12 - North Shore News - Sunday. September 10. 2000

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West Van welcomes Rankin inlet teens

ITS a great story of sail town kids, |
values. On Aug. 28, the Ambleside Youth Centre put ona special
ceremony as they welcomed nine Rankin acdet teens and their
supervisors to West Vancouver, Technically, Rankin Iniet is?
North Pole, but i's dara close. ft fies about 200 mules northwest
of Hudson Bay cin Canada’s Nunavut region. and has a popula-
tion of only about 2,300 people. Earlier this vear, eight ofour local
kids headed north to the inlet to tive with the native inuit milies
: canp. Now i's Rankin’s turn to see
Judging trom the results, the

entire exchange Way a great success.

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NEWS photos Katnern

Youth outreach worker Peter Chishoim (centre) deserves a jot of credit for organizing
this exchange. So does Capilano Kiwanis members Tim Christie (left) and presideni

hn Howard for all of their support. Bowne Island's Katrina

Thomson (left) enjoyed
some giggles with her
Rankin counterpart
Mishael Gordon.

hey’re a couple of North Shore boys. namely West
Vancouver's David Summers (left) and Bowen Island's
Julian Levy. .

Friendship centre worker Guy Nipisar (feft) came to
Vancouver with exchange co-ordinator and supervisor
Jacintha Howard.

West Vancouver Mayor
Ron Wood received a
beautiful hand-made vest
emblazoned with an “inuk- f Bowen Island's Dave
shuk”  landmark/hunting § ‘ rn : Gouriay (left) and

symbol on the back. Nunavut's Johnny
Aupilarjuk are friends

despite the distance
between here and there.

Vancouver's Melanie McCready (left) welcomed her bil-

West Vancouver Coun. John Clark (left), youth centre =f Siete let Charlene Tasseor.
co-ordinator Ira Applebaum (centre) and social planner
Richard Wagner were on hand to see al! the activities.

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Noah Tiktak made the trip
Vancouver recreation with the kids. He works at

supervisor Josie the Pulaaruk Kablu

Chuback were delighted Rankin Inlet's Adam Tanuyak (left) and James Connelly Friendship Centre in Make new friends and keep tne old is what they say.
to meet ail the kids. were ready to face the big city. Nunavut. From left: Leslie Dean and Maya Scott.

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Nebbeling and West

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