| Page 50, March 28, 1979 - North Shore News: [---------- _. Well. help.is now’as close as your phone.. : “Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada has taped its -. advice on some 156 topics and is using these tapes ina - - before you. buy. : ' . . . 1 . ‘are holding another popular “One Day Workshop” at Carson..Graham Secondary School, 2145 Jones Avenue, _ North Vancouver, early next |. month: If. - you ‘have - attended: previous workshops you'll probably - agree that the school becomes a hive of. actiyity. on -these Saturdays. On a tour through the school you'll find students stretched out on the floor in the St. John’s First Aid program held in. the gym — next door to the cafeteria the floor is jumping with teenagers and» grandparents learning ito disco dance. . On a quieter vein, in | another room a calligraphy — ' class: is in progress, where students are turning. out. incredible results in a few Want to know how to get more for your food dollar? Or how: to buy:a car, a house‘or children’s toys?.Or any — of hundreds of other things about the marketplace? 1. a ‘Have a pencif and paper ready to take notes. Note the letter, number and name of the tape you - s want to hear and thencallus. ©, - No: service. on Saturday . - Tell our operator the letter, number and name of. « the tape...and listen. 4 If you want to hear that tape again, or hear another « one, just call back. ‘six-month pilot project in the Vancouver-Victoria area. “The tapes, which last from two to five minutes, wil! give you generat advice on the topic you choose and tell you where to get more detailed information. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday This service is called Consumer Infotel. Give it a try C44 How to buy medical and disability insurance C146 Mobile homes C45 How to shop for a mortgage FOTER TOOLS ENTERTAINMENT HOUSING C83 How to chogse a fawn mower C107 How to choose a television C18 How to choose a smoke detector C84 How to choose a hammer C108 How to choose a piano . C1 Ten ways to get more for your food dotlar C29 How to choose a fire extinguisher C85 How to choose a ladder C109 How to choose an organ C2 How to get more for your milk product doflar C45 How to shop tor a mortgage C86 How to choose a handsaw C135 How to choose audio equipment C3 —_- How to get move for your bread-arid-cereal dollar C46 ‘How to buy a house C87 How to choose an efectric drill C136 How to choose a record player or tumtable C4 —_ How to get more for your fruit-and-vegetable dollar C47 How to buy a guaranteed home C88 How to choose portable power tools C137 How to choose a tape player/recorder _ CS — How to get more for your meat-and-altemate dollar C48 How to buy a condominium HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE , C138 How to choose foudspeakers C6 Meat attemates | C49 How to build a fuel-saving house 3 p C139 How to choose a-adio or receiver | CB What's all this fuss about nutrition? C50 Two dozen ways to cut fuel bills C79 Do kt yourself C140. How to choose Citizens’ Band radios C9 —_ How to get more for your food dolar by unit pricing C51 Which insutatton material? C83 How to choose a fawn mower CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR | C10 How to get more tor your food dollar by buying py grade C52 How to hire an insulation contractor CO’ How to choose a canister-vacuum Cleaner i" , { C11 How to make a grocery list C54 Anti-theft measures C35 _ How to choose an upright vacuum cleaner C7, {Yow to buy the right size in children's clothing : C12 Metric measures in the kitchen : * C55 How to choase a moving company C110 How to choose pots and pans C119 Textile labelling | C13 No-name products C57 How to choose a hot-water heater C111 How to choose blankets ; C120 How to read the cleaning instructions | C14 What Is the Universal Product Code? C80 Paint. paper ot panel? C112 How to choose. electric blankets C121 Dry cleaning | C15 How to plan a menu C81 How to choose a tloor covering C113 How to choose towels C122 How to buy clothing that lasts : FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN - oe C82 How to choose a campet C114 How to choose linens a __C123_How to buy shoes | C7 How to chose the right size i children's clothing C146 Mobile homes ab one pillows PERSONAL CARE 1 C16 How to choose a high chai SELF-HELP C78 How to choose a heating ald | C19 Preparing for a new baby C17 How to manage your money HOME FURNITURE AND MAJOR APPLIANCES C89 How to choose eye glasses C20 How to buy. toys for infants from birth to & months C39 Guarantee or warranty: how good 1s it? ed How to buy electrical apptiance repairs and service C126 How to uy soap | C21 How to buy toys for children 6 months to a year C40 — Eight things to do before you sign a contract How to buy a used appliance C126 How to buy shampoo | C22 How to buy toys for toddlers 1 and 2 years old C58 How to get your money back crr How to choose a sewing machine C127 How to buy halt dye ] C23 How to buy toys for chikiren 3 to 5 years old C59 How to buy repairs C90 How'to choose a range C128 How to buy wigs C24 How to buy toys for elementary school children C60 How to avoid buying products with hidden hazards C91 Refrigerators C141 How to buy drugs — prescription and over- -the-counter | C25 How to buy a Safe tattle or pacifier C61 How to complain C92 How to choose a washer SPORTS AND ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT | C26 How to buy playpens C62 Your rights as a consumer C93 How to choose a dryer C28 How to buy a bicycte or tricycle C27 How to buy crits and cradles C63 How to comparison shop C94 How to choose a canister vacuum cleaner C130 How to choose fishing gear C28 How to buy a bicycle or tricycle C64 How to get help C95 How to choose an upright vacuum cleanor - C131 How to choose skis and skling equipment | C75 How to buy children's car seats C65 How to read the labels ce how (0 choose upholstered furniture C132 How to choose exercise and reducing equipment | FINANCE AND INSURANCE 68 Conserver Society + pe fOOZONS C133 How to choose golfing equipmem | ey memes oom Sie Iowans sl Ey nme | C31 How to shop for crodi C151 Telephone and mail solicnations SMALL APPLIANCES C116 How to buy luggage C32 What you can buy at the bank C152 How to shop by mail C68 How to buy electrical apptiances repatrs and service C117 How to buy jewel C33 How to choose a credit card C163 Door-to-door sates C77 How to choose a sewing machine C118 How to buy an eneyclopedia | C34 How to make you money grow AUTOMOTIVE C96 How to choose a toastor | C35 How do some people tive 80 well on 60 little? C56 How to buy auto pars C37 How to choose a slow cooker | C37 How to plan for your retirement C71 How to buy a car C99 How to choose an’eloctric knife | C38 Wills and estate planning C72 How to buy a used car C100 How to choose a ender To | C39 Guarantee o warranty how good is 11? C73 How to buy a pick-up truck C101 Haw to choose a mixer | C40 Eight things to do before you sign a contract C74 How to buy thes C102 How {0 choose a coftes maker C41 Howto Duy ife insurance C75 Howto buy children’s car seats C103 How to choose a microwave oven | C42 How 10 buy car insurance C78 Car repairs C104 How to choose a food processor t 043. How to buy hora insurance - C145 Recreational vehicles C105 How Jo choose a pressure cooker | | | { j | i | North Shore Night Schools “Maybe - I enrolled in that class!" ‘the. ‘Day” learn about... It’s as simple ast 2, 3, 4. Hours of operation IN VANCOUVER CALL 263-2811°- 10:00.a.m. to. 9:00 p:m. Sunday through’ Thursday 10:00.a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday IN VICTORIA CALL 592-1251 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday | No service Saturday or Sunday CO Choose from these topics: C106 How to choose an iron hours... From . yet short ‘another: room ‘the ‘smell of cooking comes wafting down. the hall convincing you ‘should have The next “Night School i in ‘Workshop . Saturday, . April: 7, - from’ 9 aim. till 4 p.m. _ “You: can’ _emergency r-car; glass repairs for you: ‘blowing; gardening on the North Shore; .whales and. dolphins even | horse racing and duplicate bridge. -You select your:course and have a fun day, with: lunch included:in your fee — meet. new friends and = enjoy yourself. os For complete list of courses refer to: your. ‘Night School’ flyer or call the Night School office 985- 8741. CLIP AND SAVE