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Planning for this yearâ€"long program is still very much in the preliminary stages. The three team members recently completed a threeâ€"week training session which included instruction on first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and how to teach home health care. The trio is now busy contacting groups throughout the area which may be interested in the program and they hope to have all four courses underway by the end of February. The program is designed to help people cope with rising health care cost and ease the strain on community health care resources. ‘"Because of the high cost of hospitalization and patient care there is a renewed emphasis by St. John and the government to reduce these costs," said Jefferson. ‘"The best way of doing that is to have people looked after in their own homes." Welsh and Baxter will serve the Cambridge area out of the team headquarters at St. John House, 56 Jaffray St., Cambridge while Sadlier will be stationed at the Kitchener St. John House at 250 Gage Avenue. Funding to establish the team came from the federal government which in December awardâ€" ed St. John a $40,000 grant through the Canada Community Development Program. The team is made up of Isabella Welsh, of Cambridge, a graduate nurse, Marjorie Baxter, also of Cambridge who is a registered nursing assistant and Mary Sadler, a registered nurse from Waâ€" terloo. The yearâ€"long program, explained Gordon Jefferson, regional manager for St. John, is the first of its kind in Ontario.‘ What makes it different is that a package of four health care courses will be taught by a team of three professionals working full time, instead of by volunteers. "This is a first," Jefferson said. "Everyone will be watching how we develop." The medical profession will be keeping an eye on the Golden Triangle in 1983 and what they will be watching is the success of a new health care program which has been set up by St. John Ambulance for Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo and Camâ€" bridge. Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff A secondary aim of the Summer Canada program is to encdéurage the hiring of those who are particularly disadvantaged in the job market â€" native people, the physically disabled and women â€" "to help increase the employability of these target groups," explained "It aims to create jobs which will enhance the students‘ future entry into the labor force," she said, ‘‘to help them to be more employable in the future .‘ It is an outgrowth of programs such as Opportunities for Youth, Local Initiatives and Young Canada Works which were established in the early 70s through funding by Canada Employment and Immigration and designed to reduce unemployment among young peoâ€" ple. Stubbs emphasized, however, that the purpose of the program is not merely to create jobs but also to provide worthwhile and valuable experiences for participating students. The program now in its 13th year was established to ‘‘increase the number of fullâ€"time summer jobs for students,"" said Mayling Stubbs, project officer. Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff With unemployment at record high levels, finding a summer job has become an increasingly frustrating experience for students. The federal government with its 1983 Summer Canada program will again offer students a foothold in the labor market. New St. John Ambulance course development to be keenly watched Federal Summer Canada program offers students some footing One aspect of the program involves the creation of ‘*We should be looking at the parking situation as it might develop. I‘m really getting quite worried about this," Thomas told council Monday. "If predictions come true we‘ll have all these people coming into the city when the museum opens. We could be getting behind now and I don‘t think we should be leaving it much longer." Thomas asked that the city‘s business development committee (WBDC) examine the parking situation and advise Waterloo city council is going to have to work fast to head off a severe parking shortage in the core which will result from the opening of the Seagram Museum this fall, says Ald. Doreen Thomas. Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Waterloo residents interested in the courses are asked to call the Kitchener St. John Center at 579â€"6285 or Mary Sadler at 886â€"4159. Although the program grant is for only 52 weeks, Jefferson is hopeful that ‘"we will be able to generate enough interest that this will develop into a continuous thing. These programs will either be taught at the St. John houses in Kitchener and Cambridge or team members will arrange classes at other locations. There will be a charge for the courses, but the exact fees have not yet been decided. ‘"This is something that people have been talking about for a long time," he continued. ‘*Now we have an opportunity to see if the need is really there. I think it is." e What Every Babysitter Should Know, a fiveâ€"six week program geared towards adolesâ€" cents ages 12 to 15 which teaches how to hold an infant, first aid for children, safety measures relating to accidents which can occur in the home and the types of questions babysitters should ask parents. e Child Care in the Home, a 15â€"hour course that teaches the care of children from infancy to preâ€"school age with instruction and practice sessions. This program covers preparation for parenthood, growth and development, health needs, illness, accidents, medication and the responsibilities of child care workers. e Health Care For Seniors, a program develâ€" oped by St. John Ambulance for seniors which includes information on home health care, first aid, the aging process, nutrition, medication, home safety, the heart and some specific disâ€" eases. e There‘s No Place Like Home For Health Care, a 12â€"hour course which teaches the basic skills and techniques needed to provide good physical and emotional care for someone who is ill and living at home. ‘"The difficult thing is to get it rolling," said Jefferson. "Normally people are not geared to thinking they need these kinds of courses ... first we have to educate the public about the need for the program then we teach the courses." The four courses available through the program are: An advantage of the program, explained Stubbs, is that a student can be employed by a particular organization for up to three consecutive summers thereby giving him a variety of job experiences and hopefully an opportunity to develop a wider range of skills. Projects undertaken must provide work for at least one student in a field where there is expected to be future labor shortages. This year the internship program will involve employers in the private sector in addition to those in community organizations and agencies. "It is designed to give developmental work or experience that relates to the current studies or career objectives of the student,"" said Stubbs. In the past, students in the Kâ€"W area have run day camps, helped in research projects or taken part in artistic or cultural projects such as the Waterloo Celebration Theatre‘s production of Emma Orr and 1, the Parade, explained Lesley Buresh, acting superviâ€" sor of the Employment Development Branch. A second component of the program, the Summer Internships offer employme‘n of a more specialized nature. special community projects. Organizations or social agencies are urged to sponsor projects that will employ a minimum of three students for six to 18 weeks during the May 2 to Sept. 9 period that the program is in effect. Stubbs emphasized that the community projects and St. John Ambulance Health Care Program team members Marjorie Baxter, Isabellia Weish and Mary Sadier (from left to right) examine course materials they will be using in their work. WA TERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY FEBRUVARY 9 **When we made the decision on the (Seagram) Museum we got all the numbers. There is adequate parking for at least the first five years of the museum‘s operation even if they have optimum attendance," remarked Ald. Robert Henryv. Mayor Marjorie Carroll told Thomas that discussion of the core parking situation is an "ongoing thing‘ at WBDC meetings. "It‘s certainly an area that continues to be looked at." Thomas‘ council colleagues didn‘t appear to share her concern about the potential parking problem. council on a possible location for a parking garage. Thomas has long advocated construction of a parking garage as a solution to the city‘s parking woes and she said Monday that council should be setting aside money now to pay for it. To become eligible for this year‘s Summer Canada grants applications for Community projects must submitted by March 4. The deadline for applications to the Summer Internship program is March 11. For additional information, call the Employment Developâ€" ment Branch at 643â€"4187. But apart from the monetary advantages, Buresh said that the program will enable organizations to complete projects they have been consigerlna but had postponed due to a shortage of staff or funds. To be eligible for the program as a student, a young person must be enrolled in a high school or university program and be intending to return to school in the fall. Another requirement is that they be referred to the Summer Canada program either through the Canada Employment Cenfre or the Canada Employâ€" ment Centre for Students. d what incentives are there for organizations to b,'z;me involved in the Summer Canada program? Grants will be provided to participating employers that will both subsidize the student‘s salary at the minimum wage level and contribute up to $35 weekly to cover the cost of employee benefits and other exâ€" penses. ‘"‘The jobs to be created must not involve lay offs, displacement of seasonal employees or replacement of volunteers. It is not meant to dislocate current workers or volunteers,"‘ she said. summer internships to be considered for government funding must create additional jobs, not duplicate the ongoing activities of the organization. AMelodee Martinuk photo 1983 â€" PAGE 3