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The Pickering 52 PAGES ✦ Pressrun 48,900 ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 Afghanistan Heading to university Time to talk about Post-secondary schools get extending Canada’s mission ready for fall students Pages 2 and 6 Page 7 GOLDEN EFFORT FOR CANADA Incinerator fits Courtice: study Durham residents ing. About 10 delegates spoke out against the plan. continue to fight Specifically, said Ms. Bracken, selection process there are issues in terms of how air quality was judged. By Jennifer Stone “The differences between the [email protected] Courtice and East Gwillimbury air- sheds are extreme,” she said. But those considerations will be NEWMARKET — Despite pro- made later in the process, when tests to the contrary from a number more site specific studies are done, of Durham citizens, Courtice is the the committee heard. Those stud- best place to build an incinerator, ies can’t be completed until both says a joint Durham York commit- site and technology have been tee. determined. Consultants hired by Durham council will now be Durham and York recommended asked to approve that recommen- several months ago the Durham- dation, as will council in York Re- owned lands near Hwy. 401 and gion. Courtice Road as the best site for But, the site selection process, the proposed facility. done by the Regions’ consultants The recommendation will go to was flawed, said delegations to both regions’ councils for approval. council, many of whom also main- If approved the recommendation tained incineration is not the way will be submitted to the Ministry to go. of Environment as part of the envi- The report which led to the Cour- ronmental assessment that is cur- tice site being named the preferred rently underway. Final approval of location was a “severely flawed re- the project is up to the Province. port that does not stand up to any kind of scrutiny,” said Newcastle resident Wendy Bracken, one of a slew of Durham residents who To read more on the Newmar- made the trek from Durham to ket meeting see the story online Newmarket for the Tuesday meet- at newsdurhamregion.com INCOME TAX Ajax Nissan PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN Parts/Service All-Canadian Tax Service Monday - Thursday 7:00am - 8:00pm Photo by Bob Fisher $ 95* Friday 7:00am - 6:00pm PICKERING — Pickering’s Wayne Simmonds fights his way past a Denmark player during action at the World only 49. Saturday 8:00am - 2:00pm Junior Hockey Championships in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Mr. Simmonds supplied plenty of grit and deter- * Most returns *GST extra 375 Bayly Street West, Ajax mination in helping Canada to its fourth junior gold. 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A/P PAGE 2 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, January 9, 2008 durhamregion.com Afghan mission now a war on drugs: Holland DURHAM — Local MPs have varying opin- tions and his condolences go out to families 71 per cent of Canadians agreed with the tion and rehabilitation, he says. “The com- ions about whether to extend the Canadian of soldiers who have died as a result of the statement: “Canada is shouldering too much bative side -- we’ll be finished with that after mission in Afghanistan beyond February mission. of the burden of NATO’s mission in Afghani- 2009.” 2009. “But Canadians believe in women’s rights, stan.” Mr. Holland adds the “mission has fallen Liberals Mark Holland (Ajax-Pickering) children’s rights, access Canada’s combat deeply off track,” noting “over 50 per cent of and Pickering-Scarborough East’s Dan Mc- to health care... and mission is scheduled the Afghan economy is drug related. It’s not Teague, say Canada has been doing an inor- standing up for what is to end in February a war on terror but a drug war.” dinate amount of fighting compared to other right.” 2009, when the forces A debate on the mission is to held in the NATO countries. Fellow Conservative are expected to move House of Commons next month. At the end Since then, Canadian forces have done MP Jim Flaherty said into a reconstruction of the month John Manley and his commis- a “disproportionate amount of the heavy Canada has to sup- role. sion will release a report outlining sugges- lifting. It’s time for another NATO country port United Nations For Mr. Holland, tions for the direction of the mission. Mr. to take up the heavy lifting,” Mr. Holland and NATO in interna- the focus should be Flaherty said he and other MPs have a re- stated. tional efforts like this on helping to rebuild sponsibility to read the commission’s report Saying that Canada has “punched above mission as “a matter of the economy. “Over- carefully before making decisions about the our weight,” Mr. McTeague said it’s time to principle. whelmingly, the focus Dan McTeague fate of the mission. focus on rebuilding. He adds that doesn’t “Canada is not a Mark Holland has been on military Conservative Bev Oda (Durham), who is mean Canadians can’t be involved in mili- country that turns its back on people when operations,” he said. minister for international co-operation, is tary operations in the future. they are in need,” said Mr. Flaherty. “I see our role after 2009 not on the mili- currently travelling out of the country and “It’s time other countries ponied up and An Angus-Reid poll released Jan. 1 showed tary and not on fighting,” but on reconstruc- was unavailable for comment. shouldered some of the responsibility,” he says. “Canadians are overwhelmingly in support of our troops and the stellar efforts they’ve put in.” Veteran doesn’t want to ‘kiss off’ Canadian heroes However, Oshawa MP Colin Carrie, a Con- servative, said he would like to remind the Liberal opposition to reflect on their role in PICKERING — Leaving Afghanistan now this mission and that Canada “got involved would be to “kiss off” the 76 Canadian sol- in the conflict without any debate in parlia- diers who have died in the conflict, says a ment. veteran Canadian soldier. “Once you get into these things it’s im- Jan de Vries says, “It’s unfortunate these portant to follow them through,” said Mr. accidents happen. When it happens in a Carrie. battle zone, it’s even worse. It’s the loss of He said it is important to reflect on the a couple of fellas you depend on for your improvements in the quality of life in Af- team.” ghanistan since the mission started. Mr. de Vries, a member of the 1st Cana- Mr. Carrie said the mission has meant dian Parachute Battalion during the Second significant costs to Canada’s military opera- World War, was speaking on the deaths over the weekend of two more soldiers who died Repatriation ceremony Wednesday when the vehicle they were riding in rolled over. DURHAM — A repatriation ceremony is “We’ve lost 76. Do we kiss them off and say scheduled for Wednesday afternoon for two ‘good luck’?” he asks. Canadian soldiers killed last weekend in Af- He adds that before Canada leaves Af- ghanistan. The Hercules C-130 aircraft car- ghanistan, “we’ll lose more.” rying the bodies is scheduled to land at 3:30 “I’ve talked to a number... who have come p.m. tomorrow. back and they can’t wait to do another tour. The entourage will pass through Nor- We have to back them with the best weapons thumberland around 4:30 p.m. before reach- we can get and finish the job. We can’t kiss ing the eastern edge of Durham Region at off 76. To me, that’s unacceptable,” Mr. de approximately 4:45 p.m. Vries states. Snow was falling in Kandahar this morning “Once we’ve committed, we’ve got to fol- as a ramp ceremony was held. Two thou- low through.” sand Canadian and international troops at- One woman approached him and said tended the ceremony for Corporal Éric Labbé “we should turn the other cheek and there and Warrant Officer Hani Massouh. They should be no more wars. How do you get the died Sunday when a light armoured vehicle other person to say that, no more wars,” he overturned. Both soldiers were with the 2nd says. Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment based in Val- He suggests that “Canadians are com- cartier, Quebec. placent. They think we’re peacekeepers. To News Advertiser file photo Veteran Canadian soldier and Order of Canada recipient Jan de Vries says the Canadian govern- Watch for continuing coverage on news- keep the peace between two warring fac- ment shouldn’t ‘kiss off’ the 76 soldiers who have died in the Afghanistan conflict. durhamregion.com. tions, you could get your head shot off.” Beijing2008 When Durham Region athletes compete for gold at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, we’ll be there. Brad Kelly Ron Pietroniro Sports editor Brad Kelly and photographer Ron Pietroniro will be along for every step, jump and throw, bringing Metroland readers all of the stories and pictures from the largest sports spectacle in the world.