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louse’s day-camp kids a

NEWS photo Terry Peters

nd counseltors mug for the

_ Camera before heading out to Amblesids Beach, [ust one of many planned adventures.

* CHILDREN “aren’t’ the’

‘only: ones} who. benefit
‘from -North
Neevi.g oh b o usr
hood, House’s.. (NSNH)
» Summer. day: camps. for
kids aged six through 12.
2 The.value of the camps is

_ three-fold, says NSNH’s Trish |

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er camps’

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Camp counselors, who are

hired with financial assistance
tron: the federal government's

‘Summer: Career Placements *
for, Students Program, gain

valuable work experience.

_. The children get the bene-
fit of committed, energetic
counselors. And’ since the
camp is licensed, parents who

enefits

receive a childcare subsidy
from the Ministry of Social
Services can apply that
amount to the day camp's fee.

Activities include field

trips, games, crafts and visits

to parks and beaches.

The camps run weckly to
Aug. 23. Parents can register a
child for one or more weeks.
Call 987-8138.

Fond farewell

an

MEMBERS of the B.C. Boys Choir and St. David's United Church Choir joined in.
gong to honor Donaid Forbes, former music director of both, on his 71st birthday.

TAR BLL
JEANETTE Stuyt offers a hearty endorsement
of the North Shore’s taxi service.

“Early Sunday moming, i was returning
home in a North Shore Taxi cab from a party.
Though | remembered my purse. I forget my
$400 camera in the back seat,” she writes.

“f called the dispatcher; the driver returned
my camera, case unopened, to my house later

that night. I'm happy to get- it back, and.

impressed by the honesty. of. the driver and
speed at which he returned the camera, [ want to
thank the courteous driver and the dedicated dis-
patcher. an
“It's another reason to take a taxi next time!

HORTLE LORRDALE

‘TWO distinct North Shore residential areas are

the focus of an exhibition at Noth ‘Vancouver
Museum and Archives. 7

North Lonsdale and Norgate: Two North.
Vancouver Neighborhoods uses “then and now" ”
photographs to compare neighborhood develop-.

ments, .

‘Turn-of-the-century’ settlers carved..out. a’
place to live at North Lonsdale. where only # few -

“years before the virgin forest had stood. Waves
of loggers and slash fires hed cleared a place to
build a house, plant-a garden and raise'a family.
As streets opened, individual families bought a
lot, built a house and moved in.

Residential development in Norgate took

“ quite a different tum. Here, the whole neighbor-°

hood arrived almost fully formed.
In the °S0s, more than 400 houses were con-

- hasty retreat since the pipes began to blo
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structed_of mass-produced components :te:pro-
‘vide housing . for. war ;vets and’.co:
downtown Vancouver.”

The museum and archives is i
Vancouver's Presentation House, Chesterfield
and W. 4th Street, The exhibition’ continues; to;
Labour Day. ~ Ces :

PUWES TSLAHD Ae!
BOWEN Isiand ferry riders have been ing}
about the distant sound of bagpipe music.watt-
ing around Snug Cove. . out :
The-chanters’ drone “comes. fra:

* year-old ladies, Colin McTaggart and Graham

Pitches. The pipers are retained by: Dera!
Rondy,,Dike, proprictors of’ the. istanc
Morgan's Inn and Union Steamship Mari
. The boys provide musical ‘accompan

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Canada geese, it seems. Rondy Dike
report thus . the. meadow-messers haveb
share. information: about) t
folks wha are making a difference in y
borhood.. Forward all information,: in

your name, address. and. telephone n

“ Neighborheods.c/o: Michael, Becker,

“editor @nsnews.com or fax to. 985-2104:Ma
North Shore News, 1130 Lonsdale Ne
Vancouver: V7M 2H4.: pg

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