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NEWS photo Mike Waketlaid

IT’S baby season at Maplewood Farm — five sets of twin lambs were born at the
farm within a few days of each other this month. This pair was just a day old when
Farmer Mike held them up for a photo.

Harvest seeks rent relief

Anna-Louise Pentland
Contributing Writer .

THE Harvest Project is
looking for a new
home.

On Monday the organiza-
tion’s founders asked North
Vancouver City counciliors for
help vo find one.

David and Emiko Foster,
Harvest Project founders,
asked council to waive the
rent of $1,386 per month for
the rest of its stay at 166 West
Esplanade, so the organiza-
tion can save the rent money
to pay for the relocation. The
organization has outgrown
the space and it is slated for
eventual redevelopment.

City social planner Larry
Orr outlined in a letter to
David Foster that the city has
provided $111,950 in finan-
cial support to the organiza-
tion since 1995.

The Harvest Project
designed a model of a two
storey building which would
double the available space,
and would possibly include
room for a temporary shelter
for homeless people. Coun.
Barbara Perrault said she was
not aware of the homeless
problem in the city, which
David Foster estimated to be
40 to 70 people at any time. A
task force has been set up with
the North Shore medical offi-
cer cf health, — Brian
O’Connor, to find strategies
to deal with the issue of
homelessness.

Statistics from the Harvest
Project show that 70% of
clients come from the city,
while 30% are residents of the
district. Perrault wants to
ensure that the district would
be a funding partner with the
city.

The organization also
asked that a councillor and a

staff member join the reloca-
tion taskforce, and that the
city wait as long as possible
before serving the six-month’s
notice to vacate. David Foster .
said the taskforce will include
Harvest representatives, along
with representatives of Sussex
Realty and the North Shore
News.

The organization also
plans to raise money by offer-
ing seminars and courses, 2
thrift shop and fundraising
events.

Council turned the request -
back to municipal staff to clar-
ify some of the financial
details and ensure there is no”
duplication of services with
other organizations.

The Harvest Project has’
helped thousands of people in
financial need since its incep-
tion six years ago. It provides
both emergency short term
needs, as well as life skills
training.

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