Se Terrace Review — Wednesday, March 16, 1988 17 Questions on adoption pa ot Queen Jodi Tremblay and King Seth Downs were the reigning reyalty dur- Ing Kiti K'Shan’s version of the Quebec Winter Carnival last month. The week-long event was organized by Terrace Parents for French and school staff and taught students the value and meaning of the Quebec carnival — as well as a few words of French. Images of Quebec come to Kiti K’ Shan winter carnival © _ Kiti K’Shan Primary School celebrated their own version of the annual Quebec Winter Car- nival last month. It began with a slide show of the real carnival to set the mood, then was followed by the grand entrance of car- nival mascot ‘‘Bonhomme”’ on a fire engine, and it ended a week later with the crowning of car- _ nival royalty. On his arrival, Bonhomme ~ was honored by a presentation _of the key to the school, making him the official ruler of the winter carnival for the week. After cutting the ribbon and declaring the carnival officially open, Bonhomme visited every classroom in the school to outline the rules and events of the coming week. With ail the activity, the cancellation of a snow sculptur- ing contest due to warm weather was barely noticed as each class designed and built their own ver- sion of a marshmallow or sugar Regular Games cube castle, tried solving the car- ~ nival riddle, and prepared for ‘moustache day — a day when everyone would show up looking just a little bit older. During the week, each class selected a Duke and Duchess to represent their individual Duchy and in-one of the final events two of these were chosen as Car- nival King and Queen — Queen Jodi Tremblay, the Duchess of the Duchy of Champlain and | King Seth Downs, the Duke of the Duchy of Champlain. - The event, organized by Ter- race Parents for French and school staff, followed Multicultural Week with an ap- propriate theme. By the end of the week the students knew the value and meaning of the Quebec Winter Carnival, and a few French words were learned by some of the English-speaking population of the ‘‘dual track” (French Immersion) school. DOORS OPEN AT 4:30 P.M. -Terrace’s Bingo Place Lucky Dollar Bingo Palace 4818 Hwy. 16 West. SUNDAY: Terrace Athletics Assn. MONDAY: Terrace Minor Hockey TUESDAY: Kermodes or Jaycees WEDNESDAY: Terrace Blueback Swim Club THURSDAY: 747 Air Cadets : FRIDAY: Parapelegic Assn. SATURDAY: Parapelegic Foundation EVERYONE WELCOME! (Age 14 years and up) Thank you! Have a Nice day! Extra Games | answered at meeting . On March 1 a meeting was held at the Skeena Health Centre to discuss adoption issues. Marg Corp and Natalie deAndrade, both Social Workers with the Ministry of Social Services, at- tended as guests and resource people. Natalie’s primary duties include an adoption and foster home caseload. Marg handles the overioad in all areas, and is presently doing two home studies for adoption. She also doubles up with another worker when investigations are re- quired. by Betty Barton Natalie stated, ‘““There are 30 files in the Terrace office of peo- ple who have applied to adopt.” Applicants must be over age 19, but there is no maximum age limit. The present adoption caseload in Terrace includes couples and individuals from age 23 to 45. These people have applied for children ranging from newborn to older children, special needs children and inter- national adoption requests. Three or four of the families on file have already received their. children, and some have re- applied fora second child. _ The evening was organized by Marsha Lloyd and Lori Merrill, both of whom have applied to adopt. Marsha and her husband have already received one child, | Ben. The purpose of this, and future meetings, is to provide support, enthusiasm and infor- mation for prospective adopting parents, and for people who have already adopted. Resource people will be drawn from the community as guest speakers, resource materials will be made available and participants are encouraged to share their ex- periences and information for the benefit of all concerned. Many concerns were raised In court In Terrace provincial court on Friday, March 4 Norman Chap- delaine was fined $150 for a violation of the Motor Vehicle Act. G dy during the information session, some of which were answered by the social workers and others that draw on the experience of adoptive parents. One couple had applied to adopt in 1984 and ‘was concerned that they had not yet had a home study done. Marg Corp explained that home studies are done when the type of child a couple or individual have requested becomes available. The more restrictive the requirements of the parents, the longer the wait. The wait for a newborn infant can be up to seven years. A home study is an in-depth, _ personal history done on a cou- ple or individual who has ap- plied to adopt a child, either within Canada or international- ly. Whether the adoption is be- ing done privately, or through the Ministry of Social Services, a home -study is required. In private adoptions, a birth family history is also required. This home study is done either by a. social worker within the Ministry or by social workers in- dependent of the Ministry. A home study can take up to six months to complete. It involves a complete medical history of Iahonn mannan \ XY SUNNY \ Y, ae British Columbia Legislative Assembly SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE 0 LABOUR, JUSTICE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS BUILDERS LIEN ACT the applicants, a check by the RCMP, three references, up to five or six interviews to deter- mine why the people want to adopt, discussions on parenting, values, religion, and the cultural background of the child if it is different from the parents. If a couple is applying, they are in- terviewed both together and separately. Lil Farkvam and Val Burgess, both formerly Social Workers with the Ministry of Social Ser- vices, have done home studies with the Ministry and have also contracted to do private home studies. Val is an adoptive parent of older children and also operates the Tree of Life Books | which sells and distributes resource books on a number of contemporary social topics, in- cluding adoption. The next meeting for adoptive parents, people waiting to adopt, and people interested in adoption will be held at the Skeena Health Unit at 7:30 p.m. April 5. In addition to sharing information, a video will be shown on the adoption process. For further information, call Marsha at 635-5010 or Lori at 635-9533. ANAND ANN = zations wishing to comment of Committees. legislation in today’s society; date. All briefs, correspondence addressed to: Mr. Craig H. James Clerk of Committees Room 236, Parliament Buildings Victoria, British Columbia VaV 1X4 Chairman CALL FOR BRIEFS The Select Standing Committee on Labour, Justice and In- tergovernmental Relations invites individuals and organi- forward written submissions by May 15, 1988 to the Clerk The intent of the Committee is to examine and inquire into the purposes and the continuing relevance of the behind the Act; the desirability of repeal or reform to any or all of the provisions within the Act and the policy direc- tions which would guide any reform. The Committee will be holding public hearings at a later Telephone: 356-2933 Fax: 387-2813 Ms. Kim Campbell, MLA upon the Builders Lien Act to the policy considerations or inquiries should be