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A review of our city and those who make it do what it does.

“By Garry Marchant; ‘Alison
‘Griffiths,

nicely: festive, there have always. | Peter Carlyle-Gordge and.

been odd tales aro nd Christmas . | Kerry MePhedran ay a
time, including several lost noses. | Seldom, if « ever, since. the. Klon-.

Here we’ scan newspaper. stories. . dike .rush of 1898 have so many.
from the 1890s to the present day} people been so concerned abaut :

‘to’. discover’ ‘what ‘gave ‘our |-the doings: of that. most highly .
forebears cause to Ponder a and to. ‘regarded of metals: gold. Despite:

-Jaugh.. Bye ov) | pl our interest, though, very few
| A know much about it except that it

| 72. | is heavy and yellow and that Fort.

‘That's The Spirit Knox reputedly was once full of it.

” By Jackie Byrn It is, in fact,.an amazing element,

You don’t have to drink that stuff woven as tightly into-industry and.
in the bottle, Chances are you will'| science as into myth, literature
enjoy. dinner better if you put it | and commerce, as useful as it is
‘into “ere Por. eo, _beautiful; and soon to be worth

hs » yo} more.

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Vancouver Today, by Kerry MePheddran..sessccssesessssvseesesveeec 22
More things to see and do than you will ever have time for.
Victoria, by Walter Young be ccstyeveacasesecadenspaseeusseceevaepesepaees AQO
Why women should be in government, and why they shouldn't.

Over There, by Mati Laas vit iesesssssvssstaeTiceseseeseesseceseses 22
The other side of Savile Row, and bathroom mushrooms.

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Top Dollar, by Valerie Gibson cccsrsersssssesstssessesessacasrsssseves 125°
‘Mybu've got money and sense, here's how to use them.

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| By: Robin Now Soe!
| Yes, the days of Pyramid and Afton
_were halcyon. ones indeed at the »
Vancouver: Stock ‘Exchange, ‘and .'|
‘Howe Street drew ‘some. lively

characters ‘to its. ‘stupendous ac

tion, Now, it's'a new street with.
_ new players, and if the tune has

changed, the, uh, melody lingers.

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Winter Greens -

By Roland Wild

it i paradise is fairways from.
January to December, you're in
the right place,’ and, shucks, ‘so~
‘what if it'does rain‘a bit?

By Ian Bateson -

“We've: certainly lost our ‘share of

buildings: in ‘recent years, but a

few old: ones. remain, a bit bat-.

.tered and ‘run-down....An_ artist. |.
»picks four he would hate to see .
“demolished.

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Action At Last
By Les Wedman

Forget that old hype about our

town being Hollywood North. It
isn’t, and it never will be. But

more‘and more films are being:
made here, and Justis Greene is

bringing in’ more producers and

keeping them happier than any- -

one elée ever has. |

; COLUMNS. & DEPARTMENTS -

Up Front, be Kerry McPhedran..,.

Dilations, by Ben Metcalfe sesancesuesnsseeeryesesaseatesserersecsesy ss LLB

in One Ear, by
Raf, Joe Jac

"Bordie Borradaile has shot more films than many have seen,

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nO naughty words, lots of record reviews.

Looking Good, by Gabriel Levi vscscayesssessssssecssssescsssssessvee 14
It's a touchy subject, but furs sure'do look great.

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Faraway Places, by Garry Marchant sesesareasatantertenteesrseey LAB
Christmas in places where it's not cold and it's not white.

Twelfth & Cambie, by Sean ROMUEF cessscsccssesesssssssseesesssee TA

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The City Magazine.., and Mo‘e.

_ We've heard of all the big schemes, but where's the cash?