Legislative Libra Y ~, i:i i!:i i erald8talfWHter /- " ~-- gume, ~: ~ i :,.~,;.i'::/. " .The Caledonia Kermedes. f~slshed Ule~:; ~e Overtime game ee~t itWfi 'new four day ,AA' boys IriSh school buskk~ ~}Pmvinelal inummnent~ r~r~. i for tgurnamant in eighth place after 1o4~.. ,iffghest~enmbtoed scm'4tha~ ame end for their final game to Htilelde7~. '. ;"' ~ ~ i" the !idgheet ~g i~ore~il,lThe: ~-also The Kermodes had a =-2 ~rd-in~thb ~ moved: T~erracointo.'the con~xlation game tournament~ They dropped ~beir fl~t game '.for fifth and eighth place as~afnnt~H~!tOIde, to Omteunlai 81-74. The Kerm~ played. SO.twday'S:game saw Caled0n!a ,allow ' wtth' Conteanlal for .m=t'of the game;•-Hillslde.anleaflY 6-olsed~:i~nd:tifik time losing their hold oh play.in oak 'q~... i.~ was no c0mMg back, Hllislde~ed'41, only, Staesy Cook was hl~h~rer'with'~i8 :,/: 30;at ithe half~ andes33 fat ~ quarter points for Caledonia. Firs[team alintar., time, ~fled0alamadeabdefupuridrivein Mondey, March 19,1984 2$ cents Established 190s. , Volume 78 No.55 •.Greg Nyte paced the Centaurs with 18 also. : the third quarter bht Hillside rallied and :.Caledonia became . Imo.w~ as ~ithel ended the game with a decislve 75-56 final Comeback team after ~ey same/from. ":scot/Mike ['Mgg was I~scorer with 17 • behind in their next two matches to grab'a; points..,/" " ~ ' • pair of victehes, . : ' ':/ ".~i~ i' In~theche~nptonshlp game of ithe, tour-. In .Thursday's contest ugn~t DU~'~ :! ..':n.~ent it W" an/~li mchm~d m,tchl.up Teachers baffle Park of Prince George, 'Cale¢l~nlablev~i~a~ ~ setllng'~chm0nd Colts agaimR Steveeten six point halfthne:le~d t~ trail 4'9~13'at!the' :'/Packm-s of Richmond. ' The Packers got a ~nd~fthreequurtern..PrlncoGeorge'|edby ~nvincing.8i-57 ~cto~. Super guard restraint program as much as e~ht points in thefinal ~r. i uare~ DaWes'set a new scoring record in. VANCOUVER (CP) -- Embittered by layoffs aria but Caledonia pulled out the'win- ~'tth a •'i:' tbofinaigame with 45 points. The previous education cutbacks, British Columbia's teachers are strong final five minutes, wade Wa~ record WaB 39 seor~! by qentonniel'a Lars concentrating on how they can fight the provincial andMlkeHoggshared*topscortogspotwith: ~ in !979i i:, ".:: 'i:-... .i"i ., . government's restraint program at their three-day con- lSeach; Watson was neuued player of the "~'/:. '...i .* .* vention. game. ; . uawea,.was named to the firsf alister Overshadowing the usual resolutions at the B.C. • ' " . !'i !' team. along ,,;tlth ROd/~Ast of Rtehmond, Teachers' Federation conventions proposing pension plan • Game three for the Ke~'mod.as was thre.~/Dave ~ of .Win~r,iPaul Verret of changes and housekeeping measures, are calls for political most exciting y.et.;' Catodenla was, 0~i ' Killarney and Aaron Point of King George. protests, a public commis~n into education, and help for played by the Olumagan Midden taamf0r. Point was also nasie~MVP of the tour- r parents' groups resisting reductions in education services. the first thren querters of the gume.~,: nament.' ' ......,/: : .......... '". " . The m,000-memberfederation will also have to decide its Okanigan Md 57-4~at the ludlf.and in.: .. Socondteam alls~w~ BrianBrown • own future and whether it should be more like a union. creased their lead to 22 points in the third ~ and ~¢ Williams iof ~Ste~eston,, David • While the federation has the right to bergnin for teachers' quarter. EverT0ne.in .the Ag~adome had:i//.9~ffsanlof Richm0~d~Gmg Nyto 0fCe n. salaries, the B.C. government maintains the School Act ~tten the team" off in the .!~e but. then i i i~temdal, and Geoff McKay Of Penticton.~ prohibits teachers from striking or negotiating working Jheesmebackkidswentintb~n;Coming ~ 1~ team Siandbig~:ln thetournument conditions. back from a~ point defleii; ~edonia tied * were as tallows: 1) Steveston Packers, 2) Outgoing prP.sldentLarry Kuehn said teachers have little it in the lnst'minute of the'gm'e. Stoccy • Richmond Colts, 3YIflllarney Cougars) 4) choice but to become more militant because they face a Cook tossed up a three quarter court Windsar Dukes, 5)Hlllsldo Righwaymen, dismal future in B.C. desperation shot at the buzzer that rolled ~: 6) :Centennial Centaurs, 7) King George "When schools open In September 1964 there will be well around on the ~ thenpopped 0utL~d~ ' ' Dr~ans; and 8) Caledonia'Kermodes. over 2,500 fewer teachers in B.C.'s schools than when the game int0-overtime. .... Team's that did not place v~re Duchess schools closed in June 1~," Kushn told about 700 delegates The comebeck held In the Overtime. Park, Parktond, Okanagnn Mission, MEI, at the convention's oPening session Sunday evening at the period end Caledonia won 100-94, Mike Nanelmo, Abbetaford, Mount ~ Baker, ltottl Vancouver. Hogg was Outstanding with 3~ poJnte in the Penticton. : Evanlthose who still have jobs, he said, will face larger elsaaen, reduced services, unwanted transfem to new communities and subject amignmenta they never sought. NOT ISOLATED Kuchn also asid teachers caanot c0~ider their problems in isolation ' high unemployment, the:attack on union rights and the slanhing of social services are all part of the pL'ovinclai~ government's retributive attitude toward •workers In British Columbia. Kuchn called for closcr-tlus with Operation Solidarity,the amalgam of public and private sector unions that organimd U leen AnnrToovey, an 8year old g~rade 3 student at E.T. Kenney; Prirnary, • " the November strike mat peaked with a three-day walkout holds theplng.pong ball that Won,her a ¢imcolate bar from K,MarL ,.1000 ..~ hy meetof B,C.'a teachers last November. balls were droppedl;,fl~ aNorthern" Mountain .helicopter Saturday Another sign ~ ~ ~ ~cy b L~ ad. morning into'a croOvd',.]l)#|,f!lled the west end of the SkeenaMall pal;king ,~" dress today by Renmta Shearer, •cO;chaillman .of the • Solidarity Coalition. is expected to urae teachers to . ....... i?..... /.;!'~!'~........... .i~. :! ........ i : /:". .',~ continue tobaek the orlla~,~, Wldch ineludea tei~nts, '" 'M''~ *"'" ~~ L q * ~*' ~ ' "~ ": ' " ~+__' ~:''/' " ..... ~''~ ;';~::'~ ~':: ~i~ :'<''.........~:: '!'" i'~ i: !'~ :" :'~i;:':~'' :;'/::i human frights activists, cler~ meml~ and/-~eifas'e ..... lU, *~' ....... ....... '=~ ...... .i /~:. .m.:.. .. .• i :~ ~, i-•. All_en:~.Uarnean,aVancouv~elemenmTsehcol ,i~9*¢lPal _. VANCOUVER ~ (CP) -~ He has maintained that isn't a atru~de..for heads !~i.:..aesld~ a"!m~., as a mere .l~,at.l.arge, wants the federa.tinn ~upport inBritish Columbia . loyal following eventhough ~. end. n6inds,: .. but.. 'fo~ ~~ to concentram on Its profsaainnal reaponslbLlitiee rather for. Liberal le~dership heleft politics Suddenly and .delegates~,, ; ;' " :. ' :i :ii than" Its role as a union , "' , hopeful, John Turner ;/in without explanation in 1975. REJECt8/kRGUMENT ii~! Gemeau described the November atrlke "as an exeretae~ British Columbia, ~ :i::is/ "::' Swift doesn't :buy ':~at~ in futility" that left the federation in a chsetto state and the "awesome", according .to ~SUPPORT 'PHENOME- argument. 'He points : to public bewildered, ' organizers .ifor the other NAU people like ShawnSulllvan, Pat Clarke, federation first vice-preaident and candidate candidates.", /'- ". Before Turner had even co.chah'man of the party's for. the presidency, said, "Garnsau's faction represents a declared his'intentinn to national election campaign, desire to find at all comUsa way of compromising to make Turner, a 5~-year-01d run/John Swift,, a Van' life .easier for teachers and .they call that more Toronto lawyer, aanounced who Was one of the mere. couver la~yer an d a key bars of the 195 Club. He also professional." Friday he Wants to Succeed Turner adviser, described Pierre Trudeau asLiberai ~alms a handful of B.C. Running against Clarke is'Doug Smart, a Princc George: 'rm~er,s- B,C.. sup~rt as constituency presidents as elementary school teacher, who emphasizes "open', honest:: Party leader. He was the /'phenomenal" and "beyond fourth candidate tel enter Turner supporters.. discussions" with school trustees and the provind=l~ • our expec[ations." " government and greater public awareness of the issues. " the race. Economic Support for MacGulgni~ The oQly real conesrn he and Robes ~ is virtually Most of the reseluUens and recommendations to be Development Minister expressed 'about his can- DOnald Johnston,..: Justice non-existent. MacGuigan debated show the federaiian's membership Is in a more: didate was the font the hasn't found a provincial war-like mood. They include: :. Minister Mark MacGnigan Turner has :been out of and Employment Minister organizer yet and Roberts' -Establishing of a defence fund to pay teachers on strike speech-making and organisaUon is just being and to finance protest campaigns; John Roberts had' declared politicking for a long time. earlier. put together. In an un- -- Levying fines of 150 per cent of a day'spay against He "said Turner needs to get teachers who cross picket lines; Still debating 'whether to scientific sampling of on the campaign trail potential B.C. delegates, -Launching a legal chelle~e of the B.C. School Act, contest the leadership are: quickly to polish his skills. Energy Minister Jean there was also no indication which prohibits teachers from bargaining for working Len Marchand, former of support for Coutte. conditions or striking; Chrellen, iNorthern Liberal MP from Kamloops Development Minister John David McLean, a Van- -infestlgnting Joining or affiliating with the Omadian and a Cbretien supporter, couver lawyer and a Labor Congress; and, ... Munro, party p~sldent Iona laughed nervously about Cumpugnulo, Tronsport Chretien supporter, said •Asking the government to set up a commission, the first Turner's support from the Tumor's support isn't just since 1960, for public discussion of curriculum, facilities: Minister Lloyd Axworthy, 312 potential delegates from ASrtcu]ture Minister verbal. The Cbretien and the future of the school system; " ' B.C.