x PAGE Aé, THE HERALD, Wednesday, April 6 1977 Indians concerned _ about timber resources The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs was informed recently that the Forest Policy Advisory Committee is accepting submissions regarding the Pearse Commission until March 31, 1977. This, has apparently been going on since December 1976 and most Indian Bands in the province were not informed. This is of great concern to the Indian people of British Columbia, because it con- stitutes alienation of their timber and forest rights ata time when they are negotiating and determining settlement of their aboriginal rights and land claims. The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is concerned about tree farm licences which cover Indian reserves throughout the province. These come up for renewal every 21 years. When the Pearse Commission held public hearings the forest industry | asked the provincial government to Brant uncompetitive renewals which would run in perpetuity. For the Indian people of B.C, this would mean permanent alienation of their timber and forest rights. The Union of B.C. indian Chiefs is appalled that the Indian people of British Columbia suffer a severe shortage of adequate housing in a province which has as one of its major in- dustries, timber and other forest products. The Union would like to impress upon the members of the Forest Policy Advisory Committee that housing is now out of range for the majority of Indian people in the province and indeed for the general public. In its submission to the committee the Union will stress that Indian people no longer want to be a burden upon the rest of society, especially for housing. The Indian people want enough timber resources for their own houses and other building needs. A letter is being sent on behalf of ali Indian bands in British Columbia uring the Forest Policy Advisory Committee to extend their ‘March 31 deadline to allow Indian bands to make submissions. The Union will also be calling for a series of public hearings to be held , throughout the province. The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is also concerned that if the government succeeds in undermining the Pearse Commission Report this may allow them to grant perpetual tree farm licenees, This would seriously hinder the economic development of the Indian people of B.C. Because of the present system, rules and regulations in the forest industry and because of the high capitalization required to go into business, Indian people cannot build an economic base in this in- dustry. Indian people have the highest unemployment rate in Canada — some 69 percent compared to 7,9 percent of the general population. Without jobs and without an economic base most Indian people cannot afford decent housing. The Pearse Commission was set up under the NDP government. The Forest Policy Advisory Committee was set up last December under the Social Credit government to review the recommendations of the Pearse Commission Report. The new committee will not be holding public hearings but may call upon those who made submissions to discuss their presentation in more detail. The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is con- cerned that the government is attempting to undercut the Pearse findings and secure tighter controls to the advantage of big business in the province. The union will be calling on bands throughout the province to voice their concerns about timber and forest rights and will be asking for more flexibility in government regulations to allow more Indian par- ticipation in this industry. Independent schools to get support The provincial govern- ment recently introduced a bill which for the first time provides a means for direct government financial support to independent schools in British Columbia. Education Minister Dr. Pat McGeer said the In- dependent Schools Support Act will establish three new levels of government fun- ding to complement the support already available to independent schools under the Public Schools Act. These new levels are: - nonpinstructional sup- port grants - instructional support ' grants - local support grants. “An administrative system to receive ap- plications and to inspect schools can be put in place as soon as the legislation is approved,” McGeer said. “Tf the legislation can be handled with dispatch, funding could apply to the 1977-78 school year and would be provided at the end of the school year. Funding will go directly to schools which quality.’ An independent school may apply for assistance under the new act of under the Public Schools Act as it does now for textbooks and busing. Alternatively, it may chcose not to apply for any assistance whatsoever. The degree of accountability will be in accord with: the level of funding sought by an independent schoal. All schools applying for funding under this act must meet three basic conditions. The first condition requires that no program be in existence or be proposed at the school that would promote or foster racial or ethnic superiority, or religious intolerance or persecution or social change through violent action. The second requires that the school’s buildings be adequate and the third requires that the schcol has been in operation for at least five years, The first level of funding, the non-instructional sup: port grant, is designed to cover operating costs in the non-teaching area. The second level of fun- ding, the instructional support grant, will provide ‘for the payment of teachers’ salaries. To receive this grant a school must meet the basic requirements plus requirements in the areas of curriculum, evaluation and teacher certification. | The third level of funding is the local support grant. This grant will permit the Caledonia locally elected school board to authorize the provincial government to pay a per- centage of the per pupil the in- operati cost o dep ondent school. ‘o receive a local support co grant an independent sc must show the local school board that it is providing a special educational service to the community that is not being provided hy the public school system. MeGeer explained the. administration of the In- dependent Schools Sipport Act will be the responsibility: of the inspector of in- dependent schools who will be assisted by advisory committees. “With this new piece of legislation, British Columbia joins the other provinces in recognizing that one province-wide school system does not provide sufficient choice for all parents to select the form of education their children will receive,” Dr. McGeer said. introduces silent reading program On Tuesday, April 12, 1977, Caledonia Senior Secondary School will be introducing for both students and staff, an uninterrupted sustained silent reading program to be called CURB — Caledonia Uninterrupted Reading or Books. The school will set aside 15 minutes between the end of the first period is required. WORKERS’ OF ARITISH COMUMBIA BOARD ACCIDENT PREVENTION OFFICERS Required for logging, sawmill and related in- dustries, and construction industries. « Locations: Prince Rupert/Queen Charlotte islands, Terrace and Vancouver. Duties include inspection of work locations, en- forcement of the Accident Prevention Requ- lations and promotion of Accident Prevention programmes. These positions will be filled by mature people who cancommunicate elfectively at all levels wilh labour and management. Tact and resourcelulness are essential. All applicants must have minimum of grade 12 education. Preference will be given to applicants with extensive supervisory, Management, or trade union experience in a variety of industrial Operations, or well qualified university graduates _with industrial experience. Considerable travel in limited geographic areas Starting Salary $1909.00 per month. Applications including a resume of qualifications, details of experience and personal particulars should be directed belore April 18, 1977 to: Employee Relations Director: COMPENSATION S257 Meares Steeet, Vaneauver HC VF UB Pefoghone dhe ble (Wea : { A and the start of the second period in the morning for independent silent reading. The goals of the program include the following: 1. to develop the art and joy of reading; 2. to improve the students’ reading skills, vocabulary and so on; . 3. to increase the students’ interests through exposure to various authors, types of books and so on. Reports frem various schools which have been successful in this type of program indicate tremendous enthusiasm on the part of staff and students such as: 1, the quiet atmosphere from the reading break is prolonged through the school day; 2, disinterested readers, out of sheer boredom, will begin to pick up books to read; 3. a new student-teacher relationship develops around reading interests; 4. students bring new ideas from their reading into class discussion; 5, everybody in the school reads and it ‘becomes a unifying force for the school. Everybody in the school will be reading, we hope and reading material would be selected by the individual and would be primaril recreational, If you wis more information about CURB, contact John Chen- Wing or Charlene Walker at 635-6531. i MR. MIKE‘S OWNERS - Ileene Ingvaidson and her son, Wayne Ingvaldson, greet customers at the new restaurant in Terrace. The steak house is in the new shopping centre beside the Tillicam Theatre. Opening night was March 31. Burning permits required | Burning permits will be required for outdoor fires in British Columbia as of midnight, April 14, the B.C. Forest Service announced. Officials of the service's Protection Division said such permits can be ob- tained free of charge from any of the province’s 100, Forest Ranger stations. They are not required for campftires. - The burning permits April 14 cover all industrial fires and the outdoor burning of Fubbish and other debris in areas outside city or municipal boundaries. The permits: are issued on a “project by project” basis and there are penalties (normally fines) for failure to comply with terms outlined in the Forest Act. “The Forest Service is responsible for fire protection in all forest |Safety helmets for motorcycle riders A motorcycle rider has no steel frame around him for protection, Research has revealed that the risk of being killed in a motorcycle accident is 46 times greater than in an automobile ac- cident, Other studies show that severe head injuries are a major factor in the fatality rate for motor- cyclists. It has been proven in accident studies that helmets greatly reduce the ill effects of a severe blow on the head, This is so because a helmet protects, initially against penetration by any foreign object, and secon- darily, by spreading the shock of the blow and reducing its effect ac- cordingly. Legislation in British Columbia requires the use of helmets by all motorcycle riders and in- cludes all moped riders. Safety helmets for motorcycle riders which provide for the securing of the helmet to the head of the rider by a strap and buckle and conform to the foliowing standards are approved: (a) Canadian Standards Association, number C.S.A. Standard D “Safety Helmets Motorcycle Riders”; (b) British Standards Institute, numbered 2001; (c) American National for Standards Institute, numbered 290; (d) Snell Memorial Foundation, numbered - SNELL 1970 and labelled in - accordance with such - standards; (e) United States of! America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218. Section 207 of the Motor Vehicle Act states that no person shall sell, offer for Sale, expose or display for sale or deliver over to a urchaser a motorcycle elmet that does not con- form to one of the above standards. 230, entitled | land,” observed B.C.’s chief protection officer Don Owen, “and it is important a , Ca Definition of the grounds on which school principals may suspend students and authorization for principals to assign school work to be done during the period of the suspension, are contained in an amendment to the Public Schools Act regulations pproved by the provincial Finel, Education Minister Dr. Pat MeGeer has an- nounced. The amended regulations defines the grounds for suspension as wilful disobedience to a teacher and behaviour which has a harmful effect on the character or persons of other pupils. An amendment last year to the act itself gave prin- cipals power to suspend pupils and to lift the suspensions they imposed. Prior to the amendment to the act, principals could only dismiss pupils and report the action to their superintendent. Only the school board could suspend or expel a pupil and then only after a meeting to which the student’s parents had been invited to discuss the proposed actions. Only the board could lift . suspensions. Under the revised act, suspensions of five days or less are resolved by the principal and parents at the school level without in- volving the board. - Under the revised regulation, the principal must report his suspension of a pupil to the parents as well as to the school board so that discussion can take place. He may then lift the suspension at his discretion. “St is the intention of the government to give full backing to teachers and principals in establishing order and a healthy learning environment in the schools,” Dr. MeGeer said. “This new regulation should go a long way towards solving problems which may now exist.” “Schools are. not correctional institutions,”” the minister added. ‘'The ministry will work with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. School Trustees Association to be certain that alternate arrangements are available for those students who cannot fit into the normal school environment.” New Horizon projects funded Iona Campagnolo, MP. for Skeena, has announced that New Horizons projects in Kispiox and Terrace have been approved by the Department of National Health and Welfare and that the “Terrace Golden Agers”’ and ‘‘Kispiox Cultural 'Program’’ projects may we have control over all . outdoor burning operations.” In times of dangerous fire hazard, he said, the Forest Service may refuse to issue such permits. The permits also advise holders of their responsibilities and outline precautions to be taken. CAREFUL to crush all . soon get underway. Terrace Golden Agers will receive $7,063 to establish a drop-in centre in a central Jocation which will feature an activity area, coffee bar and reading room for all senior citizens of the locality. Approximately 200 persons will be involved. In Kispiox, approximately 55 senior citizens have organized to record legends and the language of the Gitskan in a project called “Sagaytsuuwilaaska’’, or, “To-gether We Learn”. The award for this project was $3,870. lie —— 7 — Orange Pekoe tea refers only color or variety of tea. 4 for one of these high-paying careers. 1, Accounting %. Auto Mechanics - 3. Aircraft Mechanics 4. Business Mgmt, Of AM ed dd dt A SPECIAL APPEAL TO ALL | STEELHEAD ANGLERS ‘from the Northwest Chapter of the Steelhead Sociéty of B.C. The Lower Lakelse River has been re-opened to conventional angling methods. The former “fly fishing only“ restriction was instituted to protect steelhead fram over-fishing. The taking of dark steelhead. and over-limits was common prior to the “fly fishing only” regulation. — The Northwest Chapter of the Steethead Society of B.C. is urging angiers to release all dark or steefhead in spawning condition, as well as the majority of brighter steelhead that are caught. 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