durhamregion.com The Citizen • September 28, 2017 5 Trust the experts at Crystal Bath with your kitchen, bathroom & overall renovations It's tIme to renovate Consumer feature 416-261-6199 2839 Kingston Rd. Scarborough, ON www.crystalbath.ca Readers choice winner from 2005-2017 • NO HST on FULL renovations booked by October 31st • Specializing in bathroom and kitchen renovations • Full plumbing services by a licensed plumber • Licensed, insured and take pride in all of our quality services • All name-brand products • Serving the GTA and Durham to cabinets to fixtures to countertops. Crystal Bath can create a room for every taste, from traditional to contemporary, and everything in between.With its ever- expanding renovation services, Crystal Bath is holding the mantra of keeping it close to home. Crystal Bath employees work on the renovations from start to finish. From the design to the build all the way to the finishing touches, they work with the customers to ensure the customers' satisfaction. Since 1995, Crystal Bath has garnered a reputation for relaxing, efficient and quality home renovations. Most of the business is done by referral customers and word-of-mouth. "We're expanding again because we're trying to keep up with customer's demands," says Ann. And the demands keep coming in. For a free consultation or for more information about Crystal Bath, visit www.crystalbath.ca or call 416-261-6199. Known for its tried and true bathroom and kitchen renovations, Crystal Bath, is undergoing its own improvements. Crystal Bath will now be expanding their services to theDurhamRegion, including basement renovations and new builds. Home renovations are typically a stressful and tiring ordeal for a family. As a family business, Crystal Bath understands this better than most, so they go to great lengths to ensure that renovations are done smoothly and stress free. Crystal Bath is the epitome of a family-run business. It began in 1995 with husband and wife, Mario and Ann. Mario is a tiler by trade and Ann is a sales woman, so starting a bathroom renovation company was the perfect combination of their skills. In the late 1990s, Crystal Bath strictly renovated bathrooms. As the business grew, they added kitchen renovations to their repertoire. Soon their son, Chris, joined the family business and became a licensed plumber. Once again, the business expanded to include full plumbing services and construction, but still kept that family feel. Crystal Bath does not subcontract out to others, a common tactic in home renovations, but one that often makes renovations a stressful crowd of people flowing in and out of the house. "With us, you don't have to shop around," says Ann. "We provide everything for you. We don't farm it out to strangers." Crystal Bath wants to make sure everything is as smooth as possible during the renovations. One customer said redoing the bathrooms and kitchen in her house was actually fun and not at all stressful. They only use their own employees to ensure quality and efficient work. Mario and Ann understand that undertaking a renovation is personal, and so they take the utmost care to ensure that the work is done on time and on budget. The process begins with a free consultation. The owners and the customer chat about what renovations are to be done, and what the final design will look like. In the showroom, the customer can choose from awide variety of products for the renovation from tiles 2839 Kingst Readers choice winner from E veryone's life has been touched by cancer in some shape or form. Almost every school, pub- lic or private, engages in some sort of annual fund raising activity linked to what has become a nationwide Terry Fox Campaign for cancer research. Having lost family members and some very close friends to this horrible dis- ease, my heart goes out to those folks whose loved ones may be currently bat- tling for their lives. News stories will report that Ter- rance Stanley Fox hails from Winni- peg, Manitoba; however, my view is that there may be a little of Terry in all of us. Some of the strong-willed determina- tion that drove Terry to set the example for all of us Canadians may be resting within our own hearts -- perhaps we only need to look within our minds first to unlock it. Terry's efforts have raised aware- ness across Canada and indeed around much of the world with news coverage throughout many countries. His Mara- thon of Hope began back on April 12, 1980. In 2017, Terry's legacy continues on as a true Canadian iconic hero. I recently read about how Terry's mother would travel to many schools and relay the positive messaging that was, and still is her son's legacy. I have read that the words that she used to end each of her talks to the school kids were: "Never ever give up on your dreams" (source: the Terry Fox Foundation). Great mes- saging for child and adult alike. What a tribute to all of us if we can instil in our kids the desire and indeed, the will to be the best that they can be. I put it out there to our readers to search inside yourselves to see what it means to you when you hear the words "Terry Fox." For me, Terry Fox will always be a true Canadian hero. If you or any of your loved ones seek support or just have a cancer-related question, contact the Canadian Can- cer Society, 55 St. Clair Ave. W., Toron- to, M4V 2Y7. You can also call 1-888-939- 3333, email connect@cancer.ca, or visit www.cancer.ca. I hope throughout my life that I will find the strength to continue to help others which thus far has been one of my prime raison d'être! Until next time please be kind to your fellow Brooklinites because you never know what challenges a person might be facing in their lives and as always, continue to drive safely throughout our beautiful village of Brooklin. -- Jim McGrorey is a Brooklin resident, chair of the Brooklin Spring Fair Parade and volunteer and events co-ordinator for the Whitby Road Watch Committee What does Terry Fox mean to you? JIM McGROReY community Metroland file photo DURHAM -- Many Durham Region residents had the opportunity to witness history when Terry Fox ran through Oshawa during his Marathon of Hope in 1980. Today his memory is kept alive across Canada through the annual Terry Fox runs that raise money for cancer research. This year's Terry Fox runs took place Sunday, Sept. 17.