Northwest Community College Cuts Eighteen Positions Tackle Hop I Hot
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..... .* . / ' .... ,~,':", • , . • ~ ,~ .... ~ L t , ,~ , ~ . ~ ..... ~.. q t ,' ,: A i . .. Michoile Hendry o. •, :~ m " r ~ mBgE~IE _ Ma ays,apg. i i !I' R A:C.I . .. ~ .... -..~ :..~ ~ ..... - • i I " • ~.:,~L a.~- :~ "~'' r.~Q~ =- ~...~ ¢:] .~. E~ ~.~ "~. c.~. ~ WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990 IF:' ~::~r"1. "]. ~.~¢~.~.:r~'~" ~ Vol. 6, Issue No. 27 .]'/,4 t.! t~ i. Phone 635-7840 Fax 635-7269 Northwest Community College cuts eighteen positions y Hopes by staff and the board of amount allocated was correct. And NWCC staff, this is devastating. directors of Northwest Community the result, according to NWCC According to Kofoed, the equival- College that the Ministry of public relations and marketing ent of 18 full time positions have Advanced Education had made an manager, Betty Kofoed, is that the been deleted - three in manage- error in their allocation of the college has found itself "financially ment, six instructional and nine in Access To Education fund have unable to retain the momentum administrative support. This adds been dashed. NWCC was told in that had been evident in previous up to 10 layoffs in the college May that their share of the six-- years". region. These will be effected year, $68 million fund was only On the surface, this means that through layoffs, resignations and about $25,0(X) and this brought programming in three low enroll- retirements. about speculation by NWCC offi- ment areas - Electronic Techni- When the overall picture is com- cials that a decimal or two had cian, Marine Engine Repair and sidered, however, it may not be been dropped. Community Service Worker-- will quite as devastating as it seems. A personal visit to the ministry be suspended for the time being. The province's contribution to offices in Victoria proved fruitless, Also, implementation of new pro- NWCC has in reality climbed from however. There was no error; gramming in several areas will be $7.6 million in the 1989/90 fiscal according to the ministry, the delayed for awhile. For some cont'd on pg. 2 ', "41 t .4pi ".-, 4, ,*o TM Tackle hop i hot wate ! , by Ted Strachan enforced. In other words, retail staff, however, was issued a ticket outlets could open Sunday, July 1, by the RCMP. There has been no official but would have to close Monday, He says it's unfair -- corner CANADA DAY CELEBRATED. Sunday. antique car owners response from the Terrace RCMP July 2. stores weapon, selling tackle braved the rain, Bob and Arleen Johnston touted the license plate but it appears that at least one After a quick survey of local "legally" -- but Fish Tales could be on their 1928 Model A Ford - "Official Mafia Staff Car'. local business ran into problems food and sporting goods outlets, faced with a fine of up to $3,000. Nancy Orr photo with the law Monday. RCMP businesses most likely to benefit Adding to the weekend confusion, S/Sgt. G.K. Woods advised local from the holiday, the Terrace :.he says, July 1, Canada Day, was businesses in a press release last Review found one violator. The on a Sunday. And out-of-town cus- Wednesday that under Section 2(2) manager of Fish Tales, a relatively tomers from Vancouver and Vic- Teachers opt for of the Canadian Holidays Act' new business in town, says he toria have told him that they Monday, July 2 was to be wasn't aware of the order to close, weren't told of Monday closures in employment observed as the legal Canada Day explaining that he also rims a their home communities. The holiday and the Holiday Shopping chatter operation and Was Out of results of this Fish Tales adventure by Ted Strachu would have been difficult to :Re[lulatior~'~Act of B.C. would be town on the weekend. One of his remain to be seen. replace." In summing up the situ- Nine of eleven Terrace teachers ation of union membership and opposed to mandatory union mem- current contract negotiations, Houl- bership for personal reasons have den says, "We hope to be able to Skyline Gold suspends operations changed their minds. All nine move forward now that this issue complied with the requirement to has been resolved." Skyline Gold Corporation last Skyline's Stonehouse Deposit mining operations in the future. join the union by June 30. The two Differences of philosophy may week announced that it will sus- is located in the Iskut River Skyline is accelerating explor- remaining teachers are withholding not be so easily healed, however. pend mining operations of its region of north western British ation work of its property in- their decision pending appeal hear- A statement released by the Ter- St0nehouseDeposit in the fall of Columbia. Mining operations terest located between the Stone- ings before the Industrial Relations race branch of the British this year. commenced in August 1988 and house Deposit and the SNIP Council. Both are asking for ex- Columbia, Teachers for Assod- to date •have produced 75,000 deposit to the north. The com- emp~on from union membership ation - the grouprepresenting • Mr. Ronald 'Shon, Chairman pany is seeking a major industry ounces of gold, 123,000 ounces on the basis of their personal non-union teachers in the province at~d chiefexecutive0fficer, said of silver and 1,960,00 0 pounds partner tO accelerate the ex- beliefs. - suggests more frustration than "the decision to, suspend opera- of copper. The mine which is ploration and development of its tions was directly related to the located in an area that is not ac-' acreage and is in the process of Terrace and District Teachers' resolution. inability of,the company to con- cessible by road,, is totally completing a flow through share •Association president Greig Hold- "The choice has been difficult," tinue to develop new reserves at dependent on air transportation financing to advance the explor- den notes that the choice to join the BCTA notes in their release. the Stonehouse Deposit with ore for 'ongoing operations. The ation on the promising Bronson the union was not a voluntary one "Those of us who signed with the grades that would be economical provincial government recently Creek, Bonanza West and C-3 on the part of these eleven teachers TDTA and the BCTF today did so to mine at current gold prices." announced plans to build a road prospects successfully explored but adds that he hopes they will reluctantly and under protest. We •The company will retroactively into the area. Construction of last year. Monies will also be feel welcome in the organization, did so tobe 'permitted' to con. "Many of. these members have tinue to teach in this district, a .charge $30 million of develop- the road is expected to lower spent on further exploration of r., ment cost against earnings in its operating costs of mines in the the Windsock and Cornice pros- long histories of service in the district we have collectively served second quarter financial state- area and will be an important pects. district," he explains, "and they for many years." ment. factor in any decision to resume t P 2 Terrace Review -- Wednesday, July 4, 1990 NWCC staff cuts coned ft-. pg 1 year to $8.1 million in the current naimo that are now designated as Northerners shafted over mining road fiscal year. An increase of 6.6 college/universities. A slap on the by Michael Kelly field in North America. It will be million cheque to the mining coln- percent. This increase, however, wrist fT'r'tliei:Oll6g6s' who failed to built by a corporation formed by panics. It's a funny way to spend has been eaten up by growth and conform, perhaps, but that's a Peoplewho live and work in the three of the principal mining public money when the govern- inflation. story for another.day,~ .. ......... ~are~n0rth:~of<Meziadin,.-Jmction companies and the provincial ment can't even fill the potholes Over the past year, a first-year The University of Northern Brit- are: irate at tM provincial govern- government. The structure of the on major highways." University Transfer program has ish Columbia is fundedsepam~ly merit 'for. putting money into a company was not disclosed at the At the beginning of May the been introduced in Prince Rupert though, according to Kofoed, and-. resource road while their end of time, but Skeena MLA Dave Ministry of Highways dbclosed Its and the second-year University has nothing to do the small alloca- Highway 37 ~n~Riic ........... .... o Parker said the government would budget for the Skeena district. Transfer program in Terrace has tion to NWCC. In other words, the rate with no relief i] tf,h . ,:~....... be the '!majority shareholder". Projects included 24 Idlomctres of been expanded. There are other government isn't hitting northern That is what Skeena MP Jim It is estimated the road will cost rehabilitation on Highway 3"/ areas of growth, the introduction colleges to fund the University. Fulton says he found on a recent $20 million to build, with the between Meziadin and Bell I and of AdultBasic Education at the A shortfall in funding is always trip to the northern reaches of his government expected to contribute planning and engineering for work Kitmat campus for example, and a "bit traumatic" according to riding. "Victoria says there's not $%$10 million. Parker claims the • from Bell I tO the Stikine River. there has also been the annual Kofoed, but she says for NWCC it enough money to repair a major cost will be recovered through tolls As of last week the Ministry of wage increase for staff. So when simply means they have to work at highway that's no better than a 0n industrial and commercial Energy, Mines and Petroleum all the figures were in, even with a regrouping.