. charter
tonight’s meeting will give local
‘parents an opportunity to Tein-

- overhauled and sent out

Clients In Terrace's interconnect
classroom environment before belng p
gram Provides foltow-up evaluation ane additional training as well.

fam acquire employment skills ina |
laced in a job situation, and the pro-’

One-Parent Families
starts local group

TERRACE — A meeting has

been set for tonight in the base-.
‘ment of the Terrace Public Li-

brary to determine the level of
local interest in reviving a Ter-

race chapter.of the One Parent

Families Association of Canada.
.The ‘association is a national

‘support group for single parent

families, but local representative
Gail Turner says grandparents
and ‘‘weekend parents’’ are also

welcome to join the organiza-—

tion,

-A previous chapter i in Terrace
gave up it’s.

“temporarily”?

in late 1985, and

state the organizaton..
“Turner. said the O.P.F. A.

. strives.to be a group of concern-
ed: families working together-as’

one family to provide planned
educational and social activities.

‘‘After working with the

Police

On the evening of Nov. l0a

Terrace man. was sent to inten-
sive care following a single
motor vehicle accident at the
junction of Highways 16 and 37.

The accident is still under in-
vestigation.

. Highways — ™—. Continued from page? °

maintenance of so many miles of

road, The problem with that, ac-

cording to McLean, was that
contractors might gamble on a
mild winter and submit inor-
dinately low bids. But winters

. aren't always mild, especially

not in northern B.C.’ The result
would: be . badly maintained
highways.

‘“And what about legal

responsibilities? What if a con-

tractor goes bankrupt?. Who’s

left holding the bag? The pro-
vince, The taxpayers,”” McLean

said.

There will be other problems
that may result in costing the
taxpayers dearly, according to
Rhodes. The ministry had a
facility in Langford, near Vic-

‘toria, where heavy highways

machinery was developed and

modified to ministry specifica-~
tions. That. shop. has already

closed its doors.

“In that shop we produced
equipment that was on the
leading edge of technology. The

equipment you can buy off the’

shelf doesn’t work worth a
tinker’s damn.
turned out lasted 10 years, was

another 10 years of service.

That's gone down the tube,’’

Rhodes said.

Rhodes also isn’t stumped for.

an. answer when someone sug-

The stuff we.

for ..

O.P.F.A. in two different posi-
tions over a period of three’
years, I found the greatest
reward in seeing calm and stabil-.
ity in a small child’s life when
the child is missing one parent
and they realize they are not
alone in that,’’ she said.

Turner emphasized that,. al-"
though many friendships are
formed within the associations,
the groups are not intended as
singles’ or dating clubs.

“The association. is oriented
for. family - get-togethers,” she:
said and noted that. past ac-.

tivities have included pot luck -

suppers, horseback riding,
barbeques, camping, picnics,
hiking, -and birthday and holi-

day parties. The association also

organized a retreat for parents, at °
McClure Lake. ;
- Anyone. interested. in further

ta gtit oa a

. information on:the organization

is invited to call 635-3178.

report ©

On the evening of Nov. 12a Ter-.
race man was charged with driv-
ing while impaired.

- On Nov. 15 at 2:40 a.m. |
Terrace man was charged with
impaired driving.

TERRACE — The Interconnect
training and employment pro-

' gram for employment-disadvan-
‘taged adults opened its door to

its first five trainees seven weeks

‘ago and already those people are

moving to the second phase of
their training — specific on-the-
job work experience with
employers in the community,

by Tod Strachan

According to program man-
ager ‘Detlef Beck, the students
have been progressing well and
because they were motivated by
a strong desire to become gain-
fully employed,
“‘diligently’® to progress to the -
second phase of their training
quickly.

Beck said three students are
already on the Work Experience
Program and another two will
be ready soon, making room for
more trainees in phase one.

- While describing the program,

Beck said Interconnect offers its’
_ trainees a highly individualized:
training schedule to develop job
readiness with job-specific skills, -
He explained that through.
'Interconnect’s contact with
employers and employer groups, .

job opportunities are catalogued
and job descriptions compiled
for those opportunities.

.He. said trainees are then.
matched to the available jobs.
and the student trained - for a
specific position,

‘Following. the completion of
phase. one, Beck said ,. students.

‘prepare’ restimes and Intercon::
_nect staff help them by introduc: .

ing them to the employers.
‘He said the academic upera-
ding required to attain certain’

'. job competencies is reinforced
‘with subjects such as personal

care, interpersonal skills, time
management, employer expecta-

tions and many others. .””

‘“‘Therefore, on completion of
Interconnect’s in-house training,
the departing trainees leave with
confidence and - Prepared for

gests that governments by nature
operate ineffectively,

‘The federal government
desperately wanted us to take
over the maintenance. of the
Alaska Highway because our
cost of maintaining the Stewart-
Cassiar Highway was about half
of what the feds spent on the
Alaska Highway. We operated
very cost-effectively,”’ he said:

Both Rhodes and McLean feel
it’s probably too late to change
Premier Vander Zalm’s mind,
but they felt they had to try.

“The people had better take a
good look at what the premier is
doing. Unfortunately by the
time we find out that it was a
disastrous decision, it’ll be too
late,’’? Rhodes said.

- §chool

i STAND FOR: .
— Provision of the best

employees

— Restoration of local S$

funds are spent
— Greater public access
local representatives

~~ ROSS, BAR

Sponsored by the Committes

ra Ross

FOR .

education for all students
— Better relations between the Board and

— Opposition to the shift of the tax burden from
the Provincial Government to local taxpayers

— Greater local determination of how Education

on November aist Vote

Boa rd

possible quality of.

chool Board autonomy

to information and their

they worked:

BARA

to slect Barbora Ross

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“Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 18, 1987 23 : .

‘interoSnnect encounters —
acceptance and success

their next challenge, the on-the-
job training phase,’’ said Beck.

He added that once a student
is placed, Interconnect staff pro-
vide ongoing support to the em-
ployer. ‘Interconnect staff will
visit the workplace at regular in-
tervals, agreed upon between the
trainee and the employer, and
will provide both with the par-
ticular direction that each re-
quires,”’ he said. ©

“The support offered. by In-
terconnect staff will allow the
employers to participate in the
education and evaluation of
their staff, and enable the
trainees to receive advice and

guidance as often’as necessary,’

Beck said the work experience
phase of the program. will lead
to permanent employment for
some trainees, while for others.

the placernents may be a “‘step-—

ping-stone” to a full time job
and will help to define addi-
tional skills needed. 3

‘The trainees leave Intercon-

nect’s in-house training comfor-

‘table in the knowledge that,

should the need arise, additional
training will be available to them
until they reach. their desired
goal — permanent employ-
ment”’, he said.

The program is funded by
_ Employment and Immigration
under the Job Develop-

ment/Canadian Jobs Strategy.

Program and is open to all will- . |
ing students who, through a lack, -
of education, had little or ‘no:

meaningful work experience and

a long history of social

dependency.

Beck said the business com-
munity has been very positive
and receptive to the program.

“Interconnect trainees are
job-ready and. eager to work,’’
he said. ‘*They have learned to

cope and to try harder as a part
of their everyday experience. and

are highly motivated. °’

Beck said Interconnect refers
job applicants who have beén
screened and evaluated in ad-
vance; . pre-placement training is
provided at no cost to the
employer. He added that Inter-
connect can also assist employ-
ers with wage subsidy programs.

Also, Beck said that Intercon- ©

nect can provide post-placement -

training in specific areas.

‘If there are some weak areas"

that employers are finding, we
are taking trainees back in for a
couple of days to give them-the

necessary upgrading,”’ he said, -

‘Beck said anyone interested i in
participating in the program can
visit the classroom at .205-4650 -

_Lazelle Ave., or phonet the office .
at 635-7995.

Grim reminder for MP’s

“The Canadian Cancer Society deaths in each Federal Electoral
announced last month a massive . District, based on 30 percent of -
campaign for’ prdtection of ‘the ‘cancer ‘aiid | coronary heart and
Canadian public through its sup- “85 percent. of emphysema
' port of Bill C-5I, the legislation .
banning tobacco advertising and -

promotion.

“Thirty-five thousand black-_

bordered postcards will be mail-
ed in by our volunteers to

M.P.’s in memory of the 35,000.

who died from tobacco-related
diseases in 1986,"* said David
Hill, Public Issues Chairman.

In British Columbia alone,

3,800 people died in 1985; an ad-

ditional 15 died in the Yukon
Territory. Statistics from the
Bureau of Chronic Disease
Epidemiology, Health and
Welfare, Canada, indicate the
number of tobacco-related

deaths.

Hill also issued a challenge to |
the tobacco industry to debate
the issues surrounding Bill C-51°
‘“*The:...
Canadian Cancer Society is con- -

on national television.

cerned about the massive.

publicity campaign by the tobac-- .
co industry designed to under- -
mine this legislation. The tobac-. —

co. industry is supplying the

we want the public to hear both.
sides and judge-for themselves.””
Cards are available from the

‘public with misinformation and’ ~

District offices of the B.C. and. .

Yukon Division of the Canadian’ © ©

Cancer Society.

A Solid Record of:

— Working for Terrace
— Positive Participation
— Solving Municipal Problems _

Revitalize
Terrace

Council