NEWS photo Paul McGrath

POSTAL carrier Laurie
Thompson is described as
“truly the best" by a West Van
couple who compliment
Thompson for noticing that
their home was not quite right
in July. Thompson went as far
as calling police when she
noticed open windows.
Thanks to Thompson for car-
ing and going the extra mile.

Gordon Wilson
President & CEO, The Vitamin House

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DESPITE its endearment as
a pet in the United States,
puinea pigs continue to serve
many aceds in dicir native
Peru, according to a June
Associated = Press report.
Almost all curat households
raise the animals, which are a
major source of protein, but
folk healers (Ccuranderos”}
also use guinea pigs to diag-
nose illnesses and remove
bad fuck. The guinea pig aces
as kind of a CT scan; the
“doctor” rubs the animal
over a patient’s body and
then cuts it open to check for
discolouratian because the
guinea pig is befieved to pick
up sympathetic illnesses in
the same part of the body as
the patient's iffness.

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Muslin-dominated Pakistan
allows a large. prosperous
brewery to operate, even
though its product is of Mlim-
its to 97% of the population
and is regularly, denounced
by the nation’s Jeaders,
according to a July dispatch
in the = San Francisco
Chronicle. Non-Muslinys can
purchase Murree Beer by
applying for a consumption
permit (stating religion, pro-
fession, income, drinking
history, and for females, the
name oof her husband).
Muslims are allowed to work
at the Getory and apparently
many Muslims pay consump-
tion-permit holders to pur-
chase beer for them.

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Ms. Ezola Foster, who is
Pat Buchanan’s Reform
Party running mate and a
longtime conservative skepu-
cal of most) government
social programs, admitted in
August that she had submir-
ted a false document in 1996
in order wo get California
worker compensation bene-
fits. According to a Los
Angeles Times report, she
claims now diac she never
had the “mental illness” that
entited her to draw money
for about a year before her
retirement as a schoolteacher
in 1997. Rather, she now
says: “[ (had) two choices to
survive. Since (my condition)
wasn't physical, they make it
mental, don’t they? [fF Edon’t
have a broken leg or they
don’t see blood, or Pm not
dead, they said [ have to be
crazy.” Her “mental illness”
was worked out “benveen
my ductor and my attorney.
it’s wharever the doctor said
that, after working, with my
attorney, was best to help
me.”

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As Russia’s economy and
drive toward democracy fal-
ter, consumption of vodka
increases, but drinking habits
long ago created a public
health crisis for the country,
according to a June Boston
Globe story. Life expectancy
is down to 59; average vodka
consumption is three bottles
a week; and rwo-thirds of all
adult men are in face drunk
when they die.

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The Vitamin House, with its sunshine yellew awning cascading throughout the lower mainland, is the brainchild of Gordon Wilson (no, not that Gordon Wilson). This
Mr, Wilson is the community minded businessman, who along with wife Lou-Anne, who hails from South Africa, has worked tirelessly for 25 years te build his health: :

food empire. There are now nine stores nationwide proudly supporting manulacturers—Fora, Prairie Naturals, Swiss, Enzymatic, Sisu, BioForce, Christmas and more.
To meet the increasing demand for natural products, Gordon established a manufacturing firm within the company. Opening the door to more than 200 wholesale
accounts écross Canada, "Centurion Nutrition,” under the label “Nature Pure" (it's sunshine yellow, too) continues to grow. Not surprisingly technology has opened
the window to the world. Mr. Wilson’s fatest concepf—an e-commerce website—-CDN, canadian-wholesale-direct-nutrition.com. "And now we cater to the
intemational customer,” says Gordon But its a little more than just cater! The “Nature Pure" sunshine has spread to Korea! Along with Mede-Pharm, an e-commerce
company who sells medical supplies and equipment there, Gordon has establshed 25 franchise stores throughout South Korea. “Just part of the Asian expansion,”

he says.

No matter how world renowned The Vilamin House and its affiliates, Gordon Wilson remains a small town guy. Together with partner Lou-Anne, two children, three
dogs, some fish (it's 2. family busirfess) there is greater achievement! Gordon and Lou-Anne share a common goal—to establish and support a house for needy people
wo want to better themselves and become an asset to their community. In that continued effort, Mr. Wilson and his knowledgeable staff (consultations are available)

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