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Local athlete makes his pitch Sports, B1 PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER PICKERING’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1965 PRESSRUN 45,600 40 PAGES WEDNESDAY,APRIL 4, 2001 OPTIONAL 4 WEEK DELIVERY $6/ $1 NEWSSTAND WHERE TO FIND IT Editorial Page/A6 Sports/B1 Entertainment/B5 Classified/B6 GIVE US A CALL General/683-5110 Distribution/683-5117 General FAX/683-7363 Death Notices/683-3005 Sincerely Yours 1-800-662-8423 Web site:durhamnews.net Email:steve.houston @durhamnews.net GOLF MEMBERSHIP Need a 683-3210ANNANDALE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB G.S.T additional Men’s Full Membership $845 Ladies Full Membership $845 Couples Full Membership $1475 Weekday Membership from $255 376 Kingston Rd., Pickering (NE corner of Rougemount & Hwy. #2) 509-9888For Reservations, Take-Out WEEKDAY LUNCHEON SPECIALS from $4.35 LLBO FINE CHINESE CUISINE & DINING LOUNGE New.. Nokia’s Digital PCS Phone ® Rogers Communications Inc. Used under License. ™ AT&T Corp. 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Residents in for ‘blindsiding’, says Brenner Pickering tax hike pitched at 10 per cent BY SUSAN O’NEILL Staff Writer PICKERING —City staff is proposing a property tax in- crease of nearly 10 per cent in Pickering this year, according to an overview of Pickering’s 2001 current and capital bud- gets presented to councillors Monday. “The package that will be presented at this stage to coun- cil for consideration would see an increase of just under the double-digit figures,” Mayor Wayne Arthurs said Tuesday, noting the figure outlined dur- ing a budget briefing for coun- cillors Monday is “not out of line with what we’ve been pro- jecting”. The budget overview, which City treasurer Gil Pater- son describes as “estimates and projections”, calls for a 9.8-per cent increase for 2001 on the municipal portion of the property tax bill, which equals an additional $75 per year on a home which has been assessed at $200,000. Mr. Paterson said the overview, presented at a spe- cial council meeting, was de- signed “to provide a very high level overview of the current situation and where we might possibly end up... council has- n’t seen any budgets yet.” He reported the proposal for a 9.8-per cent increase is “based on the staff estimates. That’s where we’re at and that’s what will be suggested to council.” According to Mayor Arthurs, there are three major issues driving the budget this year, including the fact the city has held its budget increases close to zero for the past 10 years. He said there is “certainly a pent up demand” for improve- ments in a lot of areas. GIL PATERSON ‘That’s what will be suggested to council.’ BY MIKE RUTA Staff Writer North Durham students played a major role in the public school board’s relative- ly good showing on last year’s Grade 10 literacy test, indi- vidual school results released Monday night reveal. Two of the three best scores belong to schools in Uxbridge and Scugog. Lead- ing the way were students at Cartwright High School in Blackstock, the region’s smallest public high school, with an overall pass rate of 84 per cent under Method 1 (which factors in all Grade 10 students in a school), the highest in the Durham Dis- trict School Board. Uxbridge Secondary School, with a 78- per cent success rate, was third. The provincial pass rate for the test, administered by the Education Quality and Accountability Office last Oc- tober, was 61 per cent, while the public board’s overall rate was 67 per cent. That was good enough for third-best among Ontario public school boards. Bev Freedman, programs superintendent at the Durham District School Board, in an interview termed the results “very good”, considering the board’s results after the first such EQAO test, for Grade 3 pupils, put it in the bottom third of Ontario schools. But she said the board is aiming for a mid-70s pass rate. Last year’s test was a trial run, but beginning this year, all Grade 10 students must pass it in order to receive a secondary school diploma. Not all Durham schools did so well. Two schools had a pass rate of 51 per cent and one, Oshawa’s Central Colle- giate Institute, had a 23-per cent success rate, the lowest in the board. “I think that if parents real- ized their kids weren’t getting a diploma if they didn’t pass Durham students more literate than most Public school board finishes near top of Ontario in Grade 10 literacy Pickering pays up to keep city youth busy Councillors approve grants program of up to $5,000 PICKERING —Charita- ble organizations that provide free youth programs in Picker- ing will now be eligible to re- ceive a maximum grant of $5,000 each year from the City. Councillors voted at Mon- day’s council meeting to ap- prove grants for the Edge Youth Centre in Bay Ridges and the Family & Youth Action Centre in north Pickering. The grants are part of a Youth Partnership Initiative the City approved earlier this year. That initiative, spearheaded by Ward 2 Regional Councillor Mark Holland, will see the City working with youth orga- nizations, community mem- bers and students to facilitate new programs, drop-in centres and activities aimed at giving greater opportunity for youth to participate in the communi- ty. Coun. Holland had initially suggested the City should offer youth organizations a donation equalling the municipal por- tion of the property tax bill. However, councillors feared that route might open the floodgates to applications from community organizations. So, they voted Monday to allow a maximum grant of $5,000 per year to registered charitable or- ganizations that have a dedicat- ed youth centre to provide pro- grams for young people here. “This is a very positive way to address the issue of youth,” Coun. Holland said, noting the City has developed “very spe- cific criteria that I think really zones in on those organizations we as a council have been talk- ing about wanting to assist.” He noted the grants repre- sent “quite a substantial invest- ment the City is making in our youth to try to provide oppor- tunities for them to become ac- tively engaged”. He also said council’s deci- sion will encourage other orga- nizations to set up here. “It says to others who might want to set up something simi- lar that these sorts of things add a tremendous value to our community,” he added. Paul Pryce, director of the Edge Youth Centre, said in an interview following the meet- ing that the grant will “provide some stability to our funding. It will enable us to continue providing the programs we are providing... it’s a great support to what we do with the young people.” Located at Liverpool Road and Krosno Boulevard, the Edge provides programs for young people in grades 6 to OAC. The centre, which is funded by churches, individu- als and local businesses, has an annual operating budget of about $40,000. Mr. Pryce said the addition- al funding from the City will enable the centre to not only continue offering its current programs, but to expand and introduce new programs. “It means we can start meet- ing the needs of youth,” he said, noting there is a “huge need in the youth culture (in Pickering). We’re having an impact.” Pregnant Pickering teen pepper-sprayed, beaten PICKERING ––Police are looking for the ex- boyfriend of a pregnant Pick- ering teenager who was at- tacked outside her workplace and repeatedly kicked in the stomach. Durham Regional Police said the 17-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed by a woman when she left the Kingston Road business at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The victim fell down on the ground at which time a male accomplice kicked her in the back and abdomen numer- ous times, police said. The teen escaped to a near- by restaurant bleeding from the face and 911 was called. She was rushed by ambu- lance to Ajax and Pickering Health Centre and admitted overnight for observation, po- lice said. There was no apparent physical harm to the baby and she was released from hospi- tal on Sunday. Investigating officers went to an Ajax residence Sunday night in an attempt to track down an 18-year-old suspect, who was only identified as the victim’s former boyfriend and father of the unborn child. An unidentified woman is also being sought in connection with the attack. MARK HOLLAND ‘A very positive way to address the issue of youth.’ See PICKERING page A2 BEV FREEDMAN ‘Very good’results.See GRADE page A3 AtAGlance Funeral services Friday for slain Pickering mother, daughter PICKERING –– Visitation and a funeral service are being held this week for Marcia Harmon and her daughter Danielle, a Grade 1 student at Vaughan Willard Public School in Picker- ing. The pair was found murdered in a bedroom of their Pickering home on Monday, March 26. Hus- band and father Montgomery Harmon died in hospital of a blood clot two days later, on the same day he was charged with their mur- ders. Visitation for Marcia and Danielle will be held at McEachnie Fu- neral Home, at 28 Old Kingston Rd. in Ajax, tonight (Wednesday) and tomorrow night between 7 and 9 p.m. The funeral service takes place Friday, April 6 at 10 a.m. at Carruthers Creek Community Church, 620 Audley Rd. in Ajax (at Bayly Street East, west of Lakeridge Road). Hearth place offers cancer support Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre is holding a series of events for cancer patients and caregivers during the weeks of April 2 and April 9. The centre is offering yoga and Tai Chi classes to cancer pa- tients and caregivers throughout the two weeks. Registration is re- quired for all classes. Many sup- port groups will also be held dur- ing the two-week period focusing on different types of the disease, including metastatic and breast cancer. A support group is also planned for cancer caregivers. For information, registration, ap- pointments or tickets for events or classes, call 905-579-4833. MARCIA HARMON DANIELLE HARMON A debut in black Wheels pullout BY KEITH GILLIGAN Staff Writer The Durham Regional Police Service has been told to sharpen its pencils and find more savings in its 2001 budget. Regional council’s finance committee on Wednesday told the Durham Police Services Board to cut more from its latest budget submission of $82.4 mil- lion. Council had told the police to keep their budget to $80 mil- lion. Last year the police budget was $71.8 million. About 85 per cent of the po- lice budget is wages and benefits and most of the increase this year is to hire 47 more officers and 20 civilian staff. “The position of the police board and myself on the $82.4 million is we really need that money,” Police Chief Kevin McAlpine told the committee. “The $82.4 million is needed to meet our obligations.” This year is the fourth of a five-year staffing plan. Chief McAlpine, however, suggested the plan could be stretched out another year to help ease budget pressures. With the 47 new officers this year and another 30 next year, the police would be at a ratio of one officer for every 750 citi- zens, which is the goal. “Many in our association (the police union) don’t believe that’s good enough. The current GTA average is one for every 715,” the chief added. In Toronto, the ratio is one to 550. Adding another year to the staffing plan, “allows council to spread the pain into another year. As the police leader, this is the best I can do,” Chief McAlpine said. “Our budget, after two years, we will have made up, through your good graces and the good graces of the taxpayers, our historical staffing shortage.” But, that wasn’t good enough for some committee members. Pickering Councillor Mark Hol- land noted unless the police kept to the prescribed guideline of a three-per cent increase, other Re- gional departments would suffer. And, tax increases for several years would have to be passed on to property owners. “Look at it (the Regional bud- get) in its totality. There are a lot of stresses on this organization. We have to stay at three per cent,” he added. “No one is say- ing there shouldn’t be an in- crease. But, it’s the level of the impact.” And,with the staffing plan the police are working on, next year’s budget would start with an increase of four per cent, Coun. Holland added. “There’s no doubt you’re behind in staffing. But there are enormous con- straints on what we can pass on to taxpayers,” he said. “For a very substantial period of time we’ll be starting each budget process at four per cent. We could potentially be looking at just police of three to five per cent and we still have the rest of our organization to deal with,” he stated. “Basically, we’re passing five per cent this year and four per cent next year. I personally don’t want to go back to my con- stituents to explain that.” To trim $2.4 million from the police budget would mean not hiring any of the 47 new officers, Chief McAlpine said. He added that since Monday, 10 officers have submitted retire- ment papers. Also, the police have $2.7 million in their budget for overtime, but have already used up $1 million since the be- ginning of 2001. “We’re taking some risks” with the overtime budget limit. The police were able to trim $1.5 million from an earlier budget submission, pri- marily by pushing back some hirings to next year and not re- placing vehicles this year. Regional Chairman Roger Anderson said the police moves are “in the right direction”. The chief said once the staffing plan is complete, budget increases for the police would be limited to assessment growth. “I appreciate the last-minute revisions to your budget,” Clar- ington Mayor John Mutton said. “We didn’t say go and tighten your belt. You’re getting an in- crease. We told you to go and let it out a little slower.” P PAGE A2 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 The mayor also says the City is faced with the need to enhance its fire services. The current proposal calls for a 5.4-per cent tax increase for fire alone. The mayor added council has “an obligation to ourselves to ensure we keep a stable, healthy reserve”. Mayor Arthurs reported council- lors will have a budget document in their hands in a week to 10 days. “Staff have tried to find a bal- ance,” he said, noting they “recog- nize this is not going to sit well in a lot of quarters, but they have said to us there are real needs.” He added, “I’m certainly not dis- appointed in the work staff has done.” However, he noted that doesn’t mean he’s endorsing the proposal without having reviewed the budget itself. Meanwhile, Ward 1 Regional Councillor Maurice Brenner, who called on his colleagues earlier this year to set a three-per cent tax guideline for any increases this year with the exception of fire services, says he can’t support the current proposal. “I personally cannot sell this to the public,” he said, adding the ra- tionale used in the staff report, which equates the proposed increase to the price of one extra large Tim Hortons coffee per family per week, “is an insult... I couldn’t market this like that.” Coun. Brenner also raised con- cerns about the lack of details in- cluded in the overview, saying, “this doesn’t tell me anything.” He said while 5.4 per cent of the proposed increase is earmarked for fire services, it’s not clear where the remaining 4.4 per cent will be allo- cated. “It’s all based on debt manage- ment,” he said, adding “I’ve never seen anything like this in 16 years. If I’m angry it’s because I had a mo- tion, I asked council to get involved in the process and set some guide- lines.” Coun. Brenner pointed out, “I never pretended we were going to get a zero-per cent increase.” However, he said, “I don’t think shocking is the right word (to de- scribe the current proposal)... this is like blindsiding.” PICKERING from page A1 Pickering councillors ponder tax hike of 10 per cent Please recycle your News Advertiser! 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Luigia Ayotte, Pickering schools superintendent, presented the board’s draft procedures, which are required by the Province, at Monday’s Durham District School Board meet- ing. Ms. Ayotte said one of the biggest changes to current practices would see SCCs required to go through the board purchasing department when buying something for the school. As well, councils would have to provide the board with monthly up- dates of their bank balances and a yearly report, to be shared with school staff, students and parents. “I have concerns with what we’re trying to do here,” said Whitby Trustee Doug Ross. “I have this burn- ing fear that we’re stamping out the autonomy of the SCCs... If I was sit- ting on an SCC, I would say this is restrictive.” He hopes the board will listen to input from SCCs on the procedures. Much of that will come at an April 9 meeting at the Education Centre in Whitby. “I can really identify with parents saying this is too much bureaucracy, and I don’t want to get involved,” said Scugog Trustee Martin Dem- mers. “We don’t want to discourage parental involvement with too much of a bureaucracy.” He feared that requiring monthly reports “might just choke (the coun- cils) with red tape”. Brock-Uxbridge Trustee Nancy Loraine noted some SCCs raise $2,000 a year while others garner $40,000, suggesting the policy may not be appropriate for all schools. And with monthly reports re- quired from all schools, “I see the po- tential for a huge amount of work coming into our administration cen- tre here.” She suggested that once SCCs have commented upon the proce- dures, a pilot project would be initi- ated before they are applied board- wide. Ms. Ayotte said the procedures “allow for everyone to have input” on a school fund-raising project by re- quiring that the school principal and SCC approve all initiatives and clear them with the school community be- fore they begin. She said if necessary, SCCs could receive training from board staff on the new requirements. NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 PAGE A3 A/P Please recycle your News Advertiser Grade 10 students compare well against peers North Durham students lead region in literacy scores there would be more of a fuss,” said Oshawa Trustee Kathleen Hopper. She wondered how the lowest-per- forming schools could offer remedial help to what amounts to a significant portion of their population. “Some of the schools are looking at offering remedial help to half the school, and in one case three-quarters of the school,” said Trustee Hopper. Scugog Trustee Martin Demmers noted Central’s score “is really pulling our board results down dra- matically. “If my daughter came home say, with 32 per cent (Central’s Method 2 rate which only factors in students who wrote the test), maybe I would all of a sudden become a hyper parent,” he said, asking if spending more mon- ey at the Oshawa school would help raise the scores. Ms. Freedman said a number of re- medial measures for all students would be fully outlined in June. Schools next month will give pupils who did not pass the test an internal assessment; an unofficial retake since passing is not a requirement for them. And a Grade 11, for-credit open liter- acy course is starting in September, to be introduced with the new curricu- lum. But while she is “reasonably confi- dent” the board can raise the percent- age of students who passed, Ms. Freedman said the prime determinant for how a student will perform is so- cio-economic, and not all will pass the test. She said Central “should be con- gratulated” for working “really, really hard”. Student representative Chris Skin- ner said in talking with students, they knew the test didn’t count, suggesting they didn’t put a lot of effort into passing. “Before we get too worked up I think next year’s results will be much more accurate,” he said. Ms. Freedman disagreed. “I certainly would not expect huge differentials in the scores next year,” she said. “My sense is that most stu- dents who took the test took it seri- ously.” Ajax Trustee Melinda Crawford suggested students didn’t do so well because they may have vision prob- lems, and asked if the board was con- sidering eye examinations. “If the students were over 50, read- ing material close up may have made a difference,” replied Ms. Freedman. Also performing well on the test were students at Whitby’s Sinclair Secondary School, with an 81-per cent pass rate, and Anderson Colle- giate & Vocational Institute (75). Pupils at Dunbarton High School in Pickering had a 75-per cent success rate. In Oshawa, the pass rate at O’Neill and R.S. McLaughlin colle- giate and vocational institutes was an identical 74. Following are the Durham District School Board’s school-by-school re- sults from the Grade 10 literacy test. The first figure is the pass-rate per- centage of all Grade 10 students at a school (including those who didn’t write the test), while the second is only for those students who wrote the test. School Method 1 Method 2 Ajax 68 73 Anderson 75 79 Brock 61 66 Cartwright 84 86 Donevan CI 60 64 Dunbarton 75 80 Eastdale 60 67 Exeter 65 70 G.L. Roberts 51 56 Henry Street 51 54 O’Neill 74 77 Osh. Central 23 32 Pickering 61 65 Pine Ridge 67 70 Port Perry 63 65 McLaughlin 74 79 Sinclair 81 84 Uxbridge 78 79 Board Avg.67 71 Ont. Avg.61 68 The numbers: KATHLEEN HOPPER ‘Some of the schools are looking at offering remedial help...’ GRADE 10 from page A1 Will red tape tie up school councils? 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We regret that due to the vol- ume of letters, not all will be printed. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Book bans perpetuate intolerance To the editor: Re: ‘Censorship motion shot down,’ March 21. Who will protect us from the trustees? We once again have trustees attempting to restrict and control curriculum choices. The classroom is one of the few places where adults can dis- cuss “controversial” material with children so that children can learn to think critically and develop appropriate social be- haviours. School is not just a place to learn the curriculum, but also a place to develop skills for living in society. If parents do not want their children exposed to discus- sions on differing viewpoints of controversial material with the supervision of a teacher, they can remove the student. But, be aware that students will learn about the controversial material in question from their friends, at the mall, at the hockey arena, the dance studio or on the television. The idea of banning books in the classroom because they do not conform to one person’s viewpoint smells of censorship that is frightening in an educa- tional system. By supporting this motion, are those trustees not perpetuating the very intolerance and narrow-mindedness that they find objectionable? Robert and Patricia Sasse, Pickering Is ‘obscene’ raise just the beginning for councillors? To the editor: Regarding Regional council’s decision to vote themselves an in- crease of eight per cent, the in- crease is excessive, even obscene. The increase granted to senior regional management was stated to remain competitive with other regions and necessary to avoid losing good people to other re- gions. To equate this increase as a reason to give themselves (coun- cillors) an eight-per cent increase doesn’t make sense. How many councillors have we lost to other Regions because the pay is too low? They knew the pay going in when they fought for election. Thus, any increase should not be retroactive but should be deferred until after the next election. The most disturbing comment, however, came from the mouth of Chairman Roger Anderson: “From now on councillors’ salaries will reflect whatever set- tlement we make with the unions.” Did regional council have this in mind when they granted eight per cent? What will it be next time - 20 per cent? With a policy like this the sky’s the limit! Talk about a conflict of in- terest. Congratulations to councillors Clare Aker, Ken Carruthers, Cathy Clarke, Doug Moffatt and John Neal for putting the taxpay- ers ahead of their own self inter- est. As for the others — how could you? Bob Stewart EDITORIAL Chairman comes up with a bright idea Hospital financing plan both moderate and sensible Investing in youth City grants program should open doors to more opportunity Finally, we have a Durham politician who has clearly seen the light and is offering a positive, progressive plan to make sure we get the health care we need. Durham Chairman Roger Anderson has proposed an easi- ly digestible special levy through a one-per cent increase for each of the next three years, at which point taxpayers would continue to pay the third-year level for another nine years. The plan would raise a whopping $70 million over 12 years. The slow-but-steady levy on our property taxes works out to an extra $33 to $45 for the average taxpayer by the third year, at which point they would remain at that level until the 12 years are up. The funds would go a long way to help pay off the $100 million needed to finance the $409-million hos- pital expansion plan at Lakeridge Health’s five sites and the Ajax and Pickering Health Centre. The Province, meanwhile, would pay out $216 million while local hospital foundations would be expected to con- tribute about $93 million. There would still be a shortfall of about eight per cent of the total amount but creative minds will surely be able to come up with ways (lottery anyone?) to make up the difference. The chairman, who is plugged into Queen’s Park and who knows the lay of the Tory cabinet, has seen the only way to deal with hospital funding is to provide a positive proposal. To sit back, as some stubborn regional politicians have done and demand the Province do it all is backwards thinking. It’s clear our hospital infrastructure is ailing and in dire need of major improvement. We can certainly rely on the Province for at least half the funding but, traditionally, hospi- tal expansions or improvements have never been fully funded by the Province. Those who argue the Province and the feds must pay the entire share of much-needed expansions and im- provements are going down a dead-end road. Mr. Anderson deserves credit for putting the entire issue into perspective. What issue for any politician could possibly be more important, more vital than health care? Police ser- vices, roads, transit, recreation centres — all matter little when stacked against hospitals ill-suited to a rapidly growing, rapid- ly aging populace. “We have an obligation, and I think it’s a moral obligation, to make sure health care is provided, no matter what,” said Mr. Anderson. Well said. We hope when Regional councillors debate Mr. Anderson’s plan at the April 25 council meeting, they’ll see the light and vote for a future that includes the very best health care for all Durham citizens. For the minimal amount being asked, the solution is an easy one. ‘There’s nothing for us to do’. Teens in Pickering will still say it, certainly, but with less vigour, less passion. At least they should, now that Pickering councillors have made good on a promise some made during last year’s mu- nicipal election campaign to provide more opportunities for youth here. City officials voted Monday to provide grants of up to $5,000 to charitable organizations offering programs and services for youth. The move is a compromise to a proposal put forth earlier this year by Regional Councillor Mark Hol- land, who had asked that the City donate money equal to the municipal portion of property taxes paid by youth organiza- tions. This move serves to create more opportunities — and more innovative approaches by youth groups — right here at home. And, an immediate benefit will be felt by at least two local organizations, the Edge Youth Centre in Bay Ridges, which has been operating on a shoestring budget for the last year, and the Family & Youth Action Centre in north Picker- ing. As Edge Youth Centre director Paul Pryce noted, the grant to his organization will bring some stability to the vi- sion he has for a place where youth can go to have fun, im- prove their social skills and meet in a friendly, non-judg- mental atmosphere. Surely, the addition of the Edge Youth Centre and Family & Youth Action Centre in the community has helped im- prove the number of opportunities for teens in Pickering. This commitment by the City should serve as a beacon to at- tract other innovative and progressive programs for our teens. It may seem like $5,000 isn’t a lot, but it’s hard to put a price on constructive initiatives. Bring on the teens. E-mail your comments on these opinions to steve.hous- ton@durhamnews.net. Submissions that include a first and last name, as well as the city of residence, will be considered for publication. A Liberal member of the legis- lature has admitted breaking the law, but Premier Mike Harris’s Progressive Conservatives are showing a lot of nerve in trying to make political capital out of it. Claudette Boyer, who had been critic for francophone affairs, en- couraged a niece to tell police she was driving after the MPP’s hus- band reversed a van and injured a pedestrian. Mrs. Boyer pleaded guilty to obstructing police, a seri- ous offence, and was given an ab- solute discharge and put on proba- tion. Liberal leader Dalton McGuin- ty showed he appreciated the gravity by expelling her from cau- cus and saying this was his low point in politics. Tories have quickly pounced on the incident, charging Mr. McGuinty had been hypocritical in accusing a minister of corrup- tion while one of his own MPPs was involved in a real, proven breach of the law. The Tories have nerve because their own MPPs have done much more than their share of appearing before judges. Liberals and New Democrats also have tended not to comment on MPPs’ personal transgressions except where they could be held to reflect on their parties’ standards. They avoided adding their con- demnations when, for instance, former Tory backbencher Alan Eagleson, who became better known as a hockey agent, was sentenced to 18 months imprison- ment in 1998 for defrauding asso- ciates including friends in hockey. A more recent conviction in- volving a Tory became known when Steve Gilchrist had to step down as Mr. Harris’s municipal affairs minister while police in- vestigated an allegation he re- ferred developers, who wanted to discuss projects, to his own pri- vate lawyer, which opposition parties said was influence-ped- dling. Police found no evidence to lay a charge, but during the investiga- tion it came out that Mr. Gilchrist had been convicted of income tax evasion while with a family com- pany in his 20s and although he does not lack ability and energy, Mr. Harris has not reinstated him in cabinet. Tory Bill Vankoughnet became the only MPP ever arrested for so- liciting after he approached a woman he thought was a prosti- tute and offered money for sex and she turned out to be a police- woman. The charge was serious, be- cause without those who solicit there could be no prostitution, al- though it was withdrawn after he agreed to attend a school for of- fenders. Terry Jones, a Tory MPP for a decade, deputy Speaker and often rumoured a possible minister, was jailed for six months in 1992 for defrauding investors whose money he had promised to triple in land investment schemes that failed — someone this persuasive should have gone a long way in politics. And back in the 1980s Albert Belanger, who had been Tory deputy whip, was fined for fraud after he filed a claim to be a cred- itor of a company that went bank- rupt. He was not entitled because he was an official of the company. A smaller number of New De- mocrats have been in the courts. Will Ferguson had to step down as premier Bob Rae’s energy minis- ter while police investigated a woman’s claims he helped her es- cape from a girls’ training school where he worked and had sex with her when both were teenagers. Although a court found the al- legations without foundation, Mr. Ferguson also never got back in cabinet and rowed with Mr. Rae over it and quit the legislature in disgust. Later he was jailed for a week for punching his estranged wife after drinking, which a judge said was at the root of his prob- lem. A New Democrat also received the longest jail sentence. John Brown, a social worker who founded homes for emotionally disturbed children, became an MPP to fight Tories he claimed stifled innovation. He flew in his own private plane around the province but came down to earth when he was sentenced to three years for defrauding the province in billing for funds. The most unaccountable lapse was that of Ted Bounsall, a quiet- ly competent New Democrat caught leaving a store with a $7 bottle of vitamins he had not paid for and was found guilty of theft. Mr. Bounsall made one of the most useful contributions by a backbencher in memory when he brought in a private member’s bill providing equal pay for work of equal value (now called pay equi- ty) and MPPs in all parties could not help but vote for the principle and eventually it became govern- ment policy. A Liberal has now joined the list of MPPs who committed seri- ous offences but Tories predomi- nate and if they insist on getting into comparisons of who is more honest they could get embar- rassed. E-mail your comments on this opinion to steve.houston@durham- news.net. Be careful about throwing first stone Tories not faultless in problems with the justice system Eric Dowd At Queen’s Park YOU SAID IT The question was: Are police justified in asking for a 15-per cent increase in their 2001 budget? Rob Pickering said,“I don’t think they should get it. Everybody else gets by with less. Why should they get more?” Craig Wiles said,“Yes, it’s justified. They do a lot of work.” Joe Bennett said,“I don’t mind, especial- ly if we get served better.” 24 Hour Access 420-4660 cityofpickering.com420-2222 OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT NEWS ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 PAGE A7 P MEMBERSHIPS AND REC COMPLEX SPECIALS Call Now for Details 905-683-6582 NOTE: Fax In Registration Forms for Spring & Summer Programs @ 905-831-9370 Credit Cards only. ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AT CITY HALL For meeting locations, times or details please call 905-420-2222 Executive Committee MeetingApril 9 April 11 Advisory Committee on Race Relations April 11 Committee of Adjustment April 17 City Council Meeting April 19 Statutory Public Information Meeting Must have current certification: First Aid, Basic Rescuer CPR, NLS Certification as well as Red Cross/NLS Instructors and experience teaching Aquafit classes. Applicants must be 16 years of age or over and be available to work a variety of shifts between 6:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Application forms can be obtained from the Human Resources Division, One The Esplanade, Pickering and must be completed and returned by April 6, 2001 to Valerie Jones, Employment Services Coordinator. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Corporation of the City of Pickering One The Esplanade Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 An Equal Opportunity Employer In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the information gathered is collected pursuant to the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.45 and will be used to select a candidate. We thank all those individuals who apply, however, only those applicants granted an interview will be acknowledged. WEIGHT TRAINING FOR WOMEN A beginner weight training program for women only. 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Contact Scott Coleman at the Pickering Recreation Complex at 831-1711 or 683-6582, ext. 236 April 12, 9:30 - 10:30 am We provide all the equipment FREE AJAX PICKERING TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 2000 - 2003 TERM OF COUNCIL The new Ajax Pickering Transit Authority Board invites interested and qualified residents to apply for appointments to a Transit Advisory Committee that will assist in various matters related to the operation of the merged transit system. Appointments are for the term of Council and are strictly voluntary. The Committee will generally meet on a monthly basis and some additional participation with various projects may be required. Meeting locations may vary between Pickering and Ajax. The Board is seeking to balance representation between Ajax and Pickering residents. The Transit Advisory Committee will include: 1 Pickering Council Member and 1 Ajax Council Member 1 Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade Member 1 Durham Public School Board Student and 1 Durham Separate School Board Student 1 Pickering and 1 Ajax Senior (55+) 2 representatives of the Disabilities Action Committee (DAC) 6 Members at large Applications must be submitted in writing to the Clerk’s Department of either the Town of Ajax or the City of Pickering no later than 4 pm, Friday, April 20, 2001. Applications must include a covering letter and brief resume outlining education, work experience and other relevant background information. Applicants must indicate what group they represent (eg. student, senior, etc.), the extent of their use of the local transit systems and why they are interested in an appointment to the Advisory Committee. Martin de Rond, Clerk Bruce Taylor, Clerk Town of Ajax City of Pickering 65 Harwood Ave. S. One The Esplanade Ajax, Ontario L1S 2H9 Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 Ph: 619-2529, ext. 336 Ph: 420-4611 Fax: 683-1061 Fax: 420-9685 E-Mail: btaylor@city.pickering.on.caCITY OF PICKERING EASTER HOLIDAY OPERATING HOURS FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2001 TO MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2001 CIVIC COMPLEX (CITY HALL) PICKERING MUSEUM VILLAGE GARBAGE, RECYCLING & YARD WASTE PICKERING TRANSIT ALL PUBLIC LIBRARIES CITY COUNCIL MEETING EMERGENCY SERVICES RECREATION COMPLEX RECREATION COMPLEX POOL DUNBARTON POOL Friday, April 13 CLOSED Monday, April 16 CLOSED Friday, April 13 * To be collected on Monday, April 16 Tuesday, April 17 City Council Meeting at 7:30 pm Friday, April 13 Saturday, April 14 Monday, April 16 NO SERVICE Regular Saturday Service Regular Weekday Service with LIMITED Evening Dial-a-Bus Service Friday, April 13 Saturday, April 14 Sunday, April 15 Monday, April 16 CLOSED Regular Hours CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED FOR THE SEASON CLOSED 7:00 am - 9:00 pm CLOSED 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday, April 13 Saturday, April 14 Sunday, April 15 Monday, April 16 CLOSED Programs will operate as usual CLOSED CLOSED Friday, April 13 Saturday, April 14 Sunday, April 15 Monday, April 16 Emergency Services will not be affected by the Holiday Schedule. City of Pickering Emergency Telephone Number is (905) 683-4319 Friday, April 13 CLOSED Saturday, April 14 Open Swim 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Sunday, April 15 CLOSED Monday, April 16 Adult Swim 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Open Swim 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm *NO COLLECTION* Saturday, April 14 No Collection On Mondays REGULAR LEARN TO SWIM & RECREATION PROGRAMS WILL OPERATE SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2001 CIVIC COMPLEX (CITY HALL) REGULAR OPERATING HOURS (8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.) AND REGULAR CITY SERVICES RESUME TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2001 DAYTIME AQUATIC INSTRUCTORS Session Two: Tuesday @ 1:30-2:30 p.m. Starts: May 8, 2001 for 6 weeks Cost: $50.00 + GST Browse through our New City Website cityofpickering.com Launch date: Thursday April 5 A/P PAGE A8 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 Old computers unearthed in monthly Treasure Chest As is our tradition, Recy- cler’s Corner and the News Advertiser bring you the ‘Treasure Chest’ on a monthly basis. This space allows resi- dents to give away items they no longer use and to list arti- cles they require. To utilize the ‘Treasure Chest’, call 420-5625 during regular business hours. Re- quests must be submitted by the last Wednesday of the month. ITEMS NEEDED 1) Patio stones any size, frost- link fence gate (for a dog run) — 686-5463. 2) Twelve to 18 concrete patio slabs 24-inches square in good condition — 683-9321. 3) Bottom cupboards or draw- ers for a six-foot-long counter top — 427-2170. 4) Pentium computer with CD-ROM and Internet capa- bilities — for the volunteer secretary of the Frenchman’s Bay Festival — 839-1590. 5) Tool shed, wheelbarrow, rubber hose and cart, trowels, shovels, rakes, hoes, cultiva- tors, spading forks, pruning sheers, composters, plastic rain barrels, pails and water- ing cans, row cover fabric, trellises and tomato cages, spray bottles, bricks or four- by four-inch cedar timbers (not pressure-treated), for raised beds — 509-5418. 6) Quilting frame — 683- 3609. 7) Airbrush for artwork — 427-9322. 8) Greenhouse, any style, size or condition — 428-0983. 9) Dog cages, any size — 831- 1822. 10) White elephant items and all types of clothing for St. Martins ‘New to You’ Sale — 839-4257. 11) Child’s car booster seat, bedside table, hand weights, skating aid, child’s wagon, workshop tools, fertilizer spreader — 426-7470. 12) Quilting frame — 839- 7402. 13) Playroom furniture, shelves or white bookcase — 686-2138. 14) Two trumpets, clarinet, washer and dryer that hooks up to sink — 509-2551. 15) Acrylic to knit blankets, volunteer knitters and quilters for ‘Project Linus’- 420-5633. ITEMS TO GIVE AWAY 1) Older-style computer, mon- itor and keyboard — 683- 4434. 2) Several boxes of good qual- ity paper that’s been used on one side — good for day cares — 683-0330. ❑ ❑ ❑ In January, residents in Pickering sent 1,791.75 metric tonnes of waste to landfill while Ajacians sent 1,719.07. With Pickering’s population of 88,000 that translates to 20.36 kilograms per person and Ajax’s 67,000 works out to 25.65 kg per person. Both communities increased waste by over 300 tonnes from De- cember, which proves we real- ly do trash the Earth at Christ- mas. Ajax’s new bylaw limits residents to four garbage bags or containers per household, which will increase recycling and help the Town reduce its waste. ❑ ❑ ❑ The Recycling Council of Ontario is recognizing both Pickering and Ajax with a Mu- nicipal Achievement Award at its Waste Minimization Awards evening April 18th. Larraine Roulston Recycler’s Corner WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 TOASTMASTERS:Holds a regular meeting at the Pickering Nuclear Information Centre be- ginning with a meet and greet at 7:15 p.m. and the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Contact Mary-Anne Pietrusiak at 686-1443 or Mariska Thomas at 686-2195 or by e-mail at marisk1@sym- patico.ca. OSTEOPOROSIS:The Os- teoporosis Support Group of Ajax-Pickering meets at the Ajax and Pickering Health Cen- tre, 580 Harwood Ave. S.,Ajax, (conference rooms A or B) at 1:30 p.m. Guest speakers. Call 428-6632 (Marie Wright). SINGLE PARENT SUP- PORT:The One Parent Fami- lies Association, Ajax-Picker- ing Chapter, meets at 8 p.m. at the Ajax Cricket Club on Monarch Avenue, south of Bay- ly Street, for both custodial and non-custodial parents, whether your children are two or 42. All are welcome. 837-9670. PINERIDGE ARTS COUN- CIL:Meets at 7 p.m. to discuss Artfest plus other activities. Ad- mission is free and everyone is welcome. Call Cathy Schnip- pering at 509-3855. THURSDAY, APRIL 5 NEWCOMERS CLUB:Meet sat 8 p.m. at Pickering United Church , 300 Church St. N., Ajax. For more information please contact Hilary (905) 619-2367 or Kim (905) 686- 6237. BRIDGE:The Pickering and Village Seniors hold weekly bridge games at the seniors’ centre, 29 Linton Ave., Ajax. Sessions on Thursday are at 9:30 a.m. and on Saturday at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. 50 cents to play. 839-5494 (Hon- or). SUPPORT GROUP:The Brain Tumour Support Group meets at St. Paul’s United Church, 65 Kings Cres., in Ajax. Go south on Harwood Avenue from Hwy. 401, over the bridge and turn left at the first set of lights. Meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and runs until 8:30 p.m. AUTISM:The Autism Society, Durham Chapter, meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Association for Community Living’s Ajax- Pickering and Whitby offices, 36 Emperor St., Ajax. It’s for families of individuals with PDD or autism. Speakers will talk on the ‘Introduction of Sensory Integration’ and ‘Overview of Intensive Behav- iour Integration’. 427-9572 (Judy Crosbie). HORTICULTURAL SOCI- ETY:The Pickering Horticul- tural Society presents an evening with Marc Cullen at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Retire- ment Centre Auditorium, 1955 Valley Farm Rd. (Hwy. 2 just east of Liverpool Road). Tick- ets are available at the door or by calling Jill at 905-839-7057. Tickets are $10. Proceeds will go towards Denis House (Shel- ter and Support Services for Abused Women). PICKERING NATURAL- ISTS:Meet at the library at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School, 480 Stroud’s Lane, north of Sheppard Avenue off Rosebank Road. North, Picker- ing. Meeting runs from 8-10 p.m. Speaker Erica Thimm talks about growing wildflower gardens. Contact Michelle Far- rell at 905-831-1639. ADD/ADHD:Information seminar being held for anyone dealing with or “labelled” with ADD/ADHD. To be held in the Information Centre at the Pick- ering Nuclear Generating Sta- tion, 1675 Montgomery Park Rd., Pickering, from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. For more information con- tact Alan or Diane at 905-427- 7002. OVEREATERS ANONY- MOUS:Overeaters Anony- mous is a 12-step program whose members meet every Thursday at LaStorta, at the north end of Liverpool Road next to Manresa Resort House in Pickering. The meetings start at 7:30 p.m. and are held in the basement or library. For further information or direc- tions call Edith during the day at (905) 686-3834 or Mary in the evenings at (905) 428-8660. FRIDAY, APRIL 6 ATHLETIC BANQUET:The 31st annual Durham College athletic banquet takes place at the Oshawa campus in the main cafeteria. Cocktails at 5:30, din- ner at 6 and the awards presen- tation starts at 7 p.m. The semi- formal event is followed by a 9:30 p.m. pub event at E.P. Tay- lor’s. Tickets are $20 each for guests and available at the Durham College Student Asso- ciation tuck shop. SENIORS:The Ajax Friend- ship Club for Seniors plays shuffleboard every Friday at 9:30 a.m. at 46 Exeter Rd., Ajax. It’s open to all seniors. Beginners and experienced players welcome. 428-8297 (Ed). BILLBOARD APRIL 4, 2001 Crime Stoppers seeks clues in attack Durham Re- gional Police and Crime Stoppers are looking for help in solving an assault in Ajax last month. The victim was walking west on Kingston Road near Harwood Avenue on Thursday, March 1 when he was approached by four males. In what police say was an unpro- voked attack, the victim was pushed to the ground and vi- ciously punched and kicked be- fore the suspects fled the area. The victim sustained several facial lacerations, re- quiring medical attention. One suspect is described as a black male, five- feet nine-inches tall with a medi- um build and short hair. He was wearing dark pants and a blue jacket. 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MILLER/GOLFWEEK Tiger Woods wins the Masters, it will be grand. It will be his fourth consecutive victory in a major championship. Which also will make it a slam. To be sure, it will be a grand slam. What it won’t be is the Grand Slam. And no matter what Woods or anybody else says, there’s a big difference. Jack Nicklaus didn’t realize he was explaining why 15 years ago. But his words, recalling how Lee Trevi- no had beaten him by a shot in the 1972 British Open at Muir- field, still ring truest. First, a little background: In 1930, amateur golfer Bobby Jones won his era’s four majors (U.S. Open, British Open, U.S. Amateur and the British Ama- teur). Owing to the influence and imagination of a golf writer named O.B. Keeler, Jones’feat came to be known as the “Grand Slam.” It was never written anywhere in stone that a player had to win all four in one calendar year. That part was just assumed. Meanwhile, Jones helped found Augusta Na- tional and jump-start the Masters. As professional golfers became more dominant over the amateurs, nobody much talked about what would come to be known as the “modern” or “professional” Grand Slam until Arnold Palmer captured the Masters and the U.S. Open in 1960. By the time he got to St. Andrews for that year’s British Open there was little talk of anything but the professional Grand Slam and Palmer’s chances to make it happen. According to Palmer, it was Pittsburgh sports- writer Bob Drum who resurrected the phrase “Grand Slam” after a few cocktails with Palmer. Anyway, Palmer lost by a shot to Australian Kel Nagle. And nobody gave the Grand Slam much more thought until 12 years later when Nicklaus ar- rived in Scotland. Like Palmer in 1960, Nicklaus had won the Masters and the U.S. Open. With eight holes to play, Nicklaus led. Trevino eventually would chip in for par on 17 (his fourth shot holed from off the green in 72 holes) to defeat Nicklaus by a stroke. “I shot 279 and 19 out of 20 times that will probably win,” Nicklaus said that day. “But it didn’t. That’s what you’re fight- ing.” “That’s why the Slam is so tough,” Nicklaus lat- er told Dave Anderson in Golf Digest. “You’ve got to win those four tournaments over a span of four months.” Not 10 months and two calendar years. So the next player to win the professional Grand Slam will be the first. Nicklaus’as- sessment, by the way, was without agenda. It came at a time when no one knew who Tiger Woods was. For his part,Arnie agreed with Jack. “That is ridiculous,” Palmer said in mid- March when asked if a Woods’victory at this Masters would constitute a Grand Slam. “It’s not a continuation of last year. That takes the fun out of it.” PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has pointed out that there’s nothing in any official rulebook defining the Grand Slam. Which means the whole debate is a matter of opin- ion. What is bothersome about all this Slam talk is Woods’witting participation in it and his failure to admit what he has to know deep inside: Nicklaus and Palmer are right. During the recent stretch that ended with his victory at Bay Hill, alarmists insisted Woods was in a slump. He countered by saying anyone who thought that didn’t really know much about golf. Yo,Tiger: If you honestly believe a victory at Augusta means you will have won the Grand Slam, you don’t know as much about golf as we thought. Which is not to suggest a Woods’triumph at Augusta won’t represent a golf landmark. No play- er — not Hogan, Nelson, Nicklaus, Palmer, Sarazen or Snead — ever held all four majors si- multaneously. Woods should just enjoy the pursuit of the Grand Slam for what it is. He shouldn’t try to tell us it is something grander. But, hey, it’s still just a matter of opinion. And in America there are people who will defend with their lives your right to that opinion. It’s just that if they die defending the right to believe Woods is about to win the Grand Slam, they will have died defending the right to believe an opinion that is, in my opinion, patently and preposterously wrong. BRIAN HEWITT Golfweek 26% 74% SCHEDULE All times ET PGA Tour:The Masters Thursday and Friday, 4 to 6:30 p.m. and 9 to 11:30 p.m. USA Saturday, 3:30 to 6 p.m. CBS Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m. CBS Other tours:No events sched- uled for the LPGA Tour, Senior Tour or the Buy.com Tour. SCORING AVERAGE 1. Tiger Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . .69.06 2. Vijay Singh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69.13 3. Davis Love III . . . . . . . . . . . .69.18 4. Nick Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69.41 5. Mark Calcavecchia . . . . . . .69.58 6. Joe Durant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69.9 6. Jeff Sluman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69.9 8. Jerry Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69.98 9. Mike Weir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70.1 10. Frank Lickliter II . . . . . . . . .70.21 11. Scott McCarron . . . . . . . . .70.23 12. Brad Faxon . . . . . . . . . . . . .70.26 13. Fred Funk . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70.28 14. Chris Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . .70.32 15. Jim Furyk . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70.35 15. Tom Lehman . . . . . . . . . . .70.35 DRIVING ACCURACY 1. Joe Durant . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.7% 2. Glen Hnatiuk . . . . . . . . . . . . .79% 3. Scott Verplank . . . . . . . . . . .78.4% 4. Fred Funk . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77.7% 5. Craig Parry . . . . . . . . . . . . .77.3% 6. Billy Mayfair . . . . . . . . . . . . .76.3% 7. Bradley Hughes . . . . . . . . .76.1% 8. Olin Browne . . . . . . . . . . . .75.8% 8. Brent Schwarzrock . . . . . . .75.8% 10. Jeff Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.6% 10. Blaine McCallister . . . . . . .75.6% 12. Sergio Garcia . . . . . . . . . .75.3% 13. Glen Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.2% 13. Scott Dunlap . . . . . . . . . . .75.2% 15. Paul Goydos . . . . . . . . . . .74.8% GREENS IN REGULATION 1. Hal Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76.1% 2. Joe Durant . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.4% 3. Tom Lehman . . . . . . . . . . . .75.3% 4. Dudley Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.1% 5. Scott Verplank . . . . . . . . . . .74.4% 6. David Toms . . . . . . . . . . . . .73.7% 7. Kevin Sutherland . . . . . . . .73.4% 8. Briny Baird . . . . . . . . . . . . .72.9% 8. Bob Tway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72.9% 10. Mark Calcavecchia . . . . . . .72.4% 10. Stewart Cink . . . . . . . . . . .72.4% 12. Robert Gamez . . . . . . . . .71.9% 12. Chris Perry . . . . . . . . . . . .71.9% 12. Brent Schwarzrock . . . . . .71.9% 15. Bernhard Langer . . . . . . .71.8% 15. Mark Wiebe . . . . . . . . . . . .71.8% PUTTING AVERAGE 1. Steve Stricker . . . . . . . . . . . .1.677 2. Jim Furyk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.686 3. Vijay Singh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.691 4. Mark Calcavecchia . . . . . . . .1.696 5. Skip Kendall . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.701 6. Glen Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.707 7. Rocco Mediate . . . . . . . . . . .1.709 8. Frank Lickliter II . . . . . . . . . .1.715 9. Jeff Sluman . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.716 10. Stuart Appleby . . . . . . . . . .1.717 10. Scott Hoch . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.717 12. Brad Faxon . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.721 13. Spike McRoy . . . . . . . . . . .1.723 14. Robert Gamez . . . . . . . . . .1.725 15. John Huston . . . . . . . . . . . .1.726 PGA TOUR LEADERS The PGA Tour statistical leaders through the Bell South Classic: Nancy Lopez’s 10 tips to be a better golfer Have you always wanted to play golf with an LPGA Hall of Famer? Here’s your chance! Golf For Women magazine Playing Editor Nancy Lopez shares her on-course secrets. 1.Tee off with tempo:Don’t change your tempo because you’re on the tee with a driver in your hand. If you try to kill the ball, it’s going to go every which way but straight. I work on having the same tempo with my driver as I do with all my clubs, and I never rush my back- swing. I focus on getting the ball in the middle of the fairway; to me, the tee shot is the most important one because it sets up the rest of the hole. 2. Don’t spoil your coil:I use my legs for extra power and distance. My se- cret is keeping my right knee pointed in- ward just a bit to create a tighter coil. A lot of amateurs I see have a tendency to straighten the right knee in the back- swing, losing their coil and leg drive. Keep your knee nice and tight, slightly bent and pointed inward as much as you can, and see how much farther you’ll hit the ball. 3.Take the sand first:If you could watch a bunker shot in slow motion, you’d see that the sand throws the ball out. To help your club contact the sand, not the ball, make sure your hands are just slightly ahead of the ball at setup. 4.Practice as much as you can: It’s what gives you confidence and gets you through those moments of doubt. You know you can hit that shot because you’ve practiced it. You don’t need to work on everything all the time, so work on your weaknesses. For me, it’s my short game because I don’t play and practice as much as I used to. 5.Trust the loft of the club:On long approaches from the fairway, I see a lot of my pro-am partners standing up be- fore the shot is over, resulting in a mis- hit. Let the club’s loft get the ball up while you concentrate on staying down through the shot, keeping your knees flexed through impact. Get the club back to the bottom half of the ball. 6.Always give yourself the next shot:Since the rough can rob you of distance, your yardage from the green shouldn’t always dictate your club choice. Choose the safe club (a more lofted iron) that will get you in good po- sition in the fairway for the next shot. Play for the hard-working par instead of risking more trouble. Because high grass tends to close the clubface, sending shots left, aim a bit right of your target and grip the club firmly. Accelerate to a full finish. 7. Banish negative thoughts:A lot of people look at the hole and all they see is trouble. They think, “Water left, sand right, I better not hit it there.” Be more positive and focus on where you want the ball to go. Say to yourself: “I’m going to hit the ball in the middle of the green.” 8.Chip with more than one club:A lot of my pro-am partners chip with their wedge, no matter how much green they have to work with. This often creates a tough shot. With a wedge, you have to land the ball precisely because it will only roll a short distance. If you land the ball short of where you need to, it won’t get there; too far and it will roll past the hole. You’ll end up with a tough putt to finish. For more options around the green, try chipping with your 7-, 8- or even 5-iron. Use a regular grip and a putting-like stroke, and you’ll get the ball rolling to the hole. 9.Stay steady as you putt:When people struggle with putting, their whole body moves. It’s important to stay still over the ball. I also work on keeping the putter low to the ground past impact point by imagining a second ball about two inches in front of my first ball. Try- ing to hit that imaginary second ball keeps my putter low and my body still. Try this exercise and you’ll see how much truer the ball rolls. 10.Two-putt it:From 20 feet or more, I try to two-putt. For practice, I’ll putt to the front of the green from differ- ent distances to get a feel for what length backstroke goes with what length putt. I try to keep my backstroke as short as I can, which helps me accelerate through to my target. — Golf For Women magazine (www.golf- forwomen.com) PLAYERS TO MAY? Significant buzz at The Players Championship focused on whether the tournament will be moved from late March to early May beginning in 2003. The PGA Tour is on record as saying the odds are 50-50, but three Tour tourna- ment directors said they expect the so- called fifth major will move to the first or second weekend in May. The Tour will make the decision in conjunction with network television ne- gotiations for 2003-06 that will com- mence in late spring or summer. The move would put more space be- tween the Players and the Masters, pro- vide for better weather and more day- light and eliminate going head-to-head against the NCAA basketball tourna- ment. If the Players moves, the PGA Tour schedule would have one big tour- nament every month from April to Au- gust, followed by the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup in autumn. The cons of moving the Players? 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We also offer Junior, and Women Only Clinics. “We’ve Got It All” A/P PAGE A10 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 BY AL RIVETT Sports Editor AJAX —An Ajax teen doesn’t want to wait to start unleashing fast- balls on U.S. collegiate diamonds. That’s why right-handed pitcher Scott Robinson, 17, turned down other athletic scholarship opportuni- ties for baseball at universities in Delaware, New York and Arkansas to sign on with the University of Maine Black Bears. The six-foot, one-inch, 195-pound hurler noted his decision to attend the Orono, Maine school was based on the university’s strong academic pro- grams as well as its baseball program. The op- portunity, however, to earn a spot on the team’s starting rotation in his freshman season was also a strong enticement in his decision to take his ball and glove eastward. “I’m very excited about it,” said Robinson. “It has great educational programs and it was the only place where if I have a good training camp I have a good chance to get a starting position. They are losing five pitchers for next season.” The Black Bears’ program also has gained in prestige over the years. It boasts three full-time coaches, in- cluding a pitching coach. “Some teams don’t even have one,” noted Robinson, adding that a pitching coach “should really help me out”. Maine, which competes in the Na- tional Collegiate Athletic Associa- tion’s Division 1A America East Conference, also has an indoor prac- tice facility for baseball, which is a big selling point to prospective play- ers, explained Robinson. Robinson said he won’t be without some connection to the Ajax and Pickering area when he attends Maine. Pickering Baseball Associa- tion product Pat Tobin is an infielder with the Black Bears. After playing most of his minor baseball in Ajax, the Grade 12 stu- dent at Pickering High School switched over to the Pickering Base- ball Association for his major bantam season in 1998. That year, he helped the Red Sox capture the Canadian championship for that age group. He also has been part of Team On- tario for the past three seasons, play- ing at tournaments across North America. Playing against top compe- tition, along with receiving excellent instruction have been the main rea- sons he has earned a scholarship, said Robinson. “Definitely, (Team Ontario) gave me the experience. They give you the platform, you just have to perform for them,” he explained. “The coaching is superb; you can’t find better.” Robinson is eligible for the 2001 Major League Baseball League’s draft in June. He’s rated 23rd on a list of Canadian players eligible for the draft, and is projected to go anywhere from the 12th to the 25th round. He noted it will take a special offer from the team that drafts him to keep him away from school. “My family and I have talked about it and it will take a good amount of money to dissuade me from attending university,” he said. “Education is it for me. There’s noth- ing better than playing baseball and getting an education.” Robinson noted his best pitch is his fastball, which he can throw hard and for accuracy, zipping the ball to the plate in the high 80-m.p.h.-range. His secondary pitch is his curveball. In preparation for coming season, Robinson will play for the Team On- tario 18-year-old team and may play for the Pickering Baseball Associa- tion this year, although he’s wary of playing too much ball as he suffered an arm injury that stemmed from overuse last summer. “I pitched too much last year, so I’m going to keep that in mind this year,” he said. As for his schooling, Robinson will study secondary education at Maine, with an eye to becoming a gym teacher at a secondary school after graduation. NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 PAGE B1 A/P Sports &LEISURE NEWS ADVERTISER april 4, 2001 Local teen eyes showdown with U.S. collegiate batters Scott Robinson heads for the University of Maine with promise of shot at starting rotation JASON LIEBREGTS/ News Advertiser photo Scott Robinson, of Ajax, will attend the University of Maine on a baseball scholarship this fall. The 17-year-old pitcher, who has played in both the Ajax and Pickering minor baseball organizations, hopes to make an im- pact and earn a spot in the starting rotation in his freshman season with the Black Bears. Lots of local talent on U.S. rosters Ajax and Pick- ering are certainly gaining a reputa- tion as a ‘baseball factory’where sup- plying players to the U.S. collegiate ranks is concerned. The following is a list of local players who are currently playing in the U.S. on baseball scholar- ships: Pat Tobin,first base/third base, University of Maine; Lee Delfino, short- stop, East Carolina University; Shawn Andrews, pitcher, Troy State University, Alaba- ma; Al Stephens, cen- tre fielder, Troy State University; Nathaniel Og- borne, pitcher, Liberty University, Virginia; Ryan Colborne, pitcher, Barton College, North Carolina; Greg Hannah, second base/catch- er, Grace College, Indiana; Drew Roberts, catcher, St. Clair College,Michigan; Kyle Sheppard, catcher, St. Clair College,Michigan; Jim Ripley, pitch- er, Connors State, Oklahoma; Kael Racioppa, outfielder, Frank Phillips College, Texas; Mike Roga, pitch- er, St. Petersburg College, Florida. Durham boys in ‘Star Wars’ hoops event ....page B4 SPECIALSALE Carrier of The Week If you did not receive your News Advertiser or flyers call Circulation at 683-5117. 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Ajax/Pickering AAA Raiders SPRING TRYOUTS 2001 - 2002 April 16th April 16th April 16th April 16th April 16th April 16th April 16th April 18th April 16th 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm Don Beer #1 Don Beer #2 Don Beer #1 Don Beer #2 Don Beer #1 Don Beer #2 Don Beer #1 Don Beer #2 Don Beer #2 Minor Novice Major Novice Minor Atom Major Atom Minor Peewee Major Peewee Minor Bantam Major Bantam Midget FINAL REGISTRATION FOR OUTDOOR SOCCER 2001 Saturday, April 7th @ 9 am - 3 pm Wednesday, April 11th @ 6 pm - 9 pm Ajax Community Centre (Upper Level) Registration Fees:$10000 per player or $26000 per family with three or more players For more information, please contact the Registrar Rhonda Randazzo at 416-410-2230. AJAX AZZURRI SOCCER CLUB PICKERING —The Pickering Panthers KRS Multi Media midget ‘AA’rep hockey team didn’t make life easy on itself, but still managed to de- feat the Brampton Battalion in a hard- fought, best-of-five OMHA final se- ries. In the deciding game in Brampton last Thursday, the Panthers scored a 5-2 victory to take the series three games to two. Pickering moves on to represent the OMHA in the On- tario fi- nals in London April 13 to 15. The midgets will play the winners from the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, the Al- liance League, Greater Toronto Hock- ey League and the host London squad. Pickering took an early 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Andy Hopkins and Brad Binns. The Battal- ion, however, battled back to knot the contest at 2-2 in the second period. Binns put the game on ice after scor- ing two quick goals in the third peri- od to complete the hat trick. Hopkins scored into an empty net with 1:28 re- maining in the game. Assists went to Scott Billing, Ryan Donnan, Dave Hughes, Kevin Krasnowski and Rocky Ruta. Pickering started the series with a 4-3 loss to Brampton. Pickering held a 3-2 lead with three minutes to go before the Battalion scored two unan- swered goals to claim the victory. Evan Georgievski, Ryan Pelan and Hughes scored for Pickering. Assist- ing were Brandon Boyer, Sean Gray, Paul Ruta, Binns and Georgievski. In the second game, the Panthers weathered the first 10 minutes of the game after playing two men short during that span. This seemed to give the local midgets confidence as they took control of the contest en route to a 5-1 victory. The goaltending of Billy Nicholson was key to the Pan- thers’fortunes as he turned aside shot after shot, especially in the opening 10 minutes. Scoring for Pickering were Billing, Krasnowski, Rocky Ruta, Hughes and Boyer. Drawing as- sists were Tim Ryan, Sean McKeigue, Krasnowski, Boyer, Rocky Ruta and Pelan. The Panthers put together back-to- back wins by defeating Brampton 5-2 in Game 3. Goaltender Chris Franz was rock solid to earn the victory. The Panthers were penalized early in the contest, but short-handed markers by Hughes and Krasnowski set the pace. Other scorers were Pelan with two and Trevor Small with one. Assists went to Mike Rapson, Georgievski, Hopkins, Boyer and Small. In the fourth game, the Battalion forced a fifth game with a 4-4 tie. After the Panthers built up a 4-2 lead, Brampton scored two unanswered goals late in the game to send the con- test into overtime where neither team scored. Hopkins scored twice and Billing and Pelan scored once each. Assisting were Boyer with three and Binns, Pelan and Krasnowski with one apiece. The team is coached by Don Ruta, assisted by Don Small and John Ray. The trainer is Bob Price and the man- ager is Herb Binns. P PAGE B2 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 Panthers’ midgets take it to the limit Series victory over Brampton Battalion sends Pickering on to Ontario finals in London The Pickering Panthers KRS Multi Media midget ‘AA’ rep hockey team defeated the Brampton Battalion in a hard-fought, best-of-five series to win the Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship for its age category. The Panthers’ midgets will now move on to compete in the all-Ontario championships in London. Team members are Andy Hopkins, Paul Ruta, Rocky Ruta, Brad Binns, Scott Billing, Ryan Donnan, Dave Hughes, Kevin Krasnowski, Ryan Pelan, Evan Georgievski, Brandon Boyer, Sean Gray, Billy Nichol- son, Tim Ryan, Sean McKeigue, Chris Franz, Mike Rapson and Trevor Small. The coaching staff is Don Ruta, Don Small and John Ray. The trainer is Bob Price and the manager is Herb Binns. E-mail your sports scores, stories to the News Advertiser al.rivett@durhamnews.net Ajax and Pickering well represented at ringette nationals Team Ontario — with a num- ber of Ajax and Pickering play- ers in the lineup — is off to a fine start at the Tim Hortons 2001 Canadian Ringette Cham- pionships in Moncton, N.B. Ontario’s representatives — the Whitby Hanet Plastic ju- nior ‘AA’ ringette team — opened the tour- nament Monday with two wins in the junior cate- gory. Ontario scored an im- pressive 4-3 overtime win over Saskatchewan and beat the host New Brunswick team 8-1. Six of the 13 players, ages 14 and 15, are from Ajax and Pick- ering. Ashleigh and Courtney Howell, Dani Stover and Nicole LaRochelle are Pickering resi- dents, while Lauren Hunchak and Mary T. Faux are from Ajax. Whitby se- cured the On- tario title and a berth in the Canadian cham- pionships after defeating Gloucester 3-2 in the final of the provincials, hosted in Whit- by last month. 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The results from the competition were as follows: Junior ‘B’ elements - group 1:1. Alexa Sturm, 2. Kathrina Gates, 3. Jordan Matheson, 4. Lauren Cowley, 5. Devon Gleed, 6. Marisa Olguin, 7. Brooke Matheson, 8. Tobi Odueke, 9. Shannon Jegg. Junior ‘B’ elements - group 2:1. Jacquelyn Kenthol, 2. Alannah Cau- tius, 3. Kristen Kuksis, 4. Katherine Gilchrist, 5. Paula Gilchrist, 6. Emma Allain. Introductory elements: 1. Sandra Black, 2. Stephanie Fonceca, 3. Kait- lynn MacMillan. Introductory solo: 1. Katelynn Per- rault, 2. Nicole Renouf, 3. Natalie Huebner, 4. Chelsey Forstner, 5. Jill Adams, 6. Kelly Sullivan, 7. Calandra Carkner, 8. Alexandra Huebner. Elementary solo: 1. Arianne Ratelle, 2. Samantha Mason, 3. Celine Yeung, 4. Nikki Yorgiadis, 5. Jennifer Wal- lace. Preliminary similar dance:1. Celine Yeung/Nikki Yorgiadis, 2. Alexandra Huebner/Natalie Huebner, 3. Stephanie Fonceca/Samantha Mason, 4. Cassandra Cautius/Meghan Tulk, 5. Arianne Ratelle/Kelly Sullivan, 6. Jill Adams/Katie Delaney. Preliminary mixed dance:1. Aman- da Chiu/Myles Chiu, 2. Calandra Carkner/Craig Dixon. Junior bronze shadow dance:1. Paige Heathcote/Savannah Heathcote, 2. Tori Giglio/Ashley Lambe, 3. Wendy Ansell/Michelle O’Hearn. Senior bronze shadow dance:1. Amanda Davenport/Cristin Neville, 2. Jennifer Powell/Amanda Press. Junior silver shadow dance:1. Emma Cosgrove/Meghann McPhee, 2. Kristine Arbuckle/Diana Ball, 3. Kelly Seifried/Vanessa Seifried. Senior tango ‘variation’ shadow dance:1. Breanne Allen/Courtney Allen, 2. Katie Ellis/Erin Seeley, 3. Joanna Glavin/Natalie Salvagna. Junior team elements:1. team three, 2. team one, 3. team four, 4. team five, 5. team two, 6. team six, 7. team seven. Intermediate team elements:1. team three, 2. team one, 3. team two. Senior team elements:1. team five, 2. team two, 3. team one, 4. team three, 5. team four. Junior interpretive:1. Chelsey Forstner, 2. Calandra Carkner, 3. Ce- line Yeung, 4. Jennifer Wallace, 5. Nikki Yorgiadis, 6. Kelly Sullivan, 7. Arianne Ratelle, 8. Giuliana Cavallo, 9. Alessia Cavallo. Intermediate/senior ‘B’ interpre- tive:1. Amanda Press, 2. Amanda Davenport, 3. Kelly Seifried, 4. Jen- nifer Powell, 4. Vanessa Seifried, 6. Emma Cosgrove, 7. Cristin Neville. Senior interpretive:1. Danielle De- merino, 2. Courtney Allen, 3. Breanne Allen, 4. Elisa Chimonides, 5. Joanna Glavin, 6. Natalie Salvagna, 7. Katie Ellis, 8. Teri Alexander. Intermediate/senior ‘B’ showcase (13 year old and under):1. Vanessa Seifried, 2. Amanda Press, 3. Paige Heathcote, 3. Savannah Heathcote, 5. Seifried, 6. Jennifer Powell, 7. Julia Blandisi, 8. Kaitlynn Smith. Intermediate/senior ‘B’ showcase (14 year old and over):1. Kylie Mitchell, 2. Meghann McPhee, 3. Nadia Mohammed, 4. Amanda Daven- port, 5. Shannah Reid, 6. Diana Ball, 7. Jennifer Hing, 8. Shana Pereira. Senior ‘A’ showcase:1. Courtney Allen, 2. Breanne Allen, 3. Danielle Demerino. NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 PAGE B3 P Sport SHORTS APRIL 4, 2001 You’ll love signing up for this summer of action PICKERING —The Dunmoore Tennis Club will host a registration at the Pickering Recreation Complex next week. The club will hold signups on Sat- urday, April 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the main lobby of the complex, at 1867 Valley Farm Rd. The Dunmoore Tennis Club has four courts at the south end of Whites Road and a pro running junior and adult lessons and clinics. House league and tournament play are orga- nized throughout the season. Swing into new season at Maple Ridge Tennis Club PICKERING —The Maple Ridge Tennis Club will register players for its upcoming court season this Saturday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Signups will take place at Maple Ridge Public School, 2010 Bushmill St., in the Finch Avenue and Liverpool Road area of the city. The club offers lessons, leagues and social play for the entire family. For more information, call Rudy at 831-3481 or Susan at 420-0747. Pickering gymnasts score top marks at qualifiers PICKERING —Pickering gym- nasts with the Durham Whiz Kids Gymnastics Academy competed at both the national and provincial level recently. Nicholas Cappa and Kyle Char- bonneau attended the third provincial and second national qualifier, re- spectively, in Woodstock March 23 and 24. Charbonneau competed in the over-15 competitive group at the na- tionals qualifier and earned gold medals for his vault and rings rou- tine. He also finished sixth on the pommel horse and seventh on high bar, floor and parallel bars. Cappa competed in the sparx B category at the provincial qualifier, earning a silver medal on floor rou- tine, fourth on rings and sixth on vault and parallel bars. All Whiz Kids gymnasts qualified to attend the provincial champi- onships and will represent Metro East in North Bay April 21 and 22. Aubrey McGhee, of Pickering, will compete in argo A and Cappa will compete in sparx B. Kyle Charbonneau will compete in the third national qualifier April 20. Aerials earn big medal haul in Niagara Falls PICKERING —Pickering Aerials Gymnastics Club athletes held their own in the face of tough competition at the annual Ameri-Cana competi- tion in Niagara Falls recently. The ultra-competitive event fea- tured hundreds of gymnasts, includ- ing some from the U.S. In the senior 1 category, Ashley Bianchet finished third on uneven bars and fifth on vault. In the tiny ‘A’ bracket, Mariko Reilly finished first on vault and sec- ond on floor to win the overall bronze medal for her category. Tnesha Ronzas placed fourth on floor and sixth on vault in the tiny ‘B’ category. The tiny ‘C’ category attracted 29 athletes and Aerials’ gymnasts stood out from the throng. Nicole Coffin, competing in her first-ever meet, placed first on beam and fourth on floor. Danielle Gomba finished first on floor and sixth overall. Emily Tow- ers placed second on balance beam and seventh all-around. Sydney Kent finished third in the floor exercise. Angela St. Denis received the judges’ award for her dynamic floor routine. In the cadette ‘A’ bracket, Katie Reeves finished first on floor, second on bars and beam and third on vault to capture the overall title. Chelsea Hing placed first on vault and second on beam to win the overall silver medal. Diana Cappa placed second on vault and sixth overall. Keira Rainville achieved a sixth-place fin- ish on vault and fifth on bars. Stacey Mintsopoulos placed fourth on vault. In the cadette ‘B division, Brittany Scott placed eighth on bars. Erin Baun performed personal bests at the competition. Sandra Gargoura earned a bronze medal on vault in the cadette ‘C’ category. Margaret Cappa finished fourth on vault and fifth on bars in the argo ‘B’ category’s group 1. Catherine Lotito and Caitlin Saint placed first and second, respectively, on beam. Saint also placed fifth overall. In the tyro ‘A’ category, Chantal Lavalley placed first on vault and floor and third on bars for the overall gold medal. Rene Rolph placed first on beam and third on vault to finish with the overall silver medal. ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ News Advertiser photo Jennifer Powell concentrates on her routine while participating in the Pickering Figure Skating Club’s Fun Competition at the Pickering Recre- ation Complex Saturday. Jennifer was taking part in the intermediate/se- nior ‘B’showcase event. Skating club ends season with day of fun Casino Niagra Tour April 8/01 SO L D OU T NP0410601 Copyright 2001. Sears Canada Inc. OUR LOWEST PRICE OF THE SEASON 4 HALF-WIDTH ‘SPILLPROOF’ GLASS SHELVES TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED ‘DELI’ DRAWER DUAL THERMOSTAT FOR OPTIMUM FRESHNESS 2 CLEAR, HUMIDITY- CONTROLLED CRISPERS NOW $898 #60992.SEARS REG. 1249.99. 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The 12-member Durham squad practised Monday night at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School and played it first game of the event Tues- day against the Toronto number-one team (Toronto has two teams in the tournament) at Humber College in Toronto. The result from the contest wasn’t available at the News Adver- tiser’s press deadline. The Durham reps also play today (Wednesday), but which team they will suit up against depends on whether they win or lose their open- ing game Tuesday. Durham co-coach Mike Gorden- sky, the head coach of the St. Mary Monarchs of Pickering, said he’s pleased with the mix of players on the Durham squad. “We have some good size and a good mixture of guards and for- wards,” said Gordensky, who’ll be joined on the bench by co-coach Dave Jackson of Pickering High School. Gordensky predicted the team to beat at the event is the Halton Region representatives, as two Burlington teams — Notre Dame and Nelson — met in the final of the Ontario Feder- ation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) ‘AAA’ boys’ basketball championships this year. The two teams that played off for this year’s Durham senior boys’ ‘AAA’ championship — the Dunbar- ton High School Spartans and the Monarchs — will be featured promi- nently on the regional squad as four Monarchs and three Spartans were named to the team. Forwards Kareem McLaren and Ivan Burungi and guards Mark Skerritt and Nathan Momongan are from St. Mary, while Dunbarton is represented by guards Kemar Munroe and Nathan Graham and forward Mike Filinski. Exeter High School of Ajax has forward Alan Wood on the team, while Pickering High School forward Jerome Forde was also chosen. The other members of the squad are from Oshawa’s McLaughlin and Eastdale. A/P PAGE B4 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 Do you know someone worthy of being the News Advertiser’s ATHLETE OF THE WEEK? Call us at 683-5110. RON PIETRONIRO/ News Advertiser photo Kemar Munroe, left, of Dunbarton High School, at- tempts to block a pass by Oshawa McLaughlin’s Joe Cyros during a practice session for the Durham Re- gion senior boys’basketball team that will compete in the Star Wars Tournament in Toronto. The event start- ed Tuesday, but will continue this week at Humber College. Ajax and Pickering schools are well repre- sented on Durham’s entry in the tourney. 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The 60-year-old multi-instrumen- talist has finally cut his first record after 40 years in the music business, releasing his debut CD entitled ‘Bay Ridges Blues’on his own Fox Hollow Music record label recently. The 11-song disc contains several blues covers along with two original songs he wrote for the album. Fraser penned the title song ‘Bay Ridges Blues’ that recalls his time playing each weekend at a popular nightspot in that particular area of Pickering. “I used to play at Morgan’s Place down there for years. It was always a favourite place of mine, so I wrote the tune with that in mind,” says Fraser. Simply put, Fraser, who has enter- tained as a solo act at numerous nightclubs throughout Durham Re- gion since the early ‘80s, says the time was right to finally lay down some tracks for an album. “I just got the bug to do it,” notes Fraser, who earned the moniker ‘one- man boogie band’ for his ability to switch between instruments on stage. “I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. I’ve recorded a (cassette) tape before, but it’s the first time I’ve put something down on a CD after all my years of playing.” Fraser received help on the pro- ject by producer Shawn O’Shea, who also played guitar on ‘A Man Without A Woman’ on the disc. “I gave Shawn samples of a bunch of tunes. I wanted to keep it in the blues area,” says Fraser. Fraser performed most of the backing tracks on the disc, playing all guitar, horn and keyboard parts. He did, however, receive some input on several tracks by several old friends in the music business, including Don Firth who played piano on ‘Easy Does It’, written by Fraser. The recording work was completed last summer at Fraser’s home studio. Despite recording limitations, Fraser says he’s pleased with the re- sult. “I’m happy, considering the equip- ment we had to use,” he says. “I’m very happy with the job Shawn did.” Fraser’s musical odyssey began in the 1960s when he played with such notables as Lionel Hampton, Wayne Cochrane, Ronny Hawkins and Duke Ellington, to name a few. One of his bands in the 1960s — The Fables — was managed by singer Wayne New- ton and played such entertainment meccas as Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. “I spent the ‘60s in a bow-tie,” says Fraser with a laugh. In the early 1970s, he returned to the Toronto area and hooked up for a time with the legendary Ronnie Hawkins. He continued to play in bands until the early 1980s when eco- nomic realities and competition (read deejays) prompted him to toss around the idea of becoming a one-man band. “I saw the guys who were playing alone, so I thought I would try that,” he says. “I enjoy it. Sometimes I feel insecure, but once I start playing and the crowd’s into it, it all goes away.” Jimmy Fraser continues to play weekend gigs throughout Durham Region. Venues where he performs on a regular basis are the Lion and the Unicorn and the Hunter’s Horn in Whitby and Grizzlies in Pickering. ‘Bay Ridges Blues’will be on sale at all Fraser’s shows, as well as at Legend Music on Hwy. 2, near Liver- pool Road, in Pickering. It will also be available online at http://jim- myfraser.virtualave.net. Pickering musician and vocalist Jimmy Fraser, 60, is a veteran of the blues scene, but has just re- leased his first solo CD. Pickering violinist in spotlight at season-ending concert The Oshawa-Durham Symphony Orchestra finishes its current season with a Blowout of music next week, highlighted by the award-winning playing of a Pickering violinist. Jessica Tong, who won the or- chestra’s $500 concerto competition last year, is return- ing for a ‘Pops Blowout’ April 7 at 3 p.m. in the Salvation Army Temple at 570 Thornton Rd., Os- hawa. She will play Felix Mendelssohn’s e- minor violin mas- terpiece with the orchestra’s accom- paniment. Soprano Dra- gana Krstic will also perform, as will the orchestra’s brass quintet, to round out an after- noon of popular classics conducted by Marco Parisotto, fresh from his third contract performance with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for seniors, $12 for students, and $5 for children under 13. Tickets are available at music stores throughout Durham or by call- ing 905-579-6711. JESSICA TONG Young poets get a chance to show it Teens invited to take part in readings PICKERING —The Pickering Public Library is handing over the microphone to aspiring teen poets later this month. Toronto poet Chris Chambers, au- thor of ‘Lake Where No One Swims’, and the Pickering Public Li- brary are hosting an event for teens in recognition of National Poetry Month in April. The event will begin with a read- ing by Chambers, who will also an- swer questions and later open up the microphone to aspiring teenage po- ets interested in sharing their cre- ativity in a friendly atmosphere. The event is Thursday, April 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, or to guar- antee a spot, call the central library branch at 905-831-6265 or 905-686- 0250 ext. 243 or e-mail to teens@picnet.org. Teens are limited to a five-minute reading. Easter Brunch Sunday April 15th SEARS. SELECTION. SERVICES. REWARDS. NP0412301 Copyright 2001. Sears Canada Inc. 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As the Manager of Development Services, you will be responsible for the effective management of the Development Services Section of the Public Works Department, including: supervising and directing technical staff members in the performance of detailed review of reports (traffic, soils, etc.), detailed review and approval of engineering drawings, comment on Official Plan amendments, draft plans of subdivision, rezoning, land division, site plans, Committee of Adjustment and building permit applications. You will also participate in major studies, such as master drainage plans and highway alignments; developing and reviewing lot levy policies; and, act as a liaison with various government agencies, consultants, developers, and the general public. As the successful candidate, you will possess a University Degree in Civil Engineering with a designation as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario; possess a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible municipal design and project management experience; possess strong technical, research, analytical and problem solving skills as well as well-developed interpersonal and public relations skills, the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in written form; and, possess a valid Class “G” Driver’s Licence. SALARY RANGE:$54,448 - $70,681 per annum Please fax, mail or e-mail detailed resumes, indicating education, experience, etc. to be forwarded no later than Wednesday, April 18th, 2001 to: Human Resources Department The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 575 Rossland Road East WHITBY, Ontario L1N 2M8 FAX: (905) 686-5696 E-MAIL: jobs@town.whitby.on.ca NOTE:We thank all those persons who apply, but advise that acknowledgement will only be forwarded to those applicants who are invited for an interview. Personal information provided is collected under the authority of The Municipal Act. MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THE NEWS ADVERTISER is looking for prospects to deliver newspapers and flyers to the following areas ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ PICKERING Foxwood Trail Graceland Crt. Amberlea Rd. Norfolk Sq. Sultana Sq. Otonabee Drr. Weyburn Sq. Braeburn Cres. Thicket Cres. White Pine Cres. Valley Ridge Cres. Copley St. Secord St.Sandcherry Cres. Rouge Forest Cres. Pinegrove Ave. Woodsmere Cres. Stouds Ln. 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DURHAM REGION NON-PROFIT HOUSING CORPORATION Requires a TENANT PLACEMENT OFFICER Reporting to Manager, Tenant Services, this position is one of two in the organization and an integral part of its customer service. The position assumes responsibility for responding to rental inquiries; accepting and processing market and subsid- ized applications for housing accommodation; maintaining waiting lists for market and subsidy applicants; monitoring portfolio unit turnover within targeting plans; and performing rent calculations. Knowledge of Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing guidelines for non-profit housing, the Tenant Protection Act, and social service programs is preferable. Must be able to liaise with the public in a professional manner and have good organizational skills that enable tight deadlines to be met. Computer skills such as Windows, WordPerfect, REMS and Lotus applications are an asset. 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Fax resume to (905) 421-9864 Unistrut Canada Limited has an immediate opening for a WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT Duties include shipping, receiving and packing. Must be an experienced Fork Lift driver. Please submit resumes by mail only to: Wendy George, Unistrut Canada Limited, 585 Finley Avenue, Ajax, Ontario L1S 2E4 YOUR QUALITY STAFFING SOLUTION MR.SUB SHORT ORDER COOK for night shift, 9 p.m. - 5 a.m., Sunday to Thurs. Also sand- wich maker required. Must be experienced. Call (905) 839- 6423- leave message. BRAND NEW OFFICE need to fill 15 openings immediately. Short and long term opportu- nities No experience neces- sary full time only. Call Sam 686-2442 Students welcome CONVERT YOUR DREAMS TO REALITY. Full-time, good in- come, 18+, no experience. Fast advancement. Hard worker & motivated candi- dates call 905-426-8865 or visit www.JuiceByYou.com COUNTERS AND INSERTERS needed to prepare flyers for delivery. Piece work, paid cash on a biweekly basis. Serious inquiries only. Call (905)619–0669, (905)619- 1293 please leave message. IRCLE ME!!!If you are look- ing for permanent full time work, Call Sue (905) 686-9586 COURIER DRIVER REQUIRED Full-size van needed. Earn $1000-$1500 weekly. This op- portunity will not last long. Call 905-686-3506 DRIVER WANTED - D license required. Please call Jeff at 905-839–6308 WORK FOR NATURE!Articulate people wanted for environmental door canvass campaign. Great people, great pay. Join our field trips and restoration projects too! Call Joel: 416-444-8419 (ext. 273). Fax resume: 416-444- 9866. Email resume: joelo@ontarionature.org EARN $200., $300., $500., or more per week, assembling products in the comfort of your own home. Send a self- addressed stamped envelope to: O.P.H. 6-2400 Dundas St. W., Suite 541, Ref 636, Mississauga, Ont. L5K 2R8. EARN EXTRA CASH NOW! Domino's Pizza hiring Part- Time/Full-Time delivery driv- ers. Paid cash nightly. Apply at 10 Harwood Ave. S. Ajax 683- 9993 1215 Bayly, Pickering 831- 0030. Must have own car. Also hiring Part-time Pizza Makers & Customer Service Reps. ENTHUSIASTIC bar manager required for high volume sports bar. Must have at least 3 years experience, full knowledge of bar operations and promotions. Competitive salary and benefits. Please forward resumes to File #672, P.O. Box 481, Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 ESTABLISHED RETAIL store needs enthusiastic full time sales associate for retail and commercial sales. Sales ex- perience a must. Major growth potential. Salary plus com- mission. Send resume to: 1550 Kingston Rd. Suite 1320, Pickering, Ont. L1V 6W9 or fax (905)420-8421 attn: Suite 1320. FABRIC STORE located in Pickering requires part-time sales help. Sewing and retail experience is an asset. Call 905-831-5223 or fax resume to 416-286-5223 FRESH AIR,exercise and more. Call for a carrier route in your area today. 905-683– 5117. GARDEN CENTER in Mark- ham requires both experi- enced and inexperienced per- sonnel for upcoming season. Phone (905) 887-5176 or fax resume to (905) 887-5450 GENERAL LABOURER re- quired. Some heavy lifting. Must be able to read tape measure. Apply in person: 475 Finchdene Square, Unit 9 Scarborough. HELP WANTED Cathy's Cafe, 49 Windchester Rd, Brooklin Ontario, 655-4608. Apply within bring resume. HEATING & A/C HELPER needed. Experience preferred but willing to train the right person. Some Saturday's re- quired. Please fax typed or hand written resume to (905)831-3191 or call voice- mail (416)331-9344. IMMEDIATE PART TIME/pos- sible full time retail sales po- sition opening for motivated individual with excellent cus- tomer & communication skills. Must be computer lit- erate with a good understand- ing of basic mathematics. Mail resume or drop off at: 22 Ritson Road North, Oshawa, L1G 5P3. Att: Office Manger - "No Phone Calls Please" INTERNATIONAL POOL AND SPA are now hiring. Prefer university students - guys and gals for laborers and retail store staff. Fax resume to (905) 434-9383 LABOURERS required for lawn maintenance company. Full-time position Monday- Friday. Previous experience an asset, but not required. Call of fax resume to: (905)623- 6922. LAWN MAINTENANCE Com- pany requires full-time ex- perienced employees. Lawn maintenance labourers. Lawn sprayer w/class 1-3 license and horticulture background an asset. Drivers for Track- less MT and skidsteers. Fax resume (905)430-2098 LUBE TECHNICIAN PLUS AS- SISTANT MANAGER - full and part time, hourly wage plus bonus. Experience needed. Valid drivers license. Apply at Pennzoil, 195 Westney Rd. S. of 401 Ajax. (905) 427–6796 MRS. WIDEMANS Incredible Gourmet Food Shop is looking for part/full time self-motivated, enthusiastic • Front Counter Help • Kitchen Assistant. Fax resume 905-642-0105 or phone 905- 642-5838 OSHAWA MASSAGE SPA re- quires Receptionist. Also hir- ing for Attendants (must be 18+). Please call 905-720- 1830 ask for Cindy. PIZZA MAKERS,Bar Tenders and Waitresses needed for Sports Bar in Scarborough. Please call (416)281-2442 or (416)566-3083 or fax resume to (416)286-3061. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, Landscaper, labourer re- quired, experience preferred. Driver's license needed. Full time. Call 433–0505. ROOFING PERSON general experience for Toronto work, 905-404-9728. SERVICE ADVISOR F/T or P/T for auto and tire centre. Ex- perience preferred. Excellent customer service, sales and computer skills required. Start immediately. Fax resume to (416)590-0346 or call Richard 905-728–6221. STANS RENTALS requires a Counter Person with a good driving record-abstract re- quired. Must have good knowledge of wide variety of equipment and tools. Past ex- perienced in dealing with pub- lic a must. Must be able to work Saturdays. Fax or send resume to: STANS RENTALS, 223 King St. W. Oshawa Ont. L1J 2J7; Fax: 905-723-2977. STRONG VOICES NEEDED. Telephone sales, no experi- ence necessary. 10:00am- 4:00pm and/or ideal for stud- ents 4:45-8:00pm Dundas/ Thickson area. Salary plus commission. 905-579–6222 SUBWAY AJAX has an open- ing for full time nights. Apply in store - Mon. through Sat. 8 a.m - 5 p.m. 465 Bayly St. (at Westney Rd.) Ajax. SWIMMING POOL SERVICE Person. University/college student welcome, some heavy lifting, must be me- chanically inclined and neat in appearance. $9/hr. Fax re- sume to (905) 420-7579. TELEMARKETERS needed. No experience necessary. Full training provided. Call (905) 579-7816 for interview. TELEMARKETING - Appoint- ment Setters required imme- diately for Daytime & Even- ings. No Selling, Hourly wage plus Bonus. Call for interview (905) 426-1322 WAREHOUSE POSITIONS Looking for hard working, conscientious people for a fast paced distribution center located in Markham. Must be able to lift 80 lbs. Experience in a warehouse environment is an asset. Please fax re- sume to Attn: Operations Manager Fax: (905) 946-8435 WINDOW CLEANER-Experi- enced. References required. Dur- ham Region. Call 905-666–9156 WORK AT HOME Health Industry $1000 P/T-$5000 F/T per month. Training available. Call for free information BOOKLET. 416-631- 7156. YOU CAN BE AN ENTREPRE- NEUR.We'll show you how. Start with Primerica Financial Services, a subsidiary of Citigroup, and build a new career in financial services. Instruction provided. For more information call Susan Wenghofer 1-866- 787-3918 or (905)436-8499. A RARE OPPORTUNITY - es- tablished NYSE and TSE com- pany, recently launched in Canada, requires excellent communicators. Home-based business, lucrative commis- sions, bonuses, and residuals. http://ZibGib.com/mikeg (905) 728-3922 Summer Employment512 LOOKING FOR A SUMMER position in the outdoors? You must have great customer service skills. Weekends a must. Deadline for resumes: April 13, 2001. Pleasure Val- ley, Uxbridge, ON. Phone 905- 649-3334; Fax 905-649-3335. E-mail: pleasureval- ley@sprint.ca. Web site: www.pleasurevalley.on.ca Salon & Spa Help514 HAIR STYLIST ambitious & motivated person for very busy salon full or part-time. Call 905-723-5090. HAIRSTYLIST required, full/ part-time with experience for Joseph's Hairstyling, Oshawa Centre. Apply in person, or phone 723–9251, ask for Joe. Skilled & Technical Help515 2ND PRESS PERSON re- quired immediately for busy print shop in Oshawa. Must have experience on AB DICK 9810 with T head. Fax resume 905-723-7206 CAM-SCOTT TRANSPORT re- quires full-time Class A Diesel mechanic. Renumerations based on experience. Fax re- sume to (905)831-0199 or for more information call (905)831-3656 ext 229. ELECTRONIC assembler with good soldering skills. SMT experience. Fax to (905) 697- 2441. FULL TIME WORK, local, must be experienced in all aspects of residential renova- tions. Good wage. Call 905- 987–1526. KANALCO,345 Lake Road, Bowmanville, requires an ex- perienced TIG Welder for ar- chitectural heavy gage alumi- num. Fax resume to 905-623- 3218 or call Max Armstrong at 905-623-2303 ext. 29. MECHANIC,Class A, 3rd or 4th year apprentice required for heavy diesel trucks. {Pre- fer experience in hydraulics and waste disposal vehicles. Ajax. Fax (905) 683-9492 or call Bruno at (905) 683–7111 NOW HIRING,Pneumatic tool repair trainee. Warehouse ship- per/receiver. Fax resume to 905- 839-7100 or drop off at 1730 McPherson Crt., Unit #10, Pickering. Shipping entrance. PRINTING COMPANY in Whitby requires a full time Press Operator for 4 colour presswork, 4 colour process experience required. Fax re- sume to: 905-723-5805. STUDENT REQUIRED for busy RV dealership duties include greeting customers, answer- ing telephones and cleaning trailers. Please fax resume to (905) 655-8462. Computer & IT520 INTERACTIVE ONLINE MEDIA. Internet development compa- ny is hiring in Kingston Ont. Visit www.inonmedia.com for more details. Office Help525 FAMILY LAW LITIGATION SECRETARY/CLERK. Must know P.C. Law, Divorcemate, and Word. Salary $35,000+ subject to experience. Imme- diate need. Send resume to: 905-427-5374. FULL-TIME ORDER Desk Clerk required for sporting goods importer and distribu- tor. Keyboard skills required. Duties to include: order entry, invoicing, filing, etc. Wages $10-$12/hr. Submit resume in person or mail to: Attn. M. Howsan, Stoeger Canada, 1801 Wentworth St., Unit 16, Whitby, ON L1N 8R6. PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER in the Pickering area. Responsi- ble for A/R, A/P, invoicing, etc. Must be experienced in Simp- ly Accounting & MS Office. Please fax resume to: (905)420-2919. Sales Help & Agents530 ENTHUSIASTIC SALES HELP wanted at Your Good Health, Oshawa Centre. Vitamin knowledge Drop off resume to Manager 10am-5pm., Mon- Fri. SALES REP required. Growing communication company in the Durham area seeking en- thusiastic career oriented people for business to busi- ness sales. Minimum 1 year sales experience required. Good opportunity for motivat- ed individual willing to work hard. Offering salary plus in- centive package. Drop off re- sume to: 500 Wentworth St. East, Unit 9, Oshawa. (905)432–3665. TRANSPORT SALES Experi- enced sales person needed in Durham Region to represent a dynamic discount LTL/FTL truck line, selling Ontario-US freight services. Salary + commission. 416-234-9772 ext-203 Hospital/Medical/ Dental535 DENTAL RECEPTIONIST full time position in a busy patient centered family practice. CDA preferred Abel an asset. Fax resume (905)427–5792. DENTAL RECEPTIONIST ex- perienced, part-time 9-5, Kingston Rd. +Lawrence, for 1-year maternity leave. Call (416) 281–9398 DENTAL RECEPTIONIST,full time, required for busy dental office. Please reply to fax # 905-668-7295 DURHAM COLLEGE DENTAL CLINIC is offering preventive dental services for children ages 5-13 until April 20th. Services include dental screening, polishing of teeth, fluoride application, oral hy- giene instruction. There is a $10 fee for this service. Call 905-721-3074 for an appt. EXPERIENCED RECEPTIONIST required for medical/walk-in clinic. Flexible hours. Fax re- sume to (905)831-8858. MEDICAL SECRETARY need- ed permanent job share. Set hours 1:00-6:00pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Friday. Experience in medical reception, telephone, booking, filing. Apply in per- son with resume to: 460 King St. W., Oshawa. PART TIME DENTAL ASSIS- TANT required Mondays 12 to 8 starting April 30th. Minimum 2 years experience preferred please call 428-1215 and ask for Carolyn. PART-TIME PHARMACIST wanted in a patient oriented community pharmacy in Whitby. Approx. 20 hours a week. (working every third wknd). Please fax resume to: (905)665-1919 or call Michael (905)665-1881. PDA full time position avail- able for mature reliable and outgoing person. Administra- tive experience a definite as- set. Reply to Fax (905) 434- 8520. PICKERING AGENCY needs caring, fun, responsible peo- ple to work in residential care with medically fragile children and youth. DSW, nsg, ECE or experience an asset. Training provided. Must be able to do on-call, weekends and shifts. Must drive. Fax resume to 905-686-3112 Hotel/Restaurant540 EXPERIENCED BARTENDERS Cooks and Wait Staff required. Call Angie at 905-426-4690 or 416-282-5685 EXPERIENCED CHEF,short order, prep line cooks re- quired for daily restaurant and banquet hall. Some basic knowledge of kitchen func- tions for banquet required. Fax resume to (905) 433-7996. SERVER required Fine dining experience an asset. Please call (905)428-9778. Houses For Sale100 OSHAWA SEMI - $128,900. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, main fl. fm. rm. and laundry. New custom pine and ceramic kitchen, new carpets, paint, roof. Gas furnace, a/c. Large backyard, parking for 3 cars. Convenient to Oshawa Hospi- tal, City Hall and downtown. Call 905-579-6362 after 4 pm/ anytime weekend. Open House Sun. April 8th, 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 pm. 23 Brock St. E. IMMACULATE 2500 sq. ft. all brick, 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, California shutters, 2 kitchens, prof. finished basement, fully fenced, prof. landscaped, c/ air/c/vac, alarm, privacy lot 55x160, $289,900. 68 Rother- glen Rd. N. Ajax. 416-717- 3560. No agents please. BOWMANVILLE-private, im- maculate 2-storey, 2750sq.ft, 4-lg bedrooms, 3-baths, fami- lyroom, 2-fireplaces, large kitchen, huge lot, ceramics, new carpet family+livingroom, finished basement, double garage, C/A+V, hot-tub +deck. $269,000 OBO. 905-623-9386 OSHAWA/WHITBY BORDER- 3 bedroom/2-bath semi, fin- ished basement w/walkout, c/ air/vac. 12'x16' deck over- looking woods. 110' lot on award-winning court. Move-in condition. $146,900. 905-723- 8254. 2-BEDROOM CONDOMINIUM clean, quiet, 31 unit complex. Finished basement, new windows, large bedrooms, freshly painted, convenient N. Oshawa location. Asking $88,000. Call (905)576–7490. BOWMANVILLE,2 bedroom, 4 pc., bath, close to schools/ park. New oak cabinets and carpet. Partially finished basement, with rough in bath. $149,000. 905-623–0581. EAST OSHAWA SEMI,3-bed- rooms, large fenced yard, near 401, new roof & drive- way. $124,900. Call (905)721- 0601 for more info. Absolutely no agents. (snp) Office & Business space150 2,200 SQUARE FEET of office space available immediately in Bobcaygeon, $800 per month plus utilities. Call Anne Houston (705)749-3383 450 SQ. FT. - $325/MONTH WITH ONE MONTH FREE!! Prime location, 922 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa. Immediate possession. Call Steve 905- 576–6999 OFFICE SPACE with recep- tionist. Available in Courtice, Health Professional preferred. Everything included. Available immediately. Please call Courtice Chiropractic @ 905- 404–2838. OSHAWA PRIME DOWN- TOWN retail location, 2 stor- ey, 1,400 sq. ft., $1,600 per mo. (905) 706-4133 (cell) (905) 728-9465. (res) UXBRIDGE small profession- al office space available on Toronto Street. $1000 inclu- sive Available immediately. Call 905-683-5117 ask for Abe Fakhourie. Business Opportunities160 $$ GOVERNMENT - Funds$$ Grants and loans information to start and expand your busi- ness or farm. 1-800-505-8866. $35,000 INVESTMENT makes you $100,000 +/year. Residual reoccurring revenue for 20 years. National residential alarm company needs dealer for this area. Proven, unique marketing and PR programs, training and ongoing support. Will dominate market place. Call Grant McDonell 1-800- 964-8805, 204-798-0570. email: tsgrant@autobahn.mb.ca BUSINESS FOR SALE Tutor- ing Centre, Grades 1 - OAC. Includes teaching materials, resources, Furniture, etc. Math, English, Science. 905- 619-0833. CONSUMER ELECTRONIC Repair Business for sale. In- ventory, Equipment, Tools and established service contracts. Work from home. Earn $30K evenings with commitment. Email:klintner1@home.com or call 905-436-0831 eve. Asking $21K HOME BUSINESS HOTLINE 500+/wk., P/T, no selling, not MLM, free info 1-888-748- 5486 ext. 1134. Apts. & Flats For Rent170 1 BEDROOM basement apart- ment plus sunroom available ASAP. Separate entrance, kitchen, bathroom. Close to 401 and all amenities. $700 utilities included. 509-2216 or (416) 729- 3999. BRIGHT ONE-BEDROOM basement apt. Separate en- trance, parking, a/c, cable, close to bus stop. $600/ month. No smoking/pets. First & last. Prefer 55+ gentlemen. Avail immediately. (905)839– 3732. PICKERING large 1-bedroom basement apartment, Near Go, shopping, etc. New broad- loom & bathroom, very clean. Prefer single male, non- smoker, no pets $700/month. Available immediately. (905)421–9041 WESTNEY AND ROSSLAND, 2 bedroom walkout basement apartment, $875 monthly. 4 appliances, 2 parking, no smoking/pets, available May lst. lst/last, references. Call anytime 427–7388 401 /WHITES, cosy, bright 1- bedroom (suitable for 1), walk to stores, main-level walk-out to deck. Private entrance, park- ing, fireplace, no smoking/pets, references, $750/mo., 1st/last, 905-839–5378, after 7pm. WHITBY GARDENS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT -One and two bedroom apartments available in quiet modern, mature building. Utilities in-cluded. Laundry facil- ities and parking available. No pets. Call (905)430-5420. AVAILABLE MAY 1ST. N.E. Oshawa. 3-bdrm upper level of house. 1 1/2 baths w/jacuzzi, laundry room hookup, fenced yard. $1,050 inclusive. No dogs. (905)428–3149. BEAUTIFUL BACHELOR apart- ment non-smoking, no pets. $450 monthly. Available May 1st. Contact Neil (905)213–1801 CEDAR/WENTWORTH - 2 bdrm spacious main floor du- plex. Clean, quiet, near shops & transit. Ravine. 2 parking & utilities incl. $790/month. Avail. May 1st. (416)439–1396. CENTRAL OSHAWA, Two large 2-bedrooms $825, May & June 1st. 3-bedroom, $950, June 1st in well-maintained building, close to all amenities. Please call (905)723-0977 9a.m.- 6p.m. FINCH/VALLEYFARM New 1 bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, parking, utili- ties, A/C, fridge/stove included. No smoking/pets. Available immediately. $775/month first/last. Call 905-683-7865 or 416-917-0596 GORGEOUS CONDO, 2-bed- rooms+ den, 2 mins. N. 401 faces ravine, 5 appliances, ceramic tiles, 30ft. balcony, underground parking, all in- clusive. Adults, no dogs, May 1st. $995 first/last,references. (905)728–0502, (905)725- 2624 HWY #2/ Church St. area, 2 bedroom apt., available call (416) 444–7391. LOVELY 2-BDRM basement apt. for rent, Avail.June 1st, Westshore area, own laundry & storage area, parking, sep- arate-entrance, ac, broad- loom, en-suite bathroom, suit mature-working couple +/or single female preferred, no smoking/pets, $810/inclusive. Please call evenings 420- 3509 to arrange an appoint- ment. OSHAWA NEWLY decorated 2 bedroom, close to 401, upper of house, $650/month, inclu- sive except cable. References +first/last Avail. May 1, 905- 987-3043 between 6&9 pm. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Furnished 1-bedroom apart- ment in Ajax. Near bus, shop- ping, all amenities. Available immediately. Female pre- ferred. Call (905)428–7266 between 4-10p.m. TWO BEDROOM apt. for May 1st. Conveniently located in Uxbridge in adult occupied building. Appt. to view call 905-852-2534. OSHAWA - Spotless spacious 2 bedroom semi-basement apt. in new very quiet adult 5- plex. Freshly painted. Suit semi-retired professional working people, couple or sin- gle (discount for seniors). No pets, no smokers. $650/ month. Hydro extra. Includes heat, water, 1-parking. First and last. References. Avail- able April 15th or May 1st. Ravine Rd. 905-728-3634. OSHAWA - Ritson/Athol, ni- cely decorated 1-bdrm, top floor of house. Clean, quiet, first & last, references. Park- ing, no pets. Avail. May 1. $795/month all inclusive. Brian 416-351-9512. OSHAWA SIMCOE/TAUNTON 3 bedroom multi-level condo. Laundry facilities. 1 parking, clean building, no pets, $925 plus hydro. Avail May 1st. First/last (416) 493–9309. OSHAWA bachelor, attic of house, private entrance, park- ing, stove, fridge, microwave, Adelaide/Mary area. Asking $475 inclusive. lst/last, no pets. Call (905)728-3481 or (905)436-6085 PICKERING-ROUGE Base- ment apt., high ceilings, bright, large, 1-bedroom, 4pc. bath/jacuzzi, fireplace, ap- pliances, parking, single non- smoking, no pets, avail. April 16, $675 +utilities, first/last, (905)509–5548. PICKERING WESTSHORE AREA, 1 bedroom basement apt,. separate entrance. No smoking or pets, first & last, air conditioning, Adult female preferred. (905) 837–2309 OSHAWA Quiet building near shopping, transportation. Util- ities included. Simcoe/Mill 2 bedroom avail May 1st $795; 1 bedroom avail April 1st & June 1st, $699. (905)436-7686 until 7:30pm. SPACIOUS well-maintained 2 bedroom apts. Avail. at 900 and 888 Glen St. Some with walk-in closets, paint provid- ed. Close to schools, shopping centre, GO Station. Utilities included. Call (905)728-4993. WHITBY,Dundas & Coch- rane, Avail. Immediately, two large 3-bedroom multi-level, family apartments. Hardwood, newly refinished. Near school, shopping, transit. Call Joanne 905-666-4145 leave message 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. Houses For Rent185 A-ABA-DABA-DO, I have a home for you! 6 months free! From $550/month OAC, up to $6,000 cash back to you, $29,500+ family income. Short of down payment? For spectacular results Ken Col- lis, Associate Broker, Cold- well Banker RMR Real Estate (905)728-9414 or 1-877-663- 1054 email:kcollis@trebnet.com A ABSOLUTELY ASTOUND- ING 6 months free, then own a house from $600/month o.a.c. Up to $5,000 cash back to you! Require $30,000+family income and good credit. Short of down payment? Call Bill Roka, Sales Rep. today! Re/ Max Spirit (905) 728-1600, 1- 888-732-1600. AJAX - IMMACULATE 3 bdrm house, 2 baths, 1 powder room. Very clean, lots of up- grades. Close to all amenities. Non-smoking, no pets. $1,400/ month. Call (416) 727–8061. 3+1 SEMI,King & Wilson 2 appliances, 1-1/2 baths, fenced yard, parking. No Pets. Avail immediately. $950/ month + utilities. 905-430- 0249. 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. ATTENTION GOOD TENANTS "This one's for you". Cozy 3 bedroom bungalow, fully ren- ovated, 3-car parking, city/ Go Bus near. Fenced-backyard. Modern gas-furnace. Suit family 3 or 4 with steady em- ployment, non-smokers/no pets preferred. References/ credit-check . Available May 1st.. $800.+ gas, water & hy- dro, Oshawa south-central. 416-947-9530 lv. message. BETHANY HILLS - Trails in front of chalet. Furnished 3 bedroom, whirlpool, wood- stove, greenhouse, all ap- pliances included, $1100 per month plus utilities. Call 905- 433-8830 DOWNTOWN OSHAWA large mainfloor 2 bedroom, duplex, equipped, $800/month +utili- ties. 905-725-3090 HARWOOD/HWY 2 area. Main & upper floor. Parking, laundry facilities, close to bus stop, references needed. $1200/ month + percentage of utili- ties. May 1st. Call (905)751– 6211 HOUSES FOR RENT in Pick- ering, Whitby, Ajax, Oshawa, Bowmanville and surrounding areas. Rent from $1,100 to $5,000 per month plus utili- ties. Call Garry Bolen, Sutton Group Status at 905-436-0990 (must ASK for Jan Van Driel for info and scheduling). PICKERING -NEAR GO/401 3- bedroom bungalow mainfloor, available April, parking 5-app, A/C, non-smoking/pets, refer- ences, first/last, $1050+util. Also, 2-bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, fireplace, A/C, laundry, park- ing, $850+util. 905-428–0264 OSHAWA, Harmony/Hillcroft area, Available June 1st. Clean, main level 3bdr semi, some appliances included,a/ c,x-large shed/fenced yard/ deck. No smokers/Pets. $950 plus utilities First/Last Re- quired. 905-404-1748. PICKERING - near Go, open- concept beauty, 3 bedrooms, upper-level backsplit, de- tached bungalow, hardwood, parking, 5 appliances, a/c, non-smoking/pets/references/ first/last. $1200+utilities. Available April. 905-837-8237 lv. message. Housing Wanted191 WANTED 3-4 BEDROOM Port Perry area. Call 905-440-8095 Rooms For Rent & Wanted192 FURNISHED ROOM in quiet north Oshawa home, share facilities. First, last & refer- ences. $95/week. Suitable for working adult or student. Avail. immediately (905)718– 3567. 401/ WHITES ROAD clean quiet basement bedroom t.v, phone, parking, laundry facili- ties, shared bathroom, work- ing male preferred. Meals in- cluded, $600/month first/last. 905-831-9460. Shared Accommodation194 AJAX newly renovated 2 room basement for rent, shared facilities, laundry, large yard/ deck, near lake, parking, non- smoking, utilities included. Furnished $575, Unfurnished $525. 905-428–9315 PINETREES,ravine lot. Share house with professional. Ju- nior executive home in Cour- tice. Minutes to 401. Free parking, cable, laundry. Own bathroom. $450. Non smokers only! Call (905) 579-5202. SHARED ACCOMMODATION near GM. Bedroom, share rest of house. $425/monthly. 1st & last. No smoking/pets/child- ren. Suit working male or fe- male. Includes Laundry. 905- 576-9386. Rentals Outside Canada205 ATTENTION SNOWBIRDS:A perfect family vacation home in Clearwater Florida. 3 bed- room townhouse, pool, jacuz- zi, tennis court, pond, BBQ, private yard, close to beach and golfing. Available now. For info. & photos (905) 579- 3788. CLEARWATER FLORIDA, 2-3- bedrooms furnished manu- factured homes. Heated pool, hot tub near beaches & major attractions. Children welcome. Photos. $275/week (less than motel) Call (905)683–5503 Mobile Homes & Parks210 1996 - 33-ft with 12-foot tip- out Terry trailer currently on quiet street at Cedar Beach Trailer Park, Musselman's Lake. A1 condition. $18,500. 852-6306 Campers, Trailers,Sites215 26FT. CARRILITE Fifth Wheel. Top-of-the-line. Insulated for winter travel. Air, etc. Sleeps 6, twin beds. 1 owner, used only 3 times in Florida. $16,500. 905-349-2594 Snowmobiles233 1980 SKIDOO BLIZZARD, good track, seat with Formula suspension, engine needs work. $300 OBO. 705-328- 1613 snp Resorts Camps235 BEAUTIFUL SETTING, Lake Seymour 2, 3 & 4 bedroom cottages, fully-equipped. Pool, fishing, store. Affordable weekly rates. Campbellford, 2 hours N/E of Toronto. 1-888- 813-2212 www.woodlandes- tate.com Hobbies & Crafts237 CRAFTERS WANTED at "The Gift & Craft Showplace" locat- ed in the Courtice Flea Mar- ket, 4 km. east of Oshawa (approx. 6000 people attend- ing each weekend). Let us show & sell your crafts direct- ly to the public. You do not have to be there. Rent starts at $24/month. Call 905-436- 1024. DURHAM COLLEGE Spring Craft Show, April 21st & 22nd, 2001, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $50.00 per table/$1.00 Admission. Info. Lynn Tulloch @ (905) 721-3129. Articles For Sale310 CARPETS - lots of carpet, 100% nylon, new stain release carpets on hand, I will carpet 3 rooms, $349. Price includes carpet, pre- mium pad, expert installation, fast delivery, free estimates (30 yards). Norman 686-2314. 1997 HONDA GENERATOR XL12D - 3 cyl., industrial, low hours, excellent shape, valued at $15,000 sacrifice for $6,000. Call 905-655–5092 250 GALLON Saltwater estab- lished Reef aquarium. Displays 7'x7'x3' with tank, lighting hood and cabinet. All equipment, live- stock and corals included. $3,000. Email: klintner1@home.com or call 905-436-0831 4 FT. LONG x 3 ft. wide car trail- er, like new $400. Call 905-434- 2475. ATTENTION:THIS IS A PUB- LIC NOTICE - Year End Liqui- dation Sale. All JVC home theatre systems 2 channel stereo 5.1 surround system must go. Only $100. per unit in packages. Single unit $150; Receiver must include suffi- cient speakers. Super digifine high end JVC tuners, amplifi- ers, CD players, cassette decks, turntables, signal pro- cessors, VCRs, DVD players, televisions. 90 day layaway. Oshawa Stereo 579–0893 Sick of RENTING? 1st Time Buyer? Professional Renter? Honest Answers....! Professional Advice...! To “Own” Your Next Home! Mark Stapley Sales Rep. 1-800- 840-6275 OFFICE(905)619-0663Ability Real Estate Ltd. Direct Free Call AJAX-PICKERING SALES DEALERS NEEDED $ Earn Cash $ No Quotas Free Skin Care Pak CALL PAULINE (905) 655-8898 or For long distance only 1-866-888-5288 or Pauline_Avon@Hotmail.com Warranty Clerk Required for G.M. Dealership in Ajax. Fax resume to Dave Gunn 905-683-6130 House Cleaners Wanted Full/Part-time Mon. - Fri. Will train. Must have driver’s licence 905-619-6970 NO DOUGH? Hiring FT Positions $300-$500/wk Call Debbie at 571-1543 NEED OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE to lose 20 lbs & up. Earn excellent income (905)426-2113 CLASSIFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE News Advertiser re- quests that advertisers check their ad upon publication as News Ad- vertiser will not be re- sponsible for more than one incorrect insertion and there shall be no li- ability for non-insertion of any advertisement. Liability for errors in ads is limited to the amount paid for the space occu- pying the error. All copy is subject to the appro- val of management of News Advertiser. Chef/Journeyman Cook required immediately for busy casual-dining restaurant. Experienced line cooks also required. Please fax resume with cover letter to 905-623-2198 The Uxbridge Times Journal/Tribune requires Rural Route Drivers to deliver newspapers twice a week to the following areas: Uxbridge (North & South) Goodwood, Stouffville Reliable vehicle required Call Debbie 905-852-9141 requires NEWSPAPER CARRIERS to deliver papers Wednesday & Friday in the following areas: UXBRIDGE Centre Rd., Maple St. W., King St. W., Balsam St. N. & Beech St. N., Bolton & Rachel Lee, Galloway Cres., Alsop Place, Turner Dr., Brock St. W., Main St. N., Lormik Dr., Sandy Hook Rd., Colby Rd., Harvey St., Second Ave, Third Ave. N., Dominion St. & Brock St. E. CANNINGTON Meadowlands & Country Lane Also, Adult Carriers needed for walking & driving routes. Call Debbie 905-852-9141 • Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money• Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money• Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money • Earn Extra Money THE NEWS ADVERTISER Is looking for carriers to deliver papers and flyers door to door Wed. Fri. & Sat. by 6:00 PM. in their neighborhoods. call 905-683–5117 TEAM PERSONNEL Requires 10 US Drivers with excellent pay Also Required For Local Durham Contract AZ Drivers & Shunt Drivers Call Wayne (905) 767-8326 or (905) 665-8326 UXBRIDGE TIMES JOURNAL & TRIBUNE REQUIRES RURAL ROUTE DRIVERS to deliver newspapers Wednesday & Friday in the following areas: * Uxbridge * Goodwood Reliable Vehicle Required Call Debbie (905)852-9141 Experienced Nail Technician required for busy Nail Studio in Uxbridge. Call Janine. 852-9990 514 Salon & Spa Help 514 Salon & Spa Help WORKING SUPERVISOR Must have experience with sewer & water construction & road building Responsibilities:• On Site Supervision • On Site coordinating & planning We offer a competitive salary Send resume and work history to:File #670, P.O. Box 481, Oshawa, ON L1H 7L5 515 Skilled & Technical Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help U-HAUL COMPANY Of Eastern Ontario Is now hiring F/T position as OFFICE CLERK Duties include variety of cleri- cal procedures, answer phones, A/P, inventory ordering, filing, data entry. Please fax resumes to: (416) 335-1270 Attention Kelly or apply to 1555 Warden Ave., Scarborough, Ontario. M1R 2S9 525 Office Help 525 Office Help Canada’s Number One Home Furnishing Retailer is now hiring Sales Associates for furniture, appliance and electronic sales. Home furnishings sales experience not necessary. However, you must be enthusiastic, personable, presentable and willing to learn. This is a rare opportunity for career-oriented individuals to join the renowned industry leader and earn above average incomes ($40,000 to $100,000) in a friendly, stable and profitable work environment. Our benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, prescription drug plan, generous employee discounts and profit sharing, along with career growth opportunities to those who aspire to management positions. Please send your resume or apply at: 20 McLevin Avenue Scarborough, Ontario M1B 2V5 Tel. (416) 291-3818 FAX: (416) 291-6391 We thank everyone who applies, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 530 Sales Help & Agents 530 Sales Help & Agents FREE ADMISSION FREE PARKING Tuesday May 01, 2001 - Holiday Inn 1011 Bloor St. E., Oshawa Public welcome 1–8pm (Bring lots of resumes!) 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental 535 Hospital/Medical/ Dental EXPERIENCED VENIPUNCTURISTS Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories is one of Canada's largest providers of clinical laboratory services. We have numerous positions available for full-time/casual/contract experienced venipuncture technicians to float throughout the Durham Region and surrounding areas, including Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville, Port Perry and Port Hope. Must have car and a minimum of 3 years experience. We also have numerous permanent part-time positions for experienced venipuncture technicians throughout the Durham Region and surrounding areas. Successful applicants will be patient focused with previous experience in a Specimen Collection Centre or clinical laboratory environment. Interested applicants should fax resume or letter of interest to: Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories (905) 790-8932 (please note Corrected #) 115 Midair Court Brampton, Ontario L6T 5M3 Looking for a job in the Health Care Field ? Join us on Tuesday May 1, 1-8pm at the Oshawa Holiday Inn for our Nursing and Health Care Job Expo. Offering job opportunities in all fields of Health Care Watch for our special publication on Sunday April 29, 2001 ASSISTANT PARTS MANAGER REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY Must have Chrysler Order System experience and wholesale comp. Only those with Chrysler experience need apply; Sorry - no time for training. Please call 683–5358 Ask for Doreen Village Plymouth Chrysler Ltd. KIDS! KIDS! KIDS! Looking for very outgoing kids 2-16 yrs. M/F 16-65 yrs. Must be outgoing or don’t call! T.V. Comm./film. No Fees or classes. No extras.Call (416) 221-3829 Become a Certified Health Care Professional There is someone who needs your help! Personal Support Workers (P.S.W.) are in great demand. Start now and you could be working in 18 weeks. PICKERING CAMPUS 1450 Kingston Rd. (905) (905) 420-1344420-1344 www.tsb.cawww.tsb.ca www.tsb.ca Now in Pickering April 16 RN's & RPN's F/T & P/T experienced in LTC. Computer literacy an asset. Fax or Mail resume to: Director of Resident Care Sunnycrest Nursing Home 1635 Dundas St. E. Whitby, Ont. L1N 2K9 Fax: 905-576-4712 510 General Help 510 General Help THE NEWS ADVERTISER is looking for prospects to deliver newspapers & flyers to the following areas ✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ AJAX Delaney Dr. Brennan Rd. Radford Dr. Barrett Cres. Brocklesby Cres. Beaumont Dr. Addley Cres. Smails Dr. Twigg Dr.Ducatel Cres. Sullivan Dr. Withay Dr. Griffiths Dr. Meekings Dr. Mapson Cres. Mantell Cres. McCullock Cres. McGregor Dr. Marsh ln. Burcher Rd. Billingsgate Cres. Thorncroft Cres. Ambassador St. Tulloch Dr. Emperor St. Plumbridge Crt. Hurley Rd. Beatty Rd. Cedar St. Beech St ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 905-683-5117 RENT-WORRY FREE 1, 2 & 3 Bed. Apts. Refurbished & New Appliances. All Util. included. In-house Supt. & Maint. On site Security. Rental Office:Mon - Fri. 12 noon - 8pm Sat & Sun 1pm- 5pm 905-579-1626 VALIANT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent 170 Apartments & Flats For Rent Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamnews.net THE AJAX PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER, APRIL 4, 2001-PAGE B7 510 General Help 510 General Help 510 General Help 515 Skilled & Technical Help 185 Houses For Rent AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES AT HANK'S APPLIANCES. Dryers $149/up. Washers $175/up. Fridges $99/up. Stoves, apt.-size & 30", reg/ self-cleaning, gas $149/up. Large selection gas dryers. Amana refrigerator, bottom freezer, must see. Side-by- sides, this weeks special, only $349. Parts, sales, serv- ice, barbecue parts. 426 Sim- coe St. S. (905)728-4043. DSS SATELLITE- H-Card bootloader $100, Freeze Fix $25, Open HU-Card $300, Programing $80, Systems $450, Loader $1100. We buy dead H-cards. Call (905)427– 1416. ANTIQUE MARBLE facade fireplace with cast iron insert. (905)721–1703 (snp) ANTIQUE PEDESTAL sink, dainty size with brass faucets. (905)721–1703 (snp) APPLIANCE CENTRE - Wash- er, dryer, fridge, stove, dish- washer, all fully guaranteed. Come make a deal! 33 Station St., Ajax. (905)426-2682. APPLIANCES:refrigerator 2- door frost free, deluxe stove, matching heavy duty washer/ dryer $675/all-will separate. Also Kenmore washer used 2 years $250 +Dryer. Also Fridge, stove, washer dryer, dishwasher 8months old, rea- sonable. 905-767-6598. BLACK MILKYWAY sofa, chair, love circle, ottoman & glass cocktail tables. 3pc. black lacquer wall system, all trimmed in gold. Paid $5000 new, asking $1500. 905-440- 9447 BRIDAL GOWN - One of a kind Alfred Sung designer gown w/veil. Size 10. Never worn. Exquisite, must be seen. Purchased at Ritché, Toronto. Paid $1995; asking $750. Ac- cessories available. Serious inquiries only. 905-576-7076 between 3:30-6:30 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 COMPLETE- LY CARPETED $299. (30 yrds.) NO HIDDEN COSTS!!! Commercial carpet at $4.95 yd. Berber carpet at $7.50 yd. 40 oz. Saxony carpet at $11.50 yd. Free shop at home servic- es. Guaranteed best prices. SAILLIAN CARPETS, 905-373- 2260. CARPET AND VINYL SALE- Carpet three rooms, 30 square yards, from $339 installed. I will discount your best quote up to 10%. New colors and designs.Customer satisfaction guaranteed. Call Mike for your free estimate, 905-431-4040 COMMERCIAL SCALE, load cell capacity, up to 50 lbs., $500. Call 905-373-0374. COMPUTER SPECIALS,17" Dell monitor $149, 15" $99, Ink jet printers from $49 W/Sys- tem, Dell Pentium laptop $499, complete Pentium inter- net starter system $299. Low- est prices on P3 & P4 sys- tems. 16 years experience. We love doing upgrades and difficult repairs. (905)655– 3661. DININGROOM SET,in excel- lent condition, solid oak, hutch and buffet with light, double pedestal table with leaf, 2 captain chairs plus 4 chairs, asking $1500. Call 579–7882 DIRECT TV, Boot strap $110. H & HU programming avail- able. Complete systems available. Call (905)767-8571, Whitby. DSS SYSTEMS - Sale on HU test cards and programming. Boot loaders. Dish Network programmers. Dish Network and DTV Systems available. Website caribdss.com email: caribdss@yahoo.com or Call (905)426-9578. FOR SALE - Antique replica hutch and harvest table for sale. Good condition. $1000. Call 436-6149. GE FRIDGE and stove, $350 pair, 8 x 10 wool Indian rug, rose $250., antique wicker pram $125. older dresser, 3 drawer $75. Telephone (905) 427–0584 HARDWOOD FLOORING FOR BETTER HEALTH. Unfinished from $1.99/sq.ft.; prefinished from $2.99/sq.ft. Also, refin- ishing old floors & sanding needs. Showroom: Kendal- wood Plaza 1801 Dundas St. E., Whitby 905-433-9218 OSHAWA HARDWOOD FLOORS LTD. HOT TUB 4-person fiberglass, cover, skirt, $1800. Brand new RCA-27" TV $350. Kenmore washer $250, dryer $100. New gas weedwacker or leaf-blow- er, 24cc $100-each. Pentium- 166 computer, loaded $350. 905-439-4789 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, start- ing at $695. March Break Special on now. Check out the web at www.barbhall.com or call Barb at 905-427-7631. Visa, MC, Amex. PIANOS/CLOCKS.Spring Sale on for the month of April - on all Roland digital pianos and Samick acoustic pianos and all Howard Miller clocks.. Large selection of used pia- nos (Yamaha, Kawai etc.) Not sure if your kids will stick with lessons, try our rent to own. 100% of all rental payments apply. Call TELEP PIANO (905) 433-1491. www. TelepPiano.com WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! PLAYSTATION MOD CHIPS PS1 - $35., PS2 from $75. All work guaranteed. Install while you wait. Also avail. one PS2 mod-ed with 10 games $650. Beatrice/Wilson area (905) 721-2365 PORTABLE BUILDINGS for sale. 24x32, great for storage & workshops. Inquire at 905- 723-7291. PROTECT-AIR 3000 indoor air cleaner, best offer. Contact (905)723–4687. 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. RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT for sale. 1 gas deep fryer, 1 chicken deep fryer, mi- crowave and 2 pop coolers. Also dishes available. Prices negotiable. Call 905-666-7575 RIDING LAWN MOWER, 30" cut, 8-horse power, side dis- charge and mulcher. Nearly new, used to cut small lawn. Call 905-436-1822. $1.000 firm.Snp SATELLITE and security sys- tem specials from $99. 16 years experience. We design and install systems to meet your needs. (905)655–3661 SCOOTER, FORTRESS 2001, like new, new battery plus charger, locking system, $1500 or nearest offer. Call (905)668–7944 or (905)668- 6695. SHUTTERS - 34 SETS of bi- folding louvered pine window shutters, 21"x43" each. (905)721–1703 (snp) STAIR LIFT - STANNAH, straight, 5 years old, Asking $l,600 or best offer. Telephone (905) 420–9966 SHEDMAN - Quality wooden sheds 8' X 8' barn kit, only $299. plus tax. Many other sizes and styles available. Also garages. 761 McKay Rd. Unit 3, Pickering. For more info. call 905-619-2093. OAK/PINE FURNITURE...Our Mission Furniture is on the floor...Come and see the Style that has turned the Furniture World upside down..We are also now carrying a full line of HANDCRAFTED MENNONITE FURNITURE in addition to our own lines...Traditional Wood- working is the leading manu- facturer of SOLID WOOD FURNITURE in the Durham Region...Bring your ideas/ plans and let us turn them into reality..Drop in and see our State of the Art Woodworking facility and let us show you how fine furniture is made..Remember..."There is no Substitute for Quali- ty"...Traditional Woodwork- ing...115 North Port Road (South off Reach Road), Port Perry...905-985-8774....www. traditionalwoodworking.on.ca DTV SATELLITE SYSTEMS $450 all channels open. HU card programming $80 pri- vately coded. 2 month war- ranty. Boot loaders to make your H card work again $120. 7 days per week, 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. (905) 655-7730 Brooklin. Toronto (416) 737- 9900. House calls for seniors available. $20. extra. BACKSTREET BOYS, N'SYNC, U2, Eric Clapton, Roxy Music, TICKETS FOR SALE- also Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors. Also will buy Leafs, Raptors & concert tickets. Telephone (905)626-5568 TOOLS, tools, tools.for all trades, antique, collectables, user, kitchen collectables, scientific instruments, much more. Sunday April 8th. Tools of the Trades Show/Sale, 2699 Brock Rd. N. Pickering, Ont. 10-3:30. $4. 519-293-3171 or 613-839-5607. WESTERN RED CEDAR Lum- ber all sizes, perfect for decks, fencing furniture, etc. Cut to order! Also other varie- ties. Excellent prices. New- tonville (905)786-3152 cell (905)261-3343 YAMAHA mini stereo system $250, Echo gas hedge trim- mer, only used for 1 hour $600. Call 905-431-0117. SCRATCH AND DENT - Varie- ty of new appliances, 5 cu. ft freezers, $199. Full manufac- turers 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. Articles Wanted315 ANTIQUES?Absolutely!Ad- vice- always valuable, usually free! Purchasing outright, es- tates w/some antique cont- ents, (no limit to value con- sidered), collections of any sort, quantities or single an- tique items. Special interest in Moorcroft pottery. I'll try to re- spond to all queries. Robert Bowen Antiques- Brooklin, Ontario. (905)655-8049 or (905)242-0890. WANTED - single snowmobile trailer. Call 720-1742 after 4pm. 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. Restaurant Equipment348 HIGH SHELF STAND,griddle top, $36", Berkel meat grinder & sausage maker, potato peeler. 728-6213 Pet, Supplies Boarding370 AMERICAN ESKIMO Puppies UKC-registered (Male & Fe- male) excellent pets. Protec- tive and excellent with child- ren (look like small Sa- moyeds). $375. Call Casey (905)743-0995 (Oshawa)-or leave message BLACK & YELLOW lab pup- pies. Excellent hunters or companions. Great with child- ren. CKC registered. Hips guaranteed. Champion blood lines. $600. Ready to go now. Call (705)939–2364 PUREBRED 1992 ARABIAN Gelding, Sweepstakes & CAHR papers, Ecstacy x Rosa PASB, excellent breeding, go- ing English, 15hh, 100% sound, call (905)665–7948. Cars For Sale400 1988 CUSTOM CRUISER Sta- tion Wagon, p.w., p.s., door locks, a/c, new exhaust & brakes, cert. & emission test- ed $1500 o.b.o. Call (905)432– 1299 1988 SUNBIRD,4 door, emission tested, certified, mint condition asking $1500. Call Odel (905)576–8406 (snp) 1989 CADILLAC DEVILLE,ful- ly loaded, complete new en- gine, 50,000km, excellent condition, cert $4,500. 985- 8250 1989 PONTIAC SUNBIRD 4- cylinder, 5-speed, 2-door, black, aluminum rims, factory sunroof, hideaway headlights. 100,000kms, no rust, AM/FM cassette, reliable, economi- cal, clean $2650. certified/ emissions. 905-922-3165 1990 SUNBIRD, 4 door, white, body great, interior in show- room condition, fully loaded, new tires, needs engine and transmission. $500. Must sell. 438–8856 1991 HONDA CIVIC, new tires, brakes, tune-up, no rust, 187,000 kms, sunroof, radio, automatic, white. Certified, E- tested, $2,900. Phone 905- 697-2043, cell 905-716-4316 1991 PONTIAC TEMPEST,V6, ps, pb, air/con, am/fm cas- sette, clean car, 220k, asking $3000 obo, certified & emis- sion tested. Call 434-0392. 1992 HONDA ACCORD EXR - 5 speed, 153k, good condition. Asking $7,200 o.b.o. Certified/ emission tested. Call 416- 833-1955 1993 EAGLE VISION TSI, loaded, V-6, 3.51, automatic, 4 door, 129,000 km, leather seat, power windows, power locks, air, remote keyless en- try, alloy wheels, excellent condition, certified. $7,900. Markham (905) 471-8875 1993 FORD TAURUS S H O, extremely rare, excellent condition, fully loaded inside & out. A must to see. $5,000 OBO, Certified. 905-404–4354 1994 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, Cartier, fully loaded, certified and emission tested, leather interior, 146K, asking $18,000 obo. 905- 434-0392. 1995 HONDA CIVIC hatchback, 144,000 highway km. auto, sun- roof, certified/emission tested am/fm cassette, non-smoker lady driven, one owner, no rust (B.C. vehicle) $8500. 905-831- 0805 1997 MAZDA 626,auto, 2.0L, pw, pd, pl, antenna, dual air bags, ABS, white with grey inte- rior, 74,000km, must sell, very clean, certified, $12,500. 905- 666–9774 1997 SATURN STATION-WAG- ON, DOHC.19L, auto, air, ps, pb, Alloy wheels, fog lights. Will cer- tify, one owner. 94,000K. $11,500obo. Call 905-985-7128. 1998 NISSAN ULTIMA SE,excel- lent condition, only 29K, loaded, will certify, asking $17,500. 686–2682 91 NISSAN STANZA,burgundy 4 door, 2.4L, 4 cylinder, automatic, overdrive, power windows and door locks, tilt and cruise 261,000kms. Asking $2500 e- test & certified. Phone (905)683–7747. 2000 HONDA CIVIC DX 1 owner, auto, p.s., brakes, tilt, 3 dr., black. Fabulous opportun- ity. Must qualify to assume balance of Honda lease. $269/month plus taxes. Call (416)722-4611 or (905)633- 7409. FIND YOUR NEXT used vehi- cle at: durhamwheels.com 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 of Alive . Cars, Trucks, Machinery.. Call 655-4609 (SNP) WANTED - GM '98-'99 Mon- tana or Ventura Van, low kms. will consider take over lease or buy out, wheelchair equipped would be an asset. Call 905-434-0392. Trucks For Sale410 1991 RODEO, 4 wheel drive, 198,000 km, black, aluminum rims, auto trans, very clean, asking $4500 obo. certified and emission tested, Call 905-434–0392 (snp) 1994 FORD F250-XLT truck, Supercab, running board, ton- neau cover, 20,000lb fifth wheel hitch installed +towing hitch. Low mileage. Used only in Florida. $20,500. 905-349- 2594 Vans/ 4-Wheel Dirve420 1995 SAFARI, excellent con- dition, loaded very clean. low kms. $12000. 1990 Astro good condition. asking $3000, both original owners. call 905-263– 8414. 1997 FORD F-150 4x4 ex- tended cab excellent condition 119 000 km. Bedliner alumi- num cap. $16500. Call 723- 8512. 2000 DODGE CARAVAN, 36,000km. 3.8 V6, am/fm cassette cd, running boards, captain chairs, $19,900 o.b.o. Certified and e-tested. (905)434-2775 or (416)898- 8467. 2000 DODGE CARAVAN,air, ABS, tape, PW, PB, PM, cruise, tilt. Gray. Dual-sliding doors, sunscreen. Warranty coverage. Asking $19,000. Call 905-985-0791. Announcements255 Lost and Found265 FOUND - black and white male shepherd/X in Courtice on March 5th and black and white male husky in Whitby March 20th. Call 905-852- 6534 Personals268 DURHAM SINGLES:Join the regions fastest growing sin- gles organization, Personal Growth Seminars, Dinner Theatres, Wine Tasting. Quali- ty people first rate at- mosphere. 905-438-1720 www.durhamsingles.com DURHAM'S OWN DATING SERVICE!905-683-1110. Create a private mailbox ad or browse other ads free. Meet a new Friend or Love for life. www.asylumcafe.com HEAVENLY PSYCHIC An- swers. Find the oracle within. $2.99/min. *18+*24 hrs. 1- 900-451-3783. Daycare Available273 HOME DAYCARE provided by experienced mom (diploma in childhood/adolescence) Ac- cepting children for summer vacation/kids going to High- bush school. Reasonable rates, limited space. Whites/ Amberlea. (905)831–8502 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. EXPERIENCED DAYCARE TLC, hot meals, snacks. First aid/CPR, no pets, non-smok- ing, near school & parks, Westney Rd. N. close to 401. 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Get CASH for CDs… Bayly, w. of Harwood (905) 427-7613 AUCTION SALE of Storage Unit Contents Furniture, Dishes & Collectibles at Malcolm Sale Arena, 13200 Old Scugog Rd., South of Black- stock, Go Hwy. 7A East To 57 Rd. into Blackstock or 401 East to Weaverly Rd. Or 57 Go North on 57 12 miles to Bradburn Rd.Turn West Go 1/4 Mile to Old Scugog Rd.Turn North Go 1/4 Mile Tuesday April 10, 2001 @ 5:30 pm Old Moorcroft bowl, large Royal Dux, hull vase, old Wedgewood brock, sterling match safe, large sterling bracelet, tooth pick holder, unique lamps, salt & pepper collection, Chzeck 20" ruby cut glass vase, hand made quilt, L.P. records, lawn mower, 15 speed mountain bike, fishing lures, submersible utility pump (new), gui- tar, VCR, 6-4'x8'x1/4" sheets plywood, cement cutting wet blades, ceramic mor- tar & sanded grout, duo fast staples, portable gas BBQ, Pioneer 6 CD chang- er, old stamp collection, Elvis stamp, 4 old press back chairs, new bird house feeders, oak curio cabinet, mahogany vanity table, tools & tool chest, filter queen vacuum, logging chain, furniture, dishes, collectibles, hygiene & cosmetic bed, Panasonic VHS Camcorder (as is), job lots, many more items. Terms: Cash or Visa. Auctioneer: Bruce Kellett 705-328-2185 PUBLIC ESTATE AUCTION Thurs. April 5th, Start: 6:30 p.m. View: from noon. Kahn Auctions, 2699 Brock Rd. N. Pickering, 3 mi. N. of Hwy. 401 exit 399 Featuring: 6 pc. mah. diningroom set, 5 pc. Deco bedroom set, oak dresser, sofa & loveseat, oak table & 4 chairs, num. washstands, oak cased sewing ma- chine, stacking bookcases (needs work), 8 pc. di- ningroom set, iron table & 4 chairs, 5 pc. bedroom set, 4 pc. waterfall bedroom set, fainting couch, ma- ple table & 4 chairs, cedar chest, large oak rocking chair, 2 wardrobes, duncan phyfe table, 2 Vict. bal- loonback chairs, coffee & end tables, oak trees, childs rolltop desk, sewing box, hanging curio cabi- nets, Vict. medicine cabinet, 4 Hummel figures, Doulton Lady & Doulton Dog, collector plates, large crystal pieces, lamps, Group of 7 Prints, bridge lamps, light fixtures, floor lamps, buster items, mir- rors, O'gee clocks, depression, regulator clocks, Pa- trick Roy autographed sweater, Potvin aut. stick, Gordie Howe aut. stick, autographs by Dimagio and Williams, mailing pitcher and bowl, Lord Nelson mugs, Marx cash register etc. Randy Potter Auctioneer (905) 683-0041 ESTATES & CONSIGNMENTS OUR SPECIALTY! Please Note: Specialty Auction Fri. April 13th also Antique Show & Sale May 13th - "Watch for Ads" 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 AUCTION SALE at Pethick and Stephenson, Haydon Sat. April 7, at 6pm. From 401 Ext. 431 at Bowman- ville, North 8 mi. on Hwy. 57 to Con. Rd. 8, turn east at Firehall. Open at 4pm. Household articles from a Bow- manville home; bedroom furniture, brass daybed, pictures, books, lawn furn., pantry cupboard, chairs, glassware, dish- es, lamps, tools etc. etc. still unpacking;Terms cash, deb- it, visa, m/c. Owner and Auctioneer Don Stephenson 905-263-4402 or 705-277-8929. Barn hours Mon.-Wed.- Thurs. 3:30-6pm Next sale April 13 Good Friday an- tique auction at 10:30 am Estates and Consignments Welcome. AUCTION SALE Saturday April 7 at 10 a.m. Auction sale held at the Ballantrae Community Centre, 1 km. east of Hwy. 48 on Aurora Road for Mrs. Georgi- na Alsop and Mrs. Jean Middleton of Stouffville and Mrs. Anna Trewin of East York. Large sale, most piec- es are ready to move right into your home. To include: a beautiful 1880's walnut sideboard; 1890's walnut open spindled whatnot shelf; lovely 3 cushion and wood frame chesterfield w/matching chair; bed sofa; swivel rocking chair (as new); nicely carved small burled walnut bench; shortwave radio; round pine din- ing table; Boston rocker; dining chairs. Dimplex electric fireplace stove (a very attractive and unusual item). Modern pine hutch style dresser; 8x10 area rug, rough pieces for refinishing and more. Many collectible items eg. Antique books incl. Ontario Rivers, Agriculture, nursery rhymes, Christmas books, 1950 London News etc. Various linens; French tapestry evening purse. Glass and China - Include a lovely selection of antique pieces eg. Flintglass water goblet in Honeycomb or New York pattern c1880; Flint glass goblet in Ionia pat- tern c1890 and Flint glass goblet in Stevens Pattern c1860. Moustache cup; depression glass water pitcher and cream w/sugar. Glass baskets; Victorian trinket box; Royal Crown Darby cup and saucer; Bunnykins Royal Doulton Christmas plate and mug etc. etc. plus tables full of other items include Bayruth, Nippon, Staf- fordshire; Pinwheel crystal; pedestal pieces; camphor glass etc. Artwork - Lovely original works of art by lo- cal artist Mrs. Georgina Alsop will include 6 water col- ors, 2 landscape oils on velvet, various oils on canvas incl. Lake Huron at Sunset, Country Scenes, Still Life, people and others. Some Ltd. Editions and older art- work also in this sale. CLARKSON AUCTIONS 905-640-6411 Details: www.clarksonauctions.com CONSIGNMENT EQUIPMENT AUCTION BERRYBANK FARMS, 3383 Taunton Road, Orono, 1 1/2 miles west of Hwy. 115. Saturday, April 14th, 2001 - 10 AM. Selling a full line of farm equipment, tractors, ma- chinery, vehicles, hardware, recreational items, tools and lumber etc. For info. and to consign to this auction contact the Auctioneer, John D. Berry C.P.P.A.G. 905-983-5787 CORNEIL'S AUCTION BARN - Due to Special Toy Sale Sat. April 7th, 11:00am There will be NO REGULAR FRIDAY SALE on Friday April 6th, Next Friday Sale April 13 at 5:00p.m. A Good quality sale, the property of the late Morris Goulet of Little Britain, 2 oak bow front china cabinets, a large quantity of good quality china & glass. More details next week. If you are planning any type of auction at your place or ours Contact Don or Greg Corneil Auctioneers R.R. #1 Little Britain (705) 786-2183 TOY AUCTION Corneil's Auctioneering Services Ltd. Saturday, April 7th @ 11:00 am at Corneil's Auction Barn,3 miles East of Little Britain Approximately 375 toys, the property of Bob Archer of Lindsay Approximately 92 Tractors Including:J.D. 5020 Diesel 1837-1987 150th Gold Medallion - J.D. 1947 M 1 Orange - J.D. 40th Anniversary - J.D. Model A Precision Classic - Minneapolis Moline North Dakota Centennial - Farmall 350 Canada Farmshow 40th Anniversary - Ford English Fordson Special Edition 1990 - Minnea- polis Moline Prairie Gold Rush Charles City Iowa - Allis Chalmers WD 45 1989 Special Edi- tion - Ford 981 Collectors Edition Selecto Speed - Farmall 1992 Special Edition - Cockshutt Gold- en Arrow Ontario Toy Show 1987 - Plus a quan- tity of Allis Chalmers Ford, International, Cock- shutt, white, etc. Approximately 17 Farm Ma- chinery Toys:J.D. 1940 12A Combine 50th Anni- versary - Walking Plow Bruce County 1993 In- ternational Plowing Match - J.D. Model Engine - Case Number 1 Steam Engine - Home Hard- ware Banks:3 Complete Sets of Series #2 - Complete Set Series #1 - Plus Two 1955 Chev. Convertible 30th Anniversary Plus Other Home Hardware Banks - Canadian Tire Banks: - Complete Canadian Tire 1st Series - 2000 Mil- lennium Truck - Supertest 1931 Hawkeye Tanker - 1931 Hawkeye Tanker - 1931 Hawkeye Wrecker Chev. - 1931 Hawkeye Tanker B.A. - 1926 Suno- co Mack Tanker - 1926 J.D. Mack Bulldog #101 - 1926 J.D. Mack #102 - Plus other Canadian Tire Banks - Approximately 180 Miscellaneous Toys: Ranch Wagon Pedal Car - Mobo Pony Child's Riding Horse - Ertl North Dakota Cen- tennial Tanker Truck 1989 - Thistle Vantruck Red & Blue - Tonka 50th Anniversary 1949 Dump Truck - Early 60's Buddy L Horse Van - Schneiders Collection 1890 to 1990 Limited Edi- tion 6 pce. in Wooden Display Box - Lincoln Dump Truck Front End Loader Early 50's - Su- pertest Tow Truck #1 by 1st Gear - Silver Ghost Franklin Mint 1907 - Buick Car - J.D. 150 Anni- versary Limited Edition - Texaco Service Centre - Marx City Service Tow Truck - Lincoln Fil Wood Busy Body Dump Truck - Corvette 1987 Franklin Mint Precision Model - Texaco Service Station - Ertl Limited Edition 1988, 1952 Case 60 Tractor Truck, 47 Ford 8N, 57 Farmall 350 in Wooden Box - Dinky: Massey Harriss Tractor with Max, Dump Rake, Discs, Mower, Manure Spreader, Wagon, plus others - Plus Qty. Matchbox, Dinky, Buddy, Nylint, Tonka Plus other Toys - Majorette Toys:Fina Gas Tractor Trailer - BP Gas Tractor Trailer - Gulf Tractor Trailer - Landrover Boat & Motor - etc. 5 Glass Front Show Cases - All Toys are in Mint Con- dition with approximately 85% in Original Boxes. This is one man's Private Collection. For more information Contact Don or Greg Corneil Auctioneers (705) 786-2183 e-mail corneil@lindsaycomp.on.ca ESTATE AUCTION GRIST MILL AUCTION CENTER NEWTONVILLE FRIDAY, APRIL 6TH, 6 P.M. Selling the estate of Beatrice Boddy, Hampton: Knechtel twin pedestal Duncan Phyfe dining table w/3 leaves; 6 matching chairs; sideboard and Knechtel china cabinet (not matching); quantity of attractive china and glassware, An- ysley demitasse set for 6, limoge, winton, Ayns- ley, Paragon, Noritake, pinwheel, amber biscuit barrel, pair of Mary Gregory green vases, open Carleton ware vase, Canadian glass, silver bride basket, pink swirl fluted glass insert, Doulton figures, (top of the hill HN1833, Ele- gance HN2264), Kunst lady figure 1318, dutch bow and girl figures (France) Royal Doulton bust models of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phil- ip commemorating Royal Silver Wedding 1972 #396, silver and sterling, spooled corner what- not, several attractive occasional tables, pro- vincial chesterfield and chair, occasional chairs, table lamps, floor lamps, paintings b F. H. Brig- den, M. McKay, E. Morris et. al; stamps, coins, quill baskets, linens, bedding, 4 pc. Malcolm Walnut bedroom suite, matching spool bed, table, shaving mirror and floor lamp, bookcase, chests of drawers, rockers, odd chairs, kundo glass clock and small carriage clock, books - pic- ture The Way We Were, pictorial Oshawa, vol. 1, 2 and 3, et. al, bridge set, maple kitchen set, fur coats, Danby bar fridge, health walker, remote tv and a variety of other articles. Pre- view at 2 p.m. Auction starts at 6 p.m. Terms Cash, App. cheque, visa, m.c. interac. AUCTIONEERS Frank and Steve Stapleton (905) 786-2244, 1-800-263-9886 www.stapletonauctions.com "Celebrating our 30th year" AUCTION, EXCELLENT SALE, AT WARNER'S AUCTION HALL, HWY 2, COLBORNE, THURS. APRIL 5TH - STARTING 5PM Selling contents of Oshawa home, owner leaving for West next week. Nearly new solid maple dining rm or dinette with ext. table, chairs, matching hutch spotless cond., also nearly new 3 pc. sofa suite with complimenting coffee tables, end ta- bles and lamps, excell oak bedroom with attractive dressers w/mirror, armoire chest, 2 nights and hd board complete with clean box, matt, matching spread and shams, 3pc. wall unit w/ smoked glass doors, TV w/remote control, VCR, excell auto washer & dryer plus apt. size dryer, H.G. fridge, good floor model TV, garden & lawn tools plus other tools, lawn mower 5Hp, plus second bedroom set, dressers, chests, rec rm sofa & chair, excell swivel rocker, good selection household arti- cles, dishes, pots, pans, etc., selection glass, china, collecta- bles, ant. treadle sewing machine, selection knick knacks, se- lection dressers, chests, small tables, lamps, pictures, etc. Selection miscal chairs, some old, good chrome kitchen table and chairs, plus countless miscellaneous articles,NOTE: No Sale This Sat. Thurs. extra large, plan to be early and stay awhile. NO RESERVES. Owner anxious to go. GARY WARNER AUCTIONEER 905-355-2106 www.warnersauction.com ❉SPRING ART ❉ ❉ AUCTION ❉ DON'T MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY ❉❉❉❉ 125 FRAMED PIECES ❉❉❉❉ FEATURING THE ART OF : ❉Trisha Romance ❉Robert Bateman ❉A.J. Casson ❉Laura Berry ❉ Doug Laird ❉ James Lumbers ❉ Carl Brenders Plus many more Sunday, April 8th Preview Time:12;00 noon Start Time: 1:00 p.m. Newcastle Old Town Hall (Exit 401 at Mill St.) Corner of Highway 2 & Mill Street, Newcastle For further information call 905-427-2450 Sat. April 7 @ 10:00 a.m.Auction Sale of Farm Ma- chinery, Hay, Straw, Riding Mower, Boat, Trailers, Antiques & Household for Murray & Colleen Kennedy @ B515 Con. 14 Brock near Port Bolster. Farm Sold. See Ontario Farmer or Phone GARY HILL AUCTIONS for faxed list (905-852-9538 or 1-800-654-4647) or theauctionadvertiser.com/GaryHill WEDNESDAY, April 11th, 4:45 pm Auction Sale of Furniture, Antiques and Collectables for a Markham home, selling at NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD., 391 Regional Rd. 21, Port Perry, 1km west of Utica. TO INCLUDE:6pc Mahogany bedroom suite, 3pc chesterfield suite, 5pc maple kitchen suite, bed ches- terfield, drop leaf table, washstand, hi-boy, 3pc bed- room suite, Healthware treadmill, Vitamaster bike, oak hall table, bookshelves, microwave, colour TV, desk, plus large quantity of glassware and collectables plus many other items. SALE MANAGED AND SOLD BY NEIL BACON AUCTIONS LTD. 905-985-1068 FIND YOUR NEXT USED VEHICLE AT: durhamwheels.com 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 325 Auctions 400 Cars For Sale MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE Great Rates & Discounts Payment plan available. 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TD Trust Company c/o TD Private Client Group Estates and Trusts 110 Yonge Street, 4th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5C 1T4 (Trust Officer: Fernando Polera) Executor of the Estate of Lillian May Whittingham 261 Legal Notices 261 Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the Estate of GLENNA BRUCE,late of the City of Pickering, a retired teacher, who died on March 19,1999, must be in our hands by April 27, 2001, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims then filed. DATED at Pickering this 25th day of March, 2001. VERNON MILES BRUCE, Estate Trustee By his solicitors SHELDON HUXTABLE Barristers & Solicitors Suite 1801, 180 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8 Attention: Bradley J.C. Huxtable Relaxation - Studio 2 • International • VIP/private shower 1660 Kingston Rd/Brock 905-686-6288 10am - 3pm 268 Personals 268 Personals INFANTS - 12 YEARS OLD In caring, safe, fun home environment. Licensed by M.C.S.S. 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Call Ernie 668-4932 295 Liaison Services 295 Liaison Services PAGE B8-THE AJAX PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER, APRIL 4, 2001 Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamnews.net 310 Articles for Sale 310 Articles for Sale 400 Cars For Sale 400 Cars For Sale 400 Cars For Sale 410 Trucks For Sale SELL IT NOW CALL AJAX 683-0707 420 Vans/4-Wheel Drive SELLING YOUR CAR OR TRUCK? Showcase it across Durham Region. Call Classifieds Ajax at 683-0707 or fax 579-4218 (905) 683-0707 Remember your departed loved ones with a special In Memoriam Sunday, May 13 Deadline: Wednesday, May 9 Ajax/Pickering The Community Newspaper since 1965 258 In Memoriam 256 Deaths 258 In Memoriam 256 Deaths 256 Deaths 256 DeathsTax & Financial164 Mortgages Loans165 MORTGAGES - Good, bad and ugly. Financing for any pur- pose. All applications accept- ed. Call Community Mortgage Services Corp. (905) 668–6805. BUSINESS LOANS-$10K to $50K approvals 48 hrs. 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In Claremont, the hours will be Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesdays from 3:30 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m. Greenwood will operate Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. In Whitevale, the hours will be Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon Backwood Players looking for a little Spirit The casting call is out, will you answer it? The Backwood Players, a new drama society based out of the Pickering Muse- um Village, is looking for actors, musicians, and be- hind-the-scenes workers to join the group. The Players are getting ready to cast their annual production of ‘A Spirit Walk’, the story of Peter Matthews, a local hero, and other settlers involved in the Rebellion of 1837. Auditions are sched- uled to begin in early May at O’Leary’s School of Drama. For those into murder and intrigue, the group will also be performing a ‘Whodunit’ mystery evening on Saturday, July 7. Audition dates are still to be announced. For information about the group or to book an audition for ‘A Spirit Walk’, call Katrina Pyke, volunteer co-ordinator for the museum, at 905-683- 8401. Creative Arts group hosts show AJAX —Art is spring- ing up at the Village Com- munity Centre. The Ajax Creative Arts Spring Show and Sale is at the Village Community Centre, 22 Sherwood Road, west in Ajax. Opening night is Friday, April 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. and the show runs until Sunday, April 22. Show times are between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. All the paintings are originals and admission is free. One painting will be of- fered as a door prize. www.solariumkits.com Escape The Rain, Wind And Bugs This Year... In The Solarium You Can Afford! 24 sizes - from $3,795.00 To visit our Ajax model, simply call for an appointment or see our display at the Pickering Flea Market every weekend until May 15th. DURHAM DECKWORKS Since 1985 (905) 626-5487 CANADIAN MADE 10 YEAR WARRANTY! 4 Page Flyer in this Wednesday’s Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser LOOK FOR * delivered to select homes EGG-CITING EASTER SAVINGS Golf Tourney, Mon. May 28 Glen Cedars $100.00 ,p , Please recycle this newspaper! PICKERING TOYOTA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK577 Kingston Rd. Pickering 420-9000 WE ARE HERE WEST - 401 - EAST HWY. 2 HARWOODWESTNEYBROCKLIVERPOOLWHITESN Ajax's Scott Robinson, 17, doesn't want to wait to start unleashing fastballs on U.S. collegiate diamonds. That's why the right-handed pitcher turned down other athletic scholarship opportunities for baseball at universities in Delaware, New York and Arkansas to sign on with the University of Maine Black Bears. The six-foot, one-inch, 195-pound hurler noted his decision to attend the Orono, Maine school was based on the university's strong academic programs as well as its baseball program. The opportunity, however, to earn a spot on the team's starting rotation in his freshman season was also a strong enticement in his decision to take his ball and glove eastward. THE PICKERING MARKETS METRO EAST TRADE CENTRE . . . Never a dull moment! Coming Events All this month: Win a giant 3-foot chocolate bunn y b y e n t e r i n g o u r c o l o u r i n g c o n t e s t ! Enter our ‘Why my mom ’s the best ’essay contest April 14th & 15th: Come and take a FRE E p i c t u r e w i t h t h e E a s t e r B u n n y ! 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Adults 18 years and o v e r - B E S T B U N N Y C o s t u m e ( m a l e ) a n d BEST B U N N Y C o s t u m e ( f e m a l e ) c o n t e s t s ! (single or group entr i e s w e l c o m e ) Win a trophy and $1 5 0 i n M a r k e t M o o l a ! 2nd place wins $100 i n M a r k e t M o o l a ! April 28th & 29th: FREE line dancing le s s o n swww.pickeringmarkets.comFlea Market • Farmer’s Market Antique Market • Warehouse Sales • Entertainment • 22,000 square feet Trade Hall available for lease 1899 Brock Road, Pickering, ON L1V 4H7 Tel: (905) 427-0754 Fax: (905) 427-6027 It’s your turn to spring over for fun and savings! Now th at sspprrii nn gg i s h e r e .... Open Every Saturday & Sunday Visit Us On the Internet: www.durhamnews.net THE AJAX PICKERING NEWS ADVERTISER, APRIL 4, 2001-PAGE B9 BENHAM, Frederick Franklin "Frank"- After a brief illness at the Markham-Stouffville Hospital on Saturday, March 31, 2001 at the age of 89. Frank, beloved husband of 52 years to Dorothy (nee Walters). Loving father of Donna, Carol and her husband Craig Bamford, the late Joan Hill, and the late Gary. Prede- ceased by sister Beryl Stacey. The family will receive friends at 528 Marksbury Road, Pick- ering, on Saturday April 7, 2001 from 1-4 pm. Arrangements entrusted to the MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 905-428-8488. Should fami- ly and friends so desire, donations to the Ca- nadian Diabetes Association or the Sunny- brook Hospital Foundation would be greatly appreciated. BOOTH, Kathleen (Kay) - Peacefully, at the Ajax & Pickering Health Centre, on Monday April 2, 2001, in her 84th year. Kay, loving wife of Frank. Devoted mother of Shirley and Adrian, Garry and Jean, Jeff and Joan, Diane and Winston, Paul and Jackie, Greg and Ann, Carol and John, John and Bonnie, daughter- in-law Anne and predeceased by daughter Susan. Grandma will be sadly missed by all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the MCEACH- NIE FUNERAL HOME,28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428-8488 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m Wednesday. Funeral Service at St. Bernadette's Church (Bayly St. and Harwood Ave., Ajax) on Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. Interment-Resurrection Cemetery. DELAPLAINE, Dr. Richard Platt Dr. Richard Platt Delaplaine, M.D., passed away on March 26, 2001, after a lengthy ill- ness, in his 76th year, at the Ajax/Pickering Health Centre. Predeceased by his wife Elsie. Lovingly remembered by his daughter Leslie and her husband Stewart. Grandchildren Kara and Rachel, and his nephew Joe (of Califor- nia). Richard was a P-47 Thunderbolt pilot of the 406th Fighter Group (WWII), and he re- cently retired after 20 years of service with the Los Angeles County Mental Health Department. Friends will be received at the ACCETTONE FUNERAL HOME, 384 Finley Avenue, Ajax (905-428-9090) on Saturday March 31, 2001 from 1-4 and 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Ajax/Pickering Hospital Foundation, Mental Health Services, in memory of Dr. Richard Delaplaine, M.D. would be appreciated. Please call 905-683- 2320 ext. 1501. Daddy, you'll be forever in my thoughts, my heart and my soul. I will miss you. Love always and forever, your little girl. MORRIS, Margaret Clare (nee Churchill) - At the age of 79, peacefully at her home, in Pickering, ON, Sunday, April 1, 2001, sur- rounded by family and friends. Born in Wind- sor, NS, February 13, 1922, to parents Norman Winston Churchill and Florence Churchill Shand. Mrs. Morris spent her married years as an RCMP wife, stationed at High Prairie, East Coulee, Drumheller, Peace River, Banff and Edmonton, AB., before retiring to Brace- bridge, ON. At the age of 53, she embarked on a new life in Toronto as assistant produc- tion manager at the Financial Post. Mother of four, world traveller, adventurer, Edgewa- ter Florida retiree, grand story teller, master shopper, earring collector extraordinaire, lover of musical song, the Royal Family, and angel hair premavera with sun dried to- matoes. Coronation Street devotee to the end. Loved and cherished forever by four for- tunate daughters: Michele, Melanie, Mallory and Melissa and three equally favorite sons- in-law, Donald Jones, Russell Shermack and John Sartz. Granny Margaret to Paul, Brian, Nick, Kyre, Shand, Palmer, Aleska and Kir- sten; sister to Patricia Kellar and Virginia Smith and their husbands Jim and Jack and to brother Frederick Churchill and his wife Mechthild. The family extends warm thanks to palliative care nurses Cathy and Trudy, and Dr. F. Sheikh. Evening visitation to take place, April 6th from 6-9 p.m. at the MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME,28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428–8488. Funeral Service in the Chapel to follow on Saturday, April 7, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. Cremation to fol- low with a memorial stone to be placed in the family plot in Windsor, N.S. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreci- ated. WARD, Margaret E.- At the Ajax & Pickering Health Centre, on Monday, April 2, 2001. Mar- garet E. Ward, beloved friend of Alan Taylor. Wife of the late Peter Ward. Dear mother of Michael, Peter and the late Gary. Dear grand- mother of 8 grandchildren and 1 great grand- son. Loving sister of Hector. The family will re- ceive friends at the MCEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME,28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428–8488 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 606, will hold a Memorial Service at 7:30 p.m. at the Funeral Home on Wednesday. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. Cremation. Should family and friends so desire, donations to the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 606 would be greatly appreciated. BY JOE CHIN Staff Writer Durham Region will get more than $2 million from the Province to help deal with the cost of taking on social housing. The Region is among 47 Ontario mu- nicipalities which will share $100 mil- lion for capital improvements, and trans- fer and start-up costs of local public housing. The funding was announced Wednesday by Chris Hodgson, minister of municipal affairs and housing, who reiterated the Province is committed to making the transfer work. “Our objec- tive in providing these funds is to assist municipalities to operate social housing more efficiently and better serve local needs,” Mr. Hodgson said. The provincial government handed over the ownership and responsibility for administering the social housing pro- gram to municipalities as of Jan. 1, 2001 and since then the municipalities have been clamouring for transition costs. Shirley Van Steen, Durham’s social housing director, said the announcement did not come as a total surprise, but was welcomed nonetheless. “Any money is great — whether it is enough remains to be seen. A lot of the buildings are aging and in need of repairs,” she said. Ms. Van Steen noted the Region had applied to the Province for $930,000 in transition funding, approximately $400,000 of which is intended to cover the technical audits of the housing stock. Under Bill 128, ‘The Social Housing Reform Act,’Durham assumed the own- ership of approximately 1,600 housing units. In addition, ownership of non- profit and co-operative housing units in Durham will be handed over to the Re- gion in Phase 2 of the transfer, which is to take place over the next 18 months. When the transfer is complete, Durham is expected to be responsible for more than 6,400 housing units; an audit of the stock will shortly be completed. Of the $2,026,634 the Region re- ceives, $172,800 goes to start-up costs, $395,705 is earmarked for entitlements of employees who were transferred from the Province to the local level, and $280,129 is allocated toward restructur- ing. Included in the amount is $1,178,000, the Region’s share of $58 million in federal funding related to the federal housing program. “It’s a good start,” said Durham Chairman Roger Anderson. “Anything the Province is prepared to forward to us is appreciated. It will help to absorb a lot of the start-up costs and make the transi- tion easier for us.” Association of Municipalities of On- tario president Ann Mulvale also wel- comed the announcement but added words of caution. “The funding will help, but it is not the total solution to all the risks the municipal governments and their property taxpayers are going to face,” she said. A/P PAGE B10 NEWS ADVERTISER,WEDNESDAY EDITION, April 4, 2001 A.J. GROEN/ News Advertiser photo Petals for Parkinson’s National Bank and local volunteers with the Parkinson’s Foundation are selling tulips this month to raise awareness and research funding for the disease. Setting up to help the cause Monday in Pickering were (from left) Theresa Wamboldt, Charles Keary, Wendy Short, Linda Walker and Jean Keary, president of the Durham Region chapter of the Parkinson’s Foundation. April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Durham Region gets $2-million funding boost for social housing Feds can help firms with summer work subsidies Durham em- ployers looking for summer help can give a young person the opportunity to gain valuable work experience and invest in Canada’s future by hiring a stu- dent. The federal government’s Summer Career Placement (SCP) program offers wage sub- sidies to em- ployers in the private, public and non-profit sectors to create incremental jobs related to students, career and field of study. For more in- formation con- tact Lucy Ro- mao at 725- 3565. Support group offers cancer help PICKERING —The Olive Branch of Hope is holding a sup- port group April 7 for people af- fected by can- cer. 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