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durtiamregion.com PAGE A4 ♦ THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ DECEMBER 7,2005 $ 95 ACQUISITION □AY ONTARIO HYUNDAI T 505 DUNDAS STREET EAST, WHITBY Celebrate tkir_ The Mortgage Centre Q rgn £ QpetMf} We work for you, not the lenders. ^ *■ Submitted photo Sarnie Ketchakaw, Mike Pingle, Harold Laird and Cecile Bowers admire the 900-pound stone carving Mr. Pingle carved over approximately six weeks and donated to the Bowmanville Legion. The stone carving is dedicated to ! war veterans. Stone artist makes rock-: donation to Bowmanville Legion "Monument based on Victory Nickel will receive place of honour BY JENNIFER STONE /Staff Writer '■ BOWMANVILLE - Ingersoll stone carver Mike Pingle's family ties to the Bowmanville Legion have led to ' a donation of a monument that recognizes recognizes the sacrifices of people like his uncles, grandfather and other relatives who went to war. Mr. Pingle carved an approximately approximately 900-pound piece of stone, using a small grinder and hand chisels, over the course of about six weeks, working on v ,it pyenings andyfçekends. :• "Once .you get^starie^ôn^.spmething,. jEp'ttiat, it really starts absorbing you," said Mr. Pingle, who still has many family members living in,the Claring- ton area. Stone-carving is an art Mr. Pingle has only taken up in the last few years, though he's been wood-carving since he was a teen. "I was looking into the history books at how other societies had used stone. They'd done such beautiful work with it, I wanted to give it a try," he said. 'It's something for the vets. It's something we should be remembering a little more than we do, I've felt,' -Mike Pingle iic l inodtiTT ! He.WMS ; origir}plly,gpmg to donate the r ,,'Victory Nickel monument to a Legion closer to home, but his father mentioned mentioned the Bowmanville Legion to him, and'because of his five uncles, grandfather, grandfather, and a cousin of his dad - all veterans veterans who were from the Clarington area - he thought it was a good idea. He got in touch with representatives from the Bowmanville Legion, and "boy, they reacted enthusiastically," he said. He and a friend brought the monument to Bowmanville in early November, and local heavy equipment operator Harold Laird came down to the Legion to help put it in place. Local landscaping company Harry Kamstra and Sons has donated services to landscape and set it up, said local Legion secretary Cecile Bowers. The Legion is most grateful for the donation, donation, she said. "He's just a super young man," she said of Mr. Pingle. The monument is his way of saying | thank,you, said the artist,. . ; , i; ■ '^t's, something for the, vets," fte said, "It's'.something we should be remembering remembering a little more than we do, I'ye felt." value iFrom page 1 'forecasting a skilled tradeworker shortage shortage of 1 million by -2020. Women are ■attending university, but picking fields isuch as social sciences and humanities Iwith low job prospects. ! "We want to learn, we want to be lifelong lifelong learners, but the university path jdoes not seem to be cutting it," Ms. ^Patrick said. i "I think there is as much, if not more, lvalue in the trades." ! And women have to be taught that a Iskilled job is no less prestigious, is successful successful and lucrative, she added. Educators Educators and parents shouldn't wait until •the last career choice minute - Grade 19,10 and 11 - but teach that mantra in tirades 6 through 8. ! The education system should stress Imath and science as a life skill, and jmake the classes mandatory for every year in school, Ms. Patrick said. < Ms. Patrick has been exposed to the trades her whole , life. Her parents ran lan industrial cutting business, while she has worked for General Motors, EDS, ran an interior design company and bought the Foundry with her husband. From a hiring perspective, employers, need to look at a whole person and their potential, not just their achievement. At the Foundry, Ms. Patrick has hired two women, one with a Grade 9' education, the other with Grade 10. But the two have excellent customer service and organizational skills that just needed to be recognized. She pointed to the training board's new program, Divas of the Skilled Trades, which is highlighting local women at schools, libraries and employment offices as a perfect example. "Sometimes we don't know what we're capable of until we have to do it," she said. Judge rejects jail time for house arrest from page 1 y '. ' ' ■ " • . i said. ■ "It's apparent to me that Daniel Lee would have been a community leader." I The judge rejected a penitentiary sentence sentence called for by the Crown, opting instead for two years less a day of house arrest suggested by defence lawyer Adam JBemstein. Ms. Mullan will be confined to her home except to go to and from work, to attend medical appointments, and for three hours a week to shop for food and other necessities. She'll serve three years of probation as well. ! "I want house arrest for the full two years less a day," the judge said. "There's |io parole -- there's no reduction in the Sentence." j Justice Shaughnessy said he'd' also recommend the woman never be given her driver's licence back. Ontario ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICE PROPOSED GROWTH PLAN FOR THE GREATER GOLDEN HORSESHOE On November 24,2005, Ontario's Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal released a Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. It has been developed under the authority of the Places To Grow Act, 2005 and is available for public review and comment. The Greater Golden Horseshoe Is the shaded area on the adjacent map. The Ontario government Is planning strategically for population and economic growth. The Proposed Growth Plan includes policies to promote a competitive economy, protect our environment and build strong and vibrant communities. For a copy of the Proposed Growth Plan and background materials: . Telephone, toll-free at 1-866-479-9781, or local to Toronto at 416-325-1210 . visit the ministry website at www.placestogrow.plr.gov.on.ca • Fax your request to 416-325-7403 • Or write to: Proposed Growth Plan, Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, Ontario Growth Secretariat, 777 Bay Street, 4 th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2E5. Copies of the plan are also available at Government Information Centres. A notice, regarding the plan and how you can provide comments, has also been posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry. You are Invited to submit written comments no later than January 27,2006 to the address or fax number above. * MON « \ . P-V./ WAMA \C Y ' HAUXMANO \ 2727 Courtice Rd., 2nd floor, 905-436-8010 Comma Corners Plaza-couitkeRd&Hwy #2 ' Durbammortgage.com Ltd. Head Office - 73 Old Kingston Rd„ Alax 905-426-4200 Each office I» Independently owned A operated. DURHAM COLLEGE CONTINUING EDUCATION We're Live Register early for Continuing Education courses. 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