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C4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, May 24, 2000 PROGRESS 2000 Oakville's largest employers Employer # of employees 5231 1240 1025 990 700 Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd. Sheridan College Regional Municipality of Halton (The) Halton Healthcare Services Corporation Lear Corporation Corporation of the Town of Oakville Menasco Aerospace Ltd. Halton Regional Police Service Canada Loyal Ins. GE Canada - Lighting Division Procor Limited ' Petro Canada Oakville Refinery 655 600 525 500 480 405 400 TDL Group Ltd. (The) Smithkline Beecham Pharma Regional Cablesystems Inc. Home Depot Inc. Ultra Food & Drug AGRA Monenco Inc. Dufferin Construction Company Dominion of Canada General Insurance Comark Inc. Omron Dualtec - auto, electr. inc. relay Para-Med Health Services Sears Canada Inc. · Stock Transportation Ltd. Peel/Halton Syl Apps Youth Centre 400 311 310 300 300 281 275 270 250 250 250 240 240 235 Polywheels Manufacturing Ltd. Insta Care Nursing Services Oakville Lifecare Centre Loblaws Glen Abbey Golf Club Hudson's Bay Company Oakland's Regional Centre Retail Performance Group Tandet Nationalease Ltd. Wal-Mart A. G. Simpson co. Limited 225 225 220 210 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 Serving the sports enthusiast in all of us By Kym Funnell A co m p an y w h o h a s b een b u ild in g th eir rep u tatio n in the o p eratio n o f air su p p o rte d sp o rts fa c ilitie s , is prom ising exciting new th in g s fo r O akville. A ir A thletics b o u g h t th e sports dom e at 1333 N orth Service R oad in D ec e m b e r o f 1999, and since focused on ren o v atio n s to upgrade the current facility. A ir A th letics w as created in 1997, and ow ns and o p erates a variety o f sp o rts d o m es - th re e te n n is d o m e s, a golf/soccer dom e in L on d o n , a g o lf/so ccer dom e (com ing) in B arrie, a h o ck ey /ice dom e (under con stru ctio n ) in T oronto, to n am e a few. A dditionally, this co m p an y m an ag es the C ity Place G o lf C ourse, lo cated ad jacen t to the S kyD om e in T oronto, w h ich w ill be opening in early Ju n e (ju st a few w eeks aw ay!). A few o f th e m ajo r ch an g es A ir A th letics has in store for th e O ak v ille spo rts dom e is: the installation o f six ten n is c o u rts, co m in g soon; for spring 2001 the re p la c e m en t o f the sm a lle r s o c c e r d o m e w ith a la rg e r indoor/outd o o r so ccer field ; and for the fall o f 2001 a (p ro p o sed ) in d o o r in lin e/b all h o c k ey facility. D o n 't let the proposed changes fool you, w ith o ut any renovations the A ir A thletics S ports D om e is still the place to go. An ideal venue fo r corporate (fun day) functions, they can accom m odate any group from 10 people to 500. I t's also a great place to bring the fam ily fo r the day. T here are lots o f activities th at any age o r level o f ability can participate in, and they have a licensed restaurant for rep len ishing yo u r energy source! T h e A ir A th le tic s S p o rts D om e in O ak v ille is situated on 14 acres o f land, w ith a w ide variety o f things to do. F or practicing y o u r short gam e, take advantage o f their 9 hole natural grass chip and putt g o lf course, o r try th eir ou td o o r (natural grass) m ini putt. F o u r people can play nine holes o f g o lf in less than an hour on th eir chip and putt course. A ir A thletics also boasts the largest in d o o r driving range in C anada with 72 stalls, at 300 ft long and 85 ft high. So for very reasonably priced fun (the least expensive golfing in O ntario), drop by A ir A thletics Sports D om e today, located at 1333 N orth S ervice Road, o r call them at 847-3663. Information courtesy o f Oakville Economic Development Alliance Inc. Sprucing up your hom e for the last decade ain ters P lace has been b eau tify in g O a k v ille 's in te rio r and ex te rio r fo r m any years now, opening their first store in M aple G rove V illage 10 years ago. W ith c o n sisten t g o o d service and e x p ert advice, they have earned the trust o f the com munity. O akville has rew arded Painters Place w ith the O akville B eaver R eaders' C hoice Award four years in a row, recognizing their hard work and dedication to the com m unity. T heir com m itm ent paid o ff and five years ago they opened a second location at L o ngo's Plaza in M ississauga, spreading th eir w ealth o f interior decorating know ledge around. Painters Place can help you get spruced up for spring with a w ide variety o f interior and exterior paints, painting accessories, w allpa per and w allpaper supplies, and deck stains and finishes. Painters Place is one o f the lead ing paint and w allp ap er retail o u tlets in O akville carrying B enjam in M oore products. T he store's rep u tatio n is highly regarded P am ong in terio r designers w ho fancy a wide array o f exciting new colours at attractively low prices. Painters Place has one o f the largest selec tions o f paint and w allpaper in the Oakville area, offering well over 250 different patterns o f wall coverings. G iven such a selection, m ost shoppers find exactly w hat they need to beautify their hom es. To help serv e th e ir cu sto m ers better. Painters Place has recently com pleted renova tions at their L ongo's Plaza location. D rop by today to find all the supplies you need to com plete your spring renovations. Painters Place prides them selves on keeping up-do-date with the latest trends and designs, and can service all yo u r decorating needs. P ainters Place is located in the M aple G rove V illage, at (9 0 5 ) 8 49-0886, or in M ississauga at the L o ngo's Plaza, at (905) 858-1708, call for m ore inform ation and store hours. Celebrating 45 years in Oakville By Kym F u n n e ll I n 1967 D ieter R in g ler bought O akville G lass and M irror, at that tim e a sm all estab lish ed glass and m irro r business in B ronte. N ow , 33 y ears and thousands o f hours later, O akville G lass and M irro r is w ell-know n throughout the com m unity for their friendly service and expertise. The com pany has been around for 45 years, and w hen R ingler bought it in 1967 the high level o f quality and expert service rem ained. S tarting as a sm all com pany catering to res idential needs, it d id n 't take m any years to expand into com m ercial service as w ell. T hey curren tly install and/or repair w indow s and screens for residential as w ell as com m ercial and construction sites. T hey do en trances and w indow s for strip m alls and three to five storey buildings. They custom m ake m irrors o f any shape or size, and glass table tops from 1/4" - 1/2" thick. The hot seller this year is the phantom screen patio door w hich disappears w ithin itself, w hich they will install for you. W hile providing the safety and convenience o f a screen door, it virtually disappears. A classy touch to any patio door. A dditionally, O akville G lass and M irror will do house calls, so let them com e take a look at your door (or broken w indow ) and give you an estim ate on repairs or quality replacem ents. O akville G lass and M irror can offer expert advice for car ing fo r your glass products, and carries various products for keeping them looking like new. They also carry a w ide range o f gift item s and glass products. D rop by and visit them today at 550 B ronte R oad or call them at (905) 827-2951. 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