Page 8. Whltby Fee Press, Wednesciay, 4urch 16, 1995 'Partnes'reach outto US uoidsr American vehicle industry leaders are interested i what Canada's automotive hearland has to offer. That conclusion was reached by members of the Greater Toronto Ares, Economic Development Partnership after participating In the SAE automotive trade show in Detroit from Feb. 27 to March 2. The Society of Automotive Engineers' 1995 exposition and congresa drew an estimated 45,00industry experts to the four-day. event. There, for the firat time, they Assocate Broker saw aî co-operative effort by the muncipalities of the Greater Toronto Area, marketing themselves as; a single, automotive powerhou"e. Participating in the joint venture were. the regions of Durham and York, cities of Brampton Mississauga, Oshawa, Iikering and Toronto, towns of Caledon, Clarington Markhamr Oakvilie, Richmonci ilI and %vlut1by, and, the office of the Gr.,ater -Toronto Area. Speaking on behaif of bis GTA partners,, Patrick Olive, comniissioner of econoi Inclustriat, Commercial & Investment Department When you need Commercial Expertise, cati a fuit time Commercial Agent. 905-576-4111. WHITBY DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL 2 stories and 4 apartments with net incomne of $31 ,000. Att rented. $325,000. WHITBY'S SUCCESSFUL AND PROFITABLE 8 station hair stylist salon for" unisex with excellent location and lease. $399900. For further information caîl W. Frank Real -Estate Ltd. George Cardona, Assoc. Broker at 435-5375., development, ,Region Of Durham, termed the venture "one of the most exciting and coot-effective" yet undertaken by the group. We went to Detroit hopinV to create an awareness of the GA amonlg , Our American neighbours," he said. "Not only did they already have a very positive perception of the Getrr onto ea, but many firms are actively looking for new business opportumities here." The selling features of the GTA that appealed to the KEN PETERS Representative LEASE SPACE MAIN FLOOR OFFICE OR RETAIL - Located on Dundas Street East at Garrard. This plaza location supplies parking, signage, traffic, and on site businesses which supply an existing shopper influx to the site. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION, most lease hold improvements are in place ("T" bar, wshrms, flooring etc.), approx. 2P660 sq. ft. listed for lease at $1 5.00/sq. ft. net. RETAIL SPACE - 610 sq. ft. located in the Plaza at the corner of Anderson and Rossland. This unit would be ideal for a small office*or professional user. Heating and air conditioning, main floor handicap access to the unit, bus y intersection, developing area, WHAT MORE COULD YOUASK. Listed for lease at $16.00/sq. ft. net. For further information on these or. other sites caîl W. Frank Real Estate Ltd. Ken Peters, Sales Representative 435-5373. 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Ontavo, L3R 1 B3 Fax 905-479-76U. ThIte ni si. Logo sn a rstsbed tradamadi of liseIntel Corporaban. Thse PC loW in a lsedumart ol rcoomuai Mondor col aigibile oros.ieserice. OnOda eservice in vol avalalin ail amas of Canada. Poca. ad confi.guatifonsusbianlo chang.e ol tnotie. For information contact: e i t 25 Thickson Road. North Tel: 905-725-7454,e Fax: 905-725-7732 Hours: Mon., Tues. 10-7, Wed.-Fri. 10-9, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 11-4 Computer Performance Center l~INI jÊ Hwy. 2 automobile engineers, Olive said, were. its eisting high technology production capacity, its research and development base and its skrilled labour force. 'And," he added, "they can't stop telling us what a clean and beautiful area this is." Members of the GTA Partnership have now begun following iule the more than 80 leade from the, show, attempting Wo convert expressions of interest into new jobs and new business within the Greater Toronto Area. Hornebuilder hits a Grand SAM Tribute Corporations The Vil- lage of Brooklin project wa s the big winner at the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Associa- tion sales and marketing awards night March10-in Markliam. Theproject earned Tribute the Grand.SAM (sales and market- ing) award given, W the project combining the best overail pro- fessional marketing, advertismig, site merchandising and sales promotion. For - the project, TrIute also won an award for best sales office display for single family homes or Wownhouses. Tribute's Rhonda Simcoe was top high-volume salesperson for single amily homes, shrmithe award with Brethour 'Real Estate'sElma Pears. * By MaxShepherd D rh iding NP Clearly, governments should steer and not roy. Tho 'recent budget exelifiles this, governiment now creates the environmient for a flourishing economny, goverament is not a major spendor Frygom now on .the federal governiment will set the rules for' economic activity but will not be involved in actual runming of- businesses. It shouldn7t be surprising then to see goverament privatizing Canadian National and Petro Canada. Cutting 45,000 civil service jobs over the next three years also refleets the new apprùach to governing. Government wants to be smaller,, more efficient and emulate private sector practices. We need somne civil service pay cheques related- to taxpayer satisfaction .axid. advancement based on menit, flot just years of service.' The elimination of freight and grain subsidies recognizes how distorted are the' transportation markets. In some cases transportation subsidies worked against our manufacturing seçtor. It neyer made sense to me that grain in Regina, going to California, had to travel to Thunder Bay first. With reduced grain subsidies, prairie farmers. will have to start thinking about manufactuning goods such as pasta and flour rather than juat simply selling raw product. mIn Durham, the 1.5-cent-a-litre price increase in gasoline is one effect the budget wilI have on consumers. I don't thirk the hike wiIl increase the price of consumer goods. Inflation is stili projected to continue at Iess than two per cent. The 30 per cent reduction in subsidy for industrial milk over two years will have some effect on dairy farmers.ý But Durham farmers are more concerned we stick to our guns on GATT. The Americans want to apply NAFTA which would lower dairy tariffs quicker. This governiment maintains GATIT takes precedence over NArI'A. This will ensure Canadian tariffs on dairy producta will be maintained under GATT regulations. Some provinces are now saying the federal* governiment downloaded its debt problemn on the provincial taxpayer with this budget. Ites an old and à taIe argument. You've ail heard it used by politicians who.fail to realize the alarmn has gone off, the dlock has stopped, and the time has come to get their own economic house in order. There is nowhere for themn to hide now. They must govern. Alex Shepherd is MP for Durham riding which includes Whitby, north of Taunton RoacL To reach his constituency office, cail 721-7570 (Oshawa). ALUDIO iVIDBEG *VCR *Camcorders Panasonic & Sony Warranty Centre * Stereos *Cassette Free »~VCR SS T/MA TES Casions Eloctvomotive Ince 1150 Champlain Court - Whitby 668-6946 IPC CDIFX-50 VAInt ISA 5 Pbu cieture * VE/Inte / I busprocieore * 4 PC) & 2 VESA local bus stls * 4MB RAM, internaiwmite back cache * 420MB high speeri hard drive * 35" high density floppy drive * Double speed CD ROM * Duel ampified speakers * 16-bit sterea sounri card * 1MB PC) SVGA vidéo card * 14« S VGA monitor, 1024 x 768, 28dp * MS Mouse and mouse pad * Windows for Workgroups 3.11l t Seven Microsoft software tilles lhie Supply Lasts. 1 --i