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12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. December 11, 1984 Real estate agents can't The Oshawa and District Real Estate Board wants its members to be full time professionals in the real estate business, and star- ting on January 1, all ap- ~ plicants for membership will be 'required to - become and remain employed on a full time basis." The regulation adopted by the Board at a meetng in Oshawa, November 27, will not affect current members of the Board who also work outside the real estate profession. . Anita Witty of Ajax, President of the 800 member Board, stated that this issue was being reviewed by the members because of a concern that those not devoting their full time attention to real estate were not providing the level of service that the public has come to ex- pect in their real estate transactions. Witty stated that "Our legal and ethical respon- sibilities to vendors and purchasers require us to be knowledgeable of the market place and we feel that those who do not devote their full attention to real estate are unable to fulfill this requirement.' At the meeting, members were advised that a decision to set up a regulation that would result in the withdrawal of membership from ex- isting members, because they were gainfully employed in other oc- cupations would, if at- tacked in the courts, pro- bably be found improper. Commented Witty, "While it is our sincere aim to ensure that all members of the Board are capable of providing the same high level of service the public ex- pects, we recognize that the laws of the land af- ford certain rights to all -of us, and we as a Board cannot vary those rights by changing the rules for our Board." ~ After a lengthy meeting at which members present were allowed to voice their comments and concerns in full, the final decision will not affect present members of the Board but will affect future ap- plicants for membership. The net effect of the passage of this regula- tion will be that those who wish to become 'members of the Board after January 1, 1985, will not be allowed to "be actively or gainfully employed in the day to day management or operation of any other occupation." Since these provisions do not apply to those persons who are members of the Board on that date, those persons will be allowed to carry on their present involve- ment in other occupations. "However," stated President Witty, '"'We feel that the Board has taken a big step forward in an attempt to upgrade the professional stan- dards of the membership good news. ened water. With today's spiraling prices, when you can find a home ap- pliance that pays for itself, that's Such an appliance is a water softener, says the Canadian Wa- ter Quality Association. tem. According to the association, studies show that a family with hard water will spend from $150. to $300. a year more for soap and detergents, water, fuel to heat the water, and damage to the home's plumbing and piping, caused by hard water scale, as compared to a family with soft- Close to 85 per cent of the country has some kind of water problem that originates not from man-made pollution, but from natural causes. The most com- mon of these is hardness - but Water softener pays for itself there's equipment available to correct the problem. An automatic softener can be installed to remove the minerals that cause hardness before they enter the home's plumbing sys- Water flows through a tank containing resin that removes the minerals. As the resin is sa- turated with minerals, it's auto- matically regenerated. Water softeners are practically main- tenance-free. For more information on water treatment, contact: BROOKLIN WATER CONDITIONING 53 Baldwin Street, Brooklin, Ont. LOB 1C0 416-655-4936 WORLD FAMOUS KINETICO WATER SOFTENERS - FREE INSTALLATION on Rentals, Leasing, Purchasing. Uses less salt than any other Water Softener, and No Hydro! CHRISTMAS ORDER NOW FOR INSTALLATION BROOKLIN WATER CONDITIONING INC. 655-3600 655-4936 (Evenings 655-8989) moonlight orders Board of the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board. Knowing that almost half of the 48 real estate Boards in this pro- vince have already pass- ed similar regulations, . shows that the industry generally wants to upgrade it's standards and levels of service to the public. Such actions can only result in positive benefits for those contemplating the purchase or sale of real estate. In the same way that I wouldn't want to go to doctors or lawyers who work only part time at their profession. I don't think the public wants to deal with those who do not devote their full energies to the real estate profession." On Tuesday, Nov- ember 13, 1984, the R.H. Cornish P.T.A. execu- tive board met in the school library. Mrs. Bobbie Drew gave a report on the fund-rais- ing chocolate bar sale which netted a profit, of over $11,000.00. A committee was appoint- ed to review suggestions on how this money would be spent and to report back at the December meeting. Hot Dog sales on Fridays are about to start with orders being taken on Tuesdays. This is an excellent way to give - children who must eat in school each day a change with a hot lunch. Library celebrates the holiday season The Library will cele- brate the Holiday season with activities to SNOW PLOWIN By Contract or Hourly 24 HR. SERVICE John R. McDougall 985-2758 please all ages. On Thursday evening, Dec- ember 13th, there will be a Family Program of music and films with refreshments for all. Saturday, December 15th, busy hands will be creating Christmas ornaments under the direction of Children's Librarian, Linda Le- Roy. And, as a post- Christmas program, the young will be entertain- ed by a film festival of "Mole" stories, Dec- ember 27th, to be shown at 2 p.m. ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINES AND DOLLS . . . The cost is 50 cents, a bargain these days. Kindergarten regis- tration can be done at any time now which represents a change in policy from previous: years. Any parent hav- ing a child scheduled to start school next Sept- ember should contact the school to arrange registration. Traffic safety is an on-going concern at the school and although the bus exit has been effec- tively improved, the cross-walk at 7A still remains to be improved. Mrs. Sandra Bramham has been observing the crosswalk under all weather conditions and reports that fog is the most unfavourable for safety of the children and the crossing guard. She would like to see the school zone signs moved and a hand operated traffic light installed. The P.T.A. is supporting Mrs. Bramham in this endeavour and a letter to indicate that support signed by the chairman, Mr. Art Matthews, was given to Mrs. Bramham to present to Ross Stevenson, our local M.P.P.,, at a meeting which she had schedul- ed for him. The executive board is planning to have some informative present- ations for all parents at future meetings and will advertise them as soon Chocolate bar sales net R.H. Cornish a cool eleven grand as dates and topics have been confirmed. Please try to attend and if you have any suggestions for topics, please con- tact the school at 985- 2591. ) A volunteer is needed to help keep the play- ground equipment in good repair, with time being the only cost involved. If you can help, please leave your name at the school and a member of the P.T.A. will contact you. Any parent of a child attending R.H. Cornish is automatically a member of the Parent- Teacher Association and may attend any meeting. There is no fee. . If you have any concerns which you feel could be brought to the attention of the P.T.A., please feel free to attend. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month in the school library at 7:30 p.m. The December meeting time is 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec- ember 11, 1984, because of a presentation by the Grade Six students on 'Values, Influences and Peers." 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