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Ajax: A number of rug hooking groups are travelling to Ajax this week to show off their skills at a Charges ‘Hookin.’ The Ajax Rug Hookers have in- vited a number of sister groups to town and are inviting anyone else interested in the craft to join them all at the special event. The Satur- dropped day, May 15 Hookin runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the St. Andrew’s Friendship Centre, 46 Exeter Rd., Ajax. Guest speaker Lyndsey McKenna, of Pickering Museum Vil- in attack lage, discusses natural dyeing. There is a $2 charge and rug But grandmother with and recently pleaded hooking supplies are available from guilty to three Uxbridge the nine vendors attending. For pleads guilty to Township bylaw charges more information, call 905-839- under the Provincial Of- 7953. bylaw infractions in Pickering fences Act. Pickering: Elizabeth B. Phin Public “One was having too many School is offering up fun and prizes girl’s mauling dogs, the second was for fail- this month. ing to licence the dogs she The school, at 1500 Rouge- By Crystal Crimi had, and the third one was mount Dr. in Pickering, holds a fun Staff Writer failing to obtain a kennel li- fair Saturday, May 29 from 10 a.m. DURHAM – Criminal charges cence and there was a $500 to 2 p.m. have been dropped against a fine for each,” said Alex There will be a gigantic inflat- woman in connection with a Grant, Uxbridge Township’s able obstacle course, silent auc- vicious dog attack on her chief administrative officer. tion, a balloon splash, beat the granddaughter, following a Four of Mrs. Laverdiere’s goalie, fish pond, tattoos, candy guilty plea to bylaw charges. dogs have been put down and floss, a bake sale, mini putt, a lol- Heather Laverdiere, living she was ordered not to own lipop pull and more. in Goodwood at the time of or look after a dog in There will also be raffles for two Toronto Maple Leaf jerseys and the attack, was originally Uxbridge Township for five a bicycle. charged with attempt to ob- years. On May 6, days after For more information, call the struct justice and obstruct her guilty plea, the criminal school at 905-509-2277. police after several of her charges against her were French mastiffs brutally at- withdrawn. tacked Jynnie Kent, of Pick- What’s On... ering. She was also charged ✦ See Guilty page A4 Ajax: The Durham Tamil community is preparing for its annual cultural festival. Jail time for The Durham Tamil Association is a non-profit, organization, Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo formed in 2000 with a goal of pro- viding an opportunity for Durham former Crown Tamil youth and adults to unite and participate in activities that en- They’re in the money Brian Davies ther of two fell from grace for hance their culture. a second time in his career The association has successful- PICKERING –– Tina Casey, left, and Jacob Bradley let $1,200 in Canadian Tire money fly as they get set for sentenced in when he pleaded guilty in ly organized several cultural, com- a fun fair this Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sir John A. Macdonald Public School, 777 Balaton fraud and breach February to defrauding trust munity and sports events in the Ave. There will be carnival-type games, a car wash and silent auction. The money was used to purchase funds and negotiating crimi- past four years. prizes for the auction. of trust case nal plea bargains in return for The Tamil Cultural Festival 2004 money. features cultural music, dance, and By Jane McDonald Dressed in black, the tall, drama, all performed by local tal- Couple killed in head-on crash Staff Writer thin, former jurist, his clean- ent. DURHAM – Former assistant shaven head bowed through- It is Saturday, May 15 at 5:30 PICKERING – A Scarborough and his wife, Wilda Brimi- members of the Durham Re- Crown attorney Bryan Davies out most of the proceeding, p.m., at Notre Dame Catholic Sec- couple was killed in a car ac- combe, 71, from Birkdale gional Police’s traffic services was sentenced May 10 to two sat almost motionless beside ondary School in Ajax, 1355 Har- cident in north Pickering on Road, in Scarborough were branch collision investiga- years less a day in jail, follow- his defence attorney, fingers wood Ave. N. Friday. pronounced dead at the tion unit examined the ing fraud and breach of trust fidgeting, his hand shaking Everyone is welcome at the At approximately 4 p.m. scene. scene. convictions earlier this year. slightly as he awaited his sen- free festival. For more information, visit May 7, a burgundy Oldsmo- The driver of the lumber Alcohol and road condi- Judge Mary Devlin brought tence. www.durhamtamils.com. bile eastbound on Regional truck was not seriously in- tions are not believed to be a down the decision in an Os- Before sentencing, the Road 5, east of Westney jured. factor in the collision, police hawa courthouse Monday Court heard Mr. Davies has Road in Pickering, lost con- The 40-year-old Stouffville say. morning, a venue where Mr. completed full restitution, Index... trol and collided head on man had minor injuries and Witnesses are asked to call Davies was once respected as paying back an outstanding with a lumber truck, west- was treated at Uxbridge Cot- Constable David Cormack of one of the best and brightest amount of $18,336.14 of the Editorial Page, A6 bound on the road. tage Hospital. traffic services at 905-579- members of the local legal money he misappropriated Sports, B1 The driver of the Oldsmo- Regional Road 5 was 1520 (toll free at 1-888-579- community. But the 45-year- Entertainment, B3 bile, Harold Brimicombe, 74, closed for six hours, while 1520) ext. 5267. old Whitby husband and fa- ✦ See Davies page A2 Classified, B6 Give us a call... Times change, care a constant General 905-683-5110 Distribution 905-683-5117 Nursing week ing since February. General FAX 905-683-7363 She is one of countless Newsroom FAX 905-683-0386 highlights changes nurses who have honed their and growth of skills at the hospital over its the profession 50-year history. With National ANNANDALE Nursing Week running May 10 to 16, Rouge Valley and other COUNTRY CLUB By Danielle Milley hospitals across the country Staff Writer. All New Look for 2004 are celebrating the profes- NOW EVEN BETTER VALUE DURHAM – There have been sion’s contribution to health DAILY GOLF many changes over the years care. GOLF RATES TOURNAMENTS to how the job of nursing is Betty Fullerton worked at Mon. to Fri...$37 AND DINNER Sat., Sun. PACKAGE performed, from technology the Ajax hospital even before & Holidays...$42 Weekdays...... $52 to training, but the one con- the current building was Twilight ...... 1/2 Price Weekends ...... $57 stant is the desire to help peo- opened. She started in 1961 at taxes included per person + grat. & taxes Church St. At Bayly, Ajax, 905-683-3210 ple. the cottage hospital, working “You have to have that nur- in obstetrics. turing mentality. You have to “It was interesting. We had want to take care of some- leaks in the place, it was one body,” said Marie Oke. “I don’t of those old wartime places,” FINE CHINESE CUISINE think that much has changed said the 78-year-old. “I had my & DINING LOUNGE as far as nursing goes, you still last child there and there was For Reservations have to want to take care of a bucket beside the delivery •OR• somebody.” bed to catch condensation.” Great Take-Out Mrs. Oke graduated in De- Mrs. Fullerton was glad to cember from Centennial Col- see the new building open. 509-9888509-9888 lege and has been working as “It was almost like we’d died A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo a registered nurse on the and gone to heaven,” she said. Marie Oke, left, and Betty Fullerton are a great snapshot of the changes to the nursing profession over the 376 Kingston Rd., Pickering medical surgical floor at years at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital. Ms. Fullerton first started working in Ajax in 1961, while (NE corner of Rougemount & Hwy. #2) Rouge Valley Ajax and Picker- ✦ See Helping page A2 Mrs. Oke is relatively new to the profession, having graduated in December. A/P PAGE A2 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, May 12, 2004 www.durhamregion.com Fund-raiser for Davies convictions cause damage shooting victim to justice community, judge rules AJAX – Durham residents can support Toronto drive-by shooting victim Louisa Russo this weekend. ✦ Davies from page A1 dant, who was in private practice in Humphrey following the 45-minute Mrs. Russo’s Bell Canada co- Port Perry at the time. hearing. “Her honour was concerned workers have organized a fund- from trusts and individuals. But as In explaining her decision for jail about the effect of the defendant’s raiser Saturday, May 15 at 1 p.m. at serious as she said the fraud charges time rather than house arrest, which conduct on the justice community ... The Puck and Beaver Pub, 172 were, Judge Devlin said the breach of was requested by the defence, Judge a significant sentence has been im- Hunt St. in Ajax. Friends, family trust charges concerned her more. Devlin said the most contentious posed.” members and the general public Calling his actions “a gross misuse” issue of the case was the fact that the Mr. O’Brien said he is doubtful his are raising money and support for of power, Judge Devlin also read out defendant suffers from bipolar disor- client will appeal. “It was a tough de- the family. excerpts from letters former col- der. cision for him to accept, but it was Mrs. Russo was at California leagues had written about Mr. Despite stating that she believed not unexpected. We were hopeful of Sandwich shop in North York April Davies. Mr. Davies to be “genuinely remorse- getting a conditional sentence. I’m 21, when 10 shots were fired at the “Diligent, thorough and very hard- ful,” and that he has made full resti- not sure we will proceed with an ap- store. working,” were descriptions of the tution, Judge Devlin said she could peal. He came in (to this hearing) She was hit and paralysed from Crown who resigned in 2002. “He not accept a defence that his medical very accepting. His reaction is one of the waist down. would take on the toughest and most condition was at the root of his mis- disappointment in a modest sense.” The married mother of three, difficult cases and handle them well,” deeds. Mr. Davies pleaded guilty Feb. 12, who’s the primary caregiver for her wrote another of his peers. “A tireless “The defendant’s medications were 2004 to misappropriating $48,000 disabled daughter, has a broken mentor ... professional, dedicated, monitored and, although (the dosage from a trust fund and negotiating rib, two punctured lungs, and a genuine and trustworthy,” wrote oth- was) often at the low end of the criminal plea bargains for “diversion- shattered spine. She’s been told by ers. range, they were within the (accept- ary” payments. It is expected the for- specialists that she’ll never walk But Judge Devlin stressed that, de- able) range,” she said, adding Mr. BRYAN DAVIES mer Crown will serve at least one- again. spite having obvious respect in his Davies’s behaviour “cannot be attrib- Lawyer doesn’t expect appeal. third of his sentence, or eight “They (friends and family) want field, the convictions against Mr. uted to mental illness. months. By law, if parole is denied, he to raise money to help their family,” Davies were damaging to the entire “There was a staggering breach of months and six months, respectively. must be released after serving two- said Puck and Beaver owner Rob justice community. She also touched trust,” said Judge Devlin. “The med- To be served concurrently, a total thirds of the two-years-less-a-day MacArthur. on the fact the most recent charges ical evidence does not support crimi- sentence of two years less a day in sentence. The fund-raiser features live en- were not the first time the former nal behaviour.” custody was agreed upon by both in- Because Mr. Davies successfully tertainment, including local singer Crown ran afoul of the law. Citing previous decisions, the judge dependent Crown attorney David prosecuted high profile cases such as Lorraine Davies, karaoke and other “The defendant was disciplined in meted out 18 months for the first Humphrey and defence lawyer the Gagnon Sports murders, the activities for all ages including a 1993 by the Law Society of Upper count of breach of trust, and another Bernie O’Brien. undisclosed location of his incarcera- silent auction. Canada for misappropriating a 18 months for the second. For the two “It’s a sentence that’s within the tion will be by necessity carefully cho- Residents can also make a cash client’s trust,” she said of the defen- counts of fraud, the sentence was 18 appropriate range,” said Mr. sen. or prize donation. Helping people a ‘reward’ ✦ Helping from page A1 blood pressure, that’s the doctor’s ing, Mrs. Oke isn’t new to working. job.” The 35-year-old previously worked in What’s Your Dream? “We had all new equipment, it really Her favourite part was working banking. A dream vacation? Like one of our photos? was a treat.” with the people. And she’s finding nursing isn’t easy Home improvements? She went on to work in the current “It sounds like a standard thing, by any means. Continuing your education? It can be yours building until retiring in 1989. helping people, but it has its re- “It’s overwhelming and it’s been a Achieve anything you dream, starting now! Apply for an For photo reprint During her time as a nurse, build- wards,” she said. lot of hard work,” she said. “It is the affordable loan from Trans Canada Credit today. ings were not the only change she ex- Now just beginning her career - hardest work I’ve ever done and it’s details see ‘customer perienced. years after Mrs. Fullerton’s retire- the most worthwhile work I’ve ever Talk to us for all your financial needs. • Bill consolidation loans • Home equity loans and mortgages service’ at durhamregion.com “The biggest change came when ment - Mrs. Oke agrees. done.” • MasterCard® credit cards • Personal loans for any reason they started training nurses in the “There’s so much about it that is so Mrs. Fullerton respects anyone colleges,” Mrs. Fullerton said. good,” she said. “The one thing I do who goes into the profession. 1550 Kingston Road...... Pickering Breaking into the profession short- like is the interacting with the people “I have to admire anybody who The News ly after the Second World War ended, I meet.” goes into training these days because Advertiser she did all her training and classes at Although new to the world of nurs- they have to work so hard.” Call now: 1-800-808-2803 Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. She even lived there. Students would attend classes in the morning and go on the wards to help out. During her three years of training, Mrs. Oke spent a lot more time in the classroom learning theory and back- ground knowledge. She also experi- W WW enced different placements, including O mental health and community care. Her first few months on the job have been an adjustment. DDOO NOTNOT PAYPAY “I was scared to death. It’s a huge responsibility you’re taking on. There FFOROR is the backup of the other nurses on the floor, but you’re really on your 1 YYEAREAR O.A.C. own,” she said. 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FINANCING ACCEPTED ACCEPTED Sun. 11-4 Cnote 2004 catalogue - All Zones (except 0/1) 905-619-1315 www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, May 12, 2004 PAGE A3 A/P Chairman’s position remains an appointment Scugog decision council officials for a two-week Steve Parish for mayor. “What you effectively have is gional council can still ask the delay in its decision so local “I think that the whole thing the rural municipalities block- Province to take action, even means Durham councillors could get feedback with Roger is because he lost ing the majority of Durham though council decided to save residents won’t from the community before and became regional chair,” Region’s...wish,” he said. “But time by getting the thoughts of making a final decision. Mayor O’Connor said, adding the fact remains council can municipalities first. get election The Township was the only that’s why her council recom- still vote. This was just a dry The issue will be dealt with By Carly Foster and Chris Hall municipality to not respond by mended the chairman be ap- run.” Mayor Parish said re- at regional council’s May 26. Staff Writers the Region’s April 23 deadline. pointed from within the elect- So Scugog became the swing ed members of Durham coun- DURHAM – The regional vote, as Clarington, Ajax, Os- cil. chairman’s seat will remain ap- hawa and Pickering voted to “Then you prevent what An Alternative to pointed by members of council directly elect the chairman, happened (with Mr. Anderson) after Scugog Township voted while Brock, Uxbridge and and the cost of the byelection Sexual Enhancement Drugs to keep the status quo. Whitby voted to keep things would be paid by the Region.” By Dr. Daniel-J. Crisafi After a lengthy debate, the way they are. Scugog’s councillors also The popularity of “sexual enhancement” drugs cannot council voted 5 to 1 (with one The move to directly elect added suggestions to its reso- be overlooked as a passing fad or fancy. Unfortunately, absent) against a motion to the chairman required a triple lution, including calling on Re- these drugs and even some herbal supplements have the top regional spot di- majority - or support from five MAYOR STEVE PARISH gional council to revisit the ap- sometimes have serious side effects. Recent statistics rectly elected by the people of of Durham’s eight municipali- Rural municipalities blocked pointment process, consider- have established that both men and women are Durham. ties amounting to at least 51 wishes of majority. ing a secret ballot approach affected by a general decrease in energy, which, of As she opened discussions per cent of the Region’s popu- when selecting a chairman and course, will also affect sexual energy. on the matter, Scugog Mayor lation, plus a majority of re- pers outraged at the substan- allowing a maximum of two Marilyn Pearce was quick to gional councillors. tial pay increase Mr. Anderson terms for a chairman. Prairie Naturals has formulated a complex herbal formula that has point out that local public in- “I’m surprised by how close received – from $101,113 to “I don’t want to walk away demonstrated both effectiveness and safety in helping individuals terest was almost non-exis- it was,” said Regional Chair- $151,000 – and asked the posi- tonight with the thought that enhance their sexual energy, while also increasing their physical tent. The Municipality re- man Roger Anderson in an in- tion be changed to be directly the status quo is good energy. ceived only one letter and a terview Tuesday. “It hasn’t re- elected by residents. enough,” said Mayor Pearce. phone call, both in favour of ceived that much support be- Uxbridge Mayor Gerri Lynn “But direct election is not the Vigor-Force is arguably the most popular natural sexual enhancement the current system. fore...and I don’t know why (it O’Connor said many people way to go. There’s a need for formula for men and not without reason. 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Central Sand & Gravel We wish to thank our “Over the Rainbow” Sponsors FLOORING CENTRE Leaders of the Way Leaders Heroes Hunt, Peter Rowsell, Allan Sponsors Donations of $1,000.or more Donations of $500 or more Illingworth, Shirley Ryan, David Donations of $2,500 or more Adams, Wayne B. Agnew, Bill Jamieson, Carol & John Sgro, Victor Miller, Tim Carl, Douglas Ball, Laurie Liddell, Richard Sherk, Sandra Ostler, John Forsey, Robert Bamford, Craig Manuel, David Smith, Karen Wilson, Beth Friendship, Bruce Boles, Al Marshall, Valerie Starck, Axel Hubbell Canada Inc. Founders Hawkshaw, Ron Brown, Kyle Marshall, Graham Steeves, R. Donations of $1,500 or more Higgins, Stewart Carson, Grant & Jeanine Nelson, Teri Stein, David Beattie, John Klazek, Jim & Edna Clark, David O’Neill, Gerard Stickwood, Laurie Buttigieg, Bryan Nie, Geoffrey Coburn, Shane Parish, Steve Taylor, Bruce Kusluski, Martin Paulus, Robert Dickson, Joe Parisotto, Richard Murphy, Dan Reynolds, Steve Gallen, Ken Preston, Eric Smeall, Heather Stonell, Roger Head, Michael Rider, John & Sandy P PAGE A4 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, May 12, 2004 www.durhamregion.com Murder witness admits to lying in home invasion case
By Keith Gilligan Mr. Mundy and Mr. Hall, the two wanted to protect himself “from being could get their drugs and money from Speaking with Mr. Mundy some Staff Writer men Mr. Grant testified as also in- charged in the home invasion.” them.” time after the robbery, Mr. Grant DURHAM – Everett Grant admitted volved in the home invasion, have It was only after he was given im- During the robbery of a home on said, “He pretty much said they didn’t this week that he lied to police about been charged with first-degree mur- munity from prosecution that Mr. Major Oaks Boulevard, the three men have anything on him, apart from the his involvement in a home invasion der and conspiracy to commit murder Grant admitted involvement. encountered a young man and his statement Mr. Jones gave. and only came clean once he had im- in Mr. Jones’s death. At the start of Mr. Grant testified Mr. Mundy and mother. In addition to the debit and “He said he would get someone to munity from prosecution. the trial, Mr. Mundy pleaded guilty to Mr. Hall approached him about tak- credit cards, Mr. Grant testified he go talk to him and persuade him not He was testifying as part of the trial five counts related to the home inva- ing part in the crime, something he took a video game machine, Mr. Hall to give evidence against him,” Mr. of Avi Mundy, also known as Cosmo sion, while Mr. Hall maintained his in- admitted didn’t concern him because allegedly took a pair of shoes and Mr. Grant said. Jacobson, and Sean Hall, in Superior nocence to all seven charges. he said one of the people they were Mundy found a roll of money, some Mr. Grant noted he found out Court of Justice in Whitby, Monday. While being questioned by Crown going to rob was involved in dealing marijuana and hash oil, as well as a about Mr. Jones’s death the day after “You were prepared to lie if it bene- attorney Paul Murray, Mr. Grant ad- drugs. laptop computer. it happened. Mr. Grant visited Mr. fits you and that’s not to get charged,” mitted to lying to Durham Regional “When you’re involved in illegal ac- Within minutes of the robbery, Mr. Mundy in jail at one point and he Douglas Usher, Mr. Mundy’s lawyer, Police about his involvement in the tivities, you won’t call the police and Mundy used the bank machine at the “wanted to put the whole situation stated in questioning Mr. Grant. home invasion. say ‘my weed’s been stolen,’” he stat- trade centre, Mr. Grant said. That onto Sean. He wanted me to commit There was a brief pause before Mr. “Did you tell the police the truth ed. “Mr. Mundy knew people dealing machine was chosen because there to a plan to do it,” Mr. Grant said, Grant agreed. about the home invasion?” Mr. Mur- in drugs, weed and marijuana. We were no cameras to record users. adding no plan was ever explained. Mr. Grant was given immunity for ray asked. his part in a home invasion in Picker- “No,” Mr. Grant replied, and said he ing on June 16, 2000, and a 1999 rob- Like one of bery of a Pickering man. Bachelor of Education in Adult Education Following the home invasion, in which two credit cards and a debit Degree and Certificate Programs our photos? card were stolen, Mr. Mundy used a Far and Wide INFORMATION SESSIONS cash machine at the since-demol- 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 20 It can ished Metro East Trade Centre. While a new balance performance brand. Community Room, Gordon Willey Building there, he was seen by Roy Jones, a se- curity officer at the trade centre and a Durham College and University of Ontario Institute of Technology be yours Give your feet a much needed break. Oshawa Campus, 2000 Simcoe Street North high school acquaintance of Mr. Take 2 for pain relief. Mundy. Mr. Jones was murdered Feb. For photo reprint In co-operation with Durham College and University of Ontario Institute of 4, 2001, just days before he was to tes- Technology, Brock University offers BEd in Adult Education degree and certificate details see tify in a preliminary hearing about the programs. Study part-time to enhance your understanding and application of adult ‘customer service’ at home invasion. THREE STRAP education principles and practices. Courses are offered on Saturdays at Durham VELCRO SANDAL • BROWN College and University of Ontario Institute of Technology. The program is designed for those working or aspiring to work in adult learning durhamregion.com environments including health care, human resources, business, social services, Guilty plea industry or formal academic settings. Applications are now being accepted for the The News Available Widths* 2A B D 2E 4E 6E Fall 2004 session. Advertiser taken into Not all styles available in all widths For application information for the BEd in Adult Education, visit our Web site at http://adult.ed.brocku.ca or call Sandra at 905-688-5550, ext. 4308, or e-mail: consideration [email protected] Pickering Town Centre Upper level near Tim Horton’s ✦ Guilty from page A1 905-837-8897 Metroland She has since moved out of the region. “The Crown thought that was penalty enough,” said Detective Constable Bruce Kelly, in charge of PICKERING the investigation. Pickering Town Centre “Even though the bylaw charges (905) 837-1212 are different from the criminal charges, they took into considera- tion that she’s pleaded guilty to the three bylaw charges, received $500 fines for the three bylaw charges, also had four dogs put down, and also is not allowed to own... a dog in the Township of Uxbridge for the next five years.” The criminal charges alleged Mrs. Laverdiere coached Jynnie and her sister Jessie to say the dogs were in a fight when the attacked occurred. Following an investigation, a police report said Jynnie was actually putting the dogs away when one turned on her and started to at- tack, with others joining. Det. Const. Kelly added the possibility Jynnie and her sister would have to appear in court to testify against If these phones were any hotter, their grandmother was also a con- sideration in withdrawing the charges. The charges were removed they’d be sweating. with consent from Jynnie and her family. Of the dogs taken from Mrs. Laverdiere by the Township, two were put down soon after the at- tack, two more were destroyed as part of her guilty plea, one died while in the shelter, and two, which had been puppies at the time of the attack, were returned. Although criminal charges are withdrawn and the bylaw charges have been dealt with, a civil lawsuit is still outstanding. This winter Jynnie and her family launched a $2.2-million lawsuit for negligence against Uxbridge Town- ship, as well as a $2.2-million civil suit against Mrs. Laverdiere, her husband Dennis Laverdiere, and their Goodwood landlord Bert Tin- dall. A trial is unlikely to begin before the end of 2004. CORRECTION NOTICE To our valued customers. 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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004 ✦ News Advertiser ✦ DAVID STELL, NEWS EDITOR, 905-683-5110 EXT. 249
Editorial Pickering News Chairman Advertiser A Metroland Community Newspaper
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[email protected] a hit to Joanne Burghardt Editor-in-Chief democracy [email protected] Tony Doyle Managing Editor Scugog drives nail into democratic heart of regional government [email protected] Duncan Fletcher t all came down to the councillors of the Township of Director of Advertising Scugog as the deciding vote whether to allow direct Ielection of Durham Region's chairman or not. [email protected] When the dust settled in Port Perry Monday night, the verdict was in: True democracy was the loser. Eddie Kolodziejcak Six of the seven Scugog council members were present, Classified Advertising and by a vote of 5-1, they decided to maintain the status quo. That means Durham's 28 regional councillors will [email protected] continue to choose a regional chairman by a show of hands at the inaugural meeting of each council. Abe Fakhourie If that process sounds archaic, you can blame the com- Distribution Manager bined municipal councils of Whitby, Brock, Uxbridge and Scugog for refusing to move into the 21st century and [email protected] allow the people to decide who should be regional chair- man. The councils of Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa and Clar- Lillian Hook Office Manager ington, representing about 400,000 Durham residents, voted to change the system. That means approximately [email protected] 160,000 people, as represented by the other four munici- palities, trumped the clear will of the majority. Cheryl Haines The empty arguments raised in favour of staying the Composing Manager course reveal precisely why the system must be changed. [email protected] Councillors who supported the status quo continually stated they didn't want the regional chairman's job to be- Janice O’Neil come politicized, that they wanted the chairman to be a Composing Manager servant of council, that they didn't want a big, expensive election for regional chairman. Letters to the Editor [email protected] But anyone who has seen Regional Chairman Roger Anderson in action over the past six-and-a-half years can that required the evacuation of Lee Bruckner hits the nail News/Sales hardly doubt he is a politician to the core - which is not a Proposed Ajax residents near the high- squarely on the head - the only 905-683-5110 Classifieds bad thing, by the way. Mr. Anderson has worked hard for way. problem with our health care alerting 905-683-0707 causes he believes in and has tried hard to advance The fact that Pickering resi- today is the intransigence of the Distribution Durham Region. system could dents may not like to be re- federal and provincial govern- 905-683-5117 But, the regional chairman must be a servant of the minded of the realities of living ments in supplying adequate News Fax people who pay his salary. The key problem with selection address needs near Pickering's nuclear plant funds. 905-683-0386 of the chairman in open council is that he is indebted to may be an indication of the low If only Dr. Romas Stas and General Fax those who voted him in and could work against those who impact of the plant on the re- his petition-waving troops 905-683-7363 voted against him. He is also subject to unfair pressure To the editor: gion, unlike other more promi- would try just for one moment Death Notices from councillors who could threaten to withhold their Re: 'Sirens get blasted,' May nent facilities in other towns to be constructive in their criti- 905-683-3005 support when the time comes to pick the chairman. 2. such as the noise and risk for cism instead of touring the area Sincerely Yours For now, the few have defeated the many and the chair- As a resident living in the residents near a major airport, with their prophecies of doom 1-800-662-8423 man's position will continue to be chosen the old-fash- three-kilometre radius zone for traffic noise and odour near a and gloom. You are supposed to E-mail ioned way. It's a defeat for democracy and a sad day in the Pickering Nuclear Generat- landfill site, or a highly visible cure people Dr. Stas, not scare [email protected] Durham. ing Station, I thought that the air pollution source. them half to death. Web address proposed alerting system of Frank Dempsey Better still, let's have the durhamregion.com tower-mounted sirens and in- Pickering good doctor be given the task of Mailing Address Click and say house radio pagers presented running the Rouge Valley 130 Commercial Ave., at last week's meeting in Picker- Health System for a couple of Ajax, Ont. L1S 2H5 This week’s question: ing realistically addressed the Give hospital months. Should the Province and federal government sup- needs of the required system, Let him deal with the red Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 1332791 port General Mortors in Durham Region with subsi- considering the physics of pro- support, tape, let him try to run a good dies in a three-way 'reinvestment' partnership? jecting sound and light signals not anger system on a shoestring whilst at Hours to residential areas. the same time juggling the ❏ Yes Although most residents may problem of fund-raising. GENERAL OFFICE ❏ No not like the plan, the challenge To the editor: What our hospital sorely MONDAY - FRIDAY is on them, or anyone, to offer a Re: 'Awesome nurses need needs is a united front. Dr. Stas 8:30 a.m. - 5p.m. Cast your vote online at better idea. A benefit of the sys- funds, support,' letter to the ed- needs the Ajax and Pickering infodurhamregion.com DISTRIBUTION tem would be that they also itor, May 5. hospital in full operational MONDAY - FRIDAY provide an alerting system in What a pleasant change to mode and we, the public, need Last week’s question: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. case of emergencies with more read something positive about doctors like him and the facility SATURDAY Is mandatory recycling for Durham Region busi- reasonable probabilities, such our hospital from somebody to keep us around - therefore we 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. nesses and even some residents whose garbage is col- as a railway or highway truck who really knows what they are all want the same thing! lected by the Region a good idea? disaster involving the many talking about. Many others, in- So, Dr. Stas, continue to con- The News Advertiser is one of the Metroland Printing, ❏ tonnes of hazardous freight cluding myself, owe a debt of centrate on what you are good Yes88.7 per cent moving through Pickering each gratitude to our hospital, which at - healing folks. To the admin- Publishing and Distributing ❏ No 11.3 per cent day. Examples would be the in its handling of full waiting istrators, keep up the pressure group of newspapers. The Votes cast: 142 Whitby freight train derailment rooms, severe acute respiratory to achieve all our goals. For all News Advertiser is a mem- ber of the Ajax & Pickering in January that killed two peo- syndrome (SARS) and other our sakes, let's get on with it. Board of Trade, Ontario ple or the Ajax truck disaster ailments, stands out like a shin- John Haste Community Newspaper Ajax on Hwy. 401 in October 2003 ing gem. Assoc., Canadian Communi- ty Newspaper Assoc., Cana- dian Circulations Audit Board and the Ontario Troubles following the code Press Council. The publisher reserves the right to classify I think I've found Anyway, I know they're on to or refuse any advertisement. me. I'm on their "To be watched" Credit for advertisement the woman in me list. I've seen the non-descript limited to space price error Neil black SUV parked near my house. occupies. Editorial and Ad- think I am dangerously close I know it's full of surveillance vertising content of the to having to hand in my Man Crone equipment and guys named News Advertiser is copy- ICard. I'll admit I've never ex- Chuck who smoke Marlboros and righted. Unauthorized repro- actly been the poster boy for make it a point not to sit too close duction is prohibited. testosterone. I don't like fighting, enter laughing to each other. I'm on the bubble. I don't drink hard and, in all of my If I so much as set foot in a Letters Policy We welcome letters that include relationships, try as I might, I al- Body Shop or watch a Judy Gar- name, city of residence and ways had the feeling it was me there alone. I like it that way. It's land movie they're gonna bust my phone numbers for verification. who was being deflowered. To top quiet, relaxing and it helps me chops. I'll be out. And I don't want Writers are generally limited to it all off, I became an actor. Not sleep. Lately I've even started to be out. I like being a man. So 200 words and one submission One of a kind animal exactly Papa Hemmingway. lighting candles. That, I know, is far, I think I've been able to buy in 30 days. We decline an- But in spite of all that, I think in direct contravention of Article myself a little time by watching nouncements, poetry, open let- ters, consumer complaints, con- Brad Gates of AAA Wildlife Control sent us this picture I've managed to hang onto my 14 Subsection 12 of the Man Code, some Steven Segal movies and gratulations and thank you of a rare sight, an albino racoon, found in a local home maleness, if only tenuously. Late- which specifically states that "no swearing at the Leafs, but I don't notes. The editor reserves the where its family had made a nest. He said its only the ly though, with the advent of my man shall light candles, perfumed know if it's going to be enough. right to edit copy for length, second time in 20 years they’ve made such a discovery. If adventures in Cancer-ville, I'm or otherwise, in a room of bathing And frankly, I'm tired of run- style and clarity. Opinions ex- you suspect a family has set up in your home, he said, afraid I'm really treading on thin unless the aforementioned can- ning, tired of buying my shampoo pressed by letter writers are not homeowners should always be cautioned not to screen or man-ice. dles are to be used solely for ei- in a brown paper bag, tired of necessarily those of the News Advertiser. Due to the volume of seal them out because it could separate the mother from For starters, I hug everybody ther a) establishment and proof sending the kids to the store to letters, not all will be printed. its babies. He suggests either waiting three months until now. I just do. Like the newly re- of a blue angel‚ or b) the trans- pick up some incense sticks and a Fax: 905-683-0386; e-mail: the babies exit with the mother and then securing the born Ebeneezer Scrooge I simply parent but effective pandering to tub of avocado facial scrub for the tdoyle@ durhamregion.com. entry hole, or contacting a professional wildlife control can't help myself. If I liked you be- a female partner/spouse with the old man. Surely there have to be The newspaper contacts only company to humanely remove the family of raccoons. fore, I love you now. Male friends aim of getting lucky. The book is other men like me out there. If those whose submissions have of mine have started wearing very clear on that. there are, we need to band to- been chosen for publication. Do you have a photo to share with our readers? extra layers of clothing as a buffer I've also being doing yoga for gether, to talk and share our feel- Proud members of If you have an amusing, interesting, historic or scenic to my affections. But it won't stop over a year now and I admit to ings. photo to share with the community, we'd like to see it. me. knowing the lyrics to at least a We could meet at my place. I've The Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser invites submissions I've also developed a fondness couple of Barry Manilow songs by just bought the most fantastic from readers, so dig through your old photos or capture for bath crystals and long soaks heart and, when I get stressed, I ginseng tea. Oh God. a new one. Include up to 80 words describing the cir- in the tub. This might not be so don't kick-box or work on my car, cumstances of the picture, identify the people in it and offensive to the members of the I bake. It's true. If you happen to Sunderland resident Neil when it was taken. Mail pictures to: The News Advertis- Man Guild if there was a person drop in some time and the house Crone, actor-comic-writer, saves er, 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, ON, L1S 2H5 or, e-mail of the opposite gender in said tub smells deliciously of cookies, some of his best lines for his photos in jpeg format to: [email protected]. with me. But I assure you, I'm in chances are I'm having a bad day. columns. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, May 12, 2004 PAGE A7 P PA Day Swim Canada Day Friday, May 21st Participate in Pickering 1:00 pm -5:00 pm Thursday July 1st at Kinsmen Park Pickering Adult & Student Recreation Complex Volunteers Required 905.683.6582 905.683.6582 ext. 3229 905.420.2222 cityofpickering.com 24 Hour Access 905.420.4660 ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AT CITY HALL DATE MEETING TIME Notice of a Public Meeting June 10, 2004 at 7:00 pm May 13 Waterfront Coordinating 7:00 pm Pickering Civic Complex – Council Chambers Committee May 17 City Council Meeting 7:30 pm One The Esplanade, Pickering Ontario, L1V 6K7 May 18 Architectural Conservation 7:00 pm The City of Pickering is considering permitting accessory dwelling units in Advisory Committee Meeting existing single detached and semi-detached dwellings. May 20 Statutory Public Information Meeting 7:00 pm Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) File Type & Number Official Plan Amendment Application: OPA 02-003/P May 20 Executive Committee - 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Zoning By-law Amendment Application: A 19/02 Budget Meeting also referred to, as “basement apartments”,“accessory Property Location All lands within the City of Pickering. May 21 Executive Committee - 9:00 am apartments”, or “in-law suites” are Budget Meeting (continued) self-contained living areas Proposal Applications to amend the City of Pickering Official Plan All meetings are open to the public. (apartments) that homeowners and zoning by-law to permit accessory dwelling units in certain For meeting details call create within their house, making types of dwelling units. 905.420.2222 or visit our website. it a house with two residential Written Information Information Report available from the office of the City dwelling units. City of Pickering Holiday Available Clerk on or after June 4, 2004 and at the Information Meeting. Operating Hours The proposal is to amend the City Last Date for Comment June 30, 2004 of Pickering Official Plan and CIVIC COMPLEX 905.420.2222 Planning Contact Ross Pym, Principal Planner - Development Review 905.420.4660 May 24 CLOSED zoning by-laws in order to permit extension 2034, [email protected] accessory dwelling units (ADU) in EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING detached dwellings and semi- To r eceive notice of Write to, the City Clerk, Mr. Bruce Taylor, at 905.420.4605 detached dwellings provided the future meetings the address above; OR email: [email protected] May 25 7:30 pm dwelling can satisfy certain Planning Act If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of RECREATION COMPLEX 905.683.6582 performance standards. The Requirements a decision of the City of Pickering in respect of the proposed May 24 CLOSED Official Plan amendment will official plan amendment or zoning by-law amendment does not RECREATION COMPLEX POOL redefine how net residential make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Pickering before the proposed official May 24 CLOSED density is calculated when existing dwellings have accessory dwelling plan amendment of zoning by-law amendment are adopted, the DUNBARTON POOL 905.831.1260 units. Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. CLOSED May 24 If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed PICKERING MUSEUM VILLAGE 905.683.8401 Part of the consideration is that official plan amendment or the passing of a zoning by-law, you May 22 - May 24 CLOSED the City investigate the drafting of must make a written request to the City Clerk. a registration by-law which will GARBAGE, RECYCLING A copy of the proposed Official Plan amendment is available at & YARD WASTE 905.420.4630 require that all ADU be registered the Planning & Development Department. May 24 No Change in Service by the property owners and satisfy the requirements of the Purpose of Applications City initiated applications for amendments to the Official Plan AJAX/PICKERING TRANSIT AUTHORITY Ontario Fire Code and Ontario and zoning by-laws to consider permitting accessory dwelling 905.683.4111 Building Code. units in certain types of dwelling units. Applications cover all NO SERVICE lands within the City of Pickering. The review will consider what May 24 type of dwelling units are appropriate to permit as-of-right PICKERING SPECIALIZED SERVICES visit the City of Pickering accessory dwelling unit and what, if any, zoning requirements are May 24 NO SERVICE website at required. The Official Plan amendment is proposed to provide EMERGENCY SERVICES clarification for density calculations for buildings with accessory cityofpickering.com dwelling units in them. City of Pickering Emergency Telephone Number is 905.683.4319 Date of this Notice May 12, 2004 PICKERING PUBLIC LIBRARIES 905.831.6265 Campfire Safety As of June 1, 2004 May 23 - May 24 CLOSED • Pay strict attention to campfire bans. all public places* and workplaces • Build your campfire on a safe must be 100% smokefree. Notice of Meeting location - designated fire pit, stone 2004 Current & Capital Budgets surface or bare ground. and • Clear the area around your campfire of all debris for at least Amendments to User Fee By-law one meter in all directions. Please be advised that the Council of the Corporation of • Keep the fire small. breathebreathe easyeasy the City of Pickering will consider the City’s 2004 Current • The campfire should be a safe and Capital Budgets at the following scheduled meetings. The City intends to adopt any changes and new user fees distance from trees, shrubs and dry as part of the 2004 Budget process and these changes will grass - look up for overhanging trees. be considered at these meetings. • Never leave the campfire unattended. Smoke-Free By-law A sudden breeze could spread the fire. Executive Committee Meeting • Keep a supply of water, and a shovel, near the campfire. Durham Region Thursday, May 20, 2004 and • Make sure the campfire has been completely extinguished. Friday, May 21, 2004 (if not completed on Thursday) The ashes should be soaked thoroughly with water to June 1, 2004 9:00 am to 4:30 pm make sure they won’t re-ignite. Main Committee Room Contact the Pickering Fire Services at 905.420.4628, or, For more information or for help to quit smoking Civic Complex, One The Esplanade email [email protected] for more information about call Durham Region Health Department at Council Meeting fire safety. 905.723.8521 ext. 2188 or 1.800.841.2729 ext. 2188 Tuesday, June 1, 2004 7:30 pm or visit www.region.durham.on.ca Council Chambers *Bingo halls, racetracks and casinos are permitted to have designated smoking room. Civic Complex, One The Esplanade Copies of the proposed 2004 Current and Capital Budgets and related user fees and charges are available at Pickering Clip & Save no cost upon request by contacting the Corporate FREE Be Our Guest May 7-16, 2004. A REMINDER !!!!! 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Next Step: Council is anticipated to consider the recommendations of Executive SUNDAY, MAY 30 Committee on Monday, June 7, 2004, West Nile Virus (WNv) is in Ontario and at 7:30 pm or as soon thereafter as noon - 4:30 pm we should all make sure we know what the item may be heard, in Council Chambers. If you wish to address steps we can take to protect ourselves Council on June 7th, you must Wagon Rides, Heritage Cooking in the Buildings, Bloomers and our family. Eliminating mosquito register as a delegation before noon, & Britches Plant Sale, Live Music on the Bandstand, breeding sites is key in preventing the on Friday, June 4, 2004. The Great Paper Boat Race, spread of the disease. 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Some con- DURHAM – Helena Ustupski’s large apartment reported on Saturday af- open around 1:20 p.m. Sunday and difficult for us to sometimes talk. But cerns have been raised since, she said. family waited at a provincial court all ternoon around 4 p.m. went inside to find the senior. she was always in and out of my “The building has a security system day Tuesday to catch a glimpse of the “She was visiting friends down the Jean Smith, who lives in an apart- place.” common to all apartment buildings,” two young men accused of killing the hall and returned to her room to find ment on the same floor as the victim, Ms. Ustupski, who emigrated from Ms. Robinson said. “We’re looking 74-year-old Oshawa woman in her se- her purse missing,” said police says she last saw her friend Saturday Poland in the mid ‘80s, showered her very closely at the police report and nior’s apartment on Mother’s Day. spokesman Sergeant Paul Malik. night at around 10 p.m., when Ms. Us- family with support and love, said Mr. reviewing what security measures we The two co-accused finally ap- The purse was later found that day tupski visited her apartment to give Hausz. have.” peared separately in court late in the outside of the Simcoe Street apart- her a Mother’s Day gift - a $10 bill she afternoon. ment building, he said. 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The McGuinty Liberals’ first budget will be delivered May 18. David Visser, the board’s busi- ing resident Sean Enright his life, instead it left ness superintendent, says he expects to have the leg- him paralysed. islative grant forms, used to calculate provincial grants Last summer Mr. Enright was hit by 8,000 to the board, by May 28. volts of electricity when his ladder struck hydro As a result, the first draft is to be released at the wires. He was trying to help an animal out of a June 14 board meeting. tree. In March, nine months after the accident, Pickering Trustee Jim McCafferty said that would he returned home to his two daughters and new make it tough for the board’s special-education advi- grandchild, to be taken care of by his wife, sory committee (SEAC) to have input. Shelly. “We have one meeting left, at the beginning of Mrs. Enright, his primary caregiver, was re- June,” he said, noting the first draft will not be ready cently laid off from work when she couldn’t by then. arrange a change in her hours due to her hus- “SEAC to date has provided suggestions relative band’s condition. to the budget,” responded special-education superin- “It’s a huge shock to your life,” said Mrs. En- tendent Mitch LePage, adding SEAC “will be subject to right of adjusting after the accident. “Suddenly the process in terms of budget approval.” your life is just changed.” She says her husband has been pretty upbeat Sister or Saint, school and he’s in good spirits considering his condi- tion. naming will have to wait “He can feed himself, but he really can’t do much,” said Mrs. Enright, adding Mr. Enright is DURHAM – Brooklin’s new Catholic school will have to wait a little longer for an official name. mainly dependent on others to help him. A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo Trustees were to have named the facility, opening He’s paralysed from the chest down and has Former co-workers of Shelly Enright, left, are organizing a fund-raising dance in aid of Sean Enright, who was this fall, at the May 10 Durham Catholic District School fairly good use of his right hand, but his left arm left paralysed after trying to rescue a raccoon from a tree. Board meeting, but the item was pulled from the agen- hurts, and he can’t move the fingers of that da. The report to trustees states the naming of hand. her husband in and out of the house, and a fice has been planning a fund-raising dance. schools committee preferred the name Sister Thea “We try and stick to a fairly good routine. We ramp inside to get him upstairs. The family still Those interested in attending the event Fri- Bowman Catholic School, with St. Bridget Catholic try to get as much exercise as we can during the needs a wheelchair-accessible bathroom with a day, May 14 can look forward to DJ Ross Mack- School the second choice. day,” she said. roll-in shower. As well, the doorways need to be lem, a light buffet, prizes, and raffles, plus a In education director Patricia Manson’s report, Every morning for three hours, Durham Ac- widened and they need a wheelchair-accessible chance to win a trip to Las Vegas. she notes that Sister Bowman was an American Fran- cess to Care has provided an attendant care vehicle. The dance starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Annan- ciscan nun who “integrated the resources of her worker to help wash, dress and get Mr. Enright That’s why staff at Sutton Group Heritage dale Golf and Country Club, on the corner of Catholic faith with her identity as an African-American started on his day. A physiotherapist also Realty in Pickering is helping to raise money for Church and Bayly streets in Ajax. Tickets are woman.” She entered the convent at 16, earned a doc- comes to the home for exercise. the Enright family. Mrs. Enright worked there $30 and available at the door or in advance. torate in English, and founded the Institute of Black However, the Enrights still need equipment five years ago. Donations can also be made to Mr. Enright, Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans. to help Mr. Enright cope. “I am actually a personal friend with the fam- through any branch of TD Canada Trust, at An active evangelist, she died in 1990 at the age of 53. “Some things are not just luxuries,” said Mrs. ily, so is another woman” said Carla Tersigni, a transit number 0272 and account number Enright. “They are things that you have to secretarial assistant. “We go out for dinner with 6241504. Get caught in board’s web have.” Shelly.” For more information, call the Sutton Group Mrs. Enright’s father has built a ramp to get Since the end of February, a group at the of- at 905-619-9500. DURHAM – Durham’s Catholic school board hopes to have a new, more user-friendly Web site on- line for public use by the end of the month. The current Durham Catholic District School Board Web site has been running for about three Dallaire urges students to do years, Bruce Gazley, information technology services manager, told trustees at the May 10 board meeting. “While it has served us well... the navigation to the information has proven challenging to some of our their part for children of war stakeholders,” he said. The new site will feature a “top down design,” DURHAM – In an era “screaming for change, if quick links, a scrolling news bar and a director’s dis- not revolution,” retired Lieutenant-General cussion page, where educators can have interactive Roméo Dallaire urged a group of young Canadi- question-and-answer sessions with the education di- ans to help children affected by war. rector. “Become activists. Write to politicians and Student trustee Claudia Chu asked if the site run campaigns. We have the leadership role...of could feature a section for students, prompting board chairman Mary Ann Martin to reply, “that’s a good advancing a philosophy of life called human point.” rights and respect of the individual. That is our Whitby Trustee Scott Murdock said in the schools’ mandate,” said Lt.-Gen. Dallaire, former com- section, the boundaries and transporting zones of mander of the United Nations Assistance Mis- each school should be included. sion for Rwanda. The site could also feature a frequently asked Lt.-Gen. Dallaire told a crowd of 600 at An- questions area with information or links to student as- derson Collegiate that he thought he was head- sessment results, remarked Oshawa Trustee Fred ed to Africa in 1994 to help two warring parties Jones. Mr. Gazley says the external site should make achieve peace. Instead, he and a small interna- its debut by the end of the month. He plans to work on tional force were caught in a whirlwind of civil a staff-only section over the summer. war and genocide between local Tutsis and Hutus. At least 800,000 men, women and children Have a say on busing zone were killed in 100 days of slaughter, he said, AJAX – Durham Catholic District School Board while the West turned its back on the victims. trustees on Monday night approved the proposed non- “We could see the devastation of these mas- busing zone for students attending the new Ajax sacres going on, so what more proof do you Catholic school. need?” Lt.-Gen. Dallaire said about the lack of Parents who have any concerns with the bound- international aid to end the horror. aries will have a chance to express them tonight (May “We were tripping over bodies all over the 12) in a meeting at Mother Teresa Catholic School, 15 place. Because of the threat of disease, we were David Blumenfeld/ News Advertiser photo Fishlock St. The Seggar Avenue school is to open in burning bodies with diesel fuel, and the smell, Retired Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire speaks to students at Anderson Collegiate last week about the September 2005. The proposed non-transporting the smoke, was not just a smell of smoke. It was role they can play in affecting change. zone is the area between Taunton and Rossland roads, like an oil covering all your skin. It was with you Westney Road North and Harwood Avenue North. all the time,” said Lt.-Gen. Dallaire. part to advance human rights among children. released form the armed forces due to In his book ‘Shake Hands with the Devil: The Its Culture of Peace committee has conducted post-traumatic stress disorder. He is Failure of Humanity in Rwanda,’ he called the over a dozen events to aid children over the past currently a Canadian International SALE Carrier of situation a “story of betrayal, failure, naiveté, in- year. Development Agency representative SPECIAL difference, hatred, genocide, war, inhumanity In April 2000, Lt.-Gen. Dallaire was medically on war-affected children. The Week and evil.” BARGAINS While the UN poured tens of thousands of troops, and billions of dollars in resources, into ADVERTISING war in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, “dying in Rwan- da without a sign or sight of relief was a reality FLYERS we faced on a daily basis,” he wrote. IN TODAY’S “There were more people killed, injured, inter- nationally displaced and refugeed in less than News Advertiser 100 days in Rwanda, than there was in the over six years of the Yugoslavia campaign,” he said. Wed., May 12, 2004 “Why? Is there a difference in human beings? 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