“There is more to choose from in terms of quality and quantity than just several years ago,” says Dueck, estimating that about 10 per cent of the store's 7,000 titles were Canadian. The Canadian children's book industry has to relative health from near non-existence in little over a decade: children's-only publishers and bookstores have sprung up where none had existed while authors and illustrators have started to garner acclaim and sales at home and abroad. Children's bookstores, however, face a problem other U-LOAD— | WILLIAMS WE HAUL DOMESTIC ie wi CONTAINERS estimates. No drop-off charges. 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An active backlist of books may be an advantage for the stores, but it can be a headache for children'y book publishers. “It's a problem of whether to reprint and when,” says publisher Patsy Aldana, who founded Groundwood Books in 1977. “There has to be a minimum and if we can't justify 5,000 copies — which is a lot — we don't go ahead. “It's an ongoing problem, and I'm not sure how to solve it.” BUDGETS REDUCED But reprints are not the only problem facing Canadian children’s books publishers. The small size of the popylation, the high cost of printing full-color pictute books, a weak review system, and reduced budgets at libraries all add to their difficulties, some publishers say. Nevertheless, a handful of publishers specializing in children’s books — Groundwood, Annick Press Ltd., Kids Can Press, Greey de Pencier Books and Tundra Books — produced more than 160 titles last year. For decades, Lucy Maud Montgomery's red-haired waif, Anne of Green Gables, had the Canadian literary scene virtually to herself. Then two booms coincided: in the late '60s Canadian nationalism began to grow and the well-educated Baby Boom Generation started to have children. The two developments worked together to guarantee an audience for qualify books with Canadian content. In 1974, Macmillan of Canada published Dennis Lee's Alligator Pie, which went on to sell a remarkable 100,000 copies, alerting publishers to this audience. But it hasn't all been smooth sailing. Aldana worked at other jobs while getting Groundwood going, as did Rick Wilks and Anne Millyard at Annick. AVACARE Natural Source Products . 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The bubble burst in 1981 and automatic profits became a dream of the past. “We're taking a much more business-like approach today and we expect the same from our developer customers,” said Chuck Dixon, commercial lending super. intendent for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. “We want things like feasibility and market studies done before we commit funds.” But Vancouver developer Andre Molnar thinks the media have been too negative and that a developer can still make a living in today’s housing market. Sales on the Greater Vancouver multiple listing service increased more than 11 per cent last month to 1,111 units, at a time of year when sales usually drop. “I made mistakes like everyone else and lost millions and millions of dollars,” said Molnar, newly appointed chairman of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association. “But that's all behind us now and people like me can make a good living today if we keep to the basics and do the basics right. Don't overpay for your land and don’t try to overcharge for your end product.” Molnar’s troubles began.in 1982.when one of his principal companies, Molnar Development Corp., was placed in receivershi Paralleling the financial difficulties were troubles with city hall. For example, the new owners of one of his developments, Shaughnessy II, paid Vancouver $500,000 last June to buy their way out of a city order that four units be demolished because the site was overbuilt “At that time, I thought I was an expert in everything so we invested in large parcels of land, ventures in Hawaii, crazy things like that,” Molnar said. “There were 92 acres in Haney, 14 acres in Richmond, 68 acres in Kona (Hawaii). It was just insane.” Molnar said the banks ended up taking most of the properties back Westcoast Seafoods located at Castlegar Mohawk FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 10.a.m. to7 p.m Labor Rel. Board to 797 What a great new way to knit! Weat a great new way to save money! North. 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NARROW MARGIN “But the day of the big, built-in profit is over and we seem to be playing with a very narrow margin with this market now,” he said. “An increase of just one percentage point in mortgage rates would probably make buyers back right off.” Mortgage rates, which climbed above the 15-per-cent mark in July, have fallen steadily in recent months and now range from 12 per cent for a one-year term to 13.25 per cent for five years. Colin Dreyer, a residential developer active in the Fraser Valley, backs up Dixon and Molnar. He said the company he and two partners opened in June 1983, Bench mark Realty Corp., has made money since the day it opened. “You have to buy right; you have to build to the proper market, the people who are purchasing the property. You have to be accommodating, which means you have to be innovative, build to their budget. And you have to obtain the financing they can afford.” Half Benchmark's business is from new-home sales on properties it has assembled and then turned over to builders; the other half is from re-sales. The company can either put on the market or has available for sale 500 new homes, he said. They are priced from $70,000 to $100,000 and most are sold to families with two incomes totalling $30,000 to $50,000 a year. Molnar said he'll make a profit this year of about $2 million by completing 122 housing units. He expects to build 176 next year, still much less than the 200 to 250 units a year he used to build. Union contractors urge labor relations changes VANCOUVER (CP) A group of 30 small, unionized contractors is urging the B.C. relations in the construction industry, including allowing union builders to set up non-union firms. The group, represented by them from setting up non union firms, the Section 53, the successorship clause that forces them to adhere to a Vancouver lawyer Peter Galls, says radical policy changes are needed if union builders are to win conces- sions from building trades unions and begin competing with the growing non-union sector The contractors nt changes in the board's in- terpretation of two sections of the B.C. Labor Code See. tion 37, the common em ployer clause which prohibits from Hospital. 1000 Reward For information leading to the recovery of 7,300m. (24,000’) of all-aluminum con- union contract even if they fold their original company and start a new one. In an application for policy guidelines on these to the board, Gall said the board's guidelines on these two key issues were shaped during the 1970s when there was “tremendous economic pres sure on contractors to be come unionized.” The majority of construc. tion projects in B.C. now are performed by non-union firms, Gall said, so the board’s policies also should change. “Our clients are not anti union,” Gall said. “The simpie fact is that these contractors can no longer survive under CHARTER NIGHT celebrated its charter night with a banquet Saturday. . . Selkirk Toastmasters Club Club president Bill Strongman (lett) receivdl the club's charter from district governor Jim Botten. Handicapped Society given $52,000 grant By CasNews Staff The Castlegar branch of the Kootenay Society for the Handicapped has received approval for a $52,000 hous. ing grant to help provide two group homes for eight han dicapped people ‘The grant was one of five approved for three non-profit societies in the Kootenays The grants totalled $156,000 and will benefit 16 former residents of the Kamloops Tranguille Institution and six residents from Castlegar and Trail. Societies, the amount of the grant and the number of people to be housed are: e Trail Branch, $26,000 four people; e Castlegar Branch two homes, $52,000 — eight peo ple; Four at Aglow convention The November meeting of Women's Aglow was held at the Fireside Place. Jean Hitchens sang a song entitled, “Oh For A Thous. and Tongues.” The national convention was held in Ed monton this year, and four local members attended. There were 770 ladies reg istered full-time at the con vention. Each province and the Yukon had _ represen. tatives. Each of the ladies gave a report on what was meaningful to them. They heard that the best thing each woman can give her children is to love their Father. God is meeting people with physical healing as well as renewing their hearts, they heard. Each woman was encour aged to go to the next con vention. Women's Aglow is open to all women in the area and the next luncheon will be held on Dee. 5 at the Fireside Place. luncheon local e Cranbrook branch, $26,000 — four people; Revelstoke Residential Services Society, $26,000 — two people; Nelson District Commun ity Resources Society, $26,000 — four people. “The grants from my min istry will be used towards the cost of the property,” Lands, Parks and Housing Minister Tony Brummet said in a pre pared release. “The balance of the costs will be obtained through a private lending institution.” The federal government, through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., will pro- vide both mortgage insur. ance and a write-down of the interest on the mortgage, to help cover the operating de- ficit. The Ministry of Human Resources will be providing additional funding to cover the cost of live-in assistants, some home furnishings and life skills training. “It is very gratifying to see the number of people who are forming non-profit societies to help house those less for tunate than themselves,” Brummet said. Pythians hold tea Members of Kootenay Temple No. 37 Pythian Sis. ters held their annual tea and bake sale Friday in the Le gion Hall MEC Lil Neumann was general convenor and greet ed the guests as they arrived, and with a few appropriate words declared the tea offi cially open. The hall was filled to cap acity throughout the after noon with guests from Ross. land, Trail, Salmo, Fruitvale and Castlegar. Each of the numerous tea tables was decorated with an arrangement of dried fall flowers. Jean Jones and Myrtle Thomas were in charge of tea tickets and Helen Peddle and Mary Ellen Cormier were in charge of raffle tickets. The bake table was under the supervision of Rose So- berlak, Ora Lightle, and Grace Eldstrom Inis McAdam, Edith Wil son and Faith Bontron were in charge of the sewing and craft table. The white elephant table was taken care of by Ruth Maze and Joyce Giddens. The kitchen was well taxea care of by Joy Saunders, Fran Moffat, Kae Andrea. stuk, Edith Wanless, Stella Palmaruk, Joan Marks, Phy- llis Nickerson, Helen Streli off, and Mary Gleboff. Jan Neumann, Lil Molnar, Pat Vezuh, Susan Bycroft and Rose DeBeque were ser. vers. The door prize of a ceramic plaque donated by Lil Neu- mann was won by Fran Mof fat A box of apples donated by Rose Soberlak was won by Kay Bate. 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