8 - Sunday, December 1, 1996 — Nortn Shore News

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reak the welfare
habit: trust yourself

Dear Editor:

1am 33 vears old, singie
white female, have no chil-
dren, rent with a roommate
and am recently a graduate
of a funded program
through Social Services and
Ministry of Skills, Training
and Labor.

A year ago | was in the
position to go on welfare. I
lacked computer skills after
10 years experience in c¢leri-
cal on switchboards and cus-
tomer relations.

The day | registered for
welfare IT took the initiative
to get into an Administrative
Secretary Program for six
months. Basically I starved
on $500 per month to getan
education and better myself.
This was well worth ir.

Six weeks after the end of
class I received word that 1

Due to reasons beyond
my conirol 1 was let go two
months later. This has been
an obstacle that I now have
to overcome even though |
know that ] was an innocent
victim.

The point is simple. My
education that was funded
through Social Services was
the best thing I did for
myself in a very long time.
Education breeds self-worth
and confidence.

The job market is a harsh
environment burt if you have
the skills, the hope and the
confidence to succeed you
will make it in this world.
There will be obstacles put
they can be overcome.

Don't stay on welfare for
the rest of your lite. Get an
education through it and get
off it! Then you will be hap-

was hired on as a. switch-

pier for it. Trust yourself.

board operator receptionist. Tina Whatcott

with ScotiaMeLeod. North Vancou

Dear Editor: .

I take exception, for the second time this
month, to a News viewpoint item (Nov. 22
“Forest Friends”).

Its three salient points concern pushing
for a better drinking water quality, to ban all
logging in old growth forest, and te stop all
road building in old growth areas.

Again [ quote from the August 199]
Watershed Management Evaluation and pol-
icy review of the Greater Vancouver Water
District (GVWD) final summary report
regarding water purity.

“The microbiological quality of the
GVWD source water is very high as indicat-
ed by the low levels of coliforms measured
routinely at each of the three sources, the
reason being no waste water discharge in the
watershed and ... a restrictive access control
program.” .

Regarding fogging of old growth forest
— “the GVWD secks to develop a more
diverse multi-aged forest that is healthier

ver

and betrer able to resist insects, disease and
fire than an unmanaged stand. This of course
requires the systematic removal of decadent
timber.”

Regarding road building: “a major objec-
dve of the GVWD road system is to provide
access tu enable detection and suppression of
forest fires. GVW road construction has no
identifiabie correlation to turbidity at the
water intakes.”

On the need for more roads, the GVWD
should develop a long-term road plan based
on the multiple criteria that drive the need
for access into remote watershed areas,

These statements are from independent
experts in each of the fields and are the result
of many vears of study and testing in the
watersheds. May [ ask what studies Friends
of the Watershed are using as a basis for their
statements and when you are going to pub-
lish them?

James R. Thomson
West Vancouver

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Dear Editor:

Thank you for your
response (Nov. 17 News,
page 46) to our press release
seeking sponsors. Tam sure
the demands by sports orga-
nizations on a local newspa-
per must be sometimes over-
whelming.

Of interest, we did receive
one call wondering why we
needed sponsors for a league
of eight 15-year-olds. I re-
read the copy and yes, that is
what it says. I guess that’s
why they call it the North
Shore Free Press. Nonetheless,
your etforts are noted and
greatly appreciated.

Sean Mara
North Vancouver

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