40 - Sunday, July 5, 1992 - North Shore News No Gannon Si INQUIRING REPORTER ) WHERE’S BATMAN when you need him? Violent crime in Canada has soared to its highest level ever, Statistics Canada reported last week. Up 8% in 1991, the violent crime rate increased 21% from 1986 to 1990. Reported sexual assaults have risen by 90% since 1984, while property crime was up 9% fast year. British Co!- Do you feel safe on the North Shore? umbia topped the list of provinces with the highest crime rate in Canada. The North Shore comes nowhere near Gotham City’s hotbed of crime, or the streets of downtown Vancouver. But several violent crimes have made headlines in the past year, right here on the North Shore. Brenda McCook West Vancouver Yes. |. think there is crime but it’s only a few people who are looking for trouble. If you’re not out hanging around Colleen Fee West Vancouver Sometimes. The streets are pretty safe, but where we live there’s been a lot of break-ins. Sherril Seidel North Vancouver Yes. Generally, 1 feel very safe. The North Shore is a nice place to be. People are friendly here. As cities go, I feel the North Shore is a very Ken Easdown West Vancouver 1 do, because West Van tends to be relatively in- sulated from crime. But I’m getting more ap- prehensive like everyone else, because of the in- David Johnstcn West Vancouver I feel safe on the North Shore. It has changed a lot in the last 10 years or so, but -it’s still better than a lot of areas in town. looking for problems, I think everything's fine. secure place to be. creasing incidents. - Squamish ocean-going canoe nears completion THE OCEAN-going canoe being built by the Squamish Indian Band moved one crucial step closer to com- pletion recently. By Paul Hughes Contributing Writer The 40-foot canoe, the first one carved here in at least 50 years, underwent .a steaming process meant to spread the sides and make the canoe wider. The method takes several hours to complete, and it is a critical procedure because of the tendency for the wood to crack as it stret- ches. The system used was a2 tradi- tional one followed by the Coast - Salish people down through the uges. Water is poured inside the cance to a depth of three or four inches. . ¥. BOB BAKER... Souamish Band cultural czosdinator Next lava rocks — the ones us- ed were gathered from the Cheakumus River near Squaraish — are heated and deposited in the water at various points along the canoe’s length. The resulting steam softens the hull, allowing it to expand. The stretching is controlled by means of rope slings and wooden braces spaced at key spots along the hull. Once the rocks start to cool, they are removed and replaced by others that have been heated in advance. The entire process is repeated until the desired width is reached. Cedric Billy, the master carver who has worked on the project since March of this year, his wife Penny, and Bob Baker, cultural coordinator for the Squamish Band, worked from 6:30 p.m. Tuesday until 4:30 a.m. Wednes- day before the stretching was Tinished. At the start of the procedure, the canoe at its widest point was. 44 inches. It eventually stretched to 53 inches. When the canoe is finished, the beam will be five feet. Six more inches are to be added-on to the freeboard, and the resulting flare will add the extra width. The process went smoothly with no serious cracks occurring. One of the main uses of the cance will be to transport the Squamish people from the reserve to their ancestral territories where they have established rediscovery camps. These camps allow the people to reclaim their lost culture. Elders, who have a rich heritage locked in their memories, will be given the opportunity to pass on what they know to another gener- ation, thus ensuring the survival of the culture. : The canoe is expected to be launched in time for Squamish Indian Days which begin on July 10. “The remaining work includes the addition of the freeboard, the carving of the prow, and the painting of the hull — black on the outside and red on the inside. These were. the traditional colors of the Squamish canoes. The red ochre used to paint the inside is called temlh (pronounced tum-ul) in the Squamish janguage. It was considered a sacred substance and was used in many Coast Salish rituals. #2 DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN XS) URBAN LAND ECONOMICS This four year correspondence programme has been # designed to meet the diverse needs of many sectors within the real estate industry. Using the latest developments in mal) analysis and content, students are given a strong foundation PF in urban land economic principles. 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