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Sunday, May 22, 2011 - North Shore News - A19

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A special feature of the

Summer Camps and More!

21 Girls gear up for Camp Ignite

24 Children’s Fest makes a move

30 Jump in to the Ride & Slide Playzone Photo Claudette Carracedo

A20 - North Shore News - Sunday, May 22, 2011

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Sunday, May 22, 2011 - North Shore News - A21

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Girls gear up for Camp Ignite Manisha Krishnan

the place to camp

mkrishnan@nsnews.com

THIS summer, there’s a camp that aims to inspire girls to go for their dreams, whatever they may be.

Camp Ignite is a two-day sleep-away camp for teens in grades 10-12, run by female firefighters around Metro Vancouver Aug. 5-7. It will include an introduction to firefighting, but that’s not all.

“Obviously it has a firefighting theme to it, but it’s also about fitness and health and team building and confidence building. That’s really what it’s about,” says Carla Penman, camp coordinator and a firefighter at the District of North Vancouver.

Female firefighters are in a unique position to be role models because there aren’t that many of them around, she explains.

“We can sort of empower or inspire these girls just into knowing that they can do whatever they want, it doesn’t have to be firefighting, but that they can try for anything.

There are no limitations.”

The first day will be spent at the Vancouver Fire Rescue Training Centre and the second at YWCA in downtown.

Activities will include hiking the Grouse Grind, getting

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NORTH Vancouver District firefighters Gillian Hicks (left) and Carla Penman will be leading Camp Ignite, a summer camp for teenage girls in grades 10-12. The threeday camp will introduce the teens to aspects of a firefighter’s career. certified in CPR and learning basic firefighting skills.

“They can get an idea of the equipment that we use and what we do, and the physical part of our job as well,” says Penman.

Obstacle courses and relays will also be included in the camp, but the focus is on having a good time.

“It’s not a boot camp. We

want them to make friendships, we want them to build their self-esteem and have fun.”

Applications for Camp Ignite were sent out through the school boards and while the deadline for North Vancouver has already passed, girls in West Vancouver can still hand one in to their school counsellors until Thursday, June 2. Only one girl will be

selected per municipality.

About 15 female firefighters will be participating in the camp, according to Penman.

“The response was overwhelming.

Fire departments jumped all over it,” she says.

“Most wanted to sponsor more than one (girl) but it’s our first year, we just don’t have the room.”

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A22 - North Shore News - Sunday, May 22, 2011

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New camps teach outdoor skills Jeremy Shepherd jshepherd@nsnews.com

IN an era where sunsets are downloaded and hiking is something your avatar does in a video game, Janey Chang is trying to put children back into nature.

The Mt. Seymour Eco Adventure Kids Camp is set to begin its first season, scheduled to offer at least four one-week camps this summer, although camp director Chang said more dates may be added, depending on interest.

The day camp is offered to children aged eight to 12 for as little as one day or as long as one week.

“My passion is getting kids into nature . . . because there’s such a lack of it in daily life,” said the former canoe and backpacking guide.

Chang said kids learn a variety of outdoor skills and are put into different scenarios to learn how to cope with difficult situations.

The scenarios, which are all supervised, might involve being lost on the mountain.

“How would you get clean drinking water?” Chang asked.

“How would you signal for help?”

Chang said these scenarios, which could include a simulated injury or making

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CHILDREN aged eight to 12 learn a variety of outdoor skills at the Mt. Seymour Eco Adventure Kids Camp. the best of limited supplies, show kids how to optimize their chances for survival while building a sense of comfort in the wilderness and confidence in their skills.

Campers are also shown how to navigate in the wilderness, first with a map and compass and later with a sundial or by studying the elements, according to

Chang.

The director said tracking is also a part of the camp.

“Getting a sense of what else lives up on Mt. Seymour,” she said.

Kids learn how to recognize different animal prints as well as how to make plaster casts of tracks.

“All of it is meant to be hands-on and interacting

Drink coffee for a cause IF you rarely indulge in a doubledouble, make sure you do it on Wednesday, June 1.

That’s Camp Day at Tim Hortons Restaurants across North America — when owners donate every penny from coffee sales to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation.

In 2010, Camp Day raised more than $9.7 million, according to a release.

Every time someone buys a coffee at Tim Hortons on Camp Day, they will help send more than 14,000 kids — who could otherwise not afford it — on the camping adventure of a lifetime. All children who attend one of the foundation’s six camps

directly with nature,” she said.

Besides helping children acclimate to the wilderness, Chang said she hopes the kids build friendships and gain a sense of team by the end of the camp.

Although this would be the first official year for the camp, See Get page 23

are selected from within the communities where Tim Hortons Restaurants are located.

On Camp Day, guests can expect additional fundraising activities at many of their local Tim Hortons, like indoor and outdoor games; silent auctions; face-painting; and drive-thru window washing. Some locations will invite sports and media personalities, to greet guests and pour coffee throughout the day. You can also text the word CAMP to 45678 to donate $5 to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation.

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Mt Seymour Eco Adventure Camp is an experiential summer camp that engages kids in nature education, cultural awareness, skill development, and personal growth. The camp is held on the top of Mt Seymour, an easy 30 minute drive from downtown Vancouver.

There are day and week long options to choose from, with a shuttle bus available from North Vancouver.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011 - North Shore News - A23

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Under the dome MONTROYAL elementary students Keiran McRae and Brandon Sewell (front), and Annie Slater-Kinghorn and Hailey Nelson (back) show off their geodesic dome, made of 1,000 sheets of the North Shore News, during Innovation Day, held at the school by Imagination Destination on April 20.

Get kids into nature From page 22 Chang took part in the camp’s pilot program two years ago.

“By the end, we had the kids leading us on the hike,” she said.

The sense of accomplishment, calm and recognizing and overcoming fears is the essence of the camp, according to Chang.

“We get them away from technology and cars and the sound of the city and immerse them in a different environment,” Chang said.

Chang said there will be one counsellor for every eight campers.

The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This summer’s first camp is scheduled to begin July 11.

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A24 - North Shore News - Sunday, May 22, 2011

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New location for children’s fest Deana Lancaster dlancaster@nsnews.com

IT’S almost time: that week in May when we celebrate the kids in our life (or in ourselves) by heading to the children’s festival.

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When you go this year, you’ll be heading to a new location.

A world-renowned festival of performing arts for young audiences, the Vancouver International Children’s Festival has been educating, entertaining and inspiring young audiences since 1978.

But after 33 years at Vanier Park, this year the fest is moving to Granville Island.

According to organizers, government funding has been chopped by more than $200,000 over the past 12 months, putting the organization in jeopardy.

With up to 36 per cent of annual revenues coming from government sources, the cuts made it impossible to provide the technical support needed to produce the event in tents.

At Granville Island there is access to theatrically equipped venues and plenty of outdoor spaces, which will help reduce production costs by 40 per cent.

The festival does need to sell out its 20,000 tickets in order to help bring the remaining deficit to a manageable level.

The festival is currently sitting at 50-percent sold.

Among the highlights is 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes by Australian acrobats Circa. Watch and be amazed as intrepid acrobats battle the clock, and marvel at the astounding ways they bend, fly, juggle and balance.

Set to upbeat music and featuring jawdroppingly multi-skilled performers, this is fast, furious fun for the whole family.

Farfalle by TPO — one of Italy’s most innovative theatre companies — is a

magnificent journey through a butterfly’s life cycle.

“Told” by two graceful dancers, the luminous, brilliantly lit stage becomes a glowing garden that responds from every direction to their movements. Sun glints on your face and you hear the butterfly wings beat as audience members are invited to touch and experience this wondrous garden for themselves.

Physical Music by Lelavision combines stunning musical invention with astonishing physicality. Performers Leah Mann and Ela Lamblin create sublime music through their large scale, handbuilt sound sculptures.

You haven’t lived until you’ve seen

Lelavision perform on the Lunatone, an aerial apparatus where the performers hang upside down as they play slit-tube chimes, or the Longwave, a 25-foot-long, wave-shaped harp. A hit with children and adults alike, we’re thrilled to welcome this wildly original company back to the festival.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011 - North Shore News - A25

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SWIM AND GYM Gymnastics and swimming combined! Each day campers will have a one hour and 30 minute gymnastics class followed by a one hour swimming lesson! 5.5–12 yrs LEGO DESIGN & ROBOTICS Explore mechanics, motors, and machines while building with LEGO Robotics DUNDARAVE WATERMANIA Spend a morning beachcombing at Dundarave beach.

Be a pirate! Collect seashells! Practice your swimming in the afternoon at the aquatic centre.

DIRECTORS CUT FEATURE FILM PRODUCTIONS Go live into the directors chair, write a script, scout shot locations, design, edit and more—simply add the popcorn and you will be ready to watch your own film production FULL DAY GYMNASTICS CAMP Swinging and springing for boys and girls entering grade one and up. Mornings will be spent working out in the gym.

Gymnastics, trampoline, balance beam and uneven bars will be included.

SPECIALTY MUSIC CAMPS Several unique grouporiented music camps including REAL Rock Band, Guitar, Piano, Songwriting, and StageCraft camps.

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A26 - North Shore News - Sunday, May 22, 2011

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Lego plus imagination equals summer fun Jeremy Shepherd

their own sprawling, plastic civilizations this summer.

jshepherd@nsnews.com

WITH just a little bit of Lego and a lot of imagination, children can learn to build

Lego Robotics is one of the newest summer camps offered by the West Vancouver School

Summer Day Camps Great 1/2 day riding camps for ages 8 thru adult Introductory to experienced levels Monday–Friday 9AM–Noon or 1PM–4PM Evening Classes for adults

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For three hours a day, children Grade 1-7 can receive instruction in engineering and robotics in a one-week camp, all while playing with Lego.

“It’s about teaching kids the basics of structures and machines,” said Jill Johnson, manager of business and community development for the West Vancouver School District.

Far more than just playing with toys, the camps, which have beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, also include 3-D software.

“They can see what they’ve created online,” Johnson said.

“Basically, kids can freebuild from it,” said course teacher David Brear.

Brear, a retired schoolteacher, said he considers himself more a facilitator than a teacher.

“I’m just there as the catalyst,” he said.

Brear said kids start with simple machines like gears and pulleys and then put those machines to use by building a tractor or a windmill.

After building a machine, the kids are challenged

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to build something more complex, like a universal joint or a merry-go-round, and to do it without instructions.

Besides the simple machines, kids have the opportunity to make dinosaurs, cranes, bumper cars, dentists’ chairs and alligators.

“He does a lot of playdiscovery with the kids,” Johnson said.

Brear said kids get to use a control lab interface and learn to program the models they made.

Despite teaching the camps for the last few years, Brear isn’t immune from getting excited at the thought of children programming the machines they made.

“If you make a plane, when it’s going down it goes ‘ahhhh,’ when it goes up, it goes ‘bzzzz,’” he said, providing the aviation sound effects as one example of programming.

“There’s a ton of different things you can build using the Mindstorms,” he said, referring to the Lego software that can program a device with optics, light, touch and sound.

“It’s the language that moved the rovers around on Mars,” Brear said.

Solar power also factors into the camp, as kids have the opportunity to build a water wheel that produces electricity and powers a light bulb.

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“They’re fascinated by what they create,” Brear said of the students.

But even though Lego and engineering are often considered boys’ activities, Brear encourages girls to give the camp a try.

“What I’ve discovered over the years is more boys attend, but when girls show up, they tend to excel.”

Brear said the camp teaches problem solving, engineering and teamwork.

“It’s really only limited by their imaginations,” Johnson said.

The first of six summer camps is scheduled to begin July 4.

The cost is $155.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011 - North Shore News - A27

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NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

Student CSI SUTHERLAND secondary Grade 10 students Tiffany Konechny, left, Laurie Bridge, Chinoi Fourie and Claire Nicholso, work on “blood typing,” some of the scientific sleuthing they learned about during the Genome BC Geneskool at Capilano University from April 18-29. The goal of the workshop was to introduce students to real laboratory techniques based on the Crime Scene Investigator Kit from BioRad. Students did simple DNA profiling to narrow down suspects in a mystery.

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A28 - North Shore News - Sunday, May 22, 2011

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NEWS photo Paul McGrath

Fish tales ZO Ann Morten of the Pacific Streamkeepers Association talks about the life cycle of chum salmon with Tasha Leung at the annual chum salmon release in Lynn Creek at Bridgman Park. Members of the public were invited to help release 25,000 young chum in the creek.

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A winning turn THESE first place and trophy winners at the Surrey Festival of Dance from RNB Dance & Theatre Arts in Lynn Valley are from left rear: Sophia Delgiglio, Keirra Webb, Jaoa De Paula, Laura Tranter and Laura Kirchner.

Front row left: Kristen Butterfield, Luisa Allen and Luci Sorrenti. The dancers will be performing at Centennial Theatre June 24-25. Go to www.centennialtheatre for more info and tickets.

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NEW THIS SUMMER!

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IF your child wants to visit a playground this summer but it’s so hot all you want to do is hang out in the frozen foods section of the grocery store, West Vancouver District may have a solution.

The Ride & Slide Playzone, an indoor playground filled with inflatable attractions, is scheduled to be open from July 1 to Aug. 20 at the West Vancouver Arena on 22nd Street near Marine Drive.

West Vancouver is also planning to debut the nearly complete playground with a free sneak-preview on June 4. “There’s not another one on the North Shore,� said Wendi Lacusta, managing supervisor with West Vancouver parks and community services.

Every Thursday, Friday or Saturday, kids aged two12 will be able to roll, ride or crawl through the padded playground, which features a bouncy castle. “Parents love to just drop

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JOIN in on the sneak preview of the new Ride & Slide Playzone at West VancouverA Community Centre next Saturday, June 4. The indoor fun centre opens for the summer on July 1. them in there and do their shopping,� Lacusta said.

The playground also boasts Mickey’s Learning Preschool Park, and for kids who prefer shadowy martial arts clans, there’s an 18-foot ninja double-slide. “The thing that’s really exciting the kids is this race track we have,� Lacusta said.

Kids can maneuver pedal cars around the mega rally racetrack, something Lacusta saw recently when a group of kids got to have the first sample of the new playground. “They walked through the front doors and their eyes became flying saucers and they couldn’t close their mouths and they just ran,� she said.

The 40-foot obstacle course has also been a hit with kids,

according to Lacusta. “You climb, you slide, you’re inside a tube; it’s kind of like army boot camp for five-year-olds,� Lacusta said with a laugh.

The park is open for preschoolers only from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and for children as old as 12 until 4 p.m. “It’s an indoor playground . . . which makes it really safe for kids to just run, jump, and play, (and) the parents know they’re not going to get lost or get in an unsafe place,� she said.

Lacusta said the Playzone would be an alternative to similar playgrounds where children often trade head colds along with turns on the tire swing.

“We have a plan in place to be disinfecting this thing regularly,� she said.

Lacusta said she hopes summer camps visiting West Vancouver will take advantage of the playground, as well as families. “The senior’s centre’sW on-site here and it has a fullon cafĂŠ . . . so you could potentially come for the day with your children. We’re two blocks from the ocean and four blocks from the beach,â€? she said.

Lacusta said the Ride & Slide Playzone should get plenty of use given that nineV per cent of West VancouverW residents are children below the age of 10.

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free child care and workshops, meets Mondays, 9:30 a.m.1:30 p.m., at 870 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Lunch will be served. Info: 604-9851122 local 28.

Shop and Stroll: A free mom and baby exercise class every Monday, 9:30 a.m. at Park Royal Shopping Centre’s north mall. Meet in front of Eddie Bauer store. Info: 604-461-7827 or www. runnersandbootiesfitness.com.

Circle of Dreams: A program to connect seniors with parents and children in the same community so they can spend fun time with each other. There is an information session the first Sunday of every month, 3 p.m. at Dream Designs Chakra Lounge, 1502 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

RSVP: 604-922-8325.

After-school Sports: Ages eight to 15 can drop in for fun any Monday, Wednesday or Friday, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Fee: $1.

Family Place: Drop-in for children under five and their caregivers, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to noon at the West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Drive.

Drop-in: $3. Info: 604-9257141.

French for Fun: Drop-in French program for children ages three to five years old every Monday from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Open Door: A support group for single mothers of preschool-age children, with

St. Andrew’s Sunshine Kids: A free program for children ages 2½ to 4½ Mondays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 1044 St. Georges Ave., North Vancouver. There will be singing, stories and activities to support the spiritual growth of children. Info: 604-985-0408 or www.st-andrews-united.ca.

nvdpl.ca or www.nvdpl.ca/ children.

525 Air Cadet Squadron: Youth ages 12-18 meet every Tuesday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Ecole Cedardale, 595 Burley Dr., West Vancouver. Info: 604-925-4434.

Army Cadets: Tuesday evenings, 6:30 p.m., at the J.P. Fell Armoury, 1513 Forbes Ave., North Vancouver. All boys and girls 12-18 years old are welcome. No cost. Info: 604-666-6222 or www.cadets. net/pac/2573army.

Capilano Youth Orchestra welcomes new players ages five to 25. Practices are held on Tuesdays, 4:15-5:15 p.m. for junior strings, 5:30-7 p.m. for intermediate orchestra and 7:15-9:45 for senior orchestra at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1110 Gladwin Dr., North Vancouver. Info: 604988-8818 or dlmusicstudio@ shaw.ca.

Circle of Care: A free drop-in program for family child-care providers, nannies and children five years old and younger, Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at John Braithwaite Community

Family Storytime and Crafts: Drop-in for ages four to eight years old, Tuesdays from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at the North

Navy League Cadets offer youth ages nine to 12 band, sailing, first aid, citizenship, seamanship, summer camp and friendships. Meetings are held Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., at 1555 Forbes Ave., North Vancouver. Info: 604-9888911 ext. 2 or www.members. shaw.ca/nlcc46.

Parent and Tot Gym: Dropin gym for ages one to five, Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at See more page 33

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THIS PANDAMANIA IS DONE BY: StoryTales: Free drop-in storytime for children ages three to five, Tuesdays, 10:3011 a.m. at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Registration is not required. Info: alli@nvdpl.ca or www.nvdpl.ca/children.

Family Place: Drop-in for children up to five years old and their caregivers Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to noon at the Ambleside adventure playground building, Ambleside Park, West Vancouver. Drop-in: $3. Info: 604-925-7141.

Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St.

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North Vancouver Youth Band is looking for new members at all levels. Practices are held Monday to Thursday.

Info: 604-980-5823 The ‘WayCup’ Cafe: Share views and have fun. Activities for ages 15-19. Movies, games, dancing, great food and a lot more. Every Monday, 7-9 p.m., Highlands United Church, 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. Info: 778-389-3357 or www.wayaware.com.

Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Info: North Shore Community Resources, 604-985-7138.

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BabyTales: Free drop-in storytime for children ages 12-24 months, Tuesdays, 22:30 p.m. at Parkgate Branch Library, 3675 Banff Court, North Vancouver. Registration is not required. Info: alli@

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WHILE everything else ripens in the summer, hard-won French vocabularies often wither in front of TV sets and computer screens.

The disappearance of those French phrases memorized between September and June is the inspiration for French immersion summer camps, according to North Vancouver recreation programmer Jaimie Brown. “It’s use it or lose it,� Brown said.

Eager to help children improve their French fluency while enjoying the season, Brown is helping to plan four French immersion summer camps, each one combining vocabulary-building with

either skating or swimming. “Parents and families are really looking for combination camps,� Brown said.

The day begins with an approximately two-hour French lesson, and after lunch the kids will either lace up their skates or jump in the pool.

Brown stressed that the camps are open to children no matter if they speak French fluently or are just learning the basics. “We are committed to making it work no matter what their level,� Brown said. “It could be French immersion students or students who’ve just taken some introductory French.�

The skating camp is open to children between six and 12, and the swimming camp is open to children between eight and 12.

The one-week camps run from 11:30

a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The first camp begins on July 11.

Brown said she expects there to be about 10 students for every teacher.

The students are free to work on their French as they please, but the instruction for swimming and skating will be taught in English. “The actual skills will be taught mostly in English,� Brown said. “Just for safety.� “More than anything, it’s a chance to have a lot of fun with their friends and learn something while they’re at it,� she said.

The swimming classes are scheduled to take place at the Ron Andrews recreation centre. The skating classes, which will be more informal, are scheduled to take place at Canlan Ice Sports North Shore.

The one-week camps cost $100.

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Parent participation and supervision is required. Dropin fee: $1.

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Preschool Storytime: Dropin for ages three to five years old, Tuesdays from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St.

John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St., North Vancouver. Fee: $1.

Info: 604-982-8300.

St. John Ambulance Cadets: A national volunteer program for youth ages nine to 17 for first aid and leadership training, Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 106-223 Mountain Hwy., North Vancouver. Info: audrey_hhh@yahoo.ca.

Parent and Tot Gym: Open gym time for children ages one to five, Tuesdays, 11:15 a.m.12:30 p.m. at Ron Andrews Community Centre, 931

Tales for Twos: Stories, puppetry and song designed to enhance vocabulary, phonological awareness and the love of books in two-year-olds,

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Tuesdays, 10:30-11 a.m. at West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr. Free.

Info: www.westvanlibrary.ca or 604-925-7408.

musigokids.com.

ToddleTales: Free drop-in storytime for children ages 2436 months, Tuesdays, 10:3011 a.m. at Capilano library, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver. Registration is not required. Info: alli@nvdpl.ca or www.nvdpl.ca/children.

All Aboard for Kindergarten: A book club that offers a package of literacy materials to kindergarten children and their families at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. The program runs until May 31.

Complete details: www.nvcl.ca.

Wee Wigglers Baby Dance Classes: MusiGo will offer a free introductory class to any one of their Tuesday classes at One Dance Studio, 286 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver. Programs feature music and exercises for children as young as six months of age. Schedule and info: 604-928-2660 or www.

BCAA Child Car Seat Checks: Using the proper child car seat will protect your child’s life in a crash. Learn the proper installation and use of child car seats and find answers to any questions you have at www. childseatinfo.ca or by calling 1877-247-5551.

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Most courses run two weeks from 9am - 4pm Monday to Friday, at Hollyburn Sailing Club, 1326 Argyle Street, West Vancouver Register online at www.webreg.westvancouver.net TeleReg a 604-925-7475 or at designated West Vancouver Recreation facilities.

White Sail I & II - Cost: $420

Session 1: July 4-8, July 11-15 Session 2: July 18-22, 25-29 Session 3: Aug 2 - 5, Aug 8-12 Session 4: Aug 15-19, Aug 22-26

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Bronze IV - Cost: $420

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Teen Reading Club: North Vancouver City Library welcomes readers ages 1318 to the annual online club, which provides teens with opportunities to read books, post their own reviews and personal writing, participate in chats, discuss books and win prizes for the reviews they submit. Sign up at www.teenrc. ca. Info: 604-998-3480 or cpror@cnv.org.

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Your kids can learn to sail or improve their existing sailing skills this summer at Hollyburn Sailing Club. Our instructors and our courses are all Canadian Yachting Association Certified, so kids get CYA credits while having a great time. Our clubhouse and boats are conveniently located at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. Our sailing camps are fun for kids over 10 years of age who can swim.

Bikes for Tykes: Obsession Bikes, 94 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, challenges the community to keep their used kids bikes out of the landfill and donate them for refurbishing instead. All Bikes for Tykes fixed up by the store will be donated to North Shore kids through several community service agencies. Info: 604-985-2213 or obsessionbikes.com.

Red Cedar Book Club: Students in grades four to seven can participate in the book club at Lynn Valley library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver, by reading nominated books and tracking their reading in a log. Students are also invited to attend author readings featuring authors nominated for awards.

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Birthday parties are available at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre at 3663 Park Rd., North Vancouver, on weekends from 1 to 3 p.m. or weekday afternoons by request. Choose from five wild themes and learn about insects, dinosaurs, the temperate rainforest, food chains and creatures in the creek. Cost: $85.

Best suited for kids aged four to nine. Info: 604-990-3754.

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Session 1: July 18-22, July 25-29 Session 2: Aug 15-19, Aug 22-26

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LIONS AREA During the course of this next year the members of the Girl Guides of Canada – Lions Area will be showcasing their participation in

community service

1st Grouse Brownies Made Planters for Margaret Fulton Day Centre The Spirit of Adventure Rendezvous 2011 (SOAR 2011) is being held in Agassiz from July 22-30, 2011.

2000 Girl Guides from around the world will meet in Agassiz for a week of outdoor adventure. BC Girl Guides from just about every community in the province will join Guides from across Canada and several other countries (Ireland, Ivory Coast, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, United Kingdom and the United States) for a weeklong Girl Guide camp.

We will set up a temporary community - fully functioning- serving all aspects of community life.

Sharing the sisterhood with our international guests who have prepared and worked for this opportunity to challenge their skills and increase their selfesteem and knowledge.

All done by and with the expertise of girls and women. - not a small feat!

Lions Area has 101 members attending this amazing camp this summer.

We are also sponsoring our Sister Guides from New Zealand.

Through out this past year the Brownies have been busy in the Community by: - Making Valentine’s Day Cards for Evergreen House - Food Drive for the Harvest Project - Collected Hygiene kit items for Haiti. A District Guider took the kits to Haiti when she went to help at a clinic - Garbage Clean up in the Edgemont Village area.

Guiding Branches for Girls (join any time of year) Guiding begins with the Sparks program, but girls can join at any age, without completing prior levels.

Sparks: ages 5 to 6 Brownies: ages 7 to 8 Guides: ages 9 to 11 Pathfinders: ages 12 to 14 Rangers: ages 15 to 17