EXPERIENCE UNLIMITED

EXPERIENCE UNLIMITED, 102-145 West 5th St., North Vancouver, has opened its doors to help unemployed men and women aged 45 or over.

The company offers free help for North Shore residents who are seeking current information about the labor market and their poten- tial place in it.

Funding for the community- based employment assistance pro- ject is provided by the North Vancouver Canada Employment Centre and priority is given to applicants who are eligible to col- lect unemployment insurance.

Professional counsellors help

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unemployed people discuss topics telated to finding work oppor- tunities.;

Experience Unlimited will offer a series of group employment counselling sessions starting on Aug. 4.

The program is headed by Pamela Lelong who has coordi- nated the downtown Vancouver office of Experience Unlimited since 1986.

She and her staff provide indi- vidually tailored sessions as well as group employment counselling in a confidential, supportive at- mosphere. Experience Unlimited is designed to assist with:

@ normalizing the experience of unemployment;

@ developing strategies to cope with change;

@ exploring new directions in

one’s job or career; @ regaining a sense of purpose and control.

Those interested in using the service should either contact the North Vancouver branch of the Canada Employment Centre, 124 East (Sth St., North Vancouver or call Experience Unlimited at 980-9449.

POWER SMART

NORTH VANCOUVER-based Albright and Wilson Americas has received a national award from the Canadian Electrical Associa- tion (CEA) as well as a Power

Smart award for energy efficiency.

Albright and Wilson, an indus- trial producer of sodium chlorate, has been located in North Van- couver since 1957. While increas- ing production capacity by 84% it was able to reduce electricity use by 28%, with major environmen- tal benefits.

As B.C. Hydro’s eighth largest single customer, Albright and Wilson cut its energy use by 100,000,000 kilowatt hours, saving enough electricity for 10,000 new homes.

Four other B.C. industries aiso received 1992 Power Smart Indus- trial Awards. Total annual energy savings achieved by the winners would provide enough electricity to supply the annual needs to

tricity needs of 560,000 new B.C. homes.

FEDERAL FUNDS

THANKS TO Vancouver-based Brookdale International Systems Inc., we will soon be able to breathe easier in the event of fire, earthquake, toxic release or chem- ical warfare.

In 1960 the smoke alarm was introduced to the world. Since then over £00 million alarms have been installed worldwide and tens of thousands of lives have been saved as a result.

Brookdale has now developed E-VAC to take over where smoke alarms leave off. Once the alarm signals the presence of smoke, E-VAC provides protection for at least 15 minutes from toxic gases and transient. flame and allows its users to escape safely.

Brookdale has received a federal loan of $798,000 from Western Diversification Canada (WD) toward the E-VAC project.

E-VAC is a_ pocket-sized

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lightweight maintenance-free air purifying respirator that can be donned by an untrained user in a few seconds. Brookdale plans to test, certify and manufacture and market E-VAC by 1993.

Total costs of the project are estimated at $1.95 million.

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STARK MACLISE

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10,745 new B.C. homes.

Power Smart is recognized as one of the most progressive energy conservation programs in North America. It aims, by the year 2010, to provide 5,600 million kilowatt hours of energy savings,

photo submitted? = enough to meet the annual elec- ALBRIGHT AND Wilson Americas’ Roger Thomey (left) and Brian

Smyth (right) accept the Canadian Electrical Association's na-

tional award for energy savings from Power Smart vice-president

Veikko Kammonen.

Host families sought

NACEL CANADA, a non-profit organization, is in desperate need of B.C. host families for French students aged 14 to 18 years.

_ The adolescents will be arriving from France on Aug. | and stay- ing for four weeks, until Aug. 29. There is no remuneration for hosting the students other than adventure and friendship. (This keeps costs low and makes the program available to a broader range of students.)

French teens tend to be very family-oriented and are often happy just playing a board game with their hosts. They are here to

_ immerse themselves in our lan- guage and culture and to become another family member for a month, doing whatever the host family is doing.

Although it is preferred, host families do not have to have

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teenagers of their own. Students and families are matched for simi- lar interests and written references are required for both students and host families. Chaperones check on the students throughout their Stay.

All students have medical, lia- bility and emergency return in- ‘Surances.

This year French families will be hosting over 60 teenagers from B.C. Nacel hopes that B.C. fami- lies can return this gesture and open their homes to French teens. Most of the remaining students needing placement range from 16 to 18 years old.

If you are interested in hosting a French teen this summer, call 922-2159, fax 922-2594, or write to Nacel B.C., Mrs. Gaye Lefaivre, P.O. Box 91824, West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 4S1.

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