NV District wins Is Canata the Web site award THE District of North Vancouver’s Web page has been named Best Local Government Web Site — Large Community by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM). Twenty-one enttics were considered for this award and this is the second year in a row that the District's Web site “InfoWeb” (www.dnvorg) =~ has received this honour. UBCM presents this award vearly to the munici- pality that best promotes awareness of Jocal govern- ment functions and services. Web sites are judged in a number of areas including: content, currency of informa- tion, appearance, case of use, effectiveness in meeting local! government: objectives, pro- THE following people appeared in North Van court in connection with drinking and dri- ving related offences: Grenville Leigh Newton, 48, of North Vancouver, was fined $300 and had his dri- ver's licence suspended tor six months after he pleaded guilty « to failing to comply with a breathalyser demand. © Sawdust fram wall/ceiling © Crackling sound in woll/ceiling motion of local government awareness attd overall impres ston, Web sites arc abso judged on the ability to be interac te. As well as providing dircet coma iinks ta district depart MCN and personnel, IntoWeb has an innovate feature called Cybereceptionis. | Durning business hours, Cybereceptionise ensures a timely, personalized response to e-mail queries. “The district is verv pleased to receive this hon: our,” said District Communications Officer Jeanine Aylsworth. “Our goal is to continually enhance our site so thar we remain a leader in electronic communica- tions.” The award will be present- ed at the annual UBCATL con- ference to be held in Vancouver on Septenber 29, 1999, ‘Yoshifumi Anazawa, 30, of North Vancouver, was fined $300 and had his driver's licence suspended for 12 montis after he pleaded guilty to having a blood alcohol level greater than .08. Gary Martin Maclaughlin, 43, of Burnaby, was fined $600 and had his driver’s licence suspended for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to impaired driving. 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Since Canada imposed what is, in effect, a universal “head tax” on all immigrants, if new costs around $3,000 for a typical family, a nor inconsiderable sum tor many people, which is one reason some immigrants have recent | TONS OF PRIZES | and GIVEAWAYS! j Join us for FREE Nuffy’s J Donuts, Hot Dogs & pop EVERY CUSTOMER| RECEIVES A FREE GIFT ENTER TO WIN A DELUXE CAR ae eee lv chosen to go to Austratia mstead. Most immigrants nuanage well even when, because of the offen unreasonable demand tor “Canadian expe- rience,” they have hed ta take jobs with lower status and lower pay compared to the cost of living than they had at home. But, according to a recent report prepared tor ‘The Working Group on Poverty by a professional research association, about 25% of all pws Sunday. August 15, 1999 — North Shore News - 13 immuyrant and refugee fami hes, and 31% of those who arnved between 1991 and 1996 Jive in poverty. This is compared to just a hitthe over 1% tor Canadian non immi- grant funilies. With time, the poverty statistics for immi- grant tamilies resemble those of the Canadian-born, but that van take vears, Does that mean that there is 4 disproportionately high level of immigrants on social assistance? In fact, immigrants and refugees are under: repre- sented, receiving less propor- tionately than Canadian-born families, With the cost of housing having risen, nearly half of the immigrants and refugees are living in dwellings worse than what they left in their coun- trics of origin. Almost half of them are paving over 50% of their income for housing. Yen FUEL! SYSTEM TUNE-iP | REG. $69.95 Advanced maintenance 95! "4G": ind of opportunity? About 40% of immigrant and refugee families were not able to give their children three reasonably nutritious meals a dav. Immigrants usually feave friends and family back home. TVhe disappointing experience of many af them is certainly getting an audience among potential newcomers to Canada, newcomers who need to be welcomed by this country if We are to maintain or expand our economy. The situation could be eased considerably by drop- ping the “head tax,” remov- ing unreasonable barriers to types of employment which use their training and skills, and providing more informa- tion to immigrant families in their own languages about what public and private resources are available te them. 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