Al2 - Wednesday, December 9, 1981 - North Shore News

CELEBRATING 90. YEARS

By TERRY LAVENDER |

NORTH VAN-
COUVER District had
a birthday party

Monday night, com-
plete with cake,

presents and a spirited,
if lonely, rendition of
Happy Birthday.

The District is 90 years
old, so Mayor Don Bell
decided to combine the
inaugural meeting of the
1982 council with a birthday
party — even though the
official birthday was August
29.

Bell unveiled pictures of
the 22 reeves and mayors
who have presided over the
District since its founding on
August 29, 1891, was
presented with a chain of
office by Derek Inman and
in turn handed out special
commemorative medallions
to everyone present.

But birthday parties need
more than presents. Cake is
a necessity, so there was a
large, delicious birthday
cake, topped with a ren-
dering of the official District
seal. The cake didn’t cost
District taxpayers anything,
Bell noted, as it was donated
by Venice Bakery.

And there was even a
chorus of Happy Birthday,
although not very many of

the guests and dignitaries ©

joined Bell and the North

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their rendition of the song.

Other snacks and
refreshments were on hand
for the guests, who included
chiefs of the Squamish and
Burrard bands, Mayor Jack
Loucks and Alderman Frank
Marcino from North
Vancouver City and local
MLAs Angus Ree and Jack
Davis.

Many of those present for
the birthday ceremonies,
which took place after the
inaugural council meeting,
noticed that one of the 22
pictures of the reeves and
mayors stood out from the
others.

It was Bell’s own picture
and it stood out because it
was in color and the other 21
were black and white.

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Bell told the gathering he
debated whether to include a
color picture of himself, and’
then finally decided in favor
of it because of his years in
the photography business
when he pushed the sale of
color film.

“I wouldn't be true to
myself if it wasn't in color,”
he said.

The mayor told little
snippets of District history at
the party.

The gavel he’ uses to
subdue noisy aldermen
comes from the last street
car in service in North
Vancouver, he said.

He went through the list of
past reeves and mayors (the
official title was Reeve until
1968 when Bell's
predecessor, Ron Andrews,
was named Mayor), noting
the highlights, including the
period in the 1930s when the
District was in receivership.

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‘and City, said Bell.

Earlier in the . evening,
Bell was presented with a
chain of office by Derek
Inman, a well-known North
Vancouver dignitary and
former council member.

The District had gone 90
years without a chain of
office until the one
presented by Inman, which
Bell wore around his neck
the rest of the night. The
chain glinted and sparkled as
Bell sat in his chair, flanked
by four stern-faced Mounties
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The chain, in sterling
silver, features the North
Vancouver District crest and
portraits of the 22 reeves and
mayors, from Charlie Phibbs
in 1891 to Don Bell in 1981.

Bell then read the minutes
of the first ever District

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Charlie Phibbs and his
council. members talked for
a few minutes and then went
home.

Back in 1981, where the
mayor and his council
members spend a lot longer
than a few minutes talking,
Bell presented-each-cotiicil
member with a special pin
commemorating the  bir-
thday, and also gave pins to
former Alderman Gordon
Rose and the other guests.

Bell paid special tribute to
Rose, who was defeated in
the November election. The
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