22 - Sunday, March 3, 1991 - North Shore News Europear presence felt by mid-19th century The following is taken from the book ‘‘Reflections: 100 Years’’ a retrospective look at North Vancouver District's first 100 years that was recently released in’ commemoration of the District's Centennial — written by Chuck Davis, it is available in local bookstores. THERE’S NO doubt what first attracted the attention of the outside world to what would become North Vancouver. The trees. Centuries old, some of them, they towered hundreds of feet into the air, straight and knot-free, the kind of raw timber that made lumber barons tremble with ex- citement and anticipation. British Columbia logs quickly became internationally famous for their size and freedom from knots: massive beams cut from Lower Mainland cedars can been seen in the ceilings of the Imperiai Palace in Bejing, China. The trees were awe-inspiring, even to the men who would cut them down. James Morton reports that a Capilano Valley surveyor wrote in 1886, ‘One cedar in par- ticular... was measured by the writer and found to be 64 feet in circumference, four feet from the ground.’’ This tree would be more than 20 feet in diameter. We can date the permanent presence of the white man in Bur- rard Inlet from November, 1862. OPTIONS SHARE SOME of your valuable time and skills with your com- munity by becoming a volunteer. The following is a sample’ of the many volunteer opportunities available to you. A VISUAL Arts assistant is needed by a local library to tye all correspondence dealing with exhibitions and publicity; to co- ordinate invitations to receptions; assist with hanging exhibits and occasionally host opening night receptions. The hours are flexible. AN EMPATHETIC, patient woman with excellent listening skills is needed to assist women and children in crisis at a transi- tion house. The duties include ac- tive listening, playing with children, accompanying women to appointments and helping with chores. The training and orienta- tion will be provided. The hours are flexible and training starts March 10 for 10 weeks. A DENTAL Aide able to manage the elderly in wheelchairs is wanted to assist a dentist with instruments and escort patients to and from their rooms. The hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the last Monday and Friday of each month. Locals for Junos A HANDFUL of North Shore performing artists are up for nominations in various categories at this weekend's Juno Awards ceremony. Paul Janz has been nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, Mae Moore for Most Promising Female Vocalist and Spirit of the West for Most Promising Group of the Year. Former Handsworth | student Renee Rosnes’s self-titled album has been nominated for the Best Jazz Album of the Year. Rosnes, who currently lives in New York, is up against piano giant Oscar Peterson. The 20th anniversary of Canada’s premier music awards show will be broadcast live on CBC from the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Sunday, March 3 from 7-9:30 p.m. [tis the first time the Junos are being held outside Toronto. OUR HERITAGE T.W. Graham and the curiously named George Scrimgeour, New Westminster contractors and builders, preempted 150 acres (or 310, or 320, or 480, depending on whom you ask), situated on the northward side of Burrard Inlet about four miles east of First Narrows. That land was later surveyed as District Lot 272 and would form part of the area later known as Moodyville. The intent of the two men was to build a sawmill... The Pioneer Mills’ logs were cut from adjoining preemptions and hauled by oxen to the mill. The two partners, beginning modestly, sent all the lumber they produced to New Westminster and Vancouver Island. They im- mediately ran into problems because of the distance — many of their competitors were closer to those markets. And a general depression in the lumber trade occurred in the latter half of 1863 — an indication that a cycle cf boom-and-bust was in full flower in the 19th century, too. In December, 1863, after only five months of operation, the Pi- oneer Mills were advertised for sale by public auction. together with about one million feet of logs. This was North Vancouver’s first business failure! John Oscar Smith, a New Westminster grocer, outbid everyone for the mill at $8,000. But one of the men whose bid Smith had topped, an American named Sewell Prescott Moody, would be heard from again. Soon. Oscar Smith changed the name of the company to the Burrard In- tet Mills and made Victoria his principal market. “The summer of 1864,’ writes Marjorie Woodward-Reynolds. **proved so successful for him that in August he entered the foreign FOR VOLUNTEERS AN INSTRUCTOR is needed to guide a small group of elementary school children on an interpretive walk in Lynn Canyon Park. The volunteer will also give slide shows and run the film projector. Knowledge of local flora and fauna will be helpful. Training will be provided. A DRIVER with a reliable car is wanted to pick up and deliver hot meals to shut-in seniors in their homes. The volunteer should be dependable and enjoy seniors. The hours are from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. one day per week. A PUBLIC relations person is needed to increase public awareness of the Arthritis Society and what it has to offer through public service associations. The hours are flexible. If you are interested in these or any other volunteer opportunities call Dru at 985-7138. North Shore Community Services is a par- ticlpating member agency of the United Way. Students fast for hunger Students staged a ‘‘hunger strike’’ last week as part of World Vi- sion’s 30-hour nation-wide fast. Groups of students and adults from some 1,300 schools, com- munity organizations and churches took part in the project to help raise money to feed the world’s starving. The Sentinel Secondary students collected money from family and friends. Students who participated were eligible to win one of two travel scholarships to visit World Vision projects in Kenya. International Women’s Day Events Thursday, March 7 FREE LECTURES 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Several college faculty will be dedicating their lectures to women’s issues on this day. The community is invited to attend. COMMUNITY FORUM 5:30 - 7 p.m. H402 Information tabies will be set up by local community groups, and free wine and cheese and a hot and cold buffet will be offered. THE MARY CATHERINE PATERSON LECTURE, 7:30 p.m. Room A117 Hilda Ching will be speaking on ‘‘Women in Science - Diversity and Difference’’. A schedule of the day's events is available in the Student Society office (Room N116) or by CAPILANO calling 984-4953. COLLEGE 2055 Purcell Way » North Vancouver » B.C. export trade. While this venture was not a success, it did constitute the first attempt to export Burrard Inlet lumber.”* Smith, in turn, ran into finan- cial difficulty. In January of 1865, the property, the mil! and 480 acres of timber were advertised for sale — North Vancouver’s se- cond business failure. Sewell Prescott Moody popped THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER ~ GOURT OF REVISION up again, bought the entire package for $6,900 and changed the name to Burrard Inlet Lumber Mills. From that moment on, more than 125 years ago, Burrard Inlet began to thrive. And it had ail begun on the North Shore. 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