Page 16 March [985 Cassiar Courier Photo contest focuses on B.C. women A unique photography exhibition will be going on show in Vancouver this summer. The subject: issues and images of importance to women. The artists: women from across the province, who are being encouraged to submit their best work this year for a competition focusing on issues, themes and images of relevance to women. The competition, entitled “Women in This Decade” has been organized in recognition of the United Nations Decade for Women, 1976-1985. Besides the exhibition, where works selected from all entrants will be displayed, the three best entries will_be purchased for the British Columbia Art Collection. The event is being co-sponsored by the Women’s Programs (B.C. Ministry of Labour), Pacific Western Airlines and Kits Cameras. Women of all ages who are residents of B.C. are eligible, and entries are expected from professionals as well as amateurs. The works will be judged on the basis of artistic merit and adherence to women’s themes. Because the content criteria are so general, the sponsors and jurors are expecting a wide range of treat- ments and explorations of the competition’s theme. They’re intrigued, too, by the prospect of entries from distant communities all over the province as well as urban centers where most photo exhibits normally take place, according to juror Marian Penner Bancroft. The three jurors are all professional women with a special knowledge of the field of photography. Bancroft teaches photography at the Emily Carr College of Art; Claudia Beck is the former owner/director of the NOVA Gallery; and Helga Pakasaar is a well known freelance curator and writer. Entrants can submit up to ten prints, in color or black and white, accompanied by a brief quote about each work, explaining what the image means, or how the photo came to be taken. The photos have to have been taken during the Decade for Women, and the deadline for submissions is April 1, 1985. Additional contest details and entry forms are avail- able through: Women’s Programs, Ministry of Labour Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 STEADMAN'S CLOCKS and ROCKS CLOCKS, OIL PAINTINGS: JADE CARVINGS, JEWELRY & MORE FOR AN ORIGINAL NORTHERN GIFT On Display at 356 BROWN STREET Tuesday, Thursday evenings 7—9 p.m. Some Saturdays For More Information Phone 778—7764 After 5 p.m. ze ip a British Columbia Buildings Corporation TENDERS INVITED Sealed Tenders marked “JANITORIAL SERVICES” for Ministry of Transportation and Highways Comp- lex, Good Hope Lake, B.C., for a period of one(1) year will be received up to 3:00 p.m., March 20th, 1985, and those available at that time will be opened in public at 4825 Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.C. V8G 1K7. An on site tour will be conducted on March 6th, 1985 at 10:00 a.m. at the Highways Office in the Good Hope Lake Complex. Tendering documents will be handed out at the tour and all bidding con- tractors must attend. For further information enquiries may be directed to Grant McDaniel, 638—1191. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA “CHANGE OF NAME ACT” (Section 6) NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that an application will be made to the Director of Vital Statistics for a change of name, pursuant to the provisions of the ‘“Change of Name Act”’ by me: Brian Wayne Mason of Bunkhouse 152, Room 121, Creery Street, Cassiar, in the Province of British Columbia, as follows: To change my name from Brian Wayne Mason, known as Brian Wayne Meers, to Brian Wayne Meers. , 1985. Dated this 9th day of Janua Bill to establish local referenda Continued from Page 2. in my extensive consultation with Boards throughout B.C. | have been asked to provide the Opportunity for local communities to support higher spending if they should so choose”. - Heinrich said that an equitable financial base has been firmly established through the financial methods intro- duced in 1983. “The financial management systems development is es- sentially complete. Costs have been controlled and the program has met its objectives.” The Education Interim Finance Amendment Act 1985 provides that a Board may before March 7 in any year authorise by resolution a supplementary amount to its an- nual budget and forward it to the Minister no later than March 15 together with the proposed date for the holding of the referendum. The vote of electors must be held be- tween March 21 and April 14 and to pass must be sup- ported by a simple majority of those voting. If approved the amount will be added to the allowable annual budget and raised by- residential taxation in 1985. Costs of the referendum will be borne by the Board. “The Government in-allowing local referenda is giving the taxpayers a direct opportunity to express their ap- proval or ‘disapproval of extra educational costs’’, said Education Minister Heinrich. Stikine School Board Chairperson, Sherry Sethen said the Bill won't make any difference in our district because we have such a small residential tax base. She said,‘‘We would have to put such a hightax on our people that it wouldn't be possible.” In addition she said the schoo! board would have to hold eight different meetings throughout the Stikine Dis- trict for a vote on the issue and the process itself would cost $4000.00. Mrs. Sethen said the government is taking, ‘‘a com- mendable step...they are trying to find a solution to our schools’ financial problems.’” However, she added that by allowing individual communities to raise local funds for schools they are bringing a “greater distance between the have and the have not districts.” Meanwhile all trustees in the province have been invited to Vancouver for a meeting March 2nd and 3rd to discuss the bill and how districts can work with the limit- ed money available. Car seat regulations Continued from Page 1. When these toddlers are riding in someone else’s motor vehicle, the operator of that vehicle will be res- ponsible for ensuring that the child is wearing either a seat belt across the lap or wearing another approved type of child restraint. Approved safety restraints must meet Canada Motor Vehicle safety standards. Children weighing more than 18 kgs will be covered — by existing seatbelt regulations. Drivers failing to comply with the new regulations face fines of up to $100. In Cassiar the Lioness Club has two infant car seats available for rent and three more are on order. These seats are for infants weighing up to 9 kgs (20 lbs.) The monthly rental fee is $5.00. Interested parents should contact Rita Brown at 778-7216 or Marlene Hogg at the Public Health Unit. «ii <> Alb <> , “CAS . : READ Gh pa > 1 “Buck E(” Stat C2ioreg OPTIONAL) FE _3-Pesson Power SES Draw << JRAW BAR (SUvses optionar) CoPTionaL’ GET A TEAM TOGETHER ’ Clequalification of tear responsible. Directory Assistance Charges to be introduced Northwestel Inc. has announced that beginning March 1, 1985 a fifty cent charge will be applied to all calls to 1411 (Directory Assistance) when the number requested appears in the current local telephone directory. In certain cases, however, the company has made provision for ex- emptions from the charge. The charge will not apply to calls to 1411 when the number requested is a Northwestel number outside the area covered by the customer’s local telephone directory, nor will it apply to new or changed listings, or if the num- ber in the directory is incorrect. Certain other calls will be exempted from the charge. These are calls from public pay telephones, radio tele- phones, hotel/motel guest rooms, registered hospitals, and from persons declaring an emergency, nor will there be a charge for requesting Northwestel Company numbers or emergency numbers. Residence customers aged 65 and over and who can provide suitable proof of age are also eligible for exemp- ‘tion. Application forms for this exemption are available from Northwestel Business office and will also be enclosed in all telephone bills. Exemptions will also apply to those customers with a disability that. impedes their use of the telephone direct- ory, including those who are functionally illiterate. This exemption will be granted to persons declaring to the Northwestel Directory Assistance operator that he or she is unable to use the directory. These customers may also apply for an automatic exemption of their residence tele- phone number by completing a form obtainable from their Northwestel Business office. Bill Dunbar, Northwestel vice-president and general manager, said the new policy is an attempt to counter the number of unnecessary directory assistance inquiries the company receives. “Our records indicate that of the more than 500,000 directory assistance calls we receive annually, almost 60 per cent are for numbers already listed,’’ he said. “By re- ducing these unnecessary calls, we hope to offset the ris- ing cost of providing this service, and ensure it is available promptly, when really needed.” ~ INFORM CASSIAR COURIER ADVERTISING RATES FULL PAGE $110 HALF PAGE $60 BASE RATE $5.00 per column inch CLASSIFIED ADS 10 cents per word AL PASSARELL, M.L.A., ATLIN Atlin Constituency Office Box 359, Cassiar zs 2S Cassiar ~778-7340 Atlin~ 651-7723 Victoria ~ 387-5207 - collect CE Please contact our office if you havea concern OUTHOUSE RULES 1 door mace, it must be made so thet when closed the rider may ‘Ss. 4. 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