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Rent prices rise as vacancy drops By Samantha Garvey RESIDENTIAL RENTAL availability in Terrace this summer is about half what it was one year ago. According to the Spring 2012 Rental Market Survey conducted by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the apartment vacancy rate in Terrace has dropped, to 3.6 per cent in April 2012 compared to 6.9 per cent in April 2011. This drop marks a change in the over-

all rental market picture in Terrace, with increasing demand for rentals meaning a transition into a landlord’s market – and according to a local real estate agent, the least vacancies in more than a decade. This change can be attributed to increasing economic activity in the area, said Paul Fabri, a senior market analyst with CMHC, which surveys apartments and townhouses in complexes of three or more. “It reflects, I think, generally speaking, an uptick in resource products industries,”

he said, adding more jobs or better jobs are increasing demand. “That results in demand for various types of accommodation, whether it be rental or home owner,” he said. “As a result, there has been some very modest upwards pressure on rent.” From April 2011 until April 2012, rental units surveyed by CMHC in Terrace have seen average rent prices increase by 2.3 per cent, said Fabri. “We’ve seen upward movement in the 2

to 3 bedroom units,” he said, adding one and two bedroom units look relatively stable. But apartment and townhouse complexes far from complete the local rental-unit basket. Homes, duplex units, and other types of rentals have also seen a turn as well. According to Erika Langer, local Royal LePage owner and property manager, this is the least vacancy she has seen since she began in her position 14 years ago.

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City council will be going digital By Lauren Benn TERRACE’S CITY council will be digitizing its meetings after agreeing to purchase computerized hand-held tablets for elected officials and some staff. The city has budgeted $10,000 for nine touch-screen computers and for software to accommodate them, which will enable information usually distributed to council and staff by paper to be accessed digitally instead. The city’s rationale behind the tablet purchase is that having information available at the touch of a screen will create efficiencies and also save paper. Paper savings are estimated to clock in around 10,000 pages per year, according to city staff. “The tablets will also include a new communications system for council,” said city officials. “We anticipate staff time will be saved with the new communications system.” Money to pay for the tablets will come from an amount of cash left over from a Local Governance Workshop hosted by the city after November 2011’s municipal elections, said staff. The city collected money in registration fees from northwestern local governments that attended and about $14,000 from industry sponsors, totalling $50,000. But as the total event cost came in at $35,000, this created a $15,000 surplus from which the tablet expense will be drawn from, said staff. Councillor James Cordeiro said

he voted in favour of the tablets because it wasn’t coming directly from taxpayer money and would create efficiencies. “Technically speaking, it’s not tax dollars going towards it,” said Cordeiro, adding that while the tablets won’t save money, overall, time efficiencies will make up that cost. “It’s cost neutral,” he said. “I think there’s certainly a savings for our time.” Cordeiro added that he foresees being better able to respond to community questions and concerns by being able to research on the spot using a tablet. “What makes sense to me is being able to have access to all of these city documents as opposed to carting around a wheelbarrow of paper,” he said. Mayor Dave Pernarowski agrees it is a good idea, and that the time savings are worth the expense. “If you factor in time and money it’s a net savings,” said Pernarowski. “If there wasn’t a business case to do it, it wouldn’t be done.” Pernarowski said he has experience using tablets for meetings. “It’s something that I use at other board meetings and I think it’s very effective,” he said. “A lot of cities a lot smaller than Terrace had moved to this,” added councillor Bruce Bidgood, noting he brought up the idea initially. “We get absolutely inundated with information,” he said.

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■ To smile KIRA MORVEN smiles for the camera while watching the Riverboat Days parade in the sun last Saturday, August 4. For more about the parade, turn to page A16.

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CoreStore opens its doors THE NEW refurbished furniture shop beside George Little House on Greig Ave. quietly opened its door this month, and the space is already packed with items freshly donated and ready for purchase. The eco-conscious store, housed in the old garden centre on the former Co-op property, is something of a social enterprise. The store takes donations – furniture, appliances, construction waste, larger household items – in from the community and, with the help of handy volunteers, fixes and readies them for resale, before placing the items in the modest showroom at the front of the room. “We're trying to keep prices down,” said organizer Aaron GreyCloud, pointing out end tables priced at 15 dollars for the pair and a gently-used recliner for 40 dollars.

The goal is to keep things like this out of the landfill, he said. “There's so much stuff out there that shouldn't be there.” The store, named the CoreStore, which stands for Community Oriented Recycling Store, is run solely by volunteers. The project was pioneered by the Terrace and District Community Services Society, so some volunteers come through there. People in the work experience program, and some doing community service hours, also work in the shop, according to organizers Casey Eys and GreyCloud. But more volunteers are needed, said Eys. Especially people who are handy and “who can work as mentors for people looking to gain employment skills,” he said, noting retirees would be perfect. “People who can teach transition skills, essential skills, work ethic.”

But the storefront isn't just about recycling used furniture and teaching skills to members of the community, it's also set to become something of a hub used to coordinate recycling endeavours in the area. “[We're also going to] act as a resource to redirect people to other recycling services they may not know about,” Eys said. There will be a rack with information on where to take bottles, dead electronics, oil, paint. They're also in discussions to possibly take over as the depot for CFL and Fluorescent tubes. “We really hope to find a more appropriate depot for lighting products, as it is not a good fit for Public Works,” said city sustainability coordinator Tara Irwin. “The CoreStore might prove to be a good location for this, but we

BUILDING DECLARATION & SITING APPROVAL PERMITS New regulations apply when building in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine As of July 01, 2012, prior to the start of any new construction an application must be made for a Building Declaration and Siting Approval Permit. This change, authorized under Development Approval and Notification Procedures Bylaw No. 613, 2012, takes what was formerly a voluntary service to a mandatory procedure. It applies in the rural (unincorporated) areas of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, but does not apply on Indian Reserves or within the incorporated municipalities such as New Hazelton, Village of Hazelton or Terrace. In addition, for some areas, Surveyors Certificates are required for all new dwellings, other "principal use structures," and larger ancillary buildings. Surveyors Certificates confirm building dimensions and location of buildings within a lot. There is no application fee for a Building Declaration and Siting Approval Permit. Applicants complete a two-page form and submit a site plan of the lot showing current development (buildings, driveways, septic system location, etc.) and the proposed construction. For more information, please contact the Planning Department of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. 300 - 4545 Lazelle Avenue Terrace, BC V8G 4E1 Phone: (250) 615-6100 1-800-663-3208 www.rdks.bc.ca

have not confirmed anything to this end.” The group has been working on the project for over two months. They've had many items donated for some time, but a major clean-up of the building, rented from the city for one dollar a year and used as a firefighter training demo space, was needed before they could operate. While the store is open for business, 10 – 4 Tues. through Fri., and Sat. by appointment, renos are still ongoing. The group has sourced a counter from Cyberscreen, which is shutting down, and once they have it installed they will be able to accept payment by debit and credit card. “We'll be holding a grand opening [soon],” said Eys. “Once we're grand enough to open.”

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REFURBISHED FURNITURE store operators Casey Eys and Aaron GreyCloud unload a truck of donated goods last month. The store is now open for business and hopes to be a hub for recycling and reusable resources in the Terrace area.

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King Crow and the Ladies from Hell is one of Terrace’s most beloved new bands. Here’s how they got their start. Part two of our summer music series. By Anna Killen

sk around about music in Terrace, and the conversation inevitably – and excitedly – always turns to King Crow and the Ladies from Hell. Their high-energy live show and catchy, eclectic riffs have Terrace smitten, and as the band prepares to release their first EP and play more shows and festivals out of town, it’s clear that for these nine musicians, the success and fun they’ve been having here is only the beginning. And King Crow has a lot of fun. The Celtic-gypsy-punk-folk-rock band (try saying that nine times fast), made up of Bobby Middleton on lead vocals, acoustic guitar, and harmonica, Torence Sandhals on drums and vocals, Garrett Kerr on bagpipes, pennywhistle, and bodhran, Jamie Norton on violin, Sam Hogarth on banjo, guitar, mandolin and bouzouki, Leah MacKay on vocals, accordion, pennywhistle and tambourine, Jeff Chapman on electric guitar, vocals, and harmonica, Dylan Gordon on bass and Mark Billey on mandolin, practises in the garage at MacKay’s parents house on the bench. Rehearsals, held at least twice a week, and more than that in the week’s leading up to a show, are peppered with fits of laughter and drawn-out inside jokes – lots of poking fun at each other. It’s clear they don’t take themselves too seriously, even though over the past two years as a band, they’ve gotten more serious about their music. “We’re gaining traction,” says Gordon, the last musician to join the band, who also used to play in Dr. Fishy, a well-known local band. “As people start to take us more seriously, we start to take ourselves more seriously. We start to want to write more and sound better.” The band’s first show was at the first annual AppleFest. “Humble beginnings,” says Gordon. Norton was asked to put together a band to play background music, so she called up a few of her friends. “It got a really good response,” says Chapman. So the band kept practising. Then, Terrace Pipes and Drums wanted to host a Celtic night for St. Patrick’s Day and asked King Crow, yet unnamed, to perform. Not surprisingly, one of the first things people want to know about when they meet King Crow is what the name means. “We were gonna be called String Break,” MacKay laughs, to a chorus of groans from the rest of the band members. But instead, the band brainstormed, making a list and crossing off the ones that didn’t work. “We just liked the way King Crow sounded,” says Middleton. “Ladies from Hell came after when Garrett mentioned it.” “Garrett and Audrey (Garrett’s mom) came up with the idea for the Ladies from Hell, which is the highland regiment of

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KING CROW and the Ladies from Hell is known for their lively, foot-stomping shows. “If people didn’t dance, we probably wouldn’t be together,” said Hogarth, fourth from left, about their first big show. WWI,” says Chapman. “The German’s called them the Ladies from Hell because they wore those [kilts],” says Hogarth. “And Jamie and I aren’t from hell,” says MacKay. This collaborative way of telling their band’s stories is indicative of the collective process the band goes through when jamming and coming up with songs. When the band started, they played mostly covers, but that isn’t the case anymore. “If you look at our first few gigs to now, we’ve turned from being a 90 per cent cover band, to being 90 per cent original,” says Chapman. “My favourite songs to play now are songs that people in the band have written,” he says. And the songwriters spin a good story. Middleton is the main songwriter, but Billey, Chapman, Hogarth and MacKay have all contributed tracks. But although one person might be the main songwriter, “everyone has their own part,” says Middleton. “Every musician has their own style, so no matter what song is written, we all kind of do our own thing.” You can hear this when you listen to the band, which has a very distinct King Crow sound – think the Pogues mixed with a bit of Stan Rogers and a pretty little leprechaun dancing in the wings – no matter who is the main songwriter on the track. “The way we write songs is very healthy,”

says Gordon. “As long as we’re together it’s always going to be a mish-mash. Everyone that’s in the band is very open and accepting.” Music is in King Crow’s blood. Most of them have been playing multiple instruments since they were children, and have family members involved in the music scene. “My parents met when they played in a pipe band. Bagpipe,” says MacKay, who also practises highland dance and teaches dance clinics at some of the festivals the band plays. “So they’ve been playing since before I was even born. I used to be scared of [the pipes] and hide under a blanket, but then I learned to love them.” For MacKay, learning to play the accordion wasn’t difficult, because she’d been taking piano lessons and had been involved in school band from a young age. Veteran Terrace musician James Powell, of Dr. Fishy, credits the high amount of musical talent in Terrace to the high number of musical opportunities for kids growing up in Terrace. “I’m sure that the success of King Crow and the unique, fun sound they create has a lot to do with the way kids here grow up with so many ways to learn, play and create music,” says Powell. “It’s a local example of what has been happening here for a long time. Many successful musicians, professionals and people playing music success-

fully for fun, have come from Terrace.” Powell, who has watched the members of King Crow grow up, has been working with the band over the summer to record songs for their first EP, which should be ready this fall. The band has been recording twice a week at Powell’s barn-turned-studio, and the album will include crowd favourites like “Sailor’s Song” and the band’s go-to closer, “Better Days.” “So many people were asking if we had a CD or something, so more and more we thought we need to make a physical disc that we can give to people, even if it’s just six or 10 songs,” says Chapman. “I’ve had a great time recording King Crow,” says Powell. “They have some great original tunes and I’m very excited with the way the tracks are coming together.” For now, the band is just excited to keep playing live shows – this summer saw them headline Midsummer Music Festival and play the hall and the main stage at Kispiox Music Festival, as well as Terrace’s Concerts in the Park for the Arts Festival and Riverboat Days. “I just want to play for as many people as possible,” says Middleton, on where he sees the band in the future. “We love playing for new people.” Their next show here will be Sept. 14th with Dylan Rystad and the Raindogs, from Rupert, at the Thornhill Community Centre.

Riverside Festival line up: THIS ANNUAL music festival, held at Har-Lee’s Place, 14km north on Kalum Lake Dr., is a great way to sample northwest music in every style – Metis and Old Style fiddling, classic country, rock, bluegrass, gospel. Camp on site, or head over and jam for the day with some local music veterans.

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EDITORIAL Do-it-yourself Both the opening of the refurbished furniture store on Greig Ave. and the success of the first ever Terrace Arts Festival serve as a reminder that if you want to start something in the Terrace area, sometimes you need to take matters into your own hands. For years, a common question in Terrace has been what to do with furniture that is no longer needed, but not fit for the dump. Terrace’s art scene, while being nurtured behind the curtain, lacked a cohesive, central platform to bring art to the masses on a larger, more public scale. The organizers of these two projects are community members who saw what was missing and who recognized Terrace’s potential. Instead of complaining and waiting for someone else to fix these problems, they decided to act. Now, we have a space to donate and buy used furniture – a place wholly embracing the do-it-yourself mentality – and a bustling, public arts scene with events to look forward to all year. But recently, the closing of the Kiva Cafe at the college – a former hub for musicians – has left a gap in our growing music scene. Open mics, outdoor concerts, private shows and weekend bars are an important part of the scene, but in order for Terrace musicians to thrive, a forward-looking soul needs to lead the charge for a consistent, intimate, acoustic music venue to foster this important part of our community. ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988

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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI I could reach while standing safely on the floor. Promptly after breakfast Monday morning, I primed the plaster patch then resumed taping around doors, window panes, and along the counter backsplash once everything including the microwave had been cleared from the counter. I taped a span of newsprint over the formica and up under the tape on top of the backsplash. The last thing I wanted was paint splotches on the red countertop. I removed switch plates and carefully set them on the bedroom floor so the screws wouldn’t go missing. My painter arrived at 12:30

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Paper tape worked where wooden moulding met linoleum. A wooden extender handle is unlikely to break the way this metal pole #049-58002 did. A two-pound magnet from a logging truck confirmed the pole is metal, but the vital plug that screws into the roller handle is plastic. I later drilled several holes into the plastic plug until I could get it with small needle nose pliers and unscrew it. In future, I would ladle paint from the can to the tray. Why pour out paint to flood down the outside of the can, waste paint, and make the lid difficult to remove? Keep a list of tasks that need doing – washing outside windows, replacing a fence post – and engage visitors who are capable and willing to take them on. Before she began painting, we negotiated her wage rate just as I did when my little granddaughters helped around the shop. Whether they wanted to wash windows, sweep floors, or remove outdated fabric samples, we agreed on a wage even if it was only ten cents. I was free to pay more for a job well done.

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Dear Sir: I really enjoyed the article of yours about the nomination of Robin Austin as the NDP candidate to run in the next election. Robin is an excellent choice and I was glad to support him during that nomination meeting. Your comments about him being a fine husband and a good father were correct. The description of him being a hard worker for his riding was appropriate. The history of his varied career up until now shows that he is a man of much experience. The statements about his honesty were certainly correct: all in all an excellent article about an excellent man. One fit to represent our riding in the future. This was all going well until I hit page two and ran smack into Rich Coleman. Rich Coleman. A long-time member of the Liberal government’s cabinet, with both Campbell and Clark. How did he get into this piece about Robin’s nomination? Is he double dipping? Did he sneak in or did he pay to get in?

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Enbridge doesn’t care what’s best for us Dear Sir: On June 19 at the entrance to Northwest Community College Longhouse, some 30 women dressed in black with blue solidarity scarves around their necks gathered to show their condemnation of the Enbridge Pipeline project. Inside, an event, Women Building Communities, sponsored by Enbridge Inc. was taking place. This was the very day when Enbridge’s Athabasca pipeline was spilling 230,000 litres of heavy

crude oil southeast of Elk Point, Alberta. I joined the gathering to show my total discontent with Enbridge tactics and its Northern Gateway Pipeline (ENGP) project. For two hours we sang songs and discussed the fundamental shortcomings of the ENGP project. We were also protesting against Enbridge’s attempt to propagandize Terrace women about it. I believe we were acting ethically, legally and morally. We didn’t

prevent the event from happening; we simply exercised our rights and responsibilities as citizens to do what good people do when faced with monumental threats, stupidity and bullying – we chose to bear witness. I am hoping we sent Enbridge a strong message – the message that people in northern B.C. are not for sale and no amount of brain washing or free lunches will lure them to support Enbridge’s senseless project.

Enbridge, funded in the hundreds of millions of dollars, mainly by Chinese oil interests, is attempting to force a monumentally bad project on our communities despite an overwhelming opposition. They have bitterly divided the Gitxsan community by convincing a single Gitxsan leader to buy into its project, virtually absent of any meaningful dialogue about the project within the Gitxsan community. Enbridge has misrepresented that single per-

son’s judgment, claiming it shows and fully represents the support of the Gitxsan for the project. They did essentially the same with the Metis community, resulting in dissension, resignations and bitterness. They have disrupted everyday lives of thousands of people, as Canadian citizens have had to organize themselves to protect their families, their interests and likely the well being of future generations.

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Climate change is real, cause is questionable.

ack in 2006 when I was at the Northern Sentinel, Bruce Hill sent a letter to the editor castigating Allan Hewitson (column) and myself (editorial) for expressing views contrary to the doctrine of the Church of Climate Change. As readers doubtless know, Hill is an ex-logger who many years ago took on a new role as a very effective advocate for environmentalism and these days runs an eco-tourism business. In that letter, Hill accused Allan and I of being “in denial.” In my response, I pointed out that I did not for one minute deny that global warming was taking place. Therefore, how could I be in denial? But what I did deny was that Man had anything to do with it. My doubts were rooted in the fact of the Medieval Warming Period which occurred without any help from man-made greenhouse gases. And I suggested that thinking we were causing the change was typical of the arrogance of Man, a

ludicrous belief that we could actually control something as huge and as complex as this planet’s fundamental system. Heretical views to be sure, and views that one Fritz Vahrenholt would doubtless have disagreed with then. Vahrenholt is regarded as one of the fathers of the environmental movement in Germany and walked the talk by founding one of Europe’s largest renewable energy companies. But in a June 18 column in the English Daily Telegraph newspaper, he expressed doubt about the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) position that “by using fossil fuels Man is currently destroying the climate and our future.” And that doubt comes from his intimate involvement in the IPCC process. Vahrenholt notes that in February 2010 he was invited to review the IPCC report on renewable energy. And he was not impressed with what he read. “The report was littered with errors,” he wrote, add-

ing that the editing of the final version was done by a member of Greenpeace.

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MALCOLM BAXTER “These developments shocked me. I thought if such things can happen in this report. then they might happen in other IPCC reports too.” Vahrenholt points out that scientists have checked the preindustrial climate over a period of 10,000 years in order to figure

out what the natural climate drivers are. And what they found, through “hard data” from ice cores, dripstones, tree rings and ocean or lake sediment cores was natural temperature variations of more than one degree Celsius “with warm and cold phases alternating in a 1,000-year cycle.” He points to the Minoan Warm Period (3,000 years ago), the Roman Warm Period (2,000 years ago) and - what do you know - the Medieval Warm Phase of 1,000 years ago when Greenland was colonized and vineyards flourished in England. On the cooler side of the equation, Vahrenholt notes the Little Ice Age that lasted from the 15th to the 19th century. Adding, “All these fluctuations occurred before man-made CO2.” However, Vahrenholt says, according to the IPCC natural factors “hardly play any role in today’s climate.” He also points to the work of Professor Gerard Bond who discovered that the aforementioned

millennial cycles “ran largely parallel to solar cycles.” Again, the IPCC computer models dismiss the effect of solar activity as “negligible.” (Vahrenholt goes into the solar cycle issue in considerable depth but space available forces me to shorthand his point.) Now, to be fair, Vahrenholt says the climate today is likely in part driven by increased levels of CO2. But, he asks, “just how much?” And he still believes there is a place for “rational decarbonising.” But even so, his final words are worth noting: “The choice is no longer between global warming catastrophe and economic growth but between economic catastrophe and climate sense.” I commend this article to Mr. Hill and look forward to his rebuttal. Malcolm Baxter at msdbax@ citywest.ca has recently retired as the editor of The Northern Sentinel in Kitimat. He now lives in Terrace.

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The Mail Bag Architect’s trip paid for How did Rich by local society, gladly Coleman get in? Dear Sir: We are writing in response to a letter by Mr. Condie published on July 11th. Mr. Condie, who is a retired architect, posed questions that more people may be asking about the recent visit by one of Canada’s most accomplished architects, Douglas Cardinal and his wife Idoia. They came to Terrace at the invitation of Skeena Diversity Society, a non-profit organization which works towards making Terrace a more welcoming and inclusive community. This includes many different aspects, one of which is our built environment. Our organization is grounded in the four pillars of sustainability: economic viability, social equity, environmental responsibility and cultural vitality. The cost of their trip (airfare, accommodation and meals) was fully covered by Skeena Diversity Society which receives funding under the Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Workplaces Program through the Ministry of Jobs, Innovation and Tourism. Mr. Cardinal and his wife Idoia donated their time while in Terrace. Throughout the day, the Cardinals met with City staff, the Co-op Task Force and Skeena Diversity Society. Mr. Cardinal was interviewed by CFTK TV’s program “The Journey” and a Terrace Standard reporter before giving his two-hour public presentation to nearly 100 people. The purchase of the former Co-op property by the City of Terrace remains one of the more controversial and discussed topics. Think of it as an opportunity to create a vision for a unique and meaningful development for now and generations to come. Skeena Diversity supports the evolution of a community developed vision though holding community dialogues and building on the efforts

of volunteer grassroots groups, such as ASK Terrace. In December 2010, Skeena Diversity hired Nathan Edelson and Normajean McLaren of 42nd Street Consulting of Vancouver to facilitate the “Future of the Co-op Property” community dialogue. They not only facilitated that dialogue but continue to promote Terrace and support its vision for the future of the Co-op property. It was largely thanks to their efforts that Douglas Cardinal came to Terrace. In March 2012, Skeena Diversity Society was appointed to the city’s newly formed Co-op Task Force together with two city councillors, Terrace Downtown Improvement Area Society and four members-at-large. The Society’s goal is to facilitate an open process of community engagement of a diverse group of citizens. Terrace has an incredible natural beauty; it has amazingly talented dedicated residents who want to be more involved in shaping the future of Terrace. The development of the former Coop property is not an easy task but it is a great opportunity to develop something unique which will truly serve the people of our community and region for many generations to come, following in the footsteps of the Terrace Co-op by working together towards a common goal. Let’s keep that legacy alive. Skeena Diversity Centre is located at 4617 Lazelle Ave. We are open six days a week and can be reached by phone 250-635-6530 or online any time at www.skeenadiversity.com. We invite you to come and meet us.

Cont’d from page 7 A reread of this page two, one finds out that he is being quoted from some undated press release for some obscure reason. Apparently Rich is responding to comments made by Robin about B.C. Hydro. Rich is trying to enforce the need for the hydro line north to Iskut. In his press release, Rich plagiarizes my words from all the five times we (the regional district) met with his cabinet imploring them to build the line. Five years, we were turned down. The line would be built by now if they had done as they were told. His explanation is “the line needs to be built. Jobs, jobs, mines and mines. Power to the people for

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now and the future.” My words, rejected then, now repeated back to us. I started out reading about Robin’s nomination, ended up reading Rich Coleman defending a project he repeatedly turned down. Who let Rich into this conversation? He is as wanted as an exhusband at his ex-wife’s new wedding. It would have been nice to read some good words about Robin without Rich showing up like a horse fly at a rodeo. The next time Coleman wants some column inches in a paper, let him use his own byline, not tag along like a bug in a potato salad. Les Watmough, Terrace, B.C.

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investigators that Enbridge is “years away” from having a legitimate “world class” safety system. I could go on. The point to drive home is that Enbridge’s are not nice people; they are a rather sloppy and inept company having a lot of trouble keeping oil in their pipes and out of our rivers, and they are trying to run roughshod over our communities. They have wasted our time, disrupted and polarized our communities, and taken energy and resources away from the necessary tasks of building a strong, diverse and sustainable economy. Ann Parker, Terrace, B.C.

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A Thornhill business grows, wins awards WITHIN A rapidly changing northwestern economy, one longtime local company is expanding its homebase and staff to handle the growth. Three years ago, Bear Creek Contracting Ltd. employed a staff of 28. Now, that number has more than tripled to handle increasing business and is expected to keep growing, said owner and president of the company Ian Munson. Bear Creek Contracting has also purchased 16 more acres of land on which sits Thornhill’s former Lomak building. The building, which was vacant for about 14 years, is now the company’s home base. The company closed the purchase deal on the property and building located at 3550 Hwy16 E in May, moving its headquarters there from a five-acre lot just a few properties east. “We outgrew our location,” said Munson, adding that the company now owns a trucking business, Ron King Trucking, and also a fleet of helicopters under Lakelse Air Ltd. – which will also be expanding its hanger by 4200 square feet to handle a growing fleet. “It made sense to buy this place and store everything under one roof,” said Munson. And all the moving and shaking going on at Bear Creek Contracting Ltd. reflects a growing and rapidly changing economic picture, said Munson. “There’s so many more opportunities,” he said. Munson pointed to what the company was doing just three years ago, estimating that the value of various smaller contracts then equals the value of some single contracts now. “Then, there wasn’t a lot of projects,” he said. “Basically .... we were in survival mode.” But 2010 would be a pivotal year for the

company, he explained, when it landed a contract with the Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP) doing work on its storm water management centre. “It was just an entrance point into where we are now,” he said. Now, the company has expanded into the oil and gas sector, said Munson, keeping hush about what the exact plans are. Its current project repertoire includes working on the KMP project in Kemano, on a road-improvement project in Fort Babine, a log sort yard in Prince Rupert, falling and road building for the Northwest Transmission Line, working with Pacific Northern Gas on some of their tunnels, and a hydroseeding business. And being flexible to what local markets are doing is how the company has survived through the northwest’s well known boom and bust economic cycles. After logging for decades until the collapse of the forest industry here in the 1990s, the company shifted its focus to construction. “We’re not afraid to get into new stuff,” he said, adding he enjoys the challenge of moving into different sectors and then planning the logistics of how to make it all work. While staff has grown from 28 employees 3.5 years ago to 110 now, more jobs will be available and gaps in skilled workers are one thing the company is planning for, he said. Specifically, it has been training heavy equipment operators from within to accommodate what will be needed. Class 1 drivers and heavy duty mechanics will also be in demand, he said. And the company wants to do its own hiring locally. “Money made in the north stays in the north,” he said.

But when asked how much his company has grown in value, Munson kept tight lipped. “I’m not a bling kind of guy,” he said. He did say the company has recently purchased more than $8 million of new equipment to accommodate growth. This includes three new helicopters, work trucks, excavators and so on, he said. And the company’s Health Safety Environment (HSE) manager, who joined the Bear Creek Team three and a half years ago, said watching the company grow has been quite the ride. “Ian’s risk tolerance is pretty high and we’ve got a lot of people who are willing to do what it takes to get the job done,” said Mike Edwards. “We’re a local company and that’s our claim to fame and we’re stepping on to the world class stage.” Part of that step up included two awards the company won recently for its work building the Klemtu Ferry Terminal.

It won the excellence award in the Community Institutional category as well as the Judges Choice Award for best overall out of 30 categories. The company received the awards from the Northern Building Awards held in Prince George April 26 – which awards the best in Northern BC residential and commercial construction. The region covered extends south from 100 Mile House north to Fort Nelson and west to east from Prince Rupert to Prince George. “We did everything but the pile driving,” said Munson, speaking to the award-winning ferry terminal project. The company started the $6.3 million job in Sept. 2012 after getting the contract from the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Building the terminal included building 1.5 km of road, a parking lot, the terminal building and other completion work, said Munson.

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WITH RIVERBOAT Days underway, Terrace’s downtown roads were painted last week just in time for the start of festivities. That job was one of many making up what the city’s roads foreman is calling the most roadwork he’s seen here for a long time. “To be honest, this is more paving then I’ve seen in a long time here and I’ve been here 20 some years,” said roads foreman Henry Craveiro. “If you tally up all the streets we’ve done this year ... we’re at five to five-and-a-half kilometres of road.” Painting was needed after earlier this month saw some roads stripped of a top layer of asphalt before paving machines laid on a fresh top-coat in the downtown core. Some finishing touches like patch paving are still needed downtown, said Craveiro, where road work started at night time July 6 and 7 after a milling machine arrived from Salmon Arm to start the job. That machine worked to strip a toplayer of asphalt off of Lakelse from Eby St. to Emerson St., Sparks St. from Lazelle Ave. to Lakelse Ave. and Kalum St. from Lakelse Ave. to Park Ave. Afterwards, a fibreglass-like grid was laid on the roads before Ter-

race Paving arrived July 21st to lay fresh asphalt over top. “Paving took four days,” said Craveiro, adding pavers worked through the nights of July 21, 22 and 23. “Then Terrace Paving ran out of oil,” he said, which is why on July 25th Sparks St. was paved during the day. Craveiro said the biggest challenge this summer was organizing different work crews and machines that had commitments elsewhere, too. “Logistically it’s been a challenge,” said Craveiro. “We piggybacked with a milling machine from Kitimat,” he said. “The paving machines, we piggybacked with Rupert.” But luckily, he added, the weather seemed to favour everyone’s schedules. “Weather has been fantastic for this, that’s the one variable we can’t control,” he said. “You can’t pave over asphalt in the rain.” But the downtown core is far from the end of the city’s road to-do list this season. Still left is paving on Apsley St. and eastern blocks of Greig Ave., where city crews have been working on infrastructure like drainage and sewers. “We get that ready

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A CITY crew works to install drainage on Apsley St. last week, which is set to be paved later this summer. for re-pavement and then we move over to Scott Ave.,” he said, adding there is still some patching at the end of driveways left to do too. One block of Scott Ave. is slated for a full road rebuild before the

end of the summer, and regular patch-work maintenance is also on the list. “I’m expecting midAugust ... once things start settling down a little bit that they’ll come in and do patching,” said Craveiro.

Shoppers Drug Mart strike ends last week By ANNA KILLEN AFTER NEARLY three months of job action, employees of the Lakelse Shoppers Drug Mart slowly began returning to work last week after accepting an agreement hashed out between their union and employer the previous weekend. Shoppers Drug Mart associate owner, Barb Rea, and the employees’ union, United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 1518 returned to the bargaining table Friday, July 27th. This was the second attempt at negotiations since the strike began. The last round of talks, held earlier this month under the supervision of mediator Grant McArthur, ended with the employee membership rejecting the owner’s offer by a vote of 85 per cent. There was no mediator present during this round of negotiations, with the owner and the union negotiating committee meeting face to face. Late Sunday, two days into negotiations, UFCW said that a new contract had been ratified by its members. Shoppers Drug Mart employees walked off the job May 1st, and were fighting for a contract similar to those in the Lower Mainland. The workers were asking for wage increases, contract language

improvements, a pension plan and benefits. Union members did not get everything they were asking for. But the new two-year contract, which will expire in 2014, does include language improvements, a signing bonus and wage increases every year for all members, said union representative Kim Novak. Employees have an RRSP plan that the employer will match to maximum, although no pension plan was negotiated, she said. The road to an agreement was not easy, with tactics from both sides escalating over the last few weeks. This included Rea posting a series of letters criticizing union tactics, and the union firing back with letters of their own. The union also released a slew of anti-Shoppers radio ads while union leaders visited Terrace to meet with members and jumpstart a leafletting campaign at the Park Ave. Shoppers Drug Mart, which Rea also owns and is not unionized. The strike was long by B.C. standards, said Labour Relations Board representative Guy Pocklington. “The vast majority of collective agreement bargainings are done with no strike or lockout at all,” he said. “[This strike was] certainly much longer than strikes in B.C. usually last. They typically last a couple of weeks.”

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Fire centre urges campďŹ re vigilance By SAMANTHA GARVEY THE NORTHWEST Fire Centre is reminding residents to put out their campfires after a human-caused fire in the Terrace area late July. During a period with high fire danger ratings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; starting the last weekend of July and continuing through to August â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a campfire that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t completely put out lit fire to its surrounding area. The fire was reported by a hiker before it grew out of control, according to the Northwest Fire Centre, which is responsible for forest-fire protection in this region of B.C. Since July 14, there have been nine abandoned campfires in the northwest region, with three of those in Terrace, said the centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information officer Lindsay Carnes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were pretty disappointed to come across abandoned campfires two weeks in a row,â&#x20AC;? said Carnes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for people to smarten up.â&#x20AC;? Dry fuels caused by drier, hotter temperatures mean a higher risk of fires, said Carnes. And with recent sunny and warm conditions, provincial Wildfire Management Branch officials have a few tips for campfire vigilance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember that campfires cannot be larger than a half-metre wide by a half-metre tall,â&#x20AC;? said a forest ministry press release last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You must also create a one-metre, debrisfree ring around the fire and have a shovel or

at least eight litres of water available nearby to extinguish it properly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never leave a campfire unattended. Always ensure that the campfire is completely out and the ashes are cool to the touch before leaving the area,â&#x20AC;? the release continued. Human-caused fires make up the largest percentage of forest fires in B.C., with 32 campfires in the province that have grown to wildfires this year. But they are not the only cause of wildfire. The last weekend of July, the Northwest Fire Centre brought in extra precautions for a forecast that predicted lightning in already hot and dry conditions. All of that extra firefighting power was used, including an Electra air tanker, an extra truck, an extra helicopter and two repel teams as there ended up being 19 fires in northwestern B.C. caused by lightning, although none in the Terrace area. Compared to initial attack crews, repel team members donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to establish a land base before they begin to extinguish a fire, which means they can start to work on a fire faster. Since the start of August, the most major threat of fires has shifted to the Northwest Territories. Just over one week ago, 23 crew members were deployed to Fort Smith, NWT. None were from the Northwest District. B.C. crews have been sent this year al-

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CAMPFIRES LIKE this one should be fully extinguished before their burn site is left unattended. ready to Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario and Colorado to assist in wildfires in those areas. The Northwest Fire Centre would like to remind everyone that the fire prohibition for burning slash and waste, stubble and grass,

and banning fireworks is still in effect and will be until Aug. 31. Anyone found in violation of the ban will be served a minimum $345 fine. To report a wildfire call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone.

Teen sentenced for downtown arson back wall of the building and the tree, leaving melted debris between the tree and the store, court heard. On December 2, 2011, the teen breached his curfew by being out of his residence between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., court heard.

On December 16, 2011 around 3 a.m., an RCMP officer spotted the teen near the 4600 block of Haugland Ave. even though he was still bound by his curfew, court heard. He was also found in possession of two lighters which breached a

court-ordered condition he was under, court heard. Since he had been released from custody April 30 of this year, he had not breached any of his release conditions, court heard. The boy had spent 137 days in custody in

total, court heard. For the first six months of his probation, he will be under an intense supervision, said Wright. The teen will be carefully monitored and, while he might see it as punishment, the goal is to keep him from com-

ing back to court, said Wright. His probation conditions include not being in possession of lighters, matches, gasoline or other devices used to start fires, not going within 200 metres of the intersection of Kalum St. and Greig Ave.

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T E R R A C E â&#x20AC;&#x2122; S TEENAGE arsonist will spend 18 months on probation with conditions. The 13-year-old, who cannot be named or identified according to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, pleaded guilty to one count of arson at Teaching Tools and three breaches that all occurred last year. When asked by judge Terence Wright if he wanted to say anything, he declined, but his mother did speak to the court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just want to apologize for what my son put [the city] through. He is my son and he is my responsibility,â&#x20AC;? she said. Wright commended her support for her son. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve noted that you have been here nearly every time and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s noteworthy that you are here to support him,â&#x20AC;? said Wright. On November 2, 2011, around 1:30 a.m., Terrace RCMP received a report of what was called a fire bomb thrown at a tree behind the Teaching Tools store, said prosecutor Bill Funnell in recalling the circumstances of the charge. The device caused an explosion, charring the

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THIS HOME on Evergreen St. caught fire early in the morning of August 2 but thanks to its location, plenty of witnesses saw it and called the city fire department.

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Blaze extinguished quickly AUGUST SALE thanks to witnesses close by THANKS TO plenty of witnesses who called it in, an early morning fire was extinguished without anyone being injured last week. Just before 4 a.m. Aug. 2, several people at Tim Hortons on the south side reported a fire at a house nearby on Evergreen St., said Terrace deputy fire chief Dave Jephson. “We had a lot of witnesses. It’s amazing who’s going to work and driving around at 4 a.m.,” said Jephson, referring to the number of calls to the fire depart-

ment. One witness even went into the building to get the occupant out, said Jephson. “Again it shows the [sense of] community we have at 4 a.m., one of the witnesses ... outside on his way to work witnesses the fire and realized in talking with people there could be someone in the house,” said Jephson. “He kicked the door in and went in and started searching and yelling.” “He (the occupant) heard a loud noise and

then came out and I believe the noise he heard probably was the young individual who had smashed the door and gained access,” added Jephson, saying the occupant was out of the house when firefighters arrived. Seventeen firefighters and three fire trucks responded to see the roof on fire and extinguished the blaze quickly, he said. BC Hydro had cut the power to ensure the firefighters’ safety and paramedics and the police were on scene, he added.

Vandals spray-paint former school, park VANDALISM AND theft highlighted Terrace RCMP officers’ work last week. Between July 31 8 a.m. to Aug. 1 8 a.m., vandals spray-painted Kiti K’Shan Primary School and a park near the intersection of Molitor St. and Haugland Ave., said Terrace RCMP. Black and yellow spray paint was used to write the initials “N.S” all over, which police said is an ongoing issue. And during the night, vandals sprayed a racial slur in orange paint on a building on Graham Ave. Five men known to police were arrested after a man was spotted breaking into a white Chevy Blazer outside the Copper River Motel. The suspect vehicle, a black Chev-

rolet pickup truck, was located westbound on the frontage road and pulled over, reported police. A stolen shotgun was found inside of the vehicle, said police. Three men, ages 26, 23, and 32, were held for court and two men, ages 44 and 24, were released on promises to appear, said police. On Aug. 1, the loss prevention officer at Walmart arrested a 50-year-old man for shoplifting, reported Terrace RCMP. The man was already banned from that store, said police. Earlier in the day, he was removed from Walmart and had returned intoxicated and committed the theft, said police. Officers arrested him for theft and charges are being forwarded to Crown Counsel, said police.

When you look at the house, there’s not many places for ventilation so no air was going in, which kept the fire from burning more than it would have otherwise in an older building, said Jephson. “There’s no question if the fire had got going more, especially in the attic, it could’ve blocked the exit as that’s

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Council to digitize with tablets â&#x20AC;?Some weeks we have to read upwards of 500 pages of material,â&#x20AC;? said Bidgood. Being able to access that on the spot with a tablet means a job thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better done, he said. Bidgood said he also thinks

itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for council to talk policies surrounding attending meetings from afar using things like Skype â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a videocommunications program accessible online. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absolutely time,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that more and

more meetings are being attending remotely these days. Exactly when the tablets will be coming hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet been decided, nor has the model of tablets to be purchased been decided, but city officials said that those decisions will likely

be looked at in the fall when new models become available and can be considered. Tablet shelf life is estimated at three to four years, said a staff report to council when the idea was first raised.

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The low rental vacancy rate is bad news for tenants looking for a place to live, but good news for landlords, said Langer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Landlords are finally now getting some return on their investment, where for the last 10 years most landlords have been subsidizing (their properties) rather than getting a return,â&#x20AC;? she said. An industry upswing in the Terrace area, in some cases, has seen workers relying on hotels for accommoda-

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B.C. responds to calls for DriveAble here THE CITY of Terrace and other local groups have petitioned the province to bring a mandatory seniors’ driving test to the Terrace area, and their petitions may prove to be successful. DriveAble, a provincially mandated testing program for senior drivers whose doctors recommend it, is only available now to area residents via a 600 kilometre trip to Prince George. That trip is too far, agree Terrace’s city council and members of the Happy Gang Centre here. In light of that, both have recently petitioned B.C.’s Superintendent of Motor Vehicles to bring the testing closer to home. DriveAble is a twopart test. The first component is a digital, touch-screen assessment that tests

one’s mental fitness as it relates to driving. The next component is a road test. “To take the DriveAble exam ... a driver would have to be required to have someone drive them to Prince George, incur the expenses of travelling and possibly an overnight stay,” said a report to council recommending the city write a letter to bring the test here, which was sent July 4. “There’s a cost factor and a convenience factor and a stress factor for seniors,” added councillor Brian Downie at the city council meeting when it was discussed. Councillor Marylin Davies added after the meeting that bringing the testing here could mean an examiner travels to Terrace on occasion with a portable touch-screen test.

“Having DriveAble assessments available by appointment each month in Terrace would allow residents from across the northwest to access this service without having to drive to Prince George,” the city letter stated. And with the Happy Gang Centre, Terrace local Kay Derksen collected a petition with 65 signatures requesting the same. “We thought it would be very sensible to have the test done here,” said Derksen about a meeting had with members

of the Happy Gang, some of whom have had to make the trip to Prince George to do the test. “There were a lot of irate people who had to go through this and they were not pleased,” she said. “Older people are on fixed incomes mostly.” In response to requests to bring DriveAble testing closer to Terrace, the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles seems to be on the same page. “We totally agree that having to drive

from your community to Prince George is just too far,” said Stephanie Melvin, deputy superintendent of motor vehicles in B.C. “We will be doing some northern expansion,” she said. “I’m just not at liberty to discuss where yet because we’re still working things out.” Currently, the only other northern testing location is in Dawson Creek. But not all seniors who turn age 80 are required to do the test, Melvin emphasized,

adding that only people whose doctors are concerned about their cognitive ability as it related to driving are required to take the test. Often these recommendations will come — either directly through a physician or through the motor vehicle office upon receiving a doctor’s report — after a driver’s medical exam is required every two years at age 80 and onwards. “Just because you turn age 80 doesn’t mean that you’re doing a DriveAble exam,”

said Melvin. “We try to keep people driving as long as it’s safe to do so.” Last year, of 3 million drivers in all of B.C., only 1,500 had to do a DriveAble exam, added Melvin. After a DriveAble exam is recommended, the test must be taken and passed for a person to retain his or her license. “If the person does not go forward with it within a certain period of time, we would cancel their licence,” said Melvin.

Crime severity not accurate: Terrace RCMP

TERRACE RCMP are rebutting Terrace area crime-rate statistics released by Statistics Canada recently. The 2011 Crime Severity Index released by StatsCan recently ranked 239 cities with a population of more than 10,000, placing Terrace at 10th from the top of its list — up from its 29th place ranking two years ago. Terrace RCMP Const. Angela Rabut, who does media relations, said the index takes court sentences into consideration and that could include Kitimat cases, which are often heard in provincial court here. The court here also hears cases from the Nass Valley, Stewart and other northern areas. The index also takes a look at the court sentences – if judges are more strict and give stiffer sentences, then that shows up as a higher crime severity index, said Rabut. According to the local detachment records, there were 2,760 criminal offences here in 2010 compared to 2,907 criminal offences in 2011. The increase is in persons offences, such as uttering threats and assaults (623 last year compared to 522 in 2010); in property crime, such as mischief and break-ins (885 last year compared to 825 in 2010); drug crimes (149 last year compared to 121 in 2010); and traffic crimes (177 last year compared to 170 in 2010), said Rabut. “We do have a very active drug unit now. Probably the increase in the drug offences would just be our members [doing more enforcement,]” she said. Crime may look like it’s on the increase but the public doesn’t have anything more to fear. StatsCan defines the Crime Severity Index as measuring the seriousness of crime. “...each offence is assigned a weight, derived from sentences handed down by criminal courts. The more serious the average sentence, the higher the weight for that offence. As a result, more serious offences have a greater impact on the index. “All offences, including traffic and drug offences, are included ... the calculation involves summing the weighted offences and dividing by the population. [It] is then standardized to a base year (2006) or 100.”

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RIVERBOAT DAYS PARADE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Harry Moore conducts the Gitwinksihlkw Brass Band; Brandon Williams is one of the Terrace Aquatic Centre Lifeguards ready to save your life; Edgar Vieitas dresses the part on the Portuguese culture float; 4-H member Dylan Gagnon gives Aero the goat a hug before the parade; Val Roberts does her best grizzly bear impression on the Kitsumkalum First Nation float; the Bhangra Dancers move to the music along the parade route. 2012 Parade Winners: Commercial: 1) Imaginarium; 2) Hawkair; 3) Northern Savings Band: 1) Nisgaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a Lisims; 2) Terrace Pipes and Drums Dancers: 1) Bhangra Dancers; 2) Gitmaxmakay Non-Commercial: 1) Gitwinksihlkw Elders; 2) Nisgaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a Health; 3) Skeena Diversity Vehicle: 1) Terrace Aquatic Centre; 2) B&B Johnstone Model Airplanes; 3) Kleanza Consulting Overall: Celebrating Portuguese Culture

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Friendship totem turns 25

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CASSIE GRYPSTRA interacts with some of the Ukrainian children that she and several Terrace Pentecostal Assembly members worked with earlier this summer.

Youths meet Ukraine Local teens meet children in one of the poorest regions SEVERAL PEOPLE from the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly spent part of their summer working with children in one of the poorest regions in the Ukraine. Reverend Lowell Holmquist, church member Linda Brown, assistant pastor Blake Holenstein and his wife Ashley, and four young people: Evan Arcadi, Cassie Grypstra, Marissa Sawatzky and Austen Holmquist took the trip, which is one of the projects to come out of the church’s 75th anniversary and the congregation’s desire to go beyond themselves. They went to Sevastopol, Ukraine, which is in the southern part of the country on the Black Sea. It used to be a part of Russia. Terrace Pentecostal works with a United Kingdom based organization called Next Level International that introduced them to God’s Horizon, a Baptist church in Sevastopol so they could work together to start Inkerman Church, named for the village it’s in. “It was my third trip into that area to help this new church,” said Holmquist. The Terrace group, together with about 40 Ukrainians, held a children’s day camp in a field smaller than Christy Park. There were sometimes up to 200 children there from six sur-

rounding villages. Holmquist said they would walk – sometimes up to an hour – to these villages to pick up the children, who would meet in their central market square, and walk back to the field to spend the day on activities, games, dramas, and three meals. The biggest meal was lunch and the cooks would make all the food on an open fire in a large pot, he said, adding that for some of the kids, it was the only meal they would get that day. The program for the children included some lessons but wasn’t overtly a Bible presentation, said Holmquist. “It was more about life skills and treating each other with respect,” he said, adding there were some restrictions on the religious content they could have. “We still talked about God being the source of a moral standard that is found in the Bible. We also knew that most of the kids were familiar with the church as it is the only organization in the area that does programs for kids.” By about 5 p.m., they would walk the children back to their villages and then return to the campsite – in some cases, a two-hour round trip. “It is one of the things we found: they walk everywhere,” he

said, adding the team would suggest taking a taxi but the people would say no because it was only a 45-minute walk. Some of that walk was through pastures, back roads, trails and on some roads. “We slept in tents on the campgrounds and did it again the next day,” he said. And they repeated that routine five days a week. The team did some work with local churches on the weekends. Two translators for the eight team members meant the team had to learn Russian as the translators couldn’t be around for everyone at the same time. And they used a lot of pantomime, which added to the fun, he said. “You make a connection with the kids. You can see they come from a simple and hard life and you give them a Canada balloon and they treasure it,” he said. “You just get to see that they appreciate the little things in life. All the teens I took along on this trip, they all said they’re so grateful for our country and for what we have. “We send out teams frequently to go do mission work and we find the greatest benefit is not to the people we’re going to, but to the people going [on the trip],” he said.

THE CITY, Kitsumkalum, Kitselas and the RCMP celebrated the 25th anniversary of a totem pole raising in the city while remembering the man who gave the pole to the city. Cliff Bolton, who was Kitsumkalum chief councillor in 1987 when the pole was erected in front of the Terrace RCMP detachment during the August long weekend, said at the time that it was the beginning of a friendship between Kitsumkalum and the city, as he believed they should work together for the progress of the area. That same weekend, two totem poles were also put up at Kitsumkalum – it was the first totem pole raising in 150 years on the reserve and the first time two poles were raised at the same time. Bolton, a wellknown carver, died in April of this year. Terrace RCMP inspector Dana Hart said he was privileged to meet Bolton, as it was “one of those moments in life that had an impact. He was truly a remarkable man, who wanted all of us in the community to work together,” said Hart, pausing partway through as he teared up while speaking. Bolton’s sister and Kitsumkalum elder and matriarch Shirley Bolan remembered how the totem pole raising helped “break down the fear of the RCMP ingrained in us since childhood.” The giving of the totem pole was a new beginning. Terrace city councillor Marylin Davies, who was at the totem pole gifting 25 years ago, said the city and Kitsumkalum have developed a friendship they can be proud of. Examples of that are the two communities working together for economic development, the CN project and the BC Summer Games, she said. “Now we do what 25 years ago seemed impossible, we share socially, Aboriginal Days, and celebrate events in the best hall in town at Kitsumkalum,” said Davies. Gerald Wesley, Bolton’s nephew, stood in for current Kitsumkalum chief councillor Don Roberts, who couldn’t attend the celebration. He talked about the meaning of the symbols carved on the totem pole: at the top is a robin signifying the people of Kitsumkalum; in the middle is the eagle; and at the bottom is the killer whale, the clan most of Kitsumkalum belong to, he said. Master carver, the late Freda Diesing worked on the totem, along with several carvers, he said. Kitselas chief councillor Judy Gerow also honoured Bolton. “He was quite an individual. He had a lot of vision for his people, and was very forward thinking,” she said. BC RCMP chief superintendent Rod Booth said the totem poles signified two priorities: everyone working together to ensure we have peace in our daily lives and that we continue to work together. He then presented gifts on behalf of the RCMP to Bolan and Vera Dudoward, matriarch of the Laxgyibuu Territory. Terrace mayor Dave Pernarowski presented gifts from the city to Wesley and Gerow.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS AUGUST 8 - 10 – Riverboat Days Museum Workshops in the creative Tsimshian traditions of our area for children and teens takes place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Heritage Park Museum. Wednesday is Elementary Sm’algyax lessons; Thursday is the Significance of Crests and Miniature Button Blankets; Friday is Kitselas Canyon National Historic Site tour with Webb Bennett. There is a small cost to take part in these workshops. Call the museum to register your child at 250-635-4546. AUGUST 9 – Pioneer Plants of Early Terrace takes place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Heritage Park Museum. Join us for an interesting lecture by professor of biology, local historian and conservationist Dr. Norma Kerby on the history of plant use here at the time of the early settlement, such as Skeena Wonder Strawberry that is featured in the museum’s heritage garden. Admission by donation. Call the museum to register at 250-635-4546. AUGUST 11 – Skeena Valley Farmers Market holds “Farmers Appreciation Day.” Scarecrow Contest - children and adult categories - prizes of farmers market bucks. Scarecrows to be at the market by 10 a.m., with name/phone number on the back. See Norm at spot #49. Join in the fun of the 4-H Club petting zoo and Irv’s horse and cart rides. Complimentary cake to honour our farmers and prizes awarded at noon. AUGUST 11, 12 – Love to write? Join us for this summer’s NorthWords Creative Writers’ Retreat, which includes workshops, writing exercises, guest speakers and a whole lot of fun for adults and teens, 16 years and over! We will explore the art of writing with author and CBC host Betsy Trumpener along with other local experts. It’s a free camp but there is a refundable deposit to hold your spot. For more information or to register, go to Misty River Books. Spots are limited. Register today. AUGUST 16 – Fabulous Fibre Creations, a free afternoon of fibre art activities for children up to age eight with an adult, goes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Elks Park on Agar. Hosted by Skeena Child Care Resource and Referral. For more details, 638-1113. AUGUST 19 – The third annual Kidney Walk for all ages goes from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Furlong campground. Walk to help promote organ donor awareness and to raise money to help improve the lives of those affected by kidney disease. Pledge forms at Canadian Tire or on the website terracekidneywalk.ca. Refreshments, hot dog barbecue, prizes, scavenger hunt, walk, run or paddle and much more. Everyone welcome.

Donations accepted. AUGUST 19 – How to Research Local History Publications with local history librarian Owen Hewitt takes place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the library. This free workshop will teach how to research history and culture in local publications in the library, using the available books and resources. Open to everyone. Call the museum to register at 250-635-4546. AUGUST 20 TO 24 – The Pacific Northwest Music Festival still has room for several more participants in the Summer Arts Experience Music Theatre Camp, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for ages nine-years-old and older. Director is Katherine VanKampen, vocal adjudicator from this year’s music festival. For more information, please call Bonnie Juniper 250-635-9649. AUGUST 23 – Fabulous Fibre Creations, a free afternoon of fibre art activities for children up to age eight with an adult, goes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at George Little Park. Hosted by Skeena Child Care Resource and Referral. For more details, 638-1113.

PSAs HERITAGE PARK MUSEUM hosts ongoing biweekly Seniors’ Teas: August 15. FOR THE MONTH of August, Northern Savings Credit Union is having a Back to School Clothing Drive for those in need. Please drop off clean and gently worn children’s clothing at the credit union Monday – Friday during regular working hours. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All donated items will be submitted weekly to the Terrace Anti-Poverty Group Society. THE TERRACE MULTIPLE Sclerosis Support Group meets every second Wednesday of the month. To find out the location of the next meeting, call Doug 635-4809 or Val 635-3415. NORTHERN BRAIN INJURY Support Group meets at 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of the month in the boardroom at the Terrace and District Community Services Society (3219 Eby St.). For more details, call Deb 1-866-979-4673. THE TERRACE ART Association meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the gallery. Call 638-8884 for details. THE TERRACE PARKINSON’S support group meets the second Tuesday of each month. Persons with Parkinsons, family, friends and support people are welcome. For more information, call Therese at 250-638-1869. THE SALVATION ARMY holds Toonie Wednesdays every first and third Wednesday

of the month – all clothing is $2. All children’s clothing $2 or less is half price. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEETS Thursday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church and Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church. Both meetings are open to everyone. THE TERRACE CHAPTER of TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets once a week in the cafeteria in the basement of Mills Memorial Hospital. Weigh-in starts at 6 p.m., meeting is at 7:15 p.m. For more info, call Joan at 250635-0998 or Sandy 250-635-4716. HAS YOUR LIFE been affected by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon can help. Meetings are Sundays at 8 p.m. on the second floor of the Almarlin building at 3219 Eby St. For more information, call 250-635-8181. TERRACE HOSPICE SOCIETY provides a program of compassionate care and support for those experiencing the dying and/or grieving process. We are located upstairs at #207 – 4656 Lazelle Ave. Our office is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday - Friday. For more information, call 250-635-4811. COMMUNITY COLLEGE QUILTERS welcome you to come out on Tuesday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. All levels of quilters welcome. For more info, call Rhonda at 250-635-4294 or Heather at 250-635-3780. TERRACE NISGA’A ELDERS and volunteer group hold craft night Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Terrace Nisga’a Society community room (located across from Gold Diggers). KERMODE FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY’S Father’s Group would like to invite past, present and new participants to attend the weekly group meetings every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the society satellite office (3242 Kalum St.). For more details, call 250-635-1476. DROP-IN OPEN FROM 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays - Fridays at the All Nations Centre (corner of Sparks St. and Davis Ave.). Soup, hot beverages and more! Sponsored by TDCSS Housing Outreach, Kermode Friendship Society, Ksan House Society, Terrace Antipoverty and Muks-Kum-Ol. ONLINE CHAT FOR youth in crisis or emotional distress – www.northernyouthonline.ca – from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily, except Mondays and Tuesdays. This chat supplements the Youth Support phone line 1-888-564-8336, available from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. every day. HEALING TOUCH COMMUNITY Clinics continue to be offered. Please call Julie for more details 635-0743. Donations accepted.

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MA LAMBLY’S HISTORICAL DRAMA: 7:30 p.m. - August 17 & 25 Updated historical drama featuring eight women of early Terrace. Acted by Janine Hamming. Written and produced by Cindy Hansen. Showing in the Dance Hall at Heritage Park Museum. $15.00 tickets include dessert, and are available in advance from the George Little House or at the door at Heritage Park Museum.

HOW TO RESEARCH LOCAL HISTORY PUBLICATIONS: 2:00 P.M. August 18, Terrace Public Library Boardroom Free workshop to show the public how to research and discover the history of our area through local history books. Open to everyone. Call the museum to register.

SUMMER LECTURE SERIES: ECOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE AREA: Dance Hall at Heritage Park Museum Open to everyone by donation 7:00 p.m. August 9: “Pioneer Plants of Early Terrace” by Dr. Norma Kerby

Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Mabel Shirley Honey Munroe Date & Time of Birth: August 1, 2012 at 7:04 a.m. Weight: 9 lbs. 11 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Alison Abou & Michael Munroe “New sister for Michael Jr ” Baby’s Name: Faith Lillian Eda Jessop Date & Time of Birth: July 31, 2012 at 7:02 a.m. Weight: 10 lbs. 1 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Elaine & Timothy Jessop “New sister for Samantha, Tyloh & Timbit” Baby’s Name: Brooklyn Jade DeSousa Date & Time of Birth: July 29, 2012 at 1:48 p.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 7 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Ashleah Bartel & Matthew DeSousa “New sister for Mya”

Baby’s Name: Carson Xavier Aiden Innes Date & Time of Birth: July 17, 2012 at 6:54 a.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Dana Innes “New brother for Braden & Isabelle” Baby’s Name: Noah Robert Elias Barg Date & Time of Birth: July 14, 2012 at 12:09 p.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Silvia & Rob Barg Baby’s Name: Morgan Michelle Correia Date & Time of Birth: July 13, 2012 at 10:24 a.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 12 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Natosha & Gordon Correia “New sister for Jaxon”

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ver since I was a little child I wondered why it was News Weather and Sports. I mean, I understood News; that was new stuff, stuff people – even kids – might find interesting, and well, new. Topical. Remarkable, something you might want to make a remark about. Weather also made sense: best be advised to put on long underwear or bring an umbrella, be informed, neither chilled to the bone nor soaked to the skin. But Sports? Why not News Weather and Toys? News Weather and Bikes? Later, as a new home owner, I wondered why it was not News Weather and Decor, or thinking about my excellent friends who bake-then-share, why not News Weather and Recipes? News Weather and Maine Coon Cats, News Weather and Bolers, News Weather and the Teen-Aged Brain, theses are all topics I would rather hear broadcast on the hour every hour, but I guess that is what Google is for. Recently, too often, I hope for at least the News, and what I get instead is the Olds, the I-already-heard-that items. First they Recap the news (therefore making it already old-ish), then they Preview the news (making it now only young-ish) then they finally say the News (by which time it is stale and dry) then they do it all again. I wouldn’t say it smells, not that old: but it is certainly no longer new. Such things confuse me: a live broadcast that repeats the same thing time after time, yet calls it News. In a similar vein, I went to this rent-a-truck place in the north of Winnipeg. Me and hubby wished to rent a truck and said so. I piped up and said, “How ‘bout that one?” pointing to one truck after

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News, Weather and Sports another. “Oh, no!” the sales-cat said each time, “That truck is not for Rent, it is only for Sale.” Like a newscast that only offers the old, this rental outlet only sold used. Every year, about this time of year, Weather changes. In spring, the Weather announcers seem overly optimistic. They are hoping for hot and sunny, and assume all their audience does, too. They tend to apologize for forecasting or announcing cool or rainy weather. In midsummer, when it is Too Damn Hot, the Weather people continue to say, “Enjoy the Sun!” and “Isn’t it beautiful!” as if they were little children who wanted a picnic every day. Or, if not actually picnicking every day, the opportunity to picnic in the hot dry sun – if they have time and if they feel like it.

Just in case, the spoiled brats! They say there’s a Threat or a Warning or a Risk of precipitation, like we’re made of sugar. As a ginger with fair skin (practically an albino, really) I feel the Threat or Warning or Risk applies to another day of blistering sunshine. It burns, it hurts. “What are you doing inside on Such a Nice Day?” people demanded of me. “Avoiding Evil Death rays from the Nearest Star, dear Auntie,” would not go over well. Could I have said, “A ‘nice’ day is one where a few hours out-ofdoors doesn’t make me nauseous with heatstroke and cause painful, peeling although-heavily-sun-screened skin the next day, you Ignorant Poop Head”? Probably not. Later in summer, in the countryside, the crops may dry out and fail. In the forest, trees burn and wild fires threaten nearby towns. In the cities, the electrical grid can’t keep up with the air conditioners, and the brownout hurts vulnerable people. Finally, the Weather announcers realize that the hot sun harms us and the cool wet heals. They say, “Farmers are hoping for rain,” as if we who are not farmers don’t depend on that food, or “Firefighters are looking for a break in the heat,” as if we all don’t need trees and shade. I want my broadcast News new and I want my Weather without the editorializing. As for Sports, I can do without the Olympics, that’s for sure. The London Summer Games only attracted 10,500 athletes in 26 sports, while the Arnold Strongman Classic attracted 18,000 competitors in 45 categories, and where was our hourly update on that important event?

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Clubs & pubs THORNHILL PUB: Free pool Wednesday and Sunday, karaoke night Thursday. Karen and Mark provide musical entertainment every Friday and Saturday night 8:30 p.m. Shuttle service if you need a ride. LEGION BRANCH 13: Meat draws every Saturday afternoon. GEORGE’S PUB: Free poker Sunday 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Wed. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Karaoke Sundays. Live weekend entertainment. Aug. 10, 11 Bad Reputation; Aug. 17, 18 Random Order (from Ontario); Aug. 24, 25 Honey Brown (from Queen Charlotte Islands); Aug. 31, Sept. 1 River Valley Rats. Tickets on sale before and at the door. Shuttle service if you need a ride. MT. LAYTON LOUNGE: Open daily noon to 11 p.m. Free pool, darts and shuffleboard.

Art

■ TERRACE ART GALLERY hosts a collection of current gallery members’ work, showcasing a diverse range of local artists and media, thru Aug. 25. The art gallery is on the lower level of the library. For more details, call 638-8884. Free admission. Donations accepted.

■ THE TERRACE ART Club meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays at the art gallery. Free. Enjoy engaging in art and meeting others interested in art. All levels of artists welcome; please bring your own art supplies. For more details, call Maureen 635-7622 or Joan 638-0032.

Drama

■ MA LAMBLY’S HISTORICAL Drama, an updated version featuring eight women of early Terrace and acted by Janine Hamming, is at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17, 25 in the Heritage Park Museum dance hall. Written and produced by Cindy Hansen. Tickets, which include dessert, on sale at George Little House or at the door.

Fundraiser

■ PHILIPPINES FUNDRAISER DINNER, to assist a house building project for families on Mindanao Island where homes were lost or destroyed after a tropical storm and flooding, is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly. Including an international dinner, entertainment, and a presentation by Emmanuel International, a Christian relief and rehabilitation organization. Tickets on sale at Misty River Books, Cafenara and the church. There will be an opportunity to donate. For more details,

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■ SUMMER MEDLEY NIGHT Markets continue at George Little Park: Aug. 8–Latin Night, Aug. 29–Preserving our Pristine Environment. ■ THE SKEENA VALLEY Farmers Market sells from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat. until October at Market St. Local vendors sell their wares including fruits and veggies, plants, baking, handicrafts, eggs, food concessions and more. Local musicians perform on the band shell stage.

Music

■ CONCERTS IN THE Park features live entertainment showcasing many music groups from noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 and 5 at lower little park. ■ WEST MY FRIEND performs on its Homesick Blues Tour at 8 p.m. Aug. 8 at Elks Hall. The Victoria roots quartet is described as everything from indie-roots to chamber-folk with its acoustic blend of instruments and four-part harmonies. The quartet is visiting many places, including hometowns – Terrace is the hometown of lead singer Eden Oliver. Tickets at Misty River Books.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH 10:00AM to 2:00PM Must be registered and paid in full by Aug. 12th, 2012 to receive early discount. Early discount is $300 for Timbit and Girls Only, $425 for all other registrations. After Aug. 12th, regular registration fees are $330 & $475. Visa, MasterCard, cash & debit. Please register at terraceminorhockey.ca

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Robert (Bob) Bennett Sr. October 23 1922 July 27 2012 It is with a heavy heart that we say Good-bye to our father, grandfather and friend, Robert (Bob) Bennett Sr. He will be missed by Hilda his partner of 23 years, his sons Bob Jr. (Karen), Terry (Marilyn), Bruce (Lorrane) and his daughter Jeannette (Arnie), his grandchildren, many great grandchildren and his numerous friends. Bob lived his life with dignity and humour until his last days with us. Bob quietly slipped away July 27 2012. Dad is gone from our sight but never from our hearts. With Love, the family of Mr. B.

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Born August 7, 1935 in Quesnel, BC, passed away July 26, 2012 in Terrace, BC Predeceased by parents Jack and Gwen Barlow and brother Ted Barlow. Survived by Jack, husband of 57 years, daughter Linda and son-in-law Mike Barg, son Steven Beck and wife Terri, grandson Shawn Barg and his ďŹ ancee Kendra Loeppky, granddaughter Laura Barg, nieces Debbie Barlow, Deanna Barlow, Tanya Pender and nephew Rory Barlow and their spouses and children. The family would like to thank Dr. Fourie, Dr. Lotz, Tracey, Debbie, Cory and all the other dedicated people at â&#x20AC;&#x153;Club Medâ&#x20AC;? for the excellent care and compassion given to Jacquie during her ďŹ ght with cancer. Jacquie always thought of herself as ordinary but she was far from that. She was a classy lady with great dignity and morality. Jacquie loved her family more than life itself. She was the ďŹ bre that kept everyone together through the rough spots and the ďŹ rst to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements. Jacquie left us far too soon but we feel very honoured to have been a part of her life and we will forever cherish what she gave to us. Love always, your family. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers the family would appreciate donations to Helping Hands care of Don Ramsey, 3511 RiďŹ&#x201A;e Range Road, Terrace, BC V8G 0A3. Donations can also be made to Helping Hands at the Northern Savings Credit Union in Terrace.

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Help Wanted CHAMBERMAID/DESK CLERK Position, will train. Bring resume to 3867 Hwy 16 East. Phone (250)638-1885

KITSELAS BAND COUNCIL 2225 Gitaus Road, Terrace, B.C. V8G 0A9 Telephone 250-635-5084 fax 250-635-5335

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Employment and Training Counselor The Kitselas First Nation is seeking a skilled and motivated individual to provide leadership and support for Kitselas community members seeking employment, training or advancement in their chosen occupations. The Employment Counselor will be responsible for maintaining an inventory of human resource skills in the community and work with groups and individuals to identify career paths and develop skills to meet the opportunities that will arise from the expansion of economic activities in northwest BC and elsewhere. The Employment Counselor will work with other Kitselas managers to coordinate the development and access to job opportunities and interact with employers, government agencies and non-government organizations to develop a full range of employment possibilities for Kitselas members and match job requirements with the appropriate Kitselas community members. The Counselor will also provide assistance to members with writing resumes, participating in job interviews, developing employment readiness skills and will provide post-employment support for Kitselas members. We are seeking an individual with a post-secondary degree in counseling, the social sciences, or an equivalent level of direct training and experience. This is a dynamic and important position and one which will require leadership, energy, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other Kitselas administration staff and the community. Please send resumes to: Sharon Nabess - Kitselas Administration Ofﬁce 2225 Gitaus Rd Terrace, BC V8G 0A9 or email: snabess@kitselas.com Interested individuals may also request a more detailed job description from Sharon. Applicants will be short listed and only those will short listed will be contacted. Location: Terrace Posting Expires: Friday, September 7TH, 2012 at 4:00PM

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Log Buyer Cariboo Woodlands RESPONSIBILITIES: The Log Buyer is responsible for sourcing volume of the appropriate size, quality and species for the 3 mills in the Cariboo. The position also assists other company log traders to access required timber proﬁles for other Tolko operations. The Log Buyer works closely with the harvesting group to optimize how the logs are sourced to meet the needs of the mills and marketing. The position will be based out of Williams Lake or Quesnel. QUALIFICATIONS: • The Log Buyer must possess negotiation, interpersonal, computer, analytic and business skills. • A good understanding of log quality and how it relates to harvesting, manufacturing costs and end product values. • Must also have a good knowledge of machine capabilities and productivity levels. • General accounting principles, mill conversion returns and an involvement in the manufacturing and marketing side of the business. • Knowledge of harvesting, road construction, road maintenance, and timber development will be required. Tolko Industries Ltd. is a forest products company with marketing, resource management and manufacturing operations throughout Western Canada. A career with Tolko means working in an environment that encourages personal and professional development. We offer a workplace where everyone plays an essential role in the success of our Company and where individual efforts are acknowledged. Our tradition of excellence is built on strong company values, a challenging environment, and continuous development. TO APPLY: If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being a part of our community please submit your resume by email to shannon.smith@tolko.com by fax (1)250-398-3909 or visit us at www.tolko.com by Aug 19, 2012.

Join the Chances family today! If you’re looking for an exciting work environment in a ﬁrst-class facility, Chances Terrace is the place for you. Chances offers excellent career opportunities and competitive wages. Be part of a team that delivers exceptional gaming entertainment in a fun, social setting.

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We are looking for dynamic individuals to serve patrons in a casual environment, collect payment and record sales, while ensuring that the level of service meets the gaming centre standards and also complies with provincial liquor legislation and regulations. All employees of Chances Terrace are required to complete a criminal record check. PLEASE LEAVE RESUME AT THE SECURITY DESK 4410 Legion Avenue, Terrace, B.C., V8G 1N6 Attention: Peter Thodt

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Job Description: Managing the human and financial resources of the cosmetics department and ensuring that the cosmetics department objectives are achieved, recruitment and selection of qualified cosmeticians, overseeing training of cosmeticians, providing leadership and performance management to cosmetics department staff, liaison with Front Store Managers or Assistant Front Store Managers, developing annual promotional calendar, communicating cosmetics department goals to staff; providing guidance to cosmetics staff in exceptional customer service. Required Qualifications: Minimum of 3 years proven cosmetics sales expertise with excellent cosmetic application knowledge, along with 2 years Retail Management experience; excellent organizational, planning and time management skills; strong coaching/mentoring skills; demonstrated superior communication and customer service skills; demonstrated ability to manage and deliver financial objectives. Desired Qualifications: Strong team motivator, adaptable to changing initiatives and goals, demonstrated understanding or merchandising, ability to identify and deliver community outreach programs, interest in maintaining up to date knowledge of health, fashion and beauty trends. Work Hours: Full time position with some evenings and weekends We offer a competitive wage and a progressive and dynamic environment. Please send your resume to asdm266@shoppersdrugmart.ca or 4647 Lakelse Avenue, Terrace. We thank all applicants, however, only those to be selected for an interview will be contacted.

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DELIVERY Shipping and Receiving Must have valid Class 5 drivers license and ability to lift. Individual enjoys working with the public and previous experience is not necessary. Drop off resumes in person at:

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Environmental Services Coordinator The Regional District of Kitimat Stikine’s main office is located in Terrace BC situated in the beautiful Coast Mountains of Northwestern BC and is known for its world class fishing and outdoor adventure opportunities in a pristine setting. This area offers quality advanced education opportunities with both the Northwest Community College and a satellite campus for the University of Northern BC. This area also has a well-developed Arts and Cultural Community, Recreation Facilities and Library. The Regional District of Kitimat – Stikine is seeking an experienced professional to fill the position of an Environmental Services Coordinator. Reporting to the Manager, Works and Services, the Environmental Services Coordinator is responsible for developing and administration of the Zero Waste Program and a wide variety of project and program support for the Regional District. The ideal candidate will possess the following education and competencies: t Post secondary diploma or degree in a relevant field such as Environmental Studies. t A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License. t Experience in and understanding of current environmental practices including solid waste, liquid waste, recycling, composting, waste reduction programs and conservation initiatives. t Understanding of and experience in leading staff and teams towards a forward-thinking vision while continuing to recognize the context of a local government operation. t A solid background in communications and facilitation with the ability to prepare written reports and a variety of promotional and informational materials. This full time position offers a competitive salary and a full range of benefits. A detailed position description is available at the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine website www.rdks. bc.ca. Interested individuals are requested to submit their letter of application and resume by mail, fax or email to the Regional District Kitimat-Stikine by August 13, 2012. The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine wishes to thank you for your interest and advises that only candidates under active consideration will be contacted. Personnel Officer Regional District Kitimat – Stikine Suite 300 – 4545 Lazelle Avenue Terrace, BC V8G 4E1 Ph: (250-615-6100 Fax: (250) 635-9222 1-800-663-3208 Email: info@rdks.bc.ca

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Employment Help Wanted We have an immediate opening for a

Dr. Thomas Nenninger Inc. 4663 Park Ave. Terrace, BC V8G 1V7 (250)635-1213

HORIZON DENTAL IS LOOKING FOR A mature person with a positive disposition and excellent communication skills for a part-time position. The successful candidate would be a reliable self-starter who has initiative and takes pride in their work. The position would suit a candidate who has an eye for detail, is very organized, has a willingness to learn and a professional approach. The position would require the successful candidate to be available Monday to Friday afternoons 2-6 pm. Very competitive wages and excellent work environment. If this description ﬁts, please email your resume and cover letter to christine@horizonterrace.ca

KITSELAS BAND COUNCIL 2225 Gitaus Road, Terrace, B.C. V8G 0A9 Telephone 250-635-5084 fax 250-635-5335

Health Manager - Full Time General Description: The Health Manager is responsible for delivering Kitselas Health Services as described by the health plan, in accordance with the Mission and Philosophy and policies. The Health Manager supervises all staff in Kitselas Health Services and works in collaboration with the Healing Us Build (HUB) to respond to changing community health trends or crisis. Education and Experience: t A Baccalaureate Degree in Administration, or other health related degrees. t Minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience in management t Community development experience t Proficient in Word and Excel t Excellent verbal and written communication skills t Experience in of First Nations health and social field t Experience in public relations and interpersonal skills t Ability to work independently t Able to travel for training or related work issues Specific Duties: Financial planning and management for Kitselas Health Services (KHS) t Day to day management, purchasing, monitoring budgets t Prepare financial reports t Prepares proposals for additional funding Liaises with Health Authority and other agencies that can further health goals t Build respectful relations t Advocate for access to services t Submit mandatory reports and evaluations t Prepare annual report t On-going evaluation, prepare 5 year evaluation report t Activate appeal procedures Work with Healing Us Build (HUB) t On-going planning and evaluation of Programs and Services t Development and revision of Policy Management of Staff t Job descriptions, postings, recruitment t Ensure implementation of Programs and Services t Provide staff orientation; arrange in-house training as required t Ensure policies are followed t Training plans, employee evaluations t Arrange chart audits t Team and interdisciplinary coordination t Development of data collection system Other related duties assigned from Director of Administration Submit resume and cover letter to Sharon D. Nabess at sdnabess@kitselas.com. Deadline: September 7, 2012 at 4:00 pm.

Bartender & a Server

Please apply in person to Paul or Gus at

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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilﬁeld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS Wanted for growing northern company. Competitive wages and beneﬁts. Safety tickets needed. Fax 250-775-6227 or email: info@torqueindustr ial.com. Apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com.

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AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for welders. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have openings for 10-3rd year apprentices or journey person welders. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd yr apprentice $28$30/hr, journey person $32$35/hr, higher with tank experience. Proﬁt sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at; (ofﬁce)780-8462231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca; production@autotanks.ca. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform.

CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete ﬁnishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-7103. john@raidersconcrete.com.

NEUCEL SPECIALTY CELLULOSE is a softwood dissolving sulphite pulp mill, located in peaceful, picturesque Port Alice, on the majestic West Coast of BC near the Northern tip of Vancouver Island. Do you appreciate sport fishing, hockey, mountain biking, golfing, scuba diving, hiking, camping, skiing, caving? Port Alice and the surrounding areas are a home base and playground for you and your family. Port Alice is a friendly town and a great place to raise children. Currently there are exciting employment opportunities at Neucel and we are looking for qualified and committed people to fill them. • 2nd Class Power Engineer • Electrician (2) • Millwright (2) • Vibration Analyst • Process Engineer • Maintenance Purchaser • Manufacturing Support Engineer • Shift Superintendent

WANTED live in caregiver for 3 children 6 & under.Duties will involve meal prep,housekeeping, grocery shopping,drop off & pick up kids from school. Pls call 250-635-7720

CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHTS Needed for growing northern company. Competitive wages and beneﬁts. Safety tickets necessary. Fax resume to 250-775-6227 or email: info@torqueindustrial.com Online: www.torqueindustrial.com COOK wanted for Pub. some experience. 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. 5 days/wk. Please apply in person to 5422 Hwy 16 West, Evergreen Inn, drop off to front ofﬁce or fax 250-635-0822.

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Chief Financial Officer Nisga’a Lisims Government The Nisga’a Lisims Government is a modern, forward-thinking government. The CFO will work closely with the Chief Executive Office; responsible for the provision of overall direction and guidance regarding all financial activities. A successful senior financial executive who is responsible for overseeing the Finance and IT function in a complex and progressive operation. Superior leadership, interpersonal and communication skills are hallmarks of a suitable candidate. Please provide a covering letter and résumé in confidence to: pfm@pfmsearch.com. further details www.pfmsearch.com

KITSELAS BAND COUNCIL 2225 Gitaus Road, Terrace, B.C. V8G 0A9 Telephone 250-635-5084 fax 250-635-5335

Director of Administration/ Band Manager Immediate Supervisor: Reports to Chief and Council along with three other Management Board members, the Directors of Social Development, Treaties and Natural Resources. The Director of Administration/Band Manager reports to the Chief and Council as a group when they are in session and on a day-to-day basis, reports to the Chief Councillor and not each Councillor individually. 1.General Duties: The Director of Administration/Band Manager is responsible for management of human and financial resources related to the finance and administration functions of the Kitselas public service. This position also functions as Secretary to Kitselas Council. The Director has the following general duties: a.Responsible for developing and recommending policy to Council that will enable the efficient, effective and professional operation of the finance and administration functions of the Kitselas public service; b.Responsible for the management of the housing, public works, utilities, law enforcement, community planning financial management, land registration and office services programs; c.Responsible for fostering and maintaining the intergovernmental relationships with Canada, BC and local and regional governments; d.Responsible for human resource development in the Kitselas administration. This responsibility is shared with the other Management Board Directors. The Director of Administration/Band Manager has direct responsibility for the management and development of staff in the administration, finance, housing, public works, utilities, law enforcement, community planning, financial management, land registration and office services programs; e.Responsible for administering the finances of the Kitselas First Nation. Please send your applications to Sharon Nabess at sdnabess@kitselas.com by Friday, Sept. 07, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

GOLDEN STAR requires the following positions: F/T or P/T server. Experience is an asset. Please apply in person with resume at 4606 Lazelle Ave., Terrace. No phone calls please. INSERTING MACHINE Operator required for busy Alberta printing plant. Previous Alphaliner or other machine experience an asset. Mechanical & computer aptitude required; ejamison@greatwest.ca LOOKING FOR both F/T and P/T server.Pls send your resume to Shan Yan Restaurant at 4606 Greig Ave Terrace. No Phone calls pls PARTS AND Services representatives at Jacobson Ford Salmon Arm BC. We are looking for exciting, customer friendly, dynamic individuals capable of working in a fast paced work environment. Parts and service experience an asset but not necessary, email resume to: iwantacareer@jacobsonford.com

Resident Caretaker (semi retired or retired couple preferred). Wanted to overlook 20 unit motel in Vernon, BC. Accommodation included. Fax resume to: 250-545-3859 or email to: silverstarmotel@ shaw.ca Terrace Chevron hiring: 3 Service Station Attendants f/t, perm. to attend customers, handle cash register & gas pump, Exp. an asset but not req’d. Salary $10.50/hr. 2 Shift Supervisors f/t perm. Min. 7mo to 1 yr. exp. Manage gas station hire/train staff, scheduling, maintain inventory. Salary $13/hr. Email Resume: afsana01@telus.net

To apply for any of these positions please send your resume to: hr@neucel.com or Fax 250-284-7715. www.neucel.com Versatile Painting & Sandblasting is looking for full-time qualiﬁed Journeyman Painters/Sandblasters in KITIMAT. Must be highly motivated, energetic and work well with others. Industrial/Commercial. Please send resumes to info@versatilepainting.ca.

Home Care/Support NURSES, Care Aides, Home Cleaners - Bayshore Home Health is hiring casual, on-call RNs, certiﬁed care aides and experienced home cleaners. If you are: personable; energetic; positive; possess an outstanding work ethic; a passion for superior client service, and a reliable vehicle, pls forward your resume c/w 2 references to shgeekie@bayshore.ca by Aug. 10. Only those shortlisted will be contacted.

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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

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Equestrian HORSE FOR SALE 19 year old sorrel gelding, well trained, not a beginners horse. Used for penning at one time. $2500 obo. (250) 695-6972

Feed & Hay ON SALE good quality horse hay, $3.50/sq. bale. Barn stored. (250)846-9690. ROUND hay bales. $50/bale. Discount for large quantities. (250)846-5504 or 847-0952. ROUND HAY Bales for sale. Call 250-846-5855

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Misc. Wanted FREEZER BURNT meat and ﬁsh for sled dogs, Terrace only. Will pick up. 250-635-3772.

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FOR SALE 4411 Thomas St. 15 acres at the edge of the Bench 2815 Sparks St. north side of town - very private Beautifull treed large lot with small great as hobby farm or subdividing starter home $239,900 MLS

4633 Goulet Ave $172,500 MLS

Top Condition.Wood stove and shop!

$105,000 MLS

2 bedroom rancher. Redevelopment potential!

2311 Hemlock St

3969 Mountainview Ave

$199,900 MLS

$239,900 MLS

Perfect 3 bedroom 2 bath rancher with wood stove!

5133 Woodland Park Dr. 6.7 acres with 2800 sq. ft. country home with covered veranda - 4 bedrooms, 2 bath, excellent location in rural sub. only minutes to town. Priced to sell

1725 Creek St. private 2/3 acre lot with creek 1700 sq. ft. ranch style home - located at the end of a quiet country no-thru street only minutes to town

$249,900 MLS

$268,500 MLS

4629 Straume great little started or revenue home - 2 bedroom, fenced yard, variety of fruit trees - walking distance to downtown

4718 Walsh Ave. Great investment for revenue or mortgage helper - beautifully updated and re-ﬁtted to meet eco standards - 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, large attached shop - centerally located in the Horseshoe area

Perfect family home with large fenced back yard!

Duplex/4 Plex

$229,900 MLS

4 bedroom family home on the bench!

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4616 Caribou St

$149,900 MLS

250.638.1400 Terrace, B.C. Sierra Harris

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5 BDRM, 3 ba, in Horseshoe, $227,000, 635-7623. Details at http://www.terracereal estate.blogspot.ca

5329 Mountain Vista: $329,900 MLS#: n218776 4 bedroom rancher in excellent condition with full basement. Double attached garage, paved driveway, n/g furnace and ﬁreplaces, pellet stove in basement. Roof re-shingled 2 years ago. Large private fenced backyard.

2730 Penner: $224,900 MLS#: n220249

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Highway 37: $119,900 MLS#: n220206

BRAND NEW 2012 Modular home in Howe Creek Park in Terrace. 1 bedroom with study. Beautiful kitchen includes d/w, fridge & stove, high efﬁcient furnace, 2 months free pad rent to start! $62,500 + HST, Great warranty included. Call to view 250635-6224

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RICK GETS RESULTS! 4201 YEO HY 37 4022 $989,000 MLS $356,000 MLS Thirty eight developersSunridge dream Phase threeacres of aBeautiful or personal paradise, you choose. Development is now under Features over 400 feet of sandy construction foreshore. Ideally located between Terrace and Kitimat on the edge of the regions only recreationally suitable lake.

60 EGAN $374,900 MLS Custom designed log home features vaulted 4022 ceilings, YEO loft, slate floors, maple cabinets, granite counter tops. $356,000 MLS Heated by a custom built redSunridge Pacific Phase three of Beautiful Energy wood stove. an Development is Sitting now onunder impressive construction80 acres with two streams flowing through it.

2609 THORNHILL 60 EGAN $264,900 MLS $374,900 Bright with loadsMLS of natural light, Custom designed home features extra storage, twolog workshops and a vaulted floors, legal oneceilings, bedroomloft, suiteslate ! Couldn’t maple tops. get anycabinets, better ?granite It is a counter stones throw Heated a custom from thebyGolf Coarsebuilt ! red Pacific Energy wood stove. Sitting on an impressive 80 acres with two streams flowing through it.

4201 HY 37 $989,000 MLS Thirty eight acres a developers dream or personal paradise, you choose. 2421 KROYER Features over 400 feet of sandy $319,900 MLS foreshore. between Extensively Ideally updatedlocated five bedroom Terrace Kitimat the edge home is and a five minuteon walk from of the regions only recreationally Lakelse Lake. Newer flooring, suitable lake. sundeck, shingles and solarium. Well maintained home, yard is partly treed and private. Oh and don’t forget the double garage.

4702 TUCK

$259,900 MLS

2421 KROYER Enter through spacious foyer to find $319,900 MLS with island. fabulous new kitchen Extensively updated bedroom Kitchen is open to five dinning room home is awood five burning minute walk from with real fire place. Lakelse Lake. Newer flooring, Basement rec room has modern wood sundeck, shingles and bedrooms, solarium. insert. Upstairs find three Well maintained yard isthat partly the master hostinghome, an ensuite has treed and toprivate. Oh and don’t to be seen be believed. forget the double garage. W NE

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Enter through spacious foyer to find fabulous kitchen with island. 2609 new THORNHILL Kitchen is open toMLS dinning room $264,900 with fire place. Brightrealwithwood loadsburning of natural light, Basement rec room modern and wooda extra storage, two has workshops insert. Upstairs find suite three !bedrooms, legal one bedroom Couldn’t the hosting has get master any better ? Itanis ensuite a stonesthatthrow tofrom be the seenGolf to be believed. Coarse ! G! TIN LIS ING! W NE LIST W NE

3816 WESTVIEW $259,900 MLS Unique rancher boasts angular design and contemporary feel. This one of a kind home ﬁts perfectly on to one of Terrace’s nicest streets. Large kitchen and eating area are adjacent to formal dinning room and cozy family room.

#1 4729 VESTA $214,900 MLS #1 4729 VESTA Great half duplex in the Vesta Street $214,900 MLSon Terrace’s strata development Great half duplex in theupVesta bench. Two bedrooms and aStreet den strata easily development on toTerrace’s down converts back a third bench. Two bedrooms up and a den bedroom. Kitchen is open to living downdinning easily area converts backentertaining to a third and making bedroom. Kitchen is open to living easy. Features include rich colors and and dinning area making entertaining updated ﬂooring. easy. Features include rich colors and updated ﬂooring.

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Located on the outskirts of Terrace is where you will ﬁnd this rare 6.25 acre property. Build your dream home and enjoy the view of the Skeena river and surrounding mountains.

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3 bedroom double wide mobile set up on a full basement. Many recent updates such as windows, high efﬁcent furnace, hot water tank, electrical, ﬂooring and new shingles. 24 x 32 shop with 12’ ceiling, plumbed with water and 2 pce bath.

$238,000 MLS

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Beautiful 3 bdr, 3 bth home for sale at 4815 Dairy Avenue in Terrace. Built in 2008 on two quarter acre lots, this 2000 sq ft house still offers new home warranty. Many upgrades include bamboo and heated ceramic tile, crown moldings, custom window treatments, stainless appliances (still on warranty) and large sunny windows in every room. Plenty of room for your toys with a private drive, deck and hook-ups for your RV? Asking $379000. Please call to view 250-635-5466 evenings or 250-615-7045 daytime. FOR SALE modular home on 1/3rd acre. 3745 Pine Ave, Asking $150,000 To view call 250-635-6943

$78,000 MLS

Newly renovated rancher with partially ﬁnished basement!

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HALF Duplex for Sale: 1576 sq ft, 3 bedr, 2 1/2 bth, den, spacious fenced yard on corner lot, all appls, single car garage, 5’ high crawl space (788 sq ft). 2404 Craig Dr,Unit A $185,000.Visit selling2404 craigdrive.blogspot.ca or call 250-635-9346 to view

Hans Stach Mike Steinebach (250) 694-3497 or Cell (250) 692-6107 Egon Steinebach @ (250) 694-3319 or Cell (250) 570- 2055 E-Mail: mike@mikesauction.net & website www.mikesauction.net

$74,000 MLS

4434-4436 Greig Ave

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Sale Conducted on Behalf of John & Olinda Wiens. August 18, 2012 Saturday @ 10:00 am Auction Located at Danskin, BC. Keefes Landing Rd, Southside of Francios Lake. Follow signs thru Burns Lake Hwy 35 south to Francios Lake ferry. Once on Southside drive straight up the hill 7 miles to Danskin BC. Properties: 6328 Hamre Road, (Part E1/2, DL 2394) located in beautiful Danskin, BC. 169.38 acres comes with a beautiful home, hay fields, spectacular view, landscaped yard, garden, fenced yard & property. First floor area 2376 sq. ft., ground level w/ basement entrance 1496 sq. ft. 6 bdrms, 3 baths, office, fireplace, kitchen, living areas. Basement has separate ensuite kitchen & living area. 2 car & 1 car attached garages. Paved parking lot, electric & oil heat, cold storage, meat locker/cooler, central vacuum. Tack, garden, sheep shed, fuel tank. 3 water system options, deep well, natural spring & community water system is available w/ hookup. Heavy equipment shop w/ drive thru bay & fuel tanks & stands. This is a turn key property. Whitney Road, (Lot 3, Plan 10574, DL 716 & Lot 8, Plan 10674, DL 716) “Choice of 2 Houses”. One is a beautifully crafted post & beam 2 level w/ loft home. The 2nd 3 level log home, also beautifully crafted. These homes are at Lock up stage. Metal roofing, fully insulated basements w/ ground access, decks, stairs, & drilled wells on both properties. Log home is 41x33 on 5 acres & a 2 side wrap deck w/ 2 additional decks above. Post & beam home is 35x27 w/ 2 sided 9 ft wrap deck and sits on 5.87 acres. Easy access to power and close to services & 5 min from the ferry. Uncha Mountain Road, (Block B, DL 1700), 151.7 acres. 1230 sq.ft. log home, heated by wood. Garage w/ concrete floor and numerous outbuildings. It also comes with an additional log cabin and gravity fed spring. 256 Murray Road, (Lot D, Plan 8466, DL 716), this property is vacant land on 5.65 acres very close to Francois Lake, ferry landing & services. CABINS: 8x12 Post & beam trappers cabin & 16x24 ft. Post & Beam cabin with 6 ft deck. Great opportunity to add one of these cabins to one of the above properties or spot of your choice. Goodwin Road, Decker Lake BC, (Lot B, Plan PRP14697, DL 2545), this lot is 6.992 acres. This property is right on Hwy 16 between Burns Lake & Decker Lake and could be zoned commercial. Location & convenience to Burns Lake would be a great asset for any business. This could be suitable for commercial truck stop or other commercial purposes. This property has numerous potential for any buyer. Come out and take a Look! This is an excellent property/land sale. Free ferry! Come early, ferry may be shuttling due to the auction traffic. Motel, Campsites, Resorts & Services (fuel, restaurants & stores) on the Southside for your convenience. If you wish to come the night before feel free to contact Moosehorn Lodge @ 250-694-3730 or Takysie Lake Resort & Motel @ 250-694-3403. Looking forward to seeing you at the Auction! Condition of sale terms: Cash & check with Identification, sorry no credit cards. Items are As Is Condition ~ Not responsible for accidents. There will be a Concession on Site. Any question please contact:

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Sale Conducted on Behalf of John & Olinda Wiens August 18, 2012 Saturday @ 10:00 am. Auction Located at Danskin, BC. Keefes Landing Rd, Southside of Francios Lake. Hwy. 35 south to Francios Lake ferry. Once on Southside drive straight up the hill 7 miles to Danskin BC. SAWMILLS & EQUIPMENT: #2 Coutts semi portable sawmill w/ Coutts edger with cluster & saws, has 6 110 power unit w/ steel conveyors, D&L double cut 60 HP diesel sawmill w/ mounted planer, radial arm knotcher for post & beam cabins, 2 saw SCRAG mill. Moveable saws 3-9”, 22 ft. trimmer has 60’ out feed deck, sawmill saw sharpener, asst. of timber cants, 25 bundles of ties (25/bundle). VEHICLES & TRAILERS: 2004 F350 diesel short box, aluminum truck box, high-rise truck canopy, tidy tank w/ electric pump, brand new 2005 Dodge dualy 8’ truck box, 16 ft flatdeck trailer. TOOLS/EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES: R. McDougal Co metal lathe, 100 ton hydraulic press, Miller 225 AC/DC welder, Miller S-32P 12 wire feed welder, powermax 600 plasma cutter, Goodwill drill press, 7x12” metal band saw, Dewalt 770 10” radial arm saw, engine hoist, 5 ton floor jack, engine stand, Honda pump, Dewalt air compressors, 2 shop battery chargers, Makita cut off saw, acetylene cutting torch & carts, Honda & Yamaha water pumps, 100 lb Anvil, steal work benches w/ 2 vices, steel work bench on wheels, rolling tool chest, Proto tool box w/ tools, welding supplies, open end wrenches, 1/2, 3/4 & 1” electric impact wrenches, 3/4” socket set, screwdrivers, pipe wrenches, hydraulic jacks, tool boxes, chain pliers, asst. Impact sockets, chains & binders, new parts washer, imperial Eastwood hydraulic press, 3 light plants (Honda 5000, Suzuki 4000), electric motors, asst. hydraulic hoses, firefighting tools, lg supply of new steel, Magnum steam cleaner, planer, GM 453 power diesel power unit, scaffolding, Makita skillsaws, lg 16” Makita skillsaw, 2 Makita routers (1 plunge router), wood clamps, 2 sets King air nailers (brad & framing), Makita & Dewalt orbital sander, Makita planer & 6” jointer, portable tool boxes w/ tools, fertilizer spreader, PL premium insulation. HOUSEHOLD & TACK: Lg stainless steel bbq, yard swing, electric range, pine glass front cabinet, desk, 2 door wardrobe, 2 loveseats, lg pine dresser w/ mirror & night stand, entertainment center, set of 6 metal chairs, set of 2 metal chairs, 6 maple chairs, rocking chair, selection of good saddles & tack. ANTIQUES: Some coins & stamps, crosscut saws, milk cans w/ lids, seeders, Underwood & Oliver typewriter, brass tub wringer washer, washboard, broad axe, churns, coal oil lamps, silver tea pot, block planes, food press & beaters, Berkel scale, GW Todd & Co protectograph, extension table w/leaves, 1950s waterfall 3 drawer dresser, oak 2 door sideboard, upholstered seti, drop leaf table, 4 maple upholstered captains chairs, 4 oak chairs, hall stand, Morrison recliner, high back captains chair, set of 4, mahogany corner china cabinet, birch pedasil dining room table w/leaves, Singer sewing machine, burl walnut coffee & end table, table, wing chair, newly re-upholstered occasional chair, french provincial 8 drawer dresser, drop front desk w/ pigeon holes & glass front bookcase, modern danish 6 drawer dresser, china cabinet, large dining room table, 3 drawer dresser, 5 drawer pine dresser, steamer trunk, cedar lined hope chest, 6 maple chairs. Condition of sale Terms: Cash & cheque with I.D., sorry no credit cards. Items are As Is Condition. Not responsible for accidents.

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INDUSTRIAL SHOP $450,000

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$329,900

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t 2 bay shop t caretaker’s suite t fully fenced 2.43 acres t ofﬁce & retail space

t open concept on the main t 3 bdrms, 2 beautiful baths t family room with wood stove t stunning decor, skylit living room

t 4 bdrms, 3 baths t fully ﬁnished bsmt t maple kitchen w/nook t kid friendly yard

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Commercial Properties for Lease Ofﬁces, Warehouses, and Retail Spaces. 4635 Lakelse Ave – 2,900 sq ft Prime location store front in the Safeway Mall near TD Bank 101-4816 Hwy16W – 2,660 sq ft One of the most visible and desirable retail locations in Terrace 3 - 5002 Pohle Ave - 950 sq ft In town storage, warehouse or shop 103 - 2905 Kenny St - 1735 sq ft

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CLINTON MANOR - We are taking applications for a Bachelor unit $560 Hot water included. Adult oriented N/S,N/P 2 ref. required 250615-7543 FOR RENT 2 bedroom apartment at Summit Square. Newly renovated. 1 year lease preferred. N/P, N/S 2 references required. $650/m + damage deposit. joesteuer@hotmail.com Available Sept. 1st.

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1631 Haisla Blvd. Kitimat, BC 2 bedroom suites security building New: dishwasher, appliances & cabinets. All New: windows, plumbing, electrical, drywall, kitchen & bathroom - sound insulated - electric heat. 1 yr lease Starting at $995 per month N/S, N/P For complete details or to request an application, please call 250.632.7814

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Duplex / 4 Plex 1/2 Duplex for rent, 2bd 1bth aprx. 1300 sqft of quiet living on Kalum lk dr. Very large/private yard. $900/month plus utl. N/S, pets negotiable. Available Sept 1. (250)615-9699, d.kolasko@hotmail.ca

6 offices, reception, board room, and lunch room in a light industrial area of town.

WILL BUILD TO SUIT Hatha Callis: hatha@pvlgroup.com 250-635-7459 Darcy McKeown: darcy@pvlgroup.com 250-615-6835 www.pvlgroup.com

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3819 DEJONG CRESCENT 4 bedroom, 3 bath rancher with part basement in horseshoe area

2462 KROYER STREET

$127,900 MLS

2 bedroom, 1.5 manufactured home with addition on a 76 x 200 ft lot

5116 AGAR AVENUE

$74,900 MLS

60 x 400 vacant building lot, city water and sewer available

2455 KRESTON STREET

$29500 MLS

3 bedroom, 2 bath rancher with full, unﬁnished basement on 1.74 acres w/ 24 x 28 ft shop

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5122 MEDEEK AVE.

2303 PEAR ST.

$169,900 MLS

$198,500 MLS

- 1104 sq. ft. bungalow - 3 bedrooms - 60 x 400 lot - new kitchen - new roof

- 4 bedrooms - 2 baths - full ﬁnished basement - single garage - 82 x 122 lot - totally renovated

3636 SCHOOL RD., KITWANGA

4930 HUNDAL DR.

$180,000 MLS

$357,000 MLS

- 1288 sq. ft. - full basement - 4 bedrooms - 5.38 acres - 28 x 48 4-stall barn wifh loft - 2 corrals plus pasture area

- 2348 sq. ft. ﬁnished living area - 4 bedrooms - 3 baths - 2 ﬁreplaces - sundeck - large fenced yard

3025 ATTREE ST.

1693 LUPINE ST.

$370,000 MLS

$639,000 MLS

This custom built home is only 2 yrs. old. Lovingly constructed by the owner, it offers vaulted ceilings, custom Alder kitchen, 3 bedrooms & 2 covered decks. On 2 acres.

Lakeshore living at its best. Many custom features in this home, hardwood ﬂoors, custom kitchen, river rock ﬁreplace and much more. Numerous outbuildings. 3/4 acre lot with 150 ft. of lakeshore.

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2342 HEMLOCK ST

$28,000 MLS

$84,900 MLS

3 Bedroom mobile with View

Great 2 Bedroom Starter Home in Thornheights

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4636 MARTEN DR.

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Spacious 2 Bedroom 14x70 Mobile with Addition

Great 4 Bedroom Family Home in Copperside Estates

BUILDING LOTS: 3511 KALUM ST - $54,900 MLS - R2 Zoning 3513 KALUM ST- $54,900 MLS - R2 Zoning 5114 COHO PL - $67,500 MLS - Bench Location 4831 POHLE - $49,900MLS - 1/2 acre

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF DONALD STEPHEN COOPER, Deceased Formerly of Terrace, British Columbia Creditors and others having claims against the estate of DONALD STEPHEN COOPER, are hereby notiďŹ ed that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executor at #200-4630 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, BC., V8G 1S6, on or before SEPTEMBER 12, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims that have then been received. VIRGINIA MERRY COOPER, Executor. Warner Bandstra Brown, Solicitors

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Region’s athletes represent in London THE 2012 London Summer Games are on in full force, and two athletes hailing from the northwest are in the thick of the action. Terrace’s Jason Haldane is competing in men’s volleyball for Team Great Britain, while New Hazelton’s freestyle wrestler Carol Huynh is representing Canada at her second Olympic Games. Huynh won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. Her competition starts today with the qualifying round. Haldane and the men’s volleyball team’s prospects for a medal are low – this is the first year Great Britain has competed in volleyball at the Olympics, and the team started the games ranked 92nd overall. But this hasn’t stopped Haldane from embracing the Olympic spirit and living in the moment. “We arrived in the athletes’ village on July 22nd and it’s been non-stop ever since,” he said. “The Olympics is surreal,” he said. As for the opening ceremonies, “It felt like I was in a dream. The atmosphere is something like I’ve never experienced before. Truly amazing.” Huynh, who lives in Calgary, shared Haldane’s sentiments. “It was surreal and so much fun – so great to have my Canadian teammates behind me and just feeling the vibe. Last time, in Beijing, I was fighting for position with the water polo guys and this time I was right up front. So awesome,” she said. The Olympic Games are on until Sunday, Aug. 12.

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AT LEFT, volleyball player Jason Haldane in his official Olympic gear. At right, Carol Huynh (middle) and the rest of her wrestling teammates on July 4.

BC Senior Games turns 25 years old this month FOR A quarter century, senior athletes in B.C. have been travelling across the province to compete in the BC Senior Games, a weekend-long competition that combines traditional sporting events like track and field, cycling, bowling and golf with noncontact events like bridge. This year, the northwest zone, Zone 10, is sending 94 participants out of 182 members. Zone 10 is comprised of athletes from Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat and Haida Gwaii. About a third of the athletes are from Terrace. The first games were held in Vernon in

1988 with 650 participants in 15 events, since then, it’s grown exponentially, with this year’s competition in Burnaby anticipating 3,200 participants in 26 events. About 1,500 volunteers, including a number of young people, help the games run smoothly. There are 20 “core sports” that the host city has to have venues to support, says the director of Zone 10, Bill Whitty. The host city then gets to pick six “demo” sports to host – these are sports like dragon boating, or a game called pickle ball, similar to badminton or paddle ball, that’s been in years previous but isn’t included this year.

This year’s games are special, because it’s the 25th anniversary. Whitty says that in the province there are only about 11 people who have been involved as a member for all 25 of those years – and five of those people are in Zone 10. Since you need to be 55 to join, this means the youngest of those quarter-centurion gamers is 80. “I have no hesitation in saying that the Seniors Games is the second best alternative health program the province has to offer,” says Whitty, noting that athletes look forward to and prepare for the games all year.

The games is a great chance to be social, with Zone 10 hosting a Zone 10 social on the last night of the games where participants get to compare the experiences they’ve had spread out across the host city at different venues. And for being a small zone, Zone 10 doesn’t do too bad competition-wise. But, said Whitty, the games are about more than winning. “Everybody likes the idea of a medal,” he said. “But it’s really about the companionship and camaraderie. If you get a medal, that’s a bonus.”

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■ Divas win TERRACE’S DIRT Divas took the top spot at the slo-pitch tournament held in Kitimat the weekend of July 20, with the Rupert Belles taking second place. Back row left-right: Kelly Sallenback, Jen Neid, Tammy Braid, Sherry Turner, Jessica Nutter, Jen Darby. Front row left-right: Tammy Karrer, Amber McIssak, Roberta Taylor, Raina Karrer, Corina Cleveland.

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Sports Scope A LOOK ahead at what’s on the sports horizon. To have your sporting or athletic event included, email sports@terracestandard.com.

Orientation hike NEW TO Terrace or not familiar with the great trails on Terrace Mountain, the Terrace Hiking Group will lead an orientation walk on Aug. 9 from the Johnstone Street entrance to the Yeo Street and Kitselas Road entrances. Vehicles will be at the Kitselas Road entrance to drive participants back. Children accompanied by adults are welcome. Walk will take up to two hours. There will also be a presentation en route about what to take in your pack when hiking. Meet at the Johnstone St. trailhead at 7 p.m. Cost is $2.

Open house THE TERRACE Rod & Gun Club and Whiskey Jack Archers are hosting an open house event Aug. 11 at 3512 Rifle Range Road in Thornhill from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Handson demonstrations of firearms and archery equipment, in which participants will be able to shoot various calibre handguns, shotguns at the trap range, black powder rifles, .22-calibre rifles, as well as archery equipment. Those who wish to participate can purchase live ammunition and be shown how to safely discharge firearms and archery equipment. Children under 11 may only participate in the archery event.

King of the Mountain THE 35TH annual King of the Mountain Footrace takes place Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. The route has changed this year to be a 10km race incorporating the Terrace Mountain bike loop. Pre-register at All Seasons and Fiori Design.

Dragon boating THE 7TH Annual Lakelse Dragon Boat Regatta will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, at Furlong Bay, Lakelse Lake. The day starts with team practices in the morning followed by opening ceremonies at 11 a.m. Races run from noon until 5 p.m.

ccording to the dictionary, abundance is a noun that means “a very large quantity of something.” That’s easy to understand. Used as an adjective, as in, “Skeena steelhead are abundant,” the term means those creatures are “existing and available in large quantities.” That’s straightforward too. When the regional BCWF president, Mr. Mike Langegger makes this claim to argue that sports fishers should be allowed to kill Skeena steelhead, things get complex. Are Skeena steelhead abundant now? Were they ever abundant? In his book, Skeena Steelhead: Unknown Past, Uncertain Future, Bob Hooton, winner of the conservation award trifecta – the Steelhead Society’s Cal Woods award, The Totem Fly Fishers’ Roderick Haig-Brown award, and the B.C. Federation of Flyfishers’ Gilley award – fisheries manager for 37 years, and former Regional Biologist in Skeena Region, estimates that the historic steelhead return to the Skeena drainage was something in the order of 100,000 fish. This may seem like a lot of fish at first blush, but considering that the Skeena drains a land mass the size of Washington and Oregon combined, the number starts to seems small. When you learn that the historic returns to California’s Eel river alone rivalled that of the entire Skeena drainage,

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FROM LEFT to right, Laurie Mutschke, Maryka Rypma, and Willie Muller get some mileage in during the Thursday night group ride by riding to the Shames Mountain turnoff and back.

Skeena River Challenge is this weekend THE TERRACE Off Road Cycling Association (TORCA) is hosting its annual end-ofyear bike race this weekend. The Skeena River Challenge annual bicycle race, the group’s last big race of the season, will be held Sunday, Aug. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This race is the 26th year, founded by local enthusiasts and bike shop owners Mike Christensen and Peter Krause.

The Gran Fondo style road race starts from the Jim Ciccone Centre in Prince Rupert and spins 140 kilometres up Hwy 16 to finish at the DHL parking lot at the corner of Kenney Street and Keith Avenue in Terrace. “This year the route has been changed slightly but the distance remains the same,” said organizer Michael Bruce. “In the past, the race had a

20-kilometre leg out to Ridley Island and then on to Terrace.” But this year, the road will be closed at Ridley Island because of security and construction, he said. Instead, the riders will ride through Port Edward and turn at the North Pacific Cannery. A race of 100 miles, like this one, is commonly called a ‘century ride.’ Recreation riders, who will

the figure looks downery river and creek in the right paltry. Skeena Valley, spawning One reason for this throughout the Skeena is the Skeena is at the River itself. outer edge of the steelThe coho, chinook, head’s range, its epicenand sockeye runs dwarf tre being the formerly the steelhead returns. fecund rivers of the Chum would too, given Columbia and Northern half a chance. The exCalifornia. Sadly, dams, planation for this is that overfishing, ill-considthe other salmon have ered hatchery programs evolved a strategy to and urban sprawl have maximize their spawngreatly diminished ing potential by returnSKEENA ANGLER those great American ing in large numbers. steelhead runs, which is But Steelhead enter the ROB BROWN why so many dedicated rivers in much smaller anglers from there come numbers. They arrive here, at the edge of the throughout the year and range, to fish wild steelhang around for up to head. 10 months before they Is “abundant” really an accurate descrip- spawn in the spring. The long stay in fresh tor of the steelhead runs into the American water makes them much more vulnerrivers in the steelhead heartland? Not when able to angler predation, especially in the compared to the other five species of salm- shrunken rivers of winter. on, which are genetically programmed to Unlike their cousins, about five per cent succeed by being numerous. Chinook, of Skeena’s steelhead go back to the ocean chum, pink, coho, and sockeye arrive in then return to spawn a second, sometimes greater aggregate numbers than steelhead. a third time. The importance of those mulConsider our local rivers. There are over tiple spawners is disproportionately large. a million pink in the Lakelse River alone Maintaining as large a number of these on good years. The Kispiox has an even animals within individual populations is larger run, and humpies fill up almost ev- critical to the maintenance of diversity

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travel 140 kilometres, leave at 9 a.m. and racers, travelling a distance of 160 kilometres, at 10 a.m. Motorists are asked to watch for eastbound cyclists on the highway during the race, and to exercise extreme caution when passing vehicles or cyclists during the race. There will also be a barbecue with awards and a draw at the end of the race.

and sustainability. Today, as Bob Hooton points out, a second spawner is required to run the gauntlet of nets at the mouth of the Skeena three times. A third-time spawner has to make that perilous trip no fewer than five times. There is no way to tell a repeat spawner from a one-trick steelhead. If Mike Langegger and his pals have their way and a kill fishery is inflicted on Skeena steelhead, some of those vitally important repeat spawners will get a blow to the skull and head for the table in a plastic bag. In comparison to other salmon, Skeena’s steelhead are sparse. When compared to the historic (and even the hatchery augmented) steelhead runs in the steelhead heartland of the western United States, Skeena steelhead populations are low. And we mustn’t forget that our Skeena steelhead runs have been subject (and continue to be subject) to indiscriminate net fisheries on the high seas as well as off the shores of Alaska and off our own shores. Of those fisheries, our domestic commercial fisheries have demonstrably inflicted the heaviest casualties and have been doing so since the end of the century before last. As a result, our current returns are much smaller in comparison to historic levels. So, you can see, when the proponents of a kill fishery for steelhead use the adjective abundant to describe steelhead, they are playing fast and loose with the term.

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