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The OPP work in conjunction with Simcoe Hall Settlement earns U.S. hockey House to help make the season brighter for families, said Staff-Sergeant Mike Franklin, scholarship commander of the Whitby Auxiliary Unit. “Bottom line, it’s not the OPP giving toys facebook.com/newsdurham and food to needy families, we are just the couriers,” Staff-Sgt. Franklin said. “It’s the people of our community helping their twitter.com/newsdurham RYAN PFEIFFER / METROLAND neighbours get through a tough time in WHITBY -- Ontario Provincial Police Auxiliary Constable Kris Evans was at the Walmart their lives.” Pressrun 53,400 • 28 pages on Stevenson Road Dec. 4, accepting food and toy donations for their annual Stuff • Optional 3-week delivery the Cruiser campaign. 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PICKERING -- Crossing guard guided students across the “I think the fact that they excluded Denby and Dellbrook was street at the Major Oaks Road-Pepperwood Gate intersec- an oversight, any way you look at it, it deserves a stop sign,” he tion in this file photo. New stop signs in the area have been MOYA DILLON said. delayed by council, angering some residents. [email protected] PICKERING -- Residents in the area of Major Oaks Road and Dellbrook Avenue, where a crossing guard was clipped by a car this fall, will have to continue wait- ing for new stop signs. “All you’ll get from me now is anger,” said resident Joe Zullo of a council decision to defer a recommendation from city staff to install three new stop signs in the area. “This really goes over the top; why delay it? We’ve already said this is what we want, now we’ve got to wait longer. A crossing guard has already been hit by a car, and no one was held accountable. If someone gets hurt while we’re waiting, I’m going to hold council account- able.” Mr. Zullo addressed council previously in October regarding concerns with the lack of stop signs along Dellbrook Avenue and Major Oaks Road, a situation he said is creating danger for pedestrians trying to cross the street in between speeding vehicles. Although the cross- ing guard who was clipped, Nadine Vangelisti, escaped the encounter with bruising and soreness, Mr. Zullo worries that the next incident could be much more seri- ous. “We’ve told them as a community we need this taken care of,” Mr. Zullo said, noting speeding and safe crossing have been issues since he moved to the area 10 years ago. “I drive these streets every day and the fact of the matter is we need stop signs.” Councillor David Pickles put forward a motion requesting four new stop signs in the area in October. At the City’s executive committee meeting on Dec. 5, coun- cillors debated a staff report recommending three new A Cuddly Gift stop signs at Major Oaks Road and Greenmount Street, Major Oaks and Duberry Drive and Dellbrook Avenue at Meriadoc Drive. While Coun. Pickles supported the is Waiting for You! recommendation, he was concerned that one location suggested in his motion, at Dellbrook and Denby, was passed over for a stop, since many children cross there Purchase $150 in Pickering Town Centre on their way to St. Anthony Daniel school. Gift Cards and get your FREE Holiday plush. “I do think this fourth site is going to continue to be an issue,” he said. Holiday plush: Murphy the Moose, Zack Frost and Ice Cube. Staff recommended signs be installed in April to allow Gift Cards must be purchased after November 18th, 2011. for community consultation, which staff did not have While quantities last, one per customer, per day. time to complete before the report was due to come Retail Value: $25.00 each back to council. “I would recommend that last step be allowed and maybe the bylaw not be passed until we can come back and say we’ve consulted with the com- munity,” said Richard Holborn, head of engineering services for the City. Holiday Shopping Hours “I don’t think it’s a good time of year to install new all- Monday to Saturday 9:30am - 9:30pm way stops because of road conditions, so if we’re able to Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm come back in March and indicate results of consulta- tion and have signs installed in April I think that would Saturday, December 24th 8:30am - 5:00pm be more appropriate.” (Christmas Eve) - A motion to defer the recommendation back to staff for consultation, put forward by Coun. Jennifer O’Connell, was passed by councillors. “How can we support this if we haven’t gone out to the Over 200 Stores & Services H&M Gap La Senza Coach Roots Zellers American Eagle Outfitters Urban Behavior Sears community and haven’t got their feedback?” she said. Aéropostale La Vie en Rose Olsen Europe Boathouse Nygård Laura Laura Petites Laura Plus Spring Fairweather “The whole point of consultation is to make sure these Bath & Body Works the Bay Dynamite Reitmans Garage Clothing Co. Suzy Shier Tristan pickeringtowncentre.com are the most appropriate locations for the community so I have serious concerns with approving anything, unless it’s just in principle, because essentially what durhamregion.com 4 TOWN AP VILLAGE CHRYSLER CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP No Ajax bike lanes Wishing all my customers, family & friends a very December 9, 2011 happy holiday season and best wishes for a healthy & on Delaney, Magill prosperous New Year! Don Arsenault News Advertiser • and Kerrison drives Delaney Drive to get the public open house, staff continues to rec- ommend bicycle lanes not be implemented an all-way stop sign on Delaney, Kerrison and Magill drive(s),” at Roberson Drive said senior transportation planner Ranjit Gill. Although the residents did not offer sup- REKA SZEKELY port for the sharrows, they were happy their [email protected] parking wouldn’t be lost, he said. “Once again it’s just implementing paint AJAX -- Following a final public meeting on and signage,” he said. the issue, Ajax council is sticking with a deci- At the Dec. 5 community affairs and plan- sion not to build bike lanes on Delaney Drive, ning committee meeting, councillors decid- Magill Drive and Kerrison Drive. ed to proceed with the sharrows, which will The three roads connect to each other and be added in 2012. are often used by drivers as an alternative to Initially, councillors had budgeted $65,000 Kingston Road, which can become congest- for bike lanes for the road and staff estimat- ed during rush hour. ed that the shar- Initially the Town rows will cost less, 905-426-BRUSH proposed construct- Based on so there is enough ing bike lanes along money in the bud- the corridor, which feedback that was received get for the project. 161 Harwood Ave. N. 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