18 — Wednesday, Aori! 22, 1998 — North Shore News

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West Yancouser

THE Communities in Bloom Association of

West Vancouver is holding a community clean-
up this Saturday and Sunday.

Residents are encouraged to join forces
with their neighbors and collect lncer, garbage
and green waste from the streets, sidewalks,
lanes, alleys and public places, including Park
and Ride areas in their neighborhood.

‘Then, they can bag up the waste and take it
to either a nearby Park and Ride iocation or
Fire Hall No. 3 in Lower Caulieild.

The association has arranged tor Canadian
Waste to collect the bagged garbage from the
designated sites on the morning of Monday,
April 27.

Last year, in the national Communities in
Bioom competition, West Vancouver was cho-
sen as the most beautiful municipality in
Canada for its size —— this year, it’s entering
the international competition.

For more information about the clesn up,
call Verity Goodier at 926-6696.

Seymour

CELEBRATE spring with a nature tour at the
Maplewood Flats Sanctuary — the onty
wildlife sanctuary on the North Shore.

Wild Bird Trust of British Col:mbia offers
tours with Lower Mainland aaturalist Al Glass
at 10 am. on the second Saturday of each
month. This coming Saturday the trust will
host an additional walk from noon to 2 p.m. as

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part of Earth Week.

With the completion of a bridge to link the
east and west sides, there is now more Oppor-
tunity than ever to explore the 75 acres of
valuable fresh and salt water marshes, tidal
mudflats, open grassland and mixed forest
habitat.

Recent bird sightings inckide wood duck,
sharp-shinned hawk, common merganser, vio-
let green swallow, bald eagle, killdecr, mourn-
ing dove, greater yellowlegs and more. Tours
meet at the WBT office adjacent to the cov-
ered picnic area at 2645 Dollarton Hwy., in
North Vancouver. The trails are wheelchair
accessible.

Upper Lonsdale

Students at Balmoral junior secondary school
raised more than $6,300 for Oxfam’s develop-
mental work in Ethiopa through a 24-hour
fast which began Friday, April 3.

The students worked for three weeks canvass-
ing the community, explaining the work of
Oxfam and taking contributions.

We'd like ze share information about the folks
wha are making a difference in your neighbor-
hood.

Forward all information, including your
name, address and telephone number 20
Netabborhoods 2/v Deana Laucaster, E-mail ro
deana@nsnews.com or fax to 985-2104, Mail to
North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North
Vancouver, V7M 2H4.

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