brilliant, her handshake firm. Her conversation is lively and devoid of melancholy. “I must say, I have had many friends,” she said. Inevitably, Mrs. Barszczewicz ponders her remarkable longevity. “When I was 100, I said I wanted to live until 115,” Mrs. Barszczewicz said. “They said, why? “I said, I have so much wool left. “I need the time to knit.” Jeff Mitchell / Metroland OSHAWA -- Mariette Barszczewicz, who turned 107 on Jan. 8, has an astonishing lifetime of memories. Ms. Barszczewicz was born in Belgium in 1909. I took my knapsack and I started walking. 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Eligibility: NOTXXXXXTOALLHOME Ikea opens in Whitby on Tuesday, Feb. 16 Pickup-and-order store located in former Future Shop in south Whitby WHITBY -- It’s here. Ikea’s latest pickup-and-order point will open at the former Future Shop building at 1650 Victoria St. E. in Whitby on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The home furnishings retailer announced in October that the new location would open in 2016, allowing customers who have shopped online or at an Ikea store to pick up their prod- ucts closer to home. Ikea has 361 stores in more than 50 countries worldwide, including 12 stores in Canada. Currently, the closest Ikea store for Durham residents is located in North York. A pickup and order point is one-tenth the size of a regular Ikea store and aims to reduce delivery times and costs for customers while also providing design ideas and services. The Whitby location will feature a home furnishing inspiration area as well as stations to support customers with their planning process. Customers will also be able to buy services to support their purchases and sit at a computer station to browse and make online purchases from the Ikea website. ne w s d u r h a m ne w s d u r h a m ne w s d u r h a m DURHAM -- A broken watermain is caus- ing major traffic congestion for motorists wanting to travel northbound on Westney Road North in Ajax. The Region of Durham has work crews working to repair the watermain but until further notice no northbound traffic will be able to get through from Kingston Road to Hettersley Drive. Construction is expected to be com- pleted by Feb. 13 but weather conditions could impact the process. There are other road construction proj- ects taking place across Durham Region. To help navigate any delays due to this construction, we have put together this list indicating where roadwork is taking place, including expected completion dates. If you know of a construction project not included on this map, let us know by e-mailing newsroom@durhamregion. com. AJAX Where: All northbound lanes on Westney Road North (north of Kingston Road to Hettersley Drive) When: Feb. 10 to 13 Why: To repair a broken watermain and restore disturbed areas of the road. 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WHITBY Where: Lane closures Hwy. 401 (both directions) between Henry Street and Lake Ridge Road When: Feb. 8 to 11, westbound from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., eastbound from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Why: Hwy. 407 construction 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 16 AP FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12 TO FRIDAY,FEBRUARY 19 THIS LOCATION ONLY! Store Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am - 9 pm |Sat. 9:30 am - 6 pm |Sun. 11 am - 6 pm �1.2 *Some exclusions apply.We accept Hudson’s Bay MasterCard, Hudson’s Bay Credit Cards,major credit cards,debit cards,cash. No cheques.All sales final. No returns,exchanges or price adjustments to prior purchases on any items.No rainchecks and no other discounts apply.Selection may vary.While quantities last. Some exclusions will apply.See in-store for details. 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The Ajax resident and co-founder of Music4Life says it’s strictly for musi- cians who play stringed instruments, the violin, viola, cello or double bass. As well, it’s all ages and while Musi- c4Life plans to be out in the com- munity performing, the emphasis is on learning to play better, especially with other musicians. “We started the ensemble sort of informally last year,” Ferko says. “The intent was to get current musicians who may not have a lot of experience to play in our ensemble.” Music4Life boasts 15 members ranging in age from 12 to people in their 60s and includes a couple of music teachers as well as young music students. While the group wants to showcase its talents for audiences, the focus is on growing together as musicians and having fun. “We’re truly a learning ensemble,” she says, noting it‘s an ideal setting for musicians who haven’t played with others before or, perhaps, have played in the past but not in recent years. Another thing that sets Music4Life apart is its no pressure, no commit- 6 things to dothis weekend DURHAM -- Two guesses what the theme of this weekend’s list is? That’s right, Valentine’s Day is Sun- day and there are a number of options for you to check out.1For car lovers, there’s a Valentine’s Day Sweethearts’ Tour at the Cana- dian Automotive Museum, 99 Sim- coe St. S., Oshawa, on Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. Tour guide Bob will tell you stories of love and loss related to automobiles on display, including the romantic last words of Isadora Duncan before her death in a Bugatti. It’s $8 for adults, $6 for students/seniors and $5 for youths.2Also in Oshawa, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 72 Queen St., is a great place to spend Feb. 14. Start your visit with brunch in Arthur’s on the 4th, with seatings at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Reservations are required. E-mail czamulinski@rmg.on.ca. After you’ve eaten, don’t rush off, as it’s an OPG Second Sundays day at the gal- lery. Enjoy some free, family fun from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration is not required. Ideal for kids 3 and up (kids work with their parents and art instructors). Call 905-576-3000 if you have questions.3Changing pace, The Congress of Black Women, Ajax/Pickering Chap- ter, is screening Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story in celebration of Black History Month. The free film is a biography of the former neurosur- geon who is seeking the Republican nomination for president of the Unit- ed States. See it on Feb. 14 at 1:30 p.m. at the Pickering Public Library, One The Esplanade. Call 905-831-6265 or e-mail help@picnet.org for info.4In Port Perry, see and even buy art in and submitted for Ajax Cre- ative Arts’ On the Move Calendar. The exhibit’s opening reception is Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Kent Farndale Gallery, inside the Scugog Memorial Public Library at 231 Water St.5If a sporty weekend is more suited to your tastes, the Pickering Panthers take on the Cobourg Cougars on Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pickering Recre- ation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd. S. 6If you want to get on the ice your- self, and include the family, there’s free Family Skating on Feb. 13 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Village Arena, 100 Church St. N., Ajax. Call 905 686-1411, ext. 208 or e-mail maria@christianlife- centre.ca if you want more informa- tion. See more events at www.durhamregion.com-events Bring on the meat at Teddy’s in Oshawa OSHAWA -- There are at least three reasons why you generally face a lineup at Teddy’s Restaurant and Deli: great food, great service, great prices. It’s an Oshawa and Durham insti- tution, known especially for its meat sandwiches. But Teddy’s has kept up with the times and also offers low-cal meats and salads (the house dressing is quite good). On a recent visit, I was tempted to have the liver and onions. It’s not a meal I have often, but I tried it at Ted- dy’s once and was not disappointed. However I went with a classic, the Teddy’s fresh roast beef sandwich. As busy as the restaurant was at lunch- time that day, my companion and I received our meals in no time. And you’re never going to complain about a lack of meat on your plate at Ted- dy’s: the portions are huge and the thinly-sliced meat is excellent. It’s served on a fresh kaiser bun and dip- ping in the au jus is a must. Just have those napkins ready! Meat lovers can also feast on Ted- dy’s famous corned beef, pastrami, smoked meat and Teddy’s Ware- house Special sandwiches (the latter is packed with corned beef, smoked meat, turkey, pastrami and roast beef), in addition to other fare. Price Range: Meat sandwich on a kaiser or rye bread, roughly $9 Licensed: No Telephone: 905-579-5529 Address: 245 King St. W., Oshawa Hours: Monday to Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Peter Redman photo AJAX -- Vlad Morffis, co-founder and conductor of Music4Life ensemble, works with Della Miller, 11, Shannon Gallagher and about a dozen other musicians as they prepare for a performance scheduled for early April. The learning ensem- ble, formed at the beginning of the year, provides a community forum for clas- sical musicians of various skill levels and ages to learn and perform. OSHAWA -- Stock up on the napkins before you devour Teddy’s fresh roast beef sandwich at the famous Oshawa eatery. See MUSICAL page 25 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 25 AP For vendor information contact: Susan Fleming 905-215-0444 |sfleming@durhamregion.com Wendy Weber 905-215-0519 |wweber@durhamregion.com 2700 AUDLEY RD.,AJAX (just north of Taunton) Garnet B.Rickard Recreation Centre Hwy.57 &King Street, Bowmanville AJAX Friday April 1st 3pm -8pm Saturday April 2nd 10am -5pm Sunday April 3rd 10am -4pm CLARINGTON Friday April 8th 3pm -8pm Saturday April 9th 10am -5pm Sunday April 10th 10am -4pm COmING SOON Prospects Bar &Grill will be open during show hours Stay tuned for further information on our exciting guest speakers and seminar line up. Friday March 4th 3pm -8pm Saturday March 5th 10am -5pm Sunday March 6th 10am -4pm metrolandshows.com |durhamregion.com 2016 oshawa2016oshawa&a 99 Athol Street East,Oshawa ment approach. The ensemble practis- es every Saturday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the senior’s centre at the Village Arena in Pickering Village. But members who can only make it once a month are welcome. The only thing a musician needs is their own instrument. Ferko co-founded the group with fel- low Ajacian and musical director Vlad Morffis, a professional string musician and music teacher who obtained his music degree in Havana, Cuba, “His roots are Cuban, which is a benefit because he’s brought a variety of music styles and different techniques to the group,” she says. One of Morffis’s students, Ferko says it was his vision to give his students the opportunity to play with other musi- cians. Membership in the non-profit ensem- ble is $125 per year to cover operating expenses. Ferko says Music4Life is look- ing for corporate sponsors to help make it sustainable. Learn more at www.music4lifeensem- ble.ca or by contacting Ferko at 647-980- 8683 or sferko@ferkoliblik.com. “I think we do offer something quite unique,” she says. “And we’re excited to get out in the community.” Musical director Vlad Morffis brings experience to ensemble Verdi fine opera program in Oshawa Pickering, Ajax content in afternoon performance OSHAWA -- Durham Region’s Opera Company (OO) continues its mission to bring opera to the masses on Feb. 28. Oshawa Opera (OO) presents Viva Verdi! in a new venue and featuring local performers. “In this 90-minute program, with intermission, each singer will present two arias and then join in ensembles and chorus numbers from Verdi’s most famous operas: Aida, Don Carlo, Il tro- vatore, Nabucco and Rigoletto,” says OO founder and artistic director Kristine Dandavino. The concert is at 3 p.m. at the Arts Resource Centre, 45 Queen St., Oshawa. “Moving to the Arts Resource Centre was a logical next step for Oshawa Opera in an effort to support the revitalization of downtown Oshawa,” Dandavino says. “Downtown Oshawa has several coffee shops and restaurants for our patrons to enjoy.” The concert features soprano and for- mer Pickering resident Stacie Carmo- na, who attended Pine Ridge Secondary School, and baritone Michael York, who lives in Ajax and teaches in Whitby. Tickets are available at www.theosha- waopera.com, $25 for adults and chil- dren can attend for free. Supplied photos OSHAWA -- Soprano and former Pickering resident Stacie Carmona, left, and bari- tone and Ajax resident Michael York perform at Oshawa Opera’s Viva Verdi! concert at the Arts Resource Centre in Oshawa on Feb. 28. 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ON NOW AT THE BRICK! Photo by Heather Pollock OSHAWA -- Durham favourite Blue Rodeo plays Oshawa’s General Motors Centre on February 20 with special guest The Strumbellas. Blue Rodeo in Oshawa next weekend OSHAWA -- Next year marks 30 years since Blue Rodeo released its debut album, Outskirts. The band is on a cross-Canada tour that brings them to Oshawa’s General Motors Centre on Feb. 20, with special guest The Strumbellas. One of the biggest bands in Canadian music history, Blue Rodeo received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toron- to in 2009 and three years later the group was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards. The Oshawa show is a hometown gig of sorts for Greg Keelor, who lives in Clar- ington. Late last year he, along with bandmate Jim Cuddy, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The show has an 8 p.m. start. 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Free Kids stuff Friday, February 12 Pickering after school drop-in 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Petticoat Creek Community Centre, 470 Kingston rd., Pickering. For Pickering kids aged seven to 10, the after-school program will feature foosball, air hockey, PS4 and more. The room will be open Monday to Friday, with staff supervi- sion.it’s located in the youth room at the Petticoat Creek Community Centre.. $4 Library Programs Sunday, February 14 ‘gifted Hands: the Ben carson Story’ 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One The espla- nade, Pickering. The Congress of black Women, ajax/ Pickering chapter, will be screening <em>Gifted Hands: The ben Carson Story</ em> in celebration of black History Month. The film is a biography of ben Carson who grew up to become a world-famous neu- rosurgeon at Johns Hopkins in baltimore, Maryland. For all ages. Free http://www.pic- net.org THurSday, February 18 ‘tHe express: the ernie davis Story’ movie 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One The espla- nade, Pickering. ages 12 to 18. Celebrate black History Month with a viewing of <em>The express: The ernie davis Story,</em> a movie about a gifted athlete, and his amazing accom- plishments in the world of football.. Free http://www.picnet.org Meetings MOnday, February 15 Pickering toastmasters weekly meet- ings 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One The espla- nade, Pickering. Pickering Powerhouse Toastmasters will hold weekly meetings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pickering Central Library in the audito- rium. Learn how to strengthen your speaking and leadership skills. Guests are always wel- come. Visit http://6809.toastmastersclubs. org for more info.. Free TueSday, February 16 Pickering council 7 p.m. Pickering City Hall, One The esplanade, Pickering. Pickering council meets to consider items up for discussion on the agenda. The agenda can be found at www.pickering.ca .. Free WedneSday, February 17 WOmen empowering Women 6 p.m. 10 p.m. Sabina's previously known as the Courtyard, 1755 Pickering Parkway, unit 20,, Pickering. WeWednesdays. Mission is to assist women to build business brands. This is an open forum for women. Guest speaker.Meets the third Wednesday of month in Pickering. Visit www.wewednesdays.com for more details.. $25 MOnday, February 22 Pickering toastmasters weekly meet- ings 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One The espla- nade, Pickering. Pickering Powerhouse Toastmasters will hold weekly meetings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pickering Central Library in the audito- rium. Learn how to strengthen your speaking and leadership skills. Guests are always wel- come. Visit http://6809.toastmastersclubs. org for more info.. Free MOnday, February 29 Pickering toastmasters weekly meet- ings 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Pickering Public Library, One The espla- nade, Pickering. Pickering Powerhouse Toastmasters will hold weekly meetings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pickering Central Library in the audito- rium. Learn how to strengthen your speaking and leadership skills. Guests are always wel- come. Visit http://6809.toastmastersclubs. org for more info.. Free Whats On MOnday, February 15 family day in Pickering 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm rd., Pickering. Family passports are on sale now at the rec complex. after you purchase your pass- port, register and reserve for your activities in advance. activities include: game mid- way, balloon archery, balloon twisting, photo booth, breakdancing and swimming. Take money for snacks and lunch.. $15 per family rBc free family skate in Pickering 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm road, Pickering. Sometimes good old family fun can help encourage a healthy, active lifestyle. 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You can now access the events calendar by clicking on EVENTS - SUBMIT NOW (near the top of our home page on the left) 6. On the events page, click on Publish Your Event HERE! to enter your event information. 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 28 AP The week that was... Ontario Hockey League •Barrie 4, Oshawa Generals 1 (Joe Manchurek) •Kingston 5, Oshawa Generals 4 (Anthony Cirelli 2, Lukas Lofquist, Mitchell Vande Sompel) •Sault Ste. Marie 5, Oshawa Generals 1 (Lofquist) Allan Cup Hockey •Brantford 2, Whitby Dunlops 1 (Jason Dale) Ontario Junior Hockey League •Whitby Fury 3 (Ryan Taylor 2, Rylee McKinnon), Aurora 1 •Oakville 7, Whitby Fury 6 (Scott Kirton 2, Zack Fisher, McKinnon, Luke Keen- an, Alex Boudreau) (2OT) •Stouffville 6, Pickering Panthers 3 (Robert Clark 2, Tiger McDonald) •Aurora 2, Pickering Panthers 1 (McDonald) (OT) Provincial Women’s Hockey League •Whitby Wolves 2 (Hailey Wilson, Ali- cia Pallister), Stoney Creek 1 •Durham West Lightning 2 (Saroya Tinker, Charlea Pedersen), Nepean 1 (OT) •Durham West Lightning 4 (Maria Dominico 2, Natalie Wozney, Taylor Hicks), Ottawa 4 •Durham West Lightning 3 (Dominico 2, Alexandra Maw; Danika Ranger SO), Leaside 0 Greater Metro Hockey League •Bradford Rattlers 13, Oshawa RiverK- ings 1 (John St. John) •Oshawa RiverKings 8 (St. John 3, Kyle Powell 3, Zachary Wright, Dalton White), Colborne 2 Coming up ... Ontario Hockey League •Oshawa Generals at Peterborough, Thursday, Feb. 11, 7:05 p.m. •Oshawa Generals at Ottawa, Friday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. •Owen Sound Attack at Oshawa Gener- als, Monday, Feb. 15, 2:05 p.m. Allan Cup Hockey •Thorold at Whitby Dunlops, Saturday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m. •Whitby Dunlops at Stoney Creek, Sun- day, Feb. 14, 6 p.m. Ontario Junior Hockey League •Whitby Fury at Milton, Friday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. •Pickering Panthers at Lindsay, Friday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. •Cobourg at Pickering Panthers, Sun- day, Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m. Provincial Women’s Hockey League •Durham West Lightning at Whitby Wolves, Saturday, Feb. 13, 12:10 p.m., Iroquois Park •Whitby Wolves at Aurora, Sunday, Feb. 14, 12:25 p.m. •Mississauga at Durham West Light- ning, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2:40 p.m., Ajax Greater Metro Hockey League •Oshawa RiverKings at Tottenham, Saturday, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. •Oshawa RiverKings at Grey County, Sunday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. SP O R T S Olympic dream alive and well for Ajax ice dancer Dmitre Razgulajevs pairs with Uxbridge’s Mackenzie Bent to win gold at nationals Brian McNair bmcnair@durhamregion.com HALIFAX — At the end of last skating season, Uxbridge’s Mackenzie Bent and Ajax’s Dmitre Razgulajevs were in entirely different situations, but both wondered where their ice dancing careers were headed. It turns out they were on a collision course that would lead to magic — and specifically gold at the 2016 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in Halifax last month. It’s not as though the two were com- plete strangers, as they had worked with the same coaches for years at the Scarboro Figure Skating Club, but with different partners. Bent, in fact, had won the same junior gold medal at nationals in 2014 with Oshawa’s Garrett MacKeen, but they parted ways after finishing fifth at the junior world championships last year. Razgulajevs, meanwhile, had taken last year off after splitting with Katie Desveaux, a partnership that had yielded an 11th place finish in the junior division at nationals in 2014. That they have come together this season has rejuvenated both and rekindled their goal of one day reach- ing the Olympics as they prepare for the 2016 ISU Junior World Figure Skating Championships in Hungary March 14-20. “People keep telling us that we don’t really look like a new team, so I’m sure that’s some really good feedback,” said Bent, 18, who is in her first year of international relations studies at the University of Toronto. “The amount of success and how quickly we’re becoming stronger and getting better is quite fascinating,” added Razgulajevs, 19, who has taken a year off from school after graduating from Ajax High. “It’s only been a few months, so we’re pretty excited.” Razgulajevs spent last season won- dering whether he should even contin- ue on in the sport, but as the year pro- gressed he started to get the itch again. Born near Boston, he moved with his family to Scarborough when he was two and ultimately settled in Ajax for most of his elementary school years. Since he first started skating, he has been coached by his father, Juris Razgulajevs, also an ice dancer who had competed internationally for the Soviet Union, Latvia, Uzbekistan and Japan, including at the 1994 Olympics for Uzbekistan. The year off and the recent success has Dmitre thinking he may yet be able to follow that Olympic path. “I kind of felt lost without skating, so it was quite nice when I came back to skating and competition. It was a good feeling and I felt like I was back where I belonged,” he said. “I’m pretty much smiling all the time, so it feels pretty great.” The consistency in coaching from Juris Razgulajevs and Carol Lane has played a large role in how quickly the two have bonded, said Bent, who admitted they went into Halifax simply hoping to do their best and not think- ing about the podium. The expectations were even less clear owing to the fact they hadn’t compet- ed at the qualifier in December, when Razgulajevs was suffering from vertigo, and needed a medical exemption sim- ply to attend nationals. “Really, we just set our own goals and focused on what we had been train- ing and what we wanted to do with our performance, and tried to keep the focus away from the outcome and the judges because that’s not totally in our control,” Bent explained. “We probably couldn’t have done much better at that time. The performances were really awesome. We were really proud of our- selves.” The victory will send Bent and Razgulajevs to Hungary in the lead spot for the junior worlds, but Bent says the focus will once again be on the performance and not the result. 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SportS Pickering curler off to Ottawa for Brier national championships in March BRANTFORD - Richard Hart’s decision to come out of retirement last season will now see him attending his eighth Brier national championship after a remarkable final shot by teammate and skip Glenn Howard in Brantford Sunday, Feb. 7. Hart, a 47-year-old Pickering resident, was playing third for Howard’s team that won the Ontario Tankard title at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre. Howard’s final shot, with time running out on the game clock, was a difficult double raise tap for two points that lifted his team to a stunning 6-5 win over John Epping, and booked a trip to Ottawa for the national championship March 5-13. It will be the 16th Brier for Howard and eighth for Hart, who retired in 2011, but returned last season. Hart has won six medals at the Brier pre- viously, including gold in 2007 with How- ard, a year that also saw the team win the world championship in Edmonton. The two also competed at the 1998 Naga- no Olympics together, and won silver. Hart started the season as Howard’s second, but moved up to third after Wayne Middaugh broke his leg in a ski- ing accident. With Howard’s son, Scott, playing lead, and Adam Spencer second, the team went 10-0 in the round robin before los- ing 5-4 to Epping in the first playoff game. Howard’s rink then defeated Mike Harris 5-4 in an extra end to meet Epping again in the final. Winning Howard rink shows plenty of Hart at Ontario Tankard Jason Liebregts / Metroland OSHAWA -- Richard Hart, left, of Pickering swept with Scott Howard as skip Glenn Howard threw a rock in a Grand Slam of Curling event in Oshawa earlier this season. The team won the provincial championship last weekend in Brantford. 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 • Fe b r u a r y 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 30 P WHITBY — The Whitby Wolves and Dur- ham West Lightning will battle it out for perhaps more than just regional brag- ging rights in Provincial Women’s Hockey League action Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Iro- quois Park Sports Centre. Although they would still have some work to do even with a win, the Wolves could possibly catch the first-place Light- ning in the standings if they were to pre- vail in the 12:10 p.m. meeting in Whitby. The Lightning have led the 20-team league throughout much of the sea- son and will head into the game with an impressive 25-2-4-3 record, which through Tuesday gave them a healthy eight-point advantage on the third-place Wolves (22-5-5-0). The Wolves had played two fewer games, however, going into a Wednesday home date with Etobicoke (9-17-5-1), and could surely put some pressure on if they were to win Wednesday and Saturday. After that, the Wolves close out the sea- son with four straight road games, against Aurora (5-21-7-1), Cambridge (15-12- 5-1), Southwest (4-25-5-1) and Bluewa- ter (15-16-4-2), while the Lightning have three tough games, against Mississauga (21-6-3-3), Stoney Creek (19-8-6-0) and Cambridge. The Lightning put six points between themselves and second-place Leaside (21-5-5-4) on Tuesday, Feb. 9, with a 3-0 win at the Ajax Community Centre. Maria Dominico scored in each of the first two periods and Danika Ranger turned aside 24 shots for her sixth shut- out, lowering her league-leading goals- against average to 0.87. 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