Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 16, 1985, p. 27

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trail shopping centre- 16tiiavnu hit bridle trail i 9 usiness highway no 7 i y the insurers insurance brokers inc 7812 kennedy rd unionville insurance for t home t lift auto business 4775000 whfflffi third section 29422006402100 wednesday october 16 1985 finding staff main problem at new journeys end motel by steve houston staff reporter motel manager vicki vidito was more worried about filling job vacancies than room vacan cies at the new journeys end motel a few weeks ago fortunately for her she has hired staff to maintain the upkeep of rooms for the time being it was terrible ms vidito told the economist sun last week i even went asjfar as phon ing local churches and posting notices in grocery stores to get people the motel opened three weeks ago with only two women to clean its 74 units she said she couldnt really understand why no one was interested in the offered positions since then she has managed to hire six fulltime maids and four parttimers she pointed out that she would like to have about four more to allow them to work at peak efficiency in keeping rooms clean for guests i guess it has something to do with the area its hard to get maids when people here live in one of the richest community in canada she noted she also attributes the problem of hiring with to the lack of trans portation to the woodbine ave and hwy 7 location of the new motel the difficulty in getting people interested in working in mar- kham isnt confined within the walls of her motel she said other local business people have told her that they too have experi enced problems in the past with getting people to fill jobs ive seen many help wanted signs in different stores other businesses are having the same problems she said it makes it hard to believe that there is an unemployment problem in ontario journeys end motels are a canadian owned and operated chain that currently has 27 loca tions in canada and the united states the idea behind them is to offer rooms without the extras such as pools saunas games rooms and eating facilities ms vidito said the response from customers has been excel lent so far she pointed out that the clientele consists mainly of businessman who come just to sleep and not to indulge in the amenities its a practical concept she said businessman dont want to come to a hotel to go swimming they want to sleep and do some homework she added that the location of the new journeys end is perfect ly situated among the many grow ing businesses in the markham area were very happy with our occupancy rate so far this is a good location as far as the problem of staffing goes ms vidito said she is happy with the way things are working out though she does plan to hire extra staff she said shell bide her time until applications are sub mitted for her perusal its still business as usual at the journeys end motel in markham here manager vicki vidito left discusses an occupancy schedule t with employees steve copp and jim nuttal though she had a probleni g with staffing ms vidito said her motel will still offer all the services 2 i home of the week twostorey residence located in milliken this twostorey brick home in the warden aye and steeles ave area has been chosen home of the week located at 35 longmeadow cfes this threebedroom home features central air con- mg cmw6therm set back thermostat 1 the master bedroom fea tures mirrored doors space saver double closets and a twopiece ensuite two other bedroomson the second floor also offer space saver closets on the main floor there is a comfortable family room with a brickf ireplace featuring cusf jorrfinished ic mainllbor is a fair sized living room and a kitchen with plenty of cup- boards a phone desk and slid ing doors to the patio the lower level of the home has been professionally finished in an open concept and features a wet bar there is also a laundry room and stor age space on the lower floor this clean neat one owner home hasan asking price of n790tand is listed with family trust realtors jn uri- ibnville for more information contact listing agent bill ward at 4771270 or 4773089 a large front window brightens the living room the dining room is welllit arid airy the family room equipped with a fireplace

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