MEWS photo Mike Wakefield Deana Lancaster News Reporter deana@nsnews.com VISITORS to North Vancouver this summer are getting a winning welcome from a bunch of bikers. The North Vancouver Youth Canada Ambassador Program includes a dozen young people, aged 18 to 24, who are spending the summer promoting the community, working on focal projects and increasing safety awareness. The program is a follow-up to lase year’s successful Youth Services Canada summer employment program, Safety NORTH Vancouver youth ambas- sadors Mark Botwright (left to right), Jessica Camp and Nassim Golpayegani are acting as hosts for the community this summer. on Our Streets. “We're doing similar projects to last year — and working on. similar skill building,” said project coordinator Greg McDonnell. “But last year, the program was abour making the commu- nity sater to live in. This year, We "re the re s year, the project partici- pants hiave wheels. Thanks to North Shore Autoplaa brokers, IC BC and John Henry The bikes, with panniers fall of pamphlets and information about the community and events and programs currently underway, such as North Vancouver Ciw’s forthcoming Communities in Bloom contest. From their saddles, the program par- ticipants also conduct a Park Watch patrol, promoting community safety; assisting with ICBC’s Lock it or Lose it campaign and Car Auto Theft program; promoting bike and skate safery pro- grams; and identifying and reporting pratliti. Local lifeboats make weekend rescues BOTH Nerth Shore Coast Guard auxiliary boats were busy last weekend. The Deep Cove lifeboat was called into action at 10:41 p.m. Friday to rescue a drifting bro- ken down 26-toot pleasure boat off Roche Point at Cates Park. The M.V. Myott was found on radar after 38 minutes and towed to safety by the lifeboat, which was commanded by Coxswain Clarke Peters and crewinan Connor Donaldson. Meanwhile, the Howe Sound lifeboat was in action in the carly afternoon after escort- ing a Scout B.C, canoe wip in Howe Sound. An overturned vessel was reported at the foot of 22nd Street in West Vancouver. Coxswiin David Rees- Thomas and crewmen Johan Ljungqvist and Ben Youngston searched the shoreline with Canadian Coast Guard Cutter They also helped our at the B.C. Games for Athletes with a Disability, are creating a mural at Keith Road and Lonsdale, and will be participating in a cultural exchange with First Nations youth from Shalath, B.C. The program was created for young people who are out of school and out of work. Based at North Shore Neighbourhoed House, it’s designed to help ther learn job skills and gain expe- rience. “I was applying everywhere,” said participant Paul Scott, 19. “No one called back.” “It’s that vicious circle youth face,” added McDonnell. “You can’t get a job without experience, but you can’t get experience without a job. * In the program, the participants cre- ate and implement ideas, learn to work as a team and take courses in first aid, SuperHost training and more. They also make contacts in the com- munity. According to McDonnell, one- third of last year’s participants got jobs within the program’s circle of sponsors and associated agencies. Osprey, the Sea Island-based hovercraft. and the Burrard Water Taxi. Two boaters had indeed ended up in the water in Ambleside at the Hollyburn Sailing Club, but were success- fully rescued before emergency crews arrived. The onginal report was errant. “In search and rescue we must check out all reports and treat them seriously and, unior- tunately, like in the above case, this one turned out to be a wild goose chase,” said North Shore Lifeboat Socicty’s Jimmy Watt. “Both the general public and the sailing clubs and yacht clubs must be made aware of the complexity of a search and res- cue incident and help us in accomplishing the difficult task by prevention, accurate report- ing and communication.” On Saturday at 10 a.m., the Howe Sound lifeboat transport- ed a man suffering cardiac arrest in the water off Miller’s Landing on Bowen Island to a waiting ambulance in Horseshoe Bay. The man survived, Watt said. — Bob Mackin Mon "Our + North Vancouver office has m moved ) inside Lynn Valley Center next to the liquor store. Our new hours are - Fri. 9am - 9pm | Sat. Yam - 6pm Sun. 12pm - 3pm Ceremony Saturday July 24 %-3pm July 24th, 1999 will mark a new beginning for native artists, including yellow and red ceder § Nancy Nightingale and her Khot-la-cha store totems and plaques, masks, silver and gold which features Coast Salish handicrafts. Along jewelry, hand knit sweaters, moccasins and # with family and friends, she will be celebrating limited edition prints. Khot-ia-cha is a wonder- § the Grand Re-Opening of the store in a brand fu! store offering a tremendous variety of new building. Nancy's mom and dad were Northwest Coast authentic artwork respunsible for the creation of the original Khot-la-cha store over 35 years ago. The store was named after her father, Chief Khot-la-cha (@r. Simon Baker CM). Chief Baker's extensive involvement in the international community often brought forth requests to purchase native artwork and handicrafts. Nancy's mom, Emily yecognized that there was an_ increasing demand and soon opened a smali store in a f building beside her home of the Capilano Reserve. The store grew and expanded over the years, but remained in the same location. Due to the increasing success of the store, daughter Nancy, soon realized that she would need a larger building to better display ihe beautiful artwork and to house her burgeoning export business. Nancy wanted to maintain at least some of the original store, but. the archi- tects didn’t feel that the building’s structure 1 was strong enough. The new building is a beautiful two story, cedar ‘long house.’ The interior of the building is bright and airy with exposed beams, the main support beam has been carved into a totem pole. The store fea- tures items created by some of BC's finest pening Join Cur Cerem: Opening prayer mm ANY actions Words from © Chigy fihot-te-cha Songs & & Bancing Light Refreshments & Bannock Bread KHOT-LA-CHA Coast Salish Handicrajts 270 WHONOAK ST. N VAN., B.C. V7P 1P4 TEL: 987-3339 FAX: 988-1930 Located one block off Marine Drive and McGuire St, behind the Plaza Towers Nancy ‘Nightin ale features | items created by some of B.C.’s finest native artists Enter Cur Draw Carving draw 5pm July 24 Winner to be contacted by phone