$1.00 www.oshawaexpress.ca Well Written, Well Read Vol 4 No 15 Wednesday, Feb 4 2009 SPORTS Pgs 16 City asks Making it Volunteers human rights By Cynthia McQueen feds, clean up to the hall The Oshawa Express of fame Billy Steele is fighting back harbour front after he was given the boot from the General Motors Centre for Price tag for infrastructure in talking to a celebrity. Steele, who was reassigned to Oshawa $300 million the outside of the building for his volunteer position at Rogers By Cynthia McQueen Television, is looking for The Oshawa Express $100,000 in compensation. “I’m getting a lot of support,” Before the release of the said Steele as he handed out January 27 budget, Oshawa information sheets about his MP Colin Carrie said he had human rights complaint to not received any requests for Oshawa Generals fans at a recent infrastructure money from game at the GM Centre. the city of Oshawa. One elderly fan who wished “He’s out of touch,” said to remain nameless said, “I’m a Deputy Mayor Nester K9 Unit: season ticket holder. If they Pidwerbecki in response to don’t reinstate this kid, I won’t learning Carrie had no Colin Carrie Titan makes buy tickets. It’s ridiculous.” knowledge of Oshawa’s He was one of many fans like requirements for various proj- an arrest Josh Dolstra who said, “I will ects. not purchase another Oshawa City council sent out specific and itemized Generals ticket until this is dealt requests to various government officials, with in a proper way.” including transport and infrastructure minister Until a few weeks ago, Steele John Baird and Bill Hughes, a deputy infra- was also one of Rogers top vol- structure minister in the Stephen Harper gov- unteer camera people at the GM ernment. Centre. The city requested money from Ottawa to After he approached Don help pay for harbourfront clean-up and other Cherry while working at the Top jobs. The list of infrastructure projects comes Prospects Game earlier this with a price tag of $300 million. month, “it was decided (between Photo by Cynthia McQueen/The Oshawa Express However, Oshawa MP Carrie said: “We got Global Spectrum and Rogers) that (a list of jobs that need funding) the day that he should be reassigned Billy Steele received a lot of support from Oshawa Generals fans while he handed out fly- of the budget. We got an entire folio from the See Page 11 from working in the building,” ers about his human rights complaint for workplace discrimination at the GM Centre on city. And there’s some substantial asks.” the weekend. See SIGN Page 8 Council was surprised to hear Carrie’s comments before the release of the budget. “He should know the areas of improve- ment. You don’t need someone to call you to Egg farmers and humane society tell you how to do your job,” said Oshawa councillor Brian Nicholson. By Katie Strachan Liaison of the Durham Planning Speaking of what he called an innovative The Oshawa Express and wholesome approach to Oshawa Generals Committee, the HSI is concerned that farmers are keeping egg-laying hens a new federal budget, NEXT GAMES Durham Region in battery cages. Mayor John Gray listed • Friday, Feb. 6 in egg farmers are in the A battery cage, according to the the harbourfront as the Kingston VS The hot seat with the Canadian Coalition for Farm number one concern, fol- Frontenacs Humane Society Animals, is a 16 by 18-inch cage that lowed by a research and • Saturday, Feb. 7 in International (HSI). houses 4 to 6 hens, which prevents development park near the Ottawa VS the 67’s Although there them from displaying natural behav- university that would create and have been no direct iours. 12,000 jobs. • Sunday, Feb. 8 VS complaints against Hubert Schillings, owner of On the city’s list was farmers of Durham Mayor John Sudbury Wolves at White Feather Farms in Oshawa, Gray also money to help pay for the GMC region, according to Nancy Rutherford, See BATTERY Page 7 See SPENDING Page 3 Off-duty officer solves robbery Thanks to an off-duty police offi- None of the employees were injured cer’s quick thinking, a robber armed in the robbery. with a syringe is in police custody. The 31 year-old Ajax man is charged A man walked into a Tim Horton’s with the Tues. Jan. 27 robbery. location on Simcoe Street South and Durham Regional Police Service managed to rob several employees of would like to remind the general public cash after he threatened to stab them to cooperate with suspects during vio- with the syringe he was holding. lent criminal activity to avoid any per- The police officer watched as the sonal injury. robbery suspect fled the local coffee Anyone with information about this shop to a nearby building and proceed- investigation is asked to contact Det. ed to run after him, which resulted in Houston of the Major Crime Robbery the arrest of the Ajax man. Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5360. Potential bomber arrested in Oshawa After a caretaker found what appeared to be a The Explosive Disposal Unit was dispatched and pipe bomb, police apprehended and arrested a 39- the area was cordoned off for about 90 minutes as year-old Oshawa man. EDU experts confirmed the device was safe. The man was also in possession of a toy rocket. The 39 year-old man is charged with possession Officers were called to the apartment complex without lawful use, mischief and breach of recogni- on Nonquon Road in Oshawa on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at zance (not to possess any explosive substance). approximately 4:30 p.m. after the caretaker found The DRPS urges citizen not to touch anything the pipe bomb in the maintenance room of the that looks like a handmade explosive device. Call building. the police immediately and evacuate the immediate The caretaker and another employee, who is an area. electrician, inspected the device and dismantled it Anyone with new information about this inves- before calling the police. tigation is asked to contact Oshawa Police Criminal Police arrived on the scene and removed the Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2711. device to a safe area far away from the building. Frightening robbery in Oshawa Suspect one has a slim build, was wearing a black, Local army surplus leather jacket and white running shoes. The young man wears diamond earrings in both ears and two silver store robbed at chains with crosses around his neck. Suspect two was wearing a black hooded sweater, and wore a black facemask. gunpoint, loads stolen Suspect three was armed with a crowbar in his hand and had a black ski mask over his face. By Katie Strachan The man carrying a handgun has a medium build The Oshawa Express and was wearing a black facemask. Police are still looking for information on the rob- Jeff Shwartz has owned Hero’s Army Surplus, bery. If you can help in any way contact Detective Oshawa’s army supply store, for over 20 years and Horrocks at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5361. never imagined he’d be the victim of a robbery. “It’s a sign of the times,” says Shwartz. “It’s not a good omen.” Recently, two of his employees were handcuffed and held at gunpoint during a robbery when four masked men entered the surplus store. “They took our shoes off so that we couldn’t run after them,” says Keith, who was one of the employees working at the time of the robbery. The employee wished not to have his last name used. “There was glass everywhere, which would have stopped us from running in our socks too,” adds Keith. Armed with a handgun and a crowbar, the robbers were able to overpower the two employees working behind the counter at the Philip Murray Avenue store and handcuffed them to each other. The robbers took the employees’ wallets before raiding goods from the army store. The four men smashed glass display cases through- out the store and stole paintball supplies, knives and army gear of all kinds, according to Shwartz. “They made off with bags and bags of stuff,” adds Keith, who has worked at Hero’s for two years. “There’s been a lot of violent crime in Oshawa,” says Shwartz. This has been the first incident of its kind at Hero’s since its doors opened more than two decades ago. The damage to the store and the amount of property stolen has not yet been determined. As for the store, its doors were re-opened as soon as possible. “We rock and roll here,” says Shwartz. The suspects left the store as soon as they had gath- ered what they wanted. Police believe that they may have had a vehicle close by, as they disappeared quickly. Thankfully, neither employee was injured in the robbery. The employees, although shocked, were able to describe the robbers to police. Photo by Katie Strachan/ The Oshawa Express All of the suspects are black men aged 17 to 20 years old and were wearing dark clothing at the time of Keith, an employee at Hero’s Army Surplus store was one of the robbery. the employees working at the time of the robbery. He stands in front of the glass cabinets the robbers smashed.

Page 2 FEB 4 2009 Spending your tax dollars The city in brief From CITY Page 1 shore up tourism in Oshawa. recreation facilities. When asked about the proposed ethanol plant concerns to be addressed including: better Carrie commented he is “looking forward to for the harbour front, Nicholson said, “Ethanol’s Residual waste pick up education, increased fees and fines, clari- seeing how council prioritizes” their asks and was an unmitigated disaster. It’s bad policy and bad for A new program for large item pick up fication on policies for timing snow curious if council had budgeted for any of these the environment.” removal, staff enforcement, Sunday to be projects. “I have 30,000 residents within 3 kilometres of was passed at city council this week. While the item up for discussion included as a work day for snow removal, Oshawa’s municipal budget will not be final- the location (of the ethanol plant) and I don’t want windrow removal by 11 p.m., and for ized for another two weeks and at the most recent them polluted by smell, effluent and noise. The caused much debate among councillors, it was decided, the special collection pro- members from OAAC to be included in meeting of city council the budget was the subject harbour’s already polluted. You couldn’t pick a Public Works, Committee and bylaw meet- of much debate. worse spot,” said Nicholson. gram is going to continue with one free annual pickup with a 12-item limit. ings with a view to policies and discus- Typically, city infrastructure projects are fund- With a view to the harbour front, which has sions surrounding snow removal. ed in three parts with the federal government, been in a precarious position with the marine out Subsequent pick-ups will be limited to 12 provincial government and municipal government of use, the yacht club shutdown, seepage and pol- units and cost residents $25. contributing equal thirds in funding. lution from decades of garbage residue, Nicholson Councillor Brian Nicholson attempted Strip the bylaw for a “How many of these projects we can get out, said, “The federal government doesn’t seem to be illustrate that without properly defining one-time exemption and which ones of these priorities they’re going to able to make a decision.” what the size of a unit was, there would budget for” remains another question entirely said A Site Specific Remediation Assessment start- be “chaos in Oshawa.” The city of Oshawa passed a bylaw to Carrie. ed in 2004, which was sup- However, the unit size could not be prevent strip clubs and adult entertainment The most prominent posed to take four months, established by Public Works. of a certain nature from coming in to concern with city council is has been ongoing for four Likewise, in the spring, councillor John Oshawa with a view to preventing the the harbour front, but this is years, claims Nicholson. Neal noted that the front lawns of homes crime that follows in the wake of such strictly a federal issue. “They don’t need our in the downtown core become dumping establishments. Mayor John Gray said, help or permission to clean zones for furniture and appliances. Shamus Spillane of Black Moon enter- “The harbour front - that’s a it up,” added Nicholson. Spring cleaning may cost a little more tainment appealed to council for a month- submission to the feds only All city council seemed for those who have a lot of waste. ly exemption in order to bring in an adult because the lands are owned to prioritize in the same way entertainment troupe. by the federal government Louise Parkes with the harbour front topping Snow Removal While the appeal was defeated at a Brian Nicholson and it hasn’t been turned over most city councillor’s lists for 2009-2010. Finance and Administration meeting when Cyndie Sproul, president of the Oshawa to us yet.” “We want Crombie’s report to be implemented councillor Brian Nicholson reminded staff Accessibility Advisory Committee said, “I Councillor for ward 1, Brian Nicholson immediately,” said councillor Louise Parkes. that this bylaw went all the way to would rather hear the snowplows through explained that he has met with Carrie on numer- “We need money for remediation, and park- Supreme Court and won, Spillane the night, than wake up in the morning ous occasions about the harbour front. land attractions,” explained Parkes. appealed to council as a special delega- and be housebound.” “We know what needs to be done. We just need In terms of infrastructure projects within the tion. OAAC’s president not only spoke for money and will,” said Nicholson. city, Carrie explained, “(projects) come from city He appeal was denied. Oshawa’s otherwise-abled individuals, but Nicholson rephrased a speech given by up not feds down.” However, when councillor Louise also for seniors when she discussed the Stephen Harper at the harbour front during a visit However, without actual Parkes asked if the show would offer issue of sidewalk snow removal. when the Prime Minister said, “These are impor- figures from the federal gov- viewers anymore than they would see on a In an article in the Express last week, tant issues and they shouldn’t involve politics. It’s ernment with a view to actu- beach, Spillane simply answered, “no. Sproul discussed the difficulty for herself not a Conservative harbour. It’s not a Liberal har- al dollar amounts coming There is no nudity.” and her seeing eye-dog Carter. bour. It’s not an NDP harbour. It’s the city’s har- into the region and the city, Due to the wording of the bylaw and “When he disobeys, that means there’s bour.” “How much Oshawa will the appeal for monthly exemptions for the a barrier. I have to locate that barrier by After spending more than $100 million on get only time will tell,” year, the appeal was denied, but Spillane feeling around. If that happens on a busy recreational facilities to enhance the image of the noted councillor Joe may write letters for monthly exemptions street, we’re like two lost souls in the city, Nicholson and city council would like the Kolodzie. Joe Kolodzie each month. harbour front dealt with so it too can be used to middle of traffic,” added Sproul. Sproul and OAAC asked for a list of Graffiti: Art form, not a crime Depending on where you choose your canvas By Cynthia McQueen city of Oshawa and local business owners dis- The Oshawa Express cussed the possibility of having a graffiti wall specifically devoted to the art form. Graffiti is an art form that receives little Sgt. Shaw explained a graffiti wall in respect except from within the community of Pickering has been well received by both the graffiti artists themselves. city and young graffiti artists. There is a great deal of pride in bombing The wall in Pickering is monitored by the (drawing over someone’s graffiti) with a piece city for offensive and gang-related content and that is harder to read or better painted. the town has not experienced any problems. Unfortunately, the artists choose public Similar efforts in communities across the property and business province have suc- walls as their canvasses, cessfully diverted which makes their art graffiti from busi- form illegal. ness buildings in While some graffiti the past. artists may not under- Sgt. Shaw clar- stand the severity of ified, “This would their actions, at least allow them to four local artists do now. express their art in Durham Regional a legal way.” Police Services have Councillor charged three young Louise Parkes is offenders and one adult one person who is with 55 counts of mis- behind the effort chief. to have a wall or a “Right now Oshawa gallery located for bylaw services have the graffiti artists. identified 240 locations “It’s a form of of graffiti," says artwork. Why isn’t Sergeant Colin Shaw of it recognized as the DRPS. "We feel that art? They are so these four little culprits proud to display are responsible for their work. Maybe almost 90 per cent.” if we give them The group is one that places to do it and has worked together for we accept it, it some time writing large File photo might not be so much colourful bubble letters of a clean up,” said with the words “Scribe” or “Stat.” Parkes. According to Sgt. Shaw, “They wrote noth- Parkes mentioned the city is looking “at an ing that we have found offensive.” art gallery show or a wall” for the artists. While the issue is currently before the However, Parkes also clarified the artists courts, Sgt. Shaw did note, “We’re going to try must take responsibility for their actions. to capture these people and have them be part “I think they have to realize that they’re of the cleanup.” hurting the little guy. They don’t realize the Beyond the community service of such a impact that they’re having on small business.” clean up, various stakeholders, including the

FEB 4 2009 Page 3 The Regent Theatre is in limbo tions,” offered Leonard. “Electrical permits Oshawa’s newest are a very serious issue. (Without them, unsafe electrical work) can cause fires. In terms of when the building will be com- theatre not living plete, it is difficult to say." Adds Parkes, “They’re working through up to contract with their issues. It was a big undertaking. Perhaps bigger than (Laverick) thought it would be.” the city If Laverick is able to comply with all the requirements set out on the check list provid- ed by Leonard, the Regent should be able to By Cynthia McQueen operate without a fire marshall and an electri- The Oshawa Express cian present. “It’s all doable. He’s got plenty of time,” Since opening night in October, there have said Leonard of the improvements the city is been a total of eleven shows at the Regent expecting to see in the coming weeks. Theatre. Under a contract with the city, the cou- ple given the building to restore and res- urrect were obligated to have about two shows per week. However, this has not been the case for the Toronto residents, Glyn Laverick and Lara Weichula, who could not be reached for comment. In fact, there has not been a show since December 6 and no upcoming events are posted on the Regent Theatre website. There is still brown paper on the win- dows at the theatre, the box office remains empty and according to council- lor Louise Parkes, there are no events planned or announced for the next few months. “They’ve been away,” explains Parkes. “They’re waiting to get the okay from agents before they can announce any shows. They don’t run shows in January and February." As for where the building itself stands in terms of completion, Mike Leonard, chief building official with the city said Laverick and Weichula were given a detailed list to check off by mid-February. "There is light at the end of the tunnel,” says Leonard. The operators of the Regent Theatre were given conditional occupancy for Fridays and Saturdays by the city based on the requirement that they have a fire Photo by Cynthia McQueen/ The Oshawa Express marshall and an electrician present at all events. Glyn Laverick opened The Regent Theatre in October “These were really band-aid solu- 2008 with a conditional occupancy permit by the city TOUGH TIMES DON’T LAST for fire and electrical safety. Butt out in the cars carrying children In lieu of National Non-Smoking week, the second-hand smoke.” province of Ontario is implementing their new An ongoing Health Department study smoke-free car legislation. shows that 85 per cent of Durham Region The new law will come into effect today, as smokers with children under 17 don’t allow Jan. 18 to Jan. 24 is recognized as National smoking in their vehicles. Non-Smoking week. "If someone smokes in a car, everyone in The law bans smoking in vehicles when that car is smoking," said Mary Sue O’Connor, children under the age of 16 are present in the a public health nurse with the Health vehicle. Department. "Children breathe more air rela- Police officers will be enforcing the new tive to their weight than adults and therefore law as of today. take in more of the harmful substances.” Under this new law any person, driver or The region of Durham’s Health passenger, who is smoking while anyone Department has a number of resources avail- under the age of 16 is in the vehicle, is com- able to educate the public on the effects of sec- mitting an offence. ond-hand smoke and tips on how to keep your That offence, according to the region of car smoke-free. Durham, is subject to a monetary fine. “We know that parents want to protect their “This new legislation makes sense as chil- children and we can provide the support they dren exposed to second-hand smoke are at a need to make their vehicles smoke-free,” adds greater risk for pneumonia, bronchitis, ear O’Connor. infections and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome They also have a great deal of resources if (SIDS),” says Dr. Robert Kyle, Durham you’re trying to kick the bad habit. Region Medical Officer of Health. “Second- They’re also offering a free six-week pro- hand smoke in motor vehicles can be up to 27 gram for residents within the region. The pro- times greater than in a smoker’s home and gram consists of an information meeting and young children are helpless to exposure from six group sessions.

Page 4 FEB 4 2009 Student housing not a human right By Cynthia McQueen the street,” said Parkes. The Oshawa Express Chief building official with the city, Mike Leonard said, “It was someone that was dis- Shelter is a human right. gruntled (and felt they were being) crafty with However, asking to create housing for stu- bylaw zoning.” dents in an area zoned for single-family The ongoing student housing issue in dwellings is not. Oshawa sparked a protest in front of city hall This is a distinction that was recently made at the end of September this year and has yet for at least one property owner in Oshawa to be resolved. who is offering housing to students. “We’re working away," said Parkes. Philip Pfeiffer had filed a complaint "There’s a tremendous amount of work under- against the city of Oshawa, hoping to keep his way. We’re looking at incentives for purpose- home a student house. built housing - to encourage that.” At a recent meeting of the Finance and The issue has become one of numbers for Administration Committee, the human rights the city and various stakeholders as they complaint Pfeiffer brought against the city attempt to “get our heads around the numbers, was revoked because it failed to meet the stan- the growth rate at the university, the current dards as set out by the Ontario Human Rights supply and the future demand,” said Parkes. Commission. “We’re also looking at how to ensure having Pfeiffer could not be reached for comment. all the students in safe affordable housing. Councillor Louise Parkes explained the We’re working through all those issues. issue is one of having stu- It’s complex,” clarified Parkes. dent housing in residential areas. If an area is zoned R-1, it is for single-family dwellings and for residen- tial purposes. However, Parkes went on to explain some home owners in and around Durham College and University of Ontario Institute of Technology had turned their homes into lodging houses with upwards of nine people living in one home. “This creates unantici- pated uses and puts unan- ticipated extra strain on services like garbage and snow clearing. It also becomes a problem with Photo by Katie Strachan/ The Oshawa Express Students from Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of emergency services with Technology hosted a camp-out at the city’s four corners in September all those cars parked on 2008 to protest the student housing by law.

FEB 4 2009 Page 5 Let the youth 600 Thornton Rd. S. Oshawa, ON L1J 6W7 return [email protected] phone: (905) 571-77334 It’s a good news story that has some- fax: (905) 571-00255 how turned sour, and it could be taking FEB 4 2009 some nasty turns as various organiza- tions get rolled into the drama. Volume 4, Number 15 The story started with a local youth Publisher doing a placement as a television cam- Greg McDowell era operator with Rogers Television. Advertising Director The youth approached hockey per- Kim Boatman sonality Don Cherry to talk to him dur- Sports Editor ing a visit he made to the GM Centre in Wally Donaldson Oshawa for a recent junior hockey [email protected] league all-star game. Contributors Well, that is a no-no it was agreed Bill Fox after discussions between Rogers Jennifer Weymark Television and a company that looks Glen Goodhand after the management of the GM Reporters Centre. Cynthia McQueen It would appear that those who are [email protected] working for the local television compa- Katie Strachan ny should not be approaching celebrities [email protected] when they are working, other than to film them during their regular duties. Letters to the Editor Publications Mail That was not the case with the local Agreement 41268024 youth. He wanted to meet Cherry. Tax expenditures being ignored Return undeliverable Now, the young man has been barred Canadian address to: Dear Editor: those policies impact everyone equally ‘pro rata; that from television work in the GM Centre. is, to the same extent.’ The Oshawa Express 600 Thornton Rd. S. He enjoys working for the local tele- With all the attention being paid to the budget’s When a Conservative government decides to cut vision station and helped with broad- components of ‘tax and spend’, the matter of tax taxes by 1 per cent for everyone that is certainly equal Oshawa, ON L1J 6W7 casting local junior hockey matches expenditures is being completely ignored. application to all. ISSN 1715-99253 What is ignored is that that same 1 per cent is gross- involving the Oshawa Generals. His The subject gets so little pundit attention that most The Oshawa Express is a publi- father said the job has kept the youth citizens do not even know what a tax expenditure is ly inequitable, since a person with an income of cation of Dowellman Publishing Corp busy and out of trouble. and therefore the degree of inequity is buried there. $100,000 would get a tax break of $10,000, while a which is located at 600 Thornton person with an income of $10,000, (yes, there are Rd. S., Oshawa, ON, L1J 6W7 Well, with the ban it appears that is Democracy advocates make much of the phrase (905) 571-7334, Fax (905) 571- “equality under the law”, as well they should, when it many) would get a tax break of $1,000, or one tenth the 0255, E-mail:[email protected]. being yanked away. Some local hockey amount of the better paid person. All advertising and editorial mate- fans have sided with the young man comea to civil or criminal law. rial published by The Oshawa However, regarding economic law, that is, ‘tax and The problem of poverty is systemic, not wholly the Express and Dowellman Publishing saying that he should be reinstated or fault of the poor, as too many posit. Corp is for exclusive use of this publi- spend’ and ‘tax exemptions’, it is not equality that we cation and cannot be reproduced they will stop buying hockey tickets to need to look at, it is “equity”. elsewhere without prior permission. local games. Even Cherry said the Equity means “is it fair” and “is it just”, and do Ed Goertzen Advertising Policy: Advertisers must check immediately after first youth shouldn’t be punished. Oshawa resident insertion of their retail or classified The family has now launched a advertisement to ensure there are no errors in the advertisement. The human rights case against Global Don’t hold your breath for a new harbour Oshawa Express and Dowellman Spectrum, the management company Publishing Corp are not responsible disgrace, a blight on the city of Oshawa, almost devoid for second or further insertions of the that runs the GM Centre on behalf of Dear Editor, incorrect advertisement. Further, The the city of Oshawa, and also the city. of any activity, commercial or otherwise. Oshawa Express and Dowellman If anyone is getting excited, please calm down! Actually there is something special about Oshawa Publishing Corp are not responsible Local politicians are wondering why Harbour, If you look at all the harbours between for costs or damages for a non inser- they have been lumped into the fray. As Mayor Gray pointed out, environmental stud- tion of an agreed upon advertisement. ies were carried out in 04 and 05, then SSRAs need to Thunder Bay and Key west, nowhere will you see The editor has the right to edit, This situation could get worse, and change in any way, or classify an be done, -then remediation plan and budget, all such valuable land being occupied by little more than advertisement. The Oshawa Express quickly. dependent on Ottawa and a push from our representa- a few Canada Geese. and Dowellman Publishing Corp are Perhaps it’s not too late for both I would ask that in the future when Mr Carrie only responsible for the cost of the tives. This on a harbour that the citizens of Oshawa advertisement space that is taken up sides to take a step back and think have been denied access to since 2001. finds out that that there could be money to remedy the by an incorrect insertion, except in the problem at the harbour, he try to contain himself, and case of failure to notify The Oshawa things through. Perhaps the youth can Mr. Carrie pointed out that nothing will be done Express of any errors after the first be reinstated and be allowed to continue unless there is teamwork, This is laughable consider- restrain his exuberance. insertion and then there would be no doing camera work in the GM Centre, ing that our federal representatives have shown zero What does that really mean when we use the responsibility on the part of The term-"represents Oshawa?". Oshawa Express and Dowellman provided he abides by some rules. leadership on this issue,other than appointing Mr. Publishing Corp. Crombie then ignoring his reccomendations, not even In the meantime, I hope no one is holding their Some lessons have been learned by breath! those on both sides of this issue. Why moving ahead with the required studies, they seem quite content to let the harbour sit unused, a derelict Norm Bear not resolve the issue before all sides Oshawa resident sink deeper into a situation that is bound to cost everyone? Chamber not giving up on Christmas If the issue goes the distance, the youth will not be able to continue with Dear Editor, Chamber’s part is to assist this group by lending our Letters to his camera work, the management com- support by providing a mailing address, telephone and story on Page 8 Santa’s parade of lights by Cynthia fax number, which we have been happy to do. The pany is facing what could be a lengthy committee is not a committee of the Chamber and if it the Editor hearing, and the city and Rogers McQueen. The article states in the first paragraph “Santa’s was the only individuals who can comment to the The Oshawa Express publishes Television will get dragged along for parade has been organized by the same committee of media are the President of the Chamber or the CEO. every Wednesday in the City of the ride. volunteers through the Greater Oshawa Chamber of The Santa article disturbs us the most as it is sug- Oshawa. Send us your comments, Cooler heads should prevail. Let the Commerce for the past 8 years”. The article then goes gesting the Chamber is giving up on Christmas when letters to the editor, suggestions. youth back into the GM Centre to film on to reference comments by Mark Sheriff and com- in fact it is a committee of volunteers from the com- We’d like to hear from you. Please the hockey games he loves. ments by the Mayor Gray who said “If you don’t want munity and not from the Chamber of Commerce. write to: Out of all of this, he and certainly to do it anymore, that’s fair ball. Don’t put the blame The Oshawa Express, on us.” The inference in this article is that the volun- Bob Malcolmson, 600 Thornton Rd. S., Oshawa, ON others have learned some life lessons, as L1J 6W7 well, without having to travel the long teer committee is a committee of this Chamber and CEO & General Manager that is totally inaccurate. The only involvement on this Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce or email: road to see a fight through to the end. [email protected]

Page 6 FEB 4 2009 Battery cage debate a win for food safety From EGG FARMERS Page 1 range eggs are much more expensive It claims hens cannot stretch their than caged hens’ eggs and with the wings out, walk or engage in natural says, “These people (the HSI) want economy the way it is, people should behaviours. no animal agriculture at all.” be able to choose between the $2 a “Chickens never extend their Schillings is a second-generation dozen or $6 for the organic. wings,” says Schillings. “They will egg farmer, who stands on the The topic of battery cages was cluster against each other even in an Provincial Egg Marketing Board as recently brought to the attention of open barn. They like to be kept well as the Durham Agriculture the Durham Region Agriculture close.” Advisory Committee. Advisory Committee after HSI sent The HSI expresses concerns He says the HSI is an animal out notices to various municipalities about beak removal on their website. activists group from the United raising the issue of caging, accord- The website says, “Standard States who are making some allega- ing to Rutherford. industry practices, such as slicing tions about egg farmers that are The hot topic ended up at off parts of beaks without painkillers false. Regional council on Jan. 28 where it and manipulating the hens’ laying “I can give you just as many was referred back to the Durham cycles by starving them, cause the problems (hens experience) in non- Agriculture Advisory Committee for birds significant pain.” caged farms as caged farms,” he further research. Schillings explained the process says. “There is nothing wrong with a of removing the hen’s beak. Schillings’ hens are kept in cages caged egg. As for safety, a caged egg “The same laser that is used in in two separate barns, one older than is best,” explains Schillings. medical practice, has been adopted the other. When the hens reach 19 The farmer says that hens in non- by farmers, when the chick is one weeks, they begin laying eggs for 12 caged environments are constantly day old,” says Schillings. months. exposed to their manure and the The farmer claims the pain expe- “There is 67 square inches for ammonia that it gives off, and that rienced by the chicks when their every single hen in the cage. They some eggs could even end up in beaks are lasered off is likely less always have feed in front of them manure. than that experienced by someone and two nipples where they can get For every two tons of feed the having a wart removed. their water,” explains the farmer. hens eat per day, they produce one As for the issue facing Durham “We pick up the eggs twice a day.” ton of feces per day. farmers, The Agriculture Advisory Schillings says, “Today’s cages The hens at White Feather Farms Committee is currently reviewing are not like they were 30 or 40 years droppings fall down about 10 feet to the issue and gathering more infor- ago.” a separate container, which is emp- mation. The world of egg farming has tied at least three times a been modernized over the years, week and stored in a sepa- according to the farmer. rate shed far away from the He has installed alarms on all of chickens. his barns, which alert him to temper- According to Schillings, ature changes, power outages and in non-caged farms, “I just water pressure breakdowns. can’t guarantee food safety.” “Just because I keep (the hens) in “Farmers do take care of cages, doesn’t mean I don’t take care their animals. If they didn’t of them,” adds Schillings. there wouldn’t be any pro- Photo by Cynthia McQueen/The Oshawa Express Schillings is concerned allega- ductivity,” adds Schillings. Egg farmer, Hubert Schillings inspects a healthy laying hen’s feet. According to tions from HSI will take choices The HSI is currently the farmer, the Humane Society often looks to the chicken’s feet for evidence of away from the customers. working on a campaign to poor treatment. The second-generation egg stop hen caging in India, farmer says organic-fed and free- according to their website.

While many GM employees are He had hoped to attend University of shocked by the news GM Canada Ontario Institute of Technology to be A former GM will not use the funds, MacDonald trained as a nuclear engineer, because said, “As long as they feel there’s “there’s going to be a lot of jobs there employee tells it new investment coming to our plant, when the two new reactors open,” said I’ll be satisfied.” MacDonald. The announcement that GM The nuclear engineering course offered like it is Canada would not be using the funds at UOIT is longer than 22 weeks, which did not come with new plans for limits MacDonald’s retraining options. Oshawa or the company. While MacDonald was an employee GM and the other auto manufac- with GM, he took advantage of a tuition turers hoping to gain access to the reimbursement program offered by the funds must submit restructuring company and went to McMaster University plans by February 17. for a course in labour studies. "We're not talking about a lot of “It’s extra education that anybody (who time here, we're talking about a is employed at GM) can have,” said month or two," added Paterson. MacDonald. During that time, former employ- Since he’s been out of work, ees like MacDonald are learning to MacDonald has been more active with the live with 65 per cent of their regular Durham Region Labour Council as an weekly wage. advocate for workers’ rights and as an For MacDonald, that means turn- example of how the system has failed its ing off the cable and his phone and manufacturers. making different financial sacrifices. Before the federal government released Most of his friends and family its latest budget recently, MacDonald and work for GM and many are currently Durham Region Labour Council president Photo by Cynthia McQueen/The Oshawa Express laid-off. Jim Freeman went to Oshawa MP Colin “Nobody likes losing their job,” Carrie’s office to discuss EI inequity for John MacDonald worked at GM in Oshawa for 11 years until just before Christmas when like so many others he said MacDonald. women, eligibility, duration and retraining. was laid-off. But, on top of losing his job, At the time, Carrie noted it was too late MacDonald was recently told by to have any of their concerns considered in employment insurance (EI) that he the budget. By Cynthia McQueen year low and General Motors is leading the just doesn’t qualify The Oshawa Express slump. for the retraining Recently, GMC in the U.S. announced if program. John MacDonald is glad he has "no one it does not get the second installment of Through EI serv- in his life.” $5.4 billion from the U.S. government ices, based on the The 29-year-old says he’s relieved he soon it will run out of money, says compa- amount of time doesn’t have children or a wife to support ny officials. worked a person is because just before Christmas he was laid However, in Canada, based on the pro- given a period of off from the General Motors plant in duction cuts made throughout the company weeks for retrain- Oshawa. here, it will not use any resources offered ing. MacDonald was given his walking by the federal government. Despite having papers December 17. “We don't want to draw down any sup- worked at GM for “I was disappointed, but to be honest I port until we absolutely need it," said 11 years, wasn’t surprised,” said MacDonald. “It’s David Paterson, vice-president of corpo- MacDonald only really all dependent on sales to the U.S.” rate and environmental affairs of GM qualifies for 22 In the U.S., car sales are down to a 25- Canada. weeks of retraining.

FEB 4 2009 Page 7 Sign says, no crime in saying hi

From VOLUNTEER Page 1 practices and procedures for the safety and ting him up for failure,” explained his enjoyment of the patrons, the athletes and father. “With his disability and inability to said GM Centre general manager Vince the artists.” interact with society normally, it’s great Vella by email. Global Spectrum is the According to Steele's father, “Billy said when you can do what you love.” management company responsible for run- hi one day, and snapped a shot with Don Since working with Rogers, “My son’s ning the facility. Cherry when Cherry recognized him the not been in trouble in the last 12 months.” As a result, Steele and his father Bill next day.” When asked if he thought his work with have brought a human rights complaint However, although embarrassed, in an Rogers helped him, Billy said, “100 per against Global Spectrum and the city of interview he admitted his son has had trou- cent.” Oshawa for discrimination in the work- ble with the law in the past “because of (his Billy finished a co-op placement with place. disabilities).” Rogers before he started volunteering with “They’ve insulted me and targeted my Don Cherry has refused to comment. the community broadcaster and remains son,” said the elder Steele. “That’s not The various infractions Steele has been interested in pursuing media studies at Global Spectrum’s building. That’s my accused of could not be substantiated by a Durham College. building. That’s the taxpayer’s building. Julie Henson, director of Creative This is my number one guy here,” he said, Services New Media with Rogers TV referring to his son. “That’s not Global headquarters in Ottawa offered, “(Billy) is With a view to approaching celebrities, a valued member of the Rogers team.” no policy could be established by Todd Spectrum’s building. Local Rogers employees have been Glickman, a representative of Global That’s my building. instructed not to speak with the media. Spectrum at corporate headquarters in In an unrelated incident, the Steeles Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. However, stan- That’s the taxpayer’s have also brought a charge of mischief dard media practice dictates that while under $5,000 against a Global Spectrum working in a professional capacity, media- building.” employee in a scuffle involving a sign related employees should not approach -Bill Steele Billy and his 13-year-old friend Anthony celebrities. Menezes made for a January 25 Oshawa Mayor John Gray would not comment Generals game. Security guards on the city’s position because it has now approached the two, requesting the sign be become a legal matter. Global Spectrum employee. put down. Later when police were Councillor Brian Nicholson questioned The human rights complaint filed involved, they discovered the sign had the city's involvement in the lawsuit. “I against Global Spectrum references dis- allegedly been torn apart. don’t see what our role is. We have the crimination against Steele because of his Billy said the sign read: “Murphy deepest pockets. We always get sued.” disabilities. Sucks!” Nicholson explained the city sub-con- According to Billy’s father, he suffers Murphy is the last name of the goalie on tracts the facility to Global Spectrum who from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity the Belleville Bulls team the Generals manages the facility. Global in turn leases Disorder (ADHD) and has a learning dis- played January 25. the premises to the Oshawa Generals. ability. If the Steeles win the case against Photo by Cynthia McQueen/The Oshawa Express "They can set any rules they want for fan “He’s a hockey nut. You put him in a Global Spectrum and the city of Oshawa, behaviour,” said Nicholson. The Steeles family friend, 13-year-old Anthony Menezes room with 10 hockey celebrities and you they say they will donate the proceeds from helped hand out flyers at the GM Center on the weekend. Vella also added by email, “Part of oper- say don’t talk to (Don Cherry), you’re set- the $100,000 to the Humane Society. ating the building requires us to create New high school almost done, but some kids out of bounds New school to alleviate pressure at Eastdale, not the pressure on boundaries

By Katie Strachan and Cynthia McQueen have on splitting up families. The Oshawa Express “Say my son whose in grade 6 may go to the new school and Oshawa’s new high school is almost fin- then my daughter whose in ished, and the battle over boundaries is too. grade 4 might have to go to But there are mixed emotions over the O’Neill,” explained Long. outcome. Based on the current num- A concerned group of parents from bers provided by DDSB, Long is Kedron Public School were in discussions satisfied that this will not be the with the Durham District School Board over case for her children however, being left out of the boundaries for the new for future students at Kedron, it school, despite being as close to the new could remain a problem. facility as other feeder schools: Gordon B. At this point there is no Attersley, Norman G. Powers, Pierre Elliot appeal process and the only Trudeau and Sherwood Public Schools. course available to the parents is Leslie Long, one of the parents in the sending a letter to the Ministry group said, “We were included, but only on of Education. a grandfathering basis. It’s sort of a win for Long did not say if this us. My kids will probably be okay, but I’m would be a course of action for worried about the younger primary stu- the group, as the DDSB men- dents.” tioned, “(they) may have to After a survey was sent out to parents of address the situation for bound- the Kedron Public School students, DDSB aries in the future so they’re not decided those who responded and wanted saying no.” their children to attend the new school would Principal of the Unnamed be grandfathered. high school, Natalie Hempstead, “But only until they’re full,” said Long. could not be reached for com- And only “if they’re still living (at the ments. address they were surveyed at) when they go As for the construction of the Photo by Yinuo Zhang/The Oshawa Express to high school.” new high school, the roof and The parents that said they wanted their brickwork are closer to comple- Concerned parents and students from Kedron Public School put up signs around the community to educate the neigh- children to attend the new school will enjoy tion, but the brickwork is bourhood about the new unnamed high school and its boundaries. that privilege for their children, but it’s all behind schedule because of the dependent on space. wet weather the city had in site. Since 2004 the school has been forced the new high school to grades 9 through 11 The Unnamed Oshawa School at 2008. Harmony and Coldstream Roads will pro- to host 17 or more portables just to meet the until 2010, which will allow students in their The city’s last secondary school was built student’s needs. final year of high school to complete it at the vide an additional 1,250 student spaces to in 1971, G.L. Roberts. The need for a new the board’s maximum capacity. The Collegiate’s ministry rated capacity school they started. This is common practice secondary school was unnecessary until of 1,056 has been blown out of proportion. for them when opening a new secondary Currently, the new school is applying to rapid development and a shift in the popula- add six portables as oppose to the two origi- Enrolment numbers skyrocketed to 1,608 school. tion northward justified a new high school. attending students in Oct. last year. The board is expecting 776 pupils in the nally included in the plan. The Unnamed Secondary School on 13.5 For the parents in the group, it is a victo- When the new school is up and operating, first year of the unnamed school. It’s set to acres of land will open in an effort to allevi- Eastdale’s numbers are expected to drop to open in Sept. of this year. ry, but “we’re not included in the bound- ate some of the enrolment pressures being aries,” said Long. 900 pupils, which will also reduce the num- With the new high school well underway, experience at Eastdale Collegiate Vocational ber of necessary portables. students at Eastdale will be able to breath This remains a major concern because of Institute. the potential the conditional situation may The Durham District School Board easier and even spread out a little. Eastdale currently has 21 portables on (DDSB) has made the decision to only open

Page 8 FEB 4 2009 No bingo: Optimists seek community funding By Katie Strachan reality when the bingo hall manager, Bill bingos at Hideaway Bingo Hall Inc. on the scenes,” he explains. “People want to come The Oshawa Express Lewis, announced he was shutting down at the Saturdays for the last 28 years, until they out and help, but they don’t want to commit.” Optimist Club’s final session last week. recently switched the day to Wednesdays. The Optimist Club of Oshawa hosts one The members of the Optimist Club of The bingo fundraiser was “(The volunteers) want- major event per month. Those events range Oshawa are trying their best to stay optimistic the main source of cash for ed the weekends off to from tee-ball and karate tournaments, to schol- but finding it hard after their main source of the club, but in recent spend with their grandchil- arships through Durham College and funding closed its doors. months Shaw says it wasn’t dren and go to the cot- Christmas hampers and toy drives. The club was recently told their bi-weekly enough. tage,” he says. They host weekly euchre nights at Johnny’s bingo fundraisers have been cancelled. “In December we made Most of the volunteers Eatery in Oshawa on Mondays. “It’s a difficult pill to swallow,” says Jim $208. That’s for four bin- at the club are retirees who “We have lots of great ideas, but we don’t Shaw, bingo chair. “Certainly it's a part of your gos,” he says sadly. have dedicated years have enough money to carry through with life and at the present time our organization Shaw attributes the shut- towards making the club a them or the manpower to do so,” he explains. will have to continue to seek out other down to tough economic success. The club is always looking for monetary fundraisers to support the youth and communi- times, the no-smoking bylaw, government At one point the club had 150 volunteers, donations, prize donations and volunteers and ty needs.” intervention and competition from the casinos today they have 11 members. And only five are need them more now than ever. The rumours that the Hideaway Bingo Hall and the lottery corporation. currently active. To become an optimist member or donate Inc. would be closing their doors soon became The Optimist Club has been hosting their “People don’t realize what goes on behind call Jim Shaw at 905-576-6919. A lookback on the life of George William McLaughlin In the early days, there were no conspicu- George as President. to farming. tried to start a zoo in the park by introducing ous advantages to being the boss’ son. In 1918 General Motors purchased the two During his lifetime, George McLaughlin buffalo from Wainwright, Alberta. For George William McLaughlin, older businesses giving birth to the newly incorpo- stood humbly in the shadow of his younger Unfortunately the idea did not succeed, and the brother and business partner of Robert Samuel rated General Motors of Canada. brother Sam, making generous contributions to buffalo were relocated to the Riverdale Zoo in McLaughlin of General Motors fame, it was Younger brother Sam became president, the community with much less fanfare and Toronto. Sam and George also donated the no different. while George fulfilled the role of vice-presi- publicity. He was modest about his philan- McLaughlin maternity wing to the Oshawa At an early age George showed an interest dent until his retirement at the age of 55 in thropic activities, about the large amounts of General Hospital, and contributed generously in the carriage business owned by his father. 1924. time and money he devoted to community to the hospital endowment fund over the years. He began his apprenticeship with the company George McLaughlin was not idle in his services and civic improvements. On July 1, 1922 George McLaughlin pre- by age 16, working first in the trimming shop. retirement. He remained on the boards of var- George was the first president of various sented the Union Cemetery to the Town of George worked 70-hour workweeks, earn- ious companies, and his newly formed groups in Oshawa. He had purchased all outstanding ing $3.00 per week less $2.50, which was interest in them contin- Oshawa, including the Oshawa stock of the holding company that operated the deducted for room and board. His personality ued. He traveled to Welfare Board, the Boy Scout cemetery and turned it over to the town, mak- was well suited to salesmanship, and by 1892 Europe, the movement in Oshawa, and the ing the cemetery a municipal affair from that he had become a junior partner in the Mediterranean, and Oshawa Chamber of point onward. He also generously donated McLaughlin Carriage Company. South Africa. He also Commerce. He involved him- $500 towards the creation and upkeep of a sol- A year later, in 1893, George married Annie turned his attention to self with the Children’s Aid diers’ plot in the cemetery. A monument Hodgson. Annie had grown up in Tyrone, farming, which had been Society, serving as President for donated by George was erected in the ceme- across the road from the McLaughlin home- a life-long interest for a while, and devoted some of tery in honour of the “boys from Ontario stead. She and George would have four chil- George. He purchased his best years to municipal County who served, fought and died for dren – Ewart, Ray, Dorothy and Kathleen. the McLaughlin family office. Canada in the Great War”. In 1907 the McLaughlin Motor Car farms around Tyrone and George and Annie made George McLaughlin died of bowel cancer Company was formed. With George as land to the north of Oshawa and established numerous donations towards school and at the age of 73 on October 10, 1942. Upon his Treasurer, the McLaughlin’s began producing progressive farming operations, importing church improvements, the Salvation Army and death the family homestead near Tyrone was Buick car bodies for the Buick Motor pure-bred cattle which benefited the farming the Red Cross. George served on the Board of passed on to his son Ewart. Company of Flint, Michigan. By 1915 they industry of Ontario and ultimately the whole Education and as Superintendent of the His contributions to the automotive indus- were producing Chevrolets. The carriage of Canada. George was known for his Sunday school at St. Andrew’s United Church, try, to farming, and to the community are the company had been sold to Chevrolet Motor Clydesdale horses, Holstein cattle and prize- both for many years. legacies for which George McLaughlin should Company, and the Chevrolet Motor Company winning apples, and earned the distinguished In 1920 George and his brother Sam bought be remembered. of Canada Limited was incorporated, with title of “Master Farmer” for his contributions the land that would become Lakeview Park George McLaughlin was born in Tyrone, and sold it to the Town Ontario on February 17, 1869. of Oshawa for one dol- He was the third of five children born to U Weight Loss Clinic weighs in on Oshawa lar. In 1924 George parents Robert and Mary McLaughlin. U Weight Loss Clinic is officially weighing in on Some of the proceeds from the grand opening on Oshawa’s health sector. Saturday and from the month of February are slated to go to The clinic hosted their official grand opening over the Denise House. The Denise House helps victims of domestic weekend. abuse re-build and re-shape their lives. Less wait for dialysis Their team of health and wellness professionals has been The Denise House is near and dear the hearts of the team in the weight loss industry for years and the group is looking at U Weight Loss as part owner, Thomas, was a single mom patients at Oshawa forward to introducing new patients to their modern facilities who was forced to re-build her life. and unique weight loss programs. Job losses and more stress can put pressure on families After a fire destroyed the lar our Dialysis program, has been The clinic bases their weight loss programs on their “three causing break-ups, according to the weight loss specialist. Whitby Hospital in the summer of a priority for everyone at simple secrets,” according to Michelle Legault of the clinic. Stop in to U Weight Loss and let them help you reach you 2007, dialysis patients seemed to Lakeridge Health and the Central- “The three steps are De-tox, cleanse and increase your weight loss goals. suffer the most. East LHIN,” said Kevin Empey, metabolism,” she says. “They’re guaranteed to help you hit U Weight Loss is located at 245 King St. W in unit 14, The Whitby Hospital housed President and CEO of Lakeridge your target weight.” which is in the Teddy’s plaza. one of the largest dialysis pro- Health. Once you enroll in the program the staff will conduct a For more information on the U Weight Loss Clinic pro- grams in the country and patients The patients and staff have healthy weight analysis, which establishes what program is grams or about the clinic contact Lynne Thomas or Deborah were forced to travel to Oshawa been temporarily relocated to bets for the client. Wrigley at 905-725-6111. for their treatment. Lakeridge Health Oshawa. “All of our programs are individualized,” adds Legault. Visit them online at www.uweightloss.com That is until the Whitby hospi- The facilities at Oshawa are U Weight Loss clinic has all the necessary features, tips tal received the okay for a new also older and less patient friendly and tools to help their clients tackle their weight once and $2.6 million modular dialysis unit than Whitby according to a release. for all. recently. “Although we were fortunate to They have a medical doctor, naturopathic doctor, per- Lakeridge Health purchased have temporary space at Lakeridge sonal trainer and a nutritionist to help you lose weight. the 12,000 square foot unit last Health Oshawa to care for our dial- The clinic’s focus is mainly on the science behind summer in an effort to provide ysis patients, the space is not ideal weight loss, and it addresses why a patient is obese or over- more comfortable and appropriate and has also created many chal- weight in the first place which helps them to succeed in care for their patients and staff, but lenges for our patients, their fami- their goals. were awaiting approval from the lies, as well as our staff and physi- Their programs were developed by Dr. James Hyssen Town of Whitby before beginning cians.” who has been in the industry for 20 years and Natasha construction. “We expect that the trailers will Turner, who is one of Canada’s leading naturopathic doc- Lakeridge Health has recently be ready for occupancy this tors. received site plans and building spring,” said Empey. “The new The program at U Weight Loss is geared towards teach- permit approvals from the Town of unit will also free up the temporary ing patients the amount of calories they should be consum- Whitby and will begin work this locations at Lakeridge Health ing and the correct balance of nutrients to stimulate the week on the assembly of the mod- Oshawa,” body into burning unnecessary fat. ular dialysis unit. The Oshawa hospital is cur- What makes U Weight Loss different? Their trained The new unit will include 17 rently renovating and will be able consultants are available to counsel weight loss patients at trailer sections and one mobile air- to begin the next phase of con- any time, each and every step of their journey. handling unit. struction because of the transfer of The clinic offered those who attended their grand open- Whitby will be equipped to patients back to Whitby. The reno- ing free de-tox and cleanses which also aids those patients operate 28 dialysis stations and a vation includes floors three to who are looking to shed extra pounds. Photo by Lezlie Appleton/ The Oshawa Express great deal of necessary support eight. The knowledgeable team at the U Weight Loss Clinic is Mayor John Gray and Jerry Oullette helped U Weight Loss Clinic space courtesy of the unit. It’s also expected to alleviate also hoping to give back to the community of Oshawa - owners Jack Springer, Lynne Thomas and Deborah Wigley and “The relocation of Lakeridge some of the traffic at the Oshawa even in the trying times the economy is facing today. staff cut the ribbon marking their grand opening. Health Whitby services, is particu- hospital.

FEB 4 2009 Page 9 Valentine's Day cards through the ages (NC)-Every year on February 14th, people in over 1,700 years. "The valentine has become the World War II can be seen in cards from the thirties the western world exchange cards and gifts in universal symbol for love over the centuries," says and forties. In the 1960s, a new greeting card lan- honour of St. Valentine - a holiday that dates back Jennifer Kinnon of Hallmark Canada. guage emerged featuring irreverent humor that "But Valentine's Day celebrations and appealed to "Laugh In" and Beatles' fans. traditions, including "Today, Valentine's Day cards, are constantly cards are available for every- evolving to reflect the one," Kinnon concludes. way we think about "While over half of all valen- romance." tines are romantic, there are The oldest known cards for friends, teachers, Valentine's Day card is children and other family currently on display at members. the British Museum in And over the years cards London. have evolved to reflect chang- It was written by Photo supplied-NC ing technology. Charles, Duke of Orleans You can get cards that light This Valentine's Day card from the 1930s shows to his wife during his the attitudes of the times. up, cards that allow you to imprisonment in the record a message, and cards Tower of London in 1415. that play songs from popular artists like The Paper valentines made Temptations. with coloured paper and The sound quality is quite amazing." watercolours eventually You can find more Valentine's Day ideas at became popular in www.hallmark.ca. England. Commercial valen- tines first appeared around 1800 and have featured a variety of themes reflective of each era. Norman Rockwell inspired Valentine's Day cards in the roaring twenties while the influence of Mickey Mouse and

Before You Throw That Old PC Out, Think Again and Save Some Money! The talk around techie circles these days is all about So what’s the story here? Well, we’ve become a bit the latest new technology. Everybody seems to want obsessed with technology these days and are very keen the latest Quad core processor, with 8GB’s of RAM, to throw out what we perceive as no longer useful. Let’s the latest graphics card. Bigger, Faster, More, More! think first before we discard older technology. So, how does that fit in with the need to be more There are some new technologies that really do make environmentally aware? It doesn’t! sense .LCD screens to replace older tube screens use 60% Before you rush out and buy that new desktop or less power and will make a difference to your power bill. laptop, ask yourself do you really need it? Laptops use less power too, and with wireless internet can Most PC’s only use a fraction of their computing be more versatile. So to find out ways to save money and power to actually do what you want. If you need to revive your aged computer ,give us a call at 905-493- manipulate high end graphics or produce HD video 1284. you may need all the bells and whistles. If you just want to run Office and Quickbooks and run your business, you probably don’t. So, what about that old Pentium 4 machine gathering dust in the closet? A simple memory upgrade and new DVD drive with a bigger hard drive might do the job, cost? About $300 depending on what type of PC you have. That’s a lot less expensive than buying a new PC. I’ve had a lot of P4’s across the work- bench in the past 6 months, and they have all responded well to an upgrade and have a new lease on life. The owners have been surprised how well the revived computers handle the internet and today’s programs.

Page 10 FEB 4 2009 Titan and MacDonald: Partners unlike your average team

By Cynthia McQueen Canadian Mounted Police and his brother is training officer years ago. fear.” The Oshawa Express a cop. And, Titan certainly is one dog that can With heightened senses such as this, MacDonald and Titan recently brought think. MacDonald said, “You let him think for Both Titan and his dog handler Peter down two thieves in Oshawa. The three and half year-old cross between you.” MacDonald come from a long line of police When the owner of Oshawa’s Lafarge site a Belgian Sheppard (Malinois) and a Titan’s detecting skills come naturally work. came into work in the early hours of January German Sheppard is trained to differentiate and with a lot of training. For Titan, his line has been specially bred 28 he confronted two young offenders between 18 specific scents as a bomb- After 43 days straight of initial training, in the United States for generations specifi- joyriding his snowmobile. searching dog. there is a lot of daily practice for a police cally for police use. Once caught, the suspects fled to a near- MacDonald explained how the German dog, as they have to recertify every year. Where MacDonald is concerned, his by housing complex where they broke into a Sheppard’s long nose makes them better “You’re not dealing with a pet they’re a father was an officer with the Royal vacant home. hunters. “German Sheppard’s have more piece of equipment,” offered the seasoned Following the scent left behind than 225 million receptor cells contained dog handler. on the snowmobile, Titan found within their olfactory sense,” noted “I want his nose down on the ground as the thieves in the vacant home. MacDonald. soon as he’s out the door.” “No one got bit,” said This genetic gift comes in handy during a “They’re always working.” MacDonald of Titan’s most recent chase. But, Titan also knows when it’s time to arrest. In stressful situations, the human body play and he is considered a member of the But, even if the well-trained emits various scents that dogs pick up on. MacDonald family. police dog did bite the suspects, MacDonald said dogs literally “smell the partners are covered the moment they state there is a dog involved in a building search. “They’re animals, but they have brains and they’re your part- ner,” said MacDonald explaining how a finely tuned police dog can distinguish between when to use force and when not to. All police dogs are trained in obedience, discipline, agility, building and evidence searching, open searching (off-leash), track- ing and handler protection. With a wave of the hand and a command in Dutch or English, MacDonald can have Titan do whatever the situation calls for. The only thing Titan needs no command for is protecting his partner. “Think before you use your Photo by Cynthia McQueen/The Oshawa Express dog, but never think for your dog,” Titan and Peter MacDonald demonstrate how Titan apprehend- joked MacDonald recalling the ed the suspects in Oshawa’s recent snowmobile theft. words of wisdom offered by his

FEB 4 2009 Page 11 Local student receives scholarships in the Maritimes Oshawa man wows New Brunswick University By Katie Strachan “Forestry just sort of fell into my lap, I The forester describes himself as a little The Oshawa Express knew I wanted to attend UNB and my older than most students at UNB and claims interest lay in environmental studies but the experience of travelling and age are the Grant Virgin has traveled to Australia UNB had no program. My brother attended keys to his success. and explored working in New Zealand. But Lake “I decided to leave and travel to Australia the Oshawa native never would have imag- Head University in Thunder Bay for and New Zealand to live and work for a lit- ined he would wind up attending the forestry related program and I had heard tle over a year,” explains Virgin. University of New Brunswick (UNB) at the good “Traveling gave me the motivation and age of 26. things,” says Virgin. “So Forestry it energy to return to school and succeed and I Virgin is currently in his third year study- was.” have yet to look back.” ing hard for his Bachelors of Science in With one year until graduation, the 26- As for his time spent in New Brunswick, Forestry. year-old is contemplating furthering his edu- Virgin says he wouldn’t change a thing. And, all that hard work and study is cation with a graduate degree but says, “I “It’s a great opportunity to get out and be finally paying off. have not ruled out seeking full-time employ- a part of a unique culture like the one in the Virgin was recently awarded a double- ment in Urban Forestry after graduation.” Maritimes, the people of the Maritimes are scholarship from the University. The Urban Forestry program at UNB has some of the friendliest I’ve met,” he says. “The scholarships have allowed me to allowed Virgin to experience what it’s like to Virgin’s parents still live in Oshawa and not rely on student loans as a source of work full-time. as for him returning to Oshawa after gradu- income, which makes me very, very lucky,” The choice to attend the University cam- ating: says the Oshawa man. pus in Fredericton was an easy one after “Only time will tell,” he says. “I would Virgin received the Glenn & Mary Virgin met his girlfriend, Sarah while on his love to return to Oshawa.” Daugharty Forestry Scholarship for $800 travels. New Brunswick is her hometown. For the last two summers, Virgin has Photo supplied “UNB has an excellent academic reputa- worked for the Regional Municipality of and the Weyerhaeuser Communications Grant Virgin received two scholarships for forestry recently. Education Scholarship of $3,000. tion, a beautiful campus and a low facility- York as an assistant to an area forester. to-student ratio,” adds Virgin. He attends the University of New Brunswick. Local poet speaks about her inner inspiration By Katie Strachan and her pride and joy, her daughter, Louella. come back to it,” she explains. smiling. The Oshawa Express “My stories are a little bit of everyone’s Although she’s only just begun allowing MacCallum also prides herself on all the life,” she says. “I just wanted to put together a family to read her work, it’s her toughest crit- photos in the book, which she took herself. She “It’s inside me and it just has to come out,” collection of them all.” ic, her sister Jane who reads her work before also designed the cover, which is decorated in says Joy MacCallum, an author of a poem and Although the winter is her least favourite anyone else. drawn blue roses and tiny colourful hearts. book of short stories. season, MacCallum does appreciate “its natu- “(Jane) wrote one of the stories in the book. She does have a great deal of advice for MacCallum has been writing her entire life ral beauty as the tree branches weep when those looking to write a and just recently decided to release her first they’re covered in snow, the way the snow book. book. glistens under the sunshine and the crisp, bitter “Just do it. Put it “I was procrastinating for a long time and I cold days.” down on paper,” she just really pushed myself to do it one day,” She titled her book “Christmas and Winter says. “If you don’t says the Oshawa resident. Stories and Poems.” know how to do some- As for her inspiration for her poems, “I love Christmas,” she exclaims. “I used to thing. Find out.” MacCallum thanks nature, finding true love write a lot of my poems around Christmas Although writing is time.” her passion, When her daughter MacCallum has had was little, the many jobs in her day. MacCallums used to From event planning to Everyday Heroes have company over waitressing, she’s a Jill for the three days lead- of all trades and has Michelle Moxley has been a Moxley and Jessica spend ing up the holidays been living in Oshawa “big sister” for two years to her their time walking Molly, and stress levels were for three years. “little sister” Jessica. Moxley’s dog, or ice-skating. high. “Change is good. “Growing up I was so fortu- “I’m teaching her how to play “The table would You just have to jump nate to be afforded the opportuni- the piano,” exclaims Moxley. be set for 12 people in,” the poet explains. ty of focused time with my par- “There’s been lots of cute and I would just need You can pick up a ents and of being exposed to var- moments.” to relieve stress by Photo by Katie Strachan/ The Oshawa Express copy of MacCallum’s writing,” the writer book at her workplace, ious activities and experiences “You underestimate the Joy MacCallum holds up a copy of her recently released book, “Christmas that children within the Big impact that you can have on a adds. Euro Chef, 28 King St. “I don’t plan a story and Winter Stories and Poems”. She is already writing for her next collec- East in Oshawa. Sisters, Big child just by spending tion and is grateful for the success she has had. Brothers society time with them. It also line. I just start writing “I never set out to be may not necessarily puts things clearly and see what happens. a poet. It just kind of have the advantage into perspective,” she I usually leave it alone It’s called Hopeful Dream and she made it up happened,” says the queen of procrastination, of,” says Moxley. says to anyone who for a few days, then to tell her grandson,” says the mother of one as she calls herself. “I became a big wants to become a sister to provide Big Sister or Big Have a laugh in the name of good cause those experiences. Brother. Clean comedy for the troops featuring nationally renown act explores topics such as family life, romance, work and To be a confident, You can apply comic Jim McAleese. current events all rolled into a wisecracking segment. positive influence online to volunteer at Run by The Royal Canadian Legion, the Troop Morale McAleese has been popular all across the country since and ultimately just www.bigbrothersbig- Fund is a program that supplies free coffee and doughnut he first took to the stage in 1979. He has appeared on to provide an sisters.ca vouchers to Canada’s military stationed in Afghanistan. numerous shows like CTV’S Corner Gas, Open Mike! and unconditional “Michelle has Earlier this month, when combat officer Darryl Dawson the Comedy Network as well as several radio shows. Michelle Moxley friendship,” adds done a lot for me just shipped out to Kandahar, he took more than a thousand dol- The show will be held on Sunday Feb. 15 at the Royal Moxley. by filling in that lars in Tim Horton’s vouchers with him for the troops. Canadian Legion Branch 43 in Oshawa. The Legion is Moxley was recently nominat- empty space that I had for a friend “Do more than put a magnetic ribbon on your car- get located at 471 Simcoe St. S. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. ed by her “little sister” for the and I never want to say good bye your tickets, have a laugh and make a service person’s day, and the comics will take to the stage at 2 p.m. “Big Sister of the Year” award. to her. Michelle is soft-hearted when they receive a Troop Morale Fund voucher for a free The show is recommended for ages 16 and older, how- “Michelle is always there for and caring and I know we have an Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts on the base in ever the show will not contain any foul language. It will me. If I want someone to talk to awesome friendship that will Khandahar,” says Don Legree of the Royal Canadian have adult humour and is a licensed event. or just to say hi or if I ever had never end for nothing in this Legion. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Legion Branch something bugging me I know world even when I am older and A number of other comics will also be donating their or by calling 905-723-4511. The cost is $10 per person. that I can call Michelle and she is my contract ends,” adds Jessica. time. Active duty military personnel will be free of charge. never too busy to answer my Jessica says she wants Russell Roy, one of the best-liked and well-known Absolutely 100 per cent of the funds raised at the per- phone calls,” says Jessica in a let- Michelle to be there for her on her comedians on the circuit since he began his career in 1995 formance will go to the Troop Morale Fund. Branch 43 is ter nominating Michelle. wedding day. will be performing along side McAleese. Roy’s 45-minute proud to announce that they’ll match all funds raised.

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Jan. 28 Word Game answers

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Wed. Feb. 4 Board meeting. Registration at any Oshawa Library branch. History Channel’s King goes 2:00 pm at the McLaughlin beyond the legend to portray Auditorium the man, the questions, the myths and, most importantly, Mon. Feb. 9 the relevance of Dr. King's message in today's world. Do you have what it takes to Hear commentary from earn the title of Library Iron President Bill Clinton, Chef? Then the Iron Chef Condoleezza Rice, Bono, Competition is for you! Come Forest Whitaker, Chuck D, and and show off your culinary many others. Free registration skills, but beware the Mystery at any Oshawa Library branch. Ingredient! For ages 10-15. Free parking after 6:00 pm. Free registration available at Jan. 28 Sudoku answers King (2008) 7:00 pm any Oshawa Library branch. 94 minutes. Not Rated. 7:00 p.m. at the McLaughlin Branch Auditorium McLaughlin Auditorium

Join the Oshawa Library and The Oshawa Garden Club get inspired! This group is a invites novice and experienced chance to practice your writing gardeners to attend their meet- skills, learn new techniques, ings. Guest speaker Jeff Mason read what other teen writers of Mason Hogue Gardens will are working on, and hear talk about Naturalistic Garden helpful comments about your Design. The meetings is at St. own writing. For teens ages George’s Ukrainian Heritage 12-18. Free registration at any Centre (LVIV Hall), 38 Lviv Oshawa Library branch. 7:00 Blvd. at 7:30 p.m. For more pm at the Jess Hann Branch info contact Linda Wylie at 905-723-5557 or Lakeridge Health Whitby [email protected] . Foundation is hosting its 2nd Annual Curling Bonspiel taking place at the Whitby Curling Tues. Feb. 10 Club. The event will help raise awareness and funds to sup- Join us in the Nonquon Room port patient care services that at the Northview Branch on the A four-year-old little boy was at the doc- Lakeridge offers. The bonspiel second Tuesday of each month tor’s office with his mother in the waiting will consist of two draws, one for a fantastic independent room when he spotted a pregnant lady on the conventional and the other a film, followed by a fascinating other side of the room. Having nothing better fun-spiel. Team registration is discussion on its themes, to do, he walks over to her and inquisitively required. It is $500 and food artistry, and social impact. and refreshments will be February 10: Why We Fight asks “Why is your stomach so big?” served. Other activities include (2005) (98 minutes) (Rated She replied, “I’m having a baby.” With big prizes, draws and a silent auc- 14A) Free registration at any eyes, he replied, “Is the baby in your stom- tion. Oshawa Library branch. ach?” She said, “He sure is.” Then the little boy, with a puzzled look on Sat. Feb. 7 The Matsuyama Bonsai Society will hold its monthly meeting his face, asked yet another question, “Is it a Love stinks! Teens, ages 12 to on at 7 p.m. at Faith Place, 44 good baby?” She said, “Oh, yes. It’s a real 18, can uncelebrate William St. Oshawa. Bonsai good baby.” At this point the woman is think- Valentine's Day with cranky stands by Barry Page will be ing the little boy is incredibly cute and looks crafts, moody music and spite- the major presentation. forward to what he has to say next… ful snacks. Participants are Anyone who wishes to develop And, much to her surprise, with an even encouraged to wear black and this hobby is welcomed. Mayor John Gray was joined by carnival dancers and Mardi Gras red to the party. Teens can more surprised and shocked look than before, party goers at the Loreley Club in Oshawa to celebrate the comple- help plan this event at the he asks.. “Then why did you eat him?” tion of the repairs to the facility which was made possible by a January 6 Teen Advisory $16,900 Ontario Trillium Fund grant.

Page 14 FEB 4 2009 Five added to Oshawa’s Sports Hall of Fame By Wally Donaldson light in 1952 when Myles signed a contract she tackled him, breaking the aerial on his treated me as a player and I now have the same The Oshawa Express with the American Hockey League’s (AHL) radio. He was so scared of her.” personality.” Cleveland Barons. And in his first pro cam- On the serious side of the sport, Hinkson’s FRED WHALLEY There is no shortage of athletic and execu- paign with the New Haven Nutmegs of the knowledge of lacrosse on and away from the Fred Whalley wore several hats during his tive achievements inside the prestigious Eastern Hockey League (EHL), Myles posted floor continued to grow under Bishop. years as a builder, but basketball remains his Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame and the lengthy 40 goals and 77 points in 59 games. “He taught me that in order to be successful favourite. list became even more impressive following Myles moved around somewhat with the in life, you need to have a great work ethic. He Indeed, Whalley began a 25-year involve- the announcement of five individuals entering Maritime Hockey League and Quebec Hockey emphasized discipline, especially in our first ment in the administration of sports in 1953 by the shrine this year. League before turning his attention to the year (with the Gaels) because we didn’t know serving as president of the Oshawa Industrial The Hall, situated inside the confines of the famed Whitby Dunnies in 1956, leading the if we were going to be a good team. Basketball League. He played, coached and General Motors Centre (GMC), managed until 1962 where he served will add builder Fred Whalley, as president and managed the Oshawa baseball player Andrew David Shopping Centre all-stars, winning the Stewart, lacrosse player and coach provincial Intermediate B basketball Jim Hinkson, hockey player title in 1959 and capturing the Gordon Mackenzie Myles and Intermediate A title three years later golfer Ryan Hughes to its family at with the Oshawa Hawks. its annual very special induction “I love the sport. I remember my ceremony on Wednesday, May 27. dear friend Fred Armistead and I had a It marks the 24th year of the basketball stashed in a locker at St. Oshawa Hall, which was conceived Andrew’s United Church and on the at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium way home of school, we played every before being appropriately and day. We got a junior team together and attractively situated at its current even though we played only exhibition location. games, we were pretty good. It was a In that time, a total of 137 indi- lot of fun. viduals and teams have been recog- “We moved up to intermediate and nized for their special contributions it was quite an experience. We won a while representing the city, be it as championship. But I really enjoyed an athlete or builder. managing, too. And that was the time And following to form of past when the Green Gaels came to me ask- inductees, the selection of these ing if I’d managed them. That’s when I keen people culminates as a “hum- met (Jim) Bishop.” bling” experience for these individ- Whalley’s experience with the uals and family members. Gaels was nothing short of successful, having won the Minto Cup during his GORDON MACKENZIE tenure from 1963-66. MYLES So successful, in fact, that Whalley The athletic resume on Gordon took on the role as coach and general Mackenzie Myles, born in 1931 manager of the Brooklin Redmen in and raised in the College Hill area, 1967, winning the Eastern Canadian is lengthy from his humble begin- title and a runnerup for the Canadian nings as a hockey player with the Mann Cup title. Oshawa Army Cadets to experienc- Photo by Wally Donaldson/ The Oshawa Express His resume looking more than ing success during his tenure with appealing, Whalley was elevated to the the Whitby Dunlops. Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame is rolling out the red carpet for five more inductees to its shrine on Wednesday, May 26. Inductees pro ranks in 1968 when he served as are, l-r, Betty Myles is representing her husband Gordon MacKenzie Myles, Fred Whalley, Jim Hinkson and Ryan Hughes. Also coach and general manager of the In the eyes of his wife, Betty, to be inducted was Andrew David Stewart. Myles’ ability to put a smile on the Montreal Canadiens of the National face of so many was his crowning Lacrosse Association. achievement. team with 39 goals in his rookie year. “If you missed the bus for a game, you sat. Returning to his grass roots on an executive “He was kind and he had the greatest sense Dunlops copped two senior provincial No fooling around. Whether it’s as a coach or level, Whalley got involved with the provincial of humour. He could see something funny in titles, a pair of Allan Cup national triumphs just in life if you run a business, you’ve got to and national lacrosse associations in various everything,” she said during a media gathering and a world championship in Oslo, Norway, have principles and (Bishop) stuck to his prin- capacities. last Monday night at the Hall facility. “My kids defeating the Russians for the gold medal. ciples. That really impressed me so much.” He later came back to the local level as an are the same. They are so much like him and Myles served as an assistant trainer for the Hinkson has also refined his ability to deal executive of the Garrard Road Minor Lacrosse this (induction) is something very special for Generals from 1960 to ’62 and was asked by with players, even today as a basketball coach Association in ’69, along with the Oshawa my kids and grand children. general manager Wren Blair, who had coached at West Hill Collegiate. “There are coaches out Little NHL Minor Hockey Association until Adding with a laugh, “I think of him, espe- Myles with the Dunnies, to attend the training there who don’t talk to their players and if you 1978. cially when I’m gardening because he was my camp of the Minnesota North Stars as a trainer. want kids to play for you and go through the “I did have a lot of fun in lacrosse,” he cleanup man. He would say, ‘Just leave that. JIM HINKSON wall, you need to communicate with them. You fondly recalls, “especially with the (Gaels). We I’ll get it for you.’” How ironic that in 35 years of coaching talk to them in practices and on your own time. were the best and if we lost a game, it was dis- Myles took on a position as an Oshawa fire- lacrosse and high school basketball, plus his You build a rapport and you emphasize to these aster. We lost a Minto Cup game in New fighter and passed away at 46 years of age in endeavours as a quality lacrosse athlete from kids that they’re not just players, but they are Westminster and after the game, we said, 1978, the victim of brain cancer. the first day he picked up a stick at 19 years of more importantly people.” ‘Don’t take anything off.’ Once the crowd Ironically, it came to light in 2000 that can- age, this induction is the very first individual Hinkson began as an accomplished rugby cleared, we were back on the floor and prac- cer could be derived while performing fire- award he is receiving. player with the Oshawa Vikings and Central ticed, this after three periods of a game. That’s fighting duties on the job and in 2004, it was Hinkson was a big part of the now-famous Collegiate where he attended. He later played the type of team we had. Blow a game and determined Myles indeed did pass away in the Minto Cup run of the Oshawa Green Gaels two years while attending the University of you’re going to pay for it.” line of duty and plaques in his honor have been while under the tutorship of his mentor, Jim Western Ontario. RYAN HUGHES placed in Toronto, Oshawa and Gravenhurst. Bishop during the 1960’s. Once in to lacrosse, Hinkson rang Hughes’ forte on the links The uncanny scoring ability of Myles was A no-nonsense skipper with a keen desire to up 11 Canadian titles as a player and shone during his years at showcased in one day during the 1947-48 sea- succeed, Bishop set the tone for what Hinkson coach, three professional champi- Durham College when he mas- son when he tallied all five goals in a midget was to become in his later years while piloting onships and one international field terfully compiled four straight game for Oshawa, despite a 7-5 loss to Barrie the Philadelphia Wings of the Natioal Lacrosse lacrosse championship in Australia Ontario Colleges Athletic and later in the day, he suited up for the League (NLL). with the Canadian national squad. Association (OCAA) individual Oshawa juveniles and fired two more goals. “Jim taught me many good things and I “I love coaching. It’s something in championships, beginning in Myles advanced to the junior level in 1949 really respect that,” he recalls, adding with a my blood,” says Hinkson, who sets 1988. with the Statford Kroehlers and two years later laugh, “but he also his a crazy side to him, such the record straight with a huge grin, He guided the Lords to its went on to compete with the Oshawa Generals as the first year we went out west in 1964. We “Playing was pretty good, too. There first OCAA team golf title in and St. Catharines TeePee’s. He tallied 29 were inside the bar on a train and Jimmy was is a different feeling to coaching. It’s about 1988 and managed to defend it one year later. goals and 56 points in 46 outings in his final having a drink with this big girl, who was an moulding a group of people together. The kids Hughes was selected the college’s male ath- year with St. Kitts, finishing third in team scor- army sargeant. Well, she wanted a kiss and he need it. They fight it and yet, you can’t go any- lete of the year for 1990-91 and was inducted ing behind Pierre Pilot and Brian Cullen. wanted no part of that. She chased him all where without it.I’m hard on the kids. But I into the school’s hall of fame in 2000. A crack at a professional career came to around, so I decided to step in the middle and want them to succeed. That’s the way (Bishop) Continued on next page

FEB 4 2009 Page 15 Loosing streak: Gens in a funk

By Wally Donaldson Whether the opposing teams have made adjust- and reinforcing the importance of maintaining a whether to accept mediocrity of losing or challenge The Oshawa Expess ments or the Generals have simply used up that focus, an element that didn’t exist in the Kitchener themselves to become better. We as a group have extra gas in the tank is up for discussion. outing where foolish penalties prevailed. to collectively understand that we do not want this To suggest that Super Bowl Sunday was not The one key aspect facing the Generals collec- He adds that confidence, or rather a lack of, is mediocrity. We need to challenge ourselves to be kind to the Oshawa Generals at the GM Centre tively is the deeper the hole, the more challenging not an issue. better,” said DiPiero. would not be entirely complete. it becomes to climb out. “I really don’t believe that confidence is some- Generals will be challenging themselves once Perhaps a more definitive description of this And the only temporary saving grace head thing that can win or lose games,” he says. “It’s more on Friday night when they travel to Kingston struggling Ontario Hockey League (OHL) organi- coach Chris DePiero has to lean on is the fact the about focus. If certain guys focus on things they do for a meeting with the Frontenacs. zation boils down to the entire Super Bowl Week Generals remain in a playoff position. well, then the so-called confidence is gained. If a They return to the GM Centre for a pair of tilts, being anything but super, leaving skeptics to won- “It is a difficult time,” Parnham offers. “It guy has a job to get the puck out of our zone, he’s entertaining the Ottawa 67’s on Saturday at 2:05 der if this is only the tip of the iceberg. seems when one goes in, there’s a handful right got to focus on that aspect at practices to make him p.m. and the Sudbury Wolves Sunday night, start- A disheartening 7-0 lambasting by the after and that’s something we have to nip in the a better player. ing at 6:05. Kitchener Rangers before 4,477 disillusioned bud.” “When things go bad like we are experiencing patrons last Sunday afternoon increased the Parnham and Nagy did score in Oshawa’s 8-2 with a six-game losing streak, getting shut out and Generals winless streak to six games. They have in loss to the Otters in Erie last Friday night. One giving up the goals we’ve given, it becomes the duration been outscored 32-5. evening earlier at the GM Centre, Brampton more of a focus issue. What are we focussing Defensive stands by the opposition have been Battalion notched three third-period unanswered on? How are we focussing and what are the nothing short of suffocating. And it has Oshawa tallies for a 3-0 decision. players doing to remain focussed? It’s all players and coaches perplexed. It wasn’t that long “We are getting the odd chance here and there, about doing the little things right. And that ago when the speed of Brett Parnham, Jeff Hayes but we need to create a bit more offence, such as becomes a focus issue.” and Kory Nagy resulted in golden scoring oppor- better forechecking. That will give us better oppor- Rangers fired two goals in the opening tunities. Remember that Parnham’s immense suc- tunities to put them away,” period and blew the doors open with four cess following the departure of John Tavares was adds Parnham. markers in the middle frame. rewarded with the OHL’s selection as athlete of the DePiero’s biggest challenge, he admits, is Tyler Randell had a four-point afternoon week last month. instilling a positive attitude in the dressing room for the Rangers, including a goal. Goalie Michael Zador, meanwhile, was shelled for 17 Inductees: Worked hard shots alone in the opening stanza and Continued from previous page Association’s national junior champi- His stellar play gained him promi- following Kitchener’s sixth “Took to golf at a very young onship, joining highly-touted Mike nence with the national junior pro- Weir in 1988 at Kelowna. gram where he competed at the world goal, this on a pow- age,” says Hughes, adding with a erplay just past the grin, “I even built my own six-hole “I learned to manage my time junior championship in 1988 at while at college between practicing Sydney, Australia. midway point of the course in my backyard as a kid, like second period, when I was seven years of age. That’s and having a good time,” he notes. Stewart’s play elevated him to the “You’re going to have your successes pro ranks where he signed with the Kevin Bailie took when I really got interested in it. over for the duration. “I took a liking to the sport and there are the times that aren’t so Kansas City Royals, competing nine good. You try not to make mistakes, seasons in the system. Not long after the because it was something you could change, Generals’ do on your own. It taught me a lot of but you also try to springboard off Indeed, Stewart was called up to those mistakes to move forward.” the “show” in 1997 and in his first big John Padulo and life’s lessons when I look back on it. Brett Valiquette col- My parents never pushed me into it, Hughes is currently a golf pro at league at the plate, hit a double. Photo by Wally Donaldson/The Oshawa Express the Beachgrove Golf and Country Stewart played in the minor sys- lided at centre ice, so I had sole ownership of it. This typifying the funk was my own.” Club in Tecumseh, a course where he tem for the Philadelphia Phillies and Tony deHart (7) of the Generals comes to blows with has played an integral role in attrack- in 1999, played in the Pan American they have been expe- Michael Catenacci of the Kitchener Rangers during Hughes increased his vast knowl- riencing. edge of the game while working at ing 200 juniors to a healthy program. Games at Winnipeg, once again for Oshawa’s demoralizing 7-0 loss last Sunday afternoon at “Every individ- the GM Centre. various courses owned by the late “My plan is to mentor these kids the Canadian junior program. Canada and bring them along. It’s a blast. won bronze and Stewart’s contribu- ual player has to Bruce Summers at just 12 year of age. make a choice of He knew at that time that golf was to We’re having a lot of fun. We enforce tion was a .452 batting average with be a major part of his life with special the positive side. When you come to four home runs and 15 RBI’s, good emphasis on becoming a golf pro. the course, you can have fun. You just enough to be named Canada’s most Being actively involved was also a have to make certain that while you valuable player. big piece of the puzzle. are having fun, you are also respecful Stewart went on two spend two “I was out there every day and I of others in the course.” years with the Toronto Blue Jays as mean every day. I really don’t see that ANDREW DAVID STEWART their bullpen coach befotre getting in the kids today, to be honest. A resident of Florida, Andy another opportunity to play again, They’re not getting out there. They Stewart was unable to make the press this with the Williamsport get more involved in video games ocnference. He will be at the induc- Crosscutters, an affiliate of the and we are watching golf go on a bit tion ceremony, however. Pittsburgh Pirates. He, in his second of a decline. I really would like to see For an Oshawa athlete hoping to season, led the Crosscutters to the that change.” hone his skills on a professional New York Penn League title. Hughes, 39, took on the coaching level, Stewart gained tremendous Stewart played for Canada’s duties at Durham College following experience while plying his skills Olympic squad in 2004 in the 2004 his graduation, winning two more with the Oshawa minor baseball sys- Summer Games at Athens, Greece, OCAA titles along the way. A gradu- tem. He also competed with the jun- leading his club with a .417 batting ate of O’Neill Collegiate, Hughes ior Legionaires and on a high school average and a fourth-place finish. represented the Royal Canadian Golf level at Eastdale Collegiate.

Page 16 FEB 4 2009 Coach Williamson closing in on impressive milestone Barrie, Ont. – The Durham College Mayer would finish as the Lords men’s volleyball team picked up its sixth leading scorer with 13 kills, two aces straight conference victory last Friday and two blocks. In three seasons with night by defeating the Georgian the team, Mayer has put up some great Grizzlies 3-0. numbers which rank him near the top With a 13-4 conference record, the in several statistical categories in Losing streak keeps on Lords have now at least clinched a home Lords scoring history. He ranks third in playoff berth,with the possibility of fin- total points with 411 in his career, only coming ishing in first or second place which three points behind Dave Crabbe who would give them an automatic bye to the is now an associate coach with the The Oshawa Generals have some work to do if they want to nail down quarter finals. team. He is also ranked second in a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Gord Williamson of Port Perry career aces (45 – 17 behind Adam The Generals have picked an unfortunate time to get into their worst los- picked up his 199th career victory as Schiedel) and third in kills (328 – 32 ing skid of the season as they will enter a busy weekend of play losers of six Lords head coach with the 3-0 sweep. behind Crabbe). straight games as the OHL regular season enters its final six weeks. With an overall record of 199-93 in 12 The Lords will wrap up their regu- Super Bowl Sunday was anything but super for the Generals as they lost seasons with the program, Williamson lar season on the road with a match 7-0 to the Kitchener Rangers, who are trying to nail down a playoff spot of has established himself as one of the top against the Loyalist Lancers on their own in the Western Conference after winning the OHL title last sea- all-time coaches in Canadian collegiate Wednesday, February 4 (8 p.m.). son. Oshawa fell behind early and couldn’t rebound against the Rangers, volleyball. Durham will also be scoreboard after losing 3-0 to Brampton on Thursday and 8-2 in Erie on Friday. Durham was aggressive from the watching all week as they hope that This weekend provides a real test for the Generals as they look to solid- service line against the Grizzlies, forcing Seneca (10-3) or Trent (10-3) will slip ify their hold on an East post-season berth as they play with three games in Georgian into several tough situations. in the standings, giving DC (13-4) the Photo supplied three days, all against East opponents. Jamie Mayer and PJ Cornelius both put bye to the quarter finals. Coach Gord Williamson picked up his On Friday night the Generals travel to Kingston to meet the Frontenacs, home two aces on the night. 199th career victory as Lords head coach. who are last in the Conference under rookie coach Doug Gilmour. But the Frontenacs have been playing much better lately, and they have always given the Generals trouble, especially in Kingston. On Saturday at 2 p.m., the Ottawa 67’s visit the GMC. Legendary coach Brian Kilrea will make his final appearance in Oshawa for a regular season Death on the ice game, as Kilrea has announced this will be his final season behind the bench. The 67’s are solidly in third place in the East, so the Generals will Editor’s note: This is a spe- in fact, there have been no less have their hands full with them as well. cial column. The Montreal than 28 cases, other than those Then on Sunday the busy weekend wraps up for the Generals against the Canadians column will appear mentioned above, of those who Sudbury Wolves in another home game at 6:05 p.m. Heading into this in next week’s publication. have expired due to on-ice acci- week’s action the Generals trail the sixth place Wolves by one point, but Little doubt has been left as dents. More than half of these Oshawa has a game in hand. to what the latest hockey “hot have involved youths between The Generals six-game losing streak wasn’t enough to knock them out topic” is. Since the death of the the ages of 10 and 19. The three of seventh place in the East and with the teams around them also all strug- Whitby Dunlop’s Don main causes of these premature gling, the Generals can regain their playoff footing with a strong weekend Sanderson, and the subsequent departures were skate blade performance. seizure involving the AHL’s slashes, blows from fired pucks, Oshawa is still a point ahead of the Barrie Colts with a game in hand on Garrett Klotz, fighting in Canada’s Federal League, the Cornwall club and cardiac arrest from natural them as well, and five points ahead of the ninth place Peterborough Petes National sport is front and centre. was hosting the Ottawa Victorias. causes. with two games in hand on Peterborough. Therefore with 18 games still left There are two realities concern- During a donnybrook, the home The most unusual calamity to play, the Generals have their playoff fate still in their own hands. ing death on the ice during hockey team’s Owen Court staggered from relates to 17-year-old Dale Hedroth The Generals have just nine home games remaining and all but one of matches of which the casual fan is the melee bleeding from the head. of Coon Rapids, Minnesota. He them are against Eastern Conference opponents. Be sure and come out and unlikely to be aware. One of them He died the next morning. It was swallowed his mouthpiece and support the Generals as they look to solidify their hold on a playoff spot with is revealed by an assumption made almost a déjà vu scenario. Charles choked to death. The most heart- two key home games, Saturday at 2:05 p.m. against Ottawa and Sunday at by one scribe in a prominent city Masson, charged with manslaugh- rending occurrence involved Chris 6:05 p.m. against Sudbury at the General Motors Centre. newspaper: “The 21-year-old ter, was likewise freed because it Guetan, 10, who suffered a brain The sooner you make your season ticket purchase, the more perks you (Sanderson) reportedly was the was uncertain whose stick had aneurysm and passed away on the get, so call 905-438-8811 for details, or visit www.oshawagenerals.com for first player to die as a direct result struck the fatal blow. spot. all the information. of an injury suffered during a Perhaps because it took place The pivotal incident, of course, fight.” That doesn’t happen to be overseas, a far more recent case was Minnesota North Star’s Bill true. This has nothing to do with seems to have been overlooked as Masteron’s accident, which took poor journalism, but rather igno- well. On January 14, 1992, in an place on January 13, 1968. rance of ancient puck history. Italian “B” Division contest, Checked by Oakland’s Larry Cahan The first such tragedy took Italian-born Canadian, Jim Boni, as he tried to split the defense, he place more than 100 years ago. In reacted to a punch in the head by fell, hitting his unprotected head on 1905, in Maxville, Ontario, a Miran Schrott. In a knee-jerk the ice. He died within hours. French-Canadian skater named motion he snapped his stick up, hit- Although the NHL was painful- Alcide Laurin was killed by a blow ting his opponent in the chest. His ly show to act, it was this tragedy to the head with a hockey stick. victim died of cardiac arrest. He which finally brought about the Nineteen-year-old Allan Loney was was charged and found guilty of edict in 1979, forcing all incoming charged with manslaughter. manslaughter—although he served players to wear a helmet. Eventually the jury found him not no time because he had no criminal “Bat” Masterton got killed— guilty because so much wood had record. helmets became mandatory. Don been wielded during the match it It is also likely that the general Sanderson got killed—tighter chin- was deemed he was acting in self- public is unaware of other straps will doubtless result. defense. instances of death on the ice, which Now about hitting from Two years later, on March 6, did not result from intentional behind…… 1907, in the pseudo-amateur physical confrontation. Since 1968,

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