A2- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 19, 2003 From front : Chaos coming when gov't — cuts off welfare, union says affected will be signifi- cant. “My guess is, in Ter- race, you're looking at somewhere around 200 to 300 people in the first month,” Philpott said. “And 30 to 40 per month each month thereafter.” He said that will lead to evictions and increased homelessness as welfare ceases to pay for rent. “There’s going to be more pressure on food banks and charitable serv-, ices,” he said. "There's potential for there to be more property crime in communities, It’s all there.” “Who knows what peo- ple are going to do when their livelihood is com- pletely eliminated.” White bear gathers steam NORTHERN B.C. towns and aboriginal leaders have united behind the campaign to have the Ker- mode bear made a symbol of the 2010 Winter Olym- pics, says Skeena’s MLA. Roger Harris said he met the North Central Mu- nicipal Association and its leaders have endorsed the campaign and conveyed NCMA support to Ted Nebbeling, the minister re- _ sponsible for the Olympics. “We're talking every municipality from 100 Mile House north,” Harris said. “That's pretty signif- icant. That’s 70 per cent of the land mass of the province.” The effort also has the support of the Northwest Tribal Treaty group, which represents aboriginal lea- ders from the Prince George area to the Queen Charlotte Islands. And Harris is asking re- gional caucuses of B.C, Liberal MLAs to also en- dorse the plan, in order to get more political support from other corners of the province. The Liberal northern caucus has already backed the Kermode. Harris gave the bear an- other boost last week when he made a private mem- ber’s statement in the le- gislature. Speaking in the legisla- ture, he described the Ker- mode as neither threatened nor endangered, “It's a powerful symbol of strength and determina- tion, whether in athletics or in everyday life - a trait that speaks to the human spirit,” he said. A local committee is working on a two-minute promotional video that will also push the Kermode, he added. Jn Kameron Gily honed vital | reset ond bea ora re tree Don Philpott Philpott doubts the gov- ernment’s optimism that many people will find jobs. Even the more employ- able recipients: would have extreme. dif- . Roger Harris ken up as children are tak- en into government care. . Those costs could offset much of the savings made through the cuts, he said. “They're go- ficulty find- “ ing to be ing work in Who knows throwing today’s what people are women and northwest geing to do when children off economy, he their livelihood is Welfare. tak- sai completely elimi- 2. ¢ oncicl “The jobs P n ¥ their financial just aren’t nated. support,” there,” | he Philpott said. said. “Many “We know of them have been jobless for years - with reason. And many of them have children,” He said that may mean many more families bro- that results in more child protection complaints and more children coming into care.” Blanes said many of the people affected are like Robert E. Wesley, a 45- year-old man who lived on Terrace’s streets and died here Oct. 4. “We call those guys the backstreet boys,” she said. “There’s going to be a whole lat more backstreet boys around this town. 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