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”. ROBIN” ‘FREEMAN. of
_ Cypress: ‘Contracting
~-ehecks. tha. plans . for.
_. Jandscaping’ ‘around:the™
” ~Gearge Little house on: .-
+? Kalum: St: «Bricks: are.:
> being: laid _baiween: the
-. house. and: the railway
~ otracks.in the pattern ofa...
-. ‘six-metre wide Kermode .
. bear. Cyprass is working
 Under-Vic- Froese Truck-:
..ifig, which: was ‘awarded. ”-§
the “$216,000: contract
‘for the landscaping ‘and. ~
+ road -works.-The restora- .
~ tion of the ‘house itself is
- a Separate $233,000
=, Gonttact,. with that work
. belng- dona by’ Miroma
_ Construction -of Prince
a Rupert. City ‘develop-.”
“ment. services. director
_- Marvin Kwiatkowski says’.
“everything's: ‘on ‘budget
~ and scheduled for com-
“pletion ‘in November. -
“The plan.‘ is =for. the |
_ ‘house to. house “Ter--.
“yace's: train station, ‘in
. addition to other: offices. -
» REBECCA COLLARD PHOTO -

Demands centre |

-on: cash crunch. .
~ By JENNIFER LANG °

Tom Christensen-. left: Terrace’ last
, week. with! at least one: ‘firm coms.

School District.

trustees,
high: speed . Internet. connection: is
place: by: March 2005 .for’e
learning: students. i in ‘Stewart:

1g LO" ACCESS “Specially

rustees press.

VISITING EDUCATION 6 .

mitment: ‘to: the Coast Motintains.

othe.’ ‘fequest “of. school |
‘Christensen’ will: ensure.

“toa “shorter “school. week

putting video is a es ..
) yond reach for stu- .”

coef. he’ i “gel: bac wit 5 ete
i will, che ig

was: dare ‘this summer. §0° our-e- - furiding.”
learning students in Stewart can
‘rave “access” to’ “those; sureaming:
videos, they . need t to, access. duriig’
lasses.” . po
~ Concerns: over: finances 5
; clining: ‘enrolment, ‘dominated . the.

_board’s: agenda with. Christiansen.

_ ele ‘is. “inadequa ; |
‘board. to. ‘make budget: ‘outs {

“Christensen: was. “handed a: bud-
gét profile outlining. the, district's
financial problems. ;”
‘Gowen. said a Chiistensin ‘told - :

| iristensen |

“chamber of commierce luncheon:
~ in Terrace, “where he. outlined’ the |
. province's. ‘goal: to balance the:
- budget and increase spending. to!
education,

“point, to be perfectly»
candid, is to .seé the.
overall . ‘funding’ in- °
‘crease,: which. simply
“pels more: ‘dollars .to .
all: districts.”. “-

“mised to spend ‘an ad-”
~ ‘ditional. $315, million -

“Enough with: thal”
said: “Giye-us: the. money" ‘and>
~ ean: deal with ‘the, educational '

“gether “Gowen. sal
ys the’ Sildents ;

2 LARGEST
_ BAILS

“COLLECTED

LA WILLRECEIVEA “>
GIFT BASKET

‘on education over the:
“next three years.
“We know thatcii, the

gion, the: average
“fall will be-.a little :
“over r $8, odo :per “student: ~ That's”:
* $1200 more. ‘per. student than: ‘it.
Saya. live years, ago,” he ‘said. Tt

“The: goal’ cat: this..

: The province, has pro- °

Coast Mountain. re--.]

n:: funding, per. pupil: next:

“doesn’t : mean ‘there. are” ‘not. still a“

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. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - A3 -

News In Brief —

Sawmill site rampage ©

VANDALS SMASHED" cars, and, torched a privale .
‘sawmill, shed and: trailer. last’ Monday;* a
The. ‘sawmill located: at ‘Amesbury: ‘creek about: a
1é-km west of Terrace in’ Highwa: ‘16, was: da-")

imaged ehtensively Me

hitchhikers: carrying knap wk were. een ne
the entrance to Amesbury. Creek-a iround 4: 30 pm.-
July. 12. Anyone’ with-information ‘is asked to >-call 2
the: RCMP. at 638-7400.

Baby stroller. thieves. :
“A COUPLE: Shoplifted. a-crucitix and several’ other :
“items. from a local" Christian’ bookstore ‘last: week
: by: hiding’ their loot inside a. ‘baby: stroller. "
The!pair hit: Treasure House Books. on.
Ave. iast' Thursday.” an
Police: say the. man and” woman watway wid

doves: on-it,an empty photo albin “two. white. cer...
“amie: ‘photo frames; two dové-with heart ornaments,
“a: pair af, silver: wine goblets, and a pewler: first: .
Christmas wedding” omament.. >: .
The ‘couple: fied: the. scene : before staff could .
catch: them. ‘They. are -described as a six-foot-tall °
> adult-native ‘mae ‘of ‘slender build with. black hair’

“and pale: complexion. ‘wearing. ‘sunglassés - and afte},
_Ne-foot-five™ adult: Caucasian: “female, slim, ‘with..:

“New road maintenance -
~ contractor for Stikine.
cA 10-YEAR contract to provide highway: mainte
“nance, in the -Stikine, area. has been: signed. ‘with:

"Lakes: District, ‘Manageinent Ltd: a
“fie ak company. takes over. from “Emeon: Service pes

pai ‘The. deal, wort
first yet, took effect dilly, ‘19

“Fouds i in: the Lakes, Bulkley” and Nass. areas: “ALL of |
‘yes the unionized . employeés. with. Emean:. have been.
- offered: positions al ‘Lakes’ District’ to retain. local
., knowledge of roads and.ensure a smooth. transition. °-
2s The" province says “the: decade-long’ ‘deals it, has.)
-been: ‘signing allow contractors to plan ‘over a ‘long: .
|: er-termn and provide amore: favourable. time: frame. “TE
“for amor izing. the -cost of heavy equipment, :

Car insurance stable

FOR THE: ‘second: year’ in’a TOY
_ greasing. basic auto ‘insurance: rates, .:

’ The. public “insurer. cited: strong investment: Te, ea
. sults, low. operating ” ‘expenses, “and* decreased :
it: to keep: rates at the’

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