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é : HOT OFF THE PRESS last week came B.C.'s latest tabloid
newspaper;. produced in North, Van but aimed at a much
wider readership for which there’ Ss currently no competition. |

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“wthe British Link, ” written for 980-2413) wii a little vague |

ex-Brit residents of B.C., is “about distribution details, Wynier
primarily a ‘lighthearted potpourri | _ says the paper, scheduled to ap=,
of current.U.K, news, sports, trav- -- pear monthly, is available in F
el and entertainment features, Plus” Legion branches and soine of the ©
(as the “*Link”’ promises) local numerous Brit- style pubs.from
Canadian: ‘content, ranging from»... Maple Ridge 10 Victoria. He ° i
~~ talent profiles to reviews of Brit. claims that almost all 20,000 of the

style pubs and a,tongue-in-cheek’:  / first 20-page issue have. already {

‘SLibel Page’*. Named as publisher.’ : been snapped up and adds that}
» is Wembly Press in Vancouver, but::. _certain newsstand possibilities are’.

. editor Stephen Burrows, ad direc-*; “now being explored.’ ‘ J ‘

tor John Wymer, art director John - i

In the cutthroat jungle of news.
Mythen — all North Shore resi- paper and magazine. publishing it's
dents as well as ex-Brits — operate

a brave venture, but ‘The British :
. with the production staff out of -- i

| Link’’ has atiJeast one thing going:
1110 West 15th, North Van (phone for it. B.C. i eatimated to be.

“home to one million first and se-
|cond generation ex-Brits, 185,000
i ' of whom still hold British pass-

' ports. That's a pretty healthy

i market, which, as yet, nobody clse -
{has even TRIED to tap! ,

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fo . / D : ,
THE'ANGLICAN FAITH was -
definitely alive and well on Sunday
at St. Monica’ ‘$ in Horseshoe Bay,-

whose pews can scat a maximum _,

of 105. Despite added chairs it was’
standing room only | for numcrous’
of the Songregation, some even /
outside on the porch. As the bell
‘pealed, well over twice the regular

! number of worshippers flocked to

Rev. John Robertson's attractive

little church for the annual Festival’

:. Eucharist, presided over in all its ©

. > colorful ritual by Archbishop

Douglas Hambidge. ° .

For a baby girl and 15, other
-young peopic, in particular, it was
a morning. they'll tell their own
-children about, His Grace per-. ’

“ sonally baptized four of them-—;

Jennifer, Bowie, James and Helen:
Mole, and Tania Davies. And in
‘the confirmation ceremony the ar-
chicpiscopal tiands were laid on the
heads‘ of Adam Coutts, Stephen /
‘Donaldson, Kenneth Gamel, Dylan

Luccock, lain Morton, Amanda. ;°

-sand Stephanie Clark, Cathy

Donaldson, Sarah Haydaht, Jason a

King, James and Helen Mole,

« Alison Rowles, Tania Davies and_
David Willetts,"

_- From earthly powers they éould

hardly have received a much higher

lionth Volkswag produced ‘for Canada to the, Symphony Fund for raf-

; benediction!

“WRAP-UP: North Van District ,
residents who want a say in the“

commupiity plan are being held
today, June 15, at Capifano |
Library, June 16 at Seygove =f
Community School, Jyine 18 at.
Lynn Valley Mall, Jufie 2! at Ron
Andrews Pool and June 22 at,
Norgate Community School ..

Still on the subject, of blueprints,
JIN Davidson of North Van has
been clected president of the Socie-

Open hor kes on ‘the ad s dfatt!

LY of Professional Planners i in B.C.
ase Inthe field, meanwhile, North

Van's Jim Christie and Chris
Cryderman have qualified as B.C;
Land Surveyors after completing
the Corporation of B Cc

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EVEN MORE To ‘READ!

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Surveyérs professional exams ...
And are there any refugee “Rain

’ People” out there? If so, they're

invited to a grand reunion of one: /
“time Ocean Falls residents July 2- 3
in Kamloops — contact Moe | /
Dashin, 2564 Tranquille Road, ;
Kamloops V2B 3N8, phone ssa"

* 3220, for details.

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awards: (b-r from top vom) Brad, Barbaruk, Pamela’ ‘Ascroft, Frances
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municipality's future get their 7
chance this coming week, reports
planning analyst Brenda’ Dablie. a

fling.’ L-R, «West! Van's ; Russell’ Crocker, / Western Zone: mangger of:
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