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to access counselling through the more traditional

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- Bylan Nobis.

“News Reporter
>". IN his cramped North

Vancouver basement,

": gounsellor Dan Mitchell

- reaches out to his
dents,
Be “many. businesses

rodaye his ‘chosen ‘medium of.
* -€Onimunication - for ‘his: busi-. -

* ciness, called Therapy Online, is

no the computer and the Internet. . ©
. Although. at first. glance .
~ faces to-face ; ‘communication ‘

would seem to be necessary in
Mitchell’s chosen profession,

ue he. says. his keyboard-length

relationship with his fe
* ¢lients actually has benefits.

.. “There’s all kinds of
where counsellors
- aren’t normally available,” said

: Mitchell, who holds a masters
degree and is a member of the
“Canadian © Guidance and
Counselling Association.

People that are house-

: ” bound such as the disabled can

: pert help from Mitchell without
- keaving their home.
“Folks in rural areas who
may not have access to local
: ” counselling can hook up with
,. Therapy Online.
An on-line counsellor is

- =" more accountable to the client

than a face-to-face counsellor
because every word between
the ‘two is recorded, said
Mitchell.

He added that casy access
and ‘the fact appointments
aren’t necessary and commu-
nication can be done at any
time are all points in favor of
online counselling.

Common problems
Mitchell deals with over the
: Internet include substance
abuse problems, stress man-
agement, financial pressures,
and personal retationships.

Mitchell believes there are
issues that shedd not be dis-
cussed. over the modem.
Sexual abuse arid violent rela-
tionships are ~/ff limits on-line.

So is counselling anybody with °

a distorted view of reality, such
as an anorexic. Mitchell

'- Lawrence

ex lained that anorexic people

tell you their problem is
obesity. However, Mitchell
needs to see an gnorexic to

. know that’s not the case.

Look up Mitchell and his
Saskatoon-based business part-
ner and.-fellow counselior
Murphy at
www.deepcove.com/therapy.

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Balancing the Budget

Co of the District of North Vancouver is facing some tough choices in balancing
the municipal budget. In November, when Council endorsed the Provisional Budget
However, the Provincial
Government's subsequent cuts in grants to municipalities means a shortfall of $1.6 million -
in revenues — equivalent to a further 3.8 % increase in the tax levy. Join Council as they. :
review the Budget and consider responses to the Province’s downloading. |

a moderate increase of 2% in the tax levy was forecast.

- What might:they meafi?:..~. What are your views
The dollar impact of potential tax
increases on an average home (assessed
at $332,000 for 1997) would he:
Municipal Taxes for 1996 $ 1,191

1 % increase would add $ 12-
2 % increase would add $ 24
4% increase would add $ 48

6 % increase would add: $ 72

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° join Council at the ‘Budget Review
Meeting on February 5, Or

Fax to 984-9637; Or.
EMail to budger@district.north-van.be.ca
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by phoning 990-2418 and selecting
Survey Number 1997.

Alternatively a reduction of $1. 6 million
in expenditures and services would be
required to make up the loss in revenue
from the Provincial Government.

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