“ _ Teachers need to teach Dear Sir: ; As I think about the B.C. teachers’ illegal walkout, I cannot help but think all these educated people need a quick lesson in ethics. . Yes, it was wrong for _ the Liberal government to impose a contract on these teachers, as they are entitled to collective bargaining, and then to create legislation to keep them on the job. But, the teachers ‘are just as wrong to walk off the job after the courts upheld the . legislation. * _ Do the teachers feel that they are above the law? Or do they. think it is alright to break the law when it serves their own needs. Tf this is about the kids as the union’s ads claim, then _perhaps someone from the teachers’ union can explain to my 7-year- old daugh- ter why.she cannot go to school. - ” 7 Do the teachers not real- ize that they are role models for all of our kids. Whether | they like it or not, that comes and not go out on strike CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD. ~ The Mail Bag with the job. __ i have total respect for the job that our teachers do, and we have some of the best in the world. What I don’t like, | is the idea of using these students as pawns to further your own ends. And in this respect, it is all about you. 1am in a union and for the last six years we have not had’ a wage in- crease. , This year we negotiated ° ‘a 1.5 and 2 per cent increase in wages for the next 2 years. You teachers set 15 per cent as a Starting point in negotia- tions, knowing full well that the other government unions . all accepted wage freezes in). their settlements. Again, it appears you feel “that you are above everyone. else. _ You also state that class size is a major issue for you.. Back when I was going to school, it was common to have 30 or more students in class. . I have four kids in the . school system here in Ter- race and they all say that their classes are -not that large. It may be a problem in “some school districts, but 1 believe that is for those af- fected districts to deal with. We have problems in our district that don’t appear to be,much of a concern to any- one else but we still have to deal with them. . These are issues that the school districts, elected trustees must solve. © Teachers teach ‘and leave the administration problems with our ' to the people we, the tax- payers, have hired to do the job. - Class sizes, special edu- cation needs, lack of text- books and librarians, etc. are things that these trustees need to address. , Let them lobby the gov- ernment for changes to the’ Education Act, as our duly elected representatives. Teachers, your jobs are in the classroom, my children need an education. Go back to work and let your duly elected union of- ficials work with the gov-. ernment for a settlement we can all live with. Remember, governments and. unions come and go, but an educa- tion lasts a lifetime. Todd Ritter, « Terrace, B.C. They all get a raise this way _ | case for increasing the salary of those hardworking judges while not drawing public attention to their own increases. - Dear Sir: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to determine which gov- ernment employees should be classed under essential ser- vices. _ Labour disruptions by those with this designation severe-- ly impact or endanger the quality of life in a number of ways, which is why, they have been declared essential. These sectors include those public sector employees working in our schools, hospitals, court systems, govern- ment access offices and human resources offices. They should also include those employees maintaining our high- ways or operating our ferry services. The federal Liberals have established a legislative prec- edent tying the salary increases granted to the judiciary by Parliament to those granted to themselves as members .of that same Parliament. Under this guise, they can make the This is justice? BAR ae is Dear Sir: = ~Upon reading the Sept. 28 issue of The Terrace - Standard, specifically three different articles, I have come to the conclusion that our justice system is a joke and is failing to protect us for dangerous criminals. It would seem that if you beat your wife (“Jailed for domestic abuse”) you go to jail. . If you go to Canadian Tire and steal (“Generator theft yields jail time”) and run from an off duty police officer, you go to jail. But if you slit an off duty police officer’s throat (“House arrest given for - slitting throat of RCMP of-. : ficer”) and all ready have a criminal record for a previ- _ous incident with a knife, ‘guess what — you don’t go _. to jail. It just boggles the mind. Steven Danroth, Terrace, B.C. Power line push keeps. ~ growing ‘Dear Sir: 7 As a Councillor for the District of Stewart and as a ' ! director on the Kitimat-Sti- " kine regional district board _ [read with great interest the . Yrecent.front page story re- ' - garding the proposed power : line that'would supply elec- tricity up Highway 37. ‘But I was dismayed not seeing any mention of the local and regional govern- ments:who made this a ma- _ jor issue at the annual. Union of B.C. Municipalities con- ference in September. For several of us this was : the single most important is- ! sue that we pushed with ev- - . ery minister, MLA, and staff ~ member that we met with. I would urge everyone to go. to www.highway37.com : and sign the online petition - to electrify Highway 37. Craig Caruso, Councillor, | District of Stewart, Stewart, B.C. Ss _If Mr. Campbell’s government consistently refuses to ne- gotiate in good faith with their public service employees and wants to continue to use budget restraint as the main excuse for holding back démands for equitable conditions, then all that is required is to legislate a tie-in that is similar to the © federal one. That is, tie salary increases of essential service employees to those given to the MLAs and their patronage-appointed -bureaucrats. in If any employee positions are to be declared essential, “then this type of legislative salary increase is justified to pre- vent any adverse impact on the balance of our society. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 2, 2005 - AT Diversification de (économie de l'Ouest Canada Western Economic Diversification Canada ivi “Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) promotes ‘economic development in Western Canada by building sustainable communities, stimulating innovation, and increasing entrepreneurship. 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