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ms big four gas stations taking over market from page 3 companies who now own most stations they supply and sell gas to the stations they dont own to drive independents out of busi ness the big four esso petro- canada shell and sunoco may soon succeed guizzetti warned but added con sumers are in for an unpleasant surprise if they do one- day theyre going to control and theyre going to do what they want on price he said after eight months of study a group of 47 liberal mps have decid- ed guizzetti is right and that governments including their own must act to protect inde pendents immediately with the loss of independent participants true competition will for all intents and purpos es end concluded the liberal committee on gasoline pricing in its report released last week the result will be higher prices at the pumps as are seen in provinces where indepen dents have in some areas been squeezed out entirely the com mittee said while he warned against excessive regulation of the- industry oak ridges mp bryon wilfert said some changes are heeded what we want to do is have healthy competition in the mar ketplace said wilfert who as vicechair of the committee heard many complaints like guizzetti s one day theyre going to control and theyre going to do what they want on price sunys station owner john guizzetti there are two types of inde pendents in the region the branded big four stations with private owners and the unbranded whose owners are part of a small independent chain or have a noname set of pumps the industry giants are claim ing theres no profit in gasoline yet theyre building expensive megastations said randy turner a branded independent near trenton and president of the ontario fuel dealers association canada has gone from 24000 gas stations to 1 3500 in recent years because the industry was overgrown but saying all independents are going out of business isnt true said brendan hawley a spokesperson for the oil industry these days a successful sta tion needs a prime location high volume and other products to support its gas sales he said who sets the prices the big four retailers have pricing coor dinators who direct station man agers from their main offices hawley said on wednesday when prices hare been close to cost its usually one of the big retailers who say uncle and decide to hike prices at its stations in an area he conceded guizzetti meanwhile said he thinks about closing every day if it werent for his other busi ness a truck centre staying open wouldnt make sense he said in markham that same day a gas station manager said he once was an independent owner in the region but competition from the majors was stiff and he made no money now he doesnt care about the price or even know what it might be later that day that decision is made for him and in return the company guarantees him a margin that is enough to pay his workers and make a modest living i am a slave he said cheer fully from his station what are you doing this weekend were moving our markham store to 5833 hwy 7 west of hwy 48 formerly youngs market old 6080 hwy 7 east of hwy 48 automotive since 1979 new 5833 hwy 7 west of hwy 48 after 20 years of growing with the community we are pleased to announce the opening of our new larger location months of creativeplanning has resulted in a stateoftheart facility with the continued expansion of our services we are able to accommodate all of your automotive needs join us for our grand opening celebration july 34 5 or drop in for a visit anytime fisti rnt- komistunihejiftue jkn zzjmwj e r r v s e imhmji v i c e hydrofoil lake jet lines 416 2144923 a property of clublink corporation we couldnt lower your score so we did the next best thing weve lowered canterbury commons green fees by io at clublink we think canterbury common golf club is one of the best 9hole bent grass courses around after all it was crafted by renowned canadian golf course architect douglas carrick and now you can enjoy playing this beautiful and challenging course on a daily fee basis for 10 less than last year thats great value for a great day of golf so tee up at canterbury common now enjoying its first full season as part of the clublink group of fine golf courses we hope youll join uson the green for tee times call 9059855263 days hours 9 hoii- 18 hole ul friday nbo am twilight 1600 3000 sat 1 sun 1 holidays opening 1152 am 1600 3000 op mon 1 tues 1 wed 1 thurs opening twilight 1400- 2600 friday opening 1052 am 1400 2600 sat 1 sun 1 holidays noon twilight 1400 2600 twilight 4 12 hours before dark 1400 2600 dusk 2 14 hours before dark 1200 junior guest fee 1200 2400 inquire about the clu3lin score card and swing your way into huge savings 18002769542 ciiblinc corporation 127 waterbury crescent port perry ontario l9l 1r9 tei 9059855263