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AT A GLANCE Family fun at fall festival Sunday PICKERING —An afternoon of action is planned for Sunday’s Fall Family Festival. The festival, Sept. 29 from noon to 4 p.m., features over 30 raffle items, a pumpkin-carving contest, music, horseshoes, mini putt and the ‘PentathaFun’.The event is at the Pickering Museum Village and is a fund-raiser for the restoration of the Brougham Cen- tral Hotel. Pickering Museum Village is south of Hwy. 7, between Brock and Westney roads in Green- wood. Admission is by donation. For information on the festival, call 905-683-8401, or for informa- tion about the Brougham hotel project, call Pat Dunnill at 905- 839-4672. Hundreds turn out to celebrate Whitevale harvest festival PICKERING —Approximately 500 people attended The Rouge Duffins Greenspace Coalition (RDGC) Harvest Festival and en- vironmental rally last weekend at the Herongate Barn Theatre, say organizers. RDGC spokesman Bonnie Lit- tley said it’s a sure sign people are behind the group and its ef- forts to link Lake Ontario to the Oak Ridges Moraine through the protection of public greenspace and agricultural preserve land around Duffins Creek and the Rouge River. “People love this idea,” she said in an interview Tuesday. “I think there really is an emerging fear with so many smog days this summer and the Kyoto Protocol, we need to do something to save the environment.” Guest speakers at the rally in- cluded Pickering Regional Coun- cillor Mark Holland, David Crom- bie, who currently heads up a group putting together a set of principles to guide the Seaton land swap, and Pickering-Ajax- Uxbridge MPP Janet Ecker. All three endorsed the plan to permanently protect the north Pickering agricultural preserve as a part of creating the link to the lake. 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The Greater Toronto Air- ports Authority (GTAA) re- leased last week its financial assessment analysis (FAA) for a future airport on the federal lands in north Pickering. The assessment used three different scenarios and in all three it concluded an airport was a “feasible project”. Peter Gregg, the GTAA’s general manager of media and communications, said when the company began the process it believed the business case for an airport existed, but now it has the scenarios to back it up. “It’s obviously based on a number of assumptions, but we think they are valid assump- tions,” he said in an interview Monday. “Now we’ll be mov- ing forward with the rest of the studies required.” The next step for the GTAA is to begin more detailed work in preparation for developing a master plan and environmental assessment. The GTAA anticipates it may be in a position to submit a recommendation to the feder- al government in late 2006 or early 2007 and Mr. Gregg stressed ultimately it will be Ottawa that makes the decision on whether an airport is built. “There’s a lot more work to do and we have not even made our minds up yet on what the recommendation will be,” he said. “We are not the decision makers, we have an advisory role.” The FAA looked at demands for aviation services, trends and whether there are currently enough aviation facilities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo Double coverage PICKERING –– Burlington’s Ryan Hunter simply can’t make the catch with Ajax- Pickering Dolphins players Elbron Barzegar (left) and Kyle Exume (right) playing him closely in the end zone during peewee action at Kinsmen Park. The game ended in an 8-8 knot. See the story on page A12. Pickering airport ‘feasible’ New centre puts the focus on families Multi-ethnic approach offered in multi-ethnic communities BY KEITH GILLIGAN Staff Writer DURHAM —Stronger families... stronger communi- ties. For the past year, the non- profit It Takes a Village (ITAV) Resource Centre has been liv- ing those words by working to help multi-ethnic families now living in Durham Region. As executive director Yaa Shange points out, all one has to do is listen to the different languages coming for your neighbour’s yard. Started shortly after the ter- rorist attacks of last year, the group now has more than 30 families involved. Among the services are referrals to agen- cies and other services, resume writing, cultural programs, and multicultural arts and crafts. A reading circle and tutoring ser- vice are to be offered once space has been found, she adds. Other popular programs are the African drumming and dancing classes for children. Among those taking the class- es were Caucasian, First Na- tion and East Indian children. “They were so excited,” said Ms. Shange. “It starts again beginning in October.” A workshop for parents of bi-racial children was held in the summer and it went well, she said. The organization also puts together trips around Durham, such as one to the McLaughlin Gallery and one to go berry picking. “One member lost a child recently. We’re just supporting each other,” Ms. Shange added. Given the changing face of the community, she said the service is important. “There are family services locally, but I felt they weren’t meeting the need of the ethnic family,” she said, pointing to images and toys that aren’t eth- nically supportive. “The community is becom- ing diverse and there’s a need for that. I think it’s a wonderful opportunity, with families of different ethnic backgrounds. There’s sharing, even if it’s just a recipe or advice.” While the programs the group has organized have been ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ News Advertiser photo Yaa Shange, executive director of It Takes A Village Resource Centre, offers support and activities to families of all cultures. School enrolment up and down BY MIKE RUTA Staff Writer DURHAM —Did they or didn’t they? Preliminary enrolment num- bers are in for Durham schools and it appears a number of pub- lic high school students ‘fast tracked’ to avoid this year’s double cohort, when Grade 12 and OAC students graduate to- gether due to the elimination of Grade 13. 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Rekindling old friendships High school pals share memories at reunion DURHAM ––Back when they were teenagers, two girls skipped school to catch a film in downtown Oshawa and wound up with their photo in the local newspa- per. “We were strutting up and down the main street,” Carol Wonnacot of Bowmanville says. Then a photographer snapped their picture and it ran in an edition of the now defunct ‘Oshawa Times.’ Ms. Wonnacot and Jo Anne Fallaise of Omemee chuckle at the story 50 years later. The two high school pals were reunited at a recent event for the Whitby and District High School graduating classes of 1948 to 1952. The majority of people attending the reunion at Krebs restaurant in Whit- by had not seen each other in 45 years, says one of the organizers, Keith MacDonald, 70. “Travel didn’t seem to mean anything...they just said they would be there.” Doug Horne ventured from British Columbia to visit his mother and at- tend the reunion. “I’m looking forward to seeing lots of people,” Mr. Horne says. He met up with friends Bill John- ston of Ajax and Harry Molyneaux of Aurora. The three played on a sandlot football team to- gether during high school. They keep in touch by sending postcards and Christmas cards and get together with a few others on their own once a year. Around 80 people at- tended the reunion for the high school that served Ajax, Pickering, Brook- lin, Myrtle and Ashburn students at that time. Mr. MacDonald formed a committee in April with seven of his former class- mates and they studied the yearbooks in an at- tempt to track down as many people as they could. “This is the day we’ve been looking forward to all summer,” Mr. Mac- Donald says. “As you get older, friends become more and more important.” Whitby District High School, now Henry Street High School, was originally located at Colborne and King streets in Whitby and existed be- tween 1949 and 1961. It moved from its original site to where Henry Street High School stands today in 1954 and took on the new name in 1961. The original site of Whitby District then served as a senior public school between 1954 and 1975. It was demolished at the end of 1975 and a seniors’ apartment com- plex, which still exists today, was built two years later. However, history is marked in an old school bell on a pedestal behind the apartments. Oshawa Art Association Proudly Presents Camp Samac Art Festival 2002 Celebrating the 21st Annual Art Show and Sale of Original Art At Scouts Canada CAMP SAMAC Festival Hours: Opening Night: Thursday, Sept. 26th 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Friday, Sept. 27th 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Saturday, Sept. 28th 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday, Sept. 29th 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Admission is still free Homemade refreshments are available Oshawa Art Association is a non-profit organization supporting and promoting the Visual Fine Arts and Artists in Oshawa and surrounding areas. For further information, 905-655-3310 or 905-728-4713 Old classmates (from left) Harry Molyneaux, Bill Johnston and Doug Horne share a toast and some fond memories at the reunion of students from Whitby and District High School. The event drew residents from Ajax, Pickering and beyond Durham. Durham real estate market remains strong DURHAM —The local real estate market may be slowing down, but ex- perts agree the bottom will not drop out. The Durham Region Real Estate Board (DRREB) reported 582 sales in Durham in August, a two-per cent re- duction from 593 in July and 9.6 per cent less than the 638 sales recorded in August 2001. However, DRREB president Patricia Mapplebeck said it’s not time to sound an alarm just yet. “These lower numbers of sales are normal for the summer months,”she said. “When compared with the previ- ous 10 years of sales data, they are still strong numbers.” The average price of a home in Durham eased to $200,378, down 0.5 per cent from $201,237 in July, but still a 7.7-per cent increase over $185,971 in August 2001. Ms. Mapplebeck said all signs point to a continued healthy local market. “With interest rates still lower than in many years past, a steady housing market is forecast for the remainder of 2002,”she said. While the boom in the resale market got a little quieter heading into fall, new housing starts stayed hot. Total starts in the region rose over 85 per cent in Au- gust from 265 in 2001 to 490 this year. “The residential construction market continues to be a pillar of strength in the regional economy this year,”said Bev- erly Keuper, market analyst with Cana- da Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). “Demand, particularly for single-detached product, remains unfet- tered as attractive mortgage rates and equity gains are encouraging move-up buyers into the market.” Ajax, Pickering business leaders hear economic indicators are positive PICKERING —As she headed back to Queen’s Park Monday, Janet Ecker was planning for a busy and productive session at the provincial legislature. But, prior to Monday’s opening of the fall session, she was in Pickering last Friday telling the local business community about her plans. The Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge MPP and provincial finance minister said her focus in the fall session would be on putting together legisla- tion to make publicly traded compa- nies accountable and to protect secu- rities system and investors in the wake of accounting fraud scandals in the United States. Ms. Ecker said the government will also be concentrating on the in- surance industry and keeping rates from rising, the Province’s tax agen- da, working together with municipal- ities and other provinces, helping de- velop a higher standard in education, and urging the federal government to come back to the table and become equal partners in health care. “We can’t have a strong economy without a strong education and health-care system, and we can’t have strong health-care and educa- tion systems without a strong econo- my to pay for it,” she told the crowd of more than 100 at an Ajax-Picker- ing Board of Trade luncheon. “There’s still a lot to do but we’re on the right track.” Ms. Ecker said all signs show On- tario is rebounding from the econom- ic slump in the year following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. “Economic indicators continue to show we are on the right track,” she said. “Ontario is poised to lead the country in economic growth over the next two years... we have the province on the right track.” She said the Province would be continuing with its plan for more cor- porate tax cuts, which were delayed in the last provincial budget. And, she said a panel would soon be struck to discuss the elimination of capital gains taxes and income sur- taxes. “We’ve paid down the debt and lowered taxes. We’ve cut taxes for small business because small busi- ness is the biggest generator of jobs in the country,” she said. “That has stimulated growth and as a result the economy is growing. We have created 950,000 new jobs in this province, 43,000 last month alone.” The Province will also be making some “accountability improve- ments”, like introducing the budget on an earlier cycle before the next fis- cal year and using zero-based budget- ing as most of the corporate world does, said Ms. Ecker. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE A3 A/P ® & TM © 2002 Burger King Corporation. Used under licence. @ BK YOU GOT IT. BKVALUEMENUBKVALUEMENU 99¢99¢ 11 ITEMS. EVERY DAY! STARTING AS LOW AS... New!New!FEATURING . . . 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It will feature a trade show, two keynote speakers and round-table discussions on a va- riety of topics, including manag- ing growth, customer relations, and the Internet. “In order to provide the best possible experience for entrepre- neurs at all stages, we’re looking for established professionals to share their expertise,” says Carol Ann Walker, Business Centre Manager. “There’s no better way to inspire and educate business owners than by having people who have been through the process share their experience.” If interested in being a leader at the round table discussions call Carol Ann Walker at 906- 665-6205 ext. 234 or email at cwalker@businessadvisorycen- tre.org. Exhibitors can call Michelle Wyton at 905-665- 6205 ext. 233. DURHAM ––The leader of Local 222 of the Canadian Auto Workers is pleased but disappointed after the week- end ratification vote of the new three- year agreement with General Motors of Canada. Mike Shields, who led the CAW na- tional bargaining team, said he’s glad the contract, with wage increases of eight per cent over three years, a $1,000 signing bonus and $1,500 Christmas bonus, was approved by union mem- bers. But he’s not so happy about the turnout for the vote and the percentage of approval. Of the union’s 19,000 members, about 6,000 turned out to vote, includ- ing only 2,000 out of 12,000 members in Oshawa. Overall, 72 per cent of union members voted to accept the contract. In Oshawa, that dropped to just 62 per cent. “We were disappointed in the turnout,” Mr. Shields said Tuesday. “It was a low turnout and that always real- ly makes the percentage look a little low.” He attributes the low turnout and ap- proval vote to the fact most members like the deal, which includes $800 mil- lion in new investment, most of it in Os- hawa. In fact, of those who attended Sunday’s meeting at the Civic Auditori- um, only half voted, he added. He believes people liked what they heard and didn’t bother to attend, ex- pecting the deal to easily get approved. This attitude could have backfired, though, and if those opposing the deal had outlasted the others, workers could have found themselves walking the picket line, he added. In 1996, after a three-week strike, more than 7,000 workers packed the Civic and gave that agreement an 80-per cent approval rate, he noted. The new contract is a good one, he added. “The contract means the produc- tion employees will be making $65,000 a year on a 40-hour week at the end of the contract,” he said, noting skilled trades workers will make $78,000. GM, about to reveal the new Grand Prix to be produced in Oshawa, was happy about the vote’s result. “We are very pleased that we got rat- ification,” said GM spokesman Richard James. BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer DURHAM ––Durham’s new university will be un- veiled this weekend at an event expected to attract as many as 60,000 students shopping for next year’s post-secondary ed- ucation. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology will be participating in the 2002 On- tario University Fair to be held at the Metro Toronto Conven- tion Centre from Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Sept. 29. “It’s another signature mo- ment for us. We’re making our debut amongst our sister uni- versities. I’m told more than 60,000 potential students are taking advantage of this week- end,” says UOIT President Gary Polonsky. “It’s kind of humbling. We feel the same as anyone per- forming for the first time in public.” The university will unveil its initial nine program offer- ing at the fair. The first pro- grams are all honour (four- year) programs except for the Bachelor of Education, a year- long program. To ensure UOIT gets the message out during the fair, it has created a 40-foot by 40- foot display booth featuring 48 interactive laptop stations. There will be draw giveaways for those visiting the booth in- cluding two tuition credits, one for $1,000 and another for $2,003 in honour of the year the university opens. “Our goal was not to be the biggest or flashiest booth at the show nor the smallest. We certainly didn’t want to be the dullest,” says Mr. Polonsky. “We want people to see us as a new, vibrant place that fully respects the traditions of uni- versities but brings something new to the table.” The booth emphasizes the strong technology component of the university as a learning tool to create graduates who are “thinkers, doers, leaders,” says Mr. Polonsky. The 2003 programs being highlighted include: Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Justice Studies (BA), Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.), Bach- elor of Education (consecu- tive) (B.Ed.), Bachelor of En- gineering in Manufacturing Engineering (B.Eng.), Bache- lor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering (B.Eng.), Bache- lor of Science in Biological Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Science in Physical Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), Bachelor of Science in Radiation Science (B.Sc.). The university fair is being held at the Metro Toronto Con- vention Centre, 255 Front St. W., Toronto. It begins on Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., continues Sat- urday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A/P PAGE A4 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 www.durhamregion.com RODNEYS OYSTER BAR Thurs. Sept.26 6pm-11pm www.magwyerspub.com FOR SALE Gentleman’s Hobby Farm $545, 000.00 Just 30 mins east of Pickering. 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The test is administered by the Education Quality and Ac- countability Office (EQAO) and took place last February. The EQAO plans to post school board and individual school re- sults on its Web site Oct. 7. Passing the test is a non-cred- it diploma requirement for high school students. The numbers show 75 per cent of Catholic board students passed the test. In October 2000, when the first test was adminis- tered as a trial run that did not count, students’71 per cent suc- cess rate was one of the best in Ontario. “A four-per cent increase is certainly a favourable increase, but we don’t know where we stand relative to the rest of the province,”Paul Pulla, the board’s high schools superinten- dent, said in an interview. Mr. Andrews said those first test results were probably “a lit- tle bit skewed,”since in many parts of the province staff and students did not take it seriously. Mr. Pulla said even if the board’s showing on the February test once again places it near the top compared to other boards, the fact remains 25 per cent of students did not pass. He said the board has a responsibility to en- sure every student working to- wards a diploma successfully completes the test. He reported 79 per cent of the board’s female students passed, compared to 71 per cent of the Grade 10 males. Twenty-seven per cent of the board’s special- education students passed, com- pared to 77 per cent for all other students. Mr. Andrews added 120 stu- dents, including 87 from Durham Catholic schools, took a board remedial literacy course last summer. “We ’re starting another reme- dial course next week that stu- dents who were unsuccessful last time can enrol in,”he said. Mr. Andrews answered “yes” when Pickering Trustee Fran Pereira asked if students who don’t pass have to retake the test every year — even if they’ve fin- ished Grade 12 and are no longer in high school. He said currently there’s no ability to retake the test in the summer. Dano Spooner,EQAO’s man- ager of external relations, con- firmed there would only be one test a year, and no opportunity for students who failed to retake the test in the spring. “We want to allow more time for remediation for students,” she said in an interview. Other information gleaned from the test revealed 95 per cent of students who wrote it reported they had a computer at home. By the numbers The following are the Durham Catholic District School Board’ results of the February 2002 Ontario secondary school literacy test, indicating the percentage of students at each school to pass.The second figure is the percentage of students to pass in October 2000 when the test was first administered as a trial run. All Saints and Notre Dame Catholic secondary schools were not open at the time of the first test. School 2002 2000 All Saints CSS 85 NA Archbishop Denis O’Connor CHS 74 66 Father Leo J. Austin CSS 77 74 Monsignor John Pereyma CSS 74 65 Monsignor Paul Dwyer CHS 70 75 Notre Dame CSS 67 NA St. Mary CHS 77 72 Board 75 71 Good deal but turnout, vote disappointing says GM union leader The document assumes the GTA will require more airport facilities to meet future demand and since capac- ity limitations at Toronto Pearson In- ternational Airport are anticipated over the long term, the GTAA and Transport Canada were required to examine the need, timing and viabili- ty of an airport in Pickering. The GTAA is continuing with that process. In the meantime, Pickering Ward 3 City Councillor David Pickles has been openly critical about what he feels is the “closed-door” policies in- voked by the GTAA in developing its recommendation for an airport in the community he was elected to repre- sent. He said he’s finding it hard to sim- ply trust the GTAA’s assumptions and wants Pickering councillors to sup- port the idea of hiring “experts” to re- view the FAA. “We need to go get our own ex- perts to review this business case... I’m going to suggest to councillors we do a peer review, we need airport experts,” he said in an interview Monday. “Hopefully the GTAA will provide funding so we can get our own experts to help our review.” Coun. Pickles said since most of the GTA’s growth “has been and will continue to be in the west end”, con- tinued expansion at Pearson and fur- ther west at the Hamilton Airport may be a better option for a GTA-wide air- port system. He also complained the FAA shows a potential Pickering airport being subsidized by Pearson’s airport improvement fees rather than being the stand-alone project the federal government said it would have to be in order to be viable. “Given the improvements to Pear- son and quicker access to Pearson from Durham Region via Hwy. 407, and the potential to upgrade Hamil- ton Airport to better service the west- ern GTA, I can’t see building a brand new airport in Pickering at such a tremendous expense,” Coun. Pickles said. “It is the customer who pays in the end.” www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE A5 P Valid Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 or while quantities last. Not all items available with delivery or online orders. REDUCING THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS! 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Centre for families believes ‘It Takes a Village’ popular, sometimes finding a place to hold them has been a problem. Some churches haven’t been very receptive, she noted. “They’re not very wel- coming at all. We contacted dozens and there wasn’t much success in that area,” she laments. One church “wouldn’t let Muslims, Jews, Bud- dhists (hold programs). It didn’t want anyone from other faiths in their church. We don’t ask about reli- gion. We don’t care,”Ms. Shange said. “It’s very dis- couraging, because it was right after Sept. 11. Person- ally, that really hurt. I thought everyone would open their arms.” Instead, the group is about to sign up to use space with a long-term care facility, as well as the YMCA on Westney Road in Ajax. The group is for families and supports “family val- ues”. In addition to members, people to serve on the board of directors are needed, she adds.For more information, call Ms. Shange at 905- 427-7511 or visit the Web site www.itav.org. CENTRE from page A1 RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo They’re twice as cute... DURHAM –– Twins Megan and Samantha Zani of Pickering put their stamp on some miniature Halloween pumpkins during a fall fun fair organized by the local chapter of the Parents of Multiple Births Association. The event, held in Whitby, offered children’s crafts and other family activities. Pickering councillor seeks peer review of airport study PICKERING from page A1 Student numbers up slightly in Pickering are 225 fewer OAC students enrolled in board high schools this year than last. But until there is detailed information on student movement from principals, she said the board won’t know for sure if the lower number means many of those students finished high school early to avoid the glut of graduates next summer. “As a general assumption, it could be made,”said Ms. Nancekivell. “But we don’t really have any hard infor- mation to back that up at this time.” However, at the Durham Catholic District School board, there are 21 more OAC students compared to a year ago. Gerry O’Neill, the board’s controller of plan- ning and admissions, sug- gested the double cohort wasn’t a big factor for last year’s students. As for student enrolment in other grades, the public board reported 949 more pupils compared to last year, including an additional 543 elementary students, for a total of 69,938 pupils. Most of those extra elementary students are in Whitby (400 more). Other areas with in- creased elementary students this year are Ajax (89), Os- hawa (18), Pickering (28) and Uxbridge (21). Elementary numbers are down in Brock (five) and Scugog (eight) compared to 2001. At the high school level, the public board says there are more students this year in Oshawa (231), Ajax (180), Pickering (63) and Scugog (57). STUDENT from page A1 The way we were The News building In 1912 John Murkar adapted the building east of his residence as a newspaper plant. Three genera- tions of the Murkar family ran The Pickering News from the Old Kingston Road site until the Inland Publishing Company bought the rights to the paper in 1965 and combined it with the Ajax News Adver- tiser. The words ‘The News’can still be found above the front and side doors. The building has been used by different retail stores since then and is currently occupied by Envoy Business Services. Photos supplied by the Heritage Ajax Advisory Committee on behalf of the Ajax Community Archives. For more information about either, please call Brenda Kriz at 905-619-2529 ext. 343. P PAGE A6 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 www.durhamregion.com Proud members of It was just a standard five-day traffic safety blitz. Durham’s police officers paid extra-special attention to our highways and byways during the Monday to Friday period of Sept. 16 to 20. But what they found was any- thing but routine. In spite of all the warnings, the Road Watch associa- tions, the publicity over fines, safety zones, and safe-dri- ving campaigns, drivers in Durham continue to hurtle down our streets and roads in reckless fashion. Two motorists were, unbelievably, clocked going 105 and 113 km/h on roads where the posted speed limit is 50 km/h. Obviously, these drivers were willing, not just to flaunt the law, but to put the lives of pedestrians, other drivers and even themselves at risk. In just five days, a whopping 545 provincial offence tickets were written up, the vast majority for speeding. Whitby, which seems to have a plethora of driving-re- lated complaints, continues to be plagued with some of the worst driving in Durham. An eye-popping 146 speed- ers were caught there, with another 25 tickets issued for other charges like driving with no insurance, driving under suspension, and using unauthorized plates. Clarington came in with 119 speeders and five other violations, while Ajax and Pickering totalled 128 caught going too fast and 25 with other violations. North Durham drivers were hit with 72 speeding tick- ets and three other violations. Oshawa, where just two of- ficers were available for enforcement during the blitz, had 32 ticketed for speeding and four others written up for other traffic misdemeanours. The Durham Regional Police’s traffic enforcement unit, which holds blitzes on a fairly regular basis, said it will continue enforcement and will follow a, “strict but fair policy”. That will mean the usual rules on speeding will apply. Police aren’t out to stop those going within 10 km/h of the speed limit, a reasonable allowance considering traf- fic flow, downhill driving, or other situations where speed creeps up. But cruising more than 15 to 20 km/h over the speed limit is clearly abusing the limit and, especially within municipal boundaries where pedestrians, bicy- clists, and other drivers are in close proximity, is a dan- ger. The need to control driver speed on our ever more con- gested roads must remain a high priority. But the ultimate control rests with anyone licensed to drive who gets be- hind the wheel. Keep to the limit so when a life’s at stake, you’ll have time to stop. Editorial &OPINIONS PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 Editorial e-mail responses to shouston@durhamregion.com Letters to the editor e-mail responses to shouston@durhamregion.com You can’t put a price on health To the editor: Re: ‘Now is the time to shout ouch for health care,’ opinion shaper column, Sept. 13. As a reader, consumer, nurse and Canadian citizen, I am also concerned about the turn our health-care system may be taking. Not enough of us are shouting out in order to maintain the five basic principles of medicare. The whole idea is that 100 per cent of the population — everyone — can receive necessary care. The Cana- da Health Act was deliberately not based on social and economical status, where the availability of care is according to a person’s as- sets. There is no doubt privatiza- tion, whether it be openly ex- pressed or subtly hidden, will cre- ate barriers to care for more peo- ple than it will benefit. Since when did the promotion of health and prevention of dis- ease only apply to the wealthy? I suppose it is easy to answer this question when you are in a posi- tion of socio-economic security. However, research has now clear- ly shown health status is linked to income. The principles of the Canada Health Act are there as a tool to ensure all Canadians have access to quality health care. I strongly agree such elements as drugs, home care, dental, eye and rehabilitation services should be publicly managed and funded. They all fall under necessary med- ical care. Including these would motivate consumers to proactively and responsibly participate in maintaining their health and that of loved ones. By quietly allowing private businesses to deliver aspects of health care, politicians are using OHIP as an umbrella to shadow themselves in deceiving Canadi- ans. Canadians must stand firm and true in maintaining that our health-care system is important to us. It is not for sale. How do you put a price on someone’s health? Mafalda Concordia, Ajax Police chief’s position on pot criticized To the editor: Re: ‘Durham police chief ques- tions basis for senate pot report,’ Sept. 8. The false witness the Ontario Association of Chief of Police calls on to keep cannabis out- lawed is so absurd the proper re- sponse to the term “marijuana crime” would be gales of hilarious laughter aimed at proponents of marijuana prohibition, except for the fact that giving people perma- nent criminal records and putting thousands of people in jail every year for ‘Reefer Madness’ is no joke. Redford Givens, San Francisco ••••• That’s quaint. What do drug policy experts think? Matthew Hulett, Short Hills, N.J. ••••• Contrary to what Durham Re- gional Police Chief Kevin McAlpine believes, there have been numerous studies. A promi- nent U.S. researcher, John P. Mor- gan of City University of New York Medical School, told the Senate Committee smoking mari- juana does not seem to cause lung cancer, emphysema or cause birth anomalies in fetuses. 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The editor reserves the right to edit copy for style, length and con- tent. 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 let- ters, not all will be printed. Blitz uncovers troubling Durham traffic statistics Far too many motorists continue to put lives at risk by driving too fast Every reporter who covered the legislature has wished he or she could write like Sean Conway talks. Mr. Conway, a Liberal MPP for 27 years, who is retiring, best de- scribed former Progressive Conser- vative premier William Davis’s cir- cumlocutionist speaking style. Mr. Davis’s sentences seemed to go on forever and digressed, re- gressed and progressed until finally he made some point. He could have spoken more concisely, but was anxious to foster an image of not being a city slicker. Mr. Conway said Mr. Davis spoke like “the old Colonial Rail- way, which twisted and turned, chugged up hill and down dale, stopped and started, crossed bridges, disappeared in tunnels and meandered through the remotest sidings before eventually reaching its final destination.” Michael Cassidy, a New Demo- crat leader who was abrasive, was described by Mr. Conway as “an ice cube wrapped in sandpaper.” Mr. Conway’s oratory prompted Liberal prime minister John Turner to borrow him to warm up audi- ences for his speeches in the 1984 federal election, but they did not find the top of the bill as palatable. Mr. Conway was a minister in the provincial Liberal government from 1985 and mildly chided oust- ed Tory premier, Frank Miller, who once tried to close hospitals and was pelted with snowballs, but now was chairman of a regional munic- ipality and urging the Province not to cut the hospital budget. Mr. Conway observed “there are a variety of perspectives and different roles in the political process and those who have not ex- perienced all of them should be very careful about offering defini- tive advice.” After the NDP ejected the Lib- erals and taunted him, Mr. Conway replied: “We are not the first gov- ernment to be defeated and we will not be the last. We are all bounced around in politics. That is the fun of the job. “To win is to lose and to lose is to win, hopefully next time. I tell my beleaguered friends on the cab- inet benches, as they sign their Christmas cards and perform their other essential tasks, I do not worry about having none of those respon- sibilities. “I feel like Stanley Baldwin (a British prime minister.) I was never happier than when I surrendered the seals of office.” Mr. Conway could easily switch into comparing with U.S. politics, as when he complained the NDP unfairly burdened his constituents with a gas tax increase and “this could never happen in Congress, because the rural lobby would make sure the majority leader, the minority leader, the Speaker and the White House bloody well un- derstood they were not going to be disproportionately ripped off.” Mr. Conway was one of the first to spot the big issue of the past decade, whether to maintain ser- vices or cut taxes. He said it was a ‘powder keg’ for all politicians in that they would have to choose and a right-wing Tory, Mike Harris, chose slashing taxes and turfed out the NDP. The future, said Mr. Conway, could be seen in the rise of Ronald Reagan, the actor and right-winger who had become U.S. president. “We laugh at Ronald Reagan and I am disposed to laugh too, because he is not my kind of guy. “But before I laugh too loud at Ronald Reagan, I also have to think that he devastated the coalition Franklin D. Roosevelt put together and half these people are now what are called Reagan Democrats. “So I might laugh at the Gipper, but it is the electoral calculus that counts and I might find after all the laughing I was standing with sub- stantially fewer clothes on and much of my audience had left home and gone over to the Gip- per’s sideshow, leaving me won- dering why they made that switch.” Mr. Conway recently eulogized Harry Worton, a Liberal who died after being an MPP for three decades and almost never spoke in the legislature. He recalled Mr. Worton warned him “more people have talked their way out of this place than ever talked themselves into it.” But Mr. Conway never took that well-meant advice and his rare dexterity with words will be missed. Loquacious member goes silent Liberal Sean Conway retires after 27-year career as MPP Eric Dowd At Queen’s Park shouston@durhamregion.com This week’s question: As MPPs return to Queen’s Park this week, what should be the Province’s first priority? ❑ Clean water regulations ❑ Health care ❑Education funding ❑ Other Last week’s question: Should cellphone use be banned when driving a vehicle? ❑For all drivers 66.9 per cent ❑ No ban 26.8 per cent ❑ Only for new drivers 6.3 per cent Votes cast: 142 Cast your vote online at infodurhamregion.com Click and say 24 Hour Access 905-420-4660 cityofpickering.com905-420-2222 ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AT CITY HALL All meetings are open to the public. For meeting details call 905-420-2222 or visit the website. Fall Family Festival This Sun. Sept 29th Pickering Museum Village Noon - 4 pm 905-683-8401 55 Years Plus Driving Program 1-4 pm October 1st @Eastshore CC Call now 905-420-6588 DATE MEETING TIME Oct. 7 City Council Meeting 7:30 pm Oct. 9 Youth Partnership Committee 7:00 pm Oct. 12 Waterfront Committee 7:00 pm Oct. 15 Heritage Pickering Meeting 7:30 pm Oct. 15 Planning Committee and Committee of the Whole 7:30 pm Oct 17 Statutory Public Information Meeting 7:00 pm Oct 21 City Council Meeting 7:30 pm Teachers! The Pickering Public Library invites classes to come to their local branch and receive instruction on the effective use of the library. All grades are encouraged to make the trip! Staff will also visit grade three and grade eight classes to tell them about the library and introduce the students to age appropriate literature. 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Remember, each of us must do our part and make the most of our renewable resources. The more yard waste you deal with at home or put out for composting, the closer we’ll be to achieving our waste diversion targets. Every little bit helps. Why fill up landfill space with such valuable resources? That would truly be a waste! Watch for your free Kraft paper bags this fall! Stay tuned to next weeks News Advertiser community page for more information... A beginner group weight training program for women only. Learn how to improve body tone and manage your weight with this hands-on program. Become skilled in effective weight training techniques using muscle-specific body shaping exercises. Understand training theory and how it applies to free weights or selectorized equipment. Discover tips that save time and maximize results. At the end of this short program, you will have the confidence and knowledge to work out on your own. Have fun while you get in shape! 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James, 17, was born without his left hand. As a junior counsellor for the War Amps, he hopes his experiences can help oth- ers overcome the chal- lenges that come with having a disability. The Bowmanville teen will speak at the 2002 Ontario Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar in Waterloo from Sept. 27 to 29. “Going to school was- n’t really hard, other than the kids,” says James. “Growing up without a left hand, you grow up with it, you get used to it. I play hockey, I have a special attachment for it. Baseball, I’d catch the ball, switch my glove and throw with the same hand. If I put my mind to it, I can do anything.” Although being teased by other kids is in the past now, it was something that made growing up more difficult for James. “The biggest problem for kids growing up is other kids making fun of them for their disability. I know, I was there,” he ex- plains. “The junior coun- sellors really inspired me. There was this one girl I used to hang out with. Anytime something was wrong I’d run to her and she’d tell me what to do and she was always right. It made me feel better; I wanted to do the same. When (kids) feel better, I feel better; they’re almost my family.” At the upcoming annu- al Champ seminar in Wa- terloo, youngsters can ask James and other teens in the program how to deal with their problems. There is also a session called ‘What Bugs Me’ which will allow the young amputees to go up to a microphone and tell the audience what irritates them most about missing a limb. Parents can gather counselling and informa- tion regarding new devel- opments in artificial limbs and how they work for sports. Throughout the year, James will visit schools and teach youths about playing safe. Young Champs can contact him with questions and con- cerns by phone or e-mail. He shares stories with them about how he has overcome problems, and still struggles with some, such as finding a full-time job to earn money for col- lege. “A lot of people won’t hire me. They say we’re not going to hire you be- cause you can’t scoop the ice cream...they don’t look at what I can do, they look at what I can’t,” says James. He hopes to go to post- secondary school for a ca- reer with prosthesis. Currently a Champ member, James is eligible to receive financial assis- tance for artificial limbs, attends seminars, coun- selling, and War Amps pays for recreational limbs. For more information, phone 1-800-250-3030, fax 1-800-219-8988, or visit www.waramps.ca. A/P PAGE A8 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 www.durhamregion.com HUGH PIANO SALE Metro East Trade Centre - Pickering September 26-29, 2002 New & Used Pianos & Digitals Financing available For information 1-800-281-7172 NE095M102 © 2002. Sears Canada Inc. 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The Ajax Radio Controlled Model Airplane Club holds an air show and community day Saturday, Sept. 28. Ac- tivities include a scale-model display, flight demonstrations, static displays, and combat demonstrations. Everyone is welcome to come out and learn about the hobby and sport. The Ajax club field is on Brock Road, two kilometres north of Hwy. 7 in Brougham. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Jim at 905-201-8693 or by e- mail at cabane42@yahoo.com, or con- tact Bill Davies at 905-982-0661 or by e-mail at dusty.@attcanada.ca. Ajax wants input on leash-free areas AJAX —Have they been a howling success or a droopy-eared disaster? Ajax residents are being polled on how they feel about two leash-free areas for dogs. The sites were set up in June and are to be reassessed by Ajax council in November. The areas are the northwest portion of the Greenwood Conservation Area, at Church Street and the Fifth Conces- sion, and at Westney Road South and Clements Road West, south of the an- gler’s parking lot. The first in Durham Region, the areas were established on a six-month trial basis. Now, Town staff is seeking input prior to reporting to council. Those who have and haven’t used the areas are asked to comment. Input being sought includes how frequently the sites are used, which lo- cation is preferred, the appropriateness of the areas, issues or concerns, and ex- amples of positive actions. Comments can be filled out on a customer feedback form, available at any Town facility, or online at www.townofajax.com. You can also contact bylaw services manager Dave Williams at 905-619- 2529, ext. 344, or environmental ser- vices manager Jeff Stewart at 905-683- 2957. School treasurer charged with fraud AJAX —Durham Regional Po- lice on Thursday charged a former school community council member with fraud over $5,000. Police spokesman Sergeant Paul Malik said it is alleged the 46-year- old Ajax woman, who turned herself in to police, issued several unautho- rized cheques between September 2000 and March 2002 in her capacity as treasurer of the Dr. Roberta Bon- dar Public School community coun- cil. He said the matter was reported to police four months ago, but would not say how many cheques were writ- ten or how much money is involved. Grace Scantlebury, of Kingston Road in Ajax, is to appear in Oshawa provincial court Oct. 10. Durham residents walk for the kids, Sept. 29 BY JACQUIE McINNES Staff Writer DURHAM ––For some Durham diabetic children, life has become a lot less complicated in the last year thanks to a medical breakthrough. Eight-year-old Allison Madgett has spent 18 months learning to live with diabetes and the strict eating regime and injections that go along with it. But luckily for the Bowmanville girl, and others like her, a device that eliminates needles and rigid food schedules –– once only available to adults –– can now be used by children too. Insulin pump therapy uses a catheter, inserted into the skin, to pump a continuous insulin sup- ply into the blood stream, ensuring sugar levels re- main stable without such a regimented eating schedule. “It’s a lot easier on our lifestyle,” says Alli- son’s mom, Tracy. “When she was on nee- dles we had to have scheduled meals. Now we can delay meals.” Even more importantly, she adds, “It will reduce complications in the long run,” because Allison’s sugar levels remain more constant. “Pumps in the past haven’t been approved for children,” says Mar- lene Grass, executive di- rector of the Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre for Children and Youth. The centre focuses on the needs of people with ju- venile - type 1 - diabetes, an autoimmune disease unrelated to lifestyle. Thanks to continued re- search, the technology of the pumps has improved making it safe for chil- dren, she explains. In the past 18 months, the centre has worked to introduce the new device to the children and young adults who use the cen- tre, Ms. Grass says. Al- though in the long run the pump makes life a lot less complicated, initial- ly there is a lot to learn about the electronic de- vice. So the centre has developed a thorough ed- ucation program for its clients, prior to sending them home with the pump, says Ms. Grass. Of the 35 people who have started with the pro- gram “no one has put their pump on the shelf,” she says. “That’s 100-per cent satisfaction. That’s wonderful, it’s what we want.” The centre provides many support programs and one-on-one coun- selling and assistance with the many varied is- sues related to type 1 di- abetes for its young clients. On Sept. 29, the cen- tre will hold its annual walk-a-thon to raise money to continue these programs and assistance. Participants can walk or run a two-kilometre or five-kilometre route be- ginning at Heydenshore Park in Whitby. Registra- tion begins at 9 a.m., opening ceremonies are held at 10:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 11 a.m. It will be followed by entertainment and a barbecue at noon. For more information and pledge forms or to sponsor a walker, call (905) 666-7796. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE A9 A/P IT’S ALMOST TIME TO NO DUCTWORK? NO PROBLEM! 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When To Apply For Your Permanent Resident Card:Applications are now available. They will be processed based on the year you became a permanent resident of Canada. Check the chart below to see in which month you should apply. For example, if your year of landing as a permanent resident was 1998, you should submit your application in May 2003. There is no need to apply earlier. Important Message for Permanent Residents YEAR OF LANDING WHEN TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION 2002 October 15 to November 30, 2002 2001 December to February 2003 2000 March & April 2003 1996 - 1999 May 2003 1992 - 1995 June 2003 1988 - 1991 July 2003 1980 - 1987 August 2003 1973 - 1979 September 2003 Before 1973 ANYTIME after October 2002 North Pickering Land Exchange Review Panel Public Consultation As part of Ontario’s strategy to protect environmentally sensitive lands on the Oak Ridges Moraine, the province is exchanging lands it owns in North Pickering for privately owned lands on the Oak Ridges Moraine in Richmond Hill and Uxbridge. The government has appointed the North Pickering Land Exchange Review Panel to recommend a set of principles to guide the valuation, exchange and development of the North Pickering lands. The panel, chaired by David Crombie, includes representatives of ratepayer and environmental groups, and business and academic sectors. The panel has produced a draft set of principles. Before submitting them to the government, the panel wants to hear what you think. THE DRAFT PRINCIPLES To see the draft principles and the affected lands, you may visit the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Web site at www.mah.gov.on.ca. Follow the Oak Ridges Moraine links to the North Pickering Land Exchange Review Panel. You may also call the ministry at 416-585-6366 to have the draft principles mailed or faxed to you. PUBLIC CONSULTATION The North Pickering Land Exchange Review Panel wants your advice on the draft principles. The panel will hold two workshops in Pickering – one on the afternoon of October 1, and one on the evening of October 2. These will be working sessions at which participants will discuss the draft principles in small groups, and provide their advice to the panel. If you wish to attend one of these sessions, please pre-register by calling 416-585-6366. You may also submit comments in writing through a form on the ministry Web site at www.mah.gov.on.ca, by e-mail to NPLERP@mah.gov.on.ca, or by mail to: North Pickering Land Exchange Review Panel, 3rd Floor, 777 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2E5. 3.50% 6 months - 1 year * min. $60,000 3.70% 6 months - 1 year ** min. $100,000 4.00% min. $100,000 Term Deposit Rate Sale Whitby Branch: 1818 Dundas St. E. (905) 724-4658 www.duca.com 3 - 4 years * rate subject to change without notice. Contact your branch for the latest rate information. A better life for children with diabetes Allison Madgett has spent 18 months learning to live with diabetes and all the requirements of managing the disease. A/P PAGE A10 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 www.durhamregion.com Sunday Sunday School - 9:30 am Morning Worship - 10:30 am Evening Service - 6:00 pm Wednesday Mid-Week Service - 7:00 pm • OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH 9:30 am ~ Free Continental Breakfast reception with Kim 10:30 am ~ Kim’s personal testimony & OPEN HOUSE SERVICE Kim has become known as “ the girl in the picture.” The victim of a tragic napalm bombing in Vietnam, Kim has survived and has a story to tell. By God’s grace she has seen triumph from her tragedy. Come and meet her and be touched by her personal testimony. “Don’t miss our OPEN HOUSE service on September 29th. Come and see why FaithWay is one of the fastest growing churches in Durham. Our church family will greet you warmly. You will be encouraged and helped by the service. I hope to see you at our special service.” __ Pastor Baker FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH • TAUNTON ROAD & SALEM, AJAX • 905- 686-0951 • DR GREG BAKER, PASTOR WE ARE HERE TAUNTON ROAD WESTNEY RD.SALEMLAKERIDGEThe Church for your FamilyThe Church for your Family Dr. Greg Baker Pastor You’ve Never Been So Loved! Dr. Greg Baker Pastor FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH - AJAX REGULAR SERVICES OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY KIM PHUCKIM PHUC “The Girl In The Picture” at FaithWay Baptist Church OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY Dr. Gregory Baker, Pastor Phan Thi Kim Phuc Dr. Gregory O. Baker, Pastor FaithWay Baptist Church Taunton & Salem Road Ajax, Ontario 905-686-0951 Ajax - September 29th is slated as Open House Sunday at FaithWay Baptist Church. The church believes it will be a wonderful day for the entire family. The day begins with a free continental breakfast reception at 9:30 a.m. The Open House service at 10:30 a.m. will feature a musical concert and a testimony from Kim Phuc. Kim is an Ajax resident and member of the church. As a young girl she survived a Napalm bombing during the Vietnam war. Her message of forgiveness has stirred thousands around the world. Also giving the bible message will be Dr. Shelton Smith, Editor of The Sword of the Lord publication. Originally founded by the late Dr. John R. Rice, this bi-weekly publication is known worldwide for its stand for historic Christianity. Governmental officials will also be in attendance. Nurseries and classes for children will be available. FaithWay Baptist Church is located at the corner of Taunton Toad and Salem in Ajax. For further information call the church office at 686-0951. RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo Old acquaintances DURHAM –– Durham College alumni Pam Martin (left) and Kathy Lowe check out some of the old yearbooks and press clippings from their days as students at the school. The college celebrated its 35th anniversary last weekend with a reunion and barbecue for past stu- dents. Durham police write 545 tickets in just five days Safety blitz covers communities across Durham Region DURHAM ––Police say a recent traffic safety blitz targeting Durham Region drivers confirms speeding continues to pose a serious problem. The Durham Regional Police Traffic Enforcement Unit conducted a weeklong enforcement campaign Sept. 16 to 20, resulting in a total of 545 provincial offence tickets, most of which were for speeding. Among the worst offend- ers were two motorists clocked at 105 and 113 km/h in zones with a limit of 50 km/h. Other charges included driving with no insurance, driving under suspension, and using unauthorized plates. Whitby drivers kept po- lice the busiest with 146 speeders snared and another 25 infractions found. Clar- ington had 119 speeders and five other violations, Ajax and Pickering had 128 speeders with 25 others, North Durham had 72 speed- ers and three others. In Os- hawa, where there were only two officers available for en- forcement, police nabbed 32 speeders and four other traf- fic violators. A statement issued by po- lice says officers will contin- ue stepped up enforcement with a “strict but fair policy.” Anyone with concerns about traffic problems in their community is encour- aged to call their local police office at 905-579-1520. Small business g roup tosses aside the toys AJAX — Learn to cut through the toys this month and determine what technology tools your business needs. The Durham Home and Small Business Asso- ciation meets Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Centre, Magill Drive at West- ney Road, to discuss ‘tech- nology forum — toys or tools’. Industry experts will explain the benefits and pit- falls of various technology choices. Preregister for the chance to win a door prize. For more infor- mation, call 905-728-2899, e-mail info@dhsba.co m or visit the We b site at www.dhsba.com Special needs g roup does annual business AJAX —A Durham group supporting chil- dren with spe- cial needs is holding its open house and an- nual general meeting tomor- row. The Re- sources for Ex- ceptional Chil- dren — Durham Region celebrates its 15th anniver- sary Sept. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at 865 Westney Rd. S., in Ajax. For more in- formation, call 1-800-968- 0066 ext. 326. Beavers season about to begin AJAX —The 16th Ajax Beavers group is currently registering boys and girls born in 1995, 1996 or 1997. Choose from Wednesday meeting nights at Alexander Graham Bell Public School or Thursdays at St. Patrick Catholic School. Meeting times are from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Cost is $110. For more information, call Gayle Brown at 905- 426-1977. AJAX —From a budget standpoint, the first seven months of the year have been lucky for the Town and taxpay- ers. A report to Ajax council’s general government committee Thursday noted the Town is running an operating budget surplus of about $1.58 million over the first seven months of 2002. More than three-quarters of the surplus comes from higher- than-expected revenue, such as training club dues, investment income and building permits. Finance manager Rob Ford reported just over $1.2 million will be put into the capital pro- jects reserves, while $250,000 will go into the tax rate stabi- lization reserve and $100,000 for the 2003 municipal elec- tion. The capital project reserve is “under siege”, Mr. Ford said, noting in his report 15 projects are over budget to the tune of $500,000. And, allocating money to cover the costs for the munici- pal election saves “an attack” on next year’s budget. “Due to budget pressures of prior years, no funds have been set aside for the election, result- ing in the full cost being borne by the 2003 budget,” Mr. Ford wrote in his report. “Complet- ing this transfer in 2002 elimi- nates a significant 2003 budget issue (a $100,000 addition to the 2003 budget results in a tax rate increase of approximately 0.4 per cent).” The money for the tax rate reserve tops up the total to $1 million, which is the maximum balance. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE A11 A/P 1-800-668-6859 DeNure Tours Price is per person twin and includes all taxes. Reg. #’s #500009376 and 500009377 Atlantic City 4 days, October 15 $429. November 3 $379 We’ve Got Your Size Sizes 4-15 Widths AA-EEE PICKERING TOWN CENTRE • UPPER LEVEL • SEARS WING Doctors claim walking is the BEST exercise you can do. Why not invest in a pair of ProWalkers by Rockport with Patented Support System. “be comfortable, uncompromise™ start with your feet” BONUS GIFT WITH PURCHASE EATERY OPEN EVERY DAY 9:00 a.m. Here You Can Eat for as Little As You Can Eat at Home Pickering Town Centre 839-2507 TWO BEAUTIFUL BANQUET HALLS $65 00 ALL INCLUSIVE per person Breakfast Special (Daily) Luncheon Specials (Daily) TWO CAN DINE FOR EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT (Every Day of The Week) (Everything on the menu after 5:00 p.m.) $369 $749 $16 49 $12 49 S I NG LE S DAN CE PART Y FRIDAY, SE PTE MBER 27th - 8:00 PM HOLIDAY INN-OSHAWA GTA Professional Singles Network Fri. Oct. 4 Oshawa Golf Club FREE PARKING, CASH & SPOT PRIZES, TOP DJ DRESS CODE (Enforced) $12.00pp, COME EARLY 24HR. HOTLINE:416-410-6010 1011 Bloor St. E; Just North of 401 Pickering Professional Firefighters Association (Local 1632) P.O. Box 144 Pickering, Ontario L1V 2R2 Phone/Fax (905) 427-6415 Pager (416) 517-3393 www.pickeringfire.com THANKS The Pickering Professional Firefighters Association and the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada would like to thank all those who generously contributed to our annual Boot Drive. This year $33,780 will be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada. We also wish to thank Dedicated to Saving Life and Property Subway Denny’s Canadian Tire Pickering Town Centre Home Depot Lone Star Café Independent Grocer Walmart News Advertiser McDonalds Metro East Trade Centre Save a Centre LCBO Boyer The Beer Store Country Style Securicor Cash Services Loblaws Thanks also to the Corporation of the City of Pickering and the Pickering Fire Service. NE095A202 © 2002. Sears Canada Inc. 40%off ROADHANDLER MAXIMIZER PLUS™ PASSENGER TIRES Includes 120,000 km Tread Wearout Warranty*. #49000 series. Sale, from 61.19 each. P175/70R13. 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Weatherwise is a registered trademark of Sears ORDER: R2884 NE095A1 C 1 ORDER: R2884 NE095A1 A 1 RESPONSE RST TOURING ‘2000’ TIRES Size Sale, each P185/70R14 62.99 P195/70R14 66.49 P205/70R15 72.99 P215/70R15 75.49 P175/65R14 66.49 P185/65R14 68.99 P195/65R15 73.49 P205/65R15 74.99 P215/65R15 77.99 P225/60R16 82.99 Other sizes also on sale 130,000 KM TREAD WEAROUT WARRANTY* Pickering Town Centre Direct Line 420-0271 Hunter-Hughes Productions & George Olliver Present 3rd Annual Durham RHYTHM & BLUES REVIVAL Sat., Sept. 28/2002 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. S T A R R I N G GEORGE OLLIVER AND HIS SEVEN PIECE BAND GANGBUSTER FEATURING The Bluenote Horns with Special Guest GRANT SMITH Sports Garden Cafe at the Iroquois Complex 500 Victoria St., West of Brock St. Whitby, ON 905-430-4327 Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Licenced by LLBO Tickets on Sale on Premises ($25.00) IN ADVANCE OR THE NITE OF Two more pot homes busted DURHAM ––A house fire led to the discovery of one of two indoor mar- ijuana labs Friday in Whitby and Pick- ering, Durham Regional Police say. Whitby firefighters were putting out a blaze at a Taunton Road East home at 6:45 p.m. when 49 pot plants worth $5,000 were found and police contact- ed. Hydroponics growing equipment and several rifles were also seized. The cause of the fire was careless smoking. Joel Bouthillette, 38, Mario Bouthil- lette, 39, and Claude Landelle, 37, all of Taunton Road East, are charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and careless storage of firearms. Earlier in the day, Durham’s drug unit executed a search warrant at a Shay Drive home in Pickering, uncovering a sophisticated marijuana factory. Police seized 915 plants with a street value of $460,000 and $8,000 worth of sophisticated growing equipment. John Allan McIntosh, 34, of Shaughnessy Street in North York, is charged with production and posses- sion of marijuana for trafficking and possession of crime proceeds. A warrant was issued for a second man in connection with the case. Peter Joedicke, 35, of West Mall Drive in Mississauga, is wanted on drug charges. The busts bring to 89 the num- ber of pot labs uncovered in Durham this year. Fax it The News Advertiser General 905-683-7363 Ajax budget shows surplus in first seven months of 2002 Beginning a new era Durham prepares to launch new waste reduction program Residents of 70,000 Etobi- coke homes are now separat- ing organics from waste in a green bin program, similar in fashion to the one in Picker- ing’s pilot community. As well as collecting food scraps and tissues, etc., as in Amberlea’s rolling to reduce pilot, Toronto’s green bins also include items such as dis- posable diapers and dog/cat feces, all of which are taken to the newly constructed Duf- ferin Organics Processing Fa- cility. The green bins are some- what smaller than those Pick- ering chose to test, as they do not gather yard trimmings. Etobicoke homeowners with too much for one bin are allowed to purchase another or place non-food items in a clear plastic bag. Also, Toronto has taken a positive stand by pick- ing up the green bins weekly and collecting recyclables and regular garbage every two weeks. Before the end of 2002, Durham promises to launch its organics collection system, which will be closer in nature to Toronto’s program. Citizens in Brock, Clarington, Uxbridge and Scugog will have expanded blue box pick- up that includes: empty paint tins with lids removed, empty aerosol cans, all plastic bottles with twist-off tops, paper gable-top milk/juice contain- ers, all rigid foil, and drinking boxes. The Region will also be imposing a three-bag garbage limit. Once this program is es- tablished in these municipali- ties, Durham will be looking to expand it elsewhere. It would be encouraging to see the Region collect waste every two weeks too. If people became accustomed to this schedule, they would have a sense of reduction (the first in the hierarchy of the 3Rs — re- duce, reuse and recycle) and it would become habit in order not to have too much stored for two weeks. Once Pickering and Ajax begin to collect all organics, I hope they at least match Durham’s three-bag garbage limit. Presently both commu- nities restrict homeowners to four bags. If a fifth bag is not tagged by collectors, they are not doing their job as contract- ed. The provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Is- land have banned organics from both landfill and inciner- ation. We are becoming a soci- ety learning to view unwanted food and leaves as resources. It never did make any sense to treat organics as garbage and will make even less economic sense when it travels all the way to Michigan. By now most people recog- nize composting is the right thing to do. When we separate our organics from waste, we will not only be diverting from U.S. landfill sites, but also creating a valuable soil condi- tioner, called compost, to help replace lost nutrients in our Canadian soil. ❑❑❑ COMING EVENT:National Waste Reduction Week is Oct. 21 to 27 and sponsored by the Recycling Council of Ontario. The theme is ‘too good to waste’. Larraine Roulston Recycler’s Corner roulstonlp@sympatico.ca PICKERING —Registra- tion for the 1st Dunbarton Scouting troop starts this week. Boys and girls ages five years and up to teenagers can join. Sign ups are Friday, Sept. 27 from 6 to 7 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Both sessions are at Dunbarton- Fairport United Church, 1066 Dunbarton Rd., Pickering. A presentation and information session will take place for par- ents.Registration can also be done online at the Scouts Cana- da Web site, www.scouts.ca. Meetings are held from the beginning of October to mid- June. There are games, crafts, sports and volunteer activities. Volunteer group leaders and committee members are also needed. For more information, call the registrar at 905-420-1557. Be 1st in line for Scouting season P PAGE A12 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 www.durhamregion.com WOMAN’S ONLY INSTRUCTIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Call 416-412-0404 Canlan Ice Sports 159 Dynamic Drive, Scarborough, ON REGISTER NOW! REGISTER NOW! Prime Time Games 2 Powerskating & Skill Development Classes 22 Games Coaches On The Bench Sundays Between 6&9pm Lots Of Fun Starts October 6th e-mail us at: mernst@icesports.com Sports &LEISURE NEWS ADVERTISER SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 Ugly weekend for struggling Panthers Junior club blown out twice, record tie after losing three-goal lead BY AL RIVETT Sports Editor PICKERING —It’s a week- end the Pickering Boyer Pontiac Panthers would like to forget. The Oshawa Legionaires em- barrassed the Panthers 8-2 at the Pickering Recreation Complex Friday night. Less than 24 hours later, the Pickering juniors were on ice for their College Weekend game in Mississauga where the North Conference’s Collingwood Blues delivered an 8-1 thrashing. The club did manage to redeem it- self with a 3-3 tie against the last- place Axemen Sunday afternoon in Ajax, achieved only after let- ting a 3-0 lead slide in the final period. The upshot is the Panthers’ OHA Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’Hockey League South Confer- ence record drops to 1-4-1 for three points. The Panthers sit in sixth place in the nine-team con- ference. Pickering also added to an already-bloated goals-against average, now at 5.50 after allow- ing 33 goals in six league games — the worst in the conference. Panthers’ head coach Jim Wil- son said last weekend has to be the low point in the season thus far and doesn’t want to contem- plate the team’s overall play being any worse. “We don’t want to go any lower if we can avoid it. We weren’t playing at a calibre even to be competitive. We played against good teams and you have to rise to the occasion. We got what we deserved; there are no excuses,” he said. After playing two relatively solid periods against Ajax, the Panthers took some foolish penal- ties that let the host Axemen up off the carpet. Ajax would score two power-play goals and later knot the score with just over two minutes to play. Although the Panthers had several good scoring chances in the five-minute, four- on-four overtime frame, they weren’t able to capitalize. The game proved costly in more ways than one. Feisty for- ward Cory York collided with Ax- emen player Adam Weinberg at centre ice and suffered a broken arm. He was taken to Rouge Val- ley Ajax and Pickering hospital and was later released. He’s ex- pected to be out of the lineup for at least eight weeks. James Gadon gave the Pan- thers a 1-0 first period lead, assist- ed by Craig Johnston and Ryan Taylor. The Panthers took a 3-0 lead in the second on goals by Michael Alexiou, from Gadon and Andrew Gilbert, and Corey Black from Jesse Toms and Peter Franchin. Josh Mallott and Chad Glode, on the power play, and Jeff Free- man scored to put the Axemen on an even footing in the third. Against Oshawa, Andrew Jackson scored both Pickering goals, the first allowed by Oshawa so far in the regular season. Peter Aston scored in the loss to Collingwood. Dennis Colter- man and Black added assists. The Panthers host the Markham Waxers at the recreation complex tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. Pickering then embarks on a busy weekend with three games in three nights. The Pan- thers host the Wexford Raiders Friday at 7:30 p.m. and then trav- el to Thornhill to play the Rattlers Saturday at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, the club is in Scarborough to play the Wexford Raiders at 7 p.m. PANTHERS’ POST- SCRIPT:The loss of York will definitely be felt on the score sheet. He was the club’s leading scorer in the pre-season with five goals and three assists... Defence- man Shawn Coultice has been out of the lineup with a shoulder injury. He’s listed as day to day. RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo Pickering Boyer Pontiac Panthers Cory York (2), right, is left reeling after a hard, mid-ice colli- sion with Ajax Axemen Adam Weinberg (18) during OHA Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’Hockey League action at the Ajax Community Centre Sunday afternoon. York suffered a broken arm on the play and will be lost to the Panthers for the next six to eight weeks. The teams played to a 3- 3 draw. Telus finishes winless pre-season DURHAM —The Telus Lightning finished pre-season play without a vic- tory after dropping its final pre-season game to the Thunder 6-2 in Brampton Saturday night. Finishing the National Women’s Hockey League’s exhibition season with an 0-3-1 record, the Lightning played for real against the defending league champion Beatrice Aeros at the Ajax Community Centre Tuesday night. The result wasn’t available at the News Advertiser’s press deadline. Telus got off to a slow start in its final exhibition game, played at the Brampton Sports and Entertainment Centre, falling behind 3-0 after the first period. Brampton scored two more goals on Lightning starting goaltender Amanda Cronin to pull away 5-0 in the second, before the Lightning’s Jessica Allen scored late in the period, assisted by Laura Church and Jennifer Kearney. The teams traded goals in the final frame. Sandy Hustler scored the other Telus goal, on the power play. Telus’s next action is on the road in la belle province, playing the Avalanche du Quebec Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. The Lightning are then in Montreal to play the Wingstar Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. Priestman’s touchdown, crucial convert account for Ajax-Pickering scoring DURHAM —The Ajax-Pickering Dolphins peewees engaged in a bat- tle royal with the rival Burlington Stampeders Sunday. Fittingly, the teams played to an 8-8 draw in an exciting display of Central Ontario Minor Football League action at Kinsmen Park in Picker- ing. The Dolphins took the lead in the first half on a 12-yard pass play from quarterback Jesse An- drews to slotback David Priestman. Kyle Exume added the convert with the help of placeholder Travis Thomas, who managed to control a high snap. On offence, the re-en- ergized Dolphins offen- sive line managed two eight-minute ball-control drives, one that culminat- ed with a touchdown and another that fell short by two yards. The Dolphins’ defence responded with a Her- culean effort limiting its hard-hitting opponent on a number of occasions. The unit, led by defensive cap- tains Elboron Barzegar and Joytin Handa, played like champions. “I cannot say enough good things about this team and the effort that they are putting together week after week. The players did all the little extra things that it takes to win a game — I’m very proud of them,” noted Dolphins’ peewees head coach Ken Fedosen. The Dolphins’ peewees return to the gridiron Sun- day when they host the Markham Raiders at Kins- men Park in Pickering at 1:30 p.m. Dolphins draw up tie with Burlington Stampeders Ajax Warriors’ soccer girls persevere ...Page A13 All the scores and more Page A14... AT A GLANCE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL JUNIOR ‘A’ HOCKEY LEAGUE As of Sept. 23/02 SOUTH CONFERENCE STANDINGS TEAM G W L T OTL F A PTS GA Oshawa Legionaires 5 4 1 0 0 26 11 8 2.20 Markham Waxers 6 3 2 1 0 26 27 7 4.50 North York Rangers 4 3 1 0 0 12 10 6 2.50 Wexford Raiders 4 2 1 0 1 19 11 5 2.75 Vaughan Vipers 4 2 2 0 0 16 21 4 5.25 PICKERING PANTHERS 6 1 4 1 0 16 33 3 5.50 Thornhill Rattlers 4 1 3 0 0 12 17 2 4.25 St. Mike’s Buzzers 4 0 3 1 0 10 19 1 4.75 Ajax Axemen 4 0 3 1 0 7 15 1 3.75 PANTHERS’ STATS As of Sept. 23/02 PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM Corey Black 6 4 1 5 -1 10 Jesse Toms 6 2 3 5 -1 2 James Gadon 6 2 2 4 -2 2 Ryan Taylor 6 0 4 4 -8 0 Patrick Miller 5 2 1 3 +1 6 Dennis Colterman 6 1 2 3 -3 8 Andrew Gilbert 6 0 3 3 -2 2 Andrew Jackson 6 2 0 2 -2 6 Michael Alexiou 6 1 1 2 -6 20 Peter Franchin 6 1 1 2 -6 6 Peter Aston 6 1 1 2 -5 2 Andrew Dissanayake 6 0 2 2 -5 0 Craig Johnston 2 0 1 1 even 2 Shawn Coultice 4 0 1 1 even 6 Cory York 6 0 0 0 -4 13 Ryan Annesley 6 0 0 0 -6 0 Ken Brown 6 0 0 0 -10 2 Scott Gray 6 0 0 0 n/a 14 Tyler Townsend 3 0 0 0 -7 2 Michael Fini 3 0 0 0 n/a 2 Rob Foster 3 0 0 0 -2 2 Michael Freeman 1 0 0 0 even 2 GOALTENDERS PLAYER GPI W-L-T-RT MIN SHOTS GA SV% GAA Scott Gray 4 1-2-0-0 181:26 131 16 .878 5.30 Michael Fini 3 0-2-1-0 178:34 129 15 .883 5.05 www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE A13 A/P Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac Ltd. 1800 Kingston Road, Pickering Tel: (905) 683-9333 Fax: (905) 683-9378 Email: sheridanchev@gmcanada.com SSI OF PICKERING PARTS & SERVICE 1-800-327-5618 A DIFFERENT KIND OF CAR COMPANY A DIFFERENT KIND OF CAR SERVICE HOURS MON., WED., THURS., FRI. 7:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 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The Pickering minor hockey product will finish his season with the Panthers and will move on to attend Merrimack University in Andover, Massachusetts on an athletic scholarship next fall. WALTER PASSARELLA/ News Advertiser photo Grabbing some jersey AJAX –– Oshawa Eastdale Collegiate ball carrier Kevin Buzzell (87) run while a Pick- ering High School Trojans player attempts to grab some jersey during Lake Ontario Sec- ondary School Athletics (LOSSA) junior boys’ football action. The game was played in Oshawa Friday afternoon. Warriors persevere en route to title Battered, broken and bruised, Ajax girls still find themselves atop soccer standings AJAX —Although bowed by in- juries, the Ajax Warriors Menkes De- velopment Ontario Power Generation — Pickering Nuclear girls’ under-12 soccer team nonetheless persevered to capture first place in league play this season. The Warriors Central Girls’ Soccer League’s Premier Division mark of 14- 1-3 was accomplished despite a month of injuries that decimated the starting lineup. After losing striker Jade West for the season with a broken leg, Kayla DeS- ouza was out for 10 days with a con- cussion and Jenna Read and Alicia Guzzo were both sidelined with ankle injuries. Tina Romagnuolo, Niki Guer- riero and Sarah Taylor also missed ac- tion due to injuries. In their last five games of the season, the Warriors went 4-1-0. The only loss was a 2-0 decision to Pickering in a flat- footed effort by the Ajacians. Against Markham, the Warriors had their problems early, with Jodi McDon- ald and Guerriero each hitting the cross- bar. Amanda Morris scored to put Ajax up 1-0 and then set up Romagnuolo in the 2-1 victory. In a gritty contest against East York, Morris notched both markers in a 2-1 win. The Warriors also defeated Newmar- ket 3-0. Guzzo scored the first goal off a corner kick from Natasha Grouios. Morris scored on a breakaway, set up by Grouios. Taylor scored the final goal on an assist from Romagnuolo. The Ajax girls shocked Whitby 9-0. Romagnuolo, Morris and McDonald each scored twice, with Grouios, Guer- riero and Kelsi Landry adding singles. Ashley Brifoglio and Rachel Wang were instrumental in setting up two goals on pretty passing plays. Tournament play for the Warriors hasn’t proven as fruitful. The Ajacians were stopped in the Ontario Cup semi- finals after losing 2-1 to the Oakville Demons. Romagnuolo gave the War- riors the early lead, but the Demons roared back with two unanswered goals. At the recent Oakville OSCAR Soc- cer Tournament, Ajax advanced to the finals, but lost in overtime to Oshawa 2- 1. Oshawa scored first, but Ajax tied the game as Grouios, McDonald and Wang combined to set up Morris. Jessica Ler- oux ran down a potential Oshawa scor- ing play late in the half to keep the game tied. The game remained dead- locked through the second half, forcing overtime. In extra time, Oshawa cor- ralled a rebound off the post for the winning marker. Goalkeeper Taylor Childs made many outstanding saves throughout the game. In the semifinals,Ajax gained a mea- sure of revenge on Oakville for the cup semifinals loss, beating the Demons 2- 0. McDonald passed to Wang for the first goal. A second effort by Romagn- uolo resulted in an insurance marker. Jasmin White played a solid game. To advance to the playoff round, the Warriors defeated Rochester 3-0, Rich- mond Hill 5-0 and tied Erin Mills 0-0. Morris scored twice and Wang once against Rochester; Guerriero and Wang tallied twice each and Morris once against Richmond Hill. PICKERING -- If you're into bowling, a city league is looking for you. The Wednes- day Night Mixed League at Celebrity Lanes needs bowlers for the coming season. League play starts shortly from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednes- day nights. Cost is $13, which in- cludes bowling and free draw tickets for 50/50 and a strike pot. Celebrity Lanes is on Brock Road, just south of Bayly Street. For more in- formation, call 905-831-2920. Bowlers sought for mixed league A/P PAGE A14 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 www.durhamregion.com RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo Watching it fly PICKERING –– Luke McEachnie checks the flight of his ball during the Pickering Rotary Club’s Two Million Dollar Hole in One compe- tition at Dunbarton High School. Luke’s closest shot was 13 feet, three inches from the pin. The competition wrapped up with the semifinals and final Sunday afternoon. Ajax Spartans sail along until finals But Mariners too much in provincial peewee ball championships AJAX —The Ajax Spartans major peewee baseball team finished one game shy of a provincial championship, losing to the Markham Mariners in the final recently. The Spartans hosted the 11-team Ontario Baseball Association major peewee championships at the new Sportsplex fields. The Spartans entered the championship game with a perfect record, needing only to defeat Markham once in the double-knock- out format to capture the title. The Mariners, howev- er, had to beat Ajax twice and they did just that — winning the first game 4-2 and then clinched the title with an 11-5 win in Game 2. Markham led 7-3 after five innings in the final game and never looked back. Ajax fielding errors proved costly, as Markham took full advantage. Pre- ston Rauh-Wasmund and Jason Jacobs shared the pitching duties. Tristan Beadle, Blair Cope and Jake Stevens were the Spar- tans’ top offensive players. In Game 1 of the final, Markham scored three runs in the third inning, with Ajax responding with two in the fourth. The Mariners added another run in the sixth. Offensive player of the game was awarded to Rauh-Wasmund who hit the farthest ball, a long RBI double to the fence. He later scored from third base on a passed ball. Defensive player of the game was Beadle who went the dis- tance on the mound, strik- ing out 10. The Spartans advanced to the final after a tidy 8-5 victory over London Tec- umeh’s. The Londoners scored four runs in the top of the first inning, but Ajax chipped away at the lead, finally overtaking London in the fifth inning and adding two more in the sixth. Offensive player of the game was Cope who went 4-for-5, scored three runs and drove in the tying and go-ahead runs. Rauh-Was- mund delivered a single in the bottom of the fifth in- ning, scoring two runs to bring the Spartans to within one. Pitcher Jacobs played well defensively, coming into the game in the second inning and holding London to five singles over four in- nings. Preston Rauh-Was- mund closed the last two frames and earned the save. Ajax started the event with a decisive 8-4 win over the York As. John Har- rington led the team offen- sively, driving in two runs and nailed the longest ball of the game. Cope worked four strong innings striking out 10. Rauh-Wasmund earned the save. The two pitchers combined for 17 strikeouts. The Spartans blitzed Ni- agara Falls 14-0 in Game 2. Beadle hammered two triples and a single, going 3-for-3 and scored five runs. Beadle and Jacobs combined for a no-hitter, striking out eight. In Game 3, the Spartans downed the Mariners 10-0, handing them their first de- feat. Harrington drove in five runs, while Cope went 3-for-3. Rauh-Wasmund went four strong innings on the mound holding Markham to a one hitter while striking out nine. Ja- cobs earned the save. Other team members are Riyaaz Patel, Steven Cope, Ryan Singh, Michael Mul- hall, Kevin Jenkins, and Christopher Harrington. The coaches are Bill Stevens, Paul Jenkins, Roger Beadle and Bruce Harrington. SCOREBOARD AJAX BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate bridge results from Sept. 17/02 STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS FLIGHT ‘A’ NORTH-SOUTH 1. Yakov Khitrov and Irv Ashraf; 2. Mark Martinek and Frank VanderBruggen. EAST-WEST 1. Fred Day and George Creighton; 2. Eve- lyn Black and Mike Norman. FLIGHT ‘B’ NORTH-SOUTH 1.Alba Saptel and Robert Saptel; 2.Janice Hebbert and Michael Hebbert. EAST-WEST 1. Donna McCracken and Connie Cole; 2. Malcolm Longley and David Orme. PICKERING LADIES’ RECREATIONAL FASTBALL DIVISION STANDINGS As of Sept. 6/02 TEAM G W L T PTS AVG D.G. Durand 19 15 4 0 30 0.79 Innov. Awards19 9 10 0 18 0.47 McDonald’s 19 9 10 0 18 0.47 Mr. Rooter 19 5 14 0 10 0.26 OHA ONTARIO PROVINCIAL JUNIOR ‘A’ HOCKEY LEAGUE Sunday Sept. 22, 2002 Pickering Panthers 3 at Ajax Axemen 3 1st PERIOD 1. 14:20 Pickering - James Gadon (Craig Johnston, Ryan Taylor) Penalties: Matt Harris AJX (Roughing) 10:05, Matt Wyles AJX (Roughing) 10:05, Bench Minor PKR (Unsportsmanlike Con- duct) 11:28, Justin Boone AJX (Tripping) 16:16 2nd PERIOD 2. 16:00 Pickering - Michael Alexiou (An- drew Gilbert, James Gadon) 3. 17:48 Pickering - Corey Black (Jesse Toms, Peter Franchin) Penalties: Justin Boone AJX (Interference) 8:26, Jody Mitchell AJX (Head Checking Minor & Misconduct) 8:36 3rd PERIOD 4. 08:15 Ajax - Josh Mallott (Chad Glode, Justin Boone) PP 5. 11:58 Ajax - Chad Glode (Unassisted) PP 6. 17:40 Ajax - Jeff Freeman (Adam Wein- berg, Matt Wyles) Penalties: Ken Brown PKR (Slashing) 08:09, Michael Alexiou PKR (High Stick- ing) 10:33 Goaltenders PKR - Michael Fini: 28-saves (31 shots) AJX - Greg Van-T Hof: Not Available SPORTS CALENDAR OHA ONTARIO PROVINCIAL JUNIOR ‘A’ HOCKEY: Markham Waxers at Picker- ing Panthers, Pickering Recreation Complex, Wednesday, Sept.25 at 7:30 p.m. Wexford Raiders at Picker- ing Panthers, Pickering Recreation Complex, Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Huntsville Wildcats at Ajax Axemen, Ajax Community Centre, Sunday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. LOSSA SENIOR FOOTBALL: Dunbarton Spartans at St. Mary Monarchs, Thursday, Sept. 26 at 1:30 p.m. Denis O’Connor Chargers at Sinclair Celtics, Thursday, Sept. 26 at 1:30 p.m. Ajax High Rams at Pine Ridge Pumas, Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. Oshawa Civic Auditorium 99 Thornton Road, Oshawa The City In Motion Auditorium Complex ENTER TO WIN www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE A15 A/P A/P PAGE A16 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 www.durhamregion.com CRAFT CLEARANCE Save 30%-50% off selected crafts. 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More Maharaj tales are short and sweet Detour leaves Ajax author with ‘Ifs and Buts’ BY AL RIVETT Staff Editor AJAX —While in the process of starting, agonizing over and then putting aside his latest novel, an Ajax author took a slight literary detour. During his many “restless inter- ludes” over the last year and a half while writing his third novel and teach- ing English at Pine Ridge Secondary School in Pickering, a funny thing hap- pened to Rabindranath ‘Robin’ Ma- haraj. Rather than finishing, he found himself creating a collection of short stories instead. ‘The Book of Ifs and Buts’ (Ran- dom House), which is Maharaj’s sec- ond collection of short stories, hit bookshelves earlier this month. His other book of short stories, ‘The Inter- loper’, received a Commonwealth Writers Prize nomination for best first book. Maharaj said the experience of writing his second book of short stories was different than ‘The Interloper’, written in 1995. “When I wrote my first collection of short stories I had just arrived in Cana- da and everything was new and fresh and I was curious. It was written quick- ly in about four months. That was be- cause of the newness of the landscape, the people and the country. This collec- tion was written in the restless inter- ludes while writing a novel in the last year and a half while also teaching at Pine Ridge,” he explained. He added he found it hard to sustain the mental discipline needed to com- plete a novel while teaching on a full- time basis. “Teaching took more stamina and in my spare time I was thinking about my classes. My writing was becoming more abstract, which made it difficult for me to continue the novel. I couldn’t get back into the mood of the novel, so I wrote short stories instead. I hope to finish the novel by December,” he said. He has subsequently taken a year’s leave of absence from teaching in order to finish, as well as attend to other lit- erary projects. He noted he fares better when directing his energies to one cause at a time. “It’s almost impossible for me to teach and write. I can do one well, but I cannot do both properly,” said Ma- haraj. ‘The Book of Ifs and Buts’contains nine short stories, including the title story about a con man who immigrates to Canada and fancies himself as a wise and sage philosopher. The first story, ‘The Journey of Angels’, is a 123-page novella — a hybrid that lands some- where between a short story and a novel. The novella was also a first for Maharaj — a project that was a source of exhilaration. “I didn’t have the pressures of a novel, but I felt the same kind of satis- faction when it was finished,” he said. ‘The Journey of Angels’ was also developed into somewhat of a research project for Maharaj as it deals with biotechnology and its effects on plants and animals. But, the idea of incorpo- rating the themes of immigrants and biotechnology intrigued him. “The biotech field was the underly- ing theme of the novella. Most of the stories are about immigrants and the themes of alienation and exile, travel and movement. I started seeing immi- grants as not dissimilar from a gene being placed in a host plant,” he said. Writing a novel and a book of short stories require separate mindsets, noted Maharaj. “It’s an entirely different kind of writing,” he said. “When you’re work- ing on a novel you don’t know what will happen in a novel. It loops and curves and in a month or two it can come in in a different form.” The unfinished work follows ‘Homer in Flight’, his debut novel that was short-listed for the Chapters/Books in Canada first novel award, and his most recent, the critically acclaimed ‘The Lagahoo’s Apprentice’. His latest work is set in Trinidad and deals with the attempt by a family to build a sugar factory on the island. The themes of the book, said Maharaj, are the slavery of the people under British colonialism and Trinidad’s later eco- nomic independence from Britain. This slavery, he suggests in the novel, still exists today as the island’s inhabitants haven’t learned much or achieved much economic independence since being cut adrift by the British. “They haven’t learned anything from the past. They use it as an excuse for their lives. There is a kind of pre- tence of progress, but there really has- n’t been progress at all,” he said. In addition to his writing, Maharaj has been contracted to write nine radio dramas for CBC, something he’s done in the past. There’s also talk of taking the series to TV. “It’s a remote possibility that they’ll shoot a TV pilot,” he said, but added he’s excited about the prospect of writ- ing the “visuals”. Maharaj is also set for an exhausting tour of Ontario to promote ‘The Book of Ifs and Buts’. He’s appearing at a number of literary receptions and read- ing throughout the province this month. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE A17 P FREEWAY READY TO DEAL • HAVE YOU DRIVEN A LATELY FORD SALES LIMITED 1780 MARKHAM RD. SCARBOROUGH (JUST NORTH OF SHEPPARD) www.freewayford.ca EXTRA $1000 GRAD REBATE FOR RECENT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY GRADS. ON ALL BRAND NEW VEHICLES. 416293-3077 SHEPPARD AVE. HWY 401 MARKHAM RD All lease payments are based on a 48 mos. term/20,000 km per year, 8¢ per km over mileage. 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ONE PARENT SUPPORT:The Ajax-Pickering Chapter of the One Parent Families Associa- tion meets every Wednesday at the Ajax Cricket Club, corner of Monarch Avenue and Clements Road, Ajax.It’s for custodial and non-custodial parents, whether your children are two or 42. Meetings are at 8 p.m. except the second Wednesday of the month when start time is 8:30 p.m. Call 905-426-4646 or visit www.geocities.com/opfaca. MUSHROOMS:The Toronto and Region Conservation Au- thority holds a seminar on mushrooms and fungi from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Greenwood Con- servation Area, Greenwood Road, Ajax. Call 416-661-6600, ext. 5660. COMPUTERS:The Macintosh Users East (MaUsE) group meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Faith United Church, 1778 Nash Rd., Courtice. It’s a joint meet- ing of the MaUsE and the Durham PC Users Club, with a presentation by Colin Smith on the latest Adobe versions. Everyone welcome. Call 905- 433-0777. ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT: Alzheimer Durham holds an Ajax-Pickering support group meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 487 Westney Rd. S., Units 19 and 20 (at Clements Rd. W.), Ajax. All caregivers welcome. Call 905-576-2567. mation. THURSDAY, SEPT. 26 CHRISTIAN WOMEN:The Ajax-Pickering Christian Women’s Club starts a new season with a fashion show from The Bay. There will be music from Ruth Ann Onley and a message from guest speaker, Winona Crawford. The event runs from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. in Gallantry’s banquet room, lower level of the Pickering Town Cen- tre. Cost is $5 at the door, $3 for first-time visitors. Call Janet 905-427-3072 for more informa- tion. LEARNING DISABILITIES: The Durham Region associa- tion holds its annual general meeting at St. Andrew’s Presby- terian Church, 35 Church St. N. in Pickering Village. Come meet the executive, watch videos, ex- plore resources, learn about ad- vocacy and find out about up- coming guest speakers and workshops. Call 905-571-1145 for more information. 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Brookfield Homes is pleased to be nominated by the public as “Best Builder” in the 2002 Readers’ Choice Awards sponsored by The Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser. “We are very honoured to be nominated by the heart of the community as one of the top builders in Durham Region,” says Brian Tilley of Brookfield Homes. “We build our business with the needs of families fore- most in our minds, and it’s truly wonderful that the people of this community associate the Brookfield Homes name with quality.” Brookfield Homes has built thousands of homes across North America since its inception in Canada in 1956, and has won many awards for the quality of its designs, construction and customer service. Brookfield Homes has also consistently earned the Service and Excellence award by the Ontario New Home Warranty Program for the past 17 years. “Our goal, from the moment a customer walks into the sales centre or enters our Internet site, is to look after their needs from the very first meeting until even after they have moved into their new home,” says Brian. Brookfield Homes’ Ontario Business group draws strength from its affiliation with community development and home building operations across the United States and Canada. Both an innovative homebuilder and land developer, Brookfield’s current Ontario portfolio includes Queen’s Common in Whitby; Applecroft Park in Ajax; Taunton Springs in Whitby; The Hills of Harrowsmith in Oshawa; and opening soon, The Estates at Deerhorn Crescent in Aurora and The Estates at Wooden Sticks in Uxbridge. In the United States, Brookfield is currently creating new home communities in Washington D.C., Florida and California. Brookfield Homes is part of one of North America’s largest real estate companies, Brookfield Properties Corporation, a public company with com- munity development, home building and commercial operations. Brookfield’s neighbourhoods are bal- anced and harmonious, and are master- planned to fulfill the promise of the land. The homes are designed to recognize, to nurture and to celebrate personal identity. Brookfield provides architecturally distinc- tive homes that combine human comfort with the natural beauty of the environment. Brookfield Homes continually strives to exceed its customers’ expectations and to enrich the lives of all those around. “We believe in giving back to the com- munity as much as we can,” says Brian. “And it’s truly an honour to be recognized by the people in this community.” For more information on Brookfield Homes, check out www.brookfield- homes.com on the Internet. Brookfield Homes builds quality H 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEES2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESAdvertising Feature NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE B3 A/P With the help of the business community & the residents of Durham we are proud to be nominated as the #1 Rental Company in Durham. Thank you to Pelican, Bunny’s Catering, Kings Court Catering, News Advertiser and other businesses in Durham for helping us to become such a successful business in the Region. AL GERVAIS PARTY RENTALS Chairs, Tables, Linen, China & Tents Toronto: (416) 288-1846 Durham: (905) 426-RENT We've been attending your receptions and dancing to your tune since 1949! AL GERVAIS PARTY RENTALS Chairs, Tables, Linen, China & Tents Toronto: (416) 288-1846 Durham: (905) 426-RENT We've been attending your receptions and dancing to your tune since 1949! www.agpr.ca (for on-line quotes) 637 KINGSTON RD. 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New revolutionary technology to diagnose hearing loss in newborns and babies for Durham. Even most major Canadian hospitals are not equipped. Stella Maschas Wong, originally from Sick Kids Hospital is available. The first audiology practice in Durham to bring you real-ear probe microphone measurements. This advanced system allows precise fine tuning of hearing aids.Ajax-Pickering Audiology Clinic 831-8311 1885 Glenanna Rd., Suite 104 Pickering, Ontario L1V 6R6 (Located in the Pickering Medical Centre) Whitby Hearing Centre 666-7726 1032 Brock St. S., Unit 4 Whitby, Ontario L1N 4L8 (Close to the 401, Brock St. exit) • Resound • Siemens • Starkey • Widex See our Audiologists and Hear the Difference. Registered •ADP, WSIB, DVA, Clarica, MetLife, Mutual Advanced Care..... Tomorrow’s Hearing Today Saturday apts. available First, this is 100% digital hearing aid technology. And what that means in quality of hearing is huge. Digital sound is created by tiny computer chips that separate each sound clearly and crisply. You can compare for yourself by thinking how movies sounded 10 years ago to going to a theatre and hearing digital sound. These digitals are available in canal style, full shell and behind- the-ear hearing aids. Digitals are also available in CIC which are virtually invisible. FULL TIME SERVICE FOR ALL YOUR HEARING NEEDS Crisp • Clean • Refreshing Open Mon.-Fri. 9-4:30 Ajax Audiology Services 831-8311 95 Bayly St. W., Suite 303 Ajax, Ontario L1S 7K8 (Located in the Baywood Plaza) New Patients are Always Welcome to Come and Hear the Difference. • Phonak • Phonic Ear • Unitron • Oticon • Audiologists are University trained and hold a Master’s Degree in Audiology • Audiologists are licensed to prescribe hearing aids in Ontario. • Audiologists can certify an individual’s eligibility for the Disability Tax Credit. NEW Fact Fact Fact Fact Thank You for nominating us as one of the top three hearing centres in the area Experience and customer satisfaction set the Ajax-Pickering Audiology Clinic and The Whitby Hearing Centre apart from others, earning them last year’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Hearing Service. The centres, operated by Durham Audiometric Services Ltd., are the only Audiology centres in Durham Region to offer several high-tech procedures. Video otoscopy allows the patient to see the inside canal of their ear, while real ear probe microphone measurements is an advanced system that allows precise fine-tuning of the hearing aid. The Acucare System with its powerful pinpoint vacuum ensures that hearing aids are working at their best. Nominated for the same award once again this year, the centres are proud of audiologists who are trained and certified to deliver the best quality in digital hearing aid technology. Digital sound is produced by microscopic computer chips, separating each sound clearly and crisply to simulate flawless sound. The digital aids are available in various styles, including the completing in- the-canal (CIC), which is virtually invisible. Before recommending a course of treatment, audiologists determine the nature and extent of hearing loss using sophisticated diagnostic equipment. All tests are done in a sound proof room. Hearing disorders can be the result of any of a number of causes in children and adults. Parents concerned about their child’s hearing should watch for a number of warning signs, including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), a child who doesn’t respond to noises, doesn’t pronounce words properly or speaks very loudly, explains Stella Maschas-Wong, an Audiologist from Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. “It’s a relief for many parents to find out that they don’t have to drive downtown Toronto to have their child tested,” adds Ms. Maschas-Wong. For many adults, a hearing disorder can be the result of natural aging and persistent noise pollution. Signs of hearing loss include asking others to repeat, ringing in the ears and mumbling. Often, family and friends are the first to notice the hearing loss. Once a patient is fitted with a hearing device, the audiologist will make any and every necessary adjustment. “We hook up a microphone to their ear, which allows us to hear the sounds they’re hearing and determine whether their aid is too loud or simply not loud enough,” explains Director and Audiologist Lila O’Neill. Financial assistance for hearing aids is available. Whitby Hearing Centre is located at 1032 Brock St. S., Unit 4. Call 905-666-7726 to book an appointment. The Ajax-Pickering Audiology Centre is located at 1885 Glenanna Rd. in Pickering. Call 905-831- 8311. Each location offers free parking and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and some Saturdays by appointment only. Financial assistance is available. Durham Audiometric Services Committed to treating hearing disorders Advertising Feature 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEES2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESHot, Soothing and Stress-Free Exceeding every customer’s expectation can be expected with every visit to Diplomat Pools and Spas. In addition to building award winning custom vinyl liner pools and installing quality Sunrise Spas. Diplomat Pools and Spas offers a wide variety of products and services to make your pool and spa, a simple pleasure for over 30 years. A friendly knowledgeable staff combined with outstanding customer service has earned Diplomat Pools and Spas the distinction of being voted Best Pool store by the Reader’s Choice Award for the past four consecutive years. With the changing of the seasons the focus switches from pools to spas and hot tubs. Stay warm all season long and turn your backyard into your own winter wonderland with the addition of a Sunrise Spa. 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The company was recently nominated by the public as "Best Builder" in the 2002 Readers' Choice Awards sponsored by The Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser. “We are very pleased to be nominated for the Readers’ Choice Award,” says Stuart Craig, Development Manager for Coughlan Homes. “We have built many homes in the Ajax and Pickering area over the years and its great to know that people in this community appreciate the product that we are building.” For almost 50 years, Coughlan Homes has been building homes for the discerning customer who shares the company’s high standard of quality and excellence in craftsmanship. “Coughlan Homes is a family-run business, and Jerry Coughlan still maintains an active role in the company,” says Stuart. “We’re selling the Coughlan name, and we take great care in making sure that our homes are first rate.” A Coughlan home is built with lasting character and excep- tional quality. You’ll find striking architectural details, innova- tive floorplans and breathtaking appointments that set aside a Coughlan home from the rest. You’ll find beautiful Coughlan Homes in Valley Farm Village in Pickering. This wonderful community located on Kingston Road and Valley Farm features 118 residences priced from $180,000 to $230,000. Other communities include the suc- cessful Enclaves of Pine Creek on Whites Road and Finch Avenue. Pine Creek Phase III will soon be released with a spectacular collection of singles, semi-detached and town- homes. Coughlan Homes will also be releasing Phase 4 of its St. Andrew’s on Bayview development in Newmarket this October. Other signature Coughlan communities include Fawn’s Landing, Chateau by the Park and Whispering Woods in Pickering, and Deer Creek Estates and Sherwood Estates in Ajax. Besides residential developments, Coughlan’s portfolio also includes Deer Creek Golf and Country Club in Ajax and Glen Cedars Golf and Country Club on the Pickering/Uxbridge/Stouffeville line. “Coughlan Homes goes the extra mile to give customers exactly what they want in a new home and community,” says Stuart. “We are honoured to be recognized for our commit- ment to providing a top quality home to families.” For more information on Coughlan Homes or its new home sites, please call (905)420-6664 or visit www.coughlanhomes.com on the Internet. A Coughlan home is the best place to live! C A/P PAGE B4 NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEES2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESwww.durhamregion.comAdvertising Feature NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE B5 A/P Over 50 Years of Sales and Service Excellence 705 Kingston Rd. Pickering 905-420-2552 for nominating us BEST JEWELLERY STORE for Reader’s Choice, 2002. Your Outstanding support has enabled us to support you... •Fairway Clothing Company & Ajax Pickering Raider PeeWee A •D.R.P.O.M.B.A. •Rotary Club of Pickering/Ajax •Altona West Community Association •United Way of Greater Toronto Area & Canada Post •Pickering Panther Novice “A” Golf Tournament •Pickering Museum Village Foundation •Durham West Girls Hockey Association Atom A Team •Liberty Mutual 6th annual golf classic •The Foundation Fighting Blindness •Pickering Swim Club •Big Brothers Association •Lady of the Bay Catholic School •Project: next step, fun fair •Robert Land Academy auction •Pickering Profesional Firefighters •Fairport Beach School •Exeter High School •Amberlea Presbyterian Church •Highbush Public School •Royal Canadian Legion •Lincoln Alexander Public School •Valentines Dance, Second Chance Wildlife Sanctuary •E.B. Phin fun fair •Vaughan Willard Public School •Marshall Itohmann - Valentines Benefit Dance •Cardinal Leger Child Care Center •Knights of Columbus, St. Isaac Jogues •Durham West Girls Hockey Association •West Hill Chapter •Pickering Panthers PeeWee A Hockey •St. Bernadette’s Ladies’ •World Child Service •St. Patrick Catholic School •Pickering Synchronized skating teams •Rouge Valley Conservation Center •Durham Girls atom “B” rep team •Durham Supervised Access Program •Pickering Panthers select Team •Toronto Aces Hockey Club Novice “A” •Carousel Wines •Ajax/Pickering Minor PeeWee “AAA” Raiders Hockey Team •Minor PeeWee “AA” Team •Golf Tournament - Raiders “AAA” Major PeeWee Hockey Team •Papps Annual Golf Tournament •Richmond Training Center •Liberty Mutual 5th Annual Golf Classic •Pickering Hockey Association •Big Sisters Ajax/Pickering •Bush Lot Picnic Association •Volunteer recognition Committee •St. Pauls Child Care Center •St. Marguerite Catholic School •Pickering Swim Club •Melanie Pringles - Pool Tournament •St. Wilfridi Jr. YMCA •Ajax/Pickering Sunday Niters •Variety Village and Direct Protect Group •St.Paul’s on-the-hill Caribbean Night •Toronto Rape Crisis Center- Multicultural •Woman Against Rape •Rotary Club of North Scarborough •Lachmansingh Gov’t school of Bush Lot •Ajax Youth Center •The Durham supervised Access Program, YMCA •St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School •The Pickering Scout Troop •The Catholc Women’s League of Canada •Bell’Arte Singers •Scarborough (O.P.S.T.F.) Millionaires’ Night Trust. •Festival of Trees - West Durham •Rouge Valley Community Association •Marshall’s Benefit Dance •Pickering Power Girls Soccer Team •For the Love of a Child - Whitby •Victorian Order of Nurses, Durham Region Branch •Sick Children’s Hospital Thanks... www.donlandsjewellers.com Casual Dining Continuing the tradition of Ted's Big M Original Drive- in. Good Food - Great Times since 1965 Chris, Tom and the staff would like to thank the customers for nominating us for “Best Family Restaurant" "Best Chicken Wings”& “Best All Round Restaurant”! •Banquet room now booking for next year up to 120 people •Smaller meeting room available for up to 40 people Enjoy Our This Crust Gourmet Pizza From Our Stone Pizza Oven Pickering Home & Leisure Centre 1755 Pickering Parkway 905-427-3403 PIZZA!PIZZA! Thank You...Thank You... Our system guarantees the removal of all E Coli from the water. This enhances our reverse osmosis system that we use exclusively when making all our products. red & white burgandy October MonthlySpecials for naming Carousel Wines one of the finalists in the Reader’s Choice Awards Poll. We look forward to your vote to make it our fourth consecutive year. Carousel Wines 1794 Liverpool Rd. Pickering (across from LCBO) 905-831-3244 Readers' Choice Awards 1998 Readers' Choice Awards 1999 Papps A Delightful Experience And Great Food Too! Papps Casual Dining has enjoyed great success since moving to the current location in the Pickering Home & Leisure Centre. The beautifully decorated, fresh looking restaurant can accommodate 225 patrons and has a patio that can seat 100. Adjacent to the restaurant Papps offers a banquet/party room where customers have celebrated many social events and even small weddings up to 125 guests. There is also a meeting room for up to 40 guests. The owners of the restaurant, Chris & Tom Papatheodorou, live locally and have sponsored many local events and charities in the community. Recently Chris & Tom reopened the Big M Drive - in restaurant in Bay Ridges. Ted would be proud of the boy as they carry on the family tradition that he started with the Big M back in 1965. What an exciting menu! Everything from a terrific kids’ menu to salads, burgers and Pasta. Signature items include Big M “Steak on a Kaiser. Enjoy chicken souvlaki and great steaks and the famous Readers’ Choice nominated, Papps wings. This is the fourth consecutive nomination for Papps, Chris and Tom hope to win the category again this year. The addition of a stone pizza oven has enabled Papps to offer thin crust gourmet pizza in a variety of topping selections. Chris and Tom are delighted with this nomination and invite new customers to come in and enjoy the experience and thank all their friends and customers for their support over the years. Chris & Tom Papatheodorou Papps Comfortable Dining AreaLet Curves help you get into shape C urves for Women uses a revolutionary new exercise program called Quickfit. The Quickfit system combines cardio and strength training in a circuit that is completed in 30 minutes. Members will alternate upper body strength training exercises with aerobic recovery stations followed by lower body exercises. Your target heart rate, crucial for weight loss, is maintained while you perform strength training. This is possible because the Quickfit system is based on hydraulic resistance. Hydraulics use a cylinder where a piston will move fluid and the movement is more controlled - and there are no weight stacks to manage or change. The safe, accommodating resistance keeps you moving smoothly and safely around the circuit. It’s the hydraulic resistance that makes the Quickfit system safe for older women and women with health concerns such as arthritis. There are no classes or schedules to be concerned about. Members can come to the club at a time which fits their schedules. They simply start the circuit and the music will cue them when it’s time to change stations and when to check their heart rate. And the music makes it fun! The Quickfit system enables even the busiest women to get a complete workout. This is the only system that combines cardio and strength training in 30 minutes. With conventional equipment, members would need to work out 90 minutes to achieve comparable results. This is a real benefit for women who believe they don’t have enough time to exercise. 30 minute fitness for women Advertising Feature 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESPickering 300 Kingston Rd. (Gates Plaza at Altona) 905-509-5578 Pickering 1050 Brock Rd. (Between 401& Bayly) 905-421-9550 Ajax 282 Monarch Ave. Unit #15 905-426-4136 *offer based on first visit enrollment. Minimum check draft program. ©2002 Curves International Thanks for nominating us as favourite fitness facility! *offer good on first visit enrollment • min. 12 mo. c.d. program ©2002 Curves InternationalJoin by Sept. 30th *split service fee with 21for Vote for your favourite business in each catagory. You could win a $500 shopping spree! www.durhamregion.com A/P PAGE B6 NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 Thanks again Ajax/Pickering for your continued support Age 6 wks to 5 years Age 6 wks to 12 years THANK YOU AJAX/PICKERING FOR NOMINATING US AS YOUR FAVOURITE DAYCARE FOR THE 6TH YEAR IN A ROW. WE ARE HONORED THAT YOU FEEL THIS ABOUT US AND WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL STAFF, PARENTS AND CHILDREN AT BOTH OUR LOCATIONS. WE HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR THE PAST 13 1/2 YEARS IN AJAX AND 12 YEARS IN PICKERING. WE OFFER QUALITY CARE TO OVER 120 CHILDREN IN A SAFE AND STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT, WITH PROGRAMMING THAT MAXIMIZES A CHILDS POTENTIAL TO THEIR FULLEST. DROP IN TO VISIT US AT EITHER LOCATION OR GIVE US A CALL FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW PICKERING LOCATION AT 734 KINGSTON RD. WE ARE LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF WHITES/HWY 2 (BEHIND SWISS CHALET). WITH OVER 5000 SQ FEET OF FUN IN A NEW MODERN BUILDING WITH A WONDERFUL 2,4000 SQ FT ROOFTOP PLAYGROUND. BOTH LOCATIONS OFFER BUSING TO AREA SCHOOLS. 734 Kingston Rd., Suite 201 Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser Best Business Award Readers' Choice Awards 1998 Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser Best Business Award Readers' Choice Awards 1999 Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser Best Business Award Readers' Choice Awards 19991997 AJAX 31 Brennan Rd. 905-427-6777 Hours 6:30 am - 6:00 pm Age 6 wks. to 5 years PICKERING 734 Kingston Rd., Suite 201 905-837-CARE Hours 6:30 am - 6:00 pm Age 6 wks. to 12 years PICKERINGPICKERING CHIROPRACTICCHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CENTREHEALTH CENTRE EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! The greatest compliment our patients can give is the referral of their family and friends. Dr. Sharon Peterkin wishes to thank her patients for their trust and for this nomination. 1794 Liverpool Road, Pickering Pickfair Plaza (Liverpool Road & Hwy. 2) www.chiro.cc/pickchiro • Chiropractic •• Chiropractic • • Massage Therapy •• Massage Therapy • • Nutritional Consulting •• Nutritional Consulting • 905-420-1443 McLeans Wholesale Keeps You Coming Back Whether you’re looking for giftware, loot bag fillers, seasonal decorations or household gadgets, you’re sure to find it all and more at McLeans Wholesale since 1945. “It would be hard to describe everything we carry,” admits owner Lou Beauchamp, pointing to an inventory that also includes candles, candleholders, wooden plaques, picture frames, party supplies and toys. The outlet opened its doors to the general public several years ago, and continues to offer merchandise to independent stores located across the country. “Most people are awed on their first visit,” Mr. Beauchamp says proudly. “Once they’ve visited us and get to know us, they keep coming back. That pleases me. I hope customers will continue to visit.” McLeans Wholesale Outlet is located at 384 Westney Rd. S. at Bayly Street in Ajax. It’s open Monday through Wednesday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. For more information call 905-427-2388. The outlet opened its doors to the general public several years ago, and continues to offer merchandise to independent stores located across the country. Hwy 401 Bayly St.Westney Rd.Harwood Ave.McLeans Wholesale since 1945 Thanks Ajax/Pickering for your nomination for “Best Factory Outlet” Thousands of items for every occasion at low,low prices everyday Easy access off the 401! Exit at Westney Road South and continue south until you see the McLeans Building 384 Westney Road South, Ajax. (905)427-2388 CANDLES • GIFTWARE • CAMPING SUPPLIES PARTY SUPPLIES • STOCKING STUFFERS • SOUVENIRS • TOYSGAMES • STATIONERY • CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS • HOUSEWARESLOOT BAG FILLERS • T-SHIRTS • PLUSH TOYS • HATS The Winning Foursome - Deer Creek North, Deer Creek South, Glen Cedars and The Academy - “We’ve got it all” The Coughlan Family would like to thank The News Advertiser’s Readers for nominating Deer Creek as one of their favourite golf courses for the fourth year in a row. We sincerely appreciate being nominated and look forward to upholding this reputation. 3 Championship Golf Courses #1 Ranked Golf School For Lessons and Instruction Corporate Tournaments for up to 225 Players Gift Certificates The New Deer Creek Corporate Card (905) 427-7737 Call now for our Fall Specials www.golfdeercreek.com Deer Creek Wants to Exceed Your Expectations At Deer Creek Golf & Country Estates, providing a golf experience that exceeds your expectations is the driving force behind the picturesque and meticulously maintained courses you love. Nominated for Best Golf Course, it’s home to Deer Creek North, a signature course that offers a quick pace of play that is never interrupted by tournaments, which are held at Deer Creek South, a golfer friendly, par 72, championship course. Deer Creek, located at 27 Buggey Lane in Ajax, is home of World Class Golf Academy, offering you a chance to benefit from the wisdom and proven teaching methods of qualified staff. Traditionally one of the first courses in Durham to open each spring, and among the last to close in the fall, Deer Creek also tees up special occasions year round with banquet facilities that hold up to 225 people. Deer Creek’s proshop is also open year round. Find out about memberships, gift certificates and more at golfdeercreek.com or call 905-427-7737. Taking care of your body before it develops aches and pains is important to a third generation chiropractor nominated for Best Chiropractor in this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards. “We promote a wellness lifestyle,” explains Dr. Sharon Peterkin. “If you wait until you hurt, a lot of damage has already been done.” Dr. Peterkin began practising 22 years ago, starting off at her father’s practice and working from her home in Greenwood. She established the Pickering Chiropractic Health Centre in Pickering 12 years ago, where she is joined by three associates, six massage therapists and a nutritional consultant. Taking the time to educate patients on preventative care is important to Dr. Peterkin. She is committed to raising your awareness of how everyday stress, repetitive movements, poor sleeping positions and carrying heavy items like backpacks can damage your spine. That in turn affects the nervous system, which affects all the functions of your body. Dr. Peterkin is proud of her family- oriented centre and welcomes new patients. “It’s a privilege being part of this community,” she says. The Pickering Chiropractic Health Centre, located at 1794 Liverpool Rd., just south of Hwy. 2, is open six days per week. Call 905-420-1443. Preventative care important to chiropractor Advertising Feature 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESwww.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE B7 A/P 1815 Liverpool Rd. 905-837-0023 (at Hwy. 2, PIckering Town Centre) LLBO 10% Seniors DiscountOPEN 24 HOURS * Valid at Pickering Golden Griddle * Taxes & gratuities extra * Not valid with other specials, coupons, discounts PURCHASE ONE LUNCH ENTRÉ AND TWO BEVERAGES AND RECEIVE THE SECOND AT EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE FREE. EXPIRES OCT 13/02 * Valid at Pickering Golden Griddle * Taxes & gratuities extra * Not valid with other specials, coupons, discounts PURCHASE ONE DINNER ENTRÉ AND TWO BEVERAGES AND RECEIVE THE SECOND AT EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE FREE. EXPIRES OCT 13/02 THANKS TO OUR CUSTOMERS For Voting Us Best “Salad Bar”! LUNCH MON. TO FRI. 11 AM - 2 PM DINNER 7 DAYS A WEEK 4 PM - 10 PM 10$ WITH ANY $40 PURC H A S E • Comic Books • Co l l e c t a b l e s • A c t i o n T oys • Beanie Babies • Ne a r l y N e w L a t e s t R e l e a s e s OFF FREE BOOK Buy one book and receive a second book of equal or lesser value FREE! 190 Harwood Ave. (just north of Bayly) 905-427-8070 THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR US!Master MECHANIC PROFESSIONAL AUTO SERVICE 240 Harwood Ave. S. Ajax (Beside Cross Country Donuts) 619-2392 THANK YOU FOR VOTING US “FAVOURITE GENERAL REPAIR GARAGE” TEST & REPAIR CENTRE $500 OFF EMISSION TEST (VALID TUES., THURS. TO OCT. 31 ONLY) ONE COUPON PER TEST COUPON MUST BE PRESENTED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Master MECHANIC PROFESSIONAL AUTO SERVICE Thank you to all our valued clients for nominating us as their favourite Bakery. 619 Kingston Rd. Pickering Hwy. 2 West of Whites Rd. 905-420-6200 Best Selection of Scottish baked goods, baked daily on the premises. Proudly Serving for 36 years in Durham and the G.T.A. • Diabetic & General Footcare • Custom Orthotics & Sandals • Ingrown & Difficult Nails • Callus, Corns, & Warts • Painful Feet & Legs • Heel Spurs No Referral Necessary. Covered by Most Extended Health Care Plans. 48 Church St. S. Ajax SORE FEET? We are honoured to accept your nominations in the 2002 Readers’ Choice Awards. You will always receive prompt, compassionate and highly professional service from our clinic. We look forward to meeting you and your feet in the future. James James H. Beard Chiropodist AJAX FOOT CLINIC AND ORTHOTIC CENTRE 905-426-3338 Wine making authentic as if you crushed the grapes yourself (No appointment necessary) • 100% Grape Juice • over 30 Varieties to choose from, including ice style • knowledgeable Staff on site to serve you Vin Bon Pickering 1211 Kingston Rd. 905-420-6201 (West Liverpool Rd.) Thank You to our customers for nominating Vin Bon Pickering one of the finalists in the Reader’s Choice Awards. We look forward to your support and continued business. Mon 11:30-6 Tues 11-6 Wed 11-7 Thurs/Fri 11-8 Sat 10-5 Sun* 11-3 *seasonal Hours of Operation Thank You! Ajax & Pickering for nominating us as Best Pasta Restaurant for the 2002 Readers Choice Awards! 250 Bayly Street West • Ajax 905-426-9573 THe Friendly Greek We are honoured to be nominated as Ajax & Pickering’s best Greek Restaurant! 1450 Kingston Road, Pickering, Ontario L1V 1C1 Phone: (905)831-3763 310-GREEK FOR YOU TWO MATERNITY 109 Old Kingston Road, Unit 4 Pickering Village Courtyard Hwy 2, 2 lights west of Westney Road 426-2088905 NO TAX Come in & see our huge selection for fall....at great prices! Thanks Durham for 14 years of serving you! on sales over $25.00* With this ad. Excludes Medela. *pre tax.2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESAdverting Feature BONGARD COLLISION CENTRE Thanks to all our valued customers for acknowledging my teams efforts towards quality and service. It’s a great opportunity to THANK YOU for your support over the past 20 years. THANKS AGAIN from Jack Bongard and the staff at Bongard Collision Centre” 905-427-8787 2-377 MacKenzie Avenue, Ajax Vote for your favourite business in each catagory. You could win a $500 shopping spree! www.durhamregion.com A/P PAGE B8 NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 • China, Cutlery & Glassware • Tables, Chairs, Linens • Candelabra & Arches • Flower stands • Helium Tank Rentals • Beverage Fountain • Karaoke We carry a selection of disposable paper goods & balloons for any occasion Visit our show room HALL DECORATING AVAILABLE 33 Harwood Avenue South North of 401, South of Hwy. 2 Ajax, Ontario L1S 2B8 Thank you for nominating us as your Reader’s Choice Best Party Rentals and Best Party Supplies Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Tel: (905)683-1702 Fax: (905)683-1703 THANKS AJAX & PICKERING! for voting us your #1 Hair Salon At First Choice Haircutters, we pride ourselves on providing top notch haircare at affordable prices, with no appointments. Our proffessionally trained stylists always give their best and are committed to quality and service. Thanks Everyone. Adult Cuts $11.00 Kidscuts $8.50 12& under 105 Bayly Street W (905) 683-3650 15 Westney Road (905) 428 6824 65 Kingston Road E (905)427-6776 375 Kingston Road (905) 509-0195 705 Kingston Road (905) 831-7569 1298 Kingston Road (905) 831-2196 1660 Kingston Road (905) 428-1607 Ajax Pickering FINEST INDIAN CUISINE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS For nominating us Best Indian Cuisine in Ajax/Pickering A culinary delight for your palate Come visit us soon & enjoy our lunch specials 611 KINGSTON RD. W. AJAX (905) 686-5553 MONDAY – CLOSED TUES-THURS 11:30am-9:30pm FRI-SAT 11:30am-10:30pm SUNDAY 12noon-9:00pm 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESParty Tyme Rentals & Sales gets nod for Reader’s Choice Award! Visit them and view their full line of rental supplies ranging from parties and weddings to any occasion. Party Tyme is located at 33 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax. For more information call 905-683-1702 Midway Carpet 120 Hunt St. Ajax 905-683-6126 We may not be one of the “big guys” in the market but we have, BIG IDEAS ABOUT THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE We appreciate your vote. Family owned & operated for over 20 years. Let our family serve yours. ® Registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. DuPont Canada Inc. is a licensee. Advertising Feature Come and see why we were nominated Best Manicure & Pedicure for Reader’s Choice 2002 Call 905-619-2639 to receive your free facial, pedicure and manicure. (some restrictions apply) 15 Westney Road, Unit13, Ajax www.durhamregion.com (905) 665-7778 A Family Owned Business Classic Cooling & Heating Would Like To Thank Oshawa/Whitby This Week Readers For Nominating Us “BEST HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING SPECIALIST” And To Show Our Appreciation, We Would Like To Celebrate By Having A Mind-blowing Sale. With The Purchase & Installation Of Your New Furnace You Receive A Water Heater FREE!!NO MORE RENTAL BILL!! www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE B9 A/P OSHAWA • WHITBY • CLARINGTON • PORT PERRY THIS WEEK PRESENTS.. Location: Holiday Inn - 1011 Bloor Street E., Oshawa Special Section Publishing: Friday September 20, 2002 Promotional Information will be available on our website www.durhamregion.com Open to public from 1 pm ‘til 8 pm Register on-line @www.durhamregion.com TO REGISTER YOUR COMPANY, CALL TODAY! 905-576-9335 or 905-683-0707 Fax: 905-579-4218 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 STA R T S T O D A Y SPECIALSALE Carrier of The Week If you did not receive your News Advertiser/flyers OR you are interested in a paper route call Circulation at (905) 683-5117. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 - 7:30 Sat. 9 - 4:30, Sun. 10 - 1 Remember, all inserts, including those on glossy paper, can be recycled with the rest of your newspaper through your blue box Recycling program. For information on delivering your advertising flyers, call DUNCAN FLETCHER at 683-5110. IN TODAY’S News Advertiser ADVERTISING FLYERS BARGAINS Wednesday Sept. 25, 2002 News Advertiser Walmart, 270 Kingston Rd. E., Ajax Walmart, 1899 Brock Rd. N., Pick. 135 Kingston Rd., Ajax 222 Bayly St. W., Ajax 1360 Kingston Rd., Pick. * Delivered to selected households only * Arms of Jesus Children Pick. * City Can Financial Ajax * Faithway Baptist Church Ajax/Pick. * Foster Pontiac Buick Ajax/Pick. * Future Shop Ajax/Pick. * Home Depot Ajax/Pick. * Jennifer Baglieri-Remax Pick. * Let’s Celebrate Halloween Ajax/Pick. * Pizza Ville Ajax Real Estate Ajax/Pick. * Sears Ajax/Pick. * Square Boy Ajax/Pick. * The Bay Ajax/Pick. Wheels Ajax/Pick. Rick Wednesday’s carrier of the week is Rick. He enjoys reading & playing hockey. He will receive a dinner for 4 voucher compliments of McDonald’s. Congratulations Rick for being our Carrier of the Week. Stopping crime in Ajax AJAX ––The Town of Ajax launched its Crime Stoppers program to fight vandalism in town recently. The town’s anti-vandal- ism committee was instrumental in getting the successful program on board to help in the ongoing battle. On hand for the of- ficial launch were Eric Wright, a Crime Stopper board member, and Linn Gilbey, the chairperson of the anti-vandalism com- mittee. RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo They'd like to teach the world to sing in four-part harmony Durham Shores Sweet Adelines offering workshops DURHAM –– You don't have to reserve your singing for the shower anymore. The Durham Shores Sweet Adelines chorus is offering learning workshops for women interested in four-part harmony Sept. 18 and Sept. 25, and Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Later in the fall, Durham Shores will be hosting a first for mothers and daughters, aunts and nieces, sisters and friends. For three nights in as many weeks, members of the chorus and women from the community are welcome to take a female relative (or friend). These special evenings will be held Oct. 23 and Oct. 30, and Nov. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. The Durham Shores Chorus is made up of a group of women who meet once a week to learn about music, sing, and enjoy friendship. The chorus sings the unique art form of a cappella bar- bershop harmony and includes tenors, leads, baritones and bass- es working together to create music. The group's repertoire in- cludes selections from Broadway, 1970s hits, rock, pop, country and even some classics. No singing experience is necessary to join the group, only the ability to carry a tune and an enthusiasm for music. The sessions will all be held at the Notre Dame Church Hall, 384 Hillside Ave., Oshawa. For more information, visit the chorus's We b site: www.harmonize.com/Durhamsh oreschorus or call Ruth at 905- 720-9987 or Cheryl, 905-571- 0093. DURHAM –– For all the most up-to-date home improvement hints and de- sign direction this fall, visit the Oshawa This Week Home Show at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium from Sept 27 to 29. Presented by ‘Oshawa This Week,’ along with many other businesses in the area, the show will fea- ture a display and represen- tatives to offer advice to help you make the right choices this fall for indoor and outdoor renovations and designs. Guest speakers include: Lynelle Manson of Design InVision; David MacPhee of Design Services Limited; and Tracy Kundell, owner of Avalon Interiors. The show, which has no admission fee, runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Don’t forget to enter your ballot in the draw to win a $1,500 gift certifi- cate at the LA-Z-BOY Fur- niture Galleries. Home Show has what you’re looking for Career Training500 CLASS A, D, AND Z Endorsement training at Durham College Whitby. Job opportuni- ties for graduates. Call now and reserve your seat. Completion could take less than one month. 905-721-3368 or 905-721-3340. CALL CENTRE Workshop Training at Durham College, Whitby. Get in at the ground floor in this explosive customer service industry. With our two-day workshop training program, and your full com-mit- ment and personal goals, the opportunities exist for advance- ment in the ever-growing "Call Centre" business. This two-day workshop will run: Sept. 14 and Sept. 21 and Nov. 9 and Nov. 16. For info. 905-721-3340 or 1-800- 816-3615 Drivers509 AZ DRIVERS for small local com- pany. U.S. experience, Reefer experience preferred. Full time. Call Greg 905-509-8262 or fax 905-509-8265 General Help510 MAID SERVICE Requires reli- able cleaners for residential, daytime only, part-time posi- tions to start immediately. Ex- perience preferred. Own transportation required. Serious inquiries only (905) 686–9160. A COMPUTER AVAILABLE? Work from home online. $500 - $5,000/mo. P/T or F/T. www.cashinginondreams.com or call 1-888-373-2967. AS HEARD ON THE RADIO! #1 on-line system $500-$1500 P/T. $3900+F/T 1-888-272- 9054 www.amazingbiz4u.com ACCESS TO A COMPUTER? Work from home on-line, $500 - $5,000 PT/FT, log onto www.connectindreams.com or toll free 1-888-257-8004. AJAX PROPERTY MAIN- TENANCE company looking for an experienced person for windows/snow removal. must have valid Driver's License! Call (905) 428-1844. Fax re- sume (905) 428-8496. WORK AT HOME Health In- dustry $1000 P/T - $5000 F/T per month. Training available. Call for free information BOOKLET. 416-631-7156 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL,long- term temp, Staff Plus will be interviewing 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thurs. September 26 th McLeans Community Centre, 95 Magill Dr., Ajax. COMMERCIAL CARPET/Floor technician, full-time/various hours, hourly + bonuses, valid drivers license. Dry cleaning, tile floors, pressure wash an asset. Call Mr. Casey 905- 686–9272 CLEANING STAFF with ex- perience for residential & commercial cleaning. Full & part-time positions. Vehicle an asset. References required. Call 905-686–9472. Come JOIN DURHAM Re- gion's highest paid appoint- ment setting team. $9-$19 hourly plus bonus. Apply to- day, start tomorrow. Full training. Full & par-time avail- able. (905)434–6149. ext. 222 CONSTRUCTION SITE super- intendent, experienced, for Pickering job site. Call Mr. Winters, Glenbrook Homes, (416) 444–8500 CULLEN GARDENS requires a full time accounts payable/ cash office clerk. Accpac ex- perinece. Full time servers, pantry person, and food serv- ice clerks. Fax to: (905) 668- 0510 or deliver to: 300 Taun- ton Rd. W., Whitby. - DOWNTOWN!!Brand new of- fice just opened. Positions must be filled immediately. Customer service/sales + marketing/warehouse. Call to- day to book interview. Ask for Robin 905-571-4738 DISLIKE RECRUITING & Sell- ing? Visit: Star2000on- line.com enter id# 8564. Take the free tour! DOCK WORKERS required, Whitby, full-time midnight- 8:30am, PART-TIME suits students 6-9pm, no experi- ence, hand bombing involved. $9.50/hour +up paid weekly. Breakaway Staffing Solutions, fax 1-905-670-3815 or email sdillon@bellnet.ca ELEPHANT BLUES? Tired of working for peanuts? Imme- diate F/T Openings in Durham Regional office. We train. Customer Service, Sales/ Marketing & Management training available. Call Jessi- ca 1-888-265-5539 EXPERIENCED part person for Chrysler dealership. Call Don Jr. (905) 985–7354 FINANCIAL SERVICES COM- PANY looking for highly moti- vated, career minded people. Experience in sales/market- ing, insurance or financial in- stitutions an asset not a re- quirement. Full training pro- vided. Contact Stewart Ro- berts (905)436-8499 FRESH AIR,exercise and more. Call for a carrier route in your area today. 905-683– 5117. HAIRSTYLIST WITH MINI- MUM 3 years exp. full or part time, for ajax salon, $400 per week plus commission, Call Mario or Ramzi (905)683- 5911 or even. (905)683-1884 HEY MUST BE THE MONEY!! Tired of jobs that suck? New company in Whitby looking for people in all areas of custom- er service, sales, manage- ment. 18+. No exp. neces- sary. Must like loud music and work well with the op- posite sex. Trevor (905)666– 9685 HOMEWORKERS NEEDED! To assemble our products- Mailing/Processing Our Cir- culars - Copy/Mailing PC Disk Program. No experience needed. Free information. Send SASE to: Crafts, 8-7777 Keele St. Ref. 7-207 Concord Ont. L4K 1Y7 I NEED SOMEONE to learn my business. Must have leader- ship ability and strong desire for above average income. Team spirit an asset. Contact Steve (905)404-0772 JOCUS EDUCATIONAL TOYS, a Canadian company, needs representatives for Christmas Season ahead. 350+ quality toys, puzzles, crafts...60% un- der $15. Home party plan easily adaptable for fund rais- ers, catalogue sales. Informa- tion Open House: Monday, September 30th. Holiday Inn, 401 and Brock Road, Whitby 7 - 9 p.m. or call 1-800-361- 4587 x9496. Email: mvandelinde@yahoo.com LABOURER -Intense, and roust a bout with good hands for mechanical work. Drivers license, resume. Monday- Saturday. Call Bruce (905)427-6600 9a.m.-6p.m. Mon.-Fri. LANDSCAPE TYPE LABOUR- ERS required for underground cable installation. Scarbor- ough area. Valid drivers li- cense required. Call 416-208- 0771. LAWN MAINTENANCE & SNOWPLOW operators need- ed full time. Experienced only. Fax resume to 905-623-6922 No Phone Calls. ECE REQUIRED FOR Junior room at little People's Play School. Please send resume to 33 Falby Crt., Ajax L1S 3R3, (905)428–9909. LOSE WEIGHT like crazy for the last time!! 1-800-352-3228 MAKE LOTS OF $$$$$$after school!!! Telephone sales for Garden Bros. Circus. No ex- perience necessary. Monday to Friday 4:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Phone (905)579-6222 MUSIC FOR YOUNG Children has self-employed music teaching opportunities requir- ing Grade 8 Piano, Grade 2 Theory. Special training from MYC. www.myc.com Phone Barbara (705) 742–9761 NEED A JOB?Have a vehi- cle? Neat and clean in ap- pearance and willing to work weekends and afternoons? Call (905) 579-7814. LOOKING FOR general la- bourers for woodworking shop. Fax resume to (905)723-3945 QUALIFIED SCHOOL AGE ECE needed for an established daycare. Send resumes to: The Children's Place, 320 Rit- son Rd. S., Oshawa ON L1H 5J1 or fax 905-434-8708. No phone calls please. PART-TIME RETAIL Furniture Sales Help required. Must be available for flexible hours Monday - Sunday. Apply with resume & references. Contact Manager 905-668-2770. PERSONAL ASSISTANT re- quired by a busy sales per- son for the North Pickering area. Looking for an highly or- ganized person with good computer skills, real estate experience an asset. Fax re- sume to Mike 905-649-6405. PICKERING AREA - General factory worker/ handy person, forklift license asset. ?must be able to lift 50 lbs. Please fax resume to (905) 427-6154 PROCESS SERVER - Nights 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. (piece work.). Non-smoking environment, 18 years plus. No experience necessary. Must be bondable and willing to drive long dis- tances. Small vehicle essen- tial. Fax resume to: (905) 571- 6253 QUALIFIED ECE or assistant ece required for part time morning program. Telephone (905) 831–9246 RECEPTIONIST WANTED for busy upscale salon, part time or full time, Also esthetician wanted, with clientele (good Sq. ft. space) 905-668–8046 ask for Louie or Rafael. REED'S FLORIST is hiring a mature full time supervisor for our Pickering location and a mature full time salesclerk for Ajax location. retail experi- ence mandatory. Fax resume to (905) 683-0481 or mail to: 206 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax. LlS 2H6. before September 30/02. SERVICE REP for East Ontario area. Company vehicle, comm., 40Gs ++. No exp. nec. 1-905-602–9901 ext. 325 SHINGLER WANTED,$18 - $26 per hr. Must have own vehicle and valid drivers li- cense. Call for interview (905) 579–4517 START HOME BUSINESS with your computer. FT/PT. Toll Free 1-888-576-5404 www.youandme2succeed.com STYLIST POSITION for busy Oshawa and Ajax salons. Guaranteed salary and com- mission. Hiring bonus from $100 - $350., store discounts. Call Cheryl (905) 723-7323. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! Strong Voices Needed! Tele- phone sales re: police retirees. Work from our office Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. or 4:45 to 8 p.m. exciting new pay struc- ture. Phone (905) 579-6222. WAREHOUSE POSITIONS Looking for hard working, con- scientious people for a fast paced distribution center located in Markham. Must be able to lift 80 lbs. Experience in a warehouse environment is an asset. Shift hrs.10:30a.m. - 7p.m. Please fax resume to Attn: Operations Manager- Fax: 905-946-8435 WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS affordable, efficient, guaranteed. (905) 623–7781 www.youandme2succeed.com WIRELESS 1 RETAIL SALES/customer care profes- sional. P/T with F/T possibility. Days, Evenings, weekends, must be flexible. Drop resume to 1800 Dundas St. E. Whitby. WORK ON LINE $25-$75/hr, full training provided, (206) 984- 9872 or www.dreamclasp.com Skilled & Technical Help515 CARPENTER NEEDED-small commercial contractor re- quires of a carpenter. Own vehicle and tools. Please fax resumes (905)666–9617 at- tention: Tracy Fuller Touch of Class Escort Companions Hiring educated and classy ladies 18-25 years. Wo rk part-time, Make Big Money. Day or Night shifts. (905)922-6225 EASY PHONE WORK Appointment Setting No Selling National Company modern upbeat office. Permanent F/T days. Great hours. Hourly plus generous bonus$$. Start immediately. Call for interview (905)426-1322 SUBWAY AJAX PICKERING VILLAGE Hiring for new location All Positions Apply in existing stores Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. SEAMSTRESS Part-time position required for better ladies wear. Apply with resume: Hollys Fashions Pickering Town Centre $21.50/Hour Average Registration Officers required We train you Call Tim 905-435-0280 GENERAL LABOURERS REQ. 4:00pm Start $8.00 per hour Springer Personnel 905-426-2525 CUSTOMER SERVICE/ ORDER TAKERS $21.50/HR. AVG. Full Training Provided Managers Required Call Brian 905-435-0518 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. AZ/DZ DRIVERS REQUIRED F/T 2 yrs req., $13-15 Durham / Scar. Springer Personnel 905-426-2525 A/P PAGE B10 NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 www.durhamregion.com CLASSIFIEDS E-Mail Address: classifieds@durhamregion.com Call: Toronto Line: (416) 798-7259 Now when you advertise, your word ad also appears on the internet at http://www.durhamregion.com FIND IT FAST IN THE AJAX-PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER To Place Your Ad In Pickering Or Ajax Call: 905-683-0707 Ajax News Advertiser 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax Hours: Mon.-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Saturday Ajax 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 Our phone lines are open Mon. to Fri. until 8 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. GET YOUR SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA! Adult day school, night school or learn-at-home credit granting programs. 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Applying for positions in: • Office Administration • Management/Supervision • Sales and Marketing • Counseling • Accounting/Bookkeeping • Travel Agencies DIAMOND INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY For additional information Call (905) 427-1922 - Ajax ISO 9001 and 14001 Registered Manufacturer Requires QUALITY & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER • Quality Designation Required • Trained Internal/Lead Auditor, ISO 9000/2000 • Understanding of Environmental Compliance • Strong Leadership and Organizational Skills • Plastics/Chemical background an asset • 2 years Minimum Experience in Manufacturing in a Quality Leadership Role Apply Stating Salary Expectations to: Jet Moulding Compounds Inc. 251 Station Street, Ajax, ON L1S 1S3 Fax 905.683.7405 Labelcraft is an industry leader in flexo- graphic printing. Due to rapid growth and expansion we are currently seeking to increase our sales force. This role will be responsible for identifying and developing label sales opportunities, pursuing active sales leads, as well as serv- icing a currently established customer base. The ideal candidate will have 3 - 5 years experience in the flexographic print indus- try. Please forward resumes to: Shannon Tomlinson Labelcraft Product Inc. 1020 Toy Ave Pickering, L1W 3P1 Fax: (905) 428-3847 pickeringtowncentre.com Oscar from Crossings MALL WIDE JOB FAIR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH OVER 80 ret ail locations at Pickering Town Centre are hiring new employees • Full-time • Part-time • Seasonal Would you like an exciting career TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE The TESL program will prepare you for positions in Canada and Internationally. This 3-month program is run in co-operation with TLA - our affiliate Toronto school. DIAMOND INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS - Ajax Call (905) 427-1922 for information TRUCK & MINI -VAN OWNERS WITH THEIR OWN CREW OF HELPERS to distribute telephone directories to the Ajax, Bowmanville, Cobourg, Oshawa, Port Hope & Whitby Distributors will start on Oct. 1, 2002 The candidates must be available during the day. For more info, please call 1-866-526-4930 (Ref-6103) 509 Drivers 509 Drivers DRIVERS CLASS DZ ◆ Blue box pick-up and curbside sorting ◆Previous experience preferred ◆Immediate openings ◆Permanent positions ◆Competitive rates ◆Company paid benefit plan ◆Uniforms provided ◆Safety incentive program ◆Productivity incentive ◆Current abstract required Please apply to: MILLER WASTE SYSTEMS 1220 Squires Beach Road Pickering, ON L1W 3Z5 Fax: (905)426-4223 We thank all applicants however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help LOOKING FOR WORK? 3 Day Job Club will help you FIND A JOB fast In 3 days you will have: ◆ A resume that gets you in the door ◆A free 190 page job search manual ◆Answers to tough interview questions ◆Knowledge of how to find good job leads To register for our free workshops Call Sandy at (905) 420-4010 Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre 1400 Bayly St., Unit 12, Pickering Sponsored by: AVON Sales Dealers Needed for ✩ ✩ Christmas Selling ✩ ✩ Call today for information Cindy at 905-428-7502 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. •Qualified Stylists •Excellent wage and benefits package •Full and part time positions •Busy locations •No clientele required •Advanced training provided HAIRSTYLISTS WANTED Visit our website: www.firstchoice.com AFFORDABLE, PROFESSIONAL HAIRCARE. GUARANTEED® *New Location In Whitby* Positions now available in Ajax, Pickering & Whitby Call Saveria 905-427-6776 HIRING IMMEDIATELY Openings for 10 people For easy phone work Will train, experience is an asset Competitive salary + bonus Full & part-time positions Call for interview 905-426-1322 J. MICHAELS A progressive Ladies Wear Chain are looking for people who can provide excellent Customer Service to fill Full & Part-Time Associate Positions Hi end ladies wear experience is preferred, but not a prerequisite. Please apply in person to our Oshawa Centre location or fax your resume to: (905) 438-0733 Manufacturing & Technology Centre a leader in electronic repair is seeking motivated individuals for the following positions: •SHIPPER/RECEIVER-full time •ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN -full/part time For both day and evening shifts. We offer competitive salaries as well as great bene- fits and incentives. Please fax resume in- cluding salary expectations to 905-666-2334 attn Kim Aus AREA COORDINATOR PART-TIME WORK FROM HOME The Kidney Foundation of Canada is looking for a detail-oriented, highly motivated, organized and enthusiastic individual who enjoys working with volunteers to coordinate our annual March Drive door to door fundraising campaign in Ajax-Pickering. Word Processing & Excel experience an asset. Car required. Please submit your resume by October 4, 2001 to: The Kidney Foundation of Canada c/o J. Devonshire, Regional Coordinator - East R.R. 1 Port Hope, ON L1A 3V5 Fax: 905-753-2226 PART-TIME EVENINGS $15./per hr. Car required. Ideal for, RETIREES, Homemakers or as a Second income, (905)686-9842 EXT. 302 - 9AM-4PM (905)686-2445 EXT. 302 - 4PM-8PM SCHOOL BUS DRIVER Are you a stay-at-home parent or “too young to retire”? Do you enjoy driving and working with children? Then driving a school bus may be for you! Free Training Provided Live in Durham Region Call now to apply: Stock Transportation Ltd. 1-800-889-9491 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 We are a large printing company seeking qualified individuals for the following positions. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE In your role as Customer Service Representative you will have a proven ability to act quickly and respond to client and sales representatives needs. You are dedicated to developing and maintaining superior communication and support to internal and external clients to ensure a quality product and service is provided. Previous experience in the print industry is required. PRE-PRESS SUPERVISOR As Pre-Press Supervisor you will be responsible for the workflow and quality of work generated by your team. You have proven track record as a leader making you the ideal candidate for this challenging role. Knowledge of printing principles, theories and processes in addition to current prepress technologies (web, sheetfed binding/finishing processes) is required. Qualified applicants should submit their resume and cover letter, before September 30th, 2002 to: Oshawa This Week File # 845 P.O. Bo x 481 865 Farewell Street Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 SHIFT SUPERVISOR Positions Available (Pickering / Ajax) We have several opportunities for candidates with restaurant supervisory experience and/or education in Food Service or Hospitality. Fax your resume to: (905)427-2729 SELL IT NOW CALL AJAX 905-683-0707 509 Drivers C N C MACHINIST required for East Scarborough location. Lathe experience would be considered an asset. Please fax resume to 416-412-3172. CLASS "A" & 3RD & 4TH year apprentices required for busy truck dealership. Afternoon and day shifts available. Previous Mack, Volvo and Cummins experience an as- set. Excellent renumeration package, including bonus in- centives. Apply by fax only to: Durham Truck and Equipment (905) 426-2771 Attention: Service Manager. CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT company looking for instru- ment person and/or party chief. Minimum 6-months ex- perience, start immediately. Call 905-831-5201, please leave msg. FRAMING CREWS needed. New Site openeing. We are still look- ing for our base crews, could be year round. Bowmanville area. 905-372-7176. GAS FITTER - experienced for subcontract work in Durham Region. Own truck & tools. Fax resume (905)448-7941. HANDS-ON ELECTRICAL ENGI- NEER for automation and instru- mentation work on food packag- ing equipment. Please fax resume and salary expectations to the number below (905) 427- 6154 HVAC COMPANY in pickering looking for full time apprentice. Experience an asset. Gas fitter 2 or 3 required. Must have valid driver's license. Fax resume to: Greg (905) 683-0817. LEAD HAND MECHANIC for busy truck & trailer repair shop. Afternoon shift, 4 day week. Fax resume to: (905)725–7521 attention Al. MAACO AUTO PAINTING & Body Work now hiring experienced Body Men and Prep Line posi- tions. Call 905-576–5005 OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR handling steel plates. Afternoon & midnight shifts only. Fax resume to: 905-434-2870 SERVICE TECHNICIANS required. Service technicians and tune up specialists. Leading HVAC service company has immediate opportunities for skilled, experienced service tech- nicians, gas fitter 2 min. and ODP certificate required. Exceptional people skills, professional appearance and clean driving record. We offer excellent com- pensation packages, health ben- efits, on going company paid training, company vehicle. Join an exceptional company with exceptional people. Contact: Michael. Email: certified.michael@on.aibn.com Phone (905) 683-0380 or fax resume (905) 683-3377 Office Help525 BOOKKEEPER/ACCOUNTANT required part-time flexible, hours, in Kinsales (Hwy 7/ Lakeridge Rd). Call Andy (905)426–3939 RECEPTIONIST/ASSISTANT required part-time for busy Whitby hair salon. Apply to: File #844, P.O. Box 481, 865 Farewell St., Oshawa ON L1H 7L5 Sales Help & Agents530 SALES REPRESENTATIVE needed to sell advertising. Prior experience preferred. Commission basis. Call (905)982–0447 or 1-800-782- 2602 WANTED - LICENSED SALESPERSONS that are looking for a future. This deal- ership is friendly and not a pressure hothouse. We're looking for 2 top salespeople. Call Don Sr. (905) 985–7354 Hospital/Medical/ Dental535 DENTAL ADMINISTRATOR 401/McCowan. Progressive practice requires forward thinking individual with excel- lent communication/interper- sonal skills. Dental experi- ence required. Computer & fi- nancial skills a benefit. Fax resume to: 416-296-1914 DIRECT CARE WORKERS for developmentally handicapped kids and adults in group home. ECE, DSW, PSW, CYW, nursing or current enrollment in related college program an asset. Part time and full time. Various shifts available. Training provided. Fax re- sume to 905-686-3112 FULL-PART-TIME dental hy- gienist needed for Scarborough office. Call 1-416-267–1848 SHOPPERS DRUG MART requires part-time Pharmacist, 1 or 2 evenings per week. Oshawa, fax resume to (905)433-4660. P/T DENTAL RECEPTIONIST Come Join our Dynamic Team! Must have dental receptionist expe- rience, Tracker software knowledge beneficial. Please deliver resume in person to: Whitby Dental Centre, Attention: Dr. Ho. 3-1101 Brock St. South, Whitby. RN'S, RPN'S for floor duty, excel- lent pay scale. call Gentle Care Nursing Agency (905) 683-4149, or 1-877-845-1018 WHITBY DENTAL OFFICE requires dental receptionist min- imum 2 years experience, full time including evenings & Saturdays for large progressive practice. Please drop resume off at Dentistry on Dundas 107 Dundas St, E. attention Nicole. Domestic Help Available555 PERSONAL CAREGIVER avail- able for daytime for an elderly relative in their home, call after 7pm or before 10 a.m. 905- 576–8231. Houses For Sale100 PETERBOROUGH,Otonabee Township, country living, 2 minutes from by-pass/115. Ranch style brick bungalow w/heated garage, 1/2 acre lot. 3+1 bdrms w/hard- wood flooring, partially finished bsmt., renovated kitchen, f/p, new windows & many upgrades. Asking $154,900. View by appt only. (613)339–3118 AJAX, Private Sale. Immacu- late 2-bedroom. Many up- grades. Central air/vac; fenced yard; established neighbor- hood, close to schools & transport. Move in condition. $189,500 OPEN HOUSE Sun. Sept. 29, 1pm-4pm, 88 Rad- ford Dr. Call Anita (416)-281- 5309. BOWMANVILLE, bungalow, 2+ bedrooms, 2 baths (en su- ite). $186.000., 3 years new, central air/vac., main floor laundry, large open basement, Open house Saturdays/Sun- days 1-6 or call for an ap- pointment 905-697-1777 or 905-721-8839. PRIVACY,serenity in open concept four bedroom home on gorgeous forested lot, over 1/2 acre in heart of Pickering. 300 sq.ft. solarium with hot tub. (Ceramics, hardwood) 2 new fabulous bathrooms, many upgrades. $417,000. 905-831–8732 OSHAWA - Asking $135,000 for fast sale, 4 bedroom semi- detached, backsplit, separate entrance to finished base- ment, 2 full baths, located on beautiful tree-lined cul de sac, adjacent to public nature trail. Call collect 1-905-355-3826. HOME SELLERS - Find out what the home down the street sold for! Free computerized list of are home sales and current listings Free recorded message. 1-800-611-6170 ID#3001. Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd. NORTH END OSHAWA 3 bedroom brick bungalow, de- tached garage, double car drive, in-law suite, close to all amenities, fenced yard. $162,000. 367 Rossland Rd. E. (at Riston). (905) 728-2071. 3 BEDROOM, 3 BATHROOM house, desireable north Whitby, $254,900.www.bytheowner.com access #1310. Open House Sept. 28+29. Call 905-576-4280 Townhouses For Sale105 3-BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE, $119,900. 222 Pearson St. Unit 12 Oshawa. West off Rit- son Rd. N., between Adelaide & Rossland. View Sundays 1- 4pm No appointment neces- sary. Apt./Condos For Sale110 DISCOVERY PLACE,Hudson model, 2-bedrooms, 2 baths, solarium, large balcony, 2 parking spaces, locker, beau- tiful rec centre, close to all amenities and Go. (905)837– 0291 Out-of-Town Properties120 CUSTOM BUILT LOG HOME, open-concept bungalow w/ walkin basement, on 11 acres, south of Bethany, 5 minutes to 115. Asking $329,000. Call evenings (705)277–3561, leave message (705)793-2249 MONTAGUE,PEI summer re- treat or year round 2 storey home, 2 baths, large country kitchen, many renovations, large treed lot w/private back yard. Five minute walk to town marina. 15 minute drive to sandy beach at Pamure Is. 10min drive to 2 renowned 18 hole golf courses at Bredenell. $89,000 Phone (902)838-4532 weekdays after 6pm, anytime weekend. Pictures upon re- quest. snc Houses Wanted130 NEW COMPANY LOOKING TO BUY OR LEASE HOUSES. We take over payments, no equi- ty, no problem. Any price, any condition. No fees! Call 905- 720-1345 Lots & Acreages135 P.E.I. TWO 10 ACRE lots on quiet paved country road. 7 acres clear, 3 wooded with brook running through wooded area. 10 min. to Panmule Is- land Beach, 15 min. form (2) 18 hole renowned golf cours- es at Burdenell. $49,000 each. Phone (902) 838-4532 week- days after 6 p.m., anytime on weekends. snc Indust./ Comm. Space145 INDUSTRIAL UNIT, approx- imately 900 sq.ft., work & of- fice area avail. now, call for more info. 905-725–1171. Office & Business space150 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, Veltri Complex, Bowmanville. 68 King Street East. Commer- cial Rental Space. Parking & Wheelchair Accessible. Space ranging from 515-sq.ft to 2495-sq.ft. For more infor- mation call: 905-623-4172 OFFICE / PROFESSIONAL SPACE. 400-2400 sq. ft. Prime downtown Whitby location. Ground floor. Private entrance and parking Call Joanna @ 905-579-6245. Stores For Sale Rent/Wanted155 FOR RENT Equipped restau- rant. 603 Kingston Rd. West, Pickering Village. 965sq ft. $1750/month w/equipment, $1500 without. Equipment for sale separately. Call 905-683– 5865 Investment Opportunities159 A GREAT OPPORTUNITY!!In- vest in Public Storage Units. $10,000/unit guaranteed 7%- 10% return. call 905-243-0588 LOCAL TOUR AND CHARTER bus company requires invest- ments of $5000-$50,000. Call (905)725–5665 POWERTRADES ONTARIO - Foreign currency training, in- vestment and trading oppor- tunity. Huge returns on equity. Contact 905-404-2690/416- 629-9815. Business Opportunities160 AUTO REPAIR and Automotive Engine Rebuilding business for sale. Good lease, lots of parking. Call 9-6pm Monday-Friday (905)431–0919. GIFT SHOP & TEA ROOM for sale. Well established business in Ajax. Call Anne 905-619-6555. HAIRSTYLING SALON for sale Well established salon in Bowmanville with clientele. Great opportunity. Owner retiring. Financing available OAC. Call 905-623-5019 or 705-324-7171 Apts. & Flats For Rent170 1 AN OSHAWA NORTH,large 1- bedroom apartment, balcony, appliances, utilities, laundry, clean quiet building, October lst. $725. (905)436-9785. 2 BEDROOM BASEMENT apt., east Oshawa, separate entrance, avail Oct. 1, $725/month, first/last, references includes all utilities +parking, no laundry facilities, non-smoker. Call 905- 436-3986. NOV. 1, 2-bedroom clean apt. in 4-plex. Oshawa. Near Simcoe & John St., Laundry facility, no- pets, $725 +hydro. Days 905- 728-5540/ evenings 905-666- 9549. 2-BEDROOM APT. Oshawa, main floor, near King St. Clean, well maintained, quiet, no pets. $875+ hydro, avail. Oct/Nov. 1st. 905-579–7581. AJAX -67 Church St., Large 2- bdrm avail. Nov. 1st., includes parking, hydro, new appliances. $1050/month. First & last. (905)426-1161 AJAX - New, large 1 Bedroom basement apartment. Furnished, no pets/smokers. In-door park- ing, suitable career person, first/last. $900 inclusive. Oct.1 905-428–1357. AJAX, new 1-bedroom base- ment apartment. Separate en- trance. Utilities/cable includ- ed. Near Go, 401, school, shopping. No pets/smoking. Available immediately. $850/ month, first/last, references. 905-428–2653. AJAX, NEW large 2 bedroom basement, separate entrance. No smoking/pets, parking, laundry, cable included. $800 plus 50% utilities. Available immediately. (905) 686-6350 AJAX - NEAR LAKE.Profes- sionally designed furnished 1,400 sq. ft. basement apart- ment, walkout to yard, sepa- rate entrance, central and vac, non smoker, $975. plus utili- ties. (905) 428-2825 BASEMENT APARTMENT Liv- erpool/Bayly. One bedroom, private entrance, all inclusive $750/month, first/last. Available Oct. 1st. Non-smoker. Pager (416)330–2096 Leave Msg. BRIGHT 2 BEDROOM base- ment. 1 parking, utilities, pri- vate patio, shared laundry, no smoking/pets, first./last refer- ences, avail. Nov. 1, asking $900. S. Liverpool-Pickering, 905-420–6650 BRAND-NEW 2-bedroom basement. Alarm, fireplace, laundry, large windows, sepa- rate entrance, appliances incl. Must see! All inclusive $1050.00. Nov. 1st. Whit- by...Queen's Common. 905- 619-8844, then dial 905-852- 7179 BRIGHT SPACIOUS 1-bdrm walkout. Clean, a/c, separate entrance, eat-in kitchen, laun- dry, cable included. No smoking/pets. Newcastle. $685+ utilities. Call 905-987-4053. BROCK/MAJOR OAK 2-bed- room basement apt., walkout, ravine view, separate entrance, $900/mo. all inclusive, separate laundry. Oct. 1, no pets/smoking, first/last, working single/couple preferred. 905-426-8485 CENTRAL OSHAWA, 2-bed- room $799 +3-bedroom $950 for October 15, 1-bedroom $725 immediately, also Oct. 1. Well- maintained building, near all amenities. 905-723-0977 9am- 5pm CLAREMONT - Luxury loft 1 bed- room apartment. Suits single professional person. Parking, laundry included. $795/mth inclusive. Call 905-649–1917. COURTICE,large 1-bdrm, clean, bright, very spacious, 4 appliances, parking, yard, Suitable for quiet non-smoker. $775 inclusive. 905-576–3830 COZY BACHELOR basement apt with fireplace in nice neighborhood, Westney/Hwy 2. Utilities included, no pets, no smoking. $700/month, first/ last. Available Oct.1. Call bet- ween 9am-2pm 905-428-0334 FINCH/PARKDALE NEW TWO bed- room basement apartment. Separate entrance, utilities includ- ed, Non-smoker $950/month, first/last required. Available Oct. 1st. 905-837–9607. COZY FURNISHED 1 bedroom basement Pickering. Utilities, park- ing, cable, laundry included. Available Oct.1. $700/mo, only first required. 905-837-1694 or 416-358-0754 LUXURY SPACIOUS 1-bedroom apartment overlooking park & Lake Scugog, 5 appliances. Excellent location. Downtown Water Street, Port Perry. Call 905-728-7361 Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm. MAJOR OAK/BROCK RD, Pickering, 2-bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, utili- ties and cable included. Non-smok- er, no pets. $850/month first/last required. Avail. Oct.1 (905)619–1509 NORTH WHITBY,Clean, Spacious 1-Bedroom basement apartment, fully furnished, separate entrance, Nov. 1st $925/month plus partial utilities, first/last, references. 905- 430-1788 NORTHEAST OSHAWA 2 bedroom walkout basement, central air, suit- able for professional/couple, Nov. 1. First/last, no smoking/pets $850 inclusive. 905-720-2307 OSHAWA 2 BEDROOM bright base- ment apartment, large windows, laundry room, separate entrance, avail. immediately. $850/mth. No smoking/pets. Call 905-436-8133 OSHAWA APTS.- Bachelor, 1 and 2 bedroom, newer buildings. Includes utilities, parking. Laundry on-site. No dogs. Building #1 905- 432-8914, Building #2, #3, #4 905- 571-0425 or for all 1-888-558- 2622/ 416-473-9173. OSHAWA, LARGE 1-bdrm, main floor, $640 inclusive, parking avail. No smoking/pets. Avail. Oct. 1st. First/last required. Call 905-666–8639 OSHAWA, BRIGHT CLEAN 2 bedroom apartment, laundry facilities and parking included. $775 plus utilities Call (905) 431- 3279. OSHAWA,one bedroom, appli- ances, laundry facilities, separate entrance, available immediately. Ideal for professional, non- smoker/no pets. Parking/utilities, close to hospital, lst/last, $725. (905) 728–9863 PICKERING 1-bdrm basement, separate entrance, 4 appliances, a/c, f/p, parking. Avail. immedi- ately. No smoking/pets. $850 inclusive. First & last. 905- 839–0098 PICKERING,Brock/Hwy#2, Bright, large, spacious 2 bdrm. Separate entrance, 4 appliances, avail. immediately. No pets/ smoking, $1000 inclusive. First/last. Leave msg 905- 683–3365 PICKERING - walkout basement, one bedroom apt. very clean, non-smoker, no pets. Separate entrance. First/last. $700 inclu- sive. Available Oct. 1st. Call 905- 428-9653. PICKERING,1-bdrm basement, separate entrance, parking, laun- dry, utilities incl. Avail. Nov. 1st. $600/monthly. No pets. First/last. Call (905)426–6365 PICKERING,1865 Glenanna Rd., 3 bedroom apts., close to shop- ping, schools, daycare, GO. 4 appliances, heating, air, carpet- ed, large suites, From $1100. Avail. Oct. 1. 905-831-1250 PICKERING, 2-bdrm bsmt apt, separate entrance, all appliances, 2-car parking, $1000 inclusive, first/last required. Avail Nov. 1st. Call after 5pm 905-686–7387 WHITBY - 2 Bedroom. Avail- able for October. lst. $840 all inclusive except. cable. Of- fice hours 9-5pm Monday-Fri- day & 6pm-8pm Monday - Thursday (905)665–7543. ONE & TWO BEDROOM apts. available November. Con- veniently located in Uxbridge in adult occupied building. Appt. to view call 905-852- 2534 WHITBY, DUNDAS/BROCK - Luxury large 2-bdrm, carpet, a/c, very quiet adult lifestyle bldg., storage. $1025/month inclusive. Avail. Oct. 1st. First & last required. 905-668- 0182 or 416-460-5410. WHITBY BROCK/VICTORIA,2 bedroom self contained base- ment apt, separate entrance, parking, non-smoker, no pets. $775 all inclusive first/last Available Oct 1. 905-665– 8982 WHITBY, BROCK/DUNDAS, large 3-bdrm upper apartment in triplex. Appliances, coin laundry, 2 parking spaces, $990-$1040 plus hydro. Ref- erences plus application re- quired. James (905)509–1805 WHITE'S RD South,1-BDRM walk-out basement, full kitch- en, 4pc bath, separate laun- dry, private patio, parking, no pets, non-smoking female preferred. $975 incl. 905-839– 0067 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 SPACIOUS 2-BDRM CONDO 936 Glen (at Park). Parking, appliances, laundry, A/C, $800/mo. incl. First/last, ref- erences no pets. (905)432– 7823 or (416)516-2127 Houses For Rent185 A-ABA-DABA-DO, OWN YOUR OWN HOME! 6 months free! From $550/month OAC, up to $6,000 cash back to you, $30,000+ family income. Short of down payment? For spectacular results Great Rates. Call Ken Collis, Asso- ciate Broker, Coldwell Banker RMR Real Estate (905)728- 9414, or 1-877-663-1054, kencollis@sympatico.ca 2-BDRM main floor bungalow, large patio, Whites/401 area. Avail. immediately. Call days 905-831-1022 or evenings 905-839–8520. 3-BDRM BUNGALOW w/ga- rage, sunroom, private large yard, good Whitby location, close to all amentities, $1450 monthly. Avail. immediately. Dafani Properties 905-242-3331 AJAX, Why pay rent when you can own your own 3 bdrm prop- erty for $1400 monthly mortgage payment? Cash back avail. Must have good credit. Please call Gordon Knight, Royal Lepage Connect Realty, 905-683-1790 Sick of RENTING? 1st Time Buyer? Professional Renter? Honest Answers....! Professional Advice...! To “Own” Your Next Home! 1-800-840-6275 Office905-432-7200Ability R. E.Direct Line 905-571-6275 Mark Stapley Sales Rep. OSHAWA Family Bldg., Large 2 & 3 B/R units. $765 & $875 Utilities in- cluded. Easy access to schools, shopping. For appt. call (905) 721-8741 OSHAWA VERY SPACIOUS 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. Close to schools, shopping centre, Go Station. Utilities included. Senior Discounts Call (905)728-4993 AJAX Westney/Hwy 2 Nice one-bedroom basement apartment separate entrance, laundry no smoking, no pets $750 all inclusive 905-427-0372 Small retirement Home Requires Immediately RPN- Med cert., charge nurse exp. an asset, avail. for all shifts Assistant Cook/ Housekeeper For casual relief. call Louise or Michelle 905-839–5151 AVON Sales Make extra $$ for Christmas Call Today Heidi 905-509–1163 www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE B11 A/P A local bridge builder has 2 openings for FORM SETTER/ CARPENTER Call Fred (905)294-7480 ext 116 515 Skilled & Technical Help CLASS A LICENSED MECHANIC •General/Front end •Start immediately •GM experience an asset Call Grant Brock 905-623-3396 Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ADMINISTRATOR for New Home Sales Office of major home builder in Ajax. Must have both people and computer skills (Excel & Word). Must also be able to work evenings and weekends. Please fax resume to 905-619-0546 Attention: Trudy 525 Office Help 525 Office Help Dental Receptionist Required for fast paced family practice. Candidates should possess excellent commu- nication, organizational, and computer skills. Minimum two years dental reception experi- ence essential. Please reply in person to Office Manager at Cove Dental Offices, 177 Simcoe Street North Used Vehicle Sales Representative GM Dealership Roy Nichols Motors, Courtice We offer: • Large Inventory • Full benefit package • Excellent pay plan You offer: • Sales background • Motivated attitude • Team Player For a confidential interview please call Jim Reid or Doreen Kemp (905)436–2222 or fax (905)436–2028 530 Sales Help & Agents 530 Sales Help & Agents Committed to making a difference in long term care through the pride and dedication of our employees in fifteen homes, we are seeking a Full time Director of Care to join our team of leaders at Willows Estate, our 84 bed home in Aurora. We are looking for a Registered Nurse With a current Certificate with the College of Nurses of Ontario, who has previous management experience, strong clinical skills and working knowledge of computer programs MS Work and Excell Resumes from qualified applicants may be submitted to; Mrs. Sue Jackson, Administrator Willows Estate 13837 Yonge Street Aurora, Ontario L4G 3G8 Fax: (905) 841-0454 E-mail: suej@omni-way.com Applications will be accepted until September 30, 2002 We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. an OMNI home Experience Hope, Purpose and Belonging 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental515Skilled & Technical Help 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental ThorntonView Long Term Care Resi- dence, committed to making a difference in long term care we are looking for: CASUAL PART TIME COOK • Certified cooking course an asset • Must be flexible Please apply in writing to DIETARY MANAGER ThorntonView Long to Care Residence 186 Thornton Rd. South Oshawa, Ontario. LlJ 5Y2 or Fax (905) 576-0078 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental BUSINESSES WANTED We are interested in growing our business into new areas by acquisitions or partner- ships. If you have a Durham Region / Northumberland County area business that would benefit from more promotion, we may be interested in talking with you. Our interest is primarily, but not restricted to, businesses in the areas of publishing, distribution, printing, customer fulfillment, consumer and trade shows, and advertising agencies. Please write to: File #825, c/o Oshawa This Week PO Box 481, Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 Email:morebusinesswanted@hotmail.com describing the nature of your business with addresses / phone numbers to contact you. We will only contact businesses of interest. 160 Business Opportunities 160 Business Opportunities MANORS OF BRANDYWINE 45 GENERATION BLVD. APT 122__________________________________ Hwy. 401 & Meadowvale Blvd. 1, 2 & 3 bedroom suites available. Freshly painted with new carpets, blinds, and ceiling fans. Air conditioned, close to schools, shopping and Toronto Zoo. Call to view:(416) 284-2873 Email: brandywine@goldlist.com 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent RENT-WORRY FREE 1, 2 & 3 Bed. Apts. Well maintained, modern Appliances. All Util. included. On site super, maintenance & security. Rental Office:Mon - Fri. 12 noon - 8pm Sat & Sun 1pm- 5pm 905-579-1626 VALIANT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT www.gscrentals.com e-mail: valiant@speedline.ca PUBLIC AUCTION KAHN AUCTION CENTRE Estate & Consignment Our Specialty at 2699 Brock Rd. N. Pickering 3 mi. N. of Hwy. 401 on Brock Rd. "BIG ORANGE BARN" Thursday Aug. 26th 6:30pm Start Preview from 12 noon HUGE ANTIQUE SALE Selling:Estate Contents, Antiques, Furniture, Dining Room Suites, Bedroom Suites, Glassware & China, Decorative Arts, French Furniture, Limited Edition Art, Reproduction 18th & 19th Century Furniture. Too Many Items to List Auctioneer's Remarks We are selling 3 quality estates (from Stouffville, Mississauga, Scarborough). This will be a great sale to attend with lots of estate contents. This sale will have over 350 lots of great assortment. TERMS AND CONDITIONS:Visa, Mastercard, Amex, debit card. No registration fee. 10% buyers premium. Delivery available. For more info. or for consignment please call Victor Brewda-Auctioneer (Member of the Ontario Auctioneers Association) at (905) 683-0041 AUCTION SALE Retiring From Farming Oram & Maureen Moore At 4521 Hwy. 7A East of Nestleton Sat. Sept. 28, 2002 @ 10:30am Allis Chalmers 190 tractor with cab & heater, Allis Chalmers WC tractor, Mas- sey Ferguson 300 Combine self propelled 11', John Deer 14 T Baler, International 16 run seed drill, New Holland mix mill, Al- lis Chambers 4 furrow trip beam plow, Vi- bra, shank 12' cultivator, Massey Fergu- son 12' disc, new Holland hay condition- er, household items, farm related items, tea wade figurines & ginger bread, old wooden barrel, old egg crate, 40' alumi- num ladder, 140 bushel manure spread- er, antique front mount buck rack, qty. lumber some butternut & black cherry. Note:Machinery stored inside. Auctioneer: Bruce Kellett 705-328-2185 Antique & Collectible Auction Saturday, Sept. 28th-10am Viewing Sept. 27 5-9pm & Sept. 28 8:30am Fundraiser for the Victoria County Historical Society Quality selection of antiques & collectibles incl. ex- tremely rare Ltd. Edition Royal Doulton Prince & Princess of Wales commemorative wedding figur- ines (reserve bid), 1968 Mercury Montego, original condition (reserve bid), 1957 Coca-Cola cooler, pin ball machine, collector's plates, antique golf clubs/bag, shadow boxes, 1920's Persian carpet, huge collection TV service manuals 1950-1970, numerous vintage books & magazines, Eichwald handpainted cake plate, walking spinning wheel, hall stand, wooden desk/chair, new Canon printer, Limoges china, large number of Aynsley, Minton, Royal Crown Derby pieces, Coalport cups/saucers, 6 Demi tasse cups/saucers, German 8in., hot cho- colate pitcher w/metal lid, sweets bowl Art Nou- veau, Delph floral pattern flower vase 422, collect- ible Eaton Beauty Doll, crystal glassware, Hollyber- ry set of 8, antique bed frame, paintings incl. Trisha Romance print, 17in. circular Venetian tray em- bossed with gilt, late 18th Century Silver plated serving tray w/handles, small Royal Doutlon water jug & vase in light brown w/pictorial street design, plus many more items. Terms:Cash, credit cards, cheques. DON & GREG CORNEIL AUCTIONEERS R.R.#1, LITTLE BRITAIN (705) 786-2183 AUCTION GRIST MILL AUCTION CENTRE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH - 6 P.M. Selling the contents from an Oshawa home. Attractive 9 pc. oak dining room suite, 5 pc. dinette, chesterfield sets, occ. tables, occ. chairs, persian carpets, 9 pc. dinette, washer, dryer, dishwasher, mi- crowave, cement mixer, gas wood chip- per, qty. of power and air tools, old washing machine, numerous collecti- bles, several portable sewing machines, sewing machine in stand, sewing bas- kets and accessories, old hi fi, set of stairs, etc. etc. Preview after 2 p.m. Terms Cash or Good cheque, visa, m/c, interac. Auctioneers Frank and Steve Stapleton, (905) 786-2244, 1-800-263-9886 www.stapletonauctions.com 'Serving the Auction Industry since 1971' AUCTION SALE- Pethick and Stephenson Auction Barn, Haydon Sat. Sept. 28 @4 pm.From 401 Ext. 431 at Bowmanville, North 8 mi. on Hwy. 57 to Con. Rd. 8, turn east at Firehall to Haydon. Beatle memora- bilia, Can. Silver dollars 1936-67, Fifty cent pcs. 1918-date, Bedroom and lawn furniture, wooden desk, glassware and collectables. something of interest for everyone.Call for fax list, Terms cash, Interac, Visa, M/C. Auctioneer: Don Stephenson. 905-263-4402. Toll free 1-866-357-5335 Auction every Sat. night. AUCTION SALE SUNDAY SEPT. 29th, 10 A.M. (VIEWING 9 A.M.) MacGregor Auctions LOCATED IN ORONO AT SILVANUS GARDENS, TAKE 115/35 HWY TO MAIN ST. ORONO & FOLLOW SIGNS TO MILL POND RD. Sunday's Auction features a quality selection of articles from past to present, dingingroom set, couch & chairs, misc. tables, dressers, entertainment stand, country bench, glass & china, collectables, misc. hardware, plus contents from a local home still to be removed. Something for one & all! Watch for our outstanding Thanksgiving Auction Sun. Oct 13th, MACGREGOR AUCTIONS 905-987-2112 1-800-363-6799 AUCTION, SAT. SEPT 28TH - 10:00 A.M. for Mr. & Mrs. Fritz Berkis selling entire contents from their Frankford summer home to be held at WARNER'S AUCTION HALL, Hwy #2 Colborne, Sale includes their 14' aluminum boat and small outboard motor, nearly new lawn mower, wheel barrow, new free standing gazebo, all hand tools, ladders, BBQ, lawn furniture, ant. painted Hoosier cupboard, all original with flower bin, attractive 9pc dining room suite, also very attrac- tive reverse curved glass curio cabinet with mirrored back, stove, fridge, apt.-size chest freezer, 50's style kitchen cabi- net, ant. walnut bed & dresser, chrome set, excell bed sofa (almost never slept on), rubber boat, selection dressers & chests of drawers, beds, Davenport, small tables, portable TV, portable shower never used still in cartons, lawn & garden tools, alum ladders, all dishes, knick knacks, household arti- cles, pictures, mirrors, some collectables, etc. Mr. & Mrs. Berkis owned this Lakefront summer home over 40 years eve- rything must now be sold. No Reserves. Terms: Visa, M/C, Cash, Cheque, Interac. GARY WARNER - AUCTIONEER 905-355-2106 Online at www.warnersauction.com CONSIGNMENT EQUIPMENT AUCTION BERRYBANK FARMS 3383 Taunton Road, Orono ON. 1 1/2 Miles West of Hwy 115. Saturday October 5th, 2002 - 10 am Selling full line of farm equipment, tractors, machinery, vehicles, hardware, tools and lumber etc. FOR INFORMATION AND TO CONSIGN TO THIS AUCTION, CONTACT THE AUCTIONEER JOHN D. BERRY AUCTIONS~~905-983-5787 CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN Friday, September 27 at 4:30pm 3 miles East of Little Britain on County Rd. 4 Round pedestal dining table, side-by-side freezer refrigerator, chesterfield & matching chair, bed chesterfield, oak dining table & 6 chairs, 5 Salon hair dryers, crocks, co-oil lamps, parlour tables, dinette table & 4 chairs, qty. wooden kitchen chairs, glass top table & 4 chairs, bar refrigera- tor, Two 30in. electric stoves, qty. cupboard doors & trim, qty. black cherry lumber, 2 small trailers, Delta Jointer planer, Whitfield Pellet stove, Honda 3 wheeler, Hobart Industrial meat saw, dog sled, 16Hp Ford Riding lawn mower, 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille, qty. china, glass, household & collectable items. Don & Greg Corneil Auctioneers R.R. #1 Little Britain (705) 786-2183 EXCELLENT AUCTION,of quality home furnishings, ap- pliances, household effects, etc.at WARNER'S AUCTION HALL, Hwy#2 Colborne, Thursday Sept. 26th Selling Inside & Out, 2 Auctioneers, Starting 5pm. 2 fridges, 1 2dr FF other side by side with water & ice, top of line 30" stove only 1 yr old, 2 chest freezers, 1 upright nearly new, sol. oak entertainment centre, excellent matching washer & dryer, ex- cell modern bedroom set, solid pine dining rm set, rattan games table with 2 chairs, brand new bed sofa never used, sol. wood dinette set with table 4 chairs, selection dressers & chests of drawers, older 5Hp riding mower, older boat with 40Hp outboard, older roto tiller, scroll saw, qty. industrial ma- chine shop supplies, good used bed sofa, occasional chairs, occasional tables, lge selection lap top computers & electron- ics from a computer repair shop (owner moved away), lge se- lection household articles, dishes, knick knacks etc., pictures, lamps. No Reserves. Terms: Cash, cheque, Visa, M/C, Interac GARY WARNER - AUCTIONEER 905-355-2106 Online at www.warnersauction.com GARY HILL AUCTIONS 905-852-9538 / 1-800-654-4647 garyhill.theauctionadvertiser.com Cell 416-518-6401 SAT. SEPT. 28th - 11:00 a.m. for Ashgrove Farms, 8359 Reesor Rd.(10th Ln.), Markham, 1st farm E side, .3 km. S of Hwy. 7, (W of Locust Hill) Tractors & Eqpmt.: 2 - Case 2470 Tr action King, PTO, 3pt.h, 4WD, power shift, AC (both gd.); JD2955 w/cab & 265 ldr.; JD2130 dsl. (fair); MF65 dsl., PS, repaint, frt. mt. pump, forklift forks, multi- power & w/HD Allied ldr. (gd.); JD6620 turbo combine, 4WD, AC (gd.); JD44 corn hd., 4 r, wide r; JD918 flex hd., JD750 no till drill, pull type - centre wheel, Yetter markers, trash covers, single disc opener, packing wheel, 24 run (ex.); JD8300 seed drill w/grass box; RJ packer;1,900 bu. hopper bin; 4 - 500 bu. steel upright bins, 8 bands high w/false floor; Kan Sun (Butler) grain cont. flow 301 bu. Model 8- 17-15 dryer; Trucks: 1981 Ford tandem 800 series gas truck w/18’ grain rack, oil brakes, 8 & 4 trans., hoist (as is); 1979 Ford 700 series, single axle gas truck w/18’ box, grain rack, hoist (as is); 1994 GMC gas livestock truck, 366 cu. w/18’ box (cert. & E tested); Tools & Misc.; Preview: 9 a.m. Terms: Cash, Visa, M/C, Interac or approved cheque GARY HILL AUCTIONS For details phone 905-852-9538 / 1-800-654-4647 or see garyhill.theauctionadvertiser.com *Municipal -Trucks, Turf, Snow & Office Equipment* 29th Annual AUCTION for REGION of DURHAM & others to be held at Region of Durham -Oshawa/Whitby WORKS YARD 825 CONLIN Rd., WHITBY (East of Thickson Rd.) Sat. Sept. 28 9:30 10+ Municipalities -Turf, Snow & Construction Equipment 5-90/95 Ford Dump & plows* 91-IHC c/w Pitman Bucket* 12-93/96 Chev S10 Pickups 15-90/96 GMC /Ford Pickups, Crews & Dumps* 78 IHC Pumper Truck * IHC & Ford Farm tractors* 4-95/96 Ford Ambulances* 2-91/93 Blazers* 15-92/97 Astro, GMC & Ford Vans* 4-94/97 Corsica & Luminas etc. 6-Toro/JD Diesel Mowers* 5 -equip. Trailers* Compactors* Generators* Weed Trimmers* Positive Augers* Pumps* Port Welder* Concrete & Chainsaws* Concrete Grinder* Befco Mower* Target Saw* Pottery Kilns* Pressure Washers* Computers, Office & Shop Equipment* Partial list Only!!!! PARTIAL LIST ONLY !!!No BUYERS Premium!!!! VIEWING :Friday Sept. 27, 2002, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm TERMS: $500.00 Cash Deposit on Each Major Item, or as announced M.R. Jutzi & Co. www.mrjutzi.on.ca (519)648-2111 TESS TIDD ESTATE SALES SERVICE LARGE TAG SALE Saturday, September 28th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TIDD'S AUCTION HOUSE (Hwy#2 east of Cobourg) Dir: Exit 401 at Hwy #45 Cobourg. Go south to 5th set of lights (King St./Hwy.#2). Turn left. Follow for approx. 6 kms. Watch for signs. Selling a good variety of items from the estates of Rosemary Robertson (Colborne) and Irene Baker (Cobourg) along with the part contents of two local homes. Antique glass and china, pictures, furniture, small kitchen appliances, so- fas, a large selection of household items. COME OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN!!! TIDD ESTATE SALES/SERVICE (905) 372-2994/1-877-863-2477 WEDNESDAY, OCT 2nd -- 4:45pm Auction Sale of Furniture, Antiques and Collectables for a Mississauga home, selling at Neil Bacon Auc- tions Ltd. 1km west of Utica. TO INCLUDE:Chesterfield and chair, dining room suite, kitchen suite, coffee and end tables, bedroom suite, entertainment unit, lamps, prints, jewelry, coin, hockey memorabilia, large quantity of collectables and glassware plus many other interesting and quality items. SALE MANAGED AND SOLD BY NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 TWO DAYS! SATURDAY OCTOBER 5 THANKSGIVING MONDAY OCTOBER 14TH 10:00 am Complete store contents. Large auction of antiques, furniture, (1997) golf cart, new & used pine, many collectables & toys, tools, glass, china, pictures, trunks, cupboards, books, linen, quilts, lamps, tables, dressers, computers 98 internet, riding lawnmowers, snowblower, coke cooler, dressers, Mennonite ar- moire, antique beds, hundreds of box lots of nick knacks & treasures yet to be unpacked. All selling at the Mabee Auction Centre on Hwy 35 1 mile north of Rosedale or 7 km south of Coboconk. 911# - 5933. No reserve. Don't miss it. Terms Cash, Visa, Interac, M/C, Plan to attend. For further listing log on to www.auctionsfind.com/mabee. CALVIN MABEE AUCTIONS, RR#1 LINDSAY 705-374-4800 or Rosedale 705-454-2841, or log on to: www.auctionsfind.com/mabee WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 5 P.M. At McLean Auctions Lindsay, property A. C. McTav- ish Bobcaygeon (giving up housekeeping). 18 hp Sears tractor 42" cut and trailer, 2 photocopiers, ex- cellent furniture, appliances, some antiques, kitchen cupboards, new chesterfields, new oak dining suite, side by side refrigerator, also 94 Ford Explorer 4 x 4 (owner leaving Canada). Open 3 p.m. Sale 5 p.m. Cal now to list your fall sale. McLean Auctions (705) 324-2783 or 1-800-461-6499 www.mclean.theauctionadvertiser.com 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions TO ADVERTISE YOUR AUCTION IN THIS SECTION PLEASE CALL 905-683-0707 515 Skilled & Technical Help 530 Sales Help & Agents 100 Houses For Sale 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 4 BEDROOM HOME near Oshawa Centre, avail. Oct. 1st, $1000 + utilities. First & last required. Call 905-728–2335 BOWMANVILLE, Downtown, charming well-maintained 3 bdrm house. Mature profession- al couple preferred. First. last, references. $1200 + utilities or option to buy $179,000 with $6000 down, vendor will hold mortgage. Call 905-623-5071 NORTHEAST Oshawa 3+1 bdrms, full house w/good size backyard, garage, c/a, water, all appliances, close to school, $1190+heat/hydro. No dogs/smoking. First/last/refer- ences. Nov. 1st. 905-571-1962 ROSSLAND/THICKSON - Four bedroom house, double garage, basement not included. Pet restriction. References. $l,350 per mo. plus utilities. Avail. immediately. lst/last, Tim Webster Sutton Group Heritage (905) 619-9500 SIMCOE/ROSSLAND 2bdrm + in-law apt. 49ftx188ft lot. No pets. Avail Oct. 1st. All appli- ances, parking incl. First/last, references, credit check. 905- 430–7063 SPACIOUS 3-BEDROOM bunga- low with garage, close to schools, finished basement, hardwood floors, appliances, large yard. Available immediate- ly. $1300/month plus utilities. Near Oshawa hospital. (905)404–1786 TOWN OF LINDSAY 2200SQ. FT. built 2002. 3-bedrooms 2-baths close to playground, school, on Trent waterpark $1200. 416-931- 1494 email tampgard@soft- home.net WHITBY 3-BEDROOM house, 2 cars, & garage, $11195 plus oil & hydro. No outdoor mainte- nance. ((905)655–4623, (905)925-3945, (416-)269-5449 Townhouses For Rent190 3-BEDROOM newer townhouse, Pickering. Finished top to bot- tom. Near all amenities. Excellent neighbourhood. Available imme- diately. $1450/month. Credit/ref- erences required. Joan (905)509–5626. 3 BEDROOM WHITBY town- home. 2 baths, eat-in kitchen, central location. Available Dec 1, 2002. $1285 plus H&H. Call 905- 430-2994 open house Tuesday, 7-8pm CARRIAGE HILL - OSHAWA - 2 & 3 bedrooms available. Close to school and downtown shopping. (905) 434-3972. OSHAWA, BE A part of a com- munity in a community. Now accepting applicants for 2 bed- room townhouses at Hillcrest Heights. Contact Ken 905-576- 9299 Please, no calls after 9pm Rooms For Rent & Wanted192 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Oshawa, furnished room, bright very clean house, share large kitchen & bathrooms, run of house, non-smoker, parking, laundry, near all amenities. $450/month. 905-404-8479 AJAX FURNISHED ROOM share kitchen & bathroom professional or retired person preferred. $350/month available Oct. 1st. 905-426–3642 NORTH OSHAWA, near Durham College, fully furnished base- ment rooms with/satellite dish, share kitchen +bath-room. $450/month. Available Immediately. No smoking/pets. (905)743-9448 LARGE BEAUTIFULLY furnished and decorated room. N.E. Oshawa, use of laundry and facilities. Clean, non-smoker. Available October 1st. $100/week. Call 905-728-0921 or 905-922-4406. Shared Accommodation194 A REAL FIND! West Shore Pickering, female household, share kitchen, private bath, parking, com- pact fridge, laundry, utilities, cable, sitting room, avail October 1st. $600/month. References. 905-426- 5992. AJAX-NEW HOME at lake, furnished bedroom, TV/VCR, telephone, desk. Share: full- bath, kitchen, "New" 1200sqft Free Weight Gym, remainder of 3600sqft home. Parking, laundry, internet. $500/month. (905)426–4954. 2-BDRM in private Ajax home. Share laundry/bath- room. No smoking/pets. $500- $525/monthly inclusive. First & last. Avail. immediately. Call 416-271-0837 after 6pm or wknds. HARWOOD/BAYLY,Large 3- bdrm, unfurnished room, friendly housemates, near buses, no pets, prefer em- ployed mature person. Avail. immediately. $400/month in- clusive. 905-683–0314 PICKERING HOME to share with one other. Private bed- room and living room, $650 inclusive with laundry. Suits non-smoking individual. 416- 574-0233. HAVE HOUSE AND SMALL child, work nights, reduced rent offered in exchange for overnight responsibility (fe- male preferred). Interested? Page 416-440-5032 Pickering Village PICKERING,near 401/Go, Luxurious townhome, fur- nished with ensuite, laundry, fireplace parking. Suitable for working professional non- smoker, asking $550 inclu- sive 905-427–2907 SHARE HOUSE with profes- sional. Rooms for rent, $450. each, 2 different locations. North Oshawa/Courtice. Laun- dry, satellite or cable TV. Available immediately. 905- 579-5202 WHITBY,room for rent, shar- ing kitchen & bath. Suitable for single professional. $450/ month. No pets. First/last, ref- erences. Avail. Oct 15 (nego- tiable). Call 905-259-5089 WHITES RD/OKLAHOMA rooms in semi detached home. $450 & $550/month in- cludes laundry facilities, tele- phone, cable & utilities. Avail immed./Oct.1, first/last/refer- ences, no smoking, no pets. 905-420-1337 416-888-8924 Vacation Properties200 FLORIDA TIMESHARE for sale 2 bedroom unit in Kissimee Florida, 3 miles to Disney World. Ground floor unit facing pool and rec area for children. Week 16 of each year which runs around the 3rd week of April. Condo fees are around $487 USD yearly. You can switch unit for anywhere in the world. Many attractions ar- ound the area. Selling for $4,000 CDN. Contact 905-579- 3791 Rentals Outside Canada205 CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 2-3 bedroom furnished manufac- tured homes. 85º pool, 105º hot tub, minutes to beaches and major attractions, NHL Hockey ($8/seat), Horse/dog Tracks, Blue Jay/Yankee Baseball. Children welcome. Photos. $275/week. (905)683– 5503. Campers, Trailers,Sites215 HUNTER'S DELIGHT - 9ft. slide in TRUCK CAMPER, 2 beds, stove with oven, fridge, furnace, washroom and hot water, can be seen at Castle- ton Hills Trailer Park, Lot 4 or call 1-866-241-2224 or 905- 344-7838. WATERFRONT 23 ft. trailer, excellent, large florida room, per- manent site, many extras, sea- sonal. Very reasonable. For more information (905) 728–6804 Boats & Supplies232 1995 18 FT. MAXIUM inboard/outboard/145 merc cruise engine, seats 8, includes ezloader trailer, excellent condi- tion, asking $16,000. Call (905) 697-9466. Leave name and phone number. 16 FT.FIBERGLASS RUN- ABOUT, 60 HP merc., E/Z loader trailer, $2,600. 905- 809-1525. FOR SALE - 2 SEA-DOO'S 95 & 96, both run super fast and clean, also comes with dual galvanized steel trailer, win- terized yearly. Must see! $8,000 OBO. 1-877-818-9606, 9 am - 5 pm ask for Jesse or Delon 905-619-1081 after 5 pm. Pools & Supplies234 PAY 2003 0% INTEREST - Kayak Woody Pools from $3,995. 4 or 5 ft. depth avail- able, 25 year warranty. Phone 1-800-668-7564, or website: www.kayakpools.on.ca Hobbies & Crafts237 FOLK ART classes available, all levels, beginners our spe- ciality, one stroke beginners seminars also available. Shift workers accommodated. Call (905) 576-3947 for informa- tion. Tutoring Service279 Bargain Centre309 MAYTAG HEAVY duty washer $200; stove $150; dryer $100. Call 905-683–3299 OVERHEAD BILLIARD LIGHT. $75. 905-434-2970. snp TRIUMPH ELECTRIC Scooter $2,300 includes new batteries/ charger; electric hitch (scoot- er) $1,300; Quickie lightweight wheelchair $500; Doll house, (46"x36"x28"); Princess Diana Limited Edition Doll; Bradley Dolls. 905-982-0067 Articles For Sale310 DANBY FREEZER 5 CU. FT. SCRATCH AND DENT $199. New danby bar fridges, $139 and up. Also variety of new appliances, scratch and dent. Full manufacturers warranty. Reconditioned fridges $195 / up, reconditioned ranges $125/ up, reconditioned dry- ers $125 / up, reconditioned washers $199 / up, new and reconditioned coin operated washers and dryers at low prices. New brand name fridges $480 and up, new 30" ranges with clock and window $430. Reconditioned 24" rang- es 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. 12'X20' ABOVE GROUND Kayak pool, 6 years old, good condition, all accessories. $1000. Call 905-576-2175 CARPETS - lots of carpets. I will carpet 3 rooms ( 30 sq. yd.) Commercial carpets for $319.00. Residential or Berber carpets for $389.00. Includes carpet, premium pad, expert installation. Free, no pressure estimate. Norman (905) 686- 2314. 18 KT. GOLD Ladies engage- ment ring & wedding band, Comes with all papers, 6 months old, $1,000. Hotpoint washer & dryer, great condi- tion $250. 905-426–2841 A-1 CARPETS!CARPETS! CARPETS! 30 yds. commer- cial carpet installed with pre- mium pad from $285. Or 30 yds. of Berber carpet installed with premium pad starting from $375. We will beat any competitors written prices by up to 10%. Free shop at home service, servicing Oshawa to Cobourg area. SAILLIAN CAR- PETS 905-373-2260. PIANO/CLOCK SALE Back to school sale, starts Aug.`19, all new 2002 models of Roland digital pianos, Samick pianos. All Howard Miller clocks. Large selection of used pianos (Yamaha, Kawai, Heintzmann etc.) Not sure if your kids will stick with lessons, try our rent to own. 100% of all rental pay- ments apply. Call TELEP PIA- NO (905) 433-1491. www.Tel- ep.ca WE WILL NOT BE UN- DERSOLD! ADMIRAL ELECTRIC STOVE, beige, good condition $150. 4 Bridgestone Blizzard winter tires size P17570R13 $225. Call Mike 905-697-9975 AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES HANK'S APPLIANCES. Fridg- es $100/up, stoves $150/up, washers & dryers $350/pr. Washers $175/up, dryers $150/up. Stackable washer/ dryer $499/up. Portable dish- washer $175/up. Large se- lection of appliances. Visit our showroom. Parts/sales/serv- ice. 426 Simcoe St.S. Mon-Fri 8-6pm, Sat 9-5pm, Sun 11- 4pm. (905)728-4043. AJAX CHIMNEY SWEEPS wood/oil Chimney cleaning. Pest screens and caps in- stalled. Modern equipment. Professional service. Call and leave message (905)686- 7741. ALL SATELLITE SERVICES. Amazing Electronics, 601 Dundas St. W. Whitby. Call (905)665–7732. ANTIQUE 3 drawer dresser circa 1840, hardcarved moustache drawer pulls. Valued at $1,100. 905-372- 6082. ANTIQUE 3 drawer dresser circa 1840, handcarved moustache drawer pulls. $800. 905-372-6082. APPLIANCES refrigerator, stove, heavy duty Kenmore washer & dryer, dishwasher. Also apartment-size washer & dryer. Mint condition, will sell separately, can deliver. 905- 839–0098 BED, QUEEN PILLOWTOP, mattress, box, frame. Never used. still packages cost $1025, sell $450. (416)727- 9599. BEDROOM SET, 8pce cherry- wood. Bed, chest, tri-dresser, mirror, night stands, dovetail construction. Never opened. In boxes. Cost $9000, Sacri- fice $2800. 416-748-3993 SMALL PA SYSTEM, Sound- craft mixing desk, crown amp, DBX & Yahama processor and R&D audio speakers. Call 1-877-304-2666. CARPETS, LAMINATE and VINYL SALE. 3 rooms, 32sq. yds. for $339 including prem- ier underpad and installation. Laminate $2.39sq. ft. Click System. Residential, com- mercial, customer satisfaction guaranteed. Free Estimate. Mike 905-431-4040. 2YR. MAPLE BUNK (Sears) paid-$1800, ask-$850. 2yr. solid cherry coffee, sofa+end table pd.-$3000, asking- $1000. 2yr. maple table +4 chairs (Sears) pd.-$2000, ask $800. Queen box+mattress, 1yr. pd $1200 ask $500. So- fabed, single bed, doublebed, dresser +mirror. 905-263- 2657 ComputerDeals.Net (www) Back to school specials P-4 Tower of Power $799. Tons of off-lease laptops from $499. Dell monitors $89. P-2 Inter- net starter $399. We love do- ing upgrades & difficult re- pairs. (905)655–3661. DINING ROOM, 9 pc.,circa. 1900, from the Luce Furniture Co., Grand Rapids Michigan. All hand crafted, rare find. $4500. 905-623-9773 DININGROOM 14 PCE cher- rywood. 92" double pedestal. 8 Chippendale chairs. Buffet, hutch, server, dovetail con- struction. Still in boxes. Cost $14,000. Sacrifice $5000. (416)746-0995. ESTATE SALE 2-single ul- tramatic adjustable beds floor model singer sewing machine 8000B.T.U danby unit includes A/C dehumidifyer heater and fan and many more items call 905-432–2332 lve. msg. ESTATE SALE, 5pc. antique bedroom suite, 995; 6pc. oak bedroom suite $895; dressers $45; wallunit $95; kingsize pine bed, mattress/boxspring $365; mahogany upright Gramophone $525; antique brass bed $695; 1950 mahog- any HiFi $135 mint condition; sofa $95; table+chairs $45; solid maple end tables $95/ pair. Too many items to men- tion. Bowmanville 905-697- 3532 ESTATE SALE- sofa (beige/ rose); recliner (Lazy Boy); wall unit light wood; brass trundle bed (pillow shams, spread, etc. included); bicy- cle. Furniture less than 1 yr. old. Best offer. 905-433-0050 KING pillowtop mattress set with frame. New in plastic, cost $1599. Sacrifice $650. (416)727-9599. LOFT BEDS, 2 sets. Solid pine, one maple stain, one walnut stain. Each has upper + lower beds, posture boards + mattresses. Like new. $200/ each. 905-839-8790 MAHOGANY TABLE and matching stool. Ideal for hall. Table top 31"x12". Call (905)697–9462 (snp) NEED A COMPUTER?- Don't have cash? The original IBM PC, just $1 a day...no money down! Unlimited AOL and in- terest Free for 1 year! The Buck a Day Co. 1-800-772- 8617 www.buckaday.com NORTON 2002 ANTIVIRUS + Personal Firewall software, for WinXP Home/XP Pro/2000Pro/ NT-WS/ME/98. Still in box, paid $120, sell for $100. 905- 427-7414 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 chip $95; XBOX chip now avail. Inquire about our games in stock. All work guaranteed. Beatrice/Wilson area (905)721-2365 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. SATELLITE SERVICES Call 905-424–8615. SKIERS- MATURE congenial adults (preferred) wanted to share rustic house outside Mount Tremblant. $800 per couple total for 5 months. 1- 705-652–7475. SOFA, WING CHAIR,ottoman (striped gold, burgundy, hunt- er green) plus green club chair $1500; 8x10 wool orien- tal rug (creme, green, pastel) $450; 2 antique 3-drawer dressers w/swivel mirror $450 each; beige swivel rock- ing chair $199; wool oriental teal area rug 5x8,1-1/2" pile $500; leather chaps sofa (caramel) w/fabric earthtone cushions $1200. Call 905-430-4836.snp DINING ROOM SUITE solid oak dining suite, Shermag table, 6 chairs, buffet and hutch, 2 leaves, $2500. call 905- 430–2154 SPAS...SPAS...SPAS...SPAS Broken partnership forces sale. Over 30 spa's still in wrappers. Must be sold at cost or below. 416-726-9885 NO PST/NO GST SALE - Ends September 28...Don't miss out!.. We have expanded our showroom and have filled it with exciting & affordable New Designs in Solid Wood Bed- rooms, 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 APPLIANCES:refrigerator 2- door frost free, deluxe stove, matching heavy duty washer/ dryer $675/all- will sell separate. Also washer used 2 years $250 + Dryer $225, 8 mo old dishwash- er $275. all top condition. (905) 767-6598 SHEDMAN - Quality wooden sheds 8' X 8' barn kit, only $299. plus tax. Many other sizes and styles available. Also garages. 761 McKay Rd. Unit 1, Pickering. For more info. call 905-619- 2093. STORAGE TRAILERS AND stor- age containers, 24 ft. & 22 ft.. Call 905-430-7693. TICKETS FOR SALE Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz, and other concerts. Buy & Sell. 905- 626–5568. ULTRAMATIC BED wireless remote control, mint condition. New $2900 will sell for $1000. 905-576-3068 Articles Wanted315 WANTED - clarinet. Call 905- 434-0392 (snp) WANTED CAMERAS:Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Voigtlander, Zeiss, Robot, Grafex, Compiss, Leitz, Leica. 16mm movie cam- eras, old metal toys, Fair prices paid (905)432–1678 Most metal body cameras & miniature cam- eras & Super 8 cameras & pro- jectors. Also Punkin Head Teddy Bears. Vendors Wanted316 VENDORS WANTED for Craft Show at Anderson Collegiate, Sat. Oct 26th. Please call (905)723-3944. 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 HAND-RAISED ROSELLAS Excellent pets. Phone (905)721–8397. LHASA APSO PUPS - ador- able, bred for smaller body structure, paper training started, first needles, vet checked, dewormed, health guarantee. (705)786–3124 or (905)263-8379 MACAW, blue & gold, 5 yrs. old $1500. Also, Moluccan Cockatoo 6 years old $1500. Both w/large cage. Call 905- 433-0708 POT BELLY PIGS,$200 each. 2 months old. 905-924–5512 PUPPIES,Australian Shepherd Golden retrievers, Pekingese, Chi-poos, Shitzu, Lhasa, Boarder Collie, Husky x; Lab x; $175. 905-831-2145. PUREBRED POMERANIAN puppies, parents on site. (705) 878-7066. TSURO DOG TRAINING offer- ing the widest range of training options. 905-797-2855, Osha- wa 905-432-8313. Cars For Sale400 1940 PONTIAC COUP,350 Chev engine, tonker intake manifold (Edelbrock), 650 double pump holley carbure- tor, turbo 350 3speed auto transmission, fatman fabrica- tion front suspension with coil over shocks/springs, Mustang ll rack & pinion steering. Ask- ing $16,000. call Phil 905-404- 0881 1985 BUICK CENTURY,only 130,000 kil., e-tested and cer- tified. Great condition, asking $l,900 or best offer. Telephone (905) 686–8561 1986 CHEV HALF-TON, V6, safety/emission tested in April $1500 firm. Call 905-839– 2130 1985 TOYOTA CELICA GTS, 5spd, loaded, e-tested, good running condition. $800 o.b.o. Call 905-728-6225. 1989 PULSAR-NX, good con- dition, t-bar roof, air, will cer- tify & e-test. $3500. Call (905)683–6478 1991 CAVALIER, 2.2L, runs good, certified & e-tested, $1800. (905)666–1893. 1991 EAGLE TALON,4 cyl., 5 speed standard, black, 208,000 kil., as is $2,500 or best offer. (905) 434–0392 1991 SUNDANCE,tinted windows, little rust, $2,350 o.b.o.; 1994 CORSICA, mint condition, air, no rust, $4,150 o.b.o. Both certified/e-tested. 905-686-9272 or 905-576- 8544. 1992 CADILLAC SEDAN Deville, excellent condition, certified & e-tested. $4,995. Call (905)579–6731. (snp) 1992 PONTIAC SUNBIRD SE, 121,000kms, $2495 o.b.o. Selling as is. New brakes, new rotors, e-tested okay, lady owned and driven. (905)666–4473 1992 SUNBIRD, $1800. 1986 Ford Taurus Wagon, certified + E-tested. $1500. Both cars in good shape. 905-623-2430 1993 GEO METRO,5-speed, runs well $750; 1991 PONTIAC 6000, 4-door, auto, 6-cyl $1000; 1989 CHEV CAV. wag- on, 6-cyl, $750. 905-837-6746, 416-732-8633 1994 CAVALIER,2dr, 4 cyl., automatic, 154,000kms. 2 new tires, A/C, am/fm cas- sette, certified, emission test- ed. Asking $3900. (905)623– 9508 after 5pm. 1985 CHEV PICK-UP,only 155k, $2699. 88 Chev Van $3499. 92 Dodge Caravan $2999 mint condition. 4 cars under $1699. Certified & e- tested. (Kelly & Sons) (905)683-7301 or (905)424- 9002 after 6pm 1996 CAVALIER, well main- tained, 135,000 kil., $7,750. Te lephone (905) 720–4576 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM 110,000k, 4 dr., auto, quad four engine, A/C system re- built, new tires, asking $6995. Certified, E-Tested. 905-571- 5138 1998 CHEV LUMINA LS, 98kms, white, 4dr, auto, air, power group, alloys, air bags, ABS, child seat, $10,995 o.b.o. (905)655–1015 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE 'SE' 4 door, black, standard, AM/FM/ CD, bucket seats. One owner, 81,000 kms, non-smoking. 905-263-4047 1999 SUZUKI ESTEEM,auto, 4dr., 1.6L, air, stereo, , certi- fied & e-tested. $10,500. Please leave msg 905-743– 0228 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA Black with gold lettering, air conditioning, automatic, low km, excellent condition. $12,900. Call 905-665-8504 2000 CHRYSLER NEON, original 40,000km, air, excel- lent condition, protection package, under warranty. $10,975 certified. Work (905)438–8800 or home (905)723-3939 2000 TOYOTA ECHO 4dr, red, 22,000km, Asking $12,000. Call 905-683–3299 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, auto, fully loaded, silver, low kms, to assume lease $380/month, extended km pkg. 905-579–8797 91 OLDS CUTLESS CIERRA, 145km, 6-cyls, fully loaded, certified, exc. cond. $3800. 905-427-3570 (Ajax) after 6pm. 1992 EUROSPORT LUMINA 4-door car, V6, auto, PS/PB/ AIR, cruise, stereo, as is, $975. 905-213-7476 95 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL one owner, low mileage, load- ed, sunroof, silver w/contra- sting leather. Certified/e-test- ed. Excellent condition. $11,500. Rays' Auto Sales 905-431–3593, 416-986-7876 DREAM MACHINE 1976 Datsun 280Z for sale. Orig. bronze colour, 70,000 miles, 4spd. inline 6cyl. Very good cond., new paint job, tires. Pleasure to drive. Appraisal available. Cert. Asking $5000 firm, call 705-277-3281 local to Oshawa. 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. JOHNNY JUNKER Tops all for good cars and trucks or free removal for scrap. Speedy service. (905) 655-4609 Trucks For Sale410 1994 DODGE DAKOTA "Ext"cab. 4x4 new-motor/trans. 318 Magnum, 40,000kms., box-liner cap. cruise/stereo, air "red" e-tested, cert. 1975 Olds-Delta 88 rag-top, 80,000 miles, 905-743–6111 1994 FORD EXPLORER Ltd. Edition, automatic, loaded, excellent condition, certified, e-tested. $8,900. Telephone (905) 436–9263 2000 GMC 1/2 ton pick up, 4 speed uto, QCC p255 tires, firm ride, air conditioning, am/ fm stereo, cloth seats, box liner and tonneau, oiled every year from Krown rust, less than 9000km yes you read correct less than 9000km Asking $22,500. Call Phil 905- 404-0881. 79 F:250 daily driven last 10 years. Many new parts, need some work. No emissions test needed. $2000 obo as is. Ken 905-434-8369 6-9pm 97 SONOMA EXTENDED CAB S10, cherry coloured, V6, 156kms., $9,000. call 905- 434–2313. Trucks Wanted415 WANTED - 1966-71 JEEP parts. V6 Buick 225 engine, oil bath air cleaner assembly. Call 905-721-2844 snp Vans/ 4-Wheel Dirve420 1989 GMC CUBE VAN - die- sel, 16ft. box, running well good body, certified, $4800. Private sale 905-440–9470. 1990 CHEV ASTRO,7 seater, 4 captain's chairs +bench, A/C blows ice cold, power mirrors, power door locks, power windows, tilt wheel. Certified + E-tested. $1995. 905-571-5138 1997 ASTRO, fully loaded, very clean, certified, 84,000km, $12,500. Call Scott 905-623-1950 2001 MONTANA GT, assume remainder of lease, 3 years left. Power package, power sliding door, CD and cassette, load leveling, traction control, aluminum wheels, 4 captains seats, 7 pass., extended war- ranty, $420/month. Please call (905)666–9906 Motorcycles435 1981 HONDA CM400T, 31,000kms, excellent condi- tion, $1400 certified. 905-571- 5138 Announcements255 Nannies/ Live-In/Out270 LIVE-IN NANNY needed for 2 & 3 year old, 40 hours/week, experienced with references. Wages negotiable. Call 905- 837-1066 evenings Daycare Available273 AFFORDABLE LOVING DAY- CARE non-smoking, reliable/ experienced, mother of 2. Steps to Glengrove P.S. on St. Anthony Daniels bus/route. Large fenced backyard. Play- room/crafts/outings. Snacks/ lunch. Valley Farm Rd. / King- ston Rd. Near PTC. Referenc- es. Call Debbie (905) 839– 7237 AFFORDABLE fun for all ages. Westney/Delaney, Ajax. 20 yrs. experience. Happy envi- ronment. Huge play area. Crafts, movies, meals. Re- ceipts and references. All ages. 905-686-8719. BAYLY / PICKERING BEACH RD. Experienced mom, reli- able trusted, reasonable rates, snacks, crafts, indoor/outdoor activities, ft/ p/t, Receipts available. (905) 427-3489. BROCK / MAJOR OAKS Tender loving home daycare for your child on quiet court, fenced yard, playroom. 12 years exp. nursing back- ground, references. 905-683- 8934 DAYCARE available Pine- grove area, nutritious meals, crafts, plenty of fun, Ages 1- 10, part/full time. call Bette 905-509–9727. LOVING CHILDCARE in my home. Nutritious meals/ snacks, walks and activities. References. Pinegrove/Altona area, close to Westcreek P.S. Hours convenient for shift- workers. Call 905-509–7876 PICKERING Beach / Rollo: Loving daycare; 18 months to 12 years. Daily outings (fenced backyard and park). Crafts, story time, music, nu- tritious meals & snacks. First Aid, C.P.R. certified. Non- smoking, receipts. 905-428- 1244. RELIABLE CHILD CARE avail- able in my home, Raven- scroft/Daniels area Ajax. Reasonable rates, flexible hours. References & receipt available on request. 905- 619-9428 WESTNEY/ROSSLAND reli- able babysitter with 16 years experience. Hot lunches + snacks, fenced yard, ICS di- ploma, References. Receipts, reasonable rates. Babies wel- comed. 905-427–4937 Daycare Wanted274 DAYCARE NEEDED; 15 month +5 year old boys, 1-2 days/ week. St. Marguerite Bour- geoys area. Must be able to take at 6:30am. References. 905-420-4181. LIVE IN Care giver from China, speaks English, professional, compassionate care for child- ren elderly or disabled. Phone Helen (416) 708–8686 Mortgages Loans165 MORTGAGES - Good, bad and ugly. Financing for any pur- pose. All applications accept- ed. Call Community Mortgage Services Corp. (905) 668– 6805. CENTRAL FUNDING GROUP, first & second mortgages to 100%. From 5.55% for 5 years. Best available rates. Private funds available. Refi- nancing debt consolidation a specialty. For fast profession- al service call 905-666-4986. MONEY PROBLEMS?STOP: judgements, garnishments, mortgage foreclosures & har- rassing creditor calls. GET: Debt Consolidations, & pro- tection for your assets. Call now: 905-576-3505 House Cleaning556 CLEANING LADY with long term experience looking for a new client, 10 yr. references available. 905-428-1357. Home Improvements700 Garbage Removal Hauling702 Painting and Decorating710 Moving and Storage715 OUTSIDE storage, $20/month, annual flat rate $120 per sea- son. 905-655-9820. Gardening & Landscaping735 Dating Services900 FRIENDS AND LOVERS DATING SERVICE! NOW WITH CHAT- LINE!Durham's Own! Sometimes love is just not enough. Listen to the voice ads free. Women free to meet men. 905-683-1110 Adult Entertainment905 Massages910 GRAND OPENING - Under new management. reflexology therapy and back treatment. 905-404-8353 Passion Paradise Serving you with the utmost respect 100% Discretion Call Nikki (905)427-4818 (905)767-4607 Selectively hiring attractive slender ladies 19-25 HOT! HOT! HOT! Grand Opening Beautiful European Attendants 10am-10pm (905)579–2715 CEDARS FOR HEDGING •GARBAGE REMOVAL •SEASONED FIREWOOD (905)924-5512 MOUNTAIN MOVING SYSTEMS We will move anything, anywhere, anytime. Commercial or residential. Packaging, storage and boxes available. Senior & mid month discounts. Free estimates. 905-571-0755 A& A EXCELLENT MOVING 2 men, 26ft truck Small/Large Moves $55/hr. For free estimates Call 416-396-3766 TYTECH PAINTING top quality professional qork. Affordable rates. References available. Free Estiamtes Call 416-457-6157 TMS PAINTING & DECOR Interior & Exterior European Workmanship Fast, clean, reliable service. 905-428-0081 All Pro Painting and Wallpapering Repair & Stucco ceilings Decorative Finishes & General Repairs 20% off for Seniors (905)404-9669 GARBAGE REMOVAL For PeopleWith Limited Cash Flow Garage is for cars Basement for relaxation Call Joseph (905) 428-7528 or cell (905) 626-6247 DECKS FENCES & RETAINING WALLS Call Jim (905) 426-2971 All work guaranteed AITCHESON CONTRACTING *Basements *Kitchens *Baths *Drywall *Painting *Flooring *Cement work *Doors *Trim work *Fences 905-683-7512 647-274-0678 Lance LISA'S CLEANING Free Estimates Fully Bonded Low Rates We dust, clean bathrooms, floors, vacuum, etc. (905)426–2099 HOUSECLEANING Supplies & equipment provided. Weekly/Bi-Weekly call for a free estimate Debbie (905)619–2176 CLEAN MOMENT Experienced European cleaning. Residential and Commercial. Pickering, Markham, Ajax area. For service call 647-295-0771 "Clean is our middle name" NO TIME TO TALK Why not Fax us your ad! You can use your fax machine to send us your advertisement. Please allow time for us to confirm your ad copy and price prior to deadline. One of our customer service representatives will call you. Please remember to leave your company name, address, phone number and contact name. ☎☎☎☎☎ Fax News Advertiser 905-579-4218 NEED A CAR? 1-800-BUY-FORD Formula Ford * Previous Bad Credit * Discharged Bankruptcy * New in Country Ask for Mike Williams • Pickering – 905-839-6666 • Oshawa – 905-427-2828 • Toronto – 416-289-3673 • Fax – 905-839-6008 WE CAN HELP - FAST APPROVALS 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 VENDORS WANTED FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY MARKHAM HOME SHOW OCTOBER 25-27 Markham Fairgrounds. Prime Booth Space Still Available Call 1-888-211-7288 ext. 227 CRAFTERS WANTED For 3 day show October 25 - 27 in Markham Please call 1-888-211-7288 ext. 227 or 238 NEED A HOME PHONE? NO CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? NO PROBLEM? No deposit Required Activated Immediately Freedom Phone Lines 1-866-687-0863 TUTORING Available 4 year honour roll, OAC student, please call Justin at 905-420-0414 or 905-420-0415 TUTORING AVAILABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL MATH STUDENTS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE $25/HOUR (905)-837-9213 HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE STUDENTS Experienced English, ESL & Writing Lab Teacher, & Technical/ Business Writer, will do private tutoring for writing assignments in all subjects. $25/hour. Call Joan 905-839-8018 A/P PAGE B12 NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 www.durhamregion.com NEED A CAR? Rebuild Your Credit With newstartleasing.com As low as $199 down, $199 /mth. 1-866-570-0045 400 Cars For Sale 400 Cars For Sale CALL (905) 683-0707 Some products may vary due to availability. FREE! A Gift for You and Your Baby Expecting?As a parent-to-be simply bring this coupon to your local SEARS retail store and enroll in the Waiting Game Club (it’s Free) and receive your Baby’s On The Way Gift Pac®filled with $20.00 worth of great brand name products (it’s also FREE). (Some conditions apply. Full contest details available from your Sears representative.) ® Baby’s Here Gift Pac and Baby’s On The Way GIft Pac are Registered Trademarks of Advantex Marketing International Inc. Ajax/Pickering The Community Newspaper since 1965 Expect more from Sears Ba b y ’ s H e r e Pla c e a b i r t h ann o u n c e m e n t i n t h e Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r a n d a s k how y o u c a n r e c e i v e a cert i f i c a t e f o r a F R E E Bab y ’ s H e r e G i f t P a c ® worth over $25 00 245 Births 245 Births THEDURHAMC ATHOL I C DISTRICT SCHOOLBOARDTHE DURHAM CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Pre-Qualifications Contractors for Winter Maintenance The Board proposes to contract snow removal services for various sites in the Durham Region. This contract is scheduled to be tendered in late October 2002. The term of the contract will be two (2) years thus ending by spring of year 2004. In order to be eligible to bid the Project, Contractors must first pre-qualify. Tender submissions will only be accepted from those contractors who have successfully pre-qualified. Contractors interested in pre-qualifying for bidding on these projects are requested to submit a pre-qualification proposal which must include all of the following: 1. Equipment list. 2. Letter from insurance company indicating insurance limits. 3. Résumé of qualifications and experience, including references in snow removal from ICI sites. Contractors interested in tendering are advised that experience in expediting this type of work is mandatory. An invited list will be completed based upon references and experience. The Durham Catholic District School Board reserves the right at its sole discretion, to determine which contractors meet the qualification requirements without explanation or notification. Contractors who do not receive an invitation to the mandatory pre-tender meetings by Thursday, October 17th and Friday, October 18th, 2002 are considered not qualified at this time. Sealed pre-qualification proposals must be clearly marked “2002 Winter Maintenance Pre-Qualifications” and be delivered no later than 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 9th, 2002 to: The Durham Catholic District School Board 650 Rossland Road West Oshawa, ON L1J 7C4 ATTENTION: Steve Fujimura Supervisor of Purchasing Services Facsimile submissions will not be accepted M.A. Martin G.A. Andrews Chairman of the Board Director of Education 255 Announcements 255 Announcements 255 Announcements D.W.G.H.A. Atom Tier III Raffle Winners are: 1st:Lenny Parera, Pickering 2nd:Ryan Hanlon, Ajax 3rd:Shannon Cowan, Ajax 4th:Lorne Critch, Ottawa 5th:Shawn Casey, Pickering We would like to thank everyone for their support and participation in the raffle. 262 Public Notices 262 Public Notices Fairview Mall #332 Yonge & Adelaide Jane & Finch www.softron.ca Tax Courses FREE SOFTWARE only with coupon 1-877-763-8766✁✁278 Registration 278 Registration 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 Get that Home Project Started Today so it's Done for the Holiday Season! Create a guest room - basement renovation - kitchen - or bathroom. We specialize in home renovation projects for both inside & outside. Call today for a no obligation quote 905-706-3480 WILDwood Renovations ROOFING • SKYLIGHTS EAVESTROUGH 905-427-8613 1-866-688-5923 Free Estimates Fully Insured RDC WINDOWS, DOORS & ROOFING Quality Products - Workmanship Guarantees Transferable Warranties “DEAL DIRECT & SAVE” (905) 686-9494 •Porch Enclosures •Garage Doors 6 mo. No Interest, No Payment o.a.c. TIMBER TREE SERVICE Experts in Removal, Trimming, Pruning & Stump Removal. Fully insured. Free estimates. Call Shawn. 905-619-1704 735 Gardening& Landscaping 735 Gardening& Landscaping 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 Death Notice Listings For Audio on current deaths, call 905-683-3005 From Clarington, Port Perry or Uxbridge, please call 1-905-683-3005. Visit us on the internet: www.durhamregion.com Brought to you by the following funeral homes: Accettone, Armstrong, Courtice Funeral Chapel Limited, Low & Low, The Simple Alternative, McEachnie, McIntosh-Anderson, Morris, Newcastle Funeral Home, Northcutt-Elliott, Oshawa Funeral Service, Wagg, W.C. Town, Memorial Chapel. 1. Simply dial the above number on a touch tone phone only. 2.Listen for the name you are looking for. The listings are recorded by surname first. 3. When you hear the name you want, press 1 to hear details of the funeral arrangements. 4.If you miss any information, press 1 to replay the details. 5.If you want to go back to the main directory of names, press 2 and repeat from Step 2. Step LANNIGAN, Thomas,After a lengthy illness at the Ajax and Pickering Health Centre on Monday September 23, 2002, with his sister by his side. Thomas Lannigan, age 69. Much loved brother of Marie (Don Lawrence), Anne Upton, John (Jeannina), and Marcella Mac- Donald. Dear brother-in-law of Jean. Lovingly remembered by his family and friends. A memorial service to be held in the chapel of the MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax, (Pickering Village), 905- 428–8488 on Friday, September 27, 2002 at 2 pm. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Card of Thanks Olena M. Hunter On behalf of the family of the late Olena Hunter, James wishes to express a sincere heartfelt thank you to the many family, friends & co-workers who offered such generous support during this difficult time. Special thanks to the employees of Canada Post and the neighbours of Lodge Road. The out- pouring of condolences, flowers, food and donations were greatly appreciated and will never be forgotten. A special Memorial Service (Panachea) will be held at Ste. Annes Ukrainian Church, 515 Morrish Rd, Scarborough on Sunday September 29, 2002 at 11:15 a.m. Thank you kindly, James Hunter 259 Cards of Thanks 259 Cards of Thanks 256 Deaths 256 Deaths 185 Houses For Rent 194 Shared Accommodation 232 Boats & Supplies 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale 400 Cars For Sale TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE IN THIS SECTION PLEASE CALL AJAX 905-683-0707 Get that Home Project Started Today so it's Done for the Holiday Season! NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE B13 A/P DRAPERY BLINDS SHUTTERS SHADES SHOWROOM HOURS: MON - WED 10 - 5, THURS - FRI 10 - 6, SAT 10 - 5 www.sunshade.cawww.sunshade.cawww.sunshade.ca 88 Old Kingston Road (Pickering Village) Ajax 905-428-0937 BLINDS & DRAPERY “Your Window Decorating Centre" We work hard at building your trust and confidence. Thanks for your nomination. VinylBilt Shutters Drapery ROTO-STATIC “IS A SUPERIOR SYSTEM” FOR CLEANING CARPETS AND UPHOLSTERY!Thank you for nominating us for BEST CARPET CLEANING 29 CRAWFORD DR. AJAX Call Rolly or Ken at 905-428-1814 THE CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY CLEANING PROFESSIONALS YOU CAN TRUST • No shrinkage • No split seams • No mildewing • No soapy residue •DRIES IN 1-2 HOURS RECOMMENDED BY MAJOR CARPET RETAILS ROTO-STATIC Locally Owned & Operated NO SHAMPOO NEEDED Means no oily stick residue is created to promote rapid resoiling. Your carpets stay cleaner longer. VERY LITTLE WATER USED Because very little water is used, the dampness that causes split seams, shrinkage and mildew is avoided. CALL TODAY FOR A FREE IN HOME ESTIMATE 1 2 REMOVES DEEP DOWN DIRT Dirt and stains are literally pulled out by the use of “high tech” static attractions. 3 YOUR CARPETS ARE READY FOR USE IN ABOUT ONE HOUR Because the ROTO-STATIC system avoids soaking with water and shampoo, you get dry cleaning results! PLUS no damage to floors or carpet fibres. 5 ON THE JOB PROFESSIONALISM When you talk to your ROTO-STATIC dealer you’re talking directly to the “boss”. He cares! 6 Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser Best Business Award Readers' Choice Awards 1998 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESAdvertising Feature A FINE DINING RESTAURANT Thanks to our patrons for nominating us as the Best Fine Dining and Seafood Restaurant in Pickering and Ajax. PRESENTS CUISINE OF DISTINCTION AND FLAIR WITH OLD WORLD CHARM For Reservations Call 905-420-7577 1305 Pickering Parkway (Liverpool and Hwy 401) www.durhamregion.com A/P PAGE B14 NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 (Established 1970) DOLPHIN POOL & SPA DOLPHIN POOL & SPA 65 KINGSTON RD. Ajax (905) 686-6420 4191 KINGSTON RD. Scarborough (416) 281-4888 Reconnect with yourself, and those you love in a new Beachcomber Hot Tub. Take advantage of our exclusive factory offer Valued over $1,800 for only $37800 LIMITED TIME OFFER www.beachcomberdurham.com THANK YOU TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS FOR NOMINATING US!2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESDenise Lester Dance AcademyDenise Lester Dance Academy 1550 Bayly St. Unit 24 & 25/1134 Kingston Rd. 905-839-3041 #1 Studio in Durham for Producing Career Dancers #1 Studio in Durham for Producing Career Dancers “Thank you for nominating us as one of the best studios in the area.” At Dolphin Pools & Spas, shifting from stress to relaxation comes naturally. Choose from a wide selection of elegant Beachcomber Hot Tubs to create a soothing getaway in your own backyard or enjoy the convenience of Softub portable hot tubs. Nominated for Best Pool Company in this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, Dolphin Pools & Spas earned industry awards for sales and service excellence last year from both Beachcomber and Softub and is cur rently offering unbeatable promotions on each. Featured on Home & Garden TV as a premier spa dealer, Dolphin Pools & Spas is proud to offer a full selection of energy-eff icient Beachcomber Hot Tubs for your family’s year-round enjoyment. Enjoy the comfort of contour seating. Softub portable spas require no special site preparations or installations. Simply roll it into place, fill with water, plug it in, select the desired temperature and get ready to relax. Created in 1970, Dolphin Pools & Spas offers installation of above-ground and in-ground pools. It opens and closes pools and offers a full selection of equipment, supplies and toys for backyard fun. Visit Dolphin Pools & Spas at 65 Kingston Rd. at Harwood Avenue in Ajax. Call 905-686-6420, visit www.beachcomberdurham.com or email jason@dolphinpools.net. Turn Your Backyard Into A Year-round Oasis Advertising Feature BINGO HALL BEST FOOD & DRINK ALL-AROUND RESTAURANT BAKERY BREAKFAST CHICKEN WINGS CUP OF COFFEE CHINESE RESTAURANT DELI/SANDWICH & SPECIALITY SHOP FAMILY RESTAURANT FAST FOOD FISH & CHIPS GREEK RESTAURANT HAMBURGER ITALIAN RESTAURANT FABRIC STORE FLOOR COVERINGS FORMAL WEAR GARDENING CENTRE & NURSERY GROCERY STORE HOME IMPROVEMENT/HARDWARE KITCHEN/BATH/BED LINGERIE STORE MATERNITY SHOP MEN’S STORE OPTICAL STORE PARTY SUPPLIES PET STORE SPORTING GOODS STRIP MALL WALLPAPER STORE BEST SHOPPING ART & FRAMING LUNCH STEAK Fabricland Bouclair Lace Place Home Depot Carpet Towne Midway Carpet Vandermeer Pickering Nurseries Pine Ridge Garden Gallery Home Depot Home Hardware Millwork Silk & Satin La Senza The Bay For U 2 Walmart Sears Moore’s Randy River Tip Top CLEARANCE STORE FINE DINING ICE CREAM INDIAN RESTAURANT OUTDOOR PATIO PASTA DEPARTMENT STORE ANTIQUE STORE APPLIANCE STORE BICYCLE SHOP BOOK STORE CAMERA SHOP COMPUTER STORE CRAFT STORE CELLULAR PHONE CENTRE DOLLAR STORE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT RECORD STORE SECOND HAND STORE Loblaws But ‘N Ben Bun King PIZZA Red Lobster Regalis Casa Verde Casey’s East Side Mario’s Pennello Bistro Rendezvous Subway Tim Hortons McDonalds Mt. 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Once Upon A Child HMV Chapters Music World Petcetera PJ Pets Pet Value Party Packagers Party Tyme Party Depot Hakim Lenscrafters Shorney’s Durham Music Legend Music Walters Music Sears Genuine Factory Outlet The Bay Home Outfitters Loblaws No Frills Save A Centre Sid Silver Tuxedo Royale Freeman Formal HEALTH FOOD STORE JEWELLERY STORE LIGHTING CENTRE LOCAL SHOPPING CENTRE MATTRESS SHOP FLORIST FURNITURE STORE GIFT SHOP PAINT STORE PARTY RENTALS POOL COMPANY REGIONAL SHOPPING SHOE STORE STEREO/ELECTRONICS TOY STORE DRUG STORE FACTORY OUTLET STORE WINDOW COVERINGS OFFICE SUPPLIESSEAFOOD RESTAURANT Papps East Side Mario’s Swiss Chalet Nickles Sunset Grill Denny’s Papps Thirsty Monk Raven & Firken Sunwin Mandarin Paul Wongs Papps Honey Garlic Lone Star Cafe Regalis Casa Verde Penello Bistro Friendly Greek Mediterranean Grill Dairy Queen Licks Baskin Robins Casa Verde Granita East Side Mario’s Black Dog Bob Cageons Lone Star Cafe Pizza Hut Pizza Pizza Pizza Nova The Keg Caseys Applebee’s Harvest Antiques Kalman Galleries Antique Discoveries Michaels Z Art Classic Arrangements Chapters Coles Gnu Books Future Shop MDG Computers United Computer Bell World Rogers AT&T Telus Mobility The Bay Sears Walmart Vote for your favourites from the categories below. The overall winner will be chosen from these votes and published in a special winners section October 11, 2002. Be sure to fill out your ballot and send ( ballot & nominees ) to the News Advertiser before October 11, 2002 and you could win a $500.00 shopping spree! 2002 READERS’ CHOICE OFFICIAL BALLOT2002 READERS’ CHOICE OFFICIAL BALLOT www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE B15 A/P www.legend-music.com 905.837.2839 Durham’s Alternative Music Store. Where Service is #1. Where Learning is always fun. 1211 Kingston Road, Unit 12A, Durham Square Plaza, Pickering, Ontario THANK YOU The Management and Staff of Legend Music would like to thank our loyal customers for nominating us as “Best Musical Instruction and Instrument Store”.2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESVote for your favourite business in each catagory. You could win a $500 shopping spree! THANK YOU FOR NOMINATING US AS YOUR READER’S CHOICE BEST TRAVEL AGENCY AGAIN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING DURHAM AS THE READER’S CHOICE TRAVEL AGENCY. AIR FARE VACATION PACKAGES EUROPEAN TOURS DISNEY SPECIALIST HAWAII EXPERTS GREAT GETAWAYS SELL OFFS CRUISE SPECIALS GROUP TRAVEL HONEYMOON EXPERTS ADVENTURE TRAVEL SANDALS SPECIALISTS CORPORATE TRAVEL WE PUT THE PLUS IN TRAVEL!!! CALL OR VISIT US TODAY FOR GREAT RATES AND THE BEST SERVICE IN DURHAM (905) 420-3233 OR TOLL FREE 1-800-661-5169 ® Pickering Town Centre Advertising Feature Vote for your favourites from the categories below. The overall winner will be chosen from these votes and published in a special winners section October 11, 2002. Be sure to fill out your ballot and send ( ballot & nominees ) to the News Advertiser before October 11, 2002 and you could win a $500.00 shopping spree! 2002 READERS’ CHOICE OFFICIAL BALLOT2002 READERS’ CHOICE OFFICIAL BALLOT BEST ENTERTAINMENT BILLIARDS BINGO CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT GOLF COURSE ICE SKATING MOVIE RENTAL MOVIE THEATRE PUB BEST BUSINESS & SERVICE ACCOUNTING FIRM BANK/TRUST CMPANY BANQUET FACILITIES CARPET CLEANER HAIR SALON/BARBER SHOP HOME BUILDER INVESTMENT PLANNING AUTO PARTS BODY SHOP DOMESTIC CAR DEALERSHIP GENERAL AUTO REPAIR IMPORT CAR DEALERSHIP TIRE STORE BEST AUTOMOTIVE CHIROPRACTOR DENTISTDENTURISTGENERAL PRACTITIONER PHARMIACIST BEST HEALTH SERVICES USED CAR DEALERSHIP Petrina’s Power of Q Joe’s Cafe & Billiards Delta Bingo Ajax Bingo Country Deer Creek Annandale Four Seasons AMC Famous Players Ajax Cinema Scotiabank Royal Bank TD/Canada Trust La Gala Gallantrys Victoria Gardens Ace Chem Dry Roto Static Sears Carpet Cleaning CATERER Bunnys Catering Rendezvous Mainly Cheese DAY CARE CENTRE Helping Hands Valley Farm School House Playcare FITNESS CLUB Pickering Rec. 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L1S 2H5 ENTER AND WIN A $500 SHOPPING SPREE 1) CHECK off ONLY one company/business for each category. 2) Fill out your name and address below. 3) Drop off or Mail THE ENTIRE FORM to the Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser by October 11, 2002. SELECT YOUR WINNERS! BREW YOUR OWN BEER/WINE CHILDREN’S TUTORIAL Kumon Sylvan Exceptional Learning Centre CONTINUING EDUCATION Durham College Centennial College Durham District School Board DANCE STUDIO DRY CLEANER Jefferson Cadet Cleaners Atlantis MARTIAL ARTS CLUB Rising Sun AIAN IKI Budo Centre for Grappling Arts PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO PRINT SHOP TAXI SERVICE Lincoln Taxi Ajax Taxi Peoples Taxi WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC Herbal Magic Curves For Women Weight Watchers TRAVEL AGENCY Goligers Travel Flight Centre Val Marshall MUFFLER SHOP MASSAGE THERAPIST OPTOMETRIST FOOT SPECIALIST R. 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Employees of the Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. Judge’s discretion as to validity of entry forms is final Deadline for contest is October 11, 2002. www.durhamregion.com Chevrolet • Oldsmobile • Cadillac 1800 Kingston Rd., Pickering (905) 683-9333 THANK YOU, READERS FOR YOUR NOMINATION For 25 years we have believed that ‘WORD of MOUTH’ was the best form of advertising. INNOVATIONS WE HAVE BROUGHT TO THE USED CAR BUYER IN AJAX & PICKERING The first to sell ‘Optimum Used’ cars in the area. The first dealer to carry quality used cars in ‘Affordable’ price ranges. The first dealer to put the highest emphasis on ‘After Sale Service.’ A/P PAGE B16 NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 Thanks Ajax and Pickering for Nominating us one of the Top 3 General Auto Repair, Oil/Lube Centre and Tire Store Includes NEW CAR WARRANTY APPROVED Accredited Test & Repair Facility. LUBE, OIL & FILTER COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSH 1 oil filter 30 point inspection Up to 5 liters of 10W30 Petro Canada motor oil Lubrication as required $1595 Environmental disposal charge of $2.00 extra. Castrol GTX 5W30 ADD $5.00 MOST CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS • Flush complete heating/cooling system • Check for leaks • Check radiator core, water pump, hoses, belts & recovery system • PH test coolant • Add up to 8 liters of anti-freeze $5995* ** * With in-store coupon ** Dexacool Antifreeze Extra 1 Westney Rd. (at Hwy. #2) Ajax 686-2182 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEES2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESOffer expires Oct. 15, 2002Not valid with any other offer TM Systems International Weight Management and Nutritional Centres TM 905-420-0003 Pickering 1163 Kingston Rd. 905-426-9261 Ajax 250 Bayly St. W NOW OVER 200CENTRES ACROSSCANADA ANDTHE US Nominated for Best Weight Loss Centre www.herbalmagicsystems.com lessons.rentals.sales.servicelessons.rentals.sales.service DURHAM SCHOOL OF MUSIC LTD 905.428.6266 905.428.8792 100 Old Kingston Rd. located in Pickering Village AJAX/PICKERING BOARD OF TRADE 2000 BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDnowenrolling formusiclessons nowenrolling formusiclessons Over 35 qualified teachers &17 private Studios piano.vocal.guitar saxophone.flute.violin.theory clarinet.drums trumpet Fender**Yamaha**Roland**Gibson and most major brands. We Love Your Feet Thanks To Our Patients for Your Continued Support! • Custom Foot Orthotics • Full Veteran’s Coverage • Sports Medicine • Diabetic Feet, • Corns & Calluses • Children’s Feet Hub Mall Kingston Rd.Glenanna Rd.905-831-FEET(3338) Ronald J. Klein D.P.M PODIATRISTCALL TODAY PICKERING TOWN CENTRE WE ARE HERE! Advertising Feature www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 PAGE B17 A/P Take the first step to a better report card. Our certified teachers offer individual attention and customized lesson plans. As a result, students can do their best and feel their best. Call Sylvan today to find out how you can see a dramatic increase in your child’s confidence. FIRST PICKERING PLACE 1550 Kingston Rd. Pickering 905-839-9637 Thank You For Voting Us Readers Choice Winner 2001 Helping People To Smile At The Deegan Denture Clinic At the Deegan Denture Clinic, helping people to smile has been a family tradition since 1944. As a fully-licensed denturist, Michael Deegan proudly continues that tradition, with the same old fashioned commitment to service and quality that you’ve come to count on. Nominated again for Top Denturist, The Deegan Denture Clinic has been serving the Ajax community for 23 years and is equipped to meet all your denture needs. It features an on-site, full-service lab and offers same day repairs and relines for your convenience. House calls are also available. The clinic is the only one in the area that offers the Biofunctional Prosthetics System (BPS), a new denture that looks and feels more natural. The Deegan Denture Clinic also offers soft liners, full and partial dentures, implant dentures and tooth whitening. Because dentures are non-taxed item, there is no GST or PST. The Deegan Denture Clinic is located at 134 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax. Call 905-683-6074, for your complimentary no obligation consultation. Sylvan solves the problem. Miracles happen every day at the Sylvan Learning Centre in Pickering. And those miracles are as different as the students who achieve them. For one child, having the confidence to answer a question at school is a milestone. For another, it is going from a D to a B. Sylvan Learning Centres provide excellence in remedial and enrichment instruction to students from kindergarten to OAC and beyond. With over 1900 locations worldwide, they are the only supplemental education organization that guarantees your child will improve at least one full grade level equivalent in reading or math within 36 hours of instruction. The Sylvan in Pickering has been serving the community since 1996 and is locally owned and operated. Utilizing internationally recognized testing methods, each student is individually assessed to identify specific areas of strength and weakness. Instructors can then customize a program to address certain educational gaps. Confidence and self-esteem are quickly developed as children reach and exceed one personal goal after another. The first report card of the school year will be coming home shortly. If you have concerns about your child’s marks, comments or attitude, now is the time to act. Sylvan’s educational consultants can help you and your child to make a difference that will impact this school year. The sooner your student acquires support, the easier it will be for them to enjoy success. In Pickering call 905-839-9637 for details or drop by 1550 Kingston Road in First Pickering Place. Sylvan Students Are Learning Success 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEES2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESCongratulations to all of the Nominees! 2002 Choose your favourites from all of the categories. The winners will be published in an upcoming feature section in October. Don’t forget to fill out the ballot to be eligible to win a $500 Shopping Spree. Congratulations to all of the Nominees! Choose your favourites from all of the categories. The winners will be published in an upcoming feature section in October. Don’t forget to fill out the ballot to be eligible to win a $500 Shopping Spree. 4 SEASONS COUNTRY CLUB Treat yourself, friends, family or business associates to an outstandingly charming and challenging golf course minutes from Brock and 401. 4 Seasons Country Club is a natural beauty with 18 holes of superb sculptured manicured greens and fairways. Let the accommodating staff and management help plan your next corporate tournament, banquet or receptions needs. Call Karen at 905-649-2436 Advertising Feature Superb, sculptured manicured Greens and Fairways An artwork of Nature Semi-Private 18 Holes Corporate Tournaments welcome HWY. 401HWY. 404OSHAWAHWY. 12HWY. 48CLAREMONT BROOKLIN HWY. 407 TORONTO 8THCONCESSION UXBRIDGE 4 SEASONS COUNTRY CLUB DURHAM 5 PORT PERRY DURHAM / YORK LINEHWY. 7 STOUFFVILLE PICKERINGBROCK RD.N MAJOR MACKENZIE MARKHAM One of a kind 4 Seasons Country Club Claremont, Ont. Tel: (905) 649-2436 www.ontarioweddings.com/4seasons • 4km north of Hwy 7, east of Brock Rd. • Conc. 8 - #1900 Pickering Exciting New Course Changes for 2002 Thank You To all the golfers in Ajax and Pickering that nominated us as their favourite golf course for the 2002 Readers’ Choice Award. One of a kind Exciting New Course Changes for 2002 www.durhamregion.com he people have spoken loud and clear for the past five years: John Boddy Homes is the best! John Boddy Homes was recently nominated by the public as "Best Builder" in the 2002 Readers' Choice Awards spon- sored by The Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser. Since 1955, John Boddy has been involved in the construction of thousands of quality homes and was instrumental in the creation of award-winning com- munities such as Scarborough's 1000-acre 'Bridlewood' and Pickering's 'Forestbrook'. It’s current portfolio includes the communities of Eagle Ridge On The Green in Ajax's Pickering Village and Tall Oaks in Barrie, with future developments planned for Ajax. John Boddy Homes builds on large developments to create a community -- not just a home -- complete with custom lamp posts and street signage to provide an overall essence to the neighbourhood. John Boddy Homes creates unique, in-house designs to build grand homes with beautiful architectural details in a variety of styles including bungalow, two-storey and backsplit. These details result in dramatic exterior facades that create attractive streetscapes. "We are thrilled to be nominated once again for the Reader's Choice Award," says Ed Boddy of John Boddy Homes. "It is quite an honour and I attribute this nomination to our loyal employees and sub- trades. We are all trying to create the best community that we can, and it is truly a privi- lege to be recognized by the people of Ajax and Pickering." For more information call (905) 619-1777 or visit the web site at www.johnboddyhomes.com. John Boddy Homes soars above the rest T A/P PAGE B18 NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, September 25, 2002 2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEES2002 READERS’ CHOICE NOMINEESwww.durhamregion.com Live Right On Course In A Spectacular Community GOLF COURSE HOMES Estate Series Homes From $479,990 www.johnboddyhomes.com Executive 60-Foot Fully Serviced Lots Exceptional Fairway Living At Your Doorstep This is what you’ve been waiting for! The pinnacle of the Eagle Ridge Community. Spectacular golf course lots that offer panoramic vistas of fairways and conservation lands, complete with the meandering Dufferin Creek. Office Hours: Monday to Thursday: 12noon to 8pm, Fridays: 12noon to 6pm, Saturday and Holidays: 10am to 6pm, Closed Sundays. Telephone 905-619-1777 Choose from the finest in town and country living on fully serviced executive 60 foot plus lots at the Estates of Eagle Ridge. Select from many spectacular home designs including two-storey classics, innovative backsplit and loft bungalows. Interiors include soaring vaulted ceilings, octagonal skylights majestic two-storey Palladian and panoramic picture windows, impressive gourmet kitchens and so much more, all designed to showcase the spectacular golf course vistas just steps from your door. Advertising Feature