Vol. 3, Issue No. 35°

- TERRACE — Children’s respite
care, Hemlock House and Pro-
ject Interconnect have all been

government funding increases,
according to Terrace and
District Community Services
Executive Director Lorna

Copeland «i.
came through with a significant
‘budget increase ‘to meet -the
_ needs of the children. For the
. Past three years we've been go-
ing back one step for every on
forward financially, but all of
our budgets this year have
received a nice increase,’’ said
Copeland,
She said various government
ministries are becoming more
and more willing to listen to

developed to serve people on a
regional basis, and consequently
_ Community Services is develop-
" ing new programs throughout

-‘the Northwest.

gram, Project Interconnect,
.. funded» .by' the Employment

by Community Services to help

. , employable.
- “There are a lot of people
who have been long-term income
assistance recipients who are un-
employable for a lot of
reasons,’’ Copeland said, ‘‘and
-, that’s. the group we're going

ae

match needs of —

Community Services

.Tecent recipients of generous.

“Social Services and Housing |

ideas on how facilities can be.

_Similar programs, students

| _ Copeland ‘said a new. pro-.
“Development Branch:of Canada
Manpower, has been developed '

“unemployable’’ adults become

‘after.’ .

She said the computer-based
basic education program is. tar-
getted toward ‘“‘severely employ-
ment: disadvantaged people on
social assistance’? and has
already shown success in the
lower mainland, a

‘She explained that the pro-.
gram can accept up to. six stu-

dents at any one time and is in-

dividually tailored to the needs
of ‘each student. She said’

students can’ work anywhere

from a grade one level if re-
quired, to an educational level
qualifying them for a variety of .
employment opportunities.

She added that. Interconnect
teaches work related skills such:
as literacy and living skills rather
than specific job.training.

Copeland said 40 students can
be processed through Project In-
terconnect annually and, unlike

-won’t receive a wage while in
training,

he. said. e is
‘taming “allowance: - for -pur-
chasable items such as clothing
and transportation, but. they
don’t receive money to go to the
Project.”

‘“We’ll be breaking down the
barriers that people have found
themselves behind,’? Copeland
said. |

She said the course begins
Sept. 8 with a staff of three; and
. continued on page 15

wage"?

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“They do not’ receive a. .

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| First meeting
In a happy unlon, Terrace residant Dennis Griffith met his step-sister Cynthia
Richards for the first time ever at the Terrace alrport on Aug. 19. Richards,

who lives In England, tocated her brother while travelling In Ganada with her
husband and daughter.

- Operation to coincide with

Phase One of the Mount Layton Hot Springs development,
& recent visit to the Northwest by

Splashdown 7 |
consisting of waterslides, therapeutic pools, a lounge and other attractions, went into
B.C. Touriam. Minister Bill

Reid, See page 19 for. story.

Approval from the Ministry _
of Transport to lower the min- |
imum ceiling below 900 feet and. :
still use existing navigational
equipment will mean fewer bus ©
trips from Prince Rupert: for :-
Terrace air passengers according .°
to Airport. Manager Darryl.’ :
Laurent, Co

Laurent said the Airport.Ad-- -
visory Committee was searching”
for ways to improve aircraft lan-.
ding reliability last spring and -
after asking for help from min- 7
istry officials in Vancouver, Don
Spruston, Regional Director of
Air Navigation Services for the
Pacific Region, suggested that
lowering the minimum ceiling
could be one possible solution. |
_ According to Laurent, the.

" main problem in the past wasn’t
landing. He said that prior to .
landing pilots had to decide if .
cloud cover at the time of depar-
a continued on page 19 -

ark

| adds to

‘records ©

Terrace. wheelchair
athlete Paul Clark added
more gold to his medal-
winning collection from
the Canadian Foresters’
Games for the disabled at.
Brantford, Ont. last week.

The 29-year-old optome-
trist won the 5,000-meter,
800-meter, 400-meter and
1,500-meter races in world
record times. We'll have a -
complete report on Clark’s
latest achievements in next
week’s edition.

Weather
report
Sept. 2
_ Outside
Date Hi Lo Prec.
‘Aug. 24 20 12 ~ nll
Aug. 25 29 13 nit’
Aug. 26 21 14 {race
Aug. 27 19 12 trace
Aug. 28 20 10 nu
Aug. 29 7 «67 22mm raln
Aug. 30 19 «12 3.4 mm raln

Forecast: Mainly ‘cloudy with
showers. Highs of 17% and
lows of 11°%c,

Inside
Business Guide 10
Church Directory 12.
Classified Ads 21
Caming Events 14,
Comics 20
Crossword 20
Dining Directory :
Entertainment
Horoscope 16
Letters 5, 6, 18
Opinions 4:
Sports 8.
Stork Report 6.
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