affects the

Dear Sir:
A Memo To Frank.Bowsher. Re: your
letter to the editor of Oct. 3, 2001.
First off.
Frank, thank you

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

| Ab - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 10, 2001

Dear Frank: Smoking

health

province.
You will note, Frank, that my letter
was signed without my elected position
being
noted.

for not forgetting

when it comes to
pratecting. the
health and welfare of workers by limiting
their exposure to the ravages of second
hand smoke, ‘it is not about you (read
smokers) Frank.

You are an adult and if you choose to
continue to smoke, have al it, just please
do not insist that the health of those who
serve you at restaurants, licensed ‘pre-
mises, bingo halls, nursing homes and
prisons have their health compromised.” =:

Please do not insist that WCB rates
rise to all subscribers to cover the liabili-
ty that continues to mount in the wake of
claims for those workers affected, further
compounding ability to do business in this

Dear Sir:

I am a parent with two children, one in
elementary and one now in junior second-
ary school,

I am terribly concerned about the ne-
gotiations between the B.C. Teachers’
Federation and the B.C. Public Schools
Employers Association.

Since that fateful day, Sept. 11, 2001,
both the citizens of Canada and the U.5.
have seen and felt the devastation that
has come from a certain few men wanting
their views to be made public. They used

THE SKEENA Junior replacement project
is one step closer to becoming a reality.

The Coast Mountains School District
has gone out to tender on the $13 million
project, maintenance superintendent, Ro-
bert Gilfillan said.

Bids clase Oct. 24, leaving time for
the project to begin before the en of t
year if the didathefholds, he. sai

the distriét aid its project consultants will”
have to look at ways to bring costs down.
“There were changes to the design this

The Terrace Emergency Shelter & Hostel has
moved to the ‘house next door’ and we're
combining an Oper House with a House

Warming, Everyone is invited to
: drop in and take the grand tour If
gs. you re coming for the Open House
~ the coffee is not only on - it’s hot
and it's good! If yau ‘re coming for the House
Warming please give a thought to or wish
list.

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But if the. bids: come in over budget,

When it
comes to

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friends,
family
members and a lot of really nice people
that serve me having their health compro-
mised I will nat keep my feelings out of
the newspaper, or anywhere else I can be
heard,

Your letter rambles on to cover a lot of
other issues unrelated to the health of
workers and 1 welcome you to give me a
call and we can discuss.

I feel bad that. you felt you had to wait
until you left the employment of the city
to discuss provincial legislation pratect-
ing the health ‘of.workers,

Me David D. Hull,
, ~ Terrace B.C.

Don’t use our children
as hostages in dispute

innocent men, women, and children as
hostages to accomplish their agenda.

1 ask of the teachers’ federation, the
school board and the B.C. Public Schools
Employers Association not to use our
children and their education as hostages
in their negotiations because, in teality, it
is “We the people,” the taxpayers, that
are your employers.

'  Mary-Ann Freeman,
President,

District Parents Advisory Council,
Terrace, B,C,

Secondary school bids
to close on October 24

summer,” said Gilfillan.

He warned bids for other school con-
struction projects have come in higher
than budgeted for, including a planned
$2.2 million heating and ventilation sys-

. tem upgrade at Caledonia Senior Second-

ary.

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“northern element; Gilfillan said.
Shipping costs for. materials are also

higher here, he added.

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