36 —- North Shore News — Sunday, December 3, 2000

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WITH the cold weath-
er already upon the
Lower Mainland,
Greater Vancouver
Realtors are teaming
up with their commu-
nities to provide the
less fortunate with a
little warmth. -

Between. Dec. 4 and Dec.
11, Realtors frum 65 local
offices. will host the 6th
Annual.’ Realtors | Care
. Blanket Drive.

- Realtors are urging: local

residents to contribute blan-
kets, ‘clean. clothes, ~ new

"". socks. and. underwear, . toi-"
Jetries. and non-perishable:

300-1497 = Marine
_ Prudential

» Ave;

food items during — the
Blanket Drive week to one of
the ‘blanket depots.” ~

On the North Shore,

_ items can be dropped of at

any of the following loca-
tions: Royal LePage
Northshore, 2407 Marine
Dr; Re/Max Crest, 101-
2609 Westview Dr.; Care
Realty, 700 E.. 7th St.;
Sutton West Vancouver,
Dr.;
Sutton’ Group West Coast,
101-145 W. J7th St;
Sussex, 2397
Marine - Dr;  Re/max
Masters, 200-1455 Bellevue
Prudential

Sussex,
« 2996 Lonsdale Ave.; Angell
: Hasman, 1381 Marine Dr.

Area - co-ordinators
Margaret Suchonska- and
Doug Elliot from Royal
LePage Northshore have
been involved with the
Blanket’ Drive for six years
and are grateful for afl the
support they’ve received
from the community.

“Four years ago, St. Pius
X elementary school started
helping us out with: the
Blanket Drive by donating
all sorts of things, includin
bags of toiletries decorate

with . bows (and Christmas.

cards,” said. Suchonska.
“One of the teachers: even
asked. guests. at. her
Christmas house party to
bring. a donation. for the

_ Jack Shadbolt i
‘Charles van Sandwyck
- Robert Bateman.
Arnold Shives
Gordon Smith:
OE. J. Hughes
Ted Harrison

810 Wen, Dist Street, Nan

. 903-3797

but it’s important to
‘be careful while mak-

‘committee .

; Michael
‘Council. of. Canada’s. vice -
- president “if:

“Online, :

. Shop;Grocerygateway. com;
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Hudson’s - Bay, ; Company

me warmth this h

Blanket Drive.”

North Shore Realtors
hope to beat last year’s con-
tributions which ‘filled 156

Shop safely while

SHOPPING online is
one way to avoid the
hassles cf Christmas
shopping at the mall,

ing purchases over the
Web.

Under the banner of |

Retail Council of Canada’s -—

executive e-business advisory
(EBAC),
Canada’s leading online mer-
chants have issued a checklist

of. tips to. make shopping:

over the Internet casier and -

“more. enjoyable. this: holiday

season. .
“Online: _ shopping:
changing the way Canadians
buy for. the. holidays,”
Eubanks, Retail

‘information ::
technology and e-commerce,

- and co-chair of EBAC. .
--) “Qur members expect to |
= see solid Internet shopping .-
- this year. In fact, one recent:
’ study,
“Reid,

conducted by Ipsos-
suggests "that
Canadiens wilt spend twice as

-much online this holiday sea-

‘son then they did in’ 1999. ”

- The: members of. EBAC:

are: Canadian Tire; Chapters. *
: *. Future

HMV.com;

~Sam Online Inc.;
‘ Canada; ‘TD. bank Financial

said .

iday season

bags.

Organizations which
receive and distribute the
blankets, clothes and: other

Indigo | Books; Justwhite
shirts.com; Roots Canada;
Sears

Group; The Body Shop and

-. The cae Channel. '
a lowing is the list of :
‘tips for online holiday shop:

The

ping.

8 Shop
truste
departments.
Representatives should: be
available . throughout: the
order and detivery process.

“fl Make your gift list before
you log on. :

with e-tailers with

a Shop with companies you
are comfortable doing busi-.

_ess with. .

B. Look for e-tailers who.
provide added value, such as .

gift - certificates,’ prompt
_ delivery windows, gift-wrap-
ping and gift suggestions. _

BI Find sites that are fan and.
easy “to: use.. Shopping | is.
more.. enjoyable “ when: sites:

offer clear layouts and inter

= active features

@ Review security and p
cy policies. Look for a: ‘secur:
y statement and privacy po

icy ‘to ensure. your.:informa-::

tion. will be safe... Make’ s
the: site is using i

customer. service

items are the North Shore.”

Harvest Project, the Powell

Place Womens Shelter and .
the Union Gospel Mission.

technologies, ‘and’ look ‘for.
the lock k symbol when in the.
“secure”. area of the site.

8 Use sites that have a clear:
returns _policy.. Review poli-
cies to ensure that your pif
can... be... returned:
exchanged i if necessary.

| Buy early to’ avoid disa 1
intment when ordering for

Rotiday gifts.” Purchase

sites that recommend the last

day to purchase in time’ for

Christmas delivery. e

a. Bookmark the site so you:
can find it should there. be
any: questions ° or. concern:
about an orde

@ Shop Canad

“The Retai
Canada,:: at

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_woice:: of retail

_Profit, industry-funded ‘asso:

ciation. whose :: more