Page 14 Cassiar Courier WHAT IS GAIN? Continued from Page 13 Any of the above coming in over the follow- ing amounts is taken off your GAIN cheque: SINBIEMPETSOND. «sete sseeaceteeteccetese=stecets $50.00 Families) nics Gea eet coees $100.00 Single Handicapped Person............... $100.00 SPECIAL GROUPS - THE HANDICAPPED ‘WHO CAN ‘APPLY FOR GAIN FOR THE HANDICAPPED - People age 18 to 60 who have no more than $2,500 in cash assets if single, or $5,000 if they have a family - People who get less money each month than they would get on GAIN for the Handicapped (See chart) © - People who are declared handicapped by the Ministry of Human Resources. In order to be declared handicapped, you should have a statement from your: doctor that says you have a permanent physical or mental disability and that you have tried all the treatment you could for your disability with no luck. Your disability should stop you from doing most of the everyday things other people can do, or it must cost you many extra expenses. You should have tried all you could to get retraining for another kind of job that you could do. HOW DO YOU APPLY If you think you might be eligible for GAIN for Handicapped phone for an appointment at the Cassiar Human Resources office. If you are already on GAIN, ask your worker; to fill out a Handicapped application. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Step 1: Your write in the form what your handicap is, the worker fills in a section, then sends the form to your doctor. Give the worker all the information you can about how your disability gets in the way of everyday ac- tivities. Before you meet with the worker, it’s a good idea to write down the things you do in a usual day and the problems you have doing them. For example, can you get on and off a bus? Can you carry groceries? Can you cook you own meals? Do you have bad days wien you can do much less than on others? Step 2: You make an appointment with your doctor for an examination. Step 3: Explain to your doctor how your handicap gets in the way of doing every- day things and how a GAIN for Handicapped persons will help you. You may need to remind your doctor about the treatments you have tried if he doesn’t have them all in your records. Step 4: The doctor sends the complete report ~ to the Medical Committee in Vancouver. This Committee decides if you are handi- capped or not and writes your worker, This usually takes 4-6 weeks. HOW MUCH DO YOU GET? 1 handicapped person: Basic Support Allowance.............. $210.00 - Basic Shelter Allowance................ 12.75.00 Maximum Monthly...............--2:..2- For complete information on Rates, contact your local M.H.R. office. SPECIAL GROUPS - GAIN FOR SENIORS EO tS WHO CAN GET IT - people age 60 and over, and people who ’ have lived in Canada 5 years and who are a citizen or a landed immigrant - people who have less the $2,500 assets if single, $5,000 if married - people who have less money coming in each month than the GAIN for SENIORS rate. $285.00 HOW MUCH DO YOU GET (A) Where One Person Is Age 60 Years or Older: 1 person, age 60 or older- Support Allowance,..............00000 $190.00 Shelter Allowance..............cc0cec000 $ 75.00 nL Otalic Aes. een tron onto $265.00 2 persons(1 adult, 1 child) Support Allowance................008+ $235.00 Shelter Allowance................000008- $120.00 Eotaly eee ee eee Ale $355.00 2 persons (1 age 60, | under)— Support Allowance......0.........0:0200 $255.00 Shelter Allowance...........cc.:.0s00e000 $120.00 le] 871 beste eee aaa DNL PA ei $375.00 3 persons— : Support Allowance....................... $270.00 . Shelter Allowance...............00200.006- $135.00 DROLET ban a ey at i AML tS Ua a al $405.00 (B)Where Two Persons Are Age 60 Years or Older 2 persons (age 60 or older)— Support Allowance...................... $380.00 Shelter Allowance.................0...6- $150.00 Ota eee eee a $530.00 3 persons-- Support Allowance .........ecccceseeeeee $395.00 Shelter Allowance...............00...00005 $150.00 A OTALE Syke ae oe Rbae SE an ke $545.00 4 persons— t Support Allowance....................- $430.00 Shelter Allowance...................0002 $150.00 TO baleen es hn ANN ee ir $580. 09 HOW DO YOU APPLY If you think you might be able to get GAIN a for SENIORS, phone for an appointment at the Cassiar Human Resources office. Take some proof of your age like a birth certifi- cate , a medical card with your birthdate, union cards, baptismal certificate or so on. Take also proof of your assets like a bank- book and anything that shows how much money you get each month, and rent or mortgage receipts. You can apply for benefits that other GAIN ‘people get, such as shelter coverage, home- maker service, special needs. You also get extra money if you are on Old Age Security — and Guaranteed Income Supplement. If you have any special health problems, or are hav- ‘ing a hard time managing in your home, talk these over with your worker. SPECIAL GROUPS - LOW INCOME GAIN WHO CAN GET IT Persons working full time who are not bring- ing home as much money as they would if they were getting GAIN and who have no more assets than are listed. Persons not working but getting some kind of pension or allowance (such as Mainten- ance from spouse, Unemployment Insurance or soon) that is less than they would get if they were on GAIN. WHAT YOU CAN GET > - Money up to the GAIN rate: Say you are a family of 4. The GAIN rate is $385 plus $100 extra for family earnings which equals $485. Your net earned in- | come is $300 - You can get $185 GAIN. - After 4 months, you get more money: Say you are a family of 4. The GAIN rate after 4 months is $420 plus $100 extra for family earnings which equals $520. - After you get GAIN, you can also apply for extra money for rent or house pay- ments. - You can also apply for any special needs you have. Medical, dental and drugs are not always given to persons getting Low Income Earners GAIN. But in an emergency, say your kids’ teeth are really bad and you can’t afford the dentist, ask the worker for a dental form be- fore you run up a dentist’ s bill. The same is true for drugs and emergency medical ex- penses. Always ask before you~ spend. SPECIAL GROUPS - EMPLOYABLES WHO IS CALLED EMPLOYABLE You are called employable if you are physi- cally and mentally able to work and have no family duties that would stop you from working outside the home. HOW CAN YOU GET GAIN You will have a hard time getting GAIN if ~ you: — . Don’t take a job that is open to you and it is a job you can do 2. Quit a job for other than health reasons. 3. Lose your job through some fault of your own. 4. Don’t try to get a job. 5. Get cut off Unemployment Insurance be- cause you weren’t looking for work or didn’t send in your “‘report” cards every two weeks. 6. Move to an area listed by Human Re- sources as “off limits’, such as the Gulf Islands or Stikine District. You can get GAIN if you: ‘]. Can’t find work and can show you are really trying. . Left your job for health reasons. P . Are laid off and don’t have enough weeks work to get Unemployment Insurance. 4. Have Unemployment Insurance coming, but for some reason, it has not arrive. You get two weeks GAIN - NB. If you get GAIN and later U.I.C. for the same period, you have to pay the GAIN back. Wn WHAT OTHER HELP IS AVAILABLE Your worker will probably ask you to get in touch with a Human Resouces PREP ' worker to help you find work. If he sends you to an employer, you can ask for bus fare. If you get a job, money is available for necessary work clothes, tools, certificates, (including Driver’s License), transportation, ‘shelter and food costs until you get your first pay cheque. If there is a job in another community you must try to get money for moving from 4 Canada Manpower (called a Mobility Grant). If you cannot get this grant, Human Re- “sources may be able to help you, but you'll need something to prove you have a job to go to. If you cannot get GAIN or your cheques are cut off, you may still get a “‘hardship”’ grant. This covers food only, not rent, but if you are going to be evicted, contact your worker. Also utility costs (heat, light, phone) may be covered if there is a need - for example if there is a young baby or sick person in the home. ASK YOUR WORKER. SPECIAL GROUPS - TRANSIENTS WHO IS CALLED A TRANSIENT If you are: - a single person or a childless couple, and - you don’t have any fixed address in _ the town, and - you don’t plan to stay but are just travel- ling through, and - you have less the $5.00 you are called TRANSIENT Page 16 Continued on 22 aR ae SKI CLUB NEWS I would like to rakee thie opportunity to wel-_ come the new McDame Mountain Ski Club executive. These new members are continuing with the improvements and growth of our facilities, but the only way that they can suc- ceed is with support from all club members. The parents of the younger members can also be of great assistance for setting up and or- ganization of the Yukon Cup Ski Races, and fund raising. The races require a minimum of 10-15 people for time keepers, gate watchers, arranging food and refreshments, collecting racing dues, arranging billets for the visiting clubs and setting up the courses. Now is the time to begin with the organization, If you could give a little of your time please contact. any member of the executive so they do not get stuck with more tasks than they can comfortably handle. My resignation does not mean total removal of. myself from the club. As discussed with the new executive, I will continue to assist in finishing up the loose ends from the instala- ton of the new lift as well as give any advice I can asked of me, but not organizing. _ In closing I would like to make a few com- ments on my feelings with respect to the complainers. “When I set the dues for the season they had to be set so the club dues would cover the cost of operation as well as make a small profit for continual improvement of our facility. No volunteer operators could be depended upon if we had failed to.come up with a new exe- cutive. Operators are being paid union wages at Cassiar Courier Page 15 better than $7.00/hr. and by running 18 hours 5 a week, as now ee up to run, it will cost New Ski Club $3,000-$4,000 a season. The only way to get G this money was from club dues, since it looked Executive like the club was going to fold and C.C.C. take over the operation of the lift, I could not turn this over to them if it was going to run at a deficit, therefore the high prices, The general The McDame Mountain Ski Club would like to announce that it is alive and well. : The new executive is as follows: feeling is, “Why doesn’t C.A.C. pay the David Duncan..................... President operator?” I say, ‘“‘Why should they?” We now __ Dave Troughton................. Vice-President own $60,000 plus of ski lift, paid for by C.A.C. Cheryl Kirton...............0..... Secretary-Treasurer. so surely it would seemreasonablethat we, as a club, should be able to look afterthe operating Due to our late start this season and our cold costs. The loudest complainers are those who weather we are now offering a temporary cut- have never put an ounce of volunteer work into back in our season rates. The new rates are as the club. follows: amily vente. $100.00 It seems as though people want their cake and Adults................ -$ 50.00 eat it too. If you don’t like the way things are Students.............. $ 30.00 being run, its about time you got up off your and under 8 years free. A refund to current paid fanny and put a little more energy into reorgani-; members is now in progress. We have a supportive cast of Volunteer help and have extensive plans for a Ski Meet to coincide with Cassiar’s upcoming Winter Carnival. So come on out and enjoy this winter. zation and a little less into complaints. Wayne Mayell Past President McDame Ski Club Minor Hockey Binge § The raffle that was drawn February | 6th during the Minor HockeyBingo at the Rec. Hall was a big success. The proceeds are to pay for Minor ‘ Hockey trips and ice time. The prizes were won by: ‘ MON.- FRI. 6:30 p.m. - 9:30p.m. Quilt eae eee a Mrs. Fox ss SAT. 1:30p.m.- 9:30p.m. GIO WM cersetetsreeateractaeetsaneay: Mrs. Tomashewski — ak Shirt from Shirts Only.......... Mrs. King The Variety Store of Thanks to all the ticket sellers and of course : i the buyers. Casal PIS: ane Eve Thirlwell Gary Periard [a] SERGESESEEERSSEEESESSSCSEGSSESESSSS°CRESESSRSS5E55 to get into it. nothing more than a guide. BASE: Remove the excess material. and not excessively sticky. 5 Cross - Cou ntry Skiing WAXING: by Karen Clark (reprinted by eae There is a whole mystique surrounding i the waxing of skis and I am rather reluctant However, the fact that waxing for all cross-country skiers is important, and trying to ski without it is like trying to skate on dull rusty blades. It is impossible to wax perfectly for all snow conditions. Everyone makes mistakes in waxing, especially when conditions are | changeable. Also it should be remembered that everyone moves differently on skis, and that makes waxing. an individual technique. This article then, should be regarded as Experiment. Many skis today come with a base already applied. But because you will need to re- apply the base, possibly before the season is out, you should learn how to do it. The base material commonly used is pine _ tar, or something like pine tar, called . grundvalla. A can of this costs about $3.00 and it is best applied with a propane torch until it boils or bubbles on top of the wood. Make sure that the skis are warm. apply a torch to cold skis. Spread the pine tar on thickly. Just before the base material flames, or just after, wipe this spot with an old towel with a single wipe. Work from one end of the ski to the other, doing only a small area at a time. If you do too large a portion at a time, the base material will €ool and will not wipe off. It will probably seem like you are taking off more than you are putting on, but the coat that ‘is left is‘what is important. When you are through, the base should feel smooth and dry One word of eaeone Von t ‘burn ina pee on epee Pee have edges made of plastic. And don't try pine tarring on the living room carpet. BASE WAX: remains If waxing holds great fascination for you, by all means apply a base wax. I find them rubbery and rather difficult to smooth, so seldom bother. You can buy base wax in tubes. After applying a small amount rub it lightly on the surface. Smooth it out with a cork or the palm of your hand, \ SURFACE WAX: Surface waxes are coded by colour. to indicate their relative hardness. The rule of thumb is that soft new snow at very cold temperatures call. for very hard wax, and olc hard crust or wet snow at warmer temperature require the softest waxes. There are waxes of varying degrees of hardness for every- thing in between. The four brands of wax that seem to be the most popular are Swix, Rode, Rex, and Ex-Elit. Each of these manufactures have perhaps nine different _ colours of wax that they have produced for just about every conceivable snow condition. Blue wax (all four brands) is for old snow that forms a clump when grasped in the hand. Violet wax is for old snow that balls up — easily when grasped in. the hand. Red wax ts for old snow that drips water when squeezed. There is even a wax for when a handful of snow is not to be had. When you have decided on the proper colour, apply it directly from the tube to your ski. Rub vertically. Never. When skis are properly waxed it is possible to move straight up a 20 degree slope without resorting to the herringbone, and yet move with ease downhill. Happy cross-country skiing! EE EEE