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r-- - i i Most Canadians polled sdy ûuuey ïtedl IY uuiiî L.1ieeu anything this Christmas Writing their wish list as the holiday season approaches, many Canadians have corne to a frank conclusion: the really don't need - or even particular- ly want - anything this Christmas. Ipsos Reid unwrapped the surprise findings after surveying 1,429 Canadians on behaîf of World Vision Canada. Asked what thev needed and whaî they wanted for Chnistmas, 77 per cent of Canadians said they dîdn't need any- thing, while only 36 per cent said there was someîhing in partîcular that thcy wanted. People over agc 55 (86 per cent), famulies who ean more theu S$6,000 a ycar (84 per ccnt) aid re',îdcnts of A li-a (84 pei cenit) s tcic il ost likels' to sas, ihai ibes don t ieci ans'- thing for .hriinias. But es ci ainon" aniacliaws 55hose( laiies carn less ilien S 30,000)Oa s cai, a ful isso-ibii ds (67 pcrc iit) said tiheur neccds were al iakciî cate of. f anailians 1ppcai iii bc s'llasare of pressiing tîeeds ls\,etcc around the globe xshile ackios ledging tbat the\, donit nced anthing iis Chbristmnas. An ovcrvliclmtng malority said that health care (98 per cent), educaiton (96 per cciii) and shelier (92 per cent) arc among thc grcatcsî hinan needs iin thc world îoday. Fighty'-our percent agrced that hey would prefer to reccîve a meaningfu-l gift that would lîlp someone cise, rathcr than a traditional gift likc a pair oif socks or a sweater. -These rcsulîs tcll cis ibai Canadians undcrstaîîd how good wc'vc got it com- pared to billions of other people around the globe," saîd L.ydia Chan, manager of thc World Vision Giii Catalogue. lor the scvcnth x'car, World Vision is ollering uts Cilt Catalogtue lrom which Canadians can purchasc vital goods aiîd services fotr people in dcvelopttîg couiries on ticir or someotie ciscs lîchalf fl 2006, tîcat ly 76.000 ( atadians bouglit more ilieti $15 Million wortli of gis IromT the catalogue - a 50 per cent iticicase os ci the prvios ear thiscciie success of our i- ii C atalogue anîd the resulis of ibis poli, it seetus as îlîoogb people really do xaiî ii dIo sotiliiig iore imnportianti and w ortlisshile xxithlî ict hopping dollars ilese day s, f Chanîsatd. Milton residenîs îurclasc itemîs I si scal usiiîg ile cataloguc. 241 Milioîi tesidcitis puicb.sccl S 3c)6(4 46 xsotiliof, itis. .\cîoss Cularito, 41,.446 t esideiits pcurclîascd -7,c)20,521I.74 \w'oi tIiof i ietis. liai points to the cinergeuice of' a îi-c' icecI of tiven t olitioici soile oiîc vi ho s iito tiselus orolbei dollars t0 Icaxe ,a positixe legats. tot js More cluer iii an ecologically cballcîîged xsorld. saîd Chian. The Ipsos Reid poilI ofI,429 Caiiadian adults was conductcd tronu June 21 t o nc 25 throctgh its l-Say otîlîte panel. The resoîts aie considcrcd accurate to within 2.6 perceuitage pçints. 19 rýimesmnet of 20, of whaîr hev would have been had the entire adult population been polled. For more information or to receive a catalogue, eall 1-800-844-7993, or order online at WorldVisîon.ca. The Canadian Champion, Frday, November 9, 2007 - B15 New CIBC branch on the way vtc o ~ oi uo l\I lis ice branches across Canada in 2008-09, witb one of them being in east Milton. The bank xiii be seuting up a location in the shopping cen- tre near the intersection of Thompson Road and Steeles Avenue. The new branches corne as part of CIBC's strategic plan to across the country by 2011. "CIBC already bas one of the largest branch networks across Canada," said Sonia Baxendale, senior executive vice-president of CIBC retail markets. "We know our clients like the choice that we offer them when it cornes to how tbey through our on-line banking site, over the phone or in per- son at an ABM or branch, our empbasis is on providing our clients with more choice and flexibiliîy" For more information on CIBC visit www.cibc.com. Off ice/Showroom 103 Steeles Avenue, Unit 6 & 7, Milton à %u u w - - - A UII'u..M X %a.Xr Coleman and the Coleman logo are ,egsiered tademarkb Heati7g *-Air Con7dition7ing 90 5 87 -i8 f1he Coemnan Company, iOs used uider lheenseý (D2007 Jonson Contois n. e A ghs reservedý Heating and Cooling LtdSbettchnewtotntc.oi erpoiied (VaIor Turn to the Experts' mot' deols with l rebates. OPEN SATURDAYS -PROII( CONFORTi FOR 80) XF RS W Il rnfblTI~ 3440 Fairview Street Heutng AirConitioinq- FieplcesMonday-Friday 8:OOam - 4:3Opm A056r-771onditioningm .4:0p Everymmn e. re oeanýCmot 1