32 — Wednesday, May 26, 1999 - North Shore News

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Awareness walk

THE 8th annual walk for the B.C. Schizophrenia Society was held at John Lawson Park in West Vancouver on May 16. Contact the North Shore branch at 926-0856.

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NORGATE Community School recently received a $3,000 contribu- tion from BC Hydro.

The cash will be used to assist with the con- struction of a new playground.

Said BC Hydro outreach program public affairs officer Diane Walton, “This playground is used by children during school hours and by neighbourhood families throughout the week.” Habitat Systems Inc. has designed the playground for children age two to 13.

Norgate Community School has served the neighbourhood for close to 50 years. The

Advisors sought

THE North Shore Health Region is seeking volun- teers to participate as mem- bers of population advisory groups.

The organization —_is recruiting for volunteers to join Broups to advise on: mental health, ethnocultural minorities, people with dis- abilities, seniors, women.

To be eligible to sit on one of these groups, a person must be a resident of the North Shore, have a specific interest or link to the respec- tive area of focus, and not be a paid employee of the North Shore Hea!th Region.

The groups are a link between the board and the communities it serves. Contact Lisa Chu at 660- 1273, ext. 234.

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Director

Coro Strandberg,

Catherine McCreary,

school encourages and promotes cultural inter-

action between native and non-native students and their families, One third of the school’s students are members of the Squamish First Nation and live nearby on the Capilano Reserve. The school has two staff members who schedule community activities for the entire neighbourhvuod.

The playground will be completed in three phases: ground cover, installation, and removal of the existing playground. The school is plan- ning to have the second phase completed in September.

Jack Allard, Vice-Chair

Reva Dexter, Director

Essop Mia, Director

Gregory McDade, Ditector

SPRING CRAFT SALE, FASHION SHOW & TEA: Wednesday, May 26, Silver Harbour Centre, 144 E. 2nd Ave. Craft show 10/a.nt-1.30 p.m. Books, clothes, baked goods ete. Fashion show and tea at 1.45 p.m. Tickets to be purchased in) advance for $3.50. Into: 980-2474.

eee MEDICAL AND PSYCHI- ATRIC ETHICS: Wednesday, May 26, starting at 0:30 p.m., 1075A Marine Drive, N.V. Conimunity pro- gram offered at no charge by the Canadian Mental Health Association of North | and

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West Van. Into: Rodney, Tiffany or Heather at 987- JIE.

NATURE’S HEALTH SEMINAR: Wednesday, May 26, 7:30-8:30) pam. What Makes us Healthy. Into: 926- 3009.

eee PHILOSOPHY ~~ CAFE: Peter Raabe, — professional philosopher facilitates a dis- cussion circle. Wednesday, May 26, 7-9 p.im., Starbucks, 131 W. Esplanade. Topic is: Should animals have rights? Into: Peter Raabe 986-9446

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or Starbucks 986.3797,

eeoa JOURNEY IN TRUST AN INVESTMENT IN YOUTH: Silent auction, din- ner, entertainment and dane- ing. A fundraiser for the Don Bosca Youth Centre. Thursday, May 27, Westin Bayshore. No-host bar and silent auction frome 6:15 p.m. Tickets are S1QO and can be purchased at Save-On- Foods on Marine Dr. ‘Tomahawk Barbecue, Larry's Sport Shop, The Mensroom, VYhe Brick, Messages from the Heart and

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THIS 1S THE BEST PICTURE OF ASHLEY RUSSELL-TAVIOR

Ashley Russell-Taylor is one of this year’s winners of the Basketball Education Scholarship Team, (B.E.S.T.). It’s a $500 scholarship for students who have

> proven they're on the ball on court and in the classroom. Once again. McDonald's and the Vancouver Grizzlies have joined forces to support the BEST program. This year they're awarding sixty scholarship to 20 girls and 30 boys throughout British Columbia and the Yukon.

Congratulations Ashley and by the way you take a great shot.

Bot. Elain Duvall, Director

Sylvia Pritchard, Director

Kay Leong, Director

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Coro Strandberg, Chair of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, is pleased to present the credit union's Board of Directors for 1999-2000, Chosen by you, our members, the Directors will oversee the credit union's operations to ensure VanCity

remains a prosperous, progressive, leading-edge financial institution-and an integral, caring member of each community it serves.

VanCity, with over 250,000 members, is Canada’s largest credit union. It offers a compiete range of services to meet all your financial needs, including investments, retirement planning and insurance. You can learn more at 877-7000, 1-888-VanCity,or www.vancity.com

Bruce Ralston, Director

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VanCity

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