The Pickering 40 PAGES ✦ Pressrun 50,900 ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 FIT TO BE TIED Defensive mistakes hurt Panthers Wednesday night Page 27 Up-to-date election information Pickering residents take crime concerns to chief By Danielle Milley Staff Writer PICKERING — Monique Goudet moved to Pickering to get away from the violence and illegal behaviour of her neighbourhood in Toronto – she now feels her children aren’t much safer in Glendale. “I came to Durham to get away ✦ See Chief, Page 5 Photo by Jennifer Roberts Police and Veridian workers had their hands full after a tractor-trailer accident cut power to about 1,200 customers in Pickering Village Wednesday. Durham Regional Police report the driver of the truck hit a hydro pole after he swerved to avoid hitting a car. The intersection was closed to 9 p.m. While power was Pickering Teens! restored to the majority of customers by noon, about six businesses didn’t get power restored until late Wednesday night. Audition for Pickering Starz and WIN great prizes First audition is on Mon., Oct. 16 • 7 – 10 pm @ Petticoat Creek C.C. cityofpickering.com/teens Accident cuts power to Village Outage lasts into lage. Armstrong said power in the Vil- nesses, was out until late Wednes- Auf Wiedersehen, sucka. The accident happened at lage was disrupted for a short day night, Mr. Armstrong said. The GTI Mk V. Pre-tuned in Deutschland. the night as Kingston 9:40 a.m., when a tractor trailer time because of the accident. “Crews worked to replace that Road remained slammed into a concrete hydro “It caused a short-term outage pole,” he stated. The original hot hatch is pole at Kingston Road and Church over a wide area,” Mr. Armstrong “The power supply on those here, and it’s spec’d for ‘07 with a turbocharged closed to 9 p.m. Street in Ajax. said. circuits had to be rerouted. That’s 200 hp 2.0-litre engine, Durham Regional Police Ser- About 1,200 customers were why the power was out so long.” sport suspension, a DSG AJAX — Evening rush hour geant Paul McCurbin said the without power until 11:40 a.m., Sgt. McCurbin said Kingston with Tiptronic® and ‘07 paddle shifting. traffic was snarled and about a truck was westbound on Kings- he noted. Road was closed until about 9 GTI half-dozen Veridian customers ton Road when it collided with a Damage to the pole meant p.m. Wednesday. Pickering Volkswagen Inc. were without power until 10:30 car attempting to turn left, north crews had to replace it and that Both drivers involved in the 503 Kingston Rd. 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TELUS reserves the right to remove this plan at any time without advance notice. © 2006 TELUS. durhamregion.com THE NEWS ADVERTISER, October 13, 2006 PAGE 3 A/P Pickets target management charity event Durham Region strike. “We certainly weren’t happy they weren’t working on a resolve,” Transit golf Mr. Johnson said. tournament in Uxbridge The pickets did not impede anyone trying to enter the golf course, but raises $50,000 DRT general manager Ted Galinis said the pickets didn’t go unnoticed. for Special Olympics “It certainly wasn’t pleasant for people arriving,” Mr. Galinis said. By Erin Hatfield Contrary to CAW reports, Mr. Gali- Staff Writer nis said no member of the negotiat- ing team golfed in the tournament. DURHAM — Inside the gates of the The bulk of the DRT management, golf club, management was driving, including Mr. Galinis, took a vaca- but buses in Durham remain at a tion day in order to attend the event. stand still. Mr. Galinis said he and deputy More than a dozen striking Dur- general manager Phil Meagher did ham Region Transit (DRT) workers not play in the golf tournament. In- picketed at the gates of the Wooden stead, they greeted guests and then Sticks Golf Club in Uxbridge on Oct. returned to the Regional headquar- 11. ters for the bulk of the day. The protest, Canadian Auto Work- They then went back to the golf ers Union unit chairman John John- club for supper and the cheque pre- son said, was aimed at members of sentation. Durham Region Transit upper man- This, the second annual DRT golf agement. tournament, raises money for the Mr. Johnson said management Ontario Special Olympics, which is Celia Klemenz / News Advertiser photo could have better spent their time DRT’s charity of choice. Members of the CAW union representing striking Durham Region Transit workers protested at the entrance to Wooden Sticks Golf Club recently. They objected to members of the regional management of Durham Transit trying to end the strike, which is now Various events, from sports tour- golfing while they remain on strike. one-week old. naments to raffle draws, are held “We just wanted to show our pres- throughout the year in support of the ence there,” Mr. Johnson said. organization. Although Mr. Johnson said they This year’s golf tournament, it is appreciate that the golf tournament estimated, raised $50,000 for the was being held for a good cause, charity, up from $45,000 raised last the Ontario Special Olympics, work- year. ers felt the managers should have Mr. Galinis said it is a shame the 2006 2006 DODGEDODGE MAGNUMMAGNUM SXTSXT been working on a resolution to the CAW used a charity event as a bar- gaining tactic. 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