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THE HOME of North Vancouver
contractor John Kom-Tong was
honored with a B.C. Housing
Award for the best single family
home award from the Canadian
Homebuilders Association and the
B.C. Ministry of Housing at a re-
cent convention in Vernon.

By Elizabeth Collings
News Reporter

Winning in the over-2,000
square foot category, Kom-Tong’s
home at 3600 Hillcrest Ave. will
go on to represent B.C. at the na-
tional contest in November.

“It’s nice for me as a local

* builder-contractor to take the
award. There was some pretty
stiff competition,’’ Kom-Tong
said.

His company, Modern Tech
Construction, has been based in
North Vancouver for four years.
Kom-Tong only joined the Greater
Vancouver Homebuilders Associa-
tion four months ago.

wins award

The 4,700 square foot home
that captured the award was
designed by Vancouver architect
Felix Assoon. The interior was
done by West Vancouver interior
designer Patricia Coker.

The North Vancouver home is
noted for its energy efficient
features. It is an all-gas appliance
home equipped with three gs
fireplaces, a gas stove and dryer,
patio heater, high efficiency fur-
nace and hot water heater.

Another novel feature of the
Kom-Tong home is a_ garage
which is prepiped so that a natural
gas vehicle can refuel its tank
while parked at home.

Kom-Tong credits his wife,
Gloria, for helping with the design
of the home where the couple now
live with their two children,
Jason and Jennifer.

This is the second distinction
the home has received.

In July, it was featured as a
B.C. Gas Show Home.

Pension Reform legislation

has been aprroved by Partia-
ment. If your company has a
registered employee pension plan

or a deferred profit-sharing plan,
there are some changes you should

NEWS photo Nell Lucente
THE NORTH Vancouver home of Gloria and John Kom-Tong recently won a 8.C. Housing Award for

the best single family home in the 2,000 square feet and over category. Kom-Tong's construction
company, Modern Tech Construction, built the er::rgy efficient home at 3600 Hillcrest Ave.

Employers with a registered:
pension plan or deferred prof-
it sharing plan will play an
important part in making

Pension Reform work. By reporting
the proper pension adjustment

know about—changes that affect your
employees.

You will have a vital role to play in helping your employees
take advantage of the changes, which will help them provide
for their financial well-being upon retirement.

Starting in 199, uniform limits will apply to total pension
and RRSP saving for all Canadians, regardless of their
employment and saving arrangements. In addition, indi-
viduals will be able to carry forward unused RRSP limits
to future years.

The fairer and more flexible rules will give Canadians better
opportunities to achieve adequate retirement incomes.

FO}
O amounts applicable to all employees

belonging to your plans, you will help us
determine their “contribution room” —in other words, how
much they may put into RRSP’s.

We have just mailed out the guides for Pension Adjustment
Calculation. For additional help with the necessary cal-
culations, employers with plans can call 1-800-267-3100.
Employers with plans who have not received a guide
can obtain a copy at their District Taxation Office.

We look forward to your valued participation as we help
Canadians work toward securing their future.