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News/A3 Landscape changes get criticized Sports/Bl Rookie Eagle gaining confidence CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 If)t Canadian Statesman Pressrun 22,150 WHAT'S ON Saturday: A craft bazaar is being held Upstairs at Loblaws in Bowmanvillé from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The bazaar acts as a fund-raiser for the Clarington Project, an activity centre that supports people with developmental developmental disabilities. Crafts and handmade articles will be on display and for sale. For more information call Darlene Matthews at 905-623-6814, ext. 35 or Christine Winters at 905-623-1428. NOV. 29: Moonlight Madness Madness and Tree Lighting happens happens on Friday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m., at the Newcastle Community Community Hall, 20 King Ave. W. The evening starts in the gazebo gazebo with Christmas carols by Crossroads Christmas Choir, tree-lighting, and Santa Claus. Light refreshments will be served in the hall, with free balloons and more carol singing. Participating stores will be open until 11 p.m. INSIDE Wheels: Somewhere between the catchy radio jingles, the students who hit university campuses trying to lure first- time buyers, and the sales motto that æT-T boasted there . was "a lot to offer in a little little name," Kia grew up. Shod a tear, turn an ignition, or squeal a tiré, the Kia you used to know has changed. It's older, wiser, more worldly and now, with a new midsize sport-utility vehicle ready to ' roll for 2003, it's a little more rugged around the edges. November 20,2002 • 43 Pages • Optional 3 Week Delivery $5/$l Newsstand WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo ig io lure in sine! sine! the sales j j m lggj| Princess in a parade BOWMANVILLE - Kayla Vanderlip, who walked the 41st annual Santa Claus parade route through downtown Bowmanville as a Snow Princess, was just one of many entries that delighted crowds who lined the streets to watch Saturday's extravaganza. Hirn to page All for more pictures of the parade. Man accused of trying to kill wife - again INDEX Editorial Page A4 Sports B1 Classified B7 GIVE US A CALL Général 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 durham > .com œzsszaxA. !J ONIADIO'S DRIVE CLEAN • 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 ullivlal mark vf I lie l'rm line nF Onhirlii used under IkeOiT. Whitby - Oshawa ond 1110 DUNDAS. ST. E. WHITBY, n cs l.Ol.'AI. Oils) 666-1772 honda www.homlii1.com t sa Police find computer images depicting violent images BY STEPHEN SHAW Staff Writer WIIITBY -- Peler Hart admits admits he choked his wife unconscious unconscious with a rope, gassed her with propane while she slept, hit 1 her over the head with a baseball baseball bat and stabbed her with a steak knife during their 18-year marriage. But, the 53-year-old tax auditor auditor claims, he wasn't trying to kill his spouse. On Monday, Mr. Hart's trial in Superior Court of Justice heard details of fantasies lie had of murdering his wife and having having sex with her corpse. Durham Regional Police investigating investigating his alleged murder attempt in 2000 discovered dozens of computer-scanned photos of his wife lying naked, unconscious or asleep. Beside the images were captions containing containing sexually violent fantasies, fantasies, said an agreed statement of facts read in court. One depicts her lying on her back with eyes rolled back and mouth open. Beside the image is the enlarged enlarged heading, "PAM IS DEAD, DEAD, DEAD LUSCIOUS." LUSCIOUS." The contents of the caption, too graphic to publish in detail, begin with Mr. Hart's description: description: "This picture was taken shortly after Pam's strangulation." strangulation." In it he describes fulfilling his "ultimate sexual fantasy" which involves committing sexual sexual acts and other indignities on his dead wife's body. Mr. Hart has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the Oct. 20, 2000 attack on Pamela Peterson (formerly Hart), 47. He also pleaded not guilty to possessing child pornography, which court heard was found on his home computer. computer. He did, however, plead guilty to the lesser offence of aggravated aggravated assault, admitting he struck his wife in the head with an aluminum aluminum baseball bat as she slept and slabbed her with a kitchen knife in their ranch-style bungalow bungalow in Burkcton, a small hamlet in north Clarington. Assistant Crown attorney Sonia Olvcr said the only issue for Mr. Justice Hugh McLean to decide is Mr. Hart's "specific intent" intent" - whether lie was trying to kill his wife. The day in question Mr. Hart, who worked at the Ministry Ministry of Finance in Oshawa, and Ms, Peterson got into an argument argument about Mr, Hart's drinking, lie's an admitted alcoholic, court heard. "I said lie would have to leave. I could not live with him when he was drinking. I didn't feel safe," Ms. Peterson testified. testified. "When lie's been drinking he's violent, unpredictable." Mr. Hart, who had been drinking that day and missed an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, meeting, promised to check into Pinewood Centre, a facility of Lakcridgc Health offering addiction addiction treatment, the next day. Ms. Peterson told court she got the couple's three children to bed, sorted some laundry and went to sleep on the family room sofa. About'3 a.m., Ms. Peterson felt "immense pain in my head. "My eyes opened and I saw Peter witli the bat in his hand and lie hit me again on my head. I can remember three times," Ms. Peterson calmly testified. Court heard she blocked a fourth blow with her arm and screamed. "Blood was pouring from my head down my face... 1 thought I was going to lose consciousness," consciousness," she recalled. See ATTEMPTED page A8 durhami'egi^ii.com Vote by mail is back Flaws in the system being corrected; clerk BY JACQUIE MclNNES Staff Writer CLARINGTON - Love it or hate it, vote by mail will likely be back again for the municipal election of 2003. in a committee meeting Monday, councillors voted to again use the system, which was introduced in Clarington during the 2000 election. But this time around, alterations have been made to make the system more user-friendly, says Clarington Clerk Patti Barrie. improvements are being made in some areas including: • Timing of the process: the campaign period has been increased increased from 31 days to 45 days to compensate for the fact voters can mail in their ballots a couple of weeks ahead of time making it difficult difficult for candidates to visit all areas of the riding prior to '•.nil-in: • Improved ■ ballot kits: Canada Post is promising clearer instructions and easier- to-read ballots for the 2003 election following numerous complaints from voters and municipalities in 2000; • New tabulation software: In 2000, election results were delayed as the system was not compatible with automatic tabulators. The two systems are expected to be integrated by the 2003 election. In the last election Scugog and Brock also used the vote- by-mail system and clerks in those townships are recommending recommending using it again, Ms. Barrie said. "I'm glad to see they're going to redesign the ballot," said Councillor Jane Rowe, who noted she received many complaints from residents who found the instructions confusing and the ballots hard to read. The Courtice councillor councillor added in 2003 the election will be held on Nov. 10 which will be better because it avoids the Remembrance Day shut- See VOTE page A9 More cellphones mean more towers for Clarington Municipality can provide input but has no say on locations BY JACQUIE MclNNES Staff Writer DURHAM - The wireless world is not invisible and Clarington Clarington wants n sny in where towers are placed by the communications communications industry. Residents love their cellphones. cellphones. In fact, 44 per cent of all households in Canada use a wireless product. But they aren't so crazy about the tall receivers receivers erected to pick up the signals, the municipality lias learned. Complaints have been directed to town hall from properly properly owners, upset about the proliferation of lowers, especially especially when they go up on properties properties adjacent to their own, In the past few years, as wireless carriers have worked to provide litis area with better service, it lias become a more common complaint. During a committee meeting See MUNICIPALITY page A8 9 Stephen D'Agostino: 'We should he able to do what we need to do to provide service.' * ÏHtê. w 166 King St. E. Bowmanville 905-623-3396 'Pilceu m.i plu» I»»»», lien., mu! «lmlm»lnlion Im. 1990 CADILLAC SEDAN DE VILLE Norlhslnr VO, loaded, lontlior Inlorior, liunlod puwor soots, power sen tool. 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