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THE 10 northern Liberal MLAs who make up the northern caucus of the governing party now have their own toll-free number making it easier to cantact them in Victoria,

Caucus chair Roger Harris, the Liberal MLA for Skeena, said it is im- portant for northerners ta have direct access through the caucus to the corridors of power in Victoria.

“We plan to bring a broad and northern per- spective to the issues,” said Harris. “But what is really important to remem- ber is that we are going to

That toll-free line is 1- 866-245-7405. The caucus also has an email address,

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NorthernCaucus@leg.be.ca

Doc plan on track

A PLAN to put more doc- tors in the north has been approved in principle by the University af Northern B.C.

The plan, struck in col- laboration with UBC and which will also involve UVic, is to first offer por- tions of a medical curricu- lum at the Prince George UNBC campus followed

by clinical placements -

throughout the north.

The theory is that doc- tors trained in the north will then want to stay and work in the north.

“This working model |

provides an opportunity for future medical students to gain much of their educa-

tion in northern B.C.,” said °

UNBC president Charles Jago.

The idea is to start with 24 students in 2004. But ultimate, success depends on géfifig-enough money from the provincial gov- ernment,

UNBC has also begun a campaign to raise money for medical student scho- larships.

Teachers table offer

TEACHERS were expec- ted to present a substanti- ally different salary propo- sal at the bargaining table Monday in an effort ta end the stalemate in negotia- tions.

Citing lack of progress in more than 55 days of contract talks, the B.C. Teachers” Federation deci- ded to present a “major modification” in the salary proposal to the employers bargaining unit, president David Chudnovsky said,

Teachers, who say they've been without a teal wage increase for a decade, rejected the B.C. School Employers’ Asso- ciation’s last wage offer,

The BCTF had asked for what amounted to a 34 per cent salary increase, or eight per cent for each of three years including a 10 per cent wage adjustment for recruiting purposes.

The province’s 46,000 teachers have been with- out a contract since June 30. They began a limited job action Nav. 8.

That limited strike ac- tion did not affect teaching but did affect activities such as supervision.

Clarification

A STORY in the Nov. 14 issue of the Terrace Stan- dard outlined a number.of the issues at. stake in con- tract negotiations between the B.C.. Teachers’ Federa-

tion and the B.C. Public .

. Schools Employers’ Asso- _ ciation, Terrace's

they’re fighting to improve and maintain support for the mainstreaming of spe- cial needs students.

That's something they believe the latest contract offer strips away.

be a loud voice in Victor-

RCMP beefs up

its auxiliary force

THE LOCAL RCMP detachment is out to rebuild its auxiliary force, severely depleted since it was disarmed several years ago and volunteers quit in pro- test.

Constable Brendan McKenna, the officer in charge of auxiliaries, hopes to have as many as 11 available for duty once candidates are chosen and trained. Only two remain from the old auxiliary, he said, and one of them is about to leave town.

“Because of the funding for auxi-

liaries, we hope to have six: positions for the rural area and six in the city,” said McKenna. —_

As apposed to the old auxiliaries who wore sidearms and spent a great amount of their volunteer time on ac- tive patrol with officers, the new auxil- iary force will concentrate on crime prevention and education.

“There's now a much greater em- phasis on community policing,” said

McKenna. “We're going to look for.

members of the community to assist us in developing programs to have a dir- ect impact upon the citizens in terms of solving community problems.”

That includes programs such as Block Watch, Block Parents and Rural Crime Watch, McKenna continued.

“They'll still be permitted to go out on ride- alongs and ac- company offi- cers, but they won't be permil- ted to take an active role in in- vestigations,” he said.

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armed auxiliaries and that changed in 1999, ; McKenna said it wasn’t fair — and sometimes. it wasn’! safe — for both auxiliaries and officers:to have the for- mer become involved in tricky situa- tions, ; a Potential auxiliaries. should be. of good character, be solid members of the community, have a variety of life skills, be able ico commit. themselves to volunteer hours each month and be physically fit, said McKenna. , Training is provided by the RCMP. There is no deadline and McKenna said the RCMP is looking for the best qualified people to be become auxi- liaries.

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