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Ajax, Pickering residents on campaign to keep spirit of centuries-old property as developers outline proposal Alex Ballingall newsroom@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Time has chipped acres away from the old Westney family farm for more than a century, and now nearby residents in Ajax and Pickering want to halt suburban sprawl to save what’s left of a piece of local history. The two-acre plot of former farmland in Ajax is subject to a development propos- al that would plop 19 new houses in a clus- ter around the 19th-century Westglen farm- house, which was designated a heritage site in 1985. A group of neighbours and history enthu- siasts has organized a “Save Westglen” cam- paign, worrying that the new construction, as proposed, would obscure the house and diminish a landmark that’s significant to the story of communities east of Toronto. “To reduce that family and what they’ve done to just the smallest fraction and this tiny footprint, that’s the real injustice here,” said Paul Gittens, who lives near the old farm. “It’s high time that the politicians and the developers need to recognize what is going on. We are losing historical sites to com- merce and to greed.” Tribute Communities, the developer that owns the old farm property, did not respond to requests for comment from the Toronto Star. Tribute’s parent company, Quantum Falls, bought the house from the Westney family after the woman who lived there, Dorothy Westney, died in 2011 at age 98. At the time, the property had five buildings on it, includ- ing the signature farmhouse. But three of them were torn down by the developer -- two sheds and an old chicken coop -- and Quantum Falls was fined $2,000 in January for violating Ontario’s Heritage Act, said Paul Allore, director of planning for the Town of Ajax. The municipality is reviewing the develop- er’s proposal, which includes a heritage value assessment of the house and property, Mr. Allore said. The review will then be submit- ted to Town council, where elected members will vote to approve or deny the development proposal. “There’s a bit of a misconception about the building’s going to be demolished,” Mr. Allore said, adding that the Town would almost cer- tainly stop the developer from doing so. “I have no indication that that’s where this is heading. I believe their intentions are to retain the building.” Opponents of the proposal, however, are concerned that the character of the site will be compromised even if the farmhouse is left standing. “It’s not just the house. It’s the big 200-year-old trees that are all around it. It’s the buildings that are ripped down,” said Lorne Boyle, another neighbourhood resi- dent upset about the proposal. Sherri MacIver, who also lives nearby, set up a Twitter and Facebook page to oppose the development. She has researched the his- tory of the Westney family and home, which was built in the mid-19th century, according to her research. In 1892, the Westney family bought the farm where they raised cattle. William West- ney, who farmed there until his death at 90, was active in municipal affairs from the late 1940s through the 1960s. The family lived there until Dorothy’s death in 2011, lending their name to a road that runs from near the Ajax lakefront north past Hwy. 407. “This family is definitely more than just a two-acre piece of property and the house that sits on it,” Ms. MacIver said. “It’s just a shame that we can’t honour them and put the same kind of effort into saving their homestead.” Mr. Allore said the Town’s review of the pro- posal could take up to a year, meaning any construction wouldn’t break ground for sev- eral months. — Torstar news services GTA sprawl lands at Westney farm’s doorstep in Ajax Toronto Star photo AJAX -- A group of neighbouring residents do not want to see the remaining two- acre parcel of a heritage farmhouse developed into townhouses. 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Ms. Baksh told her live-in boyfriend when he came home that night, and he alerted Dur- ham police. Prosecutor Michael Malleson said Ms. Baksh, in the midst of a days-long binge on alcohol, crack cocaine and other drugs, cut a screen to gain entry to Ms. Rusnell’s apart- ment. The Crown’s theory was that Ms. Baksh intended to rob her elderly neighbour. Ms. Baksh had pleaded not guilty to sec- ond-degree murder. The Crown’s key wit- nesses were two people who claimed they heard her confess to the killing: Ms. Baksh’s boyfriend, and a woman who spent time with her at the Central East Corrections Centre in Lindsay, where Ms. Baksh was held after her arrest. When she testified in March, that jail- house informant, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, denied Mr. Burstein’s suggestion she told police about the confes- sion because she hoped for favourable treat- ment in dealing with her own crimes, which included multiple counts of fraud relating to the passing of fake prescriptions at pharma- cies. The Crown was nearing the end of it case last week when previously unknown infor- mation arose -- that jailhouse informant con- tacted a Durham homicide officer after once again being accused of fraud last year, before Ms. Baksh’s trial began. The Crown disclosed the information immediately, Mr. Burstein said. “The new information seemed to suggest a basis for the defence contention that the jailhouse infor- mant had not been candid with the jury on some key points,” Mr. Burstein said. “The late disclosure of this information risked sending the trial down one or more rabbit holes and lengthening it considerably. It would have required hearing from a number of witness- es.” Durham trial ends abruptly with manslaughter plea du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 7 , 2 0 1 6 5 P BUY ONE GET ONE 50%OF F * *Must be equal or lesser value Expire April 30, 2016 traditional Breakfast Menuspecial 2200 Brock Road Pickering • 905-239-2583 Monday-Closed Tuesday-Thursday 11am-8pm • Friday 11am-9pm Saturday-Sunday 8am-8pm Hours of Operation noW open LIVE WELL... STAY WELL... BE INSPIRED... at the 13TH ANNUAL 50+50+ SHOWSHOWLifestyleLifestyle Metroland Media presents: 2 FUN DAYS! 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PICKERING -- More than half a year of work on Kingston and Brock roads will begin on April 18. The reconstruction of Kingston Road, from west of Brock Road to east of Bainbridge Drive; and the reconstruction of Brock, from south of Kingston to north of Finch Avenue should be completed by Nov. 1. Work consists of storm sewer replacement, local water main replacement, road widen- ing, sidewalk reconstruction and traffic signal replacements. Most construction will occur in the day- time, Monday to Friday. Some road-cross- ing construction and road resurfacing will be done overnight. During peak traffic periods, at least four lanes and separate left-turn lanes will be open on both Kingston and Brock. During non-peak traffic times, left-turn lanes may be closed, and through lanes may be reduced to one lane in each direction. Road and entrance closures will occur at night. More information and future updates will be posted on www.durham.ca/cdeap. Road work on Kingston, Brock roads in Pickering begins April 18 du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 7 , 2 0 1 6 6 AP Spark Commercialization and Innova- tion Centre CEO Dennis Croft isn’t a fan of the cliche, “If you build it, they will come.” That being the case he cannot deny the fact that since the creation of the Spark Centre in 2010 innovative start-up com- panies have exploded in Durham Region. In that short time Spark has helped more than 700 companies get off the ground. Last year alone the centre helped about 250 companies. Between 2014 and 2015 about 100 local jobs were created. “Spark has the specialization and the network for these companies to tap into. It’s taken four-and-a-half years but we’re there now,” Mr. Croft said. This is good news, especially when you consider the tough times the manufac- turing sector has gone through in recent years. Helping feed the technology and inno- vation sector are the University of Ontar- io Institute of Technology and Durham College. The post secondary institutions have been immersed in innovation and technology which make them a natural fit to help the sector grow and thrive. But in order to continue this upward trend, both UOIT and Durham College will have to pump out more grads, especially those in computer software development. Kathy Weiss, chairwoman of Spark Cen- tre’s board of directors and director of eco- nomic development and tourism at the Region of Durham said software develop- ers are not only in short supply in Durham but around the world. “There’s definitely not enough in our region,” she said. In order to maintain the momentum the innovation and technology sector has stat- ed Durham Region must continue to be a place that attracts graduates in these fields. Without them the sector will not thrive. The bulk of the entrepreneurs in this sec- tor are young and highly skilled. With local youth unemployment at 13.3 per cent the jobs created in this sector help employ young people, allowing them to continue living here. The Spark Centre is not alone in trying to attract and maintain talent in the region. It is the most eastern innovation hub in the GTA. The more notable ones north and west of Durham include MaRs Discov- ery District in Toronto and the Canadian Innovation Centre in Waterloo and Com- munitech in Kitchener. They all help tech companies start, grow and succeed. These innovation centres compete with one another but they also compete glob- ally. The competition is fierce but Dur- ham Region is on the right track with the Spark Centre. A lot has been done in the short time Spark Centre has been around but more investment is needed. The sec- tor needs to grow, needs to build on the good things it’s accomplished. And who knows, if we continue to build this sector, what will come? Google located its office in Kitchener but there’s lots of space here in Durham. -- Metroland Media Group Ltd., Durham Region Division New group names, such as a slouch of teenage girls, show how fluid our language has become OP I N I O N column I have been reading, lately, about the spiritual and metaphysical symbolism found in the natural world. Nature, I am convinced, is always talking to us, sending us mes- sages of one kind or another ... if we will only listen. The presence of crows, for instance, is apparently a reminder of the constant and ubiquitous magic in the world. A red-tailed hawk in your vicinity may awaken your visionary power and perhaps lead you to a clearer under- standing of your life’s purpose. A pile of discarded candy wrappers or a used disposable diaper is often a powerful notification that there are morons near- by and you should lock your car. I was also greatly intrigued by the names we have given to groups of ani- mals. Did you know that a gathering of the aforementioned magical crows is, ironically, called a ‘murder’? On a more positive note, one may encounter a ‘parliament’ of owls or a ‘charm’ of gold- finches. Of course this kind of nomenclature is not restricted solely to the natural world. I was in a mall the other day and I came perilously close to a ‘slouch’ of teenage girls. They saw me and I think they might have pursued me had I not been able to lose them behind a passing ‘shuffle’ of seniors. Good thing too, as it occurred to me that the girls were on a collision course with a large ‘odour’ of pubescent boys hanging around the food court. That might’ve gotten ugly in a hurry. You may also be fascinated to know that two or more uninvited religious zealots at your door is called an ‘annoy- ance’ and good luck to you should you find yourself amidst a ‘slick’ of car sales- men. Many of my female readers will be happily aware that a group of firefight- ers is known as a ‘swoon’ or sometimes a ‘gasp’ or even a ‘sigh’. It’s no surprise that if one were to visit Queen’s Park, one might encounter a ‘fib’ of politicians being confronted by an angry ‘boil’ of protestors. Language, of course, is nothing if not fluid and, as times change, we are con- stantly expanding our lexicon of group names to reflect that change. A num- ber of commuters hopelessly stuck in gridlock is called a ‘hemorrhage’. Three or more people chatting on Facebook during work hours is called a ‘dodge’. If you tune in to most any newscast these days, you may be treated to a ‘blowhard’ of Trump supporters. And finally, any time you come across a gathering of tol- erant, liberal-minded individuals from the southern United States, that’s called a ‘miracle’. -- Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column. our opinion Durham needs to continue building its innovation and technology sector neil crone Enter Laughing Tim Whittaker - Publisher twhittaker@durhamregion.com Fred Eismont - Director of Advertising feismont@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. 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A single ride for a senior (65 years and older) is increasing by 25 cents to $2.50, while a single-trip Presto user will pay $2.05 and $46 for a Presto monthly pass, a $1 increase. The monthly Access pass is also going up $1 to $46. The single-ride cash fare for a child six to 12 rises to $2.50, while the single Presto fare will be $2.05. The monthly Presto fare for a child rises to $65 from $63.50. The co-fare, when transferring to and from GO Transit, remains at 75 cents. Riders are encouraged to use the Pres- to payment system, as it will save money. Presto cards can be bought at the Pickering Town Centre, the DRT Westney Division (next to the Ajax GO station), Durham Region headquarters at 605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby, and at the United Way Infor- mation Services in the Oshawa Centre. In a news release, DRT said the increas- es would fund higher levels of service, including more frequent PULSE service along Hwy. 2, including the building of reserved bus lanes in Pickering, provid- ing more than 4,000 hours of new bus service, more than 2,000 hours of spe- cialized service, and buying eight new conventional buses and four new spe- cialized buses. DRT customer service can be reached at 1-866-247-0055. For more on the increases, visit www. durhamregiontransit.com .YD.COM |(888) 932-3748 BecauseTHEIR life isonthe line. Sign up for evening or weekend driving courses. Locations 1 Rossland Rd. West, Suite 206, Ajax 1099 Kingston Rd., Suite 246, Pickering Durham Transit hiking fares May 1 Fundraiser at Boston Pizza AJAX -- Ever dream of being served your meal by a celebrity? On Sunday, April 10 at Boston Pizza in Ajax, you can be. Ok, they’re not really celebrities, but the Durham Region Community Lions Club will be there between noon and 3 p.m. serving diners and raising funds for a good cause. One member of the club serving that day will be former radio host and Canadian Boxing hall of famer, Spider Jones. These do-gooders will be working with the restaurant staff helping you get your meal, and a portion of your bill can be signed back to the club so it can send a child with special needs to camp. Boston Pizza has done the celebrity serv- er program for years and encourages any group that wants to raise funds to book a time to come in and help serve food to cus- tomers. The Ajax Boston Pizza is at 8 Salem Rd. S. 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April is the perfect chance to enjoy an outdoor adven- ture and get active as the cold weather turns. April is also a time when the arts scene flourishes in Durham Region, and there is no shortage of ways to scratch your cre- ative itch. Self-guided studio tours happening throughout the region are a great way to enjoy creative arts with the whole fami- ly for free and they allow you to visit your favourite artists at your own pace. The Durham West Spring Studio Tour takes place April 23 and 24, and showcases art from several different studios in Pickering and Uxbridge, while the Lake Scugog Stu- dio Tour takes place April 30 and May 1 in and around Port Perry. Huck Finn Youth Fishing Day in Uxbridge is the perfect outdoor spring activity. On April 23, Elgin Pond will be the home of hundreds of trout just waiting to be caught by any participant 15 years old and under. The Huck Finn parade will kick off the event at Elgin Park beginning at 9:15 a.m. Take the family for a day of out- door fishing fun! Durham Tourism is thrilled to announce that the all-new 2016 Discovery Guide is now available. The guide provides Dur- ham Region visitors and residents with an in-depth look at our exciting and unique tourism offerings. It will be available online and in print format, and will feature a calendar of events, as well as information on dining, arts and culture, heritage, shop- ping, outdoor adventures, accommoda- tions and much more. To order your copy, visit https://www.durhamtourism.ca . For more ideas on how to plan your spring adventures in Durham Region this April, check out the Durham Tourism events cal- endar at www.durhamtourism.ca. Sign up for our e-newsletter, connect with us on Twitter at @DurhamTourism, or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dur- hamtourism. -- Kristyn Chambers is tourism co-ordi- nator with the Region of Durham’s plan- ning and economic development depart- ment. Welcome spring to Durham Region Metroland file photo UXBRIDGE -- Hundreds of fishing enthusiasts of all ages will be gathered on the shores of Elgin Pond for the upcoming annual Huck Finn Day fishing derby. Jayden Allan, left, and Alanna Allan got up close and personal with one of the pond’s brook trout at last year’s Huck Finn Day. 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And for Canada’s 150th birthday we’re in process of choosing a bird to symbolize who we are as a culture, a community, a nation. What a challenge! And what fun. Not for us the fierce-looking bald eagle of the States, the flashy pea- cock of India, the storks, frigate- birds, cranes and condors of so many other countries. Our bird has to be Canadian. You can vote only once. I’ve been pondering my choice for a while, but with time moving on I final- ly visited Canadian Geographic’s website for the National Bird Proj- ect. And spent half a morning read- ing impassioned arguments count- less Canadians have made for their favourite birds, some so convinc- ing I ended up more confused than before. So far, common loon tops the charts, and I love loons -- their haunting cries, their classy black- and-white plumage, their ability to live in two worlds, lake and sky. 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It may be hard to believe but the Loft, Spark Centre’s head office, houses 50 innovation- and technology-based businesses in the Dur- ham Region and Northumberland County. Inside, top 2015 companies such as IFTech, ARAIG, Sound Options, National ProStaff, Panda Insights, Tiko 3D and Seriously Fun Games, to name but a few, are busy building their start-up companies. The genesis of Spark Centre came in 2010 when the Durham Strategic Energy Alliance began to pursue an Ontario start-up program focused on innovation. Key players within the DSEA who saw the vision included Jac- quie Hoornweg, Michael Angemeer, Michael Owen, Jeff Kistner, Debbie McKee Demczyk, Doug Lindeblom, Sheila McGrory and Johna- thon Wheatle. In 2011, Spark Centre was born with Mr. Croft arriving as a volunteer mentor. He was tasked with helping the start-up companies with funding and investment, offering exper- tise on their business plans, marketing strate- gies and product developments, among other things. “You just can’t possibly know everything about business,” he said. “There are grant pro- grams and other companies that can help them with their needs.” Kathy Weiss is chairwoman of Spark Cen- tre’s board of directors and the director of economic development and tourism at the Region of Durham. She said students at both the University of Ontario Institute of Technol- ogy and Durham College have long immersed themselves in innovation and technology so it was a natural fit for the Region to support Spark Centre. That’s why it took little convinc- ing for Regional council to approve funding for the initiative. “The Spark Centre is phenomenal. It’s a huge asset for us right now,” she said. When the Spark Centre opened its offices at 21 Simcoe St. four-and-a-half years ago, there were four staff, and about five advisors. Today it’s grown to nine staff and 18 individual advi- sors. Mr. Croft now sits as the president and CEO. “I hate to use this expression, but if you build it they will come, and they do,” he said. Spark Centre is the most eastern innovation hub in the GTA. The more notable ones north and west of Durham include MaRs Discov- ery District in Toronto, the Canadian Innova- tion Centre in Waterloo and Communitech in Kitchener. They all help tech companies start, grow and succeed. While the others have enjoyed success in their respective areas, Spark Centre is itself a newer innovative centre by comparison, hav- ing been in operation since 2010. In that short time, however, Spark Centre has helped more than 700 companies get off the ground. Last year alone, it helped about 250 companies. “Spark has the specialization and the net- work for these companies to tap into. It’s taken four-and-a-half years but we’re there now,” Mr. Croft said. A sign of the success Spark’s enjoyed can be seen at the Loft. The open-area facility is abuzz with activity each day, so much activity Mr. Croft said he really could use more space. In addition to the start-up companies working out of the Loft, a number of Spark’s partners, including Durham College and UOIT, do so, too. These partnerships are vital to the success of the innovation centre. Technology-based businesses are an emerging industry and because of that, every partner plays a vital role in its success, Mr. Croft explained. “We all have an important piece to share in that eco-system, we are all inter-dependent,” he said. “Partnerships are important to help us build.” These partnerships not only help these businesses get their start but they’re also instrumental in retaining them here in Dur- ham Region. “We need to hold these people here,” Ms. Weiss said, adding it does the Region no good if these start-ups gain success and then relo- cate somewhere else. Since 2014, 98 jobs have been created from these start-up companies and Mr. Croft expects to see many more in the future. “We all see the need to have this happen (centres of innovation) in Ontario,” Mr. Croft said. “People are connecting the dots and see- ing what innovation centres are, seeing what they can do.” -- Part 2 of this feature will focus on the challenges facing the technology and innovation sector in Durham Region Page 6 - Today’s editorial HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU With the manufacturing sector in decline, employment in Durham Region has rebound- ed with help from the innovation and technol- ogy sector. The Spark Commercialization and Innovation Centre has 50 start-up companies located at its Oshawa offices. Since it opened in 2011 it has helped more than 700 start-up companies. These small businesses are help- ing foster an innovation ecosystem that cre- ates jobs and wealth in Durham Region. The bulk of the entrepreneurs in this sector are young and highly skilled. With the local youth unemployment at 13.3 per cent, the jobs cre- ated in this sector are helping employ young people, allowing them to continue living here. Giving an emerging industry a ‘Spark’ of life in Durham INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED BUSINESS Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland OSHAWA -- Employees of NationalProStaff work out of their office space at Spark Commercialization and Innovation Centre in Oshawa. Spark Centre is a provider of advisory services to early-stage companies and growing innovation and technology firms. We all see the need to have this happen (centres of innovation) in Ontario. 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Volunteering is a bit like physical exercise: once you feel the benefits you will be more inclined to make room for it in your schedule. This is even truer during National Volunteer Week, which runs from April 10 to 16 this year. Volunteers are typically people in their retirement years who want not only to be useful, but also to have a sense of purpose in their lives and to experience the reward of contact with others. Many charitable organizations and sports associations would have to close their doors without the contributions of these people who bring a ray of sunshine with meals on wheels, accompany the ill to medical appointments, coach youth sports teams, or share their life experience in guiding those who may have gone astray in their own lives. Volunteering mobilizes people of all ages and all levels of society and provides us with inspirational role models. Volunteer work generates benefits for both those who help and those who are helped. For proof of this, one only has to look at the rewarding experiences the majority of caregivers report after having put their own lives on hold in order to look after a loved one. All these people, as well as the help groups they volunteer with, are indispensable to our society. After having been helped, many people suffering from a disability or a chronic illness feel ready to support their peers in turn. Nothing can be more stimulating than such exchanges between people with a shared reality. Volunteers laugh, cry, dance, cook, shop, play, garden, read, listen, hammer, paint and make new friends. The care and commitment of our volunteers is truly heart-warming. Thank you to our Volunteers of Durham Region. To join our team of volunteers, please call 905-837-0017 www.communitycaredurham.on.ca A special thank you to our amazing volunteers who dedicate their time, skills and friendship in helping our clients to maintain independence and quality of life in their homes. 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Our music is accessible and can be enjoyed by anyone, from the experienced jazz fan to those attend- ing their first jazz concert.” The band members are Mike Mur- ley on saxophone, Kevin Turcotte on trumpet, guitarist Reg Schwager, Steve Wallace on bass and Elmes on drums. Murley, Schwager and Wallace played the first Claremont jazz show a year ago when the Mike Murley Trio was in town. The Quintet received the 2002 National Jazz Award for Acoustic Jazz Group of the Year and the members have won numerous awards. Organizer Tracey May, in addition to being a fan of the music, is Wal- lace’s sister. Show time is 8 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert is at Clare- mont United Church, 5052 Old Brock Rd., Pickering. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. For tickets or more information, e-mail May at jazzinclaremont@ gmail.com or call her at 905-408-0062. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 7 , 2 0 1 6 19 AP WH A T ’ S O N Jazz night returns to Pickering Whip up some slightly spicy lobster fritters Supplied photo PICKERING -- The award-winning Barry Elmes Quintet performs at Claremont United Church in Pickering on April 16. The long seacoasts of Cuba make it an ideal country for the creation of seafood dishes. Ernest Hemingway, the renowned American novelist who spent a good part of his life in Cuba, would have enjoyed on the sunny white sandy beaches of the country a similar type of appetizer while sipping on his dai- quiris, a drink that the Cubans say he introduced to their country or even on his beloved mojitos. Here in Canada on a sunny day in April, one can sit and think of Cuba while biting into tasty morsels of lob- ster fritters. Light and slightly spicy with a sub- tle crunch of peppers and onion, lob- ster fritters are simple to prepare. In Cuba, these fritters are normal- ly served with a hot or mild sauce but my preference is shrimp cocktail sauce as it provides a slight tang. Lobster Fritters -- Serves 8 Vegetable oil for deep-frying 3/4 cup flour 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Pinch of cayenne 1 cup chopped lobster meat 1 small onion, very finely chopped 3/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper 1/2 cup finely chopped green onion 4 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves (cilantro) 4 garlic cloves, crushed In a large saucepan, heat oil to 365°F. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, eggs, and milk until smooth. Stir in the remaining ingredients until well blended. Drop rounded tablespoons of mix- ture into hot oil and fry until golden brown. Drain and serve immediately. Supplied photo DURHAM -- Rock some Lobster Fritters -- enjoyed perhaps with a daiquiri. Our music is accessible and can be enjoyed by anyone, from the experienced jazz fan to those attending their first jazz concert. -- Barry Elmes “ Five things to do this weekend DURHAM -- Spring has sprung and in Durham that means shopping!1 The Step Into Spring Vendor Show is a marketplace with more than 30 vendors offering candles, jewelry, sweet treats and more. Swag bags for the first 100 customers. Admission is free and the event is April 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ajax Community Centre, 75 Centennial Rd.2 Visit the Clarington Home and Gar- den Decor Show, April 9 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and 10 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex, 2440 Hwy. 2, Bowmanville. It’s present- ed by Metroland Media Group’s Dur- ham Region Division and you’ll find more than 100 vendors showing their products and services. Tickets are $5 each and are available at the Garnet. Visit metrolandshows.com/homeand- gardenclarington for more info and a coupon that gets two people in for $5.3 Macaroni and cheese fans, Durham College’s Epic Mac n’ Cheese Com- petition at the Centre for Food, 1604 Champlain Ave., Whitby. It’s on April 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Root for teams of secondary school students compet- ing for first-, second- and third-place honours. Attendees sample the cre- ations from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the award ceremony at 2 p.m. Admis- sion is $10 for those 13 and over, $5 for the six-to-12 crowd and kids 5 and under get in for free.4 Enjoy a Pickering Skating Club Ice Show on April 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. and again from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Delaney Rink at the Pickering Recreation Com- plex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd., Pickering. In addition to club skaters, Let The Show Begin features a performance by special guests Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, ice dance silver medalists at the 2016 Canadian championships. 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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN PICKERING Fundraisers Saturday, april 9 Let’s Paint the town Blues 7 p.m. 10 p.m. Creative Math and Music, 1064 Salk rd, pickering. Fundraiser for the 3rd annual durham West Blues Fe st. you’re invited to create your own work-of-art over cocktails as you’re guided by accomplished artist Monique ra Brent. Grab your friends and spend two hours drinking, laughing, and flexing your creative muscles. there’s no experience necessary and all the supplies are provided. Must be 19+.. $40 www.durhamwestbluesfest.com Meetings Monday, april 11 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, april 12 Pickering Horticultural society Meeting 7 p.m. 9:30 p.m. pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm rd., pickering. Monthly meetings are held in o’Brien room. doors open at 7 p.m. for social and refresh- ment time. Flower show and guest speaker each month. Visitors welcome. topic this month is “ look at How Easy Floral designs can be “. 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Free Monday, april 18 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 WEdnESday, april 20 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 Overeaters anonymous meeting 8 p.m. 9 p.m. dunbarton Fairport united Church, 1066 dunbarton road, pickering. are you having trouble with food? is your eating out of control? Join the group every Wednesday night.Call Brenda at 289-689- 0791 or Kim at 905-492-3011 for more infor- mation.. Free Sporting Events Saturday, april 9 Pickering skating club ice show 2 p.m. 4 p.m. delaney rink pickering recreation Centre, 1867 Valley Farm rd., pickering. let the Show Begin features performances from club skaters and special guests piper Gilles and paul poirier, ice dance silver med- alists from the 2016 Canadian champion- ships. tickets can be purchased at office during office hours. Visit www.pickerings- katingclub.ca for office hours. Second show runs from 7 to 9 p.m.. $25 or $20 for adults, $15 or $10 children, 12 & under http://picker- ingskatingclub.ca/piper-paul-to-be-featured- in-pickering-ice-show/ Saturday, april 16 Pickering swim club rainbow classic swim Meet 9 a.m. 5 p.m. pickering recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm rd. S., pickering. pickering Swim Club hosts its annual rain- bow Classic Swim Meet.. Free www.pick- swimclub.com Teens WEdnESday, april 13 FOOtPrints 4 autism teen and youth program 4 p.m. 6 p.m. pickering Central library, one the Espla- nade, pickering. Social program for teens and youth on the autism spectrum. peers (14-21 years) chat, play games, listen to music and have fun in a social gathering, fostering inclusion, acceptance and friendship. Space is limited. register for free. E-mail: melissa@footprint- s4autism.org. Free www.footprints4autism. org Things To Do Saturday, april 9 5tH annual and still We rise elementary student conference 9:30 a.m. 1 p.m. Glengrove public School, 1934 Glengrove rd, pickering. the durham Black Educators’ network, in partnership with the durham district School Board and the Elementary teachers’ Fed- eration of ontario, present this conference for students in grades 5 to 8. the confer- ence focuses around the theme of Cultivat- ing Courageous Change. the day includes speakers as well as workshops for both par- ents and their children. dwayne Morgan (www.dwaynemorgan.ca), founder of up From the roots entertainment, is keynote speaker.. Free Q: How do I submit my event to the newspaper? A: When you input your Event information at durhamregion.com it can be seen by as many as 500,000 unique visitors every month so it’s a great way for you to spread the word about your event. A selection of those events are reverse pub- lished to appear in our print editions every week. (Whitby This Week, Oshawa This Week, Clarington This Week, Ajax & Pickering News Advertiser, Uxbridge Times-Journal, Port Perry Star, Brooklin Citizen, Clarington East Citizen, Durham Parent) Here’s how you get set up: 1. Visit durhamregion.com 2. Click on the black SIGNUP link near the top of the page, on the right 3. Create a free account by entering the information in the fields and click on SUBMIT 4. You will receive an e-mail; click on the link in it to confirm your account. 5. 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. Learning to play an instrument offers so many benefits above and beyond pure enjoyment. Numerous studies have shown that learning to play an instrument will help your child increase their brain power; devel- op important academic skills; create mental images, which is the basis of mathematics and analytic thinking; sharpens memory skills and helps with reading. Music lessons also help develop physical skills, such as coordination and motor skills; cultivate social skills; learn patience and discipline; and boost self-esteem. Group lessons are an incredibly effective way for children to learn. Not only will they have more time to learn with their instruments - an hour for a group instead of the typical half an hour for a private lesson - but they get to play together. The students can learn from each other and help each other along the way. Pickering Piano & Guitar is now accepting new students into their group lesson programs. They offer theory classes and group classes in piano and guitar. Every student will start with prepatory books and all students have the option to switch to the Royal Conservatory of Music program when they are ready. Teacher Soula Hardy has been teaching for 20 years. She is experi- enced with offering both group and private lessons and has also worked with children for years, helping them experience the joy of music. She has a music studio in her home where the lessons take place. It’s a very music-oriented home and she has a variety of guitars, pianos and key- boards. The keyboards are top quality Roland keyboards that have the characteristics of a real piano. With 88 keys that have the same weight as real piano keys, these keyboards also produce the same hammer action sound and feel as an acoustic piano. Students have the opportunity to participate in two recitals a year. Every December, the students can take part in the Joyful Noise con- cert held at Pickering City Hall. The Spring recital takes place at the Pickering Public Library. There are no additional teaching fees for the rehearsals or recitals. The lesson rates are very affordable and are based on a monthly average spread over the 10 months of lessons. Students pay $75 a month and the rate stays the same month to month. For more information and to sign up for lessons, call (905) 837-2659 or email soulahardy@gmail.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 • Ap r i l 7 , 2 0 1 6 24 P Carrier of the Week Congratulations Alex and Luca for being our Carrier of the Week. Ajax & Pickering Locations8 Salem Rd. South Ajax, ON L1S 7T7 FLYERS ThuRSdaY apRiL 7, 2016 *DelivereD to SelecteD HouSeHolDS only Today’s Carriers of the Week are Alex and Luca. They are best friends. They love to spend time with their families and want to go into Engineering and Technology in the future. Alex and Luca have received dinner vouchers compliments of McDonald’s, Subway and Boston Pizza. 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The days of athletes showing up to training camp at the start of the season to ‘get back in shape’ are long over. Athletes are continuing to become big- ger, stronger and faster year by year glob- ally in sport regardless of age. As these young athletes push their bodies at the onset of a sport season, they are challenging bodily tissue in dif- ferent ways along new lines of stress. Let’s take the example of young Billy, who has been playing hockey all win- ter. His body has become very proficient at hockey strides, stops and starts, wrist shots, etc. Hockey season ended for Billy four weeks ago after losing out in the second round of the playoffs. He is currently on off-season waiting for soccer to start in a month. Comparative to what he was doing four weeks ago, Billy is doing very little activ- ity, and for his standards is inactive. In one month Billy has his first week of soccer. He is going to challenge his body in a different way than in hockey. Billy will be using the spring mecha- nism within his foot to run up and down the soccer field over and over again. This spring mechanism is used to a much smaller extent in hockey while the ankle and foot is tied tightly in a boot while skating. Playing soccer, Billy will also use his right leg activating the hip flexors explo- sively to kick and pass soccer balls on a regular basis. Usually within one week of the soc- cer season commencing the most com- mon two injuries young multi-sport soc- cer athletes come into the clinic with are foot, ankle pain and hip flexor strains. There are many crossover aspects between hockey and soccer such as car- diovascular endurance, agility move- ments and quick acceleration. However, it is important for the athlete to progressively ramp up sport-specific skill training at least three weeks before the onset of the season. Dr. Andrew Fagan is a licensed chiropractor, kinesiologist and clinical acupuncture provider. You can reach him at dr.fagan@porthopehealthcentre.com or 905-885-5111 Dr. Andrew Fagan Guest columnist Canadian youth swimmer of the year more likely for 2020 Tokyo Games Brian McNair bmcnair@durhamregion.com PICKERING — Warren Mayer of Pickering is competing at the 2016 Olympic and Para-swimming trials in Toronto this week, but he recognizes his route to the Olympics is more likely going through Tokyo than Rio. He is, after all, only 17, but coming off a year in which he was named Canada’s youth male swimmer of the year, the potential is clearly there. Mayer is in capable coaching hands, guided by Anne Ottenbrite-Muylaert at Pickering Swim Club, who won three medals herself on the Olympic stage, at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. But, while Ottenbrite-Muylaert was only 18 at the time of her achievement, she recognizes Mayer is a far more likely candidate for the 2020 Games in Japan than this summer’s Brazil Olympics. “It’s tough for any 17-year-old boy to make an Olympic team at this point, but that said, we haven’t had a real test to see where his speed is at right now,” explains Ottenbrite-Muylaert, who won youth coach of the year honours in 2015 for her work with Mayer. “Four years would be pretty much hit- ting on his prime time, as long as every- thing maintains itself,” she continues, adding: “Four years is a long way off. It’s hard to predict with injuries and school and all those other sorts of things, life that happens in between.” Mayer, a Grade 12 student at Dunbar- ton High School, finished 2015 by com- peting at the Ontario junior internation- al swim meet, where he won gold med- als in the 200m free mixed relay and the 400m men’s medley relay, breaking meet records in the process, silver in the 400m men’s free relay, and bronze in the 800m men’s free relay. He also reached three individual finals and won a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke, which is his best stroke, as it was Ottenbrite-Muy- laert’s. Earlier in the year, he was named to the Canadian team for the 2015 FINA world junior championships, which were held Aug. 25-30 in Singapore, capping an out- standing season that saw him set nearly 30 Pickering Swim Club records. Being named the youth male swim- mer of the year was a pleasant surprise for Mayer, who learned of the award first on the Swim Canada website and later by mail. “It was pretty cool,” he says. “I didn’t really know anything of it before and when I heard it was an honour.” Mayer admits any thoughts of reach- ing Rio this summer are a stretch, but is hopeful of getting to the Olympics in four years. In the meantime, he has foregone pos- sible U.S. scholarship opportunities to head west to the University of British Columbia, where he hopes to study for- est management or kinesiology begin- ning in the fall. “The main reason I’ve stayed in Can- ada was because of academics,” he explains. “I do put academics before swimming, but both are super impor- tant in my life and I try to balance them equally.” ‘‘Four years would be pretty much hitting on his prime time, as long as everything maintains itself -- Anne Ottenbrite-Muylaert Pickering’s Warren Mayer giving it a go at Olympic swimming trials Jason Liebregts / Metroland PICKERING -- The Pickering Swim Club’s Warren Mayer was named Canadian youth male swimmer of the year for 2015. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ap r i l 7 , 2 0 1 6 26 AP Roofing • Windows • Renovation Built On Integrity mclellancontracting.ca (905) 767-1240 GAF Training Excellence Award Proud reciPient ofMultiple AWARds 20 1 5 READE RS’C H OICEA W A RD PLATINUM 1-888-880-6813 www.RAHdurhamwest.com Hospital Discharge Ensure your transition from hospital to home is smooth and comfortable A trip to the hospital can be an intimidating event for seniors and their families.You are completely focused on their medical treatment and as a result, you might not give as much thought to what happens when your loved one leaves the hospital.To help you, we have prepared information of this very important topic. For All Your Home Care Options, Call Us Today! YourHealth.YourHome.YourChoice. SportS Lightning drop from first to fourth in PWHL playoffs Lose Final Four bronze medal game to Whitby DURHAM — Captain Briana Colange- lo scored 48 seconds into overtime to lift the Whitby Wolves to a 1-0 win over the Durham West Lightning and their fourth medal in a row in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League playoffs. Colangelo’s goal snapped a scoreless tie and gave the Wolves bronze at the Final Four championships in Barrie on Sunday, April 3. The Wolves won back-to-back gold medals in 2013 and 2014 before settling for silver last year in a 2-1 shootout loss to Stoney Creek. The Lightning and Wolves went into the playoffs this season as the top two teams, with Durham West finishing first at 27-2- 5-4 and Whitby second at 27-6-5-0. In Barrie, however, it was the fifth- place Toronto Aeros (24-7-7-0) and third- place Mississauga Chiefs (25-6-4-3) who reached the championship game, where the Aeros prevailed 4-0 to claim their sixth Alumni Cup in 12 years. The bronze-medal game was a defen- sive struggle, with both Whitby’s Rachel McQuigge and Durham West’s Danika Ranger carrying shutouts through regu- lation time before Colangelo notched the winner from Emily Reid and Victoria Howran. The Wolves out-shot the Lightning 30-18 overall, including 14-1 in the first period. The Wolves opened the tournament with a 3-0 victory over Mississauga, but slipped to the bronze-medal game after losses of 2-1 to both Toronto and Durham West. The Lightning lost 3-2 in overtime to Toronto and 7-1 to Mississauga before beating Whitby in round-robin play. Pickering’s Wakefield left to look for silver lining again Canadian women’s hockey team drops overtime heart-breaker to U.S. in world final KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Jennifer Wakefield and Tara Watchorn will return home to Durham Region with nice medals, but not the colour of preference after competing at the IIHF women’s world hockey championships in British Columbia. Wakefield, of Pickering, and Watchorn, from Newcastle, were part of the Canadian team that was once again frustrated by the United States at the tournament, dropping a heart-breaking 1-0 overtime decision in the gold-medal game at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops on Monday, April 4. The U.S. has now won six of the past seven championships between the two rivals, who have met in the final each of the 17 years the tournament has been held. Canada still holds a 10-7 advantage overall. “It really hurts, I think every time you work so hard for something and you get silver, it’s hard, but we’re going to keep moving for- ward,” said captain Marie-Philip Poulin in a press release. “This group is really special. We played for each other and I think the crowd that we had was unbelievable. Just at the end to see people still cheering for us, it reminded us how lucky we are to play for Canada.” Wakefield, 26, finished second in team scoring with six points in five games at the tournament, including three goals, while Watchorn, a 25-year-old defenceman, picked up a pair of assists in three games. Watchorn did not play in either game against the U.S., including a 3-1 defeat in the tournament opener. Canada defeated Russia 8-1 and Finland 6-1 in preliminary round play and beat Fin- land again, 5-3, in the semifinals to reach the gold-medal game. “We said it right from the very beginning that we felt like we had a special team,” head coach Laura Schuler said in the press release. “I think that we got the best out of each and every player that we had because they brought their heart and soul every single time they stepped on the ice and I couldn’t be more proud of our players.” The tournament returns to the U.S. next year, where Canada last won gold, in 2012. Wakefield has now won four silver med- als and one gold at the tournament, while Watchorn has won three silver. Both players were part of Canada’s gold-medal winning Olympic team in 2014. photo by Chris tanouye KAMLOOPS -- Jennifer Wakefield, from Pickering, playing for Team Canada, fended off a Finland defender from the puck during a preliminary round game at the world women’s hockey championships. Wakefield went on to finish the game with four points, assisting Canada to a 6-1 victory over Finland. Keegan Matheson newsroom@durhamregion.com ST. LEO, Fla. -- Pickering’s Jake Gilmour knew that his path was about to change the day he visited Saint Leo University in Flor- ida. Now a star sophomore for the Lions’ lacrosse team, Gilmour was first captivated by the community atmosphere found on the intimate campus. “We had the opportunity to go watch them play in a playoff game, and as soon as I saw the brotherhood of all the guys and the big lights I was hooked,” Gilmour said. “I couldn’t not come here. So when I got home and they proposed the offer I talked to my dad for maybe 30 seconds and I ver- bally committed. “The community aspect here is ridicu- lous. It’s comparable to no one. You either know someone or you know someone else who does. It’s nice because the athletes we have (make up) a community within a com- munity and we all go support each other at our events.” For Gilmour, the fit felt so natural that it didn’t feel like a choice at all. This was an unexpected change of direc- tion, though, even to Gilmour himself. He had drawn interest from several NCAA Division I universities coming out of Pine Ridge High School, including Rutgers. “It was weird the way it happened,” Gilm- our said. “I was set on what I thought I was going to do. I was going to re-class, so I was going to take another year of high school and then go.” At Pine Ridge Secondary School, it was difficult to find a field or court without Gilmour on it. He participated in lacrosse, hockey, rugby, and volleyball during his time there, and credits his family for the time and support they gave him as a young student-athlete. “They’re huge,” said the 19 year old. “They are nothing but support. Even my older brother, he’s been huge in it, too. 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