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' ' nr- { 1 , j - , 'XL fefj Sfffeÿî » mv 1 l 18 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, April 24,1991 Car Dealers Team Up to Help United Way Drive miM U Bell Explains New Area Code Local auto dealers may be tough competitors when it comes to selling cars, but they work like a team whén it comes to supporting the United Way of Oshawa, Whitby, Newcastle. Last week, representatives representatives from several dealerships met at the United Way office to devise strategies which will maximize their collective potential in the 1991 campaign. Attending the meeting were, from left to right, front row, Jim Souch, Marigold Lincoln/Mercury; Don Switzer, Enterprise Enterprise Ford; Murray O'Brien, Cowan Pontiac-Buick; 1g Gus Brown, Gus Brown Pontiac-Buick; John Lawlor, Durham Automobiles; Peter Schoen; Anne Kinsella, United Way Campaign Director; back row; Bob Owen, Roy Nichols Motors; Paul Gibbons, Nurse Chev/Olds; Warren Ainge, Cliff Mills Motors; Bob Swain, Macintosh Macintosh Chrysler; Jim Pyette, Ontario Motors' Sales; Jim Campbell, Ontario Hyundai; and Bill Hodsoll, Whitby Dodge. Absent from the photo was Dave Nicholls of Whitby/Oshawa Honda: and Doug Hart of Passport International Automobiles. Enumeration Begins April 24 enumeration or during the Martyn,, Minister "Form Your Future" and help change your community community to better meet your needs. That is the theme of this year's municipal enumeration enumeration campaign. Beginning April 24, a bilingual bilingual municipal enumeration enumeration form will be mailed to each household in the province. province. The form contains the most current information the Ministry has about the people who live at the residence, residence, information which was obtained in the previous ' * "ng normal process of updating assessment records. The form will be accompanied accompanied by a "Form Your Future" Future" brochure which will describe the municipal enumeration, enumeration, tell what the information information will be used for, and contain directions on how to complete the form. One adult in each household household will be asked to check the information on the form, correct or complete it, sign the form, and return it by May 10th. Ifthe form is not returned, an enumerator will go to the residence between' between' June 1st and 30th to get the information. The information collected will be used to prepare vot-' ers' lists for the municipal and school board elections, to be held on November 12, 1991. In addition, it is used to direct taxes; to identify English language and French-language school supporters/electors; supporters/electors; to prepare lists of potential jurors; to assist municipalities and school boards with their planning; to prepare the On tario population reports; and to update assessment records. The enumeration is being conducted by the Property Assessment Program of the Ontario Ministry of Revenue. Revenue. It is done every three years, in the same year as municipal elections. "Every Ontario resident can ensure stronger local government across the province province by participating in the enumeration process, said Honourable Shelley Wark- of Revenue. Revenue. "And returning the form promptly ensures that, if you are entitled to vote, your name gets on the voters' list," Wark-Martyn stated. This is only the second time the enumeration has been done by mail. Mailing ensures that residents have time to examine the form, read and' understand the instructions,and instructions,and ensure that the information is accurate. In addition to the actual mail-out of forms, an intensive intensive province-wide advertising advertising campaign will begin on April 24th. This campaign - on TV, radio and in newspapers newspapers -- will inform Ontario residents that the enumeration enumeration is under way and will be conducted in most of the languages spoken in Ontario. Ontario. This year, as well, Statistics Statistics Canada will also be delivering delivering a questionnaire to each household, for the federal federal census is taking place just after enumeration. The census is held every five years and doesn't coincide with the enumeration very often. In fact, the next time will be in the year 2006. The census and the enumeration enumeration collect different kinds of information, and for reasons of confidentiality, cannot be combined. So, when you get your enumeration form, check that the information is correct. correct. Then, mail the form back in the pre-paid envelope. envelope. Remember, getting on ' the voters' list is an important important first step to voting. Your vote is your voice, and it's your chance to influence the way your community develops develops over the next three years. "Form Your Future." 1 Dear Mr. James: Your editorial of Wednesday, Wednesday, April 3, Two Years to Dial 905? raises several questions regarding the implementation implementation of the new area code. Many business and residence residence customers will be affected affected by this area code change. There are currently over 3.2 million telephone numbers in the 416 area and approximately half of these will be part of the new 905 area code. Customers outside of the 416 area code will be affected as well since many businesses in Ottawa, Windsor, London and other towns and cities inside and outside Ontario call the 416 area on a daily basis. We have heard from a number of our customers and for many of them this is not a simple issue. They have questions regarding advertising in the Yellow Pages, 1-800 numbers, Barber Chorus From Oshawa Places Second Oshawa Barbershoppers, and their Horseless Carri- agemen Chorus, placed second second out of 15 choruses competing competing for the Ontario championship this past weekend. Seneca College's Minkler Auditorium was the site of the contest which saw London's "Men of Accord" win first prize. Directed by Bob Irving and Harold Silver, the Oshawa Chorus sang, Opening Opening Night, On Broadway,. and Swanee. In the quartet contest, Flip Side, a Scarborough based foursome, finished first in both the finals and semi-finals, defeating 16 other groups. Flip Side's baritone is Oshawa resident Steven Armstrong, who also directs the two-time International International Champion Chorus, the Scarborough Dukes of Harmony. Bowmanville area members members of the Horseless Carri- agemen include: Glenn, Ross and Stan Allin, Howard Anyan. Gerald, Bruce and Merrill Brown, Clarence and Murray Burgess, Frank Carter, Len Clement, Elmer, Scott, Jeff and Ken Down, Greg Goodall, Les Jones, Leo McKenna, Ross McMaster, McMaster, Murray Osborne, Dan Richards, George Robertson, Larry Smith, Don Staples and Fred Yates. customer own- ed equipment and their customers perception perception that they are farther away because they are in a new area code. Some businesses, alarm companies for example, will have to make software changes in their equipment to handle the new area code. This takes time and planning. Our customers tell us that their telephone number is a critical piece of information that is used for company identification. • As many companies plan and develop their com- munications and pro- motional literature well in advance, it was imperative that they be notified well ahead of time to avoid costly reprints or disruptions to their business communications. From an environmental perspective alone we feel that i catalogues, business cards and stationery should be used up instead of discarded. discarded. By giving our customers customers over two years notice they can use up their existing existing stock of stationery and plan their reordering around, the changeover period. It is a major undertaking undertaking to split an area code. We need only to look at examples examples of area coc}e splits in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Boston, Chicago and London to realize the importance of notifying notifying customers well in advance advance of the cutover. Bell will continue its campaign campaign to educate customers within the existing 416 area, as well as those as far removed removed as a steel purchaser in Brazil or a money trader in Switzerland, about the change. I hope you now have a better appreciation for the magnitude and complexity of tnis change and why we are notifying our customers two-and-a-half years before implementation. I do want to thank you for writing an editorial on the area code split as it has helped provide our customers with an opportunity opportunity to think about the upcoming area code split. Yours truly, Una MacNeil, Public Affairs Manager. Bell Canada, Toronto. It's Time ... for a Family Heirloom! 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