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i l Sports/ Courtice golfers go to q-school Some when News/ like it hot heat is on CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 file Canadian Statesman Pressrun 21,000 September 18,2002 • 3.6 Pages • Optional 3 Week Delivery $5/$l Newsstand durhamregiyi.com WHAT'S ON Wednesday: Free financial financial seminar at the Clarington Public Library in the Courtice Community Centre from 7-8 p.m. Phone: 905-623-7322 or visit www.clarington- library.on.ca. Saturday: Hot stuff in Orono Chili Cook-Off. Take your portable cooker, ingredients, ingredients, and get ready for some cooking in the street. Main Street in Orono will close at 10 a.m. and the festivities, which include live entertainment, jumping castle, and face painting painting will begin around 11 a.m. Phone: 905-983-9167. Tuesday: Health care information information forum at 7:30 p.m. in Hampton United Church to share information about the health care system. Guest speakers from the medical field and Durham MPP John O'Toole, O'Toole, will be present. Phone: 905-263-8018. INSIDE Wheels: The M45 was created created to fill a slot in the middle of the In- finiti lineup. lineup. Don't let the demure demure look fool you. The M45 has a lot-of muscle under the hood. Read all tibout it in today's edition of 'Wheels' inside today's paper. INDEX Editorial Page.......6 Classified 8 Sports 13 GIVE US A CALL General 905-579-4400 Distribution 905-579-4407 Death Notices ...... 905-683-3005 Sincerely Yours 1-800-662-8423 General FAX 905-579-2238 Newsroom FAX 905-579-1809 durhamregion .com gw) ONTAPIO'S DRIVE CL? SERVICE • PARTS • NEW & USED SALES & LEASING EXTENDED SERVICE HOURS MON., TUES., THURS., FRI. 7:30 - 6:00 WED. - 7:30-9:00 SAT.-9:00-1:00 ACCREDITED TEST & REPAIR FACILITY •An ofllt iul murk of the Prov ince of Ontario used umlvr I let'll a 1 . Whitby - Oshawa Honda 1110 DUNDAS. ST. E., WHITBY. LOCAL (90S) 666-1772 honoa[ www.honde1.com 'Best organized (Terry Fox) run in this area' Clarington raises $73,000 A.J. GROEN/Statesman photo Melissa Lamont (left) and Allison Beare have some fun while warming up for the Terry Fox Run held Sunday in Bowmanville. More than 170 volunteers make event a success BY JACQUIE MclNNES Staff Writer CLARINGTON - More than 1,200 people got out of bed early to join the Clarington Terry Fox Run and support the dream of Canada's hero. The participants - runners, walkers, bikers' and in-line skaters - travelled routes of 2.5 km and 10 km raising more than $73,000 in the process, says Walt Gibson, the Clarington Clarington run organizer. "The most common feedback feedback we've had is this is the best-organized run in this area and that is strictly attributable to the 170 volunteers that were out there," says Mr. Gibson. For the first time, the Clarington Clarington Run organizers brought together local cancer survivors to create 'Terry's Team,' who shared their stories before the day's event and at the opening ceremonies. "The feedback on Terry's Team was amazing," says Mr. Gibson, "And having them on-stage is what it's all about." The Clarington site raised a bit more than last year's total donations for cancer research and about 300 more people participated, participated, says Mr. Gibson. The $73,000 total, which will probably increase by a couple couple of thousand dollars once the final count is in, is more than enough to allow Clarington to beat out Whitby's total fundraising fundraising effort of $62,235. The two municipalities had a wager "all in fun" as to which community community would raise the most money, says Mr. Gibson. Mayor John Mutton says he is looking forward to greeting Whitby Mayor Marcel Brunelle in Clarington's council chambers chambers to hear him admit defeat. New general surgeon for Bowmanville Clarington needs 11 more doctors to address shortage BY JACQUIE MclNNES Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - An England-trained doctor lias made his way to Lakcridgc Health Bowmanville via the scenic route to join the hospital's surgery staff and to reduce Clarington's doctor shortage by one. Dr. Zaihan Rashid arrives just as Clarington council has sent a request to the Ministry of Health to have the municipality designated designated as an underserviccd area. As many as 20,000 of Clarington's Clarington's 75,000 residents arc believed believed to be without a family physician and nursing homes in the area arc having difficulty finding doctors to attend to their residents, according to Clarington Clarington Mayor John Mutton. The pa- ticnt/doctor ratio in Clarington is "Of course," he adds, "the important important thing is both communities communities ran very successful campaigns campaigns for cancer research." Pickering was Durham's top-earning run site this year, bumping Clarington out of first cridgc Health Bowmanville. more than twice the recommended recommended number at one for every 2,864 people, compared to the ideal of one for every 1,380, It is estimated estimated Clarington needs at least 11 more doctors to address the shortage. Dr. Rashid, who has worked throughout Canada, the United place. The Pickering team raised $110,000, in part through a two-day pre-run event in August, August, explains Mr. Gibson, who says, "It's just great all the ways people get involved in this." States and Europe will do general general surgery at the hospital, performing performing operations to correct such conditions as hernias, appendicitis. appendicitis. abdominal, breast, thyroid and bowel cancers as well as less invasive operations Soo DOCTOR page 7 In addition to individual participants, participants, 48 corporate teams entered a friendly competition at the Clarington site. The amounts raised by the teams will be released next spring, says Mr. Gibson. strike Midnight strike deadline averted BY CHRISTY CHASE Staff Writer DURHAM -- It's a deal. Five hours short of a midnight midnight deadline, General Motors of Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers union announced they'd reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, avoiding a strike by 19,000 workers at the company's Canadian operations. operations. The agreement, which is subject to ratification by union members this weekend, calls for wage increases of three per cent this year and next, two per cent in the final year and new investment in new facilities and products in Oshawa. There are also improvements improvements to health-care benefits, three new holidays and 28 more hours of vacation time, a No charges expected in Mosport death Third fatality in 17 months at racetrack BY CRYSTAL CRIMI Staff Writer CLARINGTON - Police anticipate no charges will be laid after Mosport International Speedway experienced its third death in 17 months this weekend. weekend. * Durham Regional Police are assisting the Coroner's Office with an investigation into Sunday Sunday morning's fatal accident on Mosport's road track. Julio Haig, 44, of Toronto was killed during his second lap of the British Empire Motor Club race, when his modified Nissan car was T-boned by a Volkswagen. Volkswagen. Mr. Haig's car crashed into a wall and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, driver, a 43-year-old Brampton man, was treated and released from Lakeridge Health Oshawa. "We're still in the preliminary preliminary stages so in terms of what actually happened, we haven't done any reconstruction yet," said Constable Brendan Kcnna- ley of Durham Regional Police. Mosport experienced its first of three deaths in spring last year. "One was on the oval (track), the other two were on the roadway roadway track, and I wouldn't relate the three. All three were different different sponsored events," Const. Kennaley added. On July 17, Jan Brige, 65 of Pickering, died from injuries received received while racing on Mosport's Mosport's oval track. Mr. Brige's car began rolling backwards after stalling until another car crashed into it, sending the vehicle vehicle into flames. See FATAL page 7 deal $10,000 increase in the retirement retirement incentive and a $1,000 signing bonus. GM announced an additional additional $800 million in new investment investment for its Canadian plants over the life of the agreement. 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