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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 3,2003 - 12 Orono Guides recently received six new members. Left to right - back row - Sigourney Connor, Kourtessa Campbell, Laura McHenry. Sitting: Heather Fice, Dayna Pogue and Ashley Bell. CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY • Furnace Cleaning and Repairs • 24 Hr. No-Heat Service FREE ESTIMATES Over 21 Years Experience Call 983-5541 Fine Finishes by 1. Osmond (OMt'l I II Furniture Repair and Restoration Caning • Veneering • Carving French Polishes & Wicker Repair 905-786-2477 Experience You Can Trust LARRY JACKSON PLUMBING & WATER CONDITIONING • Pump Repairs & Installation • UV Lights • Water Softeners • Free Estimates For Friendly, Expert Service Call 906-983-6214 "Work Wanted" D&R CUSTOM FENCING and Custom Chain Sawing Orono, Ontario 905-983-9627 DeVries Contracting Drywall r. Taping, H Stucco & Plaster Specialist o 905-983-1020 905-718-1139 'We're here to serve you" ROBERT E. JACKSON Heating • Electrical Air Conditioning Authorized Consumers Gas Dealer Independent Lennox Dealer Furnaces • Air Conditioners and Appliances Main St., Orono 983-6221 ED'S ADTO REPAIR 3 A.C. Service Safety Inspection Station We have moved - now at 27 Sanbourne Dr. Pontypool across from Roka Lumber 905-718-9808 *0** R aX A O < Complete Residential Renovations, Additions and New Structures Windows • Soffit • Interlocking Waterproofing • Doors • Roofing Ceramic Tile-Siding Eavestroughing • Chimney Repair ~ Specializing in Stone Fadng ~ FREE ESTIMATES Call Mike Bonneau Mobile 905-435-4181 Home: 905-983-9005 6495 Leskard Rd„ Orono LOB 1M0 Transfer Static m-- - ' ,Q-5 Don's Auto Shop For complete & expert repairs to all makes and models D.O.T. INSPECTION CENTRE 195 King St E., Bowmanville Donny Lucyk 905-623-3737 < ^owo/twille Auto Wreckers and Used Cars JOE MENDONCA Manager Phone: 905-987-4636 91 Cowanville Rd., Newcastle, ON L1B 1L9 Just My Imagination Consignment, Sourcing and Estate Services, Services for High End Furniture and Accessories Karoi L. Castiits R.R. 1, Orono, ON LOB 1M0 90S-9M-9246 E-mail: cashin@justmyimagination.ca www.justmyimagination.ca I&T CARPENTERS Licensed 25 Years Experience Custom Homes General Contracting Additions • House Trim Stairs • Decks Windows • Doors • Bams And all carpentry related work. IVAN JONES TONY FANARA Orono 905-983-5303 Hampton 905-263-9988 ORONO LUMBER ltd Personalized Project Planning Since 1935 85 Station Street Orono LOB 1M0 Bus: 905-983-9167 Fax: 905-983-9467 GRUNDY'S COUNTRY UPHOLSTERY Quality Work in Upholstery ♦♦♦♦♦ Shop at Homo Servie a Visit our Showroom at 3375 Cone. Rd. 7 (905) 983-9874 www.grundysupholstery.com BRYON GRUNDY Clarington Beech Centre 26 Beech Ave., Bowmenvllle Modmna FmoUHy Hlmtor/oml Mmttlng Weddings, Banquets, Meetings (30 to 250 people) Self-catering kitchen. 905-697-2856 CHATTERTON ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL POLE LINE CONSTRUCTION Dave Chatterton Orono, Ontario Tel: 905-983-5546 If no answer 905-983-5940 The person behind the uniform I used to think of Ontario Provincial Police as cops on the side of the road trying to meet their quota for the month. Not any more! On November 13, 2003,1 was face to face with 11 OPP officers in a small cabin in a remote area of Northern Ontario. They were there because I had called and needed their help to find my son who had not returned to camp after the days hunt. These officers had left their supper tables, beds or regular duty and drove to Loring from North Bay, Sudbury, Parry Sound and Burkes Falls. They were part of a specialized OPP team trained in search and rescue and the cold and driving rain could not dampen their enthusiasm. The eagerness of the officers to start the search could be compared to their K9 straining straining at the leash but tempered by their training they gathered the facts and established the initial initial plan. With maps, GPS, compass and radio, the team members accompanied by some hunters left the cabin at 0200 hours on their initial search but returned unsuccessful at 0400 hours. The second stage of the search now commenced which included calling in five new members plus another K9 for daybreak. daybreak. The search captain stayed awake until 0630 hrs planning the search patterns for daybreak. daybreak. When the remaining team members arrived , everybody was asked to indicate, from the map the captain had produced, the percentage probability of finding my son in each defined search area. The search then continued in the areas of maximum probability. By 1300 hours my son had been found by one of the search teams. He was soaked to the skin and in the first stage of hypothermia. He was uninjured but had kept walking all night and that morning to try to maintain body heat. Another night in the bush would almost certainly certainly have proven fatal. The officers packed up their gear and we transported them back to and across the river to their vehicles. Just another routine assignment assignment for them but something I obviously will never forget. I will be forever grateful to the OPP Search and Rescue team and thankful that the OPP realized the need for this unit. The members of this team are in many cases the same officers who have to enforce the speed limits our system has imposed. I hope we all will remember the officer who may stop us for speeding is trying to prevent a fatality similar to the one he may have had to investigate the day before. I wish everyone, under better circumstances, circumstances, could experience the real person behind the uniform who, not expecting any special thanks, has an overwhelming desire to prevent tragedy and instil order and confidence. confidence. The citizens of Loring and Port Loring should also know that; Wilf Cosby, Clayton and Isabelle Hodgkins and especially Doug Buchanan and his companions who provided ground and water transportation without question, question, are neighbours in the true sense of the word and made me thankful I was part of your community during this difficult time. Anthony Wood Orono