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Barista training perks back up Reprieve brewed for at-risk youth job program
By Jennifer Lang Fire up the espresso press. An award-winning job training program that’s helped brew success for hundreds of at-risk youth in Surrey, Cloverdale and Langley has been saved. New funding sources have been found to re-launch the popular Baristas program, held up as a model by the business community for giving youth a foot in the door of the labour market by helping them overcome barriers to employment. The program was axed in March, after Surrey’s Pacific Community Resources Society learned the federal government would not renew its contract under the Skills Link employment program. Students, staff and supporters even gathered for a final wrap-up party. Offered through PCRS, Starbucks Coffee Canada, the program was a unique partnership between a nonprofit agency, the private sector, the
Surrey School District, and the federal government. On July 16, the program resumed operations in Surrey, thanks to partial funding from two new sources: the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Society (ACCESS), which offers the BladeRunners youth employment program, and the B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation. Staff and supporters are feeling immense relief, said Ryan Paulson, Community Engagement Coordinator for Pacific Community Services, or PCS. “We’ve had this program since 2003,” Paulson said. “It makes such a difference for the youths who enroll. You go to a ton of graduation ceremonies and you could see the lifealtering impact. It was a shame to lose it.” As word spread about the program’s demise last spring, “people See NEW PARTNERS / Page 6
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Mike Scott poses with his custom 1957 Cadillac convertible – one of nearly 50 cars he’s collected over the years. He’s one of the participants in this year’s Surrey Show ‘n Shine as part of the Cloverdale Blueberry Festival. See story on page 3.
Two-year deal keeps racetracks in place
By Jeff Nagel The City of Vancouver has agreed to a two-year extension of Great Canadian Gaming’s Hastings Racecourse, putting to rest for now talk that the Lower Mainland’s two horse racing tracks might merge at a single site. Vancouver council’s delay in signing a deal to keep racing at Hastings Park and its goal of tripling green space in the park had fueled speculation thoroughbred horse racing there might soon
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