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welcome aboard economist suntribune november 12 1986 re3 buttonville flying school takes off by greg coates business editor toronto buttonville interna tional airport is producing a lot of top guns lately recent response to an adver tisement for buttonville airports flying school was overwhelming expecting under 100 applications they received well over 300 we knew there was some in terest but we received quadruple taking flight interest in learning to fly is soaring at toronto buttonville international airport the flying school recently received more than 300 ap plications from wouldbe pilots shown above at the airport are bob squires manager of the flight train ing division for toronto airways joan williams assistant chief flight instructor and richard jar- vis flight instructor greg coates the response expected said bob squires manager of the flight training division of toronto air ways operated by toronto airways the flying school is one of the largest in canada with approx imately 30 training aircrafts and 20 instructors students strive to be either re creational flyers or career pilots according to mr squires but tonville airport has a good reputa tion for training pilots and is well known around the world there are currently students attending from the caribbean grenada africa and parts of asia and europe while many think becoming a pilot is difficult mr squires said that its really not too hard however it does take dedication and an investment of timer its not beyond anyones abil ity but it does require some de dication and commitment he said its interesting because classroom work can be seen or used in an airplane the next day the work is not abstract its very handson he added you get to use the equipment right away the private pilot course con sists of two parts inflight train ing and ground school instruction the course requires a minimum 35 hours of flying 12 specified as dual and 12 as solo the course starts with a flight preparation lesson and fami liarization flight within that first half hour stu dents are actually flying an air plane and thats a thrill for peo ple said mr squires the ground school program takes 17 weeks with one three- hour lesson per week there are three time slots in which they can be attended the estimated cost of getting your private pilots licence is be tween 3000 and 4000 the price varies depending on the number of flight hours it takes to complete the course applicants must be canadian citizens 16 years of age pass a medical test which can be done at buttonville airport and be able to read and write in english or french for those thinking career mr squires said the aviation job mar ket is improving steadily theres a tremendous variety of aviation jobs in canada from the captain of an air canada 747 to the bush pilot delivering mail to a northern community he said he noted however that more and more people are learning to fly for recreational purposes only flying offers a continual chal lenge its something you can nev er say youve fully completed said mr squires you can al ways broaden your knowledge its very addictive stouffvilles century 2 1 moving to new location by chris shanahan staff reporter century 21 gerry meharg ltd is preparing for whats billed as the move of the century after 18 years at its present location in the towns ap plaza the stouffville real estate firm is relocating to larger facilities across the street the meharg office will occupy two units on the west side of the steerburger building effective nov 20 were bulging at the seams with business and we just need the space manager gerry meharg explained the move is basically because of our plans for expan sion in the area the new site features increased parking space plus a training room for new sales personnel mr meharg said his staff of 12 will eventually increase to about 26 through an ongoing sales train ing program provided by century 21 and the brokerowner will use his recent affiliation with that massive real estate network to help keep pace with a rapidly- growing property market they century 21 provide us with a tremendous amount of ex pertise that i couldnt afford as an individual broker said mr meharg a markham native who now resides in stouffville we must be available to serve the in dustry access to a worldwide referral service is viewed as one benefit for the meharg franchise which serves a large territory including whitchurchstouffville ux- bridge beaverton mount albert and pefferlaw also moving into new space be hind the steerburger restaurant on main st west is mehargs pla za neighbor stouffville shoe re pair owner george maras said he hopes to transfer his operation by april of next year the old real estate location has been subletted to a fastphoto business while the plazas ex isting brewers retail outlet will expand into space vacated by the shoe repair shop the moves are the latest of several developments that have seen stouffvilles westend plaza grow in leaps and bounds among other improvements is the expan sion of the ap food market and the beer store stouffville realtor gerry meharg displays plans for the new main st location of his century 21 office the firms first move in more than 18 years takes place next week chris shanahan good prices and the coffee is free have you ever tried shopping for clothing for yourself with kids in tow take it from me it is about as much fun as sky di ving without a parachute their sweet little psyches get bored very quickly and before you know it they are weaving a maypole with the most expen sive clothes in the store or chewing pricetags or building a fortomder the racksrdpfoni- ised myself never again now imagine a clothing store where children are actually welcome a place that has a play area with a table chairs paper crayons and a big full toy box to keep those sweet little hands busy imagine a place where in stead of being greeted at the door with a sign that says no food or beverages you are offered a cup of coffee in a com fy lounge area instead of a sign reading only three items allowed there is a sign outside the changerooms that says take in as many items as you want have fun a place that will provide dis posable diapers and has a mic rowave in case your babys bot tle needs warming up imagine a place that has great casual and active wear for women from 12 years to infinity for 30 to 50 per cent off the suggested retail price it sounds like shoppers heaven doesnt it too good to be true not anymore yes fellow bargainhunters and mothers there is a santa claus located at 2600 john st in unit 220 is alive and well which offers all of the above and more in the form of wonderful wellmade clothing at terrific prices i had so much fun i didnt want to go home donald cooper the very pre ceptive creator of this revolu tionary new style of retailing kept me enthralled for 2m- hours explaining his innova tive store policies and how he can offer prices 30 to 50 per cent lower than other stores most stores plan four to six months ahead and pay full price alive and well buys right at the season when donald can do deals on what is hot thats fashionable not stolen then they mark up the price less let mgivcypusomc ejcantf pies oftlie savihgs foopbf cent cotton handknit sweaters reg ularly 125 for 55 thick and cuddly flannel shirts regularly 55 for 26 and 75 pinwale cords for 48 sweat tops or pants are priced at only 12 to 14 each just 14 will buy an alive and well silly shirt big comfy sweat tops in weird and wonderful fabrics silly is a priority at alive and well ill have to take mr c next time he could use some loosening up donald cooper has come up with a way of helping the com munity as well as satisfying his customers if your group or organization needs to raise funds alive and well will don ate 10 per cent of all purchases made by members and friends for three full weeks if they simply mention the name of the organization its a lot more fun than having a bake sale and less fattening i cant wait until pay day dont tell mr c but i have my eye on a winter jacket and a lambswool outfit and a terrific corduroy suit im just going to have to get a sixth parttime job to finance these excursions i wonder if alive and well is hiring alive and well is an amazing place its zany its silly its chirpy as donald would say its also convenient hon est and hasslefree take your kids to alive and well and tell them deb sent you