- weekly meetings,

are
movers

Do you take your dose of Solar in the morning or in the evening? : :

. GREETINGS TO all seekers of thought-provoking media!

7 If you are a regular reader of

‘;. this.columa, then.you know that
~~ we don't fool around here.

In the past. months. we have
discussed ° ‘things - like youth-identi-
ty, suburban boredom, youth. ini-

. tiative and dance clubs. We have--

ventured. into’ heavier topics such

as: the environment, the arms Face”

and racism:: :
/Over ‘the ‘months I have

. discovered myself to be more of a
pessimist than’ I thought I. had
--been.. Rather, my columns have
: dealt .with the heavier. side of

issues. - Too. negative. Too com-

/ plex.-Too many big words,

» Granted. There is much bad in

- the: world and: I. sometimes con- .
‘ centrate on. that.. It makes more
. interesting reading.

Weil, I have decided to counter

- . allegations that some readers have
. forwarded: that they don’t read
my column in the evening because
. it keeps them up at night. Instead,
ov they read it the morning after, to
: psyche themselves up for the ag-
woe sressiveness of the “morning com-

ae mute.

Yes; I must agree: with the

: sheltered few. There is some good

(MCA

eadership

“: THE: NORTH Shore YMCA of-

‘fers-fun and challenges for local

* teenagers.

“Youth Leadership Development

“cinvelves teens ages 12 years and

up. The Y¥ has a long history of
leadership training for teens, who
develop skills, confidence and a
sense of responsibility towards
themselves and others.
Leaders-in-Training for 12 to 14
year—cids, Intermediate Leaders
for persons 15 to 17 years old,

‘and Senior Leaders for persons 18

yeais and up are YMCA na-
tionally-certified programs where
teens become involved in the
YMCA community.
“Leaders will participate in
attend con-
ferences’ with other B.C.. YMCA
Leaders, and become involved in
YMCA programs as vclunteers.

building better

4h:

Friday, October 11, 1991 - Nerth Shore News

ssociation of
Neighbourhood Houses

of Greater Vancouver

KIDS ARE key instigators in get-
ting their families to reduce their
garbage by encouraging recycling
at home, says a study conducted
by Canadian Facts for the Greater
Vancouver Regional District
(GVRD).

Greater Vancouver area children
interviewed were more knowl-
edgeable about the three R’s than

in the
survey. and knew that reduction
of waste is of primary importance
followed by re-use and recyling.

adults who took part

Nearly 71% of residents in
households with children said that
their children have participated in
recycling activities at school. Ses-
enty-seven per cent said that their
children have encouraged other

ue weok™ Socios EY oe oe

This weok’s question:

Should previnces give
students prizes or
financial incentives

for graduating?

household members to recycle or
take other actions to protect the
environment.

The study on public attitudes
about waste reduction and recycl-
ing within the GVRD was con-
ducted by the polling firm Cana-
dian Facts in June of this year.
The GVRD’s goal was.to deter-
mine public awareness and at-

titudes towards waste reduction in
order to develop public _educa-
tional and promotional! programs.

October is Recycle Month in the
Lower Mainland. The purpose is
to increase awareness of the need
for reduction cf solid waste. It is
sponsored by the GVRD, in _coop-
eration with municipalities in ‘the
region.

The niceness of things

By Rod Solar
‘Contributing Writer

‘ in the world, and we should deal

with some of that too:

I went to school this morning.
It. was nice. Isn’t it nice that we
have schools to go to? Isn’t it nice
that I have to fork out $2,500 a
year to go to university?

Now, if I lived in the States, I
-would be paying over $6,000 a
year. Not so nice. .

If this keeps up, I am going to
spend the rest of my life eating

. discarded fast food.

1 saw a friendly bus driver this
morning. He smiled as 1 paid my
fare: $2. Isn’t that nice? I may be
a student, but I can’t pay student

fare, because I go to university. .

Contradiction.

OF course, I could be -walking.
My parents walked 12 miles to
school each and every day, in
thunder and in rain, through wet
and windy weather.

I saw a spectacled man playing
music on his violin. He was in the
SeaBus terminal. People were
throwing loonies and quarters into

gives teens
skills

Both programs will be held at
both the North Vancouver YMCA
and the West Vancouver YMCA.

Additional YMCA _ teen pro-
grams include weekend ‘‘tripping’’
for 11 to 14 year. vids and Hot
Hangouts for 10 to 15 year olds.

Weekend ‘“‘tripping’’ at the
Hollyburn Cabin on Cypress
Ridge involves orienteering, out-
door living skills, campfire fun
and more. A choice of one or all
five weekend getaways is available.

*“*Hot Hangouts’? at the North
Vancouver YMCA on Friday
nights consists of sports and activ-
ities such as racquetball, swimm-
ing, rollerskating, ice skating.

Pre-registration is necessary for
all. programs due to limited space.
For more information call 986-
0388 or 926-5541.

Bringing people together-

communities...

his case. It was nice music.

It should be, he was making a
lot of money. Something to look
forward to when I get my Arts
degree. First 1 have to learn to
play an instrument.

I saw lots of men in nice blue
suits and lots of women in pretty
colored dresses. They were going
to work. So nicely dressed, they
were. Commerce degrees.

--The sun was out. It was a nice
day. There were some people with
signs calling the government bad
names and walking arourd in cir-

‘cles. They had nice white signs

with colorful writing.

I heard a young lady on the bus
in a pretty black dress. She was
shouting her opinions in my ear. I

never asked for them. She had a>

Nice voice, just a little loud.

There were. pretty. flowers in
front of the houses and many. nice
cars circling the bus. What nice
ears and flowers! Such pretty col-
ors.

1 pulled out a book to read.
Nice typing.

I have a nice dog. He barks
when I come home.

My brother says hello.as I. watk
in. He is short.

_ “Hello, everybody,”’ I say.

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“Isn’t it a nice day? Aren't there” 7
so many beautiful people: in our Le
neighborhood?”’ :

I take off my shocs and put on

-my. slippers. 1- hang. up my. coat...

and put on my. cardigan. -Isn’t- it
wonderful? I’m so organized!-...
I break into song:. ‘‘These are .«':
the people in your: neighborhood. 2
.In your neighborhood. : :

, They’ re the people in the: street,.

they’re the people that you mect,: |

each day a? My. joy: knows. no. :

limits.

~ Here. it. is in. ‘ black ‘and “white,” S
nice and simple, ‘simple. and nice. “y
: Are w we having fun yet? . -