The Pickering 44 PAGES ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2004 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 GAME ON HOT PURSUIT NEW LEADER Young indie star Pontiac Pursuit Bayfair Baptist into video games leads the pack welcomes new pastor Page B10 Wheels pullout Page A8 [ Briefly ] Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade looking for more direc- Farm fined for tree cutting in Pickering tion : The Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade meets to discuss annual By Danielle Milley out of a tree-cutting incident at the Burk- tree bylaw, which requires landowners took full responsibility for the tree cut- business next week, followed by Staff Writer holder Farm, has been concluded,” said to notify munici- ting incident. Each charge represented its annual Christmas luncheon. PICKERING — The company that Mayor Dave Ryan in a written state- palities before re- one tree that was cut. Rosebank plead- The board’s annual general cut down more than 1,000 trees on the ment. moving any trees ed guilty to the collective act of cutting meeting and lunch is Friday, Dec. Rouge Duffins Agricultural Preserve has The charges stem from a March 19, on woodlots and down all the trees. 10, beginning at 11 a.m. in Victo- rian Gardens, 570 Westney Rd. S. been fined $10,000. 2003 incident where trees, mostly white spells out pro- In past interviews, Chris Burkholder in Ajax. Rosebank Farms pleaded guilty to pine or cedar, were cut down from the tection for spe- said he and his family didn’t know about The development committee wrongfully cutting trees and was fined Burkholder farm just east of Rosebank cific species. The the cutting until part-way through. They is seeking nominees for the open in a Whitby court Nov. 19. In addition, Road and the Fourth Concession. Local City enforces the asked for it to stop but it didn’t, he said seats on the 2005 board of direc- Rosebank Farms has agreed to a re- farmers, the Burkholders were in the bylaw on behalf previously. tors, also known as the council. planting scheme that will require at least process of selling the property when the of the Region. “The results of this prosecution are All active members in good 1,000 seedlings be planted as soon as incident occurred. The charges evidence that the City of Pickering will standing are eligible to nominate, appropriate conditions arrive. The tree cutting resulted in 332 charg- against the Burk- not tolerate unwarranted and unauthor- Maurice Brenner or be nominated, for the two “I am pleased to confirm that the City es against Rosebank Farms and the holders were open positions on the 14-member of Pickering prosecution, which arose Burkholders under Durham Region’s later dropped because Rosebank Farms ✦ See Brenner, Page A4 board. Directors are elected to three-year terms, beginning Jan. 1. Nomination submissions should include a business biogra- phy, maximum of 150 words, any Grade 9 current board of trade or cham- ber of commerce involvement, current community involvement, brief description of the nominee’s business experience and inter- math fix in ests, and a signed acceptance of the nomination by the nominee. The items must accompany the nomination form being submitted the works to the development committee at the board of trade office no later than Friday, Dec. 3 at noon. New curriculum to For more information, call 905-686-0883. be introduced for 2005 school year [ What’s on ] By Mike Ruta Pipe up for Winterfest : Staff Writer Pickering’s Winterfest is an oppor- DURHAM — Gerard Kennedy’s tim- tunity for aspiring or established ing couldn’t have been better. local talent to unite and make some noise. On the same day that test scores Residents musically inclined showed just one-in-four Ontario Grade are invited to apply to have their 9 students taking applied math met bands, choirs or music ensembles the provincial standard, the education perform at the 2004 Winterfest minister announced a new Grade 9 Celebration of Music. applied math curriculum will be intro- Performers in the event are duced in time for the next school year. given the chance to play for com- The change is to address what ed- munity residents in the council ucators have chambers at the civic complex. complained The event runs Dec. 7, 14 and about since the 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. Applications will Ron Pietroniro / News Advertiser photo end of Grade 13: be accepted on a first-come, first- Crystal Pinnock kneels yesterday at a makeshift memorial for her good friend David Preston. Mr. Preston, a student at that the applied served basis. For more informa- tion, call Jody Morris at 905-683- Pine Ridge Secondary School, was killed Saturday night in a car accident on Valley Farm Road, just north of Finch Avenue. and academic 2760 ext. 2064. Ms. Pinnock recalled David as a great guy and that he was looking forward to the upcoming basketball season in the courses are vir- hopes of earning a scholarship. tually the same, when they were [ Index ] supposed to be Mary-Catherine tailored to two Editorial Page, A6 Kelly distinct student Sports, B1 Pickering teen dies in car crash groups, namely those heading to uni- Entertainment, B4 versity and those bound for college, Classified, B7 TWO PASSENGERS, ✦ Pine Ridge teammates said. apprenticeships or the workplace. As The other two passengers and a result, Mr. Kennedy said in a press [ Call us] DRIVER TREATED FOR and coaches recall an the driver were treated for minor in- release, a high number of students MINOR INJURIES, RELEASED ‘all-around great kid’. juries and released from hospital. are dropping out, “often because they General: 905 683 5110 While police have ruled out alco- can’t accumulate the credits they need Distribution: 905 683 5117 Sports B1 hol and road conditions as contrib- in Grade 9 and 10. General Fax: 905 683 7363 PICKERING — A Pickering teen is uting factors, the speed the vehicle “Some of the challenges around the Newsroom Fax: 905 683 0386 dead after being thrown from a car Mr. Preston, of Anton Square, was was travelling is still being exam- development of applied level courses... Pressrun 47,600 that left the roadway and slammed one of three passengers in the Acura ined, Const. McDonald said. is they tried to make it a watered down into a hydro pole Saturday night. Integra, which was being driven by “It will be considered, definitely, academic program, and we always infodurhamregion.com Durham Regional Police said an 18-year-old Pickering man, po- but we’re still looking into it,” he said it had to be more hands-on,” says David Preston, 18, died as a result lice said. The car was northbound said. Mary-Catherine Kelly. of injuries sustained in the crash, on Valley Farm when it left the road The officer refused to comment The Durham Catholic District School which occurred on Valley Farm and hit the pole. on whether the other occupants in Board’s secondary program services Road north of Finch Avenue in Mr. Preston, who was thrown the car were wearing seatbelts at superintendent said the standardized Pickering around 11:20 p.m. Nov. from the car, died at the scene of the time of the crash, or if charges test results have pointed to problems 27. the wreck, Constable Al McDonald are pending. ✦ See Durham, Page A4 SERVICE HOURS MON., WED., THURS., FRI. 7:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. TUES. 7:30 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. SAT. 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (905) 831-5400 Internet site a lifesaver for Pickering man Email: [email protected] 575 KINGSTON RD. www.livingdonorsonline.org as the “Then I just sort of waited,” he said. time and a lot of tests before the two be- www.pickeringhonda.com Couple finds willing means of connecting. He received responses from people came the first case of an altruistic organ donor living in Toronto As luck would have it, a Toronto in Germany and Australia offering to donation in Canada. Before Ms. Oad, woman named Jenny Oad also saw that donate, offers he would have considered no living person had ever donated to a INCOME TAX By Danielle Milley article. had he not been contacted by someone stranger within Canada. PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURNS Staff Writer After going through months of what closer to home. Despite Mr. Fogelman’s family his- PICKERING — Eight months after Mr. Fogelman called demeaning and While the international offers were tory, when he went for his regular physi- Mike Fogelman was diagnosed with kid- dehumanizing peritoneal dialysis and trickling in, Ms. Oad visited the site cal and was told he was at the beginning *most returns * GST INCLUDED ney failure he stumbled upon a website with his health deteriorating, Ms. Jacobs and read Mr. Fogelman’s posting. She stages of kidney failure it was still a sur- ALL-CANADIAN TAX SERVICE that would change his life. convinced him to post something on the thought about it before responding and prise. offices open year round It was May 2003 when Mike Fogel- website. finally did. It was the first and only post- “Although I knew there was a likeli- 100 Westney Rd. S. (@401) man, now 54, and his partner Valerie He kept it brief, listing his name, age, ing she responded to. hood of this happening, it was still quite at Ajax Station Jacobs saw an article in a Toronto news- where he was from, his blood type and Today Mr. Fogelman has a function- a shock,” he said.