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faunicipaliti and. school
boards:

Tuesday, Oct. : 102 7. p.m —
recede bylaw. co clarity the.
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Bae to vicnie the running.
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“regulatiun bylaw re Sunnyhurst
block;
“rezone Site Three to permit the
construction of nvo buildings;
Northlands © Golf. “Advisory
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“increase membership ;

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next regular council meeting is
* Monday, Oct. 16.0 03

West” Van “District Council:
. Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m.

"> ywesentations re BC Ferries
Horseshoe Bay expansion pid-’
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rezoning bylaw to:

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Annette Martin
Contribuzing Writer

TG save one child is to
save the world.

Inspiring words for a new
kind of partnership and a win-
win situation for young
North Shore families.

North . Vancouver City
council has implemented a
partnership with | a family
dayeare provider, as an efii-
ciert, low cost way to increase

. child care in the community.

The city, which owns sev-
eral houses, recently agreed
to rent one of the properties
for the purpose of running a
24-hour,: seven day a week
daycare /learning centre.

City. social planner. Larry
Orr. said; “There’s a huge
need for this iype of care —
shift workers like nurses and
doctors — and overnight care
is really in demand.”

The city ‘renovated tite
property to meet the licensing
standards of the North Shore
Health Region, before adver-

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site; council procedure re dele-~
gation procedures and start-.

time of meetings; boulevards
and’ lanes maintenance and
encroachments bylaw;
Dundarave and John Lawson

Parks washroom/concession; :

planning strategy for the Clyde

tising for a caregiver by word-
of-mouth.

Sofia. Slovatek, who has
considerable experience as an
early childhood educator, was
chosen for this unique rental
agreemeat with the city. The
fease specifies that she will,
“Rent the house, live in it and
provide daycare.”

Slevatek is planning a
“grand opening” of the new
failing, Mountview Learning
Centre, on Sunday October 8
‘fiom noon to 3 p.m.

The centre, ivcated at
1151 Heywood Street, has
spaces for seven children and
will accept babies three
months of age, or younger,
and toddlers up to pre-school
age.

Before and ‘after school
care will also be available.

Slovatek is excited at this
opportunity to “previde qual-
ity, professional carc in a fam-
‘ily ‘setting, ‘séven. days. a
week.”

Orr says the city’s Child
Care Resource program: has
identified a need for this type

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strata apartment buildings. :
West Van Schoo] District 45:
Regular meeting, «Tuesday,
Oct. 10 at. 7 p.m. — presenta-

‘tion re salmonid enhancement.

Education, - Programs: and
Servi eS, Oct.’ 10, 3-4:45 P. m.

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of care in all areas, but partic-
ularly ia the city because of
population centralization.

“Parents prefer intimate
surroundings rather than
larger, institutionalized group
daycare for their younger
kids,” he said.

Slovatek agrees and says

lock daycare opened

she will offer a flexible, nur-.
turing atmosphere where
children can become them-
selves through creative play. -.

Summing up her childcare
philosophy, she says, “Kids
don’t care how much you
know, they want to know how
much you care.”

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