dren in

‘special way to. record the
milestones of .their..
“childhood: years,” “said -
«McCarthy. “In ‘this Year of -
the Child and the Family, I
am pleased to announce that —

these « nidren' will receive.a-

personal “alt:in, ‘entitled.
“Watch Me Grow’, to help

them develop their roots and -

strengthen their identities.”

“Through unfortunate
circumstances beyond their
control, these children no
longer live with their natural
families,” said McCarthy.
“By “using ‘Watch Me Grow’

-and memories

| to record their experiences,
_ they will be able to keep

their personal histories alive |

and real.” mo
_The books can be used to

record birth details; health

and = innoculation.~in-_

formation,. souvenirs,
photographs, school reports,
of both
natural .and foster parents
and friends.

“Children will need caring
and guidance in preserving
‘these. memories, so_ the
enthusiastic support of foster

parents, social workers and, **
natural —

where possible, | n:
parents is vital in helping
them maintain their ‘Watch

Me Grow’ books.” .
‘The idea for the books was ~
: developed by- ministry social |

workers. and Vancouver
Island foster parents, in-
cluding the current president
of the B.C. Federation of
Foster Parent Associations,
Phyllis Primeau of Port
Alberni.

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DWARFED BY HIS TOMATO PLANTS, Syd Jobling of North Vancouver has more food than he knows what to do
with, A foreman with Rivtow Straights for a number of years, Syd is now retired. He has a couple of secrets he can.
share with you ‘green thumbs’: start the sceds growing in your basement under growing lights and when transplanting
to the garden, use lots of compost. The tomatoes were started in the basement at the beginning of last March and
transplanted to the garden May 2. Syd has been gardening about 30 years. (Elsworth Dickson photo)