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Saturday. For planned activities this week, see the special

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1990
Vol.-6, Issue No. 45

Phone.635-7840
Fax 635-7269 |

Trustees may have say
in board appointments -

TERRACE — The dismal
response to the call for candidates
to. run for the board of School
- District. 88. will be one of the
primary orders of business at the
next: -board . mecting Nov. 13 in
-Hazelton.:

in which the same situation arose.

The board at that time requested,
according to statutory process, that
the minister appoint someone to
fill the vacancy, Hamilton said.
The minister responded by request-
ing ‘suggestions from the trustees,

At the- deadline, for. fing. mami---andlaten approved the name sub"

| nations Oct. 29, only six candi-

dates had filed for the nine seats
on the board. Under the provisions

a of the School Act the three vacant

positions will be either filled with
appointments by the Minister of
Education or through a byelection.

The six acclaimed trustees, how-
ever, may be able to influence the
minister’s decision on who makes
up the rest of the board. Superin-
tendent Frank Hamilton said he
can Clearly recall the last instance

mitted.

The three vacant seats are from
Hazelton, the villages of Kitwan-
cool and Kitwanga, and one posi-
tion in Terrace.

Board chairman Edna Cooper
said if the board calls a byelection
it will probably be held after the
first of the year, "It’s disappoint-
ing," she commented with regard
to the nominations. "These are
such exciting times in education."

Forest deal to be
closed tomorrow

TERRACE — Unless something
unexpected happens, Terrace-based
Tay-M Logging will be taken over
by West Fraser Timber tomorrow.
The deal includes an undisclosed
transfer of company. assets and a
240,000 cubic metre per year
forest licence in the North Kalum.

Don Chesley, manager’ of West
Fraser’s Skeena Sawmills in Ter-
race, said the company is not yet
cerlain how the timber will be
used. The tenure area is still being
assessed by foresters, he said, in
preparation for a five-year manage-
ment and working plan that has to
be filed with the Ministry of
Forests on Jan. 1, 1991,

The minister has approved the
transfer of the forest licence,
Prince Rupert Forest District
regional manager Bob Friesen
confirmed Monday. Under the
agreement West Fraser has
assumed all contractual respon-

the annual allowable cut, a stan-
dard procedure under the circum-
stances.

Friesen said the agreement will
also involve some limitations on
the export of raw logs from the
tenure and a requirement for West
Fraser to continue using the port of
Stewart for shipping when it is
"the lowest-cost alternative".

Search still on

“Foul weather yesterday
grounded the search for missing
alrcraft-CG-KIY, a Piper Navajo
that went missing over two
weeks ago on a flight between
the Bronson Creek and Terrace.
On board were Terrace pilot
Max Neubacher and _ three.
passengers.

Major Hannah at search
headquarters said excellent
weather Monday allowed them
to cover a great deat of ground,

sibilities of Tay-M, including but the search still hasn’t turned
payment of contractors and the up any clues,

_Silvicultural obligations that go

with the licence. He noted thatthe The search area is approxi-
ministry reclaimed five percent of mately 10,000 square miles,

Anyone walking or driving on the west end of Lakelse Ave. shortly after 1 p.m. Monday passed this
accident scene. Most witnesses showed a great deal of concern. But it wasn’t a real accident, it
was staged by the RCMP to drive home the fact substance abuse combined with driving can be
a fatal error. Watch for other events during Drug Awareness Week, ;

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