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Weston-York Times (1971), 17 Feb 1972, p. 3

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6| o _ Or using returnable botâ€" tles, and plastic plates inâ€" stead of throwâ€"away paper It‘s a householder‘s guide, and most of the points she made were the ones all of us should think of and don‘t, like walking instead of driving short distances and pulling weeds instead of putting poison on your lawns. So she prepared a pollution control guide she, her husband and two children have followed ever since. The London, Ontario, housewife attended an antiâ€" pollution conference in February, 1970, and became so concerned about what she heard she couldn‘t sleep. about She and her husband Joe are featured in one of the Department of the Environment‘s most popular pamphlets. It‘s called "Mr. and Mrs. Samuels are so concerned about pollution .. . they‘re doing something by Bill Dodds You could call Mrs. Pamela Samuels Ontario‘s Environmental pinâ€"up girl. The courses are available at various times, locations and days so that all wishing to learn first aid can find a time and place suitable. Fee is $11.00 which includes text book and bandages. For persons enrolling under the Workmen‘s _ Compensation Act, no fee is collected but the W.C.B. firm number must be given for inclusion on enrollment forms. Class No. 89 â€" Nelson Boylen School 155 Falstaff Avenue, Downsview â€" Keeping it clean Dates and times for the classes are: President of W.H. Bosley Company Limited, Mr. Bosley cited Metropolitan Toronto Industrial Comâ€" mission reports on existing industrial space with a current market value of about $15 million which is now vacant or available for occupancy on short notice. St. John Ambulance is offering a new series of first aid courses in and around the Boroughs of North York and York and at its main branch in Metro. Industry looking for less than 100,000 squareâ€"foot plant _ and _ warehouse facilities can pick up some real bargains right now, industrial realtor Murray Bosley observes. "A good deal of 15 million square feet of industrial space now on the Metro market is like bargain basement merâ€" chandise. You can get real value for your money if you don‘t mind a little inâ€" convenience." days lost than in 1970. There were 205 strikes and lockouts Labour Minister Fern Guindon said that 94 per cent of nearly 3,000 contract settlements recorded by the department‘s _ collective department‘s research branch, Mr. Guindon said in 1971 the total number of manâ€"days lost due to work stoppages was 1,359,140. This was 1,188,070 fewer manâ€" 1971 were reached without a work stoppage. s UNCLE WILF cor wiwrs cvere ano srorts) KNOWS A THING Roses are red First aid courses BUT WHEN iT COMES TO HOME DECORATING HE GOES TO SEE SAM AND JOHN (THE EXPERTS) AT Weston Paint and Wallpaper 1826 Weston Rd. 42% manâ€"days lost to five strikes OR TWO ABOUT SPORTS EQUIPMENT!!! it!" Bargain basement (Opposite The Odeon Theatre) 244â€"6593 She keeps informed on pollution problems and people believe her. Because she cares. She‘s good at that sort of thing, and she‘s always a popular speaker. In November, she was one of three panelists in a series of three experiinental workshops sponsored by the Department of the Environment in Kingston, London and North Bay. She is a member of Pollution Probe in London, but her real effectiveness is as an interested and conâ€" cerned housewife. People listen to her when they might shy away from anybody with a title who could be called a professional _ pollution crusader. She‘s an intelligent, atâ€" tractive woman with a streak of bubbling good humor that underlies her quiet, serious approach to pollution problems. available at Meffo Totnto branch of St, John Ambulance, 46 Wellesley Street East. Some already in progress. Please direct all inquires. ones on picnics â€" just the things that keep air, land and water a little cleaner and life a little more pleasant. Class No. 99 â€" Clairville Public School, 240 Silverâ€" stone Drive, Rexdale â€" Thursdays 7:30â€"9:30 p.m. March 30 to May 18. Other : ‘ctourses re availa%le at"‘Mefro Tog\to Class No. 93 â€" Bathurst Heights Secondary School, 640 Lawrence Avenue West â€" Tuesdays 7:30â€"9:30 p.m. March 28 to May 16. Class No. 90 â€" Lambton Kingsway Public School, 525 Prince Edward Drive â€" Mondays 7:30â€"9:30 !no class April 24 or May 22) March 27 to May. 29. Some of this bargain space is in multiâ€"storey structures where it cannot be subâ€" divided into the specific area an industrialist may want. Some of the space may have inadequate ceiling height for one purpose, but quite adequate for another. Some properties may have limited road or rail access or lack a prestige location. "Obviously _ there _ are reasons why a bargain sells for less than a listâ€"price item," Mr. Bosley notes. "You have to look at your requirements and your pocketâ€"book. Certainly a to May 15 Mondays 7:30â€"9:30 March 27 ‘‘For anyone in the market for 100,000 square feet or less, there are excellent buys â€" but they have to be realistic about them," he says. previous year. The report indicated that slightly more than 42 per cent of the manâ€"days lost at: Douglas Aircraft Co. of Canada Ltd. (215,043); Ontario Erectors Association _ }109,230); in the province in 1971, 10 less than in 1970. The number of employees involved in strikes last year was 79,716, a decrease of 1,876 from the were a result of five strikes (103,266); Ford Motor Co. of Carada Ltd. (76,530) and A subject of current inâ€" terest to all Canadians is the 1972 Tax Reform New Legislation, as it will effect us all. The AOTS Men‘s Club of Mount Dennis United Chur;ch has arranged with a lafge accounting firm of Toronto, to have Mr. John W. Hart B. Com., C.A., and two business associates to form a panel to At a recent meeting parents in the Runnymede school area showed an overâ€" whelming interest in seeing Ukrainian taught in the school. The course was offered as an option to students for next yeear. A total of 35 requested A credit course in the study of the Ukrainian language will be offered next year > at Runnymede ‘Collegiate, providing enough interest is shown on the part of students. The Board of Education discussed the matter on Monday night in light of policy changes regarding language courses, brought in by the Departâ€" ment of Education. Under the new policy a language can be taught as a credit course in schools if sufficient interest in shown in the community. Miss Armin is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including the grand prize at the Canadian National Exhibition, the 1969 CBC Talent Festival, and the International Violinist‘s Competition in New York. She regularly performs with her three brothers as part of the Armin String Quartet. The Etobicoke Philharâ€" monic, comprises talented amateur musicians drawn from the local area and is great deal of this available industrial _ space _ will represent thousands of dollars savings for a firm that is prepared to adjust their expectations rather than face today‘s building and land costs." contributed 75.3 per cent of the total time lost due to work stoppage in 1971 compared to 91 per cent in 1970, while the construction industry was responsible for 15 per cent of the time lost in 1971 â€" a major bargaining year â€" compared to 5.5 for 1970 â€" an off year in conâ€" struction bargaining. The. department‘s collective agreements library has to date recorded Violinist Adele Armin will be the guest artist with the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra when it appears at Humber College Friday evening, February 18. International Harvester Co. of Canada Ltd. (68,580). * No Gimmicks â€" We Rent Color TV‘s on a monthly basis. * No lengthy contracts to sign. * 19" brand new Zenith color TV‘s only. Tax experts explain Ukranian for York school RENTALS BY THE MONTH Adele Armin guest artist Where there is enough interest in a language, other citizens groups or parents can now have their native language taught as a credit course in high schools. explain in detail and answer questions covering the above. If this is done, it would mean transfering students who want to take Ukrainian to one of the two schools. Board _ members were agreeable to this and hope to open the door to the prospect of more laguages in the schools. You and yours are invited to attend this very inâ€" formative discussion on: Monday evening 8:00 p.m. March 20, at Mount Dennis United Church, Guestville and Dennis Avenue. Plenty of free parking. Under the board‘s policy, 40 students are required before a course can be ofâ€" fered, butâ€"there is a possibility _ that _ these students could be combined with another group wanting to take the course at Humâ€" berside _ Collegiate _ of Toronto. Tickets are available at the door or by phoning the college at 677â€"6810, ext. 385. Tickets .are $4 for the dinner and concert, or $2 for the concert only. Special student tickets are $3 for the dinner and concert and $1 for the concert only. Provincial mediators assisted in 266 disputes inâ€" volving 287 employers and 60,280 employees during 1971. Mediators obtained agreements between the parties in 230 disputes afâ€" fecting 251 employers and 54,732 employees' conducted by Harman Haakâ€" man. Haakman has led the orchestra for six of its eleven seasons and has conducted orchestras all over the world. The performance begins at 8:30 p.m. in the college‘s north campus concourse. An added attraction will be a gourmet dinner at 7 p.m. preceding the performance. it at both grade 11 and 12 levels. Labour department conciliation officer assisted in 2,024 negotiations during the year and in over 34 per cent, agreements were reached during active conciliation. However, in the construction industry, the library iden tified 188 settlements in volving associations, multiâ€" employer and multiâ€"union contracts. 358,351 employees. These contracts do not include the Federal Treasury Board. At Massey Hall, on Monday, 10 April at 8:30 p.m., The Toronto Symphony will present a special 50th Anniversary Bennyâ€"fit, starring the world‘s most persistent 39â€"yearâ€"old Jack Benny. All proceeds from the concert will go to The Toronto Symphony Musicians‘ Pension Fund. For the occasion, seats will be available to patrons of the concert at a cost of $50 a seat, which will include a reception with Mr. Benny as guest of honor. Other ticket prices are set at $15, $10, $6 and $3. Program details are not yet available, but the major portion of the program will be devoted to Mr. Benny, his inimitable brand of humor and his violin, with the assistance of The Toronto Symphony. Macrame for beginners, the art of decorative knot tying, starts the Tuesday in Centennial library, 578 Finch Avenue West. Mrs. Sheila Hagens will conduct six weekly sessions, every Tuesday from 7:30 â€" 9 p.m. for a fee of $6 plus supplies. Decoupage gives tabletops distinction. Mrs. Norma Boothe will show beginners how a print or picture mellowed with successive coats of varnish can give flat Three popular crafts courses begin February 22 and 24. of Canada. It reminds consumers that they have a voice in the marketplace. And equally, that many of them play a part in producing and supplying the goods and services they use. Society is an interdependent unit, from the business undflmqulfityo(goodi;i services he buys. Consumer Week in Canada is sponsored consumer looks at himself Pro Power * Northern Pro PRO FLEX *1.50 *2.95 BOMBER ‘3.30 *2.00 Pro Pattern now *‘12.50"51: ROAD HOCKEY BLADES now *7:" . *‘24â€" SHOULDER PADS SHIN PADS REG. $9.50 â€" $31.75 REG. $4.95 â€" $46.50 nov *7+"*"‘21â€"50 now ‘3.50â€"+28â€"° LOUISVILLE SLUGGER THE "8KI BUM® C.C.M. SUPERTACKS REG. $99.95 For a period of one week, REG $15 ~ow 88: C.C.M. SKATE SETS NOW HOCKEY GLOVES REG. $9.95â€"837 JR RHC Bennyâ€"fit at Massey Hall Popular crafts 19 We all have a voice in the marketplace â€"â€" 95 â€" 1924 WESTON RD., North of Lawrence 24 1â€" 1408 OPEN MON., TVES. 10 AM â€" 6 PM G WED., THURS., FRI. TIL â€" 9 PM E SAT. 9 AM â€" 6 PM ® 5.00 *4.50 3.90*2.50 .90 ®2.50 $64.00 ALL SEASONS SPORT SHOPS â€" ~ow 75° 50 REC 2 Sh ATE GUARD 98 or the orchestra pension fund. He has been invited to appears as soloist with most of his country‘s symphony orchestras and eventually hopes to cover them all. The Toronto Symphony is extremely proud and forâ€" tunate to be able to parâ€" ticipate in Mr. Benny‘s latest enthusiasm â€" performing as violin soloist with the top symphony orchestras on the continent, with all proceeds going to worthy causes. He has already appeared with every major symphony orchestra in the United States, including the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Boston Symphony, and has raised over five million dollars, with all proceeds going to the orchestra fund The creative stitchery course starting February 24 in York Woods library, 1785 Finch Avenue West takes a modern _ approach to traditional crafts. Mrs. D. Duncan will teach needlepoint, rug hooking and crewel embroidery Thursday mornings from 9:30 â€" 11:30. The fee is $5 for five sessions. surfaces a new look. Her sixâ€" weeks course runs Thursday afternoons from 1:30 â€" 3, February 24 to March 30, at Willowdale library, 5126 Yonge Street. The $9 fee does not include supplies. Canada â€" a 65,000 member volunteer organization working to help the conâ€" sumer in areas ranging from package labelling to better president, to the smile on the face of the elevator operator. Everyone is a consumer. Consumer Week in Canada! A reminder to demand the best, and to produce the best. Many consumers who feel confident of shopping wisely acumen now ©‘10.50+26: C.C.M. TACKS REG. $79.95 nNow *‘65.00 JR. TACKS Reg. $35.95 ~_ NOw*28.00 CHAMPION HOOK ... . INTERNATIONA PRO NHOOK ... INTERNATION JR. HOOK . .. \'3_50 BAUER SKATE SETS HOCKEY STICI now *8:â€" °.35 .°~ REG. $12.95 â€" $34.00 REG. $12.95â€"$56.00 GOAL GLOVES ~ov 19° KOHO REG. 39 ENDS +‘3.50 +4.50 NOW RECG. £17.957 HOCKEY BAGS ‘13.95 The objective of the association was to study consumer interest and economic problems, and to teach people to express their opinions in these matters. CAC was formed to give consumers a voice as strong and forceful as the trade associations give to labor, industry and agriculture, completing the represenâ€" tation of the various segments of our economy in which the chief purchasing agentL i c%% :. ; The association had its beginnings as a natural followâ€"up to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, which encouraged Canadian women to keep a close watch on prices and to conserve supplies and equipment in short supply during the second World War. The then newly formed group was defined as a voluntary, nonâ€" sectarian and nonâ€"political organization with memâ€" bership open to everyone, and continues so to this day. CAC has opposed the practise of wholesalers dictating retail prices, and has protested the continuing use of trading stamps and gimmicks. In Ontario, CAC has demanded stricter inâ€" spection to prohibit the sale of meat from dead animals. CAC publishes the only Canadian magazine, supâ€" plying information in the Canadian Comparative testing field. Canadian Consumer, publishes brand names and reports obâ€" jectively on performance and value as established in independent _ laboratory tests. discriminate use of pesticides, against pollution, and against margarine sales tax and limitation of sale. and food. It has been inâ€" strumental in the inâ€" troduction of consumer protective legislation, and has fought against the in the labelling of drugs, household _ chemicals, children‘s clothing, fabrics the consumer at government and industry level. Since it was formed in 1947, the association â€" has _ been responsible for changes in C.C.M. PROSTANDARD HELMETs h REG. $14.95 now 13 °31â€" GARTER & SUPPORT CAC is _ the BAUER FIGURE SKATES REG. $16.95 â€" $40.00 suerrarn ..*1.20 GOAL STICKS MINIPRO HAPPY HOWARD SPECIALS REG. $3.00 â€" $5.00 BAUER BLACK PANTHERS REG. $34.95 now *26â€"° C.C.M. ADDIAS .00 +3.50 â€"*5 ~now ©‘9.50 * Now ‘** . 35° Li 8 Be HOCRKEY TAPE ©1.20 Str The Westonâ€"York Times, Thursday, February 17, 1978 Weston _ Free Ample Pa Week Days Till 9:30 p.m. Sat till 6 OFF REGULAR PRICE ©000000000000000000000000 PANTIâ€"HOSE 37 ARROW WE RENT SEWING MACHINES ALSO Complete Repairs on any make of Sewing Machine OPEN EVERY EVYVENING Hiâ€"Fashion. _ Boutique Styles.Spring Samples. ' Regular $6 to $30.00. knve Short and Long Sleeves, Sizes 6â€"12â€"16. Regular $2.98 to $8.00. save * 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 e e e e 9 Pce. Mini Size SHOP BARLY Screw Driver Sets l for best Aboalh m ray / SELECTIONS with the prize money from the Olympic lottery tucked in his hiking boots, our son, Douglas, this week left for a tour of Europe. Is the old story of the son and heir wanting a change of sun and air. North on Weston Road to Sheppard Ave., east‘to Arrow Road at the stop light. (north from Eaton‘s Warehouse). carr 653â€"3303 SINGER COMPANY LTD. WEST SIDE MALL SUPERâ€"STRETCH QNE SIZE FITS ALL ALL NUDE. ASSORTED COLORS 16: 26 to 38. Regular $12.00 Emporium Price Double knit slighty irregular. Zip and Button front. Sizes 9 to 59¢, 1972 samples, mostly oneâ€"of kind. Assorted styles. Regular $24. to $60. ! Where is Our Wandering Boy Tonight? » SWEATRRS + Tâ€"SHIRTS EGLINTON W. and CALEDONIA Rd. UNISEX P AN TS Outstanding VYalue SPORTSWEAR *A Trademark of The Singer Company COATS KEN JOHNS MEN‘S WEAR 4 JOHN STREET WESTON JUNIOR & MISSES® JUNIOR & LADIES® ..A0% que 5 7 O OFF REGULAR PRICE Limited Q\unt'\ges 35° uw & OFF REGULAR PRICE PAIR

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