AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 17, 1999 IT Pays To Hira BC Youths The Environment Youth Teor [£-Team) is a Youth Options BC employment iniiative administered by the AC Ministry ~of Environment, Lands ond Parks. City adds to group THE CITY’s Social Plan- Sponsors hire youths aged 6-24 to work on environmental and suidcor recreational projects, At least 20 per cent of project tine must include training for youths, Projects must run at feast 10 weeks. Application deadlines: April 15 ond June 23, ning Commission has 2 "The E-Team program subsidizes wages a pe . on ced out new Sa © ements aoe represen oca native ioe enee 7 Pa 7 f ye ole. ns benefits, iraining, supplies end travel, call (2507 397-2233, Employers may apply fo od as sponsors of Work Crews, Interns and Eco-Ed projects, Eligible employers includo businesses, Two seats have been added to the body and the Kermode Friendship Society and First Nations Council of non-profit groups, Firsl Nations organizaticns, Women have been invited to = school districts and led governments, send representatives. a : ‘ The commission, which is... f ; to formulate a possible sec- tion addressing social issues os in the Official Community... Plan, has identified 13 clas- sifications from health to ie -_Britisy 2 COLUMBIA C enEarTENS sp Youth Options BC is.a a prvi government initiative providing young British Columbians with education, skis training ond work experience opportunities. For more Information about the E-Teom and other Youth Options BC programs, call toll-free to 1-877-8C-YOUTH or visit the Premier's Yauth Lie i ‘ i i { i ry r : was stabbed to death in her home on Dec. 9, 1998, = A murder remembered KEEPING LINDA'S MEMORY ALIVE: Colleen Craig and Diandra Oliver dis- cuss a simple white ribbon on the door of the Terrace Women's Centre. The ribbon, which is marked with Linda Lefranc's name and date of death, Lefranc crime prevention. The official community plan is meant to provide a framework around which the city develops. But city councillor Linda Hawes says the group has chosen to concentrate at first on issues relating to housing density and substandard housing. “‘They’ve chosen some- thing solid ta work on and sink their teeth into,’’ Hawes said. Help sought for the youth of Highway 37 THE TAHLTAN VILLAGE of Iskut north on Hwy37 is waiting to hear if it'll get help to stop young people from committing suicide. There have been 20 suicides and 40 attempts over the past two decades and that’s too many, says Feddie Carlick, who sits on the area’s community health council. “We don’t have the proper services to deal with our youth. There’s nobody to catch them when they fall,’’ she said ‘We can use anything. ” Carlick grew up in Iskut, located some 360 kilometres north of Kitwanga. She didn’t think anything was unusual about the number of suicides and attempts — until she learned the rate isn’t normal. . “‘ was just shocked at our stats compared, to the rest of B.C, and the rest of Canada. To see it compared kind of floors you,’’ In 1997, the B.C, Coroners Service recorded 574 suicides provincewide — a rate of 14.6 per 100,000 population. North village young people, The last suicide in Iskut took place Jan. 31. Louise Kilby, a consultant with Advanced Community Solutions in Smithers, has written a proposal for the Stikine Health Centre calling for a UBC-based psychiatric pilot project financed by the children and families minis- try. There’s money for LO projects around B.C. ‘*We’ve asked them for more {than the $20,000 aver- age), because of the (high suicide rate),” said Kilby, who; develops community programs in Dease Lake. i One. hundred kilometres north of Iskut, Dease Lake has. about 900 residents. Last November, a young man there was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. “T know who he was and I know the family,” said Kilby. ‘‘The family has gone through so much pain.” ' In close-knit communities such as Dease Lake, the entire. fown mourns. Kilby said the local school, though open after the young man’s death, ‘‘wasn’t functioning” for a ae eS eh ate In September, UNBC will begin offering a brand-new degree in an energetic field. The new Bachelors of Science degree in Environmental Planning will provide the training necessary to work in the oil and gas industry as well as other parts of the growing energy sector. Courses will be taught in Fort St John, the hub of BC's energy industry. Options web sito: www. youth gov. be.ca Check it out at www.unbe.ca/envs/energy.htm or call (250) 787-6220 for a program brochure. UNBC is a full-service university with a core campus in Prince George and regional campuses in northern BC. it has 3,200 students and offers nearly 40 degree programs. The rate in Iskut, taken over the past 20 years, is nearly 20 times higher. Iskut and other communities along Hwy37 are waiting for provincial government word that it will pay for youth en! suicide prevention project. Health workers in the region in-' °° dicate most of those committing or attempting suicide are while, . eat ea At Sears, we are re bly enough to have what you want but small enough to care who you are. 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