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DURHAM - Have your child
immunized against the measles.
That's the message from the
Durham Region Health Depart-
ment as there has been an out-
break of measles in the United
States, Vancouver and Ontario.
Jaime Verastegui, a public
health nurse with the health de-
partment, said the measles-
mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
"is very safe and very effective
in what it does."
There have been outbreaks in
New York state, with about 300
children confirmed to have the
disease, while in Washington
State, there have been 65 con-
firmed cases. In Vancouver,
there have been 18 confirmed
cases. In most situations, those
getting sick hadn't been vacci-
nated.
The last confirmed measles
case in Durham was in 2012.
Measles is highly infectious
and symptoms of measles in-
clude, fever, runny nose, cough,
drowsiness, irritability, sore-
ness and redness of the eyes,
and small white spots in the
mouth. A red blotchy rash ap-
pears on the third to seventh
day, beginning on the face and
spreading down the body.
Verastegui said children who
receive two doses of the MMR
vaccine are "almost 100 per cent"
safe from contracting measles.
Measles is considered a "dis-
ease of public health signifi-
cance," so a health provider has
to notify local health officials if
a case is found.
He noted there were "three
serious adverse events per one
million does of the vaccine.
"If we consider 10 people not
being vaccinated, nine out of the
10 are going to get measles. One
will get a severe illness, like an
ear infection or pneumonia.
One in 1,000 affected by measles
will get a very severe infection
of encephalitis (swelling of the
brain) or even death," Veraste-
gui said.
And, there's no link between
the MMR vaccine and autism,
he noted.
A recently completed study
followed up to 600,000 children
for 10 years to "see if there's any
correlation with the vaccine
and immunization. The study
found the autism rates were the
same in vaccinated and non-
vaccinated children. With that,
we can conclude there must be
something other than the vac-
cine that's influencing autism,"
Verastegui said.
"We don't know exactly what
causes autism, but we can defin-
itively say and we can prove
there's no correlation between
the vaccine and autism," he add-
ed.
The study claiming a link,
"not only has been debunked, it
was retracted by Lancet," Veras-
tegui said.
Lancet is a leading general
medical journal that's been pub-
lished since 1823.
In 1998, it published an article
suggesting a link between the
MMR vaccine and autism. In
2004, several doctors disputed
the article's findings. In 2010, the
magazine completely retracted
the article.
The author, Andrew Whit-
field, was stripped of his medi-
cal licence because he didn't dis-
close conflicts of interest relat-
ed to the article.
Verastegui said the risks of
not getting the vaccine are
"greater than getting the vac-
cine."
"The vaccine is publicly fund-
ed and free to health providers,"
he said.
The first dose should be given
when the child is about one year
old and the second when the
child is between four to six
years.
He added that anyone in Dur-
ham without a health card or
who doesn't have a health-care
provider should contact the
Durham Health Connection line
at 905-666-6242 and the region
will help them.
DURHAM HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS: GET
YOUR CHILD VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES
KEITH GILLIGAN
kgilligan@durhamregion.com
Jaime Verastegui, a public health nurse with the health department, said the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
"is very safe and very effective in what it does."
Ryan Pfeiffer/Metroland file photo
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DURHAM - A new report says
work is on track for the Durham
District School Board's new ele-
mentary schools.
A quarterly construction up-
date that went to trustees at the
board's March 18 meeting says the
main structure is finished at a
school on Clearbook Drive in north
Oshawa, which is set to open this
September.
Window and roof installation
are nearing completion and me-
chanical and electrical rough-in
work is ongoing.
The report says tender docu-
ments are complete for new schools
in Ajax and Whitby that will open
in September 2020 - ministry ap-
proval processes are underway.
Construction has started on a
youth hub at G.L. Roberts CVI in
Oshawa, with a completion target
of May.
Roofing projects are set to start
in June at six public schools.
The report also notes that sever-
al Durham District School Board
schools are slated to be converted to
full air conditioning in 2019/2020 -
including Eagle Ridge Public
School (PS), Bayview Heights PS.,
Maple Ridge PS. and Joseph Gould
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Durham deals with waste
disposal - now and in the
future.
If the province approves
a 20,000 tonnes a year in-
crease at the Durham York
Energy Centre (DYEC),
Durham would get 15,000
tonnes of the extra capaci-
ty, while York Region
would get the remaining
5,000 tonnes.
If the incinerator can
take more waste, it would
save the landfill the cost of
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there's also money to be
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cording to Durham staff. A
report noted that increas-
ing the capacity would
save an estimated $1.3 mil-
lion in the first year and an
additional $2.1 million in
future years.
"We had 10,000 tonnes of
waste we couldn't process
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planning and technical
services for Durham Re-
gion. "We actually had to
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ers in December (to keep
from exceeding the
amount)."
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building the Energy from
Waste (EFW) was as an al-
ternative to a landfill for fi-
nal disposal of residential
garbage. Yet Durham Re-
gion is experiencing rapid
growth and producing
more trash than the EFW
can burn. There is excess
trash, and DYEC ash, still
heading to landfill.
Clarington Coun. Joe
Neal didn't support the
DYEC expansion because
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stream is organic and
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"We can't keep doing the
same thing, dump every-
thing in the bag and hope
for the best," said Neal.
Anello said the region is
doing well on waste diver-
sion, especially recycla-
bles, but there are im-
provements needed for or-
ganic collection. The next
big project (still several
years off) would be creat-
ing a mixed waste pre-sort
and transfer facility to pre-
sort garbage to remove
compost from the black
bags, he explained.
The Courtice EFW facil-
ity opened amid opposition
and concern from some
residents about the envi-
ronmental and health im-
pacts for the area.
Incinerator opponent
Wendy Bracken said over
three years of operation
the facility has had equip-
ment malfunctions, emis-
sions exceedances and has
not met the performance
guarantees residents were
promised.
"It's unconscionable
they are considering add-
ing anything when they
are experiencing excee-
dances," said Bracken. "A
bad decision was made and
a further bad decision
would be to add on to that
incinerator."
She asked Clarington
council to request safe-
guards, including continu-
ous ambient air monitor-
ing and details on the work
plan for the dioxins and fu-
rans long-term sampling
system.
In February, Clarington
council passed a motion
asking for more public
consultation and more en-
vironmental monitoring
as part of the study to con-
sider expanding the capac-
ity at the incinerator.
"Give us confidence that
it's not gong to have an im-
pact on the air shed," said
Clarington Mayor Adrian
Foster, who added if pro-
cessing is expanded he'd
like to see additional stack
testing to accompany it. "I
want the science. I want to
see the numbers. Let's do
some fact-based decision-
making."
The region modelled
the impact that DYEC ex-
panding processing could
have on the environmental
test results, explained
Anello. He said the assess-
ment showed there won't
be any impact.
"One dioxin and furan
failure in 2016. Every
source test has pass all pa-
rameters," said Anello.
"For environmental per-
formance we've been doing
very well. We've been pro-
cessing what we need to
process. Overall we're sat-
isfied with the operation of
the facility."
Next the region will
work with the Ontario
Ministry of Environment
on the environmental as-
sessment terms of refer-
ence. Then there will be
public consultation and a
streamlined environmen-
tal assessment before the
province considers the
amendment. If approved,
the change to 160,000
tonnes of waste treated at
the DYEC could take effect
in 2020.
-with files from Keith
Gilligan
NEWS
Continued from page 3
INCREASE IN TRASH
REQUIRES A 20,000 TONNE
INCREASE AT EFW FACILITY
Emily Mitton/Metroland graphic
THE ISSUE:
DURHAM SEEKS
PROVINCIAL
APPROVAL TO
INCREASE INCINERATOR
LIMIT FROM 140,000
TONNES TO 160,000
TONNES ANNUALLY
LOCAL IMPACT:
INTERIM SOLUTION
COULD SAVE MILLIONS
AND MEET THE WASTE
MANAGEMENT NEEDS OF
DURHAM RESIDENTS FOR
AN ADDITIONAL THREE TO
FIVE YEARS
(Clockwise from top) This timeline shows the progress of the Durham York Energy Centre from its early planning stages right up to
present day looking to the future; Christian Shelepuk, Waste Services Supervisor with the Region of Durham, outside the Durham
York Energy Centre; Garbage is dumped into an area inside the Durham York Energy Centre. Durham Region is exploring the
expansion of the energy-from-waste facility.
Sabrina Byrnes/Metroland
STORY BEHIND
THE STORY
For months, incinerator
opponents have made
presentations to Clarington
Council about the proposed
increase to the trash processed
at the incinerator. They have
raised concerns about whether
the increased capacity will
impact emissions and the
incentive to divert waste.
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efficiently," Steve Clark, the
minister of municipal af-
fairs and housing, said in a
statement. "Our govern-
ment is putting people first
by seeking local input on
how to improve governance,
decision-making and ser-
vice delivery for regional
governments and their
member municipalities."
Durham Region chair
John Henry and all eight
municipal mayors met with
provincial officials on Feb.
25 to discuss the review.
The review is examining
eight regional municipali-
ties - Durham, York, Peel,
Halton, Waterloo, Niagara,
Muskoka District and Ox-
ford County - the County of
Simcoe, and all the lower tier
municipalities in the area.
The deadline to submit
comments is April 23.
Online submissions can
be sent by visiting www.on-
tario.ca/page/consultation-
regional-government-re-
view.
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ON DURHAM, OTHER
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
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DURHAM - Right-wing ex-
tremism is on the rise in Canada -
and researchers at the Universi-
ty of Ontario Institute of Tech-
nology have new funding from
the federal government to get an
up-to-date overview of the issue.
UOIT will get $366,985 over
three years to examine right-
wing extremism though inter-
views with police and anti-hate
activists as well as former and
current extremists.
Karen McCrimmon, parlia-
mentary secretary to the minis-
ter of public safety and emergen-
cy preparedness, made the an-
nouncement March 6 at UOIT's
campus in downtown Oshawa.
"While violence linked to the
far right has been sporadic in our
country, we can't afford to be
complacent," she said. "It's in-
creasingly important to focus on
prevention and intervention."
McCrimmon said groups like
Daesh and al-Qaida are not the
only sources of extremist vio-
lence, noting that white suprem-
acists and neo-Nazis are a "grow-
ing concern."
UOIT professor Dr. Barbara
Perry is an expert on hate
crimes, right-wing extremism,
Islamophobia and homophobia.
She said the funding shows
the federal government is taking
the risk posed by right-wing ex-
tremism seriously.
Perry said right-wing extrem-
ism is on the rise in Canada - both
in terms of the number of reports
to police and the number of hate
groups documented.
When she worked on a report
in 2015, there was a conservative
count of about 100 right-wing ex-
tremist groups in Canada - she
says that number has now grown
to about 300.
Speaking at the announce-
ment at UOIT on March 6, Perry
discussed prominent examples
of violent acts motivated by hate -
including the 2014 killing of three
RCMP officers in Moncton, the
2017 mass shooting at a Quebec
City mosque that killed six, and
the 2018 van attack in Toronto
that killed 10.
"Each of these 19 homicides
committed by three people were
inspired by, animated by, some
form, some thread of right-wing
extremism," Perry said. "Wheth-
er it was misogyny, or racism, or
Islamophobia, or anti-statism,
that was the common thread in
these horrible, violent attacks."
The new funding will also see
UOIT partner with the Institute
for Strategic Dialogue in Lon-
don, U.K. to do an analysis of on-
line content and media coverage
that inform responses to hate
speech and hate crime.
The results of the UOIT re-
search will help police, policy-
makers and the intelligence
community better tackle hate
crimes and the promotion of hate
online.
"It is critical that we under-
stand the factors that are leading
toward hate and intolerance,"
McCrimmon said, noting that
she wants to see Canada become
a global leader in prevention.
"Our country is strengthened by
its diversity and members of all
community must feel safe and be
safe in Canada."
UOIT GETS NEW FUNDING TO STUDY RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM IN CANADA
Karen McCrimmon, parliamentary secretary to the minister of public safety
and emergency preparedness, announced $366,985 in funding for UOIT over
three years on March 6. The funds will allow UOIT researchers to do an
updated overview of right-wing extremism in Canada including conducting
interviews with police and anti-hate activists as well as current and former
extremists.
Ron Pietroniro/Metroland
JILLIAN FOLLERT
jfollert@durhamregion.com
NEWS
DURHAM - The Durham Dis-
trict School Board is looking to
grow the number of e-learning
courses offered to students next
year.
A new report says there will be
39 e-learning courses available for
the 2019/2020 school year, includ-
ing some with multiple sections.
The growth is part of a multi-
year plan to expand e-learning op-
tions.
Until recently, the public board
was seeing its students access e-
learning through other school
boards a cost of $773 per course.
This year, the board has 760
students enrolled in e-learning
and is offering 31 e-learning cours-
es - 18-school-based course sec-
tions taught by host school teach-
ers and 13 centrally-based sec-
tions taught by newly-hired staff.
That's up from 2017/2018 school
year when there were 18 school-
based e-learning course offered
and 378 students enrolled.
Examples of the board's pro-
posed e-learning options for 2019/
2020 include courses in writer's
craft, media studies, biology,
physics, contemporary Indige-
nous issues, French and world
history.
DDSB TO BOOST
NUMBER OF
E-LEARNING
COURSES AVAILABLE
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"I was out snowshoeing on
Duffins Creek yesterday, start-
ing near the mouth at Rotary
Park and hiking upstream,"
wrote D'Arcy Jenish of Ajax a
week ago. "I stopped for a
breather after rounding the
f irst big bend, looked down and
saw these tiny insects scamper-
ing about on the ice. A friend of
mine says they're snow lice.
Checked online and came up
with snow fleas, though I didn't
see any leaping. This may be be-
yond your expertise, but
thought I would send these pho-
tos along, as I was quite startled
by these little critters. And sur-
prised that insects can flourish
in a snowy environment."
I had to grin as I gazed at the
black specks in Jenish's pic-
tures, familiar to anyone who's
made maple syrup. As days get
warm enough for sap to flow in
the sugar bush, springtails
come crawling up out of the for-
est floor and pepper melting
patches of snow, likely as happy
to feel the sun as we are. They
often gather in footprints, down
out of the wind. These primitive,
wingless insects, found in the
fossil record 400 million years
ago, can propel themselves a
metre or more by rapidly re-
leasing a forked appendage
tucked under their abdomen
that flings them into the air -
hence "springtails" and "snow
fleas."
Though we see them only in
spring, visible on the white
snow, springtails are among the
most numerous creatures on
the planet, with often thousands
in a single shovelful of dirt. And
despite their tiny size, they're
hugely important to life on
earth, feeding on decaying
plants, fungi, pollen grains, al-
g ae and bacteria and decompos-
ing them into usable nutrients.
Overlooked and under-appreci-
ated, springtails are arguably
the world's top recyclers.
Earthworms are great for
soil, too, and have to come up for
oxygen when spring rains satu-
rate the ground. To the delight
of migrating robins. "I was
thrilled to spot the first robin of
the 2019 season sitting on the
railing of our deck yesterday,
March 12," Claire Mason of Bow-
manville reported in an email.
The same day we had our first
robin on the brush pile.
Springtails, robins, a major
melt and last night's great big
sugar moon ... what better signs
of spring?
Nature queries: mcar-
ney@interlinks.net or 905-725-
2116.
-Durham outdoors writer
Margaret Carney has more
than 4,000 species on her life list
of birds, many seen in far-flung
corners of our beautiful planet.
SIGHT OF SNOW FLEAS MEANS SPRING IS ABOUT TO BE SPRUNG
OPINION
NATURE WRITER
MARGARET CARNEY
NOTES TINY INSECTS
ARE A HARBINGER
OF SEASON CHANGE
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Column
DURHAM - A fundraiser on
Friday, April 26 will help a shel-
ter provide programs for abused
women and their children.
Herizon House will hold its
fifth annual Hope Rising concert
fundraiser at the Deer Creek Golf
and Banquet Facility.
For the third time, the event
will feature the music of Stacey
Renee.
Features this year including
live and silent auctions, a bingo
prize spin raffle, snacks and ap-
petizers, a poutine station and
new this year, a pizza station and
a brownie and doughnut dessert.
Antony Robart from Global News
returns again as the master of
ceremonies.
To mark the fifth anniversary,
a handmade bracelet is being giv-
en to every woman who attends.
Donations and sponsorships
are being sought and can be done
by contacting lisa@herizon-
house.com.
Tickets are $50 per person and
can be bought by contacting Heri-
zon House by calling 905-426-1064
or by email at administra-
tion@herizonhouse.com.
The event starts at 7 p.m. and
Deer Creek is at 2700 Audley Rd.,
Ajax.
FUNDRAISER
IN AJAX FOR
WOMEN'S
SHELTER
COMMUNITY
DURHAM - An open house will
offer an interactive way to look at
agriculture in Durham Region.
The Durham Farm Connec-
tions Open House will give at-
tendees the chance to learn about
agriculture while meeting local
farmers and their livestock - as
well as learning about dairy, beef,
poultry, sheep, maple syrup, land
stewardship, vegetables, apples
and crops. There will be live dem-
onstrations throughout the eve-
ning.
The free family-friendly event
also encourages visitors to learn
how food is produced, to get a bet-
ter understanding of where food
comes from.
It's being held on Wednesday,
April 3, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the
Luther Vipond Memorial Arena,
67 Winchester Rd., Brooklin.
While admission is free, dona-
tions of non-perishable food
items will be accepted on behalf of
the local food bank.
For more information, please
visit durhamfarmconnection-
s.ca.
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THINGS TO DO
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Editor's note: This Met-
roland investigative series
delves into the issue of teen
suicide. The series will cov-
er the prevalence of teen
suicide, the challenges
youth face regarding the
stigma related to mental
health, and it will feature
help and resources avail-
able for young people
struggling or in crisis and
talk to survivors.
Valéry Brosseau makes
her way through Star-
bucks. Joking with the ba-
rista, it's obvious she's no
stranger to this location.
The 31-year-old sits down
ready to talk about her
work as a mental health ad-
vocate, writer and speaker.
She talks about her love
of jiu-jitsu, a sport she's
been involved with for nine
years, eight years competi-
tively. Brosseau recounts
one bout when she was
readying to grapple with
an opponent. Her wrists
were exposed, revealing
numerous scars - rem-
nants of battles she's had
with herself.
"Wow, what did you do,
try to kill yourself?" she
was asked.
Without missing a beat,
Brosseau answered the
question. "Yes. Yes, I have."
The first time Brosseau
thought about killing her-
self she was just 10 years
old. Back then she did not
know why she was feeling
the way she was, did not
know why thoughts of dy-
ing were so appealing. She
coped with these feelings
by plunging into her stud-
ies, excelling at school and
being the best she could be.
This was her coping mech-
anism. Brosseau thought it
would help her fit in, feel
normal.
"I thought that by trying
harder I would be normal,"
she says. "I never thought
this was an illness; I
thought it was a flaw in my
character."
Her success at school
led her to McGill Universi-
ty, where she graduated
with a degree in archeolo-
gy. But success did not im-
prove her mental health.
She says her mental health
problems came to a head in
her late teens, early 20s.
That's when the knives
came out and she began to
self-harm, made attempts
at suicide.
The Public Health
Agency of Canada reports
that for every suicide death
in the country there are
five hospitalizations for
self-inflicted injury. Fe-
males account for 72 per
cent of self-harm hospital-
izations.
Brosseau was eventual-
ly diagnosed with border-
line personality disorder, a
condition she explains im-
pacts her feelings of self-
worth; it impacts how she
connects with others,
leaves her with feelings of
emptiness and worthless-
ness, causing her to have
extreme reactions to nor-
mal, everyday experiences.
She was also diagnosed
with bipolar disorder, a
condition that causes peri-
ods of depression and of ab-
normally elevated mood.
The elevated mood is sig-
nificant and is known as
mania or hypomania, de-
pending on its severity or
whether symptoms of psy-
chosis are present.
Her mental health
struggles led her to a crisis
point four years ago, when
she was 27. Her family was
able to get her into a psy-
chiatric facility, where she
underwent therapy for five
months. Brosseau credits
it with helping save her
life.
"The therapy and a com-
bination of medications
helped me get through it,"
she says, adding, "It's been
an interesting journey."
Brosseau says she's now
reached "the other end of
the tunnel" and under-
stands her diagnosis, how
it impacts her and how to
manage it.
"For me, my diagnosis is
just a name," she says.
But it wasn't always just
a name. When she was
younger, she says, the stig-
ma surrounding mental
health was all too real and
prevented her from admit-
ting she was struggling and
needed help. For many
young people struggling
with mental health issues
today, stigma is still an ob-
stacle. Campaigns such as
Bell's #LetsTalk have
helped, Brosseau says. See-
ing celebrities such as Cla-
ra Hughes openly discuss
their mental health chal-
lenges has made it more ac-
ceptable for teens to seek
help. The face of mental
health is "not the guy run-
ning around the street with
his underwear on his
head," Brosseau says. The
face, she says, is you, it's
me, it's so many people.
David Clarke is the co-
ordinator of communica-
tions and training at Dur-
ham Mental Health Servic-
es. He agrees the stigma as-
sociated with mental
health is getting better but
many people still believe
having a mental illness is a
sign of weakness. It's not.
"Societal attitudes pre-
vent people from getting
help in a timely way," he
says.
Susan Ward, director of
volunteer resources at Dis-
tress Centre Durham,
agrees.
"I think denial is huge.
You might never reach out
because you feel so alone,"
she says.
Ward says that, going
back a couple of genera-
tions, mental health was
something very few people
talked about. A generation
ago, people started to speak
about mental health but it
was still something many
kept to themselves. Today,
though, young people are
better at talking about
their struggles.
"It's fighting that stig-
ma. When you talk about it
(mental health), it destroys
the stigma," she says.
Brosseau says talk is
something that should nev-
er be underestimated when
it comes to mental health.
Talk, she says, is what's
helped her survive her own
struggles. It's also why
she's begun speaking to
community groups about
mental health. Recently
she spoke at Unifor Local
222, in Oshawa.
She says sharing her
story was difficult at first
but now it's become easier.
"There is power in that
story," she says. "It's a big
part of my recovery pro-
cess."
She shared her story to
one group of students re-
cently and pressed the fact
"recovery is not linear, that
there are ups and downs,
but that what's important
is to keep pushing, to keep
advocating for yourself
and to be proud of how far
you've come."
After her talk, one girl
shared with the class that
she, too has borderline per-
sonality disorder.
"It was so rewarding to
be able to look at her and
say, "I understand" and to
talk about our experiences
with being diagnosed and
being medicated, as well as
symptoms and beha-
viours," Brosseau says.
In addition to her speak-
ing engagements, Bros-
seau has created a website,
www.valerybrosseau.com,
where she posts regularly
about mental health is-
sues, to help others. She al-
so uses Instagram to send
out messages of encour-
agement for those strug-
gling with mental health is-
sues. She says her strug-
gles have helped her under-
stand mental health on a
deeper level.
"Talking about it with
kindness and empathy is
the only way to create a
safe space to reach out and
seek help," she writes in
one of her posts.
SAYING 'SUICIDE,' 'SELF-HARM' NOT AS DIFFICULT
AS IT USED TO BE FOR MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE
Valéry Brosseau has struggled with her mental health throughout her life. She is a mental health advocate who speaks about
mental health issues and the resources in the community to help people struggling. She was eventually diagnosed with borderline
personality disorder and bipolar disorder. She is now in a good place after much therapy and medication and has created a website
to help others struggling with their own mental health. She also speaks to community groups and volunteers at the Distress Centre
Durham's crisis phone line.
Valéry Brosseau photo
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
IAN MCMILLAN
imcmillan@
durhamregion.com
VALÉRY BROSSEAU
SHARES HER LIVED
EXPERIENCES WITH
MENTAL ILLNESS
IN ORDER TO HELP
OTHERS
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The reaction she's re-
ceived from her posts has
helped not only herself, but
others visiting her website.
"People appreciate it,"
she says. "That's what
makes it all worth it."
When Brosseau isn't do-
ing speaking engagements
or writing, she also volun-
teers as a helpline respond-
er at Distress Centre Dur-
ham. She says, who better
to help young people in cri-
sis than somebody who's
been there herself.
"Just being on the phone
and talking about suicide
reduces the chances of the
person actually doing it,"
she says.
Brosseau has the
unique advantage of not
only having lived experi-
ence to discuss mental
health, she also has a back-
ground and extensive
training, as well as educa-
tion in this field. By com-
bining these two skill sets,
she's able to speak about
mental health in a raw and
real way, while having the
know-how to provide accu-
rate information, she says.
Through her engage-
ment with people, Bros-
seau says, she lets them
know the help that's out
there. She also encourages
them to be open with how
they're feeling, especially if
something's not working.
She explains the medi-
cations she's taking now
are right for her but she's
been prescribed other
meds in the past that just
didn't work. If you're sup-
posed to be feeling better
and you're not, let the doc-
tor know, she says.
"You have to help your-
self sometimes," she says.
"You're the best person to
know how you're feeling."
Brosseau says while
she's in a good place now,
she knows her mental ill-
ness is not going away, that
it will be with her for the
rest of her life. Suicidal
thoughts are sometimes
chronic in her mind she
says. That's why she has a
safety plan, something she
also writes about on her
blog.
Her plan includes re-
moving all sharp objects
from the house and not to
be alone. If she can't avoid
being alone, she has anoth-
er trusted person check in
on her regularly. And if she
says she needs to get to the
emergency room, her fami-
ly and support group know
to drop everything and to
take her right there. Bros-
seau says her last visit was
two years ago.
"Just being heard (at the
ER) in that moment is
huge," she says.
She says she also plans
alternative coping meth-
ods.
"Some coping options
even mimic the results of
cutting. One option is to
hold ice. If done within rea-
sonable limits, this can
cause pain without inflict-
ing damage. It also acti-
vates the sympathetic ner-
vous system, which regu-
lates the body's fight or
flight preparedness, mak-
ing the body focus on a
problem other than the
pain or anxiety the person
is feeling," she says on her
blog.
Back at the coffee shop,
Brosseau sips her drink,
which is now almost done.
It's a beautiful sunny day,
and there's much to be
done, dog food to be picked
up, friends to visit. No one
would ever be able to tell
what Brosseau's been
through in her short life.
It's why her story is so
powerful. It's why she tells
it so often and why it's
helped so many young peo-
ple. She says she originally
had trouble saying the
words "self-harm" and
"suicide" out loud. Not any-
more.
"But it's part of my sto-
ry; it's part of what has
made me who I am and
what has helped me find
my passion for mental
health," she says.
For immediate crisis
help 24 hours a day, call
Durham Mental Health
Services at 1-800-742-1890 or
the Durham Distress Cen-
tre at 1-800-452-0688. Visit
https://www.ontariosh-
ores.ca/finding_help for
additional crisis informa-
tion and contacts.
In Northumberland,
crisis help is available at
ConnexOntario (Four
County Crisis) 1-866-531-
2600, Canadian Mental
Health Association Hali-
burton, Kawartha, Pine
Ridge 705-745-6484 or toll-
free 1-866-995-9933, Corner-
stone Family Violence Pre-
vention Centre 905-372-
0746 (24-hour support line)
or toll-free 1-800-263-3757.
WHERE TO GET HELP
If you're a teen and
struggling with your men-
tal health, there are re-
sources available for you.
24-hour help:
Call 911 or your local
hospital emergency de-
partment. At Lakeridge
Health Oshawa, a youth
crisis assessment is avail-
able for children and youth
coming to the ER for a psy-
chiatric emergency, 24
hours a day, seven days a
week, ages five to 18, 905-
576-8711, ext. 2485
Distress Centre Dur-
ham: 905-430-2522 or 1-800-
452-0688
Distress Centre Dur-
ham online text and chat
(ONTX): Text 741741 to en-
gage in online messaging.
Available between 2 p.m.
and 2 a.m. daily.
Durham Mobile Crisis:
905-666-0483 or 1-800-742-
1890, https://dmhs.ca/
cause/crisis-response/
Kids Help Phone: 1-888-
668-6868, text "CONNECT"
or visit https://kidshelp-
phone.ca
Online: Be Safe app:
https://besafeapp.ca
(download free)
Good 2 Talk (ages 17 to
25): 1-866-925-5454, https://
good2talk.ca
LGBTQ Youth Line: 1-
800-268-9688 or text 647-694-
4275 or chat with a peer
support volunteer off-line,
at www.youthline.ca/.
WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE
RISK:
• Changes in behaviour
(withdrawal, risk taking,
self-harm, new or in-
creased substance abuse
use and/or change in hy-
giene)
• History of suicide at-
tempts or experience
• Absenteeism and/or a
drop in school perfor-
mance, concentration or
engagement
• Negative mood or signs
of depression (sadness,
tears, difficulty sleeping or
eating, irritability and/or
apathy)
• Goodbye gestures,
such as giving important
things away
• Expressing hopeless-
ness, helplessness and
worthlessness and/or a
wish to die
• Social changes such as
friendships, activities, con-
flict
In part 3 of our series we
will look at how schools are
taking the lead on mental
health promotion and ear-
ly intervention.
Source: Durham's Chil-
dren & Youth Planning
Network, Youth Suicide
Prevention Action Group
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
Yvonne Corvers/Metroland graphic
STORY BEHIND THE STORY
Mental health impacts us all, especially young people, and
with 10 Canadians dying each day by suicide, the issue merited
an investigation.
SPECIAL
INVESTIGATION:
TEEN SUICIDE
- THE
PREVALENCE AND
CHALLENGES OF THE
ISSUE ARE ADDRESSED,
AS WELL AS RESOURCES
FOR THOSE STRUGGLING
WITH THE ISSUE
TALKING ABOUT
MENTAL HEALTH IN
A RAW AND REAL WAY
Valéry Brosseau spoke to
students recently about
mental health and her
struggles with it throughout
her life.
Valery Brosseau photo
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There is an old saying
that an ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure.
This statement speaks
well to the point that a pro-
active method of dealing
with mental health in ath-
letes and everyone else is
vastly superior to waiting
for damage to occur.
We have all heard about
the epidemic of famous
athletes revealing their
long history of mental
health issues. It is sad that
so many of these athletes
have carried so much pain
for so long.
We often hear it said
that one in five athletes will
at some point have to deal
with one or more of depres-
sion, anxiety, drug addic-
tions, divorce and a host of
other personal problems.
Rather than dealing
with these conditions after
the fact - with antidepres-
sants, anti-anxiety pills,
hospitalization, removal
from the sport or being de-
clared mentally ill - there is
a more proactive, effective
and safer solution. I
strongly suggest we should
be addressing these psy-
chological issues at an ear-
ly age with athletes, before
they become chronically
habitual and too late to
change.
My vast experience with
all ages of sports people
tells me that young ath-
letes carry less baggage
and learn mental and emo-
tional concepts much fas-
ter than older athletes.
They naturally have more
fun and enjoyment in their
sport.
Without solid psycho-
logical support over years
of competition, older ath-
letes tend to lose their
sense of fun, passion, en-
thusiasm and love for the
sport because of all the
training and competition
over many years.
When we train younger
kids to think, feel and act to
the same pressures as elite
and professional athletes
over a number of years,
they become more immune
and inoculated to the same
stresses.
My experience over the
last 40 years has demon-
strated clearly that youn-
ger athletes learn the psy-
chological skills of confi-
dence, focus, motivation,
drive and how to believe in
their exceptional ability
much more quickly than
pro athletes.
Youngsters are more
flexible, open-minded and
willing to try almost any-
thing new. The pros think
they know everything and
are less likely to try learn-
ing how to use their mind
differently.
Kids are more resilient
regarding mistakes and
losses than older athletes
and they learn how to
think correctly, follow di-
rections and focus with
more ease.
Older athletes who did
not have the right psycho-
logical training to deal
with failure, fear, frustra-
tion and several years of
constant stress of playing
competitive sports are at a
severe disadvantage.
These individuals, re-
gardless of talent and abil-
ity, are arguably more sus-
ceptible to mental and
physical injuries that may
last a lifetime.
Dr. Douglas Smith is a
licensed psychologist in
Ontario specializing in
sport psychology since
1985. Contact him at 905-
430-3538 or drdoug@pro-
mind.ca; website www.pro-
mind.ca.
EARLY TRAINING CAN HELP PREVENT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
OPINION
COLUMNIST DOUG
SMITH SAYS YOUNG
ATHLETES ARE MORE
OPEN, RESILIENT
DR DOUGLAS
SMITH
Column
TORONTO - Pickering's
Brennan Othmann made
another emphatic state-
ment prior to the Ontario
Hockey League draft, scor-
ing the winning goal in
overtime to lift the Don
Mills Flyers to their first
OHL Cup championship on
Monday, March 18.
Othmann took a feed
from Shane Wright on a
two-on-one and buried a
high shot past Toronto Red
Wings goaltender Josh Ro-
senzweig 1:30 into overtime
to complete a come-from-
behind 6-5 win for the Fly-
ers, who have lost only one
game all season - a 5-4 over-
time decision to Detroit
Compuware in the Whitby
Silver Stick tournament fi-
nal.
The star-studded team
will surely see many of its
players selected in the
April 6 OHL draft, likely led
off by Wright, who has been
granted been granted ex-
ceptional underage status.
But Othmann, Wright's
winger all season, has cer-
tainly also made a case to
be selected high.
A five-foot-11, 160-pound
left shot, Othmann was
named player of the cham-
pionship game after scor-
ing twice and assisting on
another, and finished the
tournament as an all-star
with eight goals and 14
points in seven games. On-
ly Wright, the tourna-
ment's MVP, matched his
goals and surpassed his
point total.
"It's amazing. I can't take
credit for it," Othmann said
about the winning goal, in
an OHL video after the
game. "I have great team-
mates and Shane made a
beautiful pass. I just saw
the opening and I buried it."
Othmann now has an in-
credible 74 goals and 86 as-
sists in 79 games with the
Flyers this season, tied
with Wright in goals and
eight back of him in points.
Liam Arnsby of Ajax
was also a significant con-
tributor to the champion-
ship, with a goal and assist
in the final, and winner of
23 of 33 faceoff attempts.
Arnsby's goal tied the
game early in the third pe-
riod, after the Flyers had
fallen behind 4-1, and his
assist came on another ty-
ing goal, with 4:05 remain-
ing in regulation.
Othmann and Arnsby,
along with Wright and two
other Don Mills team-
mates, also recently re-
presented Ontario at the
Canada Winter Games in
Alberta, where they lost an
overtime heartbreaker to
Quebec in the gold medal
game. Othmann shared the
tournament lead with 10
goals in six games.
The Flyers carry an
overall season record of 73
wins, six ties and one over-
time loss into their Greater
Toronto Hockey League fi-
nal against the Toronto
Marlboros.
Don Mills has played for
just over a year now in
memory of goalie Roy Pejci-
novski, who was murdered
in his Ajax home along
with his younger sister Va-
na, 13, and their mother
Krissy.
The Whitby Wildcats,
fresh off an Ontario Minor
Hockey Association (OM-
HA) title, were also at the
OHL Cup tournament, but
a 2-2 record was not enough
to advance to the quarter-
finals.
Brenden Sirizzotti, who
was named the OMHA
Eastern AAA league player
of the year at a banquet
during the tournament, led
the Wildcats with four
goals and seven points, fol-
lowed by Ryan Winterton
with two goals and five
points.
The Whitby team has al-
so dealt with adversity,
having lost captain Owen
Brady to cancer midway
through the season. Brady
is on the road to recovery
and celebrated the OMHA
championship with his
teammates on home ice
March 3.
OTHMANN MAKING STRONG CASE FOR OHL SUITORS
BRIAN MCNAIR
bmcnair@durham
region.com
SPORTS
SCORES OHL CUP
WINNING GOAL IN
OVERTIME FOR DON
MILLS FLYERS
Pickering's Brennan Othmann, who plays for the Don Mills Flyers minor midget team, scored the winning goal in overtime in the
championship game of the OHL Cup.
Photo by Dan Hickling/Hickling Images
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OSHAWA - If the Osha-
wa Generals are going to
add to their record 13 J.
Ross Robertson Cup wins
this spring, they are going
to have to buck a trend that
has been ongoing for much
of the current millennium.
Remarkably, the last 16
Ontario Hockey League
playoff championships
have been won by teams
that finished with the first
or second most points dur-
ing the regular season.
That certainly bodes
well for the Ottawa 67's (50-
12-4-2) and London Knights
(46-15-6-1), who finished
atop their respective con-
ferences and have been
consistently ranked among
the best teams in the Cana-
dian Hockey League this
season.
But it may not tell the
whole story.
If the Generals were to
analyze a different statistic
- record since the Jan. 10
trade deadline - they would
be far more encouraged.
In fact, since settling in-
to a roster that traded its
captain, but added key vet-
erans with playoff experi-
ence and welcomed back
three players from the
world junior champion-
ships, the Generals have
been second to none.
Over the final 28 games
since the deadline, the
Generals sported a 21-5-2-0
record - the exact same
winning percentage as the
67's (21-5-1-1) - to finish third
in the conference and sixth
overall at 44-20-4-0.
In a season that appears
to be boiling down to the
top four teams in each con-
ference, there was very lit-
tle separating the eight
teams since the trade dead-
line - with the Sudbury
Wolves third best at 22-6-
1-1, followed by the Saginaw
Spirit (20-6-1-1), Guelph
Storm (20-6-3-0), Sault Ste.
Marie Greyhounds (19-6-
3-0), Niagara IceDogs (21-8-
1-0) and Knights (20-9-2-0).
And given that the Gen-
erals finished the season
with a resounding 8-2 win
over the Wolves in a game
that was important to play-
off seeding, it's easy to un-
derstand why head coach
Greg Walters is optimistic.
"We're very, very offen-
sively gifted when we get
going and we can score
goals, but the biggest thing
for me is how we're playing
away from the puck now,
and having five guys on the
same page," he said after
the finale. "Our breakouts
out of that have been so fan-
tastic, and that's going to be
the key."
The Generals head into
the playoffs not only on a
roll, but also relatively
healthy, which gives them
three strong offensive
lines, six solid defencemen
and one of the top goaltend-
ers in the league.
Up front, Brandon Sai-
geon leads the way with 92
points, 12th most in the
league, and brings the ex-
perience of having won a
championship with the
Hamilton Bulldogs last
season.
The deep group also in-
cludes Anthony Salinitri,
who exploded for 34 goals
and 60 points in 43 games
since being acquired from
the Sarnia Sting, Serron
Noel, Brett Neumann, Al-
lan McShane, Kyle Mac-
Lean, Danil Antropov,
Nando Eggenberger and
rookie Tyler Tullio - giving
Oshawa a league-best nine
forwards with 40 or more
points.
On defence, the return
of injured rookie Lleyton
Moore adds another offen-
sive weapon to a group that
already had Nicolas Matti-
nen - also acquired from
the champion Bulldogs -
and Giovanni Vallati, com-
plemented by the more de-
fensive-minded Mitchell
Brewer, Nico Gross and
William Ennis.
Kyle Keyser certainly
gives the team a champion-
ship-calibre netminder. A
member of the silver-med-
al winning U.S. team at the
world junior champion-
ship, Keyser finished with
career highs across the
board - a 32-8-3-0 record,
2.75 goals-against average
and .915 save percentage.
Oshawa has a favoura-
ble first-round playoff op-
ponent if head-to-head
meetings are an indication:
the Generals outscored the
Peterborough Petes 41-24
en route to a 6-1-1-0 record,
and are now an astonishing
52-13-4-3 against the Petes
since the 2010-11 season.
But the Petes (33-31-2-2)
finished strong down the
stretch, going 7-2-1-0, and
will no doubt bring their A
game for their archrivals.
Barring upsets, the Gen-
erals would face the Niaga-
ra IceDogs (44-17-7-0) in the
second round - intriguing
given the trade between the
two that saw captain Jack
Studnicka dealt away for
Moore and draft picks - and
then, if successful, a 67's
team that won five of eight
meetings this season, but
also five of the final six.
If they can get through
the Eastern Conference,
another tough team would
await in the league final,
but none as consistently
good as Ottawa has been.
It would be a long, diffi-
cult grind, to be sure, but
the Generals have at least
put themselves in the con-
versation for another
championship.
"Obviously every team
is going to be tough, but
when we're going, I think
we're as good as anybody,"
Walters said. "Our No. 1
goal right now is Peterbor-
ough and we can not look
past those guys, that's for
sure."
GENERALS LOOKING FOR A LONG PLAYOFF RUN
BRIAN MCNAIR
bmcnair@
durhamregion.com
ANALYSIS
OHL'S BEST TEAM
SINCE TRADE
DEADLINE FACES
RIVAL
PETERBOROUGH
IN 1ST ROUND
Sporting green jerseys for St. Patrick's Day, the Oshawa Generals defeated the Sudbury Wolves 8-2 to close out the OHL regular season March 17 at the Tribute
Communities Centre. Here, Anthony Salinitri beat Sudbury goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for his 48th goal of the season.
Sabrina Byrnes/Metroland
STORY BEHIND THE STORY
Longtime rivals Oshawa and Peterborough are set to begin the OHL
playoffs Friday at the Tribute Communities Centre. Brian McNair, who
has been covering the Generals for 20 years, analyzes the chances of a
lengthy playoff run.
OSHAWA GENERALS VS. PETERBOROUGH PETES
1. Friday, March 22 at Oshawa, 7:35 p.m.
2. Sunday, March 24 at Oshawa, 6:05 p.m.
3. Tuesday, March 26 at Peterborough, 7:05 p.m.
4. Thursday, March 28 at Peterborough, 7:05 p.m.
x-5. Saturday, March 30 at Oshawa, 7:05 p.m.
x-6. Sunday, March 31 at Peterborough, 7:05 p.m.
x-7. Tuesday, April 2 at Oshawa, 7:05 p.m.
(x-if necessary)
THE QUESTION:
DO THE
OSHAWA
GENERALS
HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO
WIN AN OHL
CHAMPIONSHIP?
THE ANSWER:
EXCELLENT IN THE
SECOND HALF AND
HEALTHY HEADING INTO
THE PLAYOFFS, THE
TEAM IS AMONG A
SELECT GROUP OF
CONTENDERS AND
CERTAINLY HAS A SHOT.
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SIX FUN IDEAS IN DURHAM
REGION ON MARCH 23 AND 24
We must be close to spring, as there is an EARLY
BIRD INDOOR YARD AND BAKE SALE on March
23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Stephen's United
Church, 1360 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa. Tasty
baked goods plus collectibles, china, housewares,
gently used clothing and linens, toys, tools, jew-
elry and more.
Also in Oshawa, take your broken home applianc-
es, electronics, jewelry and clothing to be repaired
at THE REPAIR CAFÉ, in the Northview Branch of
the Oshawa Public Libraries, 250 Beatrice St. E.,
Oshawa, on March 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free
admission. If you have a talent for fixing things and
want to volunteer, or if you want more information,
call Tracy at 905-579-6111, ext. 5245.
BOWMANVILLE COMICON comes to Bowman-
ville's Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex,
2440 Hwy. 2, on March 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free admission to the event, which features a
range of vendors selling comic books, new and
vintage toys, jewelry, DVDs, anime, manga, prints
and a variety of other awesome stuff. You are
asked to take food items for the local food bank.
For more information, contact popculture-
can@gmail.com or 905 922-4911.
Back in Oshawa, and back by popular demand,
50 SHADES OF FUN is on March 23 at 7:30 p.m.
(doors open at 6 p.m.) at Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 43, 471 Simcoe St. S. An event for every-
body 19 years and over that features music, danc-
ing, free games and more. Tickets are $45 in
advance, available at the legion, www.eventbrite.ca
or at Community Plus Durham in Whitby. If avail-
able, tickets are $55 at the door. To learn more,
contact tina.bailey@communityplusdurham.ca or
289-278-3310.
A NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN is an evening of
music, dancing and gourmet food at the annual
Mayor's Community Fundraiser to support local
charities, community events and organizations.
Whitby Mayor Don Mitchell invites you to join him
on March 23 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Trafalgar Castle,
401 Reynolds St., Whitby. Tickets are $100, avail-
able at www.eventbrite.ca. Contact WhitbyMayors-
Fundraiser@gmail.com for more information.
Enjoy live music at Drums N Flats, 60 Randall Dr.,
Ajax, on March 23 when JUST US TAKES THE
STAGE. There's a $5 cover charge. Learn more
about the venue and what it offers at www.drumsn-
flatsajax.com.
WHAT'S ON
Durham kids got creative during March Break at camps and
workshops. Clockwise from top photo, Dayton Peer was
astonished by his landscape mixed media artwork at Robert
McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. At Whitby’s Station Gallery, kids
explored the exhibitions and made projects inspired by the
artists they encountered. Daniel and Elizabeth Slobojan of
Pickering followed instructions from Saraaj Mirrie, artistic
director of Afiwi Groove, as she hosted an African dancing and
drumming workshop at the Central Branch of the Pickering
Public Library. Anna Levine, Ella Harris and River Genno worked
on print making during Mixed Media Mania at the Visual Arts
Centre of Clarington in Bowmanville.
Ron Pietroniro, Jason Liebregts, Ryan Pfeiffer/Metroland
ARTSY CAMPERS
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REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
REGARDING AREA SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
FOR THE WATER SUPPLY AND SANITARY SEWERAGE
SERVICES IN THE SEATON COMMUNITY
OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
On April 24, 2019 the Council of the Region of Durham will hold a public meeting, pursuant
to Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997. This public meeting will be held to
present the proposed Area Specific Development Charges By-law and the related underlying
background study and to obtain public input on that proposed by-law and study regarding
water supply and sanitary sewerage services in the Seaton Community of the City of Pickering.
All interested parties are invited to attend the Public Meeting of Council and any person who
attends the meeting may make representations relating to the proposed by-law. The meeting
is to be held:
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
9:30 a.m.
The Regional Municipality of Durham Headquarters
Council Chambers
605 Rossland Road East
Whitby, Ontario
In order that sufficient information is made available to the public, copies of the proposed
by-law and the background study will be available as of April 9, 2019 in the office of the
Regional Clerk / Director of Legislative Services at 605 Rossland Road East, Level 1,
P.O. Box 623, Whitby, ON, L1N 6A3, 905-668-4113 (ext 2054). The information will also be
posted on the Regional website at durham.ca on April 9, 2019.
Interested persons may express their comments at the Public Meeting and/or in writing
addressed to the Regional Clerk / Director of Legislative Services at the above address, or
via email to clerks@durham.ca, no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2019. All submissions
received in writing and those opinions expressed at the Public Meeting will be considered
prior to Council’s decision, which is anticipated during the regular Regional Council meeting of
June 26, 2019.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Mary Simpson, Director of Financial
Planning and Purchasing, Regional Finance Department at 905-668-4113 (ext. 2301).
Ralph Walton
Regional Clerk / Director of Legislative Services
DURHAM - Being a positive
force in the community and help-
ing young musicians is a new
choir's mandate.
Kim Alexander of Oshawa,
Resound's co-founder and busi-
ness manager, described it as "a
classically oriented choir with a
fairly large outreach compo-
nent."
"Our wish is to help emerging
and young musicians in Durham
Region and make a meaningful
contribution to our community,"
she said.
Resound is an auditioned, so-
prano, alto, tenor, bass classical/
contemporary choir for both
younger and older adults, states
a press release. In its first year
the choir will perform two con-
certs at Oshawa's Simcoe Street
United Church, 66 Simcoe St. S.,
with co-founder and Oshawa res-
ident Michael Morgan as the ar-
tistic director.
"Supporting, celebrating and
honouring musical youth in Dur-
ham, each year the choir will
commission choral arrange-
ments of one or two student-writ-
ten songs and premiere them,"
states a press release. "Emerging
songwriters and musicians will
be highlighted. This year, we wel-
come our in-residence conduc-
tor, Henry Paterson, a 2018 grad-
uate of the University of Toron-
to."
The first concert, Ode to Bee-
thoven, is March 30 and features
the German composer's Mass in
C Major, the Choral Fantasy and
the Hallelujah Chorus from
Christ on the Mount of Olives.
The Durham soloists are Emily
Rocha from Clarington, Kristine
Dandavino of Oshawa, Christos
Kaldis of Whitby and Morgan.
The chamber orchestra is made
up of 10 U of T classical music stu-
dents.
The concert is performed at 2
and 7 p.m. and tickets are $20 in
advance, $25 at the door and $10
for youths under 18.
The second concert is at the
same times and ticket prices are
as for the first. It is on June 2 and
themed From Darkness to Light.
Alexander said Resound is part-
nering with the Refuge Youth
Outreach Centre and the Back
Door Mission for the Relief of
Poverty. She believes people in
the area care about others and at
the concert they will get informa-
tion on some of the challenges
people in the community face
and how they can help. The mu-
sic selections will be related to
the concert's theme.
Resound is a made up of
roughly 26 people, mostly from
Oshawa, Whitby and Ajax, but
some singers come from as far as
Pickering and Peterborough.
Visit the resound website,
www.resoundchoir.ca, to learn
more.
To become a member, audi-
tions are scheduled by appoint-
ment before each of the choir's
three semesters.
For advance tickets contact Al-
exander at resoundbizmanag-
er@gmail.com or 905-718-0533.
NEW DURHAM CHOIR PLANS ON MAKING A DIFFERENCE
WHAT'S ON
HELPING HANDS
Lynne Leyland gave a helping hand to Elizabeth Leyland, from Pickering,
during Art and About at the Arts Resource Centre in Oshawa Feb. 10.
Presented by Autism Home Base Durham, the class is led by a professional
artist and is geared towards adults with autism and families. All materials
are provided as participants draw, paint and otherwise get creative. Check
out the Newcastle-based group at www.homebasedurham.com.
Ryan Pfeiffer/Metroland
COMMUNITY
DURHAM - It's "the club no one
wants to join."
Members of The Caregivers'
Club have the difficult, emotional
job of looking after a person with
Alzheimer's disease, most often a
family member.
It's also a documentary film by
Ajax director Cynthia Banks.
Banks has been nominated for a
Canadian Screen Award for Best
Direction, Documentary or Factu-
al Series and the awards ceremony
is on March 31 on CBC.
The film has struck a chord
across Canada and is being offered
to schools, church groups, libraries
and Alzheimer's societies to host a
screening.
"A screening of The Caregivers'
Club can initiate important con-
versations that help health care
providers, policy-makers and com-
munities better support families
who are caring for a loved one with
dementia and facing complex deci-
sions around care," it states on
www.thecaregiversclubfilm.com.
"We encourage groups of any kind
and any size to use The Caregivers'
Club as a tool to amplify the voice of
unpaid caregivers and to help raise
awareness about Alzheimer's and
Dementia and the impact it has on
families, community resources
and the health care system in Can-
ada."
The website also notes that
April 2 is National Family Care-
giver Day.
Visit the website for more infor-
mation.
HOST A SCREENING OF AJAX
RESIDENT'S DOCUMENTARY FILM
DURHAM -- Ajax documentary
filmmaker Cynthia Banks, left, with
her mother, Phyllis Banks. Cynthia
Banks's film, 'The Caregivers' Club',
was prompted by her mother and
father's experience. Phyllis cared for
her husband, Donald Banks, who had
dementia and died in 2016. Banks is
up for a Canadian Screen Award and
the film is being offered to groups who
would like to host a screening.
Cynthia Banks photo
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Or visit our office at 1400 Bayly St., Unit 5, Pickering ON L1W 3R2
Located next to the Pickering GO Station
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
Walk the Dome - Friday
WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m
WHERE: Pickering Soccer Centre,
1975 Clements Rd., Pickering
CONTACT: Tammy Lyle-Gravlev,
905-831-9803, communitypro-
grams@pickeringsoccer.ca,
http://www.pickeringsoccer.ca/
programs/community-programs/
COST: $3.00 Drop In Fee/
$25.00, 10 Pass
Come join us on Monday
and Friday mornings for
Walk the Dome at the
Pickering Soccer Centre.
The Centre is fully
accessible, with a
soft turf indoor
surface and
ample parking.
Enjoy some light music, use our
Nordic Walking Poles. Strollers
welcome!
Open Mic Nite
WHEN: 7:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m
WHERE: OpenStudio Art Cafe,
617 Liverpool Road, Pickering
CONTACT: Michele, 905 420-
2233, draw@openstudioart-
cafe.com, http://openstudioart-
cafe.com/events.html COST: 3
Open Mic every Friday nite. Come
out to this fun-filled, musical
evening at the cosy waterfront
cafe. Bring your friends and any
instruments you like to play.
Everyone gets a chance to play a
few tunes and encouraged to
collaborate when inspired.
Canada Rockz - Best of Canadi-
an Classic Rock Live at Drums N
Flats
WHEN: 9:00 p.m - 12:30 a.m
WHERE: Drums N Flats , 60
Randall Drive, Ajax CONTACT:
Shane Thomson, 9056192636,
ajax@drumsnflats.com, http://
www.drumsnflatsajax.com COST:
$5 COVER CHARGE
Canada Rockz is a premier classic
rock tribute to the best of Canadi-
an rock over the past 40 years.
Get out and celebrate Canadian
rock n roll with some of the most
talented local musicians in the
Durham Region that love to
rock Canadian style!
The Ayden Jacobs
Project plays The
Edge Lounge
WHEN: 9:45 p.m -
1:30 a.m
WHERE: The
Edge Lounge,
252 Bayly Street
West, Ajax CONTACT: The Edge
Lounge, 905-426-9692 COST:
$5 cover after 9:30 p.m.
The Ayden Jacobs Project takes
the stage.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
Volunteer Expo
WHEN: 9:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m
WHERE: Pickering Recreation
Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd.,
Pickering CONTACT: Vaqar Raees,
647-799-7562,
fican.ca@gmail.com COST:
A Volunteer Expo is being held
and more than a dozen volunteer
groups will be there.
Book Signing
WHEN: 11:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m
WHERE: Chapters Ajax, 90 Kings-
ton Rd. E., Ajax CONTACT: Medea
Kalantar, hon-
eycake-
books@gmail.com,
https://hon-
eycakebooks.com
COST:
Calling all my
Honeycakes,
come to the Chap-
ter's Indigo in Ajax on
Saturday, March 23 to meet the
Author Medea Kalantar, and win
lots of cool prizes. There will be a
giveaway every hour. Books will
be available for purchase in the
store.
Just Us Live at Drums N Flats
WHEN: 9:00 p.m - 12:30 a.m
WHERE: Drums N Flats , 60
Randall Drive, Ajax CONTACT:
Shane Thomson, 9056192636,
ajax@drumsnflats.com, http://
www.drumsnflat-
sajax.com COST:
$5 COVER
CHARGE
Just Us is an
outstanding
local band that
always deliver
a high-energy and inspired perfor-
mance of classic rock, dance
music and country favourites.
Guaranteed good times with a full
dance floor and happy people,
this is a show not to be missed!
Madhaus Ruins Spring Break at
Drums N Flats Ajax
WHEN: 9:00 p.m - 1:00 a.m
WHERE: Drums N Flats, 60
Randall Drive, Ajax CONTACT:
Drums N Flats Ajax, 905-619-
2636 COST: $5 cover
Cover band Madhaus takes the
stage
Straight Shooter plays
The Edge Lounge
WHEN: 9:30 p.m -
1:30 a.m WHERE: The
Edge Lounge, 252
Bayly Street West, Ajax
CONTACT: The Edge
Lounge, 905-426-9692
COST: $5 cover after
9:30 p.m.
Cover band Straight Shooter takes
the stage.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
George Lake Big Band concert
WHEN: 2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m
WHERE: Pickering Recreation
Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd.
S., Pickering CONTACT: 905-420-
6588 COST: $6.50
A concert featuring the George
Lake Big Band is being held.
Tickets available at the
East Shore CC, the
Pickering Recreation
Complex and the
George Ashe LCC.
MONDAY, MARCH 25
Walk The Dome - Mondays
WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m
WHERE: Pickering Soccer Centre,
1975 Clements Rd., Pickering
CONTACT: Tammy Lyle-Gravlev,
905-831-9803, communitypro-
grams@pickeringsoc-
cer.ca, http://
www.pickeringsoc-
cer.ca/programs/
community-programs/
COST: $3.00 Drop In
Fee/ $25.00, 10
Pass
Come join us on Monday and
Friday mornings for Walk the
Dome at the Pickering Soccer
Centre. The Centre is fully acces-
sible, with a soft turf indoor
surface and ample parking. Enjoy
some light music, use our Nordic
Walking Poles. Strollers welcome!
Pickering English Conversation
Circle
WHEN: 2:45 p.m - 4:00 p.m
WHERE: Pickering Welcome
Centre Immigran Services, 1400
Bayly St., Pickering CONTACT:
Katelin Grant, 905-686-2661,
communityconnect@cdcd.org,
http://www.cdcd.org COST:
Newcomers practice English in a
welcoming environment, expand
social networks and learn about
the community.
Emotional Regulation Group
Using DBT Skills
WHEN: 3:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m
WHERE: Carea Community Health
Centre, 1450 Kingston Road,
Pickering, ON , Pickering CON-
TACT: mstrickland@careachc.ca,
9054281212, mstrickland@ca-
reachc.ca, http://careachc.ca
This 12-week program will provide
teens aged 15 to 18
with practical skills
to manage and
cope with overwhelming
emotions. You will learn how to
tolerate distress, reduce difficult
emotions, navigate challenging
interpersonal situations, mindful-
ness.
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
Spring In Motion - Active Pro-
gram for Adults 55+
WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m
WHERE: Pickering Soccer Centre,
1975 Clements Rd., Pickering
CONTACT: Tammy Lyle-Gralvev,
905-831-9803, communitypro-
grams@pickeringsoccer.ca,
http://www.pickeringsoccer.ca/
programs/in-motion/COST: $60
for 12 weeks or $8.00 Drop In
Fee
Motion is a low impact active
living program for adults 55+,
with a focus on health and well-
ness education, recreational
opportunities and social inter-
action.
Tennis lessons kids Under 10
WHEN: 6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m
WHERE: Father Fenelon Catholic
school, 747 Liverpool Rd, Picker-
ing CONTACT: Catalin Codita,
4166244880, catalin@lit-
tleace.ca, http://www.littleace.ca
COST: $12/hour
Most innovative introductory
tennis program in Durham.
Weekly lessons.
Equipment
provided.Indoor
classes Jan -
March. Lowest rate
to join!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Gym and Swim Pickering: For
Adults with Autism and Their
Families
WHEN: 9:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m
WHERE: Pickering Recreation
Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd.
S., Pickering CONTACT: Kristina,
289-278-3489, kristina@home-
basedurham.com, https://
www.homebasedurham.com/
COST:
Enjoy an afternoon of fun and
fitness! Every Wednesday our
families run, jump and swim
together. This multi-sport program
offers a wide range of activities in
the gym and aqua fit/ free swim
in the pool. For adults with Autism
and their families.
Parent and Tot Trail Walk
WHEN: 10:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m
WHERE: Claremont Field Centre,
4290 Westney Road North,
Pickering CONTACT: Mary Gawen,
6474017377, mga-
wen@trca.on.ca, https://trca.ca/
event/parent-tot-trail-walk-5/
?instance_id=4348 COST:
Explore nature and spend time
outdoors together with your little
one at Claremont Nature Centre.
We will walk along an easy trail,
play games and learn about
nature.This event will run rain or
shine. Please dress for the weath-
er.
Wednesday Prayer Meeting
WHEN: 7:15 p.m WHERE: Agape
Temple Seventh-day Adventist
Church , 1999 Fairport Road ,
Pickering CONTACT: Abelna-
vi@aol.com, 6472186283, In-
fo@agapetemplesda.com, http://
www.agapetemplesda.com COST:
Weekly Prayer Meeting Followed
by a Basketball Challenge
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Ajax-Pickering Christian Wom-
en's Connection
WHEN: 9:30 a.m - 11:15 a.m
WHERE: Ajax Royal Canadian
Legion #322, 111 Hunt Street,
Ajax CONTACT: Mrs Susam
Walkington, 905-409-8401,
apcwc@yahoo.com COST: At the
door $9.00 first time guest $7.00
Please join us for a Continental
breakfast. Our speaker Diane
Ticknor what will it take to change
your life in 20 minutes . Diane will
bring her selection of inspirational
music also.
EVENTS Visit durhamregion.com/events for
featured online events. Things to do on Earth
Day goes live on April 1.
Further ahead, we’ll be featuring
Things to do on Mother’s Day.
Visit durhamregion.com/events and hit the
POST YOUR EVENT button to submit these or
any other community events!
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DUNLOP, Robert (Bob) Frederick - Bob
passed away peacefully in the early morning
of Sunday, March 17, 2019, at the age of 72.
Predeceased by his grandson Callum.
Survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Rowena, and daughters Theresa (Steve) and
Kimberly (Brendan). Loving Grandpa of Sydney, Alexis, Kieran and Conlan. Brother
of Mary Sutton (Ron) and brother-in-law of Sheila Sellers (Doug). Uncle to several
nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Retired Major of the
Canadian Armed Forces. Using skills from the military, Bob went on to work at the
Hospital for Sick Children, Lakeridge Health Oshawa and the TTC. During his retirement
he volunteered in various ways at his church and thoroughly enjoyed being a Grandpa.
Thank you to the Emergency Department at Lakeridge Health Ajax Pickering and
Palliative Care at Lakeridge Health Oshawa
for the great care they gave Bob. Visitation to
be held Saturday, March, 23rd, from 10 to 11
a.m. with service at 11 a.m. at Pickering
Village United Church, 300 Church St., N,
Ajax. In lieu of flowers, donations to Pickering
Village United Church's General Fund would
be greatly appreciated. Online condolences
may be made at www.mceachniefuneral.ca
STRAUSS-CLAEREBOUDT, Helga - Passed
away peacefully on March 11, 2019 at the
age of 84. Predeceased by her loving
husband and soulmate Armand (2001).
Stepmother of Claudette (Ken) of Regina, SK; great- aunt of Peter Ulbrich (Katja) of
Halver, Germany; aunt of Manfred Mucke of Bielefeld, Germany; aunt of Gert Boden, of
Pirna, Germany; and aunt of Birgitte Kassing of Spengler, Germany. Her dear friends,
particularly Nancy Bowslaugh and Don Carter of Stouffville, ON; the family of Hernan
Velazquez-Leyva of Puerto Padre, Las Tunas, Cuba; Christine Bukow and Patti
Partridge, both of Pickering, ON will miss her laughter and zest for life. Fearless, Helga
enjoyed travelling and mastered the languages of the nations in which she lived,
worked and travelled. Classical music, art and opera delighted her. She enjoyed the
great outdoors of her adopted country,
Canada and was a keen tennis player and
skier. As per her wishes cremation has taken
place and a Celebration of Helga's Life will be
held on Saturday, March 30th from 1-4 p.m.
at THE SIMPLE ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL
CENTRE, 1057 Brock Road, Pickering
(905-686-5589). In Lieu of flowers, memorial
donations will be accepted for Loyal (Dog)
Rescue, Pickering. Expressions of
condolence may be left at www.etouch.ca.
THOMPSON, Loretta Rose - Passed
peacefully on March 18th, 2019 at Lakeridge
Health Ajax. Beloved wife of the late Brian
Thompson. Much loved mother of Dave,
Cathy, and her late sons Kim and Patrick. Cherished grandmother of Jordan, Sarah,
Jennifer, Jessica, Joshua, Jack, and Elizabeth. Cherished great grandmother of
Johnny, Ellie, Cole, Aiden, Abbie, and Kimberly. As per Loretta's wishes cremation
has taken place. If so desired donations may be made to the ALS Society of Canada.
Arrangements entrusted to Newcastle Funeral Home. Online
condolences may be placed at
www.newcastlefuneralhome.com
In Loving Memory of
Roger M. Anderson
March 23, 1953 to March 24, 2018
God saw you getting tired,
And a cure not to be
So he put his arms around you
And whispered "come with me".
With tearful eyes we watched
As you faded away
And although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
A hard working man at rest.
God broke our hearts that day,
And proved He only takes the best.
Lovingly remembered and sadly missed
by Ryan, Warren (Sarah), Rhonda,
Riley, Isla and many friends.
In Memoriams
Email or call for aFREE Digital Consultation about your Business.
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To place your personalized In Memoriam, call 905-683-0707 (Ajax)
and let one of our professional advisors help you.
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Join us this weekend as we unveil our new
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appointed spacious suite with modern finishes,
a private patio, high ceilings and kitchenette
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living at Westney Gardens is really like.
This Weekend
Saturday & Sunday
1pm – 4pm
Call 905-239-0262
to book your tour!
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50 Paul Burns Way, Whitby | 905-665-9227
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