Page A& — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 1, 1992 USINESS REVIE Getting ready for a career Students stalk employers TERRACE — Communication skills are a necessily today in al- most any kind of job. Unfortunately figures indicate a substantial number of British. Columbians arc. functionally i- literate. In an atlempt to hammer home the importance. of Engtish skills, Brian Koven, a teacher at Skecna Junior Secondary, organized a jab shadow program for his Grade 9 English class,. —- “Kids don’t: often understand how what they’re feaming: will | Open doors down the road,’’, said Koven. | “I'm trying to make English a practical course for them.’”. He asked students in his class to research a career they want to pursue by writing to universities and colleges. The next step. was to contact a local business person.‘and ask permission to shadow him or her’ for part of the working day. **A Jot of: people are.proud of: their. jobs and “want ‘to share them,” said Koven,-. His: students . expressed interest in a. wide range of professions, such as massage therapy, the po- lice force, baking and banking. — ‘One of the students, Jodie Des- champs, spent half a day at The Terrace Standard. . “Journalism seems like a rough PPE On ee ee ee eR ERR OE Be job, but it also'seems-very excit- ing,” she wrote i in a report on ‘her expericitce.. ; TERRACE — Local lawyer John: Bandstra has been nmaed as ane of three northwest representa-.: tivés on the provincial council of ~ the B.C, branch: of. the ¢ Canadian Bar Association. peers ‘Bis-term if for three: ‘years: and’ - he joins existing northwest repre- sentatives Herman Seidemann of Prince « - Rupert and =Mark Takahashi of Smithers. — | AM lawyers in’ B.C.-belong the branch , whic HOV vides: Services. for nt HIE Ba f forthe public. . These include Teviews of pend-: ing legislation; ’ initiating law : reform meagures, secking to ad- vance and impove the: ‘administra- tion of justice, insuring the: con- tinning legal education needs of lawyers and the public atid labby- ing the: government ‘for © the profession and forthe: public.” , ‘The branch also runs.a lawyer referral service and. a dia-a- lawyer service... A partner in the firm of Warner Bandstra,-Bandstra has been prac- tising in Terrace ‘since 1982) He graduated. from the Univer- sily of Victoria law. school. in 1981, articled for one year in Vancouver and came to Terrace to work for Jack Talstra’s firm. 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In her report she wrote, ‘‘Now that I have been able to see first- hand what it is really like to be a veterinarian, I know that it is the field for me. .. “T am alzeady looking so for- ward to being able: to help animals and to work with people like the ones I job-shadowed.” ; POOPED PUPPY, Jessica “northern B.C., working in; Prince’ George and: Fort Nelson’ before -: "1989. “fesponsible “for ‘Workers? "Conpetsation Board : ‘matters, safety and health issues, - . Roy Suveley’ dis "wansferring : from his position as'B,C. Hydro’s manager’ for. the : Skeena-Coastal area to the crown’ corpération’s headquarters i in Vancouver. _He’ll be its manager of corpo- vale safety -and healt effective July. 1.. Staveley’ ‘spent sik “years! ini moving to Terrace i in Feb, 1989, “Heli. fire prevention “and. safety “ engineering in his new position. oe te . Alcan spent nearly $150 million in the northwest last year, the company says... * The largest amount - more than $119 million - came in the + form , of wages and benefits. . Next on the list comes the $23, 8 _ million spent.on goods and ser- vices. That’s 38 per. cent of the total spent for the company’s Kitimat smelter, . Alcan also paid $7 million in property. taxes, $5 million of which it says stayed i in the north- west.” kakkk How many people do. buy an Audi each year? - Statistics from’ Volkswagen Canada put the figure at 1,127 in © 1991 compared to 1 2385 in 1990 and 1,928 in 1989, rarerereres poration, and the Ethno Business Council of B.C. are. looking for a “young enirepreneur. - The successful candidate for the filth annual’ young entrepreneur ‘award -will be named during Sinall. Business Week, ‘Oct. 25- 31 The person must be 29 years _old or younger and fit criteria of being innovative, having an oper-- ating success and being involved in community affairs, More information is available - by calling the local FBDB office at635-4951. The company sold 186 Porsches = " in. 1991, °327 in 1990 and 609 in The Federal Business Develop- . iment Bank; a federal: ‘CYOWN Cor . Eades, a grade 9 student at Skeena Junior Secondary comforts Gandy while he recovers from anesthetic, She spent a day and a half at the vet clinic learning what a - veterinarian does. Local © receives | award TERRACE — A former Ter- _race résident and mow a vice pres- .FBDB’s- CASE program I — es ee ee aloe iin ine ile IE Ae ie ore ee oe ': Sometimes small businesses: “need a little practical advice |: businesses . needing | (Counselling Assis- Pee, practical advice about : tance for Small En- financial planning, terprises) connects suc- marketing, production. § cessful people with small | and personnel. | Bob Walch, Co-ordinator . 635-4951 ce COMMITTED TO YOUR SUCCESS =. La Bani uffte sen . 7 ~ gervbewa canis fed (betey Inngaes offietelles. : oa @ FederaiBusiness Banque fédérile _ ; Development Bank de développement rome Cana : ‘Terrace & District S.P.C. AL would like to THANK ALL of the following generous merchants who donated prizes and. helped make their spring- raffle , such a hit: eee TERRACE EQUIPMENT: Husqvarna Grass Trimmer, oe won by: Ben Cote a TERRACE CO-GP: Soil Saver Humus Builder, 7 won by: Sandi Schmidt roe COTTON COMPANY: Sweatshirt, won by: Jackie Rioux. CARTERS JEWELLERS: Crystal Vase, won by: Frank, Lewis KALUM TIRE:. Motion Sensor Security Light, won by: Ada Solwoniuk MANTIQUE FASHIONS: $20.00 Gift Certificate, won by: A. Milne i oy LADY FOOTLOCKER: Cotton Blouse & Short Set, ies const won by: S. Corp : at YOUNG IDEAS: $15.00 Gift Certificate, won n by: Dave Collis: HAIRBUSTERS: Joico Hair Products, won by: Rob McVey TOTEM FORD: Golf Shirt, won by: Amber Dougan. 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