b> a el Bdrm Suites $28, 500 each $5,000 down. Owner will carry . at12%% 1 year term. Se and : 2 Bdrm. Suite partial view $41,500. 2 Bdrm. Suite partial view $40, ‘000. 1 Bdrm. Suite - $ 32,500. \ Owner will carry with 20% down 112%, term negotiable. _ Please call TAGE ELGAARD 922-7968 . \ or . DOUG BLACK 988-6239 | 134 East 14th. St., 985-7185. “THE LITTLE PROFESSIONAL FIRM” AAS wa iPS There are now 15,000 new ‘homes ‘in British. Columbia and the Yukon which enjoy - protection: under the New Home Warranty Program. ; Terry Smith, Managing Director of the Program, reports ‘that “although’ the program commenced . over 3'4 years ago,” enrollment has: virtually tripled in: the past 12 months!” Smith feels. that this rapid increase in enrollment is due in large part to increased public awareness. The public has come to realize that they can NV architect name A North Vancouver ar- chHitect has had his work featured in a recent edition of the Canadian Architect magazine for the design of a school built entirely on piles in a small {Indian -coastal village. Ib Hansen, who lives in Deep Cove and has an office on Lonsdale Avenue ‘designed the school for the Department of Public Works, in Hartley Bay which is about 60 miles from Prince Rupert. +: | Because of the muskeg conditions of the area, heavy now, at. no additional cost to them, ‘essentially be. assured satisfaction with the con- _ struction quality of theirn new homes. Buyers of new homes “enrolled in the. program enjoy the following protective feature 1 1) Protection of deposit monies to a maximum of - $5,000. « 2) Guarantee of the builder’s warranty of workmanship and materials equipment cquld not be used to build the school and it is believed to be the first contemporary school in British Columbia to be built. on the coastal muskeg. Helicopters had to be used to bring in the roof sections of the school and all work was done from floor plat- forms and play decks built on top of the driven piles, Many other. difficulties encountered in construction work in the muskeg necessitated a very. special design to the structure, for | - ’ the first” year after building is completed. 3) Protection for four yearg : thereafter- against ‘major structural defects toa maximum of $20,000. 4) Conciliation, should there be a dispute between the new home buyer and the builder during his one year warranty. Smith suggests’ that purchasing a home enrolled in the program, over a home that is not, is one good way ‘to protect one’s investment. Hansen had to fly up to the site several times to oversee the work and the completed | school now serves a student population of about 110, CLEAN INSIDE TOO!