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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2002_02_06AT A GLANCE OVERT searches for new Durham volunteers DURHAM —Volunteers with the necessary credentials are in- vited to train to help in life-saving ground searches. OVERT Search and Rescue (Ontario Volunteer Emergency Response Team) is holding an in- formation session for new recruits on Feb. 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 322, 111 Hunt St. in Ajax. When called upon, the non- profit agency joins ground-search operations in a coverage area that includes all of Durham Region as well as Cobourg, Lindsay and Port Hope. OVERT volunteers must un- dergo an average of 50 hours of training per year and spend at least another 50 hours working with police services on a variety of missing persons incidents. Applicants must be a mini- mum of 20 years of age, have Grade 12 or equivalent education, no criminal record, be physically fit and possess certification for Standard First Aid and CPR, Level ‘C’. Applicants should also take proof of age and their resume to the Feb. 21 information session. Read up on Red Maple nominees in Pickering PICKERING —Students are encouraged to be judgmental this month and help decide the winner of this year’s Red Maple Award. In its fifth year, the reading program allows students in Grade 7 to 9 to interact with Canadian authors from 10 titles on a Web site.The students then vote on their favourite, which will deter- mine the winner of this year’s Red Maple Award. The launch of the program, run by the Ontario Library Associ- ation, is being held Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Petticoat Creek library branch, 470 Kingston Rd. Stu- dents can show up to this infor- mation session to get to know the nominated titles and program de- tails, and to sign up to read. For information, visit the Pick- ering Public Library’s teen Web site at www.picnet.org/teens, or call teen services at 905-831- 6265, ext. 6230.You can also e- mail teens@picnet.org. 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At a wrap-up dance attend- ed by about 200 people Satur- day at the Pickering Recreation Complex, the organization an- nounced it surpassed its 2001 target of $1.5 million by $50,000. “We’re very pleased,” said organization executive director Edna Klazek. “We felt it would be a very difficult year for us. Some of our core companies were doing layoffs. And, one moved and one closed.” On top of that, “two days after we launched the cam- paign, Sept. 11 happened,” she added. But, those terrorist attacks on the United States “served to show how important” it is to have an agency like the United Way, Ms. Klazek said. In 2000, the goal was $1.35 million, but $1.425 million was raised. Ms. Klazek praised the vol- unteers and campaign team for its “tireless” work in helping RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo We have liftoff! AJAX –– The snow that arrived late last week set the stage for fun on Saturday when area residents took to the hills with sleds, snowboards and snow saucers. Here, Jessi Mooy holds on tight as little brother Zachary gains a bit of altitude on the hills behind St. Patrick Catholic School. The hill was packed with sledding enthusiasts, despite bit- terly cold temperatures and gusty winds. United Way drive finds its target Improv teams make something out of nothing Side-SMITting fun awaits as students prepare for upcoming games BY MICHAEL PELHAM Special to the News Advertiser PICKERING —Meeting in the school drama room, the students of SMIT (St. Mary Improv Team) were filled to the brim with energy yesterday and nowhere near short of en- thusiasm. They were practising for the quarter-finals of the Canadian Improv Games, and will con- tinue preparations with an ex- hibition tomorrow (Thursday) at their Catholic secondary school, St. Mary. Starting at 7:30 p.m., the exhibition gives teams — there will be schools from Durham and Markham — a chance to get ready for the main event, also at St. Mary, running Thursday, Feb. 28 to March 2. This marks the first time the games have come to the ‘Sizzling Bojangles’ zone, also known as the ‘Eastern Zone’category, which includes Durham Region. “You have to have energy. If you don’t have energy, you can’t be on the team,” said coach Anastasia Lainas-Hay- ward, who teaches drama and English at St. Mary. She noted maintaining a high tempo is mandatory in maintaining the creative and entertainment aspect that makes improvisation fun to watch. However, the craft re- quires more than just energy. “They have to be able to lis- ten to each other really well,” explained Lainas-Hayward, adding team members have to be as “subtle as possible” in conveying the ideas and themes in their skits. So what, exactly, is improv? In many drama classes, it is used as a warm-up activity for the actors, who perform a scene without using a script, making it up as they go along. Lately it has become a compet- itive sport and popular source of entertainment, especially with television shows like ‘Who’s Line is it Anyway?’ Each team competing in the ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ News Advertiser photo The St. Mary Improv Team is made up of talented students (clockwise, from left) Julie Ross, Trevor Small, Pat Crandles, Adam Cawley, Skylar Petrovich, Ingrid Nugent, Kyle Hamilton and José Silva. In the centre is James Rivera. Assault suspect turns self in See UNITED page A4 Return public transit cash to sender Pickering wants Region to forward City’s share of funding for buses BY MARTIN DERBYSHIRE Staff Writer PICKERING —City councillors want their transit dollars back — and if they don’t get them, residents could be facing a six-per cent tax hike just to keep the local buses running. Council unanimously sup- ported a resolution from the Ajax Pickering Transit Author- ity (APTA) board, calling for Pickering and the Town of Ajax to “aggressively pursue” their share of almost $10 mil- lion in GO Transit funding being returned to the Region. The provincial government an- nounced last September it was taking back responsibility for GO and sending back the money, which had been sent to the now-defunct Greater Toronto Services Board. “We’re asking Durham Re- gion to return the money and we’re not alone,” Regional Councillor and APTA board co-chairman Maurice Brenner told council Monday night, adding similar calls have come from Clarington and Oshawa in Durham, Brampton and Mississauga in Peel, and Burlington in Halton. “Without the money being rightfully returned, the City could be faced with a six-per cent tax levy alone for transit operation.” He noted that while the City is a transit provider, the Region currently is not, and just look- ing at the possibility of a re- gional transit system is not a good enough reason to hold back the GO transit money. A staff report on the APTA resolution states Durham levied property taxes of ap- proximately $11.5 million for GO Transit in 2001, of which $10 million was not required for that purpose. Regional Councillor Mark DAVE RYAN Joins City in pushing for transit funds.See CITY page A5 AJAX —A 22-year-old man wanted after a woman was badly beaten Jan. 23, turned himself in to Durham Regional Police detectives on the weekend. An arrest warrant had been issued after the 19-year-old woman went to pick up some belongings at her ex- boyfriend’s Large Crescent residence. The attack occurred on the front yard and was stopped by a neighbour, who intervened. A man drove off in a car that struck the neighbour, police said. The woman was treated at hospital for head injuries and released. Gregory Obi Eze, of Large Crescent, has been charged with aggravated assault, as- sault causing bodily harm, as- sault to resist arrest, assault with a weapon and dangerous driving. He was detained pend- ing a bail hearing. See TEAMS page A4 DURHAM —Durham’s public school board has received $410,000 from the Education Ministry to develop 41 distance learning professional develop- ment programs for educators. The money will come from the ministry’s innovation fund for distance learning. The Durham District School Board applied for the funding in partnership with the Thames Val- ley and Lakehead district school boards, the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board and the York University faculty of education field office depart- ment. Module topics include teaching split grades, teaching online, conflict resolution and creative thinking skills. The board must complete the mod- ules by the end of next month. They then must be approved by the Ontario College of Teachers’ professional learning program. All the modules will eventu- ally be offered to Durham and other educators through the pro- fessional training division of the Durham Virtual Campus. Bid to bring policy presentation to trustees defeated DURHAM —Pickering Trustee Paul Crawford can’t kick the smoking habit — talk- ing about the issue of student smoking, that is. Durham District School Board trustees at Monday’s standing committee meeting voted 6-4 against having a pre- sentation for trustees on smok- ing prevention, a policy and the issue’s health effects, in essence saying, enough is enough. Three years ago, trustees voted against Trustee Craw- ford’s motion that the board send a letter to the Province asking that the government make smoking illegal for young people on public streets. A board committee was even- tually set up to look at what could be done to discourage to- bacco use by teenagers. The committee was to work on a letter to the Province drafted by Trustee Crawford, but ultimate- ly decided the issue was not within the board’s mandate. On Monday night, when trustees suggested they had al- ready dealt with the issue in the past, Trustee Crawford said it was “not a bad thing” to focus on it every few years. “I don’t want to spend time beating a hobby horse,” Whitby Trustee Doug Ross said at the meeting, asking for a vote. “I think we have more important things to do.” ‘Olympics’ competition puts junior Durham students to the test BY MIKE RUTA Staff Writer AJAX —Ryan May wasn’t surprised the egg didn’t break. A Grade 4 student at Eliza- beth B. Phin, he and his team from the Pickering public school had just seen their in- vention in action. Using straws to cushion an egg in a plastic bag, and with a parachute to slow its descent, they watched as the egg survived a fall from a tall ladder. “When we felt it, it felt good and we tried to see if it would break and it wouldn’t,” Ryan said of testing the inven- tion. Ajax and Pickering students put science to the test Wednes- day at the Durham Regional Science Olympics, held at Lakeside Public School in Ajax. “My teacher actually thought of me because I’m re- ally good at science,” said Ryan, explaining how he was chosen to represent his school. He likes science because “you get to invent things and it’s cool to see how they work.” The invention’s success earned E.B Phin a perfect 50 out of 50 mark in the egg drop part of the competition. Lorraine Schroetter, science program facilitator for the Durham District School Board, said “it’s absolutely critical” for students to practi- cally apply what they have learned in class. She said each of the six events was scored either ac- cording to time or, like the egg drop, success. “We tried to build in com- petitive elements as well as co- operative elements,” Ms. Schroetter explained. “It mir- rors the world outside of the classroom.” Teams had to be co-ed and include Grade 4, 5 and 6 pupils. The students are usual- ly chosen to take part in the Olympics after events at their home schools. At sail away, the goal was to make the fastest sailboat, using Styrofoam, tin foil, card- board, Plasticene and Popsicle sticks. The boats sailed down a trough filled with water, with an electric fan providing wind power. Pickering’s Sir John A. Macdonald Public School team of Melissa Downton (Grade 6), Grade 5s Lawrence Davidson and Brittney Heath- wood and Grade 4 pupil Blake Cluff was confident after a trial run time of nine seconds. “We’re perfect,” Blake said, indicating the team would not take advantage of the chance to make any changes to their boat. When the practice runs were over, and it was for real, their craft repeated the nine- second run. The boat from the Valley Farm Public School team in Pickering did it in 10 seconds. Sir John A.’s second run was clocked at 10 seconds, but the Valley Farm boat slowed at the end of the trough for a 17-second, second run and the Sir John A. team won. Valerie Bowler was one of the York University teaching students who took the opportu- nity to see what the Olympics were all about so they could run it next year. Her station was called ‘adapt a bird’. “They have to create a bird and decide where it’s going to live and what it’s going to need to survive in that habitat,” she explained. Students were given paper, pipe cleaners, pinecones, Sty- rofoam, felt, glue, straws, con- struction paper and tape for the job that had to be finished in 40 minutes. Before the build- ing began, the students worked together to decide where their bird would live, what it would look like and why. Lakeside team member Lauren Wharton helped make a bird that earned a 50 out of 50. “It lives in Australia, it has long legs to run fast, and it has sharp claws to dig in the sand for food and defend itself from predators,” she explained. Ms. Bowler pointed out the students even gave their bird long lashes to protect its eyes from all the sand flying around when it’s digging. The Olympics also took place at the Education Centre in Whitby for Oshawa and Whitby students, and at R.H. Cornish Public School in Port Perry for north Durham stu- dents. The final standings at the Lakeside event saw the ‘A’ team from Pickering’s West- creek Public School take first place, followed by Sir John A. and E.B. Phin. A/P PAGE A2 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 Egged on by science Fax it The News Advertiser General 904-683-7363 RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo Valley Farm Public School’s Sarah Manning works diligent- ly on a buoyancy experiment as part of the Science Olympics held last week. Teams were made up of Grade 4, 5, and 6 stu- dents. Sarah’s team included Breanna Van Abbemmo,Valerie Singh and Justin Gordon.Smoking motion butt-ended PAUL CRAWFORD Attempts to raise smoking issue snuffed out. Board increases distance with new funds FOREST VIEW 905-509-3350 sales@ marshallhomes.ca Are you a “leafs” fan? ITER - International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. The world is in dire need of cleaner, safer, more affordable energy - and an important solution may be “fusion research”, which is the purpose of Iter. 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Pickering Town Centre Direct Line 420-0271 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 PAGE A3 A/P Recycle your News Advertiser A.J. GROEN/ News Advertiser photo The Big Sisters organization hosts its second an- nual ‘Warm a Heart’ fund-raiser at the Pickering Town Centre from Friday to Sunday. Getting ready for the event are (from left) Linda Curly, Michelle Gracey and Executive Director Marilyn Mitchell. Big Sisters, warm hearts PICKERING —For those wondering what to get that special someone this Valentine’s Day, the Big Sisters Association of Ajax-Pickering might have the solution. The organization’s ‘warm a heart’ fund-raising event runs this weekend at the Pickering Town Centre from Friday, Feb. 8 to Sun- day, Feb. 10. Big Sisters are selling floating heart can- dles, available in red, white, gold and lilac, from a booth near The Body Shop. The cost is $5 per candle, with proceeds going to support Big Sisters programs in Ajax and Pickering. The Big Sisters Associa- tion of Ajax-Pickering has been providing guidance and friendship for girls six to 16 years old since 1984. The agency also hosts monthly activity nights and workshops, training ses- sions and other special events. For more information, call the Big Sisters office at 905-428-8111. Valley View P.S. plans for a student boom DURHAM —Valley View Public School parent Karen Wianecki, on Monday night, thanked the Durham District School Board for not closing the school and said the community is committed to boosting enrolment. The facility was identified for clo- sure in the first draft of the board’s re- cent system-wide accommodation and school improvement plan. That sparked a determined effort by the community to save Valley View, lo- cated in Greenwood, which is in north Pickering. The approved plan retained Valley View. “We do intend to move forward with integrity to honour the commit- ment we made to you,” Ms. Wianecki said at the standing committee meet- ing, referring to efforts to increase the student population. She said the school’s community council now has an enrolment strategy subcommittee. School newsletters are being pre- pared for local nursery schools and a recent advertisement invited parents to consider Valley View for their chil- dren’s education. The school community later this month will hold an informal evening of celebration. Workshop puts focus on local youth AJAX —Developing a vision for the future of youth in Ajax and Picker- ing is one of the aims of a workshop this weekend. Hosted by the United Way of Ajax- Pickering, the workshop is for youths, parents, service providers, community leaders and anyone interested in youth issues. 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N. at Hwy 2 in Ajax Valentine a Buy your Valentine a Buy your games acts out five categories repre- senting the different aspects of drama: story, character, style, theme and sin- cerity. The teams are awarded points for how well they perform in each. For example, in the theme category, stu- dents are given a topic and must come up with as many ideas to show the au- dience the topic without actually say- ing what it is. Once they have the idea, they only have 15 seconds to brain- storm. “Everything has to be quick, quick, quick,” said Adam Cawley, a Grade 12 student, explaining the need and im- portance of fast, independent thinking. This is Cawley’s first year with SMIT. “I love it. I look forward to it all the time. All my friends are here.” “There’s nothing like the improv games,” added Grade 12 SMIT mem- ber Jose Silva. Even though many of his teammates would like to pursue some area of drama down the road, Silva participates for the sport. “Out- side of (improv) I don’t want to act, I just like the competition.” The team members add there are benefits to improvising that extend outside the drama room. It offers a more satirical outlook on life, and helps build teamwork, they said. When Kyle Hamilton joined in Grade 10, he described himself as a shy person. Now in Grade 12, he’s much different. “It’s given me confidence,” said Hamilton. “I’m more outgoing, I’m not as nervous.” If successful in the quarter-finals — seven teams will be at St. Mary — SMIT moves on to Toronto for region- al competition and the winners there head to Ottawa for the national finals. Last year, SMIT finished second in Toronto before placing 10th at the na- tionals. The other team members are James Rivera, Julie Ross, Trevor Small, Ingrid Nugent, Pat Crandles and Skylar Petrovich. Tickets for the exhibition and quar- ter-final are $5 and can be purchased at the door. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 905-420-7166, ext. 5055. the organization pass its goal again. Curtis Weems, chief executive officer and president of CDA Industries in Pickering, was the fund- raising campaign chairman. As to the key to success, Ms. Klazek surmised, “I think people are really start- ing to be aware the commu- nity dynamics are changing and they need to send money home.” She also praised Ontario Power Generation employ- ees, who contributed $145,000. “It helped take us over the top.” Ms. Klazek spoke highly of the “wonderfully generous compa- nies in the towns. We’re growing and we need their support.” A new initia- tive, the back- pack program, provides chil- dren in need with school supplies. The program, held in conjunc- tion with the Pickering Town Centre, high- lights the ongo- ing issue of child poverty, she said. “It’s great to give toys at Christmas, but child poverty is all-year round,” Ms. Klazek noted. Another new initiative is a youth workshop being held this weekend at the McLean Com- munity Centre in Ajax. A facilita- tor will lead a discussion with those providing services to youth, young people and par- ents, hoping to find solutions surrounding youth, Ms. Klazek said. Some of the extra money raised this year will also be used to help the proposed women’s shelter for west Durham. “We hope the women’s shelter will show up one day. We want to help get it up and going. We recognize the need for a shelter,” she added. There are a number of other needs to look at too, Ms. Klazek said. “We’re diverse. With di- versity, there are chal- lenges. Agencies need sup- port,” she stated. The United Way helps 22 agencies provide about 100 programs. 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COME & VISIT OUR NEW LOCATION Volvo Car Corporation Volvo of Durham 984 Kingston Road Pickering, ON L1V 1B3 Telephone: 905-421-9515 Fax: 905-421-9520 Volvo of Durham Joe Parker Service Manager VOLVO • HONDA • TOYOTA • SATURN • SAAB • ISUZU • CHEVROLET • OLDSMOBILE • CADILLAC • ACURA What is going on with the tire industry? There used to be a time when tires were chosen based on their size alone. But today, you almost need to be an automotive expert just to buy them. What’s going on? For sure, the tire market is not what it used to be. Today, it seems that buyers are being told that they should only focus on the tire’s capabilities and be willing to pay the price, no matter how high it may be. But with such a wide range of “performance” or “specialty” tires, it is no surprise that many buyers get confused. So you can’t blame people for just looking for the best possible price and getting out of the store as quickly as possible. But this can be a huge mistake. While we can all understand the urge to spend as little as possible on tires, you should instead focus on getting the best value for your dollar. This might mean spending a little bit more for tires that will offer better road handling, better breaking and a longer lifespan. If you are like most people and find the choices a bit overwhelming, don’t be afraid to go to your local tire shop and ask a lot of questions. The technicians who work there will be able recommend the best tires for both your vehicle and your budget. And if the price catches you off guard, think twice before saying no. It could be that the recommended tire is of a much higher quality than you expect. Q: Is it worth paying more for high quality tires? A:High quality tires cost more initially, but they always turn out to be an affordable choice over the long run. For Vendor inquiries, contact us at: Flea Market (905) 427-0754 ext.222 Antique Market (905) 427-0754 ext.225 Market Fax (905) 427-6027 www.pickeringmarkets.com OPEN EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 9:00am to 5:00pm 1899 Brock Road, Pickering ... coming February 17 only at the Pickering Markets, It’s another balloon drop, with $1,000 of Market Moolah and some great give-a-ways from our vendors. Don’t miss this exciting event February 9 & 10 at 12:30 and 3:00. N’Sync and Britney Spears tribute shows FOREST VIEW 905-509-3350 sales@marshallhomes.ca There will always be another time. There will never be a better time. NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 PAGE A5 P PICKERING ––A local group offers support to those coping with ad- diction. The Serenity Group meets Friday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. for a 12-step recovery program at Bayfair Baptist Church, 817 Kingston Rd., in Pickering. The group deals with all types of addictions, in- cluding co-dependency. Child care is available. Call Jim in the evenings at 905-428-9431. Group helps find SerenityCity wants its share of transit money ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ News Advertiser photo Ajax-Pickering Transit Authority mechanic Chris Papaconstantinov changes a cooling sys- tem hose as Pickering Councillor Maurice Brenner looks on. The City is demanding the re- turn of its share of GO transit money sent back to the Region by the provincial government. Holland expressed concern the Re- gion could be playing a shell game with the money, hoping to use it for purposes other than transit. “(The Region) is saying there’s no new money there,” he said. “But, they’re looking at ways to use the money that’s not for transit at all... it concerns me that they’re shuffling shells and claiming the money isn’t there.” Ward 1 City Councillor Dave Ryan suggested it would be illegal for the Region to keep the money if it is not spending it on GO Transit. “In the private sector it’s called fraud or extortion, take your pick,” he said at the meeting, after being told by City staff that, without approval of local councils, the Region has no au- thority to levy taxes for which it has no mandate. The APTA current and capital bud- get for 2002 is expected to be in the range of $7.5 million and the transit board figures a 5.67-per cent increase in Pickering and a 3.66-per cent hike in Ajax would be needed to keep tran- sit operational. However, they are resolved to working out a new budget plan once they hear word from the Region and the Province, where they’ve applied for merger related funding. Coun. Brenner confirmed Tuesday a Region transit task force has sup- ported the GO transit levy being re- turned to municipalities. The matter goes before the Re- gion’s finance and administration committee today (Wednesday) after which it is expected to be before Durham council Wednesday, Feb. 13. CITY from page A1 This one’s for the birds PICKERING —Birds will be nesting at an unusually early time this year thanks to the abnormally warm winter. With that in mind, the Frenchman’s Bay Watershed Rehabilitation Project group will be out this weekend clean- ing nesting boxes throughout the wa- tershed for birds ready to make them home prematurely. The bird box monitoring event is Saturday, Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at Alex Robertson Park on Sandy Beach Road. There will be another monitoring session at the same loca- tion Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at the West Shore Conservation Lands, at Sunrise Avenue and Breezy Drive. If you can’t attend these events, you can still pick up a bird box main- tenance booklet with instructions at the project office, in the East Shore Community Centre, on the west side of Liverpool Road, south of Bayly Street. For more information, call 905-420-4660 ext. 2212. LTD. NEW TO YOUR COMMUNITY OR RECENTLY HAD A BABY? Let Us Welcome You! Our Hostess will bring gifts & greetings, along with helpful information about your new community. 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FEB 9 TRAFALGAR CASTLE SCHOOL 401 Reynolds St. • Whitby • (905) 668-3358 www.castle-ed.com To register for exams, please contact Irene Talent at (905)668-3358, ext 227 or e-mail talenti@castle-ed.com Join Us! Saturday, February 16th 10:00am - 12:00 noon Girls Grade 6 to OAC P PAGE A6 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 Proud members of Hang it up if you’re planning to drive. The need for a law banning the use of cellphones while dri- ving has never been more clear than after the recent horrific crash in Maryland that saw four retirees from Quebec killed. The quartet died after a driver talking on a cellphone lost con- trol of her vehicle, which jumped a guardrail and landed on the snowbirds, who were travelling south to Florida. This sad incident comes after the death of a Pickering man and his child who were struck last year by a train at a railway crossing while the driver was talking on a cellphone. A coro- ner’s inquest into those deaths is expected in the near future. The Ontario government can play a role in helping keep our provincial roads safer. All it has to do is pass Durham MPP John O’Toole’s private member’s bill, introduced last May, which would ban the use of cellphones, laptop comput- ers and fax machines while driving. Note the bill does not completely ban such machines from vehicles but only pro- hibits their use while vehicles are in motion. Such a bill an- swers concerns by those who wish to carry cellphones for use in automobile emergencies. Cellphone regulations for vehicles are also under consid- eration in Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec. The use is banned in New York State as well as in a number of countries including Portugal, Israel, Sweden, Australia and Brazil. Clearly, the use of cellphones while driving is considered a major distraction and one that can cause danger on our road- ways. The National Safety Council, the United States organiza- tion that rules on all safety issues in America, sees cellphone use while driving as a major problem. “A driver’s first re- sponsibility is the safe operation of the vehicle and that best practice is not to use such a device while driving.” For his part, Mr. O’Toole is eager to see his bill passed. “I believe my private member’s bill would save lives, pre- vent injuries and encourage all drivers to keep their mind on the road,” he said. “On a personal note, as a commuter who travels Hwy. 401 almost every day, I see too many examples of distracted driving. I strongly believe this legislation is need- ed.” It takes all a driver’s concentration to travel safely. Paying attention to a cellphone conversation instead of traffic can prove deadly. Bring on the legislation. Editorial &OPINIONS PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER FEBRUARY 6, 2002 Editorial e-mail responses to shouston@durhamregion.com Letters to the editor e-mail responses to shouston@durhamregion.com Please, eat the crow and save Pickering from airport mistake To the editor: Re: ‘MP’s plans land in Picker- ing,’Jan. 23. Of course federal Transport Minister David Collenette is going to keep the Pickering air- port ball bouncing. If he doesn’t, someone is going to come along and put the blame squarely in the Liberals’ laps for having wasted hundreds of millions of dollars over the last 25 years. And then there are the wasted millions upon mil- lions in the next 10 to 15 years during which he says we can ex- pect to wait for something to happen. The whole thing is a joke and we’re just lucky it wasn’t a big- ger joke like the one in Montreal called Mirabel. The fact is the Liberals are afraid to deal with this hornet’s nest, as they should be. There is no way a Liberal government can fix this one without looking bad, very bad. I just pray they don’t build it (the way they needlessly can- celled the helicopter deal) just so they don’t eat crow. Mike Newman, Pickering Follow act’s intention and take proper turn at intersection To the editor: Re: ‘Stop right there! Right of way isn’t always so clear,’ letter to the editor, Jan. 27. I certainly hope I do not find myself behind Jil McIntosh when she is waiting to make a left turn onto a through highway with non-stop rush-hour traffic at the stop sign opposite. Please make your turn if you were there first. Nowhere in the Highway Traf- fic Act of Ontario does it say you have to wait for all traffic going straight to pass before you make your turn. “Sec. 116(1)(b) Every driver or streetcar operator approaching a stop sign at an intersection, shall yield the right of way to traffic in the intersection or ap- proaching the intersection on an- other highway so closely that to proceed would constitute an im- mediate hazard and, having so yielded the right of way, may proceed. “ You may enter the intersection after making a full stop. The ve- hicle on the other side must then yield as you make your turn. When everyone takes their proper turn, traffic rolls along very efficiently. Grant Abruzzese Time to let our soldiers get on with the job To the editor: Enough already! The war in Afghanistan is just that. Do we have to make our boys call the prime minister every time there is an altercation, to get permission to do the job for which they were trained? How many phone calls were made to Canada’s PM in the Sec- ond World War for Dieppe, Nor- mandy or VE Day to account for their actions? Hello.? We have our best soldiers there. Should our government leave them alone to do their job or bring them home? 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The editor reserves the right to edit copy for style, length and con- tent. Opinions expressed in letters are those of the writer and not necessarily those of the News Advertiser. We regret that due to the volume of let- ters, not all will be printed. I don’t do well at sleepovers. It’s not that I disagree with or dislike the concept. Judging from the peals of guilty laughter coming from the boys’ rooms at one in the morn- ing, there’s no question they are a lot of harmless fun. I’m just having a tough time adjusting to them. To begin with, I crash in the buff. And while that may be way too much information already for some readers, it is of absolutely no concern to the members of my immediate family, who are well-used to seeing dad parade around in his birthday suit. Throw into the mixture how- ever, a seven- to 10-year-old complete stranger, and you im- mediately have issues. No longer can I and my 41-year-old bladder simply roll out of bed in the mid- dle of the night for a stroll down the hall to the bathroom. A chance encounter with a bleary-eyed youngster looking for a glass of water could result in years of therapy. For both of us. No, I have to be alert. With a stayover in progress, getting out of bed requires the mental acuity to throw on a house robe or a pair of boxer shorts, preferably with a button fly. (I learned that lesson the hard way. Thank God it was cold that night.) One’s sex life too, needs to be greatly modified with the arrival of the sleepover. I recall all too vividly the evening when we had as our guest a wonderful little kid who was, his parents warned us, frightened by thunderstorms. That night, when the boys were finally asleep, I made my romantic intentions known to my wife. She hesitated demurely, stating it might not be safe with the new boy staying over and a storm brewing. While I had to admit faint rumbles of thunder could be heard in the distance, I was not about to let it dampen my ardour. After all, I hadn’t vacuumed the family room and put out the garbage for nothing. I explained to my wife I would close all the windows and drapes in the boys’room, as well as their door. As long as the storm remained in the distance and she could refrain from her usual cries of ‘Wahoo Toto! We’re not in Kansas anymore!’ we should remain undisturbed. Reluctantly, but gamely, she agreed. The child must’ve had the re- flexes of a Ninja. For with the first clap of thunder, which trag- ically coincided with me round- ing third, he was at our bedside, anxiously asking to be taken home. Trying desperately to buy some time while frantically con- centrating on a combination of algebraic equations and a mental image of Eleanor Roosevelt, I was unable to convince the poor kid to go back to his room and get his stuff ready. He was rooted to the spot in fear. Finally, after what seemed like hours he slowly headed back down the hallway, and I was able to safely get up and get dressed. All of this while Suzanne, se- curely covered up to her chin, laughed herself hoarse into a pil- low. No, I don’t do well at sleep- overs. Strangers in the night get eyeful Here’s the bare facts on preparing for young sleepover guests Neil Crone Enter Laughing shouston@durhamregion.com The way we were St. Francis de Sales Church Built in 1871, St. Francis de Sales Church, at 82 Church St. S., was a community project with parishioners par- ticipating extensively in the construction, which cost $7,000. It is Victorian Gothic Revival in design and its graceful spire is a landmark visible for kilometres in all directions. The church is still used today and is desig- nated under the Ontario Heritage Act. Photos supplied by the Heritage Ajax Advisory Committee on behalf of the Ajax Community Archives. For more information about either, please call Brenda Kriz at 905-619-2529 ext. 343. Editorial cartoon Time to pick up on cellphone bill Before there are more deaths, let’s put motorists’focus back on the road 24 Hour Access 905-420-4660 cityofpickering.com905-420-2222 Friendship Tales * FREE * Sat. Feb. 9 @ 10:30 am Petticoat Creek Library 905-420-2254 Register Now March Break Day Camps Ages 3 to 12 For details Call Now 905-420-4621 All meetings are open to the public. For meeting details call 905-420-2222 or visit the website. ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AT CITY HALL DATE MEETING TIME Feb. 6 Joint Animal Control Committee (at Ajax Civic Complex) 5:00 pm Feb. 7 Youth Partnership Committee 7:00 pm Feb. 7 Museum Advisory Committee 7:00 pm Feb. 11 Planning Committee 7:30 pm Feb. 11 Committee of the Whole 7:30 pm Feb. 13 Race Relations & Equity 7:00 pm Feb. 14 Waterfront Committee 7:00 pm Feb. 18 City Council Meeting 7:30 pm Feb. 19 Heritage Pickering LACAC 7:30 pm Feb. 21 Statutory Public Information 7:00 pm Feb. 25 Finance Committee 1:30 pm Feb. 25 Operations Committee 1:30 pm Feb. 25 Committee of Adjustment 7:00 pm SALE OF SURPLUS CITY LANDS TAKE NOTICE THAT on September 17, 2001, City Council enacted By-law 5882/01 declaring the following land surplus to the needs of the Corporation on an “as is” basis, subject to any easements. Legal Description: Lot 73, Plan 418, Pickering designated as Parts 1 and 2, Plan 40R-20835 A copy of the draft reference plan is attached to the Agreement of Purchase and Sale. Offers must be submitted in the form of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale which will be available at the Civic Complex, Legal Department, 2nd Floor, Pickering. The Agreement of Purchase and Sale must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order, bank draft or cheque certified by a bank, trust corporation or Province of Ontario Savings Office payable to The Corporation of the City of Pickering and representing a minimum 10 per cent of the purchase price set out in the Offer. The Corporation of the City of Pickering makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. The City reserves the right to reject any or all offers or accept any offer should it be deemed in the best interest of the City. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the balance due on closing, the relevant Land Transfer Tax and any applicable GST. The purchase transaction shall be closed within 60 days of the acceptance of the Offer by The Corporation of the City of Pickering. Further inquiries can be made to: Denise Bye Manager, Legal Services Division (905) 420-4626 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER Municipal Tax Sales Act R.S.O. 1990, c. M.60, s. 9(2) (d), R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 824 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING .................................................................................................... Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on February 22, 2002, at the Pickering Complex, 1 The Esplanade, Pickering, Ontario, L1V 6K7. Tender packages are available at a cost of ten dollars each. The tenders will then be opened in public at 3:30 p.m. on the same day in the Tower Room at the Pickering Civic Complex, 1 The Esplanade, Pickering, Ontario, L1V 6K7. Minimum Tender Description of Land(s) Amount 901-905 Dunbarton Rd., Pickering. $10,805.31 PIN 26317-0051(LT) being Lot 124, Registrar’s Compiled Plan 1051 City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham (No. 40). Roll No. 18 01 010 018 17000. File No. 00-05 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank, trust corporation or Province of Ontario Savings Office payable to the City of Pickering and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. The City of Pickering makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Tax Sales Act and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax along with Goods & Services Taxes where applicable. For further information regarding this sale please contact: Jean Evans 905-420-4614. We Value Your Input! Please help us to measure and enhance our service delivery to you – our Customers! Comment Forms are available at our Civic Complex & Recreation Complex, or if you prefer on our Website at: cityofpickering.com Voice:905-420-4666 / 905-683-7575 TTY:905-420-1739 Fax:905-420-4610 e-mail:customercare@city.pickering.on.ca YOUR RESOURCE FOR EXCEPTIONAL CUST OMER SER VICE NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 PAGE A7 P YOUR RESOURCE FOR EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE Teens (grades 7, 8, 9) are invited to attend an information session on the RED MAPLE PROGRAM at the Petticoat Creek Branch on Wednesday February 13th at 7:00 p.m. This program encourages teens to read a selection of great books and vote on the winners. Get to know the nominated titles and Curl Up in a Red Maple @ Your Library... 1867 Valley Farm Road Call 905-683-6582 (just east of the Pickering Town Centre) Join the Best! Join the Best! Pickering Rec Complex is the only nationally Accredited Fitness Appraisal Centre in Durham Region. From Fitness to Racquetball We’ve Got it All! MEMBERSHIPS • BANQUET & MEETING FACILITIES • BABYSITTING SERVICEMEMBERSHIPS • BANQUET & MEETING FACILITIES • BABYSITTING SERVICE HAVE YOU LICENCED YOUR PET??? Male or female dog or cat $25.00 Male or female dog or cat with microchip implant $20.00 The City of Pickering has now commenced a door-to-door campaign promoting the sale of 2002 dog and cat licences. The City representative should present proper identification to you. They are not Animal Control Officers and have no authority to fine you for failure to licence. They will, however, provide information to the City on all residents refusing to licence their pets. CAT OWNERS should note that City of Pickering By-law 5728/00 requires all cats to be licenced and leashed when off the owner’s property. DOG OWNERS should note that the same By-law prohibits the keeping of more than two dogs in any one household. Dogs and cats are important members of your family. Animal licences identify your pets and ensure that, should they become lost, they can be returned to their rightful home. A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO KEEP YOUR PET SAFE! REGISTRATION FEES Pursuant to City of Pickering By-law 5728/00, all dog and cat owners must register their pets on a yearly basis. You could be charged if you fail to purchase the required licence. Yearly fees are as follows: Spayed or neutered dog or cat $15.00 Spayed or neutered dog or cat with microchip implant $10.00 QUESTIONS: Any questions concerning dog or cat registration tags should be directed to the Animal Control Centre at (905) 427-8737 BACKYARD COMPOSTERS Limited quantity, get one while they last! ($80 VALUE) Available for Pickering Residents only, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday at The Pickering Civic Complex. Located just east of the Pickering Town Centre. $20 For more information call: 905-420-4630 or 905-683-2760 Keeping your Family Safe At Home Right now over 40 million people in North America own and use one. It takes only one minute and 43 seconds for it to ignite a piece of wood. One minute and 17 seconds for it to light a piece of cardboard, 56 seconds for it to burn a piece of paper, and only 24 seconds for it to burn through a t-shirt. They are easily within reach of children and pets, and they often reach temperatures of 970 degrees F. It’s not an oven, or an iron. It’s not a barbeque or fireplace. It’s a lamp - a halogen floor lamp, and to date, hundreds of fires and numerous deaths have been caused by them. Although safety devices in the form of a glass or wire guard over the bulb have been implemented to reduce the potential fire hazard, the risk is still too big to ignore. If you own a halogen lamp, remember these safety tips: - Never place the lamp near curtains or other cloth window treatments. - Never drape cloth over the lamp. - Always keep the lamp away from bedding. - Never leave the lamp on when you leave the room or are not at home. - To reduce the chances of tip over, keep children and pets away from the lamp. - Only use a halogen bulb of 300 watts or less. The best safety tip of all is simply not to purchase a halogen lamp, especially if you have small children or pets. The number of fires and the safety test results speak directly to the potential dangers of the lamps. You can take steps to protect yourself and your family and you can do your part to warn neighbours and friends of the hidden dangers of halogen lamps. Pickering Fire Services 905-839-8095 fire@city.pickering.on.ca Too Hot to Handle Volunteer Day - A Success Story! Thank you to all participants and supporters for making Volunteer Day a huge success. Thank you to all the volunteers, the Volunteer Recognition Committee, Mayor Wayne Arthurs, our honourary Chair, Sandy Hawley and the staff from the City of Pickering. HOST: Pickering Town Centre ENTERTAINMENT: Durham Police Services Band - The Cruisers Tae Kwon Do by Rising Sun Young Singers Pickering Aerials Gymnastics Club O’Brien Dance School Clogging by “Kick up a Fuss Cloggers” Symington Highland Dancers Paul Butler - the Piano Man VOLUNTEER EXHIBITORS: Kinsmen & Kinettes Club Liverpool Community Association Civitans The Easter Seal Society Antrodoco Report Society We Grow Community Farms Volunteer Committee Durham Region Senior Games Kinark Child & Family Services Canadian Cancer Society Pickering/Ajax Italian Social Club St. John’s Ambulance Community Care Association Project: Next Step-Transitional Residences for Homeless Families SPONSORS: Northern Getaways Manchu Wok New York Fries Treats Bourbon St. Grill Waffle Rich Caryl Baker Visage Fabricland Alia Naturalizer Shoes Panhandler GNC - General Nutrition Centre Shoppers Drug Mart Jessie Lusina Trade Secrets Gift Studio Dollarama Signor Angelo Black’s Camera Crossings Cinnabon Crate Designs East Side Mario’s Mastermind Basket Kase Dairy Queen Bellworld Dufferin Games Coles Tim Horton’s Pam’s Coffe & Tea Gentlemen’s Quest City of Pickering program details, and to sign up to read! For more information call 905-831-6265 ext 6230 or email us at teens@picnet.org Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Place: Frenchman’s Bay Yacht Club, 635 Breezy Drive (Located at Westshore Blvd. and Sunrise Ave.) For further information please call: 905-420-4630 COMMUNITY W ORKSHOP FOR ROTARY FRENCHMAN’S BAY WEST PARK As is our tradition, Recy- cler’s Corner and the News Ad- vertiser bring you the ‘Treasure Chest’ on a monthly basis. This space allows residents to give away items they no longer use and to list articles they require. Beads of all colours, shapes and sizes, broken jewelry, old rings, broaches, and even one earring if you have lost the match, are requested to make new jewelry and crafts. Small perfume bottles that would normally be tossed away can also be used to create inter- esting objects. To utilize this space, call 905-420-5625 during regular business hours. Requests must be submitted by the last Wednesday of the month. ITEMS NEEDED: 1) Small perfume bottles, bro- ken jewelry, single earrings, old rings, and beads to make new jewelry — 905-427-3478. 2) Broken glass — 905-839- 3189 3) ‘Mechano Sets’ and the game of ‘High Wire Harry’ which are no longer sold, 40-cup coffee maker, laminator, paper cutter, beekeeper’s outfit and smoker, animal skulls, mounted insects, Scientists in School — 905-509- 1984. 4) Wood to burn — 905-509- 2551. 5) Bedside table, hand weights, child’s wagon, workshop tools, fertilizer spreader, high chair, baby boaster seat, stepladder, patio set, piano — 905-426- 7470. 6) Acrylic to knit, volunteer knitters and quilters for ‘Project Linus’ — 905-420-5633. ITEMS TO GIVE AWAY: 1) Sink unit (cream colour with taps) 18-x-38 inches, two 14-x- 18-inch mirrors, oak finish base for sink 36-x-21 inches — 905- 839-2703. 2) Glass window pane, six sheets 22-x-60 inches — 905- 839-9203. 3) Couches gold/beige, three- drawer large bedside table, headboard with bookshelves, go-kart that needs wheels, sin- gle bed and frame — 905-683- 7056. 4) Three-drawer vertical filing cabinet, office chair, and good quality paper (one side) can be used by teachers for children’s drawings — 905-683-0330. ❑ ❑ ❑ With 518 residential homes in Pickering testing a ‘roll cart’ system, which is diverting 67 per cent of the waste, Pickering residents will be sending less to landfill than Ajax during this trial period. Since the program began in November, over 52 tonnes of or- ganics have been composted. In October, before the pilot system was under way, Picker- ing, with its larger population, sent 2,063 metric tonnes of garbage to landfill and Ajacians discarded a total of 1,840. Later this year the blue box program will be expanding to take more recyclables. You can obtain extra blue boxes from Miller Waste Durham on Squires Beach Road. Use a separate blue box or hamper for all household paper. Also place glass separate- ly from tins and No. 1 plastics. Your recycling collector will be thankful he does not have to stand and sort in front of your house. Miller Waste receives many calls from Ajax residents re- garding collection inquiries. Miller collects garbage in Pick- ering and J&F is responsible for Ajax. J&F can be reached at 905-427-8064 or call the Town of Ajax’s operations department at 905-683-2951. ❑ ❑ ❑ CORRECTION:My apolo- gies, in my Jan. 23 column, the telephone number for the Rein- CARnate recycling vehicle pro- gram should have read 1-888- CARDIED. A/P PAGE A8 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 Uncover a jewel this month in the Treasure Chest Larraine Roulston Recycler’s Corner roulstonlp@sympatico.ca DURHAM —General Mo- tors of Canada started off the new year in a big way. The Oshawa-based automak- er announced a 17.8-per cent in- crease in car and truck sales in January over the same month in 2001. Car sales went up 22.6 per cent to 20,452 while truck sales jumped 12.8 per cent to 18,304. “GM vehicle sales are siz- zling,” said Dick Conlin, GM of Canada’s vice-president of sales, service and marketing. “The momentum we built in 2001 has carried over into 2002. January was a record for this month’s truck sales, the best January for cars since 1986 and the best January for combined vehicle sales in 22 years. We could not be more thrilled with January results.” Mid-size, compact and econ- omy cars were big sellers, with a 27-per cent increase being recorded over January 2001, he said. Oshawa-built cars are among those models experiencing huge sales increases. Sales of the Chevrolet Impala increased 50.4 per cent last month while Buick Century sales jumped 49.2 per cent. GM happy for brand new year Board out ahead in land deals WHITBY — Durham’s Catholic school board has sold one piece of property in Whitby and ac- quired another chunk of land. David Visser, business super- intendent at the Durham Catholic Dis- trict School Board, said in an interview the board sold the last parcel of land it owned near the Taunton Road and Hwy. 12 in- tersection, south of the for- mer Family Kartways, for $350,000. “It’s surplus to our needs,” he said last week, adding the buyer of the 4.1-acre site is Mill Tree De- velopments Inc. The board at one time owned roughly 24 acres there. Meanwhile the board bought for $250,000 a par- cel formerly owned by the Catholic Arch- diocese of Toronto. Some Father Leo J. Austin portables are lo- cated on the 2.3-acre site, as is part of the St. Bernard Catholic School’s soccer field. “At the cur- rent time the board is already using the prop- erty with the permission of the archdio- cese,” said Mr. Visser. He added the board bought the land so a de- veloper could not purchase it and erect a building or buildings be- tween the ele- mentary and high school fa- cilities. HYPNOSIS CENTRE ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM WEIGHT CALL NOW FOR FREE CONSULTATION 905-428-1091 WEIGHT LOSS THRU HYPNOSIS WEIGHT LOSS THRU HYPNOSIS Free weight loss consultation No Tapes • No Diet • No Willpower Custom, personalized programs Certified Hypnotist at all sessions Supportive, caring environment Alpha Change158 Harwood Ave. S., 207 Ajax 4 Page Flyer in Today’s Paper! LOOK FOR * delivered to select homes SUPER SWEET SALE Help carry hope to our community. Proud Supporters of Tim Hortons Food Share: You can bring hope to Operation Scugog Food Bank and The Salvation Army’s of Bowmanville, Whitby, Ajax/Pickering and Oshawa: Look for your Tim Hortons Food Share donation bag in the Wednesday’s edition of the News Advertiser or This Week. Then just fill up the bag with non-perishable food donations and drop them off at your local Tim Hortons by February 17th. Together, we can fill our community with health and happiness. Ajax/Pickering The Community Newspaper since 1965 Read all about it online! We’re at durhamregion.com Thornhill is Pickering’s first-round playoff opponent BY AL RIVETT Sports Editor PICKERING —What’s known is this: the Pickering Boyer Pontiac Panthers will go to battle with the Thornhill Rattlers in the opening round of the playoffs. The question? Will the Panthers have enough warriors as injuries have reached a critical mass for the OHA Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League club? The injury list is a long one for the Panthers (19-22-5-2 for 45 points, fifth in South Conference standings) who split last weekend’s games, drop- ping a close 3-2 decision to the Rattlers in Thorn- hill Saturday night and then posting a come-from- behind home-ice 6-4 victory over the Couchiching Terriers Sunday night. In both contests, the Picker- ing roster was reduced to only three forward lines. The latest to go down was rookie forward Paul McFarland who suffered two cracked ribs and a throat injury Sunday. Others out for the weekend were Colin Jennings (elbow), Scott Oldfield (shoulder, wrist) and Dan McNeill (flu). Returning on the weekend after being injured were Alex Pavloski (shoulder), Alex Greig (hip, back), Sean Bradley (swollen eye), Mitch Hugli (mononucleo- sis) and Dan Schofield (shoulder). Panthers’ head coach Bill Purcell noted the cur- rent spate of injuries is nothing new for his squad as it has suffered through an interminable series of aches and pains throughout the season. “It’s been like this all year. It’s so frustrating trying to compete while so short-handed. There are no guarantees any of the guys (who are injured) are going to be back for the playoffs. We’re playing now without a whole forward line,” said Purcell. The injuries notwithstanding, Purcell feels the Unexpected entry from Pickering High claims first News Advertiser Classic tournament crown BY AL RIVETT Sports Editor PICKERING — The Pickering High School Tro- jans weren’t supposed to be in the first News Adver- tiser Classic senior boys’ basketball tournament last weekend, let alone the final. But, the Trojans — who also participated in the Richmond Hill Invitational Basketball Tournament the same weekend — made the most of their unex- pected appearance at the eight-team Classic, upset- ting the host St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Monarchs 72-59 in the all-Durham Region gold- medal final before a packed house Saturday night. The Ajax school was a last-minute entry into the Friday and Saturday competition, owing to two teams — the Waterloo Collegiate Vikings and Glendale Bears of Hamilton — dropping out due to weather concerns Friday. The Dunbarton High School Spar- tans also filled the void. The Trojans were slow out of the gate against the Monarchs, trailing 30-23 at halftime after leading by one, 15-14, at the end of the first quarter. The Trojans may have trailed by more if not for the hot shooting of Navin Singh who nailed three three-pointers. Pickering, however, tightened up considerably at the defensive end in the second half, forcing the Monarchs into numerous turnovers, while also exe- cuting well on offence. The Trojans took a 43-42 lead with 2:55 remaining in the third quarter and never looked back. Pickering led 51-46 at the end of the third and cruised to victory with a solid fourth quar- ter. Doing double duty with two tournaments on the weekend, the Trojans were predictably a little weary and sluggish to start the final, noted head coach Fin- bar Strachan. “Earlier in the game, we didn’t have our legs,” said Strachan. “But, once we got them started we ran the floor really well. When we’re not running the floor, we’re not concentrating. Fortunately, Navin Singh kept us in early until we did get our legs.” The Trojans’ pressure defence in the second half, said Strachan, paved the way to the victory. He sin- gled out point guard Omar Green in particular. “We stepped up our man-on-man defence and (Green) led the charge. He’s normally in foul trouble, but he played a good, solid game. We wouldn’t let them get into their (offensive) sets,” he said. Tournament most valuable player Jerome Forde led the Trojans offensively with a 22-point effort. Forde, however, downplayed his strong play, prefer- ring instead to shine the spotlight on his teammates for their contributions in the final. “It’s all about teamwork, communication and working together,” noted Forde, a guard/forward. “Akiel John and Navin Singh were making the shots for us and Ian (Wight) was hitting the boards for us.” Monarchs head coach and tournament organizer Mike Gordensky said his charges couldn’t find an an- swer to the Trojans’stifling pressure in the last half. “They stepped up defensively in the third quarter and we stopped scoring and that’s how they came back for sure. We stopped playing as a team in the second half. Basically, we went down and they stepped up,” explained Gordensky. In addition to Forde’s 22 points, Green and John each registered 14-point games for the Trojans. Singh scored 12, all from three-point range. Brendan Dehaney was St. Mary’s high scorer with 14 points. Jermaine Reid chipped in with 11, while David Ferdinand and Kareem McLaren added nine and eight, respectively. To get to the championship game, the Trojans blasted the Etobicoke Collegiate Rams 71-51 in the first-round game. Forde led the way with 21 points. In the semifinals, Pickering defeated the Lincoln Alexander Lynx from Mississauga 77-61. Jason Jor- dan scored 19 for the Trojans. Meanwhile, St, Mary humbled the Sir Oliver Mowat Golden Gaels from Scarborough 83-33 in the opening game. Ferdinand had 19 points. St. Mary ad- vanced to the final after posting a narrow 79-73 over the Mother Teresa Titans from Scarborough in the semifinals. Ferdinand netted 28 points. NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 PAGE B1 P Sports &LEISURE NEWS ADVERTISER FEBRUARY 6, 2002 Weary Trojans recover to down Monarchs A.J. GROEN/ News Advertiser photo Pickering High School Trojans’ Jerome Forde (33) is fouled after St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Monarchs’Sasha Glavic (40) attempts to knock away the ball during the gold-medal final at the News Advertiser Classic senior boys’basketball tournament at St. Mary Saturday. St. Mary’s David Ferdinand (30) watches the play evolve. The Trojans won the crown with a 72-59 victory. TOURNEY NOTES Panthers Rattled as post-season looms NEWS ADVERTISER CLASSIC SENIOR BOYS’ BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Hosted by St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 and 2. FIRST ROUND: St. Mary 83 (David Ferdinand 19) vs. Mowat 33 (Karlo Francisco 14) Mother Teresa 78 (Jamie McNeilly 49) vs. Laurier 68 (Jasen Jones 39) Pickering High 71 (Jerome Forde 21) vs. Etobicoke Collegiate 51 (Alen Heric 10) Lincoln Alexander 75 (Andrew Bent 18) vs. Dunbar- ton 59 (Nathan Graham 16) CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS: St.Mary 79 (Ferdinand 28) vs.Mother Teresa 73 (Mc- Neilly 27) Pickering 77 (Jason Jordan 19) vs.Lincoln Alexander 61 (Bent 19) CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS: Dunbarton 61 (Kemar Munroe 22) vs. Etobicoke Col- legiate 56 (Heric 10) Laurier 86 (Jones 35) vs. Mowat 51 (Francisco 26) CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP: Laurier 67 (Jones 26) vs. Dunbarton 60 (Munroe 33) BRONZE MEDAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Mother Teresa 77 (Jamie McNeilly 32) vs. Lincoln Alexander 64 (Nye Miller 16) CHAMPIONSHIP: Pickering 72 (Forde 22) vs.St.Mary 59 (Brendan De- haney 14) CLASSIC RESULTS The Blue Devils did it PICKERING —Durham Region senior boys’ basketball teams couldn’t quite make it a clean sweep at the News Advertiser Classic tournament last weekend. The Dunbarton High School Spar- tans — a last-minute entry to the tour- nament — advanced to the consola- tion championship before losing 67-60 to the Laurier Blue Devils from Scar- borough. The Pickering High School Trojans won the championship crown with a 72-59 win over the host St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Monarchs in an all-Durham final. Trailing 36-27 at halftime, Dunbar- ton got back in the contest with a strong third quarter, led by work on the offensive and defensive boards by Mike Filinski, to surge ahead 50-47. In the final quarter, the teams were tied 56-56 with four minutes to go and 60-60 with just more than a minute re- maining. Laurier, however, made some critical shots down the stretch and also converted from the free throw stripe to seal the Spartans’ fate. Laurier coach Mike Quigley was happy his seven-member team was able to hold it together in the dying minutes to grit out the victory. “When they took the lead (in the third quarter), a weak-minded team would have let them run away with it,” he said. “But, we have such a tough- minded team.They’re playing really well right now.” Conversely, Dunbarton coach Everton Clennon said his charges were out of sync and are mired in a slump both in tournament and league play. “The guys are really frustrated right now,” he said. “We missed some easy layups and we weren’t getting back on defence quickly enough. They’re not having a lot of fun right now.” Dunbarton’s Kemar Munroe led all scorers with 33 points. Jasen Jones led the Blue Devils with 26 points, fol- lowed by Rasheedi McKenley with 16. ••• In the bronze-medal game, the Mother Teresa Titans of Scarborough posted a 77-64 victory over the Lincoln Alexander Lynx of Mississauga. The Titans looked like they would run away with the game early, jumping in front 21-8 at the end of the first quarter.The Lynx, however, tightened up in the second quarter to trail 36-28 at halftime. Mother Teresa put the game away following the break, mov- ing in front 57-41 after three quarters. Lincoln cut the deficit to eight with just over four minutes remaining in the game, but the Titans were equal to the challenge and were easy winners. Mother Teresa coach Jay McNeilly said his team “played hard and well” to earn the bronze. “I think that the key was our re- bounding both offensively and defen- sively,” he said. Jamie McNeilly scored 32 points to lead the Titans. Nye Miller netted 16 for Lincoln Alexander. ••• It was a win-win weekend for the Pickering High School Trojans.The Ajax senior boys’ hoops squad won not only the News Advertiser Classic title, but also captured the ‘Silver Division’ at the Richmond Hill Invitational, defeat- ing St. Marguerite d’Youville from Mis- sissauga in the final. Please recycle your copy of the Pickering News Advertiser See PANTHERS page B2 SNOWBOARDS SALES & TUNING Bikes & Boards 889 Westney Rd. S., Ajax • 905-619-8875 Bring this ad and receive $5.00 OFF next tuning Bring this ad and receive $5.00 OFF next tuning LET‘SPLAYBALL REGISTRATION FOR 2002 SEASON Wednesday, February 13 Pickering Rec Complex Upper Concourse 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Saturday, February 23 National Sports Warehouse Kingston Rd. & Whites Rd. 10:00 am - 3:00 pm 905-859-1522 www.pickeringbaseball.homestead.com JAMES R. YANCH TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION SATURDAY & EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE DIANE E. COUTURE • ESTATE ADMINISTRATOR Personal and Business Bankruptcy Including all other Insolvency Services OSHAWA 122 Albert St. 721-7506 AJAX 50 Commercial Ave. (By App’t Only) 619-1473 COBOURG 24 Covert St. 372-4744www.jamesryanch.com FOREST VIEW 905-509-3350 sales@marshallhomes.ca There’s still some forest left to view in Pickering. ST. PATRICKS DAY REHEARSAL, BRUCE NAISMITH SAT. FEB 9 P PAGE B2 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 Pickering-Thornhill playoff matchup has the potential to be a long and good one and he’s looking forward to a grind-it-out series against the defending OPJAHL champs who represented Ontario at the Royal Bank Cup (national tier 2 junior championship) last season. “I expect a very tough series. We know what they’ve got and we know how they play. We just have to go and play with them,” said Purcell. But, before they can start the first-round, best-of-seven playoff series (series details weren’t avail- able at the News Advertiser’s press deadline), the Panthers will play a makeup game tonight (Wednesday) against the Wexford Raiders. The game is at Don Beer Arena at 6:30 p.m. A Thornhill loss to Oshawa (played Tuesday in Oshawa after the News Advertiser’s deadline) and a Panthers’ win over Wexford Wednesday will give Pickering fourth place in the standings and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Sunday’s win over the Couchich- ing Terriers (29-14-3-1 for 62 points, second in North Conference standings), was a gritty performance by the hosts who refused to lie down after falling behind 2-0 in the first period. The Panthers responded with three unanswered second-period markers to take a 3-2 lead into the final frame. The clubs then traded goals before the Terriers tied the score at 4-4 with two minutes re- maining. The Panthers, however, re- stored the lead on Ryan Taylor’s goal 46 seconds later. Team captain Garett Winder ended the scoring with an empty-net marker with one second remaining. “I take my hat off to them,” said Purcell of Sunday’s win. Something we couldn’t do last year was beat Couchiching. Couchiching needed this win badly, but after falling be- hind by two goals in the first period we battled back to beat them.” Other scorers were Mike Alex- iou, with two, Hugli and Kyle Aitken. Assisting were Aitken with three, Schofield, Mike Hanna, Tay- lor, Brent Chandler and Dave Tonkin. Two Thornhill power-play mark- ers stood out as the turning point in Saturday’s close loss. No scoring in- formation was available. PANTHERS from page B1 Panthers tangle with Rattlers in opening playoff series Griffith, del Mastro combine for 13 pool medals at home event PICKERING —Jamie del Mastro and Alex Griffith hauled medals out of the pool at the recent Lisa Flood Clas- sic Meet. Hosted by the Pickering Swim Club, del Mastro and Griffith, both members of the club, churned through the water to claim several gold and silver medals. Clubs from across Ontario compet- ed at the meet, named for the former Pickering club swimmer who competed at Olympic and Pan-Am games. Del Mastro collected six medals, in- cluding golds in the 15-and-older 50- metre and 400m freestyle and the 100m backstroke, to go with silvers in the 100m and 200m butterfly and 100m free. Griffith swam in 11-12 age group events and won seven gold medals and one silver in various categories. Other results in the 15-and-older age group included Will Ball winning the gold in the 800m free, Lauren Camp- bell finishing fourth in both the 200m breast and 100m fly, Taryn Kavanagh winning silver in the 800m free and bronze medals in the 200m individual medley and 200m back, Graham Wolch swimming to a bronze in the 200m breaststroke and a fifth in the 200m IM and Sandy Henderson winning golds in the 100m free and 100m fly. Also turning in good showings in the category were Ryan Ferguson, Matt Johnston, Joey Lupiccini, Hamish Ranasinghe, Krista Hastings, Samantha Rosen and Matt Wolch. In the 13-14 age category, Erin Gor- don brought home a bronze in the 200m and 400m free, while Renata Jaciw-Zurakowsky won silver in the 50m free and 200m IM, finished fourth in the 200m breast and 200m free, and fifth in the 100m fly and 200m back. Brad Johnston captured bronze with a personal best in the 200m fly, while Sara Wolch grabbed a fourth in the 100m breast and Laura Barnes a fifth in the 100m breast. Others turning in solid efforts were Jessica Ward, Rachael Pettipiece- Phillips, Melanie Campbell, Lisa Bar- bieri and Andre Boulay. In other 11-12 group results, Cailie Douse had a fine meet by taking silver in the 200m breast, bronze in the 200m fly and fourth in the 100m fly and 200m free. Jeff Hannon had strong fin- ishes to win silver in the 200m fly, bronze in the 200m back and 50m free, as well as two fourth-place finishes. Michael Storto was fourth in the 200m back. Kent Williamson, John Ferguson, Allie Farag and Katheryn Ball all swam well in their races. In the under-11 group, Adam Gomba picked up silvers in the 50m and 400m free, a third in the 100m free and fourth in the 200m free. Scott Johnston grabbed a fourth in the 400m free and 50m breast, while Kaleigh Hard was third and fifth in the 50m and 100m fly respectively. Also turning in good efforts were Jeff Cernele, Andrew Barrett, Patricia Manos, Breanne Porter and Christina Walsh. In addition to impressive individual results, Pickering relay teams grabbed either gold or silver in the girls’ 200m medley relay, the boys’ 200m medley relay and the 200m freestyle relays. Pickering pair Flood-ed with medals at meet FAX GAME RESULTS TO PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER 683-7363 ONTARIO GOVERNMENT NOTICE EXPROPRIATIONS ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an application by the Minister of Transportation for approval to expropriate land being in the: Town:Ajax Regional Municipality:Durham Geographic Township:Pickering Province:Ontario for the purpose of: For the construction on Highway 401 and Carruthers Creek Drive East and North/South Ramp NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the land described in the schedule attached hereto: Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty days after the first publication of the notice: b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty days after the first publication of the notice. The approving authority is the Minister of Transportation 3rd Floor, Ferguson Block 77 Wellesley Street West Toronto ON M7A 1Z8 Minister of Transportation, c/o Ella Dolan, Acquisition Supervisor Property Section, 3rd Floor, Building D 1201 Wilson Avenue Downsview, ON M3M 1J8 Si vous désirez ces rensignments en français, veuillex communiquer avec le ministére à l’addresse ci-haut. SCHEDULE All right, title and interest in the following lands: Lot:1 foot reserve Registered Plan:465 Town:Ajax Regional Municipality:Durham Geographic Township:Pickering Part(s):6 Ministry Plan:P-2310-293 PIN:26453-0463 (LT)Registration #:40R-19973 Registration System:Land Titles Division: Durham Property No:1554T Block:158 Plan:40M-1377 Town:Ajax Regional Municipality:Durham Geographic Township:Pickering Part(s):2 Ministry Plan:P-2310-291 PIN:26453-0469 (LT)Registration #:40R-19966 Registration System: Land Titles Division: Durham No. 40 Property No:1476T Block:164, 165 Section:40M-1377 Town:Ajax Regional Municipality:Durham Geographic Township:Pickering Part(s):Block 164,165 Ministry Plan:P-2310-226 PIN:26453-0467 (LT)Registration #:40M-1377 Registration System: Land Titles Division: Durham Property No:1495T Block:1 Registered Plan:40M-1454 Town:Ajax Regional Municipality:Durham R.P. 40R-17900 Part 1 Geographic Township:Pickering Part(s):1 Ministry Plan:P-2310-295 PIN:26453-0536LT Registration #:40R-20509 Registration System: Land Titles Division: Durham Property No:1678T Block:1 Registered Plan:40M-1454 Town:Ajax Regional Municipality:Durham R.P.40R-19755 Part 3 Geographic Township:Pickering Part(s):2 Ministry Plan:P-2310-295 PIN:26453-0661 LT Registration #:40R-20509 Registration System: Land Titles Division: Durham Property No:1679T Block:1 Plan:40M-1454 Town:Ajax Regional Municipality:Durham Geographic Township:Pickering Part(s):1 Ministry Plan:P-2310-286 PIN:26453-0536(LT)Registration #:40R-19218 Registration System:Land Titles Division: Durham Property No:502T Block:52-1 Section:Ajax Plan 377 Town:Ajax Regional Municipality:Durham Geographic Township:Pickering Part(s):2:3 & 3 Ministry Plan:P-2310-289:291 PIN:26453-0467:0468(LT)Registration #:40R-19382-19966 Registration System:Land Titles Division: Durham Property No:1247T This Notice first published on January 23, 2002 FOREST VIEW 905-509-3350 sales@marshallhomes.ca The leaves have fallen, the snow is fallin’, the rates are fallin’, it’s time to move to the forest. j a x S p a r t ans'Minor Baseball Associ a t i o nA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., McLean Centre • Birth Certificate & Ontario Health Card necessary to register! • The ASMBA is pleased to announce that we will again be offering boys & girls baseball • LET’S PLAY BALL! • For more information please call the ASMBA INFO LINE: 905-683-0706 Or visit us at www.ajaxbaseball.org 2002 REGISTRATION ROTARY CLUB OF PICKERING AND LOCAL REALTORS 50’S AND 60’S Valentines Dance With the Carpet Frogs Band and D.J. HORS D’OUVRES AND COLD BUFFET M/C CITY TV ANCHOR MARK DAILY Pickering Recreation Centre, Feb 16, 2002 (7:00 pm to 1:30 am - Cash Bar. Door prizes and Raffle) ALL PROCEEDS FOR THE NEW WOMEN’S SHELTER $25.00 Contact: John Moniz 905-831-3300 905-686-3330 GOLFERS Have your say! The Oshawa, Whitby, Clarington, Port Perry This Week, Ajax, Pickering News Advertiser and the Uxbridge Tribune/Times Journal introduces our GOLFERS CHOICE Awards - in recognition and celebration of the finest in golf throughout Durham Region. Tell us your favourite, most challenging, most picturesque, most memorable golf holes. We’ll publish Durham Region’s Top 18 golf holes and most interesting golf story in our 2002 Golf Guide this spring. We need to hear from you now! Deadline March 31st, 2002 What is your..., • Favourite Golf Course: • Favourite Golf Holes: • Most Difficult Golf Hole: • Most Interesting Golf Story: Mail, Fax or Email to: GOLFER’S CHOICE C/O This Week P.O. Box 481 865 Farewell Street Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7L5 FAX: (905) 579-2742 WIN 1 of 6 foursomes at a Durham Golf Course Uxbridge Tribune REM E M B E R Durh a mCour s e s O n l y ! Name: Address: Phone#: (Please attach letter) Par 3_______________ Par 4____________________Par 5_____________________ EMAIL: golf@durhamregion.com All entries will be eligible to Email Y o u r Entries PICKERING TOYOTA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK577 Kingston Rd. Pickering 420-9000 WE AREHERE WEST - 401 - EAST HWY. 2 HARWOODWESTNEYBROCKLIVERPOOLWHITESN Jerome Forde led the way with a strong offensive performance to help the Pickering High School Trojans capture the championship at the first News Advertiser Classic at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering Saturday. A guard/forward with the Trojans’ senior boys’ basketball team, Forde tossed in a game-high 22 points and also earned most valuable player honours after the Ajax school defeated host St. Mary 72-59 in the all-Durham Region gold-medal final. VALENTINES OYSTER BAR FEB. 14 Artist’s abstract style offers different things to different people BY MICHAEL PELHAM Special to the News Advertiser PICKERING —It’s not about being understood for Joan Attersley, rather, it’s about one’s own unique in- terpretation. Now in her late 60s, the Whitby artist could be at the height of her cre- ative peak. The Pickering Nuclear In- formation Centre is the place to be for her latest art display, ‘Let’s Face It’. The 11 paintings, with a faces theme, line the walls in their different and unique abstract styles. “I paint from inside,”Attersley said, explaining her imaginative style, which usually doesn’t include using physical models. “Art is a great form of expression for what’s going on in- side you.” Although there is one painting in the display of an actual model, Atters- ley’s work is mainly interpretive. The paintings come with price tags — be- tween $500 and $600 on average in this particular collection — but money and understanding isn’t what she’s looking for. “There’s not a lineup for what I do,” Attersley said, mainly because her work is so abstract. “Most people don’t understand it or want it on their walls,” though there is interest. “Most people want everything ex- plained; ‘here’s the cow, there’s the tree...’ whereas in this I’m asking the public to interpret what they think.” She can remember growing up with the smell of oil paint; her mother was an artist, though Attersley never con- sidered herself one. “I was always somebody’s daughter, somebody’s wife, somebody’s mother,” she said. It wasn’t until around 15 years ago that the wife of former Whitby mayor, Bob Attersley, and mother of two found a real passion for art, starting with wa- tercolours. From there, she evolved into more diverse techniques. The ‘Let’s Face It’ collection was done using a mixed-media style, blending watercolours, acrylic, pastels and other types of paints to achieve the final result. The experimentation used in the work is a sign of Attersley’s will- ingness to try new things, and the theme is a sign of her social nature. “I like people, and I enjoy meeting a lot of people, new people, and I think every face has a story to tell,” she said. Attersley’s paintings have appeared in art shows and galleries all over Durham and the Greater Toronto Area, including the Whitby Station Gallery, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Os- hawa and the Frederick Horsman Var- ley Gallery in Markham. The have won her both acclaim and awards. However, she expects her best work is still to come. “You always hope around the cor- ner there’s going to be a huge break- through,” she said. ‘Let’s Face It’, sponsored by the PineRidge Arts Council, can be viewed Monday to Friday, 9 to 4:30 p.m., until March 15. The information centre is on Montgomery Park Road, just west of Brock Road. NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 PAGE B3 A/P Entertainment NEWS ADVERTISER FEBRUARY 6, 2002 Let the News Advertiser entertain you! Attersley faces her feelings Artist Joan Attersley’s work is cur- rently hanging at the Pickering Nuclear Information Centre. The exhibition, called ‘Let’s Face It’, features 11 pieces of her work. Ajax celebrates winter this weekend AJAX —Now that winter is here, Ajax is going to celebrate the season. Winterfest is set for this Saturday, Feb. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Green- wood Conservation Area in north Ajax. Activities include horse-drawn wagon rides, free ice skating on the pond (weather permitting), snow painting, children’s games, entertain- ment and free hot chocolate in a heat- ed tent. There’s no admission charge, but nominal fees for food, beverages and some activities. 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Paid training with rapid advance- ment opportunities available. $400-$600 weekly. Call Nikki (905)666-9235. SERVICE PERSONS required by RV Dealer. Job involves service and repairs on Folding Camper Trailers, Travel Trail- ers and Fifth Wheel Trailers. Retired persons welcome to apply. We can train. Holiday World RV Centre (Barry or Brad Davis) 7725 Baldwin St. N., Brooklin L1M 1Y5 fax 905- 655-8184. Please apply in person, fax or mail. All appli- cations kept confidential. SHELL CANADA,full and part time. Locations in Brooklin, Orono, Oshawa. Contact by fax, at 905-723-7368 attention Jay. SIX FIGURE INCOME plus for hardworking people. Energy sales. Call John 1-800-293- 0067. EARN 30% COMMISSION selling advertising in hockey arenas Call Brian 905-922- 5678, Fax 905-430-8716. STRONG VOICES NEEDED! Telephone sales re: police retirees. Work from our office Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. or 4:45 to 8 p.m. Salary plus bonus plus commission. Phone (905) 579-6222. STUDENTS!!Part-time even- ings & Saturdays. Appoint- ment setters required. Call (905)426–1322 SUMMER EMPLOYMENT. Job involves helping out in RV service shop, cleaning camp- er trailers and general yard trailer display duties etc. Students welcome to apply. Holiday World RV Centre (Barry or Brad Davis) 7725 Baldwin St. N., Brooklin L1M 1Y5 fax 905-655-8184. Please apply in person, fax or mail. All applications kept confi- dential. TWO POSITIONS available required immediately, some plumbing and heavy lifting re- quired. Valid drivers license is a must. Please fax resume to (905) 666-8298. WHITBY CURLING CLUB looking for a Caterer. Fax re- sume by February 15th to: 905-665-0770. WORK AT HOME Health In- dustry $1000 P/T - $5000 F/T per month. Training available. Call for free information BOOKLET. 416-631-7156. or www.workathomevc.com WUZUP!! Sick of watching commercials when you could be making money? Lots of money! 15 positions avail- able. Call Sue for interview 905-576-4425 Skilled & Technical Help515 AZ DRIVER REQUIRED,LTL Drivers Wanted for US East- ern and southern states. Pays pick up, delivery and mileage. US Medical and disability. Ex- cellent equipment available. Serious drivers with good records only please. Bow- manville Location. Fax re- sume (905)697-1807 or call (905)697–1403 FRAMER with min. 2 years experience to start imme- diately. Call after 6p.m. (905)430–8383 LOCAL PRINT SHOP requires experienced press person, full time, part time to run Heidel- berg QM 2. Submit resumes by fax only to (905) 430-9240. SCARBOROUGH PRINTING company requires pressper- son experienced on AB Dick 360 with T51 head. Part-time or full-time will be considered. Fax resume: 416-439-0323 or e-mail iprinters@hotmail.com YARD/SHOP MAINTENANCE to maintain small engines/ equipment (Briggs, Honda). Shipping/receiving, inventory management skills an asset. Excellent wages & Benefits. Call 905-260-0363 Matt. Office Help525 CLIENT COORDINATOR Full time - maternity leave, poten- tial permanent. Requires strong computer, data entry, and communication skills. Fax resume to 905-619-2549 DENTAL HYGIENIST required for part-time for Friday & Sat- urday's. Call (905)420–6226 PART-TIME receptionist re- quired for a very busy real estate office, to work alternate nights and weekends. Real estate and computer experi- ence essential. Please fax re- sume to 905-619-3334 Atten- tion Sandy. Sales Help & Agents530 FULL TIME SALES Technician (Pickering). Opportunity for candidate with excellent oral/ written communications. Cap- able of organizing, reporting and managing a territory. Pre- sentation and PC skills re- quired, commercial ventila- tion experience an asset. Fax resume to 905-831-3759. RETAIL SALESPERSONS wanted for busy Casual Furni- ture Store. Full Time & Part Time. Previous experience an asset. Fax 905-428-9768. Hospital/Medical/ Dental535 DENTAL ADMINISTRATOR 401/McCowan. Progressive practice requires forward thinking individual with excel- lent communication/interper- sonal skills. Computer & fi- nancial skills benefit. Some evenings/weekends required. Fax 416-296-1914 or call 416- 296–0400 DENTAL ASSISTANT required for part-time position. Call (905)420–6226 DENTAL RECEPTIONIST re- quired for large 2 dentists family practice located in Scarborough. We are looking for an outgoing, self-motivat- ed, happy individual who en- joys working in a fun team at- mosphere. Full-time hours, no weekends. Fluent English a must. Experience and HARP certified preferred. Fax to 416- 261-8190. HYGIENE COORDINATOR/ PDA to fill new position in es- tablished Oshawa dental practice. Computer knowledge required. Please fax resume to 905-430-9841 IF YOU HAVE 10 arms and can handle 20 things at one time, all with a smile and a sense of humour, then our chiropractic office is looking for you. FRONT DESK/ASSIS- TANT, PART TIME, 4 DAYS PER WEEK, 25 HRS +. Previ- ous applicants need not apply. Please drop off resume by Feb. 8th at 8 Old Kingston Rd. Ajax. No phone calls please. Only successful applicants will be contacted. MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST re- quired including evenings & weekends. Experience pre- ferred. Please fax resume to (905)831–8749. MOBILE FOOTCARE business for sale for qualified person. Within Durham area, with es- tablished customer base. Call 905-263–4575. REG. PHYSIOTHERAPIST re- quired for clinic 15 minutes east of Oshawa. Full-time or part-time hours available, mornings or evenings. Poten- tial for partnership in future. Please fax resume to 905- 987-0563 Employment Wanted570 CA STUDENT LOOKING FOR work at a CA Firm. Prefer 12- 8 p.m. or evenings. 1-2 years exp. Passed UFE. 905-837- 9213. Houses For Sale100 3-BEDROOM BUNGALOW in desirable northwest Oshawa. Large pie-shaped lot on quiet street. Gas furnace, central air, main floor fireplace, new roof. Brand new 4pc bath in basement with Whirlpool corner tub, double driveway. Close to all amenities. Asking $210,000. (905)432–0056 COUNTRY IN THE CITY. House on 1 acre lot for sale. Must see. 1900sq.ft. brick bungalow, 2 car garage, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, main floor laundry, eat-in kitchen, dining room, family room w/fireplace, large unfin- ished basement, security system. Minutes from down- town Bowmanville. 2887 Con- cession Street East. Call 905- 697–0599 for more details and open house dates and times. $289,999. WHITBY/OSHAWA BORDER - professionally decorated, backs on park, 3 bdrms, master on main floor, 21/2 baths, family room, gas f/p, hardwood floors, oak stair- case, cac, cavc, OPEN HOUSE February 10 by appt. (905)434–1742. $269,000 OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN Feb. 9th & 10th, 12p.m.-5p.m. Spacious 2-storey, 3+1 bdrms, 3 bathrooms, finished basement, backing onto park, large eat-in kitchen, c/a, 4 ap- pliances. $162,900. 73 Meadowview Blvd., Bowman- ville. (905)697–7912. OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN. Feb. 9 & 10, 1pm-5pm, 68 El- ephant Hill Drive, Bowman- ville. Raised bungalow, de- tails & viewing online at: www.bytheowner.com #5750 or call (905)697–8952. $159,600. NORTH AJAX - Detached 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms, many upgrades, professional- ly finished basement, huge pie shaped lot, flexible clos- ing. Open House, February 9, 10. $239,000. (905) 428-1999 CLEAN 3 BEDROOM HOME for sale. Quiet sought after Bowmanville neighbourhood. Bright eat-in kitchen. Lots of upgrades. Flexible closing. $164, 900. (905)-623-0346 OPEN HOUSE-Country Brick home on 4.55 acres, pond, creek +woods. 15 min. N. on 45 to Cty. Rd. 22, #557. Sat. Feb 2&912-5, Sun. Feb. 3&10 10-5. Call 905-372-6500 Private Sales103 HAMPTON -1 ACRE, 85 King Street. Brand new 2300+ sq.ft. 3+ bedroom bungalow, cherry kitchen, walk-in pantry, 2-car garage, walkout, extensive windows/woodwork, cathedral ceiling, central 3-sided gas fireplace, security, hardwood, ceramics. Available imme- diately. Complete +all inclu- sive, new price $429,000. 905-623-6714 or www.bytheowner.com access #4762 Apt./Condos For Sale110 TOTALLY REMODELLED 2 floor, 2 bedroom, ensuite laundry/storage, new ceram- ics, carpeting, 973 sq. ft., un- derground parking, ravine view, minutes to 401, $99,900. (905) 404-9857, (416) 721- 5524. Lots & Acreages135 3 BUILDING LOTS in Brooklin, fully serviced and levies paid. Apprx. 50ft x 120ft in area of upscale homes. Asking $110,000 each. Call Les (905)655–3078 or 705-447- 2904. CLEARED BUILDING LOT, new well, on 40-acre woodlot, cedar and softwood. Not cut for 20-years. Surveyed, 2500- feet on road, 40-min. N.E. of Brighten $29,500. 613-395- 3137. Indust./ Comm. Space145 HEATED SHOP FOR RENT w/ security system, near 401, 2- 10' insulated overhead doors, with loft, 12'x52' indoor cold storage & 30'x60' fenced-in compound, available imme- diately. Please call 905-987- 1445 INDUSTRIAL UNIT- 2100 sq. ft. Ajax, Westney/Bayly/401 Zoned automotive, drive-in door, mezzanine, will rent monthly. $1500/mo. includes TMI. Immediate. 905-427- 0276 days; 416-573-0935 after 6:30 pm/weekends. Business Opportunities160 $$ GOVERNMENT - Funds$$ Grants and loans information to start and expand your busi- ness or farm. 1-800-505-8866. ESTABLISHED WEST Indian Restaurant for sale. Please call (905)619–2205. GOLDEN BUSINESS oppor- tunity, Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Awards Nominee, SQUARE BOY PIZZA & SUBS, franchise in Cobourg, over 16 years in business. Great income, un- believable price. Family is moving. Call Peter 905-372- 4909. HAIR SALON for sale, also hair styling equipment for sale. for inquiries call Eliza- beth (905)404–2778 WHITBY, BEAUTY SALON, 1200 sq.ft., fully equipped, 6 styling stations, 2 tint stations, 3 basins/dryers, 2 esthetic rooms, all equipment included in total rent. 905-655–4623 WORK FROM HOME/OFFICE $500-$1500 PT, $2000-$4000 F/T, Bilingual welcome. Train- ing Provided. 416-812-6595, www. workathome-earnmoney.com Apts. & Flats For Rent170 1-BEDROOM NEAR Oshawa Centre, small quiet building, newly renovated, all inclusive. No pets, no smoking, refer- ences. First/last. Available immediately, $775 monthly. Call (905)433–2484 1 OR 2 BEDROOM APT.main floor of house, Oshawa $860 + hydro & water. First/last, avail March 1, 1-car parking. Close to transportation. Call 905- 725-2830. A BRIGHT LOWER level apartment in Pickering, sepa- rate entrance & laundry facili- ties, 2-bedrooms. Available March 1st. $900/month inclu- sive. First/last & work refer- ences required. Call 416-364- 3135 WHITBY GARDENS - 900 Dundas St. E., One and two bedroom apartments available in clean, quiet building. Utili- ties included. Laundry facili- ties and parking available. Call (905)430-5420. AJAX, 2 BDRM of main floor of home. Westney/Delaney. Available immediately. Close to schools, shopping, transit, Laundry, parking. Non- smoker, no pets. First/last. Call Cindy 905-686-5297 BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT ground level basement apt., very spacious 2-bdrm, hardwood floors, share laundry, no smoking/pets. $775 + 1/2 util- ities, cable incl. Call 905-665- 9917 or 905-430-7311 BOWMANVILLE large 3 bed- room apt. in excellent condi- tion. Utilities, storage, use of yard, parking for 2 cars all in- cluded. Laundry fac, available March 1st. $950/mo. Please call 905-728–0999 *BRAND-NEW 2-bedroom basement apartment. Alarm, fireplace, laundry, large wind- ows, separate entrance, no appliances. Must see! All in- clusive $975.00. March 1st available. Whitby...Queen's Common. 905-619-8844, then dial 905-852-7179 CENTRAL OSHAWA, 2-bed- room $850 Feb. 1st & March 1st; 3-bedroom $950, Febru- ary 1st. 1-bedroom $750. In well-maintained building, close to all amenities. Please call (905)723-0977 9a.m- 6p.m. SPRING IN A country village. One bedroom $475 plus utili- ties. Bright and cozy, fridge & stove, one hour from Oshawa. Available March lst. 1-877- 399-3927 COZY CLEAN and quiet north end Oshawa,bachelor, no smoke, no pets, all inclusive with cable $525/month. Suit working single. Immediate 905-725–0911. Executive 2-bedroom bi-level main floor apartmnet, near Oshawa Centre. Parking, 5 appliances, a/c, oakk kitchen, cable, available march 1st. $975 incl. Call Rick (905)728– 5374 LARGE 1-BEDROOM base- ment apartment in Pickering. Secluded lot, parking, cable, laundry, suit single person, available march 1st. $850/ month inclusive. 905-839– 2372 NEW - SPACIOUS basement apt. Walkout, one master bed- room, laundry, living/dining- room, bathroom. Available Feb. 15th. $800 includes utili- ties. One-car parking. Non- smoker, no pets. Brock/Hwy.2 Pickering. Call 905-426-7800 or 905-426–6656 ONE & TWO BEDROOM apts. for rent. One bedroom March 1st; Two bedroom April 1st and May 1st. Conveniently lo- cated in Uxbridge in adult oc- cupied building. Appt. to view call 905-852-2534. ONE & TWO BEDROOM apartments, in most beautiful adult lifestyle building. Avail. immediately. Stevenson & Rossland, Oshawa. Call (905)579-3700 or (905)723– 1009 OSHAWA - 2 BEDROOM apt. washer/dryer each floor. Very quiet, exclusive, adult pre- ferred building. No pets. 905- 579-9016 OSHAWA - 2 bedroom apt. Heat and hydro included. Laundry facilities in base- ment. Simcoe/Olive area in Oshawa. Available March 1st. $700/mo. first and last. Call 905-723-9781. NEWLY RENOVATED: North- Oshawa, 2-bdrm basement, 4pc bath, separate entrance & laundry, parking, close to amenties. $825 + hydro. Avail. immediately. First/last, no pets. Call (905)426–1616 OSHAWA King/Wilson Quiet building near shopping, trans- portation. Utilities and parking included. 3- bedroom Feb. lst. $975., Telephone (905)571- 4912 until 6:30 p.m. OSHAWA, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments in triplex, clean and spacious $600/$800/ month, all inclusive. First/last. absolutely no pets. Call (905)720–3325 or after 6pm (905)242-3624. PICKERING - Dixie/Hwy. 2 new bright spacious one-bed- room basement apt. Separate entrance. Near shops/bus/ 401. Parking, cable, laundry. No smoking/pets. $800/mo. first/last. Available imme- diately. (416) 898–6312. PICKERING BEAUTIFUL 2 BDRM basement apt., large livingroom w/bar, large bed- rooms, own laundry, separate entrance. Quiet neighbour- hood $950/month inclusive. Avail. immediately. Rose- bank/Finch. Call (905)831– 4083 or 416-385-9791. PICKERING Close to Mall, one bedroom, walkout to back- yard. bath, private laundry, kitchen/livingroom, fireplace, new furnace/air, inclusive $800. No smoking. March 1st. Suits single 905-831– 6284 PICKERING - Large prof. fin. walkout basement. Utilities, laundry incl. Suit professional. No smoking/no pets. First/last required. Available March 1st. $960/month. 905-686-9535. PICKERING - Whites Road and 401 furnished bedsit pri- vate bathroom underground parking, no smoking, suits contract person or commuter. $110/week. First/last. Avail- able Immediately 905-831– 9248 PICKERING -White's/Oklaho- ma, bright 1-bdrm basement apartment. Separate entry, parking, suit single profes- sional female. No smoking/ pets. References. Available Feb 23. $675 inclusive. (416)281–4562 PICKERING WALKOUT BASE- MENT 2-bedroom apartment with stove, parking, fridge, carpeted, with separate en- trance. All utilities +cable. Walk to GO bus. $750/month. Responsible person. No pets/ smoking. 905-428-1652 after 6pm PICKERING - Quality 1 bed- room apartment,newly reno- vated with 4 piece bath and eat-in kitchen. $775/month in- clusive. Suits single profes- sional non smoker first/last 905-420–7347 416-574-0233 SIMCOE ST. N.,Oshawa, lux- ury two bedroom, air, 6 ap- pliances, $1,320. per mo. Available April lst. Call Jackie (905) 571–3760 OSHAWA - Quiet building near shopping, transportation. Utilities included. Simcoe/Mill 1 + 2 Bedrooms immediately, & Mar. 1. from $719+$829/mo. 905-436-7686 until 7:30pm SOUTH PICKERING,one bed- room basement apartment, separate entrance, parking, cable, share laundry, near lake, no pets, $650 per mo. immediate lst/last required. (705) 745–2499, (905) 839- 7911 SPACIOUS well-maintained 2 & 3 bedroom apts. Avail. at 900 and 888 Glen St. Some with walk-in closets, paint provided. Close to schools, shopping centre, GO Station. Utilities included. Call (905)728-4993. WHITBY - bachelor,1st floor, available March lst. Well maintained low-rise clean quiet mature building. Ap- pliances, utilities included. Security cameras, laundry fac., balcony, No pets. 905- 666-2450. 1 BEDROOM plus den apt, separate entrance, Whitby. Cable, hydro, parking includ- ed. $900. Avail. immediately First/last. 905-728-8938 WHITBY BACHELOR APT. Burns/Brock, available March 1. $600/mo. utilities & parking included. Laundry facilities, non-smoker, first/last/refer- ences required. Call 905-665- 1903 WHITBY LOCATION, 1-bed- room apt. Fridge, stove, park- ing, heat, water, coin laundry, basement storage. Available immediately. $660/month. plus hydro. Near GO and amenities. Call for appoint- ment 905-686-1533. WHITBY, 1 BEDROOM apart- ment, $650 per month; 2 bed- room $750; both plus hydro. lst/last required. Phone 905- 725-8911 days; eve and wee- kends 905-668-4016; or cell 905-432-4365. WHY rent when you can own your own home for less than you think?!! Call Dave Hay- lock Sales Rep. Re/Max Summit Realty (1991) Ltd. (905) 668-3800 or (905) 666- 3211. Condominiums For Rent180 TRIDEL MILLENNIUM - luxury one bedroom condo, beside PTC, gated security, under- ground parking, all amenities included. Available Feb. l5 or Mar. l, $l,300 inclusive. (905) 721–0315 Houses For Rent185 * A RENT ALTERNATIVE ! ! ! If you are currently paying between $900-$1400 a month, I can help you own. Michele Detering Re/Max Rouge River 905-668-1800 OSHAWA 3-BEDROOM main floor bungalow, newly reno- vated, 5 appliances, a/c, 1 parking, first/last, no pets, available now. $1275 inclu- sive. 905-718–7099. AN UNBEATABLE DEAL!From $500. down, own your own home starting at $69,900 car- ries for less than rent. OAC. 24 hrs free recorded message 905-728-1069 ext 277. Cold- well Banker RMR Real Estate. Aurelia Rasanu. A-A-A-A- MANY HOUSES/ TOWNHOUSESfor rent in Pickering, Whitby, Ajax, Oshawa, Bowmanville and surrounding areas. Rent from $1,100 to $5,000 per month plus utilities. 3-BEDROOM home in Myrtle, $1200 plus. Call Garry Bolen, Sutton Group Status at 905-436-0990 (MUST ASK for Jan Van Driel for info and scheduling). CENTRAL PARK N./KING - Beautiful and spotless 3 bed- room bungalow. Hardwood floors, full basement. Plenty of parking, on bus route, near schools and shopping. Avail- able anytime. $1200 plus util- ities. Call Steve 905-576-6999 or Mary 905-432-3586. SPRING IN THE COUNTRY 3- 4bdrm bungalow, beautiful setting, close to town, 2 bath- rooms, 5 appliances, oil heat. 1 hour from Oshawa. $775 plus utilities. 1-877-399-3927 AJAX - LUXURY LAKEFRONT. in Discovery Bay, private and exclusive, 2600 sq. ft. upper level, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, master ensuite, livingroom/fa- milyroom/library. Eat-in kitch- en, fridge, stove included. Fireplace, main-floor laundry, jacuzzi, 2-car garage. Non- smoking/no pets, references. $1895+ per month. 905-430- 9391; 416-409-2602; 519-396- 1956; 416-276-4082. Also available luxury lower 2 bed- room suite, sep. entrance, private yard, $995/month. Both available April 1st. 519- 396-1956; 416-276-4082. AJAX EXECUTIVE on private court, 3bdrm, family room w/ gas fireplace, 5 appliances, 2- 4pc bath, double garage, no pets/smoking. $2,000 month, possession immediate, Ajax Realty Ltd. 905-683–1811 MILLBROOK/CAVAN (Peter- borough area). 2+2 bedroom bungalow. In immaculate con- dition on 3 acres with large double garage. $950/month plus utilities. Avail Imme- diately. Call Larry toll free1- 877-663-1054. NORTH OSHAWA Bungalow - Spacious/clean, beautiful yard/quiet street. Available immediately. Main floor only $995+utilities. Basement apt., separate $795+utilities. Ap- pliances included. C/air. Gin- ny Eastaugh, Mincom Durham 905-404-8200. OSHAWA, 2-BEDROOM main floor apartment, centrally lo- cated, available March 1st. $850 all inclusive. No smokers, no pets. First/last. Please call Aurelia at (905)728-1069 ext. 201. Pickering,Brock 401, 3 bed- room detached, appliances, air, fireplace, quite court, fin- ished basement garage, $1300 plus, March 1, Condo- lyn Management 905- 428– 9766 2 BEDROOM BRIGHT walkout apartment, separate yard, steps to Wolfrun Golf & Lake Scugog, 45 minute commute to Oshawa. $790/inclusive, March 1st, (705) 324–8502 or 705-789-7432. WHITBY - 3 bedroom home for rent, great location. Spot- less, new paint, new carpet, $1250+heat and hydro. No pets. Available immediate. Call Cathy at 905-666-2375. Townhouses For Rent190 3 BEDROOM 2 1/2 bath town- home for rent. Long-term or short-term. All appliances. Ajax, immediate availability. $1500 month. Convenient to Wal Mart, Cosco etc. 905- 686–9534 PRINGLE CREEK CO-OP 95 Crawforth St., Unit-85 Whitby, is accepting applications for next orientation for February, 3bdrm. townhouses. $849 & $870 plus. Applications avail- able at Community Centre Unit 85, 10am-4pm.-Mon.- Thurs. (On Friday, Sat & Sun pickup points are posted on Community Centre's door bet- ween 10am-7pm.) SORRY, NO SUBSIDY AVAILABLE. WHITBY-BRADLEY ESTATES, 3 bedroom townhouse for rent, available April 1. 5 appliances including dishwasher, air con- ditioning, spacious master bedroom. Please call 905- 665-1633 Housing Wanted191 WANTED by March 1st or sooner - 3 or 4 bedroom house or townhouse with pri- vate backyard. Ajax, Whitby, Pickering area. Call 905-426- 1977. Rooms For Rent & Wanted192 LARGE BRIGHT ROOM with cable and private patio, shared kitchen, bath and laundry. Parking avialable. Quiet home, no pets or smoking, $125. per week. (905) 831–4054 LARGE furnished room +5pc private bath, N. Ajax. One working person only. Cable- Plus, parking. Share modern kitchen/laundry. No pets/ smoking. First/last. $550. Avail immediately. 905-683- 3864 or 416-458-9098 ROOM FOR RENT, near GO station & 401, no smoking, single working male preferred. $450/month. First & last. Ca- ble, utilities, parking & laun- dry incl. Avail. immediately. 905-665–5876 WHITBY - one bedroom apt. shared accommodations. Available now. $400 inclusive/ first/last. Parking. Laundry facilities. On bus route, near Go Train, close to No Frills 905-767–1187 Shared Accommodation194 HOUSE TO SHARE fully equipped, near Pickering Town Centre, GO Station, 401 access, lots of room, $375/ month, cable, c/a, available now, female preferred. 416- 871-8687 OSHAWA - 2-bdrm furnished apt to share in 6plex bldg. Walking distance to shopping centre & bus route. Avail. im- mediately. Female Senior welcome. 905-404–2989 ROOM FOR RENT:Working person or student preferred. All inclusive, non-smoker, clean, North Oshawa - N. Taunton & Simcoe, available immediately. Call (905)438– 1442 SHARE 4-BEDROOM Picker- ing Village home with 50 year old single male. Suit quiet single gentleman. Available immediately. $500/month. (905)683–0872 OSHAWA, PARK/ADELAIDE mature working male pre- ferred. A smoke-free, clean, air conditioned furnished room includes own L/R with TV, laundry, parking, etc. NO PETS. Avail. now. $500/month inclusive. (905)720-1533. Rentals Outside Canada205 Snowmobiles233 1998 Ski-doo MX2 440,great condition, lady ridden. 3500 km. Asking $3600. Call 905- 852-9081. 1999 SKIDOO DELUXE 583 CC, 1200 km, excellent condi- tion, reverse, mirrors, covers, single trailer, helmet, gortex suit etc, trail sled with box $5,800 or best offer. (905) 576–7128 (eve), (905) 644- 2772 (days). 2000 YAMAHA PHASER 500cc 665 km used 4X Mint, cover, $4800. 1996 Ski Doo Formulas 380cc new rear shock 2530 km $2800. Scott 905-697–8342. (Bowmanville) 2001 Ski-doo MX2 800.Ex- cellent condition. 1500 km. Newly studded. Asking $7900. Call 905-852-9081. Horse Supplies & Boarding303 SMALL PRIVATE BARN, north of Brooklin , large indoor/out- door arena, full-size dressage ring, 24hr summer turn-out, 24hr hay. Excellent feed pro- gram, wash stall, heated lounge w/kitchen, washroom, fireplace. Outside coaches welcome. Owners on prem- ise. (905) 655-9994 Poultry and Livestock305 3 YEAR OLD DUN MARE Blaze, 3 White socks, Dorsal Stripe, Broke to ride, $1400 or best offer. 1-705-277-1389. Articles For Sale310 CARPETS - lots of carpets. I will carpet 3 rooms ( 30 sq. yd.) Commercial carpets for $319.00. Residential on Berb- er carpets for $389.00. In- cludes carpet, premium pad, expert installation. Free, no pressure estimate. Norman (905) 686-2314. DANBY 5 CU. FT.Chest Freezers, new scratch and dent $199, new danby bar fridges, $139 and up. Also variety of new appliances, scratch and dent. Full manu- facturers warranty. Recondi- tioned fridges $195 / up, re- conditioned ranges $125/ up, reconditioned dryers $125 / up, reconditioned washers $199 / up, new and recondi- tioned coin operated washers and dryers at low prices. New brand name fridges $480 and up, new 30" ranges with clock and window $430. Recondi- tioned 24" ranges and 24" frost free fridges now available. Wide selection of other new and reconditioned appliances. Call us today, Stephenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa. (905)576–7448. 5 PC. BUNK BEDROOM SET Bleached Oak finish, including 2 L-style bunks w/mattresses, desk, drawer, shelves & dresser w/mirror. $1000 or best offer. Call 905-666-0462 PIANO SALE- Great prices on all Roland digital, Samick acoustic pianos and used pia- nos. All 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! AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES HANK'S APPLIANCES. Matching fridge/stove, good condition $249; Washers reg/ extra-cap $149/up. Dryers ex- tra/reg $125/up. Selection apt.-size washers/dryers. Se- lection fridges $150/up. Side- by-sides $299. White/almond stoves, full/apt-size $150/up. Portable dishwashers $225/ up. Visit our showroom. Parts/sales/service. 426 Sim- coe St.S. Mon-Fri 8-6pm, Sat 9-5pm, Sun 11-4pm. (905)728-4043. APPLIANCES:refrigerator 2- door frost free, deluxe stove, matching heavy duty washer/ dryer $675/all- will sell sepa- rate. Also washer used 2 years $250 + Dryer $225, 8 mo old dishwasher $275. all top condition. (905) 767-6598 ATTENTION COLLECTORS - English bone tea cups and saucers, well known brands and sought after colours. 905- 373-6082. BEDROOM SET, 8pce cherry- wood. Bed, chest, tri-dresser, mirror, night stands, dovetail construction. Never opened. In boxes. Cost $9000, Sacri- fice $3500. 416-748-3993 CARPETS - Laminate and vi- nyl sale. Carpet 3 rooms, 32 sq. yds. for $339. Commercial carpet including carpet, prem- ier underpad and professional installation. Laminate $2.39 sq. ft. Click System. Residen- tial, commercial, customer satisfaction guaranteed. Free Estimate. Mike 905-431-4040. CARPETS SALE & HARD- WOOD FLOORING: carpet 3 rooms from $339. (30 sq. yd.) Includes: carpet, premium pad and installation. Free estimates, carpet repairs. Serving Durham and sur- rounding area. Credit Cards Accepted Call Sam 905-686- 1772. CARPETS! CARPETS!CAR- PETS! 3 rooms carpeted with pad and installation $299 (32 yds.). SPECIAL BUY - 24oz. Berber, 10 colours, $7.50/yd. 32oz Berber, 12 colours, $8.50/yd. 45oz Nylon Saxony, 30 colours, $13.50/yd. NO HIDDEN COSTS. Free shopt at Home Service. Guaranteed Best Prices. SAILLIAN CAR- PETS, 905-373-2260. DESK 6'x3', credenza 6'x20" and hutch, swivel chair, all like new $500. Front hall mir- ror, 2 area rugs, 8'x10' & 8'x14', make an offer. Call 905-839–9840 DIAMOND RINGS- Valen- tine's Day Special - Upgrade sweethearts ring? Solitaire & Solitaire in diamond jacket. Both appraised over $6,000 each. Best offer. (905)725– 3143 leave message. DININGROOM 14 PCE cher- rywood. 92" double pedestal. 8 Chippendale chairs. Buffet, hutch, server, dovetail con- struction. Still in boxes. Cost $14,000. Sacrifice $5000. (416)746-0995. DIRECT TV DUAL L&B system with private open 3M $300, H- cards $400, emulation sys- tems $300. (905)261–9408 DIRECT TV hu card program- ming, $20. 60 day guarantee. Telephone (905) 579–9870 DIRECT TV $299, system with "H" $649, "Hu" loader $193, private full Hu 3M w/90 day gty $50, Amazing Electonics NOW! 601 Dundas St. W. 905-665-7732. DTV RCA SATELLITE sys- tems, complete with dual LNB, programmed hu card, H & HU card programming, installa- tion available. Kirk Satellite Services, (905) 728-9670. FRIDGE STOVE $350; Washer dryer $300; portable dish- washer $150; chest-freezer $120; Queen bed +frame $150; single pine bed $150; sofa + chair $350; coffee +ends $100; kitchen set $250; microwave $40; sm.stereo $75; bread- maker $60; antique bumber pooltable $300. 905-263-2657 Ontario Firewood Seasoned cut & split hardwood 4x8x12" $65 4x8x16" $75 Free delivery to Oshawa area. Call 1-888-466-3066 Visa Accepted SOUTH PICKERING Rougemount New 2 bedroom basement, modern, bright immediate. $750 + 1/3 utilities. lst/last. Credit- Check GOLF REALTY (905) 426-5664 Sick of RENTING? 1st Time Buyer? Professional Renter? Honest Answers....! Professional Advice...! To “Own” Your Next Home! 1-800-840-6275 905-571-6275Ability R. E.Direct Mark Stapley Sales Rep. OSHAWA 2 BDRMS with air, clean, quiet bldg. Rent $800/month! Park, Bloor- 401 area. Please call 905-432-2935AVON Wanted sales Representatives. Week of Feb.8 Free start up kit, registration & gift. call Heidi 905-509-1163. TAXI DRIVERS wanted Full Time & Part Time (905)427-1000 Thurs. Fri. after 6 p.m. Sat. after 11 a.m. Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamregion.com NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 PAGE B5 Required Immediately Full-time INSTALLER & DYNO TECH. for Emission Testing for a busy, fast-paced automotive shop. Must be a team player and able to work well with minimal supervision. We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits including profit sharing. Apply in person at the service counter or fax resume to: Uxbridge Canadian Tire 327 Toronto St. S. Uxbridge, Ontario, L9P 1N4 Phone 905-852-3315 Fax 905-852-3555 515 Skilled & Technical Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help Required Immediately Full-time & part-time SERVICE ADVISOR for a busy, fast-paced automotive shop. Must be a team player and able to work well with minimal supervision. We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits including profit sharing. Apply in person at the service counter or fax resume to: Uxbridge Canadian Tire 327 Toronto St. S. Uxbridge, Ontario, L9P 1N4 Phone 905-852-3315 Fax 905-852-3555 DO YOU LOVE R.V.'S AND KNOW YOU COULD SELL THEM? Campkin's Camping Centre offers a 4 day work week, Salary + great commission + bonus If You are Willing and Outgoing Fax resume to:905-655-8642 With Why We Should Hire You!! or email: info@campkins.com 530 Sales Help & Agents 530 Sales Help & Agents 530 Sales Help & Agents 530 Sales Help & Agents 530 Sales Help & Agents INSIDE ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE required immediately by Ajax publishing company. We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced sales professional to sell internet advertising products to our existing client base, as well as develop new accounts. Experience in telephone sales a definite asset. Hourly rate + commission. Fax resumes to Publisher: (905) 686-1078 PICKERING HONDA Requires AUTOMOTIVE SALESPEOPLE We offer: • State of the art facility • Top remuneration package • Company vehicle or allowance • Qualified sales traffic • Health and Dental Plans • Excellent working environment Call or Fax Sean Harris (905)831-5400 or fax (905) 831-1815 SALES ASSOCIATE One-Year Contract We have an exciting opportunity for a high energy individual with a university degree to promote our textbooks and educational technologies and services to colleges and universities. This contract position is a combination of inside sales and sales support and is based at our head office in Whitby. You may be required to attend sales conferences. The successful candidate can look forward to a competitive compensation package including salary, incentive bonus, car plan, travel expenses and a comprehensive flexible benefits plan. We are looking for a goal-oriented, self-starter with an eye for detail, excellent time management and communication skills, and strong computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, and Internet). Please email your resume to career@mcgrawhill.ca or send by fax (905) 430-5227 to Human Resources, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 300 Water Street, Whitby, Ontario L1N 9B6 by February 15, 2002 We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted. LIFE ENRICHMENT ASSISTANT F/T POSITION Recreation, Activation, Occupational Therapy Certificate or Equivalent. Must be physically fit, some lifting required. Computer literacy an asset. Available to work days, evenings and weekends. Mail/fax resume to: Life Enrichment Director Sunnycrest Nursing Homes 1635 Dundas Street East Whitby, Ontario L1N 2K9 Fax: 905-576-4712 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental RENT-WORRY FREE 1, 2 & 3 Bed. Apts. Well maintained, modern Appliances. All Util. included. On site super, maintenance & security. Rental Office:Mon - Fri. 12 noon - 8pm Sat & Sun 1pm- 5pm 905-579-1626 VALIANT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT www.gscrentals.com e-mail: valiant@speedline.ca 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent FURNISHED 2 BED. + OFFICE BUNGALOW ON COUNTRY LOT Approx. 35 min. N. of Whitby/Pickering/Ajax $2100 inc. heat/hydro (incl. wkly. cleaning) *Dishes *Linens *Cable *Tel. 1-905-852-6513 172 Furnished Apartments 172 Furnished Apartments 1011 Simcoe St. Under New Management • 3+4 BR Townhouses some w/ fin. bsmt. • All new windows & vertical blind • New Appliances • One Parking Spot incl. • Totally renovated suites • Seniors Discount in effect • Close to schools, shopping & Transit • Park like setting, some overlooking ravine • Enquire about Valentines Special From $975.00 Open House Feb. 9 & Feb 10, 12-5 pm Your Comfort is our Concern 905-571-0435 185 Houses For Rent 185 Houses For Rent CONTENTS SALE Bedroom, Dining room and Living room furniture. Items $75 - $500.Cash only. Saturday Feb 9, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 1781 White Cedar Drive, Pickering (Stroud's Lane/Rosebank) 905-831-0175 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale FURNITURE & APPLIANCE SALE We have purchased an appliance store plus pur- chased from the Furniture Show in Toronto. Save 30% off new GE fridges, stoves, electric & gas, dishwashers, microwaves, built in ovens, all GE top quality plus new mattress sets, all sizes includ- ing King, 2 Futons, sofas, chairs, loveseats, curio cabinets, tables & chairs, pub tables & bar stools, 6 pc. pine bedroom suite, day beds, plus much more. Sale being held at 1975 Taunton Rd. Hampton (Just East of Solina Rd.) Sale now on Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Call 905-263-2517 Great Deals. Shop Early for Best Selections 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 325 Auctions 325 Auctions Auction Sale Grist Mill Auction Centre Newtonville February 9th, SATURDAY,11:00 a.m. Selling a quantity of new oak/cherry tables and chairs, 10ft. x 3 1/2 ft. Bleached oak ext. table (4 facia leaves); 7ft.x 3 1/2 ft cherry ext, table (2 facia leaves); set 8 arrow back armchairs; 4 sets of oak dining chair; nu- merous single oak chairs; antique extension table; qty large persian carpets; bedroom set; chesterfield; new stock items; arborite kitchen table/chairs; etc. etc Check out the website for updates Preview after 9:00 am Auction starts at 11:00 a.m. SATURDAY Terms: cash, Appr. Cheques, Visa, M/C, Interac AUCTIONEERS Frank & Steve Stapleton (905)786-2244, 1-800-263-9886 www.stapletonauctions.com "Estate specialists since 1971" AUCTION SALE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 2002 at 6:00 P.M. Pre-view starts @ 4:00 P.M. Held at Masonic Hall, 14 Cassels Rd. E., Brooklin ITEMS:Kitchen set, wooden water mill w/pump, Maple 2 leaf dining set, glass, china and small furniture. ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES:Radios, floor lamp, horse clock, picture frames, many more items, too many to list. TOYS & COLLECTABLES: Dinky, Hot Wheels, 1960 Struc- to truck, Tonka, collectables, match books, "Example" "B.A Gas" plus "Superman" collectables. THIS IS A MUST SEE!! Plan to Attend! Terms: Cash or Cheques. For More Information Call Auctioneer BONNIE BROOKS (905) 432-2124 *Snack Bar on Premises* AUCTION SALE Pethick and Stephenson Auction Barn, Haydon Sat. Feb. 9, 2002 @ 5:30 pm Open @4.From 401 Ext. 431 at Bowmanville, North 8 mi. on Hwy. 57 to Con. Rd. 8, turn east at Firehall to Hay- don.From a Bethany home, pine bedroom furniture, maple TV stand, Kenmore port. dishwasher, dishes, glassware, coins & currency and many other articles. Terms Cash, In- terac, Visa, M/C, Amex. Auctioneer: Don Stephenson 905-263-4402 or 705-277-9829. Call Don for all your auction needs. Auction every Sat. night. AUCTION SALE Rickard Arena & Community Centre Hwy. #2 & Waverly Rd., Bowmanville Sunday Noon Feb. 10th View 11:00 am-Sale Starts at 12.00 noon Partial list: Phillips, Magnavox, RCA, GE, Etc. electronics, phones,tools, gold Jewel- lery, rings, earrings, chains, figurines, lug- gage, cookware, dinnerware, small ap- pliances, vacuums, some furniture, com- forters, porcelain bowls, scooters, swords, lamps, porcelainware, water fountains & more.TERMS: Cash, Visa, M/C only. Sale by Global Sales 905-947-0333 AUCTIONS - 3 DAYS OF SALES, Feb. 7th - 9th -10th at WARNER'S AUCTION HALL, Hwy#2 Colborne. Contents from home, Mrs. Pollard of Cobourg, contents from Colborne home, plus M. Fleishman Sale on Sunday. Selection of modern & antique furnishings, collectibles, appliances, etc., restaurant articles & automobile. Partial lists: THURSDAY - FEB. 7th at 5:00PM - nearly new Craftmatic bed with con- trols, excellent 27" colour TV, 3 pot Bun coffee maker, 2 stain- less work tables, 2 heater serving dishes for buffets, nearly new conveyor toaster for bagels or toast, quantity serving trays, dishes, flatware, glasses & related articles, nice 3 pc sofa set, other 2 pc sofa set, 2 kitchen sets, bedroom set, oc- casional tables & chairs, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, small chest freezer, plus miscellaneous household articles. SAT- URDAY - FEB. 9th at 10:00AM - Excellent modern bed- room suite with dresser & mirror, lingerie` chest, highboy chest and 2 night stands, excellent antique bed with high head board and matching antique dresser with hat box & bevelled mirror both all original, cabinet sewing machine, excellent sol- id walnut 3 drawer sewing stand, auto washer & dryer, excel- lent modern sofa set, antique oak barley twist rocker, antique press back rocker, antique vanity with mirror, solid walnut an- tique gate leg table with 4 side chairs, antique dining room su- ite with 60" round table, 6 chairs matching sideboard, antique pillar mantel clock, cast iron mantel clock with pressed mer- maids, Royal Doulton top of hill, TV stand & VCR, maple desk, quantity costume jewellery, 8 place setting flatware, sterling pcs., quantity silver overlay pcs., Fenton plate, hand made cover set, quantity towels, linens, etc., ladies gloves, roll-away bed, quantity knick knacks, hand made tablecloths, 1991 Hyundi car runs good needs some work, signed Chandler pas- tel, other pictures, paintings, etc., dishes, glassware, house- hold articles, cut glass pickle cruet with stand, lamps, floor lamps, etc. SUNDAY - FEB 10th at 12:00PM NOON - M. Fleishman Sale: NEW TV's & VCR's, stereos, small household appliances, stainless pot sets, giftware, crystal, glass, collector cards, coins, etc. Note: Partial lists only - All sales no reserves. GARY WARNER - AUCTIONEER 905-355-2106 Online at www.warnersauction.com FURNITURE & APPLIANCE SALE We have purchased an appliance store plus pur- chased from the Furniture Show in Toronto. Save 30% off new GE fridges, stoves, electric & gas, dishwashers, microwaves, built in ovens, all GE top quality plus new mattress sets, all sizes includ- ing King, 2 Futons, sofas, chairs, loveseats, curio cabinets, tables & chairs, pub tables & bar stools, 6 pc. pine bedroom suite, day beds, plus much more. Sale being held at 1975 Taunton Rd. Hampton (Just East of Solina Rd.) Sale now on Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Call 905-263-2517 Great Deals. Shop Early for Best Selections SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 10 A.M. Estate auction at Orval McLean Auction Center - Lind- say. Selling contents of Walter Bagshaw estate and others. Furniture and antiques - 8 pc. walnut dinner, modern bedroom suite, mates bed, wardrobe, new oak table and chairs, dressers, curio cabinet, maple buffet/ hutch, antique walnut tea wagon, old gunstock chairs, new chesterfield suites, new bed chesterfield, antique walnut sewing cabinet, lge. wool pattern rugs, wrought iron glass top table and chairs, pressback nursing rock- er, DL kitchen table, antique desk, leather swivel chair, computer. Glass and China - quantity of glass, china, crystal, bunnykins, bavaria, minton 8pc. set dinner- ware. Collectibles: 2 french pocket doors, prints, foot warmer, baby scale. Tools - tool chest, 5/20 snow blower, mower. Vehicles: 97 Neon, 88 Ford pickup. Hundreds of interesting items. Don't miss this one. Orval & Barry McLean Auctioneers. Call 705 - 324-2783 or 1-800-461-6499 or www.mclean.theauctionadvertiser.com ESTATES & ANTIQUES STORE CLOSINGS MCCRISTAL AUCTIONS (905) 725-5751 510 General Help 100 Houses For Sale 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 185 Houses For Rent HANDICAP AIDES - 3-wheel scooter $2,000; wheelchair $250; lift-recliner chair one - $800, one - $300; tub transfer seat $50; commode $50; other items. Call 1-905-449-7688. HARDWOOD FLOORS FOR BETTER HEALTH. Prefinished and unfinished from $l.99 sq.ft. Showroom: Kendalwood Plaza 1801 Dundas St. E., Whitby 905-433-9218 Oshawa Hardwood Floors Ltd. HEINZTMAN BABY GRAND piano. $2000 Or best offer. Call 905-665-9640 KENMORE FRIDGE & STOVE both full size, almond colour, excellent condition. Fridge is frost-free; stove is self-clean. $500/pair. Please call after 6pm 905-579-2284 MEN'S BLACK LEATHER COAT, 3/4 length, top quality, size 2X, $250. 905-373-6082. ANTIQUE FRENCH door, with beveled glass windows, and with antique brass handle. 23" x 80". Excellent condition. $150. 905-697-9462 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. Holi- day special - pay no tax on all upright pianos. Gift Certifi- cates available. Call Barb at 905-427-7631 or check out the web at: www.barbhall.com Visa, MC, Amex. PLAYSTATION MOD CHIPS PS1 basic chip $35; Stealth chip $60; PS2 Version 1 & 2 $75; Version 3 $95; Version 4 $125; All work guaranteed. Install while you wait. Bea- trice/Wilson area (905)721- 2365 RENT TO OWN new and re- conditioned appliances, and new T.V's. Full warranty. Pad- dy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1-800-798-5502. SOLID OAK CURIO cabinet and cocktail table, bleached finish. White swivel rocker, all like new, original cost $3800 make offer. Call (905)728– 4268 OAK/PINE FURNITURE....We have expanded our showroom and are filling it with exciting New Designs in Solid Wood Bedrooms, Dining Rooms and Entertainment Units. We have a large selection available, and if you don't see what you are looking for, we will build to your specifications.... Let Tra- ditional Woodworking be your own personal FURNITURE MAKER. We have been build- ing quality solid wood furni- ture in the Durham Region for 27 years. We pride ourselves on being able to take your ideas/plans and turn them into reality. Drop in and see our State of the Art Woodworking facility and let us show you how quality fine furniture is made... Remember..."There is no Substitute for Quality"..Tra- ditional Woodworking.... 115 North Port Road (South off Reach Road), Port Perry. 905- 985-8774. www. traditionalwoodworking.on.ca STORAGE TRAILERS AND storage containers, 24 ft. & 22 ft.. Call 905-430-7693. WHEELCHAIR - $650; walker $200; both in excellent condi- tion. Call 905-579–2859, please leave message. Priva- cy passcode 123. XBOX SYSTEM plus second controller and 4 games (Halo, Dead or Alive 3, Gotham rac- ing and NHL hockey 2002. Phone (905) 439-7232 or (905) 725-0858 after 5 p.m. YAMAHA 350H ELECTRIC GUITAR wiht 15 watt, Squier amp, hard guitar case, stand and patch cord. Asking $375 OBO. 905-377-9983. Articles Wanted315 WANTED - automatic trans- mission for 1990 Ford Probe. Call 905-434-0392 WANTED CAMERAS:Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Voigtlander, Zeiss, Robot, Grafex, Com- piss, Leitz, Leica. 16mm movie cameras, old metal toys, Fair prices paid (905)432–1678 Most metal body cameras & miniature cameras. Vendors Wanted316 VENDORS WANTED - The Oshawa This Week Spring Home Show, April 5th-7th/02 at the Oshawa Civic Auditori- um. The Durham Spring Home Show, April 19th-21st/02 at Ir- oquois Sports Complex in Whitby. For info. please call Wendy at 905-579-4473 ext. 2215. Firewood330 KOZY HEAT FIREWOOD,ex- cellent very best quality hard- wood, guaranteed extra long time fully seasoned, (ready to burn) cut & split Honest measurement, free delivery, 905-753-2246. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST - top quality seasoned hardwood. Serving Pickering, Ajax, Whit- by and Oshawa. Call DURHAM FIREWOOD 905- 427–5278 FIREWOOD - serving all of Durham 905-924–5512 FREE FIREWOOD - Broken woodskids and pallets. Deliv- ery available Oshawa Whitby/ Ajax Pickering area. 905-434- 0392. (snp) LAKERIDGE FARM FIRE- WOOD,the best quality wood, seasoned cut/ split/ delivered. Discount for pickup. Volume discount. Serving Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Cour- tice. Call anytime 905-922- 3417 TV, Sound Systems360 H/HU FIX $2 (30 days), $20 one yr warranty www.direct-tv.ca Pet, Supplies Boarding370 FREE TO GOOD HOME Hima- layan Persian, female, 7 years old, spayed and de- clawed. Call 905-683–3121 LABRADOR PUPPIES for sale, mother & father on sight, mother is CKC registered. $300 (905)839–1968 WANTED a Norwegian re- triever or Golden retriever (white in colour), call 905- 434–0392 Cars For Sale400 1993 CHEVY LUMINA,$3995. 1992 Chevy Corsica, 114km, $3495. 1988 Chevy Cavalier, $1999. All certified and E-tested. 905-404-5783. 1986 PONTIAC PARISIENNE, 97,000 kms, new brakes, starter motor, exhaust sys- tem, runs great, certified +E- tested, $1,800. 905-428-7980 eves 1988 GMC PU,4X4, 5 spd, with plow, rebuilt 5.7, $6995; 1989 GMC PU, 4X4, auto, loaded, EX Cruise, 92,000 km. $8500; 1995 Chev Astro Van, all wheel drive, 165,000 km. $6995; 1995 Chev Tracker, excellent condition, 205,000 km. $5500; 1993 Pontiac Grand Am, 153,000 km, 6 cyl, $4500; 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee, high km, lots of new parts $8500. All vehicles cert. & E-tested, 12 month 12,000 km. Limited Powertrain Warranty. Call Doug, days: 905-985-0074; Eve. 705-277- 3250 Dealer. 1989 BERETTA GT, red, auto, loaded, new brakes, alterna- tor, battery, runs +looks great, 145,000kms, certified +E-test- ed, $3500. 905-428-7980 eve. 1988 BUICK LESABRE LTD., 4 door, 3.8 engine, all options, excellent condition throughout, no rust, $l,l00. Telephone (905) 404–8541 1990 FORD TEMPO,grey, excellent condition, 195,000 kms, $1200 as is. Call (905)426–8867 1991 IMPULSE Hatchback, 181,000 kil., $2,200 or best offer. Telephone (905) 725– 5628, ask for Jeff or Arden. 1992 CARAVAN only 164,000k, V6, automatic, well maintained van, safety + Emission tested, new front brakes, $2,695. Oshawa Deal- er. Murray 905-718-1808, 83 Ritson Rd.S. 1993 BONNEVILLE SSEI $7900 fully loaded leather in- terior tinted windows & sun- roof Call 905-438-8552 snp 1994 CHRYSTLER INTREPID looks/runs like new, 4dr, light blue, clergy-driven, non- smoker, no accidents. 3.3L, V6, 217,500km (135,000mi) Loaded! New battery brakes, ball joints, tires, Le Bra. certi- fied & e-tested $5100. (905)571–4279 (snp) 1995 FORD CONTOUR, blue, 2.5 L, V6, Duratec, 5 speed, loaded, traction control, sport package with aluminum wheels, $6,300 OBO. Must Sell! Call 905-435-3442. 1996 FORD EXPLORER XL, excellent condition. Asking $14,900. Will certify Tele- phone (905) 723–5400 1997 SILVER CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI Coupe 67,000km warranty to 2005 fully loaded grey leather seats, much more, emission tested, lady driven. Asking $13,550. Call 905-852-2435 1997 TIBURON,2L, 5 spd, 145,000 km, Pioneer 4- speaker aerial CD, $11,900. Call 905-697–0265 1998 SUNFIRE 70,000 kms, 4 door, fully loaded, E-tested and certified. $8,900. Call Mike 905-428-7867 1998 SUNFIRE,purple, 110,000 kil., hwy., 4 speed automatic, 2 dr., $9,500 firm. Must sell, leaving country. (905)404–2935, Rick or less message. 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 42k miles, from US, cruise, p.s., p.b., p.w., p.dl., CD play- er, cloth interior, new front tires, new rear brakes, mint $15,900. (905)720–4744 2000 FORD ESCORT, silver, like new, low mileage, fantas- tic deal! Purchase for $14,000 cash or assume payments of $388. at 0% financing with Ford. 905-725–3910 SWEET DEALS ON WHEELS, 1991 Shadow- $2,895., 1994 Shadow- $3,695., 1991 Cara- van (van)- $1,995. All vehi- cles are automatic, certified and E-tested. Lets Deal call 905-718–9347 anytime Deal- er. Cars Wanted405 CASH FOR CARS!We buy used vehicles. Vehicles must be in running condition. Call 427-2415 or come to 479 Bayly St. East, Ajax at MUR- AD AUTO SALES. WANTED - Dead or Alive . Cars, Trucks, Machinery.. Call 905-655-4609 WANTED - inexpensive cars or trucks. Running or not, but not too rusty. Free removal. Call 905-434-0392 (snp) Trucks For Sale410 1987 FORD PICK up with cap, 6 cyl. automatic, passed emissions, $1900., 1989 Jeep Comanche Pick up , 4x4, 5 pd. standard, $1200., Box trailer, 12'x6'x4' high, aluminum re- movable top, good tires, jack, 2-spares, excellent shape, $950. Call 905-433–2436. !!! ATTENTION !!! GM Work- ers/Retirees Time to order your 2002 GM truck. A hot U.S. market makes your low mileage trade worth more than ever. We have the best con- tacts in this market and can get you top dollar for your truck. Guaranteed to find you the best deal on a new order. We also offer great prices on other makes and models of new vehicles. Call Mike today for a free quote. FLEETWOOD AUTOMOTIVE CONSULTANTS 1-888-320-6548. "an inde- pendent purchasing agent supporting local area GM dealers" TRUCK CAP FOR SALE - fits long box S10 - S15 $100 OBO. Call Justin at 905-885-2028. Vans/ 4-Wheel Dirve420 1983 FORD 150 CARGO VAN, 300 cu. in. engine, 6 cyl. stan- dard transmission. New car- buretor with extra parts in- cluding motor with 30,000 miles, tires, rad and brakes. Total package as is $500. obo. Call Rick 905-985-3740. 1989 FORD AEROSTAR XLT 7-passenger, V6, auto, full load, am/fm stereo, 180,000km, factory makes, new tires, mechanically-A1, very clean throughout. Must sell $1,275. 905-404–8541. 1990 CHEVY CARGO VAN, auto, runs good, $1800 as is. E tested in may 2001 or willing to trade for good used smaller vehicle. Call Hope 905-404- 8676 or 905-261-4397. 1992 FORD ASTRO EXT. Loaded 220km, excellent con- dition. Was cert & e-tested August 2001. Asking $4500. Call 905-725-4180. Also 1989 Caravan B.O. 1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT, 4dr, 7-passenger, V6, air, p/w, p/l, p/m, tilt, cruise, very clean & well maintained. 67,000km. Certified/emission tested. 905-434–7986. Auto Parts & Repairs440 WANTED - 3.1 GM motor; also 4 Litre 1993 Ford Aero- star motor; parts for 1992 auto. Dodge Colt; Parts for 1993 auto. Ford Probe. 905- 434–0392 Coming Events249 **EXHIBITORS WANTED** Keeping 'Your Business' in Durham, Metro East Trade Centre, March 1-3, 2002. 1st Class Exhibitors. Call 905- 655-8278 or 1-800-461-3355 Announcements255 Lost and Found265 LOST - DOG,Yorkshire/Mal- tese mix, small, black, went missing Tuesday Jan. 29th Glendale area, Pickering. An- swers to Roley. Family very upset. Call (905)839–9238 REWARD - Lost, man's gold bracelet in Whitby. Vicinity of Gilbert and Brock St. Senti- mental value. If found, please call 905-432-7639. Personals268 ENERGY WORKER available (Reiki Master, Crystal Healer, Ear-coning Therapist) Mau- reen McBride's Healing/Ener- gy Clearing media document- ed, including Toronto Sun. Four years success treating leukemia, cancers; chronic pain management; dissolving child-adulthood traumas/is- sues. 905-683-1360 days, eves, weekends HEAVENLY PSYCHIC An- swers. Find the oracle within. $2.99/min. *18+*24 hrs. 1- 900-451-3783. VOICE AVAILABLE.Broad- casting student is available for corporate voiceovers, documentary and industrial narratives. Reasonable rates. 905-421-0221 Daycare Available273 DAYCARE AVAILABLE Whites/ Finch Area. In My Home. 2 years of age and up. Busing to and from St. Marguerite School. For more information call Cheryl 905-420–0206 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. WESTNEY/HWY. 2 AREA, re- liable and experienced day- care, affordable rates. Play- room and outings. Part time or full time. Fenced backyard, lunch and snacks. Call 905- 428–8649 Daycare Wanted274 CAREGIVER REQUIRED to look after 4 yr. girl, must be flexible, Ajax area, Call bet- ween 8 and 9 p.m. (905) 683– 1725 IN HOUSE BABYSITTER wanted for 2 boys, ages 4 & 2 years. Located on Fawndale Rd., non-smoker, please call after 6pm (905)509–2179. EXPERIENCED NANNY for 2 young children in Ajax area. Monday - Friday. Light house- keeping, meals & references. Call (416)704-0638. BABYSITTER NEEDED - Keep the mess out of your home, come to ours. We need a car- ing, mature and reliable per- son to come into our home between 2 & 6 p.m., Monday to Friday. We have 3 children ages 5, 3, and 8 months. Our oldest son has special needs and requires a little extra at- tention. All of our children are very pleasant and well be- haved. Someone with experi- ence is preferred but more importantly someone who loves children. Mother is re- turning to work on March 28, 2002 but we would like you to start a week or two early to familiarize yourself with our children and home. We will provide all snacks and activi- ties, just bring a loving attitude and everyone will enjoy. We live in the Whites Rd. and Finch area of Pickering behind St. Mary's School. Call Mau- reen or Rick at 905-831-3703. Mortgages Loans165 MORTGAGES - Good, bad and ugly. Financing for any pur- pose. All applications accept- ed. Call Community Mortgage Services Corp. (905) 668– 6805. CENTRAL FUNDING GROUP, first & second mortgages to 100%. From 5.75% for 5 years. Best available rates. Private funds available. Refi- nancing debt consolidation a specialty. For fast profession- al service call 905-666-4986/ 905-686-2557. MONEY PROBLEMS?STOP: judgements, garnishments, mortgage foreclosures & har- rassing creditor calls. GET: Debt Consolidations, & pro- tection for your assets. Call now: 905-576-3505 Home Improvements700 Garbage Removal Hauling702 Painting and Decorating710 Moving and Storage715 Dating Services900 FRIENDS AND LOVERS DAT- ING SERVICE!Durham's Own! Find your mate, or just share a moment. Listen to all the voice ads free. Women free to meet men. (905)-683- 1110. Adult Entertainment905 LOUNGE ON BLOOR Oshawa a relaxing massage plus hot tub, friendly faces. 2 for 1 available. 905-404-8353 MOUNTAIN MOVING SYSTEMS We will move anything, anywhere, anytime. Commercial or residential. Packaging, storage and boxes available. Senior & mid month discounts. Free estimates. 571-0755 1-888-491-6600 TMS PAINTING & DECOR Interior & Exterior European Workman- ship Fast, clean, reliable service. 428-0081 All Pro Painting and Wallpapering Stucco ceilings, General repairs, Top quality work at reasonable prices 20% off for Seniors Call for a FREE Estimate 404-9669 GARBAGE REMOVAL For PeopleWith Limited Cash Flow Garage is for cars Basement for relaxation Call Joseph (905) 428-7528 or cell (905) 626-6247 R & M DRYWALL The specialists of basements Taping and framing, residential and commercial. Free estimates (905) 697-3444 J. STUART RENOVATIONS • Basements • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Painting • Ceramics • Flooring John 416-439–5200 cell 416-606-4508 LAURIE'S HOUSECLEANING SERVICES 18 years in business Works alone Excellent Rates & References Ajax/Pickering area only (905) 426-3711 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. NO TIME TO TALK Why not Fax us your ad! You can use your fax machine to send us your advertisement. Please allow time for us to confirm your ad copy and price prior to deadline. One of our customer service representatives will call you. Please remember to leave your company name, address, phone number and contact name. Fax News Advertiser 905-579-4218 BAD CREDIT? NO CREDIT? EVEN BANKRUPT CREDIT? But need a car? Phone Gerry today 576-1800 All applications accepted. Bring in this ad & get $100 toward your purchase Down payment or deposit may be required SALES LIMITED WE FINANCE EVERYONE First time buy- ers, bankrupt, bad credit, no credit. You work? You drive! Lots of choice. Down or Trade may be required. SPECIAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT SHERIDAN CHEV 905-706-8498 NEED A CAR? Rebuild Your Credit with Newstart Leasing! AS LOW AS $199 DOWN 1-866-570-0045 NEED A HOME PHONE? NO CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? NO PROBLEM! No deposit Required Activated Immediately Freedom Phone Lines 1-866-687-0863 PAGE B6 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamregion.com MAJOR AUCTION Kahn Auction Centre, 2699 Brock Rd. Pickering (905) 683-0041 2 DAY SALE : Thurs. February 7th 7:00 p.m. : Sun. February 10th 12:00 noon ANTIQUES AND FURNITURE: 9 pc. mahogany shieldback diningroom suite, Victor- ian empire and french sofa sets, vintage arts and crafts desk, mission oak mag- nificent sideboard, Ethan Allen corner cupboard, leather top end tables, old (c1795) pine cupboard, mahogany desk, harvest table and 6 chairs, cherry french provincial quality diningroom suite, carved french country oak 9 pc. di- ningroom music cabinet, fireside chairs, Victorian rockers (3 to choose from), beautiful panel pine desk, Hendredon end tables, drexel sideboard, Victorian dresser, piano bench, old pine baby cradle, used roll-top desks, old oak office chairs, oak tea wagon, mahogany cupboard, sideboards, french dresser, pine bench, too many items to list. GLASSWARE AND CHINA - C1940 Nippon coffee set, Minton dishes, discontinued Royal Winton Chintz, collection of old delft vases, Limoges, cups and saucers, vintage ewers from Europe, Satsuma murano glass, old china, cranberry glass, and quality new and old china still arriving! SPECIAL INTERESTS:old toys, cowboy hand painted guitar, vintage leather sad- dle, bird houses, old lamps, pictures, unusual working old childs mall racing car (red) a must see! floor lamps, school (turn of century) desks, maple Leaf "pair" hockey tickets (Montreal), Estate jewelry, emerald ruby and diamond rings with appraisal, oriental and persian rugs, fine selection of new and old oriental, persian, indian and 100% wool imported carpets of various sizes, from hallway runners to room size rugs. ART AND OIL PAINTING:Selection of signed Walter Campbell best, Group of Seven Limited Edition quality framed, Casson, Thompson, Carmichael, Harris, some first time offered in this series, Carl Brenders, Bateman, an opportunity to purchase one of Canada's best, a great selection of professional painted new and old oil on canvas, watercolors etc. DECORATIVE ACCESS: New tiffany lamps, bronzes, dolls, new carved furniture, (pine and mahogany), Italian handpainted furniture, 4 panel screens, trunks, lots of giftware and creative decorative arts for the designer and store owner. Auctioneers remarks: This will be a great offering to start the new management of "KAHN AUCTION CENTRE"with 2 dates full of over 8 diningroom sets, mahog- any to oak and lots of furniture, estate, new, liquidation, and sale of household contents. Don't miss this 2 day sale. Note: Now Thursday Start Time 7:00 o'clock with previews beginning from noon date of sale. TERMS AND CONDITIONS:Visa, Mastercard, Amex, debit card. No registration fee. 10% buyers premium. Delivery available. For more info. or for consignment please call Victor Brewda (Member of the Ontario Auctioneers Association) at (905) 683-0041 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions Office 905-852-9538 Toll Free 800-654-4647 Cellular 416-518-6401 Fax 905-852-1067 Gary Hill Auctions (Div. of 1361082 Ontario Limited) Uxbridge AUCTION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH - 10:00 A.M. Antiques, Furniture, Collectibles & Household items from local estates @ Vanhaven Arena, 722 Davis Dr., Uxbridge. Durham 23 (Lakeridge Rd.) N. to Davis Dr. & W 2 km. or Hwy. 404 N to Davis Dr. (Newmarket) & E 24 km. Excellent oak bow front sideboard w/paw ft., Empire carvings & carved splashboard (as good as you’ll find); beautiful 3 tier, leaded glass etagere w/inlay; heavily carved oak sideboard (ex.), walnut breakfront (painted), bow front & walnut china cabinets, oak side by side w/d/f centre; sm. side by side oak china cabinet, jam cpbd., pine sideboards, 9 pc. walnut d/r ste.; lg. walnut armoire w/orig. brass hooks, beveled mirror & inlay panels (ex.); 3 pc. carved settee set, sm. settee, Victorian chaise lounge, Bombay Co. strap sofa, sofa (new); Tables - walnut w/2 lvs. (Art Shoppe - 1950’s), Duncan Phyfe, d/l & oak w/chairs, pine folk art, sm. harvest, 1/2 moon mah., Vict. parlour - 1 w/marble top, pine coffee, mah. side tilt top & walnut hall; inlay bar cabinet, oak smoker’s stand, chairs incl. ornately carved, Mission oak, qty. press backs & 4 captains; area rugs, bookcase w/barley twist, repro 4 door stacking bookcase, ice box, db. brass bed, high bedstead, ex. oak bow front dresser, solid oak dresser w/mirror (painted), oak & pine washstands, mah. night stands, vanity dresser mirror, cheval mirror, lg. blanket box w/drawer, cedar chest, dome top trunk, Singer treadle sewing mach., Hudson’s Bay “4 pt.” wool blankets, Ikea shelving units, 1/4 cut oak barley twist & modern floor lamps, TVs, fridge, 2 pr. washers & dryers - 6 mos. & 4 yrs old; 65,000 BTU gas furnace; China, Glass, Silver & Jewelry: Royal Doulton - Fleur HN2368 & Tracy HN2736; Romance plate & sculpture, “Ribbon” 7 pc. jug & basin set, Aynsley, Coalport, Grindley dinnerware - 42 pcs., hp Limoges, cups & saucers, hp Nippon, Occ. Japan, Royal Winton, Wades, ironstone, silver overlay, pink dep., carnival, cranberry, Cross & Olive crystal stemware, qty. old pocket watches incl. Waltham & Elgin (most working, gold or gf.),, 14 Kt. yg bracelet w/Egyptian face; gemstones - amethyst, citrine, emeralds, opals, ruby, sapphire & topaz; Art: Lg. qty. old repro prints on canvas gilt frames incl., artists from 1700 & 1800’s - Bartois, Constable, Fragonard, Kemp-Welch, Lawrence, Millar, Morgan, Romney, Stanley, Turner, Vigee- Lebrun; album old prints - Mona Lisa; oil paintings, frames, Ltd. Edition & decor prints - Bateman, Lester; Collectibles: Bottles - oil, pop & milk - silk screens - Lindors, Stoney Creek & Price; embossed-Silverwood; creamers - emb. - Acme Farmers, Bordens, City, Oshawa, Price & Toronto Dairymans; bag Newcastle bottle tops; enamelware, kitchen utensils & canisters, tins, Coke tin sign, Franklin Mint pocket knives, Sports-Pucks-Team Canada ‘72 w/Dryden, Esposito & Ferguson photos, & First & Last Game; Cards-Leaf Rookies-Belak, Berg, Joseph, Kaberle, McCabe,, McCauley, Mogilny, Oates, Reichel, Renberg, Sundin & Valk; old war goggles, Coins-silver dollars-1930-1960’s, mint sets, paper money & foreign coins; oil lamps, lanterns, bicycle lamp, old pine boxes w/lids, records-Elvis; old Postcards (ex.) - WWI & qty. 1950-1960’s; railroad & old maps, wd. ironing bd., 1940’s Christmas decor., hand baskets, old fountain pens, 1916 auto book, 1800’s math set w/case, 40 gal. crock, old mags. incl. Western Horseman, English decor; books; Toys - wrestlers, Hulk Hogan, etc.; wooden dumb bells, old radios; Thomas horn cylinder type, table top phono w/ex. stencil; Yamaha guitar F-310-TBS (new) in case; Outdoor, Tools & Misc.: John Deere 130 riding mower, JD snow blower w/elec. start, Lumber - ash, cherry, maple & oak; 350 lb. variety welding rod, old tools incl., leather working, level, planes, saws; whiffle trees, radial arm saw, trailer & truck lights (new), 53’ trailer wiring cords, Walthers air pistol, electronic dart machines, old copier, drafting table, lg. steel shelving unit. Two auctioneers selling at same time Preview: 8 a.m. Sale Day Terms: Cash, Visa, M/C, Interac or approved cheque garyhill.theauctionadvertiser.com WEDNESDAY, FEB 13th, 4:45pm Auction Sale of Furniture, Antiques and Collectables for a Markham home, selling at NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 1km west of Utica. TO INCLUDE:GE fridge blackfront, GE selfcleaning stove solid elements, king sz pine bed, queen sz pine bed, both like new with mattresses, six pc kitchen suite (Ex), lamps, stereo, bedroom suite, stainless steel pots (new) Sanyo microwave (new), plus large quantity of collectibles and glassware. SALE MANAGED AND SOLD BY NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 DURHAM’S NEWEST SINGLES DANCE Friday February 8th 8p.m. - 1a.m. $8 adnission Held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 322 Ajax 111 Hunt Street ( Harwood, south of 401) ALL SINGLES WELCOME UPCOMING EVENT INFO 1-866-764-5768 255 Announcements 255 Announcements NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the Estate of FRANK ROY SEDMAN, late of the City of Picker- ing, who died on or about the 15th day of June, 2001, must be filed with the under- signed personal representative on or before March 15, 2002. Thereafter, the under- signed will distribute the assets of the Estate having regard only the claims then filed. DATED this 5th day of February, 2002. PAULINE MARKLE, Estate Trustee of the Estate of FRANK ROY SEDMAN By her solicitor BRIAN R. HAWKE Barrister and Solicitor 1 Evelyn Avenue Pickering, Ontario LIN 1V3 261 Legal Notices 261 Legal Notices INFANTS - 12 YEARS OLD In caring, safe, fun home environment. Licensed by M.C.S.S. Reasonable rates Receipts, flexible hours. Call DURHAM PROFESSIONAL HOME DAYCARE 905-509-1207 273 Daycare Available 273 Daycare Available CANDO RENOVATIONS INC. METRO LICENCE B2195 For all your Quality Renovations Basements, Windows, Bathrooms Additions electrical gas fireplaces etc. Off. 905-686-5211 Fax 905-686-8072 ALSO MAKING HOMES ACCESSIBLE Since 1975 700 Home Improvements 700 Home Improvements RDC WINDOWS, DOORS & ROOFING Since 1969 Quality Products - Workmanship Guarantees Transferable Warranties “WE’RE WORTH LOOKING INTO” (905) 686-9494 or visit www.rdcworld.com • Porch Enclosures • Garage Doors Any purchase over $1,500, get a “Free storm door installed” HOME SERVICES (DURHAM) Minor-Major Repairs & Renovations Electrical Drywall Kitchen Bathroom Plumbing Stucco Painting Ceramic Tile 905-426-5301 Death Notice Listings For Audio on current deaths, call 905-683-3005 From Clarington, Port Perry or Uxbridge, please call 1-905-683-3005. Visit us on the internet: www.durhamregion.com Brought to you by the following funeral homes: Accettone, Armstrong, Courtice Funeral Chapel Limited, Low & Low, The Simple Alternative, McEachnie, McIntosh-Anderson, Morris, Newcastle Funeral Home, Northcutt-Elliott, Oshawa Funeral Service, Wagg, W.C. Town, Memorial Chapel. 1. Simply dial the above number on a touch tone phone only. 2. Listen for the name you are looking for. The listings are recorded by surname first. 3. When you hear the name you want, press 1 to hear details of the funeral arrangements. 4. If you miss any information, press 1 to replay the details. 5. If you want to go back to the main directory of names, press 2 and repeat from Step 2. Step 256 Deaths 256 Deaths sunday, february 10, 2002 Book your Valentine’s Day Greetings by Wednesday, February 6th, 2002 to qualify to win a $50 Dinner Certificate Call (905) 576-9335 or (905) 683-0707 Sample Size 1x20 $24 per spot 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale 330 Firewood 400 Cars For Sale 420 Vans/4-Wheel Drive 273 Daycare Available 700 Home Improvements • Delis, Food Stores, Caterers, etc. Call Erin Jackson at (905) 576-9335 or (905) 683-0707 ext. 2219 TO PLACE AN AD CALL 905-576-9335 OR 416-798-7259 OR EMAIL: classifieds@ durhamregion.com 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. GARDNER, Dr C.C.(retired Surgeon) Peace- fully passed away on February 2, 2002 at the Ajax Pickering Hospital. Beloved husband of Donna and the late Eleanor Holt. Loving fa- ther of Sandy, Rob and predeceased by his daughter Fiona. Cherished grandpa to Car- stairs, Dannah, John and Felicia. The family would like to acknowledge their appreciation to the staff at the Ajax and Pickering Hospi- tal, Dr. Salmon, Dr. Ah Now, Dr. Leader and Dr. Tannious. The family will receive friends at the MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905- 428–8488. From 7 to 9 on Monday February 4, 2002 and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 on Tuesday Febru- ary 5, 2002. Cremation. Private family Serv- ice. Should family and friends so desire, dona- tions to the Ajax Pickering Hospital or to the Charity of Choice would be greatly appreci- ated. HOUSTON, John, - peacefully, at Fairview Lodge, Saturday February 2, 2002, in his 63rd year, after a lengthy battle with Huntington's Disease. John was the beloved husband of Betty, loving father of Anne and her husband Ian, Shaun, and Ryan and his wife Christina and adoring grandfather of Erica, Aidan and Austin. He is survived by his sister, Mollie, and his brother, Philip and his wife Gloria. He will be sadly missed by his niece, Debra, nephew, David and their spouses and children. John was a long-time employee of Confederation Life. Funeral service was held Wednesday February 6, 2002, 3:00 p.m. at OSHAWA FUNERAL SERVICE,847 King St W. Oshawa, (905) 721-1234. Visitation: Tuesday February 5, 2002 2 - 4p.m.; 7 - 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, we would appreciate donations in John's memory to the Huntington Society of Ca- nada, 151 Frederick Street, Suite 400, Kitch- ener, ON N2H 2M2. NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, February 6, 2002 PAGE B7 P PICKERING SOCCER CLUB INDOOR RESULTS MITES DIVISION January 27 - Boyer Pontiac Panthers 12 (Meschach Green 7, Marley Green 4, Merissa Jaipaul, MVP Meris- sa Jaipaul) vs.Forest Green 3 (Jonathan MacMillan, Iain Reid 2, MVP Ian Reid);Sporting Images 4 (Robert Mauro, Matthew Hughes, Aidan Parker, Brayden Jones, MVP Aidan Parker vs. Silver 1 (Mateo Haza, MVP Jacob Jordan-Montgomery, Damian Rickards). January 20 - Boyer Pontiac Panthers 4 (Meschach Green 3, Marley Green, MVP Matthew Jeffery) vs. Sil- ver 2 (Natalie Fava, Jeremy Nastich, MVP Lindsay Carson, Mateo Haza); Forest Green 2 (Iain Reid, Jessi- ca Craig, MVP Jessica Craig) vs. Harrison Mailing 1 (Holina Millington, MVP Jesse Hewitt, Shane Khan); Sporting Images 1 (Brayden Jones, MVP Delaney Murphy) vs. Pickering Slo Sports 1 (Nadia Ben Hamoud , MVP Harry Tibbs, Nadia Ben Hamoud). SQUIRTS DIVISION January 27 - Gateway Newstands 8 (Peter Boylan 4, Ryan Boylan, Alex Mauro 3, MVP Jackie McCuaig) vs. Maroon 1 (MVP Desmond Flowers); Dr. M. Lean 3 (Luke Eskins, Bruce Cullen, James Beatty-Wilson, MVP Jeremy Aitchison) vs. Sporting Images 3 (George Meszaros 3, MVP Zane Aboo); Binns Designer Kitchens 2 (Gregory Lake, Alexandar Costa, MVP Matthew Oliver);B.K.Baun Landscaping Ltd.2 (Tarik Pol- gar, Ian Mackenzie, MVP Richard Yeates). January 20 - Dr. M. Lean 1 (James Beatty-Wilson, MVP Shawn Branscombe) vs. Binns Designer Kitchens 1 (Alexandar Costa, MVP Georgory Lake); Gateway Newstands 3 (Ryan Boylan 2, Alex Mauro, MVP Christie Fregona) vs. Sporting Images 3 (George Meszaros, MVP Terrell Vernon); B. K. Baun Landscaping Ltd.3 (Timothy Kurop 2, Ivor Mohorovic, MVP Brian Khan) vs.Maroon 6 (Alexander Genus 4, Rizwan Thaw- er 2, MVP James Guest). January 13 - Maroon 1 (Nicolas McDaffelly, MVP Nicolas McDaffelly) vs. Sporting Images 4 (Gorki Filinov 2, George Meszaros, James Young MVP Nicole Pedder). Dr. M. Lean 1 (Taylor Eskins, MVP Teresa Haza) vs. B.K. Baun Landscaping Ltd. 2 (Ivor Mohorovic, MVP Adell Danish); Binns Designer Kitchens 1 (Alexan- dar Costa, MVP Alexandar Costa) vs.Gateway Newstands 4 (Ryan Boylan 2, Alex Mauro 2, MVP Alex Reil- ly). ATOM DIVISION January 27 - Pickering Slo-Sports 2 (Alex Bunyan, Mark Sterling, MVP Mia Self) vs. Sporting Images 2 (Bryndon Fry, Robbie McPhee, MVP Bryndon Fry & Jamel Patten); Premier Elevator 2 (Kaitlyin Bridge- Campbell, Graham Holland, MVP Carmen Avarino) vs. Creative Space Rockets 2 (Justin Millard 2, MVP Chris Button);Kamiyama Kamikazies 3 (Sushil Chanana, Brittnee Fleming 2, MVP Sushil Chanana) vs.For- est Green Roughriders 2 (Andrew Goary 2, MVP Carly White); Boyer Pontiac Panthers 1 (Daniel Lupinac- ci, MVP Blythe Higginson) vs.Royal Blue Bombers 2 (Christopher Murphy, Terry Tambacopoulos, MVP Kali Easson & Jamie Stipetic). 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