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$1.00 Your Independent Local News Source Vol 3 No 14 Wednesday, Jan. 30 2008 Downtown business owners: Methadone users should relocate By JESSICA VERGE up instead. The Oshawa Express I am here for the long run, he said, adding that he has had cus- When Peter Ciaptsis set up shop tomers say they wont return at 20 Simcoe St. S. two years ago, because of the methadone users he knew what neighboured his new who crowd the sidewalk outside. restaurant. And Ciaptsis experiences arent What Ciaptsis, the owner of unique. Petes Open Kitchen, says he didnt Vivian Sled, who works for the know when he moved in next to the Downtown Oshawa Board of First Step Methadone Clinic, was Management, spoke out not as a the vandalism and drug deals that representative for the agency but as came with the territory. someone who works, shops and eats Ciaptsis was one of several in the downtown five days a week. downtown Oshawa stakeholders Sled has seen and heard spitting, who spoke out at city hall Monday swearing and fighting among clinic night in support of a motion that users. could get the ball rolling in a fight Sled and Ciaptsis also expressed for municipalities to have a stronger See CITY Page 5 say where private, for- profit methadone clinics are concerned. UP CLOSE While Ciaptsis, who points out that not all with Andre Talbot clinic clients are caus- Photo by Jessica Verge/The Oshawa Express ing problems, has The Oshawa Express resorted to chasing Wally Donaldson talks Gourmet games away from his restau- one-on-one with rants entrance with a Oshawas favourite Shrimp Cocktail chef Chad Chatterpaul faced off against other local culinary experts creating healthy dishes as part of rolling pin those who do Argonaut. See Pg 9 the Heart & Stroke Durham Chef Challenge, which was held at the Oshawa Centre this past weekend as an early start cause trouble, hes to the organizations February Heart Month campaign. refusing to leave the neighbourhood and CAW head: wants to see it cleaned GGeemmiinnii ggoolldd Foreign trade costs auto workers Former By JESSICA VERGE Auto Workers Union stopped in Oshawa on number one reason for the auto industrys Olympian The Oshawa Express Monday to share his insights into the down- downfall ward spiral of the manufacturing sector. Hargrove pointed out that while Canada trains When it comes to Canadas struggling auto Hargrove, whos been at the helm of buys some 120,000 South Korean automobiles local industry, Buzz Hargrove is chalking it up to Canadas largest private sector union since in a year, South Korean only imports 100 hopefuls unfair trade. 1992, believes an unfair trade agreement Canadian vehicles. Its a figure he said is also Pg 11 The national president of the Canadian between Canada and Asian countries is the See HARGROVE Page 2 Hargrove lays blame in auto crisis Police get HARGROVE from Page 1 out of balance between Canada and other Asian countries their suspects and believes changes to Canadas trade policy would be all it would take to repair the damage. A lengthy investigation by fear of his safety. Although one That would turn our industry around overnight, he Durham police has led to the of the suspects motioned that he said to approximately 80 members and guests of the Rotary arrest of four Toronto males in had a gun, no gun was actually Club of Oshawa during the clubs luncheon held at the connection with an Oshawa seen. Holiday Inn on Bloor Street. robbery. The three suspects stole a Hargrove also listed an over-inflated Canadian dollar, The Durham robbery and laptop computer and a quantity the soaring price of gas and regulations that aim to make tactical units, assisted by of cash before fleeing to a near- vehicles more environmentally friendly as other factors Durham and Toronto police by vehicle, driven by a fourth negatively affecting the auto industry. arrested four males simultane- suspect. The clerk was not Things have never been so stacked against the auto ously in separate residential injured during the incident. industry, he said. locations a week ago in the Jane A 21-year-old man of In the face of these hurdles, Hargrove is calling on the Street and Finch Avenue West Grandravine Drive, a 20-year- federal government to take action. area of Toronto. old man of Jane Street and 19- Its not the fault of the union or the workers, he said. The men were wanted in year-old man of Jane Street Its not the fault of the employer. Its the fault of the gov- connection with a robbery of a have been charged with robbery ernment. cell phone store last Jan. 10 on and disguise with intent. In Oshawa alone, 1,200 workers were laid off from the Simcoe Street in Oshawa. Three Another 19-year-old man of General Motors truck plant as of masked males had entered the Grandravine Drive has been Jan. 1, 2008. In November, 350 Lear employees work- store and the clerk ran out in charged with robbery. ing out of the automotive parts suppliers Whitby factory lost their jobs. Hargrove says at least 20 auto parts suppliers across Canada are threatened with bankruptcy. But its something Cops search for he says can be avoided if the government steps in. This is not the inevitable. It doesnt have to happen, he said. We need investment, we need government sup- port. During a Rotary Club luncheon held in Oshawa on Monday, missing girls One area that Hargrove doesnt believe is putting strain CAW national president Buzz Hargrove shared his opinions Police are on the lookout for and 100 lbs. She has no money on the Canadian auto industry is the union itself. on how Canadas struggling auto industry can be turned two Oshawa sisters missing and may be dressed in pajamas. Oshawas average GM worker earns $35 per hour and around. since Sunday night. Murray is 5, 100 lbs with long its a rate Hargrove doesnt want to see reduced. When Durham Regional Police are blonde hair, hazel eyes and was CAW and GM come to the bargaining table later this year, tension among employees and negatively affect work ethic. asking for the publics assis- last seen wearing a black winter Hargrove says the union wont budge on wages. He says he And Hargrove doesnt believe those wages are doing tance in finding 11-year-old coat and gray jogging pants. doesnt want to see employees hired and kept at $14 per damage to the companies. Melissa Shelby LaFramboise Officers have been search- hour when the person next to them doing the same job is Our productivity more than pays for our wages and and her 13-year-old sister ing since 2 a.m. on Monday. making twice as much, something he believes would cause benefits, he says. Jessica Ashley Murray. Anyone with information At approximately 8:45 p.m. about this incident is asked to City to spend $100,000 on waterfront promotion on Jan. 27, police were called to call D/Cst. Nicole Hamilton of a group home in the area of the Oshawa Criminal King and Simcoe Streets. Investigation Bureau at 1-888- It was there that 579-1520 ext. 2737. Harbour effort gets funds LaFramboise had gone upstairs Anonymous information can be By Jessica Verge gling to make ends meet. report wont necessarily be the solu- to put on her pajamas before sent to Durham Regional Crime coming back to the main floor Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 The Oshawa Express Lutczyk also said it was too early tion to all of Oshawas waterfront to commit the funds. problems, and wont necessarily gar- to watch television. A staff and tipsters may be eligible for member later found the back a $2,000 cash reward. City hall has set a limit of just more Last fall, former Toronto mayor ner a response from the federal gov- David Crombie was appointed as fed- ernment, and the city has to be pre- door open with than $100,000 to promote Oshawas footsteps lead- waterfront which is down from the eral representative on the Oshawa port pared to take matters into its own and waterfront development, assigned hands. ing away from original half million dollars bantered the house. about in earlier discussions. to meet with all harbour stakeholders Wheres the achievement if no in an effort to create a diverse plan for action is implemented, he said. We LaFramboise After discussing the issue behind left her eye- closed doors at Monday nights meet- the harbours future. He is expected to need to make sure there is action by make a recommendation to the feds in the federal government. glasses and win- ing, council shared with the public a ter coat behind. motion to spend half a million dollars the coming weeks. When it came time to vote Monday Lutczyk suggested council wait night, council approved the immediate Murray also on a public relations firm to promote walked away the harbour, including advertising and until Crombies report is released spending of $134,675 (excluding before spending anything. taxes) on the PR firm but a second from a different lobbying Parliament Hill. group home in But the $500,000 was just too I think this is putting the cart vote to approve the eventual spending before the horse, he said. of an additional $385,325(excluding the northwest much for some councillors to spend. area of Oshawa Its a half a million dollars of tax- And while Lutczyk drew support taxes) upon receipt and consideration from some councillors, the majority of the Crombie report lost due to a tie.