“West. Vancouver’ Ss “Com-.
munity Help and Information
‘Centre. (CHIC) needs help

itself’ in the .worst way in>

order to avoid closing down
this month. |

: The: problem, according t to
CHIC coordinator. Pamela
Goodge, is money to pay the

annual $3,000 rent for. the

‘ seven-year-old centre’s

Ambleside office, the lease |
of which expires a week from
now,

‘CHIC is staffed by °22
trained volunteers who pro-
vide neighborly help for.
West ‘Van residents. and

up-to-date’ information of
various kinds about the
North Shore and Vancouver.

Since 1970 the centre has
been funded: by grants from.

the United Way, municipal ©
-council, local. churches. and:
“service clubs. But 75 percent»
of its annual. $4, 000 budget i is -

In preparation for the large
group of students who will be
looking for summer jobs this
year, Canada Manpower has
opened a special centre at
120 Lonsdale Avenue, North
Vancouver.

‘The centre functions as a

labor exchange for students

needing summer. jobs and
employers needing summer
help.

Manag ed by — Gordon
Holyer with the assistance of
Peri-Laine Archer and Oda
Wulf, the centre operates
Monday to Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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| we're more than just good music

This is one of almost 300
such centres across’. the

country operating under the
federal

_government’s $66
million Student
Employments and Activities
program.

The centre will serve the

area covering North and.

West Vancouver, the Howe
Sound area and the Sunshine
Coast and_ will provide
information on the employ-
‘ment market throughout the
province.

Although already in opera-
tion, the centre is to have its
official opening April 13 at 1
p-m.

Summer.

eaten: up by the rent of: its

Ambleside store front’ head-.
‘quarters and the money to

renew that kind of lease has:

run out...

Meanwhile, CHIC’s pleas’
~ for alternative accommoda-
- tion—at West Van Rec

“Centre. or, at the. Library—

‘have so far been.turned down
for lack of space. .

“Unless someone .
"during East3r.. week, | can
offer CHIC a __ roof

appreciably less than $3,000

‘a year, this valued West Van

community service and. the
volunteers who operate it will

disappear for good on April |
15.

else,

at —

$15 tk

Starting April 12 North

Van City dog-owners who.
allow their dogs to run at -
large will be ticketed -- - when

-they’re. found.

A North Van SPCA official
explained that roaming dogs —
are often smart enough ‘to
head for their homes when
chased by.the pound man. -

Once ‘safely. back on- their

own property, they. cannot be
picked up...

Hence~ the new ° ~ system. -
Provided the owner of the
property. .on which . Rover
_takes refuge is also identified.
as the owner of the dog, he_
-will be served i in’ future with.
a.$15 ticket... *

‘If, in addition, Rover has.

‘no current licence tag, ‘his

master will be clobbered with»
a further $15 fine.

The ticketing system does
not yet apply to North
Vancouver District. "

page 5- April 6, 1977 -

Beginning April. 17, > you will be. receiving
two issues of the North Shore News each week —

-- our regular Wednesday edition and our mew,
Sunday edition... _ oO on

Our move to “twice-weekly publication
‘results from the dramatic growth of the North
Shore News over the past year -- during which

our average Wednesday edition has almost —
doubled in size.

With the new SUNDAY NEWS we shall be.
bringing you greatly in increased coverage, week
by week, of all happenings and events of
interest to the 46,000 households we serve
from Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay... plus
stimulating comment and a whole variety of.
fresh new features for relaxed, informative
weekend reading. . ne |

We’re sparing no pains: to ensure , that you.
enjoy our lively new Sunday edition, im its

handy tabloid size, as much as you. tell us you
enjoy o our regular Wednesday ieome - faraga- we:

UHlGea VV Wwtissny ww

would like to thank, once again, our tems of
thousands of loyal readers for their support
and encouragement - to which the SUNDAY
NEWS owes ‘its birth. PETER SPECK

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