I I I SS A gag ag gC RR I EEG i AAG NOR GG Rf POLE CO LOGIE RAG iG GR OE LOR IO ELC OOO AI AOR EEA ET AS . ———— LOL LL LL I OLLI et — LI me ON IG —& ——— Page 26 December 1989 Cassiar Courier The B.C. Geological Survey Continued from page 1] What’s A Grandmother? This was written by an eight-year old girl of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. "A grandmother“is a lady who has no children of her own or have taken the Advanced Prospect— ing Course offered by the Survey with the help of volunteers from industry and the universities. The Government's $500,000 she likes other people's little Propsectors Assistance Program girls. (A grandfather is a_ man also provides giubstakes to proO- grandmother. He goes for walks jects that meet specified stand- with boys, and talks about £ish- ards. Successes include a tung-- jing and tractors and things’ like sten deposit near Revelstoke, the Tillicum gold deposit in the Burton area, gold veins on Texada Island, the Red Tusk massive sul- phide deposit in the Tantalus Range, and the Fireweed property west of Babine Lake. that.) Grandma's don't have to do anything except be there. They are so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It's enough if they drive us to the supermarket, where the pretend horse is, and have lots of dimes ready. Or, if they take us for a walk, they should slow down past things like pretty leaves. and caterpillars. They should never say “hurry up". Usually they are fat, but not too fat to tie kids' shoes. COMMUNICATIONS The Geological Survey has developed a recent reputation for speedy publication of scientific studies. A voluminous report of They wear glasses and funny all field work undertaken in @ wynderwear, and take their teeth given year is available in Feb- and gums off. ruary of the following year at They know how to answer the annual "Cordilleran Round- ° questions like, "Why do dogs hate Up", a Vancouver based forum ~ cats?", and "How come God isn't where Survey scientists meet with married?" They don't talk baby their colleagues from industry taik like visitors do. When they and the Federal Survey to discuss highlights of the year past. Open file maps and reports for each field project are also released at the Roundup to have mapping a results in industry's hands well before the field season. More de- tailed reports and maps follow these preliminary publications. "We pride ourselves on having eliminated our publishing back- log", claims recently appointed scientific editor, Brian Grant. The Survey cherishes its close contacts with industry, the universities and other gov- ernment agencies. Much credit tor this is given to the District Geologists who work out of of- fices in Smithers, Prince George, Kamloops, Nelson, Vancouver and Victoria. Says Chief Geologist, Ron Smyth, "Our © SClLentists: -are always available for consulation and advice, our doors and our read to us, they don't skip or mind if it is the same story over and over again. Everybody should try to have Grandma, especially i€ you don't have a TV, because Grand- ma's are the only grown-ups’ who have got time. Northern lights College WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMPLETE TRAINING IN THE NORTH? endo. arene an Then think» about) A-H-’C.0.—% ee are ce oie ean dE Oye Alaska Highway Consortium on Teacher Education. A joint @ae project of Northern Lights Col- lege and Simon Fraser and School Districts 81. This program native to the standard is an alter- ered in British Columbia. The Alaska Highway sortuim on Teacher (AHCOTE) is a teacher education program based in Northern B.C. It is designed to meet the needs Con- access to university and profes- Sional training is adrertreult-. There are AHCOTE sites in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Fort __| Nelson. Students take half years of university which consists of two arts and year and a course work, teaching. pletion of the program, credit, half of Upon successful .ificate. Northern Lights College de- livers the academic courses, and qv aiso provides the facilities for the program. Simon Fraser Uni- “To grandma’s. She loves me even if I am stupi University $&@ #59, 60 & 9 teacher + education programs currently off- Bim: Education of the northern students for whom three and a years of science courses and a education including practice com- students will be recommended for a British Columbia Standard Teaching Cert- 7 wen, - ? > 8 9 Sh ws aX 52 Sof wt0) i. pi su V Ok AS >t versity delivers all the educa- tion coursework, either by dis- tance, or through on-site or vis- iting personnel. School Dis- tricts 59, 60 and 81 ensure a high standard of classroom exper- iences and practicums for the students. All coursework and practicums can be completed in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek or Fort Nelson, with the exception of one six-week session at Simon Fraser University. The program includes: x Arts, science and education coursework to at least 105 credits. This will include all B.C. requirements for Standard Teaching Certificates, education foundation courses’ and, where possible, consideration of requisites for minors. x Simon Fraser University's Professional Development. Program (PDP), which consists of in-class practicums, seminars in education and education coursework. pre- later majors and x A balance of Academic theory and classroom practice from the first semester. x Educational methods courses in language arts and math before the first major practicum. * An emphasis in puter technology as it applies to education. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM OR TO REGISTER PLEASE CONTACT NORTHERN LIGHTS SEASON'S GREETINGS" from the STAFF AT NORTHERN BLIGHTS COLLEGE watch for our 1990 Brochure of course Seasons Greetings & z | Best Wishes For | The New Year MI Se TMG if Nai het. 70s “ Nye, Cas ri s ANA ( Sha het Ayer Meine Te NRIs % ; S&J Ltd. & Jacque’s Crafts ray eth ne nine : e's micro-com~--— offerings Cassiar Courier December 1989 Page Can You Family disagreements are a fact of life. In some cases, you may feel compelled to disinherit a family member. This is not as easy as you think! By law, there are two ways in which a disin- herited relative can still re- ceive part of your property after you die. The first method is when the disinherited relative tries to prove that your will is invalid. Disinherited relatives might try this if there was a previous will that left them some property or if they would be entitled to some or all of your property if there was no will at all (this is cal- led an intestacy). There are several ways a court might find a will invalid: -if the legal formalities. were not followed when the will was made ; -the instructions in the will are not clear; -or you did not have the proper mental capacity when you made the will. If the will is proven in- valid, then the court will have your property divided according to a previous valid will if it Employment Opportunity CASSTAR HOSPITAL TEMPORARY FULL TIME CLERK/TYPIST POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Te Grade 2, graduation from recognized secretarial program. Pat Ability to type 40 words per minute. ye Ability and experience in basic bookkeeping and accounting. 4. Knowledge of medical terminology and computers an ass- et. Close off 1989 Please submit resume to: Anita Wilson Administrator/Director of Nursing Cassiar Hospital Mail to: Anita Wilson Administrator/Director of Nursing P.O. Box 280 Cassiar, Hospital Cassiar,B.C. voc 1E0 date: December. 11, other hand, 27 i a _ — — a Disinherit A Family Member? | has not been destroyed or special rules where there is no valid will (intestacy). Under the intecstacy rules your prop- erty will go to your spouse or children (this can include a com- mon law spouse and illegitimate Children). If you have no spouse or children, then parents, broth- ers, sisters and other more dis- tant relatives will inherit your property. A second method a disin- herited relative might try is to have your will changed. This can only be done by your legally wed- ded spouse or your children (in- cluding any illegitimate chil- dren). Under the Wills Variation Act, if you fail to give them. an adequate share of your property for their care or maintenance, then one or more of them can apply to have the will changed. This means more than just’ the bare necessities of life. The court can look at your spouse or child's actual financial depen- dency on you, any medical circum- stances and the type of life- style that they lived. On the the court can also look at the character of your spouse or child, the nature of your relationship and if you have Something To From an Atlin reader. under The school year now has three major breaks. The one at Christmas, New Years, and the one near the start of April are each seven to ten days long. The sum- mer holiday is about ten weeks. The tradition of a long sum- mer break began when most’ stud- ents were from farming families. Children were needed on the land in summer. This is generally no Longer true, and there are dif- ferent and probably better. ways to space the students' attendence throughout the year. I suggest shortening the summer break by two weeks, and beginning the fall term near the seventeenth of August. This still leaves eight weeks of sum- mer holiday easily iong enough for any extended travel plans a family has and gets students back to school before late summer boredom becomes too plain. This would also reduce the amount of review and repetition they would need at the new term's start. One of those two weeks saved from summer could be used at mid- October. For those who can tra- vel, this is one of the cheapest times of year for air fare and hotels. For those who don't, it is a break half-way between sum- mer and Christmas which could be used for any combination of family activities, late-season wood gathering, or an extended hunting trip. The other week saved for summer could be used in late February, again, atime of best savings for travellers, and a prime season for winter sports for those staying home. Our new School Act gives lo- cal boards the .authority to re- arrange the timing of the’ school year, providing that the actual number of days in session remains the same. Our system in use now uses long school terms and one long break. There are educational problems that come with this given any previous gifts to them during your life-time. How then do you disinherit a relative? First of all, if you have your will drawn up by an ex- perienced will's lawyer, then he or she can offer advice on this ~ and other legal problems. The lawyer can also help to prove that you had the necessary mental Capacity when the’ will was made and make sure that all the legal formalities have been followed. Secondly, if you want to disin- herit an immediate family member, you should give good reasons in your will why they are not re- ceiving a share of your property. To learn more about wills or about being the Executor of a will, the People's Law School Press has published a new book on this subject. To order your copy of Wills and Estates, send $5.50 to the People's Law School 150- 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6Z-2M4, or telephone (604) 688- 2565 for more information on the many other titles, videos and free law classes that we offer. Brian McRae, LL.B. Legal Director - the People's Law School Think About method, such as inattention, ag- gravation and restlessness. that comes with the end of sessions and holidays alike. But we just had to live with those problems when most of us were farmers. Now most of us aren't farmers and through the school year we have better alternatives. For discussion I have given one op- tion, there can be others equally useful. Whichever we choose, now that we have the authority, we Should change our school year from Southern agriculture to one suited to Northern learners and their families. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsSsssssssssssssssss School Advisory Council The School Advisory Council meeting was held on November 8, 1989 at Cassiar Secondary School. Mrs. Julie MacRae gave the principals report for Snowridge Elementary School. Mrs. MacRae was pleased to report that the enrolimente ast sup sero males and Climbing. She also reported that they were continuing to plan for upcoming Upgraded Primary Prog- ram. Halloween activities were fun and the collection for UNICEF was very successful. Mr. Bob Wilson. gave the principals report for Cassiar Secondary School. He advised that there are the gym and activities are ned around that. The new is now at the sketch stage and further discussion will be late November or early December. Mrs. Wenndee Quinn reported on the Parents as Partners Con- attended in plan- school ference she Van- couver. The next meeting is schedul- ed for December 13, 1989 at Snow- ridge Elementary School at 7:30. Everyone is welcome. oy te PPL IY! PE FP BIE IO IRI SE RE IP IPAS several leaks in.