7 Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, September 20, 1995 , Page 13 VW. dealers St stge footbal skiIls event. Volkswagen Canada and its 15 Metro and area Volkswagen dealers are launcbing a new youth participation event called the VW SkillIDýrilL Using its partnership with the Argonauts as officiai. vehicle supplier to thé football team, and with the support of the Central Ontario Minor Football League, Volkswagen plana to hold six prelirninaiyr events in and around Toronto this month and in October. Owasco Volkswagen of Wbitby and Pickering Volkswagen are hosting the event at the Ajax Community Centre, Harwood Avenue, south of Bayly Street, on Oct. 2, 6 to 8 p.m. Anyone aged seven to 16 cani attend the Volkswagen SkilJDrill, and test their ekilIs against other kids their age while having fun and practicing good sportamansbip. Events will feature running, passing and kicking segments. Points gained ini eaeh segment will determine the winner based on the total accumulation. Winners in each event go on to the finals at SkyDome on Friday, Oct. 27. Winners will visit the Argo dressing room while al participants and a guest will watch the game from a Skybox. A $5 entry fee will be charged upon registration, *a portion of which will be donated to support youth development in minor football in the Toronto area. Registration is available at Volkswagen dealers. Take care of your tires By John Settino While tire prOïblems are the Most common occurrence in vehicle breakdowns, they1re also the moSt preventable. 0f ail the equipment on your car, tires are by far the most visible and the easiest te examine yourself. "Making sure your tires are in good condition and properly maintained means youll get better tire mileage, fuel economy and improved handling," says Bob Johnson, manager of automotive technology for Speedy Muffier GM workers get certif icates Durham College and General &Mr of Cana"a recntly gave 34 General Motors employees their level 1 certificate of the business leadership certificate prograxn completed through the Durham College Management Centre. GM sud the Canadian Manufturer.'Assocation are the joint corporate co-sponsors of the program.. Four Ontario colleges - Durham, Niagara, Sir Sandford Fleming and St. Clair Colleges - are involved in offering the 24- course prograrn of studios sud training in business leadership for front,-line maxnagers sud supervmsrs. King. "The only thing you need te know is what to look for." Johnson recommends starting with the tire's tread . wear indicator bar. The indicator is a fiat piece of rubber that is beneath the tire treadL "When you see that your tread bas worn down te the level of the tread indicater, on any part of the tread, it means that itfs time for new tires," says Johnson. The only tool you need te maintain your tires, aside from knowing what te look for, is an air pressure gauge. A gauge enables you te keep the proper tire pressure sud avoid the probleme, of under- sud over- inflation," says Johnson. Driving costs PROM PAGE 12 inflation rate stands at just 2.9 per cent," said CAA president Brian Hunt. 'This bad news stery isin fact a significant recovery from 1994, when driving cosas increased by 5.3 per cent despite zero inflation." Over the past five years, driving cosa have increased by $1,044.75 par year, or 15.6 par cent. In 1995, depreciation costs increased by $212 over 1994, fuel and ou tep-up costs increased by $50, sud maintenance increased by $36. MOTOR CITY SATURN US NOW OFFERING UTS SELECTION 0F DEMOS (VANITY MIRROR INCLUDED) e VALUE PRICED e LOW KILOMETRES eFINANCE AND LEASING AVAILABLE e TRADE-INS WELCOME "A Différent Kind of Retailer" 1520 DUNDAS ST. E., WHITBY (905) 430-2350 BLUE, BOX ADDS MORE' FIBRE TO DUEl!I Region 's Recyclîng Pro gram Now Incudes New Materials, New Directions! Your Blue Box program has now been expanded ta collect new maferials - mixed household paper and boxboard products. There are also a few changes in how Blue Box materials should be prepared for collection. New Materials * Mixed Household Paper includes items such as computer and writing paper, envelopes, magazines, catalogues, paperback books and junk mail such as flyers, coupons and brochures. Place loose in Blue Box with newspopers. * Boxboard includes shoe boxes, detergent boxes cereal boxes, paper towel rolîs and other similar packaging. Remnove liners, hondies and food residue; fitten, bundie & tie with cardboord in bundies no forger thon the Blue Box; place in or beside Blué Box, New Directions * Newspapers and mixed household papers are now f0 be placed loose in your Blue Box, aQI tied and not in plastic bags. *Containers (cans, boffles) should also be placed loose in your Blue Box, nQI in plastic bags. *Only cardboard and1 beside your Blue Box. boxboard should be tied in bundles. Place in or *,,ssss*es*s * for more in formation <ail Durham Region Works Department ut L..eli,(905) 668-7721 or 1-800-372-1103 - 7)j