Legislative Library, Parliament Buildings, . Victoria, B.C. oe — V8V 1X4 a keg page 17. Local educators work towards a constructive end = mS Terrace residents Cathy Pettipas (left), Bev Milligan (center), Cathy Broadway (right), Margaret Dediluke (back, left), Mavis Houlllebecq (center), and Diane Oakden and Pam Straker are working toget her to better meet commun ity needs regarding childbirth classes. See story Trustees approve budget over - provincial allowance TERRACE — The trustees of School District 88 have approved a 1986/87 operating budget of $21,940,153. The figure is $815,000 in excess of shareable funding from the province. The budget originally presented to the March !1 meeting by Trustee Nan- cy Orr ran $640,000 over the provincial budget; however, this budget was spoken against strongly by Trustee Ian Anderson. After hearing an appeal for unity amongst teachers and trustees earlier from TDTA President John Eades, Anderson said that teachers are the board’s friends, not their enemies. He then slammed the provincial $110 million Excellence in Education pro- gram, calling it a fishing expedition, and proposed that five Full Time Equivalent teachers be added to the budget for a total of 304. Anderson was supported in the motion by Trustees Chapman, Angus, Jones and Sheridan, and the amended budget was carried. Secretary-Treasurer Vern Rozee stated that if the province refuses to fund any of the excess, the additional local taxes would represent an increase of approximately $40 for the average SD 88 homeowner. District Superin- tendent Frank Hamilton said that staff salary increments may be picked up by the province, and he added that fiscal funding will be revised by the Ministry of Education on Sept. 30 of this year according to actual enrolments. Hamilton said that this may increase or decrease the province’s shareable amount of the budget. In a separate motion, it was decided to pursue avenues of obtaining a grant from the Excellence of Education funds. A motion that School District 88 withdraw from the B.C. School Trustees Association was defeated at the March‘11 meeting. Trustee Danny Sheridan spoke strongly against fur- ther involvement with the organiza- tion, citing excessive cost and lack of leadership and representation as reasons for withdrawal. Sheridan argued that Eduserve could continued on page 23 e 3 ” Restoration project Terrace resident Ron Lennon installs two front windows and a front door at the Conroy homestead at Heritage Park. See story page 2. 50 CENTS Sky Train coach christened “Spirit - of Terrace”’ TERRACE — On Fri- day, March 1i4, Grace McCarthy, minister responsible for B.C. Transit,, led a ceremony at the Municipal Hall, christening Sky Train coach number 037 of the Vancouver rapid transit system the ‘‘Spirit of Terrace’’. McCarthy said the naming program was launched to raise the awareness of Greater Vancouver residents and visitors to thé variety of exciting destinations ex- isting during Expo 86 and year-round in British Columbia. As well as bold gold- leaf lettering proclaiming “Spirit of Terrace’? on the coach exterior, the. newly christened Sky Train coach will have an interior display card with a map and information extolling the virtues of Terrace and area. The minister told the community leaders and senior staff of the District of . Terrace that the ‘Spirit of Terrace’’ will join 113 other Sky Train coaches operating along the 22-kilometre line connecting Van- couver, Burnaby and New Westminster. The newly-named coach joins others named to date including “Spirit of Expo 86” and ‘Spirit of Canada’’. Outside Date HI Lo = Pree. Mar. 10 70 1 0.0mm Mar. 11 8 1 10mm Mar, 12 7 1 20mm Mar. 13 10 1 «00mm Mar. 14 10 0 9.0mm Mar. 15 12 0 #trmm Mar. 16 12 0 0.0mm Mostly cloudy with rain with a clearing trend after Wednesday. But the weekend will be cloudy again, with some rain. Inside Business Guide 8 Church Directory 16 Classifled Ads 22 Coming Events 14 Comics 21 Crossword 21 Dining Directory 2 Enteriainment 20 Horoscope 18 Letters § Opinions 4 Sports 8 Stork Book 10 Talk of the Town 3