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economist suntribune crime saturday feb 12 2000 13 man pleads guilty to local costco heist a 21 yearold man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a wellorchestrated heist during which employees at an ajax costco were terrorized ducttaped and confined armed with a starter pistol and pepper spray jermaine carvery and an accomplice hid in shelves until the kingston road wholesale outlet closed court heard at which time they donned balaclavas and surprised staff the terrified employees were rounded up herd ed into a vault and ducttaped while the store manager was ordered at gunpoint to open the safe court was told crown attorney frank giordano said the ban dits made off with approximately 100000 in cash and jewelry carvery pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery in connection with the march 2 1998 heist and another at a markham costco on dec 18 1997 during which the father of a fiveyearold girl was the getaway driver the markham holdup in which a worker was peppersprayed netted the bandits 150000 in cash and jewelry these were wellplanned and wellorchestrat ed heists of great magnitude netting a quarter- million dollars that has never been recovered said giordano the crown quoting victim impact statements said the terrifying heists were lifealtering experi ences for the employees he said the manager of one of the stores cried for days after and to this day remains traumatized its a fear nobody will ever understand know ing if you mess up it could cost somebody his life the manager said another victim relives the heist every time she enters the vault at costco said giordano by metroland staff one week only gdll before february 1 9 to carpet the bay gleaning sale 1 3 per room when we clean 3 rooms our reg s for 3 rooms our steam clean process lifts out dulling dirt brightens colours and thoroughly refreshes fibres four room package our 4star service guarantees your satisfaction our process cleans thoroughly completely and safely our 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strip mall economist sun readers have chosen bridle post shopping centre a winner in the category of best strip plaza the bridle post shopping centre is an upscale community plaza that features a whole range of specialty shops and services including cruising insurance music quality mens wear lingerie a beauty salon womens spa specialty coffee specialty grocer cosmetic dentist paediatrician a bank and italian restaurant shoppers enjoy the convenience of finding everything theyre looking for in one easilyaccessible location each of the businesses inside the plaza is unique and prides itself on the quality of its merchandise or service bridle post shopping centre supports many local fund raising events and is managed by monarch development corporation with convenient hours of operation and plenty of free parking its easy to see why this popular plaza has won the hearts and the votes of so many residents the bridle post shopping centre is located at kennedy rd and carlton rd in unionville notice markham stouffville hospital is inviting applications to serve on the board of directors of the hospital the board is composed of community volunteers with the mix of skills and experience needed to provide leader ship to the hospital in meeting its communitys health care needs the hospital currently has six openings for board members the nominating committee is specifically seeking individuals with one or more of the following senior managementleadership experience bottom line responsibility in medium to large business professional accounting designation and financial experience in a large profit or notforprofit company to be eligible an individual must live or work in the towns of markham or whitchurch stouffville candidates will be assessed and interviewed to ensure the boarcl has the right combination of expertise and community representation to fulfill its mandate volunteers receive no monetary compensation and should be prepared to devote at least 1015 hours a month to board activities all interested persons are invited to attend an informa tion session on thursday march 2 2000 at 730 pm in the hospital cafeteria windows on main lower level to learn more about markham stouffville hospital visit our web site at wwwmshonca applications including a resume or letter outlining your experience should be sent by march 1 0 2000 to markham stouffville hospital nominating committee of the board of directors attention emma castro markham stouffville hospital 381 church street po box 1800 markham ontario l3p 7p3 fax 905 4727086 email ecastromshonca