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City pushes tax share pitch By Lauren Benn AT LEAST one provincial cabinet minister says he’s ready to come north to hear a pitch being made by the City of Terrace for a share of tax revenues expected from large industrial projects. But Bill Bennett, whose cabinet portfolio includes communities, says he first wants to read a study on the issue commissioned by the city and be convinced that an influx of

people and industry is putting a strain on city services. “We’ll have to watch and see what development takes place,” said Bennett last week. “We’ll have to see how much benefit each of the communities get from all this growth that’s going to happen and then see what the shortfall is if they’re just not able to keep up with infrastructure demands. “Then we’ll sit down.” Bennett was one of several cabinet min-

isters lobbied by Terrace city council weeks ago at a local government convention in Victoria. In broad terms, the city says it’s going to be affected by large industrial development, but because those industries are located in rural areas and are subject to only provincial taxation they can’t be taxed to pay for new or additional municipal or other local services that will be required. The city had originally hoped to press its

point with a $15,000 study, but it was unfinished when the meetings took place. That didn’t appear to have prevented the city from making its initial revenue sharing bid, says Mayor Dave Pernarowski. “Our ask in the meeting was to ask for them to look at the concept. How we might see it unfold,” said Pernarowski, adding each session with a cabinet minister was limited to 15 minutes.

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Teacher honoured

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PATRICIA KOLTERMAN has a keepsake at her home in Terrace that reminds her of the many students she’s come to know during her years as a teacher in B.C.’s northwest. The bench pictured above has on it inscriptions of student names — markings permanently left by hands that have also held pencils in Kolterman’s classroom.

A JUST-RETIRED teacher has received the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence — Canada’s highest award for K-12 teachers and educators. Grade 5 teacher Patricia Kolterman, who retired at the end of June after an education career that began in 1976 on Haida Gwaii, was one of 94 recipients across Canada to receive the award that has honoured outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers since 1993. Kolterman moved to Terrace in 1978 and taught at Uplands Elementary, at Copper Mountain in Thornhill and then at Thornhill Elementary. “When I knew I was being nominated, I felt embarrassed,” said Kolterman last week after hearing the news. “There are so many people you work with and you learn so much from other people. At Copper Mountain, we used to say there was no ‘I’ in team,” she said. A citation of Kolterman’s accomplishments

noted her “legendary long field trips, gardening skills and quirky ways.” Those field trips included visits all the way down to Barkerville in the Cariboo, to the Fort St. James National Historical Site and to the Huckleberry copper mine near Houston. All of those trips followed the Grade 5 curriculum which examined the use of non-living natural resources, said Kolterman. “We had wonderful parents,” said Kolterman of the work that went into the trips. “They would take time off of work and help. Without the parents, I couldn’t have done it.” One field trip took students into the Nass Valley to visit the Nisga’a Lisims Government building where they toured the assembly chamber and enjoyed a luncheon. Kolterman said parents also helped her in developing a school garden which provided food for healthy lunches for students. “Kale chips,” she said. “They couldn’t wait to eat kale chips.”

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Former mayor honoured for commmunity contributions FORMER MAYOR Jack Talstra was recognized Oct. 2 for years of service and contributions to the community of Terrace. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, presented to him by Mayor Dave Pernarowski on behalf of the Governor General of Canada. Talstra was among 60,000 Canadians honoured with a diamond jubilee medal for significant contributions and achievements. More than 40 people attended the ceremony at city hall. “Jack, this is an award that recognizes commendable service, deserving praise and admiration, that honours you for your distinguished service to your fellow citizens,” said Pernarowski before presenting Talstra with the medal. “This place is amazing when it comes to people stepping forward,” said Talstra about receiving the medal. “They’re giving it to us here in Terrace and to the volunteers that do the work here throughout many

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(LEFT) FORMER Terrace mayor Jack Talstra wears his newly awarded Diamond Jubilee medal over his heart. (Right) Mayor Dave Pernarowski presented Talstra with the medal on behalf of the Governor General of Canada. many years and many decades.” Born in the Netherlands, Talstra’s family first lived in Houston and then Telkwa before moving to Terrace when he was in Grade Two. Talstra attended Riverside School and then Skeena when it was the city’s only secondary school. Both have since been demolished.

After attending law school at the University of British Columbia, Talstra returned to Terrace where he married Hilda. They have five children and six grandchildren. Talstra served six years as a city councillor and 23 years as mayor before being defeated by Pernarowski in 2008.

After the ceremony Talstra talked about some of the city’s achievements during his time at city hall. These include bringing Ferry Island into the city’s boundaries and its subsequent development, developing the Grand Trunk Pathway as a millennium project and adding a second sheet of

ice to the arena now renamed the Terrace Sportsplex. “We were able to build that complex without a lot of local taxpayers dollars,” said Talstra. Talstra was nominated for the medal by city council. For contributions to the community, Talstra also won the Order of Terrace award in 2009.

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Tanker ban divides local officials TWO LOCALLY elected officials disagree that projects leading to expanded oil tanker traffic should be opposed by B.C. municipalities. They also don’t think the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) should urge B.C. premier Christy Clark to use whatever powers the provincial government has to stop the expansion of oil tanker traffic through B..C’s coastal waters. Terrace city councillor Brian Downie and Thornhill regional district director Ted Ramsey voted to oppose a resolution in September at UBCM’s convention in Victoria that called for both. While the resolution did pass, Ramsey and Downie were among 49 per cent of municipal elected officials that disagreed. “Actually, I voted to oppose it and it was just the way it was worded. I opposed it simply because it needs to be thought out better,” said Ramsey. The motion, submitted by the District of Saanich on Vancouver Island reads, “Therefore be it resolved that UBCM oppose projects that would lead to the expansion of oil tanker traffic through BC’s coastal waters; “and be it further resolved that UBCM urge the Premier of British Columbia, the Leader of the Official Opposition and members of the Legislative Assembly to use whatever legislative and administrative means that are available to stop the expansion of oil tanker traffic through B.C.’s coastal waters.” Ramsey said the resolution only talked about moving oil by tankers and not neces-

sarily oil products. “...and I thought, well, I’m not opposed to a refinery either,” he said. The issue isn’t going away tomorrow and there’s time for dialogue, he said. Ramsey said he also voted knowing that the joint review panel process was ongoing and he wanted to wait to see the results of it. “I lean [toward] the pipeline. I simply do. I’m not afraid of new and modern things. I love our part of the coast, I’ve been here 40 years but we cannot keep saying no,” said Ramsey. “There’s too much money involved. We have a commodity we have to sell to keep everything going.” Councillor Downie also voted against the motion. “When you look at shipping access, I think the emphasis should be on finding solutions to actually minimize the risk,” said Downie, adding that simply opposing something negates the ability for conversations about how to improve the way things are now. “The other part of this is ... the oil flow from Alberta to the coast, if it’s not through B.C. then it could be through Washington State or through Alaska,” he said. “This does not prevent oil tanker traffic on the coast.” Downie made note that the resolution did not talk about the Northern Gateway project specifically, but the expansion of further tanker traffic off B.C.’s entire coast. “There’s already oil tanker traffic coming down the coast from Alaska, there’s already

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ELECTED OFFICIALS narrowly passed a motion to ban an increase in tanker traffic along the coast of British Columbia. traffic from Vancouver and Washington,” he said. The rest of Terrace’s council present voted in favour of the motion, including mayor Dave Pernarowski and coun-

cillors Marylin Davies, James Cordeiro, Stacey Tyers and Bruce Bidgood. “I consider it to be consistent with (council’s stance),” said Bidgood after the vote.

Nass Valley regional district director Harry Nyce wasn’t present as he had to return home for work but he said he would have voted in favour of the resolution. “I would have voted

no tankers,” he said by email. “I commercial fished around Wright Sound, Squally Channel, and I could not see large ships [navigating] that part of our coast.”

Similar resolutions have been passed at UBCM before. In 2010, one was passed that opposed the expansion of tanker traffic and further asked for a legislative ban on bulk crude oil tanker traffic through the Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound. Another 2010 motion said that UBCM express opposition to tar sands oil being shipped in pipelines across northern B.C. for loading onto crude oil tankers. Both resolutions formed the base for Terrace city council’s motion to oppose Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline project — changing council’s stance from neutral to opposed earlier this year. To see the provincial response to the 2012 UBCM motions, visit this story in the news section of the Terrace Standard newspaper online at www.terracestandard.com

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Rescue me

Group works to alleviate the never-ending problem of abandoned, neglected and feral pets By Margaret Speirs

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t happens more than you’d think: pets living in the community that have been abused, abandoned or neglected and in need of rescue. Thankfully, there are groups that will rescue these animals and foster them until they can be placed in a permanent, loving, adoptive home. In 2010 and 2011, the local rescue group, the Northern Animal Rescue Alliance, (NARA) rescued more than 400 dogs, cats, kittens and puppies. But there are many still out there living wherever they can near businesses or residences hoping to find food and shelter. Since May 23 of this year, the two co-chairs of the group, Cam Bellamy and Marissa Wagner, have rescued 134 animals between them. Most of those are sent to rescue groups in Vancouver, as very few are adopted here in Terrace and area.

Rescuers are born, not made Bellamy, a selfprofessed animal lover, started a chapter of the SPCA here a few years ago but it didn’t last long. She then moved over to help out a chapter of Dogs Deserve Better, but found that since its mission was to rescue chained and penned dogs, she couldn’t rescue cats on behalf of it so she stepped away from it. She and Wagner began NARA, although its name wasn’t made official until the beginning of 2012. The group now has 27 members and out of those, 10 are foster ‘parents’ to the animals that are rescued. Other members take part in raising money, publicity and other tasks.

Its mission NARA advocates for abused, neglected and abandoned animals in the community of Terrace and surrounding area. The mission is to

Several cat colonies live in various areas around the city, for example. NARA is currently working on rescuing all the cats and kittens living at the soon-to-be demolished Little Ave. barrack buildings. About 15 have already been rescued from there but as many as 20 or 25 could still be there. The group sets out traps for them but the problem is the cats most often caught are the dominant males and not the mothers or kittens. Ideally the group members will be able to get them all out before the buildings are demolished, otherwise the animals will have to find a new place to live. And contrary to what people think: an abandoned cat cannot just go out and hunt for food as if it was a wild animal; it’s used to someone feeding it and will go looking for something to eat and a place that’s warm and safe.

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CALLI, AT two-weeks-old, bottom left, abandoned and very sick with an upper respiratory infection that makes her eyes excrete discharge, sticking her left eye shut Sept. 13. Bottom right, Lakein, five-weeks-old, was found in a tree stump at Lakelse Lake, starving and weighing only nine ounces, the sole survivor of a rescue at Furlong Bay Sept. 21. Her four siblings were dead likely due to anemia from an infestation of fleas; her mother was nowhere to be found. Her caregiver cleaned about 200 fleas off her tiny body. Top, Calli and Lakein healthy and eating solid food Sept. 30. Lakein had doubled her weight by then. provide means to a better life for all animals that come into its care, whether that means providing rescue placement, short-term care and responsible rehoming, rehabilitation for illness and injury or providing sanctuary for the old and un-adoptable.

Fostering Fostering involves looking after the animals, not only feeding and sheltering them but also socializing them so they can be adopted. Some foster homes may choose to only look after cats and kittens, or also take in dogs and puppies. Some agree to look after animals that need medications or are so young they need to be fed every few hours. Animals are fos-

tered until they are old enough to be put up for adoption or sent to other rescue groups down south to find homes for them. As of Oct. 2, 42 animals were in care. Foster and adoptive parents fill out an application and are screened so they will be suitable, have a home that can socialize and care for the animals and give them their own space if needed. NARA, which exists on money raised on its own, from financial donations and donations of supplies, can provide carriers, kennels, food, bowls, litter, litter boxes, bedding and other items to foster homes if needed. Before adopting animals out, NARA gets them to the vet so they can be spayed/neu-

tered, vaccinated, given flea, worm and ear mite treatments and be microchipped so they’re ready for their new owners. Potential adoptive homes are screened too; people fill out an application and will be asked about letting a NARA member in for a home visit, ideally before an adoption is finalized. For kittens and puppies, there is a set cost for adoption, which all goes back into NARA to help pay for spay/ neuter, vaccinations, flea and other treatments and microchipping. Adoption fees for cats and dogs are not a specific price but are by donation. However, NARA has an outstanding vet bill as adoption fees don’t cover it all. All members of

NARA are volunteers who give of their time, selves and homes to care for the animals they take in. NARA is responsible for the animals it adopts out for the rest of their lives and it’s not a responsibility taken lightly.

Busier than a bee Bellamy can get as many as 10 calls a day from people concerned about a stray animal and wanting it to be helped. Not everyone can be helped as the foster homes fill up quickly. A person will call about a cat or cats and kittens living under their shed for example, and the person thinks his or her place is the only one with this problem, but they’re not.

There’s always more Part of the reason for the abundance of cats and kittens is that people don’t take responsibility and spay or neuter their pets. A cat can come into heat for the first time at about six months old and have a litter. “Kittens can have kittens,” says Bellamy. Many cats are pregnant again before their current litter is weaned and the average size litter is five kittens, says Bellamy. Kittens are weaned from about six to eight weeks old and often the mother will be pregnant again by the time they’re eight to 12 weeks old. The easiest way to solve the problem is for people to get their pets spayed and neutered as soon as they’re old enough to have it done. More foster homes are always needed. Cats and kittens are on display at Total Pet Thursdays to Saturdays along with information about them and how to go about applying to

adopt them. NARA has its own website, is on Facebook, and can be contacted at either by email.

Barns needed Several cats in care currently would be perfect barn cats as they’re not quite tame enough to be an indoor pet but still need to be fed and have shelter. They are free and have been spayed/neutered and treated for fleas and worms. Ideally, kittens that would be good barn cats should be adopted in pairs or groups but adults can be adopted separately. Bellamy says ideal adoptees are people who will live at that location for the life of the cat or several years and provide it with food, water and shelter from the elements.

Future goals NARA is still a fledgling society and just recently elected its co-chairs, secretary, treasurer and committees. It’s looking to get charitable status so it can apply for grant money and issue tax receipts for donations, which is a process that takes time. And it’s looking at setting up a board of directors, which charities need. The group wants to get into the schools and teach children about proper care and treatment of animals. Bellamy says another idea is to get the Canadian Animal Assistance Team here as it provides free spay and neuter services. Plans are underway for events such as a Halloween dance, pet photos with Santa, an online auction, garage sale, pub night, barbecues and more. Bottle drives are ongoing. And donations of pet supplies are always needed and appreciated. Margaret Speirs is a self-professed animal lover and new member of NARA.

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Been there THE JUST-RELEASED study of how northeastern BC is coping with its oil and gas fueled economic boom could be boiled down to a four-word slogan you might find on a t-shirt— “been there, done that.” And that’s what turns the study into essential reading material for the northwest because we’ve never been there and done that when it comes to sudden and large economic growth. Formally called “Lessons from Economic Upswings: A Case Study of the Peace River Region” the document is based on interviews of key players and discovers what worked and what didn’t work, and why, when people, money and industry flooded the northeast. The study’s sponsors – Kitimat-Terrace Industrial Development society, the Terrace Economic Development Authority and the District of Kitimat – quite rightly decided it was far better to get in front of what might happen here than to be swept away once it all starts. The crucial points raised by those from the northeast? Organizations and people need to communicate as early as possible and as much as possible. And as much coordination as possible is needed to avoid duplication of effort. Put another way, communication and coordination translates into regional cooperation. That might be a tall order for a region such as ours with multiple levels of government. But it’s not an excuse for not trying because there is really no alternative. ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988

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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI And how to shrink the demand? Easy. Chip away those amenities that lead seniors to assume your community welcomes them. Folks don’t hang around where they’re not wanted. Better yet, to dissuade them from moving here in the first place particularly if their main motivation for relocating late in life is to be close to grandchildren. If you’re unsure where to apply your chisel, read the typical list of characteristics that make for a senior-friendly city, then work at downgrading categories where the city scores highest. Many seniors want to live independently as long

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Employment opportunities would dwindle. When jobs dry up, families drift away taking their kids and future grandparent retirement problems with them. Unfortunately, the results of this measure might not be evident for 20 years or more. Turn a deaf ear; why pretend to listen? If council eliminated its senior committee, presto, no more pesky demands. Ignore calls to repair potholes and sand icy parking lots. Let those who live independently shovel their own snowy walkways. Plow their driveways full of snow the minute they finish shoveling. Seniors would have to be dense not to catch council’s drift. No single one of these measures would significantly reduce the influx of housinghungry seniors immediately. Measures this drastic should have been instituted years ago. But now you can only go forward from where you are. For a quicker, decisive reduction, offer each senior a free one-way January ferry trip along a scenic route to Anchorage and abandon them on an ice floe. It solved the Eskimos’ elder problems.

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Ad misleads readers Dear Sir: Enbridge’s most recent promotional advertisement for Northern Gateway is both duplicitous and incompetent, though so subtly that few might notice. The ad’s most important element is not the open question of how much benefit the project might deliver. Enbridge is trying to sell Gateway, so they will spin like a mad Maytag.

Enbridge’s spin doctors are cagey with the repeated and incorrect use of “will” in the titles for the various claims of possible benefit: “New jobs will be created”, “Local communities will have a brighter future”, and so on. To use “will” means that the project has already been approved; since it has not been, the correct verb is “would”. Small difference,

you might say. But such choice subtly influences psychology and belief. State that it is so, and people will believe. The incorrect use allows Enbridge to gloss over the far greater number of safer and better jobs that would be created were the bitumen refined in the already ruined oil sands lands. Worse, “brighter future” whitewashes —

blackwashes? — the risk to communities on the route and the coast, and the bleak future everywhere from global warming. Enbridge, if asked, would deny global warming. To accept it would require reconsideration of the whole crazy oil sands bonanza. No money for them in that. Dr. David Heinimann, Terrace, BC

Dear Sir: Well here we are just a few seasons from a provincial election and few of us know who’s what and what’s who. Christy Clark has been keeping such a low profile does she even have a profile? And some guy is supposed to be leading the NDP, you know, what’s his name — does he even have one? These useless politicians keep talking about a mythical northern gateway but back in the 1960s Yellowhead 16 was the Northern Gateway. Back in the ‘60s Premier WAC Bennett had a plan but nobody has a plan today that is environmentally sound or isn’t full of hubris in a quick buck scheme for the insiders. All the BC Liberals did was dismantle our downtown mill and replace our woods industry for Alberta oil sludge and terrorism for the environment. The mill, of which I speak, I used to walk home through from high school. There was a whole section of town from Kalum St. to Kenney St. that provided by-products from logging when Terrace was the future, now it’s only the past. The BC Liberals recently polled me about Christy Clark and had the audacity to ask me if I knew what a pulp mill was. I mentioned Eurocan and then they got into the pension increase shell game, suggesting that hollow service increases were the way to go when it’s harder and harder

to even have enough to buy groceries. “What do you want,” asked the dumb guy repeatedly. “Well,” said I, “I’d like to have money to buy more than just food. Man does not live by bread alone, eh?” He sounded like one of those outsourced poll takers. Pollsters offer people a whole $25 for answering questions but that’s another shell game. You have to join a focus group or you don’t get the bucks [how many disabled people can jump to it and dash down to a room somewhere I don’t know] and they certainly don’t offer limousine service. Again he didn’t know what I was talking about. “What’s your problem,” he said in a sarcastic, heavy accent. These are the games politicians play. After all, they live off the fat of the land with silly proposals that failed 35 years ago when the insiders promised they would be back when our local economy fell apart, and they would be accepted for such plans. Back in the days of Pierre Trudeau and Iona Campagnolo the so-called Northern Gateway pipeline completely failed for obvious reasons. Now they think they have us over an oil barrel and we no longer have a choice. And I have friends, who like me, have lived here for sixty-plus years and remember the controversy back then. Brian Gregg, Terrace, BC

Many things affect an artist’s work and life

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to the PNE in Vancouver. Also, his collection of 30 years of poetry now resides in the University of Victoria. He was considered one of Vancouver Island’s best poets. Oh yes, and we have a fourand-a-half-year-old, who is giving her Grandmother one watercolour after another. Music is more inclined to run on my Mother’s side. I had fallen in love with the Impressionists, especially van Gogh. Later, with three children, I made a trip with my husband to Dawson City, then over the summit to a place called Granville where only 12 families lived and the clanging of gold dredges out on the tailings never quit. The strange bug hit again. I had been reading about Jackson Pollack and some hard-edge painters in the States I thought, “I can do that!” There was going to be an art show in Dawson. So I got out an

GUEST COMMENT Sylvia Sands Johnson entire sheet of plywood (canvases were not easily had) and began to paint the “Crucifixion,” using triangles, rectangles, and every angle imaginable. Somehow I managed to convey Christ on the cross with the two thieves beside him. This was all in blacks, greys, and white. I doubt if I could do

it again. The viewers in Dawson were very polite and asked me many questions about the painting. Surely, they must have thought I was mad or becoming a bit isolated. There was one other painting but we won’t go into that. Then because there wasn’t a school for my oldest son, and the gold dredges were about to shut down, I fled to the south and eventually wound up living in the Terrace. It wasn’t long before the painting bug was on my trail again. Only this time it took a somewhat lopsided abstract pathway. I was painting with everything including broken windshield glass! But, amazingly, I sold 22 paintings over a two-year period, including six sardine cans! Those were the days when Wally Humphrey, and some of our best artists, gave us the benefit of their opinion of all our paintings submitted and displayed in

the arts and crafts shows. Wally told me he thought one of my watercolours was the best he’d ever seen, but on the other hand, he said my one nude was too strident. I’m sure he realized it was of me! We all got a shock at the quality of Anne Marie Nehring’s paintings. They were a real eye-opener, especially her portraits. So we have had some terrific painters in Terrace. I’d like to mention Susann Williamson at the new Mountainside Gallery, near the four-way stop as you turn to go towards Kitimat. Just look up at the left to see the Mountainside Gallery. She has done an amazing job of setting up the paintings of artists, both good and far-out. The second time she arranged the paintings, I was really impressed! She also makes stained glass windows. Sylvia Sands Johnson is a writer and painter formerly of Rosswod and now living in Terrace.

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Poll methodology completely wrong Dear Sir: Mark Twain is credited with the quote, ”There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Never is this truer than in the case of David Black’s revelation

that his pipeline proposal has received a certain degree of approval throughout B.C. Apparently his staffers made random phone calls over a specific time and pulled a 65 per cent approval rating in northern

B.C. from the results. There was a time when polls were performed using sound statistical rules. Anyone who has struggled through a statistics course in high school or college math knows

that there are solid rules to be followed and even then, a margin of error must be reported. David Black did not follow these accepted procedures and therefore his results are as ridiculous as his pro-

posal. Last week, our household had a call from a person asking us if we would participate in a survey regarding Enbridge and oil development. This person did not identify who they

were working for and when pressed for information on regarding the polling firm they represented, quickly ended the call. We don’t know if this was the David Black pollster but we also don’t know if it

wasn’t. But if this is how David Black conducts his information gathering, I shudder to think how he will manage his pet oil refinery. Michael Bruce, Terrace, BC

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POLICE OFFICER stands watch at Northwest Community College on the Bench Oct. 2 after a bomb threat hoax shut down the institution’s campus.

Hoax closes college RCMP CONTINUE their investigation into the bomb threat hoax that shut down Northwest Community College’s (NWCC) campus Oct. 2. Students, employees and instructors flooded out of the campus the morning of Oct. 2 and RCMP sealed off the area until a speciallytrained explosives-sniffing police dog finished a sweep of buildings and property that evening. As many as 450 people were affected by the evacuation, said NWCC official Phil Saunders. Included in those forced to leave the campus were 76 dorm students who were then offered space at the Seventh Day Adventist Church across the road

from the college. “Our first priority is always the safety of our students, staff and faculty and our response to this threat was congruent with that priority,� said Saunders. Inspector Dana Hart, the commanding officer of the Terrace RCMP detachment said approximately 20 police officers were at the location at one time or another. “... From the resources deployed by the RCMP, the college, fire, EHS [emergency health services] and others, you can imagine how costly this incident has been,� commented Hart on the effort that went into the situation after the threat was received. Six RCMP mem-

bers from Terrace were called in on overtime on their days off and a number of administrative officers at the detachment here were also involved, he said. The campus was fully re-opened by approximately 8:30 p.m. Oct. 2 once the speciallytrained explosives detection dog from Prince George had completed its work. Hart said he could not elaborate on the kind of investigatory work going into determining who had sent the bomb threat which was received via email. Saunders said the college was cooperating with the RCMP. “We are optimistic that we can narrow the range of possibilities

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soon and ideally have charges laid,� he said. “We intend to find out who did this, why and avail ourselves to all options with regard to punishment,� he continued. An exact dollar cost of the hoax would be hard to determine, added Saunders, but he said the figure would be significant. College officials worked out of space provided by the University of Northern British Columbia at its Terrace campus during the closure of their own facilities.

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BUSINESS REVIEW Major player in concrete materials locates here A MAJOR player in the global construction materials industry has chosen Terrace for its newest location. Lafarge, a Francebased company with North American manufacturing plants, has been eyeing B.C.’s northwestern region as a hot spot for expansion. The company started leasing land most recently used by local logging company Timber Baron Contracting Ltd. this July on the 4800 Block of Keith Ave. just west of the Sande Overpass. The property backs onto CN’s rail lines running through Terrace, making it a convenient location to transfer material to trucks from rail cars. “Obviously you see all the work and boom that’s happening and so we picked Terrace because it’s a central location,� said Lefarge’s sales manager for B.C.’s coastal district Cory Cannon, noting the company’s been eyeing

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Housing market’s good for buyers and sellers By Staff Writer THE LOCAL real estate market is in an almost perfect place for both sellers and buyers, says a local agent. “Prices are going up steadily for sellers but for buyers, especially first time buyers, they aren’t going up so rapidly that those buyers will often pull back,” said John Evans from ReMax. “Prices are still low here compared to other parts of the province. For $200,000 you can still buy a three-bedroom house with a full basement and it might even have a carport or garage. Albeit it may be an older home and it might need a roof or a new furnace, but you will get into the market.” Evans’s comments follow the release last week of real estate sales figures showing an increase in activity this year over last year. In the first nine months of the year, 248 properties worth $52.1 million were reported sold in the Terrace area, compared to 219 properties worth

$41.5 million during the same period last year, reported the BC Northern Real Estate Board. Half of the 148 single family homes that have sold so far this year, sold for less than $213,000 and these homes took, on average, 67 days to sell. Also changing hands were 21 parcels of vacant land, 6 multifamily dwellings, 24 homes on acreage, 20 manufactured homes in parks and 10 manufactured homes on land. At the end of September there were 254 properties of all types available through the MLS service in the Terrace area. “What we’re seeing is good solid steady growth,” said Evans. He was also happy with the decline in the number of days it takes, on average, for a house to sell. “If you look at 2009, it was in the 120 day range,” said Evans. “In a really, really hot market the average would be around 30. To compare activity with previous years, the real estate board, for the first nine months of 2009, says

123 residential detached houses sold in the Terrace area at an average price of $197,625. For the same period in 2010 the average price was $202,856 on 95 houses sold while 125 houses sold for the same period in 2011 at an average price of $218,120. For the first nine months of 2012, the 148 houses sold in Terrace brought an average price of $219,242. In Kitimat, 212 properties worth $35.1 million have changed hands in the first nine months of 2012, compared to 133 properties worth $18.6 million to September 30th of 2011. Of the 114 single family homes sold so far this year in Kitimat, half sold for less than $162,000. These homes took, on average 57 days to sell. In addition, 14 parcels of vacant land, 48 half duplexes and 19 townhomes were also sold this year. At the end of September there were 106 properties of all types available through the MLS listing service in the Kitimat area.

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Medical specialist sets up in Terrace A GAP in medical services has now been filled with the arrival of Dr. Ivan Jardine who opened an ear, nose and throat practice here last week. From South Africa, Jardine fills a spot left vacant when Dr. Lodewyk DeJager moved to Vancouver Island several years ago. Arranging for the arrival of Jardine went fairly quickly after he applied to come to the northwest, says Dr. Geoff Appleton, the Northern Health Authority’s medical director for the region. “His office is in the old credit union building,” added Appleton because there’s no suitable space in the medical complex on Park Ave. Once Jardine is settled in, there’s a possibility he’ll offer outreach services in Kitimat or even Prince Rupert, Appelton said. “Kitimat certainly has expressed an interest in having him do some clinics or perhaps even a bit of surgery and Prince Rupert has said it could use more [ear, nose and throat services],” he said. “A lot of that will be up to Dr. Jardine as he gets established.” Although Terrace and area was able to secure the services of a visiting ear, nose and throat specialist, Dr. Heitham Gheriani, after DeJager left, there is a backlog of referrals and surgeries, warned Appleton. “It’s significant. It’s going to take awhile to get through those,” he said. As for other medical matters, Ap-

pleton said Terrace could use a few more general practitioners but that the situation is far from the crisis level being experienced in other rural and remote areas. “Kitimat could use some more, Hazelton is struggling, Prince Rupert’s OK and Smithers is just fine,” he said. And there is a need for more psychiatrists in Terrace in that Mills Memorial Hospital contains a psychiatric unit used by the area. One encouraging sign is the interest being show in living and working here by UNBC/UBC medical school graduates. “I’d say we’ve had what I would call half-nibbles,” said Appleton. “We’ve had people interested in doing locums here and that’s usually a very good sign. We’re hoping these will turn into full nibbles,” he added. The expectation that people trained in the north would stay in the north was one of the foundation reasons for establishing a UBC satellite medical school at the Prince George UNBC campus in the first place. In addition, northern hospitals have also served as training centres for medical students and those who have received medical degrees but are not yet fully certified. Mills Memorial in Terrace, for example, can take up to four third-year medical students, two first-year residents and two second-year residents.

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■ Sign along A PERFECT early fall evening in the area set the stage for a gathering of Sparks, Brownies and Girl Guides in Thornhill. Evening weekly sessions in Thornhill and Terrace schools are now underway, which also means the return of chocolate-mint cookies.

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Art fuses RCMP crest with tradition ARTWORK TO be unveiled this Friday at the Lisims/Nass Valley RCMP detachment in New Aiyansh symbolizes the growth of the relationship between the police force and the Nisga’a Nation, says the officer in charge of the detachment. “To have a revered local artist create this stunning piece of artwork for our RCMP detachment is a tremendous gesture,” wrote Sgt. Donovan Tait in an email explaining the significance of the artwork by Brad Percival. He described the artwork, by Brad Percival, as a “unique fusion of the RCMP crest incorporating our Nisga’a symbols based on the principle of SaytK’ilim-Goot (Working Together in Unity). The ceremony takes place at 3 p.m. Oct. 12 at the detachment and will include a blessing. Dr. Joseph Gosnell,

who was the president of the Nisga’a Tribal Council in the years leading up to the Nisga’a treaty implementation in 2000 and president of the Nisga’a Nation afterward, will be the guest speaker.

In a briefing given to Nisga’a Lisims Government officials last month, Tait spoke of the artwork’s practical and symbolic importance. “Demystifying our building, our officers and our intentions in

the work that we do is a crucial step towards a fully integrated police service for the Nation,” said Tait. “We are your partners, your neighbours and your friends. By culturally formalizing

our relationship publicly for all to see, it is hoped that this modest event will demonstrate the RCMP’s commitment to the Nisga’a Nation in many capacities. “This artwork will act as a reminder to

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Police investigate alleged abduction THREE PEOPLE face charges after a person was allegedly abducted earlier last week. Witnesses reported seeing a person being placed in the trunk of a small white car in the 4700 block of Davis Ave. at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday Oct. 2, said Terrace RCMP. An 18-year-old woman and three men in their 20s were all taken into custody, after officers found the vehicle on Hwy16, approximately 10 km west of Terrace, said police. The female driver was found to be under the influence of alcohol and was issued a 90 day immediate roadside prohibition, while the three men are all facing charges for breaching court ordered conditions, said police. The alleged victim was located at a residence unharmed but was uncooperative, reported police, who continue to investigate. Anyone with information on this incident can contact the detachment at 250-638-7400 or if you would like to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- TIPS (8477).

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Secondary suites now allowed in all homes PEOPLE WHO want to put a secondary suite in single-family residences will soon be able to do so, city council decided last night in adopting a by-law. In the past, secondary suites were allowed in residences zoned R2, which also permits duplexes, but weren’t for those zoned as R1, or single family homes. A number of years ago, secondary suites already in existence in homes built prior to 1991 were grandfathered in as they were and weren’t subject to inspection, said city planner David Block. There are some suites in homes zoned R1 that aren’t legal and some in R2 that didn’t

have a permit issued for them, and while the bylaw won’t totally replace the older policy, it will hopefully encourage owners of suites in the R1 zone to come in and get a permit now, Block said. The bylaw will allow new secondary suites to be installed in R1 zone homes, he said. “A few were done on the sly, we know that. A few slipped in in the R1 zone,” said Block, referring to suites that were put in quietly. “Definitely a few people have asked in the last few years ... and we had someone interested in building a new home next spring and wants to build a suite in it ask to apply for this to make a

David Block bylaw amendment.” Part of the sustainable strategy and the Official Community Plan housing policy now recommends that the city allow secondary suites and that had been recommended from the 2009 housing study.

Lots of consultation has been done with community members who have supported it, Block added. Adding a secondary suite to a basement could enhance the home’s value and therefore affect the homeowner’s taxes, he said. Another direct implication is that a secondary suite would mean a doubling of water, sewer and garbage taxes. In future, the city could allow carriage houses, a dwelling outside the principle dwelling place, and perhaps recommend options on how to reduce the sewer and other charges, such as a one-and-a-half rate, in those circumstances, said Block.

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City’s road repair projects are nearing the finish line WHAT WAS once one of the worst road surfaces in the City of Terrace is about to become one of the best. The 4500 Block of Scott Ave., east of Kalum in the horseshoe, has been the scene of major construction since late summer. Even the surface of gravel and crush, now awaiting paving, is much better than what has been there for years. Underneath the surface lies brand new infrastructure including a water main which is being tested this week prior to hookup. Work is slated to be finished in the coming weeks with colder weather fast approaching. “We’re trying to, by the end of this week, tie in all of the water main, putting it into service and starting to get in on the road work,” said City of Terrace roads foreman Henry

Craveiro. “Once we get it pressure tested, get water samples, then we put it into service and abandon the old (water main).” Old water mains are left to sit beneath the road’s surface, explained Craveiro, as the old main supplies water to neighbouring buildings right up until the point the new one takes over. “We ... pull out the services and just abandon it in the ground,” he said of the old water main. Other below-ground infrastructure worked on includes drainage pipes and repairs to the existing sewer line, said Craveiro. Still to come is adding crush and road base material before Terrace Paving arrives to apply asphalt. No date is set yet for that work to be done, said Craveiro. The Scott. Ave re-

build project had a $395,000 budget, accounting for a slice of the total city roadwork budget for 2012 this year. This year featured a fast-forward approach to roadwork, meaning budgeted projects from years to come were placed in 2012’s lineup. Work done on Sparks St. from Lakelse Ave. to Lazelle Ave was initially slated to happen in 2016 but was grouped in with the milling and paving of Lakelse Ave. from Eby to Emmerson St. and Kalum St. from Lakelse to Park Ave. this summer. The city took Agar Ave. from Molitor to Braun St. from 2015’s roads plan. The road was pulverized and repaved earlier this summer. McConnell Ave. from Hwy113 to Marshall St. was pulled from 2013, completed this year as well. In total, city council

budgeted $2.5 million for roadwork including pavement overlays, patching, rebuilds and other road infrastructure replacement or repairs. Last year, the city undertook $2.8 million in roadwork which included two major rebuilds on Davis Ave. and McConnell Ave. While the final spending tally was higher in 2011 with 1.2km of road paved in total, more kilometres of road were worked on this year at 4.5 km. “Keep in mind that downtown streets are twice as wide as a normal road in town,” said Craveiro, adding that in 2011 more was spent because of two total rebuilds which include infrastructure costs. “(2012 has) been one of the busiest years and I’ve been here for a long time,” said Craveiro. Both years are an example of the city’s fast-track roads plan in action, with both nearly

doubing what was spent in the two years prior. The year 2010 saw about $1 million spent rebuilding three roads in Terrace — the 4700 block of Davis Ave., the 4900 block of Lazelle Ave., and the 4900 block of Scott Ave. That’s not as much as was spent in 2009, which saw $1.5 million spent redoing Cramer St., the 4600 block of Lazelle Ave., and the 4600 block of Loen Ave. Next year is expected to bring with it another full plate for the city’s roads department although which roads will be done has yet to be decided. The city will finalize projects for next year when it sets its 2013 budget priorities later this year.

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THE COMPLETE rebuild of the 4500 Block of Scott Avenue nears completion at a cost of nearly $450,000.

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Changing the route to respect BC Community Information Session Join Us Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. is proposing to develop an approximately 700 kilometre provincially regulated pipeline to safely deliver natural gas from the Groundbirch area, near Dawson Creek, B.C., to the LNG Canada gas liquefaction facility proposed to be developed by Shell Canada Ltd. and its partners near Kitimat, B.C. Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLines Limited. Please join us for our first community information session and learn more about: s Coastal GasLink and TransCanada s Community and Aboriginal engagement s Environmental protection s Jobs and business opportunities s Pipeline safety s The conceptual route s Why Coastal Gaslink is needed Date: Monday 22 October, 2012 Time: 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Location: Northwest Community College Waap Galts’ap Community House (Long House) 5331 McConnell Ave Terrace, BC, V8G 4X2 Project representatives will be available throughout the session to answer questions and share information.

The Gateway pipeline route has already seen a decade of planning and testing, and thousands of hours of work, to ensure maximum safety and minimal environmental disturbance. And I’m proud to tell you that the work isn’t finished yet. First of all, I want to set the record straight on recent claims that the Gateway pipeline runs through the Great Bear Rain Forest on British Columbia’s coast — they are categorically false. As it happens, our team of engineers has taken great pains to ensure that the proposed pipeline route is almost entirely made up of pre-existing corridors of activity — such as logging roads, forestry roads, cut lines, or other “pre-disturbed” areas — to reduce its footprint as much as possible. Our engineers, and experts familiar with B.C.’s terrain, have also spent years using the most advanced technology available to identify the potential for geohazards — landslides, rock fall, avalanches, seismic issues, and marine clays. As a result, we’ve worked hard to minimize the risk, and ensure the safest pipeline route possible, with extra measures such as deeper pipe burial, tunnels, and special pipe design.

Our engineering team is constantly refining the Gateway pipeline route. Years ago we started with Route A, and nearly two dozen route amendments later, we’re working on Route V. Many of those changes have come, and others will come, as a result of working with environmental groups, Aboriginal communities, and government agencies. Along the entire length of the pipeline in B.C., we’ll minimize impact to sensitive fish and animal habitat, reclaim the right-of-way for wildlife, and strictly control and manage access. Safety, and respect for the environment, have been our primary considerations in charting the Gateway pipeline route over the past 10 years. And that’s not about to change.

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Light refreshments will be provided. If you are unable to make this session but would like more information you can contact our project team by email (coastalgaslink@transcanada.com) or by telephone at 1.855.633.2011 (toll-free). TransCanada is Canada’s largest builder and operator of natural gas pipelines. We have been in business for 60 years, including 50 years in southeast B.C. We are proud of our track record, both in terms of working with communities and of construction safety and safe long-term operations. www.transcanada.com/coastalgaslink

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Busy September at local airport ONCE AGAIN, the number of passengers at the Northwest Regional Airport have hit records with September 2012 being the busiest September the airport’s ever seen. The month saw 12,700 passengers fly either to or from Terrace making it the second busiest month this year, topped by August which saw 13,808 passengers through the doors. As of last month’s end, this year’s passenger count clocked in at 103,741 — keeping steady the trend of increased traffic compared to former years. Airport officials say the number of people who take passenger flights to and from the airport may decrease over the next few months, but will pick back up again. “August is usually our peak travel time and then (numbers) start waning,� said airport manager Carman Hendry. “Then it goes down until January and then it starts to progress back up again.�

October’s start marked a 16 per cent increase in traffic compared to last fiscal year and a 15 per cent increase for the calendar year, Hendry continued. September 2011 saw 11,291 passengers, meaning a 12.5 per cent climb in traffic for September 2012. Hendry said the increase in construction and industrial-project-related workers travelling here and back again have been keeping numbers up. “There is an awful lot of construction workers coming through, a lot of business people that are related to the Rio Tinto modernization project and the hydro project and the Forest Kerr project,� he said. “I’ve heard rumours from the airlines that their load factors are doing quite well.� Nevertheless, Air Canada is planning to drop its first and last flights of the day by October’s end, he said. “But, they will increase flights during the day if they need,� he said.

Nominations for business awards accepted now IS THERE a local business that’s impressed you? That you’ve noticed has occupied 2012 news headlines? That is new and fabulous? Now is the time to let the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce know as the time for the 2012 13th Annual Business Excellence Awards is fast approaching. Nominations for 15 different business excellence categories are being called in by the chamber and will close at 4:30 p.m. on Oct.12, 2012. Both chamber members and nonmembers are invited to have their say in which local companies, organizations and individuals have excelled in any of the 15 areas. Last year’s winners are not up for re-nomination in the same categories, which include: The Retailer of the Year Award, Home-Based Business Award, Volunteer of the Year Award, Community Booster of the Year Award,

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City pushes revenue sharing pitch “It will become even stronger when we have a business plan,” he said of the $15,000 study being written by the consulting firm Harris Palmer. Firm owner Roger Harris says the report is expected to be finished within a month and will incorporate information the city learned was important during its meetings. Bennett, describing the meeting with Terrace as positive, did say nothing has been decided. “It was a positive discussion,” said Bennett afterwards. “I think I need to be careful not to send any signals that a revenue sharing agreement is a slam dunk. It’s not.” Bennett said that he would like to meet with more northwestern municipalities to talk about revenue sharing as well. B.C. has various revenue-sharing mod-

els involving various municipalities in different regions. Closest to Bennett’s home riding in southeastern B.C., a revenue sharing model is in place with the municipalities of Fernie, Sparwood and Elkford called the Elk Valley Property Tax Sharing Agreement. He pointed to the three municipalities which each receive a share of property taxes levied from coal mines in the region. Of the three municipalities, Fernie has the largest population base and while it is less than half the size of Terrace, it serves as the commercial service centre of that region like Terrace does here, said Fernie official Jim Hendricks. “It is really to help with infrastructure demands,” he said of the $2.6 million Fernie collects as a result of the agreement.

Jobless rate dips a little THE NORTHWEST’S jobless rate dropped in September, but remains the only region in B.C. to have one in the double digits. The September rate of 10.5 per cent is better than August’s 11.8 per cent, July’s 11.9 per cent and June’s 12.2 per cent for the area running from the north coast to just west of Vanderhoof. Still, September’s rate is higher than Sept. 2011 when the jobless rate was 8.6 per cent. The drop also meant an increase in the number of people working – 38,400 in September compared to 38,100 in August. September’s figure matched that of July’s. In September 2011, 44,800 were working in the region. Meanwhile, the provincial jobless rate was 6.8 per cent in September, the same percentage as in August. Across the regions, the jobless rate for September was 5.9 per cent on Vancouver Island, 7.1 per cent on the lower mainland, 5.2 per cent in the Thompson-Okanagan, 8.8 per cent in the Kootenays, 8.2 per cent in the Cariboo and 4.4 per cent in the northeast. The figures released today are not those of people collecting Employment Insurance. They’re the product of Statistics Canada employees interviewing people over the age of 15 and those considering themselves part of the workforce are people with a job or who are looking for work. People withdraw from the workforce for any number of reasons, not all of which are associated with having a job or not. Across the country, employment increased for the second consecutive month in September, up 52,000, mainly in full-time work. The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 7.4 per cent as more people participated in the labour market.

“A lot of the miners ... do come to Fernie and place demands on our infrastructure .. it would be a tough go if

we lost that money.” The city collects roughly $4.5 million in property taxes from within its boundaries yearly, meaning the

additional $2.6 million is an important part of the city’s budget, said Hendricks. Provincial revenue sharing models in B.C.

include the Fair Share agreement between the regional district and municipalities in the Peace River region. And hydro-electric

operations that are part of the Columbia River system in the Kootenays produce revenue shared with local governments.

HOSPITALITY MATTERS . . . EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Ask Vern Sampson about his culinary career working in the minerals and mining sector and you can’t help but smile. Vern began his career on the Galore Creek Project; today, he’s the head chef and ¿rst aid attendant at Seabridge Gold’s KSM Project camp, where he’s worked for the past three years. He’s employed by Spatsizi Remote Services Corporation (SRSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) that provides catering and camp operation services at remote industrial sites. SRSC is a TNDC joint venture with Sodexo, an international food and facilities management company. “I’ve been cooking in camps for six years now, and intend to continue until someday down the road I open my own restaurant in Hazelton, where I was born and raised,” says Vern. “I enjoy this work because I get satisfaction from seeing others enjoy my food. No matter how hard my day is, it makes it all worthwhile to hear the crew say thank you for the good meal.”

development camps, like Seabridge’s KSM Camp, we’re looking for versatile individuals with expertise in many different areas. We also look for people with the potential to grow.” Edward knows a thing or two about career growth. He used to be a camp chef at the now-closed Eskay Creek Mine, before accepting a job with TNDC in 2005 to manage SRSC. He also understands what it takes to be successful. “Partnerships are critical in this business. Our joint venture with Sodexo enables us to develop our people and access the capacity pe we need to keep our clients satised. And we value the work we do ¿e with exploration and development wi projects because it allows us to pr begin building strong, long-term be relationships. We’ve worked with re Seabridge for four seasons now, Se and have developed mutual trust an and understanding about what is an required for us to be successful re together. That’s invaluable in a to true partnership.” tru

“In addition to developing Vern completed two years of great working relationships with gr culinary training at Northwest industry, what I enjoy most about in Community College in Terrace in the work I do is ¿nding employth 2007 and in 2010, became Red ment for members of the Tahltan m Seal-certi¿ed. A typical day for Vern Sampson, making dinner at KSM Camp. Nation and other local First NaVern at the KSM Camp begins tions,” Edward continues. “Over the past few years, early with the daily baking. He then prepares lunch year-round employment has been limited in our refor the people working in camp – including the maingion, and so seeing people succeed and develop catenance guys, core cutters, pilots, engineers and reers in the hospitality industry is really motivating.” of¿ce staff – and starts preparing for the evening Seabridge has spent more than $125 million in meal. When he’s not cooking or baking, he’s organizing weekly menus and grocery orders. “I have to exploration, engineering and development work to be careful not to forget anything because we’re in move the proposed KSM Project towards production. the middle of nowhere and it’s extremely dif¿cult and Approximately 80 percent of this spending has been in local communities, where Seabridge is committed expensive to Ày our food in.” to creating economic opportunities, developing loEdward Van Mierlo is the Chief Operating Of¿cer cal people and building partnerships with local busiof SRSC. “Communication skills, a great attitude, a nesses. willingness to learn, and commitment are skills and attributes we look for in SRSC employees,” says Read Vern’s story in full on the KSM Project Edward. “When we hire for smaller exploration and website: www.ksmproject.com

Learn Learn more more about about the the KSM KSM Project Project

www.ksmproject.com Seabridge Gold Inc. Inc., Seabridge Gold www.seabridgegold.net ksm_community@seabridgegold.net 1235 Street, P.O.P.O. Box 2536, 1235Main Main Street, Box 2536, community@seabridgegold.net 1.250.847.4704 Smithers, BCBC V0JV0J 2N0 2N0 Smithers, 1.250.847.4704

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YOU PAY FOR 3, YOU GET 4. WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE? Bail hearing cancelled + RCMP PHOTO

SOME OF the weapons RCMP say they seized from alleged drug trafficker David Edwardsen during a search in September.

A MAN police say is a drug trafficker involved in an organized crime gang here spent Thanksgiving weekend in jail. David Harry Edwardsen, who has been in jail since his initial arrest Sept. 19, was to have a bail hearing Oct. 5 but it was cancelled because his defence lawyer was presented with 150 pages of documents by government prosecutors just days before. “Crown provided me with 150 plus pages of statements from my client and other people, so no, I wasn’t in a position to deal with that,” said Greg Cranston by phone from Vancouver Oct. 5. He and government lawyers are now scheduled to come up with a new date at a meeting tomorrow. At the same time, six additional charges on top of 11 original ones have now been laid against Edwardsen. Edwardsen was initially charged with four counts of trafficking, two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, one charge of production of a controlled substance, and four firearms charges. The new charges include one for possession for the purpose of trafficking, one for possessing a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition, one charge of possessing prohibited weapon without a licence and six charges of unauthorized possession of a firearm. Four other people were arrested but later released; they remained uncharged as of Oct. 5. Police said the arrest of Edwardsen marked a

milestone in a 14-month investigation. On Sept. 19, police executed five search warrants on five properties in Terrace and area – Edwardsen’s residence at 604 Old Lakelse Lake Road, two other residences on that same road, one residence on King Ave. in Thornhill and a residence on Bohler Rd. Emergency Response Team officers, similar to a SWAT team, were part of the officers at Edwardsen’s place due to a concern about weapons, said Terrace RCMP inspector Dana Hart. Police seized drugs,

including more than 500 marijuana plants from three different grow-ops; 1.5 kg of cocaine; 24 tablets of ecstasy; 17 grams of hashish, 32 grams of magic mushrooms and also prescription drugs, reported police at that time. Investigators also recovered 110 long guns, including rifles and shotguns, and several handguns from two of the sites, said police. “There have been at least four searches of his property in the last year, none of which resulted in any charges,” said Cranston. Edwardsen had good

reason for the guns he had and for keeping a loaded one handy, said Cranston. “What they don’t tell you with all the guns is, his grandfather was a gun collector and most of the guns were in, as a matter of fact, in the cedar gun cases and the loaded guns – you might want check how many bears were killed in Terrace, I think it was 300 last year just coming into town – a bear attacked his dog and there’s big scratch marks on the back of his door, which might be a reason to have a gun loaded under your bed.”

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SANTA, AND his leather-clad helpers experienced sunshine, winds and rain Sept. 29 in staging the annual Christmas toy run.

Toy run stages successful ride THE 30TH Road Runners Toy Run brought in lots of toys and cash donations for needy children this Christmas. Seventy-six riders rode in what is the bike club’s last toy run. “Everybody brought lots of toys. The kids will do really well,”

said Stan McKay, one of the run’s organizers. He adding that no child in need will go without Christmas this year. Terrace Salvation Army Captain Rosa Moulton said it received about 206 toys and $1,040 in donations as of Oct. 3. Money raised

at Mount Layton Hotsprings, a stopping point for the toy run which begins in Kitimat, formed part of the donations. And it hasn’t wound down yet as donations will keep coming in for a couple more weeks, said Jim Braid, also a longtime toy run orga-

nizer. A 50/50 draw held at the Northern Motor Inn every Saturday resulted in another $2,046.50 being raised. It will be sent to Mills Memorial Hospital and used for pediatrics medical care, said Gail Munson from the Northern Motor Inn.

Although the Road Runners, which is down to just a few members, may no longer stage the ride, it will continue, said Braid. The toy run will continue as the club has some people in mind to take over. “We’re just looking and seeing who wants to bite at it,” said Braid.

To commemorate the event, every rider received a 30th toy run scarf with the Road Runners logo on it, said Braid. This year the toy run received some help from the Second Terrace Scouts which collected toys and donations. “We just want to do

our part for the community,” said Scout leader Michale Tetreau. She said Scouts will ask the community for help and donations so that it is only natural they reciprocate when they can. Scouts will be helping out next year, Tetreau added.

College students win scholarships A NUMBER of Northwest Community College students have been awarded 2012 Ike Barber Transfer Scholarships. Six students from Terrace and one from Nelson who is attending

the college will receive the scholarships, awarded annually, from the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society. The awards are worth $5000 a piece and are given to B.C. under-

graduate students who have completed two years of post-secondary and are transferring on to another institution. Students must demonstrate volunteer service to their school and community and have

strong grades in order to qualify for the scholarship. Out of the 89 scholarships handed out, seven were from Northwest Community College. Caitlyn Eide of Terrace who is transferring

to SFU; Rodney Brown of Terrace who is transferring to Thompson Rivers University; Corinna Bergeron of Nelson who is transferring to University of Northern British Columbia; and Alice

MacGregor, Marianne Palahicky, Laura Smith and Barbara Turner, all of Terrace and all transferring to UNBC. The money comes from return on investment of a $15 million endowment established

by the province in 2006. The fund is named after Irving K Barber, a strong supporter of public education and research projects in B.C., who died earlier this year at the age of 89.

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Community Calendar The Terrace Standard offers the Community Calendar as a public service to its readers and community organizations. This column is intended for non-profit organizations and events without an admission charge. Space permitting, items will run two weeks before each event. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays. Fax your event or PSA to 250-638-8432. For complete listings, visit www.terracestandard.com

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OCTOBER 11 – For the United Nations International Day of the Girl, Ksan Society hosts a personal safety afternoon for girls aged 12 to 15 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Girls meet at Ksan Society’s Transition House. Included will be personal safety/self-defence tips, confidence and self-esteem building exercises as well as celebratory and fun content. Dinner and positive, motivating handouts are included. The day is intended to raise awareness about the particular challenges that girls face and to take action to ensure all girls to reach their full potential and live their lives to the fullest. More details can be found at www.dayofthegirl.gc.ca. For more and/or to register your daughter/ ward, please call Elaine or Kirsten at 635-2373 or email ksan@ksansociety.ca.

THE TERRACE TOASTMASTERS Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Graydon Securities Building on Keith Ave. (next to Irlybird). For more details, call Randy 635-2151 or Rolf 635-6911.

OCTOBER 13 – Women and Development is having its annual Autumn Booksale and Tea from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at George Little House. For more details, please call Ester 638-0488. OCTOBER 16 – Canadian Volunteer Ski Patrol holds a general meeting at 6:30 p.m. at 4612 Greig Ave. (above Hairwaves). Looking for new members, training provided. For more details, call Conchita 615-8585 or leave a message. OCTOBER 20 – Come celebrate MaryAnn Dilley’s 90th birthday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Games, music, food. Everyone welcome. OCTOBER 21 – Attention all Terrace seniors - The Kinsmen Club of Terrace hosts its third annual Kinsmen Harvest Moon Dinner and Dance for Seniors at the Arena Banquet Room. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with dinner served at 5:30 p.m., and a dance to follow. Free tickets are at Uniglobe Courtesy Travel 638-8522 and the Happy Gang Centre 635-9090. Need a ride – call Rod at 635-7187 a few days prior to the dinner to schedule your pickup. Contact Louis at 635-7187 if you have any questions. OCTOBER 29 – The Green Thumb Garden Society 29th holds an extraordinary meeting at 7 p.m. at the public library board room. For more details and questions, call Barbara at 635-1758 or Marlene 635-7813. OCTOBER 31 – The 11th Halloween Howl roars into action at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Heritage Park Museum with more spine-tingling chills than ever. Haunted horrors, witches, ghouls, spooks and graveyards of restless souls lurk around every corner. A cup of witches brew (hot chocolate) awaits those who dare to enter. Frightening rewards for the best-dressed child and the best-dressed family. Everyone welcome. Admission by donation, with all proceeds going to community programming at the museum.

TERRACE CHURCHES’ FOOD Bank will distribute food from the basement of Dairy Queen at 4643 Park Avenue from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15 for surnames A to H; Tuesday Oct. 16 for surnames I to R: Wednesday, Oct. 17 for surnames S to Z; and Thursday, Oct. 18 for anyone missed. The above order will be enforced, so please come on the right day and bring identification for yourself and your dependents. 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. 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. BIBLE TALKS, A non-denominational Bible talk based on the New Testament and life of Jesus, for all ages take place from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre starting Sept. 23 and running every Sunday through Nov. 11. Everyone welcome. There is no collection or obligation. For more details, call Ruth at 6390440 or rcbar@yahoo.ca. FRUIT WANTED – Kalum Community School Society is looking for tasty and ripe locally grown fruit to supply as snacks to local schools. If you have fruit to donate, please call Agatha 250641-3663 or e-mail agathajed@gmail.com. We also need volunteers for picking and transport. If you can help, call the same number. HAVE FUN AND help your child on the path to literacy. Register today for the Terrace Public Library’s free Storytime sessions. Baby Sign Time (Birth-12 months) Fridays 1:30-2 p.m. New! Full of rhymes and bounces. A great way to enhance your baby’s budding communication skills. Tales for Twos Tuesdays 10-11. Preschool Storytime Wednesdays 10-11. Toddler/ Twos Wednesdays 11:15-12. To register, come visit us at the library or call 638-8177. Classes run until October 24. TERRACE SCOTTISH COUNTRY Dancers meet from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every Wednesday until December 12 at Knox United Church Hall (4907 Lazelle Ave.). Beginners, singles and couples are most welcome. Learn/ practise waltzes, jigs, reels and strathspeys. An excellent way to keep fit and burn calories. For more details, contact Kirsten at 635-5163.

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TERRACE HOSPICE SOCIETY holds a Grief Support Group for adults (age 19 and older) working through their grief in a comfortable, safe and confidential setting, with a trained and experienced facilitator. It starts October 2 and runs for 10 weeks on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Hospice Office (#207 – 4650 Lazelle Avenue). For participants to maximize the benefits of this group: it is recommended to have been more than three months since their loss. Facilitators will be Germaine Robertson, who is trained in grief work and Ina Nelson, a trained hospice visiting volunteer. For more details or to register please call 635-4811. 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. HEALING TOUCH COMMUNITY Clinics continue to be offered. Call Julie for more details 635-0743. Donations accepted. 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. ROYAL PURPLE WELCOMES new members. For more details, call Alison 635-6673. PARK CENTRE OFFERS a variety of parenting education and support programs including Infant Massage, Nobody’s Perfect, So You Have the Blues (PPD/PPND Support), Parenting Plus!, Fathers Group, Building Healthier Babies, and Building Blocks. Stop in or phone for more information: 4465 Park Ave, 635-1830, or on Facebook (Programs of the Terrace Child Development Centre).

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THE TERRACE SYMPHONY Orchestra begins its 2012-2013 season with practices on Mondays at 7 p.m. at Knox United Church. The TSO encourages any string, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and trumpet players to come out and enjoy the experience of orchestral music. For more details, please call conductor Mike Wen at 250-635-3044. All ages and levels welcome.

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THE NEW TERRACE Duplicate Bridge Club will be sponsoring bridge lessons beginning in two or three weeks one evening per week in the Terrace Art Gallery. Opening date to be announced. At the end of the lesson series, it is hoped that newcomers will join the Bridge Club for games once a week. Contact Al Lehmann 635-3788 or Don Russell 638-1741 for details. Come along and learn a challenging, competitive and enjoyable social game!

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OCTOBER 13, 2012 - (12:30-4:30 PM) TECHNICIAN TRAINING

The Rem Lee Theatre is sponsoring a 4 hour technicians workshop for people who may be interested in volunteering at the Lee and working with the many shows which are present in the venue. Basic sound and lighting principals will be covered as well as hands on experience with microphones, consoles, followspots, and headsets. Coffee and donuts will be provided. The workshop is free, but you must pre-register. Call Nancy at 635-2102 and leave a message.

OCTOBER 17, 2012 CALEDONIA MUSIC EVENING 7:30 P.M. Admittance by donation

OCTOBER 19, 2012 WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS - NID DAY OCTOBER 20, 2012 APRIL WINE IN CONCERT Tickets available at Uniglobe Travel Prices and times TBA

Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Aislynn Geraldine Budden Date & Time of Birth: September 13, 2012 at 3:20 a.m. Weight: 9 lbs. 6 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Christina Gagne & Aaron Budden “New sister for Keira & Logan”

Baby’s Name: Jade Dawn Ryani Neasloss Date & Time of Birth: September 19, 2012 at 8:37 a.m. Weight: 5 lbs. 151/2 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Violet Neasloss & BW “New sister for Jenjen”

Baby’s Name: Chris Jalen Kade Louie Date & Time of Birth: Baby’s Name: Mercedes E. Ryan September 22, 2012 at 10:41 p.m. Date & Time of Birth: September 17, 2012 at 11:53 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Male Weight: 7 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Nikita Stevens &Justin Ryan Parents: Charmaine and Tony Louie “New brother for Amethyst, Nicole, “New sister for John & Markus” Baby’s Name: Senaiyah Anne Louise Chaseton, Anthony, Ashley, & Antoine” Day Baby’s Name: Kendal Teyna Francis Date & Time of Birth: Quock September 18, 2012 at 3:52 p.m. Date & Time of Birth: Weight: 9 lbs. 11 oz. Sex: Female September 24, 2012 at 4:02 a.m. Parents: Maxine Tashoots & Dale Weight: 7 lbs. 9 oz. Sex: Female Day Parents: Darcie & Francis Quock

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Congratulates the parents on the new additions to their families.

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Terrace Standard Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Downtown Terrace Leaf blower noise complaint. Police gave advice on the matter. I would advise using a frickin’ rake. Complaint of smell of borscht – cooked cabbage check was done of area. Only boiled beets found. My mother and your mother were hanging up the clothes. My mother punched your mother right in the nose. Consensual fight, no charges laid. In a supermarket checkout line a teenager “ass-called” another shopper with his cell phone. Her saying, “Hello, hello?” was heard in his pocket. Both left prior to police attending. Cellular call asking via text “Do we need bread?” was ignored. Advice was given. A 38-year-old woman got really annoyed with her family. She called her sister, who made her laugh and lighten up. A group of intoxicated people were deciding whether they should take the bus or grab a cab, as they were not going to drive in their present state. Chiclets were handed out before they disappeared into the night. Loud knocking at the back door after family had figured they were more or less done for the day, as all were pajama-ed. Family-led checks were done of backyard. An old friend was let in, laughed with, given tea. A citizen walking on a public thoroughfare was stopped by police who spoke with the man. When asked for his identification, he replied, “This is not a police state.” Rural A man shoved another man. He was warned, “Use your words.” Elsewhere in Terrace Business alarm on Hwy 16 West. Someone said the business was closed

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Checks were done of area but left insecure. A person could have entered the building and used the washroom, setting the alarm off. Further details were not provided, and we have no idea if this event even occurred. A 15-year-old girl was reportedly behaving badly in downtown Terrace. Prior to this newsworthy event, no 15-year-old girl has ever behaved badly in this town, so all in attendance were dumbstruck. Kids these days! Two 17-year-old girls were arrested for public intoxication in a downtown parking lot. I guess they might have a record now, and find it hard to get a job when they smarten up at about age 24 or so. Let everyone over the age of 17 who was never drunk inappropriately, raise their hand. Oh, hi, mom. There were two people in a white van and someone was of the opinion they might be intoxicated, and called in

and said so. Checks were done of area. There was a noisy party on a street! Three young people were acting up – a 17-year-old girl, a 21-year-old man, and a 22-year-old man were arrested for causing a disturbance. A roommate was playing music loud and wouldn’t turn it down. Police attended and told the roommate to turn down the music. Many young people will turn down their music when a neighbour asks. Not all will. You can give it a try, if you are calm. Intoxicated man knocking on door looking for a girlfriend. Checks were done of area. Strange man asking for Bev, when there was no Bev at that number. Advice was given. Annoying robo-call received asking for Norman White. I told them three times in person, and then by e-mail that there is no Norman White here. In my e-mail, I expressed sympathy for this (or any) Norman White, and whatever had happened in his life that caused him to be on their call list. However, their pursuit of Norman White, or any Norman, or any White, was not being advanced by repeatedly calling my cell-phone. They were wasting their own time – and their client’s money – by bugging me at work, rest and play. I advised them to quit it. They did. No advice was needed by tax-payerfunded civil servants. People who know people who commit crimes can call Crime Stoppers, although the crime has already been committed – allegedly – and so can’t really be “stopped” retrospectively. Oh – and none of this has been proven in a court of law. It’s just a story I heard recently. It is based on a true story.

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Clubs & pubs Fundraisers THORNHILL PUB: Free pool Wed. and Sun., karaoke night Thurs. Karen and Mark provide musical entertainment every Fri. and Sat. night 8:30 p.m. Shuttle service if you need a ride. LEGION BRANCH 13: Meat draws every Sat. afternoon. GEORGE’S PUB: Free poker Sun. 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Wed. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Karaoke Sun.. Live weekend entertainment. Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20 Accelerators; Oct. 26, 27 Playback; Nov. 2, 3 Triple Bypass. Tickets on sale before and at door. Shuttle service if you need a ride. MT. LAYTON LOUNGE: Open daily noon to 11 p.m. Free pool, darts and shuffleboard. BEASLEYS MIX: Karaoke every Fri. night, free pool every Sat..

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■ THERE IS DARKNESS in the world and we plan to expose it because if we don’t, we can never recognize it, we can never change it. We promise a show that’s twisted, strange and will definitely make you think. Wear your best or worst costume for the show’s opening Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at Skeena Diversity Centre, 4617 Lazelle Ave. We value your thoughts and comments. Viewer discretion advised. For more details, call Matthew 635-6530.

■ STAND UP FOR Charity Comedy Night to fundraise for Cystic Fibrosis takes place at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the McColl Playhouse. 19+. Come see J.P. Mass and Erica Sigurdson make us all laugh. For more, call Bryan 6356330. ■ TERRACE AND DISTRICT Arts Council Dinner and Auction raises money for the Terrace Community Band and the 2013 Summer Arts Festival Oct. 26 at the Skeena Valley golf course. Enjoy a three-course meal, live music, and chances to win and/or purchase fabulous local artwork. A great time! Limited tickets at Misty River Books, Mountainside Gallery and Framing and Terrace Art Gallery. ■ THE SECOND ANNUAL Howl’een Benefit Dance takes place October 27 at the Thornhill Community Centre. Proceeds will go to Ksan Pets Program and Northern Animal Rescue Alliance. Four bands and door prizes. Get your tickets early as last year’s event sold out early. Tickets on sale at Ksan House, at the pet stores, Sight and Sound and Totem Ford.

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■ TERRACE CONCERT SOCIETY presents The Sojourners at 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. Drawing on influences

from gospel, soul, rhythm and blues, and country, mixed in their own melting pot, with a unique sound. Tickets at George Little House. ■ SO YOU THINK You Can Conduct! Give it a try on at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre as the Terrace Symphony Orchestra kicks off its season with a concert for the whole family. Special guests Veritas Voices, under the direction of Kelly Lima, and guest conductor Stacey Zorn and small chamber group Classical Act. And audience volunteers get to take the baton from conductor Mike Wen, with prizes for those who impress the judges! Dress in costume, and join the parade across the stage! Tickets at Misty River Books or at the door. For more details, call 635-9649 or 635-3044.

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■ OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATES AT the Thornhill Community Centre Oct. 13. Doors open 6 p.m. Music and dancing until 1 a.m. with King Crow and the Ladies from Hell. Authentic Bavarian cuisine on sale. Door prize. No host bar. Shuttle service home by Terrace Boy Scouts. Tickets at Uniglobe Travel, Skeena Valley Rotary Club members or at Dr. Candice Griffith’s office. Advance ticket sales only. No minors. Hosted by Skeena Valley Rotary Club.

Make a difference in a young person’s life Smithers Community Services Association is seeking to add supportive families to our CORR HOMES PROGRAM About our program… CORR Homes is a specialized foster care program for young offenders as an alternative to incarceration and operates in communities throughout Northern BC. CORR Homes offer a caring, stable home environment where youth reside for up to 6 months. CORR Home families are financially compensated to provide this service. Our program provides the CORR Home families with access to training, 24-hour on-call support, and an experienced Youth Resource Worker who will work directly with families and the youth who reside with them. Who we are looking for… Interested people who have had experience working with and supporting youth at work or socially (ie; coaching, mentoring, big brothers/sisters etc.) or who have raised their own children through their teen years. For more information about how to become a CORR Home, please visit our website www.scsa.ca/programs/corr-homes or contact Jo-Anne Nugent at (250) 847-9515 or toll free at 1-888-355-6222.

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Flooring Sales Manager The Houston Division of Bulkley Valley Home Centre requires a sales person/ manager for its flooring department. This person will have retail experience that includes measuring, estimating, ordering and selling laminate, hardwood, vinyl, carpet and ceramic. This person will have had experience working with installers. The ability to provide excellent customer service to homeowners and contractors and assist the store manager with marketing initiatives for the flooring department are key priorities. The position also requires a general knowledge of building materials and the ability to work in a computerized environment. Houston is located in the beautiful Bulkley Valley, 50 km east of Smithers. There are outstanding opportunities for year-round outdoor recreation activities. Assistance with relocation will be considered for the right person. Compensation includes salary, incentive plan and benefits. Please submit cover letter and resume to amanda@bvhome.ca or fax to 1-250-845-7608.

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BAND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WORKER SCOPE: Reporting to the Band Manager, the Band Social Development Worker is responsible for the management of the Kitselas Social Assistance Program. Due to the sensitivity, confidentiality and demanding nature of the program, this position requires the Band Social Development Worker to be understanding and compassionate, while displaying a balance of firmness, fairness and patience. DUTIES: 1. Is responsible to administer and implement the Social Assistance Programs as outlined in Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada’s (AANDC) Policy Directives and is funded by AANDC and Health Canada. Therefore, working knowledge of these programs is an asset. 2. Meets with Band Council on an annual basis to present an annual Work Plan and an annual Budget/ Cash Flow for the Social Assistance Program for Council adoption and ratification. 3. Provides Project Briefs, Work Plans and Budget/Budget Cash Flows for new programs and projects for Council adoption and ratification. 4. Submits a monthly Financial Report to the Director of Administration and Band Council along with a Case Load Report for each of the Social Assistance Programs. 5. Work with the Ministry for Children and Family Services as required. 6. Ensures that departmental budgets are on target and that all funding reimbursement claims are in accordance to plan. 7. Provide referral for clients that may require counselling. Consultations are carried out in the office and in the client’s homes. 8. Be prepared to work evenings and possible weekends when required. 9. Performs other related duties as assigned by the Director of Administration. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Education in Social Work. Masters or Bachelor Degree preferred. 2. 3-5 years work experience in the social work field. 3. Experience working in a First Nations organization an asset. 4. Complete a successful Criminal Record Check 5. Valid Driver’s Licence and access to a vehicle. Salary is dependant upon qualifications and experience. Applications will be accepted until October 12, 2012 4:00pm PST. Please submit application to the attention of Sharon D. Nabess, 2225 Gitaus Rd. Terrace, BC V8G 0A9, or Email sdnabess@kitselas.com

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&86720(5 6(59,&( 5(3 Ensuring that our customers’ needs are met is our #1 goal. All-West Glass Terrace Ltd. is seeking a dynamic multi-tasker that thrives in a fast paced workplace. You will also assist with administrative duties including AP/AR, bank deposits and order entry. You will need basic computer, bookkeeping or accounting skills. Previous exp. In a customer service role is preferred. This is a full-time position.

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Trades, Technical Civil Engineering Technologist II District of Kitimat, full time permanent - wage range $36.11 - $43.69, over 2 years. Civil Technologist diploma required. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, duties include a variety of infrastructure investigations, surveying, design, contract preparation, inspection and material testing on projects related to the municipality’s water, sewer, drainage and transportation systems. Candidates should be proficient in using electronic survey equipment, computer assisted design using AutoCad 3D, and MS Office. Valid BC driver’s licence required. Submit resumes by October 23, 4:30 pm, to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7, Fax (250) 632-4995, or email dok@kitimat.ca

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2305 1ST AVE - $649,000 MLS

3003 ATTREEE ROAD - $289,000 MLS

HORSESHOE - $219,900 MLS

MORTGAGE HELPER - $169,900MLS

t Custom built home or B&B t Over 4 shared acre t Vendor financing possible DAVE MATERI

t 3 Bedroom lakefront cabin t Road access t Ready for your family DAVE MATERI

t 40 amazing acres with cabin, t Close to Redsand Lake DAVE MATERI

4650 Lakelse Avenue

t 2 Acres in Jackpine Flats t 5 bedrooms, 3 baths t Like New Condition MARION OLSON

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2708 MOLITOR - $314,900 MLS

t 4 bedrooms t Oak cabinets t Hardwood floors HANS STACH

t 4 bedrooms t 2 kitchens t Hardwood floors HANS STACH

5018 MCRAE CRES. - $259,900 MLS t Great 4 bdrm family home t Oak hardwood floors t New windows, doors, fenced yard SUZANNE GLEASON

t lg. ranch style on double lot t rec room in bsmt t 600 sq.ft living room JOHN/SHEILA

t 3 bdrms up, $1,400 per month t 2 bdrm suite bsmt t close to town, schools JOHN/SHEILA

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JACKPINE FLATS - $279,900 MLS

t 4 bdrms, 3 baths t fenced kid friendly yard t fully finished bsmt JOHN/SHEILA

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t 4 bdrm home, new roof t 2.13 acres, fenced t covered deck, garage JOHN/SHEILA

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4402 MUNROE ST - $219,900 MLS

4706 WALSH AVE - $169,900 MLS

t Bench Location t New Roof t High Efficiency Furnace KELLY BULLEID

4727 OLSON - $184,900 MLS

t Rare Development Acreage t Close to Downtown Terrace t Thornhill Water & Sewer Available RUSTY LJUNGH

t Well maintained home t Greenhouse, garden area t Full basement

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3816 WESTVIEW - $259,900 MLS

t Half duplex t Updated flooring t rich colors

91 ACRES - HWY 37 - $895,000 MLS

t 1525 sq. ft. Rancher t 2 bedrms. 4 pce. ensuite t Rear Sundeck, Fenced & Landscaped RUSTY LJUNGH

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#1 4729 VESTA - $214,900 MLS

2096 CHURCHILL DR. - $315,000 MLS

4702 TUCK - $259,900 MLS t Redone kitchen t Fire place in dining area t Amazing ensuite

www.rickmcdaniel.ca

3969 MOUNTAINVIEW AVE - $229,900 MLS

3342 PEDERSEN - $239,900 MLS t Fabulous Log Home t Unique master Suite t Private Location

t Family Home t Large Fenced Back Yard t Move in Ready KELLY BULLEID

3929 SIMPSON - $139,900 MLS

4525 GRAHAM - $249,900 MLS

www.rickmcdaniel.ca

4930 LAZELLE - $264,900 MLS

t Priced to Sell t Central Location t Custom Built Kitchen KELLY BULLEID

t 4 bedrm, spectacular new Ikea kitchen. t Huge Recroom & large private, fenced yard t 2 level sundeck, full, finished basement VANCE HADLEY

t Large lot, fully chain link fenced in a hedge t Very large addition and master bedroom t Cheaper than rent and very private VANCE HADLEY

t Custom built, 4 bdrm home t Full basement, fully finished t immaculately finished, up and down VANCE HADLEY

5468 KLEANZA DR. - $325,000 MLS

4826 SOUCIE - $275,000 MLS

4544 MERKLEY - $149,900 MLS

4411 THOMAS ST - $237,000 MLS

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john evans

Cell:250.638.7001 johnevans@remax.net

sheila love

Cell:250.638.6911 sheilalove@remax.net

vance hadley

Cell:250.631.3100 vancehadley@remax.net

t Private 2 acres t 3 bedroom ranch style home t only 8 yrs. old LAURIE FORBES

marion olson

Cell:250.631.3101 m.olson@remax.net

suzanne gleason Cell:250.615.2155 suzannegleason@remax.net

t Location! t 4/5 bedroom, 4 bath t cedar features LAURIE FORBES

kelly bulleid

Cell:250.615.8688 kellybulleid@telus.net

sierra harris

Cell:250.615.1927 sierraharris@remax.net

hans stach

Cell:250.615-6200 hansstach@remax.net

t 3 bedroom,open floor plan t .50 acre fenced t large shop LAURIE FORBES

laurie forbes

Cell:250.615-7782 lforbes@remax.net

tashiana veld

Cell:250.635.0223 tashveld@remax.net

t 15 acres t private location on the Bench t subdivision potential LAURIE FORBES

rick mcDaniel

Cell:250.615.1558 rickmcdaniel@remax.net

dave materi

Cell:250.615.7225 davemateri@remax.net

rusty ljungh

Cell:250.638.2827 rustyl@remax.net

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Real Estate For Sale By Owner FOR SALE BY OWNER Off of Kalum Lk Rd minutes from town. executive 3 storey, 6 bdrm, 3 full bath, jacuzzi, ensuite, steam sauna, full rec rm & bar, central vac, wood, electric furnace immaculate island kitchen, side ofďŹ ce , 2.5 massive shops, paved drive, secluded, 10 acres, mixed timber, “many extras negotiableâ€? great revenue investment. asking $764,000 call 250-6380734 or 250-615-8457

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BUY LAND in Belize - English Commonwealth country in Central America. Caribbean Jungle lots - 3 miles from sea Starting at $11,000. All types available. For information call Patrick Snyder 778-403-1365.

Rentals Real Estate NEW HOUSE AVAILABLE Dec 2012 3 bdrm, 2 full bath, full garage, Lg Lot, minutes from town. To view call 250615-8457 or 250-638-0734 RIVERFRONT RESORT, Southern BC. Lots available as low as $61,900. Year round park, indoor pool & spa. Low maintenance fees. Inquiries: Jan 250-499-7887; Caroline 250-499-4233; www.riversidervparkresort.com

Apt/Condo for Rent

HILLCREST PLACE APARTMENTS 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 ROOMY 2 bdrm ground oor furnished apt, near driving range, incl. laundry facilities, N/S, N/P,Satellite. $900/mo, utilities incl. 250-635-5061

BEST PLACE TO LIVE Now taking applications for 1,2, & 3 bdrm suites. If you are looking for clean, quiet living in Terrace and have good references, please call: 250-638-0799

Commercial/ Industrial Commercial Properties for Lease OfďŹ ces, Warehouses, and Retail Spaces.

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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Summit Square APARTMENTS 1 & 2 Bedroom Units

• Quiet & Clean • No Pets • Close to Wal-Mart • Laundry Facilities • Close to Schools & Hospital • On Bus Route • Security Entrance • On site Caretaker • Basketball, Volleyball & Racquetball Courts • 24hr Video Surveillance Now Available 2 bedroom furnished apartment

Ask for Monica Warner

Call: 250-635-4478

Rentals

Duplex / 4 Plex

Homes for Rent

Suites, Upper

Newly renovated two bedroom one bathroom lower half of house with, F/S, W/D and large back yard. Available immediately. Asking $800 per month Call Patrick at 250-6381135

EXECUTIVE home for rent to company preferably, but private considered. 4 bed 2 bath, outside town with massive shop, (2500sq ft).InďŹ nity Hot tub, and parking for 100+ vehicles. NG heating and spring water from the tap, fully automated standby generator in case of power outages. New kitchen, Wood burning stove with supply of wood for the winter. Plow truck available if required. Very rare property and must go to the “rightâ€? people, and price will reect the renters references. Please call 250 641 1497 or e mail alframsay@hotmail.com to discuss.

3 BDRM upperstairs suite. Lg yard with shed. $850/mo incl hydro & cable. N/S, N/P Nov.1 250-635-2556

Mobile Homes & Pads 2bdrm double wide at 4651 Beaver, furnished, n/g heat, garden area, n/p, n/s, excellent references required. 6 months or 1year lease. $650/mnth (250)638-8639 2 BDR. mobile. Bright, clean, up Kalum Lk. Dr. in quiet private, country setting. N/S $800/mo. 250-635-2124

Homes for Rent 3 Bed House at 4625 Goulet St avail Nov 1, F/S, W/D hook up, No pets, No smokers, Excel rent ref required, N/G heat. $950/month 250-6388639 4 bdr, 2 bath home, near hospital with large fenced yard. $1,300/mo. including utilities. Ref’s required. Available immediately. Call 250-641-1024 4 bdrm house at 3330 River Drive. N/S, $1,100, ref. req. 250-638-8639. 5 BDRM house at 3508 King. N/G heat, N/S, $650/mo, ref’s req’d. 250-638-8639 5 br, 3 ba house, in Horseshoe, close to schools, $1350 per month. 1 br apt. in lower Thornhill, $500 month. 6357623

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S TANDARD TERRACE

IMMACULATE 5 bedrm home, private fenced yard, wood stove next to Kildala school (Kitimat), 5 appliances, ref’s req’d, $1500 pm 250615-0328 NEW 2 bedroom house for rent, 45km north of Terrace BC near Kalum Lake. Ranch style with wraparound deck. electric heat with high efďŹ cient wood stove access to high speed internet available. New fridge stove microwave washer and dryer. Also 32x24 shop/garage all this set in 10 acre treed lot lots of room to move around in. Call 250-6154753 or email contourmetal@xplornet.ca RANCHER, 3 bdrm, double garage, fenced backyard, 2 bthrms(en suite), 5 appl, new hi-efďŹ ciency furnace, near Uplands. Clean newly renovated home on friendly street. Seeking responsible tenants w/ref. $1300/ mth 250-631-1017

Townhouses HARBOURVIEW 2 & 3 Bdrm. Apts. Start at $600 No pets 627-6697 or 622-2699 PINE CREST 3 Bdrm. 2 Level T/H 1 ½ bath No pets Call Jenn 622-4304 TOWNHOMES in KITIMAT 3 bdrm, 1 ½ bath, carport Start $700. Sorry no Pets. Call Greg 639-0110

Transportation

Auto Services BUY A car with Bad Credit! $0 Down, 24 Hour Approvals, Low Payments, No Credit OK. Approval Hotline Call 1-888222-0663 or Apply Online at www.CanadaDrives.ca

Cars - Domestic 2007 PT Cruiser, 28,000 kms. (250)641-0006

as new, $12,000.

Vehicle Wanted WE BUY All Cars! Not, we will Cars/Trucks/Vans. Car today with Phone call to: 8647.

Running or buy it! Sell Any One Free 1-800-551-

Working Crew Accommodations now Available for Rent Kasiks Wilderness Resort is now available for rent. The building consists of Kitchen, Dining Room, Lounge/Meeting Room, Laundry Facilities, Showers, with 9 available bedrooms. This would be ideal for a large group/working crew. Interested parties please contact Pat McPhee at (250) 615-2477 or pmcphee@nechako-northcoast.com for more details.

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Duplex / 4 Plex

2009 Ford Focus SES

John Evans of Remax Coast Mountains, right, congratulates Dave Materi for being one of Remax’s Top 100 Agents in Western Canada based on August sales. Dave would like to thank all past and present clients for their trust and allowing him to earn this prestigious award.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Terrace Standard

1bdrm upper Thornhill, F/S, N/P, N/S, quiet neighborhood, $550/mo includes utilities,avail now, view @ 2382 Thornhill St. Contact (250)635-5380

Avail. Immed. 2 Bdrm unit in downtown area on Wedeene in Kitimat References required. Pets considered. 4 appliances $795.00 plus utilities 250-800-0455 or 250-6312651

Real Estate

Reception, offices and 3000 Sq. Ft. of warehouse. Loading dock & 6 overhead doors

Apt/Condo for Rent

2 BDRM completely renovated. Near downtown. Laminate oors throughout. New appliances. Good ref’s a must. N/S no parties, No pets. $875.00 per month plus utilities. Avail. Oct 1, 250-635-6122

Walsh Avenue Apartments

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 4 - 5002 Pohle Ave - 950 sq ft In town storage, warehouse or shop 5011 Keith Ave - 4100 sq ft

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4631 KEITH AVENUE, TERRACE

1.800.463.1128

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There are two contracts for Janitorial Maintenance Services: one for the RCMP Detachment Building, and the other for City Hall and the Public Works Building.

Dodge 3500 Crewcabs 3046 Highway 16 West Smithers, BC Email • shawn@frontierchrysler.net

Shawn Bradford

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Copies of the SpeciďŹ cations and Contracts for both tenders can be picked up at the Public Works Building (5003 Graham Avenue), weekdays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All bidders must attend the tour of the facilities commencing at the Public Works Building, at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17th. Further details will be available at that time. Tenders to close: 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 22nd, 2012. For additional information, please call Dave Peters, Building Maintenance Foreman, at 250-615-4039.

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THIS WEEKS SPECIALS 2009 Mazda 5

POLARIS SPORTSMAN

Please have your dog leashed or fenced-in away from your mail boxes on Wednesdays and Fridays so your newspaper carrier can deliver your paper.

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See Dealer For Details

Legal Notices

REQUESTING QUOTES FOR THE 2012/2013 Snow Removal Season at 4650 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, BC. Snow removal includes the parking lot on west and north side of building, all associated sidewalks and sanding of both parking lots and sidewalks. For further information or to submit your quote, please email: loralie@myďŹ tnesscentre.ca or lee@timberbaron.ca or fax 250-638-1757

KATHLEEN MARIE OLENA KUZYK, Executor. Warner Bandstra Brown, Solicitors

2013-2014 JANITORIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR: CITY HALL, PUBLIC WORKS AND RCMP DETACHMENT BUILDING

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4921 Keith Ave., Terrace, B.C.

- INVITATION TO TENDER -

Bus: 250-877-7769

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Creditors and others having claims against the estate of STEVEN PETER KUZYK, also known as STEVEN P. KUZYK, deceased, are hereby notiďŹ ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executor at #200-4630 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, BC., V8G 1S6, on or before NOVEMBER 27, 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.

Vehicle Lease / Rent

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Austin Powder Ltd. from Courtenay, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a License of Occupation for General Industrial purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located DISTRICT LOT 1733, RANGE 5, COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 3.02 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS. The Lands File for this application is 6405685. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Coast Mountains District Land OfďŹ cer, MFLNRO, at Suite 200-5220 Keith Ave. Terrace, BC V8G 1L1. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to November 11, 2012. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/ index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ OfďŹ ce in Smithers.

Cassiar Forest Corp.

Invitation to review and provide comment on the Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment # 2 for Forest Licence A64561 A draft Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) Amendment #2 has been prepared by Cassiar Forest Corp., covering lands within Forest License A64561 in the Bob Quinn Lake and Iskut areas, Cassiar Timber Supply Area (TSA). This FSP Amendment describes the general location of operations and the strategies and results that will be applied on these areas to ensure consistency with the objectives set by government for critical forest values. The objectives are described in the Forest and Range Practices Act and its associated regulations. The strategies and results described in the FSP Amendment will apply to the forest operations of Cassiar Forest Corp. under Forest License A64561, and the term of the FSP Amendment will be 5 years. The FSP Amendment will be available for review and comment from September 3, 2012 to December 3, 2012 during regular operating hours at the following locations: Terrace Public Library 4610 Park Avenue, Terrace, BC Smithers Public Library 3817 Alfred Avenue, Smithers, BC Comments regarding the FSP should be in writing, and can be sent to the attention of: Bernie Banovic, RPF 2914 Eby Street Terrace, BC V8G 2X5 Email: fortech@telus.net

4912 Highway 16 West, Terrace, BC V8G 1L8

250-635-6558 or 1-800-313-6558 DL#5957

www.terracetoyota.ca

We ask that you provide these comments to us no later than December 3, 2012. All written input received during the review period will be forwarded to the Skeena Stikine Forest District Manager of the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Terrace Standard

TERRACE STANDARD

ANNA KILLEN

SPORTS

(250) 638-7283

Making the call: Reffing matters LET’S START with some hockey trivia: Your team’s goalie breaks his stick and has to borrow the stick of the other player. The play is intense and he can’t leave the net, so a shift change later, his backup stick is shuttled out to him. But now he has two sticks — which is almost as bad as having none. No big deal, you say. He should just toss his teammates’ stick aside and get on with the game, right? Nope. Wrong. If he did, he would be breaking the rule that states that goalies who use another players stick must hand off the stick to the player. No tossing, no laying gently behind the net for pick up later, it must be physically handed off. If he doesn’t he is supposed to be given a penalty. Now, if this seems like a silly rule to you, and a pretty far-fetched situation at that, I’d have to agree with you. But it’s the rule. And do you know whose job is it to know all of these once-in-a-lifetime, bizarro rules? Your minor hockey referees. Not only do these officials, who range in age from 12 to their mid-60’s here in Terrace, have to learn what’s inside the 157-page rule book, but they have to be respected enough by coaches and players to enforce these rules, especially the once-in-a-lifetime ones that coaches might not be aware of. Throw in enthusiastic parents yelling in the stands, and the sheer physicality it takes to sprint up and down the ice 40 – 50 times a game without a break, and you have a demanding job that takes brains, balance and backbone to do it right and give participants a safe, fair, well-paced game. This year in Terrace, there are roughly 21 minor hockey officials who rotate shifts at Terrace Minor Hockey Association (TMHA) games. The amount of officials per game depends on the level of hockey. For rep hockey, the standard right now is three — one ref and two linesmen. But TMHA’s Referee in Chief Cam MacBean, who has been officiating for over 30 years, says he’d like to see that move to four. “Kids are smarter, they get away with more,” he says. “And they’re bigger.” But MacBean can’t move to four offi-

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LEVEL ONE refs Ryan Kawinsky, left, and Seth Scott, both 15-years-old, have been officiating in Terrace for four years.

cials per game because he just doesn’t have enough refs. “It’s pretty hard to run a minor hockey association with 21 refs,” he says. There are so many other activities for kids to do, they might not think about officiating as an option — or it might not be appealing to them at first thought. “Why would they go on the ice and take abuse for an hour for ten dollars?” he says, noting that developing a thick skin comes with the territory “You have to make it fun,” he says. “Don’t get on the kids, let them develop into the official that they can be,” he says. “Don’t give them a free ride but don’t start jumping on them and harassing them because we can’t afford to lose them – this is your future.

“What people have to realize is that it also has to be fun for the ref – and if it isn’t, he’s not coming back. It has to be fun for all. Everyone wants to win, but you have to understand where people are coming from.” And where refs are coming from, is a place of strong commitment to the game and their community. To become a ref, the first step is taking an online test and a clinic. The test costs money, but once the new ref has worked 10 games for Terrace Minor Hockey they are reimbursed. After that, refs need to attend a oneday clinic every year, and it’s up to them how far they advance through the system — there are six levels for amateur hockey, with most refs in Terrace being level three or below. To make level four and above, refs need to be

18 years of age and be able to leave Terrace and officiate games in higher leagues — one of the challenges of living in the north. And there are evaluations by referee committee members for every level beyond level two. Officiating development workshops, like the one coming up here in Terrace in the middle of November, also help refs hone their skills. “It’s a long work in progress,” says MacBean. But it’s important to have high-caliber officials who are trained well because, as mentioned before, players are smarter. “If you have people out on the ice that are in over their heads, you have a gong show,” he says. “You get guys sticking each other and slashing, and it’s not fun.” But refereeing can be a lot of fun, says MacBean, especially when high-caliber tournaments and games come to Terrace and when there is opportunity for travel. “Once you’ve got your thick skin, you can turn it into a game like it’s supposed to be,” he says. While Terrace may not have as many refs as MacBean would like, he says there are a few strong young refs working their way up the system. There are also three female refs — but there needs to be more because BC Hockey wants females officiating female games. Ultimately, the role of a ref is multi-faceted, he says. “Controlling the players is not the refs job, that’s the coaches job,” he says. “Although we get told we’re supposed to control the players all the time. We’re not. We’re supposed to control the game, call penalties ... call infractions that you see.” “You gotta be the boss. You have to learn how to talk to coaches,” he says. “It’s a developed skill. You get a teenager talking to an adult, it can be pretty intimidating. You have to listen, but you have to have the last word.” But it’s more than what happens on the ice, says MacBean, who says he still has about 10 years of officiating left in him. “Giving back to your community, that’s a big part. If you don’t put back in, the system dies. You’ve gotta have someone to defend the kids.”

Skeena girls volleyball team rallies to win in PG

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

THE WINNERS of the Jr. B Girls Volleyball Kodiac Classic, Skeena Middle School.

THE JR. B Girls Volleyball Kodiac Classic was held over the Sept. 28-29 weekend in Prince George at Prince George Secondary School (PGSS) and Terrace’s Skeena Middle School took top spot. A total of nine teams attended — four in one pool — Duchess Park, College Heights, Kelly Road and Chetwynd — and five in the other, D.P. Todd, PGSS, Cedars, Mackenzie and Skeena. On Friday, Skeena’s first match against Cedars was challenging as both teams demonstrated a good balance of offensive and defensive skills. But Skeena finished the

match with a win 25 - 19 in the first set and 25 - 11 in the second set. The team won their match against D.P. Todd in two close sets. And on Saturday, Skeena’s third match versus PGSS involved consistent serving and good dominance on the net — taking the first set 26 - 24 and 25 - 19 in the second set. Blocking was a key factor to their success in this match. Skeena’s fourth game vs. Mackenzie saw Skeena dominate early and never look back winning the first set 25 - 11 and 25 - 21 for the second. These results placed Skeena first in their pool and in

good position for the playoffs to follow. Their fifth quarter-final game was against PGSS again and this game stayed close with both teams taking the lead but Skeena proved to be stronger in the end winning 25 - 18 and 25 - 20. This set up their semi-final game against Duchess Park where Skeena again took an early lead and was able to cruise to victory with smart court coverage and confident attacks. The finals saw Skeena meet the also-undefeated College Heights.

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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.

Bike Biathlon THE 2012 Annual Mountain Bike Biathlon will be on Saturday. Oct. 13th at the Terrace Rod and Gun Club. Coffee on at 8:00 am. Volunteer briefing at 8:30. Registration begins at 9 a.m. There will be various categories of races, from novice to advanced, for all ages. For more info call 250-638-8270 or email biathlon.terrace@telus.net.

Curling STARTING MONDAY Oct. 22 the Terrace junior curling league is offering two free curling sessions for students aged 13 – 18 on Monday nights at the Terrace Curling Club from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Teams can be made of any mix of four friends that want to have a good game together. Must have indoor runners (or curling shoes) to participate. League to follow for interested participants. For more info and details about equipment call 250-635-3761.

Roller Derby THE NORTHCOAST Nightmares roller derby team practises twice a week on Tues. and Fri. evenings from 6-8 p.m. at the Hawkair Hanger. Check the team’s Facebook page or e-mail northcoastnightmares@gmail.com to find out how to join. Newbies only need a mouthguard.

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Fall run goes the distance JUST OVER 150 people participated in the 32nd annual All Seasons Fall Run held Sept. 30 here in Terrace that saw athletes of all ages competing in 5k, 10k, and 21k marathon races. The races started and ended at the college, with routes that winded around the bench and through the horseshoe. “We had a great day,” said organizer Jack Worobey, noting that there were about 18 volunteers who helped the day run smoothly. This year’s awards were presented at the college longhouse – a roomier space for the popular event. “The longhouse was just great for doing the awards,” Worobey said. “[It’s a} great facility.” In the marathon race, Mike Christensen once again came first overall with a time of 1:26:48. But Dwayne Felewich was close behind him with a time of 1:28:54 for second overall and a first-place finish for the male 20 - 39 category. “Dwayne just kept sticking with me at the beginning so I kept pushing the pace harder and harder.” said

Christensen, noting that he’d initially planned to run easy as he was fighting a cold. “He was a tough competitor and just would not give in.” “I suffered badly on Lanfear hill but managed to pull it together for the home stretch and get my best time since I was in my twenties,” he said. Christensen, who’s son Thomas came fourth overall in the 5k race, said he noticed a number of other father/son participants “with some great performances from the young men – Travis & Aiden Carter, Curtis and Gavin Bretherick,” he said. “Watch those names for the future.” Nicole Calame came first in the marathon female 20 39 category with a time of 1:38:46. In the half-marathon, Jacob Haas placed first overall with a time of 37:30, with 15-year-old Luke Whitaker in second with 41:05. In the 5k, 17-year-old Regan Yee of South Hazelton placed first overall with her time of 18:42. For more results, visit terracestandard.com.

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HERE’S FUTURE marathon star, fiveyear-old Ottis Brockstra, starting his training at a young age. He finished the 5k run in just over 40 minutes – nothing to scoff at, that’s for sure.

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Skeena girls volleyball team takes PG tourney As expected, this nail-biting match proved to be Skeena’s biggest challenge with the lead volleying back and forth. Both teams screamed with every point earned and the crowd was treated to an exciting match involving long rallies and good team spirit. Skeena had confidence going into the

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second set after taking the first set 25 - 23. But College Heights kept a 2 to 4 point lead through most of the match until Skeena tied it up 19-19. College Heights then gained the lead and had three opportunities to win the set but Skeena held their ground and tied it up at 26 - 26 and then finished with a 28 - 26 win.

im and I drove to the lower end of the Lakelse River via Remo Road and Whitebottom Main a couple of weeks ago. Though I didn’t expect to find many had entered the river with the water being as low as it was, I had a faint hope of killing a coho. Karen and I had travelled to southern Alberta when the sockeye were racing up the Skeena, so I missed the opportunity to kill some of those fish and stick them in jars for winter. A couple of cohoes would make good larder replacements for the sockeye. Jim had no killing intentions. He wanted to look at the river, take stock of the pink stocks, catch a few trout, but, most of all, he was keen to hook one of those elusive and rare Lakelse River summer steelhead. Last September, he and Andrew Williams had been fishing the middle reaches of the Lakelse. Andrew was looking to catch a coho and Jim was intent upon trout, and was using a light outfit for that reason. After lunch, Jim had a take from a large fish that came unstuck before he had a good look at it. He had seen enough of it to know it wasn’t a coho. It was too big to be a either a cutthroat trout or one of the river’s hybridized rainbows. The fact that the fish had taken a small fly fished just under the surface of the river, led Jim and Andrew to conclude that it must have been a summer

During the award ceremony All Stars went to Skeena’s Chelsey Loset and Anke De Wit while Carly Davies took the tournament MVP award. Coach Frank Marrelli was impressed with the teams self confidence and “never quit attitude.” The team didn’t lose a single

set the entire tournament and had to battle back in a number of situations to secure their victory. It was the teams’ second tournament this season and will hopefully act as a springboard for future tournaments, he said. He would also like to thank all the parents that helped the team in their success.

steelhead. because I was fishing a The coho fishers who large, hairy nymph built bounce jigs along the of burlap and buck fur, bottom of the lower rivI was forced to use a er report hooking steelheavy leader to cast it. head in September too. The fly was working Every fall, Doug well. I’d released a lot of Webb and I share the Dolly Varden and some paths into the middle nice cutthroat when a reaches of the Lakelse large fish hit. After an River with the grizzly exciting battle, I brought bears. The bruins are a dark steelhead to shore. after salmon. We’re afIts colour suggested the ter cutthroat trout and fish had been in the rivSKEENA ANGLER char. Because fishing er for a while, and this trout with the kind of was in the first week of ROB BROWN rod that can handle a September. Catching a steelhead is less enjoyLakelse steelhead in Auable and unsporting, we gust would provide real fish small trout rods and confirmation that the light leaders. And, every river has true summer year we have one or two instances where runs, but nobody fishes the river then as it’s we hook and lose large fish we suspect are usually plugged with pink salmon. early run steelhead. The majority of Lakelse steelhead begin Twenty-five years ago, Eddy Chapplow entering the river when the ripened crimson and I were fishing the run just upstream coho are frantically digging redds in the of White Creek, the piece of water that I upper river. The peak of the return falls in call the Hammock Hole inspired to do mid- to late-November and begins to taper so by Mike Whelpley, who used to hang off in mid-December. There are a few fish a hammock near it to rest from a morn- still entering the river in January, provided ing of arduous spring steelhead fishing on a cold snap hasn’t closed up the upper river the nearby waters many years ago. Again and all but dewatered the remainder. Ed and I had trout in our cross hairs, but A few of these rugged fish settle into the

Bear necessities

Correction IN LAST week’s edition of the Standard, we stated biathlon organizers are in the process of upgrading certain rifles’ sights to periscopic lenses. In fact, they are upgrading to competition aperture sights.

few relatively deep pools while a few others spend the winter under some of the river’s many log jams, as was confirmed during radio telemetry programs back in the 1980s. It’s generally assumed, but by no means proven, that the majority of Lakelse River steelhead spend the winter in the almost two kilometre long, slow moving, reedy stretch of the upper river between Herman’s Point and outlet of Lakelse Lake. Steelhead caught by ice fishers in and near that area prove that some fish over winter in this spot, but I suspect that they use the entire lake and that, contrary to popular theory, some of them do not drop back into the Lakelse River to spawn, but are intent on spawning in all or some of the creeks that feed the lake, Williams Creek being possibly the most important of those. In fact, Williams Creek may be the target of those September steelhead. Streams that host summer steelhead have canyons and are lake headed. The Zymoetz and Dean exemplify this. The shorter, glacial or ground water fed streams on our coast have winter fish and later winter (also called spring) runs of steelhead. The Lakelse has these features. Jim and I were discussing this while pulling on our waders when a large white truck came bouncing down the road into the Powerline Run. ...to be continued next week...

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Many fatal fires start at night Investigations into home fire deaths very often find that a smoke alarm did not sound. It may have been disconnected or not in working order. The batteries may have been dead, or someone may have taken them out. Smoke alone won’t necessarily wake you up. In fact, the fumes could put you into an even deeper sleep. Often, victims never wake up. Se-

niors will often need assistance from family members to put safety measures into place. As well, family members are in the best position to reinforce the precautions necessary to help their loved ones prevent or respond to a fire. Focus on these six priorities to help aging family members protect themselves against fire in the home.

â– INSTALL smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. â– Larger homes may need ADDITIONAL smoke alarms to provide enough protection. â– For the best protection, INTERCONNECT all smoke alarms so when one sounds they all sound. â– An IONIZATION smoke alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires and a PHOTOELECTRIC smoke alarm is generally more responsive to smoldering fires. For the best protection, both types of alarms or combination ionization and photoelectric alarms (also known as dual sensor alarms) are recommended. â– Smoke alarms should be INSTALLED away from the kitchen to prevent false alarms. Generally, they should be at least 10 feet (3 meters) from a cooking appliance. â– REPLACE all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old.

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Although tankers have been safely navigating the north coast and its channels for decades, marine safety remains a top priority for British Columbians. We have been planning the Northern Gateway Project for over a decade, with a particular focus on protecting the environment. We have added specific safety requirements to our marine operations plan to help make the waters of the north coast safer not just for tankers serving the project, but for all marine vessels.

Tankers will reduce speeds in the channels…

Qualified BC Coast Pilots will board and guide all tankers… To prevent spills, all tankers serving the project will be modern and double-hulled, and will be vetted by independent, third party agencies before entering Canadian waters. Once strict safety and environmental standards are met, they will be guided through the Douglas and Principe Channels by qualified BC Coast Pilots.

Tankers travel slowly, but to make sure that marine species and their habitats are respected, tankers will be required to reduce speed as they pass through certain sections of the channels. Even their escort tugboats will have quieter engines to reduce underwater noise.

Powerful tugboats will escort tankers… Additional radar and navigational aids will improve safety for all vessels…

Tugboats have been shown to significantly reduce tanker incidents worldwide. Powerful tugboats that have been specially commissioned for Northern Gateway will assist in the safe arrival and departure of tankers. All tankers will be attended by a close escort tug. In the channels, laden tankers will have two tugs–one tethered at all times. These tugboats will have emergency response equipment on board and will be capable of assisting any marine vessel.

For increased safety and sure guidance, additional radar systems and navigational aids, such as beacons, buoys and lights, will be installed throughout the routes. This will not only improve safety for tankers, but for all marine traffic on the north coast.

Discover more about our rigorous marine safety plan and join the conversation at marine.northerngateway.ca.

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