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Nonetheless, he says the vernacular spawned from realtors: “Back then, if you had a house that couldn't sell, it was called a dog. There were a patch of them here." The two men dismiss the idea the term was derived from Al Capp's comic strip..Li'l Abner, published in an era well before political cor- rectness took hold. The Appalachia hillbillies in Li'l Abner’s town of Dogpatch were poor, houses were ramshackle and inhabited by slow wits, sooundrels and thieves. being a low-income area. Fact is, you can't tar the whole community because of a few issues.” - Community’s reputation starting to fade: resident From polo 3. role in her son's stabbing following an alterca- tion in the parking lot of the Tim Hortons at Davis and Longford drives. ‘Ws not a reputation as being a low-income am. Fact is, you can’t tar the whole community bocsuse of a tow issues! John Dawson Newmarket Heights Community Association “We’re seeing a shift in attitude. There's a Still, after renting on a nearby street, he gentrification. We're seeing a transition and, opted to buy in the community he has come like all of Newmarket, there’s a strong sense of to love. _ community in the neighbourhood." ’ “There are family values here,” he says. Ron Westwood, owner of a tidy Sheldon “One day, 20 kids are playing in my driveway. Avenue house. along with his wife and three The next, they’re across the street. We watch young children, shakes his head sadly when out for one another. The teachers at Maple reminded of the 2004 homicide. leaf (Public School) are excellent. Everything’s “That kid worked for me briefly," the auto around the comer.” In 2007, the force focused on investigating housesrsuspected as drug operations. parts supplier says. “It was shame. lt wz figl'xit.i_l_hea_1rd it was a drug deal gone bad."