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According to an interview with Pickering ma\or Vla\ne Arthurs. the land would be used as a parkland: the Town does not intend operating it as a marina. There is also a question of whether or not the soil ma\ he contaminated. Town staff has estimated that proper testing will cost around S10.000 to ensure that it is "clean". Details of the proposed purchase have been difficult to confirm as the Town insists on dealing with the matter in closed -door meetings. not open to either the public or the media --- taking the position that such dealings should remain confidential. McKean has granted interviews with reporters from The Original Ba\ News on two occasions. only to follow up each time w ith threats of legal action if the paper runs the stop. McKean is represented bN Pickering law \ er Nlurra\ Stroud. One additional item to be dealt with is the fate of the "Primrose". a barge which was towed b\ McKean to the propem a few \ ears back. The barge was subsequentl\ tilled with concrete and sunk at its present location. against the sea wall. Whether the --Primrose" can e\ er be floated again remains a subject for debate. Considered b\ local Rattan Wicker SINCE 1971 Safety and Control in Perfect Balance Specializing In On -Car Wheel Balancing 1600 Alliance Rd., (905) 420-3686 Unit 14, Fats (905) 420-9534 Pickering 14800-983-3686 NA /Z 11 Ifil For 25 years we have enjoyed a strong alliance with Goodyear Tires residents to be nothing more than an evesore.the barge in question could he a repeat of the long legal battle waged a fev, N ears ago b\ residents of the Town of WhitbN when the\ tried to have two similar %essels removed from their waterfront. Considerable taxpa\ er mone\ was spent on that issue. Although some members of council ha\e suggested the barge could be leased out for a restaurant. it's not clear how this would fit in with Town plans for the proposed park. News of the 'McKean purchase followed closel\ on the heels of an announcement that the long legal battle with the Pickering Harbour Compan\ over ownership of th , land beneath the waters of Frenchman's BaN had been Conservation Authorit\ settled. 1ti ith an out-of-court (MTRCA) as well as an resolution of this issue. town additional amount from a politicians were sa\ing that the private donor. The final price public access and ownership was substantialh less than the ',slue had been clarified. The McKean offer. Town was acquiring waterfront Upon last checking with the lands in exchange for granting MTRCA. there had been no deNelopment at the north end formal request for funding of Frenchman's Ba\. assistance from the Town of Rumours persist that the Pickering for the McKean price offered b\ the Tow n for propem. With a tight budget the McKean propem is well in and limited funding a%ailable excess of the independent to the %1TRCA. it is unlikely it appraisal. As one resident puts would be able to participate as it. -If the% are pa} Ing nearh a funding partner. $.100.000 per acre. how is it Confidential sources have that the Sandbun lands on revealed that the Town of Frenchman's Ba\ could be Pickering is contemplating acquired for more like 530.000 funding the entire purchase by per acre onh a few \ears ago'" drawing on its Parkland The Sandbury lands Reserve Fund, the same consisted of a parcel of nearh reserve funds used recently to 30 acres of land immediatel} to purchase a propem in the south of St. Martin's Claremont. Seniors Complex. just north of Surprisingly. one councillor the McKean site. In that revealed to our reporter that instance. the Town received members of council have never 50°10 of its funding from the been privy to the appraisals Metro Toronto Region which were done on McKean's propem. He was unable to sav where the figure offered came from. What seems to have upset local residents most in the entire waterfront issue is the secrec.. As one resident quipped. -'How can the Town spend over 51 -million of our mono\ — with no idea what the\ are going to do with it --- and tell us it's confidential'" Before the lands can be used as a park. expensive soil samples. demolition. and cleanup of the site will be necessarN. S1.3 -million could be just the beginning. TKE T 860 Brock Rd.S. �� seer #4, Pickering (1 km S. of Bayly) NEI�jF�LE$ 420-5100 Watch For Scott 8 year old child with heart in the right place is coming around the Pickering area in support for the less fortunate people and will be taking donations of food or money for Share Life. If you would like to put in extra feel free starting Feb. 7 - March 13 Cluster homes in north Pickering still legal Despite Pickering council's rejection of a 225 -"cluster unit" housing development proposal in north Pickering two weeks ago, that type of rural density will not be out- lawed in the town's new Official Plan, says planning director Neil Carroll. Carroll told council his department, now working on the final stages of the plan- ning document that will guide Pickering development for the next 20 years, declined to set limits ,m residential densities in rural Pickering, so council could "keep their options open.' He admitted he is aware cluster homes "in larger form" are not acceptable to the pre- sent council but pointed out increased densities in rural areas is actually "encouraged" by the provincial government. A proposal by C1ubLink Corporation to develop a 36 - hole golf course and 225 homes at Cherry Downs was killed January 29, amid cries from north Pickering residents that the project would set a dangerous precedent for rural development. But Mayor Wayne Arthurs said council has been "very, very clear" that increased pop- ulation targets in rural Pickering will be a reality, adding the actual housing mix for the future should be on the floor for debate soon. Regional councillor Maurice Brenner said he does- n't have a problem with increased rural densities, but only in areas that can handle the growth. "Seaton is a good example But areas that cannot sustain it shouldn't be recommended (for increased densities). I don't think Cherry Downs can sustain it. "It's also contrary to orderly growth." The new Official Plan is expected to be ready by September, although Arthurs has asked the planning depart- ment to fast-track the docu- ment for council's approval by June. Ajax studies Golden Report by John Cooper Members of Ajax Council made their positions known during a three-hour debate over the. Golden Report on the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) at the town's Committee of the Whole meeting on February 12. The evening could have been termed it politician's dream, including as it did pro- nouncements of patriotism to the town by several politi- cians, a promise from local MPP Janet Ecker to pursue the town's concerns, emotional public pleas for Ajax's threat- ened sense of community and an urnpromptu platform speech by reluctant -but -convincing Ward 3 by-election candidate Joe Atkinson. Ideaswere heard on a dis- cussion paper prepared by Mayor Steve Parish and staffers, including Chief Administrative Officer Barry Malmsten, whose impassioned use of statistics drove home the overriding town position that amalgamation with other municipalities proves no bene- fit to Ajar. Among the 51 rec- ommendations made in the Golden Report, which includ- ed amalgamation of munici- palities into a mega -govern - meet and the pooling of com- mercial and industrial educa- tion taxes across the GTA, Ajax "substantially supported" 31 of them. Among the key recommendations agreed to by the town were: the adoption of actual value assessment for all -classes of property; the intro- duction of transitional tax relief upon implementation of a new assessment system; and greater local control over municipal mill rates. "These are far-reaching rec- ommendations;' said Parish, with "significant and dramatic impact on the Town of Ajax. It seems this (provincial) gov- ernment is prepared to make changes to municipalities." Malmsten said his staff went over all 51 recommenda- tions and "a lot of what Golden did, there's not a lot of statistical evidence to back it up." The one area of agree- ment is in the assessment sys- tem, he said. "The assessment system is broken and in bad need of repair." However, the pooling of taxes would cause tax increas- es, Malmsten said. As well, with respect to the question of a large mega -government with fewer local seats, he said that local government is best han- dled by the municipality at the grassroots level. "Detail, tex- ture, the sense of communi- ty... should be done at the local level. Government is supposed to be of the people. It should be smaller." On the issue of "disentan- gling" local services, "there is a need to ensure that service to the public improves," Malmsten said. And on the implementation of the recom- mendations, which could hap- pen as soon as March but most likely by year-end 1996, "it's such a small item on the report but such a big item in reality," he said, adding that the most significant immediate need is ensuring that the GTA's eco- nomic development potential is marketed at the intematiooal level. According to Durham West MPP Janet Ecker, the commis- sion study is "a very useful report." She said she is con- cerned that the tax status of Durham Region not be jeopar- dized. As well, Ecker admit- ted that she is not a fan of "super councils." Parish expressed concerns over amalgamation that focused on the fact that "the province is systematically reducing funds that it sends to municipalities. We have seen the loss of half a million dot - lars in provincial mont— One of the partners in doing this is continually losing money. "Ecker said the government has tried to give its transfer partners "as much room as possible to make a decision as to where they spend their money. We have to restruc- ture at the same time that the money is being reduced." Atkinson recalled the reac- tion of his grandmother, a long-time resident of Mimico, at the amalgamation of Mimico, Long Branch and New Toronto into Etobicoke. "She realized that (Mimico's) history was taken away by the stroke of a pen. The Golden Cure may be worse than the disease." Atkinson's feelings were echoed by many at the meet- ing, including Ward 1 council- lor Frank Schaper and Ward 4 councillor Pat Brown, both of whom made impassioned remarks about the need for "local representation." "I was elected to represent the people of Ajax," said Brown. Summing up the meeting was Malmsten, who said "economies of scale" that are Town "and school boards "double on +dipping'' say Pickering councillors a V The practice of charging "This fighting between two Town manager Tim �. itaxpayers for the use of town bureaucracies over the use of Sheffield said he would try to 3 and school -owned facilities is facilities, it's just wrong," make previous reports on a wrong and tantamount to Ryan said. "These facilities youth issues (some were per- " "double-dipping," say a pair of were paid for on the backs of formed by the Social Pickering councillors. the taxpayers." Development Council, not the Maurice Brenner stopped Mayor Wayne Arthurs town) available to the public. 2 :short of saying facilities such called for caution in the a. v ,as arenas, pools and gymnasi- debate, however, noting the ................... ................................ m p'll ..... ., 110UA ums'should be made available town is not going to open up .rent-free (staff and overhead arenas, pools and libraries I 0 0 :costs must be recovered, he without trying to cover some ' noted) but said the joint town / of the costs. TRY OUR school board policy of "paying The debate over rental fees for space that belongs to the came up during discussion of taxpayer" is wrong and should Pickering's 1995 youth pro- NEW NUMBERbe "re -visited." gram an initiative that cost the 837-11-11 Brenner had harsh words for town S24SM. • Whcrkha,r Vans the Durham Board of The program itself, and the ` ' i' ha Drivers _ Education, which is expected town's mandate to better serve • 15 % off the meter to bill the town $12,200 for local youth, came under fire '_ for seniors & students use of Pine Ridge High School from Louise Boehler, the co- ; t''�kt?R.... Ft\FSTTA1CI Cn. last summer for gym rentals, chair of Pickering Youth part of a town -sponsored Foundation and a long-time �R0 youth program, that attracted champion of local youth. I►AMY few paying customers- Boehler said the town's report SURPLUS., "I think there is something boasts of a number of studies 42W very, very wrong when there on youth issues undertaken are buildings remaining idle since 1986, studies she has iPd - ear while we pay 512,000 to the never seen- She also claimed 2295 school board," he said. "We young people weren't properly or 2 for have to send a strong message consulted before the town set $4O00 to the board. That kind of up last years summer program Bomber double-dipping into the public and questioned Pickering', Jackets �'� purse is not acceptable." Brenner did the committment on youth pro- Special admit that grams. $6995 town, in turn, charges the -They've been doing these �' 'a;� �• ; school boards for use of town- report, for 10 years and noth- X99 95 owned facilities, a policy that ing has been done about it." F"1! tine of Pai,z1ha!! S"aylir, I councillor Dave Ryan says is she said. "Why are they pay- I I "wrong', making both sides in ing lip service to our youth the bureaucratic debate look when they made youth a man- aa�r,: ,. :;+ a4,:-,::- �.tuay Ova greedy in the eyes of the pub- date during the (1994 munici- ri r ` ¢9 I a assn mta r;r.(Pdir bc. pal) election!" s+rL .-` uv..sr YV.S: ,;t sh:om , applied to creating mega-gov- emments don't work. Under the theory, the more units you add to a system, the lower the costs - unfortunately, the resulting bigger bureaucracies generally offset any economic gain, he said. Malmsten cited a study of 799 municipalities in the U.S., where amalgamation provided no economies of scale. He added that out of 815 munici- palities in Ontario, Ajax ranks 34th and is in the top 5 per cent. The fact that is has enjoyed a stable economy points to its efficiencies, he said Committee voted to receive the discussion paper and pre- pare a final paper prior to its March 11 meeting. 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Scars Canada opened the country's second, stand-alone Sears Whole Home Furniture Store in Whitby on Saturday. February 10. Designed exclusively for furniture, decorator rugs and home -decor accessories• the new 35,000 square -foot furniture store at 1650 Victoria Street now offers a dramatically expanded selection and price range of furniture for every room in the home, including the hone office. The store has more than triple the selling space for furniture of traditional Sears department stores. More than 10,000 custom options are available on upholstered goods, giving Sears Whole Home Furniture Store one of the broadest furniture assortments under one roof in Canada. "Sears is launching stand- alone furniture stores in response to requests from our customers for more selection." says Don Shaffer, Sean Canada's President and CEO. 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The Whole Home Furniture Store will feature wide selections of: living and dining -room suites; master and juvenile bedroom suites; dual-purpose upholstery including reclining chairs and sofas; accent chairs; grandfather clocks; home -office furniture; wall units; and accessories. According to Shaffer, three nn otal "Sea" components have been integrated into the new furniture store: -an expanded furniture assortment that easily co-ordinates with other Sean merchandise; sales consultants -e trained in borne decor, and the famous Sears Whole Home guaranke „ All of Sears home -related merchandise;' says Shaffer, "is linked to one of three distinct decor categories - consemporary, traditional and country - to provide fashion co-ordination throughout a room or home. The furniture store has been tightly linked to this concept so that any piece of fumiture in the store can V_ ..qs be co-ordinated with any other Sears home -related merchandise available through Sears department stores and catalogers." All sales consultants in the furniture store attend what Sean calls 'Whole Home University', a series of rigorous training programs that link the selling of furniture and accessories to home fashion and consumer lifestyles. "A team of in-store furniture consultants guides customers through a process to make informed purchases to meet their specific needs and lifestyles," says Shaffer. "At Whole Home we're not simply selling pieces of furniture, we're assisting customers in decorating their (homes." Shaffer says the furniture store will also feature Sears famous ,guarantee of satisfaction or money refunded. "'Phis guarantee is based on our confidence that at Sears Whole Home Furniture Sore we have a quality product to suit any lifestyle;' be says. 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Brigadoon comes to Pickering by Larry Codd Since 1978, the Pickering West Hill Musical Theatre (PWHMT) - originally known as the Glendale Music Group - has been providing its audiences with the best in theatrical productions. PWHMT has presented 18 musical cabarets, 12 musicals and two comedic plays. Productions have included Bye Bye Birdie, Guys and Dolls, Me and My Girl, Oklahoma, Finian's Rainbow, and Mame. The latest production is Brigadoon, which will be presented February 16 through 24 at the Village Retirement Centre - Auditorium in Pickering. A cast of 30 - leads sind chorus - will present this spectacle of sight and sound. The popular Lerner and Loewe musical will be led by Music Director, David Mills and Director/Choreographer, Lorraine Green. Lorraine Green started her career in the performing arts at the age of seven when she danced as a Shirley Temple look -a -like for the Leslie Bell David Mills has orchestrated Singers on TV. Performing in some 16 cabarets and book both L.A. and New York, she shows for PWHMT since appeared with Andy Williams 1983. As well, he has worked and Ed Sullivan. She also in various capacities for toured Canada as Scarborough Choral and choreographer for the Chrysler Scarborough Players. From a Dealer Show Musical- For the boy chorister in St. James past 25 years she has been Cathedral to choir director at involved with Broadway St. Paul's in Uxbridge, he North, Scarborough Music pursued a musical career that Theatre, and PWHMI: was rewarded in 1989 by the Providers offer home page preparation as part of their ser- vices package, a number of companies specializing in home page development have been established. Check with your Internet Service Provider to determine what services they can provide with respect to the preparation of Internet home pages. 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New members are always welcome and can contribute by performing or becoming involved backstage working on sets. wardrobe, lighting. props. or stage management. -Our cast members include both accomplished performers and neophytes," says David. -Our group is• :nvigorated by the addition of new members; Charlie Dalrymple as "Al Ashby", Jean MwL wren playing the role of "Debi Gam", Fiona MacL.aren as "Anne Milord" and Rwry Beaton as "Steven Grierm" in practice for the musical fantasy set "Brigadoon", a mystical vftp that appears every 100 years in the Scottish Hiigbibnda, advertise in an area where it cannot provide service. Situations do arise, however, where advertising outside the serviced market area can occur. Discussions with business oper- ators and professionals have indicated that many companies currently not advertising on the Internet believe the Internet will provide far too much expo- sure for their particular service ., or product. 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DEMERINO Vice -President: HIP VAN KEMPEN Advertising Manager: ROB McCAIG Production Manager: MAYJEAN POWERS M• br d d<• O• io Ce rwq Nwf dp C Adi—Con �Q Mvnbr or d<, C. di— Co.nnwniq fm N—,p•pr A a— lEditorial Opinion............ "y the secrecy? When we first heard that the Town of Pickering was seriously considering paying the astronomical sum of $1.3 -million for a small parcel of "parkland" on Frenchman's Bay, we were blown away. We knew waterfront land was expensive, but this is ridiculous! The "Primrose", rusting there, firmly sunken and cemented into the Bay, does not seem ideal for a restau- rant either. But some councillors, perhaps trying to jus- tify Town actions, now seem to be supporting this strange notion. What strikes us as most curious, in any land deals involving the Town of Pickering, has always been its tendency toward secrecy. We find it hard to understand just why, in this case, there might be such concern when, clearly, the Town has had the upper hand ever since McKean found himself facing bankrupcy. Anyone speaking to Mr. McKean will, undoubtedly, I be touched by his story. Reportedly living on his old age pension, having seen his marina slide into bankruptcy, his is a sad tale indeed. IM that does not justify extravagant spending of tax- payers' money. When planning for Claremont's new community cen- se first came to light, we were shocked to learn that the pWk was not invited into secret assemblies. When anembers of the press attataptod to sit in on the meet ice, they were denied aocess. And when the deal closed, with a price lar exceeding responsible vqxmdi- ttttre of taxpel money, even thea Town officials ilOrrnttle I the (W that the public lad a rigld a kaaw. it did sot sit we,B wii as eidu r when we kweed that IN& I * caascd iiad approved the tralillift of fumb film ils fiat-decliiIiag reaecvil: fast iND the apitst SW to pr i for the five ids secessary to bring dne Wahl: project to B6. With ski no int ca im dot ftwoe fells or drc peoviece wM live VP to dicia part aftliraelall, wo conOwOD wonder vrliledrarfaction Oft maw meati -- a curious ame'Ew closed Aw 91woln w bar dw pacest and Ili -- hm .,#iso ImAclkaingdartiftawnoadw f'>wfas elver fsrd od jlrrt vrhett+e thlrir >tutsda ace illm V40 vire tar► dtldiey tiwe people at ,:'AMWwOne, The l AAmde, qmd money Ike drtsdt- . i Tam Mohr, who is Tan McKeWs #t,0elrt of thle Tows s bm* of pub- iirr�ltt ia1r0 dine iat>I�i1ti� ��'s � i�rsue. M r so allots pub - Public meeting scheduled Pickering transfers funds Bi .John Cooper east of Pickering Beach Road Durham Region will hold a and south of Bayly Street. liy Richard Fleming public meeting February 20 to The meeting begins at 10 Pickering council has discuss the proposed a.m. in the main boardroom of authorized the transfer of elimination of a future arterial the region's planning $388,640 from the ParkIard road that would bisect the department at 1615 Dundas Reserve Fund to the town's environmentally -sensitive Street East, Fourth Floor, Lang capital fund for the purchase of Carruthers Creek Area. Tower, in the Whitby Ma1L five lots in Claremont for The Type "C' arterial road Members of the public are parkland. was slated to run east -west invited to make a submission. -Regional councillor Rick from the future Audley Road to Johnson said that the mone is the existing Pickering Beach Acorrection Road, connecting at Emperor Street. The street would cross {`°Tile Heritage hay two major subdivisions ;Festival ., which we adjacent to Shoal Point Road, `;annoumed would take pl= south of Bayly Street East. An :on ,::,,February 10, application by 1097467 Ontario ;its be hield oa Febrttsry ?A Limited. has been made to :icer floe I'idketing Recreation amend the Durham Regional "Complex. Our apologies Official Plan by eliminating the <for this error and any planned road. The company is gineonvenime it may currently building a subdivision 'bint'mld. eters welcome ,.:,;The Original Bay Nsiws welcomes Letters to the :'::Editor. Letters should be limited to 300 words and :::are subject to editing. They must be signed, the :address and telephone number of the sender .:provided Mad letters to: The Original Bay NOws, 1400 Bayly Street, Unit bA. Piciaring, Ontario: L 1 W 3R2 or fax letters to (905) 937 -OU STEPPING STONES y for the infrastructure program for the community centre. The lots have already been purchased with the transaction being closed on October 31, 1995. Johnson said that the $38n,640 was used to buy the For the love To celebrate Heritage Day, citizens are encouraged to gather in small groups and share our dreams for our country with friends an¢ neighbours, identify challenges we face, suggest possible initiatives to meet them, and share our findings with our elected leaders. It is suggested that by .gathering in small groups on land that the community centre will sit on as well as surrounding parkland. He explained that as the town sells off the library, the seniors' centre, the lawn bowling facility, the old community centre and the firehall location, each appraised at $100,000 to $135,(XX) a property, the town will get that money back and it will go back into the Parkland Reserve Fund. -We have to do this for bookkeeping purposes for the next three years wntil we sell off those lands." of Canada Monday, February 19, and sending the results of our discussions to the prime minister and elected representatives at all levels, that our voices might be heard. Send a copy also to the group which started this initiative: For The Love of Canada, 74 Kidd Drive, Amherstview, Ontario, K7N 1V7. SEAN YARKES ,. ..-.+,,,.,•.�+,_..+--?+ `. ,. -� ;".�MM1E!lST!r,+is►'!spam'?vAww�«;+..rn:w:..».saa.aw:suy...'�e......... ..=rx�w,'!'t'4�2��lCn''"N!'.tezuYvac1'd a' .a ,:et m,s:. 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Ram 3500 models engines, ranging from the power boosts over last year. mirrors are optional on U-11- -r_ brio 3 9-1itre W. to 52- std Driveability and smoothness Laramie SLT models Reply to Alastair Gillespie P.C. e appreciate all of our mail and are pleased to respond to the Honourable Alastair Gillespie who wrote to tell us of our "astonishing contempt for the democratic process"? We are surprised at your comment considering your background in federal poli- tics. In fact, we find it iron- ic that the federal govem- ment, for which you served. has held expropriated lands for years in Pickering for a possible future airport. yet we don't recall the resi- dents having a say. I am amazed that not one of you raised any concern over the enormous and potentially dangerous septic system that is proposed to support "the Claredome". With the problems over the years with contaminated well water I would have thought any true "environ- mentalist" would want to stop this dead in its tracks. But your silence speaks volumes. On one hand you want rural Pickering to remain essentially unchanged with little or no growth (200 new homes were too many for you). yet you want your multi-million dollar recre- ation complexes. To quote you "one can only hope that Pickering Council will continue to be against any- thing that tramples on the tights of its citizens." What about the rights of others who do not agree with your views? Are they to be silenced? We refer to it as the NNMY syndrome have dual near w g thrifty Tipstoo d garage res► Most fires involve some in $245,900, To P this: is gauge: :.:. garage. 8 soaked with kindof human error or. over tragedy from occuraarg at your j Nearer ttefoel small engitnes ::;; • Vapovirs frban flammable furniture polish, alis, varnish dight. 'Recently the Tows of home remetaitietr tlacsa fire (i.e.' lawn mowers,: ogtboatd Iigttids;wn explode winch they or oil-based paint should be Ajax has experienced three safety tips. orators, motor byes, chain come in contract with a heat disposod of as soca as pi- #ues in attachedrestdential :...' Nevar leave won ares) while tfia t*ngtna is dot source, Use flv= able >iquids W 9 these atsicks are saved, atrages, with::'dunagett Gtoceed- t engine herd thevex fuel them[ tut a u a dell-veadL�od - [hap should be stored in a r-------- i Ll 1 1199 Kingston Rd. Pickering, Ont. Telephone: (905) 831-2211 459.95 Transmission � Service Special I l most cars Bring in this ad l 6k your new filter is 1 EE Please Call for Appointment l Offer expires March 30/19% turbo sportique Automotive accessories for the connoisseur 837-0767 905 Dillingham Road, Unit #11 Lube, OII & Filter $1999 Includes ' oil & filter ' 15 point Inspection Tune-ups 4 CYL - $55.95 .d cyl. - $65.95 8 cyl. - $75.95 $37-2593 905 Dillingham Rd. Unit 18 Fwea n e dared to challenge cotm- cil's recent decision to defeat the Cherry Downs application for development and according to Mr. Gillespie, we are now in "contempt of the democratic process . The majority at Pickering council that night was about 30 people to 20. So why wasn't the Claremont project defeated when the majority of Pickering residents opposed Pickering council's approval of more than 2 million dollars for the Claremont recreation project? What side were v% on then. Mr. Gillespie? One of your 30 was at least hon- est enough to say that he just wanted the developers to provide city ser- vices so he could feed off them. Another radical member emphatical- ly stated that the developer should "get to the back of the line", because he believed that the developer should wait 20 or so years -ntil develop- ment reaches the rural area. What a great way to encourage businesses that provide employment, pay taxes and help make our community what it is today. Treat them like a 10 year- old nephew and send them "to the beck of the line". To :xar another of your majoruy, a resident who himself sits on nearly 100 acres of prime agricultural and, suggest that the Chert' Downs pro- ject would see prime firming 'and lost to housing development makes no sense at alL Where are those who would urm :his land when the pro- ponent doesn't even farm his own land? Our elected or appointed town officials will never be held account- able for their decisions when diverm minority groups are satisfied by eager councillors whose sok aim is re-election and not the good of the town as a whole. This paper will continue its democratic right to express its views and with all due respect to Mr. Gillespie, without feu of a vocal minority expressing theirs. I'm not looking for your vote, Mr. Gillespie. metal container with a tight fit- ting tting lid. :::;• Never use gasoline* naph- that or other flammable ligaids W cleaning paposm »• Bxtemion cords should not ...be used as pelma mil wiring and never use an electrical appliance with I a damaged card. :.• Exercise extreme caution when using any tool which causes; spaks. 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Armed with my November to early A camera, I was ready to take from the Rockport Ya( him, but thought the minute he and Sandollar Marin heard the click, he'd be off. No past tidal flats and salt such thing. 1 got my Picture and into the whopper's hab he still stood there. so I got Late in March, as even closer. A ti:herman, a few waters warm, dolphin metres away caught a little fish spotted in the w and threw it to the heron! That surrounding the regi was his fifth and he wasn't full Dolphin Connection t yet. No wonder he wasn't small groups to concerned about me. dolphins in their nal Few destinations can A tour of King R compare to the natural beauty must. This is the of Corpus Christi on a picture- working ranch in the perfect h, N protected by barrier showcases the lifestyle islands. , allcd the Isles of vaqueros. The Run Texas. brand is known wo Thr port hustles with ships Originally based o from nearly even• country in Longhorns, the ranch the world. loading oil• grain, introduction of purebre cotton and chemicals. The The famous Santa harbour is spanned by an breed was developed h impressive bridge that arches Meet celebrity 235 ft. above the water. Trevino, affectionatel The air has a tropical feel as Lolo, a cowboy and the fresh, salty aroma of the worked for the King sea makes one think of an over 55 years. Lolo island paradise. Sink your toes Henry roll out the into the warm sands of Mustang when they welcome and Padre Islands, which offer the Visitor's Center. more than 200 km of PLACES OF LN undisturbed terrain. The Texas Aquari Windsurf or jet ski, in the close-up views of the waters along the Isles of Texas. of the Gulf of Mexico Explore the islands on wide variety of marine horseback, cutting through the The Corpus Christi dunes and splashing in the of Science and Histo waves, on a guided ride where strong Hispanic infl thousands of wild horses used Heritage Park is a to roam of nine turn -of -the The seawall, with steps to the restored historic h water, was built to create The Columbus Fl Shoreline Boulevard and the Nina, Pinta and Santa popular "T" head docks for are authentic life -stili pleasure boats. Corpus Christi of Christopher Co Beach is the site of the USS carabelas. Lexington, a wartime aircraft Greyhound Race provides year round carrier that set more records state-of-the-art f ' . than any ship in the U.S. Navy. Aransas National Laity Lex, as she is Refuge (Tivoli) is affectionately called became some 300 s of known as The Blue Ghost Texas Maritime because she was reported sunk (Rockport) covers th so many times by Tokyo Rose- maritime development It is now a very popular discovery of the coas museum with tour routes 1519. manned by retired service The Lamar Oak l personnel of those by -gone of Rockport is the .,. years. . 1 . l : . l 1 in raves arrive -October residence e Refuge best ways along the ay. From priI. boats ht Basin a, cruise marshes itat. the bay- s can be aterways Getting ma Envision a wedding a few steps from the translucent waters of the Caribbean on a tiny finger of land. The sea, now a brilliant gold at sunset, forms a crescent around the couple as the bride's white gown turns to rose, then lilac. She carries a bouquet of wild orchids and fragrant frangi- pani. Soon the couple leaves the sandy shore behind to exchange toasts on the how of a graceful sailboat. Such a romantic wedding is no longer the stuff of dreams.n "Today. as couples man later and seek to unite families spread out across the country, more people are choosing to d in parade realize the wedding of their wildest fantasies in the Caribbean," says Pamela McEntee of the Sapphire Beach Resort & Marina, which lies along a beautiful stretch of beach on St. Thomas with a breathtaking panorama of the surrounding Virgin Islands. Many such resorts have wedding experts who are pre- pared to take care of every detail, from obtaining marriage licences and arranging for a member of the clergy, a rabbi or a justice of the peace to per- form the ceremonyand recep- tion. Exotic weddings that com- bine the marriage ceremony on. The our brings meet the ural habitat. anch is a largest V and of Texas ning W rldwide. n Texas led in the d cattle. Gertrudis ere and honeymoon all -in -one are a hot trend. And you don't have to be a millionaire to get married in the Caribbean. You just need to shop for the package which suits your fancy and your pocketbook. One such package features such ultimate idyllic touches as a sunset cruise on a private sailing yacht and the choice of flute, guitar or a zesty steel "pan" band, plus a professional videotape of the ceremony and cruise. Another recent bride explains: "We wanted our hon- eymoon to begin instantly after our wedding. We also wished to share our celebration with our friends and immediate family. Waking up the next day to windsurfing, snorkeling and dancing to a steel band is just paradise!" Today with thousands of text book weddings at nearby country clubs, hotels and ban- quet halls, people are seeking to give a new dimension to their ceremonies, enriching them with either a more per- sonal touch, greater privacy or an element of style and beauty from far -away places. Gorgeous resorts on magical islands allow the lucky couple to have their cake and eat it too. "Chances are we've been there!"" 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PLUS rw No Green Feee P*W@ ANNANDALE COUNTRY CLUB AJAX LIS 3C2 (905) 6833210 �i 1"11.1 Anyone who said they predicted the champion of the Nokia Cup, the Ontario Men's Curling Championship, is either a Gar or is named Nostradamous. Bob "Giant Killer" Ingram, knocked off two-time World Champion Russ Howard 7-5 in a thrilling conclusion to the champi- onship tilt at the Pickering Recreation Complex last Sunday aftemoon. Howard, down by one and with the hammer in the final end, was left with a difficult double take-out to score two and win the Nokia Cup. Bid he didn't catch enough of the first rock and glided through the rings to allo,.v Ingram to steal one and steal the tale "It's like a dream corne ? Yngram raid Ingram. "We knew this was a dream for all of us and we're lucky enough to get this." Glenn Howard, vice for his older brother Russ, was fighting back the tears as was lead Noel Herron as they left the rink. It was a match they had to fight tooth and nail for, but came up six inches short of winning. Howard had knocked off Ingram 10-8 during the round- robin portion of the draw, but this was a different story. Even before he reached the final, Ingram's Ridgetown rink had to get past veteran Ed Werenich in the semi-finals. Ingram had also lost to "The %'rrnch" to the round- ,�,r!wn of the champi- plays "cls Howard and falling to 0-2 on the first day of the tournament. In the semi-finals, Werenich was left with the same type of shot Howard had And like the Howard, Werenich just missed by inches. "We felt lucky to beat Eddie," said Ingram. `Then we got Russ. Then you figure, maybe it wasn't luck" Ingram knew the championship rested on the shoulders of Howard. And all he could do was watch- "There atch"There wasn't going to be an extra end," said Ingram of Howard's attempt to win the title with his final rock_ "He makes the shot, he wins." But uncharacteristically, Howard couldn't come up with the clutch shot and the brooms from the Ridgetown rink were flying in the air as they celebrated the vxto- ry• "Glenn wanted to make the double and I kind of agreed with him," said Howard of the final shot. "You think you can make it and you have to factor in you have to steal in the l lth. "I'm not getting younger. I would have loved to have gone tto the Brier). But we're pretty proud of our efforts." Land R ' Realty tri i MwrM0r0 d The NeOiewel AsOeiaYea Of FIw i Sadao. The o■rha. ni0eae SoNder's Anoc. The Iced taw of Beidengiol M�rhetl� a Tie Toronto heal P.nM aaeri. Seeri� 7Se a Pk71ering, Ontario. X3324_ SO Q COMPIlSEiNE.COM . ampion killer"" at Nokia Cup Instead, Ingram is off to Kamloops, B.C. to represent Ontario for the Canadian Brier. Winning in Pickering was particu- larly difficult for Ingram as his wife Janice was with their ailing two-year-old son Robbie in hospi- tal with an unknown sickness. "She couldn't be here with me lo celebrate," said Ingram. "When I'm out there curling I tried not to think about it. But I found myself thinking about it, but I just got down to curling." Bob Winters, chairperson of the Nokia Cup, said his host club, the Whitby Curling Club, were grate- fully for the opportunity to host the Nokia Cup and is sad the week is over. "It was an exciting week for us," said Winters. "It all came together in four years and we climbed the mountain this week. We wanted to do four things; put on the best show we could for the Ontario Curling Association, Nokia, the curlers and of course the fags. And I think we were suc- cessful on all fronts." winters said the week would av have leen passible without the be!- . t : he w i int eers and the co - 0. --, o- 0. ra!r -. .., m the Town of �lr -Ir" Ridgdown sits Bob Ingram sins ap a shin ag"em MacTfier's Rau Howard A* ka&ng 4-0 a*r one end of AL r„• Lymh Bins Howard bells out one of his famous streams daring the Nokia Championship match against Bob Ingram. Howard last 7•5. Pickering and the staff at the com- plex. "The volunteers made this job so much easier," said winters. It's been a great week and maybe we'll do it again sometime. I'd like to thank the Town of Pickering and the Pickering Rec Complex for their support through the week. It's been invaluble." Ingram's win marks the first time someone other than Howard or Werenich have won the Ontario title since 1985. The last person to win the title was Earle Morris of the RC Navy Club from Ottawa. Now the rest of the country will see a new Ontario champion. Making the trip to represent Ontario will be: Ingram, Larry Smyth, Robert Runfeldt and Jim Brackett. "It hasn't hit me yet," said Ingram. ''I'm still feeling the joy of winning " Saturday, Feb. 17th and Sunday, Feb. 18th A - -SCG 116C Parties & Play Centre Durham Region, 1st Pam & Play Area for children under 12 . I FIKIRE new F= be Isall" We"W ow Your clhamme ._ . ttiA• Il of 2 tartly (t 14M.M value rinaz 10 kiln) awl Pkeeelve 25off Ai.i d.. tp Receive 10% off admission & Birthday Parties for the month of February We Provide A Safe, Caring Environment for KIDS!!! *Birthday Parries *Babysitting (max_ 3 hrs) *Creme Area *Toddler Area *Loungs for Parents *Excellent Securiry Proced Snack BarPC - - r �! !6 7 -Hut. Official Ballot. (Name I (Phone Birthdate (Address I Drop off to location below to enter contest L ---------- a* c ., Technolutions Company Inc. Computer Solutions & Applications' O(lice Mall Two, Bayly Plasa, Bayly St. Pickering, Te1:905-831-TECH Fa::905-831-4786 E -Mail 76322,30200 OMPUSERVE.COM Canadian Tire Minor Atom `AA' 90 Panthers roll along in playortsf The Pickering Canadian Tire Panthers Minor Atom Hockey Club advanced to the next round of the O.H.M.A. Playoffs recently by narrowly defeating their cross-town rivals, the Ajax Knights, three games to two in a close. well -played, five - game series. Pickering won the first game 5-3. Five different Panthers scored goals in the victory as team captain Chris Papalia, Michael Murphy, Jennifer Sadler, Geg Garrett and Michael Watkins all fired goals for the Panthers. Brian Campbell notched three assists. while Andrew Hackett, Chris MacLeod, and Watkins each had solo I helped. The Panthers narrowly lost the second game by a score of 5-4. Garrett, Murphy, Rvan Gemon, and Papalia fired the Pickering goals. Assists went to MacLeod, Matthew Yarmoluk, Sadler, Campbell and Garret. The game was a heartbreaker for Pickering as they had fought back from an early deficit to tic the game in the last minute of play when Papalia fired what appeared to be the equalizer, making the score 4-4, only to see Ajax score with only 19 seconds to play in regulation time to steal the win. The Canadian Tire squad bounced back, however, winning the third game. a sudden -death overtime thriller. 3-2. Watkins led the offense firing both of the Panthers regulation - time goals. Campbell and Gemon each contributed two assists. In the over- time frame, it was team captain Papalia that led the team to victory, firing the game -winning goal with just over two minutes remaining. It was then the Knights' turn to rebound, as the tough Ajax squad soundly defeated the Panthers in the fourth game of the series 7- 3. Garrett, Sadler and Gemon notched the Panthers goals, with two assists going to Campbell, and Sadler and Brian Simpson -Fry with one a Piece. In the fifth and deciding game of the series the Panthers came up with a big effort and edged past Ajax by a score of 3-1. Papalia, Hackett, and Campbell fired the goals for the Panthers, with Craig Burrell picking up two assists and Watkins and Gemon with one each. Goaltending was one of the keys to the series and the Canadain Tire Panthers enjoyed the benefit of Luke Chivers and Michael Tadman altemat- ing between the pipes. Each was outstanding, making many key saves during the course of the series. They were aided by the rugged defence corps of Robert Bayly, Daniel D'Alimonte, Yarmoluk, Gemon and Garrett. Pickering Major Peewee Select Arms Loam Sunn1v contine to rake in the win us In tournament action the Arnis Loam Supply major peewee select team entered a rep tournament in Dundalk, Ont. Their fust game against Brampton ended in a 4-3 overtime win. Captain Ken Stevens had 1 goal and 2 assists; Darryl Malandrino, Scott George and Tony McMulkin each netted single goals with Michael KarakoRs, James Kimball, Kevin Fleming and Ryan Faulkner picking up assists. Pickering played Woolwich next, taking the game 6-3. Malandrino netted 2 goals, with singles from Karakolis, McMulkin, Stevens and Joey Pandolfi. Assists went to George, Stevens, Kimball, McMulkin, Karakolis and ,Jordan Hutchinson. The team came up just short of taking it all in the champi- onship game, losing by just 1 goal. Erin topped Pickering 4-3 in the title game to win the crown. Scoring for the major peewees was Stevens, Pandolfi and Brandon Marks Assists watt to Bill Antoniadis, John Reid and Jamie Ward In exhibition games Pickering defeated Oshawa Little NHL Canadians 7-2. Stevens notched a hat trick, with singles from Antoniadis, Fleming, George and Hutchinson. Panthers ; Axemen in Feb. t YOIt .. �!'tigti atltkn ` >; #WV, r.a.rir i • AOXS Pw too. ick �� M �A� ; . � �n ■ ,sF err n ,tw sbutdb a i fern a PM *AORSPO. •Pidt • � Ifdt�AMw � wuwte7pa , iii 7:X Malandrino came up big with 4 assists, with sole assists going to Karakolis, Hutchinson, Pandolfi, Karakolis, Reid and Chris Bryce The selects met the Oshawa Bruins in a brutal contest, which ended in a 4-4 tie. Scoring for Pickering was McMulkin, Karakolis and two goals from Stevens. Assists watt to Hukkieson, Stevens, Karskolis, Malandriao and Steve Costa. Pickering came up big against the Agincourt Canadians, taking the game 9-1. Pam Mi and Karakolis each netted hat tricks with singles from Brydes, Malandrino and McNhdkin, Assists went to George, .Karakolis, Cryden, Hugchinson, 'Stevens, Pandolri, Kimball and In Nardi York select league action Pickering met arch rivals Aja and walled with a 2-0 win. George and Pandolfi scored goals for ickering, with assists going to Reid, McMulkin and Stevens. Pickering played the first place team in the A loop, Parkwood, and came out with a 4-2 victory, putting Pickering tied for top spot in the division. Stevens netted two goals, with singles to McMulkin and Pandolfi. Bryden, Hutchinson and ;Faulkner each notched solo assists. Pickering suffered a devas- tating loss to the hands of Whitby recently. With only 4 seconds remaining in the game Pickering strtatdered a goal, losing the game 2.1. Scoring the lonemxker for Pickering was Faulkner, with assists from Reid and Marks. JFirst Pickering TRAVELPIM "Chances are we've been therel' 831-5132 Locally owned and operated. 1550 Kingston Road, Pickering Near Reel U,b ter -next to van Kempen Insurance Senior playoffs underway Elimination game - Dunbarton Spartans battle the Courtice Cougars on Wednesday February 14 (today) at 2:00 p.m. at O'Brien Rink in the Pickering Recreation Complex. The winner will advance to the second round where D.O.C. awaits them. That game will be played the following day Thursday February 15th scheduled at 10:00 a.m. at Oshawa Civic Auditorium. The winner of that match will advance to the quarter -finals Monday February 19th. Annandale teams win Silver Tankard Regional The Ontario Curling Association Silver Tankard championships are a provincial curling event for pairs of teams where the overall total score of a pair of games determines the winners. It is a single knockout playdown in zone and region play. Annandale had a pair of mens teams win the Silver Tankard Region and advance to the Provincial Finals for the second year in a row. The effective team pairing had Warren Leslie and Jon Payne as skips. On Leslie's team were Harry Nolte, Marvin Harrison, and Mike Nelson. With Payne were Dave Hutchison, Steve Ingham, and Craig Reid. On Saturday February 3rd, the teams won both their games at the Region finals at Donalda and advanced to the Ontario finals at the Brampton Curling Club the following day. A last rock loss in the first games put them down into the B side for the Burden Trophy which their opponents won on a late surge. Regardless, both teams are to be congratulated for advancing that far again. Meanwhile, Annandale Curling Club sent three mens teams to the Colts zone playdowns in Sutton last weekend. Peter Boyland, with his team of Frank Boyland, Dave Corless, and Blake Campbell had the best showing of the three with a 2 and 2 record, while the teams of Mike Birkbeck and Dale Patterson bowed our earlier. j Kim Bourque of Ajax made it to a tie breaker to determine the semi-finalist teams at the Canadian Junior Ladies Championships in Edmonton February 9th. Bourque attends Memorial University in St. John's and plays on the Newfoundland girls team. The team ended up in a fourway tie for third place, and although not advancing to the semi's they did win during the round-robin over the eventual winners from Alberta. —compikd by Jim Easson :. ._::.•g..;;,,,...,.p�,.t�.'?ssa+',+.a:u:�::+pie Fxews..w•r�.. m-,... .,..a a.-.4,...::. P�,-'rte` .."�3�r%J'•.. m�.w'r .tN*.+^w.+.'^.?q-n _. ,. ,:• s.•r:� y,y°,. .--,.•.-,,,,e.,,.,--.r-y'1crc-e.a+ ,e-.•.a..,,.,.- n� HqJA4& i COMMUNITY HAPPENING SUBNUSSIONS: Listings in the Community Happenings column are free. Please fax or write us about your local listing 15 days prior to the event. (Note: limited space is available, placement is not guaranteed.) Fax: 837-0260 or mail to Community Happenings, 1400 Bayly St., Unit 6A, Pickering, Ontario L 1 W 3R2 THURSDAY FEB. 15 THURSDAY FEB. 15 FRIDAY FEB. 16 SUNDAY FEB. 18 TUESDAY FEB. 20 the Sarah McDonald's Place at • Breast Cancer Support Ajax -Pickering Organizing Serenity Group — 12 -step The Pickering Community CAPIC Durham Chapter - 1467 Whites Road, Pickering Group - Reach to Recovery Unit of ITC — At the United Recovery — Meeting is at 8:00 Choir — Rehearsals starts at A Dinner Meeting at Earl of (Hwy. 2 and Whites Road. Z for patients, family and Way office, Baywood Plaza, p.m. at Bayfair Baptist Church, 8:00 p.m. for those who love to Durham, 227 Brock South, Guest speaker will be David c friends. Meeting is at 7-9 p.m. 95 Bayly Street W., 4th Floor. 817 Kingston Road, Pickering. sang. This is being held at Whitby. Speaker: N. Frank — Hall, Manager of Operations m at the Fortune Financial office, Contact Jim at 428-9431 peace Lutheran Church, 928 Subject: "Concurrent and Development at the 335 Bayly Street West, at Contact. Martin Olenroot 686- y (evenings). Engineering". Cash Bis at 6- Dufferin Mall, Toronto. Free 4727 or Neelam Sehdev at Liverpool Road. Call John at neerBar ree 'eC Finley Ave. Call the Society at SATURDAY FEB. 17 420-2540 for more information. 7 p.m., Dinner at 7 p.m. and open to the public — Please p 686-1516 for more information. 831-1590. Christian Singles Serving Presentation 8-9 p.m. Member call: Tanya Gulliver, 686-2661. _ THURSDAY FEB. 15 Christ - Valentine Supper plus Cost includes GST $20, Non- WEDNESDAY FEB. 21 1 French Immersion Grade THURSDAY FEB. 15 Gospel Karaoke with John MONDAY, FEB. 19 members $25. For registration A Brain -storming meeting 1 Open House - An 2 -Day Blood Donor Clinic Kury of John Ris Productions. The Post -Reunion Adoption call: Pauline Bailey, 721-3320. - The 8th Annual Ajax opportunity to visit classrooms At Metro East Trace Centre, At Christian Life Centre, 1030 Support Group welcomes WEDNESDAY FEB. 21 Environmental Affairs Week, and meet others who are Brock Road (between 401 and Ravenscroft Road (at members and new members. The Social Development April 29 -May 5, will take involved in the programme. At Hwy. #2) - 2:00-7:00 p.m. Our Rossland), Ajax at 7:30 p.m. Monthly meeting this Monday Council or Ajax -Pickering - place at the Ajax Community Frenchman's Bay Public blood banks are still very low. Cost: $7.95 per person. For at Ajax Public Library, Business Responding to Centre. Duffins Room from School, 920 Oklahoma Drive - Help us to reach our goal of further details call: Ruth (416) Harwood Ave. from 7 to 8:30 Racism will be the topic of a 7:00 p.m. For further 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:00 9..9-08..6; Gloria (905) 428- pm. For information (905) forum starting at 7:00-8:30 information, call Martin p.m. 260 by your gift of life. 7029 or Jack (905) 683-1301. 428-9322 (Lunda). p -m. in the community room of Olenroot, 686-4727. r- - — r ?/e -� Ole ��1 T44 W"4 4 MQUADY e4 OSPECIALoS ► NE IW 0NX, -HERS I / FIM F. a 9 n. WITI R .. Per (� , • 1 Llli;wr, tihnrnt, nr S.alll„s I 179 BatchChips • CliLcken 3c Chips'''' ' ' Fundl"ng 'Lunch Stxcial ii -19 Inc I Tues. - &u. I 1 ail - 81,m t I Sun noon-7pm I 1 361 Buyly Sc (:u Liverpcx,l) tiLiverpool Road 831-3244 ' l V1-rNow is th( time a"osi. ftom the LCB0 1► 0tval 81W, r to buy,a,ouse ' "There is no better time to buy a house in Durham Region than chartered bank or trrisst company, don't accept the posted rates. If • right nowt," says Frank Callahan, Mortgage Consultant at Upper you've been with them for a while, try to negotiate. They will _.:., . Canada Funding Inc. "House prices are down to 1985 levels and sometimes move 1/4 to 1f2 or a percent. You should also ask them %Vondcrt u l t ; ift Ideas mortgage rates are at an almost historical low. Now is the time to to waive the renewal fee.' for All Occasions be out there getting into the market" Located at suite 306 in the ;;:For friendly and courteous service that could save you money. 1,�:•rnetnlrr �raknhlI Duy Oshawa Executive Center, Frank and his staff are avaiLabk to taste visit Frank and his staff at Upper Canada Funding Inc.. Suite 306. Gift Backers .4 Victorian Crafts care of all your financial needs _-_..:: ;Oshawa Executive Center. 419 King Street West, Oshawa (at the Attu Pickering`' Upper Canada Funding is a mortgage broker, not a lender, ""'Oshawa Center) Or phone 571-2880. :Su s_ ruviv S.. w 1355 K•4m„ a a M",e Pl.u. P.ke,oT,wn C- t,e. •t27-976�) 412Y-993369936 which means they analyze their Ciiertt's specific financial t+ogtnre- tnents and arrange the best passible rate and payment plan Wored y� ._.<:>::>:: <::to the client. A mortgage broker has the added benefit of fiexibih- ty in dealing with a number of different sending institutions -'' , Mp v p�T� .1� M �® Upper Canada Funding was established in Oshawa to 1989; - Callaban bas bew a Maatgage Bruner in the Dimbam Reeon tutee VALENTINE'S DAY 1975. 'Their rimarp foots ig residential mortgages, although w BALLLOON-A-GRAMS will also look at carAftl sal or � upptutu- �raillC &sy8 they. _ a - �. 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BRIGHTSIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. in-home evening and 60 Renfrew Dr., Suite 250 weekend appointments Markham, ON L3R OE1 in Durham Region Tel: (905)479-9700 1 800-565-6005 Res: (905) 509-2548 WILLS and PDXVER OF ATTORNEY I_ct;al fees - s i 25.0o prepared within {H hours REAL ESTATE Legal fees for purchase or sale S 150.00 PICKERING LA\X' OFFICE PETER E. HESLIN LL.B in practise over 25 years 1305 Pickering; Parkway Pickering Suite '03 Clearnet Building - Liverpool & 401 Phone: 837-7795 Fax: 837-7762 Invest your money twice with working ventures by Mike Janacek Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could make an investment, then get the cash back (but without losing the investment), andinvest the money again, or pa), off some debts? It sounds too good to be true, but thousands of people have done it and will do so again this year. Manv Canadians who make RRSP contributions have invested in mutual funds over the past few years. Those contributions have saved investors varying amounts of tax, depending on their income MORTGAGES AND LOANS FROM $500* TO $5900090000 ^NEVER AIv'Y UP FRONT FEES AND FREE CONSULTATIONS" 'LOANS FOR' "MORTGAGING FOR" CONS011DATE DEBTS 'HOMESME IM PURCHASES CREDIT CARDS CAR LOANS ITEQUY TAKE-OUTS ANY SON 1ST, 2NDS, 3RDS. ...good credit bad credit, no creditW? VA 1 ERIE LAWSON (905) 831-5076 1' 11.101: � •1& 1 ..: 1 • . ...at Johnston & Cook Financial Services ALLAPPIICATIONS SUBMITTED ON A 48 HOURTURNAROUND OAC. level - the maximum is about 5017( of your RRSP contribution. However, if you invest in labour sponsored investment funds (LSIFs) like Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc., in addition to your RRSP deduction you will also receive a 20% federal tax credit and, in certain provinces, a 20% provincial tax credit on the first $5,000 invested each year. That's a tax saving of up to 90%! So with the special tax credits, a $5,000 investment can provide you with up to $4,500 in tax credits. And if you reinvest these tax credits, you can have a total investment of $9,500 for an out-of-pocket cost of only $5.0001. Many of us would rather pay down our mortgage than contribute to an RRSP, but what if you could do both with the same money? If you put your $5,000 RRSP contribution into Working Ventures shares and then use the value of the tax savings to pay down the principal of your mortgage, the savings multiply dramatically. In fact, if you have a typical $100,000 mortgage, at 10%, with a 20 year amortization, doing this just once will reduce the total amount of interest you pay during the life of the mortgage by over $21,000 and cut more than three years from the amortization! Plus you'd have the value of your Working Ventures shares in your RRSP. Working Ventures is Canada's leading labour sponsored investment fund with more than 80,000 investors and over $500 million under management. If you're considering investing in an LSIF such as Working Ventures you should understand that private equity investing, which is what LSIFs do, involves certain risks that are not encountered with many other investments. Although governments provide tax credits to help offset those risks, LSIFs cannot guarantee that their investments will earn a specified rate of return. or any return, in the short or long term. In addition, private equity investment requires a longer term commitment than is typical for other types of equity investment. You should obtain a copy of the Working Ventures prospectus from a dealer qualified and licensed to sell these securities and read it carefully for a fuller explanation of the special considerations to keep in mind when contemplating an investment. Then the decision is yours to -invest your money twice" or not. Mike Janacek is a registered salesperson with Midland Wa/wvn at 1 Mary Street N., Oshawa. Ile is qualified to sell Working Ventures Class A Shares. No interest hike for delinquent taxpayers in Pickering By Richard Fleming . Delinquent taxpayers in Pickering will still pay only 12 percent per year interest instead of 15 percent Pickering council has decided. Ward 1 councillor Dave Ryan, who voted to keep the 12 percent rate, said that his concern was that there are people in distress. If they can't pay the tax what's the point of raising the interest rate, it's squeezing blood from a stone. We are obligated as a government to show compassion." However, he said that he has asked the town manager to investigate what opportunities the town has• to segregate the business tax. appropriate because interest "When business taxes go in rates have been going down arrears you might want to not up and the town does have handle that differently because the collateral of the property. we have all seen examples where it's good dollars and Your New sense business to break the law Community and pay the fine because it's more in revenue for them.- Newspaper Councillor Senis voted to phone numbers: increase the rate because it Main and Display cost Pickering $6 million in Advertising: arrears every year. She said the .town has to borrow that money . 837-1888 to pay and then try to collect Classified: from people who haven't paid. 837-2900 She also noted that every other municipality in Durham now FBX: charges 15 percent $37-0260 Regional councillor Maurice a a News ....:::.:........:::. y............. Brenner felt that 12 petcent is :::: BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR RRSP, ASK YOURSELF ONE THING.. .. The answer to your question With loo's of satisfied clients , is just a call away. in Durham Region and over FORTUNE Call the professionals at Fortune 18 years of experience, if Financial Group Inc.Proud of our RICHARD SYRICE isn't F I N A N C 1 A L professional and personal service, doing your financial planning 335 Bayly St. W. Ajax we provide comprehensive and .THEN WHO IS? Just E. of Westney Rd. . thorough tax/financial planning to _ .. _ 905-427-7000 meet your needs. 5 .-w. 50+. Lifestyle ......................... Investing in working ventures through your RRS P For man-, Canadians. financial planning still in%okes little more than paying our credit card minimums and tr\ing to balance our cheque books. Although v%e're familiar with the concept of sa%ing for our retirement, thoughts of pay ing, down the mortgage replacing broken to\s and thine to justik that new boat %%e saw at the sports show ah%a\ s seem to be more immediate concems. Unfortunatet\, one da% we're going to realize that retirement is only a short ten or fifteen .ears awa\ and that our -golden \ears" ma\ not be so golden. The flow of paycheques will e%entuall% end and the government ma\ not have enough lett to send us to Arizona even winter. The time to start thinking about the \ears we'll have to live w ithout a regular paycheque is now. Here are a few of the reasons wh\: Not too long ago. most people worked right up to age 65 or be%ond. followed b\ ten or twelve %ears of retirement. Man\ of us toda\ want to retire between age 55 and 60 at the latest and w ith continual improvements in medicine and health care, doctors tell us we'll live to 85 or 90. While this sounds like great news, it means our retirement -careers" will be as long as our working careers. How mans of us ha%e enough money to last for a 30 -%ear retirement? Not onl% will we live longer, so will our parents. In fact, for many of us, mom and ,dad will be alive when we retire. And if they're like others of their generation, they may not have planned well for :retirement either. Which ,means we could be paving (bills for ourselves and our parents. Man\ of us put off ha\ing children until our careers were well on track. As a result. the kids "ill be looking for tuition mune\ iust as we'll want to he putting all our c\tra cash into RRSPs. Most of us accept that government pensions \+ill not be a reliable or significant source of income in the \ ears ahead. But what we ma\ not realize is that our compam pension plan (if %%e have one) may fall short of expectations as well, covering only a portion of our retirement needs. Our homes are no longer the "investments' they %%ere during the '80s. Gone are the da%s of double digit annua increases in their value. 1ke'll be luck\ if the\ keep pace with inflation, and this may mean a lower value when %%e -trade down'- atter retirement. \% hat this all adds up to is that we'll have to depend on our RRSP,, to finance our retirement %ears. That means starting earh and investing in a way that is designed to maximize long term returns. 'tot of us recognize that equity mutual funds offer the best potential for a high performing. diversified long term investment. but there's another h pe of fund that can also play a role - labor sponsored investment funds (LSIFs). Canada's leading LSIF is Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc., with more than 60.000 investors and over $300 million under management. LSIFs such as Working Ventures are similar to mutual funds but they invest primarily in small and medium size private Canadian companies, rather than just buying stock or debt securities of public companies listed on stock exchanges. While this type of investing involves certain risks that are not encountered %vith main other types of investments. it also has the potential for greater long term returns. In addition. the federal government and se%eral prow incial go%emments provide special tav credit, to you to offset this risk and encourage imestment. As %%ell, a minimum of 20 per cent of a LSIF's assets are invested in certain high quality. liquid. deht obligations of Canadian issuers, If \ou're considering investing in 1\arkin_ Ventures. %ou should obtain a copy of the Aorking Ventures prospectus from a dealer qualified and licensed to sell these securities and read it carefully for a fuller explanation of the special considerations to keep in mind %% hen contemplating an investment. While share value and imestment return v%ill fluctuate. the Fund represents a unique %\a% to rain access to the exceptional gnw%th potential of venture capital investing. and. where appropriate. can play an important role in planning for \our retirement. /nf4wmurion supplied hr Joseph R. Hills Ski �`uys make it to Ottawa Dain 'vlcTeague, M.P., welcomed our two cross- country skiers Bruce Patterson of Pickering and Don Kirby of Oshawa, who arrived in Ottawa after a twelve day fund-raising journey on behalf of the Special Olympics. After meeting with the Speaker of the House of Commons and a public welcoming ceremony at Jacques Cartier Park in Hull during winterlude festivities, the pair were congratulated by Mr. McTeague for their commitment to the Special Olympics and for their personal stamina and determination. "I wholeheartedly agree with Speaker Gilbert Parent when he told these two gentlemen that what they had accomplished embodied Canada and is part of what has helped build our country said McTeague. "To brave the record cold of last week in support of Canada's Special Olympians, who know what it is like to overcome diversity and complete through the friendship of sport, indicates the character and quality of these two men. On behalf of the people of Ontario Riding, I congratulate Don and Bruce on achieving their goal and thank them for this support of such a very worthy cause". Mr. Kirby and Mr. Patterson set out from Metro Toronto Zoo on January 27th en route to Parliament Hill. Due to lack of snow, the pair roller -bladed for the first leg of the journey and arrived on skis in Ottawa on February 7th. ----- �_�a Dews Phone 837-1888 Classifieds 837-2900 • Fax 837-0260 A S 60("C47"ZIlel cc Retirement Residence MORE THAN JUST A HELPING Ha`D In %-()Lir lifetime vOu hake c(x)kecl en( )u ;h n1Cals to fccd an amlv. , ,washed a sca of dishes. S%% cPt nlile." ()f fl x )rs. mo ,wt!d the equi-vilant Of ;() 9Olf Cour,.es, and raked the leax-es ()f a thousand tree-,,. `t-hy spt nd Vc)ur rt:6renlent years ccx)kinr. -washing, ;x\-eeping. mo%%-ing, and rakin(Y' ?a 4 Hour Supe" is,on to Four -Piece Ensuite Personal Laundry Service M Busy Activitv Program ?� Housekeeping Service Three .`teals Daily R Snacks Cable, Linens, Furnished Suites W Short Term Stays Welcome' For more information call Debbie CasgUenette, Administrator (905) 831-2641 from Oshawa dial toll-free - (905) 427-0889 1955 Valley farm Road, Pickering, Ontario L 1 V 1X6 fax no. 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