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ww' I --B-- If )t Canadian Statesman News/7 Clarington short on candidates Sports/13 Durham's golden girl returns home CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 Leaders hit the home-stretch in Durham RON PIETRONIRO/ JASON LIEBREGTS/ Statesman photos DURHAM - With campaigning entering the final hours before election day tomorrow, tomorrow, some of the political party heavyweights made a sweep through Durham Region. Region. Premier Ernie Eves (left photo) is greeted by Jim Flaherty while Janet Eckcr looks on. At right, Sid Ryan's campaign office was visited by former NDP federal leader Ed Broadbent and Ontario NDP leader Howard Hampton. For more on the election, including the upcoming municipal vote, sec pages five and seven. CELIA KLEMENZ/ Statesman photo Marg Ackroyd, CWAC, Br. 258 Royal Canadian Legion, Legion, sits among political members at the Durham Region Region Juno Beach Challenge ceremonies. Durham rallies to support vets More money needed for Juno Beach Centre BY CARLY FOSTER Staff Writer DURHAM - With thick pink smoke billowing out behind behind him, a member of the Canadian Forces Skyllawks carved circles in the sky as he floated back to earth, Willi a Canadian flag at tached to his ankle and snapping snapping in the wind, he made a graceful landing and officially launched Durham Region's Juno Beach challenge. Second World War veterans, regional, provincial and federal politicians, local cadets and residents gathered at Harwood Memorial Gardens at Lake Driveway Driveway and Harwood Avenue South in Ajax Friday morning to raise awareness of the Juno See JUNO page 8 / MOTORS LTD HWY, «2 2728 COURTICE RD,, HWY. #2, COURTICE z d /Wm « / ROY V) 'N. NlfiMni q s 905-436-2222 z Ï n lu n u l j 3 TORONTO LINE 905-427-4444 o E 40I O U roynlcholsmotois@gmcanada.com BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - The family of a 73-year-old Alzheimer's patient killed on Hwy. 401 early Monday morning morning say they feel for the driver who hit him. Paul Lemieux of Bow- manville had wandered away from home and onto the highway highway near Bennett Road when lie was hit by a van driven by a 39-year-old Peterborough man. of Whitby OPP. No charges will be laid in the accident. "The driver pushed the brake right to the floor of the car trying to stop, but couldn't," says Sgt. Carrigan. Mr. Lemieux's family say their "hearts go out" to the man driving the van. "We're very, very worried about him, that he has to live with this for the rest of his life," says Mr. Lemieux's daughter, Mary-lou, who came upon the accident as she was out looking for her father after he wandered from his Baseline Road area home just after midnight Monday. Monday. Mr. Lemieux and his wife, Isabella, had lived in Bow- manville for 13 years, since Mr. Lemieux retired from his job as quartermaster with the Coast Guard. For the last four years, he had suffered from Alzheimer's, says his wife. But in spite of the disease, he was a wonderful husband and father, she says. "He was a good man, a good father," agrees his daughter, one of Mr. Lemieux's five children. children. "He worked hard all his life ... He worked doubles his whole life so he could take us away for two weeks every year." Per the family's wishes, funeral funeral details are not being released. released. INDEX Editorial Page 6 Classified 9 Sports 13 says Sergeant Harry Carrigan BSPS' fate to be determined Nearing its 75th birthday, Queen St. school is only 57 per cent full BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - The fate of Bowmanvillé Senior Public School will be determined determined between now and April. The almost-75-year-old school, which once served as Bowmanvillc's high school, is currently only 57 per cent full, and fits the Kawarlha Pine Ridge District School Board's criteria for review, says a report from board staff. "There arc a number of is sues that have been raised," says Clarington Trustee Nancy Coffin, noting declining declining enrolment, combined with the difficulty of providing security security in the building given the location of the office, and problems with offering programs programs to such a small school population make it a school to look at for possible closure. But, no decision has been made, she says. "We will have a review process, which does not mean we are closing" BSPS, says Ms. Coffin. However, she says, the senior senior public school idea is one that seems to be falling out of favour in recent years. "Across the province, there's been an indication that it's a mid-1960s idea, and they're going to (Grade) 7 to 12 schools or Kindergarten to (Grade) S schools," she says. "Parents in Clarington said they wanted K to 8 schools." A school review committee will be put together in December, December, after the municipal election election in which trustees will be elected. The committee will be made up of trustees, the school principal, staff and school community representatives, representatives, and a community representative. representative. The committee will hold a series of public meetings and report its findings to administration, administration, which will make a recommendation to trustees to make a decision in time for the 2004 school year. "We like to have the school reviews finished in April," says Ms, Coffin. Man hurt in crash-landing of plane BY DANIELLE MILLEY Staff Writer DURHAM - A 31-year-old Oshawa man broke his leg after crash-landing Iris' plane on a street north of Newcastle Sunday. Sunday. The man's plane came down on Best Road south of Skelding Road at 1:45 p.m. in Leskard. Sergeant Paul Malik of Durham Regional Police said he believed the man was trying to land the plane when it slammed down hard on the street causing extensive damage to his leg, No other vehicles were involved involved in the incident. The man, who police could not identify, was the sole occupant occupant of the plane. He was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital by air ambulance with non-lile threatening injuries. Police notified Transport Canada of the incident. It is handling handling the investigation. 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