14 — Friday, March 6, 1992 —- North Shore News

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201-203 Lonsdale, 104-108 West 2nd, North Van.

MAX FINNEY, a. well-known
real estate professional in West
Vancouver, has been elected
president of the West Vancouver
division of the Real Estate Board
of Greater Vancouver for the se-
cond time in his real estate career.

He served as president for three
consecutive years in 1980, 1981
and 1982 and in that capacity
took a seat on the parent board’s
directorate. He wilt again repre-
sent the 49l-member division for
the 1992 term, after having been
officially installed at the board’s
73rd annual meeting, held Tues-
day, Feb. 18, at the Hotel Van-
couver.

Finney has been licensed as a
realtor for almost a quarter cen-
tury, and is agent-nominee for his

company, Bell Realty Ltd. Over
the years ke has served oa almost
every standing committee of the
teal estate board, and has also
achieved every sales award of the
board’s prestigious Medallion
Club. He is now a 20-year life
member of that club, one of only
four realtors to achieve this status.

The West Vancouver division is
one of seven geographical divi-
sions located within the board’s
full service area, which is the
largest portion of the Lower
Mainland between Haney and
Howe Sound. Members of the
Real Estate Board of Greater
Vancouver also provide services to
residents in Squamish, Whistler,
and on the Sunshine Coast.

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Lower Lonsdale building [RE-ROOFING?

features silver turret

IN NORTH Vancouver’s
Lower Lonsdale historic
area, an Edwardian com-
mercial building immediate-
ly catches your eye largely
due to its striking siiver-
domed turret at its corner.

The octagonal turret is a land-
mark at 2nd Street and Lonsdale
Avenue and is a distinguishing
feature of this building.

Other notable features that
highlight it are the bay windows
on the second floor overlooking
West 2nd, and the angled front

Farm hosts
sunflower
competition

THOUGHTS WILL soon be turn-
ing to spring planting and once
again Maplewood Farm is offering
kids the opportunity to learn more
about the incredible, edible
sunflower,

Seed packets will be available
starting March 1 with each child’s
admission to the farm. With your
seeds you will receive information
on growing and harvesting this
giant flower, along with details of
the Fourth Annual Great
Sunflower Contest to take place
Saturday, Sept. 12.

The contest is open to all
children up to 16 years of age and
the judging is in two categories:
flowers grown in pots and those
grown in the ground.

For more information call the
farm at 929-5610.

NORTH SHORE
HERITAGE

entry off Lonsdale.

Built around 1905, this building
was originally owned by W.E.
Thompson. [In 1908 and 1911
renovations and additions altered
it for banking purposes, and in
1912 it was acquired by the Royal
Bank.

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Over the years various tenants
have operated businesses in the
retail space on the bottom floor,
while the upper storey has con-
tinued to be used for apartments.

The heritage inventory records
are unable to indicate who the ar-
chitect and builder were, so if any
readers have knowledge of this, I
would be happy to hear from
them.

— by Dorothy Foster

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