18 - Friday, May 15, 1992 - North Shore News

1207 Harris Ave., North Vancouver, buiit 1926.

; Gillis Homestead

THIS RUSTIC log home is
located in the Deep Cove
area and was a permanent
residence at a time when
Deep Cove was considered a
rural summer community
for holidaying families from
Vancouver.

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The property consisted cf four
lots, so there was enough room
for horses, a cow, a calf, goats,
rabbits, chickens and ducks.

There was also a small orchard
on the property.

John E. (Jack) Gillis arrived
from Prince Edward Island in
1923 and in 1926 built this strik-
ing log home for his family.

Using his skills as a logger, he
constructed this hand-hewn home
of cedar logs and also built fur-
niture to go with it.

Prominent features of this home
(built as a model home) include
the beticast front gable roof with
barn shake roofing, peeled log

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VANDUSEN GARDENS
will host over 300 classic
cars during the All British
Field Meet tomorrow, May
16 from {1 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Regular garden admission at
the corner of Oak and 37th
Avenue.

A wide range of classic cars will
be represented including Trium-

railings, exposed ‘log purlin ends,
and a log arch over the entrance.

A man with a team of horses
helped Jack Giilis haul the logs
from the Seymour forest, al-
though rumor has it that horses
would haul down two fogs at a
time and Jack would haul down
one, as he was such a big and
powerful man.

In 1930 Mrs. Gillis operated a
grocery store from the front room

-of this house until her husband,

with a Jim Oliver, built the corner
grocery store across the street
where she worked uniil 1965,

Mr. Gillis was employed as
foreman for the District of North
Vancouver for 10 years and was
involved in the construction of
roads, waterworks and wharfs.

In 1950 he worked for the
district. parks department and
constructed a picnic shelter at
Cates Park, as well as path rail-
ings and suspension bridge sup-
ports in Lynn Canyon Park.

He passed away in the 60s.

Many thanks to Mrs. Christina
Gillis, Jack’s wife, and Mrs. Val
Dairon, his granddaughter, for
their fond remembrances of Jack
and ‘‘the Homestead.’”

—Dorothy Foster

Vandusen hosts classic cars

phs, Lotuses, Minis, Aston Mar-
tins, Jaguars and many surprise
entries. Entry forms are available
from Doug Lupton, 431-0262.

The event wil! also include a
Sunday Swap meet from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in the Kerrisdale Arena,
5670 East Boulevard. Admission is
$1 with proceeds to St. Paul’s
Hospital. All vendors are wel-
come. Contact Dave Kowtow,
873-8585.

Healthy housing winners
receive national honors

TWO WINNERS have been selected in Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) ‘‘Healthy Housing
Design Competition’’: architect Martin Liefhebber of
Toronto, and the team of Habitat Design & Consulting
and Greg Johnson Architecture/Engineering, Wancouver.
The awards were presented by David MacDonald, chair of
the House of Commons Standing Committee on environ-

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ment on behalf of Elmer McKay, minister responsible for

CMHC.

“These winning designs will
demonstrate that Canadian hous-
ing can be ‘healthy’ for both the
occupants and the global en-
vironment,’’ said Mr. MacDonald.
“The designs include some truly
innovative and affordable ideas.’’

An outstanding environmental
feature of the Liefhebber design is
its independence — it is not con-
nected to the electricity or natural
gas utilities and does not require
water supply or sewage infrastruc-
ture. The Habitat design is par-
ticularly notable for its attention
to occupant health and indoor air
quality. This has been achieved by
careful selection of building mate-
tials, avoidance of moisture prob-
lems and balanced ventilation.

The competition aims to dem-
onstrate how Canadian housing
can be designed according to the
principles of sustainable housing
and occupant health. Key elements
in the design of Healthy Housing
are healthy indoor environments,

energy efficiency, resource effi-
ciency, envirenmental responsibili-
ty, and affordability.

In the first stage of the com-
petition, ten finalists were selected
by the competition’s external jury
from over 70 submissions. In the
second stage, CMHC provided
each finalist with funding to assist
in the development of detailed
designs. The nine-member jury
met in February to evaluate these
designs and decide on winners.

The winning designs are for af-
fordable urban infill housing in
Toronto ard Vancouver. Both
designs combine high levels of ef-
ficiency for energy and resources,
with low environmental impacts,
and measures to improve occupant
health.

CMHC is planning a
demonstration and monitoring
phase for the ‘‘Healthy Housing
Design Competition,” with site
locations and other details to be
announced this summer.

MASTER GARDENERS
SAT., SUN. MAY 16, 17
10am-3pm

Professionals on hand to
answer all your gardening

concerns and offer
helpful hints.
Everyone is welcome.

Greenleaf Blossom Booster

15-30-15
Reg. $7.49

Huge selection of Beddin
Many varieties to ¢ hoose
plus ready-made planter boxes.

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Just arrived
Mexican
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in a variety
of sizes

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Your heme gardening centre

1406 Mountain Hwy.

North Vancouver