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House, St. Georges School + Reg. $19.99 ‘ ' tanks B.C.’s secondary The controversial as- the school’s highest perfor- Hazelton scored a 4.4 and Little Flower Acade- ! rs y) 99 ' schools in order of acade- sessment, which looks at mance since 1998, when it out of 10 overall, an im- my once again were 130's NOW 1 rs ‘ mic performance by cx- provincial exam results, scored a 6.5 overall: provement from 4.2 the ranked first, second and 4° ‘ AD amining, provincial exam graduation rates and the The report card places previous year. third best schools in the RA inl J, 5 marks, gap between male and fe- Caledonia Secondary It placed it 243 out of province. PH!615 Out of To H00-665-59 Deal to sell jail now in the works THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT is in secret talks to sell the regional correction centre here to the company that wants to buy Skeena Cellulose, The Terrace Stan- dard has learned. The deal is contingent upon the company completing its successful purchase of Skeena Cellulose and it in- valves all of the jail’s buildings and facilities. "It?s being reparded by insiders as a win-win for both the provincial government, which is shedding the jail as part of its massive spending cuts initiative, and for the company, which badly needs to establish a community presence. “This way we'll have a boarding facility for senior company executives. Each executive will have his or her own room and take meals together because the jail has an exceptionally large kitchen,” said company official Jean “Petty” Cache, His nickname stems from the com- pany’s efforts to secure financing for the Skeena Cellu- lose purchase. “It's this kind of team-spirit building that is needed in order to make our venture successful. We know the northwest has been through hard times. If we can demon- strate our community involvement, that will help.” Cache said the jail’s close proximity to the rail tracks is also an advantage. “This way, if they have meetings either at the pulp mill in Prince Rupert or our sawmills inland, all they have to do is hop a train. They can get work done without having to worry about driving, especi- ally in the winter,” he said. Also under consideration is adapting the jail’s elec- ironic monitoring program, now used for inmates who are serving time in the community. Electronic anklets worn by inmates send a signal back to the jail if the person strays a certain distance from his or her home, The plan is to attach the electronic anklets to each of the company’s senior executives. “This way, we'll know where they are if they try to leave the northwest. And so will the community. We know this has been a problem in the past,” said Cache. 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