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

Contact: Rod Jerred Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@haltonsearch.com W EDNESDAY, MAY 2 2 . 2 0 0 2 · TURNING UP THE HEAT: Rick Vaive from the Toronto Maple Leafs helps cook some burgers, and signed some autographs at M&M Meat Shop's 14th annual Charity BBQ Day to raise money for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) on Saturday, May 11. More than 333 M&M Meat Shops loca tions fired up their grills to raise $1,025,000 -- $24,532.31 of that money was raised in Oakville and the surrounding locations. The event surpassed the goal of $900,000 and the total represents the largest single gift ever donated to CCFC. All proceeds go to the CCFC. M&M Meat Shops has raised close to $7 mil lion for CCFC since the first Charity BBQ Day in 1989 and is CCFC's largest corporate sponsor. BUSINESS A12 By Liz Campbell SPECIAL T O THE BEAVER Cliff's is a family affair Twenty years ago, Cliff Carley ran a part-time repair business from his home while driving a transport truck for a company which was about to close its doors. He looked around the rapidly growing town of Oakville and made a deci sion. He would open his own lawn and garden equipment business. "There was only one other sales and service store in the area and with so many new developments, I could see there would be a dem and for m ore," he recalls. Carley started in a small showroom on Speers Road, which quickly became too small for the emerging business. Then he added another Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver building, but after only nine years, that also became too In front, from left to right, Steve Carley, Hilkka Carley, Cliff Carley, small. June Jones, Dave Carley. In back, from left to right, Peter Miskovic, That was when the compa Ken Biggs, Cody Finney, Tyler Williston, and Mark Dabek -- all of ny moved to its present loca whom make up the team at Cliff's Lawn & Garden Equipment Ltd. tion on Morden Road. the smallest lawn mower to their own landscaping and Cliff's Lawn and Garden Equipment large tractors with wide cut grass cutting want good, reli Ltd. may have started as a one-man ting deck such as would be able equipment with which operation, but as it approaches its 20th used by contractors. to do it. anniversary, it boasts a staff of 11 And they're looking for It also sells trimmers, including Cliff's two sons, Steve and edgers, chain saws and more; time-saving devices. Carley Dave, and his wife Hilkka. anything, in fact, that helps said he has seen a host of This truly is a family-run operation. customers to maintain their new products come onto the Dave is general manager and Steve is in market which are more effi lawn and garden. charge of financial operations. Hillka And because Carley cient and great time-savers. runs the office part-time and Cliff him Many are also environ stands behind everything he self is still busy with sales. sells, the business has grown mentally friendly. Tyrel Featherstone · Special to the Oak\'ille Beaver The company offers everything from "Everything old is new dramatically. "When you buy from a again," said Carley. "We're seeing a lot of the box store, you get it in a old style push mower in box," he explained. "When you buy from us, demand." Patricia Lovett-Reid, Vice President and Managing Director o f TD Asset But he cautions, when it comes fully assembled, Management Inc., is a respected authority on wealth management and personal and we deliver it to your buying one of these, look for finance. Wealth determination, wealth accumulation and wealth protection are the home and make sure you a good one which has been understand how to handle designed to do the job effi three components that make for a wise and wealthy woman. So, whether you're ciently or you'll be working it." just starting out or you're a more experienced investor, you'll benefit from Servicing What he sells is `much harder than you may Patricia's insight on how to successfully construct your long-term investment as important as the sale, said like. And what's in the future? Carley. plans. Join Patricia as she provides you with the knowledge and confidence to He maintains a staff of Not retirement in the foresee build your future with a sound financial foundation. four mechanics who know able future said Carley. He's enjoying his work the equipment and can main too much. And he's waiting tain it for customers. Over the past 20 years, to see what new technologies he's seen many changes. the next few years will bring. Date: May 27, 2002 "When we first started out, He's willing to make a cou Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM 90 per cent of our sales were ple of predictions. "Solar powered mowers to homeowners," he said. Location: Holiday Inn Express "Today, about 60 per cent and maybe even a robot con 2525 Wyecroft Road (Just of Bronte Rd.) is to commercial landscaping trolled mower might come RSVP: 905-827-1107 along in the next ten years," companies." These days it seems, no he suggests. "I know they're one has the time to do their working on those things." And when the company own maintenance. So they pay a company to do it for does, you can bet you'll find it at the Morden Road show them. Nonetheless, those that do room. Patricia Lovett-Reid, CFP - "Wise & Wealthy Women" Join us for a free investment seminar omen I D I Canada T ru s t Ih o iu c o / e ff lillo n ... more than a Home & tei/urc Ihouf! Milton Memorial Arena, 77 Thompson Road (just south of Main St.) Friday, May 24 - 10am to 9pm · Saturday, May 25 - 10am to 7pm · Sunday, May 26 - Noon to 5pm A shopping show for home & garden, leisure, real estate, entertainment, fitness, cars, travel, insurance and more... Plus Special Events & prizes!! Hourly Prize Draws WIN a Landscaping Package (Courtesy of Landscape Garten/Taylor Nursery) · FREE Seniors' Day Friday · FREE Daycare Saturday and Sunday (Courtesy of Safe & Sound) WIN a Fitness Package (Courtesy of Goodlife Fitness) ·$2 Charity Hot Air Balloon Rides (Courtesy of McCuaig Insurance, weather permitting) Meet Miss Canada (Friday at the Goodlife Booth) *Y108 Special Events Cruiser WIN an all-inclusive trip-for-2 to Allegro Flamenco Bavaro in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Courtesy of Travel Choice Amercian Express Travel Services, some conditions apply) For details call the Milton Chamber of Commerce at 905-878-0581 W O O D B IN E V t a Mall C a tta b ia n C h a m p io n + A 5- A M O HAW K