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Film industry
growing in B.C.

FIVE WEARS ago the sight of
mobile dressing rooms and movie
cameras could bring Vancouver
traffic to a screeching halt.

News Reporter

These days film crews still
command a lot of attention, but a
once star-struck community is now
used to secing their city streets
turned into glitzy movie sets.

The task now, say city officials,
is to make sure the motion picture
industry doesn’t wear out its wel-
come.

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To combat this potential
nuisance factor, the North Shore
Chamber of Commerce is trying to
find ways to educate people about
the benefits the industry brings to
the community.

According to the B.C. Film
Commission, in the 10 years since
1978, B.C.'s film industry has
grown from $12.5 million to
$152.2 million annually.

During the same time, the per-
centage of local people working on
each production has increased
from 40 to 97 per cent. It is

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