LCOME TO Neighbor- «eeeseseceece hoods, a new feature in the North Shore News. Neighborhoods includes items submitted by you, our valued read- ers. We'd like to share information about the folks who are making a difference in your neighborhood. What makes your neighborhood tick and a good place to be? If you’re part of an organization, send the News your newslet’..:s. A public pat on the back neighbor to neighbor? The Neighborhoods sec- tion is essentially a forum of cele- bration and recognition: WINDSOR PARK CHRIS CHANDLER, a student at Plymouth elementary school in North Vancouver, is among thou- sands of young students throughout B.C. to contribute this year to a Valentine’s Day project that sends school supplies to children in devel- oping countries. Project Love helps children in Africa and the Caribbean. Project Love kits include a pencil, eraser, ruler, exercise books and a letter or picture for the child overseas. Project Love is coordinated by the Canadian Organization for Development through Education. GRAND BOULEVARD EAN COONEY sends a vote of confidence to all of the men who recently tromped through his 700- block East 15th Street living room in their big boots. A cooked furnace motor brought in the firefighters at midnight. They also brought along a sense of pro- fessionalism that “left us warm all over, but not burnt,” Cooney says. Ti DURING THEIR daily walks, Howard and Mavis Barbour keep a watchful Capliano neighberhood. Barbour Park, east of Bowser Trali, was named in t e people's ci honores Wie HOWIE Barbour and his new wife Mavis moved into the Lower Capilano on thelr Lower r honor In 1993. amp arl« “He's a real champion of the people,” said Pallant, who cites Barbour, 69, as a key figure in the Lower | Capilano Steering Committee’s fight with North with HOLLYBURK MRS. FA. BROMMELL cele- brates a 100th birthday on Feb. 23. The Inglewood Lodge resident was instrumental in lobbying for covered bus shelters and seats at West Vancouver bus stops. LONSDALE CHELSA SALZBORN _ is shocked and overwhelmed by the area 39 years ago, the neighborhood was defined by dirt roads and a house on every other lot. By Layne Christensen Community Reporter Today, the area’s residents owe a debt of gratitude to Barbour and his wife for their efforts to improve their neighborhood, one of the North Shore's oldest. Roy Pallant, president of North Shore Historical Society, lauds Barbour’s community works. Over the years he's put energy into lobbying for san- itary and storm sewers, road surfacing and traffic control measures, and the elimination of illegal suites. Vancouver District to establish a park at the north end of MacGowan Avenue. In September 1993, area residents got their vish and Barbour Park was formally dedicated by council. Molly Nye, the 81-year-old daughter of a Lynn Valley pioneer, is the only other district resident to have | received a dedication while still living. A street is named in her honor. Dahlia Gotlieb-Tanaka, who has known the Barbours for 21 years, said of her neighbors and fellow community activists: “They are our watchdogs.” . Said Gotlieb-Tancka of Barbour's unerring dedica- tion to his community, “He doesn't need a thank you or a pat on the back. How many people are like that?" kindness of North Shore readers _who read in the Jan. 24 issue of the News that her cat Sensei was shot and maimed by a senseless fool with a pellet gun. She didn’t ask for help with her $800 vet bill, but the cash support has flowed in fast from outraged North Shore cat lovers. Any extra money will go to the SPCA, Salzborn says. LISA DOWDING and Lisa Hubbard are still riding high on the Christmas goodwill generated by generous North Shore merchants and dedicated volunteers for a Christmas Day community party that attracted 150 people to North Shore Neighborhood House. Sponsors who helped to make it happen included IGA Lynn Valley, ECBC, Ernie and Trudie Hubbard, Colleen Johnson and 25 others. Lisa and Lisa look forward to doing it again at the “Neighb” this com- ing Christmas Day. MAPLEWOOD FLATS THE GREAT Gray Owl recently visited the wildlife sanctuary at Maplewood Flats. It’s the first ever recorded at the site. The bird is about two feet high and has a wingspan of five feet. It spent _the day roosting on a twig close to the ground. It was often harassed by crows. The night-hunter feeds on voles and mice. Caulfeild resident Dick Beard, with the Wiid Bird Trust of B.C., says it is unusual to find such an owl so far south. Contact Beard and the bird trust at 922-1550. SEYMOUR ELSIE ROBERTS and neighbors commend the work of ZoAnne Morten and the many volunteers who helped to clean up the winter storm wreck- age at Lynn Creek Salmon Hatchery recently. Roberts has worked in the fishing industry for 14 years and is amazed at the professionalism and dedication of those among us who work to maintain our salmon stocks. o> & & Heritage highlighted FIGHT HERITAGE awards were presented at last Monday's North Vancouver District Council meeting. Restoration of Residential/Commercia! Structures: Dave Hall and Janice Hrdina for beautification of 156 West Queens Road; Tony and Efie Pavlakovic for beautification of 606 East Queens Road; Bob King and Jill Gillespie for restoration of 3021 Sunnyhurst Road. Heritage Advocacy: The North Shore Charitable Foundation for support of the Lynn Valley Historical Plaque at Lynn Valley Road and 27th Street; Capt. Pete McDonald (retired), Asst. Fire Chief Gary Calder and IAFF Local 1183 for their contribution to the historical Lynn Valley Horse Trough. Heritage Landscape Preservation and Enhancement: The Summerfield family for “Home Acre,” an 80-year-old, two acre her- itage garden at 1401 Dempsey Road. Compatible New Design in a Heritage Context: Don Dence and Susan MacFarlane for 3110 St. George’s Avenue; Chris and Hendrika Jones for 414 East St. James Road. With your participation the Neighborhoods page will grow: Thank You: Send in public thanks to a job or kind deed well done; Gi Little Miracle: North Shore babies greet the world with a photo sent in along with a few words of introduction; & Passage: A public farewell and a marking of the passing away of a loved one. Send us a photo and a few paragraphs; @ Hometown Hero: Suggest a profile of a person who warrants recognition for going the extra mile: Mi Favorite Places: Send in a brief description of a personally special North Shore place to be. Forward all information, including your name, address and telephone number, to Neighborhoods c/o Michael Becker. E-mail to editor@nsnews.com Fax to 985-2104. Mail to North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, V7M 2H4. Firefighter seeks man with heimet ORTH VANCOUVER District Fire Services firefighter and fire department archive committee member Ron Spence sends his thanks to a mystery man he only knows as “Frank.” In September, a man walked into Fire Hall 4 in Deep Cove and donat- ed to the fire department an old, antique leather firefighters helmet. The helmet is on display in the showcase at the hall and is consid- ered a valuable piece of the archive’s collection. Spence would like to personally thank Frank, who he believes was once an employee of North Vancouver District. He would also like to learn more about the history of the helmet. Frank: cali Ron at 980-7575. Spence is also attempting to improve the archive collection. Any North Shore citizens interested in contributing __ firefighting-related items to the collection can contact Spence. Adds Spence: “I would like to thank all the people and the North Shore News for the photos and other things that have been donated over the years.” MAE LESLEY MARINI NCE A familiar sight in North Vancouver backing her loaded lumber truck into con- struction. sites on the North Shore, “Auntie Mame” died peacefully at Lions Gate Hospital on Feb. 5. Mae L. Marini, nee Kelly, was born in New Denver on Nov. 23, 1907. She was the last remaining child of early Slocan. pioneer John T. Kelly. In 1940, on their way to Singapore, she and Henry Markham married in Hong Kong. In 1942 she fled along with 1,150 women and children bound for England aboard the Empress of Japan. The ship was one of the last to leave prior to the fall of Singapore to the Japanese. Later in North Vancouver, Mae and her brother Gordon bought a building location on the northwest comer of Lonsdale and Queens and opened Beacon Building Supplies. The company later moved to 111 West Esplanade, where she worked with her second husband, Don Marini. Mae closed Beacon Building Supplies in the early 1960s and worked at Pearson's Hardware to 1983. She retired to manage her Esplanade building, which in 1974 became home to the first of the Keg and Cleaver restaurant chain.