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News AdvertiserSERVING PICKERING SINCE 1965 PRESSRUN 47,600 ✦ 42 PAGES ✦ WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2004 ✦ durhamregion.com ✦ OPTIONAL DELIVERY $6/$1 NEWSSTAND WHAT A FARCE OLYMPICS BOUND SUNNY DAYS Love and sex Perdita Felicien books Toyota Solara at Class Act a ticket for Athens goes topless Entertainment, 8 Sports, 9 Wheels, Pullout [ Briefly ] Be transported to strange new worlds: A visit to the Pickering Public Anger Library will help children create their own fantasy worlds. The Petticoat Creek branch is of- fering a free program where children aged six to 11 can learn a few easy steps to drawing their own imaginative in the creatures. The program is Tuesday, July 20 at 2 p.m. For more information, call 905-420-2254. Test your skills and become a streets knight: The Pickering Public Library is holding a knight's quest next week. the pictures as was my son,” Anti-abortion The central branch invites all protest in Pickering said Vida Rivelsrud, who young squires to suit up and if they drove by the intersection complete their quest, will become a with her 14-year-old son. “It is knight. Children aged six to 11 years By Danielle Milley and David Stell very offensive to seniors and old are welcome to attend the free Staff Writers children - to everybody.” event on Wednesday, July 21 at 10 a.m. PICKERING – Dozens of area Durham Regional Police or Thursday, July 22 at 2 p.m. residents were disturbed and Sergeant Paul Malik said the For more information, call 905- upset by the tactics used by protestors have the right to 420-2254. anti-abortion protestors in express their opinion. Pickering Tuesday. “We’ve been following it up, [ What’s On ] About 20 people from but there’s nothing criminal Show the Truth Canada there,” he said. Life's a zoo at bible camp: Bayfair staged an orderly protest in He added police investigat- Baptist Church holds its summer day Pickering at Liverpool and ed the protest after receiving camp later this month. Kingston roads around several complaints. It's for children six to 12 years old lunchtime. Later in the after- Group spokeswoman and the camp runs from July 26 to 30, noon a few of the protestors Rosemary Connell said the with sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. travelled to Ajax to continue protests were part of a blitz daily. One feature is a trip July 28 to the protest at Salem and in the area. She said group the Bowmanville Zoo. Kingston roads. members were staying at a Lunch and a snack are provided They carried large posters Whitby school last night and each day, except July 28. The camp cost is $60 and the church is on that graphically depicted planned two more stops in Kingston Road, east of Whites Road, in dead fetuses. The City of Pickering today. Pickering. Pickering, Durham Regional When told of the com- For more information, call 905- Police and the News Adver- plaints about the graphic na- 839-4621. tiser received several calls ture of the images, Ms. Con- from people disturbed by the nell said, “We say we don’t Get on the right career path: A signs. free two-day workshop is being held “I was greatly disgusted by ✦ See Complaints page 5 to help those questioning what career path to follow. Offered by the YMCA Durham Employment Services, the workshop's A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo on Thursday, July 15 from 11 a.m. to noon and on Wednesday, July 21 from Reserves prop 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will be assessed by They’re horsing around doing a variety of tests on the first up board budget day, while the second day will be used PICKERING –– Pickering resident Carly Corsina practises the cantor during summer horse riding school to analyze the results and to look at Catholic trustees And while there’s a new at the Audley Stables in Ajax. various career options for each per- government at Queen’s son, based on their assessment. give approval Park, the board still faces a Space is limited and pre-registra- Monday, despite funding shortfall, requiring tion is required. the use of roughly $9.9 mil- The Y's Youth Foyer is at 1550 two objections lion in reserve funds. Much Man charged with impaired Kingston Rd., Suite 7 (at the corner of of it will go towards paying Valley Farm Road and Hwy. 2), Picker- By Mike Ruta ing. off prior debt commitments Staff Writer For more information or to regis- for capital projects. in fatal weekend crash ter, call the Y's Youth Foyer at 905- DURHAM – The budget is in However, Oshawa Trustee 686-7060. the books, but two Durham Fred Jones says the board North York child is in serious condition in at the Lindsay jail until Fri- Catholic trustees voted should be using more re- woman dead, hospital after a collision in- day. The Crown has indicated [ ] against passing it Monday serve money to meet system volving a suspected drunk dri- it will contest the man’s re- Index night. needs. baby in serious ver Saturday evening. lease on bail. The Durham Catholic Dis- “There is, in my view, too condition A North Bay man, whose Durham Regional Police re- Editorial Page, 6 trict School Board approved much money in the reserves charges include impaired dri- sponded to a serious collision Entertainment, 8 its 2004/05 budget at a spe- that ought to be spent, and By Jeff Mitchell ving causing death, made a at the intersection of Twyn Sports, 9 cial board meeting, planning ought to be spent on a whole Staff Writer brief appearance by video in Rivers Drive and Woodview Classified, 11 to spend just over $200 mil- PICKERING – A North York bail court Monday morning lion. ✦ See Trustees page 2 woman is dead and her infant and was remanded in custody ✦ See North page 5 [ Give us a call ] General: 905-683-5110 Distribution: 905-683-5117 General fax: 905-683-7363 Get in touch with nature Newsroom fax: 905-683-0386 Pickering's Altona heritage (of the forest)," said Mike Bender of the Toronto Forest trail and Region Conservation system is open Authority (TRCA). SERVICE HOURS "People are starting to get MON., WED., THURS., FRI. for business familiar with the forest and 7:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. now they can go in on a des- By Danielle Milley TUES. 7:30 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. ignated path without getting Staff Writer SAT. 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. lost and discover their own (905) 831-5400 PICKERING – It's now easier backyard." for Pickering residents to The unique forest, which Email: [email protected] discover a little slice of stretches from Stroud's 575 KINGSTON RD. wildlife in their own back- Lane in the south to the www.pickeringhonda.com yard. hydro corridor in the north, Altona Forest's designated is home to a variety of vege- trail system and 37 trail tation and wildlife. INCOME TAX markers were officially un- "We have deer in the forest, PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURNS veiled July 7. The markers coyotes, grey horned owls. $ correspond with information We have a great stand of only 39.95* available from the forest's cedar trees and wetland with •most returns *GST INCLUDED Web site to guide hikers amphibians and water fowl," ALL-CANADIAN TAX SERVICE along the five-kilometre Mr. Bender said. offices open year round A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo trail. The trail was a long time 100 Westney Rd. S. ( @ 401) From left, Pickering Naturalist member Karen Fawthrop, along with Larry Noonan and Doug Lockrey of the "You can walk the trail and coming. at Ajax Station Altona Forest Stewardship Committee, were on hand for the recent opening of the new designated trail at each marker get informa- (905) 426-4860 system through the Altona Forest. tion about the ecological ✦ See All page 2 * * After $200 mail-in rebate on a new 3-year term Data service Plan. Rebate to be applied on future monthly invoice. See store for full details. Offer expires JULY 31, 2004. ™Rogers, Mobius design, Rogers Wireless are trademarks of Rogers Communications Inc. Used under License. A/P PAGE 2 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, July 14, 2004 www.durhamregion.com Trustees raise concerns over student needs ✦ Trustees from page 1 ty had other reasons for voting special-education reserve fund, non-classroom and classroom two per cent increase in contracts against the budget. Trustee McCafferty said there’s funding, including the board ad- to be negotiated this year, giving series of things,” he told his col- He says the Province still isn’t nothing in the budget document ministration and governance enve- the board about $2.8 million. But leagues. giving the board enough money, as setting that out. lope. Mr. Visser states the lion’s share Trustee Jones cited special edu- per Mordechai Rozanski’s educa- Trustee Mary Ann Martin said The salary shortfall will get even must be used to pay for the annual- cation, computer upgrades, text- tion funding report to the former they were her colleagues’ “personal worse, Mr. Visser states in his re- ized increases, and as a result “es- books, staff development and other Tory government. In essence, Mr. opinions. port, since the board has to fund sentially, 0.39 per cent remains to areas that he says could use a Rozanski found boards were short “I think it’s a good budget.” previously-negotiated raises, to the support compensation increases in boost.