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A2 - The 7 Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 1, 2004

Big school shake up

on district’s horizon |

By JENNIFER LANG

EXPECT A lot of talk over the next
month and a. half as school district’
' officials seek feedback. .on‘:a- ‘three: -:
year plan that will change the face:of
os distriet: will also officially fauinch public
debate over instructional days.” .

education in Terrace, ”

The Coast Mountains ‘School Board .
faces.a whole slew of. decisions coming “

up in January, when the: board. reviews

" recommendations:: bascd’ on. what ‘the -
public, and : school planning Councils of

say.

| school and’ possibly ‘Copper Mountain
Elementary. Both were. victims of. bud:

get cuts in 2002, when the board’ closed.

six schools across the district.

_.. “Everyone | we consulted with ‘flast™
year] said-they want Mountainview aS.a)
community school,’ ” board chair Lorrie a

‘Gowen said. - ;
Trustees are e'also. reviewing the loca
tion of Terrace’: 's elementary French, im-

‘mersion program: based-on-a forthcom- ‘~'
‘ing proposal | from: Canadian Parents For *

French.

of two junior secondary schools,

From front ~

* next, They total $4. 9. million and consist
tof financing advanced over the past-year”
“by NWBC Timber and Pulp, Norther

’. Savings Credit Union, Woodbridge, Ca, :
-and:- Matin Patterson Global Advisers. .
-Nextare secured créditors = company .
“owners Dan ‘Veniez and. George Peity: ©
“-Avhose holding company NWBCi isowed |
- $9.9 million and. pulp: marketing’ firm.”
Cell-Maik, Which i is owed $6. 6-million,

and: city ‘officials there urged the adjourn
ment lo allow time to explore the idea, *

The proposal involving Prince Rupert
would be for. the entire company opera.
tions, he said,”

ously offered $10.75 million.:

‘But Prentice: said hei is mest thal!”

From front.

"What? 5 at stake? The ihree- “year plan.
involves. reconfiguring Terrace “high.”
schools, consolidating” the -K-7 school:
communities. in: ‘the: Horseshoe. and :
Southside; and opening: Mountainview |

And new ‘graduation. ‘ejuireménts
‘are ‘driving: chaniges.:to: the‘ way ‘high. -”]
schools are configured | in Terrace,’ ome

‘B.E."s high school graduation pro-

: gram: now begins j in Grade 10, so district,
_officials want.to ‘keep Grades 10, AY And,

2 together. Th,

And ‘that’s noi ali,-in’ “January, the

“Trustees: have to.decide whether: or

“notthe district. will keep the controver-
“sial four-day week

ve-day’ week:

rations, Gowen said.:.

or That same night, ihe board. will cit’
\ ‘culate a draft. school calendar forthe fal-

improved proposal for iher reasons,

- The total estimated value of-all New .
- Skeeria assels- excepl ils forest licences’.

- : Whose: value is uncertain: Tis 5 $175

“million,
He also urged ihe adjournment based". :
_ Ona separate improved offer forall com:
- pany assets from ‘a bidder that had previ-. :

-But™ ‘court-appointed thonitors: ‘ind 2
olher lawyers are owed $1.5 million, and -

receivers Emst. and Young. have ‘now

rung up $900,000 in new: costs. ..
Court-approved. loans, are. aid oul: a

rrevert back to the o

“ThréeT erraceareaschools—Thomhill.
Junior Secondary, Kiti K'Shan‘primary ©
and E.T.’ Kenney Primary --haye ‘been’,
= notifi ed: they. face’ ‘possible closure next:
; September a as part of the three: “year: plan
-under corisideration.: mh a

_ School - planning: ‘councils,’ district:
. ait, ‘and liaison trustees. sill develop”
“recommendations. for-each ‘school on.
“ally: closures, -consolidation ‘and new “S
‘prade configurations. They're expected.
te. present their. recommendations to the |
board’ on Jan. 15.- ees
2 On Jane 19) the. district ‘will told a”
- special board. ‘meeting: to deal: with ‘de-.
_ cistons‘on school closures, and possible. a
‘Consolidations: and new school fonfigue .

lowiig-year, giving -parents notice that.”
\there:will'be @ public: meeting Feb, 3 to!
a ‘atone the. new ’ calendar for the. 2004-05" an

~ year. In between, the district. wilh hold
public’ consttltation Meetings, on’ the
draft calendar. : mo nn
» “We wantto be'done. early,” Gowen mF
‘sald: “We need to. know 4 @§ soon as we |)
“can, if, We're going with the: four, or the: .

five-day week:")

ag Reverting to “the “five-dhiy: ‘school ~
“Would ‘tigger-a ‘second set'of. changes, -
such. as Schdol’ closures ‘and* layoffs.” -
“This” way, “the ‘teactiérs. will “know -:
- where, they’ Il-be: before they leave, in.
June,” Gowen said.” ma
“This month; the’ school board. will be
7 heading Out to all the schools involved to.~
~ discuss the: plan with) parents arid staff.’
“SAIL of the’ schools’ have asked for-..
‘the: baard to come'to their school,”"As--
“sistant superintendent of schools, Rob. teas
Greenwood said . ve a

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Wehickes, (nti! wo apporttioity: to piss. vecursy. Never
‘pads. a. snow plow onthe, right ‘an

- WINTER MAINTENANCE:

~ Winter ‘is here and with it:comes winter,

driving conditions... During a:snowfall, sanding HAE

and. plowing: operations WiTE bi underway, “Motorists
j

will be traveling slowly and'sprayin mg’
Please travel a goad distince hack frog

ways reduce
speed -to iinimle’ windshield’ damage ‘when:
i! proaching and passing sand wicks." .

is has been d messige*for your: winter’ driv
akey ‘Trani Neti tka Northcoast Miinteninee..

* He's been criticized: for using school a - Ae

planning councils. = = protips “that. are |:
mandated. by “the. education ‘ministry
ned comprised of the principal, aleacher rep :
and a parent —as a: buffer: between the: -
* public:and the board. - oon |
” Parents’ will have the opportunity io :
Stand in front of the board and ask ques.”
tions and make. “comments,” | ;
““ This isnot being filtered” through. thie" :
“School, planning councils.” -
“He added, “The board i is i ie willing ;
“0 go-to the schools and talk. to . People * ;
and listen v first-hand." Eres

Mail theft fraud i is sa real jdanger

You have to use your head
these days with the kinds of. -.
‘identify theft that's out there,”

‘heed to. protect. their financial oa
information. fisher beep oe
MWe: see ‘and ‘hear 8 “some.
- horror stories: going on,” he~
said. “People have been prac: ee
“tically. wiped out? 0002 BS
Taylor says most financial .

__ statements from.credit-unions °

or banks. ‘arrive’ around: the”

-_ same time. monttily. *

If.a statement. is inissing ,
~ phone the-institution and ask -
if it’s delayed. Ifitisn’t; then
you may -be.a target of mail.
. thieves. and’ a watch shouid be.

hasn’ ‘Lost ary. other tnail: oo

“1d just like the: public» lo"
-beaware, "Re says >

. Terrace. RCMP airested .
a 39-year-old ‘local’ resident ;
“Awhile he, wvas.altempting to.
steal’ from: -a--Thomhilk., mail. :
“drop box near Copperside Hae

- on Sept, oe

. trying to get away. .

“Police: aught. thie ‘man. *.
7 “Teising: on-an unlicensed mo: .
“toreycle after he collided with
the’ side of a ‘police ¢ car rhe *

“He wasn't injured.”
~ Officers found stolen mail

-- .inhis-possessign.

ping.to stop'f for police and nu- .

are alsa i investigating.

_ Depart from: Vancouver December 8th
ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT :

‘pul on the account, which the -)
RCMP can help with.: oe
As for Murray George,- she |.
takes his mail inside the main ,
‘post office now: : AS
- -He-re-sent-one: ‘of the. tet ;
ters registered mail and it are.
rived ‘at ‘its destination: He

“Now cor (forget our ongoing contest, you could win lwo Air Canada tickets to wither Honolulu,”
‘) Miami ‘or Havana Cuba. It's also nat too late to take advantage of some great carly bird discounts
"on winter sun ) package holidays. This is George-Clark saying goodbye for now and stay warm,

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