~ -slarted in 1969,

G

Mavis said in an interview

-that he. :-hopes a” ‘more. in-)

tensive Program can. b
‘started .- soon:
“troubled teenagers ‘and their’
~ parents “how * the Crisis.
Centre can .be more ‘of :a
_support to them on the North
Shore. .

“A lot more ‘adolescents
could be phoning i in" he said.

‘The
‘madé presentations to North’.
‘Shore ‘classes at:
West Van. Secondary and
Sentinel High Schools'as a
result of requests from. an
‘individual teacher or coun-
sellor. Mavis is looking for a
more~-in-depth program
which would reach more
than one classroom in a

‘school -and would include .

parents’ groups. .

A member agency of the
United ~ Way,

the Crisis
and Suicide
Centre for
-Vancouver: was

Intervention
Prevention
Greater

pte

\ .

Their core service is a 24
hour. personal telephone
service operated by trained
volunteers who answer calls
‘on ..an anonymous. con-
fidential basis from persons
undergoing stress or a crisis,

Mavis said the North
Shore accounts for seven to
eight per cent of the calls the
Crisis Centre gets, with five

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“ show.

Crisis. “Centie - “has.

Argyle, «|

rs,

CULMINATING- TODAY in the traditional cenotaph ceremontes, Remembrance
Week | was proclaimed.in North Vancouver City last Monday by Mayor Jack Loucks,

seen here handing the proclamation to a delegation of Legion veterans representing
the men and-«women who gave their lives defending Canada in two World Wars.

(Elsworth Dickson photo)

This Sunday, as thou-
sands of Royal Can-
adian Legion veterans
once again march to
their solemn cenotaph.
services of remem-
brance, many members
of the younger genera-
tion may be wondering
a little what the Legion
fs still all about.

-

There was & time when the

‘Legion was the exclusive

preserve of the war veteran.
Its) premises seemed
dedicated to the belief that
old soldiers needed a place

where they could exchange.

memories over a glass,

The ¢hief function of its
executive members was to
do battle with the Dept. of
Veterans Affairs on behalf of

The Legion marches —
forward to tomorrc

it’s members; whether it was

the securin a pension for
the’ d or medical
atten for the veteran

who could tface his problem
back. to service in the armed
forces.

Today, many a veteran or
a veteran's widow is in-
debted to the Canadiar
Legion.

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