14 - Wednesday, December 11, 1985 - North Shore News

KEEP EYE ON FIRE

Warming your house

KEEP THE home fires bur- ning safely.

Wood or coal-burning stoves and furnaces can be an economical way to heat your home. And there’s no better way to take the chill off a winter evening than a

just set the thermostat and telax. If these wood and coal-burning units are not installed and = maintained properly, they can be a safe- ty hazard.

With about 2.5 inillion Canadian homes using wood

home fires.

Here's some safety tips to help keep your home warm and safe:

*Buy a certified appliance and follow installation in- structions, placing a protec- tive shield on the wall if

stove, will protect the floor from sparks.

®Flue pipes should be short, well-fitted, supported, sloped up toward the chimney and located at least 18 inches from combustible materials.

up on the flue lining and in,

chimney cracks. When ig- nited, it can produce an ex- tremely hot fire. To keep ac- cumulations to a minimum, maintain a briskly burning fire with well-seasoned wood.

the safe way

fuel heating system inspected to make sure that stove or furnace, chimney connec. tors, joints and chimney flue are clean and in good repair.

*Equip your home with smoke detector, Install a fire

cosy fire. ; . heat, there has been a clearances are reduced. extinguisher near your stove But wood heat is not like dramatic increase in the ¢A metal-covered insultating Creosote, a byproduct of Before the heating season and be sure it's ready for ac- central heating - you can’t number or stove-related material, placed under the slow-burning wood, builds begins, have the entire solid ton in case of emergency.

a Come join the celebra- tion at our Capilano Mall Grand Opening, and you could win a brand new CGE® 7-4735 Clock Radio Telephone with 12 number memory! A fabulous door prize, regular retail value $129.95.

Exciting! There’s no better word to describe B.C. Tel's new Capilano Mall PhoneMart. Our new store features a stunning decor designed to display and help you

a choose from the very latest B.C. Tel an products and services. : From novelty to futuristic, see = a and test our complete line of telephone styles and systems! It's fun! And there's something to suit your personal tastes and needs.

Great fun for the kids and adults too, Marty the PhoneMart robot will tell you all about B.C. Tel's exciting new PhoneMart...and, just like the Star Wars robot R2-D2, he’s got a few tricks up his computer sleeve! ' Balloons for the kids, new phones you can try, an exciting new PhoneMart look and the chance to win a fabulous door prize ...it’s all happening at the brand new Capilano Mall PhoneMart.

Grand Opening...Dec. 14th, 1985!

#20-935 Marine Drive, North Vancouver, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Christmas Hours— December 9-21 (except December 14), 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

BCTEL&

— To celebrate our Capilano Mall

Grand Opening, we'll be reducing all regular-priced telephones by 10%. But you'd better hurry. These special savings are in effect December 14 only, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, and only at the new Capilano Mall PhoneMart.

Special prices i effect December 14 only! CGF" Requstered trademark of Canadian General Elecrne Co Lud.