18 - Friday, September 18, 1992 ~ North Shore News

OME S GARDEN
Check home for hazards |:

{IS YOUR home safe from
fire? Most of us like to
think so, but each year
most people who die as a
result of a fire die at home.

- The District of North Van-
‘couver Fire Services suggests that
you take = few moments to check
some areas in your house for.
hazards that could cause a fire:
Living or family room:

— Eliminate overloaded electrical
outlets

— Minimize the number and.”

lengths of extension cords

— Allow space around televisions
‘and stereo equipment to prevent
overheating:

— Use a metal screen in front of

_ the fireplace

=o If you use your fireplace regu-
<< Jarly,~ have a professional clean
‘your chimney annually

<— Have large, deep ashtrays for
smokers and make sure ali smok-
‘jing materials have been extin-
“guished before disposal :

; Kitchen:

~ Real Estate

'.MARTYN. DOUGLAS, nominee
.. ‘and. general manager of . Realty
World. . Coast. Country” Realty,
“Comox, has been elected chairman

".. of the Real Estate Council of Brit-:

ish: Columbia. Elected vice-chair-
-man.was ‘Allan..Terry of. Surrey.

They”. were elected to their new
-. positions at the July meeting ‘of the ©

council i in Vancouver.

The: 17members of _ the Real"
‘Estate : Council. are agents’ and .
salespeople elected to represent all .

* afeas of the province. The ‘council
“was established in’ 1958, under the
Real. Estate ‘Act of British Colum-
bia. Its- principal functions are to
“supervise the’ conduct of real
‘estate ‘licensees, regulate the
_ standards. for initial licensing of
Teal estate sales people and_ agents
-and ensure that ihe interests of the
‘public are. protected against the
‘wrongful actions of any licensee.
-¢ Douglas: has served ‘on the
Real :Estaté Council for the past
four. years and was vice-chairman
* last year. He. has . -been active in

HOT TIPS

North Vancouver
District Fire Department

— Keep surfaces clean and free of
grease
— Do not leave the kitchen while

the stove or oven is in use. Many-

fires begin as a result of unat-
tended cooking

— Turn pot handies in so they.

can’t be knocked off or pulled
down by small children

— If you have a grease fire, put a
lid on it! Using water will spread
the fire

Bedrooms:

— Make a firm rule to not allow
anyone to smoke in bed

— Working smoke detectors
should be installed outside each
sleeping area. If you sleep with
your bedroom door closed, instal!
a smoke detector in your room.
Test detectors monthiy and change
the battery annually

— Have a home fire escape plan
and practise it with your family

Basement,
areas:
— Keep areas around heating
equipment free of papers, rags
and flammatile liquids
— Store gasoline, kerosene, or
other flammabie liquids in safety
cans cutside your home
Throughout the heuse:
— Keep matches and _ lighters
stored where children cannot find
them —
— Post emergency numbers on all
phones
— Don’t let papers or trash ac-
cumulate
— Unplug electrical appliances
when not in use

It takes only minutes to check
your home for fire hazards. Set 2
time to do so regularly. You could
prevent a fire and possibly save a
life — the life of a family
member. °

For further information on how
you can protect. your home from
fire, contact the District of North

garage and storage

Vancouver Fire Services non- |

emergency number, 980-7575, or
your local fire department.

Council elects officers

- Tea{- estate for 22 years. He is a

past president of the British Col-
umbia Real Estate — Association
and of the Vancouver Island Real
Estate Board.

- Mr. Terry, a salesman with
Homelife. Benchmark Realty

.Corp., Surrey, has served on the
‘Real Estate Council for the: past
* five years, Active in reat estate for

27 years,-he is a past chairman of

“the salesman’s division of "the

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board.
and is a past vice-president and -
director of that board.

New menibers elected to the

* council: for.a two-year term: are:

Jeannie Dewhust, Sutton
Group-Future Realty, Victoria;
Ralph Kennedy,. Re/Max Masters
Realty, West Vancouver; and Paul
Prade, Royal LePage Real Estate
Services Ltd., Vancouver.
Re-elected to. serve a further
two-year term on council are:
Jordy Higgins, Sutton Group-
West Coast Realty, North Van-
couver; Neil. Rawnsley, Royal

LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.,
Victoria; Martyn G: Douglas, Re-
alty' World Coast Country Realty,
Comox; -S.F.W. ‘Bus’? Norman,
Royal LePage Real Estate Services
Ltd., Coquitlam; and Douglas C.
Watkins, Heal - Agencies’. (1974)
Ltd., Surrey:

‘Council members ‘with one year
remaining in their terms are: Ben”
NRS:: Rosling «Real -
Nelson; :
“Leona D. Griffin; Canada: Trust:

Cc... Arcuri,
“Estate (Nelson) “ Ltd.,°°
-Realty -Inc., ‘Vancouver; Kenneth
“"J, Henderson, Henderson Realty

& Associates’ Lid., Victoria; John:
Iver Miller’ Realty §

D. Hurst,
(1989). Ltd.,. Fort St. John;
Oswald Jurock, NRS - Block Bros.
Realty’ Ltd., Vancouver; Marlene
Kolterhoff,. Canada Trust Realty

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