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Violence, boredom major youth concerns

A RECENTLY completed survey of
Lynn Valley teenagers reveals that their
niajor concerns are violence, boredom
and a sense that adults don’t listen to
them.

By Martin Millerchip

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Contributing Writer

The survey's results, will be presented
‘Tuesday ata Youth Forum that local youth work-
ers hope will help to bridge the gap between
icens and adults.

Over 650 teens participated in the City Corp
Youth Project.

Roberta Martell, a North Shore Neighbour-
hood House Lynn Valley Youth Worker, was
responsible for putting the project togedher.

“Pin pleased with the results but ni eestatic
that they got 680 kids to participate.” said
Martell.

More than half of the 1.200 students attend-
ing Argyle secondary school and about 25% of
the Lyon Valley residents attending Sutherland
Secondary Sghool were contacted for the survey.

Nonh Vancouver District special projects
planner Phil Chapman described the survey as
significant.

He said the results would influence the ere-
ation of the new Lynn Valley Official
Community Plan.

“It's an opportunity to involve part of the
community that is often planned for, but not
often included in the process.” said Chapman.

“The interesting thing for me is that the issues
identified in the study are similar to the results
obtained in an earlier survey we did with the
adults in Lynn Valley.”

According to the youth survey most of the
students feel that Lynn Valley is a safe place but
rely on Street smarts to secure that safety.

‘Teens know that it is safer to avoid large
house parties and places where gangs and groups
of youth hang out.

Unsafe areas pinpointed include:

8 central Lynn Valley. especially around the 7-
Eleven and McDonalds:

Ball parks at aight, especially Kirkstone:

Ball schools.

Survey forms show fear of gangs as a big
concer but teens are reluctant to speak of the

problem ina public forum. Organized gangs, itis
claimed, mostly come from outside Lynn Valley.

Meanwhile. there is much tension in schoot
between different secial groups. Students say
this regularly escalates to violence with many
reports of people being attacked for looking dif
ferent.

While a lot of animosity towards police in
Lynn Valley was expressed for unreasonable
stop-and-search imeidents, female teens asked
fora more visible police presence after dark.

Other suggestions for making Lynn Valley
safer include: more street phowes; better lighting:
night-time service on the Westlynn bus route:
selfdefenee training at. school and a stneter
Young Offenders Act

A drop-in centre and a youth resource service
were supported.

Martell and Chapman are looking forward to
‘Tuesday's forum as an opportunity to get the -
adolts, youth and agency erganizations in Lynn
Valley working together.

Martell says it is important that adults come
to listen ard the teens take responsibility for
solutions to some of the identified concerns.

The forum is open to all and starts at7 p.m.

‘at the Lyoa Valley recreation cenire, . 3590

Mountain [wy