Windsor House
hosts fun event
for entire family

EVERYONE IS invited to
the Winter Solstice Family
Faire on Sunday, Dec. 6,
from noon to 6 p.m., at 440
Hendry Ave., North Van-
couver (North Vancouver
YMCA building).

The fair is a fundraising event
for Windsor House Parent Par-
ticipation School.

The Winter Solstice Family
Faire will be a fun event for ail
ages. Local crafts and gift items,
plus quality good-as-new items
will be on sale.

There will be children’s games
and prizes, Celtic Rune readings,
door prizes and raffles.

Family workshops will offer
candle-dripping, card print-mak-
ing, musical instrument making,
symbol decorations and winter
bike tune-ups (bring your bike).

For more information and to
register for the workshops in ad-
vance, call 254-1293,

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Learn all about becoming a veterinarian

FOR ANY young person who
dreams of a career helping
animals, some practical answers
will be given to the question
‘‘What about a career in
veterinary medicine?”’

Dr. Jamie Lawson is the
featured speaker at tomorrow’s
meeting of the Society for Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals’
(SPCA) Youth Club.

Although the meciing will be
held at the Vancouver shelter, the

’ club is geared toward youths from
all over the Lower Mainland and
those from the North Shore are
encouraged to attend.

Lawson is a dynamic speaker

who will offer some tips on help-
ing your pet to be healthy, as well
as speaking on his main topic —
the opportunities open to young
people considering a career in
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He will show slides, and will be
helped in his presentation by some
animal friends, including Snoopy
the three-legged cat who works as
Official greeter at the Seafair
Animal Clinic in Richmond.

Lawson is a knowledgeable vet
who, for the past 10 years, has
shared a veterinary practice with
his wife, Dr. Brenda Thiesson. He
has worked for Agriculture
Canada and at the Exhibition
Park racetrack. In addition to his
own practice, he works part time
at the SPCA hospital.

The youth club is a new project
designed for young people, from
eight to 16 years of age, who meet
monthly to enjoy a series of pro-
grams that includes learning about
various breeds of dogs and cats,
proper grooming of pets, and
handling animals in an emergency.

The officiat goal of the club is
“to encourage the understanding
of, respect for, and protection of

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the wild.”
The youth club was launched in

September and is now in its third

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The next SPCA Youth Club
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Nov. 28 at 10 a.m., and will be
held in the board room of the
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