LIFESTYLES

35 - Sunday, November 12, 1989 -

North Shore News

Fielp’s at hand

HELP’S AT Hand. a _ weekly
feature by the North Shore Infor-
mation and Volunteer Centre, an-
swers questions about and
discusses such topics as yzovern-
ment policies and programs,
benefits, consumer and legal
rights, taxation and public ser-
vices.

Answers published in this col-
umn are intended only as a general
guide and should not be applied to
specific individual cases without
further consultation.

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Question: I’m on welfare. My
psychiatrist says that I can't expect
to be able to go back to work for
some time, if ever.

Someone told me that I might be
able to get handicapped benefits
from the Ministry of Social Ser-
vices and Housing. How would I
apply and what would this mean
for me?

Answer: The benefit you are re-
ferring to is called GAIN for hand-
icapped. This is financial
assistance for people who are un-
able to earn their living because of
a disability.

It would give you more money
than welfare. The current rate is a
maximum of $658 per month for a
single handicapped person.

In order to qualify for GAIN for
handicapped you must be between
the ages of 18 and 64, have an ap-
parently permanent mental or
physical disability and have vir-
tually no other income.

You will have to show that
because of your disability you need
help with normal daily living or
that you have unusual ongoing ex-
penses for things like special diet,
transportation or other needs.

You must also show that you
cannot be trained or retrained for
regular full-time work.

You must make an appointment
with a financial assistance worker
at your local Ministry of Social
Services and Housing office. You
will find a list of addresses in the

blue pages of your telephone book
in the Government of B.C. section.

Before you go for your ap-
pointment you should make a list
of all the extra expenses and all the
things you need help with because
of your disability. Some of these
things might include over-the-
counter medication, liniment or
special footwear if you are physi-
cally disabled and sometimes social
or recreational activities that are
part of medical treatment. Your
financial assistance worker will
need this information to fill out
the application form.

Your doctor must fill in a form
that says you have an apparently
permanent disability. Make sure
that your doctor understands the
government definition of ‘‘handi-
capped.’’ Remind the doctor of all
the treatments you have tried and
explain how your disability affects
your daily life.

Your doctor will return the
report to the ministry’s district of-
fice. Then your worker wi!l check
over the form and send it to Vic-
toria.

It takes four to six weeks for a
special committee to make a deci-
sion, then the committee will tell
your worker and your worker will
tell you. You have the right to ap-
peal the committee's decision if it
is not in your favor.

There is an excellent free booklet
put out by the Legal Services
Society called GAIN for Handi-
capped — How to Apply which
includes all the information given
here, plus more. You can pick up a
copy at the office of the North
Shore Information and Volunteer
Centre.

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The North Shore Information
and Volunteer Centre, a United
Way agency, is located at 1060
Roosevelt Cres., North Vancouver,
B.C. V7P 1M3, telephone 985-
7138. This column is prepared with
financial assistance from the
Notary Foundation.

Fall garage sale heid

NORTH SHORE residents are in-
vited to participate in Eagle Har-
bour Centre’s annual fal! garage
sale, being held this year on Satur-
day, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m.

Buyers can shop for many
bargains and one-of-a-kind items

ALL YOU

best.

By popular demand, this incredible offer
returns to VINA WEST VANCOUVER during
the last two weeks of November (except
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays). For $39.95
per COUPLE, all items on our dinner menu,
from appetizers to entrees, rack of lamb to
drunken prawns, are for you and your com-
panion to savor. What a wonderful opportuni-
ty to sample fine Vietnamese cuisine at its

(Eat in only.
Not valid with other promotional programs. )

a Vietnamese Cuisine

2508 Marine Dr., West Vancouver

926-6001

at this 50-table event. The com-
munity centre will organize its own
bake table and refreshments as
added attractions.

For further information contact
the centre at 5575 Marine Dr.,
West Vancouver, 923-7425.

CAN EAT

DR. ROBERT REIMER
in association with
Dr. R. Letnick & Dr N. Visram

wish to announce the opening of

DELBROOK DENTAL CENTRE

in the Delbrook Plaza
#114-3711 Delbrook Ave.. North Vancouver
Evenings* Saturday
For appointment phone 988-0570

APARTMENTS

Now may be the best time to sell your
apartment for top dollar.

ACT NOW
Call Today
DARCY McCLARY
Office 986-9321
Pager bai 3561

CORRECTION
-NOTIC

Please be ee of the
following changes to ‘the
SONY store’ catalogue,
“The Perfect Expression."
Effective Nov. 1, 1989 -
Dec. 31, 1989.

Page 5
SONY Handycam CCDF50
should read $1499.
SONY Handycam CCDF70
should read $1699,

Page 46 ~
Wrist Watch Walkie-Talkie ICB1016
should read $59.95.

BE Walkie-Talkie ICB1000 should read

$79.95.

Page 55
Prices for the METALSR90B tape
should read:
Single 3-Pack 5-Pack Box
4.99 14,37 22.95 43.90

Page 67
SONY CD Players CDP670
and CDP770 do not have
Coaxial Output.

Page 73
SONY System STRAV210CD -
turntable optional, not included
in package price.

‘the SONY store’ regrets any
inconvenience this may
cause our customers.

Eapet Mor. We AR Sony, _

PRICES EFFECTIVE

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