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® News Advertiser.PICKERING CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY DURHAMREGION.COM .com.com All types ofDENTURE SERVICESProvided 905-683-6074 Bayly St.W.,Ajax SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26TH10AM-4:30PM ONE DAY ONLY! FREE PARKING • DOOR PRIZES Kingsway College •1200 Leland Rd.,Oshawa IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:www.metrolandshows.com THURSDAYNOVEMBER 9, 2017 Submitted photo OSHAWA -- Norman Edward ‘Duke’ Brown, middle, in a U.S. Army photo taken in Italy in January of 1944, about a month before he was killed in action at age 29. The Oshawa native was one of several local servicemen who were part of the famed First Special Service Force, popularly known as the Devil’s Brigade. Brown’s great-nephew, Keith MacKay, has spent years researching local ties to the celebrated Second World War unit. DEVIL’S BRIGADE The celebrated joint U.S.-Canadian First Special Service Force included members with Durham roots Page 10 newsroom@durhamregion.com www.facebook/newsdurham @newsdurham newsdurham WHAT’S ON SPORTS ‘KILLER’ IN AJAX Doug Gilmour signs books for fans Hundreds line up to get a glimpse of former Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain. Page 22 THEATRE The Game’s Afoot on stage in Ajax Ajax Community Theatre’s first of the season promises hilarity. Page 29 ONLINE AT METROLAND PAPERS IN DURHAM WELL READ Call your LOCAL METROLAND MEDIA ADVERTISING CONSULTANT today at 905-579-4400 or 905-683-5110 Did you know? COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER READERSHIP REMAINS VERY STRONG READERSHIP is particularly STRONG IN DURHAM REGIONwith readership topping 82%SURVEYED BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-35 WILL BE READING AS MUCH OR MORE THIS YEAR OF YOUNGER ADULTS87% 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 2 P Experienced Trial Lawyers Serving Oshawa, Pickering and Whitby SWLawyers.ca 13 John Street WestOshawa289.634.1680 PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Province to provide $4.6 million to operate new unit Keith Gilligan KGilligan@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Twenty mental health in- patient beds are returning to the Ajax-Picker- ing hospital. The province announced on Monday, Nov. 6 the funding of $4.6 million to operate a new mental health in-patient unit at the Ajax facility. The beds were moved out of the then Rouge Valley Ajax-Pickering site to Centenary hospital in Scarborough in 2008. The announcement the beds were return- ing was originally made in November 2016. That announcement, however, didn't include any funding, just a promise to restore the beds. Joe Dickson, MPP for Ajax-Pickering, said provincial Health Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins “told me many times those beds are coming back." “As a priest, pastor or rabbi would say, ‘and that’s the truth,'” Dickson said. “It’s a great day for Ajax and Pickering,” Dickson said, adding having the beds is “important and integral to mental health in our community. This is special, really, really special.” Dr. Romas Stas said, “I want to thank Dr. Hoskins. He did promise us those 20 beds and he’s one of the few politicians who kept his word. I want to thank Joe. When he gets onto something, he’s like a hound dog.” Susan deRyk, executive vice-president at the Ajax facility, said, “This is a terrific announcement. It’s so important to our com- munity.” She added, “What a great way to start the week.” Deborah Hammons, the CEO of the Cen- tral East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), said the announcement was “wel- come news.” She noted the LHIN is working on a men- tal health program. “The restoration of the 20 beds is good news for the community and good news for the LHIN,” Hammons said. Matt Anderson, CEO of Lakeridge Health, said, “The base funding means the beds are here and they’re here to stay.” Having the beds will improve patient care and provide care throughout the community, Anderson added. “I look forward to getting the beds up and open as soon as possible,” he said. Mental health beds returning to Ajax-Pickering hospital Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland AJAX -- Dr. Romas Stas, left, made a few comments after Joe Dickson, MPP for Ajax- Pickering, announced on Nov. 6 a provincial investment of $4.6 million to operate a new mental health inpatient unit at Lakeridge Health Ajax-Pickering. A 20-bed unit will open in about one year, once renovations are complete. Kristen Calis KCalis@durhamregion.com DURHAM — When it comes to finding a good job, it’s often who you know that gets your foot in the door, says Mano Pancharat- nam, chair of the Durham Tamil Association’s (DTA’s) Dinner For Success. DTA, which provides services in Durham Region for everyone from seniors to people new to the area to young people, had gotten word that the need was there. “Constantly, we’re getting feedback from our young adults … that they are finding it very difficult to find a job,” Pancharatnam says. So, the DTA recently hosted a dinner that connected young adults seeking success- ful careers in their field with the people who could hire them. It took place at Deer Creek Banquet Facility in Ajax in October. Pancharatnam had attended a similar din- ner when he went to the University of Ottawa. The DTA event had students and employ- ers sitting among one other at the tables. “It’s basically a soft interview,” says Pan- charatnam. At the same time, students could ask ques- tions to help them get on the right track. It was open to all, not just Tamil students. DTA focused on third and fourth-year stu- dents, as well fresh grads who are underem- ployed, and worked with local post-second- ary institutes to get the word out. “We got about 120 students,” says Pan- charatnam. Students paid just $25 and got a three- course meal, heard empowering speeches, met local politicians and were able to net- work with business professionals. More than 50 professionals from business- es both large and small attended. Students were asked to submit their resu- més ahead of time and the YMCA helped review and polished them up. “We have a resumé bank now,” says Pancharatnam. The feedback has been positive. “Now they’re asking if we’re going to have it again next year,” he says. DTA is surveying attendees to help orga- nizers decide if the event will take place again in 2018. Durham Tamil Association dinner connects students, new grads with employers Submitted photo AJAX -- Mano Pancharatnam, chairman of the Durham Tamil Association’s Dinner For Success, spoke to students and pro- fessionals who attended the recent event at Deer Creek Banquet Facility. 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 3 AP * Promotion runs till December 31, 2017 on selected equipment. Customer may be eligible for OPA, Save On Energy and Manufacturers A+ or any other rebates on selected equipment. Monthly payment on approved credit (OAC ). Offer cannot be combined. Cost varies based on make, model and size of equipment.Aire One reserves the right to change or cancel this offer at any time without prior notice.Eligibility of rebate depends on requirements, please call Aire One for details. AIRONE-1102-RH-MM-3 1910 Dundas St. E. 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CaLendaR OF eVenTs Submit your events online Event listings are easy to input online. Many of the events put online will also make it into our Calendar of events in our Thursday newspapers. To add your event, go to durhamregion.com/durhamre- gion-events. durham Catholic board opens online applications for new arts and media program nov. 27 Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Online applications for Dur- ham’s newest school arts and media program don’t open until Nov. 27 — but hundreds of kids got a jump on the process this past week- end. Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Ajax was abuzz recently as close to 400 grades 6, 7 and 8 students danced, sang, acted, played instruments and tried their hand at photography. They were there to pick up tricks and tips to help them audition for the new Arts and Media Program (AMP) the Durham Catholic District School Board will be offering next fall. In one room, students recited mono- logues and made tableaus. In another, aspir- ing musicians kept the beat with drumsticks. Dancers spun and leapt in unison as they learned a short choreographed routine and the voices of singers practicing Hallelujah floated through the halls. Liam Kelly, 13, is “a little nervous” about the upcoming January auditions, but says he got some good pointers at the Saturday camp. “They gave us tips like, try to stand still, because if you’re moving around you look nervous,” he explains. “And, you should prac- tice your audition in front of the mirror or in front of other people.” Liam, who is currently in Grade 8, plans to audition for both drama and vocal music and is considering doing a monologue from Peter Pan and singing 'Somewhere Only We Know,' for his audition pieces. AMP is set to launch at All Saints Catholic Secondary School in Whitby in September 2018. It will be an optional enrolment grades 7 to 12 program, with students selected based on auditions. All Saints will still offer a standard pro- gram for grades 9 to 12 as well. The DCDSB plans to accept 75 Grade 7 students, 75 Grade 8 students and 150 Grade 9 students into the first year of the program. Tish Sheppard, a teaching and learning consultant with the DCDSB, says this is the “jackpot” year for incoming Grade 9s. “There are 150 spots for incoming Grade 9 students for the first year. After that, the Grade 8s will be taking up 75 of the spots, so this is a big opportunity,” she says. School board staff stress AMP is not an “elite” program — students who have never taken lessons or who don’t have a lot of expe- rience with their discipline of choice can still snag a spot, if they show passion and poten- tial. All Saints principal Chris Cuddy says inter- est in the program has been “overwhelming,” noting that about 550 people showed up for a recent information night. “It’s a need that’s not being met right now,” he explains. “So many kids are already doing dance or piano or things like that outside of school … this is a way for them to bring their passion and their talents to school.” AMP was approved as part of a study to address declining enrolment at the DCDSB’s two Whitby high schools — All Saints and Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School. All Saints has a capacity of 1,194 — but projections were estimating fewer than 700 students at the school by 2025. Cuddy says it looks like AMP will reverse that trend. If current interest is any indica- tion, the principal estimates the school will be at full capacity in two years. The new program is drawing interest from students across Durham — and from both the Catholic and public school boards. Emma Gaskin, 12, is in Grade 8 at Gandat- setiagon P.S. in Pickering and hopes to attend AMP next year for dance. She as been dancing for about four years and is planning to do a contemporary solo for her audition piece. “I want to dance as a career,” she said Sat- urday, taking a quick break from the work- shop. “We learned some good things today, like to smile and just embrace the move- ment.” About $2.5 million worth of renovations at All Saints will include a new 350-seat the- atre, updated instrumental and vocal music rooms, a new dance studio, music practice areas and a media arts lab and studio, as well as renovations to nine classrooms. Online registration for AMP opens Nov. 27 followed by auditions in January and accep- tance letters in February. The Oct. 28 audi- tion camp was not mandatory, students who didn't attend can still apply. Visit www.dcdsb.ca to learn more about the program. Durham kids hoping for an AMP spot attend workshop Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland AJAX -- Students practised with their peers during a recent dance workshop at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School on Oct. 28. The workshop helped prepare them for auditions for the new Arts and Media Program (AMP) being launched by the Durham Catholic District School Board in September 2018. 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 4 AP Financing Available www.adornhomeimprovements.ca 905-665-9565119ConsumersDrive,Whitby To all our valued customers-we have been experiencing phone issues withour new system.We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 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Keenan Corner accused of murdering pal in 2014 Jeff Mitchell jmitchell@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Jurors are scheduled to begin deliber- ations next week in the trial of Keenan Corner, who is accused of murder in the shooting death of his friend Shabir Niazi more than three years ago in Ajax. Central to the jury’s task will be whether or not they accept the version of events put forth by Corner, who said he was forced to fire multiple shots from a nine- millimetre handgun as his enraged friend advanced on him swinging a baseball bat, or the Crown’s theory that Corner, 26, deliberately cut down 22-year-old Niazi in a hail of bullets, then claimed the killing had occurred during a drug-related robbery. At issue will be the credibility of Corner, who admits he lied about the killing but is coming clean now, and how the evidence presented during a trial that began in late September aligns with the Crown and defence the- ories of the incident. The defence claims Corner was forced to defend himself after Niazi pulled the gun and then, after Cor- ner got it away from him, began swinging a bat at the much smaller man. The Crown contends Corner is lying to cover up the fact he deliberately killed Niazi, his part- ner in a marijuana-selling venture, after growing tired of being bossed around and bullied by the other man. In her closing argument Friday morning, prosecutor Lara Crawford urged jurors to reject Corner’s testimony. “There is absolutely no basis to believe Mr. Cor- ner,” she said. “This is most certainly not a case of self- defence. This is murder, and nothing else.” In her address to jurors the previous day, defence lawyer Stephanie Di Giuseppe argued Corner’s version of events is more believable than the Crown theory. It doesn’t make sense Corner would snap over what appears to have been minor spats among friends, Di Giuseppe said. “Who on earth in their right mind would do such a thing?” she said. “You’d have to be unhinged. You’d have to be a monster.” Police responding to a 911 call at Corner’s family home on Roosevelt Avenue in Ajax around 4:30 p.m. Feb. 19, 2014, found Niazi face-down on the floor of a cluttered garage at the back of the property. He sus- tained multiple gunshot wounds, two of which would have been rapidly fatal: one that hit him in the left shoul- der area and travelled to his heart, and one to the back of the head. Straight away, Corner concocted a tale that he and Niazi had been in the garage, awaiting a marijuana deal, when three men burst in, shot Niazi dead and pistol- whipped Corner before making off with the dope. Durham cops conducting surveillance on Corner in the days following the killing watched as he walked to a wooded area about half a kilometre from his home, then left after a few minutes. Police found a plastic bag con- taining a nine-mm Glock handgun and ammunition concealed in slushy snow. Cops were also watching when Corner entered a phone booth in Ajax and placed a call to Durham police. After he was transferred to Crime Stoppers, Corner posed as a witness, providing details that backed up the story he’d given to police. Corner was arrested about a week-and-a-half after killing. At trial, he pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, admitting he had committed the shooting but claiming self-defence. Jurors soon to deliberate in Ajax murder case During the trial, jurors heard that the day of the shooting, Corner, Niazi and a few other pals had spent a normal day at Corner’s residence, loafing and smoking pot. The only thing out of the ordinary, court heard, occurred just as Niazi arrived: some guys were tossing firecrackers out of an upper-floor win- dow, which greatly annoyed Niazi (the Crown contends it’s because Niazi feared the noise would attract cops, who would find the marijua- na stashed at the house; the defence argued he was likely upset because he was carrying a gun, another rea- son he’d be loath to have police snooping around). Court heard Niazi berated Cor- ner, who also responded angrily, but that the disagreement appeared to be smoothed over after a friend intervened. Corner testified he and Niazi were alone in the garage later in the day when he was forced to break some bad news: Corner, who had smoked and gambled away his proceeds from marijuana sales, was unable to come up with his share of the money to pay for the dope they’d been given up front by a dealer. Corner said Niazi, who had the Glock — the two had bought the gun together for protection, he said — flew into a rage and aimed it at him. He claimed he frantically fought for the pistol, head-butting Niazi and wresting it from his hand. Corner said he racked the gun and pointed it at Niazi, but that his friend was unfazed. Niazi, he said, grabbed a baseball bat and began swing- ing. Corner claimed he fired two warning shots and then, when that failed to stop Niazi, began shooting in his “general direction.” Corner said he stopped firing when Niazi collapsed. He gath- ered up the gun, shell casings and other material, put them in the plastic bag and hid them in the woods before returning home and calling 911, court heard. Corner said that although he’d acted top save his own life, he spun the yarn of a robbery for two reasons: he was afraid of retri- bution from Niazi’s family, and didn’t want to be charged for the killing. “I was lying at that time,” Corner said at one point during his testimony. “All I can do is tell the truth now.” During the trial, the prosecution put forth the premise that Corner was tired of being berated and bossed around by Niazi, the dominant person in their relationship, and that the events of Feb. 19 were the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. He was acting with deliberation and shooting to kill when he pulled the trigger, Crawford said, not acting in self-defence. “Was it reasonable to shoot Mr. Niazi nine times? Was it rea- sonable to shoot him in the back of the head?” she said. Crawford said forensic evidence, including the location and trajectory of Niazi’s wounds, contradict Corner’s testimony about a confrontation with a man swinging a bat. 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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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 6 AP OUR VIEW LETTER TO THE EDITOR Be grateful for Canada’s health-care system To the editor: I just saw U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on the news. He was here to discover why and how our health-care system works so well. In Canada, there are people with pre- existing conditions who can obtain quality health care at no cost to them. Every time I think a bad thought about our health-care system (and let’s face it, it is not perfect) I have to think of the U.S. and other coun- tries with paid-for service health care. I am so happy Canada has the health-care sys- tem it does. I have an incurable illness and it was diagnosed in Toronto. When I decided to move to Oshawa, I had no qualms about it. I knew I would receive health care for free and pick my own doctor, without a worry or care in the world! All I am saying is that we have a wonderful health-care system compared to other jurisdictions and that we should let our voices be heard and also be thankful we do not have a health-care system like some other countries have. Ron Horner Oshawa cOLUmn My Aunt Marion passed away last week. I’d not seen her nor her daughters, my cousins, in more than a decade. I regret that. There was a time, or at least my child’s memory seems to recall a time, when I was quite close to them. Indeed, when my entire family was very close. I have vivid, terrifically happy memories of large family gatherings: Christmases, Thanksgivings, Easters, birth- days, anniversaries. Dining room tables and steamy, redolent kitchens crowded with gar- rulous, noisy relatives, laughing, eating, drink- ing and probably sporting some goofy looking crepe paper hats. For some seminal reason, those memories are important to me. And yet my family (and, I would hazard, many fami- lies) drifted apart over the years. Why? I won- der. Is it simply, as Yeats said, that ‘Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold’? Are families merely subject, like everything else, to the entropic characteristics of the universe? It would seem so. Unless, of course, someone does the work … the work to resist the decline into disorder, to maintain that centre, the fam- ily. And it does take work. Enormous amounts of work, fuelled by love and the belief that fam- ily is not only worth hanging onto, but actually vital to our well-being. When we are young, if we are lucky, our parents do that work for us. I know, now, that it must have been exhausting for my mother and father to host that crew all those years. To put the effort into creating those memories I so cherish, year in and year out. But they did it, in the belief that family was important. Things change, of course, as time passes. People change. People are added. People dis- appear. The torch of family unity is passed, sometimes failingly, from parent to child. And if there is not a focused, heartfelt effort to keep that familial bond sacred and strong, to reach out and hang onto one another even when … especially when … things get touchy … then yes, things can and do fall apart and the centre cannot hold. Families get scattered to the four winds. Relatives, siblings and parents become estranged. And though I’m convinced that even the most prodigal of sons, in our quietest moments, regret the situation and miss that sense of family … no one quite knows what to do anymore. Things fall apart. And we are lesser for it. I may be naïve but my gut tells me we need family. Family is worth fighting for and fight- ing with. Family makes me more and better. And though they may be difficult, frustrating and even infuriating, the blood ties that we share are very much worth hanging onto and nurturing. For, like my Aunt Marion, when they’re gone, they’re gone. It’s too late. All we’re left with is memories and one more chalk mark in the regret column. And who needs that? Hanging onto family while you can neil crone Enter Laughing How to submit a letter to the editor: EmaiL newsroom@durhamregion.com FaX 905-579-2238 With Remembrance Day landing on a Saturday this week there is hope a larger than usual turnout will take place at cer- emonies across Durham Region. There’s also hope more young people will take part in these ceremonies. This despite many veterans expressing dis- pleasure at seeing how few young people are wearing poppies at this time of year. Hockey Night in Canada’s Don Cherry noted the absence of poppies being worn in one of his segments during the Toron- to Maple Leafs broadcast last weekend. He’s disgusted by the number of young people he hasn’t seen wearing poppies. It’s disrespectful, he said. This isn’t just a problem locally. Abroad, fewer and fewer young peo- ple are sporting poppies. In Britain, a study by Consumer Intelligence, showed one in three Brits under 25 are unlikely to wear a poppy this year. Researchers found that a third of those aged between 18 and 24 were reluctant to wear one say- ing it glorifies war. Young people these days see the First and Second World Wars as historic events, many glorified through the mov- ies. Others see these conflicts through video games such as Call of Duty or Bat- tlefield 1. Fighting battles behind a com- puter console is not remotely similar to those fought by young men roughly the same age about 100 years ago. During the First and Second World Wars thousands of Canadians went over- seas, fought and were killed. Genera- tions of young people were lost to war. As a result, Remembrance Day ceremonies held significant importance to those who did come home alive. Few young people today have lost friends, fathers, mothers, aunts or uncles in war. There’s a disconnect there and something needs to be done to recon- nect them to the realities of our world. Canadian men and women continue to die for their country today. There is a war on terror taking place. It’s not a world war but it’s taking place across the globe and Canadian soldiers are putting them- selves in harm’s way to protect us. It was not all that long ago we regularly saluted our war dead being brought home from Afghanistan during repatriation ceremo- nies along the Highway of Heroes. Wearing a poppy is the least anyone can do, young or old, to show respect for all those who have died protecting us and upholding our freedom and val- ues against those who would take them from us. We all must do a better job of instill- ing the significance of wearing a poppy on Remembrance Day. It’s so simple yet it means so much to so many people. Young and old should wear a poppy with pride 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 7 AP REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAMNOTICEOFPUBLICINFORMATIONSESSIONREGARDINGVACANTPROPERTYTAXPOLICY The Region of Durham will hold a public information session on the new flexibility providedbytheProvinceofOntarioforupperandsingletiermunicipalitiestoalteroreliminatethe current vacant unit rebate program and/or the vacant/excess land discounts currentlyavailabletocommercialandindustrialpropertiesinDurhamRegion. All interested parties are invited to attend this public information session and providefeedbackontheRegion’s review of vacant property tax policy.The preliminary report on thisreviewispostedontheRegionalwebsiteatwww.durham.ca.The meeting is to be held: Wednesday,November 29,2017 -7:00 p.m.Regional Headquarters -Lower Level Conference Room (LLC)605 Rossland Road East Whitby,Ontario,L1N 6A3 Interested persons may express their comments at the public information session and/or inwriting(no later than November 30,2017)to: Nicole Pincombe,Director,Business Planning,Budgets and Risk ManagementRegionalMunicipalityofDurhamFinanceDepartment605RosslandRoadEast,P.O.Box 623WhitbyOntarioL1N6A3Nicole.Pincombe@durham.ca All submissions received in writing,as well as those opinions expressed at the publicinformationsession,will be considered prior to Regional Council’s decision.It is anticipatedthatstaffrecommendationsonthefuturedirectionofthesepolicieswillbesubmittedtoRegionCouncilinthe2018StrategicPropertyTaxStudy,which is scheduled to bepresentedtoRegionalCouncilattheirFebruary14,2018 meeting. Further information may be obtained by contacting Nicole Pincombe,Director BusinessPlanning,Budgets and Risk Management,Regional Finance Department at 905-668-4113(ext.2302)or Nicole.Pincombe@durham.ca. For sale information, go to www.fabricland.ca & choose Ontario Region 1.NOW OPEN INPICKERING!1755 PICKERING PKWY. 905-427-0485 (E.of Brock,N.of 401;onthesouthside,nextto CorningRevere,facingthe 401) This week at Fabricland:Holiday Sparkle! Save up to 50%off our reg.prices &more on a huge selection of Holiday Fashion Fabrics,Home Decor,Notions &sew much more! See our online flyer for full details,at http://fabricland.ca/flyer/flyer.php It’s time toget festive in Durham Region T he frosty mornings of Novem- ber are a clear indication that winter is lurking just around the corner. But don’t fear — we’re not quite there yet! There is still time to get 'out and about' and discover Durham Region before fall comes to an end. There are many holiday festivities popping up on the calendar already, but that’s not all this month. There are still many arts, culture and sporting adven- tures to be had across the region. November is a great month to hit the trails. Did you know that Durham Region has more than 350 kilometres of trails, from our picturesque waterfront trails to the rolling hills of the Oak Ridg- es Moraine? There is something to do on the trails in every season — walking, hik- ing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, in-line skating, or even riding along the trails on horseback or by bike. Speaking of cycling, Durham Region has some of the best mountain biking and waterfront trails in the province. With fat biking season almost here, why not check out some of our super cycling locations in Ajax, Clarington and Uxbridge? These trails, among others in Ontario, are featured in Tourism Ontario’s latest video “Ontario Cycling.” Visit their You- Tube page at youtube.com/user/Trav- elOntarioCanada/videos to view the video! For our art lovers out there, this month the Robert McLaughlin Gallery presents Lawren Harris: Where the Uni- verse Sings, from filmmakers/directors Nancy Lang and Peter Raymont. The film peels back the layers of Harris’s art and the landscapes that inspired his most prominent pieces. The screening takes place Nov. 19 at the gallery. While you’re there, why not visit the permanent collection, or plan your trip to include an RMG Friday night event, held the first Friday of every month. Or, maybe you’d like to bring the whole family for OPG Second Sundays, held on — you guessed it — the second Sunday of every month. Later in the month, the holiday cel- ebrations begin as Santa’s on his way to Durham Region. From tree lightings to holiday con- certs, Santa Claus parades and Christ- mas festivals, each municipality has something special and festive to share. You can also join Santa for a special train ride aboard the York-Durham Her- itage Railway on Nov. 25 and 26, where he visits each child at their seat during the trip. Check out the Durham Tourism events calendar at www.durhamtour- ism.ca to see what else is on during the holiday season, and sign up for our e-newsletter. You can also connect with us on Twit- ter at @DurhamTourism, or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dur- hamtourism. Until next month — enjoy your time exploring beautiful Durham Region! -- Brandon Pickard is the Manager of Tourism for the Region of Durham. We all had lots in common, that’s for sure: a great love of nature. An invitation to chat with col- umn readers and local custom- ers — and sign copies of my children’s book At Grandpa’s Sugar Bush — took me to the Urban Nature Store in north Oshawa last Sat- urday morning. I was instantly impressed with the sweeping view from the picture win- dows all the way down to the lake, a great spot to scan the skies for migrating raptors in the right winds. I was also impressed with all the supplies and latest gadgets geared to viewing and learning about wildlife, tempting items for my own Christmas wish list. I learned a lot that morning from sto- ries visitors told of their own discoveries in the great outdoors. Woodpeckers were a hot topic, for one. I heard tales of a pair of defen- sive downies keeping all other birds away from 'their' suet. Of a red-bellied woodpeck- er that moved into a neighbourhood along a hydro corridor and decided to stay, to the delight of the feeder keeper whose yard it reg- ularly visits. I was surprised how many peo- ple mentioned seeing pileated woodpeckers, likely this year’s young just turfed from their parents’ territory and looking for their own patch of woods with a good supply of carpen- ter ants, their main diet through winter. I was asked a question that I’ve heard from several other readers this fall: “What hap- pened to my goldfinches?” One store custom- er wanted to know if he should actually take down his feeder because he hadn’t had gold- finches for weeks — just 'common ordinary' black-capped chickadees, red- and white- breasted nuthatches, blue jays, cardinals and juncos. I had to laugh at the favouritism, and went on to explain how most goldfinches are off feasting on the great mass of white cedar, white spruce and yellow and white birch cones on offer throughout southern Ontario right now. With all the wild food around they don’t need to visit feeding stations. This year’s bumper crop of conifer and birch cones may provide some surprises for us in months to come, however — a ready ban- quet for any hungry birds from afar that come looking for food. Every year winter finch wiz- ard and ornithologist Ron Pittaway gathers information on tree seeds across Canada and predicts what nomadic species may be show- ing up when they’ve devoured all supplies up north. Ron hints that pine siskins, common redpolls and white-winged crossbills may be mobbing local feeders before winter is over. Ron’s winter finch forecast: http://jean- iron.ca/2017/wff17.htm Nature queries: mcarney@interlinks.net or 905-725-2116. Margaret Carney is a nature-appreciation columnist for Metroland Durham newspapers. She likes to write all about her different bird sightings, most times spotted right from her own backyard. Brandon Pickard Durham Tourism Finches busy feedingon nature’s abundance 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 8 AP The Energy from Waste-Waste Management Advisory Committee(EFW-WMAC)Meeting #26 will be heldonThursday,November 23,from 7 p.m.to 9 p.m.at Durham RegionalHeadquartersinRoomLL-C. All EFW-WMAC meetings are open tothepublic. For more information,please contact The Regional Municipality of Durham,Works Department: Melodee Smart 1-800-372-1102 ext.3560EFW-WMAC@durham.ca www.durhamyorkwaste.cawww.durham.ca If you require this information in an accessible format,please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext.3560. EFW-WMAC Meeting #26 Want to know what’s happening in Ajax? Check page 8 &9 in Wednesday’s paper each week for the Ajax Community Page for complete details. BE INFORMED! Check page 4 &5 in Wednesday’s paper each week for the Ajax Community Page for complete details. 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It’s not often I get a letter without a name, but it does occur from time to time. The other day, a letter crossed my desk that arrived by mail. It was well written and typed, but the letter writer did not include a name. Ordinarily, this type of letter would be spiked and sent to the recycling bin. But this one was different. The letter writer wrote about being in a bad place in July of this year, so bad in fact that they (I don’t know whether the author was a woman or man) intended to take their life. July 18 was going to be their last day. “I had planned to end it all at home in my own little ritual and explain my thoughts in a note for anyone who cares,” they wrote. Prior to this final act, however, a trip to Tim Hortons was in order for a coffee and a muffin. While in the drive-thru at Kingston and Glendale in Pickering the lady at the window told them, “The nice man already paid for it and he said to have a great day.” She was referring to the man in the SUV in front of them. “I wondered why someone would buy coffee for a stranger for no reason. Why me? Why today? If I was a religious sort I would take this as a sign. This random act of kind- ness was directed at me on this day for a purpose.” Back at home, they began to sob uncon- trollably. “I decided at that moment to change my plans for the day and do something nice for someone. I ended up helping a neighbour take groceries out of her car and into the house.” They explained every day since she has looked for ways to make someone’s life a lit- tle better, and, as a result, it has “enriched my life in more ways than I could’ve imag- ined.” A coffee and muffin saved a life that day, and although I don’t know who the person was who sent me that letter, I feel better for telling the story. Random acts of kindness do so much more than you think. “To the nice man in the SUV … thank you from the bottom of my heart, and know your kind gesture has truly saved a life,” they said. “On July 18, 2017, I not only had a great day, I had the greatest day!” — Ian McMillan is the news editor at Metroland's Durham Region Media Group. Coffee and a muffin saved a person’s life Ian McMillan News Editor Federal finance minister should not resign, says reader To the editor: Re: 'Federal finance minister should resign for his ethical lapse', editorial, Oct. 26 I vigorously disagree that the finance min- ister should step down. Finance Minister Bill Morneau comes from a wealthy family. When he eventual- ly leaves politics, he will return to a wealthy family. Therefore, I cannot for one second believe that Mr. Morneau has spent thou- sands of hours knocking on residents' doors, or calling them by phone or attending mul- tiple community events just so he could get elected as a member of Parliament to then try and pad his wealth. And it is recognized that the initial advice he got from the Ethics Commissioner about his holdings was not as clear as it should have been, so the "ethical lapse" was not all of his own doing. Opposition parties love this so-called scandal stuff, because it is their easy job to just oppose, criticize and discredit. Certain partisan media outlets also love it because they can then hound a Liberal party member they don't like. We have to wonder and be concerned about why anyone in their right mind would want to take on an MP's job, when regard- less of how tireless or well-intentioned they may be, they will still be subject to ongoing abuse and second-guessing. Being a poli- tician used to be a noble calling. I'm not so sure any more, and if the Bill Morneau situa- tion is an example, then brighter minds look- ing to serve the public may understandably head as far away from politics as they can. Wayne Vibert Whitby Price fixing — Is it bread or gas at the pumps or both? To the editor: When the price of oil was at $150 per barrel, regular gas at the pumps was $1.50 per litre. Today (Nov. 2), the price of a barrel of oil is $54.20 and the price at the pumps is $1.22 per litre. This means oil prices have decreased by 65 per cent or $96 per barrel and the price of gas has only decreased by 28 cents per litre or by 18 per cent — and they would have us believe that there is no collusion! It is also worth noting that the gas sta- tions, for the most part, price their gas like little sheep and follow the herd. If one loca- tion increases the price for its gas, so do all the others, except a few independent deal- ers. It must be nice to sell a commodity that people must purchase. Yesterday’s big announcement by the Competition Bureau criminal investigation got underway regarding bread price fixing. WOW, how impressive! It looks like bread is being used as a distraction to avoid talk- ing about the cost of gas. Governments at all levels are salivating at the increasing gas revenues — and why not, when gas prices increase then tax revenues increase — so let’s not touch the sacred cow. Governments are becoming increasing- ly money-hungry so that they can spend more and use these tax dollars to try to buy our votes. Liberals have gone too far, don’t you think? There are only eight months until we can demonstrate our disapproval at continually being fleeced. Pierre Cliche Newcastle Woman accused of stealing lottery tickets, fleeing police in Ajax AJAX — Several charges have been laid against a woman accused of fleeing from police after stealing lottery tickets early Tuesday in Ajax. 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About Duke less was known. “They knew he was a paratrooper,” MacKay said. “But that’s about all they knew.” The young MacKay found himself drawn to the photos and, whenever Nov. 11 arrived, there was a feeling in his core he couldn’t quite understand. “Remembrance Day would come around and there was just something about it,” he said. “I don’t know if it was because of those photos on the wall, or what. I can’t explain it.” It was not until 2004 that MacKay began to fully under- stand the role his great-uncle Duke had played in the war. A cousin prepared a family history that included a photo of Duke — a sepia-tinged snapshot of a young man in uniform, smiling at the camera as he stood in the snow. A note in the text indicated he’d died while serving as a member of the 1st Special Service Force. That information, little more than trivia to others, stood out for MacKay. He realized Duke had been a member of the renowned Devil’s Brigade. “I’m like, no way,” MacKay, 50, said of the discovery. “This is incredible.” MacKay knew a bit about the unit, and he was about to learn a whole lot more. He dove headlong into research, dis- covering that during the war some 19 men from Durham Region had at one time or another been members of the 1st SSF, a highly-trained commando unit comprised of Canadi- an and American solders whose assignments often involved being dropped into hostile territory with stealth assignments that included daring raids on infrastructure and enemy instal- lations. The unit’s remarkable exploits were celebrated in the 1968 Hollywood movie, The Devil’s Brigade, starring William Holden. As his research continued, MacKay learned — with great assistance from the late William “Sam” McGee, himself a veteran of the force — about his great-uncle’s exploits and death. He also came to know surviving members of the unit, including several men who settled in Durham and Northum- berland after the war. “I’ve been piecing it all together for the past 12 years,” said MacKay. During the journey, he’s made phone calls to vets throughout Canada and the U.S., and has become a mem- ber of the 1st SSF Association. He’s accompanied vets of the unit as they revisited battle sites in Europe, and was part of the Canadian delegation to Washington in 2015, when the Devil’s Brigade received a Congressional Gold Medal. Along the way MacKay has compiled a list of 19 Durham residents who served in the unit. Some he came to know as friends; others are simply names, like listings from long-ago phone books. They are: L.J.C Black; A.H. Boot; N.E. Brown; G.W. Clapp; W. Fraser; W.T. Harding; P.P. Kroll; J.G. Lakas; J.W. Logeman; A.E. Lyle; Wm. "Sam" McGee; C.E. Mills; J.L. Mont- gomery; C. Parks; R.G. Tanner; A.A. Waller; J.T. Tullock; A.T. Wilkins, and T.C. Hayden. And MacKay has come to learn how Duke Brown died in Italy in Feb. 29, 1944. Brown was one of six members of the unit returning from a night mission when they encountered two enemy machine gun nests; the Black Devils (a name bestowed on the unit by the Germans, according to a his- tory posted on the 1st SSF website) set about destroying the installments. Duke Brown was leading the charge when he was fatally shot in the abdomen. “He never came home,” MacKay said. MacKay obviously never knew his great-uncles, but his interest in the 1st SSF has introduced him to many of the men who served in the unit. He has formed friendships with many of them. Time, the great revelator, has ushered many of the vets to their deaths by now. The last remaining local tie to the unit, Graham Clapp of Oshawa, survives. When Remembrance Day comes on Saturday, MacKay will sit with Clapp as he watches the ceremonies on TV (Clapp, who was recently hon- oured by having a street in Oshawa named for him, did not wish to participate in an interview for this story). For MacKay, Remembrance Day resonates even more strongly now then it did when he was a child. “It’s probably one of the most important days — to me, it’s bigger than Christmas,” he said as he sat in his Enniskil- len home, surrounded by the texts and records he’s amassed while conducting his research. “If it wasn’t for these guys, we wouldn’t have those other holidays to celebrate.” To learn more about the Devil’s Brigade, visit firstspecial- serviceforce.net. Page 6 - Today’s editorial Remembrance Day in Durham Here’s a list of Remembrance Day ceremonies for 2017 in Durham Region. Services listed occur Saturday, Nov. 11: Ajax: Saturday from 10:45 a.m. to noon at Royal Cana- dian Legion Branch 322, located at 111 Hunt St. Brock Township: Services being held at the Beaverton Cenotaph (parade forming at Bay Street fire hall at 10:15 a.m.); Cannington Cenotaph (parade forms at Legion at 10:45) and Sunderland with formation of procession at Legion at 10:15 a.m. Clarington: Newcastle Remembrance Service 10:30 a.m. at the Newcastle Cenotaph, 72 King Ave. W.; in Bowmanville, parade departs Legion Branch 178 on King Street East at 10:30, service following at Cenotaph. There is a 7 p.m. service at the Wilmot Creek Wheelhouse and an event planned for noon at Seasons Clarington in Bowmanville. Oshawa: Parade forms at R.S. McLaughlin Armouries and arrives at Memorial Park at approximately 10:30, cer- emony at 11 a.m. Pickering: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Esplanade Park, One The Esplanade in Pickering. Scugog: Blackstock service sees parade form at the Community Centre at 10:30 with service at the Cenotaph at 11. In Port Perry, procession begins at the library at 10:45, with 11 a.m. service at the municipal office Cenotaph at 181 Perry St. Uxbridge: Ceremony will take place at the Uxbridge Cenotaph (between the Library and the Roxy) at 10:30 a.m. Whitby: Whitby Legion Branch 112’s annual Remem- brance Day Parade will begin at the branch at 10:30 a.m. and arrive at Cenotaph Park (111 Dundas St. E.) at about 10:40 a.m. for a ceremony at 11 a.m. An act of Remembrance:Durham man’s research revealslocal ties to famed Devil’s Brigade Submitted photo OSHAWA -- Keith MacKay with Graham Clapp of Oshawa. Clapp is the last surviving Durham Region member of the First Special Service Force, popular- ly known as the Devil’s Brigade. 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The victim wasn’t injured during his ordeal. His car was found abandoned on Rossland Road east of Salem Road, police said. The suspects are described as black men with their faces covered. Man arrested after Ajax bank robbery AJAX — A Brampton man has been arrested following a violent bank robbery in Ajax and an attempted robbery in Mis- sissauga. Durham Regional Police executed a search warrant at a home on Trumpet Val- ley Boulevard in Bramp- ton on Wednesday, Nov. 1, and arrested a sus- pect. Investigators also recovered a large quantity of money from the house. The robbery in Ajax happened on Friday, Oct. 21, when an armed man wear- ing a mask entered the TD Bank branch at Westney and Kingston roads at about 7:20 a.m. as employees were preparing to open for the day. He fled after grabbing cash, Durham police reported. On Monday, Oct. 16, at about 7:10 a.m., a man attempted to gain entry to a TD Can- ada Trust bank on Tenth Line in Mississau- ga. 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They gave their lives so that we (their fellow citizens, their families, and their friends) could build a future together in Canada. Personal sacrifices were made for the group, the community, the nation. To remember those who sacrificed so much As Canadians, we take our freedom, our lifestyle, our politics, and our government for granted. By virtue of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, entrenched in the Constitution of Canada, every person is protected by law. This ideal of freedom is so strong that those who went to war sacrificed themselves to maintain what they believed to be a chance for peace. On November 11, as the nation remembers, we honour the people who sacrificed what is most precious in order to preserve our right to freedom. For their actions, their courage, their strength, and their determination, Canada thanks these thousands of people for their bravery in the face of adversity. Children’s reflexions on War Remembrance Day November 11th, 2017 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 21 AP For those who served yesterday and those who continue to protect our freedom today. Reverence & Gratitude 105 Queen Street, Bowmanville 905-623-8228 BowmanvilleCreek.ca A.L.L. Glass & Mirror Services 487 Westney Rd.S. Unit #4 Ajax, ON. L1S-6W7 (905) 427-1306 www.allglassandmirror.ca A tribute to our Veterans on Remembrance Day. 1550 Kingston Road, Pickering (at Valley Farm Rd) 905-837-0829 www.libertytaxcanada.ca A tribute to our Veterans on Remembrance Day. Guardian Angel Heating 3 Lambard Crescent Ajax, L1S 1M6 (905) 427-2462 guardianangelheating.ca A tribute to our Veterans on Remembrance Day. A Remembrance Day thank you By James Shaw At twenty-one you went off to war You said goodbye and closed the door You set out alone to places unknown. For freedom and peace you fought To England, Germany, Italy and France. From trench to trench you marched, not danced. I opened the box just the other day Inside were your medals, old, tarnished and grey. But the reasons you went remain in my heart To me, you gave the chance to be A young boy… happy, peaceful and free. And as I lay the wreath at the cenotaph today I want to say “Thank you, Grampie.” Today and Then By Edward Ferguson Today people sit peacefully Back then they hid in fear. Today we hear birds singing Back then they heard the bombers roar. Today we see the children playing happily Back then the children were crying in fright Today we smell slowly-cooked roast Back then they smelled the smoke of exploding shells. Today is a much better place Our freedom with great sacrifice Let children smile, people grow old And no more tears to unfold. Back when they smiled with family and friends, Through the sky and through the land Before the war that would be their end. True peace is close at hand They smiled and laughed like anyone should do, I promise you this, as through the crosses I walk So as I walk between the crosses, I salute you. Where I can hear you laugh and talk. You gave your lives so I could be free So I would not have to flee the enemy, by Ella Van Veen, 12 years old. Powerful, vicious and cruel; You gave your lives to the fire as fuel. The fire of freedom, burning bright Cutting through the darkness of the night. I see your shadows cutting across the sun, As it sets, the day is done. Your crosses will glow in the pale moonlight, As I hear the echoes of wars, echoes of fights; When your lives were lost all too soon, Across the ground your blood was strewn. You saw friends die, your own life gone - But do not worry, for I stand in the dawn Your wishes I will carry out without a thought, without a doubt. Between the Crosses by Ella Van Veen, 12 years old Children’s reflexions on War On this day, between the crosses I walk I will spread peace throughout the world I can still hear their voices laugh and talk. And so the folds of time shall unfurl Back from the days when they were alive, And let your souls once again see home Happy to be free, happy to thrive. Where peace and love are free to roam Metroland Media - Durham Division 865 Farewell Street, Oshawa 905.215.0424 www.durhamregion.com A tribute to our Veterans on Remembrance Day. Advertising Feature 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 22 AP SP O R T S Joe Millage Guest columnist Diversify your active living for best results At a recent coaching clinic, I was asked “how much is too much,” in ref- erence to a slide illustrating it takes 10,000 hours of dedicated training to achieve excellence in a sport. It doesn’t require a calculator to determine that is the equivalent of five years of training for 40 hours per week, 50 weeks of the year. Interpreting information that way has led to year-round sports for many young athletes. It is common for kids to fill their year with winter, spring and summer leagues, and layer sport-spe- cific training camps on top of competi- tive programs. The programs are very structured, and when run properly, have positive outcomes; but, there are also a num- ber of negatives to watch for. First, there are the common signs of overtraining, including loss of motiva- tion, fatigue, irritability, muscle pain, susceptibility to infections, disrupted sleep and increased incidence of inju- ries. Secondly, there can be educational and social implications, such as being too tired to focus at school or young kids missing Halloween because they have a practice. There also seems to be validity in suggesting overtraining is a significant factor in the increase in the number and severity of concussions. The real problem, however, is not sport-specific training, but simply that it is happening too early. Novice, atom and peewee athletes are competing 120 times a year, and focusing on long-term goals that are better suited for athletes in Grade 11 and beyond. When you look at the Long-Term Athlete Development models pro- posed by the Coaching Association of Canada, most show that before ado- lescence and after 40, we benefit more from a diversity of activities and a bal- anced lifestyle. The all-round athlete who can play slo-pitch, pickup volleyball, golf, curl and still play with the Dukes at 55 may also be the healthiest and — most importantly — happiest. 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 Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland He could go all the way WHITBY -- Noah Gray from Pickering’s Valley Farm Public School scored a touchdown against Harmony Heights Public School during their game in the Durham Elementary Athletic Association flag football championships at the Whitby soccer dome. Hockey Hall of Famer will be signing new book at Costco at 3 p.m. Brian McNair bmcnair@durhamregion.com OSHAWA — Hundreds will line up Sunday in Oshawa and Ajax to get a glimpse into Killer’s eyes. And, once they’ve read the book, Kill- er: My Life in Hockey, they’ll also know the true meaning of the nickname given to Doug Gilmour when he was a 20-year- old rookie with the St. Louis Blues. Gilmour, now 54, will be at the Oshawa Costco at 10 a.m. and Ajax Costco at 3 p.m., signing copies of the recently released book, a memoir writ- ten with Dan Robson and document- ing his life before, during and after a 20-year, Hall of Fame hockey career. Fans who recall watching Gilmour win a Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames, captain the Toronto Maple Leafs, or skate with one of the other five National Hockey League clubs he played for, likely presumed the ‘Killer’ nickname stemmed from his relent- lessly intense style of play. In fact, it was given to him by Blues teammate Brian Sutter in reference to infamous serial killer, Charles Manson, to whom Sutter felt he bore a resem- blance. It’s one of many anecdotes shared by Gilmour that will no doubt delight hockey fans. “It’s more of a reflection of what my parents did for me, giving me that opportunity,” he said in a phone inter- view, explaining why he finally put pen to paper, 14 years after he retired from the NHL. “It was a (difficult) process, but after it was done, it was a lot of fun doing it, reminiscing back through your days and throughout your career and then obviously what I’m doing now.” Born, raised and now living again in Kingston, Gilmour by far exceeded the expectations of most after he was draft- ed 134th in 1982, developing into one of the best two-way centres of his era. In addition to scoring the Cup-win- ning goal for the Flames in 1989, he broke the Leafs’ franchise record with 127 points in 1992-93 on way to piling up 1,414 points in 1,474 career games. Although he has seen fans with a variety of affiliations during the course of his 30-stop Canadian tour, he says he’s still most often asked about the Leafs’ playoff run of 1993, when they fell a win shy of facing the Montreal Cana- diens in the final. Gilmour says he harbours no ill-will toward Wayne Gretzky or referee Kerry Fraser, who later admitted he missed a call that would have seen Gretzky eject- ed for a high stick that cut Gilmour dur- ing overtime of Game 6 against the Los Angeles Kings. “The way I look at it is we had Game 7 at home with a chance to go to the Stan- ley Cup finals and the best player in the world beat us,” he said in reference to Gretzky, who scored the OT winner in Game 6 and had a hat trick in Game 7, a 5-4 Kings win. “If you’re going to lose, then you’re going to lose to a guy like that.” Gilmour remains a staunch fan of the game and says he cheers for all seven of the teams he played for, which also included the New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres and Canadiens. He is currently president and direc- tor of hockey operations for the Kings- ton Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League. 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In Saturday’s semifinal, the Ridgebacks twice took a lead, getting goals from OUA all-stars Katherine Koehler-Grassau in the 73rd minute and Ajax’s Taijah Henderson in the 80th minute, but both times they were countered quickly by Guelph’s Victo- ria Hinchliffe. After two periods of extra time solved nothing, Koehler-Grassau and Pickering’s Cassandra Sribny scored for UOIT in pen- alty kicks, but Guelph tallied three, includ- ing the winner from Hinchliffe. Left to play for bronze against Queen’s, a rematch of last year’s championship game, the Ridgebacks were in the game through a scoreless first half, but surren- dered three in the second half to finish the season empty-handed. Oshawa native Savannah Meyer-Clem- ent capped off a five-year OUA career by winning bronze at home with Queen's. Guelph and Western played to a 1-1 draw through regulation and overtime in the gold-medal game, before the Gryphons claimed their first OUA championship 3-0 in penalty kicks. Both teams now advance to the U Sports national championship hosted by the Uni- versity of Manitoba Nov. 9-12. Ridgebacks come up empty at home Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland OSHAWA -- UOIT Ridgebacks’ Leila Cardona-Trivino challenged for the ball against Queen’s Gaels’ Lidia Bradau during the bronze-medal game of the OUA women’s soccer championship at Civic Fields Sunday. The Gaels beat the Ridgebacks 3-0. 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Keyser was flipped over on the play, hit the ice hard and lay motionless for some time before leaving slowly with help from a trainer and defenceman Matt Bras- sard. Roger Hunt, vice president and general manager of the Generals, reported Mon- day that Keyser would likely be out day-to- day with an upper body injury, but wasn’t optimistic he’d be ready for this weekend’s home-and-home set with the Ottawa 67’s. That would leave Cole Ceci as the prob- able starter, backed up by Nathan Torchia, who will be summoned from the Stouffville Spirit. Ceci, who finally saw some game action this weekend, two-and-a-half weeks after being acquired in a trade from Guelph, wel- comes the opportunity, if not the circum- stances. “It’s unfortunate that he got hurt, but I’m excited for the opportunity for me to get some work and show what I have,” Ceci said Sunday, after stopping 17 of 18 shots in just over half a game. “I got some ice time this weekend and feeling the puck, so I’m get- ting more confident every game and start- ing to feel better and better.” Keyser’s stats this season have suffered due to a couple of blowout losses, includ- ing 8-0 in Erie Friday, when he allowed five goals on 18 shots before getting pulled. But, despite a goals-against average of 3.32 and save percentage of .884, he’s the undisputed No. 1 and expected to be a workhorse. Ceci has appeared in only 14 games over two seasons, with a career GAA of 4.30 and save percentage of .873. In three games with the Generals, including his first start Satur- day in a 4-2 loss to Hamilton, he has a 4.15 GAA and .890 save percentage. “I just try to stay as positive as I can and keep everything light in the room,” Ceci said, accepting of the backup role. “It’s tough when you have a backup who’s down all the time and frustrated about not play- ing, so I just try to do my part to the best that I can and try to keep the guys light-spirited.” That would have been a difficult chal- lenge this past weekend, as the Generals erased the benefits of a three-game winning streak with a three-game losing streak and dropped back to .500 at 8-8-2-0. Incredibly, the Generals remain only five points back of Peterborough (11-7-1) in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Confer- ence, but also only four points ahead of last- place North Bay (6-10-2-0). The most glaring problem with the team so far is on special teams, where they sit dead last in the league on both the power play (11.2 per cent) and penalty kill (66.2 per cent). In the three weekend losses, the Gen- erals went 0-for-14 with the man advantage and surrendered a short-handed goal, while allowing six goals on 13 power-play chances to the opposition. “Whenever you’re last in the league at anything, it’s cause for concern,” Hunt said. “There’s some confidence issues with some of those things, but at the end of the day, these guys are good players … It comes down to execution and, realistically, we have to be better. We have to be way better.” GENERALLY SPEAKING: The Gener- als lost defenceman Riley Stillman to an indefinite suspension and forward Kyle MacLean week-to-week to an upper body injury stemming from Saturday’s game in Hamilton, and are still without rook- ies Mitchell Brewer and Nick Wong at the U17 World Hockey Challenge through next weekend … Domenico Commisso, who has missed the past five games with an upper body injury, is expected back for Fri- day’s game in Ottawa … Nico Gross scored Oshawa’s only goal Sunday on a breakaway with 4:32 remaining, making a nice deke on Kingston goalie Jeremy Helvig … Gross’s goal was just the eighth of the season for Oshawa defencemen, with Stillman, Matt Brassard, Sean Allen and William Ennis all still looking for their first … Captain Jack Studnicka was held without a point in the three weekend losses and has only four assists in his past 10 games after starting off with four goals and nine assists in his first eight … Defenceman Joseph Rupoli played in his first OHL game Sunday … The surging Mississauga Steelheads pounded Peterbor- ough 9-2 Sunday and learned Monday they would be getting Owen Tippett back from the NHL … The Generals will host the 67’s in the second half of this weekend’s home- and-home Sunday at 6:05 p.m. Injuries, losses pile up for Oshawa Generals ryan pfeiffer / Metroland OSHAWA -- Hayden McCool of the Oshawa Generals broke free just as the play was whistled down for a Generals’ penalty during OHL action against the Kingston Frontenacs at the Tribute Communities Centre Sunday. 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 26 AP • PC Support Technician • Web Technology Specialist • Network Administrator • Applications Developer TECHNOLOGY Get specialized training to prepare for an in-demand career. 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Anna was a devoted wife to Florent (deceased 2015), and a loving mother to her children Yvonne, Caroline (Doug), Pierre (Natasha), Florent (Nechama), Jacqueline, Joanne, Monique (Fred) and Michelle (Gabe). Much beloved Oma to Megaera, Molly, Luke, Melanie, Joseph, Valerie, Dylan (Dana), Michael (Jenn), Ricky, Caleb, Joshua, Steven (Candace), Shawn (Gena), Danielle (Ryan), Nina, Ryan (Ashley), Sarah (Kyle), Lindsay (Colin), Julian (Veronica), Christian, Brennan, Bianca and Katarina. Great grandmother to Lucas, Wendel, Emmilene, Roenigk, Jonas, Charlie, Richard, Paul, Sierra, Emma, Cohen, Addison, and Arianna. Anna was predeceased by her parents, Harry & Gertrude Hogenboom (Oshawa), her brothers Pierre (Baexem, NL) and Joseph (Oshawa), and sisters Gerda (Baexem, NL) and Ria (Oshawa). Anna was also predeceased by her son-in-law Rudy de Taeye (Jacqueline). Anna will always be remembered for her love of family, music, dancing, knitting, gardening, birds, flowers, good food, and meeting new people during her daily travels. She remained proudly independent, driving for errands, shopping, and visiting, often with her knitting in hand. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 8th, from 1PM - 3PM and 7PM - 9PM at the DeStefano Funeral Home, 1289 Keith Ross Drive, Oshawa, ON. 905-440-3595. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30AM on Thursday, November 9th, at St. Gregory The Great Catholic Church, 194 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, followed by intern- ment at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, 355 Taunton Road East, Whitby. Memorial donations may be made to sup- port Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre, 86 Colborne St. W., Oshawa, ON L1G 1L7. 905-579-4833. www.hearthplace.org Anna Maria van Belleghem (nee Hogenboom) August 17th, 1933 – November 2nd, 2017 DICKEY, Ocena - on October 23, 2017 our mother and grandma with family by her side, in her 90th year, was reunited in heaven with her husband and best friend Samuel James Dickey. Loving mother of Darla (Richard Reis), Sherri (John Sheldon), and Jamie. Proud grandma of Micheal, Courtney, Andrew, Nicolas (Kim), Roger James, and Arizona. Sister of Neta Walker, predeceased by brothers Addison and Aeneas. A special thank you to the staff a Ballycliffe Lodge LTC for the kindness and care our mother received. Friends will be received at the ACCETTONE FUNERAL HOME, 384 Finley Ave., Ajax (905-428-9090) on Friday November 10, 2017 from 10 am until time of service at 12 noon. Interment Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens, Ajax. In lieu of flowers donations to the Scott Mission or Show Kids You Care www.showkidsyoucare.org would be appreciated. WHITTAKER, Dianne Louise - Passed away Friday, November 3, in her home which she loved so very much. Married to Tim, just approaching 49th wedding anniversary. Devoted and loving mother to son Mark and daughter Michelle McQuillan (Blair), and proud grandmother of especially loved granddaughters Kiera and Paige. Survived by sisters Janette Hill (Al) and Rosalind. Dianne loved and was very talented in fashion, design, and home decor. Other passions included an exquisite collection of antique dolls, creating beautiful and colorful gardens, peaceful walks along waterways, shopping in Montreal and New York City, hosting events, and making the best brownies and cherry cheesecake in the world. She loved her pets including over time Simone, Ruby, Natasha, and her surviving pets Victoria and Honey. Dianne was passionate about her family and her dogs so in lieu of gifts and flowers please donate to the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario or a local animal shelter. Dianne's heart will be most remembered for her tenacity to living a healthy life and kindness towards her family and friends, always caring, including others, and being there to listen. A private celebration of life with family and close friends of Dianne will be held soon. Memories and photos may be shared at www.morrisfuneralchapel.ca In Loving Memory of Carl Balsdon November 12, 1930~ December 5, 2000 Memories of the heart linger on. Always rememberedby his family In Loving Memory ofSHARON ALICE HANEY(nee COPITHORN) December 9, 1947 – November 9, 2016 You fought so hard year after yearThat seems the only thing that’s clearAnd on the day you said good-byeThose you loved, were at your side. I wish I had another chanceTo hear you laugh, to see you danceFor you were sweet and you were kindForever cherished in my mind And when the tears begin to fallThat’s when I miss you most of allI know I had to let you goHow hard that was no one could know And when I go to bed each nightI wish that I could hold you tightAnd talk about the things to comeAnd wake up to the morning sun I really cannot say good byeTo say I’m happy would be a lieBut the good times that we had togetherAre etched within my mind forever, ALL MY LOVEFOR ALL OF TIMEGary The Sound of TearsToday I met a little boy,And in his arms a broken toy,He raised his face and looked at me, And all his sadness I could see,The sound of tears, And then I heard the sound of tears.I walked upon the shore alone,A young girl sat upon a stone,And she was feeling very bad,Some on had really made her sad,The sound of tears, Again I heard the sound of tears.I passed before an open door,An old man sat upon the fl oor,He bowed his head alone in prayer,And cried for those who left him there,The sound of tears, Again I heard the sound of tears. Standing on a bridge so high, I saw the water meet the sky,Then on the wind an SOS,A ship was sinking in distress,The sound of tears, Again I heard the sound of tears. A place takes off into the night, A giant bird in rapid fl ight,I saw a fl ash, I heard a roar,And all those people were no more, The sound of tears, Again I heard the sound of tears.A young man thinks there is no hope,And in despair he turns to dope.Too late he learns his big mistake,A habit that he cannot break,The sound of tears, Again I heard the sound of tears.You were here and now you are gone,A fi ght you fought, so very long,I was with you to the end,I held your hand, tears fl owed again, The sound of tears, Again I heard the sound of tears.Through life’s journeys, we start, we endGod comes to take us home againAll the things that makle us cryThe heardest is when loved ones die,The sound of tears, Again I heard the sound of tears. Author Edna G. CopithornCo-writer Glen D. 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The parade starts at the R.S. McLaugh- lin Armouries, 53 Simcoe St. N., at 10:25 a.m. and travels to the Memorial Park Cenotaph, 110 Simcoe St. S., for the 11 a.m. ceremony.3Next door in Whitby, and also on Nov. 11, Whitby Legion Branch 112 holds its Annual Parade, which starts at 10:30 a.m. at the branch, 117 Byron St. S., and finishes at roughly 10:40 a.m. at Cenotaph Park, 111 Dundas St. E. (near Green Street), with a ceremo- ny to follow.4Music at Greenbank United pres- ents a Remembrance Day Concert by the gospel men’s sextet Free- dom Bound on Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Greenbank United Church, 19991 Hwy. 7/12, Greenbank in Scugog Township. Based in Leaskdale, the band plays music ranging from con- temporary gospel to spirituals to tra- ditional church music. It’s an all-ages concert and an adult donation of $10 is recommended. Email stuart.beau- doin@sympatico.ca to learn more.5There’s also a Concert for Remem- brance Day on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 59 Toronto St. S., Uxbridge. Enjoy a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 by the Orpheus Symphonietta. Tickets are $15, available online at startick- eting.com/tktweb/, at Sugar FX, 13 Brock St. E., Uxbridge, or by calling 866-808-2006. To learn more, email stpaulsuxbridge@yahoo.ca or call 905-852-7016.6Drums N Flats, 60 Randall Dr., Ajax, presents Atomic Hustle on Nov. 11 at 9:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 at the bar or online at www.tick- etscene.ca. Tickets are $15 at the door. Visit www.drumsnflatsajax.com. 7Also in Ajax, the 3rd Ajax Scouts are holding their annual Food Drive on Nov. 11 from noon to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Bernadette Catholic School, 41 Bayly St. E. The food will go to the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Salvation Army. See more events at www.durhamregion.com-events The Game’s Afoot opens Nov. 16 DURHAM — Ajax’s theatre group is going roughly 80 years into the past with its first production of the new season. Ajax Community Theatre presents The Game’s Afoot, starting next week at the St. Francis Centre. “This is a non-stop hilarious, glit- tering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays of 1936,” it says in a press release. “William Gillette, admired the world over for his lead- ing role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast mem- bers to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. When one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivi- ties quickly turn dangerous.” The play features Catherine Speiran (Daria Chase), Sarah-Liis Salonius (Madge Geisel), Mark Salonius (Felix Geisel), Dillon Hunter (Simon Bright) and Amber Dawn-Vibert (Aggie Wheeler) of Ajax, Craig Martin (Wil- liam Gillette) of Oshawa, Jackie Del Greco (Martha Gillette) of Claring- ton and Rebecca Kingdon (Inspector Harriet Goring) of Toronto. See The Game’s Afoot Nov. 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. at the St. Francis Centre, 78 Church St. S., Ajax. Tickets are $22 each, $19.80 on opening night. Seniors pay $18 on opening nights and $20 for other performances. The cost is $15 for students with valid ID, $13.50 on opening nights. If you order tickets for all three of the season’s shows, the cost is $15 each. Tickets are available at ajaxcommu- nitytheatre.com. Contact ACT at 289-892-4132. Jason Liebregts / Metroland AJAX — Mark Salonius and Craig Martin rehearsed Ajax Community Theatre’s The Game’s Afoot, running Nov. 16 to 25 at the St. Francis Centre in Ajax. It is the theatre group’s first play of the 2017/18 season. Ajax Community Theatre launches season The Key to the TCC contest is on in Oshawa DURHAM — It’s the hottest key in Durham Region. It won’t open a door, but it will get you in to hockey games and more. Spectra by Comcast Spectacor, which runs the Tribute Communi- ties Centre in Oshawa, has launched the The Key to the TCC contest. The lucky winner gets a pair of tick- ets to every 2018 event at the venue — concerts, Oshawa Generals’ games, every one. And not that it needs to be hyped, but Allyson Polidano of Oshawa, the 2017 Key to the TCC winner, can attest that winning the contest made for a sweet year. “I have a had a great year getting to attend so many amazing concerts and Generals’ games,” she said in a press release. “My favourite was the I Love the '90s concert where 10 of my girlfriends took over a row and sang the words out to every song. I lost my voice for a couple of days after. I love a concert where every- one is dancing and singing.” William Balfour, Spectra’s director of marketing and group sales at the TCC, said Hedley, Judas Priest and Gerry Dee are on the 2018 calendar with more announcements to come. “This is the biggest prize we give away each year and it is no surprise that this is the eighth year of the Key to the TCC,” he stated. “It is a huge hit with our fans.” The contest runs until Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. ET and fans can learn how to enter at www.tributecommunities- centre.com/contest and see the full contest rules and regulations. 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 30 AP 201 7 READE RS’C HOICEA WARD GOLD votedbestpub! www.bollockspub.com • Award Winning Food • Lots of HD TV’s • BuzzTime Trivia • Great Staff & Atmosphere • Special Events • Live Music two Locationspickering736 kinGSTon roAD BEHinD SWiSS CHALET(905) 492-5088 whitby 30 TAunTon roAD EAST (905) 425-5200 Over 40 events in 5 Days! - 13 to 17 November Do It In Durham’s events provide opportunities to network, develop new skills, connect with possible mentors, funding partners and the broader business community. For more information visit doitindurham.biz Brought to you by …. WHAT’S ON DURHAM -- We’ve said it before, but Santa Claus has a soft spot for Durham as he spends a lot of time here before Christ- mas. Busy as he is, Santa, and perhaps Mrs. Claus as well, will appear at a number of parades in the region in the coming weeks. And on some days, Santa will be doing dou- ble or even triple duty, so it’s a good thing he’s a magical kind of guy. Here’s where you can catch a parade, or two or three in 2017: • Bowmanville -- The fun is on Nov. 18, starting at 10:30 a.m. Note the new route this year: the parade starts at Scugog and King streets and heads west along King, ending at Simpson Avenue. • Uxbridge -- The 57th parade is Nov. 18 and starts at 11 a.m. The parade begins at the corner of Brock Street and Centre Road and travels east on Brock Street through town to Nellkydd Lane, ending at Uxbridge Secondary School. • Oshawa -- Santa’s Parade of Lights Oshawa is Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. The parade starts at King and Gibbons and heads east to Simcoe, turning north to Bond and west back to Gibbons. • Newcastle -- The Nov. 19 parade has a 5:30 p.m. start, proceeding east from North Street along King Avenue to Arthur/Brook- house street. • Pickering -- The magic happens on Nov. 25 beginning at 10 a.m., with the 49th annual parade starting at Vaughn Willard Public School, 1911 Dixie Road N., and travels east along Glenanna Road between Dixie Road and Pickering Park- way. • Orono -- The Orono parade is on Nov. 25 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Orono Cem- etery. The parade moves along Mill Street to Main Street and then to Station Street, ending at the Orono Arena’s Princess Street entrance. • Ajax -- Santa’s Magical Parade of Lights is Nov. 25 starting at 6 p.m. The parade begins at Bayly Street and Mackenzie Avenue, travelling east along Bayly and then north on Harwood Avenue, ending at Ajax Town Hall. Note that right after the parade there is a tree-lighting ceremony at Town Hall with children’s activities. • Whitby -- The JCI Whitby Santa Claus Parade has a 10 a.m. start on Dec. 2, head- ing south down Brock Street from Manning Road to Trent Street. • Scugog -- Canada 1867 – Canada 150 Years Ago is the theme of the Dec. 2 parade, which begins at 5 p.m., leaving the fair- grounds. The parade travels along Reach Street to Simcoe Street, south to Queen Street, east along Queen Street, south on Water Street and then west up Mary Street. • Courtice -- The Courtice Santa Claus Parade, also known as the Dash Down Nash, has a noon start on Dec. 3 at Town- line Road and proceeds east along Nash Road to George Reynolds Drive. • T.H.E.E. Farmers’ Parade of Lights -- The parade is on Dec. 6 starting at 5:30 p.m. See the parade as it travels south on Old Scu- gog Road from Concession 9, east on Con- cession Road 8, south on Regional Road 57, and east on Concession Road 7, ending in Tyrone. Metroland file photo AJAX -- Aiden and River Mohammed sported antlers as they patiently waited for the 2010 Ajax Santa Claus Parade to begin. The parade is one of several night parades in the region and is on Nov. 25. Santa Claus is coming to your town in Durham Region 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 31 P TheHerbalPathway.com | herbalpathway@rogers.com THE HERBAL PATHWAY ✁ ✁ ✁ 1822 Whites Rd., Pickering ON, L1V 4M1 Tel: 905.839.7234 ✁On any purchase of $4900 or more. Your choice of products * *Coupon expires November 25, 2017.Excludes professional products.No photocopies please. Present this coupon & SAVE ✁✁✁✁ esent this coupon &Pr $700 WHAT’S ON PineRidge Arts Council’s annual juried exhibition on to Nov. 25 at Ajax’s McLean Community centre Mike Ruta MRuta@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Familiarity breeds contempt, the saying goes. But, for Durham artists, a place they love and know well can become a part of them and inspire their work. The PineRidge Arts Council (PRAC) held the opening reception for its 18th Annual Juried Art Show on Nov. 2. Ajax artist Allan O’Marra won the Lou Schnippering Award for his The Abolins Place. It’s a familiar setting for O’Marra, South Boundary Lake near Bancroft, where he grew up and owns property. “Probably half of my work is inspired by that valley, that lake and those hills,” he says. “It’s me. It’s my muse. I so love the landscape. I so love the light. The water. It’s so ingrained in me.” O’Marra says when he was working on the painting, which shows a barn and prop- erty reflected in the lake, there was a lot of green — too much. “There was a hint of pink in the sky,” he says. “So, every bit of colour I could see, I pumped it up.” Ronald Peter didn’t grow up in a woodlot in south Uxbridge Township, but he’s seen it many times. His Whose Woods These Are, I Think I Know shows a stark white field in the winter, a fence and spruce trees between Coppin’s Corners and Good- wood. “It’s my favourite copse of woods and every season it looks different,” says the Port Perry artist. On the grey and “flat day” when he saw it and immediately thought of capturing the scene, wet snow had fallen on the trees and Peter says he knew it wouldn’t be there for long, “So, I ran out.” It’s a pen-and-ink work on watercolour paper, the winner of PRAC’s Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Award. Peter says he’s been making art serious- ly for about a decade, after working as a graphic artist for more than 40 years. He wasn’t doing much fine art during those years, but jumped right in after retiring, working in many media, including soap- stone carving. Longtime Pickering artist Gwen Williams’ My Name is Jass shows a woman with seri- ous, piercing eyes. “It was a former student of a neighbour of mine, who was an excellent photographer,” she says. Winner of the Ontario Power Generation Award, the painting is from a photograph, but not a straight copy, Williams says. “I just fell in love with the picture,” she says. “There’s just such an intensity about her.” The art show is at the McLean Communi- ty Centre, 95 Magill Dr., Ajax, until Nov. 25. Also recognized were: • Robert Hinves, Pickering — Mayor’s Award • Jan Pettafor, Ajax — Rotary Club of Pickering Award • Hal Bilz, Toronto — Durham West Arts Centre Award • Awards of Excellence — Charles Choi, Whitby; Diane Huson, Whitby; Carolyn Joore, Lakefield • Honourable Mention — Rita Naras, Cobourg; Hanneke Koonstra, Uxbridge • Canada 150 Award — Karen Richardson, Lindsay Youth Category • Optimist Club of Ajax Award — Abir Dabbour, Pickering • Mayor’s Youth Award — Taylor Barton, Whitby • Award of Excellence — Natalie Najib, Ajax • Honourable Mention — Tanya Najib, Ajax The beautiful familiar takes the day at PRAC show Jason Liebregts / Metroland AJAX — Ajax artist Allan O’Marra, left, with his painting, The Abolin’s Place, which won the Lou Schnippering Award in the PineRidge Arts Council’s annual juried show. Long-time Pickering artist Gwen Williams with her work, My Name is Jass, which won the Ontario Power Generation Award. The show is in the atrium of the McLean Community Centre, 95 Magill Dr., Ajax, until Nov. 25. Probably half of my work is inspired by that valley, that lake and those hills. It’s me. It’s my muse. I so love the landscape. I so love the light. The water. It’s so ingrained in me. Allan O’Marra on his inspiration “ 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 • No v e m b e r 9 , 2 0 1 7 32 P Bac k to th e Gr ind?Ke ep Smiling! Call today to book your next dental appointment PersonalizedCare EfficientandEffectiveDentalCare ModernandComfortableFacility AJAX905-428-2111255SalemRd.,Unit 7(South of the 401) HIGHLAND CREEK416-284-8282 371 Old Kingston Rd.(CIBC Plaza) DirectBillingtoBenefitProvider AcceptingNewPatientsDedicatedDentalTeam www.bythelakedental.com We Can Grow Your Business Digitally! 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The dancers are Jenna Orsava, Emma Humphries, Julia Lowe, Michelle Viscon- ti, True Williams, Nicole Jiang and Ken- nedy Clouse, who dance at Dance Inc. in Ajax; Amanda Canseco from the Prestige Dance Company in Pickering; and Michael Rayson, who dances at Oshawa’s Bisland Dance Centre. Some of the dancers are holding a pub night on Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. at Magwyers Pub, 105 Bayly St. W., Ajax (in the Baywood Cen- tre plaza, just west of Harwood Avenue). There will be basket raffles and a 50/50 draw and all proceeds will go to the danc- ers to help with the cost of the trip. The top prizes include a pair of Toronto Rap- tors’ tickets and a signed hockey stick from Nazem Kadri of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Learn more at www.teamcanadadance. com. Tragically Hip shooter a part of RMG Exposed DURHAM — RMG Exposed is three photo auctions in one. The event, Nov. 25 from 7 to 10 p.m. at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, raises funds for free public arts programming for children and families. Charlotte Hale is curator of the RMG Exposed live auction, which features work by photographer David Bastedo, known for shooting The Tragically Hip, and Durham’s own Stephanie Foden. “Each image has been carefully selected to provide our guests the unique opportunity to purchase an outstanding photograph, and support the gallery at the same time,” she says. “This year, as curator, I have chosen 10 photographers who are working with a variety of photographic processes, both traditional and contemporary.” The featured auction includes a photograph taken by Canadian astronaut Chris Had- field when he was on board the International Space Station. The RMG received 466 submissions from artists in Canada and the United States for its silent auction, nar- rowed down to 40 images. The silent auction bidding starts at $80. 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Covers and originals are welcome!$3 admission. Free openstudioartcafe.com/ MONday, NOvEMBEr 13 Life Drawing @ the Cafe 7 p.m. 10 p.m. OpenStudio art Cafe, 617 Liverpool road, Pickering. Life drawing session includes one-min-ute warm-up gestures and continues with 30-, 45- and 60-minute poses. Bring your own drawing materials. drawing boards are available at the cafe. $18 (3 hours) reserve your spot early with Paypal, openstudioartcafe.comrSvP by Sunday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.draw@openstudioartcafe.com. openstudioartcafe.com/ Christmas bazaars SuNday, NOvEMBEr 12 Spirit of Christmas Craft Show 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Pickering recreation Complex, 1867 val- ley Farm road South, Pickering. Craft Show features more than 60 craft-ers and artisans Showcasing their Hand-made Creations. Free admission. Food drive benefiting the St. Paul’s Food Bank!!Firefighters without Borders will also be selling their 2018 Firefighter Cal- endar raising funds for their charity. Free http://www.showcreations.ca Environment TuESday, NOvEMBEr 14 CLareMOnt Hike: Chickadees Surviv-ing Winter 9 a.m. 11 a.m. Claremont Field Centre, 4290 Westney road North, Pickering. Learn how chickadees prepare for winter and enjoy a walk through Claremont Con-servation area to find this curious bird. This event will take place rain or shine. Please wear sturdy footwear and appro- priate clothing. Free trca.checkfront.com/ reserve/?item_id=1103 Faith SuNday, NOvEMBEr 12 Have you heard of the Baha’i faith? 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Pickering Central Library auditorium, 1 The Espanade, Pickering. Come see what 7 million people around the world are doing to build just and uni- fied communities. Join us in viewing a film, Light To The World, about the faith inspired by a man called Baha’u’llah who was born 200 years ago. Free bahaisof- pickering.org Things To Do Friday, NOvEMBEr 10 autuMn retreat 5 p.m. 4 p.m. Claremont Field Centre, 4290 Westney road North, Pickering. 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