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nd they helped the children there
lake the two: huge Christmas cards
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The Terrace science fair

-By John M. Chen Wing

The Ninth Terrace Science
air which is affiliated to the
anada-Wide Science: Fair will
é held in the Caledonia Senior
mpecondary School Auditorium,
23605 Munroe Street, Terrace, on
ferriday 2nd March 1973 and
Saturday 3rd March 1973.

Objectives of the -Terrace

cience Fair are: to foster the

Idea in Education;

; ep the community
Bin touch with the current work |

of educators and the schools:

sand to motivate students to high. .

achievement in Science Studies °

Band the. other. arts and skills .

an. n edueational, ‘competitive
exhibition of Science: Projects
sprepared by- students, -in-
terested in doing original, in-
lependent, scientific work on
subjectsiof their own choice and
open to students :in both
arochial and public schools in
Kitimat, Terrace, Stewart,
Nass Camp, Cedarvale, _Kit-

wanga and the Hazeltons. -
Young people have
tremendous interest, — en-
thusiasm and energy. They are
willing to spend time in-worth-
while pursuits, One such en-
terprise -is science research.

- There are mary unknowns

today, for which systematic
investigation is needed on a

‘level possible for Elementary,

Intermediate or. Secondary

- Level. Toe salve such a problem’

by scientific method might:
require a period of -several

years. Young students have the -

time needed.

_. The big 1 all ot this; “is the ‘

they. get: gt mal an and’

istance? :

at he ‘present widespréed :
“selence fair’ organization -is ‘a-
background and_an incentive to.

: the student, to the-teacher. and

to the family, for developing-a
healthy, creative and original
‘approach to problem solving.

Science. - teachers at

Cutting your o own.

xmas tree could

be costly

VICTORIS, B. Cc. Gating. your’,
own Christmas . treé. could “be .
very costly ~ particularly if it is *
removed from Crown Jand « or if.
it is a balsam*fir:’

- "Megal removal: of. - ‘ivees’ of -
any speties from Crown land is_
an offence punishable by fine up °
to $500", reports W.C. Phillips,
hief Protection Officer of the:
itish Columbia ‘Forest, Ser.
vice, : :

Equally serious is the’ tran
Apor tation of balsam fir trees or. |
boughs fromoneareatoanother.
hn the province. : ‘This ban was.

imposed i in 1966 and is stilt in: J

Pffect throughout: the year,
Parpose of the régtriction is to
theck the spread of ‘the balsa
oolly’. aphid,': a ‘ “destructive

: ravince:

Mr. “Phillips statés. tha ince
the ban. was imposed; there h
been no Beridus spreading of the
best beyond. the’ originally : i
ested: areas: in’ the southeast.’

4g ortidn of Vancouver Island and: |
the mhanland area extending
rom: Howe Sound: to’ Harriso

The. restriction applies
nurseries and florists as wall: is:
ndividuals, * .’

a species of pine trees or boughs .
from :the. “Vancouver Forest
; to Tr parts:

- Pirie Shoat: Moth - itegulation
1072)" ‘and may be obtained -

-from ‘the -B.C. Department of .

wyet

develop:

“noticably excited . and posed wiligty
“for the above photo even though it
‘broke up a movie they were watching.
(M. Hamilton photo) ;

‘elementary or’ : peiinary ie levels
have a tremendous opportunity
in their classes.
improvement in” scientific:
approach among -sentor
students ‘stem. from ‘recent
improvements in science

" teaching in Grades 1 to 7.. More

resource people should be made

available at ‘the elementary

school level: for science

- teaching.

' New deas, 1 new, materials,

new angles’ ‘of, ‘approach, and.
‘Rew types of presentation are

more ‘stimulating. To follow

stereotyped: time-honored - a

systems has some value: i

‘provoking
proble

energy and intelligence, A

‘ project pursued ° in depth and.

with care is most desirable.:

Too wide an objective cannot be -

attained, A good project on a
smalli item, and well worked-out
is much ‘better. “The AP.
PROACH is the main THING.

_ To develop.a valid conclusion ;
and to express it clearly.is the — .

objective. Trailing students in

. this type of thinking can be the -

responsibility of the science

teacher.

“The competitive aspects has

its usual drawbacks.’ After all,

_-We live in a competitive society
“and reap the.benefits of com-

petition in daily - living. -. Ad-

Mittedly, there are defects, but,
“on the: whole, .’the ‘scientific °
“Agriculture ‘or: the, Protection |
- Division: of. the “B.C. : Forest:
~ Service in Victoria. re

approach, and the Science Fair
are - ways’ .on the path to -

PROGRESS. :

The recent —

The. project method dé”
the}: ‘indépendent. ~.
creative ‘outlet. ‘for.. student ~

" Northern Chamber

suggests go slow policy

In a letter to Directors of the .
‘Kitimat-Stikine Regional, —

Planning Board, the Northern
B.C. Chamber of Mines at
Terrace, has suggested a ‘go-
_ Slow’ attitude towards planning
“of mineral Tesourse develop-
ment.

have initiated a ‘report by Dr.
Doug. McCartney, Ph.D: ,in
‘which, in the words of Dr.

McCartney, areas of highest ©
- probability |

for
discoveries and areas of
complete absence of mineral or
very doublful of discoveries, is
to be shown.

The ‘Northern Chamber’ gave
several good reasons for being
very careful in an approach to
declaring certain area 5. of no
. Mineral wealth, .

The report can be based only
on existing information on
“mineral in this areas, :

Since information used ‘is
based on mineral deposits
“which have been discovered, it

follows that no one can deter-
---mine ‘what areas ‘will contain

_ the next discovery.

;

The Regional ‘District Board’ Ch

mineral .

“ gearched that area well.
then, the next searcher may -
discover something missed In. -

It is impossible to declare that

-4@ certain area’ is. devoid of -

mineral without first. having

the firs t search,

We know, the ‘Northern
amber’ president -R.H,
(Dick) ‘Bates says, that it will

be declared that: since certain .

rock .types are. presetit. in a
certain partsof the country, ‘no
mineral ‘will We found. .

Should. this - -happen, ‘and

- certain areas are declared ‘out

of bounds’ for “prospectors,

someone will probably come up.
intime with ‘egg on their face’,

It is very dangerous to’

declare anything for certain
about possibilities. in mining
exploration, Mother nature hae

-& way of defeating the most
clever of us. ~

Any regulating - of surface

exploration, which in no. way °
’ damages the tender earth, will .
- have a detrimental effect in the _

Tong « run on mn everyone.

- nounced -

-Even_-

with

_. planning procedures by which :
Theol districts secura | finan-
--eing: for, ‘capital expenditures -
and approval te proceed with -
’ pnilding: projects:were | an--
; today by Mrs. Eileen |

Dailly; Minister of Education.
New procedures will require

boards -of school trustees, in

consultation with the Depart:

‘ment of Education to establish a .

building. plan,

five-year !
each year’s

estimating

- requirements over that period. -

Following acceptance. by ‘the
Department of Education of the
plan, the, Board will then be

authorized to seek referendum -.

approval from the electorate

for the projects included in the ©

first. three years of the plan.
Each year the plan will ‘be

-. seviewed, again in consultation -
the Department of -
. Education, to establish which

projects should be proceeded

with.in the following year; to

revise, as necessary the
remaining years, and to project
needs ‘for an additional year.

Boards’ requests will be
‘surveyed in two sessions. each
year, half the Boards during the

early part of the year. and the .;
other halffater. No approvals to #:
. Secure referendum approval or }

to proceed with a any projects
will be issued until each survey
is complete. “By. this ap-

proach”, said Mrs. Dailly, “we ;
will know each year the total #4):
sum that-the School Financing
Authority will be required to’ :
raise to finance school capital
expenditures. ” p

. building
‘next year, several additional
‘months ‘will: be -added to the,

Minister ; :
‘the new method will remove the

two malni-objections of achool ©

boards to the existing system.

By - obtaining ‘Yeferendum
“approval prior to, inatead of:

after, the determination of the
programme. for’ the

available | construction: peried,

over:a five: year:

paried boards will be able to
consider the longer . term
requirements. of. their districts

instead of merely meeting ‘the |

urgent netds of the moment.

Mrs.’ Dailly’ also announced

. thatthe specific restrictions
prohibiting construction’ other

than classrooms was heing
relaxed. She stated that she has

‘directed the establishment of a-

system of priorities governing

approvals and that, obviously,’

basic accommodation for pupils
‘will -be at the head of the
priority list. The personnel and
services of the School ent

Satisfactory -

greats
aid the Schoal Buide Man

planning changes in the entire
system of operating and capital

: financing in education,” ‘Mrs, . .
‘Dailly ‘said. ‘However, there |:
peared to be no reason to...

these needed changes’

it the financial system can .

be overhauled. I must stress,

however, that. today's an- 7

nouncement does not mean that

_ the door is open to increases in
_ capital expenditures. I hope -
' that more systematic planning ..

will make it: possible to’ take

advantage of every available. :
economy in construction design: © ; [im
“methods. Only by doing so will - =.
we be able to achieve our goal of

providing, so far as possible, a
learning
vironment throughout the
schools of: British Columbia,
combined with an appreciation
of our responsibilities to the

“Ill for One
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