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The new Small Business Lighting Program offers more than just energy-efficient lighting solutions for small businesses. It offers great benefits and valuable incentives too. THURSDAYJULY 20, 2017 See which beaches you can swim at this weekend! Beach Season! DurhamRegion.com www.durhamregion.com/ news-story/7362778-2-durham- beaches-unsafe-for-swimming/ See the beaches here: Visit our website WHITBY -- The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) has announced the five Canadians who have been chosen for the 15th annual Faces of Mental Illness campaign. Among them is Oshawa’s Brian Rose, who has schizophrenia. After being found not criminally responsible in his grandmother’s death, Rose has dedicated himself to living a healthy, meaningful life in her honour. 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To add your event, go to durhamregion.com/durhamre- gion-events. dCdsB partners with Therapeutic Paws of Canada to bring the calming influence of canines to ajax and Pickering schools Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM — For kids who are reluctant readers, it can be intimidating to read out loud to an adult, or even a fellow student. That’s where a furry, four-legged friend comes in. This summer, students participating in a literacy program offered by the Durham Catholic District School Board, have the chance to improve their reading with the help of a visiting dog. The Summer Rays program has teamed up with Therapeutic Paws of Canada, a volunteer-based program that sees thera- py dogs visit schools, hospitals and seniors homes. Once a week, a dog —  or two, or three — visits St. Bernadette C.S. in Ajax, to con- nect with the kids. A recent visit on July 13 included a trio of therapy dogs, Shane, Celt and Hali. “Dogs are very calming,” says Susan McKenna, who co-ordinates the DCDSB’s Summer Rays program. “This is some- thing we haven’t tried before, we thought it would be very enriching.” McKenna says the reaction so far has been “wonderful” with students either reading to the dog, or petting it while lis- tening to a story being read. “With a dog, no one is correcting them. It’s non-judgmental,” she says. The Summer Rays program is designed to give students who are starting Grade 1 or 2 in the fall, a chance to improve literacy skills — and have some fun. Students spend part of the day work- ing on reading and writing, and the rest of the time taking part in activities and excur- sions such as bowling, strawberry picking, cooking classes, drumming and library visits. The free program has limited enrol- ment, students must be recommended by their teacher. Summer Rays started in 2014 with one site and about 60 students. This year, it is being offered at three sites with about 140 students participating. The PAWS Canada partnership only includes the St. Bernadette site this sum- mer, but McKenna is hopeful it will be expanded to all three Summer Rays loca- tions next year. Sandra Frost is a local team leader with Therapeutic Paws of Canada and says something as simple as petting a dog, can have a big impact on a student's self-confi- dence and ability to concentrate. “We find it really settles the atmosphere and relieves any stress or anxiety,” she says. Frost’s team, which is based in Ajax and Pickering, typically visits five schools a week. Reading to dogs has a ‘pawsitive’ impact on Durham kids in summer literacy program Jason Liebregts / Metroland AJAX — Jennifer Schaefer with Hali from Paws Canada visited with students during a Durham Catholic District School Board’s Summer Rays session at St. Bernadette Catholic School on July 13. Summer Rays is a literacy program where students in kin- dergarten to Grade 1 improve their skills by reading to a canine. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ju l y 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 3 AP OSHAW A Hours: Mon.-Wed.10-6 Thurs.&Fri.10-9 Sat.10-6,Sun.11-5 900 Champlain Ave.,Oshawa 905-723-4561 www.furnituregalleries.ca *See store for complete details.Some restrictions do apply.Colours may not be exactly as shown. Factory Authorized SummerCleArAnCe HUrrY!WHen THeY’re GOne,THeY’re GOne! Now Only$1799NowOnly$1399NowOnly$699 MADE INCANADA Durham residents warned about water treatment, water heater scammers Several residents have contacted region, saying salesmen have tried to enter their homes to access their water service DURHAM — Both the City of Oshawa and the Region of Durham are warning residents about water-related scammers who are contacting people door-to-door and over the phone. The City of Oshawa is warning residents that scammers are posing as city employees and asking about water pipes, as well as water heater rentals and inspections. Service Oshawa has received sev- eral complaints about the scammers. Regional officials say salespeople from water filter and treatment companies are attempting to access people’s homes to access their water service. “Several residents have contacted the region regarding phone calls they received from people claiming to be from the region’s water department, and the callers try to arrange an appointment to inspect the pipes,” says Susan Siopis, commissioner of works. “These phone calls are not from the Region of Durham. The region provides clean, safe drinking water, which meets provincial water quality stan- dards. Our water undergoes daily monitoring and testing, and does not require further filtration or monitoring at residents’ expense.” City of Oshawa employees are not inspecting water heaters or pipes and officials say a real city employee would always wear an identification badge when visiting a home. If someone posing as a city employee shows up at their door and they aren’t wearing a city badge, residents are advised to contact police and report the incident by calling 905-579-1520. Residents should also call police if they have suffered financial losses due to the scammers. Regional officials say their employees and autho- rized contractors also carry photo ID. The Region of Durham does have a residential meter replacement program underway, with Nep- tune Technology Group acting as the contractor, but the replacement is at no charge to residents. Additionally, anyone whose meter is to be replaced will receive a letter notifying them, as well as a let- ter from Neptune asking the resident to schedule an appointment. Residents should not disclose personal informa- tion over the phone or feel pressured to sign con- tracts at the door. To verify any requests made on behalf of the City of Oshawa, call Service Oshawa at 905-436-3311. Information on water quality testing is available from the region by contacting the works depart- ment at 905-668-7711, and from its water quality reports, available online at www.durham.ca/water. Fraud can also be reported to the Canadian Anti- Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501. The centre is a national service jointly operated by the RCMP, the OPP and the Competition Bureau. DURHAM — Durham police are taking to social media in an attempt to return stolen property recovered during a recent investigation to its rightful owners. The items — including tools, bicycles and bicycle parts — were recovered in late June when police executed a search war- rant at a residence on Montrave Avenue. When a suspect was arrested he was found to be in possession of drugs including fentanyl, OxyContin and crys- tal meth, police said. Christopher Allen, 39, of Mon- trave Avenue is charged with pos- session of property obtained by crime, drug possession for the purpose of trafficking, and breach of recognizance. Pictures of property recov- ered during the investigation have been posted on the Durham Regional Police Service Facebook page. Anyone wishing to reclaim property is asked to call the investigating officer and provide evidence of ownership, such as a police report number of an insurance claim. Call police at 905-579-1520, extension 2741. 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Please include your full name, address and day phone number. We reserve the right to edit for length, libel and community standards. Email: newsroom@durhamregion.comMember of the Canadian Circulations Audit Board, Ontario Community Newspaper Association, Canadian Commu-nity Newspaper Association, Local Media Association and the National News Council. Content is protected by copy-right. Publication Sales Agreement #40052657 du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ju l y 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 6 AP column ouR VIEW The recent $10.5 million court settlement paid to Omar Khadr is the hottest of hot but- tons for most people. Emotions run from rage to … well … rage. Most people, myself included, are confounded that this man, who was once a very stupid boy making very stupid choices, is now, courtesy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and some very savvy ambulance chasers, a multimillionaire. There is enough irony in this story to build a railroad across this wonderful nation; the enti- tled, bored brat who hated his country of citi- zenship and all that it stood for so much that he took up arms against it … only to have that same country defend his God-given right to make poor choices and hand him a cheque for $10.5 mil- lion. I love this country. I love it fiercely. I think it is the garden spot of the world and I could not be prouder of the fact that it always at least tries to do the right thing. Our Prime Minister has said the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects all Canadians, all of us, even when it is uncomfort- able. And he is right. Omar Khadr’s rights, as a Canadian citizen, should be protected. And they should have been protected much ear- lier than they were. He should never have lan- guished in an American prison, subject to the terrors of American interrogators. He should’ve languished in a Canadian prison and been sub- ject to the terrors of Canadian interrogation … which is essentially the same thing, only we say sorry when we’re done and the gruel comes with maple syrup. Omar Khadr committed, in my mind, and I think in the minds of many Canadians, the grav- est sin possible. When he turned his back on this country and every wonderful thing it stands for, when he joined the misguided ranks of those who slavishly worship at the alter of hatred, he essentially spat on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms … and, incidentally, in the face of the millions of us who work, live, and die to protect it. But that’s OK. Freedom can take that. Freedom is always stronger than fear and lies. Omar Khadr screwed up, big time. His colos- sal screw-up cost the life of an American soldier and spiralled his own life into a karmic world of hurt. That’s on him. The Canadian govern- ment also screwed up by awarding him such a ludicrously large settlement. I think letting him remain a Canadian citizen would have been more than a generous offer. But their mistake, at least, gave him his life back and made it possible for he and those who stand with him to perhaps finally realize that heaven is not something wait- ing in the great beyond but something we cre- ate right here, with hard work, diligence, respect, and love. That’s on us. Which side would you rather be on? — Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column Which side would you rather be on? neil crone Enter Laughing lEttER to thE EdItoR Organization wants to build 150 homes this year to celebrate country’s anniversary With Canada in the middle of a year- long celebration of its 150th anniversary as a country there are countless events taking place from coast-to-coast. To mark this happy occasion Habitat for Humanity chose the country’s birthday to ramp up what the organization does best — build homes for families in need. This year their goal is to build 150 homes across the country. “What happened was all of the affiliates across Canada decided that this would be a good opportunity for us to really come together as a whole country and to be able to offer out 150 homes to 150 new partner families,” said Habitat for Humanity Dur- ham CEO Mary Bone. In Durham Region four of those 150 homes will go to families in the Oshawa CentreTowne project. Those families were told which homes would be theirs upon completion in the fall at a special cere- mony on July 14. It was a moment none of them will soon forget. “It was like we won the lottery,” said George Jones, one of the recipients. While it may seem like these four fam- ilies won the lottery, receiving a home through Habitat for Humanity is a lot of work. Nothing is given away as each family must put in 500 hours of sweat equity. This can range from working on the job site as their home is built, working at the Habi- tat ReStore or volunteering at Habitat for Humanity events. But the effort is worth it as Habitat for Humanity helps these families realize the dream of home ownership, something they likely wouldn’t experience without such a community-driven program. Habitat for Humanity’s home owner- ship program is a perfect example of pay- ing it forward. The families who take own- ership of these homes pay no interest and only 25 per cent of their gross annual income is required for their mortgage and tax payments. As these mortgages are paid back those dollars are used for new homes for more families. Once the four CentreTowne homes cur- rently under construction are completed in the fall that will bring the total to 14. There is still room for 10 more to be built. To celebrate Canada is to celebrate its people and communities, and there is no better example of an organization that espouses those than Habitat for Humanity. Our community is better because of it. Habitat for Humanity helping build Canada one house at a time The opportunity of recall legislation To the editor: The best opportunity under which recall legislation could be introduced with a chance of success is under a minority government. No political party in power would touch it, especially in the case of Liber- als. Only those politicians with any sense of ethics would support it and few of those exist in our present political landscape. That may well happen in the 2018 Ontario election when voters respond to Kathleen Wynne’s bank- rupting the province buying votes and all the other fiscal disasters/ broken promises/destructive poli- cies heaped upon us non-stop. 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But, over time, the man insisted on keeping all of the money and assaulted and threatened the woman, police allege. Cops obtained a warrant for a suspect and arrested a man as he drove in the area of Highways 115 and 401 early on July 15. Benjamin Brown, 31, of Thorold, Ont. faces numerous charges including human trafficking and assault causing bodily harm. Human trafficking charges laid after sex worker in Oshawa assaulted, threatenedOSHAWA — An Oshawa man is facing charges after another man was stabbed in the arm in what police are calling a road-rage incident. Durham police say a truck was trav- elling erratically along Masson Street just north of Rossland Road on July 17 at roughly 4:30 p.m. and that there was an altercation with another driver. The driv- er of the truck got out and stabbed a pas- senger in the other vehicle in the arm. The 22-year-old man victim suffered minor injuries. The driver of the truck drove off. Police tracked down the address of the driver and arrested him as he was pulling out of the parking lot of an apart- ment building. Officers say they found a knife. Owen Fraser, 31, of Adelaide Avenue in Oshawa, is facing assault with a weap- on charges. He was held for a bail hear- ing. Anyone with new information should call Det. Sitaram of the Central East Divi- sion criminal investigations bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2741. Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamre- gionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward. 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SHOP THEBAY.COM A family of bears an impressive sight This Sunderland bruin came complete with four cubs If you didn’t see it with your own eyes, you wouldn’t believe it. I saw a photo, at least. Taken in a marshy val- ley near Sunderland on the local butterfly count two weeks ago. Luckily, Rayfield Pye had his cam- era ready and captured a spe- cial family portrait — of a moth- er black bear with her four young cubs. Four cubs! He was out along a rail trail east of Highway 12 when he saw Mom and one cub, then anoth- er, crossing the path. A bicyclist came speeding up and Rayfield told him to look behind him — as all four cute little bears appeared, following Mama. I’ve never seen a bear with more than two cubs, though three aren’t that uncommon, appar- ently. Black bears have six nip- ples, though usually two primary ones produce the rich, fat-filled milk that helps a newborn grow from less than a pound at birth in January to a rambunctious, play- ful little bear by July. There has to be lots of food around for a female bear to gestate at all, not to mention give birth to more than a pair of cubs — nature’s meth- od of birth control for these large omnivorous mammals. According to the internet, one black bear in Pennsylvania produced a record six cubs. Since black bears can live up to 30 years in good habitat, I won- dered if Rayfield’s bear might be the very same one I saw a few years ago near Reach Marsh. She had two youngsters in tow, one following at her heels, one much more adventurous — typical of twins? Perhaps her home range right here in Durham — often about eight square kilometres — was wild, safe and abundant enough to allow her to double the size of a subsequent litter. Rais- ing a family is a two-year com- mitment for a female black bear. While her sons will wander off, far away, to find a territory of their own at that point, her daughters might claim a range that includes a corner of their mom’s. 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The Great Outdoors Margaret Carney du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ju l y 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 10 AP Oshawa man found not criminally responsible for grandmother’s slaying now an advocate for mental health Reka Szekely rszekely@durhamregion.com OSHAWA — An Oshawa man who was found not crimi- nally responsible in the killing of his grandmother is talking about his recovery journey in hopes of helping others with complex mental illnesses like schizophrenia. Brian Rose, 37, was recently named one of five 2017 Faces of Mental Illness by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH). Rose was nominated for the job due to his community work during his recovery which has included blogging, public speaking and writing articles. “I do a lot of it and all of it pretty much in the memory of my grandmother,” he said. “I couldn’t get the early help that I needed, I kept being turned away.” Rose first began showing symptoms of schizophrenia in his 20s, including paranoia, depression and anxiety. He would eventually experience auditory and visual hallucinations and full-blown psychosis. In 2010, days before he killed his grandmother, he was apprehended by police. “I was on the road swinging a pick axe at cars and I got arrested and they said I was delusional, which I was,” he explains. He was held for a 72 hours in a mental health unit in Brantford but was eventually released, walking home bare- footed to his grandmother’s farm in Vanessa, still gripped with delusions. That’s where he killed 85-year-old Janina Kurzyna. “I was in the room with firearms and I took her life with a firearm … I absolutely thought I was doing something right.” It took months for the true nature of his actions to hit him. “I came out of psychosis two months later, even while in jail I was thinking I did something right because the schizo- phrenia was so entrenched in my thoughts, I couldn’t get around it,” he said. “My grandma was a very important person in my life. I loved her to pieces and to lose her, it hurts me, it hurts me every day.” He was first diagnosed with schizophrenia after his arrest for his grandmother’s death. Rose was charged with first- degree murder and went to trial, but was ultimately found not criminally responsible for the crime due to his mental illness in 2013. After he began treatment, he was transferred to Whit- by’s Ontario Shores to the forensics unit in 2014. It took five and half years for Rose to re-enter the community. The path included working with psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, substance-abuse treatment and the creation of a wellness and recovery plan which includes medication. Rose gradually reintegrated into the community, starting with day passes from Ontario Shores, and now lives in Oshawa. Mark Rice is the senior clinical director at Ontario Shores. Before that, he was the director of the forensics program which treats people found not criminally responsible. The program has 92 people on the in-patient side and about 140 outpatients, including Rose. He explains that staff at Ontario Shores don’t determine when a patient is ready to reintegrate into the community, but rather it’s the Ontario Review Board after hearing from health care professionals. There is no set time for recovery and reintegration into the community, explains Rice, but rather it’s based on risk man- agement. “Their moving through the system is dependent upon risk, management of risk is the big factor in the foren- sic system … somebody that is adhering to their treatment, developed good insight into their illness, is understanding of how their illness impacts others … that person would move through the system quicker. People think a lot of times it’s similar to a correctional system where there’s a prescribed period, but that’s not the case in the forensics system.” The National Trajectory Project, a study on not criminal- ly responsible cases, says people with this verdict are far less likely to reoffend than people who go through the criminal justice system. In Ontario the recidivism rate is 10 per cent for people who have gone through the NCR process. Rice said the process of moving into the community starts slowly. “The first time they leave the hospital to go to, say, Tim Hortons, they might have a one-hour pass,” he said, adding that he is cognizant of the negative reactions people might receive from the broader community and it’s something that’s discussed with the patient. Once in the community, the patient would continue to check in with Ontario Shores to ensure they’re following their recovery plan. Rice acknowledges it can be hard for the public to under- stand not criminally responsible cases. “In a forensic case, our patients are committing the offenc- es because they’re not in their right mind, they’re not thinking clearly, they’re having delusions … and I think that’s hard for the public to grasp, particularly when it’s a significant offence that’s been committed.” Rice said Rose has shown a great interest in giving back to the system that helped him. “We’re very proud. I think Brian is a great spokesperson for mental health issues in general, and I also think his person- al story and the way he’s committed to his own recovery, he’s in a position to motivate others who may be in similar situa- tions.” Fred Phelps is the campaign chair for CAMIMH, which is made up of 17 organizations that represent people with lived experience of mental health challenges, as well as profession- als in the mental health field. He is also the executive direc- tor of the Canadian Association of Social Workers, a CAMIMH member organization. CAMIMH has been raising mental health awareness for 15 years and Phelps said that when the organization started, dis- cussion of the issue was in the shadows. “We’ve had 15 years of truly inspiring people who are able to say I have a mental illness and can use their story to reduce the stigma when it comes to mental illness … I think Brian is a great example of lived experience and a person in recov- ery, Brian has a phenomenal story and he has a phenomenal recovery,” said Phelps. “This is an individual who was sick and is getting better, and is in recovery and he’s a testament that the system works when it needs to.” Phelps applauded Rose for being a face of mental ill- ness and working to dispel myths about the NCR system. He acknowledges that cases like that of Richard Kachkar, who was found not criminally responsible in the death of a Toronto police officer can bring negative attention from the public for people struggling with mental health. “It’s a hard thing to ... understand (is) that it isn’t a crime, that the person is not responsible for themselves at that point … the best thing we can do is exactly what the faces are doing and Brian is doing, which is reducing the stigma of mental ill- ness and mental health, tell their story, make it real.” It’s not uncommon for people with mental illness to bounce around the system, between doctors and emergency rooms, before they enter recovery. “I was in my 20s, I was showing signs and my family noticed it and a lot of people noticed it and it was ignored,” said Rose. He was prescribed antidepressants and anti-anxiety medi- cation, but not antipsychotic drugs that would have addressed the schizophrenia. Rose said he’s heard similar stories from people strug- gling with mental illness, that there are symptoms and signs, but it takes years for it to be diagnosed properly because it’s an unseen illness. “My life was almost ruined by this illness, I somehow was — by the grace of God — lucky enough to come out it with a life now," he said. "I have a girlfriend, a job, I’ve come out of it, but it took a lot of hard work.” CAMIMH advocates for improved access to mental health services.“Our goal is to continue to make mental health a pri- ority and for the federal government to treat mental health the same as physical health and that means investing in mental health to the same level as physical health,” said Phelps. He applauds the federal government’s announcement of spending $5 billion over a decade on mental health, but he doesn’t believe that meets the need. Phelps said mental health spending accounts for about 7.2 per cent of federal health care transfer dollars and he would like to see that rise to 9 per cent, a 25 per cent increase in spending. Meanwhile, as Rose shares his story, he’s hoping to prevent suffering for others. “I decided to tell my story because I want to break the stigma and I want people to be open about men- tal illness so the other Brians out there that are suffering with schizophrenia can get the help they need, and can get the early help to prevent tragedy.” Giving back to the system that helped him Submitted photo TORONTO — Oshawa resident Brian Rose, right, spoke with TSN host Michael Landsberg at the official announce- ment for the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health’s 2017 Faces of Mental Illness campaign. 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The company provides customer support for automotive and financial brands includ- ing General Motors and American Express. Officials from the company say they’re looking for inbound customer service repre- sentatives in both English and bilingual Eng- lish and French roles. “Concentrix has a very unique mix of flex- ible career opportunities while promoting advancement; the vast majority of our senior leadership team started out in the type of roles we’re recruiting for this summer,” said Emily Martin, talent acquisition manager for Concentrix. Elaine Minacs launched the company originally as a home business and it has been located in Oshawa since 1981. Minacs was acquired by Concentrix in 2016. Oshawa development services chair John Aker praised the company as innovative and a leader in its field. “They continue to provide high quality employment opportunities to local residents and we are very pleased to see this sector grow in Oshawa,” he said. 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Shakespeare’s story of race, jealousy and revenge is set against the backdrop of 1974, when Canadi- an peacekeepers were caught in the middle between Greeks and Turks on Cyprus. The play starts at 7:30 p.m., but show up at 6:30 p.m. to see The Cyprus Project, stories of people who experienced the 1974 war. Admission is pay-what-you can, with a suggested payment of $20. Learn more at www. driftwoodtheatre.com/bards-bus- tour, by emailing contactus@drift- woodtheatre.com or by calling 844- 601-8057.2Ajax Downs race track, at 50 Alex- ander’s Crossing, hosts Craft Brewery Day on July 23 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sample suds from local breweries, including Ajax’s own Falcon Brewing Company, while enjoying live music and Quarter Horse racing. Arrive a bit early if you want to place a bet, as post time is 12:55 p.m.3Canada’s birthday party is a year- long affair, and the Canadian Jamai- can Club of Oshawa presents Can- ada 150 Island Style on July 22 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Memorial Park, 110 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa. It’s a free, all-ages outdoor festival to celebrate Canada 150, while at the same time showcasing the diversity of Oshawa and Durham Region. The event fea- tures music, dance, drumming, a fresh food market place, craft displays and a live concert. Learn more by emailing cjcoshawa@gmail.com  or by calling 905-409-0032.4In the north, the Port Perry Vinyl Record and Collectibles Show is set for July 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Latcham Centre, 121 Queen St. The Record Vault hosts the event, with 25 tables featuring established vendors offering a wide range of vinyl covering all genres. Jaimie Vernon, author of The Canadian Pop Music Encyclope- dia, will be there as well. Admission is free. Email shows@therecordvault. com or call 647-887-5710 to learn more.5End the weekend with a free swim, sponsored by Tim Hortons, at the Pickering Recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd., on July 23 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more events at www.durhamregion.com-events Mike Ruta MRuta@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Jim Cuddy is a patriot- ic guy. So Blue Rodeo’s co-frontman is happy to be a part of the free concert series celebrating Ontario’s 150th anni- versary of Confederation. The ONtour Concert Series stops in Ajax on July 29. In addition to the Jim Cuddy Band, JoSH the BaND, Karl Wolf and Ralph are on the bill. “I’m always a big supporter of the country I live in and I’m a big fan of Ontario and Toronto, where I was born,” Cuddy says in an interview. He was in Ottawa for Canada Day and says the scene perfectly captured where Canada is at as a country. “We’ve had a long run, about 10 years, of being proud of ourselves, which is a great maturing for us,” he says. Amid all of the celebrating, the pres- ence of First Nations protesters on Par- liament Hill, calling attention to the issues Canada’s first peoples have with the federal government, was much publicized. Cuddy took notice and sug- gests that as far as Canada has come in a century and a half, there is still work to be done. “The fact that we haven’t worked out a proper relationship with our Indige- nous people is a problem,” he says. Cuddy performs in a number of for- mats, most notably with Blue Rodeo (BR). But he also plays in the Jim Cuddy Family Band, the Jim Cuddy Trio and in the Jim Cuddy Band. In forming the latter, Cuddy says he began with some familiar faces: Blue Rodeo bassist Bazil Donovan and guitarist Colin Cripps. Cripps became a full member of BR in 2013 and co-produced and per- formed on all of Cuddy’s solo albums, All in Time, The Light That Guides You Home and Skyscraper Soul. Violinist Anne Lindsay, whom Cuddy describes as “quite amazing and a stellar talent,” adds a unique flavour to the Jim Cuddy Band. Cuddy says it’s one of the greatest joys of his life, performing and working with musicians he’s known for years. “I’m definitely a stick-with-it guy,” he says. “My solo band has been together for about 20 years.” The Durham crowd can expect to hear songs from Cuddy’s solo records and a few BR numbers. Cuddy says it will be a 60/40 sum- mer this year: most of his gigs are BR shows, but he’s also performing with his other bands. But BR comes first and Cuddy says his other commitments are worked out so that it’s comfortable for BR. He says BR is coming to the end of a record cycle and is thus on a bit of a break. “I don’t think Blue Rodeo will do any- thing until the following summer,” he says, joking, “those guys need rest; they’re old.” Asked if he’s the youngest BR member, Cuddy replies, “just barely.” While the fuss this year has been about Canada 150, it’s also the 150th anniver- sary of Confederation, of the four prov- inces that originally made up the coun- try, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The provincial gov- ernment is celebrating the milestone all year, including with the ONtour Concert Series. Concerts across Ontar- io have begun and continue into Sep- tember, featuring artists such as the Tea Party, Skydiggers and Amanda Mar- shall. All of the concerts are free. The Ajax concert is from 6 to 9 p.m. at Ajax Downs race track, 50 Alexander’s Crossing. Learn more and check for updates at www.ontario.ca/page/ontour-concert- series or on Facebook. 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It made tremendous inroads in braking through previously for- bidden cinematic territory. I finally caught up with Psycho when it was first shown on TV in 1970, with considerable cuts made from the original version. It still stands as a groundbreaking must-see work of art. There has never been a movie like Psycho. Psycho highlights: — The rights to Robert Bloch’s 1959 book of the same name; about a disturbed motel owner, Norman Bates, sold for a mere $5,000. — Psycho made a star out of Anthony Perkins, who played Norman Bates, the mother-fixated maniac. Perkins appeared in subsequent films, Psycho II (1983), Psy- cho III (1986) and Psycho IV — The Begin- ning (1990 TV movie). He didn’t partake in the shower scene; that went to his body- double, actress Anne Dore, who wore mother’s costumes and performed the stabbing actions. Also used for this famous 45-second segment, which took a week to film, was Margo Epper. The reason for this was that Hitchcock did not want to reveal the identity of the murderer at this point in the film. As for mother’s voice, this was done by Virginia Gregg, Paul Jasmin and Jeanette Nolan, who was married to actor John McIntire. He had a part in Psycho as the sheriff. — After much general opposition, Hitch- cock decided to carry on a dramatic turn and part away from the glory (not yet gory) years of the 1950s and his success- ful string of rich, sophisticated and classy, full-fledged entertaining productions. He decided to use low-budget skeleton crews from his TV show, Alfred Hitchcock Pres- ents (1955-1962), as well as black-and white photography. Hitchcock’s clever promotional plan for Psycho paid off in spades. — The role of Marion Crane went to Janet Leigh, after Dina Merrill was turned down for being beautiful but ‘too starchy, too much forehead’ by Hitchcock.   — The shower scene is one of the most examined cinematic creations ever con- ducted. — Jerry Mathers, who played in TV sit- com Leave It To Beaver (1957-1963) and had a role in Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry (1955), shared the same lot Beaver and Psycho used at Universal-Internation- al studios. Additionally, Marion Crane’s 1957 Ford belonged to the Beavers, their family car, that was borrowed by Hitch- cock. — Psycho cost $800,000 and brought in $40 million as it was given a few theatrical releases after its initial, trail-blazing run. After Psycho, Hitchcock was given his own lavish office and generally treated as roy- alty at Universal pictures until his passing. — Oddly, Hitchcock wanted a jazz score for the film but since the project budget was significantly reduced, composer/art- ist and long time Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann used a string ensem- ble for his composition rather than a full, orchestral group. It is widely agreed that the music played a major role in the film. — Star Anthony Perkins passed in 1992 at age 60. His wife ‘Berry’ Berenson died September 2011 at age 53 in the attack on American Airlines Flight 11 on Sept. 11, 2001. — Andrew Merey is a Whitby resident who’s interested in music and movie history. He has contributed articles to This Week since 2003. You can reach him at amerey@rog- ers.com. Whitby’s Andy Merey revisits Hitchcock’s classic thriller, Psycho Toronto Star file photo WHITBY -- Janet Leigh screams in the shower scene in Psycho. 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When entering event information, note that you are required to indicate if the event is free or not du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ju l y 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 25 AP SP O R T S Joe Millage Guest columnist Recently, I met with Dave Lahey of Predictive Index, who specializes in help- ing people and organizations identify the character traits that optimize the likeli- hood of success. He brought up a strong point that peo- ple who accomplish great things share traits that can help predict their likelihood for success. Let’s call it the DNA of excel- lence. So, I started thinking about the excellence I have known and then began categorizing it, and I thought that you can help expand the list, and then we can drill down to the habits, attitudes, and oppor- tunities that can help us all find our excel- lence. The following is the starting point: your task is to think of additional cate- gories and send them to me at emtjoe@ rogers.com. Who are the region’s most accomplished sport personalities? Fitness: Mark Fitzgerald at Elite Train- ing Systems (ETS) Trainer: Bryan Boyes, 40 years in the business with the Oshawa Generals Swimming: Anne Ottenbrite ParaSport: Durham Hotwheels, founded by Oshawa Hall-of-Famer Jeff Simpson Special Olympics: Catherine Partlow Coaching: Andy Dyment, cross-coun- try, volleyball, and wrestling Golf: Wilson Patterson (performance), Doug Summers (accessibility), John Uprichard (development) Most resilient: Wyatt McKinnon, who battled through three brain tumours and earned an NCAA scholarship in lacrosse. Hockey has a long list of notables, including Bobby Orr, Eric Lindros, and John Tavares from the Generals, but many others had great junior careers and became great community builders. My personal favourite is Bobby Atter- sley, considered among the world’s elite players, who turned down NHL contract offers to stay in Whitby. His love of fam- ily, his business, and eventually his job as mayor kept him grounded. I imagine he had character DNA that made him altru- istic and determined. Obviously, the above are personal choices that come from a limited per- spective, but the truth is in Durham we are surrounded by excellence and I would really appreciate your ideas on some of the greats you have known, what impact they have had on you, and which catego- ries you would add to this list. This is your chance to say thanks, or even wow. Joe Millage is a master course instructor with the OMHA, chair of ParaSport Ontario, and an advocate for lifelong activity who believes that “everyone wins when everyone plays”. Email: emtjoe@rogers.com. The DNA of excellence Photos by Chris Tanouye, Ryan Pfeiffer Bouncing for joy in Oshawa OSHAWA -- Olympic gold medalist Rosie MacLennan competes in trampoline at the 2017 Canadian Championships hosted at the Durham College/UOIT joint campus on July 15. 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The highlight of the Cricket Across the Pond tour was a ceremonial exhibition game on July 10 to celebrate Canada 150 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. “It’s a great opportunity. I never expected it, but it’s great to see,” Navaratne said prior to departing. “I’ve put a lot of time into volunteering for the Town of Ajax, dedicated my time to crick- et and education in cricket, and it’s great to see the selection as a result of my time and effort.” Indeed, Navaratne has worked tire- lessly to grow the game since he started playing himself about seven years ago. Not only has he been instrumental in getting a high school team up and run- ning at Sinclair, but he also runs a pro- gram out of the Ajax Cricket Club to help educate kids aged five to 15. “The plan is to start the kids early and make sure that they have a strong under- standing of the game at an early age so they can continue in their teenage years,” he explained. “It’s so much easier to teach at a young age. Once you have that basic knowledge of what’s happening, it’s very easy to pick up on.” The effort of Navaratne and others has indeed seen the game grow over the past few years. When he first started playing cricket at Sinclair, there were only about a dozen teams in the GTA; now there are half a dozen from Durham alone, and more than 100 in the GTA. At the elementary level, a Durham Dis- trict School Board tournament has grown from 10 teams four years ago to 76 this past season. Navaratne’s vision is to see the game grown in the community as well. “It’s so easy and accessible for kids to get into other sports like hockey [or] soc- cer — you just search online — so I guess the end goal is to do a quick search online and be able to come up with a cricket league,” he said. “We want people to be educated enough to be able to play community cricket very easily, as easily as it is to play other sports in the community.” Navaratne’s family has a rich tradition in the sport. His grandfather, Lakshman Navaratne, has played for Canada and coaches the team at Sinclair, and his great grandfa- ther, Benedict Navaratne, was one of the greatest wicket-keepers in Sri Lankan his- tory. Jediah Navaratne rewarded for tireless work in cricket with trip to Trinidad and Tobago Ron Pietroniro / Metroland DURHAM -- Jediah Navaratne is a Sinclair Secondary School student who is off to Trinidad and Tobago as part of a GTA All Star cricket team. His garndfather and great grandfather both played cricket at the national and international level. DURHAM — Gage Madill will be mak- ing his way from Whitby to Buenos Aires this summer. Madill started with the ICKF Kara- te School in Whitby when he was seven years old, and now, at 13, he will be mak- ing his international competition debut at the Junior Pan American Karate Champi- onships in Argentina as a member of the Canadian national junior team. His journey to the Jr. Pan Ams began with qualifying for the provincial team as one of the top competitors in Ontario. He competed at the 2017 Karate Canada National Championships in Quebec City, where he earned a bronze medal. Madill was then invited to the Canadian junior team training camp, where he won a fight-off to secure his spot in the 12-13 under-50-kilogram kumite division. ICKF Karate School has a solid history of developing athletes. Madill is the 22nd athlete from the school to make the Ontar- io team and the 12th to represent Canada on the international stage. The competition is organized by the Pan American Karate Federation and is the pinnacle for youth karate competitors in North and South America. Each country is only allowed to field two competitors per category. Madill will be in Buenos Aires for the competition Aug. 21-26. 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Whitby’s Sinclair grad wins gold in 10-sport event OTTAWA — Whitby’s Pierce LePage announced himself to the country by win- ning the decathlon at the 2017 Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa on July 5. A rising star on the athletics scene, the 21-year-old Sinclair Secondary School graduate finished the 10-event sport with 7,948 points, which was good enough for gold, but not quite high enough to qualify for the world championships in London later this summer. LePage, who needed 8,100 points to qualify for the worlds, finished the first five events on July 4 with 4,330 points, before adding 3,618 the second day. It’s a remarkable achievement either way for the six foot seven inch tall LePage, who burst onto the scene early last year by winning the RBC Olympic talent search in Toronto — and with that, a trip to the Rio Olympics as a spectator and $10,000 per year for three years to go toward training costs. “I’ve definitely surprised myself with my growth over the past two years,” LeP- age admitted in an email exchange. “I’ve always known I could become a strong decathlete, but I think receiving funding and support from RBC training ground has accelerated my progress by so much to where I started doing things I had no idea I could do.” LePage’s background in athletics dates to Fallingbrook Public School, where he would participate in all the events during the annual track and field day, but even- tually settled on the triple jump as his strength. He began working with his current coach, Gregory Portnoy, in January 2014 at York University, which left him with- out the time to compete at the high school level while at Sinclair — and thus without any Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association medals. It turns out an injury led to the decision to abandon the triple jump. “I was having problems with my knees so we decided to branch out into other events and what better way to do that than to do them all?” he said. “Basical- ly my coach just asked if I wanted to do an octathlon (eight events) and I said yes and the rest is history. I fell in love with the events after that and I couldn’t be happier to call myself a decathlete.” With Olympic bronze medallist Damian Warner not competing in the decathlon at the national championships, LePage stood atop the podium alongside Taylor Stew- art of London, Ont. (7,882), and Ameri- can Robert Robinson (7,650). The win also earned LePage the 2017 Capital Cup, the eighth stop on the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) world com- bined events challenge tour. LePage started the competition on July 4 by winning the 100 metre dash in a time of 10.59 seconds, earning him 954 points, followed by finishing second in long jump (7.33 metres, 893 points), fourth in shot put (13.30 metres, 686 points), tied for first in high jump (2.08 metres, 878 points) and first in the 400 metre (47.49 seconds, 919 points). The next day, he placed ninth in the 100 metre hurdles (14.99 seconds, 851 points), sixth in discus (40.53 metres, 675 points), first in pole vault (4.85 metres, 865 points), 10th in javelin (50.87 metres, 601 points) and 13th in the 1,500 metre run (4:48.85, 626 points), setting personal bests in the latter two events. “I’m a little disappointed I couldn’t reach my goal, but I know I had the abili- ty to make it this year,” he said, referring to the world championships. “That being said, I’ve made incredible progress this year even if it doesn’t neces- sarily show in my decathlon scores … I’m still young and have a lot to learn and the best way to learn is from challenges and failures.” LePage has suspended his law studies at York University to pursue the sport, with the hope of qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He typically trains six days a week rang- ing from four to five hours plus recovery, but during certain periods trains twice a day for more than six hours plus recovery. “I think I already have the ability to make the Olympics,” he said. “All my events can get better and I don’t think I’ve reached my peak yet … My coach says that talent is the ability to work hard and that’s what I intend to do.” Pierce LePage captures decathlon gold at nationals Photo by Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images OTTAWA -- Whitby’s Pierce LePage com- peted in the decathlon 110m hurdles at the 2017 national track and field cham- pionships in Ottawa. LePage won the decathlon gold medal and the 2017 Capital Cup, the eighth stop on the IAAF combined event challenge tour. du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ju l y 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 28 AP 0717 ✓ In-depth training in legal procedures ✓ Half-Day classes ✓ Job placement assistance Space is limited.Enroll now for September 2017! 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