ecology centre THE LYNN Canyon Ecology Cen- tre may be hidden away under the forest canopy of Lynn Can- yon Park, but the wealth of in- formation and activities it offers makes it well worth searching out. The centre’s displays are open to the public, free of charge, every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a film theatre may be book- ed in advance for groups who can take advantage of the cen- tre’s 40 films on natural history. Just some of the upcoming ac- tivities at the centre are as follows. Call 987-5922 for further _ information. B& Plant a tree for wildlife at Serpentine Fen, Saturday, March 16 at 10 a.m. Help provide new cover, food and nesting sites for wildlife by helping plant trees. Bring funch; trees provided. Please preregister. b> Watch birds at Maplewood Mudflats on Sunday, March 31 at 1 p.m. Join naturalist Kevin Belt for an informative walk in the last remaining North Shore wetland. Please preregister. & Special events will be hap- pening all during Wildlife Week, March 30 to April 7 (also Spring Break). Contact the centre for full details. Best buys From page 44 can to get her order to $200 but if she falls short she makes a fast run to the meat department and ’ grabs another roast. The same reader told me that if she needed a really big order she shopped with her husband and went through TWO tills, with two coupons. That’s a $60 saving on $400 worth of food. Also note that Shopper’s Drug Mart has Aquafresh toothpaste (150 mL for 99¢ — while quan- tities last). Buy. SUPER VALU: Pork picnic shoulder, 78¢ Ib. (Simmer until done — save the water for split pea soup); pork shoulder steaks; Sunspun kernel corn, chubs, 66¢ (good product, good buy, no limit); Five Roses flour, 10 kg., $4.99 (save money -— bake!), limit 1; red seedless grapes, 97¢ Ib. (freeze for kid’s snacks); cabbage, 19¢ lb. BUY LOW: Whole, boneless round steaks, $2.38 Ib.: turkey drumsticks, 57¢ Ib. (best protein buy of the week); Cloverleaf pink salmon, flats, $1.18; ABC laundry detergent, 5 L, $2.98; nectarines, 88¢ ib.; Idaho potatoes, 28¢ Ib.; Delicious apples, 10 !bs./$2.98; pink grapefruit, 5 Ibs./$1.88. STONG’S: Boneless baron beef, $2.98 Ib.; sirloin tip roast, $2.98 Ib.; lean ground beef, $1.98 Ib.; sausages, $1.88 Ib.; Nabob coffee, $2.19; cauliflower, 99¢ ea.; bunch spinach, 49¢ ea. (time for a big salad with bacon and eggs!); long English cukes, 99¢ ea, LONSDALE QUAY: Longliner Seafvods: Fresh 4-6 tb. spring salmon, $5.99 Jb.; fresh shrimpmeat, $7.99 I[b.; fresh heat-smoked salmon, $9.99 Ib.; live clams, $3.49 Ib.; fresh sea bass fillet, $9.49 Ib. 48 - Wednesday, February 20, 1991 - North Shore News OUR HERITAGE * NEWS photo Neil Lucente KEVIN BELL of the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre can answer just about all your questions on local wildlife. The centre’s Manager and resident naturalist, he invites all who are inier- ested to visit the centre to jearn more about the North Shore * environment. Students, say your piece HERE’S A chance for secondary school students in Greater Vancouver to say what they think about the region’s environinent, and perhaps win one of 13 cash prizes. One of the three topics in this year’s Secondary Schools Essay Contest sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Regionai District asks students if they think the overall environment will get bette:r or worse in the next few years, and what they consider to be the region’s most important environmental issues. The other topics ask whether farmland in the :egion should be devel- oped or preserved, and how will the region be affected by our aging population. The contest is open to students in Grades 8 through 12 in all Lower Mainland schools. First prize is $500, second is $400, and third is $300 and there are 10 Merit Awards of $150. Deadline for entrie: is March 22 this year. For further information, phone GVRD Information Services, 432-6339. It’s lights out on Grouse GROUSE MOUNTAIN has been praised by B.C. Hydro’s Power Smart energy conservation campaign. Every night after the slopes are cleared of al! skiers, the lights got swit- ched off and are left off until the following evening. “It's great to get support like this,’ says Bob Crockett, Hydro mar- keting manager. ‘What's really significant is the fact that they have carried on with this policy after Power Smart night fast November.” Grouse Mountain operations manager Rick Temple says he has a number of crews working after the lights go out on the runs. “We have three Snow Cat crews out grooming the hill as well as a snowmaking crew during the night. Before, we had always used the lights as an aid. Now they use the lights on their vehicles. It took a bit of getting used to, but | don’t hear any complaints now,’’ said Temple. Temple says he expects to see significant savings on the mountain's electrical bill, and notes that Grouse’s chief electrician is investigating other ways to conserve electricity. oa Distinguished Citizen OUR FUTURE ward To mark the District of North Vancouver’s 100th Birthday, the Centennial Committee is pleased to invite the nomination of District Residents, who have distinguished themselves in a particular field of endeavour, for recognition as Distinguished Citizens. For nomination forms or further information please contact: Ms. Kay Staley Centennial Coordinator District Municipal Halt 355 West Queens Road North Vancouver, B.C. ‘Tek: 987-713) THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE