NORTH SHORE NEWS ENTERTAINMENT & STYLE GUIDE

new year at
nique North
Shore eve

From mountain highs to dinner trains

Deana Lancaster

News Reporter
dlancaster@nsnews.com

WHERE were you when the
numbers rolled over from 99
to 002

It could be a question you will hear
from future generations of your fami-
ly, yet if recent reports are true, most
of us haven’t decided where to spend
New Year's Eve.

Don’t despair. There’s still space
left at several unique events taking
place on the North Shore.

Grouse Mountain is hosting a vari-
ety of interesting options, and New
Year’s revellers are sure to find some-
thing on the mountain top that inter-
ests them. Of the five options each
celebrating the past, present and
beyond, three still have space avail-
able. The First Nations “Coming of a
New Age” Celebration will begin with
a torch-lit celebration through the
alpine forest, an aboriginal cleansing
ceremony, native dancing, drumming,
and a five-course traditional native
feast.

The Modern Day celebration will
feature a buffet in the newly-designed
Lupins Restaurant, a trek on snow-
shoes to a snow-cave where story-
tellers will entertain over warm bever-
ages, or glide around the mountain-

top skating pond. The Vision to the
Future celebration will take place in
the mountain’s new restaurant, The
Observatory and will feature a seven-
course dinner.

All three options include Skyride
and dancing to the music of the
Dynamics in the Chalet atrium. Call
984-0661, ext. 403 for ticket infor-
mation.

At sea level, those looking to cele-
brate the year 2000 in locomotive
style can take a seat in the Pacific
Starlight Dinner Train and enjoy a
five-course gourmet meal, fine wine,
festive jazz music and dancing under
the stars in Porteau Cove, plus fire-
works and champagne. Call 984-5246
for information.

For those looking for a family -
affair, Canlan Ice Sports North Shore
is holding a Family Millennium Ice
Party family skate and buffet dinner
from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Call 924-0828
for more information.

And if you want to celebrate on *
New Year’s Day, Heritage Deep Cove
is holding First Ligt Over the Cove
—.a champagne brunch at the Deep
Cove Yacht Club from 9:30 a.m. unul
noon.

Follow it up by watching (or join-
ing) the Mount Seymour Lions.’
“ub’s annual Penguin Plunge into -
che chilly waters of Panorama Park.

Happy New Year!

NATIVE dancers in full regalia and traditional masks are to pre-
sent an ageless cycle cf the Coast Salizh ceicndar during the
Coming of a New Age Celebraticn on Grouge Mountain on Dec... -:
31. There are still tickets available for several unique Norti: Shore.

New Year’s celebrations.

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