: THE “LOCAL homeless : shelter for’ men is: getting “. just’ over’$71,000 ‘from ‘the: _— provincial and. federal: ‘gov ". emnments to. open more, beds, ° .- ~ -and 10 buy more'food. oes“ We have seven beds now ; and - will open ‘one ‘more;” ‘explained: Carol Sabo:of, the. “rans the shelter, :. on The: shelter’ will also: be. = able ‘10: open “six ‘temporary. a beds up to.the end of April. ‘That niakes for .14-beds in: .. os ‘Sabo s said is needed, “planned at NEARLY 100° ity’ ‘of “BCGEU. members.” working, for the college are on women. o creases. Jee, éoilege™ ‘now make an aver- “oY age of $17 an hour plus ben- Ofitgi eo “Employers: have been [bargaining]: they: have , the- money to make a wage offer a but’ can't because the: gov-. rnment is imposing’ “tS; Zero, ‘increase “wage: guidelines,” Other” “post secondary in- stitutions . Such as Douglas : com puter systems: oS A FORMER ‘Terrace lawyer. “is now a Quéen’s Counsel. “The Qc. designation for ~-. Darrell O'Byrne recognizes a profession. . .- and: who naw -.! vate practice ‘in “Pi 2 pert, has:. volunteered: “with. gram. ° tsed law for.24. years. . ac désignations are rec-." - : Avhich ° incliides , the : chief. justice of B.C.: the chief jus: tice of the Supreme Court of the: ‘proviricial eourt:” the proviricial-cabinet.. © : 30 announced: last week 7 during the.: winter months," - “those who. come: 40 the. shel- 4 ter, : * Ksan House: Society’ which. 7 - Strike vote A NOG.S.T. | On all National Brand. Appliances! << -_ » SUpport workers : at. North--- 7° ; ; 3 2 vest: Community” College woe ‘here: and at- its: campuses. | ~ ‘gerass the region:are” taking. ~-va strike voteJan; 5-6 to press”. ~ _ the college. : » “eent the year before thai and. 7". ” have been without a contract ee Those two years of, wage " aaa . - Workers: want a seven per.) oo “cent | -Wwage | increase ‘spread .°. ° men ‘hikes t to’ match those already + granted: college. instructors, ; ae » Orie: of: those ‘benefit ine —_ “creases wanted: is.a-top up» ~ earnings forthose on.mater= -:: The college, as ig ‘the cise " ti tion “of offering ng wage in- ~ BCGEU ‘members atthe *telling'-us ‘informally. at ‘the: ‘College: inthe northeast have: already } had strike. votes with»: first results being: ln the 70° '§ ‘Bets cent and, tising 0.90; ‘per we The: nies ‘are’ rising “gd. along,” Howard ‘ “Support: workers: at. tthe » = college'do: ‘everything from. - ‘mainlenance..to: working ‘in tthe - library to. maintaining : ~. contributions -hé “has made. “over, the: syears to the ‘Tegal : _. O'Byrne, who ~ was. “as ~~ Grown’ Counsel, in-‘Terrace > the. B.C. Law: Society, the ‘ ‘legal services: ‘society and _: the lnvwyer’ 8 assistance (bro. _ ‘Inall, OrBytne h has pe “ommended by a‘committee : - “B.C. anid-the chief Judge. of - ~The final'décision i is made - O'Byrne's. QC wasorieof.." Shelter: gets money for more beds ; “Wales We regularly ran‘at over * other heeds, Sabo’ added. . " and above regular payments. stay out of the cold anid vot ‘promise to you... : 100 per Capacity, especially; °- Aside from offering tem- the emergency. . shelter -re-’- weather.” “porary ‘accommodation, the, ceives and is part of an $84 > °° Inall, an extra $467, 000° me woe “she said.’ | Shelter is: also ‘a’.warm: ‘and’ million’ package announced will “open’ 11 “more year-" “The Right ‘The. $n, 340 includes dy place for, am increasing. recently: by. the ‘federal.and : ‘pound: béds*across, the north: * | _ $3, 300 thai can ‘bé spent on”, number: of. drop ins during clothes ‘and’ other. iterns for’ » the day, she: said:” -"We- get: “poople- Ww : aoe doin’ thave-any heat in-their ments ‘of ‘people ‘in’. néed | ~The pravineial human ros: - Some. of ihe money ‘will homes,” Sabo. continued.’ "in, oui be ‘used ‘to hire another per- “ » The shelter’ § food budget. | son. ‘That’ means: ‘being ‘able. has: always. been: tighl;-and -) -er ‘Harts, “As .winler: ap-. _-emergency. shelters: provid- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 22, 2004 Al3 . . ‘provincial: ‘governments. or a‘total of 7-4 and add” 12... ‘Part At The. 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