20 — Friday, April 4, 1997 — North Shore News

A traveller’s guide to currencies

THE following rates are supplied by Park Royal’s Thomas Cook Foreign
i

Exchange. The bracketed figure is the amount $500.00 Canadian wi
CN uy.

te FON US Dollar = 1.410250 (355 for $500.00)

“oy Australian Dollar = 1.140777 (438 for $500.00)

re Hong Kong Dollar = 0.190942 (2619 for $500.00)

French Franc = 0.250910 (1935 for $500.00)
German Mark = 0.869889 (575 for $500.00}
Greek Drachma = 0.005608 (89,158 for $560.00)
Itatian Lira = 0.000884 (565,511 for $500.00)
Japanese Yen = 0.011976 (41,750 for $500.00)
Mexican Peso = 0.220519 (2267 for $560.00}
Netherlands Guilder = 0.776452 (644 for $500.00}
New Zealand Dollar = 1.035686 (483 for $500.00)
Swiss Franc = 1.006092 (497 for $5060.00)
U.K. Pound = 2.341406 (214 for $500.00)
These rates are subject to chanae.
For more information contact: Craig Roberts, Currency
Consultant Thomas Cook Foreign Exchange, 2009
South Park Royal or call 913-0034.

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Loonie items aoounad

LOONIE Bin’s Marie Harrop and Tina Paracy
have sold many a one-dollar item during their
tenure at the Lynn Valley store. Here is a list
of the top ten selling items for a loonie. Who
said a buck can’t fetch what it used to?

6. Doilies from $.50

7. Wind and rain bonnets — $1

8. Assorted haircare — $1

9. 10” tapered candles 4 for $1
10. Small anims! figurines 2 for $1

1, Cards and gift wrap — $1
2. Postcards 6 for $1

3. Assorted incense 2 for $1

4. Assorted Alpen secrets — $1
5. Assorted craft items — $1

A tunnel’s vision

IF the decision is
made to build a
tunnel to accomo-
daie Vancouver to
North Shore traffic,
what is in store

the graceful |

the Vancouver

line, the Lions Gate

Bridge?

The following are our
top 10 suggestions for
alternative uses for the
650-metre spon:
i. Stote-ofthe “ort
ungee jumping facility.
2. Sell to Hollywood Pr
special effects explosion
in upcoming Steven
Segal movie.
3. Offer to Christo fer
future art exhibit.
4. Sell back to Guinness
fomily for sum equal to
the North Shore popula-
tion’s weight in beer.
New location for
annual Big Brother's
soapbox derby.
6. Get UBC Engineers to
decorate wi Bugs.
7. Cover deck with sand
and sell view lots.
8. Use a quarter-mile
track for top-fuel drag-
sters.
9, Make-work project
for out-of-work painters.
10. Leave for future civi-
lizations to discover.

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