Page AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 2, 1993 _ BUSINESS REVIE It's now a high tech world New weapon for job war TERRACE — In the ongoing war against unemployment, the Canada Employment Centre in Terrace has acquired a new weapon. It’s called an Automated Job Bank - a group of computers that collect and list job orders from Terrace, the rest-.of B.C., and even the rest of Canada. Customers no longer need to line up in Front of bulletin boards la. look ‘at employment cards. Now, they can sit down in front of one of the six monitors and follow instructions on the screen. The job bank, one of nine cur- rently in use in B.C., was up and running April 28. It was ‘installed to make the centre more ‘efficient by taking less time to both receive and remove employers’ job orders. 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C. and the rast of Canada. ask for assistance to inquire about jobs Now, they are usually able fo get information on their own be- cause of the new system. “The staff. like to try new things that we think would better help the customer, and we saw this as a way lo do that,’” says - employment supervisor Candace Pritchard. The process is straightforward - an employer Pho 8 Oe ha screen messages easier to read Hon, the pee ot asin le uit a British Columbia's new * Repair technicians who deal with this type the center An employment of- | than job cards,”” says Pritchard. computer, printer, and cabinet -is Ozone Protection Regulation of equipment must have completed an i ficer then sums up the informa: . “This is so much simpler,’’” about $4,000. went into effect on Environment Canada taining course tion and orders it into the com- Said one client “It's great. I Browne says that the goal is to February 23, 1993. by July 1, 1993. " puterized National Employment Services System (NESS), which contact the employer.’’ -B.C. employment offices in- * The regulation controls the is tied into the job bank, The screens list local jobs, as - tegrated into the job bank system ‘use of CFCs, halons, and course, call yourlocal |. by Christmas 1993. ore , i community college or the |. Gas company ue vices, like refrigerators, air “(1 -800- 661-3369), U rm n Q O O py 5, By the end of 1994, he expects conditioners, and motor to have electronic job services in vehicle air conditioners. Kort more TERRACE — Pacific Northern Gag is: spending. $4.5-million. this... Craig added, year''to improve ° Ils: “natural oa “The: plant 1609 : oy : oe eas _ regulation, call the. |) sibling near here. : "involved crossing eréeks ‘or. mallets saan TH "0 i B.C. Recycling Hotline: . It'll be installing a 12km long rivers, something wanted by — allow users afier-hours ‘access’ to any Err 1-800-667-4321. | loop in the upper Copper River area. cials, he continued. The loop will add to the capac- Added capacity will . benefit ity.of the pipeline and give PNG = Methanex in Kitimat which needs an extra sense of security should more raw miaterial because it is something happen to its main expanding its ammonia plant. « ii mi ers line, says: company spokesman — Construction is scheduled to S announces Jolin Craig. “The area in which the loop is going has been prone to flooding problems,"® he said. “Tf will: duplicate the existing — line through that: area, If some~ thing were: to ‘happen, we'd be Directions are given in easy-to- understand english or french as the computer directs the user. from screen to screen. Number keys are used-to give different commands. “We've had quite a positive response, _ Many people find don’t have to write down how to stuck until it could. be fixed” government environment offi- start in June and be done by “Aue gust. planned this year and next on- PNG’s 3¢7 mile long pipeline from Summit’ Lake north of Prince George to Prince Rupert. Date & Time of Birtht dae 5 Ibe 12.5 02 Sexs Male Weight 7 Ibs 140z Sex: Male ‘most offices. The loop work is one: -of ‘four /. : well as jobs from the rest of B.C., western Canada, and the rest of the country. 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