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The Pickering 52 PAGES ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 CRUISIN’ IN PICKERING SOFT-TOP HYBRID Skate club travels Saab rolls out around the world the world’s first Page B1 Wheels pullout [ Briefly ] Motorist struck, Police search murdered man’s home hurt in Pickering PICKERING —A motorist Durham officers at biker tinue their investigation into a homi- in the investigation, Det.-Sgt. Kleum ues. sustained serious injuries Friday cide here. said. Police believe Mr. Douse’s beaten evening after being struck while massacre victim’s house Durham police have been at the “We have another interest in the body was transported to rural Pickering changing a tire on Hwy. 401 in looking for leads in Keswick home of slaying victim Jamie property and that’s why we’re there,” and dumped in a wood lot in a field Pickering. Flanz for the past couple of days, se- he said Tuesday morning. “We’re pre- north of Concession 7, just east of the Whitby OPP said the man got Pickering case curing the Hattie Court house until a paring a search warrant and we’ll ex- York-Durham Line. A man out walking out of his car on the left shoulder search warrant is obtained. Investiga- ecute it, hopefully, later today.” his dog discovered the body Dec. 8, a of the westbound lanes at Rouge- mount Drive around 7:45 p.m. to tors want to search the property once Det.-Sgt. Kleum would not describe couple of days after Mr. Douse, 35, and By Jeff Mitchell more for leads in the December 2005 the 37-year-old Mr. Flanz, identified a father of two, went missing. change a flat tire when he was Staff Writer struck by a passing vehicle. That beating death of Shawn Douse, whose in media reports as an associate of the Two and a half weeks ago Durham vehicle was then struck by a trac- DURHAM — Durham homicide in- body was discovered in a wooded area outlaw Bandidos motorcycle gang, as a police were once more at the scene tor trailer, police said. vestigators are once again searching in rural Pickering, said homicide De- suspect in the death of Mr. Douse, also where the body was found, conduct- The man who was hit by the the home of one of the victims of the tective Sergeant Rolf Kleum. of Keswick. But he said the property is car was taken to Sunnybrook weekend biker massacre as they con- The house was searched earlier of interest as the murder probe contin- ✦ See Police, Page A5 Health Sciences Centre with seri- ous injuries while the driver of the car that struck him sustained minor injuries, police said. The westbound lanes of Hwy. 401 were closed for several hours while police investigated. A BREATH OF FRESH AIR Armed men rob Pickering shop PICKERING — Two men, one of them carrying a meat cleaver, robbed a Pickering lingerie shop Saturday afternoon, Durham Re- gional Police said. The suspects entered the La Senza shop on Brock Road North around 3 p.m. and demanded cash, police said. They fled after an employee handed over a small amount of cash. Police are looking for two white men, both of them de- scribed as standing about 5-feet- 6 with slight builds and short brown hair. One carried a meat cleaver while the other clutched a bar, police said. Police say a third suspect who drove a getaway vehicle may have been involved. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call 905-579-1520, extension 5371, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- 8477. A.J. Groen / News Advertiser photo PICKERING — Melanie Clarke of the Pickering Swim Club churns her way through the 400-metre freestyle event at the club’s Rainbow Classic swim competition on the [ Index ] weekend at the Pickering Recreation Complex. There were dozens of clubs from across Ontario at the annual meet. Editorial Page, A6 Sports, B1 Classified, B3 Entertainment, B7 Pickering wants feds to keep child-care program Teen girl sexually [ Call us] assaulted on train Best Start best approach, agreements. Two councillors were op- Dalton McGuinty and Prime Minister General: 905 683 5110 posed, but it passed with majority sup- Stephen Harper, “not to scrap it for the Distribution: 905 683 5117 most councillors agree port. sake of $1,200 a year because, frankly, it Caught GO in Pickering General Fax: 905 683 7363 “What do you say to those working is taking away more than it is giving to Newsroom Fax: 905 683 0386 By Danielle Milley parents or working moms that all of those in need. DURHAM — A 15-year-old Oshawa Staff Writer Pressrun 48,900 a sudden your spaces cease to exist?” “(Scrapping) it will have a significant girl was sexually assaulted early Sat- PICKERING — Pickering threw its asked Ward 1 Regional Councillor Mau- and negative impact on families in Dur- urday morning as she rode the GO infodurhamregion.com support behind Durham Region in an rice Brenner. ham and Pickering.” train from Pickering to Union Sta- effort to save the Best Start early learning He hopes some compromise can be There was nearly $35 million allocated tion. and child-care program. found instead of the program being can- to Durham Region for 2005-2008 to cre- On Saturday at approximately At its April 3 meeting, council voted celled at the end of the year. ate 770, new, licensed child-care spaces 10:30 a.m., Durham Regional police to endorse a letter from the Region call- Ward 2 City Councillor Doug Dicker- for children under six, but the Durham were called to the Pickering GO sta- ing on the new federal government to son advocated strongly that the program honour the federal-provincial child-care is needed. He sent a message to Premier ✦ See Councillors, Page A2 ✦ See Teen, Page A2 Hydro One fined $60,000 for Pickering spill Pleads guilty in charge of transformer fluid. terials... Hydro One removed and dis- 1990 to bring in equipment, but it was In the agreed statement of facts read posed of these waste materials from never replaced. About 30,000 litres of 2003 creek incident by Fred Maefs, counsel for the Ministry Pine Creek, thereby enhancing this area oil leaked into Pine Creek, which feeds of the Environment, he said there were for the enjoyment of all members of the into Frenchman’s Bay. mitigating factors that resulted in the community,” Mr. Maefs said. While Mayor Dave Ryan was pleased ANNANDALE By Danielle Milley Staff Writer $60,000 fine, which could have been The charges stem from an explo- to see the issue come to a conclusion, GOLF TOURNAMENTS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS a maximum of $6 million. All but 500 sion Oct. 1, 2003 at the Cherrywood he was sorry it ever happened. PICKERING — Having already spent litres of oil were recovered in the multi- Transformer Station, located near the “We’re pleased Hydro One did, in and MON.-THURS. ...................... $395 DINNER PACKAGES nearly $6 million to rehabilitate Pine million-dollar cleanup. Third Concession and Finch Avenue, fact, remediate (the creek),” he said. “It MON.-FRI. .............................. $425 Creek, Hydro One was slapped with a “Hydro One’s remedial activities en- of one of the transformers that con- is important though to remember the WEEKDAYS .................. $56 FULL 7 DAYS ........................ $945 fine of $60,000 for an oil spill in 2003. hanced the existing condition and ap- tained 147,000 litres of mineral oil. The spill was the result of their negligence in WEEKENDS ............. $61.50 COUPLES FULL ................. $1,645 In Ontario Court of Justice in Whitby pearance of Pine Creek. Specifically, oil spilled out into the containment knowingly not fixing a curb for 13 years Plus GST, PST, Gratuities Plus GST Tournaments include Deluxe Hot & Cold Buffet on April 10, Hydro One pleaded guilty during the course of assessment and area, but some of it made it through that was part of the required control for or your choice of N.Y. Steak etc. under the Ontario Water Resources Act restoration activities, Hydro One be- an area where a portion of curb was Plus stay on PAR with us at www.toronto.com/annandale to the charge of permitting the dis- came aware of significant waste ma- missing. 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