Federal Green Party candidate Pat Gostlin is being remembered as making major contribution to democracy in Canada. Ms. Gostlin was killed in a weekend car accident.
Green Party mourning Pat Gostlin
Pat Gostlin made big 'contribution to democracy,' says Green spokeswoman
By Jennifer Stone - Oct 27, 2008 - 02:36 PM
OSHAWA -- Pat Gostlin is being remembered by her political party as making a major "contribution to democracy in Canada," and specifically, for helping ensure leader Elizabeth May participated in the televised national leader's debate. Ms. Gostlin was killed in a collision with a suspected drunk driver early Sunday morning, at the intersection of Park Road South and John Street in Oshawa. It was Sept. 9 when an announcement was made that, due in large part to reaction from Conservative leader Stephen Harper and NDP leader Jack Layton, Ms. May would not be included in the televised leaders' debates. On September 10, Ms. ...
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The show must go on: Regent opener hits snags
Parvaneh Pessian - Oct 26, 2008 - 04:58 PM
OSHAWA -- Hundreds of patrons who flocked to the highly anticipated grand reopening of the Regent Theatre were left in the cold while organizers scrambled to work through last minute snags. ...
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Flu clinics set to begin
Oct 27, 2008 - 12:15 PM
DURHAM -- Get the shot, not the flu. On Nov. 1, the Durham Region Health Department is kicking-off its annual community influenza campaign. The campaign is for all residents six months of age and ...
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Most Durham homeowners facing reassessment increase
By Keith Gilligan - Oct 27, 2008 - 11:47 AM
DURHAM -- Homes in Durham Region are facing an average assessment increase of 13.7 per cent. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is reassessing properties in Ontario this year, the ...
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Trial for Hells Angels to begin Monday
WHITBY -- Opening statements are scheduled Monday morning in the trial of two Hells Angels officers accused of conspiring to commit murder. The trial ...
Cleaning up Oshawa's closed schools
OSHAWA -- With the consolidation of 11 Oshawa schools into six comes extra furniture and equipment for the Durham Catholic board. In the coming weeks...
Regional school council reps elected
DURHAM -- A Brooklin parent is the new chairman of the 2008-2009 regional Catholic school council. Jim McGrorey, a St. Bridget Catholic School parent...
Photography heritage program for youth
AJAX -- Cultivate the activist and artist within. The Youth Centre hosts The Urban Eyes Youth Photo and Awareness Project series that will provide the...
Celebrate community hall's history
UXBRIDGE -- Siloam Hall's doors will be wide open to the public this weekend. The hall board is hosting an open house celebration on Saturday, ...
Columnist shows Liberal bent
To the editor: Crystal Crimi's column, "Short campaign could have hurt, but maybe it helped" (News Advertiser, Friday, Oct. 17) clearly ...
Heart goes out to victims
To the editor: It so saddens me to read about the desecration of the makeshift mosque here in Port Perry. My heart goes out to these members of our ...
Bruins, MoJacks starting to pull away
NORTH DURHAM -- There is some separation starting to take hold in the Central Jr. C League. Not that the Uxbridge Bruins and Port Perry MoJacks can ...
Generals snap out of funk
OSHAWA – For someone who was on the bubble of even making the team this season, Jeff Brown sure has come a long way with the Oshawa Generals.A free ...
Terry taking it to the next level
WHITBY -- Whitby Junior Wolves captain Kelly Terry has been selected to represent Ontario at the National Women's Under 18 Hockey Championship. The ...
Going to the dogs
WHITBY -- One local woman's business plan came to her while she was doing something she does every day: walk her dogs. Jo Ann Baguioro-Thompson was ...
Panic at the G1
OSHAWA -- My heart was beating rapidly, my tongue dry but the time was now for my G1 test. Again. I'd failed the first time and didn't want to...
Uxbridge awarded for green efforts
UXBRIDGE -- Uxbridge residents and businesses are being honoured by a conservation authority for their green efforts. The Lake Simcoe Region ...