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NEWS Photo Mike Wekefiel

THE Rusty Gull’s manager Lynn Wigen (left) and server Johnesn ‘McElroy. raise :
their glasses to the pub’s Cajun Prawns and Fish & Chip platter dishes. The pub’
sundeck has a matchless view of the city’s industrial and shipbuilding heritag :

FESTIVAL.

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1 Vane ANOLE CHARMER OF OC

_ 14k Run |

Late aa (up to day of race}

“Adults & Teens. $25.00 Adults & Teens: $30.00
Children under 14: $15.00 Children under 14: $15.00

_ ALL ENTRIES INCLUDE A T-SHIRT

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: Pre-Registration (by Sept. vy

Awards presentations to top 3 finishers in each division (and numerous draw
prizes) at Ambleside Park. Divisions: Under 20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59,
60 plus, male and female. Winners reust be present to receive prizes or awards.

Free bus transportation is available from race finish in Kitsilano to Ambleside Park.

Registration forms can be picked up from

West View Shopping Centre 1519 Robson Street
‘ North Vancouver Vancouver

Coho Festival

Sunday, September 8 « Ambleside Park

- start of the 14k run

~ Coho Walk-Park at Park Royal and take the shuttle bus to
Cleveland Dam. $2. per person, $1. for seniors and”

: children 6 and under (3 and under are free).

. Viam - traditional salmon blessing by the Squamish Nation.
Ttam-5:3Gpm. - Entertainment
12 noen-Spm_ ~ the famous Salmon Barbeque ($10.00 per plate)

and Beer Garden.

The Coho Festival is a fun day for the entire family, all proceeds go towards
‘salmonid enhancement programs. “or more information call 926-6956.

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ENVIRONMENT

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8am
10am-2pm_.

TWILIGHT of the
summer lunching sea-
son draws nigh. But
midday appetites
remain sharp.

‘,0-the waterfront,
then, for some sea air
and earthy North
Shore dining.

The Rusty Gull
Neighborhood Pub, 175
East Ist St., North

Vancouver, 988-5585, Visa, °

MasterCard and
American Express accept-
ed. Open for lunch
Monday to Friday. Open
from 11 a.m. every day.
Fully licensed. Vegetarian
options? A few.

Overview: Bob Savage’s
classic Lower Lonsdale
neighborhood pub contin-
ues to prosper in the steel-
hulled heart of seaside
North Vancouver. Now into
its 13th year, the Gull
remains the North Shore's
best pub venue for live
music (once the regular
haunt of the late, great Blue
Shadows). Its sundeck has a
matchless view of the city’s
industrial. waterfront and
shipbuilding heritage.

Location: Fronts on east
First Street. Stern-end over-

looks the great expanse of

the once-mighty Burrard

shipyards.

Lunch menu: Soup and
sandwich pub fare. Lots of
midday finger foods.
Appetizers: a predictable
offering of chicken wings,
potato skins and tacos. Main
meal items: a good selection
of clubhouse, steak, chicken
breast, baron of beef,
shrimp and pita sandwiches
bolstered with hamburgers,
fish and chips, meat pies,
steaks, a bit of pasta and a
few shrimp and prawn dish-
es, Substantial fare for those
who work with their hands.

Food quality: Big plate
portions loaded with sturdy
meat and potatoes cuisine, A
sampled Rusty’s Clubhouse
($6.25) came with a mound
of round Pier Plank fries and
featured layers of sliced
turkey meat, bacon, lettuce
and tomato betwixt toasted

whole wheat bread."
Hearty, if not particularly

graceful,

Service: Team of veteran
Gull bar maids dish ‘our. 2
informal but efficient sere
vice. “

‘Price: Appetizers: $3 to-
$5; sandwiches and ham:
burgers $5 to $7; main. .
entrees $6 to $8.

Sundeck: Compact deck:
looks out over shipyards and .
Vancouver harbor. Five -.”
heaters keep it warm all .
hours and in all tempera
tures.

Parking: Street-side
Lower Lonsdale.

Power Lunch Rating:
oGe

O90

Corsi Trattoria, No. t
Lonsdale, North
Vancouver. 987-9910, Visa,
MasterCard and and
American Express accept-
ed. Open Monday to
Friday for tunch. Open
every night for dinner.
Fully licensed. Vegetarian
options? Many.

Overview: The original _
House of Corsi. Prime city
location at the foot of the
Lonsdale strip. Personnel

See House page 43

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