September 8, 2000 is international Literacy Day. This day is set aside each year to recognize the need for literacy programs to help the 48 percent of Canadians who have some difficulty with literacy or numeracy. These statistics are alarming, but even more alarming is the realization that in the new information economy, literacy skills are more important than ever before.

National surveys indicate that only 20 percent of Canadians are equipped to handle the amount of reading and writing required for jobs in the new economy.

There are Laubach Councils in the following BC regions: Ashcroft/Cache Creek, Clearwater, Valemount, Kamloops, Logan Lake, Merritt, Mission, Clearwater, Richmond, Tri-Cities (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody), Prince George, Chase, Vancouver, North Vancouver, White Rock/Surrey/Langley

Tutor training sessions, Fall 2000

BC Interior
Tutor Training sessions are planned for:
Kamloops Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 Contact KLLC 828-2665
Lillooet October 14 & 15. Contact Lisa Steele 256-4745
Prince George October 27 & 28. Contact Darcy Allen 563-4405, loc.207

BC Lower Mainland
Richmond Sept 14 &17. Contact Dave Hogg 272-1763
Tri-Cities/Burnaby October 14 & 15. Contact Mernie Jacobsen 941-1888
Surrey November 4 & 5. Contact Jean Smith 531-1618
Mission November (or February). Contact Myrna McGregor at 826-6313
Vancouver December 9 & 10. Contact Jerry Horne 263-6606

Tutors in the Lower Mainland are asked for expressions of interest in the following workshops, which can be held as early as October:

Voyager Workshop
ESL Workshop

Contact Jerry Horne 263-6606 or e-mail your preference for date and place: horne7376@home.com