A8 - The Terrace Standard, | Wednesday, May: 12, 2004,

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School trustee joins race
for Skeena NDP nomination ©

THE PROVINCIAL election may be- 53 weeks away, but - He was a vice president aaa
there’s already a. race: for the, NDP’ nomination in, the, with a: Canadian, Paper-
Skeena riding. on workers Union local at Eu
_. Kitimat school | Irusiee. Peter King last week: ane. “rocan ‘in. the: early: 1990s.
“nounced ‘he is. going up against: former NDP: MLA -Hel- That union ‘has since been,
mat Giesbrecht for the notnination: .. ireplaced™by -the Communi-
A. school trustee for. 14 Yyears;: “first: swith the Kitim \en cations, Energy and. Paper-’
school district and: now with the ‘combined Kitimat-Ter- ers: Union of ‘Canada
race Coast Mountains: School ,District, King. is a long ar
time employee | at the: ‘Buroca \ aulp and paper. mill: din. Ki-
timat and has held senior posts jn. the’ union. which Tepr
sents its workers, |

‘King: hag’ jus finished’ é a
: ae Stint.'as' president of ‘one of
“Pye! had .to “make decisions” in: education Eve not.’:- the: locals. Last. year, it
-wanted to and I want: to- do: something: to. change: that,” io went on st ike. against Buy
‘said King: in- ‘referring. to-school closiires, ‘teacher ‘and: “toc
. Support’ staff layoffs and the four- -day week: introduced :- AS. a Iruistee,: King op 7
just last year. in’ Kesponse. to" budget: pressures, os posed las ‘year’ s-mave to”
“As a. trustee you run on the idea of finding’ ways, to” “the.-four-day. .week. But: =
improve education. But with closing. schools; four-day: “once: the’ ‘board: voted i in fa- -
weeks and laying. people off, there’s been, no initiative vour, King said sit, was. his.
we ‘can:do:to change’ ihat,”.said-King. “ duty*to.go along with. the majority and not undermine’ the ©
“Education. is the miain area that: has engaged me, bit: . workings, of:the.board, - ;
‘there’s also.the. selling: off-of resources without any job ing; cknowledges: ihe: four-day week has cut: spend.
guarantees, ‘the deplorable: State of. ‘health care. and the. n
deficit.the government is ringing: up,” King’ added. = trict’ Ss budget BaP)
Born in England, King .was. just six months old when oe :
his parents moved to ‘Kitimat i in 1956. ‘where his father
took a job-at Alean!.. 0.285%
A graduate of Mount Elizabeth Secondary Schdol i Hh

Peter King

“and responded: to a'lot of. calls: two: ‘weokends ago: when ” Two: assaults “occurred, one. of :which allegedly ine"
the carnival came to town:: °° © . volved. a minor. assaulting a police’ officer. : '
Four officers. in plainclothes were: < used to keep, an nye ;
“on activities atthe Westcoast: Amusements midway and “
rides, said RCMP. Cpl: Mike: Tivers.. &

“(The carnival) generated a significant. mount rnore. a :
-_ work for us,” Tivers‘said,.’ “Tivers said JO. peopl were, arrested: over. the’ carnival

“We were. ‘extremely. ‘busy on “Friday [Apsik 30," Said. * weekend “and,at least. “seven: individuals have: ‘been®
Tivers. "It was. very, very- busy i in’ théte) “charged with’ various. offences, including a. couple of

There -were 20. calls: to the police directly: rela ed | minors. pin
the carnival, ° : cers Ae ckpecti-n more. ¢ charges will: be laid

Police made at Teast. six liquor seizures,” one of which wees reparations aré ‘lnderway: for niext-year’s carnival: ;
‘involved an adult: supplying. liquor: to a minor, and four “You. can ‘rest: assured ‘extra members. will be’ working
drug seizures. Police: allege © one. of the: ag seizure: i the © earhtival ,

ves well,: tw ja warrants. were s ekeculed

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