BEAUTIFUL CLOTHING FOR ALL YOUR LITTLE ANGELS There's a Yen Van children’s store that carne all the bet things for the fiate angels in soar hie. Angel en Belleuc cimes a wide selection of clothing. shoes and accessories for children, spe- calizing in hard-to-find and tp of the line designer Lbels from Europe ke Marese, Kenzo wid Elle. Manager Keih Miller aints ta help cach custonwr fit the perfect audit for their children, whether tie Gceasion be a birthday ar hack-t0- school neds. Miller tikes to getto know idl of hier clients - and ther children - persondly and lias a tov bible and activibes to keep the chikiren busy while Mom ur Dad can browse. At Angels on Selkeue. youll find sothing but he most unique and beautifil clothing for all your litde angels. Have you outgrown that baseball glove? Ski boots a litle too snug? Perhaps a visit to North -.- Shore Sports Swap at 229 Lower Mountain” Highway in North Vancouver may be in order. The store buys, sells and trades new and used sporting ~ equipment of all types and models, from bikes to snowboards to golf clubs. The staff of six includes fully certified bike mechanic Dave Adam, who spe- calizes in wheel building and shocks. ‘The store will also special order selected parts in and build your dream bike according to your exact specifi- cations. With an emphasis on quality and a willing- ness io please the customer, manager: Dave Stevenson and staff are committed to making each - visit to North Shore Sports Swap a home run. 229 Mountain Hwy. N.Van 983-2272 ON BELLEVUE 1463 BELLEVUE AVE. WEST VAN. 926-8737 eeaememnenncegreemser iar Sea ae Nort Sho lews, the | voice of the North Shore | Any paper can report the news: A good paper understands the news. An exceptional paper makes a difference. has been the secipient of over 100 awards recognizing excellence in editorial, advertising, promotion and design from focal, provincial, national and intemational newspaper competitions. Lost. year, the Hews was: voted the best community newspaper in its category "ut leadership is shout more then winning. For the Herth Shore News and ony business leader worth its salt, doing business means ° being part of the community, not being « part from it. Ever since the newspaper wos established by publisher Pater Speck back in 1969, it tas been dedicated to making 0 difference in the community, not __ only from the information it delivers ond the issues it raises, but in what it gives bock to the community thot it serves and that, in ium, supports the newspaper. |. The News curently invests over $500,000 in sponsorships each ~ year. Its catalogue of sponsorship support ranges from the Lions Gata Hospital 9-1-1 Relay to the North Vancouver Christmas Bureau and the Copilono River Duck Race. ; It provides employment for on ormy of approximately 900 newspaper casiers, most of whom ore the children of North Shore. = residents, as well as its office staff, again almost oll of whom are North Shore residents. = : "The News is 0 community family affcir from top to bottom. Rach leadership also requites vision, courage ond innovation. The News began with its publisher's vision of a free total market coverage tobloid newspaper an! not much else, That vision, coupled with equat portions of courge ond innovation, pushed the News fo add a Sunday edition to the original Wednesday News in April 1977. A Friday edition was edded in . February 1984. ot - The newspaper launched its Internet Web site in 1995, long before most community or daily newspopers had established similar sites. Today it receives upwards of 4,000 visits per week from News readers around the world seeking local news and advertising information. “fated Canada’s Best Newspaper in 1999, the Nosth Shore News has proudly been the Voice cf the North Shore for over 30 years. That's stamina by any measure. But the News is cbout more thon survival. Qver the post three decedes it hos become on integral part of the orth Shore community, : Its poges present a running history of the best comer of Canedo in which to Ive. Thay also provide a forums for discussion and debate “Making ¢ ~ “ positive difference te our community: is what the News " “js afl about.” of issues thet drive local life. fts display and classified advertising are vehicles for local commerce that drive the local economy. In shed, the News is the North Shore’s publication of record. North Shore residents agree. News readership consistently suns in the 90% conge. {ts delivery hovers around 98%. Both figures are the envy of community newspapers cll over North America. Quality mokes o difference. Over the past 30 years, the News Though it’s number 1 across Conoda and number 1 in its morket, the North Shore News is driven by the principle that it’s only as good as its fost edition and that staying number 1 is for more chailenging than getting there in the fust place. To meet thot business leadershig challenge requires not only Total commitment from the newspaper's stoff to the newspaper, but total commitment to the community from the newspaper itself. WWW.HISheWS.COom 1139 Lonsdale Avenue - ’ North Vancouver” ¢