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. All the groundwork | is: ‘place, the.connections have been made, and now the Terrace Vic- _ tims. Assistance. Program ‘is ~ fooking - for. ‘people: in the com- “munity - who want to- help: the “victims of ‘crime and perhaps. ~ Jearn something and, have. some “ rewatding experiences doing it.

“TVAP coordinator . Karen. Walker says. the program has . received ‘‘excellent’’ response ‘from the existing social services _ organizations in Terrace, but’ “qiow it- needs a‘staff of. volun-. teers. to get things: going.

~ When asked what sort of: peo- ple would fit into the program, Walker replied, ‘We're looking —

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“interests. of - the victims: at

heart, ‘people . of good moral | character.’? —_

She said: it. will: ‘take between 40 and 15 volunteers. to make the” program: -work well, Those: who- “are chosen will receive 30 to 40 hours of: locally. based training | ‘spread over six.weeks.

“They will be dealing. with people whose lives have been affected by ¢rime,””” she said.

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: applications for ‘oriminal injury _

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-other court orders, anda variety

of: ‘other functions to’ help .vic- tims. in the judicial and emotion- al process of recovering from

‘the effects of crime...

After issuing: grants to: hélp - establish victims assistance. ‘pro: ‘grams in several B.C. communi- ties, the. Ministry. of Attorney General set up a toll-free’ line —.

1-800-VICTIMS-- — to take calls”

‘from victims and refer. them to, appropriate’ -agencies: The line” handled: 2,000 calls in its first “year,

calls. were referred to ‘her, ‘and — "others: were: referred directly, to one of the local: service agencies that -have ‘become. part=pf- “TVAP rietwork.

Anyone interested. in further information on becoming a Vol unteer for the Terrace Victims ‘Assistance Program can contact ‘Karen Walker or Cst. Ewen Harvie at. 638-0333.

“Walker said some . “of those | ~

A donation from one good cause to another —on ‘Monday, Terrace Child Development Cen- * ‘tre administrator Margot Hayes took delivery of a cheque for $200 from Kermode Friend- - ship Society chairman Ron Bartlett. Hayes sald the Society didn't. specify a use. for the

- money, SO At goes Into next year s budget.

~ Production cancelled

Terrace Little Theatre representatives announced yesterday é _ that. due to unforeséen cifcumistances, they have been forced to cancel six performances of “Ladies .in Retirement” 5 sched- r uled for the last two weekends in February. . - . The. production has been put off-until the fall, with per 7 ; formance’ dates.” now ‘set “for, ithe’ last two “weekends in’ ‘September: oe un Bs

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