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Whitby Free Press, Weckiesday. August 31,194 IlPage Il buàsins 1w Trade mission here Sept. 20 Whitby-China connection continues As a result of a visit to China ini the spring and a subsequent meeting, a trade mission from that country will visit Whitby on Sept. 20.un 'e Chinese are oui their attention on the Townoà The Governor of the Bank of Canada, Gordon G. Thiessen, will be special guest at the 4th anniversary dinner and trade fair of the Durhamn Real Estate Board on Sept. 8. The event wiIl be held at the Pickering Recroation Cemplex on Valley Farm Road in Pickering. Thé cocktail receptien will GORDON G.THIESSEN B~y Steve Webb An Itahian eatery will soon talce the p lace of the former popular nightclub Stairways. The former residence at Col- borne and Green streets, in which Stairways began il years agfo and operated for aIl but two of those'years when it was Antony'u- restaurant, has been undergoing renovations for three months and will soon reopen, again as a restaurant te bo known as Monde Cafe. uThe house called for a change, there is just such a demand or the restaurant,» says Ida Aibis, building owner. Mondeo Cafe will specialize in pasta and pizza dishes but wili aIse have veal, chicken and steak dishes. The cafe will cater te a clien- tele of about aged 25 and eider. "There will be dancing and music but nothing tee loud or extreme, more like your iight rock 'n' roll-type atmosphere,» says Albis. T7he third and fourth floors will bo more of a sociaiizing area whiie the basement and main fleor will be fer dining. The restaurant will aise have a patio where food and drinks will be serv Mondo's atmosphere will have a teuch of ciass» but will be a generally casual eatery. «It is ail wholesome, down- te-earth food," says Aibis. F'resh vegetables and low-fat dishes will be the restaurant~s main fecus.. uEverything is made with extra virgin olive oi , nothing is deep-fried,» says Aibis. "Nothing is prepared, nothing Whitby... because Whitby recog- nizes the potential of the Chinese market and the jobs it will create at home," says Durham riding MP Alex Shepherd. Shepherd was part of a Cana- dian trade mission to China in commence at 6 p.m. with the dinner following at 7 p.m. Cost of tickets for non-menibers is $35. Thiessen will speak about economic trends and interest rate forecasts. For futher information on the dinner tickets, calI the board office at 723-8184 or president Anita Witty at 683-8661. Unlike in past years, each booth will feature a gaine, and al afternoon- there wiil be draws, including one for a major door prize. This is an opportunity for residents to see local businesses exhibit their latest products and services. The event will also kick off the Ontario Home Week "Open House Sweepstakes" during which Durham realtors will hast open houses each Sunday in otentiaI purchasers attending will be eligie to win acash prize towards the down payment of a home, as well as many other prizes, including a reduced mortgage interest rate, free home appraisal and a moving company certificate. The trade fair is from 4 to 7 is frozen, everything is done a la minute.»' The wood-burning.oven at the former Anteny's will ha used once again for pizzas along with a new wood-burningoven. The ovens are iocated in the basement and the main floor. The basement wili also have a dining area with a rack of spe- cialty wines imortd from Italy. Monde will e making their own desserts such as ice cream and sherberts and Aibis has obtained an ice-making machine from Itaiy. "The whole dining area on the two floors will have a very casual Meditorranean feel te it," says Miis, who with husband Tony aise owns EMusions in Osh- awa. uWe are pioneers in the food industry," remarks Aibis, who has been in the feod business for over 25 years. Monde Cafe is scheduled te open during the second week of September. Apple lvlarkt 4425Thickswi Rod Nrth~ &aJ Aug. 1, a group of Ohinese business people and government leaders met with local business and Town of Whitby officiaIs te discuss a business relationship with the Chinese province of p.m. For more information, calI (905) 723-8184. Weicheng. The trade mission coming to Whitby will include ,W'ai.Dong Yung, secretary of the province that has a population o f85 mil- lion and Dan-Hai Wang, Mayor of *eifang, a city of 20 million that is the capital of Weicheng. Another 21I officiaIs will make up the mission to be accom- panied by television crews and newspaper reporters fromn Wei- fang. «Obviously.they are treating this visit seriously and want te, arouse more interest in this area back home," says Shepherd. He says the Chinese seek an economie alliance with Whitby and exchange of ideas on aspects of economic cooperation, water supply systems, telecomynunica- tions, education, sports, medicine and escalators. To symbolize the friendship between Whitby and Weicheng the Chinese are erecting a botel aund a hospital. The hospital may be named after Norman Beth- une,. the Canadian doctor who did much for the Chnese before and after their revolution. Shepherd says local business has already been successfiul in- creasing sales in the thriving Chinese market. "Hats off te the people of Whitby, they aren't ietting an economic opportunity pass them by,»" says Shepherd, whose riding includes Whitby north of Taun- ton Road. 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