Cloverdale Reporter, October 18, 2012

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A solution-minded community marks Homeless Week

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Sundeep Brar, right, of Cloverdale Hyland House serves up a hot dog to Shawn Friesen at last week’s outreach barbecue hosted by Options Community Services at Hawthorne Square. It was one of several events taking place across the city as part of Homelessness in Action Week.

By Jennifer Lang To some observers, it might have seemed like an unlikely assembly – some of Cloverdale’s leading business people munching hot dogs alongside a wide assortment of people, from students, residents and shop owners to folks from the other side of the tracks. But that’s Cloverdale. Thursday, staff from Cloverdale Hyland House, a local homeless shelter located on Colebrook Road, were serving up a barbecue lunch at Hawthorne Square in the historic town centre. The outreach barbecue was just one of the events taking place across the city as part of Homelessness in Action week. It was hosted by Options Community Services, which operates Hyland House, a 10-bed facility for homeless people that opened in 2008. Peter Fedos, program manager of Hyland House, said the commu-

nity of Cloverdale is a supportive one when it comes to dealing with issues of homelessness and those in need. Part of the explanation may be that Cloverdale’s homeless people aren’t transplants from somewhere else, he says. They’re people with ties here, through family, history or circumstance. There are fewer visibly homeless people in downtown Cloverdale, but Fedos said an official count hasn’t been taken recently so it’s difficult to know for sure. “I think we’re meeting the need,” he said, adding it’s not uncommon for local businesses and residents to call Options asking how they can help – whether it’s donating food or clothing. “Cloverdale’s been amazing in terms of acceptance,” he said, pointing to Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce executive director Bill Reid and other local business peo-

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Clayton Heights grad nets sizeable scholarship U of A citation awarded to outstanding students with superior academic achievement By Jennifer Lang It’s fitting that a well-rounded, top student who helped launch a scholarship club at his high school has earned a scholarship of his own. And it’s a biggie. Clayton Heights grad Qadeem Salehmohamed has been awarded the President’s Centenary Entrance Citation from the University of Alberta, where he’s currently enrolled in the faculty of science. The scholarship is worth $50,000 – the U of A’s largest in terms of generosity – and is paid out over four years.

The citation is awarded to outstanding students with superior academic achievement who are entering undergraduate degree programs. Students must also write a personal essay and provide an academic reference. Those are skills Salehmohamed honed during his years at Clayton Heights, where he created the Scholarship Club to help students apply for scholarships and complete applications at post secondary institutions. The club also worked to raise money to create a scholarship of its own. Despite a busy extra curricular

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