HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-11-17, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1999.
Runciman cautions
against Y2K scams
The Brussels Cubs welcomed eight new members at an ceremony last week. They are, in
back, from left: Nathan Barlow, Jason Bowman, Bradley Quesenberry, Sean Slater. Front:
Nicholas Durrell, Lucas Biesinger, Jamie Mitchell, Mathew Souch.
On to Scouts
The Brussels Scouts increased in number this past week with the addition of several new
members. They are, from left: Devon Josling, Megan Jones, Josh Fryer, Becki Grummett,
Frank Deitner. Absent was Randall Inkster.
Year 2000 golf privilege card here
Although golfers might be
feeling rather sad to be putting their
clubs away for another season. The
Lung Association, Huron-Perth has
news that might cheer them up -
Year 2000 Lung Association Golf
Privilege Cards are on sale now.
This bargain package features
golfing deals (mostly two golfers
play for the cost of one) at I 4
superb courses in Huron, Perth and
Oxford Counties and is available
for only $45.
New this year are two courses
that are participating for the first
time ever - the new Woodlands
Golf Course at Holmesville and
Tavistock Golf Course. Other
courses that are again participating
in the Golf Privilege Card are
Bayview Golf Club, Bluewater
Golf Club, Goderich Sunset Golf
and Sports Centre, Ironwood Golf
Club, Maitland Country Club,
Mitchell Golf and Country Club,
River Valley Golf and Country
Club, St. Marys Golf and Country
Club, Seaforth Golf and Country
Club, Stratford Country Club,
Stratford Municipal Golf Course
and Wingham Golf and Curling
Club.
As an added bonus, included in
the booklet is a discount coupon for
$5 off the registration fee for the
Year 2000 Lung Association Golf
Tournament sponsored by Horizon
Pro Health and Berny Nymeyer
which will be held on Saturday,
June 3 at the Mitchell Golf Club.
Golf Privilege Cards are valid
throughout the 2000 golf season
and will make the perfect
Christmas gift for the golfer on
your list.
To order the Year 2000 Golf
Privilege Card or for further
information, please drop by The
Lung Association office at 342 Erie
Street. Suite 121, Stratford or call
519-271-7500.
WHERE DO YOU TURN
to learn
what’s
on sale?
COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
We're' at the heart of things
Minister of Consumer and
Commercial Relations Bob
Runciman advised anyone who
may be interested in products
related to Y2K - the millennium
bug as it is also known - to be on
the lookout for scam artists.
“Don’t be taken advantage of by
scam artists seeking to exploit the
Y2K problem for their own
benefit,” said Runciman. “We want
people to be informed to prevent
them from falling victim to
dishonest promoters.”
The Minister says consumers
should be cautious of promotions in
these areas:
• Financial fraud: Be on the
lookout for phone calls from scam
artists who claim to be agents of
banks, insurance companies,
credit card companies, investment
firms or the government. They
may say they need your bank
account number to ensure you’ll
receive your pension cheque.
They may promise they’ll insure
your household equipment or car
against failure. They could say
they’ll “make sure your money is
safe until after the New Year.”
They may really be in business
just to take your money
dishonestly. Never give out credit
card numbers or any banking
information over the telephone
unless you place the call yourself
and know the company. If you’re
suspicious of a promoter, call the
ministry’s General Inquiry Unit,
at the telephone numbers listed
below; for advice.
• Y2K upgrades for equipment:
Companies have spent millions of
dollars to develop. Y2K
compliance upgrades for home
computers and many other
products. You’d be unlikely to
find them being sold in “kits”
promoted at your door, over the
If you plan to use a window as a second
way out in a fire, make sure
it can be opened easily!
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phene or in your e-mail. If in
doubt, call the manufacturer
directly and ask for advice, or
visit the company’s web site.
• Emergency supply kits: Ads
for Y2K emergency supply kits
that say they’ll get you through a
period when you don’t have heat,
electricity or water, have been
seen across North America. They
may include candles, canned food
and matches - at up to 10 times
the price similar items would cost
at the local grocery or hardware
store.
Runciman said Y2K aside, every
Ontario household should contain
an updated emergency kit - a
simple thunderstorm or snowstorm
can be enough to make it .a
lifesaver.
For information on the right way
to stock your emergency kit and for
general consumer information call
the ministry’s General Inquiry Unit
at (416) 326-8555 in Toronto or
toll-free 1-800-265-1142. Special
equipment for people who have
hearing or speech problems is
available at (416) 326-8566. Or
visit our web site at
www.ccr.gov.on.ca.
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