2 ~ Sunday, September 27, 1992 — North Shore News

NORTH VANCOUVER
CITY COUNCIL

Mental
health
plan for
youth —
endorsed

NORTH VANCOUVER

City Council recently pledg-
ed its support for the de-
velopment of a mental
-health plan. that targets
children and youth at risk.

By Layne Christensen _
Contributing writer ;

“Council . made the’ decision
Monday night after reviewing a
report by a youth services. devel-

* opment worker that recommends
reallocating money to early in-
tervention and prevention pro-
grams to avoid expensive crisis in-
terventions at a later stage.

/. The report also stresses the need.

“for a system of care that is
‘“‘community-based,
‘-focus. of services as well as the
management and decision-making
- responsibility vesting at the :om-
’ munity level.’*

Children and youth at risk - -in-
clude those who live in poverty,
. victims of poor parenting, and
‘children of single-parent families
"with no social supports.

Coun.. Rod Clark applauded
.council’s decision to endorse the
“report saying . the initiative made
“good business sense’? on two
-  devels:

*:@-the proposed shift in focus to

’ prevention from treatment: and .

. cure is more cost-efficient;
~-@ the proposed marshailing’ of
resources at ‘a- local: level means
- greater focal control. |

-“The only way, in my view, the
oc health-care | dollar. is going to be
es constrained. is to promote local
“: control,”? said Clark.

“Currently, local and regional
Children -and: Youth Committees
(CYCs) — created by the provin-

cial government in 1990 to combat -

youth?’ — are ‘controlied at. the
incial level by the Child and

that. the
C YC ‘will only be effective if they
ec given. the authority and
eSOUTCES -to Make or implement

-- the.’ recommendations

outlined in the report and sup- -

rted-by. council are:
@ that -

providing affordable, educational,
recreational; social’ and early
“childhood education Programs in
low.income communities; --
@ that the B.C. government de-
velop‘and: increase’services so that
all. children in - high-risk - family
ituations are identified and pro-
‘vided with needed service;
@ that the B.C. government, local
“governments, and community-

"based agencies provide a coordi-

_ Nated range of early intervention
s programs to all. families and their
- children in need;

“s-@- that CYCs ensure that : services,

...-- especially . prevention and_ early

“2. identification be comrmnunity-

- a? .

@ that the Secretariat and the

CYCs promote the involvement of
the community.

Copies of the report and the

accompanying resolution by coun-

cil willbe sent to the ministries of

‘ health, education and_ social ser- ©

_ vices and the offices of the at-
torney general and loca! MLAs. ~

i

with the .

all «ministries ‘and
ipalities: give. priority to |

Port strike ends, foremen accept new contract

AN AGREEMENT has been
reached between the Waterfront
Foremen Employers Association
(WFEA) and the International
Longshoremen’s and
Warehousemen’s Union Local
514 in a labor dispute that shut
down the Port of Vancouver

KK

JOIN

i |

r

 Cypmes Fats
Ht. Seymour Pov.
Headwaters

Lower Lonsdale

i of * 6

rr

the Ci
Went

c

earlier this week.

WFEA president Siedo
Tzogoeff said that all issues be-
ing disputed have been resolved.

““We are very pleased that we
were able to come to this agree-
ment and look forward to an

US...
on the 2nd Annual

NORTH SHORE

early return to work in order to
minimize economic damage and
maintain the international repu-
tation of British Columbia
ports.’’

Negotiators met
and Thursday to
dispute over employer contribu-

Wednesday

resolve a’.

tions to the foremen’s pension
plan.

The foremen voted over-
whelmingly late Thursday to ac-
cept the contract, which is a
one-year deal retroactive to Jan."
1, a

Sunday, ‘October ) 4, 1992
Do your heart a fsvour!
(7 Mark your calendar now!

(Many guided walks to c/:008se from
CQ? Walk with friends and neighbours

Not a fundraiser, just come and have fun |

want more info call 983-6718.

10:60 2 brs.

10:00 1.5 his.
10:00
4 hrs.

es niems ~ Weed Po Fer

“gris ave ey Gots td 2h ts wes

please call 988-6718. =

’ A‘community‘s

of North ziti Venoouver Parks Department,

Recreation

Department,
BO. Parks and GV.R.D. Farks Department
_Hicast Smart North Shore ta supported By the BC.

by....;

Pick up a list of walks at your local library, recreation centre,
’ municipal ball and meny other locations. 1¢ you can volunteer or

Ceippan Pork, Bown Island Killorney Lk. Hat. history " - 5 hs Goll 224-5739 (04 tnfo, ond registration

Hosquite Crook Creek walk Easy 1.5 hes. —Pakin fot, Vth 2 Fell Ave, Mert Yoo

— mblesidefVen Wek Leisure Historical! E =:

_ Ughtheuse Pork Big tree & forestry tour. Fomily hike 10:00 Zhe. Parking lot, Ugtthouse Pork
; Pi. terns courts exit 4; upper fovels

_i bss. itn st, ch od met pti te

(ofl 224-5739 for info. ond

- west enfjonce on 13th Stont

Bef Nort Wistcnvoe Par Dopertspan,
North Vancouver. Comminsicn, = ‘

and North Shore

GQ, ===

Recreation