oe ee ee PEE I ia ue AT ee py me Ad Terrace Review — Wednesday, June 20, 1990 ' CAPTAINS JOHN AND GAIL HARKER of the Salvation Army are presented with a farewell. _ memento of their six years In Terrace by mayor Jack Talstra, The Harkers are on thelr way to a” -new Salvation Army posting in Kamloops. , The Canadian Union of Public | ‘Employees (CUPE) has signed a ‘two ‘year agreement on behalf of “city employees. The new contract vealls for a $1.02 across-thé-board . “wage hike in 1991 and a further. "(seven percent increase: in 1992. - Based .on an average wage of ‘$15.76, the average increase in the _ first year of the contract is 6.5 ~ percent. . Over the period of the contract, then, the average city wage will jump from $15.76 to $16:78 effec- “WITHOUT HOSPITALITY, TERRACE WOULD HAVE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, GOOD FISHING AND A BUNCH OF PLACESTO EAT - AND SLEEP! BUT THE FRIENDLINESS OF THE PEOPLE ADDS THE. - * WARMTH THAT MAKES TERRACE A FIRST-RATE PLACE TO’ _VISITLKASHMIR MORE HAS BEEN WITH THE A & W RESTAURANT: “{” FORTEN YEARS; AND A RESIDENT OF TERRACEFOR 15 YEARS! “SHE LOVES THE STRESS-FREE’ LIFESTYLE...THE SCENERY AND | THE WEATHER...AND HAS A CHEERFUL WELCOME FOR all 1 VISITORS! FERRACE & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ~ tive Jan. 1, 1990, and to $17.96 on Jan. 1, 1991; an overall average of 13.9 percent. There were no other changes to the old contract, how- ever. Ail employee benefits remain the same. The CUPE seltlement may be & a ‘surprise to some city aldermen. Council approved a 5.2 percent. indemnity increase for themselves on Jan. 8 just.as the CUPE negoti- ations were getting under way. At the time, alderman Ruth Hallock said, "In so doing. we preclude that same increase will be ‘granted to the district management group." ” WITH ASSISIANCE FROM THE CITY OF TERRACE a CUPE signs contract © by Tod Strachan Danny Sheridan, who ‘made’ the’ original. motion, disagreed by aay: . ing, "I didn’t preclude anything. 1 noticed. last year, that, whatever formula T came up with to. deter-: mine the average in'the’ province, | management and staff tended ‘to use the same formula.” Darry! Laurent and Bob Cooper ‘agreed. with this latter view. but Hallock held’ fast, suggesting ‘that settling their own raise before CUPE "could have an inflationary. tendency". “She did suggest, though, that she might be willing to accept a three percent hike; presumably setting an example for . city staff. The vote to accept the indemnity increase passed four to one with Hallock voting against it. Mo Takhar, who has traditionally voted against an indemnity increase, was out of town and didn’t vote on the matter. The increase raised the annual income of a city. alderman from $7,162 to $7,538 and the mayor's indemnity from 316,430 to $17,284. AT aL, THE SIGN OF A GOOD BUSINESS NEIGHBOR ... THE SIGN OF A MERCHANT WHO CARES ABOUT PEOPLE kee This emblem identifies _. the civic-minded . businessmen who sponsor Wetone igor. in the community. Erlinda — 635-6526 Brenda-Lee — 635-2605 Karen — 638-0707 : | Katharin — 635-7504 Canada’s elderly - 42.5 percentof population — by Vicki Fowler Did you know that Canada is - going through an age boom and it is believed the number of ‘elderly in Canada will more than double over the next 30 years? In B.C, seniors make up about 12.5 percent of the population and services to seniors account for nearly half of the province’ s health care costs. June is Seniors’ Month and ~ the reason for this article is to. - draw attention to the impor- tance of our seniors in terms of — their affect on future communi- _ ty needs and resources. In 1989 the provincial gov- * ermment put out a discussion paper ‘‘Toward a Better Age’’. _ A-task force was put together - * and held public meetings to - hear concerns of seniors. Smithers and Prince Rupert : both hosted a meeting. . ‘This report summarizes the - ‘information gathered and gives suggestions to government in - terms: of future policies and- - program development. The task. force requests the government © to focus on: -@ keeping seniors independent ~ _ @ promoting ‘‘helping’’ con- — tacts for seniors - @ choosing community-based services for seniors ke tate ee aay ed we “yf Tetrace @ respecting the: productive abilities of seniors @ making sure seniors can get services they need easily . e providing for the opportuni- ty for seniors to, advise govern- ment. _ These. strategies are aimed at : helping, the senior citizens.of © B.C. to reach their two ‘main ‘ goals, to remain independent and to have the chance for . social involvement and personal growth . As individuals, the require- ment for achieving these goals is having adequate health, health being the degree to - which an individual or group is - able to reach goals, satisfy _ Needs, and change or’ cope with . their environments. . Health is seen:as a resource for everyday life, not the objec- —_ tive for living, Each of us -has the responsibility as a member '. of a community to choose a - Jifestyle which allows us. to " “achieve our goals. | “What are your. questions or. concerns about this or other "issues? ’ Write. us at:- no “Did You Know That... Skeena Health Unit: 3412 Kalum Street Terrace, B.C, V8G 4T? seniors | = an action plan— by Tod Strachan Working from a list of seniors’ needs, identified at an Apr. 30 meeting called "A Strong Com- munity for Seniors", participants at a recent workshop have narrowed’ the priorities to the top five. And they have made recommendations for their implementation. The results from both these workshops will be presented to the newly formed Seniors Advisory Commis- . sion once members have been appointed. The most pressing seniors’ needs, ’ according to the 30 participants at the. most. recent workshop are health care, mobility and transpor- ", tation, community based support _ services, safety and security and ‘housing. Priorities left for some future meeting included family and social support, income, and com- munication and attitudes. _ The plan of action for addressing seniors’ health care needs in our area includes the development of a profile package of our area, "career days" style meetings at local schools to creale an awareness of . the type of professionals needed in our area, and the formation of a seniors’ committee who would _ further identify health care needs and lobby for improvements. . On the topic of mobility and transportation, the emphasis has been placed on the development of a volunteer car pool. This would first require finding volunteers and a volunteer coordinator, however. - Community-based support: ser- -— vices involve four sub-topics: adult day care, a Wellness Clinic, palli- ative care and a Gerontology Week. The first, adult day care, would focus on Terraceview and their supportive housing project and encourage a submission for adult day care from Terrace and District Community Services. The "Wellness Clinic’ would involve informational meetings through Northwest Community College using information provided by the Public Health office. Safety and security involves the -¢reation and. maintenance of a safe physical environment in Terrace. The downtown core would be dealt with first and then the project would spread to the rest of the "community. The. group has then recommended that the Sentors _ Advisory Commission set up a sub-committee to deal generally ‘with the safely and. training of seniors. An annual Safety Day for seniors with & "Safety for Seniors" workshop is also a consideration. Housing needs. might call for another facility similar to the Wil- lows Apattments. For this it’s suggested ‘that the commission carry out a needs survey and talk to B.C. Housing about - ‘possible assistance. =. 7