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Sunshine Girl

TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Leila’s favorite book is Even
Cowgirls Get The Blues by Tom Robbins; favorite

band - The Smiths;

favorite food -

stuffed

chapatis. She dislikes red meat, seafood and

Mondays.

Burrard Band celebrates
with multicultural event

Moe Guss Memorial Canoe Race

THE SUN on Saturday brought the crowds out, and the
Tains on Sunday helped keep them away, but on balance
the Moe Guss Memorial Canoe Race and Multicultural
Event held at Cates Park

weekend, was a success.

Native people from B.C. and
Washington including
Ladysmith, Saanich and Lummi
— brought their canoes, pitched
their tents on the grass of the
park, and gathered together to
celebrate the memory of a young
man who was killed two years ago
on the Dollarton Highway.

Moe Guss, a member of the
Burrard Indian Band, was struck
by a vehicle on Sept. 9, 1990.

In opening the event, Chief
Leonard George thanked Mayor
Murray Dykeman, who attended
the opening ceremonies, and the
rest of North Vancouver District
Council for waiving the bylaws
and _ allowing the visitors to camp
at the park.

Master of Ceremonies, Bob
George, welcomed the guests,
both native and non-native, and
in a special message to those born
in Canada said, ‘‘For those of you
who are non-native, but were
born here, forget that you are
non-native. You are a native of
this great country.’’

In addition to several canoe
races each day, the event featured
many entertainers, inchiding the
Children of Takaya Dance troupe,
singer Anton Kolstee, and
native/country performer Rick
Patterson.

Commenting on the
multicultural aspect of the pro-
gram, Chief Leonard George said
he only wished more of the ethnic

in North Vancouver this

By Paul Hughes
Contributing Writer

performers could have attended.
Some of the entertainers, such as
the Japanese and, Hawaiian
dancers, were unable to attend
due to scheduling conflicts.
Nevertheless the event attracted
spectators from many ethnic
backgrounds that make up the
North Shore community. Chief
George has been promoting the
idea that multicultural gatherings
are a method of dispelling misun-
derstanding and prejudice.

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THE NORTH Shore
Women’s Liberal Commis-
sion has elected North Van-
couver resident June
Walchli and Sharon Apsey
of West Vancouver as its
two new presidents. Two
other West Vancouver resi-
dents, Marie Moonen and
Shirley Thompson have

Wednesday, July 8, 1992 - North Shore News - 44

Liberal women elect members

June Walchli and Sharon Apsey named presidents

been clected as vice-presi-
dents of the local Liberal
group.

“We're thrilled with the turn-
out and the results,’’ said B.C.
Women’s Liberal Commission
president Anita Dadson, a North
Vancouver resident.

The keynote speaker at the
group’s annual general meeting
held recently was Dr. Florence

Ledwitz-Rigby, special advisor on
women and gender relations to
University of B.C. president Dr.
David Strangway.

Ledwitz-Rigby spoke about her
responsibilities to improve the
campus environment for women
faculty and staff at UBC.

The role of the Women’s Lib-
era! Commission is to promote the
participation of women in the
Liberal party. .

NOTICE TO MOTORISTS _..
CASSIAR CONNECTOR PROJECTS
WESTBOUND TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY
MCGILL STREET EXIT OPENING

Effective Monday, July 6, 1992 (weather permitting) a new McGill Street exit for
westbound Transcanada Highway traffic will be opened. .

' This new ramp leaves the highway immediately North of the Transcanada Highway

tunnel. Watch for signs.

This ramp completes the new highway construction in connection with the Cassiar

Connector Project.

Your cooperation and understanding during the construction of this project has been

greatly appreciated.
GEORGE DEAN

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

SNC - FENCO

PROJECT MANAGERS FOR THE CASSIAR CONNECTOR PROJECT

For further information, please call the Ministry of Transportation and Highways Road
Report Information System 525-4997.

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