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N Vv film-maker shedding
‘hewers of wood’ image

“HOLLYWOOD NORTH" j is shooting for the entertain-
- ment big-time right here in North Van. Sometime next ycar,
hopefully, the result will be at-your local movic theatre.

. B.C. film-makers already have a
top reputation with U.S. pro--
ducers, but almost entirely for
their technical service facilities.
Now, one of them — former
North Van City alderman Gary
Payne — has embarked on the |
ambitious‘project of making a

. full- length, Canadian theatrical
movie with backing from Telcfi im
Canada and B.C, Film. ©
It’s the true story of one of -
western Canada’s most colorful
pioncers, Irish-born Joha George

“Kootenai”? Brown, who camic to ©

the B.C. gold fictds in 1862 from a
British military background. His °
‘adventure-packed life here : — just”

‘., to give you the favor — included *

gold panning, buffalo funting. with
.Gabriel Demoat, run-ins with -
hostile Indians, an encounter with
Sitting Bull and acquittal on a
imurder charge. Much of.the film
: will be shot i in ‘Barkerville as 5 well

“othe April 23 St. George's Day bash~
: organized by lawyer Roger . |»
» Dawson’ and his newly revived
«Society of Si. George have dlready i

as on locations j in freland and
Alberta. .

Collaborating with Gary on the
two-hour screenplay i is award-
winning writer Join Gray,
together with Christian Bruyere, a
Genie Award winner, as co-
producer. If they pull it of f — and
why not? — B.C. film-making
could take a giant upward Icap out
of its role to date as a technical
hewer of wood and drawer of
water for visiting Hollywood
moguls. va _

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THE ETHNIC ENGLISH —.
who've never so far deigned to
compete with the haggis-munching,
fans of Rabbie Burns or St.
Patrick's loudmouthed

Jeprechauns — ate coming out ‘of
their sheils at long fast to honor,”

their own roots, Sales of tickets for

|. “execeded all expectations —+ so

Storming from! co

much so that the original B. Ce.

.” Club location proved too small,
Sand {hey had:to switch the affair {0
- the New World “Harborside. Tic

ets at'$50 a head continue to mo c

For that you'll geta

English dinner with wine; British a ,
_Corisul Gencral Briar Watkins, an

” speaker; a’prize draw
‘toasts galore, not for

tring.
: ’ Shakespeare whose birthday it also’-
te happens to be; and dancing to the

beat of Dat Richards and his band:

rth Vancouver Sons derman scorned’ rules of order.

i

‘guidance and directio

cting | more like: a ‘can’ loo child -

BETTE R THAN WATCHING TV
‘Popular ¢ children’ 8 television person

tional. Weating of ared rose
mandatory. Scottish, [rish, native
Canadian and other ethnic guests
welcome — provided they're will-
ing to sing “Land of Hope and
Glory". And if you want tickets
before they vanish, cali Roger
Dawson (222-2313 or 224-7928).
Pronto!

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! .
WRAPPIN iG UP a memorable;
75th anniversary week at :
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in
West Van, Rev: Ed Wallace con-
ducts his last service there this |
Sunday,/April, 17, after serving as
rector for the past 18 years. With
him into carly retirement go the
warm wishes no not only of his con-

Ree

’ gregation but of a host of secular

friends and admirers as well ...
-Have you‘any old pictures, class
photos or other memorabilia of
North Van schools and their stu-
dents from the” 1940s onward? If
so, school tnistee Anne Macdonald
would love to borrow them (with
great care promised!) for ‘Year to
Remember"’, School District 44's
shopping mall exhibits project.
“You can contact her via District, 44
vat 987-8143... While on the school
beat, an invitation to any North’.
Shore ex-students, staff and/or
parents of Sexsmith Community
School at 7455 Ontario overtown. —
1

You’re wanted at the school’s 75th’
birthday reunion party this Friday,
April 15, from 6 to 10 p.m. — call.
325-2710 for further details ... And
also on Friday, happy 38th an.
niversary to North Van's Dick and
Peg Pitt-Brooke — Peg being for
many years the dedicated, hard-
working diplomat who manages :
North Van Chamber of Com.”
merce. :

WRIGHT OR WRONG: People.”
who know all the answers obvious-
ly haven't heard all the question e

ad ir) fans Alison (3), Kale Ww and Lee (5) get acquainted | one-on-one with’
ity Eric Nagler during b his recent sutographsenisk visit to Lonsdale Quay.

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