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Chair is from Kitimat Your Future Begins Here. .
LONG-TIME Kitimat trustee Peter King has been
elected school board chair, beating out the other
nominee for the job, Terrace trustee Diana Penner.

Trustees voted by secret ballot at the new
board’s inaugural meeting Dec. 4.

Trustees split when it came to electing a new
vice chair, resulting in a three-way tie between no-
minees Penner, newcomer Nicole Bingham and

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ing program has received a
$1 million infusion in the
northwest.

The extra money puts
the program budget at $9.3
million this year.

As it is, the budget had
already been increased by

a $1 million from the year.

before to teflect the north-
west’s economic downturn.

The extra money came
from other regions of the
province which haven't
experienced the kind of
unemployment the north-
west is going through, said
Shirley Kimery, the regio-
nai manager for Human
Resources Development
Canada.

Demand outstripped
supply this summer due to
the struggling northwest
economy combined by a
large number of people re-
turning to school for the
second year or third year
of retraining programs.

And that meant nearly
200 people who had plans
‘to start retraining this fall
received letters in late
summer telling them there
was no money available
for them.

Kimery said the first
priority in early summer —
as it is now — is to assist
those people who had fin-
ished the first year of two
-or three year retraining
programs and who had ap-
plied for money to finish

“We didn’t have the
‘Kind of slippage we norm-
‘ally do,” she said of the
_ unexpecied high number of
‘Students wha wanted to
finish their training.

‘In more normal years
when the economy was

better, people on retraining:
programs. might not com-.
plete them for any number .

of reasons, Kimery added...

“If they were laid off, ;

the lay off might have
been shorter or something
‘else may have come up.
This year that didn’t
happen,” she said.

The extra $1 million
will have a greater retrain-
ing impact because the
budget year concludes in
four months, Kimery
added.

Successful applicants
first have to have their
plans approved by agen-
cies contracted out by
Human Resources Deve-
lopment Canada.

Kimery said her people
quickly contacted those
agencies last week when
the $1 million news came

.. downturn. here.

ments protested when the
training money ran out in
the summer, saying more
help was needed in recog:
nition of the economic

Kitimat incumbent Barry Pankhurst
of the nominees for s second ballot.

Part of the pressure for
more money. came when
employment insurance
benefits for laid off Skeena
Cellulose workers began to
run-out in late summer.

Kimery first began ask-
ing for extra money in late
summer.

That request coincided

who unseated incumbent Les Deacon-Rogers.

School Trustees Association. His alternate is new-

cumbent Gary Turner.

The three nominces opted to serve as rotating
chairs for the coming year rather than remove one

Pankhurst was also elected as the Coast Moun-
tains School District’s delegate to the B.C, Public
Schools Employers’ Association, which represents
school districts in contract negotiations. His alter-
nate is Stewart trustee ‘Donna Caruso, a newcomer

Incumbent Terrace trustee Hal Stedham will re-
present Coast Mountains trustees on the B.C.

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Blame it on the parents!

“Hurry up and get dressed, dear. And
please turn off the television. It's Ryan's
graduation ceremony and you're glued to the
news," Mrs. Milne coaxed her husband.

Mr. Milne grabbed his tie. “There's been
another forest fire just outside of town."
“That's awful! But can we focus on Ryan's
graduation tonight? I'll go and see if he's up."

“He's a big boy, Sandy. Don't coddla him.
it's amazing that he graduated from high
school the way you baby him.”

Mr. Milne tripped on his way to closet.
“Geez, Sandy,” he grumbled as he picked up
a toy fire truck. “Does Ryan STILL plays with
this thing!” :

“Honey, you know haw he loves fire
trucks. Ryan will never be like olher 19 year
olds, not with his developmental problems.
He's doing very wall working at the diner:
He's not going to be a doctor or a lawyer. We
have to be realistic.”

Mr. Milne’s eyes were sad. “Realistic.
Great." He looked back at the TV. “Hey,
they've caught the guy who started all the
fires."

Then his eyes went wide.

“And in custody is Ryan Milna from
Springtown."

Mrs. Milne shrieked, “No, it can't bel”

Mr. Milne let out a deep breath. “Let's just
get to the police station. We'll call our lawyer
from the car.”

When they arrived at the station, Ryan
was in tears..“I just wanted to see firefighters
in action, They're so brave and stiong.”

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Mrs. Milne fought back the tears. “Oh
Ryan!”

Mr. Milne turned to the officer. “You have
to understand, officer, Ryan is not like other
19 year olds."

The police didn’t press charges. But the
Milnes’ troubles had only begun.

“We're being sued!" Mr. Milne’s hands
shook as he studied the summons. “The
people who lost property in the fire say we
were negligent parents.”

IN THE COURTROOM

“Your Honour,” the property owners
began, “Ryan is emotionally and socially
immature even though he's an adult, His
parents should have supervised him more
closely. instead, he was out at night setting
forest fires, The Milnes are responsible for
the damage.”

Mr. Milne fought back. “Despite his
problems, Ayan is of average intelligence.
He's an adult and has no history of setting
fires, No one could have expected this. Are
we supposed to keep him under constant
surveillance?"

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