The Pickering
48 PAGES ✦ Pressrun 47,900 ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2005 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 FALL BACK BEAT THE BUG ON THE TRACK Time to turn Where and when Pickering racer your clocks back to get your flu shot series champ Today at 2 a.m. Page 3 Page 41 Durham police like stepped-up effort to battle street gangs
Task force targets deputy-chief said. “We’ve created an intelligence network to identify thugs, guns the gangs and gang members, and we have it on a GTA-wide data- By Jeff Mitchell base.” Staff Writer Earlier this week Ontario Attor- ney General Michael Bryant an- DURHAM David Cooper/ Toronto Star photo — Police brass are nounced the expansion of a gang Newspaper publishers, from left, Ron Lenyk of the Mississauga News, Tim Whittaker of the News Advertiser, Ken welcoming pledges of support task force to include 26 more cops Nugent of the Brampton Guardian, and Michael Goldbloom of the Toronto Star were checking in with Santa re- from the Province in the battle and 32 Crown attorneys who will cently to see how he’s doing with this year’s Santa Fund gift boxes. They were at Santa’s secret warehouse to kick against gangs and violent criminal be dedicated to prosecuting gang- off this year’s campaign, which is expected to deliver 1,000 boxes to children in Ajax and Pickering. activity. related charges. The goal is to cre- But Durham Regional Police ate a consolidated force involving Deputy-Chief Chuck Mercier is police and prosecutors to target quick to point out that this is not gun crimes across the GTA. the beginning of at GTA-wide re- The co-ordinated approach will Chance for Pickering residents to play Santa sponse to gang activity; rather, it is allow not just for the pursuit of a continuation of an effort that has thugs, but for their prosecution Santa Fund in October. Thousands of vol- relations executive. already seen several successful ef- under relatively new legislation unteers, including Girl Guides, Established by Toronto Star forts to crack down on gangs. that targets members of criminal marks a century, Scouts and service club repre- founder Joseph E. Atkinson, the “This announcement is followed organizations, Deputy-Chief Mer- News Advertiser sentatives, deliver the boxes to fund celebrates 100 years in 2006. by many years of gang-related ac- kids in need. One of eight children in a fam- tivities throughout the GTA,” the ✦ See Toronto, Page 5 excited about Year 2 Fund helpers take the boxes ily of modest means, a stranger to families having money prob- bought the young Joe Atkinson a lems, or perhaps dealing with pair of ice skates after watching Blaisdale By Mike Ruta income-earners in poor health. him observe other youngsters on MONTESSORI Staff Writer 35.2//-3 s 7).$/73 s 2//&).' They often receive a heartfelt a pond and asking why he wasn’t Manufacturer of School PICKERING — Like St. Nick thank you or even a tearful hug, skating. Touched by the gift, he himself, Santa Claus Fund or- not just for the gift box, but be- later used the Star to tell the sto- SUNROOMS NEW WHITBY CAMPUS ganizers are hard at work long cause someone is thinking of ries of less-fortunate kids, asking & WINDOWS NOW OPEN!!! before the holiday season. them, whether or not the family readers to donate money to buy 200 Byron St. S, Whitby, 905-665-1516 In fact, the gifts are chosen in celebrates Christmas. them gifts. Visit our showroom February, the workshop is se- “The reason we do this is to In 2006, the fund aims to raise NEW PRE-TODDLER PROGRAM (12 mo.-18 mo.) 239 Station St., Ajax SPACES AVAILABLE IN AJAX & PICKERING cured and set up over the sum- ensure that no child is without a $1.35 million and deliver 45,000 Call Head Office 905-509-5005 mer and the packing of gift boxes gift in the wintertime,” says Bar- 905-686-2445 12 mths - grade 8 www.blaisdale.com 5 Campuses in Durham for delivery to households begins bara Mrozek, the fund’s public ✦ See News, Page 7 A/P PAGE 2 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, OCTOBER 30, 2005 durhamregion.com
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