A8 - Wednesday, January 12, 1983 - North Shore News

inquiring
reporter

Ellsworth

Dickson

The computer revolution is weH underway
with computers now handling chores for

businesses, banks,

credit organizations,

games, and even household budgets.
Today’s question is:

‘Are you afraid of computers?’

Bill Reid

Richmond, B.C.

No, I'm not afraid. But I
would like easy access to
credit information about
me. I think computers
are, and will be,
beneficial to us as long as
there are some controls.

— Fred Knep!

North Vancouver

Not really. There ts no
stopping them now. I am
not upset by the fact that
my personal business and
credit information ts in
someone’s computer. I
suppose before com-
puters, it was just written
down

Dorothy Wollf

North Vancouver

No In fact, I want to take
a computer course It's
Important to keep up and
computers can be an
eatremely useful tool It
does ot matter that my
eredit information ts ina
computer Tf tt
there. at

weren't
would be in

someone § files

James V estergaard
North Vam ouver

No, l think Computers are
a great
Sonwicty

benefit ter cee
Computers mean
Progress

(,raham Hollings
Nonh Vancouver

There is mo need to te

atraid of COT PUES
They are really a sign of
the times jyust tthe the
introducthon oof any tn
vention Some — people
with fear they will sive
thetr pots ter a Cammputes
and some wll but
reanember Che computes
atsercrcates pots as well

"

Ea community roundup ii

Business writing

LOOKING for a fast, ef-
fecuve way to upgrade your
English and business skills?
Capilano College will be
offering Communications
151 (Business Writing) on
Wednesday evenings in the
spring 1983 semester.
Taught by Martin Wit-
man (himself a businessman
as well as a college in-
Structor), the course con-
centrates on developing a
clear, bnef writing style.
Students master basic
business-writing formats as
they study different types of
letters, memorandums, and
teports. ‘Fhey atso-tearn how
to write an effective job-
application letter, prepare

and carr out a, Adccessful
job search. — ae

“Special attention is paid
to legal terminology and the
kinds of writing needed in a
law office.” says Wittman.
“This gives the course even

more  uSefulness to the
sjudents looking for
upgrading his or her skills.”
Communications MSI,
Section 2, wilh run) from
January 12 to Apnl 13.

meeting for three hours each
Wednesday evening on the
College’s Lynmour campus.
It is open to all members of
the community, registration

WV Library times for children

NEW DAYS and times for
regular children’s features at
“West Vancouver Memorial
Library have been an-
- nounced, as follows:

Pre-school Storytime for
ages three to five: Thursdays
10:15-10:45 a.m.,_ starting
January 13.

Toddiers’ Storytime for

two-year-olds accompanied
by adult: Tuesdays or
Wednesdays  10:10-10:30

a.m. Nine-week — sessions
start January 11.

French Club for ages four
to seven who are already

registered: Wednesdays

and vuttion costs are about “7

$60. For information on late
registration, call the college

different: kinds “of resumes:

at S8o-t9tt tocat 213

Aid for N. Shore jobless

A SELF-HELP group to help
unemployed North Shore
residents get back into a job
is being organized locally.
Called the Unemployment
Support Centre, the
organization aims to support
and guide people back into
the job > market through
individual counselling.
group counselling. seminars
and other North Shore

agency resources.

It plans to provide in-
formation on upgrading
educational qualifications or
obtaining education for a

career change. There will be
seminars on the writing of a
resume and = preparing
oneself for an interview.

For further information
contact Mike Gleeson at
9838-5281.

3:15-4:00 p.m. Seven-week
session starts January 12.

Yeung Reviewers’ Club
for readers in grades four to
seven: this months’ meeting,
Monday, January 17 at 3:30
p.m. Please call 926-3291 to
register,

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