TERRACE — Representatives of the Terrace Anti-Poverty Group — were handing out leaflets in front of the district Ministry of Social Services and Housing office last - Thursday morning, urging ministry clients to form a coalition to help change a ministry policy that they Claim is harming single parents on social. assistance. Gerry King, director of the local anti-poverty group, says the minis- try’s regulations requiring single parents .with children over six months of age to seek work is damaging families and in some cases causing parents to lose cus- tody of their children. He wants single parents — the vast majority of them single mothers — to band together and lobby the ministry to have the regulation changed. He thinks a court challenge to the rule would be the most effective way of doing that, and he says anyone .who wants to take on the ministry will get all the legal support needed from the Law Foundation of B.C. _ The ministry ' regulations | state once a GAIN recipient’s youngest child reaches the age of six months the parent is considered employ- able unless the parent has a health problem preventing employment or the child is handicapped and requires constant parental care. King points out that in some cir- cumstances parents are forced to take low-wage employment, leav- ing them with a net income at the same level as welfare but with the increased living expenses associ- ated with working. These expenses can include child care, or alter- natively leaving children with unqualified people for care during working hours. King contends that single parents should have the option of staying home with their young children ingle parents ur¢ aceon Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 3, 1990 BY ied to band toge her Clients, staff and visitors entering the Terrace district Ministry of Social Services and Housing office last Thursday were handed leaflets by members of the Terrace Anti-Poverty Group urging changes to ministry policy toward single parents with young children. Geny King (left) believes parents should have the option of staying home with young children while receiving social assistance. during that formative period in the children’s lives. The ministry policy also doesn't take into con- sideration the number of other children in the family. Under these conditions of stress and financial hardship, he says, there is a risk that the children could be taken from the parent by the ministry. King believes that in the long run public money could be saved by allowing single parents to remain at home to raise their young children rather than sending them into the work force, because the children would be brought up better and have fewer social prob- lems when they grow up. Bill Anderson, Terrace area manager for.the Ministry of Social [2 Services and Housing, said his staff are flexible and "look at each case on its individual merits". They are, however, compelled to follow the regulations and Anderson suggested the issue is "in the political arena”. A ministry policy analyst in Victoria said that to his knowledge the policy is not currently under terest. _ Only 75 homes-will-be tested within the city of Terrace heh ee be selected to participate. Selection of participants will be based on first come, first served basis, as well as on the geographic representation of the house in the area of in- please complete and return the form be B.C. RADON SURVEY, Phase 2 ‘Dr. C. van.Netten from the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology has been asked by the Radiation Protection Branch, to identify those areas in British Columbia where there is a potential radon hazard. This advertisement is a request for volunteers to participate in this study. Radon gas originates when uranium disintegrates within the earth. This radioactive gas percolates through the soil and can enter houses through cracks in the basements ‘where, depending upon the structural details of the house, it may be trapped exposing the occupants to unnecessary high levels of radioactivity. Because exposure to high levels of radon gas has been directly linked to lung cancer, it is essential to establish where In British Columbia radon gas Is a potential problem so that remedial action can be effectively implemented. _ The monitoring devices are radiation sensitive plastic discs which will be placed in the basements as well-as in the main Ilving area and left there for a period of one year after which each participant will be asked to send those monitors back to the University of British Columbia at the address below. If you.are interested in having your house monitored, free of charge, for radon gas low or contact the University of British Columbia ' directly at 228-3036. | ~~ ~"""Radon Gas Suey Name — | Address Phone No. (home) ___ Home Owner (yes) Tenant Occupant (yes) therefore not all volunteers will | oo, a, | Send completed form to: Dr. C. van Netten, . 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