Alo - Wednesday, March 30. 1988 North Shore News

MEMBERS OF the West Vancouver Seniors Activity Centre gave a
demonstration af Tai Chi at Park Rosal malls recent Seniors in Ac-
tion Days. Tai Chis an ancient Chinese exercise and relaxation tech-
nique. For more information on Tai Chiat the activity centre call
926-4475,

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Bernuwid Collebaut

Easter Hours: Open nightly until 7:00
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 9:00 to 9:00 pm
Sat. & Easter Sunday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm

925-3080 ;
1836 MARINE DRIVE, WEST VANCOUVER [

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HOLY WEEK WORSHIP AT

GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH
" 1110 Gladwin, North Van

March 28 to March 30 Monday to Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Evening Vespers

Thurs., March 31 > 7:00 p.m. Sedar Meal & Communion

GOOD FRIDAY 2-4:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross
April 1 Lynn Valley NHeadwater Park
7:30 p.m. Vespers
Sat., April 2 10 p.m. Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY 10 a.m. Morning Worship
April 3
984-7334

Redcedar
named
B.C. tree

THE WESTERN redcedar, Thuja
plicata Donn, is now British Col-
umbia’s official irce.

The order-in-council proclama-
tion was made after the provincial
cabinet accepted Forests and
Lands Minister Dave Parker's rec-
ommendation that the B.C. Tree
Council’s unanimous choice for
the province’s official tree be ap-
proved.

The B.C. Tree Council, a group
representing the forest sector, in-
terest groups and associations, was
formed last year by the minister to
choose an official tree.

The selection was based on
public nominations, essays from
students in Grades 5 to 7, the
distribution and characteristics of
the species, and the cultural, his-
toric and economic importance to
the province. .

The tree’s official and accepted
common-botanical spelling is
‘‘western redcedar’’ with
“redcedar”’ as one word. It is not
a true cedar.

Its form is like that of a spire. It
is a lighter green than most coni-
fers and is easily identified by its
long, sweeping branches that are
covered by drooping branchlets, or
fronds, which give it a lacy, misty

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appearance.
Historically, western redcedar
has played a key role in the lives of
the west coast Indians, whose use
of this wood is well-documented.
In describing the tree’s origin,

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Hilary Stewart relates an inter-
pretation in her book, Cedar, as
told by Bertha Peters to Wally
Henry (Coast Salish) and
reproduced with their permission:

“There was a real good man
who was always helping others.
Whenever they needed, he gave;
when they wanted, he gave them
food and clothing. When the Great
Spirit saw this, he said, ‘That man
has done his work; when he dies
and where he is buried, a cedar
tree will grow and be useful to the
people — the roots for baskets, the
bark for clothing, the wood for
shelter.’ ’”

Western redcedar is native to
British Columbia and is well-suited
to grow in a variety of moist en-
vironments found throughout the
coastal and interior wet belt areas
of the province.

The western redcedar is also
well-known in the province and
around the world as a decorative,
aromatic wood used in interior
decoration and furniture — for
‘cedar’ chests — and externally for
siding on buildings and as a roof-
ing material.

It joins the dogwood flower,
jade and Stellar’s Say as official
provincial symbols,

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Julie and Allan Titlinan
Foster Parents - 1 years

Foster Parenting isn’t the easiest job in the world, it can be frustrating and
extremely challenging.

Yet it has many rewards. They can be as simple as a smile from a withdrawn
teenager, or as emotional as a handicapped childs first steps.

But, if you love working with children, foster parenting gives.you a chance
to help kids grow and mature into happy, responsible people. And that’s the
ultimate reward.

Do you have what it takes? To find out, call:

Shirley lriwin
foster Parent - J years

Province of British Columbia ;
Ministry of Social Services and Housing
Honourabie Claude Richmond, Minister

FOSTER CARE

British Columbia

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