Joan Munson
No. Young people need to

be doing, they need
guidance to learn how to live
life. School should . be
teaching this. What would
they do with more free time?

“Ron Schwan

| ‘No. The education of our
children Is one of the most
Important things to consider
because it is the basis on
which they will build their
future. Any shortening of the

year would shrink the learn-

ing opportunity.

~ @inny Lowrie

-No. If children have. too
long a break they get bored.
The more they. fearn in
school the more prepared
thay, ate for adulthood.”

ae Tina Hovencamp:” -
(Grade 12 student)

No. The amount of time
that you get at this. time to
ijeatn the curriculum of each
course {s just right; there is
no need to rush: time study-
ing.

on “the report of th the Royal Commission on Education was released

-- dast week. Although it wasn t incorporated in the report’s recom-

‘.. mendations, one of the suggestions offered to the Commission dur- . -
ing its hearings was that the school year should be shorter. This... .

week we asked people: op:

‘Do you think the present
-10-month school year
is too long?

Ruth Peters

No, it’s. just right _
everyone gets a break. More
freea time would not

Gall Swanson

A two month vacation is
more than long enough. This

necessarily be spent in a way they don’t get too used

valuable way.

to being out of school.

One of the attentlon-getting e entries In the Riverboat Daye
parade was this self-loading logging truck with a full load

of birch. A youn
Kenworth’s fender.

enthusiast found a front-row seat atop the

Terrace Review .

Letters:

— Wednesday, Aueus! 10, 1988 5

To the Editor;

The Riverboat Days commit-
tee-would like to thank all the
staff at the Terrace Review. The
articles which ran throughout
the winter months served to re-
mind people of the annual sum-
mer celebrations, and in July the
frequency of these stories in-

_ creased so that everyone was

able to really gear up for their
events. The detailed schedule

which appeared the day before
‘Riverboat Days got under way

provided everyone with accurate

information, and the excellent

photos and stories which were in

‘. the August 3rd edition will make

a lasting memento for many of
the participants.

We also want to thank all the
clubs and organizations who
sponsored the events which pro-
vided the Terrace area with five
full days of enjoyment. Our

Disturbing, but
not surprising |

To the Editor;

It comes as no surprise to see
the contract to build the Ter-
raceview Lodge extended care
facility awarded to a different
contractor than the one chosen
by the /ocally-elected board of
that facility. It is not surprising
but I find it to be disturbing for
the following reasons:

1) The Jack of respect shown
towards the board and the
democratic process which put
the board there.

2) The successful bidder in
this case to my knowledge hasn’t
proven he can build anything, let

_ Thanks to Review, 7
clubs and public —

Riverboat Queen,

Tourist Infocentre also deserve a
round of applause. And of

course, the public, who turned -

out to watch, cheer, laugh-and
participate. Riverboat Days are

for you, and you make it hap-

pen. Thank you for bringing
your families and visitors to. all.
the events.

On October 17 there will be ‘a

meeting to elect a new executive
for 1989. Please continue your
support by attending this
meeting.

Once again, thank you for
your generous support and.
coverage of Riverboat Days
1988,

Happy Summer,
Joan Cox
-. Gayle Holtom
Daisy McAlpine
Terrace

alone a building of this size and

complexity.

3) To my knowledge he has
given no assurance that he7ll use
local labor or materials:

4) The original building was
funded by the Carpentry
Worker’s Pension Fund, none
of whose contributing members
are likely to work on the project.

All this to theoretically save ©

the taxpayers of B.C. $20,000 on
a $700,000 project? It makes one
wonder why.

Christopher Dale
' ‘Jerrace

Promise falls short

To the Editor;

Election promises often come
back to haunt politicians. One
such promise is Brian Mul-
roney’s pledge to double the
percentage of women appoint-
ments,

Through orders-in-council,
the federal cabinet has the power
to appoint whoever it likes to
thousands of prestigious and
often lucrative positions on hun-
dreds of government. agencies
and tribunals. ,

The directors of the Canadian
National Railway, citizenship
judges, members of the National
Parole Board and local Ports
Corporations have one thing in
common — all are order-in-
council appointments.

When Pierre Trudeau and
John Turner were in power, only
15 percent of all federal appoint-
ments were women.

This percentage has risen
somewhat, but falls short of the
30 percent promised by Mr.
Mulroney during the last federal
election.

Take for instance the 15 direc-
tors ofthe Ports Canada board
in Ottawa: all are men and all
were appointed by Mr. Mul-
roney. There is still only one

woman on the board of Air

Canada, three on the Bank of ©

Canada, and two on Canadian
National.

A count of the 3,850 order-in-
council appointments by the
Mulroney Cabinet reveals that
only 23 percent are women, and
that includes the six maids ap-
pointed to the Prime Minister’s
residence in 1984.

Not only has the level of ap-
pointments not been doubled,
women are by and large ignored
when the full time, well paying,
and powerful positions are fill-
ed.

Order-in-council appoint-
ments, of course, are only an in-
dicator of whether the govern-
ment is making progress on
equality and fairness.

Though Mr. Mulroney boasts
that his promise has been kept,
as we have witnessed so often in
the past the Prime Minister’s

performance is a disappoint-

ment.

There has been no major in-
itiative from the government on
behalf of women. Instead of
broken promises, we deserve
equality and fairness from Ot-
tawa. Jim Fulton, MP
~Skeena

“Vesta oe
Douglas, and the gals at the

* aimee,