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Duffins is one of three eastern Ontario watersheds to get a share of the 400,000 salmon fry stock in a five- year, fresh water restoration proj- ect to bring the fish back to Lake Ontario. “We’re not just chucking fish in water,” said Tony Sharley, man- ager of Banrock Station winery in Australia and an environmental scientist. A partner in the project, the company is contributing $1.25 million to the Canadian project over five years as part of its wet- land and environmental support to market areas. The LCBO is also contributing $250,000 through its Natural Her- itage Fund. During a May 10 salmon stock- ing event at the Duffins Creek Ed- ucation Centre, fry were brought from a hatchery in Stouffville and released one by one using wa- tering cans behind rocks in the water. “There’s other fish that would just love to eat that fry,” said Gary Bowen, watershed specialist with the Toronto and Region Conser- vation Authority (TRCA). Releasing them individually will help with their survival, he ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo CLAREMONT — Ajax’s Dustin Dever follows J.R. Wazny through a corner Tuesday night during the Oshawa Competitive Motorcycle Club’s weekly races held at the Brock Road site in Claremont. Atlantic salmon make splashy return ✦ See Small, Page 5 www.interpools.com1-888-TAKE -A-DIP 2003 Readers' Choice Awards 2002 Readers' Choice AwardsReaders' Choice Awards 2000 OSHAWA 800 Taunton Rd. W. (905) 434-7727 SuperStore SuperStore 4 PERSON SPA 4-6 PERSON SPA $2995 6-8 PERSON SPA $299Complete Pool 12’ Round Complete with filter, pump & ladder “Quick Up” Pool $3999 $6995 FREE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM WITH EVERY ABOVE GROUND POOL “QUICK UP” POOL EXCLUDED $1799Caribbean Pool Complete Pool 15’ Round Complete with filter, pump, skimmer $1899Complete Pool 15’ Round Complete with filter, pump, ladder & skimmer Paradise Pool THIS WEEKEND ONLY!! 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UNITED WAY OF AJAX-PICKERING-UXBRIDGE FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2006 3rd Annual Golf Event for Women in Durham Golf 1 of 2 courses at Carruthers Creek - Ajax ~ WIN great prizes ~ Enjoy a continental breakfast and light lunch ~ Fashion Show by TABI ~ Hole-in-one contest For more information or to book your tee time or foursome Barbara Fannin 905.686.0606 bfannin@uwayapu.org COMPLIMENTS TO OUR SPONSORS Hubbell Canada Inc. NEW THIS YEAR Never-Held-A-Club $45.00 includes golf lesson lunch and fashion show. Call for details. THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 PAGE 3 A/Pdurhamregion.com Mike Pochwat/ News Advertiser photo Walking for kids AJAX — Ajax joined 44 other cities across Canada in hosting a Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone. Nelen and Bhawan Ramgoolan have been in the walk four times, but this was their first in Durham. They were joined by daughters Shravana, Shannon and Shalini. The Ajax walk attracted 600 participants and raised more than $78,000. By Danielle Milley Staff Writer PICKERING — Danielle Hol- mes and Gail Lawlor want a stop sign installed on their street before someone dies. Ms. Holmes came to the May 1 Pickering council meeting to ask councillors to put a stop sign up at the intersection of Rougemount Drive and Pine Ridge Road before something tragic happens. “Mark my words, if we don’t do something someone will be killed on that corner,” she said. The three-way intersection has been the site of numerous acci- dents over the decades, but Ms. Holmes said it’s a miracle none of them has been fatal. She lives right at the intersection in the home where she grew up and in the past year has had seven cars end up in her ditch, while her neighbour has had six. “It’s been that way my entire life,” she said. “I remember my parents cleaning up car parts from our ditch.” Ms. Holmes and her neighbours started talking about petitioning the City to put in a stop sign after a particularly bad accident last spring where two teenagers crashed into a tree. “This is a dangerous corner, it always has been and always will be,” she said. Ms. Lawlor has lived on Rouge- mount since 1989 and said speed- ing has always been a problem. “When we first moved into the community we were aghast at the speeding on the street,” she said, adding the community knows it is a mainly internal problem since they get little through traffic. The two say it is not uncommon for drivers to travel 100 km/h in the 40 km/h zone. A petition was done eight years ago to try to get speed humps in- stalled, but it didn’t go anywhere. Signs have been erected at two entrances to the community, but she said they have done little to curb the problem. Ms. Holmes recognizes a stop sign is a “Band-Aid” solution, but there are few other options. “A stop sign is going to be a pain for all of us to stop, but it’s the lesser of two evils,” she said. “Something has to be done.” As a walker, Ms. Lawlor is con- cerned for her safety, as well as for the children in the neighbour- hood. “We can’t even cut our lawns without fearing for our lives,” Ms. Holmes said. Ward 1 Regional Councillor Maurice Brenner introduced a motion to refer the issue to staff for consideration. 28 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS DON'T PAY 'TIL 2007 NO MONEY DOWN 0% INTEREST NO MONTHLY PAYMENTS! 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Since last year, the Durham Dis- trict School Board has been offering counterfeit detection as part of the Grade 10 civics curriculum, heard those attending the May 1, board standing committee meeting. “This is just an awesome aspect to our civics class in Grade 10,” said Ajax Wards 1 and 2 Trustee Marilyn Crawford, following a presentation on how the program began. Joni Heard, a board education of- ficer, said the Bank of Canada ap- proached the board in spring 2004 to be a partner in creating a teaching document surrounding counterfeit money. “We are very proud of our writing team and the document they pro- duced and of our partnership with the Bank of Canada,” said Nancy FitzPatrick, a facilitator with the ed- ucation centre. “I think this type of program is long overdue. I think our students are starving to learn something they can put to use in the real world.” Manuel Parreira, a senior analyst for the Bank of Canada, gave com- mittee members a quick talk about identifying unique features on a le- gitimate note. “If everyone knows to look at the green and gold patch, you’ll never get a counterfeit,” Mr. Parreira said. If the shiny patch on the corner of bills, such as the $20, stays one colour when tilted it clearly tells you it’s counterfeit, he said. Mr. Parreira also showed mem- bers of the committee the new $5 bill coming this fall. 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The event is being help at the Tosca Banquet Hall, 800 Champlain Ave. in Oshawa, begin- ning at 9 a.m. The morning session focuses on key challenges to the volunteer movement, while in the afternoon the discussion turns to boundary issues. Visit www.volunteerdurham.org. Volunteer centre talks annual business added. The baby fish will live in the stream for about a year, then transform from a river to a lake fish and swim to Lake Ontario, where they’ll stay for a few years before returning to spawn. Mr. Bowen said unlike other types of salmon, Atlantic will spawn several times. Next year, instead of introducing just the fry to Duffins Creek, the proj- ect will include hatching spawn in in- cubators and putting them right into the river from birth. The project doesn’t stop with stock- ing the water, though. The TRCA will continue its ground rehabilitation efforts to narrow and deepen the stream, to keep water cool and increase the number of bugs for fish to eat. “The vision here is a long-term vi- sion, like building a forest,” he said. The Atlantic salmon restoration project was officially unveiled April 27 by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and its partners after about 18 months of discussion. OFAH and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) decided if OFAH could find the funding and vol- unteers, the government would sup- port reintroducing Atlantic salmon, said Terry Quinney, provincial man- ager for fish and wildlife services for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. Atlantic Salmon disappeared at the turn of the 19th century when settlers began building dams. “We want to see that heritage estab- lished here,” said Quinney. Data collection will occur over the five-year span to monitor success. For more information, visit www. bringbackthesalmon.ca. Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo George Bluett from the Ringwood Fish Culture Station bags a couple of thousand Atlantic salmon fry to be placed into Duffins Creek. Approximately 60,000 fry were deposited in the first full- scale stocking of the creek in the Province’s history. Small fry make their Duffins Creek debut in Pickering ✦ Small from page 1 Pickering t ournament tees it for charity PICKERING — Remember to keep your eyes on the ball on June 20. The Rick Johnson charity tourna- ment is a four-person scramble event at Watson’s Glen golf course, starting with an 11 a.m. registration, followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 12:45 a.m. Proceeds go to the County Community Fund, which will support a number of community ini- tiatives, including the Herizon House women’s shelter and the Big Brothers and Sisters of Ajax-Pickering. There are trophies for the winners and prizes for all golfers. The cost is $200 for golf and dinner or $1,000 for a foursome and hole sponsorship. Din- ner only is offered at Papps Restaurant in Pickering for $100, along with a si- lent and live auction. Hole sponsorship is $250 and it’s $500 to be a contest sponsor. For more information or to register, call Mr. Johnson at 905-649-2295 or e- mail sjohnson1@look.ca. EDITORIAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR Council must make informed decision Residents of the East Shore area are up in arms over pos- sible plans to close the Bay Ridges plaza. They say the plaza, near Bayly Street and Liverpool Road, is their lifeline, home to the grocery, drug and other stores that service the area, populated by a number of seniors who would otherwise have to make a longer hike, across Hwy. 401, for necessities. According to Lynda Taylor, the manager of development review with the City of Pickering, the plaza’s new owners want to redevelop it and are considering a mix of both commercial and residential uses for the property. As Michael Bellmore, president of the Pickering East Shore Community Association (PESCA), said at its April 26 annual general meeting, “we are concerned with what’s been proposed, but it’s only been pro- posed; it hasn’t been approved by council.” That’s the important point here. This is not a done deal. Still, some of the comments from the local councillor and a town staffer didn’t do much to alleviate residents’ concerns. Emphasizing that “nobody’s mind is made up on this council,” Ward 2 City Councillor Doug Dickerson nevertheless added the proposed development would fit in nicely with the Province’s Places to Grow legislation in terms of intensification of the city core. Similarly, Ms. Taylor said staff thought the proposal “cer- tainly had positive attributes with being walking distance to the GO station, close to Hwy. 401 and Pickering’s downtown.” Residents have an opportunity to present their arguments at a public meeting on the developers’ rezoning application, June 1 at 7 p.m. at the Pickering Civic Complex. It’s a chance for them to bring their side into the debate and argue why they believe housing isn’t appropriate for the area. And that’s the proper arena to argue the merits of the application. Coun. Dickerson is correct in that it’s the type of infill hous- ing that the development-starved City is looking for. Pickering’s assessment growth has stagnated these past few years and will continue to do so until a shovel is in the ground in Seaton, meaning the City has to look long and hard at these types of applications. Also, with plans continuing to see a Hwy. 401 overpass built between the Pickering GO station and the Pick- ering Town Centre, the new housing across the street would be another benefit. There is much to this plan to intrigue Pickering and much to concern some residents. The coming weeks are the time to argue the merits of both sides, however, allowing Pickering council to then make a decision that is best for the entire com- munity. Flag should be lowered out of respect To the editor: Just recently, our fearless prime minister returned after a photo-op reviewing our troops that were engaged in the impos- sible conflict in Afghanistan. As Stephen Harper said on his re- turn, “We will not forget their selfless contribution to Canada.” Now we find out that Parliament’s flag at the House of Com- mons in Ottawa would not be lowered to respect the four brave Canadians who just gave their lives for this war. Just call me confused but I thought lowering our flag was a sign of respect for those who gave their lives for our country. Lowering our Canadian flag is a sign that we all respect what has been done in Canada’s name by those who made the ultimate sacrifice. What the federal government has done is disrespectful indeed. Don Legree Oshawa NEWS ADVERTISER Metroland Durham Region Media Group Tim Whittaker, Publisher Joanne Burghardt, Editor-in-Chief To ny Doyle, Managing Editor Duncan Fletcher, Director of Advertising Andrea McFater, Retail Advertising Manager Eddie Kolodziejcak, Classified Advertising Abe Fakhourie, Distribution Manager Lillian Hook, Office Manager Cheryl Haines, Composing Manager Janice O’Neil, Composing Manager [ Contact us ]-- News/Sales 905-683-5110; Clas- sifieds 905-683-0707; Distribution 905-683-5117; News Fax 905-683- 0386; General Fax 905-683-7363; E-mail tdoyle@durhamregion.com; Mailing Address; 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax, Ont. 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We decline announcements, poetry, open letters, consumer complaints, congratulations and thank you notes. The editor reserves the right to edit copy for length, style and clarity. Opinions expressed by letter writers are not necessarily those of the News Advertiser. Due to the vol- ume of letters, not all will be printed. Fax: 905-683-0386; e-mail: tdoyle@ durhamregion.com. The newspaper contacts only those whose submis- sions have been chosen for publica- tion. EDITORIALS & OPINIONS infodurhamregion.com P PAGE 6 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 durhamregion.com To r onto looks to the past for a future solution A s Yogi Berra is supposed to have said, “It’s deja vu all over again.” Once again, Toronto is looking for a waste solution that involves another community paying the price. Some things never change. I spent many a day and night in the 1980s listening to folks rail against then Metro Toronto and its plans to put a landfill in Pickering. As one might imagine, no one wants to play host to someone else’s trash. Now, Toronto is again looking out- side its borders for a garbage-oriented problem. To ronto needs a site to process Source Separated Organics (SSO). That’s the stuff that’s going to go into the green bins. The site would be for pre-processing, anerobic digestion and active processing for the SSO items. Of the nine sites Toronto is looking at, two are in Pickering and one in Ajax. Amazingly, the sites outside of To ronto are large enough to handle the entire operation, while the ones inside the city aren’t. It was the same story back in the ’80s, with Metro officials saying there wasn’t a site inside the city where trash could be dumped. In all hon- esty, there probably wasn’t a site big enough for a dump. But you had to be there to experience the arrogance of Metro officials as they told people the landfill would be a state-of-the-art facility, there wouldn’t be any envi- ronmental degradation and ‘we know what’s best, so trust us. After all, look at what a great job we’ve done with the Brock West landfill.’ When it comes to garbage, Toronto types are good at looking elsewhere - - witness Brock West, Keele Valley and now Michigan. If City officials decided to incinerate garbage, you can bet the mortgage money the site won’t be in To ronto. That would take political will and it’s so much easier to just ship the trash somewhere else. So, here we are again. One of the sites Toronto is considering is Brock West, while the others are Brock North and Brock South. North and South are on either side of the 5th Concession, where Church Street ends. The North and South are across the road from the Greenwood Conservation Area, in a rural area. So, if a SSO processing facility is built at North or South, either the 5th Concession or Church Street will have to be upgraded, as garbage trucks would be coming and going from the site at all hours of the day. For Toronto pols, it’s better those trucks are travel- ling to Ajax or Pickering at 3 a.m. than to some place in their City. Keith Gilligan’s column ap- pears every third Friday. E-mail kgilligan@durhamregion.com. One city’s trash another’s nightmare Keith Gilligan staff reporter 637 Kingston Rd. 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THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 PAGE 7 A/Pdurhamregion.com Students to make an early trip to high school design and technology centre DURHAM — To help prepare students for high school, the Catholic board is suspending its design and technology elementary centre. For one year, the elementary program will be suspended, decided trustees at the May 8, Durham Catholic District School Board meeting. Currently, Grade 8 students are sent twice a year to one of two elementary sites offering the design and technol- ogy course. In its place they’ll attend high school centres. “If we’re going to ship them, we might as well ship them to a place they’re going to be going,” said John Malloy, the board’s superintendent of educa- tion. According to a staff report to trustees, the change is to help the board fulfil a Ministry of Education mandate to create transition plans for students between elementary and high school. Through the board’s student success initiative, secondary schools are developing programs to support pro- gram pathways and enhance the relationship be- tween their elementary associate schools. It costs the board $265,000 to operate the two el- ementary centres. The suspension will be reviewed in one year and a recommendation brought forth. Catholic board temporarily suspends elementary program DURHAM — Randy Georges was just 18 when he started his new part-time job in the kitchen of a restaurant. While pouring cooking oil through a filter to clean it, he sustained third-degree burns on his neck, chest, hands, stomach, groin and feet. Two weeks into his job as an apprentice tinsmith, James Wright fell 50 feet off a ladder. He is now paralyzed from the waist down. He, too, was just 18. These are just two of the many stories of workplace injury that are being told through the Young Workers Awareness Program that launches on May 8. Pre- sented by the Workplace Safety and Insur- ance Board (WSIB), the program hopes to teach young workers -- those between the ages of 15 to 24 -- about the importance of awareness in the workplace. Cathi Carr is a senior prevention pro- gram specialist with WSIB and says that too many young people don’t have the proper training to protect themselves from workplace dangers. “The biggest problem for young people in the workplace is that they generally lack work experience,” she said. “They some- times don’t know the right questions to ask and they don’t know what they need to know. “Our message, basically, is that there can be hazards in any workplace. Injury can, and does, happen.” The statistics are alarming: an average of 42 young workers are injured, made ill, or killed on the job every day in Ontario alone. Between 2000 and 2004, more than 60 workers under the age of 25 died on the job. Michelle Isaacs’s fiance, Mike Burrasso, was one of them. He was just 22 when he was electrocuted at work. Now Ms. Isaacs tells her story to youth during the two- month campaign, hoping her words can stop the tragedy from happening to some- one else. “When you go to work, make sure you’re safe. Have something explained to you three or four times if you have to so you understand what you’re doing. Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself,” she says in her story. “It’s your life. It’s precious and fragile, and you should understand that.” Ms. Carr says that because young people tend to get jobs in the service industry, the most common injuries sustained are cuts, bruises and burns, as well as problems arising from trips, slips, and falls. “The nature of the injury will depend on the work the young person is doing,” she said. “We always have concern when the young person is working with machinery because you have to be so careful that the machine is guarded and locked out (to prevent it from being switched on acciden- tally), and that the young person is trained and supervised.” A lot of the responsibility is placed on the employer and the supervisor to safe- guard the young worker because essen- tially young, inexperienced employees are most vulnerable. Proper training on equipment and ma- chinery goes beyond just giving someone a safety manual to read, she says. “Showing is good, but having that young person demonstrate back to the supervisor that they can do the task and they under- stand the task is best -- as is fairly close supervision for the first little while until they get the hang of the task,” she says. But the young workers must also take responsibility for their own safety. “Know your rights and responsibilities, be as aware as you can, ask questions,” Ms. Carr says. It is also important for parents to offer support to their children who are making the transition into the workforce. “Basically parents need to be telling that young person that if they have any sense that there are problems or misgivings or uncertainties, that they will support them in the decision to refuse to do the particu- lar work,” she says. The bottom line is that anyone has the right to refuse to do an unsafe job. “When people become aware of the haz- ards, it changes behaviour and attitudes in the workplace.” DRIVE THRU PLAY PALACE PICKERING 1099 Kingston Rd. 905-831-2665 CHILLABRATION, DQ and the ellipse shaped logo are trademarks of Am. D.Q. Corp., Mpls, MN©2006. durhamregion.comP PAGE 8 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 St a ying safe Young workers need support and supervision to stay safe in the workplace By Izabela Jaroszynski What’s going on in your community? Just click hereRegional library competition put students to the test DURHAM — In this year’s battle, St. James Catholic School and Southwood Park Public School emerged victorious. For the regional Battle of the Books library competition, based on the read- ing and review of various titles, St. James in Ajax came first in the junior division category for Grade 4 to 6, and Southwood Park, also of Ajax, took the Grade 7 to 8 division. In the junior category, Elizabeth B. Phin in Pickering came second, St. Luke the Evangelist in Whitby third, and St. John Bosco in Oshawa, fourth. Phin came second in the senior division, which featured two teams. Pickering schools put up good book battle POST TIME 1:20 P.M. 388 KINGSTON ROAD EAST • AJAX LIVE QUARTER HORSE RACING EVERY SUNDAY! FREE PARKING • FREE ADMISSION • PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING • SIMULCASTING WOODBINE CALL 905-686-0952KINGSTON ROAD EAST HWY. 401 TORONTO SALEM ROADSEASON OPENER THIS SU N DAY! PICKERING OPTOMETRIC CLINIC Dr. E. Gillezeau, Dr. M. Fitzsimmons Dr. C. Wang Dr. L. Voisin, Dr. L. Van, Dr. P. 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BRA CLINIC For Info or to Book A Custom Fitting Call 416-471-7264 The NEW Microfi bre Smooth Bra has arrived! • No underwires • No elastic in straps • No straps falling down • No back riding up • 140 Sizes (30A-40GG) Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 10:00 am to 7:00 pm at FRE E Please call Jen at 416-471-7264 to book a fi tting or for more info!Pickering Town Centre 77-1355 Kingston Road Pickering ON L1V 1B8 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 PAGE 9 A/Pdurhamregion.com Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photo Dancing duo DURHAM — Rachel McClung, left, and Riley Sinnott were dancing for Lincoln Alexander Public School in Ajax at the Folk Dance Jamboree 2006 at Iroquois Park in Whitby. More than 2,400 students from 67 schools spread across Durham Region were expected to participate in the three-day event held last week. Ride for prostate cancer research DURHAM — Motorcycle Ride For DAD is coming to Durham Region in June and local motorcyclists are en- couraged to participate. The annual event raises money and awareness for prostate cancer research and will take place in eight areas across Ontario this year. This is the first year Durham Region has hosted the fund- raiser. Registration to ride in the event is $25 and riders who raise $100 or more in pledges ride for free. The first 250 riders to register will receive a loot bag and lunch pass. Pledge forms are available to riders and non-riders alike at Mark’s Work Wearhouse, Scotiabank and Wal- Mart locations throughout Durham Re- gion or online at www.motorcyclerid- efordad.org. Pre-registration for the ride takes place between 2 and 5 p.m. on June 10, at Mackie Harley Davidson Buell, 880 Champlain Ave., Oshawa. Ride-day registration starts at 7 a.m. on June 11 at the same location. The event starts at 9 a.m. on June 11 at Mackie Harley Davidson Buell, with a police escorted parade through downtown Oshawa, followed by a ride through the rural areas of Durham Region. The ride winds up at Mackie Harley Davidson Buell for awards and prizes. All types of motorcycles are wel- come. For more information, call Laura Ma- cleod at 905-571-5992 or visit www.mo- torcycleridefordad.org. Coming Soon... Something new for your Community By Erin Hatfield Staff Writer PICKERING — A view from a different vantage point will offer Pickering residents an education about the natural features of Frenchman’s Bay. The Frenchman’s Bay Watershed Rehabili- tation Project is offering a unique opportu- nity to explore the bay, explained Michelle Pongracz, a project ecologist with the not-for profit group. Residents can join the Pickering Dragon Boat Club and Frenchman’s Bay proj- ect members aboard a dragon boat for a tour of the bay later this month. “It is more of an intimate experience,” said Ms. Pongracz. “By showing them what the bay looks like from the inside looking out.” Along the way, she said they will stop to look at water fowl and the natural aspects of the bay. “Also, we will be stopping and describing the barrier beach that separates Frenchman’s Bay from Lake Ontario. There will also be unplanned stops when there is something interesting to be seen. The event is Sunday, May 28 at Progress Frenchman’s Bay East Park, on Front Road from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. This is the second year the boating trip has occurred. Ms. Pongracz said last year the avail- able seats filled quickly. “We are a community stewardship project providing hands-on educational opportuni- ties about the natural world in Pickering,” she explained. “We provide opportunities for the people who live around here and we work at enhancing natural features in the Frenchman’s Bay watershed.” There are about 10 spots remaining for the trip. Book a spot by calling 905-420-4660, ext. 2212. Parents want to protect their kids. It’s no different when they’re in the car. Call 1-800 -268 -4686 or visit www.ontario.ca/smartlove for information and installation tips. • Child safety seats save lives. They’re required by law for all children up to the age of eight. • Over 80% of child safety seats are not used properly. 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More than a dozen officers were dedicated full time to the probe and other cops were involved along the way as police sought the men responsible for a crime that shocked Durham. Mr. Jones, 29, was gunned down in front of his family’s home days before he was to testify in court against Cosmo Jacobson, a Pickering man facing several years in prison for his role in a violent home-invasion robbery. Six months after the launch of the investigation Mr. Jacobson and his long-time friend from Pickering, Sean Hall, were charged with first- degree murder. Both have since been convicted and are serving life terms in pris- on. Paul Murray, the Crown attor- ney who prosecuted both men, said the tireless work of Durham cops led to a timely arrest and a solid case to present to jurors. “The quality and depth of the investigation was unmatched,” Mr. Murray said. “There was no stone left unturned.” Durham cops spent countless hours performing surveillance on suspects and interviewing more than 400 potential witnesses, doz- ens of whom eventually testified at the trials of the two men. And two undercover cops spent weeks with Mr. Hall, portraying themselves as outlaw bikers. The star-struck Mr. Hall, believing he was on the threshold of a lucra- tive career in crime with the two men, readily divulged details of the crime, including the type of weapon and ammunition used, that helped convince a jury he and Mr. Jacobson had committed the murder. 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NEWS ADVERTISER Probe into Ajax man’s murder earns Durham officers provincial award Bite into charity barbecue DURHAM — Canadians can help cook up a cure at local M and M Meat Shops this week, includ- ing those in Ajax and Pickering. The franchise’s 18th annual charity barbecue is Saturday, May 13, benefiting the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Cana- da. M and M Meat Shops across Ajax, Pickering and Durham are grilling hamburgers and hotdogs to meet the national fundraising goal of $1.75 million. Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. supporters can stop buy and re- ceive a hamburger or hotdog, a drink and a bag of chips for a minimum $2 donation. All prod- ucts and time are donated so every dollar goes towards medi- cal research. To date almost $10 million has been raised through the annual barbecue. For more information or to find a location, visit www.mmmeat- shops.com. Durham homicide officers have been honoured for their work in the probe that led to the arrest and conviction of two men in the shoot- ing death of Ajax man Roy Jones, above. Carriers of The Week If you did not receive your News Advertiser/flyers OR you are interested in a paper route call Circulation at (905) 683-5117. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 - 7:30 Sat. 9 - 4:30, Sun. 10 - 1 Remember, all inserts, including those on glossy paper, can be recycled with the rest of your newspaper through your blue box Recycling program. For information on delivering your advertising flyers, call DUNCAN FLETCHER at 683-5110. IN TODAY’S News Ad vertiser ADVERTISING FLYERS * Delivered to selected households only Ajax 10 Cinemas 248 Kingston Rd. East Ajax and Pickering locations Anna & Nicholas Friday’s carrier of the week are Anna & Nicholas. They enjoy horseback riding & hockey. They will receive a dinner, pizza and movie voucher compliments of McDonald’s, Boston Pizza and Cineplex Odeon. 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Your Carrier will be around to collect an optional delivery charge of $ 6.00 between May 10-May 14, 2006 Fund Raising Dance May 13, 2006 The One Parent Families Assoc. Monthly Dance held at the Pickering Rec. Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd. Doors open at 7:30, $14 per person. Disc Jockey and Cold Buffet are featured. Dress code in effect - No Jeans www.opfa.net 7).%-!+).'!4)43&).%34 -/,/Ê9"1,Ê-1 ,Ê7 -Ê/" 9 +).'34/.2/!$ ˜Ê*ˆVŽiÀˆ˜}]ÊÕÃÌÊ7iÃÌʜvÊ >̈œ˜>Ê-«œÀÌà   7).% /ÕiÃ`>ÞÊ̜ÊÀˆ`>Þ\Ê££>“ʇÊÇ«“Ê ->ÌÕÀ`>Þ\Ê£ä>“ʇÊ{«“Ê h-ESSAGEINABOTTLEv!WARDED-EDALS qÊ7ˆ˜i“>ŽiÀʓ>}>∘iÊ ÊÊÊÓääxÊVœ“«ï̈œ˜ Happy Mother’s Day! 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Seating limited. Call Susan Brady at 905-839-0798 or e-mail susanbrady@rogers. com. PICKERING NATURALISTS: Meet Steve LaForest at 9 a.m. for a walk in Altona For- est. Meet in the parking lot of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School, corner of Stroud’s Lane and Rosebank Road. Call Steve at 905-720-2784. GARAGE SALE: Pickering Christian School, 162 Rossland Rd. E. in Ajax, is having a great big garage sale starting at 8 a.m. There will also be a jump- ing castle for kids. YARD SALE: Fairport Beach Public School, 754 Oklahoma Dr., holds a huge fundraising yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. MONDAY, MAY 15 BRIDGE: The Ajax Seniors Friendship Club is playing cards at the St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 46 Exeter Dr. in Ajax. Games start at 1 p.m. Newcomers should arrive early. Call Jean at 905-619- 2626. PARKINSON: The Parkinson’s Carepartners of Durham Region Chapter, PSC, holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at 716 Tulip Crt., Oshawa. All caregivers of people with Parkinson’s are welcome. Call 1-866-264-3345. BABYTALK: The Petticoat Creek branch of the Pickering Public Library invites parents and caregivers to join staff at 10 a.m. for songs, books and giggles. Sessions are for ba- bies from birth to 18 months. The branch is at 470 Kingston Rd. Call 905-420-2254. TUESDAY, MAY 16 ROTARY CLUB MEETS: Interested in fun, friendship, and community involvement? The Rotary Club of Pickering is made up of active, car- ing, women and men who do good things for the commu- nity under the motto ‘Service Above Self.’ New member inquiries are welcome. The club holds breakfast meetings Tuesdays at the Annandale Golf and Curling Club, begin- ning at 7 a.m. Call Ryan Guth- rie at 416-487-5200 or e-mail rguthrie@guthrieinsurance. com. BID EUCHRE: The Ajax Se- niors Friendship Club plays at the St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 46 Exeter Dr. in Ajax, every Tuesday and Friday at 1 p.m. and Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. Newcomers should arrive early. Call Lois (for Tuesdays) at 905-686-8040, David (Thursdays) at 905-839- 3471, or Lisa (Fridays) at 905- 428-6160. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 DROP IN: The Eagles Nest Drop In for those 50 and older runs at Forest Brook Commu- nity Church, 60 Kearney Dr., Ajax. Begins at 9:30 a.m. Activ- ities include shuffleboard and table games. Refreshments served. Call Jack Mackie at 905-686-5647 or Bob McDon- ald at 905-665-7726. EUCHRE: The Ladies Auxil- iary of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 606 in Pickering hosts euchre at 8 p.m. The regular price is $4 and seniors are $2. There are prizes and refresh- ments. Everyone is welcome. Legion is at 1555 Bayly St. WHIST AND DARTS: Ajax Se- niors Friendship Club plays at the St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 46 Exeter Dr. in Ajax. Whist starts at 1:15 p.m. Call Eleanor at 905-427-8785. Darts go at 9 a.m. Call Cornelius at 905-683-4655. SENIOR ACTIVITIES: The Rouge Hill Seniors hold events every Wednesday at the Pet- ticoat Creek Community Cen- tre, 470 Kingston Rd. Darts are at 10 a.m. and carpet bowling is at 1 p.m., begin- ners are welcome. There is a brown bag lunch at noon and everyone is welcome. THURSDAY, MAY 18 BRIDGE: Pickering Village Se- niors Club plays at the seniors centre, 29 Linton Ave., every Saturday beginning at 7 p.m. and every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. All seniors are welcome. Call Toni at 905-683- 1659. FRIDAY, MAY 19 CLASSIC CRUISE: Part- Source at 1095 Kingston Rd. Pickering, holds its Classic Cruise night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event is open to cars from 1980s and older. Prizes can be won. Call Paul Bertrand at 905-420-1332. EUCHRE: The Ajax Seniors Friendship Club is playing every Monday and Friday at the St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 46 Exeter Dr., in Ajax, at 8 p.m., and Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Call Jack at 905-683- 9696. Billboard MAY 12, 2006 A.J. 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The companies then offer guaranteed full-time, part-time or emergency child care to their employees, either on site or close to the workplace. The Ajax location will serve up to 80 children, from infant to 12 years old, on a full-time, part-time or backup basis. Among the site directors are, from left, Laura Carson, Andrea Anas, Natalie Ritacca, Rebecca McIntosh and Vicki Dabiet. Below, Ajax’s Macrina Baichoo has started an online business called, ‘My First Baby’, which markets unique products invented by moms for babies and expectant mothers. Her website is www.myfirstbaby.ca. Ajax residents gave to cause that is now part of documentary By Jennifer Stone Staff Writer DURHAM — There’s a recurring theme through a documentary made by local filmmaker Doug Raby about Bowmanville trucker Peter Bruno’s two trips into Katrina-ravaged Mississippi to deliver donations collected in Durham Region last summer. The theme carries through the 45- minute documentary, which follows Mr. Bruno as he takes his second load of goods into the storm-torn area in the weeks following the storm. The theme is that, while government officials here look into whether Mr. Bruno’s mission can actually be accomplished, and eventually decide it’s absolutely impos- sible, Mr. Bruno has already done what they say he cannot. Last fall, the then Bowmanville-based trucker was in Memphis, Tennessee, on a run, when Katrina hit. The devastation he saw on television reports shocked and saddened him. “I cried most of the way back to Canada,” he said at the time. “I’m 46 years old, and all of my life, I’ve seen disasters on TV and I’ve always thought I should do something and I never did ...I thought this time, I could.” So, he arrived home, and asked his then-employer, Don Frankland of Frankland Haulage, for use of a truck and trailer to take goods into the region. At first, Mr. Bruno thought he’d just take a load of drinking water, but soon, the idea took on a life of his own, and he wound up collecting donations at sites in both Oshawa and Ajax throughout last Labour Day weekend. With donations from both the Steel- workers and their employer at Gerdau Ameristeel in Whitby, he was able to buy the gas to get there. He wound up being the first long-haul trucker to arrive at Camp Coast Care, a relief centre set up by the Episcopalian Diocese to help Katrina victims. So far, Camp Coast Care has aided about 31,000 Katrina victims. The run was so successful that Mr. Bruno, with help from his wife, Deb- orah, wound up collecting donations again and making a second run in Oc- tober of last year. It is that trip which is documented by Mr. Raby. “I heard him on the radio and thought, oh boy, this is too good a story not to somehow document it,” said Mr. Raby, a freelance camera operator and award- winning producer of corporate videos. “I climbed into the truck with him a week later and away we went.” Through the film, Mr. Bruno tells the story of calling the office of a local government official, whom he does not name, asking for help in his mission in the days before he goes into the storm- torn region the first time. After calls back and forth, he eventually gets an answer: the official’s assistant tells him what he wants to do is impossible. Too late, though: Mr. Bruno has already been there, dropped off the first load of dona- tions and returned to Canada. The film also shows the great gener- osity of people from Durham and be- yond, who arrived to drop off goods to be taken to Katrina victims. In one rather poignant moment, an older woman arrives at the drop-off location with all of her late husband’s tools. “If it was there, and it was spare, they were giving it up,” recalled Peter’s wife in the documentary. The documentary also includes foot- age of Mr. Bruno on a guided tour through some of the worst hit areas of Long Beach and Pass Christian, by a former resident of the area. The devas- tation is absolutely breathtaking, with complete towns in the area left with less than eight per cent of housing that will be salvageable. The premiere screening is at Bowman- ville High School, Mr. Raby’s alma mater, on Tuesday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door and can be reserved by contacting 905- 428-9891 or deltaromeo@sympatico.ca. Additional funds collected, beyond the cost of the screening, will go toward another mission to Mississippi, said Mr. Raby. 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Across Ontario residents are cel- ebrating Museum Month in May, rec- ognizing the role they play in educat- ing and informing. At Pickering Museum Village in Greenwood, visitors are taken back to the years between 1800 and 1910, with many not realizing that city’s strong agricultural roots, says Katrina Pyke. “Pickering has only recently be- come a city,” says Ms. Pyke, a vol- unteer and program co-ordinator at the village for the last 11 years. “We like to think that those times, over a hundred years ago, were simpler, but those people definitely had a great deal of arduous challenges. So much of life was death, either facing death or struggling against it.” People live longer today because of advances in medicine and technol- ogy in general, she noted. “Diseases like tuberculosis or the Spanish influenza could wipe out whole families. Plus, there aren’t as many trees falling on farmers. In the past, if you could make it through disease and farming your land you could live to be 100.” “I hope people who visit the mu- seum look at what they have today and appreciate it in comparison to what somebody of their gender and age had 150 years ago. They should count their blessings.” It’s important to preserve our his- tory because if we forget our past we’re destined to make the same mis- takes over and over, said Ms. Pyke, adding the museum is more than just a building of static displays. Kids get the opportunity to make toys the same way their ancestors did. The buildings are meant to be like someone has just stepped away from them for a minute, she said. “We want to immerse people in a different time,” said Ms. Pyke. “Often when elderly people walk through Pickering Museum Village they provide snippets from their own experiences when they lived without electricity and running water. It be- comes a relationship of sharing the past. “We also play an important part in preserving material culture, such as artefacts, and we tell the story of Pickering’s history from the 1800s to 1910.” It’s important to look at the social side of history, and put aside the po- litical side, Ms. Pyke added. “It’s a lot more interesting. What did people eat, what did they wear, how did they sleep. Then we have a broader picture of how things really were.” Pickering Museum Village has been at its current location, about three kilometres east of the village of Brougham on the south side of Hwy. 7, since 1978. Before that, the museum vil- lage was located in the village of Brougham. The first location opened in the 1950s. It starts tours May 28 with the mu- seum’s annual Steam Up and Open- ing. On that day, families can ex- perience wagon rides, live music, a spring plant sale and much more. The museum also looks after arte- facts like clothing, a butter churner and even an old washing machine. They have 14 buildings on site, in- cluding a log schoolhouse, a black- smith shop and an old hotel, which need constant care and preservation. “We have things that go back a number of years. A lot of our artefacts are in storage. We even have some prehistory artefacts like arrowheads, but it’s all a part of our heritage,” said Ms. Pyke. Stepping back to another time in Pickering News Advertiser file photo The Pickering Museum Village has a long history of educating the public about the challenges faced by Pickering’s earliest settlers. Along with tours, the museum offers numerous special events throughout the warm-weather season each year. A past fall family festival included candle dipping. By Blake Wolfe Special to the News Advertiser AJAX — Kari Murphy couldn’t believe the news when she found out her family would receive a new wheelchair-accessible van from a To- ronto-based charity. “After it sunk in, we were relieved and very grateful. We were thrilled,” said Ms. Murphy. Ms. Murphy and her husband Don were given the new vehicle earlier this month by KRG Children’s Chari- ties. The Ajax couple have been foster parents to six special needs children for over 10 years in addition to raising two children of their own, daughter Katie, 15, and son Patrick, 13. Patrick, who is legally blind and was born a quadriplegic, was particularly af- fected by the gratitude of the charity. “He cried on the way home,” Ms. Murphy said. “He said, ‘I can’t believe someone would do this for us.’” The van will allow the family to travel together, whether they’re run- ning errands in town or making the trek to the Hospital for Sick Chil- dren. Ms. Murphy, who has known KRG Children’s Charitable Foundation chairman Steve Wise through her vol- unteer work with Variety Village, was surprised by the charity’s donation to her family. In February, the charity donated $500,000 to the Hospital for Sick Children. “They don’t normally give money away to a family,” she said. “It’s usu- ally a big institution they give money to. On KRG’s scale of giving, it’s a small thing, (but) it has brought rec- ognition to the charity, and they cer- tainly deserve it.” The Murphys were inspired to take in foster children by Kari’s parents, who have taken in 156 foster children over a period of 28 years. Describing her children as “awe- some kids,” Ms. Murphy said that the decision to adopt special needs children arose from the lack of foster parents willing to take in children with disabilities. “We thought we’d take in special needs children,” Ms. Murphy said, “(because) there’s a shortage of foster parents willing to take them in. We started with one foster child and it seemed to keep expanding, but it was never overwhelming.” “They’re really close,” she said. “If anybody was to pick on one, they’d stick up for each other.” In addition to her work with Va- riety Village, Ms. Murphy has also volunteered for Easter Seals, the Hos- pital for Sick Children, and helped co-found Building Better Lives, an organization which converts vehicles and houses to make them wheel- chair-accessible. “We’ve never asked for help,” Ms. Murphy said. “It’s nice to be on the receiving end instead of giving.” Children’s charity pulls up with van for Ajax family ‘I’m very happy we got through it,’ Durham MP says By David Blumenfeld Staff Writer DURHAM — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says putting together the federal budget was an “intense process,” but that he couldn’t be happier with the end result. “I really couldn’t expect it to be received any better,” Mr. Flaherty, Whitby-Oshawa MP, said. “I think a lot of people were surprised at how much we took on in the budget. There’s always going to be some critics, but I’m quite comfortable with the fact that most people in Canada seem to think it is a good budget for Canada. “It keeps the commitments that were made just three or four months ago,” he said. In addition to personal and cor- porate tax relief, and increased spending on education, infrastruc- ture and the military, Mr. Flaherty said the Conservatives have been able to move forward on a number of second- ary priori- ties, fulfilling about 80 per cent of the party’s bud- getary com- mitments. Locally, he said the $1,200 per year child care allow- ance the Conservatives imple- mented is something he knows has widespread acceptance in Durham Region, and with more than $1 bil- lion set aside for infrastructure over the next four years, he “fully ex- pects” some of those funds to filter down to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), which has major capital require- ments, and the Durham College Skills Training Centre in Whitby. Mr. Flaherty said he spoke to Chris Bentley, Ontario’s Minister of Colleges, Training and Universities, prior to delivering the federal bud- get, and that he intends to speak to him again to ensure Durham gets its “fair share of capital spending.” On the issue of the fiscal imbal- ance between the provinces and the federal government, Mr. Fla- herty said a number of reports are forthcoming on the issue in the coming weeks and that he will be chairing a meeting of provincial and territorial finance ministers, likely in June. “Out of that, hopefully we’ll have the opportunity to resolve these issues -- both the fiscal imbalance and equalization -- and do the nec- essary steps for Budget 2007,” he said. Although the Conservatives have taken the immediate step to reduce the GST from seven to six per cent -- a “significant, expensive and per- manent” move that will come into effect on July 1 -- Mr. Flaherty could not predict when the GST would be cut an additional percentage point, saying only it would be done within the next five years, as the Conserva- tives promised during the federal election. However, the chances the fed- eral budget will pass easily through Parliament is another story. Mr. Flaherty said he made quite an ef- fort to meet prior with the finance critics for the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois, and that he was disappointed with the Liberals who appeared to have a “knee jerk” re- action to the budget, voicing oppo- sition without apparently reading it. “We’re a minority (government) of course, so nothing’s guaranteed,” he said of the budget. “It was a very intense process over the course of 90 days with new staff, a new government and new ministers. 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He is practising for a show with his band, Thick and Thin, which is playing at the Vel- vet Elvis on May 29. Durham wants residents thinking green Information sessions address new waste management program DURHAM — A change in Durham waste management is on the way, and to make sure the public is up to speed, information sessions are being held in Pickering, Ajax and Oshawa. Starting July 1, green bins and blue boxes will be picked up weekly, while garbage will be picked up on a biweek- ly basis. A series of green bin demonstrations offered by Durham Region will provide the public with displays and informa- tion to take home. Bunny Lockhart, a waste management technician, said she will give a PowerPoint presentation and the public will have an opportu- nity to ask questions. For more information, call the Dur- ham works department at 905-579- 5264 or 1-800-667-5671, or visit www. region.durham.on.ca/waste. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. at the fol- lowing locations in Ajax and Pickering: Pickering: Pickering Recreation Com- plex, 1867 Valley Farm Rd., on May 23 Ajax: McLean Community Centre, 95 Magill Dr., on May 16; and at the Ajax Community Centre, 75 Centennial Rd., on May 30. durhamregion.com Just one more way to get your news thanks to your friends at the Metroland Durham Region Media Group spring inspirations InspiringInspiring ViewsViews No Down Payment,No Down Payment, No Interest, No PaymentsNo Interest, No Payments UNTIL JUNE 2007!UNTIL JUNE 2007!** Ask about our In-Home Decorating Services!Ask about our In-Home Decorating Services! PSP is Premium Service Price. Pictures and prices are examples only and may change with different styles and fabrics at each location. Not responsible for typos at time of printing. Administration Fee will be charged on No Interest No Payment loans of 12 months or more, and on No interest loans. Certain Restrictions Apply. See store for details. 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The stuff is costing people -- both emotionally and physically -- as they have to dust it, label it, move it and store it. Ms. Gideon owns and operates a professional organizing service for residential, home offices and small businesses. She has been an active member of the Professional Organizers of Cana- da. To help people get started on the road to clutter redemption, those who attend the clinic have the op- portunity to win a gift certificate for Solutions. For more information, call 905- 683-6582. The complex is at 1867 Val- ley Farm Rd. The workshop begins at 7:30 p.m. Wasdell Centre for Innovative Learning Inc. #1 Private School in Durham Region as voted by the Durham Business Times, 2005 INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION JK-SECONDARY SCHOOL EXCELLENCE EDUCATIONIN BY DESIGN Wasdell’s International Academy L’Académie International de Wasdell Wasdell’s SMaRT Program Our Mandate is to create,... Academics Body The Student Mind Spirit Emotional Self Community Ethics ...A Place of Learning that encompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual development of each and every individual,... Utilizing a holistic & ethical approach,... Supported by a unifi ed, holistic team of mentors,... Which fosters and nurtures processes required in self and others building - the love of learning - creativity - innovation - attitude of respect - trust - responsibility - communication While developing - self worth - motivation - strengths and diff erences Within a disciplined structure which fosters and nurtures realistic boundaries Where students want to come every day. Goals for each student include • Individual needs directly assessed/addressed • Advanced and general curriculum • Enhanced day or regular day We are expanding to include high school for Sept. 2006-7 EDUKIDSEDUKIDS Child Care A Warm Welcome to Welcome to the team! 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Each year approximately 1,700 kilometres of road lines and 300 kilometres of assorted road markings are repainted throughout the region. Dur- ing this operation a followup truck travels 150 to 200 metres behind the paint sprayer, pro- viding ample warning for mo- torists, and time for the paint to dry. The Region advises drivers to wait until a paint truck finishes spraying a sec- tion of road, which is inten- tionally kept short in distance, for the purposes of allowing motorists to pass at the next major cross street. The Region also asks for patience, as the trucks typi- cally operate at 20 km/h. The Region uses environmentally friendly, reflective, water- based latex paints for all road markings which, if sprayed against a vehicle’s body or tires, can be difficult to re- move. Motorists reminded to stay behind the lines Where will your garbage go? The first part of the results on the Durham/York Residual Waste Study are in and we want to hear what you think. 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Visit any of the more than 400 M&M Meat Shops loca- tions across Canada to support the 18th An- nual M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day benefi ting Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) medical research. M&M Meat Shops’ franchisees, staff and thousands of volunteers from coast to coast will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs to meet the 2006 Charity BBQ Day fundraising goal of $1.75 million. On May 13th, be- tween 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., supporters will receive a hamburger or hot dog, a drink and a bag of chips for a minimum donation of $2.00. All product and time is donated, so every penny raised goes directly to CCFC for its research programs. “What began in 1988 with just a handful of stores has evolved into a national event at more than 400 M&M Meat Shops locations across Canada. It’s defi nitely become an expression of who we are as a company and the commitment of our franchisees and vol- unteers in communities from coast to coast,” says Mac Voisin. “Our goal is to help fi nd a cure so that our event can become an an- nual celebration of the cure for IBD.” Th e success of Charity BBQ Day depends on the generous contributions of several partners including Sch- neider Foods, Dutch Mill, Frito-Lay and Humpty Dumpty, who donate products for this event. Shining Stars M&M Meat Shops customers can con- tribute to the fundraising eff orts by partici- pating in the Charity BBQ on Saturday, May 13th and through the Superstars for CCFC program, now in its fourth year. Running in stores from April 8 to May 13, 2006, cus- tomers can show their support by making a minimum donation of $2.00 and having their name printed on a CCFC Star, which is displayed in their local M&M Meat Shops store. $2.00 Hamburgers or Hot Dogs Help Find A Cure “We are extremely grateful to those that support M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day,” says CCFC National President Randy Sabourin. “Our partnership with M&M Meat Shops has made an enormous diff er- ence in our eff ort to fi nd a cure for IBD and the generous do- nations, combined with the hard work of thousands of volunteers, raise a signifi cant por- tion of our annual research funds in just one day.” ® durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 26 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 Covering the arts and entertainment scene mruta@durhamregion.comNEWS EDITOR MIKE RUTANEWS ADVERTISER 905-683-5110 Your community... online Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo The pizza pie guy AJAX — Pizza Nova owner Tony Majelan rushes another pizza out of the oven at the Harwood North location on Tuesday in Ajax. Pizza Nova held its 7th annual Help Vari- ety Kids Fundraising Event, That’s Amore Pizza for Kids, at all its locations, including those in Ajax and Pickering. A dollar from every medium pizza went to Variety - The Children’s Charity. Public sessions will address Hwy. 407, other options By Erin Hatfield Staff Writer DURHAM — Where Hwy. 407 eventually ends remains a huge concern for the Region of Dur- ham. According to Susan Siopis, the extension of the 407 from Brock Road farther into Durham is high on the Region’s list of priorities as traffic volumes continue to grow. “The existing routes just don’t cut it,” said Ms. Siopis, regional director of transportation and field services. “The extension of the 407 is absolutely necessary in the next five to seven years.” The Region, she said, is doing it’s part to alleviate traffic volumes with the widening of Taunton Road but, the Province needs to extend Hwy. 407. “We would like to see it expedit- ed,” Ms. Siopis said. “However, we respect the process is a long one.” The process presses on in the coming weeks with a round of public information sessions across Durham by the Ministry of Trans- portation (MOT). Will MacKenzie, a ministry spokesman, said MTO is complet- ing an individual environmental assessment (EA), with the assis- tance of a consulting team led by To tten Sims Hubicki. Public in- volvement is a requirement of the EA. The ministry is looking into fu- ture and existing traffic congestion concerns, added Mr. MacKenzie. “We are working on addressing long-term transportation needs in the Region of Durham,” he said. “As the community grows, traffic conditions will continue to dete- riorate unless there are extra (im- provements) done.” Mr. MacKenzie said MTO en- courages the public to participate in the meetings. “We are looking at things that will impact them in the future,” he said. “This is their chance to influ- ence the process.” All comments made during the public information sessions, ‘Transportation Problems and Op- portunities,’ become part of the record, Mr. MacKenzie said. They will also look at alternate ways of addressing transportation needs in the area. The public sessions are being conducted in an open house for- mat from 4 to 8 p.m. with no for- mal presentation. Residents can discuss the project with members of the study team. 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The Pickering native is a third-year ad- vertising student at the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in Toronto. She and fellow students Erika Thompson and Ta ra Wright took part in a contest orga- nized by the OCAD and Astral Media. The team was challenged to design an image to be plastered on 20 billboards throughout To ronto with the theme, “My Toronto is...” The three students came up with an image that captured the essence of Toron- to. The winning entry used a multicoloured ice-cream cone with the colours represent- ing the city’s ethnic diversity. Other than ‘Toronto’, the winning image used just the words, ‘metropolitan flavour’. The effective image resulted in the three women who created it becoming overnight media darlings. “I’m still not settled with it,” Jackson said in an interview of the sudden success. “It’s more than my 15 minutes of fame; it’s a whole day.” She and her teammates each received $1,000 (school costs will swallow most of that up) and $5,000 to donate to the charity of their choice (they’re working on it). Jackson said she knew Thompson, a close friend, before the team was formed, but Wright was a variable. It turned out to be a match made in advertising heaven, as each complemented the other. “We all have very different strengths and thought processes, so we worked really well together,” she said. The image was supposed to be aimed at the 15- to 29-year-old demographic, and the students came up with several con- cepts, all of which incorporated food. And, for some reason, they had a number of words that began with ‘M’, including ‘mar- vellous’ and ‘maple’. 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Page 32 St a ying close to home a ‘Majors’ coup for first-round pick O’Neil Former Ajacian selected 10th overall by St. Mike’s By Al Rivett Sports Editor AJAX — Watching his name pop up on the computer screen -- No. 10 overall to the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors -- was a pleas- ant, albeit unexpected surprise for Dylan O’Neil. “I heard good things about St. Mike’s, but I didn’t have any idea of where they were going to take me,” says O’Neil, a 15-year-old centreman with the Markham Waxers ‘AAA’ minor midgets last season. “I thought I would go early in the second round, but when my name popped up we were thrilled. I’d be close to home and everything, so it was great.” To continue his hockey career in Toronto, so close to his home and school, was all the 5-foot, 9-inch, 180-pound forward could have envisioned for himself at the Ontario Hockey League’s 2006 Priority Draft that took place on- line last Saturday. “If a team drafted me that was two-, three- or a four-hour drive away from home, I wouldn’t have said no to them. But, I was happy to be drafted by a team that’s 45 minutes from home,” says O’Neil. The personable former Aja- cian, who moved to Whitby late last year, acknowledged that he’d had conversations with St. Mike’s prior to the draft, but was under the impression that he could still be chosen by any team on draft day. Within minutes of being chosen by St. Mike’s, Bud Ste- fanski, the club’s head coach and director of player personnel, was on the phone to O’Neil. “He told me he loved my work ethic and the way I play the game,” says O’Neil of the brief conversation. “He thought I’d be a good edition to the team.” And, if playing close to home wasn’t enough for O’Neil, anoth- er unexpected bonus occurred in the second round of Satur- day’s draft. His teammate and friend from the Markham Waxers midgets, defenceman Cameron Gaunce, was drafted by the Ma- jors, the third pick of the second round, 33rd overall. “It’s going to be amazing,” says O’Neil of having Gaunce around for his rookie season. “You’re al- ways a little nervous when you don’t know anybody. I knew him before I went to Markham for the past five years, so having him around is going to make a great experience even better.” O’Neil says he enjoyed his time in the Markham Waxers ‘AAA’ or- ganization, especially last season with the minor midgets under the leadership of head coach Paul Ti- tanic. The former head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men’s hockey team took the team to the OHL Cup, em- blematic of provincial hockey su- premacy in that age group. The Waxers defeated the Toronto Red Wings 3-2 in the Cup’s champi- onship game in late March. “I don’t think there was any place better for me. I attribute a lot (of my hockey success) to my coach and to the play- ers I was surrounded with,” says O’Neil, who called Titanic “the best coach in minor hockey in Ontario”. He finished the season with Markham with 93 points (47 goals, 46 assists) and only 32 penalty minutes in 72 games. O’Neil is certain his experience with the Markham Waxers midg- ets will make for an easier transi- tion into the OHL in the 2006-07 season. “Jumping up from Markham to the OHL is a big step, but with everything I’ve been taught, (the transition) should be a lot smoother than most kids will have. I don’t think it’s going to be an issue,” says O’Neil, a Grade 10 student at Sinclair Secondary School, who won’t turn 16 until October. O’Neil wasn’t the only local hockey prospect snapped up by OHL teams at last Saturday’s draft. Pickering Panthers’ de- fenceman Zack Fenwick went in the eighth round to the Kingston Frontenacs. The 6-foot-2-inch, 190-pound rearguard was the 14th pick of the eighth round, 154th overall. Meanwhile, right wing Aaron Pierce of the Ajax-Pickering Raiders ‘AAA’ minor midgets was picked in the 12th round by the Saginaw Spirit. The 5-foot- 10-inch, 160-pound forward was the 12th pick of the 12th round, 232nd overall. Parker Neale/ St. Michael’s Majors Hockey Club photo To r onto St. Michael’s Majors’ head coach and director of player personnel Bud Stefanski, right, welcomed top draft pick Dylan O’Neil aboard the Ontario Hockey League club after last Saturday’s Priority Selection draft. PICKERING — The French- man’s Bay Yacht Club gets its rac- ing season underway with the 20th anniversary edition of the Unistrut Central Mother’s Day Regatta this weekend. The Mother’s Day regatta rep- resents the first of the season for the club. Approximately 40 to 50 boats from across Ontario are taking part on Saturday, May 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sun- day, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents are welcome to visit the club and view the racing on Frenchman’s Bay. The ends of the docks at the yacht club represent the best vantage point in which to view the races. FBYC has a long tradition of producing some of Canada’s best sailors, including Olympians Rod Davies and Bernard Luttmer and 2008 Paralympics hopeful Rick Watters. FBYC is at 635 Breezy Dr. in the We st Shore area of Pickering. Frenchman’s Bay Yacht Club hosts Mother’s Day regatta Ajax teen a champ on tramp at Eastern Canadians Robinson, partner Gelinas golden in synchro event By Al Rivett Sports Editor AJAX — An Ajax trampolinist and his partner from Quebec were in perfect sync at the Eastern Ca- nadian championships in Hamil- ton last weekend. Brandon Robinson, 14, a mem- ber of the Skyriders Trampoline Place in Richmond Hill, and his partner Christophe Gelinas cap- tured the gold medal in the syn- chro provincial ‘A’ division. For Robinson, a Grade 8 stu- dent at St. Wilfrid Catholic School in Pickering, the gold was un- expected, as he and Christophe had met for the first time on the day of the com- petition, and quickly put together their gold- medal win- ning tram- poline rou- tine. “We just practised our compulsory routine that we all compete with. We knew that one and we did that,” explains Robinson. “We pulled it together and did very well in practice.” He notes the gold medal was his biggest accomplishment in his young career. “Yes, so far. Next year, I’ll be going to nationals but, so far, this was the biggest one,” he says. In his other event, Robinson finished fourth in individual trampoline in the provincial ‘A’ category. Next year, Robinson jumps into the national stream. His goal is to qualify for the nationals in Alberta in 2007. Robinson practises four times at week at the Richmond Hill fa- cility for an hour-and-a-half each day, under coach Allison Panaka. Brandon Robinson durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 32 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 Glendale swings into a new season Club gets going with social mixer last Sunday; membership continues to grow at Pickering’s largest tennis club By Al Rivett Sports Editor PICKERING — It was a perfect day Sunday as the Glendale Ten- nis Club served up its 28th season kickoff at its courts in David Farr Park. More than 60 of the club’s senior players enjoyed sunny skies and warm temperatures to officially begin the tennis season with the annual round-robin and barbecue for adult membership. The club’s junior members have their open- ing day at the park, off Glenanna Road, this Saturday, May 13 from noon to 3 p.m. Glendale president Gabe Kampf was pleased with the attendance, noting the kickoff is a popular day within the club. “It’s a larger-than-normal turn- out,” noted Kampf. “We usually get 40 to 50 players, so the interest in tennis is really exploding.” Glendale membership director Jack Jacoby noted registrations at the club have also been higher than normal, adding to a member- ship that’s tops in Durham Region with almost 600 registered mem- bers, including 140 junior players. “We’ve had the best registration this year. We’re ahead by about 40 members and it’s only early May,” says Jacoby. The adult round-robin, says Kampf, is a social mixer to allow players to get some court time and to meet other members who, perhaps, belong to different club leagues. “Everyone gets a half-hour on each court. The players from all different leagues get to play to- gether,” says Kampf. “It gives everyone a chance to come out to meet and greet, catch up with old acquaintances, make new ones and get a little tennis and lunch in the bargain.” There’s plenty new at the club this year, adding to what was an extremely ambitious 2005 cam- paign. Last year, the club made a num- ber of significant improvements to the courts, added washroom facili- ties and a working kitchen, which has made a huge difference in the club’s ability to serve its members, says Kampf. This year is similarly busy, he says. In 2006, the club has become a new member of the Ontario Tennis Association, which allows the club to host OTA-sanctioned events. The Glendale club has also taken steps to take part in the ‘True Sport’ movement which, in the spirit of the 2010 Vancouver- Whistler Olympic Winter Games, fosters fairness, excellence, fun and participation on all levels. The club has something for ev- eryone again this year, with com- petitive players in the Durham ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ leagues and for the less- competitive players who compete in the house leagues. There’s also house league and competitive lad- der play for junior players. Club members range in age from as young as five to as old as 74, with Peter Priston holding that honour. Priston will compete on Glendale’s Durham ‘B’ team again this season. Glendale also has its own teach- ing pro in Brian Hurd, who’s in his second year with the club, says Kampf. Hurd has designed a num- ber of programs to increase the level of play for all age groups. Al Rivett/ News Advertiser photo Shawna Findlay-Thompson returns a serve while playing at the annual round-robin and barbecue for adult players at the Glendale Tennis Club last Sunday afternoon. Findlay-Thompson and her mother, Noreen Findlay, played against Ev- elyn McNabney and Marie Yarmaluk in a fun women’s doubles match. Ajax goalie hopes for Mammoth win in Champion’s Cup Gee Nash playing for first NLL title win against Buffalo Bandits Saturday By Al Rivett Sports Editor AJAX — After seven years of foiling opposition shooters in the National Lacrosse League, Ajax’s Gee Nash faces his greatest test of all as he and his Colorado Mammoth teammates play for a title this Saturday. Although the affable goalten- der is keeping an even keel in the days leading up to the crucial contest, he’s nonetheless relish- ing the opportunity to play for a championship for the first time in his professional career. “It’s very exciting,” says Nash, 28, reached at his workplace, Fury Hockey, in Oshawa. “I’m very much looking forward to it. Any time you can reach this type of game at this high level, you’re always excited to be in it. “I’ve played a long time and it’s my first time in the big game, so to speak. I don’t want to over- prepare. I’ll go about it like every other game and give my team- mates a chance to win as I have in every game this year.” The 6-foot, 195-pound goal- tender is fully aware that he and his Mammoth teammates will be in tough against the Buffalo Ban- dits, who’ll host the Champion’s Cup final at the HSBC Arena and play in front of a U.S. television audience on ESPN 2 at 6 p.m. Nash’ll have to contend with the Bandits’ celebrated sniper, John Tavares, as well as seek to outplay NLL goaltender of the year Steve Dietrich. “They’ve got a lot of weap- ons,” concedes Nash. “They are solid throughout their lineup. They have a great transition game, hard-nosed defence and a world-class goaltender. We’re going to have to play a great game to be successful. “I think we’re a confident bunch. We know we have our work cut out for us playing in Buffalo. We’ll prepare as hard as we have for any other game this year.” Colorado (10-6, second in We st Division) met Buffalo (11-5, first in East Division) only once during the 2006 regular season, with Buffalo winning a close one, 14-12, on April 8. Nash has certainly been on his game of late, playing a pivotal role in the team’s 13-12 West Division final over the Arizona Sting. Nash faced 48 shots, including 19 in the fourth quarter, and allowed only one goal in the final stanza to help push Colorado into the final. Behind the Mammoth bench for his second season as head coach is legendary lacrosse play- er Gary Gait. Nash credits much of the team’s success to Gait, who’s made the successful transition from player to coach. “Gaiter was a pretty laid-back type of player and he’s the same way as a coach. He’s not a yell- er and a screamer. He’s a calm presence on the bench, which is good in tight games. He’s a real strategist. He brings everything that made him a great player into coaching and that’s what has made him successful.” Following the NLL season, Nash will have a week off before joining his summer league squad -- the Brooklin Redmen of Major Series lacrosse. He’s been with the Redmen for every summer for the past five years. NOTES: Nash was a first-team NLL all-star and the goaltender of the year for the Mammoth in 2004. He was also an all-star in 2005... In addition to playing in the NLL, Nash also serves as the treasurer of the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association... Nash played his first four years in the NLL with the defunct New Yo rk Saints before signing with Colorado as a free agent for the 2004 season. Gee Nash www.essentialcommunications.ca 101 Dundas St. West #201, Whitby, Ontario 2:15 p.m. ~ SEB Enrolment Intro Session Stay and hear great speakers! 2:30 p.m.~ Ian Kennedy, Essential Communications, with a Self-Employment Overview 3:15 p.m.~ Keith Pelley, V.P. 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For further details, visit www.durhamcollege.ca/careers Interested candidates may submit a resumé to jobs@durhamcollege.ca no later than May 17, 2006 quoting competition number SS06-08. Durham College invites applications for the following position: $500 SIGN ON BONUS To dependable, qualified AZ Drivers STEEL HAULERS + FLATBED VAN WORK:500 - 600 mile radius Runs to Midwest, ON & PQ Home Weekends TEAMS - WESTERN CANADA We Provide: •Paid Weekly- Direct Deposit •Benefit Program •Co.Paid Insurance (Out of Province/Country) •Open Door Policy Serious inquiries call: Exclusive Highway Support PH: 1-866-303-0314 FAX: 905-723-6842 ROLL-OFF DRIVERS With AZ or DZ License YARD LABOURERS Family run business in Stouffville Please fax Resume & abstract to: 905-640-9232 or 905-642-6977 175 Bethridge Road, Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 1N4 MSO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED We are a Toronto based road maintenance contractor with projects all throughout Ontario. 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The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years administrative expe- rience, advanced computer skills and knowledge of MS Office applications, superior written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to handle multiple priorities and work indepen- dently. Candidates must possess a valid driver's license. Knowledge of golf is desirable. We offer a competitive salary, flexible hours, benefits package and a fun work environment. All interested candidates should forward their resume to: Human Resources - Granite Golf Club Fax: 416 510-6683 E-mail: hr@graniteclub.com We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. DIRECTOR OF DISTRIBUTION This role reports to the Regional Director of Business Administration and Operations, with responsibilities to develop and implement strategic plans to maximize distribution of all Kawartha Media Group products in our market. 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While all applicants are welcome, time constraints permit responses only to those being considered for the position. MARKHAM TOWING company requires responsible reliable full & part time drivers. Good driving record required. Must have 10 years driving experience. Towing experience preferred but not nec- essary, will train. Benefits available. Call 905-472-0426 or 1-877-300-7958 or fax: 905-294- 9649 SUPERINTENDENT Live in Su- per req'd for beautiful high-rise condo. Must have full under- standing of building systems, me- chanical knowledge, and able to do maintenance repairs with good communication skills. Please fax resume & salary expectations to 905-619-2705. STUDENTS WELCOME, sum- mer F/T openings available for College/University Students in our Promotional Marketing Firm. $500-$600 per week to start. We also offer a student tuition bonus. Call Student Hotline, (905)420- 1042, ask for Sam. Part Time (evenings) Industrial/Commercial CLEANERS 25-30/hrs per week, Mon-Fri, $10-$11/hr. MUST HAVE Drivers License, References, Police check. 905-420-3112 PICKERING Based Driveway Sealing Company needs labourer for hard work out doors. Starts at 9:00/hrly. Tr ansportation an asset. call Bob 416-274-4889 Professional FUNDRAISERS needed. Part/Full time 3 shifts daily 7 days a week. Earn $12/hr. Contact us today! 1-888-974- JOBS or www.1888974jobs.com PROPERTY MAINTENANCE company requires workers. 2-years gardening service experi- ence preferred. Driver's license required. For more information call (416)258-4642 REFRIGERATOR manufacture looking for a "Jack of All Tr ades"/Handy-person. D licence an asset. Location is in Picker- ing. Must have own transporta- tion. Call 905-686-8529. REGISTRATION OFFICERS $25/hr.avg. Full-time, students welcome. Full training provided. Call 905.435.1052 FIRST CHOICE HAIRCUTTERS Full time Assistant Manager required for busy Whitby location. Guaranteed wage, profit sharing and Manager's bonus. Benefit package, paid vacation, equipment supplied. Call Cyndi 905-427-1656 Also Stylists Positions Available In Oshawa -Call Juliet 905-434-4994 Bowmanville -Call Barb 905-623-6444 Ajax -Call Jenn 905-427-6776 Seeking 2 Web Press Operator's/Helpers for contract positions at our Pickering Loca- tion.Responsibilities include set up and operate a multiple-unit web offset press with perf/punch and appropriate paper, ink, plates and press chemistry. Running a va- riety of spot colour and process colour work. Preventative and corrective maintenance on press. Quality conscious and very detail oriented, flexible to work overtime. Team player with good communication skills. Contracts would start immediately for a 4-month term.Shift Hours are 12 hours per day, 3 days per week, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., or 6:00 p.m.to 6:00 a.m. Apply in confidence to: rachael.charbonneau@dhltd.com or fax 416-696-4311. Apply by May 19, 2006 The successful candidate will pass a security clearance. Thank you for your interest in Davis + Henderson; only qualified applicants will be contacted. WELDER Full time experienced welder required for busy manufacturing environment in Whitby. Must have the ability to fabricate and do own set ups. Please fax resume and wage expectations to: (905)666-9388 Web Developer, Interactive Media NorthumberlandNEWS.com NorthumberlandNEWS.com, the companion site to the Northumberland News newspaper, is seeking a highly skilled Web developer. The successful candidate will possess proven expertise in developing and implementing PHP- based web applications. In addition, excellent working knowledge of the following is required: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, Dreamweaver and Fireworks/Photoshop. Experience using CSS for layout an asset. Must possess strong organization and com- munication skills, and be able to take direction from the development team. Good design skills and rig- orous attention to detail vital. Applicants should submit their resume and portfolio electronically (in Word or PDF format) to: Todd Blayone, Business Development Manager, Interactive Media (tblayone@durhamregion.com). We thank all applicants.Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST Office located in Scarborough Required skills: Min. 2 years exp. as reception/customer service role, computer literate. Send resume at: cv@technopos.com or Fax: 416-296-9334 For more details: www.technopos.com REPLACEMENT WINDOW & Door Crews. Minimum 10 years experience. Own transportation, tools & brake. Good rates. Full/Part-time.Call 905-433-7695 TAXI TAXI is hiring drivers for day and night shifts. Make more money with efficient voice dis- patch, current Oshawa permit holders welcome. Call Dave (905)571-7951 TELEMARKETING,Part time evenings, mature individuals with experience preferred. $10/hr. Call 905-686-2445, ext. 306 after 4pm. URGENT - HOUSE CLEANERS needed for fast-growing maid ser- vice. Permanent position. Room for advancement. Excellent pay, great working environment. Not suitable for students. Call 905- 723-6242 WILLING TO EDUCATE Highly motivated individual for rewarding career in financial services Call Susan Wenghofer or Tom Babcock Ext 106 905-436-8499 1-866-787-3918 Attention Students! SUMMER WORK • $14.75 base-appt • FT/PT schedules • Customer sales/svc • No exp needed-will train • All ages 17+ • Conditions apply Call 905-426-7726 HAIRSTYIST & ESTHETICIAN needed for salon in Pickering. Please contact Shalimar (905)426-2005 HIRING RMTs & estheticians for upscale Oshawa spa. Central location. Existing clientele an asset. Call Kristy or Jen at 905- 433-5001. LICENSED HAIRSTYLIST re- quired full time for business op- portunity for black clientele hair salon in Whitby. Please call (905)245-0249 UPSCALE HAIR SALON,full- and part-time Hair Stylist with min. 2-5 years experience. Pref- erably with own clientele. Salary + commission. Personal Touch Hair Studio (905)655-0466 WE ARE HIRING experienced hairstylists, full or part time. Apply in person, 282 Monarch Ave. Unit 15 Ajax or call (905)426-6698 ask for Rita. 2 Licensed Tr uck & Trailer MECHANICS Call Al (8:00-4:00) (905)725-2557 or Fax 905-725-4498 AJAX DEVELOPER requires stu- dent mechanic with knowledge of diesel and heavy equipment ma- chinery. Fax resume to: 416-495- 6970 MECHANIC, APPRENTICE AJAX 2nd or 3rd year. G licence. Clean driving record. Call Pat for appointment. 905-686-6928. CARPENTERS & 3RD Year Apprentices needed immediately. Experienced in Framing & Form- ing. Permanent full-time work. Salary negotiable, benefits. Call (905)427-6261 or fax resume (905)427-8659 ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT re- pair, programming and mainte- nance person required. Working with digital weigh indicators, scales and controller systems. Computer skills, college or techni- cal training. Will train. Peterbo- rough area. Fax cover sheet and resume to (705) 745-9451 or e-mail at feb8w@hotmail.com EXPERIENCED Shinglers/Roof- ing Crews. Also Siding Install- ers/Crews required for work in GTA. Own equipment, drivers li- cence and vehicle an asset but not required. Call Mike 905-666- 5005 or 416-829-7020 HVAC EXPERIENCED installer required. Preferably Gas Fitter 2. Full time, year round work. Valid drivers license a must. Fax re- sume to 416-287-8332. LANDSCAPE & RENOVATION Company requires a Lead Fore- person to run crew. Experience in Precast stone & saw. Reliable ve- hicle & valid drivers license a must.Call ADP at (905)571-0739. MECHANICALLY INCLINED person needed for assembly in busy plant in Pickering. Must be able to use hand tools and lift over 50 lbs. Entry level position. Full time 8:30 - 4:30 p.m. Please deliver resumes to 1020 Toy Ave., Attn: Matthew. MILLWRIGHTS (CONSTRUC- TION/INDUSTRIAL), Machinery movers req'd. Competitive wages & benefits. Immediate place- ments. Travel req'd GTA. Fax re- sume: 905-831-7100. E-mail: cheryl@gpiinc.ca PAINTERS required Experienced.Bonded with valid drivers license.Own tools and transportation.Piece work.Start immediately (905)428-9037 PARTS PERSON for busy tractor dealership. Knowledge of farm equipment an asset. Good customer skills and pleasant telephone manner required. Must be a team player. Apply by fax to: 905 - 655 - 8772 or Email: valequip@xplornet.com WANTED QUALIFIED Enterpris- ing aggressive mature 310T Li- censed Mechanic yearning for self-employment and desirous of earning $70/hour. Work P/T or F/T, moderate investment re- quired for your own mobile hy- draulic mechanic service. Con- sists of truck, equipment, tools, customer list & training. Dave (905)767-6748, (905)666-1434 PICKERING:Graphic Designer, part-time 2-3 days per week. Preference given to print produc- tion & HTML exp. Email hr@carouselgroup.com ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK A north Ajax residential construction company is looking for a full cycle AP clerk . 3-5 years construction experience with REMS an asset. Send resume by fax to 905-427-1611 BOOKKEEPER NEEDED for growing company in Pickering. Full time position. Monday - Fri- day 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Duties to include AP/AR bookkeeping, fil- ing, phones, entry level position, will train. Please deliver resume to 1020 Toy Ave.Attn: Matthew. CONDOMINIUM MANAGER We are looking for a property manag- er. Full-time. Pickering area. Experience preferred. Please send resume to e-mail: info@del- condo.com or Fax number: 416- 661-8653. A/P PAGE 34 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, May 12, 2006 www.durhamregion.com SELLING YOUR HOME? Inquire about our HOME FOR SALE PACKAGE AJAX 905-683-0707 SALES & LEASING CONSULTANTS For our Brand New, State-of-the-Art Automotive Dealership. We are looking for Team Players with a Positive Attitude. Experience preferred, but not required. We Offer: ~Excellent Work Environment ~Exciting Product Line ~Excellent Commission Plan ~Product & Sales Training ~Large Inventory ~Commitment to Advertising Apply in confidence by fax or email to: Mr. Carey May Clarington Hyundai Ph. 905-697-3737 Fax 905-697-3535 cmay@claringtonhyundai.ca C&C MOTORS SUBARU/SUZUKI REQUIRES NEW & USED SALESPEOPLE ●Commission with guarantee ●Benefit package ●Company car or car allowance ●Brand new facility with large used vehicle lot ●OMVIC licensed preferred but will train Email ccmotorsales@rogers.com or Fax Resume (905)430-7472 C&C Motors - 1705 Dundas St.W. (Hwy #2 & Lakeridge Rd.) Whitby Massey's Restaurant requires FULL TIME COOKS Full availability required Apply in person with resume 774 Liverpool Rd. S., Pickering REAL ESTATE SECRETARY NEEDED Par t-time evening and weekend secretary needed for a busy real estate office. 2 or 3 evenings per week, 5pm to 9pm. Sunday 11am-3pm and occasional Saturdays. Real estate experience needed. Please fax resume: 905-619-2500 or drop off at 513 Westney Road South, Ajax 12 POSITIONS AVAILABLE! Te lephone sales agents wanted. Unlimited earning potential. Sala- ry+comm. Full training provided. Call 1-800-219-7119 x 502 today! ADVERTISING SALES- Picker- ing-based trade publisher seeks exp. magazine ad sales rep for growing business. Must have proven track record in ad sales and marketing. Resume to rwh@rogers.com BILINGUAL INSIDE Sales/Cus- tomer Service Rep required for Pickering manufacturing compa- ny.Fax resume & salary expecta- tions: 905-839-6426 MERCEDES-BENZ DURHAM, Canada's fastest growing Mer- cedes-Benz dealer. We are cur- rently hiring the position of SALES CONSULTANT for our growing operation. Applicants must enthusiastic, experienced in sales [luxury vehicles pref], and be willing to learn with an open mind. Self proclaimed experts need not apply. Resumes via email ONLY to the following: pushka@durham.mercedes- benz.ca. Mercedes-Benz Dur- ham, 190 Westney Rd. South. 15 minutes east of the 401 & the 404. 905-426-7866. Visit site at: www.durham.mercedes-benz.ca. TERRITORY MANAGER Grow- ing company looking for high en- ergy, financially motivated sales person to expand our enterprise. Salary, commission and bonus oshawa@fastway.ca DENTAL ASSISTANT,full time evening and Saturday hours, Pickering office, new grads wel- come. Call 905-831-6666 ask for Coral or fax resumes 905-831- 7094. ENTHUSIASTIC dental assistant required for part time position in Bowmanville, new grads wel- come. Drop off resume to 2377 Hwy #2, Unit #104, Clarington Centre, Bowmanville. DURHAM REGION FIXER UPPERS OWN A HOME FOR $0 DOWN! These ‘Bargains’ need work. Mostly cosmetic. 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ACLS preferred, BCLS required. Please forward resume for inter- view to: 2 Albert St. North, Lind- say, Ontario, K9V 4J1. Attention: Sandy. RNS / RPNS, housekeepers, needed immediately for the Dur- ham Region. Work according to your availability. Please send re- sume to tina@tnehealthpros.com or fax (905)666-0038 WANTED-CLINICAL RE- SEARCH COORDINATOR Reg- istered Nurse with current certifi- cate from the College of Nurses of Ontario. Ability to work inde- pendently and as a team mem- ber. Preferred knowledge of the guidelines and organizations gov- erning research and ethics includ- ing documentation and submis- sion requirements (ICH/GCP). Ability to communicate effectively in an oral and written format with patients, public, colleagues and other health disciplines. Superior organizational and time manage- ment skills. Computer skills. Good clinical judgement and ability to practice independently. Recent intravenous and veni- puncture skills. 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Easy-Commute. www.bytheowner.com (access-code: 31108). $285,000. (705)799-6465. PROFESSIONAL SEEKING FURNISHED Condo/Townhome. For months of June-August. Ajax/Pickering area. Willing to provide references. 905-428- 3292. BUILD THE HOME of your dreams on a 50.3x109.9 lot back- ing onto greenspace in well-es- tablished quiet Whitby neighbour- hood. Near amenities. $149,900. Call Carol Hoover 905-686-6437. REAL ESTATE Investor Seeking private funds for real estate and commercial investments. Fully secured. Excellent ROI. Deals pending, Funds required. Serious inquiries only, with available cash. Ann Marie (905)903-1054 INDUSTRIAL BAYS,near Oshawa Centre, high roll-up doors, one bay w/side entrance, air compressor, parking, auto re- pair, machining, other uses, am- ple parking. Month-to-month considered. Also good for hob- bies. Outside metal storage con- tainer avail. (905)576-2982, (905)576-2646. FURNISHED OFFICE,Whitby. Shows exceptionally well. Recep- tion/admin. functions, internet, phone-system, VM, board and meeting room. Free parking. 4min.from 401. 905-433-0040. CANADIAN MAN Teaches How to Earn Executive Level Pay in US$ From Home 1-800-537-1931 www.seriousadvantage.com FASTWAY COURIERS franchise opportunities in Whitby and Lake Scugog areas. Be your own boss, call 905-720-2816. PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS opportunity to over 4 million adult readers in South Central Ontario. Book your advertisement in over 80 Metroland Community News- papers.416-493-1300 ext.276 SUPERINTENDENT required full- time for Oshawa/Bowmanville apartment complex. Suitable for retired/semi-retired couple. No pets. Fax resume (905)623-2257. Only those chosen for an inter- view will be contacted. TURN-KEY FRANCHISE IN a new plaza! 30 minute workout centre for women. Financing available. 1-866-821-5514 or franchises@changesfor wom- en.ca $$MONEY$$Consolidate Debts Mortgages to 100%. No income, bad credit OK! ONTARIOWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1-888-307-7799 CASH MART borrow up to 1,000 until payday. Cheque cashing 1.99%. Bad credit no problem. 905-721-9444, 1-866-905-9444 Mortgages ~Bank Turndowns ~Weak Credit, No Income Home Equity Plan ~No Fee To Qualify ~Pre-Approvals ~Debt Consolidation ~Self-Employed (416)464-0170 MORTGAGES? Call b4 go to Bank Credit problem? Self-Employed? Base Rate Guaranteed 905-424-4091 905-448-9920 Email: ferduse@aol.com NEED A LOAN?Problem credit? apply www.nelsongroup.ca or call 1-866-340-5559. (1) 3-BDRM Oshawa north, small quiet building, new carpet, newly painted, appliances, laun- dry facilities, on bus route, park- ing, utilities included, avail. imme- diately, $970.905-436-9785. 1 & 2 BEDROOM APART- MENTS,very clean quiet family bldg., parking, newly renovat- ed, available immediately. Simcoe/Rossland area. $750- $850. First/last. No dogs. 416- 897-2610 or 905-245-9966. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT on top floor of bright, clean house in Oshawa. Separate entrance, parking, no pets, no smoking. First and last. References re- quired. Available immediately. $625 plus utilities.905-626-5418. 1-BDRM APT.,Central Oshawa, parking, private entrance, gas fireplace, $750/mo inclusive. Avail. Immediately. No dogs. First/last.(905)213-6593. 1-BDRM BSMT,Whitby, brand new, very bright, quiet residential area, 5-appliances, parking, a/c, close to amenities. $850+40% utilities. No smoking/pets. Call Bo Gustafson, Sutton Group (416)783-5000 1-BEDROOM APTS.- Available Immediately, $695+hydro, first/last, Uxbridge downtown Brock St. No pets/smoking, refer- ences.Sam 416-895-8144 620 BOND ST. E.apts. 1 bed- room $680., Close to shopping, bus.Quiet complex, safe neigh- bourhood, no pets, Avail June 1, 905-438-0558 1-BEDROOM BASEMENT apart- ment, Church/Rossland, Cable/Internet. Available June 1st. Parking, 4 appliances, first/last, references, no pets, no smoking. $800/inclusive. Call (905)428-8152 1-BEDROOM BASEMENT apart- ment, N OSHAWA on Pompano Crt, (Ritson/Taunton). Includes 4 appliances and parking. $650 plus 1/3 utilities. Available Now! Taghi 905-442-6761. 1-BEDROOM BASEMENT apt fully furnished- t.v. cable. No smoking/pets first/last, 2-3 refer- ences $650 monthly Ritson- Wentworth Oshawa. 905-723- 5325 1011 SIMCOE ST. N.,Oshawa - Large 3 bedroom town home suites with full basements, available for rent. Private fenced yards with mature trees. Close to all amenities. $799.00 per month. Call (905)579-7649 for an appointment. 2 BED. APT.Simcoe St. S. Oshawa. Spacious, clean, hard- wood floor throughout, skylights, small deck. Includes fridge, stove, Close to 401, bus stop & parking. Available June 1st. $750+hydro. Call 905-666-4670. 2-BDRM MAIN/FLOOR bunga- low, n-Oshawa, Beatrice/Som- merville, quiet neighbourhood fireplace, a/c, 2-parking, 4-appli- ances, suits very quiet work- ing/retired, mature/person/couple, lst/last, references, no dogs, June lst. $965 inclusive. (905)571- 4471. 2-BEDROOM APT for rent, large, clean, renovated, central Oshawa. Close to transportation. Available immediately. $795 monthly. No smoking. Call Don 905-576-0294 2-BEDROOM APT.,North Oshawa 6-plex, Quiet building, very clean, includes fridge, stove, and parking. Laundry facilities on sight. Gas heat, no pets, no smoking. $825+ hydro. Call (905)431-1788 2-BEDROOM NORTH OSHAWA, very nice unit, newer well-main- tained, clean, quiet, adult-lifestyle building. Suits retired/mature working adult. June 1st. $900 incl. No pets. (905)720-2352, leave message. 2-BEDROOM SImcoe North on Russet Ave. , newly decorated, well-maintained quiet 12-plex small building. Cable, heating & water, parking, included. No dogs. 905-576-2982. 401/HARMONY AREA.Large one bedroom basement apart- ment, nicely decorated, parking, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, park- ing. Prefer one person. $600 mo. all inclusive. Available May or June.Call (905)571-0772 A BRAND NEW bright 2 bed- room apt. Wilson/Bloor area. $775+hydro. First/last. No pets/no smoking.(905)260-1496 A GREAT SPRING MOVE - (Simcoe/401). 2nd floor bachelor with kitchen, shared restroom with two nice ladies, bright and cosy, close to transit. F/L, references, immediate posses- sion. $475 all inclusive. No dogs please. Call Robert toll free at 1-866-588-8181 A NICE PLACE TO CALL HOME (Simcoe/401). Complete first floor of a century home, 2 bedrooms + extra room in basement, sun deck, new counters, new flooring, bright and spacious, park steps away.F/L, references, immediate possession. $975 all inclusive. No dogs please. Call Robert toll free at 1-866-588-8181. 1-BEDROOM ASHBURN Estate property, large bright, quiet. Fire- place, patio, private entrance. Suit professional. No smok- ing/pets. Available June 1st. $985/month including utilities/air. Call (905)655-5466 ABSOLUTELY BRAND NEW! North Whitby Cozy 3 bedroom apt. 2 full baths. 5 appli- ances, A/C. Indoor parking. 1st/floor. No pets/smoking $1195+, June 1 905-302-4566 ADELAIDE/RITSON 3 bedroom apartment with loft located in a quiet home. Parking, coin laun- dry, on bus route, $1250/month utilities included. First and last re- quired 905-426-5844 AJAX & PICKERING mn flr bungalow, 2-bdrm bsmt & 1-bdrm apt., laundry, parking, near all amenities. 905-428-8946 905-686-8905 AJAX - Westney/Rossland. 1 bedroom apartment in SENIOR occupied building available June 1st. $931.00 incl. parking and utilities.Call 905-619-2287. 1 MONTH FREE RENT or Up to $500 Move-In Allowance Condominium Suites 1, 2, 3 Bedroom Apartments Oshawa - Starting At $750. ●Renovated Suites ●Free Utilities ●Free Parking ●Senior Discounts ●Full Security System Call for more information 905-728-4993 GM RETIREE & EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT e & oe WWW. FIDELITYPM.COM 2 & 3 bedroom apartments starting at $978 per mo. On-site superintendent and security. Rental Office Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (905)686-0845 Eve. viewing by appt. www.ajaxapartments.com WELCOME TO HIGHLAND TOWERS We're better than ever ! Spacious, newly renovated 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms with stunning views. Conveniently located in a friendly, family community just steps to shopping, GO and 401. Park like setting. Affordably Priced from $870. Utilities included. (905)668-7844 ** MOVE IN BONUS ** Limited Time Only AJAX LEGAL 2 BEDROOM Basement apartment. High ceiling. Eat-in kitchen. Living/dining. $850/inclusive. June. 1. Refs., 1st/last. No pets/smoking. 905-683-8092 AJAX, 1-BDRM, extra large Le- gal walk-out, private entrance, parking, 4pc bathroom, kitch- en/living room, professionally fin- ished. Avail immediately. $800/mo inclusive, first/last, no smoking/pets. (416)889-2003 Evng.(905)428-9724. AJAX, 2-BEDROOM,neat, clean, walkout basement apart- ment. Close to amenities. $900/month inclusive, washer, 1-parking. New carpet. Refer- ences. First/last. Strictly no pets/smoking. Available immedi- ately. (905)427-1779 AJAX,Harwood/Hwy 2, Builder built 2-bdrm bsmt, ceramics throughout, 9-ft ceilings, separate entrance & laundry, close to all amenities/GO. Avail. immediately. $1200/mo inclusive. Call Airat 905-783-4529 AJAX, HARWOOD/NORTH of 401. Brand new, 2 bedroom basement apartment. Separate entrance. Cable/hydro. Working person/student preferred. No pets/smoking. $1150/All l inclu- sive. Available. 905-686-0224. AJAX,legal 2-bedroom base- ment apt., full bath, separate en- trance, patio, 2 car parking, laun- dry, backyard access. June 1st. $825 inclusive.(905)626-8286 AJAX,Westney/Rossland. 1+1 bedroom basement, separ- ate entrance, parking. $800/mo inclusive. No smoking/pets. Suitable for professional sin- gle/couple. First/last/references. Available immediately. Call (905)428-9844. AJAX- OXFORD TOWERS.Spa- cious apartments, quiet bldg, near shopping, GO. Pool. 1-bed- room apt., $849 available imme- diately, 2-bedroom apt., $989, available June 1st, 905-683- 8571. BLUEWATER PARK WHITBY 1 & 2 Bedrooms, Please call Mon-Fri 9 a.m - 5 p.m Evenings by appt. only 905-571-3522 Shelter Canadian Properties Ltd. BOWMANVILLE - Large, clean, main floor bungalow. 3 lrg. bdrms., lrg. lot, deck, 2-car park- ing, 1 min. to 401, 10 min. to Whitby. $1200/mo. all inclusive. Avail.immediately.905-449-5000 BOWMANVILLE,modern clean bright 1-bedroom AND 1 bed- room PLUS DEN. Parking, laun- dry, suit non-smoking mature adult. No Dogs. Available May15th or June 1st. Discount for seniors.(905)725-1052 BOWMANVILLE,newly renovat- ed 2-bdrm, quiet bldg., in exclu- sive neighbourhood, parking, separate laundry room, large deck. Near 2 schools. $950/mo+ hydro. Available June 1st. First/last, deposit.(905)424-4201 CENTRAL OSHAWA - 1 BED- ROOM spacious, dishwasher, all inclusive, available July 1st. ap- pliances included.(905)720-0750 CENTRAL OSHAWA on bus route, immaculate 1-bedroom upper apt. with private entrance utilities, parking included. Prefer mature female tenant. No smok- ing/pets. $700. Available immedi- ately. (905)576-6545 CLEAN 1 BDRM $720/mo, newly decorated. Utilities includ- ed. Simcoe/Mill area, small quiet apt. building. Call for appt. (905)579-9890. CLEAN! AJAX BASEMENT APT,1 bedroom. Separate kitch- en, living room, laundry facilities, fridge, stove, etc. Separate en- trance. $875. 2 car parking. Gor- don Wallace, 416-450-5479. CLIPPER APARTMENTS AJAX 2 & 3 Bed. Please call Mon-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Evening by appt. only 905-683-6021 Shelter Canadian Properties Ltd. COUNTRY LIVING.Bright, spa- cious 2 bedroom apt., 15 min. north of Port Perry on Simcoe. $950 all inclusive. 705-357-1212 or 705-357-3728. COURTICE, 2 BEDROOM in low- er part of bungalow, washer, dry- er, and utilities all included. $850. lst/last references. July lst. (905) 914-6578. COURTICE, 2-BEDROOM lower level, very bright. $900/mo all in- clusive, parking, laundry, new carpet & appliances, first & last, Avail.June 1st.(905)665-1905 FULLY FURNISHED & renovated 1-bedroom basement apt in Ajax. Sep entrance, near 401/GO Available immediately. one per- son, no pets/smoking. $750- first/last.Call (905)427-0355 HARMONY/ADELAIDE - beauti- ful 1 bed. basement apt. in quiet area, $775/including utill, parking, laundry, cable. Available May 15th. First/last. No pets/smoking. (905)435-0761 Liverpool/Lake – 1 bdrm + den, professionally finished basement apartment, bright, clean, laundry, separate entrance, no smoking, June 1st, $800 plus 40% utilities. 905-294-8242. NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, May 12, 2006, PAGE 35 A/Pwww.durhamregion.com Don’t Forget Our Classified Deadlines: Mon. 2:30 p.m. for Tues. paper. Tues. 2:30 p.m. Wed. paper Thurs. 2:30 p.m. for Fri. paper Fri. 2:30 p.m. for Sun. paper TO ADVERTISE YOUR AUCTION PLEASE CALL 905-683-0707 (Ajax) LARGE 1 BED. APT.nicely decorated, top floor of quiet house, sep. entrance. All inclu- sive, $750/first/last, no pets. Available June/July 1st. Central Oshawa, no smoking (905)884- 6922 LIVERPOOL/BAYLY Pickering. Spacious 2 bed. bsmt. apt. Sep. entrance, laundry, 2-parking, cable included. No smoking/pets. Rent negotiable. First/last. Available immediately. 647-899- 1360. NEAR 401/PARK Small 2-bed- room apt. in legal triplex. Large yard, private entrance, $740/in- clusive. Also 1-bedroom Available immediately. 905-668-6700 or 905-721-8009. NORTH Oshawa - 2 bedroom, June and July lst. 3 bedroom July lst. Clean, family building. Heat, hydro and two appliances includ- ed. Pay cable, parking and laun- dry facilities.(905) 723-2094 ONE BEDROOM + DEN, 2nd floor of house. Appliances, park- ing, bright, quiet location. NO pets/smoking, References. June 1st. $725/inclusive. North Oshawa.905-576-7697. ONE BEDROOM apartment, Grandview/Bloor St. area, all amenities utilities plus cable in- cluded. lst/last. No smoking/pets. Available immediately. $750. Nick (905) 925-7728. OSHAWA Park/Adelaide (230 Nipigon St) 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms Well maintained building.Near all amenities.From only $835/month + hydro. (905)723-0977 OSHAWA (2)2-bedrooms. Renovated balcony, parking, laundry $795 & $825. . (905)922-6709, 905-429-2036 Whitby 2 bedroom $850 inclusive, laundry, parking 905-430-7868 OSHAWA - Clean, new building, 2-bedrooms $840, avail July & August; Appliances, parking & utilities included.905-438-9715. OSHAWA - 1 bedroom basement apt. Clean, bright & spacious & quiet. Suitable for 1 person. No smoking or pets. $675 all inclu- sive. Available July 1st. 905-725- 7833. OSHAWA - 2 and 3 bedroom apartment for rent in bungalow. Available immediately. No pets. $875 and $l,175 inclusive. (416) 230-9649 OSHAWA - 2 bed. apt. on upper level of well-maintained bright quiet triplex. Balcony, backyard, laundry avail. 2-parking. Suit ma- ture working. No pets. Near bus/amenities. First/last/referenc- es. June 1st. $750+hydro. Heat included. Wentworth/Simcoe. 905-261-6127. OSHAWA - One bed. apt. Heat & hydro included. Newly painted. Next to St. Georges Church, cor- ner of Albert/Lviv. $750/mo. first/last.905-723-9781. OSHAWA - Park/Adelaide. Junior 1 bedroom basement, coin laun- dry, parking, bus-stop at door $650/inclusive, 1st/last, suits one person.905-426-5844. OSHAWA - Rossland/Thornton one bedroom, walkout to 12 x 12 deck and backyard, separate en- trance, air, fireplace, heat hydro water cable included. $830. June lst. No smoking/no pets. (905)723-7980. OSHAWA -KING/WILSON,one bedroom plus livingroom, newly renovated basement, appliances, sep. entrance, close to shopping, large parking, available immedi- ately. $650/mo. inclusive. (905)438-1380 OSHAWA 1-BEDROOM nice quiet area, no smoking/pets. All inclusive $650/month. Available immediately/June 1st. . Call 905- 260-2618. OSHAWA KING/WILSON Quiet building, near shopping, transpor- tation. Utilities, parking included. 1, 2 & 3-bedroom apts. Available immediately. Call (905)571-4912 until 6:00pm. OSHAWA Park South/401 new management, newly renovated 1-2-3 Bedrooms from $725. Well-maintained, clean, quiet, im- proved security. Bus/GO. Hydro included. 835 Oxford 905-622- 0835; 885 Oxford 905-622-0885 OSHAWA, Adelaide/Simcoe, 2 bedroom, 2 storey, duplex. Walkout to large private garden. Par tially finished basement, stor- age facilities. Includes parking, laundry, heat, water. $875 plus hydro.Available immediately (416)823-4314 OSHAWA,available June 1st, beautiful apt., in great location, 2 floors, lots of room, $775 inclu- sive. Call 905-442-8494 before 7pm. OSHAWA,Best Deals! Newly Renovated 1, 2 & 3 bdrm in sen- ior lifestyle bldg. Large units, new kitchens, carpeting, windows, se- curity. Near hospital, bus stop. Avail. June/July. Call 905-728- 4966 or 1-866-601-3083 www.apartmentsinontario.com OSHAWA, KING/SIMCOE - 2 bedrooms freshly painted, laun- dry facilities, 1 parking, $700/month plus hydro, available May or later. Call Val 905-720- 0255. OSHAWA,Mary/Adelaide, 1 bed- room apt. main floor, separate entrance, with private deck. 1 parking, $745 inclusive. No smok- ing.(905)914-3133. OSHAWA,Newly renovated Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms in senior lifestyle bldgs. Large units. New kitchens & appliances, carpeting, windows, security. Near schools/bus stop & amenities. Available June/July. 1-866-601- 3083 or 905-432-6912. www.apartmentsinontario.com OSHAWA, UNDER NEW Man- agement. 1, 2 & 3 bdrms in adult lifestyle bldg. Large units, new windows, security. Near bus, shopping. Avail. June/July. Call 905-723-1009 or 1-866-601- 3083 www.apartmentsinonta- rio.com OSHAWA,Wilson/Olive area, bright 2-bedroom apartment in 6-plex. Laundry, parking, kitch- en. $868/month inclusive. First/last/references. No big dogs. Immediate. Working couple preferred. (905)576-3840 leave message, 905-429-0539 PICKERING VILLAGE Spacious 2-bdrm apt, separate entrance, laundry, parking. $1100 plus utilities. No smoking/pets. Avail June 1st.Call 905-619-3412 PICKERING,2 bedroom base- ment, laundry, bright, new, suitable for one person/ or with child. $750. plus. immediately. (416)755-5892 PICKERING, DIXIE/HWY 2, bright basement bachelor apt., separate entrance, air condi- tioned, includes utilities, cable, in- ternet, laundry, parking. Furnish- ings available. May 15th. $650/month. No smoking (905)409-7732 PICKERING,Liverpool/Hwy. 2, bachelor basement in townhouse. Share entrance. Parking, laundry, cable, partially furnished/unfur- nished. No smoking/pets, male preferred. Available immediately. $550/inclusive.905-420-2654. PICKERING,new bachelor apt, separate entrance, open concept, walk-out to backyard. Utilities & parking incl. $650/mo. Avail. im- mediately. No smoking/pets. 905-839-1916 PORT PERRY, Simcoe & Hwy. 7A. Bright, spacious & legal 1 bedroom apartment, $850/mo. + hydro. No smoking/pets. Private entrance. Call Garnet 905-579- 9821. PORT PERRY.Beautiful 3 bed- room apartment, 1500 sq.ft. Beautiful view, balcony, lots of parking. Near schools. $1,000/mo. + utilities. First/last/references. Available July 1/06. Non-smoking/no pets. (905)982-1730. PORT PERRY/Scugog Island. Large, bright, hillside 2 bdrm. main apt. Private entrance/deck. Picturesque view of lake. No smoking/pets. Suits single profes- sional or retired female. Heat/hy- dro/cable/laundry/parking. $925/inc. References required. 905-985-5790. PROFESSIONALLY FINISHED 2 bedroom basement apartment. Ajax. Must see! New subdivision in upscale area. 4 appliances. Parking. Amenities. $950. First/last. References. Available immediately. 905-619-8880/416- 358-3345. Regency Manor 2-BEDROOM extra-large in quiet bldg, freshly painted, in beautiful Whitby neighbourhood. Ideal for adults & seniors. clean building.insuite storage, onsite laundry. Incredible value $895 905-668-7758 viewit.ca (vit #17633) SIMCOE ST. N. OSHAWA - Two one bed. apts. available immedia- tel $645+, and August 1st $635/inclusive.. No pets, first/last. Near No Frills, bus at door...(905)668-1946. SIMCOE/ADELAIDE,2nd floor, large clean 2 bedrooms, private balcony, appliances, parking, laundry, front/rear entrance, near amenities/hospital, quiet neigh- bourhood, available July 1st. $850+hydro.(905)-767-3499. SOUTH OSHAWA - 1 bdrm. lower duplex. Freshly painted, new carpet, laundry, yard, 1- parking, non-smoker, no pets. $675/mo. inclusive. First/last. Avail.June 1.Call 905-430-6906. SPRING IS HERE! 13th MONTH FREE! Oshawa. Great Location. Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 bdrm apts. Large units. New carpeting, win- dows, security. Near schools, amenities. Call us TODAY! 1- 866-601-3083 or (905)438-1971 www.apartmentsinontario.com WESTNEY RD/401 - large 2 bed. apt. dining, livingroom, 4pc. bath, walkout to large private driveway and yard $750/mo. 905-767- 0100. WESTNEY/ROSSLAND - Brand new 1 bdrm. bsmnt. apt., living room, separate entrance. Laun- dry. Immediate/June 1st. $750/mo.+utilities. No pets/smoking. Mugeeb 416-666- 2649. WHITBY - 7-PLEX.1 bedroom apt., quiet building. Excellent con- dition. New fridge/stove, Close to Go train. Parking. Available May 15th. No smoking/pets. 416-498- 4770. WHITBY - Garden St. apt. build- ing. Spacious carpeted, newly painted with balcony. Close to bus, shopping, all utilities includ- ed. Aval. now. First/last/no pets. Bachelor $700; 1-bed. $800; 2- bed.$900.905-767-2565. WHITBY DOWNTOWN, TWO 1- bedroom apts. $750 & $800, in- cludes hydro, heat, air, 1 parking, laundry facilities. First/last. refer- ences.Call (905)430-8327 WHITBY SOUTH Spacious 1 & 2 bedroom, $760 - $860, laundry, first/last, near Go, Avail June 1st. Daytime viewings Mon- Fri Call Days (905)666-3338, evenings (905)832-2722. WHITBY, Brock/Hwy 2,Trip lex, very bright 2+1 bdrms, eat-in kitchen, hardwood floors, coin laundry, close to all amenities, minutes to 401/GO. Call Sue (905)441-7799 to view www.speedyrental.com WHITBY, AVAILABLE June 1st, Furnished 1-bedroom basement apt., separate entrance, very clean, laundry, own driveway, use of inground pool, non-smoker, suits single person. $750/month inclusive.Call 905-706-5520. -AA AWESOME OPPORTU- NITY! NO MONEY DOWN. Own your own home from $650/month. $40,000+ family income, Rea- sonable Credit - up to $20,000 cash back. Call Ken Collis, Coldwell Banker 2M Realty Brkr, Serving the public for 32 years. (905)576-5200 or 1-866-576- 5200, kencollis@sympatico.ca 1800 SQ.FT.,3-bedroom, 2-sto- rey house, central Oshawa, Close to all amenities. Quiet, mature neighbourhood, air, deck/private yard, eat-in-kitchen, all applianc- es, 2-parking $1050+utilities. Avail.May1, (905)263-4343 3 BEDROOM MAIN floor, Ajax. New carpet. Freshly painted. Laundry. Parking. $1000+utilities. 2 bedroom base- ment apartment. $900/inclusive. First/last. 905-683-5641. 3-BEDROOM clean main floor bungalow, near Oshawa Centre and all amenities. Available im- mediately, Legal unit. $975+. Parking, fenced yard. Call (905)720-2186 5-BEDROOM HOUSE,downtown Oshawa location. 4 vehicle park- ing, laundry, 2 baths, appliances, satellite TV. Available June 1st, $1500 monthly, first/last. (905)686-3283 A ABSOLUTELY astounding 6 months free, then own a house from $600/month. Up to $15,000 cash back to you! Require $35,000 + up family income and reasonable credit. No down pay- ment required. Why Rent! Call Bill Roka, 25 years as top sales rep with world's leading realtor. Re- max Spirit (905) 728-1600, 1-888- 732-1600 PICKERING, 4-BEDROOM House located at Brock/Hwy#2, 1-1/2 baths, laundry, parking, ap- pliances, dishwasher. No smok- ing/pets. $1175+part utilities. Near GO station. Walk to P.T.C. Available (905) 239-0505 AJAX -2-STOREY 3 bedroom house, one-parking, laundry. Available now. $1400 plus 2/3 util. No pets/smoking. First/last. Call Aditya 416-577-2231 after 5 p.m. AJAX 3 BEDROOM finished basement, large yard, $1250 plus 5 appliances, central air , bbq included. No pets, available immediately. 416-618-4018 AJAX 3-BEDROOM, main floor, beautiful new bathroom, hard- wood, $1075/month+ 60% utilities. 2-bedroom new legal basement $825/month+ 40% utilities. No smoking/subletting. Pets ok. References/credit print- out mandatory.(604)609-9948 AJAX SALEM & 401,large bright 4 Bedroom house. 2300 sqft. family room, central air, new appliances,freshly painted, double-garage $1,400 plus 2/3rds utilities. Basement unavailable. call 416-568-6382 or 647-271- 6660. AJAX SALEM/BAYLY - 3-bed- room main-floor semi-bungalow, new air + furnace, hardwood, fenced, freshly painted, $1250/in- clusive, June 1st. No pets/smok- ing. First/last/references. 2-car Parking & laundry. 905-686- 6773.www.privateexchange.com AJAX,Harwood/Hwy 2. Brand new 4-bdrm detached. Carpet up- stairs, hardwood, ceramics on main floor, upgraded cupboards, f/p, huge backyard. Close to all amenities/GO. Avail. immediately. $2200/mo+ utilities. Call Airat (905) 783-4529. AN UNBEATABLE DEAL!0 down, own your own home. Carries for less than rent. OAC. Minimum income required per household is $40,000. Please call Aurelia Cosma, Remax Spirit Inc. 1-888-732-1600 or (905)728- 1600, 24 hr.pager. N.E. OSHAWA/Greenbriar, im- maculate 3-bedroom semi, close to all schools, landscape mainte- nance included. Satellite TV available. No smoking/pets. $1250+ 75% utilities, first/last, ref- erences. Available June 1st. (905)434-6609 NORTH AJAX NEW 3-bedroom semi-detached, 2-storey, 2-1/2 washrooms, single garage, appli- ances. $1500/month + utilities. Avail June 1. No smoking/pets. First/last, references. (905)420- 1037 or leave msg. NORTH OSHAWA Semi de- tached house near Durham col- lege, 3+1 bedrooms, all applianc- es, $1300+utilities. Available Im- mediately.905-435-3710 NORTH OSHAWA,new 3-bed- room house, with big garden, fin- ished basement, 5 appliances, no smoking/pets. Available July 1st. $1300/month plus utilities. Call (905)728-5891 “If you’re going to do something, do it right.”Mike Holmes We do it all. Professionally. Kitchens • Bathrooms • Painting Decking • Roofing • Furnace Air Conditioning • AND MORE Call1-800-79-DEPOT or visit www.homedepot.ca/installation Ask us about one of our many financing options to best suit your needs. AFFORDABLE DECKS Monthly Payments Arranged at Zero Percent (0%) interest Quality Workmanship Free Estimates (905)447-1179 Oshawa pineconedecks@hotmail.com GRASS CUTTING by professionals $20 & up RANGER LANDSCAPING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Residential and Commercial Also Interlocking & Decks "Excellent rates and excellent service" Guaranteed! (905)686-9444 (416)806-1808 HEINRICH LANDSCAPING Lawn Maintenance for: * Estates * Commercial * Residential landscaping, interlock stone patios, walks, driveways, (+ expert relaying), retaining walls, excavating, trenching etc. 905-839-5349 CHOICE GENERAL CONTRACTING Kitchens, bathrooms & tile. Basement apartments & roofing. One call handles it all 416-208-9845 AIR CONDITIONING BBQ Lines, Pool Heaters Fireplaces & Appliances Installations, Service & Maintenance Call Tom (905)579-3760 (905)431-9545 T. Ellis Heating & Air S.D. Miller Landscape Contractor *Turf & Garden *Patio & Walkway Installation/ Repairs *Retaining Walls *Pruning & Spring Clean-up Licenced & Insured Servicing Durham Region 416-676-7795 C.H.I.P. Custom Home Improvement Plus *Professional *Experienced *Reliable Decks, Jungle Gyms, Sheds, Complete Basement apts & rec rooms, Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing. Laminate Flooring, Smoke Detectors. Garage Door Openers. Improvements for resale. Renovations by Robert For Free Estimates Call Multi-Task Bob 905-837-3225 DECKS DONE RIGHT Choose experience for the design and professional installation of your new fence or deck. (905) 718-5419 F & M HOME RENOVATIONS Carpentry for all your needs! Framing & Finish Hardwood Floor Installation 24hr Emergency door repairs on break & enters. You supply the material, we'll do the work! Call (905)420-7394 JCB Contracting Inc. Specializing in all Interi- or & Exterior Renovation basements ● ceramics bathrooms ● hardwood kitchens ● laminate electrical ● painting plumbing ● crown molding decks ● fencing Serving the Durham re- gion for over 15 years Call John for free esti- mates (905)428-8868 905-409-9903 LICENSED TILE SETTER Residential /Commercial Specializing in remodeling kitchens/bathrooms Home improvement/ renovations 25yrs. exp. 905-655-5602 LODCOM CONSTRUCTION General Home Renovations & Improvements All work guaranteed Craig (905) 686-1913 New Eden Landscape * Construction * Interlock/Natural Stone * Walkways/Patios/Walls * Garden Design * Sprinkler * Decks/Fence/Arbor Over 20 yrs. exp. All work guaranteed (905) 839-8143 PLUMBER ON THE GO Top Quality Plumbing at Reasonable rates Service and new installations Residential/Commercial No job too big or small Free estimates - over 20 years experience (905)837-9722 Repairs Made EasyÆ Handyman Services Specializing in Plumbing & General home repairs. It's Deck & Interlock Season - book now! (416)261-4015 SEALE & SON now in Durham Region Full Renovation Services You name it - We do it! No job too small... Call Glenn 905-839-8054 DEPENDABLE GARBAGE REMOVAL Want a Better Deal? We clean out & dispose of household junk, renovation waste & all general garbage, including furniture and appliances.Friendly & careful same day service. 416-677-3818 Rock Bottom Rates!! NEED A FRIEND WITH A TRUCK? Junk Removal/Disposal ●Light Hauling ●Odd Jobs ●General Deliveries Reasonable Rates Call Hans anytime (905) 706-6776 SPRING CLEANUP Lawn Cutting Garbage Removal, Brick Work, Concrete Repairs, Painting, Eavestrough Cleaning hedge trimming/tree pruning 905-431-7762 905-655-5085 PAINTING & WALLPAPERING ✦ Reasonable Rates ✦ ✦Interior & Exterior ✦ Serving Oshawa & surrounding area for 30 yrs ☎ 905-725-9884 ☎ TMS PAINTING & DECOR Interior & Exterior European Workmanship Fast, clean, reliable service (905)428-0081 CROSS MOVERS Dependable & Reliable Good Rates 24-hour Service Licenced/Insured (416)423-0239 (905)683-5342 DOAEC MOVING/DELIVERY ✓ fully insured and bonded ✓ honest and reliable ✓reasonable rates (905) 426-4456 (416) 704-0267 CLEAN MOMENT Experienced European cleaning.Residential. Pickering & Ajax area. For service call 647-295-0771 "Clean is our middle name" HARDWOOD FLOORING ❖Sanding ❖Re-finishing ❖Installation Quality Work at Competitive Rates 416-375-5191 • Backfi lling • Foundation Repair • Ponds • Driveways • Bobcats/Mini Excavators • Confi ned Digging 800-853-7750 EXCAVATING MAPLE LEAF LAWN CARE ● Lawn cutting ● Spring clean up ● Fertilization ● Weed Control ● Interlocking stone 905-626-0653 www.mapleleaflawncare.com Need someone who will cut your grass? Clean gutters? Also take care of your snow and winter? Call Moe 905-420-0402 or 905-903-0402 TOTAL LAWN CARE Residential & Commercial Call for FREE quote 647-281-5705 • Landscaping • Sodding • Interlocking Repairs • Interlocking Installation • Interlocking Sealing www.westhilllandscaping.com 416-439-7677 NEED AUTO INSURANCE?No matter your record you're quali- fied. Better rates for every driver guaranteed. 416-840-4023. CANADIAN ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS INC. Personal & Corp. Tax Return U.S. tax returns Real EstateTrade Deduct Moving Expenses Commissions Paid Home office 905-415-3635 A/P PAGE 36 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, May 12, 2006 www.durhamregion.com SELL IT NOW CALL AJAX 905-683-0707 VIEW ON-LINE AT.... Step into a beautiful new home this Spring. Make your your move today! SpringSpring OPEN HOUSEOPEN HOUSE WEEKENDWEEKEND Open Houses continued on Next Page KURT CHRISTENSEN* 416-690-2121 JUST MOVE IN AND START THE BBQ Over $25K spent on upgrades in 2006. No closing costs. No downpayment. Great family location ideal for large family. Sought after family neighbourhood. Prof. fi nished basement. Hardwood fl oors, 4 washrooms in house, master ensuite, basement incl. 2 bdrms., den, LR, washroom. oak staircase, main fl oor fam. rm., den with fp. and w/o to custom deck - privacy fence. SAT. MAY 13, 2-4 P.M. 1548 SOMERGROVE CRES., PICKERING Parkland Ltd. Brokerage RAVINE! RAVINE! RAVINE! This premium lot is nestled on a quiet cul- de-sac, backs onto ravine with deer/nature sightings regular. Approx. 2000 sq. ft., 4 bdrms., 3 baths, master has ensuite with corner soaker tub and sep. shower, high eff. furnace, cent. air, cent. vac., 35 oz. brdlm., private drive, built-in garage and much more. Offered at $319,900. 2310 COLLINGSBROOK CRT. PICKERING (WHITES/FINCH) MIKE SHEEHY Sales Representative 416-928-6833 SAT. MAY 13 2-4 P.M. Visit www.msheehy.com to see this property on Virtual Tour. Brokerage Unique Inc. EXCELLENT FAMILY HOME 4 bedroom backsplit in a high demand Pickering location, sunken family & living room, 4 pc. ensuite w/Jacuzzi tub, huge family room w/brick stone fi replace, interlocking walkway, fi nished basement w/separate entrance, covered patio. 2003 furnace & shingles. A must see! Great Value! Snacks will be served. Call Janet Elek. SUNDAY MAY 14, 10-2 P.M. 1986 VALLEY FARM ROAD, PICKERING$339,000CASE REALTY Brokerage JA NET ELEK* Sales Representative 905 831-2273 LEE BYERS* 416-445-8855 $39 9, 9 0 0 1528 STURGEON CRT., PICKERING SAT., MAY 13, 2-4 P.M. “DREAMS DO COME TRUE” What more could you ask for? A stunning 4 bedroom, 3 washroom home on a huge PREMIUM LOT on a COURT with a large deck and pond. Peacock slate fl ooring in kitchen and foyer, tumbled marble breakfast bar and back splash. For details call Lee Byers or Trevor Rodrigues, Sales Representatives, Keller Williams Referred Realty @ 416-445-8855.Brokerage *Salesperson **Broker ***Broker of Record SUNNY!! TOTALLY RENOVATED! Fully fi nished basement with walkout and separate entrance. Corian countertop. Dark oak cabinets. Vaulted ceilings with 2 skylights. Maple hardwood throughout. Unique french doors. Rounded drywall corners. Amazing 5-pc. bath w/ glass block shower, double sinks and ceramics. 1505 DUFFERIN ST., WHITBY CALL SUNNY TODAY! SUNNY SINGH Sales Representative 905-683-1790 SAT. MAY 13 11-3 P.M. & SUN. MAY 14, 2-4 P.M. Connect Realty Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage LYNNE LUCAS* 1-866-630-8070 Immaculate Luxury 1 bdrm. Condo At Emerald Point On The Penthouse Level. Totally Reno’d Kitchen, 4 New Kitch. Appl. New Floors, Solarium and Open Balc., Ens. Lndry w/Wshr,Dryer. Indr. Pool, Gym, Squash, Guest Rms. Ungrd Prkg. Great complex, Close to Shopping, GO Trans. and 401. Much more. MLS#E880843. GROUP SUMMIT REALTY INC. SAT. & SUN. MAY 13 & 14, 2-4 P.M. 1665 PICKERING PKWY. UNIT #806 $1 6 9 , 9 0 0 www.lynnelucas.com lalucas@sympatico.ca BILL McLEAN* 905-686-3330 905-831-3300 www.sellingwithbill.com JUST LISTED. Gardener’s delight in fantastic neighbourhood. Close to GO Bus, church and schools, open concept, sunken LR with fp., large modern eat-in kit. with custom centre island, great entertainers home, fi nished walkout bsmt. Visit SELLINGWITHBILL.COM 1095 DUNBARTON RD., PICKERING$329,900WAL K O U T SAT. & SUN. MAY 13 & 14, 2-4 P.M. First Realty Ltd. BrokeragePOOL& PARKSJUST LISTED! Unbelievable bungalow steps to the lake and parks. Upgraded windows, gleaming hrdwd. fl rs., extra lg. master w/walk-in and sitting area, new kit. 06, cozy fp. in lge. rec rm., 2 4-pc. washrooms, southerly exposure I/G pool surrounded by patio. Call Bill McLean now at 905-831-3300. Visit SELLINGWITHBILL.COM 1442 PARKHAM CRES., PICKERING SAT. & SUN. MAY 13 & 14, 2-4 P.M. PATRICIA GUEST* 905-683-5000 QUALITY ONE Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated This home is STUNNING! Larger than it looks. Open concept home on premium lot! Fantastic family neighbourhood close to schools and park. Custom work galore incls.: gas fp., entertainment unit, computer loft, bookcase, shelving, fi sh tank, ceiling medallion and more. A guy’s dream garage!! Hardwood and ceramics throughout main fl oor, 9 ft. ceilings, oak staircase, new upgraded carpet on 2nd fl r., freshly painted throughout. Main fl r. laundry, 2nd fl oor balcony, eat-in kitchen with w/o to backyard. You won’t be disappointed here! SUNDAY MAY 14, 2-4 P.M. 440 WOODSMERE CRES., PICKERING JEFFREY KERR* 416-928-6833 416-424-2222$239,900SPECTACULAR 50X100’ LOT SURROUNDED BY PARKLAND The best lot on the street! Four bedroom detached, huge eat-in kitchen, main fl oor powder room, direct entrance from garage, full unspoiled basement. Lots of natural light! This home is ready for you to update and add your personal touch! Virtual Tour, Pictures, info.: SAT. & SUN. MAY 13 & 14, 2-4 P.M. 45 BANNER CRES., AJAX (Westney and Finley) Brokerage Unique Inc. KATHYRN PARISH* 905-683-1790 Inground pool and inviting backyard! 4 Bedrooms, 4 Baths, main fl oor family room, open concept fi nished basement. Maple Ridge Community. SATURDAY MAY 13, 2-4 P.M. 1206 FIELDSTONE CIRCLE, PICKERING Connect Realty Independently Owned & Operated Brokerage$349,900ANIL BHASIN* 416-222-8600 416-410-GHAR (4427) BEAUTIFUL APPLECROFT VILLAGE CHARMER Spacious and open fl oorplan. Laminate fl oors in LR & DR, fi n. bsmt. with 3-pc. bath and pot lighting. Family size eat-in kitchen with w/o to deck, private yard, walk to public and catholic schools, shopping, park and rec centre. $248,000. SAT. MAY 13, 2-4 P.M. 69 CORNWALL DRIVE, AJAX REALTRON REALTY INC., Brokerage website:www.ghar.ca KATHY WEBSTER* 905-683-2166 COTTAGE IN THE CITY Stunning Modern Waterfront Retreat with Family Room Loft overlooking the Bay. Walk-out to huge roof top deck. Spotless and loaded with upgrades. Perfect for younger family or adult lifestyle without the maintenance fee. SAT. MAY 13, 2-4 P.M. 1247 BAYVIEW ST., PICKERING Percy Fulton Limited Brokerage CHRIS PYKE* 905-619-9500 1680 LAKERIDGE ROAD SUN., MAY 14, 2-4 P.M. Welcome to this lovely log home nestled on a scenic 3/4 acre lot. Built in 1998 it has all the modern conveniences! Beautiful gourmet kitchen, wood fl oors throughout, 3 walkouts to a heated inground pool and hot tub/spa, extensive cedar decking, dog run, fully fenced lot and it backs onto a protected forest. Very private and tranquil. For more info. and pictures on line go to www.DurhamProperties.ca or Call Chris at 905-831-9500 for more details. $459, 9 0 0 Group Heritage Realty Inc. Brokerage Each Offi ce Independently Owned & Operated Inground Pool OUT THESE OPEN HOUSES 1331 Glenanna Rd. Unit #5, PICKERING . Sun. 2-4 ❑ 45 Banner Cres., AJAX ........................Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ...................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 440 Woodsmere Cres., PICKERING ....... Sun. 1-4 ❑ 542 Charnwood Ct., PICKERING ........... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1247 Bayview St., PICKERING .............. Sat. 2-4 ❑ 1893 Wildfl ower ............................... Sat. 2-4 ❑ 1206 Fieldstone Circle, PICKERING ........ Sat. 2-4 ❑ 1986 Valleyfarm Rd., PICKERING ........ Sat. 10-2 ❑ 1528 Sturgeon Ct., PICKERING ............. Sat. 2-4 ❑ 69 Cornwall Dr., AJAX ....................... Sat. 2-4 ❑ 2310 Collingsbrook Crt., PICKERING ...... Sat. 2-4 ❑ 1548 Somergrove Cres., PICKERING ...... Sat. 2-4 ❑ 1665 Pickering Parkway #806 ...............Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ...................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1680 Lakeridge Rd. ......................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1442 Parkham Cres., PICKERING ...........Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ...................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1095 Dunbarton Rd., PICKERING ............Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ...................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1505 Dufferin St., WHITBY .................Sat. 11-3 ❑ & ...................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ ✓ MONICA KANG* 416- 286-3993 1893 WILDFLOWER DR. SAT., MAY 13, 2-4 P.M. Welcome to this immaculately kept home! 4 good size bdrms.! 3 baths! Large kit. w/brkfst. area! Appliances! Main fl r. fam. rm. w/gas fi replace! Main fl r. laundry rm.w/garage access! Hardwood fl rs.! Interlocking front & back walkway! W/O deck & fully fenced yard ! To view this house call Monica. www.monicakang.com Rouge River Realty Ltd. Brokerage $38 8, 5 0 0 Each Offi ce Independently Owned & Operated GLORIA VALVASORI* 416-717-6331 REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE! Beautiful open concept townhome with strip hardwood on main level. New appliances in 2005, ceramic fl oor & backsplash in kitchen, new sink and vanity in bath. Recently painted in warm, neutral tones. Walk to major shopping centre. Call Gloria (416)717-6331. SUNDAY MAY 14, 2-4 P.M. 1331 GLENANNA RD. #5, PICKERING$161,500Meadowtowne Realty INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED, BROKERAGE www.gloriavalvasori.com THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 PAGE 37 A/Pdurhamregion.com VIEW ON-LINE AT.... Step into a beautiful new home this Spring. Make your your move today! SpringSpring OPEN HOUSEOPEN HOUSE WEEKENDWEEKEND More Listings Continued on Page 41 NANCY GARDNER Broker 905-831-3300 Whites Rd./Strouds Lane SWIMMING ANYONE?? • Inground heated pool surrounded by interlocking patio • 4 bedroom home in Amberlea neighbourhood • Finished basement with separate entrance and full kit. and bath. • Come and have a look!! • Call Nancy Gardner for details. First Realty Ltd. Brokerage SAT. MAY 13, 1-3 P.M. 776 STONEPATH CIRCLE, PICKERING$308,900*Salesperson **Broker ***Broker of Record PATRICIA ARMSTRONG** 1-877- 709-9849 $22 5, 9 0 0 SAT., MAY 13, 1-3 P.M. SPACIOUS AND SPOTLESS 3 bdrm., 3 baths, open styling with hardwood fl oors, oak cabinets, ceramics, entry to garage, on huge lot backing onto open space. $225,900. (Dir.: 401 to Liberty St. exit north to Swindells). Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage 275 SWINDELLS ST., BOWMANVILLE Ideal for the growing family with 4 spacious bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and fi nished basement. Sunken family room with wood burning fi replace. Large and bright eat-in kitchen with pantry and walk out to deck. Main fl oor laundry, central air and central vac. Beautiful house in a quiet, mature neighbourhood close to schools, shopping and 401. Call Sharon Larocque for further info. SAT. MAY13 , 2-4 P.M. 546 BARRY DRIVE, PICKERING CASE REALTY Brokerage SHARON LAROCQUE* 905-831-2273 SAT. MAY 13, 2-4 P.M. RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE Custom ‘John Boddy Homes’ on prestigious Roberson Drive. The balcony off the family room has a beautiful view of Riverside Golf Course. The Tandem garage parks 3 cars, great for storing your summer vehicle. This executive home has been professionally upgraded with hdwd. fl rs., granite countertops, patterned concrete driveway & patio, stainless steel appls., California shutters, pot lights, security sys., 200 amp service & so much more! We just reduced the price so hurry in, it won’t last long. SUN. MAY 14, 2-4 P.M. GAIL DUNLOP* 905-619-9500 Group Heritage Realty Inc. Brokerage 5 ROBERSON DRIVE, AJAX Near Elizabeth St. & Delaney Dr.Near Church St. & Delaney Dr. 11 HEMANS COURT, AJAX$559,900$267,900NEW PR ICE NEW PR ICE $12,000 PRICE REDUCTION This beautiful home in Pickering Village has reduced its price for a quick sale! Complete with a fi nished basement, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living room & dining room, family room, eat-in kitchen with walkout to the landscaped yard with large decks, main fl oor laundry, approx. 2,000 sq. ft. There is nothing to do but move in & enjoy! Close to new schools & new shopping. All this & a GREAT price! BILL McLEAN* 905-686-3330 905-831-3300 COME SEE, COME SIGH, COME BUY! Bright, spacious super clean and tastefully decorated top to bottom, custom fp., newer kitchen 01, shingles/05, hardwood in master, w/i closet and 5-pc. fi nished basement. Steeple Hill and Hwy. 2.First Realty Ltd. Brokerage SAT. & SUN. MAY 13 & 14, 2-4 P.M. 556 RAINY DAY DR., PICKERING www.sellingwithbill.com F O U R B E D R O OM S ANGELA JOSCH* 905-619-9500 20 TILLER ST., AJAX SAT., MAY. 13, 2-4 P.M. SHOWS LIKE A MODEL! Gorgeous 1 yr. new 3 bedroom home with $20,000 in upgrades! Neutral color selections to fi t any decor. Features include: hardwood & ceramics on main fl oor, main fl oor family room with gas fi replace, master with W/I closet & 4 pc. ensuite, upgraded carpet & underpad, 2nd fl oor laundry room, gargae access from double car garage, extensive audio/video package & much, much more! Ths is a must see! Please call Angela for more details. $30 8, 0 0 0 Group Heritage Realty Inc, Brokerage. CONCESSION AND APPLEBLOSSOM This well maintained home is located on a dead end street with a large backyard that backs onto a park. Features include a large eat-in kitchen with pantry, main fl oor family room with corner fi replace, large fi nished basement with 2 extra rooms, fi nished insulated garage and an above ground pool. SATURDAY MAY 13, 12-2 P.M. 60 ELEPHANT HILL DRIVE, BOWMANVILLE$459,900STEVENSON AND GIBB BRAND NEW KITCHEN Completely remodeled open concept kit. and 2 bathrooms! This semi detached, 4 bedroom backsplit is located minutes from the 401, Oshawa Centre and GO Transit on a dead end street. Includes an extra deep lot and a fully fenced yard. You won’t be disappointed! SUNDAY MAY 14, 12-3 P.M. 202 DURHAM ST., OSHAWA SATURDAY MAY 13, 2-5 P.M. 82 ONTARIO STREET, BOWMANVILLE LIBERTY AND ONTARIO This custom built raised bungalow features 3+2 bedrooms, large eat-in kitchen with beautiful wood cabinets, living room with woodburning fi replace and main fl oor laundry. A great workshop in the basement, wraparound deck in the backyard as well as a 2.5 garage with 4 car parking in the driveway. Income or in-law potential. Close to everything!$229,900JU S T R E D U CE D KELLY ROBERTSON* 905 683-2100 Percy Fulton Limited Brokerage $189,900 OUT THESE OPEN HOUSES 7 Lax Ave., AJAX .............................. Sat. 2-4 ❑ 60 Elephant Hill, BOWMANVILLE .........Sat. 12-2 ❑ 82 Ontario, BOWMANVILLE ..................Sat. 2-5 ❑ 202 Durham, OSHAWA ..................... Sun. 12-3 ❑ 1020 Dalewood Cres. ........................ Sat. 2-4 ❑ 20 Tiller St., AJAX ............................ Sat. 2-4 ❑ 5 Roberson Dr., AJAX ........................ Sat. 2-4 ❑ 11 Hemans Ct., AJAX ....................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 776 Stonepath Circle, PICKERING .......... Sat. 1-3 ❑ 275 Swindells, BOWMANVILLE ............. Sat. 1-3 ❑ 556 Rainy Day Dr., PICKERING ..............Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ...................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 2920 Beachview .............................. Sun. 1-4 ❑ 973 Pickering Beach ........................ Sun. 1-4 ❑ 546 Barry Dr. ...................................Sat. 2-4 ❑ ✓ BEAUTIFUL DETATCHED HOME IN NORTH AJAX Located in North Ajax, this beautiful detached home features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms including semi ensuite in Master. Ceramic fl ooring in foyer, hall, and eat-in kitchen. Combined Living room and Dining room with hardwood fl ooring and walkout to private, fully fenced backyard with large deck. Professionally fi nished basement. Enclosed porch & professionally landscaped front, inground sprinklers & so much more. A must see! SATURDAY MAY 13, 2-4 P.M. 7 LAX AVENUE, AJAX. CASE REALTY Brokerage KAREN PETERSON* 905-831-2273 BARRIE COX* 905- 428-6533 1020 DALEWOOD CRES. SAT., MAY 13, 2-4 P.M. PERFECTION PLUS! • Prestigious Altona West location off of Rougemount Drive • Does not back onto other houses, sunny west exposure • Four bedrooms/four bathrooms • Incredible fi nished bsmt. w/inlaw potential • Absolutely gorgeous, inside & out • Roof reshingled in 2005 • Asking price $349,900 www.barriecox.caRouge River Realty Ltd. Brokerage THIS SUN., MAY 14, 1-4 P.M. SPECTACULAR CUSTOM BUILT “GRAND HOME” An absolutely stunning custom built “Grand Home” on exclusive street in demand South Ajax. Shows to perfection, decorated to please any buyer. Thousands spent on upgrades, including Gourmet kitchen with custom cabinetry, granite counter tops and slate fl oors. Sunken family room with gas fi replace, hardwood fl oors and walkout to custom deck and large private yard. Steps to lake and nature trails. Basement is fully fi nished with bedroom and 4pc bath. Quality workmanship and designer touches throughout. Do not miss out on this opportunity to purchase one of a kind home in a great family neighbourhood! Offered at $719,800. THIS SUN., MAY 14, 1-4 P.M. SUZANNE BIGIONI* 905-619-9500 Group Heritage Realty Inc. Brokerage 2920 BEACHVIEW 973 PICKERING BEACH A TRU E SHOW - P I E C E CUSTOM BUILT BUNGOLOFT BY THE LAKE IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AVAILABLE!!! Spectacular custom built “Grand Home” on huge treed lot with picturesque view of the lake and walking trails!! Unique 4 bedroom open concept Bungoloft with hardwood throughout most of main fl oor. Gourmet kitchen with upgraded cabinetry & granite counter tops!! Media room open to below!! Marble ensuite and gas fi replace in Great room!! Over $100,000 in upgrades! Call now for your private showing and see what it’s like to live Grand!! Covered under Tarion New Home Warranty!! Offered at $699,888. LINDSAY BIGIONI* AJA X BY-T H E- L A K E Wednesday, October 26, 2005 www.homesdurhamregion.com www.homesdurhamregion.com Pressrun 57,400 Ajax and Pickering News Advertiser To advertise in this weekly feature call 905-683-5110 or 905-579-4404 JOANCAMPBELL*905-831-3300905-686-3330 First Realty Ltd. Broker • Enjoy a peaceful residential lifestyle by the lake• 4 bdrm., 3 bath family home fi nished top to bottom• Hardwood fl oors, main fl oor family/laundry rooms, central air• Gas fi replace, oversized garage and fully fi nished basement• Fast possession is possible... so act quickly! Call Joan Campbell at 905-831-3300. DESIRABLE SOUTH AJAX - $299,900 www.sellingwithjoan.com JUNE NORTON*416-494-7653 HALLMARKRealty Ltd. Broker PICKERING - large custom-built 3+2 BDRM. home on a private 63x165 ft. lot with separate fenced solar heated inground pool. Features cathedral ceilings, fl oor to ceiling windows & double sided stone fi replace, hardwood and porcelain fl oors, oak cabinets, 4 baths + sauna, newer appliances, roof, furnace and pool liner. This is a “MUST SEE”. PICKERING - CUSTOM-BUILT WITH INGROUND POOL Call JUNE or AL today at 905-391-8692 $4 59,00 0 JACQUELYNNTANNER*905-619-9500 sutton-groupheritage realty inc. Lake Driveway executive situated on a premium, private lot with direct view of Duffi ns Bay and conservation. Impressive foyer, oak staircase, ceramic and hardwood fl oors, some newer windows & roof, CAC, CVAC, direct garage access. Immaculate, fresh paint & décor. Lovely landscaped mature gardens and deck offer serene setting. VIEW DUFFIN’S BAY! Website: www.jacquelynntanner.com Email: jtanner@rogers.com $474 ,0 0 0DAVIDBEATON*905-683-5000 QUALITY ONERealty Ltd., Broker OPEN HOUSE SAT. OCT. 29, 12-2 P.M.73 REGATTA CRES., WHITBY - STEPS TO THE LAKE Call David Beaton NOW 905-683-5000 3 YEARS NEW - RIP ROARING VALUE - $224,850 √Steps to the lake, GO, 401, trails, etc √Absolutely stunning decor throughout√ Double car garage + openers √Separate living & dining area√ 4-piece ensuite in master √Three bedrooms & three bathrooms√ Cozy gas fi replace √Huge eat-in kitchen LOUISE M. MICALLEF*905-831-3300“Services en français” First Realty Ltd. Broker • Upscale lifestyle complex by the lake w/indoor pool, sauna, exercise & rec room • Totally renovated and remodeled luxurious townhome • Renovated bath & powder & ceramic fl oors • Huge kitchen with W/O to balcony • You deserve this! $234,000 OWN A HEALTH CLUB! www.homeswithlouise.com BARRIECOX*905-839-7449 ROUGE RIVER Realty Ltd. Broker * Waterfront! Waterfront! Waterfront! * Million dollar views o/l water and marina * Magnifi cent “Marshall” built townhome in prestigious Frenchman’s Bay Village, Pickering* Approximately 2769 sq. ft. as per builders plan* Upgraded & customized from top to bottom* Third fl oor “party” terrace to die for* Incredible open concept, absolutely must be seen! Asking $489,900 THIS IS YOUR VIEW! www.barriecox.ca#1 PICKERING REMAX AGENT OVER ALL LAST 15 YEARSJOHNMcCRACKEN*905-428-6533 ROUGE RIVER Realty Ltd. Broker Great home for the growing family located in Whitby. 2500 sq. ft. + fi nished basement. Wonderful fl oor plan with greenhouse kitchen, huge master with sunken retreat, ceramics, hardwood, nestled on a 50’ lot. FABULOUS FAMILY HOME www.johnmccracken.ca $299 ,00 0 JIM KELLY*P.Eng.905-683-5000 QUALITY ONERealty Ltd., Broker ON .8 ACRE LOT WITH 2 ROAD FRONTAGESUniquely designed brick bungalow with 6 walkouts to deck and superb landscaping in country-like setting. Extensive use of quality wood throughout inside and out. This custom-built home with be ideally suited for the Muskokas. Stunning layout. Finished walkout bsmt.. Attached garage $725,000 SPECTACULAR BUNGALOW WITH 3 BDRM. LOFT jimkelly1049@hotmail.com LEEKEESO*905-428-6533 ROUGE RIVER Realty Ltd. Broker • Great Pickering location in prestigious “Amberlea” community near Whites & Finch. • Fantastic in-law apartment with two separate entrances. • Upgraded top to bottom including ceramic and hardwood fl oors •Fantastic family room addition • Newer windows throughout • Roof reshingled in 2005. • Central air conditioner. FANTASTIC POTENTIAL IN-LAW APARTMENT! Call LEE KEESO today for a private viewing! $2 7 9,5 0 0 SURINDERJUNEJA*905-831-3300Committed toProfessionalism! First Realty Ltd. Broker Lovely 4 yr. new executive brick home with 5 bdrms./den and 5 washrooms on a huge ravine lot most sought after neighbourhood. Private, fenced backyard. Plus professionally fi n. 2 bdrm. sep. walkout bsmt. apt. with kit./breakfast, liv./din./fam. rm. 2 sep. laundry, cold room, two decks. 9 ft. ceiling on main. California shutters. Ceramics in kit. & bath. Close to 401 & GO, schools, parks and all amenities. Flexible closing. Motivated seller. 4500 SQ. FT. OF LIVING SPACE Call SURINDER JUNEJA AT 905-831-3300PRICEDTO SELL!MICHAEL BECKFORD*905-683-1790416-284-4751Beautiful spacious 3 bdrm. townhome located close to shopping, schools, 401 and GO Station. Garage door entry to above grade basement with walkout to private yard. Access to backyard from side of the house. Reduced price for quick sale. $189,900 REDUCED PRICE FOR QUICK SALE Call MICHAEL BECKFORD TODAY! 905-683-1790 Connect RealtyIndependently Owned& Operated PETER** & MONIQUE*MUELLER905-831-3300Direct:416-645-6700 First Realty Ltd. Broker • Absolutely stunning freehold townhome by the Rouge.• Close to 401 & 407• Perfect for young family or fi rst-time buyer.• Two bedrooms (+1), modern decor, many upgrades.Call Monique at 416-645-6700. Asking $239,900 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! www.muellerteam.com ANNA WOOD**905-683-1790416-284-4751Largest model on the street! 1761 sq. ft. Finished basement with 2nd gas fi replace. Master with Jacuzzi tub, separate shower, walk-in closet. 2nd fl r. laundry. Open concept design. Must be seen at $297,900. Just move in and enjoy! $297,900 JUST LISTED - RARE RAVINE LOT! www.annawood.ca Connect RealtyIndependently Owned& Operated STEVEO’REILLY*905-683-1790416-284-4751 Five bedroom 60x110 ft. lot. Approx. 2535 sq. ft. hardwood fl rs. throughout mn. fl r. laundry, cent. air, french doors in liv./din./fam. rms. Heated inground pool. bsmt. rec room 12x24’. Excersize/storage rm. 12x22’ and wet bar 11x11’. $499,900 OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. OCT. 29 & 30, 1-4 P.M.85 SENATOR REESOR’S DR., MARKHAM Call STEVE O’REILLY TODAY! 905-683-1790 Connect RealtyIndependently Owned& Operated KATHYWEBSTER*905-683-2100905-433-2121 Percy Fulton Limited This home is on one of Pickering’s most desirable streets. Great open concept fam. rm. & kit., lots of custom touches and upgrades. Stone/ceramics/vaulted ceilings/crown moulding. Newly fi nished basement & workshop. Shows spotless and IT’S A MUST SEE!! CUSTOM HOME ON HUGE TREED LOT Call Kathy Webster at 905-683-2100 or 905-433-2121 GARY PECK 1-866-302-4419 ONLY ONE The 3131 S.F. Maplewood can be ready in 60 days and sits on a lovely 50 x 150 foot lot on Heathside. Please call Gary Peck to arrange a viewing. from $579,990 BRAND NEW MARSHALL HOME IN PICKERING Email: sales@marshallhomes.ca RENÉ*ST. AUBIN905-831-3300 First Realty Ltd. Broker • 4 bedroom bungalow • Upgraded & renovated • 85’ x 320’ private lot • Swimming pool & volleyball court• 2 car garage with loft $624500 LIVING IN THE COUNTRY IN THE CITY MARIO IOZZI*905-428-4557905-837-1054 WOW! Great starter home! This spacious home includes fi ve appliances,central air conditioning, central vacuum fiihd bgazebfi 3+1 BEDROOM HOME WITH FINISHED BASEMENT $25 8 ,90 0VIEW ON-LINE AT.... Step into a beautiful new home this Spring. Make your your move today!SpringSpring OPEN HO USEOPEN HOUSE WE E KE NDWEEKEND MINKI BASU* 416-807-2603 905-831-4844 First Realty Ltd. Broker SAT. & SUN. MARCH 25 & 26, 2-4 P.M. 1400 THE ESPLANADE #101, PICKERING www.boseproperties.com GLENANNA & ESPLANADE Absolutely stunning Tridel Casita with open concept living. End unit with balcony. Spacious fl oorplan. Fabulous view of the park. Very close to 401. Excellent location within walking distance to all amenities, Pickering recreation centre, Town Centre shopping, Library, Park, Transit and more. Gatehouse security. Lynn McCulloch* 905-831-2273 Immaculate 2-storey brick, double drive, 3+1 bedrooms, 4 baths, hardwood & ceramics, prof. fi n. bsmt, CAC, I/G heated pool, all appliances. Close to schools, shops, 401 & GO. $274,900. SUNDAY MARCH 26TH 2PM - 4PM 3 WOODWARD CRES., AJAX CASE REALTY www.movewithlynn.com ELVIRA LAROCQUE* 416 298-8200 Fully upgraded executive features gleaming hardwood fl rs, renovated Kitchen w/centre island, main level Living and Family Rooms, Dining Room w/fi replace and walk-out to large deck overlooking extensively la n d s c a ped yard w/18x34’ heated pool. Professionally fi nished basement w/Recreation Room and bedroom. Newer roof and furnace, renovated baths. Hurry, this home won’t last. SATURDAY & SUNDAY MARCH 25 & 26, 1-4 PM 1147 MEADOWLANE CRESCENT, PICKERING PERCY FULTON $334,900 IAN BAXTER heather Call RON NICESKI* 416-285-8555 416-726-1595 FOUR BEDROOMS + FINISHED BASEMENT Desirable court location at Altona/Strouds Rd., three years new, 9 ft. ceiling, upgraded kitchen cabinets, gas fi replace, ceramic backsplash, four bedrooms, upgraded light fi xtures, mirrored closets, beautifully decorated and painted, prof. fi n. basement SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2-5 P.M. 2003 TILSON CRT., PICKERING EXECUTIVE REALTY Inc. (1996) with surround sound wiring & R/I 3-pc., access to house from garage, R/ I cent. air, 6 top line appliances, garage door opener & much more.CHARLES D. FERREIRA** 905-619-2655 GORGEOUS 4 BEDROOM AJAX HOME Sunken family room with fi replace must be seen!!! Enjoy meals in the bright breakfast area and privacy in the fully fenced yard that includes an interlock patio! The master bedroom retreat includes a sitting area, full ensuite bathroom and walk-in closet. Truly a gem!!! Only $276,900. www.homes-condos4u.com SAT. & SUN. MARCH 25 & 26, 2-4 P.M. 261 WRIGHT CRES., AJAX HomeLife Success Realty Inc. Open Houses continued on Next Page KRISTAN ERNER* 416 281-2200 On the Ravine! Fantastic semi situated across from the park on quiet cul-de- sac! Featuring 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 and half baths, a formal living and dining room, and a main fl oor family room. 5 appliances are included plus central air and central vac and more. Call Kristan K. Erner @ 416-281-2200 SUNDAY MARCH 26TH 1PM - 4PM 1837 VALLEYVIEW DRIVE, PICKERINGAltona/T wi n R ive rCASE REALTY $279,900 STEVE KOSTKA* 905-839-7449 SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2-4 PM 1809 NEW ST. (Whites/Strouds) Just listed! “Hurry On This Beauty”. **Gleaming hardwood fl oors **Living, dining, family rooms, 2 fi replaces, “Skylight”, huge deck/cabanna. Kitchen to die for. Breakfast bar “Green House kitchen o/l’s in ground pool”. Master bdrm. **Oversized walk-in closet **5 pc. ensuite **Professional fi nished basement, all appliances, all elf’s, all window coverings. Just move in. You won’t be disappointed! Call Steve now 905-839-7449. www.stevekosta.com “virtual tour” $3 5 9 ,9 0 0 $3 1 4 ,900 11 HEMANS COURT, AJAX Rouge River Realty Inc. “Lakeside community” Small quiet street approx. 2000 sq. ft. 4 th Bedroom (spacious) 3rd bdrm. has balcony. Huge deck off kitchen. Sprinker system front & rear. Central air, newer fridge, stove, washer, dryer. B/I dishwasher (neg) 2x4 pc. plus 1x2 pc. Home only 4 years old. Call Steve now 905-839-7449. www.stevekosta.com “virtual tour” SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2-4 PM 3 PLUMB ST. (Shoal Point/Ashburn) KAREN PETERSON* 905 831-2273 Immaculate 3 bdrm. townhome built by Brookfi eld!! Less than 5 years old!! Features include eat in kitchen, sunfi lled great room, fi nished basement with w/o to landscaped, private, fenced yard, garage access to home, ceramics, open concept, neutral decor and so much more. Walking distance to shopping, schools, rec centre, transportation and all amenities. Call today!!! SAT. & SUN., MARCH 25 & 26, 2-4 PM 12 PENNEFATHER LANE, AJAX CASE REALTY O pen concept 3 bdrm., 2 wshrms., 3 years new, hardwood floors, ceramics, Gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar, tastefully decorated. Be the first to see this gem in this high demand complex. CALL HAROLD COLLIER** OR JAMIE MUGFORD* 905-427-1400 3 STOREY END UNIT SAT., MARCH 25, 2-4 PM 44 McGONIGAL LANE, AJAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD. Tour Homes @ www.DurhamRealEstate4sale.com DOUG TAYLOR Broker 905-831-3300 SUN. MARCH 26, 2-4 P.M. 1794 SPRUCE HILL, PICKERING$399,900 SPECTACULAR!! * Over $60,000 in recent upgrades * 2 Kitchens, 2 Laundry Rms. * Stunning kitchen, skylight * Hardwood flooring * Lot 50’x155’ First Realty Ltd. Broker www.dougtaylor.ca SUN. MARCH 26, 2-4 P.M. 1928 BROOKSHIRE SQ., PICKERING$342,500 SPOTLESS! * Just move in and enjoy * Huge family room * Finished top to bottom * “John Boddy” luxury Call JUDY PATERSON* OR GEORGE LALWANI* 416-285-8555 HARWOOD/HWY. #2 This stunning 3 bdrm. family home sparkles from top to bottom! Formal living room, dining room and family room! Family-size eat-in kitchen! Lge. master bdrm. w/2-pc. ensuite. Prof. fi nished basement! Gorgeous hardwood and ceramic fl oors! Large deck SAT. & SUN. MARCH 25 & 26, 2-4 P.M. 51 GILMOUR DRIVE, AJAX EXECUTIVE REALTY Inc. (1996) & fenced lot! Thousands of upgrades! Great Salem and Highway #2 location!$264,900155 MILLBURN DRIVE, BOWMANVILLE SUN. MARCH 26, 2-4 P.M. Call DIANNE OXLEY* 905-683-5000 or 1-888-413-0800 doxley@trebnet.com www.dianneoxley.com (Off Baseline and West Side Drive, Waverly North, exit from 401) QUALITY ONE LTD., Broker Independently Owned and Operated WOW! Just listed! Over 3,000 Sq. Ft. of Luxury! Just over 1 year new! 4 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, HUGE Master w/*gorgeous* ensuite & walk-in closet, Hardwood, Ceramics, C/Air, Romeo & Juliet Balcony overlooking * 2 Storey Great Room*, Solid Wood Staircase, and so much more!!!” See you Sunday. Coffee and treats will be served. OUT THESE OPEN HOUSES 1636 Marshcourt Dr., PICKERING ............... Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ........................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 51 Gilmour Dr., AJAX ............................. Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ........................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1794 Spruce Hill, PICKERING ................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1928 Brookshire, PICKERING ................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 155 Millburn, BOWMANVILLE ................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 261 Wright Cres., AJAX ........................... Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ........................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 2003 Tilson Crt., PICKERING .................... Sun. 2-5 ❑ 1400 The Esplande #101, PICKERING .......... Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ........................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1837 Valleyview Dr., PICKERING ............... Sun. 1-4 ❑ 1809 New St. ...................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 3 Plumb St. ........................................ Sun. 2-4 ❑ 44 McGonical Lane ................................ Sat. 2-4 ❑ 12 Pennefather Lane, AJAX ...................... Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ........................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1147 Meadowlane Cres., PICKERING .......... Sat. 1-4 ❑ & ........................................... Sun. 1-4 ❑ 3 Woodward Cres., AJAX ........................ Sun. 2-4 ❑ ✓ SURINDER JUNEJA* 905-831-3300 EXPECT THE BEST! Immaculate 2300 sq. ft. brick home in prime location close to schools, parks, shopping, GO and 401. Cent. air, cent. vac, intercom, main fl oor laundry, side entrance, hardwood, ceramics, oak circular staircase. Neutral broadloom and decor throughout. 2 walkouts to large wraparound deck and large fenced landscaped yard. Includes all appliances. Flexible closing.First Realty Ltd. Broker SAT. & SUN. MARCH 25 & 26, 2-4 P.M. 1636 MARSHCOURT DR., PICKERING Committed to Professionalism!SHOWS 10+MOTIVATED VENDOR To Advertise Yo ur Listing in our Real Estate Section or Fr iday Open House Feature Call 905-683-5110 durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 38 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 WE REALLY CARE WHERE YOU LIVE. Realstar offers a full breadth of apartments, penthouses and town houses, plus application approval within 24 hours. No appointment required - Drop in TODAY! OSHAWA Carriage Hill - Townhouses 905-434-3972 122 Colborne Street (Simcoe St., N. Colborne St. E.) Taunton Terrace - Townhouses 905-436-3346 100 Taunton Road, East (Taunton Rd. & Simcoe St.) Testa Heights 905-852-2534 Testa Heights (Reach St. & Testa Rd.) 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Be included in either or all future Community Phone Books. (Pickering * Ajax * Whitby * Oshawa * Clarington) Please contact This Week Phone Directories @ 905-579-4400 or email: directories@durhamregion.com To advertise your church in our To advertise your church in our regularregular Worship section on FridaysWorship section on Fridays call Janicecall Janice at 905-683-0707 or fax 905-579-4218.at 905-683-0707 or fax 905-579-4218. Email: jsam@durhamregion.comEmail: jsam@durhamregion.com WORD OF TRUTH CHRISTIAN CENTRE 1527 Bayly St. Pickering 905-839-0333 Senior Pastor Joseph Fisher We invite you to come and celebrate Jesus with us! Worship times: Sun. 11am & 7pm, Wed. 7pm Fri. 8pm - Youth (R.E.A.C.H.) Visit our Resource Centre at 1543 Bayly St. or call: 905-839-4953 We provide: mentoring, computer training, tutoring, career development, anger & stress management assistance, teen parent support & fun activities. (For youths ages 13-19) To r onto Airport Christian Fellowship Now in Ajax Ajax Community Centre Banquet Hall 75 Centennial Rd. Sunday Family Service - 10am For more information visit www.tacfeast.org or call 416-674-8463 Summer Registration for Vacation Bible Schools, Church Day Camps Special Section Publishing June 16th. To advertise your upcoming Summer Church Programs call Janice at 905-683-0707 (ext. 2218) or fax to 905-579-4218 Email: jsam@durhamregion.com ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 35 Church St. N., Pickering Village 905-683-7311 Sunday Family Worship - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - Supervised Nursery Pastor John Bigham EVERYONE WELCOME WorshipWorship ComeCome Summer Day CampSummer Day Camp July 3 - August 25 ~ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Arts & CraftsArts & Crafts BasketballBasketball Cultural ActivitiesCultural Activities Cultural CookingCultural Cooking Field TripsField Trips Guest SpeakersGuest Speakers Life Skills DevelopmentLife Skills Development Softball, Talent ShowsSoftball, Talent Shows 115 Ritchie Ave., Ajax 905-426-4557 or 416-838-9198 Ask for Veronica Registration: May 20th & May 27th, June 10th & 24th Jo in us forJoin us for 1 week 2 weeks or2 weeks or All 8 weeksAll 8 weeks $75 per weekper week per camperper camper OSHAWA 3-bdrm bungalow, near OC, hardwood throughout, nicely decorated. $1300+ utilities. First/last. No smoking. Available June 1st. Call 905-728-2826 after 4 p.m. PICKERING - 3-LEVELS OF 5 LEVEL HOUSE for rent. 2-car parking+garage, carble included $1250.+60%util. Flexible occu- pancy. No smoking/pets. First/last/references. 905-420- 8858. PICKERING - BUNGALOW.3+2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, fin. basement, w/separate entrance. 5 appliances, c/a, large fenced yard. Avail. immediately. $1450+. First/last.Call 416-487-6319. PICKERING -main level of ex- ecutive home, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 balconies, garage, many extras. July lst. $1,600 plus. (416)755-5892 PICKERING Spacious 3-bed- room 1 1/2 baths, 2-parking, laundry/dishwasher utilities in- cluded, appliances, near GO, ac- cess to yard, immaculate, good neighbourhood, $1400. (905)420-4269 PICKERING VILLAGE - Com- pletely renovated, small 2-bdrm bungalow, ravine lot, 4 applianc- es, private drive with ample park- ing, no dogs/smokers. Avail. July 1, $1050+. First/last/references 416-831-9401 Pickering, 4-BDRM.Whites/401. 2.5 bathrooms, finished base- ment/fireplace. 6-appliances, laundry. First/last, references. Available June 1st, $1450+ utilities, 905-421-9963 http://geo- cities.com/hatz@rogers.com/ house4rent.html PICKERING.main floor of bun- galow. large, clean 3-bdrm w/en- suite washroom, fireplace, A/C, eat-in kitchen, separate laundry. Close to Go, Shopping schools. $1125+. Call 647-229-1465. RENT TO OWN, extensively renovated, 3+1 bedroom, 3 wash- room home in Oshawa. Near amenities and Oshawa Centre. Call (416)722-4709. WATERFRONT LAKE SCUGOG. Small 1 bedroom, 15 yrs. old. Suit single or couple. 10 minutes north Port Pe rry. No pets. $1,100/mo.+ utilities. First/last. Available June 1.(705)786-3904. WESTNEY/ROSSLAND -3 bdrms., 3 bathrooms w/master ensuite, family room, dbl. garage, excellent condition, newly paint- ed, marble flooring. Immedi- ate/June 1st. No pets/smoking. a/c. $1199/mo.+utilities. Mugeeb 416-666-2649. WHITBY,Anderson/Hwy2, 3- bedroom upper floor of raised bungalow, separate laundry, AC, parking, close to shopping, schools, no pets/smoking, refer- ences, avail. July1, $1250 plus 60% utilities. (905)409-6404, after 5 pm. ABSOLUTELY beautiful brand new 3 +1 bedroom townhome .Located in Oshawa close to schools and 401. 5 appliances. $1350 + utilities. Available June 1st.Please Call 905-576-5253 BEGIN HERE - Pretty 2-bedroom townhouse, hardwood floors, 5-appliances. Pickering, close to Go, shops, lake. $1110/mo. + utilities. Call Deborah 416-627- 4294. BOWMANVILLE 3 bdrm, 5 appli- ances, 2 1/2 baths, garage & fenced yard backing onto farm field. $1350/mo+ utilities. Avail July 1st. First/last, references. Call Dave 905-404-4294 HILLCREST HEIGHTS Commu- nity Living in Oshawa now has units Avail. immed., parking incl. Please call 905-576-9299. OSHAWA SOUTH 3-bedroom townhouse, close to schools, shopping. $975/month plus utilities. First/last. 905-579-9956. PICKERING IMMACULATE 3 bedroom townhouse, 2.5 bath- rooms, kitchen, living, dining, den, fireplace, garage. No smok- ing/pets. Available July 1st. $1300 plus utilities. Call Grace (905)428-8740 ROSSLAND/WILSON 3-bed- rooms, all-new kitchen, paint, hardwood floors, 1-1/2 baths, windows, doors, fridge, micro- wave deck, garage, basement walkout to fenced yard, $1300/mo+hydro. June 1, First/last.(905)623-6812 Whitby/Brooklin To wnhouse 3 bedroom w/garage, 1400+ sq ft, $1395 + utilities call 905-862- 0558 A SEPARATE ROOM for rent, Pickering, $350 inclusive, quiet home, available immediately, near shopping & amenities. Fe- male preferred. Call (905)426- 1974, leave message if not home. A1 ROOMS AVAILABLE. Oshawa. 2 rooms left. $425 & $460/mo. No last months rent. Share kitchen, 2 full bathrooms, local phone, cable & laundry. Im- mediate possession. (905)720- 4889, (905)442-1106 BROCK/401, PICKERING,room available in new townhouse. $500/month, utilities & laundry in- cluded. Male preferred. Available immediately. First/last. No smok- ing. Call 416-455-1743, 905-839- 9432 CLEAN FURNISHED ROOM - central Oshawa, share kitchen and bath. First/last, available im- meditately $425/mo. 905-420- 2941 PICKERING, LIVERPOOL RD. S., 1 basement unfurnished room, share kitchen & bath, older mature gentleman preferred. Clean, quiet home, air condition- ing, fire safe. No pets/smoking $400 first/last (905)839-7055 PICKERING, LIVERPOOL RD. S., 1 basement unfurnished room, share kitchen & bath, older mature gentleman preferred. Clean, quiet home, air condition- ing, fire safe. No pets/smoking $400 first/last (905)839-7055 PORT PERRY.Furnished room. Walk to everything. Use of kitch- en, laundry, internet, telephone, cable. Quiet home. First, last & references.905-982-1973. PRIVATE ROOM for rent, separ- ate entrance, private washroom and kitchenette, laundry, cable, parking included. Bus route ac- cessible. $600 per mo. Female preferred. Telephone (905) 409- 2630. WHITBY,room avail. in quiet home. $480/mo inclusive, (wkly avail.) Includes internet, 1-park- ing, share use of kitchen, no smoking/pets, first/last/referenc- es. (905)430-8189, (905)259- 8959 A FURNISHED ROOM -Full use of house, laundry, parking, non-smoker. South Oshawa, $410/month includes utilities, first/last. Dave 905-391-7435 AJAX - in luxurious condo, pri- vate bedroom and bathroom, share living, kitchen and laundry, no smoking female preferred. parking included. $550. per mo. (905) 686-6524. CHRISTIAN LADY will share her lakefront home with same in ex- change for housekeeping 2 - 3 days, 20 minutes from Peterbo- rough. Extra large room, use of large home and all facilities. 2/3 acre, canoe, paddle boat, 52" T.V.(705)657-2525 LOOKING FOR A Professional roommate to share 4-bedroom townhouse in North Oshawa. Close to all amenities and only 5mins to 401. $500/month all in- clusive, no pets, non-smoker call Kevin (905)579-8613 PICKERING, WHITES RD./401 4 rooms. Rooms vary in size. Starts at $425-$550. No pets/smoking. First/last. Refer- ences. 905-839-5994. Before 12p and after 6 p. SHARE 3-bdrms,1-1/2 baths, To wnhome, North Oshawa, room furnished/unfurnished. $600/mo, includes laundry, kitchen fa- cilities, cable & parking. Single working male preferred. No dogs. Call after 6.p.m.(905)260-4958 WHITBY -Garden/Dundas. 2 rooms available in townhouse, parking, laundry. Share all fa- cilities. Non-smokers, no pets. $475/mo.inclusive. First/last. 519-894-1843, 519-241-9586 or 1-877-893-2963. FLORIDA accommodations. 5 star location 2 bedrooms, Call Jeanne 416-222-6233 CLEARWATER FLORIDA, 3- bedroom furnished, aircondi- tioned, manufactured homes. 85º pool, 104º hottub. Near beach- es/major attractions. Children welcome, $350/wk (less than motel). Photos shown in your home.(905)683-5503 "MAY LONG WEEKEND in the Kawarthas. - Cozy lakefront cedar cottages with modern facilities on beautiful Lake Kasshabog (Pbo. Area). Enjoy fishing, kayaking/ca- noeing, hiking, nearby golfing. Spring & summer vacancies still available. Reasonable rates www.bluemountainlodge.ca 1-705- 877-2159." LAKE SCUGOG,4-bedrooms plus bunkie, 2 kitchens, 2 baths, double garage, $269,900 or rent $1695. ALSO Oshawa rentals $575/ up 1-5 bedrooms. Call (416)417-0379 WATE RFRONT COTTAGE for rent, 3-bedrooms, sandy shore- line, great swimming & fishing. Baptiste Lake, Bancroft. Close to town. $1000/week. For more info call (905)720-2307 1984 12' BONAIR tent trailer, sleeps 6. Fridge, stove, sink, pro- pane/electric. Includes add-a- room that extends entire length of trailer. Asking $2,000.00 Call 905-986-1344. 1987 COLEMAN CAMPER, (Colorado model), sleeps 4, very good condition, $l,000 or best of- fer.(905) 683-6147. 1995 JAYCO JAY Tr ailer. 12 ft., king and queen beds plus con- vertible beds, 3 burner stove, fur- nace, ice box, dual propane tanks, awning. Well maintained. $5400. 905-839-0625. BALSAM LAKE Fenelon Falls Tra ilers for Sale on Sites, Housekeeping Cottages for rent. Seasonal boat slips for rent. 1-877-887-2550 www.sandybeachtrailercourt.com JAYCO 10 TENT TRAILER (1996) Excellent Condition. $5500 O.B.O.Call 905-438-0969 TENT TRAILER,good condition $300.Call (905)509-1336. 21 FT. Baretta Cuddy Cabin,4.3 V6, marina serviced, 2nd owner, $9800.(905)985-2373 NAYLOR SEADOO LIFT, Model A-1050, 2 years old. New $1,389 + tax. Asking $750. At Scugog Point.Call Tom 613-484-9302. WA LLEYE SEASON MAY 13TTH!!!! FISHING BOAT - 14' fibreglass hull, back side bench & 2 middle sets, wired for lights & live well 20 hp. Evinrude, North- trail trailer, tongue jade. Boat runs well & in great shape. Boat is now in the water. $2000. 705-328- 0402 after 6 p.m. A US ENTRY WAIVER or Crimi- nal Record Pardon App. Gone In 60 Seconds. www.canadianpar- dons.ca 1-800-298-5520 SINCERE SINGLES,specializing in long-term relationships since 1992. Toll free 1-866-719-9116 www.sinceresingles.ca - 1/2 price special SINGLE WHITE FEMALE,Are you a kind caring gent (58-65) who knows how to treat a lady? Has a good sense of humour? Likes dancing, travelling & mo- vies? Serious replies only. Reply File: #254, This Week, P.O. Box 481, Oshawa, L1H 7L5 AFFORDABLE loving daycare, all ages, non-smoking, exp., steps Glengrove P.S., St. Antho- ny Daniels bus route. near PTC. Large fenced backyard. Play- room/crafts, Snacks, lunch. Ref- erences.(905)839-7237 ECE 17-yrs experience, mother of 2 would like to care for your children. Fun activities, outings, hot meals peanut/pet & smoke free environment. Hwy 2/Liver- pool (905)837-0315 or 416-970- 2877 LIVE IT!New health & wellness magazine. 250, 000 copies. Cost-effective directory ads, word ads. Call today to book for the June issue. 416-493-1300 ext. 276 PSYCHICS reader and advisor, help in all life's problems, satis- faction guaranteed, specializing in Palm, Tarot and Crystal Ball readings. Always private and confidential. House parties and Gift Certificates available. (905)665-3222. *SWIMMING POOLS* Above ground pool kits, inground liners, and major accessories. Do it yourself or installation quoted. Free delivery in Durham. (905)429-7661 +CARPET CARPET CARPETS 3 rooms carpeted with Commer- cial carpet and premium pad from $289 (30 yds). 3 rooms carpeted with Berber carpet and premium pad from $389 (30 yds). 3 rooms carpeted with cut pile carpet and premium pad from $489 (30 yds). Free in-home quotes. SAILLIAN CARPETS 1-800-578-0497, 905- 242-3691 ; 905-373-2260. 10 HP. MASSEY lawn tractor, completely rebuilt 4 yrs. ago. Ex- cellent running, 44" mower deck with new blades $800. 1-705- 953-9716. 18-FT ABOVE GROUND POOL, round, excellent condition, all ac- cessories incl. $975. Call (905)432-1162 3 PC. WOODEN bedroom suite, excellent condition, $950. (905)576-6040 Ask for Eric A BEDROOM SET,gorgeous cherry sleigh, triple dresser/mir- ror, tall dresser, 2 night tables, new. Cost $7450, sell $1,900. Call 905-213-4669. A DINING ROOM,cherry wood, double pedestal table, 8 chairs, Buffet, hutch, dovetail construc- tion. New, still in boxes. Cost $11,000, sacrifice $2,600. 647- 271-5483 A King orthopedic pillowtop mat- tress set. New in plastic, cost $1600. Sacrifice $550. 647-271- 5483.Can deliver A1 ALL SATELLITE SERVICES. DishNetworking, FREE TO AIR. Sales, Installations, Repairs, Modifications. Ariza-700, View Sat-2000 Platimum, all models in-stock. Dish Network Service and Sales. (905)999-0362 AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES, HANK'S APPLIANCES. Stoves, $149/up, portable dishwashers $200/up, 18" dishwashers in stock, fridges $175/up. Washers $125/up. Dryers $149/up. Large selection of reconditioned & new scratch & dent appliances. Parts Specialist. 426 Simcoe St.S. (905)728-4043. ALL NEW QUEEN orthopedic mattress set, cost $1000, sacri- fice $250.Call 905-213-4669. BEDROOM SET,cherrywood, bed, chest, dresser, mirror, 2 night stands. Dovetail construc- tion, never opened. Cost $8,000 Sacrifice $1,900.647-271-5483 ANTIQUE BEDROOM SET rare, Sklar-Peplar, incl 5-pcs, solid oak, dove-tailed const., burled detail. Asking bargain price $2500. mint condition. (905)665- 6357 ANTIQUE CROCKS,ex. large, large, med., small - good condi- tion; antique coloured glass bot- tles, blue, several sizes and shapes; antique cans, all different types; East Lake antique side- board with saloon style shelf on top; antique matching wood mir- rors, Call Lisa at 905-986-1675 to inquire or view items. After 6 p.m. APPLIANCES,refrigerator, stove, heavy duty Kenmore washer & dryer, apartment size washer & dryer, freezer. Mint condition. Will sell separately, can deliver.Call (905)903-4997 BEAUTIFUL DININGROOM suite, cherry finish, 6 chairs, ta- ble, buffet/hutch. Paid $3,500 asking $1,500. 2 large rubber- maid tubs of many assorted lego sets $70.(905)438-8977 BED,Aamazing bargain, queen orthopedic mattress set, new in plastic, warranty, $250. 647-271- 5483.Will deliver BLACK LEATHER reclining club chair & matching ottoman from DeBoers. New condition. Con- temporary design. Paid over $3000, asking $1200. Call Linda (905)697-1174 leave msg. HOT TUB COVERS & Pool Safe- ty Covers - best quality, best pric- es, all colours, all sizes. Delivery included. PAUL'S HOME AND LEISURE 905-259-4514 or 866- 972-6837 www.homeandlei- sure.ca CARPETS SALE & HARD- WOOD FLOORING: carpet 3 rooms from $329 (30 sq. yd.) in- cludes: carpet, pad and installa- tion. Free estimates, carpet re- pairs. Serving Durham and sur- rounding area. Credit Cards Ac- cepted. Call Sam (905)686-1772 CARPETS.Laminate and vinyl sale. 3 rooms, 30sq yds. for $319. Commercial carpet includ- ing premier underpad and instal- lation. Laminate $1.69sq ft. Click system. Residential, commercial, customer satisfaction guaranteed. Free Estimate. Mike 905-431- 4040 COIN OP pool tables for sale, plus coin op Fussball and juke box.call (905)429-1013 HAY FOR SALE - small square bales, 1st and 2nd cut..905-655- 3551. NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, May 12, 2006, PAGE 39 A/Pwww.durhamregion.com ATTN: SALON OWNERS, HAIRDRESSERS & TANNING ENTHUSIASTS Barefoot Beach Tanning Salon in Lindsay is closing on May 19th, 2006. Equipment for Sale: Sun Ergoline Sundash SR - 48 Stand-up Tanning Bed 48 Full Body Lamps @ 200 watts .........................$7,500 Sun Ergoline Sundash 226 - GF Tanning Bed with Facial Bulbs 26 Full Body Lamps @ 120 watts 8 Facial Lamps .................$5,000 Sun Ergoline Super Sundash 240 G Tanning Bed 20 Full Body Lamps @ 170 watts 20 Full Body Lamps @ 120 watts ..........$8,500 (All Beds are 5 years old and have 11-20 K hours) Casio CE - 2350 Cash Register .....................$150 Sun Ergoline Intel I Tan CCS-4 64 Bed Timer, Controls 1 to 64 Beds from front desk ...........$75 Lotion and Clothing Display Towers ........................$40 each 68 McLaughlin Rd. (705)328-9333 Pick-up between May 19th - May 31st 761 McKay Road, Unit #1, Pickering, Ontario L1W 3A3 Phone: 905-619-2093 Fax:905-619-3366 west 401 east Brock Rd 1 Montgomery Pk. Rd. Pickering nuclear plant X 761 McKay Rd Unit #1 SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FLEA MARKET COME VISIT US AT "THIS AND THAT MARKET" 870 Taunton Rd. E., Whitby (Between Thickson Rd & Garrard) Open every Sunday Between 9 to 4 WE OFFER: Free to Air Satellite Sales & Service, Electronics, DVDs, CDs, Crafts, Furniture, Brand new Liquidation Furniture, Wood Products, Antiques, Glassware, Jewellery, Records, Dolls, Memorabilia, Books, Collectibles, Gift Baskets, Stained Glass, etc., etc., Snack Bar (great selection) Vendors Wanted For info. Ed 905-985-7715 Hope to See You ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES EXHIBITORS WANTED For the 11th Annual Art in the Park July 15 & 16 Markham Museum For more information, please call Susan at 905-294-2200 ext. 239 or Email sobrien@yrng.com ARTISTS WANTED for the 11th Annual Art in the Park July 15 & 16 at the Markham Museum For more information, or to book your booth space, please call Susan at 905-294-2200 ext.239 Email:sobrien@yrng.com Weekend To End Breast Cancer GARAGE & BAKE SALE Sat. May 13th, 7 am - 2 pm 151 Rands Rd. Ajax (off of Finley and Westney Rd.) Free Tim Hortons Coffee & Treats to the first 75 customers! Proceeds benefiting Princess Margaret Hospital COMPUTER TROUBLE?We of- fer you On-Site Networking & Computer Repairs/Upgrades, Vi- rus Removal & Wireless Security. We also sell New/Used Systems & Laptops. For your computer Repairs/Sales call S D L 905- 428-7559, cell 416-892-6965 DINING TENT 12x12 octagonal shape, privacy & screen curtain, green $275, 93 CAVALIER, good shape, best offer. Call 905-728- 0642 DOWNSIZING SALE,5pc dinette suite, glass top, mosaic coloured arm chairs. 3 pc kitchen set, white top, chairs are shaded blue. Curio cabinet, taupe colour, an- tique gold leaf design around out- side of cabinet. Call after 6pm. (905)725-8526 DRYER $125; washer $75; stove $75. Futon, black frame w/ma- roon colour, upgraded cushion $125. Moving. Good condition. Best offer.Call 905-434-5264 ENTERTAINMENT UNIT,match- ing coffee table, solid oak wood. Couch with recliner. Call (647)297-4057 FRIDGEADAIRE washer & dryer, matching set, excellent condition, $175. each o.b.o. Call Shawn or Kelly (905)619-0917 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours. Call 1-866-585-0056 www.thecoverguy.ca GIBBERT,Mahogany dining room suite, $3500. White Wicker love seat, chairs, coffee table $300. Pine Coffee table $50. Ex- cellent condition. Pickering. 416- 579-6891 G R A D E 8 GRADE 8 G R A D S GRADS C A L L CALL 9 0 5 -4 0 4-2 0 6 3 905-404-2063 r ug gedreplays.com ruggedreplays.com in Whitby has it all at up to 70% below retail F r om J E A NS t o TUXE D OS Celebrating Celebrating Celebrating 11 Years! 11 Years! 11 Years! SUITS $ 59 SPORT JACKETS $ 39 f r om f r om GIANT GREENWOOD COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE Saturday, 13th May 2006 - 9am - 2pm - (Rain or Shine) In The Hamlet of Greenwood (Westney Rd & Hwy #7) Follow the signs & the purple and yellow balloons!! New & used household items, office, garden & home furniture, books/CDs/DVDs, infant/kid stuff++, pet supplies, crafts, baked goods and lots, lots more…. ANNUAL PLANT SALE! Sat. May 13, 9:00am-NOON The gazebo Esplanade Park, Pickering City Hall hosted by the Pickering Horticultural Society Plants at great prices, knowledge free! GARAGE SALE-5 HOMES! HOWELL CRES., PICKERING (Twyn Rivers/Hoover W. of Altona) 8:00 am-1:00 pm Rain or Shine To ys, household items, sports, much more! PICKERING COMMUNITY YARD SALE Saturday May 13, 7:30am -2:00pm Squires Beach & Bayly (across from Pickering Flea Market) Car Wash 9-2 ~ BBQ 10:30-2 MUTLI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE 2021 Blairwood Court, Pickering Furniture, sporting equipment, computer equipment, toys and games and more! Don't miss out! ESTATE SALE! May 13, Rain date: May 14 677 Front Street, 9am-3pm Houseware, garden tools, electronics, furniture, sewing machine, love seat, fridge, stove... Everything must go! YARD SALE Saturday May 13th, 8am 38 Tulloch Drive, Ajax PROCEEDS GO TO 'WEEKEND TO END BREAST CANCER WALK' HUGE LAWN SALE Antiques, dishes, records, furniture, games, comput- er desk, single bed, luggage, bicycle & plenty more Saturday May 13th 9am - 2pm 32 Taylor Rd., Ajax Plant and Pond Sale - Open House Sat. & Sun. May 13 & 14 8:00am - 5:00pm also by appointment - 905-831-6072 585 Marksburry Rd., Pickering Japanese Coy, Water plants, hanging baskets and pond supplies. COMMUNITY YARD SALE Sat. May 13th, 8 a.m. Ajax - off Audley Rd, N. of Hwy. 2, Streets - Loughlin Hill, Southam, Slader Heights, Banbridge,Westgate -Watch for signs. Street Sale Saturday May 13th, 8:00am - 1:00pm Heathside Cres, Pickering (off Glenanna, between Dixie & Fairport) Rain or Shine OLIVA STREET SALE Saturday, May 13, 2006, Westshore/Bayly Small appliances, household items, toys and more! Rain Date: May 27th, 2006 STREET SALE Sat.May 13th, 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. Windgrove Square (Mapleridge area) Many treasures including kids' stuff! HUGE STREET SALE, 19+ HOMES! Millington Crescent, Ajax (1st street on the right, N. of Hwy. 2, off Westney Rd.) Sat. May 13, 8 am-3 pm, Rain or Shine SAT. MAY 13TH 1616 Rayleen Crs. Pickering (Finch/Brock) Rain or shine, 9-2 p.m. Bikes, books, CD'S, videos, lots of misc. items. Sat. May 13th, 8 a.m. - noon Lots of baby stuff, NO EARLY BIRDS 1607 Lynmar Crt. Pickering (Brock/Delbrook) YARD / MOVING SALE Saturday May 13th 8a.m. - 1p.m. 1436 Parkham Cres., Pickering Off Sandy Beach Rd. Mother's Day Garage Sale 473 Rougemount Dr., Pickering Sun. May 14th 8am -1pm Household items, furniture, etc!! September 8-10, 2006 International Centre, Hall 5 Send to: National Bridal Shows c/o Premier Consumer Shows 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON L6K 3S4. 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Don’t Miss Toronto’s Most Prestigious Bridal Show A DIVISION OF METROLAND PRINTING, PUBLISHING & DISTRIBUTING Don’t forget to pick up your copy of WEDDINGBELLS Magazine on newstands in August For a great afternoon and evening with wonderful people Come to the 4th Annual Golf Tournament and Banquet for Dunbarton-Fairport United Church May 27 at Noon, Parkview Golf and Country Club (Steeles, east of 9th line) $120 (includes dinner and cart) Lots of great prizes!Call Nancy at (905)831-6221 PERSONAL ATTENDANT CARE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Is being held on Tuesday June 20, 2006 At Personal Attendant Care Inc. 1650 Dundas St. E., Suite 200,Whitby, Ontario Commencing at 5:30 PM Featuring keynote speaker Foster Loucks, Chairperson of the Central East Local Health Integration Network By-Laws and Auditors Report available upon request To request contact Sylvia Spice at (905) 576-5603 We are wishing Art Edmunds a very Happy 75th Birthday on May 20th! From all of his friends and family all the way from Whitby to Cambridge! Bradley Charles Jackson In loving memory of a dear brother that we lost on May 8, 2005. "Time changes many things, But love & memory forever clings" I miss you more than words can say. I hope I've made you proud. Love Gail, Frank & Corey HOME OFFICE COMPUTER work station, sand maple, $75. Call (905)428-8217 HOT TUB/SPA 2006 model, all options, cover, never used, still in wrapper, cost $8,900, sell $5,000. 647-271-5483 HOT TUB/SPA 6 person, 8 ft. 2X5 HP horsepower motor. 50 jets. Balboa pp ozonator, 2005 model. $12000 retail, asking $5900. 905-428-6976. LEATHER SOFA & CHAIR 2-months $1100; queen bed- room, newer $750; child's bed- room newer $550; sofa/love- seat/chair newer $850; pine din- ingroom 10-pc $1050; fridge $175; dishwasher (new) $350; gas dryer, $250 newer; 3-pc dresser (1950) $250; single bed (new) $150.(905)260-1123 MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER, new/ gently used baby items at bargain prices! We pay cash & come to you. 420 Green St., Unit 1 Whitby.(905)442-3105 MOVING SALE -household con- tents, diningroom, familyroom, liv- ingroom furniture, Indian carpets, garage sale items..good bar- gains.(905)686-0645 MOVING SALE! 2005 Kenmore white, 14.4 cubit foot refrigerator, self-defrost, top freezer and 24" flattop stove, self-clean oven, both like new. Pair price $750. White jug and basin for wash stand, $25.00. 8 place setting, Royal Doulton dinnerware (Kath- leen Romance collection) $385. Va rious collector plates $25.00 each. Call after 6pm, 905-619- 8847. NEW DANBY APT sized freezers $209. New Danby bar fridges, $119/up. Also, variety of new ap- pliances, scratch and dent. Full manufacturers warranty. Recon- ditioned fridges $195/up, ranges $125/up, dryers $125/up, wash- ers $199/up, new and coin oper- ated washers and dryers at low prices. New Danby Frost-Free Apt. size fridges $399., new 24" and 30" ranges with clock and window @$399 Reconditioned 24" ranges and 24" frost free fridges now available. Wide se- lection of other new and recondi- tioned appliances. Call us today, Stephenson's Appliances, Sales, Service, Parts. 154 Bruce St. Oshawa.(905)576-7448 PROM or BRIDESMAID Dresses Size 12, Beautiful 2-pc soft lilac colour w/full length skirt, top w/thin straps; Stunning strapless, full length skirt, coral colour. Both worn once.Call 905-434-5264 PIANOS - AND - CLOCKS Check out our Home Show Spe- cials! (Call for details). Our best prices this week! Not sure if your kids will stick with lessons..try our unique rent-to-own system. 100% of all rental payments apply! Large selection of upright and electronic pianos and Howard Miller clocks. Yamaha, Kawai, Heintzmann etc. Call TELEP PIANO 905-433-1491. www.Telep.ca WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! PLAYSTATION2 MOD CHIPS XBOX MOD CHIPS installed from $125. Several chips available for each console. We buy used/work- ing consoles. For all the details: www.durhammods.com North End Oshawa.905-626-0542 POOL TABLE, 1" slate. Solid wood. New in box, accessory package included. Cost $6750 sell for $2300. 905-213-4669. RENT TO OWN - New and re- conditioned appliances, new TV's, Stereos, Computers, DVD Players, Furniture, Bedding, Patio Furniture, Barbecues & More! Fa st delivery. No credit applica- tion refused. Paddy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1-800-798- 5502. THE POWER OF Q BILLIARD LOUNGE contents sale! Used pool tables, bar equipment, big screen TV, bar stools etc. Bids accepted at bar. 905-839-2225. SATELLITE TV- NO MONTHLY BILLS: Pay Per View+ Movies, Sports, Adult + More!. We also of- fer Installation + repair. 8 models on display from $199 and up. U- Neek Electronics, 226 Bloor Street E. Oshawa. (web:) www.uneekelectronics.com: Visit our store today! (905) 435-0202 SPECIAL Occasions Rentals. Par ty tent, Candy Floss, Snow Cone, Slushie, Pop-Corn ma- chines, BBQ, dunk tank, jumping castle, pinball, Crown & Anchor, Blackjack Tables, Slot machines & tables/chairs. Biggun Amuse- ment & Promotions. 905-429- 1013. STORAGE Containers,strong secure. 45' Trailer $3000, 22' Box $2500, have over 40. Will deliver for additional cost. See pictures at www.envirosponsible.com 905- 655-9976 TARPS - Woven Poly Tarps, all sizes from 8'x10' to 30'x50'. Price $7. - $90. (tax incl.). Call Bow- manville 905-623-5258. ORIGINAL ONE HORSE cutter sleigh, colour red, rare 1921. Made by McLaughlin Carriage Works. Excellent condition. $6,500. Call (819)429-6565 for photos: bdesmaisons@hot- mail.com 2 ROTWEILLER PUPPIES,male and female, mother on site 5 weeks. Ready to go. $500 each. 647-892-8600 AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD/Bor- der Collie puppies. Available now. Call 905-655-3759 BICHON mix puppies, home- bred. Hyper allergenic, non shed- ding. Full grown 6-lbs. Vet checked. $750. Ready to go. New litter due June. Call (905)432- 6454. CHOCOLATE LAB puppies, vet checked, males $500, females $550, ready in now. Call Bill 905- 355-5226. GERMAN SHEPHERD Puppies. Mother on site. Registered, tat- tooed, vet checked, first shots. Family raised. $850.00 Call 905- 985-9139. GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS,4 males, 2 females. CKC registered micro chipped, vet checked, first shots, deworming, German blood line. Ready-to-go May 10th. 2-yr health guarantee.905-579-8791 LAB PUPS, chocolate, CKC reg- istered, first shots, vet checked, tattooed, health guaranteed. 705-924-2509. LABRADOR PUPPIES,yellow & black, CKC registered, micro chipped, first shots, dewormed, home raised. Well socialized. Parents on site. Call 905-431- 9188 www.labworld.ca POODLE MIXES - (non shed- ding), Shih-Poo, Lhasa-Poo and Shih-Bi. Vet checked and first shots. Ask for Bobbie-Jo (705) 932-5037. PUREBRED LAB Puppies, Black, Champion Blood Lines (Rahontsi's Cruise Control). First shots, dewormed, health guar- antee, registered $450 each. (905)718-0049. www.howmany- puppies.com SHI-POM PUPPIES.4 females, 1 male. First shots & dewormed. Ve t checked. Non-shedding, non- allergenic. Ready to go May 13. $700 (905)985-0731. YOU COULD HAVE your dog under control and listening in 2 short weeks. TSURO DOG TRAINING. www.tsurodogtraining.com 905- 797-2855. A/P PAGE 40 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, May 12, 2006 www.durhamregion.com One of Courtice’s best estate neighbourhood’s, stunning marble foyer, hardwood fl oors, berber carpet, cathedral ceiling in gourmet kitchen, main fl oor offi ce, 3 car garage, fi nished basement with gym, rec rm. with built-ins, 2nd kitchen, 5th bedroom & 4 pc. bath, must be seen! $849,900 JOE HAWCO & ANITA HALMINEN Brokers 905-668-3800 1-877-520-3700 GRAND LIVING INCOME PROPERTY Near the Oshawa Centre & business district, high visibility location, 3 kitchens, 3 bathrooms, 6 appliances, separate entrances, ample parking, currently tenanted. $199,900 FIRST Realty Ltd. Brokerage We Proudly Support The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and The Children’s Miracle Network from the proceeds of every sale! “Let Our Teamwork Make Your Dream Work!” www.joeandanita.net LYNDA SAUDER* 1-800 448-1056 DON’T RENT IT OWN IT! BY APPOINTMENT ONLY SAY “GOOD-BYE LANDLORD!” Make your payments count! Get the most for your money in this 2 storey, 4 bedroom family home. Immaculate & charming updated kitchen, separate living room, dining room, family room, woodstove, M/F 2 pc. & access to fully fenced yard. Ideally located for the commuter, centrally located for schools, parks, shopping & transportation. Call today for your showing 1-800-448-1056. www.lynda-sauder@coldwellbanker.caRMR REAL ESTATE Brokerage $222, 8 9 5 To Advertise in ThisTo Advertise in This Feature Call YourFeature Call Your Real EstateReal Estate AdvertisingAdvertising Consultant Today!Consultant Today! 905-683-5110905-683-5110 VIEW ON-LINE AT....*Salesperson **Broker ***Broker of Record DEBBIE LEWIS* 1-866- 273-1333BY APPOINTMENT ONLYWALK TO PICKERING TOWN CENTRE Main fl oor with walkout. 1 bedroom & den. Upgraded kitchen. 24 hour security, outdoor pool. Includes 5 appliances, neutral decor. Ready to move in. $209,000. “Bringing You Home”Frank Real Estate Brokerage Call ANIL BHASIN* TODAY 416-222-8600 OR 416-410-GHAR (4427) CELL website:www.ghar.ca email: anil@ghar.ca REALTRON REALTY INC., Brokerage PICKERING 3000 SQUARE FEET On a 50x175 ft. lot. Large foyer w/open stairs to bsmt. 3-Pc. bath on main floor. Jacuzzi in master bdrm., Family w/fireplace. Quality pine floors throughout. Finished basement w/ large rec room, Wet bar, Aquarium, Sauna, 5th Bdrm., 2-pc. bath and sep. entrance. H-U-G-E terrace, Interlock Driveway, very spacious home. Finished top to bottom - pride of ownership!! $539,000. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY$459,900BY APPOINTMENT ONLY GREAT STARTER HOME With many pleasant upgrades. Eat-in kitchen with new floors, cabinets and countertops. Prof. fin. basement w/3-piece. Neutral decor/freshly painted throughout. Fenced yard with patio. Double length driveway on a child-safe street. Walking distance to public and sep. schools. Close to shopping and transit. Great access to 401 and GO Train Service. $224,800. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY P-R-E-M-I-U-M L-O-T Brand new quality, all brick construction, 2158 sq. ft. Spacious and bright open concept, 4 Bedrooms, 9 ft. ceilings, Minutes to Toronto/Pickering border, Hwy. 401, Hwy. 407 & Rouge Hill and Pickering GO Stations! Brand new home covered under new home warranty - 5 new appliances, free Rogers Digital Cable for 12 months, Door from garage to home $398,000. SpringSpring By Appointment OnlyBy Appointment Only THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 PAGE 41 A/Pdurhamregion.com TO Contact Us Call: 1-800-519-9566, (905) 668-1838 Apply on-lineatApply on-lineat www.creditzonecanada.comwww.creditzonecanada.com Bad Credit? O.K. • New to Country? O.K. • Bankrupt? O.K. • Slow Payment’s? O.K. “Durham’s Original”“Durham’s Original” *Need a Car Loan-*Need a Car Loan- Call Credit-ZoneCall Credit-Zone CORMACK, Alexander (Alex)February 10, 1919 - May 7, 2006. Peacefully, after just a short illness, Alex passed away May 7, 2006 in his 87th year. He leaves behind his loving wife (of 19 years) and best friend Audrey: Son Alex Jr. (Diane); Daughter Catherine (Werner): Stepdaughter Brenda Gay (Laurie): Stepson Darryl Sellers (Kirstin) and Ted Sellers (Ingrid): Also will be sadly missed by 9 granddaughters, 1 grandson and 1 great grandson. Alex will also be missed by our circle of friends on Downview Crescent, Oshawa. The family will re- ceive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, #28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428-8488 on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 from 12:30 o.m to 1:00 p.m. Memorial Ser- vice to follow at 1:00 p.m. Interment prior to service at Erskine Cemetery, Finch Ave, Pickering. Should family and friends so desire, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciat- ed. A Book of Condolence may be signed at www.mceachnie-funeral.ca HARRISON, R. Allan - On Tuesday May 9th, Allan passed away peacefully in the early morning to join his parents, and brother Gordon at the age of 83. Allan is survived by his wife Joyce, three sons, Bob, Don, and Doug, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was born on July 15, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario. Allan was the eldest child of Herbert and Mary Harrison. He served his country proudly in WWII in the RCAF (Squadron 436), after which he married Joyce Iona Bell, with whom he celebrated 59 years of marriage in October of last year. Allan was loved and treasured and will be missed dearly by his family and friends. The family would like to thank Joanne and Tracy and all the wonderful staff at Durham Access to Care for their help and support. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old King- ston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428-8488 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday May 11, 2006. The Funeral Service will be held in the Chap- el on Friday at 3:00 p.m. Cremation. In lieu of flow- ers, the family requests that donations be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. 1986 PONTIAC FIERO 2M4,sil- ver, 5spd, excellent condition, only 32,000kms, appraised at $6,000 asking $4,500 o.b.o. Call Shane 416-996-7358 days, 905- 697-2475 nights 1999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE, Red, 2 door, 5spd standard, 4cyl, 2.2L. Good condition. Asking $3350. (905)706-9965 1988 MAZDA RX7, 5 speed, con- vertible, Southern car, asking $4,500. Also, 409 motor, fresh re-build, never fired, $4,500. 1989 Mazda RX7, Southern car convertible, black on black leath- er, turbo, needs motor rebuilt, $4,500. 905-377-1937. 1995 CHEV LUMINA,white, as is $2000 o.b.o.905-743-9892 1992 DODGE GRAND CARA- VA N, 190,000km, asking $1900 obo. Fully loaded, E-tested. Also 1992 Ford Taurus, 170,000km, asking $1800 obo. as is. Call 905-922-7015. 1992 FORD TAURUS 4-door, 3.0-V6, auto, e-tested, mo- tor/transmission excellent condi- tion, A/C, cruise, stereo/cassette, body/interior excellent condition. New exhaust/tires, runs great. $975.905-404-8541 1994 BUICK PARK AVE., 185,000kms, loaded, w/leather, well maintained, $2900. Certified Dec. 2005. Call Tom 905-579- 0000 1995 NISSAN 200SX SE-R $5500. Nice clean car. Sony stereo, winter tires, new summer tires, new clutch. Certified & e- tested.Email for pics: KlondikeFive@hotmail.com or call: 905-922-9907. 1995 OLDS CUTLASS Station Wagon, 131,000 original kms. New brakes & tires, excellent condition, very clean. $3500 safe- ty checked. Call (905)728-7142 1995 Pontiac Formula Coup, 5.7L, V8 auto, never winter driv- en. Burgundy with black leather, all options, 64,500km. $9800. 905-985-8615. 1997 FORD AEROSTAR $1695, 1994 Pontiac Grand Am $3495. 1997 Dodge Stratus $2995. 1995 Dodge Neon $2995. All vehicles safetied & emission test- ed. Warranty available. 905-925- 2205, (905)987-2205 NEED A CAR? LET US GIVE YOU THE CHANCE YOU DESERVE! APPLY ONLINE WWW.VILLAGE CHRYSLER.CA OR CALL 905-683-5358 OR 906-767-0951 ASK FOR BRIDGET WE GET YOU DRIVING! 2000 GRAND AM $5,490, 1999 Saturn $3,999. 1998 Mazda Pro- tege $4,490. 1998 Chev Venture $3,990. 1994 Ford Probe $2,999. Others from $1,699 certified & e- tested. Kelly & Sons since 1976 (905)683-7301 or 905-424-9002 kellyandsonsauto.com 2000 HYUNDAI TIBURON,5 speed manual, blue, fully loaded, sunroof, new parts and tires. Mp3/cd, leather interior. $7,000. certified.(905)259-0796. 2000 PURPLE NEON- Auto, 4 dr, Air, CD changer $4,500 Call (905) 426-0675 2001 GREY DODGE CARAVAN – Power Pkg, Air, Remote Starter $11,000 Call (905) 426-0675 2002 CHRYSLER 300M sedan. 3.5L, V6. Only 90,000km. Black exterior, tan leather interior. Pow- er everything. Heated seats. sun- roof. Four new tires. New brakes. Asking $14,500.905-665-5122. 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA,au- to, fully loaded, 105,000kms. Ask- ing $10,000.905-6238549 2003 SATURN L200, 2.2 ltr., 4 cyl., auto, air, power windows, doors, keyless entry, 60-40 fold down, 50,000kms. Lady driven, $11,500. Call Mario or Wendy, 4- 10pm.(905)421-9308. 2004 JETTA 1.9L Diesel. 5-speed manual, 4-door, blue, A/C, power windows/locks, heat- ed seats/mirrors. 62,000-km. Full factory warranty $21,000 firm. (905)985-1076 FIRST 2 MONTHS FREE!!2004 VW Jetta, silver, gas turbo, load- ed, T-bar, take over 2 yr. lease payment. Call 905-985-0025 or 416-451-2505 ! A - ALL SCRAP CARS,old cars & trucks wanted. Cash paid. Free pickup. Call Bob anytime (905)431-0407. $ $ A & 1 AARON & LEO Scrap Cars & Trucks Wanted. Cash paid 7 days/week anytime. Pleas- es call 905-426-0357. $ $ ADAM & RON'S SCRAP cars, trucks, vans. Pay cash, free pick up 7 days/week (anytime) 905-424-3508. $ $75+ TOP DOLLARS - Ajax Auto Wreckers pays for vehi- cles. We buy all scrap metal, cop- per, aluminum, fridges, stoves, etc.905-686-1771; 416-896-7066 A ABLE TO PAY Up to $5000 on cars & trucks Free Towing 24 hours, 7 days. (905)686-1899 (Pickering/Ajax) or (905)665-9279 (Oshawa/Whitby). $$$$$ JOHNNY JUNKER To ps all cash for good cars and trucks or free removal for scrap cars and trucks. Speedy service. (905)655-4609 or (416)286-6156. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST CASH deal for your old junker. Cars & trucks wanted, dead or alive. Free p-up. Call 24 hrs. John 905-263-4142 or 905-914-4142. CASH FOR CARS!We buy used vehicles. Vehicles must be in running condition. Call (905)427-2415 or come to 479 Bayly St. East, Ajax at MURAD AUTO SALES 1992 SILVERADO,extended cab, cap, excellent mechanical condition, 177,000kms., $4500 OBO. 2000 4 wheel drive Jimmy SLE, 4 door, 122,00kms, excel- lent condition. $8500. call (905)665-7565. 1ST MONTH FREE - 2006 FORD F150, 4X4, 5.4L, super crew, black, loaded, tow package, ton- neau cover. Take over low lease payments. Call 905-985-0025 or 416-451-2505. 1986 JEEP CJ7, mechanically sound. As is. $2,500 or best offer. 905-985-9597. 1988 FORD CUBE VAN,many new parts, $2000 obo. as is. Call 905-723-7752. 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE,luxuri- ous Briarwood edition, fully load- ed with working air conditioning, cream leather interior, 320k, runs & drives great, needs some TLC. $700.Call 905-404-0502 1995 PONTIAC TRANSPORT van, certified, wheel chair ac- cessible with ramp, in mint condi- tion, 245,000kms. 1 owner since purchased. Asking $9,900. Call 905-434-0473 or 905-433-0211. 2000 DODGE CARAVAN, Power pkg, dual doors, keyless entry, air conditioning, grey interior and exterior, $6,500.00 call (905) 426-0675 2003 MONTANA VISION,ex- tended, 64,000 kms, safety and e-tested. Save the gst. (905)434- 5954 7.3L TURBO DIESEL,1998 FORD E-350 CUBE VAN, 14' heated box, well-maintained, new rad, new starter, 312k, certified & e-tested $9,500. 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CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FINANCE RATES AS LOW AS 3.9% ALL SPECIAL FINANCING • DEALER INCENTIVES • GRAD PROGRAMS APPLY • MANUFACTURERS INCENTIVES • ONE PRICE • NO HAGGLING • ALL VEHICLES PRICED TO SELL • NO WHOLESALERS • NO PHONE CALLS • ONE VEHICLE PER CUSTOMER SATURDAY, MAY 13! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! 1 DAY ONLY! 1 DAY ONLY! Owasco w i l l r educe th e a m o u n t equal to 1 % o f t h e GST on A N Y p u r c h a s e made bef o r e J u l y 1 st . Custome r s w i l l p a y t h e equivale n t o f 6% GST! THE 2007’S ARE ARRIVING ALL 2006’S MUST GO We’re #1. 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LEASE FOR $229 * @ 3.9 % $17,725 MSRP**APR HWY 5.3L/100 KM (53 MPG) † CITY 7.1L/100 KM (40 MPG) † 2006 Corolla CE PICKERING TOYOTAPICKERING TOYOTA MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLE IN ITS CLASS†† RATES AS LOW AS 1.9 % APR PURCHASE FINANCING FOR 36 MONTHS ON SELECTED VEHICLES.†REDUCED GST NOW IN EFFECT See us for full details THE NEWS ADVERTISER, May 12, 2006 PAGE 43 A/Pdurhamregion.com Prices are plus licence, taxes and admin. Valid on publication day only. $0 down, for *60, **72, ***84 & †96 mo. @ 8.15% OAC. Downpayment may vary with credit severity. See dealer for details. *36/**48 month lease from DaimlerChrysler fi nancing OAC, 1st freight, appl. taxes and admin. due on closing. 20,000 annual km allowance, 15¢ on overage. OAC. See dealer for details. 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