The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

! Hie Claringlon/Courticc Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, October 3, 1998 Page 7 I 1111! Two Clarington Businesses Win Chambers Top Honours XVilmot Orchards and Wcbco Crane and Hoist were winners of the Oshawa and Clarington Chamber of Commerce business awards last month. Wilmot Orchards captured captured the award for "Business of the Year" having having 1 to 19 employees, while Wcbco Crane and Hoist was the winner of the "Business of the Year" trophy for firms with over 20 employees. Wilmot Orchards, located on Concession St., northwest of Newcastle, produces blueberries blueberries and apples. The orchard has gone from 12 acres of apples in 1976 to 104 acres in 1997 and the blueberry crop expanded from 1.5 acres in 1983 to 14 acres in 1997. Owners Charles and Judi Stevens pioneered the growth of blueberries in this area. And, by studying the nutrients nutrients in the soil, and applying innovative new ideas, they have become the largest commercial growers of blueberries blueberries in Eastern Ontario. Webco Crane and Hoist, which began operations in 1987, moved to Bowmanville in 1990. It has achieved international success for owners Alan and David Webb. In the past year, they created two additional divisions divisions of the company to handle handle successful offshoots of their original services. The Bowmanville facility is 20,000 square feet and the firm has recently completed a 21,000 square foot facility in Vermont to handle the increasing demand in the United States. Webco Crane and Hoist is available for its customers 24 hours per day and every day of the week. The winner of the Business Person of the Year Award was Steve Perry, President of Perry Fuels Inc. Receiving the award for Young Entrepreneur of the Year was Jeff Hall, founder of Martial Arts Canada Family Centres. Another Clarington business, business, Evergreen Farm and Garden Ltd., was one of the three finalists for Business of the Year (1-19 employees). Nearly 270 people gathered gathered at the General Sikorski Polish Veteran's Hall on Friday, September 25, to honor Durham Region's top business leaders. BUSINESSES OF THE YEAR -- Pictured with their hand-crafted glass trophies arc the Wnners of the Oshawa and Clarington Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year awaiis. From left arc: Jeff Hall of Martial Arts Canada Family Centres; David and Alan Wetp, of Wcbco Crane and Hoist in Bowmanville; Charles and Judi Stevens, of Wilmot Orclards, near Newcastle'; and Steve Perry, of Perry Fuels Inc. Awards were presented Sepbmber 25th, during a gala awards banquet at the General Sikorski Hall. j. / z Trent Establishes Canada's First PhD Program in Native Studies Trent University will admit the first cohort of !*' student to Canada's inau- [T gural doctoral program in Native Studies in 8 September 1999. jjj .. Dean Paul Hcaly •{'■announced t)ie program's approval to Trent Senate at $«; its Sept. 22 ; meeting, nothing nothing that Trent's will be just • jr' the second'Native Studies >. PhD program in all of is at the University of Arizona. The program underwent underwent a year-long rigorous academic review by Trent and the. Ontario Council on Graduate Studies. The latter involved two-day site visits to Trent by three nationally recognized experts: Dr. Richard Preston, Department of Anthropology at McMaster, Dr. Michael j " North "America. The other New President for Trent if. Professor Bonnie Marie Patterson will be installed as r" Trent University's sixth President and Vice-Chancellor 1 in a ceremony Friday, October 2 at 11 a.m. Approximately 300 guests from the university com- jjj munitÿ at Trent and the broader community, including H about 30 delegates from other universities, are expected pi to attend the ceremony in Wenjack Theatre on Symons pi Campus. / *i{ Trent's Chancellor, Ambassador Mary May Simon, t;| will .present Matthew Coon Come with an honourary if; degree during the .morning proceedings. Coon Come is [tî'Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Créés, a leader pr; in the aboriginal ^elf-government movement in Quebec. $ He will 'receive Trent's highest award, an honorary Kp- Doctor'of Laws ilegree, for outstanding leadership in the ^' advancement of native peoples. SI Trent musician-in-residence for the second consecu- Sfc jive I year; Donnell Leahy, and his sister Erin, of the award-winning group Leahy, are scheduled to perform at |£i_the luncheon. If . Patterson, became Trent's President and Vice- ■ Chancellor!.on. July 1, 1998. She was previously Presided! <jt the Council of Ontario Universities. r FSW .§œ$ lURAL/YOUTH JOB STRATEO 7} Can you spot the jobs in your / home town? we can help. Rural Youlh Job Slralegy is a program young men and women find jobs. Well you gain the skills and experience it lakes the right opporlunily in your home town. And our services are free. YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES ONTARIO iqou wont to work, we wont to help. © Ontario www.oov.on .on/mnnfrn Asch Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta, and Dr. Jay H. Strauss, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Arizona. The consultants agreed that there is a significant need for such a program, Healy said, and that Trent with its long-established reputation for Native Studies is a logical place for it to be located. Trent introduced Canada's first Native Studies program in 1969. Starting in 1978, Trent was also the first Canadian university university to offer an honours year in Native Studies. Degrees for Trent's PhD program in Native Studies could first be conferred conferred in 2002. Unhappy with the quality and price of your printing? Next time try James Publishing. Whether it's an order for business cards, or a full colour flyer, James Publishing has the technology and experience to handle any type of printing your business requires.. .and at a reasonable price. Call for a quote today! James Publishing 62 King Street West, Bowmanville Phone: 905-623-3303 Fax: 905-623-6161 E-mail: statesman@ocna.org The All-New Pontiac Grand Am Sedan Reliable Driving Excitement Purchase 21,398 (excludes freight $620) Your all-new 1999 Grand Am comes completely redesigned with: 2.4L Twin Cam engine, automatic transmission with Enhanced Traction System, WideTrack stance, Next Generation dual front air bags, rear spoiler, air conditioning, AM/FM stereo cassette. SmartLease 278 * Get into a Grand Am GT with a 3.4 litre V6 engine, for only I $40 more a month (S3IS per nwnth/36 months) per iiioiith/36 montlis/S2,SOO down payment/ S620freight real tired. No security deposit 1999 Pontiac Grand Am Sedan Down Payment Lease Payment Total Due On Signing $1,321.35 $4,108.95 $5,781.05 $0 $2,500 $4,000 $354/month $278/month $232/month PONTIAC Wl BUILT FOR DRIVERS ttToliil tloo oil signing iiiclthlos down iniyiiwnt, liaiglit, tsl ptynnitit plos taxas, 0ST. PST, gas tax anil ait tax. No security deposit tegoired OnlurU» MlnlNliy l Aurlmilluru, I'mnt litirnl Affttl tlx Only from your Ontario Pontiac Dealers You should know this: 'Bnsod on n 30 month loaso lor Iho 1990 Grand Am Sedan ISA oqulppod as described. A down payment ol $2,500 required. No security doposll required. Total obligation Is $12,900. Annual kilometre limit: 20,000 km. S0.12 per excess kllomolro. Ollier loaso options nvallnblo. 'fFrolght. ns Indicated, llconco, Insurance, nlr conditioning excise lax and taxes are not Included. Dealer trade may bo necessary. necessary. Dealer may soll/loaso tor loss. See Dealer 1er rlolalls, • toiler applies lo 1999 now or demonstrator morlols oqulppod as described and applies lo quallllod tolall customers In Ontario (excluding Thunder Ony and Konorn) only, Limited lime oiler may nol bo combined or used with oilier oilers. See your Dealer lor conditions and dolalls. www.gmcannda.cem Is a trademark ol Gonoral Motors Corporation. PONTIAC BUICK BMC