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Terrace Ba Schreiber y . Wednesday, Oct. 15,1986 Vol. 41, No. 41 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport 35° Twin high school system to be reviewed by Board The possibility of splitting the twin campuses of the Lake Superior High School in order to return to individual high schools in both Terrace Bay and Schreiber will be investigated in an independent review to be conducted later this month for the Lake Superior Board of Education. Board Superintendent of Education D. Ian McQuarrie told the News on Monday that the idea of eliminating the link between the high schools first came up during a residential session of the Board at the start of this year. '*There was further discussion on it in June, and at that time it was determined that the Board should pro- ceed on this," he explained. The Board has appointed a review commitee composed of education ad- ministrators from Thunder Bay, Red Rock, and Atikokan. McQuarrie said the committee is scheduled to visit the Terrace Bay-Schreiber area for three days during the week of Oct. 27. "They will be looking at the whole structure of the two-campus arrange- ment and how well that kind of struct- ure serves the community,"' he said. A random sampling of students, teachers, parents, trustees, and com- munity leaders in the two municipal- ities will be selected for interviews or the completion of questionnaires, acc- ording to a Board of Education ad- vertisement which appears on page 13 of this week's issue of the Terrace Bay-Schreiber News. McQuarrie said the committee will be trying to discover if the two in- dependent school system is now des- irable as opposed to the one twin school. The two schools were joined to become the Lake Superior High School 10 or 15 years ago, he add- ed. "In doing that, you split the school's administration," he noted. McQuarrie said something similar happened about seven years ago to the public schools in Terrace Bay and Schreiber. At that time, they were joined as the high schools are now. 'This was reviewed and then they went back to two schools,"' he said. The public schools remain unconnect- ed to this day. Now, McQuarrie said, it is the high school's turn. "Things change over 10 or 15 years," he pointed out, though he stressed that if the Board does eventually decide to separate the campuses in order to return to two in- dividual high schools, the change won't take place until the 1987 school year at the very earliest. However, the review committee's report will be presented to the Board well before then. McQuarrie was confident that the report, which will Fact finder hired for contract talks A fact finder has been appointed by the provincial government for the ongoing contract negotiations bet- ween the elementary teachers and the trustees of the Lake Superior Board of Education. According to a news release from the Education Relations Commission office in Toronto, Norman Bernstein of Ottawa will meet with the parties and write a report, which may con- tain recommendations for a contract settlement. The release, dated Oct. .3,- noted that Bernstein has been acting as a neutral in labour relations since 1980. He became a member of the Ontario Public Service Grievance Board in 1981, and was previously a member of the Canada Labour Relations Board in Ottawa. He has previously served as a fact finder in negotiations with Timiskam- ing Elementary and Secondary, Peel Secondary, Hamilton Secondary, and Carleton Roman Catholic Separate School. Bernstein's report will set out which matters have been agreed upon and which matters remain in dispute in the Lake Superior negotiations. No timetable for the report was mention- ed in the release. His appointment was made under Section 14 of the School Boards and Teachers Collective Negotiations Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1980. He is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal and taught school from 1962 to 1967 in that ci- ty before serving as vice-president of be based on questionnaire responses and personal interviews, will be done in a "fairly speedy" manner to be completed sometime in November or December of this year. He Said those who would like to participate in the review process should contact him at the Board off- ice in Schreiber. The Cub Scouts of Terrace Bay are without a leader, and that situation may lead to the end of the Cubs in the municipality unless somebody volunteers to help out, the secretary for the Scouts said this week. Charlie Matson explained that the previous leader for the Cubs has decided to move away after being laid-off by Kimberly-Clark from the K-C pulp mill in Terrace Bay. Mat- son added that he has been unable to find a replacement. He also said he holds no hope of finding one in the future either. The Cubs are also lacking assistants, and therefore have not even been meeting for almost a month. Puppet play Erewhon Theatre of Toronto paid a visit to the Terrace Bay Public Library on Oct. 10 to present the two-man play "Pinocchio," the story of a wooden puppet which comes to life. A large audience of children aged three to 10 attended the free performance. Matson pointed out that he even wrote an open letter to the parents of the Cubs, but with no success. Last year there were about 12 Cub Scouts in the local troop, and this year there are approximately six more. Cub Scouts are traditionally between the ages of seven and ten. "We are still looking for a leader and some assistants for the Cubs," he explained. If those volunteers are found, the Cub meetings could start up again almost immediately. As things stand now, though, no meet- ings are being planned for the near future. The Terrace Bay Cubs have also suffered another blow in that the Cubs 'Cub Scouts are leaderless executive's treasurer has stepped down and a new treasurer is now required. -- Matson said things look a little brighter in the other Terrace Bay Boy Scout departments. The Beavers have a complement of 22 youngsters and three leaders, while the older Scouts have about 20 now compared to on- ly three Scouts in the local branch last year. They currently have a leader and two assistants. He said if anybody is interested in the Cub leader's position, they should contact either himself at 825-9285 or Board member Jeannie Randle at 825-3872 as soon as possible. Crosswalks repainted | particular crosswalk was quickly put to use by A Ministry of Transportation and Communicat- Norman rings ges Bn ai -- ions crew arrived in Terrace Bay last week to crossing guards and area school students dur- Bernstein ed on the Canada Labour Relations repaint some of the Highway 17 crosswalks in ing their lunch hour. (News photograph by Con- 233 r Te ne ey inc TERE Sore RS ret ey alpen tee eg rad Felber)