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North Vancouver City
heritage homeowners meet

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THE CITY of North Vancouver recently held a Heritage Home-
owners workshop in which participants were given advice on
how to successfully upgrade heritage buildings. A highlight of
the workshop was a presentation on the rehabilitation of the
home at 2144 Mahon which was recently upgraded by the
owners, Bob and Donna Cairns.

ON OCT. 20, a Heritage Homeowners Workshop
was held as part of the City of North Vancouver's
ongoing Heritage Program.

This workshop was sponsored in conjunction with
the Provincial Community Pride Program. Com-
munity Pride operates by contract to the B.C.
Heritage Trust.

Ai owners of inventoried heritage buildings were
invited to participate. A specially trained team of
experts working in heritage conservation were
assembled by Community Pride for this event, which
included Robert femon, Stuart Stark and Joel
Latker.

The purpose of the workshop was to provide ad-
vice on how to successfully upgrade heritage build-
ings following accepted principles of heritage conser-

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vation, It included practical examples of building
maintenance, restoration and the technical aspects of
working on older buildings.

Guidance on v.iere to find approximate materials
and competent workers was also covered. Approxi-
mately 30 people attended the workshop and found
the sessions to be most informative.

A highlight of the workshop was a presentation on
the rehabilitation of the home at 2144 Mahon which
was recently upgraded by the owners, Bob and Don-
na Cairns. Based upon the success of this event, it is
expected that the City will be sponsoring future
homeowner workshops in the coming year.

Anyone interested in more information on the Ci-
ty’s Heritage Program should call City Hall at 985-
7761 (tocal 216).

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