GOLDSTREAM Highway relief
The province announces plans for interchange Page A3
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COMMUNITY: Westshore women celebrated /A5 NeWs: New library opens doors this weekend /A7 sPORTs: Lawn bowlers up and rolling /A24
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Life-saving actions Langford Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Chris Aubrey, right, performs CPR on a man who collapsed Wednesday in the Goldstream Village mall area. Eyewitnesses said the man had stopped breathing and his heart had stopped beating, but a tow truck driver began administering CPR before first responders took over. By the time he was moved into an ambulance, the man was responsive, raising his arms and otherwise moving. Arnold Lim/News Gazette staff
The unseen problem
Getting started on increased services
Youth homelessness on the West Shore may not be visible to many, but it exists nonetheless. In next Wednesday’s Gazette, we present the first in a three-part series on the issue.
Arnold Lim
Fundraising continues for new building for Pacific Centre Family Services Association News Gazette staff
The Pacific Centre Family Services Association got a nice jump on covering the cost for their new facility. A fundraiser hosted recently at Evedar’s Bistro in Langford brought in approxi-
mately $9,000 earmarked for a project due to break ground soon on Goldstream Avenue. The new 14,000-square-foot building, to be located immediately behind the association’s home inside the West Shore Child, Youth and Family Centre at 345 Wale Rd., will host community services ranging from parent and youth counselling to alcohol and drug programming. “It’s a great kickstarter to our capital campaign, and what it shows to us is the goodwill and support in our community for our project, which is really significant for the West Shore,” said executive director Mitzi Dean. “(The association) is really
investing in the future, thinking about the growth of the community and what the community needs as well.” For the fundraiser at Evedar’s, silent auction items and food were donated, and association staff, musicians, auctioneers and emcees all donated time and skills. The proceeds go towards Pacific Centre’s $1.5-million capital campaign, which aims to offset building costs and maximize funds available for programming rather than occupancy. PLeAse see: Groundbreaking, Page A30
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