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Japan will be represented at this
weekend's Figure Skating Carnival
by (back row, left to right) Andre
Page, Melanie Jewell, Bobby Flynn, °

Donna Folmer, Zoe Chicoine, Karyn
Kirk, Denise Booth, Teresa Lind-

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APPOINTMENT

Lawrence E. Miller
.

The Chairman and Board
of Directors of the Urban
Transit Authority announce
the appoiniment of Law-
rance E. Miller as General
Manager. Mr. Miller has
been assistant General Man- ©
ager, respansible for Small
Communities and the’Cap-
ital Region, since the .for-
mation of the Urban Transit
Authority in 1978. He holds
a Gachelor of Arts degree
from Brock University and
@ Masters degree in Urban

" and Regional Planning from

Queen's University.

TheU.T.A. is responsible tor
the overall davetopment of
public transil in British Cal-
umbia including the rapid

"transit system for Greater | - ,

Vancouver.

FITNESS.
ROW (¢

Time for fitness

is time on Your Side.

' Diana. Larrett,
Alexandra Copeland, Sandra Hislop,
‘Patricla Liversidge, David Scott,
Shane McColeman, Carl Levesque,

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Seer at

set , Jody Cox and Teresa Vigue are
the Hawalian skaters in Terrace’s

Theresa Scott,

Richard Leduc and Dexter
Boisson appeared in court
Thursday, March 19 and
entered pleas of not guilty to
charges involving stolen

\_ NEWS __/)

Property.

Leduc will appear in court
on August 27 while Boisson's
case was remanded to June

The two men were charged
as a result of an RCMP in-
vestigation involving more
than $17,000 worth of
property. :

Brian Cox. In the centre, from lett to
right are Darlene Volkman, race
. Mintenka and Denise Brehaut. —

upcoming figure. skating
“Around the World.” ~~

The Terrace Figure‘
Skating Club will present
“Around the World,” its
spring carnival, Saturday,
March 28 at 8 p.m. and

The show is produced and ©
directed by Dawn Nairn, the -
elub professional,

Dawn took figure skating.
lessons in Toronto and
akated with the East York
Figure Skating Club since
the age of five. In September
1979 she joined the ‘Terrace
Figure Skating Club as a

has competed in Natiotal
Competition. Age the age of
13 Dawn and her partner,
Bob Heighinton qualified for
the Novice Canadian |
National Dance Cham-'

. Pionships i in Moncton, New

Women
receive
grant

The Terrace Women’s
Growth Ceatre | ‘has
received a $106,000
Local’ Employment
‘Assistance Program
Grant to commence
operation on a seedling
nursery in the Terrace
area, ;

This year will be a
trial year for ‘the nur- -
sery which will attempt
to plant two-year-old
seedlings here for a
year and then resell the
trees to forestry.

David Willcock, an
English-trained nursery
specialist has been
hired to supervise the
ceroperative project.

A $16,000 feasibility
study included in the
Brant was carried out
this wintér: ‘by “the

the direction of Jean-
nette Miyagawa.

The actual number of .
people employed by the
project will vary ac-
cording to the number of
seedlings planted. This
is normal for this type of
grant, which according
to the Employment
Development Branch of
Employment and Im-.
migration is intended to
_ help set-up viable long-
berm establishments.

Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m.

coach. Along with 15 years of |
skating experience Dawn

iets

: Women's Centre wider”,

The Herald, Wednesday, March Bu 1981, Pope 3

| Coaches clinic. included.
in skaters carnival

Brunswick, After placing
filth’ in their first national
competition Dawn ‘and: Bob”

_were highly encouraged by

coaches in Ontario to con:

. tinue ‘ice dancing com

petitively.

, They dedicated every.
spare moment they had to
figure skating, off ice and on
ice training, working
towards obtaining a medal in
the next national com-
petition. After many hours of
hard work they entered the .
Novice. Canadian . Dance...
Competition in Vancouver in
1973 and proudly came home. .

with the silver.medal. Since -

Dawn hat accomplished her’
goal in ice. dancing: she
elected to. upgrade - her:

. abilities in the freestyle and -

school figure categories of .
figure skating..By the time

Dawn. “too
challenging job of being club
coach, -she: had “completed
“her -sixth- figure, silver
. freeskate, and senior silver
dance clansen.

"Dawn ‘isa ‘juembes of the
Figure Skating Coaches of
Canada, and: Is presently
completing. all. the
requirements of the Level ]

“Coaches | Certification
Course.

Y Alter two seasons with the:.

Terrace Figure Skating
. Club, Dawn has seen a great
deal of. improvement with
hess skaters. and club
aidembers ‘have c

“her enthusiasm and com
petance ana coach. ° .

Beth. Higgins joined thie
club in September, 1900.08 a
freelance coach. Mrs;
Higgins ‘skated with thé -

{4.4 ys Ragquet Club. in, -Victoria

1 whbrd: he completed her
seventh figure teat, Junlor

afternoon showers are ex-)

pected.. Thursday ..:a

developing ridge of. high.

pressure is expected to

replace morning cloud with
mainly sunny skies by af-

ternoon. Tomorrow's high

’ should be around 12 degrees,

fe ton Curts has

rejoined the club as a

Freelane Coach afer a.
short stay at home with her

family. Before joining the

club in 1972 Liz skated with .
the Ice Follies for a year.,

you to the district
(a taxation office, all
| year round, at no

yousigi iy? ker
We'tl take your olace, because nothing can

take the place of good solid service.

. This year be sure. .

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“ANNOUNCING BRITISH COLUMBIA'S)
NEW EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACL” i

MATERNITY LE
IS SOMETHING YOURE.
~ ENTITLED TO.

on

British Cohimbia’s new

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reinstated in the « same fob, « or

Employment Standards Act
(1981) protects your rights as
an employee better than ever

before.

Employees who become
pregnant have a legal right to
take maternity leave, with’

job protection.

You are entitled to a leave of
absence of 18 weeks, without
pay. The Act states when
you may begin the leave, and
whenit expires, although

you may take a
if you wish.

During your absence, all
benefit plans continue. And
on your return, you must be

a comparable one, |

Maternity leave with job
protection is one of the many.
ways in which eniployment.
standards have beenim-°
proved under the new Act.

For further information,

and a leaflet dealing with
Maternity Leave, contact .
your nearest provincial:
Ministry of Labour office. .

shorter time

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