B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 26, 1997

Great travel! opportunity for youths

WHEN 21-year-old Erin

By the end of August she

a professional theatre.

mean Juxury accommoda-

Leach applied to join the found herself with 10 “I arrived two weeks be- tions,

Katimavik youth program, others, working on fore a big production of My © When Leach’s group ar-
she had no idea she’d be landscaping a tourist rest Fair Lady,” said Leach. rived at one of their place-
building her own bed. — stop in Gaspe, Quebre, Now she’s in ments, they realized that
Katimavik’ is a govera- © Each group in Katimavik Penetanguishenc, a smal] there were beds available,

ment sponsored program for
youths aged 17-21.:

Kalimavik is an Inuit word
meaning meeting place, and
that describes the spirit of
the program. Groups of 11
young people travel to three
different regions of Canada,
volunteering on community
projects. and learning about.
the country's different cul-
tures.

If the program sounds
vaguely familiar, there’s a
good reason. It ran from
1977-1986, and had ‘an an-
nual budget of $50 million.
But then cutbacks hit and
the program was canceled.

Last year the Liberals
committed $25 million ‘to
youth programs, and $3 mil-
lion of that went into resur-
recting Katimavik.

With a budget that small
there wasn’t much [eft over
for advertising. However,
Leach spotted a small ad in
the newspaper last summer
and applied. She was one of
230 young Canadians who
were accepted into the pro-
gram.

“Tl applied on the spur of
the moment,’’ she said.

is made of a split of males
and females. A quarier of
the group must be fran-
cophone, and organizers try
to ensure a mix of people
from different backgrounds
and economic status,
“We're a really different
group, but we get along
really weil,”’ said Leach.

Participants are randomly
selected by a computer. The

Erin Leach

town a few hours north of
Toronto. She's volunteering
ata family daycare resource
centre,

Each member of the group
spends three weeks a month
voluntcering, and the fourth
week doing all the cooking,
shopping and cleaning for
the group,

“*That*s been the hardest
challenge,’’ she said, admit-

‘So we built four bunk beds with hammers and
saws,”’ said Leach. “I thought they were going to
collapse every time someone got on the top.”’

ting that she hated cooking
before the trip started.

Out of the group there are
six vegetarians of varying
degrees, so coming up with
miles is nearly a full time

only requirements are good
health and a willingness to
try new things and do
volunteer work.

No work experience is
necessary, said recruit of-
ficer Susan Hamm. So
Katimavik is perfect for
someone just out of high
school, looking to get expe-
rience,

“Tt looks good on a
resume,’” said Hamm, But
that's not the main polnt of
Katimavik. It’s about meet-
ing people from across the

Thank You

Dear Sir:
On behalf of the Heart and

Stroke Foundation, Terrace

Unit, [ would like all your readers to know that I am truly

grateful for the efforis of all

canvassers and contributors

during the recent residential campaign.

We still have some returns
raised approximately $13,000.

to come, but it appears we

country, and learning about
how diverse our society is.
Participants spend two and
a half months in three dif-
ferent parts of the country,
one of which must be in a
French speaking area.

After

group travelled
nipeg. There she worked in
the wardrobe department of

job in itself. Some of the
group refuse to eat pro-
cessed foods, so even bread
has to be baked from
scratch.

They all live together in
the same house, along with
a project leader.

Transportation, food, ac-
commodation and recrea-
tional activities are all paid
for. But that doesn’t always

Leach’s
lo Win-

Quebec,

“So we built four bunk
beds with hammers and
saws,’ said Leach, “I
thought they were going to
collapse every time some-
one got on the tap.’”

Learning how to work
with a group has been the

most valuable experience

for Leach.

Leach returns to Terrace
in May and she’s hoping to
get a Katimavik project
started here. It would be a
community project that a
group could work together
on.

There are only four
projects right now in B.C.,
said Hamm, and organizers
are looking to develop
more, so Leach has a good
chance of succeeding, she
said, providing _—local
businesses are interested.

Another set of projects
will start in the fall. if
you’re a youth interested in
taking part, call toll free 1-
888-525-1503.

This is remarkable in view of the current economic situa-

tion in Terrace, and I think it

reflects the way our citizens

feel about the importance of this cause.

Although still the number one cause of death in B.C.,
heart disease survival rates are improving, and new treat-
ments are being developed through research funded by
your donations. Thanks for your generosity.

Betty Cam pbell
Regional co-ordinator

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