A10 - The Terrace Standord, Wednesday, October 23, 2002 Trustees say con flict won’t hamper their responsibilities TWO SCHOOL trustees seeking re-election deny claims they have conflicts of interest preventing them from voting on crucial educa- tion issues. . Thornhill trustee Gary Turner and Terrace trustee Hal Stedham were criticized in the spring for being absent fram debates and vo- ting which lead to the closing of local schools to save money. ; . Copper Mountain Elementary was closed in Thornhilt and Parkside in Terrace. [t was also decided not to open just-finished Mountain- view Elementary. Siedham has a daughter who is a school teacher (currently on leave) in the district and Turner’s wife is a teacher librarian. The same criticism that they could not re- present the area to the best of their ability be- cause of their conflicts of interest are surfacing again in the campaign leading up to the Nov. 16 election. But Turner, a trustee for nearly nine years, says some of the criticism is wrong. “Officially, 1 left the table early on in the process,” he said of the spring events which resulted in closures. “At that time there were no layoff notices yet. But when the notices were issued and my wife did not get one be- cause of her seniority, there was no conflict and I stepped back in.” In fact, Turner added, he voted against all of the closures, except for Parkside Elemen- tary. And he now says his voting to close that school was a mistake. Turner said he was absent from a school board meeting at which if was decided to get a legal opinion on the status of himself and Stedham. “That came as a surprise to me,” added Turner. “They said [ could get my own lawyer. I decided to take the high ground,” he said of leaving the board debate until the layoff no- lices were issued. But he’s not sure he would do that today given that Copper Mountain School in Thorn- hill, the area he represents, appeared on the potential closure list in his absence. Turner has absented himself before, but only on matters relating to school teacher con- tracts because of his wife’s job. As for criticism about his ability to act fully as a trustee given that more difficult decisions will have to be made to counter a schoo! dis- trict deficit, Turner said that’s up to voters to decide. “That’s the democratic sysiem. We run, and if the olher person gets more votes than me, she wins.” For his part, Stedham said it was difficult to have to leave board discussions on school closings. “It was very disturbing to me to have to ex- clude myself from that,” said Stedham. “They put up a very strong argument,” he said of the board’s position that he remove himself from its discussions and votes. “It was intimidating to me and I don’t intimidate easi- ly. Although it’s not likely Stedham will ever yote on a contentious monetary or education BY VOTING CITY OF TERRACE , NOTICE OF ELECTION issue affecting the school district because of his conflict, he said it won’t stop him from speaking cut. “There are still important educational is- sues I can involve myself in and [ feel strongly my 37 years in education put me in a position to make an impact,” said Stedham. “I made my feelings known: about what the Liberals have done to education,” he said, “Closing schools is like ripping the heart out of a community.” And although Stedham would not comment directly when asked if his opinions and advice were sought by other trustees leading up to the school closure decisions, he did say he had “discussions pertaining to the issues at hand” with other trustees. “I can tell you I attended most of those meetings held by parents of the schools and gave my personal feelings of school closures,” said Stedham of his activities once he stepped away from the debate and voting on school closures. “I had a chance to share their con- cerns in fact with the board and act as an ad- vocate because of the conflict [of interest.” Stedham, who is also a principal of the De- netia Elementary School in Lower Post, north of here on Hwy37, said he declared a conflict to avoid any problems his voting might have caused. “I didn’t want to cause the board any further unnecessary expense if there was a~ legal ac- tion that came out of it,” he said. Stedham said there are as many as 100 trustees in the province in the same position. Prince Rupert's _ motor vehicle and damage to a motor vehicla in Terrace, B.C. os - During the morning hours’ of October 14th, 2002, a Terrace... “resident was picked up in a red truck driven by a Caucasian male {6°9"-10", early to mid 20's waaring a gray “hoody"). Tha driver told the Terrace man the truck was stolen; there was na key in ignition... - belonged ta a trucking company and was later recovered aboul -.At the ‘business, another: vahicle ‘was found to have been _ conviction of the offenders.. "8 a proud sponsor of CRIME |ualll STOPPERS Terrace Crime Stoppers are asking for help to solve a {helt of The passenger exited the truck" and phoned pollca, The vehicle kilometrés west of Terrace, 98 02 damaged. Furthermore, a car parked nearby. was Identili stolen from Smithers, B.C. the previous day, . Finally, another Terrace resident, feported his pickup_was. br into and his cell phone taken from the boal launch froma park fe were the red truck was abandoned, = 9 Terrace ‘Crimestoppers wants your Information, not your. nama. Any information. is valuable’ and may Jead to the arrest and :: -| Callers will not be required ta reveal thelr tdentity nor testify in Grime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $1,000.00 for |. information leading to an arrest and charges being lald against |° an individual in this or other unsolved crime. If you have any |: information call Crime Stoppers at 635-TIPS that's 635-8477. | - court, Crime Stappers does nat subscribe to call dlaplay. Call 635-TIPS i CO commercial * Liability # Jet Boats “és\ =e INSURANCE g = pane Home & Tenant SERy, . PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the Electors of the City of Terrace that an Election by voting is necessary lo elect one Mayor and six Councillors tor o three-year ferm commencing December 2002 and terminating December 2005, and that the persons nominaled as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: MAYOR - One (1) to be Elected Surname Usual Names Residential Address ERB Bob 3514 Dogwood Avenue TALSTRA = Jack 3801 Spring Creek Drive COUNCILLORS - Six (6) to be Elected Surname Usual Names = Residential Address CHRISTENSEN Stew 4514 Cedar Crescent Skeena Drive _ Gossen Subdivision CHRISTIANSEN Lynne COBURN ‘Don 3505 Bruce Crescent — DAVIES Marylin #5-3215 Kenney Street HULL David D. 4104 Anderson Street LECLERC Carol 4615 Westview Drive NUNGH Rusty 2033 Pierson Street MCDANIEL Rich MCINTYRE Allan VANDERLEE Ron ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES: November 6, 2002 November 13, 2002 City Hall, 3215 Eby Street City Hall, 3215 Eby Street Terrace, 8.C, Terrace, B.C. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES: November 15, 2002 November 15, 2002 Terraceview Ledge Mills Memorial Hospital 2507 Skeena Street 5102 Mills Avenue 4839 Straume Avenve 4103 Sparks Street 4720 Haugland Avenue Terrace, B.C. Terrace, B.C. GENERAL VOTING DAY: November 16, 2002 Clarence Michiel Elementary Schoo! 3430 Sparks Street Terrace, B.C. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Persons qualifying os “Resident Electors” who are not currently on the List of Electors may register at the time of voting, by com- pleting a resident registration card, and by providing two pieces of identification proving residency and identity. The qualifications for Resident Electors ara: * Canadian citizen; * 18 years of aga or older on General Voting Day; * A resident of 8.C. for at lasst 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration; * A resident of tha City of Terrace for ot least 30 days imme- diately preceding the doy of registration; and * Must not be disqualified by this Act or by low from voting. SPECIAL-NOTICE TO “NON-RESIDENT. PROPERTY. ELECTORS A‘persan who is not a resident of Terrace, but who has been a regislered owner of real property in Terrace for at ieast 30 doys betore General Voling Dey, may registar as a non-resident prop- erty elector at the Cily of Terrace Municipal Olficas during ragu- lar business hours, until Friday, Novamber 15, 2002. A quali- fying non-resident property elector may also register at the Polls on November 16, 2002, providing proof satisfactary to ihe official that the person applying is entitlad to register in relation to the real property, and if applicable, providing written consent from the other registered owners of the real property. QUALIFICATIONS FOR NON-RESIDEN ‘PROPERTY: ELECTORS ': The qualifications for non-resident property electors are: * Canadian citizen; * 18 years of age or older on General Voling Day; * A rasident of British Columbia for at lacst 6 months imme diataly before tha day of registration; * Registered owner of real property in the City of Terrace for at laast 30 days immediately before the day of registration; * Must NOT be eligible fo register as a resident elector in the City of Terrace: ; * Must only register in relation to one piece of property; and * If mote than one person owns the property, only. ona owner may register ond that person must have the written consent of a majority of the other owners; * Must-nol be disqualified by this Act or by law from voting. Given under my hand at Terrace, B.C., this 21st day of October, 2002, mo Elaine Johnson Chiof Election Officer Co Mobile Homes © Travel ry WVENENT prive THRO 1 www.keenleyside.com Quiroplan | PR | = Lobster Fest in the Waterfront Restaurant - Nov. 8 and 9 » Hecale Strait Rotary Wine Extravaganza - Nov, 9 Tickets $45 per person | * UPGRADE; Guest rooms overlooking the harbour from $69 | i! © Christmas Shopping # Sunday Brunch overlooking the harbour * Canada Select 4 Star Hotel | | PRINCE RUPERT nore -800-335-8088 250-635-5232 Fox: 250-635-3288 4635 Greig Avenue, Terrace, B.C. [Next To SAAN} RESERVATIONS 1-800-663-8150 www.cresthotel.be.ca ‘ so TO : rn a en Unless you are serious about saving money on quality home furnishings and appliances. If you are serious, keep reading, if not, you should find something else in the newspaper to read about, If you are still reading this, good for you as you will be rewarded with an opportunity to find deals that people talk about for years. Don’t tell your friends & family As they may try fo scoop you on the deals before you get your chance. You know the quality merchandise we have instore, but-you don’t know what we've done to the prices. Just like the leaves outside, our prices will be falling fast & hard. Every day a different selection of ten items throughout the store will be marked down so low you'll swear we made a mistake. But make no mistake about it, we need to clear out some inventory, and that's why everything in the store will be on sale (with the exception of Canwood Pine which is always sale priced with our everyday low price guarantee - but there will be a few Canwood discontinued items to clear out) Yes¢ Yese Yes 10 Noe Noe No We know that time are tough and extra money at the moment may be hard to find, but we're ready to help with no downpayment, no payments and no interest for six months. We're not a bank, but which bank will give you an offer like that? We're serious about moving a lot of merchandise, we have to - plain and simple — so we are stepping up fo the plate with serious savings and offers, This is the real deal, no smoke and mirrors. It you like your old, tired, worn out furniture and appliances, that’s just fine. If you don’t, you have an opportunity to replace it now, at substantial savings. We are calling this the mystery sale, as we can’t print the prices we will be selling items at for obvious reasons. The real mystery will be why you didn’t check out this fantastic opportunity if you choose fo pass it by. We can’t bring it to you (until you purchase of course) you'll have to come fo our store, if you don’t, you just may hear about some of the deals from friends and co-workers that will make you wince with jealousy, so don’t say we didn’t tell you! Every day of this different sele a