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i I} ( SEN Sa ------ a -- ee RR SNR fare nr eS Lope "A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 21, 1998 - 9 Shutdown entering sixth week GM lay offs have no adverse affects, say local merchants By Chris Hall Port Perry Star As strikes by General Motors workers in Michigan enter their sixth week, local businesses in Port Perry say they're see- ing few dips in sales they can attribute to the shut- downs. Most area businesses saw no significant losses last month after almost 5,500 employees, some from the Scugog area, BBQ # ROLLBACK! : We're Rolling Back 2 in Time to The 50s. were sent home. Since being laid off during the second week of June, workers at the GM car plants have received smaller weekly pay- cheques. The strike has shut down two Flint, Michigan parts plants which supply GM's opera- tions here. Employees at Oshawa's truck plants are still working, albeit at a slow pace, producing only an NN Enjoy the BBQ Chicken & Ribs, foot-long hotdogs and rootbeer floats, enjoy the Classic Cars! : 5:00pm START THIS SATURDAY So roll up your collar and slick back your hair, dust off your saddle shoes and join us for great entertainment this Saturday with the fabulous PINK CADILLAC - JULY 25TH Fun continues from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. with our PLUETTAY (TAT I RC oS Tee % Hwy. 12 at 7A (Manchester) ge Don't Forget Your Lawn Chairs & Blankets : (Some limitations may apply) estimated 70 1999 Chev extended cab pickups each day. But it's rumored the plant will close at any time due to a shrinking supply of parts. While he can't pinpoint any losses to area GM workers, Cashway Lumber manager John Bouwhuis says that fig- ures for June are down at his store. "It's hard to say here that the sales have been affected by the strike, but I hope it doesn't go much longer," he said. "The numbers were a little bit off in July from where I thought they should be. "Of course with that many guys off businesses all over will be affected, but it hasn't been a major thing here." Also admitting that his sales are down slightly is Raj Bhatia, owner of the Home Hardware store on Queen St. "They're down a bit, but it is'very difficult to assess the situation; that's the nature of business," he said. "We're not dependent on their business; if you have a leaky faucet you have to go out and buy a new one, just like you have to go to the grocery store each week." Gareth Grainger, chair of the Port Perry Business Improvement Area, said he hasn't really noticed a change in the way people are shopping. "I never really thought " about it to be honest. If sales are down, then it is marginally. No one has said anything to me. July is usually a slower-than- usual month anyway." Echoing Mr. Grainger's slow summer remarks was Valerie Eden, a real estate agent for Re/Max. "I can't say that I've noticed any differences, really," she said Friday. "I'm fairly steady all the time anyway so I haven't noticed a change. Summer 1s usually slower anyway." One local business owner feeling the strike, however, is Bryce Philp, "owner of the local GM dealership lot in town. "We're hoping that they return to work reasonably soon. Our inventory is going down... and our parts supply is starting to tighten up," he said Friday afternoon. "Sales are starting to slow down; GM workers are some of our better cus- tomers and with them not working, naturally sales will slip." The six-week strike has also got some GM employ- ees doing different kinds of work, as Edna Manns, of Manns' Sweet Corn in Raglan says. According to Mrs. Manns, at least one work- er at the Oshawa plants has taken to hand-picking corn at the family's Raglan-area farm to kill time. "Yes, there's one guy here who works (at GM) and he doesn't have much to do, so he's picking corn for us," she said. AIDS walk hits streets of Durham Sept. 27 On Sunday, Sept. 27 thousands of people just like you will lace up their sneakers and hit the streets to take part in one of Canada's most important fundrais- ers - their local AIDS Walk. AIDS Walk Durham will start and finish at Memorial Park, Oshawa. Registration forms, for those who wish to collect pledges and walk, can be picked up from the AIDS Committee of Durham. Registration forms will also be available at the AIDS Committee of Durham booth at the Oshawa site sidewalk sale on Wednesday and Thursday, July 22 and 23. Corporate donations are welcome and businesses and groups are encouraged to enter a team. There will be a special prize this year for team leaders. Please call for more information 905-665- 0051. When you join AIDS Walk Durham, the pledges you collect stay in Durham Region. This means that every dollar you raise helps someone in your commu- nity who is living with HIV/AIDS. Canada's infection rate has nearly doubled since the early 1990s. At the end of 1996 as many as 42,000 Canadians were living with HIV/AIDS. Settlement House Shops CLEARANCE OUTLET at the fork of Hwy 7 & Queen Street, Port Perry (near the Beer Store) GIFTWARE - CANDLES - LINENS - ACCESSORIES 2 PRICE or LESS One of A Kind Samples ® Seconds & Discontinued Items Opening Thursday, July 23 - 10am A Bargain Hunter's Paradise right here in Port Perry.