|. Little | | house- soe big bear’ ”. 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“ | 09- an Parking Lot Terrace RISES UD . 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’ ce / Event! “Your Recreation Specialist” 4921 Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.C. Ph: 635-4478 Fax 635-5050 White: “heart-shaped ‘ring-bearer. pillow; a. OFoss. with? . —