A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wiedneeday, May 19, 2004 Dear Sir: : 1 take exception to Diana Pen-» ner’s. comments: in your. .May 5, School oper re a drastic step S CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD _ 2004 edition of The Terrace Stan-" - dard. “But. she ‘did ‘say money could be’ saved--by’ merging: the _ ET. Kenney Primary School with | next door ‘Claretice Michiel. Ble- mentary.’ Moving E.T.’ Kenney. to - Clarence Michiel. isn’t thal trou~ - “blesome. and’ may be: ‘do-able, said. Pénner.”" _ Make no. mistake, a a’merging of the two schools is, a closure’ of -E. T. Kenney schoal. Twa: years ago: we went". ° through’ the stress ‘of. school closures: when, Parkside - “merged”. with E.T. Kenney. - rare ' The’ school closures are. grade One: at: Parkside. This clostire’ would also’ drastical “ly affect the quality of education for these: students, : -. We at E.T. ‘Kenney put forward to the board inforna-", - tien. of the: impact on. such things. as. provision’ of PB... o Umes, computer. time, library: service. ‘and: general. aver: . ” A little respect here - would be nice Dear Sir: ; Members: of: the: administrative, teaching. ‘and. “support staff at Caledonia. Senior Secondary, held Student ‘Appré-. - ‘ciation Day on Tuesday, May 11. Students were provid- “ed: with-lunch ‘and an, éxtended, noon break. ‘The ‘Purpose. was to-demonstrate to the ‘students that. we’ appreciate |: their efforts as students ‘both to improve themselves and of the collective agreement. Had; they-done.s0,’ it~ “would. have been’ “unnecessary to: lay off 400 teachers and | to. contribute to the life’ and culture of the school... ‘Later that -same' day, almost all, of. the: teachers fe. ceived a layoff notice. The. final sentence. of thé” notice” -” -is, “On behalf of the district, I would :like. to. express sin- sere appreciation for the. service that: you. ‘have. given’ ‘We. our students." ' ° Independent forest audit needed — 7 Dear Sir: * With: respect to the TWA claiths of. blshgadivg by _West Fraser: and Interfor as- they." ‘catch up" .to, harvest _ their previously: undercut. areas, it: gives me. little as: surance to. have Roger Harris or ‘Rick. Manwaring - “Bay” they. are not awaré- of it, or haven’ t seen any indication * - ~ that: this. is. occurring. These .are merely assumptions: on’ their.part and T-say. to them: Give us, the “public (who facts, Only an independent audit.will provide these, 3. The type of audit I have |in- mind: ‘should examine yy what was the- species composition : -and : yolume of: the area prior to harvesting: (timber: Cruising. data); 2). what’ _was the species: -composition-and. volume. ifficut for atudents,. parents 4 government” § palicies. and: staff; ‘This would: “be: t é’ second. closing of aschool: “WAS ‘Temoved (scaling, data). and; 3y what was: he's spe- : cies’ composition and ‘volume of-wood that'remained. on '. the: site’, post. harvest (scaled: residue and. waste data - - Mot. oscular guesstimates), . le Mail Bag crowding issues two’ years ago when they decided not to i close E.T. Kenney. . We in-the northwest. have’ seen: ‘our, economy, educa- “tion, health care’ and : house" prices, decline. “under: the Our, school board is always, saying that they won t -: in. three’ years: for children. who--were: in’ kindergarten ‘or. stand up to the government, with a needs budget. because, itis better to, have. the ‘cuts. made by’ people. in the:com- ~ yy manity:., Well,: ‘if. my.school closes this Jung, ‘haying | it! done. by a local Board: will be no:consolation at all. Aristotle once ‘said, "Wea are’ ‘what we: ‘repeatedly, do: - Bxcelience, then, i is not an. act but a habit,” We Tespect fully: request : that the Board’ of Trustees: cultivate a habi Sof excellence: ‘by demonstrating: their-sincere respect, ‘for. “and . appreciation of: their. employees by: ‘respecting the Support, that action with Meaningless. platitudes. : ‘particularly: ‘those at: ‘Caledonia Senior Secondary, Veralynn: ‘Munson, President, “Terrace and District: Teachers’ Union, Terrace, B.C. * Once ‘the: “public - has” the audit: ‘results, a more in< formed decision: can be made. about how :to address Any © * problems: Gf any). identified. in: ‘the. Findings. Until then,” . ~ it's rather. ‘difficult'to act on assumptions‘or aécusations. owns ‘the land’ these companies’ have tenurés_ on) | ‘the . i > going ‘in‘our: néck of the woods: it should have 1 no prob- . ‘lem. with being: ‘transparent and’ calling for: an: 1 independ. If. the. government is-confiderit that nothing unusual-is. ‘Renee Mikaloff, 2 : aon * Mary: Robinson, : ‘teacher, we E, 7. Kenney Primary, School, Terrace, B.C: : On’ behalf ‘of : ‘Terrace: and. district teachers, n “Wouldn't y you: rather. business and tet:us ° “a you fea rv agent - 2 andlé.the paperwork? a www dérorsandassaciales : . Cortitied Finanes! Plsnnn “ mnbmeeindatemt | a ‘spend your time doing’ : ' Phone” @35:8708 © : jemers, assoclates@Helus. nal be.ca | “Check cut Wor CaN SETZAD bo aderteing htrmeton GOOD NEWS TRAVELS FAST. You e could be a eto by we Enter al a3 at. on i Union. sa while ju ve there check out SIMPLY FILL our THIS FORM AND BRING ITiN TO YOUR LOCAL SAEDIT UNION. 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