page 14, June 9, 1976, North Shore News__

After you've used the.

contents what do you do with.
half a million empty. embaim-
ing fluid bottles? ae

There’s neo. joke to ‘either

‘ the question or the answer. .
What David H. Brown’ did

with. the bottles was build: a
unique and . surprisingly
practical house « on the shores

of Kootenay Lake in‘ “West -

Kootenay country. ~

Brown “was -a
director who moved to the
Creston area after 35 years in
the funeral -business in
' Alberta. He was fascinated
by the idea that’ empty
embalming fluid bottles—
with their rectangular, brick-
like shapes—could be put to
some good use instead of

_ being thrown on the garbage

heap.

py
aod

He consulted with cons-
truction experts, who could
see no practical reason why
the bottles could not be used.

And > ‘so he set. to work.

_ACtoss western Canada.

“With their caps on,

it
took him 20 years to amass
500,000 of them. Then. he
bagan work on his dream .

home.

The idea was less strange
than it might at first seem.”
the

‘bottles contain - “a. dead. air

funeral AF

- Space that provides excellent

insulation. The bottles are
strong and; because of their

rectangular ‘shape, fit to-
gether readily to. make walls.

Brown's house was built in .

__the shape of.a-cloverleaf on'a ©".
_ fock carefully chosen to give

support to the great weight

of.the building. The walls,

cedar-lined, are curved, with
the bricks cemented togetiier.

collecting bottles from: . all iethe: spakes of a wheel.

. balming fluid. bottles—in-

‘that looks over the -lake, :
. curved. _ bridges : that - lead

The house was intended as”

a private dwelling. But the

; activities |

continued from page 1.

a

attending, representing every : 3}

constituency and region of.
the Province. ;

The delegates who. will be. .
representing West Vancou-.:
.. ver—Howe Sound at the

‘convention are Mike Copes,
Laurence’ Minchin,-: Helen
Lehman, Jim Lehman, Judy
Kerbin, Jim McKenzie and.

Mike Karton.
Ed Broadbent, federal.
leader, will. report on the

of the federal

caucus of the NDP at 9:00
‘p.m. on Friday, June 11.
Dave Barrett, leader of the
B.C. NDP, will deliver his”
report the following day at

Ti: 230 | a.m. -

Structure attracted.so many

people that it was opened to
the public during. summer .

months; in the winter, ‘iit still
serves as a dwelling. -

‘David. Brown’ died five

years ago, but his family still
shows the house and grounds .

~ to a horde of visitors every
‘year. Other Structures on the»
site—all made of the em

clude’ an observation. tower .

fromone: part-of the flower :
garden to’ another and low *

walls ‘that Parallel: the’ paths.

avid. HL. 'Brown’s “Glass
House is located 25 miles (40
kilometres) north of Creston,.
at Boswell on the east side of
Kootenay Lake. It. is, open

from May to- October; ad-'}
mission is one-.dollar for —

adults,. 75. cents for teens and
- 25 cents, for children.

Little theatre

continued from pagel

production, and author Cam 1)
Hubert received the adjudi- ©
cator’s special award for the

script.
Actress

performance. | ° -

Adjudicators : were Dr.
John Brockington, head of

the UBC theatre department, :

and Norman Young, teaching _

assistant in the same Separt S a om

ment.

‘A total of eight. tegional”

winners competed in‘ the
. festival, at which Mien Van
Heek of West Vancouver
Little Theatre was re-elected...

president of the B.C. Drama .

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