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Many of you heard in the
papers this summer about a
group of Native Indians
from Bella Bella who
paddled a 36 foot canoe
down the Coast of British
Columbia to Expo '86.

What you probably didn't
know is that the entire
project was the brainchild
of Capilano College Qutdoor
Recreation student and
Bella Bella resident Frank
Brown.

The idea for the canoe trip
can be traced back to three
years ago when Frank was a
student at the Indian
Centre in Vancouver and met
up with Brian White,
Outdoor Rec. instructor,
who was teaching there.
Frank later enrolled in the F
Qutdoor Recreation program Ff -
and in January of this years.
began officially working on §&
the canoe trip as his
practicum project for the
program.

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Volume Vill No. 22 September 25, 1986

"Tt was a remarkable achievement for a
young man of 22," said Brian White. Frank
enlisted the support of his entire
community in carving the canoe, and the
trip involved many of the young people of
Bella Bella as paddiers and support crew.
Funding for the project was raised from the
Department of Indian Affairs and various
private foundations.

Somewhat ironically, the log that the
canoe was carved from was purchased from
the log dump at the mouth of the Seymour
River here in North Vancouver. Two large
logs were purchased and shipped to Bella

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Marshall departs

"It's been hectic," is David Marshall's
summary of his last few days. Three weeks

ago Marshall, who teaches sculpture in the

Studio Art department, had never heard of

Arandjelovac in Yugoslavia, but Wednesday,

October 1 he will be there carving marble
with assistant and student Brian Addy.

Marshail is one of ten sculptors who have
been invited to attend the prestigious

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