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» NEWS MOCK COUNCIL- Youth Mayor Julia Tikhonova (centre) sits with her council members (right to left) Hannah Robinovitch, Su Ji An, Celine Jeon, Julie Jeon, Celine Chen and Samiya Hassan at the district’s annual Youth Council Meeting on Monday. Michaela Garstin photo
Transportation, housing top list at annual West Van Youth Council Seven high school students took over a regular district council MICHAELA GARSTIN S TA f f R E p o RT E R
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hat happens when a group of high school students replaces regular city council for a day? They pointedly get their word across.
Seven high achieving teens — one acting as mayor and six councillors — held their own meeting on Monday in front of a packed house, including the district’s real council members. On the agenda was a report that emphasized youth perspective on transportation and social housing. To share this group’s often overlooked views, they spoke to 100 of their peers to produce an informative PowerPoint presentation. “About 91 per cent of respondents reported using a transport bus to get around,” Youth Coun. Su Ji An told the audience. “And 84 per cent rate the bus as one of their top four choices, making transit buses the third most
often used form of transportation by youth in West Vancouver.” The majority of survey respondents said they would be more likely to hop on if there were additional buses running in West Van. Driving, biking and walking also topped the teens’ transportation choices. Most students don’t predict money stopping them from living in West Vancouver in the future. “Interestingly,” said Youth Mayor Julia Tikhonova, “25 per cent of respondents said that they do not think they will encounter any reason to not move to, or to continue to live in, West Vancouver.” Only 12 per cent of respondents said lack of apartments, condos and basement suites will lead them to stray from West Van. In addition to transportation and housing options, the group also looked at youth perspective on social media, including usage levels and safety, as well as civic engagement. The six youth council members hope the complete report, which was provided to all council members, will be valuable in planning for the future of the district. mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com
Youth Appreciation Awards Proud parents and students gathered at West Van’s Seniors Activity Centre for the 12th annual Youth Appreciation Awards ceremony on Monday. The awards honoured leadership, community involvement and volunteering. Youth Recognition Award · Nathan Slater · Wesley Strong · Christian Fenn · Parker Wieck · Celine Chen · Jolee Tung · Heather Corbett · Rose Gallo · Vanessa Quimpo · Yasmine Johnson · Darien Nahanee · Brock Morford · Hao Yan Youth Community Enhancement Award · Margaret Berton · Sabrina Wang · Andrew Rowntree · Dorothy Rhee · Chae Ri Lee · Cherry Zhi · Anna Yamaoka · Sara Choi · Minah Seo · Alexandra Fraser · Jonas Kwok · Briana Dunlop · Junbeom Yoo · Hweedong Yoo · Celine Jeon · Julie Jeon
Outstanding Youth Team Service Award · Nicole Compagna, Ryley Dewar, Anna Gouthro, Mary Heale, Samuel Ives, Zoe Leonard, Ryan McKenzie, Ben MorleySenkler, Wesley Strong · Emma Allan, Megan Allan, Sarah Moignard, Stefany Schulhof · Sam Gray, Natasha Heavyside, Ryley Dewar, Arek Shredski, Alex Kyriazis, Emily Fedusiak, Duncan Lewis, Frannie Bradford, Kendall Lewis, Tara Tyab, Jillian Trach, Scott Panther, Blake Hendersen · Adam Mitha, Justin Wong, Sailesh Suri, Jun Jeagal · Babek Khorsand, Dikran Karakas, Sam Shahrokhi, Tiam Koukpari, Celine Chen, Samiya Hassan · Alex Son, Ashley Kim, Celine Chen, Celine Jeon, Grace Geng, Hannah Robinovitch, Jenny Diemer, Jillian Trach, Julia Tikhonova, Julie Jeon, Samiya Hassan, Su Ji An · Laura Essery, Kenya Chung, Eva Cai, Sara Choi, Emma Gallello, Celine Jeon, Faranak Ghorbaniz, Jackson Lees, Joshua Larsen, Julie Jeon, Kevin Hunt, Lara Sophie Boleslawsky, Madeleine Maler, Rhys Mann, Sean Larsen, Kimberly Harrison, Jasmine Marshall, Blake Merilees, Ryan Ritson, Nicolette Tsavdaris · Banfsheh Dereyat, Renee Sun, Kiana Ziafat, Kimia Ziafat, Yasaman Dereyat · Jin Chun, Su Ji An, Stephanie Chang, Eric Wei
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