Ee cee ee ee he at PT eee ete eee Local photographer Al Richardson is current ‘along with Smithers potter Elaine Rodgers. T ly displaying portions of his recent work in the Terrace Public Art Gallery he show will end on Oct. 30 and the next gallery display will be the entries for the Capture the Spirit photo contest, for which formal showings begin on Nov..6. . . Civil servants get information package on privatization Provincial government em- ployees received a brochure last week that outlined provisions to assist. employees affected by government restructuring. In the brochure, subjects such as early retirement options, job security, pensions, privatization | incentives, benefits extension and conflict of interest situa- tions were covered and employ- ees were told that a. special- phone line (387-4630) has been set up where they can receive ad- ditional information. According to a government - ‘news release, the government re- structuring program included a number of decentralization and privatization incentives. ‘*As the first step, two weeks ago the Premier named the Min- isters of State and Parliamentary Secretaries responsible for British Columbia's eight new Development Regions and outlined the government’s ac- tion plan to implement the new regional policy. The government also has been actively looking at areas of the provincial govern- ment that can be operated by the private sector,’ the brochure states. . _ While the brochures were sent to all government employees, Premier Bill Vander Zalm em- phasized that the majority of government employees would.. not be directly affected by the new programs. **] think it is essential that all. employees receive the informa-. tion so they have a better under- standing of the personnel pol- icies involved,’ he said. “Tt is my personal commit- Police Report . Terrace RCMP report that a pedestrian was struck by acarin . ‘the 5000 block Agar Ave. at about 4:30 p.m. Oct. 15. The man reportedly stepped off the side of a parked dump truck and directly into the path of an on-. ‘coming vehicle. No charges will be laid. A home in Dutch Valley was totally destroyed by fire on the evening of Oct. 16. Terrace RCMP report that the family ‘of Len and Alice Wall went to bed that night at about 10 p.m. and woke at midnight to find the house engulfed in flames. No one was injured in the blaze, but the Walls escaped with only the clothing they were wearing. SEE SALT MLD Ley OF cat ment to government employees that those .affected will be treated fairly and that we will be open and honest with them every step of the way,” stressed the premier. . : “Also, in terms of privatiza- tion, I want to strongly en- ‘courage employees to consider bidding for potential contracts. That is why we have developed a policy on preference for employ- ee bids,’’ he said. The :brochure points out that preference. will be given to any tte ae warels seedy tat under re Me Rate Everything you need is included. . Power steering, power brakes, a 4-speaker stereo cassette system, digital. clock, tinted glass, reclining front seats, child safety door locks, baby seat anchor and 5 Michelin all-season, steel-belted radials. Use the extra money for your car insurance. _ Clearanc employee bid that is within five percent of a bid from a non- government employee. “T know that government employees have questions and concerns about these new initia- tives, and I feel it is very impor- . _tant to have information sent to them that is specific to their needs,’’’.said Vander Zalm. “The brochure and phone line are a beginning and we will con- tinue to communicate with em- ployees while changes are occur- ring. = The work of Al Richardson, local photographer is currently on display at the: -Terrace Art Gallery. Richardson specializes in black and white photographs with a variety of different subjects. The show will end on Oct. 30. Richardson © will be one of the judges In Terrace’s Capture the Spirit photo contest. En- - tries will be on format display beginning Nov. 6 in the gallery. - Police Report TERRACE — Local RMCP are currently investigating an inci- dent that ocdurred Oct. 13 in a Terrace motel and resulted in a Terrace woman being charged with possession of a weapon. tok oe nee, fy HYUNOFAI e on All Pony’s, Stellar's & Excel!s 10 STELLARS IN STOCK ; Terrace RCMP are investiga- ting a single-vehicle accident _ that occurred Oct. 17 at about 4 p.m. in Terrace. The two oc- cupants of the vehicle were treated for minor injuries and released from -Mills Memorial Hospital ot Test gutted ie baie aaes Fee Oe “ag thes fete Se hear beeks foc aclged SVD lt atc oa took tae te ERATURE PT Lea tae ante ga ye ee a ke THORNHILL HYUNDAI 635-7286 3040 Hwy. 16 East, Terrace, B.C. DL 7041 1 - age