MINISTER TELLS THE NEWS

‘an assumption’

By CHRIS LLOYD

WELFARE CUTS to recipients as a result of

provincial Human Resources changes are only an assumption, Grace McCarthy told the News in North Van- couver Wednesday.

The Human resources minister was in town for the official opening of the department's new Capilano District office at 145 West 15th Street in North Van.

She restricted her com- ments to praise of local Human Resources staff, and steered away from the more contentious issue over- shadowing the department of the impending policy changes which have aroused the fears of many recipients.

“We don’t have cutbacks in income istance,” she told the News. “We have had a change in eligibility for those who apply for income assistance.”

The minister praised the department’s record § and continued objective of filtering ‘employable’ people

away from the welfare system, rather than discussing the proposed

monthly eligibility reveiw for welfare recipients.

policy

About 5,000 across the province are involved in work placement programs this month, she said, crediting the scheme with an 85-100 success rate.

She said of the “job action

program”: “It is highly successful and we are very . very pleased with it.”

As to continued eligibility for receiving welfare cheques, McCarthy said that in the cases of people who cannot work for health reasons ascertained by a doctor there will be no change.”

In cases of single mothers of young babies, she said it is now commonplace for mothers fo resume work shortly after having children.

WELFARE BUMS

Asked whether her new policy was being introduced because of concerns that the system may still be open to abuse by “welfare bums” - one of its prime attractions to supporters of the changes, the minister responded:

“The taxpayers do not tolerate that suggestion and I would not put that description to people who need income assistance.

“It is help in time of need only and is not meant to be a permanent plan or a lifetime career.”

Asked if she felt the

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VANDALS have struck near the International Plaza Hotel. And this tume they set fire to the car they chose.

A West Vancouver police officer saw smoke billowing from a black 1977 Ford LTD. parked on Capilano Road on the gravel area just south of the hotel while he was on patrol at 2 a.m. Friday.

The smoke was so thick that at the time he did not know if anyone was trapped inside the car. Fearing that if he opened the door the sudden intake of oxygen might cause a surge of flames, the officer smashed a

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side window to smoke.

He found nobody tn the car but saw that the glove box had been opened and police suspect’ that the vandals may have used the car registration papers to Start the fire.

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system was even currently open to abuse, following the policies of her predecessor, she answered: “There is not the extent of fraud in the system and the measure Mr. Vander Zalm took with the inspection system has been very helpful.”

She would give no in- dication of what effects the policy changes would have on the department's budget.

“The new policy is not designed to have effects on the budget,” she said, “but to assist us to help people who have a life on welfare into an independent situation.”

Introducing the minister for her opening of the 14- staff office, manager Jim Thompson said there is often very little thanks and much criticism for the system, either for doing too little or too much.

McCarthy told the office staff that frequently the minister comes under attack by those who feel their

problems are not being looked after but that ‘because of maintaining

confidentially the ministry is often prevented from telling “the full story”.

She praised staff for carrying out their respon- sibilities with “the same humane caring \yeu had when you entered this work”.

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The intenor of the car was heavily burned and damage is estimated at $2,000.

Just the previous week five cars parked in the same spot were vandalized by thieves

who stole almost $2,000 worth of valuables from them.

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