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eee | Smaller t , , maiier towns College num bers up PROVINCIAL FOREST service job cuts have hit small CA N LI V E W IT H . MORE STUDENTS are registered at Northwest | "fhwestern communities particularly hard. (V F RY H A P p | LY ) Community College this fall than in fall of October In Hazelton, the Kispiox forest district office is clos- . 2001, indicate its records. ing and 17 jobs are being eliminated.

There were 1,051 full time students at the col- In Smithers, 15 jobs are being cut in addition to the With Winning Points, you never have to miss out lege’s campuses across the north compared to 982 closure of the Prince Rupert forest region office that was on life's little treats. So you can stay satisfied last year. The number of part time students remains announced earlier this year. wes ; a about the same — 641 last fal! compared to 640 this Houston is to lose its Morice district office and 19 stick with the plan and lose weight.

Fall. _ jobs while 16 jobs are being cut in Burns Lake.

College official Debra Wall said the figures In total, the forest service announced it was elimina- don’t include those students who taok college ting 700 jobs as part of a three-year effort to trim its a pes aaa Be eee courses this past. summer or those. courses which payroll. Coo, SARAH, DUCHESS OF YORK, AT WEIGHT GOAL-SINCE 1997 have now finished. . In these smaller centres, there were still be forest ser-

All of those numbers will become important as vice employees but they'll be working out of what’s say A fo Ook Vz oo a a 1 the college is expected to increase the amount of called field offices which won’t be open to the public : = . students it takes in to meet provincial government said forest service official Mike Hogan. [ Knox United Church (Terrace) budget targets, ; Each of the field offices could have anywhere from 4907 Lazelle - Tuesday 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm

Wall noted that the increase comes at a time of two to six people employed, he added. ;

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“Despite all of that, our numbers are up,” she maintain field offices were only released last week. said. me a That’s because the province was unsure earlier this

She also pointed out that the number of people year of what kind of presence in wanted to maintain in Me aaa ee pb applying to attend the college increased smaller communities, Hogan said. . Vad at participaing jocations for a imited Lime a thie fall over last fall g by 13 per A field office in Stewart is being eliminated altoge- Q2002 Weight Watchers international, Inc awrer cl the WEIGHT WATCHERS trademark All ights reserved

But that increase in applications did not fully ther with its three positions being transferred to Terrace. translate into a large increase in enrolments. Environmental proues ae others crinicized the job = N

And thase who did apply but did not enrol we osses, Saying it reduces the provincial government's = f contacted and asked why. “Over 36 per cent it ability to ensure forest companies do what they are sup- ; An NISGA'A ELECTIONS OFFICE those who responded did not register because of posed to do. 7 PO Box 231 , sponsorship difficulties,” said Wall. But the forest service says the cuts are all part of re- New Alyansh, BC

She noted that changes in provincial social ser- ducing red tape and making forest companies more ac- Vol 1A0 vices regulations and a tapped-out northwestern countable for environmental protection. * federal job retraining program may have affected ; nai meantime: Plan to base conservation officer . those who wanted Io ret ; . in Atlin for only half the year has been put on hold. 7, ba

urn to school The idea was that a conservation officer would work N ofl ce of By-E lection ‘ in Atlin during the spring, summer and early fall, then Bower ng returns transfer to Terrace for the winter months. It would also fit A FORMER chief medical officer here is returning in with the water, land and air protection ministry’s goal Advance Poll: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 to the north. of reducing its workforce. General Voting: Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Dr. David Bowering left Terrace two years ago But because of staffing situations within the water, for the North Okanagan as that area's senior medi- land and air protection ministry, the plan has not yet Polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The polls are located in each vating cal health officer. been implemented. area as follows:

But he’s now to become the Northern Health Au- “We are going to leave the [Atlin] office staffed this 7 ; 7 7 7 thority’s chief medical health officer for north- winter and we will re-examine if we need to implement -aoting Aree aed Lecatian ae cee oral Officer eastern B.C. and its chief official for communic- that strategy next spring,” said chief conservation officer ingoix Village Goverment Tom Sheefian able disease for the entire north. Mark Hayden. . Community Contre .

Bowering will be based in Prince George. ; New Aiyansh 100 Gitzyon Ave. Claudine Eli

“Most of my career has been up north so it’s (old Ntc building) what I know best. It feels a bit like going home,” ever es New Aiyansh :

Bowering told The VernonMorning Star before. Gitwinksihlkw Gitwinksihlkw Village Teresa Azak leaving that city. , Government Board Room ” . Laxgalts‘op Laxgalts’ap Recreation Centre | Samson Stevens

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; A Gitmaxek’ay Coust Prince Rupert Hotel Valerie Stewart THE PROVINCIAL government has approved new : Prince R Port Edward | Boord deals between highway maintenance - contractors As) of os rince Rupert/Port Edwar oordreom 7 and their unions to cut costs. Unions are taking < 7. Vancouver Choteau Granville ; Rosalee Vickers wage deferrals and are accepting other measures. * . . Chateau Room

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