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Mayors’ classic in the swing News, 4 BEHIND THE BENCH Duerden joins the Panthers Sports, 38 SERVING PICKERING SINCE 1965 News Advertiser PRESSRUN 46,600 ✦ 48 PAGES ✦ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2003 ✦ durhamregion.com ✦ OPTIONAL DELIVERY $6/$1 NEWSSTAND Pickering’s preferred growth option faces criticism BByy LLeesslleeyy BBoovviiee Staff Writer PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG — The City’s “pre- ferred option” for future growth in Pickering, a plan that would see 30 per cent of the Duffin- Rouge Agricultural Preserve developed, didn’t get a warm re- ception from local environmen- tal groups this week. A small group of members from the Green Door Alliance and the Rouge Duffins Green- space Coalition, placards in hand, took to the sidewalk out- side of City Hall Tuesday night while consultants explained the proposal to the public inside. “It’s a farce. It’s exactly what the developers wanted,” said Lorne Almack, a member of the Green Door Alliance. But, project co-ordinator Ann Joyner, from Dillon Consulting, said her team felt, of all the five options presented earlier this summer as part of Pickering’s growth management study, a modified Option 3 provided the best compromise. “We’re very comfortable with it,” she said. “We’re getting a big block of agricultural land (pre- served) and we’re achieving the community’s 20-year popula- tion targets.” Option 3 concentrates devel- opment along the southern por- tion of the agricultural pre- serve, roughly south of the 4th Concession, which the consul- tant team felt was a logical ex- tension of the current Pickering urban boundary, Ms. Joyner said. It’s also the area of the pre- serve with the lowest quality agricultural lands, she said. It made sense to maintain the north end of the preserve be- cause that’s where the highest quality of agricultural lands are located, which the team felt was the most conducive to creating a successful agri-tourism area. Option 3 also allows develop- ment to take place in Seaton, but not without a buffer for the hamlet of Whitevale and protec- tion for the area’s coldwater creeks, said Ms. Joyner. “We felt it was a good bal- ance,” she added. “You’re get- ting a solid bulk of agricultural land and increasing environ- mental protection on the east side (of the study area).” But members of the Green Door Alliance said they pre- Fight for preserve Pickering worker claims officers beat him BByy SStteepphheenn SShhaaww Staff Writer DDUURRHHAAMM — An Durham man is suing police for $2.25 million, al- leging an innocent conversation with two young girls led to his “brutal beating” by two officers and being branded a pedophile by neighbours. Robert Elliott’s ordeal began Sept. 21, 2002 after he ap- proached two newspaper carri- ers and asked if they would de- liver to his Jones Avenue Os- hawa home. The next thing the 47-year-old City of Pickering employee knew police were at his door accusing him of trying to lure the girls into his vehicle. As a result of the encounter he was placed in a chokehold and dragged outside where he was punched, kicked and had his head slammed into a concrete porch by two officers, ✦See Green page 5 Tammy Chung, Bonnie Littley and fellow members of the Rouge Duffins Green Space Coalition protested at Pickering City Hall regarding the Pickering Growth Management Study information open house. Local environmentalists want Pickering to protect the agricultural preserve. Man acquitted of police assault ✦See Pickering page 3 A/P PAGE 2 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com Fall into a good book PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG — There’s plenty of fun for little ones at the library this fall. Preschool story times kick off at local branches of the Pickering Pub- lic Library beginning the week of Sept. 15. Babytalk, a program of songs, bounces and giggles for children up to 18 months, takes place at the cen- tral library Thursdays at 9:30 a.m., 10 :15 a.m. or 11 a.m. The same program is held at the Petticoat Creek branch Mondays at 9:30 a.m. To ddler Time, offered for toddlers aged 18 to 36 months, is at the cen- tral library Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m., and at the Petticoat Creek branch Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Story Time, for three to five-year- olds, takes place at the central li- brary Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., and at the Petticoat Creek Branch Mondays at 2 p.m. and Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m. Family Story Time, aimed at chil- dren aged two to five years, is at the central library Saturdays at 2 p.m., at the Petticoat Creek Branch Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m., at the Claremont branch Thursdays at 10 a.m., and at the Greenwood branch Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m. Story Time à la mode, a program for children aged two to five years, offers stories in English and French Wednesdays at 9:45 a.m. at the cen- tral library. For more information, call Kathy Williams at 905-420-2254, ext. 6004. according to his statement of claim. Mr. Elliott was arrested, taken into police custody, strip-searched and charged with assaulting police and re- sisting arrest. On Tuesday, he was acquit- ted of both charges — in mid- trial — after a judge heard tes- timony from Constable Wayne King, the main officer in- volved. Court heard the rookie offi- cer went to Mr. Elliott’s house to question him about a re- port he had tried to lure the girls into his vehicle. The officer acknowledged he had no grounds to arrest Mr. Elliot at that point and simply went to speak with him about the complaint. During the exchange, Mr. Elliott told the officer he did nothing wrong and had only asked the girls to deliver the newspaper to his door. He insisted he did not try to entice the girls into his vehicle and told Const. King he didn’t want to speak with him fur- ther, the trial was told. Mr. Elliott says he went to pull his door shut and the offi- cer — claiming he was pushed — barged into the home and told him he was under arrest for assaulting police. Mr. Elliott was shoved against a wall, placed in a chokehold by the officer and pulled onto the porch, court heard. A second officer, Constable Michael McCormick, arrived as back-up. “The defendant police offi- cers then punched and kicked (Mr. Elliott) while he was held on the ground. McCormick banged the plaintiff’s head on the cement,” the lawsuit states. Mr. Elliott said he was told to put his arms behind his back but that he couldn’t comply as a result of the choke hold applied to him. In acquitting Mr. Elliott, Judge David Stone comment- ed on the officer’s inconsis- tent evidence, poor memory and note-taking. “The charges were thrown out on the basis the officer in effecting the arrest was en- gaged in an unlawful exercise of authority... He simply had no legal basis for using force,” said defence lawyer Julian Falconer. When cross-examined about his use-of-force training in reference to the type of chokehold used on Mr. Elliott, Const. King indicated he had “seen the restraint used in wrestling,” Mr. Falconer said. Mr. Elliott, who suffered cuts and bruises during the incident, said he was polite with the officer and didn’t lay a hand on him. Mr. Elliott’s intentions in speaking to the girls were mistaken; he just wanted to have the newspaper delivered to his home, said Mr. Falcon- er. “It turned into what was the brutal beating of a citizen and the branding of him as a pe- dophile in his neighbour- hood,” said Mr. Falconer. “The damage done to his reputation in the community is quite profound,” he said, adding his client was shunned by neighbours. The lawsuit names officers King and McCormick, Chief Kevin McAlpine and the Durham Regional Police Ser- vices Board, and seeks dam- ages for assault, unlawful ar- rest, false imprisonment and unreasonable strip search. The allegations made in the statement have not been proven in civil court. Neither the force nor the officers in- volved will comment on the case since it is before the courts, said Sergeant Paul Malik, police spokesman. The Professional Standards Unit is investigating a public complaint filed by Mr. Elliott. According to court docu- ments, Const. King told inter- nal affairs investigators he only entered the house after being pushed by Mr. Elliott. “I grabbed his neck and I dragged him out of the house,” he said. Const. King said he tripped on the porch steps and that Mr. Elliott landed on top of him and grabbed hold of a railing. He held Mr. Elliott in a chokehold and Const. Mc- Cormick punched Mr. Elliott in the ribs until he finally let go of the railing and was handcuffed, Const. King said. “At no time did I strike (Mr. Elliott),” said the officer. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 3 P By FRAN BRIGETTE Positive Changes Today C hronic stress releases a powerful hormone that signals the body to relax and refuel. This impor- tant hormone, called Cortisol, is the body’s way of slowing us down so that we don’t burn out. The downside is that Cortisol’s message to slow down usually makes us feel tired, sluggish and hungry. Therefore, while under the powerful influence of Cortisol, our tendency is to want to lie around, watch TV and snack. Additionally, Cortisol trig- gers fat storage in the adipose tissue of the abdomen. When the majority of weight is in the abdomen it gives one an apple appearance. More importantly, it can lead to Cushing’s syn- drome, which involves storage of fat on the inside of the abdominal cavity. Cushing’s syndrome can be dangerous and may lead to diabetes and heart disease. Dieting Ranks 7th Amongst Top 10 Stressors! Dieting forces you to think and behave in a way that is completely contrary to what you’ve been trained since childhood to do. This is why dieters always fall into the mantra, “I was doing really well until… (an unusually stressful event).” Therefore, if one eats out of stress,and then forces one- self into the seventh most stressful human event (diet- ing),the yo-yo syndrome is not far behind. If you’ve failed at dieting more than once you’ve created a pattern for failure an will likely continue to fail until something in your mental strategy changes. If you’ve tried diets, pills, surgery or exercise more than twice and you’re still overweight,your body is not the problem, it’s your mind. Hypnosis helps to change the way you think, act and respond to your environ- ment. At Positive Changes, the behaviors of a naturally thin person are mainlined into the subconscious. “The natural side-effect of hypno- sis is relief from stress, which makes it the logi- cal choice for permanent weight loss,” says Dr. Patrick Porter, Executive Director of Positive Changes. Call today to arrange your free,no-obligation weight loss consultation. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose but baggage — in every sense of the word! Stress is more fattening than chocolate Positive Changes clients learn self-hypnosis techniques so that tension will not build up and cause weight gain Other Programs to Help You: • Stop Smoking • Learning Acceleration • Control Stress • Increase Your Sales • Self-Confidence • Pain Management • Overcome the Crisis of Cancer Call For Your FREE Consultation 905-686-7717 ask for ext. 1387 Join us for Fun, Friendship and Adventure. Fall registration now, ages 5 to 18+ Call Mary at 905-427-2292 Pickering employee files lawsuit against police Plenty for kids at Pickering library Upbeat performance PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG — Matthew Wagner demonstrates the sounds of a Bodhran (Irish Drum) during the Irish Summer Camp, held recently. Children of all ages learned about the Irish culture and learned to play Celtic instruments while enjoying songs and games. Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photo ✦ Pickering from page 1 More than $174 ,000 raised DDUURRHHAAMM — More than $174,000 was raised for hospital equipment Thursday at the Pickering Town Centre Mayors’ Charity Classic. This year’s take was a record for the tournament, bringing its total earnings to more than $1 million in eight years. “Everyone was just overwhelmed by the response,” said Karen Pet- coff, director of communications for Rouge Valley Health System Foun- dation. A total of 200 golfers took part in the event held at Cherry Downs Golf Course, the proceeds of which are going toward the purchase of a new resuscitation cart at Rouge Valley Health, Ajax and Pickering hospital. To c ommemorate the anniversary of 9/11, some of the tournament’s sponsors kicked in golf passes for local emergency workers, said Ms. Petcoff. “Having them there really res- onated why we were all in the room,” she added. A/P PAGE 4 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com RV CENTRE Local Business Man Wins Ontario’s RV Dealer Of The Year Brad Campkin (of Campkin’s RV Centre) was recently awarded “The RV Dealer of the Year” by the Ontario Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association (O.R.V.D.A.). By achieving this prestigious award Brad is automatically entered into the running for the Canadian Award, then for the North American Dealer of the Year. Brad has created a reputation for providing great customer service. He is truly a man of integrity, and has always chosen to take the high road, no matter what situations are thrown at him. “What’s fair” is a motto he lives by, and he has always strived to do the right thing. This attitude towards dealing with the public has been instilled in all the staff at Campkin’s. Making our customers feel they have become part of the Campkin’s family of happy campers is what it is all about. There’s a lot more to Brad than just working in the family business for the past 15 years. Brad has been very active in the Port Perry hockey league. He’s been a tournament organizer, manager and coach. He has been a regular sponsor for the local hockey teams and baseball league. He has always supported the Big Brothers and Little Sisters program of Durham. They have been a fixture at our annual Open House, running the BBQ and collecting donations. Brad has always covered all the expenses and has doubled the amount of donations and then some. He has always provided the local town fairs with trailers to use as portable offices, free of charge. Brad has been making a big difference within the RV industry as well. He has been the Chairman of the Toronto & Hamilton RV Show Committee, diligently working towards making them the best (free) RV show in Canada. Providing the public with the largest arena to learn about the RV lifestyle, and get a great deal, all in one place. If you think you’ve seen Brad on TV; you have! He has been on Breakfast Television with Jennifer Valentine the morning of the first day of the Spring RV Show for many years. He also has been in many episodes of Distant roads on the Prime Network, as their RV expert. Brad comes from a large family, and lives happily in Durham with his wife Isobel and son Jeff. He is not just a great guy; he is also a great employer. He is honest, fair and fun. He is always there for his staff to lend advice, and encouragement. He has surrounded himself with people that care about his business, the customers and their co-workers a great deal. I’ve been with Brad since 1991, and we all say the number one reason we like to work here is the people. He has provided his staff with a great future and friendship that we all cherish. It’s no wonder his peers voted him RV Dealer of the Year. He’s earned it! 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Groen/ News Advertiser photo Keeping an eye on the news News Advertiser ..Read by more people in your community than any other newspaper Metroland Durham Region Media Group CANDIDATE DEBATES Rogers Television and the Metroland Durham Region Media Group question the Provincial Election candidates about what matters to you. See it on Rogers Television, Cable 10 (cable 63 Pickering). Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge riding Weds. Sept. 17, 8 p.m. & Thurs. Sept. 18, 2 p.m. Whitby-Ajax riding Thurs. Sept. 18, 7 p.m. & Fri. Sept. 19, 9 p.m. Oshawa riding Thurs. Sept. 18, 8 p.m. & Fri. Sept. 19, 11 a.m. Durham riding Thurs. Sept. 18, 10:30 p.m. & Fri. Sept. 19, 12 noon Co-sponsored by METROLAND DURHAM REGION MEDIA GROUP ferred Option 1, an entire- ly Seaton-focused growth strategy, because it uses the least amount of land and leaves the entire pre- serve intact. (Consultants have ar- gued Option 1 allows for little environmental pro- tection in Seaton and doesn’t meet the City’s population targets. It would also eliminate any natural buffer for White- vale.) “That doesn’t mean we want to trash Seaton,” said Brian Buckles, point- ing out his group has faith in the Province’s pledge to protect 54 per cent of its lands as environmentally sensitive. Mr. Almack added he would rather the City and Province work together on a Smart Growth study of future development in Pickering, and put more emphasis on infilling. He felt much of the City’s population targets could be accommodated in the existing urban cen- tre. The consulting team has made a 20 to 25 per cent accommodation for future infilling, said Ms. Joyner. But people have to realize it would take a complete overhaul of provincial planning poli- cies to accomplish the type of infilling needed to please everyone, she said. “We can only look at what’s reasonable,” she added. Public comments on Option 3 must be submit- ted to the City before Sept. 26. For more infor- mation, visit Pickering’s We b site at www.cityof- pickering.com. Green Door Alliance wants Seaton preserve left intact www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 5 P 6275 Liberty Street North, Bowmanville 2km North of Taunton Road (905)263-2396 Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. www.archibaldswinery.com Fresh Apples & Cider, Pies Award-Winning Wines Pick Your Own & Ready Picked Play Area & Weekend Entertainment 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s Time for a Taste of Fall! 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Fairport Beach Public School turns 50 this year, and school staff, parents, students and alumni are having an anniversary cel- ebration Sept. 27. The celebration takes place from noon to 5 p.m. at the school, 754 Okla- homa Dr. Following the trip down memory lane, an evening social is scheduled at the West Shore Community Centre from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event is for adults 19 y ears of age and over, and includes a dinner pro- vided by Papp’s Restau- rant. Tickets for the evening event are $5 per person and can be purchased from the school, at Papp’s or Big M restaurants. Organizers are asking anyone with photographs or other memorabilia to consider loaning them to the school for the celebra- tion. For more information about the anniversary party, or to volunteer your help to make it a big suc- cess, call the school at 905-839-1451. Fairport celebrates 50 years The real deal PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG — Bill Brown deals out cards during a game of eu- chre at the South Pickering Seniors Club recently. ✦ Green from page 1 Celia Klemenz/ News Advertiser photo Legal system let schools down TToo tthhee eeddiittoorr:: Re: 'Probation only for school gun shooter,' Sept. 5, 2003. We should all be concerned about a recent ruling in the case of a teen who 18 months ago shot a 'sawed-off rifle' in a school foyer. While school board trustees and school administrators do their job - which is government-man- dated by the Education Act to expel students for weapons offences and as- sault with firearms - the student was only placed on curfew for 12 months with probation. Is this a mixed message to our stu- dents? I think so. While we try to make our schools safe and secure for stu- dents and teachers, what message is this to other offenders? While violence, assaults and weapon offences reach an all-time high in our society, we have courts that do not support our laws and do not work to protect all our society. Going soft on crime... I think so. A phone call to the local Crown Attorney supporting an appeal of this ruling is in order by all of us - and it is our responsibility to keep a check on the courts and judiciary de- cisions. We all have a responsibility to our children to keep them safe - we look to our courts and judges for sup- port. 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Opin- ions expressed in letters are those of the writer and not necessarily those of the News Advertiser. We regret that due to the vol- ume of letters, not all will be printed. A/P PAGE 6 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com The three main parties, and in particular the Tories and the Liberals, are going all out to show voters they have the right stuff where education is concerned. The PCs have pledged to ban ed- ucation strikes, lockouts and work- to-rule actions during the school year. They also promise to follow through on all of the recommenda- tions Dr. Mordechai Rozanski made to the government in Decem- ber, when he completed a report re- viewing the Province's education funding formula. The Liberals oppose the ban on labour action, saying they'll cap class sizes in the early years at 20 students and create a fairer funding formula. They’ll cancel the Equity in Education Tax Credit for private school parents. Of the many education issues, the biggest is funding, and in that regard the Tories are vulnerable. For years, teachers, school boards and parents complained the system was underfunded, and they were brushed off. The Rozanski report confirmed the stakeholders were right. Provincial education news releas- es have often used the word "sound" to describe Dr. Rozanski's assess- ment of the funding formula. For the most part, that's accurate. But they always skip over the rest of what the report says: that $2 billion more was needed. Dr. Rozanski said the government's high expecta- tions for education should have been matched with dollars. In that context, the Equity in Ed- ucation Tax Credit is a tough sell: allotting millions to private school parents is hard to justify. That said, the Liberals are mak- ing big promises too. It's outra- geous to guarantee that, by the end of their first mandate, 75 per cent of all Ontario students will meet or ex- ceed the provincial standard on EQAO tests. It will be hard to deliv- er. On the last Grade 3 and 6 as- sessments, about 57 per cent of On- tario students got a 'B' or better. Dalton McGuinty says the Tories have mismanaged the education system for seven years. It's partly true. The old criticism still holds: they tried to do too much too quick- ly, creating a lot of uproar, some of which could have been avoided. On the other hand, you can't argue it's all been bad. The Tories went forward where other govern- ments did not, and while it's more contentious, there are many im- provements to the education sys- tem, such as the new curriculum. But, then again, truth seems to be a casualty of this nasty cam- paign. Education funding fiasco could hurt Tories EEddiittoorriiaallss &&OOppiinniioonnss SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2003 ✦ News Advertiser ✦ JACQUIE McINNES, NEWS EDITOR, 905-683-5110 EXT. 249 Editorial Letters to the Editor MMiikkee RRuuttaa ss tt aa ff ff ww rr ii tt ee rr Trustees right to reject school naming policy Why include community if members not allowed to vote? What's in a school name? Plenty, based on the squab- bling that has taken place at Durham District School Board meetings. The latest collision at the DDSB centres on the naming of new schools and on who should have a vote on the subject. School naming is a contentious issue and there are as many ideas for school names as there are parents, students, teachers and staff throughout the board. What makes a good name? Should a prominent person, long- time educator, or local geographical feature be chosen? Why is one name better than another? It's about as subjective as an issue can be. So it seems logical to form an ad hoc committee to discuss and recommend as was done last spring. Unhappy with the pre- vious two Oshawa school names chosen, Trustee Shetler sug- gested members of the public be included on the ad hoc com- mittee to advise trustees on names. Her idea was followed through. Where the plan went off the rails was when the trustees who sit on the committee, including Trustee Shetler, decided to ex- clude the public members of the committee from voting on school name recommendations. What's the point of seeking out and asking the opinions the public and then turning your back on them when it comes time to vote? Clearly, the decision was a dud with the rest of the school board. At Monday's board meeting, trustees roundly criticized the recommendation by ad hoc trustees Paul Crawford, Martin Demmers and Ms. Shetler, leaving no doubt this anti-democra- tic manoeuvre would not pass muster. In the end, only Oshawa Trustee Cynthia Steffen backed trustees Crawford, Demmers and Shetler. Trustee Shetler did not attend Monday's Board meeting. So now it's back to the drawing board where the committee has been instructed to find another way of doing things - this time they're advised to include their fellow committee members when it comes time to vote. Trustees, though they are elected to the job of representing the public, must remember that job doesn't end after election day. If members of the public - be they school principals, heads of school parent councils or enthusiastic school volunteers - want to actively participate in the naming process, the least trustees must do is give them a vote. DDUURRHHAAMM — Join the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade in celebrating local business next month. Six winners will be honoured at the ninth annual Business Excel- lence Awards Friday, Oct. 24. It takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Annandale Golf and Curling Club, at the corner of Church and Bayly streets. Fifteen businesses have been nominated for awards. They include: A.P.S. Metal Industries, CHEX-TV- Dan Carter Productions, DuPont Canada, Durham School of Music, Durham Promotions International, HEPCOE Credit Union, Holmes and Brakel Ltd., Keyscan Inc., Messier- Dowty Inc., Nelson Industries Fabri- cating, Nokia Products, Ontario Power Generation, Unistrut, Vi- sutronX, White Glove Cleaning. A call for nominations was con- ducted in April and Board of Trade members nominated their peers for achievements in seven areas of crite- ria. They include: outstanding cus- tomer service, entrepreneurship and innovation, continuous improve- ment/quality programs, community support, national/international achievements, environmental efforts and safety. Nominees were then re- quired to prepare a submission and provide supporting documentation to substantiate their claims. They need not excel in all areas, but must not have a negative record in any one. Three impartial judges are re- viewing the submission and six win- ners will be chosen. For tickets, call the board office at 905-686-0883. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 7 A/P Sale prices end Sat., Sept. 20, 2003, while quantities last Not available in all stores. *Complete warranty details at Sears BRIDGESTONE WEATHERFORCE PASSENGER TIRES save 15% Sale, from 62.04 each. P175/70R13. 105,000 km Tread Wearout Warranty*. #40000 series MICHELIN XC LT4 SUV/LIGHT TRUCK TIRES save 15% Sale, from 123.24 each. P215/75R15. 80,000-100,000 km Tread Wearout Warranty* depending on style. #45000 series RoadHandler®TOURING TE PASSENGER TIRES save 25 % Sale, from 57.74 each. 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Pickering Town Centre Direct Line 420-0271 • FREE 2nd Opinion Consultation • Chemiclave Sterilization • Mercury Free White Fillings EMERGENCY PAGER 905-831-6666 GRAND OPENING September 19 905-426-4653 Board of trade announces aw ard nominees Candidates’ debate DDUURRHHAAMM — Local business leaders will put our provincial hopefuls to the test this month. The Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade hosts an all-candidates forum Friday, Sept. 26 from 7 to 9 a.m. at Annandale Golf and Country Club, on Church Street, just north of Bayly Street in Ajax. Each candidate will be given an opportunity to make a two-minute address, with questions to follow. Cost is $25 plus GST, and includes a hot buffet breakfast. To reg ister, contact the board of trade at 905-686-1057. BByy MMiikkee RRuuttaa Staff Writer DDUURRHHAAMM — When Canada turned 100 in 1967, Mary Gervais became a Catholic school teacher. After three years in Hamilton, she came to Durham Region, teaching in Ajax and Oshawa schools before rising in the ranks of the Durham Catholic District School Board. Thirty years later, Ms. Gervais, the board’s el- ementary education con- sultant, is also its 2002/03 Award of Merit recipient. She received the award at the Sept. 8 board meeting, and typically spread the honour around. “Our board is so strong because there are so many members of this communi- ty...who go above and be- yond in support of our schools, and so I accept this award on their behalf,” said Ms. Gervais. In an interview, she said she was “absolutely shocked” to have been se- lected. Ms. Gervais said it was extra special to have been nominated by the Durham elementary unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Associ- ation, of which she is a member. “Those are my peers,” said Ms. Gervais. “I’m quite proud to be a mem- ber of the OECTA.” The nomination letter noted that “Mary’s exper- tise and her impact on the development of Catholic curriculum and profession- al development opportuni- ties for Catholic teachers has done much to raise the profile of the Durham Catholic District School Board throughout the province.” Here in Durham, Ms. Gervais has helped par- ents understand the new curriculum and standard- ized test results. She was described as “a driving and constant force behind the enormously successful ‘When Faith Meets Peda- gogy’ conference for Catholic educators.” She considers her job a vocation because of the re- ligious aspect, but mostly because “you’re selected to work with kids.” The Courtice resident says she loves her job in the program services depart- ment, describing her boss, elementary programs su- perintendent Gerry Blake, as “an amazing person to work for. She enjoys making pre- sentations to teachers be- cause they are “so open and appreciative for what you do for them,” noting that when the teachers are happy, so are their stu- dents. Ziggy Oczko, an Os- hawa resident who for 12 years has cared for the poor, and Mike Jacobs, a teacher at Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School in Whitby, who in just five years “has im- mersed himself in the school community,” were also nominated for the award. A/P PAGE 8 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com BByy MMiikkee RRuuttaa Staff Writer PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG — Trustee Fran Pereira is not jump- ing into the race this time around. The three-term, Durham Catholic District School Board representative for Pickering is giving it all up to follow a life-long dream: she’s going to be a teacher. In May, Trustee Pereira completed a Bachelor of Education and one day soon hopes to teach in the Durham Catholic system. “Although I’ll treasure the time I’ve had here at the board, some time in the future I hope to be on the other side of the table,” she told trustees at the Sept. 8 board meeting. “Right now I’m looking for- ward to some time with my family and another grand- child that will be coming along in nine weeks.” While Trustee Pereira said trustees normally don’t make a big thing of not running, she wanted to make the announcement to her fellow board mem- bers - and open the door to local residents who might seek to run for her seat. Trustee Pereira was ac- claimed in the 2000 elec- tion. At press time, Paul Bannister and incumbent Trustee Jim McCafferty were registered in Picker- ing, where two trustees are elected to the Catholic board. She has also bid farewell to her involvement with the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Associa- tion. The former Region 10 director didn’t seek re- election there this past spring “because I knew this would be my last term.” “I’ve always wanted to teach,” Trustee Pereira in an interview. That doesn’t mean it’s easy to leave the board. “I would stay here forev- er; I love it,” she said. “The pay’s not that great (laughs). It’s something I really enjoyed.” She was quick to say she was never in it for the money, and her resume bears that out. Few, if any, Durham trustees are in- volved in so much, from the parish and school right up to the provincial level. Typically, Trustee Pereira dropped into a few schools at the start of the new year to say ‘hello’ to the staff. She cannot be a trustee and a teacher, but Trustee Pereira did her practice teaching here. It’s permit- ted since she wasn’t ac- cepting any pay. She is qualified to teach Grades 4 to 10 , and is keen to teach any one of them. “They’re all great,” she said. “I was in a Grade 8 and a Grade 5 last year and I enjoyed them tremendously.” At the board meeting, she paid tribute to the many wonderful teachers and other staff members who work for the board and said it has been a priv- ilege to represent Picker- ing residents Trustee Pereira’s term ends at the end of Novem- ber. Gervais receives Aw ard of Merit Trustee Pereira is off to teach Fran Pereira won’t be seeking re-election as trustee for the Durham Catholic District School Board. She is pursuing a ca- reer in teaching. MMAARRYY GGEERRVVAAIISS Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 9 A/P Dynamic, exciting, committed to uncompromising customer service... We ’re on the way to making Sears a great place to shop, to work, to invest. We need top-notch associates to help. We are currently looking for Seasonal Part-time Associates in the following areas: Cash Desk • Fashions • Cosmetics • Jewellery Home Fashions • Toys • Electronics Sporting Goods • Hardware • Automotive Merchandising • Logistics Successful applicants must be available Days, Evenings and Weekends Interested , Please see us at the JOB FAIR Sears Pickering Pickering Town Centre Catalogue Dept. (lower level) September 17 & 18 11:00 am - 7:00 pm Sears Canada Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Sears, A Great Place to Work! Put a little Sears in your Life! S E A R S C A N A D A Region looking at a bill of around $800,000 BByy CCaarrllyy FFoosstteerr Staff Writer DDUURRHHAAMM — After putting thousands of people out of commission and wreaking havoc on the province, SARS has one more bite to inflict: Over $10 million in direct costs to Durham and its hospitals. The Region, Lakeridge Health Corporation and Rouge Valley Ajax-Picker- ing are in the process of sending their final bills to the Province, which allo- cated millions of dollars to municipalities and hospi- tals to cover direct costs from Severe Acute Respi- ratory Syndrome. The Region is looking at direct costs of around $800,000, Jim Clapp, the commissioner of finance said in a report Wednes- day to the finance and ad- ministration committee. The hardest hit area was the health depart- ment, whose staff put in 4,516 extra labour hours for a cost of $252,713. It also claimed $135,890 in lost goods and services. The Region’s homes for the aged also saw extra hours: almost 8,000 for a cost of around $190,000. A surprisingly low num- ber came from the Emer- gency Medical Service, which put in 233 extra hours for a cost of $6,435. The total from the Re- gion was not surprising, Mr. Clapp said, although it took quite a while to put all the submitted numbers together. “It is (a tough process), something we originally hadn’t set up to account for,” he said. “But things moved pretty well.” The Region still has until Sept. 12 to submit final numbers to the Min- istry of Health and Long- Term Care’s compassion- ate assistance program, which reimburses lost wages and also includes staff who had to use sick leave. Mr. Clapp estimates that will only add another $50,000 or so to the current $800,000 total. The Region has received $436,825 from the Province so far. From the health-care perspective, Rouge Valley is looking at $8 million in lost revenue and direct costs at its two sites in Ajax-Pickering and Scar- borough. The health system does not have individual costs for each site. Scarborough Centenary - which is three-times larg- er than Ajax-Pickering - was the “epicentre” of the outbreak, said Katie Cronin-Wood, director of communications for Rouge Valley. And like Os- hawa, it had a SARS as- sessment clinic; both drove up the cost of the outbreak. “We treated a large vol- ume of SARS patients at each (hospital),” Ms. Cronin-Wood said. Lakeridge Health Cor- poration is looking at huge costs, said Francoise Guenette, corporate direc- tor of communications. As of July 31, the group of five hospitals in Os- hawa, Whitby, Bow- manville, Uxbridge and Port Perry had almost $7 million in costs. Around $3.9 million was for expenses, with another $2.7 million in lost revenue, she said. The hospital corpora- tion received an extension to submit its final bills, Ms. Guenette said, adding the complexity of some indi- vidual cases and govern- ment forms put claims be- hind. The Province is only covering direct SARS costs, Mr. Clapp said, not any fallout from SARS like if day programs fell behind and extra hours were re- quired. More than 5,000 Durham Region residents were put into quarantine after SARS hit the province this spring. Summary of Region of Durham SARS claims to July 31, 2003 PPrrooggrraamm LLaabboouurr hhoouurrss LLaabboouurr ccoossttss GGooooddss aanndd sseerrvviicceess TToottaall ccllaaiimmeedd PPaayymmeennttss rreecceeiivveedd Health 4,516 $252,713 $135,890 $388,603 $278,963 EMS 233 $6,435 $46,234 $52,669 $50,324 Lakeview 1,103 $28,027 $10,717 $38,744 $13,610 Fairview 3,198 $82,503 $51,069 $133,572 $25,576 Hillsdale 3,300 $80,424 $71,700 $152,124 $68,352 Admin 269 $11,303 $14,109 $25,412 0 To tal Incremental Costs 12,619 $461,405 $329,719 $791,124 $436,825 SSoouurrccee:: RReeggiioonn ooff DDuurrhhaamm ffiinnaannccee ddeeppaarrttmmeenntt Province begins to pay SARS costs JJIIMM CCLLAAPPPP ‘It’s a (tough process), some- thing we originally hadn’t set up to account for.’ PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG — Clean out your closet and help a good cause this month. Donations of used clothing, toys and books are needed for the ‘New to Yo u’ sale at St. Martin’s Anglican Church. The sale takes place Fri- day, Sept. 26 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the church, 1201 St. Martin’s Dr. in Picker- ing. For more information, contact 905-839-4257. Church needs sale items A/P PAGE 10 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com READING WRITING MATH SPELLING FRENCH STUDY SKILLS The new year begins with high hopes for success and achievement. No matter how much a student has struggled in the past, it’s a new opportunity. This is the year it will finally come together! Sometimes it does. As a parent, this is our heart’s wish. Sometimes, students acquire those organizational skills, set higher standards for themselves and stay motivated through the entire year. Often though, that motivation begins to erode before long and work begins to slide. Why is this and where does the motivation go? Let’s look to a true story for a clue. Two Grade 5 classmates, Bobby and Steve, were moving to a new school. Both were diligent students and got A’s in math. As soon as the year began it was obvious that these young men were behind in math. The standards at the new school were higher. Bobby got mad and felt it was unfair that he had never been taught some of the skills he needed this year. Instead of quitting, he was motivated by this unjustice to try harder. He soon mastered these skills, caught up to the class and was once again achieving his customary top grades. Steve also felt it was unfair. However, he worried that he would not do well, that his classmates would think he was dumb and that his parents would be disappointed. His fear and lack of confidence robbed him of his motivation so he stopped trying and fell behind. Two kids, both smart, both apparently motivated to do well in math - what happened? The difference beween these two young men was that one of them acted to reach his goals despite his feelings of fear - he did not give in to those feelings. Like most things in life, this is a skill - one that has to be learned. Our feelings are strong and, when we feel something, we often feel that we have to act upon it. But this is not always true. Feelings are there to guide us. It is not always appropriate for us to act upon them. Often our feelings lead us away from our goals. We must learn to hear our feelings, to respect them, but to act on our goals. That is the secret of success in school and life. When kids learn to distinguish the differences between feelings and goals, they can act to achieve their goals. Students who have not learned to recognize the differences, always act on their feelings. This explains why a student who truly wants to do better in school and who starts in the new year determined to do all these things, suddenly seems to run out of gas and lose all that motivation. It can happen because of a careless or inadvertently negative remark made by a parent or teacher or a jeering taunt made by a fellow student or just an incorrect assumption made by the student - “I’m dumb - everybody else in this whole class understands this math and I can’t get it at all.” That’s how it starts. After the initial damage is done, our brains seem to work against us - they look to verify the judgement suggested by the feeling. This is the year! By R.N. Whitehead, Ph.D. Continued on page 11 HARWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL Est. 1988 H HARWOOD AVE.HWY. 401 BAYLY ST.BURCHERN>EMPEROR For Children 2 1/2 yrs. to 7 yrs. 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The Region will lobby the Province for the fund- ing and lost revenue, council decided at Wednesday’s meeting. Region to rebuild Fairview The Durham Region- owned Fairview Lodge se- nior’s home in Whitby is going to be rebuilt. Despite several renova- tions over the past 51 years, the aging building needs major repairs. An independent physi- cal condition audit com- pleted in July 2003 showed major repairs and or replacement was needed to maintain the existing building. These include replac- ing or adding systems like the fire alarm ($250,000), nurse call ($200,000), sprinkler system ($300,000), air-handling system ($300,000) and heating ($300,000) as part of a total project totalling approximately $2 to $2.5 million. The 198-bed building is also facing competition from newer, private long- term care facilities, a health and social services committee report said. The facility can be re- built for around $45.1 mil- lion with construction in 2006. At its Wednesday meet- ing, Durham council ap- proved rebuilding Fairview and including it in the Region’s five-year f iscal plan. SARS bills approved by council Regional council offi- cially approved the Re- gion’s severe acute respi- ratory syndrome (SARS) bills Wednesday. As of July 31, Durham Region had amassed around $800,000 in direct costs. Another $50,000 may be added under the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s compassionate as- sistance program, which reimburses lost wages and also includes staff that had to use sick leave. The Region has re- ceived $436,825 from the Province so far. Go-ahead given to $137.8-million plant The detailed design and project management plans for the Courtice water pollution control plant were approved at Wednesday’s Durham council meeting. The $137.8-million plant will service the growing communities of Whitby, Clarington and Oshawa, and replace the aging plant No. 1 at the Harmo- ny Creek WPCP in Os- hawa, a works committee report said. Land for the plant is still being acquired. Con- struction is scheduled to start in fall 2004, and end in 2006. Up to $1 .1 million waste shortfall expected Region briefs SEPT. 14, 2003 This Week ● Canadian Statesman ● NEWS ADVERTISER ● Times-Journal ● durhamregion.com News from all over Durham Region online at durhamregion.com www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 11 A/P The feelings that follow are usually negative: “Why bother to study, I’ll never get it anyway!”, “School sucks. I can hardly wait until I get out.”, “Who needs school anyway?” and so on. This becomes a repetitive subconscious conversation we have with ourselves, which serves to reinforce our feelings of failure; motivation disappears. But, it does not have to. Students who learn how to distinguish the differences between thoughts and feelings and who learn how to set goals and how to construct plans of action, will be able to act despite their negative and draining feelings. Learning to feel and understand your feelings, but not to act on them, is possible. Oxford Learning Centres teach students how to set goals and achieve them. If you want to help your child succeed in school call Oxford in Pickering/Ajax (905) 420-3141. Teaching students how to achieve their goals Continued from page 10 TO ADVERTISE IN THE EDUCATION FEATURE CALL MARILYN BROPHY AT 905-683-5110 DDUURRHHAAMM — Provincial election voting list officials will be knocking on doors this weekend. Elections Ontario is sending its revising agents door-to-door updating the perma- nent register that began in 1999. They’ll be carrying identification from Elections Ontario and asking questions that verify voter eligibility. Residents of Ontario go to the polls Thursday, Oct. 2. Notice of registration cards are mailed to voters before election day to confirm they are on the voter’s list. If you do not receive a card or a visit from an agent, you can contact your local re- turning officer through your municipal of- fice and can then select from a variety of ways to have your name added to the regis- ter. More information can be found on the Elections Ontario Web site at www.elec- tionsontario.on.ca or by calling 1-888-ONT- VOTE (1-888-668-8683). Vo ting list to be updated DURHAM COLLEGE CONTINUOUS LEARNING YOUR TOMORROW STARTS HERE We have a seat for you… Courses begin the weeks of September 15 and 22, 2003. Don’t miss out! 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Lia Bandola, of Life Lessons Un- limited, is the evening’s guest speak- er. Self-employed moms, dads, and anyone with a home or small busi- ness are welcome to attend. Cost is $25 for members, and 35 for non-members. To register, contact 905-831-9204 or visit www.mothersformothers.com. Community Living corn roast AAJJAAXX — The Community Living Ajax-Pickering and Whitby holds a corn roast later this month. Everyone is welcome and the event will also feature entertainment. It’s set for Thursday, Sept. 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. at 36 Emperor St., Ajax. The cost is $5 a person. For more information, call Sandy Dorsett at 905-427-3300, ext. 236. 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Send your ttyyppeedd Name Drop- ping notices, including the eevveenntt ddaattee, and photos to Name Dropping, c/o The News Advertiser, 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, Ontario, L1S 2H5. For picture return, enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope. Name Dropping items can be sent by E- mail to kgilligan@durhamregion.com. Pictures should be sent in jpeg format. PPlleeaassee iinncclluuddee aa tteelleepphhoonnee nnuummbbeerr. Winners may go directly to Baskin Robbins to receive their FREE cake. (Please provide identification) PRIZE VALID UNTIL SAT., SEPT. 20, 2003 & 1794 Liverpool Road Pickering 905-831-5431 THIS WEEK’S CAKE WINNERS ARE: 1. Amanda Stasiuk 2. Holy Harris 3. Samantha MartellBASKIN ROB BI NSSEVENTH BIRTHDAY “Happy seventh birth- day to Amanda Stasiuk on Aug. 21. Lots of love from Mom, Dad, Jessica and Ink.” FIRST BIRTHDAY “Happy first birthday Cakemonster. Crystal Jordyn Greenall turns one year old on Aug. 23. We love you very much. Enjoy your special day. With lots of hugs and kisses from Mommy, Daddy, Craig and Molson, a.k.a Shishee.” FIRST BIRTHDAY “Speedy zoomed to number one on Aug. 29. Happy first birthday Max! Love Mommy, Daddy, big braba Wolfie. Nanny, Grampy, Moma and Opa. We'll have a party at the finish line.” 50TH BIRTHDAY “Happy 50th birthday Lucy, on Aug. 17. From your loving children Chico, Mala, and also best wishes form Seew, Krish and Laysha.” 19TH BIRTHDAY “To our little Charlene, you turned 19 on July 28 and we just want to wish you the best. You’re one of the greatest best friends I know! We would- n’t know what to do with- out you. You complete the best friend triangle with O-J and me. Happy B-day and I hope all your wishes come true. Much love from family and friends.” ENGAGEMENT Aug. 16 was a special day for Jennifer Bontoft and Kevin Bentley, as the pair wed in a ceremony at the Kingdom Hall of Je- hovah’s Witnesses in Pickering. Congratula- tions from family and friends. 12TH BIRTHDAY “No wonder Tristan Hodgins is all smiles. Turning 12 Aug. 1, she did it in style with three par- ties spread over three days. Happy birthday Tr istan from your family and your many friends.” 40TH BIRTHDAY “Sending lots of happy birthday wishes to my wonderful husband and great daddy to our two boys on his 40th birthday. Happy birthday Mike, we hope that all your birthday wishes come true. I hope you know how much we all love you and we hope to make your future birth- days as memorable as this one. Hugs, kisses and my love. Lots of love from Mommy, Adam and Mitchell.” FIRST BIRTHDAY “Happy first birthday to our precious daughter Felicity Celynne, our little spitfire. You’re a beauti- ful, happy, good-natured, yet determined little girl. You’re also a loving little sister to your big brother, whom you look up to. You’re our little angel and we love you with all our hearts. Happy birthday sweetie, with love from Mommy, Daddy, brother Brosnan, Oma and Opa Brenner, and Oma and Opa Hinsche.” SEVENTH BIRTHDAY Happy seventh birth- day Holly Harris. She had a great time partying with friends and family when she turned seven June 28. Happy birthday to “our rock star.” Love from Mommy, Daddy and Lindsay. FIFTH BIRTHDAY On Aug. 21, Celina Cordeiro turned five. Happy birthday wishes with love, hugs and kisses from Mom Kristin, Dad Paul, her Great-Grandma, grandparents, great aunts and uncles, aunts, uncles and cousins. A special hug and kiss from Great-Grandma. “Love you.” 18TH BIRTHDAY Aug. 8 was special for Paul Gerard Osborne, as “this little guy” turned 18. Happy birthday Paul. Love from Mom and family. FIRST BIRTHDAY “Happy first birthday to our sweet daughter Melanie Kay Elliott on Aug. 20. Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, Baba, and all your aunts and uncles love you very much. You make every day brighter. Keep smil- ing!” 10TH BIRTHDAY “Guess who turned 10 on Aug. 16. Stacey girl. Happy birthday Stace. You have accomplished so much in 10 years! Mom and Dad are very proud of you. Love Mom, Dad, Emily and Bear.” ENGAGEMENT Lindsay Fox and Jason Doherty are happy to an- nounce their engage- ment. The wedding will take place April 2, 2004. Lindsay is the daughter of Ron and the late Angela Fox, and Brian Cotterill, and Jason is the son of Michael Doherty and Lor- raine Heroux. Love and best wishes from friends and families. FIRST BIRTHDAY “Happy first birthday to Brent on Aug. 16! What a year it has been, unbe- lievable how time flies! Love and kisses to our lit- tle monkey from Mom, Dad, Bubba, your two Grandpa’s, aunts, uncles and all your cousins. Looking forward to many more firsts!” 10TH BIRTHDAY “Samantha ‘Slammer’ Martell took a time out on July 29 from her busy schedule of hockey and soccer to celebrate her 10th birthday with a round of mini-putt with her friends. Lots of love from Mom, Dad, big sis- ter Christiane and little sister Alexandra.” 30TH BIRTHDAY “She thought 21 was old and then 25 was ancient. Well, look who’s turning 30! Many, many happy birthday wishes on Aug. 8 for Carrie Martin. Love from Mom, Michael, Erik, Tiger and all her aunts, uncles and cousins.” 10TH BIRTHDAY Happy 10th birthday Justin. “Wow, where have the years gone? On Aug. 20 our little dude reached double digits! We wish you a great 10th birthday. Lots of love from Mom, Dad, Cassan- dra and Alannah.” 30TH BIRTHDAY “Happy 30th birthday Colin Greenall. If you see this guy on Aug. 22 be sure to wish him all the best. We hope you have many more happy years to come. Lots of Love Michelle, Craig, Crystal and Molson.” THIRD BIRTHDAY “Our little Ally girl wanted to celebrate her third birthday hanging out in the tree house, eating hot dogs with her best bud Olivia. Alexandra Martell turned three on Aug. 8. Lots of love from Mom, Dad and big sisters Christiane and Saman- tha.” A/P PAGE 14 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com DDUURRHHAAMM — Clothes, baby equipment and toys are among the items available at an upcom- ing sale. The Durham Region Parents of Multiple Births Association holds its semi-annual sale on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Ontario Regiment Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Ar- moury, 53 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa. Gently used clothing from newborn to size 14, maternity clothes, baby equipment and toys will be sold. Admission is $1 and children are welcome, but strollers and wagons must remain outside. Terms are cash only. The association is a not-for- profit support group providing information, education and as- sistance to members and the community about raising twins, triplets, quadruplets and quintu- plets. Services include a monthly newsletter, support meetings, bereavement information and support. Call Katherine at 905- 579-4381 for more information. Multiple birth group has baby items for sale SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK STAR We Can Help - Qualified Private Instruction in: Guitar, Bass, Piano, Drums, Voice and Flute. All Levels & All Ages Preparation for conservatory exams in classical guitar and piano. Durham’s Official Exam Centre and Lesson House for The Registry of Guitar Tutors an upbeat certificate program validated by The London College of Music House in Britain. The Alternative Music Store Where Service is #1 And Learning is Always Fun LEGEND MUSIC ENTERPRISES CORP. 905-837-2839 1211 Kingston Rd., Pickering Between Liverpool & Walnut Lane www.legend-music.com SALES REPAIRS LESSONS 2002 Song Writing Workshop with Earl Johnson of “MOXY” Available Wed., Thurs., & Sat. NEW (Just one minute south of the 401 off Brock Rd. before Bayly St.) 1755 Plummer St. Unit 8, Pickering, ON, L1W 3S11755 Plummer St. Unit 8, Pickering, ON, L1W 3S1 Gymnastic classes for kids 18 months to 15 years Registration “Great Actors Are Born Then Trained Here” O'Leary's School of DramaO'Leary's School of DramaO'Leary's School of Drama 1755 Plummer St. Units #1&2, Pickering 905-420-8129 1100 Skae Drive Unit #2, Oshawa 905-436-7171 Please Read This because classes at O’Leary’s School of Drama are filling up very fast. Avoid disappointment, register soon. School will be open daily 2 p.m. - 9 p.m. Monday - Friday Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. www.olearysdrama.com Spaces still available in our ADULT ACTING FOR STAGE and ADULT ACTING FOR T.V. & FILM (Ages 16 and up) Some of our children’s classes have limited openings Tues., Sept.16 - 6:00-7:30 P.M. Tues., Sept. 23 - 6:00-7:30 P.M. Limited Spaces Available Call Today! You can also register by phone or by visiting our Website www.laurieslearntoskate.com 905-831-7111 1474 Bayly St. Pickering (Upstairs in Synthetics Room) Art Thompson Arena www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 15 A/P Clean up your garden before first frost arrives DDUURRHHAAMM — As the air turns crisp and thoughts turn from back-to- school to holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving, Canadians enjoy the great outdoors and the last days of gardening before the snow flies. Autumn is the time for cleaning up and putting your home outdoors in order for the long winter ahead. Clean up your garden by remov- ing debris, diseased foliage and weeds. Plant flower bulbs now that will provide you with welcome blooms from the first hint of spring’s warmth through into early summer. Bulbs do best when plant- ed six weeks before the first frost, so don’t leave it too late. Large bulbs need to go about eight inches below the soil’s surface, while smaller bulbs go five inches underground. Crocuses, narcissus and hyacinths all bloom beautifully and early in spring for a welcome burst of colour after a long dreary winter. Prune and shape trees and shrubs. Cut off all dead wood and foliage. Fertilize your plants to pro- mote early spring growth. Most perennials, shrubs and trees benefit from fall planting, giving them time to anchor and establish new roots. Using a high phosphate fertilizer also promotes root growth fall is the perfect time to divide, reorganize and transplant plants. Be sure to add a two- to three-inch layer of mulch to new plants. Rake leaves onto flowerbeds and around shrubs and bushes to create a warm blan- ket that protects plants against se- vere cold. Eliminate potential winter homes for garden pests by ensuring sheds, porches and sheltered alcoves are closed tight and cleared of items that will encourage nesting. Take the time now to ensure gardening tools are in excellent condition to avoid wasting time getting started next spring. Sharpen mower and other tool blades. Clean and dry garden tools with moving parts that can seize or rust if left untended. Fall gardening provides the op- portunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season, from the turn- ing leaves to the birds and animals making their own preparations for winter. And the rewards will be great in the spring when you ven- ture back you to your garden! For more fall gardening informa- tion and tips visit www.miracle- gro.com or talk with the staff at your local garden centre. -- NNeewwss CCaannaaddaa In the BIA ad for Sunday September 7 News Advertiser, 33 Church St. S. should have read 22 Church St. S. We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. CORRECTION DDUURRHHAAMM — Along with cool- er temperatures in the fall come weekend backyard cleanups and the final days spent in the garden before frost. Now is the time to protect your lawn for the long cold winter ahead. A little extra ef- fort invested this weekend will be rewarded with a lush, beautiful and more weed-re- sistant lawn in spring. Here are some ‘must dos’ for fall. Keep mowing. Clip grass to a height of 2-1/2 inches tall re- membering to leave grass clippings on the lawn. This simple step returns at least 25 per cent of the turf’s nitrogen back to the soil. Remove debris and leaves off the lawn before that final cut. Lawns should be put to bed over winter at the same height they are maintained over summer. Remember what you see on top is only half the equation. Taller grass ensures a deeper root. Short grass can make the lawn sus- ceptible to winter damage. Moisten and aerate the lawn. Aeration creates pas- sageways for essential nutri- ents and worms that con- tribute valuable microorgan- isms to your soil. Plant more grass seed now for a thicker healthier lawn in spring. Finally, fertilize the lawn. Many people do not know that in fact, fall fertiliz- ing is the most important ap- plication, giving your lawn the nutrients it needs to stay healthy. Winter care fertiliz- ers energize turf, producing a strong and healthy root sys- tem and ensuring they emerge greener than ever when spring finally makes its appearance. Feed your lawn for a winter’s nap Please recycle A/P PAGE 16 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com O D R C C OSHAWA DURHAM RAPE CRISIS CENTRE Durham Rape Crisis Centre The Durham Rape Crisis Centre will be starting its Fall 12th week volunteer training program on Tuesday evenings, from 7:00 - 10:00 pm, September 16th. If you are interested in joining our team of volunteers and/or receiving our training for your own personal growth and/or profession, please visit our web site at www.durhamrapecrisiscentre. com. For registration contact 905-725-2241 and speak with Linda or Tiffany. We thank you for your support and interest in our centre. The Durham rape Crisis Centre has a variety of youth programming, including mandatory 40 hour co-op, and children’s groups, including teaching healthy boundaries and self esteem, to offer this fall. For information relating to youth please contact Andrea at 905-725-2241, and for information relating to children 3-12 please contact Marzena at 905-725-2241. The Durham Rape Crisis Centre offers services to Parents/Caregivers of children who have been sexually abused/assaulted, as well as a parenting series on issues of dating violence, date rape drugs, how to speak to your children about sexual violence & relationships, and internet violence & dating ( a 4 part mini information series) For more information on parenting/caregivers groups please contact Linda at 905-725-2241 The Durham Rape Crisis Centre will soon begin its survivors groups for adult women of childhood sexual abuse. We will also be delivering groups to adolescents who have been affected by sexual violence, as well as emotional art expression group for survivors of sexual abuse/violence. For more information please contact Donna or Andrea at 905-725-2241 Do you have tradeability? Start thinking outside the cubicle this Fall. GRAND OPENING September 19 905-426-4653 GRAND OPENING September 19 905-426-4653 I love it when people call up with questions about some mysterious form of wildlife they’ve spotted. It gives me a good excuse to go ruffling through field guides, coming across intriguing nature facts as I try to figure out what they saw. Sometimes I already know the answer! That happened this week when Tim Kelly, copy edi- tor at This Week, phoned to say someone had dropped off a but- terfly in a plastic bag and want- ed to find out about it. “What does it look like?” I asked, and he only had to say “Black with two rows of yellow dots” for me to guess it was probably a black swallowtail. His further description of large size, blue and orange spots, and elegant “tail” on the hindwing pretty well clinched it for me. Tim’s mention of yellow dots on its body sent me grabbing for a butterfly book, because I’d never noticed that before. When you see a butterfly flitting by or nectaring on a flower you sel- dom pay attention to anything but those beautiful wings. Sure enough, black swallowtails have rows of tiny gold flecks decorat- ing their velvety black ab- domens. Whoever delivered the exquis- ite little corpse to the newspaper office, with a cryptic note re- questing ID, had it fly onto their back deck in Oshawa, where it soon expired. I agreed to write a column about black swallowtails - I’d happily write about butterflies all summer if I didn’t think read- ers would grow tired of the topic - and had just hung up the phone when I glanced out the window and saw a black butter- fly in the garden. It was flutter- ing low over the tall stalks of dill in the vegetable patch and the nodding heads of Queen Anne’s Lace in our wildflower corner. A black swallowtail! They lay their eggs on plants of the pars- ley family, including wild and do- mestic carrot, fennel, celery and dill, all of which have flat-topped umbrel flowers. I went for a bike ride the fol- lowing day along the Waterfront Trail, and guess what? Found three black swallowtails flying among the Queen Anne’s Lace in Whitby’s Intrepid Park, feed- ing on purple loosestrife. It’s typical that they keep flitting rather weakly back and forth, here and there, until you try to get close for a good look, at which point they take off like a shot. Black swallowtails are fair- ly common but seldom densely numerous in Durham, so finding three in one field was a delight. At our latitude they have two broods, one flying in June and the other in late July through Aug ust. Ironically, the next ‘Out Wa lking’ reader who called me Butterfly investigation a journey of delight had seen a black swallowtail that day.I’d just finished reading about black swallowtails when my husband showed me an e-mail from another reader, who’d attached a photo of a big moth he’d found on his screen door one night and couldn’t identify. I grinned and reached for my moth book. Nature queries or comments? mcarney@interlinks.net or (905) 725- 2116. Durham resident Margaret Car- ney, in addition to writing nature-ap- preciation columns, has also pub- lished several children’s books. 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Exclusive hotel to Air Canada Vacations per person (Advertised price reflects savings of $75 per couple) Sears Travel locations nearest you Pickering Town Centre (905) 420-7600 Research in a London pub Why would I become depressed in a English pub? It happened during a recent trip to London to interview prominent researchers. Later, I stole away to the English countryside and the relaxing atmosphere of quaint pubs. The last thing I wanted to do while enjoying the local am- bience was to think about the dilemmas of medicine. But there in the newspaper was a large headline I couldn’t miss, ‘Polypill aims to cut heart disease by 80 per cent’. So I had to read on. As people age they often take more pills, many of them to prevent heart disease. Now British researchers claim they have a way to solve swal- lowing one pill after another, the Polyp- ill. Polypill strategy is the brainchild of Professor Nicholas Wald and Professor Malcolm Law of the University of London. They’re working on a new pill that has six com- ponents, Aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering drug, three blood pressure medications and folic acid, all in one tablet. Professors Wald and Law claim the Polypill should be taken by everyone over 55 and by younger people if they have a history of cardiovascular disease. They also remind us half of all people will develop heart disease if they live long enough. All the more reason for the Polypill. The new pill strategy is based on evidence from 750 clinical trials that the pill’s individual components can cut the risk of heart disease. Aspirin prevents blood clots, cholesterol-lowering drugs and folic acid decrease the risk of atherosclerosis. And blood pressure pills ease the strain on arteries. It follows that putting them all togeth- er would have the same effect as taken individually. Sir Charles George, medical director of the British Heart Foundation, described the Polypill as an enticing idea that should be explored. Dr. Richard Smith, editor of the ‘British Medical Journal’, explained at a press confer- ence 16.6 million fatalities, or one-third of global deaths in 2001, were due to cardiovascular disease. And that evi- dence suggests that this idea would work. He makes another point. In these days when drugs cost an arm and a leg, the Polypill’s components are, or are about to be, off patent, so it could be an extremely cheap and simple pill. And he ends by saying this proposal is a “step of genius.” At this point I’ve finished my pint of beer and feel some- what salubrious. But I’m beginning to kick myself, won- dering why the devil I didn’t think of the idea myself. After all, I’ve been taking Bayer Aspirin for years to oil my blood and also folic acid that lowers homocysteine to fight atherosclerosis. The other components are readily available. All I’d have to do was to mix them together and ‘Eureka!’, the Polypill. Damn it, I could have been a ge- nius. By now I’m so upset at my own stupidity, I order an- other pint and wish I’d never picked up that damn news- paper. Back in London, in another pub, I keep remem- bering Dr. Law’s remark that “Probably no other preven- tive method or treatment would have as great an impact on preventing heart disease in the western world as the Polypill.” Maybe Prof. Law is right. But there’s also another way. Fo rtunately, in this London pub I was sitting close to an open window. But deep in the depths of the pub you could cut the tobacco smoke with a knife. Very few Englishmen seem to have heard the message that smoking kills, even when the research that smoking decreases life expectan- cy by 20 years comes from their own Oxford University! Then, looking at fellow drinkers another problem became crystal clear: the massive amount of obesity with all the related medical problems it causes. It’s the same self-de- feating lifestyle that afflicts 50 per cent of the population on this side of the Atlantic. So in retrospect, my Polypill would contain several brain-clearing drugs, ones that would stress the cardio- vascular benefits of pills such as Bayer Aspirin and folic acid, but also ingredients to eliminate the frailties of smoking, excessive calories, driving the car to the corner store and, of course, too many pints in the English pub. I plan to return to the pub for more research! Toronto physician Dr. Gifford-Jones has offered med- ical advice and opinions for decades in his syndicated col- umn. DDrr.. GGiiffffoorrdd JJoonneess DD oo cc tt oo rr ’’ss GG aa mm ee This Week ● Canadian Statesman ● NEWS ADVERTISER ● Times-Journal ● durhamregion.com News from all over Durham Region online at durhamregion.com A/P PAGE 18 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com Increased construction costs, supply and demand reasons for ‘escalation’: Durham transportation manager BByy LLeesslleeyy BBoovviiee Staff Writer DDUURRHHAAMM ——Like most things in life, much depends on one's point of view. And if there were ever a situation in which perspective mattered most, it would have to be along the long and often bumpy road to seeing Durham Region outfitted with three new Hwy. 401 interchanges. Pickering Beach Road/Salem Road in Pickering, Lakeridge Road in Whitby and Stevenson Road in Oshawa, were initially expected to cost $53.6 million to build. Today, five years later, the projects have ballooned to $118 million, leaving local and regional politicians alike crying foul. Improvements to a provincial highway are usually the strict concern of the On- tario Ministry of Transportation (MTO). But Durham Region and the three host municipalities, seeing an opportunity to move the interchange project up the Province's priority list, inked a deal with the MTO to pay 27 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. The Province would pay the other 67 per cent. The year was 1998 and it was detailed in the agreement the $53.6 million was "not fixed", stresses Durham transportation manager Gene Chartier. He prefers to think of the difference in price that fol- lowed as a "cost escalation" rather than a "cost overrun". "The latter gives the impression we knew everything going in," he explains. A number of factors contributed to the soaring costs, Mr. Chartier contends. For one, initial estimates were made in 1998, when construction costs were at the low- est they'd been in several years. Since then, the price of structural concrete and steel has gone up as well as pavement and ground materials. Growth in the construction industry in general has also put road construction and building at a premium just in terms of supply and demand, he adds. Also, the estimates were just that - esti- mates. More detailed design work "further defined the project", Mr. Chartier says. For example, a more in-depth look at the Stevenson Road interchange revealed some land acquisition issues. The entire scope of that interchange changed from building ramps to an exist- ing bridge, to constructing a brand new bridge, which Mr. Chartier says was deemed more cost effective. As a result, work on the Stevenson Road interchange is expected to start next year, but at the cost of $36 million instead of the original $8 million price tag. Other challenges involved building a re- taining wall to "shore up" the railway line, which runs along the Pickering Beach Road interchange. Due to open later this fall, that interchange will cost $61 million to build instead of $31.8 million. The Lakeridge Road interchange was the least defined in the original estimate. Slated to begin construction in 2005 or 2006, it is currently pinned at $21 million instead of $13.8 million. "We've experienced this on some of our own projects," Mr. Chartier says. "Once you go further you often discover more work needs to be done. You never know what's underground. You may have to do utility work, or buy land, where we may have very little control over the price." Costs have been in line on all awarded contracts, he points out. "I think the perception is this is another issue in which the government didn't know what it was doing and that it didn't have the full information before the cost shar- ing agreement," the manager says. "But we tried to give the parties the intended cost." Estimates were a "combined effort" of regional and provincial traffic experts, Mr. Chartier says, adding, "You can't fault one party or another". MTO spokesman Jay Brown agrees it's "no good" to use the term "cost overrun", but prefers to think of it as detailed plan- ning on the project showed the estimates to be low. "I think as we moved forward we gained a greater appreciation for how complex the project is," he explains. "The 401 is the single most important road in the Province. When you do a project on it, you can't afford any disruptions to it or the GO-Train running along it." Both admit the current costs could con- ceivable shift higher again as work begins on the other two interchanges. But Mr. Brown points out the Region successfully lobbied to cap its costs and those of the host municipalities at $33.9 million. Any extras will be born by the Province alone. Still, Durham Region is paying a heavy price for the project, using most of its de- velopment charges for roadwork to pay for the added costs. And that's been a bone of contention in municipalities like Picker- ing, which isn't benefiting directly from the interchanges but finds its long hoped for widening of Brock Road put off further into the future. In Clarington, the same complaint ex- ists. The expansion of Taunton Road East into four lanes "is a huge issue for us" and another example of a project, which could have been paid for with development charges because of the nearby residential and commercial building, says Clarington Mayor John Mutton. He still feels it would have been helpful if an "upset limit" on costs had been spelled out in the 1998 agreement rather than going into it "with a blank cheque. "But I think what we're going to get from the pay back is going to be fantastic," he says. "If you think the Regional portion makes up 45 per cent of the tax bill, all eight municipalities are going to benefit from the new tax assessment the inter- changes will bring." That's exactly the way municipalities and the public themselves need to look at the situation, says Ajax regional councillor Jim McMaster, who was vice-chairman of the Region's finance committee when the deal was struck and today is its chairman. Coun. McMaster admits he had expect- ed more from the experts and their esti- mates but points out the Province had no intention on building the interchanges in the foreseeable future. It was the cost- sharing arrangement that made it all hap- pen. "A s much as I disliked the cost overrun. This is a major investment. It opens up thousands of square feet of industrial land," says Coun. McMaster. With the most available land along the 401, Ajax stands to benefit the most di- rectly from the interchanges, he says. It has made possible an 800,000 square-foot Loblaws distribution centre, employing 900 people, for the north side of Bayly Street, between Audley and Shoal Point roads. And more irons are in the fire for fu- ture development along the corridor. The Pickering Beach Road interchange also helps Ajax solve a serious safety issue on Harwood Avenue by redirecting traffic to the new on and off ramps. But Coun. McMaster says that's just the nature of regional government - munici- palities eventually all take their turn at the trough. Work continues on the new Pickering Beach/Salem Road interchange in Ajax, despite construction costs that have spiked from $31.8 million to $61 million today. It’s expected to open this fall. Highway robbery? According to Durham Region's traffic department, here's how the original estimates of all three future interchanges compare with the most up-to-date figures today: IINNTTEERRCCHHAANNGGEE 11999988 EESSTTIIMMAATTEE TTOODDAAYY Pickering Beach/Salem Road in Ajax $31.8 million $61 million Lakeridge Road in Whitby $13.8 million $21 million Stevenson Road in Oshawa $8 million $36 million TToottaall $$5533..66 mmiilllliioonn $$111188 mmiilllliioonn Ballooning costs Pickering Recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd. 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As soon as you walk through the doors, you’ll see that Sherwood is true to their word as there are dozens and dozens of wedding gowns there to try on. Some of the designer labels they offer include Surangi, Pronovias, St. Patrick, Party Time, Alfred Angelo, Sposabella, Cosmobella and Mon Cheri. You’ll notice that many of the gowns have photographs attached to their garment bags, which means these are the dresses you’ve been eyeing in your bridal magazines. If you don’t find a dress that is “the one” don’t worry, you’ve still come to the right place. Sherwood also offers cus- tom-designed dresses. Imagine having your wedding gown made just for you! At your service is Rose de Mel, a designer with over 31 years of experience, who will provide you with a free, no obligation consulta- tion to help you design the dress of your dreams. Believe it or not, custom designing your dress at Sherwood is not as expensive as you think. Due to their unique part- nership with the manufacturer of the Surangi Collection—Rose is one of their designers—Sherwood is able to offer custom-made creations for the same price as the dresses you find on the racks. A Sherwood sales represen- tative can give you more details about this service. In addition to wedding gowns, Sherwood offers fashions for all the women in the bridal party including flowergirls and the mothers of the bride and groom. They also carry all the popular designer labels includ- ing After Six, Avanti, Party Time, Nu Mode and the Dessy Collection. So what can brides expect to see on the runway at the 2003 Ajax-Pickering Fall Wedding Show? For the bride, elegance and simplicity are still enduring characteristics of this season’s bridal fash- ions. Many of the dresses are made of smooth, matte satins while others feature a combination of satins and chiffons. Designers are giving brides what they love as strapless, spaghet- ti-straps and halter-top style gowns are still dominating the fall fash- ion line-up. Skirts remain relatively plain and simple, continuing the trend of less is more, however many gowns feature overlays with beading or embroidery peaking out from under- neath. For texture and colour, some gowns incorporate minimal bead- ing or rhinestones and embroidery in different colours such as red, blue, gold or silver. Bright, bold colours are the trends for this season’s bridal party fashions, with deep jewel tones such as reds, burgundies, purples and even oranges are making the list of top picks. While retro may be popular in the automotive and home fur- nishing industries, bridesmaids don’t have to worry about the return of bow-laden, pouffy bridesmaids gowns. Styles are still sleek and simple, To Make Sure You Start Your Marriage Right and Your Future Is On Track, Do You Have Answers To These Questions? Little or No Savings? 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A visit to the Fall Wedding Show would be a good start. Hosted by the Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser, this annual event will cover everything from A to Z when it comes to plan- ning your wedding and will feature vendors from all across the Durham Region. “It really is a full-service show,” says show organizer Laurie Thompson of the News Advertiser. “We have everything from bridal gowns, DJs, photographers, caterers—every aspect of wedding plan- ning you can think of. And, we’ve made sure that each category is well represent- ed with more than just one vendor.” Brides- and grooms-to-be will also have the chance to win some fabulous door prizes. First prize this year is a $1,000 package from Tuxedo Royale, while second prize is a $500 shopping spree courtesy of the News Advertiser. Another highlight that brides don’t want to miss is the fashion show, where all the latest in bridal fashions for the whole wedding party will be showcased. There will be over 40 wedding gowns to see from Sherwood Bridal, formalwear from Tuxedo Royale as well as brides- maid and flowergirl dresses from KvH Fashions. Brides can also catch a glimpse of the latest styles in hair and makeup as Medoro’s Hair Design will be creating the beauty looks for the show. Throughout the after- noon Bunny’s Catering will be serving refreshments and hors d’oeuvres. “This year we will have something extra special,” says Ms. Thompson. “Con Brio, a flute, violin and cello trio, will be performing throughout the day.” The trio of musicians will play classic wedding selections to set the mood. The 2003 Fall Wedding Show takes place Sunday, Sept. 21 at the Pickering Recreation Complex at 1867 Valley Farm Rd. from 12 to 4 p.m. Tickets are two for $10 in advance or $6 each at the door. 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Sherwood will be showcasing many differ- ent styles of gowns dur- ing the fashion show, which begins at 3 p.m. For more information about their services visit Sherwood Bridal Co. at 46 Church St. S., Pickering Village in Ajax, call 905-619-9799 or visit www.sherwoodbridal.com. • Continued from page 20 Sleek, glamorous and elegant bridal gowns NEWS ADVERTISER FALL WEDDING SHOW 2003 ADVERTISING FEATURE Designers are giving brides what they love as strapless, spaghetti straps and halter- top style gowns are still dom- inating the fall fashion line- up. This dress is from the Ginza Collection available at Sherwood Bridal Co. This annual event will cover everything from A-Z when it comes to planning your wedding and will feature vendors from all across the Durham Region. Brides- and grooms-to-be will have a chance to win great door prizes. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 21 A/P We’re all familiar with the term one-stop shopping destination. KvH Fashions, a Whitby-based business, truly lives up to that name. In business for over 20 years, KvH Fashions not only specializes in creating custom designs for wed- dings and special occasions but can also take care of a lot of the other wedding details. “We’ll make anything match throughout your wedding,” says owner Karin Millar. “From the flowers in your bouquet to the flow- ers on the unity candle, we’ll make sure everything matches, including the decorations in the hall. If I don’t carry it, I’ll find somebody who does.” KvH Fashions offers a wide variety of decorating packages that include archways, candelabras, trees and table decorations as well as reasonable set-up and tear-down rates. One of the company’s special- ties is silk floral arrangements, with a very large selection of different silk flowers. “The new florals are so natural- looking that you can’t even tell they’re not real,” says Ms. Millar. “They have movement and shape to them; a realistic feel, and some are even scented.” One appealing aspect about silk flowers is you truly get your money’s worth as they last forever and won’t wilt at all throughout the big day. And with silks because of their longevity, what you see is what you get. If a bride sees a par- ticular flower in the shop she likes, whether it’s six months before the wedding or three weeks before the wedding, she can have it for her big day. In addition to flowers, KvH Fashions offers a wide variety of accessories to complete the overall bridal look—headpieces, veils, jew- elry and tiaras, just to name a few examples. Many of these acces- sories are custom made with special emphasis on detail. So what’s popular with Durham brides right now? “Colour,” says Ms. Millar. Brides are adding touches of colour to their wedding attire whether it’s through embroidery or beadwork on their dress or in their jewelery. Some are even adding silver or gold trim to their veils. Bright, bold colours such as red, burnt orange are also popular choices for the bridesmaid dresses. “The pastels have gone by the wayside,” says Ms. Millar. Of course, KvH Fashions does- n’t just cater to brides. They are a great resource for fashions and dec- orations for many other social events and special occasions. They also offer a full alteration service. Another appealing aspect of KvH Fashions is their affordable pricing. “We try to give you the best value for your dollar. You don’t have to spend the down payment on your house for the wedding,” says Ms. Millar. See KvH Fashions’dresses first hand at the fashion show at the 2003 Fall Wedding Show. 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A one-stop shopping destination for brides and party planners NEWS ADVERTISER FALL WEDDING SHOW 2003 ADVERTISING FEATURE June has been the most popular month to get married for centuries. But, that wasn’t the rea- soning in the 1400s and 1500s. At that time, most people bathed thoroughly only once a year. The annual bath occurred in May. In June, people still smelled fresh, making it a good time to hold special events, like wed- dings. Did you know...? A/P PAGE 22 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com More wishes come true when you register with Canada’s leading wedding registry. There are many reasons why you’ll want to register for your wedding, and at the The Bay Pickering, where you will find more than you came for. • Location and Convenience Your family and friends will know exactly what you need the most with your easy-to-access wish list. They can access it at any Bay store coast to coast, from home or the office by telephone or on-line at www.thebay.com, where they can find The Bay’s gift registry. • Selection, Style and Value You will be inspired by The Bay’s great selection of top brand names and private brands that make style easy and affordable. Plus, you’ll love how easy it is to regis- ter your choices with their electronic scanners while you browse through the store. • Professional Consultants for all Your Gift Needs The details are simple…when they’re placed in someone else’s care. The Bay’s knowledgeable consult- ants will attend to the tiniest of details to assure you have everything covered. From building your registry to include everything you need for your home to finding the right thank-you gifts for your wedding party. Plus, your consultant will show you how easy it is to acquire the remaining items on your wish list after the wedding with their special “wedding couple” prices. • Themes Come True Wedding Decorators The Bay is a unique one-stop shop for the elegant wedding day you have been dreaming of. From cus- tomized floral arrangements and romantic decorations, to bridesmaid dresses and hand-made invitations, all are available in-store for you at The Bay Pickering. • Maritime Travel @ The Bay The Bay knows destination weddings and honey- moons best! After all the busy planning and the excitement of your wedding day, you’ll be more than ready to take off for the honeymoon of your dreams! Where will your heavenly honeymoon take you? The Bay’s own travel department, Maritime Travel, can find the perfect spot to suit any budget. Plus, you can also register travel as gift preference with The Bay’s Gift Card. At The Bay Pickering, they offer the highest level of personalized service to help make your wedding plans a reality. The Bay – for everything you need and all that you wish for. Why register anywhere else? Tickets will be available at our booth during the Wedding Show. $5.00 per couple. Space is limited. Store open exclusively for this event! GIFT REGISTRY GALA NIGHT SATURDAY OCTOBER 25TH 6:45 - 9:30 pm www.thebay.com PICKERING TOWN CENTRE Everything you need and all that you wish for! WEDDING GIFT REGISTRY Mmantles ™ togo 905-837-8691 EXT. 341 905-837-9155 @ Rewards905-837-8691 Ext. 261 NEWS ADVERTISER FALL WEDDING SHOW 2003 ADVERTISING FEATURE The Bay’s Wedding Gift Registry… For everything you need and all that you wish for Similar to a ball game, weddings can have programs to help guests learn about the game, players, uniforms and music. Though you don’t always get a program at a baseball game, not all weddings have a program. But, they can make your guests feel more relaxed at the cer- emony because they know what to expect. Programs don’t have to make a hole in your wallet. There are no formal guidelines, so they can be as extravagant or conservative as you’d like. The program can outline the ceremony verbatim or be a single sheet listing important details. It can be a small postcard or a thick booklet tied with a ribbon. Whatever you choose, pick a program style that reflects you. The most important part of your program is its con- tent. Put your names at the top as well as the date and location of the ceremony. Next, list the events at the ceremony so guests can follow along. Include music, readings, poems or songs in the order they will happen. You can list any readings or songs in their entirety to encourage guests to join in. Feel free to explain the meaning behind your selections as well as any religious rituals that will occur. You can’t forget to give a “who’s who.” Tell guests about your wedding party, family and anyone else who deserves attention. It makes the participants feel impor- tant and helps guests identify who is special in your life. A program is also an appropriate place to remember a deceased relative or friend whom you wish could be there to share in your joy. You can close the program by thanking guests for being part your life. A wedding program doesn’t have to be a chore. It’s a way for both you and your guests to remember your special day in the years to come. Remember your special day with a wedding program www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 23 A/P Your wedding is about six months to a year away. Do you know what to do and when to do it? Here is a timeline that specifies the approximate time tasks should be completed. Use this list as a guide. Six to 12 months 1. Announce your engagement. Have someone throw you a party and send an engagement announcement to your local newspaper. 2. Decide on what kind of wedding. Less formal wed- dings are usually held in the morning or early afternoon. Late afternoon and evening weddings are traditionally more formal. 3. Decide on the time of day. Are you prepared to feed your guests dinner or do you want a simple ceremony with cake and punch only? The time of day that you choose will dictate the food choices. 4. Choose a location. Remember to take into consid- eration what the weather could be like on your wedding day. 5. Pick a date. Do this as soon as possible so that your bridal party and faraway family can begin making arrangements for motels and scheduling time away from their jobs. 6. Set a budget. This is so important. Discuss it care- fully between the two of you and your respective fami- lies. 7. Select the bridal party. It is important to do this as soon as possible so these special people can set aside time to fulfill their duties and roles in your wedding. 8. Choose your colors. Your flowers, attire, linens and cake will reflect your choice. Since you have to shop for these items fairly far in advance, it’s important that you are rock-solid on your color decision. 9. Choose and order the bridal gown, bridesmaids’ gowns and accessories. Choose wisely and stay within your budget. 10. Start planning the honeymoon. Discuss this with the groom and let him make some of the major choices. 11. Begin your bridal registry. Visit your favorite stores and choose items that you will need to start your life together. 12. Select the caterer, photographer, florist and musi- cians. Keep their phone numbers handy. 13. Start planning the reception. Secure a hall, hotel or whatever suits you for your reception area. 14. Start your premarital counselling. 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Ajax Reed’s Pickering Flower Shop Pickering Town Centre Pickering Reed’s Oshawa Centre Flower Shop Oshawa Centre Oshawa Reed’s Downtown Oshawa Flower Shop 12 Simcoe St. South Oshawa (905) 683-6060 (905) 576-5480 1-888-REEDFLO (733-3356) www.reedsflorists.com WEDDING SPECIALISTS FOR OVER 90 YEARS Winner of the Reader’s Choice Award since1997 and the 2002 Business Times Award Owners Jeffrey & Philip Wilson NEWS ADVERTISER FALL WEDDING SHOW 2003 ADVERTISING FEATURE Get organized:A checklist for planning your wedding • Continued on page 27 P PAGE 24 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com While a lot of the attention will be focused on the bride on your wedding day, it’s just as important for you, the groom, and the groomsmen to look your best. Don’t forget all eyes (and cameras) will be on you throughout the day as you and your bride tie the knot and celebrate your nup- tials. Not sure where to start? That’s OK because there’s lots of help and advice available for today’s grooms. At Tuxedo Royale, a company in business since 1979, their formal wear specialists are there to help select your wedding attire. They have years of experience in pro- viding all the male mem- bers of the wedding party— from the ring bearer to the father of the bride—with the latest tuxedo styles and colours to complement the bride and the bridesmaids. Tuxedo Royale has the largest col- lection of formal wear with many of the designer brands such as Chaps by Ralph Lauren, Fumagalli’s, Lubiam, Oscar de la Renta, Perry Ellis, Calvin Klein and Andrew Fezza. Coordinating the grooms- men’s attire with the bridesmaids’ dresses also shouldn’t be that difficult as Tuxedo Royale offers over 100 styles and pat- terns of vests and cummer- bunds. New for this season are fullback vests in dozens of colours, including the company’s latest designer additions Lubiam Bellissimo, Andrew Fezza, Herringbone, Enchantment and Special Edition International Collections. The tuxedos are designed for comfort, to fit well and most importantly, to look fabulous. They are avail- able in sizes from three to 70, to fit all shapes and sizes. And to ensure your tux fits you to a tee, the groom and groomsmen are invited in for a second fitting two days before the event. For those ushers who live out of town, Tuxedo Royale has a special mail-in measurement system where they can get measured where they live. When they arrive for the wedding, their formal wear will be ready for pick up. Tuxedo rentals start at $69 and included with every rental is the jacket, pants, your choice of shirt, cummer- bund, tie, suspenders, cufflinks and studs. To catch a glimpse of all the latest styles in men’s formal wear, don’t miss the fashion show at the 2003 Fall Bridal Show. Tuxedo Royale will be showcasing some samples of their collection. For more information visit the company’s web site at www.tuxedoroyale.com or call the Pickering location at 905-831-0222. FREE Framed Invitation with any Sandals Booking to include insurance FREE GIFT to the first 30 Couples 905.427.5890 Debbie 905.665.0956 Dominec We Look Forward To Meeting You TICO #4316071 Come Visit Travel Only’s Booth •We Provide One On One Service •Professional And Personal Attention Guaranteed Sandals Certified Agents A Sandals rep will be on hand to answer any questions. Tuxedo Royale can help you look your best They offer the largest collection of men’s formal wear Full Line of Rental Supplies & Decorations • China, Cutlery & Glassware • Tables, Chairs, Linens • Candelabra & Arches • Flower stands, Fountains • Helium Tank Rentals • Beverage Fountain • Karaoke We carry a wide selection of balloons for any occasion! Colours galore, visit our show room HALL DECORATING AVAILABLE 33 Harwood Avenue South North of 401, South of Hwy. 2, Ajax Tel: (905)683-1702 • Fax: (905)683-1703 NEWS ADVERTISER FALL WEDDING SHOW 2003 ADVERTISING FEATURE www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 25 A/P Bunny’s Catering offers its customers top-notch catering and rental services. Anita Oortwyn co- owns Bunny’s with husband John, who is the executive chef, and Nancy and Ted Oortwyn. She says it’s the family’s commitment to customer service that has given Bunny’s a lasting reputation. “We strive on customer service here. The four of us who own and operate the business handle all of the sales. We’re the only ones who deal with customers directly when it comes to catering. We look after everything from the beginning to the end. One of us will always be at every function to ensure it runs smoothly.” Since 1963, Bunny’s Catering has made meals at many types of functions an unforgettable experience at an affordable price. It has won the Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser Readers’ Choice Award six years in a row, a testament to its revered status in the Durham community and elsewhere. Bunny prides itself in not only maintaining a level of excellence but in accommodating customers’ individual needs. “We’re very flexible,” Oortwyn says. “Everyone has their own ideas of what they want for a function. We have menus and guidelines for people to see what’s popular but they certainly don’t have to stick by those.” For your meal, Bunny’s will help you find the perfect course to suit your budget. You can choose from a wide variety of appetizers, entrées and desserts. Plus, you can pick three different dinner styles including plate, buffet or the very popular country style. It’s suggested you book three months to a year in advance, depending on whether your wedding day falls during the peak months of May, June or September, or in the less hectic months of the year. On the day of the wedding, Bunny’s uniformed staff will serve your dinner and take care of all the clean up. In addition to preparing sumptuous dinners and cock- tail receptions, Bunny’s has a rental division that provides all necessary rental and decorating items to complete the picture. Bar services are also provided at the venue and referrals for such necessities as florists, halls, and photog- raphers can be made with Bunny’s as well. Oortwyn says her company offers a variety of services under one roof because of a growing trend. “We’re trying to gear towards more one-stop shop- ping. That seems to be very important to brides now a days; the less stops they have to make, the easier it is.” For more information call 905-434-2444 or visit the company’s web site at www.m-m-t.com/bunnysfoodser- vice. You can also drop by their office at 350 Marwood Dr. in Oshawa. Call 905.420.4623 to speak with our Facilities Coordinator or visit us at cityofpickering.com & search facility bookings Visit us at the show and receive $50.00 off Wedding Pkg. with deposit Doris Lynch 905-404-4646 www.pmp.homestead.com/main.html Doris Lynch 905-404-4646 www.pmp.homestead.com/main.html “THE CATERING COMPANY“THE CATERING COMPANY THAT CARES”THAT CARES” BUNNY’SBUNNY’S FOOD SERVICE LTD.FOOD SERVICE LTD. FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1963 BUNNY’S HAS EARNED A REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENT CUISINE AND IMPECCABLE SERVICE. WHETHER IT’S 25 OR 1,000 PEOPLE WE PROVIDE A COMPLETE CATERING SERVICE FOR ALL TYPES OF EVENTS AND FUNCTIONS. OUR CATERING SPECIALISTS WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH EVERY DETAIL OF YOU SPECIAL EVENT. 434-2444 or 1-877-4 Bunny’s434-2444 or 1-877-4 Bunny’s www.m-m-t.com/bunnysfoodservice 350 MARWOOD DR., OSHAWA READER’S CHOICE AWARD WINNERREADER’S CHOICE AWARD WINNERREADER’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER 6 CONSECUTIVE YEARS6 CONSECUTIVE YEARS Floral Centrepieces Hot & Cold Hor D’oeuvres on Arrival Punch Fountain - Non Alcoholic 2 Bottles of House Wine (per table of 8) Champagne (per table of 8) After Dinner Liqueur Late Night Coffee & Sweets Choice of One Branded Sirloin of Beef or Half Chicken Forestiere or Chicken Imperial or Gourmet Hot & Cold Buffet $46.95 Per person - All Inclusive Church St. S. at Bayly St. 905-683-3210 Gourmet Wedding Dinner To Remember Serving Durham for Over 35 Years Serving Durham for Over 35 Years ANNANDALE Bunny’s brings more than just food to the table NEWS ADVERTISER FALL WEDDING SHOW 2003 ADVERTISING FEATURE A/P PAGE 26 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com require this for a marriage. 15. Choose and order the wedding rings. Three months 1. Complete the guest list. 2. Plan to have both mothers select their dresses. The mother of the groom will often wait for the mother of the bride to select her dress. 3. Finalize the reception. If you are going to rent any- thing, do it now. 4. Make reservations for the honeymoon. Remember to tell them you will be newlyweds. You’ll be surprised how many perks you will get. 5. Confirm the dates and times with the florist, cater- er, photographer, musicians and church. 6. Discuss transportation to and from the wedding and reception sites. 7. Order the wedding cake. 8. Choose and order the tuxes. 9. Schedule the bridesmaids’ dress fittings. This would also be a good time to choose and dye the shoes if necessary. Two months 1. Mail the invitations. 2. Get the marriage licence. 3. Finalize the honeymoon plans. One month 1. Reserve accommodations for the guests. 2. Record gifts received and send thank-you notes. Many couples think that they have to wait to send those thank-you notes. Get them done as soon as the gifts begin to arrive. 3. Plan the rehearsal and dinner. This is the responsi- bility of the groom and his family but all should work together on this. 4. Purchase the gifts for the bridal party. Brides often buy inexpensive earrings or necklaces that the brides- maids can wear to the wedding. Popular choices for the groomsmen are money clips, keychains or ball caps. 5. Schedule the final fittings for bride and brides- maids. 6. Schedule appointments at beauty salons for atten- dants, if needed. 7. Hold the bridesmaids’ luncheon. 8. Purchase a guest book and decide where it will go. Some couples place the guest book just inside the door of the church or wedding area. Some prefer to display it at the reception. In either case, have someone stand near- by to invite guests to sign the book. Two weeks 1. Finalize the wedding day transportation. 2. Arrange to have names changed on driver’s licence, social insurance number, etc. One week 1. Start packing for the honeymoon. Be sure to choose clothing that you won’t need during this very busy week. 2. Finalize the number of guests with the caterer if not already done. 3. Plan seating arrangements for the guests. 4. Have a stylist practise fixing your hair. You may also want to practice your make-up or make an appoint- ment at a department store to have it done for you. 5. Make sure that wedding rings are picked up and fit. The Wedding Day It’s time to relax and enjoy all of your hard work and planning, and your very special day. 905-427-3855 www.memoriesforever.ca DECORATING * VIDEO * BRIDAL ACCESSORIES Decorating: Convert any hall into a room of elegance. Table Decorations, Archways, Back drops, Pillars, Flower Baskets, Candelabras, Ceiling Caponies and much more. Video: We use professional 3-chip digital camera, wireless microphone and computer editing. Choose from the following list to build your special package. Scrolling invitation, Photo history, Bride’s house, Groom’s house, Ceremony, Park (with special effects), Background music of your choice, Reception, Recap, Honeymoon photo montage. One DVD & two parents VHS with any video package “Free”. Only $200.00 down, with the balance not due until pick-up. (Pick-up date flexible). Bridal Accessories: Our booth at The General Store in Pickering Town Centre (upper level Sears wing) will provide you with a large variety of Veils, Head pieces, Attendant’s Gifts, Gloves, Photo albums, Frames, Cake Sets, Guest Books, Pens, Toasting Glasses, Shower Gifts and much more. KvH FASHIONS Custom Designed Bridal Gowns Head Pieces & Hats • Silk Flowers • Table Centres • And lots more Be sure to visit our booth September 21st at the Bridal Show (Pickering Rec. Complex) KvH FASHIONS 224 Brock St. N., Whitby (905) 666-KVH5 (5845) Karen Scott Certified Bridal Consultant 905-831-0716 Special Wedding Show Discounts Visit our booth for details Specializing in • Invitations • Flowers • Cakes NEWS ADVERTISER FALL WEDDING SHOW 2003 ADVERTISING FEATURE Twenty-four years ago I invented a process to convert a fur pelt into yarn, and started making “Knit Fur” garments. Paula Lishman International has helped revolutionize the fur trade by making lightweight garments with fur inside and out. One of my cre- ations is the Fantasy Fur Shawl, and I believe this is the best acces- sory item I have ever designed. It is a beautiful, luxurious, one- size fits all, hands-free shawl. My son was recently mar- ried and I made these shawls for the bride and bridal party, including the flower girls. They all looked stunning. I really felt that the time had come to offer this great Canadian fur product to brides and their parties. Our rose beige shawl or pearl mink shawl are wonderful accessories for a winter wedding. For attendants and the mothers, we have a huge selection of colours (approximately 100), which we would happily match to fabric sam- ples. Long past your wedding day, you will appreciate the beauty of this accessory. Sincerely, Paula Lishman President P.S. Please visit our web site at www.paulalishman- international.com to see some of our luxurious “Knit Fur” garments. Dear Durham Brides, • Continued from page 24 Start planning the rehearsal party a month in advance www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 27 A/P When you think of a wedding cake, what comes to mind? Three tiers of vanilla cake sandwiched between plastic columns? Lots of thick, white frosting and pale pink or yellow rosettes? A plastic bride and groom sitting on top? For many of us, this is the description of a traditional wedding cake, but it doesn’t have to be. Today more and more couples are choos- ing a wedding cake with a bit more style. Wedding cakes today not only look good, but taste good. They also come in a variety of shapes, sizes and flavours. From raspberry vanilla cheesecake to chocolate mint sponge cake, you can have just about any kind of wedding cake you want. Some of the current trends include: • Multi-flavored cakes. If you have several favorite flavours and you are hav- ing a hard time selecting just one for your cake, this option is ideal. Try choosing a different flavor for each layer of your cake. Or ask the baker to insert a cream filling in one of the layers and preserves in the other. You can even choose a different flavour of icing, like white chocolate or strawberry cream. • Unusually shaped cakes. Oval, square, rectangular, hexagonal—you name it, and you can have it. You can also mix and match shapes and sizes to create an unusual cake. For a modern cake, select oval layers for the bottom and middle, and a heart layer for the top. Follow a current trend and choose a large square for the bottom, a slightly smaller square for the middle and an even small- er square for the top. Then ask the baker to stack them on top of each other, and voila...a stack of presents. After they are iced, the presents can be tied together with a bow of sugared fruit. • Colored cakes. The icing on your cake does not have to be white, nor do the rosettes have to be pastel. You can have chocolate icing with red rosettes, or vanilla icing with a touch of lemon and tiny purple rosebuds. You can even match the colors of the icing on your cake to the colors of your flowers, bridesmaids’ dresses or decorations at the reception. Just make sure you take a color swatch to your baker. • Designer cakes. Wedding cakes don’t have to be plain. Add a unique touch to your cake with fresh fruit or flowers. For a stunning look, ask the baker to put a single rose on top or a cas- cade of lilies down the side. If you prefer something a bit sweeter, toss on some frosted nuts or chocolate can- dies. Try something different and bring in a photo of your gown and have the baker copy the pattern onto your cake. • Personalized cakes. Feeling sentimental? Find a photo of your parents’or grand- parents’ wedding cake and have the baker copy it. Then serve the first slices to your parents or grandpar- ents at the reception. If you have extra layer cakes, find good photos of you and your fiancé, and have them transferred to the cakes. Choose an unusual topper, like two plastic gold wedding rings, or have your and your groom’s initials intertwined in icing. The styles and choices of wedding cakes today are endless. You can have just about any flavour and size of cake you want, and you can customize it to meet your needs and wants. If you are having an inter- galactic wedding, you can order a cake that looks like a spaceship. If you are having a Christmas wedding with a French flair, you can order a traditional French holiday cake buche de noel. If you would like to follow the Bermuda wedding cake tradition, you can order a tiny tree for your cake topper and then plant it in your yard to signify the growth of your marriage. With just a little cre- ativity, you can have the wedding cake of your dreams. 4 SEASONS COUNTRY CLUB 1900 Concession 8 4 km North of East of Brock Rd., Pickering Accommodating 50 - 250 by the Fireplace or on the Covered Terrace. Semi to all inclusive Wedding Packages for your reception and/or ceremony Only minutes away Everlasting Memories in a Quaint Country setting. Breathtaking Scenery Romance Charm * www.ontarioweddings.com/4seasons 905-649-2436 ask for Karen * EARLY SPRING & LATE FALL DATES STILL AVAILABLE FOR 2004 • NOW TAKING RESERVATIONS FOR 2005 NEWS ADVERTISER FALL WEDDING SHOW 2003 ADVERTISING FEATURE Tickets on sale at • Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser - Ajax • Galbraith Jewellers - Ajax • Tuxedo Royal - Pickering • Medoro’s Hair Design - Pickering • Herbal Magic - Pickering • The Bay - Pickering $10.00 for 2 $6.00 each Call 905-683-5110 Ticket Info In advance At the door In advance At the door Ticket Info Wedding cakes with style Today’s cakes come in all shapes, sizes and flavours A/P PAGE 28 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com The big event is drawing near and you’re almost ready: you’ve picked out your dress, shoes, jew- elry, headpiece and veil. Now all you have to do is figure out what to do with your hair. Mario Medoro, owner of Medoro’s Hair Design, and his team of stylists can help you find the perfect look for your special day. In business for over 40 years, Medoro’s has created the hairstyles for many of Durham’s brides. They’ve also seen many hairstyles come and go and come back again with a modern twist. Mario or one of the stylists will meet with you two to three weeks before the big day for a trial run to decide which style complements you best. They will take into account the shape of your face, the style of your headpiece and veil, your dress, and, of course, your thoughts on the overall look. Usually they will try out a few different styles on you so you can compare differ- ent looks. When you attend your trial appointment, bring in a few pic- tures from magazines of what styles you like and even a photo of your bridal gown. This is very helpful to the stylist when determining your taste in style. Different hairstyles can dramatically change the overall look of your bridal outfit. For example, hair- styles that leave all the hair down or fea- ture hair that is half up, half down, create a more casual look and are well suited for daytime weddings. Updos, which Mario says are the most popular with today’s brides, create an elegant and glamorous look. For those brides or bridesmaids with shorter hair, Mario and his team also have lots of different ideas for creating an ele- gant and dressed-up look for this very special occasion. They can incorporate acces- sories such as combs, beads, barrettes and even flowers for that extra special touch. When booking your wedding day appointment, it’s a good idea to book at least three to four weeks in advance to ensure availability. And when planning your wedding day itinerary, you can expect hairstyling to take about two to three hours for the entire wedding party. If you’re having an early wed- ding, Medoro’s will often open early to ensure you make it to the church on time. Guests at the 2003 Ajax-Pickering Fall Wedding Show can see many different examples of Medoro’s work as Mario and his team of stylists will be creating the hairstyles for the fashion show. There will be a wide variety of styles to show brides all of the possibilities. Medoro’s Hair Design has two loca- tions in the Durham Region—1900 Dixie Rd., Pickering 905-420-8528 and 475 Westney Rd., Ajax 905-686-1918. Cindy Younan 416-450-8648 conbrio@excite.com Whether an intimate dinner or formal business function, an afternoon tea or evening soiree, your wedding or anniversary, our music will enhance your special event. Our repertoire includes favourite work by Bach, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart ... Beautiful Music For Every Occasion NEWS ADVERTISER FALL WEDDING SHOW 2003 ADVERTISING FEATURE Walk down the aisle with the right hairstyle Medoro’s has many ideas for creating an elegant look With over 40 years of experience, Medoro’s knows exactly what today’s bride is looking for. From elegant updos to the latest cuts, Medoro’s can help you look your best. We Specialize in All Your Wedding Needs With over 21 years of wedding experience, let us show you our beautiful bouquets corsages and centerpieces. We excel in both traditional and modern designs. Evening appointments always welcome. Ask for Ella-Mae, Glenda and Rosemary. 990 Taunton Rd. E. Whitby 905.579.4949 www.thimbleberrylane.com Flowers & Gifts Specializing in: BRIDAL ACCESSORIES and FASHION JEWELLERY 905-720-4858 or 905-706-6487 www.enchanteddesigns.ca Enchanted DesignsEnchanted Designs www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 29 A/P 16 Convenient Showrooms To Serve You including... PICKERING TOWN CENTRE (905) 831-0222 Toll Free: 1-800-463-8715 www.tuxedoroyale.com Don’t walk down the aisle without us! Don’t walk down the aisle without us! Join us for the fashion show at 3:00 pm for your chance to win a $1000 Tuxedo Package A/P PAGE 30 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com Dental Care for Adults, Kids and Great Big Babies. VIJAY BADHWAR, DMD We keep our patients smiling by taking the time to understand their needs. Add our friendly, caring staff and state-of-the-art techniques and you’ve found a good dental home. 905-683-1391 •A Full Range of Dental Treatments - Bring the whole family. •Saturday & Evening Appointments - To serve you better. •Flexible Payment Options - Helping you get the treatment you want. •A Relaxing Atmosphere - Virtual vision glasses, stereo headphones to help ensure you have a pleasant visit. 1550 Kingston Rd. (BN Natural Foods) Call today for an Appointment (905) 837-6627 Karen Steward R.N.C.P., C.N.P. 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The relaxed, casual atmosphere and personalized service are carefully designed to offer guests the highest in personal comfort. Greenwood Yoga features two custom-designed studios, each well equipped with assorted yoga props and pillows for students to use to ensure that even the most inflexible or physically challenged individuals have a rewarding and fulfilling experience. Our faculty features only fully-trained certified yoga instructors from a variety of yoga lineages including Kripalu and Hatha. Our dynamic fall lineup also includes a variety of special workshops providing greater learning opportunities within yoga and related f ields including Ayurveda, the Indian system of medicine. Also available are interdisciplinary workshops, hosted by professionals from the naturopathy and psychotherapy fields. They cover issues such as menopause, depression and couples therapy. Never in its 5,000 year history has yoga enjoyed the kind of attention it presently has. People across North America are finding out for themselves the benefits of a regular yoga practice in easing the stresses of our current world. You leave feeling refreshed and revitalized both bodily as well as mentally. At Greenwood Yoga they offer the depth of teaching and services available at downtown studios without the intimidation. Located within minutes of the 401 in Ajax, discover for yourself why Greenwood Yoga is the only place for yoga in Durham. Call 905-619-1404 to register for classes and workshop and visit www.greenwoodholistic.com for information on the fall schedule. Greenwood Yoga stretches into its second year TO ADVERTISE IN HEALTH & WELLNESS CALL MARILYN BROPHY AT 905-683-5110 Greenwood Yoga features two custom-designed studios, each well equipped with assorted yoga props and pillows for students. Ballycliffe Lodge wants you to join our family! We offer full service retirement living at its very best. 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Please call Sandra at Ballycliffe Lodge at (905) 683-7321 www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 31 A/P 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 Open Mon.-Fri. 9-4:30 Ajax Audiology Services 426-4000 95 Bayly St. W., Suite 303 Ajax, Ontario L1S 7K8 (Located in the Baywood Plaza) New Patients Welcome to Come and Hear the Difference. • Phonak • Phonic Ear • Unitron • Oticon The first and only audiology practice in Durham to bring you Video Otoscopy Technology that lets you see the inside of your ears. The only audiology clinic with auracare including powerful pinpoint vacuum to ensure that hearing aids are working at their best. The first audiology practice in Durham to bring you real-ear probe microphone measurements. This advanced system allows precise fine tuning of hearing aids. Read the Facts And Hear the Difference! For over 20 years, we’ve kept current with every advance in equipment and techniques to help you hear better. Our staff Audiologists offer Audiology High-tech with Expert Care. Did you know? ...owner voted #1 Reader’s Choice Award two years in a row. ...there is still financial assistance available for hearing aids. Call us today. ...90%-95% of all hearing losses need hearing aid intervention. FULL TIME SERVICE FOR ALL YOUR HEARING NEEDS Fact Fact Fact The use of colour to bring about changes in a person’s health is a practice that dates back to the ancient Egyptians. Colour therapy, or chromatherapy, is based on the belief that certain colours have healing energies. The seven colours of the rainbow are used to promote balance and healing of the mind and body. Colour therapy is based on the ancient Indian form of medicine called Ayurveda. According to Ayurveda, every person contains the five basic elements of the universe: earth, fire, air, water and space. These elements are present in specific proportions to each individual’s personality and constitution. When these elements are thrown out of balance, illness occurs. Ayurvedic medicine uses the energies in colours to put the balance back in order. Each of the seven colours in the rainbow is associated with specific healing properties: Violet represents enlightenment, revelation and spiritual awakening. Holistic health care providers use this colour to soothe organs, relax muscles and calm the nervous system. Indigo is a calming, sedative colour. It is believed to promote intuition. It may also be useful in controlling bleeding and abscesses. • Blue is used to treat liver disorders and jaundice and eliminate toxins. It promotes communication and knowledge. • Green is associated with balance because it is in the middle of the colour spectrum. It is calming and used by practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine to promote healing of ulcers. • Yellow is believed to have decongestant and antibacterial properties. It is a sensory stimulant associated with wisdom and clarity. Is it also us eful in stimulating the digestive and lymphatic systems. • Orange encourages pleasure, enthusiasm and sexual stimulation. Practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine believe that it has antibacterial properties and can be useful in easing digestive system disorders. • Red is thought to improve circulation and stimulate the production of red blood cells. It promotes energy, empowerment and stimulation. Individuals who practice colour therapy believe that the seven colours are related to seven areas of the body known as chakras. In yoga the chakras are specific spiritual energy centres of the body. Each colour is related to the chakra it represents: First (base of the spine): red, Second (pelvis or groin area): orange, Third (solar plexus): yellow, Fourth (heart): green, Fifth (throat): blue, Sixth (brow): indigo, Seventh (crown): violet. Colour therapy may be helpful in promoting relaxation and an overall sense of well being. The benefits of colour therapy, however, have not been fully researched and it is still considered a type of fringe therapy. If someone has a serious or chronic health problem, colour therapy should not be the only treatment. Using colour to heal the mind and body 905-619-1405 CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION Ta ke time to discover yourself 206 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax (Suite 206) www.greenwoodholistic.com Register for Fall Classes in Yoga, Tai Chi and Related workshops Yoga Ltd. YOGA, MEDITATION, TAI CHI, WORKSHOPS YOGA, MEDITATION, TAI CHI, WORKSHOPS YOGA, MEDITATION, TAI CHI, WORKSHOPS YOGA, MEDITATION, TAI CHI, WORKSHOPSPickering Recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd. Sunday September 21, 2003 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm Sponsored by Featuring Sherwood Bridal, K.V.H. Fashion, & Tuxedo Royale Hair & Make-up by Medoro’s Decor by K.V.H. Fashion Music & Lights by Ontario Weddings •$1000 Tuxedo Package •$500 Shopping Gift Certificate •Gift Basket Value $150 Complimentary show bags with Wedding Bells magazine •Refreshments & hors d’oeuvres compliments of Bunnys Catering Tickets available at News Advertiser, The Bay, Galbraith Jewellers, Herbal Magic Pickering, Medoro’s Hair Design or at the show Enjoy the beautiful sounds of Con Brio •Flute • Violin • Cello Annual Fall We d ding Show 2003 Annual Fall We d ding Show 2003 Fashion Show 3:00 pm Fashion Show 3:00 pm You Could Win You Could Win 2 for $1000 or $600 ea. 2 for $1000 or $600 ea. P PAGE 32 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com People have been affected by West Nile virus. Protect yourself. The threat of West Nile virus is real. You should take steps to protect yourself and your children from mosquito bites. The safest thing is to avoid where the mosquitoes are. But if you are outdoors, use bug repellent containing DEET. Wear light-coloured clothing and avoid being outdoors between dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active. For more information, call: 1-877-234-4343 (TTY 1-800-387-5559)or visit HealthyOntario.com. FighttheBite! IF • TIME • QUALITY • GENTLE DENTAL CARE ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE 3 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax, Ontario (South of Hwy. #2) 686-4343 DR. JOSEPH A. MISKIN, DENTIST HWY. 401 HWY. 2 WESTNEY RD.HARWOOD AVE.WE ARE AVAILABLE TO SERVE YOU WE WELCOME NEW PATIENTS WE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES Functional Dentures... One Good Reason To Smile! Steil Denture Clinic A Family Business Serving You From The Same Location For 30 YearsCharles Wm. Steil, D.D. Implant Supported Dentures • 1 Hour Repairs • Relines • Complete 905-683-4294 PICKERING VILLAGE DENTURE CLINIC 84 Old Kingston Rd. 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Then Schwinn, the bicycle and fitness equipment manufacturer, entered the picture. They took Johnny’s prototype and developed a piece of workout equipment that could withstand the rigours of classes day in and day out. The bike is patterned after the ride and fit of a real road bicycle, and because of the 40 pound flywheel connected directly to the pedals with a fixed gear system, there is no way to just coast. A twist knob allows the rider to adjust the pedaling resistance. Each spinner, then, can decide on the difficulty level of their workout, allowing people with different ability levels to train together. Spinning is described as “part Tour de France, part yoga and part 12th century torture chamber.” It is not just riding an indoor bike or doing aerobics on a bike. No two classes are alike. One day you could be mountain climbing and the next in a candlelit room with burning incense. In one workout session alone you can burn up to 800 calories-not bad for a bike ride. 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SUE SCOTT Hearing Instrument Practitioner House calls can be arranged www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 33 A/P • Custom Foot Orthotics • Full Veteran’s Coverage • Sports Medicine • Diabetic Feet, Corns & Calluses • Children’s Foot 831-FEET(3338) Hub Mall Kingston Rd.Glenanna Rd.else you will find in a gym and it is much more fun than riding a wind trainer. The classes last 40 minutes and are led by an instructor, who sets the course and often puts on loud, energetic music. Following the instructor’s cues, students change the resistance to simulate going up and down hills, and get out of the seat to climb or sprint. A couple of words of advice: Wear a pair of good bike shorts and bring a towel and large bottle of water - you will need them. And if you have one, take a heart rate monitor to control your intensity and maximize your fitness. Make sure your gym’s curriculum is being taught by a certified instructor. Each certified instructor is required to go through nine months of training. The curriculum itself uses the latest techniques in heart rate training, sports psychology, nutrition and Johnny’s own unique motivational techniques. Spinning is a cardiovascular workout for the whole body. It doesn’t matter if you are a newcomer or a seasoned pro - the results will be the same, a healthier, more fit body. Spinning gives the body a great cardio workout Continued from page 33 No two spinning classes are alike. One day you could be mountain climbing and the next in a candlelit room with burning incense. In one workout session alone you can burn up to 800 calories. A/P PAGE 34 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com HEALTH DEPARTMENT DURHAM REGION at Visit the Educational Displays Area Business Displays Great DOOR PRIZES Celebrity Guests: - Nicole Young, Cordon Bleu Chef “Making Your Own Baby Food” at 11:00 am - Gord Fansher, from Dads Can “Father Involvement” at 1:00 pm Join the Walk that’s good for everyone’s heart. Sunday, September 21, 2003 Ajax Rotary Park Start Time: 11:00 a.m. Register today at www.heartandstroke.ca/walk or call (905) 666-3777 National Title Sponsor Provincial Sponsor SOLUTIONS BUILT AROUND YOU.™ Finding answers. For life. Local Sponsor www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 35 A/P Expanding business horizons Program gives mentally-ill workers a chance "Of all the disabilities, those with a seri- ous mental illness face the highest degree of stigmatization in the workplace and the greatest barriers to employment. The unemployment rate for this population has been commonly reported to be as high as 70 to 90 per cent... particularly disturbing in light of the fact that pro- ductive work has been identified as a leading component in promoting positive mental health and in paving the way for a rich and fulfilling life in the community." – Canadian Mental Health Association BByy JJaannee MMccDDoonnaalldd Staff Writer DDUURRHHAAMM — It was once believed holding down a job would be too stressful for peo- ple recovering from mental illness. And even if such a person were considered to be employable, the job would pay little. Thankfully, the days of 'basket weaving' no longer fill empty hours in the lives of people with psychiatric illness. Profes- sionals now realize how necessary a sense of community, accomplishment and job satisfaction - plus a paycheque - is to those trying to regain their mental health. One agency, New Horizons, has proven there is hope on the horizon. The Durham Region agency has created one of the most successful Canadian Mental Health Association programs in the country. The claim to fame for the local CMHA chapter is that it not only finds employ- ment for people recovering from mental illness, but New Horizons' actually runs four successful businesses. "When people are well enough to partic- ipate, we can help them connect," says Steve Bourque, director of the New Hori- zons employment and work assessment program. "The program challenges peo- ple to be well. A job is very important to recovery from mental illness ... to exclude people from the workplace is a huge thing." New Horizons lowers the barriers peo- ple with serious disabilities face when try- ing to find a paying job. If the individual can labour for just one hour when he or she first starts working again, then that is the amount of time he or she will contract for and commit to within the program. "Then they will work for two hours, and then for a week," says Mr. Bourque. "It matters that they get the chance. We have people who haven't worked - for pay - in 20 years. Now someone can say, 'I worked today in catering and made $7.25. I suf- fered from mental illness and now I'm re- covered. I'm working and now I'm just like anybody else.'" Although New Horizons helps partici- pants locate jobs in the community, when economic downturns occur, they are often the first to be let go. This is one of the rea- sons why, Mr. Bourque explains, the agency has gone into business for itself. County Town Catering has been suc- cessfully providing food and refreshments to community businesses and organiza- tions since 1995. RemovABLE is the Durham chapter's moving company. Cen- tral Lawn Care provides property mainte- nance and lawn aeration while CleanInc offers janitorial services. All four of the agency's businesses em- ploy people recovering from mental ill- ness. "Most of our clients are from the gener- al public and represent repeat business," says Mr. Bourque, proudly. The requirements necessary for a per- son recovering from mental illness to find a job within one of New Horizons small business initiatives is that they undergo assessment, training and be willing to take direction. With the mindset that they take re- sponsibility for their recovery, the job seeker must also commit to the amount of time contracted for the job and be from Durham Region. Wo r king with Durham Region Employ- ment Network and agencies such as the Ajax, Pickering, Whitby Association for Community Living, New Horizons knows where jobs exist outside of its own ven- tures. And in addition to the 'in-house' busi- nesses, the local CMHA chapter offers part-time, paid employment in the Human Beans Café at the E.A. Lovell Adult Learning Centre in partnership with the Durham Board of Education. Another area of successful employment for New Horizons workers is the Hubbell Café in Pickering. Hubbell Canada Ltd. is a manufacturer of telecommunications products and hires people from New Horizons, CMHA East Metro and the Whitby Mental Health Centre to operate its company cafeteria. New Horizons receives some funding from the Ontario health ministry. But what makes the local chapter so unique - beyond providing wellness and learning programs, helping the mentally ill find safe and affordable housing, health care, socialization, counselling and training - is the fact its businesses each make a profit. "This keeps us true and honest so that we expect to meet our expenses while making a surplus," says Mr. Bourque, who has been with the local organization for 23 years. "We are not a charity. We are an active, small business." He explains about one-third of the money made from the catering, moving, cleaning and lawn care operations goes to pay the workers' salaries and benefits, an- other third covers expenses and the final one-third is surplus. New Horizons employees represent a range of mental illnesses and disabilities. 'Doug,' for example, suffered traumatic brain injury when a truck hit him in 1985. "I had a 'Mack' attack," he jokes, al- though the wheelchair-bound 44-year-old Whitby man has difficulty speaking. At the time of the accident, he had a full-time job and is working towards one again. Jobs suitable to his physical dis- ability have included washing dishes and cleaning up in the catering operation. Employed by the innovative business at New Horizons has meant a lot to 'Fern' who started working in the program about two years ago. "I like the structure," says the 43-year- old Oshawa woman, diagnosed as having schizoaffective disorder. "That's what I needed in my life." Fern is currently working at the com- munity living association in Ajax where she packages small bolts and screws. She has also worked in the catering and mov- ing areas of the business. Moving herself into an upgraded apart- ment is one of her goals. "I wouldn't mind working in a few years from now in a regular job," she says. "I wouldn't mind if it was the midnight shift. I'd like to have a nice apartment and maybe visit my family in New Brunswick." The Durham Region chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association is located at 111 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa. Visit www.cmhadurham.org or call 905- 436-8760 for more information. It’s a sweet business. Sandra Taylor, of County Town Catering, a business run through New Hori- zons, offers some sweets to Marni Bell, employment team leader at the Durham Chapter of Canadian Mental Health Association. The catering company is one of four successful New Hori- zons businesses. Mental illness is common. Statistics show one in every six Canadians will have a mental health problem at some point in their lives. Men- tal illnesses account for a large percentage of hospital stays every year. Yet, in spite of the fact every Canadian knows someone who has been, or will be, affect- ed by mental illness, few people know very much about it. People fear what they don't understand. Un- for tunately, mental illness is one of those fears. Mental illness still carries a mark of shame and disgrace. Because of this stigma, many people hesitate to get help for a mental health problem although there is effective treatment for almost all mental illnesses. The following are some common myths about mental illness: – People with mental illness are violent and dangerous. The truth is, as a group, mentally ill people are no more violent than any other group. In fact, they are far more likely to be the victims of violence than to be violent themselves. – People with mental illness are poor and/or less intelligent. Many studies show that most mentally ill people have average or above-aver- age intelligence. – Mental illness is caused by a personal weakness. A mental illness is not a character flaw. It has nothing to do with being weak or lack- ing will power. Although people with mental ill- ness can play a big part in their own recovery, they did not choose to become ill, and they are not lazy because they cannot just 'snap out of it.' – Mental illness is a single, rare disorder. Mental illness is not a single disease but a broad classification for many disorders. Anxiety, de- pression, schizophrenia, personality disorders, eating disorders and organic brain disorders can cause misery, tears and missed opportuni- ties for thousands of Canadians. - Source Canadian Mental Health Association. Visit www.cmha.ca for more information. Facts and myths about mental illness A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo DDUURRHHAAMM — Bees touch down upon the flowers and a small cat winds its way through the rows of plants to greet the gardener. The woman stoops to say “hello” to the feline, and proceeds to examine her crops of echinacea and red clover. Diane Tait is a clinical herbal therapist who makes hundreds of tinc- tures and remedies from the plants she grows. A member of the Ontario Herbalists Association, she discovered the art nearly a decade ago, and now treats countless pa- tients from countless towns and cities. “It’s a calling,” says Ms. Tait, who is also a violinist with the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto. Her practice - Green- wood Botanicals Healing Arts Studio - is located in north Pickering, just west of Whitby (her office was in Whitby for three years and she still supplies Go Natural on Brock Street with many tinctures). Her office is cozy, a converted horse stable, complete with accreditations on the wall, and shelves holding over 100 bottles of natural medicine. There, she treats almost any ailment - asthma, menopause, infections, and muscular pain are just a few. Although Ms. Tait does- n’t condemn modern med- icine and encourages most patients to go to a regular physician, she says pills are often over-prescribed for many conditions. “Where drugs hit you over the head, plants work with your body system,” she explains, adding cau- tion must be used with natural medicine, as some can be toxic if misused or combined inappropriately. Ms. Tait is part of a group of clinical herbalists push- ing the government to pro- vide stricter guidelines for the use of medicinal herbs. Often, treatment is cou- pled with dietary advice or other non-traditional ther- apies. “Diet is the hardest thing to get people to change,” she says. “And sometimes people take too many supplements.” Ms. Tait says she never takes a patient off any medications, but might suggest the individual pose specific questions to their doctor regarding the drugs. “Not everybody is going to get better using herbs,” she admits. “It’s different for everybody.” But many times, she says a positive change will occur within the first 24 hours. “It’s a myth that herbs work slowly,” explains Ms. Tait, who says external problems and stressors must still be addressed. “Herbs are a means to an end. They help you restore your body’s functioning.” A holistic approach must be taken, she ex- plains. Harvesting plants at a specific time, the mood you are in while preparing tincture, and combinations of plants all contribute to good heal- ing. “Everything is connect- ed,” adds Ms. Tait. She believes the historic use of natural medicine speaks volumes about its effectiveness. “Unfortunately, (Herbal- ists) seem to be the last ditch effort... Once the pa- tients have been through all the tests,” explains Ms. Tait. “It would be easier of they came here first.” A/P PAGE 36 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com Pickering Recreation Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd. Sunday September 21, 2003 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm Sponsored by Featuring Sherwood Bridal, K.V.H. Fashion, & Tuxedo Royale Hair & Make-up by Medoro’s Decor by K.V.H. 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Your Carrier will be around to collect an optional delivery charge of $ 6.00 between Sept. 17-Sept. 21/03 * IDA Pharmacy Health Rite Ajax * Little Caesars Ajax * Matt Macussa Pick. * Melanie Williams Pick. * News Advertiser Open Route Flyer Ajax Good health can stem from plants Herbalist Diane Tait examines an echinacea plant. www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 37 P A/P PAGE 38 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com SSppoorrttss SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2003 ✦ News Advertiser ✦ AL RIVETT, SPORTS EDITOR 905-683-5110 EXT. 250 The score Scores, standings, and much more See page 46 Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo Collision course AAJJAAXX –––– Pickering Boyer Pontiac Panthers’ Paul Velocci, left, collides with Ajax Axemen’s Steve Brouwer during recent OHA Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League pre-season action in Ajax. The regular season home openers for the Panthers and the Axemen are today, Sunday, Sept. 14. The Axemen are at home at the Ajax Community Centre to meet the visiting Oshawa Legionaires at 3 p.m. Meanwhile, the Panthers will play host to the Aurora Tigers at the Pickering Recre- ation Complex at 7:30 p.m. Career-ending injury benches Duerden But, pro hockey player has found his calling in coaching with the Pickering Panthers BByy AAll RRiivveetttt Sports Editor PPIICCKKEERRIINNGG —— It's funny how life works sometimes, and no one is more puzzled than Dave Duer- den. Only a year ago, Duerden, 25, was embarking on a professional hockey career in Finland, playing with Pori Assat of the Finnish Elite League, and hoping to reju- venate a career that had him playing in the minor pro ranks in the U.S. for several years. Unfortunately, his European pro career was cut short in an in- stant. After playing in only four exhibition games prior to the start of the 2002-03 season, he suffered a career-ending ankle in- jury in practice. "It was a bad break, very bad," recalled Duerden. "When I broke it, I didn't know how bad it really was. The doctor told me that I would never play again, but at 25, it's kind of hard to comprehend." The injury, says the Ajax na- tive, made him re-evaluate his life without hockey. But, his time away from the game that he has played for a long time -- and at a high level -- was short-lived. This season, at the insistence of Pickering Boyer Pontiac Pan- thers head coach and general manager John Winder, Duerden returned to hockey. But, this time, as an assistant coach with the OHA Ontario Provincial Ju- nior 'A' Hockey League team. "It's going very well," says Duer- den. "I'm in charge of offensive player development, so I'm just trying to take the little tricks I learned over my professional ca- reer and help them get to the next level. If I can make them bet- ter, then I feel I've done my part." Although he joins the Panthers with no previous coaching experi- ence, Duerden says he's willing to climb the ladder in the coaching ranks step by step, beginning with this season with the Picker- ing club. "It's just something I've always thought about doing," he says. "This year will be a great learning curve for me, but hopefully by the end of the season I'll have a han- dle on things. I'm very interested in a career in coaching." Duerden has a long and varied experience in hockey, winning at nearly every level in which he played. Playing his minor hockey exclusively in Ajax, he made the jump to tier II junior hockey with the Wexford Raiders of the OP- JAHL, under the guidance of head coach Stan Butler, now the head coach of the Ontario Hock- ey League's Brampton Battalion. Rated as one of the top-rated forwards in the 1994 OHL's prior- ity draft and expected to be draft- ed in the first round, Duerden was nonetheless chosen in the second round, 19th overall, by the Peterborough Petes. Looking back, Duerden notes it was actually a good thing he fell in the draft, falling to a team with deep roots and tradition in junior hockey and to a team with solid coaching in the form of Dave Mc- Queen. Oshawa plays final pre-season game tonight DDUURRHHAAMM ——After a strong pre- season campaign, the Oshawa Generals are nearly ready to kick off Ontario Hockey League regu- lar-season play. The Generals will close out pre- season play today (Sunday) at the Civic Auditorium against the Kitchener Rangers at 6:35 p.m. Going into Friday’s contest against the Guelph (after press deadline), the Generals were a perfect 4-0 in exhibition play. Oshawa fans won't get another chance to see the Generals until Oct. 3, when they host the Wind- sor Spitfires. They open the regu- lar season with five straight road games, beginning on Sept. 18 in Windsor, and play only four of their first 14 games at the Civic. ✦ Please see Duerden, 46 A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo Af ter his playing career ended abruptly, longtime Ajax resident Dave Duerden has begun a coaching career with the Tier II Pickering Boyer Pontiac Panthers. Generals nearly ready for OHL opener www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 39 P Want to know what’s happening in Pickering? BE INFORMED! Check Wednesday’s paper each week for complete details CUSTOM UPGRADES INCLUDED WITH ALL RENOVATION PROJECTS BOOKED THIS MONTH! HUGE RENOVATION SHOWROOM KITCHEN & BATHROOM MODELS 1-888-BAT H -REN O 416-285-6798 FREE in Home Estimates FOR KITCHEN & BATH R OOM RENOVAT I ONS SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION Wayne Hutchinson 696 King St. W. 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In the semifinal, the Pickering g irls met the Whitby Eagles (MacLean) team, earning a 6-0 vic- tory on the strength of a shutout pitching performance from Jen- nifer Lamonica. After dropping their opening playoff game, 5-2, to the Whitby Ea- gles (Daley) team, they clawed their way back in the double- knockout championship draw. In their second game, the Heat defeated the Aurora Diggers in a close game, 5-3. The Heat girls then advanced to the next round to meet the num- ber-one seeded Whitby Eagles (Rauhut) team. Trailing by one run, 7-6, after six innings, the game took a bizarre turn when umpires deemed it too dark to finish. The final inning was delayed for an hour while tourna- ment organizers tracked down park workers to turn on the lights, whose automated timers had been affected by the blackout. When the lights finally came on, the Heat girls promptly scored three times and held their opposi- tion scoreless to advance to the semifinals. 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Contact Steve 1-888-319-1213. MATURE PERSON (female preferred) for 5 days/week (a few hours a day) for cleaning my home in Ajax. Call Molly 416-898-4435 NOW HIRING full-time ex- perienced, wait staff, for golf club. Please fax resume to (905)723-7194. MACHINE OPERATORS and general laborers needed for Whitby plant. No Experience necessary, will train.. Fax re- sume: 416-483-9109 Att: Andy RESIDENTIAL HOUSE CLEANERS needed. $9-$14 per hour. Call 905-655-0497. 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. Registration Officer Positions Required $20.00/hr Avg. We Train You! Call Arron (905) 435-0280 A/P PAGE 40 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com 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.comCLASSIFIEDSFIND 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 8:00-5 p.m. Closed Saturday Career School of Hair & Nails A School that trains professionals Be a Professional Hairstylist Specializing in Foiling / Coloring Advanced Cutting & Styling Techniques Be a Professional Nail Technician Spa Manicure & Pedicure Acrylic Gel & Fiberglass The importance of Bacteriology and Sanitization Call (905) 576-3558 500 Career Training 500 Career Training 500 Career Training Canadian Arts & Trades School HOME INSPECTION COURSE Registrations now being accepted for Day & Evening Classes Job Placement opportunities Available Toll Free 1-877-878-7333 505 Careers 505 Careers Would you like an exciting career as a POLICE OFFICER Take the Police Foundations Training course with the only specialized College in Ontario exclusively dedicated to Police studies. Get the most effective and shortest possible training with the best instructors. 1-866-5-POLICE Celebrating our 20th successful year. Website: www.policefoundations-cbc.com Proud members of the Ont. Association of Chiefs of Police 375 Finley Ave., Ajax, Ontario Police Foundations Department Of Diamond Institute Of Business NOW IN AJAX Corrections, Customs, Court Officers A Place to Build Your Career! Household Financial Corporation has Full-time Sales Opportunities Come to Our OPEN HOUSE To INTERVIEW IMMEDIATELY and Learn More About the Opportunities on Thursday September 18 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Household Financial Corporation 1450 Kingston Road, Pickering Phone: 905-420-5226 We have immediate openings for Account Executives in our local branches. As part of our Sales Team, you will market our financial and insurance products to new and existing customers. Successful candidates will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; independence and self-motivation; strong competitive sales drive and a commitment to excel. Sales Management opportunities are also available based on successful performance and completion of our management training. Sales experience preferred, but not necessary. Salary plus incentives, complete benefit package, matched savings programs, and leading edge sales training. If you plan to attend, we encourage you to forward your resume prior to the Open House or if you are unable to attend forward your resume to: Doug Kemp, Branch Sales Manager Fax: 905-420-4479, E-mail: hfchr@sprint.ca Please quote OH03 - OSH when applying Come On Down! We have a job for you at Adecco! And the Price is Right! We have current well paying full time and temporary requirements: •Automotive assembly •Warehouse shipping/receiving •Light industrial OPEN HOUSE at both Durham locations on Monday Sept. 15, Tuesday Sept. 16 and Wednesday Sept.17. From 10 am to 3 pm each day. Please bring your SIN card, 2 references and updated resumés. Shift work a must as is proof of Grade 12 Diploma. All industrial positions require safety boots. Previous applicants need not apply. 245 King Street West #12 Teddy’s Plaza Oshawa 1885 Glenanna Rd. Suite 114 Pickering 505 Careers 505 Careers • Legal Administrative Assistant • Law Clerk • Medical Office Assistant • Esthetics and Salon Operations • Personal Support Worker (PSW) LEGAL ADMINISTRATION HEALTH CARE • Network Administrator (MCSA) OPEN HOUSE - GENERAL LABOUR Sept. 15 & 16, 9am - 2pm 3000 Steeles Ave. E., #307 (Steeles/Woodbine). Pickers and packers needed. 2 shifts: 8am-4pm or 4:30pm-12am, $8.75+/hr. Must be able to lift 20-50lbs, have safety shoes; vehicle req'd for afternoon shift. Herzing Services Inc. Call Michelle, 905-890-0093 or email: mboodhoo@thepeoplebank.com. 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 41 A/P Comprehensive Benefits Company Drivers with AZ Licence GTA -Based U.S./Canadian Open Board New York Premium Progressive Performance Bonus New Equipment Recent graduates welcomed www.pronorth.com YOUR LEVEL OR EXPERIENCE IS RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED IMMEDIATELY ACT NOW 1-800-265-9370 or FAX 1-705-476-2745 509 Drivers 509 Drivers 509 Drivers CAREER & CAREER TRAINING OPTIONS for YOUR FUTURE Metroland Community Newspapers – Special Supplement BOOKING AND MATERIAL DEADLINE: Friday, October 3/03 DISTRIBUTION: Week of October 14/03 Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing Ltd. 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Please submit resumes to: Enterphase Child & Family Services 209 Bond St. E., Oshawa, ON. L1G 1B4 Fax: (905) 434-1775 Licensed Franchisee WE ARE HIRING Ye s, ‘Having Fun’ is part of your job description! Krispy Kreme’s Hot Original Glazed™ doughnuts have been famous for more than 66 years. We are proud to announce that our sixth Hot Doughnut Factory™ retail store in Ontario will be opening in Scarborough very soon at the Scarborough Town Centre. It will be our ninth store in Canada. Approximately ninety enthusiastic individuals, with or without experience, will be hired to become our specialists in the following areas: Coffee • Retail • Drive-Thru • Sanitation • Processing • Production Bring your professional references and apply in person for a same day interview at our hiring site at Scarborough Town Centre in the Northeast parking lot (across from The Old Scott House on Progress Avenue). Friday, September 19 & Saturday, September 20 10:00 am – 7:00 pm We offer: a starting wage of $8.00/hour • flexible hours (also ideal for people with another job) • a variety of shifts (days, evenings, nights–with premium, weekends) • training • one dozen free doughnuts per week • advancement opportunities • a generous employee discount • A GREAT PLACE TO WORK! We are also seeking candidates to fill supervisory positions; qualified individuals are encouraged to attend. www.krispykreme.com TELEPHONE COORDINATOR Highly motivated person with strong tele- phone and computer skills required to manage customer satisfaction program. Customer handling experience required. Part time flexible hours. Please fax or mail resumes Att: Human Resource Dep't: Fax: 905-430-3543 Mail: Marigold Ford Lincoln Sales Ltd. Box 538, 1120 Dundas St. East Whitby Ont. L1N 5V3 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers 505 Careers Oshawa PUC Networks Inc. Requires a Financial Analyst (9 month contract) Serving over 45,000 customers, Oshawa PUC Networks Inc, a subsidiary of Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation, is the local distribution company in the City of Oshawa. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Financial Analyst position will be responsible for assisting in the preparation of monthly financial reporting and will perform financial analysis. Key Responsibilities: • Prepare monthly financial statements, statistics, analysis and commentary for inclusion in the monthly reporting package to senior management. • Maintain balance sheet and prepare monthly account reconciliations. • Confirm monthly revenue billed and accrued and commodity billed and used. • Assist with the compilation of the departmental operating and capital budgets • Assist with the year-end audit and Ontario Energy Board submissions. The successful candidate will have strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, combined with the ability to meet simultaneous deadlines while performing well in a team environment. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is a must and knowledge of Great Plains Dynamics and Harris software is an asset. Experience with an Ontario utility and familiarity with the Ontario Energy Board Accounting Procedures Handbook would also be a definite asset. The successful candidate will hold a professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA). This is a nine month contract position. Applications will be received until September 23, 2003. Oshawa PUC Networks Inc. 100 Simcoe St. S. Oshawa, ON L1H 7M7 Attention: Sue Dickinson, Manager of Human Resources e-mail: sdickinson@opuc.on.ca We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Oshawa PUC Networks Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. PUC Networks Inc. Oshawa 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help PART-TIME PC or Mac op- erator required. Proficient in Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop and Corel. Fax resume to: 905-683-9565. GUARDIAN DRUG STORE re- quires 1 PHARMACIST AS- SISTANT. Part-time-weekends and evenings (must be avail- able to start at 2pm.) Also CASHIER POSITIONS avail- able for days, evenings & weekends Experience an as- set but will train. Please apply to: 97 King St. E. (next to the Oshawa Clinic) No phone Calls please. We thank all ap- plicants but only those select- ed for an interview will be contacted. HOMEWORKERS NEEDED! Assembling Products, Mail- ing/Processing Circulars, Copy/Mailing/PC Disk Pro- gram. FREE INFORMATION at www.gifts-plus-online.com or send S.A.S.E.: Crafts, 8-7777 Keele St., Dept 113, Referent 7-107, Concord, Ontario, L4K 1Y7 OUR WORK IS CHILD'S PLAY Jocus Educational Toys is seeking representatives to promote our line of quality af- fordable toys. Ideal for Moms/ Caregivers. Fun & flexible. Call 1-800-361-4587 ext 9415 PROFESSIONAL PAINTER. Sought by local Whitby build- er. Comp. required. Excellent rates and working conditions. only the best should enquire. 905-728-8675 THE FACIAL PLACE is seeking RMT's, Jr. Estheticians, Sr. Estheticians. Send resume to: The Facial Place, 216 Brock St. S. Whitby L1N 4K1; email: lmastro.rogers.com SEASONAL HELP.Knowledge of apples for sales & picking, also kitchen help. call 905- 655-3091 or drop resume off to Hy-Hope Farm, 5450 Lak- eridge Rd. STOP LOOKING FOR WORK. Start making $$$. Marketing Co. needs 13 reps to work for International clientele. Must be able to start now. No ex- perience, no problem. Paid training, must be 18+. Call Rachel 905-436-1691 LICENSED ASSISTANT MAN- AGER for Ajax salon, guar- anteed wages/commission, profit sharing, paid vacation on going training, great work- ing environment, upgrading. hiring bonus from $100 - $350. Store discounts. Also stylist position for Oshawa and Whit- by. Call Cheryl (905) 723- 7323. SUPERINTENDENT COUPLE required for small 75 suite high rise in Oshawa. Experi- enced in housekeeping & minor maintenance essential. Clean well maintained bldg. Salary plus apt unit. Fax re- sume to: Attn: Steve Benac 416-487-5344. TELEPHONE SALES - no ex- perience necessary. Salary plus commission, plus bonus, full and part time available. Phone (905) 579–6222 TOW TRUCK DRIVERS re- quired for day or night shift. Minimum 3 years experience and clean abstract. Scarbor- ough/Durham area. Call 416- 677-2798 WORK AT HOME - Committed people needed to work wee- kends & holidays taking or- ders for fast food industry. Keyboard skills and FLUENT ENGLISH A MUST!!!!! Those interested please e-mail re- sume to: info@toucancommu- nications1.com CLEANERS - LOOKING for in- dividuals with cleaning ex- perience for great new oppor- tunities with cleaning service for residential clients. Ex- tremely attractive wages of- fered. Own vehicle preferred. Call (905)686–5424 now. Salon & Spa Help514 MIKEL SALON looking for stylists to rent chairs at an excellent rate. Also avail 600sq ft for spa. Oshawa lo- cation. 905-432-8026 SALON CO-ORDINATOR - Valentino's Grande Salon seeks a charismatic individu- al to join our team, if you are a "people person" possess cashiering, sales, and sched- uling experience. Excellent communication skills, com- puter literacy, a professional voice, a professional ap- pearance, and have an inter- est in the beauty industry. seeking full and part-time, some evenings, and wee- kends. Bring your resume to 210 Brock Street (Downtown Whitby) Skilled & Technical Help515 BUSY TOOLING/MACHINING shop in Bowmanville needs CNC mill operator with die ex- perience. Also 3rd or 4th year apprentices with experience on progressive dies. Fax re- sume 905-623-7732 HVAC SUBCONTRACTORS wanted for Oshawa to Picker- ing. Minimum 5 years experi- ence, own vehicle, insurance, and bondable. You earn 50% of labour, and 50% of net parts. Call Dave (416)821- 3565. WANTED Class A Mechanic or 3rd or 4th year Apprentice required for a busy automo- tive shop. Start immediately. Call (905)426–9943 Office Help525 PART TIME RECEPTIONIST required for busy real estate office. Must be efficient, ex- cellent with time manage- ment, a strong background in computer skills & have a pro- fessional telephone manner. A Real Estate background is preferred. Great hours!! Please forward your resume to 905-649-6405 Attn: Kim Martin WHITBY TRANSPORTATION broker is seeking P/T Billing Clerk. 20/hrs, 3-4 days per week. Computer and Quick- Book skills. $12/hr to start. Call Jeff or Cathy 905-571– 5300 Sales Help & Agents530 BELL SYMPATICO AGENT re- quires commissioned direct sales representative (door-to- door). Full & part-time posi- tions avail. Excellent re- numeration. Students wel- comed. Open Foram inter- views Thurs. Sept 18th, 10:30- 4:30, Super 8 Motel, Ajax, 210 Westney Rd. S., Ajax, Confer- ence Room or contact Robert 416-678-3115 MEDIA COMPANY requires motivated salesperson for Recreation Facility advertising in Ajax. Must have car, home office. Salary plus comm. (905) 415-0024 or sam- brook@rogers.com Retail Sales Help532 SALES PEOPLE needed for Furniture Sales. Experience preferred. Apply in person: Cando Furniture, 1540 Dundas St. E. Whitby. Hospital/Medical/ Dental535 DENTAL HYGIENIST to work 1 -2 evenings in Oshawa. Pre- ferably Polish speaking. Please call or fax 905-436– 6199 DENTAL RECEPTIONIST/AS- SISTANT required for dental office at Oshawa/Courtice border. Part time. 2-years re- cent experience. HARP certi- fied. Committed and depend- able. Please fax resume to: 905-434-5510 or call 905-434- 5500 EXPERIENCED Dental Recep- tion required part time includ- ing evenings and Saturdays. Whitby area. Email resume to: dentalposition@sympatico.ca FAMILY-ORIENTED,friendly dental practice is looking for a caring and conscientious P/T hygienist. Mon.1-8, Thurs. 4-8 and one Sat. monthly 9-5. Please fax resume to: 905- 420-5378 or call (905) 420– 3980 FULL TIME MEDICAL secre- tary for Markham practice. Experience required, fax re- sume to 905-201-0018 PART-TIME HYGIENIST posi- tion for Pickering Office for Fridays, no evenings required. please call 905-831–7566. PSW/RPN'S required to assist Seniors and the disabled. Please fax resume to Harbour Health Services 905-723-3842. RPN for Pickering retirement home. Full-time and 6-8 shifts biweekly. Fax resume to: (905)509-0011. REGISTERED NUTRITION CONSULTANT req'd part-time for busy weight loss centre in Ajax. Previous consulting ex- perience would be of asset. Please contact Paula at 905- 619-2639 ext 227. RN NEEDED URGENTLY for influenza vaccination clinics for family practice in Picker- ing. More permanent, casual, & part time help may also be possible. Fax resume 905- 420-0863. SHOPPERS DRUG MART re- quires one Pharmacy Assis- tant, part-time days and even- ings. Experience an asset, but will train. Apply to: 314 Har- wood Ave. South Ajax. Hotel/Restaurant540 EXPERIENCED BREAKFAST COOKS. Apply in person at Scrambles, 527 Westney Rd South. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. or call (905) 428–0903 Employment Wanted570 EXPERIENCED ACCOUNT- ANT,looking for part time or contract work. Resume and references available Please call Crystal at 905-509–4833 Houses For Sale100 10 ACRES + POND, near Har- mony Centre, Oshawa. 4-bed- room executive with sunken liv- ing-room & family-room. In- ground pool & large covered deck. "Upgrades" 6186 Enfield Road $499,900. (905)263–8024 PICKERING BEAUTIFUL DE- TACHED 3 plus one bedroom, lots of upgrades/extras! Close to 401, 407, Go, schools, shops, $262K, (905) 683–7146 WHITBY, 2,200 SQ. FT.com- pletely renovated bungalow, finished daylight basement, five bedrooms, 2 new kitch- ens, large lot. Walk to Go and lake. (416) 708–0066 www.geocities.com/ houseforsalewhitby DUPLEX - EXCELLENT income or just move in. 3 bed. apt. completely redone, new bath- room, floors, carpets etc. plus one bedroom at back. Great size and location in Oshawa. Asking $154,900. No agents. Call 905-442-2520. PRIMROSE CRT.,4+1 bed- rooms with ensuites over 6200sq.ft. living space includ- ing 1-bedroom in-law suite. Backing onto greenspace. 4 car garage. $650,000 firm off- ers only. (905)831–5494. 177 HAZELWOOD DR/Whitby $279,900. 4+1 bedrooms 3 baths, OPEN HOUSE Sun. Sept 14 1-5pm Phone 905- 576-8316 after 7-pm. View at www.privateexchange.com. No agents FIND OUT What your home is worth! Visit www.ajax pickeringhomeevaluation.com Townhouses For Sale105 COURTICE - end unit town- house, 3 bedrooms, 3 bath- rooms, air con, finished base- ment, very clean, $152,000. 905-404–8685 Investment/ Bus. Property140 AJAX NORTH,bright clean, self-contained basement apt. Sep. entrance, suitable for one person. Non-smoker/no pets. 905-427–7436 FIRST TIME SALES PEOPLE Changing careers or just looking to start one? Train- ing provided En- try level $80 - $120 day Anna Stonewell (905) 576-5523 AJAX CALL CENTRE needs several F/T people for pleasant phone sales work. Salary + bonus. Call NOW! (905)426-4246 Non Profit Christian Daycare in Pickering needs Closing/Cleaning staff. Perm. shift for 32 1/2 hours per week & Program Assistants. Fax Resume 905-839-8273, Joyce or Rachelle. Enumeration/ Order Takers required $20./hr Avg Full training Provided! Call Catherine at 905-435-0518 A/P PAGE 42 NEWS ADVERTISER SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com FURNITURE HANDLER Furniture manufacturer requires furniture handler for shipping department. Position re- quires repetitive heavy lifting, ability to identi- fy product quickly and accurately and a flexible, self-motivated personality. Industry competi- tive wages, benefits, profit-share participation. Fax resume to: (905) 725-2912 or apply at COLLEGE WOODWORK 145 Clarence Biesenthal Drive, Oshawa, Ontario JUNIOR SHIPPER/RECEIVER for manufacturing plant in Pickering. Full benefits Fax resume to: 1-800-363-9040 BUSINESS MANAGER Full Time Position Call for a confidential appt. 905-683-5358 Ask for Kerry Pickard Village Plymouth Chrysler Ltd. MUSIC TEACHERS Required for busy music academy Piano, Guitar, Vocal, Drums and Violin Part/Full Time flexible hours. Minimum (or equivalent) Grade 8 Practical/Grade 2 Theory required. Must be bondable. Vehicle required, must be willing to travel short distances with compensation. Fax or email resume only. Fax (905) 579-8762. email jobs@lessons2u.com. web www.lessons2u.com Your YMCA charitable is 11930 7060 RR0001 T his project is funded in part by the G overnment of C anada “People Working to Get Y o u W o r k i n g ” Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Information Session Information Session Information Session Have you ever wanted to know more about what an apprenticeship involves or how to become an apprentice? Here’s your chance! Listen to speakers from various organizations supporting apprenticeships and get valuable information about this exciting career choice! An opportunity to have your apprenticeship questions answered that you don’t want to miss! Also, hear from representatives of YMCA, John Howard Society & Unemployed Help Centre about the different Employment Programs available to assist you find the job you are looking for! WHEN: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at 6:30 pm WHERE: McLean Community Centre 96 Magill Drive Ajax, Ontario HOW TO Call the YMCA at (905) 427-7670 REGISTER: to reserve your spot! Space is limited! P RESENTED BY YMCA D URHAM E MPLOYMENT S E RVICES & Y OUTH F OYER I N C O - OPERATION WITH THE A JAX R ACE R ELATIONS A DVISORY Salon opportunity now available in the Durham Centre, Ajax. We are presently seeking an artistic team of highly skilled and professional: HAIRSTYLISTS Come see the latest in Salon Design. At Salon Concepts Spa, we encourage your creativity and ongoing technical training, in a bright, friendly atmosphere. Call (905)683-0290 514 Salon & Spa Help 514 Salon & Spa Help Peter Bright • TUNE-UP TECHNICIAN with Driv e Clean Repair Certificate • EXPERI E N C ED P A R T -T I M E SERVI C E A D VISOR must be available evenings & w eekends We offer the following: • Excellent wage package • Excellent benefits package • Excellent working environment DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ABOVE AVERAGE INCOME? WE’VE GOT THE WORK!! If you want to be part of a Team that is dedicated to delivering superior customer service, please fax your resume to Peter: 905-430-4996 or call 905-430-4962 ext. 305, ask for Peter. * Drive Clean Repair & Ozone Depletion Certificate would be an asset. Inquire about our ... Drive Clean Repair Certificate “BONUS”! 12 Bay Service Centre in Durham Region requires 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help SERVICE PERSON The individual will be responsible for servicing instal- led kitchens and vanity cabinets. Must be experi- enced wood workers with a good understanding of assembly, machining, finishing touch ups and plumb- ing. This is a contract position. Must have own tools & transportation. A KM reimbursement will be given. Raywal Limited, 68 Green Lane,Thornhill, ON L3T 6K8 Fax 416-733-7629 jobs@raywal.com AU TOMOTIVE DETAILER Markham Rd. and 401 area • Clean driving record • Experience an asset • Some travel -- major Cdn. auto shows Full time position with competitive pay and benefits package. L.A. DETAIL (Serving auto manufacturers for over 15 years) Fax Resume To:(416) 438-4336 or e-mail:ladetail@on.aibn.com Golf course in Markham area has immediate openings for seasonal, full-time position GREENS STAFF For the autumn season. Qualified persons should fax resume to: (905)640-9877, Attention: Gary Stairs, Clubhouse Manager 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. A well established automotive repair shop has an opening for a Full Time Qualified Automotive Service Class “A” Technician We offer good working conditions, the latest in automotive service equipment, paid ongoing training, paid business wardrobe and opportunity for advancement. We are very fussy, very customer focused, and only the best need to apply. Drop your resume at: Bridlewood Automotive 1020 Dundas St. E. Whitby, Ontario L1N 2K2 or fax to: 905-666-4945 DIVISION OF 669143 ONTARIO LIMITED 515 Skilled & Technical Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help Broadband Technical Position wiring Ethernet and RF Networks. Successful candidate will start immediately. Send your resume to biac@rogers.com or fax 905-887-7539 KITCHEN KITCHEN SIMESON McFARLANE www.kksm.com Attention: Kevin P. Mara PO Bx 428, 86 Simcoe St. S. Oshawa L1H 7L5 FULL TIME LEGAL ASSISTANT Experience Required in Corporate - Commercial Law Wills & Estates - Real Estate Knowledge in Windows & Word Perfect Conveyancer, E.-Reg an asset. Our office environment is busy and friendly Please send or deliver resume to: (No calls please) 525 Office Help 525 Office Help BOOKKEEPER Responsible for daily accounting of cash and charge sales, accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepara- tion of bank deposits, bank reconcilia- tions and account analysis. High school graduate. Must be enrolled and progressing at the second level of a recognized accounting program. Must be proficient in the use of a PC and have experience in word processing and spreadsheet development. 7 month contract. Morningside and Highway 401. Fax resume to: (416) 284-0690 RIBO LICENSED PERSONAL LINES CSR Required for expanding local Insurance Office. Send resume to: Schofield-Aker Insurance 337 King St.W., Oshawa, ON, LIJ 2J8 or fax to 905-723-7688 or e-mail to: mcervoni@schofieldaker.com If you are a customer focused, consultative salesprofessional looking to join a dynamic, progressive organization, we should meet. Don't Be Satisfied Metroland Durham Division Media Group has an immediate opening for an Inside Sales Representative to join our team. The successful candidate will provide our valued customers with creative, effective advertis- ing and marketing solutions and will play a key role in the overall success of our organization. As the leading provider of news and information for our communities, we have established a tradition of excellence and trust that has become the foundation for our growth and continued success. We offer exceptional remuneration including salary, commission, and bonuses. Please forward a detailed resume Classified Advertising Manager Oshawa This Week PO Box 481, 865 Farewell St. Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 Fax: 905-579-4218 Deadline: Sept. 26th/03 We thank you for your interest, but only those candidates receiving an interview will be contacted. 530 Sales Help & Agents 530 Sales Help & Agents FULL-TIME LOT & CLEAN UP PERSON required immediately for busy im- port car dealership in Pickering. Must have full G licence and be able to drive standard transmission. Call Mark 905-427–0111 or fax resume to 905-427-9989 TELEMARKETING SPECIALIST Pickering company looking for a Business to Business Telemarketing Specialist. To contact management staff in the Information Technology and Industrial sector of medium to large companies acquiring marketing data for the sales dept. Candidate should have minimum 2 years experience . Salary, Bonus’s, and Fringe Benefits. Send Resumes to: File # 937 P.O. Box 481, Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 525 Office Help 525 Office Help 510 General Help 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 100 Houses For Sale Out-of-Town Properties120 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 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 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL, 2 units for lease. 2400sq.ft. & 2600sq.ft. can be made into 1. Available immediately. Call (905)576–6412 INDUSTRIAL UNIT for rent. 1800 sq ft., truck level ship- ping door, prime industrial lo- cation in Pickering. Close to 401. Call 905-655-0069 or 905-839-8991 Office & Business space150 2 ROOM OFFICE, 400 sq.ft. plus, Riston/Adelaide. Own entrance, washroom with shower, 3 large windows. $675/month utilities included. Available Oct 1st. Call (905)725–9422. AJAX PLAZA,retail and office space 500-3,300 sq.ft. Avail- able Sept. Next to 401, low rates, good parking. Call Mr. Harari (416)630–0111 ReMax Realtron Realty AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, Veltri Complex, Bowmanville. 68 King Street East. Office/Re- tail Rental Space. Parking & Wheelchair Accessible. 3 spaces available: 390-sq.ft to 790-sq.ft. & 2496-sq.ft. For more information call: 905- 623-4172 MEDICAL OFFICE space for lease South Simcoe St. loca- tion, very reasonable rate. Flexible terms. Call/leave message (416) 525–2211 Business Opportunities160 CANDY ROUTE - (Canada's Best!), ($4K + Mo./Proven/PT)www.uturncana- da.com STARTING A BUSINESS in Durham? Need help??? Attend info seminar - to reg- ister call BizBound 1 888 496- 8356. Apts. & Flats For Rent170 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, in Whitby Apt. building, spa- cious, carpeted, newly paint- ed, with balcony, close to bus, shopping, all utilities included, first/last required, no pets, 1- bedroom $800 2-bedroom, $900. 3-bedroom $1,000 Call (905)767-2565. ONE BEDROOM basement apt in Oshawa. Separate entrance, 1-car parking. No smoking or pets. Avail. Nov. 1st. $600 in- clusive. First & last. (905) 404–9442 1-BEDROOM APT. in private residential South Oshawa home, suit quiet, mature working non-smoker, no pets. $650/mo. Includes many ex- tras. Oct 1st. (905)579-7145 after 6. 1 & 2BEDROOM APTS. Downtown Oshawa. $700 & $850 plus utilities. Available from Oct. 1/15th. NO PETS. 1st/last/references. Call 905- 706-9918. 1, 2 OR 3-BEDROOMS avail- able. Simcoe/Olive and Rit- son/King. Call (416)587–3162 1491 ALTONA RD.Pickering available immediately. One bedroom apartment $800, one single room, $450. lst/last, Telephone (905) 509–2262 2 BEDROOM APT. $875., 1 bedroom $775. in central Oshawa, near Hospital. Clean very quiet well maintained bldg. with balcony. Call 905- 721-0831 2 BEDROOM APT. available now. Simcoe N. Oshawa. Ap- pliances, laundry fac, $820+ hydro, parking included. Call 905-720–0432 2 BEDROOM BASEMENT, brand new apartment. Sepa- rate entrance, laundry facili- ties, no pets/smoking first/last $850 inclusive available im- mediately. Brock/Hwy. 2 Pickering. 905-619-9356. 2 BEDROOM basement apt. Sep. entrance, laundry, park- ing, a/c, near bus route + amenities, schools, Avail. im- mediately. Whitby. $800+40% utilities. 905-666–3608 PICKERING, 2 bedroom walk- out basement apt. Own laun- dry, all utilities included. Close to shopping/transporta- tion. Available immediately. $950. Call 905-426–1616 any- time. 2-BEDROOM basement apartment, Whitby, near Go/ 401. Separate entrance, gas fireplace, shared laundry, air, no smoking/pets. $975 inclu- sive. Now available. (905)665–6247 after 4pm. 2-BEDROOM house, main level, suit professional, $1050/ month plus utilities,. Hard- wood floors, 4 appliances, a/c, large yard, parking, north Oshawa, Beatrice/Somerville. No dogs. First/last. Oct. 5th. references. Brent (905)439– 2867 2-BEDROOM in Whitby 3- plex, main floor, parking, laundry, all inclusive, avail- able Oct 1st. $975/month No pets/smoking. Call (905)983– 9082. 2-BEDROOM,1 bath base- ment apartment. New paint/ carpet. Credit check. $725 in- clusive. First/last, no pets/ smoking. Available Oct 1st. (905)433–5088. 3 BEDROOM,2 bathrooms apt. Includes parking, $1050/ month+utilities. One bedroom main floor apt., includes park- ing, $750/mo+hydro. One bed. basement apt. w/parking, $550/mo./inclusive. Central Oshawa 905-430–6627 534 MARY ST. WHITBY Bachelors, 1, 2, & 3, bed- rooms. Clean quiet low-rise building. Park-like setting, balconies, on-site laundry, close to downtown. Bus at front door. 905-666-2450. www.realstar.ca WHITBY - 2 bedroom, $860. Immediate and Nov. lst. Of- fice hours 9-5pm Monday-Fri- day & 6pm-8pm Monday - Thursday (905)665–7543. AJAX Large 2 bedroom avail. Sept./October in clean, quiet building. $1000/mth inclusive with parking and new ap- pliances. (905)426-1161 AJAX - BASEMENT bachelor apartment. Open concept. $600/month inclusive. Cable, washer, dryer, parking, quiet, separate heat, A/C. Avail. im- mediately. Call 905-619– 0575, (416)317-7640. AJAX,1-bedroom walkout basement apt, side entrance, non-smoker, no pets, 1 car parking (conditional), includes 4 appliances, utilities, Securi- ty system. Available Imme- diately $900/month. (905)428– 8356 AJAX - Spacious 2 bedroom basement apartment. Sep. entrance, parking, 4 applianc- es, pets? $750/mo. + 1/3 utili- ties. First/last. Available Oct. 1st. 416-568-1437. AJAX -OSHAWA -WHITBY, - one and two bedrooms, Ajax from $750 at (905) 428-3587, Oshawa from $760 at (905) 728-8066, Whitby and Oshawa from $625 at (416)818-3886 lst and last references, im- mediate. AJAX SOUTH, BY LAKE-One bedroom basement, sep. en- trance, eat in kitchen, dish- washer, appliances, util. in- cluded. Parking, $700/first/ last. No smoking/pets. Imme- diate availability. 905-427– 8695 AJAX South 3 bedroom legal basement apt. all inclusive, shared parking and laundry, no smokers or pets, referenc- es, $925.mo. first & last, avail. now.(905) 428–8624 AJAX WESTNEY/2 - 2 bed- room, ground lkevel walkout, appliances/parking no pets/ smoking avail. $975 +. 905- 686-9048. DOWNBTOWN WHITBY One bedroom plus small den in six-plex. 2 car parking. $800/ mo, first/last. Avail Oct 1. No pets. 905-683–9822 AJAX, 1-BEDROOM,clean basement apt., female pre- ferred. Share accommoda- tions, kitchens/bath. Available immediately. $550/month. Call Michelle (416)418-9195. AVAILABLE, WHITBY walkout, large bright one bedroom, parking, private patio, no pets. First/last, references. $750/ mo. Call 905-728–5514 BACHELORS, one and two bedroom available Oct. 1st Parking, laundry, from $520 inclusive. First/last. 905-571– 0770 BACHELOR, clean, private entrance, quiet single male preferred, non-smoker, no pets, cable incl. Hwy #2/ Whites Rd. $525/month. Avail. Oct. 1st. First/last. Call 905- 420–7071 BEAUTIFUL NEW LEGAL basement apartment. Huge kitchen, gas fireplace, sepa- rate entrance, laundry, quiet court, one bedroom, Thickson Rossland. Available Nov.1. Won`t last long!! $825 inc. First/last, references please. Call Greg@416-884-6367 or 905-501-1036. BOWMANVILLE, 1-BDRM completely separate living quarters on large country lot. Propane heat, 2-parking, first/ last, references. $600 + utili- ties. Avail. Oct. 1st. 905-728- 3398 BOWMANVILLE/COURTICE 1- bedroom basement apart- ment, non-smoker, no pets. 4 appliances, $750/month, first/ last, references. Call (905)623–1026 BROCK DELBROOK PICKER- ING, bright spacious 2 bed- room basement apartment, freshly painted, private en- trance, cable, parking, $850. Available October lst. No pets/ smoking. Call (905) 426–3294 Herman/Joye. BROOKIN,bright 2-bdrm low- er, suitable for couple, sepa- rate entrance, 2-parking, 4 ap- pliances, no smoking/pets, avail Nov. 1st. $1000/month inclusive, share cable. First & security. (705)731–0193 or (905)655-7134 after 4pm Whitby 2-bedroom basement apt with 2 entrances, 4-pc bath, washer/dryer, close to schools, available Oct 1, $950/mo inclusive, first/last required. Call Peter or Michelle 905-666-8376 CHURCH/HWY 2,Immaculate 3-bedroom apartments. Close to schools/shopping/Go. 416- 444-7391 ext. 241 AJAX - Westney/401, one bedroom basement apt. $725/ month inclusive. No smoking/ no pets. Working person pre- ferred. Available Oct. 1st. Call 905-427–0849 KINGSTON RD/Rougemount large spacious 1-bdrm base- ment apt, separate entrance, patio, own laundry, no smok- ing/pets. $900 monthly inclu- sive. First/last, references. Avail. Oct. 1st. 905-509–1284 QUIET TENANTS WANTED for large legal 2-bdrm apt in North End, lower level raised bunga- low. No smoking/pets. $850/ month, First/last. Avail Oct 1st. (905)576–5909 LIVERPOOL/FINCH very clean spacious one bedroom base- ment apartment w/separate entrance available Oct. 1st, working person preferred, non-smoker $725 inclusive laundry, cable and utilities. Call Mark 905-831-0179 or 416-854-2080 LIVERPOOL/401,walk to Frenchman's bay, gorgeous basement apt., 1 bedroom plus den, large living/dining room, 3 pc. bath, parking, no smoking/pets, own entry, $950 inclusive, (416) 759–4931. NEAR OSHAWA CENTRE,2- bdrm bsmt w/solarium, sepa- rate entrance, cable, own laundry facilities, 1-parking, $950/month inclusive. Avail. Oct. 1st. First/last, references. 905-571–0631 NEWLY RENOVATED 2 bed- room basement apartment. North Oshawa, quiet street, laundry, dishwasher, central air, parking, yard, storage shed. $850 incl. First/last, non-smoker, avail Oct.. lst. (905) 619-1385. UPPER UNIT freshly renovat- ed bright 2-bedroom in north Oshawa. Hardwood floors, appliances, high ceilings, yard, quiet treed Ave. $775/ mth plus hydro. Available immed. or Oct.1 References/ credit check. Mike (905)668- 3800. NORTH OSHAWA nearly new exclusive 4 plex. 1 bedroom apt. 800 sq. ft., private garage, suitable for one professional person. Non smoking/no pets. $695/mo.+1/3 utilities. Oct. 1st. (905) 725–0162 OLD WHITBY - 2nd floor, sep- erate entrance. Available No- vember 1st. $850 + hydro, in- cluding parking. 905-666- 2936. ONE & TWO BEDROOM apartments, in most beautiful adult lifestyle building. Avail. immediately. Stevenson & Rossland, Oshawa. Call 905- 723-1009., 905-579-3700. BOWMANVILLE - One bed- room $675 first/last, includes heat, hydro, fridge, stove, available Oct. 1st. Call 905- 697-2755 leave message AJAX ONE BEDROOM APT. Bright and Roomy.Including utilities fridge/stove. Seperate entrance, walk to GO. First/ last/references. No smoking. 905-427–5838. $750/mth. OSHAWA Beautiful large 2 bedroom apartment in very quiet and clean adult lifestyle building near Oshawa Centre. $750. lst/last. Available Oct. lst./Nov.1st Local call: (289)314-3651. OSHAWA - bright one-bed- room main-floor, large yard, close to Hospital. Non- smoker/no pets. Suitable for mature responsible person. $575/mo+utilities. Immediate. Mike 905- 697–8166 OSHAWA SIMCOE S., older apartment building. 1-bdrm apt $520, 2-bdrm $600 plus heat, hydro. First/last re- quired. Stephen (905)571- 3229 or 905-259-5796. OSHAWA 2 BDR, avail. immed, clean, lrg. kitchen, new carpet, quiet St, walk to OC, no smoke, ref. $750+hy- dro. Open House: Sat 9-12am, Mon 4-7pm, Thurs 4-7pm. 905-579-7655 OSHAWA 2-Bdr, avail. immed, clean, lrg. kitchen, new carpet, quiet St, walk to OC, no smoking, ref. $750+ hydro. OPEN HOUSE: Sat 9- 12am, Mon 4-7pm, Thurs 4- 7pm. 905-579-7655 OSHAWA 2-BEDROOM Bloor/ Park area. Well maintained Clean quiet bldg. Near shop- ping, 401, Go, bus. First/last, references required. No pets. Seniors special. Available Sept/Oct. (905)571-4576. OSHAWA 2-BEDROOM apart- ment, spacious, clean, avail- able now $895/month in- cludes all utilities. Schools and bus nearby. No dogs. (905)427–8538 to view. OSHAWA APTS.- Clean & quiet newer bldgs. Bachelor, 1 and 2 bedroom, Includes utilities, parking. Laundry on- site. No dogs. 905-571-0425, (905) 433-2147 or1-888-558- 2622 or 416-473-9173. OSHAWA BACHELOR Base- ment - $650/month. Laundry facilities, dishwasher, parking. First, last, references. Avail- able Oct. 1st. Call Kevin or Nancy @ 905-571–2086. OSHAWA KING/WILSON Quiet building near shopping, trans- portation. Utilities and parking included. 2-bedroom, Oct. 1st. $889 Telephone (905)571- 4912 until 6:30p.m. OSHAWA NEAR O.C. 1-bed- room main floor of house. use of yard, parking, stove/fridge, first/last references. No pets. Availabel Immediately $800 inclusive. 905-721-5904 OSHAWA, 1-BEDROOM self- contained legal apartment, separate entrance, parking, available Oct 1st. $675/month. First/last. Non-smoker, Sim- coe/Taunton (905)571–0080 after 6pm. OSHAWA,3-BDRM main floor of house, $1195/month, Also furnished, self contained, short/long term. 3-bdrm lower level apt. $1495. Avail im- mediately/.Oct 1 First/last, references. 905-436–9793 OSHAWA,Newly renovated Bachelor, separate entrance, parking, backyard, $500/ month inclusive. Avail. Oct.1st. No pets. First/last re- quired. Also 1 bed. $650+hy- dro, Oct 1st. (416)996–2022 OSHAWA,2-bedroom avail- able in small very clean quiet building, freshly painted, car- peted, updated decor, parking included, laundry on site, $725 plus hydro. (905)434– 9844 PICKERING - 1 bdrm base- ment apt. Private entrance, laundry, cable, A/C. Avail- able Nov. 1st, non-smoking. $750/month inclusive. No pets. Call 905-839-8388 PICKERING - One bed. self contained basement apt. available immediately. Ap- pliances, laundry, all inclu- sive $700. Parking, own en- trance. No smoking/pets. 905- 686–5077 BROCK/MAJOR OAKS,Pick- ering. Private newly renovated apt. Newly built eat-in kitch- en, top-quality appliances, 4pc-bath, $875/month/first/ last, must be seen. Suit 1or2. Available immediately. No pets/smoking. 905-427–3680. PICKERING clean 1-bedroom basement apt, fairly new, available Oct 1, $675 first/last sep entrance, parking & cable included, no pets/smokers. Female preferred. 905-686– 6654 PICKERING GO STATION, spacious 2-bdrm, own facili- ties, sep entrance, parking available, central A/C, avail- able Oct 1, $850/month + 40% utilities. 905-686–8385 PICKERING SOUTH LIVER- POOL large bachelor apart- ment $550/month hydro/gas included first/last non- smokers only. Available Oct. 1st. Call 905-839-4986. PICKERING, NEW 2-bdrm basement, separate entrance, parking, appliances, a/c, utili- ties incl. Suit working person/ couple, no smoking/pets. $990 inclusive. First, last, ref- erences, avail Oct. 1st. 905- 839–5642 PICKERING, 2-bedroom, close to GO, separate en- trance, all appliances, no pets/smoking firm., first & last $750./mo. Avail. Oct.1, refer- ences, 905-831–1836. PICKERING, LARGE 3-bed- room main floor, additional room with skylight, and 2- bedroom basement apart- ment. $1350 plus utilities, $700 plus utilities. Available Oct 1st. Call Janice (905)837– 8383 PICKERING, BACHELOR basement, warm separate- entrance, non-smoker, Oct.1st. Incl. utilities, parking. Near shopping centre/transit, $700/mo. 1st/last. No pets. 905-420-1945 after 7pm. weekdays; after 10 a.m. wee- kends. PICKERING,Finch/Brock, new 1 bedroom basement apt. separate entrance, suit pro- fessional, First & last, no smoking/pets, includes park- ing, all utilities. $875. 905- 420–0689. PICKERING,Liverpool Rd. large 2 level 1-bdrm, f/p, ca- ble, water, private laundry/ parking/entrance. Walk to Go, beach/401. No smoking/pets, $875/mo + 1/3 heat & electric. First/last. Avail Oct. 905-420– 8858 PICKERING/ROUGE AREA - new one-bedroom basement apt. Suit single, no smoking/ pets. Private entrance. $675/ mo. including utilities, cable, parking. Immediate. Refer- ences. 905-509–8339 PONTYPOOL,1 bedroom apt., $550/mo., plus utilities no pets. Available immediately, Call after 6pm. 905-839–5754. REGENCY PLACE - 15 Regen- cy Cres., Whitby. 50+ Adult Lifestyle Apt. Complex. Clean quiet building, across from park. Close to downtown. Dai- ly activities incl. All utilities included. Call 905-430-7397. www.realstar.ca Open house - Sat. 9 - 3, Sun. 1 - 3. SIMCOE ST. N.,Oshawa, lux- ury 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom, and luxury penthouse suite, air, 5 appliances, $1,360 plus parking, $l,470 plus parking, $1,925 plus parking. Call (905) 571–3760 SIMCOE/MILL OSHAWA, close to 401. Nice, quiet building near shopping, trans- portation. Utilities included. 1-bdrm $729, 2-bedroom $829, & 3-bdrm $929, Nov 1st. 905-436-7686 until 7:30pm. SOUTH AJAX -ONE LARGE bedroom basement, separate entrance, 4pc bath, parking, laundry, no smoking/pets, first/last, available Sept. 9th. $750/month inclusive. 905- 686-9677. AJAX,one bedroom base- ment apartment, in quiet home, separate entrance, air, cable and laundry, all inclu- sive. Close to amenities. $670. 1ST/Last, Oct.. lst. (905) 683–0799 CENTRAL OSHAWA one bed- room for September $725 & three bedroom for October $950. Well maintained build- ing. Call Mon-Fri 9-5pm. 905- 723-0977 TESTA HEIGHTS -2 TESTA RD. UXBRIDGE One & two bedroom apts. available. Con- veniently located in Uxbridge in adult occupied building. Weekly tenant activities. Call 905-852-2534. www.reals- tar.ca Open House 12 - 4 Sat./ Sun. WESTNEY/401,2 bedroom basement apartment, separate laundry and entrance, no smoking or pets. Oct.1. $900 per mo. Call Frank (905) 686– 7716 WHITBY CENTRAL,one bed- room apartment of superior standard. On first floor of bldg, no dogs, $860/monthly inclu- sive. Available Nov. lst. (905)576–8989 WHITBY PLACE, 900 DUN- DAS ST. E.,One and two bed- room units available, park like setting, close to down- town, low rise bldg, laundry facilities, balcony, parking. 905-430–5420. www.reals- tar.ca WHITBY,1 BEDROOM, in well maintained building. 4 Sevens Realty Ltd. Broker. 905-668–7777. WHITBY, 2-BDRM, 2 baths, main flr laundry, newly deco- rated. Very private, downtown, close to everything. $925 plus hydro. (905)619–2488 WHITBY, LARGE 2-bedroom basement apartment, sepa- rate entrance. Available Oct. Near 401, Go station, shop- ping and schools. Laundry, parking, fireplace included. $775+. No pets/smoking. (905)431-7190 Condominiums For Rent180 AJAX 2-BEDROOM, 2 baths, 2-parking, outdoor pool, sau- na, workout room, 5 applianc- es. No smoking/pets, $1225 inclusive. Avail Oct. 1st. Call 905-426-7040 LIVERPOOL/401 new 1-bed- room plus solarium, steps to shopping, GO, highway, 5 appl., parking, $1250 inclu- sive. Available immediately. 416-540-2653, 905-428-7581 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 BEDROOM HOME in well established Oshawa neigh- borhood close to all ameni- ties, 401, go, shopping, $995 per mo. includes heat, hydro water, lst/last references re- quired avail. immediatley- Tony(905) 434–1326 3-BDRM on 1/2 acre, 1 year lease, immediate possession. Across from Walmart, Ajax. $1200/month + utilities. Great neighbourhood/location. First/ last, references. 905-427– 6637 3-BEDROOM SEMI,main and second floor, near shopping schools, 401, GM, 1-1/2 baths. Laundry, parking, $985 plus utilities. First/last, Oct 1st. (416)264–7990 4-BEDROOM,1-1/2 baths, large semi, off of Phillip Mur- ray/Cedar. Fenced back yard, no pets, no smoking. First/ last, $1300 inclusive. Avail- able Oct 1st. Credit check. (905)433–5088 AJAX - 3 BEDROOM bunga- low, newly renovated, 1 1/2 baths, 6 new appliances, $l,200 plus utilttities. No pets/ smoking. Credit check re- quired. Call (905) 427–0231 leave message. AJAX SOUTH MAIN floor 3 bedroom semi bungalow, parking, laundry, no pets/ smoking, references, lst/last, $1075 plus 2/3 utilities Oct. lst. (9050 686–6773 AJAX, 3 BDRM main floor, semi, 4 appliances, 2 car parking, close to schools and shopping. lst/last, references. Available November lst. $l,150 inclusive. (905) 686– 3201 AJAX, BAYLY/PICKERING Beach, main floor only, semi detached, 3 bedrooms, ap- pliances, shared laundry, no smoking, $1100 inclusive, Oct.1. Condolyn Management 905-428–9766 AN UNBEATABLE DEAL! 0 down, own your own home. Carries for less than rent. OAC. Minimum income re- quired per household is $30,000. Please call Aurelia Cosma at Remax Spirit Inc. 1- 888-732-1600 or (905) 728- 1600 24 hour pager. BROCK RD/401,4-BDRMs, 4 baths, avail. Nov. 1st Close to GO, shopping. Quiet neigh- bourhood. $1700/month inclu- sive. Call (416)473–5494 after 6pm COURTICE, 3-BEDROOM de- tached, quiet neighborhood, near schools, 401 access, fenced yard, garage, double drive, 1-1/2 baths, appliances. Immediate, first/last, credit check. $1450/month inclu- sive. (905)432-9425 or (905)431–8615 COURTICE, HOUSE for rent, $1350 monthly plus utilities. 3-bedrooms, kitchen, dining- room, family room, living room, 2 rooms in basement, garage. Available Oct. 1st. Call (905)623–0854 MAIN LEVEL HOUSE -2 bed, suit professionals $1300/mo util. included. 2 BEDROOM LOWER, large windows/ ground-level bedrooms. $1,100/mo util. included. Thornton/Gibb Oshawa. Both newly renovated, spacious, a/ c, parking, large backyard, near all amenities. Avail. Oct. 1st. 416-419-1924. NEWER 4 BEDROOM HOUSE in north Ajax $1800 per month immediate availablity. 905- 683–1519 NORTH OSHAWA newly ren- ovated 3 bedrooms, 2 wash- rooms, beautiful backyard, all appliances, parking, near all amenities, Avail immediately, $1300+utilities. 1-866-839- 7648 NORTH WHITBY, brand new gorgeous home, 3-bedroom, 3 baths, garage, 5 new ap- pliances. Backs onto park. $1700 plus utilities. No smok- ing/pets. Available imme- diately. (905)626-4933. PICKERING GO,3-bedrooms, upper-level house $1200 plus utilities. Hardwood, laundry, appliances, a/c, parking, no- smoking/pets. References/ first/last. Available Oct. 1st. (416)560–0169 leave mes- sage PICKERING WESTSHORE area, large 4 bdrm home ap- pliances incl. Freshly painted throughout, inground pool. Im- mediate possession, $1,775 month plus utilities. Call Mary Roy for details 905-426-7515. PICKERING,Liverpool/Bayly mainfloor 3-bedroom + den, $1275/mo plus. ALSO large 3- bdrm basement $1075/mo plus. Separate entrances, laundry, parking, near all amenities. Avail. Nov 1st. (416)878–5534. PICKERING, White's/401 3- bedroom bungalow, main floor fireplace, hardwood floors, c/ air, large kitchen, 4 applianc- es, garage. Walk to lake, schools, shops, go. No smok- ing/pets. First/last. $1200/ mo.+1/2 utilities. 905-837– 0227 PICKERING-401/Brock-4 big bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, de- tached, 2-storey, main floor laundry, familyroom w/fire- place, near amenities, Go- Bus, $1395+/mo. No pets. Oct. 1st. A.J. (416) 899–0077 or 416-741-7828. R2000 LARGE, NEWER ener- gy efficient 3bedroom+den, 2bath, 5appl., garage, air, w/o deck, jacuzzi tub, fireplace. $1260+utilities. Oct./Nov. flexible. No pets. Absolutely first/last/references. After 7pm 905-571–5814. SOUTH PICKERING, bachelor/1-bedroom base- ment, separate entrance, brand new, great area, park- ing, $675/month inclusive, first/last, references, no pets. Available immediately. 905- 509–2335 after 4p.m. TWO BEDROOM HOUSE on a horse farm near Peterbor- ough. Reduced rent for light farm chores. Suitable for re- tired couple. Reference re- quired. Call 705-932-2578 WHITBY, BRIGHT 3-bedroom, main floor of house. New windows, large yard, backing to conservation. Parking, d/w, laundry, wood floors, $1195 plus 2/3 utilities. (416)459– 2350. Townhouses For Rent190 A1 OSHAWA SOUTH 3-bed- room townhouse, close to schools, shopping. $975/ month plus utilities. First/last. Avail. Oct. 1 Toll-free 1-866- 922-6422, 905-579-9956 days OPEN HOUSE Tues & Wed. Sept. 16th & 17th, 3-10 p.m. 845 Miriam Rd. Pickering (Bayly/Liverpool) 2 bed. basmt. apt. avail. now. Laundry, appl. c/a, cable, fplc, 2-car parking $975/inclusive. No smoking/pets. 416-438-0751. LUXURY APTS. 1, 2 and 3 bed- rooms. Laundry facilities, balconies, GEORGIAN MANSIONS close to all amenities From $899 Seniors incentive (905) 579–9016 SUITE SALE OSHAWA VERY SPACIOUS 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. Close to schools, shopping centre, Go Station. Utilities included. Senior Discounts Call(905)728- 4993 www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 43 A/P Hypnosis Certification Become a Certified Hynotherapist, PLUS a Certified Practitioner of Meditative Conditioning, all in one course. Learn how to use the powers of hypnosis and guided meditation to help yourself and others lose weight, stop smoking, eliminate emotional baggage and reduce stress. Program is taught by award winning trainer and best selling author, and leads to Hypnosis Certification by the National Guild of Hypnotists, the world’s largest hypnosis organization. Small local class starts Sept. 19 Call today: (905) 683-9133 Is the box on the ceiling, or on the floor? Keep looking. Perspective is everything. Do you want to change your answer? 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental RN, RPN'S Wanted for community, nursing and retirement homes. Fax resume to: (905) 666-3145 or email: recruitment@tnehealthpros.com Timothy's World Coffee, a growing chain of retail upscale coffee stores is seeking for their new location in the Pickering Town Centre: ✦STORE MANAGER ✦F/T & P/T SERVICE POSITIONS Do you love coffee? Are you friendly, enthusiastic and possess a positive attitude? If yes, we'd love to hear from you. Please send your resume to Human Resources, Fax: 416-638-5603 or via email at LoriE@timothys.com Only applicants considered for interview will be contacted. 540 Hotel/Restaurant 540 Hotel/Restaurant 110 Apartments/Condos For Sale 110 Apartments/Condos For Sale 33 & 77 F alby Crt., Ajax Rental Office Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (905) 686-0845 www.a jaxapartments.com 2 & 3 bedroom apartments starting at $978 per mo. On-site superintendent and security. 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 O ffice: Mon. - Fri. after 10:30 am Sat. & Sun. 1 pm- 5 pm 905-579-1626 VALIANT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT www.gscrentals.com e-mail: valiantproperty@rogers.com160Business Opportunities 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 185 Houses For Rent CARRIAGE HILL - 122 COL- BORNE ST. E., OSHAWA - 2 & 3 bedrooms available. Close to downtown and shop- ping. 4 appliances, carpet and hardwood flooring, close to 401 and GO. Utitlles includ- ed. Call (905)434-3972. www.realstar.ca Open house- Wed. Thurs. Fri. 7 - 9 p.m. HARMONY/ADELAIDE town- house, $1075/mo+util., avail. immediately, 3 bed. end unit, garage, finished bsmt, walk- out, gas heat, no smoking, no pets, 4 appliances, 321 Black- thorn, Unit 35. Call Alice Sa- muels 905-432-1384 or 905- 666-1333. OSHAWA STEVENSON/401 very clean 3-bedroom town- house, 4 appliances, finished basement, no garage, avail- able Oct 15. $1050+. Condolyn Management 905-428-9766 PICKERING Liverpool/King- ston, renovated 3 bedroom townhouse, for only $1160. (416) 724–0404 TAUNTON TERRACE - 100 TAUNTON RD. E., OSHAWA 3 bedrooms w/without garage. 3 appliances, hardwood floor- ing Outdoor pool, sauna, Children's playground Close to all amenities. Fenced back- yards. 905-436-3346. www.realstar.ca Open house Wed., Thurs., Fri. 7 - 9 p.m. Rooms For Rent & Wanted192 AJAX: HARWOOD/Rossland, for those who want something better, fully furnished bed/sit- ting room, TV, cable, air, kitchen, laundry, all inclusive. Just bring your toothbrush! No smoking/pets. (905)686–3437 SOUTH AJAX -FURNISHED ROOM includes parking, ca- ble, share facilities, separate entrance, non-smoker, first/ last, $425/month inclusive. Call 905-427-6932. CLEAN, FURNISHED ROOM, with cable, use of laundry, north of Rossland/Ritson. Available Oct 1st. (905)721- 8443 leave message, will re- turn all calls. PICKERING, ROOM for rent, suitable female non-smoker, fully furnished, comfy and clean. $600/month. Available immediately. Call (905)509– 3534. ROOM w/separate bathroom & fridge. Laundry, parking, cable. Harwood/401 area. Close to all amenities & bus route. Avail. immediately. $500/month. 905-686–4795 ROSSLAND & STEVENSON, $400 first/last, furnished, parking, light cooking, on bus route., close to school & shopping, prefer non smoker, working person 905-433–7664 ROSSLAND / ANDERSON, Immaculate bright clean fur- nished room, in private home, suit business person. Laundry fac, no smoker, share bath- room with one, TV/VCR, park- ing, $400 monthly. lst/last. No cooking. (905)430–1328 Shared Accommodation194 AJAX SOUTH,1-bedroom to rent, available Oct 1st. $425 inclusive. Professional female preferred. Call (416)332–6937 days or (905)686-6378 even- ings. AT THICKSON/ROSSLAND, 1 Room on main floor $500/mo and 1-bdrm bsmt apt w/10ft ceilings $750/mo. Spotless bungalow, laundry, cable, in- ternet, telephone, near bus, gazebo, must see. 905-571- 1811. PICKERING,cozy bight fur- nished bedroom, share bath, kitchen, laundry, (room or room & board). Close to all amenities, suitable for female . 416-358-0754/ 416-282-4285 (Mon.--Fri, after 5) PICKERING:share 4 bedroom 2-storey house. Large living- room, diningroom, finished rec room, laundry, all ap- pliances, parking. No pets, no smoking, no lease, first/last. Mature male preferred. $450. 416-804-4867. ROOM FOR RENT in central Whitby. 1900 sq. ft. new town- home. $550 inclusive. Young professional or mature stud- ent preferred. Available im- mediately. 905-665-0211. WHITBY - furnished or unfur- nished room in 2000 sq. ft. townhome. Parking/5 min. Go/ bus at door. Private wash- room, use of all facilities. Fe- male preferred. $500/mo/first/ last. 905-666–3677 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 ($11/seat), BlueJay/Yankee Baseball. Children welcome. Photos shown in your home. $275 weekly (less than motel) (905)683–5503. Cottages For Rent209 DISAPPEAR THIS FALL or Thanksgiving to a deluxe cedar lakefront cottage in the Kawarthas. (Peterborough area). Enjoy fall colours, fishing, canoe- ing/kayaking, hiking, pristine waters of Lake Kasshabog in relaxing atmosphere. From $210.00 per weekend. www.bluemountainlodge.ca (705)877-2159. Campers, Trailers,Sites215 $9,900 Fully serviced wooded trailer site, hydro, water, sewers, telephone. Near Cobourg. Sandy Beach, great fishing, will finance. Call 905-885–6664. 1991 31' HYLINE trailer, with tip out, 10'x27' deck, air, sleeps 6, shed and many extras. Good condition, in a park on Rice Lake, $14,000. call 905-579–1791. 1997 JAYCO Hardtop Tent Trailer "Eagle Series", 8 cu. ft. box, 3-way fridge, inside/out- side stove. Sleeps 6, awning, tasteful burgundy accents. Brand new tires (2003). 905- 373-4871. $5,200 O.B.O. Bargain Centre309 PING PONG TABLE $75., wall unit lg. 2 pc. $200. obo. (905) 426–6118 Articles For Sale310 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. NEW DANBY WINDOW air conditioners, 5,100 btu's, to 12,000 btu's. $189 and up. 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. HONDA BIG RED 3-wheeler ATV with shaft drive & re- verse, good reliable bike, $1800 obo (905)623–5317 1992 STARCRAFT BOWRID- ER,17 ft. , 115 hp mariner, outboard, ski tripod, live well, full canvas, excellent condi- tion, $8,500. Telephone (416) 402-4136. Cell. 1993 Electric EZ-GO Golf Cart c/w charger $1750; Apartment Fridges $25-$50; Maytag stacking washer/dryer $350 905-571-7207 2 REMOTE CONTROL adjust- able beds, nearly new, twin size, deluxe, electronic con- trolled with head/foot mas- sage, 4-positions. Purchased for $1550.00 ea. Asking $800. (905)666–2854 3 piece livngroom. French Provincial dusty rose. 1 1/2 years old. $800 obo. 905-683- 3472. 6HP MERCURY Outboard motor, approx. 10yrs. old. Ex- cellent running condition. New tank & fuel lines, asking $575. Call Maurice (905)655-0284 (cnp) 7PC., MEDIUM, colour solid oak, cannonball bedroom su- ite, asking $3,000 OBO. 905- 686–2286. 8ft. Al. BRAKE; STOLEN Aug. 30. Tapco Pro III / green top rail. VERY RARE! Uninsured. Reward offered for safe return. Call Dave 905-571-7529/439- 5439. Police inc. # 120984 A KING pillowtop mattress set, New in plastic, cost $1600. Sacrifice $650. 416- 746-0995 A-1 CARPETS, CARPETS, CARPETS!! 3 rooms installed with pad from $289 (30 yds.). All Berber carpets on sale now! Free upgrade to 12 mm premium pad with every in- stallation, 20 oz. Berber carpet starting at 69¢ sq. ft., carpet only. Lots of selection for every budget. Three month equal payment plan available. Free in home quote. SAILLIAN CARPETS at 905-242-3691 or 905-373-2260 or 1-800-578- 0497. PIANOS/CLOCKS-Back to School Specials on all Roland digital pianos, Samick pianos. also sale on Howard Miller clocks. Large selection of used pianos (Yamaha, Kawai, Heintzmann etc.) Not sure if your kids will stick with less- ons, try our rent to own. 100% of all rental payments apply. Call TELEP PIANO (905) 433- 1491. www.Telep.ca WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! AJAX CHIMNEY SWEEPS wood/oil Chimney cleaning. Supply/Install caps & pest screens. Nest removal. Minor repairs. Lowest rates. Insured * Certified* No Mess* Call (905)686-7741. 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. Dehumidifi- ers $100. Large selection of appliances. Visit our show- room. Barbecue Parts. Parts/ sales/service. 426 Simcoe St.S. Mon-Fri 8-6pm, Sat 9- 5pm. (905)728-4043. ALL SATELLITE SERVICES. Amazing Electronics, 601 Dundas St. W. Whitby. Call (905)665–7732. ANTIQUE BARLEY-TWIST black walnut diningroom- table, 3 leaves, 6 chairs, sideboard with marble-top, original hand-painted dish cupboard. Excellent quality & condition. $2700 obo. (705) 277–2329 BABY BEDROOM SUITE, dresser, bookshelf, change table, and crib, dark cherry- wood, save thousands, $695. obo. 905-576–8136 BED, QUEEN PILLOWTOP, orthopedic Mattress set, Nev- er Used, still packaged, cost $1025, sell $450. 416-741- 7557 BEDROOM SET, 8pce cherry- wood. Bed, chest, dresser, mirror, night stands, dovetail construction. Never opened. In boxes. Cost $9000, Sacri- fice $2800. 416-748-3993 CARPETS SALE & HARD- WOOD FLOORING: carpet 3 rooms from $329. (30 sq. yd.) Includes: carpet, pad and in- stallation. Free estimates, carpet repairs. Serving Dur- ham and surrounding area. Credit Cards Accepted. Call Sam 905-686-1772. CARPETS, LAMINATE AND VINYL SALE. 3 rooms, 30sq. yds. for $319 Commercial carpet including premier un- derpad and installation. Lami- nate $1.69sq. ft. Click System. Residential, commercial, customer satisfaction guar- anteed. Free Estimate. Mike 905-431-4040. CARROLL HOSPITAl bed, ex- cellent condition, motorized multi-position, asking $1000. Also motorized recliner, blue, $100. call 905-430–1060 ComputerDeals.Net (www) Pentium Internet starter $299. Brand new powerful custom built computers from $599. Off lease lap tops, big selection from $449. Monitor 17"@$149, 19"@$199. 18 years experi- ence, we love doing upgrades & difficult repairs. (905)655– 3661. COMPUTERS: BITS AND Bytes Computers Services. P-200 Tower complete system $185.00, P2-350 Tower com- plete system $255.00; P3-450 complete system $320; Complete systems includes: 15" monitor, keyboard and mouse. All internet ready. FREE 17'' Monitor Upgrade with any system, purchase while quantity last. Layaway Plan, Warranty (90 days) and Other Accessories. Call (905)576-9216 or www.speed- line.ca/bitsandbytes CRAFTMATIC BED, exercise bike, 486 computer w/monitor, keyboard & desk; 1983 Turis- mo. Call after 6 pm. or leave message: 905-576-5285. CRIB,oak $200; mattress $45; carseats (Evenflo) $75& $50; bassinette $50; all excel- lent 905-839–9333 DINING ROOM SUITE, Bur- nished oak, recently refin- ished, 13 pcs, oval table, 4 side-chairs, 2 arm-chairs, 4- pc wall unit includes bar & china cabinet, $3500 905-509– 7044 DININGROOM 13 PCE cherry, 8 chairs. Buffet, hutch, server, dovetail construction. Still in boxes. Cost $11,000. Sacrifice $3000. (416)746-0995. DININGROOM SUITE- 9 pc. 1930's, original condition. table/self storing leaf, china cabinet, buffet & 6 chairs. Asking $3400. Call 905-576- 6208. DININGROOM SUITE,9pcs 1930's walnut, $2,300; sofa taupe chenille, solid wood frame, $850; 4 parsons chairs, creme damask, $475. Call 905-683–0794 DININGROOM SUITE,solid honey oak, 6 chairs, buffet, hutch, leaf, stain resistant seats. Divorced - no room. Asking $2500 obo. Call for de- tails (905)579–0946 ELECTRIC SCOOTER,4 wheels, 2 batteries, charger, excellent condition. apple red. $3,000 or best offer. 905-427– 0928 GOALIE EQUIPMENT - Goalie pants, Browns JB906 BIK $50; chest protector, McKemey CA355 BIK $100; catcher & blocker set, Simmons PTK, $50. each. 905-985-3722. HOT TUB 2003 all options, red wood cabinet, never used, still in wrapper. Cost $9995, sell $5000. (416)746-0995. CUSTOM MADE Kitchen cup- boards and counter top. White ash color cupboards 2' high by 9' wide and beige counter top. Ideal for small kitchen, bathroom, or cottage. 905- 697-9462 (snp) LAWN TRACTOR, w/snow- blower, trailer, $1400, 92' P/U, 4x4, ext. cab & box cert. & e- tested. $6500. Woodstove, glass door, Ash drawer, $300. 905-404–7338 LUDWIG DRUMS with all hardware and rack, 24" bass with Zildjian and Sabian $1000. also other accessories - Alesis drum machine/Octo- ban drums. Mike (905)404– 0136 NEED A COMPUTER?Don't have cash? The original IBM Pentium 4 PC for $1 a day! No $$$ down! Fast delivery! Free digital camera! Call Now! 1-800-656-8369 www.dollaraday.com ONTARIO BEEF- grain fed, gov't. inspected, cut to your satisfaction. Order by the side, $1.59 cut and wrapped. 705- 432-3031. 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. PIANO Mason and Risch $780, organ $59., folding ta- bles $25 each, King table saw, $399., scaffolding $30 set, 13" TV $99., cement mixer $200., (905) 655–4138 PLAYSTATIION MOD CHIPS, Play backed-up and foreign ti- tles. PS1 Chip: $65. PS2 Chip: $95 (vs 1-4), $175 (vs 5-7). XBOX Chip: $175. All work guaranteed. Inquire about our list of used games. North End Oshawa. (905)924-2097 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. SOFA, 3-yrs $300; sofa & loveseat, 1-yr $400; maple finish (queen) bedroom 6pc $850; solid maple pedestal table, 4 chair $650; Also solid oak pedestal $650; double bedroom suite pine 7-pcs $700; washer, fridge, stove. Can deliver 905-260-1236 SOLID OAK ANTIQUE dinning room set with four chairs. Great condition. Pls call 905- 430-0529. SONY 53" big screen tele- vision, only 3 years old and in new condition, hardly used. $2,000 firm. Call (905) 922- 9017 SPA & HOT TUB COVERS - best quality, best prices, all colours, all sizes, large varie- ty available. Delivery includ- ed. Central Ontario Hot Tubs, call Paul 905-259-4514. VENDORS WANTED at the Courtice Flea Market. 5,000 - 6,000 people per weekend. Rents start $245 per mo. for indoor space. Located 2 min. North of 401 between Oshawa and Bowmanville. Call (905) 436-1024 TARPS Woven Poly Tarps, All sizes from 8'x10' to 30'x50'. Priced $7-$90 (tax incl.). Call Bowmanville 905-623-5258. Port Perry 905-985-7558 STORAGE TRAILERS AND storage containers, 24 ft. & 22 ft.. Call 905-430-7693. TWO BRAND NEW kitchens for sale (still in bubble wrap) Diagram of layouts available. White $2900, medium brown $7900. Call (905)924-3076 or (905)430-1854. YOUNG-CHANG STUDIO Upright Piano, model U-116, American Oak, like new, $3000. Artley C Flute, student model, silver plate, excellent condition, $300. 905-666– 6689 after 4pm. Articles Wanted315 WANTED:bedroom furniture, childs and adults; dining rooms sets; living room furni- ture (sets) good clean fridge, stoves; washers & dryers; Also purchasing antiques. We pay cash and pickup 905-260- 1236 ARE YOU A BULLDOG and looking for a new home where you can run outside, and be tenderly loved and cared for? Then give us a call, we've got a home for you! 905-982-1300 Vendors Wanted316 ATTENTION CRAFTERS -NEW TO OSHAWA THIS WEEK HOME SHOW - Crafters, ta- bles available on top level of the Civic Auditorium, $125. a spot. Call Devon ext. 2236 or Wendy ext. 2215 at Oshawa This Week 905-579-4400 SUNNYCREST Nursing Home +Villa is holding their annual Bazaar on Sat. Nov. 1, 10-2. If anyone wishes to rent a table call Lynda McNabb for more info. 905-576-0111 ext. 245 Pet, Supplies Boarding370 7 SHIH-TZU PUPPIES, 3 fe- males/4 males. 6 weeks old, non registered. First shots and dewormed. Health guarantee. Ready Sept. 21. (905)432– 9791 ARE YOU A BULLDOG and looking for a new home where you can run outside, and be tenderly loved and cared for? Then give us a call, we've got a home for you! 905-261- 8668. BOUVIER DEF FLANDERS puppies, CKC Registered, de- wormed, microchipped, first shots, guaranteed. 905-449- 1743. GERMAN SHEPHERD pups. Born June 5, 2003. CKC Reg- istered. Elite German (work- ing) pedigrees. Up-to-date shots and dewormed. 905- 985-3336. GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. Born June 5, 2003. CKC-Reg- istered. Elite German (work- ing) pedigrees. Up-to-date shots & dewormed. 905-985- 3336 MINIATURE PINCHERS, reg- istered, microchipped, first shots, dew claws and tails done, 1 male - black & tan, 2- females, red. Available Sept.14. (905)655–3759. OSHAWA OBEDIENCE ASSO- CIATION. Classes starting Sept. 22nd. Open and Novice. To Register call Bev. (905) 435-0868 or email: bwiggans@sympatico.ca PAPILLON PUPS 9 WEEKS $500, 5 yr old stud $400. Call evenings or weekends 905- 986–9955. PUPPIES, German Shep- pards, Toy & Minature Poo- dles, Cocker Spaniels, Shitzu, Shi-Poos, Terripoos, Pug- poos, Cockapoos, dashhound poodles Jack Russells, "Sheppard-X, Lab-X, Collie-X, Springer Spaniel-X, $100." Kittens, Himalayans & Per- sians. 905-831-2145. Groom- ing Services avail. Cars For Sale400 1985 CORVETTE, excellent condition, 73,000 kms., $15, 000. Ask for Sam 905-668– 6922 (days) or 905-668-4046 1988 HONDA PRELUDE,5 speed, 4 wheel steering, loaded, power steering, brakes, mirrors, sunroof, locks, aluminum wheels, cd player, very nice, clean. E- tested. $3,300. (905) 697– 5780, (905) 431-2467. 1988 PONTIAC TEMPEST, 2.8, 6 cyl., 5 spd., almost new tires, 248kms,. as is $1000, 905-666–3705 1989 LINCOLN MARK V11. Black with gry leather interior. Sunroof. Original owner & paint. 217,000 km. Price ne- gotiable. 905-983-9780 or 905-983-9688, leave mes- sage. 1989 TOYOTA Corolla, 4 dr., auto air, excellent condition, certified, and e-tested, asking $3000. 905-428–0001. 1991 SUNBIRD 6 cyl., 2 door, auto, new tires, brakes and paint, e-tested, $2,399 or best offer. (905) 725–0674 1992 DODGE SPIRIT,V6 auto, a/c works, cruise, tilt, no rust, am/fm cassette, highway mileage, certified & emission passed. $1,950. Call 905- 433–8050 1992 PONTIAC LEMANS good condition, no rust. new tires, gas lines. Ready to go. Certi- fied/e-tested $2500. Call 905- 579-0811 1993 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT VR6, 4-door, 6-cylinder, au- tomatic, full load, power slider roof, leather interior, B.B.S. rims, solid reliable automobile $4995 Certified/Emissions. 1 Year Warranty Included 905- 718-5032 1993 GRAND PRIX,4 door, white, certified, emission tested, $2800 or best offer. Call (905)431–9210 1993 PROBE excellent ap- pearance, red, automatic, P/ W, P/B, certified, emissions tested. 237k (hwy) driven dai- ly. Moving overseas. $2750- obo. 905-571–6741 leave message. 1991 Olds Delta 88, fully powered, under 200ks, very nice car, asking $2350 certi- fied/e-tested. Also 1988 Grand Am, very good condition, Cer- tified+E-tested, asking $1,650. Call 905-404–8695 private. SAVE $$$ Cars from $1800 + up. Best prices in town. No reasonable offer refused. (Kelly & Sons since 1976) Certified & e-tested. 905-683- 7301 or 905-424-9002 after 6. 1994 VOYAGER VAN,white, tan cloth interior, V6 auto, air works, tinted glass, 190km, was $4750, now $4450; 1998 SUNFIRE, 2 dr, 4cyl, 5-spd, green, grey int., 145,000km, new tires $5995; 1996 SUN- FIRE, 2 dr, 4 cyl, auto, pw, locks, sunroof, teal grey int., new front brakes, 154,000km, $4995; All cars certified & e- tested. 1989 JAGUAR XJS, V12, aut, red, tan interior, just spent $1700. at dealer. New body, paint, recent tires, $7500 as is. Dealer; 905-985- 1991. Will take trade on any one of them. 1995 HYUNDI ACCENT, 2 dr., auto, certified, emission test- ed, $2500. call 416-898-6715. 1995 OSHAWA built Lumina LS, 4 door, 5 passenger, all options, 130 km. cert., e-test- ed, excellent condition asking $5900. 905-430–3317. 1995 TAURUS wagon, 6 cyl., auto, ps, pb, cruise, green. Good condition, Sell certified $2600 or uncertified, Phone (705)340–5550. 1996 CADILLAC STS,loaded, $12,500. Call (905)579–6731 (snp) 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE Ultra, 106km, leather interior, fully loaded, many extras, mint cond. $12,500 obo. Call (905)571-6902. (snp) 1999 DODGE Caravan Sport, 3.8 ltr., ABS, quad seating, A/ C, very clean, fully loaded, certified, E-Tested, Priced to sell $9,900. 905-697–9500. 9- 5, after 6, 905-242-8681. 2000 FOCUS SE WAGON, only 47,000kms, Fantastic shape! No down payment only $261/month OAC taxes in- cluded. Fully certified. ROYAL WOODS FORD LINCOLN (905)686–2300 2001 HONDA CIVIC LXG,for- est green, 4-dr, a/c, p.wind- ows, 46,000kms, warranty in- cluded. Asking $18,900. Call (905)436–0676. 2002 SATURN SC1, air, auto, cruise, power windows/locks, $328.03 per month assume lease till June 2006. 0 down and $1500. signing bonus. 905-728–6426 ahonda4u.com -- Lots of Toronto -- GTA Hondas 4 sale. Up to 5 photos per listing!!!! 25 search fields! List yours for free!!! FOR SALE 1993 JEEP YJ Renegade. Hard and soft top, 6 cylinder, 4-litre, air, 5- speed, 4x4, am/fm/cassette, 200K, $7800. 905-986–0142 or 416-807-5067. 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 1985 PICK UP GMC WRAN- GLER, 6.2 diesel engine, new transmission, lots of new parts, good shape, cap. $3900 obo. or will consider trade for AT V. 905-623–4573 1997 DODGE RAM 1500, 4x4 pickup, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, low mileage, $16,000, 905-342- 2704. 1997 GMC 1/2 TON short box, ext. cab (sand colour) 4.3l Vortec, air cond, only 125,000kms, excellent condi- tion, safety, e-tested. $12,500 obo. Call (905)434-8345 (snp) 1999 GMC JIMMY, auto, 4X4, fully loaded, pw, keyless en- try, rust proofed, tilt steering, tinted windows, cruise control, air con, Mountain motif on ex- terior, am/fm stereo, CD, 70,000 km, asking $13,900. 905-579–4862 Vans/ 4-Wheel Dirve420 1990 CHEVY LUMINA APV, air, p/w, p/l, cruise, am/fm cassette, 183K, needs TLC, $1500 obo. Call 905-721–1438 1990 FORD AEROSTAR,8 seater, nice shape in/out, air, 225k's, certified/e-tested, asking $1,950; 1987 GRAND AM, excellent condition, 200k's, asking $1,750 certi- fied/e-tested. Call 905-404- 8695 Private. 1991 FORD AEROSTAR,p.s., p.b., p.w., p.l., 197k, e-tested. $1000 obo. Call (905)435– 0135 1992 GM CARGO VAN,4.3L, V6, 378,000kms, runs well. Body needs work. As is $1000 or b.o. (905)683–6060. 1995 WINDSTAR,167,000km, p/s, p/w, p/l, air, 7 seater, am/ fm cassette, certified, e-test- ed, new tires, well maintained, very clean. Asking $4,990. Call 905-430–9243 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA, loaded, excellent condition, traction control, new tires, 149,000km, $9,400 o.b.o. (416) 432–7517 2000 WINDSTAR LX, air, tilt, CC, 4 dr, excellent condition. No down payment, only $279/ month OAC, taxes included. Fully certified. ROYAL WOODS FORD LINCOLN (905)686–2300. 89 GMC 7 passenger .Touring and towing package. Loaded with bucket seat. Great shape, $3500. Call Frank 905-261– 6767. 91 DODGE CARAVAN, 219kms, power steering/ brakes, air, electric mirrors, AM/FM cassette. E-tested/ safety. Well maintained. $2,600/obo. 905-655–0120, Cell-905-213-1367. Announcements255 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA ext, 24,530-km, 7 pass., rem- ote keyless, a/c, pw, silver grey, 3.4L, v-6 eng., roof mount, luggage, auto, am/fm/ cd, asking $20,000. 905-686- 9257, 416-892-6585 Approved! Approved! Approved! New Car! New Credit! New Car! New Credit! New Car! New Credit! New Visa! New Visa! New Visa! 1167 Kingston Rd., Pickering CALL FOR DETAILS or Apply online: burnsycreditking@yahoo.ca D AVE THE CREDIT KING (416) 454-7490 (905) 839-6666 Interest rates vary from 0% to 29.9% • Bad Credit • No Credit • Even Bankrupt Credit • But need a car? Phone Mel today 905-576-1800 All applications accepted. Downpayment or trade may be required. • APR from 9.9% • eg. Car $10,000 • APR 19% • Payment $322.78/mo. • 48 months • C.O.B. $4698.09 Rates vary depend on credit history. SALES LIMITED RESTART CREDIT DRIVE TODAYA NEW 2003 OR USED 95 OR NEWER VEHICLE CALL 24 HR. CREDIT HOTLINE 1-800-296-7107 (905) 683-5358 CALL ROMAN OR JOHN BANKRUPTCY NEW IMMIGRANT REFUGEE NO CREDIT GOOD CREDIT 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 Best Motel on Kingston Road. AAA/CAA Approved Kitchenette, whirlpool, cable TV 25", low weekly rates, 416-281-8393 A/P PAGE 44 NEWS ADVERTISER SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com ✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩✩ VENDORS WANTED for Health & Wellness Expo 2003 Nov. 1st & 2nd Civic Auditorium, Oshawa Call Susan 905-426-4676 ext. 226 email: sobrien@durhamregion.com Mark 905-426-4676 ext. 229 email: mfucella@durhamregion.com ✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★ 316 Vendors Wanted 316 Vendors Wanted ATTENTION AUCTIONEERS!! Our "Auction Package" consists of your ad running weekly in these publications: • Oshawa Whitby This Week • Ajax Pickering News Advertiser • Port Perry This Week • Northumberland News • Uxbridge Tribune/Times Journal • Canadian Statesman/Clarington One call does it all!! Phone 576-9335 Fax 579-4218 SHERIFF'S SALE OF LANDS UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice at Orangeville dated the 11th of July 2002, Court File Number 694/02 to me directed, against he real and personal property of Dolly Stanley also known as Dolorosa Cardozo, Defendant, at the suit of Citibank Canada, Plaintiff, the Enforcement Office of the Superior Court of Justice located at 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario has seized and taken in execution all the right, title, interest and equity of redemption of Dolly Stanley also known as Dolorosa Cardozo, Defendant in, and to: Parcel Unit 8, Level 1, Durham Condominium Plan No. 21, and it appurtenant common interests, To wn of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham Land Registry Office for the Land Titles Division of Durham (No. 40) and municipally known as 1370 Fieldlight Boulevard, Unit 8, Pickering, Ontario L1V 2S7. All of which said right, title, interest and equity of redemption of Dolly Stanley also known as Dolorosa Cardozo, Defendant, in the said lands and tenements described above, I shall offer for sale by Public Auction subject to the conditions set out below at the Superior Court of Justice, 605 Rossland Road East,Whitby, Ontario L1N 9G7 on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. CONDITIONS: The purchaser to assume responsibility for all mortgages, charges, liens, outstanding taxes, and other encumbrances. No representation is made regarding the title of the land or any other matter relating to the interest to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchaser(s). TERMS: Deposit 10% of bid price or $1000.00, whichever is greater • Payable at time of sale by successful bidder by cash, certified cheque or bank draft • To be applied to purchase price • Non-refundable Ten Business days from date of sale to arrange financing and pay balance in full at 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario L1N 9G7 All payments in cash or by certified cheque made payable to the Minister of Finance Deed Poll provided by Sheriff only upon satisfactory payment in full of purchase price Other conditions as announced THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION BY THE SHERIFF WITH- OUT FURTHER NOTICE UP TO THE TIME OF SALE. NOTE:No employee of the Ministry of the Attorney General may purchase any goods or chattels, lands or tenements exposed for sale by a Sheriff under legal process, either directly or indirectly. August 12, 2003 Andrew McNabb Court Enforcement Officer 605 Rossland Rd. East Whitby Ontario L1N 9G7 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 190 Townhouses For Rent 190 Townhouses For Rent 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale 316 Vendors Wanted 400 Cars For Sale 400 Cars For Sale SELL IT NOW CALL AJAX 905-683-0707 Motorcycles435 1987 YAMAHA Varago 535-cc $2800. 1989 Dodge Shadow $800 as is. Paul 905-786-1080 2003 POLARIS, 700 twin, sportsman, green, winch bumper, brush guard, 325 miles, $10,000. OBO. 905- 430–1060. Garage & Storage Space455 GARAGE 1,200 sq. feet, heat- ed, private, $650/mo. plus utilities. ALSO excellent RV outside storage from $25 up. (905)438–8938 leave msg RELIABLE SEASONAL storage (outdoors) available for boats, trailers, located Ritson North Oshawa. $270. must have proof of insurance. Call Sean 905-429-8891 Lost and Found265 FOUND- BIKE,on Plumridge Crt., Sat. Sept 6th. Call (905)426–6102 evenings. cnp TIMID multi coloured cat, lost in Dellbrook/Chapman area of Pickering reward for info and safe return. (905) 427–5561 - 905-427-0067. Personals268 MCVI (R.S. McLaughlin Col- legiate and Vocational Insti- tute) Graduating Class of 1984 HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. October 4, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Tailgate Charlie's, 145 King St. West Oshawa. Tickets $15.00, available at the door or by calling Tailgate Charlie's 905- 723-8003. Order them early. More info: htttp: //home.ican.net/~sunshowr Nannies/ Live-In/Out270 IN NEED OF A NANNY?We have experienced Phillipino nannies from overseas & lo- cal. Reliable/hardworking, pa- tient, live-in nannies seeking employer to sponsor. Call Mother's Helper 905-294-4589 EXPERIENCED Nanny/House- keeper required. Live out, must be able to speak fluent English, Mon.-Fri. 8:30am- 3:30pm. Duties: care of 2 yr. old baby,laundry, ironing, light housekeeping. Pickering area, working references a must. 905-509–2392 NANNY required for 2 child- ren, after school and some meal preparation and light cleaning. Apt. available if wish to live in. Pickering area. Ref- erences. 905-686–9947 for appt. Daycare Available273 2 NICE LADIES, would like to take care of your children. Fun activities, daily outings, hot meals, fenced yard, no pets. Close to Vaughn Willard school. Call Irene (905)837– 0315 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 ABC HOME DAYCARE in Pickering has spaces avail- able. Preschool program & lots of fun for the little ones. Meals/snacks provided. Visit www.abcdaycare.ca or call 905-839–9705 BROCK/KINGSTON RD, lov- ing in-home daycare. Certi- fied, ECE, 13 years exp. Daily programs, nutritious meals, outdoor activities, ages 2 1/2 + up. Call Joan 905-427–2921 GLENANNA/DIXIE,Reliable TLC daycare in my home. 15 years experience. Supervised activities with indoor/outdoor park & play. Phone Aline (905)839–6192 HWY. 2/HARWOOD - reliable responsible daycare in my home. Nutritious meals, crafts, story time. Music, First/Aid, CPR cert. From 6 months. 905-619–8752 IN-MY-HOME DAYCARE,ex- perienced Mom. Crafts, story time, outings, much more. Meals/snacks. Near Lord El- gin P.S. Harwood/Hwy #2, 1-4 years preferred. 905-427– 4926 LICENSED CHILDCARE for infants to 12 yrs., full or part- time care in a safe home en- vironment. Caregivers are screened and regularly in- spected. Receipts. DURHAM PROFESSIONAL HOME DAY- CARE 905-509-1207 or toll- free 1-877-236-2959. ALTONA/HWY. 2 - Now Open, beautiful home daycare from 3 months to 4 yrs. 3 spaces, fluent English and Hungarian. Receipts. Call Judit 905-509- 5802. 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. SCHOOL-TIME DAYCARE. Limited spaces available in our highly recommended pro- gram. In Ajax across from Costco. Call Mrs. Macdonell at (905) 428–8847 Mortgages Loans165 $$ MONEY $$100% 1st, 2nd and 3rd Mortgages. Bad credit OK. Call Ontario Wide 1-888- 307-7799. $$MORTGAGES$$BEST RATES AVAILABLE!!! 1st/2nd mortgages, bankrupt, poor credit, self-employed, no in- come. HMC 1-800-699-0792 MORTGAGES - Good, bad and ugly. Financing for any pur- pose. All applications accept- ed. Call Community Mortgage Services Corp. (905) 668– 6805. $$ 1ST & 2ND MTGES $$ Debt Consolidations, Refi- nancing, Credit issues, Pre- approvals, Cashbacks, Low rates, Residential/Commer- cial. Call Dennis at (289)314- 1102 www.mortgagebid.ca BUSINESS Finance Specialist Business loans for all purpos- es. From Prime +1%. 905- 690-9875. CENTRAL FUNDING GROUP, first & second mortgages to 100%. From 4.85% 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 CONSOLIDATE all bills into 1 easy pay't. 100% 1st mort- gage with no money down oac. 1st, 2nd & 3rd mort- gages. Residential and com- mercial. Call VAL LAWSON, Accurate Mortgage Services. 905-436-9292 or 1-877-509- 5626. Online application - www.accuratemortgages.com House Cleaning556 Home Improvements700 CUSTOMIZED DECKS & FENCES Call Jim (905) 426-2971 All work guaranteed Bathroom renovations, new kitchen counters and kitchens, finished basements, rec. rooms and decks, 20 yrs. Exp. call Mario (905) 619-4663 Cell (416) 275-0034 BUDGET HOME IMPROVEMENTS Barrier Free Renovations. REAL HANDYMAN Small job Specialist Garbage Removal Plumbing, electrical, Painting, Drywall etc For people with limited cash flow. Call Joseph 905-428-7528 cell - (905)626-6247 KLASSIC CLEANING Weekly , Biweekly, or Monthly Service Reliable, thorough Mary (905)428-1648 Helen (905)427-6622 1st, 2nd, 3rd MORTGAGES Res/Comm up to 100% financing. Best rates possible. Credit prob- lems? Self-employed? No Problem! Av anti Financial (905)428–8119 NO TIME TO TALK Why not Fax us your ad! Yo u 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 www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 PAGE 45 A/P ✞COME & WORSHIP ✞ Is a regular Friday feature in the News Advertiser. (Copy deadline is Wednesday noon for the Friday paper.) To advertise all your Church Events, News and Upcoming Special Services. Call Janice Samoyloff at 905-683–0707. Or fax your information to 905-579-4218 or Email to: jsam@durhamregion.com 282 Places of Worship 282 Places of Worship “The Solution “The Solution For Hiring For Hiring Opportunities” Opportunities” Free Free Parking Parking Free Admission Free Admission Students Students W elcome Welcome We dnesday September 17th Wednesday September 17th 1 :00 PM to 7:00 PM 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM Holiday I nn, B loor St. E., Oshaw a Holiday Inn, Bloor St. E., Oshawa DIRECTIONS: Coming from the West - Take the 401 east to the Harmony Rd./Bloor St. cutoff, make a left at the lights, going over the bridge to the next set of lights. Go straight through the second set of lights to the Holiday Inn. Coming from the East - Take the 401 west to the Harmony Rd./Bloor St. cutoff, make a right at the lights and continue on to the Holiday Inn. Career & Health Job Expo Career & Health Job Expo 310-CASH CALL PAYD AY LOANS Cash and A Smile When You Need It. 2 2 7 4 Where every day is Payday! 165 Mortgages Loans 165 Mortgages Loans 165 Mortgages Loans ALL COMPUTER SERVICES Typically 24 hour service Drop off 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. Complete repairs - home networking Vir uses - operating systems Steve (905) 426-7561 www.theboyds.ca/swb.htm computer@theboyds.ca 169 Computer/Internet Service 169 Computer/Internet Service COUNTERTOP NEED REPLACING? • FREE ESTIMATES • INSTALLATIONS Scarborough Countertops (416) 299-7144 F ACTORY PRICES 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements A & C ROOFING and WINDOWS • Shingles of all types, flats of any size • Soffit • Fascia • Eavestrough • Skylights • Spring Special - 15% off all vinyl products • Int. free financing for up to 12 months • Double warranty guaranteed, fully transferable • W.S.I.B. • Fully Insured (905) 509-8980 or (905) 428-8704 RDC WINDOWS, DOORS & ROOFING (905) 686-9494 SPRING SPECIAL 15% off all vinyl products 6 mo. No Interest, No Payment o.a.c. ROOFING • WINDOWS EAVESTROUGH 1033 Toy Ave., Unit 8, Pickering 905-427-8613 Free Estimates Fully Insured **The Difference is Professionalism** • Plumbing • Carpentry • Electrical • Painting • Drywall • Bath Reno. Insured, Bonded, 1 Year Warranty 905-686-7236 Worry Free Home Repairs HOME SERVICES (DURHAM) 905-426-5301 1-866-275-5167 • Electrical • Kit./Bathroom • Plumbing • Appliances • Drywall/Stucco • Basements • Carpenty • Ceramic Tile Minor-Major Repairs & Renovations MURPHY'S HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES Hardwood flooring, trim work, decks, fences, ceramic tiles,custom woodwork- ing, garden sheds, drywall, much more. Quality workmanship. 17 years experience Call James (905) 839–4041 Windows & Eaves Cleaning $35 & up "Satisfaction Guaranteed" FREE ESTIMATES Call Splash WC at 416-707-1105 www.splashwc.com HOMEPRIDE IMPROVEMENTS Quality Painting Decorating & Renovations Free Estimate * Fully Insured Call Don (905)626-2111 the.allains@sympatico.ca 710 Painting and Decorating 710 Painting and Decorating BEATON TREE SERVICE • Bobcat Services • Tree Removal • Pruning • Topping • Stump Removal FULLY INSURED, FREE ESTIMATES Call Paul (905) 665-5422 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 CLOWN / MAGICIAN • Live animals • All occasions • All ages Call Jeff (905) 839-7057 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements 255 Announcements 165 Mortgages Loans Please read your classified ad on the first day of publica- tion as we cannot be responsible for more than one insertion in the event of an error. Garbage Removal Hauling702 Painting and Decorating710 Moving and Storage715 Gardening & Landscaping735 Dating Services900 FRIENDS AND LOVERS DAT- ING SERVICE! NOW WITH CHATLINE!Durham's Own! Sometimes love is just not enough. Listen to the voice ads free. Women free to meet men. 905-683-1110 Adult Entertainment905 Massages910 GRAND OPENING Pickering's Angels Relaxing Massage VIP Rooms & Jacuzzi 905 Dillingham Rd. Unit #3 (905)420-0320 OSHAWA - DOWNTOWN Relaxing aroma- therapy treatment MASSAGE Best services, New Faces weekly, Super Special today $15.00 off! 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Outcalls or Incalls. 1-888-488-4485 100% discreet Hiring 19+. 100% Discretion Large Range of Classy & Elegant Ladies Outcall Service Entertainers Needed 905- 571-5885 classelegance.com Class & Elegance CUT & TRIM LAWN MAINTENANCE Grass Cutting since 1989 905-420-5445 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ McGee Moving The Mover You Can Trust Commercial & Residential Large or small move Hourly or Flat rate Packing material available Seniors discount 905-666-9678 905-426-0202 FREE ESTIMATES THE HONEST MOVER Professional Service Licensed - Insured Local - Long Distance Small - Large Moves Rubbish Removal (905) 665-0448 (905) 666-4868 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 WA LLACE CONTRACTING Interior design and construction. 30 yrs. professional workmanship to suit your project needs and budget. cell (905) 621-0590 office (905) 427-7389 TREE CUTTING & TRIMMING 25 yrs. exp. Fully insured Free estimates 905-433-7140 KC ALUMINUM Siding, soffitt, fascia eaves trough, windows. Low Low prices quality work. Contact Kevin at (416) 827-5079 REAL HANDYMAN Small job Specialist Garbage Removal Plumbing, electrical, Painting, Drywall etc Call Joseph cell - 905-626-6247 pgr - 416-530-8481 G.C.B. CONSTRUCTION General Home Renovations & Improvements All work guaranteed Craig 905-686-1913 renovations4u.ca * G/Openers Installed $70 * F/B from $6500+material * Decks/Fences & G/Sheds * Painting & Decorating * Wooden Floors/Ceramics * Electrical/Plumbing * Dry Walling/Taping * All Kitchens * Patios/Paths & Steps * Lawn/Snow Maintenance Call Abdul 905-444-9944 DOORS “R” US GARAGE DOORS, OPENERS, (We install), FIX BROKEN SPRINGS, CABLES, ROLLERS. Sales Service & Repairs 905-837-0949 A/P PAGE 46 NEWS ADVERTISER, SUNDAY EDITION, September 14, 2003 www.durhamregion.com PICKERING SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION PEEWEE BOYS STANDINGS - FINAL TEAM GP W L T PCT. GBL Cleansales 14 12 1 1 0.893 --- OJ Muller Landscaping 14 10 3 1 0.750 2.0 HFM Construction 14 6 7 1 0.464 6.0 Pickering Men's Slow Pitch14 5 8 1 0.393 7.0 Canadian Progress Club 14 4 10 0 0.286 8.5 Ontario Power Generation 14 3 11 0 0.214 9.5 RESULTS Aug. 27:OJ Muller 20 vs. Cdn Progress Club 5 – Cdn Progress Elim- inated, OJ Muller to Champions Day.Aug. 25:Cleansales 15 vs. OJ Muller 14 – Cleansales to Champions Day;Cdn Progress Club vs.Pick- ering Mens Slow Pitch - score yet to be reported – Pickering Mens Elim- inated.Aug.20:Pickering Mens Slow Pitch 15 (Jamie Northern) vs.On- tario Power Generation 14 (Michael Bujner) – OPG Eliminated;Canadi- an Progress Club 24 vs. HFM Construction 19 (Steven Frost) – HFM Eliminated;Aug. 18:OJ Muller 18 vs. HFM Construction 6 (Cotter Allen); Cleansales 19 (Mark Antoniadis) vs. Pickering Mens Slow Pitch 15 (Randy Waltoo).Aug. 13:HFM Construction 19 (Andre Sideropoulos) vs. Ontario Power Generation 12; Pickering Mens Slow Pitch 20 vs. Canadian Progress Club 18. BANTAM/MIDGET GIRLS STANDINGS FINAL TEAM GP W L T PCT. GBL Ontario Power Generation 14 11 3 0 0.786 0.0 Class A Electronics 14 10 4 0 0.714 1.0 S&R Carpentry 13 8 5 0 0.615 2.5 Beauty Supply Outlet * 13 5 8 0 0.385 5.5 Century 21 Percy Fulton 13 5 8 0 0.385 5.5 Canada Cutlery 13 1 12 0 0.077 9.5 * Beauty Supply Outlet ahead of Century 21 in head-to-head games RESULTS Aug. 13:Ontario Power Generation 12 (Katie McCarty) vs. Class A Electronics 6.Aug. 27:Ontario Power Generation 16 (Stephanie La- combe) vs. Class A Electronics 4 – OPG to Champions Day; The Beauty Supply Outlet 11 (Morgan Vespa) vs. Canada Cutlery Inc 6 – Canada Cutlery Eliminated.Aug. 25:Canada Cutlery Inc 16 vs. Cen- tury 21 - Percy Fulton 10 – Century 21 Eliminated; The Beauty Sup- ply Outlet 13 (Dana Loughlin) vs. S&R Carpentry 13 – S&R Carpen- try Eliminated; (The Beauty Supply Outlet is awarded the win under the league tie-breaker rule).Aug. 20:Ontario Power Generation 19 (Lauren Goldsmith) vs. The Beauty Supply Outlet 5 (Karen Belfall); Class A Electronics 17 vs. Canada Cutlery Inc 6.Aug. 18:The Beau- ty Supply Outlet 10 (Dana Loughlin) vs. Century 21 - Percy Fulton 5; Canada Cutlery Inc 18 vs. S&R Carpentry 9. BANTAM/MIDGET BOYS’ DIVISION - FINAL TEAM GP W L T PCT. GBL T Hamilton & Son Roofing 15 8 4 3 0.633 0.0 Ontario Power Generation 15 7 6 2 0.533 1.5 Knights of Columbus 15 6 8 1 0.433 3.0 Papps Restaurant 15 5 10 0 0.333 4.5 RESULTS Aug. 26:Ontario Power Generation 7 vs. T. Hamilton & Son Roof- ing 7 – T. Hamilton Eliminated, OPG to Champions Day; (Ontario Power Generation is awarded the win under the league tie-breaker rule);Aug. 21:T.Hamilton & Son Roofing 12 (Eric Fisico) vs. Knights of Columbus 1 – Knights of Columbus Eliminated; Papps 10 (Michael Carter) vs. Ontario Power Generation 7 (Ryan Bouch- er) – Papps to Champions Day;Aug. 19:Ontario Power Generation 16 vs. Knights of Columbus 4; Papps 24 (Bill White) vs.T. Hamilton & Son Roofing 12 (Jonathon Andreadis). AJAX SENIOR MEN’S SLO-PITCH LEAGUE First-round playoff standings, As of Sept. 8. ‘A’ DIVISION TEAM G W L T GF GA PTS Pizza Pino’s 1 1 0 0 17 13 2 Mills & Hadwin 1 1 0 0 20 17 2 Antiques 1 0 1 0 17 20 0 Eastmen 1 0 1 0 13 17 0 ‘B’ DIVISION TEAM G W L T GF GA PTS Relics 1 1 0 0 17 6 2 Senators 2 1 1 0 21 26 2 Sweat Sox 1 0 1 0 9 15 0 GAME RESULTS Sept. 8:Antiques 17 vs. Mills & Hadwin 20; Eastman 13 vs. Pizza Pino’s 17; Senators 6 vs. Relics 17; Senators 15 vs. Sweat Sox 9. AJAX KINSMEN TOUCH FOOTBALL LEAGUE Recent standings TEAM GP W L T F A +/- PTS Disc. Bay Chiro 4 3 0 1 112 70 42 7 Hampton 4 3 1 0 99 91 8 6 Marlin Travel 4 3 1 0 63 60 3 6 Omron 4 2 1 1 104 96 8 5 Lighthouse Reno 4 2 2 0 89 77 12 4 Renown Electric 4 1 2 1 102 98 4 3 B.W.Customs 4 1 2 1 41 77 -36 3 Chats 4 1 3 0 61 102 -41 2 SCORING LEADERS PLAYER PTS Doug Harding 52 Don Harberer 49 Mart Einer 37 Dave Douglas 30 Joe Marra 26 Randy Cooper 26 Wayne Slyford 24 Shad Ross 23 Kevin McNeil 20 Mike Campitelli 20 INTERCEPTION LEADERS PLAYER INTERC. Pat McGlynn 4 Don Harberer 3 Larry Krolyk 3 Craig Perry 2 Steve Fitzgerald 2 Ron McGarry 2 John McNeil 2 AJAX BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate bridge results from Sept. 9/03. STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS - SECTION ‘A’ FLIGHT ‘A’ NORTH-SOUTH 1. Neil Holmes, Mike Fernley; 2. Paul Marrin, Ken Predovich. EAST-WEST 1. Diana Humphrys, Gord Humphrys; 2. Phyllis Burgan, Chris Chambers. FLIGHT ‘B’ NORTH-SOUTH 2. Pat Doktor, Chet Doktor. EAST-WEST 1. Wallace Browne, Ron Haney. STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS - SECTION ‘B’ FLIGHT ‘A’ NORTH-SOUTH 1. Nancy Dundas, Trevor Dundas; 2. Patricia Brudnicki, Robert Hoult. EAST-WEST 1. Saad Dahdouh, George Zakhem; 2. Jacqueline Mollaret, Allan Monteiro. FLIGHT ‘B’ NORTH-SOUTH 1. Harold Peattie, Dale Foster. EAST-WEST 1. Alba Saptel, Darla Peterson; 2. Blair Breen, Dale Beaudette. FLIGHT ‘C’ EAST-WEST 1. Jean Higgs, Ralph Higgs. Scoreboard SEPTEMBER 14, 2003 In his sophomore campaign with the Petes in 1995-96, the team won the OHL title and was the host city for the Memori- al Cup. Although a favourite to win it all, Peterborough was upset in the final by the Quebec league champion Granby Preda- tors. In the 1995 NHL draft, the Florida Pan- thers chose Duerden in the fourth round, 80th overall. He played one more year of ju- nior in 1996-97 where he scored a career- high 84 points (36 goals, 48 assists). After his junior career, he played in sev- eral minor league teams, including the New-Haven Beast and the Kentucky Thor- oughblades of the American Hockey League, before getting his chance with the Florida Panthers in 2000. "I was called up to the Panthers in Janu- ary of 2000. I was able to get up for a cou- ple of weeks and saw action in a couple of games. It was a dream come true. I worked my whole life for that and it was a great ex- perience." Duerden was subsequently sent down to the Louisville Panthers, the Panthers' farm team, for the 2000-01 season before being traded by Florida to the New York Rangers for future considerations. He then finished the 2000-01 campaign with the Rangers' top farm club, the Hartford Wolfpack, also of the AHL. In 2001-02, the left winger played with the Charlotte Checkers of the East Coast Hockey League and was later named as the captain of the squad. Duerden played 68 games and scored 78 points, including 31 g oals and 47 assists. After a successful campaign in Char- lotte, Duerden opted to try his luck in Fin- land in the pro league's there, before suf- fering his career-ending injury. The injury, says Duerden, has healed enough for him to walk and he can skate, but not as well as he once could. "It feels pretty good to walk on. I can jump into the odd drill, but that's the max- imum I can do on it right now." Duerden is anything but bitter with the way his hockey career played out. He's philosophical, saying coaching allows him more time to spend with his wife and young son at their Whitby residence. "When you plan on playing to age 32 or 34 and then the carpet gets pulled out from under you, it's frustrating. But, I'm fine with it now," says Duerden. "I'm really excited to get on with coaching." ✦ Duerden from page 38 Duerden behind the bench with Pickering Panthers TIMBER TREE SERVICE Experts in Removal, Trimming, Pruning & Stump Removal. Fully insured. Free estimates. 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