Phote Faith Garriock THE BCIT team, clockwise from left, Laura Gillingham, Sarah Garriock, Martha Garriock, Mike Fox, Suzie Fox and Rebekah Garriock brought home gold. Youth violence conference scheduled From page 1 one.” “Giving them someone to look up to and who under- stands their language would do the North Shore a lot of good,” Mchdizadeh said. Anita. AbedFayaz, 21, knows the growing pains of being a new immigrant. Born in Iran, she lived in Fraly until cight years ago when her fam- ily moved to Canada. “I have rebelled, skipped school, partied too much,” she said. “I went toa (school) counsellor and { said that my Parents are too strict and don’t fet me out and they said the only way out is to go toa foster parent. That was their simple solution — they didn’t have counsellors familiar with my background and - Luckily, AbedFayaz said she found an Iranian counsel- lor who helped her communi- cate her feelings to her par- ents. She said other immigrant children need help to adjust to their new culture and speak with someone who can com- municate with them, ideally in their native tongue. AbcdFayaz, who has been a youth worker for the past two years, hopes to fill that communication gap as the bilingual counsellor hired to help Iranian youth in North Vancouver schools. “Kids have a lot of ques- tions about sex, about what to do after they graduate — they're confused,” she said. “People like myselfcan talk to them. You want a child who can understand what is going on around them and can communicate that to an adult ... children need guidance.” Mehran Dadbch, part of the delegation addressing the District 44 board, said that hiring a counsellor “will bring success to Iranian-born stu- dents.” The school board may consider the proposal at a future meeting. Meanwhile, North Vancouver RCMP Const. 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