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Oakville Beaver, 20 Jul 1994, p. 2

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* Price excludes freight $660 plus all taxes. _ ** Price excludes freight $785 plus all taxes. *** Price excludes freight $895 plus all taxes. _ **** Price excludes freight $760 plus all taxes Limited time offer. See dealer for details. g Market Market Serving Oakville for over 10 years, yourâ€"storage store professionals. Courteous friendly service. We will not knowingly be undersold. RESIDENTIAL +« COMMERCIAL + INDUSTRIAL 466 Speers Rd. (Just West of Dorval) south side nglm.P nuan 4M vuaare uniin atnnarna atnna neanfsacain THE OAKVILLE BEAVER But the list of personal contributors is lengthy‘inéluding: Davi Bazar, F. Robert Blake, Jack Burkholder, Doug Carrothers, Jorda Sullivan, and David Butler. Companies contributing to the Reform‘s Malboeuf included Chancelle Holdings Inc., Quick X Transportation Inc., Sprot Securities, and Zippy Print. As well, the national Reform Party offic contributed more than $8,000 to the Malboeuf campaign. As much as the Mulvale and Malboeuf compaigns attracted busi ness, the Brown campaign was notably absent of corporate donor Only a handful of businesses contributed to her campaign. NDP candidate Willie Lambert pulled in $4,425 in donations an spent just over $2,000; while Harry Bright and Ken Campbell both ha under $1,000 in contributions and expenses. Mulvale did, however, attract contributions from some of the majo local corporations and businesses including: Moneco Agra, Lon Manufacturing, Procor, Summit Restoration Ltd., Slough Estates Ltd St. Lawrence Cement Co., Smith Kline Beecham Pharmaceutical Inc. LeBlanc and Royle Enterpnses Inc., Kiervin Holdings Inc. and Searl Canada Inc. Both the Liberal and Reform local riding associations also con tributed money to their candidates. streneth of the candidate. One notable difference in the contributions was the type of contr butions accrued by Mulvale. While former Oakvilleâ€"Milton MP Ott Jelinek, an exâ€"cabinet minister attracted contributions from major cof porations and people out of the riding, Mulvale‘s were more local. "We didn‘t have the big players this time around; it was more loca But the big players tend to carve out the key ridings and donate a lot money to a few of them. And some of the more wellâ€"heeled contribu tors will donate money to more than one party," he said. Election profitable for Tories (Continued from page 1) The ride was cut in length this year to make it more accessible to cyclists, says Cycle for Kids promoter, Lisa Bednarski. "It‘s not just open to serious cyclists," she says, adding that employers are also much more lenient when it comes to taking two days off as opposed to nine. You ride at your own pace," says Bryan, a 22â€"yearâ€"old drywall compaâ€" ny employee. "You go from one campsite to another. It may take some people three hours, it may take others Anyone interested in sponsoring Bryan can do so by calling 842â€"4478. Eighty cents of every sponsorship dollar goes directly to the kids, she explains.The money is turned into food, clothing and medical supplies. Corporate sponsorship, which is critical to having Cycle for Kids achieve its fundâ€"raising objectives according to Special Events Manager for the event, Karen Wilkinson, comes in the form of money, products and services. Major sponsor Laurentian Bank actively promotes the ride in its branches and this year is offering the Thursday and Friday off for employâ€" ees who participate, a move that orgaâ€" nizers say will boost the current 70 participants to over 100. (Laurentian is also offering a year‘s free chequin and 1% off of a personal loan rate t all of its customers who make a donaâ€" tion of $10 or more to the ride) Last year he fell in with a group of cyclists who were travelling at the same speed and they ended up pitchâ€" ing their tents together in the evening. Other sponsors include Bell Mobility and Ford of Canada. _ Anyone interested in participating in Cycle for Kids is asked to call 1â€" 800â€"ANDâ€"KIDS or 495â€"1174. All riders pay a $150 fee and required to raise $950 in pledges through corporate or individual spon»| sorships. Labelle is $200 away fro his target. Anyone interested in spon: soring him can do so by calling 825‘ 8781. Bryan says he‘s always enjoyed cycling, but only pursued it seriously two years ago when he began tmmng for the 1993 tour. Bryan not only finds the opportuâ€" nity to cycle gratifying but enjoys the comraderie. Jeff Bryan participated in las year‘s Cycle for Kids‘ 1,000 km ride, which began, as it will this year, from the SkyDome and wound its way up around Georgian Bay returning through Fergus and Stratford. Cycle trek aids childre (Continued from page 1) warmed he purchased a Raleig Serengeti and took his training pr gram on the road. He‘s already up t 100 km a trip, his practice runs *akin him up to Hwy 20 in Hamilton, bac to Royal Windsor Drive and home t Bronte. $ Labelle is also increasing his phys ical stamina and strength by inâ€"line skating to Brant Street in Burlmgtor and back to his Bronte home. "I try to ride every day even if it on the stationary bike," said Labelle "I do a big ride maybe twice a week usually once a week." Oakville‘s Committee of Adjustment meets at 7 p.m. in the Trafalgar Room at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. The Waste Management Advisory Committee meets at 8:30 a.m. in the Trafalgar Room in the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Thursday, July 21: The Halton Board of Education meets at 8 p.m. at the J.W. Singleton Education Centre, 2050 Guelph Line, Burlington. July 20, 1994

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