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Sports/11 Gaels continue winning ways Wheels/lnsert Honda takes an odyssey CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 f he Canabtan Statesman Pressrun 24,150 Accused told cops about hit, court hears Undercover officers testify that suspect boasted of killing Wednesday, June 30,2004 • 32 Pages • Optional 3 Week Delivery $5/$l Newsstand BY JEFF MITCHELL Staff writer i DURHAM -- In chilling detail, Sean Hall described to undercover police officers how Roy Jones was chased down and murdered on a winter night, the shots - echoing through a new Ajax subdivision. subdivision. Mr. Hall said the "hit" was ilanned months in advance and went off without a hitch, a fact he attributed to his own cool lead, a Durham Regional Poke Poke officer told a jury this past week. "Buddy, I'm the brain," the officer testified Mr. Hall told him. "I am totally proud of my- seif." The officer, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, was testifying at the trial of Mr. Hall . and co-accused Cosmo Jacobson. The men, long-time friends and former Pickering residents, are charged with first-degree murder murder in the Feb. 4, 2001, slaying of Mr. Jones. The prosecution has put forth a theory that Mr. Jones See UNDERCOVER page 6 INDEX Editorial Page .4 Sports 11 Classified .7 GIVE US A CALL General ........... 905-579-4400 Distribution 905-579-4407 General FAX 905-579-2238 Newsroom FAX ..... 905-579-1809 durhamregion.com Carl Ferencz/The Canadian Statesman Durham MPP John O'Toole was among the revellers at the Bowmanville campaign headquarters ofXJar- ington-Scugog-Uxbridge Conservative Party candidate Bev Oda, who took the riding -- formerly a Liberal stronghold -- by a narrow margin over Libéral rival Tim Lang in Monday night's election. is the winner in a race Riding opts to be a Tory wedge in mostly Liberal GTA BY CHRIS HALL Staff writer • BOWMANVILLE -- Voters in the northeast corner of Durham Region opted for change Monday, sending Conservative candidate Bev Oda to Ottawa to represent the newly-formed Clarington-Scugog- Uxbridge Riding. A Liberal stronghold since 1993, the rural riding was captured by Ms. Oda in a close race against Liberal hopeful Tim Lang,- garnering 20,712 votes (40.7 per cent of the vote) compared to her main challenger's 19,508 tallies (38.2 per cent). In total, almost 51,000 residents cast a vote in the Clarington-Scugog-Uxbridge Riding; approximately 78,000 people were eligible to vote in this year's election, election, meaning there was a voter turnout of about 65 per cent. As midnight passed and, Mr. Lang called to concede defeat to his Tory challenger, challenger, supporters at Ms. Oda's King Street small, campaign office celebrated the victory and the replacement of retiring Durham MP Alex Shepherd. With vehicles honking their horns in support of Ms. Oda and at the sight of numerous numerous Conservative banners which plastered plastered the campaign office and surrounding lawn, the newly-elected Member of Parliament Parliament took a breather in a small room. After thanking her staff and voters for their "faith and trust in the party," Ms. Oda turned her attention to Conservative leader Stephen Harper. "I am proud to serve with Stephen. Harper and the kind of quality campaign (that he ran)," said Ms. Oda, adding she was also proud of the "principles and values" values" the Tory leader brought to the general general election race. "I vow and pledge to represent everyone everyone in my riding and I truly and sincerely thank everyone." Less than a kilometre west of Ms. Oda's office, a sombre crowd at a local pub slowly conceded a Liberal loss. As the numbers continued to be posted on television screens, Grit supporters yelled and cheered for the first 90 minutes or so after the polls closed until tallies began to show a slowly-increasing Conservative lead. After Ms. Oda's lead eclipsed the 1,000 mark, supporters turned their attention attention to cheering on other Liberal candidates candidates until Mr. Lang appeared, which brought a large round of applause. Members Members of the media were not permitted in Mr. Lang's campaign office on election night. After making his way around the room, hugging and listening to messages of encouragement from his supporters shortly before midnight, Mr. Lang quietly conceded defeat in a back comer of the pub. "Yes, yes, quite a while ago... I know the trends too well," said Mr. Lang when See THIS page 3 • SERVICE • PARTS MON., WED., FRI. 7:30 am - 6:00 pm ' TUES. & THURS. 7:30 am - 8 pm SAT. 9 am - 4 pm ACCREDITED TEST & REPAIR FACILITY WHITBY OSHAWA Honda 300 THICKSON RD. S. WHITBY 0 666-1772 honda Bryan Bickell RALEIGH, NC -- Young kids who gather on the streets of Orono in the coming years for a friendly game of road hockey may have another idol to pretend to be -- and a local one at that. Orono's Bryan Bickell was selected in the second round, 41st overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks at Saturday's NHL Entry Draft held in Raleigh, North Carolina. The announcement came some three hours after the Washington Capitals strode to the podium at the RBC Center, home of the Carolina Hurricanes, to kick off the proceedings by selecting Russian Alexander Ovechkin with the first overall pick. durhamregion.com 2004 Federal Election RESULTS » .s jék. | 135 Liberal 99 Orono's own joins NHL as a Chicago Blackhawk Demand Batter. Vote Conservative "Bp ■ sy> 19 54 QUÉBÉCOIS Independent 1 CLARINGT0N-SCU60G UXBRIDGE (214/216 polls) JT - 20,712 40.7% BEV ODA 19,508 38.3% Tim Lang 7,672 15.1% Bruce Rogers Bickell, who was projected to be a late first round or early second round pick, expressed "relief' at hearing his name called by the Blackhawks, "I'm happy to go in the second round to Chicago. I hear it's a nice city," said Bickell from his hotel room the day after he got the good news. 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