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rassskraesa3ibs5s p 18 the tribune thursday august 21 1997 st companies to run casinos in york selected by committee mikeadler staff reporter a provincial committee has chosen the company it wants to operate a permanent casino for eastern york region says a member of the provinces gaming commission the selections took place in a toronto boardroom last week over four days of deliberations said randy barber who is vicechair of the alcohol and gaming commission of ontario commission members are responsible for picking com panies to operate single charity gaming clubs and six clusters each cluster having casinos in several ontario cities or regions two of these clusters include a site in york region commission board members weighed bids from 13 shortlisted companies to make their choices barber a markham town councillor said tuesday we did ben franklins on all of them he said meaning that pros and cons were considered in each case until all of a sudden the scales tip but the identity of the preferred companies wont be released to the public until next month said officials at the commission and at ontarios ministry of consumer and commercial affairs which supervises it the choices only show a preference duncan brown the commissions chief executive officer stressed yesterday adding that some bidders may have expected more than the government will offer in a contract over the next two weeks he said companies will be approached and told this is on the table for you to accept are you prepared to accept it for eastern york region the operator is almost certain to come from these companies which were on a cluster short list released by the government last week casino austria ontario group inc one of its three principals is casino austria which operates casinos in 12 countries including the great blue heron charitable casi no and bingo in port perry ont which opened this year chc casinos corp owned by chc international inc chc runs casino rama near orillia casi no rouge in louisiana and 75 hotels in the americas combining the resources of the worlds largest cruise corporation carni val and north americas leading casino and hotel operator according to its profile in a government press release crown charity gaming inc a sub sidiary of windsor casino limited wcl which operates casino windsor and its riverboat northern belle casino is itself a consortium of itt caesars world inc and hilton hotels corp fundtime corp whose partners are win gaming corporation of ontario canada which runs monte carlo gaming events and a canadian subsidiary of consolidated press holdings of australia grand charity gaming clubs a compa ny formed by fantasy gaming entertain ment inc a partner in the great blue heron and grand casinos inc which owns or manages several us casinos rpc anchor gaming which combines revenue properties an ontariobased real estate company currently assisting the expansion of a chain of gaming properties from three to 10 locations throughout las vegas with anchor gaming a public gaming company which supplies and oper ates slot machines in nevada and runs two colorado casinos star of fortune management limited a private canadian company whose directors include former rcmp officers and otto jelinek a former federal minister trillium gaming inc an ontario com pany its gaming clubs would be operated by the navegante group selected as the interim operator of casino rama where the casino might be is not known but the commission has said potential oper ators are responsible for gaining necessary approvals from local governments once the selection committee the commission board has selected the successful propo nents the proponents will propose to the commission specific sites for the location of charity gaming clubs the release said the government should release more information on how the casinos will oper ate barber said im as much in the dark as my fellow councillors because that informa tion has not been released to anyone world wide whoosh 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lobsterfest when the corner house in stouffville opened eleven years ago lovers of fine food were quick to appreciate their innovative menus and meticulous attention to quality and detail in addition to regular menu items the corner house also features special events throughout the year weve been doing a lobster fest in june july and august since we opened and its been our most popular special event says manager jennifer pennanen as always live lobsters will be flown in from the east coast for the next festival which runs august 19 august 24th and for which reservations are strongly recommended we sold about 200 lobsters at the last event in addition to our regular menu items this is something a lot of people seem to enjoy they particularly like the fact that its flown in fresh and cooked here we cook it four different ways steamed broiled or in one of two sauces lobster bonne femme and lobster thermidor the restaurant also features periodic special events with the emphasis on international specialties including italian cajun jamaican and indian cuisine an elizabethan feast which is held each fall attracts clients from a wide area outdoor barbecues are another customer favorite and pennanen and her staff once again barbecued a giant hip of beef during this years strawberry festival the quality of food here is always well above average and our prices are reasonable pennanen said we have a fully stocked bar and a good selection of wines from different countries and weve just redecorated and renovated the restaurant rich hues of blue and plum lend a touch of european sophistication to the ambiance without detracting from the restaurants country house charm the upper level features framed posters of jazz greats while original paintings by area artists are displayed on the walls downstairs were featuring different artists every couple of months and the paintings are for sale pennanen is an attentive and genial host stopping at each table to chat to her guests ensuring that everything is to their liking and exchanging friendly banter t try to make it feel as comfortable as i can because i want everyone to come back again to make reservations for the lobster festival call 6408494 manager jennifer pennanen shows off one of the wine features of the corner house ph witteveen