2 ~ Wednesday, May 3, 1989 ~ Capilano Chronicle Services society Sponsors speakers ai its upcoming general meeting A GOOD opportunity to become involved in your com- munity is the upcoming annual general meeting of the Capilano Community Services Society. The Thursday, May 18, meeting will not only allow people an in- sight into the workings of the society and a chance to volunteer, but will feature a discussion of “the changing nature of our neighborhood into the ’90s.’” Panel speakers on the topic will be Social Planner Rupert Downing of North Vancouver District and Michael Goldberg, senior research associate with the Social Planning and Review Council (SPARC). Downing will talk about current ALICE HARGREAVES ... execu- tive director of the Capilano Community Services Society. demographics and social trends as they relate to the district and social issues facing North Shore com- munities. SPARC has a contract with the District of North Vancouver, col- lecting data on the potential im- pact of secondary suite policy in the district (legal suites). Goldberg will be holding a public hearing on this matter on Thursday, June 15. Goldberg was a resident in the Norgate/ Capilano area for 14 years, until a 1984 move to England to continue his studies. CCSS Executive Director Alice Hargreaves says that $2 annual memberships in the society will be available at the annual general meeting. Members are given a vote at the meeting, and are updated on socie- ty news by a newsletter. Hargreaves says new volunteers are always welcome, from recep- tionists in the society’s office at 600 W. Queens Rd., to members of the yovth advirary or Seniors’ Hub committees, 1o new board members, who as a body are responsible for the overall opera- tions of society programs. Hargreaves notes that the only prerequisite for undertaking a position is that the volunteer have ‘an interest in the community.”’ This year marks the 20th anni- versary of the society, which began as the Capilano Highiands Com- munity Council in 1969, “In the past two decades we have provided volunteer oppor- tunities for service within the neighborhood and have been in- volved in the coordination of community service,’’ says Hargreaves. The Capilano Youth Project at recCentre Griffin and the Seniors’ Hub at the Delbrook Plaza are two major projects the society operates, through three staff members and over 70 volunteers. Volunteers contribute up to 5,000 hours annually to the various services and programs offered to the community. The annual general meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m., in the Cedar Room of the Delbrook Communi- ty Centre, 600 W. Queens Rd. For more information call 988-7115. JUNE DAY APPROACHES Streets will close for a village celebration ONCE AGAIN the Edgemont Village Merchants Association has succeeded in obtaining approval for the temporary closure of local streets for the annual celebration of the village revitalization anni- versary. On June 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Edgemont Boulevard be- tween Connaught and Queens, and Highland Boulevard from Wood- bine to Newmarket, will be closed to vehicle traffic for the anniver- sary festivities. North Vancouver District Coun- cil gave approval to the closure re- quest on Monday, April 17, on the condition that all merchants are given written notice of the street closures, the streets are cleaned promptly following the celebra- tion, amplification be kept to a reasonable level so as not to disturb nearby residents, closure and street detour signs be erected by the merchants, and the RCMP, fire department and B.C. Transit are notified of the closures in ad- vance, President of the Edgemont Village Merchants Association this year is Glenn Hunter. a GHB ONAS Fr fc Photo Mike Wakefield JIM GALOZO, left, and Joffre Brondgeest are two North Shore nen who remember playing at Anderson’s Boulder (background) when they were children. Brondgeest points to a mention of the boulder in the North Vancouver District Heritage Inventory. Located on the west bank of Mission Creek off Evergreen Road, the boulder was once a meeting place for all the children ‘n the area. It was named for Scotsman William Anderson, who had 2 house nearby in the forest. Anderson’s Boulder a reminder of days past NOT MUCH remains of ‘High Hoose’’, a Delbrook home built in 1913, or its surrounding forest in which neighborhood children played for hours. But on the west bank of Mis- sion Creek, not 20 paces north of Evergreen Road near Evergreen Place, there still stands a steadfast reminder of those early days. It’s called Anderson’s Boulder, and is a large glacial outcropping that was once the meeting place for the children in the area. Anderson's Boulder was a good stone’s throw away from “High Hoose”’, the home built by Scotsman William Anderson after World War I, at what is now the north-east corner of Evergreen and Shannon Cres- cent. According to North Van- couver’s Jim Galozo, 74, and Joffre Brondgeest, 73 — two of the children who used to play near ‘‘High Hoose’? — Ander- son bought his parcel of land from back east. It was only when he arrived in North Vancouver that he discovered his acre was hidden in the bush, “but he was — —— LADIES’ HEELS MEN’S TOPY SOLES ; icle Report determined he was going to live there,’’ said Galozo. He accessed his property by a skid road that was used to ser- vice the shingle mill at what is now Delbrook Park; and Mahon Avenue, which is now connected to Delbrook Road via Evergreen, just ended abruptly, says Brondgeest. Anderson is said to have kept his home and garden im- maculate, regardless of its isolation, His fruit trees and bushes were especially appreciated by the neighborhood youngsters, who often made unscheduled visits to his raspberry patch to refuel their energies. He was also an accomplished musician, and the men who us- ed to meet at Anderson’s Boulder remember listening to the saxophone and _ violin melodies that wafted over from High Hoose. en YOUR SHOE $4 goo FULL DRYCLEANING SERVICES AT LYNN VALLEY STORE SHOEREPAIR & ORTHOPEDIC FOOTWEAR ESTVIEW SHOPPING CENTRE, ur 988 “It used to be sort of a mustering place for us kids,’ said Galozo of the rock. Both men, who went. to school at North Star Elemen- tary and delivered the North Shore Press newspaper, also remember the pleasures offered by Mission Creek, from the swimming holes they dammed up, to the excellent fishing the creek provided. “You had to hide behind the tree to put your worm on the hook, the fishing was that good,”’ recalled Galozo. “Us kids, we had more fun than anybody,’’ agreed Bron- dgeest. Brondgeest also recalls with a chuckle the five acres of Delbrook land he turned down because the $3,000 price tag was too high. Back then, he was on- ly earning $18 per week, and, as he told them then ‘‘Who wants to live in the bush?"’ Anderson's Boulder is listed in the Heritage Inventory of the District of North Vancouver. The research of Roy Pallant, president of the North Shore Historical Society, is gratefully acknowledged.