ad Wednesday, December 23, 1992 & Tentative deal struck at Selkirk Corinne Jackson NEWS REPORTER Well it’s official — the Selkirk College Fac- ulty Association agreed to a tentative contract Dec. 18. After two weeks of steady negotiations, the SCFA agreed to take the deal to its member- ship. “We were satisfied enough to come to an agreement,” Jim Howard said Tuesday. The association’s spokesperson would not discuss the terms of the deal, but said it is sim- ilar to one reached by Vancouver Community College’s Langara campus. “Getting the equivalent of a Langara deal was the basis for which we were working,” Howard said. Langara recently agreed to a two-year deal which will see top salaries increased to $60,000 in Year 1 but no increases in Year 2. As well, Langara’s faculty received increased benefits and a professional development fund. Howard said “there is still a lot of work to do in terms of getting the (Selkirk contract’s) language together,” but the deal will be ready for SCFA members to look at in January. The contract for SCFA’s 117 members ex- pired March 31. Some of the issues on the bargaining table were wages, class sizes and instructor work loads. ARROW LAKE ELEVATION 1409.3 ft. on Dec. 19 Forecast of Elevation 1403.1 ft. on Dec. 26 All Our Prices include the G.S.T. WINTER HOURS-10 A.M.-8 P.M. 1521 Columbia Ave. * 365-8388 Call Ahead Drive Through Service ¥ Pepe pre pe Pe predpepps p< WKTEP gets degree-granting status Corinne Jackson NEWS REPORTER The West Kootenay Teacher Education Program was granted its wish. After almost a year of nego- tiations with the University of British Columbia, the WK- TEP has been told that a Mas- ters of Education program will be available to Selkirk Col- lege, Gerry Ehman said Tues- day. “I’m delighted,” WKTEP’s convener said. UBC’s education faculty ; “had been looking at distance delivery of their program” for some time, but Selkirk will be the first to try it out, he said. “This is certainly the first time that something this size has been done in the West Kootenay,” Ehman said. The program was only ap- proved last week, but the re- sponse has already’ been heavy. “I’ve got more applications than application packages,” he said. Ehman said the program The management and staff at West's Department Store would like to extend needs a minimum of 20 stu- dents and they have sent out 30 packages already. “T’m very pleased with the response so far.” Ehman said the program will take almost two-and-a- half years to complete. Sixty per cent of course work will be done at Selkirk with UBC in- structors teaching one week- end every three weeks for a five-week period. The rest of the program will be completed at UBC during summer sessions. Se ee ee ee NOW STRIPPING 1985 NISSAN MICRA two door 1984 NISSAN SENTRA four door 1983 NISSAN STANZA four door 1982 NISSAN SENTRA four door Western Auto Wreckers Granite Road, Nelson Ph. 354-4802 Prom Gat, “fod & Stagg @ Wednesday, December 23, 1992 Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER There’s no rush to examine city council’s indemnities. A report from the Citizen Review Select Committee was expected to have been com- plete by now. But committee member Charlie Cohoe said he just recently received the information package. “I consented to let my name stand on the committee some- time in August,” Cohoe said. “It’s not an urgent or high pri- ority. Heck, if it’s taken from August till now to form a com- mittee you can’t expect us to rush through this.” Local residents Brenda Binne and Laurie Renwick are also on the council-appointed committee. Cohoe said he expects the group will get together some- time in January to discuss their recommendations. The committee was formed to eval- uate the stipends each coun- cillor receives annually. At present, the mayor re- ceives $11,887.80 while coun- cillors are given $5,942.40. Cohoe said some people have misconceptions about the purpose of the committee. “I’ve heard that some peo- ple think it’s a performance evaluation of council and we’re not doing that,” Cohoe said. “We'll let the public do that election day.” Heavy snowfall nothing abnormal NEWS STAFF The city’s snow removal budget is holding up tion. Tom Willson, the officer-in-charge of Castle- Christmas Eve Services Thursday, Dec. 24 7 p.m. FAMILY SERVICE 9 P.M. COMMUNION SERVICE } } 2 CHRISTMAS SERVICES "y St. Dabid’s Anglican Ehurch DECEMBER 24 7:00 a.m. — Family Eucharist 11:00 a.m. — Holy Communion (Caro! Singing at 10:45) DECEMBER 25 10:00 a.m. — Holy Communion B.C.P. (no choir) to the bulldozers. As one of the ‘unknowns’ in the City of Castlegar’s operating budget, the costs for snow removal have been: holding strong this year. The city have allocated $130,000 to cover the costs. By the end of November, $67,000 had been spent. That leaves just under half the snow re- moval budget to see the city through to the rest of December. Most of the expenses arise from labor. But equipment and supplies are also in the equa- RCMP investigate NEWS STAFF The Castlegar RCMP are investigating an early morning break-in to a Robson residence Monday. The break-in occurred when two persons en- tered a Broadwater Road home, gaining access through a basement door. The two persons were allegedly scared off when the occupants of ’ CC a a aS Oe eee ot | NEW BACON gar’s Atmospheric Environment Services, said it looks deceiving but the snowfall accumulat- ed so far is normal. “What is abnormal is the air mass is cooler than normal,” Willson said. “This results in the snow not melting off, and pretty much all the snow we've had has stayed with us,” he said. “And that’s what may give the appearance that we've had a lot of snow.” As of Monday, 63.7 centimetres of snow has fallen for this winter season. Willson said this is about normal for the year, and expects the trend to continue. morning break-in the home awoke because of the noise. The two persons fled the scene on foot, leav- ing tracks in the snow. Police believe the pair was picked up hitch-hiking around the 2700- block of Broadwater Road. Anyone with information regarding this break-in is asked to contact the RCMP at 365- WH DOUBLE 614 Christina Place, Castlegar ad oa COME CELEBRATE AT The Hi Arrow & Brewskies $ 00 1 O per person PARTY FAVOURS * MIDNIGHT LUNCH ROCK THE NIGHT AWAY WITH THE SOUNDS OF Bad Reputation LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT DESK DOORS OPEN AT 7:00 P.M. CASTLEGAR B.C. The Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce Season's Greetings to all our customers and thank you for your patronage .. . Brandi Bailey Gladys Leckie Helen Sookachoff Carol Sommerville Debra Potter Jill Tait Edith Erickson Penny Hurd Shelly Ohlahausen Linda Barry Laura Lynn Potter Tonnie Stewart Gwyen Walls will be hosting a NEW YEARS EVE PARTY (or 2 Med. Bacon Double Cheeseburger Pizzas!) December 31, 1992 $4 3-49 Pick-up at the Rec Complex $15.49 delivered, Price PS es Cocktails 7:00 p.m. P.S. Just ask for the “BDC” (Bacon Double Cheese)! Dinner 7:30 p.m. — Dance 9:00 p.m. °40 per ticket Dance To Live Entertainment -e-s4 hay Avoid Disappointment RESERVE NOW! Tickets available at Chamber Office, Taylor's Place Restaurant, Pete's TV, Avenues For further information or reservations please contact 4 Christmas Hours WE WILL BE CLOSED Friday, December 25 Saturday, December 26 and Friday, January 1 Saturday, January 2 for the Holiday Season CHEESE PIZZA! 1 Med. Bacon Double Cheeseburger Pizza Elsie Ftyeen & 1 Med. 3-topping pizza Donna Yackel Terry Phillips Dennis Krahn Wendy Baker Audrey Polovnikoff Christine Markin Katrin Pinter Linda Buday Lil Price Mabel Isakson Jessica Saville Lori Ann Shumey Helene Warawa Enjoy Free Skating at the Community Complex Sunday, Dec. 27 — 2:00-3:30 p.m. Compliments of West's. 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