r e c i p e , and C o u n c i l l o r D a r r e l l M u s s a t t o ' s sense of h u m o u r . You can sample their efforts and t h o s e of the o t h e r c o n t e s t a n t s w h i l e you're t h e r e and a d m i r e t h o s e participating in the theme-costume category.Watch out for mermaids! T h e n there's a c o n t e s t for t h e best (read "actually able t o float") boat built o n site o u t o f recyclables. T r y o u t the fish printing, and listen t o local bands. Funds raised at the r e f r e s h m e n t g a r d e n go t o the N o r t h Shore Harvest Project. W a t c h for talented street e n t e r t a i n e r s in y o u r local parks this year. Whey-Ah-Wichen Canoe F e s t i v a l , July 10 t o Park W a t c h First N a t i o n s paddlers ply t h e w a t e r s off C a t e s Park w i t h t h e i r h o m e - b u i l t d u g o u t s . Participants c o m e f r o m all o v e r B C and W a s h i n g t o n t o take part in this B u r r a r d B a n d event. A c c o r d i n g t o o r g a n i z e r Cliff W h i t e , d u g o u t racing is a longstanding t r a d i t i o n . Racing c a t e g o r i e s range f r o m " o n e p e r s o n " t o an I I - p e r s o n event. O n e c a t e g o r y is f o r the o v e r 4 5 year o l d s , o r " L e g e n d s " (sounds b e t t e r than " o l d - t i m e r s " ) . T h e $ 5 s a l m o n bake is a n o t h e r a t t r a c t i o n . r e s e r v e d f o r t h e i n f e c t i o u s beats of C a r i b b e a n m u s i c (steel b a n d , reggae, a n d c a l y p s o ) . P e o p l e o f all ages are c o m p e l l e d t o leap up a n d d a n c e . A t t e n d a n c e at this event j u m p e d f r o m a b o u t 15,000 in 1997 t o 33,802 in 1998! O u t s t a n d i n g v o l u n t e e r i n v o l v e m e n t and m e d i a s p o n s o r s h i p have c o n t r i b u t e d its success. H a r m o n y A r t s Festival, A u g u s t 6 to 15, W e s t V a n c o u v e r N o w in its ninth year, this a w a r d - w i n ning festival is a highly i n t e r a c t i v e , c o m m u n i t y - d r i v e n arts festival taking place in v e n u e s all o v e r W e s t V a n c o u v e r . N e w this year: a digital a r t and a n i m a t i o n w o r k s h o p f o r kids (West Vancouver Seniors Centre) and a j u r i e d fashion s h o w of w e a r able art. D o n ' t miss t h e s k a t e b o a r d ballet, c h o r e o g r a p h e d by local artist Judith M a r c u s e . C h e c k o u t t h e craft and gallery e x h i b i t i o n s and d e m o n s t r a t i o n s , artist s t u d i o t o u r s , r o v i n g and staged p e r f o r m a n c e s (plus nightly c o n c e r t s ) , and many classes f o r y o u t h (including a creative k i d s ' day at J o h n E n t e r t a i n m e n t has a m u l t i c u l t u r a l flavour o n Saturday, but Sunday is Lawson Park). C o h o Festival of the Ambleside Park North U n d e r t h e V o l c a n o , 10th A n n u a l F e s t i v a l , A u g u s t 8, C a t e s P a r k W i t h a t t e n d a n c e last year of a b o u t 8,500 p e o p l e , v i e w i n g 4 0 different acts, this is the largest a r t s festival in N o r t h V a n c o u v e r . F r o m II a m t o 10:30 p m . y o u can enjoy a variety of music, d a n c e , t h e a t r e , p o e t r y , and a great children's p r o g r a m , o n f o u r different stages. P e r f o r m e r s include C z e c h violinist Iva Bittova. A d m i s s i o n is by d o n a t i o n . 11, C a t e s FANTASTIC FESTIVALS C a r i b b e a n D a y s F e s t i v a l , July 24 to 25, W a t e r f r o n t P a r k D r a w i n g 15.000 t o 2 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e , this is by far t h e largest event o n t h e N o r t h S h o r e and perhaps t h e largest cultural e v e n t in B C . T h e 12-year-old festival keeps g r o w i n g b e c a u s e o f the m u s i c , a m b i a n c e , and easy access f r o m all o v e r t h e L o w e r M a i n l a n d via t h e Skytrain a n d Seabus. P e o p l e of C a r i b b e a n b a c k g r o u n d are d r a w n f r o m far away. It's g o t e v e r y t h i n g : a fabulous a n d c o l o u r f u l p a r a d e (join in and d a n c e y o u r way t o the p a r k ) , a carnival a t m o s p h e r e , m u s i c , f o o d , arts and crafts, plus lots o f e n e r g y and fun. S h o r e , S e p t e m b e r 8 t o 12, T h e festival is c e l e b r a t i n g its 2 0 t h year o f creating a w a r e n e s s of t h e