Fire training m means airshow will be a go THIS SUMMER’S Terrace Airshow is going ahead now that Transport Canada has agreed to train local firefighters with the airport's specialized equipment. Ten Terrace firefighters will attend the training sessions in April, May and September in Deluth, Minnesota. , Airshow plans were threatened because, with the recent scrapping of the airport’s fire department, there were no fire- fighters available here with certification in Crash Fire Rescue. That certification was required by most of the air- show participants for safety reasons, and the Terrace Fire Department could not afford the costs needed to cover the training costs. But on Monday, Transport Canada agreed to foot the bill, The local firefighters will now receive the same training as those from the Vancouver Airport, learning how to handle flammable liquid spills and fires, brake fires, engine fires and many other hazards unique to aircraft. The training also paves the way for Terrace firefighters to possibly attend scheduled commercial flights at the airport. However, that agreement has yet to be worked out between the fire department and the new airport society. Wild police chase A HIGH-SPEED police car chase through the south side Saturday ended with the suspect vehicle flipping over and the chase continuing on foot. Terrace RCMP say at about 2:10 am. Mar. 14, officers spotted a black Ford pickup driving al a high rate of speed along Keith Ave. Police tried to stop the truck, but the driver fled, at times reaching speeds of 95 kmph. Police followed the truck for 10 minutes through the south side until the driver attempted to escape through a field and rolled the vehicle, The suspect then attempted to flee on foot through the field and was arrested on the banks of the Skeena River. He was charged with impaired driving, dangerous driving and other offenses. Driver dies at the wheel A TERRACE resident died after suffering a heart attack on the job last week. Ron Cornell, 57,-a driver for Excel Transportation, had finished loading wood chips into his truck the moming of March 12 and was leaving the Pacific Inland Resources log yard in Smithers when the attack occurred. His truck, a tractor-trailer weighing 63,500 kilograms fully loaded, careened into a nearby hydro pole and crashed to a Stop. : Although the pole was knocked off its mount, the line hanging — the main electricity source for Smithers, Hazelton and Kitwanga —remained on, Cornell about to make a trip to Kitimat to deliver his load, A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 18, 1998 GRIEVANCE FILED Teachers oppose eplacing official By DERRICK PENNER KITIMAT teachers have filed a grievance against the Coast Mountain school district over its decision to hire a new assistant superintendent. Currently the position is held by Skip Bergsma, Andrew Scruton, director of Instruction, was recently hired to replace him. The Kitimat teacher’s union hopes it can get the board to reconsider its decision. They have an ally in this battle D the District Advisory Committee, a body made up of stakeholder groups like parents. That group recommended the board look at redistributing Bergsma’s responsibilities. But when Kitimat trustee Peter King made that motion at a recent board meeting, no other trustee was willing to second it. Neil Worboys, president of the Kitimat District Teachers’ Association, said their contract was ignored in the process of filling the position. “We would like to see nobody hired, but if the school board is going to hire we would like to see a process followed according to our collective agreement,” he added. A clause in the Kitimat contract says the union gets a repre- sentative on the selection commiltee for district officer positions for education, up to and including superintendent of schools. It carries over from the contract the KDTA had with Kitimat School District 80. Worboys said the union was mad the school district chose to ignore the clause. But it’s also upset the board went ahead with the hiring after Bergsma announced his retirement, despite the fact the district is facing a $623,000 deficit at the end of the school year. “When there's that amount of money outstanding and they just go ahead and fill the position with a $100,000 (person), where are they going to save the money?” Worboys asked. The union is worried savings will have to come from teacher and support staff layoffs. The board did, however, agree to look at the districl’s admin- istrative structure and possible ways of streamlining. Worboys said the decision to hire a new assistant superinten- dent calls the board’s commitment to the committee into question. “It seems they don’t see the need to streamline the district. If that was their initial thinking they would have at least held off in hiring this position,” he added, Kitimat trustee Peter King agrees. He opposed the decision to fill the position so quickly, especially since parent and employer groups expressed reservations. King added hiring a new assistant superintendent now cuts down the board's options for restructuring administration. He’ll try to slow any decision to replace Scruton, and encourage the beard to take more heed of the District Advisory Committee. “People are demanding more control over their kids’ educa- tion. They want to have a say in how and what happens to their kids in the education system, and I think as a board we have to recognize that,” King said. 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