Local firms hoping for new contracts (Continued trom page 1) His company, which builds roads, sewers, watermains and bridges in the Toronto-Hamilton area from its head office in Oakiille, has been in town for 15 years and is currently moving its offices from the North Service Road to Dorval Drive in the Otis building. Looking back over the past three years - but without pin- pointing his own company - Ostrander said construction compa- nies suffered an average 20% loss. Although all of those losses might "It should be very good for the industry as a whole, especially for unionized employees who are suf- fering a 40% unemployment rate," said Ostrander. Of Dufferin's 450 employees, 413 are unionized, he said. If everything falls into place, and municipalities and provinces are each able to match the federal gov- ernment's funding of $2-billion, Paul Ostrander thought there should be more work for infrastructure companies such as his. Having completed constructio: projects in Quebec, Thunder Ba: and the Yukon, Bot said he is ttot working mainly around tlr Oakville and Toronto areas. The general manager of Dufferii Construction Company, the builde of the Smith-Triller Viaduct, is opti mistic about the Liberal's make work initiative. At the same time, Bot's Ca Wide construction projects given him an insight on goverr spending. Bot said his com recently completed installing for Canada's radar system ho the Russians out." This sy costs Canadians "billions of lars," he stated. I know what you're thinking, You‘re thinking oh sure Bill, vet medicineisfineforthesmallstufflike wart removal, ring worm and de- clawing mean sisters who scratch their little brothers in a fight over the {emote but what about major, oomph- cated surgery? Huh? Are you kidding? Medical e) are already cloning a specific bre pigstousethcirheans inhuman; Vet clinics provide fresh kibble for dogs and high-protein meat dishes for the cats. 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