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Real estate sales are “back on track" now after “crazy (inter- est) rates" caused the market to "hit the bottom in September," says K-W Real Estate Board director Grant Melaughlin, who manages the Canada Trust real estate office located in West- mount Place. Sales volume for the board "will be higher in 181 than MMO, there's no question," McLaughlin adds. And as evidence of such op timism, Canada Trust is carrying through with its plan to expand and/or refurbish existing real estate offices in the ?win Cities, relocating these outlets to be “adjacent to savings branches." McLaughlin explains. In Wher- loo, for example, the Westmount Place office recently moved into its present larger quarters from a former location on King St. S. As well " expanded office space, he says. "we're expanding from so to so agents." The other Waterloo office, for- merly located on Weber St. near University Ave., moved into the redeveloped plaza located at Weber and Lincoln Rd., which is owned by Canada Trust, McLaughlin adds. Starting a new business, or need to identify existing offices, trucks. or buildings? "A sign can be the best advertising," says businessman Don McDougall of McDougall Signs Inc., which spe- cializes in vacuum-formed mag- netic signs, engraved name badges and three-dimensional calling cards. q McDougall, who has owned and operated the company located at 298 Mnrsland Dr. for 11 years this fail, says the business is a family affair. Wife Gertie handles the bookwork and painting, while this summer daughter Elaine joined full-time. What's it like working with family members? "We get along pretty well," McDougall says, adding, "I guess we're lucky that way. Some families have trouble working together." Another family business in Waterloo is Wok With Chan, a Chinese restaurant scheduled to open Nov. 16. Located in the newly-constructed University Shops Plaza (situated on Univer- sity Ave. near Phillip St.), the eatery is owned and operated by the Chaos - Tony, 30, Adonza. 25, Franky, 24 and Charlie 21. Adonza says the restaurant, which will not serve liquor, seats 60-70. and will feature not only “Canadian style, or Cantonese Chinese food," but asio a unique ACADIAN UHKXSTERY and INTERIOR VISIT t5WiTitYCft0ltrAItLt1?d " WYMAN ROAD WATERLOO PHONE 886-3302 Specialties include New York style chicken wings. barbecued spare ribs, and a but of appe- tizers, salads. burgers and more. And if service seems unusually good, it could be because waiters/waitresses use com- puters to place orders to both the bar and kitchen. “This saves a lot of time," Kevin explains. "They can spend more time with the customers, and it's hard to make mistakes" using the innovative equipment. Kevin says a master computer, located in his office, saves him time, too, since it provides valu- able sales information and statis- ties at the close of each day. This equipment is common in Toronto. Kevin says. but McGin- nis Landing is the first Waterloo restaurant using such a com- puter system. bridge, says Waterloo manger Jim Jacques. The new restau- rant is modelled after its Cam- bridge sister, and Jacques is pleased to report business is bus- The tradition continues, ac- cording to another recent addi- tion to Waterloo restaurants, The Knotty 2gtet? opened three months ago . yat450KingSt. n. The tradition refers to the As well as a ISO-seat dining area with a menu "which caters to everyone - families, couples, and business people," The Knotty Pine also features a takeout bake shop, with pies, cakes, squares, sweets, and more. And a gift shop with "novelty type items" is now completed, the manager says. 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