A6- the Terrace standard, Wednesday May 26, 2004 CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD _ ‘he Mail Ba Gov't should look at a | teres map to understand north, === . which administers, an’ area. : “of, over: 80, 000: square ‘kilo. as: compared td, a. district: with Justia fraction : “of the same. area, “How-.". the - Fanding formula An open letter tot. education’ minister ’ Tom Christensen: : our school: lrustees;- ‘admin-. isttators,- and: communilies forced to chart’ the future. “many rifts: in thé commu ity; and ‘too ‘many relation- , “will shay of “education. in ‘School District ‘82 based on fund-" i ing levels:and funding. for-:*. _ provide the. education. that ' mulas -that do. not: feflect: the. true cost” of education ; -in-our, northern’ communi~ lies. ~ This ‘year. we: ‘are. - took ing. al. retaining. the: four-. day school week-and pos-: : sibly closing: schools, or reverting. back to .a- five-, ; day school’ week, and:clos=" ing at least six’ of.0 our: 23 fewer. and _fewer: zs ‘students, — ‘In. case: this, docs: ot, mean much to: you, . fet me try to briefly” explain the. « reality of the -extremely: » difficult educational issues schools.. we face. - School - four-day. school’, weeks -are monumental decisions: that. come about through pas- sionate debate” that. cludes the: entire coiniin ity, our: ‘teachers, and’ our’, No more. of Martin : Dear Sirs. Paul Martin’s® ‘legacy. as "finance: minister is that he ~ - fF: eliminated féderal budget? * - deficits, But Martin did.it ~ mainly by cutting. transfer. _ payments to.the provinces: "' . for health ‘and. education=: and services and. programs. He frequently talked about -*: the need for: everyone 0, share. ih the struggle: _. The: effect of: the “cuits o are well known and ‘every ©: province struggled ‘withthe impacts during: the’ 1990s: “ and still do today.: ‘These: days we hear. ‘Ottawa: must = restore health: care. funding. Paul Martin ‘boasted ‘in: : his. *95~ Budget speech, aye which: ‘launched © ‘a kind of. “five- “year ‘plan; that he. * chop. program: spending by. $12. billion, 2°. He got his deficit: under... “control and well before the” - five years. were up: but he © kept on ‘cutting’ “spending. ny Federal-program. spending by-the end of 1997 was, ~ lower’ as & percent of GDP: . would than any time since: 1950. . Martin then launched a a - range. of. | tax: ‘cuts’ - “reward” Canadians” fot : the “sicrifices"* ‘made. His. loyalty. to the tax-cut mait-< tra is ‘hardly ‘surprising;-He- did it-to appease the Re: formers in- Parliament: ‘and . keep them in ‘Opposition. ‘but ‘it “also ‘satisfied . the. . pro- -corporate , - agenda.’ The. ‘measures all. hurt! Canada’s. social safety. a “net. ‘Maybe that ‘was’ the: “ Liberals’ . plan alt along? -- closures and : administration. of” this Bovernmient: are ships.strained as :we try to ws Ite is. ‘obvious “that the ‘northern. ‘districts are left to |. - manage: the ‘fixed. . our children deserve. eat “This: government is’. sige- noring ‘the true cost of edu = “ cation,; and ” ignoring” the ~ reality ‘of | providing. an. equal: opportunity’ ‘for edu-\-" cation“in all Communities ~ throughout this ‘province, oe Simply: ‘ook. ata’map. It -is easy to-sce:that the.cost » ‘of: providing » -bussing and -¢ other forms: of. transporta-.- tion: can not possibly bee. the: same" in “a district OF paramount: impor- -‘tanice ‘ig the ‘education of . our, children. ‘The: policies a "Again. this year: we. find . “tearing Our? “community ° > apart: ‘There’ have:been: too "many: sleepless nights, 100 = “phic location. It is easy. to . seé- that: northern: districts increased. snow... cheating » ” costs, . and ‘eommunication . “costs, However, : the fund- : metres, a ‘ever; ‘ig,the: sare.” “Take. a Took removal / Costs; : ing: formula:i is ihe: ‘same: tion, Tt is: bvidus. thatthe providing - ‘éducation® with mula: i 1S: the: same,. ‘isthe. same... : © When will: this: govern ment: recognize” ‘that exist- ing! funding: Jevels,’ and" “funding: formulas are ‘nol J adequate: tO. -provide: an: “equal “opportunity for edu-) of cation dn_all communities : “ across, s this s province? ae Alan Harrison a ~- Hazelton. B, < Coe a ntersections can be danger * * ous places to drive. In BCin 2002,.43 per cent of all sion location. There were | - 7,957 injuries. ‘and 84. fatalitie -# that occurred -in. intersections around: the province, = Tr injures and mrseati oat me . policeattended collisions i in’ ‘P -occurred In intersections,.: °. 2: ee Terra ein. 2002, ‘there wer : miaking. it. the. Jeading coli we ‘ ° 7. 7 coast t Mounrans ScHOOL DISTRICT 8. yea School District 82 intends to apply lime “149 its grounds /properties during.the spring y “onthe and fertilizer throughout the-season.. This program runs from May-- Oct. 15. . . Areas. affected ares . Ferree; Kitimat, Hazelton, Stewart and. includes playing: fields and all grassed areas: 20: A716 azelle ‘Avenue: ‘Térraca,BC V8G 172, 2 Phone -. “6308705 : [> - ““damers. associates @telus.nat | « www Gemergandassoc|ater, bec capo: “Take a:look ‘at popula--:- northern, districts are’ ‘left. lo... costs of providing “ manage* ‘the: fixed. costs-of |” ‘education with “fewer -and fewer students. - ‘However, : ‘the: funding. for- i - ee Take a look’ at the ine : -frastructure. and. amenities. "that. are - not: available to “northern - districts. “How: ever,. “the” funding. forniula . : Calgary : Fort St join. Fort, Nelson ee Central Mountain Air “cally your t ie agent LQ. af : Many collisions resiilt from . . nat ‘maintaining a ‘safe dis. _ tance between vehicles. In-- . incidents‘ and 4 injured vic’ tims’ attributed to following: ‘Always be extra catitiouis _ following passes the object, begin counting. If it takes Jess ~ __ than four seconds'for.the .. .front.of your vehicle, to reach - _ the benchmark,-you jneed: to. adjust your speed so you. are "advises Dave Dickson; ICBC: and six seconds for highway _ ‘:. Loss Prevention Manager. for. : - driving is considered a: agood “the North Central region... : tule’ we oo a Maintain a safé following dis ° “tance from: the vehicle ahead; = and allow. more’ time to teach: _ your destination, particularly. in: adverse conditions,” he” ys. "A: following « distance of ur. econds for city driving “ To determing: your r following se, distance; choose: a stationary . : 1 affic.s sign or a tree. : s your, benchinark = oa when” the re tear of the hicie you are “the top 5 three in injury: inci- dent locations i in Terrace ares: oe Kalum. Street and. 2 -Tax-cut ‘henefits always , a ~ seem to’ favour. ‘ie Folks at" the top.” ‘Just! ‘liké Liberal. °~ lax cuts in'B.C., 70 per= -cont. of: Martin’ § tax-cut benefit went:to' the top 30... _per cent of Canadians’ with =. the highest’ income.’ The." -bottor: 70 per, cent’ of. Ca- | nadians shared: the: remain: ; ing 30 per. cent.of. benefit. . That is not the end: of it: and’ ‘during’ ‘PaulMartin’s : ‘reign as finance., ministe > and continuing: “today. th _ Corporate tax rdte-has been | --reduced. from 28 per cent: to 21 per.ceni, Guess who picks up ‘the slack in: the. _ interests of. trying.to be. more like: Uncle. Sam? : eos . 1 J a %& &@ Ft @ Bio aL 32 aa da ts is 7 1a 49 20 31 32 2324 94 36 29 te 2D “yo * ‘Now when: ‘Paul ‘Marta: a : talks like he has’ become As _moderate.and says: he ‘will’ *. do: things’ differently. and. . save us all frotn.suin, Fame: skeptical. He’ '§,-promising - ‘to. undo some ofthe dam-: “age he ‘created. If his’ past; is an indication, he will do: - good things for his. buddies. “awash WEBSITE: | 4 isker com. ee No purchase requiied Total combined valle ol the 216 pices | Is apriroxtiatey $34, 060. Must bia ape Tosident to ual i Selected. ent nist mu anew? and egree to a driving, fecord check: Chances at wining: depend on the pomber ol entiias received Contest ‘cldgea May 27,2004 bis monchy rhere will bes a * Keith; Avenue. , ’ Keith Ayeriue and: Kenny Street - Keith Avent ue iad Tetrantt Street in support of the :. Cominunity Crash: Reduction Challenge, : this week, local police Er MAY 2004 tions with additional ° enforcerhent nas hiadk the’ traffic: : fight ahead. Unless i it ‘ hagjust-turned:':° °°. green, be prepared to: feo stop. Slow. down well n in advance of a red: ar ‘yellow. light. Ifthe Ae ak . saute lit or, “flash-- aL Complete c lest les