A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 12, 2003" 911 offer may be too good for regional district to refuse PRINCE GEORGE offi- cials are offering to extend their 911 emergency phone service here at a much cheaper price than what a locally built system would cost. Kitimat-Stikine regional district officials are still studying the numbers, but . board directors admit the offer from the Fraser Fort George regional district is attractive. Ose pn “At first blush it ap- pears their proposal is by far the cheapest way to go,” said Terrace council- lor and RD director Stew- "Christensen. “It’s not even close.” ; ' Teachers mull offer to expand their power LOCAL TEACHERS have been asked to support a- bid to join the province’s biggest labour organization to pul more weight behind | their case for more educa- tion funding. Teachers across the province recently took part in a B.C. Teachers’ Fe- deration vate on joining the B.C. Federation of La- bour. ; BCTF member at large - Dave Harper met with Ter- race teachers two weeks ago al the Elks Hall to dis-. cuss the proposal. He said joining the- main group advocating’ for’ work's rights in B.C. would help widen support for tea: chers in their ongoing. fight against underfunding ito | education. : “The more people: you have speaking oul .-on things, the better chance. you'll have ta do some-- thing about it.” - He said the BCTF is |. the only public’: sector union in the province. that isn't affiliated with the B.C. Federation of Labour, a coalition of affiliated .un- ions that U3 represents. The regional district has been planning an en- hanced 911 service that would cover Terrace, the Hazeltons,; the Nass and some communities north along Hwy 37. Costs would largely be borne by adding a fee to local telephone bills. Consultants for the two regional districts disagree on. the amount of money required for. some parts of 470,000 workers: in the Loe province, ; “The vast majority” of. = those members - are parents,” Harper said. © - Under education became an_es- sential service, meaning leachers are not permitted io go out on strike when there is a labour dispute. — The province ended-an- ongoing teachers’ job ac-— tion last year by legisla- ling a contract that: strip- ped former provisions on. — class sizes and assistance for students with special needs. a Since then, Harper said, working and learning con- ditions in the classroom: have deteriorated. Meanwhile, the .percep-. tion among other workers is that teachers got a -7.5 per cent raise over three years, so why complain? “It's very important to use this as another mech- anism to dialogue on the | issues,” he said. “To me, - it's very important if we're going to continue to offer a progressive public educa- tion system in ‘B.C. The BCTF asked mem- bers asked if they're in fa- vour of seeking a trial affi- liation with the federation that would last for three years, It's one of the steps BCTF members agreed to take at its annual conven- tion last fall, when they - made a resolution to take their appeal ta the public, Members Terrace and District Teachers Union were able lo cast votes here March 4. the Liberals, | Your Chevrolet Oldsmobile and Pontiac Buick GMC Dealers of BC "Otter applies ta vehiclas dalivared on or before Juna 2nd, 2003, General Motors will provida Ihe dealer with a credt equivalent te {he valua of air conditioning {up to $1,000), plus applicable taxes. Such credit will be included in the relavant SmartLease monthly payment and purchasa price at caalarship. ¢Otfer available on 48 month lease. Genaral Motors will pay the first month's (aase payment (including PST/GST as applicable) plus security deposit. Fraight Included. License, insurance. ragistration, PPSA, administration tees and environmantal taxas not included. "Drive away without paying” offer doas not apply to purchasa financing offer. ¢Purchasa linancing on approved GMAC credit only. Example: $10,000 al 0% APA, the monthly payment is $208.33 for 48 months. Cost of borrowing is $0. Total obligation is $10,000, Down payrnent, trade and/or security deposi may ba required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary the project, Christensen said, but added further study should determine whether it's a good deal. Prince George — which _ has made similar offers to other northern areas — would reduce its own costs further by enlarging its system to cover a wider area, “Prince George wants to be the answering centre for everywhere from 100 Mite House and north,” Christensen added. Mayor Jack Talstra said he plans to also weigh job lasses or benefits in mak- ° ing the decision, He said the city would gain three or four jobs if regional 911 is based here, adding if the final cast was close that would make more sense. gmtanada.com Stew Christensen 1-B90-GM-DRIVE CITY OF TERRACE NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT FINANCIAL PLAN 2003-2007 TAKE NOTICE THAT, the City of Terrace will hold a public consultation meeting on March 24, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers regarding the proposed 2003-2007 Financial Plan. FINANCIAL PLAN INSPECTION: . 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