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:regrine Falcon, Killdeer, f
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md-tailed Pigeon, Red- i
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oodpec ker, Hairy i
oodpecker, Pileated
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nerican Dipper, Varied i
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lickadees, Winter Wren, i
ropean Starling, Spotted i
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Squamish to Sackdie and back
BY DARREN GALLAGHER
Reporter
Squamish representatives
went to New Brunswick to
learn how to incorporate a
university into a small com-
munity; Sackville representa-
tives came to British
Columbia to learh how to
build a civic centre.
Of course, there were a few
more issues involved in the
exchange in September
between Sackville, N.B. and
Squamish, but those were
large issues.
The exchange was part of
the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities’ four-day
Community Leaders
Partnership Program.
The FCM and partner spon-
sors paid the airfare, and the
communities covered the cost
of hosting the delegations.
In Squamish, community
donations covered all but
$125 of the estimated $5,700
cost; the $125 went for the
frame on a picture presented
to Sackville.
Squamish’s delegation of
councillors Rick King and
Paul Lalli, Squamish Nation
Coun. Donna Billy, Chamber
of Commerce President
Shabbir Dhalla, Jeff Dawson,
manager of Community
Futures Development
Corporation and local entre-
preneur Natalie Wall arrived
in Sackville Sept. 13, while
the Sackville delegates
arrived in Squamish Sept. 27.
“We first thought we would
like to find another communi-
ty with a university. Then
Squamish contacted us,” said
Virgil Hammock, a Sackville
councillor and professor at
Mount Allison University.
Apart from the proposed
private university, the towns
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Among other activities the Sackville delegation visited Tree Farm Licence 38, and whose trees - like the mountains -
are a little bigger than what they’re used to.
are both located along a high- Hammock said of bringing a Recreation Centre.
“We have a large waterfowl
way near a major tourist and
shopping draw, an interest in
new institution to life.
‘The university I teach at
The corridor’s burgeoning
eco-tourism industry and
park dead centre in our community,”
Hammock said as
developing various types of has been around since 1839.” ability to attract film and TV the biggest example.
tourism and a historic but
declining resource industry.
Sackville’s experience with
a university and the influx of
production are also of interest.
The delegation also spent
time simply discussing the
“Your community is quite
larger than ours, but I feel our
youth are something they can
offer Squamish.
“We have industry that has
disappeared over the years,
problems of municipal government
and various
problems are quite similar,” “The university makes and need to replace industry approaches to them, or as
said Hammock.
Personally, Hammock said
Sackville a very attractive
place to live, and I think the
with something else,’’ said
Hammock.
Hammock described it: “Dog
catching on up.
he is fascinated by the idea of university will have the same “What I basically want to “Some of the things that you
creating a private liberal arts
university. Mount Allison is a
effect on Squamish,”
Hammock said, noting facilifind
out is how you’re trying
to build your tourism indushave
that we don’t have arc
very fascinating to us, like
liberal arts university with an ties like a library, pool, ice try.”
your relationship with the
enrollment of 2,200; the rink and 1,500-seat hall are Despite the small popula- Squamish Nation,” he said.
Maritimes have a history of available to the public. tion, Sackville is actually the “We’re interested in making
small, numerous universities,
unlike the West’s solitary
That the community is looking
to have its own civic cenlargest
municipality in New
Brunswick by land area and
more formal ties with
Squamish ... possibly a twingiants.
“It’s mind-boggling at best,”
tre makes for interest in
Squamish’s Brennan Park
wants to use its undeveloped
areas as a tourism draw.
ning of communities.”
Streamkeepers encouraging stream adoption
After a successful BC
Rivers Day in Squamish, the
Squamish streamkeepers are
moving along full steam
ahead in their new Adopt-A-
Steam program.
A few weeks ago, the first
Adopt-A-Steam gathering
took place in Squamish.
Sixteen people came out to
the Squamish Library to look
over maps and discuss how to
get actively involved in
becoming a Streamkeeper and
adopting their local streams.
A few dates were set to tack-
le a stream cleanup and to
undertake spawner surveys of
some of the Squamish
streams.
“Adopting a stream can be
as simple as taking a walk and
observing any changes or
reporting any concerns,” said
Wendy Mitchell, Adopt-A-
Stream Coordinator. “Or, it
can be as involved as stream
cleanups and habitat enhance-
ment projects. All ages can
get involved and get their feet
wet while having fun.”
A key date to mark on the
calender is Dec. 5 - the date
for the next Adopt-A-Stream
meeting .
Meet at 7 p.m. at the
Squamish Library
Community room.
For more information call
Mitchell at 8 15-0 109.