wee et 6 Terrace Review - Wednesday, June 24,1987 ~ on _LETTERS _ Aim must be. to build bridges of understanding ‘To the editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all _ those, involved with the ‘ Negotiating process; - teachers, ‘who maintained the a.firm but amiable posi- - tion throughout; members - _ of the Board and the negotiating committee who were determined to negotiate openly and with respect; and the press, who reported the pro- ceedings in.a fair, infor- mative and objective man- ner. — . We have made an auspi- _ cious beginning to the round of negotiations that- will now. take us forward ZONE 7 To the editor, Following ‘completion of the zone seven soccer championship for the 1987 B.C. Summer Games held last weekend in Terrace, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all the - people _involved in helping to make this event @ SUCCESS. Our thanks go to Mayor Talstra for taking part in ‘the draw; to Mr. Steve , ‘moral and performance of- into our- first: contract under the new legislation. It is important that we work together to make the transition as smooth as possible, ‘for our top priority must be the future relationship of board, teacher and public... ' There is no doubt ‘that: uncertainty affects the our teachers, so in order: to provide as much stabili-. - ty as possible, a letter has been sent assuring them that the Board will not re- ‘move any. benefits. pre- sently. provided and. will maintain all of the pro- grams which existed prior Scott, Recreational. Direc- tor. for performing the ceremonial kick off and to- Mr. Dave Parker, MLA for - presenting. the tro- phies, - A lot of time and hard work was put into prepar- ing the playing fields by a team of men from’ the: Correctional Centre ‘ and: we would like to thank them for their efforts. We wish also to thank - tournament, to Bill” 20 until June 30, 1988:.at which time. we hope to have a new collec- _tive agreement. I believe that real solu- tions: will result from a respectful exchange of ideas between those who make plans, the public: and the. School Board’ and those who implement them,’ our classroom teachers. =. Our present tax notices have. brought home to us as nothing else could; the increasing cost of educa-- tion. We tend to blame the teacher. because they. are the: ‘most, visible, but in fact. it is: the increased the officials from. - the North West B.C. soccer Referees Association. for devoting their time and ef- fort to ensure a well run. Thanks to the B.C. Soccer Referees Assessment Board for sen- ding two. assessors, Eric, _ school ‘facilities, demands.of the society on . ‘the system that adds’ the cost. Bigger and better bet- ter equipment, computers, ‘health related: programs -such as-AIDS and. child © abuse awareness, sex. education. and: so .on. ‘Special - needs - programs: for handicapped: children, . professional help for emo-. _ tionally. disturbed‘ chil- dren, -classes for ‘gifted - children, French’ .Immier- basic education. _gratualte ‘the. “Terrace ‘Steelers women’s team and the Tilden’ Athletic mens team from :Prince Rupert, who as winners will now go on to repre- sent zone seven at the. Summer Games to be held ‘in Delta in July. We wish: Mason and Neil Ellett whos to commend all ‘players, were present during the championship. We would like to con- Availability of alcohol . will lead to abuse ‘Open letter to, :Mr. John Jansen | “MLA Chilliwack | . Re: Liquor Distribution in British Columbia Iam responding to a let- _ter from. the the. B.C.. Government Employees’ - Union in which they voice their concern over allow- ing liquor sales in large i ‘grocery stores, drug stores and corner stores. We feel ' that the increased ‘availa- bility of alcohol will lead: to increased abuse partic-. ularly’ in’ school aged: children, ' At their. regular school ; board. meeting . held on. June’ 9/87 District. 8&8 board members .con-— sidered the implications of. such a Move and. subse- Forest use rules. benefit public __ The Ministry of Forests and Lands has amended ; . its campfire and. travel restrictions, applied. dur- ing times of high forest- fire danger, to benefit the public and ‘the forest in- dustry, Forests and Lands Minister Dave Parker has announced. “Areas covered by these restrictions will be ‘smaller, will now be ap- plied locally by forest ‘district managers, and on- ly to high-danger areas,’’ Parker said. Previously, Parker said, . pestriction orders on campfires and travel were applied over wide areas. To: simplify the applica. tion of restrictions, clo- sure zones are now aligned with forest district boun- ‘daries, with sub-zones i- - .dentified within each district. Ina niajor fire emergen-. | cy; the complete closure of | al activities withinan a area.” Me must be authorized by the” minister, quently passed the follow- ing resolution: — - ~ And that the privatiza- tion be delayed. until the. | problem of the increase in. abuse of alcohol resulting _from this privatization. is ; addressed through educa- _tion.”” Your ‘committee’ s con- § - sideration of concern will 2 be appreciated. . Mrs. R. Lavern Hislop’ §. Chairman of the § _ School Board : + School District 88 Terrace : Northern Motor — Inn. This week’s feature: Where It’s at... A guide’ to | Terrace’s night Ilfe — where and when” for entertainment. Outstanding - Entertainment _ nightly! . the “who SOE coaches and managers for . their high | standard of ‘competitiveness and. ex- _emplary behaviour. : We would like to thank ‘the. School Board: for. “again - allowing us to use the Skeena School playing : * fields. = (The Sok “That a letter be written. to Mr. John Jansen ex- [. pressing our concern with. - ~ the proposed privatization: of the liquor: distribution ‘system; ; Is the stork - oe about: to. visit yout Re epee The Provincial Govern- ment: is now saying that they will fund. Education to a certain level, ‘but anything beyond that will - fall.on the local taxpayer. The time has come for us to’ decide what it is we want in. the future for our children. This -will mean that the local taxpayer will ’ have to take elections to the: School Board