SOS Meand
Safety For Youth

Program Workers

‘FIFTEEN 18 TO 24
-| YEAR OLDS are

- working hard to

. Make North

“Mancouver’a safer
‘place to live, thanks
“* to Safety on the

|. Streets, a federal

‘employment pro-

., gram for out of

‘ school and out of
work youth. The
. program, designed
-. to. provide youth
with transferable job

skills, has been a
fantastic experience,
said Noel Later, 24.

“Tt’s a great way to get
involved in the commu-
nity,” said the program
Participant, who is cur-
rently working on a 230-
foot Jong safety mural ar
Lonsdale Elementary
School. “It really gives
you a chance to make a
difference,” he said.
Safety on the Streets, or

SOS, covers environmen-
tal, social and personal
safety, said project co-
ordinator Greg,
McDonnell. Initiatives
include painting yellow
fish on storm drains and
conducting parking lot
audits to identify drivers
who leave valuables out
in the open. “Police vol-
unteers” then leave a
blue “tickler note”
reminding drivers to
keep valuables out of

site. The group also
delivers groceries to
shut-ins, as well as pro-
viding lawn and garden
services.

Their favorite project? A
May 7th Safety March

" against violence, which

drew 230 participants
and featured keynote
speaker Merv Duggan of
CAVEAT. Rock bands
Solomen’s Echo and
CoolHandLuke also
made appearances.

“The Safety March was
one of the best things
Pve done,” said SOS
participant, Kris
Yourchik, 20. “It was
really amazing to see that
many people against vio-
lence marching down the
street.”

Project partners for
Safety on the Streets
include the North
Vancouver Community
Policing Centres, ICBC,
the North Vancouver
Recreation Commission,
North Shore House, the
District of North
Vancouver and the City
of North Vancouver.

Lower Lons

4th Annual

nsdale
COMMUNITY
CELEBRATION DAY

SATURDAY JUNE

Create Art From Recycled Material
Free fun for all ages \ With th
_ North Shore Recycling. Program.

Community Mural - children and. adult :
are invited to paint their ideal.
community with Learning Together.

Live. Entertainment - all day. family fan, .
featuring Freddie & the Fudpuckers ;

Watermelon Eating. Contest - Free to °.
participate 2pm everyone ° welcome. .: Sign
up early at the L.L.C.A.N. booth. -
- | Prizes:inchide: 0220
¢ Movie Passes from Famous Players,
#$150.00 in gift certificates ee
from Plum Clothing, =»
° Gift Certificates’ from Yic’ 3, Subway,
McDonald’s and much more! .

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- Wakeboards...
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Now at the corner of Lonsdale and Esplanade:
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