‘WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE! Open House and Seymour Salmon Cycle Race at Seynvour River Hatchery Sunday, Sept 26 10am to 4pm *Everyone welcome *Bring the whole family *Salmon and hot dog BBQ *Guided tours *T-shirts and souvenir sales*Draw prizes *See salmon and trout raising deep in the Seymour watershed wilderness *Cycle race to hatchery Drive or cycle north off west end of Mt. Seymour Parkway, .” past Coach House Inn, to GVRD Demonstration Forest. Free. 1 park, then take free shuttle bus or cycle to hatchery.’ : . NEWS photo Torry Poters NORTH SHORE Harvest executive director David Foster shows off the new North Vancouver facility - designed to house food and cther basic neads of life for needy families and individuals. All that is needed now Is donated food — and some freezers and stoves -- to stock the shelves of the 166 West Esplanade building. - Support facility for Needy opens in North Vancouver PROMISES ‘ARE. a dime a: “dozen:..as.; political winds “sweep ‘the country. Reporter. ‘But. a promise.“for a better future for. many-of. the needy. on.: thé ‘North Shore .has. been made -. and kept’ with: the ‘opening “of a . *: North. Vancouver building housing the North Shore Harvest Project.: . the — shelves * House now needs the donations to : Harvest which voluntesrs —.he calls them Harvest Helpers — can get in- “volved. ‘With the building cleaned and built, the Harvest start rollingin., -.Food can be dropped off at the House at 166 West Esplanade (around back), from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Satur- The project. was an idea carriéd | ; ‘around?i in the ‘briefcase of project: tive director David Foster for.” ast., five’ “years: ‘The: freshly.“ ‘painted pace “in’ the’ back .of a: g“shop-"at'"166.",West Esplanade* represents. i ‘realizatio Six: months ago,! ‘the ‘city- -Gwned 7 ‘Property's. ‘future - was . unclear as. idea, eri the: attention of coun- il: After: ‘meeting: with the. fitness i he: city. ‘granted Foster eam. ‘of. volunteers ‘a fix up: ‘the back of the? warehouse. . » “The; North “Shore © Harvest’ Project’ isa needs: and life skills -: facility to" provide low-income in- * dividuals and families with the ' basic needs of life,’’ said Foster. “The week of Oct. 11-15 has been declared. Harvest Week by local. councils. Foster will be tap- ping. some high profile North Shore residents. to appear at ‘Harvest functions. The’ Harvest. will provide nutritious food,. baby goods, household products and some winter and back-to-school ‘clothing. » North Shore Credit Union and Sussex Realty Corp. are founding ‘sponsors.: All branches of the credit union are accepting donations to the ‘Harvest. to buy food and other goods ..for distribution from the * West Esplanade facility. Foster, through his Change the World Foundation, has been in- volved in the North Shore Com- munity Christmas dinner for the past six years and sees the Harvest _ aS a year-round extension of the annual holiday dinner. “We live in a community and in a city where people genuinely care, and if given the chance are willing to reach out and help those in need, ” Foster said. “He added that .the newly- opened ‘Harvest is a forum: in ...16 minutes day. The Harvest House is-still in need of stoves and freezers. Call 983-9488 to make a donation. On Thursday, Oct. 7, the Harvest House will celebrate its grand opening with a star-studded evening. -A fundraising . concert featuring Paul. Janz at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre on Nov, 5 is also planned. from Deep Cove ...12 minutes from Downtown ...and only 3 minutes from Horseshoe Bay. CAU LFEILD VILLAGE MALL Visit any Caulfeild Village Mall merchant and enter to win valuable prizes. Upper Levels Highway, Exit #4 before Horseshoe Bay. Seymour Salmonid Society “ For more information call: 640-9690 or 980-9893 ° éetinig™ Over the next few months, Council‘will be making - decisions on the 1994 Municipal Budget, decisions which will affect the services you ‘receive ‘and’ the” taxes you pay. . a oe Major areas of consideration by Council include: + : Operating Budget Ts ssues service levels user fees reducing costs through productivity improvements and cost-efficiencies property tax levels apital Budget Issues level of capital spending capital spending priorities preservation of existing infrastructure future funding for capital needs Council would like to invite you to participate in . the final establishment of 1994 Budget Objectives. Come out, join Council and staff at a Budget Meeting September 28 beginning at 7 p.m. Atrium, District Hall 355 West Queens Road Call 987-7131 for more information.