‘Part of province’s history’ FROM PAGE A1 Thanking Tocher for the offer, Alderman Diana Hutchinson said council could not afford them and staff could not think of a suitable location for placing the artifacts. “We do have a plaque commemorating your voyage, at the end of Dundarave pier,” she added. After the meeting Tocher said he was not in the least dismayed by council's rejection: “I didn’t really expect them to be abie to afford it but I went to the council archivist to throw the pebble in the pool.” “There may be someone in the municipality who is interested. These are truly part of British Columbia's | heritage,” he said. Tocher, who says that saving history is in his blood, bought the cabin, estimated to be about 125 years old, brought to Vancouver five years ago. It is being displayed temporanily at the Britannia Beach Museum, which does not have the money or space to keep it. The 38-foot canoe, he dug - from an 800-year-old fir tog, weathered stormy seas and succeeded in crossing from Vancouver to Hawaii — proving, says Tocher, that Hawaii could have been inhabited by people from British Columbia. He has other buyers in mind for the canoe, in- cluding a North Shore commenical tourist business which features Indian ar- tifacts. Or maybe someone will be interested for the 1986 world Yair,” says Tocher. whose mind mcochets from = one idea to the next like a pinball machine tin mouogn. His latest enthusiasm 1s researching the current theory that Bnosh Columbia was orginally inhabited by the Chinese who came here in gunks) three to thousand years ago “Vm dickenng with the aden of buying a Chinese junk to explore the evidence of this.) but wel) have to sec.” he says N.Shore agendas N. VAN DISTRICT Monday 8 p.m. Proposed arcade 1000 bik Page) Deep Community Plan Dept emerpency cquipment budget N. VAN CITY Monday 7:30 p.m. five fone Cove Fire Public hearing on proposed commercial office bldg. YOO bIh West loth Laccnsed premises guido lines Alternate highway to Squamish Hotson Report on Lower Lonsdale WEST VAN Monday 8 p.m Publi mecting te Royal development Show Hay wood ool? porn 2450 Pack ford cause hearing Ambleside (parking boat rentals concession) Proposed come Psd Shatton House numbers on curbs slonuare HELP! SOFA STOCK ARRIVE AT THE SAME TIME IT SO THEY MUST BE CLEARED _._. WE HAVE HAD ALL OUR SPRING WE CAN'T HANDLE SAVE UP TO 50% NOW! A9.- Sanday, N March 13, 1983 - North h Shore News NEWS photo Terry Poters PLAY-FOR-ALL will be exactly what it claims to be once it is completed. In- tegrated playground project is designed to accommodate the needs of physically and mentally handicapped, as well as their non-handi- capped peers. The project at the newly completed Delbrook Community Centre, designed for easy access to wheelchairs, requires continued com- munity contributions. Anyone who can offer any assistance is asked to contact project manager Vicki Scheltgen by calling 984- 4181. Our picture shows her displaying a plan of the play- ground, while Kim Schachte holds up a model giving an impression of the compieted project. LOOK AT THESE SUNDAY and MONDAY ONLY SPECIALS.... - SECTIONAL SOFA SETS (as shown above) with beige woven synthetic covers. fully reversible. Should be solid for $1099 SOFA SELL-OFF PRICE - SOLID TEAK SOFA SETS including sofa, chair, loveseat and matching coftee and lamp table Should be sold for $3775 - SOFA BEDS with full size double bed, comfortable foam mattress and wheat-tone cover Should be sold for $789 SOFA SELL-OFF PRICE SOFA SELL-OFF PRICE - DELUXE SECTIONAL SOFAS, large extra comfy cushions, choose from three cover colors Should be sold for $1129 SOFA SELL-OFF PRICE - CORNER SECTIONAL SOFAS our most popular with a choice of three shades of brown corduroy Should be sold for $839 SOFA SELL-OFF PRICE *749 $2195 *499 $729 *549 PLUS A HUGE SELECTION OF SOFAS, LOVESEATS, CHAIRS, ALL REDUCED TO SELL OFF NOW! ALL POSSIBLE MUST BE SOLD BY MONDAY NIGHT...NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. Sca ACICOT rmsscei19 os 1470 PEMBERTON AVE. (one block south of McDonald's restaurant) NORTH VANCOUVER, “one of B. C." s largest Scandina vian furniture stores ° Be ES ae he ® sts ak wit Pg t ; bate she my i * et se Be a