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PRESSRUN 45,600 44 PAGES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2001 OPTIONAL 4 WEEK DELIVERY $5/ $1 NEWSSTAND Indulging on It’s showtime Valentine’s Day for new cars Page A8 Wheels pullout AtAGlance Catholic trustees weigh in on pipeline debate Walk your way to a healthier lifestyle DURHAM –– Encouraging Pickering walking and the use of local trails to increase physical activity is the aim of an upcoming workshop being sponsored by Durham Lives! “The ‘Walk This Way’ work- shop is designed to help commu- students nity members start walking groups,” said Chris Arnott, a pub- lic health nurse with the Durham Region Health Department. “In addition, participants will be given useful walking resources, infor- mation on the numerous trials available in Durham Region and at risk tips on walking safely.” The workshop takes place Feb. 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 BY MIKE RUTA p.m. at the Whitby Civic Recre- Staff Writer ation Complex, 575 Rossland Rd. Durham Catholic trustees E. Guest speakers will include have asked the Education Min- representatives from the Ontario istry to either stop a proposed Active Living Community Action water pipeline in Pickering or Project, Central Lake Ontario make sure other options are Conservation Authority, Hike On- looked at, citing possible dan- tario and Durham Regional Po- gers to students. lice. Jim McCafferty, a Durham A light lunch will be provided. Catholic District School Board All participants must preregister. For more information or to trustee in Pickering, asked for register, call the health depart- his colleagues’ support in mak- ment at (905) 723-8521 or 1-800- ing the motion at Monday’s 841-2729 ext. 2272. (Feb. 12) school board meeting. “I think we owe it to our ratepayers and our students,” he FRAN PEREIRA Workshops aid local said. Pickering trustee wants In a recorded vote, trustees more information. unemployed in voted 6-2 in favour of the mo- tion, which also called for the Board trustees on Feb.5 consid- finding a job board’s concerns to be relayed ered the same motion, opting to to the Minister of the Environ- delay taking a position until Developing job leads is the ment, York and Durham re- they learn more about the pro- subject of the next workshop gions and the City of Pickering. ject. being offered by the Durham Re- ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ News Advertiser photo York Region is proposing a Trustee McCafferty said gion Unemployed Help Centre — water pipeline from Lake On- construction truck traffic along Pickering. tario at the Petticoat Creek Whites Road would have a sig- It’s set for Thursday, Feb. 15, Conservation Area northward nificant impact on local from 1 to 3 p.m. at the centre, Drumming up interest beneath Whites Road. The City schools. With regular traffic 1400 Bayly St., Unit 12, Picker- of Pickering is opposed to the seeking to avoid the work area, ing, next to the GO station. A session on interviewing Storyteller George Blake entertained stu- his traditional drum and his entertaining project, intended to satisfy he believes motorists will look skills is Thursday, Feb. 22, again dents at Bayview Heights Public School approach, Mr. Blake engages children York’s long-term water de- for alternate routes, such as from 1 to 3 p.m. mands. in Pickering Monday as they marked during his numerous visits to area Durham District School The workshops are free, but Black History Month at the school. With schools. See OPPOSITION page A5 space is limited and those inter- ested must reserve a seat. The centre also offers the ‘Three Day Job Club’ every Mon- Durham board to Ecker: No education cuts Pickering day, Tuesday and Wednesday. Again, space is limited and prior Public school trustees vote to shoot down ‘trial balloon’ registration is necessary. trio For more information or to BY MIKE RUTA “I think it’s important for us branch of the ministry of fi- register, call 420-4010. Staff Writer as trustees to sound the alarm nance. Fearing the next provincial and tell the government, ‘do “I used to work on the budget may see a cut in educa- not cut education spending,’” provincial budget; this is the charged WHERE TO FIND IT tion spending, Catholic he said. stage where they start sending Editorial Page/A6 trustees Monday night voted to Answering a question from out trial balloons,” he said. Sports/B1 write Minister of Education Oshawa Trustee Joe Corey, ed- The purpose is to gauge after Classified/B4 Janet Ecker and tell her they ucation director Grant An- public reaction on policy direc- oppose any reduction. drews said the government has tion before committing it to Entertainment/B7 Stan Karwowski, an Os- not indicated to him that fund- paper in the budget, said officers GIVE US A CALL hawa trustee on the Durham ing will be reduced. Mr. An- Trustee Karwowski, suggesting General/683-5110 Catholic District School drews referred to a recent if there is no outcry when the Distribution/683-5117 Board, told colleagues at the “media report” which, he said, balloon is “floated,” the gov- Feb. 12 board meeting that sto- suggested “education is not ernment may proceed. thwart General FAX/683-7363 ries in the media and a hint necessarily the same priority as He asked for a recorded Death Notices/683-3005 from Premier Mike Harris sug- health” for the Province. vote and the motion passed Sincerely Yours gest education and health Trustee Karwowski has unanimously. robbery 1-800-662-8423 spending could lose out if the worked for the provincial gov- Pickering Trustee Fran STAN KARWOWSKI government approves a new ernment as an economist in the ‘I think it’s important for us PICKERING — Po- Web site: durhamnews.net round of tax cuts. fiscal planning and policy See DURHAM page A2 ... to sound the alarm.’ lice have charged two Email: steve.houston teenaged brothers and a @durhamnews.net friend after officers thwarted a planned rob- Bowled over by Big Brother-ly love bery of a Pickering conve- FOR YOU TWO nience store Monday night. MATERNITY Ajax, Pickering residents sought to help in annual fund-raiser Durham Regional Po- lice said a witness called MATERNITY JEANS Once again, the Ajax-Pick- seven years. 911 at 10:35 p.m. to report $ 95 ering Big Brothers Association During the kick-off ceremo- a group of youths behaving Size is hoping the community gets ny last Friday at the East Side suspiciously and putting XS - XXL 2424 Reg $54 bowled over. Mario’s in Ajax, Mr. Ruber on balaclavas near Family The association is holding said he became involved with Convenience at 2200 Hwy. #2 Pickering its 28th annual Bowl for Kids the organization because, “I Brock Rd. Durham officers E. of Brock Village Sake Fund-Raising Campaign just wanted to see how it would rushed to the plaza and Courtyard 426-2088 and the goal this year is be at first. I’ve seen the advan- three young suspects fled, $65,000. This year’s event tages. Here I am.” one with a knife sticking We’re On The Move! starts on Sunday, Feb. 25 with Sean, 14, of Whitby, said out of his pants pocket, po- Come by & visit the restaurant challenge, and the pair “hangs out” and watch lice said. concludes the weekend of sports a lot. The officers drew their our new location March 3 and 4 with the May- “It’s fun. He enjoys the weapons and arrested all ors’, schools, business and same things I do,” Sean added. three at gunpoint. bank challenges. “My mom asked me if I Two brothers, ages 16 Among those who’ll be tak- wanted to be a Little Brother,” and 17, and a 17-year-old ing part this year are Big he said. “I think I had to think boy are charged with con- PICKERING HONDA Brother Tony Ruber and his about it, but I said yeah.” spiracy to commit robbery Little Brother Sean Baxter and Big Brother Tony Ruber will Little Brother Sean Baxter. The and possession of a dan- 575 Kingston Rd. E. of Whites 831-5400 be hitting the pins in ‘Bowl for Kids Sake’ fund-raising event. pair has been matched for See ANNUAL page A4 gerous weapon.

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A/P PAGE A2 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 14, 2001 Durham high school teachers look west at contract deal Public board here must ‘stay competitive’ with GTA teacher salaries, says union leader BY MIKE RUTA Board are in for a 3.4-per cent hike. below the provincial class-size re- exactly meet Ontario class-size num- Staff Writer Durham public high school teach- quirement, resulting in smaller class- bers and pay for higher salaries. The public school board will have ers have been without a contract since es board-wide. He says a one-per cent increase in to ante up if it wants to be competi- Sept. 1. The maximum salary current- At other boards, Mr. Trbovich says high school teachers’ salary would tive with other Greater Toronto Area ly earned by a local secondary educa- staffing levels have been reduced to cost the board $800,000 per year. school boards in attracting and retain- tor is $65,506. ing high school teachers, says Shelley The Province last year provided Page. funding to school boards for a 1.95- The Ontario Secondary School per cent raise for employee groups. Teachers’ Federation’s Durham presi- However Ms. Page suggests the board INVEST IN SOMETHING SOLID. dent was referring to contracts other is not completely limited by that locals have signed with their school number. boards. In particular, she points to a “They still decide how money is tentative agreement reached in Toron- spent, and they still have a budget to, to be finalized this week, in which surplus and they still have $41 mil- teachers would receive an eight per lion in reserves,” she says. CANADA PREMIUM BOND CANADA SAVINGS BOND cent raise by next year. In fact, the board’s latest numbers “(The Durham District School show reserve funds of about $48.7 Board) will have to get up around million. 4.35% 4.45% 4.55% 3.85% eight or nine per cent to stay compet- But business superintendent Ron SHELLEY PAGE Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 1 itive with our colleagues in the GTA,” Trbovich notes a great majority of Series 19 – Annual compound rate of 4.44% for C-bond if held for 3 years. Series 70 says Ms. Page. Durham ‘will have to get up that money is capital funding which, The two sides last met in mid-Jan- around eight or nine per cent to by provincial law, must only be spent Series 19 & 70 available only until March 1, 2001 uary and no further talks are sched- stay competitive.’ on capital projects. uled, says Ms. Page, who is “astound- Referring to the September con- ed” so little is happening with negoti- $71,625. tract agreement with the board’s ele- ations. Meanwhile, Peel teachers received mentary teachers, which resulted in a “We are just kind of in a morass of a six-per cent raise, and high school two-per cent raise, he says the settle- 1 800 575-5151 or www.csb.gc.ca nothingness,” she says. “The board educators in the neighbouring ment was accompanied by “one of the The Minister of Finance may end the sale of bonds at any time. needs to get real and address work- Kawartha Pineridge District School best staffing models in the province,” load.” Craig Burch, the board’s employee relations superintendent, says in 90 11 High Cost Home Inspection Traps You Should Know per cent of secondary agreements the OPEN AUDITIONS workload is as set out in provincial About Weeks Before Listing Your Home For Sale legislation: 6.67 classes every two WEST SIDE STORY PICKERING/AJAX - According to industry experts, In most cases, you can make a reasonable pre- days. PROFESSIONAL NON EQUITY TRIPLE THREAT there are over 33 physical problems that will come inspection yourself if you know what you’re “It would not be reasonable to ex- under scrutiny during a home inspection when your looking for. And knowing what you’re looking for pect anything other than 6.67,” he home is for sale. A new report has been prepared can help you prevent little problems, from growing says. ST. GEORGES PARISH HALL which identifies the eleven most common of these into costly and unmanageable ones. Mr. Burch says local secondary CORNER ATHOL AND CENTRE ST. problems, and what you should know about them To help homesellers deal with this issue before teachers certainly expect a pay raise before you list your home for sale. their home is listed, a free report entitled “11 at the conclusion of this round of ne- OSHAWA Whether you own an old home or a brand new one, Things You Need To Know to Pass Your Home gotiations. 11:00 A.M. there are a number of things that can fall short of Inspection” has been compiled which explains the However, he notes salaries here requirements during a home inspection. If not issues involved. have historically been a couple of SATURDAY FEB. 17, 2001 identified and dealt with, any of these 11 items could To hear a brief recorded message about how thousand dollars lower than at the cost you dearly in terms of repair. 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BY KEITH GILLIGAN Staff Writer PICKERING — The environment should benefit from last Friday’s sign- ing of a $24-million contract between Ontario Power Generation and Eco- Tec Inc. The contract will see the Pickering company design, make, install and op- erate a high-purity water treatment system at the Pickering Nuclear Gen- erating Station. As most of the Squires Beach Road company’s 85 employees watched, OPG president and chief executive of- ficer Ron Osborne and Eco-Tec presi- ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ News Advertiser photo dent and CEO Dr. Phillip ‘Rocky’ Simmons signed the 10-year deal. The gutted remains of a Madonna Court home and two end blaze in Pickering. City fire officials are still prob- Also on hand were Pickering-Ajax- Uxbridge MPP Janet Ecker, Pickering damaged vehicles are all that’s left following a week- ing the cause of the fire. Mayor Wayne Arthurs, several Picker- ing councillors, and officials with both Eco-Tec and OPG. WAYNE ARTHURS Pickering family escapes $600,000 blaze Mr. Osborne said the deal was ‘There are an awful “symbolically as well as pragmatical- lot of opportunities PICKERING — Fire of- north, were able to get out of Ajax,” he said, adding he ar- noted. ly, a change for OPG. It’s a major out- for local businesses.’ ficials are crediting smoke their home safely “due to the rived on scene shortly after Acting Deputy Chief sourcing of a key component of the detectors with saving the fact they had working smoke the call came in. Danks said it’s believed the nuclear process.” you don’t have electricity.” lives of a family of four who detectors in the house”. “The fire was quite exten- fire started in the garage but Pickering site vice-president Brian Dr. Simmons said Mayor Arthurs escaped without injury from Acting Deputy Chief sive due to the wind condi- added the cause is still under MacTavish said in an interview the introduced company officials to OPG a blaze that caused $600,000 Danks said the Pickering tions that night... the high investigation. outsourcing doesn’t mean any job sources. in damages to their home Fire Service was called to wind conditions made it He reported the damage losses. “(That) enabled us to show our early Saturday. the home at 1:26 a.m. Satur- very difficult,” he said. “We to the house and the majori- “The number of folks who current- stuff. No only will it help OPG reach Acting Deputy Fire Chief day. had crews on scene through- ty of its contents are estimat- ly maintain the water plant can be re- its World Association of Nuclear Op- Brian Danks reported the “We had four of our units out the day on Saturday, ed at $600,000. There were deployed in the plant. They can work erators goals, it shows good corporate residents of 1202 Madonna there, including one from until roughly 3 p.m.” also two vehicles in the on the restart of the ‘A’ side,” he stat- responsibility for the environment,” Crt., located in ‘The En- Claremont, and we had to There were no firefight- garage that were “totally de- ed. said Dr. Simmons. claves’ off Liverpool Road call assistance over from ers injured in the blaze, he stroyed”. With the Eco-Tec purifier, water is Mayor Arthurs noted the deal was drawn from Lake Ontario, filtered and an example of the resources available demineralized, then fed into a boiler in the city. $ 00 where it’s boiled and the steam turns “We encouraged OPG to find, seek Hilites or Streaks 38 the turbines, producing electricity. and do jobs locally and this is one of Having pure water means less de- those opportunities,” he said. “There $ 00 posits end up in the boilers and in are an awful lot of opportunities for 2 For 1 Haircuts 11 water discharged back out into the local businesses. Thanks to OPG and $ 00 lake, Mr. MacTavish said. Eco-Tec for their commitment to our Perms (quality products) 35 “The existing (water treatment) community.” incl. cut & style plant has been there since day one and Ms. Ecker called the deal a “re- Bring Coupon it doesn’t produce as pure water. It markable opportunity. There’s no Semi Annual Sale needs a lot of maintenance,” Mr. Mac- doubt for Eco-Tec and OPG, this is BUDGET CUTS Tavish said. just the beginning.” Mon-Fri 9-8 1261 Bayly St., Pickering Final Clearance Mr. Osborne added, “There’s less Eco-Tec vice-president of sales and Sat 9-5 (905) 839-6246 effluent put back out into the lake. marketing, Mike Dejak, said construc- Less effluent, less sediment — every- tion work should begin by the end of one who benefits from the lake will be March and the installation by May. better for it. It’s win, win, win for “It’s an exceptionally expedited time 40-70%OFF everyone. If we don’t have pure water, frame.” Domestic violence forum set for Feb. 28 February 14th through Former Toronto mayor Barbara Hall networking, and coalition building to will be the keynote speaker at a forum prevent crime in the community. th on domestic crime being held later this There’s no fee to attend, with lunch February 17 , 2001 month. and refreshments provided. 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Sat. 9 - 4:30, Sun. 10 - 1 A/P PAGE A4 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 14, 2001 Annual event 2 Durham locations to serve you better! Ajax/Pickering 1885 Glenanna Road Suite 114 puts bowlers Pickering 683-2303 fax 831-4922 Oshawa/Whitby on pins and 2 Simcoe Street South Suite 300 Oshawa needles 436-6202 fax 576-4698 Fax resume or call for an appointment ANNUAL from page A1 Among those at the kick-off were www.payasyougofitness.com Lakeridge Health Whitby Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge MPP Janet Ecker, Pickering Mayor Wayne Arthurs and Ajax Mayor Steve Parish. FITNESS Association President Maurice Family Health Centre Pringle noted last year ‘Team Ecker’ raised more than $3,000. NO Mr. Pringle pointed out the May- MEMBERSHIP ors’ Challenge is usually won by Ajax councillors over their Pickering coun- REQUIRED terparts. “The whole proposal for Visit our amalgamation is it’s the only way for the City of Pickering to get its name web site for Due to a shortage of Physicians, on the trophy,” Mr. Pringle quipped. more details. Mayor Parish joked, “It’s one of the ironies of life, a person who bowls like I do is holding the title.” the Family Health Centre He served as the association’s pres- ident in the 1980s and noted Mr. Pringle was a Big Brother when hours of operation will change Mayor Parish was president. FITNESS “One of the great strengths of our (905) community is the great volunteer sec- 427-6277 tor,” Mayor Parish said. “These values effective February 1, 2001. and influences in a boy’s life are ex- tremely important and you only see it when it’s absent.” Read up online! We’re at Pickering Mayor Wayne Arthurs called the bowling fund-raiser “a great cause.” www.durhamnews.net New Hours Mr. Pringle thanked the sponsors and the organization’s volunteers for their participation. “They’re the most important com- ponent in the community. We’re very fortunate to live in such wonderful Doctor on Duty communities of Ajax and Pickering,” Mr. Pringle added. 7 am to 10 pm Again this year, Michael Boyer of Boyer Pontiac Buick in Pickering 7 days a week is sponsoring the event. Susan Johnson, co-ordinator of the Bowl for Kids Sake, said she became For information call: (905) 668-6831 involved because, “I like the Big Brothers. It’s a great organization. www.lakeridgehealth.on.ca “We use to fund-raise for the Big Brothers, but it was 20 years ago,” she said, adding as the event has been run- ning for so long “it’s not as difficult for me to do. “I like what they do. I like kids. It’s a really positive experience for them,” Exercise your Mrs. Johnson added. 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Pickering Uniformity the only News Advertiser option on dress code A Metroland Community Newspaper Phased-in provincewide plan Tim Whittaker Publisher will avoid splitting communities Joanne Burghardt Editor-in-Chief Don’t like what your kids are wearing to school? You may Steve Houston soon have an opportunity to vote for uniforms in your child’s Managing Editor school under new regulations passed Monday by Education Bruce Danford Minister Janet Ecker. Director of The school councils’ guidelines will be strict and will in- Advertising Duncan Fletcher volve a five-point plan that forces each school council to: Retail Advertising • Enable a majority of parents, through school councils, to Manager decide on what an appropriate dress policy is for the school; Eddie Kolodziejcak • Review the dress policy with school communities; Classified Advertising Manager • Address affordability of uniforms; John Willems • Make sure uniforms comply with the Human Rights Real Estate/Automotive Advertising Manager Code and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and Abe Fakhourie • Create a statement of principles such as working towards Distribution Manager safer and more respectful learning and teaching environments. Lillian Hook The minister stated Monday, “many parents have told us Office Manager they believe a dress code or school uniform is a good way to Barb Harrison encourage respect, responsibility and safety in our schools.” Composing Manager To coin a phrase, we’re not sure clothes make the student. III We have questions about this plan. What happens if a stu- dent refuses to wear the uniform? Does he get expelled from News school? (905) 683-5110 Will all parents be able to afford the uniform? How strin- Sales gent will schools be in demanding students wear it? What (905) 683-5110 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Classifieds about students who move midway through the year or who, (905) 683-0707 through no fault of their own, must move several times? Does Distribution that mean several new school wardrobes? from the NIMBY (not in my back Now my son is afraid to walk (905) 683-5117 We currently have schools, in the private and Catholic sys- Pipeline has yard) syndrome, but this time we down to the lake at night. The fol- General Fax tem, that demand students wear uniforms, so the idea is not have to speak up for the sake of our lowing night I watched in horror (905) 683-7363 unique. But it’s not clear to us that uniforms make a difference children’s safety and the communi- as another car filled with a differ- E-Mail safety concerns steve.houston@ in terms of school behaviour or performance. ty at large. Let’s raise the tempera- ent set of thugs threw a beer bot- durhamnews.net In a time when we are implementing provincewide testing, To the editor: ture on this subject and put it to tle at a young boy who was walk- Web address curriculum and even hinting at provincewide bargaining, why Re: ‘In need of support,’ editorial, rest. ing by himself. www.durhamnews.net a school-specific dress code? If school uniforms are the de- Feb. 7. Anela Jadunandan What are these thugs trying to sired option, they could be phased in provincewide at the As a resident of west Pickering, Pickering do? I have watched cars speed up 130 Commercial Ave., Kindergarten level. That way, uniforms are a fact of school life and one who has three children to 100 km/h on Liverpool be- Ajax, Ont. L1S 2H5 from the very first day of school until graduation some 14 using Whites Road to get to and tween Commerce Street and the Publications Mail Sales Agree- years later. No student feels singled out and pupils grow up in from school, I am very concerned Take waterfront lake. There is not one stop sign ment Number 1332791 the system used to wearing uniforms and with the feeling that about York Region’s proposed along that stretch. going to school in a uniform is normal, natural and the ex- water pipeline. So now we have the new wa- pected way of doing things. Moreover, the fact the pipeline back from terfront that will attract more III To go school by school, parent council by parent council, no longer offers any potential ben- people who will want to take their is likely to do little more than pit one group of parents against efit to residents of Pickering, it will late-night thugs families down there. Are they not The News Advertiser is one of another, community by community, with the school adminis- be a traffic hazard and headache for allowed to walk during the night the Metroland Printing, Pub- tration stuck in the middle. motorists, and will have environ- To the editor: down Liverpool? Do they have to lishing and Distributing group mental concerns during construc- Recently, my son and I took feel the way I do. of newspapers. The News Ad- What do you think? E-mail your comments to news- tion, etc. our two dogs for a walk down to Well I’m not going to be vertiser is a member of the [email protected]. We will print a selection in an up- I would encourage more resi- the waterfront at the bottom of scared off. They will not take Ajax & Pickering Board of coming edition. dents to take a stance on the subject Liverpool Road. My son is five away from me, nor my family, the Trade, Ontario Community and voice their disapproval. Stop and, as usual, he trailed behind reason I moved to Pickering in Newspaper Assoc., Canadian the pipeline now before it is too me and my focus was on him, not the first place. The area is a fami- Community Newspaper Assoc., late. Touché to Ms. Jennifer on what was about to happen. ly area and everyone has the right Canadian Circulations Audit Emergency rescue Board and the Ontario Press Bridge, the public school board’s Three thugs were driving in a to walk through the neighbour- Council. The publisher reserves Standard training, new rules can youngest trustee and also a student car up from the lake and as they hood without feeling threatened. the right to classify or refuse at Dunbarton High School, for approached, one threw an ice ball Why can’t the police set up radar any advertisement. Credit for help restore faith in system standing up for what she believes at me. The aim was off and it and patrol the area? Does a child advertisement limited to space in. came close to my son. Unfortu- have to die or become injured be- price error occupies. Sometimes the solution is right in front of us, where we Yes, Trustee Bridge, it will af- nately I was not able to get the fore anything is done? can’t see it. fect kids who attend Dunbarton, vehicle’s licence plate number. It’s also up to everyone else. If III That would seem to be the case surrounding the rankings but it will also affect kids who at- I have lived in Pickering for 12 you see this happening take down assigned to incoming hospital patients at the Ajax and Picker- tend Highbush Public School, St. years and always felt safe. Walk- a licence number and call the po- The News Advertiser accepts ing Health Centre. Paramedics, the first-response men and Elizabeth Seaton Catholic Elemen- ing down to the lake at 8 p.m. did lice. Do not let them get away letters to the editor. All let- women who attend and transport hospital patients, use a rat- tary School and St. Mary Catholic not seem to be an outrageous time with this. Be aware because it ters should be typed or neatly hand-written, 150 words. ing system to categorize patients as to the nature of their ill- Secondary School — not to men- of the night. Did they not see my could happen to you or your Each letter must be signed ness. A similar system is in place in hospital emergency tion the parents who take and pick son? They could have killed him. child. with a first and last name or rooms, but it doesn’t match those employed by Durham Re- up their kids from these locations. He could have lost an eye. I hate Ira Abroms two initials and a last name. gion paramedics. I realize many people suffer them and I’m bitter. Pickering Please include a phone num- Hospital officials here believe if paramedics and hospital ber for verification. The edi- officials can agree on a uniform rating system it will help im- tor reserves the right to edit copy for style, length and prove the quality and level of care they can provide even be- content. Opinions expressed fore patients are rolled in the door. Harris needs to take look in the mirror in letters are those of the Janice Pound, program general manager for primary care writer and not necessarily at Rouge Valley Health System, which includes the Ajax and Despite cabinet shakeup, questions remain about premier those of the News Advertiser. Pickering Health Centre, believes it would help eliminate mis- We regret that due to the vol- communication between the two sides. Premier Mike Harris has given minister, Elizabeth Witmer, had not ume of letters, not all will be printed. Under the hospital system, patients are rated on a one- to his cabinet its biggest-ever shakeup produced funds for hospitals soon- five-point scale, with five representing minor problems and and he now has to start shaking up er. Mr. Harris wanted to suggest his one meaning the patient is critically ill. If paramedics could himself. Eric own hands were clean, but it is dif- consider adopting the hospital system, or if each side can find The Progressive Conservative Dowd ficult to recall a premier giving compromise and introduce a common new system, it will help premier has tried to make his gov- ministers such a dressing-down in free up valuable resources and time to provide quality care. ernment perform and look better by At Queen’s Park public and they could have made Combine this with the news Ontario Health Minister Tony dropping ministers as a warning to cases less harmful to the govern- Clement is expected to announce shortly that he is imple- those who lag, bringing in new ment if he had allowed them to menting a recommendation from an expert panel that would ones to encourage those ambitious tion, have kept a debate running fight their own battles. stop hospitals from turning away critically ill patients, and for promotion and shuffling around over whether he plans to retire be- The leader also publicly over- faith in our emergency care system will get a much-needed most of those remaining to give fore the next provincial election in ruled ministers who had rejected boost. them fresh targets to aim for. about 2003. allowing a municipality to compen- Ms. Pound’s idea seems so simple we can’t help but won- But Mr. Harris has to work on Mr. Harris’s latest attempt to sate victims of a shooting in one of der why a standard system isn’t already in place. Let’s move something he has shied from, smother it was to say he has com- its workplaces and an opposition ahead with a view to finding common ground and help health- brushing up his own image. He mitted to his party he will run in at proposal for restrictions on replica care practitioners do their job the best they can. starts with the big advantage that least one and perhaps two more guns. E-mail your comments on these opinions to steve.hous- many still think of him primarily as elections. He also has started A premier always gets the last [email protected]. Submissions that include a first and the premier who cut taxes like none sounding like a huckster selling word, but it should not be beyond last name, as well as the city of residence, will be considered before him, but the downside of get-rich-quick schemes on TV in- Mr. Harris to set up some sort of for publication. poorer services is hurting him. fomercials and declared ‘it’s time consultative process so he and his The Tory leader needs first to to dream again,’ and indicating he ministers can avoid baring their dif- look like a working premier who is will hold visioning exercises and ferences in public. YOU SAID IT serious about his job and commit- conferences for seizing tomorrow’s Mr. Harris sets a poor example ted to staying in it. For several opportunities. for ministers and government when years he has spent more time away But Mr. Harris would do more he expresses disagreement in such The question was: from the legislature than earlier than all the rhetoric to convince he antagonistic terms as telling Liber- What do you think of the $300,000 premiers and this at long last has is interested in his job and intends al leader Dalton McGuinty he court ruling for a drunk driver? caught on as an issue. to stay, merely by showing up more stinks and is a disgrace to the pro- When Mr. Harris supported in- at the office. fession of politician, for which the creasing MPPs’ pay by 42 per cent The premier needs to recognize Speaker almost made him the first last fall, many in the public said not some of the mistakes that have hurt premier thrown out of the legisla- only were they against it but he his government and caused it to ture. does not attend the legislature drop in polls were made by him- It was not surprising the labour enough even to deserve his present self, not his cabinet. minister, Chris Stockwell, would salary. These included endorsing the feel it totally in order to belittle When a newspaper revealed last 42-per cent pay raise and then stub- Toronto mayor Mel Lastman as month the Province dropped plan- bornly defending it for days, when being only five-feet-tall and recall- ning restrictions on land owned by he should have known the public ing he had a hair transplant. a Harris friend who had appealed to would be and was outraged. Mr. Mr. Harris also hurts his claim the political level in government, Harris can acknowledge it best by to defend family values when after Mike Sullivan Susan White Tommy Jones the premier could not be reached to getting advisers more in touch with two broken marriages he is seen said, ‘It’s not said, “I think said, “I think it answer legitimate questions be- the public. quickly with a new girlfriend at right. She it’s ridiculous. is absolutely cause he was, almost typically, The leader should recognize events including an official trip to should have to The company is ridiculous that playing golf in Florida, his second also he sometimes has let down China — there are a lot of ways he trip there in a month. ministers. He said publicly he was could look better. pay for her not responsi- somebody is His absences and failure to frustrated an environment minister, own mistake.” ble.” getting a gift of come up with enough substantial Norm Sterling, had not come up E-mail your comments on this $300,000 for new policies to justify his claim more quickly with a program to test opinion to steve.houston@durham- her own fault.” that he is still engaged in a revolu- car emissions and upset a health news.net. NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 14, 2001 PAGE A7 P Give Your *Working Parents* Valentine the Gift Quality Care of Health, Fitness 7 a.m.-6 p.m. and Happiness. during Call the MARCH BREAK Rec Complex Call for Info 683-6582 420-4621 420-2222 cityofpickering.com 24 Hour Access 420-4660 ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT CITY HALL TH TH Feb. 14 Race Relations & Equity WINTER BLUES MARCH 12 -16 , 2001 Meeting MARCH BREAK Feb. 15 Statutory Public Information Meeting VALENTINE’S Feb. 19 City Council Meeting Feb. 26 DANCE DAY AN Executive Committee DAY ANDD NIGHTNIGHT Meeting THE CARPET FROGS AND D.G. Teen Drop-In Programs Feb. 28 Committee of Adjustment 50’s and 60’s MUSIC SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2001 MONDAY MONDAY HAVE YOU LICENCED 7:30 P.M. TO 1:30 A.M. Dunbarton H.S. Dunbarton H.S. YOUR PET???? AT THE Main Gym ~ 1-4 pm Main Gym ~ 7-10 pm PICKERING RECREATION CENTRE The City of Pickering is now in the process of TUESDAY TUESDAY carrying out a door-to-door campaign promoting TICKETS $20.00 EACH the sale of 2001 dog and cat registration tags. Dunbarton H.S. East Shore C.C. COLD BUFFET, CASH BAR Main Gym ~ 1-4 pm Dogs and cats are important members of your DOOR PRIZES AND RAFFLE Art Night ~ 7-10 pm family. Registration tags identify your pets and ensure that, should they become lost, they can be **PROCEEDS TO PROPOSED WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY returned to their rightful home. AJAX/PICKERING WOMEN’S SHELTER** SPONSORED BY ROTARY CLUB OF Dunbarton H.S. Dunbarton H.S. A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO PICKERING AND LOCAL REALTORS Main Gym ~ 1-4 pm Main Gym ~ 7-10 pm KEEP YOUR PET SAFE! For further information, contact Bill McLean, 420-4660, ext. 4607 THURSDAY THURSDAY REGISTRATION FEES Dunbarton H.S. East Shore C.C. Teen Gym & Break Dance Pursuant to City of Pickering By-law 5728/00, all Main Gym ~ 1-4 pm Games Room ~ 7-10 p.m. dog and cat owners must register their pets on a yearly basis. You could be charged if you fail to purchase the required licence. Yearly fees are as FRIDAY FRIDAY follows: Dunbarton H.S. East Shore C.C. COFFEE HOUSE Male or female dog or cat...... $25.00 Main Gym ~ 1-4 pm Tickets $2.00 ~ 7-10 p.m. Male or female dog or cat with microchip implant...... $20.00 CALL TANYA OR DAVE Spayed or neutered dog ...... $15.00 Sunday, February 18th, 2001 Spayed or neutered dog or cat Seniors Activity Centre, 910 Liverpool Road AT (905) 420-6588 with microchip implant...... $10.00 2:00pm-4:00pm FOR MORE DETAILS Tickets on sale after Jan. 8th/01 FREE!FREE! FREE!FREE! FREE!FREE! QUESTIONS East Shore Community Centre 910 Liverpool Road Any questions concerning dog or cat registration tags should be directed to the: p L Ste ive ly for Day . Pa ' s ! Animal St tr ck Control i Buy your 3 month Centre at membership*between (905) 427-8737 For the active camper a week full of March 17-23, 2001 sports and games. Join in the fun as and get we learn Indoor Soccer, Floor Hockey, Basketball, Indoor Games 3 MONTHS and many more team events. Special Volunteers Required events and theme days will be The Culture and Recreation Division is planned throughout the week. A daily FREE! swim will be provided by qualified looking for interested individuals (15 lifeguards. *Please Note: Camp years of age and over) who would like *Applies only to Health, Fitness Class & Super Health Memberships activities are subject to change. *No refunds or extensions on this membership *New members only to be a City of Pickering Volunteer. Call our friendly staff @905-683-6582 Volunteers are accepted in the following areas: TRY OUT OUR • City Special Events LUNCHTIME DEEP WATER This action packed week will • Special Needs provide campers the opportunity to AQUAFIT develop new skills and express (as Leisure Buddies) themselves through a variety of • Pre-School and Youth Programs 3 DAYS ONLY!! activities: Drama, Art, Creative Discover the unique benefits of water exercise It’s easy to volunteer: Games, Crafts and special theme in our Deep Water Aquatic Fitness Class. days. A daily swim is available for • Applications available at the Did you know? campers at the Recreation Complex. Pickering Recreation Complex the buoyancy of water significantly reduces the impact to your joints during All safety requirements will be met exercise. In fact, in neck deep water the body only bears approximately 10% 831-1711 or 683-6582 and qualified lifeguards will be on of its body weight. duty. *Please note: Camp • Attach 2 letters of reference to Water provides considerably more resistance than air. activities are subject to change. your completed application and Moving your body through the water creates at least 12 times the return to the Recreation Complex resistance of land exercise. At the Pickering Recreation Complex for 3 Tuesdays The rewards: March 6th, March 20th and 27th ~ 12:10-12:50 p.m. • Explore new challenges! ONLY $2.00 PER CLASS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES Special Needs Participants Mini Pidaca provides children with • Use your skills! So that we are able to meet a learning and cooperative • Gain Work Experience! PA DAY OPEN SWIM TIMES your Leisure Requirements experience in arts & crafts, music • Make a difference by We will have additional Open Swim at the and singalongs, indoor games, Pickering Recreation Complex on the following Please register before February 23rd theme days and special events. helping others! Juice will be provided daily. • Have fun! Fridays from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. February 16th Full Day program 7:00 am-6:00 pm (Ask about Extend-A-Camp) GET INVOLVED, February 23rd March 9th April 20th Regular Day program 9:00 am-3:30 pm (transportation included) VOLUNTEER TODAY! 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ABS2 Marg GUIDE 2001 Heritage Week Caroline Pick yours up at Reception! A: Muscular Conditioning 7 in 10 Canadians seriously intend to Celebration Event WINTER 2001 FITNESS CLASS SCHEDULE B: High and Low Impact Aerobics be active in the future – the future is January 8-April 20, 2001 S: Step Reebok Class here. Try a class TODAY! at the Pickering Recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd. Pickering Town Centre 1: Gentle: good for beginners! If you are inactive, studies show that (just south of Hwy. 2). 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Larraine A taste of chocolate Roulston Recycler’s Corner Old news is Valentine decadence good news Ah, yes! Valentine’s Day. Picasso never had It’s that time of the year when the it this good in recycling impending arrival of spring is enough In the bucolic state of Vermont, just to inspire people to great romantic pur- down the road a bit from Ben and Jerry suits. (you know, the ice cream guys), you’ll And nothing says Valentine’s Day find Tom and Sally. business like chocolate. While not as well known, Tom and Fund-raisers, awards, confer- We found many Web site specializ- Sally make their own special brand of ences and shows all help to ing in romantic gifts, Valentine’s treats sweets, specializing in chocolate can- make our world a better place. and , in particular, chocolate. On the dies that are so good they’ve won eight On Friday, Feb. 16 at Papps World Wide Web, you will not only national awards. Restaurant in Pickering, you find the perfect gift for your perfect Made with French chocolate, the di- can join Joyce Smith to support Valentine, you will also find tips on rections are easy to follow: “Heat to her Durham Second Chance how to present them. 98.6 degrees, apply liberally, and let Wildlife Sanctuary. The Valen- Below is just a sample of some of your imagination run free!” The com- tine’s dinner and dance event the more decadent Valentine’s Day pany has included a tickler...ooops, a begins with cocktails at 7 p.m. treats. “paint brush”....to help spur your imag- Tickets are $20 and can be or- ination. dered by calling 905-649-8282. P.S. — It also tastes great on ice ❑ ❑ ❑ cream! (Ben and Jerry would approve). The Recycling Council of Enjoy... Ontario (RCO) is seeking nomi- nations by Friday, Feb. 16 to ho- A trio of chocolate nour the many outstanding indi- body frosting viduals and organizations that “Every night should have it’s own have contributed to Ontario’s menu!” — Honnore de Balzac waste reduction efforts during Or maybe not. We had to sample all the year 2000. This year the three chocolate flavours at once...the RCO’s 17th ‘2000 Ontario Spicy Cinnamon, Wild Cherry and Waste Minimization Awards’ original Chocolate Body Frosting. The ceremony will be held at trio of body frostings comes with a Guelph’s River Run Centre Realistic chocolate roses brush, but you can finger paint, if you April 18. If you wish to make a These lovingly hand-molded choco- prefer). nomination for the Outstanding late roses have a wonderful chocolate It also comes ready for 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) fragrance - and are delicious as well. gift-giving, carefully Initiatives, the categories are: And, just like real flowers, they’ll packed in a small wood- Individual Youth and Adult, arrive ready-for-giving in a gold florist en crate decorated Not-for-Profit, Sustainable box with clear acetate cover and red with a red ribbon and Technology, Municipal, Busi- ribbon and bow. bow. ness, Institution, Promotion, El- One dozen chocolate roses, each In case you are ementary/Secondary School, weighing 1.5 ounces, are individually wondering, the di- Waste Diversion Program, hand-molded and artfully arranged on rections for use Waste Reduction Week Best artificial stems with realistic leaves. are simple: 1. Community Effort, and Best Light candles; 2. Media Contribution. Chocolate heart-shaped Open jar; 3. In 1997, Durham, Ajax, box with treats inside Offer paint Whitby, the region’s Metroland A pure chocolate heart filled with brush; 4. Newspapers, and Darlington top-quality chocolate nuts and espresso Announce Nuclear Generating Station beans - a double delight for chocolate softly were honoured for their recy- lovers. “Dessert’s cling efforts. Ajax and Picker- The top is engraved with a delicate on me!” ing have also been recognized design of lacey hearts and sits atop the Total for the best community effort hand molded box. weight of for Waste Reduction Week. The heart-shaped chocolate box the sauces is Visit www.rco.ca/awards.html weighs eight ounces. And contains four pounds. or call 416-960-1025 for more three ounces of fillings. And don’t And don’t information. worry. worry... if you ❑ ❑ ❑ Your double-chocolate treat will be find you have any ‘How to Expand Compost- shipped in a custom protective box left over, these sauces ing/Recycling Programs...New with padding on all sides. also taste great on ice Profits, New Policies, New Dri- cream. ving Forces’ is the title of Bio- Cycle’s West Coast Conference 2001 in Portland, Oregon March 5 to 7. The event will Rules of chocolate host 50 technical sessions, offer field trips and exhibits. Canadi- The timeline of the If even the thought of Valentine’s choco- an speaker Dwayne Simmons, lates is making you feel guilty, here are a few from TransAlta, will present the simple rules according to Deanna Barr, of learning experience about Ed- ld.net: monton’s composting facility. • If you’ve got melted chocolate all over Information obtained from your hands, you’re eating it too slowly. composting conferences can be sweetness of chocolate • Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, or- applied anywhere. To register, ange slices and strawberries all count as call 610-967-4135 or visit fruit, so eat as many as you want. www.biocycle.net on the Inter- More than 3,000 years ago, choco- in England in the 17th century, where • The problem: How to get 2 pounds of net. chocolate home from the store in hot car.The late was enjoyed by the Mayans and it was mixed with milk and quickly solution: Eat it in the parking lot. ❑ ❑ ❑ Aztecs. Those ancient civilizations became popular with the social elite, • Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each combined cocoa and hot chilies to who indulged themselves in fashion- meal. It’ll take the edge off your appetite and The Composting Council of make a drink called “chocolatl.” It able chocolate houses. News of the you’ll eat less. Canada (CCC) will offer infor- was cold and bitter. drink spread to France, where the • A nice box of chocolates can provide mation at both the ‘Canada When Christopher Columbus first mixture was regarded as an aphrodisi- your total daily intake of calories in one place. Blooms Show’ at Toronto’s landed in North America, he noted ac and happily consumed by those Isn’t that handy? downtown Convention Centre, the Aztec king was known to drink 50 who could afford it. From there, it • If you can’t eat all your chocolate, it will March 14 to 18, and the ‘Suc- cups a day. According to ‘Magic and spread to Holland, where Dutch aris- keep in the freezer. But if you can’t eat all cess With Gardening Show’ on Medicine,’ an article published in tocrats sipped the drink in private. your chocolate, what’s wrong with you? Airport Road during the same ‘Readers’ Digest’ in 1986, Spanish Solid chocolate became popular in • If calories are an issue, store your week. If you plan to attend ei- explorer Hernando Cortez, believed the 1800s and, by that time, chocolate chocolate on top of the fridge. Calories are ther of these spectacular floral the drink had special powers and brown drink, they explained the was being enjoyed around the world. afraid of heights, and they will jump out of the displays, be sure to visit the could make people stronger. beans from which it was made had The first chocolate bars were just chocolate to protect themselves. CCC booth to discover the value “In 1519, the Spanish explorer come from paradise, and so each sip tablets of coarse-ground chocolate • If I eat equal amounts of dark chocolate of compost. Hernando Cortez and his soldiers wit- would bring wisdom and knowledge. and sugar. and white chocolate, is that a balanced diet? nessed a strange ceremony at the So valuable were the beans to the Dutch settlers brought chocolate, Don’t they actually counteract each other? ❑ ❑ ❑ court of the Aztec emperor, Montezu- Aztecs they served as a form of cur- as we know it today, to colonies in the • Money talks. Chocolate sings. Just a reminder that Friday, ma. Seated high on a golden throne, rency: four beans could buy a wild New World. In 1765, a man named • Chocolate has many preservatives. March 16 is the deadline to observed by his subjects with rever- turkey; 100 could purchase a live Baker started a chocolate mill near Preservatives make you look younger. nominate either an individual or • Q. Why is there no such organization as ent awe, the ‘living god’ repeatedly slave.” Boston. About a hundred years later, Chocoholics Anonymous? A. Because no business for the 3rd Ethics in drank from a golden goblet contain- The ‘chocolatl’ drink was made a Swiss gentleman named Daniel one wants to quit. Action Award, which recog- ing a beverage called chocolatl. more appealing by a by the addition Peter figured out how to make solid, • Put “eat chocolate” at the top of your list nizes leadership in Corporate When the Indians honoured the Span- of sugar and vanilla. sweet, chocolate and a new candy of things to do today. That way, at least you’ll Social Responsibility. Visit ish by offering them the bitter, dark When the mixture was introduced making industry was born. get one thing done. www.ethicsinaction.com for de- tails, or call 416-535-6710. Public meetings

Pickering Town Council WORDS FROM Monday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. — Pickering Council, council chamber, Pickering Civic Com- THE WISE plex, One The Esplanade. Politics, Points of View and Parodies Ajax Town Council Monday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. — Community Connected Canadians flung markets, today’s information and communi- Affairs and Planning Committee, council cations technologies are providing huge social and chamber, Ajax Town Hall, 65 Harwood Ave. S. economic opportunities for Canadians. Communication and easy access to informa- In response to this global revolution, the feder- Durham Regional Council tion are two of the key reasons behind the Inter- al government is working to make the benefits of Thursday, Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m. — Health net’s enormous and growing popularity. And the Internet accessible to all Canadians through an and Social Services Committee, Planning De- everyone is benefitting. initiative called Connecting Canadians. Connect- partment Boardroom, 4th Floor, Lang Tower, Librarians, teachers, scientists, students, par- ing Canadians’ goals are to: Provide all Canadians, Whitby Mall, 1615 Dundas St. E., Whitby. ents, entrepreneurs and civic leaders are all logging regardless of location, access to the Information on. People have met, married, found fame and for- Highway; encourage the creation of “Smart Com- Durham District School Board tune, bought and sold just about anything you can munities”; increase the availability of Canadian Monday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. — Durham District imagine, and generally connected in ways that content on-line; create the legal and regulatory School Board, Education Centre, 400 Taunton continue to boggle the mind. framework that will help electronic commerce Rd. E., Whitby. If you want to exchange ideas or dig up diffi- flourish; put government services on-line; and con- cult-to-find information, the Internet is the place to nect Canada to the world. Durham Catholic District School Board be. In fact, it’s revolutionizing the way Canada and For more information on how you can benefit Monday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. — Durham the world communicate and conduct business. from the Internet visit http://www.connect.gc.ca , Catholic District School Board, Catholic Edu- Whether it’s keeping in touch with family and its crammed with good advice and useful links. cation Centre, 650 Rossland Rd. W., Oshawa. friends, learning new skills, or exporting to far- — News Canada NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 14, 2001 PAGE B1 P 2-x-20 Sports& EISURE Northern L Bikes & Boards SNOWBOARDSNOWBOARD Ski & Board Tuning SALE NEWS ADVERTISER Feb. 14, 2001 Call us @ 619.8875 889 WESTNEYCycle RD. S., AJAX City Hot goalie handcuffs Panthers Pickering drops 4-1 decision to St. Mike’s Monday; trail 2-1 in junior ‘A’ playoff series BY AL RIVETT athlete Sports Editor ing-round playoff series with the St. loss represented the second home-ice empty-net marker in the last minute Michael’s Buzzers. loss of the series for the Panthers, of the third to seal the win. PICKERING — The Pickering The Panthers find themselves following an 8-2 loss in the series Matt Christie scored for Pickering. Recreation Complex has not been down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series opener Friday. Pickering, however, Garett Winder and Kyle Aitken drew ‘home sweet home’ for the Pickering after dropping a 4-1 decision to the won 6-3 on opposition ice at St. assists. clears Boyer Pontiac Panthers in their open- Buzzers at home Monday night. The Michael’s Arena in Toronto Sunday In Sunday’s victory, the Panthers night. were able to shut down St. Mike’s Game 4 in the series goes Thurs- power play, something they were un- day night at St. Michael’s Arena at able to do in Friday’s loss where they 7:30 p.m. Game 5 is Friday night at yielded four power-play markers. the Pickering Recreation Complex at The Panthers got off to a solid hurdles, 7:30 p.m. start Sunday, scoring the opening The Panthers met a hot goaltender goal on the power play. The game in Chris Beckford Monday. Pickering was delayed early in the first after threw 45 shots at the netminder, in- Pickering starting goaltender Bobby cluding 25 in the third period alone. Poposki collided with a St. Michael’s But, aside from a first-period marker, player while attempting to clear a breaks the Pickering juniors couldn’t solve loose puck. Mike Andreoff came off the St. Mike’s goalie. the bench and provided strong goal- “The boys really played well. We tending for the remainder of the con- just ran into a hot goaltender,” test. Pickering scored just 10 seconds summed up head coach Nick Ricca of after play resumed to take a 2-0 lead. record the loss. “The score didn’t show what St. Mike’s later scored on the power the players did on the ice. Some- play, but the Panthers replied with a times, you play your best and you man-advantage marker of their own Perdita Felicien tops don’t come out with the outcome you to end the period in front 3-1. her own school want.” Pickering scored three unan- The Panthers trailed 2-1 after the mark...again opening 20 minutes and 3-1 after the second period. St. Mike’s scored an See PANTHERS page B2 PICKERING — Times keep dropping and records keep falling for Pickering’s Perdita Felicien, who’s enjoying an incredible start to her ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ News Advertiser photo first season of running indoor track A Hoot & A Howl and field at the University of Illinois. Pickering Boyer Pontiac Panthers’ defenceman Alex Greig (8), left, gives Competing at the Iowa State Track St. Michael’s Buzzers’ Adrian Kremblewski (19) a rough ride in front of PRESENTATION & NATURE WALK Classic in Ames, Iowa this past the net during OHA Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League play- Saturday, February 17, 2001, 7:00-9:00 p.m. weekend, the Pine Ridge Secondary off action in Pickering Friday night. The Panthers lost this game 8-2. The School graduate eclipsed a school mark in the 60-metre hurdles she has Buzzers lead the best-of-seven South Conference quarter-final series two Enjoy an evening of indoor learning and bettered on two occasions so far this games to one after winning game three in Pickering Monday night 4-1. outdoor adventure with staff of Toronto and season. She ran the event in a siz- The series resumes in Toronto at St. Michael’s Arena Thursday night at Region Conservation! zling 8.07 seconds. Not only was the 7:30 p.m. time a new school mark, but it was Your night journey will begin with a slide also a meet and stadium record at presentation on owls and coyotes, their Iowa State. The time is also the sec- DOLPHINS FOOTBALL CLUB habits, and habitats. Then we will go on a ond fastest ever for a Big Ten Con- guided night hike through the Duffins Creek ference athlete. Marsh in hopes of encountering northern Year 2001 Registration forest owls and hearing a coyote howl! Ages 8 & up (equipment supplied) Meet at Rotary Park, West Parking Lot (Westney Road S. to Lake Driveway West) Saturday, Feb. 17th 9am - 2pm - Pickering Rec Complex Saturday, Feb. 24th 9am - 2pm - Ajax Community Centre Please dress for the weather and Birth Certificates Required Space is limited! New Coaches Welcome - Training provided Call (416) 661-6600, ext-5397 to confirm your participation! (905) 619-9180 www.dolphinsfootball.ca Free Admission FA X your sports scores 683-7363 If you live in DURHAM REGION... Then this is for you! LACROSSE 2001 Registration Girls & Boys ages 4 through 20 PERDITA FELICIEN Two weekends to register for your Breaks own school 60-metre convenience indoor hurdles record at the University of Illinois. • Sat. Feb. 17 & Sun. Feb 18 9am to 3 pm “Perdita had an outstanding per- Children’s Arena, Oshawa formance, beating a good field,” Gary Winckler, the head track coach • Sat. March 3 & Sun. March 4 at the U. of Illinois, says on the uni- 9am to 3 pm versity’s athletic Web site. “It was Iroquois Park, Whitby probably one of the top two best per- formances at the meet.” Felicien was also named the Big For information call 686-2053 or 728-9009 10 Conference’s women’s track and or visit www.gmc.on.ca/wmla/ field athlete of the week last week for record-breaking performances at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic Meet at Champaign, IL. There, she broke PICKERING TOYOTA her own school record of 8.20 with a Pickering gymnast Tara time of 8.16 in the 60-metre hurdles Columbus took a big step finals. Two hours earlier in a prelim- inary heat, she broke her first time toward advancing to the with a clocking of 8.17. Ontario championships after It was the second time this season placing first in her division Felicien has earned athlete of the at the provincial qualifying week honours. meet in Unionville recently. Her times this season have auto- matically qualified the hurdler to Tara, a member of the compete at the National Collegiate Gemini Gymnastics Club of Athletic Association Indoor Track Oshawa, competed in the and Field Championships. senior 2 bracket, finished first overall with a first on vault, second on beam, third on bars and fifth on floor. WE ARE N HERE HWY. 2 LIVERPOOL HARWOOD WESTNEY WHITES 577 Kingston Rd. BROCK Mussel Madness Pickering

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Olympic silver inaugural Nokia Brier. vance to the finals at the Thornhill Jan. 27 and 28. ing 10 visiting medallists Richard Hart and Collin ••• Country Club Feb. 23. Several of the Gemini athletes rinks. The top 12 took another step toward qualifying for teams shared the Income Tax Returns 2000 the Metro East team that will partici- $1,650 purse. pate in the Best Provincial Winning was Here We Grow Again! Champi- the home team Accounting onships in of Wilma Nor- Firm ton, Rita Alexan- RICHARD Sudbury later HART 100 Dundas St. West, Whitby this year. It der, Debbie (above Van Belle Florist) was the sec- Bianchi and READY CASH ond of three Marianne Moak. 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Experience in Network CPR, non smoker, drivers li- Also Kenmore washer used 2 inc.com or fax 905-985-9461. Installation is preferred. Reliable cense, references required. years $250 +Dryer. Also es! Check out the web at car is required. Benefits, salary is Competitive compensation. Fridge, stove, washer dryer, www.barbhall.com or call Barb at RURAL ROUTE DRIVERS This challenging position offers a competitive ADMIN. PERSON -ORDERS 905-427-7631. Visa, MC, Amex. Small Office. Assorted duties negotiable. Send your resume to Call Terry (905) 472–6658 dishwasher 8months old, rea- compensation package. We thank all candidates for including Shipping. Aptitude [email protected] sonable. 905-767-6598. or fax it to 905-426-4390 Home PIANOS & GRANDFATHER to deliver newspapers Wednesday & Friday for detail, figures and spelling. CLOCKS. Take advantage of their interest but must advise that only candidates to 175 Care BEDROOM SUITE solid pine, in the following areas: 487 Westney Rd. S., Ste 16, Hospital 4 poster bed, 6pcs. $995.; our Warehouse pricing on all be interviewed will be contacted. Ajax for short test 8:30-4:00. 150 Medical Dental LIVE IN CAREGIVER required Kitchen suite, solid oak, 4 Roland digital pianos and Sa- for elderly lady. Some lifting press-back chairs, w/pedestal mick acoustic pianos and all * Uxbridge Please forward your resume to Human Resources at: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT re- COURTICE GUARDIAN Howard Miller clocks.. Large quired for busy salesperson in may be required. Pickering table $650; Livingroom suite, * Goodwood Pharmacy requires Full-time area. Experience preferred. green/burgundy floral, 4pcs., selection of used pianos (Ya- East Scarborough location. Pharmacist to start immediately. maha, Kawai etc.) Not sure if Full-time position for energe- Call (416)630–8016 excellent condition $1,500. Competitive salary and benefits. (905)839–0164. your kids will stick with less- tic, creative person with an Flexible hours. Tel 432-8888 or Farm ons, try our rent to own. 100% Reliable Vehicle Required excellent telephone manner. fax resume 432-3185. 203 Services BRAND NEW 2 custom sin- of all rental payments apply. Must be a self-starter and gle beds, headboards and bed Call TELEP PIANO (905) 433- Call Debbie well-organized. Majority of DENTAL ASSISTANT required for coverings, 2 night tables, 2 1491. www.TelepPiano.com- (905)852-9141 Andrew Canada Inc. time spent contacting cus- busy orthodontic practice in HAY armoires, asking $1800. 905- WE WILL NOT BE UNDER-SOLD! tomer base by telephone. Ajax. Must HARP certified. Full or 721-1400. 606 Beech Street Please fax resume with salary part time. No experience neces- & POOL TABLES. 8' and 9' slate ALL UNEMPLOYED START NOW!! expectations to: 416-286-8832 sary will train. Fax resumes to: BRAND NEW, never used billiard tables for sale. Call Whitby, Ontario (905) 619-8885. STRAW JVC car stereo. KS-ES200 905-420–6113. $600/WEEKLY L1N 5S2 EXPANDING PRINTING and for Sale graphic equalizer with sub Our Company is seeking individualsto fill copying company needs person DENTAL Hygienist required woofer output. KD-LX1 CD re- RENT TO OWN new and recondi- for bindery/production work. for 6 month maternity leave. Phone ceiver with power output of tioned appliances, and new T.V's. a variety of openings immediately. Fax (905) 668-8590 Equipment training on site, some Fridays from 8am - 12noon. 160 watts. $450. or best offer. Full warranty. Paddy's Market, No experience necessary. Will train. 18+ heavy lifting required. Please fax Starting March, please fax re- 852-3563 (905) 436-9823. 905-263-8369 or 1-800-798- Call Lisa for interview (905) 571-0102 We are an equal opportunity employer resume to (905) 831-3977. sume to (905)831–5975. 5502. PAGE B6-THE AJAX PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER, FEBRUARY 14, 2001 Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamnews.net

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All work guaranteed (905) 428-7528 or conditioned ranges $125/ up, 1999 ALANTRA SE, automatic, cell (905) 626-6247 • PRIVATE ROOMS WITH reconditioned dryers $125 / $1,200 as is (905)434– Walter Leaver 0392.snp loaded, $14,495. WE SHOWERS, TV’S, VCR’S up, reconditioned washers FINANCE! O.A.C. PICKERING 428–2145 $199 / up, new and recondi- 1990 MERCURY SABLE G.S. Painting & VILLAGE HYUNDAI, Kingston Ajax/Pickering Health Spa • EXECUTIVE JACUZZI tioned coin operated washers 6-cyl, auto/overdrive, white, 4- Rd. & Church St., Pickering 810 Decorating and dryers at low prices. New door, air, cruise, tilt, power- Village. (905)427–0111 SUITE WITH FIREPLACE brand name fridges $480 and HOME SERVICES steering, power-brakes, pow- ALLIANCE up, new 30" ranges with clock er-windows, power-locks, AM/ FIND YOUR NEXT used vehi- The Community Newspaper since 1965 Expect more from Sears • STAGS & PRIVATE and window $430. Recondi- FM cassette, nice reliable cle at: durhamwheels.com • ELECTRICAL All Pro tioned 24" ranges and 24" frost family automobile. $3150 cer- • DRYWALL Painting and FUNCTIONS free fridges now available. MUST SELL 1993 PONTIAC • CARPENTRY tified/emissions 905-718- SUNBIRD, 2 dr. auto, air, ps, CALL (905) 683-0707 Wallpapering Wide selection of other new 5032. • PAINTING Open 24 Hours and reconditioned appliances. pb., original & clean, 160,000 Expecting? • CERAMIC TILE Stucco ceilings, General Call us today, Stephenson's 1991 CAVALIER RS Station km, certified and emission As a parent-to-be simply bring this coupon to your local SEARS • CARPET repairs, Top quality work 17 Simcoe St. N., 2nd Floor Appliances, Sales, Service, Wagon. 3.1 V6 Ps, Pb, Ac, tested, $4000 obo. Call 905- retail store and enroll in the Waiting Game Club (it’s Free) and MINOR & MAJOR at reasonable prices Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. 152000km, like new. Am/Fm 434-0392. ® REPAIRS 20% off for Seniors (Between King St. & Bond St.) receive your Baby’s On The Way Gift Pac filled with $20.00 Res. - Comm. (905)576–7448. cassette. After 6pm. 905-725- Automobiles Call for a FREE Estimate 0438. worth of great brand name products (it’s also FREE). (905) 426-5301 Oshawa 305 (Some conditions apply. Full contest details available from your Sears representative.) Articles Wanted ONE CALL DOES IT ALL 404-9669 230 Wanted 1991 SUNDANCE, $3200. & tax, ® Baby’s Here Gift Pac and Baby’s On The Way GIft Pac are Registered Trademarks of Actual Attendant 1987 Buick LeSabre, $1600 both CASH FOR CARS! We buy Advantex Marketing International Inc. 905-720-2544 ANTIQUES?Absolutely! Ad- E-tested, call 905-668–5555 used vehicles. Vehicles must vice- always valuable, usually be in running condition. Call Apartments 1993 CHEV. CAVALIER, 4 dr. 427-2415 or come to 479 650 Auctions 650 Auctions 650 Auctions 650 Auctions 650 Auctions 650 Auctions free! Purchasing outright, es- 400 For Rent tates w/some antique cont- auto, am/fm cass, ps, pb, Bayly St. East, Ajax at MUR- ents, (no limit to value con- 228,000 km, runs great , very lit- AD AUTO SALES. 1-BEDROOM available any- tle rust, easily certifiable, will ESTATE PLUS CONSIGNMENT AUCTION AUCTION SALE sidered), collections of any WANTED - Dead of Alive . time. Located 309 Cordova Saturday, February 17th, 6 p.m. Antiques, Collectables & Quality Furniture sort, quantities or single an- pass emission. $2500 obo. Rd., Oshawa. No pets. Please ATTENTION AUCTIONEERS!! MUST SELL! (WOULD CONSID- Cars, Trucks, Machinery.. Call MYLES KING AUCTION HALL SUNDAY FEB. 25TH, Silvanus Gardens, Orono tique items. Special interest in 655-4609 (SNP) call 905-579-2387, after 5pm Our "Auction Package" consists Moorcroft pottery. I'll try to re- ER SNOWMOBILE AS TRADE). of your ad running weekly 33 HALL ST., OSHAWA We are accepting quality consignments for this spond to all queries. Robert 905-434-0392 (snp) Trucks 1 BEDROOM EXECUTIVE Complete household of antique and modern fur- excellent Antique Auction. Call for details bright, quiet, private. Available in these publications: Bowen Antiques- Brooklin, 1993 HYUNDAI SONATA, emis- 310 for Sale niture, complete list in Fridays paper, excellent & watch next weeks paper for details. Ontario. (905)655-8049 or April 1st. $850. Includes hydro • Oshawa Whitby This Week sion passed, 4 door, white, no and parking 985-4675. sale, plan to attend. (No Auction Feb. 18th) (905)242-0890. rust, CD, spoiler, power 1985 INTERNATIONAL, 5 Ton, • Ajax Pickering News Advertiser MYLES KING AUCTIONEER MacGregor Auction Services locks/windows, power steering, 22ft with van body, DT466 die- 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in BICYCLE WANTED - Hybrid sel engine, 5spd, G class li- • Port Perry This Week 725–5751 905-987-2112 1-800-363-6799 mountain bike, must have grip $1200. Call 905-619–9530 or Whitby, good location, fire- cell 416-720-6073 cense required. Certified/ place, high ceilings, $750 • Northumberland News shifts, front and rear (or seat) emission tested. $6,500. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21st, 4:45 pm shocks, and aluminum frame. monthly. Call (416)498–4770 • Uxbridge Tribune/Times Journal 1995 BUICK LESABRE ltd., (905)434–0392(snp) or (416)992-1642. Must be in mint condition. 718- $8995. 1994 Buick LeSabre Ltd • Canadian Statesman/Clarington CLARKSON AUCTIONS Auction Sale of Furniture, Antiques and Collectables 2022 and leave message. snp $7995. 1998 Chrysler Intrepid 1987 CHEVY BLAZER 4x4 AAAA WALKOUT basement. One call does it all!! Stouffville Ph/fax 905-640-6411 for Jean Pogue of Uxbridge, Get CASH $9995. 93 Olds Delta 88 LSS 185,000kms $2000 or best Pine trees, ravine lot. Huge, 1- Phone 576-9335 February sales held at the Ballantrae Community selling at NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD., $5495. 94 Chrysler New Yorker offer. 434–7323 bedroom, recently renovated. Centre 1 km. east of Hwy. 48 on Aurora Road 391 Regional Rd. 21, Port Perry, 1km west of Utica. $7495. 92 Buick Regal Grand New appliances. Free parking, Fax 579-4218 for CDs… 1987 S-10 Truck, 4cyl., 5 sp., Sun. Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m. Large sale to include our TO INCLUDE: 8-pc Walnut dining room suite, 4-pc sport $4495. 92 Pontiac Grand $1600, 1993 Astro Cargo van, cable, laundry. Non-smokers Prix STE $5495. Scarborough only. Courtice, minutes to 401 monthly Persian rug auction plus antiques, furniture, waterfall bedroom suite, cedar chest, Tempus grand- We pay up to $3300. Both E-tested, 905- household, collectibles, coins, glass and china. Auto Link, (416)283–6378 668–5555. $750 inclusive. 579–5202. CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN father clock, desk, parlour table, Royal Doultons, fancy $8 per disc! Friday, February 16th @ 5 pm Sat. Feb. 24, 10 a.m. 1500 board feet new lumber, cups and saucers, cranberry glass, set silverware, 1997 BUICK SKYLARK Gran Vans/ WHITBY GARDENS UNDER antiques, household & coins. Sport, loaded plus leather, ex- 3 miles East of Little Britain on County Rd. 4 lamps, large quantity of collectables and glassware, 320 4 Wheel Drive NEW MANAGEMENT -One cellent physical and mechan- and two bedroom apartments 6pce. modern teakwood diningroom suite, Bos- For details on each sale or to consign please call, plus many other quality items. fax or visit our web page at Bayly, w. of Harwood ical condition, 115K, mostly 1996 GMC SAFARI SLX, available in quiet modern, ton Rocker, pine harvest table (new), parlour highway. $14,000 o.b.o. Call www.clarksonauctions.com SALE MANAGED AND SOLD BY (905) 427-7613 power windows, locks, mature building. Utilities in- chairs, modern dressers and chest of drawers, NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. Mark (905)723–8610 breaks, air, front/rear heater, 8 cluded. Laundry facilities and 3pce. chesterfield set, antique settee, walnut hall Visa, Mastercard, Interac WANTED - Barbie, Midge, parking available. No pets. 905-985-1068 MUST SELL!! passenger, 140,000 kms., table, Hoosier cupboard, secretary desk, Michael Our business hours are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Ken, clothing, cases and ac- cert./E-tested, $11,750.00 Call (905)430-5420. Seven days a week!!! cessories wanted to buy. Vin- 1997 Chrysler O.B.O. 905-706–5493. Dumas print, qty. of sports cards, qty. of new & tage only. Women, check Intrepid ES. AJAX - Pickering Beach Rd/ used tools, automatic washer, 2 door refrigera- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17th - 10:00 a.m your closets and call 697-3212. 2,000 VENTURE, 8,000 kms., Hwy. 2, basement for rent, use tor, Whitfield pellet stove, apt. size freezer, lg 3.3 Litre, teal 7 pass., power mirrors/locks, of facilities, own bath, no pets, ESTATE AUCTION Auction of Furniture, Collectables, Household & blue, 94,000 A/C, take over balance of working female preferred, qty. floor mats, Open for viewing Thurs. 15th some Antiques held at Vanhaven Sales Arena,722 Davis WANTED from 8:30 to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm. GRIST MILL AUCTION CENTER kms, fully loaded, lease, $390.00/mo. or buy out $500/mo./first/last required. NEWTONVILLE Dr., Uxbridge. Durham 23 (Lakeridge Rd.) north to $22,000 & taxes. Also wiring March 1st. 905-619–0999 Greg Corneil and Jim Geelen Auctioneers Davis Dr.& west 2km. or Hwy. 404 north to Davis Dr. keyless entry, harness & hitch, 19977 up phone/fax (705) 786-2183 6 P.M., FEBRUARY 15TH, THURS. Leaf Tickets AJAX-COUNTRY living in city Selling the estate of Kenneth Russ, Cobourg, (Newmarket) & east 24 km. immaculate, Montana or Venture used 1-bedroom apartment, execu- Will pay up to safety & once, $220.00 OBO 905-434– tive home in most prestigious cherry dining room table, four chairs, bow front To include: Quality reproduction furniture - (mahogany 8165 after 5 pm. AUCTION, 2-DAY SALE AT WARNER'S AUCTION HALL, china cabinet, drop leaf table, antique organ, 7 & oak) tables, chairs, plant stands, curio cabinets, drop emission tested. area, near lake, avail. March. HWY #2, COLBORNE, THURS. FEB 15TH AT 5:00PM face value. Snowmobiles 1. $800 including utilities, 2- pc. old chrome set, chrome ashtray, floor lamp, front desk; trunks, cast iron doorstops & collectables, One female parking. 5min. to Harwood & AND SAT. FEB 17TH AT 10:00AM. Two large sales for crystal & depression glass, deco lighting, Circa 1900 Call Bruce 360 the estate of Mr. Bill Dillon of Trenton and Mr. Sandy Hampson tv, vcr, desk, gate leg table, night tables, owner. Asking 401. 905-686-0066, 905-619- daybed, wardrobe, chests of drawers, persian stage light, show display & display stand (ex. for col- 9122. Bayside. Thurs. Dillon est. entire home and shop contents, 905-579-4400 $10,500 obo. 1987 ARCTIC CAT El Tigre tools, etc, Partial list only, household- fridges, stoves, older carpets, glassware, household effects, tools, lectors), floor model radio, 1950's dentist sink, coins, Ext. 2207 728-9815 5000, 440cc, Liquid Cooled, AJAX/PICKERING - 2 bed. auto washer, dryer, single & double beds, dressers, chests of makita skil saw and numerous other articles. washstand, advertising boxes, Limited Edition Art, 78 Speedo, Tach, Hand warmers, basement apartment. Laundry drawers, sofa & chair sets, small tables, TVs, commercial 3 Note the day and time. Thursday, 6 p.m. (Pre- rpm records, various toys, qty. carpets. WANTED - inexpensive cars or 1997 HYUNDAI ACCENT - 5700kms. Great shape. facilities, parking, close to all pot coffee maker, microwave & stand, lge quantity sewing trucks. Running or not, but not dark green 2 door hatchback, $1450. or B.O. Call 905-986- view at 2 p.m.) Preview: 8 a.m. Sale Day Terms: Cash, Visa, M/C, In- amenities. 686-8905. supplies from late Mrs. Dillon sewing rm, sewing machine, terac or approved cheque. too rusty. Free removal. Call auto, air, p/s, cd player. Ask- 0314. knitting articles including new hand knitted sweaters, large Terms Cash, App. chq. Visa, m/c, interac 905-434-0392 (snp) ing. $7,900. (905)721–8918 quantity household articles, dishes, glassware, knick knacks, AUCTIONEERS theauctionadvertiser.com/GaryHill collectables, lge brass elephant, linens, bedding, lamps, etc., Frank and Steve Stapleton 680 Announcements 680 Announcements 680 Announcements 680 Announcements 4 gas weed eaters, drill press, small jointer planer, table saw, (905) 786-2244, 1-800-263-9886 Gary Hill Auctions chain saws, small hand & power tools, old tools, tool chests, www.stapletonauctions.com socket sets, nearly new transmission jack, 3 lawn mowers, (Div. of 1361082 Ontario Limited) engine stand, pullers, 12 ton press portable sand blaster, air 'Estate Specialists since 1971' Uxbridge hose, torch set, spring compressors, strut changer and other Office 905-852-9538 Toll Free 800-654-4647 auto repair tools & equipment, wrenches, bench grinder, SAT. Cellular 416-518-6401 Fax 905-852-1067 VALENTINE’S DAY 17TH, 10:00 A.M. for Sandy Hampson, 1991 Chev Caprice SPECIAL SUNDAY SALE Classic, excell condition, sells certified, 8Hp snowblower used MAJOR AUCTION twice, drill press, 12' Stirling alum boat, water skis, lawn Kahn Auction Centre mower, contents of his work shop and household including AUCTION SALE CONTEST small articles of marine type new articles left over from his 2699 Brock Rd. N. Pickering shop business, excell fridge & matching stove, excell auto 3 mi. N. of Hwy. 401 exit 399 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 6 PM washer & matching dryer, freezer all in excell cond, also mi- SUNDAY FEB. 18TH crowave & stand, 2 old tool chests, old trunk, qty. everyday 1:00 P.M. START; PREVIEW: 12:00 NOON LIONS COMMUNITY HALL dishes, pots, pans, etc., excell solid oak bedroom suite with queen box and matt never slept on, table & chairs, linens & Superb Selection of antiques including Victorian, 157 ELGIN ST., COBOURG, ONT. bedding, dishes, glasswares, knick knacks, collectables, 2 Canadiana, Edwardian, French oak country and the sofa & chair sets, TV, VCR, 3 good double beds, good mates estate of W.B. Taylor, Giftwares and lots of small PARTIAL LISTING: Oak Grandfathers clock, WINNERS! bed, buffet hutch, tables & chairs, dressers & chests, 3 kero- treasures. Quarter cut oak roll top desk, Lge. walking sene heaters all like new, second good fridge, new outboard SPECIAL FEATURES: Refinished (mint) grand Merc. propeller, quantity hand & power tools,kitchen cabinet, upright mah. piano with bench, spectacular carved wheel, Pine blanket boxes, Lge. dough or table saw 10", older computer, mechanical & wood working tools, patio & lawn furniture, lawn & garden tools, NOTE: Both oak diningroom suite, circa 1920, 9 pc. mah. di- butter bowls, Quantity of ash, pine, maple & st sales very large NO RESERVES. Plan to be early & stay ningroom suite c1930, mission oak sideboard circa oak Dressers & Chests, oak, maple, pine, 1 awhile. 1918, Victorian marble top vanity, Canadian blan- Parlor lamp tables, Pine flatback cupboards, GARY WARNER AUCTIONEER 905-355-2106 ket box, grandfather clock, lots of old china and www.warnersauction.com collectables. Ash sideboards, D.F. corner china cabinet, 4- ANTIQUES & FURNITURE: Barley twist, dropfront pc. Art deco burled wal. bedroom suite, Prize PUBLIC ESTATE AUCTION desk, dresser and fern stand (oak) circa 1900, sec- Bonnet chests, Old trunks, Chevel dresser retary desk, ball and claw mah. circa 1930, oak Thurs. Feb. 15, Start: 6:30 p.m. View: from noon mirror, 5 ft. Oak bench, Oak sideboards, J&P Kahn Auctions, 2699 Brock Rd. N. Pickering, 3 mi. bureau with bookcase circa 1905, oak hall and um- N. of Hwy. 401 exit 399 featuring antiques, fine fur- brella stand, Victorian carved chair, marble top Coats thread box, Sectional bookcases, niture, glass, china, collectibles form a Toronto es- oak end tables, turn of century washstand, mah. Washstands, Pine rockers, Pressed back tate, 2 Pickering homes plus approx. 23 original server, mah. dining and bedroom suite, old prints, rockers, 4 ft. Church pews, Early pine linen Norval Morrisseau acrylic on canvas! lithograph, too many to list. FURNITURE: Oak Princess dresser, mah. china cabi- GLASSWARES & CHINA: Bridlewreath, Limoges, cupboard, Gentlemens chest, Drop front We’ll serenade...CECIL MacKESEY’S VALENTINE, net, 6 pc. walnut DR set, oak washstand, 8 pc. DR Dinnerware from France, Royal Doulton, cups and desks, 3-pc. Victorian pine bedroom suite, ste, sofa & 2 wing chairs (like new), sofa bed (like saucers, discontinued collection of Royal Winton wares, Old Nippon, Dresden (Germany figurines), Old treadle sewing machine, Pine tables, 15 Newcastle on Valentine’s Day! new), 8 pc. wicker set, church pew, pine harvest Decoys, Tea services, Coke coolers, Oil table, 5 pc. BR ste, ash dining table, walnut china selection of old cut glass, vases etc, Cornflower A formal Barbershop Quartet from the OSHAWA HORSELESS cabinet, pine Cannonball bed, maple furniture, con- and lots of little treasures. paintings & prints, Gingerbread clock, CARRIAGEMEN BARBERSHOP CHORUS will sing 2 songs, make a sole table & mirror, 50's dining table /6 chairs, GIFTWARES: Selection of giftwares, selection of Davenport desk, Platform rockers, Wool winged office chair, occasional tables, piano bench, Ltd. Edition dolls, carriage, lamps, handicrafts, winders, Highboy chest of drawers, Round presentation and give a card on your behalf at the location of your choice! dressers, 2 old church chairs, drop leaf table/4 painted trunk, Murano, hand made clowns, hand chairs, platform rocker, oak china cabinet, mahoga- painted porcelain, Satsuma and cast iron toys, dining room table, Odd Victorian chairs, A ny dining table w/6 shield back chairs, Sheriton style Coca cola signs, screens great selection of smalls such as: Moorcroft, buffet etc. MUSEUM QUALITY ARTS & LTD. EDITION Chintz, Carnival Glass, Nippon, Bennington GLASS, CHINA & MISC: Norval Morrisseau acrylic PRINTS: Beautiful masterpieces, oil on board, and on canvas (approx. 23), Royal Doultons-Vanity, Amy, oil on canvas of various sizes of scenes, portraits, bowls, Coke trays, Maple Leaf water jug, A dozen beautiful roses will be delivered to... Coralie, Balloon Man, Old Balloon Seller, Bilbo, and still like and limited number of Ltd. Edition McCoy, Grays Pottery, Royal Winton, Art Frodo, Legolas, Gandals, Gollum, Samwise, Gimli, prints from: Remington, Casson, Thompson, and deco lamps, Pressed glass, Sets of dishes, ELAINE CULLEN’S VALENTINE, other well know artists. Assortment of quality Aragorn, Autumn Breezes; Asteroids Arcade game, Spinning wheels. Quantity of patchwork nd Courtice for Valentine’s Day! AMI juke box. Shelley cup/saucer, Canadian coins, mirrors of various sizes. 2 Included is a lovely vase and cuddly Teddy Bear. stamps, lg. crystal vases, cornflower, num. Coke ESTATE CONTENTS: We have been instructed to quilts. Plus many more items too numerous items, bridge lamp, cups/saucers, mustache cups, sell the contents of W.B. Taylor (Etobicoke). There to list. Approx. 350 to 400 lots. Courtesy of shell lamps, oak coat tree, ladders, advertising pcs, are many old and primitive tools and great treas- TERMS: Cash, Cheque, Visa, Amex, Interac Prize lamps, mirrors, 3 pc. French clock set, clocks, Yzer- ures from here to be sold. Thimbleberry Lane Flower & Gifts man signed stick, silver plate, tri-lights, Exakta cam- AUCTIONEERS REMARKS: This sale will be one of Preview from 1 O’Clock until Sale Time era & lens, Susie Cooper, Poole figurines, Roseville the finest selections of antiques to quality gift- STEEL CITY AUCTION vase, 3 boxes post cards, railway light, 3 leather gun wares and collectables. Plan to attend this sale. holsters, Imari pattern platters etc. This is a large All items must be sold! No registration fees. No Phone 1-905-544-8953 or 1-888-588-1794 579-4949 sale with estate articles too numerous to mention! buyers premium. Terms: Cash, Visa, M/C, Amex. Auctioneers: David P. Vere & Les Britton Randy Potter Auctioneer (905) 683-0041 For more info. call Royal Auctions ESTATES & CONSIGNMENT SOUR SPECIALTY! Victor- toll free 416-817-9333 Web Site: www.steelcityauction.com Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamnews.net THE AJAX PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER, FEBRUARY 14, 2001-PAGE B7 P

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NEWS ADVERTISER feb. 14, 2001 TWO - one bedroom apartments 905-420–6739 Whitby 905-665-2018 for rent immediately. Central SEMI-DETACHED COUNTRY RSVP Oshawa. First/last/ references SHARED ACCOMMODATION home, 5-min. north of Co- 1-877-319-7459 CAUCASIAN Average good required. No pets. Call Michelle $400 per month, single work- bourg. 2-bdrms & den, small looking, 49 year-old European between 8 and 5 p.m. Mon - Fri. ing female, includes parking, garage. No basement. Large Limited Seating woman, educated but timid 725-7321 ext. 11. laundry, cable. Ref. required. yard. Separate heat/hydro. NO RESULTS - NO FEES and isolated seeks friendship Call Rebecca weekdays 1- $750/month plus utilities. and companionship with VERY CLEAN one bedroom 800-667-4656 or message Newly redone. 905-723-7189 another woman in the Ajax/ basement apt., no smoking/ Mortgages, (905)720-2711 580 Insurance Pickering area. 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spectacular results Ken Col- GRIFFIN, Philip Roy - Suddenly at his home lis, Associate Broker, Cold- well Banker RMR Real Estate near Sunderland, January 31st, Philip Roy (905)728-9414 or 1-877-663- Griffin, husband of Betty, father of Steven Caribbean night beats winter blahs 1054 Robinson Griffin, Mark Griffin and his wife Shirley, Ann email:[email protected] David John & Griffin, and Shirley Milton and her husband A ABSOLUTELY ASTOUND- Michael Alexander Jeff. Grandfather of Eric, Leslie, and Keith PICKERING — The Pickering Carib Cana- The Pickering Recreation Complex is located ING 6 months free, then own a Griffin and Lauren Milton. A memorial service house from $600/month o.a.c. who passed away Feb 14, 18982 dian Culture Association is inviting local resi- at 1867 Valley Farm Rd. Up to $5,000 cash back to was held Saturday February 10th at Thorne you! Require $30,000+family Funeral Home in Sunderland. Donations may dents to escape the February blahs at its ‘Annual For tickets or more information call Patrecia income and good credit. Short There never is a day go by of down payment? Call Bill be made to the charity of your choice. Caribbean Night Show and Dance’ Saturday, at 427-7344, Alma at 428-6746, Susan at 420- Roka, Sales Rep. today! Re/ that we don't think of you. Feb. 24. 5196 or Willy at 428-8244. Max Spirit (905) 728-1600, 1- 888-732-1600. MACDONALD, Elizabeth "Betty" (nee Kelly) The event, which takes place in the west salon We miss you, 3 BEDROOM Semi available - Suddenly at her home in Pickering on Mon- at the Pickering Recreation Complex, will fea- March 1, Located at 593 Dean Paul, Bill, Jim and Mother day February 12, 2001 at the age of 80. Be- Ave., Oshawa, (Hwy401/Har- loved wife of the late Addison David Mac- ture the Jones & Jones Comedy Team, folk and mony Rd. area). First /last,














references $960/month +heat. Donald. Loving mother of Elizabeth Wyskiel limbo dancers and Caribbean music and food. Appliances included. No pets. and her husband Joseph, Richard and his wife The show runs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and will be 905-263-8378 Sherry, Valerie, and Mary and her husband followed by a dance. 3-BEDROOM house, upstairs Deaths Deaths Stephen. Proud grandmother of Daniel and All you can Eat Whitby $800 + utilities, large 910 910 Emily. Dear sister of Patsy, Norah and Mau- Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and yard. 430–2349 reen. The family will receive friends at the $5 for children under 12. Backribs Wednesdays 3 BEDROOM SEMI in Bow- MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old King- manville for rent or rent to DESOUZA, Anthony Alexander - In loving

Recycle! own. Large yard, close to memory of Anthony Alexander who passed ston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428– school, shopping, 401. Some from this life on Sunday, February 11, 2001 at 8488 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm on Thursday. new upgrades. $1050/monthly The Funeral Mass will be held at St. Francis + utilities. For more info (905) the young age of 25. He was a loving father 697–3532 to daughters Alysha and Caoilinn. He will al- de Sales Roman Catholic Church, 82 Church St., S. Ajax (Pickering Village) on Friday Fe- 4-BEDROOM house for rent in ways be lovingly remembered by father Al- Whitby, 2 car garage, very ban, mother Margo, brother John and sisters, bruary 16, 2001 at 11am. Interment in St. clean, central location, $1250/ Suzanne, Krista and Amanda, and stepmoth- Francis de Sales Cemetery. Should family The monthly. Available March 1st. and friends so desire, donations to the Toron- 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. 416-947- er Kim. We loved you in life as we will in 4736, Evenings & weekend. death. The family will receive friends at the to Association for Community Living would 905-471-0274. MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old King- be greatly appreciated. A UNBEATABLE DEAL! From ston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428– $500. down, own your own 8488 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Tuesday. Fu- News Advertiser home starting at $69,900 car- neral mass to be held at St. Bernadettes Ca- McMILLAN, Irene Edna - Peacefully, on ries for less than rent. OAC. Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at Lakeview 24 hrs free recorded message tholic Church (SE corner of Bayly St. and 905-728-1069 ext 277. Cold- Harwood Ave., Ajax) on Wednesday, Febru- Manor in Beaverton. In her 93rd year. Prede- well Banker RMR Real Estate. ceased by her parents William and Bella Mc- Aurelia Rasanu. ary 14, 2001 at 11 am. Interment Resurrec- tion Cemetery, Whitby. Millan, her brother Garfield and her sister Newspaper ATHABASCA FOREST AREA, Florence. Rested at the LOW & LOW FUNER- 3-bedroom available February AL HOME, UXBRIDGE 23 Main Street South 15th. 5 appliances, with stove, hardwood floors, gas furnace, LIZOTTE, Irene Rose (nee Harwood)- It is on Thursday, February 8, 2001 from 7:00 to many other features, $1125 with much sadness that we announce the 9:00 p.m. Funeral Service was held in the monthly plus utilities. Call chapel on Friday at 2:00 p.m. Spring Inter- 576-4188 or (519)569–7164 passing of Irene Rose Lizotte on February 10, 2001 at the Kingston General Hospital. Irene ment, Cedarvale Cemetery, Cannington. In PICKERING, FOXHOLLOW, Irene's Memory, donations may be made to detached 3+1 bedroom, 1-1/2 is survived by her loving daughter Chris and baths, family room with fire- her husband Bill Cook, her most loved grand- the charity of your choice. Wants You! place, double garage, 5 ap- son Kevin, brother Roy and sisters Rita and Wants You! pliances, central air, $1550/ Audrey. She was predeceased by her hus- month plus utilities. Mach 1. MILLER, Joe -W.W.II Veteran, Member of Call (905)831-7770. band Pete (Leonard), brother Ed and sister Bess. Irene loved her family, friends and R.C.L. BR. 322, Ajax.- Peacefully at the Ajax To deliver The News Advertiser WHITBY-EXECUTIVE home, 4- and Pickering Health Centre on Sunday, Fe- bedrooms+finished basement laughter. She was a former member of the in-law suite, security system, Pickering Lawn Bowling Association and was bruary 11, 2001 in his 79th year. Joe, loving in your neighborhood. automatic lawn-sprinklers, C/ retired from Delta Bingo Hall, Pickering. In husband of 55 years to Margaret. Father of A+V, fireplace, 2-car garage, Raymond and his wife Jane and Sylvia. etc. available Mar.15/01. celebration of Irene's life friends and family $2,000/month, min. 1-year will be welcomed at the MCEACHNIE FU- Grandfather of Michael and Jennifer. Sur- • Earn extra cash lease, credit check/references vived by sisters Eileen and Vera, both of Eng- required. (416)712–7695 NERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428–8488 from 2:00 land. Brother-in-law of Frances and her hus- • Win prizes Space band Fred Smith, Barbara and her husband 425 For Rent to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wed- • Learn Responsibility nesday February 14, 2001. Chapel Service will Mick Bell of England, and John Atterbury of LANDSCAPER/CONTRACTOR/ take place on Thursday February 15, 2001 at England. The family will receive friends at the DISTRIBUTOR 1,500 sq. ft. 1:00 p.m. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old King- • Be part of your shop with office, 1/2 acre ston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428– parking lot, beautiful location, Campbellford to be with her loving husband community Taunton Rd. Between Oshawa Pete. If so desired donations to the C.N.I.B. 8488 from 1 to 2 pm Tuesday, February 13, and Bowmanville. $800 per Association would be appreciated by the 2001. Funeral service to follow in the chapel mo plus utilities No auto re- at 2pm. Interment Erskine Cemetery. Should pair, body shop or retail. Call family. The following streets are available Andy (905) 263–4745 family and friends so desire, donations to the Rooms charity of your choice would be greatly ap- 430 preciated. IMMEDIATELY: for Rent $400 PER MONTH, Whitby - Rossland and Bassett, fur- MUNRO, Helen Myrtle (nee Tait) - Quietly at nished bedroom, central air, PICKERING bus at door. Cable. Non- home while surrounded by her family on Sat- smoking, suitable for mature urday February 10, 2001. Helen Munro of R.R. • Amberlea Rd. • Dyson Rd. working or pensioner female. #1 Zephyr at 80 years of age. Beloved wife of • Napanee Rd. • Richarson St. (905)-665–8504. the late James Leslie Munro. Loving mother SOUTH AJAX, furnished room of Marie, Yvonne, Betty, and Marilyn. Dear • Village St. • Victory Dr. in clean home. Shared facili- ties. Includes cable, parking, Death Notice grandmother of Clint, Kimberly, Dannyelle, • WhiteCedar Dr. • Rougeforest bar fridge, microwave. Suits Heather, Jamie, Jessica and Christopher. working non-smoker. $400/ Dear great grandmother of Jenny, and Alex. • Baylawn Dr. Cres. mo. First/last. (905)427–6932 Listings Friends called at the LATHANGUE & NORTH WHITBY - one bed- SKWARCHUK FUNERAL HOME, 19153 Cen- • Pebblestone Cir. • Melman St. room. Suitable for working For Audio on current deaths, • Reesor Crt. • Pinegrove Ave. person. First/last required. tre St., Mt. Albert for visitation. Funeral Avail. immediately. Please call service was held in the chapel on Tuesday Fe- • Major Oaks Rd. • Rosebank Rd. N. call Shirley after 4:30pm 683-3005 bruary 13, 2001 at 2 p.m. Interment at Mt. (905)665-6267 From Clarington, Port Perry or Uxbridge, Pleasant Cemetery, Zephyr. Donations to the • Beachpoint • Denvale Dr. PICKERING- Brock/Finch, Canadian Cancer Society would be appreci- main floor furnished room (or please call 1-905-683-3005. Promenade • Sandhurst Cres. not) in large adult home. Bus Visit us on the internet: www.durhamnews.net ated. • Fawndale Dr. • Sequin Sq. to GO, non-smoker preferred. Share kitchen, laundry, park- Brought to you by the following funeral homes: Accettone, ing, cable. $350. Leave msg. • Hoover Dr. • Arcaida Sq. 416-460-5615. Armstrong, Low & Low, Martino & Sons, McEachnie, MUSTARD, Lorna - Peacefully at the Cedar- • Littleford St. • SilverMaple Dr. McIntosh-Anderson, Morris, Newcastle Funeral Home, vale Lodge, Keswick, on Wednesday, Febru- Pickering - sunny room with ary 7, 2001. Lorna Taylor in her 93rd year. • 1875 Glenanna Rd. • Foxwood Trail ensuite for cheery roommate, Northcutt-Elliott, Oshawa Funeral Service, Wagg, laundry and ktichen shared, W.C. Town, Memorial Chapel. Beloved wife of the late Murray. Loving no smoking, no pets, pension- mother of Keith, Effie and Bill Holstock, and • Tawnberry Cres. • Primrose Crt. ers wlecomed. $450 per mo. Call (905) 839=7675 Step predeceased by Hugh and mother-in-law of • BlueRidge Cres. • Wildwood Cres. Celine Mustard. Cherished grandmother of PICKERING 1 FURNISHED 1. Simply dial the above number • Saugeen Dr. • Terra Cotta Cres. bedroom available imme- Aaron, Andrew, Nancy, Caroline, and Brian diately in condo. Includes ca- on a touch tone phone only. and great-grandmother of 4. Friends called at • Strathmore Cres. • Westshore Blvd. ble, utilities, use of facilities. the LATHANGUE & SKWARCHUK FUNERAL Prefer female non-smoker. • Chickadee Crt. • Riverview Cres. $425/month, first/last re- 2. Listen for the name you are HOME, 19153 Centre St., Mt. Albert for visi- quired. 905-421-9973 leave tation. Funeral service was held in the Chapel • Otonabee Dr. • Annland St. message looking for. The listings are on Saturday, February 10, 2001 at 2 p.m. • Nipissing Crt. • Howell Cres. PRIVATE HOME, Courtice, recorded by surname first. Spring interment at Uxbridge Cemetery. shared kitchen and laundry, • Autumn Cres. • 1635 Pickering private bathroom, cable, no pets, $450. per mo. lst/last, 3. When you hear the name you • Strouds Ln. Parkway March lst. Mature employed REDMAN, Gladys - Peacefully passed away, • Duncannon Dr. • Woodview Ave. person preferred. 432–6021 want, press 1 to hear details at the Community Nursing Home, in Picker- ROOM FOR RENT in nice of the funeral arrangements. ing, on February 12, 2001, at the age of 78. • Maple Ridge Dr. • Dellbrook Ave. bungalow. Side entrance. Loving wife of Garnett F. Redman. Gladys, Close to GM and Ice Sports. will be sadly missed by all who knew her. The • Alpine Ln. • Eramosa Cres. Bus at door. Paid weekly, first/ 4. If you miss any information, last. References required. Call family will receive friends at the MCEACH- • Marksbury Rd. • Lodge Rd. 434-6456. press 1 to replay the details. NIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, • Park Cres. • Sparrow Cir. Shared Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428–8488 from 450 Accommodation 5. If you want to go back to the 10-11 a.m. Friday, February 16, 2001. Funeral For more information PICKERING - large house to main directory of names, Service in the Chapel to follow at 11:00 a.m. please call the share, Sheppard and Whites Interment - Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens. area, parking, laundry, private press 2 and repeat from Should family and friends so desire, donations Circulation Department bathroom, serious replys only call Jeff 416-878-9770 leave Step 2. to The Church of the Holy Trinity, would be at (905)683-5117 message greatly appreciated. P PAGE B8 NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 14, 2001

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