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- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 1, 1995

Keeping our children safe

; - Contributed
OCTOBER . 23 to 29 was
Block. Parent Week across

Canada, ‘and the trademark

-white-with-red flag was fly-
‘ing. outside city ball in Ter-
race. The Terrace & District
Block Parent Association is
‘hoping residents had a
chance to become more fa-
“miliar. with the aspects of
the program.

_- A block parent sign in a
‘residential window means
that there is’ an adult
prepared to offer a safe
haven to.a child in trouble.
Children are taught that a
‘block parent home is not for
trivial problems. like thirst,
tut for problems like being
threatened, lost or burt.

- 'The role of the block

“-farent is not so much to

_directly ‘solve the problem,
but. to contact the ap-
‘propriate people needed to
deal with # situation, such as
"the ‘child’s parents, the po-
‘lice; or medical personnel.
An ‘additional benefit of

_ the program is-the deterrent

effect’ of the signs - they
send a signal to possible of-
fenders. that there is a
‘network of people com-
mitted to helping children
‘who may pass by their

: homes. -

#49" the’ ‘presence, of my
sign prevents a traumatic in-
cident fora child, then it

‘more than proves the value
‘of the program,”’ said block
parent Andrea Warmer, She

" noted that block parents are:
not required to have their

-sign up all the time they are
vat home, but can putit ‘Up or

“down as they feel comfort-
‘able.

- “T try to have my sign up

‘before ‘school and in the
afternoons,”’ she said.

People who have full day-

. time employment out of the

home can | also be valuable

“Social Ser
_ Developmen anit:

bined with full-lime employment,

Counsaliing al 561-5818.

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Returning students may begin registering November 6/85. |
Registration for firsttima studants will be accepted starting
This cenificate programme prepares students to work
with individuals with disabtities in a variety of settings. All courses are
‘in @ distance education (correspondence) format and can be com-

For additional Information and registration package contact: College
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. As seats ara limited, early regfatration is recommended.
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THREE YOUNG STUDENTS take a close look at a block parent sign. Block
parents provide a safe place for children to go when they fee! thraatened, lost or
are hurt. If you'd like to become a block parent, applications are available at the
RCMP office and the Toronto Dominion Bank.

block parents, as children
are often in transit in the
early evening hours of
spring and summer, and of
course weekends are busy as

» well.

Another aspect of. the
Block Parent Program is the
educational component. The
program has a variety of
safety videos, suitable for
different age groups, These

videos make the basis of
presentations in classrooms.
by block. parents who
volunteer as their school co-
ordinator.

Information pamphlets
and. application forms are
available at the Toronto Do-
minion Bank, the national
sponsor of block parents, as
well as at the R.C.M.P. of
fice. Application forms are

to be returned to the police
office, where applicants are
screened for suitability.
Once approved the sign is
brought to the home by a
block parent co-ordinator,
who is the contact person
for that home. If you are in-
terested in talking to some-
one involved with the pro-
gram, you can call Andrea
Warner at 635-2781.

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During December 1994, the Trustees of the IWA-Forest Industry
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Canada members whose address was on file and who may be entitled to past
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past service, you may obtain one by calling your nearest Past Service Area
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