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10 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville ,Deceinbe 22, 1976 Section Two Air Canada's Ski Program Covers Ail Ski Regions Air Canada's "Ski Oui" program for the 76-77 season is a comprehensive ski-vacation offer. It covers all four of Quebee's major ski regions: the Laurentians, Quebec City, the Eastern Townships or Ski East areas and the Gatineau VICTORIA TE LEV ISION Expert Repairs and Installation PONTYPOOL PHONE - i 277-2461 hills of the Outaouais near Ottawa. Deciding on the region of your choice precedes the final decision on the actual ski areas and your hotel or resort accomodation. The fabled Laurentians are aptly introduced as "ski beaucoup". The 38 downhill centres and miles upon miles of cross-country trails north of Montreal range from Mont- Tremblant to Chantecler at Sainte-Adele. Resorts catering to the skiing clientele start with Mont-Tremblant Lodge and Villa Bellevue at Mont-Trem- blant; Sun Valley Hotel and William Tell Motel at the Sun Valley slopes with the huge resort complex and trail layout of Chantecler at Sainte- Adele. Two more good reasons for not drinking: 1. L e Our experience shows that ab- stainers have fewer car accidents, fewer home fires. So we can afford to insure for less. If you're a non-drinker, canyou afford not to look int Abstainers insurance for your home and your car? 2. Lw ecost fire~ inuace Osborne & Shank Insurance Agency Ltd. 108 Liberty St. N. 623-2527 G ues s who's w isingv you a wonderful Christmlas esat a y the festive Spir it be yours throughout the holidays and after! Thank you for your patronage durmng 1976. We look forward to seeing you in 1977. EARL McQUEEN of Peleshok Motors Ltd Base Line Road 668-6873 A jax The famed French cuisine of L'Esterel at Sainte-Marguer- ite rounds out Air Canada's "Ski Oui" Laurentian winter holiday destinations. The Laurentian package at Mont-Tremblant Lodge, for example, includes six nights accommodation and seven days skiing, all taxes and gratuities at $159 per skier for double occupancy. The option- al meal plan is recommended and includes six breakfasts and six dinners for $74 per person and must be obtained previously from your travel agent or Air Canada ticket office. Other options include five days of ski lessons for $25 and airport transfers from Mon- treal for $17. The daily lift ticket can be exchanged for cross-country ski equipment and access to the trail system that extends throughout Mont- Tremblant Park and the Laurentian valley. Quebec City is labelled "joie du ski" and this city of fine restaurants with superb skiing in the surrounding mountains is just that. Mont-Sainte-Anne's 2,000 vertical feet is the leading attraction supported by short- er but no less exciting runs at Stoneham and beautiful Lac Beauport. Both the urban hotels and country resorts offer cross- country options on well laid out trails in addition to well known downhill runs, The elegant old Chateau Frontenac Hotel along with the more modern Quebec Hilton and Le Concorde are in-town hotels and about 27 miles from Mont-Sainte-Anne. Manoir Saint-Castin is right at Lac Beauport while other highly rated country resorts are the Manoir du Lac Delage and the luxurious Auberge des Gouverneurs. Meal plan options are avail- able only at the resorts and must be obtained from your travel agent or Air Canada office in conjunction with your ski holiday package. Prices range from $100 to $130 for six breakfasts and six dinners while accommodation and services average around $160 per person, double occupancy. "C'est ski bon" welcomes you to Quebec's snowbelt skiing at Mont Sutton, Owl's Head, Mont Orford and Brom- ont in the Eastern Townships. Ski East offers four major ski resorts with life-serviced ver- tical drops up to 2,100 feet all within 90 minutes of Mon- treal's Dorval Airport. The inclusive Ski East vacation package covers six nights and seven days ac- commodatibn with a five-day interchangeable lift ticket for a day-to-day change of scene if desired, an Avis rental car, six breakfasts and six dinners, for a peak season price of $250 plus 8 per cent tax and gratuities, double occupancy. Such long established and noteworthy names as Ripple- cove Inn, Hovey Manor, Sends Seson's Greetings to Al Mayor Rickard's First Priority Communication will be a top priority for Mayor Garnet Rickard when he begins his second term of office next month. Speaking on the eve of this month's municipal elections, Mayor Rickard suggested that an office should be set up in the Town of Newcastle* in order to answer any citizen's questions on regional or local government. Commenting on the election, the mayor said he felt there had been a good slate of candidates to choose from He said the people had eleýcted a good council Mayor Rickard said he will meet with the new council some time before the new year to talk about upcoming issues. He added, however, that he planned to rest for a week before making any plans to get the new council together. The biggest issues of the election campaign were anti- regional feelings, high taxes and water and sewer prob- lems, he sad . This sweet little girl says Merr Christmas and a Ha ppy New Year to ail. She is Kathryn Dawn Brown an will be celebrating her first birthday on December 30th, 1976. She is the daughter of Joanne and Fred Brown and sister of Christopher of Bowmanville. - McRobbie Photography. Auberge Lac Brome, Auberge de Sutton and Owl's Head Lodge convey the mood, food and services traditionally associated with Ski East skiing. "Ski vous plait" Outaouais (oot-a-way) probably means that it's much easier to ski the fun runs of the famed Gatin- eau hills than to call the region by name. The Sheraton Le Marquis is across town from the Ottawa airport and is accommodation base for Mont Cascade 10 miles away in the mountains beyond. This allows guests a complete change of scene from Mont Cascade skiing by day to city nightlife at trail's end. Auberge Edelweiss at Edel- weiss Valley and Auberge L'Abri at Mont-Sainte-Marie are self contained holiday resorts with all facilities and services right at the slopes. Meals are optional as part of the package but it is again suggested that the option be included for guests skiing at Edelweiss or Mont Sainte- Marie as the a-la-carte menus are usually more expensive. Average price, including meals for the mountain re- sorts is $276 per person, double occupancy with seven full days of skiing and six nights accommodation. And this year, as a special Air Canada service, "Ski Oui" guests will be met at the airports by a Ski Oui hostess who will direct and assist them towards a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. For further information con- tact your travel agent or Air Canada ticket office. How to Care for Your Christmas Plants Poinsettias, Christmas cac- tus, cyclamen, and Norfolk pine are the most popular plants for Christmas giving and indoor decoration during the holiday season. With the proper care and feeding, these plants will live on to bloom again and again. If you are planning to buy Christmas plants, but have not yet done so, be sure to take a large plastic bag with you to the florist or supermarket so that you can cover the plant and so protect it from frost- bite-while carrying it from the store to your car and your home. Once indoors, remove the bag carefully in order not to damage the bracts, blooms, or leaves. Water the plant and place it in a location conducive to its well-being. Poinsettia should, according to the Ortho book "House Plants Indoors-Outdoors", be set in a cool room and kept out of drafts. After the initial watering, let the soil stay nearly dry until spring. Then, bring the plant to sunny warmth, water well and watch for new growth. The plant can then be re-potted in new soil and the canes cut back to approx. 6 inches from the pot rim. Poinsettias can be grown in a sunny interior or a protected area outdoors. Pinching out encourages more branches, and thereby more blooms. Bring the plant indoors in autumn When nights begin to cool and keep it in absolute darkness from sundown to sun-up to ensure blooms in yet another holiday season. Christmas cactus is known botanically as Schlumbergera Bridgesi, a complicated name for a very uncomplicater' plant that requires a mini- mum of care. According to "House Plants Indoors-Out- doors", this picturesque cac- tus thrives in a semi-sunny or semi-shady location at aver- age house temperature. It should be kept evenly moist and enjoys a moderately humid environment. You can propogate this plant with cuttings. Cultivate it in an all-purpose soil mix. Cool nights and short days induce hew buds in the faîl. Cyclamen, a thick-leaved plant of silvery green with translucent stems and veins, produces showy butterfly-like blossoms in white and shades of pale pink through vivid reds, some ruffled and varie- gated. Many people discard the cyclamen after its bloom- ing season, but you may like to keep yours. Place the plant in semi-sun, away from drafts and keep the soil moist at all times, watering it from below to keep the foliage dry. New buds can be encouraged, says this book, by applying liquid fertilizer every two or three weeks. After the flowers cease to come, keep the leaves in good growth. This will maintain the health of the tuber which will send up next year's flowers. In early summer, begin a dorm- ancy period during which the plant is kept dry or barely moist in a cool, but frost-free storage place. Norfolk Island pine requires a semi-sunny or semi-shady location in yòur home. It should be kept evenly moist and will thrive in a cool to average temperature. It en- joys a moderately humid environment. You can propo- gate this plant by planting its seeds or by rooting the tops of old plants in an all-purpose soil mix. "House Plants Indoors Out- doors" is one of 10 volumes 'in the Ortho garden and food book series, which is available at hardware stores and gar- den centres dealing in Ortho products. Retail price per copy is $3.98. 18 YOUR CAR READY FOR WINTER DRIVING? SAFE DRIVING IS A FAMILY AFFAIR BY THE DAY-WEEK RENT-A-CAR OR MONTH AS LOW AS $10., Per day 219 KING ST. EAST BOWMANVILLE Hwy. No. 2 East of Liberty Phone 623-4481 "The Friendly People"