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"? es “They do not’ receive a. . Legislative Library, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 ee | 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. 5" Talk of the Town | aman a ee cn = aie et RTE EE Ee a ees