Page 10 October 1982 Cassiar Courier In and around School District 87 ................... BUDGET CUTS DECRIED Continued from page 1 Further, the Board protests most vehemently the gov- ernment’s hasty imposition of the restraint revision and its denial of consultation to those elected trustees who are legally responsible for the financial affairs of this district. This haste and lack of consultation have placed this Board in an adversary position with its teachers’ association — an adversary position which is not of its making. The Board strongly protests the government's action in this regard. ‘ SCHOOL BOARD MEETING The main topic debated at the Board of School Trus- tees meeting was the budget reductions, already reported in this issue. As well, several other issues were discussed. The Stikine Teacher’s Association approached the Board regarding release time for the president of the as- sociation, this time to be paid for by the S.T.A., not the School Board. After careful consideration, the financial committee refused this request. The Atlin member of the Board, Dorothy Odian, re- ported that the new school was complete and that every- one — teachers, pupils and parents — were really pleased with the facility. The official opening will take place on October 29, 1982. Local M.L.A. Al Passarell has accepted an invitation to attend the official opening and the Board is still waiting to hear from Mr. Van der Zalm regarding his invitation. It was suggested that the old Atlin school be put up for sale, as well as one teacherage and that the money realized from these sales be assigned to Atlin for future improvements to grounds and teacherages. The progress of the new school at Cassiar was discuss- ed. The site manager, Bill Bowen, attended the meeting to present a progress report. Bowen stated that the found- étions, which have been completed, more than meet the standards set by the National Building Code. He also said that he had inspected the modular units at the Artisan plant in Surrey and that the quality is very good. The work on the gymnasium is progressing well. Since the Board meeting we have been advised that the labor prob- lems, which have caused a delay in the delivery of the units, have been resolved so that they will be arriving in the near future. Ef Ed TE EE PR > (Ed) 4 ET IO A (EM) 4 SE EH EE ME HOLT AGENCIES INSURANCE 164 Elliott St. Our aim is to provide local service. The following type of insurance is available: - Vacation Trailers Aircraft Campers Cargo Home Tenant Commercial Personal Articles Box 296 Watson Lake, Y.T. « The dates for elections were set at the meeting. Four trustees will be elected and elections will take place: Lower Post — Nov. 5, 1982 (1 year term) Dease Lake — Nov. 8, 1982 (2 year term) Good Hope Lake — Nov. 10, 1982 (2 year term) Cassiar — Nov. 13, 1982 (2 year term) Donald Best has been appointed: the returning officer and the principals of the four schools involved will act as deputy returning officers. The local Parent Advisory Council and the Board of School Trustees recommended that a normal polling station be set up in Cassiar rather than election at a general meeting — this was approved. The next School Board meeting will be in Atlin on October 29 and 30. NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITIONS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES WILL CLOSE OCTOBER 5, 1982 QUOTABLE QUOTES Advice is what we ask for when we already know the an- swer but wish we didn’t. If life were just, we would be born old and achieve youth about the time we’d saved enough to enjoy it. Rich people miss one of the greatest thrills in life — pay- ing the last installment. An optimist is a fellow who expects a candy bar to be the size of the wrapper. An “acceptable level of unemployment’’ simply means that the government economist to whom it is acceptable still has a job. —— THANKSGIVING OCTOBER 11 REPRESENT: Elite Insurance Royal Insurance Commercial Union Assurance Guardian Insurance Serving -- BC., Yukon, NWT. Cassiar, BC. Open Every Tuesday 10:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | | | | | | | | For Appointments Call 778-7220 | | | | | | | S.D, No, 87 LOSES A MOST VALUABLE EMPLOYEE The resignation of Mrs. Karen Clark, District Program Specialist, will become effective on September 30. Dis- trict officials expressed their great respect for Mrs. Clark's professionalism and the quality service.she has given to the Stikine. AROUND THE DISTRICT — There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that the Sup- erintendent uses a calendar which is sorely out-of-date to record his district vehicle trips. — Which district teacher has cornered the market in can- ned peas? Fred Zabot could replace his empty shelves from this teacher's larder. — Sounds Greek to me, but one Stikine principal mumbles words like retsina, ouzo, metaxa in his sleep, so I'm told. — Welcome to Liz Strebel, Pat Dimsdale and Kees Vander- pol, now teaching in Cassiar. ~ For those who are interested, George Millar is the prin- cipal of Cassiar Elementary and Keith Lanphear is the principal of the Cassiar Secondary School. However, George will be in charge of the (K — 12) school until the separation becomes legal— probably late November, — Great news — Artisan is back at work in its Surrey plant and the classroom modules are on the road. Look for them around September 22nd. — It’s almost election time again. Cassiar will have to elect One trustee for a two year period. This year’s election will be a formal all day polling. Watch for voter regis- tration details. Think about running for election. — Grey Owl has his wings now and a whole new vocabul- ary of flying words. — One popular mine official sat in with the local ‘‘Games of Chance, according to Hoyle’’ group. He smiled a lot and took home a fair portion of their September pay advance. Shame! (403) 536-2503 TLX 0368-8532 Ed > J) EE ww Cassiar Courier October 1982 Page 11 COMMUNITY CLUB NEWS | OCTOBER - Get your skis waxed and your skates sharp- ened. The arena is open on October 4. For those of you who did not register on time for its activities. The following is a timetable of what's going on and when. TUESDAY = 3:30- 5:30p.m. - Figure Skating. 5:30 - 8:30p.m. - Minor Hockey. 8:30 - 10:30p.m. - Senior Hockey WEDNESDAY 3:30 - 5:30p.m. - Figure Skating 5:30 - 9:30p.m. - Minor Hockey 9:45 - 10:45p.m. - Oldtimers THURSDAY 3:30 -7:15p.m. Figure Skating 7:30 - 8:30p.m. - Minor Hockey 8:30 - 10:30p.m. - Senior Hockey FRIDAY 3:30 - 5:30p.m. - Figure Skating 5:30 - 8:30p.m. - Minor Hockey 8:30 - 9:15p.m. - Public Skating 9:30 - 10:30p.m. - Minor Hockey SATURDAY 8:00 - 12:00noon - Figure Skating 1:00 - 2:30p.m. - Senior Hockey 3:00 - 5:00p.m. - Public Skating 8:00 - 10:00p.m. - Senior Hockey SUNDAY 2:00 - 4:00p.m. - Public Skating 6:00 - 8:00p.m. - Public Skating MONDAY 6:00 - 8:00p.m. - Public Skating This year we'll be offering Public Skating Monthly mem- bership. Family Membership $25 Single Membership $15 Daily admissions will be Adult - $2.00 Students - $1.50 Preschoolers - $1.00 Skate Rentals - $1.00 i The daily admission rates are for one time slot only. The theatre will be opening on Sunday October 3rd. Movies will be shown every Sunday and Wednesday. For the complete movie schedule watch for the Community Club Calendar. BADMINTON On the weekend of October 15, 16, and 17 Cassiar will be hosting an Invitational Tournament. We have extends ed invitations to Whitehorse, Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Prince George. It will be a highly competat- ive tournament in all categories, singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Cassiar has traditionally been strong in the men’s event. We are looking for good results again this time. Any ladies who would like to compete are certainly most welcome. Do not think you are not good enough, we can provide lessons that will give you that little extra to compete in the tournament. Anyone else who would like to compete is asked to show up during Badminton hours. Spectators are most welcome through- out the tournament. KATIMAVIK The Cassiar Community Club has applied successfully to have a Katimavic group come in for the winter. Katim- avic is a national program for young people to gain ex- perience through exchange programs in different parts of Canada. It lets the participants gain-a first hand know- ledge of the various regional lifestyles and cultures and also provides young people with invaluable work esper- ience. All participants will live and work in an area for three months. Cassiar’s first group will be arriving in late October. We hope everybody will show these young people our Northern Hospitality during their stay. The projects that the Katimavic group will work on will include upgrading and maintaining the various X Count- ry Ski trails, building log cabins, teaching aides, helping with various programs and-special events etc. The arrival of the Katimavic group is no doubt a welcome addition to the town of Cassiar. SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO — — The first Concert of the season will be on Friday October 22 at the theatre. It will be featuring basoonist George Zukerman. ¢ ing of a new vehicle would be the answer. The truck lease amounts to $369.45 per month, with the business manager paying $169.45 per month and the Club pay- ing the other $200.00. This will change in 1983, with the business manager picking up $200.00 per month and the Club $169.45. At the present time, the vehicle ex- pense is budgeted at $300.00 per month. Community Club Reapplies for Recreation Grant Further correspondence with the B.C. Lotteries Branch has resulted in the possible chance of the Cassiar Com- munity Club receiving a $7000.00 grant for the recreat- ion building at Simmon’s Lake. This would enable the Club to have year round recreat- ion in this area, and give the membership another rec- reational facility. ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING Like all other businesses, the Cassiar Community Club has had to make cutbacks within the organization, as revenues for the Club have fallen drastically over the past seven months. _ The building that the club is looking at is a 20’ x 30’ log cabin complete with a wrap-around verandah, and half loft. This building would house a lounge area and snack area, as well as provide small groups an opportunity to overnight. It is to be realised that areas such as the lounge, theatre, swimpool and arena show falls in revenues. . The club should have an answer to the grant monies when the next Courier rolls around. With this in mind, expenses have fallen as well. To the end of July 1982, the Cassiar Community Club showed THE ARENA ROOF the following: The arena roof project is now complete for this year, Actual Budgeted and a note of gratitude is extended to the two contract- Revenues $418,519 $546,750 Expenses “$520,765 $629,450 ors who worked in constructing it. “The Club operates at a deficit with Cassiar Resources picking up the difference through a budget system. The roof is by no means finished, as further work must be done on the lower areas, before all the leaks are gone, however, a marked improvement is shown at the present time. Hopefully the balance of the work may be done in the near future, when the money is there. Areas that have shown revenue drops are as follows: Lounge Profits $59,671 $ 84,100 THE LOUNGE RENOVATIONS Theatre Deficit $(12,723) $(5,300) Arena Deficit $(31,151) — $(20,000) A hold back in the two beer coolers that were ordered Recreation Centre Deficit $(56,346) $(67,750) has resulted in the bar not being completed, however, all Ski Hill Deficit $(4,358) $(7,000) items are now in, and construction has started on the Swim Pool Deficit $(7,562) $(15,000) bar units,which will be installed over one weekend. The Pro Shop Profits $2,556 $3,000 bar area will be phased in over three weekends, due to Dances- Entertainment - not wanting a prolonged disturbance of closure. The fin- Carnivals Deficit - $(4,671) $(4,000) al phase will result in a shutdown of the lounge operat- Coin Machines Profits $6.371 $6,300 ion for two and one half days. An approach will be made Administration Deficit $(87,861) $(92,000) to the Curling Club Executive to have the use of the Memberships Profit $39,847 $46,900 Curling Lounge for that period, and these results will be Sports and Games Deficit $(16,115) © $(20,000) in the next issue of the Courier. Watch for posters on the exact dates concerned. RENOVATIONS The figures shown represent the true picture of the Cas- siar Community Club up until the end of July 1982. People wonder about paying memberships to the Club, however, with the amount of activity that is generated by the Club, as well as some volunteers, Cassiarites are fortunate to have the facilities that are available to them. Over the past years, the Club has had the problem of try- ing to get housing for its employees. Cassiar Resources have given use of their rooms, and full time employees were able to use the Cafeteria. A gradual phasing out of this particular item has resulted in the Club having to ‘ § Once again, | invite anyone who is a member of the Cas- look for accommodation for its female workers. Mf siar Community Club to drop into the office and ask about the Club, we will be only too willing to answer The old Youth Centre on Kennedy Street has been used : your queries. for a warehouse and storage area over the past two years. The area at the back of the centre has not been used, and at a recent meeting of the Executive, it was decided to make some use of this waste space. With the help of some volunteers who have trades, and some second hand equipment, a two-bedroom, and a bachelor room are be- A monthly report will be submitted to the Courier by the business manager of the Community Club. This will hopefully keep everyone informed of what is happening on the recreation scene. Se > «