eate For The A2 ▼ From Front THF. FRFE PRESS NEWS MAY 17. 2001 Parents will have chance for input While admitting the e mail message was hers. Mrs. Christensen did express some concern over how the private e-mail came into the hands of a reporter. However, she did back down on her choice of words. “I don’t think it is an unwarranted choice of words,” says Mrs. Christensen, who has never made any secret of her disappointment of how the Blackburn saga played out. The board made the decision to build a new middle school to replace the aging Blackburn Junior Secondary and at the end of December sent parents notices detailing public meetings to talk about the proposed changes. Not all parents were in favour of the shift to a middle school concept and began lobbying the board to rebuild the school as a junior secondary. Parents, feeling they were being ignored by the board, formed the Rural Communities for Black burn, and embarked on an aggressive campaign. “Parents would call media conferences and no one would ever call us,” says Mrs. Christensen. “I found it very difficult to respond to the charges and accusations. The whole thing got out of control and we wound up in a very difficult position.” Mrs. Christensen says the board will involve parents in the construction liaison committee. But she notes that the committee will be smaller than the one that helped oversee the construction of Heather Park Middle School. “That was a brand new program, while this time it will be remaining a junior secondary, so there’s no need to add programs.” For her part, Mrs. Moore says her group would like to see more parental involvement. 171________________________ Wj-ft-Yourfe/fgr • Lumber ‘Plywood ‘Packages •Fencing ‘Sheds ‘Treated Lumber • Timbers ‘Greenhouse ▼ From Front Ethanol project backers remain optimistic zoning from future use to heavy industrial. But the patch of land in question is not without its challenges. The property lies adja cent to the Rustad Broth ers site on the B.C. Rail industrial grounds and Sintich Road and has limited space because of a ravine that runs through the property. The site also has transportation issues, including the lack of rail access for delivery of wood waste. That means waste would have to be trucked down a steep and narrow road to the plant. The city has talked about building a road, ▼ From Front Harris says leader is staying put about survival,” he says. “We do not intend to sit as independents, unless they expel us.” The Alliance caucus met yesterday and at press time it was unknown what steps the remaining MPs might take. Dick Harris is the Alliance party whip and says the disagreements over leadership have been very distracting to the party “Vigilante politics don’t work in a civilized democracy,” says Mr. Harris, who represents Prince George Bulkley Valley. According to Mr. Harris, who metes out what ever punishment caucus decides upon, says Mr. Day was elected leader and “has a very strong man date to continue. 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