By JENNIFER LANG . with neighbourhood” resi-
SOME: ‘THORNHILL. resi-| “dents, who began flooding.
dents. are. -wondering why _ the Kitimat-Stikiné .regio-

down’ oa favourite {ree ina

pla { ~ Bjorgaard. said...
week, Justa few: “days. into.
the: new schol. year...

wa “cut. down," he said,.

“schools will be getting. more @ money, * School: District:

trict will ‘receive: up to -$104, 494. in:
ade oinal money _ for books -=. provi:
ded ‘th district’ matches the funding.

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afterit: Was felled’—'a ‘tan: “They “should. put more: i
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>” safety. ‘concerns, school. |”.
fe trustee: Peter” ring . said ..
ee |) and 60: feet. tall. _ climbing, the, tree.

“dent Jim ‘Savard: woridered, °
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AS. STUDENTS across B. C. headed "Here, the “allocation ‘i is’ based. on: “criticisn: from the’ B. C.. Teachers" 2
: back: to classes. last ‘week, ‘ihe pro- the equivalent of. 6,222.13 full-time: ‘Federation in’ part- because’ ‘it came ‘
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The ‘Coast: Mountains School Dis- “school. districts: up ‘to $10 smillion- for - than: one quarter of the: amount the:-

\ - Education ‘Minister Torn’ Christen- textbooks “the year before the. Lib--
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