Garden contest on again

THIS SUMMER the North Shore
Gardeas Contest Comunittee, local
businesses and three North Shore
municipalities are once again spon-
soring the annual, ever-popular North
Shore Gardens Contest.

The contest is open to all North
Shore residents from Deep Cove to
Horseshoe Bay.

The categories will include:

Residential:

@ large and smal), front and back:

apartment and townhouse com-
plexes;
1 small spaces — patios and bal-
conies.

Commercial:

B stores, office buildings, gas’ sta-
tions, fire halls and restaurants,

Entry forms will be available at all
North Shore garden centres, munici-
pal halls and libraries. For more
information call. 986-0070 or 922-
2175. ‘

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. 105 Fell Ave. {corner of ist & Fell) 1483 Clyde Ave., W. Van.
N.Van. 985-9321 "926-5404

SUNWEST AWNINGS owners Gillian Kerr (left) and Werner Schmitt with one of their locally made,
great for the wet coast umbrellas which feature an aluminum frame and machine-washable fabric.”

VARIOUS ENVIRONMEN-
TAL concerns have ied many
to alter their lifestyles to
exclude spending: unprotected
time in the sun.

By Robert Galster

Contributing Writer

“While this can be overcome with
sunscreens and protective clothing
alike, it is a bother to say the least,
and often as a result staying indoors
becomes a more and more common
alternative.

At Sunwest Awnings, that is a
compromise that is just not neces-
sary.

Co-owned and managed by part-
ners Werner Schmitt and Gillian
Kerr, .Sunwest. specializes in the
manufacture and sale of patio

‘ awnings and umbrellas for the resi-

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| Strawberry
1& Herb Pots

H 5 sizes to choose
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dential market.
The umbrellas are mounted by

either fitting in the centre of a table ©

for the smaller models or free-stand-
ing in the case of larger units. Ideal
for smaller decks, they allow free

reign of the outdoors while at the |

same time blocking out the sun‘s
harmful rays.

They feature an all-aluminum
frame and water tight fabric: The
fabric is machine washable which is
especially useful in the city where
airborne dirt particles “tend to be

_ rampant. Werner adds that the fabric

remains water tight even after wash-
ing.
Patio awnings round out the
product line with a wide variety of
sizes and colors available. They are

wail-mounted and are operated by a -

crank, electric motor, or fully auto-
mated motor.. The fully automatic
version is controlled by both a sun

and wind sensor which detects
either and reacts promptly.’ Arm
extensions start at-a length of five

/ feet and extend out to !5 feet.

A North Shore © company,
Sunwest first opened its doors in’
1985. Before opening the company, ;
Schmitt was involved in industrial
contracting which he says was fine

_ —— except for the travel.

“IT went to Europe to look for:
ideas,” he says of a time. shortly. ”:
after he realized a change from his
hectic schedule was in order... :

Initially he imported the umbrel-'
las from Germany but-later decided ’
to make ‘them in the shop. At that -
point he found he needed a sewer.’ —
and that’s where Gillian Kerr came . = -
in. mc , ne

“She is a gifted person,”. says
Werner: adding that he wouldn’t™ :
have it any other way, although “It’s --

worked out very well.”

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round. Ideal to ..,
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Smokers Refuge .
_ And when the.sun comes out,
you'll always have a place
in the ‘shade. :

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-Drop. by our showroom ”
and see our display —

Sunwest Asin
: 1621 Welch St., N.Van.
2 2), 987-1577
» (Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm °
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