\ Gl community round up VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Grandmas Brampvs vrandpas, rans grand dads. nanas and pops. please stop) Demy shy — North Shore families need vou. wrinkles and all Vancourvers Volunteer Grandparents Society has oa mecluding wating list - about a doven North Vancouver tamihes — and urgently needs volunteer grandparents to adopt them. Sue Wilkinson society ca ordinator. has organized Iwo rnbormabbon rec rurtiny meetings tn North Vane couver but. although she had lound more familes wanting volunteer yrand parents. a) lat grand pare nts have come forward to lil the ho ew need ‘Lm orealls had people coming to omy lears but without volunteer grandparents ! cant do anything tor them worrted. Tse otfiee an She said She pelreses the problem ts lath oot eebrtann there people Courape Im many older trohunteer prand- parents have to be aped 40- plusi who would love to help aprowing family but they are alraid to make that first mose ott means making a counmitment aad that can be hard | fhe sorely members —- and APE has 350 prandparents famihes — who hase crossed that first hurdle and most are finding its enriching cxapenence both sides says Wilkinson An for North has grandma” family of foro stx nesttant and felt bu strane sath them at first —- Mary Morgen a Narmecotrver been © voluntec! North resident toooa three chiluren months Shore Woe Hut tne | potion the prone and steed playing a SONS aha tb. whter that bohoaoe tuw was puSE fine chetits TRIN TLS Ne vere she Looking for Granny added Her owl two vrandchildren live toa far away for frequent vistts Morgan understands the importance — of having grandparents because she emigrated to Canada leaving her family in bnygland. “1 feel as though | cheated my children out of grandparents becuwuse they nmeser saw them. | wish there had been a ovoluntecr pradparent society then.” Nancy Germain is a Lynn Valley mom who is looking for a volunteer grandparent for her two small boys 7 hada very warm relauonship with my prandparents as a child and | don't want my bovs to miss thal cx Penence.” Her parents are in Ontarin, Sue Wilkinson holding oa lunchtime tn formation meeting at the West Vancouser Recreation Centre March 4. Anybody materested Should call her at Jaa] will be “Totten hear older people that say they have pot nothing to offer. and no special life skills. Tf only 1 could get the message across that they are valuable just as they are.” she said. “Thats the best thing about being a grandparent,” sand Mes. Morgan. “Children dont care what you look like. whether you have a face full of wrinkles or salf hands. Phey love you just the way vou are.” Al’ - Wednesday, March 3, 1982 - North Shore News “DINAH” IS a very special little Dachshund who needs a good home. If you can help please phone Doris Orr at 987-9015. Seeds Department of the year B.C. Rail’s award for “The Suggestion System Department of the Year” has gone to the Squamish Car per cent representing were cent increase previous year. adopted, per over the an. eight time Sh for its outstanding . . contributions to. the Em: Planning to renovate or Garden seeds in paper ployees’ Suggestion System . 9 packets have a deadly in 1981. . The Shop. on a per capita upda te your kitchen: enemy — time. It can basis. had the _ highest rob them of their participation and suggestion adoption rates throughout germination vigour and growth. But, with the introduction of our Foil Fresh packets, we've changed all that. Now, the rail system. Suggestions submitted numbered 45 per 100 employees. Of 52 suggestions adopted by the Mechanical Division, 32 onmginated with the Car Shop. resulting in first year when you buy our seeds, savings of approximately $19 000 Cash awards you can be sure of the. same freshness at planting as when packed in our environmentally totalled $4,400 including the highest award paid tn 1981 ($1,260) which went to Car Shop) Foreman Dale Hedin for suggesting a cash controlled packaging saving modification to plant gantry cranes Al a special ceremony In fact, because of the air-tight held in) Squamish on seal, our foil fresh seeds can ' Thursday. bebruar 4th . = | MacNoras BC. Rails Come into Y. Franks and browse! keep almost indefinitely This President and Chiet means that, when planted, the bexccutive Officer presented Were notaun the renovation business bul you can see a handsome wooden plaque the newest apphance models and colours and decide seeds will germinate quickly and to Car Shop employees The which kitehen convenences you would prefer before plague was accepted jointly by Don Milner Car boreman Campbell vigorously, producing healthy, bountiful crops of flowers and vegetables. Foul fresh seeds are getting involved with plans and builders You can con Assistant sider which applances best fit inte the hate ben dhestan Ken and decor wou have in mind and Chairman of the very competitively priced Local Protechon Board of Your plans for renovation car bree anmade caster with 4 the Carmen's Union exact knowledge of appliance dimensions and bow In making the presen cents outlets of drains might affect (het locathon in tation Mr Norris noted that while many employees have your eventual kite hen plan benefited financially from Hoyou onl plan to up date come tn and see oar selee the System perhaps even tron of wall enounted and on the Counter Oe row ares Mote hin portant Ws the anal treagert avpoprbberenc es for hate Peers on levenrvedry Awareness that by giving Your udleas you have con Nek Strareens Cee chon coe Mabe ater thee ce aetoas aye tributed anos Significant wary plranee features Pbre yg wall tee Vuavpepey tere npolainn thre 4 Ver thre qopety Va qb tS ’ val trreovedad ba development cof tee tre faty coffe red toy diff torvvavh ve ’ s t youl the Raalw r carr tether ctvcbe retard whet wasraabed tee sto seedh yoceanr prevt aby Vast your HK ¢ Kail tre cbar needs eee omiployees subancted a cligitte Suggestions of whieh IV were ort submiaitied 1 adopted Coortal VR RON Oons Y. FRANKS APPLIANCES ETD EST £1) 1BOG 1554 Marine Dr 926.0124 (Across trom the Odeon 50 MILES FOIL FRESH SEEDS Are avatlable at all leading ero} couatberts Wes! Vancourc: Nor Are TIMt FOR A CMECRUP