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Collins says there are pros
and cons to the idea, but
says she’s dissatisfied with
the results Kitsumkalum
students are getling at
school district-run schools,

“Our children are only
achieving a 30 per cent
graduation rate,” she said
last week. “We need to re-
solve that.”

“T can’t bring up 4 nation . .
of leaders on 30 per cent Diane Collins
graduation rates.”

Band members supported the idea of their own school
in a survey, but Collins wants to take a closer look at
the issues before making a decision.

On the plus side, she said, the school could give stu-
dents much more instruction in their aboriginal. language
and culture.

That’s important, Collins added, because only six per
cent of her people speak their own language.

Oh the minus side, she said, separating Kitsumkalum
students from the regular school system could amount to
further segregation of their children and the loss of the
opportunity that comes from interacting with other stu-

dents.
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native is to go ahead and build cur own school,” Collins
said.

“They understand we are negotiating all the avenues
and angles.”

She said the band has looked at the idea in detail,
from location to financing to what curriculum to use.

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A FORMER RCMP aux-
iliary officer was sen-
tenced to nine months
probation Feb. 15 for as-
saulting and obstructing
police officers and utter-
ing threats.

Murray Clare Hamer,
47, of Terrace must not
consume alcohol «and
must surrender any fire-
arms as part of the proba-
tion conditions.

He was also ordered
not. to reside in a home
with weapons or firearms
ard to perform 50 hours
of community service.

The sentence stems
from an incident that oc-
curred in Terrace in the
early morning hours of
Feb, 25, 2000.

Csi. Jack Hundial was:
responding to-a call of a
woman laying on the
sidewalk outside of
Gatar’s nightclub.

~ When he arrived on-
the.scene, Hundial said —
Hamer was trying to give -
the woman CPR. .

Hundial said he was
then assaulted by Hamer
as he tried to remove him
from the woman.

- Hamer was then taken
to the RCMP detachment:

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ference were submitted
to the court to altest to
Hamer’s long history of ~
. service to the commun- .
ity, including one from: |
local RCMP member ~-
Set. Anders Udsen.

In a letter of apology
sent to police after the
incident, Hamer said he
was ashamed of his be-
“haviour.

Asa further condition
of his probation, Hamer
must. have no contact
with the. officers and a
detachment prison guard

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