Printers 12 pg Express 5.29 5/27/02 2:44 PM Page 2 T BLK CYAN MAG YELO Page 12 EXPRESS May 29, 2002 express on line – www.expressnews.ca Centre needs community support for this Public input into Help raise money for the Nelson and District Youth Centre fundraiser - the Youth Centre is located at 608 Forestry Code profit centre. All you have to do is keep your Lake Street. If you are a Dairyland distributor Keep Your UPC Codes! UPC codes from all and any Dairyland products please call us to find out how you can help more! MLA Committee visits The Nelson & District Youth Centre has and bring them down to the Youth Centre. In Call 352-5656 for more information. The Youth Nelson Monday June 3 teamed up with Dairyland in an effort to promote return for UPC codes, Dairyland gives money to Centre thanks everyone in the community for all The seven member MLA youth awareness and raise money for our non- fund new and existing youth programs. The their support in the past and present. committee holding public hearings into the pro- posed changes to the Forest Practices Code wants to hear from as many different stakehold- ers as possible. Forests Minister Mike de Jong unveiled a discus- sion paper May 1 that is proposing innovative alternatives to the requirements in the cur- rent Forest Practices Code - clearing the way for a more workable code based on end results rather than processes. He Safeway appointed the MLA com- mittee to hold public hearings on the discus- sion paper and the Nelson meeting is set for June 3. It will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Best Western. “There is a tremendous understanding on the importance of forestry and the need to create a workable code that main- tains high environmental standards,” says Nelson- Creston MLA Blair Suffredine. More information is available on the internet + at www.resultsbased- code.ca. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Ezra, Sienna, Shayla and Kevin are elated to announce the arrival of Ethan Quinn Harding to their family. Born April 4, 2002 at K.L.R.H., weighing 6 lbs, 8 oz. Thanks to Dr. Liang and staff. On behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for a Friend, I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to Patti McPherson Site Coordinator for Relay for a Friend. Despite some challenges along the way, you picked up the slack and pulled it all together with incredible results! Appreciatively, June McEwen Relay Coordinator The Corporation of the Village of Slocan NOTICE The 2001 financial statements and 2001 statement of remu- neration and expenses to elect- ed officials are available for inspection at the Village Office and will be presented at the regular meeting which will be held in the Village Council Chambers, 503 Slocan Street, on June 12, 2002 at 7:00 pm Bonnie St. Thomas Clerk/Administrator T