The Pickering 58 PAGES ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2006 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 PREVUE TIME READY TO ROCK Saturn shares its Pickering senior lacrosse concept car squad hits the floor Wheels pullout Page 9 [ Briefly ] Pickering girl Pickering tells Toronto to look away reports being touched on train Not interested in indicating Pickering’s opposition to Pickering as possible sites. All are “What we’re finding right now is the consideration of two sites in this owned by the City of Toronto. there is not enough processing ca- PICKERING — Police are neighbour’s inquiries investigating after a 15-year-old city and two sites that abut this city Norm Lee, manager of operational pacity in Ontario to meet the needs,” Pickering girl reported a stranger about compost sites for a new City of Toronto compost planning in solid waste at the City of Mr. Lee said. sat next to her on a GO train, facility. Toronto, said staff had been instruct- Ward 3 Regional Councillor Rick began asking her personal ques- “The City of Toronto has other op- ed to investigate the idea of building Johnson said when the community tions and touched her appropri- By Danielle Milley tions they need to look at and the city another processing facility and to fought and won the closure of the ately Sunday night. Staff Writer of Pickering is not one of them,” said look at City-owned sites first. Toron- Brock West Landfill site, they thought Police say the Pickering girl PICKERING — Toronto should rule Coun. Brenner. to already owns one facility within its that was the end. said she was travelling from Mis- out any Pickering sites for its organic A Toronto staff report lists the borders. “That was it for Toronto to bring sissauga at about 9 p.m. when a waste, says Regional Councillor Mau- Brock West Lands and Brock North Currently half of the 100,000 any more waste into Durham Re- man got on the train at Eglinton rice Brenner. Lands in Pickering and the Brock tonnes of organic waste Toronto col- gion,” he said. Station and asked if he could sit Pickering council passed a recom- South Lands in Ajax and the Beare lects each year is shipped to Quebec with her. He began asking per- mendation at the April 18 meeting Road Lands in Toronto that border for processing. ✦ See Pickering, Page 4 sonal questions, and at some point, touched her inappropriately. The girl asked the man to leave her alone, and reported the inci- dent to GO security, who called Durham Regional Police when the Durham on train arrived in Pickering. It’s not clear where the man got off the train, though he did travel at least to Pickering, said board for Sergeant Paul McCurbin. The suspect is described as black, about 5-foot-10, 30 to 40 years old, with a slender build. He GTA transit was bald and wearing glasses. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Dianne authority Jennings at 905-579-1520, ext. 5324 or Det. Karen Maharaj at ext. 5320, or Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Anderson likes potential for more efficiency [ What’s on ] across entire region Pitch in for By Erin Hatfield creek cleanup Staff Writer PICKERING — You do not DURHAM — The foundation to unite need to be a baseball player to transit from Hamilton to Oshawa and pitch-in next month. north through York Region was laid On Saturday, May 6, volunteers today. are welcome and encouraged to Ontario Transportation Minister come help clean up the Petticoat Harinder Takhar announced this morn- Creek watershed from 10 a.m. to ing at the Metro Convention Centre in noon. Toronto that he is introducing legisla- Volunteers meet at the Pet- tion later today to create the Greater To- ticoat Creek Community Centre, ronto Transportation Authority (GTTA) 470 Kingston Rd., in the parking lot. -- legislation Durham chairman Roger Gloves and garbage bags will be Anderson said could provide an oppor- supplied. A.J. Groen / News Advertiser photo For more information and to Michael Jacobs, left, and Mike Southwood are among a group of residents fighting the Toronto and Region Conservation tunity for Durham Region Transit (DRT) register call 905-420-4660 ext. authority’s decision to sell a portion of a land parcel located along the waterfront trail. to operate better. 2212. “It will be interesting to see what the legislation says,” Mr. Anderson said. “How they will make up the GTTA board [ Index ] Pickering residents fight for waterfront trail and how they will fund it.” The proposed GTTA will integrate Editorial Page, 6 planning of transit across the GTA and Sports, 9 But conservation group That excitement has now turned to with the help of the City of Pickering. co-ordinate Durham Region Transit with Classified, 12 passion to save the designated prop- “We were delighted because they Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Entertainment, 16 says land severance erty from being sold by Toronto and also own the property behind. We GO Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, won’t hurt plans Region Conservation authority. thought it was great the waterfront Mississauga Transit, Oakville Transit, the [ Call us] The property that would allow the trail would continue,” Ms. Scott-Ja- Toronto Transit Commission and York trail to continue along the waterfront cobs said. Region Transit. General: 905 683 5110 By Danielle Milley came up for sale about four years ago. However last June they received a Mr. Anderson was on hand for the an- Distribution: 905 683 5117 Staff Writer Residents in the area supportive of notice saying the TRC wanted to sever nouncement. General Fax: 905 683 7363 PICKERING — When Judy Scott- the trail hoped TRC would buy it, but part of the property to allow for a “If it means an integrated inter-re- Newsroom Fax: 905 683 0386 Jacobs and her husband moved to it didn’t have the funds so the prop- building lot. Ms. Scott-Jacobs and her gional transit system for faster more ef- Pressrun 48,900 the Fairport Beach area in Pickering, erty was purchased privately. Last husband, Michael Jacobs, say if the ficient transit then it has great potential,” they were excited about the prospect January it came up for sale again and he said. infodurhamregion.com of living next to the waterfront trail. this time the TRC was able to buy it ✦ See Remaining, Page 4 The proposed integrated transit would ✦ See Transit, Page 4 Durham Legions split on national flag flap Pickering veteran in combat. to go to foreign countries to fight for branch hadn’t been lowered yet to hon- “That’s what they’re defending, is our what we believe in, and when they pay our the soldiers killed in Afghanistan. ‘personally thinks flag, is our country. Why wouldn’t it be the ultimate sacrifice we should pay But Mr. Ballinger said he was going to it’s a nice gesture’ the necessary thing to do?” asked Ira respect.” do it later to coincide with the service Peters of lowering the flag. He believes every Canadian flag for them. Mr. Peters is president of Royal Ca- should be dropped to half-mast when “It should have been put down,” he ANNANDALE By Danielle Milley nadian Legion Branch 112 in Whitby. a soldier dies in the line of duty. said. “I’m going to go and lower the flag Staff Writer He said the branch lowered the flag Jack Ballinger, president of Uxbridge out of respect.” GOLF TOURNAMENTS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS PICKERING — Durham Legion “as soon as we heard about” the death Branch 170, disagrees. He said the Le- Mr. Ballinger can understand the fed- and MON.-THURS. ...................... $395 members say lowering the Canadian of the four soldiers recently in Afghan- gion will lower the flag when a member eral government’s decision. 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