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Page 8, Whitby Feu F>ss, Vudnosday. March 2, 19,94 Whitby Audio Ii receîvershipbut Wilrelct ByMike Kowalekl Athougli it may b. down, Whitby Audio te not out. A combination of higli rent and lower than anticipated sales recently forced the downtawn audio equipment star. into recet- vership. But owner Day. Johann expecta to b. back selling tele- visions and sterea components very soon. «We're liquidating our assets and we are los3ing, Johann said last week. "'But we will reopen and resur- face in another 14 days,» lie empliasized. "We're not dead yet.» While Whitby Audio will be moving out of its 233 Brqck St. S. home for the past eiglit years, Joliann wtll continue ta, do busi- ness in the downtown core. But since negotiations with lies future landiord liad not y et con- cluded, lie did not want to tn- dicatemwhere tlie new stare will be located. Ideally' Johann would have prefer1ed ta remain in lis cur- rent location. Howevèr, lie could not arrive at a satisfactory rentai WILLIAM S, NURSE President Nurse Chevrolet, Geo, Oldsmobile, Cadillac The "Dealer of Excellence Award" was presented by Maclean's Magazine to William Nurse for the greater Toronto Automobile Dealer Association. This award is for proficiency in business and community service. The award was presented at the opening of the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto on Febru ary 17, 1994. agreement with the building's awner. «We feit w. couldn't continue on at the current (rent) levels,» uaîd Johann. <'Baaically, we had siqned a 15-year lease and the. anly way to break the lease was ta declare bankruptcy»he said. Johann explained that hie business had ben <designed» to be a $5-million-a-year operation, but tliat projection proved to be too aptimistie in these recession- ary tîmes. "It turned out to be $2 million atyear and l'm very grateful for tat,» but it waa stili below target, lie said. WE'RE MOVUN DARREN VINE, B.Sc., P.T., ANN HELLAS, B.Sc., P.T., SHANE MYATT, B.Sc., Kn., NANCY MISKIN, M.Sc., and CHERYL TENNISCO, Manager former/y of RAPID RECOVERY CLINIC ARE MOVUNG MARCH le 1994 to the Rehab Centre 1801 Dundas St., East Whitby (Kendalwood Park Plaza) 404-8441.. Durliam Région Action Committee for Trini*ng(DRACT) will sponsor a DOS and Windows computer training cours. Mardi 17, 2% 24 and 29, 1to5 p.m. The. fee ta $25 per train.., or witi a 1994 DRACT membershtp ($85), two free registrations. Cail Lnda Friel, Dtaznond Management lastitute, at 427-1922 to register. As a result, Johann will not b. able ta take al seven of lies employees to the new store in- itiallyý. «It wIl depend on how people suppot us. W e plan to cal allof them back if we can,» li esaxd. Due ta he akrptcy, Johann did not knowifhwlle able to reopen under the Whitby Audio baniner. «We're trying ta maintain the sanie nanie. We2re negotlating for that,» lie said. Prior to moving to Brock Street, Johann had Un'lacated on Dundas Street West for nine years. clinical law and specializes in the areas of wills and estates, real estate law and incorporations - slies currently on maternity leave (until September). Siksay, wio was second in his graduating class at law achool, also praetices in real estat. law, wills, estates and incorporations, as well as municipal, develop- ment and landlord and tenant law. Their Whitby ofice, at 618 Athol St., wasbutin13ad ta best known as the 'Hardy Boys House' because the author of the famous boy detective sertes, Les- lie McFar ane, ta said ta have lived there. .Siksay and Fraser also have a brandi office in Port Perry whtcli lias been open for a year. New rehab clinie op"ens A new rehabilitation- clinic serving motar vehicle accident victime opened its door on Mardi 1 at Rendalwood plaza, Dundas Street East in Whity Darren Vine, An HoUas, Shane Myatt, Nancy MiskIn and manager Cieryl Tennisco, formerly of the Rapid Recovery Clinie in Oshawa, created a dlimc tiat offers integrated services for victime. Services include a'homnemaker functional retraining prcgramn; lifestyle improvement and stress management programs; compu- teizedFtet physiotherapy equipment; injuiy support groups for clients; nutrition management progrms;i, and local day care services for clients. i,«: pseaustacdtc:a niriourice the ,purch aSE > f Dr. M. David Stone 's "Zptometric P"r.actice at West Lynde Plaza, 965 Dundas St.-W., Whitby Please eall for an appointment at Mon., Tues., Thurs., 9 am-5 pm Wed., 1:00 pm-8:30 pm, Fri., 8 am-3:30 pm antBy Mark Reesor Whtby lawyers David Stlcsay adNatalie Fraser want ta be known for tlieir approachabiltty. and personal service. Tii. twa lawyers, who are part- ners boti professionally, througli the firm, and personally, througi marrnage, say "direct contact witli the client" is very important to them. "We're dedicated ta being very appr:achable ta people,» says aur ty.n"An important part of people understand wiat it ta they're signing. "There a an aspect of legal edu- cation ta every client dealing we've had -- that's an important function and one I enjoy the. Most... "W. talc. the time ta deal wittl aur cliente -- ta b. available ta theni and aaswer their ques- tions... and ta, explamn ta tSem the exact m.aning of aIl the legal jarjgon and documents." Prior ta s.tting up practice tagether Fraser and Siksay were two of le. thre. founding part- pers in one of Whitby's biggest law firme. Fraser lias a background in They're partners- at home and ofice r- L-