= cutbacks affect administrative servises - ‘Serving the” Legislative Library Parliment Buildings Victoria, VavV-124 B.C. 4 Progressive North west Thursday. Aa Tat 1984 by RALPH RESCHKE Herald Siaff Writer ‘TERRACE— There has been increased speculation over the last’ . few weeks over the future of North- - west Community College and -the. programs it offers to the region. Most of the anxlety was caused by the realization that due to the provincial governments’ cutbacks ‘In the Education Ministry; an- estimated $500,000 would be cut " from the college's budget. According to college president, Dr. Val' George, the cut ‘in the | budget, although still considered high, only amounted to a $378,000 reduction in the basic operating net: grant. . He adds though, that even. with several budgetary items unac- counted for, the college does have an accurate idea of what the total .. budget will be for this year, Comp. “The basic operating grant is the —major part of the budget,” says - President George, so we know we'll end up with a $7: million budget for 1994." . He continued that the allocation “the college has now -amounts to $5.86.. million .and that’s down. $878,000 from last year’s amount of $6.23). million that the. college received from ‘the provincial government. The reduction amounts ‘to a six per cent drop,in the budget, and while the ‘college. was predicting : that they mightbe faced with just a three or four per cent reduction, they didn’t rule ott the possibility of getting as much as a:10 per cent reduction in government funding. Regardless of the cuts, Dr. George saya that the college is _. golng to make every effort to make . gure that there are no significant effects on the programs, either in ‘terms of quantity or quality of the programs, “The areag. where we're going. to . have to economize,” he says, “is in‘ what we ‘call instructional. and administrative services?’ * «:. He explained that what : tte students will be noticing: is changes ‘in the counselling ser- vices. . . The other area where reductions in the budget will have an effect: are in the area termed . at ministrative services, This will involve economizing: in facilities . maintenance, utilities, informational services and ‘ad- vertising, “What the public. is . going | to see," says Dr. George, "lg that it's Boing to be harder to ° ‘ACCESS ‘ programs, The program will be _ there, but it’s not going to be as _ easy to find out what programs are Aavailable at the college.” ‘As far as staff reductions are “Seoncerned, there have been four “people laid off from the college *because of the new budgets and ‘ ‘George thinks that there might be reduction in library services, ‘bat i he confirms that there will be-no':% two more layoffs occurring when more budget details are available. ‘¥ In order to minimize the effects the budget may have had on staff’ ipositions, the college has planned i tfor the reductions over the past ear by restructuring some of the ‘Hobs’ and by discontinuing some apart: -time positions, i During it's meeting on Saturday, athe College Board approved fee - . jnereases.. that are. fairly sub- “stantial, but, as Dr. George points “out, they’ re still below the average ‘coat their colleges in the system Established 1908 have imposed on their students. The Ministry of Education has~ suggested that colleges in B.C. might have to expect 5 per cent decreases in funding over the next two years. ; “Tf in fact that did ¢ come about,” he stated, “then it would create some very serious problems for us. We think that the problems we've been faced with this year are solvable but if we were faced with similar reductions in the budget next year, there might be some problems that can’t be solved ‘without partially y dismantling the. system.” “However, ” he added, “it is a political decision and political decisions can be changed over- night, so we're not putting too much emphasis on that at the - oa 78 No.73 moment.” Satellite campuses, while possibly seeing a reduction in ’ services, will definitely stay open. Dr. George thinks in the academic area of the satellite campuses, teaching might swing from live instruction to “distance- education”’ methads, and possibly even correspondence type training. ‘And as for the future of the , Terrace college; D. George thinks that it all depends on the political . decisions made over the next year. . “Despite the fact that we are faced with a number of relatively serious problems because of this year’s budget, we think they’re problems that are solvable and at the moment we ‘can maintain a very high gual operation. vo. Members of the. Terrace 747 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air*Cadets, are shown _ here examining their patient at the Strathcona Trust First Ald Competition held In Victoria last weekend: The jeam.. . placed 5th overall in the arinual event. From left fo right are: Nicole Michaud, one of the judges, Tammy Davies, Suzanne Michaud, and team captaln ~ Cathy Martin. See. page 3 for stary. Society. wants one wing TERRACE— The Terraceview: Society wants to keep one wing of the Skeenaview buildings from. being demolished and hopes.to fill that wing with extended care:beds. But in order to do so, the Society “has ta. make an application to the hospital programs department of ‘the Ministry of Health, however, . before they can do that, they'll — - have to form a new society, complete with a new name, Terraceview Society president, Norma King says that present ‘members of the Terraceview Society Board will probably make up. the new society’s board of directors, She says that a number of items still have to be resolved before patients could move into the wing “once the Skeenaview facility has closed), Before any . extended care patients, building’ the. Minister. of Health, the Honourable Jim Nielson would have to give his approval for the . move. could move in, the . But in order to get his approval, the building would have to meet Health requirements, we fire standards and Ministry of ‘ Of the private ineeting ; that occurred between the |. two representatives from the’ Ministry - of Health and Terraceview Society last. week, King says.that a proposal put forward by. the two -would see existing - residents: doubling up with each other, once they ‘move into the newly built: ‘ Perraceview lodge. = >. The British Columbla Government Employees Union held’ thelr recent retirement and awards banquet at ‘the -. Terrace Hotel on Saturday, March 30. Here, John Shields, first Vice-President st ze samara eaatonef irom EELS RSTO SPO OC STV nee SE eee as of the BCGEU presents Allan Stanyer of . Houston with his award, Mr. Stanyer was . employed in the Ministry of Highways. ° See tomorrow's paper for more detalls. by RALPU RESCHKE Herald Staff Writer TERRACE--- Though losing her - court case on Monday,’ former school board trustee, Claudette _, Sandecki, feels that the poit she =! was trying to make was proven in’ “that Judge R. Hutchinson’ con-. firmed: that there. were some ‘Nirregularities in last‘years school * board election reaults, - However, the Judge decided that -y there was not enough evidence of a . 4 major kind that would warrant * overturning the results ° of. the ‘election. - Sandecki had filed ’.a. "petition electidns ‘took wl be ieee that, © 1988. school board = election wee ‘shouldbe ‘invalidated | . because of Irregularities. in the” _voling process. In per petition, Sandecki iden- tified 29 cases where double thinks it is quite unusual to have that many instances of double balloting, and feels it is the result of a sloppily run election. "The basic problem,” she says, “ig that the rules of the election were not followed, and that the musicipal act was not adhered to.” Doting the course of: the '. ‘November elections, voters were “making a decision on three items; municipal council, school board trustee's, and for those that owned before. the courts shortly: after the balloting-may have occurred, She’ ‘property in the regional district, the election of the officers of that _Roverning body, Those who voted within the : boundaries of Terrace, signed a polling book at the polling station, ‘in effect registering themselves, and received ballots’ for council and school board -nominations. For those that voted on regional district matters, two books had to . be'signed. A polling book for the district election and a polling book for the schodl board election. However, because those same voters also had. voted in the municipal elections, then they would have , received both municipal and school board ballots, and Sandecki thinks that “Becaisde they. Would have'recelved “second ballot for school board trostée elections, double-balloting . could have occurred, ‘and in fact, it was later distovered ‘that there were 29 possible cases where ‘people could have vated twice, She feels that’ two books should ‘have been used for the municipal election and not just one shared between the school board and the . municipality. However, Elaine Johnson, Returning Officer for this region says that she would have been the first one toapproach the courts had . she felt that the election was not being conducted within the Buidelines of the law, Sandecki proves point “AS a returning officer, it is my duty to ensure that the voters have a right to exercise their franchise according to the ‘Act’,” she stated, She.added that, “if anything major had happened, that the results of the election were wrong because of irregularities, I would have gone to the judge myself.” She says that next time an election. is held in Terrace for school trustees: and council members, two poling books will be used, . : Vern Rozee; Aisistant Secretary- Treasurer for School District: 68 feels that.even though 29 people signed the’ pall: book twice, it cannot be proven that they. voted ~ twice. . He Hiden aie beburerces on human error and not on any one particular individual. Rofee ex- plained; that the court determined that there were not enough irregularities to justify voiding the election. . : . As far as he’s concerned, the court has made its decision and this means an end to the issue. Judge R. Hutchinson decided that each party would bear their own court costs. : ‘And what does Claudette San- ’ decki think about the decision? ‘Had I won to the extent of: having the election overturned, 1 probably would have been run out of town on a rail,” she stated. Jim Pattison recommends ~Expo. cancellation * VICTORIA (CP) British Columbia would save about $50 million by ensuring that both union and non-union contractors. are allowed to bid on the $450 million in construction work slated for Expo 86, Premier. Bill Bennett said Wednesday. ‘Expo chairman Jim Pattison recommended to the provincial eabinet Wernesday that the Vancouver world transportation and communications exhibition be cancelled unless the threat of an impending iabor dispute is ended. ' Pattison said he is not prepared to saddle provincial taxpayers with @ potential debt of $950 million. - Cabinet is to meet again today to decide the fate of the $1.2-billion project, slated for Vancouver's False Creek area May 2 to Oct. 13, 1986, _ It was unable to reach a decision during two meetings Wednesday. Bennett said several options were under consideration but would not disclose details, He said he wanted to meet first with several people, including Senator Jack Austin, who represents British Columbia in the federal cabinet. The federal . government currently is building a $137-million pavilion In Vancouver which later will become that clty’s trade and convention centre. Bennett said it is one of the to face, and there is a “lot of dowt-. = right concern” about the outcome. ‘"Expo was conceived and born and developed over a number of years,” Bennett told reporters, as he hurried into his office. ' "Those whose actions or proposed actlona might threaten its future and kill it would surely allow us a few days of very serious reflection concerning those who Sey er aL AS See REE Te eT Pea Tae ee biggest decisions he has ever had — would want its death.’ The government wants the Expo site to be open to all British Columbians. Roy Gautier, ‘president of the B.C. and Yukon Building Trades Council, sald Wednesday there were no serious obstacles to an agreement until the government intervened with its requirement that Expo be an open site, The council had agreed to drop an affillation clause that allows union workers to refuse to work alongside non-union workers — provided the non-union workers Lebanon . BEIRUT (Reuter) — Fighting flared between rival Moslem and Christlan factions Wednesday night as all sides pursued efforts ta _ establish a firm ceasefire. Clashes between Moslem militias and the Lebanese army backed by the Christian Lebanese. forces militia erupted along the so- called Green Line, which runs 14 kilometres from Beirut’s port across the city to the southern suburbs and the foothills of the Aley range, radio stations reported, The line divides the ~ predominantly Moslem western areas from the Christian eastern WHY BUY NEW?. WHEN USEDWILL DO! Do you want parts tofix up your car but your budget won't allow it? Beat the high cost of new paris with quality used parts from S.K.B, AUTO SALVAGE (635-2333 or 635-9095 3690 Duhan (just off Hwy. 16 E) were paid the going rate in the industry. Expo officials have quoted the wage difference as being #4 tier Wednesday, Bennett said the competitive factor in con- struction around the province, between the union and non-union, contractors, “means savings of about 10 per cent. ‘High and low bids and what has happened to construction prices would indicate that very clearly, therefore full competition must be allowed.” flares sectors of the capital. _ The violence abated ‘as an all- party military committee met to enforce a disengagement. ‘State-run. Beirut radio. reported the committee sald it stood nd by an agreement reached over the weekend whereby the combatants would pull back by distanres of between 10 and 700 metres from their forward positions. The plan provides for a neutral force of Lebanese police and an observer unit of retired army of- ficers to be stationed along the confrontation line, but it cannot be implemented imtil the force of about 2,000 men Is ready.