Barbara Ross: Responsible accounting of money to the tax-
payer Is mandatory.

Barbara Ross for
school trustee

To introduce myself to
you — I grew up in the
Terrace area as Barbara
Johnson.

My husband Gary
Ross and I make our
home in Thornhill with
our two. sons
Jonathan, 5 years old,
currently attending
Kindergarten at Kiti-K-
Shan Primary School,
and our 2-year-old
Michael.

I am employed full-
time as a finance clerk
with the Employment
Development Branch of
_ the Canada Employment
and Immigration Com-
mission,

I have been employed
previously where ad-
ministrative skills were
an integral part of my
position. As well, while

in my secondary high .

school years I was quite
actively involved with
the student’s council. I
currently sit as a voting
member of St. Matthews
Anglican Church Com-

mittee. .

1 feel that the two
most important issues
currently facing our

School District are the.

fact that teachers within
our district are currently
operating without an
agreement with the
School District; and
secondly fiscal respon-
sibility.

I think that the issue
of the ‘‘missing’’
$600,000.00 has to be
resolved. As an average
taxpayer I do not feel
that all the facts of this
situation were passed
along to me and I would
like to see a full
disclosure of facts made
available to the public.

In my opinion the
mandate a school board
is given at the time of
election is to ensure,
firstly the quality of
education our children
receive and secondly, a

responsible accounting -

of money to the tax-
payers.

Coming Events

Saturday, November 29 — The Anglican Church
Women will be holding a Christmas Bazaar between 2
and 4 p.m. In the church hall. They will have knitted
goods, toys, etc. Come and do your Ghristmas shop-
ping early and enjoy the bargains.

Tuesday, December 2 — Terraceview Lodge will be
hosting their third annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar
between 7 and 9 p.m. at Terraceviaw Lodge. We will be
having a bake sale, arts & crafts, fish pond and tea
tables. Everyone Is welcome and please bring a friend!

December 5 & 6 —- Christmas show at the Art Gallery
Friday night and all day Saturday. Entry forms are
avallable at the Gallery, library, Wallinda Crafts, Nor:
thern Light Studio and Co-op Insurance. Entry forms

must be in by Nov. 30.

Saturday, December 6 — United Church women’s an-
nual Christmas bazaar will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in
Knox United Church, 4907 Lazelle Ave., Terrace. Knit:
ting, sewing, home baking and preserves, novelties,
etc. Afternoon tea will be served.

Thursday, December 11 — Reel World Film Sociely and
Northwest Community College present, during their Interna-
tional Film Series, ‘‘His Girl Friday’’, an elegant comedy —
about love and divorce, at 7:30 p.m. at Caledonia Secondary

School Lecture Theatre.

three trustee posit

Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 5, 1986 13

Seven seek election to —

Francis Sabine enters
School Board race

Francis Sabine
characterizes his election
platform for School
District 88 trustee as be-
ing a ‘‘housekeeping
slate’’. Sabine, a ten-
year resident of Terrace,
works as a_ student
counsellor for Northwest
Community College.

‘*As a trustee, my ob-
jective would be to en-
sure that those things
which need to be done
get done,’’ Sabine said.
His primary areas of
concern are fiscal
responsibility, classroom
environment and pro-
gram development for
students.

“| am not involving
myself in this election to
destroy any personali-
ties,’? Sabine stated,
“but one of the main
responsibilities of the
school board is financial
management. I’ve been
marvelling that, during
this restraint era, each
year the District 88
board’ manages to pro-

duce a surplus. We
should be asking
ourselves, ‘What does

this mean?’ ”’ .

Sabine also expressed
misgivings about the ef-
fect on students of the
prolonged and some-
times bitter negotiations
between the board and
teachers. ‘‘Teachers have
to be given the oppor-
tunity to regain their
sense of dignity,’’ he
said. ‘*The importance

of environment in rela-
tion to production is well
known, and by that I
mean a good working en-
vironment for teachers.
We have to look at long-
term results, to moderate
the environment and
soften the atmosphere of
confrontation because it
is hurting our children.’’

Program revisions are
needed, Sabine said,
because students aren’t
being adequately
prepared for realities
beyond the public educa-
tion system, ‘‘Students
don’t understand the
function of : schools,
especially the economic
function. Improved pro-
gramming is needed in
the industrial and trades
areas, and there is a par-
ticular need for a full-
time reading specialist to
work with Grade 1i and
12 students who require
one-on-one help with
their literacy skills.”

Sabine concluded by
observing, ‘‘What I’m
saying here is nothing
new, it’s plain everyday
common sense, but it
isn’t being done. For ex-
ample, as a parent of
four children I’m con-
cerned about dangerous
conditions around the
schools that develop
because snow and ice
aren't removed during
the winter. The simple
solution would be to
scatter sand on the sur-

Bev Mackie: Students must recelve quality education to
compete in their future endeavors.

ions

Tee -.

ete oe

Francis Sabine: My fine Is getting things done.

face, but we don’t ‘see
that being done. My line
is getting things done.””
In addition to his work
as a counsellor at the col-
lege, Sabine has also

_ worked as an alcohol
_and drug counsellor and

is an active member
of many community
groups. He has been on
the boards of the Ker-

mode Friendship Socie-
ty, the Terraceview
Lodge Society and the
B.C. Association for the
Mentally Handicapped;
he is a member of the
Terrace Centennial
Lions Club and the
Seven Sisters Society,
and he is a founding
member of the K’san
House Society.

Mackie committed
to quality education

I have entered the race
for School Board
Trustee because of my
concern about the con-
frontation style of
School Board/Teacher
relations.

I am committed to
more direct personal in-
volvement at the
classroom level and if
elected will visit
classrooms and staff-
rooms, learning about
the problems and work-
ing towards their solu-
tions.

I am also concerned
that children in this
district receive the quali-
ty of education they will
require to compete in
their future endeavors,
wherever they may be. In
light of recent events I
will push for full finan-
cial disclosures on a
monthly basis.

I have lived in Terrace
for three years, have one

child at present in
Skeena Jr.
School. I have no
political affiliations or
aspirations, and indeed
feel there is no place for
politics at the School
Board level.

I have a varied ex-
perience in the work
force in Terrace and the
Prince George region,
most recently as Training
Coordinator with the
Native Communications
Society. My many years
of experience in ad-

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ministration and com-

munication will be an
asset as a school trustee,

See the

story on

the other four
school board
candidates on

pages 14, 15 & 18