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. choice,"! Canadian Parents

Meeting.

: had hoped to -turn: Moun-

; Immersion f -programi,”

back in. November, press
ing the’ school : board.” ‘to

: proposals “-for--Mountain-
never- -opened: 83. 2 million

. school.

the board. in December.and
_ has. waited months. for a
final decision:, '

~Erom. front

affidavit. ;
But he said that opti on.
isn’t yet: -advanced enough.

vestors.

_ possibility of a successful
refinancing,” ‘the: ‘mo itor: s
report 'says.:

been ‘made; . the. monitors 5

- offers in place:
“There: is ‘no “proposal
, from: any “pros ec

Talstra.
- doubts city. . council - will
‘succeed. any time soon, in
convincing the - ‘court. to,
end ¢reditor: protection. and
choose adifferent option.
He: ‘says’ the. onus. does
‘not appear. to: be ‘on: New:
- Skeena -to -den ons ate
progress, ‘but on “others: to’
prove the. owners: ‘have: no
chance of suiccess..°
* “The judge has ‘set 3
test of! ~'fdeomed -
failure’,”

that’s. an almost Impossi-
ble. test.” ae
Further: ‘extensions will:
likely. be ‘granted, he’ said,”
so long as New ‘Skeena:
can show it’s ‘in. talks with.
any investor, and especial:
ly if, it has’ ‘backing:.from
playets like, Prince Rupert:
council, pulp. workers’ and -
‘Northern Savings. Credit:

. Union. - “Le
“It's pretty:
judge to’ make
otherwise,” “he *'sai
‘ding he-sticks to. hi
diction: that’ there
chance of the sawmill here

NWBC ‘buy ya
operations’ is"-no-: Tr
 Suaranteed: by. the City C

“Thitt guarantee (o
that risk for Princ
“We- -basicalli é
to. assume.“ “that ourselves;
thereby taking the’ city. ff
the liook. for that. “guaran:
tec,” Veniez. said.

sion,” Talstra said.

Wrong name |
THE WRONG NAME:ap- .-

i4, 2004 issue. of. The. Ter:
race Standard, aa
Instead. of Sarah “Ve Us.

A2 - “The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Not all are happy with school decision ©

cision. to” keep vacant”. er, it did get the ‘school : ‘to identify, a school site for céntly. withdrawn, «| . The’ move. -medns “Wa
Mountainview Elementary

closed for the time. being,

queries, met with, criticism: .
wo he asked if other: groups: were a

"Representatives. of tio":
of. the groups. backing pro-..:

/ . “That ‘school’ is- never...
ging to .be :a school. of

' for French: (CPF): ‘repre-..
' sentative, “Julia” Moore. fi
: complained after: the, °

Terrace’ 8 CPF. chapter ba

‘ tainview -into”’ the “new: .
‘ home of the K to:7° French =

; CPF got the. ball rolling

; consider-taking community:

view, a--brand-new;::but. irs. Nal
“achievement,”- said. Elmer: ‘the, idea,” "Moody ‘said, ad-: . lieve’: that:

oo - Moody,’ who runs “the ~ ding. ‘other districts ‘around: economy. ‘and
The group submitted ae
comprehensive: proposal’ to

Moore ‘called’ ihe’ pire-:

-. be” shelved. for - “aL. least . -from? ‘Mountain: View. “to: them, ga: ahead’ cand -
_ cess “alot of’ work for kind °

“another year,

One. major: ‘unnamed:
_ forest. company. in: ‘talks.
- with New. Skeena wants.»
exclusive negotiations, -
“Veniez. said: in his: latest

~hew money to’ finance: "the chances. the - town: will get, owners? chances. ef
Operations: for: the: next: 60: its unsecured” Broperty tax J

a loan: from: Northern’ Save.

to. warrant ‘ending: talks:
with other Prospective i=.”

“There i is, s clearly” a: real oo reinjectionis ‘stack: up”

: 5 ‘, ice; soft gravel sections and-new. potholes, which: ean

ings, will, this time count: : dresses ‘that i issué."-" -- “amount of $1.5 ° million, casily thow you eli a3 ren that you ire.
i u aL : nor cxpecting. With the warmer weather poad crews 6 Ye :

aS nsecured,. Tot: ‘secured,, ‘Other. creditors, be -NWBC” have demonstrated ° will be’ but doing. surface. repalis, 80. please slow: #

debt. : ee they ‘secured or unsécured, their; belief: that there will. down, watch fit them-and obey-all traffic: conta , vod “Construction, Terrace :

. Terrace. liad ‘previously: don’t have to.-effectively. - he a: favourable: outcome TA tons crews, eo ae a, thesafury OF the & Your Lea Highway & Bridge Maintenance Contactor
: complained that such. fresh fund. the: next. 160. days, aaa t ie fin: JQ: Thismessage.-is | baught 40~ you, “by: ‘your “local ; Ph: (250) 638-188]

A

- But while: progress* ‘has

_ warn there are: ©,concrete a

‘Talstra’ said. :
“That’s“what.‘Ihose’ op
posed to the 60-day exten
Sion ‘have: to’. ‘show: And :-

“That may. have: been an
carrot to Prince Rupert to ©
vote .yes an ‘the “exten-"“f

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ofa waste of time; .howev- |. T will bea challenge vate school, but was res sure it's-short term.”

board moving on all these “the 2005/06 school year,” o Trustee Hal (Stedtiam’ S| -Terriice ‘schools . = Uplands. ot

issues,” ee et 4 he said, : adding. the group.” suggestion -” ‘close. ‘Elementary: cand’ Kit
. The. board: rectived the. Mill now consider its. next Uplands ‘and move “most of”. “Kt Shan = ‘have: been: taken:

CPF. proposal, and then ..§ “athe, ‘Students | into Moun~ off. the list. of, potential:

- He- wasn't. ctacily ‘5 ‘sure
interested... riséd by the’board’s déci-’: port...”
Trustees. decided : April'si n to-hold off: on any ,of ee

14, to” hold -off.: ‘oft, opening * . the ‘proposals. for Moun

the: Tl r ‘school: in. ordér to.” i ;

“TE felt it fight. from. ‘the
beginning," “he said: “From: -
>the -moment: ‘they, threw- out.
the. ‘possibility. of: “doing.

. They: ‘told: the contain:
ty: groups - vying. ‘for’. the:
building ‘they must » asia

‘against’ the re
‘ ~~ “Parents said,

: Last. “week's decision
“follows 4 -seties of ‘public’ ;
“consultation ‘meetings ‘over
four’ proposals: the.’ board
‘Teceived: for. Mountain: -
how: ‘proposals: for. specialty view. : on ;
schools ‘will be. approved. “Moody: said. he was en: i “But ‘Gowen said people Grade’ 10. oat,
i¢. Futi couraged by. ‘the: fact ‘that: ‘want. ‘to. keep: Mountain-- A "Primary schools may. be :
‘people ‘seem: to. support a. view. on: ‘Teserve:-so- it can, “next; Gowen: said,
ulturall y-responsive Open’: -onee., the: economy : Trustées.: “support:
school in: principle: ":- turns" the-corner: anid. more mmon. grade’ grouping :

“[ think more :and- more ' families: move’ back, . from'K=7 and ‘from Grades. oes " ee . 7
people. were receptive to’, “People” Teally’ “do: bee, 8-1 12, because. they’ re: ‘less. ; a Pdiecieetnaiatinil nist

“ST he district has’ already:
* begun: looking: at phasing ~ 7

“lose 350 studeris. a year ‘to
ene en rolment,: Pu

starts ‘mn oe

es ce was * “hoping » they
would. come:-oul .with-a
strong” ‘statement : ‘on First ~

‘school ‘district's First. Na the: ‘province. are consider: : “economy « is’ “goi
- tions ‘Education Centre: « - ing. the concept, . loots chance,”: Gowen. said, .
“He: ‘now “believes.. any’. A’ third. proposal came: . “They, ‘Want us’ to: pre-
‘attempt to -create a. cultar-:.. “in. the" form. 6f an offer to * pare’ for. the’ ‘future: People
ally-responsive: school: willl: “purchase the: new: school ". said, ‘if: you, ‘Want ‘to ‘lease™

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.- ths ‘on the new thoney. ad: -their-security,° up “tol -an-

“Neniez- said. .

; Cynstruction..”
The. “monitors. ‘called

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