CANADA MANPOWER CENTRE,
10072 King George Highway,

Surrey, B.C.

LOCAL INITIATIVES PROGRAM

The special needs of many Surrey

residents could be met by projects fund-\§

ed by the Local Initiatives Program.

"with the September 10 deadline
approaching," said Bill Adams, manager

of the Surrey office of Canada Manpower, §

"we are urging the community to bring
forth their ideas and applications for

LIP. Any individual, group, or municip-}

ality can sponsor a LIP project."

"The projects," said Adams, "must
provide a worthwhile service to the
community and have the support of that
community. Projects which would dupli-
cate existing facilities and services,
however, will not be considered."

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LIP is a program to provide jobs at§

the time of highest unemployment.

"Though we do not yet know what

allocation we will receive for our area/¥

said Adams, "we do know that LIP can
contribute up to $100,000 per project.

The average federal contribution to wage

for the projects will not exceed. $140
per man week. (A man week = 1 person
working 1 week). The projects must be

non-profit, there are no funds available}

under this program for setting up
private businesses."

"If anyone ‘has a good idea for a
project which will provide a needed

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service in the Surrey-White Rock area,
continued Adams, "they should get e
applications into our office at 10072
King George Highway as soon as possibl
The final date for returning completed
applications is September 10." ;

For further information contact
Melinda Minkley atethe centre or call
588-5981.

 

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RE: LIBRARY SERVICES

In order to maximize student use of
library resources this Fall, we would
like to inform you of the following
library services:

(1) Orientation lectures and library
tours.

(2) Post-orientation library ccarcl D

(3) Student reference services for
particular research topics. If
possible, send us a list of
projected essay topics at the
beginning of term so we can be
prepared.

Books, pamphlets, and xeroxed
articles may be placed on 2 hr.,
24 hr., 3 day, or 1 week reserve
at the circulation desk on each
campus.

(5) Lists of subject headings,
specialized bibliographies.

Garth Homer will resume his activities
as Reference & Orientation Librarian

in September. To arrange for the above
services, or to discuss any problems

or suggestions, please contact his
office, local 248 on the Surrey campus.

Thank you for your interest!

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