$7, 635 from NVD. reserve fund ‘A. MUNICIPAL Act require- ment of a two-thirds majority on financia). votes has cost community organizations in ‘North Vancouver . District over $20,000. a ‘LARA ICR T LES NORTH VANCOUVER - DISTRICT COUNCIL "© By Martin Millerchip s-Members of the district's ” Advisory Commission on Community — Services: meeting’ believing that . their request for an. allocation «of $200,710 to be ‘distributed in “community © grants. had - been approved by. council, “:Ar4-3- vote had seen council take the unusual step of allocating : $29,260, or approximately 75% of its 1995: discretionary spending: ‘ budget (eounel reserve “ACCS. ‘oh -The » “top: up funding — was “requested after. council’s. 1995 budget deliberations’ reduced the “ACCS allocation by 5%; ”) to the The ACCS is a volunteer board =: hat’ reviews grant. applications “made to the district inthe field of ~ community service.’ “{: “ This’ year..it ‘adjudicated ” 50° : applications requesting $294, 314: ‘in funding. ” : - After . collecting information, interviewing und assessing all the applications the ACCS recom-' mended “approval of 44- “rants (ACCS) : happily Jeft_ a May 23° council - ‘an additional totalling $200,710 in such areas as counselling, seniors, women's services, children and substance _ abuse. Meanwhile, . faced with trying to balance its 1995 operating bud- get, council was voting to trim an ACCS budget. already pegged at 1993 levels. . Council was presented with the _ consequences of spending cuts and asked to consider funding the larger recommended amount. Among many organizations taking a hit are: - & North Shore Family Services; HM North Shore Community Services Volunteer Centre; & North Shore: Crisis Services Society and @ North Shore Neighborhood’ House. Coun, ‘Ernie Crist, ‘together with Couns. Janice Hurris, Pam - Goldsmith-Jones and.Pat Munroe, voted in favor.of using council reserve funds to top up the com- munity grants. But a simpie majority was insufficient to approve the addi- tional :funding and when staff pointed out the error a fifth vote in favor was not found. Mayor Murray Dykeman said ‘he could not.support changing the grants so soon after approving the municipal budget. i ~“T would like to give away $2 ° million, but) quite frankly: we don’t. have. that money,”. said Dykeman. Council. did agree to allocate $7,635 from its reserve to the ACCS. - New Balance athletic shoes don’t need a pump ora disc “to:make them fit better because they fit better to begin with Why? They’ re available in a full range of widths. new balance "Amare imllige approach to building shoes, M998 RUNNING 60 WATERPROOF WALKING \MK807 RUGGED WALKING 998 RUNNING 96 % ; WIN STOCK WAILABLE PROMPTLY BY SPECIAL ORDER ” Certain men's models available to size 16; women’s to size 13 ctesulted in 31. people NORTH VANCOUVER ‘Trustee Guy Heywood was selected ta be a participant on the joint planning teamy Sorming Lynn Valley's Official Community Plan. 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PLEASE PRE-R REGISTER - CALL SUE 929-1220 OR NORMA 926-4092 me Advertorial Ted White, M.P. #302 1200 Lynn Valley Rd. -North Vancouver V7I 2A2 Telephone: 666-0585 Fax: 666-0509 SUMMER JOB CREATION GRANTS | During April and° early May, my office sent out almust 550 letters to people selected at random from the Nerth Vancouver Voters List. The fet- fers contained an invitation to be part ofa Community Committee to consid- ‘er this year's applicationg for student _ summer ‘job creation grants and agreeing to. serve on the Committee... : On -.Saturday | May 13th. the Corimittee convened ‘to “assess almost 50 applications which had bean forwarded to .me’ by. the “Canadian Jobs Strategy (CUS) divi- sion of Human Resources Canada. The Conimittee includad .several ‘uil- fareant ‘ethnic. backgrounds, a wide fange of ages, and roughly equal numbers of men and.women. Only one had met me before and it was clear that’people holding'a-variety of political views were present. “THE PROCESS © . The meeting began with a repre- sentative of CJS explaining the crite- da which had been established for this year’s program by Human Resources Canada. Participants were then split into five groups to consider a random selection of grant applications. In order of importance the MAIN considerations were that the job: (a) would not be created without the grant, : (b) would be career oriented and (c) would provide worthwhile work © experience, Group leaders were asked not to reveal the names of. the applicant organizations during the assessment process.. Their task was to describe the job or jobs offered anc to chair clis- cussion prior to.taking a vote. | was on hand, along with ‘the representative i from CJS, to answer questions and to ° provide guidance but we did not inter- fere with the decision making process. *. The .tull committee. reconvened after. two hours to hear which organi-, zations had been approved or reject- ‘ed along with reasons for the daci- sions. $106,700 IN GRANTS During the assessment: process the group inadvertently saved taxpay- ers almost $47,000..This happened because their assessments were - ablective and were not based on try- ing to use up the entire $155,000 bud- get. The Committee ‘illustrated : that sensible cuts can be mnade to Federal Government spending simply by set- ting a few priorities.” ' Applications which were rajected by the Commitiee but which will be’ appealed by CJS on a non-consen- sus list to.'the Minister, Lloyd, Axworthy, . were Lonsdale Creek Daycare Centre Society, Lynn Valley Veterinary Clinic, Seycove Community Programs Society, North Shore Association .. for... the’ Mentally Handicapped, North Shore: Women's Centre Society, and Presentation House Cultural Society. Mr. Axworthy defied the wishes of last year's com- : mittee by approving the non-consen- sus list so he will likely do the same this year. Applications turned down by beth the. Committee. AND CJS were Capilano College Children’s Jubilee Summer Camp Assn., Pearsons Hardware, and Sage a Wilderness Experiences. CJS accepted the decision ‘of the ; Committee to turn down applications from Capilano ' Callege/Dr. . “Berdichewski, DS Golf Enterprises Ltd.,... _ Greater Vancouver Law Students Legal - Advice Society, a second application from North Shore Association for’ the, Mentally Handicapped,’ North. Shore, Brewco Ltd., North Shore > Rowing” Society, and Vancouver Ski Foundation. The: Committee partially’ or - fully - ‘approved more than 25 grants which will subsidize 33 student jobs at a cost | § ot almost $110,000. The ‘list of: f° approved grants is too long:to print hera but is available by calling my ‘al Gflice. « Sportspfex,'- ‘» Music Schoo! for Youngsters Are you making plans for your child to start music lessons? Come to a free workshop this evening and sample the courses offered by che Capilano College Community Music Schoo! in Kodaly-Orff, Guitar, Strings for Children, and Robert Page Group Piano. It’s an ideal opportunity to meet with professional music instructors who will “help you plan your child's musical experiences. Tonight at 8 p.m. at St. Catherine's Anglican Church, {058 Ridgewood : Avenue; North Vancouver. Cail 984-4901 for more information. ‘Looking for a dob inthe Film ° Industry? You won’t want to miss Working on the SexcThis half-day workshop. introduces the on-set jobs; involved in production, | and . explains what is going. on and what is ex d‘ ‘people in rt y * consultation with industry unions and craft g guilds, this | course isa must for anyone planning to work on a set. Saturday, June’3, 9 Am. to © noon ($50). Contact —_ Extension Programs at - 984-4901 for information 7 _oF registration. : ‘Be, he > Occupational First Aid Available ~ ’ Did you know chit you can. _ obtain or. renew your Occupational First Aid ' ‘certification at Capilano ‘College? Ask your employer ‘ about WCB requirements ». ” for y your workplace and get the training that will make © your workplace a safe place. One-day courses in Level 1” (Survival First Aid) are | ; scheduled throughout the stimmer; Level 3 (Industrial : First Aid) starts July 8 : Discounts are available if © you sign up with one or, more co-workers. Call Extension Programs at: 984-4901 for a courses © schedule ‘or to registers. °- CAPILANO . ‘COLLEGE | 2085 Purcell Way North Vancouver British Colurnbia : 986-1911.