2 Terrace Review — Wednesday, June 18, 1986

School superintendent slams.

provincial bargaining constraints

TERRACE — Frank
Hamilton, superinten-
dent of School District
88, recently expressed a
strong conviction that
the increment system of
salary increases for

teachers discriminates
against northern dis-
tricts.

In the superin-
tendent’s regular report
to the board of trustees
on June 10, Hamilton in-

Terrace to celebrate .
60th anniversary

TERRACE ‘— Planning
in advance for a party or
celebration is usually a

Construction
shocking
experience
for salmon —

A small populatién of.
coho salmon smolts was
rescued ‘from oblivion
recently by a thoughtful
construction crew and a
Ministry of Environment
employee using some-
what unorthodox techni-

ques.
Jorma Jyrkkanen, a
- habitat technician,

reports that the fish were
discovered living in a
culvert next to Highway
16 on the west side of
Terrace. The culvert was
slated for replacement,
but before it was pulled
out Jyrkkanen and the
crew removed the fish by
stunning them with elec-
troshock, bathed them in
an anesthetic and then
held them upstream until
the new culvert was in-
stalled and the sediment
had washed away.

‘It’s quite an active
little stream,’’ Jyrk-
kanen said. of Howe
Creek, the body of water
which drains through the
culvert. He stated that he
is now occupied with
placing boulders in the
area to give it that touch
of home for the growing
coho.

We're all in the
tourist business

‘Tourism is a multi-
billion dollar a year in-
dustry that touches the
lives of all of us here in
British Columbia.

It is a vital source of
revenue, jobs and future
economic  growth,.
benefits we can all share.

But just as important-
ly, it gives us all a unique
opportunity to pull
- together, to feel a com-
mon pride in our pro-
vince, and to share that
pride with others.

If we work together to
make visitors feel
welcome and ensure that
their trip is the best it can
be, we will encourage
them to expect more, see
more, spend more and
return more often to Ter-
race.

good idea. Such is the

case for a number of.

Terrace residents prepar-
ing the celebrations sur-
rounding the 60th an-
niversary of the incor-
poration of Terrace.

by Daniele Berquist

City Alderman George
Clark, ,said that a com-

- mittee is being formed to

look at some ideas for
holding the celebration
in 1987. ‘‘When you're
planning to celebrate 60
years of incorporation,’’
said Clark, “‘it involves'a
lot of work.”

Clark, Frank Donahue
and Ted Taylor spear
headed ‘the committee
when the 50th anniver-
sary was held, and are
presently meeting to
prepare for the 60th an-
niversary. ;

“Some of our ideas
have included attracting
the RCMP Musical Ride
to perform in Terrace,”’
said Clark. We are also
looking in on a circus or
fair and possibly a
special dignitary to of-
ficiate at the celebration.

Clark stated that the
official date for the in-

corporation of Terrace
was Dec. 27, 1926.

cluded the increment
system in a general con-
demnation of provin-
cially-imposed limita-
tions under which boards
and teachers are forced
to negotiate. .With
peference to salary. and
benefit bargaining, he
stated, ‘‘This is a dif-

ficult time. Previously

there was no. in-
terference, but now we
have the Compensation
Stabilization Program.
If the CSP gives us a
three percent maximum
award - and I’m upset

‘about this - the actual

figure is only one percent
because the increments
are included.”’
Hamilton explained in
a subsequent interview
that increments are the
annual raises that
teachers receive for go-
ing upward in seniority,
reaching a maximum in
10-or 11 years. Although
the increment scale is
outside the scope of con-
tract negotiations on a
local level, the amount
of increment payments is
included in the .CSP

limits. He pointed out at’

the board meeting that
high-seniority teachers
who have reached max-
imum salary levels and
no longer receive in-
crements tend to grav-
itate toward teaching
positions in the lower
mainland. Boards in
remoter areas, like Ter-
race, consequently have
a larger proportion of
young teachers and are
compelled to pay out a
higher percentage of in-
cremients in negotiated
wages. ‘‘There is an in-

Coastal Mountain
Flying School

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Coastal Mountain is a satellite com-
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with an excellent track record.

For information or booking call
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or drop out to the airport
and let us help you with all your

flight training & rental needs.

equity here; surely: there
should be some way for
the Ministry of Educa-
tion to share increment
costs,”. Hamilton told
the board. ‘‘We will lob-
by them in that area.”’
Hamilton wrapped up
his report by addressing
the issues of class size
and teacher ‘salary - in-
creases, the two items

which continue to be a.

source of conflict despite
the recent arbitration
decision. After reading a
letter to the board from

the Terrace District

Teachers’ Association
which urged trustees to
reopen negotiations,
Hamilton said, ‘‘My
concern is that the
students are being used
as pawns... I think both
of these issues require
creative participation,
and any solution must
see both sides win. The
teachers have = put
themselves on the line
with their job action,
and so have the trustees
with the budget, but the
district is beginning to
suffer..‘We have the abil-
ity and the creativity here
to put things back to
normal.’’

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Superintendent of Schools, Frank Hamilton, admires the
metal and woodwork layout from Skeena Junior Secondary
‘School students. The work Is presently being displayed in
the "Board Room” of the School District No. 88 office in
Terrace. Hats off to students and mechanics instructor
Simon Higginson and woodwork instructor, Art Hoving.

Directory of

Terrace

Churches

‘Sacred Heart
Catholic Church

Masa Times:
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 a.m.

4830 Straume Ave.

695-2313

St..Matthew’s Anglican/
Episcopal Church |

4726 Lazelle Ave., Terrace
Rector Rev. L. Stephens — 635-5855
Sunday services: 9 a.m., Family Communion

10 4am., Church School
17. am., Traditional Service

Phone 635-9019

KRIST
UTHERAN

HURCH

Phone
635-5520

- Sunday Schoo!
and Adult Class
9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m.
3229 Sparks Street, Terrace

Rev. Michael R. Bergman

Saturday

Terrace Seventh-day Adventist Church —

3306 Griffiths —
— Sabbath School — 9:30a.m.

— Divine Service — 11:00 a.m.
Wednesdays — Prayer meeting — 7:00 p.m.

Pastor Ed Sukow —~ 635-7642

636-3232

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
3302 Sparks Street, Terrace, B.C. PH: 635-5115

Pastors Jim Westman and Bob Shatford

Sunday School for all ages — 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Services — 11:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Prayer Meeting — Wednesdays — 7:00 p.m.

’ 4907 Lazelle Ave.
Phone: 635-6014

Minister:
Stan Balley

KNOX UNITED CHURCH

Sunday Morning Worship — 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School up te Grade § — 11:00 a.m.

fntermediata Sunday Sehool — 10:00 a.m.
Youth Group — Grade 8 & up — 4:30 p.m.

Adult study throughout the week,
call the Church Office for timas.

ATTEND
THE CHURCH
OF YOUR CHOICE
THIS WEEK. ©

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