School Shorts School concept endorsed SCHOOL TRUSTEES have approved a plan aimed at helping troubled elementary students in the area served by ET Kenney and Clarence Michiel schools. Is called a community school and will be staffed part time by a social worker, public health nurse and mental health nurse open to students and their parents, “I's a little less threatening, and not as intimidating as an office,”' explained Marg Anderson, of the Com- munity Youth Committee. Community schools have been around for about three years now, said Anderson, and they’ve proven successful elsewhere, Public health officials would offer. programs, such as parenting classes, To make programs appealing, a recreation activity would be planned for students ai the same time so parents wouldn’t have to worry about their children. Money for the program would be avail- able through the education ministry, said Anderson. Merger meet tonight TERRACE AND KITIMAT trustees meet tonight with labour lawyer Judith Anderson to try and resolve some of the outstanding issues about amalgamating the two districts, Anderson will analyze what options the two school boards have in dealing with the expensive buy-out pro- visions of Terrace’s senior administration. Saturday school on again THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS approved a request for $3,500 to operate a Saturday school period as needed for secondary students, This is the fifth year the district has offered Saturday schooling, said Director of Instruction Harold Cox, “It’s for those who missed school, whether they skipped classes, were sick, or maybe simply need extra lime to catch up on their school work,” said Cox. Saturday school is offered Saturday mornings, about 15-16 times during the school year, out of Skeena Jr. Secondary, on an as needed basis, Sometimes it’s a stu- dent’s last option, before he or she is suspended, “It’s very positive. They have to go in, sit there and work,” said Cox, Opening Noy. 4, 1996 EBONY's ga HIDDEN TREASURES Marital Aids © Lingerie * Body Wear * Oils « Candles * Books © Mail Order Catalogues #2-3237 Kalum Ave. Ph: (250) 638-1070 Terrace, B.C. Fax: (250] 638-1021 V8G 2N4 Toll Free: 1-888-635-1070 Your Decor Terrace Carpet Centre Ltd. 3202 Munroe St. at Hwy. 16 W., Terrace 635-2976 ¢ 1-800-665-1657 A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 16, 1996 Poor under attack — GOVERNMENTS AREN’T keeping: to a United Nations document to assist poor and underemployed people, says a local welfare rights advocate. Gerry King of the Temace Anti-Poverty Group Sociely says a collection of regula- lions passed over the past few year is keeping people poor and is depriving them of their rights. He made the comments leading up ta tomorrow, set aside by the United Nations as world poverty is supposed to have been eradicated. , a Chief among King’s lists. of restrictions hurting people are requirments in B.C., Ontario and Alberta that force people to work or to take job training in order to cal- Iect welfare. - That violates a United Nations covenant signed in 1976 by Canada which states people have the right to work and to freely choose their work. Also on that covenant was an agreement fo provide the widest possible protection and assislance to families. King says that’s been violated by govern- ment moves to cut the amount of social as- sistance payments. “Our governments are making it more difficult for people in need,’ said King. He said the majority of cuts to social as- sistance come from new health and social assistance transfer programs brought in by the federal government last year. These programs replace long standing earlier ones by reducing the amount of money provided to provinces for various social assistance efforts, PACKED FOR UCEANE f T SAFEWAY. Sermral tnne dite : I Limit of one coupon Fe customer. Whila stocks last, | Coupon affective at off Canada Saleway Stores. COUPON EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16-19, 1996, Regular Quality Ground Bee * Approximately 10 Ib Bag, = UMIT OF 1, SAFEWAY FOOD & DRUG Each FIRST 1 WITH THIS COUPON Limit of | COUPON EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 14-19, 1994. 0 MU o *"G0000 85299 (§) E Limit of one coupon Coupon effective ot a ee ee Om Poe Coe ee Se YY SN A /MAX RE/MAX RE/MAX RE/MAX . RE/MAX RE/MAX RE/MAX RE ar customar, While stocks last. Canada Safeway Stores, RE/MAX RE/MAX ee Re en fe ee ES A hte fees ee ee oe oe Re/Max of Terrace congratulates John Evans on his “Outstanding Achievement” for the month of September. In recognition of this accomplishment, John is pleased to make this month's donation to the Terrace Hospice Society. SAVE UP TO” $523 WITH YOUR >, ‘| OCTOBER “Rp COUPON BOOK NN 00000 a sick Romaine Lettuce ¢Praduct of U.S.A. © FIRST 1 WITH THIS COUPON UT 0 °™)0000 85305 Se SS Ee SE eid tee fee wee cee ar customer, While stocks last. aces” MO, Caneda Safeway Stores. - Best Buy sCheese Sli CEL Ea » Pracess cheese ood. ® 4B's or Gd’, Each sith FIRST 1 WITH THIS COUPON ef ee a hee RE/MAX - RE/MAX. RE/MAX L