By DONNA'DONALDSON The building under construction at 701 Brock St. N. wil be the new home of a Hone Hardware Building Supply store inWhitby. Owned by Sam and Joe Mizzi of Toronto, the brothers bought the piecè of land from the Town of Whitby and started construction in October 1986. "The land was sloped and was useless. About 450 loads of fil were brought in, and it cost about $50,000 bèfore we even started building," said Sam Mizzi.. He said the store should be ready for business by the end of July, and he is, very optimistic about their new venture. "Whitby needs a place like this, and we are going to try to have something better, service wise, he said. The Mizzis have owned a Home Hardware store in Toronto for 15 years, called Woodbine Building Supply. They also recently bought Subway Mobile Homes trailer park in Whitby, in January, and plan to relocate it nearby and get commer- cial zoning for the Dundas St. property frontage. Sam Mizzi has been in the con- struction bus iness for 20 years. His family has been in the same business for over 40 years. "At one tinie, our family owned one of the biggest plastering com- panies.,Then we went into the con- struction of homes. " he said. Samn and Joe Mizzi will run their 30,000 sq. ft. storeand hope to have about 25 staff working for thein. They plan on making their new store a family business, and when they are established, Joe's son, Dino, wii be working in the coin- pany. 1 We're going to try to be com- petitive with other companies. P'm 100 per cent sure, flot 99 per cent, that we'll make a go of it," said Sam Mizzi. Mizzi, his wife Joanne and their twarchildren, Sabrina, 10, and Cory, 9, wiil eventually be moving to Whitby. I'm fed up with living in Toron- to. I've failen in love with this little town. It's a little crazy, but I've failen in love with it. " Home Hardware to locate 'in Whitby SAM MIZZI beside the building under construction just east of Brock St. N., near the railway overpass. A wee bit of t1heauld sud By DONNA DONALDSON'i. A bit of Scotland has come to Whitby4Lanes at 153 Brock St. N. Tom Edmond and Ian Donaldson are the' owners of Heather and Thistle Scottish Imports, a new store which openïed on May 23. "'Our openmng day was great, people are quite positive and like what we have," said Alyson Ed- mond. Donaldson is a second generation Scot. Edmond was born in Scotland and moved to Canada when he was a child. The pair met in Scarborough while attending school and have been friends ever since. "They thought there would be'a need for a store like this in this area," said Anne Donaldson of her husband and Edmond starting their new business together. Arthur Wright, who has a Scot- tish radio prograin on 94.9-FM, at- tended their grand opening. They had two bagpipers playing as Wright cut the ribbon which ex- tended between two flags at the front of the store. The store has a broad selection of Scottish merchandise including kilts, clan and tartan plaques, books, jewelry, sweaters and bagpipe acpossories, to naine only a few items. Donaldson. plays the bagpipes which were handed down to him from his father, who was a piper for the 48th Highlanders. He keeps the pipes on display in the store. They hope to be able to cater to local pipe bands and are waîting for a reply on supplying dance shoes for Highland dancers. Frame a friend was known as G & K Picture Frame Warehouse and had been in business for eight years. "IWe kept the same naine, except we dropped the G & K," said Bird. Ail of their equipment is kept at the Scarborough location, where the cutting is done. The three owners have one staff working for them, Florence Bankhead of Whitby. Bird handles everything in the store, including the assembling of fiames. Bird said he likes the location and it wii be even better oncethe end unit of the- Lanes is ready- for business. By DONNA DONALDSON If you want to frame someone, Ruth Leubecher and Chris and Ruth Bird may be able to help you out. They are the owners of a new Whitby Lanes shop called Picture Frame Warehouse. "We've had a good response so far. Our cutomers have been quite. pleased with our selection of mouldings and have commented on our friendly service," said Chris Bird. The trio own another picture frame store in Scarborough which they have been operating for two years. Here's a remedy for those busy summer days. Put the energy and enthusiasm of students to work for you. Students are willing to do just about any .........sort of work from part-turne duties around the house, to career-oriented jobs. Every summer, students-provide a wealth of talent, knowledge and ingenuity that every employer can tap. So, for fast, temporary relief from nagging summrjb hm in the hands of a student! For more information., contact your local Canada Employment Centre for Students, Hire A Student Office, or Student/Youth Employmeflt Centre.. Govemment of Canadla E Minister of State for Youth Jean J. Charest Ministre d'État à laJeunesse Jean J. Charesi Canada! I#~M~i * i MM 44~~ t.( 4 ~ *j91 ~ jdIvçj~b MdM fi M É.<S M 4~M M fi fi fi. fi M.*MM ~ ~ ~. *4~G~I ~ i.~.~s** *4 . i ** " PAGE 8, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1987 whitbybusiness ..... ..... M. S' 1