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I 14 The Canadian S talesman, Bowman ville, Wednesday, January 3,1996 Real Estate Deadlines and Policies Deadline for Wednesday Publication is Monday at 12:00 Noon. Any compensation for errors or omissions by'Die Canadian Statesman will be limited to the value of the space occupied by the error in the advertisement. ^ Please phone 623-3303 and ask for the Real Estate Sales Department J [ UNPLUGGED by Paul Reesor * Your electricity bill: Will brokers save you money? You may have recently been approached by people calling themselves 'energy bro kers' or 'aggregators'. These" people promise customers discount discount electricity in the future - when the 'market is deregulated' deregulated' - if they sign a contract now. Before you sign anything, seek legal advice This contract may authorize the broker or aggregator to act as your agent in purchasing electricity at unspecified prices. prices. They may tell you that "Ontario "Ontario Hydro lias announced that Don't Freeze in the Dark Prepare for Power Cuts Ice storms, blizzards, or prolonged cold spells can cause the electricity to go off in virtually any Canadian neighbourhood. A major fire, . highway accident, train derailment derailment or system malfunction can also cause a power cut. A prolonged power outage - if it happens in sub-zero temperatures temperatures - can turn what would otherwise be a minor inconvenience inconvenience into an emergency emergency if your home or workplace is without heat for a long time. People can 'become severely chilled. Water pipes and other plumbing can freeze. The walls and foundations of an unhealed building can crack. The following is some advice advice from SAFE GUARD partner, partner, Emergency Preparedness Canada (EPC). Advance precautions for winter power failures If a storm during a cold spell is predicted, lay in a supply supply of food and other necessities. necessities. Keeping the gas tank of your vehicle near full is also a good idea. Chances arc, if the power, js .out jut your home or workplace,'grocery stores, gas stations, and olher local services' services' will also lose power and have to close. • Have flashlights, lanterns, candles and matches or other emergency lighting stores in a handy place. Make sure you have fresh ballcrics for (lash- lights and radios. • If you have a wood- Toastmasters Share the Vision of Excellence How docs Toastmasters In- temational President's theme relate lo Bowmanvillc Toastmasters. Toastmasters. The value of Vision is powerful. powerful. It's a preview of what lies ahead. Each Toastmaster should have a vision of excellence excellence - for himsclf/hcrsclf, the Club, the entire Toastmaster Organization. Thai vision is never static. Many join Toastmasters with the goal of becoming belter speakers, As their Toastmaster careers progress they discover that they have developed not only speaking skills but also leadership qualities, all members members progress at a pace which each chooses. To truly benefit from Toastmasters programs, each member needs to give her/his very best in all assignments. assignments. This means a commitment commitment to personal excellence which is reflected in a positive climate within the Club. To make our Vision a reality reality we must share it among our members, We need lo talk about our visions to make it tangible. Why noi come to a Toastmaster Meeting to observe observe Toastmasters sharing their Visions so that each Club is structured to meet the desires desires of it's members. Visit us when we resume January 9, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. at the Darlington Hydro Information Information Centre. Join ns for coffee, cookies and eye openers. For more in- I'ormnlion please call 623- 2243,623-3527. burning stove or fire-place, keep a good supply of fuel on hand. • Ensure stoves, heaters and emergency generators are vented vented properly and used only in a well-ventilated location. Carbon Carbon monoxide is a lethal hazard. hazard. If there is a power failure • Check to sec whether your home or workplace is the only one affected. If so, notify your local electric supply authority. • Turn off lights and appliances appliances that were functioning when the power went off lo avoid damage by a surge of electricity when the power comes back on. • Turn on your battery- powered radio for local information information about a wide-spread power failure. Most radio stations stations have back-up power supplies. supplies. • Don't panic. Even in very cold weather, a building with closed doors and windows will retain some heat for several hours. • If you have a standby heating unit, turn it on before the . building : gets: too cold. If the unit must be vented to the same chimney flue as the furnace, furnace, switch the furnace off before before disconnecting the furnace fine. • Never use a charcoal- buming barbecue or hibachi indoors. indoors. The fumes can be fatal. • As soon as the building begins to cool off, put on a hat, extra socks and mittens. Add extra outer wear or a pair of coveralls as insulation before you siart to feel cold. • Do not drink alcohol. It will not warm you up. In the bitter cold, it lowers the body temperature. If it is too cold to stay in the house and you decide to leave, or are ordered to evacuate, evacuate, protect the building by taking the following precautions: precautions: • Turn off the water main where it cnlers the house. Protect Protect the valve, the inlet pipe, the water meter or tire pump with blankets or other insulation insulation material. • Open all water taps in the house to a trickle, including the drain on the water heater, and flush toilets several times. • Check the operating manual manual of your dishwater, washing machine and oilier appliances that use water, for instructions on how lo drain or frost-protect them. They could be damaged if the water in them freezes. Alter the power Is back on • Replace the furnace flue (if you removed it) and turn off tire fuel to the standby heating unit. • Turn on the water supply. Close the lowest valves first and allow air to escape from the upper taps. electricity will be deregulated in the near future." This has noi been determined yet. The government however, lias announced announced a review of Ontario's electricity system which will' wrap up next April 1996. The government will then decide on the structure and guidelines for the new system. Energy brokers may also say that you can save a great deal of money in the future. You should know (before signing signing a contract) that these claims are unproven. Before you sign anything, seek' legal advice. Remember, agents who approach customers customers are independent business people with no affiliation to Clarington Hydro or Ontario' Hydro. Courtesy: Municipal Electric Electric Association. Thank you for your interest. Readers' ideas or questions arc always welcome. Please write "Unplugged" care of The Canadian Canadian Statesman, P.O. ' Box 190, Bowmanvillc, Ontario, L1C 3K9. Housing Starts Show Increase For November National housing starts bounced back 7.5 per cent in November to 104,400 units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) from 97,100 units (SAAR) in October, reported Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). in urban centres, starts of sin- glc-dclached dwellings rose 1. 7 per cent in November to 47,600 units (SAAR), compared compared with 46,800 units in October. October. Multiple unit construction construction moved up as well, to 38,800 units (SAAR), a 20.1 per cent gain from the 32, 300 units lire previous month. "November's rebound was expected, as multiple starts were unusually low in October. However, there arc factors which may lessen future gains in new home building," said Carpentry & Contracting 23 Years in this Area ■ Custom Built Homes • Kitchen Renovations • Additions • Decks • Store Renovations, etc. (905) 623-1101 ©j.p. Del's Mortgage Watch Today's Best Rate for First Mortgages. 6 Months 6.875% 1 Year 6.750% 2 Year 7.125% 3 Year 7.500% 4 Year 7.750% 5 Year 7.790% 7 Year 8.240% 10 Year 8.490% © NOTE: Wc handle the transfer of an existing mortgage at No Cost! WE ALSO ARRANGE: • Second Mortgages • Credit Lines • Personal Loans It Pays to Compare - Call 697-3300 j/l FINANCIAL LTD, I Division Street MORTGAGES Bowmanville The Last Minute Appointment Once you list your home for sale with a realtor, it's up lo your agent lo find a buyer for you in as short a period of time as possible. Most viewing viewing appointments will be set well in advance and at limes convenient for both vendors and purchasers. Sometimes however, prospective prospective purchasers arc from out of the area, on very light schedules and often arrive in our offices unexpectedly. This requires us lo make those dreaded last minute appointments. appointments. Don't gel annoyed! Believe me, these arc often your best prospects and many sales arc consummated as a result of a last minute appointment! Why? Purchasers who arc transferring transferring into an area arc usually usually on short househunting visits. visits. They don't have the luxury luxury of time on their sides and they want and need a house now - not in six months time. The busy or out-of-town prospect prospect is more apt lo make an immediate offer than is the one who lias all the time in the world. So if you're really serious about selling your home, try to keep it in "showablc" condition condition at all times AND treat the last minute appointment as an opportunity and not as an inconvenience! If you're thinking of buying or selling in 1996, and need an update on current market values, trends, interest rates, etc., please don't hesitate to call me. I can be reached at my new location, Sutton Group Dynamic Realty Inc., 129 King St. E., llownumvillc (M & M Pinza). Phone 697- 1700 (24 hr. pager). ©j.p. Yx n. / A'V cornerstone realty ltd., realtor 104 king st. e., bowmanville Michel Laurence, Senior Economist Economist at CMHC's Market Analysis Analysis Centre. "Sales of existing homes 'have cased over the last two months on a seasonally adjusted adjusted basis and, a big drop in full time employment in October may offset the benefits of recently recently lowered mortgage rates," Laurence added. Regionally, Ontario urban starts jumped more than 20 per cent in November relative to the previous month on a SAAR basis. Both singlc-dclachcd and multiple units contributed to the increase. New construction construction of condominium apartments apartments and freehold row units in Toronto boosted the provincial provincial total. British Columbia urban starts also shot up 27 per cent (SAAR) over the same period. This gain rcflcelcd a 47 per cent increase in construction of multiple units, mostly condominium condominium apartments. Single- detached starts moved up as well. Quebec urban starts fell 6.8 Knights of Columbus Donate $5,000 Richard ITesson, of the Bowmanvillc Knights of Columbus Columbus organization, presented $5,000 on behalf of the. group to Memorial Hospital Bowmanvillc on Friday, morning, Dec. 22. Accepting the donation on behalf of pcTccnï from October 7Ô' No" die hospital is surgeon, Dr. P.G. Coffey. The money will vember, on a seasonally adjust- go towards buying a larparoscopy set which will allow cd basis. The decline was con- surgeons to perform non-invasivc surgery for a variety ccntratcd in multiple unit of procedures. This allows the patient to have a quicker construction m the Montreal „ _ . , , , , recovery. The laporoseopy set includes a triple chip cam- area. Starts of single-detached er; ^ a ^ sourcCi an insufflator, earl, a fibre optic cable Activity I'tWhc' Prairies' was an(1 a monitor. All of litis will cost the hospital $35,150. down 14.7 per cent in November November compared to October, where all three provinces had fewer starts. The drop was due mainly to reduced construction of multiples. In the Atlantic region, starts activity fell 9.2 per cent over the same period. Construction in New Brunswick, which declined declined more than 50 per cent, brought down the regional total. total. Activity was higher in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island on a seasonally adjusted basis. WANT YOUR OWN BUSINESS? Excellent yarn and craft supply in local mall. For further information call Ken Vickery Coldwell Banker NEWTONVILLE Renovated bungalow on a large treed lot. 4 appliances, double car garage. Asking $114,900. Call for further details. at 728-9414 RMR Real Estate o ©J.P. Over 30 Years 234 King Street East, Quality Bowmanville Real Estate __ Telephone 623-3393 Service I H Toronto Line 686-1035 2.9 ACRES. PRIVACY PLUS! 4 bedroom home, which has 2 separate apartments. Plus a beautiful 2 bedroom studio. Both are in A1 condition. Just listed $189,900. Call Charlie Reid* at (905) 623-3393 or (905) 983-5914. JUNIOR EXECUTIVE - BOWMANVILLE 4 bedroom 2 storey. Finished top to bottom. Main floor family room with fireplace, greenhouse kitchen, rec room, office, 4 bathrooms. Just listed $174,900. Call Charlie Reid* at (905) 623-3393 or (905) 983-5914. 4 BEDROOM - BOWMANVILLE'S BEST Beautifully decorated - main floor family room with fireplace. Formal dining room and living room. Owner transferred. Immediate possession. $183,900. Call Charlie Reid* at (905) 623-3393 or (905) 983-5914. GORGEOUS BUNGALOW- BOWMANVILLE 3+1 bedrooms, finished basement, fireplace, newer deck and roof. Just listed at $131,900. Call Charlie Reid* at (905) 623-3393 or (905) 983-5914. 4 LEVEL SIDESPLIT - ORONO Completely finished. Family room with fireplace, separate living room and dining room, sunporch, spotless double car garage, gas heat at door. $149,900. Call Charlie Reid* at (905) 623-3393 or (905) 983-5914. ESTATE SALE - ORONO Spotless 3 bedroom. Separate living room and dining room, hardwood floors, central air, 2 baths, gas heat. Appliances negotiable. negotiable. Great buy $121,900. Call Charlie Reid* at (905) 623-3393 or (905) 983-5914. © JP . .11 ir^. i: 25r-pmrerr me TREAT YOURSELF " Fabulous 3 bedroom bungalow, bungalow, now forced air gas fur- James* and Ellen**™™ and 2, gas Uroplacos. -- . Closo to all amonillos. A BUsn must to soo. Call now lor an appointeront. CENTURY HOME WITH BUSINESS POTENTIAL Circa 1060s. Flvo bedrooms, 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms, now F.A.O. furnaco, now plumbing and upgraded wiring. Conch / barn with loll / workshop. Call now to vlow your noxt homo. COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT PROPERTY Closo lo downtown, contury house with 2 apartmonts and block building lor your commorclal uso. Call now-won't Iasi long, Don't Beat Around the Bush. Call James* or Ellen** Bush 623-6000 24 hr. pager Tony Klompmaker* Now's the time to buy. Interest rates are low and cost of real estate has been slashed. 2 bedrooms, 1/4 qcio lot, culo end cozy, $79,900. drooms, exceptionally clean, next to park In Bowmanville. 1 109,900 5 bedrooms, just move In, Tyrone, $129,900. 4 bedrooms, 2 gas fireplaces, a show place. $ 1'19,900. 4 bedrooms, main floor family room, walkout basement. $104,900. Call Tony Klompmaker** (Broker), Remax Cornerstone Realty Ltd. 623-6000 or Res. 263-4448. UliLLSttot Glamourous oslato homo on Old Scugog Rd. 1 1/3 acre lot and priced way below replacement cost. $299,000. ©J.P.