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Home My WebLink AboutNA2002_11_29See FUNDING page 5 RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo Pickering Pumas fall short AJAX –– Pine Ridge Secondary School Pumas’Alisa Wulff attempts to push the ball up the court, while being guarded by a St. Mary’s Crusaders player during OFSAA ‘AAAA’ senior girls’ basketball action in Ajax Thursday. The top-seeded Hamilton school won handily, 60-21. See Page 29 for the story. Hospitals buoyed by Romanow report Ajax-Pickering health-care officials welcome call for billions in new funding PICKERING’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1965 NEWS ADVERTISER Crazy Eights still a Clooney’s lost love close-knit group returns to Solaris FEATURE/27 ENTERTAINMENT/28 PRESSRUN 47,600 40 PAGES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2002 OPTIONAL DELIVERY $6/ $1 NEWSSTAND BRUCE BISSELL 201 Bayly St. W., Ajax, Ontario: (between Westney and Harwood) BUICK PONTIAC LTD. 683-6561 0% Financing on most 2002, 2003 vehicles OAC. Fin. eg. $10,000 @ 0% 48 mo. = $208.33 mo. 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Work will be done at night with short-duration lane clo- sures to minimize disruption. For more information, call the Ministry of Transportation at 1- 888-599-9090. BY LESLEY BOVIE Staff Writer DURHAM —Local health officials are finding hope in the Roy Romanow report released yesterday urging the federal government to stabilize health-care funding. “I believe the time for talking is over,” said Hume Martin, chief executive officer of the Rouge Valley Health System, which has sites in Ajax and Scarbor- ough. “We must take action now to implement these recommendations.” The 356-page report, ‘Building on values: the fu- ture of health care in Canada’, was released Thursday morning after 18 months of compiling research and holding consultations. In it, the former Saskatchewan premier not only re- jects the idea of privatized care, but says a $15-billion injection is needed to help cure Canada’s ailing health-care system. His report prescribes escalating annual increases in federal health-care spending — up to $6.5 billion in 2005-2006 — to bring Ottawa’s share of the total bill up to 25 per cent by 2006. Mr. Romanow also suggested another $8.5 billion in short-term funding be allocated to help improve ac- cess to rural health-care services, speed up wait times for diagnostic services, remove obstacles to primary care delivery, develop a national home care strategy and cover the cost of “catastrophic drugs” for HIV and AIDS patients. Most encouraging is the emphasis on stabilized federal funding, said Mr. Martin. After years of fluc- tuating funds, that’s money hospitals in Ontario could BY LESLEY BOVIE Staff Writer PICKERING —On-street parking regulations could be com- ing to a curb near you this winter. In an effort to improve snow clearing, City staff has recom- mended prohibit- ing all on-street parking between the hours of 3 and 6 a.m. from Dec. 1 to April 1. However, members of Pick- ering’s finance and operations committee say re- strictions should only be triggered by a snowstorm. “The reality is unless it is en- forced vigilantly for the entire sea- son, it won’t have any effect on the situation,” said Wa rd 2 Regional Councillor Mark Holland at Mon- day’s committee meeting. “I’m certainly not in favour of this,” he said, of the four-month restriction. “I have enough problems explain- ing (to some con- stituents) why their mother-in- law has to get out and move her car every three hours.” While a num- ber of area munic- ipalities prohibit on-street parking during the winter, there are currently no specific park- ing restrictions on Pickering’s books other than vehi- cles can’t be parked for more than three hours at a time on city streets. Nor can they interfere with the move- ment of traffic or clearing of snow. “During our salting opera- tions, there aren’t that many prob- lems,” said Richard Holborn, division head of municipal proper- ty and engineer- ing. “But the plows, which we use about four or five times a sea- son, need 16 to 24 feet in width.” When a vehi- cle interferes with a plow, the opera- tor must call the bylaw department and wait for an officer to arrive, said Mr. Holborn. It slows down snow clearing consid- erably because the plow and its op- erator must be there to demonstrate to the bylaw officer the problem, he said. “Nine out of 10 times it’s the same streets, the same corner, the same people,” added chief adminis- trative officer Tom Quinn. “As soon as our plows stop, the whole snow route stops and I start getting phone calls.” Coun. 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Tw o Toronto men were found guilty yesterday for their roles in the protest in which a secretary was verbally abused and physically assaulted. John Mura, 59, was convicted of as- saulting Kimberly Glover and mischief causing damage to Ontario government property exceeding $5,000. Judge Paul Bellefontaine also found Shawn Brant, 37, guilty of causing a dis- turbance in the June 12, 2001 demon- stration that evolved into a rampage. Mr. Brant led a group of protesters into the Dundas Street office of the Ajax-Whitby MPP,Ontario’s minister of finance at the time, and unleashed a pro- fanity-laced, verbal political attack on Ms. Glover, court was told during the four-day trial earlier this month. As many as 20 people then forced their way past Ms. Glover and other star- tled staff, and ransacked the office dumping furniture, cabinets, supplies, flags, plants and a microwave oven onto Dundas Street, Whitby. Ms. Glover, a slight woman, tried to stop Mr. Mura from lifting a desk but was “forcibly re- moved” by the heavyset man, Judge Bellefontaine said. Though not hurt, Ms. Glover and three interns, including a mentally challenged high school stu- dent, were emotionally traumatized. The Ontario Coalition Against Pover- ty said the protest was organized to sym- bolize the plight of the poor and protest To ry government social policies. Judge Bellefontaine said he was “mindful of the role political activists play in society.” However, the invasion and de- struction of Mr. Flaherty’s riding office crossed the line between lawful and unlawful political protest, he said. He admonished Mr. Brant for his “mean-spirited” verbal tirade on Ms. Glover and noted he has several prior convictions for “po- litically-motivated” crimes, in- cluding break-and-enter, unlaw- ful assembly and obstructing po- lice. Mr. Brant was given a sus- pended sentence, ordered to per- form 110 hours of community service and placed on two years’ probation with terms he remain 100 metres away from any On- tario MPP office and Queen’s Park. Crown attorney Michael Hill had requested a two-month jail term for the father of a young girl, who spent five days in jail after his arrest. Mr. Mura, who was not in court for the trial or judgment, will be sentenced Jan. 7. Durham Regional Police originally charged 19 people. The Crown withdrew most of the charges, including those against John Clarke, OCAP organizer. Five people were found guilty of criminal offences. 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An increase in hydro costs, lower consumption of water and the need to meet new provincial regulations are three of the key components of the in- crease. But the real costs for water and sewer operations in 2003 could be far greater, suggested Jack McCorkell, Durham’s works commissioner, who told the politicians at the meeting he is nervous about the numbers in the pro- posed regional budget. “With the uncertainty due to provin- cial regulations and the hydro costs... I’m as uncomfortable about this budget as I have ever been about any budget. The provincial regulations could have a significant impact on the budget,” he said. The Province is introducing new reg- ulations to ensure safe water manage- ment and the details of how that will im- pact local water and sewer operations is expected to be known sometime in 2003. Until then, the financial burden the new guidelines will place on the Re- gion as it is required to meet new stan- dards is yet unknown, said Mr. Mc- Corkell. Already the Region has budget- ed $20 million over four years for up- grades required under new provincial regulations for water plants introduced last year. Another uncertainty in the budget relates to hydro costs, Mr. Mc- Corkell said. Although the provincial government capped the price of the commodity portion of the electricity bill for residents and small businesses, it is still unclear whether large users like the Region also qualify for the capped rate. As well, he notes the commodity por- tion of the bill, affected by the cap, is only about 50 per cent of the electricity bill and costs are rising in other components of the electricity sector. The proposed 2003 budget as drafted allows for a 15 per cent increase in hydro costs. The third reason for the ele- vated cost of water relates to the fact consumers are becoming better at conserving water, espe- cially with new faucets and toi- lets. As consumption falls, the operating cost per gallon rises. But consumers are still saving through conservation, says Mr.McCorkell. certainly use right now as 120 out of 160 systems in the province are cur- rently facing year-end deficits, he said. “Rouge Valley will have a deficit of $18 million for 2002-2003,” Mr. Mar- tin said. “It had a $16-million deficit last year at year end... We need finan- cial relief now.” Funds haven’t kept up with the sig- nificant growth in the region or the aging of its facilities, Mr. Martin ar- gued. “We have first-class staff working in a hospital, in which some parts (resem- ble the) Third World, particularly our emergency department in Ajax,” he added. “It’s unfair to the staff and the public to have 45,000 people using an emergency department each year that was only designed for 20,000.” Stabilized funding means being able to plan for Durham Region’s health- care needs in the long-term, something the Durham Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Health Council said it has been hard pressed to do in the current fund- ing climate. “We need to look beyond 2003, es- pecially in Durham because of its high growth in population,” said executive director Lynda Hessey. In fact, members made a submission last June to the commission, putting sustainable funding at the top of its list, said council chairman Maureen Gmitrowicz. 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There are a lot of kids out there who care more about themselves than anyone else, but there are a lot of adults out there like that too. I do agree this generation seems to be more interested in being social than in being socially minded, but not all are like that and therein lies the hope for the future of our country. There are many kids out there who do care about others, and obviously Mr. Taylor is one of them. Forget the ones who don’t care, maybe they’ll eventually outgrow their selfish, self-centred ways — or maybe they won’t. The good thing is that there are young people like Mr. Taylor who do care, and they are the ones who will make a differ- ence in our country and in our world. He sounds like a sensible and sensitive young man — great qualities in a leader. If he continues to stand up for his values and convictions he will become a leader, someone we can pin our hopes on for the fu- ture of our country. Who knows, maybe one day we’ll be voting Joe Taylor for prime minister. Catherine Paszat, Claremont PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER A Metroland Community Newspaper Tim Whittaker Publisher Joanne Burghardt Editor-in-Chief Steve Houston Managing Editor Duncan Fletcher Director of Advertising Eddie Kolodziejcak Classified Advertising Manager Abe Fakhourie Distribution Manager Lillian Hook Office Manager Barb Harrison Composing Manager *** News 905-683-5110 Sales 905-683-5110 Classifieds 905-683-0707 Distribution 905-683-5117 General Fax 905-683-7363 Death Notices 905-683-3005 Sincerely Yours 1-800-662-8423 E-mail shouston@ durhamregion.com Web address durhamregion.com 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, Ont. L1S 2H5 Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 1332791 *** The News Advertiser is one of the Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing group of newspapers. The News Advertiser is a member of the Ajax & Pickering Board of Trade, Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc., Canadian Commu- nity Newspaper Assoc., Canadian Circulations Audit Board and the On- tario Press Council. The publisher reserves the right to classify or refuse any advertisement. Credit for advertisement limited to space price error occu- pies. Editorial and Adver- tising content of the News Advertiser is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduc- tion is prohibited. Editorial &OPINIONS PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER NOVEMBER 29, 2002 Life changes in a heartbeat, and everything you thought was safe and secure in your world can sud- denly seem out of control. After all, security brings peace to anyone’s mind, right? Conversations with friends, co- workers and family have long re- volved around two little words: ‘What if ?’ These are thought-provoking sessions, but need to be taken one step further. Undeniably, this can be strained dialogue for even the best of communicators. Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, was sharing his experiences from Sept. 11, 2001, and the most valuable message he left with the audience was terror- ism in our lifetime is as probable as death; we need to talk about it, however we cannot let it stop us from living. Sadly, and more realistically, death is very much a part of life and there are few steps we can take to prepare for the inevitable. Death is the ultimate by far, but, not the only factor in the ruin of lives. Too often, we can identify some- one close to us who has been af- fected by tragedy. Some of the strongest, rational and most “to- gether” people have had their lives turned upside down in minutes. Stress alone can be easily masked by other ailments, yet lead to the destruction of a family unit, loss of employment or marital breakdown. Optimistically, we dream of the fairy tale ending in our lives, but when separation, ill- ness or tragedy occur, plans be- come shattered and emotions stand in the way of making sound deci- sions forcing the conversations to ‘What now?’ Time spent with friends and rel- atives lying ill in hospital or facing death urged me to have those ‘What if?’ conversations with immediate family while emotions were not at their peak. Naming a power of at- torney and trustee only covers the legalities, not the underlying stress of fulfilling somebody’s wishes. Sept. 11, 2001 left us vulnerable and insecure. While talks continue about pending wars and their effect on Canada, I hope to focus on daily life and remember to go on living. It’s difficult to break old habits, but as I face the demands of raising a family, contributing to the work- place and having a relationship with friends, I have already made some valuable choices. The ‘What if?’ conversations are not any easi- er, but have been initiated to give us all peace of mind. Editorial e-mail responses to shouston@durhamregion.com Letters to the editor e-mail responses to shouston@durhamregion.com We all must ask that ominous question: ‘What if?’ Isabel Grace McLaughlin will forever be remembered in Durham Region for her central role in the development of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery and Parkwood Estate. The last surviving of Col. R.S. and Adelaide McLaughlin’s five daughters, Miss McLaughlin passed away Tuesday evening at her Toronto home. She was 99. Miss McLaughlin had a passion for painting and art from a young age. Indeed, her grandfather, Robert McLaughlin Sr., was well-regarded as a fine artist in his day, in addition to his career as an industrialist. The well-respected, beautifully de- signed art gallery in downtown Oshawa bears his name. Miss McLaughlin donated many fine original artworks to galleries in Canada during her lifetime but had a special place in her heart for the McLaughlin Gallery and for Parkwood, where she lived as a teenager from 1917 until she left for Paris to study art in 1921. Born Oct. 10, 1903, Miss McLaughlin was the third of five sisters. The family moved to Parkwood, which Col. Sam had commissioned during the First World War, in 1917. The budding artist painted many canvases over the years in the opulent Parkwood grounds. However, her love for art took her to various spots around the world in her goal of studying with the best. She became well-respected as an artist in her own right, spending time with members of the famous Group of Seven. She was later elected first president of the Group of Painters and was a member, too, of Painters Eleven. Her many paintings hang in esteemed galleries, including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada. The newly expanded Robert McLaughlin Gallery, which opened in 1987, owed much to the efforts of Miss McLaughlin who donated money and art to it, and convinced world-famous architect Arthur Erickson to design it. “We will always be great- ly in debt to the intelligence, intuition, and enthusiasm Isabel McLaughlin brought to Canadian culture,” said longtime McLaughlin gallery curator Joan Murray in her 1996 book, ‘Confessions of a curator’. Honoured as a member of the Order of Canada in 1998 for her work in visual arts, Miss McLaughlin followed her father, an original Companion of the Order of Canada when the hon- ours list was created in 1967. “The (Parkwood) Foundation is privileged to have known this remarkable woman, we will all remember her most fondly,” said Patricia O’Neill, president of the Parkwood Foundation. Her death is a real loss for Durham Region, the end of more than a century of direct McLaughlin family influence in this area. 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Call Betty Hearn 905-571-4246 or Do- lores Hopps at 905-720-1811.Community news online at infodurhamregion.com BY STEPHEN SHAW Staff Writer DURHAM ––When he hit her over the head with a baseball bat, Peter Hart in- tended to kill his wife. “Mr. Hart is clearly very intelligent... He is also a sexual sadist and a chronic alcoholic,” said Justice Hugh McLean, who found the 53-year-old Clarington man guilty Tuesday of at- tempting to murder his wife in October, 2000. The Crown will seek a sentence of life imprison- ment for Mr. Hart, who was employed as a tax auditor by the Ministry of Finance in Oshawa. Mr. Hart admitted he clubbed Pamela Peterson (formerly Hart), 47, four times with a metal baseball bat as she slept in their Bur- keton home, then slashed her in the ear with a kitchen knife and stabbed her in the stomach. He denied intending to kill his wife, however, and said he had been drinking heavily in the hours leading up to the early morning at- tack. Police found a dozen computer-scanned pho- tographs of his wife with typed captions composed by Mr. Hart fantasizing about him “killing his wife in var- ious manners, having sexual relations with her after death and consuming parts of her body,” Judge McLean said. A recipe for the “knock- out drug” chlorohydrate, downloaded from the Inter- net, was also found on Mr. Hart’s workshop bench. The judge noted details of the attack eerily mirrored two of the captions, which describe killing Ms. Peter- son with a bat and stabbing her in the heart. “It is clear to this court these were not just fantasy writings,” but were plans Mr. Hart intended to carry out, he said. Defence counsel Paul Greenway argued his client is a sexual sadist who took pleasure from inflicting pain, but had no murderous intention. But, “The common thread (in the captions) is more than just sexual tor- ture. It is death, necrophilia and in some cases, cannibal- ism,” Judge McLean said. 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Miss McLaughlin, described by an art executive as “very alert and energetic,” when he spoke to her just a month ago, died at her home in Toronto. She was 99. “We will always be greatly in debt to the intelligence, intuition and enthusiasm Isabel McLaugh- lin brought to Canadian culture,” said Joan Murray, former long- time Robert McLaughlin Gallery executive director, in her 1996 book, ‘Confessions of a Curator.’ David Aurandt, executive di- rector for the past three years of the RMG, also was well-ac- quainted with Miss McLaughlin. “I knew her work, what she had done and knew she was very generous with help of all kinds. She had such a long life of in- volvement in art and her connec- tions go all the way back to the Group of Seven,” said Mr. Au- randt. The gallery is named in honour of Miss McLaughlin’s grandfather, Robert McLaughlin Sr. The last surviving of five daughters of Col. R.S. and Ade- laide McLaughlin, Miss McLaughlin was described as being in good health right up until her death. “I spoke to her a couple of days after her birthday in Oc- tober. She’d had quite a nice birthday with family and friends,” said Brian Malcolm, general manager of Park- wood Estates in Os- hawa. Miss McLaugh- lin was honoured with the Order of Ontario and also re- ceived the Order of Canada for visual arts in 1998. She lived nearly as long as her fa- ther, famed General Motors of Canada founder, Robert (also known as Sam), who died at 100 in 1972. Her sister, Hilda Pang- man, died in 2001, aged 96. Born in Oshawa on Oct. 10, 1903, Miss McLaughlin grew up enjoying a life of luxury and af- fluence. The third of five sisters, she never married. She devoted her life to art, studying in Paris and Toronto throughout the 1920s and later in New Mexico and Massachusetts. She travelled the world in her quest to bring her vision to the canvas, making trips from the Rockies to the Great Lakes to Quebec. Some of her finest work was done in Bermuda. Her paintings can be found in the Art Gallery of On- tario and the National Gallery of Canada, among many others. Miss McLaughlin was an associate of and knew well the members of the Group of Seven, and the members of Painters Eleven, an independent group influenced by the Group of Seven. She also helped found an association to help artists, the Group of Painters in 1933, and later became its first- ever president. Isabel, with her four sisters, mother Adelaide and father Sam, first lived in a large home on King Street East in Os- hawa. During the First World Wa r,her father commissioned the building of a large estate on Simcoe Street North, which be- came known as Parkwood. The family moved into the residence in 1917. After Mr. McLaughlin’s death in 1972, Miss McLaughlin, along with sisters Hilda Pang- man and Eleanor Mann, helped to convert Parkwood into a mu- seum. The three sisters donated many of the furnishings and art- work that decorate the mansion. Today, Parkwood, a national his- toric site and museum, is much- used for movie and television shoots, and is a prime tourist at- traction. Miss McLaughlin’s involve- ment and support of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery was central to the gallery’s success. She saw the need in the 1980s to expand the RMG, built in 1968, and contributed money to the cause. She chose world-renowned archi- tect Arthur Erickson, who’d once stud- ied art under her, to design the expan- sion. The result is an impressive gallery located near the McLaughlin Public Li- brary and Oshawa City Hall, on the shore of the Oshawa Creek. The Isabel McLaughlin Gallery, located within the RMG, is named in her honour. Her legacy to the nation’s art com- munity will live on for many years. Mr. Aurandt said, “She had relationships with artists, and encouraged and fos- tered art. She will be missed by many.” A funeral service for Miss McLaugh- lin will be held at the Humphrey Funer- al Home, A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Ave., Toronto, on Saturday at 3 p.m. Those wishing to make donations are asked to contribute to the Parkwood Foundation, 270 Simcoe St. N., Os- hawa, L1G 4T5 or to the Heliconian Hall Foundation, 35 Hazelton Ave., To ronto, M5R 2E3. The RMG plans to hold a memorial service in January in Miss McLaughlin’s memory. Further details will be forth- coming. ISABEL McLAUGHLIN Cost of projects should be borne by developers, Durham official says BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer DURHAM ––A land swap plan by the Province could put the burden of un- expected costs onto Durham taxpayers, the Re- gion’s finance commission- er is warning. The Seaton lands, locat- ed in north Pickering and Markham, are part of a land swap agreement currently being brokered between the Province and private landowners in Richmond Hill and Uxbridge. In order to protect environmentally- sensitive lands on the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Province is proposing to trade publicly-owned land in Seaton for privately- owned land on the Moraine. But if the deal pushes up development on Seaton, the Region will have to ensure taxpayers aren’t left with the bill for new services at a time when plans are in the works to spend that money elsewhere, said Jim Clapp, Durham’s finance commis- sioner. “We don’t know the im- pact yet. It’s important the Region ensures whoever goes in (to develop the lands) upfronts the cost,” he told politicians at a com- mittee meeting Wednesday. His comments came in re- sponse to a question by Scugog Mayor Doug Mof- fatt who said he is con- cerned the Province may fast-track development in the Seaton area as part of its agreement. “How much is the Seaton scheme going to come into play?” the Scu- gog mayor asked. “How much impact will it have on projects already lined up?” If the Province or the de- velopers don’t pick up the cost of infrastructure to ser- vice the area up front, “it’s going to be problematic,” and could delay other pro- jects across the region, the finance commissioner said. Mr. Clapp noted there are no plans in the five-year forecast for infrastructure to service the Seaton area. Jack McCorkell, the Re- gion’s works commission- er, says the development could create pressure in three areas: requirement for the construction of water- mains, construction of a sanitary sewer trunk and the pressure on roads to handle additional traffic created by any develop- ment. Specifically, he says, it could require widening Brock Road and could im- pact on traffic conditions on Taunton Road. “Until the recent an- nouncement there was no indication anyone was going to develop these lands and we still don’t know what is going to hap- pen. Whoever develops the property should be respon- sible for the costs,” he says. The North Pickering Land Exchange Review Panel released its final rec- ommendations on the land deal Tuesday, Nov. 26. But until further details are available on the devel- opment implications of those recommendations, the Region has no way to know the full impact of possible developments aris- ing from the land ex- change, says Mr. Mc- Corkell. He notes there aren’t even street layouts or other planning tools on which to base decisions for future infrastructure in that area. 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In addition to a gen- eral stream of biological sci- ence, the program offers two unique concentrations in pharmaceutical biotechnolo- gy and environmental toxi- cology. Critical health care and environmental issues, emerg- ing technologies, and an aging population are all con- tributing to an increased de- mand for experts in these key areas of biological science. “Pharmaceutical biotech- nology is expected to be one of the biggest growth indus- tries in Canada in the next decade,” says Dr. John Perz, acting dean of the School of Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technolo- gy. “Leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology compa- nies have expressed a critical need for highly trained scien- tists with the skills that our program provides.” Graduates with expertise in environmental toxicology are needed to deal with issues such as toxins entering the food chain through animals and plants, as well as water pollution. “Our natural resources have never been more strained,” notes Dr. Perz. “By educating a new generation of environmental experts, the university will be helping to preserve our most vital re- sources for years to come.” Students will build a strong foundation in the basic sciences of biology, chem- istry and physics, as well as mathematics. These courses will also be fundamental to the university’s nursing, engi- neering and education pro- grams. Students in the bio- logical science program will develop communications and teamwork skills, as well as the creative and analytical skills involved in research and synthesis. At Ontario’s first laptop- based university, each student will use a current model of the IBM ThinkPad and bene- fit from fully networked classrooms and learning spaces. Another important first for the university is the leader- ship and managerial skills that are emphasized through- out the program. “Our univer- sity prepares students for ca- reers that meet the needs of the 21st-century workplace – well beyond entry-level posi- tions,” says Dr. Perz. Graduates of the biologi- cal science program may pur- sue post-graduate studies or choose a career in teaching or research. Students who spe- cialize in pharmaceutical biotechnology can choose from a variety of careers in pharmaceutical and biotech- nology companies. Students who major in environmental toxicology will have opportu- nities to work in government, regulatory and industry agen- cies that are responsible for environmental assessments. Applying to the biological science program Students interested in applying to the biological sci- ence program at the Univer- sity of Ontario Institute of Technology require an On- tario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with a mini- mum average of 70 per cent. This includes: ❑under the new curricu- lum, six 12U or M credits in- cluding English (ENG4U), advanced functions and in- troductory calculus, and two from chemistry, physics, biol- ogy or geometry and discrete math, or; ❑six OAC credits includ- ing English OA1, calculus, and two from biology, chem- istry, physics or algebra and geometry. 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The University of Ontario Institute of Technology First Class starts September 2003 Our degree programs: • Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Justice Studies • Bachelor of Commerce • Bachelor of Education (Consecutive) • Bachelor of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering • Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering • Bachelor of Science in Biological Science • Bachelor of Science in Nursing • Bachelor of Science in Physical Science and • Bachelor of Science in Radiation Science. Be part of our First Class For more information, visit www.uoit.ca, e-mail info@uoit.ca or call us at 1.866.844.8648 We are Canada’s newest university. A Place for You Apply to Durham College for fall 2003! For more information, call Admissions at 905-721-3046 or 905-721-3088 www.durhamc.on.ca ✔More than 70 career-focused programs ✔Highest student satisfaction rating in the GTA for the past four years ✔Outstanding faculty ✔Nearly 90% of our grads are employed within six months of graduation Dental Care for Adults, Kids and Great Big Babies. VIJAY BADHWAR, DMD We keep our patients smiling by taking the time to understand their needs. Add our friendly, caring staff and state-of-the-art techniques and you’ve found a good dental home. 905-683-1391 •A Full Range of Dental Treatments - Bring the whole family. •Saturday & Evening Appointments - To serve you better. •Flexible Payment Options - Helping you get the treatment you want. •A Relaxing Atmosphere - Virtual vision glasses, stereo headphones to help ensure you have a pleasant visit.Vans, trucks and commercial vehicles by estimate. Additional bodywork, rust repair and stripping of old paint extra. 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It’s a three-per cent increase over this year and the higher total is en- tirely for salary, wage and benefit in- creases, Dave Williams noted in a re- port to council Monday. Mr. Williams, the manager of bylaw services in Ajax, stated the PAW “budget will maintain existing service levels. Some service im- provements have been implemented in recent years, particularly in the areas of pet adoption and pub- lic information.” Under the agreement be- tween the three communities, the operating portion of the budget is divided on a per capita basis, while capital in- creases are split evenly. Ajax is paying $197,851.60 in PAW operating costs and $10,000 for capital, which will be spent on a new vehicle. The PAW 2003 budget is $678,500, with Pickering pay- ing almost $241,000 and Whitby about $240,000. PAW services and facilities are administered by Whitby, and all staff are Whitby em- ployees, Mr. Williams added. Ajax council approved the increase and the animal con- trol budget, as has Pickering council. It has also been sent to Whitby council for considera- tion. PICKERING —Do some Christ- mas shopping and have a bite to eat at a sale starting tonight and running the rest of the weekend. Mt. Zion United Church holds its an- nual craft and bake sale Friday, Nov. 29 until 8 p.m.., Saturday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale is at the Mt. Zion Community Centre, 4230 Salem Rd., between concessions 7 and 8 in north Pickering. More than 40 vendors will display homemade crafts. There is no charge for admission but a box for donations of non-perishable food items and toys will be at the front door. Lunch is available. For more information, call Shirley Jamieson at 905-649-5102 or Evelyn Jones at 905-649-5200. 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The splendour of our naturally scenic location has been incorporated into our burial, cremation, and memorialization options. In response to the community’s changing needs, an additional 30 acres of developed land has recently been unveiled, including a new Chinese section. Our staff is knowledgeable and understanding, and will help you every step of the way. Call today for an appointment or for information about pre-planning. As our community grows, so does the way we meet your needs. Duffin Meadows Cemetery (905)427-3385 Taunton Rd. W.Brock Rd. N.2505 Brock Road North Pickering NDP promotes $10-a-day child care in Durham BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer DURHAM ––Imagine a province where every preschooler has a place to fingerpaint, sing songs at circle time and learn life’s lessons supervised by trained child- care workers, all for $10 a day. That’s the dream of the New De- mocratic Party children’s critic Shelley Martel who was in Durham Monday to promote the NDP party’s policy on child care. “We be- lieve in a system where child care is linked to the school system,” Ms. Martel said during a press confer- ence at Durham College’s early learning centre. “Zero to six are crit- ical years. What we neglect to teach during those years deprives children of the skills they need to meet life’s challenges.” The NDP platform, unveiled by NDP leader Howard Hampton Sept. 3, promotes the creation of 20,000 more spots in regulated day cares across Ontario over the next four years. As well, the policy would add additional funding to schools to en- sure every school board offers full- day junior and senior kindergarten. The Province’s current minister of community, family and children’s services Brenda Elliott says the NDP plan, which she estimates would cost double the $700 million now spent on child-care initiatives, is not only too expensive but de- prives parents of the freedom to de- cide on the best care options for their children. “We need to honour parents’ de- sire for flexibility,” says Ms. Elliott. “We are already making a tremen- dous investment in child care that respects parents’desire for flexibili- ty and choice.” The government’s current invest- ment in child care initiatives in- cludes $296 million in fee subsidies to parents who can use that money toward the child-care option of their choice, says Durham MPP John O’Toole. In fact, he says, he would like to see tax credits added to the budget for families who choose to keep one parent home with children. He suggests the NDP platform is more about creating unionized jobs than quality day care. What everyone does agree on is the need to ensure children are get- ting stimulation and learning oppor- tunities in the early years, says Ms. Elliott. “There is a view quality child care is a key component of early childhood learning,” says Ms. El- liott, referring to a study commis- sioned by former premier Mike Harris. “Where it is not yet settled is what format it should take, a more structured, institutional centre or a home-based setting.” In Quebec, where the govern- ment has implemented a $2.2-bil- lion program that offers families child care for $5 per day, 67 per cent of parents have opted for informal home-based child care, the minister says. The government’s plan is to sup- port caregivers and parents through an investment in 103 early learning centres, to open across Ontario by spring 2003, says Ms. Elliott. Pro- posals for the centres, to be submit- ted by communities, are due at the end of this week and four - one in each riding - are expected to be built in Durham, she says. The centres will offer a place for parents and caregivers to get re- source materials and a place to take children for play and interaction. They will be funded as part of the federal government’s early child- hood development transfer pay- ments, says Ms. Elliott. In total, On- tario will receive $153 million for the 2002-03 fiscal year. Other pro- grams currently funded by the trans- fer payments include the ‘Healthy Babies’ programs, assistance for children with autism, breastfeeding and prenatal programs for teen moms. The NDP believes those pro- grams should be funded through the health care budget and the federal transfer payments should be redi- rected to creating more regulated, subsidized day care, says Ms. Mar- tel. Other ways the NDP would pay for the $10 per-day care would in- clude redirecting the current fund- ing now used for tax credits and other initiatives. As well, the NDP would increase taxes for earners at the $100,000 and $150,000 income levels. “We feel these are the people in the best position to make a contribu- tion to child care,” said Ms. Martel. A.J. GROEN/ News Advertiser photo Youngsters at the Durham College Early Learning Centre (clockwise, from left) include Jessica Bagley, Renee Gauthier, Keenan Cargill, Kianah Covassi, Amber Leroux and Rebecaa Suen. Ontario New De- mocrats were there Monday promoting the party’s child-care policy. Take tea at lush estate DURHAM –– Ta ke a break from Christmas shop- ping to enjoy tea at Parkwood Es- tate later this month. Parkwood will host its annual Christmas Cream Tea Nov. 30. Hol- iday treats and af- ternoon tea will be served in the elegant surround- ings of the Park- wood mansion’s sunroom, which overlooks the ter- race. Complete your visit with a tour of the man- sion while it is decorated for the holidays. The Parkwood volunteers present this annual event to raise funds in support of the restoration of Parkwood man- sion For more in- formation call 905-433-4311 or visit www.park- woodestate.com or email at info@parkwood- estate.com This Week Oshawa, Whitby, Clarington Bowmanville Canadian Statesman AT T: Chris Bovie, managing editor 865 Farewell St. Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 905-579-4400 Ajax & Pickering News Advertiser AT T: Steve Houston, managing editor 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, ON L1S 2H5 905-683-5110 Uxbridge Times-Journal AT T: Dave Stell, news editor 16 Bascom St. Uxbridge, ON L9P 1M9 905-852-9141 Port Perry This Week AT T: Bruce Froude, managing editor 1625 Scugog St.., N. Unit 2 Po rt Perry, ON L9L 1K6 905-985-2511 Metroland Durham Editor-in-Chief Joanne Burghardt 905-579-4400 Grades 7 & 8 attention teachers Writing/Ad Design Challenge ✩ Publisher for a Day will be a Special Section of the newspaper published in March 2003. ✩ Featuring columns written by Grade 7 and 8 students:“Something wonderful is happening in my school...” ✩ Featuring advertisements designed by Grade 7 and 8 students: Advertising copy supplied by customers of the newspaper. ✩ Information re: column writing and advertising design will be distributed to participating classes in January 2003 ✩ Deadline for columns and hand drawn advertisements: February 15, 2003 ✩ Reserve a spot for your class no later than Dec. 15, 2002 by calling the editor at one of the following addresses: Publisher for a Day METROLAND Durham Region Media Group This Week • Canadian Statesman • NEWS ADVERTISER •Times Journal • durhamr egion.com A/P PAGE 16 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 www.durhamregion.com We Specialize in After 5 & MOTHER OF THE BRIDE 416-281-9966 We’re closer than you think! Just 5 minutes •Take 401 W. (from Whites Rd.) •Exit Kingston Rd. Right at 1st exit (Lawson Rd.) At Lights turn left to Felicia’s 366 Old Kingston Rd. Scarborough Pot bust sees 10 homes closed, $1.6 million in plants seized DURHAM ––Police across Cana- da bagged more than $73-million worth of marijuana –– $1.6 million in Durham Region –– during the latest countrywide crackdown on residential drug factories. As part of Operation Green Sweep III, Durham Regional Police drug squad officers in recent days disman- tled 10 grow homes in Ajax and Pick- ering, arresting 13 people and seizing 1,597 plants. As well, $125,000 in alleged crime proceeds was confiscated and 55 charges were laid locally. Nine children, ranging in age from four months to 15 years, were removed by police and turned over to the care of the Children’s Aid Society. Six of the homes police raided were in Pickering on Westcreek Drive, Major Oaks Drive, Rosebank Road, Liverpool Road,Aspen Road, and Fair- port Road. The four in Ajax were on Hilling Drive, Wilce Drive, Willer Av- enue and Sharpe Crescent. Meanwhile, law enforcement agen- cies shut down a total of 180 illegal pot labs Canada-wide, arresting 163 peo- ple and laying 429 charges. More than 73,000 plants and $169,162 in cash was also seized dur- ing the project. Typically, the sophisticated labs steal large volumes of electricity by way of illegal hydro connections. Po- lice here say $800,000 has been recov- ered by local utility companies as a re- sult of 107 pot homes being closed down this year. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 PAGE 17 A/P SUPER WAREHOUSE SHOWROOM 1020 Brock Rd. S. Pickering Unit 1-4 (Just One Block S. of Hwy #401) 905-831-9845-6 Hours: Monday-Wednesday 10-6, Thursday-Friday 10-8, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-5 WE MUST MAKE ROOM FOR RENOVATIONS FOR ONE FULL YEAR O.A.C. 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For some families the winter sea- son can mean feeling the cold inside their homes as well as outside, as the cost of heating becomes unmanage- able. ‘Share the Warmth,’ a charitable agency, is asking for donations to help working poor and socially-as- sisted families in Durham Region re- main warm in their homes during the winter season. “We need to ensure people donate because we are seeing increasing numbers of people applying this year,” says Edward de Gale, the agency’s executive director. Since 1999, the agency has helped 338 households in Durham Region, of which 291 had children living in the home, he says. On Wednesday, Durham’s finance and administration committee recom- mended a donation of $20,000 to this year’s Share the Warmth fund. The recommendation will be before Re- gional council next Wednesday, Dec. 4. Since 1999, the Region has con- tributed $41,000 to Share the Wa rmth, to pay heating bills for fam- ilies in Durham communities. “The Region of Durham has been one of our best government partners,” says Mr. de Gale. “Durham Region was the first government partnership in 1999 and that led to nine others across the province. It was the Re- gion’s pioneering efforts that ensured families could remain in their homes.” With the added assistance of per- sonal and corporate donations, Share the Warmth has spent $90,000 help- ing Durham families keep lights and heat on in the past three years, says Mr. de Gale. Anyone interested in providing fi- nancial assistance can make a $35 contribution on the automated dona- tion line at 1-900-565-WARM (9276). The donation will be charged on your phone bill. Online donations can be made at www.sharethe- warmth.org. A/P PAGE 18 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 www.durhamregion.com Looking for a VOLUNTEER? Drop us a line before Dec. 11 There are hundreds of students in Durham who want to help you! METROLAND Durham Region Media Group This Week ● Canadian Statesman ● NEWS ADVERTISER Times-Journal● durhamregion.com As a requirement of receiving their Ontario Secondary School Diploma, this year’s Grade 12 students must have completed 40 hours of community service. Metroland’s community newspapers in Durham Region believe community service is a valuable learning experience. To help connect volunteer agencies with a Durham Region high school student, on Friday Dec. 13 Metroland’s community newspapers in Durham Region will publish a list of non-profit groups that have volunteer opportunities available. If you represent a non-profit agency with volunteer opportunties you’re invited to send us your agency name, the type of service you require, a contact name and a phone number at which students can contact you. Send your information to us at 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, Ont., L1S 2H5, OR email it to shouston@durhamregion.com OR fax your submission to 905-683-7363. DEADLINE: Dec. 11, 2002. Watch for a list of volunteer opportunities Dec. 13! RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo Hang in there, baby AJAX –– Dylan Bice hangs around with other students at last weekend’s ‘Off the Wall 2002’ event at Lincoln Alexander Public School. The event featured team building exercises, decision- making tips and drug awareness lessons, all in a fun atmosphere. Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation hosts weekend fund-raiser DURHAM ––You can have brunch delivered right to your door –– or to the home of a friend or rela- tive. On Dec. 1, the Crohn’s and Col- itis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) is holding its 2nd annual ‘Let’s Do Brunch’ event. For $25, a brunch will be delivered to friends and family. One brunch includes 12 Montreal- style bagels, 250g Lactantia cream cheese, 1.8 L Tropicana orange juice, jam, coffee, tea, CCFC mug and “work out wear.” The CCFC hopes to raise $8,000 in Durham Region to contribute to the national goal of $25,000 for the foun- dation. For more information or to pur- chase a brunch delivery, call 905- 432-3067 or 905-720-4650. Have your pet framed for Christmas Humane Society offers photos with Santa in annual fund-raiser DURHAM ––The Hu- mane Society of Durham Region will be hosting its eighth annual Pet Pics with Ol’ Saint Nick. This spe- cial fund-raiser will be held on Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of Durham Region, 199 Waterloo St., Oshawa. You can get a framed four-inch by six-inch por- trait of your pet with Santa Claus. Professional photogra- pher Ian Goodall will take portraits and the cost is $7.50. Bake sale and crafts will be available to pur- chase as well as a 50/50 draw, $2 per ticket or three for $5. All donations are wel- come and all proceeds will go to the animals at the shelter. For more information call the shelter at 905-433- 2022. Share Sunday brunch, help fight colitis DURHAM —First-time homebuyers will be met with higher mortgage rates and higher housing prices in the second half of 2003. That’s the latest forecast from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for the Oshawa Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). According to the CMHC’s Oshawa housing now forecast summary, the resale market will hit 5,200 in 2002, an increase of 5.3 per cent over last year. But higher mortgage rates in the second half of 2003, combined with higher prices will dampen first- time buyer demand, cooling the market to 5,000 sales next year. “It is expected that equi- ty gains resulting from higher resale prices this year and next will encour- age repeat buyers to become active in the market next year,” said Beverly Kueper, market analyst with CMHC’s Ontario business centre. While the average resale price in the Oshawa CMA has climbed 8.3 per cent in 2002 to $187,000, the CMHC predicts it will rise another 5.9 per cent to www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 PAGE 19 A/P Rapid Photo Pickering Town Centre upper level next to The Bay 905-837-9232 $699 24 exp. 1 HOUR PHOTO Your vehicle’s condition and your safety are closely related... Are you ready for WINTER? Are you ready for WINTER? PROTECT YOUR CAR BEFORE OUR HARSH WINTER & SALT B ODY W ORKS Ltd. Christmas Special Engine shampoo, Interior shampoo, 2 coats of wax, clean dress vinyl, free fabric protector, and oil change $169.97 Other packages available Gift Certificates Christmas Special Hand wash dry Wipe interior Dress tires $9.25 10 Washes $87.50 The best rust proofing Paintless dent removal Call for details 905-743-9976 EXPIRES 01/01/03 $99.00 - $199.00 Plus G.S.T F R E E W A S H R.M. Autobody offers fast, friendly and reliable ser- vice, along with the best rates in town. Having been in the automotive business for the past 15 years owner George Shiapanis has recently opened R.M. Autobody in Ajax. “I offer reliable service,” says George. “The secret to success is to keep the client happy and that is what I plan to do.” R.M. Autobody deals with everything and anything that has to do with autobody, including collisions and insurance claims. They offer 24 hours service, free esti- mates and they will beat any written estimate. For more information on R.M. Autobody call (905)686-7131 or cell (416)318-4304. R.M. Autobody offers Best Rates in Town With coupon only Offer valid through Nov. 15-Dec. 13/02 FULL SERVICE GARAGE LICENSED & CERTIFIED AUTO TECHNICIANS BRAKES, TUNE-UPS, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AIR CONDITIONING, CHARGING SYSTEM, EXHAUST, COOLING SYSTEM, TIRES “Includes up to 5L of engine oil” for most cars (ASK US ABOUT OUR OTHER WINTER SPECIALS) 905-426-9943 493 BAYLY ST. E. AJAX LUBE, OIL AND FILTER • $9.99LUBE, OIL AND FILTER • $9.99 Grand Opening SpecialGrand Opening Special Call 905-579-4400 Inside Sales Christmas Teddy Bear Caper We are asking both the corporate and the retail sectors in our area to join us in sending “Winnie the Pooh” teddy bears to those in need in our area through our organizations, such as Durham Regional Police Food and To y Drive, Denise House, Salvation Army and others. 1) Your company name, logo, telephone number, etc. will be included on the Teddy Bear Caper page. 2) One “Winnie the Pooh” cuddly Teddy Bear with a tag identifying your company so the recipient will know who the bear came from. For Further Information www.mirrorfinish.ca Steam Clean Upholstery Surfaces, Clean & Treat Leather, Clean & Treat Vinyl Surfaces, Clean Door Jams, Clean Windows In & Out. Coupon expires Dec. 31, 2002 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm • Saturday 8 am - Noon Fall/Winter Special On Interior Detailing! From $7995 Reg. From $8995 1199 Kingston Rd., Unit #7 (905) 839-6075 At Diamond Shine Car Cleaning and Detailing you will always get the best value for the hard earned money you spend. Joanne Elawar of Diamond Shine says that quality is their top priority and will give customers value for their money. “We’ll give 100% to every detailing job. Customer satisfaction is #1,” she says. “We do more than just clean the floors and seats, We will treat your car like a jewel. Like all of our customers, you’ll come in as a customer and leave as a friend. We also thank you for our continued success.” Diamond Shine is an old fashioned family business that believes in hon- esty, respect and integrity. Their customers always come first. Diamond Shine is located at 221 Westney Road South, in Ajax. Appointments are recommended. For more information call (905) 619-2899. Always Get the Best Value at Diamond Shine Mirror Finish is located in the Pickering Auto Centre and in addition to serving the local community they have built up relationships with a number of local automobile dealerships to help with their detailing needs. They do complete interior and exterior detailing including upholstery steam cleaning, leather cleaning and treatment, fabric protection, waxing, paint protec- tion, and high speed polishing. They also offer win- dow tinting as well as before season and after season rust protection. Mirror Finish is located at 1199 Kingston Road in Pickering. For more information or to make an appointment call (905) 839-6075 or visit their website at www.mirrorfinish.ca. Mirror Finish Offers Detailing and More (905) 619-2899 221 Westney Rd. S. Unit C, Ajax, ON, L1S 2C9 Gift Certificates for all occasions Oil Spray Rust Proofing/ Undercoating from $69.95 We Take Pride in What We do Car Cleaning & Detailing Rates, prices headed up in 2003: CMHC $198,000 in 2003. Housing starts increased by 36.7 per cent to 3,500 units in 2002, which is a record year for single-detached starts, surpassing the previous high in 1989. In 2003, the CMHC predicts housing starts will cool to 3,200 units. A/P PAGE 20 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 www.durhamregion.com SAT., NOV. 30, 1-4 P.M. 42 GREENHALF DR., PICKERING PICKERING BEACH AND BAYLY - Stunning! 4 bedroom family home. Big master bedroom with 4 piece en suite. Huge 2 storey grand room on main level with gorgeous fireplace. Bright, open concept with family eat- in kitchen and walkout to beautiful wraparound porch! Excellent area! Won’t last so call Christine now! DARREN MARTEL*** 905-427-6522 CHRISTINE STERGIU* 416-495-2362 AL McARTHUR* 905-743-9211 toll free 1-866-344-9211 DONNA BAGLIERI** 905-428-6533 *Sales Representatives **Associate Broker ***Broker TERREQUITY REALTY SUN., DEC. 1, 2-4 P.M. 49 CHATFIELD CRES., AJAX Dir.: Westney Rd. north of Kingston Rd. to Ravenscroft, follow signs. Excellent 2 bedroom, 2 full bath, all brick detached. Newer roof, CAC, front door ceramics, light fixtures, flooring, decorating, trim, sinks, the list goes on. Buy today, close in the spring. CONNECT Independently Owned & Operated, Broker FOR MORE INFO., DARREN MARTEL*** ROYAL LEPAGE CONNECT REALTY, 905-427-6522 JIM PERRY* 905-831-2273 SAT. & SUN., NOV. 30 & SUN., DEC. 1, 1-4 P.M. 45 PALMER DR,. AJAX HAS ALL THE “I WANTS” RARE OPPORTUNITY! This one you can’t match for overall charm, utilization, and value. Offers ceramics and wood floors throughout, 4 baths, 2 kitchens, w/i basement, 12x24’ deck - very private, 7 appliances, California shutters, fireplace and CAC. Call Jim Perry, 905-831-2273.CASE REALTY$232,800SUN., DEC. 1, 12-3 P.M. 4541 DEVITTS RD. HOLIDAYS BEGIN!! You will be amazed to walk this property. Unique multiple family home set in the country. 3 kit., 6 bdrms., 2 hot tubs, 2 bdrm. guest cottage, sep. apt. & much more. The gardens have hosted many weddings in the summer w/flowers in full bloom. Go for a Sunday drive & enjoy some hot cider & treats. MLS #E103596 virtual tour. SUN., DEC. 1, 2-4 P.M. 1307 GALLANT CRT. •Super location just N. of Petticoat Creek Conservation area •Premium pool sized lot with mature trees on quiet cul-de-sac •Unbelievably upgraded from top to bottom, inside and out •Four plus two bedrooms, spectacular prof. finished rec rm. •Extensive landscaping, CAC/CVAC BARRIE COX* 416-286-3993 ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD. SAT., NOV. 30, 1-3:30 P.M. 754 LUBIN AVE., PICKERING “IN LAW APT.” Bungalow with all new windows on main floor, hardwood under carpet, seperate entrance to full inlaw apartment. Minutes to lake and GO Train. Priced to sell at only $199,900. DON DENNIS* 905-683-5000 QUALITY ONE LTD. RLTR. SUN., DEC. 1. 2-4 P.M. 1686 MAJOR OAKS PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP - Don’t miss this gorgeous det. home in Pickering! Brick! Dbl. gar.! 2,800 sq. ft. approx.! 4 spac. bdrms.! 3 baths! Romeo & Juliet style master bdrm. w/ensuite. Open concept! Fam. room! Fireplace! Huge modern kitchen! Pantry & chef counter! Florida ceiling! French doors! Builder’s model home! Appls.! Immaculate! Prof. landscaped w/interlock! Won’t Last!ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD. $28 9, 9 0 0 $309,900SUN., DEC. 1, 2-4 P.M. 105 ST. THOMAS ST., BROOKLIN Shows immaculate! Victorian style all brick detached home in a quiet country setting! Very spacious and open floor plan! Quality Kevin Doble home! Upgraded maple cabinet, vinyl windows - casements! High eff. furnace, ceramics, wood floors. Prof. decorated, must be seen! Call David McIntyre today at 905-668-1800. DAVID McINTYRE* 905-668-1800 ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.$199,900$184,900$279,900Hearty volunteers needed to help raise funds DURHAM —The Durham West chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foun- dation needs volunteers to help with fund-raising. Coming in January, the provincial foundation will again be running the Painting the Town Red campaign. To ensure the initiative is successful in Ajax, Pickering, Whitby and Uxbridge, two to three committed vol- unteers are needed to assist the chap- ter’s special events co-ordinator. Volunteers would help at the chap- ter’s new Whitby offices and put to- gether packages for participating sites, as well as make deliveries, if possible, and follow-up phone calls or visits. Those interested should be comfort- able working on the telephone and in person, in a customer-service focused role, and able to make a six-month commitment. Other skills could include working with minimal supervision, forming solid business relationships with clients, a basic knowledge of Mi- crosoft Office computer software, ex- cellent communication skills and ac- cess to a reliable vehicle. Being a volunteer would be a good position for a post-secondary school student or someone looking to upgrade their resume. Anyone interested can call Marnie at 905-666-3777 or visit the office at 201-209 Dundas St. E., Whitby. AJAX ––The Ajax-Pickering Chapter of the One Parent Families As- sociation meets Wednesday, Dec. 4 and you’re invited. The group meets at the Ajax Crick- et Club, corner of Monarch Avenue and Clements Road, Ajax. It’s for custodial and non-custodial parents, whether your children are two or 42. Meetings are at 8 p.m. except the second Wednesday of the month when start time is 8:30 p.m. Call 905-426- 4646 or visit www.geocities.com/opfa- ca. Single parents meet Wednesday www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 PAGE 21 A/P A/P PAGE 22 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 www.durhamregion.com Have you seen the new Toronto Star? It ’swhere you live. Located In The Rear Of 900 Champlain Ave., Oshawa 1-800-642-4561 or (905) 723-5211 In Time For ChristmasAgincourt Chrysler Agincourt Chrysler Masey Gutkin FREE OIL CHANGE FOR ALL MY PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS The Holiday Special Please call Masey 416.321.2201 plus up to 60 months NO PAYMENTS TIL MARCH 2003 Limited time PLUSO% Girls Incorporated looking to strike a match in Ajax, Pickering DURHAM —Tw enty-five girls are waiting. Girls Incorporated of Durham, for- merly the Big Sisters Association of Ajax-Pickering, has 25 girls ages six to 16 or young mothers waiting to be matched with a volunteer. Volunteers are females 21 years or older interested in spending at least four hours a week for a minimum of one year with a girl or young mother. Since being formed in 1984, the or- ganization has helped hundreds of girls and young women through a one- to-one match. In addition to the matches and friends, or teen moms, programs, the organization offers monthly activities, workshops and special events. There is also the Big Sister-for-a- day program, in which females 18 or older accompany an unmatched Little Sister to an agency-sponsored activity night or workshop. A Big Sister volunteer has to undergo an intensive application process conducted by the case- work staff, involving an interview at the organization’s office, three references, a medical check, a po- lice check for the applicant and anyone over 18 living in her household, and a second inter- view at the applicant’s home. Each applicant must also attend a group orientation session and can take part in ongoing training ses- sions offered for volunteers throughout the year. For more information, contact Girls Incorporated of Durham at 905-428-8111 or by e-mail at big- sisap@netcom.ca. Genealogy group celebrates season DURHAM ––The Ontario Ge- nealogical Society, Durham Branch 22, holds its Christmas get-together Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Art Resource Centre, Queen Street, be- hind Oshawa City Hall. ‘The Silver Dagger’, the third book about Camp X by author Lynn Phillip Hodgson, is presented. Bring Christ- mas goodies and finger foods. Meet- ings are open to members and inter- ested public. Call Bessie at 905-723- 7460 or Marion at 905-683-2476. BANKRUPTCY WAREHOUSE SALE! BANKRUPTCY WAREHOUSE SALE!WAREHOUSE SALE! FAMOUS BRANDS SALE ON ‘TIL CHRISTMAS Mon.-Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5 1630 Kingston Rd. Pickering COMFORTERS RALPH LAUREN - WESTPOINT STEVENS TWIN $2200 FULL $2900 QUEEN $3900 KING $4500 OVER 2,000 IN STO C K CANON FIELDCREST LINEN •TOWELS •PILLOWS •SHOWER CURTAINS •MATTRESS COVERS •DRAPES CANADA SPORTSWEAR SPALDING - MACH 5 •WINTER COATS •JACKETS •POLAR FLEECE •SWEATERS •PANTS •SNOWMOBILE SUITS •GOLF TOPS & SPORTS SHIRTS... HANES • ISOTONER • TOTES • VOGUE • LEATHER GLOVES • MITTS • SCARVES • PANTYHOSE • BRAS • HOSIERY •LOUNGE PANTS & FOOTWEAR •TOPS •FLEECE - POLAR FLEECE KINGSTON RD. HWY. 401WHITES RD.LIVERPOOL RD.BROCK RD.WESTNEY RD.N S E W HWY. 401 SAL E ON ‘ T I L CHR I S T M A S SALE ON ‘TIL CHRIST M A S SAMSONITE MENS LEATHER WALLETS $1000 5,000 NEW PIECES JUST ARRIVED • ENYCE • SEAN JOHN • PHAT FARM • OUTCAST • AKADEMICS • ROCA WEAR VELOUR TRACK SUITS $15999 BEST PRICE ANYWHERE SALE ON ‘TIL CHRISTMAS Mon.-Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5 1630 Kingston Rd. Pickering KINGSTON RD. HWY. 401WHITES RD.LIVERPOOL RD.BROCK RD.WESTNEY RD.N S E W HWY. 401 LIPSTICK MASCARA LINERS BLUSH POWDER NAILPOLISH FOUNDATIONFRAGRANCES TONERS CLEANSERS HAIRCARE MOISTURIZERS EYESHADOW WAREHOUSE SALE high fashion jewellery • necklaces bracelets • bangles • rings • earrings & much, much more SPECIAL PRODUCTS FROM THE U.S. AVAILABLE AT OUR SALE SPECIAL PRODUCTS FROM THE U.S. AVAILABLE AT OUR SALE ASSORTED GIFTWEAR • CD’s • BOOKS • COMPUTER GAMES • SOFTWARE • POT POURRI • GIFT BASKETS ALMAY COLORSTAY CHA R L I E MOISTURESTAY SUPERLUS R O U S & MOONDROPS LIPSTICK S AND MANY OTHER FINE PRODUCTS FROM INCLUDES: SALE ON ‘TIL CHRIST M A S SAL E STA R T S NO V 3 0 t h www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, November 29,2002 PAGE 23 A/P BY JANE McDONALD Staff Writer DURHAM –– As much as the ter- minally ill people served by Hospice Durham would like to be put on a wait- ing list, the reality is they are dying now. The small Hospice Durham staff was able to mobilize more than 140 volunteers last year, translating into al- most 13,000 hours of free palliative care and bereavement support to clients. But that was then and this is now, eight months since the agency asked the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to increase its funding. “We have made a plea to the Min- istry for six full-time positions,” con- firms Cheryl MacLeod, executive di- rector of Hospice Durham. As Ms. MacLeod sees it, the ser- vices she and her staff of three try to provide will be drastically cut if the ministry doesn’t come through with more money. Right now, Hospice Durham receives $72,000 per fiscal year, enough to pay for 3.5 full-time staff. But it isn’t so much lost income and job insecurity she’s worried about. The hospice staff knows the not-for- profit agency will have to start saying ‘No’ to palliative patients. There is al- ready a growing waiting list and the agency has had to close its doors one day a week, on Fridays. “The one thing the people we serve don’t have is time,” says Ms. MacLeod. “For me, there is no sense in talking about a waiting list.” Hospice Durham palliative care vol- unteers are part of an interdisciplinary team which includes the patient and his or her family, physicians, nurses, social workers, community support services, occupational therapists, spiritual coun- sellors and the trainers and co-ordina- tors who make up the agency’s staff. There is no fee for palliative sup- port. Hospice Durham is funded through private gifts, in-memoriam do- nations, fund-raising activities and the Ministry of Health. It was incorporated in 1991 as a registered charity and serves the southern part of Durham Re- gion along the lakeshore from Picker- ing to Newcastle. “When we get a referral, we call within the next 12 hours,” says Ms. MacLeod. “And we try to get to see the family as soon as possible. We prefer to get to know people earlier rather than later.” In a perfect world, the best possible palliative care would begin at the time of diagnosis. But for most of the people the Hospice Durham team serve, “It’s closer to the end,” says Ms. MacLeod. “We try to establish a meaningful relationship with the family as well as with the client,” she adds. The ages and walks of life of the clients the agency sees are varied although an increasing number are younger and have families which include children. At any given time, 50 to 60 families seem to be the average. Hospice Durham is still recruiting new volunteers but warns the new peo- ple in training that they may not have the staff members available to actually assign them to a client. “We don’t want the staff to burn out,” continues Ms. MacLeod. “But there has been no response (from the ministry). At this point we can no longer keep up with the current level of demand.” BY LESLEY BOVIE Staff Writer PICKERING —Only your personal com- puter needs to know the next time you get a parking ticket. Parking infractions in Pickering can now be paid online through PayTickets, a new service being offered on the City’s Web site. “A lot of clients at the counter have been in- quiring about payment online,” said Anne Greentree, Pickering’s supervisor of legislative services. Residents have already started to call up the new payment screen since it became op- erational Monday, said Ms. Greentree, who was in the middle of processing the first payment when contacted. There is a slight delay in getting the payment from the bank but the ease of the system makes it all worthwhile, she said. Up until now, resi- dents had to make their payments in person to the clerk’s department, mail it in, or put it in the City’s after-hours drop box. “It’s so much more convenient,” said Ms. Greentree. “Given today’s environment with on- line banking, it was a natural progression.” “The majority of tickets tend to be paid with- in the allotted time according to legislation,” she added. PayTickets is available any time on the City’s We b site. There is a $1.50 transaction fee for each payment. The new service is available by calling up www.cityofpickering.com and click- ing on the PayTickets icon on the left hand side of the page. 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Hospice pleads for more funds from Ministry of Health Park yourself at computer to pay that parking ticket in Pickering Canadian Club goes nuclear at next meeting DURHAM ––The Canadian Club of Durham Region hopes to spark in- terest for its December meeting. Pat McNeil, senior vice-president of nuclear strategy support for Ontario Power Generation, will discuss the topic of electricity in Ontario Thurs- day Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa. To reserve a seat at this event, call 905-728-1718 or 905-426-5090. Candlelight service remembers loved ones PICKERING —Light up your life with a flame for a lost loved one. Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens hosts its sixth annual candlelight service Sun- day, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at Pickering Vil- lage United Church, 300 Church St. N. in Ajax. The evening is dedicated to those who have lost a loved one. Com- plimentary candles will be handed out for families to light, with everyone join- ing together for prayers, words of com- fort and music. There is no cost for the service but donations of non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army Christmas ap- peal will be collected. Call 905-427- 5416 for more information. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 PAGE 25 A/P Of those who came before BY JANE MCDONALD Staff Writer DURHAM –– People talk about how Durham Re- gion is one of the fastest growing places in all of On- tario, perhaps Canada. It’s as though these conversa- tions about ever-expanding urban sprawl are based on a place only recently discovered. But at one time in the Region’s history, waterways full of salmon cut their way toward Lake Ontario, winding through dense forests, while nurturing prairie grasslands. There is a sense of loss just thinking about the vast, unbroken lines of virgin woodlands and open land- scapes as far as the eye could see. Thanks to the dozen or so archeological consulting firms based in and around Ontario, residents of Durham Region can at least glimpse what it must have been like here hun- dreds of years ago. No new development takes place without an archeo- logical sensitivity study. So when a new subdivision was built in northwest Oshawa 10 years ago, signifi- cant discoveries were made. “The Grandview archaeological site, located south of Taunton Road and west of Grandview Street North, was discovered in 1992 while the area was being prepared for the development of a new subdivision,” confirms Jennifer Wey- mark of the Oshawa Historical Society. As the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria plied the wa- ters of the Atlantic, First Nations’ Iroquois, Huron and Mississaugas had been living, hunting and farming in Durham Region. The Grandview site gave up the remains of an AD 1400-1450 village where 12 longhouses provided homes to as many as 1,200 Iroquois. “A bout 11,000 artifacts were un- earthed,” says Angela Siebarth, pro- gram and volunteer co-ordinator at the Oshawa Community Museum where many of the finds are on display. Stone tools, axe heads, hammers made of stone and flint ar- rowhead projectiles, plus sharp bone needles for leather work bear witness to an industrious people who wore animal skins and made unique ceramic pottery. “They ate small animals like chipmunks and squir- rels and the horseshoe hare,” adds Ms. Siebarth. “And they hunted for deer and fished from streams.” But these original Durham residents were first and foremost agriculturalists. They grew maize, beans, sunflowers and tobacco in the fields now paved and home to peo- ple from the four corners of the Earth. “Approximately 100 people lived in a (longhouse) building,” continues Ms. Siebarth. “They traced their lineage from the female side of the family and those relatives lived together in a longhouse.” The sad fate of Durham Region’s first inhabitants was a combination of disease and war. “Most died from European diseases and war between the Iroquois in the U.S., from New York state,” confirms Ms. Siebarth. But before they succumbed to illnesses or battle wounds, a second village was established near the Os- hawa-Whitby border at Thornton and Rossland roads. It is believed, according to the Oshawa Historical soci- ety, that the Grandview villagers re-established them- selves at the ‘MacLeod’ site after abandoning the first site. “This belief is based on a very unusual treatment for ceramic found at both sites,” explains Ms. Wey- mark. “Pottery sherds recovered from both the Grandview and MacLeod sites have slipped exteriors ... a thin coating of a mixture of clay and pigment that was applied to the potter like a glaze.” While some southern Ontario na- tive groups were nomadic, others like the Iroquois settled down on the farm- land along the north Lake Ontario shore- line. They designed trails and passageways to maintain contact and trade. Old Simcoe Street, for ex- ample, closely resembles those ancient routes. In the Uxbridge-Scott Museum, treasured artifacts include an Iroquoian pipe dating back to about 1450, and which curator Allan McGillivray says was “proba- bly used in ceremonies” since tobacco was considered a sacred medicine for the Iroquois people. Many of the exhibits found in the Uxbridge area show design and engineering skill such as a banner- stone used as a weight to slide forward when a spear or lance was launched at a target. An adze, used for clean- ing animal hides, actually has an indentation for the user’s thumb, while a pristine ice pick looks as though it’s never been used. The Oshawa Community Museum is open year round and is located at Lakeview Park, 1450 Simcoe St., S., Oshawa. Call 905-436-7624 for hours and tour information. The Uxbridge-Scott Museum on Quaker Hill is located 1/4 mile north of Durham Road 8, on Concession 6, Uxbridge. Closed for the winter, the mu- seum reopens Victoria Day weekend and remains open to the end of October, Wednesday-Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday and holidays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call (905)-852-5854 for more information. The museums’Web sites are www.oshawamuseum.org and www.uxbridge.com/museum. Uxbridge-Scott Museum, curator Allan McGillivray shows an Iroquoian pipe dating from about 1450 AD. It was found north of Uxbridge. In all probability the pipe was used in sacred ceremonies. Top right, an adze, used for scraping hides. Bottom right, a projec- tile point dating about 1400 A.D. A.J. 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COLLECTIONS ARE FROM NOV. 27 - DEC.1 JASON LIEBREGTS/ News Advertiser photo Exhibiting their commitment to community volunteering PICKERING –– A volunteer fair held recently at the main branch of the public library offered adults and youth a host of opportunities to take part. Here, Jackie Jones (left) and Marilyn Fetter go over their exhibit in between visitors to the event. Our kids are our future and we want to help make it bright! ✩ For further information on Community Newspapers in Education call: Metroland Durham Editor-in-Chief Joanne Burghardt 905-579-4400 Grandview Children’s Centre looking for help AJAX —Help make a difference by donating your time. Grandview Children’s Centre is looking for caring, dedicated volun- teers to spare three hours a week as- sisting with therapy and recreational programs offered at its west site, 570 Westney Rd. S., in Ajax. Grandview offers a range of ser- vices to children and young adults with physical and communication disabili- ties, aiming to help them achieve their highest level of independence. Volunteers must be a minimum of 16 years old and willing to make a three-month commitment. For more information, call 905- 728-1673 ext. 355 or 1-800-304-6180. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 PAGE 27 A/P 905-426-6242 Located in Wal-Mart Ajax OPEN Mon. - Fri. 9 A.M. - 9 P.M. Sat. 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. Sun. 12 - 6 P.M. Entertainment NEWS ADVERTISER NOVEMBER 29, 2002 Still ‘Crazy Eights’ after all these years BY JANE McDONALD Staff Writer DURHAM — It was the fall of 1952. Canada had won Olympic hockey gold in Oslo, Norway earlier in the year. A young Queen Elizabeth II waited to be crowned in Westminster Abbey the following spring. Here at home, an era of styling and engineering innovations would see both tail fins and sales records grow at General Motors Canada. It was also the beginning of a lasting friendship for a group of GM employees. Wo rking in the parts depart- ment of the booming automotive maker, eight young office work- ers started a club. Now averaging in age from 65 to 70, one of the women looks back at the start of the ‘Crazy Eights.’ “We formed a knitting club,” recalled Donna Stell of Oshawa. “We met at our homes and called ourselves the ‘Crazy Eights.’ Fifty years later we are still meeting once a month. “Some of the girls are very talented. They do pictures of their grandchildren in petit point, make lampshades and sweaters. I’ve made 12 afghans.” Stell was 19 when she left school and went to work at GM. “At the time,” she explained, “if you worked at GM and got mar- ried, you got to work for three months and then you were out.” The policy was common among mid-20th century Canadian em- ployers when most women planned to marry and stay home to raise their children. “We were all married when we left GM and we all stayed with our husbands,” she said of the group. “Two of the girls were wid- owed. One of them remains sin- gle and the other remarried. I went back (to work) part time and some of the girls went back (when GM allowed married women to hold jobs).” But the group of friends — Georgie (Whitehead) Tkaczuk, Eileen (Spicer) Porayko, Bev (Bain) Dervent, Ruth (Shaw) Stainton, Ann (Arnold) Northey, Joan (Carveth) McLeish, Barbara (Parkhill) Sheen and Donna Barker, as Stell was known when the Crazy Eights began, didn’t just glide through life. There have been hard times: the deaths of two original members (Ber- nice Wilson and Joan Johnson; two women joined the remaining six about 20 years ago), the loss of the two husbands and various illnesses. There have also been celebra- tions. They’ve thrown wedding showers for each other, served as bridesmaids and rejoiced in the births of one another’s babies. “We can boast of many children, grandchildren and great-grand- children,” said Stell. “We’ve worked hard to stay in touch and have taken interesting trips to- gether. “One of the group’s trips was to Nashville, Tennessee and the Grand Ole Opry. It was our first big trip.” The most recent annual jaunt for the group was in Octo- ber when the women took in ‘My Fair Lady’ at Stratford and did some shopping in St. Jacobs. Christmas is an especially im- portant time, with the women each making or buying a holiday decoration for one another. “Each Christmas we enjoy dinner at a restaurant and return to one of our houses for dessert and gifts,” said Stell. “One girl has a wreath on her door all decorated with the handmade or bought decorations (she’s been given) from the group.” Stell said she’s as surprised as anyone that the group is still to- gether. She’s not sure why and simply said, “We just stuck together. We all have different backgrounds and we all do different things. Some play bingo, others ski or skate.” Even hazardous travel condi- tions can’t keep them from meet- ing. Icy roads between Ponty- pool, Lindsay and Huntsville haven’t deterred them often. The bond the women share is not only about trips and gifts. When Stell moved to Calgary for a time, she was still made to feel part of the group. “They phoned me at Christ- mas,” she said, her eyes welling up with tears. “We really get along. It’s amazing because we’re all so dif- ferent... We would give up any- thing to go to the knitting club.” ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ News Advertiser photo ‘The Crazy Eights’have been meeting monthly to knit for 50 years. They are, in front, Ruth Stainton and Ann Northey, and back, from left, Donna Stell, Bev Dervent, Georgie Tkaczuk, Eileen Porayko and Joan McLeish. Barbara Sheen is also a member of the group. FRIDAY, NOV. 29 ADDICTION HELP:The Serenity Group meets every Friday at 8 p.m. for a 12-step recovery program at Bayfair Baptist Church, 817 Kingston Rd. in Pickering. Group deals with all types of addictions, in- cluding co-dependency.Child care is available. Call Jim evenings at 905- 428-9431. CRAFT AND BAKE SALE:Mt. Zion United Church holds its annual craft and bake sale from 10 a.m.to 8 p.m. at Mt. Zion Community Centre, 4230 Salem Rd., north Pickering. More than 40 vendors will display new homemade crafts and lunch will be available. Sale continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Shirley Jamieson at 905-649-5102 or Eve- lyn James at 905-649-5200. GIANT SALE:St. Martin’s Anglican Church holds a giant sale at the church, 1201 St.Martin’s Dr., Picker- ing.The sale includes used clothing, white elephant items, toys and books. Donations are also needed. Call 905-839-4257. SATURDAY, NOV. 30 CRAFTS:St. Bernadette’s Church’s ladies’ auxiliary holds a craft sale from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the parish hall, at Bayly Street and Har- wood Avenue, Ajax. Tea room, crafts, penny sale. Call 905-683- 1533. CRAFT SHOW:The ‘I believe... Christmas magic’ craft show runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Highbush Public School, 605 Stroud’s La. in Pickering.Admission is $2 for adults, with children under 13 free.Call 905- 839-5289. SUNDAY, NOV. 1 PINE RIDGE CANDLE SERVICE: Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens hosts its sixth annual candlelight service at 7 p.m. at Pickering Village United Church, 300 Church St. N., Ajax. The service is for those who have lost a loved one.There is no cost but donations of non-perishable food items would be appreciated. Call 905-427-5416. MONDAY, DEC. 2 LUNCH AT THE LEGION:The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 606, Pickering, serves up lunch for $4 and under Monday to Friday be- tween noon and 1:30 p.m. at the le- gion, 1555 Bayly St. All are wel- come. For takeouts, call 905-839- 2990. SENIORS’ ACTIVITIES:The Ajax Seniors’ Friendship Club plays bridge and cribbage every Monday at 1 p.m. at the St. Andrew’s Com- munity Centre, 46 Exeter Dr. Ajax. In addition, bridge is also played Wednesdays at 1:15 p.m. Call Agnes at 905-686-1573. QUILTERS’MEET:The Durham Tril- lium Quilters’ Guild meets at 7:30 p.m. at Central Collegiate, 155 Gibb St., Oshawa. Take part in a make and take Christmas project and enjoy a dessert buffet with coffee. Call Betty Hearn 905-571-4246. News Advertiser Billboard November 29, 2002 Close-‘knit’group has stuck together through thick and thin DURHAM –– Local teens are invited to Slamjam 2002 this Saturday at Whitby’s Masonic Hall. The Nov. 30 teen party, pre- sented by Club Teen Parties, in- cludes music by Front Row Center, of Whitby, Pickering’s Meadowvale, and opening act, the Johnstones, of Ajax. To kick off the all-ages fun, the Wildfx All-Stars, Pro-break- ers and Skratch DJs, put on a show. Doors at the Masonic Hall, 203 Cochrane St., open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and in- clude free pizza and pop. Ti ckets can be purchased at the door or in advance by con- tacting Kris Christie at 416- 518-8046 or Cheryl Thompson at FUNDS 4 U Inc. at 905-666- 2210. Ajax, Pickering bands plan slammin' good time The following movies open in local theatres this week. SOLARIS Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring George Clooney, Natascha McElhone This remake of the 1972 adaptation of Stanislaw Lem’s novel takes place in the future and is about psy- chologist and cosmonaut Dr. Kris Kelvin who is sent to in- vestigate a space station that has lost all communication with Earth. He discovers the commander has committed suicide and two remaining survivors are haunted by vi- sions of their experiences on the planet Solaris, where he finds his dead wife alive. TREASURE PLANET Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker Starring the voices of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short, Emma Thompson A futuristic, animated twist on Robert Louis Steven- son’s ‘Treasure Island,’‘Trea- sure Planet’ follows restless teen Jim Hawkins on a fan- tastic journey across the uni- verse as cabin boy aboard a majestic space galleon. Be- friended by the ship’s charis- matic cyborg cook, John Sil- ver,Jim blossoms under his guidance and shows the mak- ings of a fine shipmate as he and the alien crew battle a su- pernova, a black hole, and a ferocious space storm. But even greater dangers lie ahead when Jim discovers his trusted friend Silver is actual- ly a scheming pirate with mutiny on his mind. 8 CRAZY NIGHTS Directed by Seth Kearsley Starring the voice of Adam Sandler Adam Sandler invites you to share some holiday cheer in the animated musical com- edy Adam Sandler’s ‘8 Crazy Nights.’ Davey Stone, a 33- year-old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far. In keeping with the holi- day spirit, the judge gives Davey one last chance at re- demption - spend the holiday performing community ser- vice as the assistant referee for the youth basketball league or go to jail. Davey thinks he’s gotten off easy until he meets Whitey Duvall, the eccentric, elf-like head referee. The mismatch be- tween Whitey’s good heart and never-ending optimism and Davey’s constant trouble- making soon have them both wondering if going to jail wouldn’t have been easier. EXTREME OPS Directed by Christian Duguay Starring Rufus Sewell, Bridgette Wilson, Devon Sawa A film crew travels to the Austrian Alps near the (for- mer) Yugoslav border to film three extreme sports enthusi- asts being chased down by an avalanche for a commercial. What they don’t know, how- ever, is that they’re filming near the secret hideout of Slo- bodan Pavle, a Serbian war criminal. Accidentally catch- ing him on film, they become locked in a life-or-death chase through the mountains that includes skiing, snow- boarding, sky-diving, white- water rafting, helicopters, motorcycles, and base jump- ing. FOR FULL MOVIE LISTINGS, CLICK ON durhamregion.com P PAGE 28 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 www.durhamregion.com FSTUART LITTLE 2 Michael J. Fox 1:00, 3:00, 7:00, 9:00 PGSWEET HOME ALABAMA Reese Witherspoon 1:05, 3:05, 7:05, 9:05 Not Recommended For Young Children, Language May Offend FEMME FATALE Antonio Banderas 1:10, 3:10, 7:10, 9:10 AA Not Recommended For Kids, Violence, Coarse Language 905-420-SHO W 4 1 6 - 4 4 4 - F I L M 1095 KINGST O N R D . , P I C K E R I N G OPEN FOR M A T I N E E S SATURDAY & S U N D A Y O N L Y PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE Adam Sandler 1:10, 3:10, 7:10, 9:10 AA Not Recommended For Children AAI SPY Eddie Murphy 1:05, 3:05, 7:05, 9:05 Coarse Language THE RING Naomi Watts 1:00, 3:00, 7:00, 9:00 AAFrightening Scenes PGMY BIG FAT GREEK WEEDING Mia Vardalos 1:05, 3:05, 7:05, 9:05 Not Suitable For Children HALF PAST DEAD Steven Segal 1:00, 3:10, 7:00, 9:10 AAViolence AARED DRAGON Anthony Hopkins 1:00, 3:20, 7:00, 9:20 Coarse Language, Violence, Frightening Scenes DRIVE THRU P L A Y LPA A C E Mouth watering peppermint Christmas candy and chocolate chunks mixed with DQ famous soft serve. and get your choice of Blizzard , same size 1/2 PRICE BUY 1 YULE FLIP PEPPERMINT CHIP BLIZZARD Expires December 31, 2002 YULE FLIP PEPPERMINT CHIP BLIZZARD YULE FLIP PEPPERMINT CHIP BLIZZARD DIE ANOTHER DAY (NO PASSES) (AA) Violence 11:45 12:30 3:00 4:00 6:45 7:30 10:00 10:50 EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS (PG) Crude content 12:15 2:30 4:35 6:55 9:15 EXTREME OPS (PG) Language may offend 1:45 5:15 7:50 10:20 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (NO PASSES) (PG) Frightening scenes 11:30 3:30 7:10 10:45 SOLARIS (NO PASSES) (AA) Mature theme 2:00 5:15 8:00 10:35 THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 (F) 1:00 4:45 7:40 10:10 TREASURE PLANET (PG) 12:00 2:20 5:00 7:20 9:45 DIE ANOTHER DAY (NO PASSES) (AA) Violence Fri,Sat,Sun,Tue 1:00 4:30 7:40 10:45 Mon,Wed,Thu 4:30 7:40 10:45 EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS (PG) Crude content Fri,Sat,Sun,Tue 11:45 2:00 4:15 6:30 9:00 Mon,Wed,Thu 4:15 6:30 9:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (NO PASSES) (PG) Frightening scenes Fri,Sat,Sun,Tue 11:30 12:00 3:00 3:30 7:00 10:30 Mon,Wed,Thu 3:00 3:30 7:00 10:30 SOLARIS (NO PASSES) (AA) Mature theme Fri,Sat,Sun,Tue 1:30 4:45 7:50 10:00 Mon,Wed,Thu 4:45 7:50 10:00 THE RING (AA) Frightening scenes 7:10 10:10 THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 (F) Fri,Sat,Sun,Tue 12:30 3:45 6:45 9:15 Mon,Wed,Thu 3:45 6:45 9:15 TREASURE PLANET (PG) Fri,Sat,Sun,Tue 12:15 2:45 5:00 7:20 9:30 Mon,Wed,Thu 2:45 5:00 7:20 9:30 WES CRAVEN PRESENTS: THEY (PG) Not recommended for young children, frightening scenes Fri,Sat,Sun,Tue 1:15 3:15 5:15 8:00 10:20 Mon,Wed,Thu 5:15 8:00 10:20 Live Friday Nov. 29 Sports Gardens Cafe 500 Victoria St. Iroquois Park Arena For Information Call Durham’s #1 Provider of live bands & DJ Services Liz Boyd Productions 905-831-6694 or Bar 905-430-4327 TICKETS $5.00 IN ADVANCE $10.00 AT DOOR A.J. GROEN/ News Advertiser photo Snow much fun planned PICKERING ––Pickering Councillor Mark Holland brushes up on his snow sculpting skills in preparation for Winterfest. The annual celebra- tion officially opens Friday, Dec. 6 at 6:45 p.m. with a tree lighting in Es- planade Park, behind the Pickering Civic Complex. Horse-drawn wagon rides, ice sculpting and more are planned. For more information on other Winterfest events in December, visit cityofpickering.com/winterfest. It’s back to the future for new film ‘Solaris’ It’s a futuristic twist on Treasure Island this week as ‘Treasure Planet’, left, opens in theatres. Meanwhile, George Clooney stars in ‘Solaris’, a remake of the 1972 film based on a novel by Stanislaw Lem. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 PAGE 29 A/P Sports &LEISURE NEWS ADVERTISER NOVEMBER 29, 2002 RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo Pine Ridge Pumas’ Laura Burgess attempts to get past a St. Mary’s defender during OFSAA girls’basketball action Thursday. Ramsay reeling in a Whale of a season Ajax hockey player finally finding his place on OHL scene BY AL RIVETT Sports Editor AJAX —Ajax’s Ryan Ramsay admits it’s easier to play hockey when you’re wanted, needed and being fully utilized by your team. After four years and playing for two other Ontario Hockey League teams, the 19-year-old centre has fi- nally found a perfect fit with the Plymouth (Michigan) Whalers. “It’s a great place to play,” Ram- say said in a telephone interview Tuesday. “It’s a little bit far from my home and it’s a bit different, but we have a great bunch of guys and the coaches here are really good.” His game has flourished since coming over to Plymouth from the Kitchener Rangers in a pre-season trade in August that sent forward Greg Campbell, a third-round pick of the Florida Panthers, to the Rangers. Ramsey has hit his stride of late, producing a whopping nine points in three games and being rec- ognized as the OHL’s player of the week for the period ending Nov. 24. “It’s a great honour. I haven’t done this before. I’m playing pretty well right now and I was happy to be named the player of the week,” said Ramsay, one of three Whalers who have won the award this season. Ramsay’s scoring prowess lifted the surging Whalers to three wins in three games last week. He opened with a goal and two assists in a 5-0 win over the Saginaw Spirit Nov. 21. He netted a hat trick and added an assist in a 5-4 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Nov. 22 and finished the week with a goal and an assist in a 6-3 win over his old club, the Peterborough Petes, Nov. 23. Helping the Whalers to the win over the Petes was especially sweet, as Peterborough had drafted him originally and he’d played there be- fore being dealt to the Rangers. “It felt pretty good. There are still a lot of guys still playing with the team while I was there. The same coaches and the same management are there, so it was good to score against them,” he said. To date, the 5-foot-11-inch, 188- pound forward is the second leading scorer in the Whalers’ lineup, bag- ging 16 goals and 30 assists in 25 games. He’s in fifth place overall in the OHL scoring race. Ramsay admitted his departure from the Rangers was at his behest, as he felt the club was underutilizing him in the season and a half he was with the club. “I didn’t want to stay in Kitchen- er. I was not really seeing eye to eye with the coach and there was a lack of playing time there for me,” he ex- plained. “The Whalers told me from Day 1 that I would be their first-line cen- tre and that was a big confidence boost right from the start. The coaches have a lot of confidence in me and that’s what I need,” he said. The Whalers have been doing their best to dispel the media’s no- tion the club is in a rebuilding mode this year. So far, that myth has been blown to bits, as Plymouth (16-6-2- 1 for 35 points) is currently second in the Western Conference and tied for first in the West Division with the Sarnia Sting. “The young guys are really step- ping up and the older guys are putting up the numbers, too... I think we have the team to win it this year. If we don’t make it to the final four, it will be a disappointment to our team. Everyone here is playing with confidence and everyone knows we can do it,” he said. Playing and living in America has its drawbacks, as Ramsay was initially not used to living so far from his family in the Ajax and Pickering areas. But, he’s grown ac- customed to the lifestyle and play- ing for the U.S.-based team. As a Canadian amidst a mostly American lineup, he gets some good-natured ribbing from his teammates, but ad- mitted it’s a close-knit group. “There are little jokes and jabs here and there,” laughed Ramsay, who attends nearby Michigan Col- lege where he’s studying business. As for playing in an American city, he noted OHL hockey takes a backseat to high school football and baseball in terms of media coverage. And, although the fans there aren’t as knowledgeable about the game as those in Canada, he said the club is supported by a core group of 3,000 fans that pack the Compuware Sports Arena. Ramsay’s hoping his strong sea- son to date will earn him a tryout to the national junior camp for the world juniors in New Brunswick over the Christmas holidays. “That would be an honour to play for your country against the best players in the world,” he said. Next season, he may be back with the Whalers as an overage player. He may, however, be picked up by a National Hockey League team as a free agent and could play next season in the American Hockey League. “My agent has talked to a lot of teams and there’s a lot of interest. Hopefully, I can negotiate a contract and play in the AHL, but you never know,” he said. RYAN RAMSAY Named as the Ontario Hockey League’s player of the week. Skaters rising to the challenge tomorrow Ajax club welcomes Canadian, American competition AJAX —The Ajax Rising Stars skating club hosts a compe- tition this Saturday with athletes expected from across Canada and the U.S. The club, for special-needs fig- ure skaters, welcomes competi- tors from Ontario, Quebec, Vir- ginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylva- nia, Michigan and New York State. The opening ceremonies are set for 8 a.m., with the competi- tion beginning at 8:45 a.m. at the Ajax Community Centre on ice pads 1 and 2. The awards ceremo- ny is at approximately 5 p.m. The Rising Stars have been op- erating in the town for the past several years. The club is home to Erin Rynberk, who captured the ice dance title at the World Spe- cial Olympics in Anchorage, Alaska last February. Spectators are welcome and there is no charge to attend. Pumas take a pounding as OFSAA play opens in Ajax BY AL RIVETT Sports Editor PICKERING —The Pine Ridge Secondary School Pumas senior girls’basketball team could offer no answer Friday to an awe- some court display from the top- ranked team in the province. The undefeated (38-0) St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School Crusaders of Hamilton proved far too much for the un- ranked Pumas (14-5). The Cru- saders led by 24 points at half- time, and opened up a 34-point third-quarter advantage en route to a 60-21 scorching of the Pick- ering team in the opening-round game at the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association (OFSAA) ‘AAAA’ Girls’ Basket- ball Championships at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Ajax. The number-one seed used a smothering full-court press, which completely unravelled the Pumas, who turned the ball over 13 times in the first half, most of them going the other way for St. Mary’s points. St. Mary’s high- octane offence scored from the perimeter or in the paint, with equal ease. Pine Ridge coach Craig An- drews admitted he and his charges were looking past this game to the second-round matchup that should yield a better chance at success. “This was a tune-up game,” he said. “Going in against a team that’s 38-0, we wanted to make sure everyone got some time and got the jitters and nervousness out. We knew from the outset that they had too many weapons. “We didn’t run Alisa (Wulff) out there the whole game as we normally do. We wanted her to be fresh and have her shooting legs for tomorrow.” The Pumas were to meet the sixth-ranked Glebe Collegiate In- stitute Gryphons from Ottawa this morning. Despite the lopsided loss, An- drews said he was pleased with his team’s defence, especially in the first half. “Our defence, considering we were playing the number-one team, was good. They were work- ing hard for an honest 34 points (in the first half),” said Andrews. Angela Musceo had six points for the Pumas, while Wulff had four. PICKERING —The Pickering Panthers minor midget select hockey team has earned four points in its last three league games. Against Stouffville, the Panthers led a balanced attack en route to a 4- 2 victory. Each forward line scored, with Adam Turi, Kyle Fredericks, Bren- don Watts and Derek Westlake get- ting the goals. Chipping in with assists were Joey Paul with two, Derek Savoie, Josh Linkletter, Tom Myall, Daniel Thrift, Michael Lafferton and Fredericks. Goalie Chris Skeates backstopped the club to victory. Pickering turned in a lacklustre performance against Newmarket, al- lowing the Redmen to jump out to an early six-goal lead. The margin was too much to over- come, with the contest ending in a 7- 4 loss. Anthony DelleDonne and Skeates shared the goaltending duties. Savoie and Fredericks scored two goals apiece. Kyle Walker, Westlake and Paul each added two assists. Against Vaughan, the Panthers ral- lied from a three-goal deficit to best the Rangers 4-3. Leading the charge was Fredericks with two goals, while Linkletter and Danny Cameron added one apiece. Setting up the goals were Neil Felder and Jordan Cash with two each, Alex Stravrou and Kyle Kaveratzis. Skeates turned in a solid perfor- mance. Bob Paul, Dave Thrift and Jeff Skeates coach the team. P PAGE 30 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 www.durhamregion.com We’ve Got Your Size Sizes 4-15 Widths AA-EEE PICKERING TOWN CENTRE • UPPER LEVEL • SEARS WING Doctors claim walking is the BEST exercise you can do. Do it in a great support system by Rockport. MAKE FOR WALKING SPECIALSALE Carrier of The Week If you did not receive your News Advertiser/flyers OR you are interested in a paper route call Circulation at (905) 683-5117. 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Jeremy Friday’s carrier of the week is Jeremy. He enjoys video games & writing stories. He will receive a dinner for 4 voucher compliments of McDonald’s. Congratulations Jeremy for being our Carrier of the Week. Sportsmanship works wonders in life’s other arenas too. Hockey is end-to-end fun for everyone. And it teaches kids sportsmanship, which can help prepare them for other arenas in life. That’s why your local Tim Hortons is proud to sponsor this year’s Timbits Minor Hockey. Panther midgets score two big wins, ugly loss in recent action AJAX —Fierce defence and some timely free throws enabled East Side Mario’s to score a 33-26 victory over the Bank of Montreal in Ajax Ladies’ Basketball League play Wednesday. The game went end to end with neither side gain- ing an advantage. The sec- ond half began in the same manner with both teams using the outside shot. The bankers gave away several fouls that allowed Mario’s to go to the free throw line and gain the lead. 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Travel and vehicle allowance. Paid training. Must have reliable vehicle. Previ- ous sales and service experi- ence an asset. Call (905) 426- 1855 for interview. FULLTIME/PART TIME SALES person for local community advertising sales. Excellent commission. Call 905-415- 0024 SALES ASSISTANT required for new home sales in Whitby. Candidate must have excel- lent computer, & communica- tion skills and maintain a pol- ished & professional de- meanor. Must be able to work independently and work both afternoons and weekends. New home sales experience is preferred. Fax resumes (905)430-9112 Hospital/Medical/ Dental535 DENTAL ASSISTANT needed for busy Ajax practice for Ma- ternity leave, starting in Janu- ary. Please fax resume to (905)427–9280. DENTAL RECEPTIONIST. Friendly, motivated, self- starter to join our team. Dental experience preferred. Fax cover letter with resume to: 905-427-5792 DENTAL RECEPTIONIST - very busy growing dental of- fice. Required - an experi- enced receptionist to join our team. Must be friendly, effi- cient, reliable, and have the ability to adapt to changing situations. Please call 905- 852-3131. RN'S, RPN'S & PSW'S for floor duty, excellent pay scale. call Gentle Care Nursing Agency (905) 683-4149, or 1- 877-845-1018 YORK REGION Orthodontic office requires Dental Assis- tant or PDA for 2-3 days/week. Please fax resume to: 905- 642-9692 Hotel/Restaurant540 PREP HELPER for cafeteria, Monday to Friday, full-time, #401 and Whites Road area, 3 years experience min. Fax re- sume 416-651-0602 Teaching Opportunities545 ONTARIO CERTIFIED teacher required to tutor a grade 10 science student in Ajax. Mon- day - Friday for 1 hr. lessons each day. 4 or 430 p.m. until June Call 416-410-4591, (905) 576–7372 Houses For Sale100 NORTH OSHAWA 2440-sq.ft., detached 4-bedroom, 2-1/2 bath Tribute home. Fenced-in yard, double garage w/remote, open-concept maple kitchen, familyroom w/gas fireplace, C/ Air, air cleaner, humidifier, separate livingroom w/cathe- dral ceiling. $259,900. 905- 431-4722. OPEN HOUSE Sat- urday 1:00-4:00. 1513 Grand- view St N. Oshawa. WHITBY, 3-BEDROOM, hard- wood floors, ceramic tiles, air conditioned, gas fireplace. Large yard, garage, finished basement. Near 401/Go. $224,500. (905)430–2274 OPEN HOUSE Sat./Sun, 2- 4pm, 30 Glenmore Dr. DESIRABLE SOUTH AJAX,- Lovely 3+1 bedroom, de- tached, fireplace in family- room, air con., garage, hard- wood under broadloom, near Lake, schools, parks, Go, 105 Bryant Rd. $239,900. Call 905- 706-4801. NORTHEAST OSHAWA pre- ferred area, 3-bdrm brick bungalow, garage, court loca- tion, near schools, hardwood floors finished basement w/ fireplace $189,900. Call 905- 720-2307 CUSTOM BUILT BRICK bun- galow, 4 years new on 1 acre lot situated in the quiet hamlet of Tyrone. OPEN HOUSE: 1- 4pm, Nov 30 & Dec 1st, 2 Summitcrest Crt., Tyrone (905)263–8687. AJAX LAKE VIEW new town home $215,000. 3 bedrooms, (death in family) open Sat-Sun 1-5. 924 Audley South 905- 426-4704 no agents. Private Sales103 CONDO - THORNTON PLACE Private Sale (second floor facing south) Thornton Rd. & Rossland Rd. Osh. Conveni- ent to shopping & bus stop. 2 bedroom + 1 den, 2 wash- rooms, master bdrm has walk-in closet, large eat in kitchen, dining room area, liv- ing room area with walkout to balcony, underground parking space. Asking $160,000. 905- 424-0647. Apt./Condos For Sale110 AJAX, 2-BEDROOM luxury apartment, 2 baths, 5 ap- pliances, F/P, C/AC, 2 parking spaces, lovely location. Lake Driveway. Private. (905)426– 7390, (905)434-1492 WHITBY, SAILWINDS luxuri- ous, 2 bedroom, solarium, balcony, 5 appliances, pool, doorman, 1,050 sq.ft., $205,000, immediately. Bo Gustafson, Sutton Group. (416) 783–5000 Out-of-Town Properties120 MONTAGUE,PEI summer retreat or year round 2 storey home, 2 baths, large country kitchen, many renovations, large treed lot w/private back yard. Five minute walk to town marina. 15 minute drive to sandy beach at Pamure Is. 10min drive to 2 renowned 18 hole golf courses at Bredenell. $89,000 Phone (902)838-4532 weekdays after 6pm, anytime weekend. Pictures upon re- quest. snc Lots & Acreages135 P.E.I. TWO 10 ACRE lots on quiet paved country road. 7 acres clear, 3 wooded with brook running through wooded area. 10 min. to Panmule Is- land Beach, 15 min. form (2) 18 hole renowned golf cours- es at Burdenell. $49,000 each. Phone (902) 838-4532 week- days after 6 p.m., anytime on weekends. snc Indust./ Comm. Space145 2700-sq.ft. INDUSTRIAL for rent. Fully equipped for use as body repair shop or business available for sale with/without equipment. 905-576-0498 905- 725-9503 CENTRAL WHITBY, HEATED storage units in industrial building, various sizes, dock level, 10'x10' $100/month. Movers available. ALSO new speakers less than half price. Karen (905)576–1685 DRY STORAGE / commercial space available 1500 sq. ft. inquire. (905) 668–7491. Office & Business space150 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, Veltri Complex, Bowmanville. 68 King Street East. Office/Re- tail Rental Space. Parking & Wheelchair Accessible. Space ranging from 515-sq.ft to 2495-sq.ft. For more infor- mation call: 905-623-4172 ROOM FOR RENT in busy weight loss centre. Available immediately. Brock/Ontario St. Whitby. Suit R.M.T. etc. 905- 430–0093 Stores For Sale Rent/Wanted155 FOR RENT - SUITABLE FOR Retail/Commercial/Residen- tial on upscale John St. in Port Hope. Approx 1300sq.ft. Re- stored historic building, Call (905)987–4725. Business Opportunities160 LOOK NO FURTHER:Busi- ness revolution in home based opportunity, capitalize on deregulation of essential services. Call 1-877-444-5308 or www.9outof10.info THRIVING REUPHOLSTERY busi- ness for sale in the Bow- manville area, established 1962, serving Bowmanville, Oshawa and Orono area. 905-623-5252 or 905- 434-0690 (Retiring upon sale). Apts. & Flats For Rent170 2 FULLY FURNISHED rooms, one w/own bathroom, in de- sirable quiet neighbourhood. (Grandview/Olive). On bus ro- ute, TV/VCR incl, full access to house w/laundry, parking, professional work-out room & inground pool. $600/$500 plus 1/3 utilities. Avail. immediate- ly. 905-404–4586 AJAX - One bedroom base- ment apt. Separate entrance, share laundry. No smoking/ pets. First, last & references. $700/inclusive. Avail. imme- diately. Call (905) 428–0548 AJAX1 large bedroom basement apt, Walk out, very clean, utilities included $775./mo., available Dec. 15, call 416-818-1697 or 905-427–6649 AJAX 3 BEDROOM upper level, private entrance, $1275 inclusive. Avail. Dec. 1. 1 Parking. Access to yard. No pets. 416-925-1050 or after 6pm 647-283-5933 AJAX, HARWOOD+HWY#2 Walkout basement, 2-large bedrooms, renovated, close to amenities, no pets, no smok- ing, available Dec. 1st. 905- 428-8656, 905-427-6622. AJAX SOUTH, 1 bedroom base- ment apt., appliances own laun- dry, fireplace air, avail mid Dec./Jan. $700 inclusive. Condolyn Management 905- 428–9766. AJAX SOUTH, 2-bedroom legal basement, spacious, newly reno- vated, includes all utilities, park- ing, laundry. No pets. Immediate. $975/month. Credit check required. 416-616-7776 AJAX, BACHELOR basement apartment, immediately, suit mature single professional per- son, furnished, private bath- room, near all amenities, no pets/smoking. $525. negotiable. Westney South. 905-428-6385. AJAX, NEW 2-BDRM basement, separate entrance, appliances, laundry. $850 inclusive. First/last, credit check required. No smoking/pets. Available Dec. 1st. Call 905-426–8302 AJAX, UPGRADED 2-bed- room, 2 baths, parking, 5 ap- pliances, $1350 inclusive. Remax (905)477–0011, Leslie Benczik.com AJAX, WESTNEY/Rossland, large 2-bedroom Basement apartment. Separate entrance, parking. $800/month plus hy- dro. Available immediately. No smoking, no pets. Call (905)428–9844 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY,in Whitby Apt. building, spacious, carpeted, newly painted, with bal- cony, close to bus, shopping, all utilities included, first/last required, no pets, 1-bedroom $800 2-bedroom, $900. 3-bed- room $1,000 Call (905)767-2565. BACHELOR S.Ajax, eat-in- kitchen, separate entrance, close to lake/Go, Quiet, non- smoker preferred. $625./mth. Available December 15. (905) 428–0671 after 5 pm. CENTRAL DOWNTOWN Whit- by spacious single bedroom apt. for rent. $900/month, heat/ hydro included, Jan. 1. Mu- nicipal parking available. Call 905-668-3891 COURTICE, 1-bdrm basement, new & spacious, sep entrance, cable, 1-car parking, $750 inclu- sive. First/last, no smoking/pets. Avail. Dec. 1st. 905-435-0867 or cell 905-404-7906 COZY PARTIALLY furnished 1 bedroom basement Hwy 2 and Dixie Pickering. Utilities, parking, cable, laundry in- cluded. Available imme- diately. $700/mo, only first required. 905-837-1694 or 416-358-0754 FOR RENT,Oshawa, two bedroom bungalow, shows beautiful, fireplace, garage, requires lst/last, $l,300 plus utilities. Immediately Call Di- anne (416) 434–1597 LARGE 1-BEDROOM 2nd-floor apt, for single person. Hydro/ heating/AC included. No smoking/pets, first/last, refer- ences required. Available Jan 1. $775/mo. Call 905-985-8950 RITSON/401 - large spacious and bright one bedroom base- ment apt. in quiet private home. Hardwood floors, 4pc bath, 3 kitchen appliances, utilities and cable included. Non-smoker, $850/mo. 905-725–4810 NEWCASTLE - 1-bdrm above ground apt. Very clean & bright. Own laundry room. Includes fridge/stove/washer/dryer & a/c. Full use of backyard. Pets O.K. 2 mins to 401. Available Immediately. $750/mth incl. 905-987-2040. ONE BEDROOM APT,$750+ available immediately. No smok- ing/no pets. Fridge, stove. Hwy. 2 Ajax. Call 905-686–5553 AJAX, WESTNEY/401 deluxe one bedroom walkout, open concept, new wood floors, bright, spa- cious, private patio. GO $895+. Dec 15. 416-371-5924 ONE BEDROOM, basement Oshawa, laundry, separate entrance, parking, basic cable included. Non smoking work- ing female preferred. $600. mop. (905) 626–4979 OSHAWA - OXFORD OFF MILL Two - 2 bedroom in quiet build- ing, balcony living room, dining room, monthly rent $865 inclu- sive. No dogs please. Dec. lst. Call 905-721-2232. OSHAWA 3 bedroom house, close to schools, quiet neigh- bourhood, finished basement, fenced backyard, $900 + utili- ties Avail immediately. OPEN HOUSE Dec 1 Sunday, 2- 4pm. 580 Balsom Cres (one street south of Phillip Murray off Cedar.) OSHAWA APTS.- Bachelor, 1 and 2 bedroom, newer build- ings. Includes utilities, park- ing. Laundry on-site. No dogs. Building #1 905-432-8914, Building #2, #3, #4 905-571- 0425 or for all 1-888-558- 2622/ 416-473-9173. PARK/WENTWORTH - Large 2 bedroom apartment in duplex, 2 parking spaces, laundry, large backyard, very clean, $795 Avail. Dec. 1st.. Call Humphrey at (416) 283–5964 or (416)720-7401. PICKERING - ONE BEDROOM new basement apartment, very bright, non smoker, no pets. $800 per mo. Available immediately. (416)269-6050 PICKERING -ONE BEDROOM basement apt. 4 appliances, suit single person. Including utilities and cable, sep. en- trance, $775/mo. 905-839– 3069 PICKERING 1-BEDROOM basement apartment, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, separate entrance. All inclusive, $775/ month. First/last required. Available Jan. 1st. Call James (416)991–2083. PICKERING GO,one-bed- room, basement, hardwood bdrm flooring, walk-out, pri- vate entrance, a/c, laundry, appliances, outdoor patio, parking, $750 all inclusive. No smoking/pets, lst/last. Feb. 1st. Call Sherry 416-469-1842 leave message. PICKERING VILLAGE new luxury 1,200 sq ft 2-bdrm, separate entrance Large Kitchen, Laminated floor, gas f/p, half furnished lots more. $950.00 no-smoking available December. 905-683-0469 PICKERING,1865 Glenanna Rd., 3 bedroom apts., close to shopping, schools, daycare, GO. 4 appliances, heating, air, carpeted, large suites, From $1100. Avail. immediatley. 905-831-1250 PICKERING:walk-out base- ment (2-bedroom), separate entrance, large living room, use of back lawn, A/C, ap- pliances, no pets/smoking, parking. $895 plus utilities available January 1st (905)509–1938 REGENCY PLACE - 15 Regen- cy Cres., Whitby. 50 + Adult Lifestyle Apt. Complex. Clean quiet building. Close to down- town. Quiet setting across from park. All utilities includ- ed. Call 905-430-7397. RUSSETT AVE.,N. Simcoe 1-bdrm. good location, well maintained 12-plex. Close to shopping, bus. $725. utilities and cable included, laundry facilities. Newly decorated. No dogs. 905-576–2982. SIMCOE ST. N.,Oshawa, lux- ury 2 bedroom, air, 5 ap- pliances, $1,360. per mo. Available from Dec. lst. Call (905) 571–3760 SPACIOUS 1-bedroom bright upper loft apt. Beautiful coun- try setting in Solina. $695/ month inclusive. Non-smoker/ pets. Available immed. 8 min. to 401 (E. of Courtice). 905- 263-4739. UNUSUAL 2-STOREY 2-bed- room apartment, century home over daytime business establishment. Near down- town Oshawa, large private deck, dishwasher, cable, parking. $1200/inclusive. Leave message (905)434- 7012. 534 MARY ST., WHITBY - clean quiet low-rise building, park-like setting, balconies, on-site laundry, close to downtown, bus at front door, 905-666-2450. WHITBY BROCK/ANDERSON Quiet Cul-De-Sac. 2 bedroom down, separate entrance, fireplace, 4 appliances, 9ft. ceilings, Jan. 1. $775 +1/3 utilities. Call 905-655-1081 WHITBY NEWLY RENOVATED One bedroom plus den base- ment apt. Huge kitchen and master bedroom, separate entrance, shared laundry. Available anytime in Dec. No smoking, no pets, first/last, $800. 905-686–1003. WHITBY PLACE, 900 DUN- DAS ST. E., park like setting, close to downtown, low rise bldg, laundry facilities, balco- ny, parking. 905-430–5420 WHITBY,large 3 bedroom, top floor triplex, being com- pletely redecorated, ready January 1, $925 plus gas/hy- dro, to view 905-434–1011. WHITES RD/OKLAHOMA, near 401/Go, cozy one bed- room basement apt. Sep. en- trance, all inclusive $750. Available immediately. No smoking/no pets. 905-831– 8146 Condominiums For Rent180 AJAX -2 BEDROOM, impec- cable Tridel Condo, available immediately. References + credit check required, $1595/ month plus heat, hydro +ca- ble. Carol North, Remax First 905-686-3800 COLLINGWOOD, Cranberry, 3 bedroom, 3 baths, fireplace, fully equipped, ski season $6500. 905-294-6776. NORTH WHITBY,executive 1-bdrm+solarium, pool, gym billiards, jacuzzi, recently painted, all appliances, $1,100 inclusive. Dec. 1st. First, last, references. 905- 242–3950 ONE-BDRM w/solarium pool, hot tub, billiard & exercise room, underground parking, washer/dryer in unit, Ross- land/Garden. Avail. January 1st. $950 inclusive. 905-666– 9867 PICKERING - Brock/401, im- maculate 1 bedroom plus den .All appliances, insuite laun- dry, utilities included, avail- able immediately, $1350/mo. 905-683-5000 Catherine Kaus. PICKERING, 1 BR +solarium condo on ground floor. 2 walkouts to patio, 5 applianc- es, 1 underground parking + locker, air, jacuzzi, cable, no pets/smoking. $1200/month inclusive, first/last, Dec. 15/ Jan.1. 905-427-1032 SOUTH OSHAWA-newly ren- ovated 3 & 4 bedroom condos avail. immediately or Dec. 1st. Parking included. First/ last. Bob (416) 284–6557 WATERFRONT WHITBY Rare opportunity, gorgeous 2 & 3 bedroom condos. Pool, gym, walk to GO, immediate occu- pancy. 905-430–1814. OSHAWA Family Bldg., Large 2 & 3 B/R units. $765 & $875 Utilities in- cluded. Easy access to schools, shopping. For appt. call (905) 721-8741 OSHAWA VERY SPACIOUS 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. Close to schools, shopping centre, Go Station. Utilities included. Senior Discounts Call(905)728-4993 HOLLY'S SALES ASSOCIATES required part-time. Ladies Wear Sales experience or related. Apply in person with resume: Pickering Town Centre Upper level HAIRSTYLIST WANTED Good Salary & Commission for busy salon in Uxbridge. 416-420–6897 A/P PAGE 32 NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 www.durhamregion.com Our Client, HARMAC TRANSPORTATION INC., a leader in the bulk liquid industry, has the following immediate opportunity: CHEMICAL COMPANY DRIVERS HOME HEATING DRIVERS Requirements: • AZ or DZ License • Clean Abstract, Criminal Search • Tanker experience preferred but not necessary • Minimum of 2 years verifiable driving experience • Pre-employment Drug Test • CPPI Certification We Offer: • Competitive hourly and mileage rates • Newer Late Model Equipment • Excellent benefits package • Employee incentive plan • Safety Bonus Program • Open Door Policy to Management Qualified applicants should contact John, Safety Dept. at (905) 761-5000 ext. 3002 or (800) 828-6615 Fax resume, driver and CVOR abstract, and criminal search to (905) 738-8005 Apply on line at: www.harmactransport.com "Commitment to Excellence" 515 Skilled & Technical Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help "Our People Make The Difference" WAL-MART TIRE & LUBE EXPRESS/// SERVICE TECHNICIANS Join the world's best retailing team recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the most admired companies in the world. As a member of the WAL- MART team, you will receive competitive wages and enjoy benefits including merchandise discount, stock purchase plan, profit sharing, health benefits and career advancement opportunities. As an Automotive Service Technician, you will be trained in the services that we provide, including Oil Changes and Tire Service. Bring your passion for retail along with your leadership talent developed from life experience to WAL-MART in the Toronto and sur- rounding area. If you value respect for others, customer service and a drive toward excellence, apply by calling for appt. only: 1-905-793-9223 SCOTT JENKINS WAL-MART CANADA CORP. 1899 Brock Rd. North Pickering, L1V 4H7 We thank all who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. "We sell for less every day!" EXTENDICARE OSHAWA RPNs/PSWs (Part-time & Casual Positions) Required immediately. Applicants must have a current Registration/Certificate. Leadership, critical thinking and problem solving skills essential. Long-term care experience Please forward resumes to; Virginia Comandante Extendicare Oshawa. 82 Park Road North, L1J 4L1 Fax: 905-579-1733 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental Cafeteria - South Ajax Mon-Fri 6:45am-2:15pm Bunny's Catering is accepting applications for an energetic person able to work alone, short order cook, operate cash register, etc. (905)434–2444 Fax resume (905)434–2462 CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE We require an individual with mini- mum 3 years experience in new home construction, capable of working inde- pendently with strong customer rela- tion skills. Candidates must have strong organi- zational skills and knowledge of new home warranties. Please fax resume with references and salary expectations to: (905) 477-9001 or email dkirk@brookfieldhomes.com INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE Tired of commuting to Toronto? Then this position may be of interest to you. Owen-Stewart Performance Resources Inc., is one of Canada's most Successful Training Resource Organizations. Our head office is located in Port Perry. We have a superb opportunity for a sales professional with at least 1 year of successful inside sales experience using a consultative sales process. You're an individual who has strong communication and organizational skills, with a commitment to professionalism. As part of our dynamic sales team, you will be responsible for both maintaining our existing client base as well as developing new business. We'll provide extensive training and lots of support. If you excel at selling over the telephone, we want to hear from you. Competitive Salary and Benefits. Please fax or e-mail your resume with cover letter to: (905) 985-2563 or careers@owenstewart.com THE NEWS ADVERTISER Is looking for carriers to deliver papers and flyers door to door Wed. Fri. & Sat. by 6:00 PM. in their neighborhoods. call 905-683–5117 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help 525 Office Help 530 Sales Help & Agents BUSINESSES WANTED We are interested in growing our business into new areas by acquisitions or partner- ships. If you have a Durham Region / Northumberland County area business that would benefit from more promotion, we may be interested in talking with you. Our interest is primarily, but not restricted to, businesses in the areas of publishing, distribution, printing, customer fulfillment, consumer and trade shows, and advertising agencies. Please write to: File #825, c/o Oshawa This Week PO Box 481, Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 Email:morebusinesswanted@hotmail.com describing the nature of your business with addresses / phone numbers to contact you. We will only contact businesses of interest. 160 Business Opportunities 160 Business Opportunities 33 & 77 Falby Crt., Ajax Two & three bedroom apartments $978 - $1059 per month Call (905) 686-0845 www.ajaxapartments.com 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent MANORS OF BRANDYWINE 45 GENERATION BLVD. APT 122__________________________________ Hwy. 401 & Meadowvale Blvd. 1, 2 & 3 bedroom suites available. Freshly painted with new carpets, blinds, and ceiling fans. Air conditioned, close to schools, shopping and Toronto Zoo. Call to view:(416) 284-2873 Email: brandywine@goldlist.com 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent Houses For Rent185 A-ABA-DABA-DO, OWN YOUR OWN HOME! 6 months free! From $550/month OAC, up to $6,000 cash back to you, $30,000+ family income. Short of down payment? For spectacu- lar results Great Rates. Call Ken Collis, Associate Broker, Coldwell Banker RMR Real Estate (905)728-9414, or 1-877-663- 1054, kencollis@sympatico.ca 3-BDRM BACKSPLIT,main- floors. Beautiful Grandview/ Cherrydown, Oshawa. 4-appli- ances, gas f/p, fenced yard, double driveway, Avail. Jan. 1st. $1050/month +share utilities. Flexible deposit. Non-smokers/ no pets. References. (905)404-8551 3-BDRM BUNGALOW w/ga- rage, private large yard, 805 Dundas St. W., Whitby. Newly renovated, hardwood floors. $1300 monthly. Avail. imme- diately. 905-242-3331 AN UNBEATABLE DEAL!From $500. down, own your own home. Carries for less than rent. OAC. 24 hrs free record- ed message 905-728-1069 ext 277. Coldwell Banker RMR Real Estate. Aurelia Rasanu. A-A-A-A- MANY HOUSES/ TOWNHOUSES for rent in Pickering, Whitby, Ajax, Oshawa, Bowmanville and sur- rounding areas. Rent from $1,100 to $8,000 per month plus utilities. Garry Bolen, associate broker, Sutton Group Status at 905-436-0990 (CONTACT JAN BOLEN FOR ALL INFORMATION) AJAX HARWOOD/N. OF HWY 2 detached home w/basement. Dec/Jan. 1st. $1,250 plus utilities. Opposite mall. Call Dennis Morgan 905-831-9500 or 416-587-0060. AJAX SPACIOUS 3-bedroom main floor, w/gleaming hardwood floors in living/dining room. Walkout to deck, 5 appliances, parking. $1550/month utilities included. Immediate. (905)426–7341. AJAX 2400SQ.FT.2-storey, 4- bedrooms, whole house. Ask- ing $1850/month plus utilities. Rotherglen/Hwy 2 area. Avail. Mid-December. Call Colin or John (905)428–7677 AJAX, LARGE 4-BDRM, 2,900sq ft., double garage, no smoking/pets. $1650+utilities. ALSO AVAIL large 1-bdrm basement apt, 1,400 sq ft., separate entrance, no smok- ing/pets. $875 inclusive. Both avail Dec. 15th. Call Dan (416)564–0169 FARM HOUSE, North Bow- manville, 4-bedroom, spa- cious, available January 1st, 2003. Reasonable rent, plus utilities. Call (905)263–4549 or after 4:30pm (905)576- 0415. PICKERING - LIVERPOOL, south of 401, 3 bedroom house, close to schools, shopping, $l,350 plus utilities lst/last, references. Immediate possession. (905) 837–8313 PICKERING, Brock Rd. N, 4- bdrm upper level of house, double garage, 2.5 bathrooms, c/a, c/v, no smoking/no pets. $1600 + utilities. Avail. Dec. 1st. 905-435-0867 or cell 905- 404-7906 SEMI-DETACHED 2-bedroom Victorian farmhouse, 1km. north of Brooklin. Ideal for couples starting out. $850+ utilities. Prefer no pets. Avail- able Jan/Feb 1. 905-655-4966 WHITBY RARE VACANCY,3- bedroom home, available imme- diately, huge backyard, quiet street, totally renovated, close to everything. (905)430–1814. WHITBY, 3-BDRM upper floor of detached bungalow, 5 ap- pliances, C/A. Immaculate, large lot, large detached ga- rage. Dunlop/Henry. No pets/ smoking. References, $1350+ , immediately. ALSO luxury 1- bedroom basement, 5 ap- pliances, whirlpool, brand new. Dec. 1st. $850+. Call Bo Gustafson, Sutton Group (416)783–5000 Townhouses For Rent190 A1 4-BDRM TOWNHOME South Oshawa, close to schools, shop- ping. $1090 per month plus util- ities. First/last. Avail. Dec 1st. 905-579-9956 days. BRAND NEW 3 bedroom townhouse, Delaney/Westney. 5 appliances, near Town Cen- tre, School, Go/401. Available Dec. 1st. $1300+utilities. No smoking/pets. 905-683–8055 CARRIAGE HILL - 122 COL- BORNE ST. E., OSHAWA - 2 & 3 bedrooms available. Close to school and downtown shopping. (905) 434-3972. OSHAWA SHOWS VERY well 3- bedroom townhouse w/garage finished basement walkout from kitchen to a private fenced yard 4-appliances and water included $1295/per month plus utilities available Dec.1st. Gary Bolen, associate broker, Sutton Status. CONTACT JAN BOLEN FOR INFORMATION, 905-436-0990. TAUNTON TERRACE - 100 TAUNTON RD. E., OSHAWA 3 bedrooms w/without garage. 3 appliances, hardwood floor- ing Outdoor pool, sauna Children's playground Close to all amenities Fenced back- yards. (905) 436-3346 Rooms For Rent & Wanted192 AJAX ROOM FOR RENT- Use of facilities. Working female pre- ferred. $400 monthly first/last required. Call 905-619–0999. AJAX, HARWOOD/HIGHWAY 2, 1 large bedroom on main level for rent. Cable & laundry are included. Available immediately. 416-595-9526 or 416-826-0340. BOWMANVILLE-Liberty/401. Furnished room available. quiet, clean, T.V., cable, parking, shared bathroom, kitchen & living room. $85/week, first & last week required. 905-697-0760. COUNTRY SETTING - Northeast Oshawa, clean extra large bed- room, shared kitchen and base- men apt. for non-smoker/drinker. Available immediately. Joan (416) 716–2778 WHITBY Basement - 2 rooms available now & upper level 1 room March 1st, Suit female. Each $450/month inclusive. After 7p.m. 905-665–6946 HARMONY/OLIVE - 2 rooms for rent in non smoking family home, share facilities, park- ing, cable, t.v., near all amen- ities. $100. per week per room. References required. Available immediately. (905) 436–7938, (905) 404-4647 5 PC. BATH + large furnished bedroom in North Ajax home. Share modern kitchen/laun- dry; CablePlus, parking, no pets, prefer non smoker, $550 lst / last (905) 683–3864 Available immediately. PORT PERRY Successful, in- teresting people sharing ex- ecutive luxury lakefront home. We are creating a year round resort lifestyle. "Long haired freaky people need not apply". Sunset views over the lake, bonfires, hottub... $600 plus shared utilities. 416-726-7994, 905-985-4202. ROOM WITH SINK,cup- boards, fridge, TV, stereo, shared 4pc bath & laundry. Private entrance, S.E. Osha- wa, $450/month, first/last re- quired. Non-smoker, quiet fe- male preferred. Dec. 15th. Sonya (905)434–4478 Whitby,large bedsitting room with 4pc. bath & fridge, $600 inclusive, avail Jan.1. Large room, share facilities, $450./ mo. avail. immed. 905-665– 8462. Shared Accommodation194 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS - available December lst. Sep- arate entrance, parking, all utilities + full cable included No pets, no smoking. lst and last month + references. $975. Hwy 2 and Brock Rd. Call (905) 428-1087. NORTH WEST OSHAWA,quiet business professional seeks same. Large bedroom, share kitchen, laundry, parking, bath- room, c/a, cable, non-smoking. $450/month. First/last, refer- ences. (905)576-7002. PICKERING, share 4 bedroom house with 3 other working males, finished rec. room, fireplace, appliances, parking, $475/month. 905-420-0081 or 416-804-4867 WHITES/401 PICKERING - 3 bedroom townhome to share, separate bedroom, under- ground parking, laundry, fe- male preferred, $350. Call 905-837–8105 Vacation Properties200 SPEND NEW YEAR'S at Gold Crown, 1-bdrm condo at Car- riage Hills Horseshoe Valley. Sleeps 4. Avail. Dec. 29th - Jan 5th. $1,200. Contact 905- 655–8787 Rentals Outside Canada205 CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 2-3 bedroom furnished manufac- tured homes. 85º pool, 105º hot tub, minutes to beaches and major attractions, NHL Hockey ($8/seat), Horse/dog Tracks, Blue Jay/Yankee Baseball. Children welcome. Photos. $375/week, Christmas Open. (905)683–5503. Campers, Trailers,Sites215 HUNTER'S DELIGHT - 9ft. slide in TRUCK CAMPER, 2 beds, stove with oven, fridge, furnace, washroom and hot water, can be seen at Castle- ton Hills Trailer Park, Lot 4 or call 1-866-241-2224 or 905- 344-7838. Snowmobiles233 1992 POLARIS INDY SPORT, 440 fan, good track, new car- bides, bearings, rear shock, well maintained, canvas cov- er, $2200 obo (905)576–0614 1995 YAMAHA SX 700, grip warmers, studded track, cov- er, 3,200 kms., very clean, $4,998 plus taxes. Vander- meer Toyota, ask for Hank. 905-372-5437. 2001 SKI-DOO MXZ 800 - Perfect Condition, 1700kms. Recently Studded. Asking $7,500 o.b.o. (905)852-9081 Tutoring279 LOOKING FOR a Grade 11 tu- tor for Math. Westney/Hwy 2 area. Please call (905) 686– 8684 for more information. Bargain Centre309 BLACK LAB,purebred, fe- male, 6 months, all shots. $500 obo. Call 905-509–5692 BOOK SALE - from $3.00 - Hardcover: Asimov, Atwood, Follet, Clancy and more. Call (905) 686-6295. CORNER STYLE COMPUTER desk 70"x77"x23.5"d. Paid $279 asking $180; Pro.form 625EX treadmill, cost $1,400 asking $500. Washer & dryer $100 each. 905-683–5135 EXERCISE BIKE Advantage Fitness, odometer, calorie, speedometer, trip distance. $90. 905-683–2617 FRIDGE, STOVE,dishwasher, Hot point, approximately 8 yrs. old, immaculate, almond. All 3 $450. (905) 686-7119. QUALITY FURNITURE. Leath- er sofa & chair (taupe), 2 wingbacks (reddish) oak bed- room & kitchen sets, Large chandelier, coffee table stove etc. 905-831–5546 SPEAKERS - Amp. mixer. electro-voice, pro. stage sys- tem, model SH1502er 2-way. $325. Sitronic SM350, 5 channel stereo mixer, $200. Traynor amp. PM300, $200. Call Jim 905-427–6592. Articles For Sale310 LEATHER JACKETS, 1/2 price, purses from $9.99, lug- gage from $29.99, wallets from $9.99. Everything must Go! Family Leather, 5 Points Mall, Oshawa 905-728–9830 (416)439-1177 Scarborough 11 CHURCH PEWS oak natu- ral finish, 40 years old, 14ft length. $200 each obo. 905- 655-4554 CARPETS - lots of carpets. I will carpet 3 rooms ( 30 sq. yd.) Commercial carpets for $319.00. Residential or Berber carpets for $389.00. Includes carpet, premi- um pad, expert installation. Free, no pressure estimate. Norman (905) 686-2314. DANBY FREEZER 5 CU. FT. SCRATCH AND DENT $199. New danby bar fridges, $139 and up. Also variety of new appliances, scratch and dent. Full manufac- turers warranty. Reconditioned fridges $195 / up, reconditioned ranges $125/ up, reconditioned dryers $125 / up, reconditioned washers $199 / up, new and reconditioned coin operated washers and dryers at low prices. New brand name fridges $480 and up, new 30" ranges with clock and window $430. Reconditioned 24" ranges and 24" frost free fridges now avail- able. Wide selection of other new and reconditioned appli- ances. Call us today, Stephenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576–7448. 3 SETS OF DISHES,All Service of 8 w/extra pcs. "Noritake", Lorenzo pattern; "Spode", Christmas Tree pattern; "Mikasa", Silk flowers pattern. Call 905- 430–1791 btwn 1-6pm 3-WHEEL MEDICAL SCOOTER Brand new batteries. Anti-tip device. $1000-obo. 905-433- 0324 52" RCA Big screen tv with man- uals and 5 year warranty. Bought 6 months ago. Asking $l,600. Telephone (905) 665–8208 5PC. PEARL DRUM set, 2 Zildjans, high hat, double kick pedal, ride, all hardware includ- ed. Excellent condition $1000 obo. (905)665–3689. 7 STEP CHAIR GUIDE, 3 years old, cost $4,000 asking $1500. Call 905-576–0801 A-1 CARPETS! CARPETS! CAR- PETS! 3 rooms (30 yds.) com- mercial carpet $285 or Berber carpet from $375 includes instal- lation and FREE upgrade to 12 mm pad. Many other great choic- es to choose from. FREE shop at home service. Whitby to Cobourg area. SAILLIAN CAR- PETS, 905-373-2260. PIANO/CLOCK SALE, Home Show pricing on all new 2002 models of Roland digital pianos, Samick pianos. All Howard Miller clocks. Large selection of used pianos (Yamaha, Kawai, Heintzmann etc.) Not sure if your kids will stick with lessons, try our rent to own. 100% of all rental payments apply. Call TELEP PIANO (905) 433-1491. www.Telep.ca WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES HANK'S APPLIANCES. Fridg- es $100/up, stoves $150/up, washers & dryers $350/pr. Washers $175/up, dryers $150/up. Stackable washer/ dryer $499/up. Portable dish- washer $175/up. Large se- lection of appliances. Visit our showroom. Parts/sales/serv- ice. 426 Simcoe St.S. Mon-Fri 8-6pm, Sat 9-5pm, Sun 11- 4pm. (905)728-4043. ALL SATELLITE SERVICES. Amazing Electronics, 601 Dundas St. W. Whitby. Call (905)665–7732. APPLIANCES refrigerator, stove, heavy duty Kenmore washer & dryer, dishwasher. Also apartment-size washer & dryer. Mint condition, will sell separately, can deliver. 905- 839–0098 WASHER 2yrs $300; dryer 2yrs $250; gas stove 2yrs $400; queen oak bedroom 3yrs $750; sofa+chair $300; kitchen table, 6chairs $200; stove self-clean 3yrs $400; 6 heavy Victorian(1880s) din- ing chairs $600; pine poster bed queen $150; single bed 2yr. $175; pool table light $75. 905-263-2657 BED, QUEEN PILLOWTOP, mattress, box, frame. Never used. still packages cost $1025, sell $450. Call 647- 271-4534 BEDROOM SET, 8pce cherry- wood. Bed, chest, tri-dresser, mirror, night stands, dovetail construction. Never opened. In boxes. Cost $9000, Sacri- fice $2800. 416-748-3993 BURGUNDY LEATHER SOFA, chair & ottoman $3500 brand new pair of cream matching loveseats. $1000. 905-432– 2364 after 6:00. CARPETS, LAMINATE and VINYL SALE. 3 rooms, 32sq. yds. for $339 including prem- ier underpad and installation. Laminate $2.39sq. ft. Click System. Residential, com- mercial, customer satisfaction guaranteed. Free Estimate. Mike 905-431-4040. CARPETS SALE & HARD- WOOD FLOORING: carpet 3 rooms from $329. (30 sq. yd.) Includes: carpet, pad and in- stallation. Free estimates, carpet repairs. Serving Dur- ham and surrounding area. Credit Cards Accepted. Call Sam 905-686-1772. CASH PAID for good working appliances and furniture in good condition (living, dining, bedroom, kitchen). Will pick- up. 905-260-2200 IBM PENTIUM II 350, 64Mb Ram, 56k modem, CD, kbd/ spk/mouse, 15" monitor, $325. POOL TABLE solid oak turned legs, leather pockets, 1" slate, new cloth, won't last at $2000 firm! HOT TUB, Sundance 7-8 person, ozonator, blower mo- tor, skirt, worth $10,000new, selling $2500. 905-439-4789 CHILDREN'S loft bed ensem- ble, wooden highchair, large wooden trunk, 4-Victorian chairs, 2 end tables, rocking chair, ferret cage, small pet travel cage. 905-665–7505 CHINA PATTERN made by Mikafa, "Silk Flowers", service of 12, complete set including all serving bowls, accent plates etc., like new $950. 905-420–4381 or 416-523- 4188. COMPUTER SALES AND SERVICE. Pentium II 350 /400. Complete Computer Systems starting at $325/ $375. Internet ready. 1 - 3 year warranties available. Layaway plan available. Computer service in your home or mine. Certi- fied technician. System main- tenance, internet setup/shar- ing, virus removal, hardware/ software installation, network- ing and website design. Per- sonalized service, reasonable rates. Stephen (905)576-1463. COMPUTER SYSTEMS NEW & Used. P200 tower $99; Intel C366 tower $195; 15" monitors $80; 17" monitors $110; Up- grade your old PC to Celeron 1 Gig w/128M Ram, P111 Moth- erboard, Case, only $299. Model T. Computers 905-430– 5615 ComputerDeals.Net (www) NEW AMD 1200+PRO computer with burner and DVD $699. Pentium 2 internet starter with monitor $399. Tons of off-lease laptops from $499. We love doing upgrades & difficult repairs. (905)655–3661. COMPUTERS:BITS AND BYTES Computer Services. Prices Slashed till Dec. 24. P200 Tower Internet Ready Complete System $185.00; P2/350 Internet Ready Complete Systems Starting at $250.00; Complete System in- cludes 15" Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse Upgrade to 17" Monitor $50.00; 90 Day War- ranty, Lay-Away Plan New Systems and Laptops Avail-able. Call (905) 576-9216 or www.speedline.ca/bitsandbytes DIAMOND AND EMERALD cocktail ring, excellent quality. Appraised at $4,800. Asking $l,800. Gorgeous Christmas present. Telephone (905) 426–1920 DINING ROOM SUITE includes single pedestal table, 4 chairs, buffet & hutch w/light. Black lac- quer, Canadian made. $750 obo. 905-433-1334 MOVING SALE Dining set (China Cabinet, Hutch, Table +chairs) $2400; TV w/stand (Panasonic 35", 5years) $890; Stereo com- ponent $1900 (original $3500); Home Entertainment theater $1600 (original $3100); stereo speaker (excellent JBL-$2000, Infinity-$500 & B&W-$800). 905-666-3256 DININGROOM 14 PCE cherry- wood. 92" double pedestal. 8 Chippendale chairs. Buffet, hutch, server, dovetail construc- tion. Still in boxes. Cost $14,000. Sacrifice $5000. (416)746-0995. DOUBLE BED $150, single bed $75. Call (905)831–1836 WURLITZER ELECTRIC ORGAN for Christmas. Excellent condi- tion. Walnut cabinet. 3 key- boards. 1 Orbit Synthesizer, complete with books. $l,000 or best offer. (905) 434-2990. EXECUTIVE OFFICE furniture includes: free standing solid oak executive desk, hi-back leatherette armchair, wingback upholstered chair, and 2 eclectic solid wood bookcases with glass doors, purchased one year ago at DeBoer's, complete ensemble $5,000. Perfect for the executive home office. 905-683–7773 FREEZER - MEDIUM sized. Used for only 9 months. Still under warranty. $299. obo. Phone (905) 721-0601. HOT DOG CART - comes com- plete and ready to work for you. Licensed in 2002. Many extras. Phone (905) 721-0601 KING pillowtop mattress set with frame. New in plastic, cost $1599. Sacrifice $650. 647-271-4534. LOSE UP TO 15 LBS By Christmas. Call now 416-631- 3972 www.lose2bfit.com LUIGI'S FURNITURE - After 12 years in the old red barn - we've relocated to 500 King St. West, Royal Bank Plaza, across from Oshawa Centre. Palliser Leather - Wholesale prices! Simmons pocketcoil queen sets, lowest price in Durham. Always in stock, lowest price mattress $89., futons from $165. Great se- lection of recliner sofas, chairs, wing chairs, etc. All clearance priced. Now in stock. "NHL" and "Roots" bean bags plus many more. Largest selection of futons, always in stock. Santa shops "Luigi's" for the best quality at the low- est price. Luigi's Furniture, 500 King St. West, Oshawa (905) 436-0860. Merry Christ- mas and Happy New Year!!! MAYTAG PLUS fridge 3 months old, cooker & dish- washer $850 for all. 905-666– 0781 MEDICAL SUPPLIES - Lift chair, Ajusta magic bed, wheelchair and miscellane- ous. Call 905-263–9968 or 905-432-3903 MOVING SALE-futon, com- puter desk, mahogany formal 9pc. dining room set, bed- room set, pine king-size bed- room suite, Intel Celeron Computer complete. 905-686- 0238 NASCAR FANS GIFT IDEAS, Pictures, Posters, Die Casts & Collectables. Also stocking stuffers. Store open evenings/ weekends, 229 Roxborough Ave, Oshawa. Gary 905-436- 7975 NATURAL MEAT for your freezer, right from the farm. Chicken, beef, lamb, pork. Members of "Organic Growers of Canada." (905)983-5370 NEED A COMPUTER?Don't have cash? The original IBM PC, just $1 day....no money down! Unlimited AOL & inter- est free for 6 months! The Buck A Day Co. 1-800-772- 8617 www.buckaday.com OAK DINING SUITE $1,500. Williams New Scale piano $500., Junior guitar $50., Call Janice (905)509–2640 after 6 p.m. PIANOS FROM $95.59/MO., 6 months or 24 equal payments interest free on all instruments. Sale starts Nov. 30/02. For info. call 905-720-4948 Alexandrov Keyboards, 43 Wilson Rd. North Oshawa (at King). PIANO TECHNICIAN available for tuning, repairs, & pre-purchase consultation on all makes & models of acoustic pianos. Reconditioned Heintzman, Yamaha, Mason & Risch, & other grand or upright pianos for sale. Gift Certificates available. Call Barb at 905-427-7631 or check out the web at: www.barbhall.com Visa, MC, Amex. PLAYSTATION MOD CHIPS PS1 basic chip $35; Stealth chip $60; PS2 chip $95; XBOX chip now avail. Inquire about our games in stock. All work guaranteed. Beatrice/Wilson area (905)721-2365 QUEEN-SIZE BLACK lacquer bed frame, w/box frame $300. Queen-size teak bedroom set w/dresser & mirror, great shape $900 obo. 1991 Firebird GTA, black, 77,000kms, never winter driven, mint condition $9000 firm. (905)983–9184. RENT TO OWN new and re- conditioned appliances, and new T.V's. Full warranty. Pad- dy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1-800-798-5502. "SECRET FINDS" DRYER, 6pc. diningroom hutch/table, 50's antique dresser, dining/ kitchen wood table w/leaves. Wood buffet/hutch, humidifier, toys, & more! (905)743–9976. SOFA $150, DRESSERS $45 each, 6pc oak bedroom suite $995, sofa bed $395, table & chairs $45, wall unit $95, an- tique brass bed (1880's) $495, antique gramophone (1900's) $495, white baby change table $40, antique dressers $295, coffee table $20, maple end tables $65, old movie posters $50, lamps $8 & up, painting $5 & up. Many other items. Bowmanville (905)697–3532 SUNBEAM Electric Blankets It's cold out. Turn down your heat this winter with a new electric blanket. Starting as low as $60. Call 905-985- 4051. SHEDMAN - Quality wooden sheds 8' X 8' barn kit, only $299. plus tax. Many other sizes and styles available. Also garages. 761 McKay Rd. Unit 1, Pickering. For more info. call 905-619-2093. STORAGE TRAILERS AND storage containers, 24 ft. & 22 ft.. Call 905-430-7693. TICKETS FOR SALE all Toronto Raptors, Leafs Vrs Detroit Nov. 16, Philly Nov. 23, Rangers Dec.14, and others, also will buy and sell. 905-626–5568. TRISHA ROMANCE PRINT (unframed) "Candlelight Stroll" (#1617), $750. Call 905-725- 6226. WANTED:Toys, children's & adult clothing, appliances, books, knick knacks, furniture - Consignments also, etc. (905)743–9976. Articles Wanted315 CASH PAID for plastic car models. Built or still in the box. 905-435-0747. Vendors Wanted316 EXHIBITORS WANTED for the "What Women Really Want Show." February 1 & 2nd, 2003. Hilton Suites Hotel Convention Centre & Spa, Markham. Prime booth space still available. Call 1- 888-211-7288 ext 227 snp Firewood330 "WOOD GUYS",100% hard- wood, seasoned, bush & face, delivered. Specialty woods. Bagged firewood. (905)473- 3333. AAA-LAKERIDGE FARM FIRE- WOOD, the best quality wood, seasoned cut/split/delivered. Looking for acreage to cut. and landclearing work. 905- 427–1734 KOZY HEAT FIREWOOD,excel- lent very best quality hardwood, guaranteed extra long time fully seasoned, (ready to burn) cut & split Honest measurement, free delivery, 905-753-2246. APPLEWOOD, Burn the best! 1year old. $240 bush cord, 16"+. Cut and split, honest measure- ment. Delivered. 905-987-4445 or 905-242-6141 Newcastle FREE FIREWOOD - Broken wood- skids and pallets. Delivery available Oshawa Whitby/ Ajax Pickering area. 905-434-0392. (snp) Pet, Supplies Boarding370 FREE KITTENS TO a good home. 905-831-2145. PUPPIES-Toy poodles, Chow; Australian Shepherd; Shitzu; Schnauzer, Fox terriers, Poms. Husky x; Lab x; Bor- der Collie X $125. 905-831- 2145 SOFT-COATED Wheaton Terrier puppies, home-raised, gorgeous Teddy bears. Parents on-site. Ready to Go! Call Mrs. Green 905-430-0531. Cars For Sale400 '91 TALON,5 spd, 208,000 km, ,$2200; '91 ESCORT, 4 dr. auto. $2500; '93 CADIALLAC DEVILLE, very clean, $4500. 905-434–0392 1989 OLDS CUTLASS CIERRA SL 3.3litre V6 Fully loaded, 4- door, new paint, air condition- ing works. E-tested. Runs well. Asking $1700. Call 905- 259-5425 1991 FORD TAURUS Wagon LX, fully loaded, power every- thing, cruise control, only 95000kms, senior driven. Asking $4500 OBO. Call 905- 430-2184 SEASONED FIREWOOD for Sale 905-706-7047 LOOKING for a used belt conveyor 60'-70' and used automatic plastic strapping machines. Call Kirk 905-579-4407 NEED A HOME PHONE? NO CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? NO PROBLEM? No deposit Required Activated Immediately Freedom Phone Lines 1-866-687-0863 TUTORING 29 yrs experience. Primary, Junior, Intermediate, High School. Math & reading specialist (905)683–7059 Sick of RENTING? 1st Time Buyer? Professional Renter? Honest Answers....! Professional Advice...! To “Own” Your Next Home! 1-800-840-6275 Office905-432-7200Ability R. E.Direct Line 905-571-6275 Mark Stapley Sales Rep. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 PAGE 33 A/P 1011 Simcoe St. Professionally Managed by Tandem Group • 3 BR Townhouses some w/ fin. bsmt. • All new windows & vertical blinds • New Appliances • One Parking Spot incl. • Totally renovated suites • Seniors’ Discount in effect • Close to schools, shopping & Transit • Park like setting, some overlooking ravine • Available immediately From $999.00 “Your Comfort is our Concern” 905-579-7649 190 Townhouses For Rent 190 Townhouses For Rent MENNONITE MEATS The Healthy Wholesome Tastes of Drug-free Beef, Poultry, Pork, Sausage. Plus Homemade Jams, Chutneys & Preserves Now Open: Thurs. & Fri. 10 - 6, Sat. 9 - 4 1513 Hope Clarke (East Town Line) Rd.Newtonville Oshawa Newtonville Port Hope Hwy#2 Hwy#401 1513 Hope Clarke Rd.Newtonville Exit Call 1-888-257-9995 300 Market Basket 300 Market Basket NEW FURNITURE & MATTRESS CENTRE Opening at 1188 Simcoe St. S. Oshawa We are selling box springs & mattresses, all sizes including 3/4 & King, Diningroom Suites, Kitchen Suites, Bedroom Suites, sofa sets, including bed so- fas, plus smaller articles. Open Special - 3 pc. sofa, loveseat & chair, only $599; 5 pc. diner $399; Good Prices On All Merchandise in the Store. Drop in have a look as we organize. Open Mon. to Fri. 10 to 6; Sat. 9 to 5; Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1188 Simcoe St. S. "Old IGA Store" 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale ❆✸CHRISTMAS CRAFT SALE ✸❆ Sat. Nov. 30th, 10 a.m - 2 p.m. 1771 Walnut Lane Pickering (1st. Street w. of Liverpool/Hwy. 2) Bring a friend and shop for some quality handmade gifts. 324 Arts and Crafts 324 Arts and Crafts 324 Arts and Crafts ❈✺✻ CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE ✻✺❈ Unique African handicrafts, directly imported for wholesale. Whites Rd. & Atwood Crs. Pickering Sat. Nov. 30 & Sun. Dec. 1st. Call 905-837-1698 John 7Th Annual 100!! Vendors! Admission $2.00 Children under 12 Free Hwy 401 Olive Ave. King St.Harmony Rd.All proceeds to school functions Donevan Collegiate CRAFT SHOW Sat. & Sun. Dec.7th & 8th Sat.10:00 am - 4:30 pm Sun. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Dr. F.J. Donevan Collegiate 250 Harmony Rd. S. (Harmony at Olive) Watch for signs. Taylor Ave. DCI 1996 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 4 DR. STK# 27439653A KEY#B5 WAS $6,995 Burg., auto, 4cyl., air, only 148,000 kms. 4121 KINGSTON ROAD SCARBOROUGH 416-284-1631 TOLL FREE: 1-866-877-08959 Sale Priced$5,788 400 Cars For Sale 400 Cars For Sale NEED A CAR? Rebuild Your Credit With newstartleasing.com As low as $499 down 643 Kingston Rd., Pickering 1-866-570-0045 194 Shared Accommodation 310 Articles for Sale 330 Firewood MOVING SALE Sat. 10am-2pm furniture (some new), rugs, & household items 1867 Kingston Rd., Townhouse #8 Pickering (just east of Brock rd.) 320 Garage/Yard Sales 320 Garage/Yard Sales 370 Pets, Supplies, Boarding 1991 SUZUKI SPRINT,3 cyl. turbo, one owner, spent 1/2 down south, all original, immac- ulate no rust, certified ems, good on gas, good commuter. $3,100 or best offer. Must sell asap. (905) 743–9976 1994 FORD MUSTANG 3.8 litre automatic, air, AM/FM cassette, power windows, locks & trunk. Excellent condition $5,500. obo 905-852-5669 1994 PONTIAC SUNBIRD LE, 4 dr. 2L, auto, air, p. locks, low mileage, certified and Emission tested. $3500. Call 905-666–2491 1995 CHEVY BERETTA,$3999; '93 Geo Metro $2499; '92 Cavalier $2699; '90 Caravan $2499; Other cars from $1699. Certified & E- tested. 905-683–7301 or 905- 424-9002 after 6 p.m. 1995 HONDA CIVIC,2 door coupe, 5-speed, red, a/c, pow- er mirrors, $6999.99 certified & e-tested or $6500 as is. Call (905)404–8684 (snp) 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA GXE, excellent condition, black exteri- or, fully loaded, air, auto, 158K, one-owner, certified/e-tested, keyless entry, anti theft, asking $8,700. 905-435–0321 1995 PONTIAC GRAND-AM 2 door, fully loaded, low km. $5,600 certified & e-tested. 905-261-0200. 1995 SUZUKI SWIFT,164,000 km, 5 spd. standard, green, cus- tom stereo, E-tested, great on gas, $2900. or best offer Call 905-665–5129 1997 MONTE CARLO LS, 192,000 kms. on car, under 15,000 kms. on brand new GM motor. Leather, loaded, $10,600 certified & E-tested. 905-809-1525. 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLESS SUPREME-Teal, four door. Automatic, fully loaded, no rust, certified. $9,500 Perfect condition. Call 905-728–8906. 1998 HONDA CRV 4X4 5- speed, AC, stereo w/6 CD, power windows, locks +mir- rors; cruise control, keyless entry/alarm, 127k, $17000. 416-716-1903, 905-642-0226 1998 OLDSMOBILE LS 88, 3.8 litre, 80,000km, loaded, very clean, excellent condition, certified & emission tested, asking $11,900 negotiable. 905-725–5873. 2001 BLUE VENTURE VAN, loaded, 18,000km, power side door, CD player, buckets, asking $22,000. 905-728-1350 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE L.T.,5 spd. manual, 2.2L 4 cyl, a/c, am/fm/CD, remote keyless entry, conv. pkg, reclining front buckets, ps, pb, pd, 15" wheels, 44,500 hwy. km, factory warranty, will certify, $10,900. 905-655-9265. 2002 SUNFIRE, 4 dr. sedan, $12,000. Call 905-725-6707. 1998 TOYOTA SIENNA CE first owner, e-tested & certified, fully loaded, keyless, alarm, rear wiper, dual air/heat, sil- ver blue. $16,400. 426–2696 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL:1990 Cougar LS, fully loaded, certi- fied, e-tested $2400. 1995 Lu- mina APV, certified, e-tested $5900. (905)743–9976. EXCELLENT CONDITION 99 Pontiac Sunfire, black, 2 Door, automatic, air conditioning, CD, rear spoiler, new battery & brakes, 83,000km, $8500. 905-242-6767- days, 905-263–8461-nights. ONLY 80,000-KM on 1986 Ford Tempo, 4 door, clean car, only $699. 905-837-6746 PRIVATE DEALER LOOKING FOR CONSIGNMENT VEHICLES. I will get you the BEST PRICE for your vehicle and detail it before it's sold. (905)743–9976. Cars Wanted405 $$$ TOP DOLLARS paid for scrap cars 7 days/week Call (905)683–7301 or (905)424- 9002 after 6pm. CASH FOR CARS!We buy used vehicles. Vehicles must be in running condition. Call 427-2415 or come to 479 Bayly St. East, Ajax at MURAD AUTO SALES. JOHNNY JUNKER Tops all for good cars and trucks or free removal for scrap. Speedy service. (905) 655-4609 Trucks For Sale410 1988 CHEV SILVERADO,V8, auto, air, mags, e-tested, runs & looks good. $4000. Call 905- 261–1616 1991 GMC 1/2 Ton, SLX, 8 auto, air, am/fm, split window, box liner, hitch, certified & emission, good shape, $3800. 905- 697–0913 1992 GMC EXT. CAB 4X4 HD blue, dual batteries, steering stabi- lizer, 350 auto, posi, air, exc. con- dition. $10,500. 905-242-4161 1993 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Laredo, optional 4 wheel drive, 194K, certified & e-test- ed, well maintained, $6,500 obo. (905)420–7532. 1995 BLAZER SL 4X4.Load- ed, 280,000 km, highway-dri- ven, drives like new, certified & safety'd. A must-see. Call 905-985-3971 2001 GMC SONOMA SLS, Vortec V6, pewter colour, 67,000kms, mostly highway, fibreglass ton- neau, box liner, etc. $21,999. Call (905)404–8242 (snp) Trucks Wanted415 WANTED - 1966-71 JEEP parts. V6 Buick 225 engine, oil bath air cleaner assembly. Call 905-721-2844 snp Vans/ 4-Wheel Dirve420 1985 JEEP CJ-7, 91 YJ body, new, motor, trans, front & rear diffs 10,000kms ago, 4:10 gears, Detroit lockers front & rear. 35" mud tires too much to list $5000. Call (905)404–8684 (snc) 1987 CHEV FULL Size Con- version van. 305 V8, captains chairs, fold down bed, many new parts, excellent condition. $4995 certified & e-tested. (905)725-1061 (snp) 1988 ASTRO VAN $1000-obo. excellent body condition, emis- sions tested, rebuilt transmis- sion, new motor. One owner 905- 683-3559 weekends or after 6:00-pm Mon-Fri 1991 CHEVROLET ASTRO extended van. This van is in excellent condition and loaded. Power steering, power brakes, tilt wheel, power side mirrors, power seat, power windows, power door locks, air condition- ing blows cold, rear heater, pulse wipers, overhead console. Certified, emission tested and ready to go. This van is a steal at $3900. 905-571-5138 1992 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, 7 passenger LE Van, excellent body & interior, 3.3 V6, fully loaded, an excellent all-ar- ound van. 209,000kms, emis- sion-tested & certified $2,875 obo. (905)683–5503. 1995 DODGE CARAVAN,7- pass, cruise, tilt, tint, a/c, p/m. Rebuilt motor (Nov '02 1yr. warranty), newer transmis- sion (35K, Apr '01). $4950 cert, e-tested. (905)571–5315 1995 WINDSTAR GL, 10,000km on new 3.8L engine. Certified & e-tested. $5,200 firm. Call 905-433–1299 1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, 109,000 km, tilt, cruise, door locks, keyless entry, remote start, remote mirrors, under- coated, am/fm cass, 7-pas- senger, delay wipers, roof rack, 3L V6, auto, $8400 certi- fied & e-tested. 905-404-8791, 905-987-2205. 1999 VENTURE Extended van, 340, 7-passenger, teal green, air, power, dual sliding doors, air bags, anti theft locks, CD player, built-in childs seat, 74,000 km. Excellent condi- tion. $14,900. 905-571-6007 or 905-434-1363. 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA extended, all power, buckets, blue/black metallic with silver accents, certified. Excellent condition. For more info call (905) 576–5843 2002 DODGE CARAVAN, Olympic Edition, 14,500 kil., assume lease o.a.c. $453.99 per month. Telephone (905) 723–9762 2002 HONDA CRV EXL -Red w/leather, power sunroof, 4WD, Heated seats, w/6 cd/ cassette speakers, power- windows, locks/mirrors, cruise control, keyless entry/ alarm, 7000km, 7yr. extended warranty, rustproof. $31,000. 905-432-9825. 95 PATHFINDER XE 4x4, white, blue interior, chrome rims, fully loaded, 219kms (hwy) -it's only a number, don't let it fool you. $11,900 ems & cert. Open to offers. Mint condition. second owner, lady driven. (905)743–9976. Motorcycles435 2002 HONDA SHADOW ACE, 1500kms, black, mint condi- tion, many accessories. Ask- ing $7,500. Call (905) 404- 8242. Coming Events249 UXBRIDGE $15,000.SHOP- PING SPREE. Shop Uxbridge and you could win one of 3 Uxbridge Shopping Sprees. Draw New Years Eve. Ux- bridge B.I.A. 905-852-2905 Personals268 DIVORCE SURVIVAL STRATE- GIES...Before spending large sums on legal fees, call the Family Law Centre. Our lawyers will present you with options and offer smart and proven strategies to help reduce legal fees, safeguard assets, and defend your child custody and access rights. "Separate Smart" TOLL FREE 1-866-900-4529 YOUNG SWF, Widow, 60 would like to meet kind, caring gentle- man 55-65 with a good sense of humour who likes movies, danc- ing, dining out and traveling. Serious replies only: File #866 P.O. Box 481, Oshawa, L1H 7L5. Nannies/ Live-In/Out270 NANNY WANTED Full Time. Light housekeeping. Experi- ence and drivers license re- quired. Must be mature and responsible. References a must. South Harwood. Leave message 416-295-0782. PARENTS/SENIORS....do you need an experienced, loyal, hard-working live-in nanny/caregiver? Visit www.bhn.ca/sadocos call 416-236-9070 for info on over- seas candidates. Daycare Available273 AFTER SCHOOL program, by qualified teachers in Ajax, transportation from school re- creational and educational act ivies. 905-426-1982. LOVING MOTHER,ECE De- gree, 14 yrs. experience, of- fering home daycare for chidlren 2+ yrs. of age.. Lots of fun, educational. Servicing Lester B. Pearson & Alexan- der G. Bell. Lunch, snacks, receips. Andrea 905-619-3138 PICKERING Beach / Rollo: Loving daycare; 18 months to 12 years. Daily outings (fenced backyard and park). Crafts, story time, music, nu- tritious meals & snacks. First Aid, C.P.R. certified. Non- smoking, receipts. 905-428- 1244. AFFORDABLE LOVING DAY- CARE non-smoking, reliable/ experienced, mother of 2. Steps to Glengrove P.S. on St. Anthony Daniels bus/route. Large fenced backyard. Playroom/crafts/out- ings. Snacks/lunch. Valley Farm Rd. / Kingston Rd. Near PTC. References. Call Debbie (905) 839–7237 Esthetics/ Beauty Services284 LOSE 20 LBS. in 10 weeks guar- anteed. Call Sharlene, Registered Nutritionist, at the Weight Loss Centre 905-430–0093 Mortgages Loans165 $$$MONEY FOR ANY PUR- POSE$$$ -Specialized in hard to place mortgages, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd as low as 4%. When your bank says no, call us! Debt console, mortgage or tax arrears okay. Ontario Wide 1-888-591-6057. MORTGAGES - Good, bad and ugly. Financing for any purpose. All applications accepted. Call Community Mortgage Services Corp. (905) 668–6805. CENTRAL FUNDING GROUP, first & second mortgages to 100%. From 5.55% for 5 years. Best available rates. Private funds available. Refi- nancing debt consolidation a specialty. For fast profession- al service call 905-666-4986. MONEY PROBLEMS?STOP: judgements, garnishments, mortgage foreclosures & har- rassing creditor calls. GET: Debt Consolidations, & pro- tection for your assets. Call now: 905-576-3505 PURCHASE (5% DOWN),Re- finance (Commercial & Resi- dential), Debt consolidation (unlock equity & pay Mort- gage rates consolidate high interest credit cards), Self- employed, can't verify in- come, good credit. We'll find you the best deal. Call N. Gil- lani @416-450-8568 Frank's Funds Inc. Bus. Services/ Personals168 RENT A VOICE Trained voice- over artist for store promo- tions, corporate & small busi- ness, voice mail systems, etc. Availablility of recording studio for the professional sound your business de- serves. Call 905-426-7541 jtcca@yahoo.com House Cleaning556 Home Improvements700 CLEANING LADY AVAILABLE with references $70 includes fridge & stove Call (905)428-3576 CLEAN MOMENT Experienced European cleaning. Residential and Commercial. Pickering, Markham, Ajax area. For service call 647-295-0771 "Clean is our middle name" • Bad Credit • No Credit • Even Bankrupt Credit • But need a car? Phone Mel today 905-576-1800 All applications accepted. Downpayment or trade may be required. • APR from 9.9% • eg. Car $10,000 • APR 19% • Payment $322.78/mo. • 48 months • C.O.B. $4698.09 Rates vary depend on credit history. SALES LIMITED WE FINANCE EVERYONE First time buy- ers, bankrupt, bad credit, no credit. You work? You drive! Lots of choice. Down or Trade may be required. SPECIAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT SHERIDAN CHEV 905-706-8498 A/P PAGE 34 NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 www.durhamregion.com ATTENTION AUCTIONEERS!! Our "Auction Package" consists of your ad running weekly in these publications: • Oshawa Whitby This Week • Ajax Pickering News Advertiser • Port Perry This Week • Northumberland News • Uxbridge Tribune/Times Journal • Canadian Statesman/Clarington One call does it all!! Phone 576-9335 Fax 579-4218 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions BATES FAMILY AUCTION 33 Hall St., Oshawa SATURDAY, NOV. 30TH - 6 P.M. Antiques, household items, furniture, glassware, china. Terms Cash or Interac. Sales every Tues. and Thurs. 6 p.m. All consignments welcomed. 905-723-9807 NEW FURNITURE & MATTRESS CENTRE Opening at 1188 Simcoe St. S. Oshawa We are selling box springs & mattresses, all sizes including 3/4 & King, Diningroom Suites, Kitchen Suites, Bedroom Suites, sofa sets, including bed so- fas, plus smaller articles. Open Special - 3 pc. sofa, loveseat & chair, only $599; 5 pc. diner $399; Good Prices On All Merchandise in the Store. Drop in have a look as we organize. Open Mon. to Fri. 10 to 6; Sat. 9 to 5; Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1188 Simcoe St. S. "Old IGA Store" SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30th AUCTION 1 P.M. * PREVIEW 12 NOON * Everything must sell in one three hour session: Oshawa Navy Club 320 Viola St.-off Ritson Rd., South, OSHAWA (Watch for signs) CALL FOR INFO (905) 839-1150 Household Furniture *Mattresses & Futons * Sofa's * Dinette Sets* Computers * Tiffany Lamps * Home office furniture * Prints from the Group of Seven * & Rugs FABULOUS ASSORTMENT Many assorted items to furnish your home or office, this sale contains a fine line of Brand Name Mattresses and Futons, Full Dinette Sets, Complete home bar, Complete leather sofa sets, Natuzzi leather love seat, large and small computer desks, casual chairs, love seats, curio cabinets, Solid Oak tables, regular and bar size, cushion chairs, home office desks, assortment of various chairs and styles, rattan chairs and tables to match. Grandfather clocks, Indoor Water Fountains, Couches, Sofa beds, Magazine racks, shelving units, a fine array of TV stands, coffee tables, Armoires, Night stands, Dresser cabinets, Bar stools, Computer Hutches, and featuring a line of new exercise equipment such as treadmills (still with original package). COMPUTERS An assortment of P111 computer desktops. Brand name monitors ranging from 17-21 inch. Computer notebooks with various processor speeds will also be sold. A full line of computer accessories. All computers come with warranty. Computer company TBA. DESIGNERS DREAM Furniture includes chest, side tables, and tables. Leather chairs, entrance chairs, china cabinets. Teak armoires, Teak coffee & hall tables. Gramophones, gold plated globes, wine cabinets, Teak treasure chests. Large selection of Tiffany styles, puffy and art deco lamps, Mirrors in gold, silver and mahogany finish in Museum frames. Original oil paintings, accent pieces, side tables, display cabinets, French provincial, chairs. Large assortment of prints including group of seven, large selection of bronze lamps and statues. Satsuma & Lemoges style vases. Wall sconces, Candle holders & more. 84 Pc. cutlery set with gold trim in leather case. PERSIAN RUGS Fine Tapris silk & wool, Fine silk quam, Nain silk & wool, Isfahan, runners in variety of different sizes small to oversize, all sold with no reserve. TERMS No charge to register. Payment by Cash, Debit, VISA, M/C or Amex. 10% Buyers Premium. ✧SPECIAL SUNDAY SALE✧ KAHN AUCTION CENTRE Estate & Consignment Our Specialty at 2699 Brock Rd. N. Pickering 3 mi. N. of Hwy. 401 on Brock Rd. "BIG ORANGE BARN" Selling Antiques, Collectables, Estate Contents, Furniture, Glassware & China Sun. December 1st, 10:30 am Start ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✔Estate/Antique/Contents ✔Xmas Gifts Liquidation ✔Mahogany Carved Furniture ✔Jewellery - Persian Rugs Plan To Attend This Major Sale!! PART (1) -Estate Contents - Victorian, Canadiana Furniture, diningroom & bed- room suites from North Carolina, French antique cabinets, walnut china, side- board, old pine cupboards, collectibles, china, glassware and household items. PART (2)- XMAS gifts including Royal Doulton figurines, Murano, glass, Lim- oges, china, Bohemian heavy cut crystal, collector dolls, C.I. Toys, Limited Edition art, mirrors, oils, Tiffany lamps, Depression glass, too many items to list! PART (3)Container of carved mahogany furniture, console tables, stacking bookcases, partners desk, vitrines, oval & kidney display cabinets, grandfather, Louis XV chairs, beautiful decorative furniture, to be sold in over 100 lots. PART (4)- Diamond rings with appraisals, ruby, emerald, sapphires etc. Too many to list. Great savings, big assortment, gold necklaces, watches, earrings, etc. We will also have 40 persian rugs sold to the highest bidder ranging in all sizes! AUCTIONEERS REMARKS: This will be a great sale for Xmas shopping. The best selection ever. Over 400 lots in total. Arrive Early for great savings!! TERMS AND CONDITIONS:Visa, Mastercard, Amex, debit card. No registration fee. 10% buyers premium. Delivery available. For more info. or for consignment please call Victor Brewda-Auctioneer (Member of the Ontario Auctioneers Association) at (905) 683-0041 2000 CHEV SILVERADO PICK-UP WAS $16,895 STK# 32128705A Key #B54 Only $169 Bi-weekly @ 7.99% interest for 60 mths. plus administration, license & insurances. White, auto, 4.3L, boxliner, only 97,000 kms. 4121 KINGSTON ROAD SCARBOROUGH 416-284-1631 TOLL FREE: 1-866-877-08959 SalePriced $15,685 410 Trucks For Sale 410 Trucks For Sale S & B DRIVING SCHOOL (Graduate Certificate recognized by The Insurance Industry) Full Course $259. 10 In-car Lessons $187. Free pick-up and drop-off Bring in this ad and receive free use of car for the first road test only, when you register for full course. Offer expires Nov. 30/02 While space available. (416) 287-3060 447 Driving Schools 447 Driving Schools A BABY GIRL! Sharilyn and Neil Rathee of Ajax are delighted to announce the birth of their first child Brianna Sheela Junia She was born at Ajax-Pickering Hospital on November 6th, 2002 at 1:15 a.m. weighing 6 lbs. 7 oz. Proud grandparents are Sheela & Dharam Rathee of Pickering Junia & Wayne Hodge of Bowmanville and Gord & Hillie Carnegie of Courtice. Brianna is a great granddaughter for Marie Carnegie of Port Perry. Excited aunts & uncles are Cathy & Jay Rathee and Brad & Danielle Carnegie. 245 Births 245 Births It’s A Girl! WONNACOTT - Grant & Kim & big brother Coleman are happy to announce the birth of their 2nd child, a daughter, KAYLEY JANE, born Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at 2:24 p.m. weighing 8 lbs. 14 ozs. at Ajax-Pickering Hospital. Proud grandparents are Bill & Mary Wonnacott and John & Bonni Wonnacott and Dave & Brenda Malcolm. Proud great-grandmothers are Leona Graham and Connie Bodley. YOUR BANK SAID NO!! Consult an experienced broker •Prime debt consolidations up to 100% saving 100’s of $ monthly •Consolidate for any reason to 90% 2nds at market rate + 1-2% •Purchases and refinance up to 1.30% below posted market rate CALL: SYLVIA JULES (905) 666-2060, or Pickering (289) 314-4098 400 Cars For Sale 400 Cars For Sale 400 Cars For Sale 400 Cars For Sale 165 Mortgages, Loans 165 Mortgages, Loans 165 Mortgages, Loans Mortgages 1st, 2nd & 3rd’s “Don’t be caught short of cash” Consolidate before Christmas 2nd Mortgages up to 90%, 3rds to 100% Debt Consolidations/ Refinance Previous Bankrupts Welcome Apply on line or call: www.accuratemortgages.com Accurate Mortgage Services 905-436-9292 local Whitby toll free 1-877-509-LOAN Rates from 1.99% oac 420 Vans/4-Wheel Drive 420 Vans/4-Wheel Drive 270 Nannies/Live-In/Out 165 Mortgages, Loans PRODUCTS FROM A MAJOR RETAIL CHAIN FOR AUCTION ABSOLUTELY NO RESERVES Painting and Decorating710 Moving and Storage715 Dating Services900 FRIENDS AND LOVERS DAT- ING SERVICE! NOW WITH CHATLINE!Durham's Own! Sometimes love is just not enough. Listen to the voice ads free. Women free to meet men. 905-683-1110 Adult Entertainment905 24hrs 7 days/week 905-424-0576 Do you want what you can’t have? But always get what you don’t want? Now you can let your Imagination Turn into Reality Sinful Pleasures ❤ ANGELS ❤ PROFESSIONAL ESCORTS Discreet 905-259-1911 A& A EXCELLENT MOVING 2 men, 26ft truck Small/Large Moves $55/hr. For free estimates Call 416-396-3766 TMS PAINTING & DECOR Interior & Exterior European Workmanship Fast, clean, reliable service. 905-428-0081 Don's Painting Free Estimates 12 years exp. Scarborough to Ajax area Call Don (cell) (416)409–4143 All Pro Painting and Wallpapering Repair & Stucco ceilings Decorative Finishes & General Repairs 20% off for Seniors (905)404-9669 (416) 410-4536 Yellow & Green Home Improvement General Contracting Maintenance Repair Carpentry & Renovations RC CONTRACTING General contracting Professional trades (905) 424– 1669 PLUMBER ON THE GO Top Quality Plumbing at Reasonable rates Service and new installations Residential -Commercial No job too big or small Free estimates-over 20 years experience Call 905-837–9722 CUSTOM BASEMENT FINISHING • Drywall • Crown mouldings • Texture spray • Cabinet/ woodwork • Painting 905-426-6666 ALTEC CONSTRUCTION Interlock Stone Masonry Retaining Walls Finished Concrete ** fully insured ** Call Vince for free estimates 416-274-7625 905-686-7905 MARSHALL GROUP HOME IMP. Carpentry, Flooring, Doors, Ceramic, Decks and Siding Free Estimates Seniors Discounts (905) 428-3362 Ask for Paul www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, November 29, 2002 PAGE 35 A/P COME & WORSHIP Deadline Wed., 10 a.m. for Friday Publication. St. Isaac Joques Catholic Church 1148 Finch Avenue, Pickering L1V 1J6 (905) 831-3353 SUNDAY LITURGY Saturday Vigil 4:30 p.m. Sunday Morning 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 a.m. Sunday Evening 7:30 p.m. ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 35 Church St. N., Pickering Village 905-683-7311 Bible Study - 9:15 a.m. Sunday Family Worship - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - Supervised Nursery Pastor John Bigham EVERYONE WELCOME CHRISTMAS COME & WORSHIP SECTION will publish Fri., Dec. 20 Proof Deadline: Monday, Dec. 16 Non-Proof Deadline: Wed., Dec. 18 To book your ad, call Janice at 905-683-0707 or fax 905-579-4218 SPECIAL Monday 7:30 PM Prayer Meeting Tuesday 7:30 PM Bible Study Friday 7:30 PM Youth Group Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday School (All ages) 11:00 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Evening Praise & Worship WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: If we could be of any assistance to you, please call us at 905-837-7791 550 Kingston Rd., Pickering Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Audley James Founders/Overseers/Sr. Pastors Revivaltime Tabernacle Durham A Family Oriented Community Church. The Church That Love is Building and Where Miracles are Happening All Nations Full Gospel Church, Durham Presents THE PROPHETIC CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 1 “Receive the Prophetic Word for Double Increase” Dr. Chuck Flynn The Prophetic Trumpet U.S.A. Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Donkor Senior Pastors All Nations Full Gospel Church Rev. Comfort Abena Yeboah Pastor, ANFGC - Durham CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Friday, Nov. 29, 2002 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002 10:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. All Nations Full Gospel Church 1735 Bayly St., Unit 14, Pickering (Brock & Bayly) Tel: 905-420-0887 or 905-665-6344 Fax: 905-420-9694 Email: anfgc@on.aibn.com Amberlea Presbyterian Church The Family Church 1820 Whites Rd. N., Pickering Rev. Dr. Morley Mitchell (905) 839-1383 AmberleaPresbyterian@rogers.com Sunday service at 11:00 a.m. Supervised Nursery & Sunday School SPECIAL DATES: Sun. Dec. 1st. at 11:00 a.m. - Communion Service Sun. Dec. 15th at 11:00 a.m. - Sunday School Pageant Sun. Dec. 15th at 7:00 p.m. - Christmas Concert 282 Places of Worship 282 Places of Worship 282 Places of Worship 282 Places of Worship 282 Places of Worship 282 Places of Worship 282 Places of Worship Death Notice Listings For Audio on current deaths, call 905-683-3005 From Clarington, Port Perry or Uxbridge, please call 1-905-683-3005. Visit us on the internet: www.durhamregion.com Brought to you by the following funeral homes: Accettone, Armstrong, Courtice Funeral Chapel Limited, Low & Low, The Simple Alternative, McEachnie, McIntosh-Anderson, Morris, Newcastle Funeral Home, Northcutt-Elliott, Oshawa Funeral Service, Wagg, W.C. Town, Memorial Chapel. 1. Simply dial the above number on a touch tone phone only. 2. Listen for the name you are looking for. The listings are recorded by surname first. 3. When you hear the name you want, press 1 to hear details of the funeral arrangements. 4. If you miss any information, press 1 to replay the details. 5. If you want to go back to the main directory of names, press 2 and repeat from Step 2. Step 256 Deaths 256 Deaths 168 Business Services/ Personals 168 Business Services/ Personals 168 Business Services/ Personals A & C ROOFING and WINDOWS • Shingles of all types, flats of any size • Soffit • Fascia • Eavestrough • Spring Special - 25% off all vinyl products • Int. free financing for up to 12 months • Double warranty guaranteed, fully transferable (905)509-8980 or (905)428-8704 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements HANWOOD RESIDENTIAL SERVICE Renovations • General Home • Repairs • Bathrooms • Basements • Decks • Ceramic Tiles • Hardwood Floors Free estimates All work guaranteed Call Martin (905) 686-1677 email: hanwoodres@hotmail.com TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE PLEASE CALL AJAX 905-683-0707 MCLAUGHLIN, Isabel Grace, C.M., O. Ont., OSA, CGP. At home in Toronto, on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 in her 100th year. Daugh- ter of the late Col. R. Samuel McLaughlin and Adelaide Mowbray. She is predeceased by her sisters Eileen McEachren, Mildred Taylor, Hilda Pangman and Eleanor (Billie) Mann. She leaves a number of devoted nieces and nephews, and many friends. Born and raised in Oshawa, Ontario, Isabel's early interest in art led to several years of study in Paris be- fore returning home to a life of painting and developing great friendships with such famil- iar names as Alexandra Luke, Prudence He- ward, Peter and Bobs Howarth, Yvonne Mc- Kague Housser, Gordon Webber, Lawren Har- ris, Carl Schaefer and many others. Early mentors were Arthur Lismer and A. Y. Jack- son, who became friends as well. As a found- ing member of The Canadian Group of Paint- ers in 1933, and later its President, her circle of friends widened and she began to collect their paintings. These included a number of Montreal artists such as Sarah Robertson, Louis Muhlstock, Marian Scott and Anne Savage. Painting trips with friends ranged from the Great Lakes to Arizona and New Mexico, the Rockies to Hawaii, Québec to Bermuda. Isabel's distinctive style, based on strong design and the use of bold colours was entirely her own. Her love of the natural world predominated much of her work: leaves and trees, rocks, feathers, fish and shells are favourite subjects. Her work is in The National Gallery, The Art Gallery of On- tario, many other galleries and private collec- tions. Isabel was an outstanding benefactor of the arts. The Heliconian Club, Toronto's first club for professional women devoted to the arts, was a particular interest and owes much to her support. Perhaps her most visible gift was to The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa when, in 1987 thanks to Isabel's generosity, a new wing of the Gallery was opened and Isabel's donation of her magnifi- cent personal collection of paintings was ex- hibited. This gift was followed by many more. It must be added as well that countless indi- viduals also benefited from Isabel's kindness. Her life was a legacy to us. The family is grateful for the loving support and care pro- vided by Donna Boot during Isabel's last years and recent illness. A service will be held in the chapel of the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A. W. MILES CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue, Toronto (South of Eglinton Avenue East), on Saturday, November 30th at 3 o'clock. If desired, memorial donations to The Parkwood Foundation, 270 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa LIG 4T5, or The Helico- nian Hall Foundation, 35 Hazleton Avenue, Toronto M5R 2E3, would be appreciated. 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