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Downtownmethadoneclinic targetedfor a move BByy JJeessssiiccaa VVeerrggeeThe Oshawa Express

City council could be revisit-ing a 2002 battle to relocate adowntown Oshawa methadoneclinic.

When the First Step clinic,which offers methadone mainte-nance therapy to substanceabusers looking to overcometheir addictions, announcedplans five years ago to relocatefrom a spot just outside thedowntown to a new home at 32Simcoe St. S., just north of AtholStreet, some council membersfought to stop the move.

Despite failed attempts backthen to prevent the clinic fromoperating out of the downtown,

council is once again looking forways to make First Step relo-cate.

�It should never have gonewhere it did,� says councillorLouise Parkes, an ardent oppo-nent of the methadone clinic�splacement since day one.

On Nov. 5, Parkes broughtforward a motion that a staff del-egate meet with upper levels ofgovernment about developingtools that would allow munici-palities to regulate methadoneclinics, including where theylocate.

�This is a private for-profitbusiness that is not governed by(any body of government) rightnow,� says Parkes.

GO�s strikedeadline nearsBByy JJeessssiiccaa VVeerrggeeThe Oshawa Express

GO bus passengers could beout in the cold if a resolution toworker woes doesn�t come byDec. 10.

At the end of November, 96per cent of members of theAmalgamated Transit UnionLocal 1587, which accounts forsome 1,200 GO bus drivers, main-tenance workers and office staff,rejected an offer of settlementfrom GO Transit.

Today, a provincial concilia-tion officer is bringing unionexecutives together with GO

management in an effort toresolve ongoing conflict beforethe union�s Dec. 10 strike dead-line.

Stephanie Sorensen, aspokesperson for GO Transit, saysthe organization isn�t commentingon how they might accommodatepassengers who rely on a GO busto get around or how the strikewould effect GO trains (whilethose workers are represented bya separate union, they would haveto cross picket lines to work).

Sorensen says they don�t wantto worry passengers quite yet andare hoping today�s meeting resultsin a resolution.

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Photo by Jessica Verge/The Oshawa Express

Festive decorationsCharmaine Wynter, owner of Wynter Interiors, puts the finishing touches on a Christmas tree she and her team, whichincluded Ria Samuel, Derek Harvey and Dawn Okuribido, decorated for Adelaide House. Wynter was among the dec-orators, designers and community members who donated their time to prepare the YWCA property for the holidayseason and for an open house held this past Saturday.

Quick action by an off-dutypolice officer led to the safe evacua-tion of more than 20 occupants of arooming house shortly before fire

engulfed the building.On Nov. 28 around 4:45 a.m., an

off-duty Durham police officer wasdriving to work in his personal vehi-

cle when heo b s e r v e dsmoke andflames com-ing from astructure inthe area ofS i m c o eStreet andO l i v eAvenue inOshawa. Theo f f i c e rpulled overand called 9-1-1 from ap a y p h o n e .The officerthen enteredthe structure and began waking andalerting occupants.

When the officer began checkingon the evacuated occupants he wasadvised there were more occupantsat the back of the residence. Theofficer attended at the back of thestructure and began banging on thedoor. A male with a broken bottlewho believed that the officer was anintruder confronted him. The officerretreated but returned moments laterwith the Canine Unit. A male andfemale were safely evacuated fromthe residence. Fire officials attendedthe scene and spent several hoursextinguishing the fire. The structurewas completely destroyed.

Fire officials are continuing toinvestigate the cause. There were noreported injuries. The officer is a 22-year-old and has been a member of

the Durham RegionalPolice Service for 19months. He is cur-rently stationed at 17Division in Oshawa.

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An off-duty officer on his way to work stopped after seeing a building on Simcoe Streetengulfed in flames. The officer saved about 20 people from the burning building.

Off-duty cop saves tenantsfrom burning complex

Police offer security tipsfor holiday spending

Durham police want to remind holidayshoppers and store owners to be extra vigi-lant with their debit and credit card transac-tions during the festive season.

The rush of Christmas time increases theopportunity for criminals to take advantageof busy ATM terminals and customer check-outs. Durham police have offeredup some tips to provide securityto consumers and businesses.

Consumers:� Report lost or stolen cards to

the card issuer and the policeimmediately to prevent fraudulentuse of the cards

� Keep an eye on your cardwhen a cashier or attendant isswiping it. Thieves may swipe thecard a second time on a differentdevice to copy your card num-bers.

� Keep an up-to-date list of all credit anddebit cards, including account numbers,expiry dates and issuers� phone numbers, ina safe place.

� Never give your card number over thephone unless you initiated the call to a rep-utable company.

�Avoid leaving cards in a locker at recre-ational facilities or other public places, evenif it can be locked.

� Never lend your card to anyone.� Sign new cards as soon as you receive

them and destroy the old ones.� Check your card and receipt after each

transaction to make sure it is your card and

the amount is what you agreed to.� Check your monthly statement to

ensure the charges are yours.� Limit your number of cards for easier

control.� Never write your PIN on your card or

on anything near it. Do not keep a writtenPIN in your wallet, purse or auto-mobile.

� Do not tell anyone whatyour PIN is. No bank employee,police agency or legitimate insti-tution will ever ask for yournumber.

� Always cover your handwhen inputting your PIN � useyour other hand and your body toshield the keypad from rovingeyes and/or hidden pinhole cam-eras.

� Never let your debit card (or creditcard) out of your sight when at a gas station,store, restaurant, etc. A fraudulent cardskimmer can fit into the palm of a hand somake sure you can see what the employee isdoing with your card at all times.

Businesses� Employees should be aware of security

features on cards.� Make sure the numbers on the card

have not been altered.� Check the signature on the back of

cards with the customer�s signature beforereturning the card to the patron.

� If a card will not swipe properly, con-firm the card with the company.

Officials are investigating a fire that destroyed a Simcoe Street grouphome.

DEC 5 2007 Page 3

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Oshawa�s mayor spenttime in England last week,collecting an internationalaward for the city.

Mayor John Gray was inLondon to receive a goldaward at the 2007International Awards forLivable Communities,which recognizes theefforts of communities tobe environmentally friend-ly and demonstrate leadership that enhancesthe residents� quality of life.

�[The award] reinforces the fact we�vebeen on the right track all along,� says Gray.

Oshawa�s commissioner of developmentservices Tom Hodgins, manager of parks BillSlute, along with Gray treated a panel of inter-national judges to a multimedia presentationthat included a virtual tour of the city and pho-tos illustrating the community.

The gold award was given to cities thatplaced in the top 15 per cent worldwide.

Oshawa also won third place in its popula-tion category, 75,001 to 200,000, where com-petitors included eight other communities, oneother in Canada and one from each ofAustralia, England, Hungary, Japan, Spain andthe United States.

�It was very, very educational,� says Gray,adding that both he and Hodgins were able totake away ideas and initiatives from othercommunities that could be put to use inOshawa. �We can learn from every singlecommunity.�

Gray also says the event made him awarethat communities in other parts of the world�including England, British Columbia and theU.S.�are getting financial help from theirupper levels of government and hopes that willinspire the province and the federal govern-ment to do the same for their municipalities.

Oshawawinsglobalaward

Talking with my neighbourone day he told me that his dogwas so lazy he slept on his bed,by his bed, in the sink, at thedoor and on the television.When asked where he himselfslept he retorted, �Usually inthe bathtub or in my bird�scage!�

Then there was the mother-in-law that picked cotton,picked apples, picked tobaccoand her nose and when she hadtime she picked on her son-in-

law.When we aren�t making up

jokes or kidding people someof us are recalling how good itwas to laugh with the likes ofRed, Wayne and Shuster,Jackie Gleeson, Art Carny,Milton Berle, Johnny Carson,Bob Hope, Jack Benny or JerryLewis.

I guess everyone�sfavourites were Carol Burnettand Lucy, but the list could goon and on.

Laughter is funny andinfectious. In a small room,two could be laughing andbefore you know it the wholeroom of people could break outlaughing at the way theylaughed.

How well I remember onour street a little girl beinggiven a shovel to scoop up thehorse�s buns for somebody�s

flowerbed.How well I remember a

lady forgetting her slip andwhen walking in the sun itlooked like she was wearingonly pants and a bra under hersummer dress.

Or the reaction to Ex-lax ina friend�s sandwich at work.

Or laughing at the MasonicHall with �Arthur andSwinson� (Two famousOshawa comedians)

Or the time they pretendedto do a surgery at Scouts andbrought out of my Scout lead-ers belly in the dark two rub-ber boots, six cans of beans,four strings of sausage, a toyboat and three balloons.

Laughter does make youfeel good. Surround yourselfwith happy folk.

It was my privilege to sit bythe �M*A*S*H� cast and watch

in studio John Candy unwindand John Bynore deliver hisslap-sticking stories.

Thankfully our creator gaveus this release to live in such atroubled, crazy, mixed-upworld.

Sadly nowadays comedy ingeneral seeks to be filthy andridicules priests, popes, gov-ernment leaders, you name it.

I would hope that we wouldall live to see a turnaround toArchie Bunker, HarveyHormon, Laverne and Shirleystyles of delivery or a redoingof the Art Linkletter showinterviewing kids.

Mankind is born to laughand laugh it must. But, hey,script writers! Clean it up a lot.

Lets not stoop so low thatsociety reasons that this is thenorm when it ain�t.

Laughter: the best medicine

Mayor John Gray

The Canadian AutoWorkers Local 222 issticking by its man.

Current union leader,Chris Buckley, has beenchosen to stay in the pres-idential position until2010.

�I thank the entiremembership of CAWLocal 222 for their over-whelming support and Ilook forward to continue fighting hard onbehalf of the members at all 18 units of ourlocal union,� said Buckley.

Buckley has been serving as president ofthe local since May of 2004.

Buckley is also chair of the MasterBargaining Committee that represents theunion in negotiations with General Motors.

The committee will resume negotiationswith the company in September of next year.

CAW 222 represents 22,000 members,making it the largest local.

Most members of the local are employedat GM in Oshawa.

More information on the local can befound online at www.cawlocal.ca/222.

Local 222head re-elected

Chris Buckley

DEC 5 2007 Page 5

By JJessica VVergeThe Oshawa Express

After 10 years at thehelm of one of Ontario�slargest hospital networks,Brian Lemon is ready tomove on.

�That�s long enough forsomebody to be CEO of anorganization,� says theleader of Lakeridge HealthCorporation, which com-prises hospitals in Oshawa,Port Perry, Bowmanvilleand Whitby and servessome 500,000 people.

Lemon, who will be 57-years-old when he reacheshis official retirement datenext August, believes it�stime for the organization toembrace a new ChiefExecutive Officer, some-one who will bring withthem a brand new set ofskills and talents.

And while the search isstill on for Lemon�sreplacement, he says it�s ajob he wouldn�t hesitate torecommend�and onehe�ll fondly remember.

Lemon stepped into therole in 1998, whenOshawa General Hospitalamalgamated with WhitbyGeneral Hospital,Memorial Hospital inBowmanville andCommunity MemorialHospital in Port Perry,making him the first CEOof the newly formedLakeridge HealthCorporation.

A New Brunswicknative, Lemon began hiscareer in the healthcarefield as the Chief FinancialOfficer of a hospital in St.John�s, Newfoundland. Hewould spend the next 19years in Newfoundland,where he met his wifeFrances, with whom hehas three children.

In 1992, Lemon, a cer-tified accountant whoholds a Master�s degree inBusiness Administration, moved toEdmonton to become president of theChildren�s Health Centre of NorthernAlberta. Following the formation of aregional health system there, hebecame the first president of theCapital Health Authority inEdmonton.

In 1998, he and his family relocat-ed to Ontario to take the position withLakeridge Health.

Being the first CEO has been anexciting experience, according toLemon, who feels lucky for havinglanded in Oshawa.

�The Oshawa community has beenextraordinarily generous,� he says,something he�s been learning eversince plans for the R.S. McLaughlinDurham Regional Cancer Centre were

first announced.The outpouring of community sup-

port and the seemingly endlessfundraising efforts to benefit the can-cer centre have blown Lemon away,with individuals, companies, serviceclubs and other groups from acrossDurham Region donating money.

And the cancer centre also provedto be a powerful tool in attracting newdoctors and health-care professionalsto Lakeridge Health.

�We had just tremendousresponse,� says Lemon of the numberof applicants wanting to work at thecancer centre.

But it�s not just the cancer centrethat�s made the job of recruiting physi-cians easier.

While he acknowledges there isstill a great need for more doctors,

Lemon says being located in a com-munity like Oshawa has had realadvantages as far as recruiting goes.He says it�s often difficult to keep upwith the area�s ever-expanding popu-lation but it�s definitely easier torecruit health-care professionals togrowing cities than trying to bringthem to places where the population isdwindling.

But recruitment is just one of thechallenges Lemon has faced through-out his decade at Lakeridge Health.

As CEO, there are several elementsto his job. He�s responsible to theboard of directors, who make the hos-pital�s major decisions, and he mustchannel the resources to them that theyneed to make their decisions happen.

He also selects hospital administra-tors and makes sure they have the

tools they need to do theirjobs properly. Lemonworks with all levels ofgovernment and commu-nity leaders to ensure thecorporation runs smooth-ly.

�My job is mostlymeeting with people,�says Lemon.

But it�s not as easy asit may sound. Lemonsays one of the biggestchallenges that comeswith being CEO is meet-ing the high expectationsfor services and develop-ment from patients, staffand the community.

However, Lemonadmires the high expecta-tions that people have forLakeridge Health, espe-cially the expectations ofhospital staff, a groupthat continue to impresshim. When he first wentinto healthcare, Lemoncouldn�t believe the posi-tive attitudes of health-care workers and the ded-ication to their patients.

�They genuinelycare,� he says. �Thatmakes it a very pleasantplace to work.�

And when it comesdown to it, it�s the inter-action with those dedicat-ed staffers and theirteamwork that Lemonknows he�ll miss.

Still, he�s ready forretirement. With one sonliving in Edmonton,another studying inOntario just for the timebeing and a daughter,son-in-law and grandsonin New York City, Lemonthinks he has about ayear�s worth of travelplans ahead of him.

�I�ve got lots of placesto visit,� he says.

Avid sailors, Lemonand his wife are alsoplanning to take anextended sailing holidayfor a few months.

�I�ve been dreaming about doingthat for years,� he says.

Lemon will remain CEO untilAugust, unless a replacement is foundearlier. He says the new CEO willhave a lot to look forward to.

The hospital corporation recentlypartnered with the University ofOntario Institute of Technology totrain healthcare workers and says thereare even more possibilities as far asthat partnership is concerned.

As well, last year 177 new doctorstrained at Lakeridge Health andLemon believes the hospitals coulddefinitely become full teaching facili-ties.

�I think the organization has a greatfuture,� he says. �I couldn�t havepicked a better spot.�

Hospital CEO reflects on a decade at the helm

After 10 years in charge, Brian Lemon, CEO of Lakeridge Health, is preparing to retire this summer andplans to spend his first year off traveling with his wife, Frances.

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Letters to theEditor

Movethemethclinic

Dear Editor:

I agree with your editorial"Cities Pass the Buck", Nov. 21,which characterizes the mayorsas whining, and not exercisingresponsible stewardship of pub-lic funds.

But that is not the wholestory.

What your editorial fails toaddress is the very real imbal-ance in the tax base available tocity governments versus theprovincial and federal.

Your letters contributor, DonNoseworthy, makes excellentpoints about the inequitable taxburden between cities, but neg-lects to mention that, overall,that the municipal tax burden isexcessive.

At one time real property wastaxed to provide urban infra-structure, utilities and minimalpolicing services to the cities. Itwas an indicator of civil wealthas compared to rural wealth.

However, following the polit-ical science maxim that "wealthflees taxation", highly mort-gaged residential urban propertyis no longer an indicator ofwealth as equity. The real wealth

has fled to the largely taxexempt, untouchable, financialinstruments, beyond the reach ofgovernments.

The editorial also fails topoint out the extent to which pastfederal and provincial adminis-trations have downloaded coststo the municipalities.

The downloading can beascribed to include all the feder-al and provincial governingadministrations since about1984.

Those eras include all theadministrations of Mulroney,Chrétien, Martin federally andRae, Harris, Eves and McGuintyprovincially.

It is obvious that the cuttingof taxes, (which by the waydemonstrably favour thewealthy) reduces a government'sability to invest in the maintain-ing and growth of essential urbaninfrastructure.

By cutting taxes we prohibitthe growth and renewal of thatpublic infrastructure, and it isthat infrastructure which allowsus to be a civilization and is whatattracts immigrants from aroundthe world.

My perception is that the

Neo-liberal and Neo-Conservative strategy is toincrease the burden of taxationon residential property taxpayersto the point that they will will-ingly allow the cities to sell, andrent back, what is now publiclyowned infrastructure.

Should we really sell schoolbuildings, so we can rent themback?

Selling essential public assetsis already happening, unpubli-cized, at the federal and provin-cial levels.

By turning over (privatizing,P3 & P4) our existing and newinfrastructure to the private andpurportedly competitive sector,we would be giving mega-corpo-rations a direct pipeline to thetaxpayers� pockets.

It should be noted that, in themain, municipal services aremonopolies and do not lendthemselves to true competition.

It has happened in other coun-tries and there is no reason whyit cannot happen here, if we letit.

Ed GoertzenOshawa

Tax cuts prohibit growth

GM Centre needs promoting

If the city ever hopes to establish a truerevitalization of its inner core, it musttread that delicate balance between servic-ing the needy among us and laying thefoundation for a safe, vibrant destinationaimed at enticing people of all ages andinterests.

Having a methadone clinic in the heartof Oshawa�s downtown just doesn�t fitwith that vision.

It is a contradiction in terms.No one knows this better perhaps than

Councillor Louise Parkes, who representsthe downtown ward and whose family hasbusiness and property interests downtown.She is rightly leading the battle call for anend to the downtown methadone clinicthat helps drug addicts trying to weanthemselves from a life of drug dependen-cy.

The private clinic itself is a noble enter-prise; it should continue to operate, justnot in the downtown.

It provides a critical first step towardsdrug rehabilitation, a ray of hope, for thosewhose lives have often been ruined bydrug abuse. Completely turning our backson such a service can come back to hauntus.

We support their efforts in finding asolution to a problem that has few anti-dotes. But re-location should form part ofthe answer.

True, many of the people served bysuch a privately run facility live in room-ing houses in the downtown. Other clientsappear to be otherwise functioning citi-zens with jobs and families. Downtown iscentral and provides convenience for thoseneeding their daily dose of methadone.

But since drug dependency is a medicalissue and more specifically, a mentalhealth issue, offering it in or near a placethat properly serves people so afflictedseems to make the most sense.

Relocating the clinic to within or near amental health clinic or the Whitby MentalHealth facility in south Whitby seems tomake the most sense.

Another methadone clinic alreadyexists on the outskirts of Oshawa. Perhapsa transportation allowance would lessenthe burden of daily travel to the clinic.

Ask any police officer and they willlikely tell you that drug use and crimeoften go hand in hand. Drug addicts oftenresort to begging, borrowing, bullying,stealing and sometimes selling their bod-ies to feed the habit that has rendered themhelpless against the demonic urge to feedtheir addiction.

While there is no hard evidence that theexistence of the downtown methadoneclinic has brought with it increased crimi-nal activity, the public perception is there.It�s no secret that many of society�s unde-sirables hang out in parts of the downtownthat many avoid because of their verypresence.

When you are trying to clean up a dis-trict, and create a safe, vibrant environ-ment that promotes the arts, entertainmentand business, optics is everything.

Dear Editor:

There has recently been a lotof talk of the poor financial per-formance the General MotorsCentre has experienced in its firstyear of operations.

An identified need for morefrequent big-name acts has beenpointed out.

The Centre however, will notbe able to perform well financial-ly if it cannot promote these actsor accommodate the performersor their patrons.

For that reason, a first class

hotel is desperately needed toattract and sustain the acts aswell as the visitors and potentialtourists who may otherwise notattend the venue for lack ofaccommodations.

A promotional campaign isneeded as well. The City andMaple Leafs Sports andEntertainment (MLSE) should belooking into other promotionalventures including billboardingslated events outside of Oshawaso that the public can becomemore aware.

Oshawa's four corners could

also be optimally used for avideotron with periodic promo-tions of the GM Centre's upcom-ing events.

This media form could pro-vide the downtown with a bigger-city atmosphere while at thesame time informing the masspublic who travel through thefour corners of upcoming eventsthey would otherwise be unawareof.

Just a suggestion.

John MalishOshawa

CCIITTYY From Page 1The motion was tabled until the Nov. 26

public council meeting where it was pushedback again, this time until the first meeting inJanuary in order to allow delegations achance to prepare themselves before present-ing to council, says Parkes.

Parkes believes because First Step is pri-vately owned it has no accountability to thecommunity and its safety.

She says the location has become a hang-out for drug dealers and that some clients selltheir methadone the second they walk out thedoor.

But Fred Lorusso, owner and president ofFirst Step, doesn�t believe his business is abad influence.

�Clearly they�re unfairly targeting me,� hesays, adding that another methadone clinicoperates on the outskirts of the downtown buthas yet to receive the same negative attention.

Lorusso, a businessman who opened FirstStep in Oshawa 10 years ago, says the clinicis continually targeted as a place that hasbrought more crime into the city. He believescrime would be increased without the clinic,which helps to combat an addict�s drug crav-ings.

In fact, a 2003 city-funded report by PricewaterhouseCoopers found there was no con-crete evidence that any increases in down-town crime were a direct result of themethadone clinic.

As for clients selling their methadone,Lorusso says they can�t ensure all of thosewho carry out their methadone (an optionoffered to clients who have been onmethadone for months) will take the sub-stance as required but he says they do havemeasures in place to minimize it and will takeaway the option to self-administer themethadone if the privilege is abused.

However, the option to take home themethadone has had some serious conse-

quences.On July 13, 2003, 17-year-old

Bowmanville resident Craig Beers died frommethadone toxicity. He was not a First Stepclient but had purchased the methadone from

someone who was. In August 2004, the Chief Coroner for

Ontario launched an inquest into four Oshawaarea deaths�including Beers��thatappeared to be related to methadone. Thethree other deaths were of First Step clients.

David Joseph Stevenson, 28, died Nov. 12,2002. Steven Randall Pidgeon, 44, and JudithJenkins, 46, both died Sept. 21, 2003 in sepa-rate incidents. All were found to have toxici-ty from methadone as a significant factor intheir deaths. Under the Coroners Act, aninquest may be held into multiple deathswhere they appear to have occurred from acommon cause.

While the jury in the inquest made 46 rec-ommendations aimed at preventingmethadone-related deaths, the mandate of acoroner�s inquest is not to place blame.

That�s little comfort to Parkes.�I think everyone in Oshawa should be

concerned,� she says.Yet, Lorusso maintains that First Step is

doing the city a service.Lorusso says, just recently, the family of a

First Step client who died from causes notrelated to methadone, asked that donations bemade in his name to the clinic because it hadsuch a positive impact on the man�s life.

Lorusso says he has spoken with citystaffers in the past about relocation but noneof the options offered to him have made senseand says it�s vital that the clinic is in an areaeasily accessible by public transit.

And Parkes isn�t backing down until theclinic is relocated. She believes it�s possibleto find a more suitable spot in Oshawa orelsewhere and even says the city could makesure the move happens quietly with no pub-licity.

According to Parkes, the city is trying towork with First Step with regards to reloca-tion but says, �We�re not going to be heldhostage.�

DEC 5 2007 Page 7

Photos by Courtney Duffett/The Oshawa Express

Cold weather calamity A two-car crash on on Friday evening had fire fighters and Durham police cleaning up thescene on Thornton Road in Oshawa. Both drivers involved in the crash walked away with lit-tle to no injuries.

City eyes clinic relocationWhat is

methadone?Methadone is a drug used to treatthose addicted to opiods�a broadterm for substances including doctor-prescribed painkillers such as codeine,morphine and oxycodone (present inOxyContin, Percocet and Percodan)and street drugs like heroin.Clinics that offer methadone mainte-nance therapy usually help addictswho have been abusing an opiod on adaily basis for at least a year, many ofwhom have tried other treatments withno results.Once on methadone maintenancetherapy, clients receive a daily dose ofthe substance, which takes away thecraving for their opiod without givingthem a high or a feeling of euphoria.In a November 2006 interview withThe Oshawa Express, Dr. ChristopherSankey, a physician with First StepClinic, said 95 per cent of those usingmethadone maintenance therapyremain on it permanently. Only a small few are able to weanthemselves off methadone. However,Sankey said it�s generally a saferoption for addicts wanting to get cleanas detoxification has a mortality rate11 times higher than methadone.

BByy JJeessssiiccaa VVeerrggeeThe Oshawa Express

There�s an analogy Dr. Elio Pavone useswhen convincing uncertain patients to get acolonoscopy.

The Oshawa gastroenterologist comparesthe reluctance to a homeowner discovering apile of oily rags sitting next to the furnace andthen failing to address the potential fire hazard.

But in Pavone�s world, that fire is colorec-tal cancer and the oily rags are polyps orgrowths that appear in the lining of the colonor rectum that, if left untreated, can develop

into colorectal cancer.And when it comes down to the importance

of procedures like a colonoscopy to preventcancer, Pavone doesn�t mince words.

�It�s going to reduce the death rate,� hesays.

Ontario has one of the highest rates of col-orectal cancer in the world. In 2007, an esti-mated 7,800 Ontarians were diagnosed withcolorectal cancer and approximately 3,250 willdie from the disease.

Now Lakeridge Health is taking steps tomake it easier to stop the cancer in its tracks byopening a third endoscopy suite at the Oshawahospital site, where more than 10,000 patientswill be screened.

Pavone says the number of people takingtheir health into their own hands and gettingscreened is one the rise.

�More people are being made aware of[colorectal cancer screening],� he says.

However, Pavoneestimates only 20 percent of those whoshould be undergoinga colonoscopy areactually having theprocedure done.

It is recommend-ed that everyoneaged 50 and older bescreened regularly.Those under 50should also be regu-larly screened if theysuffer from aninflammatory boweldisease such as ulcer-ative colitis orCrohn�s disease,have a family historyof colorectal canceror polyps or certaingenetic syndromessuch as FamilialA d e n o m a t o u sPolyposis (FAP) andHereditary Non-Polyposis ColonCancer (HNPCC).

However, screen-ing recommendationsdiffer from person toperson and it�s best toask a family doctor

or health-care provider about getting oneselfscreened.

The Ontario government is investing$193.5 million over the next five years toincrease access to colorectal cancer screening

for Ontarians aged 50 and over, whichaccounts for 2.8 million people.

For more information about colorectal can-cer screening, talk to a doctor or visitwww.cancercare.on.ca.

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Hospital opens third endoscopy suite

Dr. Elio Pavone, left, tests out the state-of-the-art equipment in Lakeridge Health Oshawa�s brandnew endoscopy suite with the help of registered nurse Karen Germann.

Lakeridge Healthmakes room formore colonoscopies

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BByy KKrriissttiinnaa SSmmiitthhThe Oshawa Express Co-op student

With little less than a month left toChristmas, Santa and shoppers are makinglists, checking them twice and going to findout if stores have them in stock.

But exactly what toys are kids asking forthis year?

�Transformers, of course,� said Zellers toydepartment employee, Shelley Wannamaker,referring to the popular merchandise line.

The success of the summer blockbusterhas resulted in the release of numerousTransformer toys, including movable fig-urines of fan favourites Autobots andDecepticons.

For girls, the new Barbie MP3 player is apopular item, noted Wannamaker. Theportable player, which features a Barbie dollon the outside, not only holds hundreds ofsongs but also can be mixed and matched.Girls can change the hair, face and outfits oftheir Barbie to fit any mood.

Other recognizable names are still popular.�Dora items are still a hit,� said Wannamaker,along with items from the Cars toy line.

Fans of the movie might be interested inthe new Fast Talkin� McQueen toy whichresponds and moves when spoken to.

For older children, the latest video gamesare the hottest ticket.

�Guitar Hero III is great, as it works foreach gaming system,� said Future Shop enter-tainment consultant, Matt Hunting. Kids canbattle it out as they play along to theirfavourite rock tunes.

The recent release of Assassin�s Creed forboth Playstation and Xbox is also flying offshelves. The game is based on the characterDesmond Miles, a bartender who is transport-ed to the Third Crusade, where he takes on the

identity of Altaïr. Under this name, Desmondsets out to kill nine others who are promotingthe Crusades. The game features historicalcities as well as different interactions betweenthe main character and bystanders in thegame.

�Assassin�s Creed would be the one,� saidHunting, when asked what game he is plan-ning to buy this holiday.

For the PS3 system, other popular gamesinclude the new Drake Fortune and gameslike Max Effect, Call of Duty and Halo 3 arepopular for Xbox.

For the Nintendo Wii system, Hunting saidthat games like Super Mario Galaxy andMario Party, with Nintendo�s classic charac-ters are all the rage.

High-tech gifts are also making a splashthis year with younger children.

Younger kids can play video games oftheir own with the educational V-Smile sys-tem.

There is also the new V-Smile Baby,designed to stimulate and help a baby�s devel-opment.

Other high-tech buys include the Fisher-Price Kids Tough Digital Camera, a dent-proof camera for those burgeoning photogra-phers.

All types of handheld games for kids arealso flying off the shelves, addedWannamaker.

Of course, there are always the traditionalstandbys topping lists almost every year.�Anything Hot Wheels for boys,� saidWannamaker, commenting on the long-stand-ing tiny car line.

Another favourite available this holiday isthe 10th Anniversary of Tickle Me Elmo. Theoriginal toy shot to popularity in 1996 andcaused frenzy as the toy racked in over $30million in sales.

High-tech and classic toys top wish lists

Guitar Hero III, Barbie MP3 players, Transformers and Fisher-Price digital cameras are among thisyear�s most popular Christmas gifts for young people.

Prep vehicles forwinter drivingBByy KKrriissttiinnaa SSmmiitthhThe Oshawa Express Co-op student

With the first snowfall of the season lastweek and many more surely on the way, it istime to make sure your car is ready for winterdriving.

The winter season�s slippery road condi-tions are potentially hazardous if vehiclesaren�t well prepped.

One of the first investments to make is toinstall winter tires on vehicles.

�Winter tires are without a doubt better thanall-season tires during the winter months,� saidKris Karo, assistant service manager at MillsPontiac Buick GMC Ltd.

Snow tires, with their deeper treads andincreased traction, allow for much better con-trol and can stop almost a full car length soon-er when compared to all-season tires.

�The most common problems on the road

are skidding through intersections and at stopsigns because of the cold roads,� said Karo,adding that winter tires can help vehicles stopin situations like these.

A brake check is also a good investment, toensure that the brakes are in the best possiblecondition to make sudden stops.

Drivers should also change their oil,advised Karo. It is important that there is nomoisture, as it could freeze in the cooler tem-peratures.

On a daily basis, drivers should make sureall the fluids in the car are topped up.

Drivers should also warm up their automo-bile for two to three minutes before driving,suggested Karo, as it is easier on fuel and thevehicle.

�Driving on a cold engine is hard on theengine,� said Karo.

Drivers should also keep an eye on the tirepressure as well as the tread depth of their tires

for any changes in condition. Other basic precautions include

replacing damaged windshieldwipers and filling up on windshieldwasher fluid.

�Keep an extra bottle in thetrunk,� advised Karo.

Emergency supplies like candles,blankets, food and a first aid kitshould be kept handy in the event ofa serious collision or if driving condi-tions ever become too severe to con-tinue. If possible, keep a charged cellphone on hand.

-With files from Courtney DuffettInvesting in winter tires can make driving on icy roadssafer and easier.

Bus passengers may needto readjust their routes, asDurham Region Transit pre-pares to make some changesto its schedules.

Durham Region Transithas announced that it will bestopping its dial-a-ride andevening shuttle programsand in turn will be providing new weekday rush hour and alternateevening services.

South Whitby dial-a-ride services will be replaced with new Route922, which travels to Port Whitby and through the Thickson andWentworth area.

The Route 4 Anderson will be extending its hours in replacement ofthe evening shuttles from the Whitby GO Station.

There will also be schedule changes to Route 5 Thickson/Garrard.Other changes include weekday services of the Route 318

Garden/Otter Creek/ Whitby Shores, which is currently only runningon weekends. Passengers on the last bus of the night will be able torequest stops within the service area.

The last day of the dial-a-ride and evening shuttle services will beon Nov. 30 and the new schedules will pick up on Dec. 3.

The Bell Taxi Service will still continue to be offered.Visit the Durham Region Transit website at www.durhamregion-

transit.com for more information on these changes or to get a sched-ule.

New route schedules can also be obtained from bus operators andat any Durham Region Transit ticket sales booth.

Local residents can participate inan annual walk for memories event.

The ninth annual Manulife Walkfor Memories will be held Jan. 6 toraise money for Alzheimer Society of

Durham Region programs and servic-es.

The outdoor, two-kilometre walkwill be held along trails at CampSamac in north Oshawa.

After the walk, partici-pants can enjoy light refresh-ments and entertainment fea-turing Meredith Cutting inthe Council Hall of theScouts Canada camp offConlin Road in Oshawa.

People can participate inthe walk individually, with afriend or as part of a team offamily, friends or co-work-ers.

More than 5,700 peoplein Durham Region haveAlzheimer�s disease or a

related dementia and the number isexpected to double in the next 20years if a cure is not found.

Walk for Memories is theAlzheimer Society�s largest fundrais-ing activity, bringing in an average ofmore than $30,000 every year. Theagency also hosts Chocolate Lovers�Luncheon the first Sunday in May, theannual Coffee Break each Septemberand a Walk in Uxbridge in October.

Registration begins at 2 p.m. fol-lowed by the walk at 3 p.m.

Brochures, which include thepledge form, are available by calling905-576-2567 or by registering onlineat www.walkformemories.ca and col-lecting donations.

Visit www.alzheimerdurham.comfor more information.

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Seniors who play video games mightbe ensuring a healthier mind for them-selves in the long term.

�Studies have found that seniormind game activities are what keepmany aging minds young and vital,�says Judy Best, a registered nurse andowner of Home Instead Senior Care inOshawa, a non-medical home care andcompanionship service provider forseniors.

Best recently hosted an event at theOshawa Public Library, Legends CentreBranch, to tell seniors how they canreduce the risk of Alzheimer�s ordementia by keeping an active mind.

At the event, some seniors got tosample Nintendo DS, a handheld videogame system, and one of its populargames, Brain Age, which features activ-ities designed to stimulate the brain,such as simple math and word prob-lems.

By picking up a video game, wordpuzzle or jigsaw puzzle, seniors can

help keep Alzheimer�s disease--a seri-ous disorder of the brain--at bay.

According to the Alzheimer Societyof Canada, 300,000 Canadians over theage of 65 have Alzheimer�s disease andtwo-thirds of them are women. A studyout of McMaster University inHamilton found more brain activity inregular video game players versus non-players.

It seems seniors are paying attentionto these recent statistics. According tothe Entertainment Software Associationof Canada, 25 per cent of all Canadianswho play video and computers gamesare over the age of 50.

Best says families should help elder-ly relatives get into the habit of playingvideo games or similar stimulatingactivities, something they�re often hesi-tant to do on their own.

�Sometimes seniors just need a littleencouragement from family and friendsto help them pursue interests that cankeep their minds stimulated,� she says.

Seniors� mindsstimulated byvideo games

Neil Greentree, left, and Judy Best of Home Instead Senior Care try out the game Brain Age on a Nintendo DShandheld video game system.

Walk aids Alzheimer�s

Dial-a-ride andshuttle replaced

BByy JJeessssiiccaa VVeerrggeeThe Oshawa Express

What began as a way to win theaffections of a horse saved from theslaughterhouse has turned into a boom-ing business garnering national atten-tion for Terasa Hill.

When the horse she�d rescuedwouldn�t eat store-bought treats, Hilldecided to bake some herself and foundthem a hit among the stable. She thenbrought her homemade treats to localhorse supply stores and before she knewit they were being sold in 40 storesacross Ontario.

Four years later, Barnies LTD is oneof the most popular horse treat suppliersin Canada and Hill�s business tacticshave won over some of the country�stop business people.

�To see something start from nothingis kind of cool,� says Hill, who filmedan episode of CBC�s Dragons Den thispast June, which aired Monday night.

In it, Hill, a Courtice resident whooperates her business out of Oshawa,won approval from all five businesspros�known as the dragons�and got a$300,000 deal which she�ll use toexpand her business into equine healthsupplements as well as treats.

The show, which began in Japan andhas versions across the globe, consistsof entrepreneurs pitching their ideas tosecure investment finance from busi-ness experts.

And while Hill�s seen success inbusiness, it hasn�t been an easy journey.

As Barnies LTD took off, Hill wasstricken with breast can-cer, something she fearedwould mean the end of herbusiness if not the end ofher life.

But as Hill, now can-cer-free, braved painfulsurgeries and treatments,she watched from a hospi-tal bed as Barnies LTDthrived.

�Our business dou-bled,� says Hill, who cred-its family and friends withmaintaining the successduring her illness, addingshe couldn�t have done itwithout them.

Clearbrook Dental hopes to spread somesmiles this holiday through its Christmas ToyDrive.

The office is running its toy drive fromnow until Dec 21, making sure that everyonegets the chance to open something onChristmas morning.

The toy drive is looking for gift donationsfor children of all ages including newborns upto teenagers.

Unwrapped gift donations can be droppedoff at the dental office located at 1377 WilsonRd N during business hours.

Gifts will then be distributed to needy chil-dren in the community through the DeniseHouse in Oshawa.

Clearbrook Dental is proud to give back toits community through its first ever food driveand the several othercharity events it hashosted throughoutthe year.

C l e a r b r o o kDental offers a vari-ety of quality dentalservices includingcheck-ups and teethwhitening. With 20years of experiencein the field and atrack record of satis-fied patients,Clearbrook Dentalprovides an invitingand professionalatmosphere for all ofits clients.

To find out moreabout the toy driveand ClearbrookDental, phone (905)434-4244 or goonline at www.clear-brookdental.ca.

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Clearbrookcollects toys

Photos courtesy of Colin Burwell , Empty Cup MediaTerasa Hill celebrates her success on CBC�s Dragons Den with daughters Claire, 11, Carleigh, 9, Olivia, 6, andNaiia, 4.

Entrepreneurslays on TV�sDragons DenLocal businessowner succeedson CBC show

BByy JJeessssiiccaa VVeerrggee The Oshawa Express

A local rapper took thestage Friday night withmembers of one of hiphop�s most influentialgroups.

Oshawa�s Peter Jacksonperformed at the Big Sexylast week with three mem-bers of the eight-man NewYork-based Wu-Tang Clan(including Raekwon, U-God and GZA). The bandwill release their fifth stu-dio album on Dec. 11.

�I can�t ask for muchmore than this,� said

Jackson at a press confer-ence hosted by DurhamCollege�s radio station RiotRadio and held on campusFriday afternoon.

Jackson (born MikeSmith) was joined by U-God (born LamontHawkins), who took ques-tions from fans and toldthem what to expect fromthe new album, 8Diagrams.

It will be their firstrelease together since2001, which according toU-God is �a little touch ofthe old flavour with a littletouch of new.�

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Wu-Tang Clan member U-God signed autographs for fans that turned out to a press conference held atDurham College on Friday.

Wu-Tang memberstake localstage

Multi-platinum selling artists play Oshawa

Wed. Dec. 5

Landlords andTenants Rights andResponsibilities �Oshawa Public Library,McLaughlin BranchAuditorium. NoraSimpson and KathelineOrr from the DurhamCommunity LegalClinic will provide anoverview of rights andresponsibilities underthe new OntarioResidential TenanciesAct. They will also bediscussing how a tenantor a landlord canenforce their rights ifthey encounter difficul-ties. 7 p.m. Free regis-tration is available atany branch.

Tues. Dec. 11

The Oshawa WhitbyNewcomers ClubDecember dinnermeeting � RobertMcLaughlin Gallery,72 Queen St. Thisgroup for women newto the area or enjoyinglifestyle change willmeet at 6:30 p.m. Formore information con-tact Linda at 905-576-0585 or newcomer-sclubofoshawawhit-by@hotmail.com.

Thurs. Dec. 13

Durham PC Users�Club presents HolidayGift Ideas forComputer Enthusiasts� Faith United Church,1778 Nash Rd. inCourtice. Tim Clapp,manager of CanadaComputers, will shareinsight into the hottestitems on the marketthis holiday season.The presentation willbegin at 7 p.m., fol-lowed by a break andthen a bug session ledby Hugh Crawford.Admission is free andall are welcome toattend. For more infor-mation visitwww.durhampc-user-sclub.on.ca.

Thurs. Dec. 13 andFri. Dec.14

County Town Singerspresent 40 Years ofChristmas Favourites� Forest Brook Church,60 Kearney Dr. in Ajax.The Durham group willperform a variety offestive tunes featuringmusicians Some Guyson Brass and choiralumni. Concert beginsat 8 p.m. Tickets are$15 for adults and $12for students and seniorsand can be purchased atthe door or in advanceby calling 905-728-3386 or 905-509-4111.

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OHBA makes time for good deedsDRHBA President Scott Jeffery with OHBA President Mark Basciano.

Small acts of kindness go a long way in making the com-munity better, says the new president of the Ontario HomeBuilders�Association (OHBA).

Mark Basciano addressed members of his organization�sDurham Region chapter (DRHBA) recently and focused onencouraging community participation by members of thehome building association.

�I want to thank and congratulate all of you who findways to support and contribute to your own community andto your association,� he said during a meeting at HarmonyCreek Golf Centre in Oshawa.

�Maybe you coach your child�s soccer team, fund raisefor your local hospital or sit on a board for your local the-atre group. The point is that whatever you are doing is help-ful and positive. I believe it is important to appreciate the

power of the smallest things and I also believe that team-work is essential to anything we wish to accomplish.�

The opportunity is always available for all of us to makea difference, he said. �The right place is wherever you areand the right time is every day of your life. The time forgood deeds, fruitful work and for enjoying your family,friends and colleagues is today.�

Basciano said that the OHBA is working hard on issuesthat arise from developmental charges, growth plans andfire sprinklers, which will be discussed more in comingmonths.

The OHBA is an organization comprised of about 4,200member companies with a network of 29 local associationsthat represent the interest of the residential constructionindustry in Ontario.

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Dear Santa...Dear Santa...Dear Santa,Is Rudolph ready to pull the sleigh? How are you doing?What are the elves doing? I hope you are very happy? Areyou going to my house on Christmas? What is Mrs. Clausdoing? What are some of the things that the elves are mak-ing? Could I please have a Nintendo Wii and transformersand a world cup soccer ball?From Bradley, 7 P.S. Could I have an Ipod too?

Dear Santa,Do you have a favourite animal? My favouriteanimals are turtle, parrot, orangutan, opossum,koala, flamingo, toucan, sting ray, sloth, sealion, rhinoceros, wolf, dolphin, gorilla. Thankyou for my presents last year. Could I pleasehave star wars lego lots of transformers, theBen Lo video game for play station 2.Love Dante

Dear Santa,How are you? Where are you in the North Pole? I like you!How is Rudolph and all of the other reindeer? Sometimes Idream that you were my big brother! How is Mrs. Claus?Are there any animals there? Thank you for the presents thatyou gave me last year! For Christmas may I please havemake-up, beauty set in a bag and an I-pod shuffle. It doesn�tmatter if I don�t get it and it�s all right if I don�t get what Iwant. You rock!From Lauren, 7

Dear Santa,Have you ever had any snow yet? I�ve had onesnowstorm. Do you have any sick reindeer? Ijust wanted to say thank you for all the presentslast Christmas. In the summer I saw you in thenewspaper having a sun tan. This year I willleave chocolate and white milk with cookies. Iam so happy for this years Christmas. May Iplease have a bakugan pokemon cards and aNintendo DS?From Josh, 7

Dear Santa,How are you? Is Rudolph happy? What is your favourite ani-mal? I am 7 years old. I am in Grade 2 now! Thank you forthe presents that you gave me last year. These are the presentsthis year: the trade Federation MTT, Geonesen set and theclone turbo tank!Love Frunus

Dear Santa,How is Rudolph? I can�t wait until Christmas.Can I please have star wars lego and a remotecontrol car? I hope you have a HappyChristmas.From Jason, 7

Dear Santa,How are you? Is Rudolph ready to pull thesleigh? Thank you for the presents last year! I am plan-ning for Christmas soon! Santa is Mrs. Claushappy? Are all the reindeer happy? I hope all ofreindeer are happy for Christmas. For Christmas I would like a Nintendo Wii,Guitar Hero for Wii please and a game for Wii.Love Matthew, 7

Dear Santa,I love you. How are the deer? How is Mrs. Claus? Ihope she is good. I love Christmas! Do you? You arevery very nice. Do you like bears? Do you love me?And I hope you have a very very very HappyChristmas. P.S. Do you like cats?P.P.S. Do you have lots of Elves?P.P.P.S. I love you!From Megan, 7

Dear Santa,How is Rudolph? Do you have a pet animal? I do.How do the reindeer fly? And how do the rein-deer carry the sleigh? I thank you for the presentslast year. Can I have Call of Duty 4? Love Noah.P.S. I am 7 and a half years old. My birthday is onMarch 16.

Dear Santa,How are you? Is Rudolph ready to pull the sleigh? Thank you for the presents last year! I am planningfor Christmas soon! Santa is Mrs. Claus happy? Areall the reindeer happy? I hope all of reindeer arehappy for Christmas. For Christmas I would like a Nintendo Wii, GuitarHero for Wii please and a game for Wii.Love Matthew, 7Dear Santa,

How is Rudolph? Are you ready to drop the pres-ents? What is your favourite animal? ForChristmas can you please get me a game boy,Nintendo Wii and Schooby Doo movie? Thankyou for my presents last year.Love Samantha, 6

Dear Santa,What are the reindeer doing in the forest? Thankyou for the presents last Christmas. How do thereindeer fly? Merry Christmas. Can I have aNintendo Wii and a Reindeer Webkins and a peguinWebkins?Love Rebecca

Dear Santa,How are the reindeers? I would like you tobring me a mini bike and air hockey. Thankyou.From Kyle, 7

Dear Santa,How are you doing? Santa are the reindeersok? Can I please have a Nintendo Wii andcan I have a webkinz and a car that can go inwater.Love Yusseuf, 7

Dear Santa,How is Mrs. Claus? Is she good at artist? How isRudolph? Is he young?Love Sasha.P.S. Can I please have a PSP and a cat and a book.

Dear Santa,How is Rudolph? How are you Santa?How is Mrs. Claus? All I want forChristmas is for everyone to be happyand for you to be happy and to have aGame Boy.From Jessica, 7

Dear Santa,How are the reindeer doing? Thank you for thepresents. Could I have a dog and magnetics? Can Ihave a PSP? Can I have a game for the PSP? Love DanielP.S. How do the reindeer fly?

Dear Santa,How are the reindeer and Mrs. Claus? How areyou? Can I please have a diary? Thank you for thepresents from last year.Love Vanessa, 7Dear Santa,How do you get the list of naughty and good?Well Santa it is cold on Christmas and put jackets onthe reindeer. What is your favourite color? May Ihave a video game call pac-man 3?Love Louie

Dear Santa,How are you doing? Are all the rein-deer excited about Christmas?I hope you are. Thank you for thetoys from last year. Could I pleasehave a box of lego and some cars?From Luke, 6

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Our friends to the south are ingrave danger! They have become anation of debtors. Increasingly, theAmerican debt is held by foreignnations, some of which are not theirallies. The U.S. national debt standsat more than $8.3 TRILLION ofwhich almost one-quarter is ownedby foreigners, and this ratio isincreasing.

The Americans are in debt toChina, which holds over $333 billionworth of U.S. treasuries, an increaseof more than $250 billion in the lastseven years, and also in debt to Japanwhich owns more than $650 billionworth of U.S. treasuries--more thandouble the amount owed since 2000.

America has also gone into debtwith countries that dislike the U.S.--Iran, Libya and even Iraq to namejust a few. Combined, these countriescontrol nearly $100 billion of theU.S. debt.

China, as an example, has a hugeamount of potential economic andtherefore political influence on theU.S. If China called in its debt, theU.S. would run into major difficul-ties, so in a sense China is holding

America over a barrel, and this timenot oil. I have often wondered whythe U.S. was not stronger aboutspeaking up about Chinese humanrights violations. Does TiananmenSquare ring a bell?

Recently a headline in the TorontoStar declared: �China still roughs upreporters despite Olympic Pledge�.Foreign journalists continue to be tar-geted with threats of intimidation andviolence. In fact, 18 incidents werereported in a recent 15-week span.Reporters who have been singled outseemed to be those who were writingabout human rights issues.

Chris Buckley of Reuters wasinvestigating reports of an illegal jailthat was housing citizens who cameto the capital to complain about cor-rupt officials. These complainantswere then held in squalid conditionsand beaten. Having just finished hisstory, Buckley was beaten by 10 orso young men and his notes, phoneand camera were taken. He himselfwas detained in this jail until China�sforeign ministry intervened on behalfof Buckley�s news agency.

Also, with at least one Canadianathlete saying that they will not com-pete in the Summer Olympicsbecause of the poor air quality do youthink China is concerned?

Last summer, Japan�s Toshibapurchased Pennsylvania-based

Westinghouse. Just earlier,Frances� telecommunications giantAlcatel acquired American telecommaker Lucent Technologies for $13.4

billion. Since then thousands ofAmerican workers have been laidoff. I see a trend here, don�t you?

As American debt grows, the U.S.is less able to protect strategic indus-tries from foreign takeovers. Theterm �out-sourcing� may soon mean�out of American resources!�

Canada has long realized thepotential of the vast Chinese markets.The challenge is how to grab a shareof the market, balance fair trade andat the same time express concernabout human rights issues.

The big money lies in China andmoney talks. Canada is still a smallplayer with exports to China triplingbetween 1998 and 2004. We repre-sent about 1.3 per cent of China�simports. Imports from China are adifferent story. We represent China�ssecond biggest market. So we export$7 billion and imported $24.1 billionas of 2004. I suspect these importsfrom China are on a marked increase.In fact we now import more fromChina than we do from Japan andMexico combined!

I am starting to do an informalsurvey of how many products in myhouse come from China. I justrecently bought from Sears a�Martha Stewart� artificialChristmas tree. What could be moreAmerican? When I checked the box?Made in China. Should I be con-cerned? More next column but in themeantime you can share with meyour concerns at�BillFoxExpress@hotmail.com.�

Fearing China�s growing

Cyrus just had his first birthday in November. He also had his first icecream.

The Oshawa Express would like to remind its readers to still send Express Perfect Pet pictures in to run bi-weekly in the

Echo Baby feature.

Awards honourtop festive displays

The City of Oshawa will be searching high and low forhouses decked out for the holiday season.

For the next five weeks, the city will be running its annualFestive Lighting Display Program.

Volunteers will be looking out for houses and businesseswith outstanding holiday decorations and spirit.

These residences will then be selected for a �Display of theWeek Award�. Winning locals will receive a plaque for theirlawn and will also be invited to an awards ceremony to be heldin February.

The display initiative is just one part of the city�s participa-tion in the national WinterLights program, aimed at spreadingholiday cheer and good will.

The WinterLights program evaluates cities on their holidaycelebration and events, lighting decorations as well as the char-ity holiday programs in the community.

A national judge will be evaluating Oshawa�s holidayefforts on Dec. 6 and 7.

Oshawa residents are encouraged to nominate someone forthe Festive Lighting awards by emailingfestivelighting@oshawa.ca or phoning (905) 438-3146. Formore information on the initiative itself check the city�s web-site, www.oshawa.ca.

Nov. 28 crossword answers

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ARIES: March 20 to April 19Postpone travelling the first half ofDecember, since delays and cancella-tions are likely. Enjoy socializing withfriends and spending time with specialpeople. TAURUS: April 19 to May 20Go to a seminar, pursue advanced stud-ies or buy that new book you weredying to read. Discuss financal

improvements with your partner andstick to a gift budget. GEMINI: May 20 to June 21Make an effort to renew your relation-ship with your partner and others inyour life. Make sure you eat right andexercise. A gym membership would bea good investment.CANCER: June 21 to July 22Busy with job and work demands, youshould not stress yourself if you cannotget everything done. You could receivea Christmas Bonus. Throw a party Dec2. LEO: July 22 to August 22A busy and exciting time of year, yourcreative talents are in high gear.Romance is also a high priority. Youcan look forward to many new opportu-

nities in 2008. VIRGO: August 22 to Sept 22You are either working out of yourhome office or shopping for items toimprove your home. Take time offfrom work to spend with loved ones.

Money flows in 2008.

LIBRA: Sept 22 to Oct 23Send e-mails, letters and make phonecalls, but communicate clearly toavoid misunderstandings.Make plans for a vacation after theend of January. Begin a healthregien. SCORPIO: Oct 23 to Nov 22Make an appointment with a moneymanager and discuss ways to increaseyour financial portfolio. Think aboutnew ways to boost your monthlyincome.SAGITTARIUS: Nov 22 to Dec 21There is a lot of activity going on inyour sign this time of year. Youcould receive a last minute gift fromJupiter before it leaves your sign onDec. 18. CAPRICORN: Dec 21 toJan 19Schedule time to spend with yourpartner and work on improving yourrelationship. If you are single, youcould meet a special someonethrough a friend. AQUARIUS: Jan 19 to Feb 19Have fun with your friends or partic-ipate in group activities. Spend timewith people who share your ideas.Just make sure you look after yourhealth.PISCES: Feb 19 to March 20You are in the spotlight with the sunin your career house and it is possi-ble you could receive a promotion or

raise before the end of the year.

PPRRIIZZEE:: 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.

The Stars Say is provided by Joan Ann of Oshawa. For personal readings, call 905-725-9179or visit her website at www.astroconsultation.com

Photo by Jessica Verge/The Oshawa Express

Skating for a causeTeammates Holly Collins, 12, left, and Julie Kucera, 11, who play for the Oshawa LadyGenerals peewee team, took to the ice on Sunday as part of the 28th annual skate-a-thonhosted by the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood. Proceeds from the event are split betweenlocal hockey teams and the Rotary Club, which uses the money to support charities acrossDurham Region.

BByy CCoouurrttnneeyy DDuuffffeettttThe Oshawa Express

or Durham Lords Soccer coach Vaso Vujanovic, the gameof soccer has been the thread that has connected just about

every chapter of his life.There was his childhood passion back home in

the former Yugoslavia, his stint in that country�sarmy where he played and began coaching, thenhis involvement with the Oshawa Kicks club as a

new immigrant searching for employment and finally as aDurham College employee who coached the DurhamLords men�s and most recently, the women�s soccer team.

Over the years of playing, coaching and studying thegame, Vujanovic, 66, has developed a formula for successthat hinges on discipline, teamwork, hard training and apositive attitude.

That mix of variables has helped steer the teams underhis wing to success--notably the Durham�s women�s soc-cer team who played a perfect regular season this year,holding opponents scoreless against them. They won goldat the provincial championships.

�The system we�ve developed is to play as ateam,� said Vujanovic. �We proved we can playwell and I�m satisfied.�

Their first defeat of the season came in post-season play at the nationals, where they clincheda bronze medal. The nationals is a source of bit-tersweet pride for Vujanovic, who is pleased withhis team�s success but hungrier for a gold medalfinish next season.

�It was no Gold (at nationals) but it was amedal,� said Vujanovic, adding that nationals is adifferent level of competition, but the team justwasn�t together. �Every time we play as a team we canbeat anybody, but somehow we felt under pressure and wejust didn�t click.�

However, the team came back with its first nationalmedal and �I�m very proud of them.�

Vujanovic has been involved in sports since he was ayoung boy. He played soccer for many years, which wasthe major sport in Yugoslavia at the time.

After finishing high school, Vujanovic joined the armyand while in the military, he played soccer as well. It waswhere he got his first experience as coach.

After two years with the army, he went back to hishometown to find work but was unsuccessful.

�I knew life wouldn�t be good (in Yugoslavia),� saidVujanovic. After a few years of moving around, he decid-ed to immigrate to Canada. He has been an Oshawa resi-dent since 1966.

When Vujanovic came to Canada, soccer was just start-ing to develop here and he practiced with some teamswhile trying to find a job. But Vujanovic decided to goback to high school to complete Grades 9 through 12 andlearn English.

It was at high school in Oshawa where he met his wifeof almost 40 years, Barb.

�We were school buddies,� said Vujanovic, who nowhas three grown children � two daughters, one son andtwo grandchildren.

After he graduated from high school, Vujanovic stud-ied general business at Durham College, graduating withthe College�s second graduating class in the late 1960s.

It was then that he decided to play with the OshawaKicks Soccer Club while working as a shipper/receiverwith Durham College.

Vujanovic was promoted to director of finance withDurham College in 1970, while coaching minor leaguesoccer on the side.

�I liked coaching,� he said, but the travelling was get-ting to be too much with work. So after talks with the ath-letic director Dave Stewart in 1973,Vujanovic started a Durham College soc-

cer program coaching the men�steam.

Vujanovic continued to coachmen�s soccer for 17 years, helpinghis teams win two gold medalsand a few silvers during that time.

�We made the playoffs almostevery year,� said Vujanovic. �Wehad a good program with goodathletes and it was a good coach-ing experience.�

As the program progressed into the 80s,the men�s soccer team at Durham Collegewas the �power house� in Ontario, saidVujanovic, adding that his team was always in the topfour.

It�s no surprise that a soccer field that opened in 2002on the north side of Conlin Road near the Campus IceCentre at the college is named Vaso�s Field, which wasnamed in honour of him.

�Vujanovic has been the forefront of the growth anddevelopment of college soccer in the province for overtwo decades. He has had an impact on countless men andwomen who have worn the school colours over the years,�reads the plaque that was presented to Vujanovic after thenaming of the field. His dedication to the sport and suc-cess developing winning teams appears unrivalled.

�We thought it fitting to have the field named aftersomeone recognized with almost 20 years of contributionto college soccer in Ontario,� said Ken Babcock, athleticdirector at Durham College and UOIT.

�Vaso is an outstanding character person who is able toget the best out of the student athletes. I�m hard pressedto find someone with the desire and drive that coach Vasohas.�

Despite his desire to continue coaching after the 1989

men�s soccer season, Vujanovic recognized that a breakfrom soccer was needed due to health concerns and fami-ly commitments

�I wanted to spend more time with my family,� saidVujanovic, who coached the men�s team for 17 years. �Ijust had to give something up and I�m glad I stopped.�

His absence from the local soccer scene lasted forabout 10 years, even though he couldn�t help watching itevery once in a while.

It wasn�t until the early 1990s when the women�s soc-cer program started at Durham College that he got backinto coaching.

In 1999 Vujanovic decided to start coaching women�ssoccer.

�When I took over I had to do a lot ofrebuilding,� said Vujanovic. That processtook him about three years.

�I had goals I wanted to worktowards.� He said one of his main chal-lenges was to learn how to coach a groupof girls after only ever coaching men�steams.

�I had to learn how to take a differentapproach and how to communicate withfemales,� he said. �It�s different commu-nicating with females compared tomales.�

Vujanovic said that overall, the teamhas done very well in the last six years.

�And looking at the team today, we areone of the best teams in Ontario. We respect each other,�he said. �I enjoy it very much.�

Vujanovic will be entering his 10th year of coachingthe Durham Lords women�s soccer team next season.

As for next season, Vujanovic said that like always, hewants his team to focus primarily on fitness training whilesqueezing in some tougher exhibition games.

�Fitness is number one,� said Vujanovic. �And in orderto get ready for nationals, we need some tougher opposi-tion.� One of the problems and reasons that his team doesso well is because they don�t have big competition. Hisfocus will be on setting up some extra games to keep themup to par at the national level.

And after coaching Durham Lords soccer for 26 years,Vujanovic doesn�t see an end to this chapter of his lifejust yet.

�I�m still very much enjoying the team atmosphere andthe coaching staff,� he said, adding that his favourite partabout the game is when the team performs the way theypractise and visualise.

�And sometimes you�re not lucky, but that�s thegame.�

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Photo by Courtney Duffett/The Oshawa Express

Coach at the forefrontof college soccer program

Vaso Vujanovic, Durham Lords women�s soccer coach at Durham College sees no end in sight to his coaching career after aGold medal win at provincials. He wants to go all the way with a Gold medal at nationals next season after bringing homea Bronze this year.

�And looking atthe team today,

we are one of thebest teams in

Ontario.�Vaso Vujanovic

F

Ken Babcock

Bringing home the hardware

TToopp rriigghhtt:: Oshawa Generals defence-man Michael Del Zotto, who didn�t playon Sunday against the Belleville Bulls,was spotted in the crowd signing auto-graphs. Here he signs the hockeysweater of Taylor Welsh, 8, of Oshawa,who attended the game with his family.TToopp lleefftt:: The Oshawa Generals defeat-ed the Belleville Bulls 6-3 Sunday andare now back in first in the EasternConference. They are getting ready toplay the Saginaw Spirit Thurs. Dec. 6 atthe GMC at 7:05 followed by a gameagainst Peterborough Friday at 7:35p.m. BBoottttoonn lleefftt:: Oshawa Generalsdefenceman James DeLory gets readyto head the puck up the ice whileBelleville Bulls star forward ShawnMatthias, their leading scorer and 2ndround draft pick of the Detroit RedWings, is preparing to forecheck. TheGenerals beat the Bulls 6-3 on Sundayevening.

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The first professional leagues

The Ontario Hockey Association,which was formed in 1890, and theAmateur Hockey Association ofCanada, organized in 1886, were con-stituted as amateur circuits. Paymentof any gratuity, in cash, benefits, orallowances was strictly forbidden.

And, at first, both leagues fol-lowed this policy. But, as the stakesgot higher�when championshipswere on the line��under the tablepayments� became common. It mightbe cash found in the toe of a skate orthe creation of a job to fulfill residen-cy requirements.

Sometimes fictitious names weregiven to a hired mercenary (if evenfor a single game)�any and all ofthese loopholes eased into the mix.The AHA, which experienced a num-ber of name changes, when it becamethe Eastern Canada HockeyAssociation in 1908-09, succumbedto the pressures, and became official-ly professional.

The OHA, on the other hand,clung to the �amateur� stance indefi-nitely, even though it recognized thatwages, sometimes equaling that ofthe pay-for-play loops, were beingmeted out.

With that circuit banishingteams left and right for �professional-ism,� some entrepreneurs took mat-ters into their own hands. In 1903,Kitchener dentist Dr. Jack Gibsonmoved to Houghton, Michigan, set uphis practice, and formed the openlyprofessional Portage Lakes team. Theseptet played exhibition matches thatseason, including a �Championshipof the U.S.A.� playoff with the win-ner of the Pittsburgh inner-city cir-cuit, suspected of paying its players.

Commencing with the 1904-05season, teams from Calumet andSault St. Marie, Michigan,Pittsburgh, and Sault St. Marie,Ontario combined to form the firstoutright pro fraternity in the world,the International Pro League.

The circuit lasted three seasons.Virtually every skater was importedfrom Canada, given an attractivestipend, as well as a good job.However, when the copper marketdipped drastically before the com-mencement of schedule number four,the loop folded.

That opened the door for Ontarioshinny buffs to step in where theirAmerican cousins left off. In the fallof 1907 the Ontario ProfessionalHockey League came into being. Theoriginal contingents were the TorontoPros, the Brantford Indians, theBerlin (Kitchener) Dutchmen, andthe Guelph Professionals. Qualitycompetitors like �Newsy� Lalonde,Tommy Smith, Joe Malone, andHugh Lehman donned the colours ofthese and other squads during its

four-year tenure. St. Catherines, Galt,and Waterloo also were entries intoCanada�s initial openly pay-for-playfraternity.

Two flies-in-the-ointment spelledan early demise of this potentiallyviable venture. One was the size ofsome of the centres granted franchis-es. As a number of newspapers of theday put it: �Pro hockey in such placesas St. Catharines�is a joke�prohockey is a metropolitan attrac-tion�it takes a big population to sup-port it��

The other stumbling block was itsfounder, Norman �Buck� Irving. Asan enthusiastic promoter he shone.But he was challenged as a manager.In 1910-11, when he assembled an�Eastern Division� of the league,placing franchises in Port Hope,Trenton, Picton, and Belleville, thataccusation was emphatically con-firmed. The loop lasted less than sixweeks marked by bankrupted owners,unpaid salaries, and broken promises.

By the end of the 1910-11 cam-paign, the OPHL was in shambles.They had paid a high price to kick offthe pay-for-play scenario. But it laidthe foundation of things to come!

Glen Goodhand is a retired Baptist minister whonow combines his passion for hockey and writ-ing. Since 1989, Goodhand has been writingcolumns for area newspapers like the ArnpriorChronicle Guide, the Brock Citizen inBeaverton, and over the last 10 years for theLindsay Post. He remains active by playinghockey twice a week with the Bobcaygeon OldChums, enjoying recreational shinny for 60 plusenthusiasts.

The OshawaMinor GeneralsNovice A team defeat-ed their Ajax oppo-nents 4-3 this Sunday.

Oshawa goalswent to Derek Stefflerwith two and GriffinOliver and DillanMcFarlane each gotone goal.

Oshawa assistswent to ZacharyYoung, Griffin Oliverand Graydon Hogg.

Oshawa will playa home and homeseries with theP e t e r b o r o u g hNational this comingweek, Wednesday inOshawa and Sundayin Peterborough.

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At Hillsdale Estates on Thursday, November 29,2007. Marjorie, in her 71st year. Beloved wife ofRoss of Oshawa. Loving mother of Laurie Kellyand her husband Michael of Pickering, and SherryJackson and her husband Tom of Whitby. Deargrandmother of Morgan Kelly and Alex Jackson.Sister of Chuck Matthews and his late wife Pat ofOshawa, Raymond Matthews and his late wife Marjof Toronto, Doreen Bickford and her husband Gordof Cambridge, Bill Matthews and his wife Lynn, thelate Terry Matthews and his wife Betty, and the lateKen Matthews and his wife Alfreda, all of Oshawa.Relatives and friends were received at theMcINTOSH-ANDERSON FUNERAL HOMELTD., 152 King St. E., Oshawa (905-433-5558) onSunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Donations made inmemory of Marjorie to the Alzheimer Society ofDurham Region would be appreciated by her fami-ly.

MacLEAN, Elford GranvilleWent home to be with his Lord and Saviour on Sunday, November 25, 2007.Elford, in his 78th year. Beloved husband of the late Estellita. Loving anddevoted father of Earl and his wife Beverly, Dayne and his wife Janet, Rolstonand his wife June, Jeff and his wife Monique, Patricia MacLean, Andrew and hiswife Linda, Rodney MacLean, Dian and her husband Ron Ashby, BrendaMacLean, Purlande and her husband Brad Clements, and Leandra MacLean.Devoted grandmother to her 29 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.Brother of Oril MacLean and wife Shirley, Ken MacLean and wife Carol, Endalland husband Angelo Aivaliotis, Joy and husband Sid Evelyn, Leaurice and hus-band Harvey Spicer, Camilla and husband Ray Alward and predeceased by JimMacLean, Stein MacLean, Vaunley MacLean, Brenda and husband HaroldDaSilva. Brother-in-law of Linda MacLean. Relatives and friends werereceived at McINTOSH-ANDERSON FUNERAL HOME, 152 King StreetEast, Oshawa (905-433-5558). Donations in memory of Elford to the CanadianDiabetes Association would be appreciated.

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