a LONGEST suspension foot-
“bridge in the world, the North

Shore’s Capilano: Suspension

.Bridge has a history that goes back «

-to the late 19th century.

SJAt 450 feet long, five feet wide
and 230 feet above the water, the
bridge is one of the North Shore's

“most popular “tourist attractions, .
recording approximately : 400,000

visitors last year.
(Visitors) are often surprised

that we're only 10 minutes from.

downtown ‘Vancouver, "| noted
; Capilano’ Suspension. Bridge mar-
keting manager Tarah | Wilson.

- They feei like they're way out in.

the forest.” 4

Qn the far side of the bridge is ¢

an: eight-acre nature park witha

~ §10-year-old Douglas Fir; a‘net-

work of winding trails and ponds
“filled > with ‘rainbow. trout and
ducks. ~
"The nature park is i quiet
over: there . that,
they're miles into the woods," said
_ Wilson: * “ o
<-Running.. daily,

primer, in’ the natural: an social

. history of the area. -:!
: Providing | ‘a glimpse al,

carving, Squamish ‘ Indian Band

:. carver Stan Jospeh-will be ‘working’

» at” the: bridge.; daily during? peak
months; showing visitors the finer

‘points. of traditional -carviDR “

(visitors) feck.

anthfopology ;
‘and: nature ‘tours give | visitors: a,

native”

“ATE Noth Shore News : - Tourism Guide: “85°

yMcKay — dis¢
location. fie

Vv ered” - “he, pristine ,

Impressed . by the beauty -of | the: : 7

location whe built a big cedar Jog
chalet on -the cast bank of the

Capilano: River; in 1889..he con-: °

° 74 immaculate units.

* Outdoor heatad Pool
..@' Laundroma Jo.
“e Children’ 5 pjoyground.

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- structed a hemp. rope and wooden
bridge across the Canyon. . con
‘The Indians called the bridge the’
“laughing bridge,** but no one to-

See Bridga’ :

» © Colour satellite.T.V.
* Kitchenettes;
“e Executive suites
. King: size beds _

40 minut 510.6 Grouse, Mountain, Stonley Park,
_ supenig Bridge, Ambleside Beach;- Downtown,
C! ferry terminal & B.C Rail Station

‘Free weights and.
Tanning room

‘Access tothe
Club is quick and

Weslbound of the Uppel

tutn right ont Lioyd Avenue. Eas!
bound, continue past Llayd and turn
at the bght into Westview Shopping
Canty Turn back onto the Upper

‘INTRODUCING
" SUMMER “88 JUNIOR -
TENNIS ACADEMY

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