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® News Advertiser.PICKERING CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY DURHAMREGION.COM Newsstand price $2 per copy Premium Dealer Bessada Kia of ajax and Pickering www.bessadakia.com 1-866-421-9191 1675 Bayly St., Pickering Bayly & Brock Rd. See Our aDONPaGe12 FOrGreaT DealS! .com.com All types ofDENTURE SERVICESProvided 905-683-6074 Bayly St.W.,Ajax THURSDAYDECEMBER 21, 2017 newsroom@durhamregion.com www.facebook/newsdurham @newsdurham newsdurham WHAT’S ON SPORTS CURLING Ontario’s top juniors sweeping through Ajax The road to Shawinigan, Quebec and possibly Aberdeen, Scotland will start in Ajax for Ontario’s best U21 curling teams next week. Page 27 CONTEST Pickering woman big winner Debbie Hagner won the Key to the TCC Contest at Oshawa’s Tribute Communities Centre. Page 33 ONLINE AT Christmas lights makeseason bright in Durham Durham residents go all out to illuminate colourful displays for the holidays DURHAM -- Tis the season for Christmas lights. Our photographers hit the streets of Durham to capture the best and brightest displays and while not all are included, here are a few places in Durham you can check out to witness the magic of the season. It started with a simple string of red and white lights and a few strands of icicles hanging from the eavestrough. But over the past 15 years, Ralph and Tami Harrison have made quite a few additions to their holiday dis- play. Their home at 962 Mary St. in Oshawa now takes 20 hours to prepare for the season, some- thing Ralph does to say Merry Christmas and spread joy through the community. See DURHAM page 2 Jason Liebregts / Metroland PICKERING — Sophia and Pat Marcello took in the display as Kathy and Charles Williams switched on their award-winning Christmas Lights at 1285 Ilona Park Rd., Pickering, with neighbours and area resi- dents coming out to see the festive display. 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 2 P auto service specials Expires December 28, 2017 WITH EVERY TIRECHANGEOVER Free BoNusaliGNMeNtcHecK FREEREG. $49.99 • Check and adjust tire pressure • Measure tread depth • Check overall condition *Per set of 4 mounted tiresunmounted set $98.00 $3499* WINTER TIRE CHANGEOVER LIMITED TIME OFFER! Min. Purchase of $200 on Tires or installed parts & labor. In store only. EQUALMONTHLYPAYMENTS Min.Purchase of $200 on Tires or installed parts & labor 24 NO FEE NO INTEREST FINANCING * APPLY TODAY! In-store at Customer Service oronline at ctfs.com/applynow Offer expires on December 28, 2017. PAD InstallationBONUS save20% of LabourPickering ONLY MOTOMASTER OE PLUSBRAKE PADSRe-engineered from the groundup for fit, performance and safety.On-vehicle tested to OE standardsto ensure all-weather/all-terrain performance.3-year/60,000km warranty orlifetime when installed at Canadian Tire. 113-9200X/116-0851-0. Reg. from 41.99 save20% FrOm3149 set, up The multimillion-dollar homes that line Old Scugog Road and the adjacent courts in Bowmanville have lights and decorations that reflect the neighbourhood. This is a must see area for anyone remotely interest- ed in holiday displays. On any given night in December a steady stream of cars can be found slowly manoeu- vring through the area to take in the roughly 75 homes decked out in all styles of lights. The size of the hous- es and properties lend themselves to some creative and elaborate set- ups. Multiple homes have drop boxes accepting donations to a variety of charities. Barb and Harry Piwerka’s home on Fencerow Drive in Whitby attracts large crowds every year to enjoy their display of more than 7,000 Christmas lights. The couple also places a box on their front porch to encourage mem- bers of the community to drop off animal food and toy donations for the Humane Society of Durham Region. Kathy and Charles Williams switched on their award winning Christmas Lights at 1285 Ilona Park Rd. in Pickering as neighbours and area residents came out to see the fes- tive display. The family collects food donations for the Ajax/Pickering Sal- vation Army. Downtown Port Perry, including Palmer Park, is nicely decorated for the season. Many businesses have holiday displays in their windows. The Fantasy of Lights event in Elgin Park in Uxbridge sees the space decorated for the season with upwards of 50 light displays created by the community and local busi- nesses. While the event is free, the Optimist club of Uxbridge gratefully accepts donations, which go to help them support youth in the commu- nity. Ajax Town Hall has been lit up for the season. DURHAM from page 1 Durham residents light up the Christmas season Jason Liebregts / Metroland PICKERING — Kathy and Charles Williams recently switched on their award- winning Christmas Lights at 1285 Ilona Park Rd., Pickering. The Williams have made it a tradition to put together an awesome and beautiful display of Christmas lights each sea- son. Neighbours and area residents came out again this year to view the festive display. 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 3 AP #PTCHolidayMagicpickeringtowncentre.com Tues., December 26th Boxing Day 8:00am to 6:00pm Wed., December 27th Regular Hours 10:00am to 9:00pm Thurs., December 28th Regular Hours 10:00am to 9:00pm Fri., December 29th Regular Hours 10:00am to 9:00pm Sat., December 30th Regular Hours 9:30am to 6:00pm Sun., December 31st New Year’s Eve 11:00am to 5:00pm Mon., January 1st New Year’s Day Mall Closed Tues., January 2nd Regular Hours Commence SHOPPING HOURS inside december 21, 2017 Pressrun 54,400 / 40 pages editorial Page / 6 sports / 27 Classified / 31 905-215-0442 What’s On / 33 Calendar of events / 36 durhamregion.com The latest news from across durham Region, Ontario, Canada and the world all day, every day. search ‘newsdurham’ on your favourite social media channel. YOuR CaRRieR Collection weeks are every third week. Please greet your newspaper carrier with a smile and an optional payment for their service. 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/durhamregion- events. Ajax brothers accused in string of violent carjackings denied bail Jeff Mitchell jmitchell@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Two Ajax brothers accused of a crime spree that included violent robberies and car- jackings will remain behind bars after being denied bail Tuesday. Trenell Ottley, 24, and 21-year-old Trevell Ottley, were remanded in custody following a daylong joint bail hearing in Oshawa Dec. 19. They’re scheduled to appear in court by video in early January. The brothers, who face dozens of charges relat- ing to nine separate offences in Ajax between late September and mid-November, were denied release following a lengthy hearing that included a near- ly hour-long summary of allegations against them, read into the record by prosecutor Mitchell Flagg. The Crown opposed their release on bail. Details on evidence presented during the hear- ing and reasons for the ruling by justice of the peace Mathilda Hewitt are covered by a publication ban. The two men face more than 60 charges, including kidnap- ping and robbery, relating to a spate of incidents that include: • Seven incidents involving carjacking, attempted carjack- ing and robbery of people in or near their vehicles in north Ajax, spanning from Oct. 12 to Nov. 16. • The robbery of a taxi driver near Ajax Downs Casino on Nov. 28. • Theft of a cellphone and cash on Sept. 13 near the Ajax GO station, involving a cellphone advertised on the letgo app (only Trenell charged). A search warrant was executed in Ajax on Nov. 28 and an imitation handgun was seized. At a news conference held at the Ajax town hall on Friday, Dec. 1, Durham police Det.-Sgt. Ryan Connolly said the two suspects were “not known to police prior to this investiga- tion.” The pair were under surveillance by the police when they were arrested following a robbery of a taxi operator on Nov. 28, Connolly added. 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 4 AP 900 Champlain Ave., Oshawa 905-723-4561 Hours: Mon. - Wed. 10-6, Thurs.• Fri. 10-9, Sat. 10-6, Sun.11-5 See store for details. www.furnituregalleries.caOSHAW A OSHAW A Storewide SavingS BOXINGWEEK BLOWOUT!! 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 5 AP TO DONATE by VISA, MasterCard, Discover or AMEX, call416-869-4847.Online:www.thestar.com/santaclausfund Name .................................................................................................................... Address................................................................................................................ 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For a typical customer using 49,200 gal- lons (223.6 cubic metres), the increase is $9.02 a quarter (water and sewer bills are issued quarterly) or an extra $36.08 for the year. Durham regional council approved the increase on Wednesday, Dec. 13 and the approved user rates will take effect on Jan. 1. “User rates are the main source of fund- ing for infrastructure rehabilitation and replacement,” said Oshawa Coun. Bob Chapman, chair of finance and adminis- tration. “In keeping with the asset manage- ment plan, the region is investing in key capital projects.” Oshawa Coun. Nester Pidwerbecki, chairman of works, noted the 2018 capi- tal budget addresses investments that are critical to the maintenance of the Region’s water and sanitary sewer system. Clarington Coun. Joe Neal said coun- cil voting for a smaller increase would not result in cancelling projects. He said he hears complaints about the increasing water and sewer rates from seniors on fixed incomes. He had attempt- ed to cut the increase in half at the Dec. 6 committee of the whole meeting to no avail. He raised his concerns again at the council meeting, and noted recent budgets of water and sewer have produced a lot of surpluses. “I question why we need to increase the combined water and sewer to the tune of four per cent? Should the budget not more accurately represent the anticipated reve- nue and expenses?” The councillor said he’s paying 2.4 cents per gallon of water, adding that water haul- ers are basically paying 1.6 cents per gallon. Durham Region still offers one of the lowest rates of the 13 larger municipalities surveyed across Ontario. These rates are set for residential, non-residential, small- to medium-sized industrial, commercial and institutional water users and large water users. “Durham Region offers clean and safe water at a very low cost,” said regional chairman Roger Anderson.“With an aging municipal water system, we must contin- ue to invest in our infrastructure to protect this necessary resource and meet obliga- tions under the Safe Drinking Water Act.” Durham sewer and water rate to increase by four per cent News Advertiser 865 Farewell St., Oshawa ON L1H 6N8 www.durhamregion.com Tim Whittaker - Publisher twhittaker@durhamregion.com Fred Eismont - Director of Advertising feismont@durhamregion.com Mike Johnston - Regional Managing Editor mjohnston@durhamregion.com Deb Macdonald - Sales Manager dmacdonald@durhamregion.com Abe Fakhourie - Director of Distribution afakhourie@durhamregion.com Cheryl Haines - Composing Manager chaines@durhamregion.com ADVERTISING 905-215-0472 CLASSIFIEDS 905-576-9335 DISTRIBUTION 905-579-4407 GENERAL FAX 905-579-2238 NEWSROOM 905-215-0481 LETTERS: We welcome letters. 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 6 AP LETTER TO THE EDITOR Keep taxes high on smokes says reader To the editor: Re: ‘Smoker tires of taxes and complaints’, news, Dec. 13. The writer is talking about how conve- nience stores and government are complain- ing about illegal cigarettes taking away their sales although it is government who is respon- sible by imposing high taxes. I believe the solution is not reducing the taxes on cigarettes and here is why. It is a known fact that cigarettes cause cancer as well as being annoying for those who do not smoke. If cigarettes were cheaper it would only encourage more youth to start smoking. By taking environmental studies in univer- sity I am concerned with people’s health. First and foremost we should not encourage the young to smoke. If high taxes are increasing illegal sales, there may be no way out of it. But should we sell them in the first place? I believe the stores should not sell or make any money on ciga- rettes altogether because for most smokers it is a death sentence. That would be the ideal. And if we stop our youth now it would elimi- nate tobacco entirely and save lives in the long run. It is unlikely to ban cigarettes, but having high taxes might encourage some smokers to quit, as well as to detour others from starting. Brad Hogg Oshawa Given the festive season is upon us and everyone is making their Christmas wish lists, we thought we would assemble a list of gifts for Durham’s seven municipalities we serve. These are wishes that we’re sure would make many people happy across the region. Starting in Pickering there could be no better present than seeing progress continue on the approval of a new airport. Pickering council did the right thing when it voted to support such a venture a few months ago. A future airport would bring jobs and econom- ic growth, not only in Pickering but across Durham Region. In Ajax wouldn’t it be nice if a year went by without stinky algae problems along the pic- turesque waterfront? Algae has been plaguing the Town’s waterfront for a number of years. The culprit is the Duffin Creek water pollu- tion control plant, which discharges effluent with phosphorous. The algae proliferates by feeding on the phosphorous. What needs to happen is for the outfall pipe to extend past its current one kilometre to three kilometres into the lake. It would be a Merry Christmas for all if this pipe was extended. Whitby’s focal point should continue to be its downtown core. Given the number of proj- ects, including the Brock Street Brewery and the development of a technology and innova- tion hub in the former provincial land registry office at 400 Centre St. S., big things will hap- pen for the town. This is the gift that will keep on giving. Not only will these developments enhance Whitby’s downtown they will bring economic activity, while supporting and cre- ating future jobs. Like its neighbour to the west Oshawa also needs to continue improving its downtown. The biggest gift it could get in 2018 would be the completion of the Genosha Hotel. The historic former hotel has undergone a num- ber of ownership changes over the years but now that Rick Summers has bought the Genosha and is partnering with Michael Poon we’re hopeful work will move forward turning it into an apartment building with about 100 one-bedroom and studio apart- ments. Clarington’s Christmas wish list should include a new flood response plan that would be added to the municipal emergency plan so that if areas like Cedar Crest Beach and West Beach areas in Bowmanville get flood- ed again the municipality is prepared. That didn’t happen in 2017. Port Perry residents need their hospi- tal back. The community has been dealing without it since a fire shut it down earlier this year and while work is being done to fix and improve the hospital the biggest wish every resident should have this Christmas is to have it opened in 2018. It may not be the season for swimming but Uxbridge would be best served by putting ‘swimming pool’ on its Christmas wish list. The current Uxpool was built almost 50 years ago and is continues to be plagued by prob- lems causing residents to leave to use newer facilities in Georgina and Stouffville. We hope Santa is good to Durham Region this year. Merry Christmas everyone! OUR VIEW A Christmas wish list cOLUmn When it comes to decorating the outside of my home for Christ- mas, I am a bit of a purist. Less is more in my books. A nice straight string of lights along the eaves and perhaps a twinkling garland around the door and you’re good to go. Timeless and classic. Having said that, one glance around any neighbourhood these days and it’s clear there are almost as many ways to decorate a home for Christmas as there are people. From the sublime to the ridiculous. I am not, for instance, at all a fan of the inflatable catego- ry of yuletide decor. Mostly, I think, because of the tremendous margin for error with these things. One pinhole leak, one slipped gear, and these things can go from charming to hideous. When I lived in Port Perry, there was a home whose front lawn sported an enormous inflated Santa leaning on a giant candy cane with outspread arms of welcome. All well and good until some malfunction caused the thing to underinflate, leaving the Santa’s huge head no longer merrily beam- ing outward, but sadly lolling, chin down to one side. The result looked like a Santa Christ who had been nailed to a candy cane for the sins of mankind. It may have just been my Catholic upbringing, but it was unnerving. On my current drive home, I have to pass an equally disconcerting inflated scenario. I gather it is supposed to be a sunglass-wearing Santa, seated in a cute little automobile being pulled by his magic reindeer. I think Santa is intended to be happily wiggling the steering wheel back and forth as he takes to the sky with a trunkload of treats for all good boys and girls. But again, a slipped cog or mis- timed vibrating whatzit has Santa now bend- ing much too far forward and busily waggling his hands around his waist. The net impres- sion a passerby is left with is one of Santa leaning lasciviously toward the last reindeer in line, while trying furiously to get his pants off. I suppose some folks might find that fes- tive. I’m new up here. Maybe they do things a little differently. Finally, the latest craze in Christmas home decoration is the laser light show. These units run the gamut from simple projectors that beam the image of a star or a snowflake onto the side of your house to gadgets with enough circuitry to create a light show that would dwarf a Pink Floyd concert. The only hitch to these things, of course, is that as pret- ty or entertaining as they may be, they are still lasers — and do I want to be the guy respon- sible for burning Rudolph’s retinas out as he tries to land on my rooftop? Trying explain- ing that one to the kids. — Durham resident Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column Christmas decoration tastes differ neil crone Enter Laughing 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 7 AP ® PartofArthurJ.GallagherCanadaLimited Wayne Jones was also convicted of aggravated assault and theft of $20,000, jewelry and fraudulently selling a car Betsy Powell bpowell@thestar.ca TORONTO -- A Toronto pastor has been found guilty of sexually assaulting three former parishioners and admin- istering a noxious substance to two of them, an Ontario Superior Court Justice ruled Thursday. Wayne Marlon Jones, of Ajax, was also convicted of aggravated assault and theft of $20,000, jewelry and fraudulently sell- ing a car. The three women testified Jones coerced sex with them under the pretext that it was required for a "spiritual pur- pose" that would in some way assist each of them. "The similarities in the evidence are probative of the Crown's position that Mr. Jones was using his position as a pastor to convince the complainants, members of his church who believed in him, that sexual intercourse with him was part of a larger spiritual plan," Jus- tice Suhail Akhtar wrote in a 57-page judgment. Akhtar dismissed one count of sex- ual assault in connection with a fourth woman, known as Z. He also dismissed three theft of mon- ies charges. Akhtar said he believed two of the women gave money and other property to Jones, but agreed with defence lawyer Randall Barrs that the details of those transactions were "insufficiently" clear to convict him on those counts. Jones, 57, admitted having sex with the women but argued it was consen- sual. The identity of the complainants is subject to a publication ban. Barrs said Jones plans to appeal. He was convicted of sexually assault- ing two sisters, called X and Y, and deliv- ering a noxious substance to them dur- ing the '80s and early '90s while serving as a pastor, and founder, of the Trinida- dian-based Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Scarborough. The women testified Jones persuad- ed them to engage in purification rituals to chase away voodoo hexes. During the trial, Jones denied his ministry believed in voodoo. He was also found guilty of sexual- ly assaulting another woman, called B, between 2010 and 2013, after she joined his new church called the United Baptist Church, now located in Markham. She testified Jones "became possessed by a medium who warned her that she was in danger and the victim of a curse." The medium was called Gorgan. Jones, "apparently possessed by the Gorgan," demanded B submit to acts of violence and sex in order to escape the curse, Akhtar wrote. She testified she gave Jones about $20,000, a Toyota Camry and jewelry. Jones and others concocted a plot to get more money from B, the judge wrote. "Vulnerable, desperate and gullible (she) ... bought the tale of the curse spun by Mr. Jones." After a series of meetings, "Mr. Jones' interest soon turned to sex." "During these sessions, Mr. Jones vio- lently assaulted B, biting her, marking her and cutting parts of her body. These assaults were all conducted in the name of the medium supposedly inhabiting Mr. Jones' body,'" the decision says. "Although I accept B ostensibly con- sented, I am satisfied beyond a reason- able doubt that she was induced to do so by Mr. Jones abusing his position of trust, power or authority." Toronto police issued a news release after charging Jones based on her alle- gations, prompting the three others to come forward with their historical alle- gations. Jones is to be sentenced Feb. 23. Ajax pastor guiltyof sexual assault AJAX -- Ajax resident and Toronto pas- tor Wayne Marlon Jones was convict- ed in a Toronto court of sexual assault, aggravated assault, along with theft and fraud charges. He will be sentenced in February. Jason McCartney’s appeal argued prosecutor, judge had made errors Jeff Mitchell jmitchell@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Ontario’s Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of a stabbing rampage eight years ago in Ajax that left one man dead and another grievously injured. In a ruling released Dec. 14, the court rejected an appeal by Jason McCartney, who was found guilty in 2012 of second- degree murder and aggravated assault. The court ruled McCartney’s appeal, which argued the prosecutor and judge had made errors in addresses to the jury at the conclusion of the trial, was without merit. McCartney, of Scarborough, was con- victed of the second-degree murder of Victor Cameron, a 32-year-old father of two. The two men had not met until their paths crossed on the night of Nov. 18, 2009, at a Keg restaurant on Kingston Road in Ajax. The two men exchanged angry words in an outdoor smoking area, court heard. Minutes later, as Cameron was leav- ing, McCartney lunged into his car and stabbed him in the chest. A friend of Cameron's who intervened was stabbed repeatedly, sustaining life- threatening injuries. Superior Court Justice Alfred Stong sentenced McCartney to life in prison with parole eligibility set at 13 years. The Court of Appeal rejected McCart- ney’s assertion that the Crown made improper statements during a final address to jurors, and that the judge’s instructions failed to adequately address those issues. Top court rejectsappeal of man convicted of murder in 2009 Ajax stabbing rampage 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 8 AP SAVE MORE WITH THEFREESave.ca MOBILE APP FLYERS •COUPONS •SHOPPING LISTS Additional beds mean a total of 192 for the Ajax facility AJAX — Ontario is opening 92 new long- term care beds at Chartwell Ballycliffe Long Term Care Residences in Ajax. “This announcement is good news for our residents, their loved ones and our staff allowing us to move ahead with the planned construction of the new Chartwell Bally- cliffe Long Term Care Residence, a modern 192-bed residence that will serve the Ajax com- munity for decades to come,” said Brent Binions, president and CEO of Chart- well Retirement Residences. “This positive outcome is the result of collabo- ration, communica- tion and a shared commitment to providing the best care possible to our LTC residents.” Ajax-Pickering MPP Joe Dickson made the announcement on Dec. 15 as part of a commitment to create 5,000 long-term care beds over the next four years and more than 30,000 across the province over the next decade. “By adding 92 beds for a total of 192 beds in a modern residence, we help more seniors in Ajax access the excellent care they need,” he said. This investment is part of Aging with Con- fidence: Ontario’s Action Plan for Seniors, which will help ensure seniors can access the supports they need at every stage of their lives. The plan includes 15 million more hours of nursing, personal support and ther- apeutic care for long-term care home resi- dents, a new annual high-dose influenza vaccine, targeted to protect seniors, which will be available free of charge starting in the 2018-19 flu season, and a new one-stop website where seniors can find information about tax credits, drug coverage, powers of attorney, recreation programs and more. Helping seniors access better care is part of Ontario’s plan to create fairness and opportunity during this period of rapid eco- nomic change, which includes a higher minimum wage, free tuition for hundreds of thousands of students and free prescrip- tion drugs for everyone under 25 through the biggest expansion of medicare in a gen- eration. Chartwell Ballycliffein Ajax to get 92 new long-term care beds Joe Dickson Kristen Calis KCalis@durhamregion.com WHITBY — Metroland Media Group was one of 12 local workplaces that received a 2017 Healthy Workplace Award from the Durham Region Health Department. The organizations were recognized for successfully participating in the seventh annual award program, and focusing on health topics related to chronic disease pre- vention, and prevention of injury and sub- stance misuse, in a comprehensive manner. The health department supports local workplaces in delivering comprehensive workplace wellness programming. Awards are presented to participating workplaces that plan health-related activities throughout the year to help employees learn more about how to make healthy choices. “Adults spend about half of their waking hours at work, so the workplace has a sig- nificant impact on the health of employees,” said Chris Arnott, a public health nurse with health department. “The recipients of the Healthy Workplace Award have shown ded- ication to health and wellness initiatives at their workplace to support their employees.” Visit durham.ca/workplace for more information. Fast facts Healthy Workplace Award winners: Municipality of Clarington Patheon Inc. (part of Thermo Fisher Sci- entific) Durham Catholic District School Board EHC Global Durham Children’s Aid Society WestRock Packaging Systems LP Markham Stouffville Hospital Uxbridge Site Durham Mental Health Services Metroland Media Group City of Oshawa The Regional Municipality of Durham University of Ontario Institute of Tech- nology Metroland 1 of 12 local businesses recognized for workplace safety 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 9 AP We are a personal injury firm looking to the public for information.If you,or anyone you know,were at the Iroquois Park Sports Complex in Whitby in 2011 or 2012, and experienced an electrical shock or “buzzy”feeling on or around the soccer field,we’d like to hear about it. WE NEED YOUR HELP! 322 Muskoka Road 3 North Huntsville,Ontario P1H 1C4 Ph:705-788-3740 •Fx:705-788-3751 Please call us, toll free, at 1-866-788-3740 ON NOW AT THE BRICK! SAVING YOU MORE For more details go instore or online @thebrick.com. Trumpeter swans a highlight of annual count Two loons far from shore, paddling the steel-grey waters of a soon-to- be-locked-in-ice lake. A bald eagle pumping its great dark wings as it disappears into the mist. Five wild turkeys strutting across a field, big black blobs on a white blanket of freshly fallen snow … There are so many reasons to take part in a Christmas Bird Count, hundreds of which take place across the Americas from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5 each year. Images you carry home from a wintry day spent outdoors can be priceless, unforgettable. So worth taking a break from the busyness of life to get out into nature and take a look at — really see what’s going on there. One highlight of back-to-back bird counts I took part in last weekend was find- ing trumpeter swans in the shallows of Sandy Bay. Gull Lake south of Minden was freezing over in the frigid air, but fast water where the river flows in kept a stretch open, and there they were — eight elegant white birds tip- ping tail-up as they dipped their long necks into the depths to feed on aquatic vegeta- tion. Even a few years ago such a sight there would have been unthinkable. North Amer- ica’s biggest, heaviest birds had been hunt- ed almost to extinction by the 1800s, for their meat, their plumes for writing quills and ladies’ hats, and their skins for powder puffs. In the 1930s only 70 trumpeter swans were known to exist, until an aerial survey discovered a population of trumpeters in the wilds of Alaska, which became a source for reintroduction to some of their historical habitats, including southern Ontario. After counting and admiring the swans, I’d turned my attention to some chickadees and nuthatches in a yellow birch overhead when a loud honking broke the stillness — one of the trumpeters greeting two oth- ers that flew in on more-than-a-meter-long wings. And then the whole group surprised me by breaking into close pairs, straight- ening their long necks and bobbing their heads at each other in courtship display, just like on TV. They had already paired up in mid-December! Two more came in to join them shortly after, greeted by the honking and trumpet- ing, the pairing up and posturing, the grace- ful dipping of their black bills and bending of their slim white necks. Trumpeters need a good hundred meters of open water to take off on, so they were likely gone the next day, escaping from the ice. Perhaps to be seen on a Christmas count down along the always-open St. Law- rence? For dates of local Christmas counts: www.birdscanada.org. 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. Wine columnist Chuck Byers talks turkey and wine Many still like a traditional Christmas meal but just as many prefer to vary their cel- ebration with a slightly dif- ferent approach. Toronto executive chef Nikko Jacino takes the turkey dinner to another level of enjoyment. Many believe that turkey is turkey, but there are so many ways to cook it and so many pairings with wine. Last week we showed the traditional presentation of turkey with wine pair- ing. Here are a couple more. Spanish-style Brick 12-pound turkey with two apples, three jalapenos, two yellow onions, six garlic cloves and oil. Make a rub with quarter cup butter, one teaspoon paprika, oregano, one tsp cayenne and garlic. Remove back bone and flatten breast. Separate the skin from the breast mus- cle. Place butter between turkey skin and meat. Lather outside skin. Place tur- key in fridge for six to 12 hours. Remove and let stand at room temperature for at least one hour. Preheat oven to 450 F. Tuck wings and lay apples etc. on parchment lined dish. Lather with oil. Place turkey on top. Sea- son. Cook for 20 minutes. Reduce to 320 F for 40 minutes. Indian-style Turkey 12-pound turkey, two cups whole yogurt, one white onion, six garlic cloves, one heaping tbsp, ginger, juice of one lemon, two tsp ground turmeric, two tsp ground coriander seed, two tsp ground pink peppercorn, two tsp ground cumin, one tsp cinnamon, one tsp cay- enne pepper, one tbsp kosher salt. Place all ingredients for rub in a food processor. Blend until roughly smooth. Place turkey inside a large metal bowl and pour yogurt mixture over top. Using your hands, massage the mixture into the turkey. Cover the bowl with plas- tic wrap and place in the fridge for 12 hours. Twine the legs together and fold wings under the breast. Let the turkey stand at room temperature for at least one hour. Preheat oven to 425 F. Season. Place in the oven for 25 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 320 F and cook for one hour 45 minutes. Wines listed below are can comple- ment the above dinners but also try them with goose/duck or cooked ham: Bodega Norton Barrel Select Malbec LCBO No. 4005556 $12.95 Adobe Reserva Merlot Organic LCBO No. 322024 $12.95 Novas Reserva Carmenere/Cabernet Sauvignon LCBO No. 434662 $15.90 Con Sur Bicicleta Viognier LCBO No. 64287 $10.95 Fleur du Cap Cabernet Sauvignon LCBO No. 457101 $12.95 Fess Parker Syrah Vintages No. 942136 $34.95 (pricey but wonderful) — Chuck Byers is a wine writer and consultant with over 35 years of experience in the wine industry, and is a member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. Christmas Bird Count a perfect time to take in nature The Great Outdoors Margaret Carney Christmas dinner can have variations Wine With Chuck Byers OpiniOn 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 10 AP New report shows major growth in school board's early years programming Jillian Follert jfollert@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Stacey Lepine-Fisher isn’t exaggerating when she says that the early years are an absolutely critical time in a child’s life. “What we know is that the brain is 85 per cent developed in the years from zero to six,” she says. So it’s no surprise that the Durham District School Board, where Lepine-Fisher is senior manager of early years, is increasing support for kids at those ages. A new school board report shows major growth in early years programming over the past 10 years — everything from before-and- after-school child care and nursery school, to school readiness programs and in-school hubs. Of the DDSB’s 108 elementary schools, 89 now have before-and-after-school child care for students in kindergarten to Grade 6. That’s compared with 13 before-and-after -school child-care programs for the period between 2008 and 2011. After-school recreation programs have increased from zero in 2011/2012, to 38 this year, while the number of child-care centres offering care for infants, toddlers and pre- schoolers has jumped from 13 between 2008 and 2011, to 24 this year — with 21 more on the way. Queen Elizabeth P.S., Waverly P.S. and Claremont P.S. will get infant, toddler and preschool child-care centres in the spring of 2018, followed by R.S. McLaughlin Second- ary School, Romeo Dallaire P.S. and Altona Forest P.S. in September 2018, as well as the two new DDSB schools slated to open in Sep- tember 2018 in Oshawa and Ajax. Another new school in Oshawa will follow in September 2019, as well as Scott Central P.S. Infant, toddler and preschool daycare will then be added to another 11 DDSB schools between 2019 and 2021: Bobby Orr P.S., Dr. Roberta Bondar P.S., Glengrove P.S., Lakeside P.S., McCaskills Mills P.S., Seneca Trail P.S., Vaughan Willard P.S., Winchester P.S., Bay- view Heights P.S., Cartwright Central P.S., and Roland Michener P.S. Lepine-Fisher says offering care for younger children inside school buildings is partly about convenience for families, but also underscores the role that high quality care can play in a child’s future success. “We have done a lot of research regard- ing the development of children zero to 3.8,” she says. “We know that when children are in high quality care and are socialized…they tend to do better in school.” Several years ago the DDSB conducted a kindergarten parent survey, that looked at where children were prior to coming to school for the first time. The data showed that those who were enrolled in licensed child-care or who attend- ed early years programming, were less “vul- nerable” when it came to their development. And, the impact extends beyond the first year or two of school. The DDSB report says between 75 and 84 per cent of students who were on track in kin- dergarten, went on to achieve the provincial standard on the Grade 3 EQAO test of math, reading and writing. Of the kindergarten students who were “at risk,” 57 per cent reached the provincial stan- dard on the Grade 3 EQAO test for reading, 67 per cent for writing and 68 per cent for math. The DDSB is also growing its school read- iness programs, which currently include “School’s Cool” and “K is for Kindergarten” offered in the summer . New this winter, the board will launch “Great Beginnings Start at the DDSB,” a play- based program for children starting junior kindergarten in the fall. The free program will run as 12 schools between February and June, focusing on social skills as well as cognitive, language, math and literacy skills. Twenty-one DDSB schools to get infant, toddler, preschool daycare in the next few years Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland PICKERING -- Jennifer Giberson worked on a decoration with Elliot Giberson at the Vaughan Willard EarlyOn hub. The Durham District School Board is seeing major growth in its Early Years programming, which includes things like community hubs, nursery school and child care centres. The board will be adding new infant/toddler/preschool child care centres at 21 of its schools over the next few years. Lakeridge Health hydro costs rose by $1 million in six years Reka Szekely rszekely@durhamregion.com DURHAM — Documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation show the annual cost of hydro jumped by more than $1 million for Lakeridge Health over a six-year period. At hospitals in Oshawa, Whitby, Port Perry and Bowmanville, Lakeridge paid a total of $3,296,125 in hydro in the 2011-12 years and by 2016-17 that num- ber jumped to $4,367,956, a 33 per cent increase. Meanwhile the Ajax-Pickering hospi- tal, which was recently integrated into Lakeridge, saw its hydro bill jump by $578,832 or 66 per cent during the same period to a total of $1,452,982 in 2016-17. Christine Van Geyn, Ontario director for the federation, said Lakeridge could have spent that money treating patients instead. “Families across the province all feel the pain of rapid increases to the cost of electricity when they pay their home electricity bill. But what many people don’t think about is the cost of the Ontar- io government’s failed electricity policy to the institutions we all rely on, like Lak- eridge Health,” she said. 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The program recognizes the global municipalities that are suc- cessfully leveraging the power of technology to create a more con- nected, engaged, vibrant and sus- tainable community. “This back-to-back recogni- tion is reaffirming the work we are doing to strengthen our techno- logical and community infrastruc- ture in order to attract the best and brightest residents and businesses to our city,” said Mayor Dave Ryan. “Pickering was a key part of Toron- to Global’s recent Amazon HQ2 big submission, and being named one of the world’s top smart cit- ies can only boost our chances of landing large multinationals like Amazon.” The ICF is a think tank based out of New York City that is com- prised of a global network of cit- ies and regions. The ICF received hundreds of submissions from around the world for the Smart21 Communities of 2018 awards pro- gram. The winners were recently announced at the Fourth Annual Next Gen Tech Conference. 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Lazarus is currently the administrative officer for the Maxwell Heights Secondary School, R.S. McLaughlin CVI, G.L. Roberts CVI, Dunbarton High School, Ander- son CVI, and Donald A. Wilson Secondary School fam- ily of schools. She has been an educator for more than 25 years, including serving as an elementary school principal at Altona Forest P.S. and Sir John A. Macdonald P.S., and vice-principal at Glengrove P.S. and Valley Farm P.S. Maliha is currently the principal at O’Neill CVI and has been a school leader and educator with the DDSB for almost 20 years. Her passion is creating equitable opportunities and outcomes for all students. “Margaret and Jamila bring unique attributes to their new roles as senior leaders at the Durham Dis- trict School Board. Both have demonstrated their ded- ication to student achievement and well-being, and they will bring seasoned insights to our senior team planning and system leadership,” says Lisa Millar, the DDSB’s director of education. 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W., suite 7 Whitby, ontario L1n 0e4 AJAX — Jennifer Kaiser of Ajax is cel- ebrating after winning $250,000 with an instant lottery game. The Ajax resident won the Instant Cross- word Deluxe top prize of $250,000, OLG announced in a press release on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Instant Crossword Deluxe is $10 a play and the odds of winning any prize are one in 3.45. The winning ticket was pur- chased at Finley Fine Foods on Finley Ave- nue in Ajax. Ajax woman wins $250,000 on scratch ticket Jennifer Kaiser 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 18 AP 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 19 AP Constantly striving to improve Over the past year, we have made some facility upgrades at Ajax Pickering Hospital. Lakeridge Health has invested in a number of renovations in an effort to continuouslyimprove patient experience. From June to September, we updated our eastern inpatient units by installing new patient lifts, flooring and wall protection. There are also several exciting projects planned over the next year, including opening of a new 22-bed inpatient mental health unit. In November, the Ontario Government announced $4.6 million in new annual funding to run the unit and we expect to have the unit up and running in about a year. Additionally, we are in the process of building an enclosed ambulance bay that will have large garage doors, to support patient unloading in an enclosed area, protected from the cold, wind and rain. All of these projects are focused on enhancing access to safe, quality care close to home. The spirit of community giving The Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation has had an extremely successful year. In September, our signature event, the 22nd Annual Mayors’ Charity Golf Classic, raised $175,000, bringing total donations to-date from the event to more than $3 million.The Ajax Pickering Hospital Auxiliary – one of our critical partners and among our largest donors – made a $65,000 donation in addition to these funds,allowing us to purchase game-changing equipment for our surgical program to improve treatment of cancer patients. For rectal cancer patients, these donations have transformed their treatment, making this support priceless! Ajax Pickering Hospital is just one of five Ontario hospitals outfitted with these revolutionary tools, and has some of the handful of surgeons undertaking this new procedure. We are excited to serve the Region as a leader in rectal cancer surgeries. Committed to exceptional patient experiences At Lakeridge Health, we recognize that much of the time spent in health care facilities can be challenging, which is why we do our best to create a positive patient experience. In November 2016, just after her 80th birthday, Pickering resident, Joyce Perrin, was diagnosed with breast cancer and started treatment. Joyce said, “It definitely wasn’t the type of birthday gift I had been hoping for.” Joyce, who had a long and distinguished career in the health care industry, persevered through treatment and took cancer on directly! She credits a large part of her recovery to the continuity and quality of care she received during her treatment across the Lakeridge Health system. “My surgeon talked with the oncologist before the surgery to ensure that everyone was on the same page,” says Joyce. “The integrated approach between my care teamat Ajax Pickering Hospital, who performed the surgery, and my care team at the R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, where I received treatment, was seamless.The high degree of respect between nursesand doctors, the exceptional access to information and the positive and empathetic nature of clinicians, staff and volunteers have made all the difference.” Joyce also attributes much of her recovery success to the support of the staff who helped create a positive experience and community services, like the Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre. “Hearth Place is an excellent community program, they run several integrated education sessions on site with staff from the cancer centre and provide the ongoing emotional support required after treatment.” Joyce is now in recovery and moving toward living life to the fullest, She has even taken on a leadership role as anAmbassador for After Breast Cancer, another community organization that played a role in her recovery, and was recently featured as one of the foundation’s charity calendar girls! oundation , another c ery oundation’s charity calendar oundation , another c ec oundationoundation , another cen on a leadership reast Canc ed a role in her r east Canc ole in her r Join the conversation. For more information about how you can get involved in our Master Program and Planning activities, visit: www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca/en/aboutus/ buildingforthefuture.asp Be a community builder – support your local hospital! To make a difference, contact the Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation | 905-683-2320 X 1501 www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca Changing with Durham Region to serve it even better Valentine Lovekin,Board Chair Matthew Anderson,President & CEO This year has been a time of rapid change for Lakeridge Health as we evolved to a regional system of acute care. With five hospitals and more than a dozen community locations, the new Lakeridge Health is striving to improve access to the services most needed by our community. We marked the first anniversary of the new Lakeridge Health on December 1 with much to celebrate. Over the past year our dedicated clinical teams focused on numerous initiatives to improve access to services and enhance the quality of care delivered at Lakeridge Health. As we evolve and change to better reflect the communitieswe serve, we have been fortunate to engage with many passionate volunteers including our Community Advisory Panels and the Patient and Family Experience Advisory Committee.These groups provide valuable input on policies focused on engaging the communities we serve and improving delivery of patient services.These groups complement the work of the thousands of staff, physiciansand volunteers who support patients and families every day. We are also proud to have expanded our Board ofTrustees to include greater representation from our new catchment area, to create a governance model more reflective of the diverse communities we serve. Ensuring broad representation from Durham Region, these important tables support our shared commitment to deliver safe, quality care at all of our hospitals and community health locations. We have also implemented changes informed by our Patient Experience Panel Report, including a new process for processing and responding to feedback and implementingnew policies that allow families to visit patients at any time of the day (or night!).These patient-focused enhancements are just a few of the ways we are making the local health system more responsive to people we serve. We have celebrated many successes this year, and we have also encountered some challenges, most notably the temporary closure of Port Perry Hospital. We have focused on restoration of the site and can confirm that services at Port Perry Hospital will resume in the first week of September 2018.This will mark another new beginning for Lakeridge Health and we look forward to the day we transition back to a renovated Port Perry Hospital. To ensure we have the ability to meet community health needs now and well into the future, we will launch a Durham Region-wide community consultation in January to develop a hospital master plan. Join the conversation.To learn more more visit www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca. None of this work would be possible without the dedication of our staff, physicians and volunteers, donors and partners. Thank you to all for enabling us to live our Mission of working to provide excellent health care closer to home. On behalf of the Lakeridge Health family, best wishes for a safe, healthy holiday season. Sincerely, Valentine Lovekin & Matthew Anderson Understanding your Holiday Health Care Options The holidays are the busiest time of year in our emergency departments.This can often lead to longer than average wait times, which we recognize can befrustrating. It is important to know your options for care to ensure you have timely access to health services and get the care you need. To spend more time with your friends and family, and less time searching for care please: • Check ahead of time with your family doctor or clinic for their holiday hours; and • Locate where the nearest urgent care or walk-in clinic is located should you require non-urgent health care. If you or a family member are in crisis call 911 immediately. For more information on finding nearby health care options, including family doctors accepting patients, visit Ontario.ca/healthcareoptions. 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Additionally, we are in the process of building an enclosed ambulance bay that will have large garage doors, to support patient unloading in an enclosed area, protected from the cold, wind and rain. All of these projects are focused on enhancing access to safe, quality care close to home. The spirit of community giving The Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation has had an extremely successful year. In September, our signature event, the 22nd Annual Mayors’ Charity Golf Classic, raised $175,000, bringing total donations to-date from the event to more than $3 million.The Ajax Pickering Hospital Auxiliary – one of our critical partners and among our largest donors – made a $65,000 donation in addition to these funds,allowing us to purchase game-changing equipment for our surgical program to improve treatment of cancer patients. For rectal cancer patients, these donations have transformed their treatment, making this support priceless! Ajax Pickering Hospital is just one of five Ontario hospitals outfitted with these revolutionary tools, and has some of the handful of surgeons undertaking this new procedure. We are excited to serve the Region as a leader in rectal cancer surgeries. Committed to exceptional patient experiences At Lakeridge Health, we recognize that much of the time spent in health care facilities can be challenging, which is why we do our best to create a positive patient experience. In November 2016, just after her 80th birthday, Pickering resident, Joyce Perrin, was diagnosed with breast cancer and started treatment. Joyce said, “It definitely wasn’t the type of birthday gift I had been hoping for.” Joyce, who had a long and distinguished career in the health care industry, persevered through treatment and took cancer on directly! She credits a large part of her recovery to the continuity and quality of care she received during her treatment across the Lakeridge Health system. “My surgeon talked with the oncologist before the surgery to ensure that everyone was on the same page,” says Joyce. “The integrated approach between my care teamat Ajax Pickering Hospital, who performed the surgery, and my care team at the R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, where I received treatment, was seamless.The high degree of respect between nursesand doctors, the exceptional access to information and the positive and empathetic nature of clinicians, staff and volunteers have made all the difference.” Joyce also attributes much of her recovery success to the support of the staff who helped create a positive experience and community services, like the Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre. “Hearth Place is an excellent community program, they run several integrated education sessions on site with staff from the cancer centre and provide the ongoing emotional support required after treatment.” Joyce is now in recovery and moving toward living life to the fullest, She has even taken on a leadership role as anAmbassador for After Breast Cancer, another community organization that played a role in her recovery, and was recently featured as one of the foundation’s charity calendar girls! oundation , another c ery oundation’s charity calendar oundation , another c ec oundationoundation , another cen on a leadership reast Canc ed a role in her r east Canc ole in her r Join the conversation. For more information about how you can get involved in our Master Program and Planning activities, visit: www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca/en/aboutus/ buildingforthefuture.asp Be a community builder – support your local hospital! To make a difference, contact the Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation | 905-683-2320 X 1501 www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca Changing with Durham Region to serve it evenbetter Valentine Lovekin,Board Chair Matthew Anderson,President & CEO This year has been a time of rapid change for Lakeridge Health as we evolved to a regional system of acute care. With five hospitals and more than a dozen community locations, the new Lakeridge Health is striving to improve access to the services most needed by our community. We marked the first anniversary of the new Lakeridge Health on December 1 with much to celebrate. Over the past year our dedicated clinical teams focused on numerous initiatives to improve access to services and enhance the quality of care delivered at Lakeridge Health. As we evolve and change to better reflect the communitieswe serve, we have been fortunate to engage with many passionate volunteers including our Community Advisory Panels and the Patient and Family Experience Advisory Committee.These groups provide valuable input on policies focused on engaging the communities we serve and improving delivery of patient services.These groups complement the work of the thousands of staff, physiciansand volunteers who support patients and families every day. We are also proud to have expanded our Board ofTrustees to include greater representation from our new catchment area, to create a governance model more reflective of the diverse communities we serve. Ensuring broad representation from Durham Region, these important tables support our shared commitment to deliver safe, quality care at all ofour hospitals and community health locations. We have also implemented changes informed by our Patient Experience Panel Report, including a new process for processing and responding to feedback and implementingnew policies that allow families to visit patients at any time of the day (or night!).These patient-focused enhancements are just a few of the ways we are making the local health system more responsive to people we serve. We have celebrated many successes this year, and we have also encountered some challenges, most notably the temporary closure of Port Perry Hospital. We have focused on restoration of the site and can confirm that services at Port Perry Hospital will resume in the first week of September 2018.This will mark another new beginning for Lakeridge Health and we look forward to the day we transition back to a renovated Port Perry Hospital. To ensure we have the ability to meet community health needs now and well into the future, we will launch a Durham Region-wide community consultation in January to develop a hospital master plan. Join the conversation.To learn more more visit www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca. None of this work would be possible without the dedication of our staff, physicians and volunteers, donors and partners. Thank you to all for enabling us to live our Mission of working to provide excellent health care closer to home. On behalf of the Lakeridge Healthfamily, best wishes for a safe, healthy holiday season. 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Contact her at 905-233-2437, email andream@live.ca; website www.amillerrd.ca Under-21 Provincial championship at Annandale Dec. 27-30 AJAX — The road to Shawinigan, Quebec and possibly even Aberdeen, Scotland will start in Ajax for Ontario’s best under-21 curling teams next week. The Annandale Golf and Curling Club will welcome the province’s top eight junior teams in both the men’s and women’s divisions Dec. 27-30. The 2018 Under-21 Provincial Curl- ing Championship will determine which team in each division moves on to the national championships Jan. 13-21 in Quebec, where the winner will advance to the world championships March 3-10 in Scotland. The winning Ontario teams last year both came one win shy of reaching the worlds, as the men’s team dropped a 9-7 decision to British Columbia and the women’s team fell 5-3 to Alberta in the national finals. 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The Wolves will be without two key players when they return, as cap- tain Brooke McQuigge and defence- man Maggie MacEachern will be rep- resenting Canada at the International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Women’s World Championship Jan. 6-13 in Russia. With the two players in the lineup, the Wolves have taken points from eight straight games, including most recently identical wins of 2-0 over Bluewater and Barrie and a 1-1 tie with Burlington. Goalies Alexa Gibson and Ally David- son both made 20 saves in the shut- out wins, while Gibson faced 20 more shots in the tie. Claire O’Donoghue, MacEachern, Avery Horlock, Kristy Milsson and Sydney Wilson each scored once over the three games. The Lightning, meanwhile, managed wins of 4-2 in Burlington on Saturday, Dec. 16 and 2-1 over Aurora on Sunday, Dec. 17 at the Ajax Community Centre. Emily Pinto scored twice in Burling- ton, while Brianna Brooks and Nicole Shaw also scored and Ashley Imlach stopped 18 of 20 shots for the win in net. 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Players include graduating seniors and captains Gillian McLaren, Court- ney Correia and Shannen Smalley, as well as Tasha Boctor, Gabriella Candus- si, Holly Christopher, Grace Dundas, Nicole Hunter, Annie Koert, Jordyn Mac- Menamin, Kylie Maxwell, Chloe McKone, Ainsley Pippy, Carly Price, Sara Rawji, Avery Rhind, Kylie Riches, Ashanti Shand, Megan Smalley, Alyssa Stansfield, Ally Verbancic, Shannen Vorberg and Helena Shimwell. Coaches are Linda Correia and Julie Rossiter. Players on the senior boys’ soccer team have been building toward their Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletics (LOSSA) moment since they were juniors in 2014, reaching the quarter-finals that season, the final the next season and the semifinals last year. After opening this season with a 4-1 win over Pickering rival St. Mary, Dun- barton finished the regular season with a West Division-leading record of 5-0-1, a point ahead of St. Mary. The Spartans easily defeated Bow- manville’s St. Stephen 7-1 in the quar- ter-finals, but had to fight from behind to knock off Austin of Whitby 2-1 in the semifinals. In the final, Dunbarton again showed its resiliency, battling back from a 1-0 halftime deficit against Whitby’s Sinclair for a 2-1 championship victory on the strength of goals by Lawrence Duffus and Omari Cotterell on a penalty kick. The team includes goalkeeper Alex Burt; defenders Lawrence Duffus, Elijah Joseph, Terrell Hewitt and Matthew Berg- er; midfielders Daniel Macintosh, Naveen Maharaj and Omari Cotterell; and for- wards Nigel Buckley, Darius Kerr-Cooper and Jamaie Hylton-Nelson. The senior boys’ 7s rugby team went undefeated in league play and playoffs with a perfect 14-0 record. At the Ontario finals, they battled hard but ended up fin- ishing fourth. This year’s team had a good mix of Grade 11 and 12 students with a great deal of rugby pedigree. Traditionally, Dunbar- ton has been a very competitive team in rugby 7s and this year was exceptional. The players are Liam McLaughlin (captain), Cole Brown, Cameron Davey, Jared Cresswell, Alex Kropman, Mateo Cabral, Damian Bhoopaul, Isiah Aris, Jaden Bhakti, Marco, Cabral, Robel Eqbe, Kaiden Fernandes, Phoenix Forrest, Erik Govorusa, Othniel Grindley, Josh Hol- man, Camdyn Moore-MacKay, Rayan Mukherjee, Sobhan Popalzay, Aiden Quartermain, Kurtis Spencer and Elijah Sterling. Coaches are Hugh Mowbray and Jamie Brown. The Dunbarton girls’ golf team, con- sisting of Lauren Bevan, Ava Koukofi- kas and Caitlin Boyes, placed first in the LOSSA championship at Lakeridge Links Golf Club in Whitby. The team also earned first and second-place honours in the individual competition thanks to Koukofikas’s 77 and Bevan’s 79. Koukofikas went on to compete at the Ontario Federation of School Athlet- ic Associations and placed 11th out of 98 competitors. In tennis, Patrick Toomey and Nish Ganeshan teamed up to win the senior boys’ doubles LOSSA championship. Fantastic fall for athletics at Dunbarton High School ryan pfeiffer / Metroland PICKERING -- Dunbarton High School athletes have had success in LOSSA championships this year medalling in girls’ golf, boys’ tennis, senior boys’ rugby, girls’ field hockey, cross country and senior boys’ soccer. 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 29 AP BEST BUY CORRECTION NOTICE NEWSPAPERRETRACTION FOR THEBESTBUYDECEMBER15CORPORATEFLYER Nespresso Vertuo Coffee and Espresso Machine:In the December 15th flyer,page POP 1,theNespressoVertuoCoffeeandEspressoMachine(Web Code:10564675)was advertised withincorrectpriceandsavingsclaims.Pleasebeawarethatthisproductisavailablefor$319.99,no savings.We sincerely apologizeforanyinconveniencethismayhavecausedourvaluedcustomers. 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McCool, who requested and was granted a trade from Windsor to Oshawa to close out his junior career close to home, was still smiling Sunday reflecting on his first career Ontario Hockey League hat trick two nights earlier, but grinning wider yet that his team picked up a pair of wins to close out the first half of the season on a high note. Victories of 6-3 over the Peterborough Petes Friday and 6-1 over the Guelph Storm Sunday pushed the Generals to 15-17-2-0 and into a tie for fourth place in the East Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference with the Petes (15-17-1-1). Like much of the rest of the team, McCool has run hot and cold so far this season, but hopes the encouraging weekend will propel them to big- ger and better things in the second half. “When you’re not really getting the results you want, it gets a little bit frustrating, but this weekend we showed our true colours and nobody gave up or packed it in early,” McCool said. “All four lines and all three D pairings were involved all weekend — that’s huge for us — and even our power play got going, so that makes us all feel good.” McCool was feeling particularly good that he had only a 20-minute drive to get to Newcastle and home cooking, a luxury not afforded him since he broke into the league as the sixth overall draft pick of the Niagara IceDogs in 2013. Although he hasn’t quite lived up to the promise suggested of that selection, the six-foot-three, 215-pound forward has developed into a well-rounded player who brings leadership to the table for the Generals, and the experience of winning a Memorial Cup with the Spitfires last sea- son. “First of all, he’s a really hard player to play against,” coach Greg Nemisz said after Sunday’s game. “I think he kind of settled our room down, a vet- eran, and added some grit and toughness. “The second part of it is, he’s a really good hockey player,” Nemisz added. “After he got over that initial first couple of weeks, where he jumped into the season without a training camp, I think the last month or so you’ve really seen his game take off. He’s a really capable hockey player in all areas.” McCool went into Friday’s game with just two goals in 23 games this season and 42 through his first 273 regular season games all together, but left with both totals three higher. He opened the scoring late in the first period and added another in each of the next two frames to lead the Gen- erals past the rival Petes for the third time in four tries this season. McCool said he expects the team to be much better in the second half, hopefully with injuries and suspensions behind them and head coach Bob Jones back in the fold after missing the entire season with health issues. Although he said it will be tough to top winning a championship in Windsor last season, he is already in the midst of another career highlight simply by donning a Generals jersey. “Winning a Memorial Cup is probably the highlight of everything, the cherry top, but playing here is kind of like a dream come true,” he explained. “I’ve watched guys go through this organization, great play- ers that are playing in the NHL right now, so being able to play here every night is a very cool feeling.” The Generals return to action Thursday, Dec. 28 at home against Erie. 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 30 AP 2018 GOLFCOUPONBOOK Now Available Oshawa Location Only! Oshawa This Week, 865 Farewell St. only available until December 22nd at this location. New Locations to be added in the New Year. Great Stocking stuffer idea! 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Instead, they coughed up a 3-1 first-peri- od lead and fell 10 points back of the Cougars for the eighth and final playoff spot in the North East Conference. The Cougars are now tied with the Pan- thers with 33 points apiece, four back of Kingston and Trenton, who share fifth place. Andrew Poulias was the Panthers’ hero against Georgetown, scoring the winning goal with one second left in double overtime, just before the game would have ended in a tie. Davis Teigen-Katsumi and Brock Traill also scored for Pickering, while Adam Wisco made 33 saves for the win in net. Matt Latin led Whitby to victory over Stouffville with a pair of goals. Shane Bull, Noah Bull and Rory Milne also scored for the Fury, who fought back from a 2-0 deficit through one period. The Fury face Cobourg again on Friday, Dec. 22, an 8 p.m. start at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre, and then break until Thurs- day, Dec. 28 and a noon game in Pickering. 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And while she’s seen him before at Oshawa’s Tribute Communi- ties Centre, Hagner is going again on April 12. And she’s going for free. The Pickering woman is the winner of the 2018 Key to the Tribute Com- munities Centre Contest. Each month she’ll pick up an envelope containing two tickets to every event at the venue over the next 30 or so days, including Oshawa Generals’ games. Last week she confessed “not yet” when asked if the big win had sunk in yet. “I think when the actual tickets are in my hand it might be different,” Hagner says. She might not have heard about the Key to the TCC if not for Facebook. Hagner goes to the TCC and follows upcoming events, where she heard about the contest. “I never enter contests,” she says. “I don’t know why I did. I forgot I did it.” The first person Hagner told was her daughter, Julia, who already has dibs on the March 9 Hedley seats. And at least a few Generals’ tilts. Hagner explains that Julia has friends on a couple of Ontar- io Hockey League teams, including the Peterborough Petes. As for Johnny Reid, Hagner’s going with a friend. She’s also interested in the National Hockey League exhibition game just announced. The New York Island- ers and the Buffalo Sabres face off at the TCC on Sept. 28. Hagner has never been to an NHL game, so she’s thinking her and husband Mike will go. Also coming up in the new year at the TCC are the 2018 Skate Canada Syn- chronized Skating Championships, Our Lady Peace and Matthew Good, Judas Priest, Gerry Dee and Cirque du Soleil Corteo. William Balfour, Spectra by Com- cast Spectacor’s director of marketing and group sales at the TCC, in a press release stated roughly 14,500 people from across Ontario entered the popu- lar contest. Hagner says she likes the TCC “because we find there’s not a bad seat in the house.” Originally from North Dakota, Hagner has lived in Pickering for 18 years and previously lived in Scarborough and Barrie. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland OSHAWA -- Debbie Hagner of Pickering is the winner of the Key to the TCC 2018 contest. She will receive a pair of tickets to every event held at the Oshawa venue in 2018. She picked up tickets for January events on Dec. 19. Jesse sings a Christmas classic OSHAWA -- Jesse Clark, bass-baritone, sang during the Durham Community Choir presentation of G.F. Handel’s Messiah at the College Park Seventh- day Adventist Church late last month. See another photo on page 36. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland Andy Merey plucks some gems from artists hailing from across the Great White North DURHAM — In keeping with this year’s Canada 150th anniversary celebration, I list some of the most notable Canadian tal- ent from the 1960s to the present time and some Christmas and winter favourites. It’s Christmas Everywhere Paul Anka (1960) Backed with Rudolph-The Red Nose Reindeer, an unremarkable, big-band fla- voured effort. The flip side is an original and effective Christmas ballad penned by Anka. Winter Wonderland Anne Murray (2008) Anne Murray has made many excel- lent Christmas albums (seven of them) so it is difficult to choose her very best one. Winter Wonderland, from Anne Murray’s Christmas Album, is representative of her many popular Christmas song collections. Let It Snow Diana Krall (2005) A refined, successful jazz artist from Brit- ish Columbia recorded the album Christ- mas Songs and made the music her own. Krall’s outstanding take of Dusty Spring- field’s The Look Of Love (2001) exemplifies why she is an icon in the Canadian music scene. Wintersong Sarah McLachlan (2006) The leading title track from the album Wintersong is an original gem from 2006 by Nova Scotia native Sarah McLachlan. Song For a Winter’s Night Gordon Lightfoot (1967) Clearly qualifies as a Christmas song and one that’s hard to beat by Ontario’s Gordon Lightfoot. He was at the top of his game when he wrote and waxed this often cop- ied creation. Interesting to know Lightfoot did not record Song For A Winter’s Night at the height of the Christmas season, but instead it was recorded in Cleveland, Ohio, in the middle of summer. It made its debut on vinyl as part of the LP The Way I Feel. River Joni Mitchell (1971) Joni Mitchell’s profound song about the distress of a breakup just before Christ- mas Day. Subsequently, we see a pain that seemingly is never ending, marked by the coldness of the country. Old Toy Trains Susan Aglukark (1993) Old Toy Trains is a charming, warm Christ- mas song given justice here by artist Susan Aglukark (from Churchill, Man.). The song originates from 1967 as written and record- ed by Roger Miller, whose biggest hit was King Of The Road (1964). O Holy Night Celine Dion (1998) Celine Dion, world icon from Quebec, recorded this timeless song and included it as part of her album These Are Special Times. Christmas Time Bryan Adams (1985) A beautiful Christmas song about bring- ing peace and harmony to the world. Adams, who hit Billboard Hot 100 often with many of his singles, hails from Kings- ton, Ont. His best selling single is (Every- thing I Do) I Do It For You (1991). Jingle Bell Slide Jack Scott (1964) A good, rocking song from sometimes overlooked Jack Scott. The other side is also a Christmas themed, uptempo rock- ing tune entitled There’s Trouble Brewing. 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Starring Way and the Wayward Wind Band, the show features classic Christmas songs from movies. “Enjoy toe-tapping fiddling, sing-a-longs, step-dancing reindeer and your favou- rite holiday movie hits from films such as White Christmas, The Polar Express, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, A Char- lie Brown Christmas, Meet Me In St. Louis, It’s a Wonderful Life and The Sound of Music,” states the Regent website. “There may even be an appearance by Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley and the real star of the show — Saint Nick himself.” Leisa Way and the Wayward Wind Band were in Durham in the spring for Oh, Can- ada, We Sing for Thee!, a Canada 150 pro- duction, also at the Regent Theatre. Tickets are $29. For tickets, visit regenttheatre.ca or call the box office at 905-721-3399, ext. 2. Classic Christmas songs in Oshawa tomorrow Supplied photo OSHAWA -- Bobby Prochaska, lead vocalist and bassist with the Wayward Wind Band, cavorts with a reindeer during the Mistletoe Magic Christmas show. See it on Dec. 22 at Oshawa’s Regent Theatre. Jason Liebregts / Metroland Young Singers deliver hopeful music AJAX — Members of the YoungEST and YoungER Singers performed their set at Young Singers’ A Time For Hope concert earlier this month at Forest Brook Community Church. 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 • De c e m b e r 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 36 P Looking for latest info about your community? Pickering Community information in every Wednesday paper Your City. Right Now.pickering.ca 905-420-4605 dpickles@pickering.ca davidpickles.com David Pickles Regional Councillor - Ward 3 905-420-4605 sbutt@pickering.ca shaheenbutt.ca City Councillor - Ward 3 Shaheen Butt Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Healthy, Prosperous 2018, from your Ward 3 CouncillorsCouncillors WHAT’S HAPPENING IN PICKERING AND AJAX Library Programs Tuesday, december 26 AjAx French Conversation Circle 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. ajax Public Library, 55 Harwood ave. south, ajax, Ontario L1s2H8. Newcomers who are fluent in French social-ize with other native French speaking new-comers and volunteers. Free cdcd.org Support Groups mONday, december 25 PiCkering english Conversation Circle 3 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Pickering Welcome centre Immigran servic- es, 1400 bayly st., Pickering. Newcomers practice english in a welcom- ing environment, expand social networks and learn about the community. Free www.cdcd.org WedNesday, december 27 PiCkering Caregiver Support group 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Orchard Villa retirement residence, 1955 Valley Farm rd, Pickering. drop-ins welcome. Held by alzheimer soci- ety of durham. Held monthly. call Victoria at 905-576-2567 for more information. Free www.alzheimer.ca/durham AjAx english Conversation Circle 6:30 p.m. 8 p.m. ajax Public Library, 55 Harwood ave. south, ajax, Ontario L1s2H8, ajax. Newcomers practise english in a welcoming environment, expand social networks and learn more about the community. 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