Terrace —
share of.

reforestation

budget

TERRACE — Members

of Terrace municipal —

council recently expressed
concern that the local
forest. ‘district is not get-

ting its fair share of the

provincial silviculture
budget...
The issue came forward

at the -April 13 meeting

with the receipt of cor-
respondence from Finance

Minister Mel Couvelier in- -

dicating. this year's
silviculture funding’ has

‘gone up 28 percent over

1986, .‘‘Not here,’ said

’ Ald. George Clark, ‘and

stated he had information
that the Thornhill nursery,
operated by the Ministry
of Forests, cut its produc-

- tion. goal from 13 million

to 8 million trees after the
budget was announced.
*] have a fear we’re be-
ing out-lobbied by other
areas,” Clark-said. ‘“‘We
have a high level of NSR
‘(Not Sufficiently Re-.
stocked) forest land in this”
district and: we should be
getting more money.”

Ald. Robert Cooper:

said he had been informed

that the district ‘‘can’t
handle any more money”’
because’ there aren’t
enough - skilled staff here
to. apply a” larger
silviculture program than

piace
Ss get the facts and
do some lobbying,” Ald.
Mo .Takhar said. ‘‘We
need the work here. There
are people around who
can’t even get enough
work ‘to get Unemploy-
ment Insurance stamps.”
Cooper replied that lob-
bying should be directed
toward getting funds for
training forest. workers,

put Takhar argued, ‘The

idea is to get the money
and ‘get the trees in the
ground,”’

Council directed city
administration to contact
the Ministry of Forests
and Lands and the Thorn-
hill nursery in order to ob-

tain detailed information

on their funding levels for
the coming year.

Police report

TERRACE — A Terrace -
man was charged with im- -
paired driving after his

vehicle became stuck in a
ditch on the morning of
April 26 and drew the at-
tention of police.
er ee | .

TERRACE — A _ two-
vehicle collision at an in-
tersection sent one Terrace
resident to Mills Memorial
Hospital with lacerations
April 26. Terrace RCMP
report the driver of one of
the vehicles was charged
with failure to obey a stop
sign, Property damage in

~ by local forestry personnel |

- the .one presently taking .

MOLE WEIGAT

Eighteen students participated in the Red Cross babysitting course sponsored by the Kinette Club of Tarrace. These students passed with flying —

@ colors, said instructor Jackie Rose. Participants were (back row, left) Melanie Furness, Natasha Candelora, Colleen Murphy, Franny Walker, @
Melania Gauronski, Natasha Morris. (Center for, !eft)'Liza McCharles, Valerie Devost, Brian Carson, J.B. Perry, Daan Pasowisty, Tona Ratcliffe. ©
(Front row, left) Amy Ros, Josee Banville, Sonya Schwan, Mike Tudball, Dean Campbell and David Whitehead.

Photo by Daniele Berquist.

Chairman satisfied with record —

“WCB

TERRACE — The 1986
annual report for the B.C,
Workers’ Compensation
Board (WCB) states 96

‘percent of:all claims were

allowed, and: most of
those were settled within
‘17 days. On‘a recent visit
to Terrace WCB chairman

Jim Nielsen said. despite -

widely-publicized criticism
the B.C.

Canada and a model for
North America,

Nielsen indicated re-
ports concerning. lengthy
appeals and protracted
settlements represent only
a small portion of the
156,312 claims the WCB
settled last year. The
disputed claims, he said,

are complicated and often .

involve conflicting 1 infor-

mation,

the accident was estimated

at $7, 500.

se 8

compensation
system is one of the best in

“The ‘emphasis : is to
resolve the claim, ‘but we
have to be convinced the
claim is eligible and com-
. pensable,’’ . Nielsen said,
“Many people disagree

with their settlements, but-

that’s not unusual; people

_. valuable,

benefit of independent ad-

visors to clients. ‘‘Any -

kind of knowledge can be
but a little

_ knowledge can be a

~

‘went On to compare the

settlement Process to that
of civil suits in the court

system. ‘It doesn’t always.

satisfy everyone, but
justice is presumed to have
been done.”?

‘Terrace’ resident Don
Bodnar recently collected -

more than 60 signatures of |
northwest workers who

have objections to the
manner .inwhich their
WCB claims were han-
dled, and Bodnar has ex-

establishing an advocacy
service for claimants, —
Nielsen said such. ser-

‘pressed the. intention of. -

vices exist in a number of _

‘regions, but he‘seemed to .
have doubts about the .

Cartyle ‘Jagdeo, chemiatry and physics instructor, recently

highlighted some of the courses offered by Northwest Com-

munity, College. Soon,

Grade 12 students from Caledonia

Senior Secondary School will be choosing between university
aiid college study options, trades programs or obtaining work

Immediately on graduation.

Photo by Dantele Berquist.

dangerous thing,’” Nielsen
said, ‘*There is no one bet-

ot , ter’ equipped than an
aren't always -happy.’’ He .: emp
“see that‘clients get the best
-service.’”?

employee of the WCB to

Nielsen blamed ‘misin-
formation - given to

“claimants bv third parties

The Stork ®
Report

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aS a major factor i in many

of the disputed ‘and ap-
pealed . claims. .

clients are being vic-
timized by _opportunists,
particularly people in the
legal profession and those
with | political - interests.

They: do a disservice to

claimants,’ he said. °
“we're in the ‘business

of providing benefits to

eligible claimants, ”?

‘ bd fe m'
sometimes concerned that

Nielsen stated.: * “The.

" system has beendeveloped

to provide. claimants with.

maximum opportunity,

but unfortunately. the time —
frame becomes a- major .
factor if the opportunity —
to appeal i is followed, and
attention is drawn to these 7
unusual cases.”
Numerous complaints 7

concerning violations . of -

‘continued on page 23

in the Terrace Review. Forms are available at the hospital.

Curley and Christine Yagelniskl are proud to announce
the birth of their son, Travis Lee, ori April 17, 1987 at 6:03
a.m. weighing 8 Ibs. 4072. Special thanks: to Dr. Almas. and
the maternity ward staff.

“ages

Chuck and Norma Davis of Greenville, B.C. are the
| proud parents of Charles Jr., born April 23, 1987 at 4: 45 a.m...
weighing 6 Ibs. 14 oz.

Brenda and Ed McEwan are proud to announce the birth
of their son, James Johnathon, on April 23,1987 at 6:30
a.m. weighing 9 Ibs. 9 oz. Special thanks to Dr. Van Herk
and the maternity ward staff. -

FLOWERS”
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