NEWS photo Cindy Goodman SQUAMISH MASTER carvers Cedric Billy and Bob Baker will md three months In a workshed at the Mosquito Creek Marina building an ocean-going cance modelled on the Nootkan West Coast whaling style. N orth Van schools face more spending cuts NORTH VANCOUVER’S District 44 School Board pres- ented the possible areas of spending cuts for the 1992-93 school year at the board’s night. Programs and services that have been the. envy of school boards throughout B.C. are on the verge of either being eliminated or severely reduced. reguiar meeting on Tuesday By A.P. McCredie — Contributing Writer Many of these programs have on the North Shore. The vessel is 40 feet long, five feet wide and made from a single red cedar log brought to North Vancouver from the Maple Ridge area. The canoe will be fitted with a single mast and sail. Squamish master carvers Cedric Billy and Bob Baker will spend three months’ worth of 40-hour weeks on the pro- ject. A recent visit to their workshed at the Mosquito Creek Marina found the massive canoe taking shape. [t is modelled after a Nootkan West Coast whaling-style canoe. The carvers work with a combination of traditional tools, an adze for example, and modern tools such as a chain- saw. Said Baker, ‘‘The Squamish Nation is realizing a rebirth of this type of cultural activity. Every family once had a canoe like this — this was our major form of transportation. It’s what enabled us to be in this territory.” Added Baker, ‘‘They were all-purpose boats. They were like our Cadillac or limousine. We used to use them up into the 1950s. That was the fast time we had a couple of those canoes around here.”’ Baker said the Squamish band would like to build six canoes initially: three large sea-going canoes, one inland eee ames see el NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD been in operation for 20 years. The district’s allotted spending ceiling for the 1992-93 fiscal year would result ‘in a $10.2 milion deficit if current operations were Provincial use permit allows aerial spraying in watersheds THE PROVINCIAL pesticide use permit authorized Thursday by the environment ministry pesticide management .branch allows for up to four aerial and ground spray applications in an attempt to eradicate isolated Asian gypsy moth “populations in an 18,400-hectare area including the North Shore, Van- couver and Burnaby. A guantity of 347,166 kilograms of ‘undiluted Foray 48B (the bacterial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki) will be sprayed from the air from helicopters and _ fixed- wing aircraft. Ground spraying will be undertaken with hydraulic or air-blast sprayers. Agriculture Canada asked the province to waive a 10- metre pesticide-free zone re- quirement for water bodies. The permitted aerial spray area includes portions of the Capilano and Seymour water- . Sheds. The Seymour River catch- ment area and an area near Capilano Lake will be sprayed from helicopters. The rest of the North Shore will be sprayed from fixed-wing air- craft. By Michael Becker News Reporter Areas where moths have been caught in traps will be sprayed from the ground. Aerial spray applications will be conducted in daylight hours prior to 6:30 a.m. The spray program is set to coincide with the hatching stage of moth Jarvae, Spraying may commence as early as April 26 and could continue to June 30 at 14- to 21-day inter- vals. The control program will cover homes and businesses. In addition: to killing Asian gypsy moth larvae, the pro- gram could kill approximately 137 different insect species in the spray area, according to environmentalists opposed to. the program. But according to Agriculture Canada spokesman Jon Bell, the agency is committed to holding public meetings with interested parties to make available moth data and in- formation on control program options. Meanwhile the permit is sub- ject to a 30-day appeal period. Those opposed must send a notice of appeal no later than April 25 by registered mail to the office of the chairman of the Environmental Appeal Board, 125-911 Yates St., Vic- toria, V8V 4X3. The notice of appeal must include a $25 fee payable to the Minister of Finance and Cor- porate Relations. The signed appeal notice must include the name and address of the ap- pellant, the name of the counsel or agent of the ap- pellant if any, grounds for the appeal, particulars, and a statement of the nature of the order requested by the ap- pellant. Sunday, March 29, 1992 - North Shore News ~ 3 builds ocean-going canoe First time on North Shore in 50 years SQUAMISH INDIAN Band carvers are reclaiming a key component of their cultural heritage: for the first time in 50 years an ocean-going canoe is being t built By Michael Becker News Reporter Salish canoe and two racing war canoes. The first canoe is expected to be completed in about five weeks. Baker envisions a pro- gram to impart occan-going canoe travel skills to all Squamish native people. In researching the project, Baker and Billy visited native carvers in Washington state. **We've had to do a lot of research on this to come up with dimensions, designs and procedure. There’s a step-by- step procedure in making these types of canoes.’’ Said Baker, ‘‘We’ll go over our ancestral territorial water grounds and educate our own youth and open it up to non- natives to educate the public as to why we're here. There's probably a large group of the population asking, ‘Why are those Indians in the middie of the city?’ ” Baker believes it ts vital that the sea-going aspect of the Squamish culture be nurtured and maintained. On July 10 as many as 20 native canoes, including some from Washington state, will gather at Ambleside as part of the Squamish Nation Days celebration. Baker said the canoe gather- ing will serve as a preliminary carried over to the next school year. District 44, which has already cut $4.5 million from its budget, still faces a $1.8 million deficit for the current year. The proposed additional District 44 spending reductions include elimination of: @ community school staffing; @ the outdoor education program (including: the longhouse pro- gram); @ the elementary band and str- ings program; @ the secondary strings program; @ consultant services and pro- gram coordinator services; . @ French as 2 second language (kindergarten to Grade 5); @ summer curriculum writing; @ dental services; @ summer school; @ secondary school educational leadership; @ elementary school educational leadership; @ the secondary school athletics coordinator; @ outside contracted services for repair and maintenance; @ the school district’s contribu- tion to the costs of continuing education; @ plant and site improvements; @ artists for kids support grant. Significant spending reductions @ Cocktails & Caviar § Comics «Ml Fashion @ High Profiles @ High Tech 44 They were all- purpose boats. They were like our Cadillac or limousine. 99 exercise in bringing canoes across the border in prepara- tion for the Gaatuwas project in 1993. Gaatuwas, hosted by the Heiltsuk people of Bella Bella, will see indigenous paddlers from throughout the Pacific Rim gathering at the village of Beila Bella. The event is seen by orga- nizers as a catalyst for- the renaissance of traditional ocean-going canoes throughout the Pacific Rim. Next year’s event also marks the 200th an- niversary of the first contact between the Heiltsuk and Europeans. Captain Vancouver arrived by sea and Sir Alex- ander MacKenzie arrived by land in 1793. New canoes are being carved by various participating in- digenous people. The gathering will include participants from the islands of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. would also be made in: @ diagnostic services; @ program implementation; @ new and replacement equip- ment; : @ school block budgets (supplies, materials, etc.); @ library acquisitions; @ administrative costs District 44 office; @ -school-based administrative time; . @ field trip transportation; : ° science resource centre; ~ @ curriculum supplementary resource material; _© public. information/community relations/district publications; @ seminar and conference atten- dance; @ English as a second language; ®@ district transportation; @ planning funds; @ utilities; @ support staff in the district of- fice; © price increase recognition. The board must submit its 1992-93 operating budget to the Minister of Education by. April 20. in - the The board will be holding public meetings to discuss its budget on Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at Windsor, Sutherland and Carson Graham secondary schools. 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