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14 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 13, 1990 GM vehicle sales off 4.2); during first two months General Motors of Canada dealers sold a total of 29,471 cars and trucks in February, a decrease of 13.5 percent from the 34,055 units delivered in the same month a year ago, reported Bill Atkinson, vice president of marketing. For the first two months of the 1990 calendar year, combined passenger car and truck sales totalled 60,305 units. This is off 4.7 percent from the 63,295 units sold last year. Truck sales in February of 9,940 were down 10.6 percent from the 11,118 sold in February, 1989. For the first two months in the 1990 calendar year, sales of General Motors trucks totalled 20,880, off 3.3 percent from the 21,587 sold in the same period last year. Passenger car deliveries in February of 19,531 were down 14.8 percent from the 22,937 sold in February, 1989. Sales of General Motors passenger cars for January and February totalled 39,425, off 5.5 percent from the 1989 total of 41,708. "In the important mid-sized segment, where GM has been the industry leader, the competition is intense,"" said Atkinson. 'Because we're meeting this competition with bold and ag- gressive marketing programs that are really working, sales of Buick Regal, Chevrolet Lumina, Pontiac Grand Prix and Oldsmobile Cutlass coupes and sedans are up 54.3 percent over February, 1989." Atkinson said car buyers are viewing Regal, Lumina and Cutlass Supreme as value leaders and with the entry this spring of tour-door models of Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, GM will have even more strength in the mid-sized market. Mr. Atkinson expressed en- couragement by the sales perfor- mance of many of GM's newest products, such as the Lumina APV and Pontiac Trans Sport, which are gaining strong accep- tance. He said several GM incen- tive programs such as the 10.9 percent interest support on S-T trucks, 9.9 percent on specially- equipped four-door Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunbirds and 6.9 percent program on Camaro and Firebird 'are gain- ing the results we hoped for" among value-conscious Canadian buyers. MARGARET SCOTT Certified General Accountant Over 16 Years Experience Bookkeeping Small Businesses T'4 Preparation Personal and Corporate Income Tax 985-3508 FRALICK'S BEACH R.R. 3, PORT PERRY W.B. CHIMNE BY | (9 Y SWEEPS 852.3866 | J gs The Port Perry Star receives over a dozen telephone directories each year. The books are not recycleable yet, but Bell Canada is improving its technology and hopes to have a urs, Sguare Dancing * Rounds * Waltzes * Polhas * Modern SATURDAY, MARCH 3lst - 8:30 to 12:30 Catholic Church Hall DONUTS ® invites you to a Sponsored by the Port Perry Fair Board Tickets available at Country Style Donuts. BILL TAYLOR ORCHESTRA $15.00 per Couple Refreshments Available. y/////4 (/ YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. recycleable book out soon. See story for details. A Ee td rT -- Ma Bell to test print new directories that will be recycleable Bell Canada is ringing in the new year with environmentally friendly telephone directories. Traditionally, the telephone listings went out in the trash because they could not be recy- cled. But the nation-wide phone company will test a pilot project in the Region of Guelph- Waterloo this year to see if the new product is recycleable. "The 1990 issue of the (Guelph-Waterloo) directory will, feature a vegetable oil- based ink, derived from canola and soyabeans, replacing our petroleum-based version," said Orma Lyttle, section manager of the Bell Canada business of- fice. Biodegradable glue will be used to bind the directories and the white pages will be printed on lighter weight paper, she added. Bell Canada will also cut down on the number of two-line listings, therefore reducing the size of the directory, she said. Bell will use the Guelph- Waterloo experience to mold the nation-wide recycling ven- ture in the future. But what about the present telephone books? Another pilot project in Guelph will see all used directories collected through the blue box program, sent to a local recycling firm he Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario wants you to get involved in choosing our new leader. You can vote on May 12 by becoming a member of your local PC riding association. For further information please call today 1-800-567-VOTE. Or contact your local PC riding association. MEMBERSHIPS MUST BE OBTAINED BY MARCH 18, 1990. BOWMANVILLE ................coooooiiii Phone 623-7342 PORT PERRY - SCUGOG ........................... Phone 985-2121 DARLINGTON ..........coooiiiiiiiiiiieiiic, Phone 263-8316 CLARKE - NEWCASTLE ............................. Phone 987-5594 BROOKLIN & DISTRICT ...........cccoeevninn. Phone 436-3535 CARTWRIGHT coco Phone 986-5019 MANVERS ieee, Phone 277-2887 which will turn the books into packing material for the mov- ingindustry. That project will be imple- mented through the combined efforts of the City of Guelph, the Ministry of the Environment, Bell Canada and Tele-Direct. Bell and Tele-Direct will in- vest $300,000 to research mar- kets for recycled directories. "Bell and Tele-Direct are committed toleadership andin- novation in their efforts to pro- tect the environment," Ms. Lyt- tle said. "The co-operation of the community, governments and recyclers can make a differ- ence." Region changes to Royal Durham Region is rolling its change to another bank. After banking at the Canadi- an Imperial Bank of Commerce for 16 years, the region has de- cided to bank at the Royal. The decision came after staff from the finance and adminis- tration department reviewed submissions from four of the five major Canadian banks. Although the Bank of Mon- treal had the best return, the Royal Bank had many "non- financial benefits" and region- al officials felt it would be the wiser choice. The Bank of Nova Scotia and the CIBC were the other two banks which handed in submis- sions. Durham will probably move its money to the Royal by May 1, as its agreement with CIBC expires April 30. Quit-smoking quick tips ¥ Buy only one package of HEART cigarettes at a est] time and change Of ONTARIO brands each Improving your time. odds against 4 Wait an hour Canada's after you run out #1 killer before buying more cigarettes. Your local Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario chapter has details on quitting. F490 808 a vat ais LI LIE IE I a i oh . oe Wr. 4 LY = HI NN A IE BP TR