7 20 - Wednesday, Neveniber 8, 1989 — North Shore News festive sounds of Christmas sneaking up behind you. Frightening, isn’t it? Time, then, to sit down and take stock of personal finances while digesting a few bite-sized pieces of restaurant news. The regular restaurant review will appear in next week’s column. THE PARK ROYAL HOTEL, 540 CLYDE AVE., WEST VAN- COUVER, 926-5511 The Tudor Evening Getaway is back for all those wha feel the need to get away in Tudor or four-door fashion. li: YOU listen carefully you will be able to hear the The package features a room at the Park Royal, champagne and a five-course meal. Oh, and for those who would prefer to rise late on their Tudor Weekend away from kids, dogs and neighbors —- the morning newspaper and a cup of coffee. table hopping appetizers as Carpaccio and Smoked Breast of Goose, Radic- chio and Papaya Salad, and Pheasant Consomme. Entree choice ranges from Fraser Valley Breast of Pheasant with red Viva Western Pulp invites reduce the pollution from our Woodfibre most advanced in the world and we want the public, academics. environmental groups and in- This year’s meal includes such you to see what ee WESTERN PULP puipmitl. dustry to see what we are doing about reducing we're doing to Woodfibre’s environmental program is one of the pollution. Our environmental program has been in effect for several years. Since early 1988. we have reduced the dioxin levels of our effluent by 90% and our output of chlorinated organics by 50%. Wooadfibre is also funding the world’s most ad- vanced comparative test of biological treatment technology to determine how much further pollu- tion can be reduced, Scientists believe the results. due in 1990, from this pilot plant will accelerate ef- forts by the pulp industry to reduce pollution, The tour will show our $70 million pollution abate- ment program to reduce dioxin to non-detectable levels. reduce chlorinated organic discharge levels. and render the mill effluent non-toxic. The tree tours begin Monday, October 16th and continue through to mid-December. Tours, including the ferry ride, are approximately 3 hours. To book your tour time call our tour co-ordinators in Vancouver at 682-5461 (collecn. Sapeeatistt Woadhibre Shar. ® Bree terry ‘a Parking Horseshoe Bay 32 kin. currant and brandy sauce to New York Steak with peppercorn sauce and on up to Roast Rack of Lamb Dijon and Prawns in garlic and vermouth. Desserts will be unveiled nightly. The Tudor package costs $150 for two, which, according to my calculations, is about half price. Depending on whom you take, it could be a bargain weekend. THE FIFTH ANNUAL KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTE- VAL AT THE VANCOUVER TRADE AND CONVENTION CENTRE, 200-999 CANADA PLACE, 641-1987 This annual festival of fermenta- tion is scheduled to take place at the Vancouver Trade and Conven- tion Centre from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday Nov. 17. Tickets, which are $12, can be purchased at any Vancouver Kiwanis Club and Bufton’s Flowers at 851 Hornby. Approximately 200 different types and vintages of wine selected from around the world by the Import Vintners Association will be available for sampling at the festival. A mountain of wine (20 cases of import, handy for unexpected visits from unquenchable relatives) will also be raffled off. All proceeds from the event go to Kiwanis charities. THE ENGLISH BAY CAFE, 1795 BEACH AVENUE, VANCOUVER, Get away in style at Park Royal Hotel 669-2225 From Oct. 20 through to Nov. 20, this bayside Vancouver restau- rant is battling the damp chill of Vancouver's fall with a special celebration of Caribbean cuisine, mon. Included on the menu are such sun-filled items as Rum Glazed Ribs, Bridgetown Flying Fish, Jerk Pork, Trinidad Spiced Marlin and Kingston Coconut Prawns with Papaya Chutney. Wash one of those down with a Hurricane Hugo cocktail and you'll be ready for some steel- drum music and a Rastafarian rap session.