Al0.- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Jonucry 14, 2004

Shape up or ship out, Critic tells city council

By JEFF NAGEL: A, LOCAL businessman says he. will : organize a. slate. of..candidates ‘to oust ~ the city’s mayor and: coun- cillors unless’ : ‘they. take more: decisive” action. to: “boost Terrace’s économy. « Glenn Kelly,: “who ‘man. - agés. Acklands- -Grainger. stores in. Terrace, ‘Kitimat — “and Prince: ‘Rupert, “says”.

Shop or The Brick. He. suggested council: is reluctant 10. -bring.. ‘in, big

ners, “If we're going to ‘be- come'a. centre: for. big: ‘box stores we should gela grip: on.it and do it; he said,

several ° local: businesses © _,damage* ‘to some ‘busines: *: are ‘nearing. “the. point of ses, they are going to bring : collapsé._ ‘and, he ‘hasn't: Saas . new’ business ‘bythe ‘num- -

'. Seen. evidence. ‘that: council a - is doing enough. |. “We: need. ‘something a -now-in Terrace,”: he ‘said: “If this. doesn't: happen.

: Glenn Kelly.

‘Kelly: ‘also takes: ‘aim: at.’ ‘Kelly. doesn’t havea - “the Terrace. Economic ‘De- detailed-set of steps he'd. velopment 7 rity; soon there": Sia ‘campaign: : like council: undertake, but. which he,” also said has mounting to. get rid of. says it ‘should concentraté** been. ineffective.” . every. single person on city ~ on finding: incentives, per- council,” hé said? “3 haps: through lax- conces" city” council “We need a “change. on: ‘sions, to: autract | new ‘busi- Our city council. if they're: ness here. or ike oil: and “gas, Or poor. . Not going to do anything.” ~ Voters there don't po - int _tndustry: back to the polls,until ihe we “We: need — a. = .. current three-year term: is. - Change ¢ on our. city. ° up in November of 2005. '- council. if: they’re. : - Kelly said he's’ too. busy: “not ‘going. to’ do” to -run ‘for. office ; himself, ron 2 eee but would organize: a°coa- ~~ anyt hing.” lition - against. lame- duck). voy ae ats council members.-=" +o). Sitting back ‘and’ wait: “L won't run in the. next “ing isnot the-answer,”. he o election, but . Pll: ‘find... said. “We: don't. need pas-'.. slog: through ‘ | ar people: who - “want. to,” he sive right: now, We: need: "He said the’c city Said: “There are ‘other. passionate.” aa * people who- feel the: exact... “Kelly “said thie ‘ily x same way: Tédo and ‘are... should: be - working’ mote’. prepared. to stand bebind “vigorously - to ‘bring, more. _ big -box Stores to. Terrace,

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Talstra called: Kelly's con- cerns ‘understandable. "When ‘times. “are a. lit-

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By JENNIFER ‘LANG

AN EXTRA. teacher who". oe ~was- hired last: month: is:: -Thig-year, the - number: -helping to. alleviate: what OF ‘special -neéds: students: one. parent is describing. as... at: Idi -Field-is'vat.16° per. challenging leariing :con- ~ cent, or 32‘ of: 197 sitidents.:- ditions at John Field: Ele- --.. ‘That's much higher’ than. mentary. in the: Hazeltons Vs: “ever. een ‘Rubinato : East month, the ‘board’ - said. approved: an; additional a teacher for the school me But Pauline « -Rubinato, 2 district i is facing,” ‘however, “Assessment: ‘results, ; president of : the . school’s” :the -district’s busine: -educalion ministry’s ‘snap-"’ Jparent¥ ddvisory regoUNGTO Che’ eticaLi oki nana) wells diokionitiy Tel reading? wi " says another ‘teacher. and’: being of.our. students,” ” Ru- ting” ‘and. ‘numeracy ‘skills: _. more learning . assistants... binato. told: ‘Irustées: vat: the’ are! néeded | to. ‘felp cope’ December. board: meeting - -with the high-ratio of spe- in’ Terrace: “These. needs” cial needs: ‘students... ar” outweigh’ any: financial * _She asked the® school coricems. 2 ; board to’ place assistants in’: ‘One. Grade: 516 split all. 10. classrooms, after. class. of 20-has: seven ‘iden first providing: trustees: with: tified” students, : ‘represent: . a draft district-wide, class-.- - ing 35. percent ofthe en- \- room-by-élassrdom . break- tire class: Thirty: per-cent , _ down showing: the: number: :-of” the ‘students, in? another * , and percentage of students “class are. . spécial needs,

“who Have. been’ ‘identified: as having. special ‘needs, “class has 29 percent. ‘Rubinato |.

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