WEST'S Department Store Ltd. Your Home Hardware Deoler Ladies Wear Fabrics & Notions Travel Agency 1217-3rd St. Castlegar Ph. 365-7782 32 Years of Service | MARLANE HOTEL Full Facilities Chuckwagon Restaurant Licenced Dining Room Cabaret Fully Licenced Phone 365-2626 Jim Marshall, Owner 330 Columbia Avenue KARNIES LADIES WEAR LTD. 1127-4th St. Castlegar Phone 365-7961 BETTY MacDONALD F.J. McLEOD CONSTRUCTION LTD. industrial and Commercial Construction Unionized Contractor Phone 365-3566 FRANK AND DICK McLEOD Box 3486, Castlegar —— LeROY OPTOMETRIST Castlegar Phone 365-3361 Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 noon KINNAIRD TRANSFER Excavating and ° Gravel Sales Phone 365-7124. Tony Geronazzo Box 3249; ‘Castlegar . ~: MOROSO, MARKIN AND BLAIN ° Certified General Accountants Tax Consultations — Auditing Trustee in Bankruptcy Associated Firm: GENERAL DATA CENTRES INC, Paul Moroso, Alian Markin and Joan Blain . 241 Columbia Ave, — Phone 365-7287 Wilson, Macbeth & Co. jt J.M, Macbeth & TRAIL AUTO BODY LTD. 2316-6th Ave. Castlegar,-B.C. : : Phone 365-51 14 24 Hr. Towing.” :Auto > glass a specialty ANDY, JOHN AND ALEX One -Stop Shopping Top Quality Clothing for the Whole Family — Small Appliances eae PATRICIA DEENIK, Manager Castleaird Plaza". -CARTER’S SINGER SEWING CENTRE Singer Sewing Machines Fabrics—Notions Draperies Serving Castlegar from Trail since _ 1967 and in Castlegar since 1974 JOHN AND BONNIE CARTER GWEN KISSICK, Manager Castleaird Plaza — Ph. 365-3810 f di .. Dressing Service ‘Specializing in’: Permanent Waving rhone S65: 5386 . Nora Male: gey. _ Owner/Operator 3009: ‘343 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C. , Ph. 365-3331 MANAGER KEN DeJONG AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT 1501 columbta Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-7532 KENNETH MARTIN © 19 Years of Service ‘ PETE'S T.V.LTD. 279 Columbia Ave. astlegar Ph. 265+ 6455 PETE AND.ANN ZAYTSOFF 15 Years of Serve ‘COLEMAN EXCAVATING . Sump and Septic Tank Pumping Excavating and Snow Removal ROY, LORNE& CRAIG COLEMAN 3400-4th Avenue ninis Gréep f consi, venue © ~ JEWELLERY | : 1104-3rd Street , Castlegar, B.C. “Phone 365-7141 _ LARRY AND: RAYMOND BOSSE BAKERY “We Use No Preservatives” Castleaird Plaza Ph. 365-5944 -RAY DeROSA ° Syrs. 18 Years of Service Woodland Construction Commercial and Residential Construction Phone 365-8359 MIKE & LILLIAN SEMENOFF ; 2433-9th Avenue V4 Years of Service “GERONAZZO | HOLDINGS Serving Castlegar, Robson Biueberry Creek and Genelle with Garbage ‘Disposal Service RICHIE AND DOOREEN GERONAZZO Box 3279, Castlegar HELPFUL COUNSELLING tions," selor Ab Dunn and a student Seles op- “the first steps CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 27, 1983 CCl y for you? Is stbebasdeny education for you? The best way to . find ‘out is to start talking to people. Talk with teach Marg Nickle départment head of Selkirk College's Allied Health (N often the mature counsellors, friends,- family, and other students about what opp itios are and their ience: Unless you ask you may never find out the answer. A good place to begin is with a counsellor. Pick up that telephone and make an appointment with a counsellor, Plan. to discuss your i student to take time, if possible, to get back into the routine pf school. “It has been our (Nursing department) experience _ thata pre-nursing year or more has been a great asset in Allowing time for adjustment to the formal lcarning options; admission réquirements, career choice, educa- tional oppo: ities in the West Koot financial aid, ete. If you've been away from school for a few, years you may be wondering if you can “handle” student life. “I was petrified when I first went back to school,” said Terri Grant a student who, will graduate — “ Selkirk College's. spring. “But'I soon found ‘out that other people ie me were at college too, that help was available and that a few "\ years out'of school did not mean that T couldn't learn.” When people have been away from school for a few "years, thoy. can’ expect a period of adjustment while’ lectures, and Jabs, reading and writing and- books and . éaleulators become part of a new routine.” . “True enough, college was strange for awhile and I was strange to student life,” said a recent Nursing duate. “The mest difficult for me has been‘ , juggling ‘the demands ‘of honie: and ‘parenthood’ and all i with th th n of school. my family was thould undertake when Ing qu i and opp! ding and helpful.” One noticeable trend has been a gradual “easing-in.” Neo ee an ney “Practical experience is an. important part of the training students receive at Selkirk College. many of the college's offerings. include "qoine isds-an, i? Insome of th the.p in 1; d training settings on college sampnsess others learn to. apply theoretical gj to practical in the field. - ‘For example, students in the Norsing program spend: : many hours in clinical settings in area hospitals and Forestry students spend two weeks in the field conducting’ projects in cable yarding, engineering and juvenile spacing. ‘Other . Forestry courses such as- silviculture,:surveyin, it _ _Iaanagement, also requ field ex ~The Ski Resort Operations-s ‘and Management program -takes' students to ski resorts during the winter months: At the resorts, students apply classroom instruction to real life - situations and find out first, hand, what it is like to weetk f in the ski industry. . tal Sciences . local area directly into the courses so that students have the opportunity to become more familiar with the local region. ° In college facilities, students. studying hairdressing ’ develop :skills and expertise in a, modern, well-equipped salon environment. General. Mechanic, Welding-and Elec-* + trical students gets hands-on training in shop facilities and a machinery training compourd located on ‘the’ Rosemont - E campus. : “Practical experience together with, classroom instruc. tion provides the student with the skills necessary. to enter : the work force, or Pursue additional training op FIELD LABORATORIES: «Prime Fr ‘The r t geology and biology) incorporates field experience in | the... PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE ‘In ‘Selkirk’ in the program, second year is. ‘split between classroom work, in- and almost daily # ying training. parks, and. winter and alpine recreation sites ars easy travelling of Selkirk College, provide excellent field laboratories for students studying Wildland Recreation. - College's Aviation ‘strument traini ” sald. Nickle. “A pre-nursing year allows students an opportunity to pick up the necessary _ Prerequisites as well as courses from the program in , advance, which means a lighter load when the student registers in the nursing program.” For the prospective student who worries about the academic demands of college, Selkirk College does offer preparatory courses in English, mathematics and the “sciences, Reading and study skills courses are also available and a useful pre-entry activity. Other Selkirk College services that may provide you with some useful information includé financial aid services and counselling services with career exploration sessions for individual students ‘and groups. College isn't for éveryone and a college education isn’t necessarily going to guarantee a better job and greater earnings. But.a college education can give you much more than job training. The side benefits are numerous. You will acquire a broad understanding of the’ sworld of work, gain a wider perspective of society, form life-long and 1, physical, mental and social growth under’ the influence of caring “People — people dedicated to your learning experience. ‘sat the Castlegar campus Adult education Acctart The Adult Basie Education (ABE) .program offered by Selkirk College is an extremely popular program within the region and throughout the. province. The college's program is enjoying province-wide recog- nition because of the model Selkirk College is using. The model is student-oriented. Students can enter the program any time after the October 1 start date and work at their own speed either on a part-time or full-time basis. THe courses held in the college's Continuing Education centres are generally offered. from October to March. On. the campuses (Castlegar, Trail and Nelson), the courses may run for a longer period of time. Several types of courses are offered as part of ABE. One p i ies for three and four covers Grades 9to 12; Courses are currently available in Castlegar, Greenwood, Crescent Valley, Nakusp, New Denver, Kaslo, Midway, Salmo, Nelson and Trail. - Basic skill improvement courses, and English as a Second Language courses are also offered. by Selkirk ~ College. Enjlish as a Second L helps adults d and speak English used in the community. Classes are available in Trail, Castlegar, Grand: Forks, New Denver, Nakusp and Nelson. College Prepartory courses, “Transitional ‘Training, Learning Assistance, evening upgrading courses and the Independent | Studies program are also part of the Adult aduns. Level one and two includes Grades 1 to 8 and level ° Basic Es Each program is dtomeet the special needs of adults. ADULT LEARNING +. Adult Basic Education classes at Selkirk College enable students to work at their own speed elther on a part-time or full-time basis.