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~ CFPR sets next
fall for move .

The Canadian Broadcasting

Corporation recently announced
a major shake-up in its British

_ Columbia operations, and the

Northwest is going to be one of

‘the areas most affected.

Ray Hudson, station manager
at CFPR radio in Prince Rupert,
recently stated that the CBC in-

‘tends to relocate all but two of
its 13 broadcasting staff to

_ Prince George by the first week
of September 1988.

The.two broadcasters who-re-
main in. Prince Rupert, Hudson
said, will have the same duties as
they do now, ‘reporting on
-Tegional affairs in the Northwest
communities, “The morning.

show will be much the same, but .

it will definitely have more of a

” Prince George flavor,’’ he said.
We're going to be tying in all

of Highway 16,””

Hudson said the CBC build-

ing on Stiles Place in Prince

‘Rupert will go up for sale, and
the broadcasting equipment that .

isn’t needed for the downscaled

‘ operation will be distributed

throughout the CBC system.
"Hudson declined to speculate

~ Outfitter -
convicted ©

- TERRACE — Hans Hansen, certify’

46, of Scoop Lake Outfittéls
‘Ltd. was fined a total of $2, 560
in Terrace Provincial Court tHis
week after he pled guilty to:thrée
‘of 52 offencés under the Wildlife
Act alleged to have taken place
in northern B.C. .

‘In passing: sentence Judge
EB. L. Iverson said he had con-
sidered information provided by
the crown as well as that of

defense attorney Tom Braid-

wood and hoped the penalty
would have a deterrent effect;
Iverson also noted that Hansen
had made an effort to correct
the situation ‘since the charges
had been laid.

Earlier inthe trial, Hansen

on. the net’ payroll oss. ‘the 11

displaced news: staff will repre--

sent, to Prince Rupert, but he
pointed -out that. after the
building is sold it will continue
to gerierate taxes for the city and
whoever moves into it will prob-
ably have payrolled employees.

Two technicians presently sta- .

tioned in Terrace will remain
here, Hudson said.

Agreement
tatified

TERRACE — Members of the :
Terrace’ District. Teachers’ -

Association (TDTA). have voted

‘by a wide majority to accept a

bridging agreement with School
District 88.
The agreement wili carry pro-

visions -in the teachers’ present —
contracts into negotiations: for:

the 1988-89 year.

TDTA ‘president Helmut

Giesbrecht stated in a-letter to —
the school board that support —

among teachers for the bridging
proposal was nearly unanimous.
- “Our members look forward

toa more tranquil remainder of

the 87/88 school. year,” the let-
ter'concluded.

barked on an enlistment drive to
‘the organization as” a

union, and members are also go-

ing to. be required to elect a.
representative for the North:
: Coast'Zoné to the. newly-formed
, College of Teachers.

‘here are five nominees for

the position, which encompasses |
several Northwest’ school

districts; ballots have to be filed
before the end of the year.

had pleaded guilty to charges of . §

_ «filing a false statement, failing
to file a report and failure to

continued on page 24

RITA MacN ELL ;
IN CONCERT

R.E.M. Lee Theatre
Friday, December 7th
‘8:00 p.m. |
Tickets $15.00
available at
Sight and Sound

presented by:

RADIG)

Executive Class

‘fesidents, |
_Director Gordon Robinson said
the Regional District has com-

The Terrace Community Band was presented: with an award recently for thelr. first-place finish in the Community Band .

category atthe B.C. Festival of the Arts. During the presentation, Marilyn Kerr also announced that the Skeena Sunior-

Concert Band also placed first in their category during the provincial competition.

Water study begins
for Terrace North.

The Regional District of

 Kitimat-Stikine has initiated its

first step in the Terrace North
water system feasibility study

with a questionnaire on water

. : source information.
phe! TDTA is “currently: em-—

- The study was first requested
by residents of Kalum Lake
Drive who complained about the

_ quantity and quality of water in

Spring Creek, a move that was
soon followéd’ by. Tesidents of
Merkley’ Road.” ater

of ‘the study; is .to examine the _.

i

In aé letter. to ‘concerned .

‘Blectoral - Area C

missioned the firm of. Stanley

Associates Engineering ¢ to pre- -

2nd ANNUAL CHRISTMAS |

pare a: ‘community water feasi-
bility study for the Terrace
North area,

Robinson said, “The purpose

need, “justification and feasibil-
ity . of providing community

_ water to all or portions of: the

tural area north. of the City of

crime statistics... ”

LECT

“why blame © our rural neighbours f for: our |

‘Let’s do something g positive”

|

We

TURKEY SHOOT

All. proceeds go to Charity —

_ November 15 — December 15

[Serving the community for 11 years!

Gus’ Family Recreation
_ 4544 Greig Avenve, Terrace, B.C.

rake:

* continued on.page.16 |