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From YouTube: APRIL 27 2022 Statements Mike Starchuk
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
city
cloverdale-
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Milo
family
services,
head
office
is
located
in
clovrale,
not
quite
barkerville,
but
cloverdale,
and
it's
just
around
the
corner.
From
my
constituency
office,
one
of
their
programs
milieu
employment
services
started
in
2009
and
uses
a
customized
employment
approach.
A
They
believe
everyone
has
the
right
to
be
employed
and
that
people
with
disabilities
should
be
represented
in
a
variety
of
industries
and
roles.
Milieu's
aim
is
to
close
the
knowledge
gap
by
ensuring
employers
have
the
tools
and
access
to
an
inclusive
workforce
that
reflects
all
citizens
in
their
community.
A
Milieu
tailors
their
employment
opportunities
by
carving
out
tasks
from
job
descriptions.
The
tasks
matches
the
strength
of
the
job
seeker
in
2014.
Milia
was
successful
in
receiving
an
employment
contract
from
community
living
bc.
This
contract
started
with
30
job
seekers
with
diverse
abilities
and
has
now
grown
to
over
200
people.
Receiving
employment
supports
as
an
example,
dave
burton
product
manager
of
coast,
water
systems
needed
reliable
self-motivated
individuals
to
take
ownership
of
the
shop
floor
to
ensure
the
shop
was
clean
and
prepped
for
the
next
working
day.
A
Milieu's
employment
specialist
met
with
dave
to
identify
the
specific
needs
of
his
shop
and
to
better
understand
the
skills
and
abilities
needed
by
an
individual
to
work
in
an
industrial
shop.
Setting
based
on
this
meeting
and
gathering
some
information
through
a
discovery
process
with
adam
shima,
it
was
determined
that
adam
was
the
best
match
in
accordance
coast.
Waters
needs
adam,
ensures
that
the
shop
is
ready
and
clean
in
accordance
to
safety
standards
through
the
hard
work
and
attention
to
detail.
Adam
has
quickly
established
himself
as
a
valued
employee.
A
Over
the
years
of
working
with
coast,
water
adam
has
been
able
to
make
many
changes
to
his
life.
He's
moved
out
of
his
family
home
and
he's
now
living
semi-independently
in
adam's
words
having
a
job
is
important
to
me,
so
I
have
money
to
go
out
and
do
more
things
and
save
up
for
that
tattoo
that
I've
wanted
for
a
long
time
join
me
in
congratulations
to
adam
and
the
many
others
who
have
come
through
this
program
at
meal.
Mielew
employment
services.