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The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanvillc, Saturday, January 10, 1998 Page 3 &<iuntice ^(tdefce*tde*tt * Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited P.O. Box 190,62 King St. W., Bowmanvillc, Ontario L1C 3K9 P.O. Box 2000,1712 Baseline West, Courtice, Ontario L1C 2S8 ^ 905-623-3303 Fax: 905-623-6161 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Internet - statesman@ocna.org For 143 Years, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community Publisher - John M. James Assoc. Publisher - Rick James Plant Manager - Rick Patterson Ad. Manager - Brian G. Purdy Editor - Peter Parrott Production Supervisor - Ralph Rozcma, Suzanne Bennett, Tim Bowers, Kevin Britton, Sharon Cole, Laurens Kaldeway, Barb Patterson, Tyler Sellick, Jim Snoek, James Stephenson, Vance Sutherland, Jim Tuuramo Advertising Editorial Lavcrne Morrison, Wanda Partrick Brad Kelly, Lorraine Manfredo, Laura J. Richards Office Supervisor - Angela Luscher, Junia Hodge, Grace McGregor, Nancy Pleasance-Sturman, Marilyn Rutherford, Libby Smithson GM Posts Highest Sales Since 1989 ; For the 1997 calendar year, General Motors of Canada dealers delivered a total of 450,739 new vehicles, the best year since 1989, an increase of 18.5% over the 380,223 vehicles delivered in 1996. ; Truck sales for the year totalled a record 205,824 units, an increase of 25.6% over 1996, and passenger car sales for the year were 244,915 units, an increase of 13.2% over the previous period. ! Dick Conlin, General Motors of Canada's vice president of marketing said, "We arc extremely pleased with the sales results for both the month of December and the calendar calendar year. December was just an incredible month, especially in the truck segment segment where sales soared 68.8% to our best truck Sales month ever. The calendar calendar year was also outstanding outstanding as we recorded the best truck sales year in bur history, and combined car and truck sales reached a level not seen in years". Conlin added "In addition addition to the extraordinary truck results, we recorded Significant gains in a number number of key car segments. GM sales in the small car segment, which includes the Chevrolet Cavalier - Canada's number number one selling car for eight years in a row - were up 18.9%. Sales in the midsize segment, which includes the all-new Chevrolet Malibu, Buick Century, Buick Regal, Pontiac Grand Prix and Oldsmobile Intrigue, were up 31.0%. And, sales in the luxury segment, which includes the all-new Buick Park Avenue, Buick Riviera and Cadillac Catera, were up 31.7%". Sales highlights for December 1997 (Percentages reflect comparison comparison to December 1996). Show Me the Money! Bclhcsda House supporters have been saving their A&P store cash register tapes to help the shelter attain a goal of $450,000 worth of tapes. Handing the wads of tapes to the manager of the King and Liberty St., A&P Store, Mike Kemp, are Yvonne Hopkins of the Board of Directors and Helen Campbell, of the shelter's shelter's Fund-raising Committee. The $450,000 in cash register tapes means the shelter shelter will receive $1,000 from the chain's head office. The money will go towards operating costs. The shelter would like to register again for tape collection and is asking that those who have been sending in tapes to please continue doing so. The shelter's address is P.O. Box 82, Bowmanvillc L1C 3K8. art Final Clearance Save 20% Trisha Romance Christmas Figurines and assorted Cherished Teddies Figurines boper's Jewellers Ltd. "Your Family Jewellers Since 1945" 39 King St. W., Bowmanville Tel. 623-5747 The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority is warning people to steer clear of creeks and streams for a while. Up to 50 mm of rainfall rainfall was expected to fall over southern Ontario Wednesday and Thursday as a result of a warm front carrying moist air up from the Gulf of Mexico. Creeks and streams in our area were at bankfull levels on Wednesday when the flood alert was issued. Runoff from precipitation precipitation should produce increased flows for many watercourses with potential to create localized localized flooding. Icy, wet, and slippery creek banks combined with high flows and cold water will make creeks a hazard, ID EVERGREEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT RRSP/ RRIF Income & Growth Strategies Spend an informative evening with Jeffrey Douglas Senior Investment Advisor TD Evergreen A Division ofTD Securities Inc. Date: Tues., January 13,1998 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Flying Dutchman Hotel, Bowmanville Before you decide what to do with your investment portfolio, entrust it with a little of your time. R.S.V.P. Robyn Duke at TD Bank, Bowmanville 623-0317 ♦trademark of The Toronto-Dominion Bank, TD Securities Inc., a subsidiary, is a licensed user TD Securities Inc., Member of C.l.l'.F. wr