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a houseboat similar to the one grac ing this lake in british columbia will be on display at the markville shop ping centre beginning friday house boat display coming to markham markville shopping centre will be taking on a new look friday as a house boat exhibit will be taking over the cen tre court display area three buoys houseboat charters which recently opened a toronto office and who will also be opening an 18acre marinapark on buckhorn lake near peterborough this summer will have one of its luxuriously appointed boats on hand there will also be personnel on hand to answer any questions the boats are like luxury floating condominiums said david steele who owns the business with phil carroll they feature childproof railings an amfm cassette deck private sleeping quarters for up to eight people a water slide and full indoor washroom facili ties including a private bath and shower the company began operation just over two years ago when the two prin cipals discovered that a houseboat firm in british columbia was completely booked for the summer the two men rased enough money to buy a small marina and two houseboats but soon were booked solid their next step was to build a factory sell the boats to owners then manage the crafts on their behalf the opera tion became so successful in bc that revenue from the sales and rentals of the 200boat fleet will probably top 13 million total this year with 3 million of that coming from rentals revenue is shared on a 5050 basis betweenthree buoys and the owners cost for renting a boat for a week run at around 130 per person gas to power the 120 hp inboardoutboard engine is extra and mr steele estimated the cost at around 75 added to the vacation package a no extra charge is an activity day where guests can liveitup recreation style sportsminded individuals can water ski parasail use the jet bikes wind- surf or just enjoy the entertainment and the beach party the display will be open at markville from 930 a ml to 930 pm each day except for saturday when it closes at 6 pm cohon to address meeting george cohon president of mcdonalds restaurants of canada will be the guest speaker at the markham board of trade dinner meeting wednesday feb 20 at the ijsrkway hotel the topic will be mcdonalds past li present and future cocktails begin at 630 pm with dinner at 730 tickets are 25 reserved or 30 at the door for additional information or tickets phone 4740730 sqnsno os jooidtte zsiuh economistsun shop the tribune before you shop the stores the people pleasers awarded gms triple crown award for ales service and excellence sales service leasing f gm parts hwy 7 e of mccowan markham 2941440 the regional municipality of widening and reconstruction of mccowan road yr 67 the council of the regional municipality of york proposes to pass a bylaw authorizing the widening and reconstruction of the inter section of mccowan road yr67 and 1 4th avenue in the townof markham to eliminate the log in 14th avenue at the intersection and to provide northbound and southbound left turn lanes on mccowan road yr 67 and eastbound and westbound right turn tapers on 14th avenue the site preparation fencing grading gravelling and paving thereof together with the construction of curbs and gutters culverts and drainage works and the construction of all other related works and undertakings the in stallation of traffic control signals and illumination and the acquisition of the necessary lands and interests in lands in connection with the foregoing pursuant to section 301 of the municipal act the engineering committee of the regional council will at its meeting to be held at 200 pm on the 19th day of february 1985 in the board room of the engineering building located on the west side of woodbine avenue one and one- quarter miles north of the aurora sideroad hear any person who claims that his lands will be prejudicially affected by the bylaw and who applies to be heard anyone wishing to be heard is requested- to advise dennis hearse deputy regional clerk mr hearse may be reached at 3622464 extension 212 if any party entitled to be heard does not attend at the hearing tho committee may proceed in his absence and he will not be en titled to any further notice in the proceedings the proposed bylaw and plans showing tho proposed works may be inspected at the of fice of ronald gee planning and design enginoor at the engineering building telephone 3648731 oated at newmarket this 10th day of january 1 985 robert nvernon regional clerk 62 bayvfew avenue newmarket ontario l3y4w9 sjmj pf mai changes hands economist suntribune january 30 1985 re3 markham company sold bell atlantic has announced that it intends to acquire mai canada ltd a markham based computer company mai canada ltd sells and services basic four computer pro ducts from 10 offices throughout canada the company has 500 employees over 3000 customers and 32 service locations across the country for the 12month period ended september 30 1984 mai canada ltd had nearly 59 million in revenues bell atlantic corporation of philadelphia has assets of 18 bil lion us and employees 80000 people among the bell atlantic operations are seven bell operating telephone companies that provide exchange and exchange access services in the six mid- atlantic states and washington dc and the enterprises group composed of businesses started or acquired since bells divesti ture from att according to mai president walter karabin our association with bell atlantic provides extensive opportunities for expansion and a base of experience and resources that we can call upon mai otooles roadhouse opens in markham will continue with its current marketing direction and with its commitment to- providing quality data processing products and services to its customer base mai canada is an appropriate addition to our enterprises group says bell atlantic vice chairman and chief financial officer bill mobraaten in its current configuration its a solid operation that meets our financial objectives it also provides us with several strategic opportunities including thirdparty maintenance of information processing equipment beyond us borders mai canada ltd is a subsidiary of management assistance inc mais shareholders on january 14 approved the sale of its sorbus service division and mai canada ltd to bell atlantic and the sale of its basic four division a computer manufacturing and distribution operation to a company formed by investor ben nett s lebow one of canadas fastest growing franchise restaurant operations has opened in mar kham otooles roadhouse res taurant on hwy 7 east of mccowan rd opened last thursday its the 25th otooles to open since the franchise started in 1980 according to local owner jim bell he is partners with his father bill and brother john otooles is a north american variation on an en glish pub a total of 53 franchises have been sold most in ontario but some in western canada and the united states mr bell predicts that otooles will break into the top 10 of franch ise firms during 1985 in an interview mr bell said that otooles is a social gathering place and the sign states that its a place where friends gather the markham location has the longest bar of all the otooles locations its an 109foot oak bar and the place is decorated with memorabilia including road signs and the distinctive anti que gasoline pump in the en- tranceway the menu includes finger foods soups salads and sea foods as well as steaks and ribs daily specials are also offered according to mr bell in addition the restaurant will have theme nights and one special party a month a disc jockey is on hand six nights a week monday to saturday from 8 pm to closing jim bell grew up in thor- nhill and has been in the in sulation business with his father and brother for the past seven years they were look ing for a different business and decided that an otooles would go over well in mar kham 5tswjng trust c enter our follow the sun contest and win s 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