out‘of. it — the | pay is. Towsy. I If fees. reflected: the. actual. cost of: "operation, ‘Clients : ‘would . move © their children toa less expensive, unlicensed ‘day care. Reality reflects that situation: “in the area: there are six (li- " censed) spaces ‘for children. un- der one year, six for ages 1-2 and’ - 18 for ages 3-5 in family: day-— ‘cares. In the larger group day- ’ .cares there are 40. spaces ‘for children 3-5 and: none for chil- - dren under three. The shortages £0. on in more “specialized ‘child care areas: what does an employed single parent do when Johnnie or Janey has the flu? Take the day (very possibly several of them) off work — there’s no licensed - facility to care for sick kids who can’t go to their regular day care. or to school. For employed parents of school age kids, what : about the hours between 3 p.m. - and 5 p.m.? Creative solutions. Alie Toop — continued from page 22 : The nurses hope to raise -funds for bursaries for nurses: - in the Terrace area, who want to go for their degree. And _ father than the nurses going on "their own down south for upgrading, etc., the Terrace » © Chapter will bring in qualified people, so all the nurses can ~ take advantage and benefit. If you like to kick up your heels _ and have a good time, support . this event. Listening to Jim Ryan and Friends is worth the _ Price of admission. : Heritage Park was a bustling |: ? place last’ weekend, It was the - official‘opening of the park, ‘done in style. Saturday after- -hoon the Ginny Lowrie May _ “Day Recital was held. The per- : formances took place-in the Dance’ Hall. Fred Adair was ‘the M.C. for the-occasion, and the accompanist for the singers : was Jose Coosemans on the piano. Tina Hovenkamp, Romy _Maikapar and Jennifer Zuc- -chiatti are off this week to ' Chilliwack, where they will be ° "performing in the B.C. Festival _ of Arts. Their accompanist - Jose Coosemans will also be there. _ The festivities on Sunday were started by the Terrace Pipe and Drum Band. While they were playing, the horses ‘and buggies rode in. Heritage Park is a wonderful setting for events like this. Next up was the trio ‘*Coun- try Gold’’. They played many golden oldies, country style. ‘The Skeena Square Dancers ‘rounded off a perfect day with quite a few dances, It’s that — -toetapping kind of music that adds so much to the friendly atmosphere of the park. The tains stayed away and even the sun came out. My recommendation to you ‘is to put Heritage Park on your list of things to do this sum-_ ‘mer, Have a great week every- body. Please phone me with . your Bits ‘n’ Piecesat . °° | 635-2723, and I will talk to you . ‘again next xt Wednesday, raifi of. shine. - cS . i een = NebaBet el» Anas. ee Cant a ee * abound, ‘because there. is: “no ‘Ticensed after-school care. - Here's the rest of the list: no ‘ing ‘as. ‘advocates rather ‘than. adversaries.- They also ‘think - ‘licensed casual care, no licensed infant care, no program specifi- cally adapted to the needs of Native children, and almost no ’ daycare service for special needs children. - ~ The solutions aren’t coming “through any level of govern- “ment, When asked if the elected ‘officials had taken any useful action, Leblond replied, “Talk, but nothing else.” Both women believe the be- . ginning of adequate child care in * SARA SEs es ‘ing: people: currently doing busi- “ness‘as unlicensed. operations to “ undergo. the licensing. procedure, .. with the licénsed operators. act- there should be an official advi- sor to assist people get started in the licensed daycare field, per- haps even a: local licensing com- - ‘mittee. poo Steinbrenner ‘noted that. lk censing is controlled by the Min- istry of Health, but there is far more than health involved: in - - running a daycare, A: licensing committee could consist of rep- resentatives from a‘number of at: disciplines to. provide: xpert’ advise-in the complicated — ~ business “of keeping - children chealthy, amused:and.. happy... In order to give local licensed daycare. operators a broader base, Leblond and Steinbrenner are moving toward forming a northern group ‘with the Prince George Family Daycare Society and joining the Early Childhood Educators of B.C. “It would give us funding for workshops, - “group medical and dental plans, and keep us‘in touch with gov- ernment,”’ Leblond said. Those intentions will be con- sidered at a public meeting June 7, Open to anyone interested in Tulameen Area Director, Ernie Willis, is one ofa erowing number of municipal leaders to endorse Retail Postal Outlets. Over ninety percent of our customers say service at Retail Postal Outlets is as good as or better than the former post office. basins community leaders appreciate the benefits the town receives from increased access to posta products and services. “business means: We're in rural Canada to stay. 7 Longer hours of service, often including weekends and evenings. ~~. More outlets. Over the next few years the number of outlets will grow _ from 5,000 to 7,000 across rural Canada. ~~ More business. Retail outlets, operated as part of a local business, _ hep strengthen the business base of the community. riweenapeak ‘eae wi Py EL RTP Daa STL BPM Bl Teirace Review — — Weiiesday, May 24, 1989 9 23 - Were : Samily-daycare: ae . And tonight in the: Northwest ae Community. College playschool, cre ., Child: psychologist: ‘Peter Mauser .~: - will give a talk on discipline and - guidance for children. ‘The ses- sion is open to the public, and further information is available from Tracie ‘Leblond © at | 638-0703. + Leblond said the Montessori. preschool will add a-‘daycare to «~~ its program next year, but there won’t be much of a net gain in’ spaces: one of the licensed fami- ly daycares in town has_ an- nounced it will shut down’ next year. * oS rate Fi ates plier Sere eee eee an LSPOSTE Canada Post Corporation « Sociele canadienne des postes ~ Our commitment: better service for you. ot