'p WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST5, 1987, PAGE 15 Latest antique shop has bit of everything So you think Brooklin is saturated with antique shops? Wonder why anyone would want to open -yet another? Well, according to antique dealers themselves, the more the merrier - the more antique businesses there are in a town, the better for all of them. Such was the strategy of four people who pooled their resources and knowledge of the antique field and recently opened Antiques il at 9 Campbell St. in Brooklin. Antiques il is really an amalgamation of two previous businesses: S. Stuart Antiques of Brooklin and Gray's Antiques of Sunderland. The owners are Sam and Sally Stuart of North St. along with Herb and Lee Anne Gray. The Stuarts, who have four daughters, have been in the antique business for some 20 years now, mainly dealing with the wholesale market and various shows. Sam, born and raised in Brooklin, has been involved with antiques all his life as his parents were also antique dealers. The Grays (Herb and Sally are brother and sister) have operated their business from Sun- derlanti for a year now, after moving from.Thunder Bay where they had an antique shop for 13 years. Speaking of her brother, Sally said "Herb has an excellent antique collection...much better than mine. He's one of those people who has bought an old house and furnished it the way it should be done." But the foursome have nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to the articles they have in their store. As each partner has a preference for different aspects of the antique business, Antiques Il has a little bit of everything. There are large pieces of fine furniture, all of which they have refinished, including tables, chairs, blanket boxes and dressers of all shapes and sizes. But it is the smaller items that are interesting. Some of the many collectables are china, old tins and bottles, wall items, such as saws and ladles, toys of days gone by and even a selec- tion of clothing worn by our forefathers. 'Something for everyone,' says Sally. Antiques il is always looking for the things that are "different". Un- fortunately, according to Sally, these special items don't come along as often as they would like. Opening such a store in Brooklin has long been the dream of the four partners involved. They are now open Thursday through Sunday, and on holiday Mondays, but admit these hours are flexible and will likely change. Day care addition SALLY STUART, one of the partners in Antiques 11, is busy arranging some of the many treasures to be found in the newly opened store. Free Press photo Black Tie sale Aug. 6-8 diII- '\ toA gets council approval A two-story, 3,444-sq. ft. addition to Kinder Corner Day Care Centre has been approved by Whitby coun- cil. The day care is located at 63 Thickson Rd. S. The addition. is approximately twice the size of the existing building (1,725 sq. ft.) It will be built to the south of the existing building. Town planning department has recommended the first floor be brick while the second be aluminum siding. the place for CHICKEN & RIBS featuring ... Salad Bar, Children's Menu and more! LOCATED on HWY. 12 Just South of Thickson Rd. 655-8911 FOUR YOUNG cyclists passed.through this. area enroute from Vancouver to their home in Laval, Quebec. Shown with their heavily-laden bicycles are (1- r) Pascal Desmarais, Christian Janelle. Serge Blais and Benoit Janelle. Free Press photo Cross-Canada cyclists make Whitby pit stop tbe home land would force them into learning By OXNN RVEER the young men hope to bhoe how to converse in English. And With the determination of again by Aug. 1. • acco nvers aion Canada's pioneers, four Montreal- All were exuberant over their according to the conversation they thpn rlnh, had two davs held, it worked. area young men passed through this area recently having already logged 2,982 miles on their bicycles during a cross-Canada journey. The quartet of Serge Blais, 20, Pascal Desmarais, 18, Benoit Janelle, 18, and brother Christian, 20, left their homes in Laval, nor- thwest of Montreal two months ago. Along with their bikes, they flew to Vancouver, where the adventure started. Each loading their cycles down with 100 lbs. of food, clothing, spare parts, camping and cooking equipment, they heaued out following a route through Banff, Jasper, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Niagara Falls, Toronto and Wasaga Beach, the last stop which seemed to impress them immensely. Winding their way from Toronto via Highway 7, trip, saying tey ony ,u v% «y of rain so far, an important factor since they have been camping out along the way and cooking their own meals. But as much as they have enjoyed their adventure, all agreed it would be nice to get home again. The month of August will bring a bit of rest and recreation before they return to school. Christian will be starting his first year at St. Maxim school where he will be training to become a firefighter. The other three will be returning to studies at Montmoren- cy College. So why did they attempt such a long and exhausting journey? They said it was to learn English. When they left Laval, non of them spoke a word of English although they had tried to master the language before. They felt a trip across the English-speaking portion of their