ANNETTE MARTIN

 

Looking for summer

employment? Haven't been

_ practicing, “Would you like

fries with that?” Here are a few
alternatives you might want to
consider.

BC Hydro is créating 550 jobs
for BC youths this year through
the provincial government's

- Crown Youth Employment

Initiative, part of the Youth
Options BC program.

Opportunities will be avail-
able in the following areas:
marketing and communica-
tions, customer services, infor-
mation systems, environment,
office administration and engi-
neering.

Job postings in these areas
will be advertised on campus,

in Canada Employment Centres

and on the BC Hydro website at
www.bchydro.com. (Although
at press time, there were no job
postings on the site yet.)
Another source of employ-

ment opportunities through
the Youth Options BC program
is the government's own web-
site: www.youth.gov.be.ca

From the main index and
home pages, surf off to links
such as BC Tourism. Browse
their job listings and explore
some of the tourism postings
available for the summer in
resort areas. Currently, they
have no listings in the
Environmental-Ecotourism file,
but you can also post your
resume and suggest other cate-
gories you'd like to see listed.

The Labatt People in Action
(LPIA) program helps students
gain valuable work experience
by funding their employment
with a registered charity.
However, this isn’t a “walk-in
and we'll hire you” experience.
You have to do the legwork
yourself, and get an applica-
tion into the program by April
16, 1999.

If you're already a volunteer

Can | super-size that?”

with a non-profit organization
or registered charity, or know
of one you'd like to work with,
go and discuss the LPIA pro-
gram with them.

The next step is to design a
project you could work on with
the organization that would
meet the LPIA terms and con-
ditions. Think of something
that would have an impact on
your community, would make a
real difference in the lives of
others, and would develop your
own skills.

Finally, call 1-800-334-2627
or visit the LPIA website at
www.lpia-ltao.com and follow
the instructions for submitting
an application.

Remember the deadline is
April 16,1999.

So don’t get stuck mowing
the lawn again this summer
(unless you're training for a
career in landscape gardening.)
The work is out there—happy
hunting.

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Starving Student

DISCOUNT NIGHT

 

 

 

 

Just show your student ID card to participating retailers when
you shop the first Thursday of each month from 5pm to 9pm.

List of participating stores available at Customer Service, South Mall.

To make life a little easier, Coquitlam Centre
is offering Douglas College students, staff and

faculty a ‘student discount shopping night’.

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COQUITLAM CENTRE
making life a little easier
464 8357

Look for these Savings
and much more!

10% off

15% off regular priced
merchandise

Bagel Street Café
Au Coton

 

 

The Body Shop 10% off regular priced

merchandise

10% off tea, coffee,
specialty coffees

Dog's Ear T-Shirt Co. 10% off
Heel & Sole Shoe Repair 15% off

Darling Café 15% off sandwiches,
cake, large ice cream

15% off
10% off
Louie’s Submarine 10% off
Saje 10% off
Kings Art Gallery 10% off

Shopper’s Drug Mart —‘|0% off excl. prescriptions,
tobacco, baby supplies

 

McBean’s Cappuccino

 

 

 

 

The Vitamin Connection
Rodan Jewellers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discounts not valid with any other promotions. Offers good at Coquitlam Centre only.

 

The Other Press April 7 1999 Page 3