26 - Sunday, August 31, 1997 - North Shore News

Coho:

Coho Festival «
Launches Membership

..to raise needed funds to expand salmonid
enhancement programs

FESTIVAL

reproduction of the Coho
Festival salmon crafted by the
Squamish Nation artist, Rick
Harry (Xwa Lack Tun).
Proclamations will accompany.
contributions at four levels, and
range from a 11”xI7” personal-
- ized document to 2 24x36”

collector's limited edition

_ Proclamation, hand-lettered on

‘Tsleil-Wauthuth Nations and
“call three North Shore Mayors,
‘who unveiled and signed the
". initial Proclamations. The
S’Pak’Wus Slulum (Eagle
Song Dancers) gave a blessing
-” tothe annual Coho Festival, a
_week-long event that takes
place in September celebrating
© nature’s annual miracle of
salmon retuming to North
. Shore rivers and streams. The
(get under way during Coho
*.: Festival week and continue
throughout the month of

The Corporation of the
District of
West" ‘Vancouver

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230QS sport 7-6
270Q$S sport 8-9...

me 330QS sport 10-9.

September, raising funds for
salmonid enhancement activi-
ties on the

North Shore. Look for the
Festival Volunteers at your
local shopping.

The Coho Festival Society is a
community based, non-profit
society, formed in 1979, which °
sees the need to actively
involve North Shore families in
salmonid enhancement activi-
ties at the local level. The

. Society helps to develop a

greater appreciation of the
importance of salmonid
enhancement working with
schools and businesses
throughout the year. The annu-
ai Coho Festival is a major
community event that builds
public interest and support, as
well as raising funds, for
salmonid enhancement.

For further information, cali
the Coho Festival Information
line at 926 6956.

Boones, & Demers
Promotional & Advertising Balloons Decorating Specialists

936-8707

Pick-up or Delivery
991 Marine Drive, North Vancouver, B. ¢. V7P 184

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Shen came to be when Xwa
Lack klled a ea en ook
on bear's spirit because of the
lessons he leamed through that -
Xwa Lack Tun was born and

-faised ip Squamish. His mother.

this man. ‘The giving out of apt
positive, energy, and seeing it’
come back through the kids is.