24 Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 20, 1988... - ; Committee struck to probe _ post-secondary education In the early 1980’s, 80 percent of all grade 12 students in B.C. received their diplomas. But that percentage dropped in 1984 when the provincial govern- ment’s restraint program was in- troduced. In 1986 only 17 per- ‘cent of B,C, residents between the ages of 18 and 24 registered in post-secondary — institutions while unemployment in those ages rose to a provincial average of 14.1 percent. . These figures represent the worst performance by any educational system in Canada, and the B.C. Minister of Ad- vanced Education and Job Training has formed a Provin- cial Access Committee on Post- Secondary Education to find out why. A provincial committee, chaired by Dr. Les Bullen, formerly with the Ministry of Education, has been formed to study five aspects of post- secondary education in the pro- vince and report to Hagen by the end of June. The provincial committee is receiving more localized input from eight regional committees that have been set up within B.C.’s Economic Development Regions System. These regional committees consist of represen- tatives from university and col- lege boards, faculty, school districts, students and members of the general public. A representative of each regional committee, as well as several nominees having a broad pro- vincial perspective, sit on the provincial committee. Elaine Klassen, the regional director for Northwest Com- munity College in Smithers, sits on the provincial committee and represents region seven, the eastern portion of the North- west, and Peter Haigh, welding. instructor and administrative assistant to the trades program director at NWCC in Terrace represents region six, the western half. According to Klassen, the committees are looking at six aspects of post-secondary educa- Limited Entry Hunting regulations for the 1988-89 hunt- ing season were released recently by the Ministry of Environment and Parks. Application cards, and Limited Entry Synopses book- lets containing details of the seasons, dates, types and numbers of licenses offered for 1988-89, became available at sporting goods stores and Government Agent offices last week, To participate in Limited Entry hunts, hunters must make sure their applications are received at the offices of the Wildlife Branch in Victoria by June 15. It is anticipated that the number of applications received will be three to four times the 31,005 Limited Entry hunting ‘‘anthorizations’’ being made available this year. Each ap- plication has to be individually entered into a computer for the random choice draw, scheduled to take place before July 6. -Completion of the draw on schedule is only possible by strict adherence to the deadline. Hunters selected by the computer to receive Limited En- tion in British Columbia: access, transfer, retention, completion, transistion and transition to work, Klassen says that through the study of these six areas the com- -mittees will be examining academic entry requirements, financial requirements and geographic barriers. ‘‘In the north, the big issue is primarily geography,”’ said Klassen. Also to be looked at are the transfer of credits from one in- stitution to another, the rate at which students are retained in a ‘program, the percentage of students who complete a pro- gram and receive a certificate or diploma, the percentage of high schoo] graduates who go on to post-secondary education and the percentage of students who obtain employment after suc- cessful completion of their post- secondary education. Dr. Val George, NWCC presi- dent and vice president of the region six committee says that unlike the provincial committee and several regional committees, ‘the region six committee will not be holding . public meetings because of the lack of interest shown in similar college meetings in the past. ‘“‘What we've done instead is written letters to all of the main groups and individuals in the area who have a direct concern with post secondary education,”’ explained George. Victoria blamed for college doldrums “There is another enrolment crunch coming at B.C. colleges,” . * according to the President of the College-Institute Educators’ . Association, Paul Ramsey. ‘‘And it will-be caused by inadequate government funding of post-secondary education.’’ Ramsey claims that ‘‘thousands” of students were turned away from B.C. colleges and institutes last fall simply because there weren’t enough classes to meet the demand. Ramsey predicts, “That situation will be even worse next September, Many students will find that their ‘Passports to Education’ are tickets to nowhere,’’ And he says this is one problem that can’t be blamed on Ot- tawa. ‘Federal funding of post-secondary education has con- sistently risen faster than inflation,’’ says Ramsey. “‘It is Victoria which has failed to support our colleges.’’ - According to Ramsey, the federal government supports post- secondary education through tax credits and cash payments to the ‘ provinces and those payments to B.C. have risen from $370 million in 1981 to $614.8 million in 1988 — an increase of 66 per- — cent. - During that same period of time however, inflation ballooned costs in Vancouver by 44.7 percent according to Statistics Canada, and Ramsey says that provincial operating grants for universities rose from $271.7 million to only $331.6 million — an increase of just 22 percent or half of the rate of inflation. He says colleges and institutes in the province enrol more students than the universities, but they have done even worse in terms of funding. According to NWCC president Dr. Val George, the govern- Ment first offered an increase of less than one percent in its original 1988/89 budget, but after intensive lobbying by educators that will be increased to about three percent. To main- tain NWCC programs at their present level, George says an in- crease of about 4.5 percent is required. _ Limited Entry hunts open try authorizations, as well as unsuccessful applicants, will be notified by mail on or before July 6. Through the Limited Entry system, authorizations to take a particular species or class of animal are made available to hunters in limited numbers, usually for areas where general open seasons might result in an overharvest. The system is some- times used to direct hunting pressure away from prime breeding stock, to assist in collection of biological samples, or to prevent overcrowding that reduces the quality of a hunt. This year’s Limited Entry Synopses contain a center pull- out section containing all the L.E.H. maps. Hunters are en- couraged to retain the map sec- tion for each reference in the field. For the first time, youngsters aged 10 to 14 who hold a Junior Hunting License will be able to participate in Limited Entry hunts. A Junior Hunter will have to be accompanied by a licensed adult who has a valid species license and an L.E.H. authorization, and game taken by the junior will be included in the adult’s bag limit. And the winner Is... Wendy Crosina of New Hazelton, who ends up with a new microwave oven by winning a promotional draw at the Terrace Co-op sponsored by Palm Dalrles, Palm sales rep Bob Wybou presented the ap- — pliance, and ha noted that Palm has recently expanded its Terrace opera: tlons by establishing a warahouse on Railway Ave. The Terrace Minor Hockey Association would like to hear from anyane interested in being involved with the Minor Hockey Concession Com: mittee: Please contact Yvonne Hill, 638-1111 or Sharon Larmour, 635-3161 or write to Box 121, Terrace, B.C. V8G 4A2. Ailsa: Anyone in- terested In coaching for Terrace Minor Hockey’s 1987-88 season please contact: Lew Larmour, 635-3161 or Clair Irwin, 638-8314 or write to Box 121, Terrace, B.C. V8G 4A2. . 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