Deana Lancaster News Reporter deana@nsnews.com WITH perfect patriotic timing, the Eaton’s Home Store at Park Royal will be showcas- _ing a local artist’s work. Brent Comber works out of - his North : Vancouver. studio, fashioning furniture and_gift- ware out of recycled wood. It’s not a new ive, and i in ~. this cra of reducing, reusing. and recycling, it makes great sense. + What’s.- unusual material from historically signif- icant buildings including the - - Versatile Shipyards, the Pacific ~ Great Eastern Raihway, old farm buildings, Ambleside. cottages -- and the. former: ShowMart * building at the Pacific National Exhibition. Each . Brent . Originals piece, from picture frames.and mirrors to tables and dressers, comes with a brief ‘history of the wood used for its creation. ‘It costs more to create fur- > niture from recycled wood than > from new, . ‘ Recovering, clesning and planing the old, high-quality wood is a, costly but worth-- while process. According to “Comber, most furniture today is made from particle board ~ and fibre board.’ It's‘not too surprising that. ‘Comber has such an affinity for GREEN GUIDE is a weekly Sunday column. If your business or charity is planning a gardening event, send in your information as early as possible to the North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, BC, V7M_ 24. Priority is given to fundraising events and shows taking piace on the ’ North Shore. Sunday, June 28, 1998 — Nerth Shore News — 27. north shore news sy HOME & GARDEN __ Society is holding its 48th annual Rose Show from 12 noon to 5 p.m. ar the VanDusen Gardens’ Floral Hall, at 37th and Oak in Vancouver Thoussnds of rose blooms — from hybrid teas, floribundas, climbers and miniatures to the ever-popular old garden roses, shrubs and David Ausiin English roses — will be on exhibit. As well, there will be roses, 4 mini rose sale, book sale and more. Admission is $3, $2.50 for seniors and children under 12 get in free. For more information, call Brenda Viney at 936-1514 or 294- 2422. UNTIL July 5: An edible Landscape, a French country garden and a Mediterranean paradise: Jand- gardens out of the limited spaces available to them in rownhome gar- dens in the heart of Vancouver. At Home in the City is a joint fundrais- ing project of the Interior Designers Institute of B.C. and the Canadian Diabetes Foundation. Eight town- homes, Jocated at 156 West]6th Avenue, have been transformed by local interior designers and landscap- about. Comber’s work is that he ‘uses’ Comber. TODAY: The Vancouver floral art arrangements, “bowls & filled to the brim with Rose baskets” . NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge BRENT Comber of Brent Comber Originals creates furnishings and accessories cut of wood from historically significant sites. His work will be on display at the Eaton’s Home Store for three days beginning Canada Day. in North Vancouver, within sight of the North Shore mountains and forests and the Burrard Drydock. For three generations his family had been involved with B.C. logging operations and onc, of. his..grandfathers, a motorman. for ,.B.C. Electric, drove the. first streetcar. on Lonsdale Avenue,’ taking - Burrard Drydock employees to shipyard. So it’s fitting that beginning on Canada Day, this fourth generation Canadian’s work will be on display for three days at the West Vancouver Eaton’s store. ‘Most of the pieces available will be smaller: picture frames and mirrors, but Comber said he plans'to display them on a ‘coffee table, with a design and on a small kitchen table. It’s the first time Eaton's has chosen to display 2 local artisan’s work, an understandably excited. “If you'can’t make it down to the store next week: to check out Comber’s work,‘don't fret. He and his staff are happy ta show the public through — their Harbour Avenue studio. 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