Page A14 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 2, 1993 Nisga’a tackling higher education in Nass Valley TERRACE — What will some day be a degree granting institu. tion in the Nass Valley has been given a jump start. The Nisga’a House of Learning (Wilp Wiixo’oskwhl Nisga’a) has received $100,000 from’ ‘Nisga’a Economic Enterprises Inc, a company owned by the four vil- lages of the Nass Valley. — It'll be used as seed money to assis! in developing and giving various courses, says house of learning spokesman Ian MacKen- zie. The house has also just signed - an agreement with Northwest Community College to pursue its educational institution goal. “We'll be working on partner- ship agreements with Northwest Community College or any other institution for that matter,” said MacKenzie. Accreditation is also an impor- tant step for the house of learning because it means its courses will then be recognized in other places and by other. institutions, he added. Jt is already planning, with the University of Northern B.C, a four-year program leading toward a degree in Nisga’a studies. That’s scheduled to start in the © fall of 1994 with a class size of 20 students. The Nisga’a House of Learning Care — centre going in TERRACE — There'll be a. brand new day care centre al Northwest Community College next year. The $618,000 structure will have room for 32 children, nearly triple the number an existing play school at the college can handle. Ill replace the play school in the trades and technical building and be built on property which once housed.an old water tower. The. child care centre will be open during the regular school year aiid'be'stalfed-by stadents!in thé collgé’s"tarly childiioad’edu: * cation program. Lo “We have to have a lab setting and this fits right. in,” Patrick Rife, college vice president of ad- - ministrative services said. Money for consiruction of the 4,000 square foot facility comes: from the advanced education ministry and was announced by its minister, Tom Perry, in Ter- race recently. The child care centre is in- tended for college students who have young children and for col- lege employees who have young children. Any extra spaces will be made available to members of the pub- lic. wot The centre will charge for the service and Is projected to run at a small deficit, said Rife.” There won't be any subsidies but students on social assistance will be able. to qualify for the - standard one available through’ the social services and housing ministry. Band | out | TERRACE — The Kitselas band © probably won't be joining’ the proposed »~ Queensway/Churchill Drive sewer system. anytime soon. sha Band administrator. Brian Seymour said ‘the band council: _ hasn't voted on the proposal, but - sald it seems unlikely” the band willjoin oO “We just put in a whole bunch of new septic tanks in the village and lo duplicate that kind ‘of ser- vice — I ‘just:.don't think we could do it,’ Seymour. said last week 90 Queensway and Churchill Drive area residents will be voting June 12 on whether to approve the $1.9 million sewer system. It will cost property owners around $2,770 if paid off in one - lump sum payment, Regional disirlct officials had hoped that number could be reduced .if the Kitselas band’s | Kulspai and. Queensway housing subdivisions joiried the system. “It's a: good-idea,’’? Seymour added; “but one ‘that seems, to have cornea little bit tao late."?: already offers an Adult Basic Ed- ucation program with Northwest Community College leading toward a high school equivalent graduation, | ; The house get its start from a _ training needs study six years ago . in the Nass.” ‘