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ART AND the outdoors are Ronnie’s main inter-
ests. She likes sunshine, checolate and meeting
peopie. Places she has travelled include Europe,
the Caribbean, New York and india.

Lionsview seniors receive grant

NORTH VANCOUVER'’'S
Lionsview Seniors’ Connections
Committee has received a $29,418
grant from the federal government
to continue to develop a network
cf organizations that would
reconnect isolated seniors with the
North Shore community.

The connections committee is
sponsored by the Lionsview
Seniors’ Planning Society and in-
cludes representatives from seniors

centres, service organizations and:

churches. _

In addition to maintaining an
inventory ‘of selevant organiza-
tions and promoting education

and public information programs,
the committee will pian  ap-
rroaches to identify and reach out
io isolated seniors.

The project, which involved
over 100 participants, will provide
long-term benefits for seniors at
risk.

The grant was secured through
the federal New Horizons pro-
gram, which was established by
the department of health and
welfare in 1972 to help Canadian
seniors plan, run and take part in
useful activities of their own
choosing.

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Wednesday, October 14, 1992 — North Shore News ~ 11

Program launched to
help older workers

Canada Employment and Immigraticn

CANADA EMPLOYMENT
and Immigration will create
a 20-week program to help
unemployed older workers
in North Vancouver return
to the workforce.

The program, called Careers for
Older Workers, will start soon
and is open to men and women
aged 45 and older who are cur-
rently collecting unemployment
insurance.

“This program is different
because it provides the time and
the expert assistance to explore all
the options and alternatives that
are really there,’’ said David
Hanley, project manager.

**We won't be doing dry and
tedious research ... we'll be out in
the world being practical and, I
hope. taking some more enjoy-
ment from life.’°

According to government
reports, older workers are facing a
difficult, time. Although their
unemployment rates are marginal-
ly lower than those of other age
groups, the effect on them of be-
ing unemployed is often more
severe.

They segularly face age
discrimination, disruption ta
future plans, economic security,
friendships and family relations.

Hanley said Careers for Older
Workers offers a unique combina-
tion of career counselling and ex-
ploration, direct introduction to
employers, four weeks of on-
the-job work experience, recre-
ational programs and English lan-
guage training.

“Em especially proud of the
hieh calibre of professional staff
that we have been able to attract
to work in this project,’ said
Hanley.

Catherine Dawson, the Canada
Employment officer responsible
for the pilot project, called the
program a “‘non-traditional solu-

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The project was developed and
is being operated by the Canadian
Centre for Educational Develop-
ment, a non-profit society
dedicated to promoting literacy
and economic opportunity.

For more information, calt
984-2851. Careers for Older
Workers is located at 311 West Ist
St., North Vancouver.

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