Page 4A The Castle gar Sun Wednesday, May 5, 1993 “Wednesday, May 5, 1993 The Castlegar Sun Workshop to develop skills of child care workers Supporting independence ~ A workshop for those who work with troubled children and youth will be presented by Dr. Mark Krueger on May 20 at Selkirk Col- lege in Castlegar. This day-long workshop is sponsored by the West Kootenay Branch of the B.C. develop advanced skills for child and youth care workers,*family advancement workers, foster. par- ents, corrections workers, teachers and social workers. Registration deadline is May 14 and a $65 fee includes lunch. Call Nancy Kootenay Society for Community Living—a United Way agency The purpose of the Castlegar and District UnitedWay is to improve the quality of life for people in need in the Cc for Community Living. y Living Pp’ ed Way is the Kootenay Society The Kootenay Society for to Ketchum at 365-7292 extension 322 for more information. Association of Social Workers. The workshop is designed to The B.C. Oldtime Fiddlers #9 would like to say a great and for all the-donations and prizes they contributed to make our contest.and dance the success. it was. Mike's Mobile Homes Moran & Company Plaza Bakery Safeway Sandman Motor Inn Scotsman Inn Subway Super Valu Taylor's Place Pope & Talbot Royal Canadian Legion #170 John Saliken Tulips Flowers School District #9 Jenny's Cafe CKQR Mae Rogers CJAT Anthony's Pizza Blue Top Burger Castlegar Foods Chicken Time Colourmix D-Bar-D Dining Dairy Queen Dr. D.S. Williams Eagles - Trail East Cate Cardens _ Pireside Dining Creek Oven Hi Arrow G "Thank You" to all the following businesses for their support ty, and to increase the organized capacity of people to care for each another, Through an annual campaign the United Way encourages a community wide effort to pro- vide support and funding to non- profit agencies who deliver health and social services to Castlegar, The collaboration between the United Way and it’s agen- cles requires a two way give and take. In return for United Way funds, each agency agrees to provide defined services within the funded program. In return for a degree of financial stability, each agency agrees to certain limitations of its own fundraising, and co-operate with the United Way and other mem- ber agencies to plan for delivéry of services. One of the agencies which receives support from the Unit- serve all persons who live with a disability. The disability can be intellectual, mental, emotional, social or physical in nature. Pri- ority is given to individuals residing in School Dis- trict #9. “Our hope is that any person qualifying for our assistance, or a member of their family acting on their behalf, will feel welcomed by us,” con- firmed Dennis Hutchinson, Exec- utive Director of the Society. Persons who do not qualify for our services are referred to the appropriate agency, In recent years the society’s emphasis has dramatically shift- 2 ed from institutional to commu- nity-based residential living Assistance can be provided to persons in securing appropriate living accommodation and the KSCL assists a number of indi- viduals, on a 24 hour basis, to live in their own homes. The KSCL also provides sup- port to indi- viduals who are able to live more independently, in apartment buildings and private resi- dences. Communi- ty-based day services are offered to those individuals who partici- pate in Community Options. Examples of how this service can be of use to the community and the participants are: The “Campus Recycling” program at Selkirk College, work/service exchanges involving local busi- nesses and job explorations uti- lizing local employers. The KSCL employs over 30 permanent staff. Its source of funding is primarily from the Ministry of Social Ser- vices, the British Columbia Housing Management Com- mission and CMHC. . Invalu- able financial support is also received from individuals and community groups as awell as the Unted Way. “We are developing three new programmes this year,” said Gerry Grunerud, the Presi- dent of the Board of Directors of the KSCL. “Our self-advo- cacy programme shows great potential. We are also facilitat- ing the creation of a parent Advisory/Support group and have submitted a proposal to operate a Summer Program for Special Needs kids.” For information call Dennis Hutchinson, Executive Director, KSCL, 365-2624 or 365-3433 TRAVEL AGENT TRAINING Are you a “people” person with an interest in world-wide travel? Looking for an exciting new career? This six month certificate program is designed to prepare prospective travel consultant/tour operators for entry level positions in the tourism industry. Training covers all aspects of the travel industry including agent duties, reference publications use, and interpretation, communication skills for dealing with clients and suppliers, office procedures, cruise rates and much more. Upon completion students will be able to write the Alliance of Canadian Travel Associations and Canadian Institute of Travel Counsellors (ACTA/CITC) ACCESS entry level examination held annually. Successful completion of the exam earns students national certification asa Junior Travel Consultant The next course begins October 4, 1993. RESORT & HOTEL ADMINSTRATION Course topics include: + Accommodations + Recreation and Leisure Programming + Convention Services + Marketing + Hospitality Law - + Human Resource Development +Food & Beverage Administration Three-month work practicum. COOKING LEVEL 1 This is a five-month program designed to train people for employment in restaurants, cafeterias, and fast-food outlets. Some topics covered include salads, sandwiches, grill sanitation, safety, broiling, basic soups, basic desserts, basic sauces, cooking principles, presentations and salad bar. MAJOR APPLIANCE REPAIR An ideal program for the entrepreneur or those desiring employment with major department chains, appliance retailers or repait shops. This nine-month program enables students to perform at the technician level in the appliance service field. A thorough grounding in the repair of Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Refrigerators and Microwave Ovens is taught GENERAL MECHANICS This nine-month program will encompass three mechanic trades, Automotive, Commercial Transport and Heavy Duty. The Ministry of Advanced Education, Technology and Training curriculum of these three trades will be covered in detail, thus allowing the students to write the entry level exam in his or her chosen trade MILLWRIGHT/MACHINEST Excellent shop training facilities give Selkirk College the edge when it comes to delivering the nine-month Millwright/Machinist program. Skilled instructors, using odern equipment makes Selkirk College a wise choice for students. Students are trained for entry-level The Stonehaven. Cathedral ceilings, pano VICEROY TODAY'S BE IN FINE CUSTOM HOMES If you plan to build, Viceroy offers you the best value for your money in fine custom homes. 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The Kootenay Red Cross are working to implement the Child Abuse Prevention Program for Adolescents, and the West Koote- nay is the testing grounds for the program. “The main focus is to provide adolescents in the high school setting with the tools to recognize emotional, physical, and sexual abuse,” said cheryl Yates, Chair of the CAPPA advisory commit- tee in the West Kootenay. “It gives them options for seeking help. It gives them an outlet.” The statistics are frightening One in three girls and one in five boys will be the victims of unwanted sexual exploitation by the age of 12. Death by a care- giver’s hand is the most common form of death for infants less than a year old. “Child abuse is not only sexu- al abuse,” explained Yates “Emotional and physit¢al abuse and physical neglect are also forms of abuse.” Mental scars go INVESTING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES THREE GUEST SPEAKERS A Dr. Michael Dr. Mark Mullins, Ph.D Chief Economist, Midland Walwyn Graham, Ph.D Director, Private Client Investing Midland Walwyn much deeper than the surface “Children and teens report that they recovered from the bruises of physical abuse or the physical trauma of sexual abuse but the wounds from being verbally abused lasted a long time,” states a Red Cross document on CAPPA. The program has two main components: workshops and seminars for professionals, and a series of seven seminars for stu- dents. Taught by trained volunteers, the students’ seminars give youth the tools to recognize three main forms of abuse- sexual, physical, and emotional The student seminars include adolescent maltreatment preven- tion, dating violence prevention, English as a second language, sexual harassment prevention, child abuse prevention for parent- ing teens, child abuse prevention for hearing impaired adolescents, and peer counselling training. Right now, the advisory com- mittee is looking for funding from various government agen- cies to get the program under way. Once the money is in place, a call for volunteers will go out. “The volunteers are very well screened,” said Yates. The first step is a self - screening, where potential CAPPA workers fill out a long, detained questionnaire The next step is a strenuous inter- view process, followed by 80 hours of intense training. “If somebody makes it through all those stages, they're generally ready to teach this course.” In getting the program off the ground, the advisory committee is working closely with represen- tatives from the RCMP, public health, local physicians, counsel- lors and teachers from secondary schools, social services, and men- tal health organizations. “We're starting specifically in the West Kootenay this year, and hopefully we'll expand to the East Kootenay next year or the year after.” For more information contact Gary Ockenden, Director, Koote- nay Region Red Cross, 365-3911 ABIG THANK-YOU lan Canada ANOTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CASTLEGAR and DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT BOARD 365-3959 The Castlegar and District Development Board, in co-operation with Tree Plan Canada, a Federal Government Forestry Program, financed the planting of 3,000 trees (Lodgepole Pine and Grand Fir) in the Castlegar area. Tree planters from left to right: Gary Granger, Robert Syverson, Ken Harshenin, Duncan Robson and Carol Andrews. The trees, which were planted through- out the Castlegar and district area, were supplied by Atco (500) and Pope & Talbot (2,500). The initial tree planting request came from RDCK Area! & J Directors John Voykin and Ken Wyllie. SUN STAFF PHOTO /Jobn Van Putten Stanley Humphries changing to semester system KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff will be an hour and a quarter. This means there will be more class A person can almost hear a collective groan when the words “final exams” are mentioned And for most Stanley Humphries Secondary School (SHSS) stu- dents final exams can mean tak- ing up to eight final exams in a one week period. But not any more Starting September 1993, Stanley Humphries students will only have to face up to four exams at a time per semester, thanks to a decision to conducy classes in semester fashion as opposed to the current linear class system. SHSS principal David Hogg said the decision to change from the semester to the linear system came after much consideration from suggestions gleaned from a survey and input from staff mem- bers, parents and students. We know this is a positive move and it will provide students with a better opportunity for suc cess.” Currently, students study eight courses for the complete school year, but with the semester sys- tem that will change. Next school year, students will study four courses from September to Jan- uary, and then will study four dif- ferent courses from January to June. Hogg said the semester system has many advantages. ‘The class- es will be a little longer. Instead of classes being an hour long they REPAIRS 2721 Columbia Ave. (next to IGA) 365-6450 If you really want it clean... Living room, dining room, includes FREE Teflon stain & sod protection ! $5.00 DISCOUNT time for instruction and they won't be wasting time with as many class changes. The stu dents will also get the class every day as compared to three times a week. They will have a better chance to “get it.” Besides the obvious advan tages which Hogg listed, he also said the change will allow stu dents and teachers time to get to know each other better. Teachers will only have approximately 70- 100 students to report on and track, as opposed to the current 140-200 students. Although Hogg recognizes that implementation of the pro- gram might bring some consider- able headaches, he is optimistic about the change in systems. “It is a step. The first step is always the hardest.” If parents have any questions about how the change will affect their child, they are encouraged to contact David Hogg at 365- 7735 \ Page 5A Access roads contribute to decreasing Grizzly populations ‘JOHN VAN PUTTEN Sun staff The Grizzlies are hungry. In search of food the bears will Start to migrate down the hills around Kokanee Glacier Park to feed on the abundance of food in the surrounding valley. To the dismay of The Grizzly Project, a Nelson based Grizzly research and education group, there are 10 hunting permits that they do not want to see used. The Grizzly Project is upset by the B.C Wildlife Branch's decision to leave access roads into Kokanee Glacier Park ope despite promises from the B, Parks Branch that the roads would remain closed. Along with the road closures, signs were to be posted and hunters FOR CONVICTION OF VANDALS OF WEST KOOTENAY POWER PROPERTY Vandalism is a cost we all bear in increased electrical rates and service interruptions. West Kootenay Power's reward program pays up to $2000 for information leading to positive identification of persons wilfully damag- ing insulators, powerlines and equipment, trespassing in WKP compounds r tampering with electric meters. Incidents may be reported to the near- holding Grizzly permits were to be notified of closure of the hunting season According to the Grizzly Pro- ject, those hunting permits were issued in Wildlife Management Units 4-17 and 4-18, “despite a 1992 consultant's report to B.C Parks recommending that Grizzly hunting in these management units be closed to allow the bear population in that area to recover from excessive trophy hunting.” ‘The repon on grizzly manage ment, written by grizzly experts Wayne McCrory and Erica Mal lam, alsp recommended the clo- sure of three main access roads (Keen, Woodbury and Kokanee Creeks) to restrict access into these key grizzly population areas. An earlier agreement to close ” the roads was recently reversed, fe) “3st WKP office or your local police station Castlegar 365-8212 - Crawford Bay 227-9231 - Creston 428-5357 - Grand Forks 442-3142 Greenwood 445-6455 - Kaslo 353-2446 - Kelowna 860-2126 - Keremeos 499-5844 - Oliver 498-2474 Osoyoos 495-2474 - Pentictoh 493-3818 - Salmo 357-9711 - South Slocan 359-7613 - Trall 368-9111 WEST KOOTENAY POWER and the Grizzly Project reports that park personel will not plow Kokanee Creek Road in effort to discourage vehicle access to the park and surrounding prime Grizzly territory Another area, Management Unit, 4-7, includes an area south of the Kokanee. Park area to the United States border. In the U.S section the bears are protected under the American Endangered Species Act, but according to the Grizzly Project, “the B.C Wildlife Branch this year issued four hunting permits ih the unit." 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