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And the chief said that while Durham residents will be shaken shaken by revelations of alleged terrorist activity activity in their midst, they shouldn't succumb to fear or paranoia. "I think the public should be a little nervous nervous ~ that's natural - but at the same time they should not be afraid," the chief said in the wake of the arrest of 17 suspects described by police as members of a Muslim terrorist cell who attempted to buy bomb Vem White making material in preparation for a campaign of terror in southern southern Ontario. "I think Durham residents residents recognize our proximity to the U.S., our proximity to Toronto, Toronto, and the fact we have a few high-risk targets that could be seen in this area." Durham police were involved along with other municipal forces, forces, the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) in the dramatic events of the weekend. Suspects snatched up in raids in Toronto and Mississauga were transported to a heavily-guarded police station in Pickering for processing Friday night. Durham vehicles transported the suspects to a Brampton courthouse the following following day. This isn't the first time Durham cops have worked in conjunction with other forces - just a few weeks ago heavily-armed Durham officers helped in a highly r pub- licized move against suspected gang members in Toronto - but it was surely the most prominent. Chief White said it's part of the Durham service's mandate to work on multi-jurisdictional enforcement efforts in order to keep this region safe for its residents. residents. ' "This is not a new thing for us," he said. "We have to be a player. We have to be part of all these investigations ... I know we have cells of terrorists in the country that are active and inactive." inactive." While acknowledging acknowledging the emergence of these cells will be unnerving for people, the chief noted that Canada's police and spy agency are aggressively working to reveal suspects and plots. He urged people to view the suspects suspects as people accused of criminal criminal activity, rather than religious radicals. "This is not about religion. It really wasn't about culture," Chief White said. "This is not about a group of people beyond a criminal element" Earlier this week Durham police indicated they'd received no reports of retaliatory vandalism in the wake of the arrests. For more on this story *< WATCH WCÜÔ1 durhenwiegion.com Council A.J. Groen / Metroland Durham Region Media Group OSHAWA - The Canadian Cancer Society Durham Region Branch held its annual Relay For Life fundraiser at the Civic Stadium last weekend. Gail Millson, left, and Sue Vickers were with Team Hillbillies which hailed from Orono. The Clarington Relay for Life event takes place for the first time in Bowmanville at Clarington Central Secondary School on June 23. For more information about the event call the Durham Region Unit at 905-430-5770 or go online at www.can- cer.ca. ' . Guests bid a grand farewell to Gary Polonsky Dinner held for retiring college and university president BY CRYSTAL CRIMI Staff Writer DURHAM - Featuring musical musical and acting performances and cocktails with flashing ice cubes, more than 400 guests bid farewell to a retiring Gary Polonsky at a gala evening this week. Held at Ajax's Deer Creek Golf and Banquet hall on Monday, Monday, the dinner featured friends CHEVROLET and colleagues of the retiring university and college president, who's credited by many with transforming post-secondary education in Durham Region. "We wouldn't have the (University (University of Ontario Institute of Technology) if it wasn't for Gary," said John Woodward, dean and principal of Durham College's Whitby Skills Training Training Centre. "The college would still be a small, bottom-of-the- list college where we were." Mr. Woodward was at the skills centre when Dr. Polonsky began in 1988 as college president and said he brought with him vision and a new approach to management management at the school. From faculty to support staff, Dr. Polonsky empowered employees to do their job, said Mr. Woodward. Gary Polonsky Working with the retiring p r c s i - dent has always been a learning experience, experience, he added. "Seriously, if you're not learning learning from Gary, you have a problem, problem, you're not doing your job," he said. Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge MPP Wayne Arthurs said it has been very good to work with Dr. Polonsky. "His contribution, I think has been invaluable," said Mr. Arthurs. He said establishing UOIT is certainly the crowning glory of Dr. Polonsky's accomplishments. Mr. Arthurs added Dr. Polonsky is a good listener with a million ideas. "One only needs to meet with his students and see how they respond to him as well," said Mr. Arthurs. Nahecd Dosani, a third-year biology student at UOIT, said For more on this story Dr, Polonsky was more than just a leader at the school. "I never really looked at Gary as a president, I looked at him as a mentor, a teammate," said Mr. Dosani. He said Dr. Polonsky is the type of president who will walk around the campus and pick up gar- it WATCH VIDEO bage because he loves the school so durhemreglon.oom nilicll. Dr. Polonsky's Polonsky's wife, Lois, said coming to Oshawa to work with Durham College was a great move for her husband. CHEVROLET kkJ I to** W: les-* g JLH "" uwwwh TTTiT *500 *1000 GAS OWNER LOYALTY BONUS FOR SUNFIRE, CAVALIER, SUNBIRD. MALIBU GRAND AM. 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