its.” present - glory,”

Van. Arts” -Couneil’s con-"
tinuing idea is to build up the.
priority . among. our: com
munity. leaders to recognize.

.. the’need to ‘do more for all .~

_those® ‘people in ‘our com
munity -”
might be inthe. arts.”

ARTS CENTRE ©

One of the first. priorities
of. the'.Council was the
establishment of a physical
space for the arts. The need
for such a space had grown.
obvious ‘from the B.C. arts
and. crafts. fair, where the-
‘artist. benefited from having
a place to exhibit his work,
and: the public’ benefited as.
well; judging from the

, enthusiastic. turnout.

MONTREAL (UPC) - The
world-renowned Montreal
Neurological Institute will
accept delivery of a
sophisticated $1 million
device this fall that scientists
expect will allow them’ to
explore deeply the frontiers
of the human brain.

“The main thing is that we
will be able to get right
inside the brain for the first
time without surgery and sce
how it works, not just how it
looks,” said Dr. Lucas
- Yamomoto.

Pollution in

In 1850 there were four
cities in the world with
populations of over one

million. By 1960 there were
141.

History 200 at Capilano
College is a course that
examines the phenomenon
of cities -- centres that
provide us with both im-
mense opportunities and
immense problems today.

As important as cities are
now, though, they have
always played an historical
role far out of proportion to
their size, and in this course

students will have an op- |

- portunity to study their
characteristics and
development.

. Pollution, traffic jams,

violence and alienation are

“ whose’ - ar - to get the municipalities on

the North Shore interested in-
_ Sétting'up-an arts centre as:a
. centennial project. for 1971, -
but the municipalities had
other plans: ° .

. looking

one .
on Presentation House. (Ellsworth Dickson photo)

The arts council first trie

£

| However,
continued, to gather en-

thusiasm’* and “backed” by © ~

never-say-die Supporters the

city. of, North Vancouver °
capitulated in 1972, and the ~
then. Mayer . Tom ‘Reid of: -

fered the arts council the old’
city hall at 209 West Fourth
Street. (The Property a at that

“Up until now, of course,

‘we've only been able to

scrape the surface of the
brain with needles or x-rays
without surgery.”

The device, a Japanese-
made mini-cyclotron,
produces” short-lived
isotopes, radioactive tracers,
that are injected into a vein
or inhaled through a face
mask with no_ risk or
discomfort to the patient.

A halo of highly-sensitive
detectors. — part of an

| time
. $360,000.) It was: “a classic

the project S.

“was _ valued

at

case-of-taking on: city. hall
and winning.. ;

The . old city hall was

-, ,OFiginally the. first central

school house on the North

Shore and had been the.

‘temporary’ city hall since
1913 - almost 60 years. ;

“It was an architectural
disaster, It was a four-room
school house that had‘been
built onto on either side and

then a wing onthe back had

been added. We had to see it
asa functioning art centre.”

q into the human brain

electronic scanning device
called a positron emission
topography system (PET)
around the patient's head
picks up the radioactive
signals as the tracers flow
through the brain.

As the tracers are scan-
ned, a computer prints out
numerical or color scales of
the density of radioactive
material, checking the rate

of blood flow, how fast the ,

brain metabolizes glucose
and other nutrients, to

15th century Florence

not new. In 17th century
Amsterdam,
despaired about the
anonymity of city life. In
ISth century Florence,
pollution was a problem of
staggering proportions.

History 200 begins in
medieval times and traces
urban development up to the
beginnings of industrial
civilization. The  con-
tinuation of the course,
History 201, will méve from
Europe to North America
and trace the evolution of
the modern urban centre,

As the cities grew people
talked with awe about the
‘metropolis’ but now we're
towards = the
‘megalopolis.’ Areas such as
the seaboard between
Boston and Washington or

Descartes |

San Francisco and San
Diego, are predicted to
become part of one vast
urban development stret-
ching for hundreds of miles.

Urban history is an op-
portunity to look at the
development of the city in
general and then back, with
more understanding, at our
own environment.

History 200 is being of-
fered this fall on Monday
and Wednesday afternoons
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
History 201 will be offered in
January. There are no pre-
requisites for either course.
For more information, call
Capilano College at 986-
1911, local 213,

-. challenge: :

HOW TO

help you - get - your

o organization. started. free: ‘of
. Charge. Get a good bank

Manager or accountant who
likes his. community to come
onto: your board to help you
with budgets. ‘And get an

architect or design‘architect
“who will donate | some of his

services.’

With money. from here
and there (the provincial and
federal governments, the
Vancouver Foundation, the
municipality)
$567,000, and. the help of

DO-IT-YOURSELF ae

S Anne. gives this advice to -:
* any community that might
> be faced. with a similar
. “Go and find.
=. yourselves a local lawyer, to

totalling ;

téstament.to.the hard work .
+ and dedication “of the arts
* ‘council,’ with” the ‘support ¢ of
“aie community."

&

private individuals (such as -

Rudy Kovach who designed

it} Presentation House was

opened in September, 1976.

The new arts centre in-

corporates -a_ gallery; an

- environmentally-controlled

room; a museum (operated .

by the Musetm and Ar-
chives Committée of the city
-of North Van); and a theatre,

designed by Chris Tyrell and.

officially opened in 1977 by

thén. prime minister, Pierre

Trudeau. .

Then the arts ‘council

heard about a beautiful old
church, with the. original
wood in excellent condition,
_ ‘that was to be torn. down.

provide key information on
the brain’s condition.

The cyclotron, the second
model made by Japanese,
Steel Corp., will be installed’
at the institute in November.

~

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Anne,’ usually never at: tas

s ‘of Presentation. com
out... House,. and. called . ‘it. Anne ALN
ee a Macdc nald Hall. th
“How. Presentation House; a
as it: is now ‘called, attained -.
‘is’ “a

loss for words, was rendered.)

“speechless atthe meeting — y
_ when the naming. of the hall
F was. announced. .

7 “Tes an ‘honor: and I ap-

preciate it, but 1 don't think, I.
« deserve it,” She. Says.

: THREE ROLES

three foles. to play, ac-.
cording. to-Mrs. Macdonald.
“It should look” after the ®
‘local: artist; in: terms ofan
open, unjuried. show; it
should be selective and-show |
the best, at least. two thirds

of. the: year;. and it. should

also show the talent from all
over the world." Pes did

Primarily, though, “she
says “our. big shows should —

- feature local artists.”

Anne’s father,” ow. R.

(Mickey) _McDougall,. was _

principal of North Van-
couver High School for 36.
years, and she. Says), “Dad i is.

tation House Gallery, 209

West Fourth Street, North.

Vancouver, : until Sept. 9.

_ The © five” * large

have © been: exploring - ‘the

medium ‘since’'1971' as “a~
section of the Department. of

- Aesthetic. Investigations of — these, works. have been seen

-‘the “Hallo Foundation in

Kuito, Ecuador.

oe ‘community . “work.

: -"'s;- Coordinating Mrs...
Presentation’ House has

Mie : ip _
Piru represent a. ‘synthesis. of
the Meh A "Andes is ies erent
on display. in the Presen-

and _
colourful’ fibre works were
_ made by the Group Piru who”. |

. Foundation. |.

‘Malcolm - M y
provincial. family court -

‘judge, ‘and: they’ we a ‘son weg

anda daughter. . oe
With, ail her experience: in.

_Mac- .

donald - has. formed ©

- company of one, Coordinare :

Consulting. .Services .Lid.,
_and it is in this’ capacity: ‘that.

_ she. is’ presently: ‘working: for. .

the “Vancouver: ‘Community
Arts Council — they hired
the Services of her company

“Life’ s a slot of fun if’ you’ wre” |

Se working” ‘towards things: with:
- an' optimistic ‘attitude,”: she

says. “Idon't believe at all in’
being told that I’ can't: ‘do®
something,: or ‘they’ ‘won't:
- Support. you. wes

- “Don't. accept. _that., “Ge
after it, Some: other ap.

| proach . might awork...: And i
sure re enough it will work.” ae

strong formal structures and
motifs ‘whose roots’ can: be
traced to the symbology of
the native people. of Ecuador
and which. are imbued. with
very potent, magical:
properties in themselves... ae

This. “exhibition © of:
tapestries. by the: Group’ Piru
marks the. first . time, ‘that
‘the:

outside: . of

. ‘Hallo .

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