Some Signs of the Times The Clarington Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, November 12, 1994 27 Canadian Tire Announces New Paint Gallery System The Canadian Tire Corporation has officially launched its innovative, new in-store colour selection system called The Paint Gallery. Exclusive to all over 425 Canadian Tire stores, The Paint Gallery was designed to help do-it yourself decorators mix, match and coordinate colours, quickly, quickly, easily and with the confidence of professionals. By offering the most complete and revoluntionary colour selection system in North America, Canada's leader in the retail paint and colour business has discovered a Just who are you voting for anyway? Some practical jokers had a field day last Sunday morning when ^lecdon^luesTorever! 111116 ^ colour they collected a variety of political, real estate and construction signs and placed them on the lawn of The concept behind The Paint this Regional Road 42 home. There were other reports of similar antics around the municipality prior to Gallery is simple - it allows Canadian the November 14th election. Tire customers to move beyond the Over 30 Years Quality Real Estate Service 234 King Street East, Bowmanville Telephone 623-3393 Q3 Toronto Line 686-1035 REALTOR Ann Van Dyk* 623-3393 SECLUDED 4 ACRES Gorgeous 3 bedroom home, 2 fireplaces, 4 walkouts, family room overlooking woods, Garden Hill N. Reduced to $159,900. Call Ann Van Dyk* 905-623-3393 or 905-623-4638 OPEN HOUSE 2243 Holt Rd., Bowmanville Dir £™°q U q Q q tra * SAT. and SUN., NOV. 12 -13, 2 to 4 p.m. - Country Bungalow 3 bedrooms, big lot. $144,900. Just south of Hwy. #2 on Holt Rd. See you there! Call Dirk Woudstra* (905) 623-3393 or (905) 697-0015. Josie Doxtater** 623-3393 DARE TO COMPARE - $112,900. Lovely raised bungalow with room to grow - apartment potential. Call Now! Josie Doxtater** 905-623-3393 or 905-623-9557 7 ' Iris Fowler* CITY BLUES? 623-3393 Get away from it all on this 5 acre property. Home has formal living room, fireplace, dining room, family room, huge kitchen, 3 bedrooms. 4 stall bam set up for horses. horses. $189,900. West of Mill brook. Only 25 minute drive. Call Iris Fowler* for an appointment 905-623-3393 or 705-932-2621. Charlie Reid* 623-3393 10 ACRES-ORONO Custom built ranch bungalow, hardwood floors, finished rec room, plus 7 stall horse barn, 3 paddocks, great location. $259,900. Call Charlie Reid* (905) 623-3393 or (905) 983-5914. © Window Shopping? mum I li 0 0 SERIES 200 F E A T U R E S D 100% PVC construction with 2 7 /b" frame. B Fusion welded corners on sash and frame ensure longterm durability. B Each sash tilts in so that glass can be easily cleaned from inside the room. □ Four spring loaded spiral balance mechanisms make it easy to raise and lower the sashes. Security night latches standard. B Aluminum reinforced sashes. H Integral vinyl interlock with dual weatherstripping for superior weatherproofing. B State-of-the-art compound saw and hybrid welding technology produce a fully sloped sill with welded corners. □ Balloon seal at sill provides superior air tight efficiency □ 3 /4" thermal glass double seal hot melt. 10 year warranty vs. seal failure. D3 Low-E™ and Low-E™ argon gas filled insulating glass available as option for maximum performance. ID Available with or without a pre-punched nailing fin. Pre-Christmas ONLY Special (up to <K 16 sq. ft.) V >00 each installed V Visit Our Showroom at 47 King St. West - Bowmanville Telephone 623-0444 ■Rphe Burning I mmPiace often daunting task of choosing one paint color into a realm where two or three colours can be confidently and easily combined to create decorating dreams. The system offers more than 1,300 logically ordered colours that can be mixed and matched based on personal preference or by employing one of three easy-to-use colour scheme techniques (monochromatic, complementary or adjacent). And the range of colours is so complete, The Paint Gallery will meet almost every decorating demand far into the future, future, no matter how colour trends change. To determine how best to meet customers' needs, Canadian Tire went directly to the source. Informal interviews were conducted with paint buyers to determine the most critical objectives for The Paint Gallery. The most important factor identified was ease of colour selection which includes: includes: the number of colours; arrangement arrangement of the palette; size and, colour selection of the colour chips; and ergonomics of the display unit. Most consumers also expressed a need for colour coordination assistance. assistance. A true Canadian success story, The Paint Gallery took 15 months to develop and involved a partnership between Canadian Tire and three Canadian Canadian companies. Working with Canadian Canadian Tire - whose stores are all 100% owned and operated by Canadians Canadians - were: Toronto-based, Selec- tone Paints Limited, Canadian Tire's sole supplier of its high quality Premier, Premier, Mastercraft (interior and exterior), exterior), Mastercraft Primer Sealer (interior (interior and exterior) brands as well as its job-specific paints that include Tots 'n Teens, Truly White, Breathe Free and Kitchen and Bath; Duha Color Services, a Winnipeg-based, internationally internationally known company responsible for manufacturing the colour strips; and Scarborough-based Harding Display, Display, responsible for The Paint Gallery Gallery cabinet and design. Now available in over 425 Canadian Canadian Tire stores across Canada, The Paint Gallery exemplifies Canadian Tire's commitment to continually provide innovative, customer- oriented service and value to Canadians. Canadians. As Karl Bruenjes, Canadian Tire's Director of Sales and Marketing Marketing explains, "The Paint Gallery is one more example of the Canadian Tire tradition, which is to provide customers with what they want most at the best possible price. In this case, we've simplified the colour selection process in response to an identified customer need. Combine that with our continued provision of high quality quality paints at great prices and you see how Canadian Tire truly does provide provide more to Canadians for a lot less." Canadian Tire, Canada's largest hardgoods retailer, has been proudly serving the automotive, sports and leisure, and home products needs of Canadians for over 70 years. Over 425 stores from coast to coast are locally owned and operated by Canadian Tire Associate Dealers with a strong tradition of community involvement. Studies indicate 80 percent percent of adults shop at a Canadian Tire store at least once every six months. VOTE HAMRE Nov. 14