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Home My WebLink AboutNA2020_06_04It's early days, but industry in- sider John Hinds doesn't expect the sale of Torstar to a pair of Canadian entrepreneurs will lead to dramat- ic changes at the company's chain of weekly community newspapers —including this one. And, he says, the deal sends some positive signals about the embattled industry. "I think the good side is that people are interested in owning newspapers and news media and that's always positive," said Hinds, CEO of News Media Canada, an advocacy group for daily and com- munity media outlets. "I think it does put paid to the idea that we're a dinosaur media when entrepreneurial business people want to take over and ac- cept the challenge." WHAT'S IN STORE FOR TORSTAR? ADAM MARTIN-ROBBINS amartinrobbins@yrmg.com WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS PART OF DEAL TO TAKE COMPANY PRIVATE See ‘LOCAL’,page 5 THURSDAY JUNE 4, 2020 FIND UP-TO-DATE LOCAL COVID-19 NEWS ONLINE THANK YOU FOR MAKING US YOUR TRUSTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION D UR H A M R E G I O N . C O M / C O R O N A V I R U S Featuring local crafters and home improvement product and service providers ready to help with your spring and summer projects. VIRTUAL Home Show Go to: https://durhamtradeshow.lndpg.ca/ Had Your Eyes Checked Lately? Durham Optometric Clinic Is NOW OPEN! Dr.Dr.Dr Farooq Khan &Associates Book your appointment today! We Practice ALL Covid-19 Health & Safety Procedures! 62 Harwood Ave.,Ave.,A South,Unit 2,Ajax Plaza 905.426.1434 1360 Kingston Road,Pickering •905.831.6870 New TOUGH TIMES FOR PET CHARITIES Ryan Pfeiffer/Metroland Competitors made their way along the path during the 8th Annual Furry Friends 5k along the Oshawa waterfront in support of local animal rescue charities in 2018. The Second Chance Wildlife Sanctuary has managed to keep its staff, but volunteers are few and far between for distancing purposes. See page 3. dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m New s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 4 , 2 0 2 0 | 2 Inside or out, stay safe. Save lives. You’re making a difference to kee p people safe from COVID-19 We all need to continue our efforts to protect each other. Get tested if you are worried you may have COVID-19, or have been exposed to the virus. Practice physical distancing,stay two metres apart. Wear a face covering when physical distancing is a challenge. Continue to wash hands frequently. 2 m Visit ontario.ca/coronavirus Paid for by the Government of Ontario 3 | Pi c k e r i n g N e w s A d v e r t i s e r | P | T h u r s d a y , J u n e 4 , 2 0 2 0 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m DURHAM — Just as charities that help humans are struggling during CO- VID-19, so are the ones res- cuing animals. The fundraisers they re- ly on to operate are can- celled, volunteers are stay- ing home and their usual ways of operating have changed. Second Chance Wildlife Sanctuary, a Pick- ering-based cat rescue, had to cancel its big spring dance and silent auction, as well as the yard sales it relies heavily on, since the rescue is run completely on volunteer dollars. "We've cancelled visit- ing hours," said president Phyllis Healey. "The adop- tions are pretty well on hold also, because of per- sonal distancing." Second Chance will still assist those looking to re- home their pet. The sanctu- ary has managed to keep its staff, but volunteers, the ones who usually play with the cats, are few and far be- tween for distancing pur- poses. "The cats are missing out a bit but we're manag- ing this way anyway," Hea- ley said. "Hopefully like ev- erybody hopes, we can get back before too long." The Animal Guardian Society is missing its fund- raising events, too. "Fundraising was obvi- ously a really huge con- cern because as you can imagine, most of our fund- raising is done in person," TAGS founder Kathy As- ling said. TAGS prides itself on dog training, a big part of its adoptions. Classes have been virtual due to CO- VID-19. "It doesn't replace the one-on-one help," Asling said.TAGS hopes to do smaller classes since it has a large property. Through its foster pro- gram, TAGS is able to take in and adopt out pets and adhere to COVID-19 safety measures. For some, the same old problems have been ampli- fied."Unfortunately, a lot of the cats that we have taken in recently have been dumped cats," said Melin- da Diebel, co-ordinator of the Uxbridge Cat Coalition, a group of local rescue agencies that work togeth- er. Since veterinarians have only recently started performing spay and neu- ter surgeries, there is a long wait list, and many of the cats are not fixed. "All of us are stuck," said Diebel. "So now we have fosters that are full of animals that can't be fixed. And we can't keep sticking animals in our fosters that can't be fixed." TAGS is seeing this too, as females are going into heat. "We have a massive line- up of dogs and cats who need their spays and neu- ters soon," said Asling. She's grateful for at least one bright side. "We had a big influx in our applications for foster and adoptions as well," said Asling. But as usual, the pup- pies are the first to go. "We have several adult dogs right now," said As- ling. "These are the ones that just sit and sit and sit." When the animal rescue community in Uxbridge saw an increase in home- less cats during COVID-19, members decided to create the Emergency Uxbridge- Scugog Pet Food Bank, in case buying food was one of the reasons people were giving up their pets. "And the demand was way more than we antici- pated," said Diebel. It reached out to groups already working with fami- lies in need and is provid- ing food for them to hand out. Also, the food bank is available from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Wednesday at Township of Uxbridge Of- fices, 51 Toronto St. S., Ux- bridge. "Anyone is welcome to come," said Diebel. She said the pet food bank is not looking to rein- vent the wheel. "We just want to work with structures already in place and make sure they have enough food to hand out," she said. Second Chance is still operating its bottle drive."It's not a lot but it's still something," said Hea- ley. The sanctuary hopes people will submit photos for the annual calendar and purchase the calen- dars when they're for sale. Instructions are available on the website. TAGS is working on plans for an online raffle and other ways to raise funds on its website. It is al- so looking for more volun- teers to do jobs virtually. STORY BEHIND THE STORY: Durhamregion- .com is looking at different ways charities are being affected by COVID-19. Ani- mal charities are getting hit as well. FALLOUT FROM CORONAVIRUS RUFF FOR ANIMAL CHARITIES KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com NEWS LACK OF VOLUNTEERS, FUNDRAISING, PROBLEM PET CHARITIES FACING Competitors burst from the starting line during the 8th Annual Furry Friends 5k in June 2018. Torstar file photo PICKERING — The City of Pickering Public Li- brary Board has appointed Jackie Flowers as the CEO and director of libraries for the municipality. Flowers has spent the past eight years at the Cal- gary Public Library (CPL) and was most recently its director of service design. She played a leadership role in the grand opening of Calgary's new Central Li- brary, a landmark facility which has garnered inter- national acclaim for its ar- chitectural brilliance, as well as industry recogni- tion for its exceptional and visceral patron experienc- es within. In service design, Flow- ers led the innovation re- naissance of CPL by manag- ing dozens of teams and pro- jects, utilizing a design- thinking framework that applied empathy, curiosity and prototyping to achieve the organizational goals. Some of her key accom- plishments include design- ing a unique learning space for school-aged children in the new Central Library, spearheading new partner- ships with the University of Calgary and University of Alberta, and launching a bookmobile service to meet the needs of underserviced communities. Prior to her time at CPL, Flowers worked at Deloitte as a chartered professional accountant for several years. This enabled her to manage aggregate budgets of around $13 million for In- digenous language pro- jects, service design, and li- brary material acquisi- tions. PICKERING'S NEW LIBRARY CEO ARRIVES FROM CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY 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 | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 4 , 2 0 2 0 | 4 Land in Durham Region NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS: DESTROY NOXIOUS WEEDS WORKS DEPARTMENT PUBLIC NOTICE The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby Ont. L1N 6A3 Telephone 905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102 • durham.ca www.facebook.com/regionofdurham www.twitter.com/regionofdurham Notice is hereby given to all persons in possession of land, in accordance with the Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990 Chapter W.5, Sections 3, 16 and 23 that unless noxious weeds growing on their lands within the Regional Municipality of Durham are destroyed throughout the season, the Municipality may enter upon said lands and have the weeds destroyed, charging costs against the land, as set out in the Weed Control Act. The main purpose of the Weed Control Act R.S.O. 1990, is to reduce the impact of noxious weeds on the industries of agriculture and horticulture. Primarily, this Act applies to agricultural and horticultural lands that generate income or other benefits to agriculture, this excludes lawns, gardens and private areas for personal enjoyment and leisure. In Urban Areas Sections 3, 13, 16 and 18 do not apply to noxious weeds or weed seeds that are far enough away from any land used for agricultural or horticultural purposes. For more information, consult the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs webpage regarding Weed Control Act frequently asked questions: www.ontario.ca/omafra (search for Weed Control Act). For questions, please contact the following staff from the Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department: Weed Inspector 905-668-7711 ext. 3501 weeds@durham.ca If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 3518. Use your own extension or your clerk’s extension. If the project information is posted on CDEAP website then use that direct url. www.durham.ca/cdeap You are not alone. During these difficult and frightening �mes, the essen�al services of the four Violence Against Women shelters in Durham Region are open to support women with and without children who are experiencing violence and abuse. If you or someone you know needs support, please reach out to one of these organiza�ons: Y’s WISH Shelter (905) 576-2997 The Denise House (905) 728-7311 Herizon House (905) 426-1064 Bethesda House (905) 623-6045 DURHAM — This year, Durham Region and Ajax are doing Canada Day a dif- ferent way. On Wednesday, July 1, from 2 to 5 p.m., Canada Day the Durham Way will showcase talent and attrac- tions in the arts and cul- ture scenes virtually. "Canada Day the Dur- ham Way offers a chance to connect and come together in a new way — celebrating our great nation and the vi- brant region we will live in," John Henry, regional chair, said in a statement. "Al- though this year is different, communities across Dur- ham are uniting and finding innovative ways to stay #DurhamStrong during this challenging time. I en- courage everyone, from across the region, to tune in on July 1. Let's celebrate our amazing country, together." The event will feature the region's different cul- tures, performers, one-of- a-kind children's activities, and musical talent. Ajax Mayor Shaun Col- lier noted, "Creative and in- novative approaches to tra- ditional celebrations like Canada Day allow us to re- main connected as a com- munity while staying apart. On behalf of Ajax council and staff, we are ex- cited to participate in the Canada Day the Durham Way virtual festivities. We are looking forward to the collaborative showcase of talent from across our communities in this fresh, new and exciting format, and encourage all resi- dents to tune in." It will be livestreamed on Facebook Live. Residents are encour- aged to show their national pride by sharing photos us- ing #DurhamStrong on so- cial media. Post your pho- tos and tag @RegionofDur- ham or your local munici- pality on Facebook or Twitter for a chance to have your photos featured during the live event. For more information, visit durham.ca/CanadaDay. AJAX JOINS REGION TO CELEBRATE CANADA DAY THE DURHAM WAY NEWS SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT DURHAMREGION.COM WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU SUBMIT YOUR LETTER TO THE EDITOR TODAY! 5 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 4 , 2 0 2 0 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Professional cabinet refinishing can update your kitchen look dramatically and save you time & money over the cost of a renovation! 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ULTRA TENDER KETTLECOOKEDBEEF ROAST 1 kg/2.2 lbs SERVES 8-10 FOR WELL UNDER $2/SERVING COMPARE AT $129511/2 lbs $795 $14 95 Torstar — a print and digital publishing company that owns the Toronto Star as well as six other daily newspapers in Ontario, 70- plus community newspa- pers, numerous news sites and digital properties across Canada — an- nounced the roughly $52- million deal with NordStar Capital May 26. "We are committed to in- vesting in the news busi- ness, along with preserving the Atkinson Principles, as fairness and accuracy will continue to guide the pap- ers' prevailing value sys- tem," said Jordan Bitove, who along with Paul Rivett formed NordStar Capital in order to buy Torstar and take it private. (The purchase must still officially be approved at a meeting of Torstar share- holders in mid-July.) Bitove and Rivett have pledged to keep the Star true to its progressive roots. To that end, they brought former Ontario Liberal Premier David Pe- terson on board and intend to make him vice-chair. "The progressive report- ing is what we support, and quite frankly, that's exactly why we brought David in. Someone with an incredi- ble reputation who lives those values every day," Bi- tove, who was part of the group that founded the To- ronto Raptors, told The Star. Rivett also said they don't intend to hack and slash their way to success. "Our current focus is that we're excited to bring new potential revenue sources and partners to the business and find ways to grow, not cut," said Rivett, who recently retired from Torstar's largest indepen- dent shareholder Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. As far as specific plans for Torstar's community newspapers, not much has been said, at this point, but Hinds doesn't expect any major changes. "Local is key right now and we've certainly seen that in the community sec- tor. I don't see that the own- ership is really going to change that," he said. "It's really about serving those communities and being the medium of record in those communities, which Met- roland (now Torstar Com- munities) has been for a lot of those communities." Hinds noted the new owners have talked about shifting to a more "digital strategy," but added it's "something you guys have already embraced and are moving forward with." The sale of Torstar comes at a time when the al- ready struggling newspa- per industry is being fur- ther battered by dramatic declines in advertising rev- enue caused by the corona- virus pandemic. "Unfortunately, we've got huge (readership) demand at the same time when a ma- jor source of revenue, and for many the community sectors the primary source of revenue, has disappeared or has been severely cut back," Hinds said. But the pandemic has al- so revealed how vital local newspapers are to the com- munities they serve, he added. "The real silver lining is that this crisis has shown how much people rely on, and appreciate, and value their local news brands," he said. "Nobody else is telling readers in their specific communities where to get COVID testing; how many cases there are, all of that stuff... and we've certainly seen that readers have re- sponded by viewing and reading the product at hugely increased rates." Hinds said Torstar's new owners are bound to find that appealing. "It's all about eyeballs and, I think, the industry has proven, yet again, when Canadians or Ontarians go to look for information and news about their communi- ty, we know where they're looking. That's got to be at- tractive to anybody looking to run the business." –with files from Josh Rubin, Rosa Saba, Canadian Press NEWS Continued from page 1 ‘LOCAL IS KEY’: PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS, SAYS HINDS Jordan Bitove Paul Rivett John Hinds 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 | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 4 , 2 0 2 0 | 6 ABOUT US This newspaper, published every Thursday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 80 community publica- tions across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. Complainants are urged to bring their concerns to the attention of the news- paper and, if not satisfied, write The National NewsMedia Council,Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca newsroom@durhamregion.com facebook.com/newsdurham @newsdurham WHO WE ARE Vice President Dana Robbins General Manager Anne Beswick Director of Content Joanne Burghardt Director Distribution Mike Banville Director Creative Services Katherine Porcheron CONTACT US Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser 865 Farewell Street Oshawa, ON L1H 6N8 Phone: 905- 579-4407 Newsroom: 905-215-0481 Sales: 905-215-0424 Classifieds: 1-800-263-6480 Fax: 905-579-2238 Web: www.durhamregion.com Letters to the editor All letters must be fewer than 320 words and include your name and telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Published letters will appear in print and/or online at durhamregion.com Delivery For all delivery inquiries, please call 905-683-5117. PICKERING — A mili- tary report citing horrific conditions, public outrage and a takeover by the prov- ince only scratch the sur- face of the events sur- rounding the long-term care home in Pickering last week. Nearly 80 people have died at the home during the COVID-19 pandemic. A report by Canadian Armed Forces, which was called in to assist Orchard Villa during the COVID-19 outbreak, described find- ings of cockroaches and flies, residents left in soiled diapers, improper feeding and rotting food as some of the problems found at the home. "It was the worst report, the most heart-wrenching report I have ever read in my entire life. Ever," Onta- rio Premier Doug Ford said at a press conference. On May 27, the provin- cial government an- nounced it was taking over the management of Or- chard Villa as well as four other retirement homes in Ontario. Inspection teams will al- so be sent to the five homes and will be on site for two weeks, conducting inter- views. The province has start- ed an investigation into the conditions at the homes and "the results will be turned over to the police," Ford said. The premier said he's fully prepared to pull li- cences of homes that aren't operating properly and ef- ficiently. "I'll do whatever it takes," Ford said. He added an indepen- dent commission will be set up over the summer and will investigate what happened at long-term care facilities during the pandemic. June Morrison's father was an Orchard Villa resi- dent who died on May 3. She and other families want to know when the province is actually taking over, and if they are remov- ing the primary individu- als of concern sitting in key management and adminis- trative roles. "Also how are they go- ing to assess and weed out the bad elements ... bad ac- tors ... who are in nursing or PSW roles given the ne- glect and abuse statements in the military report?" Morrison said in an email. And she wants to know if cameras managed by families will be accepted as the eyes and ears of the el- ders who are at risk. "They have a right to see and speak to their loved ones daily," she said. Morrison and other in- dividuals have long been criticizing problems with- in the home. "Whatever we were say- ing four or five weeks ago fell on deaf ears," she said. "It doesn't matter that we spoke on camera." She and other family members are looking for a formal response to an offi- cial call for action they twice sent to the province. A letter dated May 29 from The Families of Or- chard Villa asks that the province "begin an inde- pendent public inquiry as soon as possible. You will find that we are united in our need for this type of in- quiry, that we do not want an independent commis- sion where information is controlled and stones can be left unturned." Morrison said the group has sent the request once as a group in the past, and as individuals. "This was a serious re- quest," she said. She said big strides could have been made if families were listened to then. "We could have saved some lives," she said. "We could have changed proto- cols." Officials with Lakeridge Health said in a letter to families on Friday they ex- pect the COVID-19 out- break at Orchard Villa to be declared over in the next week or two, if there are no more positive cases. Lakeridge Health took over leadership of the out- break response at the home on April 22 and has been providing regular updates. Actions taken by Lake- ridge when it arrived on site included adding doz- ens of frontline providers to support care to resi- dents, along with initiating deep cleaning, infection prevention and control measures, and ongoing staff education and train- ing on the use of PPE. –with files from Keith Gilligan and Jillian Follert MANY QUESTIONS LINGER IN WAKE OF 'HEART-WRENCHING' REPORT ON ORCHARD VILLA KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com Flowers have been placed at the entrance of Pickering's Orchard Villa Retirement Community. May 6, 2020 Jason Liebregts/Torstar NEWS LAKERIDGE HEALTH SAYS OUTBREAK COULD BE OVER IN NEXT WEEK OR TWO PICKERING — Delta Bingo and Gaming is re- sponding to the need for personal protective equip- ment for Ontario's front- line health-care workers. In partnership with a lo- cal manufacturer, Delta Bingo and Gaming is in the process of delivering thou- sands of face shields to hos- pitals, health-care facili- ties and long-term care res- idences across Ontario. "Our front-line workers are putting their health at risk each and every day to keep us safe and we at Delta Bingo want to do our part to support them in any way we can," says Cam John- stone, CEO of Delta Bingo and Gaming. "We have always been a committed community partner, and that means stepping in when it really counts." Delta Bingo has kick- started this initiative with $20,000 toward initial pro- duction and is joining forc- es with the local communi- ty to bring even more shields to the front lines faster. A GoFundMe page has been set up to collect dona- tions that will go directly to the production and distri- bution of this equipment to communities across the province. DELTA BINGO PICKERING DONATES FACE SHIELDS TO FRONT-LINE WORKERS PICKERING -- Munici- palities across the province are spending a hefty amount of hand sanitizer and face masks to cope with the COVID-19 pan- demic. The City of Pickering has spent $133,662 on per- sonal protection equip- ment. This amount in- cludes what the city has consumed so far, as well as inventory supply expected to last throughout the year. The bulk of the equip- ment went to Pickering Fire Services, costing $55,682. The community services de- partment has required the second most equipment, costing $15,457. Engineering services has spent $23. These amounts are for all safety and PPE costs, in- cluding hand sanitizer. The city also recently placed an order for 50,000 masks, costing $62,500. PICKERING SPENDS $133,662 ON PPE 7 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 4 , 2 0 2 0 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Recover. Thank You for Doing Your Part! Katherine Ross, Waste Management Technician for the Region of Durham talks everything Waste. Send your waste related questions or comments to waste@durham.ca If you require this information in an accessible format, please call 1-800-667-5671 •durham.ca/waste Long Term Waste Plan For the past twenty years, Durham’s waste management priorities have been guided by the 2000-2020 Long-Term Waste Management Strategy Plan approved by Regional Council in 1999. The strategy included goals such as diverting 50 per cent of Durham’s waste from disposal by implementing a comprehensive waste management system that included food waste organics; finding an alternate disposal location for the Region’s garbage when the Keele Valley Landfill closed; and investigating an Energy-from-Waste type facility for waste disposal. Fast forward twenty years and the Region has met all the goals of the original waste management strategy. In 2019, Durham’s waste diversion rate was 63 per cent – well over the 50 per cent goal set in 1999. Regional Council reset the goal in 2008 to a 70 per cent diversion rate, which the Region is now working to meet. The Region assumed waste management services from the City of Pickering, the Town of Ajax, the Municipality of Clarington, and the Townships of Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock while partnering with The City of Oshawa and Town of Whitby to ensure that all the residents in Durham receive uniform collection programs. We launched the curbside green bin program to collect source separated food and organic materials, expanded the list of acceptable materials in the blue box program and introduced curbside recycling programs for electronics, porcelain and batteries. After the Keele Valley Landfill closed in 2002, garbage was shipped to landfills located in Michigan and New York State for several years until the Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC) was approved, constructed and became operational in 2016. We now have a stable, made in Durham, long-term disposal solution that turns residual garbage into a resource and generates enough electricity to power 10,000 households every year. Recently, Durham Region Council approved a Mixed Waste Pre-Sort and Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility as the preferred method to manage the Region’s organic waste for the future. AD has environmental benefits that contribute to Durham’s climate change mitigation initiatives. The new facility will be a first of its kind in North America—highlighting our leadership here in Durham Region. The facility will process residential garbage and organics from within Durham. Anaerobic Digestion is a process where bacteria breaks down food scraps, to create energy as a renewable natural gas, turning waste into a resource. The Mixed Waste Pre-Sort and AD facility is an example of a made in Durham solution that meets the Region’s waste management needs and creates energy in the process. You can learn more about this project in Durham Region at durham.ca/ADProject. As the Region moves beyond the timeframe of the previous long-term waste management plan, there is a need to establish goals and objectives for the next twenty years. Last year, Regional Council directed staff to begin work on a Plan to cover 2021 to 2040. This Plan will focus on maximizing diversion of waste from disposal. We will do this by developing other innovative ways to use waste as a resource in a circular economy while demonstrating leadership in sustainability and addressing the climate crisis. Examples of other innovative ways to use waste as a resource could include reducing single use plastics and reuse options for ash generated at the DYEC. Work on the new 2021-2040 Long-Term Waste Management Plan has started with consultation planned for later this summer to get input from the local area municipalities, our residents and other stakeholders. While our plans for in-person consultations have been put on hold during this time of physical distancing, we are developing ways to engage with residents in an on-line forum. Stay tuned for opportunities to provide your opinion. For more information visit durham.ca/WastePlan Financial Advisor SuSan M Lepp 1105 Finch Avenue Unit #1B, Pickering, ON L1V 1J7 905-831-4611 • www.edwardjones.com Tax ReTuRn ChoiCes - spend oR invesT?AA&&QQ Are you expecting a tax refund? If you are, you might be tempted to run out an spend the money you receive, but there are other uses for your mini- windfall. Here are a few suggestions: Invest in an RRSP. Use your refund to get an early start on this year’s contribution. Make up for missed RRSP contributions in the past.You’ll boost retirement savings and create a larger tax deduction this year or in future years. Pay off high - interest debt. Pay down credit card balances, personal loans or other expensive debt. Pay down your RRSP loan. If you borrowed money to make last year’s contribution, pay down the loan. Pay down the mortgage. Every dollar you put toward your mortgage is a dollar on which you won’t pay interest for the next 5, 10 or even 25 years. Contribute to an RESP. Put money into a Registered Education Savings Plan for you children or grandchildren. Of course it won’t hurt to spend a little of your refund on yourself. Everybody needs to have some financial fun but try to limit it to 10% to 20%. Edward Jones, Member Canadian Investment Protection Fund PICKERING — Pickering se- niors can connect through a new program called Seniors Centres Without Walls. One of the different ways the city is working to increase resi- dent engagement and community support during COVID-19, the new program brings seniors together using their regular home phone or cellphone. Seniors can call in and immediately become part of one of three seniors programs. Trivia Tuesdays will run at 2 p.m. every Tuesday; Spotlight Se- ries information sessions will run Wednesdays at 1 p.m.; Name That Tune Thursdays will run at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday. Seniors can call 1-866-279-1594 a few minutes before the session and enter the participant code 260259 or receive a call by regis- tering in advance. To preregister, call 905-420-4660 ext. 2078. Staff are reinventing the city's social media channels and online portals to provide a new form of engagement, service and events through an innovative new cam- paign #StayHomeMakeMemo- ries. Activities, events and inspi- rational messages are now being offered by web, phone and all city social media channels, including Pickering Events, Pickering Mu- seum, Recreation Pickering, Free Teen Stuff, and Pickering FIT. Residents can tune into the city's social media channels for activities, events, and inspira- tion paired with accurate infor- mation, support, and education regarding COVID-19. COMMUNITY NEW PROGRAM HELPS SENIORS STAY CONNECTED DURHAM - Police committed no criminal wrongdoing during an arrest that resulted in a Pick- ering man sustaining a broken wrist last fall, according to the Special Investigations Unit. Durham officers responding to a report of an armed man on Oct. 11, 2019, deployed a Taser when he refused to drop a knife, according to a synopsis of the re- port by Joseph Martino. The 63- year-old man was taken to hospi- tal, where he was found to have a broken wrist. Martino concluded there were no grounds to conclude offi- cers had committed a criminal offence during their interaction with the man. NEWS NO CHARGES FOR DURHAM COPS Do n ’ t b e a L i t t e r B u g ! 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The nose area has a plastic coated wire to enable you to mold the mask tight to your nose. Machine washable and dryable Visit our website at hancockurbanwear.com for more details and to facilitate your online purchase. Contact Joyce 905-442-8961 • www.hancockurbanwear.com Joyce Hancock Designs Don’t be a LitterBug! Please keep our community clean. AJAX — Starting Fri- day, you can check books out of the Ajax Public Li- brary. The library is offering contactless curbside pick- up beginning May 29 at the main branch. "We're excited to once again provide physical ma- terials to our customers; however, the health and safety of our community is paramount," Chief Librari- an and Executive Sarah Vaisler said in a statement. "We have introduced addi- tional safety measures and are committed to ensuring our curbside service is con- tactless." This new service will be available from Tuesday to Saturday between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Follow these steps to use the service: • Customers are invited to place their holds as nor- mal. • Hold notifications will be sent via email or text when your requested mate- rials are ready to be picked up. • Customers must drive to the Main Branch loca- tion and park in one of three designated curbside pickup parking spots. • Once parked, call 905- 683-4000, ext. 8840 to notify the staff of your arrival. • Library staff will bring your hold materials to your vehicle and place them in the trunk. Staff will not be accept- ing material returns from customers at the curb. Cus- tomers may use drop boxes at the Main Branch, which will be open during curb- side pickup hours. Safety measures being used by library staff in- clude physical distancing, good hand hygiene and re- spiratory etiquette while in the building. Other mea- sures include: • All staff will have Per- sonal Protective Equip- ment and will be required to complete a health sur- vey before work; • A 72-hour quarantine period for all returned ma- terials; • Increased disinfecting and cleaning of high touch points; • Replacing metal drop boxes with canvas bins; and • Eliminating shared workstations. The main library branch is at 55 Harwood Ave. S. Library customers with questions or concerns about curbside pickup and drop box availability can call 289-943-5001 or email li- braryinfo@ajaxlibrary.ca from Monday to Saturday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m and 4:30 p.m. Full details on the new curbside pickup and drop box procedures, including a customer FAQ, is avail- able on the library's web- site at ajaxlibrary.ca. AJAX LIBRARY OPENING UP FOR CURBSIDE PICKUPS NEWS The Ajax Public Library will start to offer curbside pickup of items on Friday, May 29. 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ANoTHER SoLD ANoTHER SoLD 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 | Th u r s d a y , J u n e 4 , 2 0 2 0 | 12 Elliot Lake...livewell Live in a retirement community where you can have the active lifestyle you want, affordably! Apartments from $545/month Townhomes from $800/month Homes from $885/month For more information on rentals or to order an information package contact us at: 1.800.461.4663 retireelliotlake.com PICKERING — Memories of Ralph Sutton are met with laughter and tears as his daugh- ters reminisce about their late father. The longtime Pickering resi- dent and active community member died on April 30. "He was clearly a man who valued family and relationships and he never failed to speak his mind," said his daughter, Debo- rah Murray. He was passionate about a number of community issues and initiatives. "I think everyone will remem- ber him as 'Mr. Wonderful.' He was a community man and looked after everyone and gave selflessly of himself," said his daughter, Donna Tunstead. Sutton sat on the Pickering Mayor's Gala committee and al- ways looked forward to the big night. Tunstead recalled how much her dad loved the dance floor, and how hard it was to get him to leave. "He loved life, he loved the cot- tage, he loved the grandchil- dren," she said. Sutton taught his family how to play euchre and cribbage, Tunstead said, and "he loved the challenge of who could beat him at horseshoes." He often saw to it that some- one got whip cream in the face at Thanksgiving dinner. He took great pride in his grandchildren's accomplish- ments. "He liked to go to every event and he encouraged them to do well," said his daughter, Cather- ine Morris. "He took great pride in being able to teach them his way how to do things." Sutton was also involved in a number of local issues and orga- nizations. His did important work with Ajax-Pickering-Uxbridge United Way; the Rouge Valley Hospital Gala Committee; and the York- Durham Big Pipe Advisory Com- mittee. He also sat on the Veri- dian Hydro Corporation board of directors. Sutton was named the 2009 Pickering senior of the year for his contributions to his commu- nity. "He is a tireless worker with an impressive list of accomplish- ments in our community and his efforts have contributed to the betterment of us all," Mayor Dave Ryan said at the award cer- emony. Sutton moved from Scarbor- ough to Pickering in 1985 and was married to his wife, Carol Sut- ton, for 59 years before she died in August 2019. She was also an active community member and volunteer. Ralph Sutton died of heart failure, but his heart was aching too. "He thought he could handle that but he was really very bro- ken-hearted and that didn't help his physical well-being," Murray said. Even in that time, he made the best of life. "We did enjoy our time with him," said Murray. As well as his four daughters, Sutton left behind seven grand- children. His first great grand- child is on the way. "We're very sad he didn't make it to see that," said Morris. Sutton did know the good news, and ordered a stuffed ani- mal so the baby would have a gift from him. The family is considering a virtual memorial due to CO- VID-19 limitations. DAUGHTERS REMEMBER LONGTIME PICKERING RESIDENT RALPH SUTTON KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com COMMUNITY RALPH SUTTON WAS THE 2009 PICKERING SENIOR OF THE YEAR, SAT ON COMMITTEES, VOLUNTEERED Ralph Sutton, pictured with his late wife, Carol Sutton, was an active member in the community and held a number of volunteer roles. He won the 2009 Pickering Senior of the Year award. He died on April 30. Donna Tunstead photo Tom Hanks tells a toy story By Laura Harding It was 1991 when Tom Hanks rst went into a booth at Disney Studios to lend his voice to the character of cow- boy Woody. That was before “Sleepless In Seat- tle”, before his consecutive Oscar wins for “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump”, and long before the world knew what a Pixar movie even was. When the lm eventually came out in 1995, the same year he starred in “Apol- lo 13”, it changed cinema forever. It was the rst feature-length lm entirely created using computer ani- mation, and it rewrote the rulebook on what an animated lm could be. “Every one of these lms has been some version of a miracle,” Hanks, now 62, says in wonder, days before the re- lease of “Toy Story 4”. “The rst one because we were all left wondering, ‘How did they do that?’ “Then the second one because, lo and behold, everything in there actually made sense and they solved all these problems. “I would say to them, ‘Hey Pixar, how are you going to get toys across a street in this one?’ And they say, ‘Yeah we have like 17 di erent scenarios of how to get toys across the street.’ “And if they can gure that out, I guess they can gure out all the other emotional arcs that they have to play with in this. “Then the end of 3 was... oh my lord it was like the end of “The Passion Play At Oberammergau” or something like that. It was this all-encompassing look at life and the lessons to be learned from it.” But it’s because of this that Hanks was nervous to come back and make a fourth lm. It’s been almost 10 years since the last one was in cinemas, won two Oscars (for best animated lm and best original song) and was widely considered to be the perfect conclusion to a beloved tril- ogy. It felt so nished that Hanks never ex- pected to make another. “I don’t think anybody did. When we rst began to talk about it, they don’t give us a script, they just kind of get to- gether with you and they say, ‘Here are some of the things we are planning to do’. “And speaking for the cast, the only questions I had were ‘When?’ and ‘Are you sure? Are you sure you want to take another stab at this?’ “Because we are just the voices and we sweat blood in order to get this thing out. They have to work on it for the bet- ter part of ve or six years from start to nish and if they screw up... man, they are toast, they don’t want to go through that.” Luckily they did not screw up. The new instalment nds Woody, Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) and the whole gang of toys far from home and discovering old friends and new ones on an eye-opening road trip. While new stars have joined the cast, including Keanu Reeves, Christine Hen- dricks and Jordan Peele, returning to Woody was an emotional experience for Hanks, whose life has changed so much since he rst uttered some of the cow- boy’s famous pull-string catchphrases. “I recorded as Woody for the rst time in 1991, in Studio B at the Disney Studios, with Doc the engineer. My last session for Toy Story 4 was in Studio B at Disney Studios with Doc the engineer. It was a big deal,” he re ects fondly. He was recently at Disneyland with his wife Rita Wilson and some of his grown-up children when the legacy of “Toy Story” really hit him. “They say it’s a franchise, when it’s the character you go back for, but I don’t know if I can put it in that way. “We were at Disneyland for one of those big, every character jamboree kind of light shows, a Mickey Fantasia, that kind of thing. “At the end of the show was this huge steamboat coming by, a paddlewheeler and every Disney character in creation is on it. “There was Mickey and the big bad wolf and Captain Hook and Pinocchio and all of the princesses, all the way through the ages and there on the boat too was Woody and Buzz and they were doing a choreographed dance and ev- Smart speakers are no lon- ger novel, and an estimated one in four adults in North America now owns at least one. This type of product (whether it’s made by Google, Apple or Amazon) may be par- ticularly useful for seniors. Here’s why. 1. It can simplify tasks. 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