Vol. 3, Issue No. 42 TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, October 21, 1987 He ~ Legislative Library, pe Pantfament Buildings, | -Vietoria, B.C. V8Vv 1X4 ———’ _ poised on edge | of walkout TERRACE — Although School District 88 teachers pulled away from the verge of a threatened ‘strike this week, a withdrawal of services beginning Monday, Oct. 26 is a virtual certainty unless the Terrace District. Teachers’ Association (TDTA) and the School District 88 board can come to an agreement on how to make the transition from the old School Act to the new Teaching Profession Act. oo see page 4 for analysis After teachers announced . their intent to withdraw services late last week, the board met on Saturday and emerged hours la- ter with what trustee Edna Coo- per described as a ‘‘reaffirma- tion” of their previous position on key points of the bridging agreement. proposal. TDTA president Helmut - Giesbrecht Neither: side appears to be willing to move on the manner in - which teachers can be terminat- a ed, suspended or dismissed after’ . June 30, 1988. The TDTA wants to see the regulations within the School Act, which will be repeal- ed, extended until a new con- tract is negotiated. The board is willing to apply the School Act - system until June 30, 1988, after which it insists that Section 122 of the Teaching Profession Act apply if no contract has been negotiated by that date. Giesbrecht said the TDTA’s _ latest proposal as of Oct. 20 in- volved a request to continue the School Act system until a year after the teachers’ new bargain- ing unit is certified or until a new contract is negotiated, but that proposal was rejected. -. The Ministry of Educatio timetable has set January 1, 1988, as the deadline for teach- ers to decide whether they will form an association or a union, a date that one -TDTA represen- tative termed ‘‘wildly op- timistic’,; oe to have an irrational: fe mass dismissals, but that’s total- - ' continued on page 23 - Northwest Community College instructor Jack Parry took the helm of the col- lege’s new Optel Il distance education system last week to provide represen- tatives from around the world with a demonstration of the system's capabilities. The locai college's Terrace campus was chosen as a model to show the Commonwealth Conference in Vancouver how distance education can be applied throughout the globe. as Inside Weather Business Gulde 420 ee Church Directory 10 Outside Classified Ads 21 oa ai _ . te Lo Prec, coming Events D Get. 12 120¢4 1.8 mm raln . 4 Oct. 13 13 10 trace, Crossword _ 20 Oct. 14 4 8 . 8mm rain Dining Directory 2 get. ‘5 * i 3.4mm beth Entertainment 6 ' . Oct. 17 5 0 2 i Horoscope : 4 sie Oat, 18 8 4 2mmzain ers +5, aa Opinions 4 Forecast: Cloudy with sunny Sports 8 periods becoming overcast with Stork 6 | taln. Highs 7 - 8, Lows 2 - 3, Talk of the Town 5 BN oa EM cae tS BIE TSAR A 1s OT EATS SOLS After years of complaints about visual obstructions at the Intersection of Munthe Ave. and Kalum St. the City of Ter. face obtained permission from the owner of the corner. made a hazard out of a corner. Last week public works crews, the tree gently down and carted it away, lot at the top of the Kalum St. hill to remove the tree that has with the help of a large crane anda saw operator, laid Distance education shown to TERRACE — Foreign ministers attending the Commonwealth Conference in Vancouver last week were ‘‘very impressed’’ . with a demonstration of the new Northwest Community College Optel II distance education system, according to NWCC spokesperson Betty Kofoed. _ Being shown the ‘“‘technolog- ical showcase’’, visiting digni- taries watched as NWCC in- structor Jack Perry gave a trigo- nometry lesson to Hazelton stu- dents on the new two-way com- puter/telephone link which of- SLOT ST REAP aL aPC a TT world | fered the advantage of ‘‘hands- free’’ dialogue while watching a visual lesson. As. Advanced Education Min- ‘ister Stan Hagen described the system, he said it ‘‘could help solve the growing world demand for education and training pro- grams’’ and ‘‘demonstrated how British Columbia had risen to meet the educational needs of its people by using open learning to overcome diverse geographic and social distances.” . According to Hagen. ‘‘There continued on page 21° cereals are Pee ee te ye ee , pried ere * A-G will hold forum TERRACE — B.C. Attor- ney General Brian Smith will conduct a public forum at the Inn of the West Oct, 27 starting at 7:30 p.m. Smith will be in the Northwest to introduce the Attorney General’s new vic. tim assistance program, and he will be taking briefs, sub- missions and suggestions from the public on methods of aiding victims of crime, Farther information . on the forum is available from the Skeena constituency of- | fice at 635-4215. ae ae Sea TE a i ge ey ep ee oe a nee - ax ere ee Soa a ae nye mp wail aibiaeantal r EE ag ge magn Faery AEE NE Re oe a an a am ores ee on OES