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FISH PIE - 4 Portions ad

8 oz. Fish, Free from skin & bone 1 chopped hard boiled egg ¥, pt. bechamel (thin) white sauce 2 oz. cooked diced mushrooms chopped parsley salt, pepper 8 oz. mashed or duchess potatoes

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Bring the bechamel to the boil.

Add the fish, mushrooms, egg and parsley. Correct the seasoning.

. Place in a buttered pie dish. . Place or pipe the potato on top. . Brush with egg white or milk.

Brown in a hot oven, and serve

RATATOUILLE

Peel and slice 6 Aubergines (eggplants) and 6 Italian marrows (Courgettes), sprinkle with salt andleave covered with a weighted plate for | hr. Slice 2 large onions, skin, remove pips and cut

up 8 tomatoes. Slice 2 peppers very thinly, re-,,,

moving core and seeds. Chop 3 garlic cloves.

‘Heat | cup olive oil in a heavy pan, fry onion

until slightly coloured, add the garlic, cook for 5 minutes, then add aubergines, courgettes, peppers, and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, add a bouquet garni and cook covered for an hour.

This dish may be served hot or cold.

QUEEN OF PUDDINGS - 4 Portions

1 pt. milk:

2 oz. castor sugar vanilla essence 2 oz. castor sugar for the meringue 2 oz. butter 4 oz. cake or breadcrumbs | oz. jam ' 2 eggs

Method

1. Boil the milk with the butter.

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. Pour onto the yolks of the eggs and sugar. . Place the crumbs in a pie dish. . Strain the custard onto the crumbs.

Bake in a moderate oven in a bain-marie, until set, approximately 30 minutes.

. Allow to cool.

Stiffly beat the egg whites, fold in the 2 oz. castor sugaly

Warm the jam and spread over the baked mixture.

With a star tube and piping bag, pipe on the meringue.

Brown in a hot oven and serve.

The bridge scene is flourishing in Cassiar. Northern Lights college has bridge lessons as part of its. programme. When the ten week course is completed the Bridge Club looks for- ward to seeing even more new faces at the regular Tuesday meetings. The club held a Christmas Social in December which was very successful - a fun time being had by all. As usual the refreshments were scrumptious - thankyou Ladies! Prizes donated by Phillips Travel were awarded for the High and Low Scores of Ladies and men. The winners were:

Highsbadyicie a iacoes se) Kerry Jones

High Man........0......0:606 Fred Smit-Neilson Lowiladyie. eek ees Betty Bowman Low Man..........5.....0c008+ Ken Reid

‘The floating prize was won by Betty Bowman. Another social is planned for the near future. Any people in town interested in joining the Bridge Club can just come along any Tuesday evening to the Rec Centre or may contact Marvel Nitti for more information.

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Planning for this year’s Winter Carnival is well underway. The Planning Committee meets ev- ery Tuesday in the Upper Meeting Room of the Recreation Centre at 7:30 p.m.

Bestos, the carnival ‘mascot, is getting an over-

haul for Schmoo Daze ’79. He is having a new |

head made up by Pam Krawczyk and a new body is being tailored by Rita Brown. Bestos is making his premiere performance at the Sour- dough Rendezvous parade in Whitehorse on February 25th. In addition, two floats will be representing Cassiar in the Sourdough Parade. One float, which is a giant, 3-tiered birthday cake is to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Cassiar Community Club. The second float is representing the town of Cassiar, using the theme “Come South to Sunny Cassiar’’. Palm trees, Polynesian maidens sipping exotic drinks, lots of blue water and green grass will

make up this float.

Sourdough Rendezvous weekend promises to

ve a fun-filled time for all Cassiarites who will. -be participating in the celebrations. !

RECREATION CENTRE RENOVATIONS

Extensive renovations are underway at the Rec Centre. We ask your co-operation and under- standing regarding interruptions to our regular schedule.

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BROWNIE i NEWS |

For the past few months the Brownies have been working especially hard and are beginning to reap their rewards. A number of badges have been awarded. They are as follows: ;

_ Anne Pewsey - Housekeeping

Jaqueline Molan Housekeeping, knitting and

cooking. Mary Molan Housekeeping, knitting and Cooking. Mary Howard Housekeeper and Cooking Alexia Jones _ Golden Bar

Congratulations girls, and keep up the good work.

February 22nd was an important day for the Brownies - Thinking Day. This is the day on which Brownies all over the world remember Lady Baden-Powell, the founder of guiding for

- girls. Our girls celebrated with an ethnic supper

at the Lion’s Room. To begin with, there was a short programme about Brownies from other lands. Elizabeth Grant, Jaqueline Molan and Mary Molan told us about Brownies in Canada, Japan and Switzerland. The excellent supper was provided by the Brownies’ Mothers. There were dishes from Italy, England, Canada, Mexico and China. We are extremely fortu- nate to have so many co-operative mothers in- volved with the Brownies Without their help many of the activities planned would not be possible. ~

At the celebration on Thursday, Wilma Grant and Elizabeth Grant were presented with fare- well gifts. Wilma has been Badge Secretary for the past three_years and we would like once again to thank her for the superb job she did in this capacity. We would like ‘to say. ‘‘Thank

you” to the Lions for allowing us the usé of ~

their room.

Our Brown Owl went to an Area Conference

in Fort Nelson and has come back with lots of

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new ideas, which will be incorporated in the meetings during the next few weeks.

Also, at the area conference, Nada learned that the age limit for Brownies has been changed. Girls may now enroll at six years of age and continue until they’re nine, after which: they fly up to Guides. At the moment this will pose quite a problem in Cassiar. There are girls who are eligible to become Guides in Sep- tember but there is no Guide Troop in town. If anyone is interested in helping to establish a Guide Pack in Cassiar please contact

Nada Carin at 778-7366

Clinton Creek is alive and well - and living in Cassiar.

CREATIONS Maternity & Newborn 7

- 357 BROWN ST.

HOURS Mon-Wed 9am-5pm Thurs- 1pm-5pm, 7 pm-9pm Closed- Sat & Sun

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Welfare

The Ministry of Human Resources is ruled

by several laws. One of them is the Guaran- teed Available Income for Need Act, or

GAIN Act. This law was passed by our Pro- 7

vincial government in Victoria in October 1976. It sets out the kinds of service people in need can get: money, shelter grants, health care, special needs; homemaker ser- vices, day care, employment and training grants and other similar benefits. Like other laws, GAIN has a set of regulations or rules which state who can get benefits and how these benefits will be given.

Remember, GAIN is a law passed because our province knows there are people in need. When you are a person in need, it is a good idea to have the Law and the Regulations so that you can be sure you are getting what you legally deserve.

The Human Resources staff in Cassiar also have a blue book which contains letters, memos and other instructions to help them carry out the Act and Regulations.

WHO CAN GET GAIN

In general, all Canadian citizens or landed immigrants who get less money each month than the GAIN rates. You can have some money and still get GAIN. You can have:

Transients sexes steerer Ma ence $ 5.00 Single employable under % APEP SO assess neesacteteaceuccaneserneOatses $ 160.00 Single unemployable under ES fot poet See Uae Naa cata Wee $ 500.00 Single persons age 55-59........$ 1,500.00 _ uPersons under age 55 with one lene dependants sree Sbelg B -$ 1 500. 00 Persons age 55-59 with one . dependantsni re ane $ 2,500.00

_ (plus $300.00 for each additional”

dependant) Remember, you can still get GAIN if: You own your own home : You have a car j You have some money or cash assets You have a job - but get paid less than GAIN — rates

You are eligible for unemployment insurance

but your cheque hasn’t come (usually get two weeks of GAIN)

You quit your last job for health reasons and your doctor or old boss will back you up You were laid. off your last job

Your U.I.C. cheque is less than GAIN rates”

You aren’t eligible for U.I.C. because you didn’t work long enough

You have some money coming in each month but it is less than GAIN rates

You should be over the age of 19, but if you are under 19 and have been on your own,

you should talk to the worker to see if you.

are eligible.

HOW TO GET GAIN

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If you are broke, phone or go directly to the -

Human Resources office in Cassiar.

Don’t wait until you have spent all your money or cashed in all your valuables. Re- member you can apply even if you have the amounts of money and other items listed above.

It may take a few days to get an appoint-

ment with the Human Resources office, and to get a cheque. That’s why it is a good idea to apply before you have run out of every- thing.

HOW TO GET AN APPOINTMENT

Phone the Human Resources office for an appointment between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30

p.m. 778-7227. The receptionist will pro- bably give you an appointment with the So-

.cial worker within a few days. The Social worker takes your application. This is also the person you contact when you have any problems around getting your cheque or the amount of money you get. Before you go to M.H.R., it is a good idea to collect the following | papers to speed things up:

-Social Insurance card

-Other identification such as Birth Certifi- cate, Driving License, Marriage Certificate, or Passport

-an immigration card or pink slip from the Immigration Department, if you are an im- migrant.

-a rent receipt, or a mortgage mayinent re- ceipt, or property tax papers, to show you are a permanent resident, not a transient.

-a paper from Unemplyment Insurance that shows why you are not receiving a cheque from them, if you are unemployed recently -Medical Plan card

-Life Insurance policy

-bank book or bank statement, if you have one»

-records of income from any place

-any documents to prove value of assets ~

The Social worker will help you fill out the application form. All the questions on the ° form have to do with your money situation, the number of people in your house, their relationship to you and their ages. If you are separated, the Worker will also need to know about whether your husband or wife contri— butes money to the family.

You will have to give all the information needed for the application form, but the’ Worker should not ask you about other mat- ters, unless you want to talk about them.

If you have just separated from your hus- band or wife, the Social Worker may ask you

- if you feel the separation is temporary or _ permanent. If it looks like you will be sepa-

rated for a while, the Social Worker will tell you how to apply for Maintenance.

GAIN RATES

When you first go on:

Number of people in family............... 1 Support Allowance.................00005 $ 100.00 Shelter Allowance..........0....c+e00seees $ 75.00 a Total ea eee SACS eh at $ 175.00

For ‘complete information on Rates contact your local M.H.R. office.

WHEN YOU GET GAIN EVERY MONTH

Each month that you are on GAIN, you will get a form mailed to you, with your cheque. You must fill out this form and return it to the Human Resources office on the date that it says or you won’t get your next cheque on time. It is a good idea to keep a copy of all the information you put down on this form and the date you send it in. Keep it with your copy of your application form and all your cheque stubs from Human Resources.

You are supposed to report on this form: -Any money you get during the month and where it came from (not including your GAIN cheque): If you have a business license, report any net profit.

- a change in address

-a change in rent, mortgage or taxes

- any change in the number of people living in your home (visitors don’t count)

- if you get a job and when you get your first paycheque

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WHAT IS GAIN :

Law in BC.

Some of this information may change the amount of your next cheque or whether you go on getting GAIN. The next section tells you the ways your cheque may change.

OTHER MONEY COMING IN- HOW IT AFFECTS GAIN

‘Any money you have coming in other than GAIN is divided into three kinds: Money that doesn’t change your GAIN cheque; money that is completely taken off your GAIN cheque; and money that is partly taken off your GAIN cheque.

MONEY THAT DOESN’T CHANGE YOUR GAIN CHEQUE

1. Family Allowance

2. Money earned by your children if they are students

3. Foster home payments

4. Renters Grant

MONEY THAT IS TOTALLY TAKEN OFF YOUR GAIN CHEQUE

This i is called “unearned income”

1. Interest from stocks, Rende annuities,

shares, and accounts

2. Income from cooperative societies ©

3. War disability pensions, military pen- sions and War Veterans Allowances (for those under 60 only)

4. Insurance benefits (except insurance trom a destroyed asset used to replace it-example, a house burns down) |

5. Superannuation benefits and Canada Pension Plan

6. Unemplyment Insurance Payments

7. Union or Lodge benefits

8. Financial assistance from another province

9. Workers Compensation or disability pensions (for those under 60 only)

10. Widows or Orphans Allowances

11. Income from an estate

12. Net rental income from self-contained

~ suites or property (not your actual residence), land, tools, vehicles and equipment

13. Interest earned on mortgage or agree- ment for sale, unless it is used to pay. for present shelter

14. Old Age Security and GIA

15.: Interest from Homeowner Saving Plan and Registered Retirement Savings

16. Gifts of money

17. Criminal injuries awards, compensation, winnings from games

MONEY THAT IS PARTLY TAKEN OFF YOUR GAIN CHEQUE

' This is called “earned income’.

. maintenance or alimony

. any money you earn from work . Income Tax refunds

. Pension Plan refunds

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rented in your house, or day care you are doing. You can first take off all the costs you have. (The worker needs to get approval from the Regional Manager for this), You can help by bringing in re- ceipts and lists on paper of your costs. 6. Money from education or training al- lowances, grants, loans, bursaries, or scholarships. Sometimes you can keep all of this money. You should ask your worker and explain your case if you need

all the money for. expenses of education

and cost of living.

. Net income from boarders or rooms

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