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Vol 3 No 25
Wednesday, April 16 2008
Proposed bylaw
smacks of
“Big Brother”
By Jessica Verge
The Oshawa Express
Photo by Courtney Duffett/The Oshawa Express
Spring cleaning
Jesse Gray joined other Grade 5 and 6 students at Hillsdale Public School in the 12th annual PITCH-IN Canada program cleaning
the garbage for spring in their playground.
Board initiative credited with increasing graduation rates
A proposed
inspection
bylaw isn’t sitting right with
one Oshawa councillor, who
finds
it
reminiscent
of
Communism and compares it to
“Big Brother”.
Ward 2 councillor Robert
Lutczyk, also the chair of the
finance and administration
committee, which received the
staff report proposing the
bylaw, is feeling apprehensive.
While the committee postponed
discussion on the issue until the
next meeting, scheduled for
April 29, Lutczyk is ready to
fight it.
“I don’t like it,” he says. “I
am very, very, very cautious
about moving forward with
something that appears to be
too controlling.”
Under
Bill
130,
the
Municipal
Statute
Law
Amendment Act 2006, which
came into effect January 2007,
municipalities are permitted to
pass bylaws providing for the
entry on land for purposes of
Beckett intent on Student Success
By Courtney Duffett
The Oshawa Express
Student Success is the top priority for
Martyn Beckett.
The Durham District School Board
director of education says the Student
Success initiative is not just important to
the board but is a topic that is “near and
dear to any teacher’s heart” in Ontario.
“It’s truly breathless to hear of a student’s accomplishments,” says Beckett.
“Every student has the opportunity to make
the changes necessary to make it possible.”
Beckett shared his satisfaction
with the program, which provides
a diverse range of programs and
supports for students in Grade 7 to
12, during a luncheon hosted by
the Rotary Club of Oshawa on
Monday.
Beckett says Student Success
relies on student engagement and
calls focusing on literacy and
Martyn Beckett
numeracy the “keys to success.”
As well, he lists community, culture and caring as integral steps to attract- allows
ing and retaining students in the school
system.
“We have dedicated staff in
Durham Region focused on working with students creatively,” says
Beckett, adding that guidance is a
critical component to success in
schools.
The Student Success program
was introduced to the school system over the last three years. Now,
every school has Student Success
teachers and technology that
schools to keep track of how well
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inspection.
The bylaw would give city
staff the power to enter private
homes and buildings to inspect
and determine compliance with
any bylaw. Municipal law
enforcement officers could
enter a premise and require the
production of a document or
anything relevant to the inspection. Further to that, officers
would have the power to
inspect and/or remove items,
require information, make
examinations, take tests, samples and photographs. Those
who do not comply could be
found guilty of an offence.
But Mayor John Gray says
such concerns are jumping the
gun.
“Those things tend to get
blown way out of proportion,”
he says.
Gray declined to give his
opinion to the proposed bylaw,
saying it’s too early to form an
opinion as the bylaw hasn’t
been discussed and city staff
employees haven’t provided
input.
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Local Arrest
Arrest
Reporter
spends
night
inside
Oshawa’s
cellblock
See story
page 14
Little interest to buy
Cullen mini village Oshawa meth lab
By Jessica Verge
The Oshawa Express
of interest.
Currently just one offer is on the table but both
the price offered and the identity of the tender is
A confidential offer to buy the Cullen miniatures under wraps.
won’t be enough for Oshawa to recoup its losses for
What city staff did reveal in a public report disthe little village, city staff is reporting.
tributed to the finance and administration committee
The City of Oshawa purchased the former Whitby is that the offer is less than the asking price.
tourist attraction for $234,000 last summer but
But Robert Lutczyk, chair of finance and admindecided to sell it this past October. However, istration, says that doesn’t mean the offer isn’t valuattempts to unload the miniatures, which have tech- able. While he won’t go into details, Lutczyk says
nically been on the market since January, haven’t there are incentives other than money being offered
resulted in much interest. In fact, the formal, compet- from the potential buyer and these incentives could
itive bidding process didn’t result in any submissions result in the city making back more than what it paid
out over time.
And the search isn’t
over yet.
“We’re still going
to be looking,” he says.
Committee members moved the staff
recommendation to
negotiate the current
offer and simultaneously seek other offers.
The report states that
staff will use the current offer as a basis for
further negotiations to
increase potential for
the city to recoup its
investment.
The report also
states that the city’s
current tendering procedure is not ideally
suited for this unique
collection due to the
potential length of time
required to canvas the
market and find the
The Cullen miniature collection is made up of 182 items, including this replica of Oshawa’s right buyer.
Parkwood Estate.
busted by police
Some residents were evacuated
from their homes after cops found a
meth lab set up in an Oshawa house.
On April 8, around 4 p.m., Durham
police were called to a home on
Dunkirk Avenue. After police received
information of the possibility of a meth
lab and obtained a search warrant, they
discovered several false walls and
secret compartments that concealed
drug-producing materials, such as hotplates, glass beakers and large containers of chemicals. Several homes to
either side of the address were evacuated for a short while as a safety precaution. In addition, a portion of a nearby
play yard at a public school in the area
not directly affected by the search was
temporarily closed until the search was
completed.
The following day, police donned
protective gear and entered the home.
They spent the next seven hours
removing drums and containers of
chemicals, which included hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, methyl chloride, toluene, ether and other drug paraphernalia.
Police believe that this was a dormant drug lab and had not been in use
for several weeks.
Environmental experts completed
the clean up of the residence and everyone was cleared from the scene by 6
p.m.
Investigators would like to thanks
the O.P.P, Oshawa Fire Services and
Durham EMA for their assistance. The
investigation is ongoing.
Cops still searching
for robbery suspect
Police have released images of a
suspect responsible for a recent gas station robbery in Oshawa.
Images of the suspect can be viewed
at the Durham Regional Police website, www.drps.ca.
The suspect’s images were captured
by video surveillance cameras as he
approached the sales counter inside the
Petro Canada gas station on Simcoe
Street South armed with a knife.
The suspect is described as a white
male between 30 and 35 years old. He
is about 5’10” tall and about 180 lbs.
with a medium build. He was wearing
a checkered lumber jacket, blue jeans,
brown shoes and a black toque.
Durham police are continuing to
investigate this robbery. Anyone with
information is asked to contact police
at 905-579-1520.
Region still offering HPV Local officers further
vaccine for Grade 8’s
studies in Toronto
It’s not too late for Grade 8 girls to protect themselves against cervical cancer.
The Durham Region Health Department is still
offering a free vaccine that helps prevent against the
human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that causes
cervical cancer among women.
Last September, the vaccine was offered to Grade
8 girls across Ontario.
“Since last September, 59 per cent of Grade 8
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females in Durham Region have received the first
and second dose of the HPV vaccine,” said Dr.
Robert Kyle, medical officer of health for Durham
Region, in a press release. “It’s encouraging to see
that parents and students recognize the importance of
this vaccine as a way to decrease the risk of cervical
cancer. It’s equally important to understand that the
total effectiveness of this vaccine relies on receiving
the full series of injections.”
It’s not too late for the girls to
begin or complete the series this
spring.
HPV immunization is given as
a series of three vaccinations and is
available to all Grade 8 girls
through a school-based program
administered by the health department. Grade 8 girls who may have
missed the first round of vaccinations may still begin the vaccine
series.
HPV is a very common virus
spread easily through sexual activity. In Ontario, approximately 10
women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each week and about
three of these women will die from
the disease.
The new vaccine protects
women against four of the most
common types of HPV, two of
which are cancer-causing. The
goal of the program is to reduce
Ontario’s cervical cancer rates in
women.
For more information on the
vaccine or to arrange to receive the
vaccine, call the Durham Health
Connection Line at 905-666-6241.
Information on the HPV vaccine
can
also
be
found
on
www.region.durham.on.ca
A couple of Durham’s finest have ment, human resources and communigraduated from a prestigious Toronto cations.
school.
“The Police Leadership Program
Durham Regional Police
has been an invaluable experiDeputy
Chief
Sherry
ence,” said Whiteway. “The
Whiteway and Inspector
Rotman professors have
Chris Ostler, leader of crime
brought a wealth of knowlmanagement, are two of 22
edge, enthusiasm and excitesenior staff from 16 police
ment to the program. I leave
agencies across Canada who
here very confident that I will
have graduated from the
be able to use this knowledge
Joseph L. Rotman School of
to be an even stronger leader
Management’s police-related
in Durham Regional Police.”
Deputy Chief
program at the University of
The DRPS now has nine
Sherry Whiteway
Toronto.
graduates from the program
The MBA-style program
including Civilian Director
for police executives was
Giles le Riche, Inspector Tom
developed as a partnership
Cameron, Superintendent Ian
between the Rotman School
Wooton, Superintendent Jim
of Management and the
Lockwood, Inspector Dave
Ontario Association of Chiefs
Wilson, Superintendent Bob
of Police. It is an intensive
Chapman and Deputy Chief
three-week course with a cusChuck Mercier.
tomized curriculum focusing
For more information on
on leadership and strategy,
the program, please visit
Inspector
covering financial managewww.rotman.utoronto.ca.
Chris Ostler
Play it safe, buckle up
Residents are encouraged to buckle
up this spring.
Durham Regional Police have
launched their annual Spring Seatbelt
campaign, which runs from April 16 to
27.
Every year, the Ministry of
Transportation creates an opportunity
to raise awareness about the importance of wearing seatbelts, child
restraints and road user safety.
This year’s campaign theme, “One
Person, One Seatbelt,” requires every
occupant in a motor vehicle to be buckled up properly while travelling
throughout Ontario.
Traffic collisions remain a leading
cause of injury-related death in
Ontario, estimated to exact a social
cost of $9 billion every year.
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APRIL 16 2008
Get a lesson in building, racing
Gearing up for the soapbox derby
Soapbox enthusiasts take note:
Oshawa’s annual derby is on its way.
Members of the Motor City Car
Club, organizers of Autofest, will be
at the Oshawa Centre on April 19 to
answer questions and provide information about building and racing
soapbox cars for anyone looking to
get involved in the activity.
Fans of the sport can also watch a
soapbox car build-off between The
Oshawa Express newspaper, KX 96
radio station and Casey’s restaurant
beginning at 9 a.m. Each company
will have its own team on site at the
mall building their cars throughout
the day using tools provided by
Millwork Home Centre in Oshawa.
At 3 p.m., Motor City Car Club
members will judge the build-off
The Oshawa Express soapbox car competed in last year’s derby in downtown Oshawa,
held during Autofest 2007.
Province
doles out
money
for roads
and award trophies to the winners.
The soapbox cars will be raced
this summer as part of the
Autofest’s 8th annual soapbox
derby sponsored by the North
Oshawa Lions Club.
Completed soapboxes will be on
display with experienced racers
handy to share their experiences.
Motor City Car Club members will
also provide information about
other local derbies and making carts
using Way Cool Kits.
Soapbox cars, a motorless vehicle
propelled by gravity and capable of
holding a driver, first gained popularity in North America in 1933
when Ohio newspaper photographer
Myron Scott covered a race of boybuilt cars in his hometown of Dayton.
Intrigued by the event, Scott acquired
rights to the event.
The following year he convinced
50 cities across the United States to
hold soapbox car races and send
their winner to Dayton, Ohio for a
major race.
Originally built using orange
crates and roller-skate wheels,
today’s carts can reach upwards 50
km per hour.
Usually, soapbox derbies, such as
Oshawa’s annual event, are a fun
event meant to engage families
rather than a serious competition and
racers must often abide by rules
restricting vehicle size and material
costs.
A team of volunteers, including Oshawa Express carriers and their parents, joined forces
to build a soapbox last year. They’ll be at it again to compete in the 2008 derby.
Oshawa’s roads and bridges are getting a $1
million boost from the province.
The city will be receiving $1,738,730 from
the Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation
toward the maintenance of local roads and
bridges. The funding, included in Ontario’s
2008 budget, comes as part of MTO’s 2008
Municipal Road and Bridge Infrastructure
Investment program
To receive the money, council must pass a
bylaw that sets out an agreement with the
province’s guidelines. Once the bylaw is
approved, MTO will transfer the funds to the
city by June 30, at which time the province
will also provide details on reporting requirements, including the types of eligible expenditures and directions for submitting a final
report on how the funds were specifically
used. Once the funds are received, the city will
then decide which roads to spent it on.
To ensure those funds are used as intended,
MTO is reserving the right to audit municipalities and recover any funds that are misused or
unused.
As part of the initiative, MTO is doling out
more than $400 million to municipalities
across Ontario.
What the rest of Durham is getting:
Ajax $1,131,256
Clarington $1,913,794
Pickering $1,055,505
Uxbridge $646,628
Whitby $1,471,351
Brock $524,816
Scugog $775,761
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Bylaw
could
invade
privacy
Any time talk of giving more power to
the government is on the table it automatically conjure up images of Big Brother, the
lurking omnipresent figure from George
Orwell’s classic novel 1984, the one capable of peering in on any unsuspecting person anywhere, anytime.
And while it’s a bit of stretch to compare
a proposal from Oshawa city staff that
would introduce an inspection bylaw—giving municipal law enforcement officers the
power to enter private property anywhere,
anytime—to an authoritarian character synonymous with government privacy issues
around the world, it’s not too far off the
mark.
The bylaw, which is currently nothing
more than a staff report and still begs for
lengthy discussion at city hall, would let
municipal officers inspect homes and businesses to make sure other bylaws are followed, no court order needed. On the surface it appears a surefire way to catch violators faster with less hoops for bylaw officers to jump through before handing out
offences.
No one on council seems able to point a
finger at a burning issue that could have
sparked the need for such a bylaw. One can
surmise the housing problem around the
college and university ignited the need for
city officials to burst into private homes
unannounced.
Mayor John Gray, who doesn’t want to
share his opinions until he’s been brought
up to speed on the subject, believes the
bylaw would be targeted at repeat offenders. He says good reason would be needed
before an officer enters a home.
So we ask, what is a good reason?
If you take a look at the report (go
online through the city’s website), the
bylaw leaves the door wide open for any
type of inspection. As it’s currently written,
it appears an officer could knock on your
door and demand to see a dog license for
the family pet. If the license can’t be produced then you might be looking at a hefty
fine.
So who has the final say before such an
inspection is made? The municipal officer?
A city executive? The city’s lawyer?
Council?
And why should the city believe it more
powerful than our local police department
that must follow a search warrant procedure?
We may be far removed from the nightmare created by George Orwell but it is
power such as this that leaves people feeling vulnerable. And while Bill 130 did
bestow more power upon municipalities
across Ontario, giving local government the
specific option to pass an inspection bylaw,
the option to pursue more power doesn’t
mean it should. We have legal provisions in
place through the court system.
Mayor Gray says we are getting a little
ahead of ourselves but we say it’s never too
early to fight a bylaw that promotes invasion of privacy.
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Volume 3, Number 25
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Greg McDowell
Advertising Director
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Contributing Editor
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Sports Editor
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Reporters
Jessica Verge
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Courtney Duffett
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City council at fault if
GM Centre fails
Dear Editor:
It's not that long ago that we
packed the banquet hall at the
Tosca complex and listened to the
prognostications of Maple Leaf
Sports and Entertainment and how
many events they would bring to
our new General Motors Centre.
Celebrities, who are no longer
employed by this useless corporation, were called upon to extol the
virtues of partnering with them
and offsetting the costs through
events they would bring to the
City of Oshawa.
The gang of eight on city council lapped it up. Councillors
Kolodzie, Neal and Pidwerbecki
saw it for what it was. It was a
done deal, no matter what was
said by the public at that meeting,
and now we are paying the price.
We have finally ‘turfed’ this promotional group and latched onto
another who is again promising to
bring profitability to our downtown Taj Mahal.
Don't get me wrong; the GM
Centre is a gem in a pigpen. But,
the operation of it is a joke. We
have to start making money with
this facility. I can't afford to have
my property taxes hiked again to
subsidize the deficit associated
with this "downtown facelift".
The new group, Global
Spectrum, had better come up
with a profitable result, or the
gang of eight, or now six, will find
themselves looking for employment after the next election.
Gord Reid
Oshawa
Demolition of Rundle
House long overdue
Dear Editor:
I stated on TV, I told others in
conversation and I publicly once
again state emphatically that this
cancer lodge must be erected. We
don’t need prolonged chitchat, we
need action.
As a child I watched schools, a
post office, a few churches, a
bowling alley, a police/fire station
and a half a dozen other buildings
torn down to go modern. In this
case I am not only Oshawa’s number one fan but in fact a cancer
victim who has sat in chemo
chairs eight times and nearly died
three times from side affects. I’ve
had 15 radiations, 12 to 17 emergency visits and I know what I
have seen first hand.
Where the rubber meets the
road is the hospital. That’s where
you’re born and that’s many time
where you leave this earth from.
Like the Good Samaritan of years
ago, together we can unite as one
and breath a care of yes!
Absolutely yes!
Down with the old and up with
the new.
When you are lower than low
you don’t want to be looking for a
place as in some Bethlehem to lay
your weary body with your loved
one for the night. From a chemo
chair I’ve peer out large glass windows and saw the rain, ice, snow
and fog that others have to travel
in before the day ended in some
other town or city.
A cancer lodge is needed right
now, not six years from now! We
also don’t need to chew up more
of our park to see it through either.
This house is no different than
those torn down on the other side
for apartment buildings. I demand
that this city support Mr. (Chuck)
Powers in his conquest to bring
about a safe, comfortable, clean,
modern facility to take care of
cancer victims in for the night.
Those folk speeding around
our hospital, those folk in love
with old buildings, those people
who don’t like change have no
comprehension of just how desperate you can be when sicker
than sick. Three cheers for the
hospital foundation! Three cheers
for the staff in our oncology ward!
Let’s together get on with it, I say
and together not kill, not wound,
not shun, not hesitate but do
something for the betterment of
mankind locally and be happy in
your decision of support on their
behalf.
Bob Hooper
Oshawa
Contributors
Bill Fox, Amber Nowak,
Glen Goodhand
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City could pass property
inspection bylaw
CITY From Page 1
However, he isn’t concerned that it will raise privacy
issues and believes such a bylaw would be directed at repeat
offenders and building licenses. Gray says officers would
need a good reason to enter property and it wouldn’t result in
officers entering homes to check on something such as a pet
license.
Gray does acknowledge the need for municipal law
enforcement officers to have more power,
saying he knows Oshawa citizens are
frustrated with the length of time it takes
for officers to enforce bylaws.
Regardless, Lutczyk isn’t ready to support it just yet.
“Council’s going to have to think long
and hard about this,” he says.
Robert Lutczyk
We asked Oshawa residents if they believed a proposed bylaw that would give municipal law enforcement officers the power to enter private property to enforce city bylaws was a good idea. Here’s what you
had to say:
“If there’s an actual
good reason and
they have actual concerns,
then
yes
because bylaws are
put in place to protect
people.”
Brittany Higgs
“I’d have to know
more about the reasons why they want
to go (into the property).”
Donna Osborne
“Yes.
Everyone
should be abiding by
the bylaws anyways.
What’s the point in
having any bylaws in
place if they’re not
overseen? But there
needs to be a reason.”
Kathleen Malloy
AIDS Walk for Life
helps residents
More than 300 people in Durham Region are living with
AIDS or HIV.
Now, the rest of the community has a chance to help those
affected by participating in the AIDS Walk for Life 2008, a
national event aimed at raising awareness and funds for local
services and programs.
To date, more than half a million Canadians have participated in the AIDS Walk for Life, raising more than $27.5 million.
The Durham Region AIDS Walk for Life 2008 takes place
May 3 at the Masonic Hall, 91 Centre St. S. at 11 a.m.
Proceeds go to the AIDS Committee of Durham Region,
which provides services to more than 100 families through the
region and gives out about $1,000 per week in food, medicine
and financial assistance to clients.
Participants can sign up as an individual or with a team at
www.aidsdurham.com. Registrants receive pledge forms,
envelopes and promotional material to begin raising money.
The top individual fundraiser wins a $500 shopping spree;
the top team an entertainment package that includes dinner, a
movie and a limo ride; and the top school team receives
$1,000.
For more information, contact Irania Ledesma or Mark
Hammann at 905-576-1445 or walk2008@aidsdurham.com.
Yes, says Hogan, but
adds, “There has to
be a legal process
involved
(before
entering a premises).”
Deb Hogan
Beckett praises program
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students are doing. The program also has options for
credit recovery.
“If we want different outcomes for our students, we
have to have differentiated
instruction at the front end,”
says Beckett. “At the end of
the day, it’s all about choices
for kids and that is the key to
retaining our students.”
Beckett says that the transition between Grade 8 and Grade 9 is crucial to a student’s education and he stresses the importance of high
school’s first two years. He says if Grade 9 and 10 students
are in line for all their credits then they should have no
problem graduating
and there are many
ways to help these
students achieve this
goal, including elearning, continuing
entry co-op, custom
timetables,
homework clubs and afterschool programs.
“We want to keep
working
towards
engaging the students,” says Beckett.
“We want all our students to be successful.”
One of Beckett’s
main goals is increasing graduation rates.
There was a 73 per
cent graduation rate
last year in Durham
Region and across the
province. In addition,
in 2004-05, 61 per
cent of Ontario students had 16 credits
by Grade 10 compared to 65 per cent
in Durham Region
alone. In 2005-06, 73
per cent of Ontario
students had 16 credits by Grade 10 compared to 73 per cent
in Durham Region.
APRIL 16 2008
“We’re pleased with these results, but we’re continuing
to work hard,” says Beckett.
“There are huge opportunities for
students.”
He adds that it’s important that
schools and school systems continue to work hard at outreach to
parents and students about the
choices that are available.
“Success for our students is so
critically important for our students in Durham and across
Ontario,” says Beckett. “We’re
always looking for new opportunities and additional creativity for
our kids.”
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Be cautious of real estate fraud
(NC)-A friend of a friend has a fantastic real estate
"investment" opportunity for you: No need to put up
any money, simply hold properties for a short time
before they are flipped - and you and your new
"friend" split the profits.
“This may be a fraudulent scheme and the mortgage
lender could soon be looking for your mortgage payments," says Kathleen Waters, a specialist in real
estate law and vice president of TitlePLUS title
insurance. "Even worse, the police may
be looking to charge you with a serious
criminal offence."
The Tenant Flip Fraud
Your prospective tenant wants to rent
your property for a child studying in
Canada. But because he lives oversees,
he's willing to pay the rent for a full year
in advance and in cash. no need to worry
about references since the rent is fully
paid for a year.
To your surprise, your tenant fraudulently
transfers the property to himself, then
sells it to a very nice family who of course
does not know you and will not leave simply because you say you own the property.
How this gets resolved depends on many
things including whether or not you have
title insurance and whether your
province's land registration system has a
compensation plan to deal with these
types of issues. Resolving the problem
might only cost you time and inconvenience - but it could also cost you tens of
thousands of dollars to fix the problem.
The Middleman Value Fraud
That friend of a friend asks to use your
name to buy and mortgage a property
that's "a deal" at $250,000 and can be
easily resold for more - with you and your
friend sharing in the profit. The fraudster
promptly disappears with over $200,000
in mortgage funds, you discover the property is only worth $150,000 -and you're
stuck with the overpriced property and a
very large mortgage.
If the real estate "deal" sounds too good
to be true, check with your lawyer.
Lawyers know what to look for and can
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help you avoid being duped by a fraudster.
A useful resource is the TitlePLUS Real Simple Real
Estate Guide, a website that provides information on
what lawyers do and how to avoid fraud, as well as
mortgage calculators, a locate-a-lawyer feature and
other tools. It is available for free at
www.titleplus.ca.
- News Canada
APRIL 16 2008
APRIL 16 2008
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Oshawa Around Town
Members of the Royal
Canadian Legion Branch
43 were on hand at
Hillsdale Terraces to present
$14,716 from the Provincial
Command and Ladies
Auxiliary Charitable
Foundation of the Royal
Canadian Legion Poppy
Fund to Hillsdale Terraces
and Hillsdale Estates. The
funds will be used to purchase two solo electric beds
and ortho low air loss mattress for each of the longterm care residences. From
left, Branch 43 Ladies
Auxiliary acting president
Opal Lundy-Boudreau,
Poppy Fund chairperson
Marilyn Roach, Hillsdale
Terraces administrator Len
Cserhati, Branch 43 president Emil Bamgartner and
member Don Legree.
Studio owner celebrates new beginnings
By Courtney Duffett
The Oshawa Express
Photo by Jessica Verge/The Oshawa Express
Planning is well underway for the 35th Annual Oshawa Fiesta Week, organized by the Oshawa Folk Arts Council who
got together here to discuss the event, scheduled for June 15 to 21.
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An Oshawa resident
wants his business to help
bring back the look and life
of downtown.
Wes Evans, owner of
Wes’ Side Photography, has
opened up a new location on
King Street East in
Oshawa’s downtown core
after six years as a home
business.
“I’m here to help the
downtown and have a presence down here,” says
Evans. “I’m trying to make
a difference in the downtown, and trying to help
clean it up.”
Oshawa’s downtown is
an area that is overlooked a
lot, says Evans, adding that
a lot of people think of it as
the “dirty ‘shwa” and wants
to help create a
career in film
new image for the
directing,
he
growing area.
switched to pho“I’m all for
tography.
helping the down“The two have
town and getting
a lot of the same
the
word
out
principals,” he
there,” says Evans,
says, adding that
adding that this
he has recently
new location is a
been gearing his
Wes Evans
“celebration
of
business slowly
new beginnings: a
towards commernew studio, being on my cials, all with helping the
own and a new location.”
downtown in mind.
Wes’ Side Photography
Evans’ short and longstarted out of Evans’ home term goal is to keep booking
slowly with odd jobs. Self- weddings and to stay busy,
taught, Evans, 26, currently as well as getting more into
focuses his business on shooting commercials.
model portraits, portfolios
Wes’ Side Photography
and weddings.
is located at 14½ King St. E,
“The word got around second floor, suite 201 in
and I met the right people Oshawa. For more informaand it grew from there,” tion
on
Wes’
Side
says Evans.
Photography, call 905-240Originally wanting a 8197.
APRIL 16 2008
Made in the shade
Gardening your way to sun safety
What is Ultraviolet Radiation?
Sandboxes and play equipment
Aside from light and heat, the sun also gives off
rays of ultraviolet radiation, or UVR. Overexposure
to UVR increases the risk of developing skin cancer
and other health problems.
UV rays can’t be seen or felt but can cause skin
damage year-round in any temperature, even on a
cloudy or hazy day. The intensity of the UV rays
change from day to day but weather reports
include a UV Index. The higher the numbers on the
UV Index, the stronger and faster you’ll burn.
• Shade in the summer months is recommended over sandboxes with built shade as the best
option. However, partial, natural shade is best for
fixed play equipment.
• Make sure shade doesn’t interfere with the
ability to supervise children.
Pool areas
• Shade in the summer is recommended for the
area adjacent to the pool.
• Consider built shade as tree leaves may create added pool maintenance.
• Lounging and seating areas should be placed
in the shade, especially in the middle of the day.
Benefits of shade
• Reduces overall exposure to the sun’s UVR by
75 per cent.
• Reduces air temperature by up to 30 per cent.
• In warm weather, shade improves energy efficiency by helping to reduce cooling costs. In the
winter, shade provides protection from wind and
helps to reduce heating costs
• Can reduce noise.
Measuring shade
Natural shade (provided by trees, shrubs
and climbing plants)
• Natural shade provided by trees and vegetation provides environmental benefits as a result of
carbon dioxide absorption.
• Deciduous trees (those that lose their leaves
every winter) offer one of the best ways to cut home
cooling costs—providing excellent protection from
summer sun by shading walls, roofs and windows.
A mature well-placed tree can reduce cooling costs
by 20 to 40 per cent.
• Attracts wildlife and offers fragrances, colours
and sounds as well as privacy and wind protection.
• Improves air quality.
• Trees have also been proven to positively
affect moods, reduce stress and aid in recovery
from illness.
• Increase property values by as much as 10 to
20 per cent as a result of landscaping. Healthy
trees can add up to 15 per cent to residential property value.
Built shade (permanent structures that can
stand alone or be built onto existing buildings or structures, such as gazebos, porch
or patio roofs and retractable awnings)
• Cast predictable amount of shade.
• Can be erected quickly and create instant
protection.
• Protect from rain.
• Translucent glass or polycarbonate roofing
materials are barriers to UV rays but allow the
sun’s warmth and light to penetrate.
• Fabrics with an Ultraviolet Protection Factor,
or UPF, of 10 absorb at least 90 per cent of UVR.
Portable/temporary shade (umbrellas,
canopies, garden tents)
• Easy to use when at the park, beach or camping.
• Quick and inexpensive.
Making shade at home
General outdoor areas
• Partial, natural shade is best, especially over
grass, which needs some sun for growth.
• If enough shade is available at all times of the
day, it allows more flexibility for children’s play
and outdoor activities.
• Planting on northern, northeastern and northwestern sites is recommended.
Outdoor eating areas (decks and patios)
• Consider using a mix of natural and built
shade, such as a trellis covered with climbing vines.
• An adjustable built system and/or deciduous
vegetation allows for heat and light penetration in
cooler months.
Tips from Made for Shade: A guide for creating
shade at home
APRIL 16 2008
It’s a beautiful, warm sunny day
outside but people are basking in
more than just light and heat.
About one in every seven
Canadians will develop some form of
skin cancer during their lifetime from
the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation
rays. But ultraviolet radiation, or
UVR, isn’t unavoidable.
Shade alone can reduce overall
exposure to UVR by 75 per cent, a
fact that the Durham Region Health
Department and the Canadian Cancer
Society want area residents to know.
They’ve teamed up with Kingsway
Greenhouses, Vandermeer Nursery
Ltd. and Van Belle Flowers to create
the Made for Shade initiative, which
encourages people to use shade as a
way to protect themselves from the
sun.
“Shade is an important part of sun
safety practices,” says Irene
Rutherford, a public health nurse
with the region. “It helps protect
against the damaging health effects of
ultraviolet radiation.”
Whether it’s the natural shade created by trees or man-made canopies
and gazebos, shade can provide safety from the sun year round. Welldesigned shade projects provide a
minimum of 94 per cent protection
against direct UVR, create outdoor
spaces comfortable
for use in all seasons
and minimize the
impact of UVR on
outdoor spaces to
help reduce the sun’s
reflection.
While skin cancer
is the most common
cancer in Ontario,
statistics from Cancer
Care Ontario indicate
that people still need
to improve their sun
safety
measures.
Over the last five
years, local surveys
have not shown any
significant improvements in area residents’ use of sun
safety practices, such
as using sunscreen,
wearing hats and protective clothing, and
avoiding sun between 11 a.m. and 4
p.m.
While promoting shade as an
important tool in sun protection is
popular in Australia, a country with
the highest rate of skin cancer in the
world, the idea is relatively new to
Ontario with Durham Region the first
municipality in the province to offer
detailed information for residents
about shade.
As part of the Made for Shade initiative, there will be Great Shade
Giveaway events across Durham
Region. In Oshawa, the event will
take place at Kingsway Greenhouse,
111 Clarence Biesenthal Dr., on May
4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Health department and garden
centre staff will be on hand to provide
advice, free shade planning booklets,
fun giveaways for kids and a chance
to win a $250 gift certificate for each
garden centre.
Throughout the gardening season,
Made in the Shade stickers will be
displayed on trees, umbrellas and
other products to help customers easily identify the best items for creating
shade.
For more information, call
Durham Health Connection Line at
1-800-841-2729 or 905-666-6241 or
visit www.region.durham.on.ca.
To get your shade project started, take an audit:
1)
Pick the site you’d like to shade and make
a freehand drawing of the site. Include overall
dimensions of the lot, the length and width of the
house, the length and width of other buildings on
the site and the distance of any buildings from
each other and from site boundaries. Mark the
direction “north” on the plan.
2)
Take photos of the site, its usage, existing
trees and shade structures, problem areas and
shade opportunities.
3)
Divide outdoor areas into zones, depending on usage, such as sitting areas, dining areas,
etc.
4)
Record special conditions such as significant group level changes and note the ground surfaces to assess reflected UVR.
5)
Record the location of trees, noting
specifics, height, level of maturity, condition, density of canopy and estimated canopy diameter.
6)
Establish usage patterns, such as the
main outdoor activities that occur there, the time of
day and time of year the site is used most, how
many people use it and their ages.
7)
Assess the quantity and usability of existing shade, assess need for additional shade,
decide how to create it and develop a plan for
shade.
8)
Note the purpose of the new shade structure—whether it’s rain protection, shading windows to cool the home or shading a specific spot
outdoors.
Choosing a shade tree
When choosing a shade tree, keep in mind the
size and density of the canopy of the tree. The larger the canopy diameter and the larger the leaf size,
the greater protection it provides. Also, trees and
shrubs with a canopy closer to the ground provide
better shade. Choose plants with low branches or
plant trees with taller canopies in rows or groups.
Recommended trees include: maple, ornamental
pear, honey locust, ivory silk lilac, hornbeam, linden, cherry, hawthorn, gingko and red chestnut.
Planting your tree
A tree that is chosen wisely, located correctly
and well established requires little care. Mid-April
is the perfect time for spring planting. Start by
deciding where to plant the tree then calculate ¾ of
the estimated mature width of the canopy and
draw a circle in the ground the size of this diameter. Make sure there are no obstacles that could get
in the way of roots or leaves and that the area is
not too wet.
Get the tree off to a good start using good soil.
Amend the existing soil by adding in 50 per cent
good topsoil, compost or manure. Dig to a depth of
18 inches in an area three times the width of the
root ball. After planting, water the tree well by setting the hose on the ground and adding water
slowly. Add a liquid fertilizer, cover the surface of
the soil with mulch and don’t prune when planting.
Caring for your tree
During your tree’s first year, make sure it gets
enough water. Drought is the number one killer of
newly planted trees. But water slowly and frequently. New trees need a deep soaking with the hose
on trickling for up to an hour at least twice a week.
During the hot, dry summer, new trees need this
attention daily.
When trees leaf out next spring, apply a liquid
fertilizer to promote new root growth.
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Cancer prevention begins with awareness
April is Cancer Awareness Month
In 2008, an estimated 27,300 people
will die of cancer in Ontario, and 63,000
new cases will be diagnosed. The most
frequently diagnosed cancer overall in
Ontario is lung cancer. An estimated
8,100 people (4,100 men; 4,000 women)
will be diagnosed with lung cancer in
2008. Lung cancer is the overall leading
cause of cancer death in Ontario. An estimated 6,900 people (3,600 men; 3,300
women) will die of lung cancer in 2008.
Colorectal cancer is the second overall
highest cause of cancer death in Ontario.
An estimated 3,250 people (1,750 men;
1,500 women) will die of colorectal cancer in 2008.
For Ontario men, prostate cancer is
the most frequently diagnosed type of
cancer, followed by colorectal cancer and
lung cancer, respectively.
In 2008:
• An estimated 10,500 men will be
diagnosed with prostate cancer.
• An estimated 4,300 men will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
• An estimated 4,100 men will be diagnosed with lung cancer.
For Ontario men, lung cancer is the
leading cause of cancer death, followed
by colorectal cancer and prostate cancer,
respectively.
In 2008:
• An estimated 3,600 men will die of
lung cancer.
• An estimated 1,750 men will die of
colorectal cancer.
• An estimated
1,650 men will die
of prostate cancer.
For
Ontario
women,
breast
cancer is the most
frequently
diagnosed type of cancer, followed by
lung cancer and
colorectal cancer,
respectively.
In 2008:
• An estimated
8,500 women will
be diagnosed with
breast cancer.
• An estimated
4,000 women will
be diagnosed with lung cancer.
• An estimated 3,700 women will be
diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
For Ontario women, lung cancer is the
leading cause of cancer death, followed
by breast cancer and colorectal cancer,
respectively.
In 2008:
• An estimated 3,300 women will die of
lung cancer.
• An estimated 2,000 women will die of
breast cancer.
• An estimated 1,500 women will die of
colorectal cancer.
The above findings are taken from the
2008 Canadian Cancer Statistics. These
statistics are compiled through a collaboration of information provided by the
Canadian Cancer Society, the National
Cancer Institute of Canada, Statistics
Canada, Health Canada, provincial/territorial cancer registries and universitybased researchers.
Cancer is a disease that starts in our
cells. Our bodies are made up of millions
of cells, grouped together to form tissues
and organs such as muscles and bones,
the lungs and the liver. Genes inside
each cell order it to grow, work, reproduce and die. Normally, our cells obey
these orders and we remain healthy. But
sometimes the instructions get mixed up,
causing the cells to form lumps or
tumours, or spread through the bloodstream and lymphatic system to other
parts of the body. Tumours can be either
benign (non-cancerous) or malignant
(cancerous). Benign tumour cells stay in
one place in the body and are not usually life-threatening. Malignant tumour cells
are able to invade nearby tissues and
spread to other parts of the body. Cancer
cells that spread to other parts of the
body are called metastases. The first
sign that a malignant tumour has spread
(metastasized) is often swelling of nearby lymph nodes, but cancer can metasta-
size to almost any part of the body. It is
important to find malignant tumours as
early as possible.
Cancers are named after the part of
the body where they start. For example,
cancer that starts in the bladder but
spreads to the lung is called bladder cancer with lung metastases
At least half of all cancers can be prevented through healthy living and policies
that protect the health of Canadians. Risk
reduction is taking action to reduce or
“cut down” your individual risk of developing cancer. Risk can be increased or
decreased by the lifestyle choices you
make or the kind of environment you live
and work in. But even a person at low risk
may get cancer, just as a person at high
risk may not.
There is no single cause of cancer but
some factors appear to increase the risk
of developing it. These are known as risk
factors. There are some risk factors that
you cannot change such as age and a
family history of cancer (heredity).
There are some risk factors related to
everyday choices that you can change.
You can choose to:
• Be a non-smoker and avoid tobacco
smoke.
• Eat a healthy diet.
• Be physically active every day.
• Stay at a healthy weight.
• Limit alcohol use.
• Reduce your exposure to UV (ultraviolet) rays from the sun or indoor tanning
equipment, like tanning beds.
• Know your body and report any
changes to your doctor or dentist.
• Follow health and safety instructions
when using hazardous materials at home
and at work.
The Canadian Cancer Society is committed to providing information about how
to prevent or reduce the risk of cancer.
We use the best available scientific evidence and the precautionary principle to
develop this information. The precautionary principle states:
“When an activity
raises threats of harm
to human health or
the environment, precautionary measures
should be taken even
if some cause-andeffect relationships
are not fully established scientifically.”
Courtesy of The
Canadian Cancer
Society
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APRIL 16 2008
Protect yourself, use sun sense
(NC)-Natural sunlight is important to maintain good health.
But too much exposure to the sun's rays can cause skin cancer
and eye problems. Even in Canada, sunlight is strong enough
to cause skin cancer and premature aging of the skin.
The risk of skin cancer today is much greater than it was 20
years ago and continues to increase. While we tend to use sunscreen before hitting the beach in the summer, the reality is that
skin should be protected 12 months of the year.
Using a little SunSense can go a long way in protecting yourself and your family.
• Use sunscreen with a SPF of 15 or higher.
• When it doubt, flip the spout. Unlike perfume or cologne,
you can never wear too much sun protection!
Sunscreen vs Sunblock
Sunscreen absorbs the Ultraviolet (UV) rays and prevents
them from penetrating the skin.
Sunblock creates a barrier that reflects UV light. Zinc is a
common sunblock.
Sun Protection Factor
Sunscreens are rated by the strength of their Sun Protection
Factor, or SPF. The SPF number refers to the product's ability
to screen or block out the sun's burning rays.
Here are some simple SunSense suggestions from
HealthyOntario.com:
• Children aged six months or older
should always wear sunscreen outdoors.
• Children younger than six months
should not be exposed to the sun whenever possible.
• People who work or sit near windows
for long periods should wear sunscreen.
Yes - harmful UV rays do pass through
windows!
• Wear sunscreen year-round, even on
cloudy days, whenever outside.
APRIL 16 2008
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Reporter’s arrest...
Inside Oshawa’s cellblock
By Courtney Duffett
The Oshawa Express
I
was sitting in a small room with the doors
closed. The man who left me in here locked the door
behind him. It was a desk with two chairs in a dimly
lit room. The walls were white and bare. I felt apprehensive and alone. I figured most people who sit in
here must feel the same way. There was a Kleenex box on the desk and
I thought that maybe a lot of people have cried in this room. There
was also a phone book on the desk, but I couldn’t image why it would
be needed in here -- there was no phone. The room was just behind the
front desk when you enter the building and I could hear people talking. I wondered how long I’d been in here and how much longer I
would have to wait. I didn’t know what was going to happen next. All I
knew was that I had a really long night ahead of me.
These days, fingerprints are usually taken
electronically by laser-light and the minor
details are computerized, but in my case, we
used black ink and did it the “old-fashioned”
way. They took prints of the tips of my fingers, my hand, palm and the side of my hand.
These many images of the hand are taken
to be able to match various forms of hitting,
including the old “karate chop” and to match
any type of print left at the scene of the crime.
My humorous comment of not realizing there
were so many ways of punching somebody
was met with an awkward silence.
So, with that done, it was time for me to be
locked up.
The officer took me out of the booking
room down the hall to the left where there was
a row of cells lined up one after the other. We
walked down to the end of the hall, past four
empty cellblocks to the last cell where I was
told to enter.
The sound of metal echoed as the officer
slammed the cell bars shut behind me and
locked them. Looking around, it was just as I
expected: tiny and all metal and steel. There
was a cement bench, with no cushion. The jail
cell came out about two-and-a-half feet from
the wall and also had a small steel toilet and a
sink in the middle of the tiny room, against
the back wall. I was standing in the middle of
this dimly lit cement block about seven-feet
long and five-feet wide, by my estimations.
Turning around facing the cell bars, I saw the
camera through the bars, hanging on the
opposite wall, and wondered how I would
handle having to use that small steel toilet.
The camera was aimed right at me. I knew
whoever was watching could see everything.
So I took a seat on the cement bench. I had
no idea what time it was. I know I arrived
around 10 p.m. and figured it had to be close
to 11 p.m. by now. But time seemed to elude
me – in fact I felt very lost.
Everything was quiet. Every once in a
while, I heard somebody yelling profanity.
This individual was obviously upset. He
sounded so close to me
but yet I knew he wasn’t
that close. He was down
a different hallway.
I felt I was in a maze
of multiple hallways -- it
was just the echo in the
walls that made it loud.
But he gave up his efforts
for attention after a while
and then there was
silence.
I focused on the wall.
My mind jumped from
thought to thought with
I had no idea that there were so many ways of punching someone, nothing in particular to
and that officers can match you to any print or mark left behind at a anchor me to anything
scene.
specific. Time abandoned
This was the night I was arrested.
I was at 17 Division, the police station in
downtown Oshawa. It was a Thursday night
around 10 p.m. and I was brought into this little room to wait for the sergeant. He was
going to be the one dealing with me.
A million thoughts were racing through my
mind and I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the
sergeant opened the door, walked in and stood
in front of me, ignoring the only other chair in
the room. This set off a whole new wave of
anxiety, as he said I was going to be arrested,
booked and tossed in a holding cell for the
evening.
As he continued to talk to me, I tuned out
and imagined what dilemma I would face…
would I be alone, would I be expected to protect my territory in a shared cell? I imagined
being in a brightly lit basement with rows of
cells down a long hallway, much like Anthony
Hopkins in the movie Silence of the Lambs. I
figure it would be all echoes and no furniture,
cold cement and steel and I knew that there
would be cameras watching me the entire
time.
The sergeant handcuffed me and in silence,
directed me down a long hallway and into the
booking room. Here, I stood at a desk while
he asked me questions such as if I had consumed any alcohol or drugs that evening. He
confirmed my identification and reason for
arrest. Then I was told to remove all of my
jewelry and shoelaces – just being careful in
case I had thoughts about hanging myself! It
was there that my handcuffs came off, a relief
to be granted this ounce of freedom.
I was then taken to a little area off to the
side where a female officer did a search. With
my hands up against the wall and my feet
spread, the female officer checked me for
weapons and drugs. This is where females are
stripped of their bra.
After I satisfied the concern of the female
officer that I didn’t have any drugs or
weapons, it was time for fingerprints.
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Photos by Jessica Verge/The Oshawa Express
Being handcuffed is like taking away your freedom. I felt trapped and it was uncomfortable. I was
warned not to struggle as the cuffs would get tighter.
me and boredom set in as I waited for what
“You’re lucky,” he said. “Tonight has been
was to come next.
a slow night,” adding that had I been in here a
I don’t know how long I had been sitting
couple nights before, many more cells were
there but every so often I’d be brought back to occupied by people who were screaming and
the here and now with the sound of footsteps
yelling all night.
or unidentifiable talking in the distance. A
Even though I had just been locked up for
couple of times throughout the night the footabout four hours, I was relieved to be going
steps grew louder and an officer would peer
home to my warm bed. I was handed back my
into my cell, to make sure I was behaving
personal belonging and the sergeant who
myself and not being a bother.
arrested me earlier led me back out to the
Some time in the night, the silence was
front of the station where he shook my hand
broken by either a new guest or someone who and said goodbye.
had been there for a while but who has
become agitated in their cell. This “clanger”, I
So that was the story of the night I was
will call them, was not in a good mood and
arrested. Oh, I guess I should mention this
the loud clanging and shaking or kicking of
wasn’t for real. In fact, I was merely there to
the bars actually caused my head to ache. I
experience and write a story on what it would
was also getting tired and a little chilled, since be like to be arrested and put in our local jail.
there was no blanket to cover up and the conAnd even though as a journalist I faced no
crete only added to the cold.
charges, the experience was real. And even
The “clanger” pooped out after about half
today, two weeks later, the memory is still
an hour. Then it was peaceful. But not for
clear in my mind like it happened yesterday.
long. Then I heard something else. Somebody It’s one situation I hope never to repeat in real
was sick, vomiting for a good 15 minutes.
life.
Then someone else asked
what time it was.
“One o-clock,” answered
an officer. And then it went
silent again.
One o-clock. I had a long
night ahead of me and I was
getting cold and sore from sitting on the cold, hard bench.
I was also very tired and starting to get restless. I knew it
would be almost impossible
to try and sleep.
It was weird knowing that
somebody could see what I
was doing at all times.
After what seemed like an
eternity of silence, there were
more footsteps. An officer, the
woman who searched me in
the booking room, was standing on the other side of the
bars.
“You’re free to go,” she
said with a smile on her face.
“What time is it?” I asked
her.
“Three in the morning,”
said the officer as she
unlocked the cell bars to let
me out.
I followed her back to the
booking room, where the officer who took my fingerprints
earlier in the evening handed
Getting searched for drugs and weaponry. I wondered had I
been hiding anything what would have happened.
me back my belongings.
APRIL 16 2008
Hoping to win
the Nobel Peace Price
A year ago, I started my second career.
You are looking at it. This marks one year
of writing columns for The Oshawa
Express.
Now there have been some major disappointments in my writing career. I had
visions of winning the Nobel Peace Prize
for my “Lifestyle” columns. I felt if I
shared my knowledge and experience of
being a teacher for 40 years and parenting
four successful young men, then readers
might sit up and nominate me for the
Nobel Peace Prize.
Now if you do not know, the Nobel
Peace Prize is named after William Nobel,
the inventor of dynamite. To have a Peace
Prize named after him is somewhat akin to
having the “be kind to women” award
being named after Jack the Ripper. But I
still want one.
As I have previously mentioned, I had
dinner once with Mother Teresa. She later
went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize. You
can’t tell me that having dinner with me
did not have a great impact on her life.
Wel,l I guess you could, but I would
choose not to completely believe it.
One of two priests who married us (we
wanted to be doubly sure) also baptized
three of our four sons. Father Tom
McKillop later went on to win the Order of
Canada! Now I am not sure if marrying
my wife and I and baptizing three of our
sons was on his resume for the Order of
Canada, but I strongly suspect it could
have been included. I should mention that
the other priest, who married us and acted
as emcee at our reception, was former
local Chaplain, Father Don MacLellan.
‘Donnie’ has thus far avoided any public
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accolades, even though I devoted a column to him. He has had such an impact on
so many young people that took in his
retreats at Teen Ranch, both from Dwyer
and Pereyma High Schools. However, he
is a very humble, shy and very quiet person, and could have been easily overlooked by Award givers.
Now is it just a coincidence that people
who have intertwined somehow into my
life have gone on to greatness?
So writing Lifestyle columns is not getting me to the Nobel awards Indeed, I
have won no awards for my columns. I
barely get noticed by my doctor! Now I
did have someone once notice me at WalMart, but I think it was my hair.
This fellow was particularly friendly to
everyone. Nevertheless when I got home, I
told my wife how I am beginning to make
a difference around here. She told me to
remember to take out the garbage.
I have decided to take on a different
tact.
In a moment of resentments and bitterness, I have decided to be a storyteller and
to put my name forward for the Pulitzer
Literary award. I hopped I speld that write!
Beginning next column, I am thinking I
am going to start writing stories, starting
with my friend Tom. Tom is always concerned about my health and weight,
despite weighing 50 kilos more than me.
That’s the kind of friend he is!
He is now retired and raises standard
bred racehorses in Port Perry. Some of you
older folks might remember a local lad
who, over 40 years ago, lost his eye while
playing junior hockey. This is my friend
Tom.
Tom has been my best friend for over
25 years. He has the biggest heart of anyone I know. In fact, I am somewhat surprised that he has never won any awards.
If there were a “biggest hearted horse
trainer with one eye award,” I would have
nominated Tom. But then again, he has
never nominated me for any awards...
If you know of someone deserving of
an
award,
let
me
know
at
BillFoxExpress@hotmail.com.
Priming for ‘Senior Games’
By Wally Donaldson
The Oshawa Express
Anyone 55 years of age or older with a knack for
competitive sports might want to investigate what the
forthcoming Durham Region Senior Games have to
offer.
Whether you feel your forte is bowling, cribbage,
slo-pitch, golf or a myriad of other activities being
offered throughout the summer, you are invited to enrol
in your sport.
The caviar to these Games is a
trip to the Ontario Senior Games in
London from August 12-14 should
you emerge a gold medal winner in
your selected event.
“It’s more recreational than
anything, but the competition level
should still be very good,” says
John Bueckert, treasurer and
events registrar for the 32nd annual Games events. “We are expecting anywhere from 700 to 1,000
entries for the 19 events we are
staging.”
The popularity of the Games is
such, four new activities have been
added to this year’s agenda: bad-
minton, slo-pitch, 10-pin bowling and horseshoes. The
Games are under the auspices of the Ministry of Health
and Resources.
All facilities where the sports will be conducted are
donated with the exception of the city-owned
Alexandra Park for slo-pitch.
The awards luncheon will be held at the Class Act
Theatre in Whitby on Wednesday, June 25 at noon.
Anyone wishing further information can contact
either Ruth Vdovich at 905-666-9067 or Linda Spadaro
at 905-571-2039.
Activities, dates and locations are as follows:
• Shuffleboard, April 14,
Clarington Older Adults
Centre in Bowmanville.
• Euchre, April 16, Royal
Canadian Legion in
Claremont.
• Five-pin bowling, April
22, North End Bowl in
Oshawa.
• Cribbage, April 28,
Ajax Friendship Club in
Ajax.
• Ten-pin bowling, May
1, Leisure Lanes in
Oshawa.
• Table tennis, May 4,
Oshawa Seniors Centre
in Oshawa.
• Tennis, May 8,
Durham College Campus
in Oshawa.
•Bid euchre, May 14,
Clarington Older Adults
Centre in Bowmanville.
• Carpet bowling, May
16, South Pickering
Seniors
Centre
in
Pickering.
•
Contract
bridge, May
23,
South
Pickering
Seniors Centre
in Pickering.
• Darts, May
26,
South
Pickering
Seniors Centre
in Pickering.
• Duplicate bridge, May
30, Clarington Older
Adults
Centre
in
Bowmanville.
• Horseshoes, May 31,
Royal Canadian Legion
in Claremont.
• Badminton, June 2,
Oshawa
Seniors
Northview Centre in
Oshawa.
• Snooker, June 4, Royal
Canadian Legion in
Pickering.
• Bocce ball, June 8,
Oshawa Bocce Club in
Oshawa.
• Lawn Bowling, June
11,
Whitby
Lawn
Bowling Club in Whitby.
• Slo-pitch, June 13,
Alexandra
Park
in
Oshawa.
• Golf, June 16,
Sunnybrae Golf Course
in Prince Albert.
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Help reforest 7-acre parcel
Durham residents are being asked to lend Mother
Nature a hand in celebration of Earth Day.
The Central Lake Ontario Conservation is hosting its
annual Earth Day tree-planting event on April 26 at the
Enniskillen Conservation Area.
From 9 a.m. until noon, volunteers of all ages can help
plant more than 3,500 tree seedlings, which will grow
into a 7-acre mixed forest habitat through the Sharp Tract
lands that are part of Clarington’s Enniskillen
Conservation Area.
“Our focus this Earth Day is to begin
transforming old pasture land back into
valuable forest habitat for wildlife and to
enhance water quality,” said Jamie
Davidson, conservation areas planner with
Central Lake Ontario Conservation, in a
press release. “When mature, these trees
will also help to improve air quality by
absorbing the equivalent amount of carbon
dioxide produced by seven cars over the
course of a year.”
The free rain or shine event is open to
families, individuals, scout and guide
groups, churches, businesses and students.
Groups are welcome but must register prior
to the event.
Participants are asked to dress for the
weather, bring a hat, sunscreen, boots,
gloves and good digging shovels. Kids will
also be asked to help build bird-nesting
boxes that are needed for the area. The
event will conclude with a barbecue for all
participants.
For more information, directions or to
register a group visit www.cloca.com or
contact Central Lake Ontario Conservation
at (905) 579-0411.
To get to Enniskillen Conservation Area,
take Regional Road 57 north from Taunton
Road to the 9th Concession Road (Regional
Road 20). Turn left (west) and travel
through the Old Scugog Road intersection
to the roadside parking, located just before
the north bend on the 9th Concession Road.
Enniskillen Conservation Area – Sharp
Tract is located northwest of the Village of
Enniskillen in Clarington.
Wed. April 16
HEAD INJURY ASSOCIATION OF DURHAM
RE G I O N S U P P O R T G R O U P M E E T I N G –
Head Injury Association of Durham Region,
850 King St. W. Unit 24. Brain-injured survivors, family members and caregivers are
invited to welcome guest speaker Kayli Riann
from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. with the meeting
immediately following. For more information
call 905-723-2732 or 1-866-354-4464.
Sun. April 20
FASHION SHOW – Oshawa Golf Club, 160
Alexandra St. In support of Hearth Place
Cancer Support Centre, the fashion features
items from Connie’s Brooklin Village Shoppe,
Brock’s and Okaidi. The event also includes
brunch, a cash bar, door prizes and a raffle.
Tickets are $50. Brunch will be served from
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with the fashion show
commencing at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Hearth Place (905-579-4833) or The
Gift House (905-571-3511).
BREATHE FREE STOP SMOKING PROGRAM
– 33 Olive Ave. This non-profit community
service program begins at 7 p.m. Cost is
$50. For more information call 905-7253475.
Mon. April 21
OSHAWA HISTORICAL SOCIETY –
Centennial Albert United Church, 19 Rosehill
Blvd. The group welcomes guest speaker
Wayne Geen from the Society for
International Hockey Research. The meeting
begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information or
to donate an item to the silent auction, please
phone Jill at 905-436-7624 ext. 106.
OSHAWA BLOCK PARENT ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Mayor’s
Conference Room, Oshawa City Hall, 50
Centre St. S. The 7 p.m. meeting is open to
current Block Parents and anyone interested
in learning more about the organization. For
more information, call 905-436-9584 or
email oshawablockparents@bellnet.ca.
Thurs. April 24
VICTORIAN TEA – Oshawa Community
Museum, 1450 Simcoe St. S. The museum is
offering themed teas from April to June, with
the Spring Tea on April 24, Mother’s Day Tea
on May 8 and Strawberry Social on June 26.
The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children
and includes sandwiches, scones, dessert
and a tour of the museum. Reservations are
required. For more information about the
programs or to register, call Jill at 905-4367624 ext. 106.
April 9 crossword answers
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APRIL 16 2008
This is a picture of Oreo, an 11-year-old Jack Russell, lapping up the
last bit of an iced cappachino. It is her favorite beverage from Tim
Horton’s. She also enjoys the timbits.
The Oshawa Express would like to remind its readers to still send in Echo
Baby pictures to run bi-weekly to the Express Perfect Pet feature.
ARIES: March 20 to April 19
The Full Moon emphasizes your
house of joint finances. Repay outstanding debts and rework your
financial plans. Your strong, magnetic personality draws others toward you.
TAURUS: April 19 to May 20
Your romantic approach is tempered
by common sense. A partner has to
earn your love. If single, you could
meet someone special and things could develop
immediately. Spend some time outdoors enjoying
nature.
GEMINI: May 20 to June 21
With plenty of projects on the go,
your workload could still get heavier.
Meditate, analyze your dreams or go
for a daily walk to create better balance in your
life. Host a small dinner party.
CANCER: June 21 to July 22
These days, you have plenty of physical energy and require a practical
outlet. Focus on your personal goals.
You could be recognized for a job
well done. Schedule time for play or go to a
movie on April 20.
LEO: July 22 to August 22
Career wise, your life is demanding
and you are working longer hours
with many deadlines to meet. Your
public life gets a boost. Make phone
calls and send e-mails to increase your business.
VIRGO: August 22 to Sept 22
Single Virgos could meet a new
romantic partner. A week when your
communication skills are emphasized, network at business and community events.
LIBRA: Sept 22 to Oct 23
You could receive positive financial
news, but at the same time, your
expenses may go up. However, your
partner could get a raise in pay. Talk things over
with a financial advisor. Curb spending.
SCORPIO: Oct 23 to Nov 22
Whether personal or business, partnerships are emphasized over the next few
weeks. Tune in to your partner’s real
needs and keep your relationship creative and exciting. Share your thoughts, wishes and love.
SAGITTARIUS: Nov 22 to Dec 21
You could be in line for a promotion or
salary increase. If you have gained
weight, make an effort to take it off and
get in shape with a new exercise program. Clean up the clutter at home and have a yard
sale.
CAPRICORN: Dec 21 to Jan 19
If you are single and would like to meet
someone special, why not contact a
match maker or join a computer dating
service. Go for a make over to improve your professional image. Are your parent’s needs being
met?
AQUARIUS: Jan 19 to Feb 19
Get together with siblings or friends
you have not seen for a while. Take
your car or computer in for servicing. Share ideas
with like-minded companions. Something hidden
could be revealed.
PISCES: Feb 19 to March 20
You make decisions about money are
based on intuition, rather than common
sense. Start a new savings account or make viable
investments. Plan a vacation or take a trip on the
spur of the moment.
(MENORAH: meh-NOR-uh: A nine-branched candelabrum used during Hanukkah.)
April 9 Word Game Answers
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
PRIZE: Bring in your completed and correct Express Crossword puzzle
before the answers run in the following Wednesday edition
and you will receive an Express T-shirt. Limit is one t-shirt per person for the year.
APRIL 16 2008
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Students lace up to help troubled youth
Left to right: Dave Lewis, Andrew Fitchett and Matt Agar were the first three to finish the 5 km race around
the Oshawa campus at UOIT and Durham College. Lewis finished first followed by Agar and Fitchett.
By Courtney Duffett
The Oshawa Express
Photo by Courtney Duffett/The Oshawa Express
Back to front, left to right: UOIT rowing team members Rob Devries, Andraj Sipaj, captain Rachelle
Krause, Mike Bissonnett, Mike Labriola, Geoff Chadsey and Colin Jeffery participated in the charity walk
to raise funds for a good cause.
fundraising events.
University of Ontario Institute of
Technology (UOIT) student Rachelle
A warm and sunny day saw staff and Krause, captain of the school’s rowing
students from Oshawa’s university lace up team, was one of many students, including
their running shoes for a recent annual her fellow rowers, who took part in the 5
charity walk and run.
km run around campus to benefit
The event was the second annual
Eastview Boys and Girls Club in
campus charity walk and run for
Oshawa.
Eastview Boys and Girls Club,
“It’s a really good cause,” says
which provides a safe and supportKrause. “It was a good opportunity
ive place where children and youth
for the rowing team to come out and
can experience new opportunities,
get some stress relief from exams.”
overcome barriers, build positive
Carla Cesaroni, assistant profesAndrea
relationships and develop confisor in criminology, justice and poliCraningdence and skills for life.
cy studies and event coordinator,
Dafoe
“It’s events like this that allow us
says this year’s event was even
to go the extra mile for the youth,”
more successful than last year,
says Andrea Craning-Dafoe, director of adding that the event was made possible
youth justice programs at Eastview Boys with the participation of staff and students
and Girls Club, adding that being a non- as well as help from its sponsors including
profit organization, the club relies on fund- Lovell Drugs, Chartwells Food Services
ing from charities like United Way and and Brooks.
The Vindicator & The Reformer
Oshawa has had numerous newspaper
companies operating since its early inception. “The Oshawa Vindicator” and “The
Oshawa Reformer” were once a celebrated
source of news for the area.
In 1856, James McMillan who had been
operating a printing and publishing business in Bowmanville, purchased interest in
the newspaper “Freeman” with Samuel
Luke. Six months later, William H. Orr of
Bowmanville purchased McMillan’s interest and began a new firm that would publish
the Vindicator that he would remain a part
of until 1866. The price of early issues was
seven shillings and six pence a year in
advance. The early issues contained four
pages and, much like today, the front page
was devoted to advertisements. The
Vindicator was the Conservative paper in
town and in 1870 its views were about to be
challenged.
The first issue of the Oshawa Reformer
was published on April 15, 1871 in
Oshawa. It had been the outcome of a political contest between Abram Farewell a
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member of the reform party and Dr.
William McGill the Conservative candidate
who had been elected as a Reformer but had
transferred his allegiance to the opposing
party. In the provincial election of fall
1870, Abram Farewell was victorious and
was elected to a seat in the Provincial
Legislative for South Ontario. The Reform
party was the forerunner of the Canadian
Liberal Party.
Shortly afterward, members of the
Reform party took steps to establish a
newspaper to meet Conservatives on equal
terms as far as politics and local events. The
Ontario Reformer was published under the
direction of Mr. J.F. Tamblyn and Mr. W.R.
Climie, once editor of the Bowmanville
Statesman. The printing office was located
in a store on Simcoe Street South. At the
time, Oshawa was predominately a
Conservative town and the newspaper took
its time luring readers.
In 1873, a joint stock company known as
The Ontario Reformer Printing and
Publishing Company organized by the
town’s leading Liberals operated the paper
and establishment. In 1875 Mr. Glen
became the owner, but in 1876 due to financial issues, he sold out to Luke and Larke,
then the owners of the other Oshawa paper,
The Vindicator. The paper was put under
the leadership of Samuel Luke while J.S.
Larke ran the Vindicator. In July 1878
Edward Mundy of Port Perry acquired it
and would have a controlling interest for
more than for 40 years until his death in
1921.
APRIL 16 2008
Pearson, Snell and Craigwell go ‘Beyond The Pond’
Oshawa grads are golden
By Wally Donaldson
The Oshawa Express
The school will be running every Monday and
Wednesday throughout the summer months with three
camps each day. “We didn’t want to get too big too quick,”
adds Snell. “We want to concentrate on doing a good job on
It’s officially being touted “Beyond The Pond,” but
the ice. That’s what it’s all about.”
judging by the calibre of instructors who have lived the
All three primary instructors will be on the ice at the
dream, this hockey school would probably be better qualsame time for each session, each concentrating on the posiified after the Academy Award winning movie, “On
tions they played professionally.
Golden Pond.”
“I got the bug back coaching at OUIT and I realized this
Three former Oshawa minor hockey graduates who
is something we needed to do,” notes Pearson, who played
made their mark in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
a total of 145 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, includbefore plying their skills on a professional level -- including a 23-goal performance during the 1992-93 campaign.
ing the National Hockey League -- are dedicating their
“You see players take one, two, three or even five years
services to helping youngsters grow and become quality
away from the game because playing professionally truly
individuals on and away from the ice surface, beginning
takes its toll physically and mentally. Sooner or later,
June 2 at the Legends Centre.
though, you want to get back to the sport you enjoyed the
Rob Pearson, Chris Snell and Dale Craigwell --- a
most and what better way is there than participating in a
winger, defenceman and centre --- are housing a special
hockey school and teaching others.”
hockey school for athletes from house league to AAA rep
The passion for hockey is back for Craigwell, who has
teams, with the full intention of enhancing each player’s
taken four years away from the game, but still has a firm
skill and development of the sport by featuring the fundagrasp of the idiosyncrasies of playing centre, an attribute he
mentals of hockey.
is anxious to relay to his students.
Snell, drafted initially by the Buffalo Sabres, but play“As a centre, first off, you have to be able to skate well
ing the majority of his NHL time with the Los Angeles
Photo by Wally Donaldson/The Oshawa Express with good vision,” says Craigwell, drafted by the San Jose
Kings, initiated this venture.
“I had given this a lot of thought the past few years Oshawa minor hockey graduates, left to right, Dale Craigwell, Rob Pearson and Chris Sharks. His best year with the Sharks was in 1991-92, ringand I kept in touch with Rob and Dale,” says Snell, who Snell are conducting a “Beyond The Pond” hockey school at the Legends Centre, begin- ing up 16 points in 32 outings. “I want to emphasize to a
child wanting to play centre to be creative, come up with
groomed his junior hockey skills with the Ottawa 67’s. ning June 2.
ideas, because the game is so fast now players can adjust off
“But we were wanting to make sure we were properly
stuff --- a full year hockey school. We’re taking it very seriously.”
the first move. So there has to be an adjustment in order to
ready to go ahead with it.
The concept is to start on a small scale with students, gradually find the open man or score goals. This is going to be my approach.”
“After we retired from professional hockey, our focus was getIncidentally, this school is open to boys and girls. Anyone wishting our private lives in order and decided what we were going to increasing the enrolment with time. Pearson, who also serves as a
do. I actually decided this was the year to go ahead with it. Dale coach of the OUIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey squad, is bringing a ing more detail can email Pearson at rob.pearson@rogers.com or
call 905-432-9315 for pricing and availability.
came on board and then Rob, and we plan on making this serious couple of players on board to assist.
Rob Pearson
Experience on a
professional level
As Rob Pearson graduated
out of junior to the pro ranks on
various levels during the early
‘90s, he found the quickness of
the passing game and punishing
checks the two most profound
adjustments he had to address.
Fans of the Oshawa Generals
might have felt Pearson had
both down pat, especially after
his trade from the Belleville
Bulls to the Generals in 1990-91
when accumulating a mind-boggling 57 goals and 109 points in
only 41 outings.
Always considered a physical player with a keen eye for
putting points on the scoreboard, Pearson acknowledges
today the quality varying from
the
International
Hockey
League (IHL) to the NHL made
for a special challenge throughout his professional career.
“Each level is harder to
move the puck and the passing
game gets better from tape to
tape all the way up,” says
Pearson, who played in the
NHL with the Toronto Maple
Leafs, Washington Capitals and
the St. Louis Blues. “And the
goaltenders going from post to
post…”
Pearson, the second pick of
the Leafs during the 1989 entry
draft, says his best time was on
a line with John Cullen and
Wendel Clark. “I scored 23
goals that year, but I learned a
great deal from those two guys,”
recalls Pearson, married to
Robyn with one son, Luke 7.
“I loved playing in Toronto
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because since I was so young, I
was still interested in learning
the game. I was playing the
game I loved and it wasn’t as
much of a business at the time.
When I got older, it did become
apparent that it was more of a
business. It was important to me
to keep the fun in the game. You
have to or you won’t survive.”
The Leafs moved Pearson to
the Caps during the 1993-94
season. “Well, you could move
freely around Washington without anyone knowing you, unlike
Toronto,” says Pearson with a
laugh. “We made the playoffs
with a mediocre team, but got
beat out in the first round. It was
a little surprising with players
like Petr Bondra and Dale
Hunter on the team. We weren’t
quite there.”
After a stint with the
Portland Pirates of the
American Hockey League
(AHL), the Blues came calling
and it was an enjoyable experience.
“St. Louis is a great hockey
town,” says Pearson. “They
have a lot of support there,
maybe not the hype like
Toronto, but it was enjoyable.
Pearson saw duty with the
St. John’s Maple Leafs and
Worcester IceCats of the AHL,
along with the Cleveland
Lumberjacks, Orlando Solar
Bears and Long Beach Ice Dogs
in the ‘I’ before finishing up
internationally
with
the
Frankfurt Lions in 2001 in
Germany.
Chris Snell
Kilrea provides
early education
Before Chris Snell even got a whiff of professional
hockey, he listened and learned from a coach with a
plethora of experience.
It was actually during his junior career with the
Ottawa 67’s when Snell gained the knowledge required,
to take his game to the next level.
“It started with Brian Kilrea,” Snell recalls. “He was
fantastic. We got along and he’s the kind of guy where if
he likes you, he’ll do anything for you. He treats everybody with respect and as a professional. You learn in
junior how to deal with the media and how to deal with
the things outside of hockey.
“I remember going to tryouts in Ottawa as a 16 year
old and as you might expect, there were like 15 fights in
five minutes and I, obviously, wasn’t a fighter. Brian
told me I was going to be on the team regardless. He
stuck with me and once I got my first exhibition game
under my belt, the confidence level soared.”
Although his experience in the NHL was limited,
Snell, married to Dayne with two children, Mason 8, and
Quinn, 5, made the best of his opportunities wherever he
played, especially in 1994 when he received the Eddie
Shore Award as the American Hockey League’s outstanding defenceman.
During his tenure with the St. John’s Maple Leafs,
Snell was very impressive with 22 goals and 96 points in
75 outings.
A seventh round draft pick of the Buffalo Sabres,
Snell never had the opportunity to put on the jersey for
a regular season game.
“Rick Dudley was the coach at the time and he was a
fitness freak,” says Snell. “I never saw a training camp
like that and it opened my eyes. It gave me a very good
idea of what was expected of a player on an elite level.
“I did get in some exhibition games playing with
Alexander Mogilny and Pierre Turgeon. I played with
some pretty good hockey players and it was quite a treat.
Snell did play two games with the Toronto Maple
Leafs and added another 32 games to his resume in 1994
with the Los Angeles Kings. For most of his career,
Snell made his valued contributions in the American and
International circuits with Binghamton Rangers,
Rochester Americans, Phoenix Roadrunners and
Indianapolis Ice.
He closed out his professional career in Germany
with the Frankfurt Lions.
Dale Craigwell
Sharks gave centre
chance to flourish
When the Oshawa Generals
snapped a 40-year jinx by capturing the Canadian Memorial Cup
title 18 years ago in Hamilton, centre Dale Craigwell knew he was a
participant to “something very special.”
Generals,
defeating
the
Kitchener Rangers in the final,
combined talent with an interesting
mixture of athletes beginning with
the naturally gifted Eric Lindros to
the intensity of Craigwell, who had
a goal and five assists in four
Memorial Cup outings.
“I’m very proud of it right up to
this day,” says Craigwell, who,
along with his wife Nicole, have
two children, Brayden 8, and
Stella, 4. “It was a very special
team. It took a lot of practice and
we came together at the right time.
“It started when Eric came to
the team in January and he took our
team to another level. I’ll never forget the first practice we had at the
North Oshawa Arena. I mean, the
tempo was NHL calibre. It was
fantastic. We actually thought we
already had a good team before
Eric got there. But he came out and
the pace of that practice was what
we were not doing before.”
Craigwell thought his smaller
size would have an impact in his
selection at the 1991 NHL Entry
Draft in Buffalo. Yet, he was also
convinced by various scouts that he
would be selected somewhere in
the top four rounds.
His resume was impressive,
including a trip to the World Junior
Championship. Craigwell racked
up 27 goals and 95 points in 56 outings during his final year with the
Generals.
“So, I went to the draft thinking
top four rounds and I sat right
through to the seventh round and I
didn’t get my name called. A lot of
players I thought were not as good
as me got drafted.
“I left the draft very upset. I had
no plans of coming back. My
father did stay there and he called
me at the hotel to tell me that the
San Jose Sharks selected me in the
10th round. It didn’t matter. I was
still upset, but he told me to get
down there. I did and shook hands
with the people at the San Jose
table.”
Craigwell went to camp and
found a roster spot with the Sharks.
“There were only a handful of
players across the entire league that
actually played the first year. I leap
frogged over higher draft picks to
make the team. I’m very proud of
that. I wanted to play hard and be a
winner. Thankfully, the Sharks
rewarded me with the way I played
at training camp.”
Playing 32 games with the
Sharks during the 1991-92 season,
Craigwell compiled five goals and
16 points. He finished the season
with the Kansas City Blades in the
‘I’ and returned to the Sharks the
following year.
With the exception of one season in San Francisco with the
Spiders, Craigwell found a home
with the Blades under head coach
Kevin Constantine, currently with
the Sharks. “I learned so much
from him,” says Craigwell. “I credit him as my best coach who influenced me.”
Craigwell finished in the Euro
league with the Sheffield Steelers
in Britain.
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Whitby foursome drops playoff outing
Stickhandling Hockey’s lost art
Peltzer rink
stickhandles
to Ontario win
By Wally Donaldson
The Oshawa Express
In keeping with tradition,
the fervent rivalry that exists
between Peterborough and any
organization within the Durham
Region --- be it hockey, slopitch or probably Texas poker -- occurs on the pebbled ice.
Although
Whitby
skip
Trevor Birckbeck shrugged off
any thoughts of this spirited
clash between two communities, Harold Peltzer, who heads
up the Peterborough Curling
Club contingent, is fully aware.
“We haven’t really played
too many teams from Whitby,”
Peltzer offers with a grin, “but
any time we play a team from
Oshawa, you can see that extra
sparkle in their eyes. There is
something definitely there. We
get revved up, too.”
The Peltzer foursome made
the best of its opportunities to
score a 6-4 victory over
Birckbeck in an extra playoff
matchup to emerge Ontario
Dominion of Canada General
Insurance Company Stick
Curling champions at the
Whitby Curling Club.
Based on a round robin format, Peltzer needed only a victory in his seventh and final
outing to automatically record
the title. However, Peltzer’s 6-3
loss to Burlington’s Tom
Newcomb, complemented by
Birckbeck’s 7-4 win over Rio
Titus of Navan, resulted in a 52 record for each finalist, con-
stituting the extra
game to decide
an overall winner.
Peltzer, curling with Bruce
McArthur, Jerry
Powers and Dave
Dodd, executed a
perfect draw to
the four-foot in
the seventh end
to
spoil
Birckbeck’s bid
to count.
“He made a
shot that practically made it
impossible
for
me to count,”
r e c a l l s
Birckbeck. “We
almost chipped
him out to score
one, but we didn’t. Almost was
not
good
Photo by Wally Donaldson/The Oshawa Express
enough.”
Whitby skip Trevor Birckbeck delivers his rock with his front end of second Dale Boyce and
T
h
e lead Don Sullivan prepared to do the sweeping during the Ontario Stick Curling
P e t e r b o r o u g h Championships at the Whitby Curling Club. The Whitby rink settled for second best, losing to
rink stole the last Peterborough’s Harold Peltzer in an extra playoff game.
two ends, the
eighth
when
was keen.”
three senior mixed playdowns.
Birckbeck’s attempted draw to
Peltzer has been involved in Got a second in senior mixed,
the rings for two with hopes of stick curling these past five but that’s as close as I got to
forcing an extra end, ended years following two hit winning anything.”
heavy and onto his own rock.
replacements and a knee operaBirckbeck’s foursome of
“(Peltzer) had one in the tion. “I’ve waited a long time to vice Ron Robbins, second Dale
front of the house,” explains win a provincial champi- Boyce and lead Don Sullivan
Birckbeck of the eighth end, onship,” he says. “I couldn’t entered this championship with
“and I wanted to come in there win one in conventional curl- fervour. “We were hoping to
using the same ice we had been ing. My wife and I curled get to the final and it was a
using for draws. About halfway together for 14 years and got to slippery slope,” said Boyce.
down, I knew it was heavy. It three provincial mixed and
Oshawa boxers hope opportunity knocks
Eight members of the Oshawa
Motor City Boxing Club will be
featured at an “Opportunity
Knocks” boxing card Sunday at
LeSkratch, starting at 2 p.m.
The headline event will focus
on Motor City’s Colin Fish, who
will face David Jenner of KAYO
in the senior classification.
There are 15 confirmed bouts
for this card, beginning with
Brandon Fitzgerald of Kingston
taking on McGrory’s Greg
Young.
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Second bout of the day features Nathan Schoolcraft of
Motor City against Sam Pada of
King of the Ring in a senior
event. This is their debut in the
ring.
John Tello of Bramalea will
take on Samuel Vargas of
Alliance in the third bout, followed by Luke Caride of the
Motor City club against Jorge
Puebla of Champions.
David Ladd of Gale Kerwin,
with 22 fights to his resume, will
take on Benjamin Kakonge of
King of the Ring, who has fought
11 times.
The female bout will highlight
Tan White of Motor City against
Courtney Doupe of Kingston.
Steven Wilcox of Steeltown
has 90 bouts to his credit. He will
take on Carlton Angus, with 20
fights, of Alliance.
Kyle Wright of Motor City
will conclude the first half of the
card against Cody Crowley of
Boxing Factory.
Following
intermission,
Logan Cotton of Alliance will
fight Sumit Manu of King of the
Ring, followed by Evan Gilland
of Motor City against Kingston’s
Willie Lake.
Timothy Smith of Boxing
Factory meets Kevin Higson of
Steeltown, followed by Shawn
Maddox-Vogel of Motor City
against Kingsley Alexander of
Alliance.
Chad Compeau of Kingston
will fight Brandon Cook of
Durham BA and
the following
bout prior to the
main event will
feature
two
fighters
each
235 lbs.
Motor City’s
Frankie
Rill,
with 31 fights,
will take on
Rock Bosquet
of Gale Kerwin,
who has 23
fights to his
credit.
The Dec. 16,
2007 issue of the
Toronto
Sun
included a sports
department feature, “Shining
S t a r s ” .
Essentially it compiled the best NHL players
in various categories, in the opinion of hockey writers from various Canadian newspapers. Some of the choices involved the
“Hardest Shot”, the “Best Skater”, the “Best
At Faceoffs”, and the “Best Stickhandler”.
That which is considered “stickhandling”
in modern times is, nevertheless, hockey’s
lost art. Granted, there are some skaters who
dominate in controlling the old boot heel in
the New Millennium—players chosen by
this panel of experts—Pavel Datsyuk,
Sidney Crosby, and Alexei Kovalev. Vincent
Lecavelier, Tomas Kaberle, and Milan
Hejduk could easily be added to that list. But
the skill to which this writer refers goes
beyond being able to deke two or three players in moving the disc from one point on the
ice to another. A popular synonym in the
“good old days” was “ragging the puck”.
Simply put, it referred to a lone player nabbing the rubber and keeping it on his stick
without losing it for an extended period of
time.
The gap between that and what is called
stickhandling today is alluded to by the comments recorded in the Feb. 1, 1950 Toronto
Star by sports editor Milt Dunnell.
When the Ranger’s manager, Lester
Patrick, touted a prospect as “the best stickhandler I’ve seen in ten years”, the dean of
sportswriters cracked: “Pray tell, what
would a stickhandler do in this league?”
He was backed by former NHL President
“Red” Dutton’s seemingly caustic remark:
“There haven’t been any stickhandlers in
hockey since 1943!”
That date connects with the addition of
the red line, the purpose of which was to
“speed up the game, and reduce offsides”
(official NHL wording in the rules). Various
changes have been made to the “offside”
rule over the years, allowing passing from
one point on the playing surface to another.
But true puck ragging was the result of the
original format of the game. With no forward
passing, the onus was on a skater to gain and
keep possession until he moved into a scoring position.
Now, despite the sarcasm from the
esteemed shinny icons above, there have
been some excellent puck handlers since
1943. In his book, “The Chicago Blackhawk
Story”, George Vass excitedly records Stan
Mikita’s killing off 30 seconds of a team
penalty. When Bobby Orr was wowing fans
and peers alike as rookie Boston Bruin,
Gordie Howe commented: “He plays a
funny kind of game. He doesn’t let anybody
touch the puck!” By the time Mario
Lemieux crashed the NHL scene, even
though it was said he “kept the puck on his
stick like it was on a string!”, there was so
much hooking, clutching and grabbing, that
his marvelous natural talent was almost
buried.
But, going back to this art of stickhandling in its purest sense, we catch up with
Frank Nighbor of the original Ottawa
Senators in 1923. In the Stanley Cup finals
against Vancouver, a journalist reported that
with the Senators leading by one goal, with
two minutes left, and with three of his
cohorts in the sin bin: “…he commenced
stickhanding, working himself into such a
frenzy, that only his jubilant teammates
broke his momentum 10 seconds after the
game-ending whistle.” That’s true “puck
ragging”—a thing of artistry to behold!
Next Week: “Stickhandling—part 2”
APRIL 16 2008
Dogs are tamed, now it’s the Bulls
series between the Kitchener
Rangers and Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds.
Second game is Friday night at
the GM Centre, starting at 7:35.
Game three is back in Belleville
By Wally Donaldson
The Oshawa Express
on Saturday with the fourth in
Oshawa Monday evening, beginNow that the ‘Dogs have been ning at 7:05.
iced in these Ontario Hockey
A side note to this series is the
League (OHL) playoffs, the Generals opening a playoff series
Oshawa Generals have since on the road.
turned their attention to a bigger,
“We won twice in their buildmore dangerous and tempestuous ing and lost two overtime games.
opponent --- the Bulls!
We have played well (at Yardmen
And it all starts tonight in Arena). We just have to go out
Belleville with the survivor of there (tonight) and take advantage
this
best-of-seven
Eastern of that,” says Generals’ skipper
Conference final advancing to the Chris DePiero.
OHL championship against the
After the Niagara IceDogs put
winner of the Western Conference the bite on the Generals 8-3 last
Friday night at the GM
Centre, there were a few
faithful resigned to the
fact a seventh and deciding game could become a
distinct
reality
in
Oshawa.
However, a solid fourpoint performance by
Dale Mitchell, including
three goals, elevated the
Generals to a 5-2 victory
last Sunday afternoon at
Jack Gatecliff Arena in
St. Catharines to win the
series 4-2.
A win last Friday in
Oshawa would have
sealed the deal for the
Generals and nobody
knew that better than the
players, according to
DePiero.
“We got overly excited about the possibility
of finishing (the series)
out and we wanted to do
it at home,” he said. “It
Photos by Wally Donaldson/The Oshawa Express affected their performDaryl Borden has played an integral part in goal ance. So, on Saturday at
for the Generals since the injury of Michal practice, we just got back
Borden gathers first
playoff win in finale
Neuvirth last Friday at the GM Centre.
to the basics by keeping it simple.
To their credit, they executed.”
Mitchell concurs, adding, “The
first 10 minutes were going to be
crucial and they got up on us 2-0.
They didn’t look back. But we did
repay them on Sunday by working
hard like we always do.”
With Daryl Borden in goal for
the injured Michal Neuvirth, the
Generals fired the final three
goals of the game --- two in the
third period, including an emptynet marker by Patrick Asselin --to advance to the conference
final.
Asselin also scored in the
weird opening stanza where all
four goals, two by each team,
were powerplay tallies. John
Tavares, again the playmaker,
contributed four helpers.
“It was important for us to stay
in control of our emotions and not
get too high or too low with the
crowd because it was a very loud
rink,” DePiero adds.
Borden was called on midway
through the second period in
Friday’s tilt when Neuvirth
injured himself twice around the
groin area, the final which led to a
Niagara shorthanded tally.
With Neuvirth a no-go on
Sunday, Borden, looking for his
first playoff victory after four
misses during his previous tenure
in
Kingston,
stepped
in
admirably. He was quick to signal
to his teammates that goaltending
would not be an Achilles heel on
that day.
“He did win 16 hockey games
for us this year and he is a very
capable goaltender,” DePiero
continues. “It meant a lot to him
to have a big part in this team’s
success.”
The Generals and Bulls are
obviously familiar with each
other, says DePiero, and it’s
going to be all about execution
Photo by Wally Donaldson/The Oshawa Express
The ice surface at the GM Centre will have a new look when the Oshawa Generals
play their second game of the Eastern Conference Final against the Belleville Bulls
Friday night. Rob Gray and Brian Slade apply the final touch to the logo for the
Ontario Hockey League championship series.
and managing the emotions of the
series.
Generals will have to contend
with puckstopper Mike Murphy
who earlier was named the OHL
Goaltender of the Year, recording
a 36-7-3-1 record and a 2.24
goals-against average.
P.K. Subban leads the Bulls in
post-season play with six goals
and 12 points in nine outings. Jan
Mursak and Matt Belesky each
have recorded 11 points. A local
flavoring is the coach behind the
Belleville bench. George Burnett
served as the Generals head coach
and general manager from 20002004.
“They play very disciplined as
the least penalized team in the
league. They are very structured
and we’ll just have to manage our
game plan in order to be success-
ful and let the results take care of
itself,” concludes DePiero.
Oshawa vs Belleville
playoff schedule
Game 1
Tonight at Belleville, 7:15 p.m.
Game 2
Friday at Oshawa (7:35 p.m.)
Game 3
Saturday at Belleville, 7:15 p.m.
Game 4
Monday at Oshawa (7:05 p.m.)
Game 5
April 23 at Belleville, 7:15 p.m.*
Game 6
April 25 at Oshawa (7:35 p.m.)
Game 7
April 27 at Belleville, 7:15 p.m. *
Rowley moves up a rung
A familiar face will patrol the bench for the
Durham Lords men’s basketball squad next
OCAA season.
Desmond Rowley, a native of Ajax who
served as an assistant coach for four seasons,
will utilize his skills as a teacher of fundamentals of the game, according to Ken Babcock,
athletic director at the college.
Rowley takes over for Peter Gordon, who
announced his resignation shortly after the
final game at Fanshawe College this past season.
“He has had success at the high school
level with the vaunted Eastern Commerce
and he has been a valuable part of our varsity program as an assistant. We look forward to what Desmond can bring to our
program now as our head coach,” said
Babcock.
.In his eight seasons with Eastern
Commerce, Rowley was instrumental in
developing the program into a nationally
recognized basketball powerhouse. He led
the Saints to five TSSAA League
Championships
and
two
OFSAA
Championships (1993 and 1994). Eastern
Commerce also made it to the championship final in 1998.
“Durham College will be known as the
APRIL 16 2008
Desmond Rowley
team that works hard for forty minutes,” says
the new coach. “Anyone who plays us will
have to outwork us to win.”
Rowley’s ability to recruit, energize and
teach the game is also going to bring success
to the program.
“I believe that if you give young people a
voice in decisions pertaining to the team, it
will result in hard work, responsibility and
accountability,” adds Rowley.
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(nee Cameron) in her 74th year.
Beloved wife of the late Kenneth
Button, Roy Larmer and Bill
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wife Sheila, the late Bernice and her husband Roy
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Brittany and great-grandchildren Katlin, Rebecca and
Memphis. Dear sister of John and his wife Millie
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Passed away suddenly at
home in Oshawa, on
Sunday, April 6, 2008. A
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and caring friend will be
missed by a large family
and circle of friends. Glen
was predeceased by his
father Zenas Roy of
Botwood, Newfoundland.
Left to mourn are his sons
Christopher and Jamie; his
mother Edith Jean; brothers Tony (Esther), Gary
(Brenda Lee), Wayne
(Diane), Jim, Mike
(Denise), Patrick (Bev),
Craig (Gail), and Paul
(Sherry); sisters Carol
(Gordon), Jean (Chris),
Rose (Gilbert), Sheila
(Hughie), Kim (Glen) and
Rhonda (Bill); many
nieces and nephews. Also
left to mourn, dear friends
Josie, Chantel and Kyleen
Biron and John and Amie
Vink. Service in celebration of his life was held at
McINTOSH-ANDERSON FUNERAL HOME
LTD. Donations made in
memory of Glen to the
Canadian Cancer Society
or the Canadian Diabetes
Association would be
appreciated.
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