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r e 9>A9g e~e ~ I qc L 5~~~~ PAGES,WHB' MVIU~O e sin Bel' '8spedn aWhitby at $-ilOn Belllansipi.disl oig in 1 In 1988, Bell Canada spent $3,001,000 on cable for the Garden St. subdivision and other improvements for the 1,634 customers in the Whitby exchange. jAs well, Bell paid $761,517.12 in municipal taxes. This included $32,254.19 in real estate tax, $8,452.73 in business tax, and $720,810.20 in grass receipts tax. another $22,136,778.70 was spent on payroll expenses for the 742 Bell emploYees In the Oshawa area. The grass receipta, tax is set at 5 per cent of all telecommUulca- tions revenue from Bell operations in Ontario in the preceding year. The amount apportioned to each exchar'ge is based on the number of Bell telephones in use. In 1988,, this was $30.41 per telephone. In addition, in 1988 Bell spent a total of $2.2-billion on capital improvements. 0f this, $1.408- billion was spent in Ontari. The forecast for 1989 is $2.3-billion, with $1.387-billion to be spent in Ontario. Local. improvement highlights in 1988 include $3,001,000 spent on: *Placing cable, an Garden St. for 337 homes in the subdivision on garden north of Rossland and on Dundas St. E. ta, accommodiite growth. Smllbuinless cac-Sformeci on the upcoming Gooda an Ontaria riding MI' Rene Soetens recentIy announced the formation of the Ontario Riding Small Business Caucus. On Aug. 1, Soetens met with 10 representatives of the small business community of the riding ta organize the specifics of the caucus. The small business caucus will allow area businessmen ta meet with Soetens on a regular basis, ta discuss eisting sma business programs and areas where the govermnent should take future initiatives. In addition, informnative seniinars will be held to inform businessmen of policY and program changes that could affect them. Earlier this year, Scetens was invited ta join the small business advisory caucus.ý Every month, members of the caucus meet with Tom Hoclcin, Minister of State for Small Business, ta discuss small business palicy. Currently, plans are in the works for a semnar presentation Services Tax. Fellow business representatives 'frm the riding will be invited to join Soetens ta examine the effects of the GBT on their businesses. Although no dates have been set, the seminar is tentatively set for mid-September. For more information on this serninar, or ta join the Ontario Riding Smal Business Caucus, contact Soetens'office at 103 Old Kingston Rd., Ajax, LiT 3A6, (686-0432). Garden and Dundas. 0 Upgrading facilities on Cochrane St. .* Installing digital carrier and analogue transmission" equipment in the Whitby switclung centre. * Placing fibre optic cable from the Whitby switching centre ta other switching centres. Local plans for 1989 include $2,093,000 to be spent on: 0 Placing cable for 250 homes in the Garden and Rossland subdivision. .* Upgrading facilities on Hopkins St. south of Dundas, area. * Installing fibre optic, digital carrier, an& analogue trans- mission equipment in the Whitby switching centre. "This investment helps* to maintain affordable, high quality local telephone service for the people of Whitby,"0 says Orma Lyttie, Bells local manager. Its part of Bell's overall conlstructionl progran' that revresents an investment of~ more tIh $300 pear customer per year." For mnore information, cal Lyttle at 433-3102. 'Around the W or1d'@ fashionàs in Whitby Yau can look and dress like a jetsetter with fashions from every port-of-call from around the world - without ever setting foot outside of Whitby' 'Around the World! is WhitbyB newest innovative fashion bouti- q ue, the brainchild Of "Mr. Avi," formerlY of Avi's Fashions in Montreàl. With 14 years in the fashion industry, he brings quality gar- ments from Paris, long Kong China, the Middle East anc1 much more, practically ta one's doorstep. Avi has aptly chosen a Tudor- style hause at 1516 Dundaà St. W., te display his inter- Whitby as a "communîtYto grow with." Around the World Fashions range from casual ta classic. A handpainted tracksuit offers casual yet distinctive expression while a stunning black cocktail dress fromn Paris makes a definite evening statem"ent. Al clothes are guaranteed. And Around the World offers personalized shbpping. Yf that certain something can't be found, Avi will order it from anywhere in the world. The store also carries4gifts and a collection of ceramics and vases. The boutique opened Aug.. 1 and new faîl fashions are arrv- ing daily. AROUND the World is located in the former Tludor flouse gift shop at l5l6Dundas St. W. SHOULD 1 WAX MY NO WAX FLOORS?' The other day a customer was telling us that her No Wax floor was losing its lustre. Is there anything 1 can do ta get the shine back" she asked? Fortunately there is. What happened is that the grit carried in on the bottoms of shoes had,over a period of time gradually ground the protective coating off the floor. The resuit was a Ioss of shine, and dirt becoming imbedded in her floors was not readily removed. The solution ta, the problem lay in giving the f loor a thorough scrubbing using AIRX 66 heavy duty cleaner, rinsing the floor with clear cold water, and coating the floor with a high grade poly mer floor finish (we recommefld Butcher's Benchmark). The resuits are spectacular - a durable wet-look shine with a minimum of effort. Should you wax your no wax floor? We think so. A thin protective coating of a high grade floor finish will not onlyprotect your floor against abuse but will give you a constant shine that you can be proud of. Corne in and see us in aur new CLEAN-IT Centre. Our trained f riendly staff of cleaniflg experts will gladly help you with your cleaning problem. MAINTENANCE LTD. 500 HOPKINS ST., WHITBY 666-1224 ond 1