TRRACE Northwest Community College cuts eighteen positions Hopes by staff and the board of directors of Northwest Community College that the Ministry of Advanced Education had made an error in their allocation of the Access ‘To Education fund have been dashed. NWCC was told in . .May that their share of the six-- year, $68 million fund was only: about $25,000 and this brought about speculation by NWCC offi- cials that a decimal or two had been dropped. A personal visit to the ministry offices in Victoria proved fruitless, however. There was. no error according to the ministry, the by Tod Strachan There has been no official response from the Terrace RCMP but it appears that at least one local business ran into problems ‘vith the law Monday. RCMP S/Sgt. G.K. Woods advised local businesses in a press release last Wednesday that under Section 2(2) of the Canadian Holidays Act, Monday, July 2 was to be observed as the legal Canada Day holiday and the Holiday Shopping ‘Regulations’ Act of B.C. would be amount allocated was correct. And the result, according to NWCC public relations and marketing manager, Betty Kofoed, is that the college has found itself "financially unable to retain the momentum that had been evident in previous years". On the surface, this means that programming in three low enroll- ment areas - Electronic Techni- - cian, Marine Engine Repair and Community Service Worker -- will be suspended for the time being. Also, implementation of new pro- gramming in several areas will be delayed for awhile. For some enforced. In other words, retail outlets could open Sunday, July 1, but would have to close Monday, July 2. After a quick survey of local food and sporting goods outlets, businesses most likely to benefit from the holiday, the Terrace Review found one violater. The manager of Fish Tales, a relatively new business in town, says he wasn’t aware of the order to close, explaining that he also runs a charter operation and was out of town on the weekend. One of his Skyline Gold suspends Skyline Gold Corporation last week annoutited that it will sus- pend mining operations of its Stonehouse Deposit in the fall of this year. Mr. Ronald Shon, chairman’ and chief executive officer, said “the decision to. suspend opera- tions was directly related to the inability of the company to con- tinue to develop new reserves at the Stonehouse Deposit with ore grades that would be economical _ to mine at current gold prices.” ‘The company will retroactively charge $30. million of develop- ment cost against earnings in its second quarter financial state- ment. Skyline’s Stonehouse Deposit is located in the Iskut River region of north western British Columbia. Mining operations - commenced in August 1988 and to date have produced 75,000 ounces of gold, 123,000 ounces ‘of silver and 1,960,000 pounds of copper. The mine which is. ‘located in an area that is not ac-' cessible by road, . is totally dependent on air transportation for ‘ongoing operations. The provincial government recently announced plans to build a road into the area. Construction of the road is expected to lower operating costs of mines in the area and will be an important factor in any decision to resume NWCC staff, this is devastating. According to Kofoed, the equival- ent of 18 full time positions have been deleted - three in manage- ment, six instructional and nine in administrative support. This adds up to 10 layoffs in the college region. These will be effected through layoffs, resignations and retirements. When the overall picture is com- sidered, however, ‘it may not be quite as devastating as it seems. ‘The province’s contribution to NWCC has in reality climbed from $7.6 million in the 1989/90 fiscal cont’d on pg. 2 |e: not water” - Staff, however, was issued a ticket by the RCMP. He says it’s unfair -- corer stores were open, selling tackle "legally" -- but Fish Tales.could be faced with a fine of up to $3,000. Adding to the weekend confusion, he says, July 1, Canada Day, was ona Sunday, And out-of-town cus- tomers from Vancouver and Vic- toria have told him that they weren’t told of Monday closures in their home communities. The results of this Fish Tales adventure remain to be seen. operations mining operations in the future. _ Skyline is accelerating explor- ation work of its property in- terest located between the Stone- house Deposit and the SNIP deposit to the north. The com- pany is seeking:a major industry partner to accelerate the ex- ploration and development of its acreage and is in the process of completing a flow through share financing to advance the explor- ation on the promising Bronson Creek, Bonanza West and C-3 prospects successfully explored last year. Monies will also be spent on further exploration of the Windsock and Cornice pros- pects. Michelle Hendry off to | Malaysia pg.15. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990 Vol. 6, Issue No. 27 Phone 635-7840 Fax 635-7269 CANADA DAY CELEBRATED. Sunday, antique car owners _ braved the rain. Bob and Arieen Johnston touted the license plate on their 1928 Model A Ford - “Official Mafia Staff Car’. Nancy Orr photo Teachers opt for employment by Tod Strachan Nine of eleven Terrace teachers opposed to mandatory union mem- bership for personal reasons have changed their minds. All nine complied with the requirement to join the union by June 30. The two remaining teachers are withholding their decision pending appeal hear- ings before the Industrial Relations Council. Both are asking for ex- emption from union membership on the basis of their personal beliefs. Terrace and District Teachers’ Association president Greig Houl- den notes that the choice to join the union was not a voluntary one on the part of these eleven teachers | but adds that he hopes they will feel welcome in the organization. "Many of these members have long histories of service in the district," he explains, "and they would have been difficult to replace." In summing up the situ- ation of union membership and current contract negotiations, Houl- den says, "We hope to be able to move forward now that this issue has been resolved." Differences of philosophy may not be so easily healed, however. — A statement released by the Ter- race branch of the British Columbia. Teachers for Associ- ation - the group representing non-union teachers in the province - suggests more frustration than resolution. "The choice has been difficult," the BCTA notes in their release. "Those of us who signed with the TDTA and the BCTF today did so reluctantly and under protest. We did so to be ‘permitted’ to con- linue to teach in this district, a district we have collectively served for many years.”