in Cassiar on October hes Andrew Glen Addison was killed instantly on October 2 when his truck went out of control and rolled several times. The accident occurred ap- proximately 38 miles from Dease Lake on the Telegraph Creek Road. Andy was 24 years old and had lived in Cas- siar for the past year, where he was first cook. After cremation in Prince George his ashes were buried in England. A memorial service was held oO RSS 88S ‘He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Karen and- ~~ son Jordan in Cassiar and his parents in England. Cassiar Courier the Voice of Cassiar Country NOVEMBER 1982 _ 10 cents A DREAM COME TRUE a ail oon 3 sue 00000" et + raced Pe 4A IY ets ane wasn $80 - gears ......_ time. That’s. the day = * truck-driver in. Cassiar i & api (Sandy) McMillan won rt forget Wednesday! SERTEINBEE 2s 1982 for a long, long won $100,000 in the Western Express draw.. Sandy has been a or 6% yéars but has now left for a long holiday. He purchased the winning ticket from Hougens i in Whitehorse. What’s happening to education??? Premier Bennett says.... There are four main points to keep in mind about your government's education legislation enacted this sitting. ** |t will preserve jobs for teachers It will preserve educational services for our students, including special education It is fair to teachers, who are only being asked to bear their fair share in this time of restraint, along with other British Columbians, It will save the taxpayers money ** He Most British Columbians realize the need for restraint -in these tough economic times, and this Province has led the country in bringing in a comprehensive program of re- straint on government to bring about economic recovery. The-rest of the country is now following. Only the opposition opposes restraint. At the federal level the NDP criticized the recent federal budget with its $20,000,000,000 deficits as being too restrained. The fed- eral NDP was advocating an additional $5,000,000,000 in spending. In British Columbia the NDP has attacked and opposed your government's restraint program with hardly a letup. But most British Columbians are agreeing voluntarily to participate in restraint. The Province’s doctors, through their elected executive, have promised to give back $30 million. Other health professions, including dentists, have also committed themselves to participating in re- Straint. ; Municipalities have agreed to participate in the re- straint program by cutting back on increases. Govern- ment workers have agreed to a six per cent average wage increase. Members of the legislature, including cabinet ministers, have rolled their salaries back by 10%. Teachers and school administrators must play a part as well. It is only the teachers’ federation and the NDP who are saying that teachers should be immune from the economic realities that face other people of the province, such as unemployed forestry and mine workers, small ST ie WET St LE Oa Sy yee FS continued on Page Fa Le aitcar nee Schoo! Trustees say.... With so much controversy about Bill 89, School Services (Interim) Act, we contacted Sherry Sethan, chair- person of the School Board for School District 87 (Stikine) to ask the Board’s point of view. Sherry feels that Bill 89 doesn’t address the total problem — in some respects it is really a negative type of process, e.g. the clause stating if one day is not taken vol- untarily then 6 days’ pay will be deducted, and makes for a confrontation situation rather than consolatory. In the past the collective agreement with the teachers has always been honored. This Bill gives the School Boards the auth- ority to go against the collective agreement already in ef- fect. Regarding the one day taken on October 20th, since the District had already made the required budget cuts the money saved from salaries for this day will be credited against the 1983 budget. Regarding the five day cut in the period from January to June — she stated that the school administrators and teachers are confident that the year’s work will be com- pleted without any extra instructional time. However, should further cuts in instructional days be legislated then that time would have to be made up. : At the present time the Board is working on the 1983- 84 budget. Assuming that the same amount of money as this year will be allocated, plus additional funds for the 50 extra students in the district, and allowing for increases over which there is no control, e.g. fuel, oil, etc. — the Board has estimated that they have a shortfall of $200,000. This estimate does not allow for any salary in- creases other than annual increments already allowed for in the contract. At the present time the Board is going through the budget trimming off anything possible. One vehicle is already being eliminated and they are looking at getting rid of another. The District is in the unfortunate position of having no fringe programs such as band or the Arts to cut back. Any further cuts will affect the basic education program, with lay-offs being a very real possib- ility. Any cuts that would have to be made are not going to be .Pleasant for either teachers or students, nor will a oe O88 Oe 0 8 ee Cee eH ewe 9 ene Oe ere te fh ere ble tere continued on Page 15. S.T.A. SAYS came SY Judy Sikora The president of the Stikine Teacher’s Association ex- pressed some of the concerns the Association has with Bill 89. Judy Sikora says Bill 89 has been imposed on the School District even though the Board and its employees had solved its budget problems for 1982. The Bill alters the existing agreements between Boards and employees, signed in November 1981. It forces all teachers and non-union employees to take one non-instructional day without pay before December 31, 1982. Failure to comply means the Board would be re- quired to deduct six days salary before the end of Dec- ember 1982. She says the Association fully realizes that Education spending should not be immune from restraint in these difficult times but she questions the methods used. The Association has not yet nbaotiaied its 1983 col- lective agreement but Bill 89 has stated that all B.C. teachers must lose five additional days salary before the end of June 1983. Bill 89 was implemented to prevent teacher terminations but the revenue generated by the Bill will only cover 25% of the funds required for 1983. Where will the remaining funds come from? Education will again Cont'd on Page 16. Brineco announces Christmas Shutdown Cassiar, Oct. 22, 1982 — Brinco Mining Ltd. today gave two months notice to its employees of a minimum three week shutdown of its Cassiar Division Mine and Mill. Mine manager Peter Jones said that the shutdown was necessary as a result of continuing depressed markets for its products and the Longshore Union strike which has ef- fectively curtailed shipping of fibre to most of Cassiar’s customers. We were told that every effort is being made to find other methods of shipping fibre to market but all are mere expensive than present routes and there is no meth- od in the short term of shipping all the fibre. The majority of the Company’s stockpile of fibre is tied up behind pic- -ket lines at its Varicouver Wharf facility; °° ** °° 8!