12 -— Wednesday, December 25, 1991 - North Shore News

reindeer power, he fits into everyone's chimney despite
his rotund physique and most importantly, he knows
who has been naughty or nice. The Inquiring Reporter
asked some Santa fans for just one more detail concera-
ing the popular North Poler.

THE STRANGE habits of the jolly plump man who
lives af the Nosth Pole can be articulated without hesi-
tation and in extraordinary detail by most children look-
ing forward to Christmas. Pint-sized biographers say
Santa Claus wears a red suit, he flies a sleigh under

How old is Santa Claus?

INQUIRING REPORTER

Most of increase goes

Zoe Bartley

North Vancouver

He is 55. Santa is fat, his
face is liule and his feet
are big. He wears a white
and red jacket and a hat.

David Dunhan

Vancouver

He is 105 and I'm five.
Santa comes down the
chimney while you are
sleeping and he lives in
the North Pole.

to new GVRD program

From page 8

bage pick-up, resulting in no in-
crease to the $139 waste removal
fee charged to the average 1ax-
payer.

West Vancouver sewer opera-
tion and maintenance fees will in-
crease about 18%, adding an extra
$15 to the $84 paid in 1991 by the
average West Vancouver home-
owner.

Most of the extra funds will go |

to the GVRD to help cover the
costs of a new sludge management
program at the Lions Gate sewage
treatment pliant.

Despite the GVRD's projected
42% water rate increase, West
Vancouver will restrict the in-
crease in water-use fees to 5.6%,

— enn,
SURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUn;

celebrates

or about $8, thanks

to the

municipality’s water sources that
supply the western part of West

Vancouver at much

GVRD costs,

fower

than

“The regional water costs are
driven by concerns and programs

relating to water

quality,

ecological concerns, dam stability

anaG general

growth within ihe

GVRD,"" West Vancouver’s direc-

tor of finance George Horwood
3 report to

stated in his Dec.
council,

Horwood noted

this point.
‘Should changes

or deficits,"

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GVRD
budgets are ‘‘only provisional’’ at

that

occur
may produce significant surpluses
said Horwood.

sn

they

Ben Mackay

West Vancouver

He’s six and I'm five.
Santa gives toys. He lives
in the North Pole and he
wraps the presents before
he gives them.

This is our year end
clearance of odds and
sods, discontinued and

slightly scratched pro-

ducts. Ali are namebrand

products and are subject
to prior sale

End Tables

9

from

Head Boards from

Dinettes

from

Ent. Centres from

Aubrey Schneider
Furniture
Expert

sell. for less |i

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111 E. 3rd ST., NORTH VANCOUVER 986-1361

Mary France Sitnam
North Vancouver

He is five and I’m four.
Santa gives presents and
flies.

Beer Dalgleish

North Vancouver

t don’t know but he is
too heavy to be riding on
a sleigh all over the place
at night — even if it’s
just once a year.

Swivei Rockers from 499

Sofas
Sofa E2ds
Lamps

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from $399
2 70% OFF

ALL SALES FINAL

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