The Cloverdale
Your Weekly Clover Valley Newspaper March 29, 2012 Y www.CloverdaleReporter.com Y 604-575-2405
Job program gets the axe
Barista Baristatraining trainingprogram programcancelled cancelledafter afternearly nearly1010years years
By Jennifer Lang ernment. The agency is at a loss to explain Staff and students at Cloverdale Learning why the federal government has decided it Centre can’t believe a popular, successful job will no longer support the program. It was designed to give students like Clotraining program for at-risk youth is coming verdale’s Paige Ferguson, 18, and Langley’s to an end. This afternoon, a few of them will be join- Dain Leguerrier, 17, a foot in the door of the ing participants and supporters of the Baris- labour market by helping them overcome tas program as they gathering for a final barriers to employment. They completed the program farewell at the Guildford Youth last week as part of the final inResource Centre. take. Both are disappointed to It’s an untimely wrap-up for “This came as a learn the program won’t be conan award-winning program that tinuing. was held up as a model by B.C.’s surprise.” Participants go through an inbusiness community and helped brew job success for hundreds of - Siobahn Pires, PCRS tensive, six-week life skills program, followed by a nine-week, youth in Surrey, Cloverdale and paid work placement at StarLangley over the past decade. bucks, where they are treated Offered through Pacific Community Resources Society and Starbucks like any other employee and held to the same Coffee Canada, the Baristas Skills Link Pro- expectations. “We are trained and treated like any other gram was a unique partnership between a barista, ” Leguerrier said. social services agency, the private sector, the See GREAT {PLACE TO WORK / Page 3 Surrey School District and the federal gov-
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Paige Ferguson, 18, and Dain Leguerrier, 17, are among the last graduates of an award-winning training program that helped at-risk youth overcome barriers to employment.
Katie’s first hair cut was a doozy
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Katie Stubbings is donating her pony tail.
By Jennifer Lang At 4 and a half, Katie Stubbings is a little older than most kids are when they have their very first hair cut. But there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation why her mom Tammy and dad Ryan kept her home from the salon. It took four years for Katie’s hair to grow into a pony tail that was long enough to donate to Angel Hair For Wigs, a program of A Child’s Voice Foundation. The non-profit organization makes and distributes wigs to children in Canada who have lost their hair to cancer or other childhood illnesses. Seven years ago – before Katie or her twin brother Evan were born – Tammy lost her auntie Val to cancer. “My aunt had to wear a wig during her battle, and had fun with all the different looks the
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wigs gave her,” Tammy said. When Katie was born, she surprised everyone by how much hair she had – and how fast it grew. “We decided we could grow her hair out and donate it as a memory to my aunt,” Tammy explained. When they heard about children losing their hair to cancer treatments, the family decided to donate Katie’s hair to a foundation that makes wigs specifically for children. The big day of Katie’s first hair cut finally arrived on March 13. The family went to Karen’s Corner, where family friend Karen Pelhke of Cloverdale did the honours. Katie was a little shy during her first visit to the hairdresser’s, but took it well, even if mom spouted a few tears. “It was pretty emotional. We were excited, but it was hard to see her hair go,” Tammy said.
“It’s nice to know a little boy or girl is going to have some hair, if they want it or need it.” Her long, light brown locks – which had grown past her waist – were trimmed into a stylish bob that falls just below her chin. The hairdresser cut off an impressive 14 inches – two more than the 12 inches required to donate for wig making. Between 10 to 12 ponytails are required for just one wig, and they cost between $800 to $1,000 to manufacture. That’s why Katie also collected $275, so she could donate the money along with her hair. Katie wouldn’t say if she planned to do it again someday, but her mom isn’t ruling it out. “Her hair grows quite fast, so we can do it again if we need to,” Tammy said. For more information, visit www.acvf.ca/ index.php/our-programs/angel-hair-for-kids.
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