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Wednesday, Jan 21 2009$1.00 www.oshawaexpress.ca Well Written, Well Read Vol 4 No 13

By Katie StrachanThe Oshawa Express

The big win that the Whitby Dunlops scored over theBrantford Blast on the weekend was more than just anoth-er game it was a tribute to their teammate Don Sanderson.

Sanderson died in a coma January 2 after a hockey fighton December 12 resulted in a serious head injury during a

regular game with the Brantford Blast.During the fight, Sanderson’s helmet came off and he

fell backwards hitting his head on the ice. After nearly three weeks in a coma, and after undergo-

ing brain surgery, Sanderson was moved to life supportuntil his death.

Dunlops score big forSanderson memorial


If you’ve driven on Ritson Road in Oshawarecently, you’ve probably noticed at least one reasonthousands of Ontarians voted it one of the 20 worstmunicipal roads in the province.

Ritson Road nabbed the number 16 spot on theCanadian Automobile Association (CAA) Ontario’sTop 20 Worst Municipal Roads Campaign list.

“It doesn’t surprise me one tiny bit,” said council-lor John Neal of Ritson Road appearing on the list.

“It’s total disrespect for the taxpayers and I hopethat something good comes out of it,” added Neal.

“I find this road so bumpy and full of potholesthat make my teeth rattle and my back ache as I useit each day back and forth to work” wrote one driver.

Potholes can lead to alignment issues and tire andrim damage.

According to the CAA website on average

Photo by Katie Strachan/The Oshawa Express

By Cynthia McQueenThe Oshawa Express

The 2009 budget is in the worksfor the city of Oshawa and the onething on everyone’s mind is taxes.

Residents and councillors alikehave expressed their concerns abouttaxes since Oshawa was deemed thehighest taxed in the Greater TorontoArea in 2007.

However, after the MunicipalProperty Assessment Corporation(MPAC) announced new propertyassessments in November, like it ornot, taxes will be going up in 2009.The question is by how much.

Since the region of Durhamincreased the combined water andsewer rates by 7.9 per cent as ofJanuary 1, there’s yet another increasein the works.

And given Ritson Road was voted16th on the Canadian AutomobileAssociation’s Top 20 Worst Roads inOntario, at least one major artery is inneed of infrastructural spending.

Councillor John Neal is looking tothe government to help Oshawaimprove its roads, “We need our fed-eral and provincial governments tocome to the table and assist us withour infrastructure. We need roadimprovements.”

But, without a federal budget to goin, it’s difficult to say what theprovince can provide for municipali-ties.

However, according to MP ColinCarrie, very few councillors have sub-mitted spending proposals to be

From left, Gail Jackson, Dave Jackson, Dahna Sanderson and Mike Sanderson share their fond memories of their son, DonSanderson who died as a result of a head injury sustained during a hockey fight earlier this month.

See MEMORIAL Page 6See NO PROPOSALS Page 7

See ROADS Page 7

SPORTS Pgs 11 & 12

FEATURE Pg 10

Ritson Road 16th worst in Ontario

Taxes goingup, going,gone

Parnham onpar withTavares

OshawaGenerals next

gamesThursday, Jan.

22 VSPeterboroughPete’s, Friday,

Jan. 23 inOttawa at the

67s andSunday, Jan.

25 VS BellevilleBulls at the GM

Centre.

Mother of twosurvives fourcardiacarrests


As the mercury in the thermometers plungebelow zero, the Ontario Society for thePrevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) isreminding pet owners to shelter their animalsfrom frostbite and hypothermia.

If not properly cared for, pets are just assusceptible as humans to severe cold.

Both cats and dogs should only be outsidefor a short period of time.

Cats, shorthaired dogs and puppies areespecially vulnerable to the frigid tempera-tures. Elderly and ill animals are susceptible todeveloping frostbitemore quickly as well.

“When temperaturesfall below freezing itcreates dangerous andpotentially life-threaten-ing conditions for ani-mals left outside,” saidKristin Williams, aspokesperson with theOntario SPCA.

Williams recommends a comfortablesweater or coat tailored to your shorthaireddog or puppy for an added layer of warmth.

While some dogs are “outdoor dogs” theOntario SPCA is still warning residents thatwith these temperatures, they need adequateshelter from the wind as well as a constant sup-ply of fresh drinking water.

The Ontario SPCA has even created a pam-phlet for owners of outdoor dogs to ensure thatthey are providing their animal with the “idealdoghouse.”

Dogs should never be chained to anythingas it can result in serious injuries, they shouldbe brought inside the family home often tosocialize and play and their dog houses shouldhave flat roofs so they can climb on top of theirhouses to get off the cold ground.

“Ontario SPCA investigators will be on thealert for animals left without protection inintolerable conditions,” said Williams.

“If you see an animal without shelter fromthe cold, or in distress, please contact your

local Ontario SPCACommunity, theProvincial Office at 1-888-668-7722, CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or policeto make a report.”

The Criminal Codeof Canada requires ani-mal owners to providesuitable food, water,

shelter and care for their animals according tothe Ontario SPCA’s site.

Failure to provide these necessities of lifecould result in the removal of the animal andcould even lead to prosecution of the owner.

For more on the “ideal doghouse” visitwww.ontariospca.ca/docs/Ideal_doghouse.pdfor www.ontariospca.ca.


Vancouver Street in Oshawa became a flur-ry of activity for police, the fire departmentand the regional health department as a resultof a suspicious package.

The package, which fire platoon chief JohnPudlis called small, contained an unknownwhite substance.

When NicoleNevills checkedher mailbox ata p p r o x i m a t e l y11:45 onWednesday Jan 14,

she found anenvelope contain-ing an unknownwhite poweredsubstance.

Upon discover-ing the substance,which had alreadyleaked out of thepackage, Nevillsimmediately calledpolice.

The fire department was called in alongwith the regional health department to diffusethe situation.

The package did not come with regular mailand had no postage marks.

“What we figure happened is that whoever

dropped the package off dropped it off afterour regular mail delivery and tucked it in withour regular mail,” said Brenden Nevills whoarrived home from work around 3 p.m. to dis-cover his family had been locked out of theirhome for approximately four hours.

The substance was taken to Toronto forforensic analysis, which later revealed the sub-stance was not hazardous.

“We think it’smore or less aprank,” said Nevills.

When asked ifNevills knew some-one who would haveany reason to plansuch a practical jokehe said, “Not that Iknow of.”

“We’re just afamily just trying toget by just like any-one else,” offeredNevills.

While Nevillswas surprised hiswife called thepolice, he did say,

“When it comes to our family, she wouldn’t letanything hurt our family and I think she did theright thing.”

Anyone with information about this isencouraged to call Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

JAN 21 2009

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Tipsters may be eligible forcash rewards.

Unknown substance causesordeal on Vancouver Street

Violence down as property crime up

Sex offender and business owner charged

Project Caribou gets results

After a lengthy sexual assault investi-gation into allegations of inappropriatebehaviour, the owner/manager of theCountry Style Doughnut Shop at Hwy 12and 7A in Port Perry has been arrested.

Two male employees reported inci-dents of inappropriate comments andtouching from their employer, whichoccurred during the fall of 2008.

The victims were not physicallyinjured and weapons were not involved inthese assaults.

The 30-year-old accused is charged

with two counts of sexual assault, twocounts of sexual interference and twocounts of invitation to sexual touching.

Investigators want to ensure there areno other victims.

Investigators want to ensure there areno other victims.

Anyone with information on this mat-ter is asked to contact Det/Sgt HerbCurwain at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2674 inthe 15 Division Criminal InvestigationBureau.

A six-week investigationinto street-level robberies andhome invasions in Oshawa hasresulted in 38 arrests and over130 charges

Project Caribou began inNovember 2008 after officersnoticed an increase in streetlevel robberies in the city.

An investigative team wasassembled from Oshawa’sCommunity Response Unit, the CriminalInvestigations Bureau and UniformPatrol.

Through data analysis police deter-mined that many of the street-level rob-beries were connected with home inva-sions.

In several of the incidents, peoplewere robbed at gunpoint and in fourhome invasions Tasers were used to

threaten homeowners.As a result of the project,

32 crimes were solved, includ-ing nine home invasions, 13street-level robberies and onestore robbery.

Of the 139 charges laid, 42were for robbery, 33 were forbreach of probation, nine werefor wearing a disguise, ninewere for breaking and enter-

ing, eight were for breach of recogni-zance and five were for possession ofdangerous weapons.

Since these arrests, the level of streetrobberies and home invasions in Oshawahas substantially declined.

For more information about ProjectCaribou, please contact D/Sgt. RandyHenning at 17 Division, 1-888-579-1520ext. 2700.

“Ontario SPCA investigatorswill be on the alert for ani-mals left without protectionin intolerable conditions.”

-Kristin Williams

Remember pets in frigid temps

Bomb squad called

Grow op bust on Nonquon Road in OshawaMembers of 17 Division Target Team

dismantled a small marijuana grow oper-ation at a residence on Nonquon Road inOshawa.

They managed to seize over $80,000in plants and drugs.

On Jan. 16, at approximately 6:00 p.m.officers from the 17 Division TargetTeam executed a search warrant at a resi-dence on Nonquon Road Oshawa andseized plants, dried marijuana and drugparaphernalia.

In excess of 80 marijuana plants wereseized in various stages of cultivation andofficers also seized a quantity of oxyco-

cet tablets and codeine.A 45 year-old Oshawa man is charged

with Production of a ControlledSubstance; Possession for the Purpose ofTrafficking; and three counts ofPossession of a Schedule Substance.

The Durham Regional Police Servicereminds the public to be aware of poten-tial grow operations in their neighbor-hood and to report any suspicious activi-ty.

Anonymous tips can be made toDurham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and tipsters may beeligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Sergeant David Phillips standing outside 29 VancouverStreet where homeowner Nicole Nevills found a pack-age in her mailbx seeping a white-powdered substance.

As the Durham Regional Police ServicesBoard looks back on 2008, statistics revealthat while violent crimes were down, prop-erty crime was on the rise in the region.

Last year there were 5,737 reported vio-lent crimes, compared to 6,212 in 2006.

While those statistics seem positive innature, the stats for the number of propertycrimes throughout the region are slightlymore disappointing.

There were 20,091 reported propertycrimes in 2008, which make 2007’s recordof 19, 708 seem rather low.

The Durham Regional Police Services(DRPS) also revealed the number of callsthey attended to and compared them to theprevious year.

In 2008, the DRPS handled 121,520 citi-zen-generated calls for service.

While in 2007, they handled 124,132calls, significantly more.

Despite the decrease in calls coming in,the DRPS were involved in 8,613 arrests,which was roughly the same amount as in2007.

The first board meeting of the new yeardid reveal other areas of concern for theDurham Police.

The growth in sophisticated crime suchas bank and credit card fraud was significantin 2008.

According to a release by the policeboard, fraud incidents increased from 1,907incidents in 2007 to 2,299 last year.


After opening without a liquor license andpurchasing a new temporary license for eachweekend alcohol was served at Fosse’sTappas, Cocktails and Desserts, manager andoperator Wes Aldridge thought he’d seen theworst.

“We took a hit there,” says Aldridgeexplaining that serving alcohol only on theweekends hurt business at the new restaurant.

Despite having applied for a liquor licensein June when Aldridge took possession of therental space on King St. to start renovations, asa result of various mix-ups with building codesand permits, Aldridge closed Fosse’s doors forgood in November.

“We’d gotten approval from the fire depart-ment, from health and safety and for food serv-ice, and were under the understanding thatwe’d passed all inspections, when we calledAGCO (Alcohol and Gaming Commission ofOntario) and they told us to submit forapproval to the building inspector,” saidAldridge.

After calling the city, a building inspectorvisited Fosse’s and asked that drawings be pre-pared, drawings that Aldridge believed wouldcost thousands of dollars.

“We didn’t knock out any walls or do anymajor renovations,” said Aldridge who could-n’t understand the need for drawings exceptwhere he had new plumbing installed.

When Aldridge opened Fosse, he checkedthe city’s website, which according to himonly indicated that a permit was required formajor renovations.

However, the building inspector explainedthat because the rental space was changedfrom retail to a restaurant, a permit wasrequired for the change.

At the time, Aldridge thought, “This isn’tright.”

The inspector also found discrepancybetween which way the doors swung and atwo-inch variance in the size of the existingdoors and those required for safety reasons towhich Aldridge responded, “You’re going toshut me down because my door swings ininstead of out.”

At that time, Aldridge considered shutting

Fosse’s doors when the city’s chief buildinginspector, Mike Leonard, offered that heknew someone who could do the drawingsrequired.

While in the process of having the draw-ings completed, it was determined that afire separation wall had to be installedbetween the restaurant and the apartmentsabove.

Once they had torn down the existingceiling, because the building was 100-years-old, they discovered a joist hadsnapped and needed to be replaced.

At the same time, Aldridge invested$1,400 in fire doors, $2,600 on drawings,$280 in permits and exhausted the remain-der of the start up capital in Fosse’s budgetin order to pay the bills while the businesswas shut down for two months of repairs.

“We had $10,000 left over, which wasour total budget if Fosse didn’t make it andit was eaten up with renovations and per-mits,” explained Aldridge.

Because the building was under newrenovations, the fire department closed theirfile on Fosse and had to be re-evaluated.

When the restaurant failed to pass thenew fire inspection based on the fact thataccording to Aldridge, “There was a ghettoblaster plugged into an extension cord,” hedecided things had become “too stressful.”

JAN 21 2009

Improved snow removalCommunity Services recommended council

take action to improve snow clearing in thecity.

The first recommendation addresses thetimeliness of the clearing of sidewalks androadways.

While clearing sidewalks through workswould cost the city $2.5 million most munici-palities sub-contract sidewalk clearing to out-side organizations.

However, addressing cooperation betweenschool boards, residents, businesses and thelike with service providers for snow clearing isdifficult.

Community Services also recommendedthat seniors and persons with disabilities getassistance with snow clearing.

While this is a service that is well received,it is also one of the last considered and com-pleted in many municipalities.

Signage for snow routes was also identifiedas an existing problem for snow clearing inOshawa.

It is estimated the city would spend$200,000 to implement these three recommen-dations.

Manufacturer to pay recycling fees

The Association of Municipalities ofOntario (AMO) is calling on all municipalitiesto support an effort to hold manufacturersresponsible for their packaging.

In what’s being called an ExtendedProducer Responsibility framework, munici-palities will shift full responsibility for exces-sive packaging to the manufacturer through areview of the blue box program.

The program will have the manufacturerspaying for recycling fees, litter and any othercosts associated with garbage stream (i.e.,energy recovery and landfill).New crossing guard

At the next meeting of council, a new cross-ing guard for Grandview Public School will beconsidered.

The cost for a guard would be $7,000.The recommendation was made after

Oshawa’s Neighbourhood TrafficManagement With no stopping restrictions anda 40 km/hr speed limit on Grandview Ave., thestudy concluded the area was a dangerous onefor crossing.

The city in brief

No license, no liquor, no Fosse

Photo by Cynthia McQueen/The Oshawa Express

Wes Aldridge, former manager and operator of FosseTappas, Cocktails and Desserts, stands outside therestaurant he had to close down after a mix-up withpermits.

JAN 21 2009

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Generals deal a good one for both clubsDear Editor

The recent blockbuster trade involving Oshawa andLondon was a great one for both teams involved.Selfishly, most would have liked to see Tavares and DelZotto play here for the remainder of the season whenthe hard reality is that next year neither was likely to bereturning.

Their addition ensures London a run at theMemorial Cup while their loss undoubtedly stings.That sting may only be temporary.

The Generals open a new chapter by welcoming theLondon Knights newcomers to the organization as wellas the additional 6 draft choices that follow them in thenext few years.

These new additions will compliment an already

young base in icing a competitive team at the GMCentre for years to come. In doing so, Oshawa likelystrengthens its bid to host the much-coveted 2011Memorial Cup, a bid we lost in 2008.

Generals fans should not soon forget that Oshawawas on the opposite side of this scenario some time ago.The Generals future was sacrificed years ago in a dealinvolving Sault Ste. Marie for Eric Lindros, whichresulted in the 1990 championship.

In return, the Soo immediately capitalized on theassets they received by securing 3 consecutiveMemorial Cup appearances including being the hostand winner of tournament in 1993.

The future may be brighter than first thought.

John Malish

Oshawa has another claim to fame,this one being Ritson Road recentlynamed the 16th worst road in Ontarioby the Canadian AutomobileAssociation. That’s one bumpy road.

The condition of this road and someothers is surprising, consideringOshawa still enjoys its rank as one ofthe highest taxpaying communities inthe southern Ontario region.

If the residents pay such a premiumin taxes, and this is a city built aroundthe car culture, would it not follow thatsome attention should be paid to theroads on which we should proudlydrive in our newfangled GM vehicles?

While there is protocol to followfrom the federal, provincial, regionaland municipal levels of government, interms of approvals, planning andspending, we think there should bemore attention paid to our roads in thiscity.

There are some dollars around forroads. Witness the spending of a quar-ter of a million dollars on a miniaturevillage tourist attraction that neveropened, and millions more for rebuild-ing city hall to raise the aesthetic valueof Oshawa and gentrify the downtown.

Shouldn’t we be spending where themoney is needed for value added initia-tives, rather than making things lookpretty on the outside?

Cities everywhere have a backlog ofworks projects and Oshawa is noexception. This situation may get worseas revenues from taxes decline in thenext year or so.

But this city needs to smooth outsome of the roads, and smooth out theprocess for businesses to start up. Thiswould increase tax revenues to be usedto fix the roads.

Fosse, a new, downtown, upscalerestaurant has closed its doors beforethey were even properly swung open.And there is talk that a refurbished andrecently reopened Regent Theatre maybe going down a similar path.

Both young business owners ran intosome stumbling blocks in dealing withthe city’s building inspectors, afterreceiving ample support from citycouncil. Now, one of those businessesis gone and the other just may be head-ing that same route, too.

If the city hopes to revitalize, itneeds the younger generation to partici-pate.

It also needs to support young entre-preneurs by streamlining the businessapprovals process, getting rid of redtape and sharing information with thebusiness community.

Perhaps the city could use the“measure twice, cut once” approachand reach out to these new businesspeople with a visit to the location, givethem details on regulations for inspec-tion approvals and whatever else is nec-essary to make a grand opening dead-line.

“Management decisions are disastrous”Dear Editor

According to auto consultant Dennis DesRosiers,one of the reasons for the current financial crisis inGM, Chrysler and Ford is the Canadian Auto Workersunion which he describes as a "mastodon fighting itsway our of a tar pit."

These were some of the derogatory commentsagainst unions that Mr. DesRosiers expressed when headdressed the Greater Oshawa Camber of Commerceon Tues. Dec. 16, 2008.

He also states "unions are not needed" becausecruel working conditions by bad management beforethe establishment of unions have all been cleared out.How long would management wait to revert back to thesame conditions as existed before unions?

It is the CEO's and executive management of theBig Three car manufacturers that are the "mastodons".Their management decisions since 1994 have been dis-astrous.

Between 1994 and 2003 they made 104 billion dol-

lars in combined profits. Instead of investing theseprofits to retool and rebuilt their industries to producefuel efficient cars and trucks, they continued to buildmainly huge gas-guzzling SUV's, pickup trucks andHummers, etc.

They used the profits to pay CEO's and executivesmulti-million dollar salaries and bonuses. GM CEORick Wagoner paid himself $20.74 million in 2007,Ford CEO Alan Mullally $39.9 million. They alsobought corporate jets and paid fat dividends to stockholders.

Instead of demanding that workers take wage cutsand lose benefits, it is time that the obscene salaries andperks of all corporate management are drasticallyreduced.

How can any individual justify being paid millionsof dollars per year while auto industry plants are clos-ing and the workers are losing their jobs.

Russ RakGM Retiree

Disturbing to watch taxes being spentDear Editor

It is disturbing to watch 274 million of OUR tax dol-lars being spent elsewhere when there are more thancapable Canadian companies in need of work. At atime when the manufacturing industry in Canada is indire need of some good news, our Federal governmentmakes the decision to build 1,300 military vehicles inthe United States.

What kind of message does this send? Stating that"Canada's open for business" then taking your business

elsewhere is a direct slap in the face to all Canadians.The economic spin off of spending this money inCanada, and keeping Canadians working cannot beunderstated.

Just think of the amount of payroll taxes the govern-ment would collect by having these vehicles built inCanada. Think of the amount of jobs that could besaved at a time when businesses are closing their doorsor moving elsewhere.

Greg Booker


For Natasha Paris and more than 100 highschool students from across Durham, complet-ing high school may not have been possiblewithout the help of the Centre for Success pro-gram.

The program was designed to help youth atrisk of not graduating high school to do justthat and gain a college credit at the same time.

Students graduating from the program hadtheir reasons for being unable to complete highschool in a regular school year, referring tosome bad decisions, while other had more per-sonal reasons, like James Talon.

Talon was unable to graduate with his class-mates last year due to medical problems thatforced him to miss months of schooling.

In December 2008, Talon completed thelast five credits he needed to get his OntarioSecondary School Diploma (OSSD) and hassince been accepted to Trent University as aHistory major.

“I’m pursuing a career as a high school his-tory teacher,” said Talon.

There were a number of enthusiastic gradu-

ates at the ceremony, including Natasha Paris Paris was short seven credits when she

enrolled with the Centre for Success programin September.

“To my amazement, I finished,” Parisproudly told her classmates and family ongraduation day.

“No one told me life would be easy, butthey did say it would be worth it,” said Paris ofthe day she thought she would never reach –graduation day.

“Without the teachers efforts, I can only

imagine where I would be,” said Paris.“Today you can sit back and enjoy your

success,” said Judy Robinson, vice-presidentof Academics at Durham College to the hun-dreds of graduates.

“You did it students. Each of you has showncommitment, dedication and enthusiasm,” saidRobinson.

Kathy Rhodes, professor and facilitator forthe Centre for Success explained the program“allows students who are at risk of not obtain-ing their OSSD to do so in a post-secondary

environment.” The Centre for Success is an ongoing

educational initiative that began as apilot project in 2006 at J. ClarkeRichardson Collegiate in Ajax.

Since then, the project conducted atDurham College, has grown exponen-tially and enrolment has more thanquadrupled over the past three years.

Eastdale Collegiate and McLaughlinCollegiate in Oshawa, Ajax HighSchool and Pine Ridge SecondarySchool in Pickering have since joinedthe program.

The program was also designed toshow students the various pathwaysavailable beyond post-secondary educa-tion, even allowing students to gain acollege credit.

“It is incredibly motivating for stu-dents interested in pursuing a post-sec-ondary education and is an excellentexample of how colleges and schoolboards can work together to create

opportunities for students,” added Rhodes.The Centre for Success enjoys the support

of The Ontario Ministry of Education and theMinistry of Training, Colleges andUniversities’ School College Work Initiative.

According to a student from Pine RidgeSecondary School, the laid back style of theprogram, the flexibility the students have andthe teachers who push them to do better everyday is what makes the program a success.

“Having Friday’s off wasn’t so bad either,”joked one speaker.

JAN 21 2009

Program motivates youth at riskOver 100 students celebrate high school graduation throughcollege program

Photos by Katie Strachan/The Oshawa Express

Melody Gill, a graduating student from theCentre for Success tells her story of her jour-ney to graduate high school.

Natasha Paris, a student from the Centre for Success, speaksin front of friends, family and her graduating peers after com-pleting the last seven credits needed to obtain her high schooldiploma.

The Durham Region HealthDepartment in conjunction with theCanadian Institute of Public HealthInspectors is celebratingEnvironmental Public Heath Week.

The Public Health Week runsfrom Jan. 19 to Jan. 25. The weekwas established in 2003 as a way forthe community to recognize thework of public health inspectors andother allied environmental healthoccupations working to protect thehealth of families in communitiesacross Canada.

“Members of the HealthDepartment’s Environmental HealthDivision provide health protectionservices for our community in essen-tial areas such as drinking waterquality, infectious diseases preven-

tion and control, investigating andmanaging health hazards in the com-munity, smoke-free legislationenforcement, and food safety, toname a few,” said Ken Gorman,Director, Environmental Health forDurham Region Health Department.

Food safety is a key part anda well-known area of work forpublic health inspectors and theyare working closely with theHealth Department for theDineSafe Durham program thatcomes into effect March 2.

“DineSafe Durham isdesigned to give the publicquick and easy access to theresults of food safety inspectionsconducted by public healthinspectors,” explained Gorman.

“Food safety is an area where thework of the public health inspectoris well known and the DineSafeDurham program will provide thecommunity with easier access to theinformation gathered and investigat-ed by public health inspectors.”

“The Environmental Health teamconsists of public health inspectorsand tobacco enforcement officers,who are responsible for ensuringthat these services are delivered in amanner that protects public healthand meets mandatory requirements,”

adds Gorman.For more information on the

region’s Health DepartmentEnvironmental Health Division call905-723-3818 or 1-888-777-9613ext. 2188.

Regional food health inspectors get credit deserved

JAN 21 2009

He was just 21 years old.“He was vibrant, passionate and a leader,”

said Dahna Sanderson, his mother, “He want-ed to help everyone.”

The Whitby Dunlops organized a 35-minute memorial tribute to the young playerbefore Saturday night’s game.

Thousands of fans packed Iroquois park,some even spilling out into the lobby.

Sanderson’s mother Dahna, father Michael,grandparents Don and Gail Jackson and otherfamily members stood on the ice looking intothe crowd who came to remember Don.

“There’s nothing that can bring our sonback to us, but it’s nice to know that he wasloved unconditionally,” added Dahna.

“We are humbled and overwhelmed (at thesupport) and the two words thank-you are notenough,” said Dahna.

Tears filled many of the eyes that looked onas the defencemen’s number 40 jersey washoisted to the rafters above the ice he skatedon so many times for the Dunlops.

Sanderson was given one last standing ova-tion by his fans.

The grade three and four choir from

Captain Michael Vandenbos Public Schoolsang Josh Grobin’s “You raise me up,” as hisjersey was lifted. It was one of Don’s favouritesongs.

Complete silence swept over the crowd asbag pipers played Amazing Grace.

“There has to be much bigger plans for himsomewhere,” said Dahna of her son’s passing,“Yes. He loved sports but he also loved tolearn.”

The Sandersons decided to start the DonaldSanderson Memorial Fund through scholar-ships, awards and other events.

Donations were collected that night fromthose attending the tribute.

“If Don was your fan, then you never need-ed another one,” said Steve Cardwell, presi-dent of the Whitby Dunlops, “He was unique,extraordinary and irreplaceable.”

He also added that Don was probably look-ing down on the ceremony and smiling.

“Just as I did with my son, I encourageeach and everyone of you to live life to it’sfullest and laugh out loud everyday becauseDon loved to laugh,” said his mother throughthe tears, “We will miss you Don more thanwords can say.”

Memorial for number 40

Photos by Katie Strachan/The Oshawa Express

Fans, teammates, family and friends look on as Sanderson’s jersey, number 40 is hoisted high into therafters at Iroquois Park, home to his team the Whitby Dunlops.

From DUNLOPS Page 1

JAN 21 2009

No proposals for spending for Oshawa

Thanks to the Canadian Women’s Foundation, the YWCADurham is offering two more free sessions for empowering youngwomen in the community.

Durham area girls aged nine to 16 can join over 80,000 girls on

five different continents, who participate in, read about and helporganize “Girls Speak Out.” The program offers workshops, actionprojects, training and conferences to build girls' strengths as leaders.

The program brings girls together from diverse backgrounds.

Through links to pre-history, the participating girls learn that symbolsin every culture and continent speak of a past when females wererespected in authority.

The program targets deep issues such as racism, sexism and eco-nomic class. Girls are encouraged to create social change by inspir-ing other girls to discover and speak out about their inner self.

“It's fun. It uses storytelling, discussion, art, games and a talkshow format to reach girls at a pivotal time in their life development,”said Sharon Ross, workshop facilitator, “The girls are often amazedat what they can offer each other in terms of life experience and per-spectives. They really listen to, respect and support the other partici-pants and learn to recognize similarities and appreciate the differ-ences in the group.”

The final two sessions will be held Saturdays on Jan. 24 and 31and again on Feb. 28 and March 7. The program runs from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. in Oshawa.

Food and supplies are provided free of charge. Registration islimited to 15 participants and is selected on a “first-come” basis.

You can reserve a spot by contacting Sharon at 905-576-8880 orby e-mail to [email protected].

reviewed before the release of the January 27budget.

“I did not receive any official submissionsfrom the city of Oshawa regarding their prior-ities or spending plans, but I did get somefrom specific councillors,” said Carrie.

Oshawa’s MP would not provide thosecouncillors names or their specific requests,but he did say that he encouraged some coun-cillors to take their own initiative in suggest-ing infrastructure spending.

In a year when Oshawa has experiencedsome of the worst job losses in the province,requesting federal and provincial funds forinfrastructural spending would create jobs.

This year, municipalities across Canada areasking the government for more spending on

infrastructure and services with aview to helping the economy andcreating more employment.

Jean Perrault president ofFederation of CanadianMunicipalities (FCM) said,“Simply by accelerating billionsof unspent infrastructure dollars”hundreds of thousands of jobswill be created.

“Infrastructure spending is themost powerful recession-fightingtool available to the federal government,” saidPerrault.

While there are infrastructure projectsapproved and on the go, many are awaitingfederal and provincial and even municipalfunding.

Until the Federal budget isreleased, councillor Louise Parkesoffered, “We’ve got to tackle taxes.”

With the economy such as it is,and with Oshawa having experi-enced the automotive crisis so acute-ly, any tax increase would be unwel-come to say the least.

Speaking for MPAC, municipalrelations representative Kathy Blakesaid, “The thing to remember is thevalue estimates are based on January

2008 and the market didn’t really start todecline until mid-way through the year.”

Previously, taxes in the region had not beenassessed since 2005.

For Oshawa residents, the increases,whether large or small, will be phased in over

four years, meaning the increase will be feltincrementally unless your taxes went up by 5per cent or more, “And that would be over andabove any increase as set by the municipality,”explained Blake.

“We provide assessments to the municipal-ities then the municipalities set a tax ratebased on the amount of money needed to pro-vide services,” added Blake.

The lower right hand corner of the assess-ment notice shows the percentage of the prop-erty tax increase in comparison to the averageincrease in the municipality.

The deadline for filing a request for recon-sideration with MPAC is March 31, 2009.

Any questions regarding taxes for the cityof Oshawa will have to wait for the release ofthe budget.

From TAXES Page 1

Roads pose threat to driversBrake pads for the average vehicle are $100 per pad and the

same price for new calipers and rotors.The Worst Road Campaign is aimed at getting the munici-

pal government to take action and fix the roads that so desper-ately need fixing.

“Across the province voters told us about the roads in theircommunity that make them feel unsafe and are causing expen-sive damage to their vehicles,” said Kris Barnier, Chair of theOntario Worst Municipal Roads Campaign.

Other Oshawa roads that were close to making the top 20were Conlin Road, Wilson Road and Bloor Street.

“We’re getting told that our roads are disgusting,” adds.Neal. “You can’t get any more terrible than that.”

“We heard from road users who want their politicians towork together to keep Ontario’s roads safe and in an acceptablestate of repair,” said Neal.

Voting for the worst roads has ended.For more information on how to lobby your government

officials to see something done about the condition of the city’sroads visit www.caasco.ca and send an e-card to PremiereDalton McGuinty or Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

This is the sixth year the CAA has held votes for Ontario’sWorst Municipal Roads Campaign.

Free courses for empowering young women

From RITSON Page 1

Colin Carrie

Urban Barn has come toOshawa.

The Canadian home furnish-ing and décor retailer recentlyopened a brand new store onLaval Dr. (off of Stevenson

Road and Hwy. 401). The store carries a host of

quality home décor and furnish-ings sourced both locally andabroad.

Through extensive traveloverseas Urban Barnbrings Oshawaunique styles unavail-able in other stores.

“Even thoughwe’ve just openedthere’s been a realbuzz from the wordgo,” says KristaHurrell, Oshawastore manager.

“People seem really excitedthat we’re here. We did notexpect it to be quite as busy as itwas on day one, but we’ve bare-ly stopped since our doorsopened.”

The Urban Barn store has cre-ated 10 new jobs, and is proudthat all their sales associates arelocal.

Although the local economyhas been on a downward spiral inmost recent months, Urban Barnrecognizes that Oshawa is still aprosperous and growing city.

According to an April 2007study, Real Estate Investment

Network ranked Oshawa one ofthe top 10 cities in the provincefor real estate investment.

The Urban Barn Companywas also attracted to the areasince it was deemed a PriorityUrban Centre by Ontario.

The Oshawa store’s openingbrings the grand total to nineUrban Barn stores in Ontario.

Since the first Urban Barnopened in British Columbia in1990, an additional 33 storeshave opened across the country.

The national retailer has alsorecently opened locations inSaskatoon and Calgary. Another

five stores are expect-ed to open their doorsin 2009.

In celebration ofUrban Barn’s neweststore the retailer helda contest where thewinner received thechance to “get aroom” or $2,500 tospend in their newestlocation, the Oshawastore.

The prize wasawarded to D. Brisbinof Cobourg whoopted for the $2,500to spend in the store.


For teens and young adults, Facebook,MSN and My Space have become the “norm”in telecommunications networking in somecases even replacing the telephone.

And in severe cases of cyber-bullying,young people have taken their lives as a resultof insults and hurtful postings their peers writeon these sites.

That’s why the principal of Donald A.

Wilson Secondary School in Whitby hosted asafety presentation night with the DurhamRegional Police about cyber-bullying.

Sara Foote, a police constable with theDurham Regional Police, told an audience ofparents and teachers the tale of a 14-year-oldgirl who hung herself with a dog leash in herbedroom after she was cyber-bullied. Theyoung woman left a note asking if her bullieswere happy she was dead.

Another 14-year-old young man drownedhimself by filling his backpack with rocks andjumping from a bridge. He also addressed hissuicide note to his peers who teased him.

In 2002, a young man who was abused forhaving an acne problem hung himself in thebasement of his family’s home.

“It just got to be too much for him,” saidFoote as she looked on into the crowd ofshocked listeners.

“If you intervene, it takes 10 seconds tostop,” said Foote.

“The old saying of sticks and stones maybreak my bones, but names will never hurt meis out the door. Names do hurt. They hurtmore than scars.”

The high school officer explained thattelling your child to tell someone when theysee bullying is the most important thing youcan do.

Parents should look for specific changesthat indicate your child or teen may be a vic-tim of bullying, such as changes in their emo-tional, mental and physical health, withdrawnmoods, bad grades and feelings of low self-esteem, which according to Foote, are allsigns of abuse.

Foote suggested parents tell children not torespond to cyber-bullying, but turn off the

computer monitor, and tell someoneimmediately.

“If (they) don’t report it. Then itwon’t stop,” said Foote.

The officer also suggested parentsplace their computers in an open areawhere it can be monitored.

“Explain to your kids that whenyou post something online ... thatmeans anyone can see it,” says Foote.

To view the presentation visitwww.wilsonss.ca, then click the SCCbutton, and then parent resources.

While officer Foote did not men-tion where these tragic stories tookplace, the high school liaison officerdid estimate that she makes about 6 toten arrests a month in Durham Regionfor cyber-related crimes.

“(Teenagers) just don’t realize theconsequences of their actions. Theydon’t realize it’s a criminal codeoffence,” added the officer.

Most teens believe that whenthey’re 18-years-old their criminalrecords get wiped clean. This is nottrue according to Foote who says thatthey’re records are only sealed.

This means that they can still beviewed but cannot be used againstthem for sentencing in any othercrimes they might commit.

“It makes it extremely hard to get ajob or even volunteer,” explainedFoote.

Foote has 15 years experience as apolice officer and currently specializesin youth issues with a view to Internetcrimes and cyber-bullying.

JAN 21 2009

TOUGH TIMES DON’T LAST

Online bullying can result in suicide and serious criminal charges

Teen bullying goes cyber in Durham

Photo by Katie Strachan/ The Oshawa Express

Police Constable Sara Foote, who is also the high schoolofficer for Durham Region, presents a safety presentation oncyber bullying to parents, teachers and students at DonaldA. Wilson Secondary School.

Urban Barn opens its doors in Oshawa

Durham Police make onaverage six to tenarrests in Durham forreports of cyber bullying each month

Latest news has it that Barack Obamawill visit Canada first. Mainstream newspa-pers and media indicate that Prime MinisterHarper would want to discuss among otherthings, the environment, etc. Has anyoneever considered that by the time PresidentObama gets to Canada, Harper may not beour Prime Minister? Guess we will knowmore after the Tories present their budgettowards the end of this month.

So Canadian Government officialsawarded a $254 million contract to NavistarInternational Corp. to build 1,300 trucks forthe Canadian Forces. Nobody thought toask Navistar to have these trucks built intheir Canadian facility in Chatham? Theworkers there must have been excited to seethat the Canadian government was usingtheir firm for this truck order, just beforethey got their layoff notes - 500 laid off,with another 200 later in the Spring.

While we in Canada are all excited aboutthe prospects of the popular PresidentObama, can we be sure he will have anyCanadian interests at heart?

If we cannot evenget our ownCanadian govern-ment to protectCanadian jobs, howcan we expect a for-eign President to besympathetic to laid-off Canadian work-ers?

I love the idea ofObama as president,but the hero worshipis getting to me.Does anyone honest-ly think that he willnot do what is bestfor American Jobs?If he can have all ofthe GM operationsin the U.S., don’tyou think he will?

Some young peo-ple last summer hadway too much todrink and three diedin a tragic accidentin the Muskokas.The Companyresponsible for serv-ing these young peo-ple has been heldaccountable.

While I don’t dis-agree with some

responsibility on behalf of the bar staff serv-ing alcohol to people who have obviouslyhad enough to drink already, who is ulti-mately responsible for the actions of theseyoungsters?

Maybe we need to have young peopleseeking their full time driver’s licenses toget the signature of some school officials ontheir applications to indicate they are reli-able, trustworthy and diligent.

I once taught a young man who had onecredit in the last eight he attempted. Hisattendance and effort were sadly lacking yethe drove a vehicle, provided by his parentsto school. Did his family teach him any-thing? Had his driving privileges been tiedto his school effort, maybe everyone wouldhave benefited?

While I don’t condone only academicstudents driving, those students who are notacademically gifted can certainly showsome effort and interest in school pursuitsthat could carry over to their driving habits.

Oil prices this past week have fallen to$36 a gallon of crude. Why have gas pricesnot kept up with the decline? Seems to mea good rule of thumb is that gas pricesshould be tied in to the cost of crude, i.e.,gas should cost $36 (one liter of crude) x 2¸ 100 = 0.72 cents a liter. Maybe a goodgovernment would legislate this kind of aformula so that we don’t fall into a falsesense of security and feeling of fair play onthe oil companies’ side.

We know that they ripped us off before inthe name of greed and maintaining or slight-ly raising the prices now while the worldmarket falls, is simply not acceptable. But Iam sure they will come up with someexcuse.

I understand that they have such oversup-ply right now, that they may be looking formore storage space. Ah, the reason the

prices are rising, because they need to createmore storage.

At any given time there are 2,400 youngCanadian men and women soldiers inAfghanistan. Is anyone figuring out theodds here? In the past two months we havelost more than 12 soldiers - all by hiddenroadside devices. Hmm, that’s a 1 in 200chance you are next. Is it really worth it?

JAN 21 2009

Are we missing something here?

JAN 21 2009


When you think of a cardiac arrest sur-vivor, Susan Edwards is not your usual sus-pect.

The 30-year-old mother of two is a youngand vivacious woman.

She has also died four times.“The reality is my appendix saved my life,”

said Edwards.The young mother suffers from a rare heart

condition called prolonged QT syndrome.As a result of this condition, rare because

most don’t survive, Edwards suffered from av-fib cardiac arrest, which in her words is “theworst kind you can have.”

For lack of a better analogy, the prolongedQT syndrome is compared to Sudden InfantDeath Syndrome for adults.

Essentially, what that means is that withoutwarning Susan’s heart can stop. And it has.

On October 1 2007, Edwards had herappendix removed.

The following day at 2 p.m. the doctor vis-ited her room and while she was ready toleave, he recommended she stay to recuperatebecause the strain of two small children wouldbe too much.

“It was 2:18 that the first code blue callwent out and I had a cardiac arrest,” recalledEdwards.

“From what (my husband and my bestfriend) tell me I went back, my arms went up,my eyes rolled back and I was out.”

Thankfully, her friend is a trained nurse andbegan CPR compressions right away.

“Once they got the cart in the room, it tookthem 45 minutes to get me back. I was shockedsix times. It’s not like you see on TV. I wasburnt to an absolute crisp. I felt like I was runover by a Mack truck,” explained Edwards.

After arriving in critical care, Edwards’recently revived heart experienced an addi-tional three cardiac arrests over a period of sixhours.

The 29-year-old described being shockedby the defibrillator paddles like being burnedwith a clothing iron.

While it took some weeks for Edwards torecover from the burns left behind, the strugglehad only just begun.

In order to give her the best possible chanceat survival, the mother of two has a defibrilla-tor installed right on top of the heart muscle.

However, “I just happen to be one of thosepeople where the defibrillator doesn’t sitright,” said Edwards, so while she’s had threesurgeries to place the device, she will be going

in for one more try in the coming weeks.Edwards said she feels a little like a science

experiment sometimes, since she’ “wireless.” When Edwards goes in for her check-ups

with the wave of a wand the defibrillator givesa six-month read-out of her heart’s activities.

“I’m like a robot,” said Edwards, which forher daughter Rachel is very entertaining.

“Every time I walk into a store I set off thesecurity alarms,” said Edwards.

The “hunk of metal” as Edwards calls it canbe itchy and even painful, but it may one daysave her life.

In a cardiac arrest,there is no warning. IfEdwards’ heart stops,in 3.72 seconds thedefibrillator willshock her heart.

“Apparently, fromwhat they say, if youcan imagine what itwould feel like to getkicked in the stomachby a horse, that’s whatit’s going to feel like,”added Edwards.

On top of themany and variousheart medications,Edwards says herlifestyle is completely

different. “I’m living my 80-year-old life now,”

Edwards joked.Since doctors identified the greatest chance

of a cardiac arrest happening right at thebeginning of physical exertion, Edwards nolonger enjoys an active life.

The mother of two young children can nolonger wrestle with her kids, this year she hadto watch them skate and even walking at aquick pace is dangerous.

Her children, 4-year-old Rachel and 2-year-old Jeffrey are careful with her when they playand are well aware that they’re not to tug onher left arm.

“It was really hard on everybody, the kidsespecially,” explained Susan of the manychanges in her and the sudden change inhealth.

The survival rate for having a cardiac arrestoutside of the hospital is 5 per cent.

“I did something right.”“(The doctors) are so fascinated that I sur-

vived four cardiac arrests in six hours,” saidSusan.

“I live every day to the fullest because younever know what’s going to be happen the nextday.”

One thing that hasn’t changed for Edwardsis her sense of humour.

Since she was brought back four times, thebaker extraordinaire decided to celebrate four

new birthdays with one special cake.As a thank-you to the generosity and kind-

ness of friends, family and everyone involvedin her recovery, Edwards threw herself a fourin one birthday party.

“I used to do cakes before all of this. And Itold everybody I was going to make a four-tiered heart cake to represent every cardiacarrest. On the top tier, I did the heartbeat all theway across and then the flat line. And on thetop I wrote thank you from the bottom of myheart.”

Edwards explained that everyone was a lit-tle shocked but laughed just the same.

“You just have to look at some of thehumour to it, or you’ll never get through it,”added Edwards.

With an attitude like that, it’s hard tobelieve Edwards can let her situation get thebetter of her.

But, because the genetic testing she under-went to determine if her children may have thecondition was inconclusive, she lives everydayin fear not just for herself, but also for her chil-dren.

Edwards and her husband try to limit theiractivities and monitor the children as much aspossible, but until further advancements aremade in the field of genetics, the additionalgenes carrying the condition cannot be identi-fied.

It’s especially difficult when Edwardsthinks of those times she may not have beenthere for. “Christmas is hard. Birthdays arehard.”

Now Edwards keeps her children’s babybooks up-to-date, “If not every day, everyother day – I want them to know everything.”

And her children certainly do seem to knoweverything.

Susan’s four-year-old daughter Rachel isespecially bright, “She’s too smart.”

For Christmas this year, Rachel spotted anecklace she wanted for her mother, so sheasked, “Daddy I want to buy mommy a neck-lace for Christmas can I use your money?”

While Susan was pre-warned by her hus-band that the meaning of necklace (a heart sur-rounded by a circle) is the circle of life aroundyour heart, she couldn’t help but cry onChristmas morning.

If Rachel catches her mother without thenecklace on, Edwards is taken to task forgoing without the reminder.

A reminder is one thing that Edwards is inno short supply of and she is using her experi-ence to help others by speaking at functionsheld by the Heart and Stroke Foundationthroughout the region.

“It’s been quite the journey but I’m hereand I’m here to tell about it. And, if I can helpone person then I’m okay with that.”

The Heart and Stroke Foundation will holdtheir annual “Chefs with Heart” GalaFebruary 2 at Johnny B’s nightclub in Whitby.For more information telephone 905-666-3777.

Kids give cardiac arrest survivor heart of goldSusan Edwards has died four times, but keeps going for her kids

Photos by Cynthia McQueen/The Oshawa Express

From left, four-year-old Rachel sits on her mother Susan Edward’s knee, careful to steer clear of her moth-er’s defibrillator while two-year-old Jeffrey sits with his dad Jeff for this family portrait.

Susan Edwards gets trouble from her four-year-old daughter if she doesn’t wear her new neck-lace.

JAN 21 2009

By Wally DonaldsonThe Oshawa Express

As Chris DePiero stood shoul-der to shoulder on the bench withhockey icon Bobby Orr at lastweek’s much-anticipatedProspects matchup at the GMCentre, he realized a certain vali-dation to his approach as a headskipper.

“He has this great ability tokeep everyone relaxed,” said theGenerals’ coach of Orr, who pilot-ed one of the teams during thisspecial gathering of Canadianhockey’s elite junior athletesagainst a squad coached by DonCherry.

“Bobby more or less told theguys to stay relaxed and not gettoo caught up in things, especiallywhen we had a lead and the guyswere doubling back. He wasadamant to keep them moving for-ward.

“It validates what we know.Here’s this guy saying what he hasto say which is something we dohere. That’s nice.”

DePiero and his coaching staffhave focused on maintaining apositive attitude, especially sincethe departure of John Tavares and MichaelDel Zotto to the London Knights.

Meanwhile, Brett Parnham has sincebeen on a major league tear, having claimedthe Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) playerof the week honours with five goals and apair of assists. He is deadlocked withTavares with a league-leading 33 tallies. Inhis most recent outing, the 19-year-oldnative of Orillia cashed in with a naturalfirst-period hat trick, vaulting the Generalsto a hard-fought 5-4 decision over the Sault

Ste. Marie Greyhounds last Sunday eveningbefore 4,833 fans in Oshawa.

Goaltender Michael Zador, one of threeplayers to join Oshawa from the earliertrade with London, collected his second winin as many outings while facing 47 Sooshots. He did have to work for the win, how-ever. Generals led 5-1 at one juncture andwith the Greyhounds pounding the Oshawanet right up to the final buzzer, Zador com-pleted enough cartwheels to keep the puckout of the net.

And with a huge smile at thecompletion of the contest, Zadorstill managed, “It’s been a lot offun so far.”

Generals took four of a possiblesix points on the weekend. Theyopened last Friday with a well-deserved 5-3 victory over St.Mike’s Majors at the HersheyCentre in Mississauga before bow-ing 5-2 to the Guelph Storm onenight later at the GM Centre.

“It was a question of takingadvantage of things early,” saysDePiero, “which we were able todo (against the Soo), but not ableto do (against the Storm).”

Generals led 4-1 after one peri-od, supported by a leadoff goalfrom newcomer Christian Thomas,who has made anexcellent impactsince joining thesquad fromLondon.

Specialty teamsplayed a huge role,especially byParnham, who hadone goal on thepowerplay andanother shorthand-ed.

“I’m really happy forhim,” said DePiero. “Hecomes to work every nightand this effort can pay offlike it did by scoring threegoals. He’s picking it up andbecoming a key player withthis hockey club.”

Starting Soo netminderCody St. Jacques was chasedfrom his crease followingParnham’s third goal while

hats were being tossed onto the ice. BryceO’Hagan took over, but also had little suc-cess.

With the Greyhounds pushing for theequalizer, DePiero elected to call a timeoutwith only 46 seconds left on the clock, astrategy designed to give his boys abreather, he said.

“I needed to give Parnham and (Kory)Nagy a rest,” DePiero noted with a smile.“From my standpoint, they are the go-toguys and they had been on the ice for a lit-tle while. They needed a rest and I alsoneeded to get Jeff Hayes out there.”

Generals have another busy week aheadas they travel to Peterborough on Thursdayand Ottawa on Friday before entertainingthe Belleville Bulls on Sunday evening,starting at 6:05.

The Oshawa Storm Tween ‘C’Ringette team recently brought homea silver medal from the 2009 WhitbyRingette tournament.

Following an up and down startthat included a 10-2 blow-out winover rival Whitby and an 8-1 blow-out loss to Valley East, the Stormneeded a win or tie against Forest toadvance to the final. Trailing 3-0after only three minutes of play, theStorm rallied to cut the lead to 4-2entering the final period. Afterpulling to within 4-3, the Storm gaveup a seemingly devastating short-

handed goal with 8 minutes to play,giving Forest a 5-3 lead.

However, team Captain JackieBartsch started the comeback at the 6minute mark, scoring on a designedplay that the team practices weekly.Centre Colleen Munro then complet-ed the comeback tying the score 5-5with less than 2 minutes to play.Goaltender Brieanna Baker shut thedoor from that point on, stoppingthree point blank shots in the finalminute to preserve the tie and the tripto the Gold Medal game.

Facing the strong Valley East team

that outscored opponents 28-3 inround robin play, the Storm deliveredtheir best game of the year and led 1-0 halfway through the first period.Trailing only 3-1 entering the finalperiod, the Storm built on a renewedconfidence and continued their excel-lent team effort but fell short by afinal score of 8-4.

Team members include: BrieannaBaker, Jackie Bartsch, Sam Birnie,Hailey Black, Leah Burrows, Korry-Ann Harvey, Hannah Newar, ColleenMunro, Jennifer Ramsey, MichaelaTonna and Dani Wilson.

Generals win two of three weekend outingsParnham on a scoring tear

Simon Fischhaber (7) of the Sault Ste. Marie greyhounds clears the puckinto Oshawa territory past Generals’ Jeff Hayes (21) and BrettValliquette (16) during last Sunday’s Ontario Hockey league (OHL) out-ing at the GM Centre.

Photo by Wally Donaldson/The Oshawa Express

Photo supplied

Tween C Storms to Silver Medal

Oshawa minoratoms sizzling

Be careful if you touch any member of the Oshawa minor atomGenerals.

You might get burned.The AAGenerals have been on a hot streak as the regular season

came to a close, losing only three games in their final 13 outings.Their most recent success was a pair of victories over the Ajax

Knights by 3-2 and 4-2 scores, lifting the club to fourth place.Daniel Morrison contributed two goals in the pair of outings,

including the game winner in the second game with only 23 secondsleft on the clock. Riley Stabile and Jacob Stoop each collected a goaland assist. Other Oshawa marksmen were Dillan mcFarlane, ParkerBrowne and Matthew Hiemstra.

Ryan Duffy and Aaron Sprague each chipped in a pair of assistswith the others from Dylen Dionne, Bryce McRae and HarrisonWhilsmith.

Jack Michel played in the Oshawa net during the first game withTyler Wright picking up the win in the second contest against Ajax.

JAN 21 2009

Putting the bite on the oppositionIn 2002 a paperback book entitled

“Goon”, a ghostwritten autobiography oftough guy Doug Smith, included his declara-tion that there is an unwritten code of“ethics” in hockey when it comes to brawl-ing. “Sucker punching, biting, kicking, andhead butting are no no’s,” he said.Apparently, over the years, a number ofpucksters failed to become acquainted withthat code, judging from their overall conductduring games.

Biting seems particularly juvenile! Mostparents have had to deal with very youngchildren expressing their aggressiveness inthis way. But by the time a guy has reached18 in order to be eligible to be drafted by theworld’s premier shinny circuit, he should beable to tangle with an opposition skater with-out resorting to nibbling on his anatomy.

Such cannibalism, however, has raised itsugly head for decades in the world’s fastestsport. One of the first recorded instances ofgetting to “gnaw” the opposition better, tookplace on February 25, 1950. Crew-cut HowieMeeker gave away some 40 pounds in a con-frontation with the Ranger’s lumberingdefenseman, Gus Kyle. The Leaf’s wingerexplained that Kyle had him pinned, and hehad no way of getting free - except to nip atthe big thumb which was right in front of hisface. The ex-Mountie let go with a yowl of

pain, and, later, in the sin-bin, announced thatsuch a thing had never happened before.

Meeker’s teammate, Bill Ezinicki, anotherlightweight, must have made a mental note ofthe former rookie-of-the-year’s tactic. A littlemore than a year later, “Wild Bill” tried toeven things up when he tangled with burlyFern Flaman of the Bruins. He added a littlemore pressure when he imitated the action byputting some teeth into the fray. He nearlysevered Fernie’s digit with his bite!

Following a spirited tussle between theLeafs and Blackhawks on December 7, 1963,the press blasted pro hockey’s image becauseof its disgraceful exhibition of poor sports-manship that night. A total of 25 minutes waswasted with pushing shoving, punching, andwrestling, resulting in 335 minutes in penal-ties. But the axis around which the scrutinyof this match revolved was an accusation byChicago’s Murray Balfour that Toronto’s

Carl Brewer had bitten him, opening a cut onhis little finger.

Dave “The Hammer” Schultz, a key mem-ber of Philadelphia’s infamous “Broad StreetBullies” in the mid-1970’s, tangled withanother pugilist, “Tiger” Williams, then ofthe Maple Leafs. In an interview after theaffair, the hard-nosed forward said: “Shultz isnothing but a bully who can never be hurtwith fists. So, I bit him on the nose, becauseI was so darn mad at him at that particularmoment!”

Ken Linesman wasn’t called “the Rat” fornothing. He gouged, kicked, and high-stickedplayers left and right. But, in 1984, when hegot into a row with Edmonton’s big rear-guard, Lee Fogolin, columnist Dick Chubeywondered out loud if he had “bitten off morethan he could chew!” He sunk his molars intohis sparring partner’s cheek.

More recent incidents involved DaveManson chewing on Scott Steven’s hand in1990, and Marc Savard nipping DarcyTucker’s glove-encased paw in 2003.

One can only imagine some words includ-ed in a headline if the late Tim Horton hadstooped to such skullduggery—like “Timbits!” (groan here).

Next Week: ”HOCKEY IN THE GREATOUTDOORS”

Action breeds reaction in junior hockey circleDave Branch has

preached on numerousoccasions that fighting inhockey is the rudimentof action preceding reac-tion.

How ironic is it thatthis very same theoryapplies around anOntario Hockey League(OHL) boardroom table?

On the heels of thetragic death of DonSanderson evolving froma fight on the ice, theOHL commissioner hadno recourse but torespond. Indeed, actiondid create reaction andhis decision to outlawthe removal of helmetsor the undoing of chin-straps during altercationsin the OHL is a tremen-dous start to improvingthe sport.

The same ruleapplies, of course,should a player whip offthe helmet of his oppo-nent.

However, from thisaction, the question mustbe posed: Will there bereaction from other fam-ily members of theCanadian HockeyLeague (CHL) of whichBranch is the president?And perhaps more pru-dently, will there also bereaction around theboard table of theNational Hockey League(NHL)?

The pros and cons offighting in hockey havebeen wagered since theincident involving theWhitby Dunlops’ athlete

who lost his life. Howfitting that the Dunniespaid tribute toSanderson’s life lastSaturday evening priorto a league outingagainst the BrantfordBlast, ironically, the veryteam the Dunlops wereplaying on the night ofthis terrible mishap.

It seems the mosteffective argumentbehind no fighting inhockey is the blatant lackof acceptancein othersports, espe-cially foot-ball, whereheavy contactis a big partof the game.Yet, youhardly eversee playerswhipping offtheir helmetsand goingtoe-to-toe onthe playingfield.

S e l d o mhave basket-ball playersreverted tofisticuffs andas for baseball well, thescenario of a benchclearing following a“wild pitch” is bettercompared to theKeystone Cops.

With that said, theother question must beasked. The removal of ahelmet might result in agame suspension, butwill this OHL rule elimi-nate fighting entirely? Or

is this simply a band-aideffect?

“This (new rule) mostdefinitely is a responseto a tragedy,” saidBranch, who attendedlast week’s ProspectsGame at the GM Centre.“And I felt that when it

occurred, it was incum-bent upon everyone withinfluence in the game toaddress what can be doneto hopefully never seethis happen again.”

Branch has during hislengthy tenure with theCHL and OHL made ithis personal goal torevise rules only if it bet-ters the product and hehas been flawless up tothis point. Adjustments

have been made inregards to bringing play-ers into the league (EricLindros comes to mind).I do believe the coopera-tion between Branch, hisstaff and team officialswithin the OHL has beennothing short of refined.Working in correlationwith each other hastranslated to a highlysuccessful and applaud-ed sports organization.

I like what SteveSimmons ofthe TorontoSun said ofBranch in arecent article,typifying himas becoming“the con-science of thegame.”

The recentworld juniorchampionshipwhere in 31games, therewas not onefight and yet,there was alsoabsolutely noinfringementon the excite-ment of these

games is testimony tohow hockey can beplayed.

“You’ll find that overthe years, we have elimi-nated bench-clearingbrawls and premeditatedactivities. Fighting overthe last five years hasgone down,” saidBranch. “The interestingand important element tothis is our attendance has

gone up. We have beenfortunate with new facil-ities (like the GMCentre). But we havealso created familyentertainment whiledealing with the bestyoung athletes in theworld as junior hockeyplayers.”

The new rule is con-sistent with the one thatdoes exist whereby if aplayer loses his helmetduring play, he has thechoice of immediatelyretiring to his bench orgetting the helmet backon and strapped upbefore re-entering theaction.

Branch’s next venueis to bring in the WesternHockey League (WHL)and the Quebec MajorJunior Hockey League(QMJHL) with the samerule, although, theQMJHL has alreadytaken the first jump. Astanding rule alreadyexists that a player whoremoves his helmet priorto an altercation auto-matically receives a 10-minute misconduct.

Action has createdreaction within the hock-ey circle and to the cred-it of Branch and so manyothers involved in thegame, the direction ispointed straightupwards. A good sign ofthings to come for minorplayers hoping to oneday compete in the bestjunior hockey format inthe world.

The Oshawa Generals home season iswinding down, as believe it or not theGenerals have just 12 home games at theGeneral Motors Centre left this season!

The generals kick off a busy weekend onThursday night when they battle thePeterborough Petes in Peterborough and fol-low that up with a Friday night game inOttawa. On Sunday at 6:05 p.m. the Generalshost the Eastern Conference leadingBelleville Bulls at the GMC as they look tosolidify their hold on a playoff spot in theEast.

Oshawa enters this week tied for fourthplace in the East, and despite trading veteranplayers John Tavares and Michael Del Zottofor draft picks and three promising youngplayers last week, the Generals continue tocompete hard this season, winning two oftheir three games last weekend.

After Sunday’s game it’s down to 11games left in the regular season, and severalof them have special starting times as the reg-ular season winds down.

On Sunday, Feb. 1 the Generals movetheir game against the Kitchener Rangers to a2 p.m. start to accommodate the Super Bowl.Oshawa usually plays at home on Super BowlSunday and fans won’t miss a minute of thebig game as a result.

On Saturday, Feb. 7 the Generals have arare Saturday matinee as they meet theOttawa 67’s at 2 p.m., the first and onlySaturday afternoon home game this season.Then on Monday, Feb. 16 the Generals havea 2 p.m. start once again as they host theSaginaw Spirit on Family Day, the first timethe Generals have played a home game on thenew holiday.

The final regular season home game of2008-09 is then a very rare Wednesday night,when the Generals do battle with theBrampton Battalion before two road gamesfinish off the regular season.

Generals season ticket holders get manybenefits, including their seats reserved for allhome playoff games and many extras. Theend of the regular season is a perfect time torenew your existing tickets, or order seasontickets for the 2009-10 Ontario HockeyLeague season.

For more information on tickets, visitwww.oshawagenerals.com, or call 1-877-436-8811.

GENERAL PARNHAMBrett Parnham has stepped up his game

since the trade and become one of the topplayers in the OHL in his role now as theclub’s top scorer and veteran leader.

Parnham was named the Boston PizzaOntario Hockey League Player of the Weekfor the week ending January 18 on Monday,just a day after he took over the OHL lead ingoals scored.

The 19-year-old Orillia native is tied withformer General John Tavares for the league’sgoal scoring lead with 33 after a terrific week-end which saw him register five goals andtwo assists for a league best seven points inthree games, two of them Generals’ victories.

Parnham is in his fourth OHL season,coming to the team in his rookie season fromthe Sudbury Wolves. He is the club’s leadingscoring with 33 goals and 16 assists for 49points, with his 33 goals a career high. He’s17th in the OHL point scoring derby as well.

Season windingdown

Photo supplied Don Sanderson’s death has prompted a world ofchange for fighting in hockey.

JAN 21 2009

ARIESMarch 20 to April 19Activate your personal goalsor at least determine which

ones are realistic. Begin to work onthose that are worthy of your atten-tion.

TAURUSApril 19 to May 20Authority issues are strongthis week. If you are in aposition of responsibility at

work, your professional success willbe tied to your ability to motivate. Apromotion could be delayed until midFebruary.

GEMINIMay 20 to June 21Re-evaluate your beliefsabout yourself, your abilities

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Your spending practices will changeand debts will either go up or down.Pay off outstanding bills and creditcards. A windfall might also be in theworks.

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This is the start of a busy and produc-tive period of mental activity. Open tolooking at life from a new perspective,you want to read everything.

CAPRICORN Dec 21 to Jan 19Reassess your worth as an

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AQUARIUS Jan 19 to Feb 19Happy Birthday Aquarius!

May you benefit from a joyful andprosperous year? An eclipse in yoursign will give you a new lease on life.Get rid of old attitudes and life situa-tions.

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Stretch out with Melissa Dodson,a registered Yoga teacher andowner of My Home or YoursYoga. All participants must bringtheir own mats and/or towels.Free registration at any OshawaLibrary branch. Free parking after6:00 pm. 7:00 pm at theMcLaughlin Branch Auditorium

Come find out how good a CSIdetective you are! For teens ages12-18. Free registration at anyOshawa Library branch. 7:00 pmat the Jess Hann Branch

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Parkwood is hosting a tea thatwill feature a heritage hat fashionshow. Tickets are $20.00.Advance tickets are required andmay be purchased at theParkwood Business Office or viatelephone Tuesday to Friday 9amto 5pm. For more info, visitwww.parkwoodestate.com or call(905) 433-4311. 2-4pm

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A Rummage Sale of used cloth-ing and accessories in the ChurchHall. Harmony United Church, 15Harmony Rd. North in Oshawa,from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.All arewelcome.

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Joey’s Neil Diamond Tribute:Diamond in the Rough, serves upa feel good tonic of dance andcheer…celebrating the power,energy and emotion ofDiamond’s music to joyous andheart felt perfection. 8 pm,Oshawa Royal Canadian Legion,Branch 43. For tickets call (905)723-9211. $15 advance or $20at the door. www.solitaryman.ca

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History Channel’s King goesbeyond the legend to portray theman, the questions, the mythsand, most importantly, the rele-vance of Dr. King's message intoday's world. Oshawa Librarybranch. King (2008) 7:00 pm94 minutes. McLaughlin BranchAuditorium

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Reader Barb Frigault sent in this picture. It was taken after her husband, Perry,had finished shovelling the driveway for the third time on Sunday.

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