The Pickering 24 PAGES ✦ Pressrun 47,600 ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2004 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 MAKE MUSIC WALK THE WALK THE ISSUES Volunteers Students will hoof See where the seize the DAE it to school Wednesday candidates stand Page 10 Page 3 Page 9 WHERE THERE’S SMOKE Be prepared for a lot of questions Presentation lays out The questions are part of a consul- tant’s slide show presentation to many options being be presented at the North Picker- considered for Seaton ing Planning and Design Work- shop, as the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing holds its sec- By Danielle Milley ond public open house to discuss Staff Writer land use and community design. PICKERING – Residents attend- The details were obtained by ing Wednesday’s open house re- the News Advertiser from Ward garding the planning of Seaton are 1 Regional Councillor Maurice going to be asked a lot of ques- Brenner, who said he released the tions. document so residents of Pick- ering would be prepared for the workshop. Blaisdale “It’s not a secret document. It’s MONTESSORI a document that should have been Peg McCarthy / News Advertiser photo School released beforehand,” he said. “If PICKERING – Firefighters from the City of Pickering and Ontario Power Generation took part in special the people of Pickering knew the training recently at a facility in Wesleyville, Ontario. Exercises included extreme heat practices and dif- Best Private School densities they would have a reac- ferent volatile fire scenarios. For more, see page 2. tion.” As voted by Ajax/Pickering Readers’ Choice Awards The presentation has been di- vided into three key issues: the Limited spaces available transportation and transit frame- Call Head Office 905-509-5005 work; the green framework, in- 12 mths - grade 8 5 Campuses in Durham www.blaisdale.com cluding the natural heritage sys- Cost of owning a pet rising in Pickering tem and the agricultural preserve; and the urban framework. New bylaw takes dog bylaw that makes several Pickering-Ajax-Whitby Joint Ani- Within each section questions changes to the existing bylaw, in- mal Services Committee (PAW). are posed such as “What land uses effect in January cluding defining what excessive Now a dog is deemed to be and activities should be encour- SUNROOMS • WINDOWS • DOORS barking or howling is, to make howling or barking excessively if aged-permitted within the natural By Danielle Milley it easier for animal services to it does so repeatedly for 20 min- WHY heritage system?” and “What types Staff Writer enforce the bylaw. utes. and densities of housing should be PICKERING – MOVE ? Residents who “We have had, over the last After the meeting Coun. IMPROVE built within the new urban com- can’t stop Fido from barking ex- several years, complaints with McLean said when noise com- WITH munity and where?” cessively are going to have to barking dogs and we had a prob- plaints are investigated it is The presentation lays out three pay. lem with putting a time frame on difficult to lay charges or fines On Monday night executive it,” said Ward 2 Regional Coun- 905-686-2445 ✦ See No page 5 council passed a new cat and cillor Bill McLean, a member of ✦ See Fines page 2 P PAGE 2 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, OCTOBER 3, 2004 durhamregion.com Fines in Pickering for howling dogs to increase as well ✦ Fines from page 1 a muzzling order can also be issued for these offences. Interfering refers to because there is no definition of ex- situations where a dog may chase or cessive, but now this gives residents a frighten a person or an animal, but not guideline when making a complaint. bite them. If the changes to the bylaw “We’ve had problems with are passed at the council people walking their dog and meeting Monday, Oct. 4 the the dog has been attacked but fine for allowing a dog to not bitten,” Coun. McLean howl or bark excessively in- said. creases from $105 to $115. As part of the bylaw the The bylaw also sets out annual licensing fee for a several new areas where a spayed or neutered dog or cat fine can be imposed: allow- is to increase from $15 to $20 Peg McCarthy/ News Advertiser photos ing a dog to interfere with a and for an unaltered pet from domestic animal ($80), al- $25 to $40. lowing a dog to bite a do- Bill McLean All increases go into effect All fired up mestic animal ($150), allow- Jan. 1, 2005. PICKERING – Ontario Power Genera- ing a dog to interfere with a person Residents can make delegations to tion and Pickering firefighters were at a ($175), and allowing a dog to bite a council Monday regarding this bylaw if special training session practising differ- person ($200). In addition to the fines, they register in advance. ent fire scenarios. At left, a firefighter rinses off after an indoor scenario where temperatures were extremely high. Top and bottom photos, firefighters tackled propane fires. 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We Welcome All Major Fleet Cards durhamregion.com THE NEWS ADVERTISER, OCTOBER 3, 2004 PAGE 3 A/P Students ready to walk to school on Oct. 6 Annual event focuses IWALK is an annual event that approximately 1,000 other schools Last year’s IWALK event in On- “I watch people from across the helps address issues of physical across Ontario. In Ontario, the tario involved 330,000 students street get in their car and drive on healthy living activity, safer communities and 6th annual IWALK event is part and avoided the release of 13 their child to school,” said Ms. environmental health, and is cel- of a larger transportation initia- tons of carbon dioxide emissions, Matys. “It becomes so congested DURHAM – On Wednesday, stu- ebrated as part of IWALK Week tive called Active and Safe Routes the Region of Durham said. Julie that cars become deadlocked, dents in Durham Region will join from Oct. 4 to 8. to School (ASRTS), which engages Matys, promoter of the ASRTS pro- cars can’t move. (They) sit there... millions of other children around This year, 35 schools in Durham young people to take up walk- gram at St. Mark the Evangelist you’re increasing green house gas the world in International Walk to Region will participate in IWALK ing, biking and in-line skating as Catholic School in Whitby, said a emissions...the pollution is hor- School Day. on Oct. 6, joining students from a healthy and sustainable means recent survey at the school indi- rendous and we all suffer from the to get around. Both programs cated that roughly 70 per cent of smog.” address provincewide concerns the student population is either For more information about Success in the new school year about the health of youth, includ- driven or bused to school during IWALK, contact Durham Region ing obesity and inactivity, as well the year. A change has to occur, Health Department at 905-723- climate change issues such as air she said, and it begins with partici- 8521 or visit www.iwalktoschool. AJAX – An all-day event in Ajax lunch. For more information or to quality. pating in IWALK on Wednesday. org. this month aims to help African- register, visit www.itav.org or call Canadian students and parents Yaa Shange at 905-427-7511. have a successful school year. ITAV’s mandate is to strengthen It Takes A Village (ITAV) Fam- African-Canadian and immigrant ily Resource Centre hosts Small families in the Ajax-Pickering area, Steps, Giant Leaps at Pickering building on cultural values and High School on Saturday, Oct. 16. promoting community involve- Guests and community leaders ment by offering social, cultural will discuss a range of subjects, in- and educational programs. cluding parental involvement, al- ternative learning environments, NNOO PPAYMENTSAYMENTS and literacy and hip hop. UUNTILNTIL Pickering High is at 180 Church MBERLEA MMARCHARCH 22005!005! St. N., just north of Kingston Road. The registration is $20 before Oct. DENTAL CENTRE 8 and $30 thereafter and includes WALK-IN HOURS ‘04 IMPALA Daily 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. ALL THAT JAZZ BUS TOURS Sat.