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Vol 3 No 56
Wednesday, Nov 19 2008
No doc shortage
but patients
need doctors
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
The shortage of doctors in
Oshawa is no longer an issue,
but many residents report not
having family physicians.
According to the Oshawa
Physician
Recruitment
Taskforce, there are 14 family
doctors seeking patients in the
city. Since the Task Force
began recruiting they have
added 37 more family physicians to Oshawa’s tally.
Photos by Yinuo Zhang/The Oshawa Express
Jingling into their hearts
Mr Jingles, inset right, showed up at the Pfaff house when their cat, Toetoe brought home the fledgling mouse. Slightly injured and
a little worse for wear, the sister, brother doctor team of 17 year-old Dillon and 9 year-old Sarah nursed the little guy back to health.
The siblings taught Mr. Jingles how to drink milk from a plastic bag, mimicking mom. Mr. Jingles is alive and well and more than
three days into becoming a member of the Pfaff family.
500 rally for lesbian couple
By Cynthia McQueen
The Oshawa Express
Jane Currie and Anji Dimitriou are not alone.
At a rally held in their honour more than 500 people
from Oshawa, Toronto, Sudbury, Calgary and
Newfoundland came to support the couple and to speak out
against crimes of hate.
Children at Gordon B. Attersley Public School witnessed the lesbian couple being verbally and physically
assaulted while picking up their children from school.
Wayne Harrison, vice-president of Parents, Families and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) travelled from
New Brunswick to bring a message that they will be working to have this crime “upgraded to a hate crime to prevent
the horrific and brutal assault of Anji and Jane” from ever
happening again.
Seconding that emotion, Reverend Dr. Brent Hawkes
who received the Order of Canada as a gay and lesbian,
transsexual, transgender rights activist thanked Currie and
Dimitriou.
Dr. Hawkes praised Currie and Dimitriou for being open
about their relationship saying, “It used to be that interracial couples used to have to hide their relationship. It used
to be that Jewish people would change their last names in
order to be accepted. And it used to be that gay and lesbian
people would change the gender reference to our ‘partner’
at work. Those days for interracial couples are over. Those
days where Jewish people had to change their last names
are over. And those days where gays and lesbian had to hide
there relationships, that day is over. Equality in law must
now be made equality in practice.”
See POSITIVE Page 8
However, two separate
studies at two urgent care clinics show that more than 500
people do not have family
physicians.
“We certainly want to continue with physician recruitment in Oshawa, but we just
don’t know if it’s necessary,”
says Colin Sinclair, chairman
of the Oshawa Physician
Recruitment Taskforce.
Councillor Louise Parkes
says she is concerned with the
See STUDY Page 7
The budget is in
with less money
for cops
By Cynthia McQueen
The Oshawa Express
Durham Regional Police
Service (DRPS) and Durham
Police Board have yet to reach an
agreement over the new contract.
However the board has
approved a budget for 2009.
The new budget is $137 million, which is $431,000 less than
originally set by DRPS.
Doug Cavanaugh,
President DRPA
While DRPS has never operated with a debt fund before, Police
Chief Mike Ewles explained, “To
get us over the next few years.
We’re identifying $500,000 debt
fund in ’09,” with an increase in
that fund each year thereafter.
“I have to have that flexibility
in the budget to manoeuvre
around. And I think that’s the
challenge I have in assigning a
Police Chief Mike
Ewles
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Terry Clayton, DRPS
Board Chair
18-year-old grabbed in Oshawa
Durham Regional Police are
asking for the public’s help in
identifying a male that inappropriately touched and assault a
young woman on Halloween
night.
The victim, an 18-year-old
Oshawa resident, was walking
home by herself around 10 p.m.
in the area of McMillan Dr. and
Bond St. in Oshawa on Oct. 31,
when a lone man approached her
from behind.
The suspect then grabbed the
young girl and punched her in
the face. The victim was able to
fight off the male as he groped at
her. She ran from the area after
breaking free from his grip.
The suspect was last seen
running through Kinsmen Valley
View Park.
The victim arrived home and
called the police.
The teenager suffered a black
eye and a swollen cheek.
The suspect is described as
white, 25-30 years old, thin
build, unshaven face with dark
short spiky hair. He was wearing
blue jeans and a black hooded
sweatshirt at the time of the
attack.
Charges after faulty electrical repairs
Two men from Seagrave,
Ontario are facing a whole slew
of charges after the basement of
a Whitby home was found to be
incorrectly rewired. The home
has a number of electrical,
building and fire hazards
according to the Durham
Regional
Police
Service
(DRPS).
The Whitby homeowners
called DRPS in Sept. after the
contractors they hired failed to
continue with work saying the
dispute was regarding payment
issues.
The owners of the home in
the Taunton Rd. E. and Garden
St, were not happy with the
work and refused to pay any
more money.
The police became involved
with the fire and electrical safety officials, and inspected the
basement renovation and found
numerous building and electrical code violations, which
included exposed live wires,
overloaded receptacle boxes,
and uncapped electrical wires.
All these were considered safety
violations.
After a request by Ontario
Electrical Safety Authority
(OESA), the violations have
since been repaired.
The police are working with
the OESA and the Whitby Fire
Department in this investigation.
This is a critical time to
remind homeowners that anyone working with electricity and
wiring must be licensed with the
Electrical Safety Authority.
You must also file an application for inspection with the
same organization before proceeding with any repairs.
Tainted candy continues to pop-up
Two weeks after Halloween,
Durham Region Police have
been notified of two more cases
of tainted candy in Pickering.
On Nov. 12, more cold medication was found in what
looked like two sealed smartie
boxes.
Police are reminding parents
to triple check their children’s
Halloween candy.
There have now been seven
reported cases where the pills
have been found in Pickering. If
ingested, the medication could
have serious effects on a small
child.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Tipsters may be eligible for cash rewards.
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Coho home in Lake
Ontario once again
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
Coho salmon are
known for making fast
and furious sport fishing.
The MNR have been
Three years ago, Lake Ontario
anglers learned fast and furious how collecting eggs since
important re-stocking fish is for the Nov. of last year in order
to re-stock the lake.
love of their sport.
According to Holden,
Because natural reproduction
among fish is so low in Lake Ontario, the fish were raised in the
the coho salmon all but disappeared Ringwood hatchery until
when the Ministry of Natural just weeks ago when they
Resources (MNR) stopped restocking were released back into
the Credit River, where
the game fish in 2005.
“The fishery is primarily depend- they will live over the
Submitted photo
ent on stocked fish as very little natu- winter months.
Come spring they’ll The coho salmon is typically a silver-grey coloured fish,
ral reproduction occurs,” explains
Jeremy Holden, Fisheries Biologist move to the lake and con- but some have a reddish-tint.
with the Ontario Federation of Anglers tinue to grow and develop
for about two years before returning to the pier and stream fisherman. They
and Hunters (OFAH).
Fortunately, local Oshawa Creek, Credit River where they’ll spawn and stay silver and active much longer in
the same stream than Chinooks, and
die.
Wilmot Creek and Lake
Anglers are par- they are more eager to take baits while
Ontario anglers will soon
ticularly
excited in the river,” says Glenn Anderson,
welcome the popular
“The
fishery
is
about the re-stocking President of the MEA.
game fish back to their
Coho salmon usually live for three
primarily dependent as coho salmon are
waters.
or
four
years. They are typically 18 to
schooling fish, which
“We are pleased to be
on stocked fish as
make them easier to 24 inches in length and can weigh in
able to revive the coho
excess of 20 pounds.
very little
catch.
stocking program through
A local from Pickering set the
“Boat
anglers
our involvement with
natural
Ontario
record for the largest coho
appreciate
the
Ringwood,” says Mike
reproduction
schooling
nature salmon caught in Pickering back in
Reader,
Executive
making for fast and 1999. The salmon weighed 28.64
Director of the Ontario
occurs,”
furious action when a pounds.
Federation of Anglers and
-Jeremy Holden school is located,”
“The Ontario Federation of
Hunters.
Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and the
Fisheries Biologist says Holden.
Ringwood is the fish
They also spend Metro East Anglers (MEA) were able,
culture station where the
much more time in thanks to the support of the MNR and
fish are hatched.
“The partnership has been so suc- the river and are more active than the private industries … to revive the
cessful that it has allowed us to over Chinook salmon, which they are often stocking program,” says Holden.
deliver on the expectations set out for compared to. People often mistake Ringwood has already begun collection of coho salmon eggs for next
us when we took on the hatchery,” them for rainbow trout as well.
“Overall coho are great salmon for year’s stocking.
adds Reader.
Healthy start makes healthy homes
From the time they’re born, your kids are your life.
Now you can let someone share the task.
Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) is a free
voluntary program that promotes healthy child development for Ontario families.
“As a single mom, it’s difficult when you have two
very active boys,” says Danielle from Oshawa, a parent
who has participated in the HBHC program.
“My family visitor has been assisting us for almost
two years and she has been very helpful.
She has helped me to find community resources and
has played a huge role in keeping me grounded.
I feel very comfortable talking to her about my problems and I never worry that I’ll be judged,” adds
Danielle.
“The HBHC program works with the entire family to
help determine the best supports and services for the
child,” explains Tanis Mandzak, a public health nurse
with the Health Department.
“Depending on the needs of the family, public health
nurses or family visitors will recommend
various levels of community supports and
provide help to families in accessing these
supports and services,” says Mandzak.
HBHC offers a province-wide prevention
and early intervention strategy for children
from birth to six-years old and also provides
ongoing services to families who need additional supports.
Through home visiting services provided
by Durham Region Health Department public health nurses and family visitors, over the
past 10 years in Durham Region, HBHC has
assisted approximately 64,000 families with
services ranging from postpartum follow-up
telephone calls to home visits and prenatal
screening.
Many families have found that HBHC has
been of great benefit to their children.
Rhonda, another HBHC client indicates,
“My family visitor has been a great support
and has helped me get through rough times.
She’s helped me find a place to live and has
helped me get things for my children such as
clothing and food, and services to help with
their growth and development.
I found it so helpful to talk to someone
about the daily challenges in my life as
well.”
For more information ot to learn more
about the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
Program, please contact Durham Health
Connection Line at 905-666-6241 or 1-800841-2729.
NOV 19 2008
Green space or bush party central on Dean
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
Kelly James had lived happily beside an unused
gated walkway leading to the creek behind Dean
Avenue for more than 20 years.
Recently, the gate was re-opened and James
feels her home’s security has been compromised.
“A lot of us in the area have been burglarized
because (the walkway) makes for such an easy
access for (the burglars) to escape police,” explains
James.
But it’s not only the fact that she feels unsafe,
James’ is concerned about the loud, sometimes out
of control parties, the littered garbage and unkept
grass.
According to James, the creek also poses a risk
for young children, as it tends to rise quite high
throughout storm season.
Generally, other than the odd resident walking
their dog in the back area, it remains a dead-zone
says James.
That is until the warm weather comes around
and teenagers come out at midnight.
“I have never called the police because I think
it’s a waste of taxpayer’s money to do so for such an
issue,” explains James after the city stated they
could not find any police reports on parties taking
place in the area.
“My concern is garbage, neighbourhood parties
and loud music (in the walkway),” adds James
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referring to teenagers who hold weekend bush parties in the park.
“It’s quite bushy in the area so it’s a great place
for parties. Teenagers love to party in bushes,”
explains James.
The walkway running off Emerson Court leading to Kingside Park ends at a greenbelt area filled
with bushes and trees and a small creek that stretches behind about 20 homes on Dean Avenue.
James’ home is situated directly in front of this
greenbelt area.
After vacant lands were purchased by the city
and given to Habitat for Humanity to build a home
for the Nolan family, the gate was re-opened.
“I love the idea of the Habitat for Humanity
home, I think it’s a great organization,” says James.
“City maintenance staff had keys to get in and
out easily to take care of it (before that),” says
James.
The long time resident does not understand why
the city did not consult residents before proceeding
to open the walkway.
At a recent Community Services Committee
meeting, James expressed her feelings to council
members.
Mayor John Gray suggested locking the gate for
good and offering the land to existing residents to
purchase in order to extend their backyards.
This would take the land off the city’s hands,
which would halt any maintenance fees and keep
residents happy.
“I think it’s a win win situation. Property taxes
would go up, which benefits the city of Oshawa and
we would get more land to enjoy,” adds James.
The committee voted in favour of tabling the
motion so staff can look into proper procedures,
which means James’ will have to wait a little longer
to know whether the gate will close.
“I’m happy so far. I’ll have to wait till the recommendation comes through though. It’s worth it,”
says James.
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Doctors
aplenty in
Oshawa?
A special recruitment group that
was formed a few years ago to draw
more doctors to the area seems to have
being doing its job.
According to the Oshawa Physician
Recruitment Taskforce, a total of 37
more physicians have opened up their
practices in the city of Oshawa and
there are currently 14 doctors who are
actively seeking new patients.
Well, that’s certainly good news, but
it may not be the full story.
The recruitment group is considering whether to continue with its efforts
to draw new doctors to the area, in
light of the latest statistics. However,
some politicians and community
groups say that things aren’t as rosy as
the recruitment group lets on.
Some Oshawa politicians say they
have heard that some doctors don’t
want to take on patients who represent
more of a workload, say the elderly,
who may need more visits to a doctor
than someone who is younger and
healthier.
And local studies show that medical
clinics are as busy as ever, with people
showing up to be seen by the doctor on
call. Surveys have indicated that some
of those people are indicating when
they check in that they don’t have a
family doctor.
So, there seems to be some confusion in the community over whether
the area has enough physicians or is
underserved.
Says recruitment group chairman
Colin Sinclair: “We certainly want to
continue with physician recruitment in
Oshawa, but we just don’t know if it’s
necessary.”
The local Chamber of Commerce is
urging the city of Oshawa to do a
study to find out what is really going
on in the community.
The business association is also urging the recruitment group to keep up
with their efforts, so that those who
show up at urgent care facilities can
instead find a family doctor to visit for
non-emergency care.
Recent provincial studies have
shown that quite a few doctors are
nearing retirement age, like the rest of
the population bubble known as the
baby boomers. There may be a flood of
retirements in the next decade, exacerbating a physician shortage everywhere.
Oshawa has it a bit easier than other
areas in terms of recruitment, being
close to Toronto and with a stable and
growing population and modern hospitals. Rural areas don’t have it so easy
when it comes to recruitment.
Now is probably not the time to
ease up on recruitment, although a
study would discover how many doctors are nearing retirement and how
many of those who visit the medical
clinics are really without a family doctor. It sounds like more study is needed.
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Letters to the Editor
A tail of two kitties
Dear Editor,
When two different witnesses in Pickering report
seeing a Mountain Lion/Cougar on the loose in the
same park area, I don’t think it is a fanciful tail (er’
tale). A big dog moves quite differently than a big
cat.
14 years ago a mountain lion was sighted by a
fairport Rd., Pickering resident in their backyard
and this was confirmed apparently by Ministry of
Natural Resources due to tracks left at the scene.
I’m not sure if that “cougar of Pickering” was
ever apprehended in 1994.
Listen, if you’re brain-dead enough to own (illegally at that) a kitty whose got too big for the litterpan or beyond lap size (or starts looking at you like
dinner) I think I’d call the zoo for a pick-up regard-
less of the legality situation.
Better than cutting it loose where there’s no
mountains.
The Toronto Sun also reported on these latest
October sightings and quoted a Ministry of Natural
resources spokesperson, John Cooper, who suggested that the general public not hike around dusk and
dawn and carry a whistle.
I’d suggest instead to hike in a group, with a
Doberman, Rotty or Sheppard canine escort (or any
fun-sized dog if you have one) and carry an air horn.
If you don’t have access to those, a couple of
large raw steaks, a good “Frisbee” throwing arm and
a really fast pair of Nikes might be in order until this
kitty is caught.
R.M.J. Hues
Oshawa resident
Why didn’t they tell us?
Dear Editor,
With the ongoing saga of the ethanol problem on the
waterfront, more information comes to light. For those
that read the Nov.12 National Post, (PM warned of biofuel problems), they would have found that
Environment Canada warned the government 2 years
ago that ethanol from corn could cause more problems
than benefits.
Disregarding the warnings, the government
"plowed", ahead with 1.5 billion in subsidies which
was more of a farm subsidy than, "save the environment".
The fact that this came to light under the access to
information act by a request from Canwest News
Service, makes you feel warm and fuzzy confirming
that we have an open, accessible government.
I would suggest that there are one or two members
of Oshawa City Council, particularly the one with
blinders on, that would benefit from reading the article.
I doubt if there would be any benefit from Mr.
Flaherty or Mr. Carrie reading the article, as they have
likely known that the public has been misled for at least
two years.
Am I surprised---No
So, our federal government will have its first day
back to work or so they call it.
Now is the time for all you so-called Canadians. I
say that because so many of you bark, belch, run off at
the mouth about our government but fail to take positive action.
Challenge your member of parliament, in print.
Demand what you believe in.
Demand action.
Before their first meeting, without authority or con-
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sultation with all members of parliament, happy Harper
has spent $4 million we cannot afford to spend.
If he cannot administer our country's affairs with the
elected people he has, the opposition with the help of
unhappy members whom you elected must defeat the
first item of business.
And, let's go to the polls again, for less than the $4
million.
Do it now before he has something to brag about.
William "Sam" Magee
Oshawa Resident
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NOV 19 2008
Making a house more like a home
with Community Living Oshawa
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
Everyone deserves a place to call home.
However, providing housing for people
with intellectual disabilities is
not a simple task.
And making a house a home
for those with special requirements for in home care is even
harder.
Community Living
Oshawa/Clarington, an organization that builds homes for
those with intellectual disabilities, has officially launched their
Steven
Make a House a Home campaign.
“As you can imagine, each
home
that
Community
Living
Oshawa/Clarington owns requires ongoing
repairs, maintenance and upgrades to
ensure safety and a quality standard of life
for those they support,” says Joe Tilley,
Chair of the campaign.
The campaign launched recently is looking for funds in the area of $350,000 to
repair, renovate and modernize 22 homes
in the Durham Region.
“While limited funding is provided by
the Ontario government, increased costs,
special needs and an aging population have
put a significant strain on their budget.
They are no longer able to ensure a
quality of life for the residents of these
homes that most of us take for granted,”
explains Tilley.
To illustrate the need for those
Community Living supports, Steve Finlay,
There will also be comfort improveexecutive director of Community Living ments, including upgrades to home heating
notes March 2009 will mark the closure of and air conditioning systems. The organithe last provincial institution, which had zation also has hopes of updating some of
historically supported people with intellec- the plumbing in the older homes.
tual disabilities.
To ensure they accomplish
Such is the state
their goal of raising $350,000
of the government.
through the Make a House a Home
“Our
goal
campaign, Tilley, along with other
through this event
volunteers and campaign memand campaign is not
bers, will host an event, Mr./Ms.
only to raise the
Community
Living
Comedy
much needed funds
Auction.
to renovate and
Ten leaders from within the
update the homes,
community have been nominated
but also to increase
to become Mr./Ms. Community
Finlay Community Living
Living. The nominees must
Joe Tilley
Oshawa/Clarington’s
approach organizations and busiprofile within the community and aware- nesses to obtain live and silent auction
ness of the abilities that people with intel- items.
lectual disabilities have to offer,” says
At the event in May, the nominee whose
Rocky Varcoe, event chair.
auction items raise the most money will
The work of Community Living has win the title of Mr./Ms. Community
gone unnoticed for many years.
Living.
“It might surprise people to learn that
“The real winner in all of this though is
we have been helping people for over 50 Community Living,” adds Tilley.
years. It’s one of the best kept secrets,”
Community Living currently supports
explains Finlay.
over 450 children and adults in the commuThe money raised through the campaign nity through a number of support services,
will focus on three key areas to meet the which include, respite, employment and
needs of the aging and physically chal- housing.
lenged residents: accessibility, construcThe non-profit organization stands by
tion and renovations.
their vision, which was created by the peoThese key areas include renovating ple they support, “to promote a community
bathrooms so that they are wheelchair where everyone belongs, is listened to, is
accessible, widening doorways and treated fairly, and has an opportunity to
installing elevators.
make informed choices.”
For more information on how you can
help Community Living deliver on the
promise of their vision, visit www.communitylivingoc.ca or call 905-576-3011.
Photo by Yinuo Zhang/The Oshawa Express
Participants, organizers and supporters of the “Help Make a House a Home” campaign help to kick off
the event.
The City: Briefly speaking
More changes for builders
The general fee for sign variances, which
is the application you need to fill out in
order to erect a sign, has been changed from
$250 to $450 for residential buildings and
from $450 to $750 for all other applications.
The previous fee had been in place for
six years.
Most of the variance applications are for
commercial buildings and the city has
deemed the fee outdated.
The increase is due to a rise in costs. This
cost will increase by 3 percent per annum.
Builders get a break, finally
The city has made changes to the general
fees and charges bylaw for Oak Ridges
Moraine.
The current fee for site plan approval is
$2,500 plus 25 cents per square metre.
A fee of $1,000 is also needed for the
agreement.
The bylaw applies to single detached
dwellings, two-unit dwellings, related accessory structures and farm buildings in the
Oak Ridges Moraine.
The city has deemed these fees to be out
of line with other municipalities. The fee
have been reduced to $250.
City gets insurance rate break for low claims
The city of Oshawa needs to renew its
insurance, which expires Dec. 31 this year.
In 2008, the city’s insurance was $775,
920 plus taxes for the entire year.
However, the insurance company that
covers the city has decreased its rates to
$751,349 for 2009.
The city will save $24,571 or 3.17 perNOV 19 2008
cent compared to this year’s rate.
The premium drop is because of soft pricing in the insurance market and from the
city’s claims remaining low over the years.
The city’s contract with their current insurer
is up in 2010 however; they plan on sticking
with them.
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Green chairs sold with CDs in air
McLaughlin Chair’ity Auction seating success
By Cynthia McQueen
The Oshawa Express
The environment was the theme of the
evening and everything down to the bidding
paddles were recycled at Robert McLaughlin
Gallery’s Chair’ity Auction.
The crowd of art enthusiasts and environmentalists were told in the spirit of all things
green that the compact disc bidding paddles
will be reused as ornaments on the University
of Ontario Institute of Technology’s Christmas
tree.
Lisa Weiss, president of the gallery,
informed guests of the gallery’s many green
initiatives and of one chair that makes a special kind of difference.
In promotion of fair trade, the chair provided by Isabella’s Chocolate Café was adorned
with coffee bean bags.
“For every 150 pound bag of fair trade coffee, one child is taken out of the field and put
into school,” said Weiss.
“It’s all part of our growing smaller world,”
said Wiess.
In our small world and our community here
in Oshawa, Mayor John Gray had nothing but
praise for the many talented hands that created
all the chairs for auction.
Speaking to the recent renovations of city
hall, in an attempt to beautify the city, like the
artists did with the chairs, Gray mentioned,
“We took city hall down so you could see this
beautiful building (the gallery) that’s 20 years
old now. We’re proud of that.”
“It’s important for the community and for
the art community that we have these events to
showcase the talent in Oshawa,” said David
Aurandt, Executive Director of the gallery.
The talented hands of more than 60 artists
from Oshawa and the area created chairs,
many of which ranged in size, spoke to our
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Tom Rashott and wife had the winning bid on
Emily Naccarato’s group of seven chair.
growing world in various ways and through
multiple media.
Some incorporated wrappers, plastic,
kitschy seashells, lacquer, or glaciers, as in one
Emily Naccarato’s chair.
The 18 year-old artist is in her first year at
Durham College’s Foundations of Arts and
Design Program however from the studied
brush strokes on her group of seven influenced
lounger, you would never know it.
Naccarato’s proud mother, Donna came to
the event with her to “see how much one of
these chairs might go for.”
Her daughter’s chair went for the lofty sum
of $50 to Tom Rashott whose only response to
learning the artist was a youth was,
“Remarkable.”
While there were few bidding wars at the
auction, Louise Parkes and Mayor John Gray
both had their eyes on a sleek black elliptical
rocking chair.
“I hope I don’t get into a
bidding war with the Mayor,”
joked Parkes.
In
seemingly
direct
response to a pre-established
joke, Mayor Gray said, “Let’s
not bid against each other,”
during his speech.
The auctioneer, Mike
McGregor volunteered his
time for the event and kept
things interesting telling people “that’d look better in your
house.”
“We rented the usual number of chairs and there was
standing room only inspite of
the rain and other functions
that were happening at the
time and we were a total sellout. As well as every single
chair was sold. And most
artists requested that we repeat
it again. The winner of Bill
Fitches chair was Linda Perry,
an artist herself who was
incredibly thrilled to win this
chair,” said Weiss.
“That’s the kind of mayor
we have. He’s kind and he
cares,” said Weiss.
All funds from the Chairity ‘Plus’ Auction at the
Robert McLaughlin Gallery
go back into supporting the
gallery and its many and various installations.
For more information
about the gallery visit,
www.rmg.on.ca or call 905576-3000.
Plastic wrappers hang as leaves from the tree of this environmentally inspired chair at the auction.
NOV 19 2008
Study says, 500 without doctors
From NO DR. Page 1
the number of doctors not accepting patients because they have
multi-diagnoses or are seniors.
“I see them urgent care hopping,” adds Parkes.
Parkes was assured that the
taskforce is working with doctors
to prevent and stop patient discrimination.
“If you’re looking for a physician you should be able to find
one,” says Sinclair.
Mayor John Gray stated he had
not received any calls from residents in need of a doctor.
Likewise, Bob Malcolmson,
C.E.O. and general manager of the
Greater Oshawa Chamber of
Commerce says he has only had
about one call in the last six
months from a resident in search
of medical care.
Regardless,
the
Greater
Oshawa Chamber of Commerce
wants the city to conduct a survey
or analysis to determine if they
should continue their recruitment
efforts.
It would cost the city approximately $10,000 to $12,000 for the
survey.
The city has paid $520,000 for
the work the taskforce has done
thus far.
“We only have room for nine
more family physicians,” says
Kevin Mara, president of the
Greater Oshawa Chamber of
Commerce.
Since 2005, 37 family physicians have successfully been
recruited to the city as a result of
the work of the Oshawa Physician
Recruitment Taskforce.
A study conducted through the
Physician Task Force over
approximately two months in
Oshawa clinics report that 1,615
people were seen at an urgent care
clinic and out of those people, 169
did not have family physicians.
At a second clinic, 2,213 people were seen at urgent care clinics and 390 people did not have a
family doctor.
The studies were carried out by
the Greater Oshawa Chamber of
Commerce Physician Taskforce.
There are also 32 graduates
that are interested in setting up
shop in Oshawa within the next
three years, which is great news
according to the
Greater
Oshawa
Chamber
of
Commerce.
When a doctor is interested in
working in Oshawa, they are
given tours of the hospitals and
clinics within the city.
According to the Greater
Oshawa Chamber of Commerce,
the Taunton Rd. clinic is very
popular as it has the newest facility.
The Glazier clinic only has
room for one more physician.
However, the Simcoe Rd. and
Adelaide Rd. Clinic needs about
four or five more.
The Taskforce is hoping they
can step back until the study is
complete, but they do not plan on
stopping their recruitment efforts.
Two year wait for license
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
When Rick Maeder started
his business, he had every hope
of making it a unique gem in
the heart of Oshawa.
Finally, after a two-year discussion over fences and
flowerbeds with the Ministry
of Transportation (MTO), he
has made his used-car dealership just that.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t
as easy as just adding some
light landscaping.
The main issue Maeder
faced was that he couldn’t
get his Oshawa business
license without a site plan
agreement, and the city had
to approve the same.
When the building was
purchased he made an
agreement with the MTO,
who owns the lot, and the
city of Oshawa to add some
landscaping out front and
flowerbeds in an effort to
beautify the space.
“I made a commitment
with the city that I would
clean up this corner,” says
Maeder, general manager of
Durham Auto group.
In order to do so, he
worked with a landscaping
company and drew up plans
and presented them to the
MTO.
“I spent thousands and
thousands of dollars just to
get these plans drawn up,”
says Maeder.
The plans cost about
$5,000.
It took about a year and
a half for them to make up
their minds regarding the
flowerbeds.
“The MTO is a very
slow
moving
ship,”
explains Maeder, who went
ahead with the landscaping
and the installation of a
fence.
The MTO requested that
a fence be installed to separate the property used for
commuters from the car
dealership.
“I went out with my can
of spray paint and drew the
line where the fence would
go,” explains Maeder.
Now the MTO is
requesting that the dealer
extend the fence for safety
purposes.
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Their concern is that if a
child were to run across the lot,
an oncoming car may not see
them.
Maeder suggested a chain
link fence as a compromise that
he hoped would satisfy the
MTO, but would still allow his
cars to be seen from the street.
Maeder has not heard from
MTO on the chain link fencing
idea yet.
In working with city staff
on this issue, Maeder has gotten word that he will be able to
get his business license finally
regardless of the MTO’s concerns.
“I was quite pleased with
the proactive thinking of
Louise Parkes and members of
council. They could see that I
was stuck between a rock and a
hard place,” says Maeder.
“I’m quite appreciative,”
although unsure what’s next.
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Photos by Yinuo Zhang/The Oshawa Express
Jane Currie and Anji Dimitriou were beaten while their son and countless other children watched in horror in front of Gordon B. Attersley Public School. The couple are fighting to have the assault charge raised to hate crime and more than 500 people came to support them at a a rally on the weekend.
Positive response to hate inspires
From 500 Page 1
“There are voices of hate in all of
our cities and there are voices of hate
in all of our religions and those voices of hate sometimes incite violence
or sanction violence. We can disagree with each other without being
hateful … So we want to hear from
the voices of inclusion and we invite
religious leaders in particular to
speak out for inclusion.”
An emotional Currie faced the
crowd. “Eleven days ago, my life,
our lives, your lives were forever
changed. Now is the time for change.
No more fear. No more anger. No
more hate. I don’t want our children,
anybody’s children, to be scared of
who they are or what they are,
regardless.”
Both her and Dimitriou said they
weren’t going to cry, but when they
looked out over the crowd of support
they were overwhelmed.
“I want to thank each and every
one of you beautiful people that are
here this evening. The people in
front of me and the people behind
me, you’re all fantastic and you have
no idea how much your gestures
have not gone unnoticed,” said
Currie.
And the support doesn’t end in
Canada, “I don’t know if you guys
know that this has gone worldwide.
It’s not just here. It’s gone to the
(United) States, Australia, Turkey,
Scotland, England, Costa Rica even
Madrid. And everybody knows what
happened, but now it’s time to stop it
from happening again to anybody.
You guys showing up here just prove
that we can change and we will
change. We want to change all hate
laws. We’re talking about everybody. We don’t care what race, what
religion, what gender, it doesn’t matter, hate is hate. Thank you very
much and thanks for showing up and
you know what we will make a
change
–
absolutely,”
said
Dimitriou.
One of those supporters, also a
rally organizer and a women working to make change is Udana
Muldoon, local organizer of Durham
Queer Parenting.
Muldoon and her partner were
bashed on so many occasions that
they moved out of their Oshawa
home the same day of the rally.
For Muldoon and her partner, the
attacks never caused them physical
harm, but they did include name-
Anie and Christina held their sign with
pride at the rally in support of peaceful
communities in honour of the brutal beating of lesbian couple Jane Currie and
Anji Dimitriou.
calling like Currie and Dimiritou
experienced, defacing their pride
flag and their home, animal feces
thrown on their property and more.
Like Currie and Dimitriou, “we
thought this was unbelievable,” said
Muldoon.
In response to these acts of
hatred, Mayor John Gray said, “We
have and can overcome hatred in the
past, because hatred does not define
who we are. We, the members of the
Oshawa council will not sit back
and allow anyone to sully the name
of our city and our people.”
“An attack motivated by hatred
to gays and lesbians sends a message of hate and fear to gay and lesbian people and our families and our
friends. Because of this, our laws
need to be strengthened to send a
clear message that such attacks will
not be tolerated,” said Gray.
“You are going to make a difference. This event has changed us. It’s
shaken our community and robbed
us part of our innocence,” said Mike
Shields, president of Canadian Auto
Workers.
Repeating the sentiments of
Currie and Dimitriou whose son witnessed the event, Shields went on to
say, “Children should never bear
witness to the horrors like those at
Attersley (school).”
To cheers from the crowd,
Shields rallied the crowd into frenzy
by saying, “We will not tolerate hate
in any form. Equal is equal.”
Supporters rallied in the rain to
stand in solidarity with the couple
and in support of all gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transsexual and transgender people, their families and their
friends.
Jayme Harper, local PFLAG representative and one of many organizers of the rally said, “I think it’s the
largest gathering (for gay and lesbian, transsexual and transgender
people) ever in our community.”
The Rally in Support of Peaceful
Communities was held in front of
city hall in Oshawa this past Friday.
To support Currie and Dimitriou
join the Facebook page “We Stand in
Solidarity with Jane Currie and Anji
Dimitriou.”
More cops in 2009 budget for DRPS
From THE BUDGET Page 1
specific amount of $500,000 to debt service,”
explained Ewles.
In addition to the new debt fund, based on
funds received from the provincial government,
DRPS will receive funding for seven additional
officers. This number accounts for the region’s
share of a $156 million influx from the Ontario
government for police services.
President of the Durham Regional Police
Association (DRPA) Doug Cavanaugh and DRPS
were looking for more officers in the new year
and Ewles says those positions still exist.
In regards to the 19 officers and the 5 civilians, Ewles says, “I’ve managed to find those
efficiencies elsewhere and squeeze those other
accounts.”
Speaking to the satisfaction of hiring
demands, Cavanaugh said, “Well the chief was
under a lot of pressure. I’m sure the chief had his
difficulties. I’m glad he can meet his needs and
he’ll be ready for next year. But we’ll need more
than that in the future.”
With 83 per cent of the budget being allocated
to wages, salaries and staffing, “there’s not a
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whole lot of room to negotiate, to move”, said
Terry Clayton, chair of the DRPS Board. “And
they see those figures and obviously if (DRPA)
were to take those increases, the board would
have to reconsider the budget or the
allocation and maybe not as many
officers would be hired.”
Ewles explained that to manage
“we’re squeezing on the admin.
side”. The remainder of the budget
after wages and salaries includes
operating costs, capital acquisitions
and capital items.
“The primary mover in our budget right now, where we’ve made
probably the most tenuous assumption right now, is in fuel,” offered Ewles.
DRPS has based their fuel budget on spending
$1.13 per litre and with gas prices well under a
dollar, the gamble is profitable however “the
volatility of fuel is a big risk to take,” recognizes
Ewles.
The police chief’s biggest concern is with this
squeezing of the fuel account, if there are “4 or 5
major investigations that take officers travelling
all across the province to investigate, all of those
associated costs go up. If we have a year like
1992 where we had 12 homicides, and all of those
staff are running around all over the province,
there’s a lot of costs associated with
that,” he said.
In line with Ewles concerns, Clayton
noted, “We’re trying to maintain the best
support for the residents of Durham
region. And we’re going to continue to
do so but we only have so much money
to work with.”
“The cost of policing is almost to the
limit. It is at this economic climate. But
we have to still maintain the best police
service that we can. And the 9.6 per cent
increase over the next three years (the amount
DRPA is asking for) is fairly substantial in my
mind,” said Clayton.
While the budget is now out and up for
approval by regional council, Cavanaugh had this
to say: “You go to arbitration and you’re in the
hands of a third party. I don’t think we’re asking
for any more or any less than our comparators
and I think any arbitrator is going to take that into
consideration. They have in the past. We had a
two year arbitration in ‘06-’07. Obviously the
arbitrator ruled and we’re using our comparators
again. The board’s offer does not come up to
snuff with where our comparators are.”
Regardless of what the police association is
asking for police services has completed their
financing for the year ahead.
Now, Cavanaugh has taken the concerns of
the police association to a different level of government. “We are talking to other local politicians
for their support and advice and where their
thoughts are on community safety and policing
staffing levels and service to the public. And people think there’s a big problem there.”
“The offer that came back from conciliation,
quite frankly, was a waste of time, an exercise in
futility. I’m quite surprised that (regional chairman) Roger Anderson and the board don’t understand that or accept that.”
“It’s not just about a paycheck,” says
Cavanaugh.
The DRPS board passed the budget Monday.
The DRPA and the DRPS board will enter into
arbitration over the next weeks.
NOV 19 2008
Bruises heal, memories will not
By Cynthia McQueen
The Oshawa Express
“I’m more angry about the fact that the kids had to see it.
Our kids. His kids. All the kids at the school,” said Anji
Dimitriou.
Dimitriou and her partner Jane Currie were brutally assaulted and called “F------ dykes!” while their son and crowds of
other school children watched.
“That was our first priority. You know what the swelling’s
going to come down, the stitches are going to fall out, but you
know what, we’ve got two six-year-olds and a seven-year-old
that are going to live the rest of their life knowing that that happened, because they won’t forget. Maybe the other kids will forget, but our kids live with it,” said Currie.
It’s been just over two weeks since the attack and Currie’s
stitches and swelling on her left cheek have begun to heal, but
Dimitriou, who broke her back in a car-accident almost 10 years
ago is walking with her cane again.
“I was so proud. I was off the meds and I was trying to do
good,” Dimitriou says.
Mark Scott, the Oshawa man charged with assaulting the
couple, threw Dimitriou against her truck after spitting in her
face and punching her.
Doctors have told Dimitriou that her muscles, still sensitive
from damage caused when an 18-wheeler hit her car on Hwy.
404 in 1999, have seized from the jarring trauma of the assault.
Currie explains what happened that day.
“Between seven and 11 seconds is what it took for this guy’s
fuse to get lit and to blow. That was it. I have no frame of reference for that much venom, dirt and filth,” said Currie.
Currie says Dimitriou was still sliding down the front of the
truck when she came around the corner. And when she did,
Scott hit Currie with enough force to split her skin.
“I have no frame of reference. None whatsoever,” says
Currie.
Unfortunately for their children and the school children at
Gordon B. Attersley Public School, they now have a frame of
reference for witnessing violence and hate.
Even worse still, the couple’s children continue to be affected by the emotional trauma of the event.
“The only thing that still kind of clings to them is the fear.
Especially at night time,” offered Dimitriou, speaking of the
children’s lack of sleep.
Currie spoke of her son and his reaction to the assault. He
told Currie “Mommy if I had have been a man I would have hit
him.” Currie reassured her son, “I know you would have, but
then that makes you no better than he is and you are by far leaps
and bounds a much better man, boy, man, going to be man than
he ever will be.”
As a testament to the positive and loving response the cou-
ple has had to the event, they have made certain their children
and Scott’s will remain friendly at school.
Speaking of Scott’s son, who is in the same class as Currie’s,
Currie said, “Don’t go to school and be mad at him because he’s
just a six year-old boy. He’s a little boy and so are you. That’s
all. He didn’t do this.”
Despite their children still dealing with the fears of what
they witnessed and have seen of their mothers injuries since the
event, Currie said, “I didn’t live in fear before I’m not going to
live in fear now because of that incident.”
“Absolutely,” seconded Dimitriou.
“I will tell you that anybody and everybody that has a gay, a
lesbian, a transgender, a bisexual, a transsexual, anything in
their family that beautiful diversity should never have to worry
about them living looking over their shoulder wondering who’s
coming up behind them. Because that’s bullsh--!” offered
Currie.
Since the assault, Scott, whose lawyer has instructed the
charged man not to communicate with the media, has pleaded
innocent to the charges, accused Currie and Dimitriou of
assaulting him on CTV news and mentioned that the couple
instigated the assault by using racial slurs against him and his
son on CTV.
Scott was not available for comment at the time of this publication.
Local raises $.5 m for Sick Kids
George’s Sick Kids
hangs proudly as the
name the hospital and
the kids gave to him.
“I feel like a million bucks,” says Lee
who gives one cheque
yearly to the hospital,
usually
around
Christmas time.
Lee does get a lot
of help to collect all
those pennies.
There is a committee of about seven
people that help each
year.
George’s
Sick
Kids has a golf tournament, 50/50 draws,
coin collection boxes,
a spring dance and a
Christmas
dance
every year.
Not to mention, if
a member of the committee has their own
fundraising idea, Lee
says, “They can do
whatever they want.”
Betty Cook is one
Photos by Cynthia McQueen/The Oshawa Express
of those committee
George Lee just wants to be a teddy bear for the patients at Sick Kids hospi- members and she’s
tal. For the past 20 years, Lee has raised more than $500,000 for the hospi- been on board since
tal.
the beginning.
“I thought it was
about time someone
said something (about
By Cynthia McQueen
Lee’s efforts),” says Cook.
The Oshawa Express
When asked what she does for George’s
It may not be written all over his face, but it Sick Kids, Lee says, “Everything and anything.”
sure is written on his arm.
Cook and her daughter just finished picking
George Lee is so devoted to raising funds
for Sick Kids Hospital, he has the teddy bear up furniture to auction for the cause, and Cook
spokes model for the hospital tattooed on his plans to “let more people know that this is out
there so we can do a good job and raise more
arm.
The first year Lee raised $2,000 for sick money.”
About four years ago, George’s Sick Kids
kids he got the tattoo.
Since then, the local auto industry labourer sent a boy and his family from Oshawa to
has raised over $500,000 for Sick Kids in Florida.
“A friend that was helping me out, their
Toronto.
His sole motivation is the goodness of his grandson was going blind and wanted to see
Disneyland” before he lost his sight, said Lee.
heart and his love of children.
“We were told it’s easier to do it on your
An intense love of pennies helped him raise
own than to do it through the Wish Foundation.
over $5,000 in the first year.
“This year we just took them a cheque for We went to a travel bureau, we told them what
we’re doing, we got a deal on the trip and we
over $45,000,” says Lee.
Lee doesn’t have an official organization, sent him and his grandparents down to
but on the hospital’s corporate sponsor board, Disneyland,” says Lee.
NOV 19 2008
“Since then that little boy’s got everybody
saving pennies for me,” says Lee who is a convincing fundraising recruiter.
The one message that Lee wanted to send
people was, “I love pennies.”
“In the year 2000, when I was working in
the motors. A fellow come up to me and said,
George you love pennies, why don’t we try and
raise $2,000 in pennies this year? I said that
sounds good. We ended up with $2,600 in pennies just in that year,” explains Lee.
“I’m up to $14,000 dollars in pennies this
year alone,” says Lee.
The magic potion for all that generosity is
word of mouth, according to Lee.
In order to ensure
the money raised is
allocated to the specific needs of the children,
Lee
only
donates the funds with
the express instructions that the go only
to programs that will
benefit the kids and
not to administration.
Locally, Lee has
bought supplies for
the Oshawa Hospital
including blood monitors, baby seats for
transporting sick kids,
bedding and clothes
for the kids.
This year’s Christmas dance, Nov. 22, is at
the Canadian Auto Workers hall and will feature Ron Moore, the Elvis impersonator and a
large toy drive.
Moore helped sell out the spring dance for
George’s Sick Kids in April at the Moose
Lodge, when over 180 people showed up to
help the food bank.
“See I try to help everybody,” says Lee.
Lee started raising money for Sick Kids
Hospital more than 20 years ago.
For more information about George’s Sick
Kids, call George Lee himself at 905-4394218.
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Boundaries excluded some kids
By Cynthia McQueen
The Oshawa Express
Check The Oshawa Express website for
more on news and events in your area.
www.oshawaexpress.ca
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“Sending our kids that far is an accident
waiting to happen,” says Jane Norris.
Norris is concerned about sending her children from Kedron Public School six kilometres to O’Neal High School when the new high
school in Oshawa is only three kilometres
away.
And she’s not alone.
Approximately 30-50 parents of students
from Kedron Public School have come together to challenge the proposed boundaries of the
new north Oshawa high school.
“My concern is that we’re the most
northerly school and they’ve excluded us.
That means that our kids will have to be
shipped to O’Neal. O’Neal is six kms and it’s
three kms to the new school,” clarifies Lesley
Long.
Currently, the newly proposed boundaries,
as set by the superintendent, the city’s planning
department and the city’s transportation
department, exclude Kedron Public School.
Two other public schools, Pierre Elliott
Trudeau
Public
School and Gordon
B. Attersley, are the
same distance from
O’Neal as they are
from the new highschool.
However,
both
Trudeau
and
Attersley have been
included in the
boundaries for the
new school.
Ralph Hoffman’s
children
attend
Kedron and he is
unsure what the
think, “The problem
right now is that we don’t know if there’s a
fight or if there isn’t. If this is a reasonable part
of the process or if this is that we’re really
being excluded unfairly. What’s supposed to be
public information seems to conflict.”
Initial proposed boundary looked at
Sherwood Powers Attersley and Trudeau – as
being part of boundaries
Natalie Hempstead, principal for the new
highschool explained the process and the reasoning behind the boundaries.
“The
boundaries
for
Eastdale deal with the students
north of them and were set and
predetermined by the board.”
According to Hempstead,
the new school was built to
eliminate pressure on Eastdale
Collegiate, which currently
operates with just over 1600
students in a school that has
the capacity for 1050 students.
At a meeting on the subject
at the Durham District School Board (DDSB),
the initial proposal was presented to the parents giving them an opportunity to bring forth
their questions and concerns.
After parents from Kedron brought forth
their concerns, the superintendent of facilities
and David Viscer the superintendent of
Oshawa agreed to survey the Kedron community for further input.
According to Long and the concerned
group of parents, those surveys are misleading.
A key question asks if graduating grade 8
Kedron students would like to attend the new
high school.
However, that excludes parents of students
who will graduate in the future from voicing
their concerns.
“Parents that have grade eights are going to
circle yes (in response to that question), but
we’re worried about parents of younger children, because their children will not be attend-
ing high school in 2009,” said Long
“It could skew results,” Long explained.
As a way to debrief from the meeting at
DDSB, Long and five other concerned parents
met and decided, the superintendent justified
the reasons for picking the four feeder schools.
However in response to the 12 questions
posed by the group, as to why they were
excluded, some responses were unsatisfactory.
Viscer did say Kedron is a vast area, meaning it has a lot of acreage, but
not a lot of population density,
according to Long.
“We have mainly farmland
and 407 and hydro lines that go
through that area,” explained
Long.
“Once it’s developed you’re
going to have more density,”
said Long.
“It’s not zoned for development yet. It’s still agricultural,”
clarified Kathy Langlois.
Councillor John Neal attended the meeting
last night, “I’d really like Kedron community
to be part of that new high school because they
lobbied to get the new school built.”
Neal included Winfield community as part
of the new high school as well.
“Hopefully the school board will make the
right decision and include these residents into
the boundaries of the new school,” says Neal.
“That’s what I’m trying to do for them,”
says the concerned councillor.
The next step for the DDSB is to look at the
surveys.
The most recent meeting of the DDSB was
Monday Nov 17.
The schools whose parents were surveyed
about the boundaries include: Norman G.
Powers Public School, Sherwood Public
School, Gordon B Attersley Public School,
Pierre E. Trudeau Public School, Kedron
Public School and Eastdale Collegiate.
NOV 19 2008
NOV 19 2008
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Award winner to help aspiring novelists
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
She was an only child raised
by a single mother. She moved
homes over 40 times as a child,
Award-winning novelist, Elizabeth
living in Canada, Colombia and
Ruth was a Jill of all trades until she masthe United States of America.
tered one – writing.
Finally, as a young woman, she
Oshawa library’s newest writer-in-resmoved herself to France but soon
idence, Ruth, sure has a lot of experience
returned to Canada.
behind her.
Ruth attended eight schools
She will take on her position with the
before settling into the University
Oshawa Public Libraries in the new year.
of Toronto where she obtained her
“This will be the first time the Oshawa
Bachelor of Arts in English
Public Library has offered such a
Literature and her Masters in
residency and I’m looking forward to
counseling psychology. She spent
meeting people from the community and
11 years working in women’s
reading their creative writing,” says
shelters and community-based
Ruth.
mental health centres.
“I also hope to gain a better sense of
The writer has always been
the work the librarians in the region are
intrigued by what society defines
doing. It’s been my experience that
as “normal” and why.
librarians are among the most well-read
Many of her fictions have
booklovers in the country, and they are
underlying themes of sanity and
the link between writers and new generamadness and the role the outcast
tions of readers.”
plays throughout. Before settling
Ruth has written two short fiction
into her writing career, Ruth
novels that have been widely published
explored many options.
in literary journals and anthologies.
She began working at the age
She enjoys writing book reviews as
of 14 serving doughnuts, books,
well.
acting as a bilingual tour guide,
The writer-in-residence position
cleaning offices, dishwashing and
Submitted photo
involves a great deal of work on Ruth’s
Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Ruth will join the Oshawa more.
part. She previously held the same posiIn fact, she was going to purLibrary team as the writer-in-residence in January. Ruth will be
tion with the Kitchener Public Library.
on hand to provide advice and critique to aspiring novelists in sue her PhD after graduation, but
“The writer-in-residence meets one- the city.
decided to turn her attention
on-one with aspiring writers from the
towards her writing career
community at large, to offer feedback on
instead, which she has had great
The first class is called Narrative Voice:
their work, and answer questions,” explains what is it & how do I develop mine?
success with.
Ruth.
Two of her novels are critically
The next is Character Building &
She will hold the position only until Creating Conflict: key elements in success- acclaimed. Smoke was published in 2005
Feb. 1, so writer’s that want suggestions ful fiction writing.
and again in 2007 in Germany.
from the expert must get their subHer debut novel, Ten Good Seconds of
The
final
class
missions in by Dec. 1.
Silence, was published in 2001.
offered by the writer in
“I will read all of the submisIt was named as a finalist for
residence
is
the
sions ahead of time, and come to
the
Rogers’ Writer’s Trust of
Writer’s Life & All
my Saturday one-on-one meetings
Canada Fiction prize, the
Things
Industrywith considered substantive editoAmazon Books in Canada First
Related.
rial comments for each writer. That
Novel Award and the City of
“I’m thrilled I was
way, we make best use of our hour
Toronto Book Award.
asked to launch this
together.
She currently lives in Toronto
program, which will
In addition to those individual
where
she works as a creative
hopefully continue into
feedback sessions, I like to offer
writing teacher at the University
the future. I particularthree classes/workshops during my
of Toronto and the Humber
ly love working with
tenure,” says Ruth.
School for Writers.
the libraries because they are able to offer
The classes and workshops Ruth plans resources to aspiring writers that are free,”
Ruth will join the team at the Oshawa
on hosting will take place on Sundays at says Ruth.
Public Libraries formally on Jan. 10.
the Library. They’ll explore three key
Ruth was born in Windsor, Ontario.
areas.
Parade brings
road closures
The jolly big man in red will ring in the
Christmas season with the annual evening
parade down Oshawa streets this weekend.
Santa’s annual parade of lights will
cause some shut downs of major roads this
Saturday.
The parade begins at the parking lot of
the Oshawa Centre at King Street West and
Stevenson Road South. The parade takes to
the streets at 6 p.m.
Santa’s sleigh will go east along King
Street to Centre Street, then south on Centre
Street to John Street.
The glow from the parade will then head
west on John Street to Elmgrove Avenue
and then march back into the Oshawa
Centre parking lot.
Floats will be decorated in festive bright
lights and bands, groups and special guests
will walk the streets in celebration of
Christmas.
Post office letter carriers will also be on
hand to collect all the children’s letters from
Santa as they do every year. So make sure
your child has their’s ready.
Roads will be off-limits for cars from
about 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday night.
There will be free parking that evening
though in the McMillan and Bond Street
parking garage which is only a short distance from the parade. Happy holidays!
The man in red keeps eye out for good girls and boys
My dear children and their parents,
I know many of you write to me around
this time of year but Santa felt that I needed
to write to you before you send me your
“wish lists”.
First of all I want you to know that times
are tough up here in the North Pole. It
seems to me that there are too many greedy
people not looking out for their fellow man!
When it comes to the gas companies and
other greedy companies, I know HO HO HO
who has been naughty and nice.
I know when a company disrupts families by laying off workers to make a larger
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profit.
Managers of those kinds of companies
and the greedy oil barons cannot expect a
visit from Santa this year! NO NO NO!
Our friends the polar bears have been
suffering too because of global warming.
I know that many children are aware of
energy issues, but maybe you could help
your parents to conserve electricity and
energy.
My reindeer really enjoy the cold weather, and while they all wintered well, some of
them like my new reindeer, Wishy, have not
summered well.
Mrs. Claus and I are worried about the
increase of certain types of gangs in your
area. Now there are good gangs and bad
gangs. Our gang of elves do a great job.
There are bands of people like Habitat
for Humanity that are making homes and
trying to make life better in ways that Santa
just cannot tackle by himself.
There are bands of people like the girl
guides and boy scouts that like to help out in
our communities. Santa loves those types
of gangs. And HO HO HO, Santa hopes
those are the only types of gangs you join!
Santa is not big on bringing my children
video games, cell phones or iPods. That is
not to say that some of you may not get
them, but Santa knows that too many people
are spending too much time with these toys.
NO NO NO
The problem, as Santa sees it, is that
some toys provide an unhealthy escape from
the real world.
There are too many good things in nature
that Santa wants us to experience. When
was the last time you listened to the birds?
HO HO HO When was the last time you
saw a sunrise or a sunset? When was the
last time you visited a forest?
Did you notice the changing of the
leaves this year? Did you watch and listen
as some of those leaves came down from the
trees? Have you noticed the shapes of
clouds recently, or HO HO HO, the endless
number of stars on a clear night?
Some doctors have told Santa that too
much cell phone use for children may contribute to brain cancer and Santa knows that
music played too loudly can affect your
hearing.
Do you think Santa wants bad things to
happen to good people? NO NO NO.
So if you are good, Santa will do his best
to give you everything you NEED, but HO
HO HO, NOT everything you WANT.
In our world, a child dies every second.
Santa cannot help many of these children by
himself.
Some of these children have no access to
safe drinking water.
In many of our communities, we use
drinking water to flush our toilets, and wash
our clothes and cars. We even put drinking
water onto our lawns! What a waste of good
water.
Hopefully you children will realize that
poverty is caused by adults not willing to
share. That is why a small number of your
moms and dads will not be getting a visit
from Santa this year.
Our creator, created our beautiful Earth
for all of us to share, and for all of us to be
happy in. Santa is doing his share, and HO,
HO, HO, I will be visiting all those boys
and girls that try to do their share as well.
NOV 19 2008
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This pretty kitty loves lying on her owner’s bed baking in the hot summer sun. Too bad winter’s almost here and she’ll have to resort to lying
on the heat register for warmth.
The Oshawa Express would like to remind its readers to still send in Echo
Baby pictures to run bi-weekly to the Express Perfect Pet feature.
ARIES March 20 to April 19
Extremely enthusiastic, you will
enjoy promoting your own ideas.
Travel is on your mind. If you
cannot take a vacation, you will travel in your
mind. Seek expert advice on a legal matter.
TAURUS April 19 to May 20
You and your partner could be at
cross purposes about finances. Sit
down, have a heart to heart talk,
and work out any differences. This is not a
good time to take out a loan or to rely on anyone for financial support.
GEMINI May 20 to June 21
Family relationships are the main
focus now. Bring problems
between you and your partner to
the surface and get them resolved. Work out
mutual goals. Go out for brunch on Sunday.
CANCER June 21 to July 22
At work, preserve team spirit.
Share the credit for a job well
done. However, do not overdo it
at work, take time to recharge your batteries.
Since you are a couch potato, make an effort
to get regular daily exercise.
LEO July 22 to August 22
You want to do what you want to
do, regardless of what others
think. Participate in an energetic
activity, like dancing or some type of sport.
Enjoy recreational activities with children.
VIRGOAugust 22 to Sept 22
Focus your energy on making
your home more comfortable.
Freshen up the house with paint or
do that repair job you have been putting off.
Try to find a proper balance.
LIBRA Sept 22 to Oct 23
Your negotiation skills are at an all
time high and you easily grasp new
concepts. You are in a strong position to incite others to action. Take your car in to
have it winterized and drive with care on the
road.
SCORPIO Oct 23 to Nov 22
Over the next few, your energy will
be focused on financial affairs. Do
not spend more than you can afford
on Christmas gifts. Turn a hobby into a business
or begin a new project that will pay off in the
future.
SAGITTARIUS Nov 22 to Dec 21
More assertive, you are ready to stand
up for your own rights, but should not
run roughshod over others. Channel
your new energy into a fitness program or a new
project. Reorganize your priorities.
CAPRICORN Dec 21 to Jan 19
Until late December, you will be
working behind the scenes and may
not get recogizition for your efforts.
An excellent period to do research or investigative work, you might enjoy doing charitable
work.
AQUARIUS Jan 19 to Feb 19
You are not in the mood to take a
backseat, so why not volunteer for a
leadership role in a group or organization? Seek out friends with common interest and
shared goals. Lucky financial day Nov. 21.
PISCES Feb 19 to March 20
Your career takes center stage over
the next few weeks, so make sure
your goals are not in conflict with
your superiors. You enjoy working on your own.
Nov. 12 Word Game answers
The Stars Say is provided by Joan Ann of Oshawa. For personal readings, call
905-725-9179 or visit her website at www.astroconsultation.com
PRIZE: Bring in your completed and correct Express Crossword puzzle before the answers run in the following Wednesday edition and you will receive an Express T-shirt. Limit is one t-shirt per person for the
year.
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The Oshawa Express would like to remind readers to
send in their jokes and interesting quotes. Please send
them to The Oshawa Express 600 Thornton Rd. S,
Oshawa, ON L1J 6W7 or e-mail them to
[email protected].
Thurs. Nov. 20
Celebrate 100 years of Anne of Green
Gables with the granddaughter of the
author, Lucy Maud Montgomery. A double
treat for Anne fans, Montgomery’s granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler talks of
the characters we have all come to love.
Also, Dr. Elizabeth Epperly, author of six
Anne books, articles, and exhibitions, takes
us through many revealing details in
Imagining Anne. $10 ($8 each for groups
of 20) The discussion begins at 7 p.m. at
Simcoe Street United Church 66 Simcoe St.
S. in Oshawa. Contact Alice Sheffield 905
723 3183 for more information.
Sat. Nov. 22
Hebron Christian Reformed Church will
host the opera Faust by Gounod at 7:30
p.m.. The church is located at 4240
Anderson St, Whitby. Tickets: $20 for
Adults and $15 for Seniors/Students. For
more information call Kristine Dandavino
905-725-9115
Craft Show at Bowmanville High School
from 10am -4pm. Browse through Artisan
One of a Kind Treasures just in time for the
holidays.
Admission: $3 or $2 with a canned good
for the local foodbank.
Location: Bowmanville High School, 49
Liberty Street North, Bowmanville. Sat &
Sun.
Sun. Nov. 23
Oshawa Little Theatre invites you to a new
fundraising event, Nun “Sackers”. The
Matinee is available now as a package
with a seasonal lunch, some light entertainment and a 50/50 draw, all starting at 12
p.m./noon. The cost is $30 per person and
existing subscribers and ticket holders may
upgrade their tickets for an additional $5.
Purchase online by clicking “Buy OLT tickets
now” on the website, www.oshawalittletheatre.com. Call 905-723-0282 for more info
or
email
[email protected]
Mon. Nov. 24
Bring your friends and join the ladies of the
Oshawa Senior Citizen’s Centres for a
delicious lunch then partake in the ancient
art of drumming. Hand drums will be provided. For more info call 905-576-6712
ext. 2864. The event starts at noon at
Northview Branch, 150 Beatrice St. E. The
cost is $9.
A woman awakes in the middle of the night to find her husband not in bed.
She puts on her nightgown to go down the stairs to look for him.
She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in front of
him. He appears to be deep in thought, just staring at the wall. She watches him take a sip of his coffee and wipe a tear from his cheek.
“What’s the matter dear” she whispers as she walks into the room. “Why
are you down here at this time of night?”
The husband looks up from his coffee “Do you remember when we first
started dating. You were only 16 years old. Do you remember back then?”
he asks solemnly.
Granddaughter of historic
Anne hosts celebration
Wed. Nov. 26
Got Game? Bring it on! We will be featuring a Mario Kart Wii Tournament for ages
12 – 19. Snacks and water will be available throughout the tournament. Mario
Kart Tournament at the Jess Hann Branch
at 7 P.M. Space is limited. Registration is
free at any branch.
Fri. Nov. 28
Celebrate Christmas magic with the
Northminister United Church. There will be
stories featuring storyteller Dianne
Chandler and harpist/pianist Debra
Northey. Refreshments will be served at 7
p.m. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $12 at the door. Advance tickets are
$10 for adults, $5 for children. For more
info please call 905-725-4133.
Sat. Nov. 29
Create some craft magic with an old pair
of jeans and celebrate sisterhood! Bring a
pair of jeans or anything denim to decorate. We will meet at 1:00 PM to decorate
our own traveling pants in the Children’s
studio and will have a viewing of the movie
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants at 2:15 in
the auditorium. Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants 2 Party at the McLaughlin
Children’s Studio at 1 p.m. For
ages 12 – 19. Registration is
free at any branch.
Nov. 12 Crossword answers
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
Cineplex Odeon
(905) 432- 3486
www.cineplex.com
Highschool
Musical 3wed-thurs
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6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:30
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Saw Vwed-thurs
7:20 p.m., 10:10 p.m.
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Role Modelswed-thurs
6:50 p.m., 9:25 p.m.
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6:35 p.m, 7:15 p.m, 9
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6:40 p.m., 10:05 p.m.
3:45 p.m, 6:45 p.m., 9:45
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Boltfri4:50 p.m., 7:20 p.m.,
9:50 p.m.
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Zack and Miri
make a pornowed-thurs
12 p.m., 2:25 p.m., 4:50
p.m., 7:20 p.m. 9:50 p.m.
6:55 p.m., 9:55 p.m.
Tues. Dec. 2
Get your passport ready as we
play the library version of the
Amazing Race! Participate in
Road Blocks and Detours by
completing some puzzling and
crazy
challenges.
The
Amazing Race Northview
Edition at the Branch from 7:00
- 8:00 PM For tweens ages 1015. Registration is free at any
branch.
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The wife is touched to tears thinking her husband is so caring and sensitive.
“Yes I do” she replies.
“Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car?”
he asks.
“Yes I remember” she says as she sits down beside him
He continues, “Do you remember when he held the shotgun to my face and
said either I marry you or he’ll put me in jail for 20 years?”
“I remember that too,” she says.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says.
“I would have been released today....”
Quantam of
Solice-
WWE survivor
seriessun- 8 p.m.
Best-selling novel Anne of
Green Gables has captivated
audiences worldwide for more
than 100 years.
And what better way to celebrate the occasion than a visit by
the author’s granddaughter Kate
Macdonald Butler.
The Simcoe Street United
Church will host Macdonald
Butler on Nov. 20 to
commemorate
the
anniversary and also talk
about a book she cowrote
called
Remembering
Anne.
This book tells the story
of Anne of Green Gables
author
Lucy
Maud
Montgomery and the
characters in her books.
As a child, Butler knew the
inspirations for her grandmother’s characters as her friends and
family.
Anne of Green Gables was
penned by Montgomery in 1908
and is the story of a young
orphan, Anne Shirley, who is
adopted by a couple living in
Prince Edward Island.
“It’s just a wonderful story
altogether,” says Alice Shefield,
event organizer and fan of the
book.
The night of entertainment
will also feature author Elizabeth
Epperly, who wrote Before Green
Gables, which tells the story of
Anne Shirley’s life and who she
was before becoming Anne of
Green Gables.
Epperly, author of six books
and dozens of articles, and has
curated four Montgomery exhibitions. Macdonald Butler is the
spokesperson
for
the
Montgomery heirs.
Montgomery wrote 17 out of
her 22 books right in our backyard. She moved to Leaskdale,
near Uxbridge, after she was
married. The residents
of Leaskdale have
since dedicated a
museum to her writings.
A slew of Anne
items, some of which
will be for sale, will
be on display.
The three books
will also be for sale
and can be personally autographed. A reception and light
snack will follow.
“We can’t guarantee there will
be any raspberry cordial,” jokes
Shefield, noting that anyone that
has read the novel will know
what she means. “We are looking
forward to a very nice and special
night.”
The Nov. 22 event starts at 7
p.m. at Simcoe Street United
Church, 66 Simcoe St. S. in
Oshawa.
Tickets, at $10 per person or
$8 per person for groups of 20
more, are available by calling
905-728-8143.
NOV 19 2008
Koko B Ware puts on a show
By Wally Donaldson
The Oshawa Express
Birdman hasn’t lost a step
best opportunity any wrestler
could have in front of a crowd
that big.”
The man inside the wrestling ring comKoko, who appeared each
monly known as Birdman has earned his
outing in bright garb and colwings through 28 years of throwing oppoorful sunglasses, did have a
nents to the canvas while sporting a huge
bird friend with him whenevgrin, flapping his arms and sounding off with
er he stepped into a ring, a
a loud, gravely singing voice, “Oh, yeah!”
macaw known as Frankie.
And if there is one attribute Koko B Ware
Alas, Frankie perished in a
does enjoy performing regularly as his signahouse fire in 2001 while the
ture move, it’s his version of the bird dance,
Koko family was attending
shared by many of his faithful before and
church.
after each bout. His 10 years in the World
“McMahon liked the bird
Wrestling Federation (WWF), today known
gimmick,” Koko smiles. “He
as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),
said, ‘Great, first we have a
vaulted this highly likeable individual to the
snake (Jack The Snake
high echelons within the wrestling industry,
Roberts) and a bulldog
darn close to the likings of Hulk Hogan and
(British Bulldogs). Now,
Brett “Hitman” Hart.
we’ve got a bird. But it took
And though some wrestlers of that era are
off like a rocket.”
critical of today’s escapades with so many
And a footnote to Koko’s
foreign objects being used, many times as
history in the ring: he became
weapons outside the ring, and sometimes
the first wrestler to fall victim
bizarre storylines, Birdman chooses to take a
to
the
Undertaker’s
much softer approach to the point of not bitTombstone Piledriver in his
ing the hand that feeds you.
debut match, this occurring
“Yah, I hear some of the wrestlers saying
during the 1990 Survivor
how bad the sport is today, but you won’t
Series.
hear it from me,” he says. “The fact is, Vince
Koko went on to form a
McMahon gave me and every other wrestler
tag team match with the late
an opportunity to perform and make a good
Owen Hart, known as High
living while doing it.
Energy. The team was dis“Sure, wrestling has changed. But that’s
banded in 1993 following a
like anything else over time, isn’t it?
knee injury to Hart.
Wrestling has been good to all of us.”
While wrestling does
And Birdman has been good, right back.
prove to be a viable tool for
His performance with the Great Canadian
the ardent fans, Koko does
Photo by Wally Donaldson/The Oshawa Express
Wrestling (GCW) card last Thursday night at Darko puts a big hold on Crazzy Steve during a Great Canadian harken to the realities of life
the Oshawa Legion Hall was one piece of a Wrestling (GCW) show at the Oshawa Legion Hall. The evening was high- and, in fact, does have one
highly-entertaining evening put on by per- lighted by highly-regarded Koko B Ware.
regret that has nothing to do
haps lesser lights in this profession, but very
with entertainment.
Born as James Ware in June of 1957, the
much as determined to put on a show for the
“I wasn’t there for Chris Benoit at a time
Birdman took to the sport in his hometown of when he needed to talk to somebody. God gave
paying customer.
“That’s why I like it here so much,” Birdman Union City, Tennessee when a group of his 16- me the ability to wrestle, but I only wish I was
lets out a huge smile. “The wrestlers really put year-old friends began training.
there for him to discuss what he was going
“I peeked through a door and saw them train- through,” he observes.
on a good show for the fans and I am very humbled at how many of these fans remember the ing and the first thing I thought was, ‘Hey, I want
Benoit, at the top of his wrestling profession,
Birdman. I get them flapping their arms and to do that.’”
killed his wife and seven-year-old son in June of
He presented a release form signed by his 2007 before committing suicide.
dancing and you can tell they’re having a good
parents and the budding star gained his interntime.”
“When that happened, it seriously hurt our
Koko got his wings tarnished during a bout ship.
wrestling family and most definitely the fans. I
In search of a monicker, Birdman relates, “I mean, we were
with RJ City and Asylym on this night. You just
knew who would prevail in the bout, especially remember one of the players on my high school in shock. Chris
when Koko didn’t like the idea of being blind- football team saying to me, “You are my cocoa. was
going
And I thought, ‘Hey, why not the Cocoa Kid?
sided by City.
through person“I stuck with that name for a number of years al problems, but
Asylym won his earlier bout in a table match
against the good guy, Rico Montana. Darka and but, sooner or later, I wasn’t a kid any more.
nobody could
I saw a sign in Jamaica that said Koko. I liked have foreseen
Crazzy Steve also put on an entertaining show,
along with Cody Deanear, Griswald Liverpool, it so I went from Cocoa to Koko and later Jim this happening.
Ross said if Koko is in the ring, the opponents
Atlas, Otis Idol and Tyler Tirva.
I only wish I
And when the GCW returns to the Legion better beware.
had the opportu“And that was it, Koko B Ware.”
hall for a matinee show on Nov. 30, Brutus “The
nity to talk to
Undoubtedly his shining moment was at the him. Pray for
Barber” Beefcake, another popular former
wrestler out of the WWF stable, will highlight dome in Pontiac, Michigan before more than him. It hurt us
this show. He will be joined by the popular 93,000 wrestling fans in 1987. Although Koko all.”
did lose to The Natural, Butch Reed, “It was the
Tammy Sytch, known as “Sunny.”
NOV 19 2008
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Blue Knights win Turkey Shoot
The Oshawa Blue Knights U-19 team took
home the Varsity Division 1 top honours in the
annual Turkey Shoot Fall Classic field lacrosse
tournament in Rochester, New York on Sunday.
The Blue Knights kicked off the tournament
by easily handling Newark, New Jersey by a
score of 18-3. Twelve different Blue Knights
scored with Brendan Fox and Todd Nakasuji
leading the way with four goals and three
goals, respectively.
Next the Knights dominated Brockport,
New York by a score of 15-2 with Fox, Davin
Lindsay, Shane Morlock and Sam Powless
scoring a pair each.
The toughest competition of the tournament
was provided by the Barrie Tornado. The Blue
Knights took an early lead but ran into penalty
trouble and held on for a 7-5 win with seven
different players scoring. The opposition in the
final game was a rep squad from Chicago,
Illinois. Three goals by Fox powered the Blue
Knights to a 6-2 victory and the tournament
championship.
The Blue Knights benefited from exceptional goal tending from Alexis Buque and
Jason Armstrong with Buque being named the
MVP of the championship game. Blue Knights
attack men included Fox, Lindsay, Morlock,
Nakasuji, Joe Kozovsky and Matt Hurren.
Middies included Mitch Robertson, Mitch De
Snoo, Jake Powless, Sam Powless, Jordan
Passfield, Mitch Wilde, Connor Latimer,
Easton McDonald and Curtis Knight. Long
poles included Travis Johnstone, Stu
McIlhone, Matt Chamois, Dylan Johnston,
Sheldon Burns and Matt Hammond.
The Blue Knights staff includ coaches Rick
Phillips and John Phillips, trainer Harry
Merzbacher and manager Paul Chamois.
Impressive
record for
the Gen’s
Kory Nagy had two assists against
Kingston…Michael Del Zotto added
the other tally to complement Brett
Parnham’s three goals against the
Sting. John Tavares chipped in three
assists.
Generals have recorded an impressive seven wins in 10 outings at the
GM Centre this season and their win
against Kingston was their fourth in
five outings…Generals, since their
humiliating 10-2 loss to the Petes earlier this month, have allowed just
seven goals in the last five outings.
Credit this to defence, especially
the welcoming goaltending performance of Neil Conway.
The Oshawa Blue Knights team celebrates after winning the Turkey Shoot Fall Classic field lacrosse tournament over the weekend. The tournament took place
in Rochestor, New York. The team took home the Varsity Division 1 top honours.
Durham College adds to its growing hall of fame list
The Department of Athletics at Durham
College and the Sports Hall of Fame Selection
Committee are adding an impressive pair to an
already list of achievers.
The class of 2008 will feature former student athletes Mario Bruno and Ron Winterink,
both of who are Oshawa natives.
The 13th annual Sports Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony is by invitation only and
is scheduled to take place on Wednesday,
November 26 on campus at the Upper Gallery
of the Campus Recreation and Wellness
Centre, starting at 7 o’clock..
“We are very excited to welcome both
Mario and Ron into the Durham College
Sports Hall of Fame,” commented Athletic
Director Ken Babcock. “They were outstand-
ing student-athletes and are very deserving of
this honour. On November 26th, we are going
to look back and celebrate two great collegiate
careers at Durham College!”
Ron Winterink, a graduate of Paul Dwyer
was an outstanding two sport student-athlete
during his time at Durham College, playing for
both the men’s basketball and Men’s Soccer
teams from 1979-82.
Winterink was a key contributor in the 1980
soccer season, as the Lords went on to win the
school’s first OCAA gold medal in men’s soccer. That season, Winterink was an OCAA AllStar, leading the team in scoring as well as
being was named Durham’s Most Valuable
Player.
Overall, he scored 21 goals in his OCAA
career and averaged 1.11 goals per game.
On the hard court, Winterink led the
Durham College Men’s Basketball team in
scoring in 1979-80 and was an OCAA Men’s
Basketball League All-Star in 1981-82. He sits
16th all-time on the DC scoring list, while
playing in just 39 games.
He was named Durham College’s Athlete of
the Year in 1981-82.
Mario Bruno, who joined Durham after a
great high school career at Central Collegiate
played on the Men’s Soccer team from 198487.
The Lords won three consecutive OCAA
East Region Championships while going on to
win an OCAA silver medal in 1984 and two
OCAA bronze medals in 1985 and 1986.
Bruno led the Lords in scoring every year
he played and was the OCAA Scoring
Champion in 1986-87, scoring 17 goals in 10
games for an average of 1.70 goals per game.
Bruno was also the Most Valuable Player for
Durham College in his last year of play.
In his career, Bruno tallied a remarkable 32
career goals during the regular season ranking
number one all-time in Durham College Men’s
Soccer history and fifth in OCAA scoring.
“ONE, TWO, THREE…..SCORE!” in top ten
The last time one NHL team had
three players in the “Top Ten” of the
scoring race was 2003-04.
Tampa Bay posted Martin St.
Louis, Cory Stillman, and Brad
Richards in the first, eighth, and tenth
positions.
Previous to that, in 2000-01,
Pittsburgh’s Jaromir Jagr, Alexi
Kovalev, and Martin Straka, placed
first, fourth, and sixth in the regular
season points parade. But that doesn’t
quite measure up to a feat accomplished only three times in the
league’s history.
I’m speaking of a forward line
that finished first, second and third in
competition.
In 1939-40, the trio of Milt
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Schmidt, Bobby Bauer, and
“Woody” Dumart turned the trick as
members of the Boston Bruins.
All from Kitchener, they apprenticed with the Providence Reds of
the AHL.
Because of their German ancestry
they were tagged the “Sauerkraut
Line” by their coach, Al Leduc.
By the time they were promoted to
the parent club it had been shortened
to simply the “Kraut Line”.
However, because of the Nazi
overtones, for the duration of WW II
they were renamed “The Kitchener
Kids.”
Dumart
skated
for
the
Beantowners for one match in ’35’36. Bauer did the same the next campaign.
But in 1937-38 they sported the
colours of the Bruins, as did their
younger partner, Mr. Schmidt. It took
them three full schedules to reach
these lofty heights.
They stayed together during the
aforementioned conflict, even as
members of the Royal Canadian Air
Force flyers while they were in the
service.
They returned to the hub in ’45’46.
Bauer packed it in after the 194647 season and Dumart stayed on for 7
years, while Schmidt hung in for 9
campaigns.
Appropriately, they are all members of the Hall of Fame! In 1943-44,
the wily bench boss of the Montreal
Canadiens, Dick Irvin, experimented
with a new forward line.
It included “Toe” Blake, who had
already been in the loop 10 years,
Elmer Lach, a three-year veteran, and
the bombastic “Rocket” Richard, who
very nearly fizzled out because, at
first, he was injury-prone.
The combination was referred to
as a “canny gamble,” but proved to be
the perfect combination of fire,
speed, and savvy. Lach, from
Nokomis, Saskatchewan, offered
playmaking expertise at centre.
Blake from Victoria Mines,
Ontario, provided experience and
steadiness and Richard, who tallied
50 goals in 50 games that season,
contributed excitement with his
dynamic rushes toward the opposition net.
It was during the next campaign
that they held the first three positions
on the scoring derby. Between the
three of them they totaled 24 All-Star
selections and seven trophies.
Five years later, the third set of
hockey triplets duplicated this
accomplishment.
Once again they represented a
diversified combo. Syd Abel, the
pivot, was a grizzled veteran, who
was called “Bootnose” — a result of
his reckless play. Ted Lindsay, at left
wing had a fiery temper and a passion
to win.
Gordie Howe, who came to be
known as “Mr. Hockey,” patrolled the
right side, potting goals from his
ambidextrous stance. They were
nicknamed the “Production Line.”
Each was either point-leader or
goal-getting leader during their five
years together. They totaled 905
points.
In 1954-55, Montreal’s Richard,
Beliveau, and Geoffrion placed first,
second and third in the points parade,
and Orr, Esposito, and Bucyk of
Boston did the same in 1971-72. But
they never played on the same forward line.
NOV 19 2008
Lords to move on after court forfeitures
The Durham College Lords
women's volleyball team has
accepted its penalty after unintentionally using an ineligible player
earlier this season.
The result was the forfeiture of
three Ontario Colleges Athletic
Association (OCAA) league victories. The team, led by first year
head coach Shane Christopher and
captained by veteran Amada Doris
understands their situation and
have dealt with it as a team.
The Lords are now determined
to work hard and play themselves
back into play-off contention.
The good news is there are still
sixteen league matches remaining
in the season over the next four
months.
"This is a great group of student-athletes who are committed
to overcoming this setback and
adversity," stated Ken Babcock,
Director of Athletics.
"They are committed to work
Lady Lords
sweep on
volleyball court
London, Ont. – Durham Lady Lords
turned in an impressive display in their
opening match of a showcase series here
last Saturday, defeating the Fanshawe
Falcons 3-0 to earn a second straight sweep
against Ontario Colleges Athletic
Association (OCAA) opposition.
Durham led from start to finish in the
match, outscoring the Falcons 25-17, 25-21
and 25-12.
On the score sheet, it was the team veterans leading the way as Kristen Conner
led all scorers with 12 kills in the match
while
Amanda Falzon had 11 points and
Mandi Doris racked up seven points.
Falzon also had a great defensive game
picking up 14 digs in the win.
The Lords will challenge the fourth
ranked Mohawk Mountaineers on Sunday
afternoon at noon.
Durham's next home action will be on
Thursday when the Loyalist Lancers pay a
visit to the CRWC with first serve at 6 p.m.
hard as a team and quickly get
back into contention and challenge
for a play-off spot and ultimately a
position in the OCAA Final Four,
which we are hosting this
February 27-28, 2009."
Under the OCAA transfer
rules, the player in question, will
be able to rejoin and compete for
the Lords starting in January
should she continue to record
passing grades and post a minimum 2.0 GPA this semester.
The Lords will look to get
back in the win column tomorrow
night at home when they host the
Georgian College Grizzlies at 6
p.m. It will also be the first night
of the DC volleyball holiday food
drive where spectators receive
free admission if they bring a
non-perishable food item. The
Brother Andre Catholic School
choir will also be performing the
national anthem and songs during
set breaks.
Cerebral palsy participants compete
By Wally Donaldson
The Oshawa Express
The pace may be a tad slower than usual, but for many
enthused participants, their
sport is very much as prevalent
as gaining a berth in a Stanley
Cup final.
The sport is boccia ball and
for some 26 enthused players,
their performance last weekend
at Durham College dictated
their positioning as potential
members of a select provincial
squad to compete at the
Cerebral
Palsy
Boccia
Championship next March in
Vancouver.
“They’re here giving it their
best,” beams Dave Greig of
Windsor, the Development
Coordinator for the Ontario
Cerebral
Palsy
Sports
Association. “They’re showing
us their ability and from this, we
will select 11 players for the
nationals.”
Some participants, such as
Brock
Richardson
of
Brampton, competed in the
Paralympics in Beijing.
“We did quite well there,”
adds Greig. “We never had
thoughts of shooting for the
stars. We knew what to expect.
But the experience they gained
was valuable.”
Ironically, there were no
participants from the Durham
Region, despite the event
being staged in Oshawa. A
local organization recently disbanded.
Ontario is considered the
strongest province in boccia.
However, competitors from
British Columbia are high on
making some noise at the
forthcoming nationals with
quality athletes.
The sport of boccia unfolded in 1984 within the Cerebral
Palsy family, the first of the
Ontario Regional Games taking place in 1978. The first
Provincial Games to recognize
competition for athletes within
four disability groups also took
place in ’78, one of them
Ontario athletes with cerebral
palsy.
A steering committee developed the Ontario Cerebral Palsy
Photo by Wally Donaldson
Brock Richardson of Brampton
competed
at
the
recent
Paralympics in Beijing. He is seen
here hoping to earn a berth on
the provincial cerebral palsy boccia ball squad during tryouts last
weekend at Durham College.
Sports
Association and became a
registered charity one year later
with the Ministry of Tourism
and recreation recognizing the
association to be an amateur
provincial sports organization.
Generals sweep a pair of contests
By Wally Donaldson
The Oshawa Express
The magic John Tavares has weaved with a
hockey stick in his fourth season virtually assures
this highly-regarded Oshawa Generals scoring
machine a home in the National Hockey League
in the very near future.
As for his free time away from the ice?
Perhaps a demonstration of his musical expertise
is in order. Maybe pickin’ a country tune or stepping into a cool Jimi Hendrix masterpiece is to
his liking. Whether it is a little bit country or
heavy death metal, the musical foray of Tavares
with a guitar just might one day excel in harmony with his hockey agenda.
One step at a time, of course!
“I’m still working on the simple steps, three to
four chords,” laughs the skilled 18-year-old forward who last July decided to take up the guitar
at Henry Street High School in Whitby. “My
tutor told me that if I had good hands with a hockey stick, I would probably be pretty good with a
guitar. So, I thought I’d give it a try.”
Riding the bus with the Generals last season,
Tavares noted how former players’ Patrick
Asselin and Eric Regan were capable of strumming a few tunes on an acoustic guitar. “Actually,
I admired the way they played and I got interested,” he said.
Tavares continued to showcase his hockey
expertise last Sunday evening, scoring a goal, his
17th of the young season, and adding a helper to
vault the Generals past the Kingston Frontenacs
3-1 before 3,918 patrons at the GM Centre.
Larry Maverty was relieved of his coaching
following the game, but will stay on as the
General Manager.
NOV 19 2008
Photo by Wally Donaldson
Oshawa Generals return to the ice at the GM
Centre on Grey Cup Sunday. Game time is at
2:05 p.m.
Former NHL star, Doug Gilmour, has taken
over the coaching reins for Kingston.
Two nights earlier, it was the Brett Parnham
show. He fired three goals to spark the Generals
past the Sarnia Sting 4-1, also in Oshawa.
Tavares, meanwhile, has combined a keen
hockey resume with his impressive academics,
posting an above 90 per cent at the Whitby high
school. Indeed, his high scholastic achievement
was defined prior to the Ontario Hockey League
(OHL) tilt three nights ago.
“Hockey is one thing, but I really am feeling
good about what I have achieved (inside the
classroom),” says Tavares. “It not only gives me
a sense of accomplishment, but I hope it rubs off
on the younger players here as well.
“Hockey isn’t the only thing in life. Getting a
high school diploma is a big thing that could lead
to university. I want to set a good example while
making sure I maintain top grades for myself.”
Defenceman Michael De Zotto and Tavares
gave the Generals a two-goal bulge following a
scoreless opening period. Recently-returned
James DeLory notched his first of the campaign
early in the final stanza and the focus switched to
a potential second shutout for goalie Neil
Conway.
Close. Very Close. But it wasn’t to be.
Nathan Moon Snapped a quick one past
Conway with only 51 seconds left on the clock.
Adding insult to injury, Moon’s goal was a shorthanded tally which understandably riled Oshawa
head coach Chris DePiero.
“The guys got complacent. They thought the
game was over,” said DePiero, adding, “It’s that
killer instinct again. We weren’t competing to the
very end and it cost our goaltender a shutout.”
Also high on DePiero’s list was the cheap shot
executed by Kingston’s Zack Fenwick who in the
final period picked up Generals’ Conor Stokes
behind the Kingston goal and slammed him to the
ice like a paper doll. Stokes was akin to the boxer
who takes the full brunt of a sharp jab before colliding to the canvas. Fenwick was assessed a
minor instigator penalty, along with a match.
“That just wasn’t called for and I hope
(Fenwick) gets a long suspension,” says DePiero.
The incident will unquestionably be brought
to the attention of OHL commissioner David
Branch.
Generals are in Mississauga Friday night to
face the St. Michael’s Majors and return to the
GM Centre on Grey Cup Sunday for a matinee
contest against the Ottawa 67s. Game time is
2:05 p.m.
The Oshawa Generals will be looking
to take the home ice advantage from now
until the end of 2008, as they play 8 of
their final 11 games for the calendar year
at the GM Centre.
Oshawa travels to Mississauga on
Friday night to take on the St. Michael’s
Majors at The Hershey Centre before
returning home for their next home game
Grey Cup Sunday at 2:05 p.m. against
Brian Kilrea and the Ottawa 67’s.
Sunday’s game is a rare matinee at the
GM Centre to accommodate fans that
want to watch the Grey Cup, which starts
at 6 p.m. Sunday.
The Generals only other two Sunday
home matinees this season are Super
Bowl Sunday Feb. 1 and Feb. 22.
The Generals enter the weekend back
at the .500 mark at 11-11-0-1 and in fifth
place in the Eastern Conference standings. Oshawa swept a pair of weekend
home games this past weekend, downing
the Sarnia Sting 4-1 on Friday and the
Kingston Frontenacs 3-1 on Sunday.
With a home record of 7-3-0-0, the
Generals will be looking to pile up some
points during this upcoming series of
home games.
Tickets for all games are on sale at the
GMC, at www.generalmotorscentre.com,
or by phone at 1-877-436-8811 – except
for Bobby Orr Night. Fans are too late for
that one.
On Thursday, Nov. 27 the Generals
will officially retire the No. 2 jersey worn
by the legendary Orr before their game
with the Peterborough Petes at 7:05 p.m.
That game is a complete sell-out, but
all of the festivities will be broadcast live
on Rogers TV.
The
annual
Home
Hardware
NHL/CHL Top Prospects Game and Skills
Competition takes place at the General
Motors Centre in January.
The Skills Competition is Tuesday,
Jan. 13 with the game slated for the next
night at 7 p.m. The top 40 players eligible
for the 2009 NHL Draft as selected by
NHL Central Scouting will be on display,
so fans are encouraged to purchase tickets
as soon as possible.
Tickets for the two-day event are $49,
which includes both the Skills
Competition and the game. There are also
special holiday ticket packages available
which include this special event – contact
Jason Hickman at 905-433-0900 ext.
2226.
Generals notes – John Tavares (17-1936) had six points in two games for the
generals this past week to remain third in
the OHL scoring race heading into this
week’s action…James DeLory was
returned to the Generals from the Florida
Panthers this past week and is playing forward for the first time in his career on a
line with Tavares…The Generals Store
has a new shipment of team related merchandise and will be open longer hours
during the holidays.
Check this space next week for
expanded holiday store hours.
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