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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 13, 2002 - A3 Pd

News In Brief

Water well fixed

THE CITY’s well is back on line after nearly four months of drawing water from the Skeena River. Repairs were completed and well water began to flow through city pipes again on Jan. 28, said dir- ector of engineering services Marvin Kwiatkowski. He said the repairs to the motor and other well components are expected to cost $85,000. “Somehow the water got in and basically blew the mator,” Kwiatkowski said. “Everything’s work- ing fine now.” The cily was using up to three times the normal a amount of chlarine to kill organisms in the surface water that are much rarer in the well water.

| Students rail | against cuts

CUTTING programs at the college and increasing tuition fees.will deprive many northwesterners of advanced edu- cation just when they need it most, said students at a E demonstration here last week.

Nearly 100 Northwest Community College students, instructors and supporters rallied in front of MLA Roger Harris’ office Feb, 6.

“Our right to an affordable post secondary education is under attack by this provincial government,” said stu- : dent association spokesman Dan Buck.

Ee Short-term retraining courses are among those thal “8 face possible cuts.

Buck said those sorts of career and vocational courses are a lifeline to northwesterners who have been laid off through the recent economic downturn and are trying to upgrade to a new career to get back on their feet.

“We call on the government to back off,” he said.

He said students are also reeling from word tuition fees may go up anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent.

“Thirty per cent is already far, far too much for people in rural areas who have already lost jobs in re- soutce industries,” Buck said. “I say shame on the gov- ernment.”

The feared loss of the college-based daycare program, which helps some single parents take courses, also drew criticism.

“There are many single parents in this community college who depend on this daycare,” said student Karen Ting, who has a two-year-old son there. “Cutting the daycare is wrong.”

Without it, she said, many students will have difficul- ty finding space for their children, particularly those with 4 infants too young for most other local daycare centres.

P Instructor Rocque Berthiaume said Premier Gordon a Campbell and MLA Roger Harris both pledged to protect E education and make it a priority. a “Liars,” some protesters yelled, while others chanted RS “Bullshit, bulishit, bullshit.”

“T’ve got a button on, Roger, that says “Liar, liar

pants on fire’,” Berthiaume said.

Treaty vote fight on line

NORTHWEST residents are among the nearly 3,800 people who have voted on line against Vic- toria’s plan to hold a provincial referendum on the (realy process.

Ciose to 40 Terrace residents have signed the petition opposing the treaty referendum at www.sqwalk.com/voteno.htm. :

It says the 16-question survey will create divi- sion in B.C. “The rights of a minority must nat be determined by a vote of the majority,” it says.

Bear part seller fined A MORICETOWN man has been fined $1,500 for trafficking in bear paws in 1998. _ Henry Calvin Forsythe was also given eight months on probation Jan, 30 for illegally selling salmon. Judge Bill Jack also ordered him to per- form 50 hours of community service.

The conviction caps a lengthy investigation by conservation officers and a special investigations unit. Selling bear paws and gall bladders is illegal under the Wildlife Act, and only licensed commer- cial operators are permitted to sell salmon.

College still has board :

REPORTS OF the demise of the Northwest Com- munity College board turned out to be a bit exag- gerated.

At first the college, as with others, was told ‘ils board was to expire Jan. 31.

But as that date approached, government offi- cials phoned the colleges and said only those dir- ectors — there are six of them at the college here — whose appointments ended on that date would be

Cuts pound Hazelton

THE TOWN of Hazelton is effectively under siege from government cutbacks, says its mayor.

Alice Maitland said the layoffs and changes taken to- gether threaten the town’s very existance, and come on the heels of an announcement the Skeena Cellulose

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all fone a one Maat ia “t's tke being ct ANOTHER DAY, another rally. Northwest Community College students, instruc- five community directors remain as their appoint-

tacked by a pack of wolves,” tors and supporters gathered outside MLA Roger Harris’ office Feb, 6 to pro- ments don't run out until later this year or until

“We stand to possibly lose our hospital. We could tast cuts to courses and the prospect of higher tuition fees. It was one of two 2003.

lose our college. We've lost our social services office protests to be held outside of the MLA’s office last week, The following day a Also remaining are six directors elected by stu-

We’ve lost our forest district office. We're losing some small group of anti-poverty protesters gathered there. A third protest tock place dents, college faculty and college unions.

policing. It goes on and on.” Feb. 7 when a small group of hospital workers, worried about contracting out “The college still has a board,” said advanced , and patient care, marched in front of Mills Memorial Hospital. education ministry official Susan Clancy.

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