court order

“Horrors! Fashion has
come to the courtroom,”
gasped one lawyer at the
launch of Beverli Barnes’
line of courtroom apparel,
Is it Legal?, at Holt
Renfrew Monday. Each of
Barnes’ 45 subtle designs
has met the approval of
the Attorney General. But
Monday's launch saw the
judgment of the many
lawyers in attendance.
Their verdict: excellent
quality, comfortable and
attractive with just one
minor offence — red cov-
ered buttons on a
Supreme Court judge’s
robes were summarily dis-
missed. Barnes, a Carson
Graham grad (Class of
°78) who is best known for
her made-to-measure
shirts, puts the same atten-
tion to detail. and quality
into Is it Legal?, which is
reflected in the prices:
$143 for a shirt, $400 for
a waistcoat and $998 fer a
robe.

sox(ual) sells

Calvin Klein had built his
denim empire before
launching his mega-suc-
cessful sex-charged fra-
grance Obsession.
Fragrance creator Michel
Germain has done quite
the reverse.

The Ottawa native is
-planning to follow on the
success. of. his- fragrance
line, Séxual _(sek-shu-Al),
with jeans, lipstick and lin-
gerie.

With Séxual’s racy
name and Calvinesque
ads; comparisons to Klein
‘are inevitable, but
Germain, who was in town
last week to introduce the
scent to The Bay’s 10

Vancouver area stores, says,

there’s a difference. *
“It’s not anything like

SEXUAL... a seduc-
tlye scent “for the
woman who has lived
a littie.”

Obsession. It's about
monogaray. It’s a very per-
sonal perfume. ... about
being yourself and sharing
it with your partner.”
Séxual did receive one
unusual endorsement
from “a North. Van_ per-
-fume-wearer in atten-
dance: “It’s nice because
irs new so you're not
smelling like your hus-
band’s ex-wife.”
— Layne Christensen

Local duo host bike camp for women

By Layne Christensen
Community Reporter

ANGELA Meharg and
Cheryl Rehill are look-
ing for spokeswomen for

the sport of mountain

biking, Pros need not
apply.

“Spokeswomen” is the name
of a mountain biking camp the
pair of North Vancouver resi-
dents have organized for next
weekend (Sept. 6-8}. The camp
is targeted at beginner to inter-
mediate leve! riders who are
perhaps tired of “aiways getting
left behind” their male counter-
parts. Mcharg says the goal is to
“increase women’s confidence
so they can actually ride with
men.” And with other women.

Meharg, who initiated the

_ Project as part of a leadership
“course, is quick’ td ‘point ‘out

that she herself is not a pro.

“T just love to ride,” said the
26-year-old Capilano College
student.

But pros will be on hand to

share their skills. Bike-shop
owners Dave and Phyllis Heisler
will cover the essentials of bike
repairs and maintenance. Racers
Sally Carmichael and Tracy
Fisher will teach skills fike wheel
lifts, jumps and log hopping.

Rehill will share her special
skills as a massage therapist dur-
ing a Saturday evening session.

The location for the camp is
the Evans Lake Forestry
Centre, a iakeside setting with
heated cabins, dining hall and
recreation facilities, 15 kilome-
tres north of Squamish,

The camp fee of $250
includes two days of protession-
al instruction, guided mountain
bike rides, two nights’ accom-
modation and meals. Twelve
women have been booked to
date and there is coom for 28
more. All proceeds from the
camp will be donated to the

“North Shore Women’s Centre.

The centre’s executive direc-
tor Kathy Dornan sees it as a
good fit.

“[t's very much in line with
out philosophies and goals,”

‘mountain bike camp: «::

she said. “The funds are being
raised in a way that promote
women’s strengths and abili-
ties.”

Dornan is herself a recent
mountain biking convert. And
though she won't be attending
the camp she will be speaking at
Saturday's evening campfire.

Dornan draws a_ parallel
berween the rigors of the sport
and the demands faced daily by
women who juggle a career,
family and personal life.

“Pm just recognizing how
much stamina and energy it
takes,” she said,

For more information about
Spokeswomten or tv register, phone
986-1149,

ANGELA Meharg (right)
and Chery! Rehill are
behind Spokeswomen, a
designed to build skills
and confidence. “It's such
a fun sport but a lot of
women feel threatened by
it,” said Meharg.

A North Vancouver company has
successfully removed from service
the largest liquid propane gas
(LP(S) tank in Canada. |

The risks associated with decommission-
ing the tank, which holds 40,000 cubic
metres (52,400 cubic yards) of LPG at
minus 40°C, is one of the most hazardous
operations in the hydrocarbon industry
because of the risks of fire, explosion,
asphyxia, and accidents, said Zoher Meratla,
the president of CDS Research.

However, the decommissioning of the
Winnipeg facility went off without a hitch,
he said.

“The only unexpected event was the

presence of a family of swallows that nested
under a compressor building ventilation
fan,” said Meratla. “Great care was taken
not to interfere with the feeding of the
babies.”

The tank had been in operation 22 years.
It received the gas from Alberta in the sum-
mer, stored it in the tank, then injected the
gas into the the gas distribution system to
mect the increased fuel demand of commu-
nities in and around Winnipeg during the
region’s infamously chilly winters.

After the decommissioning of the tank,
however, the role of CDS in Manitoba con-
tinues.

See Research page 23

Photo submitted - .

CDS Research Ltd. of Norti: Vancouver performed the
hazardous decommissioning of this Manitoba gas tank. _