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Shine Through the
Rain Foundation helped
66 Durham residents
in 2016 who were
struggling with
serious illnesses
Reka Szekely
rszekely@durhamregion.com
DURHAM -- When hit with life threat-
ening diseases, Durham families often
struggle not only with emotional stress
but financial stress as well, and one char-
ity wants to help them with the latter so
patients can focus on recovery.
Laurie Docimo, who is responsible for
sponsorship and grants at Shine Through
the Rain Foundation, explained that the
organization has helped 66 people in Dur-
ham in 2016 and almost 1,874 people Can-
ada-wide who struggled to make ends
meet when hit with a serious illness like
cancer.
The Markham-based organization pro-
vides emergency financial funding as well
as social support for families. Commonly
that means helping people cover the costs
of utilities, groceries and transportation
while they’re ill.
While many aspects of the health-care
system are free, Docimo said financial
stresses mount when people are sick.
“Their income drops, they may not have
sick benefits, or if it’s a child who’s ill quite
often both parents will want to take time
Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland
OSHAWA -- Arthur Liddiard was the recipient of a grant from the Shine Through the Rain
Foundation which helps people struggling with cancer and other serious illnesses who are
having trouble with bills as a result of their illnesses. Liddiard underwent treatment for throat
cancer and received help for his hydro bill and groceries. The foundation is raising aware-
ness of the deep financial struggles some people face as they undergo treatment for a
serious illness.
Hope to those battling the odds
off to be with their child,” she explained, add-
ing that there are often additional fees for med-
ication, assistive devices and more.
In Oshawa, Arthur Liddiard and his wife
Connie said they weren’t prepared for the
financial shock that came along with Arthur’s
battle with throat cancer.
Arthur explained he first realized something
was wrong in February 2016 when he noticed a
painful lump on his throat.
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Foundation provides emergency financial help for
Durham families facing life-threatening illnesses
Ultimately, after nine biopsies, he was
diagnosed with throat cancer in four plac-
es in the neck and prescribed 33 radiation
treatments at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospi-
tal.
“It was a huge amount of stress finding
that out, and emotionally and financially it
hit all of us like a brick wall,” said Connie.
The trip to the hospital itself was a night-
mare for Arthur sitting in Toronto traffic for
hours on hot summer days while nauseous
and ill from the radiation treatment. Mean-
while, the parking fees - up to $27 a day -
and gas added to the financial pressure.
A truck driver before his illness and the
main bread winner for the couple and their
three children, Arthur said his income
dropped to less than half of what it was with
his illness.
The monthly pay he received through
employment insurance or his insurance
plan was just enough to cover the family’s
mortgage.
That left property taxes, utilities, grocer-
ies and other bills.
“I’ve maxed out four credit cards,” said
Arthur.
“They sent us a notice saying they were
going to disconnect our hydro,” added Con-
nie.
Financial help from Docimo’s founda-
tion was a major help for the couple.
Shine Through the Rain Foundation
works with social workers and health care
workers who refer families to the organiza-
tion and the organization was able to help
the Liddiards with almost $1,000 in funding
for utility payments, transportation and gro-
cery costs.
Docimo said emergency utility and rent
help are the most common form of aid
requested from the organization across
Canada, but in Durham, in particular, there
seems to be a greater need for help in cover-
ing transportation costs.
The couple said they heard similar sto-
ries from other patients who were strug-
gling.
“When you’re having to go to these
money lending places because you don’t
have money it puts you in a worse place and
when you’re sick the last thing you should
have to worry about is money,” said Connie.
Arthur has now completed his cancer
treatments and he’s working on his recovery
in the upcoming months. The couple says
they’re grateful for the help they received
from the foundation.
“It’s a very good cause,” said Arthur. “It’s
helping people who really need it and it
takes some of the stress off of you.”
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to the Shine Through the Rain Foundation
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visit www.shinethroughtherain.ca or call
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Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland
OSHAWA -- Arthur Liddiard was the recipient of a grant from the Shine Through the Rain Foundation. The Foundation helps people
struggling with cancer and other serious illnesses who are having trouble with bills as a result of their illnesses.
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Charter rights
breached after
Thomas Moore not given
second opportunity
to speak with a lawyer:
Ontario Court of Appeal
ruling
Jeff Mitchell
jmitchell@durhamregion.com
DURHAM - A new trial has been
ordered for a man convicted of running
down another motorist in a road rage inci-
dent more than four years ago in Oshawa.
Thomas Moore's Charter rights were
breached when he was not given a second
opportunity to speak to a lawyer following
his arrest, even though he had indicat-
ed his willingness to tell Durham police
his side of the story, Ontario's Court of
Appeal has ruled.
Moore's convictions for dangerous
driving causing bodily harm and assault
with a weapon - his car - were set aside
and a new trial ordered.
Moore was arrested after an incident
in May of 2012 that arose as two motorists
vied for position in a construction zone
on Stevenson Road in Oshawa.
A verbal confrontation ensued, and the
36-year-old driver of a van got out to con-
front the then-21-year-old Moore.
Moore set his car in motion, striking
the van driver, court heard. The van driver
was seriously injured.
It was Moore's position that he was
frightened and trying to leave the scene,
and did not intend to strike the other
man.
Moore was charged with danger-
ous driving and taken to a police station
where he was given the opportunity to
speak to duty counsel.
Although that lawyer advised him
to say nothing, Moore was eager to tell
police his version of events, the Court of
Appeal ruling, released after a hearing
Dec. 8, says.
Prior to the interview, an officer
informed Moore he was being charged
with an additional offence, assault with a
weapon.
Moore asked for an opportunity to
speak with his own lawyer.
Police made efforts to contact Moore's
lawyer, but also proceeded with the inter-
view on the assumption his right to speak
to a lawyer had been observed.
"The interview officer concluded
(Moore) had had an opportunity to con-
sult with counsel and continued the inter-
view," the Court of Appeal ruling notes.
When his case went to trial in 2014
Moore argued the statement he gave to
police ought to be excluded because his
right to consult counsel after the new
charge was laid had been breached.
Superior Court Justice Christopher Cork-
ery concluded there was no breach and
allowed the statement to be admitted as
evidence; a jury convicted Moore of the
charges he faced.
The appeals court panel found, how-
ever, that a Charter breach had occurred.
The additional charge of assault with a
weapon increased Moore's legal jeopardy
and he should have been given an oppor-
tunity to speak to a lawyer before making
the statement, the court found.
"This depravation had a serious impact
on the protected interests of (Moore),
namely the appellant's right to make
a meaningful and informed choice of
whether to speak to police," the decision
says.
New trial ordered for man convictedin Durham road-rage incident
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More awareness
needs to be made
about family violence
To the editor:
These days we tend to lose sight of the
issues going on around the world and in
our own community.
Unfortunately, this harsh reality makes
it even more difficult to detect family vio-
lence.
Victims of domestic violence tend to
stay quiet in fear of the worst. In fact, in
2013 police reported there were 87,820 vic-
tims of family violence in Canada. In the
same year, 26 per cent of violent crime vic-
tims were victimized by a family member.
These alarming statistics prove that
there must be greater awareness surround-
ing this issue. In order to decrease the exis-
tence of domestic violence we must be more
aware and welcoming to victims affected by
this issue. People need to be more aware of
the support systems in their own commu-
nity like: Kids Help Phone, Denise House,
The Refuge, and many more.
A home should be a safe place where
individuals feel protected. By ending this
violence more men, women, and children
can live with a feeling of safety in their own
home.
Julia Houston and
Vanessa Medoro
Ashburn
Province’s cap-and-trade
program adds to already
onerous expenses
for households
Ontarians are no doubt seething and
wondering where they’re going to cut
expenses as another big hit to the pocket-
book has been revealed from the provincial
Liberal’s playbook this week.
The Liberals’ grand cap-and-trade plan
to reduce greenhouse gases rolled out Jan. 1.
In an effort to confront pollution and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions to 15 per cent
below 1990 levels within four years, the plan
will mean higher gas prices to the tune of 4.3
cents per litre, and will increase the cost of
home heating as natural gas is expected to
cost almost $7 more a month under the plan.
A noble ideal to combat climate change,
yes; but it just puts too much financial pres-
sure on Ontario families already struggling
to pay higher housing costs, not to mention
the ballooning power rates across the prov-
ince.
To average Ontarians, it smacks of anoth-
er tax, which the average Ontario household
can ill afford to absorb. When you factor in
the fact of already-high and rising gas pric-
es (the price of oil is now $54 a barrel and
climbing and gas prices have followed suit)
and the cost to heat a home in Ontario, add-
ing insult to injury with yet another financial
hit is not taking a responsible route toward
reducing greenhouse gases.
And, that doesn’t even begin to take
into account the financial pain of keeping
the lights on in your home, with the cost
of hydro at an all-time high. Yes, the prov-
ince has provided a break on electricity
bills, reducing them by eight per cent with
the suspension of the Ontario portion of
the HST on bills. But it’s simply too little to
offset the weight of the new cap-and-trade
increases.
While the provincial Liberals say the
almost $8 billion the cap-and-trade pro-
gram will raise by 2020 will be put toward
reducing emissions and help consumers
and businesses adapt to a cleaner economy,
one can be forgiven for not taking the Lib-
erals at their word (e-health, Ornge ambu-
lance, gas plant boondoggle, etc.).
And, critics have been lining up to con-
demn the plan. The harshest among them
is the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation that
has stated the cap-and-trade program will
achieve nothing at enormous cost.
With an Ontario economy attempting to
keep its head above water, a dubious and
costly program such as this will no doubt
have serious repercussions on the econo-
my, not to mention hurting already strug-
gling Ontario households.
More pocketbook pain for Ontarians
“Is it normal to see flocks of robins at this
time of year? My place in Courtice seems to
be alive with the birds and I love it!” wrote
Sandy Dor in an email recently. And Jennifer
Fraser: “I live in Whitby and since Boxing Day
I’ve been amazed at the number of robins.
I thought they flew to warmer areas for the
winter, but I’ve counted over 20 at a time in
my tree.”
Readers have been spotting robins every-
where in Durham Region these days. Jo-Anne
Adams reported them along the Waterfront
Trail in south Ajax. Cindy Morey had them
north of Brooklin. Bill Mortenbeck phoned to
say he was “shocked” to find robins in his and
his neighbour’s trees in Bowmanville, flying
down to scratch in the leaves under bushes.
And the afternoon he called, my husband
and I were running an errand in Newcastle
and were surprised to spot a number of rob-
ins in a residential section of town.
Martha Sarkozy summed up most peo-
ple’s delight and concern in her email,
“Happy New Year’s Day! And what is in my
yard but a robin? I’m worried about him and
what he will eat. Are they not all flying south
these days? “
The fact is, whenever there’s a bounty
of food around, someone hungry is going
to find it. There was an exceptionally heavy
crop of wild grapes produced this fall; I know
four people inspired to make batches of wild
grape jelly, myself included. And while my
husband and I were picking away, American
robins were coming and going in the tangles,
fussing and clucking and devouring their
share. Flocks coming across the feast on their
way south must have decided to stay on and
polish off the rest.
There wasn’t much bloom on mountain
ash trees this year, another favourite fruit of
robins, but buckthorn berries and crab apples
are abundant, and Dennis and I saw many
robins as we took part in bird counts over the
holidays. Perhaps most remarkable was the
total reported from the Sandbanks Christ-
mas Bird Count on Dec. 20: a whopping 8,024
robins seen in the 15-mile (24-km) diameter
circle. They were feeding on the bumper crop
of red cedar berries, an evergreen that flour-
ishes on the limestone soils of Prince Edward
County and the Kingston area.
And don’t worry - these big thrushes can
usually live off their muscle mass for a day or
two when ice storms coat a local food source.
And when the berries are gone, they move
on.
Nature queries: mcarney@interlinks.net
or 905-725-2116.
-- Durham outdoors writer Margaret Carney has more
than 3,500 species on her life list of birds, seen in far-
flung corners of the planet.
Durham lousy with robins this winter
The Great outdoors
margaret carney
Pensioner is
accelerating in
reverse when it
comes to taxes and
utility increases
To the editor:
I need another pocket! One that is
funded by our local politicians and util-
ity administrators.
This pocket would have the sole pur-
pose of funding my obligations to pay
increases in taxes and utility rates award-
ed to me by municipal, regional and pro-
vincial governments, and various utili-
ties that are either directly or indirectly
responsible for approving these never-
ending increases.
I am a pensioner. My pension is
indexed base on the consumer price
index. I just received notice from the
company that sends me my pension
funds, that the increase for 2017 will be
1 per cent.
Durham Region has announced that
sewer and water rates will increase 3.8
per cent and my initial municipal tax
notice calculates out at a 2 per cent
increase over the previous year (and that
could change once Whitby sets its bud-
get).
Do the math. By my calculations, I
am accelerating in reverse. No, I am not
on the verge of bankruptcy - yet - but if
all those responsible for these increases
don’t slow down or stop, I may get there.
Demographics suggests that the
seniors segment is significant and I
would suggest that it is time for these
elected officials to recognize that seg-
ment cannot withstand never-ending
increases (and eventually, they too will
join that segment of the population).
Find the money somewhere else, you
were elected to manage and that does
not mean spend.
Al Haley
Whitby
All levels of
government
taking the easy
way out
To the editor:
Re: ‘Tolls: added cost Durham residents
could live without,’ editorial, Dec. 21
I read with interest the editorial on
tolls and their costs to Durham resi-
dents. I agree completely with the points
that were raised. I cannot see our current
provincial government being swayed
to keep Hwy. 412 toll free, noting their
fondness toward taxes and other revenue
generating tools. Toronto’s Mayor John
Tory, also elected to pick the low hang-
ing fruit by proposing tolls for both the
DVP and Gardiner Expressway. He failed
to address the elephant in the room -
Toronto’s low residential tax rates.
It seems all levels of government
today lack any moral courage to do the
right thing.
M. Schofield
Whitby
Trump is only
out for Trump
To the editor:
I have yet to read anything about presi-
dent-elect Donald Trump in local newspa-
pers except to say that he won the election.
This man actually does have an effect
on Canadians. If Mr. Trump becomes the
president of the United States, then Can-
ada better watch out because he plans to
destroy everything that Canada is!
Right now the stock markets are doing
all right, but as soon as Trump takes office
you will begin to wonder what has hap-
pened to the free world. He will make Rus-
sia his best friend and if you do not already
know, he alienated Taiwan and China even
though he does not have any real power
yet!
This letter is just to let the average
Canadian know that Trump is only out for
Trump.
Ron Horner
Oshawa
Residenthas high praise
for Harwood
cycling lanes
To the editor:
There appears to be some people
who are disappointed with the changes at
the foot of Harwood Avenue. I for one am
not.
As a motorist the single lane
has no affect on me at all. In fact I get the
opportunity to park close to the lake front.
As I cyclist I can ride in a separate lane safe
from all vehicles and as a pedestrian, in
my own footpath/sidewalk, I don’t have to
worry about those cyclists.
Hats off to the Town of Ajax for
their progressive thinking.
Derek Lee
Ajax
Reader objects
to criticism
of Province’s
health education
curriculum
extolled by
columnist
To the editor:
Re: Provincial government is accus-
tomed to scandal, column,
I was shocked to read your guest col-
umnist, Renae Jarrett, who calls herself a
“communicator of truth” putting together
“child porn-related offences” in the same
bullet with “sexual components of the cur-
rent and controversial health education
plan”.
I worked as an educator in Durham
board for more than 20 years on various
health and family studies curricula and I
very strongly object to the implication that
this was related in any way to child porn. I
wonder if Ms. Jarrett has ever read the cur-
riculum that she objects to or any curricu-
lum, or if she has ever researched the work
that goes into developing and field testing
and evaluating curriculum before it is pre-
sented.
I began my career more than 40 years
ago working in social work and when I
became a teacher continued to work close-
ly with the Durham Region health depart-
ment on many issues which I believe the
new Ontario sexual health curriculum
addresses.
Laurie Ball
Oshawa
Work versus life:
Finding that
perfect balance
To the editor:
With the speed of advancing technol-
ogies, we see work being brought into
our home life more and more.
It has become too simple to reply to
work e-mails from home, or finish up
that last bit of work on your laptop. For
some people, home is where all their
work is done; it is becoming more com-
mon to see office jobs moved from the
workplace to home.
Unfortunately, Canadians are at an
all-time low of happiness when it comes
to their jobs. Without a balance between
work and life, it’s not possible to live
happily and healthily.
We all need our periods of rest to give
our bodies a break from the stress of
work so we don’t burn ourselves out.
Doing so will not only improve our
health, but also make us more efficient
workers and all around happier peo-
ple.
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99 facing
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charges
DURHAM - Almost 100 people face
impaired driving charges during the sev-
en-week Festive RIDE campaign by Dur-
ham Regional Police.
The initiative wrapped up over the
weekend and 99 motorists were charged
with impaired, a drop from 118 charged
in last year's campaign. The final week
saw six charged with drinking and driving
offences.
During the campaign, 105 motorists
registered a warn and had their driver's
licences suspended for three days. That
number is also a drop from last year, when
129 drivers had their licences suspended
for registering a warn.
In all, 13,397 vehicles were stopped and
695 people given a roadside breath test
during this year's campaign.
Anyone charged with a drinking and
driving offence has their licence suspend-
ed for 90 days and their vehicle impound-
ed for seven days.
Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland
OSHAWA -- The Durham Regional Police Service RIDE program was set up on Wentworth Street last month. Nearly 100 people
face impaired driving charges as the annual Festive RIDE campaign wrapped up last weekend.
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Ajax Schools
Alexander G. Bell PS..........905-683-7368Applecroft PS......................905-428-2775Bolton C. Falby PS.............905-683-6240Cadarackque PS ................905-428-2347Carruthers Creek PS..........905-683-0921da Vinci PS.........................905-686-2772Dr. Roberta Bondar PS.......905-686-1081Duffin’s Bay PS...................905-683-6023Eagle Ridge PS..................905-426-4463Lakeside PS .......................905-686-3014Lester B. Pearson PS.........905-427-4658Lincoln Alexander PS .........905-619-0357Lincoln Avenue PS .............905-683-4941Lord Elgin PS......................905-683-3581Michaëlle Jean PS*............905-686-4440Nottingham PS ...................905-683-0536Roland Michener PS...........905-686-5437Roméo Dallaire PS.............905-428-6868Southwood Park PS ...........905-683-5230Terry Fox PS.......................905-686-2135Vimy Ridge PS ...................905-686-4376Westney Heights PS...........905-427-7819
Pickering Schools
Altona Forest PS ..................... 905-839-9900Bayview Heights PS................ 905-839-1146Claremont PS.......................... 905-649-2000E.B. Phin PS............................ 905-509-2277Fairport Beach PS................... 905-839-1451
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To be eligible for Junior Kindergarten,children must be four years old byDecember 31, 2017.
To be eligible for Senior Kindergarten,children must be five years old byDecember 31, 2017.
Before andAfter School Programsages 6 to 12 years
After School Recreation Programsages 6 to 12 years
Full Day Child Care Centresinfant to 4 years
Preschool Programsages 2 to 4 years
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For more detailed information on Early Years,Child Care and After School Programs, please visit:www.ddsb.ca/programs/earlyyears
Ajax & PickeringPublic Schools
* Single-track French Immersion school
For more information regarding your child’s home school designation, please contact ourProperty and Planning Department at: planning.department@ddsb.ca or by phone905-666-6421 or 1-800-339-6913 ext: 6421.
If the number of children pre-registered for either program exceeds theaccepted class limit, some students may be transported to another school.
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Beginning in Grade 1, the Durham District School Board offers, at no additional charge to parents,aFrench Immersion program for all students.
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For more information regarding your child’s school designation, please contact our Property
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Pre-Registration for September 2017
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Skating into 2017 in Ajax
AJAX -- Ashley Brittain and Sean Heselden from Pickering were out on the ice at the
public skate at the Ajax Community Centre on Dec. 31.
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Thirty years ago, a Halifax TV producer
told Ian Hanomansing a harsh truth:
“I’m going to put you on the air,” he told
the then-rookie news reader. “For the first
30 seconds, no one is going to pay attention
to what you say.”
“He was right,” says the Trinidad and
Tobago native. “In Halifax, in 1986, for a guy
who looked like me to be on the air -- I’m
sure was probably a pretty shocking thing.”
Hanomansing was born outside Canada
but grew up in the little town of Sackville,
New Brunswick, population about 3,500
people. His brown skin made him stand out
in what was then a predominantly white
community. While he got used to being dif-
ferent, he learned the hard way that race
and colour would be a factor in his chosen
career.
And not just in rural Canada. “I know
when I was in Toronto the first few times,
filling in on The National, they got angry
calls from people saying, ‘Who’s this guy?’”
Sometimes it went the other way, he
says. “The first job I got in Vancouver, the
regional director said, ‘Look outside – we
need to reflect that.’” Hanomansing thought
he had earned the job thanks to his aca-
demic skills and experience. “It didn’t feel
positive to me that you’re seeing a guy with
a brown face.”
In early days, on radio, Hanomansing
had a brief but similar identity crisis over
his name. Days out of high school, he was
on the air in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He went
two days using his middle name – as Ian
Harvey – before switching back.
The reason he switched back, as he once
told George Stroumboulopoulos, was that a
girl he knew told him she heard a guy who
sounded like him on the radio but that he
had a different name.
Flash forward all these years later, and
Hanomansing is known and respected
across Canada. Twenty-six years ago, he
moved to Vancouver and raised a family.
Over a 30-year TV news career, he’s worked
pretty much every anchor job there is at
CBC, including his current gig as host of
CBC News Network with Ian Hanoman-
sing. That job won him the most recent
Canadian Screen Award as Canada’s top
national news anchor.
Over the years, Hanomansing has also
been a frequent back-up anchor on The
National, contributing to the main CBC
newscast even before Mansbridge’s long
run, when Knowlton Nash was in the chair.
“I’ve lived through lots of changes at my
time at CBC,” he says, “some incremental,
some seismic.”
No surprise, then, that Hanomansing’s
name comes immediately to mind when
it comes to talk of who will succeed Man-
sbridge when the 68-year-old anchor steps
away from The National following the Can-
ada 150 coverage next July 1st.
It certainly was no surprise to Mans-
bridge, who messaged Hanomansing just
before he broke the news that he would be
stepping down.
“He sent me a very nice email,” says
Hanomansing.
Interviewed shortly after that announce-
ment, Hanomansing was loath to speculate
on his chances of moving up to CBC’s top
news job.
“I look at the succession of some of the
American networks and CTV,” he suggest-
ed at the time. “There were either clear heir
apparents or few heir apparents. At CBC
there’re no heir apparents but there is cer-
tainly quite a bit of bench strength.”
That being said, Hanomansing is very
interested in hearing CBC’s plan for their
newscast post-Mansbridge. The Nation-
al has traditionally been based in Toronto.
Despite attempts made by other broadcast-
ers, notably Global, to base their national
news in Vancouver, Hanomansing doesn’t
see that happening with CBC.
Leaving his East Van neighbourhood
has been a deal breaker for Hanomansing
in the past. His wife Nancy has enjoyed a
law career in the city and “was not easily
mobile,” he says. The couple was also anx-
ious to create some stability for their two
sons throughout their elementary and high
school years.
Other news organizations, in the U.S.
and Canada, have tried wooing Hanoman-
sing away from CBC and Vancouver. “My
answer was always the same,” he says of
outside job offers. “I was flattered to talk a
couple of times but I knew I wasn’t going to
take the job.”
Both sons, however, have graduated
high school and so “we are mobile now,”
says Hanomansing. He’d move to Toronto
and be the new Mansbridge if the job was
the right fit, he says.
The big unknown is how much CBC
might want to shake up their flagship news-
cast. Hanomansing has also really enjoyed
his last four years on CBC News Network,
shaking loose from the Teleprompter and
hosting more of a magazine show that is a
little more experimental and cutting edge.
“We take chances on lighter stories,” he
says, citing a visit with magicians Penn &
Teller where he was the butt of one of their
jokes.
Hanomansing has laughed along with
the parodies This Hour Has 22 Minutes has
aimed his way over the years, particularly
at the hands of comedian and fellow East
Coaster Shaun Majumder. That won’t end
if CBC offers – and Hanomansing accepts
– the chief anchor job at The Nation-
al. He’ll probably, in fact, be parodied
even more.
Whatever his future holds, at 55, Hano-
mansing is ready to take things in stride.
“They’ve asked me for years, ‘Where do
you see yourself in 10 years?’” he says of
his CBC bosses. “I always tell them, ‘I don’t
know. I love what I’m doing now.’”
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LONDON – Nineteen seven-
ty-seven’s Bat Out of Hell is one
of the best-selling albums of all
time. The singer who made the
disc famous, however, insists that
it did not debut like, well, a bat
out of hell.
“Everybody hated it at first,”
says Meat Loaf.
Meat, as he likes to be called
(his real name is Michael Lee
Aday; he legally changed his first
name from Marvin), made the
comment recently in London.
He was there to announce plans
for a stage musical based on that
album and other works com-
posed by Jim Steinman.
Bat Out of Hell – The Musical
will premiere in England early in
2017, previewing in Manchester
before opening in London’s West
End. There are plans to take the
show, co-produced by Bell Media
as well as Toronto impresario
Michael Cohl, to Toronto.
At 69 and after several health
scares (including collapsing from
dehydration on stage in Edmon-
ton in June of 2016), Meat Loaf
is no longer the brash rebel who
crashed the set of The Rocky Hor-
ror Picture Show astride a motor-
cycle. He won’t be in this stage
musical based on Bat Out of Hell
(newcomer Andrew Polec stars),
but there’s no one better to pro-
mote it. Injuries over the years
have forced him to walk with a
cane, but he’s no less bellicose in
his views.
“Rolling Stone gave it minus
one star,” he says of when Bat
Out of Hell premiered in 1977. “I
don’t think it got any stars in the
UK. I don’t think it got a good
review anywhere. There was one
woman in Cleveland who gave it
a good review.”
Meat Loaf’s soaring, almost
operatic vocals, the length of the
songs and Steinman’s melodra-
matic and self-deprecating lyr-
ics were not the stuff of Top-40
radio back in the ‘70s. Produced
by famed rocker Todd Rundgren,
Steinman and Meat Loaf spent
two years schlepping Bat Out
of Hell from record company to
record company just to try and
get it released.
“They were starting record
companies just to turn us down,”
famously quipped Steinman’s
music manager David Sonen-
berg.
Finally, a minor label in Cleve-
land took a chance. Eventually,
songs such as Two Out of Three
Ain’t Bad and became hits. The
album has gone on to sell more
than 40 million copies worldwide.
Steinman and Loaf contin-
ued on a musical journey that
has lasted over 40 years, although
there have been plenty of bumps
along the way. In the late ‘70s in
Ottawa, Meat Loaf broke his leg
and wound up doing subsequent
concerts in a wheelchair.
Hard living took such a toll on
Meat Loaf’s voice he lost it com-
pletely during the recording of
a follow-up album. Steinman
abandoned that album and start-
ed writing songs for other artists.
During the ‘80s, Steinman and
Loaf took turns suing each other; a
situation the rocker blames more
on managers and agents. They
patched things up long enough to
record Bat Out of Hell II: Return to
Hell in the early ‘90s, featuring the
Grammy-winning single, I Would
Do anything for Love (But I Won’t
do That). The duo just recorded
their latest album, Braver Than
We Are.
“As personalities we’re night
and day,” Meat Loaf explains.
“Artistically, we’re one. For some
reason, the universe put us
together.”
It probably helps that both
laugh at the same things.
“Jimmy writes everything with
a sense of humour,” says Meat
Loaf. “On the whole Bat Out of
Hell was hysterical. If we’d played
it in a comedy club and played
the album as a comedy, it would
have worked.”
Steinman began writing songs
when he was still in high school.
He always envisioned the album
as a musical. When you listen to
the entire album front to back,
as Genesis manager and Bat Out
of Hell – The Musical co-produc-
er Tony Smith did, you realize
that “the songs carry the narra-
tive of the story – which you don’t
hear when you listen to them
individually.”
Meat Loaf does not plan to do
any more stage work. After his
fainting spell on stage in Edmon-
ton he seems resigned to the stu-
dio. He does not rule out doing
some sort of cameo or guest shot
during the run of the musical.
So if you’re keeping score,
Meat Loaf a) broke a leg in Otta-
wa b) fainted during a concert
in Edmonton and c) his wife is
also from Edmonton. As far as
Canada goes then, one out of three
ain’t bad.
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PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE THE NEWSPAPERKEPT IT IN THEIR HOUSE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 4 DAYS
TWO ADULTS IN EVERY HOUSEHOLDARE MOST COMMONLY READING THE NEWSPAPER
Call your LOCAL METROLAND MEDIA ADVERTISING CONSULTANT today at 905-579-4400 or 905-683-5110
COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER READERSHIP REMAINS VERY STRONG
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community level, ‘hyperlocal’ news that community newspapers, in
print and online, are uniquely set up to deliver.”“
- Michelle Digulla
Vice President of marketing at Metroland Media
METROLAND PAPERS IN DURHAM WELL READ
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AN AVERAGE OF 22 MINUTES IS SPENT READING THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERAND ANY ENCLOSED FLYERS
PRIMARILY (77%) FOR LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE, FOLLOWED BY LOCAL SHOPPING INFORMATION (58%) AND LOCAL POLITICS (57%)
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DELIVERY ROUTES AVAILABLE:AJAX/PICKERINGAB181 Millington Cres 28 papersAB205 Ventris Dr 44 papersAB220 Mullen Dr 47 papersAC314 George St, Windsor Ave, York St, 37 papersAN980 Sullivan Dr 37 papersAN983 Kingston Rd W 78 papersAN985 Keebel Cres, Holmes Cres 24 papersAN987 Pennefather Lane, Spraggins Lane 48 papersAO004 Delaney Dr, Edgley Court 25 papersAR113 Kearney Dr, Darley St, Mortimer Cres 53 papersAV301 Tansley Cres, Fenton St, Warner Dr 35 papersAV306 Hollier Dr, Brackenridge St, Styles Cres, Whitlock Cres 45 papersAV314 McNicol Cres 44 papersAV362 Snowling Dr, Bellotti Cres 47 papersAV370 Keith-Wright Cres 57 papers
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CIRCLE TAXI IN WHITBY Now hiring Full & Part time Drivers. Please apply in person to128 Brock St North Whitby or call 905-668-6666
2 & 3 bedroomapartments
Close to school, shopping, hospital On-site superintendent.Rental Office Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (905)686-0845 or(905)686-0841Eve. viewing by appt.www.ajaxapartments.com
DOWNTOWN OSHAWA143 COLBORNE ST. E.Renovated 3 bedroom, modern open-concept kitchen and living room, ensuite laundry, spacious loft, 2 parking spots. $1,600 monthly.Cozy 1 bedroom lower unit with separate entrance, ensuite laundry, 1 parking spot. $1,000 monthly. Both available now!Tyler Walbourne, Sales Representative Royal LePage Signature Realty
416.456.4454 or 416.443.0300
1 & 2 BEDROOMS& OFFICE SPACE CENTRAL OSHAWA
Available immediately.Couple preferred. Fridge/stove, hardwood floors, carpet, fresh paint, laundry. Near shopping, bus. No dogs. Reasonable. Call (905)725-2642
2 Bdrm ApartmentWhitby
1st floor Bachelor apartment in Whitby. Located downtown picturesque. Fully renovated. Parking, laundry. Close to all amenities. Available January 1st.
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STUDIOAPARTMENT
Impeccably renovated ideally located, affordable studio apartment. Parking, laundry, hydro included. Suitable for 1 person.$950, First/last.
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1 BDRM & 2 BDRM APTS for Rent. Start from $600/mo & $700/mo at 304 Simcoe
St. S. Plus heat & hydro. Available now. First/Last, references & credit check required. Call Stephen 905-259-5796
AJAXWestney/Rossland
3-bedroom main floor of house. Separate entrance, shared laundry, parking. $1150+ 2/3 utilities. First/last. References. No pets/smoking. Available Jan 15th. (905)428-9695.
NEWLY RENOVATED three bedroom townhouse, laminate floors, carpet, ceramics, stainless steel appliances, large backyards. $1475.00/month plus utilities. For a limited time half month free incentive. For more info or to arrange a viewing please call Cindy (905) 579-7649or email simcoelane@hotmail.com
COMMUTE TO LONG? Live at the Rouge, bright, clean,freshly painted 2-bedroom basementapartment. Private entrance, separate laundry, 4pc bath. Non-smoker.Call 416-284-8486
MCGILL / OLD HARWOOD
Large 3-Bedroom, eat-in kitchen, living room, parking, own laundry, $1500/month.Available Immediately
416-712-4059 or 647-559-7681
AJAX 3-BEDROOMTOWNHOUSE
Close to parks, schools, amenities. $850 plusCall 905-683 -6203
GeneralHelp GeneralHelp GeneralHelp
CLEANER WANTEDto clean grocery stores, pharmacies, Also req'd Subcontractor & Person to Strip/Wax floors.Port Perry, Lindsay, Oshawa, Whitby & Ajax. 1-2yrs experience, knowledge of buffers, burnishers & floor cleaners. Must be bondable, own vehicle. Call 289-892-6180 fax: 905-428-0530, email davidcleaning2@gmail. com
MAID SERVICE IS NOW HIRING! Looking for Respect and Appreciation? F/T, Days Only, No Weekends! Good pay, great working environ- ment. No Students. Call Patricia 905-723-6242
SUBWAY 3-1060 Kennedy Road, Scarborough, ON Permanent F/T $13.50/hr Secondary, 1+ yr exp., oversee employee training, scheduling, hygiene, ingredients, overall operation. jkparth2000@yahoo.com
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TAXI DRIVERS NEEDEDimmediately for Whitby & Ajax. Computer GPS dispatched. Will train, no experience necessary. Apply to 109 Dundas St. W., Whitby or (905)668-4444
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RECEPTIONIST PART TIME Varied hours, 15-25 hours/wk, some evenings until 9 pm and Saturday's. Good people skills, computer knowledge, experience preferred. Fax resume 905-721-6880 or cgray@oshawapsychologist.com
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**LEATHER JACKETS UP TOO 1/2 PRICE, purses from $9.99; lug- gage from $19.99; wal- lets from $9.99. Everything must Go! Family Leather, 5 Points Mall, Oshawa (905)728-9830, Scarbo- rough (416)439-1177, (416)335-7007.
HOT TUB COVERS All Custom covers, all sizes and all shapes, $375.00 plus tax Free delivery. Let us come to your house & measure your tub! Pool safety covers. 905-259-4514. www.durhamcovers.com
MOVING SALE tools, etc. Call 905-576-5456
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th: 4:30 PM
A U C T I O N S A L EAuction Sale of Furniture, Antiques, & Collectables, for a Courtice Home selling at Neil Bacon Auctions Ltd., 1 km west of Utica.
To Include: Chest of drawers, daybed, 4ft Oriental vase, collector plates, prints, lamps, jewellery, tools including dust col- lector, air compressor, clamps, Emory air tools, table saw, Mastercraft sander, leaf blower, floor jack, tents, garden tools, plus many other interesting items.
Sale Managed and Sold by:NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD.905-985-1068
NEW YEAR ONLINE ONLY COLLECTOR ESTATE AUCTION- FURNITURE- ANTIQUES- COLLECTABLES - Beginning Friday Jan. 6th - 10am- Closing Tuesday Jan. 10th - 7pmat MCLEAN AUCTIONS - LINDSAY / LINDSAY SALES ARENA at 2140 Little Britain Rd -Orange barn across from Race Toyota - selling contents of several local estates, hundreds of collectables, jewelry, coins, vintage comics, books, Military collectables, books, large record collection, artwork, prints, antiques, decoys, oil lamps, crocks, antique clocks, old toys, cap guns, military Dinky toys, trains, lightning rods, modern & quality furniture, roll top desk, washstands, hump back trunk, dressers, chests, antique benches, Coke collectables, primitives, advertising, collectable Hockey cards, some vintage, Johnny Bauer Beehive Card with envelope, Johnny Bauer signed goal stick, Rookie cards, glass & china, Shelley tea cups, dinnerware, Royal Doulton figurines, Moorcroft lamp and covered dish, Sterling Silver, silverware sets, large collection of excellent antique tools, workbench, over 2000 interesting and hard to find items, Note: closing Tuesday - 7pmMCLEAN AUCTIONS 705-324-2783photos/ catalogue/ terms/preview/ pickup times at www.mcleanauctions.com
KELLETT AUCTIONSCoin collection, stamps, collectibles at:Kellett Sale Barn 13200 Old Scugog Rd.(1/2 mile south of Blackstock)SAT., JAN. 7th at 10:30am*** No buyers premium***Collection of Canadian stamps (1998) • Stamps • Post hockey, baseball, football sports cards (50s & 60s) • Over 20 pieces of new jewelry • Collection of over 100 old coins • Household items705-328-2185 or 905-986-4447AUCTIONEER: Bruce Kellettwww.kellettauctions.com
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DICOM TRANSPORTATION GROUP is growing a new division ofour company called DICOM DEDICATED FLEET.We are hiring 20 G Class Courier Drivers in Scarborough, ONwho are dedicated, motivated and driven to be part of deliveringAmazon orders in the GTA.
Wednesday January 4th, 2017 from 1:00 PM-7:00 PM
ORThursday January 5th, 2017 from 7:00 AM-12:00 PM
ATHilton Garden Inn, Toronto/Ajax,
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SATURDAY JANUARY 7th, 2017: 10:00AM
ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S AUCTION SALE of Exceptional High Quality Furniture, Antiques, Col- lectables, and Sterling Silver selling at Neil Bacon Auctions Ltd., 1km west of Utica.
To Include: Furniture: Oak S roll top desk, 9pc mahogany din- ing room suite, pine flatback, grandfather clock, curved glass oak china cabinet, walnut parlour table, 3 door oak ice box, walnut drop front breakfront, 3pc oak swing mirror, Jackson Hayes mar- ble top parlour tables, drop leaf lamp table, walnut tea wagon, pedestal fern stand, moustache pull child's dresser, original paint, Markham Hoover blanket box, 2 matching 7ft bookcases, oak buffet, pine bonnet chest, Davenport 10ft bar from Ringwood Ho- tel, gate leg table, Williams Comet pinball machine. Collectables: WWI airplane propeller with pictures, bronze figurines, Daisy pinball machines (1 cent), Silverwood advertising, Orange Kist advertising thermometer, 1923 license plate, bicycle lanterns, brass inkwell, Orange Crush clock, oak showcase, enameled scales, brass scales, wrought iron floor lamp, Roy Rogers lunch pail, Toronto jug (Robert Jackson), canes, Beswick mugs, snow- shoes, copper kettle, Leica camera, candlestick telephone, match safes, stained glass windows. Miscellaneous: 9x12 handwoven rug, 3x10ft Coke sign, 1954 complete set Parkhurst Hockey Cards (excellent condition), Fender guitar, regulator clock. Ster- ling: 4 and 5 piece tea sets, mirrors, vases, 2 razor sets with cases, dresser jars, mint dishes, ink well, salt shakers, ring box, makeup box, cane, thimbles. Jewellery and Money: 18kt diamond ring (total weight 1.12ct (appr. $6100), 14kt white and pink gold dia- mond ring (appr. $4050), gold broach, 14KT rings, 1978 Hun- dred Dollar Gold Coin (Flying Geese), silver dollars, paper money. Artwork: G. Beck oil painting, signed JF Kennedy picture (1961), paintings by E. Grace Clearihue, McDoyle, W. Sands, E.W. Trick, Frank Lipari. Glassware: Moorcroft lamps, 2ft Sev- res vase, 5 signed 18in Daum Cars (crystal), signed Daum snake, Van Briggle art nouveau planter, set of Begonia Shelly dishes, cranberry glass (including: brooding lamp, hanging hall lamp, Mary Gregory pitcher, vases, coin dot cups, Hobnail, coin dot cruet, oil lamps), 10pc Foley luncheon set, 40 large Royal Doulton figurines, Murano epern, hand painted Nappon dishes, 7pc toilet set, satin glass, press glass, carnival glass, cups and sau- cers, set of Limoge dishes, Royal Doulton military figurines, Toby jugs, Flo Blue, plus many other high quality one of a kind items.Terms: Cash, Visa/MC, Interac, Standard 10% Buyers Premium on all purchas- es. Viewing for this Exceptional Auction Sale will be Friday, January 6th be- tween 1 and 7pm and starting at 8am on Saturday, January 7th.
Sale Managed and Sold by:NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD.905-985-1068
DAVIES, William "Bill" (Retired Captain of the Toronto Fire Department - 25 years of service, Bill enjoyed 19 years of his time at Hall 12). Passed away peacefully on December 28, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Beloved high school sweetheart and husband for 40 years of the late Else. After Else's death, Bill and his wife Peggy, found a love that grew through their years of friendship and their passion of carving. Loving father of Todd (Kathy) and Debra (Tom). Cherished Papa of Kaitlyn and Tyler. Dear brother of Don (Jackie) and the late Ron. Bill will be fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, family and all his good friends that are like family. In 1978, Bill was the very first Firefighter to be nationally recognized as "Firefighter of the Year" by the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. Visitation will be held at the DeSTEFANO FUNERAL HOME, 1289 Keith Ross Drive, Oshawa (south side of Taunton Road, east of Thornton Road by the Oshawa Airport) 905-440-3595 on Friday, January 6th from 6:00-9:00pm. A service to celebrate Bill's life will be held in the DeStefano Chapel on Saturday, January 7th at 11:00am. In memory of Bill, donations may be made to Camp Bucko. Memories may be shared at www.destefanofuneralhomes.ca
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