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Socializing gets these home entrepreneurs out of house committee il will be armed with a Pro- Thie Champion apologizes for the error posed 1999 operating budget increase of- and any associated embarrassment or up to twco per cent. inconvenieuce. By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Many people have learned how to dance through the minefield of office politics. So how do thse stepa change when the office is in your home? Find out by hooking up with The Working From Home Club (WFHC). The four-year-old group tackles al questions big and smaîl related to home businesses in their monthly breakfast meetings at the Ebenezer United Church on Guelph Line. That includes everything from how to market a home business to whether or not it's okay to unplug the phone while cook- ing dinner. "People ask 'when do 1 tumn my phone off?"' said Don Bridges of WFTHC. "A lot of people who are working from home think that they always have to be at home, but they don't. They need to take breaks, too." Despite this, WýFHC is careful to sched- ule their meetings from 7:40 to 9 a.m. so members can have their noses pressed firmly to the grindatone when the work day kicks off. The meetings usually feature a guest speaker along with the food. Afterwards members brainstorm with one another. *see GROUP on page 15 Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Don Bridges ls part of the Work From Home Club, a group that gets together monthly to tackle Issues related ta home business. Bulit in Canada to endure our harsh Canadian winters. natird by a f 95 1 wmm::c nainiewarranty 4 most cars from 9 installed For cold and grip, ta ke four. Featuring Goodyear's Winter Ice Radiais. Up to 300 Bonus AIR MULESt' On selected GoodyearO tires Canadian Centre Firearms canadien des Centre armes à feu DO YOU OWNFIREARMS? What does the u,*w Firoarms Act moan for Yeu? 1. As always, safety cornes first. The firearms safety course and test, and the rules for storage, display and transportation, which are part of the current law, are now part of the Firearms Act. 2. Everyone will need a fîrearms licence in order to register firearms (your FAC is considered a licence). There are 2 types of licences (valid for 5 years): * osession (for the firearms you now own) *.possession andi acquisition (if you plan to obtain firearmns, even if you own *firearms »ow). iRegistration of ail fsrearms begins December 1, 1998. AIl firearmns must be registered ......... bylanuary 1, 2003. You register your firearmns only once. You mnay do so at one bulk price (one price for any nurnber of firearmns you register ail at the saine lime). .Fe for licen~ces and registration are on a sliding scale. lt's cheaper in the first telve gmenths. Possiession licence $10 December 1998-November 1999 fsessiona and acquisition licence $60 from December 1998 onwards (non-restricted rifles andi shotguns) Registratiun<bulk) $10 December 1998-November 1999 5, You cari gel li cence and registration formns at the post office, or by calling, 1-~.iee 800-731-4000. Té f I.d out more, cali -800-731-4000 or visit our Web site at www.cfc-ccaf.gc.ca FJREARMS SAFETY IS E VERYONE'COEN Canadà*