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14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 22,1991 Their Business has Grown for 30 Years by Andrea Adair Economic conditions, trends and lifestyles may change but one thing never will: People always appreciate appreciate flowers. "It always puts a smile on someone's face to receive ! flowers," said Carl Van Belle, of Van Belle Floral ' and Plant Shoppe. He and his family know the flower industry well. This year marks their 30th anniversary of operation in the Durham Region. "The people of the area have always been very good to us. I always felt the peo- id ' pie treated us-fairly and we treated them fairly and that makes , for a good business environment,"he said. The Van Belle business started in Courtice where Van Belle's Floral and Plant Shoppe is currently located. Carl's parents, Harry and Ado, and his grandparents, William and Martha, started started a landscaping and evergreen evergreen business and eventually eventually moved into cut flowers and box plants. The business flourished. There are now two stores in Oshawa and another shop in Whitby. "They all originated from here," Carl said. Along with the new stores, other avenues of the business have grown as well. Two years ago, the company company started to sell their flowers wholesale to stores as far east as Kingston and north to the Peterborough/ Lindsay area. Their flowers are bought directly from growers from all over the world. Some of the places where Van Belles Durham Firm is Exporting to USA The "Durham Exporting Initiative," a year-long program program created last summer to help twenty-four Dur- ham-area businesses learn the ins and outs of exporting, exporting, -- has a success story to share. Specialty Paper Products Products Limited, a manufacturer manufacturer of specialized envelopes and file folders for the medical medical market, and a participant participant in the program, is exporting exporting to the United States marketplace. Ray Richardson, President President of the Ajax-based Specialty Specialty Paner, formerly of Bowmanville, identified the states of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan as his prime markets. These states represent a potential market of 50,000,000 people, contrasted to the Ontario market of 7,000,000 people. Specialty Paper has been exporting since January of this year. The company expects expects to initially capture a - small percentage snare of the large market for X-ray envelopes and file folders for the health care field. His primary customers are hospitals hospitals and community clinics. clinics. The Durham Exporting Initiative, sponsored by the Federal Business Development Development Bank (FBDB), confirmed confirmed much of the initial export marketing plan information information he developed. Export market plans define such things as: the number of potential potential clients in the target market; the competition in the marketplace; the method used in the selling process; labelling requirements and components of a "free-on- board" price (ie: the final selling price at the destination destination including duty," brokerage, brokerage, storage, freight, exchange, exchange, etc.). Richardson took the opportunity opportunity to meet with Canadian Canadian Consulate and United United States Customs officials, and visited the marketplace, first-hand, as a participant in the New Exporter to Border Border States (NEBS) program. Participation led to meetings meetings with several potential clients, helped identify four major competitors, determine determine the proper tariff classification classification of his product going into the U.S. and address his own strengths and weaknesses weaknesses in terms of exporting. ilowefs originate are Holland, Holland, Colombia, Kenya, Thailand, New Zealand and Tenerife. "It gives us an edge when we buy directly from -the grower," he said, explaining that there is no middle man to hold the flowers for 2 or 3 days. The result is better quality flowers. They also purchase their stock from the Niagara Peninsula Peninsula where growers specialize specialize in one product. This again results in better better quality, more variety of goods and better shipping and delivery. The stores are open year- round, although the box plant season is usually for 6- 8 weeks in the spring. Carl explains that he en- Delegates To AMO The Association of Municipalities Municipalities of Ontario will be holding their annual conference conference August 18 to 21. Durham Regional Council Council last week selected councillors councillors Marcel Brunelle, Doug Dickerson, Linda Dionne and Yvonne Christie to represent the region at the conference. Torch Run Raises Funds The fifth annual Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run for Ontario Special Olympics will make its way through Durham Region on June 7. The run is designed to raise public awareness and moral and financial support for the Special Olympics. Over 150 members of the Durham Regional Police Service will run the torch from the regional boundary in the west, along Highway 2, to the Durham Clarke- I-Iope townline where the torch will be handed over to the Ontario Provincial Police. Police. June 7 has been declared Law Enforcement Torch Run Day in Durham Region. A special ceremony and flag-raising at Durham Regional Regional . Headquarters will take place on that day. joys what he is doing. "It's very interesting. There have been a lot of changes," he said. He notes that people want more'variety in what they plant now, explaining' that many people want to plant a mixture of flowers and vegetables. In addition, in the last couple of years the trend has moved away from people spending 1 places. Pe places. People are spending more time at home and they want to make their house look nice. And, he said, people are finding gardening to be a form of relaxation. To meet the changes of the differing trends in society, society, the Courtice store grows annually. They have eight acres on their property although only a portion of the land is used. Four vehicles deliver products throughout the reion, reion, from Scarborough to 'ewtonville. In addition, there are two wholesale refrigeration units making deliveries. The business has become more computerized and the communication system has improved between the home 6 Come Celebrate Heritage Week with us May 25th to June 1st A. His day /date watch has a goldtone case that accents a white dial with a sweep second hand. Water resistant to 3 ATM. Dura-Crystal? Handsome Handsome goldtone-llnlshed stainless steel expansion bracelet. B. Her goldtone case encircles a champagne dial with a sweep second hand. Water resistant. Dura-Crystal* Contoured goldtone-llnlshed stainless steel bracelet. on oil oar watches C. For her, a goldtone case -contrasts -contrasts a black enamel dial with goldtone.accents and matching bezel trim. Water resistant. Dura-Crystal?Tapered goldtone patterned bracelet. Make an excellent graduation gift! Receive a ... Class of '91 Key Chain FREE with your purchase of any watch for graduation. (Free inscriptions) See our In-store display of Mr. Earl Pascoe's Antique Clocks entitled "Time on His Hands", Earl will be In our store on Sat., May 25th explaining his prized possessions. Hooper's Jewellers 39 King St. W. 6Z3-S747 Bowmanville base and the trucks. Carl believes communication communication is very important in any business. "When you can communicate communicate with each other, things get done faster and you save time," he said, explaining that he can know what a driver has picked up in St. Catharines and he can have it sold at the store before it is delivered. He said business has to change with the times to keep on being competitive. The Van Belle flower business employs between 25 and 30 people as well as many in the Van Belle family- family- Carl notes that one sister has not become involved in the business yet, but his brother, Paul, and sisters, Ruth and Martha, all are involved involved in some aspect of the business. To celebrate their anniversary anniversary and to thank thè residents of Durham for doing doing business with them during during the past 30 years, the Courtice store wifi be hold-. ing a special celebration this weekend. Specials and free materials materials will be available for the shopper. Van Belle Floral and Plant Shoppes are celebrating 30 years of service to the Durham Region this year. The first flower shop opened on Highway 2 near Courtice Courtice 30 years ago and remains in business today, along with two stores in Oshawa and one in Whitby. Pictured Pictured here are members of the Van Belle family who manage the Bowmanville store. They are, from the left: Carl. Martha and Ruth Van Belle. 'Wedditty gftjdents Invited to S.E.V.E.C. Program One of the best ways to learn a foreign language is to immerse yourself in it by living in an area where it is spoken. This is exactly what occurs in the SEVEC program program sponsored by the Peterborough, Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Separate School Board. This summer . program allows area students ages 12 to 16 to live in a Quebec, French speaking community. Their hosts then come to our area to immerse themselves in our English speaking community. community. The bilingual exchange between the Separate School students in the areas of Peterborough, Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle and french speaking stu dents from Loretteville, Quebec will take place from July 2 to July 27/91. Interested students are invited to apply. The deadline deadline for applications is Friday, Friday, May 24th, 1991. The cost of the program is $235.00. Additional information and application forms are available at each , of the board's schools or by calling Tammy Leblond, coordinator coordinator at 742-3342. For further information regarding this press release, please call Nancy Sharpe, Supervisor of Communications, Communications, at (705) 748-4861. Thank You. Nancy Sharpe, Supervisor of Communications. SMOKERS QUIT SMOKING HARMLESS PAINLESS ACUPUNCTURE Don't put it off...Put it out (416) 623-4004 168 Church St. Bowmanville, Ontario Sam Laskaris, son of George and Voula Laskaris of Bowmanville, exchanged wedding vows with Kathryn Defries, daughter of Bob and June Defries of Toronto, on Sept. 1,1990. The couple were married at St. George's United Church in Toronto and repeated repeated their vows that day at Toronto's St. George's Greek Orthodox Church. A reception followed at the Holiday Inn in downtown downtown Toronto. The best man was Bruce Campion-Smith of Toronto and the matron of honor was Marirose Bruce of Toronto. The wedding party also included George and Despina Despina Morfidis of Ajax, Jeff and Bess Stone of Montreal. Craig Defries and Donna Russell of Ottawa, Dave Stonehouse of North Bay, Joe Couto of Toronto, Alexandra Alexandra Starkman of Toronto and Irene Gunn of King City. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Barbados Barbados and are now living in Toronto. Toronto. Shaklee independent Distntxrtor HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL IT TAKE TO SAVE THE EARTH? One by one, we can do it. When you start to make changes and then tell your friends, and they begin to make changes, it will happen. happen. IT MAKES SENSE TO SWITCH TO SHAKLEE... the Company who has made the environment its business since 1956. Together, Together, you can make all the difference in the world. JONS DISTRIBUTIONS (416) 436-3553 OR (416) 686-7765 Visit us at THE ENVIRONMENT FAIR, on May 26, - Bowmanville Recreation Complex, Complex, corner of Hwy. 2 and Hwy. 57. Betty I^Biiite DRY CLEANERS NOW TWO LOCATIONS TQ, SERVE YOU X 35 Temperance St. Bowmanville 697-1248 1330 Ritson Rd. N. Oshawa 433-1636 r GRAND OPENING , SPECIAL I 50 % O OFF I ON ANY DRYCLEANING ORDER I Valid at both locations until June 30/91 I Please present coupon with incoming y * dry cleaning order. ' r y Kmtag* Wuk (Btents EVENT SPONSOR DATE PLACE TIME COST HERITAGE PARADE „ Heritage Week Committee May 25 Downtown Bowmanville 11:00 a.m. 0 OPENING CEREMONIES „ Heritage Week Committee May 25 Town Hall 10:00 a.m. 0 HIRE A STUDENT AWARENESS BOOTH Student Employment Centre May 25 Temperance St. All Day 0 RAFFLE TICKET BOOTH ..Town of Newcastle Family Resource Centre May 25 Temperance St. All Day 0 AUCTION „ Bowmanville Business Centre May 25 Temperance St. After Parade 0 YARD SALE/SIDEWALK SALE ,. Newcastle BIA May 25 Community Hall, Newcastle Village 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 0 REFRESHMENT BOOTH „ 1st Newcastle Scouts May 25 Community Hall, Newcastle Village 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 0 TEDDY BEAR CLINIC ..Town of Newcastle Family Resource Centre May 25 Community Hall, Newcastle Village 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. SILK PAINTING ..Visual Arts Centre May 25 - 26 Visual Arts Centre 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. . $35. members $40. non-members LOBSTERFEST .. Bowmanville Kinsmen Club May 25 • Community Hall, Newcastle Village from 6:30 p.m. $24.00 each PANCAKE BREAKFAST .. Brownsdale Community May 26 Brownsdale Community Hall 9:30 - noon 0 ENVIRONMENT FAIR ,. Environment Canada Town of Newcastle and others May 26 Bowmanville Recreation Complex 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 0 CHICKEN B.B.Q..,.. .. Newcastle Lions May 26 Newcastle Community Hall 1st Setting 5:00 p.m. 2nd Setting 6:30 p.m. Adults - $8.00 Children - $4.00 Preschoolers free with parent OPEN HOUSE/DEMO TRY YOUR HAND .. Bowmanville Wood Chips May 27 Lions Centre, Bowmanville 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 0 CITIZENS FORUM ,. Bowmanville Toastmasters May 28 Sl John's Parish Hall 7:30 p.m. 0 GOOD NEIGHBOURS AWARD PROGRAM. ., Community Care May 31 Bowmanville Museum 2:00 p.m. 0 WALKING TOUR .. Bowmanville Museum May 31 Starts at Museum Afternoon 0 TEEN TIMEWARP DANCE .. Heritage Week Committee May 31 Bowmanville Recreation Complex 8:00 p.m. to Midnight 0 YARD SALE .. Courtice Community Association June 1 Courtice High School at the Tennis Courts . 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 0 BIKE-A-THON/ROADEO „ Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club June 1 Clarke High School 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 0 DOWN MEMORY LANE DANCE Heritage Week Committee June 1 Bowmanville Recreation Complex 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. $20. members $2S. non-members PAINTING FLOWERS WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP ..Visual Arts Centre June 2 Visual Arts Centre 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m, HISTORIC DISPLAY AND COFFEE BOOTH Port Darlington Community Association June 2 Port Darlington in area of Marina All Afternoon 0 CORPORATE RAFT RACE „ Heritage Week Committee June 2 Soper Creek from VAC to lake 2:00 p.m. 0 FIREWORKS . Heritage Week Committee June 2 Lake Rd. industrial park Dusk NOTE: HERITAGE WEEK T-SHIRTS will be on sale at most events. Come find the FRANCIS PERSONNEL VAN at all events. We will be glad to see you and say Hi when you buy your shirt. 0