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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
Canadians looking to Invest in Real Estate might want to consider the United States as a place to buy. The downturn in the American economy and housing market along with the rising value of our Loonie makes now a very good time to buy. According to an article in the Toronto Star yesterday buying property in Florida, with its huge increase in prices in recent years can produce very dramatic savings. The article goes on to say that "a typical two- bedroom, 1,200-square-foot condo on a golf course in Naples that would have sold for up to $350,000 (U.S.) last year now goes for $250,000, or $229,250 (Canadian)." With a depreciation in values of approximately 30% and an appreciation of over 20% Canadian dollar vs the US dollar over the last year the Star goes on to say that it would have cost...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
A Marathon of Hope A Tribute to Julie Slater The 2007 Terry Fox Run is Sunday, Sept 16 Hornets………It is funny what sometimes triggers a memory… hornets, each and every year at the Terry Fox run we have oranges, apples, MacDonald’s Pies, Tim Bits….little treats for the participants to nibble on when they make their grand entrance over the finish line. But it is the uninvited guests that I remember…the wasps…hornets…by the hundreds…they come in droves…buzzing around, wanting to crawl over the food….driving us nuts……I can picture Wilda Clark fanning them away year after year….Julie…remember your hornet traps…..they always caught one or two…..but the rest …what pests…..but always an annual part of the day. The Pit StopThe AwardsWell, Julie who would have thought 26 years ago that the little ...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
FALL IS IN THE AIR  And With Fall Comes The Fall Fairs The Uxbridge Fall Fair’s is a prime example with its country atmosphere and traditional displays of baked goods and crafts, farm displays and midway, Tractor and horse pulls, and of course the ever popular demolition derby. Can’t you just taste that fresh apple pie, smell the aroma of hot buttered popcorn and feel the candy floss as it slowly dissolve in your mouth.In the evenings, experience the thrill of tractor pulls or the ever-exciting demolition derby and on Sunday afternoon the horse pulls Main Ring EventsFriday, September 7, 2007 7:00 pm Tractor Pull Saturday Sept 8, 200712:00 noonATV PULL 4:30 pmLawntractor Racing Demo 7:00 pmDemolition Derby Sunday, September 9, 20072:30 pmHorse PullAbout Uxbridge Places to Stay General Ad...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
This is an annual event that takes place the weekend before Labour Day. This year's dates are Saturday and Sunday August 25th and 26th, 2007 from 10:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.Fun for the whole Family can be found at the Uxbridge Museum Grounds One Mile West of Uxbridge, 1/4 Mile NorthThere are displays of  steam engines, gas and oil engines, antique cars and trucks, pioneer arts and crafts, displays, demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, children's games, a scavenger hunt and much more. As you view the displays and re-enactments you will travel back in time to discover the ways of our pioneer forefathers.The museum and archives consists of a cluster of ten heritage buildings in which the history and heritage of the Uxbridge area is displayed. The buildings are the Fifth Line Church, the Quake...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
When - August 18 & 19, 2007…….10am - 5pm Where - Elgin Park, Uxbridge Parking - FREE Admission - FREE Once again the Art Community in Uxbridge will display their talent at Art In The Park along with some of the finest artists in Ontario. This is the twelfth year local artists and artisans have participated in this festival sponsored by the Uxbridge Lions. Come and stroll through the park, Watch some of the artists at work, talk to the Artists, or sit and watch the kids play in the play area. Enjoy our country fresh air and local refreshment vendors. Elgin Park is situated in the south central part of Uxbridge in Durham Region just 45 minutes north east of toronto. According to wikipedia Uxbridge's Elgin Park was named after Lord Elgin, and was the site of a picnic held by John A. Macdo...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
In the Real Estate Business catching the consumers eye for the homes you have listed is always uppermost in a Realtors mind. To that end we have started providing our vendors with their own web site located on our home site. True, there are service providers out there that provide a service that would give the property its own web address but how long will it take to be found on the Internet? Unless they see the web address on a sign or in an add it is a waste. We recently put a property up on its own site and with in 1 day it showed up in a keyword search for its own address "57 Robmar". There is also the flexibility to customize by having it on our site that is not available on a cookie cuter site that is provided by a service provider. If we minimize the cost of the web presence it l...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
Intoday's real estate market with most people starting the search for their dream home on the Internet you need to know that your property will get maximum exposure. Onerecent client said it all when asked: "What influenced you to select me as your Realtor?" replied with "Overwhelming online presence. Kathy ownsUxbridge online". When asked "If you were referred to me, whom do I thank?" replied with "Bill Gates".Successfully marketing your home requires getting the most exposure to the market place. I maintain multiple personal web sites, in addition to the services provided through the MLS® and RE/MAX Systems to ensure your property is exposed world wide to the broadest spectrum of web savvy home buyers possible.The main search engines consistently rank our sites in the top ten if not #...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
Then maybe its time for you to trade in your mail box for an inbox.    Are the homes for sale in the newspaper SOLD by the time you get to read about them. Perhaps You should Automate your search using our automated search functionTired of, scouring the paper, calling or visiting a variety of agents and offices, searching for your dream home. Just tell us what you're looking for and let our automated fingers take care of the rest. You will automatically receive copies of listings that match your search criteria in the Greater Toronto Area communities; such as the Durham Region communities of Uxbridge, Port Perry and Scugog, and the York Region communities of Georgina, Stouffville and Markham-Unionville, in your inbox as they become available. Automate Your Search NowPut our "automated" ...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
July 18, 2007 This Celtic Celebration begins with the Tartan Classic Charity Golf Tournamentheld at the Oakridge Golf Course. July 20, 21 and 22, Eventsinclude plenty of great musical entertainment, Celtic livestock demonstrations and displays, and highland and folk dancing competitions. For full information and a daily schedules click here This years show features the Rankin Sisters for 2 shows one on July 21 at 7 pm and one on July 22nd at 4 pm You can explore Celtic traditions through games, music and story telling in the Young People's Celtic Pavilion and visit the Avenue of the Clans.What Highland Games wouldn't be complete without good food and good drink and the opportunity to enjoy a wee taste of Scotland.The closing ceremonies with the "Burning of the Viking Ship" will bring a...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
July 14th 2007promises to be another great day for the gardner in you. Uxbridge Community care is having its 11th annual Gardens of Uxbridge fundraising event. A self guided tour of selected Uxbridge gardens. The proceeds benefit Community Care Durham - UxbridgeTickets are available at Blue Heron Books, Presents ,Presents or on the day of the tour. For more information Community Care Durham - Uxbridge Uxbridge seniors centre, 75 Marietta St. Ph. 905.852.7445Time 10:00 AM to 5:00 PMPlace UxbridgeTickets $20.00 Includes box lunch and refreshments
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
UXBRIDGE SUPPORTS OUR TROOPSUxbridge showed its support for our troops by turning Main Street and Elgin Park into a Sea of Red as the crowd donned red t-shirts and participated in a parade, drum head service songs and more.Slide ShowA SEA OF REDOn Saturday April 21, 2007 the Town of Uxbridge Ontario, held a mass rally in support of our troops. Organizer Dave Thibodeau began by taping messages of support from local service groups, the idea caught fire, and grewA video was created as a contribution to this outpouring of support, to be sent to Kandahar and all the deployment bases in Canada, to show our troops that we support themTHE VIDEOSome of the participants in the Parade were the Uxbridge Legion Pipes and Drums, the Uxbridge Cadets, neighbouring Legion pipe bands, the Durham EMS,  al...
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By Kathy Clulow, Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results
The Hidden Treasures of Uxbridge The Dowling Scrolls Just occasionally, Uxbridge is treated to a rare glimpse of history.To the enjoyment and amazement of all who see them, The Dowling Scrolls are only occasionally unrolled and brought to light for a significant display. Rev James Thomas Dowling created this astounding one of a kind work of art during his tenure at the original Uxbridge Baptist Church during the 1870's He painted them in a shed behind the church. The scrolls are 7 feet high, and there is a total length of 446 feet, painted in oil house paint on cotton canvas. The 40 panels are approximately 10 feet long, each one depicting a different scene from Biblical times. The attention to detail, the combination of colors, and the quality of his art are so inspiring. These scroll...
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By Kathy Somers, Stage it First Home Staging
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  When I was growing up we live in the States. We immigrated to Nashville Tennesee of all places. My Father decided that we could have a better life in the U.S. so he boarded a plane from England to Nashville never having been there before. After 12 months he sent for my mother. I was 15 months old when I 'met' my Dad again. I don't think I liked him much at first. After all I didn't really know him. My parents loved Tennesee. The weather was beautiful, they had a nice house in a nice neighborhood, they had nice friends. But something was lacking. The packed up their belongings in search of what was missing. I was 5 at the time. We moved this time to Charlotte NC. I loved it there. I had many friends and enjoyed swimming daily in the Summer. But my parents still hadn't found what they w...
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By Kathy Somers, Stage it First Home Staging
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Shhh, Don't tell anyone else about Uxbridge. Why not? Because we want to keep the small town feeling alive. Uxbridge has been developing steadily over the years and that's great because we want our town to prosper, but we don't want it to grow so much that we lose the quaintness of our lovely community. That's the consensus of the majority of people I speak with in the place I now call my hometown. That's how I feel as well.We moved to Uxbridge three years ago to provide our kids with a safer environment to grow up in, fresher air, countryside, and the kind of starry nights that you just don't get in the city.  We have never looked back.  I love falling asleep to the sound of frogs croaking in the nearby pond, crickets chirping and yes the occasional barking of coyotes making their way ...
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By Kathy Somers, Stage it First Home Staging
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Last winter I was complaining to a close friend of mine, Jill. We were discussing the lack of direction in our lives, the lack of motivation and the need to do something fulfilling. We'd had many such conversations over the winter months. Jill had been out of work. She was suddenly single and approaching 50. We were both depressed. Something had to be done.I hear these stories from many friends and acquaintances of similar age. Is it mid-life crisis? I guess you could call it that. The need to find yourself. That's what I was searching for. I didn't really know how I was going to do that but we discussed it nearly every time we talked.One day Jill said, "OK, today we are going to do something pro-active for ourselves." She explained that she and I should search the local College course ...
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By Kathy Somers, Stage it First Home Staging
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This is a fantastic event Presented by Trinity United Church, UxbridgeThe event takes place Saturday, June 2, 12:00 noon to 5:00pmIts a chance to walk through some of Uxbridge's finest homes. A great opportunity to tour some historical century Uxbridge homes. If you like to see how people decorate their homes for living, then this is the place to come. You might even get some ideas for staging your home!For further info, Call 905-852-6213                                                   presented by Trinity United Church, UxbridgeSaturday, June 2.....12:00 noon to 5:00pmTickets available at: Green Goose Gallery (Uxbridge),Shoppers Drug Mart (Uxbridge) and Henshall?s (Port Perry)
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