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Teen
vandals
destroy
cemetery
“Well Written, Well Read”
Vol 4 No 24
They smashed headstones in an
Oshawa cemetery and now they are paying the price.
Three teens are facing charges of mischief over $5,000, after more than 20
headstones were vandalized at St.
Gregory’s Catholic Cemetery on Simcoe
Street North.
Police received a call about the vandalism and found the teens a short time
later walking on Beatrice Street East.
As police continued to look into the
incident, they discovered that most of the
headstones had been tipped over and broken. Some were smashed to pieces.
According to police, the damage is
estimated at $15,000.
Also, memorial flowers that had been
placed on headstones had been thrown
throughout the cemetery.
One of the teens had some flowers in
their possession when they were arrested.
The incident happened on Friday,
April 3 around 3:30 a.m.
A 12-year-old Oshawa girl, a 17-yearold Markham girl and a 15-year-old
Bowmanville boy are charged in relation
Photo by Robyn DePratto/ The Oshawa Express
to the incident.
The girls have been released from
police custody, but the boy is being held
for a bail hearing as he was also charged Heidi Young doesn’t look too happy about having to drink “baby pee” (really Mountain Dew). She was participating in the Fear Factor challenge event held at the McLaughlin Library Auditorium on April 6th.
with breach of probation.
Grossed out
Emergency calls on the increase
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
Sending out an S.O.S.
Durham Region residents, particularly
those in Oshawa, are doing just that.
Ambulance services in Durham Region
responded to 33,734 calls in 1996 and in 2008
that number jumped to 47, 879.
That’s an increase of 142 per cent.
Specifically, 17, 921 of those calls stemmed
from Oshawa residents.
Richard Armstrong, director of Durham
EMS, says that may have to do with Oshawa’s
high population and average age.
While all eight municipalities calls have
increased since 2000, Oshawa’s volume of 911
ambulance calls has increased from 13,553 to
more than 17,000.
Following next in line, but far behind in
calls, is Whitby with more than 9,000 calls last
year.
A report from Armstrong showed that 90
per cent of the region’s emergency calls were
responded to in less than 10 minutes, which is
standard.
However, Oshawa was a little quicker compared to last year. Emergency services overall
responded to Oshawa calls in just over eight
minutes. This was the fastest response time in
the region and a significant decrease since
2000 when the average response time was over
nine minutes.
See CITY Page 5
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Student
housing
complex
gets nod
By Lindsey Cole
The Oshawa Express
The Dundurn student housing project is a
go, thanks to the City of Oshawa.
But there may yet be a hiccup in the plan.
City Councillors moved several recommendations at Monday night’s council meeting, but
were leery when it came to cancelling the
property taxes for more than five years.
However, for Carlo Di Gioacchino of
Dundurn Edge Developments, it’s a chance to
get the ball rolling on a project that could
change the face of Oshawa.
“We’re ready to start construction,” he said,
adding that they could get everything done by
September 2010.
The 129-unit building would be built near
the Durham College campus and could house
more than 500 students.
The decision from council comes after the
region turned down the company’s request for
a deferral of development charges, which put
the whole project in jeopardy.
However, it will be costing the City an
additional $1.4 million in a loan to the company as that is the cost of what the region denied
Dundurn. The City has already deferred their
portion of the development charges.
At Monday night’s city council meeting,
several recommendations were put, including a
request for the loan, which would be paid back
to the city within five years at a five per cent
interest rate.
In order to get the loan from the city,
Dundurn had to prove the project would be
secure.
They promised that $1.05 million or 75 per
cent of the loan would be secured by a commercial letter of credit. The remaining
$350,000 would be secured by a mortgage on
the site with the city in the second position.
It was also recommended that an application to cancel the company’s property taxes be
considered.
See PROPERTY Page 5
Dragons’ Den enters Oshawa’s lair
By Lindsey Cole
The Oshawa Express
are being filmed in front of them.
That’s part of the fun of the show,”
explains MacMillan.
Entering the CBC’s Dragons’
Alison Prentice knows all too
Den is fast paced. Intimidating.
well what its like in the den, as this
You have one minute to pitch
local entrepreneur was selected to
your business plan. The cameras
pitch her business Creo Mundi last
are on. You’re on national televiyear.
sion.
The business is composed of
You either sink or swim.
two parts, a protein drink and a
Several people got a small samclothing line. The clothing line is
ple of what it might be like to parintended to embrace the body with
ticipate in the show as they pitched
more than 200 positive words in 15
their ideas to producers at the
different languages from around
Greater Oshawa Chamber of
the world written on the inside.
Commerce recently. This was the
The idea is that is you surround
first time the show made its way to
yourself with positivity, you in
Oshawa for the fourth season.
turn will be positive.
Amedeo Tarzia pitches his compressed coffee ground golf tees to Dragons’ Den proMore than 15 people showed up
While the dragons were ready ducers Michelle MacMillan (left) and Lindsey Neely during the Oshawa round of
to try and persuade the producers
to invest in her drink, they didn’t auditions for season four of the CBC show.
they have what it takes to go all the
buy the clothing line. Thus,
way and face the dragons for a
Prentice turned down their offer,
chance to get some capital and have
and was later voted fan favourite on
the judges invest in their idea.
the show.
Amedeo Tarzia walked in with a
“They wanted to cherry pick the
small brown piece of material, no
most profitable part of the compabigger than a large piece of bubble
ny,” she says, adding she wasn’t
An altercation in an Oshawa near Hoskin Avenue and
gum. His idea was to make
willing to let the clothing line go.
parking lot has left a man shot.
Farwell Street.
biodegradable golf teas out of comShe sums up her experience on
Police were called
The man was transpressed coffee grinds from Tim
Dragons’ Den in one word – excruto an Oshawa home
ported to a local hospiHortons.
ciating.
on April 1 where they
tal where he had surHe wanted $100,000 from the
“It was pretty funny actually.
found the 24-year-old
gery.
Dragons if he were to be picked as
We really wanted to be on there. It
victim with a gunshot
Police don’t believe
one of the businesses to go forward.
was interesting. It was good. What
wound.
this shooting was a ran“This is a really fun invention,”
was unfortunate, in a way, I wasn’t
Police later learned
dom act.
says Lindsey Neely, one of the proable to articulate the company the
the man had been shot
This is the second
ducers making the selection.
way I usually do. In the end I just
in the Knights of
man shot in Oshawa in
But it will be a few weeks
wanted to be on there for as long as
Columbus Fields parking lot two weeks.
possible.
We
held our own.”
Although she
rejected the deal
An elderly woman lost con- ing an estimated $50,000 in
from the dragtrol of her car and smashed damages.
ons, she says
through a food store on King
The storeowner and herself
business
has
Street West in Oshawa.
were injured in the accident,
boomed.
The
The 75-year-old woman was but none of their injuries were
Canadian made
driving her Chevrolet Blazer serious. They were treated at
products have
when she lost control of the the local hospital and later
begun to sell,
vehicle and drove through the released.
and the protein
Centre Food Mart’s front winIt is unknown at this time if
drink is now
dow, smashing it to pieces caus- charges will be laid.
being distributed in the U.S.
More charges laid in sexual assault case
The company
Further charges have been disabilities in various locations
was also fealaid against an elderly Oshawa across Oshawa and Whitby.
tured in TIME
man accused of sexually
On April 1, the 71-year-old
m a g a z i n e
assaulting a young man with a Oshawa man was arrested and
recently.
mental disability.
charged with seven more sexu“If I’m talkThree more alleged victims ally related offences.
ing to people
have contacted police about the
The man worked in the
about going to
man.
Oshawa area for a number of
auditions, pracThe separate allegations years as a support worker for
tice, practice,
involve men all under the age mentally challenged children,
p r a c t i c e .
of 17 with physical or mental youth and young adults.
Overall, I would
Photo by Lindsey Cole/ The Oshawa Express
recommend
Cory Cleveland passes out his business plan to producers Michelle MacMillan (left) and Lindsey Neely everybody
Anonymous tips can be made to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1do
in the hopes of becoming one of the lucky contestants on CBC’s Dragons’ Den. Auditions were held in it.”
800-222-TIPS (8477). Tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward of up to
before Tarzia, or any of the other
people find out if they made the
cut.
“I just found out about it today,”
Tarzia adds with a laugh. “I wasn’t
really prepared.”
Throughout the day the producers saw many other business ideas,
from a Dance Addiction hip hop
studio in Durham Region, to a 13year-old with a device to better the
electric car.
“We’re just here to find out
everything about their business,”
says Michelle MacMillan, the other
producer on hand.
Those selected will be contacted
and shooting begins in May.
“It’s not Canadian Idol. It takes
a lot more to come out to one of
these,” explains Neely. “It takes
more nerve. It’s not just coming out
to belt out Beyonce.”
Neely also says some of the people who came in to audition were
laid off from GM.
“We have seen a couple of people who have been downsized by
GM and have developed their own
businesses. This is one of the reasons why we chose Oshawa.”
While the actual dragons seen
on the show weren’t there for the
pitches, the producers say it is more
intense once the entrepreneurs
enter the den.
“The dragons don’t know anything about the pitchers until they
Man shot in parking lot
Driver smashes through storefront
Oshawa recently for season four of the show.
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$2,000.
APRIL 8 2009
‘Down the hall’ seniors event a success
By Lindsey Cole
The Oshawa Express
A chance to try your luck at poker, or catch a glimpse at
the pictures taken by a seniors camera club member were just
a few of the pavilions featured at the Down the Hall event put
on by the Oshawa Senior Citizens Centres (OSCC) at the
Legends Centre recently.
For just a toonie, seniors could enter the show and take a
look at most of the services the OSCC offers.
Each participant was given a ‘passport’ and could go from
Photos by Lindsey Cole/ The Oshawa Express
Frances Lenihan and Sonja Huxter came out to check on all the
booths during the Down the Hall event at the Legends Centre.
APRIL 8 2009
booth to booth collecting stickers as they went.
They also had the chance to win baskets full of prizes.
“The idea is to recruit more participation,” says Gerry
Henderson of the seniors advisory committee.
“We were hoping and praying it would turn out. The idea
is to familiarize yourself with what’s available with all the
senior activities.”
For Donna Wood and Barb Dunn, curiosity brought them
to the event.
“It’s very enlightening,” says Wood.
“It’s to support the Legends Centre too,” adds Dunn.
For more information about the OSCC call 905-576-6712.
Volunteer Gord Reid and player Marge Boyd get ready to play
some poker at the Down the Hall event put on by the Oshawa
Senior Citizens Centres recently.
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Supporting
our troops
no matter
what
It seems almost every week
another name is added to the list of
soldiers who have died in
Afghanistan.
To date, we have lost more than
110 soldiers, but one thing remains
the same, our constant support.
An event recently at the Oshawa
Armoury highlighted the strong
devotion in this community for our
soldiers overseas.
The event was put on by the
Durham Region Association of
Realtors, in part for Darryl
Dawson, whose mother is the president of the association.
Dawson was injured, and three
of his comrades were killed, after
an Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) blew up their armoured vehicle.
While a banner and a flag were
made for Dawson, as he returns to
Canada, the event itself was in support of all troops fighting for our
country.
More than 100 people showed
up from various walks of life and
while not everyone supported the
cause, they did support the soldiers. Despite personal views on
whether our soldiers should even
be in the war torn country, the soldiers still matter.
Oshawa is known as a place of
compassion when it comes to the
fight in Afghanistan.
Each time a solider is killed the
Highway of Heroes is packed with
people waiting for the black limos
and the hearse to go by.
The overpasses are filled with
flags, banners and messages of
support and hope. Firefighters,
police officers and paramedics all
stand atop their vehicles saluting
the soldiers.
This differs from our American
neighbours, who bring their soldiers home at night, so the public
isn’t aware of their deaths.
Canada celebrates the lives of
our soldiers with a tribute that is
everlasting in the eyes of their families.
While the tone is often sombre
when our troops make their way
from Trenton to Toronto, it is also a
sign of strength.
We stand by our troops no matter what.
It’s a passion and a devotion that
should be recognized and acknowledged.
Oshawa truly does care.
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Letters to the Editor
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It’s all about the location
Dear Editor,
Re. “Questions over ethanol report,” April 1, 2009.
The introduction by FarmTech of a questionable economic impact study should not distract us from the central issue.
It is grossly incompatible to put an ethanol plant
adjacent to a provincially significant wetland like
Second Marsh.
FarmTech has yet to furnish any justifiable or compelling reason to act in opposition to the recommendation in David Crombie’s report to maintain the Gifford
Farm Lands as a buffer zone between industrial activities to the west and Second Marsh to the east.
None of the 16 ethanol plants listed in the FarmTech
study have required immediate access to a deepwater
port to operate successfully. If these plants can do it,
surely we should expect the same of FarmTech.
From a economic standpoint, the regional impacts
would be the same if the plant was built in a more suitable location than beside a wetland “recognized universally as an environmental gem,” as the Crombie report
stated.
Since this is the case, why would FarmTech not
choose a more appropriate location than next door to a
natural treasure like Second Marsh?
Brian W Brasier
Executive Director
Friends of Second Marsh
Possibility of no increase in the minimum wage
Dear Editor,
Spend. Spend. Spend. That seems to be the message from Premier Dalton McGuinty. Most people are
promoting economic stimulus, which is good.
However, it appears that Premier McGuinty has a
strange way of doing it. He has $32 plus billion for
government infrastructure like roads and bridges, has
$6 plus billion for the auto sector. He has billions for
cutting corporate tax rates and will save businesses
$500 million with the sales tax harmonization. He is
raising the minimum wage to $9.50 on March 31, but
is considering not increasing it to $10.25 on March 31,
2010. Government shouldn’t be the only body providing economic stimulus. Only the minimum wage is
funded by the private sector. Why can’t the private
sector do at least this part? Must all economic stimuli
be by governments, particularly since businesses have
been trying to cut government expenditures for the last
30 years? The minimum wage is the BEST economic
stimulus as it goes to those with the least income and
they spend it right away, unlike the people at AIG, and
it doesn’t cost the government anything. But is
Premier McGuinty saying we can cancel that because
it is not a government expenditure? The government
can’t, and shouldn’t try, to provide economic stimulus
all by itself. The private sector has to do its part too.
Ron Dancey,
Oshawa resident
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Questions over ethanol plant continue
Dear Editor,
Re. Questions over ethanol report, April 1, 2009.
Anyone reading the FarmTech economic impact
study would understand why Oshawa councillors
would have questions.
Here are some of mine.
Why would the study’s submission memo from
FarmTech’s public relations firm, Sussex-Strategy
Group, refer to “the attached report conducted by the
University of Ontario Institute of Technology” and yet
Professor Raymond Cox insists that it was always clear
that he and he alone produced the report and not the
school?
Why would the study state that, “There are no other
proposed RFF’s (renewable fuels facilities) in Ontario
at this time,” when the Kawartha Ethanol plant in
Havelock is scheduled to begin production this summer?
The intended sources of corn purchases for this
plant overlap extensively with those of FarmTech and
include Durham Region.
Why would the study include in its calculations
1,300 farm-connected jobs that exist already without
the ethanol plant?
This indicates that the actual person-years for all
jobs, including the plant expansion, is a meager six per
cent of that listed in the study.
Why would the study’s author exclude detailed
source references for his data when this makes it
extremely difficult for reviewers to check his results
and statements?
Wioletta Walancik
Courtice resident
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APRIL 8 2009
Don’t be so proud of our flag
I know when travelling abroad or
down south I like to wear a Canadian
flag pin.
As Americans are not always as
welcomed as Canadians, I want to
ensure that people know that I am a
Canadian.
This has always been a good experience but is now changing in
some areas of the world.
For example, you might want to
think twice about wearing a
Canadian flag in the Siria Valley in
Honduras.
In 1998 a Canadian-owned
gold company started mining in
this area.
The gold is extracted through
cyanide leaching. I presume this is the
cheapest method of extracting the
gold. Unfortunately it has terrible side
effects on the population. The company uses so much water in this process
that many local village wells have
dried up. Many wells that still have
water have been contaminated with
cyanide, lead and arsenic. When a
cyanide leak virtually killed a local
river, the Canadian company was
fined
$55,000, but to this point has
refused to pay.
Health has been badly affected
with miscarriages, children with hair
falling out, badly deformed calves
being born, etc.
Is it all in the name of ‘profit’ or is
it GD (Greed Disease)?
Thankfully, many Canadians are
promoting Bill C-565 which calls for
an ombudsman to make Canadian
mining companies accountable, even
on foreign soil. This bill has passed
first reading.
Some years ago, some Canadian
companies donated goods to some
African third world countries. Now
understand that these ‘donations’
were tax deductible. Unfortunately
the materials donated were not up to
Canadian standards so, in my view,
were dumped on Third World
Countries. I presume the thinking was
that even if these products were not
up to Canadian standards they would
still be welcomed by these poor countries and besides it did mean a tax
break.
So what was ‘donated?’ Well a
well-known cheese company sent
huge cylinder like blocks of cheese to
one country.
Unfortunately the dock workers
did not recognize this as food and the
blocks sat on the docks in the stifling
heat for more than one week, when
the smell started to attract attention.
Unfortunately many people of
African descent are lactose-intolerant,
so that even if the cheese had been
distributed, it would have not been
easily consumed.
Experts tell us in fact that food aid
tends to treat people as objects of pity,
not as makers of their own lives.
Truly effective social and economic
development occurs only when people are assisted towards self-reliance.
The other example I like to recall
is the drain-opener ‘donation’. The
crystals used to clear drains were
never distributed to poor people, who
of course have precious few drains at
all, but was distributed to more affluent citizens in the country. All this in
the name of ‘charitable donation?’
Our Canadian banks took a loss in
the recent downtrends in U.S. markets, so rather than assimilate those
losses, I find that the interest on my
line of credit is now going up 1 per
cent.
I thought our Canadian banks
were less greedy but I presume that
they too have GD.
Likewise our oil companies.
With a gallon of oil going for
less than $40, why is our Canadian
gasoline still selling for 80 cents a
litre? Are the oil companies who have
a well-structured monopoly in
Canada simply safeguarding for the
future when oil will not be in such
demand? Or is it also a case of GD?
While fiercely proud to be a
Canadian, headlines like the following make me wonder where we are
going: ‘Why Did 90 Children Die?’
Ninety children in the Province’s
welfare system died last year. In
Ontario? In Canada? Did these children have Canadian flags to display?
We have a lot to do to restore
Canada to its former glory.
You can send your comments and
suggestions to BillFoxExpress@hotmail.com
Durham College lends
a hand to immigrants
Durham College is working to
assist internationally trained
immigrants to find employment in
Ontario that matches their skills
and experience.
Their newest program, the
Colleges Integrating Immigrants
to Employment (CIITE) project,
will work to aid new immigrants
in their job searches.
“The CIITE project is an
essential resource, not only for
internationally trained professionals seeking employment, but also
for colleges from across the country to help improve the nation’s
economy by providing more
access to education,” says Mary
Blanchard, Durham College dean
of the School of Communication,
Language and General Studies.
“We are pleased to offer this
service and look forward to the
opportunity to help immigrants
settle in their new environment
and find rewarding careers that
reflect their skills and experience.”
Every year, according to the
college, thousands of men and
women arrive in this province
who have global training and
skills which are valuable to
Ontario’s workforce, yet many of
those people have difficulty finding jobs in their field because of a
number of barriers.
The CIITE program allows the
college to offer a wide variety of
services aimed at improving edu-
cation, training and exploring
employment opportunities.
Those services include one-onone advising, customized solutions, information specific to
Durham Region and a centralized
point of contact to work out of.
The CIITE project received
funding from Ontario’s Ministry
of Citizenship and Immigration in
the sum of $5.3 million.
The funding supports upgrading the capabilities of Ontario colleges so that they can help immigrants find employment faster.
Each year almost 15,000 immigrants apply to full-time college
programs and more than 40,000
enroll in continuing education
courses.
Durham College is offering
weekly information sessions,
which are being held on Fridays at
10:30 a.m. at the Oshawa campus
in room B299 of the Gordon
Willey Building.
An on-campus advisor is also
available to discuss and explore
academic options, perform credential assessments, provide
employment opportunities and
help with language and professional skill enhancements. The
advisor can also provide participants with referrals to community
resources and services.
To make an appointment, call
905-721-2000 ext. 2020 or e-mail
itiadvisor@durhamcollege.ca.
City number one for response time
EMERGENCY from Page 1
This was particularly evident in ambulance
calls. In 2008 they responded on average in a little over seven minutes, again a decrease since
2000’s time of eight minutes and 55 seconds.
“We have increased service in the area and
enhanced the ambulance deployment plan to
ensure better coverage,” says Armstrong.
It’s also noted in the report that Durham
Region EMS has one of the highest cardiac
arrest save rates in all of Ontario.
While response time has already significantly dropped across the region, those numbers
could go down even more courtesy of the new
staffing distribution at EMS.
The current day cars in Oshawa, Uxbridge
and Whitby are increasing from 12 hours per
day, five or six days a week, to 12 hours per day,
seven days a week.
That will add more than 22,000 man-hours to
Oshawa EMS alone.
Durham EMS is facing a number of challenges and is working to improve their services
even further, states the report.
Hospital off-load delays continue to be a
challenge for EMS staff, even though they initiated a program at Lakeridge Health Oshawa
where there is a nurse designated to off-load.
That program began in January.
“Hospital off-load delay is related to the time
it takes to return the ambulance to available status after they arrive at the hospital,” adds
Armstrong.
The EMS are hoping to meet in the near
future with Local Health Integration Network
(LHIN) representatives to discuss their concerns
about traveling to further hospitals for specialty
care, as it means less ambulances on the road
and further wait times for patients.
According to Foster Loucks, from the
Central East LHIN, the LHIN plans on meeting
with EMS in late-April to go over their concerns.
Property taxes only concern
STUDENT from Page 1
ready to get moving.
“The impact for taxpayers is significantly
This is where the debate kicked in, as many
councillors didn’t feel it was appropriate. It more if we do nothing,” Councillor Parkes said,
as she believes the building will make up
would affect taxpayers, some said,
to $500,000 a year in property taxes once
as the cleanup portion alone is slatstudents are in it.
ed to cost $2.7 million.
“They’ll be choice for students. It’s a
Di Gioacchino was prepared to
vote for Oshawa’s future. I want to move
get that number down to $2.2 milforward with the project. We support the
lion, but councillors were looking
university and the students who choose
for more off the top than that.
the university.”
Therefore there was a motion put
However, in the end the special meetJoe Kolodzie
on the table to have a special meeting was decided upon.
ing Thursday regarding the property
But that doesn’t mean there isn’t some good
taxes once Di Gioacchino can get some information from his bankers regarding the amount news for Dundurn.
The $1.4 million loan was given the goof money he could get to lessen taxes for the
ahead, as were several other recommendations,
city.
“I have a fundamental, philosophical prob- including that the holding symbol be removed
from the building and that local trades be used
lem with that,” Councillor April Cullen said.
“I don’t see the benefit. We have the whole where possible when it comes to construction.
“Council is working really hard to make this
rest of the city to look after.”
However, Councillor Louise Parkes was just project a go,” said Councillor Councillor Joe
Kolodzie.
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The Public Sector Salary Disclosure
Durham’s top earners
CITY OF OSHAWA
BERTOIA
DUIGNAN
FOSTER
HODGINS
STOCKMAN
STEGLIO
BOB
RONALD
THOMAS
RICHARD
$169,426.31
$252,511.63
$158,373.53
$164,977.51
$169,426.38
PATRICIA
PAUL
LUIGIA
MARTYN
JOHN
JOSEPH
EDWARD
MARK
LOUIS
DAVID
CHRISTINE
$181,982.71
$162,248.19
$151,325.24
$184,169.54
$151,325.24
$151,325.24
$161,703.81
$151,325.24
$151,222.08
$151,325.24
$151,325.24
SCHOOL BOARDS
MANSON
PULLA
AYOTTE
BECKETT
BOWYER
HIRCOCK
HODGINS
JOEL
VAVOUGIOS
VISSER
WARD
LAKERIDGE HEALTH
DIXON
EMPEY
HOVEY
KOOY
LEMON
MACNEILL
MASON
SAPP
SEWELL
SIXEL
TAYLOR
PETER V
STEWART KEVIN
D. BROCK
CHRISTINE
BRIAN
KAREN N
DARCY L
MARGARET M
DARRELL R
KATHARINA E
MARK C
$261,490.78
$184,750.21
$240,690.94
$285,557.08
$331,201.66
$291,451.00
$156,136.98
$299,438.87
$274,633.35
$193,878.09
$329,248.80
RALPH
MARG
DON
PAUL
OWEN
LEAH
GERRY
KEN
$160,413.63
$171,261.26
$181,370.22
$266,013.38
$151,867.91
$204,240.72
$169,149.21
$152,415.54
NAWAL
GEORGE
RON
CAROLYN
BRIAN
SHARI
JOHN
KAMIEL
DOUGLAS
RICHARD
BILL
GREG
MARC
BERNIE
WILLIAM
$152,520.00
$169,555.86
$287,499.96
$181,818.42
$161,016.48
$106,432.32
$163,170.57
$188,852.82
$161,057.04
$237,241.50
$152,770.82
$160,592.50
$183,965.13
$157,334.94
$201,162.00
DURHAM COLLEGE
APRILE
GREENLEY
LOVISA
MCERLEAN
MORAN
MYERS
PINKNEY
ROBB
UOIT
AMMAR
BEREZNAI
BORDESSA
BYRNE
CAMPBELL
FORBES
FRIEDLAN
GABRIEL
HOLDWAY
MARCEAU
MUIRHEAD
NATERER
ROSEN
SCHELL
SMITH
The Province’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act ensures that organizations that receive public funding from the government remain transparent by disclosing annually the names and salaries of employees who
make $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
This is a list of Durham Region’s top earners who make more than
$150,000.
APRIL 8 2009
Durham’s official president
By Kate Strachan
The Oshawa Express
Don Lovisa is officially Durham
College’s fifth president.
Although he’s been acting as president since last year, Lovisa was officially sworn in at an installation ceremony at the college’s Oshawa campus.
“I am honoured that the board of
governors has placed its trust and confidence in me to lead Durham College
during this time in our history,” says
Lovisa.
“We will continue to provide hope,
solutions and opportunities to men and
women who unexpectedly find themselves out of work and at a crossroads
in their lives, secondary students with
dreams fuelled by imagination and
wonder and lifelong learners who
want to continue to better themselves
through education.”
Many students, faculty, staff, alumni, councillors and mayors, along with
Lovisa’s close friends and family,
gathered to witness the president take
his oath.
“On behalf of the Board of
Governors and the entire college community it is my pleasure to officially
welcome Don Lovisa to the role of
president of Durham College,” says
Aileen Fletcher, chair of the Durham
College Board of Governors as she
draped Lovisa in his presidential robe.
“The college has a long-standing
tradition of excellence in post-secondary education and an unwavering commitment to student success. It is with
complete confidence that the board
entrusts Don to uphold our rich history while creating a bright future filled
with new opportunities - both here in
Durham Region and beyond,” she
adds.
Amy England, president of the college’s student association shared her
feelings on Durham College’s leader
with him.
“I’ve had the pleasure to work
beside you as the president of the student association and your passion to
put the students first and the pride you
have in our school is amazing. You’ve
added a new life to our college.”
Lovisa’s academic experience
includes 20 years at Confederation
College where he managed a number
of significant projects while serving in
executive and leadership roles.
This includes the dean of the
School of Business, Hospitality and
Media Arts, dean of the School of
Access and Literacy and campus manager of a satellite campus location.
Lovisa has also worked interna-
tionally, teaching and training in the
areas of globalization, market-driven
economic transition and international
trade, to name a few.
He officially joined the team at
Durham College in July 2007 as vicepresident and went on to be named
president on an interim basis in May
“The number-one measurement of
our success is our graduates and their
success in the marketplace and in life.
That means as a Durham College
graduate, our students will join a privileged group that enjoys greater access
to skilled jobs and increased opportunities for career advancement.”
Photo by Lindsey Cole/ The Oshawa Express
Don Lovisa, the president of Durham College, was officially sworn in recently at
Durham College. Aileen Fletcher, chair of the board of governors, was on hand to
introduce and welcome the president.
2008.
The board of governors
unanimously selected him
as president following an
exhaustive national search
of candidates across all
educational sectors.
“Durham College plays
a vital role in all our communities
throughout
Durham Region. The college has successfully
woven itself into every
fabric of the region,” says
Regional Chair Roger
Anderson.
“The community is facing challenges and the college plays a pivotal role in
getting through it.”
Lovisa addressed the
hundreds that had gathered
to witness the swearing in,
giving them some words
to remember.
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Keeping your balance
Exercise and nutrition linked to fall prevention
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
Daily activity can improve balance,
strength and flexibility in older adults,
according to Elizabeth van der Loo, a public
health nurse with the Durham Region
Health Department.
That’s exactly why the Durham Region
Health Department is launching the “Make
a Splash” campaign. The campaign is aimed
at reminding adults over 55 to be active.
The GTA-wide initiative was started to
teach aging adults how to prevent falls and
show them ways to keep their independence.
According to the health department
report, falls are the leading cause of injuries
requiring hospitalization among seniors
over 65 in Durham Region.
In 2004, there were 43 fall-related deaths
among seniors throughout the region, while
a 2007 Ontario Injury Prevention report
showed that every 30 minutes in the
province at least one senior is admitted to a positive affect on their wellness, mobility,
hospital because of a fall.
independence and quality of life.”
“We know that daily activity can
In addition to daily activity, good nutriimprove the balance, strength and flexibili- tion is also a key factor in fall prevention,
ty in older adults, which makes them
says van der Loo.
less likely to be limited by injuries due
“People need
“People need to
to falls or disease,” says van der Loo.
to recognize that
As part of the region’s fall preven- recognize that good good nutrition is
tion message, the health department is
important
and
encouraging older adults to incorporate
essential for gennutrition is
some form of physical activity into
eral health and
important and
their daily routine.
particularly bone
A non-profit
health,”
essential for
organization
explains van
in
Durham
general health and der Loo.
Region has also
“As the Health
particularly bone D e p a r t m e n t
started up an
exercise promarks nutrition
health.”
gram
called
month in March,
-Elizabeth this is the perfect
SMART.
Councillor Joe Kolodzie suggested a refundable deposit
The
proto reinforce
van der Loo time
for bottled water could encourage residents to recycle them
gram
is
eating healthy.
more often.
designed for
Canada’s Food
Another concern for the FCM is that bottled water comthe elderly or dis- Guide is an excellent resource in choosing
panies are using municipal ground water sources, as a
abled people and
healthy types of food and healthy porgrowing percentage of municipalities across Canada have
helps them gain tions.”
faced water shortages in past years.
independence by
van der Loo also says that speaking with
“This cooperation among governments must extend to
improving
their your doctor or health practitioner about the
investments in local water systems. The most economical
health and mobility. amount of calcium and vitamin D you need
and reliable source of drinking water is a first-rate munici“The program to maintain good bone health is key.
pal water system. Where these systems are lacking, all
can be done in“Because having strong bones can help
orders of government must help fund the necessary infrahome or as part of a prevent serious injury if a fall does occurs,”
structure,” adds Perrault.
group
session,” adds van der Loo.
Some municipalities, such as the City of Toronto and the
says
Amanda
For more information on how to prevent
City of London, have already enacted bylaws to restrict the
Houghland of the falls or to receive the “Make a Splash” pamsale and purchase of bottled water within their facilities.
Victorian Order of phlet, a set of recipe cards and other
The FCM is also urging municipalities to develop
Nurses (VON).
resources from the region’s health departawareness campaigns about the positive benefits and the
“This exercise ment
quality of the municipal water supply.
program improves
call the Durham Health Connection Line
Regional council did not make a decision on whether
the fitness level of at 905-666-6241 or 1-800-841-2729 or
they’ll pass the bylaw banning the sale of bottled water at
isolated, inactive
visit online at www.durham.ca
their facilities. They referred the issue to the next works
older adults and has
committee meeting.
Possible ban on sale of
bottled water in city buildings
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
Soon you may not be able to reach for that bottle of
water if you’re in a region owned facility.
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Members’ Advisory is urging Durham councillors to phase
out the sale and purchase of bottled water at region owned
facilities when other options are available.
The resolution does not call for the ban of bottled water
to consumers, only a ban at city or region owned buildings.
“All orders of government must work together to reduce
reliance on a product that produces more waste, costs more
and uses more energy than simple, dependable municipal
tap water,” says Jean Perrault, FCM president.
According to FCM, bottled water consumes significant
amounts of non-renewable fossil fuels to extract, package
and transport water which creates an unnecessary air quality and climate change impacts.
The packaging of water bottles is recyclable, but the
FCM reports that between 40 and 80 per cent of empty bottles end up in the trash, which in turn take up space in landfills.
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Councillors have health care concerns
Network hopes to improve health care
By Katie Strachan
The Oshawa Express
Durham Region is expected to have a 34
per cent increase in emergency room visits
and 50 per cent more inpatient admissions
into hospitals by 2030.
That’s why the Central East Local Health
Integration Network (CELHIN) created the
One Acute Care Network.
“You’re not simply walking into the services of one hospital but into a network of all
nine hospitals across the central east LHIN,”
says James Meloche, senior director of community engagement for the CELHIN.
The idea of an acute care network was
launched in Nov. 2007 and was created so that
patients have improved and equitable access
to an integrated hospital, explains Meloche.
Durham Region council encouraged the
LHIN to report back to them updating the
success they have had since launching the
network.
A leading factor for the launch was the fact
physicians were working too many hours.
“It causes physicians to burn out or leave
for greener pastures with more commodity,”
adds Meloche, who says the LHIN is looking
into changing a physician’s on-call time from management strategies are just a few of the
one in every four days to one in every 12 options highlighted.
days.
“More money and more hospital beds is
The network is essential to Durham not the solution,” adds Meloche.
Region because the region has the highest
However, some councillors feel differently
growth area, therefore it will need more on that idea.
health care options, says Meloche.
Regional Councillor Brian Nicholson said
The fear of limited health care
he spent days in the hospital with a
was made even stronger as talk of a
family member and witnessed
possible closure of Lakeridge
many patients left on stretchers in
Bowmanville swirled.
the hallways of the hospital.
“To me, the services provided at
“They live in stretchers in the
Bowmanville are critical to the syshallway because there’s no room.”
tem,” says Foster Loucks of the
“You’re speaking to a much
CELHIN.
larger problem. Stretchers are a
“They’re going to have to go
Band-Aid solution,” adds Meloche
elsewhere. The bulk would end up
who claims the patients are on
at Lakeridge Health Oshawa. The
stretchers because other patients
Brian Nicholson
problem is not funding, it’s physioccupying the beds need a higher
cian coverage.”
level of care, something the acute care netAlthough the LHIN would have their say work is trying to accomplish.
in the closure, ultimately the decision is up to
He also says stretchers are not included
the hospital corporation.
into the number of beds a hospital has.
The One Acute Care Network has a series
As of 2006, Durham had 833 beds, far
of goals to better health care overall.
behind Scarborough, which has 1,068 beds.
Hospital service planning, scenario modelAnother concern for councillors is the fact
ing, supporting physician integration, identi- Durham Region doesn’t have a cardiac clinic,
fying new models of service and a change in which would offer programs to Durham
patients.
Regional Councillor Joe Drumm suggested that the LHIN look at taking 10 acres that
Whitby is offering to build a cardiac clinic so
patients don’t have to travel to Peterborough
or Toronto.
But the network itself is also generating
some discussion among councillors.
The LHIN did not hold public consultations before creating this network and that has
councillors worried.
“We’re constantly in a situation where
we’re trying to listen and learn,” says
Meloche.
The LHIN consulted with 150 physicians
before creating the network.
“We trust them to speak on behalf of caregivers and families,” adds the director.
Nicholson is concerned that the LHIN didn’t consult with any consumers. They were all
medical professionals, he says.
“People told us this (one acute care network) couldn’t be done. We were the first to
do it and now we’re being followed,”
explains Meloche.
The LHIN will continue to update regional council on their progress.
Students learn about fire prevention
By Lindsey Cole
The Oshawa Express
The Hazard House stands at the front of the
gym as Fire Prevention Inspector Nancy Wilson
tells Grade 5 students at Harmony Heights
Public School where some hazard areas are in
the home.
Smoke seeps out of the kitchen area of the
dollhouse. This is where most fires occur, she
What’s hopping in Oshawa for Easter
By Robyn DePratto
Durham College co-op student
Easter is a time when children everywhere
turn to thoughts of a certain fluffy visitor who
comes bearing all kinds of wonderful treats.
Everyone knows who the Easter bunny is,
but how many people know where the idea of
this furry friend came from?
The use of the rabbit as a
symbol isn’t a new idea. It has its
origins in Pagan festivals. The
Saxons dedicated the month of
April to the worship and celebration of their goddess of spring,
Easter, whose sacred animal is
the rabbit.
Rabbits are fertile animals
and they served as a reminder of
the new life that comes with the
spring season.
The beginning of the bunny
being used as a symbol for Easter
comes from Germany. This is also where the
first edible Easter bunnies were made.
German children called him “Oschter
Haws,” and would use their caps and bonnets to
make nests for him in their houses.
They believed that if they were good he
would come during the night and lay coloured
eggs in the nests. When German settlers moved
to America in the 1700s, they brought the
Easter bunny with them.
With Easter just around the corner, this
famous bearer of treats will be seen in and
APRIL 8 2009
around Oshawa.
And the community has all kinds of events
planned to celebrate this holiday.
The Oshawa Centre is holding The Bunny
Hop Trail on April 8, 9, and 11.
It will be held in the centre court from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Kids can enjoy face painting and get bunny
ears and there will be digital
photos taken as keepsakes.
There will also be a petting
zoo and kids have a chance to
win one of 25 build-a-bunnies
donated by the Build A Bear
workshop.
There is no charge for the
event and 100 per cent of
donations will go towards the
Humane Society of Durham
Region.
Also, Lakeridge Health
Oshawa will be holding their
annual Easter Bake Sale on
April 9. It will be held in the main lobby and
starts at 6 a.m. so the morning staff can have a
chance to get some goodies.
Calvary Baptist Church will be presenting
The Resurrection of Christ on April 11 at 7:30
p.m and April 12 at 6 p.m.
It tells the story of Jesus’ life, crucifixion
and resurrection through the eyes of his disciples Paul, Peter, and Mary Magdalene.
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church will be having an Easter morning breakfast and an Easter
egg hunt on April 12 at 9 a.m.
says, as the kids look on amazed. They point to collaboration with Community Safety Net to
areas in the home where they think a fire could educate kids on fire prevention.
happen.
The book given to students is put together by
This presentation, along with the fire safety the safety group, which goes around the commubook the students are given,
nity looking for
is very important in presponsors.
venting fires, she says.
Currently there
“Prevention education is the
“We try to hit them
are around 70 com(schools) every year. We only thing that works for kids.” panies helping out,
keep expanding the
-Rick Mercer with the Oshawa
knowledge base,” she
Rotary Club and
explains.
TD Bank as the main sponsors, says Rick
Susan King, the chief fire prevention offi- Mercer, the project co-ordinator for Community
cer, says it’s about reminding parents about fire Safety Net.
hazards just as much as it is about educating
“We partner with the fire departments. It’s
children.
very important. Prevention education is the only
“It’s key because we get to send home the thing that works for kids,” he explains. “Support
messages. It’s very interactive. They get a lot comes from the community. It takes a whole
out of it. We find it very beneficial.”
community to help out.”
For three years they have been working in
Italy earthquake felt in Oshawa
By Lindsey Cole
The Oshawa Express
“Today has been a pretty emotional day
for the community,” he said, referring to
Oshawa’s Italian community.
“I want to thank the residents and colMeasuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, the
aftershock of the massive earthquake that leagues that have called. I’ve visited the
area a number of times. The
struck before dawn in the Italian
whole area has been evacuatregion of Abruzzo Monday, can
ed.”
be felt here in Oshawa.
He added he hopes in the
For Oshawa City Councillor
near future some fundraising
Tito-Dante Marimpietri, it hits
initiatives can be developed to
particularly close to home as
help those who have been
members of his family live in
affected by the quake.
the medieval town of L’Aquila,
One of his friends, he said,
which was one of the hardest hit
lost their home. They are just
areas.
one of the many who have
He told councillors at
Tito-Dante
been impacted by the quake.
Marimpietri
Monday night’s meeting that his
As to date, there are around
grandmother, aunts, cousins and
friends live in that area and he was lucky 150 dead and 1,500 still missing.
“As we pray tonight, let’s pray for
that he had heard from most of them.
them,” he said.
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Injured Oshawa soldier returned home
Oshawa supports Canada’s troops
By Lindsey Cole
The Oshawa Express
The bright red and white
Canadian flag bears many messages
of hope, faith and support.
“You’re all in our heart.”
“Keep the faith. Thanks for your
sacrifice.”
“Stay strong.”
“We owe our thanks.”
These were just a few sentiments,
Photo by Lindsey Cole/ The Oshawa Express
Various messages of support and hope were drawn onto a Canadian flag as
people gathered to support Canadian troops. The flag will be given to Darryl
Dawson, an Oshawa native, who was injured in early March.
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of more than 100, written during a
support the troops function at the
Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Armoury
in Oshawa recently.
The event was put on by the
Durham Region Association of
Realtors (DRAR), as they have a
special link to the soldiers fighting
for Canada in Afghanistan.
The president, Debbie Dawson,
has a son who is one of many troops
over there.
On March 3 her life changed forever.
Her son, 23-year-old Darryl was
injured after the armoured vehicle he
was driving hit an Improvised
Explosive Device (IED) in
Kandahar. He sustained several
injuries, including a back injury,
which has left him barely able to
walk. He has also lost 50 per cent of
his hearing.
As a Sapper Combat Engineer,
Darryl was coming back from detonating another IED when the explosion happened.
While he was injured in the blast,
Warrant Officer Dennis Brown, Cpl.
Kenneth O’Quinn and Cpl. Danny
Oliver Fortin were killed.
His mother recognizes just how
lucky he is to be alive, despite his
injuries.
“It was awful when we got the
call. I just want him home,” she says.
Such is the reason why Lindsay
Smith, a broker with RE/MAX Spirit
Inc Brokerage, wanted to throw an
event to recognize Darryl’s commit-
ment to the cause, as well as, support
each and every troop.
“It’s what I can do to show some
support back to the family and to
Darryl overseas. He’s the catalyst
that got the ball rolling (for the
event),” he says. “But it’s for all the
lighted the soldiers lost in 2009 and
showed pictures of Darryl and his
crew before the explosion.
The video will be put on YouTube
in the near future, Dawson explains.
“It’s very important to show our
support,” Smith adds.
Photo by Lindsey Cole/The Oshawa Express
More than 100 people gathered at the Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Armoury to support Canadian troops fighting in Afghanistan during an event put on by the
Durham Region Association of Realtors.
men and women overseas.”
For Dawson, the event meant a
lot, as she was eager to get the
signed flag and banner to her son,
who was expected to return to
Canada yesterday, just four days
before his 24th birthday.
He was shipped out to
Afghanistan in early January.
A video made by Darryl’s sister
was also shown at the event. It high-
“Once a soldier is injured they are
forgotten about.”
For Dawson, it’s a chance to
thank everyone for standing by her
family in such a difficult time.
She says Darryl is grateful for
everything but most of all just wants
some of the comforts of home.
“He told me he can’t wait to sleep
in his bed and make spaghetti,” his
mother says with a laugh.
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Books galore at Simcoe Street church
By Lindsey Cole
The Oshawa Express
Reader’s Digest will not be accepted.
“We’ve got wonderful books.
Boxes upon boxes of used books We’re glad to have all the support
are piled at the Simcoe Street United we can.”
This is the second year the book
Church as volunteers sort through
them, glancing at each one as they sale has taken place and the hope is
to raise as much
unpack them.
as last year’s total
These volunteers are gear- “It would be nice if we of $4,000.
“It would be
ing up for the
nice
church’s book
made what we did last what ifwewedidmade
last
sale,
which
takes
place year, but we’re thankful year, but we’re
thankful for what
April 16 from
for what we get.”
we get.”
12 to 7 p.m.,
proceeds
April 17 from 9
-Alice Sheffield go All
towards maina.m. to 7 p.m.
taining
the
and April 18
church, which is
from 9 a.m. to
one of the oldest in Oshawa as it
12 p.m.
Currently the church is looking was built in 1867.
Books cost $2 each and anyone is
for donations, as they have been collecting books since January from welcome to come and check out the
selection.
members of the community.
For more information on the
“Any kind of books are acceptable,”
says
volunteer Alice book sale or to donate to it contact
Sheffield, adding there are some Liz Fertile at 905-579-2050, Alice
Sheffield at 905-723-3183 or Donna
limitations.
Textbooks,
magazines
and Arnold at 905-723-4206.
Edward Carswell
Photo by Lindsey Cole/ The Oshawa Express
Simcoe Street United Church volunteers Doreen Howe, Charlene Gullason and Bob Bell gear up for the book sale which
takes place April 16, 17 and 18. The proceeds go towards maintaining the church which was built in 1867.
Ride for Dad earns award
By Lindsey Cole
The Oshawa Express
off at the Durham Honda Powerhouse. The ride is
usually about 170 km.
For more information on the event and to get
involved visit www.motorcycleridefordad.org
On behalf of the Durham Regional Police
Association, president
Doug Cavanaugh cordially
accepted
the
Community
Partner
Award from representatives of the Durham
Motorcycle Ride For Dad
recently.
The award was given
to the association in
recognition of its support
and effort when it comes
to helping out with the
ride.
“This is our fourth
year, I think it’s grown
exponentially in this
region,” Cavanaugh said.
The grand total raised
from the ride was
$73,000 last year, as
more than 200 people
participated in Durham
alone.
The ride raises money
to help fight prostate
cancer and in Durham
proceeds go towards the
Oshawa
Hospital
Photo by Katie Strachan/ The Oshawa Express
Foundation to support
From left, LouAnn Young, Doug Cavanaugh and Steve Connors gathered at the
research and education.
The ride takes place Durham Region Police Association to give Cavanaugh the Community Partner Award
this year on Friday, June for the association’s involvement in the Durham Region Ride For Dad event, which rais13 at 9:30 a.m. and kicks es money for prostate cancer.
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I thought it would be interesting to
learn a bit more about a man who
became famous through North
America for speaking about the
Temperance Movement.
The Temperance Movement was
based on the belief the alcohol was
the root of many of society’s problems and argued that it was necessary
to ban the consumption of alcohol.
Edward Carswell was a man who
wore many hats. He was a husband,
father, painter, writer and lecturer.
His parents John and Sarah came to
Canada from Ware, England in 1832
when Edward was only an infant.
They settled in Reach Township,
eventually moving to Oshawa.
Edward married Rebecca Thomas
of Bowmanville in May of 1856.
Their marriage produced six children. Frank, the oldest followed in
his father’s footsteps and became a
printer.
The other five children were born
between 1861 and 1867 (Florence,
Alice, Catherine (Kate), Edward
Albert and Nelley (Nellie)).
The Canada Directory of 1857
lists Carswell as an artist, bookseller
and stationer.
His ads appear
throughout The Oshawa Vindicator
during the 1860’s where he offers his
services as a “House, Sign, Banner
and Ornamental Painter, Paper
Hanger & Gilder”.
He was also known as something
of an artist. His work as a sketch
artist illustrate the books he wrote for
children.
One of the books, Temperance
Stories and Sketches (1888), is a collection of temperance essays for children illustrated with pen and pencil.
Another book, Pen and Pencil; or
Pictures, Puzzles, and Short Stories
for Boys and Girls (1890) further
highlighted his ability as an artist.
Mr. Carswell’s greatest achievements and fame, however, came from
his career as a temperance lecturer.
Purported to be a captivating speaker,
several newspaper accounts describe
Carswell’s abilities as a speaker as
second to none.
He was popular throughout the
eastern seaboard of the United States
speaking in such diverse places as
Baltimore and Cambridge. A newspaper description of his speaking in
Cambridge was as follows, “The
speaker [Carswell] has a very musical voice and a great power of imitation, which enabled him to hold the
interest without the least apparent
effort.”
Not only was he in demand in the
United States, but Carswell was also
a popular choice for speaking in
Oshawa. He was often called upon to
chair socials or provide entertainment
at the Sons of Temperance meetings
in the Oshawa area.
In addition to his participation in
the local organization, Carswell
became involved at the national and
international level. He attended the
World’s Temperance Congress of
1893 in Chicago as both a speaker
and a delegate. Moreover, he was the
Vice President of the National
Temperance Society and Publication
House in New York.
Mr. Carswell died at the age of
81, of an apparent stroke and was
buried in Union Cemetery. His headstone stands there today, along with
his wife, and some of his children.
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kstrachan@oshawaexpress.ca
ARIES March 20 to April 19
Work hard to meet deadlines,
but do not take on additional
obligations unless it is absolutely necessary. Your had work will pay off.
This year, like a magnet, you will
attract the right people.
TAURUS April 19 to May 20
A romantic interest from the
past could reenter your life.
Single Taureans may be ready
to make a firm commitment. Realize
what you no longer need in your life
and make important changes.
GEMINI May 20 to June 21
If you are a parent, get
involved in your children’s
sports or after school activities. This
year’s focus is on taking on more
domestic responsibilities and building
a strong “home base”.
CANCER June 21 to July 22
If you get a promotion or a
raise, do not neglect your personal life to get ahead in the workplace. This year, you will do a fair
amount of work related travel. Come
up with creative ways to cut expenses.
LEO July 22 to August 22
Consolidate bills, put finances
in order and do what you can
to save money. Whether material or
spiritual, you are learning a great deal
about yourself. Your social life picks
up later in the month.
VIRGO August 22 to Sept 22
If there are things in your life
you would like to improve, this
is the time to do it. Do not clutter your
life with too many things, leave room
to develop new ideas. Focus on your
personal needs and goals.
LIBRA Sept 22 to Oct 23
Review the past several years to
see what you have accomplished. Old ways, circumstances, projects and people are leaving your life. Let
them go and get ready for the new cycle
that is beginning.
SCORPIO Oct 23 to Nov 22
Share your knowledge and
expertise with friends. If old
friends move away, you will make new
ones. Put your team building skills to
work with groups whose goals align with
your own.
SAGITTARIUSNov 22 to Dec
21
You can receive fulfilment and
recognition for your work efforts. Enjoy
the rewards, but accept the responsibility
that goes with it. Go out with friends for
dinner or host a dinner party at home.
CAPRICORN Dec 21 to Jan
19
If you go back to school as a student or teach, you will have to deal with
a heavy, academic workload. Choose a
subject that has practical value. The
New Moon on April 9 illuminates your
business life.
AQUARIUS Jan 19 to Feb 19
The focus this year is on money
and property you share with others, but right now you are not making
much progress. Check out a spiritual
retreat or a trip to an exotic location.
PISCES Feb 19 to March 20
Close associations are especially demanding this year. Work
out Relationships problems and get
them resolved. Single Pisceans could
meet a younger or older partner. Come
up with new money making ideas.
The Stars Say is provided by Joan Ann of Oshawa. For personal readings, call 905-725-9179 or visit her website at www.astroconsultation.com
Babe, 15-years-old, is princess of the household. She enjoys being the
boss and letting everyone know she is there.
Across
1. Completed
5. Plays for pay
8. ___ liquor
12. Conjure up
14. Complete failure
15. Pitcher
16. Artist’s stand
17. Tardy
18. Identify
19. Work hard at something
20. Sailor’s cry
22. Brain cell
24. Dead heat
26. Finish
27. Viral disease of animals
30. Adjust
33. Sick
34. Prophet
35. Way, way off
39. Film extract
Kathleen Saxe
41. Get hitched
42. Send packing
43. Ballyhoo
44. Exclude
46. Tell an untruth
47. Pueblo brick
49. Dreary
50. Romanian monetary
unit
53. Motor vehicle
54. Snare
57. ___ bean
58. Make darker
61. Against
62. Countertenor
64. Clan
66. Edible fat
67. Jump
68. Mysterious
69. Employ
70. Blemish
71. Work station
Word Game
Down
1. Not shallow
2. Elliptical
3. Snoopy
4. ___ out a living
5. Theatrical performance
6. Decompose
7. Exposed
8. Bill of fare
9. Cognizant
10. Citrus fruit
11. Style direction
13. Jubilant
14. Ice sheet
21. ___ Master’s Voice
23. Before
25. Look alive
27. Robust
28. Friend
29. Radar image
30. Cliffside dwelling
31. Make an effort
32. English airforce
34. Brazilian dance
36. Motion picture
37. Diva’s solo
38. Spool
40. ___ green
41. ___ juice (milk)
45. Buccaneer
48. Paternity identifier
49. 24-hour interval
50. Tether
51. Feeling of being
bored
52. Express audibly
53. Chicken cage
55. Initiation, e.g.
56. Thenar
57. Asterisk
58. Desperate
59. Wading bird
60. Docile
63. Pasture
65. Cincy player
March 25 Word Game answers
TICKSEED
April 1 Word Game answers
ACCOUNTS
APRIL 8 2009
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April 1 Crossword answers
April 10th
The Durham Philharmonic Choir is
presenting Presents MOZART’S
‘REQUIEM’ along with Canon in D
(Pachelbel), Air from Suite in D
(Bach), at St. Georege’s Anglican
Church on April 10. It will feature
the orchestra along with the choir
and soloists. Tickets are $25 at the
door.
hobby are welcomed. 7PM at Faith
Place, 44 William St. Oshawa.
April 18
The Ladies of the 'Simply Us
Chapter of Oshawa Red Hatters'
are hosting a "Mardi Gras
Regalia" from noon to 5 p.m. at the
La Renaissance Hall, 650 King St. E
in Oshawa.
April 13
April 19
The Oshawa Garden Club invites
novice and experienced gardeners
to attend. Guest speaker will be
Marion Jarvie, her topic is
Architectural Elements in the
Garden. St. George’s Ukrainian
Heritage Centre (LVIV Hall), 38 Lviv
Blvd., 7:30 p.m. For more info contact Linda Wylie at 905-723-5557
or info@oshawagardenclub.ca
The MS Walk is a communitybased, family and friends oriented
event in which people raise
pledges, Walk and enjoy a great
day of fitness, food and fun at the
Oshawa Centre. In 2008, over 400
Walkers in Oshawa united to raise
over $100,000 for multiple sclerosis research and services. For more
info call 1-800-268-7582.
April 15
April 17 – 18 and April 24 – 25
Head injury Association of Durham
Region is hosting their guest speaker, Stefanie Famme of the Durham
Community Legal Clinic. She will
speak from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
The actual support group meeting
is at 8:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more
info or to arrange transportation
call 905-723-2732.
The Vagina Monologues take to
the stage on Fri. April 17th at 7:00
p.m., Sat. April 18th at 2:00 and
8:00 p.m., Fri. April 24th at 7:00
p.m. and Sat. April 25 at 2:00 and
8:00 p.m. That's six shows to
choose from and tickets cost $20
each. http://kools.org/vday.html
to order online.
April 16
April 20
The Trailer park Boys are coming
to Oshawa on April 16 at 8 p.m..
Ricky, Julian and Bubbles will be
making a stop at the GM Centre on
their Canada wide tour as part of
their show “The Ricky, Julian and
Bubbles Community Service Variety
Show”.
The Durham Region Chapter of
Parkinson Society Canada will hold
its
monthly
meeting
for
CarePartners. This is an opportunity to talk and learn more about living with PD. 716 Tulip Court, 7
p.m. For more info call 1 866-2643345.
3 Day book sale at Simcoe St.
United Church. Thursday from
noon to 7 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to
noon. Books, DVD/CD donations
welcomed.
No
Magazines,
Reader’s Digests, or textbooks
please.
Pickup arranged. For more info call
905 728-8143 or simcoest@bellnet.ca
April 26
April 17
The Matsuyama Bonsai Society will
hold its April meeting. Potting your
Bonsai will be the major topic.
Anyone who wishes to develop this
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Members of the community, as well
as,
the
Lakeridge
Health
Cardiovascular Prevention and
Rehab team are participating in the
8th annual Walk of Life. During the
last seven years the Walk of Life
has raised more than $100,000,
which contributed to the program’s
expansion. The fundraiser has four
goals, to create awareness, to celebrate the personal achievements of
current program participants, to
educate with a health fair and to
raise money for needed equipment.
Thos interested can contact Jennifer
at 905-576-8711 ext. 4825
April 1 Sudoku answers
Why the Easter Bunny
brings eggs
9. Big tax write-off.
8. Who ever heard of Easter Bricks?
7. Consider all of the varieties: scrambled, over easy, hard boiled.
6. He gets a good deal from the local
chickens.
5. Secret plan to eliminate human race
by cholesterol overdose.
4. Pressure from the Egg Marketing
Board.
3. Would you want to hunt for waffles?
2. He thinks guys should get chicks at
least once a year.
1. Because the Energizer rabbit got the
good job.
easterhumour.com
Photo by Katie Strachan/ The Oshawa Express
Sticking together
A flock of ducks took advantage of the warm sunshine at Lakeview Park in
Oshawa recently. Spring has arrived!
APRIL 8 2009
Torch comes to Oshawa
Photo by Lindsey Cole/The Oshawa Express
Kyra Blue and Amanda Quinn hustled to get their picture taken with the Olympic Torch as the Coca Cola
truck ventured to the Real Canadian Superstore on Gibb Street to show off the torch.
By Lindsey Cole
The Oshawa Express
If you missed your chance to see the
Olympic torch, don’t worry it’s coming back
to Oshawa.
On Dec. 16, the torch will come back to
the City as it makes its way across the country
before the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.
However, for those who did get to see the
torch recently, it was a moment they won’t
soon forget.
Krya Blue and Amanda Quinn were
thrilled when they got the chance to hold the
iconic symbol.
“This was just cool,” said Quinn, adding
she was elated when
she heard the torch
was making its way
to Oshawa.
The torch stopped
at several places
recently as part of the
Sogo Carry the
Flame Tour, but the
girls were able to
catch a glimpse at the
Real Canadian
Superstore on Gibb
Street.
For Quinn, it was
a chance to see something that will make
history.
“We gotta go, we
gotta go,” she said
she told her friend.
The torch, which
APRIL 8 2009
was being transported by a Coca Cola van,
also made its way to the Cineplex Odeon on
Grandview Street.
Those who got to see the torch could also
take a look at 11 other torches that were featured in the Olympics, as well as nominate
themselves to potentially be an Olympic
torchbearer.
For Yvonne Arsenault it was a chance to
see what the event was all about.
“It’s beautiful,” she said. “It’s just something really nice to see, especially in
Oshawa.”
Oshawa is one of 200 Canadian communities that will be part of the Olympic torch
relay leading up to the winter Olympics.
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Thiebaud, Doris, Visser win athlete of the year
Colleges athletes get top honours
By Wally Donaldson
The Oshawa Express
the court.
She not only excelled as the top
keeper on the soccer field within the
Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
(OCAA) umbrella, but Visser also
guided the Lords to a Final Four position.
She was also a solid centre on the
basketball court, along with being
fondly recognized for her leadership
qualities.
A fifth-year Criminology major,
Visser notes with a huge grin, “I've
been at the college for so long, it's nice
to be named a female athlete of the
year.
“You're only as good as the rest of
the team and fortunately for me, I
“He's built the program up really
well and we've succeeded because of
his dedication.”
Thiebaud fashioned himself as a
top college player across the country
playing a duo role in the outfield and
at first base.
He was selected an Ontario
Conference all-star while leading the
Lords to a provincial title. Thiebaud
also led the Lords to a Final Four finish at the nationals and was named to
the CIBA All-Canadian squad in the
process.
“We were really tight this year,”
says Thiebaud.
“You get over the years different
guys and everyone gels differently.
Balancing academics with sports
can be challenging at the best of times.
It takes a great deal of commitment
and time management to become successful in both fields.
And for three special students of
Durham College this past season, their
ability to score big in the classroom
and on their respective fields and
courts paid off in headline fashion as
duly noted during Friday night's athletic banquet at Trillium Trails Banquet
and Conference Centre.
Jonathan Thiebaud, a fourth-year
Criminology student and a skilled
baseball player, was
named
Durham
College's male athlete
of the year and a recipient of the William Avery
Memorial Award.
Meanwhile,
two
shared the female athlete honors as Amanda
Doris, a quality volleyball player with the
Lady Lords and Ashley
Visser, who excelled in
basketball and soccer,
claimed the prestigious
award.
It was for Doris, a
native of Ajax, a highlight campaign in particular having been recognized for her performance on the volleyball court and academic
achievements.
Indeed, Doris not
only was an Ontario
Colleges
Athletic
Association (OCAA)
all-star, she achieved an
OCAA record for the
most blocks in a career
with 156.
She guided the Lords
to a Final Eight and was
a recipient of the SIRC
Canadian
Colleges
Photo by Wally Donaldson/The Oshawa Express
Athletic
Association
(CCAA) Academic All- The cream of the crop came to the top in fine style during Friday night’s Durham College Athletic
Canadian.
Banquet at Trillium Trails. Jonathan Thiebaud, who turned in a banner season for the baseball squad,
And for all the was selected the male athlete of the year. He surrounds himself with female athlete co-winners
recognition she received Amanda Doris for volleyball and Ashley Visser for soccer and basketball.
this past year, her ability
to serve as a leader stood out the most, played on two of them.”
But we really got along with each
she says.
Visser has designs on becoming a other this year and it definitely helped
“That, I really worked hard for,” member of the Durham Regional us on the field because we played well
said the beaming Doris, a fourth year Police Force.
because of that.”
Office Administration student.
Thiebaud hasn't looked too far
“I'm very proud of my academic
“Hard work and being a good award. I find the more things I have up ahead about his love of baseball but
leader was really important to me. I in the air, the better I do. I am a good has indicated a desire to suit up with
tried showing the rest of my team what multi-tasker.”
the Oshawa Dodgers of the InterI could do and they could do it, too.”
Choosing a favorite sport is a chal- County Baseball League.
And the events on the court did lenge in itself for Visser.
Oshawa is playing host to the
give the opposition something to think
“I've played soccer all my life and national college baseball champiabout, she adds.
basketball is a fairly new sport to me. I onship next season and with another
“I just wanted our team to do really think I was more skilled in soccer, but year to be consumed in the classroom
well this season and we did,” she I love basketball. It's a catch-22 as to and college baseball field, Thiebaud is
notes.
which is my favorite sport. It's really looking forward to the special chal“My plan was to play hard, practice hard to pick.”
lenge.
hard and develop my skills more. This
Thiebaud, groomed in Whitby, had
“I don't know who is coming back
was the biggest year for me. I had a lot the benefit of a seasoned coach in Sam next year, but (Dempster) always does
of improvements in my defense, my Dempster.
a good job of recruiting,” he says.
offense and especially with blocking.”
“I had (Dempster) as a coach for
“So with the nationals here next
Ironically, Visser was also a SIRC four years and he's been a great year, we should compete. This will be
CCAA Academic All-Canadian as she coach,” says Thibaud, a fourth-year the one big shot.”
shared her high skills on the pitch and student also involved in Criminology.
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Durham athlete
award winners
AWARDS
Overall Athletes of the Year:
Jonathan Thiebaud, men’s baseball; Mandi Doris, women’s volleyball; Ashley Visser, women’s
soccer and basketball.
Freshman Athletes of the
Year:Eric Smith, men’s basketball; Erin Dewey, women’s fastball.
Team of the Year: men’s baseball
Bonnie Ginter-B
Brown Leadership
Award: Ian Parker, golf; Jodi
Den Bok, women’s soccer.
Bert Dejeet Memorial Scholastic
Award (Top Overall GPA): Nick
Zdravkovski, men’s soccer; Sarah
Ducasse, women’s basketball.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Four Year Award: Jonathan
Thiebaud, men’s baseball Craig
Megill, men’s baseball; Vick
Warya, men’s basketball; Trevor
Delpippo, men’s soccer Jason
Walker, men’s soccer; Jodi Den
Bok, women’s soccer; Kristen
Conner, women’s volleyball;
Mandi Doris, women’s volleyball.
Five Year Award: Anthony
Batchelor, men’s basketball;
Ashley Visser, women’s soccer
and basketball.
Robert
Burnett
Memorial
Scholarship
Award:
Evan
Browne, men’s basketball.
Joy Hercia Memorial Award:
Carolyn Moore, women’s fastbal.l
Optimist Club Bursary: Katie
Watts, women’s soccer; Derek
Kyle, men’s soccer.
Durham
Region
Soccer
Association Bursary Presentation:
Andrew MacLeod, men’s soccer;
Alyssa Best, women’s soccer.
OCAA All-A
Academic Award:
Vick Warya, men’s basketball;
Anthony Batchelor, men’s basketball; Jill Leistra, women’s basketball; Sarah Ducasse, women’s
basketball; Samantha Jansen,
women’s basketball; Jessica
Newton, women’s basketball;
Michael Goulding, men’s volleyball; David McMann, men’s volleyball; Mandi Doris, women’s
volleyball;
Kerri
Fotherby,
women’s
volleyball;
Julie
Hakkesteegt, women’s volleyball;
Amanda Gruning, women’s fastball; Chantal James, women’s
fastball; Shannon Stewart,
women’s
fastball;
Jocelyn
Hiddink, women’s fastball; Kylie
Bracken, women’s soccer; Erin
Bodashefsky, women’s soccer;
Jennifer Michalicka, women’s
soccer; Pamela Ogle, women’s
soccer; Rafael Desouza, men’s
soccer; Nick Zdravkovski,
men’s soccer; Robert Lewis,
golf.
Academic
CCAA
AllCanadian Award: Samantha
Jansen, women’s basketball;
Jessica Newton, women’s basketball; Erin Emery, women’s basketball; Ashley Visser, women’s
soccer and basketball; Anthony
Batchelor, men’s basketball; Rob
Lewis, men’s golf; Jamie Mayer,
men’s volleyball; Mandi Doris,
women’s volleyball.
TEAM-B
BY-TTEAM AWARDS
Men’s Baseball
Top Pitcher – Gary Rose; Rookie
of the Year - Jareth Vallier; MVP
- Jonathan Thiebaud; Leadership
Award – Gary Rose; Top GPA
Award – Gary Rose.
Women’s Fastball
Top Pitcher – Karie Neddo &
Danielle Smith; MVP – Erin
Dewey; Rookie of the Year – Erin
Dewey; Leadership Award – Jodi
Lang; Top GPA Award – Chantal
James
Golf
Rookie of the Year – James
Hoffman; MVP – Rob Lewis;
Leadership Award – Ian Parker &
Matiss Mazutis; Top GPA Award
– Rob Lewis.
Women’s Soccer
Rookie of the Year – Katie Watts;
MVP – Ashley Visser; Leadership
Award – Jodi Den Bok; Top GPA
Award – Jennifer Michalicka.
Men’s Soccer
Rookie of the Year – Jordan
Sutherland;
MVP – Jason
Walker; Leadership Award –
Benn Vander Eyken; Top GPA
Award - Nick Zdravkovski
Indoor Soccer
Women’s MVP – Krista Metcalf &
Jennifer Michalicka; Men’s MVP
– Andrew MacLeod.
Women’s Basketball
Rookie of the Year – Jessica
Newton; MVP – Erin Emery;
Leadership Award – Ashley
Visser; Top GPA Award – Sarah
Ducasse.
Men’s Basketball
Rookie of the Year – Eric Smith;
MVP – Anthony Batchelor & Eric
Smith; Leadership Award –
Courtney Small; Top GPA Award
– Anthony Batchelor.
Women’s Volleyball
Rookie of the Year – Melissa
Reinhardt; MVP – Mandi Doris
& Kristen Conner; Leadership
Award – Mandi Doris; Top GPA
Award - Julie Hakkesteegt.
Men’s Volleyball
Rookie of the Year – Kevin
Horne; MVP – Jamie Mayer;
Leadership Award – Jeff
Torraville; Top GPA Award Michael Goulding.
APRIL 8 2009
Skating club gearing up for season
By Robyn DePratto
Durham College co-op student
It’s time to get those skates out of the closet and get
them sharpened.
Eventhough winter is over, skaters at any age can still
get a little bit of the ice they crave.
The Oshawa Skating Club is accepting registration
for the spring season.
Anyone at any age or skill level can become a part of
the club, from beginners to seasoned veterans.
Registration is done online through the club’s website.
“We’re requesting people register online because it’s
easier to keep track of our skaters,” says the club’s
President Jane Pizzolato.
Payments can be done online, but also in cash during
the first lesson.
Post-dated cheques are also accepted.
There are programs with varying levels for all kinds
of skill types, designed to help skaters develop their
skills at their own pace.
“They work at their own speed,” says Pizzolato.
The club is celebrating their 71st year of skating and
Pizzolato says they’ve had a successful season so far.
“We’ve had two of our girls go to the national (level)
and place silver,” Pizzolatio adds.
She says they are looking forward to another successful season.
Registration is ongoing and people can join the club
at anytime during the season.
For more information visit www.oshawaskating.com
Photo provided by the Oshawa Skating Club
Skaters posed for pictures after the Eastern Ontario STARSkate Invitational Championships. The Oshawa Skating CLub is now accepting new members for their spring season.
Gens join national squad Twirlers compete in Belgium
The hockey equipment
belonging to the Oshawa
Generals have long since
been put away following
their inability to secure an
Ontario Hockey League
(OHL) playoff berth, but
two players still have a
Michael Zador
journey ahead of them.
Calvin de Haan
Goaltender Michael
Ta v a r e s
Zador and highly-touted and Michael Del Zotto at the
defenceman Calvin de Haan trade deadline, fashioned a
will be competing for the 3.65 goals-against average and
Canadian Under-18 squad at an .897 save percentage in 28
the
2009
IIHF
World outings.
Championship.which begins
It is anticipated the firstThursday and runs through round pick of the Knights will
until April 19 in Fargo, North come into his own with valued
Dakota
and
Moorhead, experience he will amass in the
Minnesota.
U.S. and next season with the
Zador, acquired from the Generals.
London Knights as part of the
De Haan turned in a solid
big trade involving John
rookie campaign with Oshawa,
compiling eight goals and 55
assists to become one of the
top snipers on the blueline and
top scoring among rookies in
the OHL.
The Canadian roster is
comprised of athletes born in
1991 or earlier whose teams
are no longer competing in the
Canadian Hockey League
(CHL) playoffs. A total of 12
players from the OHL have
found their way onto the roster.
Head coach Mike Johnston
and assistant Steve Spott collaborated with Al Murray,
Hockey Canada’s head scout
for men’s national teams, to
Photo by Katie Strachan/The Oshawa Express
select the roster.
Canada’s first game will be The Oshawa Camaros have made their way to Belgium to compete in the National Baton Twirling
in Fargo against Germany.
Association World Championships. The team will be competing until April 13.
The specs on players who wore glasses
When Gerry Siegel wished to
emphasize the cotrast between
Superman and his alter ego, Clarke
Kent, he portrayed him as a mildmannered reporter and featured him
wearing glasses.
In the 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s men
who wore specs were usually lumped
together as sissies. Real men would
rather stumble around half blind than
to be classified as four eyes.
It was an unwritten rule that you
just didn’t hit a man wearing glasses.
It followed then, that those who wore
APRIL 8 2009
these were cheaters couldn’t possibly
possess athletic abilities.
Hal Laycoe broke in with the
New York Rangers in 1945. And it
was this bias, which prompted
dozens of letters to his mailbox, asking how he managed to play NHL
hockey while sporting these visual
aids.
Although he was ridiculed as he
made his way to the big leagues, he
ignored the razzing, and urged boys
who wrote to him to do the same. He
admitted that, on average, this extra
equipment was dislodged from his
face about three times during any
given 70-game schedule.
He was not the first player in the
world’s premier shinny circuit to
require eyeglasses while playing.
Russ Blinco earned a promotion from
the Can Pro Windsor Bulldogs to the
Montreal Maroons in 1933-34.
He had been struggling to keep
track of the disc in the minors and
donning spectacles proved to be the
only solution. He caused quite a stir
with his new paraphernalia. In fact, an
Essex County fan happened to be in
the Mount Royal City when Blinco
joined the Maroons and sought out
manager Eddie Gerrard to warn him
of the skater’s limitations. “If poor
vision makes Russ valuable, it will be
alright with me if some of my other
players are threatened with blindness.”
‘Dutch’ Hiller and Tony Graboski
are two others who beat Laycoe to the
punch in assisting their sight lines
with glasses. Mel Hill, who earned the
nickname “Sudden Death Hill” in
1939, with three crucial overtimes tallies, also requested the use of these
cheaters two seasons later in the semifinals against the Leafs, because he
couldn’t adequately see passes directed his way.
The only puckster to earn a nickname because he wore this unique
equipment was Chuck ‘Specs’
Shannon, who made his debut in the
big time with the Americans in 1939.
However, Clint Albright, who decided
against hockey as a profession following the 1948-49 campaign, looked
more like a school teacher than a
hockey player. His mates called him
professor because he also wore four
eyes on the ice as well as off.
Doubtless, the most celebrated
bespectacled performer in NHL history was Al Arbour. When he graduated
to the Red Wings in 1956 he was
experimenting with contact lenses.
But they didn’t suit him and so
returned to his original accessories.
Despite the headband, which he wore,
he confessed the glasses were dislodged often—but only once did it
result in injury.
However, on one occasion, he and
Jack Bowness, another glasses-wearer, became embroiled in a disagreement. Both lost their specs and fans
hooted with delight, as the pair stood
a few feet apart, swinging wilding in
the air, while trying to reach their
opponent in the scuffle.
Brain Conacher, who last suited up
in the NHL with Detroit in 1971, was
the last big leaguer to sport this gear.
Interestingly enough, he and Arbour
were teammates in the AHL with
Rochester.
They were called Sonar and Radar.
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One mornin' when I was ridin'
In my old pickup truck
A beautiful bluebird
came flyin' down
My eyes caught the colour
As it lead me down the road
Dippin' and bobbin' in the sun
I've never seen that blue
before
'cept in one place
And she's not
here with me right now
So I followed all the way
To the top of the hill
That's where she
kept on climbin' lord
Someday I will
After all these years
on this old road
How God could show me
somethin'
Never say a word
There's so much
that I don't know
I've never seen that blue
before
Except in one place
And she's not
here with me right now
I followed all the way
to the top of the hill
That's where she
kept on climbin' lord
And someday I will
Beautiful bluebird
See how she flies
Looks like she's
always goin' home
If heaven had a window
Where the sun
came shinin' through
Like a beautiful bluebird
I'd come flyin' back to you
Beautiful bluebird
See how she flies
Looks like she's
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If heaven had a window
Where the sun
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Like a beautiful bluebird
I'd come flyin' back to you
Well it kind of struck me funny
Sort of made me smile
CHALLICE
Jason “Jay”
Howard Gary
Suddenly at his
home in Oshawa on
Sunday March 29,
2009. Jay at the
age of 37. Dearly beloved son of
Rae-Elaine Servinis and Gary
Challice. Beloved brother of Stacey
Smitton (Jim Hussey). Devoted
uncle of Nicholas Smitton. Fondly
remembered by his aunt Vicki
Koutris, Bonnie Challice and Sam
Servinis, Brandy, Shannon, David,
Jennifer and Ellen. Relatives and
friends payed their respects at
McINTOSH-ANDERSON FUNERAL HOME LTD. on Friday April 3,
2009 from 2 to 9 p.m. A private family service will be held. Donations
made in memory of Jay to the
Canadian
Mental
Health
Association-Durham Region or the
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of
Canada would be appreciated by
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By: Neil Young
NOBLE
Leslie Dwight
Proud C.A.W. member, W.W.II Veteran passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at
Lakeridge Health, Oshawa on Tuesday March 24th, 2009 in his 82nd year. Beloved husband of
the late Margaret, dear friend of Betty Kuyer. He will be greatly missed by his daughter Teresa
(Terry) and son-in-law Raye West and by his loving grandchildren, Terina (Conrad Bouvier),
Brandon and Breanna West. Devoted friend of Ron and Mary Van De Walker. Predeceased by
his son Ted and parents William and Jessie Noble. Brother to Marjorie Houghton (Hope B.C.),
Helen (Fred) Sturch of Toronto, and Kenneth Noble of Mississauga. Brother-in-law of Donna and
Allan Irwin, John and Faye Burrows, all of Oshawa. He will also be missed by his many nieces
and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and ample cousins and friends from Canada’s coast to
coast. The whistling traveller spent many holidays and retirement years visiting through out
Canada and the U.S. A memorial service was held on Saturday April 4th, 2009 at EBENEZER
UNITED CHURCH (1669 Courtice Road, Courtice). Donations in memory of Leslie to the
Salvation Army, Oshawa Hospital Foundation-Cancer Centre or a charity of your choice would be
greatly appreciated and may be made through McINTOSH-ANDERSON FUNERAL HOME
LTD.On-line condolences may be made at www.mcintosh-anderson.com. Special thanks to the
SICU staff at Bay Medical, Panama City, Florida and the CCU staff at Lakeridge Health Corp.
Oshawa.
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