“couver Sea Festival,
scheduled for July . 14th to

22ad, “have ~ announced

approval of an expenditure
for a large fireworks display
to take place over: English
Bay during the nine day.
festival. Le ; ,

o

The date of the display has-y

- Organisers of ‘the Vea.

.of other.

“After | 4 - 400, 000

not yet been determined, but date.”

- Sea Festival Chairman, Ray
Greenwood said “It's.
definitely on.”

special —
‘week’ .

The B.C. "Recreation
Association, at its recent
' annual general meeting in

Vancouver, approved
unanimously a_ resolution
calling on the Prime Minister
of Canada to declare an-

nually a ‘‘National —
Recreation and Parks’
Week”.

The resolution, brought
forward to help further
promote this nation’s public
recreation and park systemis,

also invites chief officials of .

local governments to ob-
serve such a week with
appropriate ceremonies and
activities.

Other major resolutions
passed at the AGM, which
was attended by
delegates from throughout
the province, called for
development in the 12
geographic areas and in-
crease in monies for work in
these areas of the province;
staff hiring grant, increases
in provincial administrative
grants to small commiunities;
establish of a basic grant for
small communities to for-
mulate master plans, and the
cost of Hydro power in
recreation facilities.

Three citations were
awarded to people Who have
made an outstanding con-
tribution to recreation in the
province. The outstanding
achievement award went to
Dean Neville Scarfe, the
Award of Merit went to
Herb Bradley of Courtenay
and the past president's
award went to Al Thiesen.

Marguerite Shigehiro,
recreation co-ordinator for
the City of Vancouver at
Champlain Heights School,
was re-elected to a second
term as president of tho
Association. Doug Thring of
Logan Lake is the President
elect.

Directors are Darch
Oborne and Ed Hibbs of
Langley, Bob Jones of
Esquimalt, Ron McColl of
Kamloops, Stan Batt of
Delta and Mike Harris of
Summerland.

CALL
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people 7
turned out for last. year's ..
. firéworks - show, we felt we.
had to put together another
fireworks show for this year’s .
‘Sea Festival, and with the
help~ of the © Provincial .-
‘Government and a number ©:
. contributors,. -
everything’s go as far as the-
money’s concerned,~so all.
we have to do now is set. the

the 2. Festival | -are- well

. ie ‘Said that
JAYCEES” Salmon’ ‘Bar-

--becue;, which has become

the Sea Festival's trademark,

and on July -2ist. the .Sea
Festival Grand Parade which

. é .

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Gre wool sald plans for

- popular

“grew a-crowd of ,000 last
summer, many events which ©

is. have: ‘proved popular i in past
*” years will again be repeated,

‘These include, he said,

- aérobatic demonstrations by

the Canadian Reds, frisbee
competitions, en-

tertainment,. bed: racing, a

. ‘fun run; art exhibits, ethnic
-entertainment and a number
of other evénts. -—. ;

Page 49, May 2 23, 1979- North Shore News

He added that other 1 new

" events will be added to the
* growing program.

but. declined to give. details
until , all. arrangements . are
made, although he said some
activities are being planned

. this’ year,

for Kitsilano Beach and the
new Robson Square.

, Greenwood said. that

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‘more about the 1979 Sea .

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