14 - Wednesday. December 30, 1998 - North Shore News

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“WANTED: Male Clerk
for Municipal Hall.
Must be over 21, and an
experienced bookkeeper
with knowledge of short-
hand. Only local men
need apply.”

The District of West
Vancouver placed the above
classified ad in che West Van
News 60 years ago, and

caught the attention of 25-
year-old Rupert Harrison.

Employed at the time by
one of the large retail furni-
ture stores in Vancouver and
studying clerical work at
night scheol,  Harrisan
confessed in’ his leer of
application for the clerical
position that he had “a
dislike for retail sales” and
was “endeavouring to fit
myself for this other type of
work.”

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NEIGHBORHOODS :
ebrating a WV life of civi

His employers must: have
been fortune tellers, writing
in their reterence letter “we
. trust thar the vears to tol
low will prove the wisdom of
vour choice in selecting Mr.
Harton.”

Sixty vears later, Rupert
Harrison has finally said
goodbve to the municipality
of West Vancouver, as he
retired for the second time in
November,

Hired as a tay clerk on the

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Long-term yard waste
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eve of Work War Fwo,
Harrison advanced to pasi-
tions such as cashier, typist,
tax record Keeper, municipal
clerk, deputy manayver, juy-
tice of the peace, returning
officer and member of die
West Vancouver Board of
Examiners.

Harrison says he thor-
oughly enjoved giving a life
of service to the community,
and misses his work and
especially his colleagues
already.

“We always had very good
staf people at the district”
the life-long West Van resi-
dent said.

Atter 41 years of service
he retired in 1979, then qui-
etly moved into the position
of municipal hall archivist for
a further 19 vears.

He's — preserved and
bound decades of local
newspapers beginning in
1926, and hopes thev'll
eventually be available for
public review at the West
Vancouver Museum and
Archives.

Today, however, Harrison
is enjoying 2 long-overdue
retirement together with his
wite Grace.

But he’s not far from
West Vancouverites’
thoughts. As former mayor
Don Lanskail puts it:

“Rupert Harrison is as
much oa part of West
Vancouver as Lighthouse
Park.”

—Article contributed by
Team Change, District of
West Vancouver.

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1999 DOG LICENCES

city of north vancouver

Under the Dog Tax and Regulation Bylaw, dog
owners are required to purchase an annual Dog
Licence for dogs over four months. Fines do apply to dogs found not wearing a
current Dog Licence in the City of North Vancouver. If you have purchased a 1998
Dog Licence from the City of North Vancouver, you will receive a 1999-Dog
Licence statement in early January 1999.

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WEST Vancouver district staff recently honoured
Grace and Rupert Harrison at Rupert's retirement
party. He worked for the district for 60 years.

If you did not purchase a 1998 Licence, or for some other reason, do not receive a
statement by January 29, 1999, please contact the Treasury Department at City Hall,
141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver - Telephone 983-7316.

Dog Licences may also be purchased at the S.PC.A. Shelter, 299 Mansfield Place,
North Vancouver IN PERSON ONLY. For New Registered Dog Owners, proof
must be supplied for spayed and neutered dogs.

Terry Christie, Director of Finance

City of North Vancouver
Phe heart eff gour community

: Sawibrict: :
City of North
Vancouver 1999
Dog Licence Fees:

Spayed or
Neutered Dogs:

$17.00

Un-Spayed or
Un-Neutered
Dogs:

$59.00

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