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A nautical supermarket
awaits visitors to the 1980
Vancouver International

“Boat Show to be held at

Exhibition Park February !
to 10.

Mariner’s Marketplace, a
special display area to be set
up in the Rollerland Building
at the Park, will feature a
potpourri of
equipment as ~we as
demonstrations by a number
of organizations connected
with life on B.C.’s water-
ways.

The Quarterdeck, a ship's
store run by Genoa Yacht
Sales Limited of Vancouver,
will offer a variety of items
of interest to the boating
crowd — everything from
shoes, boots and other
nautical clothing to galley
equipment, books, govern-
ment publications, gifts and
accessories.

Steveston Marine and
Hardware Co. Ltd. will be
displaying marine hardware
and fasteners, stoves, tools,
rope and anchors.

The Lower Mainland
Region of the B.C. Wildlife
Federation will also be
located in the Mariner's
Marketplace area and will
feature fly-tying and rod-
building demonstrations, a
display of live falcons, an
area where the casting of
lead sinkers and bullets will
take place and a display of
trophy animals and mounted
fish.

There will also be a raffle
on various sporting goods
merchandise and a chance
for showgoers to bid on the
materials produced in the
demonstration area during
nightly auctions.

The Underwater Ar-
cheology Society of British
Columbiu will be another
participant in the Mariner's
Marketplace display,
making the public more
aware of their efforts to
learn more about the
province's nautical history.

The Canadian Red Cross
Society will be presenting an
audio-visual slide show and
films in conjunction with
their Small Craft Safety
Program.

Also involved in the safety
aspect of boating will be a
contingent from the Royal

Canadian Mounted Police ’

concentrating on vessel
security and water safety.

Someone
doesn’t
like us!

THOROLD, Ont. (UPC)
Police were puzzled and just
a little bit hurt when
someone blew up once of
their squad cars last week.

“It's hard to believe there
is somcone out there who
doesn't like us,” Staff Sgt
William Hartis said Sunday

The bomb was apparently
planted behind the cruiser’s
front fender while its driver
was inside the Thorold
police station having lunch.

“We've had no problems
of this sort) before,” said
Staff Sgt. Harris, admitting
police had no clucs. “We
don't even know what the
explosive substance was ~

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In addition, Mariner's
Marketplace will feature a
“wide “range of booths
displaying virtually
everything the serious boater
might wish to purchase to
make his summer on the
water more enjoyable.

the

Hours for this year’s Boat

Show, which is sponsored by _

Marine Trades

Association. of British
Columbja and produced by
Canadian National’ Sport-
smen’s Shows, are noon to
10 p.m. on Opening Day,

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Friday, February 1, noon to

Monday to Wednesday and
noon to 10 p.m. on Thursday
and Friday.

‘Admission is $3 for adults
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Columbia are offering “Boat
Show Bucks” at all their
Lower Mainland outlets

worth $1 off the admission
price.

All proceeds from this and

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Canadian National Sport-
smen’s Shows are devoted to

conservation research,
projects and outdoors
education through the

Canadian National Sport-
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