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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2018_08_22WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22, 2018 $2.00 WEEKLY IN PRINT. MUCH MORE ONLINE ANYTIME. DurhamRegion.com trattoria 905-492-6363 LOCAL NEWS MATTERS. Reading us IS supporting us DurhamRegion.com 274 Mackenzie Ave., Ajax (Bayly & Mackenzie Intersection) www.sklarpeppler.com • 905.686.3644 FROM $15,000 TO $15 MILLIONRon Pietroniro / Metroland JERRY COUGHLAN ADDS TO HIS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN DURHAM WITH $7 MILLION TO HOSPITAL FOUNDATION /3 READ MORE @ DURHAMREGION.COM Naked man arrested for as- saulting police officer A lucky duck with the will to live Looking for more online? Check out these stories... 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 , A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 | 2 Ajax/Pickering - Divorce is rarely easy and often means a lot of difficult decisions. One of the most important decisions is what to do about the house. 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Proceeds from the event are supporting the Ajax Pickering Hospital's NICU department. Denver Beech, 3, with his mother Nathalie, got a close up look at an alligator in the arms of Katie Ottolini from Zoo to You. Ella Rogers, 4, pets Declan the miniature horse at the Kissing Booth. Avalynn Hau, 7, checked the ears of a stuffed animal at the teddy bear clinic. Sabrina Byrnes photos /Metroland Start planning your dream vacation with hand-picked travel deals and inspiration just for Canadians Visit Start planning your dream vacation with hand-picked travel deals and inspiration just for Canadians Visit 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 , A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Friday August 24 and Saturday August 25, 2018 Children’s Programs, Educational Services, Gymnastics, Dance, Hockey, Skating, Music, Martial Arts, Skiing & much more… 2 D a y s ! PICKERING TOWN CENTRE Lower Level Centre Court Call to reserve today! 905-215-0419 Cara Baycroft cbaycroft@starmetrolandmedia.com PICKERING - No strang- er to giving back to his com- munity, a generous devel- oper has raised his own bar and gifted the largest ever donation to a charity in Durham Region. Jerry Coughlan's $7-mil- lion contribution to the Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation will support Lakeridge Health's soon-to- be-constructed North Pick- ering Health and Wellness Centre on Dersan Street, which runs off Brock Road. Now in the early planning stages, the hospital founda- tion says this new facility will offer much needed out- patient and community- based health care services to the growing population in Pickering and beyond. "Mr. Coughlan is a true community builder. His un- wavering support to people living and working within Durham Region has helped make it an even better place to live and raise a family," said Matthew Anderson, president and CEO of Lake- ridge Health. "This gift is critical to continue to grow and extend services within our region to ensure we have the capacity to provide timely access to critical health care services, state- of-the-art equipment and leading edge tools." Coughlan is the founder of Coughlan Homes and currently runs J.F.C. Devel- opments Inc. The Ajax resi- dent continues to support community building in Durham Region through his latest development, the Fairway Collection at Deer Creek. He started his busi- ness 60 years ago with a $15,000 loan from his moth- er, and has now gifted $15 million in substantial dona- tions to Durham charities. "I guess I figured I got lucky, and I'd share it around a bit," Coughlan said of his generosity. His other noteworthy do- nations include $2 million to rebuild the Ajax-Picker- ing Salvation Army and an- other $1 million to the hospi- tal. He was deeply moved when he visited the Grand- view Children's Centre in Oshawa, which has a lengthy wait list, and in 2017 donated $5 million for the new headquarters in Ajax. "We opened up our hearts to those folks," Coughlan said. In June, Coughlan was acknowledged by his friends, family and dona- tion recipients with a cele- bration in one of his model homes. The hospital foundation says this transformational gift will provide better ac- cess to health care services close to home, support more life-saving tools and extend delivery of compas- sionate care within the Ajax and Pickering com- munities. "Philanthropy is so much more than giving money," says Tracy Pater- son, CEO of the Ajax Picker- ing Hospital Foundation. "It's about unselfishly be- lieving in a better tomorrow for others and giving back in ways that truly trans- form the health and well-be- ing of the community. Jer- ry's generosity will posi- tively influence the health of thousands of people in our community, people he will never have the chance to meet and some of whom haven't even been born yet." The words "humble" and "reserved" are often used to describe Coughlan. "He's a very genuine in- dividual. He genuinely cares and admits his suc- cess in life and feels very strongly that he should share that and invest back in the community," said Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan. "At the same time, he's very humble. He really doesn't enjoy the spotlight. He understands it's part of it but he tries to avoid that as much as possible." Coughlan recalled con- versations with Ryan and Paterson that encouraged him to donate the large sum of money to the future Lake- ridge facility in Pickering. "It's very exciting," Ryan said. "I think it acknowledg- es a couple of things: cer- tainly the growth in Picker- ing ... and the need for ex- panding health services. I think this is an innovative way of approaching it be- cause it's not a full-fledged hospital but it will relieve some of the pressure on the existing hospital structure of Ajax Pickering." NEWS BUILDER GIVES $7 MILLION TOWARD FUTURE PICKERING HEALTH CENTRE Above, Everett crawled through a tunnel during the summer camp at Grandview Children's Centre in Oshawa Aug.20. Below, Mason, Hugh, Declan and Hugh played underneath a parachute during the summer camp at Grandview Children's Centre. Local developer Jerry Coughlan recently gifted $7 million to build Lakeridge Health's soon-to-be-constructed North Pickering Health and Wellness Centre. In late 2017, Coughlan also donated $5 million to Grandview Children's Centre in order to help build a new headquarters in Ajax. Sabrina Byrnes photos /Metroland JERRY COUGHLAN'S DONATION IS THE BIGGEST ONE A DURHAM CHARITY HAS EVER SEEN KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com His unwavering support to people living and working within Durham Region has helped make it an even better place to live and raise a family. – Matthew Anderson, Lakeridge Health president and CEO 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 , A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 | 4 Jennifer O’Connell MP Pickering-Uxbridge You’reInvited! Jennifer O’COnnell invites yOu tO a FREE OutdOOr MOvie night! friday,august 24th PiCkering MillenniuM square (sOuthern MOst end Of liverPOOl rOad) Disney’s COCO Movie begins at Dusk! A Family Friendly Event! **Bring yOur Own lawn Chairs & Blankets** Community Office: 4-1154 Kingston Road,Pickering,ON L1V 1B4 Tel.905.839.2878 | Jennifer.oconnell@parl.gc.ca Business Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm PICKERING - A 59-year- old man was arrested for im- paired driving after officers found his vehicle pinned against a traffic barrier in Pickering over the weekend. On Saturday, Aug. 18 at around noon, Durham po- lice officers were called to the area of Altona and Whi- tevale roads in Pickering for a vehicle that was pinned against a metal traffic barri- er. According to numerous witnesses, the black Silvera- do pickup truck was facing the barrier and the driver was revving his engine caus- ing his rear wheels to spin, say police. The metal barrier was preventing his truck from moving forward. Officers arrived quickly to find the man continuing to rev his engine and spin his back wheels. Police say the driver was not responding to officers and appeared to be acting irrational. Officers broke the window to gain en- try and were able to place the vehicle in park and appre- hended the man. After tak- ing him into custody, citi- zens who were watching the incident began to applaud the officers involved. Rodney Wood, 59, of Ritchie Crescent in Elmvale was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle involving drugs. He was lat- er released on a promise to appear. Anyone with information regarding this incident is re- quested to contact Const. Tanner of West Division at 1- 888-579-1520, ext. 2521. Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Re- gional Crime Stoppers at 1- 800-222-TIPS or online at www.durhamregionalcrim- estoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward. MAN ARRESTED IN PICKERING FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING Ade Cohen from Oshawa, Wade Pollesel from Brooklin and Steven Sheehan from Whitby performed jazz tunes on Aug. 7 during an open mic night held every Friday night at the OpenStudio Art Cafe in Pickering. Jason Liebregts/Metroland JAZZ IN THE CAFE OSHAWA - Oshawa MPP Jennifer French has presented a petition at Queen's Park, urging the Ford government to re- verse a decision to cut $100 million in funds for school repairs. The new PC govern- ment made the announce- ment in July, as a result of scrapping the cap-and- trade program. French says the petition is available online and at her Oshawa constituency office and that so far there has been "great feedback" from the public. "It matters to people whether they are parents themselves, or just recog- nize that this is fundamen- tally about fairness," she says. "Every student has the right to reach their full potential. The learning en- vironments are just not op- timal. They are in some cases dilapidated, in some cases unsafe." Advocacy group Fix Our Schools says there is a $15-billion backlog of maintenance and repairs at Ontario's 4,900 publicly- funded schools. To support the petition, Fix Our Schools released a list of "disrepair" costs for the more than 40 elementa- ry and secondary schools in Oshawa, a number that the group says totals $147 million. At the high end of the list are schools like East- dale CVI, which Fix Our Schools lists as having $16.1 million in disrepair costs, as well as O'Neill CVI at $13.7 million, G.L. Roberts CVI at $11.8 mil- lion and Village Union P.S. at $7.3 million. Fix Our Schools co- founder Krista Wylie says the amounts come from Ministry of Education da- ta. "We're 99 per cent sure that the data is accurate," she says, describing the dollar figures as "very powerful." The Durham District School Board says the fig- ures come from the minis- try's School Facility Condi- tion data, which is a mea- sure of a building's condi- tion relative to its replacement cost. "The total of the repairs required is considered the renewal needs to bring a facility back to its original condition," explains Chris- tine Nancekivell, the DDSB's chief facilities offi- cer. She says the current value of DDSB schools is in excess of $1.6 billion and repairs are estimated at approximately $400 mil- lion - or 25 per cent of that value. In 2017, the average pro- vincial estimate for all On- tario boards was 28 per cent. The decision to scrap the $100 million in school repair funds isn't expected to have a major impact on Durham schools. The DDSB was allotted $7.5 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduc- tion Fund, and will be al- lowed to keep all of it be- cause work was contracted on or before July 3. The board is using the money for boilers, heating controllers and air condi- tioning replacements. The Durham Catholic District School Board was set to receive $467,270 - but none of it will be honoured, because the money had not yet been spent when the funding cut was an- nounced. NEWS Oshawa MPP Jennifer French has submitted a petition at Queens Park calling on the PC government to reverse a decision to cut $100 million in funding for school repairs. 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Delivery For all delivery inquiries, please call 905-683-5117. OPINION TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT DURHAMREGION.COM LETTERS & COMMENTARY Bless Doug Ford. Bless Donald Trump. Bless Cli- mate Change Deniers.B- less that woman flicking her cigarette butt out the car window. Bless the dude carrying a dozen plastic grocery bags to the Hummer he left idling in the parking lot. Bless the slow-poke in the passing lane. Bless them all. And bless yourself while you're at it. Bless yourself and tend your own garden. Get yourself align- ed as closely as possible with your own sources of joy, inspiration, love and infinite intelligence. That's where your real and only power lies. I've tried fighting, yell- ing, confronting, com- plaining and fretting. It's entertaining for a while. I'll give it that. But it doesn't really work. Everything I've ever got- ten worked up over has continued to show up in my life. Until I have taken my fo- cus elsewhere. Until I have looked under my own hood a bit more. Try as I might, I really can't change how other people behave and my con- stant attention to their misdeeds only invites more of it into my exis- tence and makes me feel angry, frustrated and pow- erless. But when I shift my per- spective, when I focus on the things that are working well in my life, that are pleasing me, that make me smile, I am happier, more contented and filled with a sense of power. The world is a very dif- ferent place. It's OK to identify the things you don't like, in fact it's a necessary part of existence in this little theme park we all find our- selves wandering through. But once you've figured out that part of the equation, the next step, the really vi- tal step, is deducing what it is, in fact, you do like. Because that's the place you want to live in. That's the place where you want your focus. That's the stuff you want in your life. Don't like Ford or Trump? Turn your back on them and throw your energy be- hind someone you do like. Deniers making you fume? Ignore them and find ways to make your own corner of the planet clean- er and healthier. That guy still poking along in the left hand lane? Well, just...um. Shift your thoughts...um...realize he's probably...Okay, I'll have to get back to you on that one. Baby steps, folks. Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column TURNING MY BACK ON TRUMP, AND ON FORD, TOO COLUMNIST NEIL CRONE SAYS FOCUSING ON THE GOOD STUFF IS THE STUFF YOU WANT NEIL CRONE Column LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED BY READING MORE THAN ONE BOOK To the editor: Re: We need to turn to change our ways, letter, Aug. 1 I would like to respond to this letter. I attended a Catholic school where vio- lence was taught from the beginning and certainly shaped my way of thinking. As a young boy I prayed to God to end the violence. Boy, that was a waste of time. The nuns seemed to en- joy strapping, throwing ob- jects at us, hitting us with rulers, pointers and slap- ping us in the back of the head. I agree some things need to change in our school sys- tem, but relying on a god to intervene on our behalf is not addressing our real world problems. No disrespect intended when I say rational, critical thinking is the way to go here. One of our problems is politicians bending to the wishes of various reli- gions to gain votes. Thank Zeus I have bro- ken free from the shackles of believing in an all-pow- erful, loving, all-knowing and merciful god that sup- posedly helps some and condemns most of the world to poverty, sickness and a life of misery. Lessons can be learned from fictional books like The Count of Monte Cristo, Harry Potter, Tale of Two Cities, Of Mice and Men, oh, and yes, To Kill a Mock- ingbird. If you read only one book, your judgment is skewed. Please read a thou- sand books or more includ- ing fantasy, non-fiction, graphic novels, even news- papers. Have a wonderful life and I wish only the best for all those who agree and those who disagree with me. By the way, I have read far more than 1,000 books. RICK FITA, WHITBY SCHOOL BOARD'S CHOICE OF SCHOOL NAME AN INSULT SAYS RESIDENT To the editor: Re: A racehorse, an Olympian, a Renaissance artist: How Durham's schools get their names, news, durhamregion.com In my opinion, it's a sad day when the Durham Dis- trict School Board picks an animal to name the new school in north Oshawa over many of our citizens who have contributed much to this city. We have already ho- noured Northern Dancer by naming a street after the horse. No doubt the animal was a great race horse, but to pick it over our 88 citi- zens who had their names in for consideration is truly an insult to them. 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This year's event is coming up Aug. 30, at the board's education centre in Whitby, with all DDSB students, parents and guardians invited. Officials are hoping to meet or exceed the num- ber of people who attended last year. To make it accessible for everyone, free busing will be offered from pick- up locations across Dur- ham. The barbecue is set to include free food - beef, ha- lal and vegetarian burgers will be available - as well as entertainment, chil- dren's activities and school supply giveaways. Last year's inaugural event saw 7,000 books and 2,700 backpacks handed out, as well as about 4,600 burgers. Markovski says it's a huge undertaking that's made possible thanks to time and resources con- tributed by a long list of community partners, such as teacher unions, Scien- tists in the School and the United Way. The event underscores the DDSB's focus on "equi- table outcomes" for stu- dents, by ensuring fami- lies in need can access sup- plies and resources in time for the new school year. "It's our way of giving back to our communities," Markovski says. "It will be a great opportunity for us to come together and real- ly kick off the school year on the right foot." The Welcome Back to Learning BBQ takes place Aug. 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the DDSB Educa- tion Centre, 400 Taunton Rd. E. in Whitby. Visit www.ddsb.ca to register, and for times and locations for the shuttle bus service. NEWS THOUSANDS OF BURGERS WILL HIT THE GRILL AT DDSB'S WELCOME BACK TO LEARNING BARBECUE Last year more than 4,5000 people came to the Durham District School Board's inaugural Back to Learning BBQ. Organizers are hoping for another great turnout for this year's event on Aug. 30. 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CORRECTION DURHAM OFFICER'S 2010 CONVICTION WAS OVERTURNED DURHAM - What is it like to beat out 40,000 students from around the world to win first place in Microsoft's 2018 Imagine Cup? In a word, "phenomenal." Pickering native Hamayal Choudhry, 20, is a second year mechatronics engineering student at UOIT and one half of the team that invented smartARM, a robotic hand that us- es a camera embedded in the palm to recog- nize objects and calculate the grip needed to pick them up. He and University of Toronto student Sa- min Khan recently won the Imagine Cup world finals in Seattle, scoring $85,000 in cash, a $50,000 Microsoft Azure grant and a private mentoring session with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Choudhry says they created smartARM to help solve a very real challenge for the es- timated one million hand amputees around the world. "There are prosthetics. But they're either very, very expensive. Or, they're cheap, but they don't do much and are mostly cosmet- ic," he explains. "What's the point of having advanced prosthetics that no one can access? There's a huge market that no one has really penetrated so far." Functional prosthetics currently cost thousands - or hundreds of thousands - of dollars. The smartARM team is working to bring the device to the market at a price point of about $500. Thanks to machine learning, the more smartARM is used, the more accurate it be- comes. "If you want to pick up a cup, just position the arm and it will know what to do. You don't have adapt to it, it will adapt to you," Choudhry explains. Data is stored in the cloud, so it can be downloaded to future prosthetic devices. Additional research is underway to refine the hand, with the team seeking feedback from amputees, as well as stakeholders like Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. Choudhry, who is spending the summer doing an internship with Tesla in California, encourages people with innovative ideas to pursue them - even if it seems daunting. "If you don't believe in the way something is being done right now, you absolutely have the power to change it," he says. "You really can impact the world." The 16th annual Imagine Cup competi- tion saw more than 40,000 student competi- tors register, with 49 teams from 33 countries qualifying for the world finals held in Seattle from July 23 to 25. NEWS DURHAM STUDENT WINS MICROSOFT IMAGINE CUP UOIT student Hamayal Choudhry and University of Toronto student Samin Khan recently beat 40,000 students from around the world to win the Microsoft Imagine Cup world finals in Seattle. Photo courtesy of Microsoft Imagine Cup JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com Stewart Hall was picking out some corn on the cob at the Stroud Farms stand on Highway 2 in Ajax. Corn is in full season at local area markets. 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John & Kate New Home Owners July 2016 13 | 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 , A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m OSHAWA - A new $9- million air traffic control tower is now open at the Oshawa Executive Airport. The building belongs to Nav Canada, a private, not- for-profit company that owns and operates Cana- da's civil air navigation ser- vices including owning and running the air traffic con- trol tower at the Oshawa airport and as well as the Toronto Pearson Interna- tional Airport. Nav Canada officials ex- plain that the old building was built in 1968 and was one of the oldest towers in the system. It was more ef- ficient to replace it than to upgrade it. The new facility is locat- ed next to the old tower on airport lands just north of Rossland Road and Steven- son Road North and it offi- cially opened at the end of June. Ten people work at the Oshawa tower, which is open daily from roughly 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Shane Hartwell, air traf- fic controller and unit op- erations specialist, said the Oshawa airport sees every- thing from small recre- ational aircraft and ultra- lights to Falcon 10 and Basler jets. "Our job is to ensure the aircraft know and are aware of other aircraft," he explains. "It's to tell the air- planes who they're sup- posed to be behind and to put them in a nice order." The new tower is almost four metres taller than the old one allowing air traffic controllers to see over buildings at the north end of the airport. All new equipment is laid out in an ergonomic manner and allows air traf- fic controllers to monitor the radar as well as infor- mation about weather and about the flights, giving them the ability to pull up information about individ- ual flights or airports in Ontario with the click of a button. They continuously broadcast weather condi- tions, updating the broad- cast as the weather chang- es. Before computers, con- trollers used to track and slot takeoffs and landings for aircraft on strips of pap- er. "As an airplane was moving around, you would take that paper strip and move it so you could have a mental map," said Hart- well. He explains that work is now done on a touch screen and Nav Canada has ex- ported the current system to airports in the U.K. and Caribbean. "It keeps track of arriv- als and who departs elec- tronically so it's doing our paperwork for us." There's also a touch screen for important calls including emergency ser- vices and the Pearson air traffic controllers. Beyond tracking weath- er and landing and takeoff information, air traffic controllers are also aware of potential distractions, passing on pilot reports to other pilots. "We've had drone issues, we've had laser issues," said Hartwell, adding that's happened at other airports too. "Someone right now is releasing helium balloons over the airport." Jeff Wearn, manager of the Oshawa Nav Canada tower, explains there has been an increase in traffic at the Oshawa airport. "Two years ago there were 60,000 aircraft move- ments, last year we were around 100,000," he said, adding that a movement re- fers to a takeoff or landing. "We talk to every flight that lands or takes off." The new building is equipped with a gym and a quiet room with couches and a big-screen TV to give air traffic controllers a space to relax. Typically they work two hours in the tower and then they take an hour rest. "All our facilities have a gym," explains Ron Singer, national manager for me- dia relations for Nav Cana- da. "Air traffic controller can be a stressful job and they take a lot of breaks. We have a quiet room where they can take a nap for a half-hour, some people like to hit the treadmill." Hartwell explains that earlier in his career he re- calls air traffic controllers working 12-hour shifts with just five-minute breaks, but times have changed. Typically staff spend no more than an hour on the radar before switching to another job. "Your eyes are starting to buggy after an hour," he said. The facility also con- tains a training room where airspace activity can be brought up on a screen. Of the 10 employees, two are trainees. Singer ex- plains Nav Canada trains its own air traffic control- lers. "You can't go to college or university to become an air traffic controller, we do all the training." As for the old tower, Singer said it will be demol- ished. NEWS A LOOK INSIDE THE NEW AIRCRAFT CONTROL TOWER AT OSHAWA AIRPORT REKA SZEKELY rszekely@durham region.com Alex March, an air traffic controller, works in NAV CANADA's new state-of-the-art air traffic control tower at the Oshawa Executive Airport. The new structure replaces the previous tower, which was built in 1968. It is almost four metres taller, improving controllers' sightlines. Michael Cosford, an air traffic controller, works in NAV CANADA's new state-of-the-art air traffic control tower at the Oshawa Executive Airport. NAV CANADA's new state-of-the-art air traffic control tower opened at the Oshawa Executive Airport Ryan Pfeiffer photos/Metroland SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT DURHAMREGION.COM 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 , A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 | 14 Catch a Great Deal! Browse our inventory of vehicles by Body Style, popular Makes and Models, Province, popular Cities or by Price. Whatever path you choose, you will find the right car, in the right location, for the right price! Right Choice{ } Car Place Price Fin d what you’re looking for, in the location you want, for the price you want to pay! } AJAX - A food delivery driver was robbed at gun- point early Friday in Ajax. The man arrived at an address on Tragunna Lane at about 12:25 a.m.on Aug. 17 and saw two masked men, one of them pointing a handgun, running to- ward him, Durham police said. The suspects assault- ed the victim and robbed him of cash, leaving him with minor injuries. The suspects are de- scribed as black men in the late teens or early 20s. Both wore ski masks. DRIVER ROBBED AT GUNPOINT EARLY FRIDAY IN AJAX AJAX - It's a chance to Walk A Mile In My Shoes while raising money to help women fighting breast can- cer. The inaugural High Heal Diaries Walk A Mile In My Shoes event is taking place on Sunday, Aug. 26 at Ajax High School. It's being orga- nized by Natalie Wilson, the founder of High Heal Diaries. A three-time breast cancer survivor, she started High Heal Diaries to create a fo- rum to share her journey. In her battle with breast cancer, she's undergone 15 surgeries and has at least two more in the future. The walk starts at 1 p.m., but partici- pants are asked to arrive ear- ly. The cost is a minimum $60 donation and part of the pro- ceeds will go to help with ex- penses for women fighting breast cancer, such as grocer- ies, bills, children's activities, medical expenses or even a day at the spa. Each participant will re- ceive a High Heal Diaries T- shirt and water bottle. For more information, contact Wilson at highhealdi- aries@gmail.com or call 416- 274-1992. AJAX WALK HELPS WOMEN FIGHTING BREAST CANCER AJAX - Police are seeking three suspects in the armed robbery of an Ajax store on Monday. A clerk and a cus- tomer were robbed during the incident, at about 5 p.m. Aug. 13 at Finley Fine Foods on Finley Avenue, Durham police said. Two suspects also took cigarettes while a third suspect remained outside the store, police said. One suspect, who was armed with a handgun, is de- scribed as a black man with an athletic build who had his face covered and wore a pur- ple hooded sweater and car- ried a black bag. The second robber, also a black man, is about six-foot with an athletic build. He wore a purple and white hooded sweater, grey jogging pants, black runners with white trim, and carried a GoodLife Fitness gym bag. 3 SOUGHT AFTER ARMED ROBBERY DURHAM - Like any parent with a child about to start junior kindergar- ten, Jason Quammie is a bit apprehensive. "She's my first child, I want to do my best to get her ready," he says. But Quammie isn't only thinking about whether Layla, 4, will make friends or learn to read. He is all too aware that black students may face additional barriers. "There are a lot of ste- reotypes around black children in the school sys- tem," he notes. "I worry about her confidence." The Durham District School Board shares his concern. Last fall, the board released a Compen- dium of Action for Black Student Success, aimed at tackling "systemic rac- ism." A DDSB pilot program that took place this sum- mer, addressed both kin- dergarten readiness - and confidence building for black students. It was part of Great Be- ginnings Start at DDSB, a free preschool program launched by the board in winter 2018. Great Beginnings is de- signed to help students make a successful transi- tion to kindergarten. The program is critical at a time when data shows many children are arriv- ing at school without the necessary social and emo- tional skills. After running at 12 DDSB schools from Febru- ary to June, two special versions of Great Begin- nings were offered this summer as a pilot pro- gram - one for Indigenous students and one for black students. "We hear through the voice of the black commu- nity that structural rac- ism and poor racial and ethnic identity pose as risk factors that work against positive well-be- ing among our black stu- dents," says Stacey Le- pine-Fisher, senior man- ager of early years for the DDSB. She says getting kids ready for kindergarten in a setting that validates their culture, can have a big impact. At the Great Begin- nings program for black students, students were taught by black educators, allowing them to see them- selves reflected in role models. They danced to cultural music, explored books fea- turing black characters and were invited to bring in items from home that celebrate their heritage. "The program is excel- lent, the teachers are ex- cellent," Quammie says. His daughter Layla liked the glitter Play-Doh - but the soon-to-be kinder- g artener was also taking in the positive messaging. "I like me," she said, when asked what she has been learning. At the Indigenous pro- gram, students heard the Turtle Island creation sto- ry, studied the seven grandfather teachings and learned about talking sticks by crafting their own out of tree branches. Lepine-Fisher says if the Great Beginnings summer program contin- ues next year, the board will look at creating ver- sions for other minority groups, such as South Asian or Muslim students. Since 2006, the DDSB has gathered information on kindergarten students through a questionnaire teachers fill out called the Early Development Index (EDI) - the next round of data will be available this fall. It measures a child's de- velopment in areas such as emotional maturity and social competence. Results are grouped in- to one of three categories - vulnerable, at risk or on track. Vulnerable means stu- dents scored in the bottom tenth percentile. In 2015, the DDSB gath- ered EDI data on 4,294 se- nior kindergarten stu- dents. That year, 29.4 per cent of Ontario students were "vulnerable" in one or more of the EDI areas. The local numbers were slightly higher, with 29.7 per cent of Durham Region students vulnera- ble in one or more areas, and 31.1 per cent of DDSB students. Lepine-Fisher says EDI scores in kindergarten can be a "very good predic- tor" of future success at school. BLACK, INDIGENOUS STUDENTS IN DURHAM GET A HEAD START ON KINDERGARTEN JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com Kellan Peacok had some fun with a computerized centipede during the program at Nottingham P.S. in Ajax on July 31. Ron Pietroniro / Metroland NEWS 15 | New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Venturing off to college or university for the first time can be an exciting yet scary experience for young adults. The chal- lenges of living indepen- dently, increased respon- sibility and new social ex- periences can be a recipe for increased stress and mental health pressures. In Canada, youth aged 15 to 24 are the most likely to experience mental ill- ness, substance depen- dency and suicide. It is im- portant to establish sup- port systems and healthy routines that will set stu- dents up for success. Here are some ways students can look after their men- tal health. Plan ahead for the transition Plan ahead and get or- ganized before school is in session. Leave enough time to pack items, be- come familiar with the layout of the campus and class times and get com- fortable in new surround- ings. Stay positive Use positive self-talk in high-stress environ- ments. Becoming aware of negative thoughts is the first step to relieve unnec- essary stress along with viewing thoughts and sit- uations with a more posi- tive lens. Take time for the mind and body Regularly schedule time for mind and body wellness. Set up a routine that includes proper sleep, healthy eating and exercise. Daily self-care strategies can include mindfulness, deep breath- ing and stretching. Create a support net- work A support network of family, friends and health care team members can be helpful during challeng- ing times on campus. Many schools offer excel- lent programs and servic- es, including campus health centres that pro- vide a safe place to access counselling and support. Become familiar with mental health re- sources Be Safe is a free mobile application that helps young adults during a cri- sis. Designed by youth, it allows users to create a digital safety plan and di- rects them to the best op- tion for their needs. The app creates personal "get help scripts" that help the user find the words to reach out for help and puts them in touch with mental health and addic- tion resources in their lo- cal community. Find it at besafeapp.ca. The Big White Wall is a free online mental health support network that pro- vides immediate assis- tance for those ages 16 and older experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of mood or anxiety disor- ders. The resource has its roots in Durham Region; Lakeridge Health partici- pated in a pilot project of the Big White Wall along with Ontario Shores and Women's College Hospi- tal. No referral is needed and individuals can regis- ter at bigwhitewall.ca. Bounceback is a free program for people aged 15 years and over who are experiencing mild to mod- erate depression and anx- iety. Community coaches provide a brief, workbook- based self-help program over the phone to improve mental health. The pro- gram is available by doc- tor, psychiatrist or nurse practitioner referral. For information, visit bounce- backontario.ca. Stacey Beaveridge is the patient care manager for the Child, Youth and Family Program at Lake- ridge Health. OPINION OFF TO UNIVERSITY? HERE'S HOW TO LOOK AFTER YOUR MENTAL HEALTH LAKERIDGE HEALTH COLUMNIST STACEY BEAVERIDGE SHARES TIPS, RESOURCES STACEY BEAVERIDGE Column AJAX - Two people were treated at hospital for inju- ries sustained in a collision involving a car and a motor- cycle Sunday evening in Ajax. The driver of the car was charged after the crash, on Kingston Road near West- ney Road just before 9 p.m. on Aug. 12. Durham police said a motorcycle with a rid- er and passenger was west- bound on Kingston when a Honda pulled out of a busi- ness on the north side of the road and attempted a left turn, striking the bike. Although it was initially thought the motorcycle rid- er and passenger had sus- tained serious injuries, both were released after treat- ment at hospital. The driver of the Honda has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act, police said. NEWS 2 TREATED FOR INJURIES AFTER CRASH IN AJAX No purchase necessary. 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If you or someone you know is being abused, there is help out there. The Durham Elder Abuse Network (DEAN) is a network of individuals from nonprofit and for-profit organizations within Durham who provide services to seniors or vulner- able persons. Members strive to be leaders in the develop- ment of an integrated and col- laborative strategy to address the prevention of elder abuse in Durham Region through networking, information sharing, raising awareness of services for seniors, raising funds and advocacy. DEAN relies on donations and fundraising money to help seniors in need. Some of those seniors have been vic- tims of abuse or crime. DEAN is involved locally with spon- soring educational opportu- nities including sending some police officers to conferences on elder abuse. 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THE ELDER ABUSE NETWORK AND ITS ROLE IN THE REGION DEAN CO-ORDINATOR SHANNON RIDDELL SAYS A STAGGERING 10% OF SENIORS EXPERIENCE ELDER ABUSE SHANNON RIDDELL Column 17 | New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m APPLY TODAY STARTTOMORROW • General labour all shifts *(days, afternoon & midnight) • Heavy lifting (40 lbs+) • Machine operators • Fork lift operators (1 yr certifi ed experience+) Call 905.720.0122 for Details Bring 2 pieces of photo ID SIN card, work permit (if required), and VOID cheque (if available) Durham Office – Oshawa 88 Centre St. North Suite 3 Oshawa, Ontario L1G 4B6 Monday August 21 – Friday August 25 9:00am–4:00pm * All shifts available (8 and 12 hours shifts) Other assignments available in Scarborough, Markham and Richmond Hill (various pay rates and shifts available) Open House Warehouse and Production Positions Available: Staff_Plus_8x12.indd 1 2017-08-10 6:18 PM WED., AUGUST 22 -FRI., AUGUST 24 Durham Office 72 Commercial Ave. Ajax, Ontario L1S 2H5 DELIVERY ROUTES AJAX AB203 Beaumont Dr, Hettersley Dr 43 papers AM901 Gilmour Dr, Longstaff Dr, Mandrake St 49 papers AM902 Gilmour Dr, Longstaff Dr 59 papers AM905 Angus Dr, Doric St 39 papers AM914 Lovergrove Lane 30 papers AM915 Angus Dr, Cooperage Lane 29 papers AM916 Cooperage Lane 29 papers AN962 Coles Ave, Magill Dr, Moxter Crt 71 papers AN990 Ducatel Cres, Ventura Lane 38 papers AO003 Wilce Dr 48 papers AO015 Meekings Dr, Mapson Cres 43 papers AO031 Carle Cres, Gandy Court 56 papers AP303 Fletcher Ave 40 papers AP306 Fletcher Ave, Epps Cres 64 papers AU246 Weston Cres 38 papers AU247 Shorten Pl, Mackeller Crt 22 papersPICKERINGPB113 Napanee and Nipissing (52 Papers) PB092 Strouds, Fernam and Post Dr (35 Papers) PD231 Gossamer Dr and Pine Glen Dr (32 Papers) PE262 Glouchester Sq (50 Papers) PE267 Malden Cres (41 Papers) PF281 1975 Rosefield Rd (43 Papers) PG303 Foleyet Cres (55 Papers) PG304 Walnut Lane (32 Papers) PH336 1360 Glenanna Rd (32 Papers) PI401 1775 Valley Farm (32 Papers) PJ397 Strathmore Cres. 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Available now. $1495/month 905-655-5539 Oshawa 2 bedroom apartments. 2 locations. 946 Mason St. $1350 monthly 350 Malaga Rd. $1250 monthly. Both all inclusive. No pets Please call Joe at 905-242-4478 Brand New 4-Bedroom, 4-Bathroom Townhouse/w Garage. Brock/Rossland in Whitby Fully finished 3 level, new appliances, close to all ammenities, close to 401, Must be an AAA renter Available Sept. 15th $2400 per month/ includes water Call Ray @ 416-419-6065 or 416-823-4930 Friday August 24 and Saturday August 25, 2018 905-215-0419 Children’s Programs, Educational Services, Gymnastics, Dance, Hockey, Skating, Music, Martial Arts, Skiing & much more… Call to reserve today! Cara Baycroft cbaycroft@starmetrolandmedia.com 2018 2 Days! PICKERING TOWN CENTRE Lower Level Centre Court NEW PRICE 1971 MGB Red, Black InteriorSelling Certified, Runs great, body and motor excellent condition, newer top. Appraised 2016 @ $12,500. Asking $7,950. Car located in Oshawa. Really Great MG. 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EDT 441 Carlingview Drive, Toronto, ON, M9W 5G7 LOCATED MINUTES FROM YYZ AIRPORT! UNION (2007 -$3M USD NEW) PCR160 plus, 6.29” ram/floor type CNC HBM w/ head changer; (5) CNC &conventional vert &horiz boring mills;(10+) CNC machining &turning centers; 2012 tank rolls set to 120T cap.; Floor plates, angle plates,D’ANDREA facing head; (75+) digitalwelders,many with booms;(2)INGERSOLLRAND150hp compressors; Heavy fabricating &machining departments;BRODERSON 15tmobilecarry deck crane; Forklifts to 25,000lbcap.,&2009Combilift.(800)Lotsarenowposted.ThisMulti-Million$HeavyMachining&FabEvent is not to be missed! See you there! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29th: 4:30 PM A U C T I O N S A L E Auction Sale of Furniture, Antiques and Collectables for a Toronto Estate, selling at Neil Bacon Auctions Ltd., 1 km west of Utica. To Include: Dining room suite, teak cupboards, chests, prints, quantity of collectables and glassware, jewellery, Franz china, table saw, drill press, dust collector, large quantity of small shop tools, garden tools, plus many other interesting items. Sale Managed and Sold by: NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 ONLINE ONLY ESTATE COLLECTOR AUCTION - ANTIQUES - COLLECTABLES - Beginning Saturday Aug 25th - 9am- Closing Tuesday Aug 28th - 7pm at MCLEAN AUCTIONS-LINDSAY / LINDSAY SALES ARENA at 2140 Little Britain Rd - selling several estates & collections, FURNITURE & ANTIQUES: antique and modern dining, bedroom and living room furniture, antique buffet, Beechwood hand painted secretary, GLASS & CHINA: excellent glass & china, Royal Doulton figurines, Disney Figurines, collectable glass, dinnerware, silverware, Sterling Silver, COLLECTABLES: Bakers board, old photos, some military, Toronto Star stand, Coca Cola sign, crates, Pepsi, etc, Coke advertising, tins, Toledo scale, steel wagon wheel, clocks, crocks, GI Joe figures in box, sports collectables, vintage sports cards, photos, calendars, comics, records, paintings, prints, cash registers, fishing equipment - antique & modern, decoys, music instruments, jewelry, COINS: early Can silver coins & pennies, silver dollars, some uncirculated, mint sets, proof sets, specimen sets, etc., MISC: stainless steel appliances, NEC professional projector, LG flat screen TV, wagon, paddles, TOOLS: hand & power tools, some vintage, Honda generator, homemade sleigh, electric scooter, partial early list, over 1500 interesting and hard to find items, NOTE: closing Tuesday-7pmMCLEAN AUCTIONS 705-324-2783 photos/ catalogue/ terms/ preview/ pickup times at www.mcleanauctions.com AUCTION SALE Sunday August 26, 2018 9:00 AM (Viewing 8:00 am) Located at MacGregor Auction Hall, OronoTake 115 Hwy to Main Street Orono & Follow signs on Mill Pond Rd Auction Features: Estate Jewelry, Furniture, Collectibles, Household Contents, Tools. A Quality Selection from Past to Present Terms: Cash, Visa, M/C & Interac (10% buyers premium)For Pictures See: www.theauctionadvertiser.com/MMacGregor/ MacGREGOR AUCTIONS Mike MacGregor, Auctioneer 1-800-363-6799 l (cell) 905-718-6602 FRATTURA, Barbara Agnes - 94 - Passed away peacefully at Lakeridge Health Hospital, Bowmanville July 22, 2018. Born on March 11, 1924 in Arnprior Ontario. Beloved daughter of Margaret (Mowat) and Fredrick Thomson. Adored wife of the late Albert Alphonse Frattura. Devoted sister to Frederick, Jimmy, Burt, Ronald, Margaret and Ina. Cherished Mother to Donald (Stephanie), Dwayne (Marianne), (Kimberly), Lorri Ann (Daniel), Darryl (Alyssa). Grandmother to Jayde (Alim), Joel (Jen), Marlee, Zachary, Jesse, Jaime, Taylor, Quinn, Chelsea and Lucas. Great- Grandmother of Kendall, Storm, Nix and Nova. Barbara will be continuously loved, always missed, and forever remembered by all those who knew her. Her smile, humor, devotion, strength and never-ending love will live on forever and never be forgotten by her friends and family. A celebration of life is being held at Ajax Wanderers Rugby Club (1717 Harwood Ave, Ajax), Sunday September 23, 2018 from 1pm-5pm. Anyone who's life has been touched by Barb is welcome to attend. A Special Thank you to all the staff at Lakeridge Health Hospital Bowmanville. SMITH, David Hudson - Peacefully, surrounded by loving family on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at St. Joseph's Hospice, David Hudson Smith passed away at the age of 77. Beloved husband of Lindsay. Loving father of Stephen Smith (Karin Kraemer) of London, England, and Karen (Jonathan) Aiken of Ajax. Cherished grandfather of Sebastian Aiken of Ajax. Dear brother of Ronald (Helen) Smith of Waterford and Clinton (Bette) Smith of Markham. Predeceased by his parents Gilbert and Dorothy "Dolly" Smith of Renton. David obtained his BSc from Queen's University and worked at Imperial Oil for 38 years (in Sarnia, Toronto, New Jersey, and Louisiana). David was an expert in fluid cokers' and cat crackers' operations around the world for Exxon Mobil: He was the go-to expert for everybody when there were problems. He volunteered for church committees as well as with the Sarnia Urban Wildlife committee. David had a strong work ethic throughout his life, but fully embraced retirement, expanding his enjoyment of world travel, camping, fishing, gardening, and music. He thoroughly enjoyed intellectual stimulation as an avid reader of thrillers and scientific journals, conversationalist, and Jeopardy fan. Cremation has taken place. Family and friends will be received at SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 1576 London Line, Sarnia on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Grace United Church, 990 Cathcart Blvd, Sarnia on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Sympathy may be expressed through donations to St. Joseph's Hospice, Sarnia-Lambton VON, or Sarnia Environmental Advisory Committee (cheques only at the funeral home please). Memories and condolences may be sent online at smithfuneralhome.ca VANDALE, Garry Richard June 10, 1954 - August 14, 2018 Passed away after a long battle on Tuesday August 14, 2018 in his 65th year. A visitation will be held at THE SIMPLE ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL CENTRE, 1057 Brock Road, Pickering (905-686-5589) on Saturday August 25th from 11:00 am until time of Service in the chapel at 1:00 pm. A Celebration of Garry's life will take place following the service at the Harp and Crown 300 Kingston Rd, Pickering. VERGE, Austin George - Born and raised in Lower Lance Cove, Random Island, Newfoundland and resided in Ontario. Passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Lakeridge Health Oshawa at the age of 82. Loving husband to Rosalyn for 54 years. Loved and devoted father to Sherry (Simon Woolgrove) and Lorrie (Ryan Campbell). Cherished grandfather to Claire, Evan, Austin, and Audrey. Dear brother to Hubert (Shirley),and Minnie (Robert Gullage), Predeceased by his parents Robert and Ellie Grace Verge and his brother Maxwell Verge. Austin will be fondly remembered by his many family and friends. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at MOUNT LAWN FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY, 21 Garrard Road, Whitby 905-443-3376. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Lakeridge Health Foundation - Supportive Care Unit would be appreciated. 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