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Talks progress

TERRACE — Little progress
was made in the latest round of
negotiations between the Ter-
race and District Teachers’
Association (TDTA). and the
school district.

Statements issued by both
sides indicate they’ve now
agreed to negotiate wages,
benefits, and anything that
could cost the board money —
such as smaller class sizes — ata
later date.

Alois Schillinger

Fish
farming
effects
feared

TERRACE -- Skeena NDP
Member of Parliament Jim
Fulton wants a royal commis-
sion to look into the possible
harmful effects of aquaculture
on wild salmon stocks.

Speaking last week, Fulton
said a study is needed in view of
a large parasitic outbreak from
pen-bred salmon in Norway.

That outbreak is so large and
has harmed so many wild
salmon, said the MP, the
Norwegian government will kill
all forms of life in 70 river
systems to eradicate the
parasite.

“We've all ‘heard stories of
this happening before. But this
is the most serious example of
what can happen when disease
occurs in the aqualculture in-
dustry,” said Fulton,

“In effect, the Norwegian
government will sterilize the
river systems — killing
everything from fish, to plants
to birds to animals,’’ the MP
continued.

He said news of the planned
poisioning came from a delega-
tion of Norwegian parliamen-
tarians who appeared before a
House of Commons environ-
ment committee.

“In view of the Norway situa-
tion, what would happen if
there was such an outbreak in
the Skeena?”’ Fulton said.

He said the Norwegians told
the committee that salmon im-
ported from Scotland to Nor-
way escaped and began
breeding with wild stocks.

“The parasite from the pen-
bred salmon doesn’t die when
the fish dies. That's why the
poison is going to be used,”
said Fulton,

“We need to assess the risk of
the aquaculture industry on the
north coast and what could hap-
pend if there was a similar
disease outbreak. This is the
first hard evidence of what
could happen,’’ he added.

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The subject of fish farms and
pollution also came up at last
week’s provincial cabinet town
hall meeting when local resident
Alois Schillinger challenged the
government to a debate on the
subject.

Schillinger said effluent from
fish farms off of B,C.’s coast
threaten ocean waters,

He also said he was worried
about the Norway reports, say-
ing that a similar situation here
would cause economic damage
to the northwest.

Speaking later, Schillinger
said agriculture and fisheries
minister John Savage dismissed
his offer and questionned his
qualifications | on the subject,

Schillinger, a retired fresh
water fish farm operator and
consultant, said the dismissal
was a sign the province isn’t
aware of the problem.

*] didn’t want (to debate) a
politician. I want a biologist.
What are they afraid of)??? he
sald.

But most of the: Sept. 23-24.

bargaining session’ was spent
deciding what the list of non-

monetary items to be negotiated

first would be.

Both sides accused the other
of refusing to move from their
positions, which are unchanged
from the last bargaining posi-
tions taken in June. To date on-
ly a few minor clauses have been
signed off.

"It’s going really slowly,”

slowly £

‘TDTA president. Robert Brown

said Thursday. ‘The board is
taking @ really intransigent
stance,’”

“The teachers have indicated

that they will not be withdraw. °

ing any of their proposals,’”
says the. board's ~statenient,
“Without a change in this posi-
tion, resolution will not be easy
and the negotiations promise to
continue for a long time.”’
Brown noted that changes to

“said many contentious issues,

such’as contracting out and. the:
length of the school year = — are |

the School Act area. 2 factor inc
the slow pace. of bargaining: He

no longer covered in the act, :. ae mo

and must now be negotiated in
the contract.
“Tf it takes a long time; ‘that’ §

OK,"”.-he added. ‘We'd prefer:

to ‘deal with ‘it quickly, of
course, but there are a lot of im-
portant changes that have to be
negotiated.”

Local teachers have been

without a contract since July 1.

Their previous contract was
signed in January, 1989, after
19-day strike. The next round of
talks is slated for Oct. 12-14,

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