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based woodworkers to create
their own toys out of wood for
.donation to the bureau.

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Sunday, November 21, 1993 - North Shore News - 34

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BILL CHALMERS believes
in giving something back to
the community he has called
home for the past 30 years.

By A.P. McCredie
News Reporter

A retired butcher, Chalmers
spends much of his time in his
woodworking shop in his West
Vancouver home, amid the cedar
shavings and sawdust that are the
byproducts of his work.

44... his creations
are as close to
indestructible as
toys come... ¥9

His latest project has been a
labor of love, brought out by the
spirit of Christmas.

From ‘“‘seraps’? of wood that
had accumulated in his shop, ~
Chalmers crafted 32 wooden cars
— from roadsters to pickup trucks
to sedans —— and donated them to
the North Shore Christmas
Bureau/West Vancouver Santa
Claus Fund.

‘T have a friend with a couple
of twin boys and | made them a
few logging trucks that they really
loved,’’ Chalmers said of his first
foray into wooden vehicles. ‘‘!
also made a few cars last year and
dropped them off for the
Christmas Bureau and Fireman's
Fund.”

This season, Chalmers hit upon
the idea of challenging local
home-based woodworkers to
match, or exceed, the 32 toys he
donated this year.

“I thought the cars and trucks
might be something that could
catch the imagination of the North
Shore residents who have hobby
shops at home,’’ he said, adding
that he knew of many such
woodworkers.

Adding that his creations are as
close to indestructible as toys
come, Chalmers believes the sim-
plicity of their design appeals to
both parents and kids.

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making planters, cedar whirlwinds
and other small wooden pieces for
seven years, and sells them at local
shops, including the gift shop on
the top of Grouse Mountain.

Donations of non-perishable
goods and toys can be made in the
lobby of the North Shore News
(1139) Lonsdale Ave., North
Vancouver) during regular
business hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
on weekdays, and 9 am. to 4
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