- representing about

Co-workers and family of
Reginald Quantz gathered at
Manuel’s restaurant Friday
evening, May 6 to honor the
retiring electronics Maintenance
Manager of the Terrace-Kitimat
Airport.

by Pam Whitaker
The twenty people enjoyed a

_ leisurely dinner to soft music,

carnations and candlelight. This
culminated when the guest of

~ honor was brought a special

cake with a sparkler.
‘You'd better eat it before it
goes out,”’ airport employee Jim

- Liard quipped.

Presentations followed. Jeet
Randhawa, on behalf of
Transport Canada technicians

Employee
assistance
program
‘pondered

TERRACE — The city’s

Finance, Personnel and Ad-
ministration Committee is con-
sidering a recommendation that
the city enter into a cost-sharing
agreement with the Canadian
Union of Public Employees to
establish an Employee

- Assistance Program (EAP). The
program would provide 24-hour’

professional assistance to par-
ticipating employees who were
experiencing difficulty in their
professional or private lives.
The recommendation comes
from Superintendent of Parks
and Recreation Steve Scott, who
says a steering committee made
up of nine employer and
employee representatives,
1,000
employees, has been in-
vestigating the feasibility of the
program for about eight mon-
ths. .
Scott said the steering com-

“mittee has examined proposals

offered by four EAP firms and
selected the least expensive pro-
posal, $43,457 for 1,000
employees, offered by The Col-
umbia Centre, who say they will
provide local resources backed
up by a 24-hour phone service,
will sell the plan to other groups
and are interested in health pro-
motion.

' He says the plan would cost |

the city about $44 per employee
each year, a total of $4,400 per
year, but added, ‘‘The cost of an
EAP program has the potential
to rapidly escalate in the next
few years as it becomes more
popular. Therefore -I recom-
mend that the City only take
part in the EAP if there is joint
responsibility with C.U.P.E
Local 2012 for payment of the
service.”’

_ - Local groups interested in the

plan are School District 88, Nor-
thwest Community College,
Regional District of Kitimat-
Stikine, City of Terrace, Skeena
Cellulose, International Wood-
workers of America, Canadian
Union of Public Employees and
the Terrace District Teachers
Association, -

gave Quantz a gas barbecue for
the travel trailer he and his wife

‘Alice are planning on enjoying

during their ease.

Quantz’s boss, Bruce Spencer
of Prince George, was in atten-
dance for the occasion. He said,
*T sure will miss him (Quantz)
and can’t speak highly enough
of him. He is one of the kindest
men I have worked with; his
dedication goes far beyond any
requirements of the position. He
has set a high standard other

. technicians have benefited

from.”’ ;
Spencer, on commenting
about their mutual enjoyment of
touring with recreation vehicles,
added, ‘‘I wish you well in your
travels with your trailer and

- hope to run into you with mine.

— but not literally.’’

Reg and Alice Quantz have
lived in Terrace 10 years. They
have two daughters, Brenda
Collins and Yvonne, both of
Terrace. Yvonne is employed at

Retiring airport maintenance
boss honored by co-workers

Jack Cook School as a teacher’s |

aid and Brenda is a homemaker
for Quantz’s grandchildren
Phillip and Ashley. Her husband
Mark is employed with School
District 88.

Quantz does not plan on being
bored in his retirement as he has
many interests. Chief among
them is participating in the
Good News Quartet, reminis-
cent of the ‘Barber Shop
Quartets” of old. He sings,
plays guitar or accordian while
Alice plays piano. The popular
Terrace group travels in the
Pacific Northwest and Quantz is

looking forward to having the ©

freedom to expand in that field.

Brian Mulroney communi-
cated in a signed certificate
presented to Quantz: ‘‘I wish to
thank you on behalf of the peo-
ple of Canada for thirty years of
loyal service and to extend to
you our best wishes.’’

Quantz’s co-workers thor-
oughly extended theirs.

Legion requests
tax exemption |

Keith Trask, President of
Branch 13, Terrace, Royal
Canadian Legion says they pay
over $3,000 in property taxes
every year but membership, the
source of volunteers and money,
is declining. He says the $3,000

would be better spent on
‘Charitable community work and

has therefore asked the city for
help through a tax exemption.

According to Trask, ‘‘Active
veterans are decreasing in
numbers while those requiring
assistance are increasing in
number — if it ever was, the
Legion certainly is no longer an
affluent organization.and yet its
responsibilities to the veterans
and to the community
increase.”

Trask pointed out the work
done provincially and said,
‘Branch 13 has contributed to
many of these causes as well as
ones more personal to the Ter-

race area, Any monies saved in
the suggested tax exemptions
would mean an increase in dona-
tions from. the Legion in Ter-
Tace, mainly to local activities
and groups.”

Of 174 branches in B.C.,

. Trask says, about 30 to 40

‘already enjoy ‘tax exemptions.
And millions of dollars are spent
annually in the province spon-
soring Seniors in low rental ac-
commodation, bursaries, special
education grants, a variety of
youth sports, the scouting move-
ment, hospital equipment, some
U.B.C. medical programs, and
offering assistance to veterans.

In addition, 162 Ladies Aux-
iliaries in the province raised
almost $3 million in 1987 alone
to support charities such as
hospitals, bursaries, the Red
Cross and many local branch
projects. 7

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Terrace-Kitimat Airport, and his wife Alice were the guests
of honor at a dinner held recently by Quantz’s airport co-
workers. He’s retiring after years of work for Transport
Canada at the local air facility, and his fellow technicians,
represented by Jeet Randhawa, gave him a gas barbecue

as a going-away gift.

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