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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2018_03_07WEDNESDAY MARCH 7, 2018 newsroom@durhamregion.com www.facebook.com/newsdurham @newsdurham durhamregion.com Contact Us $2.00 trattoria 905-492-6363 905.983.5983|1.877.672.2582|marchbreak.brimacombe.ca CAMPS, FAMILY NIGHTS, MEMBERSHIP SPECIALS, ACTIVITIES, EVENTS & MORE! 274 Mackenzie Ave.Ajax,ON L1S 2E9 905.686.3644 |www.sklarpepplerhome.com SKLAR PEPPLER HOME custom sofas and loveseats! $50 OFF matching chairs & ottomans! $100 OFF Events Calendar See what’s happening by visiting our online community calendar. www.durhamregion.com/events News, events and information on your desktop, laptop or mobile device ONLINE at durhamregion.com PICKERING - The Pickering Public Library has joined oth- ers that want the province of Ontario to close the book on a 20-year funding freeze. It's part of a submission by the Ontario Public Library As- sociation asking the province to return library funding to pre-1996 levels. "Essentially all of the librar- ies in Ontario are banding to- gether and we're basically mak- ing what I think would be con- sidered a reasonable request to support how libraries function in this day and age," said Tanya Sinclair, the Pickering library's deputy CEO and director of HR. The Pickering Public Library's new Maker Space allows members to let their creative juices flow in a number of ways. The space is expected to be fully operational in April. The Pickering library is one of many currently asking the provincial government to put an end to the funding freeze that's been in place in Ontario since 1996. Christy Harper is the library's Manager of Technology Services. Ron Pietroniro/Metroland Pickering wants province to lift library funding freeze KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com l See PICKERING,page 3 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 8 | 2 GreGory Badley CPa Professional CorPoration Chartered Professional accountant 1895 Clements road Unit 125,Pickering, on (Clements and squire Beach road - south of Pickering flea Mkt) Best Accounting Best Accounting Best Accounting Best Tax Preparation Best Tax Preparation Best Tax Preparation 20 1 7 READE RS’C HOICEA WARD GOLD New clients Receive 10% discouNtACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES GregoryBadley INCOME TAX FLAT PRICE: $69 SENIORS:$65 Business, Rental, Capital Gain, Employment expenses, etc. extra charge 905-427-1121 gregorybadley.com DURHAM - Eight youths had to be treated recently af- ter taking a drug that resem- bled Xanax. The Durham Region Health Department noted the youths used an un- known substance that re- sembled Xanax. The drug is also known as alprazolam and is commonly prescribed by doctors to treat anxiety and panic disorders. The youths are under 18 years of age. They experienced signs and symptoms of overdose, including agitation, hyper- tension, tachycardia, psy- chosis and seizures. The health department wants to warn residents that drugs not from a pharmacy may contain other sub- stances and that can in- crease the risk of adverse conditions or an overdose. The health department is urging parents to talk with their teens about the dan- gers of taking street drugs. The department is also working with local schools and school boards to keep staff, students and families informed about the recent event. For more information about how to talk to your teens about drugs or to ac- cess health information, vis- it durham.ca/health or con- nect with the health depart- ment at twitter.com/dur- hamhealth or facebook.com/durhamre- gionhealth. Eight Durham teens overdose on Xanax KEITH GILLIGAN KGilligan@durhamregion.com OSHAWA - Oshawa lawyer Tom Balka has been hired to represent the man arrested after remains of miss- ing teenager Rori Hache were discov- ered in his downtown apartment. Balka confirmed the hiring when Adam Strong appeared briefly by video in an Oshawa courtroom Thursday, March 1. He'll represent Strong when a ju- dicial pretrial process gets underway April 10. Balka indicated Strong will not be applying for a bail hearing pri- or to that. Outside court Balka declined to comment. Balka's hiring is a significant de- velopment in a case that has been vir- tually stalled since Strong's arrest in late 2017. Despite having been ap- proved for Legal Aid funding in early January, Strong has consistently said he'd not hired a lawyer and sought more time to consider his op- tions. The matter was advanced when a justice of the peace transferred Strong's file to Ontario Court Justice Brenda Green for case management. Another judge will now have car- riage of the file. Thursday's brief hearing oc- curred in a courtroom so crowded with spectators that many had to stand. As each week has elapsed, more observers have turned out to get a glimpse of Strong and hear whether or not he's prepared to ad- vance his case. Strong, 45, has been in custody since police found Hache's remains in his basement apartment on Mc- Millan Drive in late December. He is charged with indecent interference with a dead body. Hache, 18, was last seen in down- town Oshawa in August of 2017. In September, her torso was found in the waters of Oshawa Harbour. Al- though her death was declared a ho- micide, no murder charge has yet been laid. Balka has been involved in a num- ber of high profile cases, including that of a teenaged girl who injured several students and staff with a knife during a rampage in early 2016 at Dunbarton High School in Picker- ing. He was also involved in the de- fence of Alan Dale Smith, who was twice arrested for the 1974 murder of Beverly Smith (no relation) and ulti- mately acquitted. Oshawa lawyer to represent accused in case of slain teen Rori Hache Adam Jeffrey Strong of Oshawa is charged with improper or indecent interference with a dead body. He was arrested after police responded to a report of a female victim in a residence on McMillan Drive on Dec. 29. Facebook photo NEWS 3 | Pic k e r i n g N e w s A d v e r t i s e r | P | W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Jennifer O’Connell,MP for Pickering-Uxbridge Pickering Recreation Complex • Delaney Rink 1867 Valley Farm Road,Pickering It’s free to the public and everyone is welcome FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Jennifer.OConnell@parl.gc.ca or 1-855-275-2860. You’re Invited… You’re Invited… InvItes yOu tO attend a Free FaMIly skate! Thursday,March 15 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm Pickering council supported this request at the most recent meeting of council when a mo- tion by Ward 1 Coun. Maurice Brenner and Ward 2 Coun. Ian Cumming was passed. "We do really well consider- ing the resources that we have and the limitations that we have in terms of our size and the funding constraints that we have been under for some time," said Brenner. In the past 20 years, libraries have evolved from a place that primarily provides books, ar- chives and study space to a com- munity hub that offers every- thing from online resources and learning tools to services and spaces to help people of all ages and walks of life gain access the newest ways to sharpen their skills. At the moment, the province provides libraries with about four per cent of their funding, and the increase should double this to eight per cent, said Pick- ering library CEO Cathy Grant in an email. "We feel that this is fair as li- braries support many provin- cial initiatives - early literacy, poverty reduction, health liter- acy and access to online provin- cial government resources," she said. Sinclair said the Pickering li- brary receives $106,000 from the province each year. "That is a very small amount," she said. The library staff are always thinking up ways to reach more people and stay on top of the lat- est technologies libraries are providing. "Digital learning is really im- portant," said Kathy Williams, director of public services. The Pickering library's new Maker Space is emerging right now, and is set to be fully opera- tional in April. This is a space where library members can collaborate, ex- periment, and bring their ideas to life. "When you go through it, it'll just blow your mind," said Bren- ner. Some features include: creat- ing a podcast or recording mu- sic in a sound booth; designing a 3D object and printing it; de- signing and sewing; printing oversized photos and posters; and creating wood and plastic projects using Carvey, a 3D carving machine. "It will allow people to be cre- ative in a totally new way," said Christy Harper, manager of technology services. Despite the new Maker Space, Pickering's had a 3D printer in the library for a num- ber of years now. Creations have included phone cases, and even pieces one client needed for the life- sized model he was making of the character R2D2 from Star Wars. "We also did have a lot of fid- get spinners last summer," said client services associate Jordan Baptiste. Harper is grateful for the mu- nicipal dollars that have gone toward the Maker Space, and noted provincial funding would help it continue to grow. "The Maker Space is some- thing that will have to evolve to meet the needs of the communi- ty," she said. Williams said "we've been lucky to get support from coun- cil," and noted not all libraries receive the same backing. Libraries are also asking for funding for a provincial online library so children and adults in northern Ontario and First Na- tions communities get the same resources that residents of more urban municipalities such as Pickering have access to. This includes ebooks, e-au- diobooks, science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and math tutoring, language learn- ing, and research databases, said Grant. The third request asks the province to ensure that funds al- lotted to local schools for their libraries end up being used for that purpose specifically, as op- posed to being absorbed in other ways. NEWS l Continued from page 1 Pickering library evolving to meet needs of public The Pickering Public Library's new Maker Space allows members to let their creative juices flow in a number of ways. The space is expected to be fully operational in April. The Pickering library is one of many currently asking the provincial government to put an end to the funding freeze that's been in place in Ontario since 1996. Jordan Baptiste is the library's Client Services Associate. Ron Pietroniro/Metroland Start planning your dream vacation with hand-picked travel deals and inspiration just for Canadians Visit dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Pic k e r i n g N e w s A d v e r t i s e r | P | W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 8 | 4 AJAX - Admittedly the mes- senger was biased, but Brian Mulroney stopped in Ajax on Monday to promote the candida- cy of his daughter Caroline, who is running to lead the Progressive Conservative Party in the up- coming provincial election. "I had no experience, parlia- mentary experience and look what happened. We had two of the biggest majorities since (John A.) Macdonald. You don't need experience. You need vi- sion, courage and brains and she has all those," Mulroney said. Mulroney was at the Annan- dale Golf and Curling Club on March 5 to sing the praises of Car- oline and Rod Phillips, the PC candidate in Ajax. About 300 peo- ple attended the affair. Caroline Mulroney wasn't there. "Every father in this room knows how I feel. Thank you to those supporting Caroline. She has been a wonderful daughter, a wonderful human being, a wife and mother," Mulroney said. She attended "the best univer- sities. She has a successful career in business and a successful ca- reer in finance," he added. "Critics say she doesn't have any parliamentary experience. It's like you've got to be Einstein to sit in Queen's Park. Are you kidding me," Mulroney said. "It was the same thing said about me." Before he was elected the fed- eral PC leader, Mulroney had no parliamentary experience, but he had been an executive with the Iron Ore Company of Canada and been a partner in a law firm. "All my life, if you go back to (former PC leaders John) Ro- barts, (Bill) Davis and (Mike) Harris, Ontario has been the en- gine of growth in Canada. Onta- rio led Canada. It always lead Canada," he said. "That was be- cause of leadership." Ontario has been hampered by a "lack of growth, vision and taxes, taxes, taxes. People are saying enough is enough and we are going to elect a majority Pro- gressive Conservative govern- ment with Caroline Mulroney leading the way and Rod Phillips there as well." Polls show Christine Elliott ahead in the race, but Mulroney noted when he was first elected leader, he was told he had no chance against then-Prime Min- ister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. "We built up a 25-point lead and Trudeau threw in the hat," he said. He joked that at one time he was known as the father of Ben Mulroney and he's been "down- graded again" with Caroline's run for the PC leadership. "One of the people at her side is an accomplished business- man. Rod Phillips will be an abso- lutely commanding figure in the Ontario government," Mulroney said. Phillips introduced Mulroney, thanking Mulroney for provid- ing "strong leadership when our country needed it. Brian Mulro- ney taught the next generation that politics was a real calling." Mulroney spoke of some of the accomplishments his govern- ments had from 1984 to 1993. Mul- roney's government negotiated a free trade deal with the U.S., and then NAFTA and then brought in the GST. Those efforts created millions of jobs, he said. The government then took on the task of getting Nelson Mande- la released from a South African jail. The day after he was released, Mandela called Mulroney to thank him for his efforts. At one time, Mulroney and Mandela were at the same func- tion and Mandela asked Mulro- ney for money. Mulroney was re- luctant because the Canadian economy at the time was in a re- cession. Ultimately, Mulroney of- fered $10 million. "Mandela stands up and he says 'Brian Mulroney, you are a great man and Canada is a great country. By the way Brian, can you make that in American dol- lars,'" Mulroney quipped. "All this is about leadership. It's not about a better headline in 10 days. It's about a better Canada in 10 years," he said, adding being a leader means taking the slings and arrows that come with the job. Mulroney even flashed his sense of humour. When a cell- phone rang, Mulroney said, "Tell Ed Broadbent I'm busy." "We can make it a province you want for your children and grandchildren," Mulroney said. NEWS Prime Minister Mulroney stops in Ajax to stump for daughter's leadership campaign Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney made a special appearance at the Annandale Golf and Curling Club March 5, to help with his daughter Caroline's Progressive Conservative leadership campaign. Below, Ajax PC candidate Rod Phillips chats with guests. 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Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca newsroom@durhamregion.com facebook.com/newsdurham @newsdurham ABOUT US Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser 865 Farewell Street Oshawa, ON L1H 6N8 Phone: 905-215-0481 Fax: 905-579-2238 Web: www.durhamregion.com Letters to the editor All letters must be fewer than 200 words and include your name and telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Delivery For all delivery inquiries, please call 905-579-4407. CONTACT US Publisher Tim Whittaker | twhittaker@durhamregion.com Director of Advertising Fred Eismont | feismont@durhamregion.com Regional Managing Editor Mike Johnston | mjohnston@durhamregion.com Director of Distribution Abe Fahkourie | afakhourie@durhamregion.com Composing Manager Cheryl Haines | chaines@durhamregion.com WHO WE ARE •LETTERS & COMMENTARY • I almost missed a tiny snippet of news that floated across my computer screen a few days ago. It de- tailed a number of never before seen fish species that were recently netted off the coast of Australia. It was a very small arti- cle but, I think, hugely im- portant. Every now and then stuff like this happens and it reminds us, I hope, that for all of our smartphones and Fitbits and up the wa- zoo IT ... we really don't know much at all. There are still enor- mous swaths of this planet that harbour plant, animal and who knows what other species that we have not even dreamt of. The oceans alone, which comprise 71 per cent of the earth's surface, con- tain untold secrets, many of which, I am sure, were here long before Homo sa- piens started destroying things topside. We think we're all that and a bag of chips because we can FaceTime and binge watch and tell Siri and Alexa to change the channel and play our dance mix but, in the big picture, we are like small children standing at the oceans edge with a plastic pail and shovel in our naïve little hands. The universe is vast. In- comprehensibly vast. And I think it behooves us, now and again, to remember that. It's important that we stop occasionally and gath- er a little perspective on where we fit in the grand scheme. Don't get me wrong. Hu- man beings, with the nota- ble exception of NRA mem- bers, are marvels, we really are. If you ever stop to con- sider what is going on in- side your body every sec- ond of every day, without your conscious knowledge ... well, it's nothing short of magical. But we are not 'it'. We are not the be all and end all. We've simply gotten into the bad habit of reading our own press clippings a bit too much. What we are is simply a pretty little piece of a fasci- nating puzzle. A puzzle that, in our comparatively brief ten- ure, we have only begun to piece together and which, for all we know ... has no end. Try asking Alexa about that next time. That ought to fry her circuits. –Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column We are only a piece of a puzzle Columnist Neil Crone says the world is vast and we play a tiny role in it NEIL CRONE Column Regular food donations easy to do To the editor: Re: 'Food banks prep for lean times', news, Feb. 14 My husband and I hold an annual euchre tourna- ment each year for around 40 people. We ask that each partici- pant brings donations for the local Salvation Army food bank in Bowmanville and so each year for 10 years now I have dropped off a sizeable donation in January. So I say to anyone hav- ing any kind of gathering at any time of the year simply ask friends to bring a food bank donation. Most of us can easily manage this to help those less fortunate than our- selves and then drop it off at your local food bank. Colette Godfrey, Bowmanville No presumption of innocence in political matters To the editor: Re: 'What about being in- nocent until proven guilty?', letters, Feb. 22 Individuals seem to be relying on legal principles of criminal law in situations where it does not apply. Pat- rick Brown resigned his po- sition as the leader of the Ontario Progressive Con- servative Party. There is no presump- tion of innocence in politi- cal matters, or in employ- ment law. The presumption of in- nocence is a legal principle that protects people from the power of the govern- ment to deprive them of their liberty. The allegations against Patrick Brown may not meet the threshold of crim- inal sexual assault as de- fined in the Criminal Code of Canada, and whether or not he is guilty of sexual as- sault beyond a reasonable doubt (the evidentiary standard of proof for crimi- nal cases) is irrelevant. There appears to be credible evidence follow- ing an investigation by CTV that it is more likely than not (the civil standard of proof, which applies in civil and employment law cases) that Patrick Brown committed the tort of sexu- al assault, and violated the Ontario Human Rights Code as well as the Occupa- tional Health and Safety Act by sexually assaulting and sexually harassing his employee. Mr. Brown has not pub- licly refuted the substance of the allegations, particu- larly with respect to the story told by his former employee. Without even taking in- to account his admitted current relationship with another former intern, aged 21, and all other alle- gations brought against him in relation to claims of inflated Conservative par- ty membership, travel, mortgage, and business ar- rangements, the allega- tions of sexual impropriety make him categorically unfit for public office and I can certainly understand why the people of Ontario would be uncomfortable at the idea of being re- presented by him. Rebecca Lee Birtwistle, Whitby OPINION 7 | New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m AJAX OPTICAL 905-683-2888 56 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax Plaza AJAX OPTICAL 905-683-7235 Heritage Market Square, 145 Kingston Rd. E., Unit 7 PICKERING OPTICAL 905-839-9244 1360 Kingston Rd., Pickering (Hub Plaza) 3 LOCATIONS FOR QUALITY & CHOICE OR VISIT US ONLINE AT ajaxoptical.com Ask About our 2FORONESPECIAL! AJAXOPTICAL PuTSOmESpring INTO yOuRLOOk ... TOLOOk yOuRbEST! 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Also, the existing side- walk from Kingston to Woodward Circle will be permanently closed be- cause of the construction. For more information, visit www.durham.ca. NEWS Section of Kingston Road in Ajax closed for construction KEITH GILLIGAN KGilligan@durhamregion.com DURHAM - Spring load restrictions are now in place on all regional roads. The restrictions affect vehicles heavier than 5,000 kilograms or five tonnes per axle, as per the Highway Traffic Act. The restrictions are to prevent damage to roads in the spring as frost comes out of the ground, according to the Durham Region works depart- ment. The actual end of the restrictions will be deter- mined following periodic reviews of roads and weathers conditions. Most public utility and emergency vehicles are exempt from the weight restrictions. Other vehi- cles may also be exempted through a request made in writing to the region. For more information, visit www.durham.ca. Weight restrictions in place on Durham roads DURHAM - As about 1,000 high school students from across Ontario gathered at Durham College for the FIRST Robotics Competition March 3 and 4, some former competitors were on hand to talk about how robots are more than just fun - they can give you a career edge. "You learn so many skills while you're having fun," says Donald Bark, who is in his second year of the me- chanical engineering technology program at Durham College. "There's the design and manufactur- ing, but there's also things like fund- raising and solving problems in a group." Bark got involved with FIRST Ro- botics when he was a student at Port Perry High School. He went on to study science and geology in university and recently headed to college to retrain - and says he wished he had known earlier that the skills learned in FIRST Robotics could translate to a career path. "I wanted to make people aware of the fact that what you're doing right now and having fun with, can become a career for you," he says, noting that the skills learned in robotics compe- tition are helping him succeed in his college program. The FIRST Robotics Competition gives teams of students six weeks to raise funds, create a team brand and then design, build and program an industrial size robot that is capable of playing a difficult field game against other robots in competition. At this year's district event at Dur- ham College, robots were required to play an arcade-themed game, where power cubes were used to defeat the game's boss. Hailey Peck, a Durham College student studying special events man- agement, is also a former FIRST Ro- botics competitor. She volunteered to help with event management at the district competi- tion at Durham College, and says it was a chance to share how FIRST Ro- botics gave her an edge in her field. As a high school student in North Bay, Peck helped her robotics team with branding and strategy. "With all the soft skills that I learned . I came into post secondary a step ahead," she says. "Things like writing professional emails to poten- tial sponsors, I already had that expe- rience." The event at Durham College was one of 12 qualifying competitions be- ing held across Canada from Feb. 28 to April 14. Winners will compete at the cham- pionship in Detroit, Michigan from April 25 to 28. EDUCATION College students share experience at FIRST Robotics competition JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com Justen Buquiron from Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School (left), put some last-minute touches on his team's robot before entering a playoff match during the FIRST® Robotics Competition: Ontario Durham College District event at Durham College on March 4. 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"The fear is, they don't want to say something or do something that would dishonour this community. So it's about wanting to be able to do it right." The 365 ETFO Black Ca- nadian Curriculum was written by teachers and his- torical experts who have connections to the black community. It includes a poster, an on- line calendar that highlights a different black Canadian person or event each day of the year, and curriculum re- source guides for primary junior and intermediate grades. Karen Walker, first vice- president of the ETFO Dur- ham Occasional Teachers' Local, says it's important to have black history resourc- es with a Canadian focus. "When we say black his- tory, automatically our stu- dents are thinking of people like Martin Luther King . it has always been one of my pet peeves the a lot of re- sources we use in Canada have American historical facts and personalities used throughout," she says. Durham teacher Jenni- fer Dietert attended the re- cent workshop on the curric- ulum, and says she likes that the lessons plans are ready to go and hopes to use the materials to start some "powerful conversations." "I found it very rewarding to become more aware of my lack of knowledge, but then also to be given some tools to help educate myself as well as the students and teachers that I work with," Dietert says. The resource guides are designed to help teachers easily weave black history information into lessons they're already teaching - there are sample work- sheets and links to videos, photos and background doc- uments. For example, the guide for primary grades high- lights Canadian hockey players Herb Carnegie, Wil- lie O'Ree, Angela James and P.K. Subban; while the inter- mediate guide features links to videos of jazz music and explains the musical contri- butions of black Canadians. There is also information about black Canadian politi- cians, scientists, inventors and community leaders. Throughout the curricu- lum, big themes such as bias, discrimination, privilege and racism are explored. "A lot of the textbooks and more mainstream re- sources that teachers have are inadequate to look at these ideas in a meaningful way," says Natasha Henry, one of the writers of the new curriculum and president of the Ontario Black History Society. While the ETFO resourc- es were created for teachers, she says they're available for youth groups, community organizations and anyone else to access. "Black history is Canadi- an history and it's some- thing that's important to teach every day." Visit www.etfo.ca to check out the 365 ETFO Black Canadian Curricu- lum. EDUCATION Teaching black history all year long: Durham teachers have new resource at their fingertips JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com Charmain Brown, Regional Instructional Leader with the York Region District School Board and one of the writers of the new 365 ETFO Black Canadian Curriculum, spoke to local teachers from the ETFO Durham Occasional Teachers Local about the curriculum Feb. 21. Ryan Pfeiffer / This Week DINING OUT In Ajax & Pickering Advertising Feature (NC) We’ve all been there — too tired to cook after a long day at work and hanging out with the kids so you order delivery, or give in to a tempting invitation from a friend to join them for dinner and drinks at your favourite restaurant. Either way, your goal of eating healthy meals is out the window. Or is it? Whether you’re eating out more often than you’d like or sim- ply enjoy indulging in restaurant food, you can make healthier, more nutritious food choices with a bit of information. 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While there is no way to know if Emmett is receiving an active pill or a placebo, Huggard says the fact that his son has had some mild sneezing, cough and stom- ach pain after taking the pills, suggests he is getting the real thing. He says being part of the study has brought a sense of optimism to the family. "We feel relieved, and so does Emmett, which is the most important part," he says. "There are no guaran- tees in life, but we're hoping that this might mean (an anaphylactic reaction) won't happen again." Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that has rapid onset and can cause death. Multiple body sys- tems can be affected includ- ing skin, cardiovascular, re- spiratory and gastrointesti- nal. Common triggers in- clude food such as peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, shellfish and soy, as well as insect stings and medications. The anaphylactic reac- tion that Emmett had at school in November 2014, when he attended Dr. S.J. 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EDUCATION Durham boy who had anaphylactic reaction at school part of clinical trial to tackle peanut allergies Emmett Huggard one of 450 kids across North America in study JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com Emmett Huggard, 7, has an anaphylactic allergy to peanuts. In 2014, as a kindergarten student, he ate a peanut candy that he found on the floor at school and had an anaphylatic reaction. Now, he is one of about 450 kids from across North America taking part in a clinical trial to try to eliminate his peanut allergy. Ryan Pfeiffer / This Week DURHAM - The Durham Catholic District School Board will be upgrading the audio visu- al system in its trustee board- room - but there are no immedi- ate plans to start recording meet- ings. In November 2017, trustees ap- proved a motion directing board staff to investigate different methods of record keeping for board and committee meetings. 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Those submitting a claim will be expec- ted to cite the number assigned the item on Facebook and provide proof of owner- ship or a legitimate insurance claim. Anyone wishing to file a claim is asked to call 905-579-1520, extension 2783. Prop- erty owners are asked not make claims via Facebook as the site is not continually monitored. An investigation into the spate of break-ins began in December of 2017. Ear- lier this year police announced two sus- pects - Scotty MacGregor, 39, and Joanne Blakey, 39, both of Birchcliff Avenue in Oshawa, are facing numerous charges in- cluding breaking and entering, posses- sion of property obtained by crime, and drug possession. NEWS Police seek to return property stolen during rash of break-ins to owners Durham police are making an effort to return property stolen during a series of break-ins to the rightful owners. Durham Regional Police photo DURHAM - Durham po- lice have been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the death of a man who was struck by a vehicle as he ran across a four-lane highway in a bid to avoid ar- rest more than a year ago. "The police cannot be held accountable for the ac- tions taken by persons who wish to evade them," Tony Loparco, director of the special investigations unit (SIU), wrote in a decision released by the agency March 1. "The choices made by the (deceased man) to flee from police and then run into an active lane of traffic were his own, and only he can be held respon- sible for the tragic results." Kevin Kenneth McEach- ern, 35, of Peterborough died Jan. 17, 2017, after he fled from Durham police in- vestigating the theft of goods from a Home Depot store in Oshawa. A Durham police officer spotted a suspect vehicle as it turned from Taunton Road onto Hwy. 115, and ini- tiated a stop as the Honda, in which McEachern was a passenger, merged onto the roadway, according to the report. The SIU did not identify the officer. As the officer was tak- ing the driver into custody McEachern fled on foot, ac- cording to the SIU. During a foot pursuit the officer dis- charged a Taser but the de- vice's probes did not pene- trate the suspect's winter coat. As McEachern ran across two lanes of north- bound traffic and hopped a concrete median when he was struck and killed by a pickup in the southbound lanes, the SIU found. Loparco found the Dur- ham officer conducted himself properly through- out the incident, keeping in mind the safety of all in- volved as he attempted to apprehend the suspects. The officer's actions were "professional, prudent, and displayed the type of beha- viour that the public should be able to expect of all police officers," Loparco concluded. The full text of the decision can be access- ed at www.ontario.ca/ page/special-investiga- tions-unit-siu-directors-re- ports. The case file number is 17-OVD-015. The special in- vestigations unit investi- gates incident of death and serious injury as well as al- legations of sexual assault involving police. SIU clears Durham police in case of fleeing suspect killed by truck on busy highway JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com Hiring an expert to prepare your income taxes will protect you from costly errors. Just like flu season, tax time comes around every year. As a responsible citizen, you must declare your income to the government. Here’s a tip: to make the experience as profitable — and as pleasant — as it can be, trust the experts to carry out this complex mission. 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Youth in the Town of Ajax will have a new place to gather and meet with friends with the opening of the newest youth hub at Ajax High School. The hub will serve youth in Grade 7-12 offering a safe place to socialize with friends, hang out, learn, study and try something new. The space is a multi-faceted room that aims to provide a variety of services to local youth. The hub was developed through a partnership among the Durham District School Board, Town of Ajax, and local community organizations. Jason Liebregts/Metroland March is always a month filled with so much excitement and anticipa- tion. The days are finally getting a bit longer, spring is just around the corner, and we have a few more weeks in which to em- brace winter adventures. March also brings us the beginning of maple syrup season. Durham has several local maple syrup festivals and events taking place now through to early April. Visit our community festivals and events calen- dar on durhamtourism.ca to learn more about events taking place in support of this quintes- sentially Canadian tradi- tion. March break is the per- fect time to explore all that Durham Region has to offer, from outdoor ad- ventures to indoor attrac- tions. Visit one of the many g alleries throughout the region and add a little art to your day. Or explore our region's rich history, and experience Durham's heritage through the local museums found across the region. Enjoy these last few weeks of winter and ex- plore the great outdoors with a trip to a local ski re- sort or visit one of our many winter accessible trails or conservation ar- eas. The all-new 2018 Dis- covery Guide is now avail- able and is the perfect tool to help you plan your March break activities! The guide features a listing of events happen- ing in 2018, as well as in- formation on winter ad- ventures, dining, arts, culture and heritage, agri-tourism, nightlife, lo- cal shopping, festivals, sports and recreation, and much more! To view an online copy of the guide or to order a hard copy, visit durham- tourism.ca. For more ideas on what to do in Durham this March, sign up for our e- newsletter, connect with us on Twitter at @Dur- hamTourism or visit us on Facebook at www.face- book.com/durhamtour- ism. Enjoy your time ex- ploring beautiful Durham Region this month! -Brandon Pickard is the manager of tourism for the Region of Durham. OPINION Marvellous March is finally here Columnist Brandon Pickard is excited March is here BRANDON PICKARD Column 17 | New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Roseanne Revival Bill Brioux Believe it or not, it has been nearly 30 years since Roseanne premiered on ABC. That was back in 1988, when Ben Johnson won – and then was disquali- fied from -- the 100m gold at the Seoul Olympics; Ronald Reagan was still president of the United States and Bri- an Mulroney Prime Minister of Canada. Donald Trump? The billionaire real estate developer was still on his first marriage. The blue-collar sitcom was a No. 1 hit and ran for nine seasons but its contro- versial star, stand-up comedian Rose- anne Barr, always wanted a 10th. She finally gets her wish starting March 27 as a nine- episode revival of the series begins on ABC and CTV. Every one of the main cast members is back, including star and executive pro- ducer Barr, John Goodman (husband Dan Connor), Sara Gilbert (daughter Darlene as well as an executive pro- ducer on the revival), Laurie Metcalf (sister Jackie), Michael Fishman (son D.J.) Lecy Goranson (daughter Becky) and Ottawa-native Sarah Chalke (also Becky). Wait a minute, you’re saying; Dan died in the original series, and how are they going to resolve the two Beckys? The answers: he didn’t really die (ac- cording to Barr) and the Becky solution is brilliant. In some ways, Barr has changed from the ‘80s. For one thing, she’s now a 65-year-old with six grandchildren. “I think that I’ve grown up,” she told reporters attending the Television Crit- ics Association winter press tour ear- lier this year in Pasadena, Calif. “I think everybody who hits 65 is more mellow than they were in their 40s.” In other ways, however, she’s still the same feisty firebrand who woke up North America three decades ago with a cackle. Take Trump for instance. Barr wades into the politician storm at the centre of America today by making the 45th pres- ident a central – if unseen – character on the revival. Roseanne and Dan, we learn, are big Trump supporters. The struggling couple embraced his cam- paign message to make America great again. Reporters jumped on that plot point at the ABC press conference. In real life, Barr has defended Trump many times on Twitter. (She admitted her own chil- dren had recently taken away her Twit- ter password.) She was repeatedly asked if the new storylines were inspired by her own support of the president. “You know, I’m not a Trump apolo- gist and there are a lot of things he has said and done that I don’t agree with -- just like there’s probably a lot of things Hillary Clinton has done and said that you don’t agree with. And so nobody is brainwashed into agreeing with a hun- dred percent of what anybody says, let alone a politician or a candidate.” Executive producer and showrunner Bruce Helford was more diplomatic. He explained that the goal for the Rose- anne revival was for this particular TV family to get this debate going in a very honest way. “There’s no agenda on anybody’s part,” he said, just a determination “to get honest feelings out there, within a family that’s relatable, and there’s really no show we can think of that’s dealing with it in the same way.” “This is a time when our country is very divided,” added Gilbert, also a co-host and executive producer on the daytime series “The Talk”. “So, to me, it was a great opportunity to have a fam- ily that can be divided by politics, but still is filled with love. And what a great thing to bring into this country right now.” Prodded for more comment, Barr made clear what side of the debate she was on. “I have always attempted to portray a realistic portrait of the American people and of working class people,” she said, insisting that it was “working class people who elected Trump. So I felt that, yeah, that was very real, and something that needed to be discussed. And especially about polarization in the family, and people actually hating other people for the way they voted, See ROSEANNE page 18 Hit show returns 30 years after premier episode which I feel is not American. And so I wanted to bring it right down the mid- dle, and we did.” Any notion that Barr had mellowed very much, if at all, disappeared as she ended the press conference by sug- gesting it was “time to close ranks” and called for “an end to hate-triotism in this country.” After the session, the Canadian in the cast – Sarah Chalke – said there was never any political discussion on the set. “The show does a really good job of incorporating the effects of presi- dent Trump’s presidency on Middle America specifically. It’s woven into the stories in ways it affects people’s lives.” Chalke praised the writer’s room, which includes Roseanne but also orig- inal executive producer Tom Werner, Canadian comedian Norm Macdon- ald and producer/comedian Whitney Cummings (“2 Broke Girls”). The series is one of several re-boots of old favourites, a trend that gained momentum last fall with the success- ful return of “Will & Grace”. Remakes of “Murphy Brown”, “Cagney & Lacey” and “Magnum P.I.” are in the works, as are updated versions of “Party of Five”, “Charmed” and “Roswell”. Netflix has also gotten into the act by ordering a re-launch of “Lost in Space”. Barr says she hopes audiences are ready to welcome back the Connors, who will now have a few grandchildren in the mix. “I think we were friends to a lot of people, if you can be friends on TV. But they did let us into their homes and maybe they missed us, and they’re happy to catch up with us again, I hope.” Beyond the main cast members, several other players from the origi- nal show will be coming back as guest stars, including Johnny Galecki (“The Big Bang Theory”), Sandra Bernhard, James Pickens, Jr., and Estelle Parsons. The new season is not just about nos- talgia however, says Werner. “As people know, this was a show about female empowerment, about people speak- ing their minds.” He sees the nine new episodes as an opportunity to do what the series always did, which was tackle relevant issues. And not just Trump, but things like the opioids crisis, aging parents and health care. But, yes, it will also be about Trump. Barr was asked what she thought about Oprah Winfrey maybe taking a shot at the esidency in 2020. “Of course I love Oprah,” says Barr, “but you know what? It was time for us as a country to shake things up and, you know, try something different.” Such as finally electing a female president? Asked if she would support outspoken actress Susan Sarandon for a run at the White House, Barr snapped back, “Actually, I think I would be a better president than Oprah and Su- san Sarandon, possibly even President Trump.” Cue the cackle. ROSEANNE from page 17 ABC’s revival of “Roseanne” brings every one of the main cast members back, plus some, pictured here. Roseanne returns dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 8 | 18 It is estimated that 46% of people aged 45 to 87 have some degree of hearing loss 1, but most do not seek treatmentrightaway.Infact,theaveragepersonwith hearing loss will wait ten years before seeking help 2. This is because at the beginning stages of hearing loss people often find they can “get by” without help, however as the problem worsens this becomes increasingly harder to do. For some people this loss of clarity is only a problem at noisy restaurants or in the car, but for others it makes listening a struggle throughout the entire day. By studying people who have difficulty hearing in noise or with television, we hope to identify key factors impacting these difficulties and further understand their influence onthetreatmentprocess. Major university hearing study seeks participants. Connect Hearing, with hearing researcher Professor Kathy Pichora-Fuller at the University of Toronto, seeks participants who are over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids for a hearing study investigatingfactorsthatcaninfluencebetterhearing. All participants will have a hearing test provided at no charge. Qualifying participants may also receive ademonstrationofthelatesthearingtechnology.The data collected from this study will be used to further our understanding of hearing loss and improve life- changinghearinghealthcareacrossCanada. Whyparticipateinthehearingstudy? Hearing problems typically result from damage to the ear and researchers have spent decades trying to u nderstand the biology behind hearing loss. More importantly, researchers now realize the *Pichora-Fuller,M.K.(2016).Howsocialpsychologicalfactorsmaymodulateauditoryandcognitivefunctioningduringlistening.EarandHearing,37,92S-100S.†Studyparticipantsmustbeover50yearsofageandhaveneverworn hearingaids. 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Doctor of Podiatric Medicine 1885GlenannaRoad, Suite210Pickering,OntarioL1V6R6 905-831-FEET (3338) • Custom Foot Orthotics • FullVeteran’s Coverage • Sport Medicine • Diabetic Feet • Corns • Calluses • Children’s Feet • Evening HoursFeetFor Your Hub Mall Kingston Rd. 1885 18 8 5 G l e n a n n a R d . Pickering Town Centre www.kleinfootcare.ca Author Lucy Maud Montgomery’s troubled years in Toronto Brian Bradley The famed Anne of Green Gables author moved to the Village of Swansea in 1935. Her last years included her husband’s struggle with mental illness, a troublemaker son and other problems as Montgomery tried in vain to have a happy life. Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Motgomery lived in Toronto for seven years. The time was wrought with struggles. She spent more than 15 years living in the Uxbridge area. Author Lucy Maud Montgomery was at the end of her rope when she moved to Toronto in 1935. Her husband had mental illness. Her eldest son was a troublemaker. She had a long fight with her publisher. She was alienated by church gossip. A move to Toronto was to be a fresh start. She would call her new home Journey’s End. It would prove to be aptly titled. The life of the celebrated author of the Anne of Green Gables books is documented in five volumes of her journals published by Oxford University Press between 1985 and 2004. They reveal another side of the author forever tied to the fictional character Anne Shirley. Shirley was a heroine of her own life. Montgomery was not. It was a reality of great anguish for her. Montgomery first moved to Ontario in 1911 after her marriage to Rev. Ewen Mac- donald, a union she wrote she regretted. She moved with him to Leaksdale, Ont., near Uxbridge, had children and made roots out- side of her beloved Prince Edward Island. Trouble festered below the surface and finally bubbled over in 1919. She called it “a hellish year.” It started with the death of her cousin and close friend Frede Campbell, struck by the deadly influenza pandemic that killed thousands. Montgomery was devastat- ed. Four months later, Montgomery’s hus- band had a complete mental breakdown. Macdonald had a history of depression but was now diagnosed with melancholia, a depressive mood disorder. His erratic behav- iour could swing from catatonic to agitated. It was an unsettling, unpredictable situation. Montgomery was concerned for him but also anxious for herself, their children, his work as a minister and their social standing. Men- tal health issues were very taboo. She tried to hide the problem. The family moved to Norval, Ont. outside of Georgetown in 1926, but problems got worse. Montgomery’s son Chester Macdon- ald began to act out, lie and steal. He would later secretly marry and father a child. Some of her investments dried up in the Great Depression. She dealt with an obsessed fan. Ewen Macdonald’s melancholia worsened and he could not preach. He had to resign. Biographer Mary Henley Rubio docu- mented the 1935 Toronto move in her book Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Gift of Wings. The old-English-style, four-level home at 210A Riverside Dr. in what was then the Vil- lage of Swansea was purchased for $12,500 through realtor Alfred LePage. It was built on a ravine lot overlooking the Humber River. Upstairs windows looked east toward the home province Montgomery loved. The Riverside Dr. home was in an upscale neighbourhood. LePage lived down the street, as did the manager of the new Loblaw grocery stores and the Macdonald family physician. Bloor St. was close by where Mont- gomery could attend the cinema at Runny- mede Theatre or take the streetcar downtown to go shopping. She had more free time to write and socialize. “Maud’s dream of a happy home . . . finally seemed attainable,” Rubio wrote. Montgomery decorated and landscaped her home. She joined the Victoria-Royce Presbyterian Church on Annette St. and the Swansea library board. She gave speech- es and readings at homes, churches and schools. She attended literary events, includ- ing Canada’s National Book Week and Toron- to Book Fair. Her books were selling well and she had requests for movie rights. To her dismay, trouble exceeded progress. Montgomery jumped into work with the Canadian Authors Association. She wanted to promote Canadian books but felt belit- tled when she found some members didn’t respect her work. They saw her as a children’s writer and not a notable novelist. She would be further shaken by the Toron- to Daily Star headline “Jews Forced to Run in Circles Till Death in Reich” in late 1935. The First World War upset her greatly. Another now loomed. Montgomery dreaded the pos- See MONTGOMERY page 20 Columnist says it’s important to have plans in place I have talked before about Pow- ers of Attorney but I believe it is a conversation worth repeating. In my work, I have experienced peo- ple who are under the mistaken impression that signing a Power of Attorney document immediately gives them authority to make deci- sions on behalf of their loved one. In actual fact, your loved one still has the right to make decisions unless they have been deemed “incapa- ble.” A Power of Attorney document outlines who will make decisions for you if you are unable to make deci- sions for yourself but it is not an automatic release of your personal power. I think it is important to have plans in place for the future. It is important to talk with your fam- ily and those you trust to take care of things in the event that you are unable to. You want to be sure that your wishes will be followed. It is prudent to decide who will make decisions for you if you are no lon- ger able to and you need to be sure that the person you select to do this for you is willing and able to do it. It is a big responsibility and it can wreak havoc in families when deci- sions are made that not everyone agrees with. You want to be sure the decisions being made are ones you would make if you could. When someone becomes inca- pacitated, there are so many deci- sions to be made. Are you able to continue living safely in your home? Do you need assistance with your activities of daily living? Do you need someone to manage your medica- tion administration and cook your meals? Do you need help with per- sonal care such as showering and getting dressed? If you are no lon- ger safe in your environment, where will you live? Who will provide the care that you need? Who will pay your bills and manage your financ- es? Will your home need to be sold? If you have a major medical emer- gency such as a heart attack, do you want to have all measures taken to resuscitate you or would you prefer to be allowed to pass away? If that is your choice, you would need to have a “Do Not Resuscitate” docu- ment signed. Power of Attorney can be very confusing. I strongly recommend getting advice from a lawyer and have any documents you want cre- ated drawn up by a lawyer. Howev- er, it is good to do your research and to learn about the different types of Power of Attorney documents. The Ministry of the Attorney General’s website has some good information for you and is a good place to start. You can find them at www.attorney- general.jus.gov.on.ca/english/fam- ily/pgt/incapacity/poa.php. — Anne Murphy is the seniors’ col- umnist for Forever Young. She can be reached at anne.avibrantlifemaga- zine@gmail.com. Anne Murphy Guest columnist Get the facts on Power of Attorney Montgomery sibility of her children going to war. Her son Chester Macdonald’s behaviour was a constant worry. She wrote how he struggled in school, lost jobs and cheated on his wife, leaving her to raise their young children. Montgomery further stressed about his and his brother Stuart’s school marks and social lives. Ewen Macdonald’s mental instability continued. He often had “attacks,” where he heard voices, had delusions and raved obsessively. Montgomery too was prone to what she called “depressive states.” She and Macdonald took medication, particularly sedatives. Rubio wrote Montgomery and Macdonald had periods of dependency to bromides and barbiturates. Each of them showed signs of accidental poisoning. Montgomery’s life was so overwrought with anxieties, even the death of her cat Good Luck was a heightened drama. She was overcome with grief. She would eventually spend some of her days pacing in her home or up and down the street, in almost total distress. She could not write. She burned some of her papers. She fantasized about death and reunion with her cousin Campbell. Montgomery always kept journals, but her writing became vague about some of the situations and circumstances that upset her in those years. She knew the journals would be read and she would be studied. “I have lost every hope for things ever being better,” she wrote on Sept. 29, 1936. “Everything I hoped and dreamed and planned for has gone with the wind. I am broken and defeated.” There are no recorded journals for 1940. “Oh God, such an end to life,” she wrote in her only entry in 1941. “Such suffering and wretchedness.” Few knew the depth of Montgomery’s problems. She alluded to them in letters. “Remember me as I used to be, not as I am now,” she wrote. “I envy those who die in their sleep,” she wrote in another letter. “I have a hor- rible fear that I’ll die by inches.” Her final known journal entry was dated March 23, 1942. “My life has been hell, hell, hell. My mind is gone — every- thing in the world I lived for has gone — the world has gone mad,” it read. “I shall be driven to end my life. Oh God, forgive me. Nobody dreams what my awful posi- tion is.” Montgomery’s Toronto home was indeed her journey’s end. She was found dead in her bed on April 24, 1942. Her son and her physician believed it was a suicide. Next to Montgomery was a written page. It was dated and had a page num- ber, Rubio wrote. It is not clear if it was a suicide note or belonged to a journal. “My position is too awful to endure and nobody realizes it,” the page read. “What an end to a life in which I tried always to do my best in spite of many mistakes.” MONTGOMERY from page 19 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 8 | 20 We accept any make, model or year of car, truck or SUV. • Free tow within 48 hours. • Valuable tax receipt. • Help those living with kidney disease Ifyoucan’tuseit,wesurecan! 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Mike graduated from King's College and Althouse College Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario. He started his teaching career at Cardinal Newman High School in Scarborough where he taught Geography and continued his passion for the gridiron by coaching football. His first opportunity in administration was as Vice-Principal of Pope John Paul II Secondary School in Scarborough. His next challenge was as Vice-Principal of St. Michael's Separate School in Stratford Ontario, where he juggled day-to-day duties with heading up the construction of a new secondary school. His collaboration with counter-part Ted Blowes (VP Stratford Northwestern) resulted in the much-admired SEARC facility. From there Mike took on the leadership of St. Joseph's Elementary School in Kingsbridge and then moved to Goderich to assume the role of principal at St. Mary's elementary school. After 44 years as a teacher and administrator Michael attempted retirement, but was too restless to spend his time gardening, so he accepted a posting in Nanjing China as principal of the Nanjing-Bond International College, an institution offering the Ontario high school curriculum to Chinese students. He turned a struggling effort into a successful enterprise and for his efforts was awarded the Jinling Friendship Award. After 10 years in China, Mike was forced into a second retirement, this time because of health issues. For 2 years Michael fought a determined battle against cancer, but a massive stroke brought an end to his career. Mike was an extraordinary teacher, coach, mentor and administrator whose enthusiasm touched everyone he met - after a patio beer, an insightful golf partner summed him up as, "A teacher with a spirit of adventure - the best kind!" But first, foremost and always, Michael was a family man. His 44-year marriage with his best friend Debbie (nee Crosbie), will be continually celebrated by their children Jamie-Lyn Boniface Wood (Adam), and Jeremy Boniface and wife Kelci. Mike is pre- deceased by his father Bert and his in-laws George and Ruth Crosbie. He is survived by his mother Peg, his brother Ted (Michele), and sisters Brenda (Carl), Peg, and Michele (Jamie). He will be sorely missed by his grandchildren Aaron, Maddison, Brayden and Kinsley and by his nieces and nephews. Michael's family would like to thank the amazing staff at Goderich Alexandra and Maritime Hospital and Mike's "angel" Annie. Friends and family will be invited to gather for a celebration of Mike's life in July. PENROSE, Laura - Peacefully in her 94th year on March 5, 2018 at 7 Oaks Nursing Home. Laura was married to her husband Roy (pre deceased) for 39 years. Greatly remembered by her daughter Allison ( Mark) and her son Brian (predeceased) {Pat} and her grandchildren Darryl (Nicole) and Stephanie (Mark). Laura was a long term member of The Pickering Seniors Club on Liverpool Road and a Canadian Legion Member in Pickering on Bayly Street. 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