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On June 25, 1995, the Consumers Gas Company in Whitby, along with their authorized dealer, Advantage Air Care in Brooklin, was pleased to inform Maureen and Gord Stevens that they were the winners of the draw for a brand new furnace installation to the value of $3,500.00. The arrival of natural gas to Brooklin was announced on July 20, 1995, at the lighting of the torch ceremony in front of the Luther Vipond arena, where Maureen was given the honour of “throwing” the switch. Mayor Tom Edwards attended the ceremony, along with Consumers Regional General Manager, Paddy Davis. Because Maureen and Gord were one of the first 100 natural gas customers in Brooklin, the happy couple also received a coupon from Uxbridge Nurseries Ltd. for a free 2 ft Spruce Tree. This tree was planted in the back yard of their house on Queen Street and is now a 30 ft beauty! Maureen and Gord were sorry they couldn’t take the tree with them when they moved to Kimberly Drive.

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**Seemed Like A Strange Subject At The Time**I took a subject in grade 9, which I thought seemed to be a strange subject to take. I have to admit the information I learned in this subject has been very useful in life.Many students and I were taught Business Practice. It might seem strange when I tell you when I tell you how much the lessons learned have helped in my life.We were taught how to write a cheque. Seems like child’s play, but if you have never filled out a cheque, it can seem like a complicated thing to do. Don’t forget, this was before computers and electronic money transfers.I don’t remember what we used as samples for cheques, but we had an explanation about writing or printing the person’s or business’s name on the line beside “Pay to”. The numeric amount in dollars and cents of the cheque would be written after the $ sign with a decimal point between the dollar and cent amounts.You would write out the dollar amount in words. We were told to draw a line before and after the amount in words to prevent someone from adding words to alter the cheque amount.A legible signature on the right-hand bottom line was crucial and don’t forget to date the cheque in the space usually on the top right.A space on the bottom left was where you could write the reason for writing the cheque.We even learned how to figure out a monthly budget. Many more things taught in Business Practice are used in everyday adult life. Calculating a budget wasn’t as complicated for most as it was/is to “keep to the budget”. ... See MoreSee Less

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