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I 1 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, June 17, 1998 Pace 11 r NEW BEGINNING -- Martin Van Dyk, one the On hand for the sod turning ceremony June 15th were founding members of Maranatha Christian Reformed (from left): councillors Troy Young and John Mutton, Church in Bowmanvillc said it was a "privilege" to Archie Lohr, Ricnk Feddcma, Pastor Mike Micdcma, break the ground for a major building expansion. The Mr. Van Dyk, Rinus Deklerk, Arnold Mostert and Pete addition will allow for bigger fellowship hall, more Van Hartingsvcldt. meeting rooms and improvements to main entrance. Z The Statesman's Carrier of the Week JOELLA Reitsma Joclla Reitsma has route #15. Joella enjoys badminton badminton and swimming. As our Carrier of the Week, she will receive a McDonald's Extra Value Meal. Congratulations Joella and keep up the good work! Maranatha Church Gels New Addition A new addition to parishioners. area that will be wheel- Maranatha Christian The 5,900 square foot chair accessible. Reformed Church on extension will wrap The Hat roof on the Hwy. 2 will give the con- around the south and east original church will be gregation plenty of sides making space replaced by a peaked much-needed space for available for meeting truss roof, members' activities and rooms, Sunday school, This is the first major community out-reach new kitchen, offices, and renovation at the church programs. an extension of fellow- since it was first estab- A sod-turning cere- ship hall. lished in Bowmanvillc in mony on June 15th to The main entrance 1969. kick off construction was will also be re-vamped Over 500 residents attended by about 70 with a covered drop off are members of the church. Construction is expected to be finished by October. During construction, Sunday worship services will be held at Seventh Day Adventist Church on Hwy. 2. Evening worship worship will be held at Rehoboth Christian Reform on Scugog Street. Canadian Tire Store To Double in Size East Durham Hospital Corporation Call for applications Volunteer Members and Chair of the first Board of Trustees The East Durham Hospital Corporation is the working title for the new corporation to be formed by the amalgamation of Memorial Hospital Bowmanvillc, North Durham Health Services (Port Perry and Uxbridge sites), Oshawa General Hospital, and Whitby General Hospital. The first Board of Trustees will include Trustees from the founding hospital corporations and individuals living in Durham Region selected by a nominations committee. The nominations committee will also select an individual living in Durham Region to serve as the independent Chair of the Board of Trustees. Guidelines have been established for the selection of Trustees and the Chair to ensure the Board reflects a balance of skills, knowledge and perspectives. Copies of the Guidelines and an application form which requires individuals to provide a statement concerning their qualifications and relevant experience, are available upon request by telephone (905) 433-4388 or FAX (905) 721-4776. Interested individuals should apply in confidence by forwarding a resume and the completed application form to be received by East Durham Hospital Corporation by June 24, 1998. ' ' Project Wil[ Include Renovations to Existing Building Please forward to: East Durham Hospital Corporation P.O. Box 770, Oshawa, ON L1H 7M9 Work is under way on construction and renovations renovations which will sec the Bowmanvillc Canadian Tire store almost doubled in size. "We're getting to the point where we have so much stock in the store we can't display it well," said store owner Norm Kane. "We're going to take the store front 24,000 square feet to 42,000 square feet," lie added. Much of the $4 million project will consist of a new warehouse and retail space in an addition at the rear of the building. There will also be a smaller extension to the west side of the building where the greenhouse is now located. But, a complete renovation of the existing store is also under way. Norm Kane says the work began this month and will be completed by March of next year. Some of the highlights include: •A new front facade at the entrance to the building building •Faster cash registers and more of them. The renovations will include installing 14 machines in place of the present seven. •A tripling of the size of the sporting goods department department •A much larger hardware hardware and paint department •Enlarging the automotive automotive department by about 50 per cent •Tiling of all floors with while ceramic tiles, wider aisles and new fixtures fixtures to replace the current racks, •Convenient scanning stations where customers can check the price of a product 'l'he store is expected to require an additional 50 staff during the construction construction phase. When completed, completed, it will require another 20 to 30 full lime staff. It presently employs 115. By June 15th, customers customers began to see some evidence of the work that lies ahead. The entrance to the service department will be temporarily located in one of the service bays, allowing workers to install new tiles and counters in the reception area. Later in the summer (in about six weeks' time) customers will find the entrance temporarily moved to the west, where the Garden Centre is now found. This will make way for renovations at the store entrance. The work on the entrance will be finished by September, after which it 'will be the hardware and paint department's turn for refurbishing. Although renovating a busy store presents challenges, challenges, Norm Kane adds that the customer always comes first. "We're going to do our best to serve our customers because that's Help Save The Environment and SAVE PLASTIC NEWSPAPER SLEEVES Bring in 100 plastic Newspaper Sleeves from your Clarington/Courtice Independent, and you can place a classified advertisement 1/2 Price Value up lo $20.00. Limited to one coupon per customer. Hurry! Limited Time Offer The Bowmanvillc Canabtan Statesman A 62 King St, West 623-3303 Bowmanvillc i== I our first priority," he said. 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