Deana Lancaster

News Reporter
drana@nsnews.com

BILL Granger is a man
who likes to get his
hands dirty.

But he doesn’t get many
opportunities to dig into the
dirt at work — his position as

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He grew up on a farm in
Ontario and always loved
growing things. It was natural
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Wednesday, May 13. 1998 - North Shore News —

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NEWS photo Miks Wakefield
BILL Granger, manager of parks and environment in the City of North Vancouver
took a minute recently to show off the walliflowers blooming in Victoria Park.
Granger is also president of the N.S. Gardens Cumest Society.

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