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commissioned by the provincial government to analyze
B.C.’s transportation needs to the end of ‘the century,

money’s worth from this exercise.

The study comes in 18 volumes, 2
devoted to examining the North Coast Development

“One has to wonder whether the taxpayers got cheir | ANG\CRHONES... Jim

ith Volume 9 being |

Region. It would seem that there was a real opportunity | ;

here to address the hard core issues of moving people
and goods safely around this region, but the opportunity -

_ was virtually lost: A latge section of the report analyzes

the marine ferry system and port development, but the.
inland areas, particularly Terrace, are given short shrift.

In reading. the. Delcan report, a consultant’s study |”

The Terrace-Kitimat airport, on behalf of which the |. - oe

Chamber of Commerce, City arid Regional District have
lobbied long and hard, is dismissed with the assertion —

. that Transport Canada intends to install a Microwave .

Landing System. Sources at the airport tell.us that the
Terrace MLS is about 20 years away on Transport
Canada’s agenda. : -

The single recommendation under the rail section

suggests that the Kitimat subdivision line be upgraded.
No mention of improvements to VIA Rail’s. abysmal -

_ passenger service schedule or connections to the lower
* ‘mainland. a

The report notes that the’ Terrace segment of High-
way 16 has the worst congestion and highest accident
rate anywhere in. the-region. The recommendation is that

it be changed. How? Well, no ideas there. Throughout

the report the road between Terrace and Kitimat is

referred to as Highway 25... has anyone from Delcan
actually been up here?

Indications are that the study’s findings, such as they
are, will be referred to the Development: Region’s*
transportation task force for recommendations. Here’s |
another opportunity: to demonstrate that the develop-
ment region system can do something besides strike.
committees. - re |
| “ANOTHER THEORY SHOT |

We’ve had it pointed out that our ‘‘paranoid theory” -

regarding the labor dispute in local. schools — that the

district is accumulating money from unpaid wages —

- has a single but very significant flaw: the unpaid wages

‘tion, so the district gains nothing.
What arelief. oe

are witheld from the district by the Ministry of Educa-.

‘Community College’s mobile-
‘computer centre off the —

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Perspectives —

A belated welcome ‘to.Rainer

Giannelia, whose computer col-—

umn appears a little further
along in these pages. It did
strike me funny when Rainer
suggested ‘columnist’? would
be an impressive addition to his
resume — what did he do

‘ before? Hangman? Cattle

rustler? Municipal politician?

... you get my drift.

Actually, Rainer has a better
past than that.—- he was one of
the leaders in getting Northwest

ground, and has offered- good
advice to a number of regional

businesses on the intricacies of ©

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. other computer applications.
Rainer is now on his 18th day

as a private consultant and
looking forward to the day, -
hopefully not too far in the -
future, when his income ex-.
ceeds his expenses. Good luck!

@ The transition from
employee to entrepreneur, if

‘you have the mind-set for.it, is

extremely rewarding. Though
fraught with perils (mainly hav-
ing to do with your next meal
and the mortgage), the advan-
tages include independence,
freedom to improvise and im-

_ plement change quickly, and

instant feedback on your suc-
cesses (and failures).

The union decertifications in
the wake of the province’s.
privatization of highways .
maintenance appear to be the
direct result of the employee-to-
entrepreneur transition. As
owner/shareholders, former
employees no longer s¢em to

~ feel the need for union protec-

tion, from the boss, because oy
they aré the boss. Could Big —
Labour’s campaign against pri-

gifted or the challenged wotild

exactly this fear? That without .

bad management the need for
unions disappears? I know
many dedicated union members
who are less than happy with —
the extra political and
philosophical baggage they
have to accept as the price of -

‘protection against the. boss.

In light of the Kitimat and
Terrace teachers’ strikes, might.
privatization solve some of the
problems that seem to plague

- our educational system?. -
' Teaching has always been a no-

ble profession. But over the —
years, various factors have
combined to tarnish the image
of teacher as professional,
while doctors,.engineers and.

others have retained their mys- -

tique. Problems within the

_ system allow kids to graduate

without being able to spell the
name of the street they live on.
Columnists end sentences with
‘prepositions, up with which
people didn’t used to put. In-

‘dustry complains that young

people entering the work force

‘lack basic skills in-reading, |

writing and math. |
Visualize a privatized educa-
tion system. Much like in our
present health care system,
groups of teachers could set up
clinics, some as general practi-
tioners, with a few specialists
thrown in. People could choose
their teacher, much as they.

- now choose a family doctor. _

Courses you couldn’t take at
the clinic might require atten-
dance at a school (compare

_ hospital), If you didn’t like the

quality or quantity of your
ghild’s education, you could
seek a second opinion, or
change teachers (doctors).
Specialists in teaching the

f

~ (and tie-up your dog.... please!),

by Bob Jackman.
-vatization have stemmed from _be in demand. Marginal

‘teachers in a competitive en-

vironment would probably ex-
perience more pressure from

their peers, especially if the
_ reputation of the clinic (and

their potential incomes) were

. jeopardized. Those few who,
- are more interested in teaching’

students what to think rather
than Aow to think might find
themselves following a different
career path more suited to their
interests. And, as it should be,
a teacher who could teach
would be in greater demand
than a teacher with several.
degrees who can’t necessarily.
pass his knowledge on to”
students...

The popularity of private _
schools stems at least partly -
from a perception by some © ,

’ parents that their children

receive a better education, or a
more Christian education, or _
whatever, than they would in
the public school system. =
Privatized delivery of educa-

. tion, by widening the fields of.

‘choice open to aif parents and ~~

. by-giving teachers more self-
* determination, isan option. =~

worth exploring.

@ The Kinsmen Mothers’
March will be going on from =.

‘now to January 30th. Money °

raised supports the severely — .
handicapped and the Kinsmen

Rehabilitation Foundation in.
Vancouver. Kinsmen have ©

helped build ramps, provided

wheelchairs and automatic page .

turners, and pay for travel and. 7
accommodation for those who .-

really need help and a high...

_ percentage oftheir collections .
‘come back to Terrace. This all-’
Canadian service club deserves:

your support — give generously