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Find out more at 1547 Bayly St., Pickering 905-420-3285 Friday, June 10, 2011 facebook.com/PickeringEvents www.canadahardwoodflooring.ca NEWS 7 Case closed Ajax barn fire ruled accidental ENTERTAINMENT 16 It’s free to attend Here’s the lineup for park concerts SPORTS 19 JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND PICKERING -- Petticoat Creek Library staff, from left, Maureen McVarish, Amy Mills, Julai Merritt and Monika Miller, geared up June 6 to Yann has celebrate Petticoat Creek’s 10th anniversary on June 11 at the library. a plan He’s off Pickering library celebrates 10 years to South Dakota on scholarship PETTICOAT CREEK MARKS MILESTONE WITH CELEBRATIONS MOYA DILLON which was unsuitable for use due to mois- branch services at Petticoat Creek. facebook.com/newsdurham [email protected] ture and mold problems, the Petticoat Creek “It’s all windows so you can look out the branch was officially opened on June 14, 2001. back and see the ravine, and right now we twitter.com/newsdurham PICKERING -- The Petticoat Creek branch of The name was chosen from entries to a public have beautiful wildflowers growing. It’s like the Pickering Public Library invites residents contest, and was inspired by the library’s sur- a peaceful little haven in the middle of the Pressrun 50,400 • 28 pages to join staff in celebrating 10 years in the com- rounding vistas. city.” • Optional 3-week delivery munity. “People love our branch, it’s like a little $6/$1 newsstand Built to replace the aging Rouge Hill branch, haven,” said Maureen McVarish, manager of See PICKERING’S page 9 Full, Partial & BPS Dentures Implant Dentures Deegan Denture Clinic Same Day Relines & Repairs Soft Liners 134 Harwood Ave. S.,Ajax House Calls Available Michael Deegan DD Complimentary Consultations (In the Ajax Plaza in the corner by Home Hardware) Saturday Appointments Available “Denture Services – A FamilyTradition for Over 30Years!” 905-683-6074 2 P Onthefunscale...aperfect10! June 10, 2011 June 10, News Advertiser • Summer Camps City of Pickering camps offer great experiences for your child. 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NEW rently under way in Oshawa heard Thurs- Financial institutions affected includ- LOCATION Bring Dad! day. ed American Express, where Mr. Neshan FOR The workers, all of whom were in training worked in 2001, and CIBC, court heard. 2011! The Rotary Club of Ajax for American Express Canada’s customer Losses are alleged to be in the hundreds of presents their service centre in 2001, shared their infor- thousands of dollars. annual mation at the suggestion of Kuhen Neshan, Charges against the six accused -- Mr. one of six defendants accused of partici- Neshan, 38, Ramanan Kenegarajah, 36, pating in an organized fraud ring, court and Anantha Neeranjan, 34, of Ajax, and heard. Toronto residents Hariharan Nesarajah, 39; LOTS OF Former AmEx employee Kelly Clark tes- Rajitha Kanagarajah, 32, and Jeya Prakash FREE PARKING! tified via video link that Mr. Neshan pro- Balan, 23 -- were laid after police executed vided a form for his co-workers to write the search warrants in Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa information on as they familiarized them- and Toronto on March 3, 2010. PANCAKE BREAKFAST selves with the system. Police have compiled evidence of an She later learned sharing such informa- ongoing and ambitious fraud ring, based Sunday, June 19th, 8am to 11am tion, even with co-workers, is contrary to on the exploitation of stolen credit infor- Great pancakes! Now at a NEW LOCATION company policy. mation and obtaining cards using false ID, Scrumptious Sausage, Coffee & Juice! ARBOR PARK at AJAX TOWN HALL “We’re not supposed to record or write prosecutor Mitchell Flagg told court. Pro- A GREAT way for YourWhole Family to start Father’s Day! (Harwood Ave. S, at Achilles Road) down our passwords,” Ms. Clark said. ceeds from the frauds were used to pur- www.ajaxrotary.org Service Above Self “We’re supposed to commit them to mem- chase vehicles, high-end electronics and ory for security reasons.” appliances, as well as homes in Durham The Crown alleges Mr. Neshan, formerly Region and Toronto, police allege. of Ajax, was the leader of a fraud ring bust- The six defendants face numerous fraud At Wilmot Creek, ed by Durham police last year. It’s alleged charges and are also accused of partici- we don't just build Mr. Neshan used passwords obtained from pating in a criminal organization. All have co-workers at AmEx to create fraudulent pleaded not guilty. exceptional homes, credit card accounts. 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Please call the Wilmot Creek Sales Office to make an appointment. parkway Call 905-426-6603 www.wilmotcreek.ca ADULT LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY retirement residence www.seniorstar.ca ONLY 4 VILLAS LEFT durhamregion.com 4 TOWN AP Ajax considers declaring Village a heritage district June 10, 2011 June 10, REKA SZEKELY potentially increasing rates. Ms. Chrus said [email protected] provincial government information indicat- ed insurance rates would not go up, but the News Advertiser • AJAX -- A heritage conservation district des- issue could be examined further. ignation is on the table for Pickering Village Kevin Tyber, an optometrist and business in Ajax. owner on Kingston Road, asked if he’d need The Town held a public meeting recently a permit to change the windows or the colour on the idea of designating an area surround- of his building. ing the Kingston Road and Church Street Ms. Chrus said he might. area between Elizabeth Street and Rother- “How do I voice my disagreement with this glen Road and just north of Hwy. 401. as strongly as possible,” responded Mr. Tyber. The T-shaped area includes parts of several He was told he could fill out a survey on the residential streets including Windsor Drive, Town’s website at townofajax.com by May Sherwood Road, Randall Drive, Lincoln 24. Street and all of Old Kingston Road. Paul Allore, Ajax’s director of planning, said Senior heritage planner Christy Chrus a heritage conservation district could benefit explained designating an area as a heritage business owners. conservation district includes benefits such “If you want to maintain the character of as the revitalization of the area, the protec- the Village, you need a plan like this so new tion of unique heritage resources and finan- JASON LIEBREGTS / METROLAND developments and additions are in keeping cial incentives in some cases for building AJAX -- The Town of Ajax is looking at the option of designating Pickering Village as with the character of the area,” he said. upgrades. a heritage conservation district. The Gordon House was once a hotel and was built That’s exactly why Windsor Drive resident She explained the process to designate the in 1881. Linda Robinson said she liked what she was area, which includes public consultation. hearing. “What I’m hearing is the concept However, council doesn’t need approval Ms. Chrus said the Town would have up to Pickering Village Business Improvement is to nurture and preserve the Village as we from the area residents to proceed.