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FOCUS-AUGUST20147inthetill.AfarmercameinandaskedMarkifhecouldxtractorsandhesaidsureandthatwashisrstcustomer.Goingoutonhisownhasbeenfantastic.Markpointedoutthatwhenyouareself-employedifyouneedtomakemoremoneyallyouhavetodoisworkmore.ThiswasthephilosophyofhislatewifeKathrynwhosadlypassedawaythreeyearsago.ShestartedKathrynsgiftshopwhichstilldrawscustomerstoday.MarksMaintenanceistrulyafamilyaffair.Follow-inginhisfathersfootstepsMarkssonJodieMalcolmstartedpumpinggasasayoungteenagerandhisdadtaughthimthetrade.Theyhaveenjoyedworkingsidebysidefor30yearswithJodienowadoptingthemanagerialrole.MarksstepsonDannyisapprenticingandhopingtogethismechanicslicensesoon.Thebusinesshaschangedovertheyearsbutonethingthatisthesameistheexpertcustomerservice.MarksMaintenanceserveslocalclientscottagersandpeoplefromasfarawayasWindsorBowmanvilleandPeterborough.JodieisproudtobeundertheTech-NetProfessionalAutoServicebannerwhichoffersana-tionalwarrantyprogramcashbackandspecialrebatesforcustomers.Theemphasistodayisonschedule-basedpreventa-tivemaintenancesaysJodie.Markreminiscesthatovertheyearstheyhavehelpedhundredsofmotoristsstrandedonthesideoftheroad.Theirgoalistopreventthisfromhappening.Markwenttoschoolforelectricalandelectron-icsworkedwithgreatmechanicsandalsotrainedwithablacksmith.Jodieandtheothertechniciansarecontinuallyupdatingtheirskillswithcoursestokeepupwiththelatesttechnologyandlicencesandtheyareadeptatworkingwithelectronicsanddiagnosticscanners.IfitmoveswecanxitMarkpromises.Istillenjoyworkingandgettingmyhandsdirty.Ihaveablast.Jodieagreesthattheircustomersarethebest.HeaddsWetakegoodcareofthem.Theresmoreemphasistodayonemissionsandenvi-ronmentalissuesandMarksaysthattaxesandhydrohavegonecrazybutMarksMaintenancehaskeptupwiththetimesandthebusinessisstillalive.WhenaskedtoshareamemoryJodietellsastoryaboutthatscarydaythatadumptrucklostcontrolandknockedovertwogaspumpsthekioskandalightstan-dardcausingare.Eventheconcretepadwasshifted.Luckilynoonewashurtbuttheshophadtobeshutdownforrepairs.ButmostofthememoriesaregoodJodiesaidandtheylookforwardtomakingmanymoreandhavingaspecialcelebrationontheirlandmark40thanniversary.CongratulationstotheMalcolmfamilyatMarksMaintenancefor35yearsofkeepingdriversontheroadByLynnCampbellFocusonScugogCenturyHomeGarden1431Hwy.7APortPerry905-985-2672WheretheSpiritofGardeningLivesFamilyownedbyJohnandKarenVanderzalmFallMums2gallonpotsOver30Colours7.99ea.FloweringCabbageandKaleMixedFallPlantersFloweringBaskets9.99andup