res 5 20 YEAR MINE. DEPARTMENT DALE CARIN Dale first hired on in 1959 as a laborer and work- ed in the mine, mill and surface. He terminated in 1961 and worked intermittently between. then and 1964 when he hired on as a driller. He is now special projects foreman and maintains the 4 communications systems. = Cassiar’s First School Trustee Elections On Thursday, November 12, a meeting was held at the Cassiar School to elect two trustees to the Schoo! District No. 87:Board of School Trustees. In order to comply with regulations laid down by the School Act the meeting was called to order promptly at 7:30 p.m. by the School Superintendent. A meeting chairperson — and secretary had to be elected before the meeting could Ss continue. Mr. Peter Jones and Mrs. Phyllis Hardy agreed to fill these positions, after receiving nominations from the floor. The meeting then gct underway. The schaol superintendent, Mr. .Owen Corcoran, gave an annual re- port in which he- outlined the various changes in‘the dis- trict over the. past year and also the aspirations of the district as a whole and the changes likely to Take place in the future. Following Mr. Corcoran’s report, each candidate had a time period in which to address those present. Each candidate in turn put forward -their beliefs and hopes for the school board and gave their various rea- sons for standing for election. ‘ i The election of the trustees was by secret ballot and the results were (of the 117 voting) — S. Sethan 70 £ D.. Pewsey 63, H. Fugere 55, L. Coran 39. This means _ that Mrs. Sethan will serve a two year term and Dave Pewsey a one year term on the school board. We wish both our members the best of luck.during their terms of office. It was gratifying to see SO many. people turn out for the meeting. While 117 does not seem like a large num- ber it represents a change from the apathy normally dis- - played stowards meetings in Cassiar. ‘It’s reassuring to know that people do care enough about matters relating to the school to come out to vote. All the candidates ~ are to be commended for being interested énough to stand for election and whether they were elected or not - their efforts were’ meaty apueclata 25. YEAR MILL’ DEPARTMENT R. DURI Robert Duri came to Cassiar on April 14, 1956 as a Mill Laborer and he worked at various jobs in the mill before he became a Mill Foreman April. 16, 1962, a position which he still holds. 10 cents REBELS: 20 YEAR MILL DEPARTMENT LARRY SPACZYNSKY Larry first came to Cassiar July 1955 and work- -ed in the mill. He terminated July 1956 and was rehired July 1961 as mill laborer. Four years later he became our blacksmith and is in the ; same position presently. Stikine Teachers ines ‘Signs Contract Agreement The Stikine District School Board and the Sti- kine Teachers’ Association have agreed to sign a orte year contract for the period Jan. 1 — Dec. 31,1982. The new agreement will give individual teachers a 16.06% annual salary increase, as well as extended employee benefits in terms of Isolation bonus, Profes- sional Development and Moving-in Expenses. During the negotiation process the District:nego- tiators were conscious of the teachers’ desire to incor- porate working and learning conditions into the agree- ment. In an endeavor to maximize the “quality of teacher work-life”, a concept which affects the on-the job conditions of teaching and teachers, the District Negotiators responded positively to teacher overtures in this area. Rai “The District has provided for paid Noon-hour Supervision, Sabbatical Leave for educational exten- sion, Discretionary Leave for teachers, and the inclu- a of a new salary category which caters for individ- teacher professional development” beyond five pas of training. The costs of these innovations are in cluded in the teacher benefit package. The District ° was extremely pleased with. the ‘tenor of the negoti- ations, and felt that the process approached the con- sultative model closely. There was a recognition of teachers’ rights to be involved in decisions — working SLILAL ILS ISI I TS — Seasons Greetings . to ebverpone in. ae Cassiar Country and Peat: conditions — which affect them, as well as a preservation of the Board’s right to final decision= making authority | in these matters. HHHHHHHHHE Mr. Keith Kroeker, president of the Stikine Teachers’ Association, had this to say about the agreement. The Stikine Teachers’ Association has reached an average contract settlement with School District No. 87. Though the percentage increase (16.06%) to the salary grid was not high; substantial ground was gain- ed in negotiating working and learning conditions. The School Board has conceded the right of teachers to have an appeal process with third party arbitration in cases of dispute in contract and Board-initiated transfers. The Board is beginning to recogniz that teachers should be guaranteed similar rights to those of other workers and has made monetary provision for teachers to have one-half of their lunch break duty-free. While this is in the contract it may be dif- ficult to implement in the immediate future. More ime portantly, the Board has agreed to negotiate a Person- ne} Practices “Contract to be initiated in the early spring. This contract should include working and learning conditions, as well as basic rights of appeal and procedures that most workers already have. Dease Lake Clinic Work has begun on -the: Clinic and it is ex- ° - pected to be open by the end of February 1982. The building will contain. an X-ray lab, treatment room, doctor’s office, examining room and reception area and will-be attached to the house the doctor will live in. _ The building is cares to cost $300, 000. ‘Cassiar Courier : the Voice of Cassiar Country. a 1981