14 - Friday, May 16, 1986 - 7 Eon + 5175 & 00.25 & 120.19 OF ROIe ORF ong * NO brenkies! fequired * amall one time Wetion tee * absolutely no hidden foes To have your space booked by @ fegisiered travel agent call THE BEST IN EXPO ACCOMMODATIONS Share your memories of Expo Atl the time of processing your film order an extra set of prints for just i bee TOTEMCOLOR North Shore News Dole MAY 2 - OCTOBER 13 1986 Your guide to the N. Shore CLUB CELEBRATES EXPO Garden contest blooms MABEL WATSON didn't waste any time entering the North Shore Gardens °86 contest, announced recently. By KIM PEMBERTON | | News Reporter The 74-year-old gardener, the first contest applicant, said her roses and begonias will be at their best in June, when judges are scheduled to visit fier Capilano Mobile Park garden. “I’ve got roses, fuchsias, sweetpeas in boxes, shrubs, hang- ing baskets — everything,’’ said Watson. “Ever since the Hudson's Bay opened a flower shop I've been busy.”’ Gardeners have until July 31 to enter the contest, which is being held in celebration of Expo 86, and like Wilson can request what month they would like their garden judged The winners will be announced by Thanksgiving. Contest organizer Pat Strike, from the West Vancouver Garden Club, said this is the first year a garden contest has been held in- volving all gardeners from Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay. EXPO CELEBRATION “It’s our celebration of Expo,’ Strike said. Besides the West Vancouver Garden Club, the organizing committee is also made up of members from the Delbrook Garden Club, the Parks Board for the District and City of North Vancouver, the Municipality of West Vancouver, local nurseries and gardening landscape consul- tants. Strike said the public and garden club members are welcome to enter the contest, which will award pla- ques and ribbons as prizes, in two main categories These are residential and com- mercial gardens. “There's plenty of scope,"’ said Strike. “‘People could enter win- rea NEWS photo Terry Peters Mabel Watson was the first person to enter the North Shore Gardens ‘86 Contest, open to gardeners from Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay. The con- test, which will announce its winners by Thanksgiving, is accepting ap- plications until July 31. dow boxes if they are apartment dwellers, there's a small city lot size category and a large garden category. CONTEST ATTRACTS “This, we hope, will be the first of something to carry on in future years,"" she said. Strike said she is optimistic the contest will attract many local ap- plicants. Expo vans carry old and disabled TWO SPECIALLY customized vans will carry elderly and disabled fairgoers free of charge between the Canada Pavilion and main Ex- po 86 site The keys to the two Chrysler Maxi-Vans were presented to Transport Minister Don Mazankowski by John Gedak, president of Get-Away Enterprises, of Richmond B.C., at the Canada Pavilion **About 75,000 visits have been sold to disabled persons, most of who will travel with an attendant The vans are a further step we've taken to ensure the Canadian Pa vilion is accessible and barrier free," Mazankowski said. ‘‘They will be operating as a regularly scheduled intersite service for elderly and disabled visitors to Ex- po 86.”"" The vans will normally accom- modate up to three wheelchair passengers and seven other pas sengers, but can be converted to other passenger configurations They will operate from 10 a.m to 10 p.m. daily, departing from the Canada Gate and stopping at the West Stadium and East Expo 86 gates on the downtown circle route in addition to the comfortable interiors and ramp loading system, the vans are among the first to in- corporate stricter safety construc- tion features setting a new stan- dard of safety An electronic tracking and routing system will enable passen- gers to track the progress of each van on video displays al each gate. “The vans are an example of how Canadians are meeting special transportation needs by using new and existing technology,"’ Mazankowski noted. She noted there’s a growing in- terest on the North Shore in gardening, evident by the increas- ing membership of local garden club members. In the West Van- couver Club she said the member- ship has tripled in the past five years and is now about 150. “My favorite occupation is weeding,"’ said Strike. “I'm not a fantastic gardener, but I do enjoy garden maintenance. Weeding is very therapeutic. You can get out a lot of anger by dragging out weeds."’ Application forms are available at municipal offices, community centres, local libraries and local nurseries Local Expo events EVENTS City Dist, Park DATE Now ‘ul Crarde ns 8 Sep: 15 May I6 Ari Show by str June 1 8 VMkm 4 Wp m May 18 Burnaby Concer: Band 200p.¢ May 24 “ an. Adult (The May 24 West Van Adult (Mon Band) 20pm. pan May 24 Drawbridge Art Club f1:Q0a 0 May 235 Opus 86 Band 2Ip.m.-ip.m May 28 & Japanese Flowe: Arranging 8% May 29 Demo on 28th (12 noon) May Ballroom Dancing - A Ball Shore Mayors” 9p. m.-law May 30 & Annual Conference - B May 3 Heritage Society May 31 Guides & Scouts Lepore & lune em Spam Mas VI Dancing Around the World Hi Bailey & Company May V1 Lynn Valley Lions’ Club NMioneer Days Please confiria times und dates. Events subject to change without notice Van Supts.of Parks Compertion te trom Japan Band) 2p 1 Tpm.-10p.m LOCATION City Hall 141 West t4th Sere Waterfront Park Waterfront Park Cleveland Dam Park Cleveland Dam Park Waterfront Park Cuy Hatt Couch Howse ton ( iooet Road loternatunal Plaza Hotel, Capit ino Marine 3r Waterfront Park Ree Centre and incare Lynn Valley Park 987-4488