WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1984, PAGE 27 Report from So ciety w ants to Queen 's Park control By THE HON. GEORGE ASHE, MPP Ifus CUI (PC - Durham West) Mlinister of Governrnent Services f Il a New Sole in Your CommunityTi WHO: Alex Bereczki caMa u~a WriY: So You Can Get Custom Resoling and New Heels, the Best Skate Sharpening in the County,ý Custom- Handbag and Leather Repair, Plus a Full Line of ShoeCare and Leather Products. Plus The Flrst 125 Customers WiII Receive a FREE PEN Il iYou'll Be SOLED On Our Craftsmanship!1 1WARD MALLET TE CHARTERJED ACC(-OUNTANTS P-O. Box 568, IlOAsh Street, Whi b-y, Ontarjoi LINs 5V? (416)6685447 \Accounting, auditing, taxation, consulting services.0 Intc-rfltioflall\ Tinder Dijker Qute & Co. vas - BUSI NESS PE Receivables Increasing?- MOPLE We offer a complete receivable recovery service on a regular part-time basis by professlonai, tac- tful, credit and collection staff. Your Office Or Ours. Cail (416) 728-7445 Weekdays 9-12 Noon For More Information And Up To Two Weeks FREE SERVICE l III WANTED USED APPLIAN CES (Worklng or Not) WE BUY, SELL RECON DITION MERRE i 11(y Charlie is sick of broken promises and has gone ta the aid reiable, Dicksan Printing & Office i Supplies for assured service. CLLU OAi. 8316 Sick %Room Eqipment Loan Service 'LargeE MON. Trm. FR1. 10.8 EXCHANGE NEW& USED SKATES SKATE BLADE REPAIRS Selection DONE ON THE PREMISES C.C.M.* BAUERe LANGE,»MICRON Bay Sports, a N. HWY.2ci Equlpment Ltd.a I 980 BROCK ROAD SOUTH,- LwHWY. 401 ùC, PICKERING 7J1 1AYLY ST. I 839-5610 LW DILLINGHAM BETRA EEA CLINIC. 21ARWOOD AVNUE. 9,iSUt.HW AJAX, OawO 668- 8367 074 75 Problems with -1"fly-by-night" home improvement and repair contractors can be avoided by con- sumers who are informed and cauttous. "Most contractors are honest and competent,"1 says Dr. Robert Elgie, Ontario Minister of Con- sumer and Commercial Relations. "But there are always a few who try to take advantage of the public." Reputable contractors rarely ask for a deposit of more than five to ten per cent of the total price. If a contractor says more is required to pay suppliers for materials, the homeowner should be wary. It could mean the contractor has flot been a ble to establish a line of credit with the supplier. If suppliers don't trust a contractor, there's no reason the consumer should either. In some cases, homeowners have paid the entire cost of the job before work was started, and have neyer seen the contractor - or their money - again. For major projects, many builders require progress payments as certain stages of the job are completed. These payments should only be made as 'tet out in the contract - not before. The best way to select a contractor is to ask frien- ds and neighbours if they can recommend someone they have dealt with. If a contractor comes without recommendation, references should be asked for and contacted. Consumers should be especially wary when dealing with door-to-door sales representatives. Sometimes, entire neighbourhoods will be dan- vassed for potential customers. Common sales pit- cehes are that the company is working on other jobs in the neighbourhood and can offer a deal if a con- tract is quickly signed or that a repair is urgently required before the house deteriorates further. Consumers should neyer allow themselves to be rushed into signing a contract. To be safe, three written estimates should be obtained on the job. This helps ensure the work is really necessary and, the price quoted is a fair one. Contractors should be registered and bonded un- *dèr the Consumer Protection Act. Contracts signed in the home may be cancelled under the Consumer Protection Act. To cancel, the consumer should send a registered letter to the cortractor within two working days of when a copy of the contract was received. Under the Consumer Protection Act, home im- provement and repair contracta must contain specific information to ensure the homeowner knows exactly what is included in the job.. "A contract is a legally-binding document and when it comes down to the church, you only get what is specifîed in it, " says Elgie. By law, contracta must include: -Name and address of the seller and buyer. -Description of goods and services to be provided. -Itemized prices of goods and services, and detailed statement of terms of payment. -Warranty, guarantee or statement to that effect. -Signatures of the buyer and seller. For additional information, a brochure on home repairs is available at my riding office, 37 Station Plaza, in Ajax, (683-6707). WHITBY MENS SLO-PITCH CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND FRIDAY, SEPT. 7,1984 Brothers Pizza ..î**15 Waterbed Co........ 8 McCauleys Furniture 14 Texaco Chiefs ....... il Turtle Wax ......... 30 Dickson Printing..29 Caseys Roadhouse ... 19 Hughes Hawks...10 SATURDAY,! McCauleys Furniture 26 Dickson Printing..il Caseys Roadhouse ..10 Brothers Pizza .......3 Texaco Chiefs ....... 13 Caseys Roadhouse .. . 12 SEPT. 8, 1984 Brothers Pizza...14 Hughes Hawks .......5 Turtle Wax......... 9 Dickson Printing... 1 Wateebed Co....10 McCauleys Furniture il SUNDAY, SEPT. 9,1984 Brothers Pizza...10 Texaco Chiefs....... 6 Brothers Pizza..14 McCauleys Furniture .5 * Brothers Pizza.13 Caseys Roadhouse ... 10 *Brothers Pizza wins championship with this game. derWIi( BUYING AN ANNUITY? If you are and you wish to secure a payout annulty from your RRSP, call: HERB TRAN Oshawa 725-6564 Whitby 668-5968 TOP FIVE QUOTEs AVAILABLE Iqqmwqqww 1 1 . *CONT'D FROM PG. 1 Lynde Creek Park without any obstrue- tions. "This should meet with no opposition from, the ultimate developer of the Pickering Farms property," the society dlaims, "as it would give them, two prime corner properties for commercial develop, ment clirectly across the street from. Whitby's densest population. " The- society also makes some, specific exhibit anid program- ming proposais which include the development Of an extensive educational program, that would enable every school in Whitby to, use it as a major learning resource. "It is anticipated that when such a program is in place that the board of education would be prepared to fund these programs through either a per student ad- mission or preferably in the form 0f an annual grant," the statement, -adds. The historical society also advocates the development 0f the museum as a major tourist attraction through. the restoratiotiî of the home's individual rooms to refleet the lifes tyle, of a comfor- table l9th century home and the acquisition of other artifacts. The society also wants the museum to continue to operate as a com- munity museum. man- ned for the.most part by volunteers. However, they want to recruit "a core of paid personnel who have some professional museum experience and who are responsible to, the museum committee to, carry out its policies and programs. " Lynde House should continue to be operated by the board of the Whitby Historical Society. "If at some point in the future > it is con- sidered to be advan- tageous to have a dloser link with municipal government, then a municipally appointed board might be con- sidered but only if there are adequate safeguar- ds that appointments are based on menit rather than political