A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 15, 2006

i FROM left, Andrew Martel, Greg Tuckerman and Brett Carey; all 41, couldn't resist the temptation of the:
arena hill when snow: fell for the first time earlier this month. ,

DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO '

- From front

Boundary commission here

Tn the north, those’ special ‘circum-__
_ Stances- include’ the vast expanses~

«MLAs. must travel to: cover the geog-
_ raphy of their ridings and the diversity
“of social-and economic needs of those
ridings.

With fewer ridings in the north. the

“2. voice of ‘northerners can’ become di-

, luted; says Robin Austin.

> He that if the Skeena riding or other

7 From front. -

northern ridings, does not meet that 25

per cent variation, that the ‘commission:

will understand the importance of re-
taining the same number of ridings.

__ .The commission's consultation ses-
sion: in Terrace happens 1:30 — 4:30

p.m. in the Coast Inn of the West's.

West Banquet Room, 4620 Lakelsé
Ave., Terrace. D
“People wishing to make a submis-

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sion .to “the commissioner aren't re-
‘quired to sign up in’advance and may
_ Tegister to speak when they arrive for
- the session.

.» Comments can also be submitted .

by regular mail, email, fax, on-line

submission form or phone. Visit BC.

‘Electoral Boundaries Commission web
site at www.be-ebc.ca for more infor-
mation,

Coal- fired power plan eyed

‘NovaGold would then buy back power when the Iskut
~ flows are low and not Producing enough power for Galore 7

Creek. :

~ In the meantime, the provincial g government is still study-
ing. the idea of running a main line north of Meziadin Junc-
‘tion on Hwy37 North where the B.C. Hydro grid now stops.

- That's in response to the mining companies who. have
_ properties north of there and from northwest politicians and
others who say the lack of sufficient and reliable power is

- holding back development.

Such a project would be expensive with one very pre-

point.”

REALITY CHECK

We need to close
the skills gap

training.

But we' te making |
it harder to get
the skills —

ste

ad og BE i nn ia AB a ce PRE i Bae ee A cael nd a Se pean ios a ha een leh a

Average student debt in
= BC has climbed from
$18,000 in 1999 to almost

the 2001 level.

seb ere:

_ EDUCATORS
| HAVE SOLUTIONS

student debts.

their skills.

of public post-secondary

Only 59% of our workforce has
= post-secondary education, yet

the BC Business Council says -
73% of all new jobs will require

post-secondary education and

Since 2001, average tuition
fees have jumped by 98%.

$25,000 currently. Provincial
~ funding needs to increase °
by $200 million just to bring
per-student funding back to

POSTSECONDARY

:| Mi Reinstate the BC Student.
“41° Grant Program to help lower

Hi Reduce tuition fees for .
students to make post-secondary
education: more affordable. .

r Make adult basic education
(ABE) tuition-free to encourage |
adult learners to upgrade

Mf Increase per-student funding

institutions to at least 2001 levels. |

| Melinda Worfolk
ESL INSTRUCTOR

liminary cost estimate for. one option placing the price tag at
more than $500 million.

.. Coming. up with that kind of money has the province in»
discussion with mining companies, and others who would. :
benefit.’ ‘says energy ministry official Tamara Little.
~ “It's really too early to say what kind of [financing] model
would be contemplated. There are discussions with mining ‘
companies about what kind of power would be needed, but
there are no decisions yet,” ,
“Work i is proceeding but there’s really: nothing n new at this -

* she added.

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D Max Min Total E D Max Min Total
A Temp Temp Precip|:| A Temp Temp Precip
YY C. Cc mm || Y Cc Cc mm
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5 1.9 -1.2 14);/5 ° 29 O17. 1.6
6 13 -05 341/|6 29 -03 1.0.
7 47 04 312//7 33 03 0.2
8 20 -09 O2};/8 42. 1.0 126
9° n/a n/a nfali9 82 3.1 32.5
” WINTER MAINTENANCE i

Winter is here ond with if comes winter driving
conditions... During a snowfall, sanding ond plowing
operctions wil be underway. Motorists should be-on
the lookout for these vehicles os they will-be traveling
slowly ond spraying sand and snow. Please travel a
good distance beck from maintenance vehicles until on
opportunity to poss occurs. Never pass o snow plow
on the right and clways reduce. speed to minimize
windshield damage when approaching and- passing
sond trucks. This hos been'a message for your winter
driving safety from Nechoke Northcoast Maintenance.

VALE DNAECEELERIRDLLEREERCNS

College of New Caledonia

FPSE

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| KO Federation of
Post-Secondary
Educators of BC:

_ Mystudents
eserve better

I see it every day on my campus
and in my community — young, talented -
- people who can't afford the education

‘make sense that we put post: secondary
education beyond the reach of more and
more young people.”

and training they need to get
ahead. Ina province as
_ prosperous as ours, it just doesn't

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION -

_ BETTER FUNDING. BETTER FUTURES.

TO SEND A MESSAGE TO PREMIER CAMPBELL
VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.FPSE.CA

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