The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

12-The Canadian Champion, Friday, May 17, 2002 BE A 0000 NEIOHBOR@ - BE A - INSURANCE ~~ Don MacRtae 485 Main St. E. Anita Cutaia 905-878-8109 Milton 905-878-8871 Like a good neigbbour, State Farm is there. statefarm.com STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES, CANADIAN HEAD OFFICE: SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO RIDE to be cwt in, fuli force With thse arrivaI of the long week- end, Halton Regional Police are kicking the RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program mbt higb gear. Spot checks wiIl be set up tonight and tomorrow nighî througbout the region. Volunteers from M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) wiII be joining up wîth police tonight to hand out educational matenial. Locations of thse spot checks in Milton weren't disclosed. At Auto PLACEmý the SAVINC$ dd up! Qet an AutPLACE pocket calculator* free with $50 or more in repairs, upon presentation of this ad. This spring, drop by your AutoPLACE specialist for your vehicles maintenance. You can count on him to help you save every time! Offer valid until June 15, 2002 Limit: 1 caicuiator per clienft, ai paricipating outiets THE PLACE FOR YOUR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE Bobs Auto Service 18 Commercial Street, Milton, Ontario (905) 878-7926 Milton library gets down to business I hinking ot starting a nevs business in Milton or expand- ing your cuiTent one'? With the population growth underway and the demographic of our community cbanging rapidly, now's the time to take a look at wbat the Milton Public Library bas to offer to help your new, establisbed, expand- ing or bome-based business. 'Financial Post markets: Canadian demographies' lists current statistical information on Canadian towns and cities. It provides lists of current pop- ulation, annual growtb rate, income, retail sales, labour force, occupations, education, bousing, building permits, Ian- guages and vital statisties: A useful information to belp iden- tify and confirmt your target market. Toîronto business directory' and Scott's directuies: Ontario manufacturers' contain infor- mation on busînesses including companty name. address. e- mail. Web site, executîve names and tîtles. products. services, NAICS codes, nom- ber of emnployees and annual sales. Use this publication t0 dis- cover whicb companties in your community oir region are pro- viding similar produets 10 yours or wbat services and companies you could do busi- ness witb, by selling products and services to tbem. The library bas a large collec- Cover cover I~ tion of books publisbed by SeIf-Counsel Press, Canada's premier source of slf-help books for small business own- ers. This collection is written in everyday Englisb 10 belp peo- pIe belp tbemnselves 10 start a small-business, leam more about managing a business, lead worksbops, seminars and training sessions, and to start a home-based business. In addition 10 Ibese books, the library also bas a collection of business magazines boused in tbe ibrary, and magazines ibat can be tound in our onlîne magazine databases. The regular magazines are available for borrowing, wbile the onfine information can be founcl on the library's home- page at www.mpL.on.ca under Library Online. Please ask at the Information Desk for belp in finding tbese and other materials that will help you wnbh your business needs, and see you at Sbowcase Milton ncxt wcek. Coier to c01er i.s prepared b staff ut t/he Milton Publi C Lihrar.v. A8ncUrdcue~ $40.00 R E NEE Certified Noil Technician Saura &Sudy ppitmnt e.lal Milton (905) 330-4523 Take a break from cooking tonigh t... Visit one of these Milton Restaurants tonight! Enjoy entertainment & great pub fare at the Ivy Armns. savour LaToscana, and for a quick dinner for you and your family, mouthwatering Italian cuisine in the charming ambiance of drop by KFC for some take out! 10 Pc A1ÀEG3A IIEAÀL Now w ith 50,000 Inst»nt Win taird! Offer [nds Sunday. Mq 19(b So IIurryJ lu! 27 an St. <9) 878-4171 S Mon. - Fi.: Lunch & Dinner ~fis.. Saturday: Dinner Sunday: Closed Live Entertainmeft Every Thurs. & Fri. Evening Featuring Jim Paris 165 Main St.E, n 1te 905-693-~ Tin/Cu May 1 Gordon Depp May 25 s~{!~ .$4s~L 3MDM every Thursday Sun. Live Entertainment starting Daily Lunch & June 2 with Paul Stephens 2-6 pin Dinner Specials join us for Leafs playQ fis!