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Publicationmail agreement #40051189 URE & PATIO FURNITO BBQ BLOW UT ALL PATIO FURNITU AND BBQ's STOUFFVILLE RE Canadian Tire thursdAY, aug. 16, 2012 Serving the community of Whitchurch-Stouffville 28 Pages/$1 including hst WHILE QUANTITIES LAST, NO RAINCHECKS. STOUFFVILLE LOCATION ONLY ON SALE NOW urban angling Calandra cleared by ethics office `Confirmed we followed all the rules,' MP says BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com STAFF PHOTO/MIKE BARRETT Justin Park (left) and Joseph Rexdale fish at the Stouffville Reservoir Monday. For more photographs of the park, go to page 8 and yorkregion.com Karen Cockburn still surprised by low score in London Family now first for returning Olympian BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA mhayakawa@yrmg.com In what might have been her farewell Olympic appearance at the 2012 Summer Games in London, Karen Cockburn was hoping her high-flying routine on the trampoline would enable her to soar to the top of her class in the women's competition. Unfortunately for the 31-year- old Stouffville resident, it wasn't meant to be. Having procured a medal in each of her first three Olympic appearances -- two silver and one bronze -- Cockburn was denied fulfilment of her dream after finishing fourth. But it wasn't by much -- a mere .09 of a point that denied her from making a fourth trip to the medal podium. At the same time, it did not come without a bit of controversy when He Wenna of China fell on the landing of her final routine, but recorded a score of 55.950 to claim the bronze. Executing a flawless routine, Cockburn was given a score of 55.860 by the judges. "I was very disappointed," Cockburn conceded prior to returning to Stouffville Monday. "I was defi- nitely happy with my routine and I did a great performance so when my score showed up, I was surprised at how low it was." She said her scores from the judges were spread out dramatically. Because of that, Cockburn speculated the judges instituted a reserve score, which made her See COCKBURN, page 11. An investigation into the alleged acceptance of inappropriate donations by MP Paul Calandra will not take place, the federal ethics commissioner's office said this week. "I welcome her clarifying we, of course, followed all the rules," the Oak Ridges-Markham MP said in an interview with The Sun-Tribune. "I do appreciate that we do have an ethics commissioner to review. ... She's confirmed that we followed all the rules and I'm happy about that," he said. Last month, Mr. Calandra was accused in a national publication of accepting money at fundraising parties in Markham and Richmond Hill earlier this year that involved people attempting to secure a new Toronto radio station licence. The Stouffville resident is also parliamentary secretary to the Canadian Heritage Minister, See ALLEGATIONS, page 10. share that opinion, stouffville. e-mail letters to the editor to Jmason@yrmg.com GOING GREEN AT 410 AUTO Volkswagen · Audi Hybrid · Porsche European & Asian 138 Sandiford Dr., Unit 5 · 905-642-2886 www.410auto.ca Jon St St Denis, Agent Jon Denis, Agent 5402 Main Street 375402 Sandiford Dr., #204 Main Street Stouffville, ON L4A 1H3 Stouffville, L4A 7X5 Stouffville, ON 1H3 Bus: 905-642-5400 Bus: 905-642-5400 jon.stdenis.pien@statefarm.com n.stdenis.pien@statefarm.com ar thau ewellers 5758 Main Street Stouffville (905) 640-4646 www.barthau.com (LCBO & Shoppers Plaza)