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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 26, 2004 - gi

ee TERRACE

_ History honoured

‘TAYLOR VAN. Vliet holds up a wooden picture. ‘frame-to showcase ‘Sit: James Douglas, a key> official in the formation of B:C. “in the -1800s.: The frame. was ‘one of the: exhibits of Achieve ‘B.C. which was on display recently al the. Skee fa Mall.. Achieve B.C; is’ a. provincial govern:. ment. effort to highlight-the. accomplishments of. “British: ‘Columbians’ and: to outline the _potential. of ‘the: province: Van - Vliet’ was. one. ‘of those. “travelling with the exhibit. °

New job creation "program seen as lacklustre: council

; By JEFE NAGEL -

- ir § A “far: ery’ from the legendary make- work- -programs - that helped. hundreds’ of Terrace’s: unemployed: earnva _ paycheque through the dowiiturn of the early’ 1980s. -. + But city. council got the lowdown tecently, on:Job _ Creation: ‘Partnerships .— a federal. “government: program ~. that ‘has-been doling. out wage. subsidies for - ‘Proje sa “qund: the tegion for some'time..”*., Terrace: quite frankly has: missed: ‘the ‘boat: over: th we past. couple: ‘of years,” ’- federal. civil servant, Chris Jen ~nings: told councillors here. _-": : He: listed a‘ series of: northwest: projects: that ‘are ‘gel * ting, ‘money from. Ottawa. throughs Job: ‘Creation’ Pa: ah ik

moriths: about the need (to ‘put | people: ‘to. work iti the, woods" using something” similar to the-old. Employment Bridging: Assistance Program. (EBAP)‘of the’ 1980s. . Jennings + estimated: EBAP- pumped. atound $4 million . every “year. into the region: for: about five years,. fiuch:of.. ee to employ Terrace- -Kitimat area unemp. layed workers; .. .”.

Th contrast,- today’ s-Job! Creation Partnerships. present-. che ly has: only: $250, 000 allocated to: the, whole: region, from. 2 the’ Queen Chailottes to Granisle:: weit While.city. officials , want, :to explore options ‘to “Wo ore.with: the program; councillor. ‘David.-Hull said: it." >. simp doesn’ t. have: enough money: 0 far. to de a: ‘lot of

‘s We nat going 6. have. the 300: 400: of. “500, peal’ a that’ we-had ‘oul in’ the ‘80s. EBAPpiig,” Hull said. “They money clearly. isn’t there for'it”’ ~ - Councillor: Rich McDaniel said more ‘money. ‘should ae be: provided i in-hard-hit regions: like this one: “People are abandoning | their houses’ and,-léaving, » McDaniel isaid?."If we: were Newfoundland | we’ vd be “get ‘ting’: some sort, of help. ; ni Je ot

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a Lh hale” generation. of people Ton, viho ‘moved fom one assistance program. ‘to the next. :

The. program provides ‘federal money, for wages: to ‘ohne workers’ who‘haye - heen.< on: “unemployment, claims’ over : the: past thiee years,’ S

ort. rieasures that aims Ne ‘help: ‘unemployed. ak get h 6 Fresh Strawberti ries

Pp skills: or Work-experience’ ta regain, full‘emptoyment. .Térrade does. have ‘one :project that will: Soon, be. ‘get- - No. 1 Grade, California Grown, Full Flat,

ting money. under Job: Creation. Partnerships: ea Approx. 10 bbs

“That's: ‘the city’ s ‘relécation ofthe: George Little house os "ae to become: ‘BY troin station here: The: interior renovation “work | is getting money under the: program, ‘Jennings said.” 7° Northwest. Loggers. ‘Association. is. also ‘working. ona s propaial that could Pat: some of its. “members back’ to.

: work, . . Any. type’ of ‘program. buik ‘around forestry would likely ; need access: to-timber ora ‘forest licence, council was ; _ told, and that. would: inean: a. deal with: the: forests: minis-.

- * Councilor’ Carol. Leclere stiggested following Telke . 7 wa’ § lead - and, having the parks and:rec. department. de- .

“velop more. trails:using federal: subsidized-labour.: top “We ‘would: really. like: to. ‘get more: people working’i in.

our community,” she said." . a ‘on. “There. isa lot-that. cai be done federal. civil ‘serv: ce ant it Robert: Mirihinnick responded.” .