SEYMOUR

THE SEYMOUR
Hatchery celebrates
spring with an open
house on Sunday May 5

Bring the family fora
picnic. Barbecued
salmon and hot dogs are
available at the hatchery.
Tours, coho releases and
prize draws round out
the day's events, 10 am,
to 4 pam. Cycle in to the
site or catch a free shut-
Uc bus from the Rice
Lake parking lot.

To get to the hatchery,
follow Lillooet Road
north past Capilana
College. Far more infor-
mation call 980-9893.

HORSESHOE BAY

D.E. MARTIN and
family thank the people
who helped to save their
lives recently in
Horseshoe Bay.

The family and two
friends were fishing from
a boat just outside of
Horseshge Bay. Three
members of the party felt
tired and went below
deck for a nap. The three
suffered carbon monox-
ide poisoning. Once

ashore they were assisted:

by emergency crews.
Judy and Beth of the
Spirit Gallery helped cut
to replace the soaked
clothing of one teen who
had fallen into the water.
Paul Peterson at Troil's
supplied the hot drinks to
warm the shaken boaters.
Said Martin, “We are
all delighted and over-
whelmed by the attitude
and compassion that
were given us at
Horseshoe Bay.”

BY ANNA MARIE D'ANGELO
News Reporter

MIKE NICELL is
one of three members
of the Coho Festival
Society of the North
Shore to recently be
named honorary life
member.

Niecll is a founding mem-
ber of the society started
ithout 17 years ago to suppert
salmon enhancement projects
on the North Shore.

“The fish were a wonder-
ful opportunity to do some-
thing locally,” recalled Nicell
about the beginnings of the
Coho Festival Society.

Nicell, along with News
columnist Noel Wright and
former West Vancouver
Chamber ol Commerce presi-
dent David Bakewell were all
given honorary life member-
ships at the society's recent
annual general meeting.

Nicell said that the Coho
Festival Society began
humbly. At the time, the West
Vancouver Chamber of
Commerce was being revital-
ized with about 30 new mem-
bers.

“We had to give them
something to do,” said Nicell.

As manager of Eaton's in
Park Royal Shopping Centre,
Nicell was aware of the salmon that
swam to the ocean through the neigh-
boring Capilano River. He was also
aware that the salmon were an impor-
tant resource that needed help and

_ Support from the public.

Over the years, the Coho Festival
Society has raised more than
$150,000.

The money has gone to West

Vancouver and North Vancouver pub-
lic schools for salmon projects and to
North Shore hatcheries.

The society's fundraising: effort
cumulates each year with the Coho
Festival. Last year, 1.700 people came
to the barbecue at Ambleside Park.
Volunteers for the festival numbered
350.

Nicell served as president of the

Coho Festival for several’ years’ and
has acted as honorary chairman’ for
the last three | years, :

Another. honorary life member,
Bakewell currently lives on the

Sunshine Coast. Bakewell’s organiza-.

tional skills and his ability to turn ideas
into plans while at the West Vancouver
Chamber helm were credited as help-
ing the Coho Festival Society make it

ASSOCIATE NEWS editor Noe! Wright (left) and Mike Nicell were two of three Coho Festival a Society memba
recently honored for their work supporting salmon enhancement. The third honoree was David 8 akewell. °

through its formative years, 200
The third honorary. life member. of

‘the society, Wright, is credited: for:

raising public awareness for salmor
enhancement. Wright served on th a

_society’s board for. several years.

Through his newspaper coverage,
Wright helped establish the society's
annual festival as a major community ;
event. 7

HOW OFTEN AND WHEN?
Service is every 30 minutes on week-
days during peak periods and every 60
minutes during non peak periods, until _
approximately 7 p.m. Service is not
provided on Sundays and Holidays.

CHDARDALE 1S WELL
CONNECTED
“Scheduling of the #255 Cedardale/Park -

Royal is timed to connect at Park Royal
with other West Vancouver Blue Bus
service destined for downtown:
Vancouver and for Ambleside,
Dundarave and Horseshoe Bay.

NEZE MORE
INFORMATION?

To find out more about
the new #255 service, call
Woes? Vancouver
Tresmsi? a
965-7777.

ON MONDAY, MAY 6TH, West Vancouver Municipal Transit will
introduce bus service between Park Royal and the Cedardale area.
The service will operate as #255 Cedardale/Park Royal on the
following route:

From Park Royal to Cedardale and return to Park Royal via Marine,
Taylor Way, Keith Road, 3rd Street, Inglewood, Taylor Way to Park Royal
terminus (weekday AM peak period trips operate via queuc-jumper to

14th St. and Marine, then to Park Royal). West Vancouver

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