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May 23 2007
Vol 2 No 29
Holiday wreck
Two cars smashed together at the Harmony Road and Adelaide Avenue intersection
in Oshawa Monday evening. Both vehicles sustained major damage. Three people
were involved in the collision.
Photos by Courtney Duffett/The Oshawa Express
City employees now faceless
By Jessica Verge
The Oshawa Express
City of Oshawa employees
looking to reconnect with old
friends online will have to wait
until the workday ends to do so.
Following in the footsteps of
the province and the Region of
Durham, Oshawa city hall is the
latest government agency to ban
the website Facebook from its
office Internet.
City employees will no longer
be
able
to
access
www.facebook.com, a social networking site that allows users to
create a profile and add friends,
from their work computers.
“We don’t necessarily go in
and look to ban things,” says city
manager Bob Duignan, who
implemented the rule last week.
Duignan believes the use of
Facebook, which has more than
23 million active users worldwide, is not productive within the
corporation of the City of
Oshawa. He says that if a web
site becomes a problem, city
administrators decide if it needs
to be banned. According to
Duignan, the IT department is
able to determine individual or
collective Internet activity on city
computers, which is what led
them to banning Facebook.
“We’ve identified that there’s
been a number of hits on that
site,” he says.
In Toronto, Facebook has been
banned for all city employees
except councillors, some of whom
say they use it to communicate
with their constituents.
Duignan says access to
Facebook is currently eliminated
across the board but the technology department does have the ability to assign individual access if
needed.
VIK Camp
funding cut
Hundreds of Oshawa children from low-income
families might miss their chance to go to camp this
summer.
After 25 years in operation, the Oshawa
Community Health Centre’s Very Important Kids
(VIK) Day Camp is in jeopardy after the federal
government rejected the organization’s proposal for
a $20,000 grant, which is used to hire students as
camp counselors.
“We are in shock,” says OCHC executive director Lee Kierstead, who received the rejection letter
last week.
“The impact is 385 children who will not have a
summer camp experience and students will not have
summer jobs that they were depending on.”
Kierstead says at $35 per week, OCHC offers the
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Photo courtesy of Steven Yunghans, Dunkirk OBSERVER
Three men are
dead after their
plane crashed
in Dunkirk, New
York last week,
after departing
from the
Oshawa
Municipal
Airport.
Oshawa plane crashes in Dunkirk
By Jessica Verge
The Oshawa Express
An Oshawa resident and business owner is
one of three men who died last week in a New
York plane crash.
Joe Grieco, 59, and his brother Frank, 56,
owners of P.R. Engineering Limited, perished
along with Pickering pilot Max Hudson, 55.
The three men departed from the
Oshawa
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Prisoner numbers, court
costs, continue climbing
Chief says
security costs
unfair to local
taxpayers
Durham Region Police Chief
Vern White is reviewing police
resources devoted to keeping
local courts safe.
Court security costs have
forced a full program review of
the security obligations with a
goal of finding savings to support
community programs.
White suggested to the Board
that as much as $1 million could
be saved in an annual court security cost by scaling back services
and deploying officers and
Special Constables based on risk
assessments.
Currently in Durham Region, it zens, because the courts are locatcosts regional taxpayers, through ed in our Region. It is time for a
the police budget, more than $6 reality check. Court security costs
million to provide daily security and prisoner counts are simply
for provincial and federal court- not sustainable, and security decihouses. That does not include sions have not been based on realadditional security in high-risk istic risk assessments.”
Over the past few years, the
cases like outlaw motorcycle
number of prisoners in the court
gang trials.
The vast majority of the $6 system has increased. In 2005,
million is in wages of police offi- Durham police handled 14,286
cers and full-time and part-time prisoners and in 2006, that
civilian special constables who increased to 18,324. In the first
protect court participants and quarter of 2007, the prisoner
accompany prisoners to and from numbers are up 25 per cent from
2006.
holding cells.
“Staffing metal detectors
and providing armed officers to guard small claims
courts are not core police
security functions,” said
White. “Ontario is one of the
only provinces that doesn’t
pay for provincial court
A three-week targeted enforcesecurity. That cost is downment campaign aimed at unlawful
loaded directly to our citiactivity including mischief and
noise complaints around Durham
College and the University of
Ontario Institute of Technology
(UOIT) has resulted in 10 arrests.
On April 11, Durham police
engaged in an inter-agency,
proactive enforcement project
directed towards large, loud parties and unlawful activities within
a 1.5 kilometre radius of Durham
“We see the same faces time
and time again. If they attend
criminal court, it averages 11
appearances before the case gets
resolved. The prisoners outnumber to cell capacity and we end up
opening up police cells to hold
people for the courts,” said White.
A review of court security
costs will identify realistic security plans and search for a number
of potential savings, which
include eliminating the practice
of having at least one armed
police officer in every court
building and scheduling these
officers based on risk assessments
and removing some court clerical
functions from police officers and
Special Constables.
Also, identifying the number
of metal detection stations based
on risk assessments and more will
also be looked at.
Discussions are continuing to
finding more efficiencies and
managing the impact on the police
budget and personnel. Meetings
are planned with court officials to
discuss specific changes and how
they will affect current service
levels.
Cops bust misbehaving students
College and UOIT.
This
project
extensively
sought out and identified individuals engaged in Liquor Licence
Act violations, City of Oshawa
bylaw violations, criminal code
offences and violations against
the Fire Prevention Act.
On April 29, after a three-week
period of enhanced enforcement,
Project Illinois concluded.
In total, 10 people were arrested, there were 239 parking
offences, 77 cautions laid, 13
charges from the Liquor Licence
Act and three drug charges.
Durham police will continue to
proactively address disorderly
conduct across Durham Region
and ask that members of the community continue to assist in providing helpful information to
officers.
For more information, contact
police at 905-579-1520 ext. 1747.
including 21 prostitutes and nine
sex-trade consumers (Johns). As
well, 53 charges were laid including communication for the purpose
of prostitution, breaching court
orders and possession of crack
cocaine.
The oldest female sex trade
worker arrested was 64-years-old
and the youngest had just turned
18-years-old. A knife and a small
quantity of crack cocaine were
seized during the project.
Durham Police strongly believes
that prostitution is not a victimless
crime and will continue to strengthen partnerships within the community to address the issue.
Similar enforcement campaigns
will be conducted in the near
future.
Anyone with information pertaining to individuals involved in
prostitution related activities in the
Oshawa area are asked to call
police at 905-579-1520 ext. 1747.
Police target sex trade in Oshawa
Police chief says goodbye
Durham Regional Police Services Board Chair Terry Clayton, left,
thanked Vern White for his service as Police Chief and wished him
well as the new leader of the Ottawa Police Service. The Board is
expected to announce his replacement by the end of May.
A four-day enforcement campaign in Oshawa has resulted in
dozens of charges against sex trade
workers and their would-be customers.
On May 8, Durham police from
the Oshawa division initiated
Project Indiana which targeted
street level prostitution in Oshawa.
The project came as a result of
numerous complaints from members of the community.
In total, 30 people were arrested
Bank employee charged with fraud
A former bank teller with
National Bank and subsequently
Caisse Populaire Bank of Oshawa
has been charged with defrauding
a disabled elderly customer.
The investigation revealed that
the fraud occurred between Jan.
1, 1995 and July 1, 2006 The suspect resigned from the bank after
a 71-year-old customer filed a
complaint.
The customer determined that
her savings accounts had hundreds of unauthorized transac-
tions and withdrawals. The total
loss at this time is in excess of
$150,000.
Police believe that the suspect
paid off her own credit card debts
and took several trips to the U.S.
using the victim’s money.
Police, working with the bank
personnel, identified the individual responsible for the fraud and
theft.
A 45-year-old female of
Rustwood Street in Bowmanville
has been charged with fraud over
$5,000 and theft over $5,000.
Police are thanking the staff at
Caisse Populaire Bank of Oshawa
for their assistance in this matter.
The bank is currently investigating this incident with a plan to
reimburse
the
victim.
Businesses are urged to conduct
routine checks of their accounting
practices to prevent similar
events from occurring.
Anyone with information is
asked to call police at 905-5791520 ext. 5321.
Oshawa senior pinned under truck
A 73-year-old Oshawa woman
is recovering in hospital after
being struck and then pinned by a
vehicle while walking along
Simcoe Street.
On May 15, around 10:30 a.m.,
police responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian
on Simcoe Street North in Oshawa.
Witnesses reported that a pedestrian was walking along Simcoe
Street North, south of Taunton
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Road and was struck and pinned
underneath a black pickup truck
being backed out of a service bay
at 2nd Time Around Tires.
The 73-year-old female was
trapped beneath the pickup truck
for about 20 minutes while emergency workers worked to free her.
She was rushed to Lakeridge
Health Oshawa where she was
treated for a broken ankle and
other scrapes and bruises to her
head and torso. She remains in
hospital with non life-threatening
injuries. The male driver of the
pick up truck, a 30-year-old
Oshawa resident was not injured.
Investigators have ruled out
alcohol and speed as contributing
factors in the collision but charges
are pending.
Anyone with information is
asked to call police at 905-5791520 ext. 5226.
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Facebook
has no
place at
work
Various levels of government
have blocked employees from
using on-line networking websites while on the job, and we
are sure that this movement will
spread.
The provincial government,
the Region of Durham and now
the city of Oshawa has blocked
employees from accessing a
social networking website called
Facebook.com, which has been
gaining popularity, especially
among younger people.
Started in 2004 by a Harvard
University graduate, the website
has grown over the years to
include other Ivy League
schools, then other universities.
Usage broadened and now
includes high school students
and even those working at various corporations.
There are over two million
users of this website in Canada,
and this country is one of the
fastest growing markets for the
website owners.
Essentially, the website allows
people to post photos of themselves and share interests and
other personal information about
themselves with friends. It’s
really become the 21st century’s
answer to gossiping around the
water cooler while at the office.
Employees, however, were
spending more and more time
while at work on these types of
socializing websites, which leads
to inefficiency in the workplace.
So, now some government
agencies have used computer
technology to block employees
from accessing these websites
while on the job.
Officials at the city of Oshawa
have identified some employees
who were accessing the website
while at work.
“We’ve identified that there’s
been a number of hits on that
site,” city manager Bob Duignan
says about Facebook.com.
This is a good move, and
more corporations will soon follow. If an employee spent hours
standing around the office talking about non-work related
issues they would be fired.
A recent case involved the firing of an employee who accessed
pornography for hours while at
work. The employee appealed to
the courts, arguing that he was
addicted to pornography. It
seems like an absurd argument
but some judge will sit and listen
to it.
There is no place at work for
socializing websites like
Facebook.com, Myspace.com
and entertainment-style websites
like YouTube.com. This can be
done at home.
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Volume 2, Number 29
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Congrats to national athletes
Dear Editor:
The Canadian government in
Ottawa, the flip-flop capital of
Canada, failed to undermine our
good Canadian boys in Moscow and
deter them in their quest for the
World Hockey Championship.
Well done Shane Doan and your
very qualified team mates.
Congratulations on your win. If
the “now you see me, now you
don’t” leaders on Capitol Hill have
nothing else to do but interfere with
international sports competitions
they can come out and cut my grass.
Don Legree
Oshawa
Live efficiently, aid environment
were always
taught that
p r o f i t
superceded
environmental impact and this is why there is
virtually no environmental enforcement outside of habitable areas in
Canada; the mining and pulp/paper
industries are but a couple of examples. I am not here to rattle off a
litany of complaints but rather to
empower the consumers of Oshawa
to make the right decisions and save
you some money in the process.
There are two facets of our decision making process that are critical.
One is the products we buy, and two
are the things we do. It can be
tedious to study every product you
buy. Trying to find out how the
materials were procured and manufactured, how much the workers
made, and how far the product had
to be shipped to our market are all
quite difficult to ascertain without
good investigation work. This is the
reason why we have great environmental
organizations
like
Greenpeace and the Sierra Club.
They can do the work for us and all
we have to do is take them at their
word when they tell us what to buy.
When you go and buy food at the
grocery store, buy things with less
packaging. Buy food that was
grown close to your location without pesticides and organically
grown without highly synthetic fertilizers because these crops have a
much higher requirement for water.
Consider buying lighter and
smaller towels that will take a shorter time to dry. Buy paper products
By Kevin LeGrand
Guest columnist
A new day has
dawned and we
live in a world
where people are
quickly becoming attuned to
their carbon footprint.
We as Canadians often feel helpless and make seemingly small
changes in a vain attempt to stop a
big problem. It has become acceptable to leave the major policy
changes to our politicians with no
personal responsibility for our individual decisions. We then become
sheep driven by our political shepherds. It is similar to the argument
that Canada can do everything under
the sun to stop our greenhouse gases
but China and the U.S. will always
carry the trump card.
The truth, as I see it, is that
Canada’s economy is directly connected to the U.S. economy and so
whatever happens here in Canada
will undoubtedly affect our southern
neighbours on some level.
We as Canadians need to be leaders and have faith that others will
follow our example. I believe we
can show that good ethical business
practice can be highly profitable if
consumers are educated about the
benefits of using their consumer
power to purchase products that
have a low ecological footprint.
One person cannot do everything, but we can all do something.
The people of this great land need to
make a stand against our past. We
that use 100 per cent recycled material; for example from Canadian
owned Cascades products. Buy natural household products from
Canadian owned Nature Clean that
uses non-toxic formulas that
improve indoor air quality and minimizes their ecological footprint.
Buy a programable thermostat
and lower (winter) or raise (summer) the temperature when you’re
not at home or in bed. A study published by the Canadian Centre for
Housing Technology showed that a
staggered temperature setback of
only a few degrees can save you
nearly 10 per cent in electricity consumption and over 20 per cent of
your gas consumption in the course
of a year.
Changes in behaviour include
using cold water to wash your laundry and dry your clothes on a
clothesline during sunny days.
Water the lawn during the dark
hours so that your water is used
effectively. Use low flow showerheads and faucet aerators. Buy a
dual flush toilet because the old
dinosaurs use a ridiculous amount of
water each flush. Take an eco bag
during shopping and don’t use plastic bags. Buy compact fluorescent
lightbulbs and do not leave your
computer on when you are not using
it. Buy a push reel lawn mower. I
just purchased one and it works
great.
Kevin is studying archaeology at
the University of Toronto and has
worked on a couple of excavations
here in Ontario. Kevin enjoys mountain biking around Oshawa and strumming his guitar on sunny afternoons.
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Oshawa summer day camp faces closure
OSHAWA From Page 1
lowest camp fee in the city, which is affordable
for families with limited funds.
“Raising the camp fee is not an option,” he
says. “That will just make it inaccessible to the
very families that need and depend on it.”
The camp is open to children aged six to 12 up hope yet.
“We are looking for emergency arrangefrom families who cannot afford the $100 per
ments to bridge the
week many other
funds so that the kids
camps charge. The
don’t lose out this
camp also offers jobs
year,” he says. “We
to summer students
are also writing letters
and a free Leaders in
to our MP and encourTraining program for
aging our community
teens aged 13 to 15,
to support our appeal
which helps fill the
to the government so
gap for those too old
that the community
to be campers and too
Lee
Kierstead,
OCHC executive diretor
will be able to restore
young to be counthe lost funding.”
selors.
Kierstead fears children, with nothing to do,
The camp also gives working parents an
may get mixed up in the wrong circles and,
affordable alternative to daycare.
But Kierstead says the OCHC isn’t giving because they are bored, may get into trouble.
“Raising the camp
fee is
not an option,”
Local businessmen
die in plane crash
Photo by Courtney Duffett/The Oshawa Express
Joanne Crew, left, and Barbara Goguen take a look at the flowers for sale.
Seniors celebrate
gardening season
Local councillors helped launch the 2007
Communities in Bloom season recently in
Memorial Park.
The event included an Oshawa Senior
Citizens Centres’ Plant Sale fundraiser.
Councillors participated in a basket planting competition and created floral planters
using plants and soil from the City’s greenhouses.
Entertainment at the event included the
Seniors Choir at
John Street.
Staff
members
from parks services
were on hand to
share tips about gardening.
LOCAL From Page 1
Municipal Airport last Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
en route to Wilmington, Delaware and reported engine trouble a short time later.
According to the New York Chautauqua
County sheriff, the twin-engine Beech Baron
aircraft made an unsuccessful attempt to land
at Dunkirk Airport, located just outside
Buffalo, in New York and crashed less than
2,000 feet away.
According to Stephen Wilcox, manager of
the Oshawa Municipal Airport, aircrafts such
as the Beech Baron aren’t known for engine
trouble.
“Twin engines, in particular, are very
safe,” he says.
Wilcox was unable to disclose specifics
about the crash as it is currently under investi-
gation by the United States Federal Aviation
Administration.
The Grieco brothers were general managers of their 40-year-old family owned and
operated Toronto Avenue business, which performs heavy machining, welding and babbitting for heavy industrial needs, specializing in
rock crushing.
One employee described the Grieco brothers as more like family than bosses.
According to the P.R. Engineering Limited
website, funeral services for Joe Grieco were
held at 9:30 a.m. today at the St. Pascal
Roman Catholic Church in Thornhill.
Visitation for Frank Grieco will be held
today from 2 until 4 p.m. and 7 until 9 p.m. at
the Oshawa Funeral Home, 847 King St. W.,
with his funeral tomorrow at 11 a.m.
Kill dandelions
with natural
methods
By Jessica Verge
The Oshawa Express
May is proving to be dandelion
season as those pesky yellow
weeds spring up on lawns across
Oshawa but the city is urging residents to think organic when getting rid
of them.
The City of
Oshawa is in its fifth
year of a pest management program
that aims to avoid
pesticide use and
instead kill weeds
such as dandelions
the environmentally
friendly way.
“We’re absolutely encouraging that,”
says
Noel
Hutchinson, director
of parks and facilities
maintenance
services, of pesticide-free lawn care.
According
to
Hutchinson, the city
uses corn gluten
meal to prevent dandelion seeds from
germinating.
Corn gluten meal,
a corn by-product obtained while
processing the vegetable to make
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cornstarch and corn syrup, affects
the developing of roots of weeds
such as dandelions and crabgrass.
Aside from being an herbicide,
corn gluten meal is used as food
for cows and poultry.
Hutchinson says Oshawa residents can obtain
the corn gluten
meal at most stores
that sell garden
supplies and fertilizers.
In areas infested with dandelions, city workers
apply new grass
seed, as strong,
thick lawns tend to
have fewer weeds.
Workers also cut
grass no shorter
than three inches,
as the length
shades out the
weeds and prevents them from
thriving.
However,
Hutchinson says if
residents do decide
to use pesticides
they should avoid
spraying
their
entire property and
instead spot spray weed-infested
areas.
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MAY 23 2007
Conquering cancer in Oshawa
By Jessica Verge
The Oshawa Express
For Durham Region residents
undergoing cancer treatments, a new
Oshawa facility means their difficult
ordeal won’t be made harder by long
hours spent traveling to get the help
they need.
As of May 7, local cancer sufferers in need of radiation therapy
won’t have to go any further than
their own backyard as the R.S.
McLaughlin Durham Regional
Cancer Centre opened its radiation
suites May 7.
Patients who normally would
have sought help at Sunnybrook
Health Sciences in Toronto or
Cancer Centre of Southeastern
Ontario in Kingston can now seek
treatment at Oshawa’s 90,000 sq. ft.
facility, which is currently operating
two of three radiation machines with
room for three additional machines.
Dr. Peter Dixon, VP of cancer
services, who runs the cancer centre
and still practices as a radiation
oncologist, believes offering radiation in Oshawa is extremely impor-
Opening the door
to healing
These stone hands are the focus of the Healing Hands Fountain, a fixture in the R.S. McLaughlin Durham
Regional Cancer Centre’s garden. The fountain was a gift from all four auxiliaries of Lakeridge Health.
tant to many patients.
“It makes all the difference in the
world.”
On June 4, the cancer centre’s
chemotherapy clinic will open,
increasing the number of chemother-
apy stations from 13, at the current
clinic, to 27 at the cancer centre.
Patients receiving treatment will
also be able to add a little sun to their
days at the new centre as the
chemotherapy area looks onto the
Healing Garden, a $2 million gift
from the Auxiliary of Lakeridge
Health Oshawa. The garden features
flowerbeds designed as a patchwork
quilt and the Healing Hands
Fountain, a joint venture with the
Oshawa auxiliary and Lakeridge
Health’s three other auxiliaries: the
Association of Hospital Volunteers –
Bowmanville, the Auxiliary of
Lakeridge Health Port Perry and
Lakeridge Health Whitby Volunteer
Services. An official ribbon cutting
ceremony for the garden will take
place on June 12 at 1 p.m.
The cancer centre will also have
its own laboratory and pharmacy.
Once fully operational, the centre
will treat 400 patients per day.
Lakeridge Health Oshawa will
host an official grand opening ceremony for the R.S. McLaughlin
Durham Regional Cancer Centre on
May 30 with a public open house
June 14 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Hundreds will get treatment
at Oshawa radiation facility
Sharan Manship, manager of radiation therapy, demonstrates the
technology used to examine a patient’s CT scan to determine where
the radiation should be administered.
While the R.S. McLaughlin
Durham Regional Cancer Centre has
just opened its doors to the public,
some staff members have been working behind the scenes for more than a
year.
Sharan Manship, manager of radiation therapy, has been at Lakeridge
Health Oshawa since February 2006,
planning the opening of the centre.
Manship oversees the entire radiation department, including equipment and staff. The department
employs a team of physicians, nurses
and physicists but it’s the radiation
technicians who are responsible for
administering the treatments.
“It’s where technology and patient
care meet,” says Manship of radiation technicians.
When a patient first begins radiation treatment, technicians conduct a
CT scan to determine where exactly
the cancerous tissue is. The cancer
centre houses two $1,500,000 CT
simulators.
Doctors, physicists and technicians decide together where the radiation needs to be administered to
deliver the most powerful and suc- side effects such as a mild burn or
hair loss on the skin that’s being tarcessful treatment.
During the first treatment, geted. But Manship says it’s a safe
patients are tattooed with three to procedure as tumor cells die at a
five small blue dots that allow techni- lower dose of radiation than normal
cians to ensure the patients is lying in cells.
The most common cancers treated
the exact same spot during each treatment. This means the tumor is target- with radiation are prostate, breast,
ed at the same angle, down to the lung and gastrointestinal.
millimetre,
every time.
Treatments
can be as short
as 10 minutes
or as long as
30 minutes.
Some patients
receive just a
few treatments
while others,
such as those
with prostate
cancer, may
have to endure
40.
While the
treatment
itself is pain- The CT simulator lets radiation technicians get a better
less, there are look at what is going on inside a patient’s body.
MD: cancer centre
attracts talent
One of two of Lakeridge Health’s radiation therapy machines, this is
where patients receive the critical treatment they need.
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Some of the GTA’s best decided to apply for their
in the medical field are position.
However, Dr. Peter
flocking to Oshawa.
The majority of the R.S. Dixon, VP of cancer services, believes the
McLaughlin
cancer centre itself
Durham Regional
is an important tool
Cancer
Centre
in attracting a talstaff,
including
ented staff.
doctors, radiation
“It’s absolutely
therapists, physifundamental,” he
cists and nurses,
says of the statehas come from
of-the-art facility’s
Sunnybrook
role in recruitment.
Health Sciences
Dixon, who is
and
Princess
Margaret Hospital Dr. Peter Dixon in charge of the
cancer centre, says
in Toronto.
the interim cancer
According to
Lakeridge Health Oshawa, centre at Lakeridge Health
most new staff members Oshawa previously had
listed being closer to home three oncologists on staff,
as the reason why they and now has 13.
High dose
radiation
offered in ‘08
In addition to regular radiation treatments, the R.S. McLaughlin Durham
Regional Cancer Centre will offer high dose
radiation (HDR) next spring.
In 2008, patients who previously would
have had to travel to Toronto or Kingston
for treatment, will be able to get help at the
1,200 sq. ft. suite, which also includes a
recovery unit.
HDR, used to treat prostate and gynecological cancers, is a specialized radiation
treatment unit that contains one active radiation source.
The source can be placed inside, or very
close to the body, allowing high doses of
radiation to the targeted areas while minimizing doses to the surrounding tissues.
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Harmony Road
traffic cameras
not for speeders
By Courtney Duffett
The Oshawa Express
Harmony Road may be all dug up but
traffic lights still detect when a vehicle is
there.
Motorists driving along Harmony Road
in Oshawa may have noticed that certain
intersections have cameras posted.
These cameras aren’t to watch for those
people running red lights, or for speedy
drivers. Rather, they’re there so drivers
don’t waste their time waiting for a light to
turn green.
“Some intersections have detectors
under the asphalt,” says Dave Dankmeyer,
traffic engineering supervisor, to make
sure traffic on certain roads like Harmony
Road in Oshawa runs smoothly.
At certain intersections where a major
road meets up with a side street, traffic
detectors are placed under the first layer of
pavement so when a vehicle pulls up to the
intersection, the sensors will know when to
change to lights.
“But during construction, the sensors
are lost,” says Dankmeyer. The cameras
sense a change in the video image, much
like the underground sensors would do.
Until construction is complete, there
will be cameras at Harmony Road and
Copperfield Drive and Harmony Road and
Rossland Road.
He says even though construction has
been active at Harmony Road and Adelaide
Avenue as well, the intersection does not
run on sensors.
Dankmeyer says the amount of volume
at that intersection warrants the lights to
run on a timer.
Dankmeyer says the cameras will be
replaced with underground sensors once
the construction on Harmony Road is completed.
Fresh road paint can
damage your vehicle
Local residents should be cautious near
line painting trucks.
Over the next few weeks line painting will
be done throughout the region and the paint
formulated for long wear and is embedded
with glass beads.
The Durham Region works department
crews will be beginning painting operations
along regional roads to refresh existing line
markings and apply new lines.
Line markings are an important safety feature on roads as they define the centre and
edge of the road, and designate passing and
no-passing zones.
About 1,700 kilometres of yellow centre
lines and white lane and edge lines are
applied on regional roads, along with an additional 300 kilometres of markings on local
roads.
The lines are repainted once or twice a
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year, depending on line type, location and
traffic volume, in order to restore winter damage from salt and sand, and ensure good visibility and reflectivity.
The Region uses environmentally friendly,
reflective water-based latex paints for all line
markings. Most paintings are done during the
daytime to ensure greater visibility and safety
of both the road crews and the public.
A “follow-up” truck will be travelling about
150 to 200 metres behind the line marking
truck to provide motorists with a warning of
the operation and allow for sufficient drying
time for the newly-applied paint.
The paint typically takes less than 30 seconds to dry, depending on weather conditions.
When approaching the line painting operation, the Region advises drivers to wait until
the line marking truck finishes painting the
section of road, which is intentionally kept
short
to
allow
motorists to pass at
the next major intersection. The truck
must operate at low
speeds, about 20
k m / h r .
Drivers who choose
to pass either the follow-up or painting
truck risk damaging
their vehicle. When a
vehicle
drives
through wet paint,
paint can splatter up
against a vehicle’s
body or tires, and
can be very difficult
to remove. In many
cases, it can only be
removed professionally at an auto body
shop, as it involves
grinding and buffing.
Motorists should be
aware of the potential consequences
when deciding to
pass a line marking
t r u c k .
For more information, contact the
R e g i o n a l
Municipality
of
Durham’s
works
department at 905666-8116.
MAY 23 2007
City eyes development Seniors invited to write
freeze around college
North Oshawa residents
might be getting the building
freeze they’ve been looking
for.
City staff are urging
council to go ahead with a
moratorium that would put a
stop to the issuing of building permits in the neighbourhoods surrounding Durham
College and the University
of Ontario Institute of
Technology for a period of
one year.
The freeze would prevent
landlords from turning single-family homes into lodging houses and renting to
students.
The
recommendation
comes as good news to many
north Oshawa residents who
have complained to city hall
about the speeding cars, broken glass, loud parties, urine
and vomit that have become
common sights in their
neighbourhoods once students move in.
The moratorium would be
part of a residential land use
study also recommended by
city staff that would examine
land use policies in the area.
The neighbourhoods surrounding the schools are not
zoned for lodging houses but
landlords get around it by
lying about the reason for the
renovation, says Ward 7
councillor John Neal.
Neal was inspired to
bring forward the motion of
a moratorium after the city
of St. Catharines passed a
bylaw doing just that last
year. Their bylaw imposes
restrictions on a neighbourhood that became popular
among landlords catering to
Brock University students.
Two landlords attempted
to have the bylaw overturned
but the Ontario Court of
Appeal ruled in the city’s
favour last month.
The bylaw froze development in the area for a year to
give city staff a chance to
study development patterns.
Following the study,
higher standards for parking,
landscaping and apartment
size were imposed.
The
recommendation
went before the development
services committee yesterday. The vote was not available at press time.
Oshawa seniors are
being encouraged to put
their memories on paper, in
celebration of Seniors
Month this June
The Oshawa Public
Library and the Oshawa
Senior Citizens Centres are
hosting a memoir-writing
contest for Oshawa residents aged 55 and up.
Participants are invited
to write their memoir on
any subject. Entries must be
original, unpublished and
not simultaneously submitted in any other contest or
publication. They will be
judged on originality and
sense of craft.
Entries should be typed,
size 12 font, double-spaced,
one-sided and not exceed
1,000 words.
Participants are asked to
include their name, address
and phone number on a separate sheet of paper with
their entry.
The contest is open until
June 1 at 5 p.m. with first,
second and third place winners announced later that
month at a program called
Treasured
Books
and
Memories Tea on June 20 at
1:30 p.m. at the Northview
Community Centre.
Only winners will be
contacted and entries will
not be returned.
Entries can be submitted
to the following addresses:
Memoir Writing Contest,
Oshawa Public Libraries,
c/o Ellen Stroud, manager
of branch services, 65
Bagot St., Oshawa, ON,
L1H 1N2 or Memoir
Writing Contest, Oshawa
Senior Citizens Centres, c/o
Colleen Zavrel, program
coordinator, 150 Beatrice
St. E., Oshawa, ON, L1G
7T6.
For more information,
contact Ellen Stroud at 905579-6111, ext. 5254 or
Colleen Zavrel at 905-5766712, ext. 2875.
Councillor lobbies for
Oshawa warship
By Jessica Verge
The Oshawa Express
During the Second World
War, Oshawa sailed the seas
and one local politician is
hoping the name hits the
water once again.
In 1944, Her Majesty’s
Canadian Ship Oshawa was
commissioned
as
a
minesweeper and while the
naval ship only wore the
name until 1958, Ward Two
councillor Robert Lutczyk
wants the Canadian Forces to
bring it back.
“It’s something I’m going
to pursue,” he says, inspired
by the popularity of the
HMCS Halifax, which drew
more than 4,000 visitors when
MAY 23 2007
it docked in Oshawa earlier sioned, could be named
Oshawa. He says he has spothis month.
Lutczyk, a retired army ken with high-ranking naval
officers who were
lieutenant,
wants
open to the idea and
Canada’s next warhe intends to follow
ship,
which
is
it through.
expected to be comThe
HMCS
missioned in 2012
Oshawa was comand would be based
missioned in July
on one of the coun1944 and put into
try’s coasts, to be
reserves a year later.
named the HMCS
In October 1945,
Oshawa.
she was re-commisHe plans to make
sioned and put into
a notice of motion to
Robert Lutczyk
reserves again in
the rest of council in
February 1946.
search of city supShe was re-commissioned
port and creation of an official
for the last time in April 1956
position from council.
Lutczyk is optimistic that and, as of November 1958,
the next ship, which would be was no longer the HMCS
named before being commis- Oshawa.
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Local sax player set for CD release
By Courtney Duffett
The Oshawa Express
A local professional saxophonist will be releasing two CDs in
just a few months.
Matthew James will be releasing a CD containing his own songs,
as well as a Christmas CD.
Born and raised in Oshawa,
James started playing his first
instrument, a trumpet, when he was
in Grade 3 at Grandview Public
School. He was so good, he was
put in the Grade 7/8 band.
After school, James would give
half-hour lessons to the other trumpet plays, under his teacher’s
supervision.
But after about a year, James
decided he didn’t want to play
music anymore and quit until after
high school.
James isn’t really sure why he
quit.
“If I knew what I know now, I
probably wouldn’t have quit,” says
James. “I had no vision back then,
and now I have the talent and the
vision to pursue it,” he adds.
In 2001, James’ wife (girlfriend
at the time) was still in high
school. He took her saxophone and
started to play it without her knowing, and would practice every day.
Soon after he started playing the
sax, he ran into his old high school
teacher from Dr. F.J. Donevan CI,
and took a few lessons from him
for about two months. He also had
help with the mentorship and inspiration from famous musicians such
as Kenny G and Van Birchfield.
After that, James went out on
his own, learning the styles of
Kenny G and Birchfield, and creating his own sound, playing the
tenor, alto and soprano saxophones.
He likes playing the soprano
sax the most because it is the most
different and unique, and says he
loves its sound.
When he got married in 2001,
he surprised his wife on their wedding day by playing the sax.
He went on tour about two
months after his wedding.
As for his talent for playing
music, “like anything, you’re born
with it,” says James. “You have the
natural ability to pick up on things,
musicians are born with a talent,”
he adds.
James toured for about six where many amazing musicians just about to turn one.
He says he loves playing music
months with Zabava before he have played.”
James now lives in Port Perry and couldn’t imagine doing anydecided to compose and record his
with his wife and daughter, who is thing else.
own music.
Since he’s started playing music,
James has been all
over
North
America including
Jew
Jersey,
Alabama, Florida,
Ottawa, Toronto,
Buffalo and more.
He says this
summer
until
Christmas will be
one of his busiest
times. He’ll be
going to Alabama
and Cobalt Ontario
to play at the
Classic Theatre,
which is one of the
oldest
theatres
he’ll have played
at.
“Playing
at
venues is such an
awesome experience,” he says.
“It’s amazing to be Local saxophonist Matthew James is set to tour Canada and the United States this sumin these buildings mer in promotion of his latest CD releases.
Herongate releases play list
EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AT EL STAVROS
Steve Raeburn (9 p.m.) and Eric Lambier (8
p.m.) - 557 King St. E. Call 905-576-6999 or visit
ww.elstavros.com.
Wed May 23
The Canadian Organic Growers, Durham
Gardeners annual plant auction - Durham District
School Board Administration Building, 400 Taunton
Rd. E., Whitby, room 2007. Everyone welcome. 7:30
p.m. For more information, contact Dianne Pazaratz
at 905-433-7875 or Peggy Clark at 905-623-5278.
Thurs May 24
Northern Parent Connections presents Barbara
Coloroso – Brock High School, 1590 Reg. Rd. 12,
Cannington. A world-renowned author, Coloroso will
speak at 7 p.m. and be available for book signing.
Admission is free. Call the school at 705-432-2311 to
reserve
a
seat.
For
directions,
visit
www.brockhigh.on.ca.
Sat May 26
Harmony United Church plant sale – Harmony
United Church, 15 Harmony Rd. N. A wide selection
of annuals, perennials, herbs and houseplants will be
available for purchase. 8 to 11 a.m. Come early for
best selection.
Sat June 2
Durham Philharmonic Choir presents Concert for
Peace – Salvation Army Oshawa Temple, 570
Thornton Rd. N. Featuring special guests, the
William Dunbar Public School choir from Pickering
for an evening of folk songs and spiritual music with
pieces by Loomer, Rankin, Peterson and Ashokan
Farewell. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20, $18 in advance,
and are available at the following Oshawa locations:
Oshawa Centre United Way Information Kiosk,
Walter’s Music Centre and Wilson and Lee Music
Store. For information call 905-728-1739.
See entertainment
news happening?
Call the Oshawa Express at 905-571-7334
or email [email protected].
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A play within a play will
take the stage at Herongate
Barn Theatre this month with
a light-headed and lighthearted comedy thriller.
The Butler Did It, by
Walter and Peter Marks, follows theatre director Anthony
Lefcourt, desperate for a hit
show and desperate to get his
cast geared up for their best
performance ever. While he
has withheld the final scene
from his actors, Lefcourt’s
patience is worn thin, leading
him to stage the murder of
one of the actresses.
This risky effort results in
plot twists and turns and soon
the actors and audience alike
will lose track of what is real
and what is make-believe.
The show runs May 18
until June 30.
August 17 brings A Bench
in the Sun, a comedy running
until Sept. 8. From Sept. 13
until Oct. 27, Herongate will
show Let’s Go to the Movies
and the classic British farce
No Sex Please, We’re British
from Nov. 2 until Dec. 31.
For more information or to
make reservations, call 1866-902-9884 or 905-4723085 or visit www.herongate.com.
Herongate is located on
2885 Altona Rd. in Pickering.
Test your improv comedy skills
Aspiring comedians can
give improv a try this summer.
Free introductory sessions
of Improv Comedy for the
Terrified will be held to give
comedy enthusiasts a taste of
the trend before deciding
whether or not to sign up for an
8-week course being offered in
Oshawa in July and August.
Ray James, who has directed these workshops across
North America, will let those
new to improv dip their toes in
the water June 14 and 21
before diving in.
The introductory sessions
will be held in the community
room at Loblaws, 481 Gibb St.
For more information or to
register, contact Ray James at
905-213-2435 or email [email protected].
Sesame Street sets up in Oshawa
Oshawa kids won’t have to
find the way to Sesame Street.
It’s coming to them next
month.
Sesame Street Live “Super
Grover! Ready for Action” is
coming to Oshawa’s General
Motors Centre on June 6 and 7.
Super Grover has lost his
“superness” and needs the help
of local children, plus Big Bird,
Elmo, Zoe, Rosita and Telly
Monster to lend a hand.
The Sesame Street stars
weave lessons about healthy
habits into their songs and
dances for children to learn
about exercise, nutrition, sleep
and hygiene while taking part
in a quest to get Super Grover
ready for action.
The performance also features old favourites both parents and children will remember, such as Old MacDonald,
Splish Splash and Sunny Days.
Like television’s
Sesame Street, each
Sesame Street Live
production features
timeless lessons for all
ages. The show promises high-tech stagecraft, clever scripts
and Broadway quality.
The June 6 performance has a 7 p.m.
show time while June
7 has a 10:30 a.m.
matinee and a 7 p.m.
evening performance.
Tickets are $18.75
and $23.75. A limited
number of $28.75
Premium seats and
$38.75 Gold Circle
seats are also avail- Sesame Street’s most popular characters will perform in Oshawa at
able. Tickets are sub- the General Motors Centre on June 6 and 7.
ject to service charges.
For more information, call call Ticketmaster at 905-433- master.ca.
For
information
visit
the box office at 905-438-8811. 9494. Tickets may also be purTo charge tickets by phone, chased online at www.ticket- www.sesamestreetlive.com.
MAY 23 2007
Monster madness
Photos by Bruce Jones/The Oshawa Express
The Mosport Festival visited hundreds at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa this past
weekend. The show featured extreme quad racing and monster trucks such as the legendary Big Foot, Traxxas T-Maxx, the Predator, Sudden Impact and the Prowler.
Palmateer takes to the ice with UOIT Ridgebacks
Another player has been added to the
UOIT Ridgebacks women’s hockey team.
Right-hander Rikki Palmateer will be
starting out with the team this fall.
“Adding a player of Rikki’s calibre really solidifies our strength down the middle at
the center position. She has had tremendous
success with her hockey career thus far,”
said
coach
Gary
Pitcher.
Assistant coach Scott Barker added, “With
the addition of Rikki, the women’s team is
now close to concluding their recruitment
for their inaugural season. We have a lot of
pieces in place and can’t wait to get started
with our first season this fall.”
Palmateer is bringing many athletic
Barrie defeats Oshawa
The Barrie Baycats defeated the Oshawa
Dodgers 3-1 in the Dodgers home opener
on Troy May Memorial Day. Former Major
League Baseball all-star pitcher Paul
Quantrill threw out the ceremonial first
pitch during a ceremony to honour the late
Troy May, founder of the Dodgers where
his number 20 was retired. The Dodgers
next home game is Saturday May 26
against London. Games are at 2 p.m. and
4:30 p.m.
MAY 23 2007
opening game will be the University of
Western Mustangs. The puck will drop at
1:30 p.m.
For more information about tickets and
schedules, visit www.uoitridgebacks.com.
Baulk takes on head
coach role with DC
women’s baseball
The
Durham
College
women’s basketball team has
welcomed a new head coach to
the team.
Tim Baulk has extensive
experience in coaching at multiple levels, serving as the
assistant women’s basketball
coach at York University from
1995 to 2002 and also as assistant a year prior at McMaster
University.
Baulk is also certified at the
highest NCCP level in basketball.
“We have attracted a head
coach with great credentials,”
Photo by Jessica Verge/The Oshawa Express
achievements with her to the team including
two OWHA Gold Medal Champions: the
first with Cobourg Midget A in 2004-05 and
with Durham West PeeWee AA in 2001-02.
The Ridgebacks will take to the ice on
Sept. 29 for this first
ever OUA game. The
opponents in their
said Ken Babcock, director of
athletics. “We are excited to
start a new chapter in women’s
collegiate basketball on our
campus and looking forward to
the many other tangibles that
Tim brings with him, related to
the game of basketball and post
secondary success.”
Baulk’s background in
coaching has included provincial and national scopes where
he was the head coach of the
Women’s Under 15 Provincial
Team from 2001 to 2003, winning
the
National
Championship in 2003.
Jeyes joins Ridgebacks
Carling Jeyes will be joining
the University of Ontario
Institute
of
Technology’s
Ridgebacks varsity women’s
hockey program.
“Carling brings a depth of
experience at the forward position. She had a great season
with
the
Durham
West
Intermediate AA team from the
PWHL (Provincial Women’s
Hockey League) and we look
forward to her continued strong
play with the Ridgebacks,” said
head coach Gary Pitcher.
The Ridgebacks will be
playing at the Campus Ice
Centre in Oshawa. The centre
has a capacity for about 750
fans.
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Durham College
launches new
program
Online courses will deliver
leadership, communication
and other critical skills
A new program at Durham College will help students
develop leadership, critical thinking and communication
skills.
The launch of the new online program will provide
skills to non-commissioned members (NCM) of the
Canadian Forces and other individuals interested in military affairs.
The Military Arts and Science program is being offered
online and on a part-time basis through Durham College’s
partnership with OntarioLearn, a consortium of 22 Ontario
colleges working together to develop and deliver online
courses.
The first 16 students will begin studies this month.
The program is a recognized component of NCM training that is transferable into the civilian workforce once
NCM retire from military service. There are currently
57,000 NCM across Canada.
“We are very pleased to offer the Military Arts and
Science program to help non-commissioned members of
the Canadian Forces gain critical skills and experience
that will not only advance their military standing and aspirations, but leave them in good stead upon their retirement
from the Forces,” said Leah Myers, president of Durham
College. “By offering this program online, we are offering
flexibility and increased opportunities for members to
access valuable training and education at intervals that
work within their schedules.”
Students can also pursue a degree with the Royal
Military College (RMC) upon graduation. Through an
articulation agreement, graduates of the Military Arts and
Science program will earn six credits toward RMC’s
Bachelor of Military Arts and Science degree program.
“The Military Arts and Science program is introducing
new avenues for non-commissioned members of the
Forces to pursue valuable professional development
opportunities,” said Jeanette Barrett, dean of the Durham
College schools of Continuing Education and Career
Development. “Students gain the valuable leadership
skills needed to meet the demands and needs of Canada’s
evolving Forces, business and industry. They can also take
advantage of the bridging program with the RMC to pursue a degree in less than the traditional amount of time,
enabling them to choose their desired educational path.”
The Military Arts and Science program grew out of a
need identified by the Canadian Defence Academy (CDA)
to meet the professional development requirements of its
NCM. CDA oversees professional development and lifelong learning opportunities for the Canadian Forces.
The program is also designed to meet the needs of individuals with an interest in military affairs and operations,
including emergency services personnel such as police
officers and firefighters.
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Ty McGivery, 9 months old, is a big Glasgow Rangers Fan. He will turn 1
on June 16. Happy 1st B-Day love Mummy, Daddy and big sister
Madison.
The Oshawa Express would like to remind its readers to still send
Express Perfect Pet pictures in to run bi-weekly to the
Echo Baby feature.
Walk for the intellectually disabled
Oshawa residents with and without
disabilities are invited to walk side by
side to raise funds for one local organization.
Community Living Oshawa and
Clarington, which supports more than
450 children and adults with intellectual disabilities, is hosting their second
annual Steps to Inclusion walk-a-thon
on May 30.
In partnership with Ontario Power
Generation, the event will take place at
OPG’s portion of the waterfront trail
located on Park Road just off the south
service road in Bowmanville.
Along the walk, naturalists will be
stationed in three spots to provide educational information about the biodiversity that can be found at Coot’s
Pond and along the trail.
“Inclusion is about being included
in all aspects of community life and we
hope to promote this message,” says
Suzanne Nobes, manager of community relations for Community Living
Oshawa/Clarington.
The walk-a-thon path, 3.5 km of
groomed trail, is wheelchair accessible
so everyone can participate.
Participants who plan to do the
walk are asked to collect a minimum of
$10 in pledges, and will receive a pizza
lunch for their efforts. There will also
be prizes depending on how much each
participant is able to raise.
Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.
The walk will take place from 10 a.m.
until noon, with lunch served afterwards.
For more information call 905-5763261, ext. 101 or visit them online at
www.communitylivingoc.ca.
General Motors pioneer drove a Ford
By Jennifer Weymark
Archivist - Oshawa Historial Society
Many Oshawa
residents
know
something about
the role that the
McLaughlin family played in bringing the automobile industry to
Oshawa. However, there was another
person who became a major driving
force behind the move from producing
carriages to automobiles.
The name of this gentleman was
Oliver Hezzelwood.
Hezzelwood began his long association with the McLaughlins and their
carriage company from the time that
the company first came to Oshawa. At
this time he kept the books for the
company and conducted all banking.
This was not, however, his career.
Hezzelwood was principal of one of
the public schools
and would conduct
carriage company
business in his
spare hours from
his schoolwork.
Hezzelwood invested his savings
into the carriage shop and over time he
began to have a say in the policies of
the company. Interestingly, he was
one of the first people in the company
to see the great possibilities offered
with the internal combustion engine
and how these possibilities could be
applied to motorized carriages. He
brought this belief to the carriage
company and argued that it was necessary for the company to not fall behind
with this technology if they wished to
maintain their supremacy in the business. While it is generally believed
that both Robert and George
McLaughlin were hesitant to make
this switch, R.S. was strongly in
favour of it.
In the meantime, Hezzelwood
showed his belief in the potential of
the internal combustion engine as he
purchased a Ford. The automobile was
not without issues, as the flaming red,
open to the weather vehicle, would
regularly stop about every five miles
in need of repairs. Apparently, the
noise from the vehicle sounded like a
threshing machine and would frighten
the animals on the road.
The new venture into the world of
internal combustion engines would
need a large outlay of initial capital.
Initially, banks were hesitant to front
the project and so Hezzelwood was
able to move the project forward by
providing the backing of a rather rich
relative. Soon enough, the banks were
competing to secure the business of
the company.
Oliver Hezzelwood was a man of
vision who helped to bring the automobile industry to Oshawa. The irony
is, that while he played such an important role in the beginnings of General
Motors of Canada, he drove a Ford.
MAY 23 2007
ARIES: March 20 to April 19
Have a heart to heart talk with your
partner over a serious matter. Singles
could get married. Married Aries
should renew their vows. Until September, children
play a main role in your life.
TAURUS: April 19 to May 20
Get over the feeling that no matter how
hard you work, you are not making any
progress. This situation is temporary.
You are in a great position to make extra money over
the next four weeks.
GEMINI: May 20 to June 21
Happy Birthday Gemini! You feel energized and your social life is picking up.
Get out and participate in enjoyable
activities. If you argue with your partner, you will
have fun making up on May 28.
CANCER: June 21 to July 22
Go for a make over and update your
wardrobe. Friends, with a positive
attitude, help you to make your dreams
come true. Offer help to people in need. Listen to
your intuition.
LEO: July 22 to August 22
If you belong to groups or organizations, you could be involved in a flurry
of activity as they wind down for the
summer.
VIRGO: August 22 to Sept 22
Set plans in motion to achieve your
career goals, since a new job could be on
your agenda. You must be multi-tasked
to get things accomplished. Socialize on Saturday
evening.
LIBRA: Sept 22 to Oct 23
Since you are at the top of your game,
make your managers aware of your
special talents. Share loving thoughts
with your partner. Enjoy an upbeat, fun day on May
25. Make new contacts.
SCORPIO: Oct 23 to Nov 22
You might have to deal with an unexpected financial expense. Sign up for a
new course of study to broaden your
horizons. If you are planning to publish, this is a
good time.
SAGITTARIUS: Nov 22 to Dec 21
Singles could attract a new partner.
Those already involved in a romantic
relationship should schedule cozy, intimate, fun filled times with their partner.
Take financial obligations seriously. Avoid impulse
buys.
CAPRICORN: Dec 21 to Jan 19
Simply your schedule by reorganizing
tasks at home and work. Do not overdo things at the expense of your health.
Plant a flower, vegetable or herb garden to recenter
yourself.
AQUARIUS: Jan 19 to Feb 19
Allow the child with you to be creative
or spend quality time with your own
children. Visit a resort or take up a
leisure time activity.
PISCES: Feb 19 to March 20
Your mind is alert with good ideas.
Complete a remodelling or redecorating
project to add to the value of your home.
Ask a friend to set up a date.
This Stars Say is provided by Joan Ann of Oshawa. For personal readings, call 905-725-9179 or visit her
website at www.astroconsultation.com
Get into the
helmet habit
Area residents should wear their helmets
while in-line skating, riding a bike or scooter, or skateboarding.
The Durham Safety on Wheels Coalition
includes representatives from Durham
Region Health Department, Durham
Regional Police Service, the Head Injury
Association of Durham Region, Ontario
Ministry of Transportation and other community partners.
To help raise awareness about the importance of helmet safety police, in collaboration with the health department, will be
handing out reward “tickets” to children who
practice helmet safety, from May 14 to 31.
The coalition is also participating in the
annual Durham Bike Rodeo on June 2 from
noon to 3 p.m. at Kid’s Safety Village of
Durham in Whitby.
A 2001 health department survey found
that 74 per cent of young people five to 17
years old always wore a helmet while bicycling. In 2006, this number decreased to 57
per cent.
“Research shows that helmet use is significantly decreasing in Durham Region,” said
Yemisi Aladesua, a public health nurse with
Durham’s health department. “Individuals
need to put safety first. This means always
wearing a helmet during wheeled activities
and teaching their children to do the same.”
According to Durham Regional Police, by
law, anyone under the age of 16 years must
wear a helmet. If a person under 16 years is
caught without a helmet, they can be fined
$70, under the Highway Traffic Act.
In Ontario, more than 1,200 injured
cyclists are admitted to hospitals each year,
while about 12,000 individuals visit an emergency room with a cycling injury. Bicyclerelated injuries can be greatly reduced with
the use of helmets as they are effective for
cyclists of all ages and help to provide protection in all types of crashes. When worn
properly, helmets can reduce the risk of brain
injury by 88 per cent, head injuries by 85 per
cent and upper and mid-facial injuries by 65
per cent.
Many helmet safety resources are available from the health department, including
the “Get into the Helmet Habit” pamphlet
and a newly-developed DVD on bicycle and
helmet safety, which is available to community groups and agencies.
For more information on helmet safety,
contact Durham Health Connection Line at
905-666-6241 or 1-800-841-2729, or visit
www.region.durham.on.ca.
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FOR SALE 5 PCS.
Bedroom, queen size
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wood
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Call
905-576-8193.
After 5:00pm.
BEAUTIFUL Golden
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Best health guarantee.
Home raised. Parents
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AUTOMOBILES
2005 CHEVY MALIBU - 4 cyl, auto, air,
loaded
with
100,000km. Asking
$12,495. Call Fendy or
Tai at Durham KIA
905-721-2600 ext. 3.
2003 KIA SORRENTO- Loaded, power
seats, 4x4 with 122km.
Asking $14,995. Call
Fendy or Tai at
Durham KIA 905-7212600 ext. 3.
2003
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more with 23,000km.
Asking $14,995. Call
Fendy or Tai at
Durham KIA 905-7212600 ext. 3.
2003
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IMPALA - V6, auto,
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$11,995. Call Fendy or
Tai at Durham KIA
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2004
HYUNDAI
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48,000km.
Asking
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2002 DODGE Gr.
CARAVAN SPORTFully loaded, quad
seats, loaded with
79km. Asking $11,495.
Call Fendy or Tai at
Durham KIA 905-7212600 ext. 3.
2003 FORD ESCAPE
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loaded with 40,000km.
Asking $16,995. Call
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Asking $24,995. Call
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Call Fendy or Tai at
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2004 KIA MAGENTIS - 4 cyl, auto, air,
PW/PL/PM AWD with
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Asking
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RENTALS
MOVING
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Harmony Rd & Olive
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401. 3 bdrm + 1 bdrm
bungalow. Gas frpl,
Ctrl Air, 4 appl., 1 1/2
baths, Lrg rec rm, x-lrg
backyard w/fence, 3
car drwy. On bus route,
close to schools, quiet
neighbourhood. Pls call
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after
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FOR
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OBITUARIES
Walker
Paul Bernard
( Veteran WWII
Canadian Army)
Peacefully after a
short illness at
Lakeridge Health
Whitby
on
Wednesday May
16, 2007. Paul, in
his
89th year.
Beloved husband
of Ruth for 32
years.
Dearly
missed by his family and friends who
will be welcome to
celebrate his life at
McINTOSHANDERSON
F U N E R A L
HOME, 152 King
Street East, Oshawa
(905-433-5558) on
Saturday May 19,
2007 from 10:00
am until time of
service in the
chapel at 11:00 a.m.
Cremation.
Donations in memory of Paul to the
Canadian Cancer
Society would be
appreciated by the
family.
MAY23 2007
OBITUARIES
OBITUARIES
PETLEY
Bruce Edward
(Member of Toronto Police Services as
Officer in Charge of Scarborough Court
Locations)
Suddenly at home on Sunday, May 20,
2007. Bruce in his 56th year. Beloved husband for 35 years of Paulette (nee Wright).
Devoted father of Stephanie and husband
Geoff Coy of Uxbridge and Ashley Petley
of Pickering. Cherished grandfather of
Cameron Petley and Kelsey Coy. Son of the
late Roderick and Jean Petley. Brother of
Gord Petley and wife Pauline of Toronto,
Lt. Col. Marilyn Moulton and husband Ray
of Toronto, Judy Arnott and late husband
Rick of Beamsville, Rod Petley of Toronto,
and Terry Petley of Winnipeg. Sisters-inlaw Lydia Michelle Chipper and husband
Barry Davies of Burlington, Charlene
Watson and husband Cal of North York and
Frankie Gall and husband John of Calgary.
Fondly remembered by Christine, Danalyn,
David, Gordie, James, Jarod, Jim, Kim,
Patricia, Rebecca, and many other nieces,
nephews and friends. Relatives and friends
will be gathered at THE SALVATION
ARMY – SCARBOROUGH CITADEL,
2021 Lawrence Avenue E. (at Warden
Avenue), Scarborough (416-759-1721) on
Thursday, May 24th, 2007 for a Service of
Remembrance at 2:00 p.m. with visitation
beginning at 1:00 p.m. Donations in memory of Bruce to the The Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel may be made through
McINTOSH-ANDERSON
FUNERAL
HOME LTD., 152 King Street East,
Oshawa L1H 1B6 (905) 433-5558.
OBITUARIES
OBITUARIES
OBITUARIES
BERTOLO
Wendy Anne
(nee Sarich)
At her residence on
Saturday, May 20,
2007. Wendy in her
51st year. Beloved
wife for 31 years of
Eric Bertolo of
Oshawa.
Loving
mother of Jenn of
Sault Ste. Marie,
Erica Bertolo (Doug)
of Whitby, and Marc
Bertolo (Michelle) of
Oshawa.
Dear
grandmother
of
Brooke-Lynn,
Alyssa, Hunter, Nico
and Noah. Daughter
of the late John and
Eileen Sarich. Sister
of Patrick Sarich of
Scarborough.
At
Wendy's request, cremation has taken
place. Donations in
memory of Wendy to
the Heart and Stroke
Foundation may be
made
through
M c I N TO S H A N D E R S O N
FUNERAL HOME
LTD., 152 King St.,
E., Oshawa
ON
L1H 1B6
(905-433-5558).
DOYLE
CARPENTRY
interior & exterior
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*doors & trim,
*drywall, painting,
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*basements
Jeff: 905-697-2106
Ross
Construction
33 years Experience
~Rec room renos
~Kitchen/Bath renos
~Additions &
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BEAUTIFUL rooms
for rent. Wkly or
mthly. Shared kitchen
& bath, newly renovated & furnished. Cable,
central air & laundry
facilities. Bus routes
aval. Working people
& seniors welcome.
Ref. on request. 905260-5617
APT FOR RENT.
Large 1 bedroom basement, walk out apartment. North, Oshawa.
Parking and utilities
included. Private enterance. Suitable for 1
person.
$650.00
monthly. References
and first/last required.
Call 905-433-1297.
CARTER
Ruth Thirza
(Life long resident of Toronto, Life Member of the
Ladies Golf Club of Toronto, former member of the
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club and
Timothy Eaton Church, avid golfer, bridge player and
curler)
At The Woodhaven, Markham, on Wednesday, May 16,
2007. Ruth, in her 92nd year. A Government of Canada
employee for over 30 years, Ruth became Chief, of
Planning and Administration, Income Security Branch. In
this position, she travelled extensively across Canada and
was recognized as one of the major architects who
designed, developed and implemented the 1975 Old Age
Security/Guaranteed Income Security Project. Loving
daughter of John and Marion Carter (deceased) and sister of
Vera (Bill) Winter, Rita (Reg) Williams, Gilbert (Gertie)
Carter and Hubert (Evelyn) Carter (all deceased). Fondly
remembered by nieces, Marion O'Grady, Marion Clements,
Barbara Vair, Elizabeth Eccles , Shirley Mandel and their
families. Ruth enjoyed a wide circle of friends and treasured her enduring friendships with Catharine Maddaford
and Verna and Dick Huffman Splane. Relatives and friends
may pay their respects at the McINTOSH-ANDERSON
FUNERAL HOME, 152 King St.E., Oshawa (905-4335558) on Saturday, May 19, 2007 from 2:00 p.m. until the
time of service in the chapel at 3:00 p.m. The Reverend
Bob LePage officiating. Interment York Cemetery, Toronto.
Donations made in memory of Ruth to a charity of choice
would be appreciated.
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