42 - Wednesday, May 23, 1990 - North Shore News

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70 years of support

THE POSITIVE thinking of the three professionals who started the North Shore Multiple Scterosis Self-
Help Group set the tone for those with MS to come together and share theic way of coping successfuily #ith
this disease. Recently the group celebrated its tenth anniversary. More than 30 members, their partners and
guests attended the special luncheon. Pictured at the anniversary celebration are (left to right) Faye Aubut,

Jack Van Petegem and Jessie Powell.

Women get career heip

NEW PUBLICATION AIDS WITH JOB DECISIONS

1 LIKE the Work; } Like the Money is the subtitle of
Jabstories, a new book for women making career
decisions.

The book contains stories of 57 women in growth
occupations where the average annual income equals
or exceeds the British Columbia average.

**Since most women don’t make the average British
Columbia wage, this is a book abou future
possibilities for women who are making training deci-
sions now," said Donna Stewart.

Stewart, a North Shore resident, is executive direc-
tor of the Learning Resources Society, a non-profit
agency which does research and education on
women’s work. She also did most of the interviews in
the book.

“We kept getting phone calls from women who
said, ‘I want more training, but [ don’t know what to
train for!’ They couldn’t consider many of the oc-
cupations in our book because they didn’t know about
them.

“Fortunately. the Economic Services Branch of
Canada Empioyment and the Women’s Secretariat of
the Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training

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had collaborated on a book called Job Futures British
Columbia, They had done all the statistical work on
occupational incomes and employment projections.

“We picked well-paid occupations that were ex-
pected to produce at least five hundred new jobs by
1995, found women in those occupations and inter-
viewed them. Eight of the women we interviewed live
on the North Shore, and all but one of those works on
the North Shore.

“It was a very enlightening process. Did you know
that welders are artistic people? That operating heavy
equipment is a mental as well as physical job? That
most women appreciate variety and challenge in their
jobs? That prospective hairdressers can be happy at
plumbing? There are all sorts of surprises in the in-
terviews."*

The Women's Secretariat (B.C.), che Vancouver
Foundation, Canada Employment, and Secretary of
State heiped to fund ihe book.

The book will be popular with librarians and
counselfors in schools, colleges, women's organiza-
tions and employment programs, but already mothers
are asking for the book for their daughters.

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College adopts
mission statement

THE BOARD of Capilano College
has adopted the following Mission
and Values Statement:

Capilano College is to bea
post-secondary institution of first
choice for students, dedicated to
excellence in teaching and learning.

The college hopes to instill in
students the motivation and
broad-based knowledge, skills, and
attitudes which will enable them to
become independent learners and
thinkers, to succeed in further
studies, and to achieve occupa-
tional goals and personal aspira-

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tions,

The college plans to accomplish
this mission by emphasizing schol-
arship and achievement in a selee-
tive ranee of high-quality academ-
ic. career, and vocational pro-
grams.

To enhance learning for all stu-
dents, the college plans to offer
excellent: instruction and = support
services in an attractive environ-
ment,

For more information on
Capilano College or its programs
call 986-1911,

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