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toria last Saturday, the Aquatic Cen-
tre was awarded the 1992 Facility Ex-
cellence Award, one of only two hand-

Metge said the award is open to any and seen it and were impressed,” he can hang on the wall” he said.
type of recreation facility Fis the i
rovince, including anything from se- aid se i
Mee halls to drop-in centres to parks. ing community involvement, accessi- er Valley.

said. The other winner was an a icul-
Metge said several factors, includ- tural complex in Matsqui in the Fras- |.

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The Royal British
Columbia
Museum, the
Ministry of
Tourism and the
Ministry of
Culture are
sponsoring
Cedar, the Great
Provider at the
West Kootenay
National
Exhibition Centre
Monday, May 25
from 7:30-9:30
pm. This
illustrated lecture
on the historical
use of cedar
wood among
Natives will be
followed by a
question and
answer period.

SHALL WE
DANCE?

The Maxwell
School of Dance
is presenting By
the Sea, a recital
of Maxell
students. The
show takes place
in the Stanley
Humphries
Secondary
School
gymnasium
Saturday, May
23 at 2 pm, and
again at 7 pm.
Tickets are
available at
West's
Department
Store.

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Public Health
Nurses, RCMP
and the ICBC are
sponsoring a free
car safety check
Wednesday,
June 10 from 10
am to 3 pm at
the Castleaird
Plaza. Prizes will
be awarded and
refreshments will
be served.

Succeeding At Reading

Reading and
writing doesn’t
come easy for

some Castlegar

residents

Glen Freeman
NEWS REPORTER

Nearly one in three adult
British Columbians cannot
read or write well enough to
meet the demands of everyday

living.

And Castlegar is certainly no
exception.

“There are a lot of people in
the area who find it difficult to
read and write,” said Susan
Port.

“These are people who don’t
have the time or the money or
usually the confidence to go to
formal classes.” :

That’s why some concerned
citizens formed Project
Literacy, a program to help
adults learn better reading and
writing skills.

Port, the project’s co-
ordinator, says it was conceived
out of necessity.

“The program’ started
because there was someone
working for the Castlegar
library as a custodian who
couldn’t read or write at all,”
she said.

“A librarian found out there
was a workshop available that
would tell us how to set up a

News photo by Glen Freeman

Maurina Ferreira, left, is still learning to read and write English with the help of her new found friend and

tutor Cheryl Briercliffe.

tutoring program like this, and
we've been going for just over
two years now.”

And the program has been
an overwhelming success.

Port said that seven adult
students are currently being
tutored one-on-one, and results
are being seen. ;

“For the people who are
doing this it is successful,” she
said.

“I’m sure they are finding it
helpful, because they’re staying
with it.”

One person who is staying
with it is Maurina Ferreira, a
Portugal-born Canadian who
reads and writes well in her

native tongue, but finds
English a challenge.

Ferreira came to Canada 23
years ago, and surrounded
herself with Portuguese
friends.

“I didn’t speak English,”
Ferreira said, “and now I don’t
write so well.”

Ferreira regrets not learning
English skills sooner, but is
happy to be learning now.

And ‘tutor Cheryl Briercliffe
is glad to be teaching her.

“When I first met Maurina
her reading skills were at about
a Grade 5 level,” said
Briercliffe.

“Now she’s up to a Grade 8

or 9 level. She’s improved a lot,
and she’s become a close
friend.”

While the program has been
successful in the Castlegar
area, more needs to be done.

Not only do more volunteer
tutors like Briercliffe need to
come forward, but so do people
who need help learning to read
and write.

“It’s hard for an adult to
admit they need to learn
English,” Port said.

“Maurina had a lot of
courage calling us up.”

Courage to make her life
better — to learn to read and
write in her new native tongue.

Stanley Humphries students ‘Encounter Canada

Ed note: Tennille Austin
and Corina Waage are both
16-year-old Grade 11
students at Stanley Hum-
phries Secondary School.

Tennille Austin and

Corina Waage

April 25 was the start of an
experience that during our
lifetime we will never forget —
this was the date our plane took
off, and we began a week long
trip to Ottawa.

Four students from Stanley
Humphries, Lana Venier,
Jennifer Ford, Corina Waage
and Tennille Austin, were sent
to the country’s capital on a
program called Encounter’s
with Canada, along with 120
other students from across the
country.

Our week was a very busy
one, and because of a tight
schedule, we didn’t have a lot of
free time.

However, the lack of free
time was accepted by all
because the activities were
interesting and fun.

During our stay in Ottawa,
we visited the Parliament
Buildings and other sites.

For many of us, it was the
first time in our nation’s
capital.

Our. visit to Parliament Hill
included viewing the House of
Commons and the Senate.

‘...this proved to be one
of the best learning
experiences we have ever
encountered.’

A highlight of our tour was
meeting Canada’s Prime
Minister, Brian Mulroney.

Our sub-theme of the week
was Business and Entrepre-

neurship.

We had many speakers from
the business world and we
made trips to various
establishments.

Another important activity
the group participated in was a
Trade Fair.

Everybody got together and
developed a mini-business
world.

Throughout the week there
were many social activities
planned.

Everyone was open and
accepting, and the four of us
made many strange and

, wonderful new friends.

When we left Castlegar we
certainly were not sure what to
expect. We didn’t know how
much we would learn, but this
proved to be one of the best
learning experiences we have
ever encountered.

Not only did we learn
educationally, but we also
discovered how much it means

to us to be Canadians.

Everyone discovered that we
meant a lot to one another and ,;
how important it is for our
country to stay together.

Feelings between Quebec and
the rest of the country have
been rocky lately.

This experience strengthened
the ties, and allowed us — the
next generation — to see how
important it is for Canada to
stay united.

Although everything we did
in Ottawa was important, the
feeling and atmosphere was
especially incredible.

We came to find a better
understanding of Canada and
where we stand as Canadians
while making friendships that
will last a long time.

We encourage other youths in
the future to apply for the

- chance to experiente this

adventure.
. It’s an experience which will
last a lifetime. j

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