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The invasive species chokes out native aquatic plants, harms habitat, encourages algae growth and creates problems for boaters. "It's very intrusive," said Glen Dickson, the yacht club's har- bourmaster. "You'd think it's alive. The density is incredible." Looking out his window, Asim Bukhari couldn't miss the weeds 'YOU'D THINK IT'S ALIVE': FRENCHMAN'S BAY OVERRUN BY WEEDS See ‘IT JUST’,page 6 INVASIVE SPECIES HAS TAKEN OVER KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com Glen Dickson is working to find a solution before Frenchman's Bay is no longer usable, as the weeds in the bay are taking over. Jason Liebregts/Torstar Catch a Great Deal! Browse our inventory of vehicles by Body Style, popular Makes and Models, Province, popular Cities or by Price. Whatever path you choose, you will find the right car, in the right location, for the right price! 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ForServicedisruptionnotificationcall1.866.278.9993 @cityofpickering Weekly Community Page September 3 Customer Care Centre 905.683.7575 (24 hour line) customercare@pickering.capickering.ca Labour Day Hours of Operation CivicComplex(CityHall)905.420.2222 September7 Closed RecreationComplex,Pool&Arena 905.683.6582 September7 Closed DunbartonPool 905.831.1260 September7 Closed EastShoreCommunityCentre 905.420.6588 September7 Closed GeorgeAsheCommunityCentre 905.420.2370 September7 Closed PickeringMuseumVillage 905.683.8401 September7 Closed PickeringPublicLibraries 905.831.6265 September6&7 Closed PickeringAnimalShelter 905.683.7575 September7 Closed HauntedGhostDrive-ThruTours pickeringmuseumvillage.ca 905.683.8401 Takeadrivingtourofthehistoricvillageatnightandhear storiesfromthepastthatstillhauntustoday. EveryThursday &FridayinSeptember. Tourtimesstartevery5minutesbeginningat7:00pm. 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ThestaffreportrecommendstheendorsementofthePlanningRecommendationsReport,August2020,preparedbytheCity’s consultants,SGLPlanning&DesignLtd.(SGL)andthatCouncilauthorizeCityDevelopmentstafftoundertaketheOfficialPlan AmendmentandZoningBy-lawAmendmentprocessestoimplementtherecommendationscontainedintheSGLReport. TheCity’sconsultants,SGL,willbepresentinganoverviewoftheirPlanningRecommendationsReport,August2020tothe Committee.TheSGLreportwillbeavailableontheprojectwebsiteafter9:00amonSeptember4,2020. AcopyofthereportpreparedbytheCityDevelopmentDepartmentwillbeavailableattheofficeoftheCityClerk,andonthe Citywebsiteafter9:00amonSeptember4,2020. TheelectronicCommitteemeetingwillprovideinterestedpartiestheabilitytolearnabouttherecommendationsthatarebeing considered,andtoprovidecomments. Thiselectronicmeetingwillbeheldon:Monday,September14,2020at7:00pm Residentscanparticipateelectronicallybyaudio,orwatchthemeetinglivestreamedviatheCityofPickering’sYouTube channelwww.youtube.com/SustainablePickering.Pleasenotethatalthoughthisitemisscheduledfor7:00pm,this mattercouldbedelayedduetoCommittee’sconsiderationofprecedingagendaitems. ShouldyouwishtoaddressthePlanning&DevelopmentCommitteeregardingthisitemduringtheelectronicmeeting,please registerwiththeCityClerkby12:00noononthebusinessdaypriortothemeeting.Pleasevisitwww.pickering.ca/delegationto registeroremailclerks@pickering.ca.Pleaseensurethatyouprovidethetelephonenumberyouwishtobecalledatsothatyou canbeconnectedviaaudiowhenitisyourturntomakeadelegation. Yourcommentsand/orquestionsregardingthisstudycanbeforwardedtoMargaretKish,MCIP,RPP,PrincipalPlanner,Policy, CityDevelopmentDepartment,bytelephoneat905.420.4660,ext.2196,oremailmkish@pickering.ca. Formoreinformationpleasevisitourprojectwebsiteat:www.pickering.ca/InfillStudy. 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Starting September 8, residents can place up to four (4) bags at the curb every other week. Bags over the limit will require a garbage bag tag. For garbage bag tag information and locations, visit durham.ca/waste. Never forget your garbage day again! Download the “Durham Region Waste”App. Available on both Apple and Android. If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-667-5671. that have taken over about half of the bay. He voiced his concerns to the City of Pickering and shared pho- tos on Facebook, which garnered responses from others who have noticed. "I've been (in Pickering) for 25 years. It doesn't look good," he said. He also worries about the fish and the health of the bay. "For us specifically it's a safety issue more than anything else," said Dickson. "If (someone falls) into those weeds, there's a very good chance they're going to get tangled up and drown." The club runs a sailing school for children and the weeds have become an issue. "In many cases it's only a foot or so into the water and they've been getting snagged," said Ful- ton. And it's a problem for mem- bers. "I haven't taken my boat out for three weeks now," said Fulton. The last time he did, his engine overheated badly for the first time in 25 years. The yacht club tries to keep its channel as clear as possible with cutting and some aquatic weed spraying. "It's the first year we've had to spray in almost 60 years of opera- tion," Dickson said. "But we're now getting weeded in at the docks." The problem has been ongoing for a decade but has really shown its true colours this summer. The invasive species is present in many waterways. "The difference is the way it's growing in Frenchman's Bay," said Ward 1 city councillor Mau- rice Brenner. "It will choke the bay if we don't stop it." Councillors and the city are working with stakeholders on a fix. In 2012, boaters and nearby residents formed the Allies of Frenchman's Bay Association to tackle the issue. In 2013, various measures were put into place, including the use of milfoil weevil, which de- stroys water-milfoil. But the com- pany undertaking the work went bankrupt and the problem has largely gone unaddressed. Seven years later, stakehold- ers, willing to share the costs, are weighing two options. One is the use of an Eco Har- vester, a water vessel that can go four feet below the water surface. "Literally it grabs the weed and pulls it out by the root," Bren- ner said. It's been used in British Co- lumbia and other places in the U.S. Another option is cutting the weeds, like Ontario Power Gener- ation does around both the Pick- ering and Darlington nuclear plants. Brenner said stakeholders are looking at setting up a test this fall through Laurentis Energy Partners which is an OPG sub company that operates this pro- gram to assess how their vessel will perform. "This will not be a quick solu- tion," Brenner said. "Depending on how well the test goes, Picker- ing will require their services on a go forward basis starting in 2021." Stakeholders are meeting to discuss both options. "The problem with this weed is it doesn't die," said Dickson, add- ing next year the weeds will start at this year's height. "It just gets exponentially worse every single year," he said. STORY BEHIND THE STORY: Frenchman's Bay is one of Pickering's greatest features and durhamregion.com felt it necessary to look into the weed situation when a reader notified the newsroom. NEWS Continued from page 1 'IT JUST GETS EXPONENTIALLY WORSE EVERY SINGLE YEAR': GLEN DICKSON Stakeholders are working to find a solution before Frenchman's Bay it's no longer usable, as the weeds in the bay are taking over. Jason Liebregts/Torstar 7 | Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r | Th u r s d a y , S e p t e m b e r 3 , 2 0 2 0 dur h a m r e g i o n . c o m Notice of Ontario Regulation 438/20 (Zoning Order – Town of Ajax, Region of Durham) Take notice that on July 31, 2020, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act,with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 438/20. Ontario Regulation 438/20 applies to a portion (approximately 2.6 ha) of the property known municipally as 1401 Harwood Avenue North in the Town of Ajax, Ontario. The Minister’s Zoning Order was made based on a request from the Town of Ajax. For illustrative purposes, the lands are shown in the map below. A Zoning Order regulates the use of land and the erection, location and use of any building or structure on the land. Ontario Regulation 438/20 permits a 192-bed long-term care home and a 320-unit retirement home on the lands described above. Pursuant to the subsection 47(4)Planning Act,and except for the purposes of section 24, the Minister deemed Ontario Regulation 438/20 to be and to always have been a by-law passed by the council of the Town of Ajax. During the COVID-19 social distancing period when offices are closed, a copy of Ontario Regulation 438/20 may be viewed on the province’s e-Laws website (https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/200438). Alternatively, you may request a copy from: Andrew Doersam, Senior Planner (East Team) at 416-585-6451, or alternatively, by email at Andrew.doersam@ontario.ca. Once the COVID-19 social distancing period has ended, a copy will be available for viewing at the following locations: Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Municipal Services Office – Central Ontario 777 Bay Street, 13th Floor, Toronto, ON M7A 2J3 Town of Ajax 65 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax, ON L1S 2H9 MY-OH-MY!!! MINI CHICKEN PIES!!! UNBELIEVABLE PRICE!!! 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The school nurses will also support communication and engagement with par- ents, local communities and the broader health-care sector. The nurses will include both experi- enced and newly hired people. Planning is currently underway for a recruitment campaign. "The Health Department is also review- ing all information provided by the Minis- try to further understand our role, and we will be working with our local schools and school boards to develop and implement processes for responding to COVID-19 con- cerns," said the statement from Dr. Kyle. DURHAM HEALTH TO RECRUIT COVID-19 SCHOOL NURSES JENNIFER O'MEARA jomeara@durhamregion.com NEWS The Durham Region Health Department is seeking to recruit nurses to focus on schools and COVID-19. Ryan Pfeiffer/Torstar 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 , S e p t e m b e r 3 , 2 0 2 0 | 8 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. Two Ajax brothers have pleaded guilty to charges including kidnapping, ag- gravated assault and rob- bery, offences linked to a string of violent carjack- ings that terrorized the community in the fall of 2017. A prosecutor has called for 10 years in prison for Trenell and Trevell Ottley, who on Aug. 27 admitted their responsibility for the crime spree, which includ- ed seven incidents involv- ing carjacking, attempted carjacking and the robbery of people in or near their vehicles in north Ajax in October and November of 2017, and the armed rob- bery of a taxi driver in Ajax in late November of 2017. Trenell Ottley also pleaded guilty to robbing a woman who had responded to an online ad for a cell phone in Ajax in September of 2017. Victims of the crimes in- cluded a 17-year-old high school student who was ab- ducted near her home and held in her own car with a gun to her head while it was driven to an ATM, where suspects demanded she withdraw cash, court heard. Another victim, who fought back after a robbery attempt in the driveway of his own home, required emergency brain surgery after being as- saulted, prosecutor Dave Slessor said. Victims continue to suf- fer psychological issues as a result of the crimes, Sles- sor told Superior Court judge Laura Bird. "These are individuals who were near their homes - that's where these incidents all happened," Slessor said. "They no longer feel safe." Residents of Ajax and surrounding communities lived in fear during the six- week spree, Slessor said: "This was a community that was terrorized." Trenell was 24 and Tre- vell 21 when they were ar- rested in November of 2017. Durham police, who had the two under surveillance, closed in and arrested them as they robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint on Nov. 28, 2017. The armed robberies were committed with an air pistol that was stolen dur- ing one of the early carjack- ings - in that incident a man was struck in the shoulder with a hammer - court heard. The gun, which bore the suspects' DNA and blood from a victim who was beaten in his driveway, was seized during the ar- rest. The Ottley brothers, who are currently not in custody, appeared in a sec- ond-floor courtroom at the Oshawa courthouse on the morning of Aug. 27 for the plea, which had been scheduled to occur earlier this year but was on several occasions adjourned, then delayed for months by the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing occurred in a courtroom that had most of its seating restricted, while masked observers looked on. Lawyers made their submissions from behind plexiglass barriers. Slessor called for the brothers both to be sen- tenced to 10-year peniten- tiary terms, but added they ought to be credited with the equivalent of four years of pre-sentence custody. Both men were held in jail for 885 days and are entitled to enhanced credit for time spent in lockdown at the Central East Corrections Centre, he said. Defence counsel indicat- ed they'd seek six-year pen- itentiary terms. Justice Bird will rule on the sen- tences at a later date. In reading a statement of facts into the record, Slessor described a series of crimes that targeted vul- nerable people at or near their own homes, some of who were subjected to ter- rifying kidnappings during which they were forced in- to their own cars at gun- point, then driven to ATMs and forced to withdraw cash. The Ottleys typically drove off in the vehicles, which were later discov- ered abandoned in Ajax. Some of the crimes oc- curred "just around the corner" from the Hesketh Road residence where the brothers lived, court heard. In one incident, a man who fought back after an armed robbery attempt was assaulted and treated at hospital for serious lac- erations to his face and ear. A few days later, he felt un- well, Slessor said. "He went back to hospi- tal and it was determined he had a brain bleed that re- quired brain surgery," he said. In a victim impact state- ment, the 17-year-old girl who was kidnapped said she remains haunted by her trauma. "Ever since that day I haven't been able to live my life the same," she wrote. "I live with a sense of para- noia." Another victim de- scribed feeling fearful and nervous - to the point where he has a family member keep watch while he takes out the trash at night. "I never used to feel afraid. I now feel afraid constantly," the man wrote. "I hope they receive the jus- tice they deserve, and noth- ing less. "We cannot allow them to do this to anyone else again." BROTHERS PLEAD GUILTY TO AJAX CARJACKING, ROBBERY SPREE Trenell Ottley (right) and his brother, Trevell Ottley. Facebook photo JEFF MITCHELL jmitchell@durhamregion.com NEWS A man turned up at the Ajax-Pickering Hospital last Friday with a serious stab wound and police are appealing for the public's help. The 28-year-old victim and a friend walked into the emergency department at about 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 28. The victim was suffering from serious, but non-life threatening injuries, Dur- ham Regional Police report. The victim told police he was walking in south Ajax when he was stabbed. Very few details were provided. Investigators believe this may have happened in the Southwood or Clover Ridge neighbourhoods of south Ajax. Anyone living in these neighbourhoods who heard or saw anything unusual, or who has dash cam or home security foot- age, is asked to contact Det. Price of the West Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 2562. Anonymous informa- tion can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.durhamregional- crimestoppers.ca. 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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. 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Spend some time on a farm Forsythe Family Farms in Uxbridge has a new, fam- ily friendly 9-hole scaven- ger hunt called Greens on the Farm, that sees partici- pants stroll along a nine- hole golf course while solv- ing challenges. There's also Brooks Farm in Uxbridge, which has opened its playland that includes ziplines, a splash pad, farm animals, singing chickens tire swings, a fire truck and more. It's open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and admissi- on is $12 — its half price af- ter 3:30 p.m. Pingles Farm Market in Hampton is offering pic- nics on the farm Thursday to Sunday. Groups of up to 10 people can can order a picnic basket lunch then enjoy one of the farm's pic- nic spots complete with ta- ble, umbrella and a fun bin with a frisbee and other items to play with. Swing and slide at a new playground In 2019, we rounded up some of Durham's coolest playgrounds — why not see if there's one on the list that you haven't visited? (Note that Lakeview Park in Osh- awa is currently closed for construction) Connect with your local library Some of Durham's li- braries are open for book browsing and computer use. In-person programs aren't happening yet, but there are online options for kids. The Ajax Public Li- brary has a special back-to- school event on Sept. 4 at 1 p.m. to celebrate the release of new book Dogman: Grime & Punishment- . Starting Aug. 31, partici- pants can pick up a Dog- man activity kit curbside at the Main or Audley Branches and then Zoom for a fun-filled Friday after- noon. Three participants will win a copy of the new Dogman title. Other online library options include Yo- ga Family Story Time on Tuesday mornings with Oshawa Public Libraries and a collection of kid- friendly STEAM projects and experiments from Cla- rington Public Library. 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