22 - Friday, April 3, 1992 - North Shore News

WHEN IT’S time for spring
cleaning, remember a clean
house is a safer house.

The District of Marth Van-
couver Fire Department reminds
you that trash, boxes, piles of
clothes and other combustibles in
the home are fuel for a fire. Get-
ting rid of them will help to
reduce the chance of fire in your
home.

When storing heating devices to
be used again next winter, make

HOME & GARE
Reduce chances of fire in home

HOT TIPS
North Vancouver
District Fire Departmeni

sure electrical cords are not frayed
or separating.

Remember to remove kerosene
before storing your kerosene heat-
er.

Often overlooked is the electric
blanket. Follow the washing, care
and storage instructions that come

with the blanket.

Clean out storage areas such as
garages. attics, closets, sheds and
basements on a_ regular basis.
Even warehouses are limited to
the amount of storage they can
safely keep. Don’t allow areas in
your home to become tempting
fuel for a fire.

Throw away or give away items
you are no longer using. Clutter
gives fire a place to start and
creates obstacles that might pre-
vent a safe escape in the event of

Display shows compost chcices

THE NORTH Shore
Recycling Program is
celebrating springtime with
the official opening of a
new compost demonstration
garden at Park and Tilford
in North Vancouver.

The permanent display of dif-
ferent composting units in action
will give North Shore residents the
opportunity to decide which
backyard composter best meets
their individual needs.

The display is located in the

Park and Tilford Gardens near
Save-on-Foods on Main Street,
and the official opening tomorrow
promises to be a hit with local
gardeners.

On hand to answer gardening
and composting questions from
noon to 2 p.m. will be North
Shore News garden columnist
Geoff Tobiasson, Mike Levenston
of City Farmer, and worm com-
posting expert Susan Ray.

And even if you don't have a
green thumb, you'll enjoy the ac-
tivities and the refreshments to
follow the 12:15 p.m. official

Romanian community
celebrates royal visit

ON SUNDAY, B.C.’s Roma-
nian community and the Holy
Trinity Romanian Orthodox
Church of Vancouver are
holding a: folk dance show at
Centennial Theatre to honor a
visit to Vancouver by their ex-
 jled king, Michael I.

His visit is part of a 10-day
Canadian tour.
. Long a-symbol of hope,
Michael, now 70, was forced to

abdicate Romania in 1947 by

the Communists.
_ Fleeing to England without
* any possessions, he worked for

many years as a gardener and
later as a stockbroker. With
the collapse of the Communist
regime, many hope Michael
wiil one day assume the throne.

The North Vancouver
showcase will feature the Mihai
Eminescu Ensemble of dancers
from Regina and West Van-
couver singer Eduard Dragos,
who will perform in six lan-
guages.

Tickets are available by

phoning 984-4484. The show

begins at 2:30 p.m.

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opening ceremony.

The compost demonstration
gives people an excellent chance to
research many of their composting
choices. By composting their yard
and kitchen wastes, householders
can reduce their garbage by up to
one-third, an important step in
this era of solid waste reduction
efforts.

Composting is definitely the
focus of the North Shore Recycl-
ing Program this spring and
summer. Also under way are plans
for a central composting centre in
which residential, commercial and
municipal yard waste will be
transformed into a marketable
garden fertilizer, and for the sale
of inexpensive backyard com-
posters to North Shore residents.
More details on these two pro-
grams will be released soon.

For more information about the
compost demonstration garden,
call the North Shore Recycling
Program at 984-9730.

VANCITY:
APPOINTMENT

Sheree Butler

Vancouver City Savings
Credit Union is pleased to
announce the appointment of
Sheree Butler as Manager of
our West Vancouver Corn-
munity Branch, 1548 Marine
Drive, West Vancouver, B.C.

Sheree has held a variety of
branch and head office posi-
tions since joining VanCity in
1977, including her most recent
position as Regional Assistant
Manager, North Vancouver
Community Branch.

A former resident of the
North Shore, Sheree looks for-
ward to assisting the residents
of West Vancouver with all their
financial needs, particularly
through the upcoming reloca-
tion of the West Vancouver
Community Branch. The
branch will be moving to 1400
Marine Drive, West Vancouver,
in the early fall of 1992.

VanCity is the largest credit
union in Canada with $3 billion
in assets and 24 community
branch locations in the Lower
Mainland.

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Repair & Service
Gli maxes
SDISHWASHERS
G, APPLEANCES
an emergency. aust OS ce
Oily rags can ignite without a a
heat source because they produce
their own heat. Throw them out
or store them in a closed metal
container. This includes dusting
rags used with a furniture polish
Or spray.

* Government Certified
foyreaymen (with Gas,

For further information contact
the District of North Vancouver
Fire Department non-emergency
number, 980-7575, or your local
fire department.

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