8 - Wednesday, September 11, 1996 - North Shore News

GOVERNMENT of Canada Fine Arts Galler
artist of the month Jason Claridge kicked o
his Swell, No Swell exhibition with a Sept. 4
reception in the gallery located on the first
and second floors of the West Vancouverfil
Memorial Library. The large, colorful acrylic
paintings, which are on display until Sept. 28,
drew plenty of lively discussion thus helping’
the North Van artist to achieve his goal: “If 1f
can get 20 seconds of interest from an indi-
vidual, my gual is accomplished,”

NICE TIME... Beth
Claridge, left, and mom
Elizabeth Claridge
(artist Jason Claridge’s
sister and mom) relax
after the reception.

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GALLERY GUEST...

Taking in the exhibition
is Helen Hamilton.

MINI CONFERENCE...

Bill Ciaridge (left), ar
artist Jason Claridge's WARM HELLO... West:
uncle, and friend Ken Vancouver's ° Helen.

HEARTY HANDSHAKE... Artist Jason Claridge is eon ‘\”, “*-) Campbell discuss the Campbell

Bruce Claridge.

News Reporier

A North Vancouver
woman who helped to
_ Save federal funding for
the Seymour Salmon
Hatchery has turned
her attention to pro-
‘tecting urban streams.

Mary-Sue Addison’s drive
stems from a, martial arts
development oa Fell Avenue
bordering fish-bearing Mos-
quito: Creek. Atkinson said
Monday more than 300 peo-
ple at the Coho Festival
signed her petition calling for
federal Fisheries Minister
Fred Aiiftflin to pressure the
Provincial government into
Introducing laws to protect
riparian zones for fish-bearing
streams. Arkinson wants legis-
lation ‘in place before the feds
transfers responsibility for
habitat protection to B.C.

Meanwhile, on Sept. 5 the
Wild Salmon — Coalition
launched an appeal of the
Aug. 8 B.C. Supreme Court
decision allowing the Fell
Road development to pro-
ceed, Developer Daniel Lo
said he will take mitigation
racasures in building the pro-
ject.

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