PINFsized singers from Holy Trinity Schoot's primary choir performed Christmas

carols for shoppers, at Lonsdale Quay on Thursday morning.

Music: ‘OPEN. House Wed, Dec. 13 %
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21/2 to 5 yts.

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.C. Party to meet

Katharine Hamer

News Reparter
khamer@usnews.cont

NOW that the federal
election is behind us,
the countdown to the
next provincial election
has begun.

Atoa public meeting in
North Vancouver next “eek, a
new provincial party will intro.
duce itself to North Shore vot-
ers. ,

The British Columbia Party
was originally formed three
years ago. just after the fast
provincial election — but did-
n'ttully gain momentum until
late on a Friday night (Oct, 20,
1999, to be precise) ata
doughnut shop in Richmond,
according, to ‘party: communi-
cations director Eric Kav.

The party arose from the
so-called “unity movement” in
B.C.

Its inembers jumped trom
the respective bosoms of the
Socred, PC, Alliance and
Family Coalition parties to fos-
ter a right-of-centee, alterna:
tive.

In honour of that fateful
moment, Kay disseminates
doughnut jokes amongst: the

party fathtal, tke *There’s no
holes in this party. chev "re all
jelly Hlled;” “We are baking a
new BCS" and “Do you we the
Party colours in the sprinkles?”
Key among the party faith-
ful are former leader and poli-
cy committee chair brie
Buckley, a Kelowna mathenar-
ics protesser; current Jeader
David Mercier, a financial offi-
cer and former mayor of
Burnaby; Gary Cross, former
leader of the B.C. Progressive ; }
ERIC Buckley to run for
See God page§ B.C. Party leadership.

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Gary, Bait ww

: Osterbaner i is renewing his raots and g gearing up. for
idays in his spar Kling new art and framing store on ‘the 1500,
block of Bellevue in West Vancouver. || ae
He bringe with him over two decades of custom fruiting”
experience to the new store. having owned a/similar store:
on 13th and Lonsdale i in North Vancouver about five years

ugo.

He sold the thriving business to pursue other interests.

* but is now glad he’s back on the Shore and picking up}
where he left off with anew edition of Bauer’ 8 Framing :

and Art.

Some of his old patrons have even dropped byt the.
new store to say hello and wish him well.”

: stands aby his iat cher -

itors is clear proof of that.

minimum ‘cider der Of $59, M May use

urges: people to bring in hele custom "framing
‘Jobs in plenty of time for: Christmas so that:
id

; es Osterbauer-also has a numberof.
catalogues from whi ich he can ‘order most
prints and art. -,-°)..2°

* Bauer's Framing and Art is ‘open ‘fro

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