The Northern View, May 28, 2014

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PRINCE RUPERT VOL. 9 NO. 22

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

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Holding out hope for lost lover Knight’s girlfriend pushing on

Relay for Life hits fundraising record Page A7

BY JACKIE LIEUWEN PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

“When he told me he loved me that day, it wasn’t a goodbye.”

Feature Heart of our city: Joe Paolinelli Page A11

Kevin Campbell / The Northern View

The Lake Babine Nation Drum and Dance Group perform Saturday morning at the Prince Rupert Salmon Festival at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre to celebrate the arrival of the first salmon.

Sports Soccer selects shine in Kamloops Page A13

Teacher lockouts begin as negotiations fail Extracurricular activities expected to be cancelled BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Haida Gwaii Ferry cuts being felt around Masset Page B1

The amount of time teachers on the North Coast and around B.C. will be allowed to spend in school is being cut as the B.C. Public School Employers Association (BCPSEA) begins lockouts. Teachers in Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii, who participated in rotating strikes yesterday, will not be permitted in schools until 45 minutes before the start of classes and will need to leave within 45 minutes of the final bell ringing and are being locked out during the lunch hour. BCPSEA is also cutting teachers’ salaries by 10 per cent.

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While RCMP may no longer be involved in the search for Jonathan Knight, Tina Spence is determined to find d answers about whatt happened to herr boyfriend. “I can’t give up p just because they y are giving up,” said d Spence, the girlfriend d of the man who wentt missing on May 7. “I just want to o - Tina Spence know that he’s safe.” RCMP suspended their search on May 20, believing Knight “may have chosen to live in the wilderness and may not wish to be located”. “If somebody is out in the wilderness and something happens to them, they’ll make clear they want to be found,” said Cpl. Dave Tyreman. See KNIGHT on Page A2

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“For the kids, the parents and everybody, I remain hopeful.” - Sandy Jones “Teacher strike action in the last month has included not attending meetings, not talking with principals and not supervising students outside of class time. This is BCPSEA saying they don’t feel teachers are doing 10 per cent of their work so they are reducing the salary by 10 per cent,” said Prince Rupert School District superintendent Sandy Jones, who said she hopes this is a short-term situation.

“These are big challenges and I know the two parties are very far apart at the table ... but for the kids, the parents and everyone I remain hopeful.” While Jones said extracurricular activities are voluntary by teachers and should not be impacted, Prince Rupert District Teachers Union president Kathy Murphy said that is not the case. “It is tough to volunteer when teachers are being locked out 45 minutes before and after school. To then come back 10 minutes later to volunteer and help with extra curricular activities is difficult,” she said. “This is just a justification to take 10 per cent of the teacher’s wages. They’re locking us out and preventing us from working with and helping the kids.”

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