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$1.00 Your Independent Local News Source Vol 2 No 50 Wednesday, Oct. 17 2007 City to dump newly purchased miniatures Mini village homeless By Jessica Verge decision to find a buyer for the The Oshawa Express collection, purchased by the city this past summer for Just months after purchasing $234,000. Cullen Gardens miniature vil- This is a luxury we just lage, Oshawa city councillors cant afford, said councillor have backtracked and now Nester Pidwerbecki, his com- decided to sell the tiny tourist ments spurred by another attraction. recent council motion that is At Monday nights council promising Oshawa residents no meeting, the decision to do more than a four per cent tax away with an outside consult- increase for 2008. ant for a business plan for the The city quickly purchased tiny village scene turned into a See COUNCILLORS Page 5 Low tax hike not doable: mayor By Jessica Verge wont be announced until the The Oshawa Express spring. At a special council meeting Brace yourself for a property held last week for staff to pro- tax hike this spring. vide an update to the citys Oshawa city council is aim- strategic financial plan for 2008 ing for a four per cent tax levy to 2011, council voted that staff increase but Mayor John Gray bring forward a budget that says such a low number is unre- results in no more than a four alistic. per cent tax levy increase Its not doable, says Mayor despite the recommendation John Gray, of a four per cent from staff that the increase be Photo by Bruce Jones/The Oshawa Express increase. 8.9 per cent. To get to four per cent But not all council members Gens end losing streak means a drastic change in serv- were on board with the decision. John Tavares helped with an 8-2 win over the Kingston Frontenacs with a hat trick during Sunday nights game. See ices. We cant have it both Gray believes a four per cent story page 17. ways. increase would put the city in The official tax increase See CITY Page 5 Hospital chief to retire from Lakeridge Lakeridge Healths first CEO is step- from Lakeridge and volunteers munities. ping down. Health. It is never an easy throughout the Lemon was the first CEO of Lakeridge Brian Lemon, CEO of the hospital cor- Over the past 10 Lakeridge Health Health, taking the position following the poration since 1998, announced his plans years it has been an decision to step down. family. I am sure that amalgamation of hospitals in Oshawa, to retire in mid-2008 at last weeks board honour to have Brian Lemon the organization is on Port Perry, Bowmanville and Whitby. of trustees meeting. worked with so the right track and Over the coming months the board of It is never an easy decision to step many selfless, dedicated, and caring staff, will continue to make a major contribu- trustees will begin the search for a new Brian Lemmon down, Lemon stated in a press release physicians, board members, foundations tion to the health needs of our local com- CEO. CEO Man hurt in crash A 25-year-old Oshawa man Chevrolet Venture van that had was seriously injured after his been travelling east on car collided with another car at Taunton Road. an intersection in Clarington. The driver of the Pontiac, a On Oct. 13 around 7 p.m., 25-year-old Oshawa man was Durham police, Durham EMS airlifted to Sunnybrook and Clarington Fire responded Hospital in Toronto where he to the intersection of Taunton remains in serious condition. Road and King Lane in the The driver of the van, a 54- Hamlet of Hampton for a year-old Oshawa man and his report of a collision. son were not hurt. Witnesses reported that a The roads were closed for green Pontiac Grand Prix had several hours while police been travelling north on King investigated the collision. Road when it entered the inter- Road and weather conditions section on Taunton Road and do not appear to be factors in King Lane and was struck by a the collision. Pickup collides with cruiser in Oshawa Photo by Courtney Duffett/The Oshawa Express A 33-year-old Barrie man which continued westbound is facing impaired driving in the eastbound lanes. The five student deputy chiefs celebrated with Durham Regional Police Chief Mike Ewles, Deputy Chief Sherry charges after a vehicle travel- Two other marked cruisers Whiteway, family and friends before learning the winning of the chief for a day contest. The five students had to ling the wrong way on a one- followed the truck into a read their essays in front of a judging panel on what it would be like to be a police officer. way street in Oshawa collid- parking lot near King Street ed with a marked police car West and Gibbon Street. The Oct. 10. vehicle was eventually Pupil becomes chief for a day At 2 a.m., an officer from blocked in and the driver dent from Winchester Public our life every day. 17 Division in Oshawa was arrested. Oshawa student School in Brooklin, one student Kostuch will be picked up from on general patrol in a marked The marked cruiser from Elizabeth B. Phin Public his school on Oct. 22 in a police car eastbound on King Street received about $2,000 dam- School in Pickering and one stu- cruiser and brought to Durham West, when he observed a age to its rear passengers a runner-up dent from Quaker Village Public Regional headquarters to be sworn blue pickup truck driving side as a result of the colli- School in Uxbridge. in. He will get a tour of the build- west towards him in his lane. sion. No injuries were report- By Courtney Duffett To become police chief for a ing, an introduction to various The officer swerved to ed. The Oshawa Express day, the five finalists had to write police units as well as get a ride in avoid a head-on collision but A 33-year-old male of and present an essay in front of a the police helicopter, Air1. was struck on the passengers Dunsmore Lane in Barrie has Matthew Kostuch, a Grade 5 panel of judges, explaining what it Its going to be a lot of fun, side by the truck. The officer been charged with impaired student at Dr. Roberta Bondar would be like to be a police officer. said Police Chief Mike Ewles. activated his emergency operation of a motor vehicle Public School in Ajax, has been Being a police officer would be Kostuch will also receive a cus- equipment, made a u-turn and and exceeding the blood chosen as this years police chief an amazing and incredible experi- tom-fitted Durham Regional police attempted to stop the truck, alcohol level of .08. for a day. ence, said Kostuch in his speech. chiefs uniform and a gift pack He was selected from a group of Police officers are not just people from the police service. He will five deputy chiefs including who wear uniforms. To me they are also be a guest of honour at the Cops foil copper wire Andrew Whyte from Grandview heroes I believe in helping others Annual Police Appreciation Dinner Public School in Oshawa, one stu- because its the way we should live and Awards Night on Oct. 25. theft storage facility Three men and a woman second van parked on the lot Man robbed; cards used in Oshawa are charged after suspects with its ignition damaged. Police are looking for two suspects after a 38-year-old Port a loud bang at his front door. tried to steal $50,000 worth Officers stopped a suspi- Perry man was bound and threatened with a knife inside his res- When the victim attended near the front door two males, one of copper wire from an indus- cious vehicle in the area and idence during a home invasion style robbery. armed with a knife and the other armed with a hammer, confront- trial storage facility in took four suspects into cus- The 38-year-old victim reported that shortly after 12 p.m. on ed him. Oshawa. tody. Oct. 9, he was inside his Scugog Street residence when he heard The victim was assaulted and forced to disclose his personal On Oct. 9 at around 2 The cube van located at identification numbers before being bound with duct a.m., Durham police from 17 the scene had been reported tape. Division in Oshawa were stolen from a Brampton busi- The suspects fled the scene with a small amount called to a Bell storage facil- ness and another vehicle of property and the victims debit cards. The victim ity on Boundary Road after a located nearby was reported was able to free himself and attended the police sta- report that four suspects used stolen from the Dufferin Peel tion to file a report. a lift truck to load rolls of School Board. The suspects used the victims debit cards at a copper into a white cube van. A 30-year-old Brampton convenience store in Port Perry and then a Royal When officers arrived they man, a 35-year-old Brampton Bank location on Simcoe Street North in Oshawa. discovered a lift truck with woman, a 21-year-old man of The victim saw only two suspects but believes he its engine running and its no fixed address and a third heard a third male. ignition dismantled and held Brampton man have each The first male suspect is described as a white together with a pair of vice been charged with four male in his 30s, about 511 to six feet tall with dark grips.