20 - Sunday, August 12, 1990 - North Shore News

DAY TRIPS
_ AROUND VANCOUVER.

WHEN SUMMERTIME comes,
Vancouverites aren*t the sort of
folks to stay indoers and do
housework.

Uf the plethora of local hiking,
biking and camping guides on the
market are any indication, we'd
much rather be out enjoying Van-
couver’s natural attractions than
sitting at a desk. In fact, Jack
Christie’s Day Trips from Van-
couver was the overall top-selling
B.C. book all last summer,

Now a companion volume to

Cheistie’s book has been published
by Brighouse Press. and ups
readers off about great escapes
that can be found in and around
Vancouver itself,

Green Spaces of Vancouver, by
Anne Fempelaan-Khait, is a guide
to the parks — both wellknown
and little-talked-about) — in Van-
couver, Burnaby, New
Westminster, Richmond and the
North Shore.

One caample of a little-known
Vancouver green space is Portside

“Hey Honey,
| can see our
house from

REDISCOVER VANCOUVER FROM
THE HARBOUR CENTRE VIEWING DECK

The Lookout!
555 West Hastings
(604) 684-0421

Park oon the Vancouver water-
tront. Just completed in 1987, the
park is accessed by walking over
the Main Street overpass at Arca-
ander and Main (follow the signs).

Onee in the park, which was a
joing project af the Vancouver
Parks Board and the Post) of
Vancouver, vou can enjoy wie
ching helicopters, the Seabus and
other vessels coming and going.
view native Tndian-inspired art
and take a owatk along the
shoreline trail. There is even a
Mayground for children.

The area, although perhaps not
known to many North Shore resi-
dents, is not a new discovery. It
was once called ‘lucklucky’* by
the Indians, or “terove of
beautiful trees. "°

Tempelman-Kluit's book — will
also guide you to one of the best
views of Vancouver, stretching
from Burnaby Mountain to
Lighthouse Park, which she says

can be found at 8th and Discovery.

you who
ventured over to
Pacific Spirit Park, formerly
known us the UBC Endowment
Lands, the book provides you
with a complete description and
map of the park.

The author gives directions (o
all parks, whether you are travel-
ling by car or public transit.

And for those of

haven't yet

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Others 1-800-777-8146

NEWS photo

THE DR. Sua Yat-Sen Garden, an authentic Ming dynasty-style
garden in Vancouver's Chinatown, is just one of the ‘green

spaces’’ described
Spaces in Vancouver.

{t's also rife with historical facts
— did you know, for example,
that Indian poet Pauline Johnson,
who named Lost Lagoon, has her
ashes buried beneath the carved

in Anne Tempelman-Kluit's book, Green

that’s close to
seawall near

stone monument
the Stanley Park
Third Beach?
Green Spaces of Vancouver is
available at local bookstores.

Tour sub-atomic facility

FOR THOSE with an interest in
science and research, TRIUMF,
UBC's world-class sub-atomic
research facility, offers free tours.

The tour lasts about one hour
and tS minutes and includes
TRIUMEF'’s cyclotron, the world’s
largest particle accelerator (its
protons can travel to the moon
and back in less than four se-

conds).

The tour is not suitable for
people with heart pacemakers and
may not be suitable for pregnant
women and children under 14.

TRIUMF is located at
Wesbrook Mall, which is the
south end of the mall. For more
information call 222-1047.

4004

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PROSPECT POINT CAFE
“SALMON HOUSE IN THE PARK”

ANNUAL SALMON FESTIVAL

daily from 5 p.m.

Savour fresh Pacific Salmon
Prepared 10 different ways while enjoying
our world famous view in Stanley Park.
for reservations and information please cail G69-2737

FOR a aoa INFO CALL 987-8138

Tuesday, August 14:

Social Club Theatre Under the Stars, Stanley Park “Hello Dolly”

7:30 pm-10:30 pm. $10.50 plus transportation

Thursday, August 16: Bus Trip — Lynden State Fair, 10:00am-6:00pm. $23.00, meals
not included.

Friday, August 17:

Members only

Tuesday, August 21:
Friday, August 24:
Thursdays Ongoing:

Not scheduled on Bus Trip Days.

Craft Circle Picnic — John Lawson Park, 11:00am-3:00pm — Craft Circle

Mini Trip — Queen Elizabeth Park, 1:00pm-4:00pm. $3.25
Sporting Trip — Newton Wave Pool. 10:00am-1:30pm. $5.00 plus entry fee.
“Take A Walk" program, 9:00am-11:00am. $.75 per walk.