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The Pickering 48 PAGES ✦ Pressrun 48,900 ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 Ajax-Pickering Rock is ready to roll LACROSSE TEAM DRAWS TWO TOUGH GAMES TO START 2007 SEASON PAGE 33 Passersby link arms in effort to save driver from drowning By Jeff Mitchell [email protected] CLAREMONT — A group of strangers linked arms and plunged into a freezing pond in a dramatic effort to try and save a man whose pickup flew off a rural road and over- turned Wednes- For more day evening. on this story Durham police are praising the efforts of the dozen or so citizens, including two firefighters and a child care worker, who formed a human chain that extended into the water as they retrieved the ✦ See Truck, Page 5 Jason Liebregts/News Advertiser photo Auf Wiedersehen, sucka. Ajax High School students including Kate Galna, left, and Emily Ward participated in ‘The Day of Silence’, a student-led day of action to recognize those lesbian, The GTI Mk V. Pre-tuned in Deutschland. gay, bisexual and transgender individuals forced into silence and cannot speak their ‘truth’ due to harassment, prejudice and discrimination. The original hot hatch is here, and it’s spec’d for ‘07 with a turbocharged 200 hp 2.0-litre engine, sport suspension, a DSG ® ‘07 Students’ silence a show of support with Tiptronic and paddle shifting. GTI Pickering Volkswagen Inc. Event promotes than 100 people at Ajax High has a negative connotation and is because it would have conflicted 503 Kingston Rd. Pickering School took a vow not to speak often used to represent stupid. with his school work. He said it Sales Hotline: 905-420-9700 www.pvw.com elimination of and more than 350 wore stickers “You don’t hear someone call- was still important to show his homophobia in support of ending the harass- ing a racist term to call some- support. ment and bullying of those who one stupid, or a “Just to tell people you shouldn’t are LGBT. For more sexist remark,” discriminate or judge one person By Crystal Crimi “The purpose was to show how on this story added Kristen. because of their sexual orienta- [email protected] people who are gay... feel they “It’s almost like tion,” said Daumoun. Spring Bazaar & Tea have to be silent about their per- it’s more accept- When many people wear the Tomorrow at 10 am AJAX — Being silenced left Ajax sonality because they can’t come ed; it’s part of our vocabulary.” sticker, it raises awareness and High School students with a lot to out in fear of discrimination,” said Daumoun Khakpour, a Grade helps people understand it’s a Petticoat Creek C.C. say about their support for their Kristen Hunter, a Grade 12 student 12 student, said you would never good cause, he said. just west of Rosebank Rd. lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans- who participated in the event. call someone “straight” as an in- Eventually, being LGBT won’t Hosted by Rouge Hill Seniors Club gender (LGBT) peers. Kristen, also a member of the sult. During ‘The Day of Silence’, be a big deal any more, he added. 905.420.4660 ext. 6302 During the student-led event, ‘A school’s anti-homophobia alli- he wore a sticker for the event, Day of Silence’ on April 18, more ance group, said the word gay but didn’t take the vow of silence ✦ See Students, Page 3 2007 Pontiac G5 SE Auto, Air BBUICKUICK Smartlease BBRUCERUCE PPONTIACONTIAC BBISSELLISSELL LLTD.TD. 683-6561 $209mo. + taxes 201 Bayly St. W., Ajax, Ontario: 48 mo. $1460 downpayment (between Westney and Harwood) www.bissellbuick.com Total due on signing $3237 (TLO $12,573). MSRP plus lic., taxes, freight & admin. msrp $18,315 A/P PAGE 2 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, April 27, 2007 durhamregion.com Hello future, meet your phones. Samsung U510 $99.99* (3 year term) Samsung A720 $0*† (3 year term) LG Chocolate Flip $129.99* MOTOKRZRTM * (3 year term) $179.99 (3 year term) TM Music | TV | Radio | Games | Messaging + More ® Pack your number and move on up. 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Prices are subject to change without notice. †Offer available until May 13, 2007. © 2007 TELUS. durhamregion.com THE NEWS ADVERTISER, April 27, 2007 PAGE 3 P Catholic board cancels bus for some St. Monica students Pickering trustee Students living in the area Rougemount and Dale- cerns to the table,” said other schools,” said Oshawa monitor the area and pro- east of St. Monica Catho- wood Drive, Rougemount Trustee McCafferty follow- Trustee Joe Corey. vide temporary transporta- unhappy with lic School on Twyn Rivers and Kingston Road, and ing the meeting. He said unless someone tion if required, according route some will Drive will no longer take 400 Kingston Rd. Some of the concerns in- can show the asphalt dip to the report. a bus to school, following “I will not be supporting clude no crossing guard at is really a concern, they Lynda Smith, DSTS chief have to walk approval by the Durham this motion for a number Altona Road and Sheppard should approve the change. administration officer, said Catholic District School of reasons,” said Pickering Avenue/Twyn Rivers Drive, The staff report says Dur- they can request a crossing By Crystal Crimi Board, April 23. Trustee Jim McCafferty. no pathway by Littleford ham Student Transporta- guard at any time. [email protected] About 51 students cur- According to a staff re- Street, and that the path- tion Services (DSTS) has “What are the actual rently receive busing from port, the area has an as- way along Altona is asphalt been out to the site to look cost savings to the board if PICKERING — More the area, which includes phalt path and is a walking and below the road, which at the grassy path east of the we make these changes?” Catholic students in Altona Road and Rouge- zone for the nearby public causes ice in the winter, school and facility services asked Pickering Trustee Pickering will be walking to mount Drive, Rougemount school, Elizabeth B. Phin. said Trustee McCafferty. will contact Pickering with Paul Bannister. school this September. and Rouge Hill Court, Trustee McCafferty said Other concerns listed in a recommendations for im- Ms. Smith said the bus 15 to 20 parents attended staff report include walking provements, as well as with will probably be deployed a recent meeting on the in cold or hot weather, the parent concerns about the elsewhere in the system proposed changes and ex- distance for young kids is low asphalt sidewalks. where they’re feeling pres- pressed concerns; he’s also too far, and Altona Road is When construction on sure, saving about $15,000 Students discover received phone calls from busy. Altona Road begins, bud- to $20,000. people. “We have all these other geted for the spring of 2008, In voting, Trustee McCaf- silence draws “I’m bringing their con- conditions in all these DSTS and the Region will ferty noted his opposition. negative comments ✦ Students from page 1 “There’s no doubt there FIND YOUR SPRING STYLE are students who are gay, “It will be as common lesbian, bisexual who are as being straight,” said harassed,” said Ms. Craw- Daumoun. ford. She added if someone He said awareness on is questioning their sexu- such issues should begin ality or is gay, there’s an with young kids in Grades environment that can be Spring 6 and above. intolerant. Rosa Tarulli, also in “There’s a lot of bullying Grade 12, said not speak- and a lot of it’s aimed at ing all day was awkward. people who are different,” Fashion When you can’t talk, you said Ms. Crawford. have more to say than you Statistics indicate 20 per think, she added. cent of LGBT students will “(The Day of Silence) miss school because they Show was particularly important feel unsafe or harassed, Ms. to me because a friend Crawford said. Saturday, April 28th just came out to me and I “It’s really affecting their thought it was a really good education,” she added. at Centre Court way to be supportive,” said In class discussions the Rosa. next day, students talked “It’s good that people about the responses they Showtimes: were supportive of things received, including ques- that may make them un- tions about why the event 1pm & 3pm comfortable,” she added doesn’t feature other forms about the wide participa- of discrimination. tion. Ms. Crawford said when Join us for an afternoon Although she hasn’t seen an umbrella of issues is pre- much discrimination at her sented, gay often gets lost. of fun & fashion. school, she previously at- “I think there’s still a lot of tended a Catholic school lack of understanding,” Ms. where there were certain Crawford said, and added circumstances they just people don’t want to deal didn’t talk about, she said.