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but there is already tonte4olvel ' t #es- 'itis totn~�sany 4.100kin a develop -
tering over the future of the site. Ment that will. be "primarily resider -
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dream about commercial possibili- If that's the case, counters regional
ties on the 19.5 acre "key" , d6wn- councillor Roger Anderson, then
town site, Howard Perlamutter, a-�:Shields Snow will have a "problem"
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Verona housiong p panned
-from cover
selling the proposal to coun-
cil.
The sale of the lands
(mothballed mid -construc-
tion in 1990 when developer
Mater's Development went
into receivership and a local
eyesore ever since) is
expected to be completed
within 90 days and an appli-
cation for development is
expected this summer.
Town staff, councillors
and Shields Snow planners
all agree the site will be a
mixed-use development,
with both residential and
commercial components.
Staff and council will also
be looking for guidance
from a downtown study,
Ward ejected...
for coughing
Richard Ward, a perennial thom in the side of
Pickering Council, was ejected from council Monday
night by Mayor Wayne Arthurs and forcibly escorted
from the chambers by three Durham Regional Police
officers.
It's not the first time Ward has been tossed - the last
time was in 1995 and he has also been banned from
speaking on several occ:%siorn - but it is certainly the
first time a member of the public has been ejected for
coughing.
A perplexed Ward said he was only "clearing his
throat," adding that "I don't have a clue" why he was
evicted.
Arthurs, in explaining his order, said he asked for
Ward's removal because "his conduct in the chambers,
not all of which was heard, was such that his contin-
ued presence was not appropriate."
Arthurs did not elaborate further.
The eviction took place while a planning consultant
was at the podium, trying (unsuccessfully) to enlist
council's support for a townhouse proposal on Pine
Grove Avenue. Arthurs called an immediate halt to the
proceedings, ordered Ward to leave the chambers, and
then called for a five minute recess.
Ward said he is contemplating legal action.
scheduled for release in
June.
The debate centres around
which component receives
the bigger slice
of the pie.
Anderson says
Ajax needs com-
mercial office "a
lot more" than it
needs residen-
tial, pointing out
that the site, situated on the
north side of Bayly Street,
west of Harwood Avenue, is
"not appropriate" for a resi-
dential development.
"There are no schools
nearby and it's abutting an
industrial area. It's not a
great spot for kids. Maybe
an adult lifestyle building,
that's all," Anderson says.
"We shouldn't proceed with
a proposal just because
there's a hole in the ground.
"Even if they go with a
balancing act of 50 per cent
residential and 50 per cent
commercial, they're going
to have a problem."
Perlamutter says it's pre-
mature to talk about the
exact makeup of the lards,
but claims the residential
component is "much more
appropriate" than commer-
cial uses -
"The lands will be primar-
ily residential, but there will
be some commercial,"
Perlamutter says, explaining
that Ajax wouldn't be able to
attract enough office tenants
for a full-scale commercial
project. "Not in today's
world."
Ajax Mayor Steve Parish
µwe shouldn't proceed with a
proposal just because there's a
hole in the ground."
Ajax coundlor
Roger Anderson
"Heroes" avert bus tragedy
Quick thinking by a bus dri-
ver and a resident helped pre-
vent a tragedy last weep when
a bus carrying a physically dis-
abled teen caught fire in Ajax.
Laidlaw Transit driver
Bonnie Clarke was on
Atkinson Court Thursday
mooting, preparing to pick up
a child. when she saw smoke
coming from the dashboard.
Clarke, with the help of the
resident. was able to take
wheelchair-bound Kyla
MacDougall, a 17 year-old
Pickering gid, off the rear of
the bus moments before it
caught fire.
Ajax firefighters had to be
called to extinguish the blaze,
which totally destroyed the
bus.
A fire on a bus carrying
handicapped children in
Scarborough last month
claimed the life of a Toronto -
area boy.
agrees the land will eventu-
ally become a mixed-use
development, but says he
isn't going to get "caught
up" in the final ratio of resi-
dential to commercial. until
staff completes its down-
town study.
"What's important," he
points out, "is that council
and the community approve
a vision for the site before
Shields Snow comes for-
ward with an application, so
they know exactly what we
want."
Parish did say the
frontage on Bayly should
have a "significant" com-
mercial component.
Ajax business develop-
ment director Grant
Whittington says the discus-
sions between the two sides
are ongoing, and that the
developer is "loading up" on
what is marketable and what
the community wants.
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Brenner hints at "hidden agendas -9-9 from
Pickering planning staff
by Glenn Hendry
Pickering councillor
Maurice Brenner berated
town planning director Neil
Carroll and York Region
politicians, in turn. Monday
night over pos-
sible "hidden
agendas" for
the future
development of
the agricultural
preserve in
n o r t h
Pickering.
Brenner'%
first target was York Region.
who approved a proposal in
lhcember for a pipe that will
carry water from the fort of
Roscbank Road in Pickering.
through the agricultural lands,
and into York Re,,ion.
Carroll was taken to task
over his department's council -
approved Official Plan
amendment to include the
preserve in the Seaton Urban
Study Area.
"An urban study is a done
deal ... and we know that where
there is an urban study, to and
behold, there's infrastructure."
B r e n n c r
warned. "What
you have is
infrastructure
that will destroy
prime agricul-
tural land. All
we will have is
asphalt."
Brenner, who
was on the losing end of the
Official Plan amendment
debate last month, tried to
reverse the decision Monday
but was again unsuccessful.
He then badgered Carroll,
grilling the planning director
over the possible cost of
including the preserve (zoned
permanent agricultural by
Durham Region) in the urban
FIs it staff's
intention to
fund the study...
through the
back door?"
councillor
Maurice Brenner
study (at least S I (x)OM) and
staff's reasons for including
the preserve in the first place.
"I% it staff's intention to
fund the study... through the
back door?"
Immediately after Brenner's
reversal motion lost, an
amendment to chanve the
urban study designation on
the preserve to a "rural study"
area was carried.
Brenner gave his "guarded"
support to the motion. but
continued to pepper Carroll in
the public forum.
"I'll he closely watching
this from heginning to end. I
want to make sure there'% no
hidden agendas." Brenner
warned, a comment which
drew a warning from Mayor
Wayne Arthur%. "I'm not sav-
ing your staff 1% deceitful." the
councillor added. "but I will
he watching."
The pipeline:. if it is built.
Seniors' homes bracing for cuts
Durham councillors voted although management has
decisively to contract out reduced the job loss number
institutional laundry and food to 18.
services at homes for the aged The report to council
- including Fairview Lodge in declared that the outsourcing
Whitby - a move that man- would not impact the re%i-
agement claim will save tax- dents, although Debbie
payers 5800,000 per year. Noseworthy, an employee at
The recommendation - Lakeview Lodge in
which passed 20-9 (laundry) Beaverton, told councillors
and 24-5 (food) - came for- that contracting out of laun-
ward because of $1.7 million dry will mean "massive
in Red Circle Funding cuts changes.”
the region is facing this year, She notes that clothes will
with another $2.4 million in be washed and bleached
cuts phased in over the next together, resulting in the
three years. The homes for spoiling of clothes and the
the aged department was also loss of personal items. She
facing 52 layoffs to meet their also doubts the move will
budget .-requirements, save taxpayer dollars.
"We do not understand
how %omeone working at a
higher rate of pay can save
money."
Noseworthy said the two
full-time employees at
Lakeview have already been
served with layoff notices.
Whitby Mayor Tom
Edwards, the chairman of the
Social Services committee,
voted against outsourcing but
noted be is already prepared
for job losses in the depart-
ment.
I'lio comforting thing is
we started at 52 (layoffs) and
we're down to 18. And there
may still be things we can
Local charities going on-line
With the help ,of phone numbers, their page
WWW.DurhamCity.Com, contains as many as 250
several local non-profit orga- words of information on ser-
inizations are getting on-line. vices and other important
Charitable organizations information. Also provided is
are given one free web page an e-mail address, which is a
on the Internet's World Wide mail box on the Internet, so
Web (WWW) and a free visitors to the page can ask
insertion in the questions or provide com-
WWW.Durham City directo- ments.
ry. Getting on-line helps to
As well as displaying their "expand our horizons and the
name, logo, address and ways we can reach potential
service users," says Nan
Einarson of Distress Centre
Durham, one of the charitable
organizations on the network.
W W W.DurhamCity.Com
is an on-line directory of
Durham, available around the
world and boasting listings of
more than 16,000 companies
from Pickering to Cobourg.
To take a look at the site,
go to httpJlwww.durhamci-
ty.com.
will already put the agricul- development." publicly that the pipeline "has
tural reser�c at risk. Brenner Tfie regional councillor the added potential of assist -
added. pointed out that York CAO ing Durham Region with its
"It's a hack-dO4,r Tal for Alan Well,, ha,, alrr.!d% said growth servicing needs."
Frttr■t sever
most sense in the delivery of
begun to 'bellow -out" the
the municipal figures were
services."
economy. and 'self reliance
based on "guesstimates."
The rest of Eves' speech -
gave way to dependence.'
Eves maintains that educe-
delivered to Pickering Rotary
Eves pointed out that the
tion is on the increase, claim-
Club members and guests at
Progressive Conservative
ing that costs have gone up 84
Regalis Restaurant - was spent
deficit -slashing campaign is
per cent in the peat 10 yeam
crowing over his government's
already ahead of schodule,
Social Services costs, he adds,
financial track record since
promising to eliminated the
have declined recently.
,they took over. ,:
,,deficit altogether by 2001.
'M object of downloading
. ' 'M- tax and spend decade
'Change is newer easy, but
is to protect the taxpayer,'
is over'. Eves saki, adding that
we need change to give our
Eves insisted. 'It's a revenue-
the mistakes of previous
children the future they
wutnd sdmw do makes the
provincial governments had
deserve."
4 March S, 1997 • Tho Dunham Sun
Editorial Opinion
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Claredome keeps
growing
When will the expenditures end with the Pickering
folly known as Claredome:' This is, in essence, a
banquet hall and garage located in downtown
Claremont.
Labeled by many as foolhardy, this project has cost
the taxpayers millions of dollars in a time when there
have been far more pressing needs.
Despite the fact that Claremont has a Lions Hall
and Legion Hall and has access to other community
buildings, construction proceeded. 'In order to
accommodate the 200 -person capacity banquet hall
engineers designed a huge septic system to hopefully
handle the sewage. The septic bed required needed to
he so large that council had to purchase a nearby
house — at a7,% -,,-,,i well in excess of the appraised
price —just m accommodate the septic leaching bed.
So what's new you ask? Now the rub! As
construction got underway the ad hoc committee
decided among themselves that a 20() -person hall was
not good enough and decided to enlarge it, while the
contractor was underway with the council -approved
plans. Without returning to council for approval the
building was enlarged to hold 275 people and, we
assume, the septic system was also enlarged to take
into consideration the 40 per cent increase in capacity.
Is it any wonder local residents are concerned about
contamination of their well water?
How can such unauthorized changes happen? The
cost, according to audit committee chair Maurice
Bremner. is at least another $168000, and Brenner has
had difficulties getting answers since he brought the
issue to light. It begs the question: if a councillor
can't get answers. how can the public?
If Brenner is correct in his accusations, we have to
know if controls are in place to handle these
situations.
This is another example of the growing list of
questionable fiscal expenditures in Pickering.
Despite assurances to the contrary from Mayor
Wayne Arthurs, fiscal controls seem non-existent.
First there was the nearly $1 million inadvertently y
left out of last year's budget. Then there was the loss
of investments through the collapse of Confederation
Life of nearly $1 million and the attempted political
cover-up. Theft the half -million dollar double
payment to the contractor; the suspension of the
treasurer; the resignation of the town manager; the
hiring - then immediate uahiring of the human
resources director. Now Claredome again.
The public is growing weary of the fiscal
inismanagement in Pickering. The politicians have
two other serious problems facing them: one, they
have an election this fall and two, they are running
out of scapegoats to blame for these costly blunders.
Letters to the Editor
Somalia inquiry necessary
Dar Editor,
Them is nothing more haunting and blood curdling to see
over and over again the pictures of a bloodied, beaten and
ar
tortured 16 ye -old and this was done by our own army! I
am astounded that Mr. Presley of Ajax can reduce that boy's
death to nothing by describing him as merely a "looter.
The Somalia inquiry is certainly boring and expensive but
somehow an understanding of why this was allowed to
happen must be found, for all our sakes, including the
decent soldiers who do put their lives on the line as
peacekeepers. I will agree that the length of time the
commissioners have taken to get to the bottom of this
inquiry is ridiculous and smacks of too many people
protecting their turf, but let's not foreet the horror of what
happened in Somalia or reduce its seriousness.
Yours sincerely,
Elizabeth Potts
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Axworthy labeled `•toady,•
]Dear Editor,
I find it revolting that Lloyd Axworthy, Canada's Foreign
Affairs Minister, should adopt the role of toady to
totalitarian tyranny.
The federal government makes cutbacks to Canadians,
but pilfers our pocketbooks to provide additional aid to that
degenerate regime in Cuba. Despite the deficit, these...
these Liberals continue to borrow money, and spend us into
the poorhouse.
Axworthy's unworthy willingness to cozy up to Cuban
communists is beneath contempt.
Is the average Canadian docile, obsequious, compliant.
apathetic, complacent and submissive — or merely
resigned?
William E. Rae
Correction
On February 27 The Durham Sun published a cartoon
with an accompanying caption which suggested that a GU
Transit bus had been involved in a recent incident at a
transit terminal in Ajax where a bus collided with several
automobiles.
,Any suggestion that the employees of GO Transit do not
1provide a safe service is totally false and misleading without
any basis in fact. The recent incident, in fact, involved an
Ajax Transit bus. Go Transit personnel were not involved in
<.tthe incident at all.
no American Passengers Transit Association has rated
GO Transit as the safest service amongst comparable transit
services in North America. GO Transit has received this
safety award in four of the last five years.
The Durham Sun sincerely regrets any embarrassment or
distress which may have been caused to the employees of
Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1587, its employees,
rand management of GO Transit.
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Ontario Hydro has been
ordered h -v a Provincial Court
judge to make public internal
reports that point a "critical"
picture of the Pickering Nuclear
Generating Station's safety
record.
Hydro fought to withhold the
information contained in the
1996 Peer Review, which was
conducted by senior safety staff
from other power plants,
because "the review tends to be
more negative than positive,"
says Ontario Hydro
representative Tcrry Young.
"Thc report is a critical eve to
what we're looking for," he says.
"To maintain confidentiality anti
nuclear reports
public record
get clear indicators of what's
going on, it's important for our
staff to feel they can be brutally
honest."
Young says that although
some improvements have been
made in the plant since the 1995
Peer Review, Hydro is "not
satisfied with the rate of
progress."
The report indicated
improvements have been made
in the areas of housekeeping,
following operating procedures
and the development of
technical programs.
But pr,)blems with overall
station performance "increases
the probability of serious events
Hydro on hot seat -
again
down at the job " after failing to
notify Durham Region about a
Saturday morning fuel spill
(which forced the closure of
Unit 2) until Monday.
Town general manager
agreed that Ontario Hydro did-
n't follow protocol, which is to
immediately contact the regioe
after an incident.
Pickering nuclear officials -
already squirming after the
release of internal report.-. ques-
tioning safety improvnrents at
the plant - took it on the chin
again Monday night over their
failure to follow emergency
prott wol.
Pickering councillor Maurice
Brenner %aid management "fell
p OWN OF
wo
in the future," the report states.
Shortfalls in this area include,
industrial safety, radiation
protection, contamination
control and fire fighting.
According to Hydro's Chief
Nuclear Officer, G. Carl
Andognini, a program to assess
and correct the plants current
problems should be introduced
by mid-surnmer.
"Our first priority continues
to be the continued safe
operation of our nuclear
facilities," he says.
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and make a brand new start,
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Pickering horkc� player Erin Rourke hopes to he a nation -
A champion... again.
Rourke. who plays hockeN with the North fork Acro. in the
Ontario Senior WOmen's Hockey League. is headed to British
Columbia uith her Acro teammate,,uith thoughts of' heimg,
cro%%ncd national champion..
Rourke alread% ha• a gold medal from the '93 champi-
onships. but al.o has a .il%cr from last %car's national.. This
lime around they ha%c their c% es on the gold.
"This year ue're a lot taster." say. Rourke. "Skill wlsc.
%kc're impro%ing and uc're hoping last scar Aas just a lack of
kperience. We ha%e three hne% which are all considered
equal and ue're hoping thee xperience from last scar will help
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Rourke has been w ith the .e nior Acro% for five seasons. She
,pent tw o year. w ith the junior Acro% after coming o%er from
,he Scartxxough Girls' Huckc-� League.
But it all began in Pickenm_ playing with the Mn. in the
minor hocks: system.
Nou. at 2, scan -old. the right winger hope. to add anoth-
,:r gold medal to the collection.
More of a pla%maker than a sniper. she enjoys the lc%el in
k hick .he is at and wants to add another gold medal to her
�ollectiun.
"From the first time we stepped on the ice. arc canted to
cin nationals." says Rourke. "A lot of people uill he disap-
pointed if we don't come home with the gold."
Playing in what .he believes is the strongest league in the
country. Rourke says winning the provincial title will help
prepare them for the challenge of winning the national crown.
With the Olympics just around the corner. Rourke says
makings that squad could he special, but it's not something
she is aimin_, towards.
,�sizedplayma
E IF.t& y:w
'There's a lot time left (in my hockey career) and it will he
a lxmus if I made the team. but I'm not going to get upset
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level of hockey I'm playing at right now."
Right now all she wants is another national gold medal
draped around her neck.
Record number of Aerials eve Metro E�
y teams
Pickering Aerial gymnasts are 4round in their respective medals on the bars ad beats in
ooe step closer to representing
divisions.;he
Level I (12-13 year-old)
the Metro East team at the
F imreee, a Level 2 (12-13
division. She also won bronze
Provial:W Championships in
year-old) division competitor,
'for Inc floor roaQme. Chtbmate
May.
cailecYod gold on the fbar to go
a.A. &day MwDowe . competing
;.,,.Al the second of three
"along with her aA-around gold.
AN the sate division, platy f"ddt
Provincial Qualifiers, this time
She also captured kv= medals
all around.
held at the Gemini Gymnasiic�
ere the bars salol beam Teammate
K e ■ d a I I
Chub in Oshawa, gymnasts
Mdlitdaaa, who competes in the
rtrlimns, a Level I
represealfiq the Pickering dim
Regional Level (nine yeq_oW)
(nine year-old)
W0104 Mame tilteitr hwsbltae of
wdivisios, won four gold aalidsis
cotyetibr, ranked
hodurane. b tote» b aaae 13
0 and a silver. Her gold medall
second overall
gold, 12 silver, sad 20 bmaze
'performalam cams: on the vauk
winning a gold out
medals with every Aerial
=begun, and floor toutim which
; the vauk and bronze
collecting at least one of the
emlrbkd her to win the overall
ansate bars. Abtaas
arra medal colors at tbe moU.
gall. Mokeilana broeght borne
Westerns finished
,A. make Lynn Priarase,
° dswr far bx bars voh dw.
;second avaadt in the Level If (14
Allydn Mitedmn, and Amemb
who tied for fiat".`year-old
and over) division,
Patters" all finished first an
imilo ed two other VW
claulueg gold on the bas and
:..Silver an the vauh and floor. Two
spots behind her in the same
division was Kimberly PLieetj
:who clailDW gold an the visit
,knin II piacod dtird
a8 nowd is die Regional Level
(10.11 year -ad age
group). She also
placed third on the
vault and bar
routines. Vataesai
abiarati placed
.third all around in
;pule Level 3 (nine
F year-old) division
°� capturing gold on
begat. sihfer out tote vack. and
on the bars.
b the Level 1 (11 year -aid)
;group, five Aerials placed in the
top 14. ,lay Crstaey finished
-third overall with Cadwtise
;lases and Kaitlin Graady
ilaciag fourth and fifth
*pectively. aims Camri�
nisbed seventh and Arras
Abut placed ninth. CrehW
Arron gid an bars and limme on
rault ami beam. Jas" won
=:silver an the floor routine while
'1Graady capWW silver on the
vault. Canny and Ehhclt both
1.*d for the braze Nodal out dw
99Aaa lraay finished
overall in the Lend 2 (11
aid) division capturing
out the bears and bmaw an
.0e vault.
Three Aerial gymnasts
Fospeted is the Level 1 (10
year-old) category. Wyse
placed fourth, right
6,�tfifth ebind her in h spot was
" 1licia Wam with Kr y
Jyd in eighth spot.
Ubkdm captured two silver
hedata for her vault aad bas
� outi ies while Wald won gold
an the bars. Llmyd was bthaae
medals out the vault, bars, and
Kahn N"Vien =a& out the
me" haul with two broazo in
the Level- 2 (1413 year-old)
division. She also placed ftf&
ctveMl.
It's no Illusi
Fyre
It's champi n%hip time for four
Whitby Precision Skating Club
teams.
This weekend in Halitax. Nma
Scotia, three teams out of the
skating club will compete for
national titles while the juvenile
team will compete for the provin-
cial crown the following weekend
in Kitchener.
Whitby's novice. *senior. and
open teams will all be in Halifax
looking to become national cham-
pions. Whitby's lee Angels, the
two-time defending novice
Canadian champs, hope to reign
supreme again under new direc-
tion.
Kristen Jennings, taking over
for sister Kelly (who guided the
team to the two titles), is opti-
mistic about the team's capabili-
ties of a three -peat.
"It's big shoes to fill,' admits
Jennings. 'They know what they
want and they want to win again."
Having placed in the top three
at four of the rive competitions,
the Ice Angels should return home
with some type of medal hanging
on: Pix and Angels
for medal haul
trom their necks. What coke
medal it is. depends on them.
Kelly Jennings, who moved up
to couch the senior team, believes
her new team is capable of being
crowned Canadian champs.
'If they skate the way it's (the
program) supposed to be skated
and marked the way it's supposed
to, it's possible." says Jennings.
"They feel very confident, but it's
hard to have expectations 'cause
they haven't skated well this year.
. "1 think they can fihish first,
politics aside."
If victory is theirs, they could
'tie jetsening to Finland for the
International champion -ships.
'Our focus is definitely
Canadians,' says Jennings. 'Iiwy
shouldn't be thinking of Finland"
Jodi Jones, who coaches the
open team, Ice Illusions, will also
attempt to win gold on the east
`roast.
Only one team, the Ice Pix,
Whitby's juvenile squad, do not
travel to Nationals. Instead, they
will travel to Kitchener for the
Ontario championships.
'At the beginning of the year 1
was hoping to be top six.' lays
Pix coach Mona Gibney. 'But
they improved .illl) per cent. So
this time I'm hoping to be top
three.
"Usually at the beginning of
the year they have a hard time, but
on
they've conte a long way. We all
talked together and thev feel they
can be in the top three.'
It may turn out to he a banner
year tir Whithy Precision, and
another championship banner
may Klan be hanging from the
rifler% at Iroquois Arena.
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or boys -9 hoops
It didn't look goxxl for a
uhrle. but the Pickering
1112h School senior bovs'
haskethall team are Lake
Ontario Secondary School
A�sociation champs.
E\pected to win LOSSA
at the start of the season. the
Pickering Trojans lived up
to expectations and knocked
off Eastdale Collegiate 67-
62 in overtime last Thursda%
at Durham College.
"Everybody wants to win
the senior title." said co -
coach Slarc Picard. "It's the
glory division."
Pickering lost last vear's
LOSSA final to Pine Ridge.
and with that experience
under its belt. Pickering
were able to pull out the vic-
tory. Down by five points
with one minute remaining
in reLulation. the Trojans
clawed their way hack
Claude Gavnor came to the
rescue of his teammates dri-
ving down the lane with six
seconds remaining in regu-
lation to sink the ganic-
tying bucket.
With all the momentum
4 on their side, the Trojans
controlled the overtime
period and snatched the %ic-
logy from Easidale.
"Experience pla,.ed a big
part." hehe%cs Picard.
Leading at half-time by
10 points. Pickering were
probably a little overconfi-
dent and took Eastdale for
granted. Because of their
lackadaisical effort after the
break. Pickering'% once dou-
ble-digit lead had slipped to
two points. If not for the
effort of Gav nor. the Trojans
would once again be tasting
defeat.
Down the stretch it was
Gaynor who showed the
leadership of the team and
Picard wanted him to have
the hall in a crucial situa-
tion.
"The big thing was
Claude Gaynor just took
control." says Picard. "We
had spoken about it even
before the game (to give
Gavnor the ball with the
game on the line). He hasn't
played as well as he did last
year. but he stepped it up for
this game."
Pickering will now head
to the nations capital %larch
6-8 for the Ontario
Federation of Schools
Athletic Association cham-
pionships.
Pickering', midget and
junior teams were not as
fortunate in the LOSSA
finals played two days prior
to the senior tilt.
lhrnis O'Connor captured
the junior LOSSA crown
with a 61-'', victory over
Pickering.
"'t ou don't like coming
second." says midget coach
Jens Kramer. "I told them to
remember how it feels. It's
nor a nice feclino."
"I thought we could win
it, but it would take a lex of
effort." says DO'C coach
Rob Dickson. "The% did it."
Pickering'% midget team
lost to Pine Ridgc 64 -in.
"There's a hi_ ri%alry with
Pickering." says Pine Ridge
co -coach Dom Cirone. "Our
guys definitely wanted this
one. We knew the% had the
potential and they lived up
to it."
hawks
take flight in LOSSA
hockey
rw the first time is sdhoof
iNatie. r ` "1 taut so mingine Eastdale
'when the Q AA tohxaamem
3: the Hmry Street Hawks
Going is to the LOSSA title
were expecting a challenge,' says
begins-
sior boys' No Sdrool hockey
F'seiics" Henry St, coach Harvey
Bischof '1 doal think they took
'We're not going up than to
m can by claim to Dwhthni
$ischof said his teats fek as
i us lightly.'
play a couple games of shinny,'
pterttaey
I Owo they could win the title.
Eastdale watt into the L.OMA
says Bischof. 'We're going alter
ikoy. Smile swep region
7 wouldn't say they were
playoffs without having lost a
it. Anyd ing can happen. it's a
wer ho in EasytWe in the Labe
_vocky.' says Bischof of his team
single game in the regular season
realistic opporb" for tri, but
wrio secondary schow
"inbey were expecting to win,
Duobadon took thto the lint
then to
r_, we still have iispeoveniCats to
satiation championships }ant,�Aey
Only did It might be a sur-
in the sari -finals, forcing ova-
make in our own at,
ick in the best_of-titre fml
erose to some people, but cot
time in gam don But two loss-
,Jeremy McEauey and
A 6-2 victory is gattse one and
everyone got to see as at our best.
:.es in the championship put a
Jeremy Lawson each scored
5-3 wish to couch the lick
_11icy didn't come in felling
crtr,hing aid to the season for the
twice is the series finale wMt
hued the Whitbysttoof to the
=` We uederdo$s.'
Eagles, a teats ranked in the top
agora Death add* a solo matter.
ftio dampionsliiiips. Henry
Henry's advancement may
40 is Ontario all year.
'Veath also added two assists, as
rest will now vie for the
s, tonic as a surprise to teams out-
1 Having knocked off one die
atfid Derek Suddonc and Zse
nano Federation of Schools
;;side the Wrbam Region. But the
top seeds in the province, the
Aitken. Lawson, Craig LaneW
Matic Association crown
t Hawks feel as though they
;Hawks are sure to have some
Justin 5L liege itdded sale
ginning March 19 in Sauk 5t
e it
�specnal attention paid to them
bests in tie fatal game
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Gemini girls go for gold
Area resident gymnasts who compete with
the Gemini Gymnastics Club in Oshawa
tlipped and tumbled their way to a slew of
medals at the second of three Provincial
Qualifier.
Several gymnasts with the club are
battling for a spot on the Metro East team
which will compete at the Provincial
Championships. One more qualifier in
Peterborough at the end of March is the final
challenge.
At the second qualifier. hosted by Gemini.
Whitby resident Ashley Wright collected
tour medals. Competing in the Novice 3 (10
year-old) division. Wright finished with the
all around bronze medal, won gold on floor.
and silver on vault and bar routines.
In the Level ? (10 year-old) division.
Ajacian Ashley Fawcett and Whitby's
Jennifer Milne finished third and fifth
respectively. Fawcett won the all around
bronze medal, silver on beam, and bronze
on floor. Milne placed fifth overall with her
best finish coming on the bars and floor
routine. she wound up in fifth place on both.
Pickering's Tara Columbus, who
competes in the Level 1 (10 year-old)
category, won the overall silver medal. The
Pickering resident managed to capture gold
on beam and silver on the floor exercises.
Raiders ready for playoffs
It's playoff time for the
Ajax Axemen Minor tio%ice
"AAA" Raiders.
Ajax/Pickenng ended the
season with a pairs of wins
o» er Oshawa and Whitby to
tlnish in second place in the
league standings.
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Lee Morris popped in
tour goals in a 5-2 win over
Oshawa. Chris Chappell
scored the other Ione goal in
the win. Lucas LaBelle
chipped in with tuo assists
while Brandon Crumme-,
Robert Biotic%. Michael
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and Jason Dale .cored once
'.Ir the Raider` in the final
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Kyle Speer% was the big
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three helpers. Bentley,
Broaderip, and Daniel
Prebble each tallied one
assist.
Other players leading the
team to the post -season are
Paul Galea, Greg Leyden,
William Mitchell and goal -
tender Colin Dobson.
A match -up with
Peterborough in the first
round of the playoffs is the
first test for Ajax/Pickering.
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I's hard to be a scene -stealer when
you're one of the stars of the
show, so let's just say that Joanne
Macintosh did Neil Simon proud.
MacIntosh, with the key roles of
Karen Nash and Norma Hubley in
Simon's Plaza Suitt (a three act play
running at Herongate Barn Theatre until
April -5), was at her comedic best last
Thursday.
As Karen Nash. Macintosh had to
face up to the news her self-absorbed
husband Sam (brilliant-
ly played by Paul
Francies) was having an
affair. Telling her hus-
band she suspected the
after-hours relationship,
she proclaimed he was
"working late three
nights a week and we c#`
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Sweet and giving by
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In the third vignette
Macintosh played
Norma Hubley, a hilari-
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frantic her daughter
(Played by Joanne
Norman) won't come
out of the bathroom for
her own wedding.
MacIntosh's charac-
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between Edith Bunker
and Ida Morgenstern
and, coupled with
Francies' equally hilari-
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equally frantic (and
equally overstated) hus-
band Roy, results in the
by Glenn Hendry
funniest of the three acts.
Roy Hubley has the best lines in the
final act, centred around his obsession
with money.
"You're in a $2.000 wedding dress and
there are four musicians down there at
$200 an hour." he says to the bathroom
door. "This is no time for second
thoughts. It's costing me 550,000 for
first thoughts."
And, "I spew S3,0 K) hiring a wedding
photographer," he says to his wife. "and
the pictures are going to be of you and
me standing in front of a bathroom
door."
Norman (who also played Jean
McCormack - the "other woman" - in
Act 1) and Ray Porrill (who had a walk-
on in the third act as the groom and was
deliciously campy as the waitcr/b llhop
in the first act) had the stage to them-
selves in the middle act.
Porrill played a small-town boy done
good as a Hollywood producer, and
Norman played a naive wife
and mother. unsure of what
she is doing in a hotel room
with a man she hasn't seen
since high school.
Porrill - playing the world
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very sure, however, and
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luck in marriage.
"I caught my first wife in
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largest Circulation in Ajax,
Pickering & Whitby
call Tont Mohr, 839-1221 or
John Sabean, 831-3811.
WRITERS CIRCLE
On Saturday, March 8th
from 9-11 a.m., at the Writers
and Editors Dialogue, Frances
Theriault, will discuss personal
assertiveness and communica-
tion skills and their importance
to writers. Price includes con-
tinental breakfast. $8 mem-
bers; $10 non-members.
Jaekson's Touch of Class, H9
Consumers Drive, Whitby.
Reservation% only' call
Marjorie Green at 686-2085.
On Monday, March 1(ith
from 7-9p.m., the WCDR
hosts Open Stage Poetry Night
at A Different Drum Cafe, (at
Bruce and Celina) in Oshawa.
Admission is free; everyone
welcome. Poets wishing to
read and songwriters eager to
perform can contact Steven
Laird at 432-2536.
T)YW HILI IMAGES
Dynamic Images, it pronw-
tional products agency in
Pickering, Ontario has
received the highest award in
their industry - Gold image
Award of Excellence - for a
program created for the
Canadian Federation of
Students.
The program was developed
to raise awareness about date
rape on college and university
campuses.
Dynamic Images and the
Canadian Confederation of
Students formally received
their award at the National
gala ceremony for the
Promotional Products
Association of Canada at the
Toronto Airport Hotel,
February 10.
4MMO
ARIff
SURVWS tt .
Biggest Surplus
Store in Canada
SLEEPING BAGS
NEW AND USED
_ ..siting
from
$39.95
rawmmn: I 12VRftMwWft
n. -ft."
I . 9�6 Fri. 9-9!lrt. 9 Aams fromU eo Pak
OAR, 12.5 Nkst Nft d Slerrtatonl
• March S, 1997 13
Carrier Wanted Help WantedSalesperson
t
CARRIERS WANTED
DICKERING/AJAX/WHITBY
Call
(905) 8'7-1888
Busi. Opport.
OWN YOUR OWN
HEALTH FOOD
STORE
Unlimited income. Small
investment. Work from
home..Call Daisy at
427-0249.
GIVE AWAY
With 1.14 Pickering & Ajax
clients names & numbers.
' 'Ibning/exercise machines.
Like new. Cost $ i 3,000
new. Closing down. $8,000
Call 839-3488
EASY OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE MONEY'
Assemble Light
products at home. Earn
$'100+weekly
Pleas.uit work. Call
recorded mcssagc
_ i hour%
(4 16) (sit -4809 Exr$09
$ I i,0001N1( )NTH .0 .i ii_r, in
y„ur own home based business;
'THF. Ho,rEsi,
SELLING PRODUCT* in the
world today cost pennies to
pr -lute sells for 100 times its cost
( OST FOR FREE INFt)
CAII. TODAt' 905-R �9_so l A
Careers
School of Ri >t_qinacc
YOU BuBd a Betkw Life
Acce- ln8 and Coi"weses
susbums Admbdst intim
Bush”" A Comarbe Aoolleatlims .,
Coayw/a► sttgowt saacia "
Neemm t a
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ez.o■w. sacnlary
Lapel Adiiain Assistant
Madieal oafs• Assistwd
HOSPITALITY—,
1ioM1 i Resfwrawi oMraliena
fiat i Nw.apa Manaa..,.nt
Trawl and TOW111A
fi.wtal chatrsid. AsaMgnt
fi.nfd if eamean tact
some eourxe Oftmm In 00mr4a or*
A/Z professional r
drivers wanted
immediately to run U.S.A.
500-(4)0 mile radius and
long haul. iikfust have
I.C.C;., Medical, abstract
police clearance. We offer
paid layovers, safety j
bonus, benefit package, 1
good equipment,
competitive wages etc. I
Phone Safety Dept.
416-744-5061 I
WORK FROM HOME
Part%full-time. Health
industry. $1000-
$5000 / month. Call
for FREE booklet.
416-631-4925
Financial
CREDIT
NOT A
PROBLEM
Everyone qualifies,
1984-87 cars. Lease
To Own. From $275
down on U.I.C.
W C.B. ' M.A. No
interest, no credit
check.
570034 Ontario Ltd.
1976 Notion Rd.
686-7428
ASSISTANT
MANAGER TRAINEE
Now recruiting ambitious,
self -motivated people
interested in earning
$ 2 5.000 - $45.000 + + We
offer incenrives. If you have
a desire to succeed & a
positive mental arntud,
Call 905-723- ii I I
fora personal interview.
Employment
\von
AVON WOW Register
as an Avon sales Dealer.
F.arn an extra income and
receive free luxury pack
of personal products
$45.00 value.
Call now Pauline Naulls
427-4689
( Nlerexu.res Manh 21,97
House for Sale
I`rr.r liungalr,w „ttcrcJ ter
talc in this building since
1995. Great ccnrral Whitby
location. Movc in condirion.
2 bdrnu. & Jen. Lg L'R. Lor}
of cupboard space in kitchen.
W,() to grecs & at $89.()00
how can you go wrong. (all
Alan Elson ar Sutton Group
Town & Country Realty Ltd.
905-64()-()888
or 905 -6A,.) -.i -!3o
Mortgages
/ INTO Ute
FRONT FEES
' MORTGAGES
LOANS & LINES OF CREDIT Nh
- ' DEBT CONSOLIDATIONS
PURCHASES REFINANCE
0 APPROVALS IN 4 - 24 HRS.
KINGSTON The Mortgage and Loans Experts
ROAD
The MORTGAGE Centre
PICKERING
420-1344
v<`,�.;;>. 'SSR4 zit�\
\ " vA
.Robert Brown
- at (905) 668-9655
209 Dundas St.E. Whitby, Ont.
each office individually owned and operated
TO: ALL SALES ASSOCIATES
It you want CO supplement your uxonx
Barn an extr.i S 2()0/$-100 lx•r sale. A N 1 i y;cr �Sj
paid -out the same wce•k
'Imagine: Gerr;ng p.ud your commission 6 fore
we collect ours"
I rued encluisia ric, sales driven reps• in dw
Pickcring,'AiaxiWhirby area Some krx.uledge
of Display Ad Sell ing would be helpful but rx.c
necessary Come and loin the newspapvr with the largest circulation
inOnr.irm. Th(- Durham Sun (905) 8 �7-1888.
Housecleaning
MAXINES CLEANING
SERVICE
Thorous(h cieanin�; n,r your
home. Weckly. Biweekly.
References supplied.
Call (cA)5) 686 -it --1.1.
Furnished nx,m in c:.ccu-
rivc- house Liverpool &
Rayly. In, 1. laundry, park-
ing, ctl,lc. prK.l. t )uiec
nein-.,rn.,kcr. Nu visirors.
(nvnedi.itc *S9(U)0 per
week. (..ill 8 i-- I i0-1.
bdrm. furnished
bsmt. apt. to share
with another female
$380 per month. Non-
smoker preferred. Call
(905) 430-298.1 & L'Nf
Two experienced
cleaning ladies
available. References.
Call Debbie at
905-619-2416
Respec r.1ble employed
couple with 2
children seeks a 3i
bdrn) house in
I Durham for M.iy I st.
C -ill 42---709
Nicul! decorAte,.I one
bdrm . bachelor apt.
Wcsrshorc arca. View of
laky. Incl. laundry
facrll CICS. $-195 all
inclusive. Call Paul
416-805-")7. Av. immed.
Real Estate JrRm for Rent
TAKE OVER
20 acres in prosperous
West Texas U.S.A.
$9.995.00 / S 100.00
per month For more
info. call
14800-875-6568
Pickering - unfurnished
lg. master barm. Pnvate
bath walk-in closet.
Laundry facilities & cable.
Light cooking.
Non-smoker. $450
(905) 686-0'44.
Mortgages
PRIME RATES
NO UPFRONT FEES
Mortgage rates up to a 1/2% below market.
Loans start at 7.75% and second mortgages up to
100%. For fast friendly professional service...
CALL SYLVIAJULES
Mon. -Fri. 9-6 (905) 686-2557 Toll Free
Evenings and weekends (905) 430-8429
THE MORTGAGE FACTORY ,;.
" 14 March 5, 1997 • The Durham Sun Weekly
Flea Market
u�
OSHAWA FLEA MARKET
727 Wilson Rd. S.
Regular Booths $25 week & up
An & Crafts $20 month & up
Celebrating Our 17th Year
Call Ken
(905)683-5290
I
Articles for Sale
EYE ExANIS ARRANGFID
1411c ,mv lxur at S I'�),I KI (;cc
WndpoirSvFREE
(:all Tilley opticians
Lord Itx•ron Lanes
1X4.In,,L,y.:,Ile n.yr,im. I0to5
Custom made solid pine
C.D. & video stands,
lamps, deacons benches.
buffet & hutch, dry sinks.
armoires, blanket boxes,
shelves. custom built-ins.
CALL 1-905-665-1664
OLDER
FUR\1ITURE
Bdrm. & dining room
suites, small furniture,
glass, pottery, china,
full & partial sets of
dishes, lamp nostalgia.
Almost anything.
Single pieces or estates.
WE PAY CASH
Call 905-723-7834
- IIOME■i
6agein wll�s, hoanee, 4rffioss,
apt. -� .
416,�f3-f3613
Home Improvement -7,
ELECTRICIAN
Metro License ##E-2268
Renovations, service
upgrades, bsmt. wiring,
alarm systems & 24 hr. ser-
vice. For a FREE ESTIMATE.
Call Frank at 666-0193
Flat & shingle specialists.
Same day repairs.
24hr. service. Fully
guartnt ed.Licensed.
.all (416) 29 ;-7158.
Home Improv.
Paint & Wallpaper
17 years experience.
No job too small.
Insured. Free
Estimates. Call
Mark 430-1769
ACCURATE CONTRACTN6
-Home
Improvements
• R a.emenls
•Ruikting
Ma ievenance
-Kitchens h
Rat hrooms
FREE ESTIMATES
905-666-2185
DEAD OR ALIVE
FREE towing fro scrap,
used or adandoned cars &
rucks. 1 hr. pickup, TOP
PRICES PAID, UP TO $500
(416) 281-3499
W� Driver Training
IV SPECIAL $278.00
4 ON OOIN11i CFA MEqqL
MIMI 13114 X15 h6ii
G1 Iii
course Tax 428-
DeduclaWe
PRO DRIVERS
re about our regular course
r classroom •13 lessons in car
ence waiting time 8 months
A.C. HANDYMAN
SERVICES
Renovations, Painting
interior & exterior.
Plumbing, bsmt. finishing.
Call 831-2416
and ""n
Quality Since 1980
104STALLATION & REPAIR OF:
Im.�L.i n: r. FLr...•n.
mak.
Fa Experience and a
Guarantee of Quality
905-666-9690
Stilhvaters
Painting
"I may not rock but I
sure can roll!"
call Timo today at
( 905) 8314033
Announcement
ATTENTION
New6, u,llandrr,ti Mar.t,mer,
We have all the good snlffat
NF'%VFOt1NDLAND
GTNERALSTORE
511 F:.t,r Ave. Scar. (•i01 t Pon
Ul' ion RJ. J-1 rase Whirr Rose
N urxry) 41(-2.82-8959
Daycare Avail.
Experienced daycare available
in my GarmrdGunton home.
Many activities,
indoor/outdoor play,
nutritious lunches & snacks.
Caring atittention assured.
fall Kim at 721-9595
PHOTOGRAPHY
Baby, child do family. Studio
or in home portraiture. Also:
weddings, old photos copied
ec restored ac prorrnotional.
Quality portraits at affoalaWe
priced NO GST
U.11 905427-9164.
J�ari a z1Ja clp
r _ � 1 rz9 s
ki A
OVER 15.000 HALF PRICE
PAPERBACKS SAVE UP TO 50%
ON NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS
COMIC ROOM
New & Collector Comics
Role Play'ng Games
All COMIC Supplies
les"St. VL
me* i fifenre wow CM&OI
427-7422
TGC Ser4i7�
Health
LADIES BOXERCISE
& KICKDOXING
CLASSES
with Carl, your fully certified
instructor. Lose weight, feel
great! Personal training or
corporate classes also
available in my fully -equipped
gym or your locaci.xs.
839-FITr (34 8)
Are You Satisfied With Your Child's
Progress In School?
V Professional help is close at hand!
.T We reach the basic math do language skills to place
0 your child on the road to success!
R FAITH MONTESSORI - TUTORING -
Using The Montessori Method of Education
N "Leashing Can Be Natural 6 Futtl"
G 68 COMMERCIAL AVE., AJAX:
1428-1285 -T,_`:
OPEN HOUSE SAT., MARCH 15th 2-6P14
Birthdays j Piano Lessons
-i
1 cAr,pq i th
;' ; E�irthcl�y M4�rtthelu
l sive Munn, Glenn_
A, I*,*nne & C(-4meron. i
We leve qou! Hugs
6 Kisses xexexrA
PIANO LESSONS
in your home
classics, pop, exams.
Adults welcome
Call Maurice Wdlock
683-6740
PIANO LESSONS
Royal Conservatory of
Music affiliate piano
teacher giving private
lessons In your home.
For more info. call Susan
416-499-0173
To advertise in the Sun Flashes please
fax your community event or group to
The Durham Sun Weekly at 837-0260
Phone 837-1888 • Fax 837-0260
The 140013" Street, Unit 11,
t )v
Pickering,Ontario L1W 3R2
:::
..:.................... weM1 (Behind Winchesta Arms)
Ontario's largest independent weekly
newspaper is presently accepting appl-
cations for Better Homes & Builders
account representative. Preference will
be given to those who have experience
with the real estate and new home T
builders marketplace. We offer.
- Base salary _
- Plus commission
- Gas Allownace
- Incentive program
If you are a dedicated and motivated
full time professional able to commit tc
this exciting work, please send your
resume to Mr. Tony Hubbard, 1400-
11 A Bayly Stmt, Pickering. Ont.
Ll W 3R2. No phone calls accepted.
New Home sales & marketing compa-
ny is presently accepting applcations
for one new homes assistant manager
This is a training position. Preference
will be given to those who have exper-
ience in the new home & real estate
business. Applicants must be licensed
We offer.
- Base salary
- Phis commission & Overrides
- Operating Allownace
- Incentive program
- I
If you are a committed and motivated
professional looking for a career with
high rewards, please send your resume
to Mr. David Demerino, 1400-11 B
Bayly Street, Pickering. Ont. LI W 3R2
Fax: 905-837-2555. No phone calls. ,
I
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The Durham Sun Weekly March 5, 1997 15
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Sy pto synthetic...
Synthetic. It sounds like
something artificial -- it can't
be as good as the real thing.
can it'' Well, when you're
talking about synthetic engine
oils. it might be even better.
Oil prevents metal to metal
colttact and cleans out dirt and
clxnhnstion by-products. Many
people don't realize th:1t oil is
also ;in important part of the
cooling system, dispersing
about 2Wf of engine heat -
Most engine wear occurs in
the first few minutes of
operation, before the oil is
completely distributed through
the engine. In cold weather, oil
flows more slowly and it takes
even longer for the oil to get
around.
Synthetic oils are not refined
from crude nil, they are
specifically engineered for
high performance engines.
They give you superior low
temperature fluidity, better
high temperature stability, and
greater resistance to oxidation
and shear stress. Synthetic oils
are also less volatile, and so
you are less likely to have to
add oil between oil changes.
Some synthetics contain an
additive that actually bonds to
engine surfaces, providing an
extra layer of protection. And
that laver is there before you
start your engine, so you have
no metal to metal contact even
at start-up.
Synthetic oils can be mixed
with conventional mineral oils
-- they are fully compatible.
and they are recyclable. There
are also semi -synthetic oils on
the market. These blends of
synthetic and mineral oil offer
EISEN
the best of both world, -- the
low cost of a mineral oil and
the high performance of a
synthetic.
Synthetic oils can be more
expensive because they are
engineered to provide superior
performance and protection,
compared to mineral oils.
Whatever your choice, the
important thing to remember is
to keep your oil topped up to
•
F-1
ensure the proper running of
your vehicle.
GOOD USED TIRES
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Prices start from $9.95
call Paul at
RNJ Tires 420-3686
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"Twenty-seven years of quality home building in the Whitby area
helped us to determine what people are really looking
for when buying a home...'
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plus....
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- All clay brick exterior
- Casement windows
throughout - 200 amp
electrical service - high
efficiency furnace
- Ceramic and
hardwood flooring -
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- 9' ceilings
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