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ourth section 29422006402100 wednesday october 3 1984 markham firm plays for the pope by don atanasoff news editor how is a 400 lb organ moved up a narrow flight of stairs without using a crane easy construct it in two pieces and then carry it up to its lofty perch this was just one of the problems that the classic organ company of markham overcame recently when it transported and connected two of its larger organs in the martyrs shrine church in midland for the recent visit of pope john paul ii it was an exciting day and i wouldnt have missed it for the world said clarion bak er sales manager for the firm we had some minor problems but everything wound up running smoothly mr baker said that special scaffolds had to be con structed to house the speak ers for the organs and covers for the speakers at the organs had to be put into place to pre vent moisture seeping into the systems during the even ing prior to the papal visit having the honor of install ing the organs for popes visit didnt exactly come about by accident classic organs had set up equipment at the site earlier this summer for a spe cial mass by emmett cardin al carter when cardinal carter asked classic to help out for the papal visit the company was very willing to respond region planning ways to promote business in an effort to bolster in dustrial growth in the region of york special projects have been undertaken in an effort to promote business and in dustry throughout the area two projects currently under way include the re gions first industrial direc tory and the latest economic development brochure the directory is a compre hensive listing of all indus tries in york region as well as a major information pack age on the state of the busi ness sector advertising sales and the collection of editorial mate rial are progressing well said regional chairman eldred king we look forward to seeing the project completed early in the new year the new brochure which gives an overview of the re gions performance during the last few years should be ready next month for mailing to the provinces 10000 largest industries mr king also revelaed that the region has planned abill- board advertising campaign to attract businesses thinking of moving to larger confines the program will begin in october these advertisements will be on superboards measuring 14 feet high by 48 feet long the horse racing theme will be backed up with the invitation to join the york region winners circle the first billboard will be on eglinton ave at kennedy rd subsequent locations will include bayview ave at moore ave york st at un ion station and richmond st at the exit from the don val ley parkway with these billboards at these locations we will aim our message directly at met roarea business people on their way to and from work said mr king also next month the re gion will place an advertise ment in business quarterly published by the school of business administration at the university of western ontario again the ad will convey a racing theme and will invite readers to join ontarios pacesetting region ex plained mr king re sponses to each of these forms of promotion will be moni tored both to ensure the effectiveness of the indi vidual program and to assist us in planning the most effi cient use of promotional dol lars in future campaigns finally the region plans to host another industrial recep tion in cooperation with the area municipalities accord ing to mr king last years successful reception and the continuing dialogue among all parties involved in econo mic development have made this a valuable event the re ception will be held on november 8 at le pare in vaughan senior citizens to benefit grant aids seniors accommodation an 18500 provincial grant may be the first step in getting more senior citizen accommodation in markham mayor carole bell announced she had applied for the grant from the ministryof housing at markham councils sept 11 meeting the grant will pay for an outside consultant to study housing needs in markham the result called a housing statement will not be incorpo rated in the towns official plan but will be considered an addition to it if we want to increase senior citizen housing we must ha ve this done as a first step in applying for assistance explained mayor bell the amount of the grant is based on the population of a municipality markham s populaton of 92000 entitles it to ab out 18500 were working on some projects in the town to enlarge the supply of senior accomodation said mayor bell i want to get going to get this done so we can explore further alterna tives available to us the mayor said she has had preliminary meetings with con sultants and has seen presentations on senior housing projects the housing statement will look at all kinds of housing needs said mayor bell senior citizen housing is the main priority but its good to know about any other needs we did it as a gesture of good will said mr baker its great for public rela tions in return for its contribu tion the company was offered and accepted space in the vip section at the church this gave mr baker a birds- eye view of the proceedings it also allowed classic em ployee peter brand a former markhamite who now resides in stouffville a chance to meet the holy father i was supposed to be near the organ in case something went wrong he began but the rcmp wouldnt let me go up the stairs to where the organ was they said theyd call me if i was needed i was allowed to stand near the doors mr brand continued when the pope arrived six security men walked in and checked the place out when the pope walked in he spoke to the first person he saw a 21yearold girl who had recently had a brain op eration as he turned to leave her i extended my hand and he took it his hand was warm and it had no callouses it was a con fident grip in a reassuring way believe me i was smil ing from eartoear mr brand who did a great deal of the installation work said that because the organs are totally electronic there wasnt any tuning problems about the only problems we encountered was with the cbc microphones we wanted to have a speaker set up on the altar for the choir but it would have caused some problems so we ended up using the cbc mic rophones and had it available to the organist only mr baker said the entire operation went off without a hitch he also added that it was amusing that both organ ists that played for the pope were from the anglican church the classic organ com pany is canadian owned and the organs are made entirely at its markham production facility on don park rd only 10 to 12 organs are pro duced a year by a fulltime staff of five people the organs are completely elec tric and are amongst the worlds most advanced the companys main customers are churches and the prices vary from 30000 to 50000 depending on the model clarion baker sales manager of the classic organ co of markham plays a number on one of the two organs that were used in the celebrations marking pope john paul iis visit to midland the markham firm transported the organs to midland for the event greg coates home of the week classic models invade unionville the classics of upper canada is a special development of large de- tatched homes located in unionville near hwy 7 and woodbine ave there are 11 different models which are situated on 55 ft lots the homes range in size from 2277 to 3250 sq feet the amberlea 2296 sq ft has four spacious bedrooms with a large en suite bath off the master bedroom priced in the 165000 range it in cludes a greenhousestyle kitchen mainfloor laundry room circular straircase and a mainfloor family room with fireplace there is excel lent access from the kitchen to the adjoining living room and dining room classic homes also feature quality marley tile roofs paved driveways and woodsectional garage doors with roughins for central air or heat pump intercom dishwasher and central vacuum systems the outside package offered by the builder includes fully sodded front side and rear lots with interlocking stone on the front walkways each of the classics comes with a standard twocar garage with a threecar garage optionalthe base- ment includes a roughedin washroom and plenty of room for fu ture family projects sales office hours are monday to thursday 1 to 8 pm friday satur day and sunday 11 am to 6 pm all other times by appointment only de tails are also available by phone at 4940786 i