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News/A3 Getting his message across CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 Sports/Bl Silver medal at provincials IN BRIEF Youngsters invited to play cops this summer DURHAM - Calling all future cops or kids just looking for summer fun. Children interested in learning more about safety and the world of law enforcement can take part in one of several camps being offered by Durham Regional Police this summer. The popular Kids 'N' Kops program is back this year, while the force's Junior Police Officer Program is expanding into north Durham. The Junior Police program, program, which started in Whitby, is designed to educate boys and girls about the criminal justice system, bicycle safety and water safety. Participants will also get a glimpse at police police specialty units, such as the tactical support, canine, marine marine and dive unit. The Kops 'N' Kids, for youth ages nine to 12, is available available in Clarington and Os- hawa. It is a collaborative program program ' involving community partners, which will run in four one-week sessions beginning July 28. For more information on the various Durham Regional Police programs visit the force's Web site at www.drps.ca. For more information call Constable Paul Ilawrychuck, of the Clarington Community Police Office, at 905-579- 1520, ext. 1687. INDEX Editorial Page A6 Classified B8 Sports B1 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 durhamregSoiia.com zf •âcN. (y ONTARIO'S DRIVE CLEAN 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 ACCREDIT ED TEST & REPAIR FACILITY •An olllviiil murk of the h mluvv of ( hiturlo used under licence. Whitby - Oshawa o n a a o, 1110 DUNDAS. ST. E. WHITBY. LOCAL (VUS) 666-1772 honiia www.homln1.com A.J. GR0EN/ Statesman photo Spring in their steps COURTICE - Luke Charrysz gets set to defend against Evan Wind during a friendly game of basketball at Courtiec North Public School. The friends were taking advantage advantage of spring-like conditions on the weekend. Young Courtice cancer survivor an inspiration Close to $5,000 raised to help purchase wigs for kids with cancer BY SHELLEY JORDAN Special to The Statesman COURTICE - Cancer survivor survivor Nicholas Rodd of Courtice Courtice is not just an inspiration to his mother Lisa and father Greg, but also to his 14-year- old cousin Jana Wills and a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who wanted to help raise money for cancer wigs last weekend. What started out as a gesture gesture by Jana to raise money and awareness in Lindsay has become an event that was celebrated celebrated at Hotel Boutique in downtown Toronto on April 6. In all, seven young women donated donated their hair to the project. While Jana did come up with the idea on her own, she was surprised to meet Katerina Katerina Kvdoxiadis, who was also interested in putting together a similar project. Jana's mother, Mary-Annc Wills says that the meeting happened by chance one day when Jana was visiting visiting the Canadian Cancer Society Society web page. "They met online and contacted contacted each other by e-mail," said Mrs. Wills. "They discovered discovered they had the same idea to raise money and were both inspired inspired by having members of their own family fighting cancer. cancer. It just took off from there." Ms. Evdoxiadis is an employee employee of Air Canada and lives in the Toronto area. Mrs. Wills says that it was her connections connections that pulled the media and important people from Toronto Toronto into the project. Currently, wigs are expensive expensive to purchase and the donated donated hair and money raised will allow many children who have lost their own hair due to cancer therapy to receive the wigs free of charge. Mrs. Wills is proud of her daughter and the way she decided decided to direct her energy when faced with the prospect of losing her cousin to cancer. "For 14, site's extremely confident," said Mrs. Wills. "She came up with this idea on her own. I told her she might be afraid at times, but everyone has been great and helped her when she needed it." Jana says sire was really affected affected when lier cousin was diagnosed with cancer and spent the past two and a half years growing her hair for the project. Once sire started she believed there was no looking back. "1 really hope it helps children children with cancer," said Jana, "because I think these children children might just get better if they have confidence." Jana also feels that when awareness is increased, it's more likely tirât the public will participate in these projects. projects. City TV was there on the day of the party to televise the event, it was sponsored by the Toronto Maple Leal's. Jana, who was unable to attend the hash because alcohol was part of the menu, met tire Leafs' Sltayne Corson just before having her locks cut, ITER project hits federal roadblock 'Urgent' need for community to be heard BY JACQUIE MclNNES Staff Writer DURHAM - It could be do or die for Durham's bid to host ITER, an international energy project, following a poor reception at a federal cabinet meeting last week. "The Government of Canada Canada is interested in proceeding with the bid only if the Government Government of Ontario picks up the bulk of the cost," according according to Jim Campbell, Canada's Canada's federal negotiator at the international talks. Canada is competing with Japan, Spain and France, to host the $ 12-billion R&D facility, facility, an international collaboration collaboration between the European Union, Japan, China, the United States, the Russian Federation and possibly Canada. The goal of the project project is to develop fusion as a sustainable clean energy source for the future and Canada has proposed a site in Clarington beside the Darlington Darlington Generating Station. In December 2002, Canada's Canada's negotiating team said Canada's current bid falls short of those put forward by its competitors. The federal government said it would either either submit an improved bid this spring or withdraw from Jana Wills holds a picture of her cousin, Nicholas Rodd, who served as an inspiration to raise money for cancer wigs for kids. "We're just so happy with how it all turned out," said Mrs. Wills. "We raised somewhere somewhere in the neighbourhood of $5,000 and Jana is so happy. We accomplished what we set out to do," negotiations. Tuesday, Mr. Campbell said, "We know we have to revise revise the bid, we have to sweeten it but the bulk of the sweetening will have to come from Ontario." That position follows a federal cabinet sub-committee sub-committee meeting last Wednesday where Mr. Campbell and Minister Minister of Natural Resources Herb Dhaliwal met with committee committee members "to get a feel of what priority we should give ITER," Mr. Campbell says. "I would not say (the decision) decision) was definitive in any way." However, he adds, "The ball is back in the Province's court," to determine what priority priority it has for the project and if it's willing to take on the lion's share of funding. "The ITER project is in serious serious jeopardy," says Durham MPP John O'Toole. "It appear:'. appear:'. the federal government is not going to support the project at the moment. It's time to deliver a message. It's time to tell (Durham Riding federal MP) Alex Shepherd, time is up. This isn't about a ribbon-cutting, it's about our future. The tone of urgency by the community needs to move up a notch." Mr. Shepherd is travelling in Chile on government business business and is not available for comment by phone or email, See CLARINGTON page A7 Clarington's budget up by just over 3.5 per cent BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer CLARINGTON - Local taxpayers will foot a little over half the bill to receive a new Handi Transit van, new fire trucks, a fire station for Courtice, Courtice, streetlight improvements and a soccer field, among other items, in 2004. Clarington council Monday passed its 2004 capital and operating, operating, budgets. Of the $44.7 million total budget, about $23.7 million will come from taxpayers. The rest will be drawn from interest from the Municipality's reserves, user Ices and development charge accounts. 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