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WESTVIEW SHOPKEEPERS LOSING BUSINESS

Aerchants sing construction blues

‘““WE’RE STILL here - come and see us,’’ is the message
emanating from the various merchants operating in and
around the Westview Shopping Centre renovation.

The new, pale pink storefronts
and yellow beams are taking shape
amid the construction, giving a
hint of the fresh look the entire
complex will take on, someday.

“It’s just too slow,” said Al
Benner of Albce’s Sewing Centre,
who is sharing his retail space with
Ferne Archer of Pioneer Crafts
while their new premises are being
completed. The delicatessen next
door to them had to shut down
completely.

The co-habitation of the two
stores coincided with Albec's deci-
sion to drop the fabric and pat-
terns part of its operation and
concentrate on high quality sewing
machines: and repairs. Albee’s
doesn’t require as much room,
while Pioncer Crafts, currently at
the end of its lease, necds retail
space until the new accommoda-
tion is ready.

**It’s important that people

- know that in spite of everything,
we're still doing business,’’ said
Archer, whose Pioneer Crafts has
been operating at the shopping

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centre for 18 years.

Customer traffic has fallen off
for most of the merchants in the
mall. Benner attributes special
advertising campaigns and promo-
tions at the PNE with keeping his
business afioat.

“If we were sitting back doing
nothing, we'd be crying the
blues,’ said Benner, who is head
of the local merchants association.

According to Dal Nicholson at
the Safeway Store, the B.C. Li-
quor Store’s temporary move last
fall to a trailer at the side of the
parking lot has contributed to loss
of customer traffic.

Manager Richard Graham said
the liquor outlet is supposed to be
back into its old corner - in a new
building - by the middle of Oc-
tober. But he’s doubtful: ‘I don’t

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photo T Burley

WESTVIEW MERCHANTS Ferne Archer of Pioneer Arts and Crafts and Albee’s Ai Benner are sharing
premises in Albee’s while Archer's store undergoes renovations. While many merchants are bemoaning the
ongoing construction process, some of those who have moved into their completed premises report they are

happy with the renovations.

CHARITY EVENT ON GROUSE MOUNTAIN

Realtors getting ready to race

FIGHT TEAMS of North Shore realtors are readying for
the action scheduled to take place at the top of Grouse

Mountain on Friday, Sept. 9.

The annual North Shore Real-
tors Race to Aid Crippled
Children, now into its 12th year, is
slated for a 3 p.m. start.

Proceeds from the race, which
includes an obstacle course, runn-
ing, canocing and bicycling, go to
the B.C. Lions Society for Crippl-
ed Children. .

Ann Broadfoot of the Real
Estate Board of Greater Van-
couver says there has never been

By PEGGY WHITTAKER
less than $3,000 raised, and some-
times the amount has becn as high
as $5,000.

Money is raised by team en-
trance fees. The losing team has to
pay the highest fee, $350, with
amounts decreasing to $250, which
must be paid Uy the winners.

Go Bavarian!

Edgemont Village organizers are busy planning
another year of Alpine music, dance, food and érink
at the third annual Bavarian Fest. Join
costume on the afternoon of Sept. 10.

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Block Bros.’s Delbrook office
won last year’s race and the sum-
mertime realiors’ baseball finals.

“We pride ourselves on having
the best (realtors’). sports team on
the North Shore," said Block
Bros. manager Greg Klemke. “‘1f
we won the race again this year, it

would be the icing on the cake.”
When asked if he expects the
Block Bros. team will come

through for the win, Klemke

them in

replied, *‘We'll have a very com-
petitive team this year .... We
haven’t slipped at all. (However),
one event could make all the dif-
ference. It’s very easy to lose this
thing.””

Team scores are tabuiated on a
point system, with scores being

upgraded after each of the four
events.
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