’ 30 — Sunday, July 7, 1996 — North Shore News - Finding a pride in Canada Day FOR years it’s been a private puzzle to me, one I’ve never had quite enough nerve to present to the world, since it would mark me as woefully history- challenged. ['m old enough now to “3 know that it is just one amongst life’s glossary of challenges, and so I’ve got up enough momentary chutzpa to put the question to you, dear reader: Why; I've always wanted to know, does our national day of shyly expressed ’ Canadianisms fall on July 1, whilst our - American cousins bring out the bands and the flags three days later? ".- What's July got that it should corner the market on citizer-boasting time? ; _~ I’ve thought that it might be that with the spring ploughing done, there's a chance at last for a brief gocf-off.-Think that might be it? _...Or was'it perhaps because the weather _». > could now be counted on to bring, out the -" picnic: baskets safely — you can’t have a parade’ without a picnic too. I wish some- - times 1 hadn’t stocked my bookshelves : “entirely. with dictionaries, I've got a grand “supply Gf words, fancy and otherwise, for Eleanor flat out with their design for labeling this enormous stretch of real estate of which large areas had barely penetrated. To say “From sea to sea” was in itself open to chal- lenge, in those days of arro- gant assumption by adven- turers from all parts of the world, The Spanish, the Chinese, the Russians, all were at one time in and around these shores, even though they may not have dared deeper entry, and they may well have made their own plans for setting up shop. The declarers were also ignoring the fact that though there were no documents justi- fying the fact, nonetheless the land was already occupied by large numbers of abo- riginal people for whom the wild creatures and the forests and streams provided suste- vintage years - nance and living space and shelter. These unfortunate residents were sadly ill-equipped to offer either rhetoric or arms or argument to keep their habitat to them- selves. But perhaps their biggest error — poor old guys, it’s a shame to criticize them in hindsight, they thought they were doing the right thing — the real gaffe was to assume that simply announcing a union of all present elements from east to west would produce u ‘country, all parts of which would gladly join together in developing and strengthening the whole. And with all this time to have melded nicely, there are people'on the east coast -. who have never met a British Columbian, let alone seen. that creature's home ground, and vice versa, of course. . : And by encouraging the defeated French ‘to settle. down in our midst and make a new homeland, the country builders had no idea they were creating a schism that would . Norrie Zaplatynsky, and Emily Willlams, both 12 years ord: '! it. that landed them spots at the prestigious National Ballet Schoo? : summer program in Toronto. The giris have studied t gether at Vani Academy in North Vancouver since they were three. me “never heal. : . 1: It’s hard, then, we're capable of so much,-we mind our own business a lot of the time’and get on with the job, and we wish we.could magically iron out the frac-, tious parts. ; ~ O, Canada, we don’t want you to unravel, ’ ‘Stamp club" meets every -" Tuesday ‘at the North Shore Neighbourhood House from ‘N. Shore Horseshoe Club - league play. Info: 987-9740. : 7-9. p.m. Bring. waders and . want list, All ages welcome. West Vancouver Chess Club “meeting. Instruction” avail- able. 7:30-11 p.m.- Dogwood room, «..W.V... Recreation ~ Centre, 980-4249. 8 p.m. at Carisbrooke School, "Carisbrooke Rd., N.V. No N. Shore Twins Group. Last’ - Tuesday each month. !nfo: 987-1385. Children’s Association meeting,.7:30'p.m. Highlands ~ school. Info: 986-2590. 4 Mom’s Time Out, ‘a parent- : “ing workshop with qualified . leaders, takes; place. every - Tuesday at’: the: Delbrook ‘ Baptist. Church,. 515° West . Windsor Rd.; N.V. Child care. provided... Iafo:-. Dianne Lindguist at 929-5524. “The Aircraft Association © _Meets. one Tuesday. each month at the West Vancouver. _ Legion, 580 18th St, WV at 7:30 p.m. Info: 988-7196. rn 1 'N. Shore’ Chamber. Orche- stra. 7:30 p.m. Sutherland secondary. Info: 980-1854." The Sons of Norway Group needs members. . Join - the _ Trollheimen Lodge. For more ..' ' “3rd Tuesday each month. Scottish “country :dancing ~. partner needed. Info: Helen at . North Shore Gifted ~~. takes place on Tuesdays from | 987-5450. Migraine sufferers ‘might ‘try using 'an-“ice: pack . 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