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RARE MILITARY PARADE took place Sunday in North Vancouver, when 6th Field Engineer Squadron exercised its.

right to march through the city with ‘‘bands playing, drums beating and bayonets fixed.”’ The right is granted.in the —
squadron’s chartger of the Freedom of the City. Above, the parade passes down 15th Street [Johm Kendrick photo].

Municipal Affairs Minister
Hugh Curtis stated last week
that he favoured the estab-
lishment of a waterfront park
near the new ferry terminal

in Lower Lonsdale. But how

much land is to be donated
by the provincial government
for this purpose is still to be
and this is
causing concern to the
Citizens’ Association — for
Lower Lonsdale (CALL). |

‘We are gratified that the

Minister has recognized the

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need for a waterfront park in- . The proposed site . of the |
park is government-expro- —

this area’’, said Gary Payne,
president of CALL, **but how
much land and how it is to be
developed are important
questions. We want to make
sure that the proposed park

will be large. enough and

have suitable recreation
facilities for it to be. of real
use to the citizens of North
Vancouver.

“A token park will not be
acceptable’’. /

priated land situated bet-
ween  Chesierfield and

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President Gary Payne stated
that CALL is now in the
process of. preparing a
proposal for the minister
outlining the details of a
waterfront park that they feel
would be best suited for this
area. oo

Specifically they would like
to see the inclusion of an

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7:10 am, 8:15 am, 4:20 pm, 5:15 pm, 6:15 pm

outdoor . swimming _ pool,
playgrounds for younger
children, tennis courts, open
areas for other sports, and
areas «uitable for picnicking.

-““These are the kind of
things we are going to
mention in our submission to ©
the minister’, Payne. said,
‘‘and we hope to get a letter
from him assuring us that he

‘has the same vision of a~
waterfront park that we do.””.

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Box 320 NorthShore News

At some time or another
every one of us has felt the
anguish of loneliness, but
none of us has become as
isolated from the outside
world as some of the patients
in Lions Gate Hospital.

LGH has now instituted a
**Special Volunteer’’ pro-
gram so that the feeling of
isolation peopic get in the

hospital can be beaten.

‘Certain medical problems
require patients to stay for
long periods of convales-
cence before they can return
home, while still others are
permanent residents in the
extended care unit.

Some of these patients
have very few visitors and

5, March 16, 1977 - North Shere News

there are some who have no

one at all coming to see
them.

Hospital chaplain’ Rev.
Dermott McInnes and social
worker Sally Hughes are
directing the program to
train volunteers to solve this
problem.

The program involves a
two-and-a-half hour training
course for volunteers at 7:30

pem. each Thursday until
March 31. -

Those interested in donat-
ing their time and friendship
are invited to please call Rev.
Dermott McInnes at Lions
Gate Hospital, 988-3131,
local 352, or Sally Hughes,

hospital social worker,
988-3131, local 385.

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