Telephone etiquette
for holiday calling

MORE THAN 1200
operators will be on duty
throughout the province
Christmas Day when more
than one million long
distance calls — both direct
dialed d operator-handled
— are expected.

Although additional cir-
cuits have also been added to
handle the increased demand,
delays are inevitable with
such a large volume of calls,
many of which must compete
for long distance circuits
from province to province.

Therefore, callers are urg-
ed to spread their calls out
over the holiday period so as
to have a better chance of
getting through. To accom-
modate these callers, addi-
tional B.C. Tel operators will
also be on duty Christmas
Eve and Boxing Day.

Callers should also note
that since both Christmas
and New Year’s Day fall on
Sundays this year, the Sun-
day discount rates will be ex-
tended to include the follow-
ing Mondays.

As well as spreading their
calis out over the holiday
period, callers are urged to
use direct distance dialing,
which is both faster and
cheaper, and to obtain
numbers ahead of time to
avoid last-minute Directory
Assistance ‘shopping’. Direct
distance dialing information
is listed in the front pages of
the telephone directory.

NORTH VANCOUVER’S Kim Kirkpatrick won’t be home Christmas Day but she can help
you get there. Kim — and her mother Rose — will be among the B.C. Tel operators offering

Christmas Day heip.

Customers in areas with
direct dialing overseas
facilities should also refer to
their directories for instruc-
tions and information on dis-
coumt rate penods.

FOR RENOVATIONS

North Van considers
park funding request

NORTH VAN City may give
$35,000 to the J.C Rotary
Little League for the
rebuilding of the Chris
Zuchike Park at 19th Street
and Jones Ave.

Council decided Monday
to have the Parks and
Recreation Committee and
City engineer look «into a re
quest made by spokesman
Dave Galpin to assist in their
‘objective to provide better
facilities for those... involved
in Little League.”” ©

The J.C. Rotary Little
l caguc wants to spend about

$95,000 renovating the park
and has $35,000 of funding in
donated fabor.

The J.C. Rotary Little
League has asked council to
provide a one-time donation
of $35,000 in cash, or labor
and supplies. The group then
plans to make up the dif
ferences in required funding
itself, Galpin said.

He sand the J.C. Rotary
Little League now has cx
clusive use of the park, in ex-
change for maintaining tts
upkeep.

ALL CHRISTMAS GOODS

0% OFF

DEC. 26 — DEC. 31

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15 Lonsdale

988-4217

Network and customer ser-
vice personnel, including in-
stallation and repair crews,
will also be on duty during
the holiday pernod to meet
customers’ needs.

Al3 - Sunday, December 25, 1983 - North Shore News

May your Christmas Day be merry. may your household ning
with all the fun and laughter this holiday will Dring!

To you and yours we extend our sincerest wishes tor the
mernest Christmas and a Happy New Year

Thank you for your patronage

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