Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 13, 1980, p. 6

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6 Acton Free Wodnosday Aug 13 LL Ford expands Car companies are having a rough year but one Acton businessman is looking to increase car sales as he and his part open a second bus mess In Lome and Frank of Ford Ltd of Acton have opened a subsidiary sales showroom on Royal ndsor Drive just off Winston Churchill Boule vard in Although the partners plan a grand opening in fall Mid Ontario Leasing Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company LL Ford in Acton is now open for business selling used cars and leasing explains the new business will concentrate on new car leas and used car an lei planning to add dally car rental to the list shortly Leasing cars is more and more a way of life for a lot of people com Twenty five to 30 per cent of cars are leased in Toronto and it expected to rise to per cent the next few years- The new business allows us to least all makes of cars and doesn just limit us to the Ford franchise Curre the brand new spacious showroom has an inventory of used cars with more ex as turnover in creases Operating a month Mid Ontario Lea sing employs a staff of six scheduled to Increase as demands rise Ford employs 15 The whole concept is different explains Dob erthien it s more in than a used car lotits like a car dealers operating used cars impressively roomy and tly decorated with I andpalntcd murals of antique cars park lot allows cars to be displayed advantageously Car servicing will be done at I garage in Acton II a ling service the pres ident continue the v works complement this place Ford Customers Acton have a much larger inventory of cars at their disposal through the ad vent of 11 second show room Prior to LL was forced to keep down their inventory of used cars because of 1 mited parking space Now a prospective buyer has many more cars from which to choose A phone call from an sales man will bring Mid cars to a customer for perusal Doberthien says 1 enjoys having a sub sidiary in and a head office in Acton the reverse of the usual case of business placing head offices in major cities LL Ford Sales and Garage was started nine years ago when Dobcr ihien bought Thompson Motors on Main Street North from the Thomp son brothers and re ceived the Ford Bredderman jo ncd the company as partner and vicepres ident in is still the heart of the business says Doberthien Give a man a bike and he becomes a kid again I- president enjoys a luxury model Honda on sate at the company new showroom MidOntario I easing Ltd The car show room features used cars and a motor EEAC aims are adopted Ford Sales of Acton has recently opened a subsidiary In Mlssissauga called MidOntario I Ltd Con ceDtrating on new car leasing and used car sales the business complements Company president Lome Doberthien surveys his current Inventory of cars Regional Planning Committee has with pleasure the alms and objectives of the Environmental Advisory Committee lo Reg on a 1 Council for approval The committee sees 1901 as a target year for est to be centred mapping all en Site regional dump iron men ally sensitive areas in Hal ton par in the northern portion The EEAC also expects to be providing input on all solid waste manage ment programs of the region with special inter the Halton Cable would welcome superstations James Mo gee of Cable Cable TV subscribers started adding it to in Acton Georgetown list of stations Pretty and Milton could be tun soon after ing in the colorful rant sprang up in Chicago to west coast talk New York San show star Jack Webster Francisco too on Vancouver a CHAN Superstations haven t TV within year been allowed in Canada Cable Systems but a recent federal which serves nearly 9 000 provincial committee of the 000 homes in the which stalled Pay TV in three urban areas of this country for a mln North Halton are like of two more years everyone else In their did suggest industry disappointed for this country It also that Pay TV has been put looked satellite TV on hold for at least ano- distribution deciding thcr two years but are advances in broadcasting delighted Canada first must wait until when could be more satellites will be born in the near future shot up Superstations came There are two potential into being south of the superstations CHCII In border a few years ago Hamilton and CHAN in when a network British Columbia station in Atlanta put Its Halton Cable a John signal on a United States OUIvier said they d be space satellite trans- happy to carry CHAN as The signal a no extra converter became available right channel CHCH Is across the United States already on the basic and most of Canada and cable service so its American cable firms elevation to CHATELAINE LIGHTING Multi Bright Ideas For All Your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Tib F Canti no In Ion FREE PARKING Off DAILY TIL SATURDAYS satellite receiving dish status would mean Ing in th part of the cou ntry CHAN might be the first of several programs for local viewers from Satellite Network Ollivier said He said right now all Halton Cable could get from C S N is House of Commons debates which they ve applied lo the CRTC to carry but haven received ap proval for yet However CSN has a number of program plans in the offing which local viewers would want Including a children programming package commercials or violence which he crlbed as super The future Cable Pay TV network would also contribute programs the CSN which local viewers could then get The committee studying Pay TV see getting television to Canada far north as the main priority facing the broadcasting industry Ollivier said this goal could be achieved through Pay TV but the way the committee opted to go means taxpayers will foot the bill The committee questioned Pay TV being able to pay to get signals to the far north becayse it been proven It will be a money maker in the United States Both the Cable industry and network TV in Can TV and Ollivier says that an Indication private en feels it will be profitable In any event he says the government should let cable sec if we can market It Pay TV He believes Pay TV revenues could be to finance television for the far north as well as pay for new Canadian pro- Pay TV has been debated for five years al In this country and it will be at least two more years before it is approved notes at one time Canada was In the forefront the pioneers of Pay TV but that changed because of all the delays Now the Americans are ahead in technology and pro grams He Is afraid that the day will come when Canada finally approves Pay TV and the only equip ment and programs available will be from the on page the Canadian Cable Canada like It has been in CARPETING Er FLOORING SPECIALISTS 126 Main St North Acton Frontier Florist Gift Shop Ont Floral Dos Weddngs Funerals Scotia Covenants Mortgage Corporation Term Notes Fixed Term 5 Years Minimum investment 1 Unconditionally guaranteed by The Bank of Nova Scotia Rates are subject to change Ask for more details at any branch of The Bank of Nova Scotia 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