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PAGE Aé - THE HERALD Wednesday, October 30, 1974

Sharon Biggs

The fallawing is a statement
» from. Sharon Biggs who is
seeking election to the Terrace
Municipal Council,

Announcement of Candidacy as
Alderworan:

My: reasons for declaring
myself-as a candidate in the
municipal election; :

(1) 1 feel. there should be a
Womans voice on Council.

(2) Tama taxpayer, therefore :

I am aware and concerned with
the problems facing council.

13) ‘1 am enthusiastic - in

regard (to Northern Develop-
ment and 1 want to insure (hal
the total community of Terrace
is uclively involved as to the
that

course Northera

Following: isa: gtailement.
propared by”: Aldermanic:
vandidate Pal.Q’Donaghy.

First let’ me say’ thal |-am
pleased that the voting public of
the District of Terrace have a
Choice of so many’ qualitied
candidales lo represent them on
Couneil during 1975 and -1976..
This is a° healthy-, situation ,
showing that peopfa are aware
that cur community is slated io
become the hub of the Pacific
Northwest and’as such faces
-problems . requiring . Ihe
judicious attention and labours
of men able and willing ‘io
shoulder this responsibility.

Personally my -decision. ta
‘enleru political field that I have
covered over. thirty years of
journalism resulted in the first
inslance by a challenge ‘in
wril ing that I dasa by the sitting
mayor, ‘This brought. ta mind
the’ fael that. having observed
politics at the municipal level,
ut regional governments as well
as on ihe provincial and federai
scene, that perhaps I had the
- experience and the know how ta”

~volee an opinion on the public’ ms
i pin form ‘af municipal govern.

Mike

Mr: Michael Tindall, 28 year
old salesman for CFTK, has
announced his candidacy for the
position of School Trustee (une
- year term): . He indicaled that
his platform would be composed
of -1Ke following planks.

IW is necessary {hat there be: - -

‘4 -A concentrated effort ta

> -adwpl bath the public and. the

vocational schools to ihe needs
Of (he vocational student, This

would include pre-vaeational -
training in public schools and.

providing students the op-
portunity la altend vocational
school directly irom public
sehool without the present one
yeur working period.

- Provision af substantially
larger “funds for native
education; -the project at
Alyansh and the new project at
Hilda Village in Massel serving
as examples of whal, can be
accomplished. - ‘

- Encouragement of native
osludents ta participate in
’ programs. leading lo their
? becoming teachers; in) par-
licular (he newly established
program in. the UBC
Facully of kducation,

- Provision of a larger fund
for professional development of
teachers: In an ‘effort io keep
good teachers in the district.

~~ Regional or zonal
bargaining. for teachers’.
salaries to help alleviate the
animosity. which often axists
belween leachers and the
School Beard and which may
prevent effective - com-

D
4

The following. 1s a statement
from incumbent School Hoard

Trustee .Nancy Orr, who is”

running for re-election in the
November 18 civic elections,

“Tim very pleased to gre the *

number of candidates running:
for the school board and I'm

very pleased to see ihe number
of good candidates. .

Development takes.

(4) Lam a homemaker and
therefore have the necessary
lime to devote lo council affairs,

My community invalvernents
are; .

ti} Tama ‘memoer ‘of the
Terrace Business Woman’s and
Professional Club.

(2) Fam on a bowling team, *

(3) Lama director of a leeal
fund-raising club called the
“Charilables” whose proceeeds

Bo tolocal organizalions such as -

the “Three Rivers Workshop"',

‘T have lived in. Terrace for

three years, however | am noi
hew tu. the area as I lived
previously in Kilimal for seven
years.

» Pat fo} Donaghy

ment. :

Tn addition, I have been.
pressed by several groups to
seck office, These people come
from all walks of life but for the
main part from the working and
middle class of Terrace, Lt has
been my cuntention in the past
as a critic, thal. a person
. qualified... who is selected lo
seek public ‘office, is morally’
ubligaled 10 do so, ;

In my opinion ‘a municipal
-élection is not-2 contest. Iam
not ind will not run against-any,
other person.’ In fact. 1 admire |
mosl'af-the other candidales on.
the ballot. I sincerely adhere to
the belief that all nine ef us are.

simply. on the ballot to offer the. -

volers of Terrace the best
possible represent ation over the
next critical years. I am sure,
and my thirty years experience
will bear, “this aui,. that ‘the
people who go {fo the palls

usually..make wise decisions ©

and select.the best candidales.

‘lam positive this: will be ‘the ’-

case on November 16.
JL expect OMe candidates to

Tindall

munication
educational needs.

-- Community involvement. in
the devalopment of curriculum
but the final choice musi _be left
to  professianal educators:

Encouragement of he’ -

visual and ' parforming arts in’,

the. schools and in the com- © g
_. School Trustee in Ihe November

munily ‘to provide further,
cultural and ethnic enrichment
for students and public alike.

- An examination of the
current curriculum to deter-
mine whether” sufficient. al-.
lenlion is being paid to basic
educational needs such as a
wrilten and spoken command of
ihe English language.

+ Greater public access. to
school board mectings -and
encouragement af such
meelings: in schools and public.
forums, .

- Retention of a strong
central. authority, | The
Department of Education, it
order that all students in all:
areas of the province shall, as
soon as possible, have available
the same degree of education
and sa thal no student shall be
denied a public school education
ihrough financial need. my

~ Retention of (he Principal
us the aulhorily figure within
each public school,

Mr. ‘Tindall is available for al
public meetings and may be
reached al the following’
numbers :

Business - 635-6316

Home - 695-2130

Nancy Orr

“LT would hope the Jay Cees
will sponsor thelr all candidates
forum again this year. As well |
‘intend to ask Lhe Board to
sponsor an open forum fer those

- running for the School Huard, so

that the candidates can gel
logather and discuss matters
concerning education,”

ley will say that as

‘Tegarding ,

Editor of the Terrace Herald |
will have tuo much power or an
advantage over them, This ts of
course absalulely balderdash.
Men such as Senatur Gratton
O'Leary, spent their lives al
newspaper desks and al the
same time held polilical office,
I have of course withdrawn
from covering activities at City
Hall and I will not take part in
any reporting associated with

“the November. 16 election.

tn fact the only difference will

-be that instead of speaking: in -

the. pages. of the Herald afler
action has been laken and it is

“too lale to. speak, I will, if

elected say whah I have to say
on the council floor, 1 ‘will

discuss, and make available

experience gained by covering
city councils across Canada
aver thirty years, bath good and
kad, to the members of Council
and the guesis in (he visitors
gallery,  - .

And remember, t will nol only
be heard. by thase present, bul
will be feparted by my. own
newspaper, (he News. Ad-
verliser, and he local radio: and

auached:

setinatatiinatititet satiate

‘the issues and the platforms.
__..Most candidates are represented on these pages. Those who are not are
~~ Jack Cook (seeking election to the School Board), Cyril Shelford (seeking

_.~-election to Council) and Mary Little (seeking election to Council).
“ 7 Duffus (seeking re-election to Council) ,

television slations.
arguments and decisions will be-

heard or read by all citizens just

as any other silting aldermen.
If there is’ opposilion. ‘to my
eandidalure by: sitting Alder-

‘Tn short t my:

men or by. those. sapporting —

other candidates on this ground,
iheir fear is not of what I say bul

of my presence on Council. My ’

_ opinions will be known despite

any organized. campaign” lo
defeal me as | will still have the

opportunity lo report when this -

campaign is all over,

In short I have been a carrer
journalist in the political fields

for thirty years, | have covered:

Terrace Council, the Kilimal- -

Stikine Regionat District Board,

"the: hospilal board and read

each day the verbalum reports
through - Hansard of the. dc-
livities in Otlawa and Victoria,

I offer this thorough political
experience ‘and - knowledge. to
the’ citizens cf Terrace © on
November 16. Renember, 1am

. completely independant and my

services some. with no- strings

ial

Ray Mebbett

Ray Mabbelt is seeking
election to the Board of
Trustees of School District 48
(Skeena - Cassiar). Following

is his initial statement in his
~ campaign for election.

T wish toinform the eleclorate
‘af the. ‘Terrace area of. my. in-
lentions (o run for a seat as a

16th eleetion..

_ IT -hape thraugh | “my own
education as an undergraduale

universily student and’ a

technical school graduale I can’

aid in guiding our children

through an interesting and |

productive school life.

My administrative: ex-
perience as a depariment, head,
ins X-Ray, at Mills Merorial
Hospital should also qualify .me
lo assist in the directing of our
local district. 5

Although I have had no direct
contact with lhe warkings of the
School District's Board of
Trustees, I fee) well qualified to
represent (he voter of this area
because of my sincere desire to
provide. our children with (he
best education possible,

With the- provincial govern-
ment placing mare Fespon-

Pat Boyle

Pai Boyle is seeking election
la the Board of Trustees af
School District No.88.

Lhava now been. a resident of
Terrace for .elght years -
operating a business and car-
ning my living from
community. I feel Tam now ina
position to do something in
return and therefore’ wish to
allaw my name to stand for he
position of school trustee,

T was barn and educated in
Edmonton, where I’ was a
frember of the Kinsmen Club of
Edmonton. In 1986, I formed a
partiership. and moved to
Terrace to slart Terrace 1a-
ternational. Since that time, 1

have oblained a fellowhsip in-

the Truck Marketing Institute
and aisa taken an aclive partin
community affairs, | have held
the positions of both President

this ,

voters

sibilities on lhe local school |

boards (a set course objectives
and content, I feel I can add
greatly to (these decisions
{hrough my personal contact

wilh sludenis and leachers -
alike, The most important goal .
we musl strive (0 achieve is.a’
continuous outline of. studies.

thal will hold the students in-
teres! from Kindergarten
through Grade 12 ‘thus
decreasing the number of
student ‘drop-ouis”’.

School Boards do not seem (0
receive the public expasure that
local councils do and once again
an object I have is to inform the
cammunity of what the School

District is doing with the tax.

dollars, When you consider this
School District has a budget of
aboul (hree limes [hal of the
municipal councils {he tax-
payers deserves to know where
their ‘l, million is going.

On November i6th ] hope the
electorale sees fit lo ‘elect a
person who will represent’ thelr

wishes, needs and desires -

openly and freely and for these
reasens I offer myself as a

candidate for School Trustee of |

School District 88. :

and Vice-President of the
Terrace Chamber of Commerce

‘and have been the chairman of

various committees in both the
Terrace Chamber and (he
Northwest B,C. Chambers ‘of
Commerce. I have also been
President of the Thornhill Gelf
Club.

Currently, | am co-chairman

of the -Kilsumkalum Ski -

Develupment (which 1 urge all
lo: support), -Vice-
President of Thornhill Golf Club
and Minar Hockey coach for
Omineca Sports.

enjoy rol
skiing and curling,

I promise: {he voler I will

‘swimming,

direct my efforts to (hat area -

finance’ - which people . from

-private Industry are best suited .

lo agaist government.

To start off the election campaign for the three seats on Municipal

Council and three seats on the Board of Trustees for School District 88, ==
the Herald has attempted to.gather statements irom all candidates and oe
publish them in an effort to familiarize voters with the people involved, . BH

Gerry

With the exception of Mrs. Little all were contacted by the Herald and

; offered space in this issue. In Mrs. Little's case we were unable to con-

"fact her, before our deadline. .

|,’ . The statements you will read on these pages were prepa

‘» eandidates, or fram information supplied by them. All are un
‘appear exactly as they did on our news room desks. :

_. Wewish all candidates the best of luck in the November 16th elections

-and are looking forward to a vigorous and refreshing campaign.

red by the
-edited and

‘Hank Buncombe

The following slalement is
from. Hank Buncombe, in-
ecumbent alderman in the forth
coming. November 16 elec-
tionfor Municipal Council.

[have served as one of your

-alderman for the past welve

months and have filed
riomination papers for the
coming election in November.

‘The volers - supported me
strongly last year al the. puils
and this year I would hape for
ihesame support providing (hat
my year in office has mel wilh
your acceptance and approval.

Inno way can I make rash
promises to you about all the

things [ will da should I be
elected for another term,

- Last year, stated that one of
my prime concerns for Terrace

_ was draingage, and it stillis. To

date our accomplishments -in
this direction have not been
successful. Efforls have been
made by sending delegatians 10
Vicloria on several occasions to
seek financial assistance for
slorm sewers construction, . To
date these’ have. failed.

Nevertheless | would have to-

pursue the course should I be
selected tofilla position on your
Countil,

Bill Ingles

BI Ingles is a candidate for
alderman in the forth coming
* Municipat election.

Employed by Dairyland as a
“ Distriel Manager, covering
Houston ta the Queen Charlotte

- Islands:

Bill is a Pasi: President of
Terrace Rotary Club (1973-74)
-and Terrace Band Parents
. “Association, He is a member of
- the Royal Cariadian Legion.

Married with two teenage
daughters, Bill has been a
resident’ of Terrace for 9*z
years, and has always been
active in community. affairs.
His wife Diane has served in
various capacities with
Brownies and Candy Stripers;

Dave

The following is a statement
prepared by Municipal Council
aldermanic hopeful Dave
Pease.

. | will again be offering my
services to the people. of
Terrace in’ the upcoming
Municipal Elections. 1+ was
pleased wilh the suppert I
received last year and belleve |
have a strong chance for suc-
“ess this lime.

“‘Thave lived in Terrace now ©

for six years, during which time
I have been employed as Ac-
counlant- Office Manager, by

Helmut. Giesbrect_

The following is a statement
fram Municipal Council hopeful
Helmut Giesbrect. _

This is to announce that T will
be 4 candidate for alderman in
the. November, "1974 Terrace
Municipal Elections.

‘~In the pasl year I have at-

: ‘aa haw many Couneil meelings -

é* concerned

: community,

about: the apparent lack of
information available to the
Public an Municipal Affairs in
Terrace, the insensitivity ‘of
-Council to the needs and wishes
of electors, and about the lack of

vonsislenl zoning policies. Now _.
‘LT feel it is my duty to devote -

lime {o the betterment: of the
d-cam provide: a
res dullock; an“independent

Non Harrison

lhe
Daughters: Bethel in Terrace.

I decided lo enter the race for
a seat on the School Beard in
-order to strive for the im-

~ Slatemen! from Nan
Harrison; candidate for a hwo-
year (erm on. the Terrace
District School Board.

“T have lived in Terrace for
nineteen. years and have two

‘children in the Terrace Schools,

ane at the elementary level and.
one al the secondary level. My
husband. is employed by

“Eurocan Pulp and Paper. 1

have been active: in several

youth-oriented organizations in,
For the °
second year I am serving as:

Terrace in the past:

President. of the Skeena Band
Parents Committee. A few
years ago I was one of a group
of concerned parents wha
started the Uplands Home and
School Association. -
served for lwo years as the
Secretary of”

was also instrumental in the

Dennis:

The following is a sialement
prepared by Dennis Brewer,
t.ho is contesling a seal on the

' Board of Trustees of Schoul

District 88 (Skeena-Cassiar}.

I feel my experience in
business management and my
involvemenl| in. youth and
church movements have given
mea experience and knowledge
which will allow me to make a

valuable ‘contribution as a

school trustee in this District.

Education in this day and age
ds big business. Skeena-Casslar
District is one of the largest
employers of people and users
of services in-this area, . ‘The
sudcessful operation of an

organization of this magnitude |

requires scund organization and

business-like. planning. I can:
offer this type ef approach..
“The school system today 1s

i

1 have -

the . Terrace.
-Distriet Boy Scout Council, 1

formation of’ Job's

‘provement. in the .com-

munications belween Pareénts,

teachers, students, and’ ‘the

~ board..1 firmly believe that the
“public should be ‘aware ‘of the

changes going on in our schools.
The Hoard appears:lo be aloo!
-and oul of touch! with the public.

One of my serious concerns is
the large furnover of teachers

~ yearly, and [he lack ef qualified

replacements for them. This lo

me shows there are problents in .

the morale of leachers.

The puhlie should: feel ‘thal’
they can talk.to Sheir school
board Iruslees and I pledge ta
act as a liason between parents,
teachers and the board if-1 am

‘elected as the peoples choice.

Brewer

changed from what it was @
decade ago and will change
again. this decade, T am -not

afraid of this Change and feel I

can contribule meaningful and
“useful ideas in this area,

Ta summarize,. 1 can’ offer
School District: No. 88 :the
following:

“a management background

for a businesstike approach to

school organization.

- well. planned educalion

changes. .
- genuine interest in young

people and their development.

_ = ability to: communicate
effectively with other groups

‘and organizations,

Lam prepared to accept the

-challenge before us in education
today and look forward. ta the -
support of the yoters In meeting .-

this challenge. -

yoice, and will be responsivé to
the needs of people.

Ihave lived in Yerrace tor the

past seven years, during which —
‘time T have. been

Mathematics a1. Skeena Junior

Secondary. My past experience
‘ineludes ‘various’ executive
-posilions:"+ins..the + Terrace

Teachers’ “Association
pa Tpteay

leaching ~

daughters Donna and Laurie
are 4 - year members of the
School Band, and have par-
Ucipated in the Terrace Music
Festivals since 1965.’

As to why ‘he is letting his
name stand for Alderman, Bill
says: "I feel Terrace is a goed
place to live, and has a great

future for continued growth and

prosperily. While’ a seat on
Council would be new to me, I
can offer a sound, common
sensa, business-like approach to
Municipal affairs. 1 want your
vote on November 16 to help me
contribute my share to the
management of. a growing
Municipality.”’ .

Pease

Carlyle Shepherd: &  Co.,
Chartered Accountants,
Omineca Building Supplies
Lid., and currently al Mills
Memorial Hospital. «

My pasl servie. services in
Terrace include chairman then
Area Governor of the. Toast-
master Club, Treasurer. of
Skeena Federal . Conservative
Association, Treasurer of a
Teenage Receiving . Home
Committee. and sponsor: of a
Teenage Youth Group,

My present commuinity
positions include Chairman of

‘the Cénlennial: Lions Club

Charilies Committee, Synod
delegate’ on Si. Matthews
Anglican Church Committee
and treasurer for the Little
Theatre ..Drama Festival

: Committee,

: The reason l wish to beceine
an alderman‘is that I-believe -

“my, concern for people; of all
‘ groups and ages, as well as my

accounting experience will a
i a

Dan: ‘Sheridan

Dan Sheridan Monday filed .

his nomination papers and will
be seeking election to a one year
lerm an the Board of Trustees of
the School District No.88, °
Dan Sheridan is a'28 year old

‘resident. of ‘Terrace whe has
‘been here since 1953.

He was
educated in: Terrace and ‘al-
tended Mount Royal! College in
Calgary. Alberta. He-is em-
ployed by Canadian National
Rallways in Terrace as a
compuler machine -operator.

Dan is married to Moira and

they have two children, Conor, -

aged 242 and Bronagh aged 13

Months.

His aclivities in Terrace

_ include serving as secrelary for

Brotherhood - of
, Transport

the Terrace Arena Associaton
for the last four years ,to ‘the
completion of the Arena, and
affiliation with Terrace Little
Thealre, the Skeena ‘Fall Fair
Association and the Canadian
‘Railway
and General
Workers. «

He lists his main concerns in
the school syslem as the
gradual erosion of fundamental
educational skills, drug abuse,
failure of - professional
programs, -. an-- unfair
distribution of audio-visual
equipment in. schools and
cammunieation between the
Board. and teachers and the
Board and media,

Vivian Roy |

Mrs. Vivien Roy Gf Terrace i is
seeking election ta the Board of
Trustees to District’ No.8
(Skeena-Cassiar).

Vivian: Roy. is.a six year
resident of the Terrace ‘area

whe firmly believes thal the’

children of today are the people
of tomorrow. «| ~

Formerly of Usk, Mrs. Roy
has- been’ involved — with
recreation, youth groups and

community ° betterment -

organizations in the past, inthe
past several years she has been
A member” of ‘several
delegations to the School Board |

dealing with such matters as
bussing and other areas’ of
concern lo people in this area.
She is rimming in the election
because she’ is interested in
education and feels she: has
something to eontrihule.
“T've never done anything

“quite Ike this," she ‘said, I

think: it. will- prove quite. in-
teresting,”

- Although she did not prepare
astatement as other candidales
have, Mrg. Roy does have: a
platform, "It is education and’
people. The children of today
are lhe people of tomorrow:

~ Otelia LaPlante |

; Mrs. Olelia Marie LaPlante is

"contesting a one year term on.

the Beard of Trustees of School
District 98 in the November 16
election, :

Mrs, LaPlante. has been’
active in education In (he past,
for 2 years with the P.T.A, and

hopes to become invelyed again «

as a trustee on lhe School

’ Board.

A mother of four children,
Mrs.. LaPlante completed her
education . in English and -

French at the Assumpticn -
Academy in Edmonte'

‘has

_ cluding secretary, first: vi

‘She is a “ehott member and :
- been wilh the Catholic
Women's League for 21 years.
During that lime she has held

numeraus execullve posts’ In-_

president and president,
At present she is secretary
the Terrace French Clubs 300 3--
She brings to the: ‘election a “
keen interest in education.
“T feel: L should contribute
this community,": she.sald,
also feel Ihave the lime and the

ability lo represent Terrage‘on-:

‘the Board of Trustees.’”: