rs } - - we ONS TN oS rt - : So . . 1s Lact a) . | NEWS photo Pau! McGrath SHARMAN King plays a song amidst the rubble that will by tomorrow be trans- formed into his seventh Book Warehouse outlet on North Vancouver’s Lonsdale “Avenue. He continues to play a trombone professionally. fuba-iotin’ tome linger hi ts town Book Warehouse sel to open May 9 * Robert Galster News Reporter robert@nsnews.com ' SHARMAN King is betting a book store will succeed where a financial institution failed. King, 51, is a founding partner of the Book Warchouse.and his latest location is the 1500- block of Lonsdale Avenue in a storefront that most recently housed a Montreal Trust branch. > “We've been looking there (the North Shorc) for years. It’s difficult because it is so spread out,” said King who finally settled on Lonsdale Avenue. Following a frantic effort to transform the contines of a bank to that of a beakstore, the fifth Book Warchouse location is set to open its doors tomorrow. The company’s human resources manager Barb Leibel has been onc of the employees try- ing to get the store ready and boidly predicts a bright future, “T think it’s going to be really successtul and we've had tons of people just pop in,” she said. Meanwhile the store’s grand opening which will feature a variety of events including give- always is scheduled for Saturday May 9th. King says the central Lonsdale location qual- ifies as a potentially ideal location because of “several factors he has learned to look for. These include proximity to a hospital, city hall and a library ~~ all of which are also present at his existing Broadway location. “T think Lonsdale is going to be fantastic for ” summed up Ring. Rook Warehouse initially opened in 1980 and concentrated on publishers’ over-stock items, but has since started carrying current books which it sells at a 20% discount. According to King, it gets away with its under- pricing practices because of increased ¢fBcien- cies in other areas such as inventory control. “A huge number of titles bur typically one, two or three copies of each. Other stores carry 10, 15 or 20 copies,” said King. “Most of the time people buy one book unless they bay nwo tor stereo.” King’s reference to music is apropos consid- ering he still sees playing it to be bis day job. He, like his partners, is a musician and has not given up his career as a result of their success as booksellers. Although his main instrument is the trom- bone, he’s better recognized with a tuba, thanks to Book Warehouse television spots that featured him playing one -—— badly. In fact, he’s able to perform on either instru- ment and does. King’s gigs include regular sit- ins with the Vancouver opera in addition to a multitude of television shows. His latest performance was an unexpected date playing with Ray Charles who was in Vancouver last week performing at a conter- ence. “It was a neat job because it was a total sur- prise,” said King who accompanied Charles together with several other members of the Vancouver Opera, but was not told in advance who he was to play with. a = en soa 2 / _ oe BAS ny udge orders child maintenance pay AN Iranian business- man who wants to return to Canada to promote a shark carti- lage health supplement recently started paying his ex-wife consistent child support. Farhad O’Sanlou came to Canada in 1979 with his then wife Fahimeh, their three chil- dren and more — than $610,000, according to a B.C. Supreme Court judgement released April 14. Farhad left his wife and returned to Iran in. 1995, The couple were divorced a year later. Since January 1997, Farhad has sporadically paid about $600 a month for child maintenance (child support), according to court informa- tion. The amount jumped to $1,000 abour three months ago. A court hearing was held this month before Mr. Justice Ronald Holmes in’ which Farhad’s ex-wife asked for child maintenance and dii- sian of the family assets. The family assets include a y 4 ~ A'S . pe MOF, ’ oa ; \ cal ‘ ¥ . \e + \ 7 f wee —— ats 1 a7 aan as ~ Naan ~ cA, af a a f a a rhe, Pan NG kt Nhs r ee } foam ay f _~ oy — ™N Ve \ fm ; - une, an Friday, April 24, 1998 — North Shore News — 2% North Vancouver house, a. Woodcroft apartment and shares in Lifeline Organic Products Ine. Lifeline Organic Products offers a health supplement made from shark cartilage. Farhad worked in Iran for the fast three years developing the shark cartilage business. Court information indicated thar Farhad arranged to buy sharks caught by fishermen in the Caspian Sea, south of Iran, He then arranged for the carnlage to be extracted and processed into powder. The product is exported from Iran to Asian countries and Australia. Some of it is shipped to Canada. Farhad intends to have the shark cartilage further refined and processed into a‘ health supplement pharmaceutical at a plant in Richmond, B.C. Farhad intends to five in Canada and “aggressively develop” the shark cartilage product, according to the court decision. Farhid'’s - ex-wife was unable to prave to the court that Farhad had substantial assets in Tran. She was seeking an award © of ail the family’s Canadian #4- 241 EAST 4TH STREET Well below market value, 3 bedroom, 1250 sq. ft. townhouse with 3 bathrooms, full insuite laundry, 2 secured parking stalls, farge storage assets only. Farhad’s evidence was that he had no assets currently in Tran except for apartment fur- niture and an old car. Farhid's ex-wife runs a day care business in her North Vancouver home and works Part time at a restaurant. She lives with her three children who are in high school, college and university. Before the O’Sanlou family came to Canada, Farhad had a lucrative business in Iran con- verting gasoline truck engines to use liquid or compressed natural gas. He also had a_ business delivering fuel to service sta- tions along with. selling imported automotive parts in Tran. The judge ordered the family home and apartment, when sold, to be divided 40% for Farhad and 60% for his ex- wife. : The judge ordered the Iranian businessman to pay $1,006 a month child mainte- nance for the care of his two childreri. The couple’s third chiki is an adult. She no Innger qual ties for maintenance under th Divorce Act. RALPH MAGLIERI : 984-9711 « - ot area, a reverse plan to utilize the spectacular view from living room. 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