Heip’s at hand

HELPS AT Hand, a weekly
feature by the North Shore fnfor-
mation and Volunteer Centre, an-
swers questions about and
discusses such topics as vovern-
ment policies and orograms,
benefits, consumer and teeal
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: Ean 61 years old and
have worked bard atl my life. J
have been thinking of taking carly
retirement at some time during the
coming yeur.

Eunderstand that if 1 do this 1
would ceceive a reduced Canada
Pension Plan peosion.

What bE don't know is whether
the pension will revert to the full
umount when Toturn 65, and
whether my carly cetizement will
have any effect on the amount of
pension received by my wife when
she cench?s retirement age or the
pension she would rcesive us i
widow HP weer to dle before hes,

Answer: Changes aide to the
tules governing Canada Pension
Plan in January 1987 atlow you to
ret your retirement benelits alter
the age of 60 if you are oo longer
employed or self-eniployed, or il
you ase working but your caries
are less Chan Che taaxiuaim mon
thly CPP pension,

tf you decide to tihe eats
fetiiement you will coutinue te
tecerve Candie Peasion Phin
benefits at the reduced rate Cor the
rest Of your bite | Yous earls
tetuement wilh not allect the
amognt of CPP your wite wilt

receive if she has coniributed to
the plan, nor will her widow's (also
Known as “surviving spouse’s’’)
pension be reduced.

Remember, toweeer, that the
Canada Pension Plan is a con-
tributory plan and) your benefits
will depend on how much you have
contributed over the course of
your working fife. I you contact
Health and Welfare, Income Secu-
rity Programs they will be atle to
tel! you what) your monthly
benefits would be.

Question: baum thinking of tak-
ing 2 trip to China and maybe
some other Oriental countries.
How do fF find out what im-
munization &. cequired or recom
mended?

Answer: Vancouver Health
Department hie an bimunisacion
Information Line at BO.a30L.
Wheo you dial this number a tape
will give you instructions on pen:
eral health precautions shen you
tritvel.

You will also be offered che
choice of other tapes on specific
countries and these tapes will ad-
vise you which immunizations are
requited for entry to aieh country
and which other ingculations may
be advisable.

if you have further questions
thatthe tape does not addres you
cae Gal ta a atiese between 2 ane
35300 pom. cite Buesday and
Vhuesdliy by diatieg 74-126.

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THE NORV Vancouver Cuy
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Storytime on Saturday, Deo. 16,
The event will include somes and
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