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• Total Market Coverage of Clarington from the Publishers of The Canadian Statesman • A James Publishing Community Newspaper Saturday, November 15, 1997 143rd Year Circulation: 20,550 Nurse Comes To Aid Of Dying Son A nurse who was flagged down to aid a fatally injured pedestrian Tuesday night was shocked to ' discover the victim clinging to life was her own 15-year-old son. Adam Hicks was crossing crossing Hwy. 2 near Varcoe Road around 8:40 p.m. on November 11 when he was struck by a westbound westbound car. When the 18-year-old driver got out to wave down passing motorists for help, she caught the attention of Kathy Hicks, a health nurse on staff at Durham College, who was on her way to pick up her son. It was only when Ms Hicks turned the boy over that she made the horrible discovery that it was her own child. He was rushed to hospital hospital but died later at Oshawa General from his injuries. A funeral service was held in Bowmanville on Friday, November 14. Adam Hicks was a grade 10 student at Courtice Secondary School. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations donations in Adam's name be made to Clarington Youth Drop-In Centre. The 16-foot sculpture of a lumberjack under construction at the Tyrone Mills moved closer to completion last Saturday when welder/cutter Dale Clark went to work. Clark is creating the 12-foot metal saw which will be part of the sculpture sculpture by local artist W.B. (Bill) Fraser. Fraser has been working on the piece commissioned by mill owner Bob Shafer since Thanksgiving Weekend Shafer says the lumberjack will add a note of fun to the mill's operation and will be eye-catching. "It lets us laugh,',' he said. by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer Mary Lofthouse has always considered herself to be somewhat non-tradi- tional. On Thursday night, Nov. 6, she was chosen as the winner of the YWCA's Women of Distinction Award in the category of Women with Non- Traditional Roles. Lofthouse is the Chair of the Board for Lofthouse Brass, which is based in Carrying the Colors A contingent of Mountics in their scarlet dress uniforms was among the veterans who paraded to the Bowmanville Cenotaph on Tuesday for Services of Remembrance. Two of the members of the color party arc pictured above as they carry the flags from the Cenotaph at the Town Hall. Remembrance Services were held in Bowmanville, Ncwtonvillc and Newcastle on November 11th. Whitby and has another plant in.Burk's Falls. Lofthouse Brass manufactures manufactures and forges brass, bronze and other non-ferrous non-ferrous materials into components components for other manufacturers. manufacturers. She has been in the business for the past 13 years. That's long after the "couple of years" she originally thought she'd' dedicate to her father's business. Lofthouse says after she completed her fine arts degree and another in library science, she "decided to take a crack at it for a couple of years, while my father was still alive." When he died in 1989, there was some question over whether or not the company would continue. However, Lofthouse and her sister, Jean, decided to do what they could to keep it going, which included hiring creative people. She admits "there was a five or six-year struggle during the recession" but she "knew it had potential" potential" and the company needed to hire people who had a vision. It must have worked, because Lofthouse reports "we've doubled the business business since taking it on." But it's not just the money side of the business which has improved. Lofthouse was instrumental instrumental in ensuring that the health and safety of the employees was taken into, consideration and improved. The company has received its ISO certification, certification, and competes in the Continued on page 13 Hospitals Go 'Live' Patients across Durham Region are the real winners as the Region's hospitals launch a fully integrated electronic electronic health care information network - the first of its kind in Ontario. The project's five-year capital cost is estimated at $4 million, which will be shared by all participating hospitals. hospitals. After more then two years of planning, the system starts "rolling out" in December. This process will continue continue over the next few months. The partner hospitals include Ajax and Pickering General Hospital; Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville; North Durham Health Services (Port Perry and Uxbridge); and Whitby General Hospital. Since 1989, Oshawa General Hospital has been using the system on its own; now the other hospitals in the Region will be joined on this system. The system links all the acute care hospitals in Durham allowing them to share patient information. With an integrated system, the objective is to electronically electronically bring together all of the patient's health care information information for those health care providers directly involved with care and treatment. Continued on page 13 Chair Down by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer In the wake of Jim Witty's announcement announcement that he will be stepping down as head of the Durham Region, a number of names have come forward as possible candidates for the post. Witty has decided he wants to spend more time with his family, his business, and recreational activities like snowmo- biling and squash. He promises to review the theories of physics "to sec if there is some way to stop a golf ball from slicing into the next fairway." Witty also mentioned mentioned that he'd like to lose 40 pounds, not including the chain of office. Here in Clarington, the name of former Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz has been mentioned as a potential candidate. Cureatz, a former deputy speaker in the Ontario Legislature, said lie might consider the idea of seeking the chair's position. However, he noted that past chairs have been picked from among the regional council members. "Traditionally, they seemed to consider someone within their ranks," he said. "I'd give it some consideration to see if there was a working possibility," he added. Clarington Mayor Diane Hamrc, who was re-elected to a third term at the helm of the municipality on Monday, says she definitely won't be seeking the job. Former Ajax regional councillor Roger Anderson, who ran for the Ajax mayoralty mayoralty position and lost, says, he's not sure about the idea at this time. "A couple of people asked me about it yesterday, after Jim's announcement," he said. Anderson noted the incumbent regional chairman's decision to leave the post "came as a shock to many of us." As for the suggestion that he would go for the position, Anderson added, "I think I will wait and see what I hear from other councillors." Howard Hall, the former mayor of Scugog, noted his interest in the job in an interview with The Clarington/Courticc Independent. "I am more than interested. I had calls Continued on page 12 Bowmanville Police Officer Joining Mission to Bosnia by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer You need a sense of adventure and a supportive family to uproot yourself and head for a country full of turmoil for six months. That's the view of a man getting ready to head to Bosnia on Nov. 21. Staff Sgt. Donald Arscott of Bowmanville will be one of two Durham Regional Police Services officers.who will be winging winging their way to Bosnia after seven days of training in Ottawa. S/Sgt Arscott told The Independent on Friday morning, Nov. 7, he knows that going to Bosnia to be a part of bringing democratic democratic policing to the country country is not for everyone. But it is something he is looking looking forward to. "Twenty people applied and only two can go for six months at a time," he said. Applications were distributed distributed in mid-August and addressed to everyone. The criteria for applying included being in top physical condition, taking a psychological test and having an interview. The psychological test took four hours and had 1,100 questions. He also did a 'Readiness Evaluation.' Regardless of age or gender, gender, the test "kicks the snot out of you" in assessing assessing your agility and physical physical abilities, he said. Now that the inoculations inoculations arc over, he was preparing himself last week for the training in Ottawa which is now under way. It is only during during the preparation work in Ottawa that he will find out where he will be going in Bosnia and what sort of work he will be perform- S/Sgt Donald Arscott ing over his six month stint. S/Sgt. Arscott noted he is doing something that many people would like to do. Thankfully, for him, "the timing is.right." "The decision to put my name in, well, the more I thought of it, it seemed to be the right thing," S/Sgt. Arscott said. He noted his children arc grown and have good jobs and are at a point where they can give emotional emotional support to his wife. He has 17 years' experience experience with the police force, along with the three years he spent with the Navy. When he finally was told two weeks ago, that he and another Durham Regional Police Officer, Staff Sgt. Tom Cameron, would be going, he remembers thinking, "is this for real?" S/Sgt. Arscott says he's;; in a spot where he can continue continue the tradition of Canada being a nation that cares about other countries. countries. 'Historically we have a tremendous reputation, Continued on page 13 Independent Flyers ome baidwaro VUAltLttlt (ladloShnck. 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