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D8 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, July 21, 1999 Business SmithKIine Beecham marks 10 years of giving to the community By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF When SmithKIine Beecham Pharma officially marks its 10th anniversary in Oakville on July 26th, it will be as much a celebration of community involvement as corporate suc­ cess. As the company has grown, so has its commitment to furthering causes and spe­ cial events within town: it's first donation to the United Way of Oakville, for exam­ ple, was $4,600 in 1991. Last year it was well over $100,000, second only to Ford of Canada. SmithKIine is a founding sponsor of the Oakville Waterfront Festival (past president Ger van Amersfoort was the first festival chair) and has supported the event for the past seven years. During the fest's first year, the office of former festival executive director Lisa Dodd was in the company's Bristol Circle headquarters. A special health pavilion was on site this year. Through the Art Angels program, SmithKIine worked it out so that local social agencies with connections to family and children distributed free tickets for Oakville Centre events. "It opened doors to people who don't have access to theatre," said Diane Daniel, Director of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. SmithKIine - which employs of total of 505 "associates" across the country - also saw to it that used laptop and desktop computers were given away to volunteer organizations - about 70 in Oakville and ' j j J j J C J j / J j J j b b b Z J jllJ J . SmithKIine Beecham employees pose in front of the new Santa Claus Parade float the company sponsored to replace the old float for the annual parade. close to 200 in total across Canada. As a stalwart supporter of the United Way, the company started the Winston Park Challenge in 1993 to help foster more awareness and a giving spirit within the area's businesses. The company has also sponsored the Oakville Symphony Orchestra, the Oakville Centre, the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Classic, Senior of the Year, Community Impact Awards, Special Olympics, the Santa Claus Parade and Sheridan College scholarships. Daniel believes management support drives the company's social conscience, something which was ingrained in the cor­ porate philosophy by van Amersfoort back in 1989. "He not only wanted to well within the building, but also in the community," said Daniel. SmithKline's efforts have been reward­ ed by a "caring company" designation from The Imagine Corporation for contin­ uously giving at least 1% of net profits in cash, in-kind donations and time. "This shows the consistency of the commitment," said Daniel. SmithKline's support has also been rec­ ognized with a Mayor's Award for Business and the Arts plus awards from the Oakville Waterfront Festival and the Oakville Symphony Orchestra. The company also hosts its "Day of Caring," during which associates volun­ teer throughout town for a number of worthwhile agencies while still being paid by their employer. Catherine Jackson, Co-ordinator of Public Affairs and Community Relations, says this outreach program is done world­ wide by the firm and last year, local employees were thanked with an evening out at the Festival of Classics. This year's Day of Caring takes place July 28th as part of the company's anniver­ sary week. This includes a scavenger hunt July 27th and another night out at Festival of Classics on July 29th. The healthcare company's inventory includes a range of prescription products such as Paxil, Famvir, Clavulin, ReQuip, Bactroban and Relafan; Hycamtin and Kytril (Oncology); and vaccines Havrix, Engerix-B, Twinrix, Lymerix and Priorix. The firm's consumer products range from AquaFlex toothbrushes and Aquafresh toothpaste to Turns, Gaviscon and Oxy. Ten years ago SmithKIine and French Canada, based in Mississauga, merged with The Beecham Group of Pointe-Claire Quebec and set up shop in Oakville a year later. The marriage had both consumer products and a solid research base cov­ ered. In 1993, SmithKIine Beecham Pharma was looking to consolidate its major operations. Management had several options open to it, including re-locating to Quebec, but chose to stay in Oakville and expand its facilities in 1994. The firm is now looking to convert its warehouse into 100% office space. An Oakville Beaver Feature To advertise in this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5568 Open H ouses now on Real Estate Board Web site The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board has a strong pres­ ence in the virtual world of the Internet, as well as the real world of local communities. Each week, The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board website at http://www.omdreb.on.ca displays a list of public open houses for the fol­ lowing weekend. The Board encour­ ages the public to visit the website to access this service and get weekend open house information. If your prop­ erty is currently listed, talk to your real estate representative about including it in this electronic showcase. For listings of other residential properties for sale, visit the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) Multiple Listing Service site at http://www.mls.ca. It offers a look at all of the MLS listings on the Oakville- Milton Board. As well, the Board's list­ ings appear on http://www.realtor.com, which is the official website of the National Association of Realtors, the American counterpart of CREA. From January to the end of May, the average price of a home in Oakville (sold through the MLS system of the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board) was $301,357, based on 235 sales. The average price of a home in Milton was $192,852, based on 53 sales. These figures reflect a trend and should not be used to gauge the price of an individual home. "Traditionally, the first five months of the year are the busiest in real estate, and this holds true in 1999," says Helen Lightbody, president of The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board. In Milton, sales activity continues to improve, as compared to the same period in 1998. "This is par­ ticularly true of higher-priced rural properties, where the market had been slow for some time," says Ross Runnalls, Milton director of the Real Estate Board. New home construction in Milton is expected early in 2000, which will provide opportunities for both buyers and sellers of existing res­ idential properties. This summer, you may notice radio and television ads sponsored by the Canadian Real Estate Association. Residential MLS resales for Jan.-May 1998 and Jan.-May 1999 Jan.-May 1998 Jan.-May 1999 A rea No. of sales avg. price No. of sales avg . price B ronte 1 25 $ 2 5 4 ,2 6 2 107 $ 2 3 1 ,1 4 2 C entra l O akville 4 9 $ 2 1 1 ,3 6 5 4 3 $ 2 9 9 ,7 3 5 C o lleg e Park 92 $ 2 0 2 ,6 5 2 82 $ 1 9 8 ,9 8 3 Falgarw ood 9 0 $ 1 8 6 ,2 7 3 89 $ 1 8 9 ,4 3 8 Ford Drive 6 0 $ 4 4 5 ,0 9 6 62 $ 4 3 8 ,3 9 6 G len A bbey 177 $ 2 8 0 ,9 8 4 165 $ 2 7 2 ,4 8 6 M orrison 5 9 $ 5 1 4 ,6 6 9 42 $ 5 7 1 ,9 1 6 O ld Milton 4 6 $ 1 6 9 ,6 0 8 5 5 $ 1 8 1 ,5 8 9 T im b erlea 32 $ 1 9 2 ,5 5 6 4 4 $ 1 9 4 ,6 7 0 O ld O akville 38 $345,811 5 3 $ 4 1 8 ,8 6 4 R iver O aks 1 37 $ 2 3 0 ,5 7 6 178 $ 2 3 7 ,3 1 6 S h erw ood Hts. 4 7 $ 2 4 7 ,4 4 4 4 6 $ 2 5 6 ,9 8 6 S W O akville 3 4 $ 5 7 0 ,0 7 2 3 3 $ 3 9 1 ,5 4 3 W ed g ew o o d Crk. 4 8 $ 3 0 1 ,6 1 6 6 3 $ 2 9 7 ,0 4 1 W e s t O a k Trails 4 7 $ 2 9 5 ,9 2 7 7 6 $ 2 3 0 ,2 5 4 W e s t O akville 97 $ 2 1 4 ,0 4 5 107 $ 2 1 6 ,8 3 9 D orset Park 4 3 $ 1 7 0 ,1 0 6 39 $ 1 8 0 ,3 3 8 These spots are part of a nationwide campaign to help the general public understand the role of professional realtors. Realtors can save you time and money when you buy or sell property, and realtors are an important part of the life of our communities, too. On June 10th, The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board's annual charity golf tournament raised almost $3,000 for Deborah's Home, a facility for physically challenged adults in Milton. Past recipients of the golf tour­ nament proceeds include Canine Vision, Big Brothers, and Seneca (a seniors' day program in Glen Abbey). Right now, the Board is supporting The John Ryan Regeneration Tour. Ryan is a real estate agent in British Columbia (originally from Mississauga) who was left paralyzed from the waist down by a serious car accident. He is travelling across Canada on a specially constructed hand-operated bicycle, raising funds for spinal cord research. When he passed through Oakville's Centennial Square on June 25th, Ryan was given a warm welcome by local realtors and was presented with dona­ tions totalling over $2,200. 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