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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, Ju ne 13 ,2 01 9 | 32 At last year's Skate Onta- rio Sectionals in Oakville, there were just three pairs entered in the junior divi- sion. And that was a bounty. In the senior, novice and pre-novice division, there was only a single entry. Some might see the de- cline in the number of pairs skaters as a cause for con- cern. Skate Oakville's Joni McPhail chose to see it as an opportunity. At the same competition, there were 157 female sin- gles skaters across the four divisions and 44 male sin- gles skaters. "Singles skaters, it's hard to claw your way to the top and compete in nationals or international competi- tions," said the club's skat- ing director. "With the num- bers in pairs, we have a chance to give them those opportunities." McPhail had already started working with the sport's governing bodies to help promote pairs skating when an opportunity came up that could help jumpstart the initiative at her own club. Among the people she was working with was two- time world champion pairs skater Meagan Duhamel. Since retiring after the Pyeongchang Olympics, where she won the pairs bronze with partner Eric Radford and team gold with Canada, Duhamel had been touring internationally. She and her husband Bruno Marcotte, a pairs coach and former pairs skater, wereformer pairs skater, weref looking to relocate and be- gin coaching together. "We shared the same views," said McPhail. "It was an opportunity we couldn't let pass by." Duhamel and Marcotte will be coming on board at Skate Oakville to create a pairs training program. McPhail said often the biggest challenge in putting together successful pairs teams is geography. Quite often, one of the skaters has to relocate. McPhail hopes that by developing more pairs skaters in Oakville, and with the town being cen- trally located, they can elim- inate the need to relocate. Duhamel and Marcotte are also well-known in the skating world and should at- tract more pairs skaters to train in Oakville. "There are not a lot of pairs coaches out there. It's a whole different discipline," McPhail said. "They bring experience, knowledge and passion for pairs skating." Throughout her career, Duhamel always pushed the boundaries for pairs skat- ing. With Radford, they were the first pair to land a quadruple throw jump in Olympic competition. With her previous partner, Ryan Arnold, they were first to land a side-by-side triple Lutz in competition and the first to land a throw triplefirst to land a throw triplef Lutz in international com- petition. A three-time Olympic medallist, having earned a silver in the team competi- tion with Canada in Sochi, Duhamel is also certified ho- listic nutritionist. As a skater, Marcotte won a bronze medal in pairs at the world junior champi- onships. He coaches the cur- rent Canadian pairs cham- pions, Kristen Moore-Tow- ers and Michael Marinaro, American national silver medallists Marissa Castelli and Mervin Tran, Olympi- ans Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy and Duhamel and Radford prior to their retirement. COMMUNITY OLYMPIC MEDALLIST, COACH JOIN SKATE OAKVILLE TO LEAD PAIRS PROGRAM DUHAMEL, MARCOTTE TO OVERSEE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com Three-time Olympic medallist Meagan Duhamel and coach Bruno Marcotte will be joining Skate Oakville to lead the club's pairs development program. Metroland file photo NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION THIS NOTICE IS TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED DENTAL SERVICES PRIOR TO JUNE 9, 2017 AT THE OFFICE OF DR. VIVEK (VICK) HANDA AND UPPER MIDDLE DENTAL, LOCATED AT 1900 WALKERS LINE IN BURLINGTON, ONTARIO LEGAL NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION AS A CLASS PROCEEDING This Notice may affect your rights. Please read it carefully. 1. What is this lawsuit about? A representative plaintiff, Lina Rizzi, has commenced a Class Proceeding against DR. VIVEK (VICK) HANDA, UPPER MIDDLE DENTAL and VICK HANDA DENTISTRY PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ("the Defendants"), seeking damages on behalf of individuals who received dental services prior to June 9, 2017, and their family members, as a result of being exposed to the risk of infection of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from improperly sterilized dental equipment, devices and instruments used by the Defendants. The Class Proceeding was certified on March 20, 2019. Flaherty McCarthy LLP represents the class ("Class Counsel"). The purpose of this document is to provide notice to Class Members that the Class Proceeding has been certified and of your rights to remain in the action or to opt-out of the action. 2. Am I a member of the Class? You are a member of the Class and entitled to participate in the proceeding if you are one of the following: 1. Patients of Upper Middle Dental prior to June 9, 2017, who had a positive laboratory test for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and/or HIV after receiving treatment from Upper Middle Dental (the "Infected Class"); 2. All person who contracted Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and/or HIV from an Infected Class Member (the "Cross-Infected Class"); 3. Patients of Upper Middle Dental prior to June 9, 2017, who were notified by a health authority, or were otherwise advised by a health authority that they were put at risk of contracting Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and/or HIV, after receiving treatment from Upper Middle Dental (the "Exposed Class"); 4. All living parents, grandparents, children, siblings and spouses within the meaning of section 61 of the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.F-3, as amended, of the persons described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above (the "FLA Class"). 3. How does this Class Proceeding affect you? 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