PAR EARLE EE ar atm ae td Meg BY ans akc Phee October is Recycling Month! HISTORIC | BOSTON Garden, which hosted its first NHL game on Nov. 20, 1928, welcomed hockey luminaries — including Bobby Orr, Rocket Richard, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman — and fans from across North America ~ to is last game, Sept. 26, which marked the final “farewell for the 67-year-old arena. Smart shopping reduces the huge amount of packaging we throw away every diay - over 1590 tonnes! By reusing a mug just once a day, together we'd save over 500° rmiillion cups in one year! Boston ‘Gahden’ gets an. emotional sendoff “THREE DAYS before the big Ann Garden, the fans, persist. it is as if “game. And there, in all of her . ‘ grand, nostalgic finery, nes- Wa dled in her longtime address Hamilton his knees never forced hirt off the at 150 Causeway Street — fy ice, . and fronting her shiny new - “Look, there's Bobby Awe, the successor, the Fieet Center -— — ~~ sweethawt of the Gahdens. We love ‘stands legendary Boston ya Bobby!”, exclaimed a fan, a sen- » “Gahden” waiting with quiet tment creed hroughout the con- ' dignity to host her final game, In a pre-game intérview, Orr —- ‘a’ contest between the Boston You make ® who remernbers every vivid image th e Gi Ff eer ce! . . Bruins and Montreal from lacing up for the first time in ts ° Canadiens. the Garden to flying through the air -- ‘E ‘Like Dickens’ Miss Havisham, after scoring his fasnous Stanicy Cup-winning overtime goal.— put ‘the Gahden is dusty with age and clings with steely determination to 2 bh . things in perspective. + -. be disappointed. The box office “The fans have always been great expectations of yesteryear. Frozen in time, the arena — except opened, and as the line inched for- great. It’s the people whe make this for her yellow-and-black banners Together we have recycled over 60,000 tonnes of newspapers in the handsome good looks, polite ; past year! demeanor, warm smile and endear- ing affection for the game, the Greater Vancouver Regional; . District Creating Our Future... : Steps to a More Livable Region a } iti: i ; Ptish Cofunbia BC Envronmort _ ward, exuberant cries of joy could be building — the characters, players, heard with each ticket purchase.‘ . writers, TV and radio people, and boasting division championships and Stanley Cup wins -~ is dressed as. she was for her coming-out party: way. back on Nov. 20, 1928. But urdike the pathetic character of the . Game night. The unimaginable. At the tumstiles fans scored a com- memorative puck, poster and golden " handshake. Welcoming all. were some of hockey’s greatest luminaries great novel, historic reverence is this.’ including the man who revolution- ‘+ grand danie’s greatest charm, her’: lure, her magic. -- : She’s not alone. The ‘faithful had travelled-from as far away as the North Shore and as near as one T- stop up on the green line ‘of Boston’s ° terrific subway system. it was billed as the “Last “Hurrah”, and purists, nostalgia buffs, Bruins’ loyalists and those eager to slip into the time-encapsulated mem- ory of sports history hugged thie ia Gahden’s walls in a lineup around .. the building. They prayed for one of ; the limited tickets reserved for pub- ie “The determined = John, Peter, «Charlie, Christine from West f Vancoiver, a 14-year-old dubbed “The Kid” by his new-found lineup friends, anda 23-year-old woman named Bobbie who tucked herself into a cosy’ ‘overnight sleeping bag ere among those who would i not, October. 7/199: Antique I Furniture’ ized the garne — Robert Gordon. Orr. He is adored, embraced. His - they will make the next building great also,” Orr said. “I've been in tie new Fleet Center and it’s a won- derful buiiding. It 'S progress: We “have to move on.” The fans roared through the See Garden page 10 To find out more about our easy, flexible 20/20 Mortgage, visit: wo locations on the North Shore _ 1578 Marine Drive West. Vancouver 922-3311 980-2451 | 1457 ‘Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver For information cal H the Recycling Hotline R-E-C-¥-C- L-E (604) 732-9253 - 1-800-667-4321 Competitive GIC’s A lot of people don’t realize that our ‘GIC’s offer extremely competitive rates, that are right up there alongside those of the “big” banks. . As part of one of the: largest international banking groups in the world, we “also offer the security of an exceptional deposit guarantee, 4 so you know your invest- ment is a safe one, Plus : the flexibility of a .wide : “Ma variety of deposit levels g ms and payment options. - Like our GIC’ 's, our Term Deposits also offer you. the convenience .of easy ‘ redeemability,. should your investment _ Strategy change prior to their maturity.” So you can save yourself the hassle of looking around for a better rate. Save yourself the worry of an unsecured ‘investment, And, most ‘importantly, you can. start tw -save yourself a healthy nest-cge for your * family’s future, .