’ year

A NORTH Vancouver man-
ufacturer will receive a fed-
eral contribution of approx-
imately $18,700 to develop a
new drum chipper.

_ Aco Industries Ltd.'s
proposed drum chipper will
be producing maxi-chips
from sawmill waste wood,
logs and branches of dif-
ferent wood species.

The project is estimated at
$56,000 and could result in
up to eight new jobs over the
next five years.

Maxi-chips are larger than
normal wood chips and are

‘used in the production of

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North Van develops drum chipper

which is rapidly replacing
plywood in the construction
industry.

In making the anounce-
ment recently on behalf of
Andre Bissonnette, federal
Minister of State (Small
Businesses), Chuck Cook,
MP for North Vancouver-
Burnaby, said Aco would be
the first North American
manufacturer of specialized

drum chippers for makxi-
chips.
“Conventional chippers

which are being uscd to pro-
duce maxi-chips do not
utilize wood efficiently and
do not produce chips of

3,000 runners
set for relay

THE LABATT’S Lite 24-
hour Relay — which last
became the largest
single fund raising event for
the B.C. Lions Society for
Crippled Children with pro-
ceeds of $377,000 — will
take place this year on the
June 22-23 weekend.

150 teams of 20 people

_ each will run for 24 con-

secutive hours on a rotating
basis over a 2.5 mile course
starting and ending at Bur-
naby’s Central Park. The
run starts at 10 a.m. Satur-

‘day, June 22 and ends at 10
- the next morning.

Relay Director Bill Mcln-
tosh said 150 teams is max-
imum capacity for the course
and is 25 more teams than
ran in 1984. The event began

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in 1980 with 23 teams which
raised $56,000. He -said he
anticipates this year’s total
will top $400,000.

“In just six years this
event has become a tradi-
tion,” McIntosh said. ‘‘The
whole weekend becomes a
happening for the 3,000
runners, their families,
friends and supporters. Por-
table hot tubs, barbecues,
live bands, large-screen
videos, volleyball games and
other ancilliary activities
create a fun, celebration-
type atmosphere for
everyone. We have teams
that have been with us all six
years, some from as far
away as Prince George,”’

For further information
contact: Glen Ringdal, 732-
1236.

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