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| Big Brothers and Sisters get an address

Terrace office opens,
coordinator hired

by Betty Barton

Big Brothers and Sisters has

finally opened the doors to their
new office in Terrace at 4650C
Lakelse Ave., above the Pruden
and Currie real estate office. Pub-
licity coordinator Theresa Brinkac
Says the organization appreciates
the help from many local service
clubs, businesses and individuals
who have helped to make Big
Brothers and Sisters a reality in
Terrace.

Part-time coordinator Lois Stoner
is excited by the prospects of

beginning the process to match the

"Bigs" and "Littles" who are
already applying to the program.
Since their opening on Jan. 21,
Lois has distributed 15 application
forms.

There are four basic steps to
becoming a Big or Little Brother

or Sister; the application, dis-.

cussion. about the program, inter-
views and orientation to the pro-
gram, and finally, match-up.
Before their grand opening in mid-
March, Terrace’s Big Brothers and
Sisters hope to have their first
"match",

Lois emphasizes that - Big
Brothers and Sisters exists to
match Bigs (adults) willing to be
friends to Littles (children to early
teens). "We're not a counselling
support service, therapists or baby-
sitters, We do provide training in
appropriate methods of discipline,
encouragement of approved activi-
ties, recognition of signs of sexual

College board considers new foundation concept

by Nancy Orr

A foundation for Northwest
Community College is an urgent
need, college bursar Geoff Har-
ris told the board at its monthly
meeting Feb. 9.

“Other colleges in B.C. have
set up foundations,’’ said Har-
ris, ‘to a total of more than $5
million in funds. In fact, one ur-
ban college, Camosun, has a
full-time employee looking after
the business of raising and in-
vesting funds for the founda-
tion.

‘‘We have a Bursary Founda-
tion at NWCC that provides
scholarships and bursaries for
the students,’’ he said, ‘‘but a
foundation would provide funds
for research and other activities
of benefit to our college.

‘*And for every dollar raised
for the foundation, the provin-
cial government matches dollar
fot dollar.”

These remarks from the bur-

abuse, and ground rules for the
Littles. Big people are covered
through Big Brothers and Sisters
of Canada liability insurance."
Lois and Theresa go on to say
that Terrace’s Big Brothers and
Sisters long-term objectives are.to

match as many Bigs and Littles as
need the service and to have a full-
time caseworker on staff, as the
need increases.

Office hours of the Big Brothers
and Sisters headquarters are Tues-
days and Wednesdays from 10:30
am. until 12:30 noon and Thurs-
days from 4 - 6 p.m. The hours
are staggered to accommodate
adults and youngsters wanting to
visit the office and to allow home
interviews.

The phone number at Big
Brothers and Sisters is 635-4232
and an answering machine will
take any messages outside of
office hours. Call today if you are
a "Big" over the age of 19, willing
to commit at least three hours per

week to be a friend to a "Little",

able to supply references and
willing to have a record check
done,

Big Brothers and Sisters meet-
ings are held at the Inn of the
West the third Tuesday of every
month. New members are always
welcome. On April 14 the second
Board Development Seminar,
conducted by George Alliston of
the B.C, Provincial office of Big
Brothers and Sisters, will be held
at the Inn of the West. Everyone is
welcome to attend.

sar were prompted by a report of
the success of the Computer
Centre in Kitimat that had re-
ceived start-up funding from
Alcan and Eurocan.

“The Computer Centre is very
successful,’ he said. ‘‘It has
already become self-supporting
and actually makes a little profit
for future expansion. More im-
portantly, it fills a demonstrated
need in Kitimat,”’

Kitimat has also produced a
guide for students choosing
courses in the technical pro-
grams.

‘It demystifies the process,"
said college president Don
Anderson. “It explains the
reason for physics and sciences
in the secondary schools and
math and other subjects that
would be most benef cial in in-
dustry.”

In other business, it was re-
ported to the board that the
heavy duty mechanic program
students broke even on the truck

Terrace’s Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization is open and ready to match up adults and
youths in their program. Theresa Brinkac, coordinator Lois Stoner and Luanne Jeffery have
established an office for the program on Lakelse Ave. above Pruden and Currie Real Estate.

that they had rebuilt as a class
project and sold to Williams
Moving and Storage, and that
the storage company would pro-
vide another vehicle for next
year. The students found the
rebuilding of the truck satisfying
because they could see the
results of their work.

Tuition fees were the subject
of debate at the meeting,
resulting in a resolution to begin
the process of adjusting fees.

The recommendation passed
will be posted throughout the
district for information of
students and will be brought
back to the board at the
meeting. Following the adoption
by the board, the proposal will
be forwarded to the Ministry of
Advanced Education for final
approval.

It was proposed that the fees
be increased approximately 10
percent to $30 per credit hour,
$450 per month, and $90 per
course.

This would bring NWCC in

1¢ with the average of smali

lleges in B.C. The cumulative

ect of percentage increases
: | widened the gap, and the
1 al college had been dropping
t ind each year. Registration
f. contribute approximately 14
pe entof the revenue of the col-
lege, according to Harris.

A wilderness guiding program
will be a new feature of the 1991
spring program at Northwest
Community College.

Registrations are being ac-
capted for the new intensive
guiding course, which will com-
bine skill in camping and sur-
vival with communication and
safety; geography and botany;
photography and many other
sports of the trade. The program
is scheduled to start in Smithers
in April,

This program was one of

many discussed by the board of

NWCC at its monthly meeting in

Terrace Feb, 9,

The forestry program in
Hazelton is proving very suc-
cessful and is providing second
as well as first year training now.
A new orientation course for
country rangers is being planned
in conjunction with the B.C.
Parks Board.

College president Don Ander-
son also reported to the board
that the Pathfinder computer
program is ready to be moved to
the Nass Valley, that laptop
computers have been sent to the
Queen Charlottes, that a man-
agement course in tourism is be-
ing studied and an integrated
computer program with UNBC
is a potential, and that com-
munity care programs in the
Charlottes and in the Nass
Valley have built well on com-
munity involvement.

Anderson informed the board

that faculty member Norbert

Hartig had received a fellowship
to study in Zimbabwe.

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