Wednesday, May 24, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER C3 PROGRESS 2000 Oakville's population growth 180000 160000 Cl ) " Th e freedom to move again" M 140000 1Q0000 100000 80000 60000 . 40000 Q0000 0 1981 1986 1991 1996 YG kR A few little know n facts about O akville.... This historic town, founded in 1827, has preserved its rich heritage, especially in the downtown area where many 19th century buildings house over 350 fine shops, services and restaurants. Average household income in Oakville is estimated at $89,000, about $25,000 more than the comparable GTA figure. The downtown is also home to one o f two local harbours on Lake Ontario, which feature docks and slips for sail and powerboats. O £ 2 | g . . | -- · 9001* 9006* · PROJCTD Aiding the entrepreneurs of the Halton/Peel regions H opedale M all in O akville has been hous ing one o f O ak v ille's b est kept business secrets fo r the last seven years, The Enterprise Centre. T he Enterprise Centre offers sm all business advisory services, focusing o n 'h e lp ing entrepreneurs becom e successful. T hey offer a series o f entrepreneurial w ork shops several funded by the Human Resources D evelopm ent C anada (H RD C). T he Enterprise C entre's m otto is "m odeling excellence in entrepreneurial developm ent" , and through the various program s and strong after-course sup port they boast an 82 p er cent success ratio. T heir m ission statem ent explains it best: To realize the full potential - for assisting busi ness ventures by encouraging entrepreneurial values and providing support program s and services. "W here dream s are shaped into a vision and made into a purpose" The Enterprise Centre com bines "practical" com ponents o f business with creativity, ener gy, hard work and a lot o f support. In addition to their program s, the Enterprise Centre pro vides graduates o f programs and members with both human and material resources to help them in the process, as well as guest speaker series and monthly chat forums. A new program they will be offering in the fall is a `dot.com ' entrepreneurial program. T he four-m onth program is designed to increase the success rate. Presently 75 per cent o f dot.com start-ups fail in their first year. If you have any questions or would like to attend a workshop, visit them at Hopedale Mail, 1515 Rebecca Street, Unit 34, or call them at (905) 825-5828, or visit their website at www.enterprisecentre.com . Information courtesy o f Oakville Economic Development Alliance Inc. oore M uscle Therapy and Rehabilitation is the therapy clinic with a difference. Since first opening in 1988, their approach has produced consistently dram atic results. Sufferers o f soft tissue injuries (as a result o f m otor vehicle accidents, injuries at work and sports injuries) have experienced the elim i nation or substantial dim inishing o f occipital, cervical, trapezius, thoracic, lum bar and sacral pain (m uscles of the neck and back). G reat success has also been achieved in treating tension and m igraine headaches, repetitive strain injuries, tendonitis, sciatica, fibrom yal gia, and arthritis. The M oore M uscle therapy program is a one-of-akind approach that is the result o f over 20 years o f inten sive research by the clinic's founder, Terry M oore. He him self suffered for more than 10 years with leg pain and was told that by the age o f 30 he w ould be in a wheelchair. He also suffered from m igraines several tim es a week. Terry, a m uscle physiologist, discovered the results o f electrom yotherapy. during his Ph.D. stud ies. He w orked in research for 13 years and then sw itched to a clinical setting 11 years ago when he saw the need for treatm ent for neurom uscular problem s. The resu lts o f the M oore treatm en t have been astounding. W ith conventional therapy, the success rate o f relieving cases of chronic pain are norm ally very low, but with M oore M uscle Therapy the success rate is as high as 89 per cent. Acute pain can be successfully alle viated to full recovery 95 per cent o f the time. And, the rate o f recovery is much faster than with conventional treatm ents. The proactive approach M oore M uscle takes, com bining the electrom yotherapy with specific exercises, and an extensive education program has proven benefi cial by reducing lost-w ork hours for the em ployee and prevention o f recurrence (future injury) w ithin the industrial sector. Therefore, the net result is happy, more productive em ployees, as well as reduction in your health costs. Take advantage o f the M oore M uscle Therapy and Rehabilitation clinics and see how you can low er the costs o f short- and long-term disability and WSIB claim s, and im prove the health and productivity o f your em ployees. "We help patients develop good habits," says Terry. "You'll know how to prevent pain as well as w hat to do right after an injury. It's not about looking like you're in shape, it's about being in shape. And that takes com m it m ent." Relieving people o f their pain and w atching them enjoy their lives is an accom plishm ent Terry and his team o f professionals are proud of! C ontact them today to see how they can help you get back to work pain free, call them at (905) 337-1049 for more inform ation, they are located in downtown O akville. f "Reduce lost-time in the workplace" S SMgaaag&MfiMtta FOUR SEASONS PALLETS INC. New & Used Pallets, C.P.C. Repairs & Purchases We buy and sell new & used pallets. · Member of Canadian Pallet Council since 1996 · Summer jobs partnership for Sheridan College through Human Resource Development Canada MOORE MUSCLE THERAPY AND REHABILITATION Muscle stress and pain can be a major cause of lost time and occupational health and safety issues in the workplace. But it does not need to be! Working with you, we can: · Educate your workforce to take better care of their muscles and joints; · provide simple, easy-to-do exercises to reduce downtime through pain and stress; · Offer electromyotherapy treatment to acute or chronic pain sufferers; · Improve productivity, individual performance and good health 1 1 us about i e services, < years expe rk for you t JO SEPH SALEM 488 Wyecroft Road Oakville, Ontario L6K 2G7 (905) 849-7111 fax (905) 849-1117 The Halton Peel Enterprise Development Centre RISE CENTRE DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A DOT.COM ENTREPRENEUR? Did you know that an estimated 75% of dot.com companies fail in their first year? The Enterprise Centre, would like to increase your chances of success, and is proud to announce our new MINI DOT.COM ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM starting in the fall. G O Join us for these exciting events!! June 8th, Wine & Cheese, with Special Guest Mayor Ann Mulvaie June 121*1, Special Guest, Managing Editor, Ian Portsmouth of Profit Magazine. In partnership with The Oakville Chamber of Commerce. RSVP required, (cost $15 non-members, $5 members). In partnership with: O A K V ILLE CH A M B ER of COM M ER CE Visit our website at www.enterprisecentre.com or call us at (905) 825-2345. The Enterprise Centre 1515 Rebecca Street, Unit 34 (Hopedale Mall) Oakville, ON L6L 5G8 T H E R E A H istory o f Su ccess · Headaches & Migraines · Neck & Low Back Pain · Repetitive Strain Injury · Golf/Tennis Elbow · Sciatica · Fibromyalgia · Carpal Tdnnel · Arthritic Pain 108 WILSON STREET, DOW NTOW N O AK VILLE Modelling Excellence in Entrepreneurial Development Call us for more information on this program and our Self Employment Assistance Program funded by HRDC. (W e also offer youth entrepreneurial programs and programs for those with special needs.) 337-1049