—— = MAIL Lantern fest a bright time Dear Editor: Re: The Wild Lights Lantern Festival and Parade. The North Vancouver Community Arts Council would like to thank all those members of the community, approximately 1,090 people, who participated in helping to make the Friday, Aug. 18 Wild Lights Lantern Festival Parade and Fire Show in Edgemont Village such a tremendous success. The evening began with a tree music concert and lantern making workshop followed by an interactive lantern procession dawn “Edgemont Boulevard where families participated by marching along side a 10-piece processional band accompanied by stilt-watkers dressed as bumble bees and wizards. Costumed characters, torch bearers and large lantern carriers could also be seen among the crowd. The evening cubninated in a grand finale fire show in the street at Highland Buulevard and Edgemont Boulevard. The North Vancouver RCMP kindly cordoned off the road and redirected traffic for the duration of the parade and fire show. Prior to this event, The North Vancouver Community Arts Council undertook other lantern making workshops at Lynn Valley Centre, Park Royal Mall, Capilano Mall and Capilano Library who provided space for participants to create magical lanterns to bring to the Wild Lights Lantern Festival. Thank _ you to all the dedicated and hard working volunteers and mali ~~ staff. The North Vancouver Recreation Commission, Public Dreams Society, and The Edgemont Village Business and Professional Association were also responsible for the evenings success in partnership with The North Vancouver Community - Arts Council. "We look forward to secing you again next year, Jacquie Morgan, Pro Director ... North Vancouver Community Arts Council Tourists seeing green at Cypress "Dear Editor: | We recently had the occasion to take overseas visitors to the. Cypress Road lookout point in West Vancouver to show them our city. Having resided in West Vancouver since 1963, this, lookout has been a favourite spot to take our friends and visi ors over the years. However, we were ‘shocked to discov- t. this. spectacular view, of which we jhave so long and boasted about, has become almost non-existent ; “enjoye ant hidden behind tree tops and overgrown brush. What was most alarming to us was the fact that people endeavoring: to’ get. a. better view, or while taking pho- - tographs, were standing on the hills and abutments, putting themselves at great jeopardy of falling over the embankment, which at this point is cangerously steep. dults should have more sense but even more dangeruus is seeing children doing the same thing. Have you considered > the liability involved? ..”.- Because this exhilarating view is fast disappearing, it is no longer a selected place to take our visitors. At one time the ntire, West Vancouver shoreline could be seen from this int; now our famous bridge and lighthouse are disappear- ny. eat risk are many landmarks, from Mount Buker, across the straits to. the island mountains. What was once a panoramic -view:is:now obscured and cluttered by unkempt greenery, hereby destroying what was once a natural outdoor beauty; in. cagle-eye view worth many millions of dollars to our “tourism industry. * Shouldn’t we protect and nurture this area for the sake of :rourism and pride in our city and province? This natural phe-_ figmenon is worth protecting with some. simple, i inexpensive, ‘Dear Editor: | : : : “The SPCA is hopeless. They show no interest We should * * chase them-out.”.- These words were barked, out by. North Van City Mayor Bill ‘Angus over 40 years ago at a city council meeting. | _At. that. saimie © meeting, . the works. superintendent was" ‘instructed to ‘report back to council-oni the feasibility.of s setting? ; up a pound ind inspection service to be-operated by: the city. - We are. still awaiting that report. In the Sept. 3 article entitled, North Van SPCA cages rat- ted, the reporter noted that a statf report assessing “the possi- ity of a municipally run pound” may be available in the fall. :. Which century? Michele Carter : North Vancouver. -, OD rat METIS IES POT TASS TO a Rad akin) Sui) CHAT A Box- BETCHA OUR TEAM WILL GET AT LEAST FIFTEEN. v SRO . Cates totem pole carver part Mohawk | Dear Editor: I] am writing with regards to the Aug. 30 article in the North Shore News covering the topic of the totem poles in Cates Park. Reference was made as to the artist Ken Mayo being non-native. This is incorrect, and I would like to give you a brief background on Mr. Mayo. His father grew up on a Mohawé reserve in Ontario, and later moved off the reserve when’ he travelled west. He married a noa- native, thus making Ken Mayo ‘one half native Mohawk. His father’s brother (his. uncle) remained on the reserve and became chief. Ken Mayo carved the cotem poles at Cates Park, Lynn Canyon and at Lyn: Valley Road at 29th, Sireet. He also carved the bow of the long boat which is at Cates Park. This iece was later stolen, however, he was spccificaily asked by the Burrard Band to create this for them. It is therefore in his defence that I write to you so that. the public can_be properly informed of his “native” status. To refer'to his work as “tourist pieces” is rather insulting. Mr. Mayo did extensive research before starting to carve these poles. His pursuit of wood ‘carving continues, and he is presently producing a col... lection of wildlife pieces. Ken Mayo is my father-in-law, so [can freely speak on his behalf with regards to his family’s native heritage. Gwen Greeaway . North Vancouver Take pride in fast ferries” Dear Editor: Re: “Fast ferries wake and wash effects eased,” Sepe. 3, North Shore News. For three years.or more we have read, seen on TV and heard round and about, the shortcomings of the fast ferries — I can take it.no more, 1 was vine of the fortunate people given the opportunity to work on. the construction’. _of the fast ferry program. It gave the shipbuilding industry 2 much needed shot in the arm in. North. “Vancouver and the surround- Cine your child a Powerful Adva Back to. School Special — . °4 FREE LESSONS* At Academy for Mathematics & Science our proven programs help... 7 students learn at their own pace, continually supported by the appro; ‘feedback for buileing: confidence ‘and self-esteem ‘Catch up ‘aiid’enrichment programs for Math: English & & Scent °GRADES 1TO S ENGLISH - .2 GRADES 11 & 12 SCIENCE FREE EVAL .UATION seal for details ing Lower Mainland not to mention other countries. The people involved in this program were, to say the least, full of hope and interest in being chosen for such a project. After training, we were over-flowing with the pio- neering spirit that built this country to what it is today. To read in your newspa- per of the petty bourgeois . honsense making’ headlines in the press makes me mad. (The ciiange of route in order to minimize the effect “on sensitive areas on lawns ‘e GRADES 1 TO 12 MAT! that come ‘down to ‘the ~ water?) Come. on give mea: _ break, How, many people are so blessed? | In conclusion ‘fet ‘ue state fast ferries are in service all . over the world, it is the trans- port of the fiiture, no sign of going backward. anywhere» else, just in British Columbia. Are lawns . that. come down to the sea more impor- taat than keeping up. with: technulogy?.. Coine.. ‘on Canada wake up opportunity is knocking at the door.” Richard A. 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