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commentary YOUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE=QUALITY EDUCATION Salim Kaderali is seeking your support for the position of School Trustee in North Vancouver District. To View or Not to View? by Sarah Chilvers Censorship, and by extension, the act of censoring, is a polemical hotbed. The rationale that censorship protects "us." the population at large, is a valid one--but then so is the outcry that it suppresses information and experiences. One can recount endless examples of censorship: Canada Customs, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Ontario Censor Board, among others. A l l have explored artistic censorship in one form or another. I jump in horror... Surely as a citizen in a democratic society 1 am capable of making wise and informed decisions. I am an educated person and can accept good ideas while rejecting bad. If only it was that simple... Freedom of expression recurs often in this debate, and for good reason. A s individuals we are able to exercise our freedom of expression. No one is preventing us from painting overtly sexual paintings, or from photographing accident scenes. B y extension, many artists believe that their artwork, regardless of content, should be exhibited anywhere. A t this point, "discretion is the better part of valour." In some situations particular artwork is not appropriate. This can be indicative of the cultural and political climate of the time as well as, or in addition to, the venue. There are choices that are made by certain figures relating to appropriateness: these are not necessarily dogmatic and out of place. While William Blake was under the impression that "tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction," there are other issues beyond freedom of expression that we must consider when trying to evaluate issues surrounding censorship. Sarah Chilvers works part-time with Cultural Services in West Vancouver. This commentary was prompted by the recent Leslie Fawkes exhibit at the Ferry Building. As an arts community supporte: Salim has been: · The North Shore Arts Co grants adjudicator · The Vice-Chair of the North Shore Charitable Foundation. The North Vancouver Community Arts Council recently established a trust fund with the North Shore Charitable Foundation. The Arts Council received a dollar-for-dollar match in establishing an initial contribution with the foundation for the Youth Development Cultural Fund. On Saturday, November 20th, support the arts and vote for Salim Kaderali for North Vancouver District, School Trustee. This adveniscmcni has been paidforby h e rî West Van Museum Launches Forestry Heritage Project by Jacqueline Gijssen In the Upper Lands of West Vancouver, in the quiet woods of the forests, lies a natural and historical resource of remarkable proportions--a forest that has evolved over thousands of years, and a history of use of that forest that began in earnest with smalllime logging activities in the 1870s. While West Vancouver was never thought of as an industrial community, its forests have provided a base for one hundred years of modest commercial industry. From the early 1870s Ambleside operations of Sp. Moody through to the controversial logging of the Cypress Bowl area in the 1970s, remnants of forestry activity are scattered across the District and Upper Lands. Natural sites featuring old-growth stands and other unique features are also apparent, and today, these forests are the subject of great care and attention, providing recreational opportunities for those interested in both nature and history. In 1993. the West Vancouver Historical Society was awarded a Green Gold Grant to study and document the forestry heritage sites of West Vancouver. A partnership with the West Vancouver Museum and West Vancouver Parks, the project is focussed on researching and documenting significant forestry heritage sites, including natural sites like old-growth stands and historic sites from the logging industry. The Green Gold Grant provides for site surveys, archival research, W QUfflTjDflLf GflUfRY November 5th to 14th SUE COLEMAN A n exhibit o f originals and limited editions. Meet the artist Friday the 5th, Saturday the 6th, and Sunday the 7th between 11 am and 4 pm. Sue will be happy to autograph copies o f her new book. Artist at Large--Along the South Coast of Alaska. W e invite you to join us for this major art show. November 21 st to 29th mapping, documentation and preparation of information on the forestry heritage of West Vancouver for exhibition. A local contemporary photographer. Gordon Montgomery, is documenting the sites in their present condition and the resulting information and photographic images will be used in 1994 West Vancouver Museum exhibits and programming. A walking tour brochure of the forestry heritage sites will also be available through the West Vancouver Museum. From old-growth trees to 45-year-cut rotation cycles, from ox-logging to steam donkeys. West Vancouver's forests represent significant natural and historic forestry sites. The West Vancouver Forestry Heritage Project is helping to preserve these sites and their history and make them accessible to the public. For further information on the Forestry Heritage Project, please contact the West Vancouver Museum at 926-9254. Jacqueline Gijssen is the Curator of the West Vancouver Ma scam. She has worked in the B.C. cultural field for over 10 years and is a member of the Council of the British Columbia Sfuseu, FRANK TOWNSLEY Recent watercolours CRAIG & XENONBIA WRIGHT Jewellery designs The artists will be present on Sunday, November 21st, from noon until 4 pm. Please drop in to meet them and enjoy their fabulous work. 129 West Esplanade North Vancouver 980-3222 Art \ -c NowD«1993 3