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PAGE 6THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, MARCH 12,2003 www.durhamregion.com Getting tired of the same old thing? Romance in the skies offered by airline BY MARTIN DERBYSHIRE Staff Writer OSIIAWA - Don't look now, but 5,280 feet above Oshawa, people may be making love. NcxJet Aviation Inc., a company flying flying executive charters, cargo flights and sightseeing tours out of the Oshawa Airport, Airport, is giving thrill-seeking couples a chance to join the Mile High Club. Members of the exclusive club are those who have dared to experience romance romance in an airplane at least one mile or 5,280 feet above ground. For $490 per couple, NcxJet Director of Operations Ravi Virdi says potential club members are treated to a private one-hour night aboard a six-seatcr Cessna Cessna 310 twin-engine plane, complete with a bottle of champagne, red wine or whatever else a client should request. The usual tour, which Mr. Virdi suggests suggests couples take at sunset, lifts off from the Oshawa Airport flying across Lake Erie and orbiting over Niagara Falls before heading north to Toronto and Hying above the downtown skyline. The pilot then veers back over Lake Ontario Ontario and into Oshawa before landing. On the ground, couples are given an official membership certificate, card and gold Mile High Club pin to commemorate commemorate the occasion. "It's all about having fun," said Mr. Virdi. "Of course we give them full pri- 'Ham' it up this Easter for Hearth Place DURHAM - Traditional Easter dinners usually include a ham. But this year, the celebratory cut of meat can help support cancer patients. If a ham is purchased through Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre, net proceeds will go to help the people people dealing with a life-threatening illness who are supported by the centre. centre. "Easter is a happy time symbolizing symbolizing hope and renewal," says Andrea Shaw, Hearth Place executive director. director. "It seemed appropriate to combine combine the Easter holiday with a new fund-raiser for cancer support." Hearth Place is a support centre where cancer patients and their families families can share experiences, find re- . sources and discover new ways to care for themselves and each other. Sometimes isolated by their disease, the members of Hearth Place are able to find support and companionship companionship for their journey back to wellness. wellness. Hams can be ordered through Lovell Drugs Ltd. Oshawa locations - 8 King St. E., 11 Gibb St., 600 Grandview St. S„ and 500 Rossland Rd. W„ at the Gift House, 18 King St. E., Oshawa, Dynes Gift House, 728 Anderson St., Whitby, as well as from Hearth Place, 86 Colborne St. W„ Oshawa until March 26. The 2- kg premium-quality hams are precooked, precooked, ready to serve and cost $25. They can be picked up April 8-17 at Buckingham Meat Market, 28 Buckingham Buckingham Ave., Oshawa. Visit www.hearthplace.org or call 905-579-4833 for more information. To have your flyers delivered by Durham's #1 Carrier Force! Call 905-579-4407 MwiKT» s,NG clVEBS Wed., March 12,2003 • McGregor IDA* • Hy & Zeis* • MDG Computer* • Sportmart* • Future Shop* • Home Depot* • Bay* • Lakota-Arthritis News* • KFC* * Myers not necessarily In nil papers Renieinlivr. oil Inserts, inclinling those on |>lnss) paper, ran he recycled with the rest of your newspaper through your Hlue Has Recy cling program. when two Oshawa couples flew the sexy skies. Toronto couples' shop Aren't We Naughty (www.arentwenaughty.com) is the exclusive retail outlet of NcxJet Mile High Club Bights and couples booking through the store will be greeted on their llight with a basket of goodies from the shop complete with condoms, condoms, lotions and other related related items. NexJcl also offers gift certificates for those wanting to give a Mile High Club membership as a wedding or birthday gift. NcxJet promises promises the service is discreet and although Mr. Virdi says they have had some enquiries, NexJct is an airline, not an escort service, and its Mile High Club nights are for couples only. NcxJet is on the Internet at www.nexje- tavialion.com. WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo Z NcxJet Aviation Inc. Director of Operations, Ravi Virdi, is offering offering couples an opportunity to join the Mile High Club. vacy, but they can do what they want." Although complicated air regulations regulations make it difficult for NexJcl to equip the plane with a bed, Mr. Virdi said NexJet has removed the centre scats from the plane, giving couples lots of room. 'There's enough space to fully lie down, there's lots of room in there for whatever," he said. "And the scats are fully reclining." 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