NORTH SHORE – Local governments on the North Shore are receiving over $416,000 in Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF) grants through the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing program. Communities receiving funding are: North Vancouver-City         $118,254 North Vancouver- District  $159,584 West Vancouver                   $139,035 Why this matters: The Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing program directly assists eligible municipalities that pay police enforcement costs. The grants come from ticket fines and court-imposed fines on violation tickets, and the amount of money a municipality receives is based

NORTH VANCOUVER – MLAs Jane Thornthwaite, Naomi Yamamoto, and Ralph Sultan visited the North Shore Neighbourhood House to announce the latest batches of Community Gaming Grants to 12 North Shore community organizations. These grants together total $745,000, including a $147,500 grant for North Shore Neighbourhood House. Organizations receiving grants: Lions Club of North Vancouver Host – $36,000 North Shore Schizophrenia Society – $39,500 The Cinderella Project Society – $20,000 North Shore Crisis Services Society – $20,000 North Shore Connexions Society

NORTH VANCOUVER – The B.C. government is providing $480,900, through the BikeBC program, to the District of North Vancouver to improve cycling infrastructure on the North Shore. Project Details: Mount Seymour Parkway Bike Lanes Grant amount: $480,900 Total project cost: $961,800 Details: This project involves widening Mount Seymour Parkway, between Seymour Boulevard and Riverside Drive, to accommodate bike lanes in both directions and a multi-use path on the south side. The project will form part of the Seymour River Greenway,

NORTH VANCOUVER – Wendy Potts-Wong (retired), from the North Shore Community Corrections Office, is receiving a Corrections Exemplary Service Medal for 20 years of outstanding service. Quick Facts: The Corrections Exemplary Service Medal is awarded by the Governor General of Canada to deserving corrections staff upon the recommendation of the B.C. Corrections Branch. The lieutenant-governor of British Columbia presents the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal and Corrections Exemplary Service Bar. The medal recognizes exceptionally commendable service and is not to be

Adult learners around the region will get help to improve their literacy and numeracy skills, and advance their education and career goals thanks to government funding for the Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP). Our government is providing $2.4 million to support 68 community-based adult literacy projects in 2012-2013, benefitting close to 6,400 British Columbians. The North Shore Neighbourhood House will receive $40,000 in funding for their Lower Lonsdale Literacy Outreach Program. Why this matters: Projects funded under CALP provide instruction