Craftsman Art Sculptures

catherine barr

CRAFTSMAN Collision helped sponsor a different kind of fund raiser on Thursday, Sep.12 as they celebrated the opening of their newest location at West 1st Avenue and Fell in North Vancouver. Local artists were commissioned to take various car parts and transform them into beautiful works of art which were then auctioned off at the evening reception. Guests got a chance to preview the art, which was created just that afternoon, as they nibbled on treats from Jaguar Catering. All proceeds were donated to the North Shore Harvest Project


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Craftsman president and owner Bill Hatswell (left), who is a West Vancouver resident himself, welcomed guests like Pat Anderson, of Anderson Insturance.

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Vice president of operations, David Rhodes (left), and Mike Thompson, of Volvo North Van, looked at some of the state of the art equipment used in the shop.

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ICBC accreditation boys Phil Mills (left) and Kevin Ballance were impressed by the "Cityscape" of Vancouver by Art of Steel Studios Joseph Ouellett.

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Operations manager Melanie Comer and Harvest Project's David Foster posed beside a magnificent metal eagle designed by North Van's Bill Adamantidis.

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Builder Steve Hicks (left) was pleased to see the new shop looking so good, as was Peter Friend, who did the awnings.

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Manager Guy Charney (left) chatted with Andre Cyr of Wedge Clamp, who helped install some of the equipment.

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Chris Meyer, a lawyer at Watson Goepel Maledy (left), discussed the art work with Park and Tilford location manager and Craftsman partner John Longhurst.

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Location manager Mark Greenburg (left) was excited about adding another location to the Craftsman family and architect Bernie De Cosse helped make it happen.

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Rick Hatswell, seen here with a limited edition Jaguar Silverstone, isn't just the president's son, he's a talented car restorer who works within the company.

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Bookeeper Janice Davis made sure all the guests, like landscaper Rick McCartie, had a name tag.


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