August 19, 1981

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Helping kids get a start

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Finding a job in today’s society and under
today’s economic conditions is not the easiest
task. And for young people who may have had a
few hard knocks in life, the task could be almost

impossible.

It was a knowledge of the
effects that led- the Ministry
of Human Resources to
create, among other things,
a week long’ wilderness
canoeing expedition for
some of these young people
between the ages of 12-18.

Now before anyone starts
claiming that it’s just another
hair-brained scheme to
waste taxpayers’ money,
they should realize that this
particular program could be
one of the key methods of
establishing in many of these
young people a new and
disciplined approach to
setting up their lives.

Working under the name
of Western Wilderness
_Encounter Society, they
opened their doors on
Monday on Esplanade in
North Vancouver with an
eight week plan designed to
help certain youngsters on
the road to establishing their
future.

As part of the eight weeks,
one week includes a canoe
trip in the wilderness to help
bring the youngsters
together and to create a
feeling of unity and
discipline among them = as
well as the wilderness ex-
penence.

At the present
referrals to the program
come to the organization
through social workers in the

time. all

Ministry of
Resources.
Each of the eight week
sessions will involve nine or
10 young people. According
to Sharon Evers and David
Bischoff who run the local
program, they are
responsible for an area
which takes in the North
Shore, Lower Mainland,

Natural

Squamish, up
River, Sechelt
Coola.

The experienced pair
expect most of the referrals
to be out of work, or drop-
outs who seem to be having
problems becoming
established. in the main-
stream of working life.

A voluntary pian, the
young people will initially
receive one week in-

to Powell
and Bella

doctrination training before
their tough canoeing week.
When they return they will
then work with the = in-

structors in counselling,
filling out job applications,
investigating the work
world, or for some, there
will be help in returning to
school.

During the time they are
in the pfogram, they will
receive an allowance from
the Ministry.

Both Evers and Bischoff
say the program is designed
to help the individual in
being able to fit ‘into

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PROBABLY THE LAST relaxing moments for some time are enjoyed by Sharon
Evers, Patrick Fawkes and David Bischoff, three of the organizers of the new ministry
of Human Resources operation office on Esplanade. The centre opened on Monday.

(Eric Eggertson photo)

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