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\ i News/ Pump offers better life for kids with diabetes Sports/ Pro lacrosse career awaits Stephen Hoar CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 Ik Canadian Statesman Pressrun 21,000 September 25,2002 • 38 Pages • Optional 3 Week Delivery $5/$l Newsstand durhamregiy.com WHAT'S ON Wednesday: Annual Meeting for the Courtice Ratepayers Association at 7:30 p.m. in Faith United Church, 1778 Nash Rd. An update on ITER and an election for next year's board of directors will occur. Admission is free and refreshments will be ■ served. Visit vvww.courticeratepay- ers.com or phone 905-436- 6482, 905-436-3389. Thursday: Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Education Centre at 1994 Fisher Dr., in Peterborough. Meetings are available by video conferencing at 2226 Maple Grove Rd. in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Friday to Sunday: a charily sale and barbecue to support Bethesda House at 160 Baseline Rd. under the big tent at the Comfort Shoppe. A clown is around on Saturday and Sunday to entertain the children. INSIDE Wheels: The Honda Element Element is what happens when the X Games meets Genera?, lion. Y, when concept meets (nearly) instant reality and practicality meets pavement. INDEX Editorial Page 4 Classified 9 Sports 14 GIVE US A CALL General 905-579-4400 Distribution 905-579-4407 Death Notices 905-683-3005 Sincerely Yours 1-800-662-8423 General FAX 905-579-2238 Newsroom FAX 905-579-1809 durhamregion .com • SERVICE .•PARTS • NEW & USED SALES & LEASING EXTENDED SERVICE HOURS MON., TUES., THURS., FRI. 7:30 - 6:00 WED. - 7:30-9:00 SAT.-9:00 -1:00 ACCREDITED TEST' & REPAIR FACILITY ■ ' Ait ollicial murk uf lhr l'ni\ Iiht of Ontario used until r limu v. Whitby - Oshawa 1110 DUNDAS. ST. E., WHITBY I.OCM.OIIS) 666-1772 Horujoutv www.homln1.com i Investigation launched into fatal accident ANDREW IWANOWSKI/Statesman photo Judi Radnoti's garden of red and white impatiens and hosta was inspired by the events of last Sept. 11. Clarington blossoms Top gardeners chosen across the municipality CLARINGTON - The municipality municipality blossomed this summer summer thanks to the hard work of residents and businesses who beautified their properties with gardens.. More than 100 of them were honoured recently at the Clarington Clarington Municipal Centre where the annual Apple Blossom awards were handed out. Members of Clarington's horticultural societies judged the properties. One winner, Judi Radnoti of Courtice, said her red and white impatiens and hosta garden garden was inspired by the events of last Sept. 11. "I have a friend who is a psychiatrist in Manhattan and a son studying in Tennessee," she explains. "I decided to do it red and white for Canada and for Sept. 11." • Other residential winners included: Deb and Paul Van- herrewegen (Ward 2), Peter and Joan Tax (Ward 3) and David and Johanna Bryant (Ward 4). The top business award was presented to North ern! Elliott Funeral Home with honourable mentions lo Newcastle Newcastle Community Hall, the Bowmanvilic Museum and the Bowmanville Zoo. Each year property owners are invited to enter the contest or can be nominated for the award. Only the front yard is judged on such points as neatness, neatness, selection, diversity and arrangement of plant material, landscape components and harmony harmony with the surroundings. For information on how to enter, contact the Municipality of Clarington tourism department department at (905) 623-3379. Council wants changes at Courtice intersection BY JACQU1E MclNNES Staff Writer COURTICE - Clarington council is demanding an investigation investigation into a north Courtice intersection where a Bowmanville Bowmanville man was killed earlier this month. James Sedman, 83, died at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville after his car was t-boned at the Courtice and Nash roads intersection intersection Sept. 12. At a recent meeting, Clarington council called for further investigation of the conditions at the intersection intersection by the Region of Durham. "We've been directed by council to look into this and since it's the Region's intersection, intersection, we want a report from them detailing the operation of the intersection and any deficiencies," deficiencies," says Tony Cannclla, Clarington's director of engineering. engineering. Mayor John Mutton says at UOIT debuts at University Fair the very least he would like a four-way stop created to address address the ongoing safety concerns concerns that have been raised about sight lines from area residents. residents. Currently, there is a two-way stop on Nash Road. Thcjntersection has been monitored by the Region for four years, according to Bob Szwarz, manager of traffic and engineering operations with the Region. To date, the intersection intersection has failed to meet the requirements requirements for light signals, he said. This is the ninth accident at the intersection in four years, a "low collision rate for this type of intersection," says Mr. Szwarz. The intersection has been a concern for some area residents who have complained motorists motorists must creep halfway out into the street at the Nash Road stop sign before they can see oncoming southbound traffic. ' "We're going to be asking them to look at traffic control improvements such as fourway fourway stops or signals and intersection intersection improvements," says Mr. Cannella. "We want to See SAFETY page 8 BY JACQUIE MclNNES Staff Writer DURHAM - Durham's new university will be unveiled this weekend at an event expected to attract as many as 60,000 students shopping for next year's post-secondary education. education. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology will be participating in the 2002 Ontario Ontario University Fair to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Convention Centre from Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Sept. 29. "It's another signature moment moment for us. We're making our debut amongst our sister universities. universities. I'm told more than 60,000 potential students arc taking advantage of this weekend," weekend," says UOIT President Gary Polonsky. "It's kind of humbling. We feel the same as anyone performing for the first time in public." The university will unveil its initial nine program offering at the fair. The first programs arc all honour (four-year) pro grams except for the Bachelor of Education, a year-long program. program. To ensure UOIT gets the message out during the fair, it has created a 40-foot by 40- foot display booth featuring 48 interactive laptop stations. There will be draw giveaways for those visiting the booth including including two tuition credits, one for $1,000 and another for $2,003 in honour of the year the university opens. "Our goal was not to be the biggest or flashiest booth at the show nor the smallest. We certainly certainly didn't want to be the dullest," says fylr. Polonsky. "We want people to see us as a new, vibrant place that fully respects respects the traditions of universities universities but brings something new to the table." The booth emphasizes emphasizes the strong technology component of the university as a learning tool to create graduates graduates who arc "thinkers, doers, leaders," says Mr. Polonsky. See UOIT page 8 Courtice priest summoned back to Rome BY JACQUIE MclNNES Staff Writer COURTICE - Life in the clergy means following the will of God hut for a local priest it was a tearful goodbye as lie left a local parish to answer the call of the Vatican. 'Father Norbert.' as lie was alTeclioiialely known by his parishioners, Inis been called to Rome to act as a liaison for the congregation of Oriental churches covering many countries countries where life is not always easy for Christians. The dioceses dioceses lie will work with include those in Afghanistan, Syria, India and Egypt. "1 will he working with Catholics in eastern countries where Catholics and Christians are a minority," lie said in an interview interview prior to leaving for Rome last week. "It is kind of scary as much as it is interesting," interesting," lie said; noting lie was still unsure whether lie would personally personally he travelling to those countries as part of his new duties. duties. Father Norbert Glasmacher came to Canada in 1987 at the invitation of the Peterborough Sco VATICAN'S page 8 1999 QMC SAFARI SLE VAN killed, dutch «loom, rout rnck, only 53.000 km 1094 BUICK LESABRE 3.0, V0, A/C, cruloo, lilt, powor windows X locks. Only 03,000 km. 1909 GRAND AM GT SEDAN limn air, 0 cyl„ linillinr Intorlor, powor omit, Cl) plnyoi, powor cunrool, londocl, Father Norbert Glasmacher is in Rome working at the Vatican. 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