The Road Runners’ Motorcycle “Toy Run” recently was a timely
reminder that. another Christmas season Is rapidly approaching and

there are some who will need a little help. All toys were donated to the
- Salvation Army.

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A Healing Journey
with JUDITH KERR

/ Friday evening — November 3rd
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — November 4th
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — November Sth

_ Registrations must be received by

~ Northern Accents Gifts .

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series about Terrace residents Lakelse Lake Drive until the

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who | operate home-based.
businesses. se

Many people probably
remember the Northern Accents
gift shop which was located on

_ Lakelse Ave. in downtown Ter-

race until this summer. The shop
is still in existence but has now
literally ‘‘gone country’’.

by Kaeleen Bruce

When faced with the decision
of whether or not to expand her

business, Northern Accents found. Festively colored, hand- ahead to the Christmas season. T N Tl ;'
owner Lovina Tyler chose to painted jewellry from Brazil in- New stock includes. hand- * *
scale down and make Northern cludes a wide selection of pen- painted silk shawls from_ ;

Accents home-based.

‘ST had lost my original con-
cept of carrying mostly hand-
made items. Keeping up with

overhead costs méant carrying a

lot of commercial stock to en-
sure high sales volumes,” ex-
plained Tyler.

“Over the years I have gotten
to know most of my regular
customers on a more personal
level and I wanted to concen-

trate on the stock that these.

customers prefer,”’ said Tyler,
‘Now | cari be more flexible in

ordering to suit’ customers’

needs.”

- The shop is now located in the
sun porch of Lovina Tyler’s log

- home -in - Jackpine:-Flats; «just~
- over 12 kilometers from. the.
four-way stop at:the intersection. -
of Hwy, 16 and..37.. Turning ‘at
the PetroCan station, the shop

ines

Northern Accents sign appears
by the road.
The shop concentrates on a

. range of . handcrafted . items.

There is a variety of pottery,
most of it from B.C. crafts-
people, Dried flowers from the

Blossom Barn in Courtenay,

B.C. are another popular item.
Well-crafted leather goods from
Quebec include wallets, book

‘covers and key chains. White

cotton and lace Victorian night-
gowns and sachets of exquisitely
fragrant pot-pourri can also be

dants, brooches, earrings and
scarf clips. Silk scarves and a
scarf tying book are also avail-
able, and Lovina Tyler invites
customers to watch her new
scarf tying video if. they have

“time. °
Terrace souvenirs such as the
‘Skeena Barkmen carvings and

the local wildlife T-shirts are still
best sellers with tourists.
During the summer groups of
fishermen often stopped by. to
purchase souvenirs. A bus-load
of Finnish
made a visit to Northern Accents
a scheduled shop on their tour.
Tyler says that most of her
customers prefer the relaxed and

homey atmosphere, For many,

shopping at Northern Accents
‘has become almost a social event

with groups making a trip to the

shop. an afternoon: outing.

“#sCijstomiers have < time’. to:

make their choices while enjoy-

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forestry students.

An unexpected bohus of the
new location is that men. ac-
companying their wives no
longer seem to be so rushed..

‘“‘The men often stroll around
outside or discuss log home
building with my husband, ”
says Tyler.

Lovina Tyler hopes eventually
to house the Northern Accents
shop in a log building and would
someday like to combine the
gift shop with three bed-and-
breakfast units.

Meanwhile, Tyler is ; looking

Ashcroft Manor.

Tyler plans to be “‘like a gyp-
sy’? and has plarined to display
her wares in Stewart on a week-
end this month. If the winter
weather is bad this year, Tyler
plans to set up shop temporarily
in a.location near Hwy. 16 in
Thornhill -for the .month of
December to make holiday
shopping more convenient.

In the meantime, Northern
Accents’ regular hours are 1 to 6
p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and
Sundays. Hours are flexible for
those with busy schedules and
special arrangements can be
made if customers call ahead.

Lovina Tyler is happy with
her decision to make her
business home-based. She can
now offer her custoniers country
hospitality as well as the oppor-

tunity té bay: ‘Some ‘uhique.hand-

crafted iteins.

October 21, 1989

. For more information call Mary at

638-0101 or 638-0994

th,

Nissan/Datsun
‘Owners.

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