PAGE 18 School Board Meeting Oct. 10, 1972 ; ..Mr. Ted Wells, Secretary-Treasurer of the School Board reported that construction of the Caledonia roof ls coming along quite well, with one section already finished. --Moisture vapor caused leaks to form in the orlginal roofing. Attendance figures for the end of September this year are in - and there are 5,749 students enrolled. This is a drop of five from last years enrotlment at the end of the terms first month. . It was noted that this is the second year is succession which has shown a fairly stable enrollment. .. The school board will approach the B.C. Pollution Control Board on the idea of putting a pollution measuring device on the Skeena Secondary School roof for study by that school’s science classes. Skeena was originally rejected for one of the devices because of ids easy accessibility and the poisonous nature of some of the chemicals used. The Ross-Wood School bus has been re-instated with the ~ neccessary eight pupils naw making the trip. Tenders are not expected to be calledfor the Stewart gym- nasium until April of next year. AB.C. Department of Education delegation wilk be in Terrace this week with the. plans and progress report on the building as well as having the finalized plans for the Thornhill Junior Secondary School. The Board’s finance committee is looking into the feasibility of hiring appraisers for the compilation of a statement of values for the insurance agents. The task has been done by Mr. Wells for past 16 years who covers the 72 school buildings in the district. Mr. Wells figures show a value of $11'¢ million, $10 million for building and $1/% million for their contents. _.'The board will. ask the principal of the Stewart Schools to altend the next board meeting. The Caledonia Reach for the Top team travelled to Prince George to take on Sir Charles Tupper. The locals staged a come-from-behind effort to tie the match at 205 points, then lost on the play-off question (read details on page2.) Gail Thacker, the primary school teacher who was injured early this year in an automobile accident is reported to be recovering well. A preliminary report on the fees charged students in this area show they are very high compared with other school districts. The study is continuing. Northern B.C. chamber seeks The Terrace based, Northern BC Chamber of Mines has suggested that certain changes should be made to the BC Mineral Act, In a letter to the Minister. of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Hon. Mr. Leo Nimsick, it was pointed out that BC Prospeclors are nol being encouraged to update their exploralion knowledge due tq outdated regulations. Under the BC Mineral Act, a Prospector must do $100 worth of work or pay $100 cash on his Mineral Claim in order to mainlainitin good — standing for one year. mineral act ckward looking regulations in mining exploration have the effect of creating an inneficient exploration activity by Prospectors. The economics of today dictate that large ton- nage-per-day mines are a must. To explore for large are-bodies, the use of a pick and shovel at the outsel is, except in. rare eases, too restricted in ground . coverage. Another effect is tha t the Prospector, usually not ’ having completed the best type The lype of work he is. allowed to ‘record’ as assessment work is Limited to physical work such as digging, blasting, tunnelling, cutting etc. when in fact the first work on is claims should be a minimum of digging and. a more widely scoped program of geological mapping, prospecting, geochemistry, and geophysics, These activities are all within the capabilities of most Prospectars. R.H. Bates, ‘Northern Chainber’ president added that “the Prospectors inability to use such advanced exploralion techniques as assessment work has him concentrating on ‘pick and shovel’ work which, although eventually required, should be directed by first j carrying oul’ other types of - work. : The far reaching effects of ba T turn terns ; tye 1 . | TURN ro US: f- Serving Kitlmat if THE HERALD, TERRACE, B,C. ‘On the education scene _ ..Many local teachers were given leaves of absence to attend various conferences and courses, It was also noted that the’ ‘Skeena School band has been asked to play in dhe Remem- ~ berance Day services. , The matter of Téacher’s being granted leave for cultural events was discussed. The Board asknowledged that community involyement by teachers was desirable and should be en- couraged. . Mr. Smnythe sald he was eyeing the approach of winter with aprehension after looking at the mileages on the local school buses. Apparently they areat the age where major break-downs can occur, The board suggested bringing in the owner of the present contract to meet with the Board. The Board has hired Mrs, T, Appleton, the wife of a local doctor, as a part-time speech therapist. Mrs. Appleton received three years training in speech therapy and has served with the- Vancouver Neurological Society. _.The Board will be meeting on October 19 with Mr. Soles from the Department of Education to discuss the idea of a regional College being attached to the Vocational School. (see story on page one) The preliminary budget will be brought before the next Board meeling for discussion. .. The Kalum School, dis-continued as of last year, will become an administrative block and will house the Resource Center, currently at Caledonia. That seems to be the board feeling and they will look into the matter further. The Board moved to donate a sum not more than $500 to the B.C. Educational Research Institute They were asked to do so with the suggestion that they follow the Saskastchewan formula of one-tenth o f one mill, That would mean §6,700. ..The Board will send a letter of congratulations to Norma Kerby for winning the Rotary Scholarships. Negotiations for teachers salaries are under way, The teachers first demand was a 10.3 percent ralse across the board, while the negiotiaters fell that between 6 and 7 percent will keep the settlement within the present mill rate. Mr. Cecil Pratt brought up a point about school zone speed limits and the problems caused by students walking on road- ways. The board will look further Inte the matter and approach city council and the local RCMP with their recommendations. of minés —_Smaill’ engine repair course RSET ese *, The very Earth shook with an. ‘unbelievably strong blast, perhaps the first: sound ‘this loud in an otherwise very quiet country. Quickly, and without’ thinking, people in the small village stopped in their tracks, What was it? Where did the blast come from? south a cloud of steam! ‘and smoke could be seen, instinctly many begun gathering their belongings together, ready to move quickly, Hardly had the clouds appeared than the smell of burning wood and hot ash became noticeable. Someone walking several miles from the village at the time of the blast had now reached the Village. Breathlessly he gasped, move oul, move out, hot, coming from the pround. We'll all be burned. A_red river is moving quickly towards us, Quickly, we _ Must make the River and the SDR er RR aS a Prospector’s. Corner. ByR.H.BATES. a Over the. - treed top of the mountain to the HENRY YOUNG boats, we must leave this place to burn. Many, unable to move quickly enough were burned in the fury of the lava flow, those whe made it to the Nasa River,’ now moving swiftly down the River looked back to see a mountain of steam as the red hot rock flowed, into the River pushing the whole ‘River a mile, or, more North, Still the lava flowed, now It turned, stopped in its tracks by the cold water. Flowing along the youth side of the river welling up now and then, bur sting its dike and flowing again. This was probably the scene - of the Lava Flow of the Lava Lake area, 50 miles north of Terrace. Only two hundred or so years ago. How many people were killed?’ What was the valley like before the flow? The Village, how deeply buried are possible remains? .. Or was, everything burned to dust? Your Terrace representative Howard...“ - Frank Howard, NDP can- didate for Skeena, while in Burns Lake age for eligibility for the old age persion must be reduced to sixty. : , '. Mr. Howard ‘said, “As our fechnology increase and _productivity becomes more and tore the result of machines rather than people we are going to have to reditice the age of retirement in order that em- -ployment can be kept at a high level, One of the ways to ac- complish part of this is to reduce the Old Age Pension level to 60." “of course," said Mr, Howard, “we have to make the Old Age Pension reach a decent -Jevel otherwise we would be just putting people into old age poverty at an earlier age.” “Right’ at the moment," continued Mr. Howard, “we spend more {ax money at the Federal level to pay the interest on the National’ Debt than we pay out in Old Age Pensions, And I think this is a ridiculous situation. which has: been - < ate fe . ys ‘et . Soh So oo a Sh a Oe a na SS a EDMONTON Fatal atata’ gaid that the ~ _ TURKEY ff stseaess WE HAVE OFFICES IN: sates “VANCOVER - KAMLOOPS - PRINCE ‘GEORGE - TRAIL: CALGARY - LETHBRIDGE _ _ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1972 ward..."The age for old age pension must be reduced ”' — compounded by both Liberals - and Conservatives through their approach to’ national financing.” “2 -.° , . “There is no need,’ continued government to continue to drive ~ us deeper and deeper into debt - for all we need is alittle care - :and attention to. the level of . expenditures. By curtailing » federal expenditures we could easily afford to increase Old . Age pensions and thus help ° people to enjoy their later years with greater dignity and ease.” q DONALD FP. HIGHE §- “rine Count | 5 Ais faneyor |. 962] Lakelje Ava. . Mailing Address: , ., Box 545, Terrace, BC. | .., 635-3227... cota VICTORIA KELOWNA anite'e a ate eae eae eel, rehegeseteteees Thy a} : Mr, Howard, “for the Federal. 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