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JUNE 25, 2000

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Assault
trial to
continue

Anna Marie D'Angelo

News Reporter
adangclo@nsnews.com

SOCIAL worker
Cheryl Ranger
went to Rashida
Knan’s North
Vancouver town-
house on Feb. 18
to apprehend
Khan’s prand-
daughter, a child
deemed “at risk” in
the home.

Ranger left without the lit-
tle girl, She did receive two
welts on her upper arm, Khan
allegedly dug her nails into
the social worker’s biceps.

“[ was scared and wanted
to get out,” testified Ranger
on Monday during a trial in
North Vancouver provincial

court. :
Khan, 22, is charged with

See Officer pane 83

Anna Marie D’Angelo
News Reporter adangelo@nsnews.com

IT’S official. Having a home is a funda-
mental condition of a healthy life.

Anyone without permanent shelter is not as able to cope with
health problems, accarding te information in a new report called
Community Health Profile 2000. The report was released: last
week by the North Shore Health Region (NSHR).

NSHR medical health Gtficer Dr. Brian O*Connor presented
the report which outlines the health status of the region. The last
report was issued in 1997, O'Connor was unavailable for com-
ment.

Said NSHR spokesman C avery con
prehensive @verview of the socio cconomic status of the North

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Wish fulfilled

CAPILANO Suspension Bridge's new Millennium Wishing Pole was unveiled Wednesday, on National Aboriginal Day. Sentor carver Wayne
Carlick (right) and assistant carvers Ben Spencer (left) and Cecil Anderson danced around the wishing box at the base of the pole.

Income disparity, homelessness
factor in North Shore picture

e¢ said the report will be used in NSHR planning.

The report states thar Jocal agencies i 74 North Shore

dents who don’t have “permanent shelter.” The number

idered an Cunderestimation” and the true number of home-
sx people is believed “much higher.”

The report states that homelessness is an important social issue
on the North Shore as it is in other regions of Canada.
Homelessness is an issue heve despite the relatively high standard
of living North Shore residents reputedly enjoy.

The report notes the majority of North Shore residents own

vada information
that insicates Nerth V uver City has the highest rental rate at
55% of homes. North Vancouver District has the lowest rental
rate at 22% and West Vancouver bas a 29% rental race of its hous-
ing.

‘The report states that more renters (about 40% of them) than
homeowners (about 20% of them ) are spending more than 30%
of their income on houschold expe

Spending 30% on houschold expenses
level of houschold affordability.

‘he community health profile report referred to estiniates that
indicated the North Shore population will grow from the current
182.000 to 194,000 in HO years.

But there will be fewer children and young peopie (up to age

s deemed the upper

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