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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2002_03_08See MORE page 5 A.J. GROEN/ News Advertiser photo Rockin’ from end to end DURHAM ––Annandale Curling Club team member Lisa Puddephatt concen- trates on her shot while throwing the last rock during action at the Marion Camp- bell Bonspiel hosted by the Oshawa Curling Club. The local club matched skills against the Laura Heeringa rink from Port Perry. Ecker, McTeague talk tough Politicians seek greater community protection from sex offenders See MIXED page 4 PICKERING’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1965 NEWS ADVERTISER Men with Brooms CDs and the sweeps into town burning desire ENTERTAINMENT/21 FEATURE/10 PRESSRUN 46,600 36 PAGES FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2002 OPTIONAL DELIVERY $6/ $1 NEWSSTAND FRIDAY, MAR. 8 7:00-9:00 P.M. PRE-TEEN SWIM $2.00 PICKERING REC. COMPLEX Valley Farm Rd. 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Following the public outcry, which led to a meet- ing between concerned parents, politicians and po- lice in Pickering last week, Ms. Ecker, the Pickering- Ajax-Uxbridge MPP, said she spoke to officers and based on their recommendations, the Province will look at giving police better tools to deal with the problem. “If we can help the police notify the community in better ways then we should do that,” she said, adding she would be taking the police’s recommen- dations to the provincial solicitor general and attor- ney general. Ms. Ecker said suggested measures included elec- tronic tracking bracelets for sex offender parolees and improvements to sex offender registry legisla- tion that allows for improved public notification. However, she said ultimately it’s the federal gov- ernment’s responsibility to make sure dangerous of- fenders aren’t back on the streets if they pose a risk. “If it’s not safe for them to be out they shouldn’t be out,” said Ms. Ecker. “The first line of defence re- mains with the process of sentencing dangerous of- fenders... we need tough and consistent rules to pro- tect the community.” Mr. McTeague, the Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge MP, Durham to review chairman’s role BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer DURHAM –– The regional chairman’s role and how that per- son is appointed to office will be examined by a committee of re- gional councillors that will report back in June with recommenda- tions on Durham’s top job. 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At the Feb. 18 Durham Dis- trict School Board meeting, trustees passed a motion from Melinda Crawford, the Ajax Wards 3 and 4 representative, that trustees read to students once a month at the Whitby school board office in a program she dubbed ‘circle of love.’ Although some trustees ques- tioned the idea, the board ap- proved the motion and gave Pickering Trustee Paul Crawford and Oshawa Trustee Susan Shetler the job of looking at how it would work. But Trustee Melinda Craw- ford, at Monday’s standing com- mittee meeting, nixed her plan for it to be a mandatory program. Trustees who like the idea of reading to students can still do so, said Trustee Crawford, who provided trustees with informa- tion on circles of love in local schools in addition to non-school reading programs. She said she had taken part in her first circle of love recently at Duffin’s Bay Public School in Ajax. “It was exciting for me to read a story,” said Trustee Craw- ford. “The community that came out, the people, I could not be- lieve it.” She encouraged trustees to get involved. “I would like to see trustees more out in the commu- nity,” she said. Circle of love is one of the seven courses in the ‘Together we light the way’ program, a pilot project at four board schools. The model involves the wider community in helping stu- dents develop self-worth and re- sponsibility. The circle of love component seeks to foster in kids a love of books and reading. MELINDA CRAWFORD Reading for love. 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Regional bylaws require the chairman to be elected from within re- gional council by his peers, which means he would first be elected to a seat on council in an open election, then picked by a majority on council to leave that seat and take the chair. A by-elec- tion or appointment could then be used to fill the new chairman’s council seat. The current rule came into effect last term during the tenure of Chairman Roger Anderson,who did not hold a seat on council when he was chosen by council for the job in 1997. The rule will apply once Chairman Anderson is no longer chairman. Not everyone on council agreed with Coun. Gray’s view of democracy. Some representatives felt the urban/rural mix of Durham would slant an election at large in favour of a candidate who rep- resented the issues of the large urban centres. The regional chairman must be someone who can represent the region as a whole, suggested Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt. “I think an election across a region this large is a little less than workable,” said Mayor Moffatt. “The position was never meant to be super-mayor. There are other ways to achieve accountability on the part of the regional chairman.” Other councillors feared an election at large could lead to party politics with candidates bankrolling campaigns through political parties. “When discussing a region this large it’s going to take a fair amount of money and that leads to party politics,” said Ajax Councillor Scott Crawford. “That narrows it down to a small amount of people each wearing a differ- ent colour stripe.” Whitby Councillor Joe Drumm agreed. “I’m coming from a country where this is done,” said the Irish coun- cillor, “and believe me it’s not a good situation. If you get a chairman elected because he’s a good Tory, Liberal, NDP or whatever, there will be nothing but trouble.” But the question isn’t whether an open election is an easy and efficient way to go, but whether it is “just and fair,” argued Oshawa Councillor Clare Aker. “Councillor Gray makes an excellent point. Having a direct mandate from the people speaks volumes,” she said. Council chose to form a committee to review the role and various means available for the selection of the chair- man. The committee will invite input from the public on the matter as well as area municipalities before reporting back to council for the first meeting in June. A/P PAGE 4 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 AJAX ––A divorce care meeting is being held Monday, March 11 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Christian Life Cen- tre at the corner of Rossland and Ravenscroft roads. It’s for those going through separation or divorce. Phone 905-686-1411 for more infor- mation. 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He said his bill would offer police “useful tools”. Currently, On- tario is the only province with a registry forcing convicted sex offenders to regis- ter with local police services upon their release. Ms. Ecker said the Province has continued to call on the federal govern- ment to create a national reg- istry. However, a national reg- istry of all convicted offenders, the Canadian Police Information Centre, already exists and feder- al Solicitor General Lawrence MacAulay announced in Febru- ary they would be adding a dis- tinct national sex offender cate- gory by this November. 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I returned the vehicle and ‘Yes’, they were very sorry. My advice to other motorists is don’t be cavalier about servicing your high- priced investment, stand there and watch your vehicle being worked on. Two relat- ed points: 1. Why do repair shops replace wheel nuts with high torque air tools? You just can’t get them off. 2. During winter you can’t get your tires topped up at gas stations, why not? Tom Long, Pickering PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER A Metroland Community Newspaper Tim Whittaker Publisher Joanne Burghardt Editor-in-Chief Steve Houston Managing Editor Duncan Fletcher Director of Advertising Eddie Kolodziejcak Classified Advertising Manager Abe Fakhourie Distribution Manager Lillian Hook Office Manager Barb Harrison Composing Manager *** News 905-683-5110 Sales 905-683-5110 Classifieds 905-683-0707 Distribution 905-683-5117 General Fax 905-683-7363 Death Notices 905-683-3005 Sincerely Yours 1-800-662-8423 E-mail shouston@ durhamregion.com Web address durhamregion.com 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, Ont. L1S 2H5 Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 1332791 *** The News Advertiser is one of the Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing group of newspapers. The News Advertiser is a member of the Ajax & Pickering Board of Trade, Ontario Community Newspaper Assoc., Canadian Commu- nity Newspaper Assoc., Canadian Circulations Audit Board and the On- tario Press Council. The publisher reserves the right to classify or refuse any advertisement. Credit for advertisement limited to space price error occu- pies. Editorial and Adver- tising content of the News Advertiser is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduc- tion is prohibited. Editorial &OPINIONS PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER MARCH 8, 2002 John Lennon said it best: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Sitting as I am in my mid-40s, I realize just how true that statement is. Almost nothing in my life now was what I had in mind for my future when I was 18 and knew everything about everything. For example: I wasn’t going to get married until I was 30, and I was never going to have children. I got married when I was 22, but I didn’t have kids till I was 30 — how many points for getting it half right, sort of? Truth be told, I’m still not all that fond of children in the abstract — I love my kids like crazy, and I know quite a few palatable junior adults, but there’s not enough money in the world to interest me in being a teacher, a day-care worker, or a school bus driver. Those people are absolute candidates for sainthood, if you ask me. Then there was the ‘great Canadi- an novel’I was going to pen before I was 40. It would win a Governor General’s Award, and be the subject of a record-breaking bidding war for the film rights. The resulting big- screen extravaganza would win more Oscars than ‘Ben Hur’, following which I would take my newfound riches and retire to a beachfront villa in Bali. The way it looks, the closest I’m going to get to any Bali beachfront in this lifetime is staring at the poster of one we have hanging over the tub in the master ensuite. So what happened, anyway, while I was planning all that? My kids happened. They’re 11 and 15 now, and I’m a soccer mom. I get two months a year — April and October, the months between the in- door and outdoor seasons — to just be ‘mom.’ Otherwise, if you’re look- ing for me, check my office, my bed, my car, my laundry room, or the nearest playing field. That’s another thing that hap- pened when I wasn’t looking. The kids I was never going to have any- way wouldn’t do anything as banal as play sports. They would be artistic, literate, learned. In other words, per- fect. Forget artistic, literate, and learned — I’d settle for them putting their clothes in the hamper. John was right — life is what hap- pens when you’re doing other stuff. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. LETTERS POLICY All letters should be typed or neatly hand-written, 150 words. Each letter must be signed with a first and last name or two initials and a last name. Please include a phone number for verification. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for style, length and content. Opinions expressed in letters are those of the writer and not necessarily those of the News Advertiser. We regret that due to the volume of letters, not all will be printed. Editorial e-mail responses to shouston@durhamregion.com Letters to the editor e-mail responses to shouston@durhamregion.com Life just keeps leaving my grand plans in its wake From an early marriage, to sporty kids, and no battle with Ben Hur, I wouldn’t have things any other way It was encouraging to see the turnout last week — and the attendant concerns raised — at a public meeting held to discuss the proposed women’s shelter for south Ajax. Some area residents expressed fears for lower property val- ues should the shelter proceed; others worried about angry hus- bands committing crimes in the pursuit of their estranged part- ners. The issues were honestly raised and illustrate the communi- ty’s real concerns about the presence of such a facility in their neighbourhoods. Indeed, this public exercise underscores the importance and effectiveness of engaging taxpayers in the process. Public meetings provide a perfect forum for each side in a debate to present its beliefs and concerns. It provides decision- makers in the community with heightened awareness and should lead to more informed decisions. It’s true west Durham needs a facility to provide shelter for abused women and children. It’s true the former community police station in south Ajax (along with the proposed building addition as part of the plan) is a suitable and existing facility. It’s also true committed volunteers in Ajax and Pickering have spent a great deal of time raising money and trying to es- tablish a new facility to address this pressing need, including Durham Regional Police Detective Constable Cheryl Carter. Her involvement in the events surrounding the June 2000 mur- der of Gillian Hadley by her estranged husband helped spur the movement that has led to this proposal. No doubt a detailed examination of potential sites, assess- ment of the impact on a host community and a number of other factors have been considered throughout the entire process of searching for an appropriate home for the shelter. Officials behind the proposal have shown a willingness to work with residents in an effort to address concerns. An excel- lent example is the first-of-its-kind plan in Ontario to have a specially-trained police officer stationed at the shelter. Det.- Const. Carter has also indicated there is support from the po- lice chief for additional officers, if necessary. It is important the community be engaged in the public planning process — pro and con — to ensure all reasonable views have been expressed and duly acknowledged. If spousal abuse is a concern of society as a whole, then surely the process we’re participating in here is of equal con- cern to us all. Speak your mind, make your case and be a part of the process. Shelter process proves system works Public meetings offer important avenue for residents to raise concerns, support for issues Cheryl Denomy Opinion Shaper shouston@durhamregion.com BY SUSAN O’NEILL Special to the News Advertiser PICKERING —Pickering has a “tremendous opportunity” to create a green legacy, says a local environmen- talist. Jim Robb, general manager of the Friends of the Rouge Watershed group, was at City council Monday, urging councillors to create a conservation plan for the Rouge-Duffins area. “Pickering has probably the best opportunity of any municipality in North America to do something really special with the green space system,” said Mr. Robb in outlining the steps his group believes are essential to protect the 110 square kilometres of publicly- owned green space and farmland in north Pickering and east Markham. He noted if Pickering can create a connection from the Oak Ridges Moraine to the waterfront “that’s a real legacy to be proud of.” Mr. Robb maintained a Rouge- Duffins advisory panel, similar to a re- cent Oak Ridges Moraine panel, should be created to develop a conser- vation plan for the land surrounding the Little Rouge River and Duffins Creek and fully protect the natural her- itage system. He added that needs to happen be- fore the Province sells or swaps, as is being proposed, any provincially owned property on the Seaton lands in north Pickering to developers with land on the moraine in Richmond Hill and Uxbridge. “We’re concerned with the way the Province is proceeding with the (moraine)/Seaton land swap,” he told councillors, noting he fears a “tremen- dous opportunity could be lost” if Pickering fails to take a leadership role. “Let the Province know this is your jurisdiction,” he said. “The lands with- in Seaton are some of the most envi- ronmentally-sensitive lands in the Province — equally as sensitive as the lands on the Oak Ridges Moraine.” As for the federally-owned airport lands in north Pickering, Mr. Robb maintained 6,500 of the 7,500 hectares should be protected as public green space and farmland. Ward 3 Regional Councillor Rick Johnson reported the City met Monday with representatives from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to discuss the land. “We’re hoping through dialogue they’ll be more focused on helping us protect the watershed in central Picker- ing,” he said in an interview. NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 7 A/P JASON LIEBREGTS/ News Advertiser photo The cutest cubs AJAX –– The offspring of Bongo the lion, a resi- dent of the Bowmanville Zoo who died last year, paid a visit to special education students at Exeter High School and didn’t disappoint the crowd. Here, Chris Underwood shares his enthusiasm as the cubs play to the crowd. Pickering urged to take lead in preserving lands Furnace Cleaning 905-683-3641 for 235 BAYLY ST. W. AJAX (905) 426-1581 HOP INTO SAVINGS LADIES’ OR MEN’S TWO 2 PC. SUITS $7.78excludes: silk, pleats, dresses, leather & suede Dental Care for Adults, Kids and Great Big Babies. 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Now it’s easy for Durham residents who could not access the World Wide Web in the past. Thanks to a federal gov- ernment initiative and over $1 million in funding, the Durham District School Board on Wednesday launched a public Internet ac- cess program at 53 local sites, from Brock to Whitby and Pickering to Oshawa, with 10 more to be up and running by the end of March. The vast majority are at local schools and equipped with three IBM work sta- tions, a printer and scanner. “The original intent was to (have the program) act as a kind of leveller across the economic classes so no one is prevented from accessing the Internet because of economic means,” said Julian Luke, the public board’s community access program (CAP) co-or- dinator, in an interview. “We sort of massaged the program a little bit and said, ‘who’s not participating in the digital economy’?” The board came up with four answers: new Canadi- ans, due to their lack of fa- miliarity with written Eng- lish; people with learning dis- abilities; those with physical disabilities, such as blind people; and people who can’t read or whose literacy skills are weak. To address those needs, 40 of the sites are equipped with voice-activation software and a program that reads any text document. For those who simply know nothing about the Inter- net, the board will provide a two-hour, introduction to the Internet course when they register for the CAP program. Since most of the CAP workstations are in schools, Mr. Luke said security has been the number-one priority in getting the sites up and running. To access workstations, a resident must first register to obtain a CAP security card. After signing up, users have to pre-book a time, arranged in one-hour blocks, at the site they want to use. When they arrive at the site, users report to the office, show their CAP card and sign in. ID badges must be dis- played at all times and users must sign out when they leave. The one-time cost to reg- ister is $10. For that price, CAP users get the security card, up to two hours of train- ing and an accompanying re- source book. “Once the person is regis- tered, it’s a relatively user- friendly system,” said Mr. Luke. He stressed registration does not take place at the schools and they are not sources of information about CAP. Two registration sites are currently available: the E.A. Lovell Continuing Education Centre on Centre Street South in Oshawa and Durham Training Solutions on Bayly Street in Pickering. Both are also CAP sites. Mr. Luke said the board is in the process of adding more registration sites. In addition to the public school board sites, he said the Durham Region Employment Network, one of the board’s CAP partners, successfully applied for 23 local sites. The program has a guar- anteed life of 18 months start- ing March 31. Mr. Luke said there’s no guarantee the pro- gram will be extended by the federal government. If there’s no more federal funding, the board can either maintain the program itself or shut it down. Even in the latter sce- nario, he said the computer equipment remains the board’s property at no cost. Local CAP sites include every public high school in Durham Region, with the ex- ception of Cartwright in Blackstock. For a complete list or more information, visit the Durham continuing edu- cation Web site at www.dce.ca and click on ‘connecting Canadians’, or call 1-800-408-9619. The following is a partial list of additional cap sites: Pickering — Altona For- est and Gandatsetiagon pub- lic schools. Ajax —Lakeside, South- wood Park, Lincoln Avenue and Roland Michener public schools. NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 9 A/P Durham public school board takes CAP off Internet limits Public school principals have unique chance to share DURHAM —Public school principals have a new tool to collect and store in- formation about their school and share it with colleagues. Bev Freedman, the Durham District School Board’s programs superin- tendent, noted in a report on Monday’s standing commit- tee agenda the school im- provement plan format re- places several that once were operating at the school and district level. With a click of their com- puter mouse, administrators can easily call up their school’s standardized test re- sults history, ongoing com- mitments, strategic areas of focus and other information. “This is cutting edge, there is nothing like it that exists in the province and, I dare say, with all modesty, in all of North America as well,” Ms. Freedman told trustees. Ms. Freedman said the plan would be a big help to principals new to a school, which often have to hunt around for information. 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Many music retailers are feel- ing the pain of ‘burn and return,’ and have decided to put a stop to it. “We were getting burned,” said Oshawa HMV manag- er Lisa Logan. HMV was the last of the large music chains to can- cel its wide-open CD return policy. “The increase of people taking a CD home to burn it and to return it the next day be- came known in some cir- cles as the ‘burn and return’ policy. Finally, HMV just came in line with all every other major re- tailers,” she added. “Whether it be music or anything else, you need a receipt, it needs to be sealed or there’s got to be something wrong with it. “We can’t afford to be giving money away and that’s what we were doing. When people burn a CD and bring it back, it’s lost money for us.” Vice president of marking for HMV, Andrew Pollock, said dif- ferent research studies on how burning is affecting the industry vary and are inexact, but indicate a loss to the tune of millions of CDs per year and even more mil- lions of dollars. HMV was feeling the burn. “Some customers practise the burn and return policy. They buy lots of CDs burn them and expect us to give them a full refund. Clearly we can’t run a business that way,” said Mr. Pollock. Earlier this year, before HMV’s announcement of the change in its return policy, came another huge announcement in the music world. Canada’s own major music giant, Sam The Record Man, declared bankruptcy and 24 out of 30 cor- porate store were closed. “If people weren’t download- ing and burning, I don’t think you would have seen Sam The Record Man go bankrupt,” said Alex Pilepic, manager of Sam The Record Man in the Oshawa Cen- tre. Because the Oshawa location of Sam’s is a privately-owned franchise, it was unaffected by the corporate bankruptcy. Mr. Pilepic said the Internet has been a mixed blessing for mu- sicians. “New artists are getting out there and being heard, but it’s hurt it (the industry) in a lot of ways,” he said. Once an artist becomes popular, many people don’t buy the CD, but burn it instead, he adds. “I think basically how it’s going to hurt is, you’re going to have less selection and fewer stores to go to.” Selection will be hurt he said, because older CDs and greatest hits albums won’t be in stores anymore. When any CD, be it new or old, stops pro- ducing a profit, Mr. Pilepic says it gets pulled off the shelf. SoundScan figures are quite different today than they were three years ago, said Mr. Pilepic. Before CD-burning became widespread, a new hit release may have sold about 50,000 units in Canada its first week out, but those numbers are now closer to 20,000 or 30,000, said Mr. Pilepic. At EMI Music Canada, a spokesman was unable - or un- willing - to disclose any reduced sales due to the burning craze. “The most official thing I can tell you is CD burning does re- duce sales for us,” said Mary Mill, national media relations spokesman for EMI. “I spoke to our business affairs and that’s sort of what we’re saying: it reduces some sales for us.” But for Mr. Pilepic, it’s more than just some sales, it’s a lot - about 20 per cent. Although he was unsure of how many CDs per week the 20 per cent amounts to, in a store where he pays $14.50 for a CD selling for $17.99, he needs to move thousands of CDs per week just to pay the rent to stay in the Oshawa Centre. In that environment, 20 per cent makes a big difference and it also means lost jobs. Last year, Mr. Pilepic had 16 to 18 employees; this year he has cut back to 12. “We barely manage to survive, it’s a fighting battle every day,” he said. “Will we still be in business in a year or two? Sure, but will we still be here selling CDs in five years? I hope so. I’ve been here for 13 years, I would like to con- tinue doing this but I don’t know. “With all the downloading and burning I have this feel- ing in another five years or so you’re only going to see one record store in a mall this size. If you go to Oshawa there might only be an HMV there, if you go to Pickering there might only be a Music World. There might only be enough business to support one store. “That will hurt the public be- cause now you’re going to have less places to shop, less jobs, prices for CDs will probably go up if there’s less competition. I don’t think you’ll find CDs for $14, $15 and $16.99 - I think they’ll be a little bit higher.” And he said it is people from every age group taking advantage of the MP3 burning frenzy. “I see people coming in here, people in their 60s and buying blank CDs and saying ‘Oh yeah, I don’t buy it anymore, I only download’. When you hear that from someone that’s 60 years old, you think my God there is a prob- lem,” said Mr. Pilepic. If CD sales have dropped, the story is vastly different on the other end of the spectrum - with sales of CD burners. Stores which sell the devices can’t keep enough of them on the shelves. “They’re one of our more pop- ular items,” said Nicholas Botu- lenko, sales person with Future Shop. “People enjoy the fact they can mix their own CDs and make their own audio CDs. Also, it’s a mass storage similar to a diskette with the CDRWs: rewriteable CDs.” He said the store carries about six different burners ranging in price from $99 to $500. With a 24-speed burner, a complete CD can be copied in about 3.5 min- utes and the equipment is not just used for music, but for business purposes as well. “One of the main uses for them for businesses are for making data CDs, back- ups of your hard drives, storing permanent files that you don’t want to lose onto a 650 or 700 megabyte CD - a large amount of space you could store files on,” said Mr. Botulenko. Despite the large amount of practical uses for CD burners, Mr. Botulenko says most people use them for music. But he said he doesn’t think it is so much CD burners affecting the industry, but people using MP3s, a file format that can press a track down to one-tenth of its normal size. With the MP3 format on a tra- ditional 74-minute CD, users can fit a vast number of MP3s on which would be the equivalent to about 48 hours of music. Mr. Botulenko said an MP3 revolution hit and people grabbed everything they could from the In- ternet to burn. When shopping for a new CD player most may advertise it can read CDRW and some have the ability to read MP3s. So what is the difference? A CDRW is a reg- ular, record one-time-only CD - the same ones you buy from music stores onto which tracks have been permanently burned. A CDRW is a reusable disc. A stereo that can play MP3s actually allows the listener to skip the process of transferring an MP3 to wave format, to track format. The system can turn the MP3 right to music as it plays. “There’s a lot of stereos mov- ing over to be able to play MP3s and you can get walkmans that play MP3s,” Mr. Botulenko said. “MP3s are becoming one of the more popular formats of music and sound files so they have to ac- commodate to the supply and de- mand. People are demanding a product that will play this type of file so companies will supply it,” said Mr. Botulenko. For long-time independent, family-operated music store Wil- son and Lee in Oshawa, the de- mand for CDs has been high and unaffected by the urge to burn. “What is the difference be- tween a burnt CD and a tape?” said Bill Wilson Jr. of Wilson and Lee. “There were thousands and thousands of tape recorders out there and now there are thousands and thousands of CD burners. “As far as we’re concerned, it’s just a fact of life. Now, where people are stealing stuff off the In- ternet, that’s a little dif- ferent but whether they’re burning it to a CD or putting it onto a tape, it’s the same difference,” he added. “We don’t have a great concern for burnt CDs affecting our busi- ness. Quite frankly, if I had, I’d have panicked three or four years ago and got out of CDs. There’s no way that’s happening because we’ve had our best Christmas in about 10 years - that’s on every- thing, not just our CDs, but our CDs were very, very high sales,” he said. But Mr. Pilepic said CD burn- ing is a lot harder on sales than tape-recording ever was and the reason is simple: quality of repro- duction. “If you’re burning from CD to CD the quality is almost the same and if you’re downloading it, it’s really not that bad. The quality’s pretty good so it’s just a big dif- ference from when people were making tapes. We never found in the 1970s kids going to school and selling cassette tapes of Led Zeppelin where you find it (sell- ing burnt CDs) today.” “When I was a kid, I taped al- bums but with downloading it’s so different. It’s so readily available and it’s free so it is hurting the in- dustry,” said Mr. Pollock. Mr. Pilepic is filled with fear when it comes to where CD burn- ing will take the industry in the long run. “I don’t think people can see if this is allowed to continue and continue and get bigger and big- ger the harm that will come to real music lovers,” said Mr. Pilepic. “We have copyright laws, plain and simple,” said Mr. Pilepic. “This is something an artist creat- ed and if you want it, you really should have to pay for it.” Burn baby, burnBurn baby, burn Burn and return policy dropped by stores that feel the heat PICKERING —Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has officially opened its new office building at 777 Brock Rd., just north of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. OPG president and chief executive officer Ron Osborne and Pickering Mayor Wayne Arthurs were on hand for the opening of the new facility, which is three storeys high and will now be home to 450 OPG employees from a number of different locations. The building, which has 9,290 square metres of floor space, also has nine confer- ence rooms, an auditorium and bakery café restaurant. “This building will allow us to put all of our service functions under one roof, which will increase efficiency and give the employees a quality workplace. The building also in- corporates the latest in envi- ronmental controls,” said Mr. Osborne. “It also further demonstrates our commitment to Durham Region.” DURHAM ––A rally will be held at the constituency of- fice of Whitby-Ajax MPP Jim Flaherty today, Friday, in com- memoration of International Women’s Day. Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union organizing the event say they are not supporters of the finance minister, who is cur- rently in a leadership race to become Ontario’s next pre- mier. “The rally is intended to show the Minister of Finance the Ontario Public Service Employees Union consists of a large percentage of women who work and vote in the Os- hawa-Whitby area,” says OPSEU in a media release. The group says it wants to bring awareness to issues such as child-care subsidies, flex- time, and family and depen- dent care leave. The rally is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 114 Dundas St. E., Whitby. NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 11 A/P Online at durhamregion.com Union rally goes at MPP’s office today OPG has new home sweet home Air Conditioner Service 905-683-3641 for PICOV FURNITURE C.C. 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Robert Bridgeman was to have been sentenced in a London court- room last Thursday following his December conviction on one count each of sexual assault and gross in- decency against a youth under 18. However, Roland Haines, Supe- rior Court justice, reserved his de- cision until March 14. The London Police Service charged the former coach and teacher at St. Mary Catholic Sec- ondary School in June 2000 for in- cidents that occurred in the south- western Ontario city between 1983 and 1989. In a December interview after Mr. Bridgeman’s conviction, Bren- dan Evans, assistant Crown attor- ney in the County of Middlesex, said “the complainant testified that he was basically taught how to masturbate by the accused” after the latter struck up a relationship with him when he was a preteen. “The evidence was that it be- came a routine, there would be mutual masturbation and later drug use and alcohol use,” said Mr. Evans. The male victim, who cannot be identified by court order, is now 30. The Durham Catholic District School Board relieved Mr. Bridge- man of his teaching duties when, following a five-month police in- vestigation, the charges were laid in June 2000. Education director Grant An- drews said Tuesday Mr. Bridge- man remains an employee of the board. “We’ve done our own investiga- tion, we have reported to the (On- tario) College of Teachers, and we’re wrapping up our own work,” he said, adding that when that process is finished a recommenda- tion regarding Mr. Bridgeman’s status will come to the board. Last May, St. Mary students, in a letter sent home to parents and guardians, were asked to voluntar- ily come forward and be inter- viewed if they had “any concerns to share about their experience” with Mr. Bridgeman. Mr. Andrews at that time said many students had signalled they wanted to be interviewed. The board hired a person with experi- ence in working with youth to do the interviews, with help from board staff. Mr. Andrews on Tuesday would not comment on the investigation “at this point in time”. Crime Stoppers seeks trio involved in armed robbery PICKERING —Crime Stoppers and Durham Regional Police need help in solving a robbery in Picker- ing last month. Around 2:20 a.m., on Feb. 23, three males were walking in the area of William Dunbar Public School, located on Glenanna Drive, when three males approached, one waving a handgun. The suspects directed the victims toward the baseball fields in the back of the school and told them to get on their knees and face the ground. The suspects then took clothing and personal items and fled on foot. The suspect armed with the hand- gun is described as black, five-feet nine-inches tall, and was wearing a black bandana on his head and face, with a hooded jacket, dark pants and shoes with the letters DC. The second suspect is white, short and stocky, and was wearing a puffy dark jacket and a blue and black bandana. A description wasn’t available for the third suspect. Crime Stoppers pays cash for any information leading to an arrest. Callers never have to give their name or testify in court and Crime Stoppers does not use call display. Call 905-436-8477 or 1-800-222- TIPS (8477). Healing the topic of Ajax seminar AJAX —A reverend who has writ- ten a book on healing is teaching at an Ajax church next month. Reverend Robert Holburn, author of ‘Healing Revealed: Receive All That God Has For You’, speaks Satur- day,April 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s being held at the Christian Life Cen- tre, at the corner of Rossland and Ravenscroft roads. Reserve a spot as seating is limited. Child care is available for a nominal fee. An offering will be taken. 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Durham region is home to five Radio Control (RC) flying clubs, including the Port Perry Float Flyers, Ajax R.C. Club, the Seaton Valley RC Model Aircraft Club, the Whitby Aero- modellers Club, and the Oshawa Radio Control Club. Anyone near the run- ways of these clubs during the summer would likely hear the high whining of these model planes that look real from the distances they are capable of reach- ing. Winter isn’t enough, however, to keep the ad- dicts of the Ajax R.C. Club away from the field. President Bob Dan- dridge uses the word addict because there are people in the Ajax club that come out to the field, located just north of Brougham in Pick- ering, despite the cold. “Some people just try it and they’re hooked,” said Mr. Dandridge, who be- came hooked three years ago when his wife told him he was spending too much time on the computer. He decided to use his spare time instead building and flying model planes. Now, he’s among the group that stands in a shel- ter by a stove to keep warm, watching “anyone who’s brave enough” to fly in the cold. “There’s no commonali- ty among (the members) except for our love of fly- ing planes,” Mr. Dandridge said about the group. Part of the fun of this hobby is building the planes. Right now, Mr. Dandridge has four com- pleted models and has three in the works, one of them a bi-plane. He is also installing a smoke device in one of his planes so it can perform skywriting, and is in the preliminary stages of test- ing out a mini-cam to take scenic pictures. “It’s just something to do for pure enjoyment,” he said about the new experi- ments. For Skip Pothier, air- planes have always been an abiding interest. Now re- tired, he’s president of the Port Perry Float Flyers, the only RC club in Canada ex- clusively dealing with model floatplanes. The club flies on a re- mote corner of Lake Scu- gog by Reid’s grocery store. But it isn’t for everyone, said Mr. Pothier. “It scares some people.” Taking off from the water can be much more challenging than dry land. “It’s like taking off on your first trainer flight. The floats tend to stick (to the water) and then pop up re- ally quickly.” The float flyers won’t let a pilot trying a float plane for the first time take off unless they have their wings, earned through a standard test set by the Model Aeronautics Associ- ation of Canada (MAAC). Despite this, Mr. Pothier said, there haven’t been many crashes. The impor- tant thing is to ensure the plane is waterproof so sen- sitive engine parts don’t get wet. The float flyers, as well as the other RC clubs, can sometimes gather quite a crowd of spectators, espe- cially among young people. Float flying, though, is a hobby of patience and it can be expensive. “It’s a high-maintenance hobby,” Mr. Pothier said. “Most kids don’t do that,” he said, which is why most of the club members are over 50. Plus, start-up costs can add up quickly. A beginner, Mr. Pothier noted, can spend between $700 and $1,000 to get started. “Not every young child has that kind of money.” Which isn’t to say this recreation is off limits to young people. Most clubs have a handful of junior flyers who have either just earned their wings, or are in the process of getting them. And, the clubs are trying to increase the num- ber of young people they have. The Whitby Aero Mod- ellers are planning a show and information booth at the Oshawa Centre in the coming month, partly to grab interest from young- sters. “The kids are really wowed by it,” said club president Tom Hunt. “Young people learn the fastest.” Mr. Dandridge agrees. There was one junior flyer in the club who got the hang of it in just five days. And, as expensive as it might seem to get started, “It’s cheaper than golf,” notes Mr. Pothier. NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 13 A/P Please Recycle Me... 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Please contact your local Sears store for details. †Price shown includes 10% discount.Plus, use your Sears Card and don’t pay for a full year*on all furniture**and sleep sets A/P PAGE 14 NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 DURHAM ––The annual event guaranteed to delight every sweet tooth in the Re- gion is just around the corner. Tickets to the Alzheimer So- ciety of Durham Re- gion’s 11th Annual Chocolate Lovers’ Lun- cheon on May 5 are still available and include an af- ternoon of fun as well as scrumptious confections. The three- hour luncheon begins at noon at Cullen Gar- dens and Miniature Vil- lage, 300 Taunton Rd., W. Tickets in- clude a tour of Cullen Gar- dens, a fashion show, silent and live auc- tions and a full course lunch with all the chocolate a chocolate lover could crave. Until April 8, tickets are $45 but go up to $52 after that day. Proceeds from the fund- raising event will go to help the more than 4,000 people affected by Alzheimer disease in Durham Region. Last year, more than $9,000 was raised. For more information on the annual chocolate lovers’ fund-raiser, call 905-576- 2567. NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 15 A/P Restaurants recognized for healthy choices BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer DURHAM –– Forty-eight Durham restaurants were recog- nized this week for their excel- lence in healthy food service. The ‘Eat Smart!’ awards pre- sentations were made at Region- al council Wednesday to recog- nize eating establishments that offer healthy food choices, have exceptional food-handling safety records and provide a high per- centage of non-smoking seating. “We have literally thousands of restaurants in Durham Region. I can safely say these award win- ners are really the cream of the crop when it comes to healthy eating in Durham,” said Dr. Robert Kyle, medical officer of health. “The goal of the program is to reduce chronic diseases in On- tario,” Dr. Kyle said. “These restaurants have excellent records of compliance in food safety. They are nominated by their local health inspector. Each has at least one member certified in food-safety handling.” The restaurants also offer healthy food choices “and are able to sat- isfy requests for healthy alterna- tives,” he added. As well, Dr. Kyle reported, the restaurants must provide at least 15 per cent more non-smoking seating than regulated by local bylaws. The program was developed in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, health agencies, min- istries and public health depart- ments. All the Durham award- winners are listed on the Durham Region Web site, www.region.durham.on.ca. Local winners include: •Ajax: Honey Garlic Restaurant Sailwinds Restaurant and Cafe- teria Sauter’s Inn Restaurant Whimsical Garden Café Zellers Restaurant (store 284) • Pickering Mandarin Restaurant Mr. Sub (734 Kingston Rd.) Purple Yam The Great Canadian Bagel. DR. ROBERT KYLE ‘The goal of the program is to reduce chronic diseases in Ontario...’ Alzheimer’s chocolate mania coming soon 20 Centre St. N., Oshawa 1-800-323-6705 FREE PARKING! We validate parking in the Centre St. Garage. RICHMOND BOND KING PCENTRE SIMCOEWILSON FURNITURE WILSON FURNITURE Celebrate Canada’s Best Furniture Makers & SuppliersCelebrate Canada’s Best Furniture Makers & Suppliers FROM WINNIPEG MANITOBAFROM WINNIPEG MANITOBA FROM VANCOUVER B.C.FROM VANCOUVER B.C. FROM TORONTO ONTARIOFROM TORONTO ONTARIO FROM ST. CROIX QUEBECFROM ST. CROIX QUEBEC All Leather Sofa or Loveseat At Oak Computer Roll-top Home Office Sale Firm Support, Long Lasting Durability, 15 Year Warranty. Anniversary Plush Comfort WILSON FURNITURE SLEEP CENTRE Twin Set Double Set Queen Set ~ Reg. $1199 Maple Bedroom Collection Create your own suite from BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer DURHAM ––Compost pickup and an expanded blue box program could begin this fall for four Durham munici- palities and at least one Pick- ering councillor would like to see his city join in. The regional works de- partment is recommending Clarington, Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock, whose individual contracts all end this year, allow the Region to assume garbage collection through a six-year contract with Miller Waste, Picker- ing’s current waste collector. The program is expected to significantly improve the Re- gion’s waste diversion rates and that’s something more municipalities should take part in, suggests Pickering Regional Councillor Mark Holland. “I’d like to see Pickering join this type of program,” he said at a joint regional fi- nance and works meeting, Feb. 27. “If we’re going to achieve any success at get- ting diversion rates that are needed, we need to include organ- ics and it needs to be regionwide. It’s very difficult for a municipali- ty to do it on its own,” he added. Jack Mc- Corkell, works department di- rector for the Re- gion, said Pick- ering has a cur- rent contract with Miller Waste it will need to renegoti- ate. Ajax also has a contract with a private collector while Oshawa and Whitby op- erate their own collection. Peter Watson, waste manager for Durham Re- gion, spoke about the advan- tages of the new system over the old. “The introduction of source-separated food waste is clearly a huge improve- ment over the existing sys- tem. The new system allows residents to separate food materials, which then go to a compost facility. It will be a huge change in the amount of material that goes to landfill,” adds Mr. Watson, who esti- mates between 30 to 40 per cent of household waste is or- ganic. “The second big benefit lies in the increase of materi- als accepted in the blue box,” he says. “There’s a huge in- crease in the amount of recy- clables.” Aerosol cans, paint cans and more types of plas- tics are a few of the addition- al material that will be sorted out of the garbage headed to landfill, he says. Both Uxbridge Mayor Gerri-Lynn O’Connor and Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt said they are anxious to move forward with the program. Although the contracts will cost the municipalities more than they are currently paying for collection, Brock Mayor Terry Clayton said he believes in the end the costs may balance out. “Initially it will cost Brock more for col- lection but in the end if the cost is less going over the (tipping-fee) weights (due to more diversion of garbage) it’s not going to cost any more money.” The Region estimates the six-year contract will in- crease garbage collection costs for Clarington by about 13 per cent, Uxbridge by about nine per cent, Scugog by about seven per cent and Brock by about 20 per cent. Clarington Mayor John Mutton said although his mu- nicipality approves of the program, it has concerns with the way the Region will be levying the cost to taxpayers in Clarington. Staff from that municipality and the Region will be meeting to try to re- solve the issue. However, points out Mr. Watson, if those municipali- ties were renewing contracts individually there would like- ly be increases by as much or more than the price offered to the four municipalities. If Clarington does pull out of the deal, the Region could offer essentially the same ser- vice to the three northern mu- nicipalities but at a slightly elevated cost, Mr. Watson says. A/P PAGE 16 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 Just the fax: 905-683-7363 Durham urged to expand recycling, composting MARK HOLLAND ‘We need to include organics and it needs to be regionwide.’ DURHAM —Vacation- ers heading south for March break should remember their sun smarts, says the Durham Health Depart- ment. With about 73,800 Canadians diagnosed with cancer each year and many of those cancers related to unprotected exposure to the sun, the health department is reminding people to take precautions. “The good news is most skin cancers are preventable and you can fully enjoy healthy outdoor activities while reducing your expo- sure to ultraviolet radia- tion,” says Stephanie Wilms, a Durham public health nurse. Some precautions in- clude: • limiting sun exposure between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; • finding shade or creat- ing your own with a sun umbrella; • remembering sand, concrete and water reflect as much as 20 per cent of the sun’s rays; For more information visit the health department Web site at www.region.durham.on.ca or call 1-800-841-2729, ext. 2125. Don’t let sun burn your vacation Write us The News Adver- tiser welcomes letters to the edi- tor. Letters should be limited to 150 words and signed with a full first and last name OR two initials and a last name. 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Just West of Brock Rd. 905-831-7747 PICKERING A STROKE OF BRILLIANCE® Plus receive a FREE Benjamin Moore Room Recipes Book with purchase of 2 gallons or more DRAW FOR up to 8 Single Rolls of Wallpaper 4 spools of Border DRAW FOR $250 Gift Certificate for Beauport Wallpaper The year was 1977. Movie screens were sizzling with John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever; Debby Boone topped the billboard charts with “ You Light Up My Life”; Mork and Mindy was battling Chips as most watched TV Show; the Toronto Blue Jays were born clobbering the Chicago White Sox on a snowy afternoon at exhibition stadium; the average price of a car was $5,800; a loaf of bread was 32 cents, and the Wallpaper Centre’s first store opened on Simcoe St. South in Oshawa and sold wallpaper for $2.50, $4.00 and $6.00 per double roll. Fast forward to 2002. 25 years have passed Tom Hank’s tops the box office; “Friends” is #1 on TV, the Jays have won themselves two World Series. And guess what? You won’t believe it. While a car will now set you back about $25,000 and a loaf of bread as much as $2.00, the Wallpaper Centre can boast a huge 25th Anniversary Celebration selection of $2.50, $4.00 and $6.00 wall covering. ALL FIRST QUALITY! NO SECONDS! “Mac” and Dave Bloom, opened that first little store at Simcoe St. S., and John St. in Oshawa back in March of 1977. The Wallpaper Centre was the first discount wallpaper store in Durham Region, and one of the first of it’s kind in all of Canada. The objective was simple... offer a large selection of in-stock, complete discount wallpaper at factory outlet prices. It worked! The store eventually quadrupled in size. Soon, with the help of Lynn, Marla and Matt, wallpaper centres in Ajax, Scarborough, Bowmanville, Peterborough, North York, and of course in Pickering provided great wallpaper and paints at discounts, with friendly, personal and professional service and decorating advice and know-how. Dave passed away 15 years ago, yet “Mac” has continued the tradition that the Wallpaper Centre established way back in 1977. Downsizing to one store, in Pickering, The Wallpaper Centre has focused its efforts and continues to save huge dollars for their many loyal customers from Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Scarborough, Stoufville, Uxbridge and beyond. “Mac” says, “It has been an amazing 25 years.” She adds, “I have the most wonderful customers and the best staff around!”. So come celebrate The Wallpaper Centre’s 25th Anniversary Celebration and Sale, for the whole month of March. An absolutely huge selection of top quality in-stock wallpaper and border patterns at 1977 prices; Benjamin Moore paints at wholesale prices and the same personal touch and helpful staff that have always been The Wallpaper Centre’s cornerstone. Open Monday to Friday 9:30-9:00, Saturdays 9:30-5:30, Sundays 12-4. Visa, Mastercard, and INTERAC accepted. THE ONE AND ONLY WALLPAPER CENTRE. WE GO TO THE “WALL” FOR YOU!!! 1977 Prices During The Wallpaper Centre’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Sale THE WALLPAPER CENTRE Knife-Trough-Smoother (with purchase)& Lots of Goodies! NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 17 A/P Our Best Wishes to “Mac” Bloom and THE WALLPAPER CENTRE on their 25th Anniversary Full of Beautiful Wallpaper With every purchase of wallpaper and/or borders (Decorlux or Provincial Wallcoverings) from The Wallpaper Centre in Pickering, your name will be entered to win a room full of beautiful wallpaper (up to 8 single rolls and 4 spools of border) from the brands listed on coupon. A DIVISION OF / UNE DIVISION DE INTERNATIONAL WALLCOVERINGS COMPANY INTERNATIONAL MIRAGE BEACON HOUSE ENCORE PARKVIEW ANDOVER Contest runs from March 6th-April 30th 2002 . Winner will be notified on April 30th. One entry per person-validate this ballot with store signature. NAME:___________________________________________ ADDRESS:________________________________________ CITY:___________ POSTAL CODE:_____________________ PHONE NUMBER: (___)______________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________ STORE SIGNATURE:______ HAPPY DECORATING! Win a Room Congratulations CongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulations & Best Wishes & Best Wishes To Mac Bloom for the 25th Anniversary of The Wallpaper Centre! Drop by the store during the celebration & take advantage of the special savings & see our great selection of patterns Ontario Wallcoverings congratulates Mac Bloom and The Wallpaper Centre on their 25th Anniversary of serving the Durham Region with expert advice and great decorating ideas in the paint and wallpaper business. CongratulationsCongratulations Best wishes from all our staff We are proud to acknowledge another milestone in our community! ON YOUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY to The Wallpaper Centre on your 25th Anniversary CONGRATULATIONS CROWN WALLPAPER COMPANY 1977 Prices During The Wallpaper Centre’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Sale “It has been an amazing 25 years. I have the most wonderful customers and the best staff around” Mac Bloom ry!Happy Anniv e r s a r y ! Happy Anniv e r s a r y ! Happy Annive r s a r y ! Happy Annive r s a r y ! HppA !Happy Anniversary!Happy iversary!Happy Anniversary!HYHDISTRIBUTORS Ins. CONGRATULATIONS! ON YOUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY We are here to support you on another 25 successful years! YHDISRIBUTORS Inc. A/P PAGE 18 NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 19 A/P /D.R. /D.R. /D.R. SPOOL Up to OFF Selected Paints Come celebrate with us! rrs TM 1652 Bayly St. W. Just West of Brock Rd. 905-831-7747 PICKERING A STROKE OF BRILLIANCE® A/P PAGE 20 NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 The following movies are being released this weekend. MEN WITH BROOMS Starring: Paul Gross, Leslie Nielsen Directed by: Paul Gross Nothing has been the same in Long Bay, Ont., since Chris Cut- ter (Paul Gross) disappeared. When curling star Cutter took off, he didn’t just throw away a chance to win the Golden Broom — the ‘Stanley Cup’ of the curl- ing world — he actually hurled the curling stones into the waters of local Trout Lake. Although fi- ancée Julie Foley (Michelle Nolden) survived Cutter’s re- treat, he sunk the dreams of teammates Neil Bucyk (James Allodi), James Lennox (Peter Outerbridge) and Eddie Strombeck (Jed Rees). But Cutter’s former coach, and Julie’s father, has hatched an idea that just might change their fates. Aided by his other daugh- ter Amy (Molly Parker), the coach dreams up a plan to re- claim the curling rocks from Trout Lake. But while raising the rocks, the Coach dies of a heart attack. Then Cutter hears the codicil to Coach Foley’s will that says he wants his ashes placed in the curling team’s Copernicus stone; he wants Cutter to re-form the Long Bay Curling Club team; and moreover, he wants them to place his stone — now his urn — on the “button” (the curling ring bull’s eye) to finally win the Golden Broom. Also playing this weekend: The Time Machine and All About The Benjamins NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 21 P Entertainment NEWS ADVERTISER MARCH 8, 2002 Let us entertain you! Swept away by Men With Brooms Recycle your News AdvertiserPaul Gross is curling star Chris Cutter in ‘Men With Brooms’. 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This coupon is not redeemable with any other coupon or special offer. Sales tax extra. Expires March 22, 2002. THE CHOCOLATE ROCK ROCKS! TWO WEEKS ONLY! The CHOCOLATE ROCK is one of our family of ROYAL TREATS. If anything Dairy Queen has the market cornered on really neat and catchy names. The Chocolate Rock begs the question...What is it? Before I tell you what it is, especially for those who have never tried it before, I want to tell you the philosophy behind this particular Royal Treat. This ROYAL TREAT was rolled out last year in part to introduce our newest gourmet ingredient... a special blend of DQ ROASTED ALMONDS. The roasted almonds give an incredibly new and unique taste to this truly sumptuous dessert. The key again is the combination of the different ingredients and the resulting flavour experience. First we pump HOT FUDGE into the bottom of the fluted dessert dish. Now we sprinkle in a portion of our new ROASTED ALMONDS. This guarantees a sweet finish to this dessert. Now we spiral in the reason people come to this store. A heaping mound of DQ SOFT SERVE finishing in a big circular mound topped with our trademark DQ curl. Now the special combinations begin. We send another generous pump of HOT FUDGE cascading down the sides of the soft serve pooling around the middle of the dish. We sprinkle the ROASTED ALMONDS lightly over the top of that pool of HOT FUDGE. Then a second sprinkle all over the top of that cold creamy soft serve. Now the final and impressive touch. We ladle our WARM CHOCOLATE COATING down over the top of the soft serve completely covering those roasted almonds. The coating quickly hardens (like a dipped cone) thus you have the name CHOCOLATE ROCK! As you plunge your spoon down through the CHOCOLATE COATING, icy cold soft serve and ROASTED ALMONDS you immediately hit the pool of HOT FUDGE and roasted almonds. It is the marriage of the sweet chocolate coating, rich hot fudge and roasted almonds with our cold, creamy soft serve that creates such a unique taste sensation. If you haven’t tried one may I suggest you give it a try. Mention this ad and I’ll top it with our new “ON TOP” whipped cream topping free of charge until March 22, 2002. A CHOCOLATE ROCK topped with whipped cream. Doesn’t that sound good? Enjoy our DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER coupon below. Please read the offers carefully. Call the store for clarification if you aren’t sure. We try to make offers as clear as possible. Thanks. (check the special offer in the ad as well as the coupon) INTERNET Computer and Gaming Centre 71 Station St., Ajax 905-427-1493 Drop your kids in. Free supervision for minors. Birthday group specials. As low as $3/hour. • PC & VIDEO GAMES • INTERNET • COMPUTER SERVICES Drop in today! NEW NOW OPEN 33 Harwood Ave. S (North of 401, South of Hwy 2) (905) 683-1702(905) 683-1702 SPRING CLEARANCE SALESPRING CLEARANCE SALESPRING CLEARANCE SALE Party Tyme Rentals 50% - 75% OFF Party & Wedding Supplies Paper Products Only Sale Ends March 31st Some predict more tough times, but one local agent remains optimistic BY MARTIN DERBYSHIRE Staff Writer DURHAM —While the Canadian Tourism Com- mission (CTC) says a busi- ness travel slump that start- ed after Sept. 11 may con- tinue, at least one Durham travel agent says she’s al- ready seen a quick turn- around in 2002. “With the economy showing a revival since last year’s slump and the devas- tating effects of last Sep- tember, business travel has returned to normal,” said Val Marshall, sales manag- er of Val Marshall Travel Choice American Express in Ajax. Ms. Marshall said the trend she sees is businesses looking for inexpensive al- ternatives and the Canadian airline industry has re- sponded. “Budget considerations are definitely an issue,” she said. “Many companies are booking cheaper flights with Air Canada’s discount airline Tango... West Jet is also picking up their share of passengers. However, as the Hamilton airport is the departure point for the Toronto area, this routing is not very popular for com- panies in the Durham Re- gion.” Despite Ms. Marshall’s optimism, the CTC recent- ly reported the slumping economy has sent business travel on a continuing downward trend and recov- ery is likely to be long and slow. It reported in its Ameri- can Express Travel Monitor publication that one-fifth of North American companies say they will spend less on travel in 2002 than last year. The high cost of busi- ness travel and reduced air capacity are forcing busi- nesses to seek alternative modes of travel and even different ways of doing business. Not overlooking the ef- fects discounts have had on the industry, the CTC’s re- search director said there still are concerns. “The combination of economic conditions and continuing fear of air travel will have an impact on how Canadians travel and where,” said Scott Meis. “While on the whole, North Americans seem willing to travel again, the state of the economy has now become the greatest impediment.” Regardless of how many business people are back travelling these days, Ms. Marshall reported the in- dustry is already feeling the effects of increased securi- ty at airports as a result of the terrorist acts. She added business travellers should know what to expect. “Air Canada has advised they now require five basic pieces of information from each passenger travelling to the U.S.A. Their full legal name, gender, date of birth, nationality, and travel doc- ument number. They sug- gest to expedite the process, a passport is the preferred document to trav- el outside of Canada,” she said. “It is important to ar- rive at the airport at least one hour prior to flight time for domestic depar- tures, two hours for trans- border and three hours for international. Passengers arriving within approxi- mately 30 minutes may be denied boarding.” She also had a few more tips for those on the move. “Make sure your home, cell and business number is on your airline reservation, a destination phone number also makes sense — again you can be contacted in case of weather and me- chanical delays,” she added. “Going to Britain and Europe on business? Rather than only checking flight costs, ask for the packages through the tour operators that include airfare and ho- tels — all prepaid in Cana- dian funds. Car rentals? Again, pre-purchase for the best prices. When the air- fare demands a minimum stay of seven days, or overnight on a Saturday, consider adding some vaca- tion days to your schedule. The amount you save on the fare usually more than matches the extra cost of the hotels.” And, most importantly, she said book through a travel agent registered in Ontario, a member of the provincial travel industry council, with a North America-wide 1-800 num- ber and 24-hour emergency help line since they can offer the most if something goes wrong. Jeff Kerr, owner of the Kerr Bus Lines tour com- pany in Port Perry, said travellers are getting back on the buses these days, seeing them as a terror-free travel option. Mr. Kerr said he saw an initial impact on business following Sept. 11, but that has since turned around. “We definitely had an immediate drop-off for all our U.S. stuff, some of the charters were cancelled,” he said. “But, people are coming in and asking ques- tions about bus tours, those that otherwise may have flown and say they’re not flying again.” He said the dip in trav- ellers heading south of the border immediately cor- rected itself and by late fall they were sold out again. “Nobody’s too worried about terrorism now, it’s just the value of the dollar they’re concerned about... the biggest problem is the dollar and the cost of health insurance,” he added. “The drop in business didn’t kill us and we made up for it later in the year, but this is a tricky business. What’s going to happen this year? 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Group deals with all types of addictions, including co-dependency. Child care is available. Call Jim evenings at 905-428-9431. BLOOD DONOR CLINIC:The Clare- mont Community Centre on Old Brock Road hosts a blood donor clinic be- tween 2 and 8 p.m. Call 1-888-2donate (1-888-236-6283) to book your ap- pointment. SATURDAY, MARCH 9 DANCE:The Ajax-Pickering Chapter of the One Parent Family Association holds a dance at 8 p.m. at the Picker- ing Recreation Complex, Valley Farm Rd. south of Hwy. 2, Pickering. Dances are held the second Saturday of each month. All welcome. Call 905-426- 4646, or visit www.geocities.com/opfa. MONDAY, MARCH 11 DIVORCE:DivorceCare meetings are held every Monday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Christian Life Centre, cor- ner of Rossland and Ravenscroft rds., Ajax. It’s for those going through sepa- ration or divorce. 905-686-1411. TUESDAY, MARCH 12 CHILDREN’S DAY:Bayfair Baptist Church, at 817 Kingston Rd., Picker- ing, is having a ‘Children’s Day’ from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids can participate in games and sports, and also watch a large-screen movie. It’s for kids aged seven to 12. Registration is $10 and in- cludes lunch and activities. For more information, call 905-839-4621. PARENT SUPPORT:A local group under the umbrella of The Association of Parent Support Groups Inc.meets in Ajax every Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. for parents of kids involved in drugs, alco- hol, running away, dropping out of school, crimes and parent abuse. Call 416-223-7444 or 1-800-488-5666 for location or information. MEDITATION CLASSES:Sahaja Yoga Meditation holds free meditation class- es every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Ajax library’s main branch, 65 Harwood Ave. S. Everyone welcome. Call 905-420- 7252 or visit www.SahajaYoga.ca. HISTORICAL SOCIETY:The Picker- ing Township Historical Society pre- sents ‘History Once Removed: Reloca- tion Preservation. Richmond Hill Her- itage Coordinator, architectural consul- tant and writer George Duncan will be speaking. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at the East Shore Community Centre, 910 Liverpool Rd., Pickering. All are encouraged to attend and learn about history while socializing and en- joying refreshments. Call 905-831- 3811 for more information. BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC:Have your blood pressure tested by a regis- tered nurse from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 65 Kings Crescent in Ajax. Enter by the west door off the parking lot. 905-427-1254. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY:Linda Martin of JEA Perennials is guest speaker at the 8 p.m. meeting of the Pickering Horticultural Society. It takes place at the Pickering Recreation Complex (upper level meeting rooms), Valley Farm Road entrance. All are welcome. 905-839-4604 (Sylvia) or 905-420-8076 (Ann). ADOPTION:The Durham Disclosure Support Group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. in the board room of the Durham Chil- dren’s Aid Society offices, southwest corner of Rossland and Stevenson Rds., Oshawa. It’s for all parties in the ‘adoption triangle’. 905-433-1551, ext. 2201 or 2261. *Some exceptions apply - see in-store for details. shopping is good TURN EVERYDAYSHOPPING INTO REWARDS. Earn points at all Hudson’s Bay Company(HBC) family of stores- The Bay,Zellers,Home Outfitters,Déco Découverte or hbc.com Collect points faster with your Bay or Zellers credit card.Earn 25 bonus points with almost every dollar you spend. Fri., Sat., & Sun., March 8, 9 & 10 10 to 60% storewide!* our biggest scratch eversuperscratch&save save 40 %to60 % gold jewellery, solid-coloured towels, cookware sets, crystal stemware & more! save 25%to50 % fashions, jewellery, housewares, clearance fashions & more! save 10%to25% kitchen electrics, fine dinnerware, shoes & more! Doorcrasher specials! 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Harwood & Hwy 2 683-7235 AJAX OPTICAL 56 Harwood Ave. S. Ajax Plaza 683-2888 PICKERING OPTICAL 1360 Kingston Rd. Pickering (Hub Plaza) 839-9244 NEWS ADVERTISER FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 25 P CONTACT LENSES Buy 1 Get 1 Free! Regular Soft $139 MARC H B R EAK S PE C IAL P PAGE 26 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 JASON LIEBREGTS/ News Advertiser photo Expressions of friendship PICKERING –– Students at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School held a friendship celebration recently at the church adjacent to their school. Students in various classes decorated cutouts and joined them together in a gesture of friendship. Here, students (from left) Christine Kimber, Tyler Schmitt and Shannon Sauve stand to- gether with their work. Extra money helps with infant development programs in Durham DURHAM —Infant de- velopment programs in Durham Region recently re- ceived a six-figure funding boost. The region’s MPPs an- nounced last week $214,421 in additional money would be made available here. The funds will go to programs that help special-needs chil- dren work on motor, com- munication and social inter- action skills with specialists and teams of trained profes- sionals. The programs also assist parents in acquiring the skills they need to en- hance their kids’ develop- mental progress. The Province is investing $3.4 million in Ontario as part of its ‘Early Years Plan’ to assist more than 700 kids between birth and age five access the infant develop- ment program and its broad- ened services. “This funding will help with early identification and treatment, a critical issue for children with developmental disabilities and their par- ents,” said Janet Ecker, MPP for Pickering-Ajax- Uxbridge. “This early inter- vention program will help make sure all of our children can have the best possible start in life.” Ajax, Pickering artisans show their stuff in Markham DURHAM —Local ex- hibitors show off their creations this month in Markham. Marlene Richardson, of Mar- Mar Creative Niceties in Ajax, displays hand-painted clay gar- den pots and county shirts at the 15th Annual Country Decorating Show and Sale at the Markham Fairgrounds. Kay Sutherland, of Pickering’s Kaymade Handmade Quilts, showsg off her hand-fash- ioned quilts. Janet Jubb of Playmates in Pickering exhibits handcrafted country folk art, Christine Rut- ledge, of Christine’s Crafts in Pickering, presents floral and an- tique designs and Edith Kennedy, of Edith Kennedy Dec- orating in Pickering, exhibits pil- lows and decorating accents using reclaimed fabrics. The show and sale is March 15 to 17, from 10 to 9 p.m. Fri- day and 10 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. We’ve Got Your Size Sizes 4-15 Widths AA-EEE PICKERING TOWN CENTRE • UPPER LEVEL • SEARS WING SAVE $15 Doctors claim walking is the BEST exercise you can do. 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The Raiders staved off elimination with a 5-1 win over the Panthers in Game 5 of the best-of-seven OHA Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League playoff series at the Scarbor- ough Arena Gardens. Pickering still leads the South Conference semifinal series three games to two, with another chance to finish the job tonight (Friday) in Game 6 at the Pickering Recreation Complex at 7:30 p.m. The top-seeded Raiders had their backs firmly up against the wall in Tuesday’s contest, and succeeded in prolonging the series against the slug- gish Panthers whose scoring touch suddenly went south on several early- game scoring chances. Panthers’ head coach Bill Purcell gave the Raiders full marks. “I told the guys in the dressing room before the game that when a club is backed up to the wall, they’re going to come out scratching and clawing and they did just that,” ex- plained Purcell. He added Wexford elected to go with Tim Knight as its starting goal- tender instead of previous starter Will Hooper. The move paid off as Knight made several big saves in the early going, giving the Raiders the momen- tum in a game that didn’t follow the script of the hard-hitting, high-tempo and, at times, scrappy contests earlier in the series. “He made four or five excellent saves and that really boosted them,” noted Purcell. The Raiders led 1-0 after a first pe- riod in which the Panthers clearly held the edge in scoring chances. In the second, Wexford increased its ad- vantage to 2-0. Wexford was home and cooled out with a 4-0 lead in the third before Dan Schofield’s power- play marker broke Knight’s shutout bid. Linemates Garett Winder and Mike Hanna drew assists. The Panthers pulled goaltender Scott Gray after the fourth Wexford goal and replaced him with Kevin Kliman. Pickering outshot the Raiders 37- 31. Purcell said his charges have run out of options in the series: Either win Game 6 in Pickering or face the daunting prospect of facing a one- game-for-all-the-marbles Game 7 in Wexford Sunday night at 7 p.m. “We hope to be flying on (Fri- day),” said Purcell. “Their backs are against the wall, but our backs are against the wall, too. If we don’t win Friday, we’ll have to go back into their building.” NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 PAGE 27 P Sports &LEISURE NEWS ADVERTISER MARCH 8, 2002 RON PIETRONIRO/News Advertiser photo Wexford Raiders’ forward Gus Katsuras (21) tries to slip by two Pickering Boyer Pontiac Panthers’defenders, including Dave Tonkin (5), at right, during OHA Ontario Provincial Ju- nior ‘A’Hockey League playoff action at the Pickering Recreation Complex Monday night. The Panthers won this game 6-3, but lost Tuesday’s contest 5-1 at the Scarborough Arena Gardens. Pickering leads the best-of-seven South Conference semifinal series three games to two. Game six is at the Pickering complex tonight (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. Panthers’ ‘backs against the wall’ in playoff series Please recycle Hurdlers excel at big U.S. meets ...Page 28 Email it News Advertiser sports arivett@durhamregion.com Registration Date AJAX COMMUNITY CENTRE Sunday, March 17 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. South Come visit The Academy at Deer Creek - Because you deserve to learn from the best The Winning Foursome 905-427-3276 golfdeercreek.com Visit Backstage 1 hr. Before Tickets at ,SkyDome (Gate 7) or call (416) 870-8000. Presented byGroups of 20+ (416) 341-2255 Durham West 5th Annual Youth Summer Basketball League Cost $95.00 Divisions for Girls Born 1990 - 1985 Boys Born 1991 - 1987 Saturday League begins early May to late August at McLean Community Centre Registration at Denis O’Conner Saturday March 9th, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday March 10th, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Mar. 18, 25 7pm to 8:30pm For more information, call 905-668-4128 P PAGE 28 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 Online at durhamregion.com Does U.S. indoor track showdown loom for Pickering athletes? Felicien, Brown both claim 60m hurdles indoor collegiate conference titles PICKERING — Two Pick- ering women attending univer- sity in the U.S. finished at the top of their respective confer- ences at last week’s track and field championships. Perdita Felicien, a Canadian Olympian and junior at the Uni- versity of Illinois, competed at the 2002 Big Ten Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships at Penn State University. The Pine Ridge Secondary School graduate paced the Fighting Illini women’s team, claiming her second Big Ten title as she won the 60-metre hurdles in 8.01 seconds. She also placed third in the 60m dash in a time of 7.40 seconds. Both times were good enough to qualify for the NCAA na- tional indoor track and field championships. Meanwhile, Shelley-Ann Brown, a junior at the Universi- ty of Nebraska, represented the Cornhuskers at the Big 12 Con- ference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Bob De- vaney Sports Center at the Lin- coln, Nebraska campus. Brown, a graduate of Dun- barton High School, won the 60m hurdles conference crown in 8.20 seconds, and placed sec- ond in the 60m dash in 7.47 seconds. Both are NCAA pro- visional qualifying times, meaning she met the minimum standards to compete at the na- tional championships but her appearance depends on other results. The University of Illinois women’s team finished third overall at the Big Ten meet, be- hind the University of Michi- gan and second-place Indiana University. Meanwhile, the U. of Ne- braska Huskers’ women fin- ished second behind the Uni- versity of Texas. The National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships start today (Friday) and contin- ue Saturday at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. PERDITA FELICIEN Tops Big Ten Conference indoor meet for second consecutive season. SHELLEY-ANN BROWN Captures 60-metre hurdles indoor title at Big 12 Conference meet. For Advertising rates Call Andrea @ 905-683-5110 ext: 235 Launch Date Wednesday March 27, 2002 Introducing the launch of an exciting new sports publication that will include the full gamut of sports available in Durham Region. Never before has this region seen a newspaper where readers can get a complete look at athletes and their sports, where they’ve been and where they are headed. 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Call for free information BOOKLET. 416-631-7156. or www.workathomevc.com $540 PER WEEK to start. Full time. Paid training provided in all areas. Call Sindy at (905) 576-4425 NOW HIRING for seasonal work. F/T hours, paid training, 18+, stu- dents welcome. Call 905-435- 3478 ask for Jason Grey ACCESS TO A COMPUTER? Work from home on-line, $1500-$3500 PT/FT, log onto www.ezeglobalincome.com or toll free 1-888-563-3617 AD. REPRESENTATIVES for medical air cleaners, salary position, vehicle required. Call (905) 579-7816 for info. ALL UNEMPLOYED Need help immediately in communications office. 18+, F/T, all students wel- come. Call Brad 905-435-0637 AZ DRIVERS 2 years experience, must have USA Visa or Native Status Card. 40-45¢ per mile- to start. Call 905-725-9279 or 905- 579-5356 AZ PROPANE DRIVER.5 yrs. dri- ving exp. Full time from Oshawa/Ajax yards. Above aver- age income & benefits + co. uni- form and bonus. Propane tanker exp. an asset or will train. Mostly Ont. but some hwy. trips. Tel: 905-426-3716/ BUSY PICKERING construc- tion company seeks carpent- er, dz driver and labourers. Own vehicle. (905) 472-2779 CARPET CLEANERS needed. Car required. no experience needed. $1,800 per mo. (905) 579-7815 ask for Ray CLEANERS NEEDED immediately. Valid drivers license and vehicle required. Permanent part-time days. Please leave message for Gail, Gail's Maid Service (905) 576–6232. CLEANERS NEEDED immediately. Valid drivers license and vehicle required. Permanent part-time days. Please leave message for Gail, Gail's Maid Service (905)576–6232. CLEANERS required for su- permarkets in Ajax. Night shift. Must have vehicle. Call 905-281–0224. EARN UP TO $2000/month working from home. Full training provided. Call 1-888- 212-8971 or visit www.lots2s- pend.com CUSTOMER SERVICE/ORDER DESK person required by a major tire distributor in the GTA. Applicants must have enthusiastic customer service attitude, strong computer skills, tire related and/or order desk experience a definite as- set. Only persons possessing these qualifications will be contact. Please fax your re- sume to (416)-285-6663. ENTREPRENEURS. You buy product, then you sell it. Mark- up plus commission. Start slowly, retire quickly. Reputa- ble, established, company and product. Excellent tax write-off opportunity. 9905) 434–3334 or 1-866-388-6664. ESTABLISHED TAX OFFICE seeks part time receptionist/office assistant for this busy tax season. Previous experience in taxation, Quickbooks and Profile an asset. Fax resume to (905) 683-2426 or email to collier@bellnet.ca FRAMERS NEEDED - Minimum 1 year experience. Pay depending on experience. Hourly or on con- tract. Work in Durham. Call Phil - 905-436-7168, Joe - 905-433- 7297, Nick 905-718-6400. FRESH AIR,exercise and more. Call for a carrier route in your area today. 905-683–5117. FRONT DESK CLERK, waitress- es/waiters, disc jockeys, experi- enced manager, bartenders, maintenance person. Apply in person at 70 King St. E., Oshawa. HAIR STYLIST required immedi- ately for busy Unisex Brooklin Shop. Good hours. 60%. Experience necessary. Full time call (905)655-4119 Ask for Tony HANDY PERSON Required for a Long Term Care facility located at Hwy#7 and Ninth Line. This posi- tion will be moved to a new facil- ity located in Ajax as of June 2002. The successful applicants will be expected to complete minor repairs and floor buffing. This is a 30 hour per week day shift position Monday to Friday. Wage rate $12.00 per hour. Send resume to Kim Weese at (905) 669-6724. HIRING SERVERS/ COOKS Apply in person after 5 p.m. Mediterranean Grill 1450 Kingston Rd., Pickering. (416)-838-0975, Ask for Sam. HIRING SUMMER & F/T help for busy Lawn Sprinkler Com- pany. Also seeking experi- enced SERVICE TECHNI- CIANS. Must have valid driv- er's license. Fax resume to: 905-837-5198 HOMEMAKERS part time evening & Saturday morning telemarketing positions avail- able. $8.00/hour. Call between 1pm & 8pm to arrange an in- terview. 905-619-6991 J.O.B.S.Need immediate workers. Weekly pay. No ex- perience necessary. F/T, 18+. Call Marcus 905-435-0730 JOCUS EDUCATIONAL TOYS....Supplement your family income with a flexible home based business. Our Catalogue features 350 plus quality toys, games, and crafts....65% under $15. Sell though home parties, fun rais- ers, catalog sales. 1-800-361- 4587 ext. 9369. KEDRON DELLS GOLF Course has full & part-time openings. Waiter, Waitress, Short Order Cooks, Hospitality carts. Em- ployment April - December. Fax resume to: 905-723-2016. KENNEL/GROOMING Assis- tant. P/T weekends - F/T Sum- mer. Must be willing and able to handle animals. Would suit student looking for experience in animal care. (905) 263– 4100 LANDSCAPING PERSONNEL and maintenance people with experience for well estab- lished North Pickering based Landscaping Company. Must have experience and own transportation. Call Monday- Friday 905-619-6761 or fax resume 905-619-0788. PART TIME STYLIST position for Ajax salon. Great working environ- ment. Guaranteed hourly / com- mission, upgrading, Hiring bonus from $100 - $350. Store discount. Apprentices would be considered. Call Dee (905) 619-8839. LITTLE PEOPLE'S Play School in Ajax requires an assistant ECE. Position begins March 25th. Pay $8.70/hour. Only serious appli- cants need apply. Send resume to Little People's Play School 33 Falby Crt. Ajax, Ontario. LlS 3R3. For more info (905)428–9909 LIVE-IN SUPERINTENDENT COU- PLE required for apartment com- plex in Oshawa. Mechanical apti- tude and management skills pre- ferred. Suitable for middle-aged or retired couple able to perform physical work and minor repairs. Previous applicants need not apply. Reply to File #773, c/o Oshawa This Week, P.O. Box 481, 865 Farewell St. Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 MA-LE ENTERPRISES - 3 people to be hired by Apr. 15th/02. No selling required. Reliable vehicle necessary. Excellent opportunity for mothers at home while kids are at school. For interview call 905-983-5412. REGISTRATION OFFICERS/ ORDER TAKERS required $14.00/hr average WE TRAIN YOU! Call David 905-435-1052 CLASSIFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE News Advertiser re- quests that advertisers check their ad upon publication as News Ad- vertiser will not be re- sponsible for more than one incorrect insertion and there shall be no li- ability for non-insertion of any advertisement. Liability for errors in ads is limited to the amount paid for the space occu- pying the error. All copy is subject to the appro- val of management of News Advertiser. APPOINTMENT SETTERS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY Days & Evenings Full & Part-time Earn up to $16/hr. No Selling Call for interview (905)426-1322 “TECS” - Training • Education • Careers • Schooling “TECS” - Training • Education • Careers • Schooling Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002-PAGE 29 A/P Ajax Pickering News Advertiser 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax Hours: Mon.-Fri 8:00-5 p.m. Closed Saturday Toronto Line: (416) 798-7259 24-Hour Fax: (905) 579-4218 Classified Online: Now when you advertise, your word ad also appears on the internet at http://www.durhamregion.com Email: classifieds@durhamregion.com Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser CLASSIFIEDS To Place Your Ad In Ajax or Pickering Call: 905-683-0707 E-Mail address: classifieds@durhamregion.com Web Site: www.durhamregion.com Our phone lines are open Mon. to Fri. until 8 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Would you like an exciting career as a POLICE OFFICER Take the Police Foundations Training course with the only specialized College in Ontario exclusively dedicated to Police studies. Get the most effective and shortest possible training with the best instructors. 1-866-5-POLICE Celebrating our 20th successful year. Website: www.policefoundations-cbc.com Proud members of the Ont. Association of Chiefs of Police Police Foundations Department Of Diamond Institute Of Business NOW IN AJAX Corrections, Customs, Court Officers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers BROKER / CSR Established & Growing Durham Insurance Broker Has a position available for R.I.B.O. Li- censed Broker as Personal Lines/Producer. Cantonese/Mandarin language an asset. Fax info/resume to: Laura-905-427-4615 CONTROLLER A company located in Whitby requires the services of a Controller. The successful candidate will have a recognized degree in accounting, five years experience in industry, be innovative with good communica- tion skills. The Company is in a period of substantial growth and offers a sound competitive remuneration package including a comprehensive medical plan. Interested candidates should send their resumes to the Personnel Department by fax #905-666-9795 MARKETING SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE We are a well-established distributor of medical devices located in the Markham-Stouffville area. We emphasize team spirit and employee involvement. We have an immediate opening for an energetic and creative Marketing Support Representative to work in our Marketing Support Services Department. This position is best suited for an individual with a creative flair and a willingness to apply their creativity to every day tasks as well as special projects. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: • Organization and coordination of national and international trade show attendance. • Development of PowerPoint presentations. • Project management of marketing communication programs. • Produce monthly and annual marketing reports. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Applicable post-secondary education (business, marketing, communications). • 2-3 years related experience (event and project management) • Ability to interact with executives and management. • Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel and Access. Desktop publishing skills such as Photoshop, Illustrator and document layout considered and asset. • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. • Superior organizational skills and the ability to prioritize. • Highly motivated and energetic strong team player. • Attention to detail and accuracy. Interested individuals please submit resume to: Oshawa This Week, File #771 P.O. Box 481 Oshawa, ON, L1H 7L5. FGI Residential Services has F/T and P/T CYW positions available in new and existing adolescent and latency residential treatment and assessment programs in Durham Region. Post secondary education, valid driver’s license, FA/CPR required.F/T and P/T night line. Homemaker positions also available. Please fax resume to: Janice Dewland 905-427-6875 Ventra Plastics, a unionized auto parts supplier in Peterborough, has openings in the following hourly positions: 3 INDUSTRIAL MECHANICS & 1 ELECTRICIAN Candidates will have completed a bonafide apprenticeship of 4 years of 8000 hours and has a substaining certificate, or has a CAW Journeyperson's Card, or has acquired 8 years trade related experience and/or trade related formal training and can prove same. Shift work including some weekends is required. Must have own tools. Computer skills an asset. We offer competitive wage and benefit package. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit resumes to: Human Resources Ventra Plastics Peterborough P.O. Box 660 775 Technology Drive Peterborough, Ont. K9J 6Z8 spost@ventraplastics.com THE NEWS ADVERTISER is looking for prospects to deliver newspapers & flyers to the following areas ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ AJAX 130 & 120 Old Kingston Rd. Tawn Cres. Trowell Ln. Ingold Ln. Booth Cres. Old Harwood Ave. Parker Cres. Harridan Ln. Patience Ln. Dryer Dr.E. Lambard Cres. Farley Crt. Harland Cres. Anstead Cres, Finley Ave. Cadlby Rd. Clements Rd.E. Strathy Rd. Turnbull Rd. Simpson Rd. Follett Crt. Emperor St. Burcher Rd. Tulloch Dr. Warick Ave. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PICKERING 1310 Fieldlight Blvd 1331 & 13350 Glenanna Rd. Everton St. 1975 Memory Faylee Cres. 1990 Whites Amberlea Rd. Nipissing Crt. Napanee Rd. Otonabee Dr. Seguin Sq. Eramosa Cres. Highview Rd., Sultana Sq. Norfolk Sq. Foxwood Trail Flavelle Crt. Wildwood Cres. Gardenview Sq. Beckworth Sq. Amberwood Craighurst crt. Graceland Crt. Krosno Blvd. Alyssum St. Lublin Ave. Reytan Blvd. Modlin Rd. Garvolin Ave. Zator ave. Benm Ave. Antonio St. Fiddlers Crt. Olfd Forest Rd. Autumn Cres. White Cedar Dr. Silver Maple Dr. Sandcherry Crt. Sandhurst Cres. Pinegrove ave. Wildflower Dr. Summerpark Valley Ridge Waterford Gate Westcreek Dr. Rouge Forest Breezy Dr. Mink St. Toynvale Rd. Charnwood Crt Dencourt Dr. Sheppard Ave ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR FOR ROUTES AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA PLEASE CALL 905-683-5117 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help The News Advertiser Is looking for reliable people to insert and deliver papers and flyers door to door every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in the Pickering area. Deliveries must be completed by 6:00 pm. Must have a vehicle. For more information call 905-683–5117 WHITEVALE GOLF CLUB now hiring: CLUB STORAGE STAFF full & part time positions available Students & retirees are invited to apply Season runs April to October Fax resume to: (905)294-5115 Or email to: proshop@whitevalegolfclub.com CONFIDENTIAL TO BOX REPLIES If there are firms or individuals to whom you do not wish your reply sent, simply place your application in an envelope addressed to the box number in the advertisement and attach a list of such names. Place your application and list in an envelope and address to: Box Replies. If the advertiser is one of the names on your list your application will be destroyed. PLEASE NOTE, resumes that are faxed directly to Oshawa This Week, will not be forwarded to the file number. Originals must be sent directly as indicated by the instructions in the ad. EMBROIDERY Embroidery machine operators required. Must have a least 2 years exp., on multi head embroidery machine, Please fax resume to: "The Personal Touch Embroidery" Ajax, Ont., 905-683-1803: Attention Wilma GENERAL FREIGHT and SPECIAL PRODUCT SALES REPRESENTATIVE needed by Highland Van & Storage - Logistic Division to generate and establish accounts with commercial shippers in the GTA and Durham Region. • Must have strong communication skills and own transportation • Experience in the transportation industry an asset • Must be able to work with minimal supervision Fax resume to: 905-668-4484 THE NEWS ADVERTISER Is looking for carriers to deliver papers and flyers door to door Wed. Fri. & Sat. by 6:00 PM. in their neighborhoods. call 905-683–5117 THE UXBRIDGE TIMES JOURNAL & TRIBUNE Requires prospects for RURAL ROUTE DRIVERS in the following areas: * Uxbridge *Sunderland * Goodwood Call Debbie (905)852-9141 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help Ventra Plastics Peterborough OFFICE/WAREHOUSE CO.F/T immediately! $350-$450 per week. Will train. Call Erin 905- 435-8131 OWN A COMPUTER?Put it to work, earn on-line income. www.priceplanwealth.com PART-TIME TO FULL-TIME Appliance Delivery Person. Monday-Friday, must be reli- able, flexible & bondable. Ap- ply with resume, class "D" li- cense & clean driver's ab- stract and references to Hank's Appliances, 426 Sim- coe St. S., Oshawa PROGRESSIVE COMPANY hiring highly self-motivated individuals. Applicants must be well organized and have computer experience. IT skills, warehousing and pur- chasing experience an asset Drop resume off in person: The Shandex Group, 895 Brock Rd., Pickering. Attn: James or email to: info@shandex.com <mailto:info@shandex.com> RENOVATION ROOFING Crew Needed. Siding Crew needed, top dollar paid. Good fill in jobs. Call (905)655-4320. SENIOR TEST TECHNICIAN required. Must have electron- ics certificate. 2 yrs. hands on experience. Test and repair to the component level. Knowl- edge of MDA testing and fix- ture design. Previous audio assembly experience an as- set. PCB ASSEMBLY person. Must have good hand eye co- ordination. Be punctual and excel in a team environment Both positions are full time af- ternoons. Send resume att: Ian, Yorkville Sound... Fax: 905- 837-8746 SHINGLER/LABOURER re- quired for busy roofing com- pany. Call (905)427-8593 EXPERIENCED DRY CLEAN- ING PRESSER familiar with all garments. You will enjoy an attractive salary, good working conditions and hours. Call Nicholas after 4pm Mon- day - Friday (905)668–2831. SIGN CO.requires part time Graphic Artist Assistant. Must be exp. in graphic art pro- grams and vinyl application on signs. Ph. 905-665–5666 or Fax: 905-665-7859. SIX FIGURE INCOME plus for hardworking people. Energy sales. Call John 1-800-293- 0067. TEMPORARY - Administra- tive/Warehouse Helper need- ed. Computer skills a must. Able to handle multi-tasks: Data entry and warehouse du- ties. Apply in person: 40 Mills Road, Ajax. WHITBY FINANCIAL planning firm requires experienced as- sistant immediately Should have worked in money pro- ducts ie: RSP, RIFF, LIRA, mutual funds, insurance. Fax resume to: (905) 428-9922. WORK FROM HOME ONLINE Earn $500-$1500 P/T. Working around your current job! Stay- at-home moms, this could be for you! Earn $2000-$5000+ F/ T. Make your own hours! You be the BOSS! Call Toll Free 1- 888-406-8851. www.jointheon linebiz.com YOU CAN BE AN ENTREPRE- NEUR.We'll show you how. Start with Primerica Financial Services, a subsidiary of Citigroup, and build a new ca- reer in financial services. In- struction provided. For more information call Susan Wenghofer 1-866-787-3918 or (905)436-8499. Salon & Spa Help514 BEAUTIFUL SALON & SPA has position available for registered massage therapist. Only those with professional attitude need apply. Telephone (905)728–0435 BIG OPPORTUNITY!A Rapidly expanding Weight Loss Centre & Health Spa in Ajax is hiring Salespeople, Reception, RMT's & Estheticians. Rae Ann 905-619- 2639 ext 241 EXPERIENCED HAIRSTYLIST for busy Whitby salon. Call for appt. 905-430–8787 EXPERIENCED NAIL TECHNI- CIAN with clientele preferred required for salon in Oshawa. Please call (905)720-1991 Skilled & Technical Help515 AZ DRIVER REQUIRED,LTL Drivers Wanted for US East- ern and southern states. Pays pick up, delivery and mileage. US Medical and disability. Ex- cellent equipment available. Serious drivers with good records only please. Bow- manville Location. Fax re- sume (905)697-1807 or call (905)697–1403 DURHAM HVAC company re- quires Installers/Service Technicians. Must be fully li- censed. Please forward all info to fax (905) 721-9766 or email to: wagler@bellnet.ca Journeymen/Electricians -Full time, residential subdivision labour. Steady work. Piece work available. Call 905-429- 8257 or fax 905-433-2922 OWNER OPERATOR wanted to run Southern States, and New England States. All LTL paid percentage. Must have clean abstract. and provide criminal record, must have late model truck call Execu- tive Transportation Group Inc. for information 905-697–1403. Office Help525 BUSY PICKERING landscape con- struction company seeks admin assistant. Must possess excellent phone manner/strong organiza- tional skills/ms office and win- dows. (905) 472-2779. BUSY WHITBY Chiropractic office seeking an enthusiastic, marketing-oriented, responsible person with good phone and cler- ical skills. Resumes to be dropped off in person Monday, March 11th between 8-9am, or Wednesday, March 13th & Thursday March 14th between 5- 6pm at South east corner Garden & Rossland Plaza, 701 Rossland Road East, Suite 204, Whitby ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Planning Consulting Firm, Whitby. Good computer skills and automobile required. Knowledge of Simply Accounting desirable. Email: ktunney@rogers.com Sales Help & Agents530 AJAX - DIGITAL PRINT and copy shop looking for full time experi- enced sales person. Please fax your resume to (905) 619-1296. FLOOR COVERING store requires a full-time Sales Associate. Precious experience in floor cov- ering or decorating industry is an asset. Must be available to work evenings & weekends. Fax resume to 905-728-4603. DIRECT SALES CLOSER If you are a self-motivated positive person with direct to the consumer, in-home, one-call closing skills, we can offer you two pre-set appointments in your area per day, gener- ated by national and local TV and direct mailings. Full five- day training program held in Burlington, Ontario on how to sell electric adjustable beds. Commissions range from $200 to $900 per sale. Aver- age Sales Rep earns $50,000 to $100,00 plus per year. Fax resume to: 905-639-9139. Call Mr. Morgan 1-800-387-4169. Head Office, Ultramatic Sleep of Canada Inc, Burlington, On- tario. PART-TIME to full-time Ex- perienced Appliance Sales Person, primarily Thursday- Sunday. Base salary plus commission. Must be re- sponsible, have computer skills, good communication skills, improved closing abili- ties. Wholesale & retail. Apply with resume & references to Hank's Appliances, 426 Sim- coe St. S., Oshawa Retail Sales Help532 SALES ASSOCIATES for retail jewelry chain, Oshawa loca- tion. FT/PT. Energetic, action oriented, enthusiastic, salary plus commission. Experience an asset. Fax resume to: 416- 762-7277. Hospital/Medical/ Dental535 DENTAL HYGIENIST Part time maternity leave available in Ajax to begin Mid March. May extend to permanent position. Includes evenings. Fax cover- letter & resume 905-427-5792 DENTAL RECEPTIONIST for busy, cheerful East Markham office. Some dental experi- ence required. Part time. Computer skills required. Fax short resume to: (905) 294- 5324. HYGIENIST needed to cover maternity leave at Ajax office starting April 22nd. Hrs: Mon. 1-8; Wed. 8-7; Thurs. 8-5; Sat 9-5 (once a month). Please send resume to: File #783, Oshawa This Week, 865 Fare- well St. Oshawa Ont. L1H 7L5. PART TIME DENTAL HYGIEN- IST required for the Oshawa Centre Dental Office, evenings and Saturdays. Call 905-571- 2443. PART-TIME DENTAL RECEP- TIONIST,required entry level. Call Robin or fax resume 905- 655-7733 fax 905-655-7738 PART-TIME ULTRASOUND Tech required for clinic in Port Hope. Must have RDMS. Please call Carolyn at 905- 885-0327 or fax resume to 905-885-1998. PDA FOR BUSY Oshawa practice, motivated, self-start- er, experience preferred. Abel computer knowledge an as- set. Please fax resume to Mary 905-434-8520 PROGRAM MANAGER re- quired by Versa-Care Centre Uxbridge. Candidate will posses university degree in recreation, gerontology, kine- siology or community college recreation diploma; experi- ence in geriatrics or long-term care; excellent communica- tion skills; effective team leader; computer literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel is a necessity. Forward resume to Sharon Dickinson, 150 Reach Street, Uxbridge, ON, L9P 1L3 fax 905-852-0117 or e-mail sharondickinson@cplcanada.com REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST required for chir- opractic clinic. Please submit resumes to 6 High Street Unit A, Port Perry. Applicants will be contacted for interviews. RMTS NEDED full & part-time for Ajax and Pickering loca- tions. Please call (905)426– 8503 or drop off resume in person at 360 Bayly St. W., Unit #2, Ajax. Hotel/Restaurant540 THE PALACE EAST now hiring waitresses, bartenders and door staff. Apply in person at 947 Dillingham Rd., (905)420–2595 Teaching Opportunities545 ECE NEEDED for daycare in Ajax Pickering area. New Grads welcome. Please fax resume to: 905-420-4534. Domestic Help Available555 EXPERIENCED cleaning lady available, quality service at excellent rates. Call Julie at (905) 683-6805. Volunteers565 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to transport foster children to and from appointments. Both weekday and weekend drives available. 30¢/km reim- bursement to cover driver costs. Call Michelle Todd 416- 570-3709 for appointment to discuss this opportunity. Houses For Sale100 4 BEDROOM Country Home $259,900. Don't miss this one! 2747 Bellwood Drive, Newcastle. Open House Sat. and Sun. 10-5. 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C/ air, high-efficiency gas fur- nace, fresh "Ralph Lauren: paint, 5 appliances, parking for 2 vehicles (plus garage). Very quiet, private patio! 1635 Pickering Parkway #8. Please call for appt. 905-428-0580. VICTORIAN 3 BEDROOM freehold town home in Brooklin, 2 1/2 baths, eat in kitchen, separate dining room, gas fireplace, ceramics in foyer and bath, cen- tral air, central vac, landscaped, fenced and cedar deck. Pri- vate driveway, private sale. $174,500. Call (905) 655–5460 for appointment. Apt./Condos For Sale110 PICKERING 3-BEDROOM condo, breath taking view of lake Ontario, flexible closing. Contact (905)509–8600. No agents please. Houses Wanted130 SOLD OUT!Homes wanted for clients waiting. Get top prices, low interest rates. FREE Evaluation. Ron Barsi, Assoc. Broker, Sutton Group Status Realty Inc. (905)436–0990 Indust./ Comm. Space145 HEATED SHOP FOR RENT w/ security system, near 401, 2-10' insulated overhead doors, with loft, 12'x52' indoor cold storage & 30'x60' fenced-in compound, available immediately. Please call 905-987-1445 Office & Business space150 OFFICE / PROFESSIONAL SPACE. 400-2400 sq. ft. Prime downtown Whitby location. Ground floor. Private entrance and parking Call Joanna @ 905-579-6245. Business Opportunities160 ARE YOU SICK OF THE DAILY Commute!! Take a look at our business opportunity. Visit our website www. workathome-earnmoney.com or call 416-812-6595 DURHAM BAKERY FOR SALE. Turnkey, excellent location, great potential. Large commercial account base plus great walk in traffic. Call Barry McLean for info 1-800-461-6499. EXCELLENT ASSOCIATE Part- nership opportunity with an established private practice - Social Worker or Family Counselling or Psychologist. Prime Whitby location. Phone 905-665-9652. WEB-REFERRAL SERVICE:Win- Win. Get licensed to represent Referralwrld.com. Profit from home or office. Call 1-877-365-4082. WHITBY, BEAUTY SALON, 1200 sq.ft., fully equipped, 6 styling stations, 2 tint stations, 3 basins/dryers, 2 esthetic rooms, all equipment included in total rent. 905-655–4623 Apts. & Flats For Rent170 1-BEDROOM BSMT. apt., in quiet home, S.E.-Oshawa; suitable for single non- smoker: parking/utilities/basic cable/appliances included, no- pets. immediate possession. $640./mo; references. 1st./last required. 905-433–1197 after 6pm. OSHAWA-2 BEDROOM APT w/balcony in very clean, quiet, well maintained adult lifestyle building, available March/ April lst. $825. First/last re- quired. Call (905)721-0831. 2 BEDROOM APT.in adult building near Oshawa Centre. Fridge, stove, parking, laundry fac., $800/mo. inclusive. First/ last, references. Avail. April 1st. (905 )404–9167 or (905) 579-6291. 2-BEDROOM basement . Adelaide/Thornton area. Ma- ture working professional pre- ferred. Non-smoker/no pets, $750+20% heat/hydro, in- cludes parking laundry, im- mediate, first & last, referenc- es. call 905-436-8802 3 BEDROOM, totally renovat- ed, hardwood floors, brand new bath w/ceramics, new kit w/ceramics, garage, 2 sun- rooms, 4 appliances. Avail- able immediately. Call 905- 723–5513 A1 APARTMENT FOR RENT! Deluxe, Very Clean one-bed- room basement walkout apartment with 5 appliances, Rougemount & #2, West Pickering. Short drive to Port Union/401. Walk to stores & huge park. Looks on to the forest, big windows. $1100- monthly. No pets/smokers. May 1st occupancy. Call Paul 416-271-7994 WHITBY GARDENS - 900 Dundas St. E., One and two bedroom apartments available in clean, quiet building. Utili- ties included. Laundry facili- ties and parking available. Call (905)430-5420. ADELAIDE/MARY,May 1st, 2- bedroom all inclusive, 3 ap- pliances, $790/month. Har- mony/Rossland, large 2-bed- room house, 5 appliances, garage, ravine lot, gas heat, $950 plus hydro. April 1st. Cindy (905)725–2246 (lm) AJAX - CHURCH/ROSSLAND Spacious 1-bdrm basement, own laundry facilities. Avail. April 1st. $700 inclusive. No smoking/pets. First & last. (905)686–8385 AJAX - large one bedroom basement, sep. entrance, kitchen, washroom, c/air, parking, amenities. No smok- ing/pets. $850 inclusive first/ last. April 1st. 416-630-9193 Mike. AJAX- Harwood/Hwy 2. - One bedroom large clean apart- ment in luxury home. Close to all amenities. Private en- trance. 1st/last. NO pets/no smoking preferred. 750/month inclusive. Available April lst. 905-427-4466. AJAX, WHITBY, OSHAWA, bright 2-bedroom, eat-in kitchen in low rise. Fridge, stove, parking, laundry, first/ last, references required. Im- mediately., from $760/month. Call 416-457-8801. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, in Whitby Apt. building, spa- cious, carpeted, newly paint- ed, with balcony, close to bus, shopping, all utilities included, first/last required, no pets, 1- bedroom $800 2-bedroom, $900. 3-bedroom $1,000 Call (905)767-2565. BASEMENT APARTMENT,1- bedroom, your own laundry, no smoking, adult preferred. Close to Go train, $700/month. Available April 1st. Call (905)420–0069 BEAUTFUL BRIGHT one bedroom basemen apt. Sep. entrance, laundry, cable & utilities incuded. Parking. First/last, no pets. $675/month. South Oshawa by Lake. 905-728–3632 BOWMANVILLE luxury new one bedroom apt., sep. en- trance, inclusive $800. First/ last/references. Air con., ja- cuzzi, much more. Suit mature professional, no smoking/ pets. Available March 31. 905- 623–3522 BROCK RD./MAJOR OAKS, clean 1100 sq. ft. basement apt., 2 bedrooms, separate entrance, 1 parking space, private laundry, fridge/stove/ washer/dryer, 4 pc. wash- room, $925./mo., Avail. March 5, 905-619–2495. BROOKLIN - One bedroom apt. for April 1st. $585/month + hydro. Close to shopping. 905-424-9743. CENTRAL OSHAWA, 3-bed- room $925, March 15th. 1- bedroom March 1st $750. April 1st - 2 bedroom $850; 3 bedroom $950. In well-main- tained building, close to all amenities. Please call (905)723-0977 9a.m-6p.m. COUNTRY LIVING - Newcas- tle area. 2 bedrooms living- room, kitchen, tv room, $700. plus utilities. Call 1-905-987- 9854. ask for Kelly; After 7 pm. 1-416-651-7069. DUNDAS/COCHRANE, Whitby large multi-level 2 bedroom apartments available some with hardwoods close to schools shopping & transit call 905-666-4145 no calls af- ter 9pm HARWOOD/HWY #2. Spa- cious three bedroom base- ment apt., own entrance, ca- ble, 3-pc. bath, all utilities in- cluded. $900. Available May lst. No Smoking/Pets. Tele- phone (905) 426–8267 HWY 2/ LIVERPOOL - 1 bed- room basement apartment. Own washer and dryer. Sepa- rate entrance. Close to all amenities. $750 + utilities. Immediate. (416) 605–0231. HWY. 2/LIVERPOOL. 1 bed- room basement apartment. Own washer and dryer. Sepa- rate entrance. Close to all amenities $750+ utilities. Im- mediate. 416-605-0231. LARGE 1 BEDROOM base- ment apartment, Krosmo & Liverpool, Pickering, utilities, laundry facilities, parking in- cluded, $700/month. Retiree or senior preferred. No pets. 905-839-3456 or 416-528- 2786 MAIN FLOOR, bright large 1- bedroom, available April 1, separate entrance, 1 parking, $825 inclusive, suit profes- sional single/couple. Call 905- 686-9045 MAY 1ST - One bedroom in Adult lifestyle bldg located in Whitby. Quiet, clean setting, suitable for 50+. Call (905)430–7397 OSHAWA,one bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, close to 401, $600 all inclusive. Available April. 1st. No pets. First/last. Call 905- 571–2864 NEWLY RENOVATED spa- cious 2 room apartment on main floor, near Park/401, bus stop in front of house. $650 plus hydro. Available imme- diately. Call (905)571-3538. ONE & TWO BEDROOM apts. for rent. One bedroom March 1st; Two bedroom April 1st and May 1st. Conveniently lo- cated in Uxbridge in adult oc- cupied building. Appt. to view call 905-852-2534. ONE BEDROOM CONDO for rent in Pickering. All ap- pliances. 1 1/2 baths, cable, parking spot, air, available anytime, $1000/month inclu- sive. Call Rose 905-839-0640 OSHAWA - 2 BEDROOM apt. washer/dryer each floor. Very quiet, exclusive, adult pre- ferred building. No pets. 905- 579-9016 OSHAWA BASEMENT Bachelor apartment, newly renovated, Adelaide/Gibbons, parking, laun- dry, air conditioned, single female preferred. Available March 15th. $650/month. First/last. Laura (905)404-1613, Margaret (905)725–8829, afternoons, evenings. OSHAWA King/Wilson Quiet building near shopping, trans- portation. Utilities and parking included. 3-bdrm March lst. $975., 2-bdrm May 1st $869. Telephone (905)571-4912 until 6:30 p.m. OSHAWA, BEAUTIFUL 1-bed- room split level apartment in house. Available immediately. $680 includes all utilities ca- ble, parking, laundry. Suit sin- gle Non-smoker, no pets. 905- 723–1492 OSHAWA, BRIGHT Large 2- bedroom basement apart- ment, north of Oshawa Centre, close to all amenities, avail- able May lst $775/monthly. No pets, non-smokers pre- ferred. Call (905) 743-0980 PICKERING - Liverpool/Hwy. 2, large new basement apt. Sep. entrance, 4 pc. bath, new windows throughout, laundry, parking, all utilities plus cable. No pets/smoking, $750/month. 905-426–4197 PICKERING -1 B/R basement apt. Private entrance, laundry, parking, A/C. Available April 1, non-smoking $750/month + utilities. Call 905-839-8388 PICKERING - ONE BEDROOM new basement apartment, very bright, non smoker, no pets. $900 per mo. Available immediately. (905) 509–6363 PICKERING - Rosebank/ Sheppard, new sep. walkout basement. Very bright, a/c, laundry, cable, parking, all util. inclusive, $700. First/last, immediately. No smoking (416) 565–6626 PICKERING GO,one-bed- room, basement, hardwood bdrm flooring, walk-out, pri- vate entrance, a/c, laundry, appliances, outdoor patio, parking, $750 all inclusive. No smoking/pets, lst/last. Imme- diate. Call Sherry 416-345- 5580 leave message. PICKERING -Quality 1 bed- room apartment, newly reno- vated with 4 piece bath and eat-in kitchen. $775/month in- clusive. Suits single profes- sional non smoker first/last 905-420-7347 416-574-0233 ROSEBANK/FINCH,new lux- ury 1-bedroom basement apartment, private entrance, 9' high ceilings, ideal for single professional, non-smoker, no pets. Available April 1st. For more information call (905)837–3165 RUSSETT AVE.,N. off Sim- coe 2-bdrm. apt., good loca- tion, well maintained 12-plex. Nice neighbourhood; Close to shopping, bus. $850. heating Cable/parking included, newly decorated, laundry facilities. No dogs. 905-576–2982 10am-9pm OSHAWA - Quiet building near shopping, transportation. Utilities included. Simcoe/Mill 1 + 2 Bedrooms March, April & May from $729+$829/mo. 905-436-7686 until 7:30pm SOUTH AJAX,1 bedroom apt., separate entrance, no smoking, no pets, first & last, $650./mo. Available imme- diately, call 905-426–1709. SOUTH OSHAWA, large 1 bedroom basement apt. no smoking/pets, laundry, park- ing cable, suitable for single, first last, $700., avail. April 1, evenings 905-728–2227 SOUTH PICKERING,one bed- room basement apartment, separate entrance, parking, cable, share laundry, near lake, no pets, $650 per mo. immediate lst/last required. (705) 745–2499, (905) 839- 7911 SPACIOUS well-maintained 2 & 3 bedroom apts. Avail. at 900 and 888 Glen St. Some with walk-in closets, paint provided. Close to schools, shopping centre, GO Station. Utilities included. Call (905)728-4993. TAUNTON/GRANDVIEW AREA large new basement apart- ment, mature person pre- ferred, no pets/smoking $750 all inclusive. Available imme- diately. Call after 5 p.m. (905) 721–2914 TWO large bedroom basemen apt. Freshly painted. Sep. en- trance. Utilities/laundry in- cluded. No pets, no smoking. $950/month first and last. Available immediately. Brock/ Finch Pickering. Call 905-427- 3680. UXBRIDGE BRIGHT 1 BED- ROOM apartment, top floor of house, close to downtown, parking, shared backyard, available Mat 1st, $595 month + heat & hydro. 905-852-4804 WHITBY - ONE BDRM on Go bus route, private entrance, laundry facilities, all inclusive $655/month. First & last re- quired. Avail. immediately (905)655–7277 WHITBY 2-BEDROOM main floor of house, close to down- town, own laundry, large kitchen, $895/month plus hy- dro. Call (905)665–7662. WHITBY,beautiful 1 bedroom basement apt, sep entrance, walk-in closet, air, parking, shared laundry/backyard. no smokers/pets. Avail May 1, $700 including utilities. call 905-430–0243 WHITBY BEAUTIFUL one bed- room basement apt. Sep. en- trance, kitchen with laundry, parking, walk to downtown, suitable for single, non smok- ing, no pets. $700/including utilities. 905-666–4866 WHY rent when you can own your own home for less than you think?!! Call Dave Hay- lock Sales Rep. Re/Max Summit Realty (1991) Ltd. (905) 668-3800 or (905) 666- 3211. Condominiums For Rent180 3 BEDROOM condo on Pick- ering parkway, main floor unit with washer/dryer, utilities ex- tra. Available immediately. Call 905-985–9879. WESTNEY/HWY. 2.Two bed- rooms, 2 full bathrooms, new- ly refurbished, near ameni- ties. Sauna, fitness room, pool, first/last $1275/mo. all inclusive except cable. Avail- able immediately. 905-831- 9248. OSHAWA 2 & 3 B/R apts. 280 Wentworth St. W. $765 & $876. Utilities incl. Close to schools, shop- ping, 401. Public Transit right past your door. For appt. call (905) 721-8741 Your Own Business Working with Children!! Are you hard-working, sporty and enthusiastic? Earn $2000 - $3000 per month teaching sports skills to chil- dren only 12 to 15 hours a week.No previous experience necessary.Join an exciting organization with more than 200 teaching centres world- wide.Exceptional training and support provided. If you are 25 years or older, have your own transport and are ready to run your own business with drive and pas- sion, send your details and resume to: Larry Green at Playball Fax: (905) 508-9259 or Email: playball@idirect.com 1st Time Buyers Why rent when you can own? Free list of homes available with no money down, under $1,300/mnth. Free recorded message 1-877-551-0177 ID#1051 Sutton Group Omega Realty Inc. A/P PAGE 30- NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002 Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamregion.com Advancing Healthcare Through Research, Education and Pharmaceutical Innovation Interested and qualified applicants are invited to forward a detailed resume, no later than March 18th, 2002, to: Mrs. C. Milnes, C.H.R.P., Director, Human Resources, Purdue Pharma, 575 Granite Court, Pickering, Ontario L1W 3W8 Fax: (905) 420-5430 Email: jobs@pfcan.com Reporting to the Accounting Manager, this posi- tion is responsible for the administration and pro- cessing of expense reports, invoices and cheque requests, as well as processing cheque runs. Qualifications include a High School Diploma and the completion of accounting courses. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years general accounting experience, preferably in accounts payable, with full knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and J.D. Edwards software applications. Purdue Pharma, a member of the privately- owned Purdue Pharma International family and recently listed as one of Canada's top 100 employ- ers, is a fast growing, medium-sized, progressive, research-based pharmaceutical company pro- viding superior health care products to people worldwide. Now you can make a significant contribution to our continued success with this opportunity for an: Accounts Payable Clerk 525 Office Help 525 Office Help 525 Office Help RECEPTIONIST/CASHIER Whitby Oshawa Honda requires an intelligent accurate articulate computer-literate individual for Mon- day to Thursday 4:45 till 9 and Satur- day 9 to 5. Duties to include: Switch- board, Cashier, as well as various of- fice duties. Room for advancement. Pays $7.00 per hour. Apply with re- sume and references. 1110 Dundas East, Whitby, or fax to: (905) 666-4571 or Email: hondaone@idirect.com EARN WHAT YOU'RE WORTH Immediate opening for a commissioned Equipment Leasing Representative. Sales & leasing experience required. Please fax resume to: 905-421-9683 530 Sales Help & Agents 530 Sales Help & Agents SALES REPRESENTATIVE. Book manufacturer requires a sales representative in Whitby Sales Office to service set accounts (publishers) in Greater Toronto Area. Experience in Graphic arts, computers, and excel- lent communication skills required. Car/travel required. Salary (+ car al- lowance) to commensurate with ex- perience. Email/fax resume to: Human Resources Manager (tgraphic@idirect.com)/905-665-8501 510 General Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help 530 Sales Help & Agents 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental OPEN HOUSE SAT., MARCH 9TH & SUN., MARCH 10TH 2-4 P.M. 663 CHIPMUNK STREET, PICKERING (OKLAHOMA & WESTSHORE) STEPS FROM FRENCHMAN’S BAY P.S., BAY & LAKE MUST SEE BUNGALOW. HARWOOD FLOORS, FINISHED BASEMENT, NEW WINDOWS, FURNACE, CABINETRY IN KITCHEN ENQUIRIES: (905) 839-1790 100 Houses For Sale 100 Houses For Sale THE GOURMET CUP® Franchise Opportunity Northumberland Mall • Specialty Coffee, Tea, etc. • Great location & return • Turnkey Operation • 26+ year national chain • Full training & support Please call 1-800-663-4213 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (PST) weekdays 161 Franchises 161 Franchises ✩✧✦✩✧✦✩✧✦✩✧✦✩✧ OPEN HOUSE Testa Heights Apts. March 9 & 10. 12pm - 4pm. ❐Adult lifestyle building ❐Newly renovated 2 Testa Rd., Uxbridge 905-852-2534 ✩✧✦✩✧✦✩✧✦✩✧✦✩✧ 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent Houses For Rent185 * A RENT ALTERNATIVE ! ! ! If you are currently paying between $900-$1400 a month, I can help you own. Michele Detering Re/Max Rouge River 905-668-1800 3 + 1 BEDROOM with finished basement. 407 Elizabeth, Oshawa. Non-smoker, no pets. $1200/month + utilities. Available April 1. Call 905- 576-8858. AN UNBEATABLE DEAL!From $500. down, own your own home starting at $69,900 car- ries for less than rent. OAC. 24 hrs free recorded message 905-728-1069 ext 277. Cold- well Banker RMR Real Estate. Aurelia Rasanu. AJAX - LUXURY LAKEFRONT. in Discovery Bay, private and exclusive, 2600 sq. ft. upper level, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, master ensuite, livingroom/fa- milyroom/library. Eat-in kitch- en, fridge, stove included. Fireplace, main-floor laundry, jacuzzi, 2-car garage. Non- smoking/no pets, references. $1795+ per month. Avail. April 1st. (519) 396-1956, (905) 683-2414, Cell (416) 276- 4082. AJAX 3-BEDROOM upper level of house, newly renovat- ed, parking, laundry. $900 monthly plus 2/3 utilities. Availablity flexible, credit check, No pets. Call Frank (416)616–7776 AJAX, 3-BEDROOM bunga- low, clean, hardwood, air, deck, parking, $1150 + 2/3 utilities. ALSO 2-bedroom basement apartment, clean, parking & laundry. $750 +1/3 utilities. Both Available April 1st, first/last. Call (416)568- 1437 AJAX, 3-BEDROOM main floor, bright, spacious. Close to schools, shopping. 4 ap- pliances, 2 car parking. Non- smoking/pets. $1100 + 1/2 utilities. Call Richard week- days (416)865-7864, even- ings/weekends 905-686-9662 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY - large private one bedroom house, suitable for single pro- fessional. Dagmar/Lakeridge Rd. area. $800/hydro included. References 905-655–3096 HARMONY/OLIVE - 3-bdrm bungalow, gas heat, $1215+ utilities. No pets. Credit check. Avail. April 1st. First & last required. (905)668–7878 LARGE LOT in Ajax, 3 bed- room house, $1200/month plus utilities. Available now. Garage included. 905-697– 8862 OSHAWA, 2-bedroom bunga- low, 1 1/2 car garage/remote, close to all amenities, in- cludes 6-appliances, W/O to deck/private yard. $950.mo. plus utilities. no smokers, ref- erences, 905-438–9366/ 905- 723-0803. Townhouses For Rent190 COURTICE - newer area. 3 bedroom end unit townhouse. 6 appliances, close to every- thing, c/air, gas fireplace, fenced backyard, garage, Available April 1st. Fist/last $1200 plus utilities. No pets. Call days 905-436-7551 only til 5; After 5, please call 905- 242-2376. KING AND TOWNLINE area Courtice. Large 3 & 4 bed- room townhouses. Garage, 4 appliances. $1000 - $1100 + hydro. Available now. Call (905) 721-8213. SOUTH WHITBY,2 level, 2- bedroom, end unit in 4-plex, fridge, stove, $800 plus, im- mediate. 613-253–2389 or 905-666-5096. Housing Wanted191 FULL TIME employed,single mature lady seeks one bed- room apartment in Pickering to Bowmanville area. Tele- phone (416) 335–7909 Rooms For Rent & Wanted192 WHITBY, ROSSLAND and Bassett, Spotlessly clean fur- nished bedroom, central air, bus at door. Cable. Non- smoking, suitable for quiet person. Close to amenities. $400/month first/last (905)- 665–8504. AJAX - FULLY FURNISHED 2ND FLOOR bed-sitting room, in new home.Digital cable, TV included. Separate full kitchen and laundry, central air, no smoking or pets, (905)686–3437 WEST PICKERING, furnished room in clean quiet home, prefer employed non-smoker. Share separate kitchen, bath- rooms. Parking, references, first/last. Call (905)509–2459 BROOKLIN - Partially fur- nished room on upper floor in quiet building, available now. Suit adult male. New broad- loom and paint. $475/month. Call 905-424-9743. FURNISHED ROOM, immediate. Adelaide/Mary. Bath en suite, share kitchen and living room, $400 per mo. lst last. working person prefered. (905) 721–8795 WHITBY -Basement, 1 room, upper level 1 room, Suitable for female. Each $400 monthly inclu- sive. Available immediately. Call anytime 905-665–6946 OSHAWA BEAUTIFUL Fur- nished apartment in quiet neighborhood. Newly renovat- ed. Close to all amenities c/ ac, cable no smoking or pets. $500/month (289) 314–1534 Shared Accommodation194 FURNISHED ROOM to let in executive home. Share all facilities. Suitable for profes- sional. Durham College, North Oshawa area. Call Chris evenings 905-720-4442 HOUSE TO SHARE -North Oshawa, female preferred. $375/month inclusive. Park- ing, cable, phone and laundry. Available May 1st.. Call 905- 571-1902 after 5. Rentals Outside Canada205 CLEARWATER FLORIDA, fur- nished 2-bedroom mobiles. 85° pool, 105° hot tub, near beaches & attractions, Blue Jay baseball, NHL Hockey. Children welcome. March 16th-on (less than motel) 1- 727-538-2123 (Canadian Owner) Mobile Homes & Parks210 1977 MARLETTE Mobile home, 2 bedrooms, large deck, shed, oil furnace, fireplace, new water heater, many upgrades. $18,000 Riverwood Family Seasonal Campgrounds, Site 413, Lindsay. Terri 905-725-7345 or 705- 324-1655 Tutoring Service279 Bargain Centre309 WALL COO-KOO CLOCK, made in Germany. Asking $75. Call 905-831–1836 Articles For Sale310 DANBY 5 CU. FT.Chest Freezers, new scratch and dent $199, new danby bar fridges, $139 and up. Also variety of new appliances, scratch and dent. Full manu- facturers warranty. Recondi- tioned fridges $195 / up, re- conditioned ranges $125/ up, reconditioned dryers $125 / up, reconditioned washers $199 / up, new and recondi- tioned coin operated washers and dryers at low prices. New brand name fridges $480 and up, new 30" ranges with clock and window $430. Recondi- tioned 24" ranges and 24" frost free fridges now available. Wide selection of other new and reconditioned appliances. Call us today, Stephenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576–7448. 13 PCE. DINING ROOM SET Pickled oak finish, hutch buf- fet +table, 2 captains & 8 side chairs w/upholstered seats + backs in green. Asking $3000. Call 905-261-1433 (local) 2 TANNING BEDS - commer- cial, in excellent condition, $2500/pair. Call 905-725-0314 3 WRESTLEMANIA TICKETS Section 538, $100 each or best offer. 416-999-4750 PIANO SALE- Great prices on all Roland digital, Samick acoustic pianos and used pianos. All Howard Miller clocks.. Large selection of used pianos (Yamaha, Kawai, Heintzmann etc.) Not sure if your kids will stick with lessons, try our rent to own. 100% of all rental payments apply. Call TELEP PIANO (905) 433-1491. www.Telep.ca WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! AFFORDABLE 2 - pc. front pro- jections systems, over $10,000 new, save thousands on a used system. Watch TV on a 120"+ image. Connect your cable/VCR/DVD/Satellite/Games/ or computer. $1500. Call Tim at 905-571-1963; Graco triple stroller, like new, used one month, $350. 905-571–1963 AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES HANK'S APPLIANCES. Matching fridge/stove, good condition $249; Washers reg/ extra-cap $149/up. Dryers ex- tra/reg $125/up. Selection apt.-size washers/dryers. Se- lection fridges $150/up. Side- by-sides $299. White/almond stoves, full/apt-size $150/up. Portable dishwashers $225/ up. Visit our showroom. Parts/sales/service. 426 Sim- coe St.S. Mon-Fri 8-6pm, Sat 9-5pm, Sun 11-4pm. (905)728-4043. ANTIQUE MAPLE Hoosier cupboard $850; Settlement House navy plaid sofa, chair + footstool $950; Settlement House Colonial oval braided rug 10'x13', new $1495, ask- ing $750. 905-623-3293 APPLIANCES:refrigerator 2- door frost free, deluxe stove, matching heavy duty washer/ dryer $675/all- will sell sepa- rate. Also washer used 2 years $250 + Dryer $225, 8 mo old dishwasher $275. all top condition. (905) 767-6598 BEAUTY SALON FURNITURE For sale. 905-852-7733 BEDROOM SET, 8pce cherry- wood. Bed, chest, tri-dresser, mirror, night stands, dovetail construction. Never opened. In boxes. Cost $9000, Sacri- fice $3500. 416-748-3993 CARPETS SALE & HARD- WOOD FLOORING: carpet 3 rooms from $339. (30 sq. yd.) Includes: carpet, premium pad and installation. Free estimates, carpet repairs. Serving Durham and sur- rounding area. Credit Cards Accepted Call Sam 905-686- 1772. CARPETS! CARPETS!CAR- PETS! 3 rooms carpeted with pad and installation $299 (32 yds.). SPECIAL BUY - 24oz. Berber, 10 colours, $7.50/yd. 32oz Berber, 12 colours, $8.50/yd. 45oz Nylon Saxony, 30 colours, $13.50/yd. NO HIDDEN COSTS. Free shopt at Home Service. Guaranteed Best Prices. SAILLIAN CAR- PETS, 905-373-2260. COMPUTER - PentiumII 266 - 64MB Ram, 4 GBHDD, 56K modem, CD Rom, floppy, keyboard, speakers/mouse, 17" SVGA monitor, good qual- ity, $350. Can deliver and set up. 905-439–4789 ComputerDeals.Net P-4 tower of power with CD-burner $888. Pentium internet starter $249. Laptops, big selection from $399. New ultrafast 2-way satellite internet, available an- ywhere. We love doing up- grades & difficult repairs. (905)655–3661 DINING ROOM GLASS TABLE modern style with 6 chairs, $1500. Kitchen table, glass top with 6 chairs, green wrought iron, $800. 905-571–9465 DININGROOM 14 PCE cherry- wood. 92" double pedestal. 8 Chippendale chairs. Buffet, hutch, server, dovetail construction. Still in boxes. Cost $14,000. Sacrifice $5000. (416)746-0995. DIRECT SATELLITE DISH - Program your own card, H or HU programmer $150. Complete emulation $175. Dishnet AVR6 autoroll board $65. Installations available. 905-626-6092 DIRECT T.V. Looped HU cards swapped $60; HU unlooping $60; Complete systems $280; HU loaders $100; AVR boards avail- able. Installation kits $20. Call (905) 259-0320 DIRECT TV new rca systems $299 private H and HU card program- ing $50 90 day warranty. unloop- ing $70, HU $200 new HU loaders $99. 905-668–4964 905-683- 8565, cell (905) 213-4514 DIRECT TV $299, system with "H" $649, "Hu" loader $175, private full Hu 3M w/90 day gty $50, Amazing Electonics NOW! 601 Dundas St. W. 905-665-7732. DIRECT TV SPECIAL - com- plete RCA system $280., Hu loader $95., Hu unlooping $60., Hu swap $90., Hu pro- gramming with 30 day war- ranty $20., (905) 767-8571. DTV RCA SATELLITE systems, complete with dual LNB, with hu card $300; H & HU card pro- gramming, installation available. Kirks Satellite Services, (905) 728-9670, Oshawa. HARDWOOD FLOORS FOR BETTER HEALTH. Prefinished and unfinished from $2.49 sq.ft. Showroom: Kendalwood Plaza 1801 Dundas St. E., Whitby 905-433-9218 Oshawa Hardwood Floors Ltd. INCREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC Breakthrough in Skin Care History. Delivered results in days. Psoriasis, Acne, Ecze- ma, Sunburn, Rashes, Fine Lines & Wrinkles. Free Sam- ples. Call 905-665-7080 or ..Email your address to: newskin007@hotmail.com Moneyback Guarantee KENMORE DRYER $75; Washer $175 or B/o; matching pair, heavy duty, full size, working condition. Call 905- 837-1701 KITCHEN TABLE and 2 chairs, excellent condition $200; used fridge and stove, best offer; wed- ding dress, new never used, size 9/10 $1,100; 905-433–0123 LIVING ROOM COUCH - hon- ey brown $110. 905-373-6082. LOSE 4" IN 8 WEEKS Super- natural Auc-Pulse Personal Trainer - Guaranteed $195. 905-809-5926 LUIGI'S "Simmons" Mattress Saleabration celebrate huge sav- ings on all Simmons mattresses, including the no-flip series ($799 Queen Set), and the do-not dis- turb pocket coil mats ($899. queen set). Coil spring mattress- es from $89., Futons from $165., Palliser leather and upholstery recliners and stationary sofas and loveseats, priced below whole- sale. Now displaying pallisers' new spill resistant furniture. We're clearing our warehouse and passing on huge savings to our customers. Prices slashed on all futons, mattresses, sofas, loveseats, wing chairs, etc. no charge delivery and mattress removal for customer in this area. For the best quality at the lowest price, check us out first, our prices can't be beat. Luigi's Furniture, 488 King St. W., Oshawa (905) 436-0860. MOVING SALE - sofa and chair, 3pc. wall unit, kid bed- room furniture, TV cabinet and more. Nancy 905-666-4994 daytime. NEED A COMPUTER...DON'T HAVE CASH? The Original IBM PC, just $1. a day. No money down! The Buck a Day Company, call 1-800-772- 8617. www.buckaday.com NORMAN ROCKWELL Herit- age Plate Collection (Boxes & certificates included) The Ty- coon, also 1979 & 1981 Christmas plates. Asking $40 each. Call (905)668-2815 (snp) NURSES UNIFORMS, Lab, X- ray Tech, veterinary, dental, Durham College uniforms. Every Sat. & Sun. East Mall Plaza, 600 King St. E. Oshawa, (Wilson Rd., A&P Plaza). Rubi 905-579-0246. ORGAN - CONN 544, ideal for church, community or concert hall. Like new! Only $1100. Info call 905-623-3194 PIANO TECHNICIAN available for tuning, repairs, & pre-pur- chase consultation on all makes & models of acoustic pianos. Reconditioned Heintz- man, Yamaha, Mason & Risch, & other grand or upright pianos for sale. Gift Certificates available. Call Barb at 905-427-7631 or check out the web at: www.barbhall.com Visa, MC, Amex. PLAYSTATION MOD CHIPS PS1 basic chip $35; Stealth chip $60; PS2 Version 1 & 2 $75; Version 3 $95; Version 4 $125; All work guaranteed. Install while you wait. Bea- trice/Wilson area (905)721- 2365 POOL TABLE 4x8 Brunswick Anniversary Edition, includes wall rack, 6 cues, 2 sets of balls. Asking $1,350. Call Maurice (905)434–5707 POOL TABLE, excellent con- dition, quality "Olhausen", sol- id oak 4-1/2ft x 9ft. Pool plus snicker balls, cover, cues, etc. $4,900 o.b.o. Also Tiffany (pool table) light. Call 905- 668–9837 REFRIGERATOR (Kitchen Aid; Dryer; Front load washer (Kenmore heavy duty); Player piano rolls; boat heater (new); marine radio VHF Five (hand held); Pine coffee table; buffet; table & 4 chairs (white uphol- stered chairs); Microwave (large Kenmore); workshop shelving; Antique diningroom set - 8 chairs, carved, dark oak, large table; Large crystal chandelier; 4 filing cabinets, sell separately; Selectric typewriter. Call evenings & weekends 905-430–7478 RENT TO OWN new and re- conditioned appliances, and new T.V's. Full warranty. Pad- dy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1-800-798-5502. SOLID MAPLE TABLE & chairs $400; apt size washer & dryer $400; single bed w/ frame $150; kitchen table w/6 chairs $250; washer & dryer $275; fridge & stove $300 & $600/set; sofa set $350; an- tique oak pedestal table w/ chairs $750; full antique bed- room 1920's $950; chest freezer $140. Call 905-263– 2657 ESTATE FURNITURE for Sale: solid oak entertainment unit $1500; solid oak dining suite $1500; Oriental 4 panel screen $1200; Oriental end table $400; Oriental wall hanging $100; Coffee table w/ brass tray $400; appliances: fridge, stove, portable dish- washer $900(3 items) other small items lamps +side chairs. 905-655-8563 STOVE, Restaurant style, 30", stainless steel electric -220, Grill top with oven, negoti- able.. BANQUET stacking chairs - 100 padded, negoti- able. Call 905-723-4511 Mon. -Fri. 8-5 p.m. STORAGE TRAILERS AND storage containers, 24 ft. & 22 ft.. Call 905-430-7693. OAK/PINE FURNITURE....We have expanded our showroom and are filling it with exciting New Designs in Solid Wood Bedrooms, Dining Rooms and Entertainment Units. We have a large selection available, and if you don't see what you are looking for, we will build to your specifications.... Let Tra- ditional Woodworking be your own personal FURNITURE MAKER. We have been build- ing quality solid wood furni- ture in the Durham Region for 27 years. We pride ourselves on being able to take your ideas/plans and turn them into reality. Drop in and see our State of the Art Woodworking facility and let us show you how quality fine furniture is made... Remember..."There is no Substitute for Quality"..Tra- ditional Woodworking.... 115 North Port Road (South off Reach Road), Port Perry. 905- 985-8774. www. traditionalwoodworking.on.ca TICKETS FOR SALE:Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors. Also want to buy Leafs & Rap- tors tickets. 905-626-5568 WATCH TV FOR FREE - More than 800 channels. Direct TV, dish network, card program- ming, (416) 783–6259 or 416- 731-6259. WROUGHT IRON FOR HOME & GARDEN - Hand forged by blacksmith, polished steel/ black. Bakers/pot racks, ta- bles, garden gates, railings, trellises. Custom orders. www.blacksmith.2ya.com 905-885-5966. YAMAHA 350H ELECTRIC GUITAR wiht 15 watt, Squier amp, hard guitar case, stand and patch cord. Asking $375 OBO. 905-377-9983. Articles Wanted315 CASH PAID for plastic car models. Built or still in the box. 905-435-0747. OLD COKE MACHINE, old Coke sign, old gas pump, old juke box, old penny scale, airplane ashtray, old pay- phone, and old coin operating machines. 905-434–5449 USED, deluxe TENT TRAILER, preferably equipped with bath- room / fridge / stove. Please call 905-373-4871. WANTED - Men's CROSS- COUNTRY SKIS and boots, size 14. Call 905-377-9983. WANTED - Spring clothing. Last years prom wear, communion dresses, flower girl dresses and boys suits. Contact: It's Worth Repeating, 3555 Thickson Rd. N. Whitby 905-579-9912. WANTED:Above ground swimming pool and/or hot tub in good condition, will remove. Call Randy or Mary Ann 905- 576-3276 days; 905-432-9299 evening & weekends Vendors Wanted316 4TH ANNUAL Garden & Landscape Show. Children's Arena Oshawa, April 12, 13, 14. Vendor space available. Call Sharon Dickson 905-579- 4400 ext. 2285 to reserve your booth. Sponsored by Oshawa Whitby This Week VENDORS WANTED - The Oshawa This Week Spring Home Show, April 5th-7th/02 at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. The Durham Spring Home Show, April 19th-21st/02 at Iroquois Sports Complex in Whitby. For info. please call Wendy at 905-579- 4473 ext. 2215. VENDORS WANTED - Craft Show at Anderson Collegiate March 29th & 30th. Call 905- 723-3944 or 905-576-3111. Firewood330 KOZY HEAT FIREWOOD,ex- cellent very best quality hard- wood, guaranteed extra long time fully seasoned, (ready to burn) cut & split Honest measurement, free delivery, 905-753-2246. FREE FIREWOOD - Broken woodskids and pallets. Deliv- ery available Oshawa Whitby/ Ajax Pickering area. 905-434- 0392. (snp) Pet, Supplies Boarding370 Papillon Pups 6 weeks m- $450 f-$500 14 month f ready for breeding Call evenings 905-986-9955. Cars For Sale400 '91 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM - AC, cruise, V6 Auto, good condition, certified, E-tested. 240,000 km, $2200, O.B.O. (905)-473-9187. 1987 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, white/blue interior, includes snow tires, mint condition, certified, $2400. 905-839-3020 1988 FORMULA FIREBIRD. No rust, no winters, clean air last summer & certified, new tires, excellent shape. $3500 O.B.O. Call 905-986-4519. 1988 MUSTANG 5-litre LX, Red, 177,000km, $3500 in up- grades spent in last year. Re- cent body&paint, shocks, front end, rims. Exceptional condi- tion $5900 certified/emis- sions. 905-404-1937 after 4- pm. 1990 CHEVY CAVALIER,2-dr., 4-cyl. auto, p.s. p.b., buckets, console, am-fm stereo, new tires, in very good condition throughout, mechanically A-1, must sell $l,075. 905-436– 6192 1990 FORD TEMPO LE, 4dr, 4 cyl. automatic, p.s., p.b., a/c, buckets & console. Mint con- dition. No rust. Mechanically A1. Must sell $1200. (905)404–8541 1990 PLYMOUTH LASER, 2 dr. auto, A/C, cruise, am/fm cassette, 134K, lady driven, $3000 as is. Call 905-721- 1726. 1990 PONTIAC TEMPEST LE 6-cylinder, 3.1L fuel-injected motor, automatic, 4-door, blue/silver 2-tone, factory alu- minum rims, air, cruise, tilt, delay wipers, AM/FM cas- sette. Runs and drives great, body no rust. Certified/Emis- sions $2500. 905-431-1209. 1990 TRACKER, great shape, asking $1800. Standard. Call 905-721-1778. 1991 CHEV CAVALIER,4dr, V6, auto, p.s., p.b., buckets & console, emission tested. Mechanically A1. $675. (905)404–8541 1991 FORD TAURUS, 3.0 L V6, white, 99,300 kms. auto, certified, e-tested, $4000 OBO. Call 905-668–1452. 1991 HONDA CIVIC DX, 4 dr, 5 spd, white w/tinted glass, only 152,000km, drives very well, and in very good shape. $3,700. Call Newell (905)424– 2116 1991 HYUNDAI EXCEL S.E.4 door, 4 cyl, 5 spd, excellent condition throughout, no rust. P/S, P/B. factory mags, Runs great. $750. 905-404-8541 1992 BUICK LESABRE cus- tom, excellent condition, very clean, cert. and e-tested, ask- ing $5,195 or best offer. Tele- phone (905) 433–0608 1992 MERCURY COUGAR LS, fully loaded, 2dr., 3.8L V6, auto, bucket seats, console. Mint throughout, no rust, me- chanically A1, needs rear brakes. Must sell $1750. (905)213-8918 1995 FORD CONTOUR, blue, 2.5 L, V6, Duratec, 5 speed, loaded, traction control, sport package with aluminum wheels, $5,800 OBO. Must Sell! Call 905-435-3442. 1997 HYUNDAI ELANTRA station wagon, dark green, auto, cruise, AM/FM cass., roof racks, 155,000 highway kms., carefully maintained, excellent condition, certified and emission tested, $8,500 OBO. Call 905-377-1542. 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 4dr, 50,000km, loaded. Certi- fied/emission tested, $15,500. Call (905)725–7677 1999 SATURN SLI,4 dr., air, auto, air bags. Gold Charcoal gray interior, extremely clean, original owner, private, E-test- ed, certified, $9995. call 905- 697–0961 2000 DURANGO RT, fully loaded, black AND 2001 Maz- da B3000 pickup, black. As- sume leases. Call Dave 905- 261-7098 2002 MAZDA PROTEGE 5, Silbrt, 5 speed, 10,000km fully loaded $21,000. CallL 905- 852-7289 CAR FOR SALE 1999 BLACK Pontiac Grand Am, excellent con- dition, 50,000km, selling cheap $15,500. Nazir 905-430–9445 OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED, rolling chassis, best offer. Spare parts available. Call (905)579–2000. USED CAR SALE - Everything Must Go!! '88 Jeep YJ as is; '93 Grand Cherokee; '95 Pon- tiac Sunrunner; '92 Lincoln Continental; '93 Chev. Ext. 4X4 Silverado; '88 GMC 4X4 load- ed, rebuilt eng. & transmis- sion; '95 Saturn LSI 4 dr; '93 Saturn SLI, 4 dr; '94 Saturn coupe, 2 dr; '92 Nissan Stan- za; Call Doug for details. Days: 905-985-0074; Eve. 705-277-3250. Lubrico war- ranties available. Dealer Cars Wanted405 CASH FOR CARS!We buy used vehicles. Vehicles must be in running condition. Call 427-2415 or come to 479 Bayly St. East, Ajax at MUR- AD AUTO SALES. WANTED - '67 or '68 Shelby Mustang Fastback Parts car - rolling - complete. Any condi- tion. Must be authentic #'s. Tel. 905-723-0374. WANTED - Dead or Alive . Cars, Trucks, Machinery.. Call 905-655-4609 WANTED - inexpensive cars or trucks. Running or not, but not too rusty. Free removal. Call 905-434-0392 (snp) Trucks For Sale410 1984 CHEV PICKUP 350. Auto, P/S, P/B, Cert & E-test- ed. New brakes, exhaust, paint $5,900 obo. 905-447- 3353 1990 CHEV, 1 ton Pick-up, 454 engine, 192kms, certified, E-tested. Free floating axel, red with white top, trailer hitch. $4950. call 905-432– 6692 1990 FORD 1/2 TON pick up Lariat, 3.2 EFI auto, p.s., p.b., p.w., p.l., am/fm stereo cas- sette. Mechanically A1. No rust. $1950. (905)213-8918 2000 GMC Red Jimmy, 4 dr., 4 wheel dr., like new, 42,000kms., 18,000km left on Gm warranty. Certified asking $25,000 OBO. call 905-263– 8139 !!! ATTENTION !!! GM Work- ers/Retirees Time to order your 2002 GM truck. A hot U.S. market makes your low mileage trade worth more than ever. We have the best con- tacts in this market and can get you top dollar for your truck. Guaranteed to find you the best deal on a new order. We also offer great prices on other makes and models of new vehicles. Call Mike today for a free quote. FLEETWOOD AUTOMOTIVE CONSULTANTS 1-888-320-6548. "an inde- pendent purchasing agent supporting local area GM dealers" LEASE TAKEOVER- 2000 SIL- VERADO, 4dr. ext. cab, load- ed, am/fm, CD cass, Trl. pack, 5.3 V8, fiber tonneau cover. $554. taxes included. Call John 905-723-5826. TRUCK CAP FOR SALE - fits long box S10 - S15 $100 OBO. Call Justin at 905-885-2028. Vans/ 4-Wheel Dirve420 10 CARGO VANS Aerostra/ Windstar 1997-1998. Well maintained. Ranging in price from $3000-$6000. 905-429- 7392. 22, 24, & 27 ft.vans, with/ without cab & chassis. Furni- ture and drive freight vans, 40 & 45 ft. trailers. Bedwell Van Lines. 905-686–0002 89 ASTROVAN 7 passenger, fully loaded, runs well, needs exhaust & body work. As is. $950 obo. 905-434-1024 snp GM EMPLOYEE vehicle 2001 Pontiac Montana, 6 month old, like new, 12,000 kms, silver, take over lease for $433.80 per month, taxes included, 0 down, call 905-666–1974. Motorcycles435 TWO 2001 Birel Torsion Go- carts with 6.5 hp Hondas. Im- maculate only used 5 times. Spare parts, 2 suits, tent and stands. 2 Alfanos with laptop. 4x8 - enclosed trailer. Must sell, leaving province. Asking $14,500 may separate. Call Tyler 905-372-5447. LEASE TO OWN Lease a new or used vehicle at 8% regardless of credit You Work - You Drive 905-260-0050 NO TURNDOWNS WE FINANCE EVERYONE First time buy- ers, bankrupt, bad credit, no credit. You work? You drive! Lots of choice. Down or Trade may be required. SPECIAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT SHERIDAN CHEV 905-706-8498 NEED A HOME PHONE? NO CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? NO PROBLEM! No deposit Required Activated Immediately Freedom Phone Lines 1-866-687-0863 GUN SHOW SUN. MAR. 10 8 a.m. -1 P.M. PICKERING RECREATION CENTRE Valley Farm Rd., West of Brock Rd., Just South of Hwy. 2 905-689-8181 Vision Tutoring For French Immersion & French schools. Over 25 yrs experience Call Christine 905-509-7465 TUTORING AVAILABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL MATH STUDENTS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE $25/HOUR (905)-837-9213 Sick of RENTING? 1st Time Buyer? Professional Renter? Honest Answers....! Professional Advice...! To “Own” Your Next Home! 1-800-840-6275 905-571-6275Ability R. E.Direct Mark Stapley Sales Rep. Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002-PAGE 31 A/P MENNONITE MEATS The Healthy Wholesome Tastes of Drug-free Beef, Poultry, Pork, Sausage. Plus Homemade Jams, Chutneys & Preserves Open: Friday: 10 - 5 & Saturday: 9 - 4 1513 Hope Clarke (East Town Line) Rd.Newtonville Oshawa Newtonville Port Hope Hwy#2 Hwy#401 1513 Hope Clarke Rd.Newtonville Exit Call 1-888-257-9995 300 Market Basket 300 Market Basket WE'RE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! Pictures & Mirrors below wholesale 14 Nordic Crt., Whitby (off Michael Blvd.) Every Saturday 11am-4pm (til end of March) (905)430–0214 320 Garage/Yard Sales 320 Garage/Yard Sales FLEA MARKET CLOSING MARCH 9TH Everything in warehouse including racks must go!! All greeting cards .50; buy 50 and get 5 free., jewellery, necklaces, earrings broaches 6 for $9.99. 7,500 sq. ft. of merchandise up to 90% off retail! NOTHING HELD BACK!!! Taunton Rd, 1/2 block east of Thickson Sat & Sun only AUCTION SALE ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, TOOLS & MODERN FURNISHINGS on SUNDAY, MAR. 10, 2002 at 11 am Viewing from 9am day of sale at: CLASSIQUE COUNTRY AUCTIONS Burnham St. N of the 401 at Cobourg Nice 8 pc. oak dining room suite, rocking chairs, old upholstered chairs, salt & peppers, old red wagon, old sleigh, dressing vanity, jam cupboard, cast, candle snuffer, apple corer, pewter pcs., old dishes, barbie pcs. (furniture, camper, sports car) old tools, old magazines, dresser set, gate leg table, dual occasional table, round pine table, wall unit, 2 old oak office desks, wood cradle, old typewriter, dresser, leather office chairs, 9 pcs sofa, recliner, industrial outside lights, triplex, quantity of wire, 2 western saddles, much much more still to come. Sale conducted by CLASSIQUE COUNTRY AUCTIONS For more information or to consign please call 905-372-1225 Owner auctioneer not responsible for loss, damage or injury while attending. ESTATES AND LIQUIDATION SPECIALIST. 325 Auctions 325 Auctions ATTENTION AUCTIONEERS!! Our "Auction Package" consists of your ad running weekly in these publications: • Oshawa Whitby This Week • Ajax Pickering News Advertiser • Port Perry This Week • Northumberland News • Uxbridge Tribune/Times Journal • Canadian Statesman/Clarington One call does it all!! Phone 576-9335 Fax 579-4218 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale 400 Cars For Sale 400 Cars For Sale192Rooms For Rent & Wanted Fax us your ad at 683-0707 Auto Financing446 Driving Schools447 Announcements255 Personals268 73YR OLD MALE, smoker, likes music, opera, good food, sincere & honest looking for female com- panionship between 60-70 yrs old. Reply to File #787 Oshawa This Week, P.O. Box 481, Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5. ENERGY WORKER available (Reiki Master, Crystal Healer, Ear- coning Therapist) Maureen McBride's Healing/Energy Clearing media documented, including Toronto Sun. Four years success treating leukemia, can- cers; chronic pain management; dissolving child-adulthood trau- mas/issues. 905-683-1360 days, eves, weekends Nannies/ Live-In/Out270 NANNY REQUIRED in my home, for 3 and 6 yr. old, 2-3 days/week. Varied hours. CPR and First Aid. Able to transport children to activities. Dixie/ Hwy. 2. 905-831–6911. PART TIME NANNY required for 10-month old 2-3 days/ week flexible hours $10/hour. Some weekends. Light house- keeping required. Experience needed. Rougemount #2 area. Call Paul 416-(416) 271–7994 Daycare Available273 AFFORDABLE LOVING DAYCARE non-smoking, reliable/experi- enced, mother of 2. Steps to Glengrove P.S. on St. Anthony Daniels bus/route. Large fenced backyard. Playroom/crafts/out- ings. Snacks/lunch. Valley Farm Rd. / Kingston Rd. Near PTC. References. Call Debbie (905) 839–7237 BROCK/HWY #2, LOVING day- care available in my home Full- time or part-time, before/after school, CPR/First Aid, non-smok- ing, fenced yard. Flexible hours, receipts, references & much more. (905)426–3964. CHILDCARE AVAILABLE,my lov- ing home, Westney/Hwy. 2 Ajax. Experienced mother. 6 months - 12 yrs. welcome. Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, stories, playtime, fenced yard, non-smoking/no pets. 905-686–4858 DAYCARE AVAILABLE.Dixie and Glenanna. Loving, caring mother of two, CPR, lst aid, experienced, chil- dren of all ages welcomed. Hot meals, nutritious snacks, daily out- door activities. References avail- able. Call Linda (905) 839–8912 DAYCARE AVAILABLE full- time, experienced, CPR/First Aid, close to park. Healthy, fun and loving environment. Alto- na Rd./Pinegrove/Woodview. Call (905)509–9916 PICKERING Beach / Rollo:Loving daycare; 18 months to 12 years. Daily outings (fenced backyard and park). Crafts, story time, music, nutritious meals & snacks. First Aid, C.P.R. certified. Non- smoking, receipts. 905-428-1244. RELIABLE DAYCARE,my home FT., breakfast, lunch, snacks, sev- eral years. exp. reasonable, rates, Hwy 2/Dixie, 905-837–2039 EXPERIENCED DAYCARE TLC, nutritious meals, CPR/First aid, non-smoking, no pets. Westney Rd N. area. Bus pickup for French school. 905-428-0097 Daycare Wanted274 BABYSITTER WANTED, Pickering Beach & Bayly, before & after school, good wages, teenagers welcome. Call (905)428–6743. FULL TIME BABYSITTER needed for 2 kindergarten children in home, Ajax by the lake. Must have car. Please call 905-683-1912 Health & Homecare285 MATURE PERSON needed to care for elderly woman in my home, non-smoker preferred Ajax. Call for more information (905) 427–6660 or (416) 413-3577. Mortgages Loans165 MORTGAGES - Good, bad and ugly. Financing for any purpose. All applications accepted.Call Community Mortgage Services Corp. (905) 668–6805. CENTRAL FUNDING GROUP, first & second mortgages to 100%. From 5.75% for 5 years. Best available rates. Private funds available. Refinancing debt consolidation a specialty. For fast professional service call 905-666-4986/ 905-686- 2557. MONEY PROBLEMS?STOP: judgements, garnishments, mortgage foreclosures & har- rassing creditor calls. GET: Debt Consolidations, & pro- tection for your assets. Call now: 905-576-3505 House Cleaning556 LUMINOUS CLEANING friendly reliable meticulous cleaning lady . Terrie 905-721- 8518 Home Improvements700 Painting and Decorating710 Flooring, Carpeting730 TRIN STAR CARPET & Floor- ing. Vinyl, laminates & hard- wood. Installation, shop at home service, professional. Guaranteed. Competitive Pric- es. 416-264-8210 Dating Services900 FRIENDS AND LOVERS DAT- ING SERVICE!Durham's Own! Find your mate, or just share a moment. Listen to all the voice ads free. Women free to meet men. (905)-683- 1110. Adult Entertainment905 SPRING SPECIALS! LOUNGE ON BLOOR Oshawa reflex- ology therapy plus hot tub, friendly faces. 2 for 1 avail- able. 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Cheryl Button, Estate Trustee of the Estate of Shirley Geraldine Button Mark Woitzik Barrister & Solicitor 906 Henry Street Whitby, Ontario L1N 5E5 261 Legal Notices 261 Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All Claims against the Estate of Jock Francis Shields late of 2315 9th Conc. Clare- mont, who died March 10th, 2001 must be filed with the Es- tate trustees by 15th day of April 2002. William and Elaine Holman, Estate Trustees of the Estate of Jock Francis Shields 1966 Royal Rd, Pickering, Ontario. LlV 1Y2 Dated 4th March 2002 ROUGE HILL BOWL March Break Family Bowling Specials Don’t be disappointed. Reserve your lane and time with us today. Rouge Hill Bowl 416-282-5941 (near Port Union Road and Hwy 401) Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm March Break “Special” Adults: $2:25 per game + $2:00 for shoes Children (14 & under): $2:25 per game + $1.50 for shoes Monday & Wednesday only 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm March Break “Super Special” Adults: $1:50 per game + $1:00 for shoes Children (14 & under): $1:50 per game + $1.00 for shoes Monday, March 11 - Sunday, March 17 Open daily from 9:00 am during March Break 16 Lanes - 5-Pin Bowling Regular Price: Adults: $2.95 per game + $2:00 for shoes Children (14 & under): $2.95 per game + $1.50 for shoes Sunday 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm All U Can Bowl $16:50 per lane (shoes included) 278 Registration 278 Registration 278 Registration 278 Registration ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN 35 Church St. North, Pickering Village Bible Study - 9:15 a.m. Sunday Family Worship - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - Supervised Nursery Dr. Everett Briard - Interim Minister EVERYONE WELCOME St. Isaac Joques Catholic Church 1148 Finch Avenue, Pickering L1V 1J6 (905) 831-3353 SUNDAY LITURGY Saturday Vigil 4:30 p.m. Sunday Morning 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 a.m. Sunday Evening 7:30 p.m. COME &WORSHIP For further Worship Directory information call Janice Samoyloff (905) 683-0707 ext. 2218 or Fax (905) 579-4218 E-mail: jsam@Durham Region.com Intercultural Worship Centre Evangelical Missionary Church Canada East 545 Kingston Rd., Pickering Village, Ajax 905-619-9095 Dr. Olu David (Nigeria) Sundays: 10:30 am Deadline Wed. 10 am for Friday Publication OUT OF THE ORDINARY into GREATNESS TAKE THE STEP These Services are designed to: Strengthen The Family, Enrich Marriages, Equip The Ministry, Reach Our Community MARCH 6th TO 10th WED.-FRI. ~ 7:30 P.M. 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ASK FOR: SYLVIA JULES (905) 686-2557, or evenings & weekends (905) 430-8429 165 Mortgages, Loans 165 Mortgages, Loans 165 Mortgages, Loans A & C ROOFING and WINDOWS • Shingles of all types, flats of any size • Soffit • Fascia • Eavestrough • Spring Special - 25% off all vinyl products • Int. free financing for up to 12 months • Double warranty guaranteed, fully transferable (905)509-8980 or (905)428-8704 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements HANWOOD RESIDENTIAL SERVICE Renovations • General Home • Repairs • Bathrooms • Basements • Decks • Ceramic Tiles • Harwood Floors Free estimates All work guaranteed Call Martin (905) 686-1677 email: hanwoodres@hotmail.com ❀✿✾❀✿✾❀✿✾❀✿✾❀✿ 4th ANNUAL GARDEN & LANDSCAPE SHOW Children's Arena Oshawa April 12, 13, 14 Vendor Space Available Call Sharon Dickson 905-579-4400 ext. 2285 to reserve your booth Sponsored by: Oshawa Whitby This Week ❀✿✾❀✿✾❀✿✾❀✿✾❀✿ 735 Gardening& Landscaping 735 Gardening& Landscaping Special Winter Rates Until March 31 For all your tree & shrub work call the experts at: YARD-ALL TREE SERVICE INC. Licenced & fully insured (WSIB) 905-831-1706 RABBIT WANTS WORK Doing Magic For Children's Parties And All Occasions. Have My Own Magician. Call Ernie 668-4932 753 Party Services 753 Party Services 268 Personals 556 House Cleaning 556 House Cleaning DEATH NOTICE AUDIO LISTINGS Due to technical difficulties, our phone line is temporarily out of order.We apologize for any inconvenience. 256 Deaths 256 Deaths 710 Painting and Decorating 905 Adult Entertainment Please read your classified ad on the first day of publication as we cannot be responsible for more than one insertion in the event of an error. Fax us your ad at 683-0707 Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 8, 2002-PAGE 33 P BY AL RIVETT Sports Editor DURHAM —Ajax and Pickering is well represented at the 2002 Ontario Winter Games — a showcase for young provincial-level ath- letes that began in Guelph yesterday. The games bring together Ontario athletes every two years to compete in 23 sports. This edition goes until Sunday, March 10. Ajax and Pickering com- bined to send 37 athletes to the games. Playing for the Central Region ringette team is Jen- nifer Ross, 17, who’s mak- ing her second games ap- pearance. She’s anxious to improve upon the bronze medal she won in 2000. The Ajax resident, a goal- tender with the 17-member ‘AAA’ team, said athletes should enjoy the experience of the event as it is set up to mirror the Olympics in the manner in which the athletes are treated. “It was so much fun. It was a really good experi- ence. They have really good food. They give you a place to stay away from your par- ents and it was also very or- ganized,” said Ross, who’s also a member of the Ajax belle ‘AA’ringette squad. The Central team, said Ross, is well prepared for the games. The team has been together for the past year, earning a gold and sil- ver medal from a series of ‘Challenge Cup’ events against other regional ‘AAA’ squads. Other local talent on the team are Mary Faux and Lindsey Blakey, also from Ajax, and Laura Hill, Court- ney Howell, Jenna Clements, Kelly McNabney and Courtney Puddister, of Pickering. Harwood Phoenix Junior Badminton Club members Andrew Nelson, Rene Gen- dron and Diane Tam were named to the Central On- tario team. They won the right after three selection camps in Trenton and Ajax. Also on the team are Har- wood Phoenix club graduate Lindsay Anderson from the University of Waterloo and Vikas Mohindra with the University of Toronto bad- minton team. Both live in Ajax. Eight area members of the Durham Synchro Swim Club will represent the Cen- tral East region at the games. Jorden Anderson, Tristin Gavin, Katie LePage, So- phie Baetz-Dougan, Julia MacLean, Emily Bremner, Brianna MacLennan and Cassie Kolodzinski. The team is co-coached by Hol- ley Lundmark and Michele Lopers. Also competing in the games from Ajax are: Mar- lon Barrington (boxing), Mike Cunningham (cross- country skiing), Aaron Hiller and Caitlin Hiller (freestyle skiing), Allison Madely (female air shoot- ing), Dorothy Aniuk (hock- ey), Kyle Nicholson, Patrick Tremblay and Mauricio Zani (judo), and Tyler Rausa (five-pin bowling). Also competing from Pickering are Ashley Bianchet and Malvina Mana (gymnastics), Adam North- ern (five-pin bowling), Nicole Ruta (hockey), Dane Sharp (squash) and Char- lotte Snape (gymnastics). Ajax, Pickering athletes take on Ontario’s best at Winter Games FAX your sports results to the News Advertiser: 905-683-7363 • FREE ADMISSION FREE PARKING • SPECIAL SECTION PUBLISHING FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH • EARLY ON-LINE COMPANY BIOS • RESERVE YOUR BOOTH SPACE TODAY! 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