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Page 8. Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, February 10, 1993W Recnt robbery was fourth at Cnd rs GIEIurRP a ghcmpf. F REE::. SEMINARs Feb. 103& 16 -12nmon & 7:30Opm RRSP Selection and Strategy Seminar Highlights: MPay Iess tax and have sheltered growth. *Use the balanced approach1 to enhance your RRSP returnc *The RRSP with 40% more tax savings! *Integrate your RRSP into youi overail investment strategy. *And much more. Get the most out of your RRIE s. ERKDTKA r OSAW SEIA S LOATON Cail for reservation NOW! Seating is imited. Servng W itbyand shaw sin e.8 666-RR* SP* -e Whýat DoYou Do Ater Yu've Given The Highest RRSP Rate * 4Years In A Rowi? Do It Again. Soniet lings nevetr tii n-. iitst likt. t.t.did tst xt. r and thte thrt.t. yt.rs betore. we'rn. otirlino an RRSP rat hi.ht.r th n the. 5 im 'or lin nt.iiistitutions% ini Canada.t find t hi.ghtr postt.d rat. and wv.et .I t. t' ls thati smpl. Const.ntiv hm..ht.r ratstonsistm.ntl\ etter serice m.t Hongkong Bank of Canada Now what can we do for you9? 12(X) Duridas Street 666-2300 *Rate.% hght.r îhan îhot. po,,ttd by Royal Bank, CIBC Bank of Montreal St.otiabank, and TD. Bank on fkxed-terni rutet.mablm. RRSPs. By Mark Reesor Four of the seven bank rob- bories in Whitby last year took place at one location -- Canada Trust's 80 Thickson Rd. S. branch. WVhitby's first bank robbery of this year aise occurred there. Two mon, one armed with a double-barrelled shotguni, esca- ped on foot with just over $1,000 after holding up the bran ch soon after it opened Jan. 27. Police have charged one man, Steven Craig Sommerville, with three of the Canada Trust rob- beries, and two of the other heists in Whitby last yar -- a robbery at the Royal Bank's Brock St. S. branch and a hold- up at the National Bank on Dundas St. E. Staff Sergeant Jim Adams says the high amount of traffic on Thickson Rd. S. may have serethin te do with why Canaa ýust's east Whitby branch i8se attractive te ban= robbers. i vrtigte "Location i vrtigte (the bandits) can slip inte the trafflc flow pretty easily.» George Murray of Canada Trust's corporate security office agrees. "(That branch) is easy te get to and ve visible,» says Murray, who ads the company is concer- ned about the high number of robberies at the branch and is "doing everything in our power te stop them." He says robberies can be very stressful for employees se Canada Trust offers them coun- selling and other services; Mur- ray says it was the flirst major financial institution te offer such a program. FBDB: 'Ontarlo entrepreneurs epreparing for recovery Indications at the Federal Business Develepaient Bank (FBDB) are that small and medium-sized businesses in Ontario are positioning themselves fer economic recovery. In the Oshawa area in 1992, the bank provided boans te, entrepreneurs totalling $9.5 million. Together, FBDB's Oshawa clients employ 1,800 workers. Througheut the province of Ontario, the FBDB authorized $122.3 million in new boans during 1992 which, in turn, created 728 jobs. Ail of the bank's Ontario clients employ 36,000 people. 'Almnost half of the boans we made te clients last year were for financing the purchase of land, buildings, machinery and equipment, says Frank Reiter, vice-president and regional general manager, Ontario. "We also continued te provide a large number of working capital loans te help srnall and medium- sized businesses te. impreve their cash flow positions. "Refinancing boans were aIse in demand te allow entrepreneurs te restructure their debt obligations. This has enabled entrepreneurs te botter position themselves te take advantage of business opportunities in the coming year." The FBDB's lending operations are self-financing. Revenues cover aIl costs. The bank borrows money that it lends te clients on domestic and fereign markets and repays it from funds it receives from clients. The bank aise held 890 workshops and' seminars throughout the province that entrepreneurs and business owners/managers, including 710 people from the Oshawa area. The bank offers a wide variety of business training programs that cever general management, marketing, finance, personnel and starting a business. Workshop on financial planning, A flinancial planning werkshop will be held at Cullen Gardens on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 7:15 p.m. Ce Hawkins of Jones, Gable & oWhitby will diseuse per- sonal planning, tax savings, RRSPs, retirement and other subjects. Register by calling 686-4080. The Durham Business & Pro- fessional Women's Club will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m., at the EarI of Durham (dining lounge), 227 Brock St. S., For 'International Night,' guest speak er Eva Pal will discuss 'mmigrating and Starting a New Life.' Cost is $25 for members, $30 for non-members. For reserva- tions, caîl Karen Graham at 427- 6930, Joanne Cox at 571-0473 or Joan Ann Evelyn at 725-9179. ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH FOR UFE INSURAN~E? For a survcy of the top insurance comparues, please fax or mail the attachcd reply to: THE BENEFITS GROUP 1003 MCCULLOUGH DR. SUITE 100, WHITBY, ONT. LI C7 c/o MS LYNDA J. BUFFETT Fax 430-3302 Phone 430-1216 Naine- Date of Birth Smkr _ Non-smoker___ Address Phone Number- Ainounteof binurance_________ Current Preziurns Paid________ Thrcçugh its Counselljing Assistance for Small Enterprises (CASE) prograin, the bank provided business counselling te 1,677 of the province's enterpreneurs. In the Oshawa area, business counselling was given te 193 people- The CASE programr matches business lowners or potential entrepreneurs with experts who cari advise them on a particular business opportunity or challenge. 'Through our work with small- and medium-sized businesses in the province, we learned long ago that many business owners and managers need continued training and counselling if they are te, make the best use of their resources, and ensure the future growth and prosperity of their businesses," added Reiter. We continue to seeincreasing, awareness ameng the business' community of the importance of training fer net only business owners, but their employees as well. This is clearly reflected in the number- of people Who participate in our training and..; counselling programs." The Federal Busineêi Development Bank is a crown corporation which was established te, premete the creatien and development of businesses in Canada, especially small- and medium-sized businesses. The bank prevides terni bans, ventutre boans, venture capital and a broad range of management training, counseli- ing and planning services. * *2'~t:~fP~A? 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