2 eR, ry a a a - \ Recently Mr. Hugh Snyder, President. and Chief Executive, Brinco Ltd., and Mr. Doug Little, Pre-, sident of Brinco ‘Mining Ltd., visited Cassiar and. we had an opportunity to ask a few questions. Mr. Snyder stated that Brinco purchased their in- terest in Cassiar Resources because they were in- terested in getting into the mining field and ac- quiting an operating mine. He said what distin- guishes Brinco from previous Cassiar shareholders is that it is a resource development company looking for new resources rather than for a secondary product and they would hope to see input from the people at Cassiar in developing other Tesources. When asked about the Jade,-Mr. Little stated that it is a by-product from the mine and, therefore, must be included in the sales of the company, as required by law. He did state, however, that Cas- siar Resources would continue to support the Community Club and other activities within the community, as in the past. When questioned about: the rumor circulating in on Courier We the Voice of Cassiar Country. : FEBRUARY 1981 10 cents DOUG LITTLE Cassiar about a three week lay-off in March, Mr. Little stated it was the first he had heard of this rumor and that there was definitely no plan to do this. He said it was not only unthought of, but totally impractical. 1980 was the last year the Raybestos-Manhattan Award was presented. Since they felt this was ‘worthwhile, the award would be continued and details will be advised at a later date. a In 1980 Cassiar Resources did a feasibility study -on a hydro project on the Cottonwood. Mr. Little stated that now it was sesublcct to a further engin- eering study. When questioned regarding the status of the town _of Cassiar, Mr. Little said that the people of Cas- siar have to recognize it is not an isolated com-. munity anymore and that it is the centre of act- ivity for this part of B.C.. Its facilities and services will be used more and more by surrounding ““mini-communities”, such as highways camps and mining operations, as well as tourists, etc., so it cannot really be considered a company town. HOSPITAL TALKS PROGRESS 7 Two meetings were arranged at Cassiar on neal ‘uary 12th and 13th 1981, to discuss the transfer of the Cassiar Resources Ltd. Private Hospital to a Cassiar Hospital Society sponsored and governed by the Government of the Province of British Columbia, Hospital Administration Serv- ices. The Government Agent responsible for the Cass- iar Hospital, Mr. Bernie Holden and Mr. B. Pew- sey representing Cassiar Resources Ltd., met with - the newly formed Hospital Society Group of — Ms. C. Redmond, Mr. F. Buckley, Mrs. K. De- Cecco, Mr. M. Glaab, Mr. C. Pulsifer and Ms. J. Giesbrecht. \ ‘The Cassiar Hospital Society has submitted a tent- ative Society Act and Constitution to the Gov- ernment, and the requirements and responsibil- ities of the Society with the assurance from both the Government and Cassiar Resources Ltd. , that the present hospital and services would not change with the transfer of control. These were the main points of discussion during each of the meetings. Informed sources state that further meetings are “scheduled in the near future, and that an orderly transfer of the hospital to the new Society should occur ut sometimes dumngt the patois year. ete ~ CASSIAR — SENDS PETITION The Parents Advisory Committee has sent a let- _ ter, as well as a petition of over 300 names, to ’ Al Passarell, M.L.A., Premier Bill Bennett, Mrs. -E. Lawrence, Director of Nursing, Victoria, the Minister of Health and Mrs. M. Wheeler, Senior Nurse, Fort St. John. The ‘decidents of this area feel that there should be a full time Public Health Nurse. instead of -one coming in for 444 days each month to cover Good Hope Lake, Cassiar, Dease Lake and Erick- son Gold Mine, and it is hoped that this petition and letter will precipitate some immediate ac- tion. CASSIAR PARENTS VOICE CONCERNS .......-.... A lively open meeting of the Parents) Advisory Council was _ held recently. Mel Taylor, chairman, reported on the progress being made to have the Stikine School District No. 87 operate separ- ately from the Fort Nelson School District. He outlined the capital financial proposals submitted to the finance depart- ment and included in this was a proposal for a new school for Cassiar to accommodate Kindergarten to Grade 12. As an alternative a proposal was also submitted for a school from Kindergarten to Grade 6. It was mentioned that Cassiar Resources had allocated land for the school. — ‘Mr. George Gamble, was at the meeting and he explained that his department has received requests for over 350 million dollars of capital expenditures but that the department has only been given 110 million dollars to administer. Fred Cousins gave a report on upkeep and maintenance within the Cassiar school, Wendy Zabot submitted a brief on the Public Health Nurse situation in’ the Cassiar area * and Phyllis Hardy gave a report on nursery schools. A general discussion followed the report on nursery schools and the general feeling was that although a nursery school was probably beneficial, the parents interested should try and organize it, and that the School Board not become in- volved in this area. Director of School Finance, Victoria. Hilda Guderjahn presented a new report card format for - both elementary and secondary students. There was a re- commendation that the elementary report cards use per- centages, instead of A, B, C, etc. After the reports by the Parents Advisory'members, there was an open discussion period for parents to voice their concerns. Topics discussed were: 1. Library books - was there any check of the types of books taken out by students? One mother reported her 12 year old brought “The Exorcist’: home and she was quite concerned. 2. Parents of some Grade 1 students were upset because } these children were not getting proper supervision . Out- side from their dismissal time of 2:30 p.m. until the bus - came to pick them up at approximately 3:20 p.m. 3. In a Cassiar Courier article regarding the School Trustee appointment, it was stated that the Parents Advisory felt it should be no one closely affiliated with Cassiar Resources Ltd. Concern was voiced that this should have been a consideration and it was hoped that any appoint- ments, etc. being considered in the future would not automatically eliminate all Cassiar employees and spouses. 4. Some parents expreseca their concern at the moral ‘stan-, dards set by some of the staff - in particular concerning marriage. While it was generally racouniced that! common law’ relationships were becoming “accepted, the parents felt that teachers are in a position whereby they should be setting the students a better moral example. 5. The policy of hiring husband and wife teachers,especially - at the vice-principal and principal level, was brought up. Some parents felt it would be generally better ai the school if this practice could be cut down. 6. Sex education in the school was discussed and some Grade 5 parents questioned what was being taught in this class. A general discusssion followed. 7. Split classes were brought up. Naturally, it was felt that these classes were not as desirable as the regular ones but not too much can be done in this area. - In.addition to the parents, Owen Corcoran, Stikine District Superintendent, Sherry Sethan, School Trustee and George Gamble, Director of School Finance were in attendance. In conclusion, it was felt that the meeting was a good one for the Advisory Board and parents alike. Mr Corcoran generated some good discussions, thus clearing the air on several matters and pointing out several options on dealing with them. While we have to wait to see how the Parents Advisory deals with: these concerns it was felt that such | open meetings should be held more frequently.