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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, DECEMBER 20,2000 PAGE A9 Charles Packer packs it in Darlington nuclear loses its leader BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer ; CLARINGTON - The Dar- ilington Generating Station has said 'goodbye to a charismatic leader who will be remembered as a "humanist" "humanist" able to bring out the best in [people. j : Châties Packer, vice-president 'of site for the Darlington nuclear plant, has left Ontario Power Generation Generation to set up a management/human resources consulting company. • Mr. Packer, who calls the decision decision a "personal choice" explained his decision to the staff in a newsletter. "Through much of this year I have wrestled with an inner voice that called to me that I needed to move on. In the early summer I decided decided to listen to it." Mr. Packer began his career with OPG at the Bruce plant in 1982 when he emigrated from England. Two years later he joined a core group of about 50 operational operational staff in Darlington to begin work on the site, taking over as vice-president of site in 1998. Today, the number of employees employees has grown to include 2,200 operational operational staff on-site including about 700 new employees who have been brought on board in the past few years while Mr. Packer was site vice-president. "We've come a long way. We're safer and better and more produc tive than we were. I hope it will reach true world class performance. performance. We're getting there." Three years ago, a delegation arrived from the United States to assist OPG to improve its performance performance at its.three nuclear stations across the province. Since that time, Darlington has continued to improve, initiating many of the recommendations recommendations and pushing closer to the international standard of excellence excellence by which it is measured. "The station has improved in a number of areas. We've done much better," notes Mr. Packer. He attributes attributes the recent success directly to the dedication of the employees to meet the goals set out for them. Mr. Packer's admiration for the CHARLES PACKER station's staff is reciprocated, suggests suggests Dominic Iafrate, who has worked at Darlington with Mr. Packer since 1985. Mr. Iafrate will take the reins from Mr. Packer, replacing replacing him as site vice-president. "He's very humanistic," Mr. Iafrate says. "He's a person who tried to unleash the tiger. 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Valid one certificate per couple. $ 5 g BY STEPHEN SHAW I Staff Writer L A 76-year-old Oshawa man con- , icted of the domestic-related shoot- . |ng of his former companion has been handed a seven-year sentence for aggravated aggravated assault. J "The message must be given to the Community that domestic violence Kvill not be tolerated," Mr, Justice Alf ' 6tong, of the'Superior Court of Justice, Justice, said Friday. *... The judge had eqrlier found Michael Harold .Kraynick not guilty pf attempted murder in the Sept. 20, §1999 shooting of his estranged girl-friend, girl-friend, Geneva Taylor, 55. Court was told Mr. Kraynick shot PMs. Taylor with a 22-calibre rifle as jshe was leaving his Verdun Road residence, residence, where she was collecting her I,belongings. jï Ms. Taylor was struck in the chest Ijhy the bullet, which exited her body. ' |A second shot was fired, but tlye DUI- r Set struck a building across the street, icourt was told. "It is more good luck than good [management Mr. ' Kraynick did not j face a murder charge. It is by medical intervention Ms. Taylor is here fjoday," Judge Stong said, . Ms. Taylor required' life-saving ^surgery. "She experienced pain and she ^continues to experience pain. She is a hAvoman of dignity; Mr. Kraynick deprived deprived her of that," he said. "She did jjiot ask for this nor did she deserve dhis. She is truly an undeserving victim." victim." £ He said Mr. Kraynick had been prinking heavily prior to the shooting, Çmd showed a "callous disregard for rjvls. Taylor's condition" by continuing ■Jo drink as he kept police at bay for Several hours after the incident. K Court heard the pair had been ro- fipiantically involved since 1995 and 6ived on the same street a few homes fcapart. ' :In 1999 the relationship fell apart and Ms'. Taylor, concerned for her safety, took out a peace bond which required Mr. Kraynick not to have ■ contact with her. - ;. Two days prior to the shooting, Mr. i Kraynick was charged with, violating the'court order; • . Judge Stong found Mr. Kraynick > suffers from an organic degeneration ' of the brain, possibly brought on by a ■ combination of long-term alcoholism : and old age. A blood sample taken less than ; three hours after the shooting showed ' Mr. Kraynick's blood-alcohol con- ; centration was nearly four times the ) legal driving limit. ; - Based on his drunken state and existing existing medical condition, the judge Tcctfn^0Y^)cm Peace and happiness to you and your loved ones at this joyous time of year. Sonya deBruin R.M.T. MICHAEL KRAYNICK Just as the wise men found their way on that first Christmas, may you, and your loved ones, be guided by the light of His love this holiday season, and evermore. Thank you for visiting us this year. Clarington Older Adult Association Clarington Beech Centre ~ 26 Beech Ave. : ! Bowmanville 69*7-12856 ' T ' I* I Vi ' ■ f- , , /// T?Ol \ New Members Welcome! iflv > GENEVA TAYLOR ruled there was a reasonable doubt about whether he had intended to kill Ms. Taylor. Mr. Kraynick served the equivalent of 30 months in pretrial custody. However, Judge Stong credited Mr. Kraynick with three years, meaning he must serve another four years in prison, after considering the offender's offender's age and standard of conditions at the Whitby Jail. An emotional Ms. Taylor said the sentence may "give hope to women who are about to go through what I've gone through - and will go through the rest of my life. "(The judge) needed to send a message and I think he has done that," she said outside the Whitby court. She said she feels sorry for Mr. Kraynick, but added "he knew exactly exactly what he was doing" when he shot her. Mr. Kraynick was also sentenced to one year, to be served concurrent, for breach of recognizance. 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