STEPping ahead

About 5,000 young Albertans will benefit from the 1997 Summer Temporary Employment Program as the program enters its 26th year of operation. The $9.7 million program will run from May 1 to Aug. 31. Funding is available to employers under the program's community-based element. Eligible employers include municipalities, regional health authorities, school divisions, post-secondary institutions, registered non-profit organizations, First Nations governments and Metis settlements and publicly funded agencies such as school boards and hospitals. Applications for STEP funding must be submitted to Advanced Education and Career Development Centre, a Canada-Alberta Services Centre, or by calling 1-800-661-3753.