Fi ae ON UMS SRA Be Le 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- la y 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, (° COURT ) + £ 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. . Hé&R BLOCK THE INCOME TAX SPECIALISTS 4650 Lakelse OPENG A.M, tos P.M, weekdays 9AM, - SP.M, Sat. Phone 35-1908 OPEN TODAY Noappolniment necessary “ANNOUNCING BRITISH COLUMBIA'S) NEW EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACL” i MATERNITY LE IS SOMETHING YOURE. ~ ENTITLED TO. on British Cohimbia’s new MVE 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 DORTREARTRSEADINA ESE aie teoe 1 EE ARK h, ROL OLD Cette or coe mania