Inspiring and Effective Solutions from The Tyee’s Monte Paulsen.

When: Friday, October 9^th.  7:00pm.

Where: Museum of Vancouver.  1100 Chestnut St.  Map: http://www.museumofvancouver.ca/about.php

Cost: Free, but a donation to the Food Bank is encouraged.

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Monte Paulsen has been investigating homelessness in Vancouver — its causes and its cures — for nearly three years. We at The Tyee know Monte to be smart, tenacious, and a person who deeply cares. Which is why he finds out so much, and has so many good ideas to share.

On Friday, October 9, members of the public can gain the benefit of Paulsen’s insights when he gives a talk at the Museum of Vancouver marking Homeless Action Week. Titled Ending Homelessness: What Works, the illustrated presentation will survey the state of homelessness in B.C., review the history of homelessness in Vancouver, and explore strategies to end street homelessness across the province.

“Homelessness is not like cancer or climate change. Homelessness is something we actually know how to cure,” Paulsen says.

“We can end homelessness in British Columbia, with measurable benefit to our public health and collective dignity, for less money than we are currently spending to maintain the homeless.”

Following the event, MOV will host an informal discussion and reception. MOV will also launch a feature entitled Home Phone by local design firm, Contexture. This decommissioned phone booth has been re-imagined as a living space.

According to the designers,” For many homeless people without the benefit of a cell phone, the public phone booth is an important amenity to connect beyond local neighbourhoods. We see the loss of the phone booth as a loss of public infrastructure in our cities. We’re not suggesting that the Home Phone is a realistic solution to the homelessness problems in Vancouver, instead an opportunity for discussion. “

Keep reading: http://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2009/10/01/EndingHomelessness/

On Friday, June 19th, the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation is hosting the 13th Annual Mallet Masters Croquet Tournament.

The Mallet Masters is an outdoor, white glove affair at the beautiful Ambleside Greens Golf Course.  This year’s theme is: “Hampton’s White Party” and the MC will be Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones.   Over 300 guests come out for an entertaining afternoon of croquet and socializing at this spectacular venue followed by a champagne cocktail party and white glove dinner service. The tournament has sold-out every year of its twelve-year history and is one of the most popular events in West Vancouver.

All proceeds from the tournament will go towards the West Vancouver Memorial Library. This much-loved institution is hands down the most popular and well-used public facility in the city with over 523 Youth Programs and 426 Adult programs hosted last year. Almost 520,000 visitors walked through the front doors and 1 million items were circulated. For a community with only 60,000 citizens (including Lion’s Bay and the surrounding area), these are impressive statistics.

For more information, please contact:
Elizabeth Dunbar, Tournament Coordinator foundation@westvanlibrary.ca
Phone:  604-925-7425  Fax: 604-925-5933

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