SOUTH AMERICAN BANANAS 29° POTATOES | where my UIC benefits did not meet my $449 “ICEBERG HEAD LETTUCE 59° GRAPEFRUIT OR ORANGE JUICE + Unsmectened. ch re TASTE TELLS BEANS with PORK ‘Save 67¢ on 2, Kidney bezss CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP eo 19° a new v breed / Retlections & _ Recollections _ ationded _mectog where all ‘male saritess in the West indi. areas of seed and ‘they v were shown how best to utilize the services. ‘Tho first assistance centre was opened in Trail Dec. 7 " the Castlegar centre opened on Jan. 18 in the same offices +. as the Volunteer Exchange (above West's). Neleon held its sek Cou bal an’ cad ecbein Se ta leak writer Scott Goddard of the Castlegar. Unemployment: : given by Assistance Centre. The following iss. speech ‘given 4 Goddard to the Castlegar: Rotary Club at & recent meeting. . first general meeting on Jan. 20. Thave outlined my personal unemployed history ond the. history’of the centres to ‘explain that we aro a different breed a: unemployed. We are used to working, we want to work ‘and: mee “financial obligations, and most, My name is Scott: Godda: di Tm ied: with ‘one’ : daughter, a yoar- and a-half old...We own a house’ in- Castlegar and I was laid-off from‘ Cominco: April 14, 1982. Since then, I have been from Dawson Creek to the Okanagan: looking for work. From April to September, I was at home. for approximately 2 total of a month. I was in'a situation ly, we will ain when th allows us to. The old tae that anyone who wants to work can: , find work'is not true anymore. I placed even more burden on my family’ by leaving’ the area to find work. All I achioved was my own peace of mind in having tried. I do not recommend it‘ to anyone. else ‘because of ‘the financial The laid-off. bills. Under normal circumstances, my. debt load was not heavy but became’a burden when my net income was reduced by well more than half. In one instance, I signed up for a forest: fire fighting course in Grande Cache, Alberta. When I called, I was teld that even if there were no fires to fight, I would still get the _ course. This is important, because whenever I phoned to forestry districts to see if they needed fire fighters, : I was informed they were looking for certified or exp 1 monthly. and Jp: worker today is’a victim ( of circumstances. He is not working for reasons beyond -his control. '- When a person is ‘laid off today, and’ his. or her : take-home pay is drastically reduced, there is, of course, a sense of disorientation. The person does not know where to. turn for help, mainly because he or she) has never, needed help. before. He or‘she | has always. supported his or her family, met his or her and enjoyed the Ufestyle he fighters. Needless to say, when I arrived there were no fires, so no course. I had borrowed money: from the bank on my next unemployment ‘cheque so that I could’ buy the equipment I needed for the course. You cannot believe the frustration I felt when the course: was, cancelled and especially whens forestry officer implied that I shouldn't be there anyway. It wasa course for locals. After contacting ail available government agencies, I was told it was an Alberta Forestry decision and there was nothing anybody could do. When one is first laid off, one, feels isolated.— the problem is their's alone. Running into situations such as st : have reiterated, compounds this feeling. “About five months ego, I ded a seminar ap: d or she had “provided for loved ones. 3 .. ‘The main purpose of the assistance centres is to refer : people’ to the ‘proper agencies for their particular problem * and doa {c low: -up to make sure they get the help needed. I becoming involved, that many of the’most are being subjected to staff cutbacks. I ld that ‘because of our volunteer counsellors; Jine-ups at the. various services are shorter. The counsel: are able to handle | many of the normal enquiries made b clients, thus enabling the agents at the various services ta. spend more. time on ‘the more. complicated claims. Noné- “theless, the ‘cutbacks. are ‘sértously affecting the capabilities by the B.C. Federation of ‘Labor. It was there I first learned *:- ,of the unemployment assistance centres. From this seminar, ‘TY received the seed of the idea for organizing the unemployed, mainly to let people know “that they are not alone. At this point, I canvassed the Castlegar area to see. what services were available and how best to utilize: the : services. : I then attended a meeting of the Nelson/Trail and District“ Labor’ Couneil | to explain what I had done’ an basically to find out when we could start: At this point, Ken Georgetti, president of Local 480 of the United Steelworkers of America told me Local 480 would offer. their board room for our first centre and: $1, 000. seed money to. begin. | of the "I mentioned before that in‘Castlegar, we are sharing @ building with the Volunteer Exchange. This agency receives referrals” “fron: various ‘government agencies and the community at large. The exch to help other ag drivers for SCOTT GODDARD. aww fa Weil es forbid thay if any of you are put into such a sitvaitea ‘it is most reassuring to know help is available. ‘We are not only a referral service for the unemployed. ‘We are in the process of opening a wholesale food store, cost. » We are insti such as “h a” courses, financial seminars, “do's and dont's when first laid-off, ‘ job creation programs, e possibilities. are limitless. We'cs unemployed are sirving to help ourselves. There is only so much we can do with our limited resources, but many of you, are integral members of the Castlegar and as such, have a stake in what ange Also: Every: corimunity ‘needs this type of service, especially ‘hace, ‘as in our case,-there is no publle transportation: Even so; we are at this moment -in danger of losing this service because of government cutbacks to the tune of $2,400. If this © money is not raised by the community | or E provided ‘by the all p will be eds, in “Our, happens to the unemployed. Moreover, many of the people being ‘laid: off.are not part of the already established community — most of us are younger and just starting our families. We are the future of Castlegar and as such, must not be foreed to leave the ity. I know it is because I have lostmany friends in the West Kootenays, who have been’ forced to leave for lack of work. A common is that no dne is leaving because there ts * Tealled a general meeting of ail d to explain ‘what we were doing, and (to) get volunteers to become lay * counsellors. From this meeting, I ‘obtained 18 counsellors. who were then put into a counselling training program. In the program they learned how. to counsel and’as well, they this because, you as concerned citizens of bie community, ~ place ‘sould be aware of what is happening. Because most of you are self-e1 ploy loyed and professional men, you may be no more. ‘aware of tl need, than T'was before my layoff, and God SOCKEYE SALMON $799 CGE LIGHT BULBS ‘Shadow Ban. Bay 3 Bulbs, get one Wore at no cee 590° SMOKED TRIG STYLE PORK SHOULDER ee 95° SHOULBER BUTT PORK ROAST Prices in effect Feb. 3, 4&5 (IN THE CASTLEGAR STORE SAFEWAY LIMITED cry SALES IN RETAIL ‘QUANTITIES ONLY ace t go, The’ reality is, that many are going b even if there is no work where they came from, they at Toast have their family’s ‘support. - My wife'nnd Tmoved here 46 Castlagar becatuso this is where we want to raise our family. My first priority. is, of courge,; my family, and without help (by this T mean feeling that.the community cares).we will be forced to. ¢ hee. “be our decision... The ‘community as a ‘whole, must let the iinenipldyed - know that they are aware of the situation and that, the eommunity is ‘trying to help. You are the business and * ~ proféssi nal men and you have it in your-power to give the . . unemployed hope such’as sales, whereby the unemployed : get reductions with proof of unemployment. This ‘can be a easily instituted through the assistance centres, because wo have to. implement just such a system for our food. store:. ‘This will not ‘only help the unemployed, and improve your store traffic, but, most importantly I feel, instill » sense of community. ‘It ‘will show the unemployed that you care and. u that’ you want them to stay. Remember too, that when Your chequing account now earns you on-your minimum monthly balance i. No.Minimum Balances. x Interest Paid Monthly on all Personal and Business Accounts * =’ * No Per item Charges * * Monthly Statements — Cheques Retained by: Credit Union x. ' “* FREE PERSONALIZED CHEQUES x. * Low $2 per Meith Service Charge x rom Castlegar Savings Credit Union Castlegar 365-7232 ee GUARANTEE FUND. Slocan Park 226-7212 things change around, the unemployed will remember who helped... We do not want charity, we need a break and to know that the community we wish to call home is behind us through the bad times as well as the good. “answer ta Sunday Crossword Puzzle No. $7 [CiTAISMBAT ILS tach | AlCl TAREBIRIAIE| MIE eo! IN| BEE TAT ORADER BLE AVES INIEIS SSGPa Mel cena Asal men ASSRVOTARE. A OMABOUREIDITIT EID . -Answer to Sunday, January 30, Cryptoquip: DEEP. ‘SECRET OF SUCCESSFUL HOTE! PRIETOR:““‘ITHAD AN INN.” os ie FRO- | For CHILD TAX CREDIT - _ INCOME TAX REFUNDS Why wait months for your money? "FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 368-3333 (Out of town customers call collect) 1346 Bay Ave. - Trall maon _ BOW d B.BRIVOVA €9 0081 ¥. . BNR@LWOSS ‘ where the unemployed wil be able to buy non-] rperishables at ; ZOE Sah oY|SO4 NOINN PUReET: be) e “sBuinogs apBo|iso>” ‘aneny naseu Novia ikea Bi, semm Laid 2s i US wisn eds, suojsseauoD -eundoid MOBUOROL | y . 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