- Sunday, Jume 16,

BILL ROSSUM, president and general
Stong’s Markets Lid., shows off some of his produce at
his Lynn Valley store, one of three on the North Shore
where Rossum and his staff wiil celebrate the B.C. com-
pany’s 60th anniversary this week.

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“THE HARDER work,
the fuckier [ get,’ is how
Bill Rossum sums up his life
as president and general
manager of Stones Markets
Lid.

By Patrick Raynard

Contributing Writer

“And if
ever again, | wouldn'r
damn thing.” he laughs.

The affable Rossum will Rave
plenty of fun this week as his
food compuny celebrates its 60th

lite
change a

had to live my

anniversary. Last) Mondays, he
tock a few imoments from his
preparations to tell the North

Shore News abov' his work and
his life.
From his head office on Vie-

loria, Drive in Vancouver, Rossum
oversees markets on Dunbar and
Rupert and three on the North
Shore — Dundarave in West Van-
vouver plus Lynn Valley and
Dollarton in North Vancouver —
that employs a total of 139 staff.
Though he won't divulge any
dollar figures, Reseun says there
are up to $1,000 customer trans-
actions in gach store each week.

B.C. home grown products will
be the emphasis of this week's
celebration, Rossum told the
News. Statf will be dressed in
period costume, serving customers
against a backdrop of blown-up
historical photos and old-time
music.

“Becatise we pride Ourseives on
being a BLC.- and family-oriented
store, instead ef a trip to Vegas,
our prize wih be a weekend for 4

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IPATION: President) and
general manager. Stong’s Murkets
btd.

* BORN: Vancouver
*REST DENCE:
bar-Soutblands, Vancouver
*EDUCATION: Eaginevering,
UBC

* FAMILY: Married 30 sears to
Karen: kids Cori, Mark, Wayne

dun-

* HOBBIES: Golf, fishing, hus-
ting

family of four af the Lac be
Jeune oresert din the Intersor)’”

Rossure says.

The histers: of
twined with
success story.

Stong’s is tnter-
Rossum's personal
The company wits
founded by preengrocer Carson
Stone, who opened a store on
Victoria Drive aud Turner Street
in 1934. His son Ralph continued
the business and in 1969 offered it
to Rossum, who had niarried
Ralph's daughter Karen gizht
years earlier,

Ralph, who died four years ago,
bexan the conipany tradition of
sponsoring neighborhood | sporis
-— he himself had left a promising
baseball career in the mid- 1940s in

order to take over ihe family
business — and was one of the
four omen who brought  Littic

League to Vaneouser in 1957.
Rossum, who was born in Van-
couver im 1940, studied engineer-
ing at UBC and worked for the
City of Vancouver before going
into the foed business.
Rossum says he
regretted the move.

has never

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