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“VANCOUVER (CP) —
British Columbia's school

trustees,

deci decision-making power by
provincial government,
‘made it clear during their
four-day annual general
meeting that they are

anxious te get back in the,

driver's seat.
~The 617 trustees from 75
school districts over-

passed -

whelmingly
resolutions calling for a
royal commission to get
trustees, parents, teachers
arid: business involved in
setting the future course of
education in the province.
reetlitions "” condernalny
con
what trustees called the
“erosion of democratic
decislon-making - proces-
through restraint
Jegislation which gave- the
‘Previnee power last year to
set teachers’ wage set-
tlements and board
| spediding.

Meanwhile, . the
association's executive
sald that. while school
boards are disgruntled by
‘“the government's taking
control of what they con-
alder their rightiul func-
tion, the association plans
to continue using “a con-
suitative rather than a
confrontative approach” in

‘restraint-conselous

‘dealing with government.

Bill Lefeaux-Valentine, a
o7-year-old charter boat
operator from Queen
Charlotte Islands, sald
after he was acclaimed
president Saturday that the
combative approach used
‘last Noyember by teachers
‘who went on strike for

three daya appeared to

yield little.
WERE QUIETER: .
Trustees, he said, used a
quieter sttateay and
succeeded in wrestling
from the provincial
government a promise that
it will loosen its grip on
school board financial
affairs by 1986. :
Lefeavx-Valentine also
indicated that trustees
have no plans to join forces
with the more militant B.C.
Teachers Federation - in

7 Satieg government

veetraint about a speech to
trustees Thursday night in
which federation president-
elect Pat Clarke urged
unity between trustees and
teachers,  Lefeaux-Vale-
ntine would only say he has
a “broader-based
responsibility’ to the

public than Clarke does in -

. federation

Gwen Chute, a Conuittam
. trustee elected —vice-

president, said the call for
aroyal commission “‘was a
major thrust of the con-
vention" ‘and said it”
reflected trustees’ concern
that the government. was
making changes to school
‘curricula without first
consulting local. school
districts. :
Meanwhile, resentment

. over lack of government

* failure to consult trustees
. surfaced Saturday when a
number. of delegates -
walked out of an address by
a. Social Credit back-
bencher, sent in place of
Education Minister Jack
Heinrich, who’ was at-
tending a provincial
cabinet strategy session on
Vancouver Istand during
the weekend.

VIEWED AS SLAP’
.-. Outgide,; the. hall, a
’ numberof: trustees:::said«:

face-and an indication of
ithe government’s attitude
‘toward -trustees that
Heinrich didn't show up or
at least send a senior
ministry official to address
‘trustees on the govern-
ment’s plans for education.

Chute and former.
association president Joy
Leach downplayed the
significance of the protest,
saying most trustees, while

Across Canada Breifs _
FS

EDMONTON ' (CP)
Sam Sinclair should resign
as president of the Metis
Association of Alberta
after coming away empty-
handed from a meeting
with' Premier Peter

Lougheed, association
director Russell White
says.

Natives Affairs Minister
Milt Pahl had said the
government
improve services to Metis

would not -

eight-year-old girl.

. occurred at 8:45 a.m.

injuries. oa
On Sunday, April 29,

vestigatlon.

1984

investigating.

Police News

. TERRACE—Terrace RCMP were kept busy over
the weekend with five motor vehicle accidents, one
break-and-enter, and one case of sexual assault,

During the night of April 23, RCMP investigated a |
‘complaint of child abuse and as a result a Terrace
. man has been charged with the sexual assault of an
Police are continuing their
- investigation. No names have heen released.
. Also on April 28, a single motor vehicle driven by
-a Terrace man was involved in an accident. The
man, who was charged with impaired driving,
rolled his vehicle at the intersection of Walsh and
Thomas. Police are investigating. The accident

Vater in- the afternoon, at 4 p.m., an elderly
Terrace woman was taken fo Mills Memorial
Hospital with undetermined injuries, as a result of a
‘two-car collision on the corner of Lavelle and

Kalam. Damage to the two vehicles was estimated
‘to be approximately $2000, Charges are pending.
At'12:30.4.m., Saturday morning, a motor vehicle
accident on Highway 37 near Lakelse sent a Topley
Landing resident to Mills Memorial Hospital with
undetermined injuries after her car left the'road.
Two children, in the vehicle. were treated for'minor

accident oceurréd at the intersection of Eby Street
and Highway 16! “The'accidéht occurred at ap--
proximately 4:55 p.m. and damage to the vehicles
amounted to $400. The matter is still under in-

At5:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, police responded
to dn alarm at Kiti K'Shan School. Two 17-year-old
‘males were arrested while rimning away from the
school. The two have been charged with break-and-
enter and will appear in provincial court on June 1, .

Also on Sunday, a two-car collision resulted in
$16,00 damage to the two vehicles involved. The
accident occurred at the interesectlon of Highway .
1¢and'37, No injuries were reported and police are

a' two. ‘car motor vehicle

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until they agree they are a
provineial responsibility.
He made the comment
after government officials,
including Lougheed, met
with | Metis association
representatives,
Sinclair’s . refusal to
choose either federal or.
. provinclal jurisdiction was
made without consulting
Metis people, White, of
Calgary, said Sunday.
He said the government
was'justlfied in its refusal.
_ He wouldn’t say whether
he prefers federal or
provincial — responsibility
for the Metis community.
‘Tm calling for the
people to come out with a
firm position on  con-
stitutional issues,”

REGINA (CP) — It will
take more than a 20-per-
cent increase in this year’s
provincial government
grant to obtain minimum

levels of ambulance ser-'

vice in the province, says
the Saskatchewan Road
Ambulance Association.
The association set what
it thinks the minimum level
. of service should be for
rural and urban areas of
the province at ils annual
meeting during the
weekend, association
president George Beaulac
said,

But it will probably take
more than the 4-per-cent
grant increase to obtain
that. level, he said.

“Basically, when — you

look at ambulance ser- .

vices, I don't think we're
considered an essential
service in thi province,"
Beaulac said. “A little bit
more spent on ambulances
cén save money at
hospitals,”

a to regain control

disappointed by Heinrich’s
absence, understood it was
important he attend the
cabinet —_—srretreat to’
represent. the interests of
education.

Heintich “was not
available . Sunday to
~ comment on the incident.

Meanwhile, trustees
shied away from voting
dramatic changes in policy
during three daya of

balloting on ‘resolutions, °

They defeated a motion
femanding the school act
be changed to put teachers
on “term contracts” as
opposed to the present
“continuing appointme-
‘nts,” a move seen by some
as a way to keep mediocre
teachers on their toes.

atts ae

~ However, “they” did’ ap-

' they saw ft as a slap In the’* prove’ i resolution calling

on the education minister
to give districts the right to
operate schools on a 12-
month basis. The motion,
proposed ‘by Cam pbell
River school district, raid
‘the present September-to-
June -school year is: based
on out-of-date seasonel
needs of agriculture and
that the system must be
flexible in view of changes
in society.

by RALPH RESCHKE .
Herald Staff Writer

TERRACE— As part of ©
National Book Featival
week, Canadian author,
Aritha van Herk, was in
Terrace Friday to give a.
special reading of some of
her material, and to
discuss writing as 4 career.

The thirty-year-old
Calgary native talked to
the Herald about her
writing, her views on what
makes a writer successful,
and tips for those trying to
break into the field.

It was apparent right
from the start that she has
nothing but respect for the
world of Canadian
literature. She streages the
importance of the role
Canadian authors have in
giving this country heart
and soul,

She is concerned about
the fact that most
Canadians don’t read
Canadian literature,
saying that, ‘‘Canadian
literature has some of the
tist works in the world,.
and unfortunately, we're
the last ones to realize it.”

An interesting. example
she uses is that more of her
work has been: read in

German than in. English.

” Aritha’s writing reflects
her experiences with life.

She enjoys writing about
Canadian women doing

- Unusual things and leading

unusual lifestyles. ;

Her first published novel,
Judith wes based on her
life in the Parkland area of
Alberta. Although the
character is an Alberta pig
farmer, Aritha tried to
capture the feeling of living
in a rural area.

The Tent Peg is a novel
about a bush camp cook
who lives in the Yukon.

Aritha spent three months,

afew years back, as a cook
for a geological expedition
in the Yukon.

. She enjoyed the isolation
(a helicopter came in once

‘a week to deliver supplies

and a newspaper) and says
she’d do it again if she had
to.

Aritha was 23 when her
first. book». Judith, 1.was

and More’ Stories from
Western Canada in 1980.
She feels fortunate that
she has work published at
such an early age. She
credits the many years she
spent writing for practice,
maintaining a pace she
would keep in later years,
“The one difficulty for
any writer," she says, ‘is
simply getting good enough
to be published. And that

Ka aes

publisted in'1978. ‘The Tent "73
Peg was ‘piiblished in 1981,

means years and years of
writing, and even then
there's no guarantee,”
She says many writers
have delusions of how good
their work is, but unless
they're willing to write for
five to six years before
belng published, they're
really kidding themselves
about being’ good writers.
’ She recommends writers
read at least one novel a
‘day, and be prepared to
read, not only the “best
sellers,” butthegreatworks
of all branches of

The Herald, Monday, April 30, 1964, Page 3

Trials and tribulations —
of getting published

literature.

“I spent seven years
reading the great works of
English, American,
Russian, and - French
literature, figuring that if
you read the best, you can
only become better’
yourself," says the
‘university professor.

Aritha is an English
professor at the University
af Calgary, a job that
helped build her
background as a Canadian
author.

And does being a woman
make it any more difficult
to get work published?

“Female Canadian

authors are the best known

in Canada,’ she says with
a big grin on her face,
“after all, they're the best
writers Canada has.”
Atitha will leave for

part in an international
‘conference om Canadian
literature. Her next novel
will be about a travelling
salesman and should be
available soon.

Labor dispute
hits airport

KELOWNA, B.C. (CP) —
Negotlation. to end the
labor dispute involving 17
firefighters and . main-
tenance workers . at
Kelowna Airport broke.
down Saturday night.

The workers,
represented by the
Canadian ‘Union of Public
Employees, have been off
the job since Feb. 17 and
have been without a con-
tract for 18 months.

Management at the
airport claims the workers
are on strike, but insists the
city-operated alrport is

safe, The union, however,
has sald its members are
locked out and has warned
air travellers to avoid this
Okanagan city.

Negotiations between the
union and the Okanagan
Mainline Municipal Labor
Relations Association were
held under a_ federal
mediator.

‘The union said It made
concessions on working
hours, but the central issue
remains § management's
refusal to set aside safety-
related reprimands against
three workers.

Union _— representative

Jim Kelly sald it is almost
certain the:  union’s
provincial convention,
scheduled for Kelowna In
June, will -be held
elsewhere,

Kelly also said the
dispute could continue fer
some time yet.

“We've got a situation
where this dispute could

’ Denmark this week, totake .

conceivably go on for six or

seven or eight more
months . .. It could go on
that long and there's going
to be a lot of economic
misery in this com-
munity,"”

ring.

brutal situations.

* The uniform islike a beacon on
the street. Itsignals help. Compassion.

But not many people know how
much it takes ta bea soldier in the

Salvation Army. The inhuman hours.

The incredible patience. The :

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