The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, March 25, 1992

dents scrub their wa

AB Service Worker
ees after an exist-
Successful program available
through Okanagan College, is
winding d own after five weeks
of intensive training for 16 stu-
dents at the Trail Campus of
College.
The standardized industrial
cleaning curriculum has been
enhanced by Selkirk College to

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place hazardous materials identi-
fication (WHMIS), first aid and

now on
business closing
1444 Columbia Ave.

CALL TO THE 43RD
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION

lent,” Ives said. The 16

in the Building Service

Program Betsy
Ives said the enhancements were
added on the advice of an ad hoc
advisory committee that included
representatives from the mainte-
nance division of School District
#11 (Trail), the City of Trail, the
Castlegar Hospital, Selkirk Col-

Worker program attend classes
taught primarily by John Darn-
forth, and experienced
entrepreneurial custodian who for
én eteens

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h program
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y friendly
agent - Folex, Owner Harvey
H of Gordon Wall Carpets in
Trail, supplied Carpet samples
and a supply of Folex and a com.
mercial Carpet cleaning product.

many years op "4
busi in Kamh Additi

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instructional assistance was

lege, Greater Trail C y
Centre and West Kootenay
Power.

The impetus for offering the
course, which attracted 29 appli-
cants, came from the relocation
last spring of the Johnson
Matthey plant in Trail.

“Five individuals working at
Johnson Matthey had custodial
skills, but no certification,” said
Ives. Canada Employment indi-
cated they would sponsor eight
Seats by allowing students’ unem-
ployment insurance claims to
continue while they completed
the five-week course. Eight oth-
ers were given a training
allowance.

“The interest and attendance
on the part of these students has

d from Gary Rob i
manager of the Greater Trail
Community Centre, who taught
an electrical component, Wayne
Bontron, an employee of the
Regional District of Kootenay
Boundary, who taught a segment
on floor care, Dave Fairbairn, of
Impact Training Corp., who

then tested the cleanin; rf
efficiency of each Product on a
variety of common Staining
agents such as grease, ketchup,
mustard, ink, wine, milk, coffee
and tea.

“They really got involved in a
friendly competition,” Ives
smiled, recalling the vigour with
which the stains were scrubbed,
“In the end, the students showed
the Folex was as effective as the

dard ¢ ial cleaner.”

taught a ‘ations compo-
nent and Dough Edey of the Trail
Workman's Compensation Board
who presented an overview of
employee rights and the role of
wc "

“We have had excellent sup-
port from local industry,” Ives
said “We are especially grateful

After five weeks of instrac-
tion, all 16 students in the pro-
gram are placed in a week-long
experience to gain a wider expo-
sure of the challenges facing cus-
todians in public building
environments. The training is
designed to make these’ students

to the Greater Trail Ci
Centre for allowing students to
gain experience on the array of

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cleaning employed at
the centre. The regular staff were
also just super in allowing our
Students to accompany them on
their tasks to gain experience.”
During the component on car-
pet care, the students even con-
ducted some scientific research
on the effectiveness of a new

Trail Employment Centre faces staff reductions

y iP » OF even
enable the more e: ising indi-

concert, held last Friday.

Drum roll - Musician students from the Twin Rivers
Elementary Schoo! were among the talent which enter-
tained family and friends during the school's spring

SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Sharlene imhoft

viduals to establish a cl gz
business of their own.

Ives can’t yet say if this course
will be offered again soon,
“We're waiting to gauge employ-
ment success among this group
just finishing before we and to
offer another course right away.
We want to be careful not to
flood the custodial job market.”

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which appeared
Castlegar Sun titled, Convention Faces
following informat ;

apologizes for the omission.

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Level of service already determined inadequate

TRAIL TIMES ;

A reduction in staffing at the
Trail Canada Employment Cen-
tre will likely reduce an already
inadequate level of service, say
local unions and MP Lyle Kris-
tiansen’s office.

Permanent staff in Trail will
be reduced from 9.5 to nine at
the end of March. The office
currently has three temporary

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Positions that will also be
dropped. Staffing was reduced
from 22 positions two years ago
when the processing of unem-
Ployment insurance claims was
moved to Nelson.

“What it is doing is putting
more and more

Steelworkers laid off when
Johnson Matthey closed 14
months ago have had to chase
their claims back and for the
between the Trail and Nelson
Offices, Saare said.

"They are told different sto-

People, they should cut the min-
ister, his parliamentary aide, the
deputy minister and the assis-
tant deputy minister.”

Kim Bergh, regional Canada
Employment and Immigration
manager, agreed there have

been service

Pressure on the
people who
are left,” said
Dave Lang,
local
spokesman for
the Canada
Employment

‘UI has been an absolute nightmare

for our people.’

Steelworkers Local 9705

problems, partial-
ly due to a claims
backlog that
developed during
labor disputes in
the fall.

"We weren't
able to provide
the service we

— JIM SAARE

and Immigra-
tion Union
“We are looking at having to cut
back some services or maybe
closing at lunch hour. It is not
right, especially not now, but
(the remaining workers) just
can’t do it all.”

This is cause for concern
among those who say that ser-
vice is inadequate with current
Staffing.

“UI has been an absolute
nightmare for our people,” said
Jim Saare, president of Steel-
worker Local 9705.

nes everywhere they go. It is a
horror story. It is unbelievable
how anything could be so
bureaucratic and full of red
tape. It is bad enough that UI
has to be so confusing. But then
you have to travel to Nelson to
sort it all out

"The people here are doing
the best job they can under dif-
ficult circumstances. But every-
thing that was predicted would
happen when they moved the
main office from Trail to Nelson
has happened.”

Gerald Rottering, constituen-
cy assistant to MP Lyle Kris-
tiansen, said the MP has
received “endless complaints”
from Trail since claim Process-
ing was relocated.

"The Nelson staff is doing the
best they can but they just can’t
keep up. If they are going to cut
more staff, I don’t know how
they are going to provide basic
service. If they are going to cut

would have liked
to and our clients in Trail were
not alone in that.”

Now that the backlog has
increased, Bergh expects service
to improve. He pointed out that
although some extra funds in
the budget allowed the Trail
office to carry additional staff
recently, the cut in permanent
staff slated for the end of the
month is minimal.

Bergh insisted that Cominco
employees due to be laid off
this year will be-supported by
Programs such as the joint fed-
eral-company-union labor
adjustment centre that has been
established in Trail. .

“If (current programs) are
inadequate, I have every confi-
dence we will be able to access
more funding.”

Cominco has already
announced it will eliminate
more than S00 jobs this year.
The company has not tuled out
the possibility of more layoffs.

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Wednesday, March 25, 1992

The Castlegar Sun

Although I may look like a
woman of the world, I haven't
been on my own for very long
now. Just a year and a half ago I
“eparated from my husband and I
took with me four chickens
from my previous marriage,

I do not receive chicken
Support and because

Last week a police offi-
cer pulled me over to check
my licence and rabies shots
and he found out I was in
trouble with the taw. I’m
wanted for impersonating a
duck and irritating an offi-

your own head in the privacy of
your bathroom, Or take a Visual
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bies for fun and profit

with all these handy tips, Or
maybe it was why. I do this
Me ;

like I did. authentic burn marks,
like mine, can be added to your

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of my dedi to
excellence and my joy of life and
because I can’t find a normal job.
Maybe you
can learn to
design frames
for glasses in
your home. I
had fiber opti-

my vision a
darn bit.
Perhaps
you could try
investing in
the stock mar-

cer beyond belief. He
ordered me to keep my chickens
on a leash and do something for
my nerves. He said, “For God's
sake get a hobby.”

So I've been trying a few out
and here they are.

Life used to be boring, but
now, thanks to the wonders of
modern science, you can shrink

coffee table in minutes. Or delight
your guests with dust ball colleges
or chewing gum wad-mobiles, or
Bive them the gift of pinetar mas-
Sages. Or learn a new career like
Plumbing. (I had a spinal tap
once, but I got it fixed.)

More than once, our readers
have asked me where I come up

ket. I’ve been
studying the Down Jones Market
for some time now and I’m wait-
ing for an up-swing.

Another great hobby is learning
how to mix drinks. It's called a
Potboiler, for people on the go.
And don’t accept none of that old
wine that’s been sitting around for
ten years. Insist on the best. The

Struggling with alco

Dear Ann Landers: My name
is David and I have been strug-
gling with alcoholism for quite
some time. In the past few
months I have come to terms with
myself. I now know that I cannot
drink. Not even a drop. I recently
Started an Alcoholics Anonymous
group in Brockport, N.Y., to help
myself and others with our
dependency and denial Problems.

Two girls with whom I am
friendly wrote the enclosed poem
which says a great deal. I hope
you think it is good enough to run’
in your column. These girls are
15. Thanks for all the good stuff,
Ann. — David M.

Dear David: The poem is cool.
I'm glad you sent it on.

An Effective Solvent
by Jennifer and Kelly

Alcohol is a product of amazing
versatility.
It will remove stains from design-
er Clothes,
It will also remove the clothes off
your back.
If by chance it is used in suffi-
cient quantity,
Alcohol will remove furniture
from the home,
Rugs from the floor, food from
the table,
Lining from the stomach, vision
from the eyes,
And judgment from the mind.
Alcohol will also remove good
reputations,
Good jobs, good friends, happi-
ness from children’s hearts,
Sanity, freedom, spouses, rela-
tionships,
Man’s ability to adjust and live
with his fellow man,
And even life itself.
As a remover of things, alcohol
has no equal.

Dear Ann Landers: I won't
say I’ve had as much bad luck as
"Mr. Nice Guy” who complained
that he couldn’t get a second date,
but he’s not alone.

Too often I’ve heard this on a
first date, “I’m just coming off a
bad relationship so don’t be hurt if
this is our only date.” A month
later, I see that same woman with a
drunk, abusive jerk. I guess some
women aren't capable of appreci-
ating a decent, stable gentleman.
Sparks may not fly on the first
date, ladies, but a solid relationship
can bloom, given enough love.

I don’t have a steady girlfriend
right now but I’ve developed
strong friendships with some ter-
tific women. One is a perfect
companion for an evening of the-
ater, another is great for ball-
games. They are platonic friends
and will probably remain so.

Finally to the guy who wrote
you, it's not just the wrong girls

— maybe he tries too hard on the
first date. If he’s not a super-
suave type, showing up with
flowers and taking her to El Spif-

Dear Illinois: Some nice guys
DO finish last, but alas, too many
nice girls sit home while the bim-
bos get asked out.

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Schedule for March 25 - 27,1992

Wed. 6:30 pm, Thurs. 9:00 am

+ West Kootenay Today — Weekly program highlighting local

events, people and the Shaw 10 cable schedule.

Wed. 7:00 pm, Thurs. 9:30 am

* TV & Toons — Beaver Valley Figure Skating Clubs ice show.
Wed. 9:00 pm, Thurs. 11:30 am

* FA.C.T.S. — repeat of show on Leaming Disabilities.
Thurs. 7:00 pm, Fri. 9:00 am
* Trail City Council — gavel to gavel coverage.

Sunday, March 29, 1992
+ 5:30 pm - West Kootenay Today — repeat from above.
* 6:00 pm - USCC Youth Festival - part 8.
* 7:00 pm - TV & Toons - repeat from above.
* 9:00 pm - F.A.C.T.S. - repeat from above.

y,

freshest. Insist on the wine that
was made yesterday or the day
after. For those who don’t drink,
wine Oogler's clubs are H
widely available. Or how about
learning the art of bid-watching,
Pub-crawling or navel-decorating?
What about cooking? Before I
Started cooking, I thought dental
floss was dietary fiber. Which, of
Course, it is, but now I’m learning
how to cook it.

My boyfriend, Sugarlips, is
getting into sculpting. Just last
week he was busy sculpting a
Paperweight from stale peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches and
green onions. I haven't seen it for
awhile, though, and I suspect he
ate it. Actually, coagulated and
congealed foods are great for
Sculpting. A friend of mine makes
Stunning Centerpieces out of old
dentures and has lately received
Public acclaim at the Rational
Exhibitionism Center in Ottawa.

Why, with a little imagination,
there’s no telling how far you can

go. Maybe as far as Sing-Sing or’

holism

Gem of the Day: If you aren’t
content with what you have, be
thankful for what you have

escaped.

Ducktoyukduck. You could com-
mand thousands of dollars for one
Piece of artwork, like one lady
did, by making collages out of
old top secret documents. It seems
that Russians, Particularly, love

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Leona,

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