GULF OF GEORGIA CANNERY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Calendar
July 1 – Complimentary admission to celebrate Canada Day
July 14 – Parks Day-Strolling through Steveston’s History on a narrated walking tour.
Aug. 1 – Celebrate salmon with the Nisga’a Nation: BBQ and traditional dancing.
Aug. 13 – Strolling through Steveston’s History walking tour.
Sept. 25 – Aug. 16 – Fishing the West Coast photo display
Oct. 16 –Vancouver Opera presents “Naomi’s Road” a short opera dealing with the Japanese-Canadian internment in WWII.
Oct. 29 & 30 – Spooky Halloween Tours through the Cannery

The GULF OF GEORGIA CANNERY GIFT STORE is proud to be carrying the Royal Canadian Mint Terry Fox dollar coins and his new book. We also have the mint’s 25 cent poppy coins preserved in a plastic capsule.

Great Gift Ideas:
Ray Troll salmon t-shirts, EJ. Huges’ art work; beautifully handmade stained glass tugs and fishing boats; Denman Island Chocolate bars; old fashion taffy, frozen Indian Candy; Tiller’s Folly new “Kettle of Fish”, combination DVD & CD of their concert in the Cannery; Salmon label mugs, t-shirts and note pads; beautifully created and embroided first nation stuffed eagle, raven, hummingbird, frogs, bear, loon, crab, moose and fox.

The Cannery Store is open 7 days a week from l0:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Located just inside the glass doors of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery. Come in and browse around “Steveston’s best kept secret”. Old fashion service with a big smile.

NEW MERCHANDISE

The Cannery Gift Store is “Steveston’s Best Kept Secret”. Located just inside the front glass doors. Open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Information please call 604.664.9006. Profits of all sales go to the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society, responsible for operating the Cannery year round.

STEVESTON BUDDHIST TEMPLE

Thank you for sending us the Steveston Community E-Newsletter. We would appreciate if you could add the following details for this event. RE: Craft Fair Nov. 19(Sat). Please add: Craft Fair Registration for table rentals held on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 am to 12 pm. Date of Craft Fair is Sat., Nov. 19.

BRITANNIA HERITAGE SHIPYARD

Waterfront Walk at Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site - Bird watching theme on June 14 7-8:30pm. Meet at the Murakami Visitor Centre.

June 16th
Port na Gael
Port na Gael means "tune of the Gael", which evokes the sound created by this talented group of musicians. Their defining characteristics are soul-stirring harmonies and lively tunes played on fiddle, uillean pipes, Irish flute, bouzouki, cittern, guitar and, when musically necessary, the bodhran. Port na Gael has played at a variety of folk festivals and venues on either side of the border, most recently at the Seattle Folklife Festival, and Cityfest in Vancouver. This is the band's first appearance at SFG.

Richmond Maritime Festival Second annual Richmond Maritime Festival featuring heritage boats, maritime displays, demonstrations, activities both on and off the water. Co-sponsored by the Britannia Heritage Shipyard Advisory Board and the Steveston Rotary Club. August 19-21.

The book "100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces", including a foreword by The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, was recently published by Dundurn Press of Toronto. Tourists and residents of your community may be interested to know that a former resident was featured as one of the Canadian heroines. I am an Ottawa-based historian who wrote the book to help popularize the stories of great Canadian women. For more information about the book see the following webpage on my site: http://heroines.ca/about/100canadianheroines.html

I selected immigrant Assayo Murakami, who is commemorated at Murakami House in the Britannia Heritage Shipyard, as one of the notable women to be included.

Here's what reviewers are saying about "100 Canadian Heroines" available at The Cannery Store. GOG, 604-664-9006, gogshop@portal.ca
* "How is it possible that I hadn't heard of most of these women and what they had done? If they could overcome the lack of opportunity, understanding, education, money and support and drive on to accomplish great things, so should we all. They are inspiring." Valerie Pringle, Television broadcaster

* "Merna Forster has given us a hundred important lives to share. This is a book to stir your dreams and your talents."
Desmond Morton, Historian, author and founding director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

* "Forster's smooth magazine style of writing moistens the dryness of historical writing for non-buffs and stirs a proud passion in the breast of any Canadian female... Every woman and every young girl you know deserves a copy of this book; and Forster deserves all the praise, for she, too, is a heroine for bravely going into dusty archives and rescuing the stories of these women's lives who should be models for all of us."
Read the review article, <http://www.thursdaynightcafe.netfirms.com/7_canadian_heroines.htm>., Bobbie Smith
Thursday Night Café, <http://www.thursdaynightcafe.netfirms.com/home.htm>

* "More than a who's who of famous Canadian women including people like Nellie McClung and Emily Carr, Forster's book includes many lesser known Canadians like (Hide Hyodo) Shimizu." Natalie Hanson, Nepean This Week

* "Great Canadian women you haven't heard of" Read ten stories from the book 100 Canadian Heroines in an illustrated two-page feature. Saturday Observer, The Ottawa Citizen

* "Author brings stories of Canadian women to print...Former Black Diamond resident Merna Forster has spent the last two years researching great Canadian women for a new book she hopes will popularize their incredible stories.
The Western Wheel, Okotoks, Alberta

* "As I mentioned to you on the program, this would be an excellent book to have in the school system to let youngsters (and their parents) know about the women of this country in our past."
Peter Anthony Holder, Host, HOLDER TONIGHT <http://www.peteranthonyholder.com>, CJAD Montreal

* "Merna Forster's 100 Canadian Heroines is a celebration of the diverse contributions that women have made to the building of the Dominion of Canada." Ottawa Life Magazine

* "We'll know Monday night whom the people chose as the Greatest Canadian, but which women should have made the Top 10 List? Merna Forster suggests 10 times that number--including mountaineer Phyllis Munday (left with husband Don)--in her new book, 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces (Dundurn Press, 288 pages, $24.99)."
The Vancouver Sun

* "The term 'weaker sex' should make one's blood boil after reading this book," Kim Campbell writes in the foreword of this remarkable roundup. "The stories of these women entertain and inspire us, but more importantly, they contribute to changing the understanding that determines how societies define the roles of women." The Ottawa Citizen

* "Merna's book, 100 Canadian Heroines, features an inspiring collection of facts, trivia, quotes, and photos about an interesting group of women...They have accomplished so many great things by using their talents and opportunities." Read the complete report, <http://www.cfuw-ottawa.org/carillon/Carillon_2004dec.pdf>, on page 4. Barbara Evans Capital Carillon, Canadian Federation of University Women-Ottawa Chapter

* "Hometown girl Marie Dressler has come to the attention of Nepean resident Merna Forster, author in her new book 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces. That humble Ontario cottage on King Street West is where Leila Koerber was born, the self-professed ugly duckling of a little girl who would later become Oscar-winning actress Marie Dressler.", Cecilia Nasmith The Cobourg Daily Star

* "If you don't know who any of the following are--Isobel Gunn, Anna Leonowens (hint: Think Siam), Asayo Murakami, Mary Travers (not of Peter, Paul and Mary), Gudridur Thorbjardottir--then this is the book for you, or your daughter, or your son, for that matter." - The Globe and Mail

For more comments, and review please contact me below.
Best regards,
Merna Forster
Email: purdyforster@sympatico.ca
Website: http://www.heroines.ca
Phone: (613) 274-0959

This new book "100 Canadian Heroines" is available and in stock now at at The Cannery Store. GOG in Steveston, 604-664-9006, gogshop@portal.ca reserve yours today!

STEVESTON MUSEUM AND POST OFFICE

The Steveston Museum Society would like to remind all Businesses and residents about the services they offer. Don’t forget when you are doing your all your mailing that you buy your stamps and send your parcels through the Steveston Post Office. The Post Office is run by the Society and all proceeds are used to operate the Museum. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSEUM.

LONDON HERITAGE FARM

London Farm will be opening for the Summer Season on June 8th. The Farm House, Tea Room and Gift Shop will be open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

And a reminder that London Farm has a Father's Day Tea on Sunday, June 19th, an Antique & Collectibles (and crafts) Fair on June 26th and a Strawberry Tea on June 25 & 26th.

Artists Tea -- Jul 16 & 17, 10-5 pm, ‘Artists’ Tea, LHF, I think whoever sent you the info about the LFH 'Artists' Tea might have neglected to mention that there is also an art show (weather permitting.) If you still have time, could you perhaps add that detail please?

RICHMOND BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

Meeting the second Tuesday of every month, except July and August, at 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm in the Kinsman Pavilion at the Richmond Nature Park, No. 5 Road and Westminster Highway. Meet local beekeepers, and exchange information about beekeeping, equipment, honey, bee pests and treatments. Phone Gerhart Pahl 604-272-4696 for more details."

THE ROTARY CLUB OF STEVESTON - ARTISTS AMONG US

The annual event, Richmond Artists Among Us is in three parts this year. It kicks off with painting on the plaza outside the Richmond Art Gallery -- June 4. Weather permitting, look for local artists such as Sue Kavanagh and John Beatty to have brushes and paints out that afternoon.

The second part of the event is in the Gallery itself -- June 9th to the 24th inclusive. On the 24th, you are invited to come and chat with artists in attendance, at an evening reception at the Gallery on Friday, June 24th from 5:30 to 8:30.

From 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm Saturday and Sunday, June 25th and 26th, artists open their studios or display in public venues. Participating artists this year are: Ramona Augustus, John Beatty, Shelly Bevandick, Afrodita Blagojevic, Danny Han Lin Chen, Hilda Chen, Muriel Clendenning, Dorthe Eisenhardt, Marian Ferguson, Tamaka Fisher, Margreth Fry, Judith Gillis, Christine Guenard, Nancy Halifax, Mary Lynn Harvie, Yuk Ying Hung, Erick James, Sue Kavanagh, Jeanette Jarville, Angela Lake, Lu-meng Lee, Hui Lin Liu, Audrey Lowe, Rita McArthur, Carol McFarland, Adrienne Moore, Georgina Page, Carol Van Puyenbroek, Cheryl Roller, Elinor Sanders, Alice Saunders, Salma Shami, Ranislav Trapara, Bill Watt, Loraine Wellman, Ming Yeung, Cheryl Yodogawa and Gert Young. Get your Artists Among Us Map, and then come on out -- just for the fun of it, or maybe to find some very original art to brighten your walls and life!

SOS CHILDRENS VILLAGE EVENT:

Register Today for the Ultimate Summer Experience!

Richmond’s creative and energetic instructors, leaders and volunteers will engage you in hours of quality summer recreation and cultural programs.

Experience Summer daycamps or explore a variety of specialty programs including tennis, swimming, skimboarding, drama, archaeology and drawing. Richmond’s got it all!

For a complete program listing, pick up a copy of our Recreation and Culture Guide available at all community facilities, local Safeways and Save-on-Foods or visit www.richmond.ca. For more information on Summer Programs call 604-276-4300.

Getting Richmond Moving is just one of the many ways Richmond is encouraging individuals to live an active, healthy lifestyle and to engage in the amazing range of healthy activities and recreational opportunities available to them in Richmond.

For more information on Getting Richmond Moving pick up a Family Challenge passport from one of your local community facilities or check out the City of Richmond website at www.richmond.ca.

Want to play? Then head to Richmond PlayDay.
At Richmond PlayDay, families can visit a number of Play Zones, each with a variety of interactive and fun activities. There will be archaeological digs, hidden treasures, sand sculpting, bubbles and goo, drumming, building, games, face painting and so much more.

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2005-05 Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm Place: South Arm Park, 8880 Williams Road

Find out more about this Free, family event by visiting the Community Events section of the City of Richmond’s Website at www.richmond.ca or call 604.247.4664.

2005 Concerts in the Park
All ages are welcome to come and enjoy our series of FREE outdoor concerts during July and August. Scheduled concerts for July are:

For a complete listing of all scheduled Concerts in the Park, check out the Summer 2005 Recreation and Culture Guide or the City Website at www.richmond.ca. Concerts start at 6:30 pm and are held during fair weather. For further information call 604-276-4300.

Steveston Outdoor Pool
The family fun starts now at Steveston Outdoor Pool. Open now for public swim weekends only from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Open daily, beginning July 1st, Monday thru Friday from 12:00pm to 4:30pm (length swim from 12-1) and on Weekends from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. Amenities include a 25m heated pool, a 3m slide and a tot pool. This pool is set in beautiful Steveston Community Park at 4151 Moncton Street (right next to the community centre). Richmond’s best kept secret – come enjoy a swim outdoors!

To view the public and length swim schedule for all of Richmond’s pools visit the Parks and Recreation section of the City website at www.richmond.ca.