42 — Sunday, October 13, 1991 ~ North Shore News

LIFESTYLES

This winter, check into having groceries delivered

THERE IS a hidden force at work, friends. No, I’m not asking you to sell all you have and follow me, follow me, but twice in as many days the same subject as thrust its way into my conscious- ness so I figure there’s a message for old Garcia in it somewhere.

it’s to do with groceries, just tins of this and that and bottles and loaves and maybe even fishes. With winter’s spectre limned on the calendar, we must take thought of the provender. If we are in for a repeat of the wretched conditions of fast year’s clogged and icy sidewalks and streets it would be nice to have a nice warm cosy ace up the sleeve.

Also something in the larder.

The ace { recommend is called delivery. When I lugged a bucket of rocks up from Mosquito Creek a couple of years ago, I learned that carrying loads at my age was unwise. Even though i thought myself in reasonably good shape, it wae an error to put that strain on the old body. I have quite lost interest in rocks since that shock- ing experience and try to limit my carrying to a few. good books frora the library or a couple of bottles of wine.

Delivery, quite literally on the other hand, comes in the arms of sturdy people who never seem at all short of breath, and who will bring your boxes of groceries right into the kitchen where you can _.unpack. at your leisure. Anywhere "you shop on this shore, at any major grocery chain outlet except Save-On, you may have your order delivered to your door.

Save-On’s policy is that carry- out. cuts cost, of course, and we applaud, but -judging by their

- parking lots, there’s some kind of -. ffansport- cost to factor in any- “way. os

‘Youre going. te tell me it will 2 jest: add too much to your already scary grocery bill. That’s because "you don’t: know delivery can be

. free. Ta. most of the outlets I talk-

sd to, ‘a. $25. order fromm a senior

- You ma quality for a GRANT of up to

$5,000 for horhe repairs.

You may also obtain a repayable loan if the

tepair costs exceed the grant.

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househeid is 5,000 p households which income of up to $4 YB08.

Households with a gross annual income of:

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$17,000

$20,000

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737-4066

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Eleanor Godiey

THE VINTAGE YEARS _

will be delivered no charge. That’s true at Stong’s, both West Van and Lynn Valiey stores.

The Super Valu at Queens and Lonsdale will charge you two bits. Two bits! I thought that was only for telephones.

It sounds like the olden days,

That store also has a special service for people who have home care help — they'll take phone orders on Tuesdays and Wednes- days and deliver same.

All Safeway stores have a policy of free delivery to seniors for orders of at least $25.

Ask

You're also going to use the ex- cuse that you like to go every day to shop, to get things fresh, to en- joy a good walk, to keep track of the world. Great. One of the best ways to fend off the old-age syn- drome is to rally yourself for con- tact with people on a frequent basis. But it doesn’t follow that you must therefore burden your heart with bulging weighty bags of forage.

There are more interesting targets than the grocery store for satisfaction of your enthusiasm for mingling with your fellows, Or

with the girls, if it comes -right’

down to it.

There are three cheerful men involved in the outfit that scoops up the groceries all over the North Shore — (one of them has an out- standing pair of legs). They serve every store a couple of times a day, which means you'll receive your order certainly well before dinner-time.

Also, you can pkone in an order any time to the Park Royal Super Valu, and have it delivered. Of course you have to pay a bit to have someone assemble, but in onerous circumstances it’s a tremendous help.

When you do use their special telephone service, it behooves you to be exact as you can about the sizes and shapes and brand-names

— there is a muititude of appli- cants for your choice, as you know.

The other home service you should know about is that which

‘is offered by Dairyland trucks.

Someone excited my interest just lately by saying she got fresh eggs from her Dairyland driver.

But it doesn’t step at eggs. I was astounded when the driver I accosted offered his lists and brochures. I had assumed it was milk and eggs they dealt in, and certainly our household of two couldn’t undertake the basic charge of $7.50 a week in those categories. We have an egg every third day, and 2% milk doesn’t add up very fast.

Ah, but what about yogurt and cookie doughs and butter and margarine and cottage cheese and cheddar and little juices for the lunch-buckets and orange juice and apple juice for breakfast? And bread? And coffee? Coffee’s just recently acquired — Mur- chie’s Select. And film processing? And laundry soap and cleaners?

On top of all that list, which would save you many a hazardous trip on the wintry sidewalks, is their service which relieves you of ail the empty plastic containers you generate.

Grants for Home Repairs "Ican now sleep

easier because my leaking roof has been repaired with RRAP assistance."

Repairs related to health and safety such as

plumbing, heating, efectrical wiring,

foundations, and leaking roofs are given

priority. Porches, stairs and exterior painting

$5,000 Grant contractors.

$4,000 Grant $3,000 Grant $1,500 Grant

may also be considered.

R.R.A.P. is directed to low income househoids and offers financial assistance, home inspection and advice on the selection and hiring of home repair

*An additional grant and loan may be available to improve the accessibility of the home for disabled persons.

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Flu vaccine is now available for our patients.

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EARLY BIRD

DISCOUNT By Oct. 31

REGULAR PRICE After Oct. 31 137 150

397 or <) 297 325 164 4189 10 15

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Serior (65 years & over) Adult

Youth (13-18 years)

Child (6-12 years)

Skooter (5 years & under)

FAMILY — ADDITIONAL 20% DISCOUNT SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY

CROSS COUNTRY EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT

- REGULAR

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Youth (13-18 years)

Child (6-12 years)

Skooter (5 years & under) Family (up to 4 members) each additional member

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