Page 24 December 1985 Cassiar Courier School Board Answers Questions Continued from Page 2. He pointed out that School District 64 (Gulf Islands) has one person who fills both positions. Mrs. Sethen answered that it is true Mr. M. Marshall is the C.E.O. and the Corporate Officer for S.D. 64, and they do not employ a secretary-treasurer. However, the district employs a total of 5.3 F.T.E. employees dedicated to the business operations of their district compared to 4.0 F.T.E. employees for School District No. 87. (Editor’s Note: There are in fact five people working at the School Board office. However, for the sake of comparison Mrs. Sethen has included the 4.0 who are dedicated to the business operations of the district.) Mr. Marshall is also presently looking for an assistant superintendent or director of instruction to help with the work load. Another question involved the travel done by board employees and trustees to the annual general meeting of the B.C. School Trustees Association. Five people for S.D. 87 attended the meeting this year in Vancouver. Sa MLA REPORT * Continued from Page 2. esters. Skelly’s letter went on to say: “It's interesting that you didn’t ask how much of the land has been taken from-Indians in the first place — it was 100 per cent.”’ “They are asking a lot less and I’m surprised at how reasonable their request for compensation is.”’ “\f your home were stolen, would you settle for a small percentage of compensation and allow the thieves to retain the largest part?” I'm not going to comment further. I'll let you, as north- ernors, many of you pioneers yourselves, decide whether or not Mr. Skelly’s views represent their own. | can only suggest that as far as I’m concerned, such inflammatory ~ statements can only further drive the wedge between the Indian and White and in the process do irreparable harm to both. INDUSTRIAL | Mrs. Sethen said the superintendent and secret- ary treasurer of most school districts attend the A.G.M. Newly elected trustees are eligible to attend the B.C.S.T.A. New Trustees Seminar but not the A.G.M. Trustees who have not been newly elected are eligible to attend the B.C. S.T.A. A.G.M. Travel costs for this area are funded by the Ministry as part of the $9,676 trustee allowance. Mr. Brocklebank questioned the travelling allowance given to district employees. Mrs. Sethen said the per diem for administration, teachers, maintenance, trustees and all others travelling on school district business is identical. The rate for meals and incidentals while travelling within the district is $25 per day and while travelling out of the district is $45 per day. On the question of the district providing vehicles to employees, Mrs. Sethen said that personal contact with each of the district schools and their respective commun- ities is one of the prime expectations that the Board has of the administration staff and vehicles must be provided in order to facilitate that expectation. She added that the person assigned the vehicle pays a monthly charge for the privilege of using the vehicle for personal business. Mrs. Sethen’s position on the board was also question- ed since she is involved with a company that does business with the school board. She answered that no person who is a shareholder in a company doing business with the school district is disqualified from serving as a trustee as long as that person does not vote ona question that affects that company. Questions concerning the board policy on contracts and tenders were also asked at the September meeting and most of the people in attendance felt all contracts should go to tender. Mrs. Sethen responded that all supplies, goods and services for School District No. 87 have not always gone out to public tender. She wrote, “‘To do so would severely limit the ability of our administrative staff to effectively operate the day to day operations of the district. We have the confidence that our administrative staff get the best value for our dollar considering the factors of price, service and time. In some cases it’s more expedient to go with a known supplier or contractor than to go to public tender...” The next meeting of the Stikine District School Board will be December 13 and 14 in Cassiar. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INVITED School District 87 (Stikine) invites any parties who are able to provide a keylock system for fueling district vehicles in Cassiar to submit an expression of interest. The expression of interest must describe the type of service which could be pro- vided and an estimate of costs. 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Growth Fund NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE (Residence) © (Business) Saturday, December 31st, 1985 8:00 p.m. to 2: a.m. continuous dancing “Electric North*-and-" > COURT NEWS Continued from Page 2. KENNETH NIGH pleaded not guilty to a charge of impaired driving and driving with over .08 alcohol in the blood. The case was adjourned to Feb. 13, 1986, for trial. KEN ANDERSON pleaded not guilty to a charge of common assault. The case was adjourned to April 17, 1986 for trial. GEORGE HOLMAN, charged with sexual assault, appeared for a presentencing report. Due to a change in probation officers the case was adjourned to Feb. 13th. VICTOR WELLS, charged with sexual assault, chang- ed his plea to guilty. The case was adjourned to Feb. 13, 1986 for a presentence report. The case against MINNIE CREYKE, charged with impaired driving and driving in excess of .08 alcohol in the blood, was adjourned to Feb. 13, 1986, for trial. _IAN STALLWOOD pleaded guilty to a charge of impaired driving and driving in excess of .08 alcohol in the blood. He was fined $750 and had his driver’s license suspended for six months. MOLLY DENNIS pleaded guilty to a charge of im- paired driving. She was fined $200 and her driver’s license was suspended for six months. ; ; Judge Varcoe dismissed the charges against John ~ Brown for failing to remain at the scene of an accident. The charges arose following an accident on April 6, 1985, when two trucks collided on the Cassiar Road about one mile from town. Dusan Vranjkovic, the driver of one of the vehicles testified that a pick up truck partially in his lane hit the Vranjkovic vehicle. The other driver stopped momentarily some ways down the road, checked the damages to his own truck and then drove away. Brown testified that he wasn’t driving the truck. He had allowed a friend, whose driver’s license was not valid, to drive the vehicle which belonged to D. & J. Drilling. Brown said he went right to the police station as soon as his friend stopped the truck at Quartz Creek and he could find a ride back to town. There he told Const. Jeff Hum that he was driving the truck because it belonged to D. & J. Drilling and he was afraid he would be in trouble with his employer for allowing someone else to drive it. He also didn’t know if the insurance was valid on the truck. Judge Varcoe said the case came down to a question of credibility and after warning Brown that perjury carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in jail, dismissed the charges against him. “4 “4 “4 “4 A, A “4 4 “ “ 4 A 4 4 4 4 “ oO “4 G “4 4 “a “4 oO G G CG G The Cassiar Community Club — Sy proudly presents i THE ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S BALL on Ke to \ \ ) \ \ S \ \) \ \ \) \ \) \ \ \ \ \ | 9 to \ \ \ N \ \’ \ \ \ » \