Family activities
set at demo forest

ADDING TO the special celebra-
tions for the kick-off to National
Forest Week in the Greater Van-
conver Regional District's
Seymour Demonstration Forest for
Sunday, May 6 is a special uppear-
ance by the Honorable Claude
Richmond, Minister of Forests for
British Cotumbia.

Richmond will take part in the
official celebrations al) i p.m.
which include a tree planting cer-
emony. Other federal, provincial
and locai government fepresentati-
ves are included in the | p.m. cele-
brations.

There are special activities
throughout the day for the whole
family including a special visit
from the Freddie Fuddpucker
Band. Imagination Market will be
holding a workshop from 11:30
a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be free
face painting and loads of other
hands-on activities for children.

Take part in the special passport
contest. Colfect over 30 exciting
stamps at the booths and exhibits
in the forest.

Guided tours take place every
hour beginning at 11 a.m. Travel
on an easy 1.5 kilometre trail that
is suitable for the whole family.

Special displays will include live
fish from the Seymour River
Hatchery, wood carving
demonstrations, the Reid Collins
**cruiser’s camp,’ a special display

of nature books for children, the
B.C. Forest Museum exhibit, and
the hands-on tree exhibit il-
lustrating the different parts of a
tree.

There are also displays from
B.C. Parks, North Shore Rescue,
Ministry of Forests, B.C. Forestry
Association and both UBC and
BCIT schools of forestry. Visitors
can climb aboard some of the ma-
chinery used for tree harvesting
and road building and have a lock
at some of the important cquip-
ment used for fighting fires in the
forest.

Free seedlings wil! be handed out
throughout the day.

Children get to meet Smokey the
Bear and Rikki Recycle face to
face and paw to friendly paw.

The Seymour Demonstration
Forest is in the District of North
Vancouver. From Vancouver,
cross the Second Narrows Bridge
and take the third exit (Number
22, Capilano Coliege). From West
and North Vancouver take the
Lillooet Road exit from Highway
{

Park in Capilano College and
take advantage of the free shuttle
buses running to and from the
Demonstration Forest continually
between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
(Lillooet Road north of the North
Vancouver Cemetery will be closed
to motorists on event day.)

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May 5~-SPCA That Cat and Dog Show
at North Van City Library, 121 W.
14th St. Starts at 10:30 a.m. Special
unannounced guest. Info: 980-4424

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May 5~Children’s Fishing Derby at
Ambleside Landing Pier, foot of 14th
Street in West Vancouver to kick off
Marine Day. Registration from 6:30-10
a.m. at McDonald’s on Marine Drive,
West Vancouver. Free hotcakes. Weigh
in at 11:30 a.m. Prizes at 12:30 p.m.
Info: 925-3605

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May 5--Good As New Sale sponsored
by Seymour Heights Parent Teacher
Association. 1-3 p.m, at Seymour
Heights Elementary School 2640 Car-
nation St. in North Vancouver. Drop
off items for donation or consignment
at the school gymnasium Friday 7-8:30
p.m. or Saturday 9-10 a.m. Info: 929-
4223 or 929-2116 or 929-1349.
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May 5--Karen Magnussen Rec Centre is
sponsoring a Make a Gift For Mom
workshop for children aged 4-6 years
from 10 a.m.-noon. Surprise Mom with
a mystery carpentry gift for Mother's
Day. Limited registration. Info: 984-

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