12 - Wednesday, August 24, 1994 - North Shore News

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INQUIRING REPORTER

COMMUNITY EVENTS

CALENDAR —
_ Compiled by Ann Hamilton °

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at reception, and received by the News at
least one week prior to the event. The
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paper at least once before the event takes
place, but space constraints may limit the
number of submissions printed. For guar-
anteed publication contact classified (986-
6222) or dispiay advertising (980-0511).

THURSDAY, AUG. 25

Jan McIntosh performs aboriginal
Australian music at the 14th Street
Civic Park Plaza, N.V. from noon to 2
p.m. Info: 987-PLAY.

North Shore Harvest, a basic-needs
and life-skills centre that provides assis-
tance to those in need on the North
Shore, requires committed caregiving
volynteers for reception work, client
care, food hamper assembly, and-other
duties. Info: 983-9488, sO ,

A REPORT recently released by B.C. Transit states that improving
bus service —— as opposed to SeaBus or SkyTrain service — is the best
way to attract more people to transit and move them from the North
Shore to the downtown core: The report, North Shore Transit Options,
was commissioned in concert with studies examining the Lions Gate
Crossing project. It said buses could move more people tv downtown
Vancouver quicker, and more cost-effectively, than by rail or ferry.

By providing better queue-jumpers to bypass line-ups aad bus-only
lanes, transit would hecome a quicker mode of transportation and
therefore, more attractive to the commuter, Provincial, regional and
municipal politicians are eager to move commuters out of their cars
and into mass transit in an effort te reduce traffic and air pollution.
Opponents of the concept believe that it is better to get commuters
out of their cars, but by way of rail or ferry transit.

Is expanded bus service the best way to improve transit?

Norma McKinstry
North Vancouver

If buses had right-of-
way over the bridges, I
think more people
would take the bus and
traffic would tlow.a lit-
tle faster.

Phil Johnson

North Vancouver

They have to plan for
the transit problem for
the long-term = as
opposed to economics. I
think North Vancouver
and Vancouver will
probably grow dramati-
cally in the next 10

Kurt Hilger .

North Vancouver
Buses are fine with me
— I'm for it. | would
like them to be non-pol-
luting, hydrogen-burn-
ing buses.

Linda Pilgrim

North Vancouver

I don’t, think it’s the
traffic congestion that’s
the problem; it’s the fre-
quency of bus trips per
hour. We need another
SeaBus route. ~

Gabriel Li

North Vancouver

{ think so, because
they’re faster than
SeaBuses where you
have to transfer more.

years.

The N.S. Humane Society & Pets Ltd.

need goods for their upcoming rum-,

mage sale. Anything but large furniture
and appliances. The sale runs from 9
a.m. to | p.m, on Aug. 27 at 2667
Haywood Ave., W.V. Info: Judy, 926-
2180. : .

ONGOING EVENTS

North West Chinese School for all
ages to learn Cantonese or Mandarin. 4-
6 p.m,, Sentinel School, W.V. Info: A.
Wong, 929-7522 or E. Lee, 922-6928.

Friends for Life. Caregivers’ Support
Group. Info: 682-5992.

First Thursday cach month, La Leche
League meeting. Support, networking
& info for all women interested in
breastfeeding now or in the future. 10
am. Lynn Valley United Church, 3201
Mountain Hw7., N.V. Info: 985-3751.

Scrabble. All levels. New members
welcome. 7:30 p.m. St. David's Church,
W.V. Info: 987-7610.

Therapeutic Touch. 7:30 p.m. Ist &
3rd Thursday each month. Lions Gate
Hospital, seminar room A. Everyone

welcome, Info: Janice, 929-1996 or
Katie, 929-2930,

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
meeting. 9-10:30 am. W.V. United
Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave., W.V.
929-9177. 13 N.S. locations. Info: 985-
6538.

Ist & 3rd Thursday cach month. North
Shore Amateur Radio Club meeting.
Room 103, Pacific Marine Institute, 265
W. Esplanade. 7:30 p.m. Non hams

* welcome. Info: 985-2570

Bingo. 7 p.m. Eagles Hall, 170 W. 3rd

iT OUT!

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St, N.V.

W.V. Adult Community Pops Band
welcomes new members. Info: 926-
1919,

Thrift Shop. 2-8 p.m. Mount Seymour
United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave.,
N.Y,

Support Groups for women

Confidential. Info: Emily Murphy
House, 987-1773.

FRIDAY, AUG. 26

Beaver Lake & Eagle Nest flower &
forest walk. Free two-hour discover
walk departs at | p.m. from, the Stanley
Park Nature House, below the bus loop
at Lost Lagoon. Info: 685-7314.

The Henry Young Quintet performs
funk and soul music from 7 to 9 p.m. at

” Panorama Park, Deep Cove. Info: 987-

PLAY.

For more coming events, see
Classified’s Community Notices. For
arts & entertainment listings, see the
Around Town column in Wednesday's
North Shore Now section.

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