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Bie 1 ; Terrace Bay iste. Schreiber a eae 4 Vol. 41, No. 14 35° Wednesday, April 9, 1986 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport Concerns discussed at meeting for Schreiber Official Plan One graduate Terrace Bay Township Councillor Jim Ziegler, at left, was on hand to repre- sent the municipality at a presentation ceremony held on March 21 follow- ing the conclusion of the first VIP (Values, Influences and Peers) Program for Grade 6 students. A certificate, cap, and T-shirt were given to all par- ticipants, including graduate Dallas Davis, at right. Police Chief Russ Phillips, centre, was also at the ceremony as one of the program organizers. Students graduate from VIP Program The abbreviation VIP took on two meanings last month as some Very Important People accepted certificates at a presentation in Terrace Bay showing they had successfully completed the Values, Influences and Peers (VIP) program held for Grade 6 students by the town Police Force and teacher Diane Phytila. The presentation was the conclusion of this year's pro- gram, which began in January, Phytila explained. However, it will be held again next year, and again with her Grade 6 pupils. Under the program, students found out about things like peer pressure, authority figures, school rules, creating im- pressions, group standards and society rules, decision mak- ing, being truthful, the dangers of drugs and vandalism, and other related topics. **We knew it would be an excellent program,"' she said. 'It has been run in many other schools across the province, and we felt it would be worthwhile here. I will continue with it as long as I teach Grade 6."' VIP actually got started when Phytila and Police Chief Russ Phillips attended a VIP Workshop in Thunder Bay last November. *'TIt's aimed at Grade 6 students because by the time they get to Grade 7 they begin to face some of the problems this program deals with," she said. At the presentation of certificates ceremony held at the Terrace Bay Public School on March 21, Phytila told those in attendance that the purpose of VIP was to introduce cer- tain values to those taking part. continued on page 2. By Conrad Felber Many of those in atten- dance at the April 2 public meeting to discuss the Draft Official Plan for the Township of Schreiber left the session satisfied that the Plan will be a positive step for the community once it is approved later this year. Tom Hodgins of Conlin Engineering and Planning was on hand at the meeting to explain the Plan in detail and to field questions. He reassured the group of ap- proximately 30 citizens that the Plan, once adopted, won't be "etched in stone" and will still be subject to amendments and Ontario Municipal Board appeals. Prior to the meeting, an informal Open House was held, and Hodgins explain- ed that a number of people came in then for more in- formation on the Plan. "Basically they wanted to find out what the impact of the Plan would be,"' he told the News. "They also wanted to know what the Plan was exactly...after- wards, most of them said they felt it was a good thing for the township."' At the moment, the Plan is at the first Draft stage, he said. "There has been a zoning by-law until now, but this Plan will do a - continued on page 2 Wheeee! An Easter thaw in the Terrace Bay area took care of most of the snow on the ground, so three-year-old Justin Demers decided to take advantage of what was left, with a few fun slides down the hill near Terrace Heights Drive in town. (Photograph by Conrad Felber) i Cross-Cultural Conference to be held in Terrace Bay Approximately 50 delegates from all over Northwestern Ontario are expected to attend a Cross- Cultural Conference, to be held this weekend at the Terrace Bay High School, according to a news release from the host organization. The Terrace Bay/Lake Superior Multicultural Association release noted that representatives from other Multicultural Associations, Indian Friendship Centres, Anglophone and Fran- cophone Organizations, and other service groups in the region have been. in- vited to take part in the conference, set to take place from April 11 to 13. One of the main objec- tives of the event will be to provide a forum for the various cultural groups in Northwestern Ontario in order to discuss methods of establishing better inter- cultural communications and co-operation. The different culutal ser- vice groups represented at the conferece will also share ideas and enlighten others on the problems each faces when it comes to multiculturalism, the release added. The weekend event will include a number of workshops, reports, special guests, and even entertain- ment, featuring a variety of -cultural groups from the region. A full report on the con- ference, including a schedule of events, can be found on page 5 of this week's Terrace Bay- Schreiber News. The Easter Bunny, in the form of 13-year old Tawnya Robinson of Terrace Bay, popped in to distribute a basket of goodies to customers at the Canadian Im- Basket of goddies perial Bank of Commerce on March 27. Instead of making deposits, customers were making withdrawals from Tawnya's basket.