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Start calling home “Base Camp” Introducing the Touareg The Pickering 36 PAGES ✦ Pressrun 49,900 ✦ Metroland Durham Region Media Group ✦ FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2006 ✦ Optional delivery $6 / Newsstand $1 Coins start dropping at new slots operation By Keith Gilligan Staff Writer AJAX — Lady luck arrived for some yesterday in Ajax. The Slots at Ajax Downs opened to the public March 2 following a gala preview Tuesday for invited guests. About 300 peo- ple attended, including federal Finance Minister and Whitby- Oshawa MP Jim Flaherty, and provincial and municipal offi- cials. The facility features 200 slot machines, a 225-seat full-service restaurant with bar and lounge area, and a pari-mutual betting section, where it’s possible to wager on horse races throughout the year. Bruce Barker was there with his wife Barbara. At one point, he was up $104, while his wife was ahead $75. “I enjoy it. It’s really wonder- ful entertainment,” Mr. Barker stated. “I like it. You can get out and spend money locally. You don’t have to go up to Port Perry (the Great Blue Heron Casino). It helps the local economy.” Oshawa resident Bill Cruwys liked the fact that 20 per cent of the gross revenue from the slots will go to aid the horse and ag- riculture industries in Durham Region. A quarter-horse racing operation, Picov Downs, has been operating on the property for a number of years. The revenue from the slots will mean “better purse money, a Mike Pochwat / News Advertiser photo The grand opening of the Slots at Ajax Downs was held on Tuesday night in front of a large crowd of invited guests. Wendy and Anne Rozeluk, alongside Joe Bairos, were among the first to play the slots. One-armed bandits arrive Final witness in attempted murder trial By Jeff Mitchell Staff Writer DURHAM — A man on trial for attempted murder has testified he was fighting for his life when he stabbed his attacker in the chest. Ta king the witness stand in his own defence Thursday, Sean Grant said he was not seeking a confrontation when he went to a housing complex on Rosefield Road in Pickering on the evening of June 11, 2005. Rather, he said, he went to the home of Andrea and Greg Baker’s parents hoping to peacefully settle a disagree- ment that stemmed from a drug deal gone bad. Mr. Grant, 25, said he was am- bushed by a knife-wielding Greg Baker, who had earlier threat- ened him in a phone call. And he told jurors he was trying to es- cape when he got into the tussle that resulted in Mr. Baker being stabbed three times in the chest. “I was fighting for my life,” said Mr. Grant. “I was just trying to get away.” Mr. Grant’s testimony was in sharp contrast to that of Greg and Andrea Baker, who were called as Crown witnesses. They said Mr. Grant, who was angry over a marijuana deal set up by Andrea Baker, had become increasingly menacing as he repeatedly called the young woman, demanding his money back. Both said Mr. Grant pulled a large knife from his waistband and vowed to kill Mr. Baker during a confrontation in front of the townhouse. Mr. Grant, however, said he wasn’t looking for trouble that night. He had already been ver- bally threatened by Greg Baker Accused ‘fighting for life’ when stabbing occurred ✦ See Racetrack, Page 9 Name Game OUR MONTHLY FEATURE LOOKING AT THE FACES AND PLACES THAT INSPIRED REMEMBRANCE PA GE 12 PLAY THE... ✦ See I, Page 5 & FURNITURE LOW!28 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS CLEARANCE PRICES ON ALLCLEARANCE PRICES ON ALL 25 YR. 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During the past year the electricity distribution company has been working with its customers, indus- try and government part- ners to champion energy conservation and demand management. “Local distribution com- panies like ours have a responsibility to lead the way in creating a conser- vation culture in Ontario,” said Veridian president Mi- chael Angemeer. “Without a rapid shift in our attitude towards electricity use and its value, our energy secu- rity will be severely com- promised over the coming years. Combined action on conservation and demand management today will be mean a stronger economic future for Ontario tomor- row.” Mr. Angemeer said he looked to Veridian’s em- ployees to find ways to re- duce the company’s use of electricity and they deliv- ered those savings. Ve r idian achieved a six per cent reduction in two of its largest facilities in Ajax and Pickering that together comprise about 55,000 sq. ft. of office and 30,000 sq. ft. of warehouse and garage space that were already equipped with many en- ergy efficient features. These savings were achieved through simple and low-cost initiatives such as adjusting thermo- stats for night setbacks, finding the optimal heating and cooling temperatures, closing blinds at night and turning off or removing un- necessary lighting. “With very little upfront cost, we’ve reduced annu- al consumption by about 79,000 KWhs,” said Mr. Angemeer. “That’s enough electricity to power nine typical households for a year.” Mr. Angemeer said he is optimistic about Ontario’s energy future and said the industry is doing every- thing it can to achieve the Province’s conservation goals. We continue to live by our slogan -- ‘The power to make your community better,’” said Mr. Angemeer. “The promotion of conser- vation and its positive eco- nomic and environmental benefits is one more way in which we will deliver on this commitment.” U nion members must still ratify agreement By Izabela Jaroszynski Staff Writer DURHAM — The Cana- dian Auto Workers union has agreed to a tentative deal with General Motors Canada that could mean some major changes at Oshawa’s largest employer. The deal was reached in the late hours of March 1, the deadline which had been im- posed by GM management two weeks ago, although dis- cussions between the parties continue. Stew Low, director of pub- lic relations for GM, said that the union still has some points it wishes to clarify “so discussions continue today.” Neither party will com- ment as to the contents of the agreement or how workers will be affected, but an in- formation meeting for CAW members is scheduled for Saturday at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium and a vote on the deal’s contents will likely be taken within the next week. The deal, once it’s final- ized, is subject to ratification by union membership. Jim Cameron, director of labour relations for General Motors of Canada, said earlier in the week that a cost-cutting agreement with the union could be the key to survival of the automaker in Oshawa. “We have to make some changes to be more competitive,” he said. For nearly two weeks, the local CAW has been meeting almost daily with GM man- agement to come up with a proposal that will satisfy the company’s need to cut costs while allowing the union to protect the benefits it has worked for decades to guar- antee for its members. Both sides have said that they realized the severity of the situation and the need to work together. Mr. Cameron said Canada has lost much of the com- petitive edge it once had over its American counterparts. Although the Oshawa GM truck assembly centre, which was just granted a $227-million in- vestment to pre- pare for the next generation of full size pickup trucks, is doing well, the car plants are not. Car Assembly Plant No. 2 will close in 2008, at a loss of 3,500 full-time jobs at GM and more in feeder plants across the region. Car Assembly Plant No. 1 is slated to lose its third shift during the next year. Mr. Cameron said GM’s fu- ture survival in Oshawa de- pends on coming up with a competitive business case that will catch the attention of corporate decision-mak- ers and persuade them to grant plant No. 1 the contract for building its next prod- uct when production of its current models comes to an end. One way to ensure future investment in the Oshawa plant is to get the go-ahead to build the flexible manu- facturing facility, which will allow the plant to produce a variety of car models on the same assembly line, he said. A flex facility would allow the plant to quickly adapt to customer and vehicle market changes. At a cost of $400 million, the facility was ini- tially announced as part of the $2.5 billion Beacon Proj- ect. Now future funding for the completion of the project is in jeopardy. Despite previ- ously saying that the funding for the Beacon Project would not be affected by the current talks, Mr.Low now says that the remainder of the money may not come if the corpo- ration decides the Oshawa plant is not worth future in- vestment. Stew Low Veridian conservation effort paying off GM, CAW build a new deal By Danielle Milley Staff Writer PICKERING — David Pickles doesn’t think the federal government is ready for the “unlikely event” of a nuclear accident -- at least when it comes to insur- ance. The Ward 3 City council- lor brought forward a mo- tion at the Feb. 20 Pickering council meeting to encour- age the federal government to amend the Nuclear Li- ability Act to increase the insurance requirements for nuclear operators “to at least meet international standards.” Currently the act requires nuclear operators, such as Ontario Power Generation, to carry $75 million in cov- erage per facility. Coun. Pickles said that may sound like a lot, but property alone in Pickering is assessed at $10 billion. “That’s a little on the light side,” he said of the cover- age. “If any of us were to go out and insure our homes, our cars and our lives at one per cent of what it is worth it would be inadequate.” Based on an average home price of $250,000, which he believes is low, Coun. Pickles said the in- surance would cover only 300 homes. Operators in other coun- tries carry between $500 million and $700 million worth of coverage, which he said was still low but nearly 10 times the Canadian re- quirement. “This is not to suggest our community is at risk,” said Ward 1 Regional Councillor Maurice Brenner. Coun. Pickles said this issue has been brought to the federal government’s at- tention before. “I find it very frustrating they have not dealt with it,” he said. “It has been outstanding since 1976.” Council hopes with a new government in power it might now get addressed. 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Thursday, March 9, 2006 Courtice Community Complex Hall A 2950 Courtice Road North Municipality of Clarington Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Ajax Community Centre HMS Room 75 Centennial Road Town of Ajax Tuesday, March 7, 2006 Cannington Community Centre 91 Elliot Street Township of Brock Public information sessions will be held from 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Join us and voice your opinion. We need your ideas on how to solve our communities’ garbage issues. THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 PAGE 5 Pdurhamregion.com What’s going on in your community? Just click hereJust one more way to get your community news. newsdurhamregion.com in a phone call and only went to the Baker house after Andrea assured him Greg was not there, he tes- tified. He said he expected to get his money back for the marijuana, which was wet and could not be smoked. But as he stood in the driveway talking to An- drea someone tapped him on the shoulder and then punched him in the face, he said. Mr. Grant, responding to questions by defence lawyer Sean Robichaud, said he staggered back and looked up to see Mr. Baker coming at him with a large knife. The two fell to the ground and struggled, Mr. Grant said, adding that Ms. Baker and another man kicked at him as he fought. It was then, Mr. Grant said, that a muscular man he didn’t know intervened and got Greg Baker off him. Mr. Grant said he picked up the knife and was hold- ing it when he saw Mr. Baker rush at him with a bat. He testified he turned and ran, watching as Mr. Baker smashed the un- identified man in the head with the bat. “Oh, my God, he struck that man in the head so hard I swore he was dead,” Mr. Grant said. “I was so scared.” Mr. Grant said he was climbing a chain link fence to get away when Mr. Baker struck him in the shoulder with the bat. He said he fell to the ground with Mr. Baker on top of him. The larger man began to choke him with the bat, Mr. Grant testified. “I was thinking I’m going to die,” Mr. Grant said. “I was fighting for my life so I started to swing the knife.” The jury has already heard that Mr. Baker suf- fered three wounds, in- cluding punctures that severed a major artery and lacerated one of his lungs. He survived only because emergency surgery was performed. During his time on the stand Mr. Baker said he lost the bat after he hit the unidentified man, then fell to the ground with Mr. Grant on top of him, stab- bing him. But Mr. Grant said Mr. Baker still had the bat when he attacked him. Police found the bat at the bottom of the chain link fence Mr. Grant said he was trying to jump when Mr. Baker caught up with him. Prosecutor Glenn Broth- erston accused Mr. Grant of lying when he said he went to the townhouse unarmed and looking to peacefully discuss getting his money back from Andrea Baker. “Your plan when you went to Andrea Baker’s house was to either get your money back or get satisfaction,” Mr. Brother- ston said. “You did exactly what your intent was.” “I didn’t go there to cause no problems,” Mr. Grant replied. Mr. Grant was the final witness to testify in the trial, in which jurors began hearing testimony Feb. 22. Final arguments are to be heard next Tuesday, after which the jury will retire to deliberate. ✦ I from page 1 DURHAM — Getting a will or power of attorney prepared this month will offer a boost to the Lung Association. The will campaign is a fundraising and awareness project done in partner- ship with local lawyers. Lawyers prepare simple wills and powers of attor- ney for a discounted fee, with all proceeds going to support the Lung Associ- ation’s medical research and community programs. Wills are $100 and pow- ers of attorney are $50 dur- ing the campaign. Last year more than $220,000 was raised in 11 communities across On- tario. For more information about the campaign, call 905-436-1046 or e-mail durham@on.lung.ca. Your will can pay off for Lung Association ‘I was thinking I’m going to die,’ accused tells court durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 6 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 EDITORIAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR Fixed income doesn’t necessarily stop pet owners To the editor: Re: ‘Animal adoption fees criticized,’ Feb. 19. I am outraged at the remark by Humane Society manager Ruby Richards saying people who cannot afford the adoption fee cannot afford to take proper care of the animals. We have been a low-income family for 39 years. No one, human or animal, was ever been turned away from our home. We managed and our kids learned to share even with our ani- mals, which I might add were always up-to-date with their shots and checkups. Our last dog passed away at age 14 and our beloved cats passed away at age 18 and 19, respectively. They had special food and pills when they needed it. I support the Toronto Humane Society and I think I will stay with it. It only charges $25 to adopt cats and the qualifications are the same, you have to look after the animals and love them, which if Linda Shaikh’s other cat died of old age, sounds like she knows how to do that. It is not that disabled people cannot afford to look after the animal, but when they take $96 off the people at the beginning, that’s a lot of food and even a vet bill or two that they now can- not afford. If what Ms. Richards said should not be perceived as discrimination against those on fixed incomes, then what would you perceive it as? Joyce Harkness, Pickering 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. L1S 2H5 [ About Us ]-- The News Advertiser is one of the Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing group of newspapers. The News Advertiser is a member of the Ajax & Pickering Board of Tr ade, Ontario Community Newspa- per Assoc., Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc., and the Cana- dian Circulations Audit Board. Also a member of the Ontario Press Council, 2 Carlton St., Suite 1706, To r onto, M5B 1J3, an independent organization that addresses reader complaints about member news- papers.The publisher reserves the right to classify or refuse any adver- tisement. Credit for advertisement limited to space price error occu- pies. Editorial and Advertising con- tent of the News Advertiser is copy- righted. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited. Publications Mail Sales Agreement Number 1332791. [ Letters Policy ]-- We welcome letters that include name, city of residence and phone numbers for verification. Writers are generally limited to 200 words and one submission in 30 days. 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 Durham officers checking up on bail transgressors T hirteen people are back in the slam today, the result of Project Facedown, an effort by police to check up on individuals freed on bail and other terms of release. Anyone who’s ever sat in a bail court realizes such releases are not Get Out of Jail Free cards; rather, they are a recognition of an individuals’ right to at least some measure of liberty while they await trial on criminal charges. Bail is granted by a justice of the peace who will in virtually all cases impose terms -- a curfew, say, or an order not to contact an alleged victim. There will sometimes be orders that accused people refrain from drinking, or live with their surety. The person who has posted the bond in essence buys their freedom. People on release are expected to keep the peace and be of good charac- ter, a demand that is often at odds with the behaviour that landed them in hot water in the first place. A troubling aspect of covering the courts is the frequency with which terms of release are not only breached, but in some cases brazenly ignored. Quite often, an accused who’s picked up for a transgression -- a robbery, break-in, or assault, for instance -- is found to be free on bail. For instance: Just after midnight We dnesday an officer on patrol in Bowmanville pulled over a car in which there turned out to be more than 20 pounds of hash oil. The driver, an Oshawa man, was free on bail at the time. Earlier in the week police arrested a man in connection with the sexual assault of an 18-year-old girl; turns out he’s on probation. So Project Facedown is refreshing. Over a couple of weeks in January and February, Durham cops went about checking up on people on various forms of release, just to see what they were up to. Of the 43 individuals checked for compliance, 13 were found to be breaching terms of release -- includ- ing a guy caught smoking pot 12 hours after being released from a federal penitentiary. If terms of release aren’t enforced, they mean nothing. And the honour system just doesn’t seem to work in many cases. Jeff Mitchell is the crime and courts reporter with the Metroland Dur- ham Region Media Group. E-mail jmitchell@durhamregion.com. Project Facedown means many are back in the jailhouse now Jeff Mitchell staff writer Place your bets on slots being a boon Plenty of benefits will be derived C ha-ching. The one-armed bandits are ready and waiting now that The Slots at Ajax Downs are ready for gamblers. Ju dging by the intense local interest shown by Ajax and Pickering residents before the grand opening yesterday, count on seeing a lot of cars lined up on Kingston Road waiting to get into the place. Years in the works, the facility includes 200 slot machines, but no gaming tables, a 200-plus seat restaurant with a bar and lounge and a pari-mutual betting area where people can bet on horse races. Owned, but neither managed nor run by the Picov family, its arrival was hailed by politicians and citizens alike at the invita- tion-only, gala preview Tuesday night. And for good reason. It’s not just the Picovs who will benefit from the operation. Twenty per cent of the gross slots’ revenue will aid the horse and farming industries in Durham Region. Racehorse owners will benefit from a redeveloped Picov Downs, with a better track, more racing dates and more training of groomers, jockeys and other racing-related folks. The Town of Ajax is receiving five per cent, estimated at up to $2 million per year. For a Town that just approved a $27-million operating budget for the coming year, that’s a significant amount of change. Mayor Steve Parish also noted the spin-off benefits to local businesses, and said “Ajax has never had any tourist attrac- tion and now it does.” With people from across Ontario coming to Ajax to play the slots, it offers all Durham municipalities and the Region an opportunity to showcase the many points of interest and attrac- tions that make Durham a place to visit year-round. And Ajax Downs’ proximity to Hwy. 401 and the new Salem Road inter- change makes it a convenient destination for visitors across the Greater Toronto Area. Before long, we suspect, bus tours will be offering day trips to the slots. 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But, because of her age, she was in control of her own medical status and was refusing treat- ment. Unable to close her mouth or eyes, she was taken to a doctor, who gave her no more than 48 hours to live without treatment. But she lost consciousness, which allowed her mother to take her to hospital, where she was admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU). Eden has since been admitted to an in-pa- tient program at Toronto General Hospital, where she has made improvement. She is up to about 90 pounds. Ms. McCarthy is sounding cautiously optimistic. “As of this week, she’s made it farther in the program than she’s ever made it before,” said her mother. “She’s moving forward to the secondary program, which she’s never done before.” When Eden was admitted to the hospital most recently, the doctor who first saw her repeated the toxicology screen three times, because he could not believe she wasn’t doing some sort of drug, recalls Ms. McCarthy, a Courtice resident who knew that wasn’t the case, but let the doctor do the test anyway. “Now, I know to just go quietly away and let whoever’s treating go through whatever mo- tions they feel they have to,” she said. But, she hasn’t always been so matter-of- fact about it. She recalls first becoming aware something was wrong with Eden, almost a de- cade ago, when her daughter was complaining of chest pains. Ms. McCarthy knew something was badly amiss, but didn’t know what to do, or where to turn, and just started calling num- bers from the phone book. As it turned out, the chest pains were the re- sult of heart failure. It was then that Eden was first diagnosed as having severe anorexia. It was the first of more than 35 hospitalizations. “They took me to a room, and said her diag- nosis is extreme anorexia. I didn’t realize there is no treatment, there’s no magic pill,” said Ms. McCarthy, noting she, like many parents who receive such a diagnosis for their child, was initially a little naive about what it meant. “Everybody is under the impression that it’s going to be fixed, it’s going to be over, and our lives are going to go on,” she said. It’s to provide information and support at times like that, and during the other difficult times, that she’d like to form a not-for-profit organization aimed at families of those with an eating disorder. First, she’s launching a parent association, which will begin meeting at Faith Place, 44 William St. W. in Oshawa, on March 15, and will meet the third Wednesday of each month thereafter, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., and 7 to 9 p.m. Soon, she’d like to have a toll-free phone number in place “so no parent will have to feel alone again.” As well, she’d like to see a group for siblings, to help those like Eden’s siblings, who have had to undergo a great deal through their sister’s illness. She’d also like to have an inter- active website, where stories and advice could be shared. The disease becomes something the entire family deals with, she notes. “The whole idea of an eating disorder be- comes such a monster, a terrorist in your house,” said Ms. McCarthy. Eventually, she’d like to help put in place facilities like Eden has been in in the US, when no spaces were available in Canada, where not only is the patient helped, but families receive support, too. It was at one such facility where Ms. McCarthy realized that her feelings were important, too. “I love my child. I don’t love the eating dis- order, but I love my child,” she said. “It doesn’t matter what the eating disorder is packaged like on the outside, I still love that child.” Somewhere to turn when battling eating disorders Jason Liebregts/News Advertiser photo Cheryl McCarthy is starting a support service for local families dealing with eating disorders, after working for years to find treatment for her own severely anorexic daughter. Taxes not includedwith. Intel, Intel Inside, the Intel Inside logo, Intel Centrino, Intel Centrino logo, Pentium and Celeron are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, the Windows Logo and the Windows “Bliss” image are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 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Having the facility will help “revitalize the horse-racing industry” in Durham Region. “It will help track people and horse people.” The facility has created 273 full- and part-time jobs, with a “$7-million annual payroll generated by our employees.” Mr. Flynn also joked with Ajax Mayor Steve Parish about the Town receiving five per cent of the gross slots revenue, and that could be between $1.8 million and $2 million annually. “That’s non-tax, I repeat Steve, non- tax revenue,” he said. Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge MPP Wayne Arthurs congratulated the Picov family for the achievement. “It’s new and improved here at Ajax Downs. It will be a boon to Durham Re- gion, attracting visitors and boosting the local economy.” Mayor Parish noted the opening was a long time in the making. “This didn’t happen overnight. At least three Ajax councils were involved,” he said, adding the process went back to 1998. “This is a very important project for the Town of Ajax. 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VILLAGE OF ABBEY LANE (PORT UNION & 401) 416-283-1882 NEW MATTRESSES SECOND TIME AROUND THRIFT STORE 50%OFF ALL CLOTHING 50%OFF ALL OUTERWEAR 50%OFF ALL ACCESSORIES ALL MODELS A ND SIZES ON SALE MARCH 3rd & 4th THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY! 2 DAYS ONLY GIANT SALE THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 PAGE 11 A/Pdurhamregion.com By Danielle Milley Staff Writer PICKERING — Trees of Christ- mas past are getting a chance to help with Frenchman’s Bay’s fu- ture. The Frenchman’s Bay Wa- tershed Rehabilitation Project group is using discarded trees picked up by the Region of Dur- ham in its project to restore wetlands. An 80-metre organic brush wall is in the process of being created in Hydro Marsh to assist with the regeneration of Hydro Marsh and Frenchman’s Bay. “The one thing we’re trying to accomplish with it is getting a regrowth in the marsh,” said Steven Joudrey, stewardship as- sistant with the Frenchman’s Bay Watershed Rehabilitation Project. He said the barrier will work to achieve this by doing two things: keeping the carp and sediment out of the marsh. The common carp is not a native species to the area and is destroying the wetlands by ripping up plants from the bottom of the marsh and disturbing seeds as it ag- gressively feeds. “They basically cause the plant life to recede towards the shoreline over time,” Mr. Joudrey said. The trees create a permeable barrier that water is able to filter through, but that barrier is able to keep out the carp and cut down on the amount of sedi- ment and debris getting into the marsh from the creeks and streams that feed into it. Mr. Joudrey said they built a 30-metre-long barrier in Hydro Marsh in 2001, which has been successful. “There has been some re- growth of plants; it is a slow pro- cess,” he said. “There is certainly a difference in the water clarity.” Volunteers and members of the project built about two thirds of the barrier Feb. 25 and the rest should be completed shortly. The project is being done in co- operation with the Toronto and Region Conservation authority, Ontario Power Generation, the City of Pickering and Durham Region. Mr. Joudrey estimates between 800 and 900 trees will be used. For those interested in seeing the project, walk along Sandy Beach Road and the barrier should be visible from just north of the entrance to Alex Robert- son Park. Old Christmas trees get second chance NEWS ADVERTISER There’s lots more news online at durhamregion.com A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo Frank Wick of Ajax tosses an old Christmas tree into a barrier meant to keep carp away from vegetation in the bay. Mr. Wick is a member of the Pickering Rod and Gun Club which is helping to erect the barrier sponsored by the Frenchman’s Bay Wa tershed Rehabilitation Project. A/P PAGE 12 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, MARCH 3, 2006 durhamregion.com Gandatsetiagon Public School Joseph Gould Public School Dr. G. J. MacGillivray Public School Dr. F. J. Donevan Collegiate Institute Name Game PICKERING — Located near Whites Road and Finch Avenue, Gandatseti- agon Public School is named in recogni- tion of the area’s original inhabitants. Although it’s uncertain exactly what Gandatsetiagon or Ganatsekwyagon means, its suggested translations in- clude “among the birches”, “sandcut” or “break in the cliffs”. Part of a trail to Lake Superior, the site housed a Seneca community of approximately 2,000 to 3,000. Its vil- lages possibly originated from a small fishing settlement. The Seneca, known for being fierce fighters, attacked and defeated other Iroquois tribes and became the largest, most important of the Five Nations of Iroquois League. The site of Ganatsekwyagon is thought to be one of two major settle- ments in the Toronto region estab- lished by the Seneca to control trade routes. The first French contact with those at Ganatsekwyagon occurred in 1669 when the Senecas desired peace with them and agreed to meet with two missionaries, Fenelon and Trouve. The missionaries wintered at the villages and created what is considered the first formal school of Durham Region. Due to food shortages and Fenelon’s poor health, the missionaries’ effort was later abandoned, but Ganatsekw- yagon continued to be an important place for beaver fur trade. The Senecas also conducted business with English and Dutch traders. Those at Gandatsetiagon Public School are proud and honoured to be a part of the history of Pickering and Durham Region. Information supplied by Kyle Ko- erth (Grade 8 student) and Pat Li (vice-principal and history teacher). No one contributed more to Uxbridge than he did UXBRIDGE — No one in Uxbridge has contributed more to the township’s existence than Joseph Gould, an honest man who could always be counted on. His parents, the Golds, were Quakers from Ca- tawissa, Pennsylvania, who settled in Uxbridge, where Mr. Gould was born Dec. 29, 1808. While reading the old Webster speller, he no- ticed Gold was the name for metal, but Gould was a man’s name, and from then on he planned to use Gould instead, an example his family followed. In 1832, Mr. Gould rented land to farm. His neighbour, John Plank, was having problems with his saw- mill and was willing to sell his com- plete 200 acres for $2,100 with no interest and five years to pay. By age 24, Mr. Gould was running a successful sawmill. Mr. Gould also became the first reeve of Uxbridge and was a mem- ber of the new riding of Ontario North for several years. For 50 years, he was never defeated in any election in which he ran. One prime portion of his land was given to the town when he commissioned construction of the Joseph Gould Mechanic’s Institute in 1886, as a gift to the Town of Uxbridge. He died June 29, 1886 without seeing it built. Information supplied by Kait- lynn James, Joseph Gould Public School. Oshawa school named after an active member of the education community OSHAWA — Along with contribut- ing to medicine in Oshawa, Dr. F.J. Donevan was active in Oshawa’s education system. Born July 18, 1880 in Gananoque, Dr. Donevan graduated from medi- cine at Queen’s University in 1907. During the First World War he served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corp for four years in Eng- land and France, then returned to Canada following the cessation of hostilities. In 1919, Dr. Donevan set up a practice in Oshawa, where he continued to serve until his death, Dec. 10, 1948. In Oshawa, he was elected to the board of education in 1926. He held the position as chairman from 19 31 -1932 and remained chairman of its property committee for many years; he was an active member continuously for 22 years. Dr. Donevan’s contribution to the progress of education in Oshawa was officially recognized on Nov. 5, 1958 when a new collegiate insti- tute was named in his honour. Information supplied by school website. CLARINGTON — A doctor in the Dur- ham and Clarington regions for more than 25 years, Gerard MacGillivray’s legacy included being the best pediatri- cian he could be by showing profound respect for his patients. Born in 1943, he graduated medical school in 1968 and received a fellowship in pediatrics in 1975. Dr. MacGillivray joined the Oshawa clinic as a consultant of pediatrics, was on staff at the Oshawa General Hospital and chief of pediatrics twice. He was also an honorary consultant at the Hospital for Sick Children. Over the years, his accomplishments include providing input for revised na- tional guidelines on family-centred ma- ternity and newborn care and research for the Boston University birth defects study. He was also a member for the National Neonatal Follow-Up of the Child Health Network of Greater Toronto com- mittee, the Ontario Medical Association’s committee on reproductive care, and was part of the task force on pediatric diabetes in Durham Region. Since Dr. G.J. MacGillivray Public School opened in October 2002, it has attempted to model itself after Dr. Mac- Gillivray’s curious mind and keen intel- lect and to remember his message of achievement and reaching one’s maxi- mum potential in an atmosphere of re- spect and responsibility. The school’s motto is ‘Live, Laugh and Learn Togeth- er.’ Each year at the school’s Grade 8 graduation ceremony, the Dr. G.J. Mac- Gillivray award is presented to a student who consistently demonstrates academ- ic excellence, involvement, caring and commitment to the school and commu- nity. Information supplied by school of- ficials and the school’s website. A LOOK AT THE FACES AND PLACES THAT INSPIRED REMEMBRANCE newsdurhamregion.com searchkeyword: schoolnamegame The Name Game is a monthly fe ature that looks at the history behind school names. Joseph Gould and his wife Mary. This mural at Gan- datsetiagon Public School illustrates the relationship between the Sen- eca and European traders. Jason Liebregts/ News Advertiser photo Dr. G. J. MacGillivray Dr. F. J. Donevan Major Credit Cards Accepted Visit Us At: www.lux-limo.com LUX LIMO SERVICES BOOK FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, B IRTHDAYS, A NNIVERSARY’S, C ASINO’S, NIGHTS ON T HE T OWN OR ANY T OURIST DESTINATION. 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VIJAY BADHWAR, DMD 905-683-1391 We keep our patients smiling by taking the time to understand their needs. Add our friendly, caring staff and state-of-the-art techniques and you’ve found a good dental home. Self employed? Consolidating debt? Tough getting a mortgage? Call Peter Kampe at 905-509-4643 1-800-804-3767 www.kampe.ca Proudly Serving Durham Region durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 14 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 Celia Klemenz/ News Advertiser photo What a show! AJAX — Keony Rodney-Redhead, left, and Darius Skinner, students at Alex- ander Graham Bell Public School, enjoy a recent performance by Umoja, a South African troupe that visited their school. The troupe was chronicling the history of South Africa through song and dance as part of a Black History Month afternoon of activities at the school. www.durhamregion.comCATCH UP ONLINE AT Triathlon, head shave events raise funds PICKERING — People can take it all off or push it to the limit to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. The Pickering Recreation Com- plex hosts the Mini Triathlon and head shave benefiting the Durham Region Unit of the Canadian Can- cer Society. Both events are Saturday, March 25. Te ams of three compete in the triathlon, which consists of lengths in the pool, a ride on a stationary bike and a run on the treadmill. Heats begin at 9 a.m. with a maxi- mum of eight teams per heat. Registration is $10 or $30 per team. Each team competitor is re- quired to raise $100 in pledges in order to enter the triathlon. To prepare for the event each team member receives two complimen- tary passes to the Pickering Recre- ation Complex with their registra- tion package. Those with hair to spare can also help raise money. People can raise pledges to have their head or any other facial hair shaved. Participants must pre-register for the head shave. The Canadian Cancer Society is also seeking volunteers for the event. For more information or to sponsor a team, call 905-430- 5770. Make the cut for cancer in Pickering DURHAM — Central Lake On- tario Conservation is looking for volunteers to help out with the 31st annual Maple Syrup Festival at Pur- ple Woods Conservation Area. This March break event, slated for March 11-19 and the weekends of March 25 and 26 and April 1 and 2, is a great opportunity for high school students to complete com- munity volunteer hours. Volunteers are needed to host activity centres and interactive dis- plays, serve food and beverages and assist wherever an extra pair of hands is required. Purple Woods Conservation Area is located at the corner of Coates Road and Simcoe Street in north Oshawa. Volunteers must arrange their own transportation to and from the conservation area as bus service is not available. Volunteers must be able to work from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and a police check may be required. Those interested in volun- teering for one day or more can contact Annette MacDonald at 905-579-0411 ext. 144 or e-mail amacdonald@cloca.com. 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The proj- ect, funded by the Ministry of Finance, will develop a model and business plan to improve patient safety and enhance efficiency through a regionalized medication production and distribu- tion service. “It’s an opportunity to demonstrate or show how hospitals can work together and share through the proj- ect, which could be repli- cated,” said Shelley McKin- ney, director of pharmacy services at Lakeridge. The goal of the project is to maximize resources while enhancing patient safety because managing the safe storage, prepara- tion and distribution of drugs is resource inten- sive -– demanding highly skilled professionals and meticulous processes. To gether, pharmacies at Lakeridge, Rouge Val- ley, and Scarborough store and prepare more than four million doses of phar- maceutical products and spend more than $28 mil- lion on drugs every year. The project will help determine whether a busi- ness case exists to improve the way Ontario’s hospitals manage their pharmaceu- tical unit dose (tablets/ capsules) and intravenous drug preparation, packag- ing and distribution pro- cesses. In partnership with the OHA, the three hospitals will work with consultants to complete the business case for a regionalized production and distribu- tion model by June 2006. If feasible and successfully implemented in the pilot project sites, the models could be used throughout Ontario. Ms. McKinney said one of the best practices that may be studied is having tablets or capsules in in- dividual doses with a bar- code on the package that can scanned and then a barcode on a patient’s wristband that would be scanned to make sure the right medication and dos- age is given. It would also help keep accurate records of when drugs are administered. “We’re very pleased to be chosen and we just feel it is quite an honour to our staff,” she said. Durham hospitals write prescription for new service THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 PAGE 17 A/Pdurhamregion.com FRIDAY, MARCH 3 BINGO: Ajax Seniors’ Friendship Club plays every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 46 Exeter Rd., Ajax. For Wednesday games, call Mary at 905-427-9000, and for Friday call Tom at 905- 683-6565. EUCHRE: The Rouge Hill Seniors play every Friday at 6:45 p.m. at Petticoat Creek Community Centre, 470 Kingston Rd. Beginners welcome. ADDICTION: The Serenity Group holds a 12-step recov- ery meeting at 8 p.m. at the Bayfair Baptist Church, 817 Kingston Rd., Pickering. The group meets every Friday and deals with addictions of all kinds, including co-depen- dency. Child care program can be arranged with ad- vance notice. Call 905-428- 9431 (Jim, in the evenings). MONDAY, MARCH 6 SNOOKER-POOL: The Ajax Seniors’ Friendship Club plays every Monday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 46 Exeter Rd., Ajax. Newcomers welcome. Call Van at 905-683-4655. PARKINSON’S SUPPORT: The Parkinson Society Cana- da, Durham Region Chapter, holds its monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s United Church, 201 Centre St. S., Whitby. Registered nurse Carol Reilly discusses falls prevention. Call 1-866- 264-3345. RUG HOOKERS: The Ajax Rug Hookers hold their monthly meeting at the St. Andrew’s Community Cen- tre, 46 Exeter Rd. in Ajax. The meetings start at 7:30. Call Grace Tanfara at 905- 426-3491. CRIBBAGE: The Ajax Se- niors Friendship Club plays every Monday at 1 p.m. in the St. Andrew’s Community Center, 46 Exeter Rd. Ajax. Beginners welcome, but they should come earlier. Call Au- drey at 905-426-6265. TUESDAY, MARCH 7 PARENT SUPPORT: A par- ent support group meets locally every Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. for parents of kids involved in drugs, alcohol, running away, dropping out of school, crimes and parent abuse. Visit www.apsgo.ca or call 1-800-488-5666 for lo- cation or more information. FOOT CLINIC: Rouge Hill Seniors run the clinic every six weeks at the Petticoat Creek Community Centre from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clinics are run by a nurse who handles calluses, corns, and ingrown toenails, among other things. She also cuts toenails. Call 905-480-4660 ext. 6302 for details and an appointment. Cost is $25. Clinic is open to all seniors. DISCUSSION GROUP: Ajax Seniors’ Friendship Club’s Tuesday Morning Discussion Group meets at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Andrew’s Com- munity Centre, 46 Exeter Rd., Ajax. Naturalist Doug Lackery is the guest, speak- ing birds. The group meets every Tuesday and everyone is welcome. Call 905-428- 8711 (Shirley), 905-683-7799 (Louise). ROTARY CLUB MEETS: Interested in fun, friendship, and community involvement? The Rotary Club of Pickering is made up of active, caring, women and men who do good things for the com- munity under the motto ‘Ser- vice Above Self.’ New mem- ber inquiries are welcome. The club holds breakfast meetings Tuesdays at the Annandale Golf and Curling Club, beginning at 7 a.m. Call Ryan Guthrie at 416-487-5200 or e-mail rguthrie@guthriein surance.com. EXCERCISE GROUP: All se- niors are welcome to come and exercise with the Ajax Seniors’ Friendship Club every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the St. Andrew’s Community Center, 46 Exeter Rd., Ajax. Call Lynne at 905-426-7605. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 SENIOR: The Rouge Hill Seniors hold events every Wednesday at the Petticoat Creek Community Centre, 470 Kingston Rd. Darts are at 10 a.m. and carpet bowl- ing is at 1 p.m., beginners are welcome. There is a brown bag lunch at noon and everyone welcome. MEDITATION CLASS: Learn how to meditate every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in a free program held at the Duffins Creek Co-op, 1555 Finch Ave., Unit 76, in Pickering. Call Deo or Farida at 905-420-7252. HEAD INJURY ASSO- CIATION: Head Injury As- sociation of Durham Region, Connections: Ajax-Pickering group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. for cards, games and conversation in the Games’ Room of the Ajax Community Centre, 75 Centennial Rd., Ajax. Call 905-723-2732. ONE-PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: The Ajax-Pickering Chapter of the One Parent Families Association meets every Wednesday at KMW Health Care Services, 314 Harwood Ave. S., Unit 22 in Ajax. Meetings are at 8 p.m. except for the first Wednes- day of each month when they start at 8:30 p.m. Call 905-683-1082. ALZHEIMER’S: Alzheimer Society of Durham Region holds an Ajax-Pickering sup- port group meeting from 10 a.m. to noon in the lounge of Life Centre Housing, 1 Marsh La., Ajax. All caregivers wel- come. Call 905-576-2567. THURSDAY, MARCH 9 ARTHRITIS SELF MAN- AGEMENT: Take control of arthritis pain through The Arthritis Society’s self-man- agement program. It runs from 7 to 9 p.m. weekly from March 9 to 23 at the Kinsmen Heritage Centre, 120 Robertson Dr., Ajax. To register call 1-800-321-1433 ext. 395. LINE DANCING: The Ajax Seniors’ Friendship Club dances every Thursday at 1 p.m. in the St. Andrew’s Community Centre, 46 Ex- eter Dr. Call Jo-Anne at 905- 683-3189. No long term obligation No card fees No initiation fee PAY AS YOU GO Offer ends January 21, 2006 PER MONTH Only12$ Call Now! 905.683.3040 Serving Pickering and Ajax. Harwood Plaza at Bayly in Ajax Must be 18 years or older or have written parental permission. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. No long term obligation. Offer based on a 2-month membership. First time users only. 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THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 PAGE 19 A/Pdurhamregion.com Ron Pietroniro/ News Advertiser photo Launched PICKERING — Nicole Brown from Dennis Brown and Associates speaks to guests at the launch party for ShopAware.com. The information-based web magazine and consumer review website officially opened its head office in north Pickering. The website features a wide variety of components, such as a searchable database, monthly feature articles, prize giveaways and a gateway for consumer comments. ShopAware.com also features a customer recovery program, allowing businesses the opportunity to re-enter into a dialogue with a dissatisfied customer. The site’s staff will contact registered businesses when a negative review is posted and give them an opportunity to address the situation. Marathon event helps women’s shelter PICKERING — Herizon House has a little extra money thanks to some marathon scribes. The local women’s shelter was the recipient of the funds raised during the Great Canadian Novel Marathon that took place at the Pickering Pub- lic Library Feb. 17 to 19. The 15 participating writers raised more than $2,000 by getting sponsors by the word or page. Christie May of Herizon House vis- ited the writers mid-marathon and motivated them with stories about the history and purpose of the shel- ter. “This money will be used for emer- gency situations and the little extras we can’t budget for,” Ms. May said. The event attracted novelists, full- time writers and new writers from as far away as Tottenham and Severn Bridge. Ten of the marathoners are mem- bers of the Writers’ Circle of Durham Region and several are veterans of the Muskoka Novel Marathon, an event started by Pickering’s writer-in-resi- dence, Martin Avery, as a fundraiser for literacy in northern Muskoka. Three Durham writers received tro- phies: Ruth Walker of Whitby won the philanthropist award for raising the most money; Kevin Craig of Oshawa won the most prolific writer award for producing more than 140 pages; and Amy Caughlin, manager of ser- vice development at the Pickering Public Library, won the spirit award for working with Mr. Avery to host the marathon. She said it was such a success they are planning to do it again next Feb- ruary. Have your say... any day FULL SERVICE SPA AND SALON SERVICES INCLUDE, Steam Capsule • Vichy Shower • Full Service Salon • Laser Hair Removal Couples Treatment Room • Speicalized Body Treatments • Unique Hair Spa Treatments escape the ordinary FULL SERVICE SPA AND SALON Tuesday March 7 ~ 6-8pmOPEN HOUSE 13 CHURCH STREET S. 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The trade fair was open to the public, but also attracted 28 different Durham schools, with students from Grade 7 to 12 educated in the different trades available. Ajax residents, from left, Ryan Thomas and Dan Backx watch a masonry demonstration at the Universal Workers Union Local 183 booth, put on by third-year apprentice Nick Deutekom. NEWS ADVERTISER There’s lots more news online at durhamregion.com off purchases over $100 before taxes PICKERING ONLY Our RenovationsOur RenovationsOur Renovations CANADIAN TIRE PICKERING ONLY 1735 Pickering Parkway Mon-Fri 8:30-9 • Sat 8-6 • Sun 9-6 Pickering • 905-686-2308 Many more unadvertised specials available instore. Hurry in for best selection. Sorry, no rainchecks or substitutions. Offer good March 6-18, 2006. 1 coupon per purchase. Original coupon only. Instock only, can’t be used for special orders. Can apply to service department. $10 We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this period of construction. 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Clarke Richard- son Collegiate and Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School were a flurry of activity last week with the sweet sounds of polished choirs emanating from the Ajax theatre. Forty-seven choirs from across southern Ontario gath- ered in Ajax Feb. 23 and 24 for the Ontario Vocal Festival (OVF). Students Lisa Manis and Kayla Rankine, both in Grade 11 and members of the Dunbarton High School Gospel Choir, said the OVF is an exciting and valu- able learning experience. “They give us lots of tips on how to improve,” Manis said. “Different techniques and stuff.” “It is a good learning experi- ence,” Rankine adds. “You learn how to improve things when you thought they were perfect.” Both girls are soloists in the choir, which performed rous- ing renditions of ‘Call Him Up,’ ‘Glory Glory’ and ‘Joyful Joyful’ under the direction of Jenni- fer Galberg, to much applause from the packed theatre. The festival chairwoman chalks the event up as a suc- cess. “All response has been excel- lent so far,” Mary Bellinger said. She was delighted the festival even happened, as a looming Canadian Union of Public Em- ployees strike last week threat- ened the event. The festival is non-competi- tive, with each choir perform- ing three songs before receiving comment from a clinician. “The 40-minute clinics are intended to take the choirs, hopefully, to the next level,” Ms. Bellinger said. “You want the kids to leave the clinic wanting to sing more.” A panel of adjudicators and OVF committee members invit- ed 20 choirs to attend MusicFest Canada, a national music festi- val. They’re Joyful about vocal festival Merle Robillard/ News Advertiser photos The Dunbarton Gospel Choir, with, front from left, 16-year-old Katerina Petrovska, Kayla Ranine, 17, Alexandra Chicoine, 15, and Megan Boduch, 16, and back from left, Justin James, 16, and Kris Charboneau, 17, belt out a gospel tune during the final day of the Ontario Vocal Festival in Ajax. From left, 15-year-old Raquel Beattie, Meredith Murphy, 14, Amanda Marsch, 14 and Kandyce Barton, 14, of the Anderson Collegiate Choir, kicked off the Ontario Vocal Festival in Ajax last week. THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 PAGE 23 A/Pdurhamregion.com SPORTS sportsdurhamregion.com INSIDE Ajax’s Paul St. John is enjoying life on the bench with the National Lacrosse League’s Minnesota Swarm. Page 24. Sports briefs MARCH 3, 2006 [ Hockey ] Ajax’s Ramsay back in the AHL AJAX — An Ajax forward will migrate to more southerly climes to resume his professional hockey career. Centre Ryan Ramsay, signed as an un- drafted free agent by the National Hockey League’s St. Louis Blues in 2004, was reassigned from the Alaska Aces of the East Coast Hock- ey League to the Peoria (IL) Rivermen of the American Hockey League this week. For Ramsay, 22, it’s his third stint with the Rivermen this sea- son. In 32 games with Peoria in 2005-06, the 5-foot-11, 205-pound centreman has four goals, six as- sists, 47 penalty minutes, and 47 shots on goal. In Alaska, Ramsay amassed eight goals and 12 assists in 17 games. During the 2004-05 season, Ramsay played for the Worces- ter IceCats of the AHL where he had six goals and 12 assists in 46 games. [ Gymnastics ] Special Olympics rhythmic meet in Ajax DURHAM — The Durham West Shooting Stars hosts the Special Olympics Ontario Rhythmic Gymnastics/Martial Gym Competi- tion in Ajax on Sunday. The unique meet -- which of- fers both rhythmic gymnastics (girls) and martial gym (boys) -- features 35 participants from across the province, coming from such destinations as Sudbury, Brampton, Toronto, Kitchener-Wa- terloo, New Hamburg and Durham Region. Martial gym is martial arts to music and is a new sport for boys within the Special Olympics pro- gram. Competition at Alexander Graham Bell Public School starts at 9:30 a.m. with events running until approximately 3 p.m. Medal presentations will follow. The school is at 25 Harkins Dr., Ajax. Ryan Ramsay A.J. Groen/ News Advertiser photo Jawbreaker? AJAX — Eleazar Caracas of Ajax-based Tiller’s Boxing Club takes one to the jaw from Isho Shiber of McGrory’s Boxing Club during the No Escape Boxing Tour- nament, hosted by the Motor City Boxing Club at the Le Skratch nightclub in Oshawa last Sunday. Caracas lost by decision. It’s do or die for Pickering Panthers Pickering hopes to avoid series sweep By Al Rivett Sports Editor PICKERING — It all boils down to tonight for the Pickering Panthers. Trailing the Markham Waxers three games to none in the best- of-seven OHA Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League second- round playoff series, the Panthers must win at the Pickering Recre- ation Complex Friday. It’s as simple -- and as difficult -- as that. For one, Panthers coach John Winder is optimistic his charges can prolong the series which, by and large, has been marked by close games, with Markham winning the first two games by 5-4 scores, and Tuesday’s contest seeing the Waxers win 5-3 on their home rink. “We have to win four games, it’s just a matter of when you win them. Right now, we have to win four in a row. (Markham’s) in a situation where they could win four games, but I don’t think they’re a team that can beat us four games straight,” predicts Winder. And, he reports, a quiet confi- dence still pervades the Panthers’ dressing room heading into the crit- ical Game 4, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. “I asked (captain) Ryan Annes- ley last night, ‘how are the guys?’ and I was really impressed by what he said. I was thinking maybe they thought they were down and out of the series, but they’re confident we can come back and win this series, which is a great thing,” says Winder. The third-year Panthers’ coach acknowledges, however, that several areas must improve in order for the squad to realize a rebirth. First and foremost, penalties must be cur- tailed in order to keep a fearsome Markham power play off the ice. In Tuesday’s game, the Waxers feasted with the man advantage. “They have the No. 1 power play in the league. Case in point, they scored five power-play goals Tues- day night against us, which is unac- ceptable. I think we still killed off 14 penalties. The law of percent- ages says if you give the top team in the league on the power play man advantages, they’re going to score goals, and they did. “We don’t want to get into situa- tions where we take penalties. We can’t afford lame slashes and hooks, lazy penalties in my mind.” And, Winder is looking for offen- sive contributions beyond the first two forward units of Chris Jones- Justin Fox-AJ Ward and Tomek Bud- ziakowski-Richard Schofield-Brett Connolly. The other lines must get going -- and in a hurry -- for the Panthers to bounce back in the se- ries. “We have four pretty balanced lines. Our top guys are scoring, but then it drops off. The guys we want- ed to score, it’s now time for them to step up and put points on the board,” says Winder. SCORING SUMMARY Panthers at Waxers Period 1 Markham - Steven Tarasuk (PP) (Brett Molnar, Daniel Torres) 5:09 Markham - Mark Cornacchia (PP) (Brett Molnar) 14:03 Pickering - Justin Fox (PP) (AJ Ward, Greg Riggs) 18:13 Period 2 Markham - David Kostuch (PP) (Jer- emiah Crowe, Connor Treacy) 9:13 Markham - Brett Molnar (PP) (Daniel Torres, Ryan Olidis) 10:42 Period 3 Pickering - Chris Jones (AJ Ward, Justin Fox) 2:58 Markham - Ryan Olidis (PP) (Chris Ko rte, Shareef Labreche) 5:39 Pickering - Michael Banwell (Ed Snets- inger, AJ Ward) 17:08 POWER PLAYS Pickering: 1-for-11; Markham 5-for-19. Game 1: 5-4 Waxers, at Markham, Friday, Feb. 24; Game 2: 5-4 Waxers, at Pickering, Saturday, Feb. 25; Game 3: 5-3 Waxers, at Markham, Tuesday, Feb. 28; Game 4: at Pickering, Friday, March 3, 7:30 p.m. *Game 5: at Markham, Saturday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.; *Game 6: at Pickering, Tuesday, March 7, 8:30 p.m.; *Game 7: at Markham, Wednesday, March 8, 7 p.m. (* if necessary) vs. But, Swarm assistant coach can’t wait to get back behind the bench of Ajax-Pickering Senior ‘B’ Rock By Al Rivett Sports Editor AJAX — It’s a gruelling sched- ule, with virtually no weekends off and plenty of travel throughout North America -- but Paul St. John wouldn’t have it any other way. In his first season as one of two assistant coaches with the Nation- al Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Min- nesota Swarm, St. John is serving behind head coach Adam Mueller. So far, the Swarm sit tied for fourth place in the NLL’s East Divi- sion standings with a 4-4 record. They’ll have their work cut out for them this weekend as they pull into Toronto for a game against the improving Rock at the Air Canada Centre on Friday night. On Saturday, the Swarm’s in Buffalo to meet the East Divi- sion-leading Bandits. The Ajax resident and head coach of the Ajax-Pickering Rock senior ‘B’ team says it’s been a mixed bag for the Swarm this sea- son, with the typical highs and lows that a pro campaign brings. “It’s been a really good experi- ence. We have a good team, but we should be better than what our re- cord says,” notes St. John. “There’s been some disappointing nights. There’s a little bit more pressure to win and there should be because guys are being paid. “It’s not a huge adjustment because most of the guys in the league play (in senior ‘B’) in the summertime. The biggest adjust- ment is travel and the time com- mitment to the game. There’s a lot of preparation involved.” St. John, however, does have a touchstone to his Ajax-Pickering Rock senior ‘B’ team in the form of Shawn Summerfield, a defender with the Swarm this year who’s also played the past several sea- sons with the Rock. “He’s played four (of the eight) games thus year and he’ll play in Buffalo (Saturday),” says St. John. “He’s played very well. He’s handled himself quite well at this level. It proves that a player can play at any level and be successful (in the NLL).” When the NLL season winds down in late April, St. John says he’ll be back behind the bench for the Ajax-Pickering Rock. The team begins training camp April 10, leading up to its season opener May 6 against the Brooklin Mer- chants. The Rock’s home opener is May 12 against the Owen Sound Woodsmen. Heading into its fourth campaign in the Ontario Lacrosse Associa- tion senior ‘B’ league, the Rock are still in search of a league title. Last season, the club was ousted in the semifinal by the Kitchener- Waterloo Kodiaks, which not only won the OLA senior ‘B’ title, but also the President’s Cup (national) title. While the Rock will have cap- tain Jim Veltman, who’s also the To ronto Rock captain and a peren- nial NLL all-star, back in the fold, the team will nonetheless by on the lookout for a goaltender. Last year’s starter, Jay Preece, has elect- ed to play in the Western Lacrosse Association for the Nanaimo (B.C.) Ti mberman this season. NOTES: The Ajax-Pickering Rock will play a 16-game senior ‘B’ schedule, as opposed to 14 in past seasons... The Arthur Aces are now known as the ‘Wellington’ Aces, which denotes the county in which the team plays. AJAX AZZURRI SOCCER CLUB Come Join the Fun 416-410-2230 Registration for 2006 Summer Outdoor House League Soccer Registrations being accepted for House League Divisions Early Registration Dates, Times and Locations: House League Membership Includes For more information, please check our web site at www.ajaxazzurrisoccer.com Saturday, March 4th 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ajax Community Centre Admiral’s Room Final Registration Date for $135 per player / Family (3 or more siblings) $360 Last Call. Don’t Be Disappointed •Twelve regular season games; •Mid-season tournament; •End of season play-offs; •Uniform (shirt, shorts and socks); •Individual Trophy; We are currently accepting registrations for boys and girls aged 4-14. All regular house league games played in Ajax. No Mixed Gender Teams. •Individual and team photographs; •Cup day celebration. Thursday, March 23rd 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ajax Community Centre Admiral’s Room Saturday, April 8th 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ajax Community Centre Admiral’s Room Saturday, April 22nd 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. McLean Community Centre Room #1 After March 15, $145 per player / Family (3 or more siblings) $390 Final Registration Dates, Times and Locations: durhamregion.comA/P PAGE 24 THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 drinfo.ca/croneblog.htmlCOLUMNIST NEIL CRONEBLOG ENTER LAUGHING St. John enjoying life in the pros with Minnesota PICKERING SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION a non-profi t community softball association recognized by the City of Pickering 2006 Program Registration Children’s T-Ball (year of birth 2000-2001) Children’s Softball (year of birth 1987-1999) Register in person at the Pickering Recreation Complex & Arena, Valley Farm Road, South of Hwy 2 on: Monday February 13th – 7pm to 9pm O’Brien Room A Sunday March 5th – 11am to 1pm O’Brien Room A Sunday April 2nd – 11am to 1pm O’Brien Room A Register anytime at www.pickeringsoftball.com. Birth certifi cate must be presented at time of registration. Membership fees: T-Ball $85/per child. All other age groups $100/per child up to March 5th. $80 for each additional family member up to March 5th. For further info: 905-420-6050 Umpires, sponsors & coaches: 905-837-0606 FREE Services and Financial Assistance for Job Search and Workplace Supports For more information call Rhonda at 905-404-8490 (Phone) 905-404-0468 (TTY) rhogg@durham.chs.ca W e c a n Help! L o o k i n g for a Job? THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETYThis project is funded by the Government of Canada. Ajax-Pickering Lacrosse Registration Never played? Sharpen your hockey skills! A great team sport! We’d LOVE to teach you! Please bring a copy of your Birth Certifi cate to Registration. A Parent or Guardian must be present to sign registration forms. All players intending to try out for a rep team must fi rst register for houseleague. Visit us on-line at: www.westdurhamlacrosse.com 2006 Registration Last Chance to Register! Saturday, March 4th, 2006 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Pickering Recreation Complex O’Brien Meeting Room B Just one more way to get your community news. newsdurhamregion.com Paul St. John THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 PAGE 25 A/Pdurhamregion.com Lightning intermediates strike silver at provincials To r onto Aeros blank Durham West in gold-medal game DURHAM — The Provincial Women’s Hockey Championships ended with a silver lining for the Durham West Light- ning intermediate ‘AA’ squad. The Lightning came up short against the Toronto Aeros 4-0 in the gold-medal game. En route to silver, the Lightning faced a bevy of strong teams in their 19-team division. After posting a scoreless draw with the Burlington Barracudas, Dur- ham West prevailed over the London Devilettes 3-1. The Lightning also posted 1-0 victories over Markham and Oakville and a 2-0 win over Stoney Creek to ad- vance to the gold-medal round. All told, Lightning goaltender Quinn Caggiula earned four shutouts. The provincial silver was one of many accomplishments for the Lightning this year. The team placed six players on either the ‘blue’ or ‘white’ Ontario teams and the Canadian Under-18 Women’s Hockey Championships. Forward Jenn Wakefield has emerged as a force in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League this season, ending up as the top regular season scorer in the league. She’s also played a number of games with the Durham Lightning se- nior National Women’s Hockey League squad. As well, Durham West forward Dee Nagymarosi earned a scholarship to Manhattanville College, and will attend the school in the fall. The intermediates continue to play in league playoffs over the next few weeks. Other team members are Cristin Allen, Callie Bazak, Christie Connors, Amber Ellis, Lindsay Hill, Carling Jeyes, Kayla Richard, Kirsten Roach, Natalie Spooner, Darby Smith, Bethany Turowec, Tara Watchorn and Alison Williams. Te am staff is Ken Mulgrew, Dino Cag- giula, Joe Modeste, Scott Hill and Drina Hill. Provincials yield top marks for synchro swimmers DURHAM — Durham Synchro’s eight Tier 6 and 7 athletes took their figures and routine skills to the 2006 Provincials at Etobicoke Olympium last weekend, and were rewarded with eight podium finishes. In Tier 7 figures competition, Chelsey Matthews placed eighth, and Katie LeP- age placed 13th. In Tier 7 duet, Matthews and LePage placed second in routine, and third overall. In the final event of the three-day com- petition, Durham’s Tier 7 team swam well enough to take the silver with a routine score of 79. Team members are Christa Hutton, LePage, Julia Maclean of Ajax, Brianna MacLellan, Matthews, Allie Mear, Carrie Mouck and Alaina Wade of Pickering. Forty-seven Ontario athletes are vying for 12 spots on the 2006 Team Ontario/ Canada Games 2007 team. After two of three tryouts, Maclean ranks second, Matthews is in fifth, and LePage is eighth. The final tryout is in early April. In Tier 6 15-and-under figures com- petition, Maclean placed first out of 85 competitors and received a gold medal and trophy. MacLellan was also on the podium in fourth place, and Mouck placed 10th. In Tier 6 15-and-under duet competi- tion, Maclean and Mouck placed first out of 12 teams from 13 clubs across Ontario. In Tier 6 15-and-under solo, Maclean took the gold medal and MacLellan won silver. Mouck was in sixth place. In the Tier 6 all-round swimmer cate- gory, Maclean took the first-place trophy and Mouck was 12th. 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Send or email resumes to 1050 Brock Rd., Tel/Fax: 905-421-9550, email curvesresumes@pathcom.com CUSTOMER SERVICE oriented people w/vehicle required for ear- ly morning delivery of Toronto Star newspaper in Oshawa, Port Perry, Uxbridge, Bowmanville. 7 days/week. (905)438-1170. DO YOU HAVE 10 hours per week that you would like to make productive? Work from home earning $3000+ per month. 416- 284-4493 or www.miniofficeout- lets.com/deb DRIVERS WANTED for Blue Line Ta xis. Part-time shifts available. Please call Roy at 905-440-2011 or (905) 439-1111. EXPERIENCED PART TIME. Telemarketer, Financial services firm requires experienced telemarketers to set appoint- ments. Daytime hours. $13-$15 per hour. Computer expereince nessecary. Call 905-619-9544. WANTED IMMEDIATELY,cable and satellite technician, experi- enced. Telephone I & R a plus $70K - $100K, New York, Texas, Louisiana. Contact Zeion at 416- 723-6171 email: zeionwil@hotmail.com EXOTIC DANCERS needed, no license required. Earn $1,000 - $3,000 weekly. Transportation provided. 19+. Call Tracey (905) 420-2595 or Gus (416 )841- 0865 EDWARD JONES is growing and looking to hire driven people who want to run a business. A Top 50 employer in Canada, we offer the support needed to succeed, in- cluding extensive training and in- centives. Please contact Lee- Anne Goy at 1-800-380-4517. ESTABLISHED LANDSCAPE construction company hiring qualified individuals with min. 3 - 5 years experience in all aspects of landscape construction includ- ing installation of pavers, retain- ing walls, natural rockery, grading carpentry etc. Must have valid li- cense, clean abstract and good work ethics. We offer competitive wages and a great growing envi- ronment. Only serious applicants need apply. Fax resume (905) 720-1395. ORDER TAKERS NEEDED $25/hr. avg. Full Time We Train Yo u!! 905.435.0518 FREE Telephone Service FREEDOM PHONE LINES Regardless of Credit No Deposit Required LOWEST PRICE Call now & receive 1 month FREE 1-866-884-7464 FULL-TIME experienced barn staff required for hunter/jumper show facility South of Uxb ridge. Monday thru Friday. Please call or email 905-852-4680 laura@northequest.com GENERAL BEARING Services Inside Sales Position / Counter Sales experience or mechanical ability an asset. Fax resume to 905-668-6310, Whitby. To Place an Ad in Ajax or Pickering Call 905-683-0707 or Tor. line 1-416-798-7259 ClassifiedsClassifiedsNews AdvertiserNews Advertiser 130 Commercial Ave., Ajax Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00-5 Closed SaturdayEmail: classifi eds@durhamregion.com Classifi eds On-Line Web Site: www.durhamregion.com A/P PAGE 26 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 03, 2006 www.durhamregion.com As a result of growth, we require the following additions to our operation, to meet our current needs and continue our commit- ment to quality and customer service: ECS Engineering & Construction Limited requires the following: Construction Site Supervisor/Foreperson -reporting to our Project Manager, the successful candidate will have at least five years experience in construction supervision, with a hands-on knowledge of concrete, carpentry and finishing trades. The ability to coordinate and direct multiple trade disciplines to com- plete work on schedule. Experience in retail gas-bar construction is an asset. Heavy Equipment Operators -needed to operate excavators, rubber tire backhoes and dozers, experienced in sewer work and gas station tankage installation is an asset. Material Warehousing & Driver -reporting to the Warehouse Shop Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the daily receiving and shipping of construction materials and equipment into and out of our general warehouse; product verifi- cation for quality, receipt paperwork and safe material handling and storage. Must have a good driving record, as the position will also involve some delivery of material to various job sites. An AZ license is required, and experience in forklift operation is essential. Experienced Construction Labourers - with carpentry and concrete experience to work on commercial construction sites. Gas station experience an asset. Qualified candidates should forward their resume to: Attn: Human Resources ECS Engineering & Construction Limited 51 Ritin Lane, Unit 1 Concord, Ontario L4K 4E1 Fax: 905-761-7082 email: tatiana@ecsengineering.com Steel Store Warehouse Person We seek very reliable, service-oriented individuals to handle the processing of customer orders and the shipping and receiving of material at our Scarborough Steel Store and our new Pickering Steel Store locations. This entry level position demands a team player with strong communica tion skills, the ability to follow instructions carefully, accuracy and an ability to work without close supervision. We offer com petitive wages and a compre hensive benefi ts package. Please forward your resume in confi dence to: The Steel Store, 3501 McNicol Ave., Unit #8, Scarborough, ON MIV 2N3. Fax: (416) 299-6429. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. SALES AGENTS FOR IMMEDIATE POSITIONS REQUIRES Canada’s Largest Lawncare Company Has Immediate Position Available In Our Conveniently Located Scarborough Sales Office. $10.00 Per Hour Guaranteed Base. Afternoon and Evening Shifts Available, “NO COLD CALLING.” Motivated Applicants Who Possess Outstanding Communication Skills Along with an Excellent Command Of The English Language College & University Students Are Encouraged To Apply. Previous Sales/Closing Experience, Basic Computer Skills and a Positive Attitude Are Assets. SCARBOROUGH LOCATION 11 Grand Marshall Drive, Morningside & 401 (TTC accessible) Please call now: 416-269-8333 YMCA Durham Employment Services is hosting a SHERIDAN NURSERIES JOB FAIR Sheridan Nurseries is seeking to fill: Various Customer Service positions Seasonal, Part-time at their WHITBY & MARKHAM locations Interviews will be conducted On-Site at the YMCA Please bring resume Interviews will be conducted on a first come, first serve basis. Wednesday, March 8, 1-4 p.m. YMCA Durham Employment Services & Youth Foyer 1550 Kingston Rd., Suite 7, Pickering Ont. (Hwy. 2 and Valley Farm Rd.) For more information, call 905-686-7060 MANAGER Public Accounting Firm - West Pickering We are a firm dedicated to serving the needs of the small Business client. Our firm with three offices in Durham has a full-time opening in Pickering for an individual that is a self starter, enjoys a challenging changing environment, has strong accounting skills and experience in personal and corporate tax. Must be computer literate, have excellent communication skills and supervisory experience. CGA, CA, CMA required. Part-Time will be considered. If you want a position with a future to operate an office, Please reply with your salary expectations to: Fax (905)509-3528, email plula@sourcepointbiz.com OFFICE ASSISTANT Busy Pickering office has an immediate opening for a cheerful, positive-minded person to take on a variety of tasks. Must be very proficient in all aspects of Microsoft Office and be able to independently produce accurate and professional documents, spreadsheets and mail merges. Invoicing and collection experience, excellent telephone manner and customer service skills are essential. QuickBooks experience preferred. Exposure to scheduling software and hand held units, as well as a willingness to work flexible hours definite assets. Remuneration based on experience, comprehensive benefit package available to right candidate. Please email resume and wage expectations to sum01@sympatico.ca While we thank all who are interested, only those to be interviewed will be contacted. MAKE A HEALTHY CAREER CHOICE ! NURSING & HEALTH CARE JOB EXPO Wednesday May 17, 2006 Holiday Inn - 1011 Bloor St. E., Oshawa TO BOOK A BOOTH OR FOR MORE DETAILS CALL CLASSIFIED'S 905-576-9335 or 905-683-0707 Fax - 905-579-4218 PRESENTED BY CDA Level 2 Assistant for busy Dental office You need to be a Team Player, have strong computer skills and enjoy what you do. All shifts are available, though some evening and weekend work is required. Please apply in confidence to: Oshawa This Week - File # 237 865 Farewell St. Oshawa, Ont L1H 7L5 HAIRSTYLIST Full time with experience JOSEPH'S HAIRSTYLING Oshawa Centre Apply in person or call Joe (905) 723-9251 HAVE FUN, MAKE MONEY! 15 openings for full time work. Must have fun attitude, work well in team environment, we are a company that markets products and services for companies. Advancement opportunities available, car an asset. $450 weekly to start. Call Amy (905)837-9172. No telemarketing SHINGLERS & LABOURERS re- quired for busy roofing company. Must be reliable. Vehicle an as- set.Call (905)427-8613 HEATHER GLEN GOLF COURSE now accepting re- sumes for summer employment for the following positions - Short Order Cook, Cart Washers, Greens Maintenance. Fax 905-655-9486 or email: scott@heatherglen.ca HIRING EXPERT SPECIALTY cleaner for long term employ- ment. Experts in: carpet, floods, hard floor maintenance, and gen- eral cleaning. Experience in Duct cleaning, minor repairs or truck mount an asset. MUST HAVE care and good license. Base salary, percentage + bonus + benefits. Certification recognized. Flexible schedule req'd. Will train. Call (905)686-9272 or Fax (905)686-0312 WE NEED HELP! 15 people needed immediately to fill open- ings from office to warehouse. $450 weekly, will train. Openings will be filled this week. Call Julie (905)837-9200 LANDSCAPE FOREMAN / La- bourers and Ground Maintenance required for 2006 summer sea- son. Wages to be in accordance with experience. Foreman must have valid drivers license. For all other positions valid drivers li- cense would be preferred. All re- plies confidential. Only those con- sidered will be contacted. Send resume to File #245, Oshawa This Week, 865 Farewell St., Oshawa ON L1H 7L5 LAWN MAINTENANCE company seeking full time experienced fore persons and labourers. Must have valid drivers license and clean abstract. Call (905) 831- 1833 or Fax resume to (905) 831- 2446.Email: indoor.outdoor@hotmail.com LIGHT INDUSTRIAL - Apply in person to 1614 Dundas St. E., Suite 203. Whitby (Dundas / Thickson) on Monday to Thurs- day from 9:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m LOCAL COMPANY EXPAND- ING operations. Looking to fill 20 positions. Start immediately. Ex- cellent earning potential. Stu- dents and seniors welcome. Full time/part time. Must be a highly motivated team player. Must have own transportation. Must be bondable. Contact Bev or Bill for an immediate interview 1-866- 677-1277. Tue Mar. 7, be- tween12:00 noon 6:30 pm and Wed Mar.8, between 9am-5pm. LOOKING FOR PEOPLE to work at construction in cleaning new homes & windows, previous exp. preferred. Ajax/Scar. S.I.N.., car, equipment & exp. necessary. $11/hr. Call 416-896-4626 Call: 905-665-8733 PA RT TIME leading to FULL-TIME Industrial / Commercial CLEANERS Experience a must! Days/evenings/wknds $9-10/hour Drivers license essential Bondable.References. Police check. 905-420-3112 Shipper/Receiver for growing business in Whitby.Lift Truck Operator license required.Some carpentry skills required for crating. Fax resumes to: 905-452-1069 SUPERINTENDENT REQUIRED Oshawa Residential Complex.Must have professional exp.in maintenance & suite renovations.Excellent salary, benefits & apt incl. Fax resume to: 416-485-7859 TELEMARKETERS required for a Pickering based company. Part- time position. 3 evenings a week. Call (905)427-8613 TUTOR P/T *University grads *Teachers preferred *Available 4-8pm *Pickering location Send resume to: Direct Approach Inc., 1305 Cornell Crt., Pickering, ON L1X 2P1 WAIT STAFF and experienced DJ's required immediately for busy entertainment club. Call Tra- cey (905) 420-2595 WINDOW WASHER NEEDED: We are looking for an experienced window washer to join our team. Wages based on experience. Must have clean and valid driver license. Call Algonquin Property Services at (905) 428-1844, Fax resume (905) 428-8496 or email: employment@algonquin1.com AVEDA CONCEPT SALON and spa, requires 2 licensed stylists with or without clientele. Hourly pay or commission. Training in- cluded. Great opportunity. Call Michael (905) 837-9111 AXXESS HAIR DESIGN, Readers Choice Award Winner, is now seeking stylists to join our team in our historic upscale downtown Whitby location. Bring resume to 122 Brock St N or axxess.resumes@bellnet.ca or fax 905-723-6688 RMT required for The Facial Place in Pickering. Call (905)831- 9700 3RD OR 5TH YEAR or Licensed Te chnician required for automo- tive shop. Benefits available. 44 hr. week. No evenings or week- ends. Fax resume: 905-430- 9983. AIR CONDITIONING INSTALL- ER required, also experienced electric water heater installer. Please fax resume in confidence to 905-725-0886. LICENSED AUTOMOTIVE me- chanic required for busy shop in Durham. Ontario Drive clean in- spection and diagnostic experi- ence an asset. No weekends. Please fax to (905) 430-3694 or email: steautoh@rogers.com MACHINE OPERATOR Pickering area, 2 yrs. mechanical back- ground, return ven machine if possible, Fax resume attention Christine 416 495-0941 or email staffplus@staffplus.org PREP PERSON (s) required for large & established Auto Colli- sion Repair Shop. Must be experienced & take great pride in producing only top quality work. Call: 905-420-3501 PRESS OPERATOR required. Experienced - 5 colour Komori Lithrone. F/T or P/T. Fax resume to 905-831-6722 REQUIRED SEWER CREW FOREMAN for established Sewer and Watermain Company. Must have 3-5 years experience in un- der ground sewer and watermain installation. Experience in road reconstruction an asset. Able to read drawings, must have experi- ence in private and Municipal pro- jects. Must have positive attitude and proven leadership skills. Must have a valid drivers license. Salary based on level of experi- ence. Please fax resume to 905- 372-5036. REQUIRED SEWER PIPE LAYER AND LEAD HAND, for established Sewer and Water- main Company. Experienced in all area of underground sewer and watermain installation. Must have a valid drivers license. Ex- perience in cement work an as- set. Wages based on level of ex- perience. Please fax resume to 905-372-5036. ROOFING AND INSULATION company needs driver for work truck. Must have own transporta- tion to our shop. Clean driving record, and roofing experience a bonus. Cube van experience nec- essary. Full time year round work. Excellent pay and benefits. (416)717-5828 WINDOW MANUFACTURING company has a full time mainte- nance position available. Must be able to program and use CNC machines. Understanding of pneumatics and hydraulics. Please call Brian at 905-686- 2445, Ext.241 WEB MASTER/GRAPHIC De- signer position available at sales and marketing company in Pick- ering. Responsibilities will in- clude: maintenance and design elements for our company web- site. Knowledge in PHP, SQL, HTML, Programming and secon- dary software knowledge in Flash, ASP, Java Script. Please submit resume with salary expec- tations to: jdavis@somcan.com AUTOMOTIVE SHOP requires a Receptionist/Service Writer. Bookkeeping skills an asset. Days only, no weekends. Fax re- sume: 905-430-9983 LEGAL ASSISTANT / LAW CLERK, PART-TIME. Capable of working independently with em- phasis on real estate, some cor- porate and estate. Convey- ancer and Fast Company ex- perience an asset. Salary com- mensurate with experience. Fax resume to: 905-430-9100 or e-mail: lyoung@on.aibn.com LICENSED REAL ESTATE As- sistant required immediately. Call Bozena for further details 905- 430-6066 RECEPTIONIST/ORDER ENTRY Clerk required for Ajax based company. Full-time position. Good communication and com- puter skills required. Fax resume to: 905-619-5288 OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR for Whitby Drywall Company. 7:00-4:00pm. minimum 3 years experience. Knowledge of dry- wall/insulation, sq.footage, gener- al office duties, computer skills, read drawings and French an as- set. Fax resume & salary expec- tations to 905-730-3903. After 4 pm ONLY. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY! RECEPTIONIST/BOOKKEEPER required full time for Whitby com- pany. Quickbooks an asset. Please fax 905-655-7178. No phone calls please. SECRETARY REQUIRED full time with good computer experi- ence wanted for import/export company in Oshawa. Telephone (905)579-3794. Fax (905)728- 4703 SALES ASSOCIATES NEEDED! Empire Today, North America's leading shop-at-home retailer, today featuring carpeting & floor- ing, with more to come, is cur- rently hiring! CONFIRMED AP- POINTMENTS provided!! in- home sales experience a plus but not necessary. Call Gregg Jackson at (888)588-2315 x3940. Fax Resume in confidence to (866)381-6810. www.empire-to- day.ca EOE M/F/D/V SALES,advanced commissions, P/T, F/T, okay with talking to small groups. A NYSE Company. Diana 866-306-5858. FITNESS DEPOT requires sales associate. Fitness background a plus. Fax resume to our Pickering location: 905-839-8481 attn.Todd CDA or PDA full-time position, Oshawa practice, no evenings or weekends. Minimum 2 years experience. Fax resume to: 905- 434-8520, attn.Mary. DENTAL ASSISTANT needed for 1 yr maternity leave, starting end of March, includes evenings & Saturdays, approx 20 hours/week. Please fax resume to: 905-427-9280. EXPERIENCED DENTAL Hygi- enist required for Maternity leave starting mid April. For Whitby practice. Fax resume to: 905-668- 7295 FIRST IMPRESSIONS Pers on with experience wanted for excel- lent dental office in Scarborough. Great attitude and strong custom- er relations skills a must. Call 416-222-9019 FULL TIME DENTAL recep- tion/assistant required for friendly Whitby dental office. Abeldent ex- perience necessary. Required im- mediately. Please fax resume 905-666-9057 HERE WE GROW AGAIN!Very busy walk-in/ family practice clinic requires a Nurse, Receptionist and File Clerk due to expansion. Experience a must. Fax resume to 905-430-6416. MASSAGE THERAPY CLINIC (Oshawa, Bloor/Ritson) near 401 seeking part-time Holistic Practi- tioner. Naturopathy, Psychothera- pist, Acupuncturist, Hypnothera- pist, (RMT evening & some Sat- urdays), (905)243-1038, e-mail mirka.m@rogers.com RMT's for busy Pickering clinic. High energy, responsible, reliable, serious interest in healing arts. F/T, P/T. E-mail resume to rmtwanted@ hotmail.com FULL OR PART-TIME kitchen and serving staff. Apply in per- son: 736 Kingston Rd. SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS NEEDED.Must be Red Cross/Royal life certified. Must be available to work daytime, even- ings or weekends. Please call (416 ) 358-2510. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN - I would like to work 3 days a week. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Oshawa, Pickering, Port Hope area. $22.50 negotiable. References and covering letter on request. Call Joe 905-576-2595.. OWNER OPERATOR - 5 TON with tail gate looking for work. Call (905) 767-3698 * First Time Buyer* No money down Fr ee computerized list of properties avail.with no downpayment. Free Recorded Message 24hrs/day 1-800-691-9082 ID# 8832 Visit: www. 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NICE 3-BEDROOM,2 bath- rooms, 2-storey desirable area in Oshawa Ceramic tile in hall and kitchen, walkout from livingroom to fenced backyard, partially fin- ished basement, $213,900. 705- 722-2145.No agents OSHAWA,Simcoe/Mill. 4 bed- room 2-storey house. 2 living- rooms, 4 washrooms, partially fin- ished basement. 2-car detached heated garage. low taxes, easy access to 401. $205,000. (905)728-0591 STUNNING 2,900 SQ. F.T ex- ecutive in sought after Courtice location. Beautiful home with 2 bedroom basement apartment with separate entrance, $350,000.Call (905 )436-9155. LINDSAY.Commute distance to To ronto/Oshawa/Peterborough. New townhouse bungalow, end unit. 2 bedroom/2 bath, garage, main floor laundry, master en- suite. Hardwood/tile floors. Air cond., high eff. furn/hot water tank. Fully decorated. 4 applianc- es. Basement unspoiled. High, dry, rough-in re bath. Excellent area. Tarion warranty. Asking $239,900. Agents welcome and protected. 1-800-706-4409/905- 852-4736. LOT AVAILABLE, 60x140 ft. with tenanted house in desirable Whitby location. R4 ZONING permits tri-plex or four-plex. Close to transportation. Carol Hoover Century 21 Infinity 905 686-6437 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL for sale. Central Oshawa, 8500 sq.ft., $629,900. Excellent owner occupied investment. Call 905- 259-2552. EXECUTIVE OFFICE SPACE, available March 1st. Downtown Pickering, professional office building, 1 or 2 offices, 1 furnished. Serious inquiries only. Contact Steve (905)420-2900 ext 223 A JOB AT HOME.$493.97 weekly. Mail work or computer work. Go to: www.MyHomePCJob.com Code 16 or write for Free details at 3-11 BELLEROSE DR. Suite #122-16 ST.ALBERT, AB T8N 5C9 FA STWAY COURIERS new fran- chise to region, 2 exclusive terri- tories available. Be your own boss, ground level opportunity. www.fastway.ca (905)720-2816 HAIRDRESSING BUSINESS for sale in Bowmanville. Fully equipped, good location. For in- formation call (905)623-4172 STORE FIXTURES Enough to fixture 3500-sq.ft. store. Gondo- las, shelves, hooks, cash regis- ters, etc. Ideal for dollar, gift, bargain or clothing store. Reg. Price $30,000, asking $10,000 (take all price). 53' storage trailer included. 905-571-7713 (Jim) or jimsarracini1@sympatico.ca TA KE ALL ONLY 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. SYNTHETIC PUTTING GREEN installations (Mirage). Year round. Lucrative, rights to Ontario (GTA is a gold mine) very little competi- tion. Retiring. (905)576-7422 www.kcputtinggreens.com wcaruk@rogers.com $$$100 % FINANCING OAC 5 yr. at 5.20% or Variable at 4.50 % OAC, Cash take-outs, Re- finances, Self-employed, Com- mercial, even poor credit. Call Kevin, Mon. to Sat. at: 1-800- 328-7887 ext.366. $$$MORTGAGE FINANC- ING$$$ - $$$1ST AND 2ND MORTGAGES $$$ www.mortga- gebid.ca or call Dennis @1-800- 915-2353. Purchases, renewals or refinance. To consolidate your debts. Lowest rates possible for residential or commercial.Credit issues, self employed, I will as- sess your needs. Prompt, profes- sional service. $$MONEY$$Consolidte Debts Mortgages to 100%. No income, bad credit OK! ONTARIOWIDE FINANCIAL CORP 1-888-307- 7799. CITYCAN MORTGAGES.1st, 2nd, 3rd & hundred million dollars in private mortgages. Call Tom 416-254-5201 GOOD OR BAD CREDIT, refinance mortgages and invest- ment properties. Loans & Line of Credit.Please call (416)436-1589 NEED A LOAN? Problem Cred- it? Secured unsecured, cars, trucks, refinancing, pay day, credit cards. Nelson Financial Group. Call Jacqui 1-866-340- 5559 ext.264 (1) Renovated Simcoe/Mill 2- bedroom, balcony, parking, laun- dry $795, Also Renovated 2-bed. $825. Simcoe/Bloor Oshawa. 3- bdrm, near Oshawa Centre, hard- wood floors. $995+ hydro. 905- 429-2036 or 905-922-6709; Laundry, parking. Whitby, 2- bedroom $850/incl. Harwood floors, 905-430-7868. (1) BRAND NEW 3 bedroom, main floor of house, Pickering. New carpets, paint, ceramic, win- dows. Includes laundry, 3 car parking, private deck/yard. Fami- ly neighbourhood. Near schools, GO, 401. $1395/incl. (416)459- 2350 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS, Oshawa, Simcoe/Gibb. Starting from $450/mo - $600/mo + utilities. First & last., references, Available immediately/April 1st. Call Stephen 905-259-5796. 1-BEDROOM BASEMENT apt., Oshawa. 4 appliances, separate entrance, parking, very quiet nice neighbourhood $700/month inclu- sive. ALSO Room for rent $400/month inclusive. Both available immediately. (416)895- 4203 OSHAWA - 1 & 2 bedroom units available.Call 1-800-442-3947 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 BEDROOM Oshawa Hospital area, bright spacious $816, ap- pliances, central air, heat & cable all included. no smoking/pets, call (905)432-7517. 2-BDRM,Northend Oshawa. Close to shopping, public trans- portation, medical centre. $900/mo inclusive. Includes cable. Call Jennifer Foley, Sales Representative, Re/Max Spirit Inc. www.realtorforyou.ca (905)728-1600 2-BEDROOM $865 monthly ($210 weekly) and furnished bachelor $580/monthly ($145 weekly) Clean, quiet, parking, ap- pliances, utilities included. Available March lst. or later (Sim- coe/Mill) Call (905)576-6769. 2-BEDROOM APT.,Oshawa, 385 Mary St. N., basement of 3-plex, $680 plus hydro. Available April 1st.Call (705)437-2924 3-BEDROOM,hardwood floors, main floor of house, near O.C. Adult/Seniors lifestyle building. Discount for seniors. 1-car park- ing, laundry. Avail immediately. Call after 5pm 905-924-4413 A BRAND NEW bright 2 bed- room apt. Wilson/Bloor area. $850_hydro. First/last. No pets/no smoking.(905)260-1496 ADELAIDE/MARY.2 bdrm apartment, walking distance to downtown & Oshawa hospital. $850/mo inclusive. Avail. immedi- ately.Call 905-983-5386 ADULT LIFESTYLE,North Oshawa Triplex, 2 bedroom main floor. $875/inclusive, 1 bedroom basement, $695/inclusive. first, last, references. No pets/smok- ing. $100 move in allowance. Lynn (905)925-3200, (905)436- 6886. AJAX NORTH - Spacious 1 bedroom basement apartment. Parking, cable, appliances, sep- arate entrance. No pets/smoking. $775/mo. inclusive. First/last. Available on or after March 15. Excellent location. Close to all amenities. Call 905-428-7174. AJAX - 2 bedroom walkout. Bright, roomy. 4 piece bath. Sep- arate entrance/parking. $950 in- clusive. Available April 1st. Call 905-427-9944 AJAX Salem/Bayly.Large 1- bedroom basement apt. 4pc bath, shared laundry. $750 includes utilities, parking, A/C. Non-smok- ing. Suit professional. 905-787- 8665, 416-721-4425. AJAX, NEW bright, large 1-bed- room basement apt., office, walk- in closet, ceramics, indoor park- ing, newly furnished, suit single person, non - smoker. Church /Kingston Rd. $750/month inclu- sive.April 1st.905-427-4222. AJAX,#16 Shale Dr., brand new 2-bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, bathroom, laundry room, parking. Available April 1st. No pets/smoking. (905)426-8666 AJAX,Hwy #2/Westney, bright, walkout 2-bedroom basement, freshly renovated & painted, $850, rent/utilities negotiable. Near bus, Go, shopping, schools. No smoking/pets Available imme- diately 905-426-9898, 416-459- 9993 AJAX, HWY 2/Church St., 1-bed- room, separate entrance, base- ment walkout, no smoking/pets. Appliances, utilities included. First/last, $700. Call after 6pm (905)428-7133 AJAX,large beautiful, 2 bedroom basement, viewing Wed. 7-8pm, Sat. 1-2 pm. or call. 62 Marshall Cres. $695., parking, laundry. 1- 866-737-5617 or 416-436-2884. AJAX, SALEM/401,3-bedroom main floor, spacious, corner lot, 4 appliances, 2 parking, hardwood floors, walkout deck, $1500 inclu- sive. Call (905)426-7341 (416)802-8703. AJAX- OXFORD TOWERS.Spa- cious apartments, quiet bldg, near shopping, GO. Pool. 3-bed- room $1089, March 1st. Call 905- 683-8421. ALSO 2-bedroom, April 1st, 905-683-8571. AJAX/WHITBY BORDER 2-bed- room spacious apt, ground level entry in home, parking, pool, a/c, central vac, use of washer/dryer. $800+ 40% utilities. Available April lst (905)444-9871. www.viewit.ca/20441 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Oshawa, 1-bdrm apt, clean, nice area, laundry on-site. Call 905- 809-0795 8am - 5pm. BACHELOR, 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments, in most beautiful adult lifestyle building. Available immediately. Stevenson & Ross- land, Oshawa. Call 905-579- 3700 or (905)723-1009. BLOOR ST. EAST OSHAWA- Near No Frills/401. TWO -2bed- rooms, $745+hydro($50/mo), Im- mediate. Immaculate, well-main- tained, nice, bright. Laundry, small building Bus-stop at door. First/last, 1-parking. No pets. 905-668-1946 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 Spacious 1- bedroom apartment. Quiet loca- tion. Free parking, no smoking environment, no pets. Adult life- style building. $765 utilities in- cluded.905-697-3491. BOWMANVILLE,one bedroom apt. available April 1st. Close to 401, satelite TV, laundry, parking, newly painted, $695+ 1/2 util..No smoking/pets. First/last. 905-720- 2435 BRIGHT BACHELOR basement apartment, Central Oshawa. Available April/May lst. Near shopping and transit. Separate entrance $525 inclusive. Newly renovated. Quiet Non-smoker on- ly.(905) 436-8048. BROOKLIN - 2 bed. apt. in adult- lifestyle building, 2nd floor, 4 ap- pliances, available April 1st. $825/mo. + hydro. No dogs. 905- 424-9743. CENTRAL OSHAWA, newly renovated huge 1-bedroom apart- ment. $750/inclusive on quiet dead-end street with park. (905)655-5789, (905)655-9739. CLEAN 1 & 2 BDRM $720/$800, newly decorated. Utilities includ- ed. Simcoe/Mill area, small quiet apt. building. Call for appt. (905)579-9890. 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. DELANEY/WESTNEY large 2 bedroom furnished basement. Spacious, separate entrance, parking, laundry included. $800 plus utilities. Non smoker/no pets preferred. Avail. Apr.1. (905)686- 6350 GRANDVIEW AND OLIVE, bright above ground one bed. base- ment, $695/inclusive. Laundry, parking, 1st and last/references required, available April 1st. (905)743-0859 LARGE BEAUTIFUL, 2 bedroom apt., in small complex in old Whit- by. Close to all amenities. $795 & hydro, avail. April. 1, call 416- 725-7037 or 647-284-0773 LIVERPOOL/BAYLY -2 bed. basement available April 1st. Sep. entrance, no pets, no smok- ing $925/mo.(905)420-8593 NEW 2 bedroom basement, in South Ajax, walking distance to lake, laundry, parking, separate entrance, cable. $885 plus 25% hydro. $1050/furnished. No smoking/pets, references. (905)686-9406. 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 - Park/Adelaide, Large 3-bedroom apt., 2-baths, sep. diningroom, 8-rooms total! Coin- laundry, lots of parking, bus-stop at door, $1250/inclusive/first/last. 905-426-5844. 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 1 BEDROOM, Quiet, close to amenities. Available im- mediately. $650 + hydro. Laun- dry and parking. Senior discount. 905-723-1778 (day), 905-983- 5356 (evening/weekends). OSHAWA 1-BEDROOM apt., top floor of triplex. Near all amenities, $725/month, parking & utilities included. Available April 1st.Call (905)721-2821. OSHAWA APTS., Clean quiet newer bldgs. Bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom includes utilities, park- ing, laundry on site, no dogs. (905)571-0425, 1-888-558-2622, 905-432-8914. OSHAWA HOSPITAL area, north of Adelaide, large upper 2-bed- room, 2 baths, laundry, parking, $850/mo inclusive. First/last. Call 905-579-2350 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,1-bdrm upper level plus loft, newly renovated. $840/mo inclusive. 1-parking, pri- vate entrance. Avail. April 1st. First/last.Call (416)284-7502 OSHAWA,398 Pine St. Tw o- 2-bedroom, balcony, park- ing, laundry, near OC. $900/in- clusive. Available April 1st First/last. No dogs. (905)723- 4381 or (905)404-9792. viewit.ca#26394 OSHAWA,beautiful spacious 2- bedroom apt. 2 washrooms, on quiet street with parking. Mins from 401, $950 all inclusive. Call 416-268-2844 or 416-219-0070. 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. March/April/May. Call 905- 728-4966 or 1-866-601-3083 www.apartmentsinontario.com OSHAWA, BOND/SIMCOE,Spa- cious apts lowrise building. 1- bdrm apt $660/mo avail immedi- ately; 2 bdrm $800/mo avail. April 1st . Appliances, laundry facilities and parking included. Call 905- 434-7931. OSHAWA,downtown area. One bedroom, $675/mo all inclu- sive. Two bedroom $735 plus hy- dro. Available immediately. First/last.Call (905)725-8710 OSHAWA, GREAT LOCATION. 1, 2 & 3 bdrm apts. Large units. New carpeting, windows, se- curity. Near schools, bus stop, amenities. Available March/April/ May. 1-866-601-3083 or 905-438- 1971 www.apartmentsinonta- rio.com OSHAWA,near O.C. 2-bdrm. Clean, quiet & secure bldg, laun- dry facilities, surveillance came- ras.Avail. immediately. $779 & up. First/last. No dogs. Move-In Bonus! 905-434-5225. 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 March/April/May. 1- 866-601-3083 or 905-432-6912. www.apartmentsinontario.com PICKERING - above ground walkout one bedroom apt. 4 ap- pliances, sep. entrance, laundry fac., 1-parking, April 1st. $650+. No smoking/pets.(905)683-9629 PICKERING - Brand new, profes- sionally finished 2 bedroom base- ment apartment. Rouge Valley area. Bright, Separate entrance, A/C, laundry, cable +, large mod- ern kitchen/bath, 1 car parking. No Pets/Smoking. $875/month in- clusive. Available immediately. Call 416-875-2164 PICKERING HWY#2/BROCK, Large 2-bedroom basement apartment, separate entrance, large kitchen, appliances, cable, parking, no pets/smoking. available immediately. $850. 905-619-6822 or 416-520-7388. PICKERING PARKWAY -3 bed- rooms, 1 1/2 baths, one-parking, avail. March 25. $1295/mo+hy- dro. Immaculate condition. View at www.tinyurl.com/22N4J 416- 893-2545. PICKERING,Rosebank/Shep- pard. Bright 2-bdrm basement, private entrance, parking, private washer/dryer, storage, fireplace. Available immediately. $950/mo inclusive. No pets/smokers. Call Gita at 905-940-9200 ext 334, or 647-208-4482.References PICKERING,Go Station. 3-bdrm main floor, 5 appliances. Walkout to deck and fenced-in yard from master bdrm. Laundry, parking. $1190/mo +.(416)831-5309 PICKERING,Liverpool/Hwy. 2, bachelor basement in townhouse. Share entrance. Parking, laundry. No smoking/pets, male preferred. Available Mar.1st. $550/inclusive. 905-420-2654. WA LSH, Margaret Helen (nee Parr)Peacefully on Thursday, March 2, 2006, surrounded by her family at Rouge Valley Health Centre, Ajax at the age of 61. Margaret will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 40 years, William Walsh; her children Darby and Erin (Trevor); her grandchildren, Brady, Fiona, Griffin and Paisley; her sister Leola Randall; and many loving relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at the McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Vil- lage) 905-428-8488 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Mass will be held at St.Bernadette's Church (s.e corner of Bayly St and Harwood Ave.) on Monday, March 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. Crema- tion. Should family and friends so desire, donations to the Arthritis Society would be greatly appreciat- ed. A Book of Condolence may be signed at www.mceachnie-funeral.ca In Memory of John (Jack)H. Parr October 15, 1930- February 28, 2004 The years have passed but time has not eased the pain of your untimely departure The separation has been the greatest challenge of my life I miss you so very much. I miss you every single day. Yo u were so unique. You were my lover, best friend, partner, helper, the one I could always depend on. All this was snatched away when you went to be with your Heavenly Father. I know you are happy in your Eternal home, nevertheless, I still miss you dearly. At the end of each day, the only thought that brings some comfort to me is that we are one day closer to meeting each other again. I will forever love you. Your wife, Marg PICKERING, WHITES/401 3- Bdrm, Main Floor of Home, Sep Ent, Eat -in Kit, Laund, Parking, No Smoking, Avail Immed, $1250+ Utilities. 2-Bdrm, Base- ment Apt, also avail, $850 inclu- sive Call Danny (416)574-9522 or Aldo (416)565-3727 Port Perry Wa lk to Lake Scugog Enjoy a peaceful, beautiful town. Extra large 2 & 3 bed- room in a well kept, quiet 3 story apt. Balcony, parking. No dogs. Call 905-985-3406, 905-430-7816 viewit.ca (vit #19393,19639) PORT PERRY, Quiet, well kept large deluxe, 2&3 bedroom apartments in low-rise, walk to Lake Scugog. Parking and laun- dry. No pets. Call 905-985- 3406, 905-430-7816. QUIET BRIGHT 2-bdrm bsmt apt. Parking, laundry. No smoking. Simcoe/Taunton, Oshawa. Avail. April 1st. $850/mo inclusive. First/last, references. (905)619- 1385 RITSON / OLIVE - 2 bedroom, fresh paint and carpet, parking, porch, yard, $895. inclusive. March/April.Dan (416) 657-2117. SIMCOE/401 large 1 bedroom apartment with sunroom. Includes parking and utilites First/last, references. No smok- ing/pets. Available immediately. $725. Call (416)818-7751 SPACIOUS BRIGHT 2-bedroom walkout basement apt for rent. Available immediately. Utilities and cable included. No smoking, no pets. $900/month First/last. Garrard/Rossland. Call 905-725- 5138, 416-431-9952 UXBRIDGE NEW!Town- house/Apartments, air condi- tioned, 4 appliances, patio/gar- den, parking, storage. 905-852- 4777. WEST PICKERING -Bright, executive 1 bdrm., bsmnt. apt. in upper scale home. Fireplace, 2 car parking, separate entrance, cable, laundry. Close to 401. No smoking/pets. $850/mo. Avail. April 1. Call 905-509-4848. WHITBY - 2 bedroom suites from $860 - $875 per mo. all inclusive. Close to all amenities. Office hours 9 - 5, Monday - Friday. (905)430-1877 WHITBY - HUGE 2 bdrm base- ment apartment in desirable area. Close to everything - shopping, parks, GO, school, 401. Large liv- ing space, lots of light, eat-in kitchen, aesthetic fireplace, shared laundry. Utilities and digi- tal cable included - $920. First / last required. No smoking/pets. Avail immediately! Please call Christine at 905-431-3375. WHITBY CLEAN one bedroom apt. on 3rd floor of historical dowtown building. Suit single working person, no smoking/pets. Avail.March 1st. $675+hydro. Call (905)668-3011 WHITBY,2-bdrm, triplex, bright w/large windows, backyard, $850/mo. inclusive. 2-bdrm, 6-plex, new floors/carpet, appli- ances & kitchen cupboards. Park- ing & laundry facilities avail. $875/mo+ hydro. Call after 6 p.m. (905)430-7567 WILLIAM PEAK CO-OP in Pick- ering has 1 and 2 bedroom sen- iors' apartments at $801 & $908, including utilities and cable; 3 bedroom townhouse at $1, 057 plus utilities. Call 905-837-2920. www.ucpm.ca. 3 Bedroom townhouse condo on cresc. north Oshawa. Garage, 3-appliances, a/c, $1250/mo. + utilities. First/last/references. No pets/smoking. Close to amenities/schools.. Avail. April 1st. 905-243-7316 or 905-431- 4306. -A-ABA-DABA-DO STOP PAY- ING RENT! Own from $650/mth. NO MONEY DOWN. $35,000+ family income- up to $20,000 cash back. To good to be true. Call Ken Collis, Coldwell Bank- er 2M Realty, Assoc. Brkr, (905)576-5200 or 1-866-576- 5200, kencollis@sympatico.ca 4-BEDROOM detached house, new gas furnace, fridge/stove, washer/dryer. Fenced back yard, separate garage. Central Oshawa. available immediately. $1,150/month+ utilities, first/last, references/credit check. (905)985-6575, leave message. 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 A/P PAGE 28 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 03, 2006 www.durhamregion.com Are you a new business? 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 Quit smoking for the month of April and you could win a Register by March 31, 2006 at Increase your chances of quitting by calling the Canadian Cancer Society Smokers’ Helpline at 1-877-513-5333 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid www.driventoquit.ca Council for a Smoke-Free Durham Region &&Come && Worship To advertise your church in our regular Worship section on Fridays call Janice at 905-683-0707 or fax 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 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 ronto Airport Christian Fellowship 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 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, etc., etc., Snack Bar (great selection) Vend ors Wanted For info. Ed 905-985-7715 Hope to See You THE PICKERING MARKETS Indoor sidewalk/antique sale March 25th & 26th, Trade Hall only. Bring your products and tables. Great for crafters, home businesses and community groups. $70+GST for 10 x 10 space. Borje Salming autograph session, March 26th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vend or inquiries call:905-426-3387 ext. 222 KAHN AUCTION CENTRE 2699 Brock Rd. N. Pickering (3 miles north of Hwy. 401 exit 399) Come to the "BIG ORANGE BARN for BIG BARN SAVINGS" Sunday March 5th Preview 11:30 a.m. Starts 1:00 p.m. NEW FURNITURE AND HOME DÉCOR: New selection of Dining Room sets - 6 Bicast leather parson's chairs & rectangular ta- ble with a cappuccino finish, Country Windsor-back harvest table with 6 chairs in a pine & black cherry finish, Variety of quality dinette sets from round pedestal type to oak press back. Grandfather clocks in Oak, Cherry & Walnut finish, Lighting fixtures includ- ing dome style & 3 or 6 armed hanging sets with fabric shades. Quality Canadian made selection of box spring & mattress sets, all pillow topped and guaranteed 20 or 30 yrs in King, Queen & Double sizes. Bedroom sets , Queens sizes in Mission style Oak, Sleigh bed in Cherry finish, Contemporary style in Walnut & King sized heavily carved Master Suite. Also Sofa sets in many styles & finishes as well as tables, cabinets and other decorative items. ANTIQUES & CONSIGNMENTS: First time out - Collectable dolls including a Shirley Temple original, a Shirley Temple handmade in porcelain, Pauline Limited Line - Amy, Wendy & Serenity as well as a va- riety of Handmade Porcelain and other style dolls. Variety of china teacups, set of 6 Black Contemporary rattan chairs, French carved sofa, loveseat & rocker, rock maple china hutch, oak table and 4 chairs, hoozier cupboard and a selection of end tables, dressers and cabinets. ART AND IMPORTANT LTD EDITIONS: Selection of prints of the Group of 7 including A. J. Casson, Tom Thomson, Franklin Carmichael, J.E. MacDonald as well as a selection of Walter Campbell, Robert Bate- man and other Canadian artists. Subjects range from still life to wild life, to landscapes and others. Prints are quality mounted and framed. This sale will also include a selection of rugs, glassware, hina and other estate & decorative items arriving daily. This is a Sunday Super Sale not to be missed! Keep March 26th open for our Antique & Estate Only Sale!!! Auctioneers Peter Raithby & Anthony Wagler. Call 905-683-0041 "Unlimited Deals - Your Price" NEW FURNITURE AUCTION Stapleton Auctions, Newtonville SATURDAY, 10 A.M. Selling new furniture from a local ware- house, brown leather chesterfield suite - w /5 lazy boys - chesterfield, loveseat and swivel rocker, beige leather suite w/dark cherry trim - chesterfield, two chairs, beige leather chesterfield, sm. burgundy 3 pc. leather suite, 4 pc. micro sofa set - sofa, loveseat, chair and ottoman, black 4 pc. leather sofa set, leather ottomans, several pub tables and pub chairs, large cherry cu- rio cabinet, buffet and hutch, grandfather clocks, bookshelves, small cupboards, tea tables, tea wagons, armoire, trunks, leather front armoire, bench w/storage, wine cabi- net, bar cabinet, mission buffet hutch, mission dining table arm and side chairs, dining room suite, occasional chairs, occa- sional sm tables, mirrors, decorative pcs. 5 pc. bedroom suites, queen and king size, etc. etc. etc. Check date and time Preview Saturday morning 8 a.m. Terms: Cash App. Cheques, Visa, M/C Auctioneers Frank and Steve Stapleton, Newtonville (905) 786-2244, 1-800-263-9886 www.stapletonauctions.com 'estate specialists since 1971' ACT FAST! BEAUTIFUL & Mod- ern Semi detached 3 bedroom house for rent, walking distance to Altona forest, Schools & Parks, Move in date April lst 2006. all appliances included. The house is located in Pickering on quite street, backing on to a ravine. Please call Robert at 905- 837-5422 for more information. AJAX - 3 BEDROOM, main floor bungalow, bright, clean, owned laundry, parking, new furnace/air, well insulated, hardwood, fenced yard, no smoking. Pets ok. $l,075 mo plus 60% utilities. (604)609- 9948 AJAX - Bayly/Salem 3 bdrm bungalow (main). Parking, hard- wood, central air, fenced back- yard. Shared laundry. $1100 +ne- gotiable. No smoking. Avail. Apr.1 905-787-8665 or 416-721-4425 AJAX, DETACHED 2 storey, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 4 appli- ances, eat-in kitchen, living room, dining room, den, April/May pos- session, $1250+gas & electrical. Non-smokers.905-686-0096. AJAX, GREAT LOCATION: (Harwood) main floors of de- tached house, 3-bedroom, eat-in kitchen, c/air, appliances, park- ing, $1250 monthly plus 80% utilities. No pets/smokers, Febru- ary 1st. (905)509-1437 AJAX/PICKERING, 4 bedroom, detached, 4 bathroom, garage, living/dining room, finished rec room with walkout, family room & fireplace. Close amenities. $1475+utilities. Call Larry Stew- art: 1-800-701-0494. CHERRYDOWN/GRANDVIEW - 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 storey semi, c/a, finished basement, eat-in kitchen, backs onto park, all ap- pliances, laundry, bus route, no smoking/pets. $1,200 plus utilities. lst/lst, March lst. (905)432-3986. COURTICE - 2 bed, main floor, extra clean, excellent neighbour- hood. Appliances, laundry. No pets/smoking. Parking, garage available. $1195/incl. Avail. April 1st.905-424-1125. COURTICE,brand new 3-bdrm house, in-law suite included. 2600-sq.ft. 4-baths, 5-applianc- es, w/out to large deck. $1800+utilities. first/last available now or March 15. 905-259-8259, 905-259-4499, 905-576-9055, EASY HOME OWNERSHIP.Why Rent? Low Downpayment, no banks needed, easy! Fully reno- vated 3-bdrm home in Oshawa. Call now because ownership feels GOOD! 905-683-0063 HOUSE FOR RENT,this well maintained, semi-detached, raised bungalow, is available for immediate occupancy. Approxi- mately 1500sq.ft. of living space. Includes 3 bedrooms, 2 bath- rooms, eat-in kitchen, finished basement, C/A, 3 appliances. Only $1200/month plus utilities. 1420 Park Rd. S., Oshawa. Please contact Debbie 905-721- 0121. OSHAWA - 3 bedroom bunga- low, 2 baths, diningroom, appli- ances included, nice patio & yard, across from park, $1200/mo + utilities. Available April 1st. First/last/references. CAll (905)571-5643 OSHAWA - GORGEOUS 3 bed- room, with finished loft, eat-in kitchen, dishwasher, fridge, stove, ceramic, hardwood, easy access to 401, across from park, Available immediately. $1200 in- clusive.(905) 430-4722 OSHAWA,quiet neighbourhood, clean & well kept 3-bdrms, main floor, parking, no smoking/pets. $1100/mo inclusive. First/last, ref- erences. Avail. April 1st. Call 905- 571-5049 QUIET OSHAWA,location, 3- bedroom ground floor bungalow, avail. April 1. Close to schools/shopping, bus. Large fenced backyard. Laundry fa- cilities/parking included. $975./mo + 2/3 hydro/water.(905)725-9803 TAUNTON/COUNTRY LANE - Whitby - 3 bedroom house for rent, 2 1/2 baths, attached gar- age, air, $l,450 plus utilities. Gar- den St./Hwy 2 Whitby - one large bedroom basement apartment, $750, 4 pce. bath, own entrance, carpet.(647)999-6886 WHITBY, 3-BEDROOM house main floor, parking, share laun- dry, close to all amenities. $1100/month plus 60% utilities, first/last, references. Available immediately. No smoking. Call (905)619-2552 WILL GO QUICKLY!Showing March 11th. Immaculate 2 bed- room, Oshawa Townhouse. 4 Ap- pliances, deck, fenced yard, near schools, bus, 401. No pets/smok- ers.$1000/month.905-576-5253. AJAX, 3 BEDROOM 2 1/2 baths, new townhouse, fireplace, 5 ap- pliances, a/c, $1500+utilities. 416-576-9588. GEORGIAN STYLE TOWN- HOME, Central Whitby, 3-bed- rooms, 3 bathrooms, 6 applianc- es, c/a, c/v, finished bsmt w/gas f/p, no pets. Available immedi- ately. $1300/month. (905)430- 0404 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 or Toll-free 1-866-922-6422. OWN A TOWNHOUSE $0 Down, OAC.Wade Kovacic, Sales Rep., MinCom New Vision 905-430- 6066 RENOVATED 3 bedroom Pick- ering townhouse, ideal location, walk to transit, Town Centre, im- mediate possession, $1300 month plus utilities. call 905-839- 3087 THREE BEDROOM townhouse, Oshawa location, 4 appliances, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, available April lst. $l,200 all inclu- sive. Please call Justin (905)723- 9329 WHITBY 3-bedroom townhouse, 2.5 baths. Brock St/Dundas. Laundry, parking. No smok- ing/pets. $1,400+utilities. First/last. References. Immediate- ly.905-427-4881 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE – Brock/Rossland, Whitby. Large rooms, 5 appliances & 2.5 bath. Close to Amenities. Ideal for fami- ly or friends $1400/mo + utilities. Available 1st April. First/Last, Call: (416)356-7543, (461)561- 4353, 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. AJAX - Newly decorated 2 room combo (living room and bedroom) with ensuite bath, fridge, micro- wave. Upstairs of large home. $650. Call 905-239-0367 or 647- 271-6660. BROOKLIN (North Whitby) Room available in brand new executive home. Share facilities. Parking, on bus route. $500-inclusive. first/last, prefer non-smoking fe- male.No pets.(905)620-1226 CLEAN ROOM for rent, Oshawa, suit contractor commuter. Work- ing adult preferred. Shared kitch- en and bath. Own TV. Near all amenities.905-579-9119. COZY FURNISHED ROOM in clean, quiet west Pickering home. Suit mature, responsible non-smoker. Share separate kitchen and bathrooms with 2 others. TV, parking, bus, $110/week. References. (905)509-2459 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE, 6yrs. old, Whitby. Large master bedroom with ensuite, walkin closet, female preferred. $500/in- clused. Cable, internet, avail. im- mediately, 1-parking (905)666- 7856 AJAX & PICKERING HOUSES - clean, quiet, large furnished bed- room. Cable, internet, laundry, parking, house-phone. Near pla- za, bus, smoking-outside. No pets. Mature male preferred. No lease.$485/incl.905-409-9495. AT BLOOR & SIMCOE, Oshawa.Share furnished apt with 2 males. Near all amenities, cable/internet included. Available immediately, lst/last, $450/mo in- clusive, Viewing (905)433-4088. FOUR-BEDROOM home to share in Central Whitby; all amenities, suits professional/stu- dent. $475. inclusive (905)925- 3431 (cell) or (905)665-4689 HWY. 2 / SOLINA COURTICE- Bus stop, ample parking, pool, 5 weekly suppers. Private living- room, fridge, washroom, No pets/smoking. Working person preferred. $160/weekly or $625/monthly.905-436-2160. PICKERING SOUTH.Share kitchen/bathroom. Close to all amenities, utilities and cable in- cluded. Working male preferred. No smoking. Available immedi- ately. Call for more information. (905) 839-2016 WHITBY -Garden/Dundas. To wnhouse. 2 bedrooms, park- ing, laundry. Share all facilities. Non-smokers, no pets. $475./$535/mo.inclusive. First/ last. April 1. 519-894-1843, 519- 241-9586 or 1-877-893-2963. WATERFRONT 2-BDRM COTTAGE, 3-PC BATH. Available Easter to Thanksgiving.Complex has fishing docks, swimming pool.Pos- sible co-op ownership. Seasonal rentals only. 24 weeks at 125/week. (905) 342-2427 1995 DAMON Class A motor home, 1 owner, like new condi- tions, 7.2 l engine, 33,000 miles. Loaded, sleeps 4, non smokers, health forces sale. Asking $28,000.call (905)438-9101. ATTRACTIVE 65 YEAR old lady, looking for male companion, likes to travel and dance. Many other interests. Bowmanville area. Ap- ply to file #244, Oshawa This Week, 865 Farewell St., Oshawa, L1H 7L5. SINCERE SINGLES,Profession- al Introduction Service (1992) un- limited matches, unlimited time period. Call toll free 1-866-719- 9116 www.sinceresingles.ca SWF, YOUNG SENIOR LADY would like to meet gentleman (56-65) with good morals who likes DANCING, fine dining, mo- vies & travelling. Serious replies only. Reply File: #236, This Week, P.O. Box 481, Oshawa, L1H 7L5 LIVE-IN NANNY required for 9 & 10 yr. old, Ajax. Flexible schedule. References required. Prefer Filipino speaking. $9/hr., light housekeeping. Susana (905)619-2894 LIVE-IN, EXPERIENCED,ener- getic caregiver (4 children ages 9, 6, 5, 1). Must drive, prepare meals & light housekeeping. Ajax. (905)427-2055 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 DAYCARE AVAILABLE for weekdays, weekends and night shift.Mrs.Abbas 905-420-8558. DAYCARE AVAILABLE immedi- ately by dependable stay home mother. I offer full/part time child- care. Provide affordable rates, healthy/snacks/meals. Plus a fun, caring active environment. Kathe- rine 905-686-4632 IBRAHIM, AFRICAN Medium and Clairvoyant. I can help you out with all despairs. Reunite lov- ers forever, happy marriages, court case, remove bad luck, curses, success in business, ex- am, protection against evil, and even hopeless cases. Quick Re- sults.416-783-3910 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 available. (905)665-3222. +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. 2 BURIAL PLOTS for sale. Mount Lawn Cemetery, Whitby. (Retiring to Lindsay area) (705)878-1933 27' CHIP TRUCK,3 Fryers, 6 element Garland Stove, 6ft. grill, hot dog steamer, electric potato peeler, mint condition, Asking $16,000. o.b.o. Tom (905)982- 0242 or Jamie (905)809-3723. ALL NEW QUEEN orthopedic mattress set, cost $1000, sacri- fice $250.Call 905-213-4669. 4 FREE Te llus Mike cell phones, valued over $1,000. if assume monthly contract of approximately $130.00 call 905-391-6850. 6' PINE HARVEST TABLE, 6 ladder-back cane-bottom chairs, buffet. $800 OBO. Solid wood Electric Fireplace, with mantle, "Symphony Encore" $2000 OBO. (905)420-7572 A BEDROOM SET,gorgeous cherry sleigh, triple dresser/mir- ror, tall dresser, 2 night tables, new. Cost $7450, sell $1,800. 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. 416- 746-0995. A King orthopedic pillowtop mat- tress set. New in plastic, cost $1600. Sacrifice $550. 416-746- 0995.Can deliver A1 ALL SATELLITE SERVICES. FREE TO AIR. NEW GEN Ultra- Mini- N2. CoolTek- N2. Receiver Repairs and Modifications. Dish Network Service and Sales. (905)999-0362 AFFORDABLE APPLIANCES, HANK'S APPLIANCES. JUST ARRIVED Scratch & Dent Appli- ances. Durham's largest selec- tion of reconditioned appliances - Lowest price guaranteed! Too much to list! Parts Specialist. 426 Simcoe St.S.(905)728-4043. APPLIANCES,refrigerator, stove, heavy duty Kenmore washer & dryer, apartment size washer & dryer. Mint condition. Will sell separately, can deliver. Call (905)903-4997 BEAUTIFUL PALMA BRAVO rattan dining suite. Large glass table w/6 chairs. Matching love- seat, armchair & ottoman. Excel- lent condition. $2500. Call (905)436-0150 BED,Aamazing bargain, queen orthopedic mattress set, new in plastic, warranty, $250. 416-741- 7557.Will deliver BEDROOM SET,cherrywood, bed, chest, dresser, mirror, 2 night stands. Dovetail construc- tion, never opened. Cost $8,000 Sacrifice $1,900.(416)748-3993 BITS AND BYTES COMPUTER Services: P4's (Dskp) Starting at $319., add matching 17" Flat (CRT) Monitor for $65., Laptops. Call for Current Inventory. Re- pairs at reasonable rates. Locat- ed at 112 Luke Street, Oshawa. Email: bitsandbytes@rogers.com www.bitsandbytestech.com or call (905)576-9216 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 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 COMPUTERS!!21" monitor, $98.00, 1,000's of computers, laptops, printers, servers and monitors at deep discounted pric- es. Factory certified with warran- ty. View inventory at www.homeandleisure.ca or call PAUL'S HOME AND LEISURE 905-259-4514. NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 03, 2006, PAGE 29 A/Pwww.durhamregion.com TO Contact Us Call: 905-668-6881TO Contact Us Call: 905-668-6881 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 FreshStartFinance.CA AT MOTORCITY SATURN 1520 DUNDAS ST E. WHITBY "A DIFFERENT KIND OF CREDIT ANY KIND OF CAR" *BANKRUPTCY *PROPOSAL *COLLECTIONS *DIVORCE/SEPARATION *NEW CREDIT Online Credit approvals now available 24/7. Rates starting at 8.99% Contact: Kristin Elliott 905-444-2596 (Direct) 1-877-728-8766 ext 327 kelliott@motorcitysaturn.com "Everyone deserves a Fresh Start" www.motorcitysaturn.com www.FreshStartFinance.ca DINING ROOM SUITE Fr ench Provincial, cherry wood, buffet, hutch, 4 cain back chairs, 2 matching cain back tub chairs. $700.905-668-8629 DINING ROOM SUITE,cherry- wood, buffet, hutch, arm chairs & side chairs, pedestal table, dove- tail drawers, Cost $9550, sell for $2950. New, still in boxes. 905- 213-4669. DOWNSIZING:Small kitchen ta- ble/2 chairs, silver tea set, house- hold items, lamps, exercise items/new ski exercise. Full size oak desk/velour chair/2 file cabi- nets, crib, older snowmobile. 905- 985-4301. ENTERTAINMENT centre, 6 shelves, storage space, holds 30" TV. like new paid $799, ask- ing $350. Goya accoustic guitar, hard shell case, $400. Baby Bliss professional hotrollers, paid $135, asking $75. Jewel chest, stand-up style, $45. (905)438- 9101. EVERYONE'S APPROVED*! Get a fully loaded MDG Computer with an Intel P4~3Ghz CPU starting from 99 cents/day**! Includes everything you need: FREE Printer/Scanner/Copier, FREE Software, 17" Perfectly Flat Monitor, Windows XP (*Bank Act Req, ** Plus S/H & Tax). Call 1- 800-431-6814 Now! GAS dryer 2-yr $250; Dishwasher 1 yr $300; washer & dryer $300; All refrigerator 2-yr $300; stove $150; antique dresser & mirror $250; maple table 6 chairs cost $3000 sell $1350; queen 6-pc oak bedroom $1200; 10-pc solid pine diningroom $1300. (905)260-1123 HEAD LICE GONE.Nit free ter- minator, $23.95. licesquad.com. Call the professionals 866-838- LICE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS Best Price, Best Quality. All Shapes & Colours. Call 1-866-585-0056 www.thecoverguy.ca 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 LEATHER JACKETS 1/2 price, purses from $9.99; luggage from $19.99; wallets from $9.99. Everything must Go! Family Leather, 5 Points Mall, Oshawa (905)728-9830, Scarborough (416)439-1177, (416)335-7007. LIKE NEW- Two 8pc. bedroom sets, 1 light oak, 1 brandy. Dresser, wing mirror, armoire, head/foot rails, 2 night tables $1800.905-721-7202. MOVING SALE:Buffet/hutch, ta- ble w/4 chairs, all oak $790. Fu- ton bed $290. Chest freezer $150. Glass coffee table $150. Table w/folding legs 29-1/2"x72" $35. Aluminum Ladder (multi-po- sition) $40. Hand cot trolley (ad- justable) $40. Area rug 5'2"x7'6" $10. Air conditioner 10,000BTU $300. Sofa table $130. Call (905)725-8038 NEED HOME PHONE SERVICE? * No Credit * No Deposit * Everyone Qualifies $34.95 mo. CALL TELECREDIT 4ahookup 1-888-424-6658 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 PIANOS - AND - CLOCKS MARCH BREAK SALE March 13 - 18th.9-5 p.m. Mon.-Thurs;. 9-9 Friday; 9-5 Saturday. 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! POOL TABLE (5X10) includes snooker and 8 ball, cues, 2 racks, chalk $125 OBO. VHS movies – 100+ assorted titles - $3 each or 2 for $5 – whole box for $150 OBO. IKEA China cabinet – slid- ing glass doors – paid $200 – sell for $125 OBO. Please call 905- 245-9822. POOL TABLE, 1" slate. Solid wood. New in box, accessory package included. Cost $6750 sell for $2300. 905-213-4669. PRIVATE PIANO'S for sale from Piano Exhibitions. 3-6 yrs. $1150.00 - $1950.00. tax/del. inc. Cell # 416-791-8595. RENT TO OWN - New and re- conditioned appliances, new TV's, Stereos, Computers, DVD Players, Furniture, Bedding, Patio Furniture, Barbecues & More! Fast delivery. No credit applica- tion refused. Paddy's Market, 905-263-8369 or 1-800-798- 5502. SATELLITE TV- NO MONTHLY BILLS: Pay Per View + Movies, Sports, Adult + More!. We also of- fer Installation + repair. NOW AC- CEPTING DONATIONS IN LIEU OF THE CORCORAN FAMILY. U-Neek Electronics, 226 Bloor Street E. Oshawa. (web:) www.uneekelectronics.com: Visit our store today! (905) 435-0202 SOFA/LOVE SEAT/CHAIR,hunt- er green (reclining)-$650., oak coffee/end tables $50, oak enter- tainment centre $100, dresser/bookcase hutch-vanity dresser with mirror $150, corner desk with 2-filing cabinets, $25, after 6 (905)725-8355 USED KITCHEN cabinets for sale. Price negotiable. Call after 6 p.m. weekdays, anytime week- ends.(905) 686-8192. VENDORS WANTED at the Courtice Flea Market. 5,000- 6,000 people per weekend. Rent from $230 per month for indoor space. (Sign-ups by March 31st, will receive a free months rent!) Located 2 min. North of 401 be- tween Oshawa and Bowmanville. Call 905-436-1024 or visit us: www.courticefleamarket.com WE BUY YOUR OLD GOLD: RINGLEADER FINE JEWEL- LERY 145 Kingston Rd., Ajax (McDonald's Plaza) 905- 426-7464, WE BUY YOUR OLD GOLD, ask for Phil. WANTED:pickup and cash for good clean working appliances, livingroom, dining room, bedroom and kitchen sets. Furniture pre- ferred in sets.(905)260-1123 A KOZY HEAT FIREWOOD,ex- cellent, very best quality hard- wood, guaranteed extra long time fully seasoned, (ready to burn), cut and split. Honest measure- ment. Free delivery. Dependable, quality service since 1975. (905)753-2246. FIREWOOD FOR SALE - call Gerry at 905-427-7243 or 416- 281-5455, $85/face cord. FIREWOOD,seasoned, hard- wood, dry. Delivery available. Call (905)986-5217 or cell (905)424- 9411 LAKERIDGE FARM FIREWOOD The best quality wood. Seasoned, cut/split, delivered. 905-424-1735 LAKERIDGE FARM FIRE- WOOD, The best quality wood, seasoned cut/split/ delivered. Call 905-424-1735. QUALITY FIREWOOD,all hard- wood, fully seasoned and ready to burn. Honest measurements and fair prices. Delivery only. Call Rob (905)718-7147 or (905)725- 5415. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPS, one red mural, 2 blue murals, $475/ea. call 905-449- 3263 FRIDAY, MARCH 31, AND SATURADAY, APRIL 1, 2006 Located at Durham College and University of Ontario Institute of Technology Campus 2000 Simcoe St. North, Oshawa, ON VENDORS WANTED! Recommended Vendor Types: wireless, digital, audio, gaming, computers, home theatre, digital photography, home networking, exercise equip. etc. Just $899 Inludes FREE One Year 411 Business Directory Listings ($360 Value) on durhamregion.com, Table, 2 chairs, Curtained Booth! Note: Limited Space! Call Now! Call Deborah: 905.579.4473 x2223 Sell Your Products & Services! CANADIAN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY A Premier Event targeting students and the general public with the latest in digital technology cdtexpo.com STRENGTHEN AND YOUR BUSINESS EXPAND CORSO PUGLIESE puppies. 10- wks-old. Family and working-dog homes. Protective and social $1500. AMERICAN BULLDOG male, 1 yr-old. security/guard only.(905)720-2825 FREE BUDGIE WITH cage, to re- sponsible owner. 2 yrs. old, very friendly.(905) 428-0132. JACK RUSSELL puppies,first shots, ready to go. (905)986- 5217 or (905)424-9411 LAB adorable, yellow pup, fe- male, registered, raised at home, ready to go now. 905-344-7895. MALTESE/POODLE, white, born January 2006, males, first shots, dewormed, groomed, little beau- ties. Little Brittain 1-705-786- 2833 SHAR-PEI,female 1 year old. All shots, house trained, spayed. Great family dog. $1,000. Call (905)668-8487 YOU COULD HAVE your dog under control and listening in 2 short weeks. TSURO DOG TRAINING. www.tsurodogtraining.com 905- 797-2855. 1991 HONDA CIVIC Hatchback with wide body kit and many new parts. Hit on driver's side, asking $900 or o.b.o. Call Chris at 905- 447-6415 1995 PONTIAC GRANDAM V-6, auto, 4-dr. Hi km's but excellent cond. New tires, PDL, PW, Power side mirrors. Cert, e-tested. $2200. 905-435-1091 1996 SATURN SL COUP -2 dr., black with beige interior, auto, a/c. New snow tires and brakes. 170kms. As is. Asking $2999 firm. Great first car! Call 905-723- 8677 or 905-447-7277. 1999 SATURN 162K $3,999. 1998 Neon 145k $2,990. 1997 Ford Probe 142k $4,990. 1997 Chev Venture $3,999. Others from $1699, certified & e-tested. Call (905)683-7301 or (905)424- 9002 www.kellyandsonsauto.com 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! 2001 CHEVY MALIBU LS,105K, auto., green w/beige leather, power everything, a/c, sun & moonroof, am/fm CD-Cassette, excellent condition, $8500. 905- 666-8762. 2002 CHEV. CAVALIER,4 dr., silver, 5spd. manual transmis- sion, 149,000ks., Air, 6 CD changer,Great condition. Asking $4,500 certified. call (905)721- 0726. $ $ A & 1 AARON & LEO Scrap Cars & Trucks Wanted. Cash paid 7 days/week anytime. 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Basements, Kitchens & Bathrooms Renovations Electrical, Plumbing, Windows, Doors, Decks, Home Inspections,Carpentry, Flooring, *Insured *Guaranteed *1 year warranty *Senior Discounts 905-243-2100 Local: 1-800-961-RENO(7366) Toll free: BASEMENTS by Creative Designs Quality Workmanship ~ Free Estimates 416-807-2179 DIRTY GROUT? ... Ti red of cleaning grout with a toothbrush? Call TBS - We clean, seal and restore existing tile & grout - floors and walls. Residential & Commercial 905-686-9995 MARSHALL GROUP HOME IMP. Carpentry, Ceramic Tile, Laminate Flooring, Plumbing, General Repairs. Free Estimates Seniors Discounts (905) 428-3362 Ask for Paul marshallgroup@rogers.com EXPERT PAIN TING ●Painting ●Drywall ●Dropceiling FREE estimate (416)605-5681 F & M HOME RENOVATIONS Carpentry for all your needs! Framing & Finish New Counter Tops 24hr Emergency door repairs on break & enters. You supply the material, we'll do the work! Call (905)420-7394 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 FACE KITCHENS Cabinet Refacing - Just Like New Over 30 Years Free Quote 1-888-743-3626 PLUMBER ON THE GO To p 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 SEALE & SON now in Durham Region Full Renovation Services You name it - We do it! No job too small... Call Glenn 905-839-8054 SIMPCO IMPROVEMENTS Specializing in a variety of Home Improvements & Custom Renovations. (905) 426-9383 or (905) 442-3742 WORKSCAPE Spring clean-up Lawn Maintenance Landscaping/ Home Improvements Offering a variety of Services 1-866-545-2442 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 2 European Cleaning Ladies Many years of exp. References available Able to start as soon as possible - 7 days/week Call Mecia 905-421-9353 905-839-0391 CLEANING LADY available, bonded and insured, experienced and reliable. Call 905-428-3576 or 905-986-0320 Euro Cleaning Services * Houses * Offices * Apartments Experienced, Bonded & Insured Reasonable Prices Excellent Service For Free Estimate Call Elizabeth (416) 884-3658 MAPLE LEAF LAWN CARE •Spring clean up •Fertilization •Weed control •Lawn cutting •Interlocking stone 905-626-0653 A/P PAGE 30 NEWS ADVERTISER, FRIDAY EDITION, March 03, 2006 www.durhamregion.com Don’t Forget The News Advertiser Classified Dept. phone opera- tors are avail- able for your convenience every Sat. 9:30 to 3:00. To Place Your Classified Ad Please Call 905-683-0707 VIEW ON-LINE AT....VIEW ON-LINE AT.... Opportunity is knocking, so open the door to these beautiful area homes this weekend!Opportunity is knocking, so open the door to these beautiful area homes this weekend! DOUG STRONG** 905-728-1600 1-888-732-1600 1750 BRONTE SQUARE, PICKERING SUN., MARCH 5, 1-4 P. M . Just Listed $254,900 Located in one of Pickering’s most sought after neighbourhoods. Incredible solarium addition off the family room with spa hot tub & w/o to private yard. Great place to relax. Finished bsmt. with unique w/b fi replace. Shows like a model home. Won’t last. Dir: Hwy#2 to Liverpool, north to Glenanna turn left follow signs to Bronte Square. For more info call Doug Strong 1-888-732-1600. Spirit Inc. Broker SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2-5 PM 1975 ROSEFIELD RD., #18 LIVERPOOL/FINCH SEETA SINGH* 416- 286-3993 Beautifully maintained 3 bedroom townhome with spacious principal rooms. Tons of upgrades - neutral decor throughout. All newer appliances, fenced back yard. GAS heating & central air. Stop by & see for yourself. Rouge River Realty Inc. SAT. & SUN., MARCH 4 & 5, 2 - 4 P.M. 1400 THE ESPLANADE #206 TRISH FRENCH* 905 428-6533 H-U-G-E CAREFREE TOWNHOME LIVING! Amazing Open Concept Townhome… Approx. 1800 Sq. Ft.! Huge “King-size” Master Suite plus 2 other bedrooms plus balcony O/looking Quiet Tree Lined Street. Great 24 Hr. Gatehouse Security! Steps to PTC Shopping, Park, Library, Rec Complex, Bus & “GO”. Call Trish 905-428-6533. ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.$208,800IAN BAXTER heather BRAD TATE* 905 831-2273 Great Pickering Village location on a child friendly street. This home shines. It has a fi nished basement with wet bar and gas fi replace, main fl oor family room w/wood fi replace, a huge master retreat w/full ensuite. The list goes on. $309,900. Call Brad Tate for more info. SUN. March 5, 2-4 P.M. 8 CRANLEY COURT, AJAX$309,900CASE REALTY JA MES RUEHLE* 416-420-9310 A GEM & A STEAL Beautiful home fi nished & maintained to perfection, inside & out. Just move in & enjoy huge country kitchen & cathedral ceilings in spacious living areas. Decorated to a T & offered at a great price. Call James Ruehle 416-420-9310 Cell SAT. MARCH 4, 1-3 P.M. SUN. MARCH 5, 10-2 P.M. 28 MAPLE, AJAXDetachedOnly $214,900CASE REALTY MIKE ARNOLD* 905 428-7677 Beautiful 3 bedroom home in south Pickering, quiet location, close to go train, shopping & community centre. Eat in kitchen. Finished basement w/extra bedroom & 3 pc. washroom. Walkout to fully fenced back yard. Flexible possession. Vender has been transferred. $244,900 SUN. March 5, 2-4 P.M. 1155 TANZER, SOUTH PICKERING$244,900Prudential Achievers Realty, Broker An independently owned and operated affi liate of The Prudential Realtor Affi liates Inc. HALLMARK Realty Ltd., Broker SAT. & SUN. MARCH 4 & 5, 2-4 P.M. 17 CORNWALL DRIVE, AJAX$309,900Beautiful family home in a great neighbourhood. This elegant home offers many upgrades including a gorgeous new kitchen and main fl oor powder room. You will love the sunny, spacious family room, main fl oor laundry, ceramic tiles in all 3 baths and kitchen, California shutters, etc., etc., etc. A great house - don’t miss it! LINDA LOWRIE* 416-699-9292 Open Houses continued on Next Page 905 441-0469 509 BAYLY ST., UNIT #8 PICKERING SUN., MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. This beautiful 3 bedroom condo in a desirable Pickering location close to all amenities, includes a finished basement with gas fireplace & wet bar, central air & a 1 car garage. Visit this home on Bayly Avenue just west of Liverpool. For further infor- mation visit www.willconquer.comRMR Real Estate, Broker DON COOMBS* 905-728-1600 66 WICKS DRIVE, AJAX SUN., MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. Beautiful 4 bedroom home. Features hardwood fl oors, newer windows and roof, main fl oor laundry and private yard. Great location close to schools, shopping and 401. Call Don Coombs for directions or your private showing. Spirit Inc. Broker $ 2 9 8 , 9 0 0 DOUG GORDON* 905-831-3300 CUSTOM BUILT • WOW factor you wouldn’t believe • One of a kind 4 bedroom by the lake • Many recent updates: custom windows, stainless steel roof, yard, patio, kitchen, bathroom, back yard fence • 50 x 200 ft. private lot. FIRST Realty Ltd. Broker SUN. MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. 473 MAPLE AVE., AJAX (Shoal Point & Rangeline)JUST REDUCED GRAHAM AY E RS*** 905-430-3000 1360 GLENANNA RD., UNIT 8, PICKERING SUN., MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. Rare 4 bedroom townhome in sought after complex! Walking distance to Pickering Town Centre, transit, GO train, 401, library, schools & rec centre. Master with 4pc semi- ensuite. Ground fl oor unit. 2 parking spaces. Walk out from living room to yard. Gas fi re- place in living room. New thermal windows, new front door. Child friendly complex with play ground. Won’t last long! Dir: Hwy#2 to Glenanna & follow signs. $16 9, 9 0 0 F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S. 4 BEDROOM HOME NATALIE LEWIN* 416- 494-7653 This wonderful 4 bedroom home shows GREAT!!! Neutral decor, spacious layout with living and dining rooms combined plus family room all having newly laid laminate floors! Beautiful, bright eat-in family kitchen with month new ceramics. This is a rare find...come and see to appreciate, you will not be disappointed!! Call Na talie Lewin tod ay 416-494 -7653 to vie w if this ti me is not convenien t.Hallmark Realty Ltd.$269,000SUNDAY, MARCH 5th, 2-4 PM 43 Horne Avenue, Ajax OUT THESE OPEN HOUSES 2109Theoden Court, Pickering ................. Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1632 Heathside Cres., Pickering ............... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 65 Westacott Cres., Ajax ......................... Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ........................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 17 Cornwall Drive, Ajax ........................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ & ........................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 28 Maple, Ajax ..................................... Sat. 1-5 ❑ & .......................................... Sun.10-2 ❑ 1155 Tanzer, South Pickering .................... Sun.2-4 ❑ 8 Cranley Court, Ajax .............................. Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1750 Bonte Square, Pickering .................. Sun. 1-4 ❑ 66 Wicks Drive, Ajax .............................. Sun. 2-4 ❑ 473 Maple Ave., Ajax ............................. Sun. 2-4 ❑ 509 Bayly St., Unit #8, Pickering ................ Sun. 2-4 ❑ 43 Horne Avenue, Ajax ............................ Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1360 Gennanna Rd., Unit 8, Pickering ......... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1400 The Esplanade #206, Pickering ........... Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ........................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1975 Rosefi eld Rd., #18, Pickering ............. Sun. 2-5 ❑ ✓ FRANK GOODRICK* & TAYLOR MEREDITH* Direct: 416-698-7955 Page: 416-699-9292 HALLMARK Realty Ltd. SAT. & SUN. MARCH 4 & 5, 2-4 P.M. 65 WESTACOTT CRES., AJAX (Rossland/Westney) NOTTI N G H A M www.frankandtaylor.com Gorgeous! This fi ve bedroom Tribute built home has a rare custom-designed open concept layout. Tasteful designer colours, an exceptional kitchen feauring granite and stainless steel. Oak hardwood fl oors, many $$$ in upgrades! 60’ premium lot backing onto a conservation area! $499,000. For pics, video and more visit: DOUG TAYLOR Broker 905-831-3300 * Beautiful upgraded “custom- built” home * Large 50x165’ fenced lot * Huge kitchen with w/o to deck * Finished bsmt. with oak wet bar and sauna * Two marble fi replaces, french doors * This home will not last! First ad! * Call Doug Taylor 905-831-3300.FIRST Realty Ltd. Broker SUN. MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. 1632 HEATHSIDE CRES., PICKERING$489,900www.dougtaylor.ca MAURICE KING* 1-888-732-1600 2109 THEODEN CRT. PICKERING SUN., MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. Centrally located in Pickering Spacious 4 bedroom detached home plus 2 bedroom suite with bright eat-in kitchen and living room! Separate entry! W/O to decks. Ground floor laundry! Sep- arate family room with fireplace! Call King. HomesinTorontoEast.com 905-655-1144 $33 4, 9 0 0 Spirit Inc. Broker THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 PAGE 31 A/Pdurhamregion.com VIEW ON-LINE AT....VIEW ON-LINE AT.... Opportunity is knocking, so open the door to these beautiful area homes this weekend!Opportunity is knocking, so open the door to these beautiful area homes this weekend! 416- 494-7653 1645 DREYBER CRT., PICKERING SAT. & SUN., MARCH 4&5, 2-4 P.M. Fabulous 4 bedroom home on a child safe court. Beautiful eat-in kitchen w/brand new ceramic floors & backsplash in kitchen, foyer and powder room. Finished rec room w/fireplace (wood burning). Huge fully fenced backyard w/deck. Brand new ceramics & b/s, newer carpet, newer a/c, new garage dr. opener. Updated washrooms plus much more. Come see for yourself what this home has to offer. Call Natalie Lewin today 416-494-7653 HALLMARK REALTY LTD., BROKER NATALIE LEWIN* IAN BAXTER heather SHARON HUTCHINSON* 416-286-3993 29 BANCROFT CRES., WHITBY SUN., MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. Prestigious executive location!! Immaculate R2000 home on premium POOL SIZE LOT custom crown mouldings, hardwood fl oors, ceramics, oak staircase, unique access from garage to basement, sprinkler system, all appliances, walk to schools and park. This home is a must to see TOTAL PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP. See you at the open house Sharon Hutchinson* 416-286-3993/416-428-6533. $44 9, 9 0 0 Rouge River Realty Ltd.Rouge River Realty Ltd. DAVID McINTYRE* 905-427-1400 SUN., MARCH 5, 2-4 PM QUALITY BUILT HOME! Spacious & Open Floor Plan! 3000 Sq. Ft. newer home with Main Floor Library! Huge family room! 4 ensuite baths! Valued at $389,800. Call David McIntyre at 905-427-1400 or visit www.WhitbyHomeTeam.com Today! 18 HELSTON CRES., BROOKLIN SUN., MARCH 5, 2-4 PM VA LUED AT $269,800 Inground Pool! Great Family Home! Huge Kitchen! Double Garage! Call David McIntyre at 905-427-1400 or visit www.DurhamHomeNet.com Today! 23 WRIGHT CRES., AJAX PAUL ST. AUBIN* 905 831-3300 FIRST Realty Ltd. Broker SAT. MARCH 4, 2-4 P.M. 61 Brownridge Pl, Whitby $289,900STUNNING EXECUTIVE • reduced by over $15,000 • 5 finished levels • just move in and enjoy • 3+1 bedrooms • More info at 1-877-815-0691 ext 5325 • More pics at www.vritualproperties.ca/ g6320 SUN. MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. 114 BOWLES, AJAX$459,900NORTH WHITBY • reduced by $10,000 • 4 bedroom • huge lot • hardwood floors • More info at 1-877-815-0691 EXT 5527 • More pics at www.virtualproperties.ca/ g6143 christine stergui heather bill mclean marilyn OUT THESE OPEN HOUSES 2460 6th Concession, Greenwood ............ Sun. 2-4 ❑ 9 Spraggins Lane, Ajax ........................ Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ......................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1436 Parkham Cres., Pickering .............. Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1776 Storrington Street, Pickering ........... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 52 Hawkins, Ajax ............................... Sat. 2-4 ❑ 18 Helston Cres., Brooklin .................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 23 Wright Cres., Ajax .......................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 29 Bancroft Cres., Whitby ..................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 1645 Dreyber Court, Pickering ................ Sat. 2-4 ❑ & ......................................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ 61 Brownridge Place, Whitby ................. Sat. 2-4 ❑ 114 Bowlea, Ajax ............................... Sun. 2-4 ❑ ✓ SAT. MAR. 4 2-4 P.M. 52 HAWKINS, AJAX JUST LISTEDAbility Real Estate Ltd. CINDY RICKETTS* CHRIS FROST* 1-800- 600-8963 BEAUTIFUL HOME IN SOUGHT AFTER LOCATION Ajax south beauty with 1000’s spent on upgrades. Includes updated flooring and windows. Updated kitchen and finished basement. Located near the lake. Asking $239,900. Call Cindy Ricketts & Chris Frost at 905-434-6677 or 1-800-600-8963 BILL McLEAN* 905-686-3330 905-831-3300 STEPS TO LAKE Beautiful well cared for four bedroom home, rare model with separate family room, updated kitchen, hardwood fl oors throughout, fi nished rec room with 3-piece. Lots of upgrades. Original owners. Call Bill McLean 905-686-3330. FIRST Realty Ltd. Broker www.sellingwithbill.com 1436 PARKHAM CRES., PICKERING This very popular Glendale home has just been listed and is priced to sell. Large, spacious 5 level sidesplit has lots of hardwood fl oors, spacious rooms and in a great neighbourhood. Visit www. sellingwithbill.com to see this and other great homes. Call Bill McLean at 905-831-3300. SUN. MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. 1776 STORRINGTON ST., PICKERING$299,900$264,900SUN. MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. CHRISTINE STERGIU* 905-649-3300 9 SPRAGGINS LANE, AJAX SAT., & SUN., MAR. 4 & 5, 2-4 P.M. First time home buyers dream! Lovely 3 bdrm. townhome! Meticulously kept, just like a model home! Nice size eat-in kit. w/ upgraded cabinets & ceramic fl oors. Great room with big windows and modern design. Lovely dark wood banisters! Master with large windows and closets! Garage access to walkout basement with lovely tree fi lled yard! This home exudes pride of ownership. Come visit us this Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 p.m. You’ll be glad you did! www.realtywithchristine.com RESULTS REALTY INC., BROKER ROBERT HULL* 905-619-9500 Group Heritage Realty Inc. 2460 6TH CONCESSION, GREENWOOD SUN., MARCH 5, 2-4 P.M. 6 HOUSES WEST OF WESTNEY RD., SOUTH OF HWY. 7 Completely renovated century home on large 93 ft. by 467 ft. lot. Kitchen, bath- rooms, windows, roof, furnace, have all been recently replaced and too many other upgrades and renovations to list. 8 person hot tub, pool, workshop 16 ft. by 25 ft. Close to schools and only minutes north of Ajax. One of a kind home, a must see. Ajax & Pickering’s annual COMING SOON Publishes March 26 If you are a club or service group and want to advertise or update your free listing (name & Phone), please email your information to bboetto@durhamregion.com by March 6, 2006. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY $288,000TARA D’OLIVEIRA* 905-655-1144 1-888 -732-1600 A BEAUTIFUL, ALL BRICK, FULLY DETACHED HOME IN BROOKLIN! Stunning with lots of natural light. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. Gorgeous gourmet eat- in kitchen with upgraded dark maple cabinetry and breakfast bar. 9 ft. ceilings, maple hardwood, upgraded baseboards and la undry on main floor. Huge fenced yard ~ 47 ft. wide. Big master bdrm. has walk-in closet and soaker tub. Large covered front porch. Double wide driveway. Wonderful open concept and warm, neutral decor. View inside photos at www.tarahome.com SSpirit Inc. 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Q UALIF I E D STAF F F UL LY LIC EN S E D 817 Kingston Rd. - South Side of #2 Hwy - Just East of Whites Rd. 9 0 5 -8 3 9-1 8 4 2 905-839-1842 ~ Summer vacation Bible Program ~ March Madness Program for March Break ~ Large School Age Program A t t r a c t i o n s Attractions P r o g r a m s Programs ~2 Large gyms ~ Christian education ~ On site full day kindergarten ~ Multicultural experiences ~ Cook on site Ages: 18 Months - 12 Yrs Full & Half Day Programs Available • 7:00 AM TO 6:00 pm THE NEWS ADVERTISER, March 3, 2006 PAGE 33 A/Pdurhamregion.com Annandale foursome win zones in Oshawa By Jim Easson Special to the News Advertiser AJAX — An Annandale Curling Club rink is moving on to the ban- tam mixed regionals after a strong performance last weekend at the Oshawa Golf Club. The Lesley Pyne rink finished atop the ‘A’ side of the draw at the zones, thus they will advance to the bantam mixed regionals at Annan- dale on March 11 and 12. Curling with Pyne were Wesley Forget, Stacey Hogan and Emmett Murphy. Jennifer McGhee served as the coach. One other Annandale team also took part in the zones. Chantal Lalonde skipped her team into the ‘B’ side final before losing. Curling with Lalonde were Peter Tak, Heath- er Bell and Michael Bryson. Sharon Lalonde served as coach. ••• Approximately 100 people re- ceived lessons in the finer points of curling at an open house at An- nandale on Sunday, Feb. 19. Six certified instructors explained the game, gave on-ice instruction, and answered questions. Two teams of bantam curlers played a demonstra- tion four-end game, and the home- baked treats donated by the Tuesday Ladies League disappeared quickly. Convener Leonard Franssen is confident many will join the club next season. ••• Pickering Olympic curler Rich- ard Hart and his teammates on the Glenn Howard rink returned a lit- tle richer from the 2006 Masters of Curling event in St. John’s, Nfld. last weekend. Hart et al were tuning up for their upcoming appearance at the Cana- dian Men’s Curling Championships (the Tim Hortons Brier) in Regina from March 11 to 19. The Howard rink, which also in- cludes Brent Laing and Craig Sav- ill, reached the Masters’ semifinal before losing to Alberta’s Randy Ferby. The team, however, collected $12,000. 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