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t durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ JANUARY 5,2005 ♦ PAGE 5 Police awaiting results of toxicology tests From page 1 been reported missing at 10 p.m. Monday night to the Clarington Community Police Office. As of late afternoon yesterday, Durham police were still referring to the incident as a suspicious death. Police were awaiting the outcome outcome of toxicology tests, after an autopsy failed to reveal an obvious obvious cause of death, said Sergeant Paul McCurbin, police spokesman. spokesman. "There are signs of trauma, and obviously blood, and the fact she was partially clothed," he said. Homicide cops were called in after the discovery of the body, which was found near a couple of garbage dumpsters at the east side of the building. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Durham. District School Board spokeswoman Terri-Lee Sanford said the board was alerted of Kyla's death by police Tuesday. She said the board's emergency response team, which includes counsellors, was dispatched to McLaughlin, Kyla's school. "We do know the details of the situation," Ms. Sanford said. "The school is dealing with it and the Durham District School Board has sent people over to help out." The counsellors would likely remain at the school throughout the day yesterday to help young people deal with the loss of a fellow fellow student, Ms. Sanford said. Students said they arrived at school Tuesday to find the flag at half-mast and a number of classmates in tears. Later that morning, news of Kyla's death was announced over the PA system system much to the shock of her friends. "She was very caring and always had a good time," said Mitch Henry, who was in her home room class. "I'm going • to miss her a lot. She was very friendly." Fellow student Natalie Dobbie recalled the teen's good sense of humour, adding "she was good with the one-liners." Near the scene where Kyla was found, bewildered residents of the 70-unit apartment building and surrounding neighbourhood described it as a quiet area where police activity is out of the ordinary. ordinary. "I'm so shocked," said resident Nooria Yama. "It's the first time I've seen the police here." Ms. Yama said she was on her way home from work Monday evening when she found the street in front of her building swarming with police officers and vehicles. Her first thought, she said, was for her children in their apartment apartment inside. "I went home and hugged my kids," said Ms. Yama. -- Willi files from Lesley Bovie U.S. deal prestigious for Clarington company M From page 1 both," said Mr. Stone. "There is a fair bit of prestige in the fact that it is the Air Force Academy." The band did its own recording, recording, then sent digital files to World Replication Group; which assembled the packaging, submitted submitted proofs, packaged the product, and sent it back to the Air Force. One of the recordings, The Big Blue Ball, honours an important event in the Academy Band's history: its reestablishment as the United States Air Force Academy Academy Band, after 10 years as the Air Force Space Command's The United States Air Force Band of the Rockies. There was some concern, about how the U.S. military organization organization would react to a made-in- Canada product, given the current current political climate, said Mr. Stone. "It says on it, very clearly, 'Made In Canada.' We were concerned, concerned, when the artwork came in, because it was such a prestigious prestigious product that it would have to be marked 'Made In Canada,"' said Mr. Stone. But the Air Force had "no objection" to the packaging. packaging. World Replication Group was established in 1969, and moved from its Oshawa location to, Courtice in 1979. The company has nine employees. The company company works in association with its subsidiary Newcastle Graphics Factory, Inc., to provide packaging packaging and replication services. m « miïM mm M toS/.vi p nm . • PLATORIA The Plateau Breaker Get back on track after the-holidays. Want to lose 10 pounds quickly? Kick start healthy weight loss. 'Anything people can give... would be good' From page 1 Padmini Waran was travelling in Asia when the tsunami hit, and headed to Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 28, to survey the damage. damage. She says summer clothing for men, women and children is desperately needed. "Anything people can give -- T-shirts, jeans, pants -- Would be good," she says. "We have found a wonderful Tamil'organization Tamil'organization in Toronto that has already sent some clothes, and they have agreed to send over whatever we collect." Donations of clothing or money can be made at 3100 Cochrane St. in Whitby, or by calling Ms. Waran at 905-665-9859. While many local residents are making donations or collecting them, Joseph Brown, president of the Whitby-based International International Aid and Cooperation Organization Organization (IACO) is preparing to Hampton's M.J. Hobbs among test schools From page 1 the Character Education program. Reflections of Me could have a significant impact, she predicted. "I think the best case scenario is to raise the awareness of kids to accept everyone for their differences, differences, and include everybody," she said. "We are all unique and we need to celebrate that uniqueness, and we're also the same, in that we're all human. If you have a school culture that's based in those things, I don't know if you ever eradicate bullying, but you sure lessen it." The program is bound to make a difference, predicted Mr. Wing. "I am confident there will be an impact," he said. travel to Indonesia this week, with a team of logistics experts. IACO is a non-profit organization organization specializing in large-scale logistics such as rural toads, irrigation irrigation systems and the construction construction of schools and hospitals. "When something like this happens,.there are always a lot of emergency' teams there with ■ triage tents on the tarmac and other short term measures," he says. "We focus on the long-term goal of rebuilding the, country's infrastructure." Since- it was established in 1997, Mr. Brown says members of the organization have helped airlift food and move refugees in Africa, transport medical siip- . plies from the Congo to Ghana, and develop hospitals and irrigation irrigation systems in Ethiopia. The team plans to stay in Indonesia for at least six months, providing providing regular progress reports on the IACO web site. 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