Pickering Ready to Make the Call for Taxis
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The Pickering 40 PAGES ✦ Pressrun 49,900 ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 PLAYING MIND GAMES Artist gets imaginative Every Monday and Thursday at new regional exhibit Page 26 POOL BUDDIES Pickering ready to make the call for taxis But public input sought After that, the draft or an amend- ed version will come back in the first on new bylaw fall for council’s consideration. It would come into effect Jan. 1. The bylaw covers everything By Danielle Milley Staff Writer from applications to taxicab plate licences to accessible taxicabs to PICKERING — After a year and passenger rights and responsibili- a half of discussions and input, ties. Pickering has a new taxicab bylaw Kewal Manocha is pleased with that it says just might be the most what the committee has accom- comprehensive in the province. plished. “This particular bylaw has had “This is a fantastic achievement. more input and scrutiny than any It was hard work, but eventually other bylaw that I can recall in the we reached a point that was good City of Pickering,” said Maurice for drivers, owners and the envi- Brenner. ronment,” he said, following the The Ward 1 regional councillor last advisory committee meeting Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photo is chairman of the Taxicab Advi- before the public meeting. PICKERING — Jonathan Lamont, top, and Graydon Ronson, from Ajax, scramble for the ball while keeping sory Committee, which has been Mr. Manocha has been a driver cool in the Petticoat Creek Conservation Area’s giant pool. working since its inception last in Pickering for 11 years and is a summer on the bylaw. committee member. After the year and a half of work “I hope this bylaw will bring by the committee and taxicab driv- better service for customers and ers and owners in the city, a draft bring self-respect for owners and bylaw is now available for com- drivers,” he said. Durham students fight to help Matthew stay ment. A public meeting is being Coun. Brenner said it was im- held Monday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. P ost-secondary groups July 23, students at the Durham (SHARE), campus church, and the at the Pickering Civic Complex. ✦ See Pickering, Page 4 assist teenager’s wish College and University of Ontario student association, the group is Institute of Technology campus part of a campus coalition formed Auf Wiedersehen, sucka. gathered July 17 to hear Mr. Nguy- to help Mr. Nguyen stay in Canada to stay in Canada The GTI Mk V. Pre-tuned in Deutschland. en’s story and show their support as a victim of human rights injus- for his struggle to stay in Canada. tices. The original hot hatch is here, and it’s spec’d for By Crystal Crimi “We need to respond as fel- “I just want to make something Coming Soon! ‘07 with a turbocharged Staff Writer low humanitarians, as students... out of myself and out of my life,” Fall 2006 City Services 200 hp 2.0-litre engine, DURHAM — Brought illegally to to help Matthew stay,” said UOIT said Mr. Nguyen, while talking to a sport suspension, a DSG Canada as a child, teenager Mat- student, Jaclyn San Antonio, ex- crowd of more than 50 students at & Leisure Guide with Tiptronic® and ‘07 thew Nguyen has a wish Durham ecutive of Students Against Social the north Oshawa campus. Program registration paddle shifting. GTI students are unable to ignore. Injustice. Along with Students Mr. Nguyen said he was born begins in August Pickering Volkswagen Inc. With the 18-year-old native of for Humanitarianism and Action 503 Kingston Rd. 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He is currently fighting deportation back to France and is Tasco has a limited supply being assisted by his high school teacher, Bruce Lyne, and the organization Students for Humanitarianism and Action through Respect and Education. of KitchenAid 30-inch white, self-cleaning electric ranges with ceran top and Group fights for student’s convection oven, ON SALE NOW right to stay in Canada SAVE OVER ✦ Group from page 1 sisters are also scheduled for deporta- tion and one of them has an extreme in Paris and raised by his mother. In case of Down’s syndrome. $400 1993, his mother was in a car accident “His story is so real,” said UOIT stu- and he and his three siblings had to dent Munir Nayyer. “It could have been learn to live on their own while she anyone of us, it’s just a matter of cir- recovered. A few years later, she was cumstance.” diagnosed with cancer and two years Mr. Nayyer said he will support Mr. FOR THE WAY IT’S MADE.™ after, died, leaving Mr. Nguyen an or- Nguyen through online campaign ef- phan. The only family they had was in forts. While you’re saving money on a new range, check out the full line of KitchenAid Canada and three of the four children “We were really inspired,” added were brought to the country illegally by Aamna Nasir, another UOIT student. “I appliances, from dishwashers and refrigerators to washers, dryers and built in relatives. Mr. Nguyen was 10 years old just found his story to be so inspiring, appliances. You’ll know that this is the coolest summer ever. when he arrived. especially since I had someone who “I was kept inside the house for six was in a similar situation.” VISIT TASCO DISTRIBUTERS FOR years doing house chores,” said Mr. Naheed Dosani, president and BIG SAVINGS ON KITCHENAID APPLIANCES. Nguyen and added there were other founder of SHARE, said the goal is to details surrounding his stay that he mobilize students to do the right thing didn’t want to get into. During those and contact the minister. STORE HOURS: years, he was kept out of school and “It is urgent that we make that noise illegally in the country. against injustice,” he said. “We’re stu- Mon to Fri 9:30 - 8:30 KINGSTON ROAD “I decided I have to do something dents and we care about education, Sat 9:30 - 5:30 WHITES ROAD DIXIE ROAD about this. Suicide was the first option we would stand up for anybody getting 1101 Kingston Rd. 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