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Squamish Band hosts powwow |

THE SQUAMISH Nation will host a three-day powwow
at the Capilano reserve’s longhouse beginning today and

continuing through to Aug. 2.

The event, open to natives and
non-natives, will feature a tradi-
tional Indian salmon barbecue,
arts and crafts and native war
dancing.

By Paul Hughes
Contributing Writer

Powwows were originally a
Plains Indian tradition — a cere-
mony performed by medicine men
to cure the sick or ensure success
in such endeavors as hunting or
war.

The word powwow is derived
from the Algonquin word
*Spauwau’’ which means literally,
“He dreams.’”’

Today the powwow has been
adopted by many native cultures
and has evolved into a gathering
of many tribes with varied tradi-
tional practices.

It is a celebration, a chance for
young native people to discover
their heritage, a chance for the el-
ders to relive it, and a chance for
non-natives to share in the rich
tapestry of an ancient culture.

There will be dancers dressed in
traditional costumes decorated
with eagle feathers, each one a
symbol of life, and the whole a
symbol of the continuity of life.

There will be traditional singing
and drumming, each note and
each beat of the drum a connec-
tion to the past.

Of course, there will also be a
salmon barbecue and the chance
to buy authentic native arts and
crafts.

In short, a powwow is a chance
to celebrate the joy in life. If you
go, you will get the chance to

discover something about an an-
cient culture, our First Nations
neighbors, and perhaps even
something about yourself.

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Friday, July 31, 1992 - Nerth Shore News — 44

City wafiles on Cypress
Bowl expansion support

NORTH VANCOUVER City Council has delayed, and

its opposition to Cypress Bow! Recreations

Ltd.’s (CBRL) proposal for a $40 million expansion of its
operations in Cypress Provincial Park.

CBRL general manager Wayne
Booth appeared before council on
June | to lobby the city to sup-
port his company’s efforts to win
provincial government approval
for the expansion plans.

CBRL wants to expand its ski
facilites in the provincial park
and increase its permit lease area
from 600 to 700 hectares.

After hearing from opponents
of the proposal on July 13, coun-
cil decided to send a letter to pro-
vincial environment minister John
Cashore opposing the pian.

But another letter from Booth
convinced four members of coun-
cil that they should hear from the
CBRL representative again — and
wait for a staff report on the issue
— before they send the letter of
opposition to Cashore.

The issue has now been put on
hold at least until Aug. 10, when
Booth said he could appear before
council to address concerns about
the CBRL plan.

“This really has very little to do
with us,’’ said Coun. Rod Clark,
who voted against the delay along
with councillors Stella Jo Dean
and John Braithwaite.

But Coun. Barbara Perrault,
who raised the issue, said the
decision had been made very
quickly. She said council should
have had more facts before mak-
ing any decision.

CBRL hopes to extend its ski
operation on Black Mountain and
onto the untouched Hollyburn
Ridge.

But opponents of the plan say

NATIVE AFFAIRS

The Capilano Longhouse is
located at 100 Mathias Rd. on the
Capilano reserve in North Van-
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at Stongs in Dundarave

AS a convenience to our customers, B.C.Hydro
has installed another customer payment box, at
Stongs in Dundarave, 2491 Marine Drive. This
joins the first box, which is next to Stongs in

Lynn Valley Centre.

The payment boxes are accessible during
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Your bill stub or account number should be
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BChydro

By Pamela Lang
Contributing Writer

that the threatened 800-year-old
hemlecks on Hollyburn Ridge are
too ecologically important to be
destroyed for the sake of recre-
ation.

Paul Hundal, vice-president of
the Society Promoting En-
vironmental Conservation, told

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NORTH VANCOUVER
CITY COUNCIL

council that the trees are twice the
size and age of the average
hemlock.

Also opposing the proposed ex-
pansion was Friends of Cypress
Provincial Park representative
Katharine Steig, who told council
that the expansion would destroy
part of the Baden-Powell trail in
an area where a short, easy hike
will take people imo an old-
growth forest.

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