34 - Sunday, December 4, 1988 - North Shore News

$500,000 AVAILABLE

Youth Grants Program
‘789 deadline looms

THE DEADLINE for the
1989 Youth Grants Pro-
gram, an initiative of the
B.C. Youth Advisory Coun-
cil and funded by the
Ministry of Advanced
Education and Job Train-
ing, is Dec. 31.

The grants will be awarded to
people with ideas that will con-
tribute to the development of in-
dependence, participation and pos-
itive attitudes among young peonle
{aged 15 to 24) in the community.
A total of $500,000 is avuilable
province-wide, with no set iimit on
the amount available for individual
projects.

The program is a _ one-time,
one-year grant for pilot or
demonstration youth projects.
Anyone is eligible to apply, but
individuals and unregistered or
unincorporated bodies are required
to act as an umbrella for the pro-
ject. Businesses may sponsor pro-
jects but proposed activities cannot
offer a competitive advantage and
any profit must be used to benefit
young people or to offset project
expenses.

Examples of successful projects
include:
®A peer counselling project
related to alcohol and drugs _
eEstablishment of a drop-in cen-
tre for youth
Production of a video encourag-
ing able-bodied and physically-
challenged youth to participate,
side by sicc, both competitively
and non-comrctitively
Carrying out a survey to deter-
mine the extent of teen and young
adult illiteracy in a community.

For more information and an
application form, contact Dr.
Karim F. Damji, member of the
Regional Youth Committee,
mainland-southwest region, 736-
0284.

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FASHION INTERIORS opened
its doors Nov. 17 at 222 Lonsdale
Avenue in North Vancouver. The
store, owned by Wally Trat and
managed by brother Sam Trat,
specializes in selling draperies and
re-upholstering furniture. For
more information call 987-8747.
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OSCARSSON’S FINE Pastry &
Bread Shop at Park Royal in West
Vancouver recently underwent
some interior redecorating. In the
process, the outlet also doubled its
display space to tempt clients with

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THE DEADLINE for the provin-

cial government’s 1988 Minister’s
Environmental Awards is Dec. 30.

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Michael Becker

The awards aie mean to focus
public recoguition and generate
support for individuals, businesses
and organizations that show lead-
ership in improving environmental

quality.
The awards are given in six
categories: individual citizen,

youth or school group, citizens’
group, business/industrial, gov-
ernment agency and environmental
education. Nominations may be
submitted through any office of
the Ministry of Environment.

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