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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2019_05_15WEDNESDAY MAY 15, 2019 Start planning your dream vacation with hand-picked travel deals and inspiration just for Canadians Visit Go to: eastmagazine.ca Home Decor •FooD & Dining PeoPle & Places •FasHion Pastimes... anD so mucH more EAST of the City Magazine Durham’s Lifestyle Magazine For A Free Report Please Call: 1-800-611-8910 ID # 1045 Mike Hogan - Salesperson Re/Max Rouge River Realty. Ltd, Brokerage For A Free Report Please Call: 1-800-611-8910ID#1045 Mike Hogan - Salesperson Re/Max Rouge River Realty. Ltd, Brokerage 905-619-2100 PICKERING - Lake Ontario's lashing waves have damaged Pickering's prized waterfront park at the foot of Liverpool Road, permanently wiping out the chil- dren's playground, ruining the boardwalk and swallowing much of the sandy beach. "Nobody saw this coming," says Ward 1 city Coun. Maurice Brenner, who blames global warming and climate change for rising water levels leading to the devastation at Frenchman's Bay East Park. "This is millions of dol- lars. We pride ourselves on the waterfront. The vision of the Nautical Village is tied to the wa- terfront." The lake swept right over the wide boardwalk that forms part of the Waterfront Trail, buckling and warping the boards, and strewing rocks over what's left of the beach. A pipe buried underground that once carried warm water from the Pickering nuclear plant to a fish- ery was lifted out of the ground and left exposed at the water's edge, and will be removed by OPG. Dam- aged footings to the playground equipment have left the structure unsafe to use, and it will be perma- nently dismantled, with parts of it moved to other parks. PICKERING PLAYGROUND, BOARDWALK DAMAGED BY RISING WATER LEVELS See HIGH,page 3 JUDI BOBBITT judibobbitt@gmail.com Ann Stewart passed past some of the damage on the Pickering waterfront on May 13. High water levels on Lake Ontario damaged the walkway, parkette and playground along the shoreline. 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At that time, police charged Michael Christopher, 20, of Etobi- coke and a 16-year-old Mis- sissauga boy in relation to the robberies in Ajax and Hamilton, as well as simi- lar incidents in Barrie and Vaughan. Further investigation has linked Christopher and the teen, whose identi- ty is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, to a Feb. 27 bank rob- bery in Grimsby, police said May 9. The 16-year-old has fur- ther been charged with an- other teen from Brantford in connection with a bank robbery on Feb. 23 in Kitch- ener. SUSPECTS IN AJAX BANK ROBBERY NOW CHARGED IN GRIMSBY HEIST Two suspects are being sought after an Ajax bank was robbed Wednesday afternoon. Ryan Pfeiffer / Metroland NEWS SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT DURHAMREGION.COM 3 | Pi c k e r i n g N e w s A d v e r t i s e r | P | W e d n e s d a y , M a y 1 5 , 2 0 1 9 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m The days of playing vol- leyball on the beach are likely over, as there isn't enough beach left. Many of the memorial benches, bearing plaques people paid for in memory of loved ones, are temporarily un- usable, as earth has either been washed away from their cement bases or de- posited so high around them the benches appear to be sitting almost at ground level. They will need to be moved to new locations. "What we're looking at really climaxed in the last several weeks," says Bren- ner. "The biggest expense is unknown. It's unknown how we're going to rebuild and repurpose French- man's Bay East Park." The boardwalk can't be salvaged, he says. With parts of it badly warped, it's important that cyclists obey the rules to dismount and walk, he adds. The city will erect barricades or use other safety measures to make it safer in the short term, says Brenner. "There has to be a board- walk. Without it, we lose the connectivity that is the Waterfront Trail." Simply ripping it out and putting in a new board- walk may not be the an- swer. "There is continued un- certainty," says Brenner. "What used to be a 100-year flood is now monthly, weekly or yearly. As fast as we rebuild, Mother Nature could lift her hand again. We have to start over. We have to start over with a new park plan." On the inland side of the boardwalk, what was once a reedy marsh is now a wa- terway, and there's a con- cern the lake and the marshland water will eventually meet, turning the boardwalk area into open water. The city could build an elevated walkway or bridge, Brenner sug- gests, to allow for the po- tential of lake waters rising higher in future. In the meantime, city staff are clearing rocks from the abbreviated beach with a sweeper trac- tor ahead of the summer season. The cost of the cleanup is not in the city's budget, says Mark Guinto, manager of public affairs and corporate communica- tions. "We'll find a way to absorb it," he says. A children's splash pad and swings can still be used, and outdoor concerts will still be held at Millennium Square. The public wash- rooms were spared dam- age, and people can still swim and enjoy the water. "They're looking at what they can do for this year, to open the waterfront," says Brenner of city staff. "As they go through the pro- cess, that waterfront will still be there. We'll find ways to keep it as safe as we can, and keep it open." But the city can't simply replace the same elements in the park, he says. "Even if we wanted to, how do you shore up enough beach?" Today, the Toronto and Region Conservation Au- thority would not approve erecting structures such as the children's playground equipment so close to the water, says Brenner. "Nobody dreamed 20 years ago we would be fac- ing the water levels we are today." The initial planning, fi- nancing and work to create the Frenchman's Bay East Park took a decade, he points out. To pay for reme- dial work at the waterfront, the city could use casino revenue from the coming Durham Live complex and seek federal or provincial funds, he suggests. "It's going to mean it's not going to be overnight," says Brenner of restoration work. "With new engineer- ing techniques, there are all kinds of tools we have today we didn't have when they built the boardwalk. We need to ask the commu- nity what the park should look like." He and Ward 2 regional Coun. Bill McLean plan to bring a notice of motion to council on May 27, asking staff to create a work plan to engage the community in a new vision for the park. The waterfront park has been the "centre-point for Pickering for the last 20 years," says McLean. "It's a destination place. People will buy houses in Picker- ing based on that water- front. We have to protect it, and try to find a way for it to continue to be a destina- tion and a people place." The playground struc- ture was previously moved to deal with rising water levels, he notes. "As it is now, we spent a lot of mon- ey on it to get it to where it was, and it was money well spent. But now we have to look at the future. We're go- ing to have to work with what we have now ... It's im- portant we build upon what we know to ensure there's a destination for our residents. It won't be cheap, but we've got the ca- sino coming." Much of the work to cre- ate the waterfront park was done between 1999 and 2002, under a community task force led by former mayor Wayne Arthurs, and Brenner defends the city's vision of the day. "Nothing could have been done differently. It was built with foresight and vision." No one could have fore- seen the wrath of Mother Nature, he says. "We don't seem to learn. Politicians of different stripes are doubting the se- verity of climate change." NEWS Caution tape was placed around several park benches along the waterfront trail near Millennium Square in Pickering. The area is closed due to damage from high water levels on Lake Ontario. Sabrina Byrnes/Torstar Local journalism makes a difference. Support us by registering at durhamregion.com THE ISSUE: FLOODING HAS SEVERELY DAMAGED PICKERING'S WATERFRONT PARK LOCAL IMPACT: THE WATERFRONT WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME AGAIN AFTER LAKE SWEPT OVER BOARDWALK DAMAGING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT Continued from page 1 HIGH WATER LEVELS DECIMATE PICKERING WATERFRONT PARK STORY BEHIND THE STORY Reporter Judi Bobbitt took a tour of the Pickering waterfront with Coun. Maurice Brenner to see first-hand the devastation caused by flooding. What she saw showed just how damaging high water levels can be and how the damage can't be repaired overnight. MAKE YOUR OWN Carriers Wanted! 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There were no questions or com- ments from members of the public. The farmhouse does not have heritage status, but was evaluated by the City and was found to have "cul- tural heritage value," ac- cording to a staff report. It has direct associations with early settlers in the village of Cherrywood and "exhib- its a fine degree of crafts- manship, including the quality of masonry," the re- port says. The farmhouse is locat- ed northwest of the planned development's subject lands, on property located within the Petticoat Creek watershed owned by Infra- structure Ontario. The house is outside of the floodplain but within areas of spillover from the creek. To protect the new housing development from flooding, Icon Homes is proposing to build up the northern boundary of the develop- ment, which would leave the farmhouse uninhabit- able. Pickering staff preferred to save the house in its orig- inal location or have it moved, but "Icon advised it was not economically feasi- ble to relocate the farm- house within their develop- ment," the staff report says. Icon and Infrastructure Ontario agreed to com- memorate the farmhouse by re-using the stone in a proposed "amenity space area entry feature" at the corner of Finch Avenue and Altona Road. A plaque will be installed speaking to the heritage of the site. The Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee has expressed regret the farm- house can't be protected in its current location as a habitable building, the staff report says, and asked that a "significant amount" of salvageable material be used in the commemora- tion. The planning commit- tee's approval will now go to council for consideration. HISTORIC PICKERING FARMHOUSE TO BE LOST TO DEVELOPMENT A Pickering farmhouse at corner of Finch Avenue and Altona Road wil be be torn down for new residential development, but will be commemorated with its stone being re-used in an entry feature to the development. The historic house was built in the 1850s. Altona Road Heritage Commemoration Photo JUDI BOBBITT judibobbitt@gmail.com COUNCIL OPINION TO THE EDITOR: The litany of falsehood and dishonest verbiage emanating from Picker- ing Mayor Dave Ryan that surround the "Federal Lands", he calls "Toronto East Aerotropolis", are expanding to Trumpian- like proportions. Wheth- er it be Council burying a motion to change Picker- ing's long-time opposition to an airport in an effort to limit opposition. Pick- ering claiming a 35-word "TYPO" that wrongly uti- lized tax dollars. Or Pick- ering's recent claim that no crops have been grown on the "Federal Lands" for 40-years. Ryan's latest 'fake news' was a 47-year "emergency motion" at Durham Region which undemocratically re- moved residents right to speak on Ryan's motion- . Ryan states in his April Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade Mayor's Breakfast Address, "The airport lands in Pickering re- present a one-of-a-kind opportunity. There liter- ally is no other site like it in the world. You simply cannot find 4,000 acres designated for an airport in an existing major met- ropolitan area....anywh- ere." The following are ex- amples of currently pro- posed new airports that refute Ryan's claim that there are no 4,000-acre designated sites to build airports, "anywhere": 1.Proposed Peotone site in Chicago with 4,554 acres bought for the pur- poses of the new proposed Chicago "South Suburban Airport." 2.Proposed "Detroit Region Aerotropolis" with "6,000 acres of devel- opment-ready land cen- tred in a world-class net- work of transportation in- frastructure." 3.Proposed three dif- ferent locations in Atlan- ta, Ga. for a second air- port: Paulding Couty 10,165 acres, Dawson For- est with 10,130 acres and 10,000 acres in Jackson County. 4.Nevada's Clark County 6,500 acres for a second proposed Las Ve- g as airport (Ivanpah Val- ley Airport), now on hold. 5.North America's Mexico, 10,951 acres, for the newly proposed "Aeropuerto de Texcoco," currently stalled. The reality is that any government can, through the use of expropriation, create Ryan's so called "one-of-a-kind" designat- ed airport sites. Just as the Canadian government did 47 years ago with the now Pickering Federal Lands! The statement made by Ryan is clearly wrong. The trust, belief and confidence of Picker- ing residents can only be acquired by Pickering and its Council through clear and transparent governing. Trust is not just blindly given but earned through what is said and what actions are taken by Council and Mayor Ryan! MIKE BORIE PICKERING Mixed messages — single use plastics TO THE EDITOR: As the world strives to find ways to limit the use of single use plastics, the City of Pickering is launching an event on May 4 that goes complete- ly against these efforts. “Let’s Plant a Pinwheel Garden” asks the public to “Help us plant thou- sands of pinwheels, as part of Youth Week’s Geo- cache Race and receive a free T-shirt for planting at least 10 pinwheels.” These pinwheels will all go into the garbage or blow away and land in Lake Ontario, or in our parks and ravines. The component parts are haz- ardous to wildlife and will eventually head to land- fill. Our leaders should be setting an example and educating the public about reducing the dam- age we are causing to our planet. Would it not be better to hand out fibre pots with small plants or seeds to our youth, to en- courage them to see the benefits of planting real g ardens rather than plas- tic ones? In addition, this is a waste of our tax dollars which could have been used for a renewable pro- ject rather than costly g arbage disposal. ROSEMARY OLIVER PICKERING Community must condemn senseless acts of violence in Sri Lanka TO THE EDITOR: RE: SRI LANKA MUSLIM EASTER ATTACK T his heinous act came a month after dozens of Muslims were killed on a Friday, the Muslim day of Sabbath in a shooting at two mosques in Christ- church, New Zealand. It is truly appalling to know that an attack once again targeted peaceful wor- shippers engaged in East- er Sunday prayers — the holiest days in the Chris- tian calendar — and inno- cent people in a hotel. We must unite in our common humanity to con- demn such acts of vio- lence against the sanctity of the most peaceful plac- es and elsewhere in our society. Our deepest sym- pathies go out to all those affected by this atrocity and we pray for the souls of the victims and ask for speedy recovery of the in- jured. May the Almighty provide comfort to the families of the victims. The Muslim communi- ty of Pickering Islamic Centre stands together in solidarity with other faith groups to make sure that no one should ever have to practice their faith in fear. VAQAR RAEES DIRECTOR INTERFAITH RELATIONS PICKERING ISLAMIC CENTRE TOO MANY LIES PERPETUATED ABOUT PICKERING AIRPORT 5 | Pi c k e r i n g N e w s A d v e r t i s e r | P | W e d n e s d a y , M a y 1 5 , 2 0 1 9 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 May22 HeritagePickeringAdvisoryCommittee CityHall–MainCommitteeRoom 7:00pm May23 PickeringLibraryBoard CentralBranch 7:00pm May27 CouncilMeeting CityHall–CouncilChambers 7:00pm Allmeetingsareopentothepublic. Fordetailscall905.420.2222orvisittheCitywebsite. ForServicedisruptionnotificationcall1.866.278.9993 Upcoming Public Meetings TheCityofPickeringiscurrentlyseekingacitizenvolunteertofill avacancyontheHeritagePickeringAdvisoryCommittee. Ifyouareinterestedinbeingconsideredforappointment,please submitanapplicationformwhichisavailableontheCity’s websitetotheundersignedsettingoutabriefdescriptionofany joborcommunity-relatedexperience.Thedeadlinefor submittingyourapplicationisMay17,2019. Additionalinformationregardingthecommitteesisavailableon theCity’swebsiteatpickering.caorbycontacting LindaRobertsat905.420.4660,extension2928orbyemailing clerks@pickering.ca Vacancies on Boards and Committees Aby-lawtostop-up,closeandtransferportionsofWingarden CrescentandShadeMasterDrivebeingBlocks13to18,Plan 40M-2402totheadjacentownerswillbeconsideredbyCity CouncilonMay27,2019. Theplanshowingthelandsaffectedmaybeviewedintheofficeof theCityClerkoftheCityofPickering. Anypersonwhoclaimshisorherlandswillbeprejudicially affectedbytheby-lawandwhowishestobeheard,inperson,or byhisorhercounsel,shouldcontacttheundersignedonorbefore noononMay24,2019. SusanCassel,CityClerk PickeringCivicComplex OneTheEsplanade,Pickering,ONL1V6K7 905.420.4611 Public Notice pickering.ca FreeOutdoorRunningTrack atBevMorganParkwillbeopenforpublicuse Thursdays from4:30pm-6:00pm startingMay23,2019. BevMorganParkislocatedonLiverpoolRoad,behind PineridgeSecondarySchool,2155LiverpoolRd SeniorsMonthCelebration&BigBand Sunday,June9,2019 2:00pm-4:00pm PickeringRecreationComplex 55+eventfeaturinglivemusicalentertainmentby TheGeorgeLakeBigBand. SenioroftheYearAward announcementandpresentationtakesplaceatthisevent. Lightrefreshmentsavailable. Ticketsare$6.50each. OnsalenowatEastShoreCC, GeorgeAsheLCC,andPickeringRecComplex. pickering.ca/greatevents 905.420.6588 AssistantCounsellorProgram 14-16yrs LastChancetoRegister! 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But there is a steady push in Ontario to bring those concepts into ele- mentary classrooms - even though they're not part of the formal curricu- lum yet. Teachers like Hillary Rogers-Myhal are part of that movement. The Grade 5 teacher at St. Patrick Catholic School in Ajax is this year's winner of the ele- mentary award for excel- lence in teaching from the Ontario Council for Tech- nology Education. The annual award goes to an elementary teacher who "demonstrates an outstanding commitment" to teaching technology. Rogers-Myhal says it's something even the youn- gest learners can dabble in - when she taught Grade 1 in past years, she didn't hesi- tate to introduce students to the concept of coding. "It can be as easy as 'if, then' statements. If you do this, then that happens," she explains. This year, her Grade 5 class created a robotic ver- sion of the human body us- ing MakeyMakey circuit board kits. Rogers-Myhal says it's a way to blend tech into the curriculum require- ment to learn about the body. Outside the classroom, she also leads the school's tech team, a group of Grade 4 to 8 students who compete in events like a recent Sumo Lego Robot- ics competition. Rogers-Myhal says technology has the benefit of making students en- gaged and excited to learn -and preparing them for future career paths, some of which may not even ex- ist yet, "We don't necessarily know what we're prepar- ing kids for, but we know they need transferable s kills," she says. "Robot- ics is a good way to do that. It gets them into computational and de- s ign thinking ... it gets them working in groups, they're learning resilien- cy because there's a lot of failure to overcome."Rog- ers-Myhal will receive her award at the Ontario Council for Technology banquet on May 10. AJAX HAS ONE OF ONTARIO'S BEST TECH TEACHERS Hillary Rogers-Myhal, a Grade 5 French Immersion teacher at St. Patrick Catholic School in Ajax, has won the Ontario Council for Technology Education Award for Excellence in Teaching. Here, Rogers-Myhal is with her LEGO Robotics team during a competition at Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School in Whitby on May 1. Ryan Pfeiffer/Torstar JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com COMMUNITY A JAX - Two hundred and seven desperately poor and blind people in I ndia have a brighter fu- ture. Mahantji Dr. Balliram C hadee, founder, presi- dent and spiritual leader of The Hanuman Mission i n Canada and the missi- on in Trinidad and Toba- g o, recently solicited do- nations and went to Ban- g alore, India. There, eye surgeries were per- formed on 207 people, pri- m arily for cataracts. People who donated came from Canada, the U.S., England, Guyana and Trinidad and Toba- g o. "I put a comment on Facebook. I can't fix the world, but I can help one person for life," Chadee said. S omeone in New York saw the comment and of- fered financial help. In the end, he found 207 s ponsors who paid $40 each for a single surgery. T he surgeries were done at the Sankara Eye Hospital. As a practicing Hindu, C hadee said, "It would be really good to do some- thing." H e was planning on travelling to India for s piritual reasons when the idea came upon him, C hadee added, noting he went in late April. "It would help me and recover the darkness for o thers. I don't deny any- o ne the chance," he said. H e said the hospital would send a bus out to c ommunities to bring in the patients. Many are so poor, they couldn't afford f ood, he said. T he patients would s tay four days in the hos- p ital, Chadee noted. T he experience was "extremely, extremely re- warding. When I see the p eople, I cried. You can't b elieve something so s mall can change a per- s on's life," Chadee added. 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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 THURSDAY, MAY 16 The annual Ajax-Pick- ering Board of Trade golf tournament will bring ap- proximately 150 business leaders to the Royal Ash- burn Golf Club. The name of the tournament, "Busi- ness Links," says it all. The golf course is still very much a place to do and grow business. Why are deals being made on the back nine? Simply put, it's about net- working and relationship building. The nature of the game gives you plenty of time to talk, and some have even referred to a round of golf as a 6-hour sales pitch. With this abundance of time, you also get to pro- mote not just your product, but also yourself. Even if you're no Tiger Woods, it's no reason to shy away from the course. Make the game about get- ting to know your poten- tial client and less about the hole-in-one. However, golf etiquette is impor- tant. So, keep pace, respect the course, stick to the cart path, keep your cool, but above all remember to have fun! Unlike other sports, where you "leave it all on the field," make sure you don't FORE-get to follow up. If you want to get to know a client better, invite them out again immediate- ly following your game. While it can also be easy to get caught up in the sun- shine and lush green views, be sure to make good on any promises you made along the fairway. - Scott Paterson is the General Manager of Royal Ashburn Golf Club, a fami- ly run business and long- standing member of the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade. THE BACK NINE IS STILL THE PLACE TO DO BUSINESS OPINION COLUMNIST SCOTT PATERSON SAYS NETWORKING BUILDS SOLID BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS SCOTT PATERSON Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT DURHAMREGION.COM Laviza Syed and Nilab Alakoozi were served a variety of food from different cultures during the Flavours of the World event at Ajax High School on May 8. The event celebrated diversity and inclusion and featured a multicultural night of food and entertainment, including a fashion show. Sabrina Byrnes/Torstar CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AT FLAVOURS OF THE WORLD EVENT dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , M a y 1 5 , 2 0 1 9 | 14 THIS WEEK:Suspect may have jumped on a bicycle after deadly front porch shooting. Always online first at DurhamRegion.com/coldcase UNSOLVED: ONTARIO COLD CASES DURHAM - An Ajax man had his car towed after cops clocked a vehicle travelling well above the speed limit Thursday. Officers conducting radar patrol on Highway 115 in Peter- borough County measured the car's speed at 158 kilometres per hour in a 100-km/h zone at about 9:30 a.m. May 9, according to the OPP. The driver had his licence suspended for seven days and his car was impounded. Tennyson Delipkumar, 26, of Ajax is charged with stunt driv- ing. STUNT DRIVING CHARGE FOR AJAX MAN AFTER CAR CLOCKED AT 158 KM/H NEWS Warbler migration in Durham, always exciting, started out with a special thrill this spring - the dis- covery of a rare visitor from the far west feeding on midges in Thickson's Woods. Photos taken by Jax Nasimok, a teenager from Toronto soon confirmed the iden- tity of a hermit warbler; a golden- headed, grey-backed little bird with a black throat. Its all-white underparts lacked the streaking of a black-throated green warbler, a regular migrant stopping off to rest in the woods. Hermit warblers typically win- ter from Mexico to Panama, and make their way up the Pacific Coast into Oregon and Washing- ton to breed, staying west of the Rockies. But occasionally one strays east, off course. The last one recorded in southern Ontario, in a Toronto park on April 30, 1984, was seen by only six birders. Word of this latest superstar, on April 27, spread like wildfire and started birders streaming to the renowned grove of old-growth white pines in south Whitby. With its preference for feeding in coni- fers, and showing among the nee- dles for only seconds at a time, the golden-headed celebrity led the growing crowds from one stand of evergreens to the next, finally set- tling in a tall cedar at the south edge of the woods. Conveniently, it happened to be in the yard of Glenn Coady, one of Ontario's top birders, who was delighted to host the bird, as well as the hundreds of wannabe viewers clutching binoc- ulars and long-lens cameras. "Miraculous coincidence that anyone should discover that lone hermit warbler," posted one poetic birder, after witnessing the event. "Of all the woodlots, in all the lake- side habitats, in all of Ontario, it happens to fly into our neck of the woods." Not a surprise to Glenn, or to countless other birders who've discovered many rarities shelter- ing among the tall pines in Thick- son's Woods over the years. It was the 38th wood warbler species for Glenn's "yard list," the benefit of living in Durham's top birding hot spot. They say no warbler ever leaves Thickson's Woods hungry, and the elite visitor was no excep- tion. For two-and-a-half days it flit- ted about, gobbling hatching in- sects and fuelling up for the next stage of its migration - hopefully back west, to find a mate and breed. Video of hermit warbler: https://youtu.be/kAfiaIFr2dA. -Margaret Carney is a nature- appreciation columnist for Met- roland Durham Northumberland newspapers. She likes to write all about her different bird sightings, most times spotted right from her own backyard. 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Ryan Pfeiffer/Torstar A McHAPPY DAY FOR GRANDVIEW KIDS dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | We d n e s d a y , M a y 1 5 , 2 0 1 9 | 16 407 ETR Concession Company Limited NOTICE LARVAL MOSQUITO MONITORING AND PESTICIDE USE 407 ETR Concession Company Limited will conduct larval mosquito monitoring from May 27 to October 6, 2019 and, as may be required, a larvaciding program from June 3 to October 13, 2019. 407 ETR is undertaking these measures to meet any requirements of local Medical Officers of Health in the control of larval mosquitoes to prevent their develop- ment into potential carriers of the West Nile Virus. Applica- tors, licensed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, or trained technicians will apply the larvacide in storm-water detention ponds and catch basins on Highway 407 ETR throughout the municipalities of Halton, Peel, York and Durham only where it is determined prudent to do so. The pellet formulation of the larvacide VectoBac 200G (Bti), Pest Control Products Act No. 18158, will be placed into storm water detention ponds and the briquette formulation of the larvacide Altosid_(Methoprene) Pest Control Products Act No. 27694, will be placed into catch basins on Highway 407 ETR throughout the municipalities of Halton, Peel, York and Durham, only where it is determined prudent to do so. For further information, Contact: 407 ETR Concession Company Limited Office: 905-264-5380 - please call collect Fax: 905-264-2662 DURHAM - It's fruity, it's fizzy and it's fermented. That's how Mahmoud El Maa- raoui describes Simply Kefir, a drink he created and hopes will one day appear on store shelves. The Durham College student recently won first place in the school's first ever Food Foundry Entrepreneurship Challenge - a competition for new food products. While kefir drinks are typical- ly dairy-based, his version is dairy-free. It's fermented, similar to kombucha, but made with ke- fir grains. "It's a very powerful drink," says El Maaraoui, 26, who is in the horticulture, food and farm- ing program at Durham College. The version of Simply Kefir that won the recent contest was flavoured with fresh lemon and ginger, but any fruit would work. El Maaraoui says the drink has potential health benefits thanks to trillions of probiotics - good bacteria - as well as vita- mins, minerals, amino acids and digestive enzymes. "More research is being done on the importance of the gut mi- cro biome. This is a natural way to support that in food form in- stead of a pill," he explains. The Food Foundry is a new concept at Durham College. Students studying in the school's food programs are often tasked with creating a food prod- uct as a class project. The Food Foundry "business incubator" helps students launch businesses around those prod- ucts, offering support with things like branding and websites. At this year's Research Day, students were able to pitch their food products to a panel of judges for a chance to win cash and priz- es. While Simply Kefir claimed first place in the Food Foundry contest, there was no shortage of unique food products showcased at Research Day 2019 - including energy bites sweetened with ya- cón syrup, vinegar made from hemp seed, chickpea cookies, cof- fee flavouring tablets and beet- root tofu nuggets. El Maaraoui says his drink, which is naturally fizzy and natu- rally sweet, checks off a lot of the boxes that consumers are looking for. "People are leaning more to- ward natural ingredients and things made locally," he says. "I've had a lot of good feedback - I even consume it daily myself." DURHAM COLLEGE STUDENT HOPES PEOPLE WILL LOVE THIS DRINK JILLIAN FOLLERT jfollert@durhamregion.com FOOD AND DRINK FOOD FOUNDRY IS A NEW BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR FOOD PRODUCTS DURHAM - Durham's Catho- lic school board has underuti- lized space in several of its schools, which could be used for community partnerships. A new report says there are rooms available at Holy Family Catholic School, St. Bridget Cath- olic School, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School, St. Francis de Sales Catholic School, St. John XXIII Catholic School and St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School. The Durham Catholic Dis- trict School Board already has community partnerships at sev- eral of its schools including space for the community inno- vation lab at Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School. In September 2019, the board will also open a new Grandview Children's Centre facility locat- ed in four former classrooms at Monsignor Paul Dwyer. 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Log on to: 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 , M a y 1 5 , 2 0 1 9 | 18 2 DAY ESTATE AUCTION Sunday May 19, 2019 Monday May 20, 2019 9:00 AM (Viewing 8:00 am) Located at MacGregor Auction Hall, OronoTake 115 Hwy to Main Street Orono & Follow signs on Mill Pond Rd SUNDAY AUCTION: Starts With A Room Full of Sewing & Knitting Product, Wool, Crafts, Thread, Sewing Machines. Followed by a Large Quantity of Tools, Hand & Electric, Air & Gas, Snowblowers, Lawn mowers, Tool Boxes, Bags & Chests, Roller Cabinets, Plus More Contents From Shed & Garage. Many Tools are New & Most are Lightly Used. MONDAY AUCTION: Features A Quality Offering of Furniture from Past to Present. Lots of Teak, Dining Room Sets, Sofas (Leather), Glass & China, Collectibles, Sheriff Hockey Coins, Books, Electronics, Boxes of Records. Come and Spend a Couple of Days at the Auction. Bring Your Boxes. See: www.theauctionadvertiser.com/MMacGregor/ for pictures later in the week Terms: Cash, Visa, M/C & Interac (10% buyers premium) MacGREGOR AUCTIONS Mike MacGregor, Auctioneer 1-800-363-6799 l (cell) 905-718-6602 WEDNESDAY, MAY 22nd4:30 PM A U C T I O N S A L E Auction Sale of Furniture, Antiques and Collectables for a Newmarket Home, selling at Neil Bacon Auctions Ltd., 1 km west of Utica. To Include: Antique dresser, furniture pcs., post cards, stamps, silver dollars, Asian pottery, 1893 W.R. Reynolds military painting, G.A. Embleton military watercolours, quantity of collectables and glassware, pocket watches, jewellery, Lawn-Boy lawnmower, plus may other interesting items. Sale Managed and Sold by:NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD.905-985-1068 CORNEIL’S AUCTION BARNFriday May 10 at 4:30pmLocated 3 miles East of Little Britain on Kawartha Lakes Rd 4 Selling the contents of a Toronto and Bobcaygeon households plus others - Vienna wall regulator clock - walnut armoire - games table and chairs - dining room sets - record cabinet - clocks - antique dressers - sideboards - drum end table - gum ball machine - 5pc rnd glass top rattan kitchen set - rnd window mirror - 2 garden benches - lawn jockey - bird bath - metal lockers - Ridgis pipe vice stand - Ridgid 300 pipe threader - Stihl 026 chainsaw - Lincoln Arc welder - Dewalt 10” miter saw - Ridgid tablesaw - Campbell Hausfield 60 gal. vertical air compressor (like new) - 2 Garrison Dehumidifiers- 2 Haier portable A/C units - Qty of china, glass, household and collectable items GREG CORNEIL AUCTIONEER1241 Salem Rd Little Britain 705-786-2183 for more info or pictures go to www.corneilauctions.com (terms cash, debit, cheque 10% buyers premium visa, mastercard 13% buyers premium) Open for viewing Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm and Friday at 9am Father’s Day Tributes Publishing Thursday, June 13 Deadline Tuesday, June 11 @ 5 pm For further information please call one of our Classifi ed Sales Representatives at 905-576-9335 or 905-683-0707 FINGLER, Allen Richard (1943 - 2019) - Passed away peacefully at Ajax Pickering Hospital on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Loving husband to Shirley for 46 years. Leaves behind his only son, Daniel (Penny) and 3 grandsons, Brandon, Trevor and Logan. Left to mourn also are his siblings Gerry (Anita), Norm (Debbie), Ken (Pat), Glenn and Cindy (Michael). He leaves behind also his mother- in-law Olive Ristau, sister-in-law Linda Lee (Thomas) and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews. Allen retired in 1998 from ADVOCIS, formerly Life Underwriters Association of Canada, after 33 years. He was very active in Scouting for many years, enjoyed playing slow pitch soft ball and playing the odd game of golf. Friends will be received at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, (28 Old Kingston Rd, Ajax, 905 428-8488) on Thursday, May 23, 2019 from 7 to 9 p.m. A Memorial Funeral Service will be held on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Peace Lutheran Church, 928 Liverpool Road, Pickering, L1W 1S6 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are welcome to Peace Lutheran Church or a Charity of your choice. Online condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca FRENCH, Christine Margaret (Nee BEEDHAM) 88, passed peacefully on May 10th, 2019 in Ajax Ontario. Christine was born September 17, 1930 in Yorkshire, England. She met her soul mate, David in Southport in 1947 where they were married on April 1st, 1955. Together, they came to Canada and built a life full of successes. She was first and foremost a wife and a partner to David through all they accomplished in their wonderful life together. She was a mother beyond compare to Carolyn, Christopher and Michael, and supported them in all they did. Robert, Thomas, Maria, Allie and Alex will miss the gentle loving nature that was their Nana. She was a welcoming and inclusive mother- in- law to Luisa, Richard and Delia. She loved her sports. She was a bowler, a tennis player, a golfer, and an avid curler. Her passion showed through in many other areas. She was a volunteer at the Ajax Hospital where her kind and loving nature shone through. She was an entrepreneur, as co-owner of ‘The Welsh Dresser’ a fine ladies clothing store in Pickering. She was a librarian, working for many years in the Village branch and becoming the go to expert on every author anybody ever heard of. If you wanted to know about a book, you just asked Chris. Special thanks to the Ajax Pickering Hospital for their supportive care, and to Arselie and Naomi for their kind work in helping Christine stay in her home with David and her little dog Amber. David will miss her forever, as will her children Carolyn, Chris and Mike, and her grandchildren Thomas Robert, Maria, Allie and Alex. Visitation will be 6 - 9 PM Tuesday May 14th, 2019 at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME (28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax, Ontario) 905-428-8488. Funeral Services will be held at St. Paul’s- on- the- Hill Anglican Church 882 Kingston Road at Fairport, 11 am Wednesday May 15th, with visitation in the church prior to the service beginning at 10 am. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Rotary Foundation of Canada would be most appreciated. GREEN, Bernetta “Betty” (nee Dennis) - Passed away peacefully on May 10, 2019 in her 86th year. She now joins her beloved husband Whitfield of 60 years. Loving mother of Raymond (Norma) and Denise (Dan). Proud Nanny of Melissa (Chris), Leslie, Shawn and Kyle. She will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by many relatives and friends. The family would like to thank the staff and PSW’s at Winbourne Park Long Term Care and the many volunteer’s from St. Francis de Sales Parish for all their care and compassion. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society or to the St. Francis de Sales Mortgage Fund. Visitation will be held at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Rd, Pickering Village, (Ajax), 905 428-8488 on Friday May 17, 2019 from 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church (1001 Ravenscroft Road, Ajax) on Saturday May 18, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. On-line condolences may be placed at www.mceachniefuneral.ca MARROCCO, Gino - Passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Friday, May 10th at the age of 79. Loving husband of Josy. Cherished father of Ashley(Jay) and Adam(Aurora). Proud Nonno of Alyssa, Ava, Layla and Alden. Gino will also be sadly missed by many friends and family. A visitation will be held at the MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Rd, Ajax ON, on Tuesday, May 14 from 4-8PM. A funeral service will be on Wednesday, May 15 at 11am in the McEachnie funeral home chapel followed by a burial at Christ the King Cemetery in Markham ON, In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated. SHERMAN, Ruth Marie (nee Seeley) Born November 3, 1936. - Peacefully at home in Ajax on May 13, 2019 after a courageous struggle with cancer. Previously from Toronto and Napanee, Ontario. Predeceased by loving husband Harold Isaiah “Ike” and son John. Survived by son Larry (Louise) and daughter Louise. Dear grandma of Ian, Mark, Rebecca, Devin and Jarrett. Sister of Erma, Ken, Clarence (Joanne) and Bev. Predeceased by brother Bill. Visitation will be held at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME (28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax, 905-428-8488) on Thursday May 16, 2019 from 10-11 a.m. Funeral Service to follow at 11 a.m. in the chapel. Interment at Pine Hills Cemetery, Scarborough. 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