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(Continued from page 15) The Oakville store is Amity‘s eighth. There are four in Hamilton, including its headquarters at 225 King William St., one in St. Catharines, and two in Burlington. Amity hopes to continue its expanâ€" By Don Vince Few autoâ€"related changes have caused as much fuss in recent years as the Ontario Government‘s decision to enact something we now call "noâ€"fault insurance." While noâ€" fault fact and fiction. Vince sion into Oakville by establlshmg an Attended Donation Centre in Glen Abbey to serve North Oakville. Earlier this year, a group of students from St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School in Glen Abbey donated 26 bags of clothâ€" ing, all of it collected in their neighborâ€" THE OAKVILLE BEAVER hood as a project for their Commumty Service course. Such support is encourâ€" aging, says Coe. Equally encouraging is the support from Halton Region for Amity to open, in partnership with the municipality, a donation centre at its new waste manâ€" determine the percentage of responsibility each party to the accident should carry. FACT: You should call your broker as soon as possible after an accident occurs. Your broker is your link with the company that insures your vehicle. He or she needs to know when you have had an accident so that the claim is properly settled Don and your interests are protected, especially if someone makes a personal injury claim sometime in the future. FICTION: Noâ€"fault covers all vehicles, everywhere. The "noâ€"fault" aspect of your policy is only valid when your Ontarioâ€" registered vehicle is involved in an accident with another Ontarioâ€"registered vehicle on Ontario soil. You are still covered by your To help set the record straight, we‘re pleased to present a thumbâ€"nail summary of noâ€"fault fact and fiction. FACT: Noâ€"fault insurance was introduced to simplify the auto claims process. in the "bad old days", auto insurance claims often deteriorate into adversarial situations that landed in court for legal resolution. The process was expensive and slow, and resulted in large rate increases because insurance companies had to protect overall insurance policy, however, while driving anywhere in Canada, the continental United States or on ferries between the ports of these two countries. You are also covered to within 75 miles of the border between Mexico and the United States. There‘s plenty more you should know about the "ins and outs" of your insurance coverage â€" for example, recent legislative changes have expanded the coverage to which you are now entitled. To be sure you get the right advice, we recommend you agement site on Hwy. 25. ‘"Halton Region approached us at the store opening," said Coe. ‘"They came to us . .. we nearly fell of our chairs!" Halton Region officials made a commitâ€" ment to hire a number of disabled peoâ€" ple trained by Amity. "Halton Region was more than coâ€"operative â€" they‘re going the extra mile." Good coâ€"operaâ€" tion has also come from the Town of Oakville, commented Coe, as Mayor Ann Mulvale officially welcomed the new store with words of encourageâ€" ment. Amity, with a budget of about $5.5 million, is 87% selfâ€"sufficient from the sale of donated items â€" government funding covers only the rehabilitation services it provides, explained Coe. SELEâ€"SUFFICIENT "Our goal is to become totally selfâ€" sufficient. We‘re a nonâ€"profit organizaâ€" tion, and any surplus we‘ll have will be ‘used to provide scholarships to students pursuing disability studies. "We‘ve become so successful in the sale of donated goods that we‘ve spawned imitators," warned Coe, stressâ€" ing Amity has no conflict with nonâ€" _ profit used clothing stores run by other organizations to raise funds for charity. (These include the IODE Opportunity Shop and May Court Nearly New Shop, both on Kerr Street, and the Salvation Army which has two retail outlets in town, Kerr Street and in Bronte.) "We have a big problem with flyers being distributed, soliciting items for charity. When contacted by an organizaâ€" tion you‘re not sure of," stresses Coe, "ask what charity the items are for, and mity to continue expanding in Oakville e Barry Coe if not satisfied, call Amity or the Better Business Bureau." Another problem is theft from the donation trailers. "We‘ve had thefts . from the Trafalgar Village site not long ago, and two regular donors took down license plate numbers, adding they would be willing to go to court. ‘"We will notify the police and we will prosecute," warned Coe. Coe emphasized income tax receipts for the retail value of donated items will be issued by the donation centre at the new store, and those making their donaâ€" tions at an Amity trailer site, staffed by an attendant, need only attach a name, address and telephone number tag, to receive a receipt by mail. Mar. 30, 1994 Although many donations are just dropped off anonymously, "we have seen an increased use of the tax receipts program." The average receipt is for about $200, and usually includes $24.95 for a man‘s suit and $10 for a pair of jeans. "We‘re asking for donations instead of cash." 4 Amity accepts most items, except fridges, stoves, mattresses and building debris. Pickâ€"ups of large donations can be arranged by calling Amity at 1â€"905â€" 526â€"8481. "One of my big challenges in Oakville is to make people understand through their donations to Amity, that they are not just helping in the recycling of goods, and the preservation of the environment, but they are helping to give people back their selfâ€"esteem, and helping people get off social assistance." "We‘re here to help people, and not to make a profit from donated goods." Prior to his arrival at Amity about 1 1/2 years ago, Coe worked at Burlington Community Living and spent 19 years in radio, 11 of them at CHWO in Oakville. f Amity‘s hist ty‘s history 1933 â€" Amity Men‘s social clubs formed in Hamilton as support groups for unemployed men. Unemployment stood at 25% and 24,000 Hamiltonians were on relief. 1934 â€" A garage was converted into a workshop where the unemâ€" ployed men could make toys for Christmas 1935 â€" Amity workshop formally established to create "practical employment on a nonâ€"profit basis," selling refurbished donated goods. 1939 â€" Amity‘s attention turned to war relief and raised $65,000 during World War IL. 1941 â€" Amity bought the old McPherson Shoe Factory, a fourâ€"story structure, for $25,000. 1955 â€" First disabled clients received practical assistance, and Amity changed its focus to train and employ disabled workers. 1973 â€" Amity purchased its present 140,000 square foot headquarters. 1981 â€" Amity became affiliated with Goodwill Industries, International, an American organizaâ€" tion with similar goals, as one of 182: autonomous nonâ€"profit agencies. 1985 â€" Amity celebrated its 50th anniversary. CaPriali i=c id l Oakville Place 842â€"6686 themselves against the high cost of legal work and unexpected claim awards. No fault was brought in to simplify the process and ensure most insurance claims could be resolved quickly, fairly and reasonably inexpensively. discuss your coverage, and any claims you might have, with a qualified insurance policy expert who is a number of the Insurance Brokers Association of Oakville. Don Vince is President of Syd Vince Insurance Ltd. _ FICTION: Noâ€"fault means that when an > accident occurs, noâ€"one is responsible < for any aspect of it. Everybody is blameâ€" ~ free. In reality, noâ€"fault means blame for an > accident is not apportioned with respect to awards given for weekly benefits, care = benefits, medical expenses, loss of income * rehabilitative services, or funeral and death * benefits. 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