the: Terrace slandard, Wednesday, February 4, 2004- AZ

of the: :
Terrace Public Library Association

ve vata | Annual General Meeting:

<> ‘willbe held at-7:00 p.m. on ..
"Thursday, February 19, 2004

“Jn the Willy Schiieldeér Meeting Room *

* Elections to the Board of Trustees will take place and
nominations for these positions will be accepted from the aor. :

taking ae
these’ stepsy
the RCMP.:

“have. signifi: 2
cantly“ ad-.
dresséd ’ ‘the:
concerns ‘of.

bee

teac-hers,.

~ LOCAL: TEACHERS: are « ending their.

fight against ‘an RCMP anti- -drug ‘program’

that’s been: kept oul. of the classroom for
-18:months, a
‘The: union, representing teachers here .
has: withdrawn its” grievance over'the Drug: |
‘and: Alcohol. Resistance: Education: “Pro- 7
“gram, or. DARE. : os

ae the. move. ‘means an “upcoming, “arbitraes Rowe said). ~.
“hearing” scheduled. for Feb. RE ‘has. ot “This ‘is an
één called. off, me as a N opportunity:
‘-The* Terrace: nd. District Teachers ye for. - every---
Uriion chad ‘long: Opposed the'-j ‘program, are ‘body to”

uinig- it-violated, the, collective agreement .
when if'comes‘to professional, autonomy: ©.”
-Teachers'-objected: to: haying RCMP: ©

come | gut
feeling.
good,” | he..

‘officers teach: the ° 17-week- ‘program, re-: said...
“sulting ina. baitle « -OVET. ‘who: decides _ Rowe “con-.
“what's taught in thé classroom. a Frank Rowe. ~ vinced... the .
~>But'at the last school district meeting, "school board

Terrace. teacher’ Frank: Rowe-tald the trus-. to | soften: the original. motion: approving
es that: recent changes : to DARE have: the DARE program. At the time, two Ter-
sulted -in a “change of ‘Neart for. local: _tace RCMP officers with DARE. training -.
sachers.+ 2... "offered to: ‘go. into local public: schools. ’
Rowe: ‘recently Tnet, with’ Prince ». The board's new’ motion paves the way -
jeorge- -based Cpl. Mike Legault, ‘northern “for. teachers. to: bring: the ‘program into :
district drug j awareness coordinator for the “their classes atitheir:own discretion: .'-
“RCMP, and. Tetrace RCMP. Tnsp. Marlin <The RCMP is: “retraining” DARE. pre-..
Degrand. Se /-.ysenters’ this spring,, so they'll be.ready: ta.
“Rowe,: who. was’ president, ‘of thé local offer.’ thé. revamped ‘Course next ‘Septem: 7
‘teachers, union: when, the ‘school: board ap- ber. :
“proved | DARE in: June 2002 in. response to; - DARE: was “developed” ‘to deal: with”
uests., from. parents, learned: there have" _ drug: and - -gang- -rélated” problems: ‘in Los:
een: ‘significant changes to, the: DARE. “Angeles. “schools. At’s. “expanded © to. 30
“program since'then. . ~-s Countries : and is taught in n neighbouring .
“For. one-thing,” the. course is shore. it s. ‘school. districts.” 0°: a
stl. weeks’ instead of 177. wee ee Twa, private’ schools. in Terrace have oe
~ But’ ‘more importantly, i's ‘how taught ‘used DARE: ; :
collaboratively: by'-a trained -- DARE oo STP s* targeted a “siudents . Grades 3 ae
.RCMP officer. and: individual teachers. ee San 6 : 2 a

Brey: ‘DEAL to. ‘sell New Skeena’ 5 Kitwan=* “an. ‘agreement, . wee é nies ve
pa ‘Lumber division. to. Surrey- -based’. - At that. meeting, he ‘said, the Gitanyow eS
Westex Alberta Bot court approval, last. dropped’ éarlier.demands that the compa: ~
“week.” /ony-agree-to. ‘hake fegular payments: to" the Coed
The: province also ‘okayed the: transfer “band, ‘The ‘company. is committing-to- work. ve
of the forest jicence that: accompanies: the: closely’ with the Gitanyow on: planning i is.
sawmill to"Westex: : “sues and ensuring clear communication.
: “Westex ‘spokesman , Kumar Senthil’ said There: are still. issués. “outstanding, :
his: firm: now hopes to. ‘conclude“an. agree- * Senthil: said; but: predicted a deal can. be
“merit: ‘with Gilanyow. aboriginal: leaders. *-goneluded: ‘swiftly. an .
“"] will not be: starting the. mill until J. -“..The money: ‘from the. sale: of, Kitwianga.
ave: ‘an agreement with- Gitanyow,” ‘he Lumber” may. keep. New: ‘Skeena, “afloat a ;
‘said, don’ ‘t-Wwant to workin an environ- = while it’ 4. restructured. a ‘bt 7 a _

ent “that? $ uncertain.” vans fo ous Parent! “company: NWBC. imber. an a iP se i

Senthil: expected the sale would:c close . Pulp. has. indicated it’s prepared to turn up Lt] te: yi Bg Bee ee | . STORE HOURS
ometime* this week with, ‘the transfer. ofta: to $L. 3. million from. the: ‘Kitwanga- sale vel, ¥ a: Lig 7

million payment. to:the:’ wt of ‘New “over 'ta New Skeena:to cover up ‘to. three. wel doa rt ~ Monday - Tuesday Gan -0 a
:Skeena-Forest Produets: “=” “months “worth: of ‘expenses. .:The- time’. - sete : a Wednesday - Friday @am - 4pm o
Payments. totalling $6.5 million: are’ to _-would: ‘allow: for ‘refinancing. if a deal AS . ae
spread out over ~ -several’ months,” struck’ ‘with-a inajor- new: ‘investor, and then. en 1, OU Saturday Qa op Sunday Il am - 5 pin
Ithough’ the price | ‘will be chopped ‘by, approved by the court.” : : s

more than. $0. per. ‘cent if ‘New Skeena~... “Jan; 30: was ‘the deadline for other off. 7
ails to ‘restart .its pulp mill.by September. vers" to. buy New. Skeena,- ‘but’-court- ap
: Senthil: said he. arid’ Gitanyow Jeaders,::pointed. monitors. aren't- expected to. Te-
“feached a; “basic * ‘understanding™. ata veal: their, recommended ‘course eof action
‘meeting © on “Tan: as but must still finalize “until | a ‘court hearing Feb. a.

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