aeweeewe ewes CILLIARDS ‘MORE SOCIAL workers workers would rather take and get your We have teamed up with rwill be hired here to help jobs in the Lower Mainland. wintergear before old The Cookie Jar Bakery \reduce the heavy workloads ‘facing ministry employees, © says children and families jmanisir Lois Boone, “"'m stating there is a I workload problem [in Ter- race],’’ Boone said. ‘‘I ac- knowledge workers.’” : Some social workers here }have a workload of more }than 35 case files, which for away children, people say Yes! We Have A Suddoniy, hat has fone social worker, normally they’re abandoning _their Great Selection Of Sirong, shapes are 1a newly hired one from a’ duties,’’? Boone said. ‘“You i larger city, is overwhelm- ing. : ! Boone, who visited Ter- race last week, said a work- ne -_ load assessment tool was Boone was in town Oct. Aan a Oe mve .used 10 gauge the activity at |! 23-24 to speak al conference halt care joffices around the province. ' “Tt enables us to assess that to the’ Another problem Boone said she’s trying to change’ is the public’s view toward ' social workers. She explained that when' workers remove children and place them in care, they are often condemned by people who say the removal takes place too soon. “But if they don’t take don’t hear that many kids "ate put info safe homes. You ‘the workloads —- we can de- " ‘cide what the workload is, not just whal the case load" 1is,”’ she said. | Based on the workload as- ‘sessment tool, Boone said ‘she will be getting 19 to 24 ‘more ‘workers — for iregion. this | She said her job now is to ifind people who want to ‘move here, i That's a tough thing to do, ‘Boone added, since social r ye t 1 ' t i 1 1 1 l t i} raised by the community. don’t hear the wonderful Stories."’ on schizophrenia. While she was here, she met with Terrace social workers. “I’s a learning process for me,”’ she said. ‘It’s an opportunity to talk to staff and to show appreciation for the work they're doing.” She said the past two years have been tough for social workers since por- tions of five government ministries were pulled to- gether to create the Ministry of Children and Families. te to improving Local social workers promised some help Lois Boone She said there has been a huge change in legislation and workers have worked hard to adapt to the new sys- tem. “It’s been a tremendous challenge for them,’ she said, British Columbia currently has about 9,600 children in care in 5,000 foster homes and group homes. Band ready for emergency THE KITSUMKALUM band will receive ‘$12, 300 for emergency preparedness from ithe federal and provincial governments. | The money is half of what the band needs ‘for exercises, training, plan updates and communication and will be paid out by _ March 1999 when the project is expected to ‘be complete. The remaining money will be “The announcement demonstrates the federal government’s ongoing commitment the level of emergence preparedness in B.C.,’’ said fisheries minis- ter David Anderson, who announced the money for the Kitsumkalum and 35 similar projects across B.C. earlier this month. The Kitsumkalum project is one of two native projects in the province. | CORRECTION NOTICE Please note on page 5 of the November Savings Guide-the. 1 isin of) ‘Becel Margarine yard EP} oe ae was incorrectly illustrated and worded. The ad SHOULD HAVE READ ASA g, Soft BECEL MARGARINE SAVE 58¢ on 2 Vi 'f We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. 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