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. JMerrace this week and will
>, assume: the position immedi-

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Lo - short notice,” says ‘Wagner; -
.: “and we are. grateful to Mr...
“: | Charles McCaffery, principal of
' ' . the College of New Caledonia.
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or. northern ‘university

: Speaking ‘on behalf of the haven't. begun to plan could be
left in the.cold. Terrace, for ex-

ample, being: the center‘of the
says the

other centers like Kitimat or
and, northern communities who- Prince Rupert have already

Interim:
- resident
found |

_t. 2 The . Northwest. Cominunity:
- College board of directors has

good choice. .

“commitment to the northern |
_ University concept and relegated
_ the ‘job of a land ‘offer to com-
” mittee last fall... and it’s still in
- committee, Other. communities,
though; are-on the move. -

Tumbler. Ridge is the latest .
community to come on-stream
by stating ‘they will make land
available, and Quesnel. has gone -
even further.:
School. Board has formed an.
advisory committee to develop. a.
local plan for a Quesnel campus.
This committee, far ahead of,
everyone else, is considering the
phase-in schedule, corporate fi-
nancial support. and enrollment
in expectation of a positive gov-
ernment. ‘response.

‘ Communication problems be-
tween the society and the Minis-
try of Advanced Education were |
sorted out at a meeting with.
‘deputy minister Garry Mullen.
_last Friday, says McCaffery, and

a decision is now expected by the
_end of the month with an offi-.

“According. ‘to board

aie appreciate ‘his. willing-

: neighborly support in releasing
Mr. Anderson from his current
-responsibilities.”’

__ - According to. Wagner; Ander-
~-gon brings with-him a: “wealth :
of experience’’ and among. other .
positions has served as the. presi-

dent of Lethbridge College in

_ Alberta. “The board sees it as

particularly fortunate to have

his broad background and ex-
. tensive experience available to -
. us at this critical and opportune

time of rebuilding, development

‘and* planning for a dynamic

things will. happen fast after
that,

Communities who aren’t: pre-
pared, he says, ‘‘are clearly tak-.
ing the risk they will be left
out’’, He says the society has a
commitment to regionalize from
the onset and the Northwest, .

‘The © “Quesnel s

cial announcement about mid- -
‘March. And if everything goes —
as the society. hopes, he says,’

-future for the college,” he says.
. Wagner emphasizes the fact
~ that Anderson’s" position at

Central, Peace River, Cariboo

and Prince George regions are
logical centers. But which com-

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for.a university campus. But if ; ]

- underway they too would be a : : a

-Terrace city council made a ; -

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The village of Kitwancool got a boost Into the twentleth century recently with a $57,000 B. C. .

government grant to allow the Gitanyow Independent School Society to. buy a satellite TV ©

- receiver and cable system;

The grant was recelved by Socl
. wishes of Skeena MLA Dave Parker. |

the village currently gets no broadcast communications at all. -
ety members Mae Derrick and Jackie Smith with’ the best

Minister of State appoints”.

North Coast Minister of State
Terry. ‘Huberts .has named the
members of the regional Trans-

portation Planning Committee

for the: North: Coast Develop-

ment ‘Region. “The. purpose of .

the. committee is to develop a

comprehensive | transportation |
‘plan for the region which will
be presented to Cabinet later this
year. Chairing the. committee

“Centenarian
passes away

week of natural causes.

Chow was born in China and
took up residence in Terrace in
1953. He was one of the original
occupants of the: Terraceview

facility, -then known: as the |
Home for the Aged.

Terraceview staff report that

will be Terrace mayor Jack
Talstra, who will be assisted by
mayors Rick Wozney of
Kitimat, Darlene Cornell . of
Stewart, Gordon . Feyer of
Masset, Alice Maitland « of
Hazelton and Chief Tom Green

Sr. of Queen Charlotte City, .
Chief ‘Cliff Bolton’ of Kit-
sumkalum, Chief Harry Nyce of.
‘Canyon City and- Jay Strong

from Prince Rupert.
Huberts says the committee
represents North Coast commu-

nities as well as regional interest -

groups who ‘will provide. local

Yock Hing Chow, wiio'tecent- input. into. the. provincial trans-

ly. celebrated his 100th’ birthday
_with a large public party at the
Terraceview. Lodge, died last :

portation planning process call-

ed “Freedom to Move’’.

“We are working closely with
‘the municipalities so that people
in each community can identify. .

regional transportation priori-

ties for road, rail, air and water
‘routes,’ says Huberts.

planning process has been initi-
ated to improve transportation

“The.

transport committee members

services across the province ‘and

to channel taxpayers’. dollars

towards identified | regional

transportation priorities.’*.

Talstra says the committee’s

‘next mecting is planned for this

Saturday in Terrace and their

first job will be to review the
-yécently . completed ‘provincial

study. He says that following
that, each member will present
what they feel are the important —

issues for their own particular

area in order to develop’a re-
gional plan. Although it hasn’t
yet been decided, he says that

‘public hearings may be held —
throughout the region to allow

everyone the opportunity to Pro-
vide input into the process.

According to. ‘Talstra, the
committee’s final report is due
in Victoria by mid-June and will
then be review by Huberts’ ad-
visory council before being sub- -
mitted to to Cabinet.

munity will become the center of. Chow has ‘no known living

-NWCC. is temporary ‘and the
each region remains to be seen. relatives.

_/ tpoard:has no plans or expecta-
- = tions of it becoming a full-time
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