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Page 8, Wnîtby Free Press, Wednesday, JuIy 10, 1996 BMW, Duiraoulod expand» 1 A 454-square-metre entry/dis- play area, will b. bufit at thi. BMW Canada Inc. facility in Whitby. the $800,00project waS arnong those for wich buildi r te were issued, for a total .9million worth of construc- tion, iniJune iWhitby. As usual, residential construc- tion made up moat of the. azi- vity, as perniits were issued for 34 single family dwellings and 10 semi-dwellings at an estimated value of more Îtan $6.1 million. Permits wer. also issued to the. Town ,of Whitby for an $708,000 pumping station on Garden Streetto CNR for a $110,000 teleécommunications tower and eupent shelter and to Dura- mouldm Ltd. for Ï3OO,0OO, 941- square-metre addition to its manufacturing plant. So far this year, perinits have been isued for more than #34.8 million worth of construction, of which more than $27 million is for residential construction. Employment office closed The Canada Employment Centre office i Whitby has been closed. The office at 209 Dundas St. E. i downtown Whitby closed its doors on <lune 28. Ail employment and unemploy- ment insurance services are available through the main branch at78 Richmond St. W., Oshawa. Job bank services are available at the. main branch of the Whitby Public Llbrary, 405 Dundas St. W., and at the. Durham College Skills Tramning Centre, 1610 Champlain Ave., Whitby. Cal i 432-1200 (unemployment) or 721-7509 (employmnent) for more information. 122 Albert St. 721-7506 A&JAX: 50 Commercial Ave.'619-1473 COBOURG: 72 King St. W. 372-4744 h Saturday & evening appointments available. FREE initial consultation. JAMES R. YANCH * 1OOMHzIna PulmwProcessor .8 MB RAM * 1.OGB hard cdes- 1.44 floppy *On-board PCI IDE controller with .1 B = WvidralelPorts *28,8W»bp fax. data modem *101 k.ybord *Mus&mouse pad *FM radio tuner 3yai pats & labour warrarity Firt ear on-sheservice SPOODZ CDRO &t 16bttrosudC:rd 14 hd28DSVGA otrnud AFTER 33 years, Hugh and Marcella Poison. the third generation of the >amil to rn the are retining and passung Rousseau Heritage store, started by Marcella's fathertLouis. House on to daughters Peggy (Ieft) and Cathy - Phtoby LM"k Reeso, Whlby Fres Prou Retirements won't hait logtime farnly business By Mark Reesor When Marcella and Hugh.PoI- son took over what's now ]Rous- seau Heritage Houa. in 1963, they didn't consider the. store part of downtown Whitby. TIi. 216 Mary St. E. business was off the. beaten track, bor- dered by open fields. wThe pavement stopped here at Ash Street"» recalîs Hugh. "Lt was a cowpath out to Garden,» adds Marcella. «But 33 years later, with Hugh and Marcella retirng and pass- ing the. family business on to daughters Peggy and Cathy, Rousseau s is now not only part of the. downtown but a landmark in its own right, attracting eusto- mers from Toronto to Peter- borough to Cobourg. The eIder PoIsons are sayn goodbye with a special rei- ment sale on now offering_ sav- js o n -stock and made-to- odr furniture and accessories. Rousseau was started by Mar- cella's dad Louis in 1929 as an upholstery siiop -- the. historie building had previously been used as afactory. HugiiandM7faroella took over tiie business after her dad's death, renting the business from her mother. <'Lt was v. ysinail begfinnin -I iad $1,2~00,» recaîls Hug. "W. iiad a worksiiop and we were building some furniture and it just sort of evolved to a full retail business... and we just got busier aud busier.» 1" "And we raised three girls0, adds Marcella. "W. had an apartinent over tii. store; that's wliy we were able to keep the. hoursi that we did!» People were attracted to the. store and its innovative way of Canon Colour Bubble Jet Printer & SVGA Monitor induded NO NO 1PAkEN * 133MHzIntlPenUwn Procesor .8MB RAM * 1.0GR hard drive. 1.44 noppy * On-board PO lIDE controfle vth fgh *menrai & paaiel poels 2880 2~Xbrfax. data mlodem *101 keyboard VVnos95 peoaded *Mouse & mouse pad *FMI radio tme .3 yeer parts & labour warranty *Firetypar onsia ec *6X speed CD ROM 1 64itstsreo, sound card *Aniçiifd exterai qspakes *14 ich 28 DPSVGA MMIjIrIHud Mc ~ jg w i ~i l -00~ ~ L~ a P ¶ ,i m P U Offer valld until July 22,1996. PERSONAL 9 COMPUTERS <11111 displaying furnitur, in room set- tinV -butthat did present a "W. were forever running out of space so wiierever w. could expand, we did,» notes Hug, who remodelled tiie main build- ing and « amalgaated» a ban pony stable and garage out bc into additional floor, space, to handle the growth. They also moved in a carrnage houe from the corner of Brock and Mary streets, where tiie Bank of Nova Scotia is now located. The. daugiiters will keep the. good things about Rousseau, espeially tii. friendjy, profes- sionalservice, says PeW, but plan to dedicate a portioný of the store sti*ctly to accessories, will expand the. interior and wall covering departments and "per- -hapns add a couple of new looks.» le also pi an to reanth outaîde of the. building, likely in khakiolive colour - uherie colours but witii a littie bit 0f a different twist." Marcella smRies a provingly as Peéggy and Cathiytalkab u hir plans for tiie business. "H. (Louis) would b. very proud -if he knew bis grand- aau.ghterswere carrying on the. business," she says. U niversity at Durham College FaIl-Winter Session More than 45 courses are offered weekday afternoons and evenings or Saturdaynornîng. Registration deadlines: " JuIy 15 -for fuil-imne " August 15 for part-time Forinformation or a brochure cali: (9051 72 à-9747 or (905)"'721 -3003 We invite..you to visit out Web sité ht,ý/wwwentu.c. tidniibc 'J Notice of Liquor Licence Application OtI The following establishment has applied to the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario for a liquor licence under the Liquor Licence Act: Application for Additional Facilities Melanie Pringles 80 Thickson Road South, Whitby (indoor area) Any resident of the maunicipality may make written submission as to whether the issuance of the licence is in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents. Subinissions must be received no later than* August 10, 1996. Please include your naine, address and* telephone number. Note: The LLBO gives the applicant copies of ail objections. Submissions to be sent to: Licensing and Permits Branch Liquor Licence Board of Ontario 55 Lakeshore Blvd. B., Toronto ON MSE 1A4 Fax: (416)326-5555 MM E'E, CDFXm5l33 ÉÉ 1 âý N ýwý 1 Trent