Friday, September 11, 1998 — North Shore News ~ 5

St. Paul's church restored

$250,000 refit
for North Van
landmark

By Michael Becker
News Editor

THE oldest wooden
structure in the Lower
Mainland has received
a $250,000 facelift.

The = distinctive — twin
wooden towers of St. Paul's
Indian Catholic Church —
built in 1884 — have with-
stood more than a century's
worth of North Shore rain-
fall.

But the damp had taken
its toll on a structure desig-
nated a national historic site
in 1981. The North Shore
landmark located on the
Squamish Nation’s Mission
Reserve was in need of
restoration.

Father Dennis Alexander
spearheaded a funding drive
on behalf of the Save the St.
Paul’s Indian Church Society.

The parish has a small
congregation of approxi-
mately 200 people. Alexander
reached out to the broader
community in a bid to raise
the $200,000 required to
restore the two 85-foor (26
m) towers.

The wooden framing of
the towers was deteriorating.
‘The (original) wooden exte-
tior was also in need of
replacement.

The rest of the church,
already previously restored,
remained sound.

Alexander said Thursday
that approximately $250,000
was raised over the past year
through bazaars, raffles, rum-
mage sales, auctions and a
mail-out appeal for support
from businesses and parish
members.

The socicty’s original goal
was to raise $200,000 for the
restoration project.

“It’s amazing we were
able to accomplish this in a
year. People are very proud of
this building. A lot of families:
are connected to this build-
ing,” said Alexander.

The Squamish Nation and
the Archdiocese of Vancouver
made “large” donations to

Victim’s
name
released

AFTER a formal request by
the News under = the
Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy
Act, the West Vancouver
Police have released the
name of a pedestrian who
died on Aug. 14.

Joy Newton, 76, of
Saltspring Island, died after
being struck by a car at 18th
Street and Marine Drive ia
West Vancouver. On Aug. 31,
West = Vancouver — Police
(WVP) Cpl. Trevor James said
the police department would
not release the dead woman's
name because of next of kin
wishes. The News wrote a
formal request for the name
on Sept. 2.. The name was
released by WVP on
Wednesday. WVP Sgr. Jim
Almas said the traftic incident
continues to be investigated.

—Anna Marie D’Angelo

ST. Paul's Indian Church, depicted here before it was
renovated, will be celebrated’ tomorrow. The wooden
church is located on the Squamish Nation's Mission
Reserve in North Vancouver.

the project.

The church was built by
the Squamish Nation people
in 1884. St. Paul’s cost
$3,000 to build.

Extensive renovations
were conducted in 1909-
1910, with the installation of
corner towers, transepts and
stained glass windows.

The church was repaired

in 1948.

Potlatches were held in
1966 to raise money for fur-
ther renovation, Extensive
repairs were done in 1986.

On Saturday, Archbishop
Adam Exner will be on hand
for an 11 a.m. ceremony to
bless the church. Squamish
Nation youth wil! open the
ceremony with a song.

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