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y Lerrace to be involved

“The largest International the schools project will be a

the evening of Oct. 22 and on

By ED YUDIN While ‘the funda our funds for program is in high gear.” R) Year of the Child project In nationally broadcast CBC — themorning of Oct. 24 durin,
Herald Staff Writer allocated are often used month of October," noted Like any other. RESPOND the world, Involving the special, focussing on TYC, on__ the schools broadcast. 8
The number of jobless up, more money is Haines. “We requested. government aid TO B.C. Canadian Red Cross and ‘
Canadians continiles fe generally available if additional funds tor “program, the system is . Unicel, is schedules to begin Seminar planned
every month; needed, which we have receiv erable to abuse. i VE
Locally, the Canada ‘‘Wehavealready used approval already, so the this case both from the DRUG MOL Sethools and Terrace ig in- Frat Howard will be condsctng a pubis
Employment Centre does employer and trainee. OTTAWA (CP) — The “We're embarking on the = seminar on social service cutbacks under the

its share by-' operating
numerous - employment
incentive programs. One

"EMPLOYERS _

“We interview the

persepetive trainee ‘to
find out what their

federal government might
change the law to let judges
sentence convicted drug

most ambitlous education
ject ever developed in
Canada,"said Randy Orm-

Social Credit government in B.C., and the
Conservative government in Ottawa.

seminar will take place at the Green °<

of the most successful committment is as well, addicts to treatment centres sion, Director of Red Cross :
and intriguing of these is L I K E SCHEME whether they are in- instead of prison, Justice Youth, B.C. Yukon Division, Room in the Terrace Hotel Saturday from 2 p.m.
the Industrial Training terested in long term Minlster Jacquea Flynn told ‘and of course, - we're to 5 p.m., amd is open to the public. A press
program. ' By ED YUDIN employment or if they’re the Senate Thursday. _ pleased that Terrace is going conference will follow at 5:15 p.m.
Under the program, the Herald Staff Writer just using this until two days after the ‘antsh . “Ormoten' sald’ that the - 4
Canada Employment There is a lot of talk-of unemployment these | something else comes Columbia Supreme: Court: ,
LOL O employ " : p project focus’ on problems of

Centre (CEC) pays a | days, but there is also a difficulty of finding | Along,” said Barton in ruted that that province's third world children and our Oct. 17 and Oct. 24
certain percentage of an | skilled employees in the north. How are Terrace | explaining-how to detect Jaw forcing heroin addicts to responsibility to them. .
employees salary for a | area employers faring? - potential abuse. “So we undergo methadone treat- Four main objectives have
limited time. In return, -] After talking to the employment counsellors at | try to check into this as ment was unconstitutlonal. been set out for the project

19 A justice department explained Ormston, ‘“Eacn

the employer trains the
applicant, so that he or
she gains valuable work
skilis, while the employer
hopefully. gains a
valuable employee. Any
business or person can
apply to either take
advantage of the funding

the Canada Employment Centre in Terrace, the
Herald conducted a spot check of employers in
the Terrace area, to gauge their reaction. to the
governments industrial training program. The

response was purely positive.

Greg Lutz of Architects North says the
program has worked out “tremendously” for his

firm,

‘It’s yery difficult to obtain qualified and

much as we can before

. we commit. ourselves.”

fo prevent abuse from
the employer side, ‘an
outline of the training
program is requested. As

’ well, the progress of the

trainee is monitored.
“There are always

source said Flynn's bill
would permit treatment only
aiter conviction on criminal
charges and only with the
addict's consent. ;
Civil-liberty groups ha
complained that the British
Columbia law forced addicts

to submit to treatment

student with the differences,
and qualities of world
cultures, wili develop an
awareness of some major
world problems, and will
have a sense of his or her
ability to take steps in
searching for answers to
world problems."

‘tickets good for

ye

against their will.

or learn a new skill, experienced help in the north,’’ he said. “The | some le who will * next two
. Current clients include | only option is to find someone and train them.” | abuse these programs,” Moe orn ae ine nen month Canadien students
retail stores such as K- | — Architects North hired two draftamen who had | Stanley admitted. “After -preme Court agreed that the _ Will be preparing for Oct. 24,
Mart, office firms, travel just completed a two-year degree program atthe | you’ve been in this jobfor jaw attempted to creata a © aday designated nation-wide
firms an logging B.C. Institute of Technology. Another person was | awhileyoucan generally new offence — narcotics for all achoola to devote the
companies. ; hired from Quebec. The subsidy from the In- } tell which employers are dependency — and was entire day to . global
The fact /that the em- dustrial Training program helped to offset the cut to abuse the therefore unconstitutional. . awareness. Coinciding with
ployer dofgsn’t have to initial loss. programs and which are Flynn i8 to meet B.C. ; Tasmania
pay the full salary for a “Unless you find someone with experience, } the ones who are .government officials next
while is of course an | youcan’t get anybody who will make youmoney | genuinely _ interested.” week to discuss the federal
incentive. . for the first six months,” he continued. ‘‘So it “Hopefully if the em- tm another area, Flynn told
“The program is worked out fantastic for us." ployee works out, the he Senate the government
designed to give a Fred Weber, president of Skeena Broadcasters | employer is goingtokeep intends to introduce
relatively high rate of Ltd., says the program has ‘“‘worked out well in [ them. But thereisnoway legislation prohibiting
subsidy for a few weeks #0 per cent of our cases.” we can ask for a publication of the factthata

house or office has been
searched under a police
search warrant until it

or months," explained
Bob Haines, the manager
of the CEC in Terrace.

guarantee that the em-
ployee will be retained
-after the subsidy runs

“We've used a number of people over the
years, including cable trainees and studio
technicians," he said. Weber says a numberof

“This minimizes ‘our | trainees have gone directly into permanent | out.” becomes evidence in a trial.
involvement with the | positions, and he wouldn't hesttate to hire ad- | seven ithe job doesn't needless and improper

employer.”

In effect, the CEC
‘buys’ training time for
the unemployed, the
underemployed, and
special needs persons.
The program is ad-
ministered in Terrace by
three employment
counsellors - Betty

ditional people through the program.

Gino Cuglietta ‘of Mantique’s in the Skeena
Mall noted that three employees presently on
staff had been hired through the Industrial |
Training Program. Cuglietta, the owner and
manager of the retail clothing outlet, says he’s
“happy with the way it worked out.”

embarrassment suffered by
thoae who are never charged
following a properly con-
ducted search of their prem-
ines by the police,” Flynn
said.

work out, the trainee has
the benefit of their newly
acquired skills, as well as
the accumulated salary.
The industrial training
program appears to be |
one where no one loses. :

—

Barton, Marcia Stanley
and Dave Mallett.
“We approach local
employers to see if they
ill assist us in training
people on the job,” said

4 e .
employment counsellor Ch ke C | [. } 7 Be iuqeaD i
‘Betty Barton..; Tae~ém- a iC fi. @ one = we sen o }
ployer is expected to have iaea ; ° wots i]
a qualified person on :3
hand to give the f

necessary training. —
Sometimes the CEC
will approach the em-
ployer about hiring .a
trainee. Other times the
employer will apply for
the stibsidy. An employer
can actually receive

subsidies. for ‘h° perdon-}-' 41 ©

already on staff, For
example, if a manual
labourer is found to have
the talents and ambition
to become an accountant,
his job can be upgraded
through the industrial

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Stanley.
“We'll pay up to 65 per
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client with either a B&

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di trainee,” |: .
Barton pointed. out, | SAT. c SAT. 966
We'll also pay a high § ONLY | ONLY as

percentage for someone
who for one reason or
another has been

unemployed for a long fi

period of time.”

The CEC office in
Terrace allocates in-
dustrial training funds
for Kitimat, Smithers,
Houston, and Terrace.

Last month over $59,000

was spent to subsidize
over 40 trainees in the
area,

WEATHER

Northern Mainland,
Queen Charlottes: Cloudy
today with showers over
the Charlottes and nor-
thern half af the
malntand. Highs 14 to 16,
lows near 8 te 10. Cloudy
Saturday with a few

showers. Highs 14 to 16.

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