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DurhamRegion.com PICKERING - After years of not having a proper downtown, Pickering is taking a new path to get one with a plan to embark on a private/public partnership. "We have never had a down- town," Mayor Dave Ryan said at a special council meeting on Oct. 1. He noted Pickering lost Picker- ing Village to Ajax, arguably the city's closest thing to a downtown, in the 1970s. But at the special meeting, councillors passed the design and implementation strategy of the city centre vision. The City of Pickering wants to see a range of housing options, city facilities, walkability - and The City of Pickering launched a new vision for Pickering's downtown on Oct. 3. Pickering CAO Tony Prevedel and director of city development and CBO Kyle Bentley explained some of the features the new plan involves, including an outdoor skating rink/reflection pond, new location of the library and a performing art centre as well as new condominiums. Sabrina Byrnes/Metroland PICKERING EMBARKING ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR DOWNTOWN See PICKERING,page 5 KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com READ MORE @ DURHAMREGION.COM Two Goodwood residents, Port Perry woman dead after two- vehicle collision in Scugog Looking for more online? Check out this story... Durham college campus recreation & wellness centre 2000 simcoe st. n. oshawa friDay october 19 •5pm - 9pm saturDay october 20 • 10am - 5pm sunDay october 21 • 10am - 4pm MARK YOUR CALENDARS! • free parking • free SHUTTLe • DraW priZeS Summerhill’s 87 Williamson Dr., Ajax (at Westney Rd. North) Da Costa’s 1725 Kingston Road Pickering (at Brock Road) Tom’s 105 Bayly Street West, Ajax (at Monarch Ave.) Fill Your Hauler With A Fall Harvest of Savings at No Frills! 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DURHAM - Feed the Need in Durham has launched its annual Thanksgiving campaign, hoping residents will sup- port their neighbours who struggle with hun- ger. The organization is hoping to collect $10,000 in donations and 5,000 pounds (about 2,270 kilo- grams) of food by Oct. 31. Donations can be dropped off at Unit A, 371 Marwood Dr., in Oshawa, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feed the Need in Durham can also offer support to groups orga- nizing a food or funds drive. Monetary donations can be made online www.feedtheneedindur- ham.ca or www.canada- helps.org/dn/6952. "Thanksgiving is a time when the problem of hunger in our community becomes so much more visible," said Ben Earle, executive director of Feed the Need in Durham. "As families gather to cele- brate and give thanks, we are asking them to re- member that many of their neighbours are struggling to access healthy and nutritious food. By making a dona- tion of food or money, you can help FTND in our work to ensure that no one faces hunger in Dur- ham." Feed the Need in Dur- ham distributes 1.5 mil- lion pounds of food annu- ally to 57 emergency food providers and five school nutrition programs across Durham Region. NEWS FEED THE NEED IN DURHAM LAUNCHES THANKSGIVING FOOD AND FUNDS DRIVE OSHAWA - A 36-year- old Oshawa man is charged with impaired driving causing death after a 24- year-old international stu- dent was killed in a two-car collision earlier Wednes- day morning. Police responded to the Taunton Road West and Thornton Road intersec- tion at roughly 2:06 a.m. on Oct. 3 for a severe collision involving two Honda Civ- ics. According to officers, the driver of the grey Civic was stopped at the inter- section facing westbound on Taunton Road when his car was struck from the rear by the black Civic. Due to the heavy im- pact, both vehicles came to rest on the opposite side of the intersection. Police say first respond- ers responded quickly and rushed the 24-year-old driver of the grey Civic to the Oshawa hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries. Police have not released his name. The driver of the black Civic, 36-year-old Michael La Forty of Oshawa, was arrested at the scene and charged with impaired driving. The charge was later upgraded to impaired driving causing death. He was also charged with dan- gerous driving causing death and impaired driving with blood alcohol exceed- ing 80 milligrams. He was held for a bail hearing. The intersection was closed for several hours while police collected evi- dence. CRIME One person is dead after a serious collision in north Oshawa. Around 2 a.m. on Wednesday at least two vehicles were involved in a crash at Thornton and Taunton roads in the northeast area of the city. Ron Pietroniro / Metroland OSHAWA DRIVER CHARGED WITH DRUNK DRIVING AFTER INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DIES IN TWO-CAR COLLISION MICHAEL LA FORTY OF OSHAWA ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING 5 | 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 , O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m even an expansion onto the Pickering Town Centre's property - to create a vi- brant downtown. "For me, this is a real ex- citing moment," said Ward 1 city Coun. Maurice Bren- ner, who was part of discus- sions with private landown- ers to create this new part- nership on the request of the mayor. In 2017, the concept of a Grande Esplanade Project was first introduced to council. The initial concept envisioned an arts centre, a seniors and youth centre, and the central library ex- pansion being planned within the City of Pickering lands south of the Pickering Civic Complex. In the 2018 budget, council approved $26.5 million for a seniors and youth centre. But the recent closing of Sears at the Pickering Town Centre, as well as the relo- cation of the movie theatres to the west side of the mall, has created a new opportu- nity for downtown develop- ment. Staff have had pre- liminary discussions with OPB Realty Inc., the owner of Pickering Town Centre, regarding the redevelop- ment of the east side of the property to establish a vari- ety of compatible residen- tial and non-residential us- es that would fit within the context of the city's vision for intensification within the city centre. "The Pickering Town Centre is extremely moti- vated to develop the east portion of their land west of City Hall," said Pickering chief administrative officer Tony Prevedel. The city is specifically interested in creating a public square, relocating the central library to the east side of the mall, and de- veloping an arts centre and a seniors and youth Centre on the Pickering Town Cen- tre property. "With this proposal, we've going to have a walka- ble residential communi- ty," Prevedel said. He said the city is inter- ested in an area with hous- ing and a dynamic commer- cial node, as well as state-of- the art municipal facilities and a central public plaza joining it all. "We hope that that will be the heart of the city, a welcoming destination for all ages and cultures," he said. Staff have also been in contact with Capreit, owner of residential properties di- rectly south of the civic complex, which is consider- ing redeveloping its lands to integrate with this overall vision. City staff will stress the importance of developing a mix of housing and home ownership opportunities to serve a broad and diverse spectrum of residents. Staff will also advocate for the in- tegration of smart and tech- nologically innovative fea- tures into the project.- Brenner said the city has a firm commitment that the downtown will have a range of housing forms, including rental housing. "It's about ensuring (that) all persons have choices and options in housing," he said. Mayor Ryan said Dur- ham West Arts Centre will be a part of this process and emphasized "we recog- nized the need for people in the downtown." He said the city doesn't want a downtown that's busy during the day but is empty at night. "That's a recipe for a lot of nasty things happening in the area and that's what we're not about and that's not what we're going to do," he said. NEWS PICKERING DOWNTOWN VISION MAKES WALKABILITY A PRIORITY The City of Pickering launched a new vision for Pickering's downtown on Oct. 3. The plan includes an outdoor skating rink/reflection pond, new location of the library, performing art centre as well as new condominiums. Some of the features will be built in the area of the former Sears location and movie theatre at the Pickering Town Centre. Sabrina Byrnes/Metroland Continued from page 3 "The Pickering Town Centre is extremely motivated to develop the east portion of their land west of City Hall," – Pickering chief administrative officer Tony Prevedel READ MORE @ DURHAMREGION.COM Looking for more online?Check out these stories… Watch for municipal election (regional and local councillor, mayor and regional chair) candidate profiles DurhamRegion.com@ 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 , O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 | 6 FORM 6 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER MunicipalAct,2001 ThE CORPORATION OF ThE CITY OF PICkERINg Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at City Hall, One The Esplanade, Pickering, ON L1V 6K7. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at City Hall, One The Esplanade, Pickering. Description of Lands: ROLL NO. 18 01 030 001 08600 0000, 5400 SIDELINE 32, PIN 26390-0010 LT, PT LT 33 CON 9, PICKERING, AS IN CO114355 ; PICKERING, FILE DMPG16-002-TT Minimum Tender Amount: $111,584.41 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality (or board) and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to, existing interests in favour of the Crown, environmental concerns or any other matters relating to the land(s) to be sold. Any existing Federal or Provincial Crown liens or executions will remain on title and may become the responsibility of the potential purchaser. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. H.S.T. may be payable by the successful purchaser. 15% Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST) applies to the value of the consideration for a transfer of residential property located in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region which contains at least one and not more than six single family residences if any one of the transferees is a non-resident of Canada, foreign entity or taxable trustee. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: www.Tri-Target.com | Ontario’s Tax Sale Community Info@Tri-Target.com or if no internet access available, contact: Mike Jones, Supervisor, Taxation The Corporation of the City of Pickering One The Esplanade Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 (905) 420-4660 or 1-866-683-2760 Ext. 2116 www.pickering.ca PICKERING - Picker- ing Animal Services and the Pickering Public Li- brary are teaming up for a fun day at the Pickering Town Centre, while giv- ing local cats and small animals a chance to find their forever homes. On Saturday, Oct. 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Pickering Town Cen- tre will welcome adopt- able cats and small ani- mals from animal servic- es. Adoption fees are $120 and include the initial set of vaccinations, a two- month trial of pet insur- ance, a City of Pickering animal licence, steriliza- tion, microchipping and initial deworming. The library will host a craft table, and animal lovers can make cat toys to take home. Books will be available for children to read to the animals. "Our animals at the shelter love being read to," said Lindsey Narra- way, animal services su- pervisor. "This opportu- nity allows the children to practice their reading skills while providing the animals with the extra love and affection they long for." This past summer, ani- mal services and the li- brary hosted the success- ful If We Could Read to the Animals program. Plan- ning is underway for fu- ture programs to help children develop literacy skills and compassion for animals. The Tails to Tales Adoption event is taking place at 1355 Kingston Rd., Pickering, in the upper le- ver of the mall, near Pan- dora. For more information, call 905-427-0093 or visit pickering.ca/animals. TAILS TO TALES EVENT AT PICKERING TOWN CENTRE ON OCT. 13 PICKERING - The mem- ory of an avid baseball player who died suddenly in 2007 will live on in Am- berlea Park. The City of Pickering has dedicated the large baseball diamond in Am- berlea Park to Carl Rayaz Jadunandan with a cere- mony, plaque unveiling, and the throwing of the first pitch on Sept. 27. The baseball fan's par- ents Motie and Anela Jadu- nandan joined members of council for the special cere- mony. Carl was just seven years old when he began playing baseball in 1993. Over the years, he spent countless hours practicing and playing his beloved sport. Carl and his dad would practice pitching and drills at the Amberlea Park diamond three times a week. Carl went on to play with the Pickering Red Sox rep team. A pitcher and shortstop, he threw the winning game in the 2004 LOSSA championships. He died unexpectedly in 2007 due to an infection, but his unbreakable spirit lives on through the Carl Rayaz Jadunandan Memorial Baseball Tournament. The event allows rookie and mi- nor tyke house league divi- sion teams to enjoy the thrill of playing in a tour- nament, something typi- cally reserved for select and rep divisions. This past May, Carl's parents were honoured at Pickering's Annual Civic Awards ceremony and awarded the Individual Volunteer Civic Award for their work on the Carl Rayaz Jadunandan Memo- rial Baseball Tournament. Following the dedica- tion, Motie Jadunandan opened the field with a pitch to catcher Preston Malandrino. Preston is the first winner of the Carl R Jadunandan Award for Se- lect Mosquito and under. The award is presented to a select player who displays good baseball skills, a great attitude, dedication, sportsmanship and a will- ingness to learn. The play- er shows a love for the game and possesses great team spirit while having fun playing. PICKERING DEDICATES BALL DIAMOND TO PLAYER WHO DIED SUDDENLY Left: Anela Jadunandan and Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan share a moment at the dedication of a large baseball diamond in Amberlea Park to the woman's son, Carl Rayaz Jadunandan. The avid Pickering baseball player died suddenly in 2007. Right: Pickering councillors watched Anela and Motie Jadunandan as they unveiled the plaque that dedicates the baseball diamond to Carl. Daniel Davis Photo COMMUNITY CARL RAYAZ JADUNANDAN WAS AN AVID BASEBALL PLAYER IN PICKERING 7 | 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 , O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m @cityofpickering CustomerCareCentre905.683.7575(24hourline) customercare@pickering.ca pickering.ca Date Meeting/Location Time October10 AccessibilityAdvisoryCommittee CityHall–MainCommitteeRoom 7:00pm October24 CommitteeofAdjustment CityHall–CouncilChambers 7:00pm Allmeetingsareopentothepublic. Fordetailscall905.420.2222orvisittheCitywebsite. ForServicedisruptionnotificationcall1.866.278.9993 Upcoming Public Meetings TheCityofPickering(FinanceDepartment)isacceptinggrant applicationsundertheCommunityGrantsProgram,PolicyFIN040. Pickeringorganizationswishingtoapplyforagrantarerequiredto submittheir applicationsby4:30pmonOctober26,2018. ApplicationsareavailableatPickeringCivicComplex,2ndFloor, FinanceDepartmentorontheCity’swebsiteat pickering.ca/CommunityGrants Grantsareavailabletovolunteerorganizations,ser viceclubs,or sportclubsthatarenot-for-profit;servesPickeringandatleast 80%ofitsmembersresideinPickering. Regionallybased organizationsmaybeconsiderediftheorganizationcan demonstratethatitsserviceswilldirectlybenefitPickering residents. Applicantswhoareinreceiptoffundingfrombingoor United WayDurhamarenoteligibleforthisprogram. Applicationsmustbesubmittedusingtheprescribedform. 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We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Delivery For all delivery inquiries, please call 905-683-5117. OPINION TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT DURHAMREGION.COM I had occasion to vomit in public recently. How's that for an icebreaker? Not my best moment, certainly, but then again, not some- thing I'd brought upon my- self through any bad choic- es or misbehaviour. And most assuredly, I will add, not the best moment for any of the dozen or so peo- ple who walked right by me in the midst of my discom- fort, embarrassment and shame. What has hap- pened to people? My travails began the night before. Having an ear- ly call time for a television shoot the next morning, I'd gone to bed at a decent hour, but minutes into my covers, I began to feel a familiar and not at all welcome sensation in the region of my trans- verse colon. Now, I know my colon well. We've shared the same body for 58 years, and I have a pretty fair under- standing of its personality quirks. I know what it likes and what ticks it off and, generally, I'm pretty good at respecting those boundar- ies. I learned the hard way that only an idiot deliberate- ly sandbags his own colon. The colon always has the last laugh. By the next afternoon, after an excruciating night and following morning, it was chuckling pretty good. Finally, I told the produc- ers that I needed to get to a hospital. They graciously released me, and I began the very tender walk to where my car was parked. I knew, from experience, that if I could just make it to an ER, all would shortly be well. But my colon is a prankster. Once, last win- ter while I was out walking the dogs on the lake, it thought it would be really funny to give me a five-min- ute warning when I was 10 minutes from the nearest toilet. Gosh, did we laugh. And now, still a block from the safety and, more importantly, privacy of my vehicle, it twisted me into throwing up in the middle of a busy downtown street. I had time to grab a card- board box from someone's recycling bin, and then I was on my knees doing the Technicolor smile. Good times. And again, what aston- ished me and saddened me no end, was that no one, not a soul, came to my aid. No hand on my back, no 'Hey pal, you OK?', not even a 'Whoa! Dude, you're a su- per loud puker!' Just me, the box and the sound of my laughing co- lon. Neil Crone, actor, comic, writer, saves some of his best lines for this column. SICK AND ALONE ON A BUSY CITY STREET COLUMNIST NEIL CRONE LAMENTS THE LACK OF HELP HE RECEIVED AFTER BEING SICK IN PUBLIC AN OPEN LETTER TO THIEVES To the editor: Re: An open letter to thieves On Saturday, Sept. 22, you broke into my property damaging the back gate. You then proceeded to sneak down the small hill and with lopers which I am sure you stole from my shed, cut down my wife's three medicinal marijuana plants. You then further damaged my gate escaping. These plants took plan- ning in finding the right strain with the right ratio of CBD to THC (you'll find smoking them will not get you as "buzzed" as you thought you'd be). Then, it took seven months of TLC; trimming watering, feeding, etc. to get them to where they should be two weeks from harvest. Now they're gone. I guess my wife's chemo treatment will be more "in- teresting" now without her medicine to keep the nau- sea down. I truly doubt that you'll read this. That would pre- suppose you have the edu- cation to do so. But if you do If you had come to my house, mentioned you saw the plants out back and asked if I could spare some, I would have told you what they were grown for, but be assured I would have given you some. All this is moot. They're gone and I have to sign off to get my girl to her chemo session. I hope you enjoy them. I chose not to report the theft to police (which you can and the crime is treat- ed as a B and E and theft). But I am a firm believer in karma. What goes around JOHN TRACY KEEP POWER PRODUCTION IN PICKERING, NOT QUEBEC SAYS READER To the editor: Re: OCAA does not re- ceive funding from natural gas industry, letters, Sept. 27 Angela Bischoff of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance states that her organiza- tion "does not receive fund- ing from the natural gas in- dustry." However, she has readily admitted that they have in the past, according to a similar question posed on their Facebook site. "Water under the bridge I say." It is quite obvious that both she and OCAA want most desperately to have the Pickering Nuclear Power Station shut down in spite of their stellar pro- duction and safety records. She proposes that Onta- rio consumers send their electricity dollars to Que- bec, making thousands of Pickering Nuclear Genera- tion Station workers job- less. Bischoff also fails to mention the effect on the economy of Durham Re- gion and Ontario. The horrific ice storm of 2013, which put more than 1 million Quebecers in the dark has me skeptical but I do hope Bischoff has a solu- tion to that question. STEVEN CLIFT LETTERS &COMMENTARY NEIL CRONE Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT DURHAMREGION.COM 9 | New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Me t r o l a n D Dur h a M real estate Press Run 162,050 October 10, 2018 *Independently Owned & Operated Saturday Oct.13th,2-4pm PattiRobertson,SalesRepresentative OurNeighbourhoodRealtyInc.,Brokerage (905)723-5353 •patti@pattirobertson.ca www.pattirobertson.ca OpEN h O u S E WHERE:49DivisionSt.,Bowmanville PRICE:$749,900 DETAILS:LovelyHeritageHomeFullOfCharacter&Charm. EnjoyThePrivateMatureLotWithBeautifulPerennialGardensIn TheHeartOfBowmanville.IncredibleNewerDetached24X30Ft GarageForTheCarEnthusiast,IncludingTwo12FtDoors&Drive Through,PlusLoft!!Don’twait,callPattitoday!! OPEN H O U S E SUNday,OctObEr 14tH,1-4Pm WHERE:1800LarkeridgeRoad,Uxbridge PRICE:$1,299,000 DETAILS:AttentionEmptyNestor’s!Privatequalitycrafted custombungalow.Anentertainer’sdelightnestledinthe woods.Openconceptmainfloorwithgourmetkitchen onlookingdiningandlivingarea.Massivemasterbedroom withspainspiredensuite.Spaciousbasementwithmodern wetbarandwalkouttopatioarea.MinutesNorthof407. Amustsee! 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Lovinglyrestoredtomaintainit’soriginalcharmfeaturinghighceilings, maple&pineflooring,highbaseboards,originaldoors&windows, wrap-aroundporch,shutters&updatedbathrooms.Propertyfeatures severaloutbuildings.MLS®TextE89265to85377 Dir:CtyRd10northofHighway115toMountPleasant,at4waystop turnleftonHighSt,lastroadisdriveway(signs) MaryEllenMcCamus,BrokerOfRecord EXITRealtyLiftlockBrokerage IndependentlyOwned&Operated Direct:705.749.3948 OPEN H O U S E SUNDAY,OCTOBER 14,2-4PM WHERE:296LabradorDr.,Oshawa PRICE:$439,900 DETAILS:Immaculatebrickbungalowonquietstreetbacking ontoschoolproperty.Updatedeat-inkitchen/hardwood floors.3+1bedroomswithseparatesideentrancetofinishedbasementhasgreatin-lawpotential.1x4pcbathonmainfloor and3pcdownstairs.Walk-outtolargedeck.Mostwindows updated.Sellerreplacingshinglespriortoclosing.Walkto schools,majorshoppingandparks.5mindriveto401. 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Close To 401, Future 407 And Future Go Station. Full Of Country Charm! NEWPRICE$749,900 Off: 905-240-7300 Brent Foley Broker Of Record 3 tips for aspiring home buyers (NC) As the seasons change and the leaves begin to change colour, it means one thing for real estate — the next wave of home buying is on its way. According to a recent Ryerson University report, this year alone, potentially 50,000 new millennials in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area will be entering the market. To help you prepare, here are three tips to consider before buying a home: 1. Make a list of your wants and needs. It’s easy to confuse your wants with your needs when house hunting. For example, you need a bathroom, but you may want a jacuzzi tub. Some other things to consider are desired location, type of home (condo, townhouse, detached house), number of bedrooms, yard and school districts. By putting a list together and separating your needs from your wants, you’ll be able to gure out what you’re really looking for. 2. Know the market. Now that you’ve considered what you want in a home, you can start researching the average sale price in your desired neighbourhood. You might nd it’s very a ordable or you might nd that you need to broaden your search. A Realtor can help you determine exact prices and guide your journey to ownership. 3. Be ready for the nancial commitment. Your mortgage approval will depend on your annual income and the amount you plan on using as a down payment. In 2017, down payments and closing costs for an average-priced home in Ontario to- taled $38,000. Talk to your bank or mortgage broker to nd out what you can a ord. Ontario’s aspiring home buyers are counting on governments at all levels to keep the dream of home ownership alive. 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A MODERN FAIR DURHAM - How do you capture 50 years in the life of a school board? Historian Dr. Robert Dixon says 500 pages ought to do it. As the Durham Catho- lic District School Board kicks off its 50th anniver- sary year, Dixon - a well- known author, speaker and expert on Catholic ed- ucation in Ontario - has been tasked with writing a book that captures the board's story. It will be launched in June as part of a year of 50th anniversary celebra- tions. "Separate school histo- ry here goes back a long way," Dixon says, noting that Oshawa's first Catho- lic school opened in 1855, followed by one in Whitby in 1860. Back then, "financial hardship was the norm," Dixon says. Without the support of local religious orders, he says area Catholic schools wouldn't have survived. "There were many, many decades of financial problems. That lasted big time until the 1960s, and at the high school level it lasted until the 1980s." Dixon, who has written books on other Ontario school boards, says he is "very excited" to delve into the DCDSB's history. Catholic education in Durham goes back - way back - to 1669, when Sulpi- cian missionaries set up a Catholic school on Frenchman's Bay in Pick- ering. The DCDSB got its start in 1969 as the Ontario County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, which was an amalgam- ation of Catholic school boards in Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Uxbridge, Mara and Oshawa. The board was created following a post-war boom that saw Catholic schools built at a rapid pace in Oshawa - in 1960s, seven new Catholic schools opened in the city. In 1974, the board was renamed the Durham Re- gion Roman Catholic Sep- arate School Board. The 80s saw another major growth period with three new Catholic high schools opening in Dur- ham during that decade, as well as five new elemen- tary schools in Pickering. DCDSB Director of Ed- ucation Anne O'Brien says the changes the have hap- pened over 50 years - and in her own 29 years with the board - are huge. "First of all, the simple things like the number of schools," she says. The DCDSB now has 38 elementary schools and seven high schools, with more than 21,000 students total. O'Brien says recent de- cades have seen huge growth in French immer- sion offerings, diversity of staff and students, new technology, inclusion for students with special needs - and the overall way classrooms function. Instead of rows of desks where students are expec- ted to sit quietly, O'Brien says she now walks through schools to see "ag- ile learning spaces" and a "hustle and a bustle" as students collaborate. Whille there have been calls to end publicly fund- ed Catholic schools in On- tario, O'Brien believes they still have a place. "I am a great believer in Catholic education...it's still being sought after," she says. Asked how Catholic ed- ucation fits at a time when Ontario is becoming more diverse - and when reli- gion often clashes with is- sues like sex education and LGBTQ rights, O'Bri- en says the DCDSB is a sys- tem that "believes in inclu- sion." We believe that all chil- dren are more alike than they are different," she says. "We believe that ev- ery child is created in the image of God...and that ev- ery child belongs." Other 50th anniversary plans for the upcoming school year include a spe- cial anniversary mass, 50th day of school celebra- tions and a family picnic that officials say will be like "Ontario Place comes to Oshawa." The board has created 50th anniversary pins and has placed digital kiosks at the Education Centre and the Pope Francis Centre, where visitors can browse information about note- worthy DCDSB alumni. DCDSB chair Tricia Chapman says she was "humbled" after hearing Dixon speak about the challenges faced by Dur- ham's early Catholic schools. "I'm reaping the bene- fits of some very passion- ate people of the past. There had to be love and joy with every small victo- ry." The DCDSB is looking for alumni and local fami- lies to share their memo- ries of the school board - anyone with photos or sto- ries can email communi- cations@dcdsb.ca Visit www.dcdsb.ca/50years for more information about upcoming anniversary events. NEWS 500 PAGE BOOK IN THEWORKS TO TELL THE STORYOF DURHAM CATHOLICBOARD'S FIRST 50 YEARS Above, Students at St. John XXII Catholic School form the number 50 as they were celebrating the 50th anniversary of the school on Sept. 26. The Durham Catholic District School Board is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Left, St. John XXII Catholic School teacher Michele Parkinson worked with kindergarden students, including Andre Huxter, Sophie Reed and Zachary Engelman on Sept. 26. Jason Liebregts photos/ Metroland SPECIAL MASS, FAMILY PICNIC, BOOK LAUNCH PLANNED TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@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 , O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 | 14 OSHAWA - There's a brand new billboard out- side Grandview Children's Centre in Oshawa showing the organization is closing in on its fundraising goal toward a new centre. On Sept. 28, officials from the Grandview Chil- dren's Foundation an- nounced the launch of the Believe campaign aimed at reaching a $20 million fundraising goal toward the construction of a new centre to be located in Ajax. So far, Grandview has raised $14.5 million toward that goal and now they are appealing to the communi- ty to cross the finish line. Grandview Children's Foundation chair Bryan Yetman explained organi- zations generally don't do the public kickoff until they were 70 to 80 per cent toward their goal. "We're a long way there but the reality of it is we know there's a lot more work to come," said Yet- man. "We can't take our foot off the gas and in fact as you speak to experts they remind you the last 20 per cent is the hardest." Grandview Children's Centre provides rehabilita- tion services for 10,000 chil- dren annually and the need for services exceeds the current facility's capacity. The organization has a growing wait-list of about 3,300 kids. Yetman said the size of the current building forms a large part of the capacity problem. "This campaign is a $20 million campaign that's re- ally about investing in our kids," he said. "What's more important to invest in than the future of our chil- dren?" The new facility will be located on lands donated by the Town of Ajax. Grandview Children's Cen- tre CEO Lorraine Sun- strum-Mann explained the site-readiness work is un- derway with much of the preliminary work already completed. "All the required site surveys, archeological, historical, all of the work we need to do to make sure environmentally, the site is sound, we completed park- ing and traffic flow studies and most recently we up- dated our functional plan," she said. "As you can imag- ine, a lot has happened over the last 10 years and a lot of program changes have occurred and we needed to make sure this facility would be flexible enough to manage all of those program changes as well as being able to sup- port all our program changes for decades to come." Sunstrum-Mann said she's hoping there will be a ground breaking ceremo- ny next fall and the build- ing is slated to be complet- ed by 2022. The fundraising bill- board was unveiled with fanfare with a Mackie truck bearing the Grand- view logo and the faces of Grandview kids rolling out to reveal it. Grandview kids at the event and their families chanted "move that truck" as the cam- paign billboard was re- vealed. Erin and Kyle McPhe- dran attended the event with their daughter, nine- year-old Molly. Erin explained that Molly began attending Grandview at age two-and- a-half after being diag- nosed with autism and she has made great progress with the help of Grandview services including the Campbell School where Molly attended kindergar- ten. "She was considered to be nonverbal and now she's considered to have a minor speech delay," she said. Erin said Molly was lucky that she didn't have to wait long to access ser- vices but she sympathizes with the many parents who do. "It drives you crazy, you're totally powerless, you want to help and you're not in a position to help be- cause you're on a wait-list," she said. For more information and to support the Believe campaign visit grandview- kidsfoundation.ca. NEWS DURHAM'S GRANDVIEW FOUNDATION LAUNCHES BELIEVE CAMPAIGN AIMED AT REACHING $20 MILLION FUNDRAISING GOAL REKA SZEKELY rszekely@durham region.com Above, The Grandview Children's Foundation launched its Believe Campaign on Sept. 28 aimed at reaching a $20 million fundraising goal for a new Grandview Children's Centre in Ajax. So far, donors have contributed $14.5 million and the foundation is hoping the community appeal will help it reach its goal. The new and expanded Grandview Children's Centre is expected to be opened in 2022. An emotional Patty Hann and her son Timothy pointed to his image being used on the new Grandview-themed Mackie trailer. Below, Grandview Children's Foundation Chair Bryan Yetman spoke during the announcement. Ron Pietroniro photos / Metroland DURHAM - Details of allega- tions of misconduct against a Durham police officer continue to be withheld from the public as lawyers discuss a possible resolution to the matter. During a conference call Thursday, hearing officer Stu- art McDonald granted a re- quest from a lawyer re- presenting Sgt. Nicole White- way that prevents a notice of hearing outlining accusations against the officer from being released. The notice of hearing, which McDonald has acknowl- edged is a "public document," has been under seal since the t ribunal process began in May. And even if the document ev- er is released, details may be re- dacted, McDonald noted. "There are some areas I feel need to be struck," McDonald, a retired OPP superintendent, said during the Sept. 27 call. Notices of hearing, which are routinely released during police discipline tribunals, list charges laid against the subject officer under the Police Servic- es Act, along with details of al- legations in support of the charges. In the case of Whiteway, seal- ing of the notice means charges and allegations are being with- held from what is purportedly a public process. When the tribu- nal began in May a lawyer for Whiteway asked that the notice be withheld, explaining that lead lawyer Peter Brauti had not had a chance to discuss the allegations with the officer. The sealing order was upheld by McDonald following a con- ference call on the matter in August. A subsequent conference call in early September, during which the status of the docu- ment was to be discussed, was cancelled without notice to the public. It was adjourned until Thursday's session. During Thursday's call law- yers representing both White- way and the Durham police ser- vice indicated that discussions are underway to resolve the charges without a full tribunal. Maureen Salama, who spoke on behalf of Whiteway, indicated such a resolution may preclude details of the allegations against the officer ever being made public. "We're dealing with the mat- ter in a way that might dispense of the need for publication of the notice of hearing," Salama said. Prosecutor Ian Johnstone confirmed the matter may be on track for "informal resolution." Johnstone did not respond to a request to explain the infor- mal resolution process, or what that might mean for any disci- plinary measures Whiteway may face. Whiteway is the daughter of former Durham police deputy chief Sherry Whiteway, who re- tired in 2012. A conference call on the mat- ter is scheduled for Oct. 11. ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DURHAM POLICE OFFICER KEPT SECRET AS LAWYERS SEEK RESOLUTION JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durham region.com 15 | New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , O c t o b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m DURHAM - When Matteo Nawrocki was in Grade 2, he had a pen pal whom he sent letters to through old-fash- ioned snail mail. Now in Grade 4, things are a bit more high-tech. "I can just take a picture of myself like this, and hit send," he says, with a few quick taps on the iPad. On Sept. 18, Matteo and his classmates got to teach the teachers, demonstrating how apps are changing their classroom experience. Teachers from the Dur- ham Catholic District School Board's Whitby schools gathered at St. The- resa Catholic School, where students walked them through apps that let them easily record, edit and share ideas. Matteo, 9, was demon- strating Padlet, an app that acts as a virtual bulletin board where users can share writing, drawing, pho- tos and voice recordings with classmates. "If I want to send some- thing to my pen pal, it's easy," he says, flipping a quick photo to his friend in the northern Ontario town of Longlac. Students at the event also highlighted Flipgrid, a video discussion platform; Clips, an app for making quick vid- eos with text, special effects, music and graphics; and Brightspace, a digital port- folio app that's especially useful for documenting work by younger students. The students learned to use the apps last year, when their classes were part of a unique project created by St. Theresa Catholic School teacher Loretta Traynor and Patriza Bortoluzzi, a li- brarian at St. Matthew the Evangelist Catholic School. The pair received a $47,000 grant to buy iPads and connect students from their schools with students at Marjorie Mills Public School in Longlac, where more than 80 per cent of stu- dents are Indigenous. Over the course of the year, students at the three schools used technology to share ideas and get to know each other. Now, the DCDSB kids are hoping teachers throughout the school board will try out the apps in their own class- rooms. Traynor says the apps have done more than open communication between students here and in Lon- glac - they have also created equity. TEACHING THE TEACHERS: DURHAM CATHOLIC STUDENTS SHOW OFF EASY, FUN CLASSROOM APPS JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com Matteo Nawrocki, a Grade 4 student at Saint Matthew the Evangelist Catholic School, gave pointers to teachers April Grenke, left, and Jennifer Adams during an event hosted by the Durham Catholic District School Board at St. Theresa Catholic School in Whitby on Sept. 18. Ryan Pfeiffer/Metroland DURHAM - It's back to school and back to math basics for kids in Durham. The new provincial gov- ernment is directing $55 million in funding to help school boards focus on math "fundamentals" and has released a guide to help teachers "move away from discovery math, and back to traditional formulas and memorization tech- niques." "These resources do not introduce new content," Durham District School Board education officer Linda Ford-Decunha told trustees at the board's Sept. 17 meeting. The same math curricu- lum from 2005 is still being used. Ford-Decunha said the new government direc- tive brings "heightened awareness" to math funda- mentals. A DDSB statement says examples of math funda- mentals include addition, subtraction, multiplica- tion, division and "mental math skills" - computa- tions without the use of pencil and paper. "We are focusing on go- ing beyond rote memoriza- tions ... for example, we do not want students to mem- orize facts but not be able to apply them to problem- solving," says DDSB board chair Michael Barrett. A new DDSB report says the board's math plans for this school year include earmarking an Oc- tober PA day for teacher training focused on math fundamentals; buying new classroom resources to support teachers; extra training for teachers at schools with low math scores; and a focus in kin- dergarten on counting principles and "subitiz- ing," which is the ability to look at a small number of objects and know how many there are without counting. The emphasis on funda- mentals comes amid de- clining math scores. Data released by the Ed- ucation Quality and Ac- countability Office (EQAO) in August, shows 49 per cent of Grade 6 stu- dents met the provincial math standard in 2017-2018, which is down from 54 per cent in 2013-2014. For Grade 3 students, the number was 61 per cent in 2017-2018, down from 67 per cent in 2013-2014. Education Minister Li- sa Thompson called the math results "unaccept- able" and blamed "discov- ery math" - which empha- sizes approaching prob- lems in a variety of ways as opposed to using standard formulas and memoriza- tion. A new parents guide re- leased by the ministry out- lines some of the funda- mental math skills stu- dents should be mastering. For example, it says, by the end of Grade 3, stu- dents should be able to count forward and back- ward from 1,000; use coins and bills to count and make change up to $10; add and subtract numbers to 1,000; and use multiplica- tion facts up to 7 x 7. By the end of Grade 6, expectations include being able to use and apply ratio rates; understand equiva- lent fractions; add and sub- tract whole and decimal numbers to the thou- sandths; and count by tenths, hundredths and fractional amounts. "The goal is for students to develop automaticity, which is the ability to use skills or perform mathe- matical procedures with little or no mental effort," the DDSB report notes. BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO MATH BASICS FOR KIDS IN DURHAM Grade 5 student Isaiah Best teamed up with William Boyle, 4, during the Math Buddies program at Sherwood Public School in Oshawa to support the school's math plan in Jan, 2015. The Ministry of Education has given school boards a directive to focus on math fundamentals. A report says the Durham District School Board is buying new classrooms materials and offering teacher training to support the change. 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Budimirovic faces an- other charge relating to what the Crown contends was his attempt to defraud an animal sanctuary by of- fering for sale land in Scu- gog Township he had no au- thority to sell. Jurors have heard from witnesses who knew Hock- ett and described her de- clining faculties at the time the frauds are alleged to have occurred between 2014 and 2016. They've also watched and listened as prosecutors presented nu- merous banking and other documents, and called evi- dence from representatives of banking and credit card companies. And they have watched video statements made by Hockett to Durham police in early 2016, during which she acknowledged she had allowed Budimirovic to use her credit card, then began receiving bills for purchas- es she hadn't made herself. In her video statement Hockett said Budimirovic had paid some of the charg- es associated with the card, while others went unpaid. Hockett now has dementia, court has heard. On Tuesday Budimirov- ic, who is representing him- self, challenged a Durham police officer on a piece of evidence seized during a search of his Oshawa resi- dence in 2016. Budimirovic said a letter, apparently written by Stewart to Ethel Hockett in 2014, should have shown doubt for the police about whether or not the se- nior had actually been de- frauded. The letter thanks Hock- ett for her "generous" dona- tion to a wellness centre Stewart and Budimirovic had planned to open in Blackstock for people with addictions. It did not bear Stewart's signature. "The core of the fraud is that Ethel Hockett is being ripped off for $140,000. And you found a letter saying thank you for the gift," Bu- dimirovic told Durham po- lice Det.-Const. James Kerr. "Did you not think this was important to mention?" Kerr replied that the let- ter, along with reams of oth- er evidence seized from the house, was forwarded to the lead investigating offi- cer on the case for examina- tion. Jurors were excused at midday Wednesday and in- structed to return to court Thursday afternoon. NEWS CROWN CLOSES CASE IN TRIAL OF 3 ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING OSHAWA SENIOR Harold Stewart arrived at the Oshawa courthouse for the start of his trial Monday, Sept. 10. Stewart, identified by police as minister of a church in Prince Edward Island, is accused along with two others of defrauding an elderly Oshawa widow of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ron Pietroniro / Metroland JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durham region.com WHITBY - A lengthy in- vestigation by Durham po- lice has led to the arrest of a Mississauga man on human trafficking charges. The service's human traf- ficking unit launched an in- vestigation in mid-July after a woman called police from a hotel in Whitby, claiming she had been forced into prostitution, police said. The woman told cops a man she knew only by his street name controlled her through threats and assault, and kept all the money made through prostitution. 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