. D roe . : fae a ee Shae tine sss at - Sn ar a. Ono : ‘ an i i = ~ * = peer a Ne ee ga Be TI Tae TS ating taey BT keen mE A rt eS a ees x af an Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 22, 1989 ve yey were. “willing t to entertain ideas ‘blade, “ that: may. alleviate this annual ~.- ge problems, and some relief problem’, There: was no men- nay be’ in . sight ~—if-there’s “tion of. alderman Bob Cooper's Suggestion: of adding a “‘gate’” ' to the. end: of snow plows. ‘that, could .be lowered at’ driveway and they want a solution lowing: this complaint *.. man Ruth Hallock told. Macedo. that ‘the city is aware of the fact. that ‘several Graham: Ave, ‘resi- dents’ have a: similar problem. and the Public Works Depart- ment is seeking a long term solution, “should! ‘first contact the Public “ | : Works" department to allow - “On de: Bruyng? s. ‘sidewalk and them an opportunity to respond. --- weed ‘control: coniplaints, . -how- - The most recent sewage com- ever,. city aldermen: had ~few: -plaint was made to council last “ suggestions. “Tt. was Suggested to week: by. Graham Ave. ‘resident _ both Perry. and de Bruyne that: if. Tony Macedo. _ According to. Macedo, several Graham. Ave. residents have the same problem Tn ‘the last few months a umber of. complaints have been dged with: the city, but’ the : ublic. Works department says. iat there are solutions, - ‘In December, several Weber ‘Ave. residents complained of iam ooded streets. ‘and ‘basements, and. Public Works director of ‘operations John Colongard says “this can most @asily be corrected .* by installing underground gravel ' ‘drainage pits. He: explains.that “underground storm sewers are not.. economically ‘ feasible on ‘Weber dué to underground hy- dro and other services, but the: ‘alternate solution would have ' the same - ‘Surface appearance " .. .and would solve the problem: \ : Last month, Ken Perry of 2409 South Kalum complained 7 a |; during an in-camera Committee — t ) entrances and prevent. snow | they. had any further concerns with the: devel. ‘of service, they from rolling off the end of the of the Whole ‘meeting of a dif- ferent. water. Problem. — “‘fre- i quent” occasions where sewage 1} © had backed up into his base- i ment. Another resident, Jack de i Bruyne of 2505 Kalum, made'a similar complaint to the com- ‘Mittee but added that he felt all south Terrace: services were in-. adequate. According to: de Bruyne,. backed up sewage, Hard working volunteers of the local Order of the Eastern Star have met twice a month for the past 25 years to _ make free dressings for any Northwest residents who are suffering from cancer. Working out of the Skeena - Health Unit, these dedicated volunteers produce about 150 dressings during each one of these sessions... about 3,800 dressings every year. With the assistance of local Guides, Brownies and some businesses, the Order of the - Eastern Star collects and sells about $9,000 to $11,000 worth of cancelled postage stamps every year. If you ~. would -Iike- more Information on this program, contact Worthy Matron Jessie Macintosh at 635-6728 or Stamp | i { { I iF ‘snow plowed into his driveway, .°.._ - a-lack of weed control and. poorly maintained sidewalks were all items of contention. But on these complaints, Col- ongard explains that a part of | ‘the problem may be the fauit of - . some south Terrace residents... He says that smoke infiltration tests last fall indicated that ille-" _ gal connections to the city’s _ Sewage system were introducing an excess of runoff water during periods of. heavy rain that was ‘greater than the sewage | line © could handle. - He says that these illegal con- . _ hections must be corrected but | adds that they are only a part of the problem — rain water is also. entering the system through city- owned ‘installations such as ‘manhole covers. The solution, he ‘says, is to redirect sewage from Mills Memorial Hospital . _ to the Pear St. line, and if this. doesn’t work, install a new line on South Kalum, “depending on budget constraints”’. Regarding de Bruyne’ Ss slow ‘removal complaint, he was told : ‘that the city doesn’t ‘have a policy of removing snow from driveway ‘entrances. but. they A ‘Gonvenor Jean Jeffries at 635-2034. Local district seeks lead role | in‘new School Act As the process of implement- ing the recommendations of the “Royal Commission on Educa- tion roll into high gear, the .board of School District 88 re- cently expressed their intention to be heard by the Ministry of Education. At a meeting of trustees Feb, 14 board chair Val Napoleon stated, ‘“‘We intend to take a lead role in this process, hot just react to it.” Superintendent Frank Hamil- ton told the board that the provincial government is cur- rently framing an implementa- tion strategy, and that strategy will be passed on to the provin- . ial education advisory ‘commit- tee this month. The Ministry of _ Education will then draft a new: ‘School ‘Act, which will be pre- sented to the public for com- ment and then, with any neces- sary changes, enacted as law. The Royal Commission report suggests a whole scope. of broad changes to education in B.C., including amendments to the ; way schools: are funded, the: breaking down of distinct grades - in favor of a more self-paced learning process for young stu-- dents,.a new curriculum struc-. °° ture for all grades, and greater ~*~ = flexibility for districts to develop © ©” their own local programs, _ At a Committee of the Whole meeting Feb. 7, Napoleon estab-. lished eight committees to pre- pare reports for the board. Their assignments are policy direction, primary programs, locally devel- oped curriculum, new programs for Grade 11 and 12, services to children. from. other agencies, fair and equitable taxation, capi: tal funding, and: home school- - ing, The committee reports will be ‘presented to the board in March. Subscrip tion Order Form: 0 1 year —:$24.00 () Money Order — | 7 OD Cheque “ Please send a subscription to: Cord No. 1 2 years — $45. 00 Master Card 0 Vise © we Expiry. 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