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22 economist suntribune crime thursday may 30 2002 information tenant protection act call 71 32696 housing help centre this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune court told of maria wongs struggle with suspect from page 1 who in turn found chris ortiz and norman figueroa for the job court had heard all four face changes of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit mur der mr pierce made a deal with the crown testifying against the others in return for murder charges being dropped and a lesser sentence on the conspiracy charge he is serving a 16- year term mr pierce testified he and his girl friend lisa bateman drove mr ortiz mr figueroa and another man who cant be identified because of a publication ban to markham from toronto that day because they couldnt get a ride they were already frustrated with their previous failed attempts on mrs wongs life and told him if they didnt get debt totally confidential consolidate debts into one monthly payment 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were awaiting her return grumbling about the cold in more than 20 cell phone calls made that night mr ortiz and the other man came up with the idea they could overpower her take the car mr pierce said norman went up the street to watch for people and police the next thing he knew the other man took off and chris was in there by himself he opened the car door she told him to take money to take whatever he said she was scared he was telling her he wanted the keys but she wasnt understanding and it was starting to get louder he pulled her out of the car took the knife and said he thought he stabbed her but wasnt sure she started to yell a little louder then he said he made a large sweep across her neck he wasnt sure if she was dead he said she started making these gurgling sounds and that he could hear her breath as if the sound was com ing from her throat he tried to imitate the sound he let her go and she fell on the floor and he thought she hit her maria wong died in garage of her home near markville shopping centre head when she fell mr ortiz then drove off in mrs wongs honda cry dumping it in the mcdonalds plaza at hwy 7 and mccowan road mr pierce picked up each man separately mr ortiz was wait ing at the church just south of the plaza i said exactly what did you do he said i cut the bitch the trial continues she started to yell a little louder then he said he made a large sweep across her neck he wasnt sure if she was dead j james pierce describing the murder of maria wong canadas merchants since 1670 in 332 years hudson bay company has established quite the name for itself going above and beyond to meet the needs of their customers hudsons bay company customers and its associates have rewarded the company with their loyalty located in markville shopping centre for the past 12 years the bay wanted to acknowledge the support of their cus tomers and the associates who work there as the bay markville store manager donna reeves says we would like to thank our customers and associates we have loyal customers and thats what we value our customers understand that we appreciate their support over the past sev eral years and it is our mission to meet their needs and expectations the bay markville has been doing this by offering excellent customer service to meet the demands of our customers and thats cause for celebration the hudsons bay company began in 1670 when king charles 11 of england granted a charter to 1 8 investors incorpo rating them as the govenor and company of adventurers of england trading into hudsons bay against all odds those early adventurers established a strong foothold in the vast territory that would become known as t above markham deputy mayor frank scarpitti joins in the celebration with the bay store manager donna reeves and her enthusiastic staff canada the first trading posts established on hudson bay began a 330year journey that led to the exploration and development of canada the evolution from fur trader to landlord to oil gas provider and ultimately to its emergence as canadas largest department store retailer it is the same spirit of adventure that guides hudsons bay company today for over 330 years hudsons bay company has had a single mission to be responsive to the needs and wants of canadian customers offering value quali ty ncl sry trust while the mission hasnt changed canadian customers and society have in 1670 a single format could fulfill the mis sion todays customers need more choice and convenience however their desire for value quality service and trust has remained constant our mission statement hudsons bay company is a seamless retail organization built to best serve the needs of the majori ty of canadian customers through several highly focused formats linked by customer bridges and enabled by common and inte- grajeupperylqes 4 t t i lafjh 4 v 1