A10-Wednesday, September 10, 1980- North Shore News

Ellsworth
Dickson

The continuing housing crisis is a sad and
scary thing for many people, especially
single parents. It is easy for homeowners to

say that they don’t want illegal suites in their
neighbourhood. They already are settled.

Let’s find out what people think of the
illegal suite situation. Today’s question is:

“Should ) Should ‘illegal’ ‘Suites be

“Yes, I think illegal suites
-should be legalized. 1
| don’t think illegal suites
‘devalue the neigh-
bourhood.

_ Chriss Speed
’ North Vancouver

, Why should a suite be
illegal? I don’t see how an
- extra suite can devalue
‘the neighbourhood.
. Possibly parking might be
a problem in a particular
case.

Janet Petersen
_ North Vancouver

Jf a suite meets the
proper standards, I see no
-reason why it should be
illegal. The rents in the
m new high rises going up
are extremely high. Right
now we need all the suites
we Can get.

Ed Hamilton
North Vancouver

I would say so. There is
such a terrible housing
shortage that some
people are in real trouble
and cannot find = ac-
commodation.

Mr. O. Young
North Vancouver

I don't think there should
a be suites that Be not up
to standard. but [ don't
think that the
municipalities should
crack down hard during
the present housing crisis

The work of a Canadian
painter and woodcut artist
who immigrated 67 years ago
and has a link with North
Mancouver will now be
enjoyed by a worldwide
audience.

W.J. Phillips ‘came to
Canada from England in
1913. Settling first in
Winnipeg, he moved later to
Calgary. And every year he

would visit his sister in Alert.

Bay on Vancouver Island.
It was during those annual
visits that he did his

Volunteering provides
fun, new experiences

What about including
some time for community
work in your fall plans?
Volunteering can bring you
interesting new experiences,
new friends and new skills,
as well as helping others in
the community.

To find out about the
many volunteer op-
portunities on the North
Shore, give the Volunteer
Action Centre a call at 985-
7138. A number of in-
teresting requests have been
received this week.

If you would like to work - ;
with pre-schoolers who need ..: |
extra care and support due =)
to emotional or adjustment .
difficulties, there is a special“
program in North Van- ‘
couver that needs volunteers | *

to work on a one-to-one
basis.

Mentally handicapped
adults are being taught the

living skills that will help

them towards independence
— volunteers are needed to
assist the instructor in these
night school classes and give
one-to-one help.

There are a number of
children on the North Shore
without any grandparents in

B.C. If you are over forty ;

and enjoy young children,
why not become a volunteer
grandparent?

Or perhaps you’ have.

public-speaking skills. This

same organization § needs |

enthusiastic volunteers to
visit groups of seniors and
sell this program to them.

OFFICE PERSONNEL

Maureen Strling, Sylvia Gowans

PERMANENT TEMPORARY
Oo OFFICE

ASSISTANCE

tor Key Personnel

YO? 140 W 16 Street
North Vancouver

984-0251

woodcuts and paintings of
B.C.

One of them, entitled
“Howe Sound”, has recently
been chosen by UNICEF as
the illustration for a series of
its world-renowned cards.

Phillips’ daughter, -
Josephine Helmer, is a North
Vancouver resident. ,

Sets of 10 of the cards. -
(price $3.50) are obtainable
from the local UNICEF
office at 739 West Hastings
Street, Vancouver, V6C
1Al.

her father's UNICEF
painting.

Dr. Arnold Dey

announces the reloca-
tion of their dental
offices effective Sept.
2 to:

#200-1544 Marine Dr.

West Vancouver
V7V 1H8
926-1117

A community schoo! in
Lynn Valley needs young
adults to supervise a teens
sports program on Friday
nights.

Call 985-7138 for a per
sonalized referral.

SEYMOUR COMMUNITY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
-We meet every Sunday at 9:30 A.M.
at the PLYMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Tolicross Rd., just off Mt. Seymour Parkway).
CHURCH SCHOOL and NURSERY
are provided

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