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GVRD’s money-saving guide offers 101 ideas

DOING YOUR spring cleaning a Jit-
tle late this year? Here are some tips
from 10] Uses for Your Old Shoes 'N
Other Stuff — a money-saving guid:
on re-use published by the Greater
Vancouver Regional District.

101 Uses for Your Old Shoes 'N
Other Stuff has a complete listing of
places where you can rent, repair,
resell or donate used items. Here is a
sample of some of the re-use ideas

’ the guide offers.

‘® Organize a. neighborhood
exchange day. Set a time and place
for the exchange of clothing and

accessories. Donate the leftovers to a
charity.

® Make a baseball base from old blue
jeans. Cut two squares from the legs
of old jeans. Sew the squares togeth-
er on three sides and half way up the
fourth side. Fill the bag with sand
using a funnel, then sew up the rest of
the fourth side.

Trade in your old sports equipment
for something else at one of the many
consignment shops listed in the re-
use guide.

® Look for reused gardening tools.

Check out flea market, garage sales

and second-hand stores for used gar-
dening tools.

Copies of /0/ Uses for Your Old
Shoes ‘N Other Stuff are available on
the North Shore at:

Boomers and Echoes, 108 West
17th Street, North Vancouver, ~

® MacGillycuddy’s, 124 West 15th
Street, North Vancouver;

@ The Body Shop, Lonsdale Quay,
‘North Vancouver, and Park Royal
South, West Vancouver.

Copies can also be obtained by
calling the GVRD Solid Waste
Department at 436-6802.

"SAMPLE SALE ENDS IN TWO WEEKS

Last chance savings on first class seating.

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Come sée the new E' Line serger, THE BABY LOCK ECLIPSE.
You'll love its exciting and unique “Instant Jel-Air Threading”.
One touch of a pump lever instantly and automatically jet
airs the thread through tubular loopers.

NO MORE THREADING ANXIETY.

And that’s not all. Baby Lock decided to iyo pemerness
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such as, vertical (versus slant) needle
system, instant rolled hemming by dial,

twin cam tension system, this is

why it truly eclipses every

serger on the market today.
Tt puts serging in
a whole new light.

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Saturday - 8am - 6 pm
Sunday - S9am.- 5pm

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showcased throughout the year. Choose from among select pieces of custom furniture
featuring our most popular designs and our finest fabrics and leathers. This only happens
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