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HOME BUILDER INFORMATION SEMINAR This is not a selling seminar! This is a no hassle information seminar for people who are planning to build their own home or cottage. It deals with financing, design, potential problems, avoiding cost overâ€"runs, selecting trades and legal responâ€" sibilities. It‘s two hours of critical information and entertainment for the homebuilder. If you‘re planning to build, you must attend this seminar! Thursday May 3rd 7:00 pm â€" 9:30 pm Tuesday May 8th Thursday May 10th 7:00 pm â€" 9:30 pm Seminar Fee: {includes Free 20 page information Brochore} Hilton Garden Inn Toronto/Ajax 500 Beck Crescent, Ajax, ON Holiday Inn Select Oakville 2525 Wyecroft Road, Oakville, ON Sheraton Parkway North Toronto 600, Hwy #7 East, Richmond Hill, ON Onâ€"line: _ Singles $20 * Couples $30 By Phone: Singles $25 * Couples $35 New procedure helps prevent staph infections and Toronto Maple Leafs are two on that list. So what is a Saniâ€"Sport machine? It is an enclosed, stainless steel unit with three metal shelves. Equipment â€" preferably dry â€" is evenly dispersed on the shelves. An entire hockey bag of equipment can fit in the unit. The process begins when oxygen is sucked in the bottom of the unit and four, highâ€"intensity ultraviolet lights convert the oxygen to ozone. The ozone is circulated through the equipment, killing up to 97 per cent of the bacteria. Tee tree oil â€" a natural proven antiâ€" fungal, antibacterial and antiviral subâ€" stance distilled from an Australian plant â€" is then fogged into the equipment to kill any residual bacteria. The scented bacteriacide is sprayed on as a protecâ€" tive shield against future bacteria, and the equipment is sealed in a plastic bag until its next use. _ While the system works, MacNeil said that people have to know exactly what they are getting with the service. "If you give me old, tattered equipâ€" ment, you‘ll get back ald, tattered equipment; but it will be bacteria free. This doesn‘t whiten and brighten. You get back what you give. But your equipâ€" ment will be safe to use," he said. "The instant gratification though is that it doesn‘t smell bad anymore." What makes the system extraordiâ€" nary, according to MacNeil, is it doesn‘t use water. It‘s all â€" cleaned by oxyâ€" gen. "There _ are some companies that wash your equipment. Well, first of all, you shouldn‘t wash your equipment. Take a shin pad for A new example. You wash that and no matter _ they‘ll pay an extraordinarily high fee how much you dry it, and even if the _ for his service, but are shocked when padding feels dry to the touch, there _ they learn he will pick up equipment at will always be moisture in between the _ someone‘s house â€" inside the Camâ€" pad and plastic guard. The water just _ bridge, Kitchener and Waterloo area â€" invites new bacteria in," he said. "If _ and drop it off the next day for $35. Outâ€" washing equipment was the way to go, _ side the area may cost more, but disâ€" then NHL teams would do it. And how _ counts are offered for bulk orders. do you ask a guy to put $600 to $700 Equipment can also be dropped off skates in a washing machine." at Ontario Sports in Preston or Ayr 12 DIn Ssn n en The only uncertainty in the process is when someone has to get their equipâ€" ment done again. MacNeil said if someâ€" one plays once a week, chances are they may only need it done once. Also, two players may have the same number of games in a week, but one may sweat more than the other, necessitating more frequent runs through the unit. "I have a guy who plays eight times within two weeks and he says the (bacâ€" teriacide) smell is just going now and it‘s going back to a neutral smell," he said. "We suggest for someone who plays, say, allâ€"star hockey, that they get it once during the first half of the season and once during the second half. "We tell people to get it done before they put their equipment away for the year too. With it being put in plastic after we finish with it, it will stay bacteâ€" ria free as long as it isn‘t taken out." ‘Tourist Train MacNeil said that most people think "The instant gratification though is that it doesn‘t smell bad anymore." â€" Rich MacNeil Saniâ€"pro Formerly operating as the St. Thomas Central Railway, the proposed operation would operate between Uptown Waterloo and the St. Jacobs Farmers‘ Market and St. Jacobs. City of Waterloo staff and Railway staff will be available with information about the Railway and the operating plan for 2007. Please come out to learn more about this exciting opportunity, and to share your comments and feedback. Your feedback is important to us and will inform Waterioo City Council‘s decision to move forward, or not, with this project@®@®® has been proposed for Waterloo Tourist Train â€" Open House Tuesday, April 24, 2007 3:30 pm to 7;30 pm Visitor and Heritage Information Centre 10 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterioo (Corner of Father David Bauer Drive and Erb Street) Equipment can also be dropped off at Ontario Sports in Preston or Ayr Sports and MacNeil will drop it back there the next day. That service is $30. Goalie equipment is $45 and $40, respectively. "I‘m not looking to become a milâ€" lionaire from this," MacNeil said. "I started this up as a job for Candace so she could stay at home with the kids. For me, it‘s only part time, but if I get to quit my job some day because if it, great." _ So then, how many of the 19 sets of equipment has Candace run through? â€""I‘ve done them all," he said with a laugh. "But that‘s just me being gung ho." MacNeil said that he‘s in the process of trying to increase his business by more than word of mouth. He‘s conâ€" tacting sports teams and organizations in the area offering his services, includâ€" ing lacrosse loops. He‘s also going to approach high schools about doing their equipment. From there, the sky is the limit. Fire department helmets and boots, police officer‘s bullet proof jackets, life jackets, nursing shoes, hinged knee braces and even prostetics can be put in the machine. Why is MacNeil thinking big? Well, he‘s had several ideas for a small busiâ€" ness in the past and it‘s the first one that Candace has liked and agreed upon. But he also did his research on the unit after seeing it at a trade show in 2003 while working at Ontario Sports. For more information, call 519â€"716â€" 9230 or, email Sani_Pro@sympatico.ca.