a Got the spirit LOCAL ARTIST Joe Mandur ur. poses with his s completed spirit bear that was unveiled Nov. 4 at Terrace City Hall. The city and several Terrace businesses sponsored the artwork that’s part.of the Spirit Bears in the City, a province-wide initiative of the’B.C. Lions Society _ Charitable campaign to raise money. It is one of more than 100 through B.C. that has been sponsored and will be displayed in nine ~ participating communities before being auctioned off in the fall of 2006. City councillor Lynne Christiansen has also. been sponsored to design a Terrace spirit bear. Locals can view Mandur’s creation at the Terrace Public Library. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - A3 | News In Brief DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO _UNBC asked to expand -PEOPLE WANT the University of Northern Brit- ish Columbia (UNBC) to teach more courses .in smaller towns. They also want financial assistance for those . who take courses at its smaller centres and aborig- inal people want more counselling and support. These and other topics came out of meetings held in Terrace, New Aiyansh and Prince Rupert _recently as the university sought ideas of what it - Should do in the years ahead. . Judith Lapadat, who runs’ UNBC in the. Northwest said the sessions did draw apprecia- tion for the work already done by the university in . reaching out to where people live. “There were good words for the opportunity for professionals to further their development,” said Lapadat of masters level programs in social work and education and for its Participation with | " Northwest’ ‘Community College i in‘a‘local ‘Bachi- " elor of Science in Nursing programs" - An aboriginal teacher bridging program lead- ing to a’degree in education is popular as is a diplonia program in- native culture and language which can then be used as foundation for a Bach- elor of Education. That latter program is ‘scheduled here for a fall 2006 startup with students from the Hazeltons, ~ who will be finished their diploma requirements, expected to make up a portion of the class. People at the sessions also want UNBC to offer. business, technical training, management training and other programs to prepare a northwestern workforce for expected new development. , - “Some may be beyond the university purview | but I can see First Nations and the college playing a role with us,” said Lapadat.. “We might be able to do something that in- volves technical skills at the college that then turns into something at the university.” “One field of instruction not offered at any of * ‘UNBG’S'smaller campuses® ‘or: at its main “Prince: Géorgé campiis is fine artser™ : That came up at the recent meetings as a gap that needs to be filled, said Lapadat. “This would be performing arts and music and we heard of requests in terms of First Nations _ arts,” she added. And people also told UNBC officials there should be better connections between the insti- tution and public schools so that graduating stu- dents become more aware earlier on of what the university can offer without requiring people, to leave the. North. It’s been 10 years since UNBC was founded, making it a good time for the institution to look at. ; itself, said Lapadat. President Charles Jago is retiring next year and its new academic vice president, Howard Brunt, is leading the meetings to plot the university’s fu- ture. ; Lapadat described UNBC as an institution _which, because it is young, can | quickly Fespond ‘~ ot - to regio al neéds, ©: iif: L 6 WE. se'UNBG as‘being part of the commu- | nity as an intellectual hub with teaching and com- munity service,” she said. More seats planned THE PROVINCIAL government has introduced a new Electoral Boundaries Act, to allow for the addition of wp to six more seats in the legislature and the creation of multi-member ridings that would be used in a single -fransferable vote (STV) system. Premier Gordon Campbell ‘announced earlier that after the strong support for STV in a referendum along time voters will be able to see what the new, larger rid- ings would look like and how many. Fepresentatives each would have. Attorney-General Wally Oppal says the | potential extra seats would mainly go to northern regions, if * the Electoral Boundaries Commission decides to add them. ° “The commission will have the discretion to go up to 85 without any statutory amendment,” Oppal said. “It’s just based on population projections and also a desire to protect northern ridings, because there’s a movement — from the northern ridings into the more urban ridings and we're concerned that they might be under-repre- sented,” If thé 2008 referendum is approved bya 60 per cent majority and has support in 70 per cent of existing rid- ings, it would be in place for the next provincial elec- | tion in 2009. Nyce appointed Northern Health Authority, Deanna Nyce holds a masters degiee i in educational . administration from the University of British Colum- with the May election, a second referendum will be | held with municipal elections in November 2008. This - : A NASS ‘VALLEY educator has been named to the. bia and is currently the chief executive officer for the. Wilxo’ oskwhl. Nisga’a, ‘the post secondary institution | in the Nass Valley which has Partnerships with outside. facilities, ' Her term is for two years on the authority which is. responsible for community and institutional health Pro- grams in the North. There ‘are seven members on. the authority board, ; including its chair who is Jeff Burghardt from Prince Rupert. a . ; oo so ‘Onthe buses = THE NORTHERN Health Authority’s plan for a medi- cal transportation connection between Kitimat and Ter-_ race could be merged: into a broader, regularly- ~sched- . uled public service. -. Authority official Mark Karjaluoto _ said the idea. . makes sense given the support for a public service eXx- pressed by the District of Kitimat and other local gov- , ernments.. _ Any subsidy: available from the auithority would be | : blended in with the larger plan now being developed. ‘“One. way or the other, there will be a service for’ medically- referred patients,’ ” said Karjaluoto. A Terrace-Kitimat ground transportation service is’ but one of several wanted by the health authority as a way of better connecting patients with medical services only available in other places. | gheicueay | Also under, development is‘ a’ longer-range: service ‘ between Smithers-Houston and Terrace and between Terrace and Prince George. Don't aN f vour ‘09 0% OFF Customer Appreciation Card even on E-Cycles! BEST PRICE IN CANADA! 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