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HEALTH

Rally for special needs Sunday

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children on the North Shore.
McCracken) is aware of at
least 45 families in the area
with autistic children.

McCracken describes her
own child as “a phenomenal
little guy. He's high-fune-
tioning. He’s reading and
writing ... but he needs
access to facilities like speech
therapy that the school sys-
tem can’t provide.”

She says kids with autism
are “amazing little children,
but also exhausting. You
have to be a superparent.”

McCracken hasn’t decid-
ed whether Tain will attend
Giant Steps this year if he’s
accepted. ;

The program may: begin
life as far away as Port
Moody — a long drive from
the North Shore for some-
one who, like McCracken,
has nwo other children ar
home. :

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Kamloops!” she jokes, reter-
ring to the only other Giant
Kids with autism
are “amazing
little children, but
also exhausting.”

Steps centre in B.C.
“It would be great if there

were more (programs) —
especially one on the North
Shore.”

Giant Steps is still looking
for qualified speech, occupa-
tional, and music therapists.
Ifyou would like more infor-
mation about the program,
you can contact Lori Wall at
984-2020.

The B.C. Association for
Community Living rally is at
noon in Library Square,
Vancouver, on June 5.

are pleased to announce our new hours:-
Monday & Wednesday 8am-Spm

Tuesday & Thursday

Jam-3:30pm

Saturdays by appointment only

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New patients welcome
ON. Van’. 5 °"[98725323::

Dr. Vincent King
is pleased to announce the opening of his new
Dental practice at
1272 Marine Drive (Pemberton Plaza)
980-7581
Mon.-Sat. by appointment
Service in English, Afrikaans, Russian,
Japanese & Cantonese
New patients welcome
Emergencies only 377-4682 ;

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Oceans Day
family festival

Protecting Our Oceans For The New Millennium

Sunday, June 13 ___s,, face
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Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver
(7200 block Marine Drive)

Free shuttle bus to itt Pork
from Gleneagles School feld (6350 Merine Dr}

Join us for a day of
funand activities

for the entire family! oo

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Marine Discoveries

Naturalists will be showing off fasonating
ocean creatures brought up from Whytechft
Park’ ocean floor... super sunstars sea
cucumbers flat fish ard many other deep
sea friends will be making a debut

Professional Soryteller
Cunger Mullen will entertain you with
her worderful seaside stories
15am & 1:30pm (Approd

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