22 - Friday, February 28, 1992 - North Shore News

Woodward’s marks birthday
with year-long celebrations

AN ASSORTMENT of entertainment and an appearance
by West Vancouver District Mayor Mark Sager will be the
order of the day on Sunday at the Woodward’s store at the
Park Royal Shopping Centre when the company celebrates

its 100th anniversary.

The event will launch a year-
long celebration that will feature
the merchandise, people and
traditions of Woodward's,

On Sunday, customers at all
Woodward’s stores will be invited
to have their pictures taken, a
copy of which will be provided to
them free of charge. A second
copy of the photo will be placed
in a giant photo album, along
with a list of customer’s wishes
for themselves, family or the

: future.

The giant photo album will then
be stored in Woodward's archive
and opened on the company’s
125th anniversary.

‘*Woodward’s has been suc-
cessfully serving Western Cana-
dians for a century. Anchored on
a commitment to customer service
and the community at every level
throughout its history, Wood-
ward’s has worked hard to earn
the loyalty of its customers and
the company has benefited from
the dedication and pride of its
people,” said Woodward’s presi-
dent Hani Zayadi.

“A 100th anniversary is a rare

milestone for any company and at _

Woodward's, as we move into our

second century, we are committed ,

to delivering even greater value
and satisfaction to our custom-
ers.””

He added that ‘there will be

N. Shore
choir sings
in concert

THE NORTH Shore Chorus joins

the Vancouver Chamber Choir
and the Vancouver Bach
Children’s Chorale for a concert
performance Saturday at Queens
Avenue United Church in New
Westminster.

The North Shore Chorus, which
will host this year’s Chorfest — a
provincial choral festival held in
North Vancouver this May — is a
60-voice community choir found-
ed in 1975.

Conductors Terence Pitt-
Brooke, Jon Washurn and Diane
Loomer will direct Saturday’s
program, called Due North, which
features music from England,
Scandinavia, the Baltic states and
Canada.

For tickets phone 280-3311.

continued accelerated change in
the industry and that Woodward's
will meet that challenge.

Zayadi said over the next few
years Woodward’s will continue to
invest in its stores and make them
attractive and efficient shopping
environments for its customers.
He added that the company plans
to open additional stores, such as
those presently planned for Surrey
and Calgary.

“We are also well under way
with a complete overhaul of our
systems and the technology that
supports all of our merchandising
activities,’” said Zayadi. ‘In the
future, Woodward's will have
even greater capacity to respond
to the evolving needs of our cus-

tomers, which is very exciting.”

Woodward’s currently operates
26 stores in B.C. and Alberta.

The. company was founded by
Charles Woodward, who moved
his family from Eastern Canada
to the west in 1891. A year later
he opened his first store at the
corner of Main and Georgia in
Vancouver.

In 1910 Charles Woodward
Originated the one price sale con-
cept. What began as ‘‘25 Cent
Day"’ has now evolved into
**$1.49 Day’’.

Woodward’s is also credited
with building the first shopping
mall in Canada. The Park Royal!
Shopping Centre opened its doors
in West Vancouver in September
1950. At the time, travelling to
West Vancouver across the Lions
Gate Bridge required motorists to
pay a toll at the north end of the
bridge.

Youth symphony performs

THE VANCOUVER Youth
Symphony’s [Intermediate Or-
chestra is breaking in a new
season Sunday night with its
Spring Splash concert.

Under the direction of guest
conductor Eric Wilson, the or-
chestra will perform Haydn's
London Symphony and
Sibelius’ Finlandia and other
works.

French horn player Adrienne
de Wit and eight other North

Shore students are performing
in Sunday's concert

About 200 students currently
play with the youth orchestra.
Its alumni include Holly Arn-
tzen, Doug of Doug and the
Slugs, jazz pianist Renee
Rosnes and soloist John
Kimura Parker.

Tickets for the 2:30 p.m.
concert are $5 and $3 for stu-
dents, obtainable from 984-
4484 or 737-0714,

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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
EVENTS

Face Painting, Children’s Wear

Saturday, Feb. 29, 12 noon - 3pm
Sunday, March 1, pm - 4pm

Clowns, Free Balloons

Saturday, Feb. 29, 11am - 5pm
Sunday, March 1, 12 noon- 4pm

Strolling Minstrels
Saturday, Feb. 29, 1pm - 4pm

Brass Band:
Sunday, March 1, tpm - 4pm

Magician
, Sunday, March 1, ‘pm: 4pin

SPECIAL INTEREST

Historical Pictures of West Vancouver
Courtesy of West Vancouver Archive Museum

INNIVERSARY British Promotions throughout store

$o Moca To Ceusrate
Cake Cutting
Enjoy a piece of our birthday cake!
Sunday, March 1, 12:15 pm

Birthday Aibum
Have your photo taken (and get a FREE copy) to be —
fdcluded in the world's largest photo i
Sunday, March 1, 12 noon - Spm
Monday, March 2, 9:30am - 5:30 pm

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