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| Welfare assessment
delays, come under fire:

By JEFF NAGEL .

|. -EES SWAIN says he tried:
- to ‘get-off. welfare and hold :
-down’a job. But he's been

7 punished for his éf forts...
_ Swain,

+a. a person with disability

“in. -1999°, because’ he’ has:
-: post “traumatic stress disor.
dere ,

. He. ‘says: he “mada. the Q
“mistake. if. ‘voluntarily n
going. oft. of disabiliy' lo 0, in

after ajob.,,

While he was’ ‘working.
~ inthe Kamloops’ area’ at
_ first!a ‘seniors centré-then a:
+ daycare" =the“ provincial ' o

: government ‘brought i in new:

~“T went. out and’ pave it
a.goad try,”

Drive t to start raising money
_ for UNBC medical school —

“By ROD LINK-

. ee LOCAL * campaign’ ig.

\ raise; $786,000:in support...

-dents ‘Should begin tere.
~ this fall: -
The idea i is ‘to: gather $6.

-s million’ in total across the -
+ north “and ,se'‘the interest!
to’ pay for living: and ‘other’:

62;-a. former :
“ mechanic,’ ‘was... classified’:

Gory, ‘King ‘said: disabilit
used: to be ia” pérmanent ~
determination: ~ there was.,
no requirement to ever: fee.

“requiring * ‘people
-going ‘back on disability: to“
* - reapply and, be reassessed. .'.”

1 Swain ‘said...
aaae “And. I. got. kicked. in- nthe ,

y teeth, Mie :
ce ThE change: means. ‘an
‘four-month,

“UNBC medical ° stu-

19" provide: ‘him: with: $736 os
“per: month. He ™ has" just’:
gone ‘off his $630-a-month -:
employment.
thinking it’ would: kick: in
-again. :
“down to $510! a:month on’. bi
regular welfare, trying to; “
-- cover: his $450-rent: un
“How do T live: on. 60.
‘bucks. a! smonth?” Swain:

Bute “instead he’s

“Local, poverty advocate

qualify...

Swain ‘has. a solid ¢ case,"
he! says, backed up: -by”
“doctors: and: i psychiatric 1 as: :
‘sessments:... ;
a “There's 5. no. ‘doubt he? i.
“mike: it,"” ‘King: said. “It’s...
just. the.:stress ‘and discom-
fort. they're puiting” ‘these -”
a people through.’ yobs es
of He said“it’s: similar. loo
‘the’ thrée- week. wait ‘period.

how. ‘imposed - for ~people

applying’ for ‘welfare =.
King: says. “studies “show ©

“nile between’ UBC: and
UNBC’s new -$14 million.
‘health sciences building. at:
its: ‘Prince: George: “campus:
in the fitst wo: ‘years, and:
will: -start-their community
‘training:in. their third’ “year. :

neéd* the money, when:
they. go out-to the. commu:*.

"expenses~of ‘médical: Stu----nities,” ™. gaid | Davies. We!

-, dents. when: they. fan: out to *
‘hospitals ‘for. practical «

"training, says: city. council: <~

Jor: Marilyn; Davies: who-is

oo Wes ‘were ; folding off.
until. ‘the. multiplex , “was
‘done, -but we: need to -get

said’ “Davies,:-

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Lab nA PHT AN? CARLIE 4

lor ‘our. ‘area.’

“want. the’: -money:, raised”
locally: to be used’ locally.
for the. students: who" ‘come:

= More’. than likely: ‘the:

* money will, be allocated, in

“the. form of bursaries arid.
" forgivable foans.. 2."

- The: prospect of: financi: -
“ally. Supporting - ‘medical:

Students As. regarded’ ag-one'.

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