Service groups receive

fundi
TWO North Shore ser-
‘vice organizations are
among beneficiaries of a
new focus by. Montenay
Inc. on its community
involvement.

The North. Shore Crisis
Services Society and North
Shere Community Services
each received a cheque for
'$2,500'- from Montenay’s
: plant” Manager’ Ken
Boatwright, during a visit to -
“the. Greater . Vancouver
Regional District (GVRD). ©
incinerator - operated © by. -
Monienay in South Burnaby.

Carol Ward-Hall, execu-
tive, director, and. Carole
Lee, of the funding commit-

, accepted: on. behaif of .

the Crisis Services Society.

“<The money will be used -
to ‘support..a. music: therapy,
program. for. “wonien and

recovering. from :

pany that has operated the
state-of-the-art GVRD
wuaste-to-energy incinerator
from its start in 1987, is a
part of the Paris-based
Compagnie Generale des
Eaux.

The group manages more
than 60 such plants world-
wide, keeping it at the tech-
nological forefront of the

‘waste management industry,
including collection, haul-

ing. recycling and compost-
ing; .plant design, construc-
tion and’ operation, and ash
treatment. -

' The GVRD plant was the

first municipal incinerator in
‘ North America to use a dry

lime scrubbing system and
an activated carbon injection

System for air cleanliness. It

. Law and

generates steam for use ata
nearby industrial operation
and its ash is recycled in
road construction and as a
cover material at the Port
Mann landfill.

North Shore Community
Services is ‘a non-profit
agency partially funded by
governments and the United
Way and supported by the
Legal Services Society, the
Notary
Foundations. and corporate
donors such as Montenay. °

In addition to the Legal
and Financial Outreach pro-
gram, it provides a one-stop
information line for seniors
and for low-income resi-
dents seeking housing.

It also provides a commu-

nity law ‘office and is the

ing from Montenay

volunteer connection linking
volunteers with 140) non-
profit groups.

The North Shore Crisis
Services Society, established
as a non-profit organization
17 years ago, operates the
Emily. Murphy Transition
House and other supportive
programs for battered
women and abused children,

Its “Music Therapy” pro-

gram helps women and chil-
dren ta-overcome the psy-

‘chological challenges they

face in recovery from abuse.

{ts “Children
Witness Violence” program
provides counselling « ser-

“vices to children from carly
age to teens, to help them

recover from abusive experi-
ences.’ .

Who’

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