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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, SEPTEMBER 19,2001 PAGE 3 Baseball tournament will help new women's shelter ' Luke's Place named for murdered j Mitchell's : Corners boy 2 BY JENNIFER STONE ] Sniff Writer î CLARINGTON - A ressource ressource centre named for a threc- -ycar-old boy murdered by his farther farther in Mitchell's Comers four lycars ago is getting a boost this ^weekend from a group of local ^baseball players. ■* Luke's Place, a fledgling, yet- lUnopcncd support and resource ^centre for women and children, jwill benefit from a baseball tour- jnament and silent auction, being 'held this Saturday, beginning at 8 »a.m. with games all day, at the îGarnct B. Rickard Recreation ^Complex in Bowmanville. The "tournament is being organized by 'Detective Craig Grccntrec and ■«Constable Mike Swaga, two «Durham Regional Police (DRP) ^Clarington officers involved in Jtlie initial investigation of the ■)murder of Luke Schillings at the «hands of his father, Paul Johannes Johannes Schillings, who then jjkilled himself. a The centre will offer women ^information Kate Schillings, iLuke's mother, wishes she had «when she left an abusive relationship relationship in 1997. "I knew nothing ingoing into that whole process, Sand 1 was already pretty traumatized traumatized having come out of what I'd ücomc out of," says Ms. ^Schillings, an Oshawa resident, ijwho says she had endured both ^emotional and psychological 'abuse at the hands of Luke's father. father. "I had a plan to leave, and ended up having to escape a week or so earlier than planned, simply because of the escalation ôf behaviour on my ex-partner's part," she recalls. "I had reason to be concerned... but could not put my finger on what it was. The threats were very veiled." She asked the court for full custody, and to allow her husband,only- husband,only- supefyise'd' access ( to Luke. But, since her. husband had no known history or prior conviction conviction of such an offence, that's not what Ms. Schillings received. 'They allowed unsupervised access, and they allowed it the very next day. I was obliged to take my son to his father and that was the last time I saw him. It was the last time I saw either of Ready to play ball for Luke's Place are Detective Craig G reentree, Kate Schillings, chairman of the board of directors, directors, and Police Constable Mike Swaga, background. them," she says, noting she felt she had no choice but to co-opcr- atc and drop her son off. Autopsy reports indicate Luke was strangled unconscious by his father, then laid on a bed engulfed in flames. The autopsy showed Mr. Schillings suffered self-inflicted knife wounds, but that both father and son died of smoke inhalation. The idea for Luke's Place came from a community working working conference held in March 1999, where 52 female abuse survivors, including Luke's mother, indicated a need for such a resource centre. The centre is to offer information and peer support support to women, especially those preparing to exit or having already already left an abusive relationship. relationship. Luke's Place will offer women information and support as they go through custody and access proceedings. Women in such situations "need information, need to find out about the information as quickly as possible," Ms. Schillings'; says., /'Having peer support from people who had been there certainly would have helped me." The centre was incorporated last December, and received charitable status last spring. A board of directors has been formed and will be expanding in the fall. The group is currently applying for funding from vari ous organizations. The first order of business for the centre is to gather resource materials, to be housed temporarily temporarily at office space, which has been donated from another local agency. The long-term plan is to find a house for the centre, in a centrally-located, accessible place for women from across Durham Region and beyond. This weekend's baseball tournament is the first formal fundraiser for the centre. Teams from DRP Clarington, DRP Oshawa, Oshawa, the Bowmanville RCMP office, and the Municipality of Clarington will take part in the all-day event, which will also feature visits from the DRP canine canine and tactical units, displays and a silent auction. Bidders in the silent auction will have a chance at a ridc-along for two in the police helicopter, Toronto Maple Leafs tickets, and a signed game sweater from Adam Foote of the Colorado Avalanche, among other items. Refreshments Refreshments will be available. Games will be played at the east diamond diamond of the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Centre, at Hwy. 2 and Regional Road 57. Anyone wishing to donate to Luke's Place can do so through the Oshawa Community Credit Union, Account Number 19260. Donations can be sent to Luke's Place, P.O. Box 245, 701 Ross- land Rd. E„ Whitby, LIN 9K3. BEST PRICES 0% Financing OAC NETlaOÛngg 84 King St. W., Bowmanville www. www.netlounge.ca SAVE ON YOUR MS Mil INSTALL A 92% HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACE 51 MSB CALL US FOR OIL TO GAS CONVERSIONS COMPLETE DUCT SYSTEMS üêmà 905-665-7778 Ctaringum Leading the Way CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE FINAL 2001 PROPERTY TAX BILLS The Final 2001 Property Tax Bills have now been mailed for all classes. 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Find out more about the draft Plan and offer your input at one of four public open house meetings being held on: Monday, September 24, 2001, 7-9 p.m. Pickering Recreation Centre Room 3 1867 Valley Farm Road Pickering, ON Tuesday, September 25, 2001, 7-9 p.m. Municipality of Clarington Council Chambers 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, ON Wednesday, September 26, 2001, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, September 27,2001, 7-9 p.m. Township of Uxbridge Council Chambers 51 Toronto Street South Uxbridge, ON Durham Region Works Department Main Boardroom 105 Consumers Drive Whitby, ON You can obtain copies of the draft Transportation Master Plan prior to the open houses by visiting the Region's website at www.reaion.durham.on.ca or by contacting: Mr. Gene Chartier, P.Eng. Durham Region Works Department 105 Consumers Drive Whitby, ON L1N6A3 (905) 668-7721 or 1-800-372-1103 TMPStudv@reqion.durham.on.ca We welcome your comments on the draft document until October 26, 2001. 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