A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 31, 2004 Time for the gov’t to step up | (Risa esto the pas Qe + Eade af For mare Information, wil f ~ or call the Heart and Giroke Foundation | at 1-880-HEPANFO ‘| Health Check... |2 tells you its a healthy hie For -the t 12 to 13. years, «* _ Tor the pas 1 wet __ CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD. involved, along | with other’ °° churches; in operating . the ‘Ter- ace Churches’ Food ‘Bank, ‘This . ne Bag . was originally’ ‘intended’, to. prone : vide emergency . help: to. the: working poor, during’ ‘the winter: * “The emergency ‘shelter, | the Tetravce’ ‘Anli-Poverty © _ Months, It was tot: intended to-be 3 supplement to social "enon Society.and: Kermode Friendship ' Cenire: provide jo "assistance payments, 6 2: ve “help. "The network. of volunteer agencies has, beconié'sd”- i “In those ‘days: the: food bank: opera “complex that many of these groups have begun meeting °° ‘ginging 0 a “Living with Diabetes i isa” | year, distributed about’ 250-300 bags per ‘month and, spent’. “(0 -co-ordinate their éfforts: One, major. problem is that "|... well-being. about $2,500 ‘per- month. ‘on groceries.” Fast: “forward | Lo jor: P neo lite , : Matter of Control... Yours. ”. “Téasiist you our pharmacy le hosting a Diabetes in* store event. Coma and meet: aye “ ‘some ‘of these’ programs, like: the, food bank, do not oper" to life 2004. In March the’ food bank: gave:out: more than 750 “ate-during the:summer: montis ‘while the: need for their: ; ; our registered dlel! tlan/nutritionist, diabetes educatar andior or pharmacist to dis. _— “cuss: cee . . : . . ‘bags and-spentover. $5,000 on" staples. Think of 130, do-.. “services takes no‘holiday.” zen eggs, 750:loayves: ol hrcad,, ‘Lope’ The: éxtent: of the need seems: overwhelming a at times, - pounds of hamburger aiid so on? : “and we are impressed by: the, time. and bnergy-t that volun- The months: of operation’ fave’ ‘also been extende te n to: meet the: needs: of others:.‘Tt- is heariening . and it’s. now. ‘quite. clear. that the: food: ‘bank. does in’ fact. to. “see hat’ $0 ‘many ‘people: really. ‘do caié’ about their supplement, social assistance payments. The openings neighbours, but’ we ‘think, that we should ask: ourselves are even. “planned. for thie: week delore, ‘well. pheques why. these programs are necessary. and if, they. are > really ~are'issued. 00 oe the best: way to. pfovide for-those in need... There are other- orgatizations and individual workin “<. -Due toa sluggish’ éconoiny and, changes: to ‘social as ‘to feed the hungfy'and their’ numbers. are. increasing.: The” ‘sistance, the. problem’-of hunger in. our- community con- Seventh Day Adventist ‘Church and the Salvation’ AIMY.-'tinues to- worseni.and threatens ‘to. outstrip: the sapacity, of’ - run soup kitchens. The Food for Hungry ‘Kids. Commitiée. “volunteers; how Ee has arranged. funding. for breakfast and lunch programs in... We: therefore’call‘on ‘our provincial government | to: acy" _ local schools: The counsellors-at Skeena’ ‘Junior Second.’ “cept esponsibility. and. provide leadership 'in thisarea. ary. and the Salvation. Army ‘serve soup al lunch. aay vole: he ‘Mission ‘and ‘Outreach. Committée, - | unteer Broup r runs. the Good Food Box’ x program. : Knox: ‘United. Church, » Terrace; B. C. Dear: Sir: PPE Cn “ sthools, ‘and: Tourcday ‘wecks. ° ont a ; (tis ratifying that ‘education’ minister Tom ‘Christen. Mr: ‘Christetisen’ s touting of F funding on ‘the horizon i is” sen acknowledges: B.C. has: a top, not¢h education: sysicm — “méaint - to: “give: the. -impréssion.: that. ‘his ‘government ‘is _ (“Let's hear. it for. our. schools,” " “letter: to: the editor, ~ Gommitted to: education. “That: Money. has: been. adver-' -'f “Marely,24, 2004.) 2-0 07 “ tised and: announced -over-and ‘over ‘again, but itis still But. British: Columbians “who cherish’ quality ‘publi “the: same money that. will not; Teach Schools, until: the =f education must: speak: oul. now, © ‘because, itis in ‘real Text school. year. Funding taken. away. from students. tor fee jeopardy. ‘Mr. Christensen, singles out declining. ‘enrol: ~_day. becomes: election spending next year. ee PE ment as the cause : Of. our. district" s financial. woes, . but ~The "B.C, Liberals - ‘are‘taking’ ‘public ‘education in: ‘the. Jee that is’ to ignore: ‘his: ‘government’ s massive’ ‘underfunding. wrong. direction. “To. say. otherwise is going is td deny: the “2°. of education. province: wide.’ Since-the B.C." Liberals, “lived. experience. here: in-our. community. :Any. hope that.a’ .. ‘dame to power, ' school’ boards’ have’ faced: funding’ ‘Short: #=new: minister’ of education: would: stem: the tide: of relent won falls of about. $300 million, and. 92. sthools: have clased:. “less cuts, is.quickly, fading: = an | ‘Improved. senior~high- exam’ ‘marks and: graduation. ~ 2) " Meralynn Munson, President, “Terrace and i rates. are to the-credit’ of° ‘prior’ “practice ‘and: policy, not-: : cs ‘District: Teachers” Union, Terrace; BC i ~ current Liberal: ideas; :Itis presum pluous: for! the current: oh minister to take credit for improved: results that were ‘3 oe Nations school needed - years in the making... - Hotel Palma Rea’ clean’ Schools, working computers,’ user : “fees,. ‘elosed. anenraanraae "Albert Etzerza,. 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