this ‘Board, teachers prepare for long ‘strike’, This was . the ominous headline a'year ago this . week on what should have'been the’ second. day back in schoo! ‘for students returning from the holidays. Instead, students were home and many parents were left jug- gling their work. schedules to ac- -commodate the unwanted holi- day. “Parents of students in School District 88 were advised yesterday by the board not to. send their kids to school,’’- the story began. **On the first day school was schéduled to resume ' after the holidays every building in the district was behind Ter- race District Teachers’ Associa- tion picket lines, and both sides of the dispute expect the strike to be a lenghty one.”’ The TDTA had warned the board on Dec, 16 that job action would begin Jan. 3 if a contract wasn’t in place, but once the strike began the board called for an Industrial. Relations Council hearing to have the strike declared illegal. The TDTA ‘I. vember vote hadn’t been sa -ccvised by the IRC. The TCTA said they would hold :Aother vote if they had to, but the meantime, ‘It won't aange anything,’ TDTA presi- jJent Helmut Giesbrecht was quoted as saying.” The front page a year ago this week also told a story that sur- prised some readers. On the whole, most area residents seem- ed pleased with the first month’s snow removal efforts of North Coast Road Maintenance. A let- _ ter of complaint from Paul Johnston of the B.C. Northwest. District Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners made us wonder at the Terrace Review what people really thought of the change. “Snow clearance has not been timely and roads remain treacherous for long periods ' after the snow falls,’’ charged Johnston. The Terrace Review therefore contacted Canadian Freight- ways, Motorways, Greyhound, Farwest Bus Lines, Kalum Kabs, the Northwest Loggers Associa- tion and one private resident in Old Remo and another on Merk- Jey Road. The results surprised even us. The closest we got to.4 negative comment came’ ‘from Bill Hayes. of Old Remo, who said he was reserving his judge- ment. According to Hayes, things ere a little bit worse than. before privatization but he add- ed in fairness that it was difficult to compare any one year with another. The message in general, though, was reported like this: ‘(Most people appear to believe that North Coast Road Mainten- ance is doing: at least as good a job, if not better, ‘than . was previously done by the Ministry ‘of Highways.”’ At least one residential street - made the. news a year ago this week. The headline.read: ‘‘Mills Ave; ditch. on. Public Works hit hist?” No. they. weren't going to. blow the menace up. But city council had accepted a Public “Works Committee recommenda- tion and said the ditch. would disappear in 1989. Not only that, but the 5100 block Mills: Ave, and Apple St.. residents were to get pavement. At the same time, council asked ad- ministration to put together some cost estimates for. fixing the Weber Ave. flooding pro- blem. The Mills Memorial Hospital board was also looking toward the future. They decided a year .ago this week to investigate the possibility of acquiring a $1 million CT diagnostic scanner. The hospital administrator "at the time, Norm Carelius, told the Terrace Review that north- west hospitals were behind the scheme but they had been told by the Ministry of Health that the area population didn’t justify the purchase. Carelius noted, though, that the R.E.M. Lee Foundation had indicated a willingness to raise a portion of the capital cost under the assumption that the ministry would pay the balance. On a more regional note, some long-term social assistance recipients were to get a shot at the job market a year ago this week. The Terrace Anti-Poverty Group had recently received word that their program to train’ GAIN recipients as camp main- tenance workers would be fund- ed by Canada Employment and Immigration. Fourteen people were scheduled to begin the course in mid-January. Past Caledonia graduates were in the news a yéar ago this week. Christine Weber was presented with yet another scholarship. She was awarded one of 12, $500 B.C. Principals/ Vice Principals Association scholarships during a special dinner at the Bavarian Inn. Also, Bruce Haillsor of the Caledonia Grad *85 class receiv- ed two. scholarships. totalling $1,200. These were the $900 UBC Award for Academic Ex- cellence and the $300 Edward and .Marie Cook Memorial Award for the highest marks in Canadian History. While these students walked off with the cash, some younger students were reaping the benefits of another cash award. This award was in the forny ofa $10,500. donation from the Blue- backs Swim Club to. School District 88 for a district-wide . Grade 3 swim program. The swim club also donated $4,000 to the Northwest Education ‘88’ _ Foundation for two $1,000 scholarships to be offered to deserving graduating students in the area. The remaining $2,000 - was to remain in trust and the club made a commitment to add $4,000 annually in order to create a $20,000 fund that would forever provide high school scholarships. In sports a year ago this week, the 87-88 gruds came out the winner in the annual Caledonia boys’ grads basketball tourna- ment. On the girls’ side, the . grads of 87-89 pulled off the | A year ago this week the teachers’ stiike was on... was going to take some time to resolve. - and from what everyone was saying, it -win with the help of Michelle Hendry. Caledonia boys’ were at the same time, however, mak- ing news of their own. They won the 16-team Centennial Christmas Basketball Tourna- ment in Coquitlam in four straight games. The team was ranked 8th in the province at the time and the win was expected to - improve their standing. In minor hockey, The Annual Friendship Tournament held in Terrace over the holidays proved to be a winner for everyone in- volved. Young hockey players from: ‘Kitimat, Smithers, Hazelton and Terrace were mix- ed in the 10-team field to create a tournament that was more fun than competition. Speaking of competition, though, it was a year ago this week the Terrace and ‘District Chamber of’ Commerce an- nounced the winners of the 1988 “Christmas Light Campaign’’. Best street was McRae Crescent, best home was Ray Tremblay of 4943 Gair, best original theme went to Marilyn and Howard Richey of 2413 Cramer, second THE SIGN OF A. GOOD BUSINESS NEIGHBOR... THE SIGN OF A MERCHANT _ WHO CARES ABOUT PEOPLE ... This emblem identifies the civic-minded businessmen who sponsor atone igo. in the community. Terry Kendell 636-8178 | ad Middleton 635-5672 in the original theme category was won by Pat Allen of 4930 Scott, best retail store was Cen- tral Flowers and Gifts, and Skeena Mall won the best retail service center category for their effort both inside and out. : The weather a year ago this week was cold but with a warm- | ing trend mid-week. It began Dec. 26 with lows of -lJ and highs of -8 with 6.2 centimeters © of snow. On Dec. 29 the record — shows a temperature range from - ef to +3 with mixed rain and snow, but on New Years’ Day the low again dropped to -7. » Oro INPUT INTERPRET DECIDE ACT ALCOHOL CAN IMPAIR A DRIVER’S REACTION TIME seconos . INPUT INTERPRET | DECIDE rar > Raa bY CRITICAL SECONDS if you wish to announce the birth of YOUR baby, please fi fit out the form available In the maternity ward at Mills Memorial os Hospital. We will pick up your forms, every week. 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