News In Brief Letter grades to return BEGINNING this Septem- ber, students in grades 4-12 will receive letter grades, -In making the announce- ment, provincial Education minister Art Charbonneau noted parents had not been happy with the ‘‘anecdotal’’ System. “Children have been bringing home report cards their parents didn’t feel were clear enough,’” he said. - Returning to a letter grade system would give them a better idea of how their chil- dren were doing. However, {he policy leaves it up to the school district to decide whether the letter grades will be in- cluded on report cards for prade 4-7 students or passed on to the parents ‘*in some other way"’, They must appear on grade 8-12 report cards, Hunting regs change HUNTERS will now have to take all the edible parts of ‘any black bear, cougar, Mountain goat, mountain sheep or caribou, That’s one a _ several changes in hunting regula- tions introduced by the pro- vince, The previous regulation required only the hide and/or one quarter of the meat be taken. The new measure brings these species in line with existing tules for elk, moose and deer. Using any wildlife or wildlife parts as bait for black bears is now _, prohibited and bag limits for * wolves have been reduced from 10 to three, , jhe changes are included in the 1994 hunting synopsis ' available at Environment ministy or govemment agent offices and where hunting licences are sold. The amended regulations do not restrict native bunt- ing. Housing program unveiled THE PROVINCE has an- nounced details of its Homes BC program. Intended to promote affor- dable housing, ihe program has four components all in- tended to be used by non- profit organizations, The Homeless/At Risk and Non-Profit Housing programs target low- moderate income renters in- cluding the homeless and those with special needs. New Options for Home Ownership will buiid family housing and support non- profit organizations in projects such as equity co- ops. Finally, Community Housing Initiatives will pro- vide grants for public educa- tion and new housing- related services. ‘More information can be obtained by phoning 1-800- . 257-7756, | Fish group net cash THE BC SALMON Council has been given $87,500 to promote its product. And producers of BC Pinot Noir white wine will also benefit from the Buy ’ BC program grant. That’s because the council will be using part of the money to repeat and expand last year’s salmon-wine joint promotion. ‘Also on the council’s menu are special retail promotions of local salmon. Safeway will again take part in those and will be joined this time by Overwaitea, To qualify for Buy BC money, products have to be grown, raised, caught or " processed in the province, Stew Christensen Regular Ground Beef Boneless Cross Rib Roasts. Broccoli B.C, grown BBQ Sauces 455 ml - selected varieties WEEKEND rain has taken the pressure for the time being, but a return to hot weather will almost certainly trigger tougher sprinkler restrictions. That waming came from engineering director Siew Christensen after iast week’s heat wave, He sald the seriousness of the water supply situation was demonstrated Thursday evening when the low level alarm went off at the Halliwell storage tower, “We cannot let the water level get any lower than that or we won't have enough water far fire fighting,’’ he explained, The city had switched to a more powerful motor to pump water to the tower but even then it bad taken several hours to kill the alarm. Attributing the heavy draw to people watering their yards, Christensen also pointed out ther: are 4 lot more users on the bench now as a resuli of new housing develapments. Although rain or showers will help the situation, he emphasized that was only because it stopped people watering. The Gow in Deep Creck had fallen sit to the point that the city would soon be unable to draw a full pipe from there, Wet weather only delayed that day. Christensen, estimated tougher sprinkler use restrictions might -have to be introduced within the next two weeks, And they would be ac- companied by equally tavgh cn- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 20, 1994 - A7 Showers only delaying inevitable forcement. Noting the city bad been patrolling last week looking for people ignoring the current odd- even restrictions, he said some wamings had already been issued. However, if the situation became more serious, the city would drop the wamings and ticket offenders on the spot. That’s because more stringent restrictions should make the seriousness of the situation clear to everyone.The fine for un- authorized use of a sprinkler is $100, he added. Christensen said the public was encouraged to phone in and report anyone illegally sprinkling, Repeating the need to ensure there is enough water for fire fighting, he said people should re- A oe, member that the neighbour who ignored the regulation could be putting their own house in jeopar- ¥: Calls could be made to city hall during the day or the fire depart- ment’s non-emergency number in the cvening. Meanwhile, the city is still wait- ing to hear whether it’s going to get federal-provincial money for its waler well project. Terrace has put in for $800,000, two-thirds of the estimated cost of sinking the Frank St welt. Confirming there was no word on that grant yet, Christensen said the city had been promised an as- wer by July 31. Last Friday Queen Charlotte City learmed it would get $1.3 million for its new water system. ——. ema Boneless ” Blade Steaks Min 3 per pack PACK. PACK A dbtibeh *Frying Chicken} Halves, Min 3/pkg. 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