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Clarington Community/A7 Getting 'sassy' at Espresso Legato Durham Daily News EVERY WEEKDAY AT NOON videodurhamregion.com durhamregion.com ♦ Pressrun 24,350 ♦ Founded 1854 ♦ NOVEMBER 1, 2006 ♦ 46 Pages ♦ Optional 3 Week Delivery $6/$1 Newsstand Clarington scores winner in opening of Total Hockey Thousands attend opening BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - For Benjamin Benjamin Harper, Sunday was hockey day. The Prime Minister's young son was on the ice at 7 a.m. with the team he regularly plays with. Then, he was whooshed off by Prime Ministerial motorcade to Bowmanville,' where he joined his famous dad for the grand opening of Total Hockey. He was among thousands who attended the event to see the new hockey museum, which is not without its detractors in Clarington. Clarington. In fact, some candidates in the Nov. 13 municipal election election have made it one of their lead issues, saying the $2 million ■ spent, was money wasted on a facility neither wanted by Clarington Clarington residents nor likely to generate generate any,income. But, it was-all smiles Sunday as the facility,' featuring the hockey memorabilia collection of former Hocke)' Night in Canada commentator commentator ancl Peter Puck creator Brian McFarlane,, held its grand opening. Lines to enter were at vari-' ... ous times lengthy, with people hoping, to catch a glimpse of hockey greats like Red Kelly, Frank Mahovlich, Bobby Baun ' and Johnny Bower, both during autograph sessions and as the NHL old-timers took on a group of ex-Bowmanville For more Eagles, largely made up . on this story of the 1978-79 All-Ontar- I» watch WPEÔ1 io Championship team. A number of free events, BRIAN McFARLANE ctpl OPENING Jason Liebregts / Metroland Durham Region Media Group Prime Minister Steven Harper, left, Joan McFarlane, Mayor John Mutton and Brian McFarlane unveil a banner at Sunday s grand opening of the Total Hockey museum at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. durtiemreekHi-oom including food and games, also drew a crowd. The Prime Minister and his son had a quick tour of the new facility, facility, before presenting Mr. McFarlane McFarlane with one of whose books Prime Minister Harper had autographed autographed during the event. "I can't tell you how pleased I am to be here today, and to meet the man I watched for so many years on Hockey Night in Canada, and whose writings writings inspired my own," said the Prime Minister, who is reportedly in the midst of writing his own early Toronto hockey book on history. "I lived and breathed ho; l ey through all the years of my childhood," childhood," lie said before sain ing Durham as one of "this nation's hockey heartlands." Crowds also lined up to visit Total Hockey itself. The museum features old television sets at the entrance, showing messages from a number of stars of the hockey world, including Mr. McFarlane, Jean Bcliveau, Johnny Bower and others. Further in, historic equipment is displayed in what appears to be an old-style dressing dressing room, complete with wood floors scarred with depictions of skate blade marks. 1 More hockey history is displayed displayed as, you move forward, eventually ending up in the inter active room, where players of all ages can test their skills. "We will be rotating collection and adding things from time to time," said Mr. McFarlane. The. interactive museum is "a grassroots celebration of the game of hockey and the impact it has on communities," said Skip Crosby, of Clarington's community community services department. Opening the museum was the culmination of more than three years of work and was a "dream come true," said Mayor John Mutton, Mutton, before joining Mr. McFarlane and the Prime Minister to drop the puck for the day's game. The only noticeable blip in the event came as Master of Ceremonies Ceremonies Leslie Roberts called upon Phantom of the Opera star Michael Burgess to sing the national anthem. Giving up, Mr. Roberts led the crowd in a rendition, rendition, only to have Mr. Burgess skate out with the NHL oldtimers and sing it again. The crowd was repaid, though, when mid-first period, Mr. Burgess, Burgess, fresh from scoring a goal, treated them to an accappella soundbite of one of the songs from Phantom. Durham Region gets in sustainable nt BY ERIN HATFIELD Staff Writer DURHAM -- A renowned Swedish architect recently brought a lesson in sustainable. development to the Region of Durham. Ulf Ranhagcn is a member of a Swedish business delegation hosted by Durham's economic development and tourism department department and the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance. Mr. Ranhagcn was the keynote keynote speaker at a networking luncheon held in Osliawa last week, attended by more than 150 guests. "The sustainable city concept forms a bridge between vision and action in the challenging task of transforming our cities," said Mr. Ranhagcn. He is the chief architect and specialist responsible for the business and idea development of planning. activities within SWECO-FFNS AB, the architectural architectural arm of one of the leading engineering, environmental technology technology and architecture consulting consulting firms in northern Europe. He spoke about the Swedish Sustainable City Concept, an Get thee to the mailbox Walter Passarella / Metroland Durham Region Media Group Spooky sights in Bowmanville Rachel Vaughan and Eric Clarkin were taking part in the trick or treat tour of Lakeridge Health Bowmanville by Grades 1 and 2 classes from Vincent Massey public school for Halloween. Vote-by-mail deadline looms this Friday ; CLARINGTON - If /you haven't mailed your ballot for the Nov. 1 13 municipal election yet, the time to do it is now, The deadline to get ballots in the mail in time to ensure your vote counts is this Friday, Nov. 3 at,5 p.m, But if you miss the deadline to get your vote in the post, you can still vote, said Clarington Clerk Patti Barrie. Ballots can be taken to the Clerks Department, on the second DRT once again Management, workers settle three-week strike Daily News idea he developed in cooperation cooperation with the foreign ministry in Sweden and the Swedish Trade Council. It is a holistic concept for sustainable urban development development that was first introduced at the 2002 World Urban Forum in Johannesburg. It focuses on quality quality of life, health, comfort, and safety for people and nature. He said in a model of sustainable sustainable development the use of buses and environmental cars should be promoted. Also, he recommended closed See SWEDISH page A4 BY ERIN HATFIELD Staff Writer DURHAM - The end of a 26-day transit strike was marked with handshakes and kind words exchanged between management and the Canadian Auto Worker? (CAW) union. The strike by Durham Region Transit workers ended Tuesday afternoon after the CAW union Local 222 members voted 94 per cent in favour of a new, three- For more vpar collective on this stor Y' year collective viewtheNov1 agreement and, we bcastof regional councillors councillors voted unanimously to accept the tentative settlement. settlement. Buses will be back on the road Friday. "Everyone is quite happy' with the agreement that we reached," . said John Johnson, CAW unit/ chairman. Mr. Johnson said the deâl includes progress in wages and restricts the employer from the unfettered contracting out of work. ' ] "We are quite happy to be going back to work," he said. "I got quite a few questions but, at the end q r " the day, everyone is quite happy with the package we managed to achieve." The deal makes sense for taxpayers taxpayers as well, according to Garth Johns, the Region's commissioner of human resources. "We have tried to maintain a good balance between what is fair to the employees and what's respectful of the taxpayers' needs and demands," Mr. Johns said. The ,19 days at the 'bargaining.- table, including the final day, which lasted around 23 hours, included some tough times and hard bargaining. "I am proud to say that we have a collective agreement which is good for the taxpayers of Durham," Mr. Johns said. 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