Page 6 November 1982 Cassiar Courier W TOWN OUNCIL MEMBERS | HANS BIERMAN Two Year Member DAVE BROCKLEBANK Two Year Member KEITH KROEKER Two Year Member JAN WYPYCH One Year Member RITA BROWN Two Year Member At the Town Council elections Hans Bierman, ita Brown, Keith Kroeker and Dave Brockle- bank were elected for two year terms and Jan Wypych was elected for one year term. Over 133 votes were cast and it was a close race. They join Bob Bliss, Mary Ryan and Norm Vickery who are completing their second year. There will be an Annual General meeting open to the public on Oct. 28, 1982 at 8:00 p.m. at the Library in the Rec Centre. Tunis will be the first meeting of the newly elected Town Council mem- bers and a chairperson and secretary will be chosen. Their regular meetings will be held on every second Tuesday of the month. GurbDinG REPORT Architectural drawings of the new converted Bureau Headquarters on the left and the design of the new addition Olave Centre in the muddle. and rights side. B.C. PHOTOS B.C. PHOTOS FOR ALL YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGEMENTS CUSTOM FRAMING OF PHOTOS, PRINTS OR OILS METAL OR WOODEN FRAMES MOUNTING BOARD, MAT BOARDS, NON GLARE GLASS BILL & CECILE PRATT 297 Carmacks St. Phone - 778-7568 IF WE-RE HOME, WE RE OPEN GUIDES on the Our first meeting took place on Monday, Sept 27th. Nine girls had registered previously. The Guide Program was explained to the new recruits and the girls from last year were informed as to how the money from their weekly -dues for the previous session had been spent. Patrols were formed once again, the Oriole Patrol and the Can- ary Patrol. We learned a new song from the U.S.A - “Make New Friends” - which was quite appro- priate as regards the start of a new session. At our Campfire, we had a few items of interest to pass around which were a direct result of our summer holidays. We were able to have a Sign of the Season Ramble the next week, when the two Patrols had WAGGS — The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, have purchased land near London, England, which has a fine lodge being converted to Bureau Head- quarters. Additional plans have been approved to com- bine the Bureau and the new OLAVE CENTRE, one of the 4 World Centres: — When completed, Olave Centre will have residential facility for 100 people : — Be a meeting place for visiting Guides — Leaders, ‘Committee Members, from all over the World — Students, and even families of Guiding personnel will be able to book rooms — House conference facilities, cafeteria and reference rooms — Accommodation for the handicapped Did you know that Canada is one of the 104 Member countries of WAGGS, making it the largest youth organ- ization for girls in the World. WAGGS — makes possible the great International events that our girls and Leaders attend each year. WAGGS — co-ordinates help from countries who can offer it (like Candada). WAGGS — produces the Council Fire, the magazine in 3 official languages WAGGS — membership is nearly 8 million The World Association meets every 3 years and repres- entatives from all its Member countries decide on Guiding policy, future plans and events. local scene a ramble around town observing as many signs of the changing season as possible. We were fortu- nate that Mrs. Monique Bilodeau was able to ac- company us then. Over the coming session, we look forward to having the new girls pass their Tenderfoot Test and becoming enrolled at a later date; also work- ing our way through the different sections in the Adventure and Voyageur Challenges; at the same time working on badges of their own choice. The Guide Program covers many interesting and varied topics and, if you are between the ages of 9 and 12 years, you would be most welcome at our meetings held on Monday evenings in the Upper Leisure Room from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m, | Cassiar Courier November 1982 Page 7 In and around School District 87 (Stikine) _ School Trustee Nominations BILL 89 School Services (Interim) Act. | Its effects on S.D. 87 by Owen Corcoran The School Services (Interim) Act has been enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Province of B.C. to ‘help boards facilitate economic restraint’. School boards are still the only group being singled out for such reduc- tions in budget. The Act will have two significant affects on education in the Stikine. (i) All employees will give up one day’s salary before Dec. 31, 1982. By agreeement, employees will take a non- paid day on Wednesday, October 20, 1982 or Friday, October 22, 1982. (ii) The 1982-83 school year will end on June 23, 1983 and Boards will reduce salary instalments payable to each employee between January 1, 1983 and June 30, 1983 by an amount equal to 5 working days’ pay. In essence, the Act reduces the school year by 5 days and reduces employee salaries by an amount equivalent to six days’ pay. NEW ADMINISTRATION—MAINTENANCE COMPLEX FOR S.D. 87 (STIKINE) This project has been put on hold for the winter months. The architects, Killick, Metz, Bowen and Rose, of Dawson Creek, will conclude the working drawings by mid-November and the whole package will be tendered in late January. The projected design incorporates the use of a basement area as the District Resource Centre and the possibility of having the upper section of the Administr- ation and Maintenance Building built as an on-site project - or as a modular construction. SIMON FRASER OFFERS NEW SCHOLARSHIPS A new entrance scholarship. has been approved by the Simon Fraser University senate and this scholarship will bnbe-available to’each ‘of the 260 secondary schools in B.C. Simon Fraser is the first post-secondary institution in B.C. to. make scholarships available on a school-by-school basis. This award, known as the President's High School Entrance Scholarships, will be worth two semesters’ tui- tion, which is currently $870 for anormal full load of 15 credits a semester. After the initial two semesters, the stu- dents would then become eligible for a new under-gradu- ate scholarship program which was also approved by the senate recently. DO YOU KNOW ENOUGH TO JUDGE HOW EFFECTIVE YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL IS? Here’s a checklist of good points which effective schools display. Schoolwide academic and social behavior goals are “clearly established.and understood by all. Curriculum is closely linked to schoolwide goals and in- dividual grade-level objectives. Teachers check student progress with frequent class- room tests and quizzes. Basic rules of conduct are understood and accepted by all members of the school community. Teachers hold high expectations not only for students but for themselves as well. Students achieve a high rate of success with learning activities (High Academic Learning Time). Teachers choose curriculum materials wisely to insure that they match students’ abilities. Teachers rely on a variety of teaching strategies to help students achieve a high rate of success. Teachers and principals care about students and com- municate that message to. parents whenever possible. Principals are strong leaders, but always listen to and act upon requests from students and teachers. Parents and community members are encouraged to participate in and support school activities. Elections for school trustees for School District 87 (Stikine) will be held at the fcllowing locations: Lower Post Annual General Meeting — 7:30 p.m. November 5 Dease Lake Annual General Meeting — 7:30 p.m. November 8 Annual General Meeting — 7:30 p.m. November 10 Polling Station, Schoo! Admin. Office — 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Good Hope Lake Cassiar The closing date for nominations was Oct..25, which was after this paper was sent out for printing, so we were able to interview only those nominees declared by Oct. 22. DEASE Leah Constantineau Leah Constantineau is a long time resident of Dease Lake having lived there for 10 years. She has 2 childrer: at school; one in Gr. 2 and one in Gr. 7. Leah has a lot of complaints with the present school at Dease Lake. She feels the town has been growing but the school hasn’t. It is not adequate to accommodate the 86 students that at- tend the school. Leah has been secretary of the Parent Advisory Board, on and off for 3 years and has worked as Treasurer of the Dease Lake Community Club. If elected, she definitely wants to upgrade the school facility at Oncor ep Dave Pewsey has agreed to stand for election to serve a two year term as a school trustee for Cassiar. He has al- ready served a one year term on the School Board and feels that this experience has given him a greater insight in- to the role of the School Board — what it has achieved and what he would like to see it-achieve, He feels that he has been instrumental in scale the Board achieve the fol- lowing points: e 1. A good liasion between the Parent Advisory Council and the Board, which has resulted in a stronger Parent Advisory Council. A regular avenue of communic- ation has been: opened up between the Board and the P.A.C. via the trustees and the superintendent. Dave feels that this is of particular importance as many par- ents feel more comfortable approaching the P.A.C. rather than the Board. 2. The teacher strength in the district, as well as in Cas- siar, is stronger than ever before in experience, qualif- ications and in stability. Regarding the latter, the teachers are now staying in the district for longer per- iods of time, indicating that teaching conditions are comparable with the rest of the Province. 3. There is now strong representation from the district to the Ministry of Education. The Ministry is very much aware of the Stikine District as an entity of its own rather than a branch of Fort Nelson. 4. The new K — 7 school for Cassiar has become a real- ity in spite of a $500,000 cut in funds allocated for the building and the Board is very pleased with the quality. 5. The Board met budget restraints and made the neces- sary cuts without diminishing the education standards available to students in the district. A cut of $205,294 has been made in two stages during the past year. Dave feels that further cuts would have some ef- Me ALL SEASONS TRAVEL. rvel Travel Service Lid. 164 ELLIOT STREET CASSIAR 778-7220 (Trailer next to Curling Rink) DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL TRAVE: BY AIR -- SEA CRUISES — RAIL — BUS -- HOTEL RESERVATION -— CAR HIRE AND RENTAL — PASSPORT — VISAS--- TRAVEL INSURANCE AND OTHER TRAVEL SERVICES. BIIDGET CHARTERS AVAILABLE FOR OFFICE HOURS: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. SATURDAYS (OPEN DURING LUNCH HOURS) CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAY GOOD HOPE LAKE Burgess Longson Burgess A. Longson has agreed to run for a 2 year term as School Trustee for Good Hope Lake. He has com- pleted an exciting one year term as School Trustee there and has decided to continue on for another two year term Burgess feels the changes achieved at the School in Good Hope Lake have been excellent and would like to main- tain them. He realizes the cutbacks of Bill 89 are drastic but his most important goal is to try to continue on with the high quality of education without interferring with the education level. LAKE Geraldine Brown Geraldine Brown has been in Dease Lake for three years and has two children in school; one in Grade 3 and one in kindergarten. Geraldine has been an active member in the com- munity and has served as treasurer of the Dease Lake Community Club, Geraldine feels Dease Lake really needs a new school and, if elected as school trustee, will work towards this goal. Dave Pewsey fect on educational programs. While he recognizes that restraints were necessary he feels that the way in which they have been enforced is objectionable. Now that there are more students in the District than ever before (a 10% increase in the past year) Dave feels it is More important. than ever that increased revenues be used wisely. He is pleased to see that two other incumbent trustees have decided to run for another term as this will- make for Board continuity. While the present Board is young in experience, it more than makes up for this in terms of energy and input with education’ being the Board’s priority. With the growth in the area better facilities have to be a must. He would like to see a new school in Dease Lake, as well as upgrading of the Cassiar Secondary School fac- ilities and an expansion of the educational opportunities. He feels that there is a definite need for goal orientation within the schools. In these economic times career advice is of prime importance and should definately start no later than Grade 10. He recognizes that this is an area where parents should become involved but that they are not al- ways prepared or equipped to do so. Dave also feels that there is room for a strengthening of the teacher/Board re- lationship — that there could be more direct contact be- tween the S.T.A. and the School Board. He would like to see greater public interest in the Board activities and in Cassiar he would like to see an expansion of shop facilities e.g. the |.E. shop and home economics rooms. More equipment is needed in these facilities. In Dave's opinion, strong representation is needed to achieve future goals. He feels that he has lived up to the expectations that people had of him and that he is even better qualified at this time to provide both strong representation and experience in the role of School Trus- tee.