Theatre talks
close to deal

ADEAL is close that would
sec a lew society take over
operation of Ihe R.E.M. Lee
Theatre outside — school
hours.

The Terrace Community
Facilites Society -has had a
series of productive meet-
ings with school board offi-

“cials and is confident an
agreement is close, Says
chairman George Clark,

* “We've achieved a fair
amount in a very short peri-
‘od of time,”’ Clark said,

‘A draft of a joint manage-
ment and joint use apree-
‘ment was approved by the
sociely last week and sent to
the school district for con-
sideration, he said,

“We'd Teally like to have
it signed and in effect-by the
end of the month so the
R.E.M. Lee will be open to
communily use as of the

first of September,” Clark

added,

“That would avert chaos in
the schedules of concerts

and other events’ being
planned not just in Terrace
but. throughout the north-
west. -

“We don't foresee any
problems,”’ Clark. added.
“They’ve indicated they
want the concert series to go

- ahead, They acknowledge
“there. is some urgency
here.”?

The school distict would
be responsible for costs as-
sociated with school hours

. use, while the society would

_ be responsible for costs and
revenues associated with
community use of the
theatre.

A formula has been set, he
added, that apportions those
costs pretty much in line
with statistics provided by

Student

job tally —

strong

By MIKE COX
THE SUMMER IS coming
to a close, and the Student
Summer Works program
(SSW) has almost met its
goal of filling 233 student
jobs.

Nicole Peers, one of the
program administrators, said
this year there was actually
a shortage of students.

This year it’s been a big
problem for employers to

’ find students.”

Along with the shortage of
- students, she said, some
. businesses were opting not
. tohire summer staff.

“We ‘had a lot more ap-
‘ plications last year,’’ she
' said.
' The money employers get
‘comes from the provincial
; government, and Pcers said
/some of the employers
. would like to keep the stu-
‘dents on longer if they
‘ could,

“A lot of employers are
: Saying they would like to
keep students longer, but
there's not enough fund-
' ing,’’ she said.
. The majority of jobs were
‘ tourism and forestry related,
‘Said Peers, and had to meet
a strict assessment before
;Maney was given to the
‘company.
» “We assess the position
rand make sure there is an
education relation.”*
, The program ends on Au-
gust 31, and with employers
‘required to provide 150
‘hours of work, Peers docsn’t
‘think they will be able to
imect their goal of 233 job
, placements.
‘ kkkkk
‘ The Hire a Student pzo-
‘gram has shut its doors for
‘the summer, but coordinator

‘Anne Silsbe said the sum-
‘Mer waS a SUCCESS.

‘ Agoal of 130 jobs was set
‘at the beginning of May,
‘said Silsbe, and 133 jobs
‘were filled by the closing
date of August 18.

' The Hire a Student pro-
“gram is a project of the fed-
‘eraE government, and is
Separate from the provincial
Student Summer Works
‘Program.

i
#
'

advaniages of

the school board, Clark said.

The community facilties
sociely will in turn be sub-
sidized by the City of Ter-
race, ,

Once the control of com-
munily usage of the theatre
is in the society's hands it
will move to increase-use of
the theatre and its sources of
revenue,

“We would like to sce the
theatre operate at a con-
sidably smaller deficit than
the last few years,” Clark
noted. ‘‘The city is willing
to assume some responsibil-
ity for any deficit coming
from community use, But
we’d like to see that min-
mized and as quickly as
possible eliminated.’’

Various options, including
sales of liquor during adult
concerts, will be considered.

“We think we can save
the taxpayers moncy and
deliver a better product at
the same lime,’? Clark said,

‘Tt would be an absolute
lragedy if it wasn’t available
for community yse,”? Clark
added. ‘“Most of us have
some connection to the arts
or at least fee] it's a
tremendous asset to the

community that must be

maintained.”

The theatre is just the first
and most urgent facility
being considered for man-
agement by the socicty.

The next step is for the
sociely to look at Heritage
Park and Ferry Island, with
a View to taking over those
operations as well,

City council decided in
June there are a number of
operating
those city facilities through
a society at arm’s length
from the city.

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