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Man sentenced for assaulting police officer A PROVINCIAL court judge has closed off one portion of a complex relationship between a local man and the RCMP by giving him a conditional discharge. Judge Christine Birnie found Shane Parker, 24, guilty of assaulting a police officer in August 2010, but if he meets a series of conditions over the next 12 months, he won’t have a criminal record. Parker was also charged with resisting arrest but Birnie found that it was difficult to distinguish where the assault left off and resisting began. The altercation between Parker and the RCMP took place outside of the Spirit Bar in downtown Terrace on Aug. 7, 2010. The court heard that Parker saw police officers beside or on top of a person and that it was Parker’s intent to intervene and make sure that the person was all right. But the court also heard that Constable Issac Couture told Parker to stay back at least four times and at least once said ‘stop police’. Parker said he didn’t have to leave and slapped Couture’s arm, at which point he was taken to the ground and handcuffed and put into a police vehicle, the court heard. “He agreed he saw himself as policing the police,” said Birnie of Parker’s actions in passing sentence on Parker Oct. 29. Testimony heard by Birnie, however, showed how an earlier altercation between Parker and the Terrace RCMP also shaped the Aug. 7, 2010 events. On June 19, 2010, just two months earli-

er, Terrace RCMP reported that a man began fighting police officers who were attempting to arrest a woman for public intoxication outside the Spirit Bar. The man, Parker, was handcuffed, and taken to the RCMP detachment and was released with charges pending. During his detainment, court heard, Parker had been punched, pepper sprayed, had a hood place over his head which prevents people from spitting on others, and tied to a chair. The court heard that Parker, at one point, thought he was going to be killed in suffering a split lip, scrapes to his back, arm and face and a mild concussion. Birnie said she did believe that Parker’s recollections of the June 19, 2010 events would contribute to him thinking the same would happen to him during the Aug. 7 altercation with RCMP officers. “I do accept on June 19 he received injuries,” said Birnie. She also said Parker genuinely, but mistakenly, believed he was going to be beaten again and so resisted arrest. Although Terrace RCMP released Parker in June 2010 with every intention of having him charged, charges were never approved. The events of June 19 have resulted in Parker filing a civil suit against a number of Terrace RCMP officers and in the filing of complaints about officer conduct with the police complaints commission. For more on Shane Parker’s involvement with the RCMP, see Page 5.

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■■ Pool revamp coming Terrace Lifeguards Desiree Christ, Adrienne Vanderberg, Beth Smith and Brandon Williams show off the pool’s current slide. Behind them is the Terrace Aquatic Centre’s west wall, which is up for replacement or repair in the coming year, the extent of which will be determined during budget talks.

City splashes into budget season The City of Terrace dove into preliminary budget talks last week with staff proposing a $1.8 million pool renovation plan. The pool plan and other large city projects were discussed at the first in a series of 2013 city budget meetings Nov. 9 where city staff presented to council and regional district representatives. The city would need to increase its tax revenue by 2.5 per cent should next year’s current budget proposal be accepted as it is.

It includes services and utility costs held at status quo, an accelerated roads program, community forums, land purchases and a major pool renovation, which includes a water slide. Tax revenues increased by $405,202 compared to last year, an amount that also accounts for inflationary costs calculated at 2.8 per cent. New tax revenues added into the mix this year are minimal at $50,000, said the city’s finance director Ron Bowles

last week, adding revenues from the newlyrunning Skeena Sawmills will be generated within the next few years. The city has also been trying to increase revenues by pursuing industrial interests in the Skeena Industrial Lands located just south of the airport, although a most recent attempt fell through when Yaorun Wood pulled back on a lease agreement before the ink was dry with the city. And while the City of Terrace waits for

its revenue base to grow, Bowles said it’s holding the line on services for now. “The budget you’re being presented with today is the exact same services as 2012, no increase, no decrease,” said Bowles. The city does want to increase public participation by broadcasting its meetings, hosting a public budget review session at the Sportsplex, and by increasing community outreach.

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Natural gas forum coming to Terrace WITH BILLIONS of dollars of proposed natural gas pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant projects planned for the region, the BC Chamber of Commerce is hosting a forum here Nov. 16 to talk about what this means to regional businesses and residents. The Northwest Energy Summit 2012 conference is meant to “get as much information on the table [as possible] concerning LNG, timelines, industry and government needs and try to give people a very well rounded picture,” said conference coordinator Robin Adair. Kicking it off will be a presentation from Geoff Morrison who is the manager of B.C. affairs for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, the Canadian lobby group for the country’s oil and natural gas industry. His opening presentation will identify opportunities in the LNG sector here, shed industry perspective on what they mean and talk about what needs to be achieved by certain timelines for B.C. to stay competitive on the global LNG playing field, said Adair. Next up to speak will be Graeme McLaren, who is the assistant deputy minister responsible for oil and gas with B.C.’s Ministry of Energy, Mines

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and Petroleum Resources. McLaren will respond to industry perspective with what government challenges are and also what it sees as opportunities, said Adair. One panel consisting of Sarah McCullogh of Spectra Energy, Prince Rupert Port Authority harbour master Gary Paulson and Stantec LNG plan safety and construction official Ward Prystay will outline how natural gas flows through pipelines, is turned into a liquid form and then piped onto ships for export. The last panel will talk about community opportunities and relationships. Dawson Creek mayor Mike Bernier will talk about how his community is coping with a burgeoning gas sector, Tim Sigurdson from the The British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council will talk about job opportunities and Prince Rupert mayor Jack Mussallen will talk about what he hopes will happen. Former journalist Miro Cernetig is the luncheon speaker and his topic is the current state of the LNG business in Canada. “He’s done a lot of work on these energy files in the past,” said Adair. “He’s got a big background in this stuff.”

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Budget time’s here Meeting dates are available online on the city’s website, as are broadcasts of the meetings. Bowles said he will be available to go out into the community and meet further with groups who are interested in hearing more about the budget. The Nov. 8 meeting was an introduction to the draft budget, which will serve as a baseline from which council will form its formal spending

plan for next year. Major planned city projects include revamping the city’s pool by replacing a wall, extending interior square footage and adding a water slide for $1.9 million, $1.3 million in road repaving, two major road rebuild projects totalling $1.5 million and $800,000 to purchase more crown land for the Skeena Industrial Park located just past the airport.

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Sawmill opening is Local man “years in the making” wins $25M Editor’s Note: This story appeared on the front page of the Terrace Standard’s Oct. 7th issue, but was cut off. Here it is in its entirety. A FULL crew of Terrace workers showed up for shift Nov. 5 as Skeena Sawmills swung into full operation. The sawmill, which prior to this summer hadn’t cut a log since 2007, now employs 50 local workers and is expected to hire more according to mill officials. After a lumber-making test period this summer, the sawmill has secured enough buyers for its lumber to operate from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. “That means employment for the people in Terrace first and foremost,” said Gian Sandhu, spokesman for Roc Holdings Ltd., the company which owns the mill. “And it means that there’s going to be some wood produced and we’re going to look forward to better economic conditions for everyone in the town.” The mill will be making specialty sized lumber-products and has secured customers in China, Alberta and the eastern Canadian market, explained Sandhu. “Our intent is to push the button on Monday morning and then keep going,” he said last week. While keeping going in lumber and logging is never a sure bet as it’s a commodity, economic conditions for sales look good right now said Sandhu adding one hitch the company currently faces is finding the log supply to make more lumber. The company has three cutting licences in the area

— TFL 41, which is a tree farm, and two forest licences, one of which is in the Nass. The three amount to an allowable cut of 317,000 cubic metres per year. Whether or not a second shift will start up is dependent on log supply, said Sandhu. “We’re working on different relationships with stakeholders who own logs in the area. If we’re able to tie log supply for the second shift we’ll put that on,” he said. Ideally, the mill plans to source up to 500,000 cubic metres yearly from other log harvesters for the mill should customers, lumber prices, full-capacity production and log availability create the perfect economic storm. Sawmill owner Teddy Cui says he’s glad to see it running full time as this stage is years in the making. “Two years ago we first negotiated with West Fraser,” said Cui, who flew to Terrace to celebrate the mill’s opening. Skeena Sawmills was purchased by the B.C. company Roc Holdings Ltd. in July 2011 and has spent about $6 million in B.C. to date including upgrades and operations. Officials said the sawmill is committed to spending up to $15 million to get started. The Terrace sawmill has a single shift capacity of 90 million board feet per year. Before it was purchased and opened by Roc Holdings Ltd., it sat empty since its closure in mid 2007 when West Fraser shut the mill doors during a labour dispute. It formerly employed roughly 80 workers, but never did get back up and running with poor American markets as the reason cited by West Fraser at the time.

LOCAL MARIJUANA advocate Bob Erb can now boast another claim to fame: lottery winner. Erb won $25 million of the $50 million Lotto Max drawn Nov. 2 and says it’s his first huge win after 43 years of buying tickets. “It absolutely is [true]. And friggin’ unbelievable,” said Erb when called Nov. 9. On his way down and back to his dad’s funeral in Calgary, he stopped to gas up at several places including the Hazelton Chevron where he believes he bought the ticket. He heard that one winner was in north central B.C. and thought it may be his ticket, he said. It was an $11 ticket and he always buys a quick pick and an extra and he gets two draws for two weeks in a row, he said. “In Hazelton, I got my mini dips as well. I take two consecutive draws and the extra on Lotto Max,” he said. The price was $11 and the ticket wasn’t what he asked for, but he decided to keep it. “He (cashier) was going to delete that one. I said ‘I might as well take it, it might be the one,’” said Erb. Erb plans to give away money at the Hazelton Chevron and to Terrace soup kitchens, homeless shelters and others. Erb, who ran for the BC Marijuana Party here in 2001 and for city council in that year’s municipal election, says the party will also get some money.

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Crown wouldn’t lay charges Terrace Standard Wednesday, November 14, 2012

THE LOCAL RCMP detachment felt so strongly about having criminal charges laid against a man who is suing police officers civilly, it undertook a relatively rare step of filing what is called a private information. But senior government lawyers in the end refused to go along with the RCMP, citing the complicated circumstances involving Shane Parker, now 24. The situation dates back to the early morning hours of June 19, 2010 when Parker intervened as Terrace RCMP officers attempted to arrest a woman for public intoxication outside of

the Spirit Bar. Parker was placed in handcuffs and taken to the local RCMP detachment. Testimony provided at a subsequent case, again involving Parker and the RCMP, indicated he suffered facial and other injuries in addition to being pepper sprayed and tied to a chair at the detachment. He also had a spit hood placed over his head, a bag-like device which prevents people from spitting at someone else. Parker was released and police recommended he be charged with five counts of resisting arrest involving five dif-

ferent police officers. That file arrived at Crown Counsel offices here Sept. 15, 2010 but was returned the next day after being considered incomplete, said a Crown official. “When the file was resubmitted to Crown in December 2010, there was still material missing that was needed to complete the charge process, and so no decision was made at the time,” said Neil MacKenzie, an official from the Criminal Justice Branch. But with the six month statute of limitations about to run out on being able to charge Parker on summary of-

Man checked for trial fitness

THE TRIAL of Shane Parker for assaulting a police officer, eventually resulting in him receiving a conditional discharge, was stopped at one point so his mental fitness could be assessed. The halt was ordered by provincial court judge Christine Birnie during proceedings in May after she found that Parker, who she described as agitated, had been vague and evasive to questions from his own lawyer and it was difficult to tell if he was confused or chose to misunderstand the questions. A physician’s report was finished in August and concluded that while Parker at first said he knew nothing of how a trial is run he was aware of the charges against him. The physician then found Parker was able to understand the trial process, could identify and knew the roles of the prosecutor and defence lawyer, was aware that an oath was taken and people promised to tell the truth, and that lying under oath was perjury, which was a serious offence. Birnie then decided the trial could continue, saying, “I am satisfied [Parker] is fit to stand trial.” When the trial did resume in October, Parker was not agitated, was calmer and straightforward, responsive and candid, said Birnie in reviewing the case prior to her sentencing decision. During the sentencing phase of Parker’s trial, his lawyer, Terrance Hudson, said that Parker had an undiagnosed thought disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder from the June incident in which he ended up with injuries after an altercation with RCMP officers. Hudson also said Parker had a history of mental health concerns and had been assessed at a psychiatric facility in Grande Prairie. Parker was now taking medication and seeing a doctor here, Hudson added.

Parker back in court shane parker also faces five criminal charges alleged to have happened in Grande Prairie, Alberta earlier this year. He has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault of a police officer, two counts of resisting a peace officer and one charge of mischief under $5,000 for allegedly assaulting two Grande Prairie RCMP constables

at Walmart on June 4. His lawyer Terrance Hudson said Parker had been in Grande Prairie for work. At a court date in the northern Alberta city in July, Parker reserved his election and plea until Aug. 20. However, at that time, he also did not make a plea or elect whether he wants to be tried by judge alone or judge and jury. His next court date is Dec. 3.

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photos of Shane Parker that his lawyer Terrance Hudson says show the injuries Parker allegedly received at the hands of Terrace RCMP officers June 19, 2010 outside the Spirit Night Club after Parker went to see if a person being arrested was all right.

fences provisions, the local RCMP detachment swore out its own charge information at the courthouse here on Dec. 17, 2010. Terrace RCMP Constable Angela Rabut said police did so because had the six-month statute of limitations run out, any charges that were then approved would have to be done by indictment, a more serious procedure and something not warranted given the allegations against Parker. “The Terrace RCMP felt it was in the public’s interest to lay these charges,” said Rabut in an email regarding prosecuting Parker un-

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der summary offence conditions. Swearing private information is permitted but final approval as to whether charges will proceed rests with the Crown Counsel office. “Crown did not receive complete file material until after police had sworn what has been characterized as a ‘private information.’ “Once that material was received and reviewed, the Crown concluded that the Criminal Justice Branch charge assessment standard for approval of charges was not met. As a result, on March 17, 2011, Crown directed a stay of proceedings on the charges

sworn by police,” said MacKenzie. He said that while it was determined there was enough evidence to warrant laying charges leading to a likelihood of a conviction, “a prosecution was not required in the public interest in the particular circumstances of the case.” MacKenzie declined to outline what those particular circumstances might be. Parker filed a civil lawsuit against the RCMP alleging that nine police officers assaulted him in June 2010 and August 2010. And he has also filed a complaint with the Commission for Public

Complaints against the RCMP. Rabut wouldn’t comment when asked if the RCMP was disappointed Crown lawyers didn’t follow their wishes. “The justice system is a complex process with many organizations having a role to play. Ultimately, the decision to prosecute rests with British Columbia Crown Counsel,” said Rabut. She added that the police reviewed the Parker file to see what might have been done differently. “In this incident, the investigation was complete,” said Rabut.

Two officers have been disciplined

TWO LOCAL police officers have been disciplined by the RCMP for their actions against a local man. The two officers, who weren’t named because their actions didn’t lead to criminal charges, had to take counselling “in relation to their use of force,” according to Terrace RCMP Inspector Dana Hart. Six allegations were made after Terrace RCMP officers were involved with Shane Parker on three different occasions – an unspecified date in late May or early June 2010, June 19, 2010 and Aug. 7, 2010, said Hart. “No specific officer was identified in the public complaint, however, all of the members that came into contact with Mr. Parker on the three occasions were interviewed – nine different officers altogether,” said Hart. The RCMP Professional Standards Unit investigated the allegations and submitted its findings to North District RCMP chief superintendent Rod Booth for a decision, added Hart. Three allegations were declared “unfounded or unsupported,” said Hart. For the other three allegations, RCMP Act Code of Conduct investigations were done on two Terrace officers, said Hart. The two officers were found to have breached the code of conduct for two of the allegations: one from June 19 and the other from Aug. 7; the third allegation was found to be “unsubstantiated,” he said. The two matters found to be substantiated were forwarded to Crown Counsel regional prosecutors to determine if there were grounds to lay charges against the officers; the regional prosecutors decided no charges were warranted, said Hart. Parker’s lawyer Terrance Hudson declined to comment but did say that a third officer was “deemed to be warranting of discipline, but they were ‘out of time.’” Parker has also launched a civil suit that’s going through the court system against nine officers he says allegedly assaulted him and allegedly said homophobic things to him after arresting him outside of a nightclub June 19, 2010 and again Aug. 7, 2010. Parker was found guilty of assaulting a peace officer and not guilty for wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer from Aug. 7, 2010. He received a conditional discharge.

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Rome, BC ROME, as the old expression goes, wasn’t built in a day. Translated, it’s a phrase you use when saying it takes a long time to do an important job. It’s a phrase worth considering when wondering about Northwest Community College. Saddled with a debt and an escalating deficit, the college cut spending and laid off workers while trying to reinvent itself as the trades training centre for the region based on large projects either underway or planned. In early fall, senior college officials appeared before city council asking for support in lobbying the province for $45 million for a new trades facility at its Terrace campus. Ambitious? Yes. Reasonable? Absolutely, given the kinds of expenditures at other B.C. colleges. But unstated back then and not widely known until now was the college’s decision to suspend its heavy duty mechanics program. Turns out enrolment was dropping because the kind of equipment used for training was too old for modern day job requirements. Ouch. A revival of the program depends upon the college receiving a fair share of $17 million the province says it will spend on trades training. When that is to happen no one knows but expect it to be bundled up with the province’s self-proclaimed BC Jobs Plan. Rome was founded in 753 BC and is now more than 2,500 years old. Let’s hope the college gets its money much sooner than that. ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988

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Pull the plug and stop the bullying

nside of four minutes on the evening of October 27 a magnitude 7.7 earthquake dried up three Haida Gwaii hot springs that had been flowing forever leaving only warm green mud. If only parents could be as decisive as Mother Nature in taking action when their children are bullied. Parents should divest their kids of cell phones and laptops to assure them of sanctuary in their own homes. Experts of every stripe have identified cell phones and laptops as an avenue bullies use to torment others not only during school hours but around the clock, while kids are at home in their own bedrooms. Yet parents go on muttering somebody should do something about bullying when they could put an end to their kid’s harassment in one swift move. If your kid has no access to a cell phone or laptop, his bully-tormentors have no access to him either. What’s the worst that can happen if a parent takes away a kid’s phone and laptop? Will he scream, stomp, slam a few doors? Declare he hates

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family’s phone. If the cell phone is a timepiece, buy the kid a plastic wristwatch not worth stealing. School age kids have few appointments to be on time for -- every house has clocks to get them off to school in time to catch their bus or arrive for class. Every classroom has a clock. When school lets out, they catch a bus home. What does a kid get out of texting non-stop? Watch them sit side-by-side texting each other, when they could talk, for free. But kids today can’t carry on a face-to-face conversation, experts say. Little wonder. Learning to converse is a skill like any other and improves with practise. Maybe you believe kids need to carry a cell phone in case of some disaster such as Columbine. But how many Columbines have occurred in the past 20 years? Balance that against the number of kids who have committed suicide because they were cyber bullied beyond endurance. Columbines are a rarity; suicides from bullying are becoming weekly events. Granted, one take-charge Mom can’t cure cyber bullying, but she can limit bullies’

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The Mail Bag This jobs plan is simply wrong

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second world War veteran Sandy Sandhals at the 2011 Remembrance Day services in Terrace.

A veteran says thanks Dear Sir: I had the pleasure of selling poppies for the Royal Canadina Legion on Nov. 3 the people were generous and very appreciated of the fact that my Comrade, Ralph Purnell and I were veterans of the

Second World War and had voluntarily risked our lives, in the hopes of defeating Adolph Hitler and his henchmen. Much to our surprise and pleasure, one attractive young lady insisted giving us a hug to show her appreciation,

we obliged of course. She made our day, to think she would hug two old fogies, 90 and 91 years old. When my wife picked me up about 4 p.m. we decided to go have an early dinner as we had missed

our lunch. We went to our favourite restaurant and enjoyed a full dinner. When we asked the waitress for our bill, she advised us the couple across from us, told her they wished to pay our bill. Much to our surprise they were total

strangers. The fact I was still wearing my Legion uniform, medals and all made it quite obvious I was a veteran, and it was their wish to thank a veteran for making the world a better place. Cont’d Page A10

Dear Sir: I now understand the federal government is going to review the its Temporary Foreign Worker Program after news got out that it was issuing pemits for 200 Chinese miners to work in northeastern BC. But that didn’t happen before Pat Bell, the minister of everything, told us they are needed to work and teach Canadians because we do not have trained miners. British Columbia has a long history of hard rock mining and have lots of skilled people. Traditionally new miners are trained in the mines not the classrooms. It takes a day or two for new employees to learn to operate mining equipment, but the most important knowledge, how to stay alive is what the experiences miners hands down to younger miners. In 2011 the number of miners killed in China totaled 2,448. That number presumes that the government reported all deaths. Are these the people that will show Canadian’s how to stay safe? We are told that temporary foreign workers will only be around for five years, by then Canadians will be trained, are we training rocket scientists or brain surgeons? Incidentally if Mr. Bell’s government had not destroyed what was the best apprenticeship and training programs in North America there would be no reason to import workers. The foreign worker is not to blame. He is like all workers, trying to improve life for himself and his family. Guilt falls on the corporations and our governments who make it possible to do what they do. Mr. Harper has to date accommodated foreign corporations by eliminating the fair wage act, allowing lower wages for foreign workers, allowing pollution of water ways. It is extremely aggravating to people living in or near territories where this work is going on, when you consider that we have the highest number of unemployed in the general population and astronomical numbers on reserve. Cont’d Page A10

Reading this may result in a loss of appetite

he question, “Are you hungry” is a loaded one. Given the suggestibility of the average First World citizen, we can be convinced to be “hungry” with very little marketing stimuli. Essentially, we’ve become an overweight, undernourished population, used to finding oral gratification for any occasion (the staff meeting, the late movie, coffee break); we always “deserve” a “nice, light snack,” even while suffering an accumulating pandemic of cancers, diabetes, heart disease, amid other diseases of civilization. We are urged to believe that we never have enough, that there is always some other “need” that must be filled, all while the surfeit is killing us. Food, though, is not a given, especially considering that about 900 million people globally are undernourished or in fact starving. While local supermarkets appear a never-ending cornucopia of necessary and diversionary foodstuffs, if and/or when the long-distance deliveries fail, the shelves empty disquietingly

quickly. We’re reluctant to grow our own food, however. It’s hard work. Given that currently about ten calories of fossil energy are used for every calorie that makes it to our mouths, the abundance we are accustomed to would not come cheaply with human physical energy. “By the sweat of thy brow,” I think the Biblical phrase goes. North Americans have begun manning those parts of agriculture that are non-mechanized with quasi-slave labour. In the American South, for example, illegal immigrants find themselves labouring under abuses not seen (or at least acknowledged) since post-Civil War sharecropping. These workers have virtually no protection at all, despite long hours (lining up for work at 4 a.m.) under dangerous conditions (pesticides and herbicides in the fields) for substandard pay. In Canada, agricultural employers may apply for a Labour Market Opinion from Human Resources Skills and Development Canada, a permit to hire foreign

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AL LEHMANN nationals on temporary status. Although the Canadian system is meant to ensure that wages and working conditions in Canada are not driven downward, often such workers are paid up to 15 per cent less. Immigrant workers’ unfamiliarity with our language(s) makes it difficult for them to learn their basic employment rights. Shamefully, Canadians ignore this exploitation, and govern-

ments abet it. Locals who buy supermarket food (most of us, most of the time) may grouse about high prices at the farmers market, even though those prices are far closer to what is reasonable for the products’ various input costs. Adding to the conundrum is free trade, which has essentially licensed corporate agribusiness to drive small growers out of business, especially in Mexico, where several million small farmers were driven off the land as a direct result of NAFTA. Another problem is bank speculation in food prices. Regulated futures markets were once instituted to create predictable prices for farmers, whose payday comes only once or twice a year. Now futures contracts and their derivatives pad corporate profits at the expense of the hungry. British Barclay’s Bank has made over half a billion pounds over the past couple of years speculating in wheat and soybeans prices. Complicating this situation, Oxfam reports growing speculation in prime growing land, particularly in Africa, to generate food for ex-

port, not for the local hungry. The recent effects of climate change-driven droughts and corresponding political responses have diminished human “wiggle room;” both Russia and the USA have experienced heat waves that have led to a significant decrease in crop yields, leading to subsequent fears of lower food exports to food short nations from these great food-producers. Canada’s Consumer Price Index ignores food prices as “volatile,” not part of the measurement of core inflation. Small wonder. Given recent price rises at the markets, many Canadians must be wondering what’s happening to their incomes. Commodity food prices rose nearly 50 per cent globally between 2002 and 2008, and despite economic improvements, the prices have not come down since. Food insecurity, especially in the underdeveloped world, is on the rise, not declining. What about us? Hungry? We haven’t seen anything yet. Al Lehmann is a retired teacher living in Terrace, B.C.

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Enbridge talks oil and water at public meeting

Enbridge-employed experts in the oil industry’s marine transport sector came to Terrace in October to talk where responsibility lies once oil boards a ship after travelling the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. The project — which if approved could transport up to 525,000 barrels of diluted bitumen daily from Alberta to an export terminal in Kitimat — has raised public concern about marine safety relating to oil-spill prevention and cleanup as oil would travel on Asiabound supertankers through sometimes treacherous B.C. ocean channels. On Oct. 31 at an Enbridge-hosted luncheon held at Terrace’s Best Western, oil-tanker Captain Jerry A. Aspland who has 50-plus years of industry experience and marine structure engineer Michael Cowdell came to shed light on public concern. Presentations from both Aspland and Cowdell echoed a similar theme – the project is pretty darn safe. Aspland draws this opinion from his experience as president of oil-tanker company Arco Marine Inc., the marine division of the Atlantic Richfield Company, where he worked when Exxon Valdez dumped more than 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989. Arco Marine, like Exxon, was a marine transport company shipping oil south from Alaska then. Apsland says that incident sparked change in the industry, and has propelled him to fight for tanker safety since. “Accidents happen,” he acknowledged. “(But) the tanker industry has come a long, long way.” Apsland said he teamed up with Enbridge because he wanted the company to prove to him that tankers could safely navigate tight and sometimes sharpturned channels connecting Kitimat to the wider Pacific without the use of tugboats on either side to guide them. He feels satisfied the ships can. “From my professional opinion, this is a good project, a safe project,” he said. As part of the presentation, Cowdell said tanker routes were simulated and that tankers performed. Also, Enbridge will provide two mandatory tug boats per tanker to guide the ships’ routes in marine channels, a safety measure should something go amiss. These boats would be able to stabilize the tankers until additional help arrives. The company also controls which tankers travel to and from Kitimat, said Cowdell, adding ships will need approval and that company and crew history will be checked. As minimizing risk doesn’t extinguish it, further plans exist, he said. In the event of a spill, three first-response centers would be in place, one in Prince Rupert, another in Kitimat and one in Shearwater B.C. on Bella Bella Island. Enbridge will contract clean up crews capable of containing and recovering, within 10 days or less, up to 32,000 tonnes of water-surface oil, about 250,000 barrels depending on bitumen density. This is more than three times the Canadian standard, he said.

But whether or not clean-up response time could be delayed due to responsibility disputes was an audience member concern. Cowdell responded that if a dispute about spill responsibility arose, it wouldn’t slow response time. “Should an incident occur, that part will be dead clear,” he said about how clean-up crews would react. As for who pays for it, he noted there are oil-spill cleanup funds available in Canada and internationally and that shipping companies have their own insurance. A report published on Enbridge’s community advisory board website by McCague Borlack Barristers & Solicitors shows $1.3 trillion as the liability limit for oil tanker spills in Canada. Ultimately, the ship owner would be responsible for its own product, with few exceptions — being war; natural, inevitable and exceptional phenomena; or if it is clearly someone else’s fault, reads the report. But spill prevention starts before the loading dock where oil is transferred onto the ships. Enbridge plans to have electronic sensors, shut-off valves and an emergency release system on loading arms — which are the jointed pipes transferring oil to ships designed to flex as boats bob and can contain much of its contents should one disconnect. “In the unlikely event the coupling had to part, most of the volume spilled would probably be contained on the deck of the tanker and not reach the water,” said Cowdell, noting that a spill there would be a couple of litres as opposed to barrels. “All oil tankers will be pre-boomed before loading so that even if oil did reach water it would be contained for recovery.” A system would also be in place to catch vapours from cargo tanks. Vapours will be collected and treated, said Cowdell.

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Writer offers solutions to brighten up the city Dear Sir: Here’s a good idea. For the betterment of the City of Terrace, why don’t we remove the derelict building that was formerly Morhardt Trucking at the corner of Evergreen and Keith Ave.? Clean the site up, take the vintage log-

ging trucks to Heritage Park and re-route the drive-through to that busy coffee and doughnut place next to it. We could even landscape the area and patrons of the drive though business could sit in their idling vehicles with the se-

cure knowledge that they weren’t likely to get fender-bended in the Keith and South Kalum intersection. This, of course, would mean ICBC would have to move its claims centre to the Kenney St. and Keith Ave. intersection to keep up with the acci-

dents there. And speaking of moving buildings, is the yellow house in front of that large grocery store on Keith Ave. going to be used for firefighting exercises?

Or is it eventually going up to that development at the fourway corners? I’d be happy to volunteer to control traffic when it goes. Ian Gordon, Terrace, B.C.

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Heartfelt thanks I don’t consider myself a hero. I was just a private soldier doing his duty. The heroes are our comrades who were not so fortunate as I and now rest in foreign lands. Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Kitimat, I thank you for all the veterans fortunate enough to be able to say we appreciate your thanks. It is a bit ironic, I think is the word, that I

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Not a jobs plan and who knows what could happen to him there. Remember the Chinese head tax? It is back! Each of these miners is now paying hiring agencies $12,500 for a Canadian job. That is equivalent to a Canadian miner paying $100,000 for a job. They can also bring their extended family after six months and apply for citizenship for all, this does not look very temporary to me,

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Multi pipeline plans threaten the region Dear Sir: The Terrace Standard has been reporting that Coastal Gas Link Pipeline Ltd. wants to build a natural gas pipeline from the Dawson Creek area to an LNG facility in Kitimat. It would be yet another LNG plant for Kitimat. Two were announced earlier. A week earlier another company announced it wanted to build an LNG plant in Prince Rupert with its natural gas pipeline being located in the Nass Valley. This is a second LNG plant proposed for Prince Rupert. Pacific Trails Pipelines Ltd. has received a permit to construct a natural gas pipeline from Summit Lake to an LNG plant at Bish Cove. Three (or more) new natural gas pipelines plus the existing PNG line could end their lines in Kitimat. Three would traverse the Morice River Watershed and snake their way through the Burnie Pass, than along the Kitimat River to Kitimat. If the Enbridge oil

and condensate pipelines are approved that would add two more lines along that route. The existing PNG line follows the Telkwa River through to the Zymoetz River and onto Terrace and where it branch’s off to Kitimat and Prince Rupert. Much wild and pristine land will be chewed up and thousands of streams will be crossed. The mountainous terrain and narrow river valleys, highways and other development leaves little room for pipelines forcing them to be in close proximity to each other. The Northern Branch of the Steelhead Society is questioning the lack of planning by the provincial government. A stampede of investment and development has been created that threatens the world renowned river recreational fishery that bases its bounty and international status upon the health of the Skeena River, the second largest salmon producing river in B.C. No one from government talks about these special sport fisheries or

appears to care if “they” and the largest population of wild steelhead in North America and possibly the world are going to be affected in a negative way. We are not opposed to the construction of LNG plants but why so many within such a short time frame, with so many implications? The plants will use a vast amount of electrical energy. The total electrical output from the yet approved Site C Dam on the Peace River could be consumed by the LNG production in Kitimat. Is this a wise use of electrical power? The future supply of natural gas for Canadians, the second coldest country on earth is going to be compromised. This gas will be required for home and business heating 50 and 100 years from now? Has any thought been given how long the gas will last as result of the export to Asian countries? Strange that few years ago there was a shortage of this cleanest fossil fuel now there is a

huge surplus. Has the controversial use of hydraulic fracturing tapping the so called vast underground layers of gas turned the tables? Many more questions should be asked. Natural gas is a finite resource that someday will be totally consumed. Would a more conservative approach make more sense, rather than trying to sell vast quantities as quickly as possible? It time to talk about the fragmentation of narrow river valleys and the environmental impact. The provincial government must take a leadership role and limit the level of activity and frenzy and begin an open public discussion on the repercussions and benefits of exploiting the sale of natural gas. Randy Dozzi, Chairperson, Jim Culp, Director, The Northern Branch of the Steelhead Society of BC, Terrace, B.C.

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Family seeks details in brain injury case THE BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) are calling for the release of all of the information that government lawyers used in deciding not to lay charges against Terrace RCMP officers involved in the arrest and detainment of a man who suffered a brain injury earlier this year. They question a report released Nov. 2 by the provincial Criminal Justice Branch. The report says it relied on a use of force expert’s report, surveillance video, cell block video and audio in deciding not to approve charges recommended by police investigators. The five-page report outlines the circumstances related to Robert Wright being taken to hospital three times on the day of his arrest for suspected impaired driving in April. Wright hit his head twice while in police custody, said the BCCLA release. In one of the two incidents, Wright was handcuffed and kneeling, facing the wall and being searched by three police officers when he was “taken” to the ground by a police officer and hit his head, requiring 12 stitches, the release continued. Wright suffered disabling brain injuries and is in the full-time care of his wife Heather Prisk, said the BCCLA. It and the UBCIC, for example, want to know more about the use of force expert that was hired to provide an opinion on events following Wright’s arrest. Below are excerpts of the Criminal Justice Branch’s Nov. 2, 2012 five-page report on Robert Wright’s detainment at the Terrace RCMP detachment. Excerpt 1: “Under Canadian criminal law, where a police officer’s use of force is lawful, the officer cannot be held criminally culpable for injury or even death which may result from that use of force. In accordance with the [Criminal Justice] Branch’s charge assessment guidelines, a criminal prosecution cannot

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be initiated unless the Crown is satisfied that there is a substantial likelihood of conviction on the available evidence, and that a prosecution is required in the public interest. This charge assessment standard respects the presumption of innocence that is constitutionally guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and applies to all citizens.” Excerpt 2: “While Mr. Wright unfortunately sustained bodily harm in the form of a cut above his right ear, this fact does not establish that the force used was excessive.” “Where the force used is otherwise lawful and proportionate, the fact that an injury resulted from the interaction with police does not transform the use of force into an unlawful act.” “Although it was the opinion of a neurosurgeon that Mr. Wright’s more serious brain injury was not a result of trauma occurring in his dealing with police, even if it had been the result of police action, it would not render those actions unlawful in the circumstances of this case.” “Given that the Crown cannot prove that the force used by police in dealing with Mr. Wright was either

unnecessary or excessive, there is no substantial likelihood of conviction on any offence in these circumstances.” The full text of the Criminal Justice Branch can be found

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Officials probe area’s military past TERRACE’S MILITARY history was front and centre for some locals as they showed two federal officials around recently. One was from Defence Construction Canada, the federal crown corporation which provides the buildings and other services for the armed forces, and the other from a federal program which checks out old military sites, focussing on environmental problems, concerns or unexploded munitions typically called UXO or unexploded ordnance. Types of UXO objects are bombs, grenades, flares/pyrotechnics, mortars, projectiles, rockets and objects that end up underwater that are a hazard as they never did explode. Local history writer Yvonne Moen, Debbie Letawski of George Little House and city councillor Brian Downie drove one of the officials, Eric Gilbertson from Defence Construction Canada around to several places, including the Northwest Regional Airport, which got its start as a Royal Canadian Air Force base during the Second World War, and the rod and gun club property which served as a rifle range. “[He was] just looking at if there was any bombs and stuff like that buried,” said Moen of Gilbertson. While no unexploded ordnance was found, Moen said Gilbertson was pleased with what he did encounter. The list included two previously undisclosed Second World War bunkers at the airport, added Moen. And she said Gilbertson also talked to Ed

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College dean passes away SENIOR NORTHWEST Community College official Margo van der Touw, who passed away Oct. 28, is being remembered as someone who was able to get things done. “In northwestern B.C. we need more people like that that make things actually happen on the ground,” said Alice Maitland, NWCC’s regional director for Hazleton’s campus who worked closely with van der Touw on many projects over the years. Van der Touw, 56, was hired by NWCC in November of 2004 as the director of continuing and internaPLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: Offers valid until November 30, 2012. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between Toyota prices, rates and/or other information contained on toyotabc.ca and that contained on toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted. *2012 Camry Sedan LE Automatic BF1FLT-A MSRP is $25,390 and includes $1,690 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. Lease example: 2.9% Lease APR for 48 months. Monthly payment is $278 with $2,660 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $16,000. Lease 48 mos. based on 80,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. Applicable taxes are extra. **2012 Tacoma 4x4 DCab V6 5A TRD Automatic MU4FNA-CA MSRP is $36,810 and includes $1,760 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. Lease example: 2.9% Lease APR for 48 months. Monthly payment is $399 with $4,034 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $23,186. Lease 48 mos. based on 80,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. Applicable taxes are extra. ***2012 Prius Liftback Automatic KN3DUP-A MSRP is $27,685 and includes $1,690 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. Lease example: 1.9% Lease APR for 48 months. Monthly payment is $299 with $2,538 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $16,890. Lease 48 mos. based on 80,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. Applicable taxes are extra. †0% finance for 72 months, upon credit approval, available on 2012 Corolla, Matrix, RAV4, and Tundra. Down payment, first monthly payment and security deposit plus HST on first payment and full down payment are due at lease inception. A security deposit is not required on approval of credit. $6000 Non-stackable Cash Back available on 2012 Tundra 4x4 DCab 5.7L models. Non-stackable Cash Back offers may not be combined with Toyota Financial Services lease or finance rates. Vehicle must be purchased, registered and delivered by November 30, 2012. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. Informational 72 month APR: Tundra 5.95%. Government regulation provides that the Informational APR includes the cash customer incentive which is only available to customers who do not purchase finance/lease through Toyota Financial Services at a special rate, as a cost of borrowing. If you would like to lease or finance at standard TFS rates (not special rates), then you may be able to take advantage of Cash Customer Incentives. Visit your Toyota BC Dealer or www.toyotabc.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less.

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tional education before becoming the dean of trades, business, workforce training and continuing studies in 2006. She created outreach programs, continuing education programs and access programs with a focus on reaching out to First Nations communities, said Maitland, adding her most cherished project during her eight years with the college was NWCC’s school of Exploration and Mining. “That was her baby,” said Maitland of the school formed in conjunction with the Smithers Exploration Group. Prior to losing her

hard-fought battle to cancer, van der Touw worked to secure a $600,000 federal grant to revamp the college’s heavy equipment operator program. The college purchased training simulators and a trailer so they could be taken all around the northwest. “Margo was a tenacious champion for students. She possessed both strength and compassion and had an unending supply of energy,” said NWCC’s vice president of education Beverly Moore-Garcia. She is survived by two sons and husband Dave Sinclair, who has

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Around Town Rotary auction successful DESPITE A power failure, the Rotary Club of Terrace broke its record for money made for local and international projects at the 52nd annual Rotary Auction Nov. 5 and 6. “It went very, very well,” said chairman Brian Downie. “People were very supportive bidding on all of the items.” And they had lots of choice with 455 items. After expenses are taken out, the club gets about $42,000. That’s thanks to almost 300 businesses that helped out. “Some pretty loyal donors that are very keen to participate and then the last couple of years, we’ve been online so we can really do a much better job profiling the businesses,” he said. Almost 8,000 internet bids came in and there was really strong pre-bidding so almost every item had some bids on it to start, said Downie. A power outage didn’t stop the bidding either as people came down to the Inn of the West so they wouldn’t miss anything and kept on bidding. The Salvation Army provided its mobile kitchen for power. In the auction rooms, there was lighting for the cameras, the phone and server, he said. In the back room, the people had flashlights. “It was fun. It was a unique experience,” said Downie.

Stop crime, win iPad YOUNG PEOPLE have the chance to win an iPad while learning about the new ways to report crime. This summer, Terrace Crime Stoppers introduced two new ways to submit a tip: SMS texting and its new web page. Now you can simply text “TERRACE” and the information you wish to provide, to CRIMES (274637) from any cell phone or device with SMS capability. Or you can submit a tip via the web page www.terracecrimestoppers.ca. Two contests have started for youths: a poster contest for Grades 7-9 with posters to be displayed in the community and schools about the new ways to submit a tip. And a TV commercial contest for Grades 10-12 with the commercial played on local stations. The winner of each contest will be awarded an iPad. Each entry must include full name, grade, school, address and phone number on the back of the poster or attached to the data storage device of the commercial. Winners will be chosen based on how attractive and clear the message is on how to submit tips. Poster should be no larger than 9”x12” and commercial must be 30 seconds. Each entry must include the three ways to submit a tip to Crime Stoppers, that there is a cash reward up to $2,000 for tips that lead to an arrest, and that anonymity is guaranteed. Drop off entries at the Terrace RCMP detachment by Dec. 18.

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harry, left, has trouble dealing with his son Drew, who he hasn’t seen in 13 years, when Drew comes to stay with him and meets his girlfriend Virginia in Norm Foster’s Mending Fences, playing at the McConnell Playhouse.

Family tries to ‘mend fences’ By Margaret SPEIRS PARENTS MAY not know how to relate to their children as they get older and vice versa and Terrace Little Theatre’s latest production takes that to the limit. In Mending Fences, lead-character Harry chooses to stay put on his Saskatchewan farm while his wife and son move away. Thirteen years later, he doesn’t know how to relate to his son Drew when Drew decides to come stay with him and see what his dad is all about. And Harry’s girlfriend Virginia plays a pivotal role in piecing the family back together. Director Chris Stone says it’s a fun play and chose to do it because it’s a Norm

Foster play. “I read it and thought ‘okay, it’s good.’ It’s better than good,” he said. Flashbacks help show how events from the past influence where Harry and Drew are today, he said. Heather Zanardo, who plays the multiple roles of Virginia, Harry’s wife Lori and Harry’s mother hopes men and women will come to see the play. “It’s for women and men. It’s not just a chick flick,” she says. Preparing for the roles provided the challenge of developing three characters, even though they don’t spend much time on stage. “Challenge is what I like in a role and a great cast, working with such talented people,” she says of Phil Bialobzysk and

Jonathan Stone. All of the actors play multiple characters: Bialobzysk plays Harry and Harry’s dad while Stone plays Harry’s son Drew, young Harry and young Drew. “I think one of the reason I really like the play is it explores the relationship between Harry and Drew,” said Stone. Bialobzysk says Harry is pretty close to him: both are farmers, live alone, have family that live elsewhere and the setting kind of looks like his place. “The whole process is such a fun time. Working with these people is great and I hope people come to see the play and enjoy it as much as I did in the process of getting it up,” he says. For more details, about Mending Fences, see City Scene on page 19.

Jake Pawject helps shelter dogs By MARGARET SPEIRS HE STARTED out as a dog in need of a home and a good grooming and turned out to be a natural guard dog and beloved pet. Jake, a mutt “with floppy ears that weren’t quite matching,” was rescued from the Thornhill animal shelter by Mario da Costa 12 or 13 years ago. As soon as he got to his 10-acre Rosswood home, he instinctively would go out with Mario or other members of the family, find the

high ground and sit and watch for wildlife to protect the family from, said da Costa. “He would basically run them off,” he said. “I did see him get thrown by a bear. After that, he started to run faster. He was fearless.” When da Costa would go into the bush to harvest fallen trees for his business Spruce Tone Wood, which sends the wood to guitar makers all around the world, Jake would again get up high and keep watch while his owner worked. Earlier this year, he was playing with the

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jake died earlier this year after many years protecting Mario da Costa at home and work. new puppy when he overheated and died in da Costa’s arms.

Da Costa decided that the last fallen tree that Jake helped him

get – an old growth tree more than 100-years-

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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

COMMUNITY EVENTS NOVEMBER 14 – Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is looking for volunteers to help organize the 2013 Terrace event. Interested? Join us at 7 p.m. in the community room at McDonalds or call 641-9954. NOVEMBER 14 – Terrace Toastmasters’ next meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at the Graydon Security Building on Keith Ave. (next to Irlybird). Come out for a fun evening of learning communication skills, featuring “word of the day,” inspiration, jokes, table topics and special speeches. Everyone has a chance to speak and be evaluated. Meetings are usually up to two hours long. Have fun and develop new skills at the same time. New members always welcome. For more details, call Randy 635-2151 or Rolf 635-6911. NOVEMBER 19 – The free Quantum Leaps Conference for young women in Grades 1012 takes place from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the UNBC campus. Have you ever considered a career in wildlife biology? What about optometry or graphic design? Find out how local female professionals succeeded in these and other science and technology careers. For more details, call Christine at 638-0950 or visit nsis.ca. NOVEMBER 20 – Celebrate National Child Day with free family activities, free family portrait and two free swims at the Terrace Aquatic Centre. Capturing the Memories family activities and photo shoot from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the aquatic centre conference room. Free swims from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. Children under seven must be accompanied by an adult. Come out and celebrate with our community’s young people! Sponsored and supported by Make Children First Network, Success by 6 Northwest, Ksan Society, Terrace Leisure Services, Community Literacy Outreach, Skeena Child Care Resource and Referral, and Skeena Diversity Society. NOVEMBER 20 – Adoption Support Group, a positive environment for adoptive parents to meet, share and encourage one another, meets at 7 p.m. at Cafenara. Parents in all stages of the adoption journey are welcome. For more details, call Gwen 615-0446 or Terrace. Adoption@gmail.com. NOVEMBER 23 – TDCSS Community Living Services annual Christmas Banquet is at Kitsumkalum Hall. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. Limited seating. Tickets on sale at TDCSS Community Living Office (4530 Lakelse Ave.). For more details, call 635-7874. NOVEMBER 23, 24 – Mills Memorial Hospital

Auxiliary annual Craft Sale goes from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the hospital education room. Lots of homemade Christmas crafts and goodies. Something for everyone.

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.

NOVEMBER 24 – St. Matthew’s Anglican Church annual Tea and Bazaar from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 4506 Lakelse Ave. For more details, call Susan Kinney 638-1990.

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.

NOVEMBER 24 – Skeena Valley Farmers Market Christmas Craft Show 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the arena banquet room. Admission is a nonperishable item for the food bank. Sixty crafters – make it, bake it, grow it.

HAVE FUN AND help your child on the path to literacy. Registration has begun for the winter session of Storytimes at the Terrace Public Library. Baby Sign Time (Birth-12 months) Fridays 1:30 p.m. - 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 and visit us at the library or give us a call at 6388177. Classes will begin November 13 and run until December 14 (five weeks).

NOVEMBER 27 – Green Thumb Garden Society, operators of the Terrace Community Gardens, located on Apsley St. and on Evergreen St., will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting at 7 p.m. at the Terrace Public Library. For more information, please contact Barb at 635-1758. NOVEMBER 28 – Everyone is welcome to attend the free St. Andrew’s Night Ceilidh, songs, music and join-in dancing, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Knox United Church Hall. Come alone or bring a friend. Children are welcome. St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and St. Andrew’s Day (Nov. 30) is Scotland’s official national day. Presented by the Terrace Scottish Country Dancers. Light refreshments provided. For more details, please call Kirsten 635-5163. NOVEMBER 28 – Terrace Toastmasters’ next meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at the Graydon Security Building on Keith Ave. (next to Irlybird). Come out for a fun evening of learning communication skills, featuring “word of the day,” inspiration, jokes, table topics and special speeches. Everyone has a chance to speak and be evaluated. Meetings are usually up to two hours long. Have fun and develop new skills at the same time. New members always welcome. For more details, call Randy 635-2151 or Rolf 635-6911. DECEMBER 1 – Kitsumkalum Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Kitsumkalum Community Hall. For more details, call Anona at 635-0017. DECEMBER 1 – Knox United Church invites you to its annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. There will be a tea, bake sale, hand-crafted gifts and candy.

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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.

HELPING HANDS OF Terrace, a non-profit organization, recycles cans, bottles and scrap metal with proceeds going to help seniors, cancer patients and children get medications or assistance they can’t access or afford. Individuals and businesses who would like to be involved are asked to call 778-634-3844. Cash donations can also be made at the Northern Savings Credit Union. TERRACE CHURCHES’ FOOD Bank will continue to distribute food from the basement of Dairy Queen at 4643 Park Avenue from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 for surnames S to Z; and Thursday, Nov. 15 for anyone missed. The above order will be enforced, so please come on the right day and bring identification for yourself and your dependents. NOVEMBER IS DIABETES month and the Canadian Diabetes Association is going doorto-door to collect donations. Money collected goes to research, education, children’s camps and support. If you’re interested in being a canvasser or becoming a member of the Terrace branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association, call Elaine 635-9393. TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES Sale – come learn about Fair Trade and support artisans in developing nations – volunteers needed from Nov. 21 - Dec. 1 to help set up and run this nonprofit event (sale dates are Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, at 2910 Tetrault St., (in the All West Glass Building). Please call Lisa at 635-0762. KERMODEI OPTIMIST CLUB of Terrace meets on the 10th, 20th and 30th of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Cafenara. For more details, call Dallis 635-5352 or 631-7766.

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“New sister for Joria & Vickers” Baby’s Name: Heath George Hull Date & Time of Birth: October 31, 2012 at 5:00 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 1 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Leanne & Eric Hull

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Baby’s Name: Evan Lee McKay Date & Time of Birth: October 30, 2012 at 3:05 a.m. Sex: Male Parents: Dorothy & Peter McKay

Baby’s Name: Torince Audie Xavier Blighton Date & Time of Birth: October 30, 2012 at 8:44 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 14 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Sarah Flavel & Tayo Blighton

“New brother for Tayo Jr.” Baby’s Name: Karly Ann Holland Date & Time of Birth: October 24, 2012 at 12:33 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 11 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Brenna Sterner and Steven Holland

Baby’s Name: Hailey Brown Date & Time of Birth: October 23, 2012 at 3:36 a.m. Weight: 9 lbs. 10 oz. Sex: Female “New brother for Keyon, Clayton, Cedar, Adeline” Parents: Crystal Wms & Peter Brown

“New sister for Bryce & Mya”

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ere goes: ‘Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopopryl Betaine, Magnesium Sulfate, Alcohol Denat, Sodium Xylenesulfonate. If swallowed, call a Poison Control Centre or doctor immediately. Do not induce vomiting. If in eyes, rinse with water for 15 minutes.” Wow, that’s got some zip! Lemony freshness! And apparently it not only hurts going down but back up again, and so my question is, why are we putting that in the Skeena? What sort of crumbs would I need to have on my cutting board, what form of hell-burnt evil cheese on the top edges of my precious French White Corningware, to need that kind of firepower? “Evacuate the block, honey, I’ve a mind to do the washing up from luncheon.” Ka-Boom! OK, I get it, it’s soap, right: don’t pour it in your eye. Do not drink it. But Poison Control? If it is poison, shouldn’t it have one of those symbols on the front, you know, a skull or the Grim Reaper? So, I started buying another brand of dish liquid, and this is what it says: “Avoid contact with eyes.” Will do. Can we talk about antibacterials? The use of the antibacterial ingredient triclosan is widespread and commonly used in hand soaps, cleaning supplies and dish detergents, but also in products that don’t claim to be antibacterial. Some toothpastes, kitchen utensils, garbage bags, toys and bedding contain triclosan. Triclosan has been reported in surface waters, sewage treatment plants, the bile of fish and breast milk. The bile of the fish and the milk of the breast, people! Health Canada now recommends avoiding using antibacterial products because they kill good bacteria that fight bad germs, and because of

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I go with what they say. Anyway, QUIT it. It’s my river too, ya know. Many microbes are beneficial. The human body is swarming with ‘em: the content of microbes we carry around is equal in weight to our brain. The New Yorker’s recent “Germs Are Us” tells us our microbiome gang “work constantly on our behalf: they manufacture vitamins and patrol our guts to prevent infections; they help form and bolster our immune systems and digest food.” If we destroy these perfectly good and kind thingies, their very absence can “contribute to Crohn’s disease, obesity, asthma, and many other chronic diseases.” They look at Rhizobium, a bacterium that lives on nodules on the roots of legumes, that helps its host carry out a series of chemical steps required to supply much of the earth’s nitrogen. Early explorers to North America found First Nations people growing beans and corn together, the bean vines climbing the corn stalks. Corn is greedy for nitrogen, and requires it in its soil. And eating corn and beans together creates a complete protein. Hey! Gotta love those mutualistic relationships. Without our good bugs, humans cannot digest mother’s milk. The yummy breast-milk Glycans are indigestible by any enzyme encoded in the 23,000 human genes. Only bacterial enzymes can do the job. Our bugs and us, we get along fine, we need each other. “Anyone with a vegetable garden knows that herbicides will make quick work of your weeds;” the New Yorker says, “but, used the wrong way, they will do the same to your food. Antibiotics, it has become clear, are herbicides for humans.” Antibiotics can kill off the natural flora in the gut. Let’s practice good husbandry over our flora and fauna, large and small. Let’s embrace our bitty bugginess.

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Jake’s legacy old – would be named “The Jake Tree” and used to help other rescue dogs. Da Costa sectioned the tree and sent it to guitar makers around the world to be used for guitar tops in memory of Jake. And The Jake Pawject, a worldwide effort to help animal shelters, was started. The first guitar top made from the tree was on a guitar made by Calgarian Joel Michaud and auctioned off for $2,500 at The Calgary Humane Society’s Cocktails for Critters 2012. Another guitar top is being made in the Netherlands to benefit African wildlife. And it all started with a mutt that was nearly put down at the shelter. When da Costa first saw him, Jake’s black fur was all matted. “He just looked horrible but he had the gentlest personality,” said da Costa. “I think people should go to the local shelters because you’re going to find the gems, you know. These incredible dogs, all they want is a place to belong.”

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Fax your event to make the Scene at 250-638-8432. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday.

Clubs & pubs

THORNHILL PUB: Free pool Wed. and Sun., karaoke night Thurs. Karen and Mark provide musical entertainment every Fri. and Sat. night 7 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. Nov. 16, 17 Accelerators; Nov. 23, 24 AWOL; Nov. 30, Dec. 1 Rumour Red; Dec. 7, 8 Accelerators. 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.

Art

■■ art show: Unique Photography opens at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Skeena Diversity Society. Drop off or email your photos by Nov. 17 to be considered for the show, which runs until Dec. 15. ■■ Terrace Art Gallery pres-

ents Gone to Pot, work by Clay Artists of Terrace, in the upper gallery and Photographic Works by Northern Lenses Camera Club in the lower gallery until Nov. 24. ■■ The Terrace Art Club: You are invited to Mon. sessions from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to share, teach and just enjoy putting paint to paper, canvas or board at the Art Room at Skeena Middle School. Workshops: painting in Gouache Nov. 19, 26; Felting Dec. 3; Christmas theme Dec. 10—bring your own projects. Please bring your own supplies. For more details, call Joan 638-0032 or Maureen 635-7622.

Film

■■ Join us at Terrace’s fourth annual World Community Film Festival to screen inspiring, independent documentaries about social, environmental and political issues Nov. 16 to 18 at the Skeena Middle School drama room. Films begin Fri. at 6:45 p.m., and Sat. and Sun. at 10:30 a.m. Tickets on sale at Skeena Diversity, at http://terracefilmfestival.weebly.com and at the door. Limited seating. Food will be for sale on-site. ■■ skeena diversity Movie Night and Discussion is Brooks: The City of 100 Hellos, a film by Brandy Yanchyk, who gives

a glimpse into the lives of new immigrants, refugees and temporary workers who moved to Brooks Alberta to work at the XL Food plant at 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at Skeena Diversity. ■■ the third annual SkeenaWild Film Festival shows from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 28 at the longhouse at Northwest Community College.

Drama

■■ terrace little theatre presents Norm Foster’s Mending Fences Nov. 16, 17, 22-24 at the McColl Playhouse. Curtain at 8 p.m. No late seating. Harry doesn’t know how to react to the son who shows up after 13 years while he’s in a very easygoing relationship with a widow neighbour, a source of strength and sensibility for both father and son. Tickets on sale at Uniglobe Courtesy Travel.

Music

■■ pacific mist chorus Sweet Adelines presents Light Up the Season with special guests Inveraray Music Ensemble, at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 and 24 at the Evangelical Free Church. Refreshments will be served. Tickets on sale at Misty River Books, George Little House and from chorus members.

The need for Volunteers is growing

Volunteer Terrace needs your help to help our community Give a few hours of your time, once every week or two, or once a month to make a big difference. A few of many volunteer opportunities: Red CRoss Loan seRViCe: reception, client services, equipment cleaning HeRiTage PaRk MuseuM: they offer many interesting projects TeRRaCe PubLiC LibRaRy: book cart for patients in the hospital HaPPy gang CenTRe: Kitchen/dining room helper TeRRaCeView Lodge: Two retired bus drivers with Class 4 licence to job share, a couple of hours 2-3 times each per month be a snow angeL and shovel the stairs and a safe walkway to the street for low income frail seniors and persons with disabilities. These are people without families to help them. There are many other Local events and other interesting volunteer positions available. Local events are once every month or two (usually on the weekend - good for family participation) drop by Volunteer Terrace or phone Freda 250-638-1330 e-mail: zoomervt@telus.net 3235 emerson st. (across from Post office)

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John and Ingrid Ross are very proud to announce the arrival of our grand-daughter

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Anika Jean Staengle

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Dawna was born in Vancouver, BC to Margaret and Arthur Cooper. Dawna is sister to Dale, Judy, Leah and Denae. Dawna filled the role of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;big sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; taking care of her siblings. A tiny but tough girl grew into a tiny but tough woman who always championed for the underdog or for those who could not or would not speak up for themselves. Dawna worked many years at the Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada. She was also a dedicated volunteer for the schools her children attended. Dawna lived in Terrace from 1956-1983 at which time she and her husband Elmer, and children Stacey and Karyle moved to the Williams Lake area to take up farming. She immensely enjoyed tending to her cows, all of which had names; her chickens; ducks; horses and various other animals from time to time. Dawna, Elmer and granddaughter Maggy moved â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wings of the Eagleâ&#x20AC;? back to Terrace in 2004 to be close to her daughters She soars on the wings of the as it was apparent Elmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health was deteriorating Eagle. and she knew she would need help and support. Elmer Toward the Heavens she doth passed away on October 17, 2010. Fly. Dawna continued to be an active part of the comHer spirit released from munity even though she found it more and more difficult Bondageâ&#x20AC;Ś to leave home due to her health condition COPD. She Light as air filled roles on the Terraceview Lodge Family Council, She floats on High. City of Terrace Seniors Advisory Council, Skeena Diversity Group, Emergency Social Services Team and more. No more pain nor Dawna is survived by her Children: Mike, Tina Worriesâ&#x20AC;Ś No more dark of (Karl), Stacey (John) and Karyle. Grandchildren: Night. Jennifer (Glenys), Sean, Trista, Karli, Robert, Daniel (Kristen), Kevin,Maggy Maggy Shane. is (Kirsten), Kevin, andand Shane. DawnaDawna is predeFree among the rainbows predeceased her parents andhusband Arthur, ceased by herby parents MargaretMargaret and Arthur, She lives In the prism of husband and daughter Elmer andElmer daughter Cindy. Cindy. Gods pure light. Dawna enjoyed poetry and was an accomplished and published writer and has left us many gifts. Dawna ~Dawna Marie Ottenbreit hated goodbyes and instead said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see you againâ&#x20AC;? ~

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Employment Career Opportunities ATTENTION LOGGERS! The Isley Group of Grande Prairie, AB. is currently hiring: Forestry Equipment Operators (Processor & Buncher) and Log Haul Truck Drivers. Please submit resume & driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract to: hr@isley.ca or fax: (780) 5321250

ROCKY Mountaineer operates the award-winning Rocky Mountaineer 2-day, all-daylight rail journey, which travels between the coastal city of Vancouver, BC and the Rocky Mountain destinations of Jasper, Banff and Calgary, AB. Headquartered in Vancouver, Rocky Mountaineer is the largest private passenger rail company in North America. Our Kamloops team is currently hiring for the following FT positions: ELECTRICIAN Responsible for the completion of all electrical work including completion of all electrical installations, repairs, inspections, modifications and maintenance to company and legislated standards. Completion of 4 yr Electrician apprenticeship with a min. 2 yrs related experience required. Preferred experience in the electrical trades related to railway/rail car maintenance work or mining diesel electric equipment. Competitive rate of $30.60/hr. FINISH CARPENTER Responsible for maintaining and building luxury railcar interiors to standards set by Transport Canada and Rocky Mountaineer. Boat building and airplane interior experience preferred. Competitive rate of $30.60/hr. Submit resumes to careers@rockymountaineer.com.

Help Wanted A FIT female worker required for personal care, appointments/transferring. Part time weekends (6 hrs). Full time around 60 hours/wk, $14/hr starting. No experience needed, on the job training. National and world travel optional. contact Allan at 250-635-4992 or e-mail me at allan_heinricks@telus.net for interview. An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. LICENSED GASFITTER/SHEETMETAL WORKER WANTED Valid drivers license required. Fax resume to (250) 785-5542 or pronorthheating@telus.net

North Okanagan Sawmill is looking to hire Millwrights,Fabricators and Heavy Duty Mechanics. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-8389637. Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430 The Flight Deck Restaurant has an immediate opening for a cook. General kitchen duties as well as good customer service is required. Food safe & a reliable vehicle is a must. 35-40 hours a week $11.00/hr starting wage. Drop off resume at the restaurant or fax to 250-635-4403 attention: Kathleen

Professional/ Management SUTCO Contracting Ltd. is seeking a qualified dispatcher. Must have dispatch experience, and able to work in a fast paced environment with minimal supervision. The position requires rotation of days and evening shifts. Extended benefits after 90 days, with pension available after 1 years service. Applicants may apply online www.sutco.ca or fax:0250-357-2009. Enquiries to: Brad 250-357-2612 Ext: 226

Trades, Technical AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN required. Prefer journeyman with Chrysler training, but apprentices with good work experience considered. Top wages for the right person. 1-800-663-7794 service@nelsonchrysler.com

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(Woods Foreman) TIMBERLANDS Campbell River, BC Mid Island Forest Operation is a continuous harvest operation (6x3 shift) harvesting 1.1 MM M3 annually and building 140 km of road. Working as part of a team of supervisors, this position will have direct responsibility for woods operations and union crews. The successful candidate will value the team-oriented approach, have a good working knowledge of applicable occupational safety regulations, first-hand knowledge and experience in a unionized environment, and will be responsible for planning, supervision of hourly personnel, safe work performance and the achievement of departmental goals. Further job details can be viewed at:

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MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT

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SERVICE ADVISOR Terrace Chrysler is looking for a Service Advisor that understands there is nothing more important than the customer! Apply if you are 100% committed to customer satisfaction. If you are organized, able to prioritize, and multitask and work exceptionally well with others and want to be part of a great team then please drop off a resume with handwritten cover letter and drivers license abstract to:

PROCESSOR OPERATOR (DANGLER & LIMIT) SKIDDER OPERATOR LOADER OPERATOR (BUTTON TOP AND HEEL BOOM) Top rates and beneÂżts paFNage. Fax resumes to 250-692-7140 or email to reception@tahtsa.ca

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PART TIME PERSON WITH

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Ryan Watson Service Manager 4916 Hwy16West Terrace, BC

COOK JOIN OUR WINNING TEAM!! We are looking for dedicated people that love working in a fast paced environment. Co-operation, communication and teamwork are essential. The cooking staff is responsible for the assembly, cooking, plating and garnishing of all food product according to Boston Pizza specifications and practices. Among job requirements to be met would be maintaining a clean and organized kitchen. As part of our team you will earn $10.25 per hour and share in the tip pool. BOSTON PIZZA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; TERRACE Please fax or email resume with cover letter to: Ryan Konowalyk (250) 635-8689 rkonowalyk@nechako-northcoast.com

C.D.A POSITION

Lakelse Dental Centre has an opening for a part-time

Certified Dental Assistant This is a diverse position not limited to dental assisting. A competitive starting wage depending on qualifications with scheduled salary increases. Includes a benefit package. Fax resume to 250-638-8073 or drop off at 4438 Lakelse Ave., Terrace, B.C. V8G 1P1 Attn: Marilynn A good sense of humour is a definite asset.

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GARAGE DOOR SERVICE PERSON. Experienced Commercial Door Service and Installation Technician required for expanding commercial service department at Door Pro. Sectional, underground parking, rolling steel and operator repair and maintenance experience essential. Truck and tools provided $25 - $35/ hour. Call 604-597-4040 or email Mike - mikep@doorpro.ca WWW.DOORPRO.CA

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Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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Pets Purebred yellow & black lab puppies available with health check & first de-worming, $550ea. 250-635-4600

Foreman Excavator Operators Haul Truck Drivers Labourers Site Administrators Strong knowledge and awareness of Health, Safety and Environmental requirements. Complies with and understands all safety policies and procedures. Attend and participate in morning toolbox meetings. Job Requirements: • Minimum 2 years related experience in similar role. • Excellent communication skills. • The Site Administrator roles requires expert Excel skills. A combination of day and night shift is required. Interested applicants may send their resume to hr@nunalogistics.com or Fax: 780-780 434-7758 No Phone Calls Please

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Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Musical Instruments Yamaha U1R Upright Piano. Walnut, in excellent condition. $4,000. 250-635-2449

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Busy, well-established Canada Bread route for sale. Customers located in Prince Rupert & Haida Gwaii. Great profit potential for a self-motivated individual For more info, please contact Blair at 250-615-3780 or e-mail loset@telus.net

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 ofﬁce , 2.5 massive shops, paved drive, secluded, 10 acres, mixed timber, “many extras negotiable” great revenue investment. asking $764,000 call 250-638-0734 or 250-615-8457

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Houses For Sale

FOR SALE $162,000. 3 Bedroom 1 & 1/2 bath Rancher on quiet dead end street. Backs on to wooded area 1,000 s square feet. Recent upgrades include New Siding, Gutters & soffets Window trim & Flooring. House was also lifted and leveled As well as new floor joist. Also small shed in back. Paul Willms 1-250-883-4677 paulwillms@gmail.com

Real Estate NEW HOUSE FOR SALE COMPLETED BY Dec 2012 3 bdrm, 2 full bath, full garage, Lg Lot, minutes from town. To view call 250-6158457 or 250-638-0734

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FOR RENT IN TERRACE Large, 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 living rooms. No pets, no smoking. $1,500/month. References required. 250-639-7071 NEW 2BEDROOM HOUSE for rent 45km north of terrace rosswood bc. close to kalum lake,wraparound decks.all new fridge,stove,washer,dryer and microwave.kitchen,dinning and living open with new high efficient wood stove. 32x24 shop set away from the house all set in 10 treed acres.$850 per mth call 250-615-4753 or mail contourmetal@xplornet.ca

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Midget B boys bag two in Burns Lake Terrace’s midget B Rep team didn’t know what to expect heading into the Omenica League tournament in Burns Lake over the Nov. 3 weekend, but coaches say they were pleasantly surprised with the team’s performance. The team ended up placing 4th out of six teams, but had a couple of close games and two wins, including one blow out win against the host team of Burns Lake. This midget team is part of the B program and it’s a little different than typical rep teams as the tournaments are usually non-contact and a mix of boys and girls, explained coach Shayne Braid. “The Burns Lake tourney, or any Omenica game can be very competitive,” said Braid. “They usually have very big teams and are always very physical.” The Omenica League consists of Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Houston, Fort St. John and depending on the year, Terrace and Smithers. Terrace faced off in its first match against Smithers, falling 4-2. Not only was it the first match of the tournament, but it was the team’s first game of the season. Terrace out-shot Smithers 4028, but was up against a solid goaltender But the team figured the goalie out in the third and managed to score two goals late in the game. Terrace goalie Foster Johnson was picked as MVP by Smithers at the end of the game. The second match was a squeaker against Houston, a team Terrace has a good friendly rivalry with, that Houston took 4-3. An uncounted goal by Ryan Kawin-

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Kyle Lindstrom of the Terrace B Rep Team sneaks one past Burns Lake during the Omenica League tournament on Nov. 4. sky with 30 seconds left would’ve taken the game into OT, but the ref stopped the play. “The highlight of this game was when Shaydon LeBlond made an end to end rush, scoring top shelf and freezing the goalie with her blinding skating,” said Baird. “Even better was watching her teammates mob her at centre ice like she just won the game. We didn’t get the win but it sure felt

like it.” Next up was Fraser Lake, a wellcoached team with only enough players for two shifts. But their 10 players are well-disciplined and work hard, said Braid, and Fraser Lake had Terrace shut out 2-0 going into the third. But Braid’s fellow coach, Don LeBlond, gave his version of the ‘miracle speech’ in the dressing room between periods, and the

kids came out fired up, scoring six unanswered goals throughout the period, including a top shelf beauty by rookie Mitch Stella, to win it 6-2. Then Terrace took on Burns Lake, trouncing them 9-1, but Braid says “the score doesn’t dictate the home team’s talent here,” noting they were suffering from a couple severe, season-ending injuries to key players.

Top line in this game was Kevin Desousa, Ryan Kawinsky, and Kyle Lindstrom, said Braid, with Desousa, whose nickname is “Elvis”, being picked for game MVP. The team capped off the tournament with an exhausting 4-2 loss to Fort St. James in the roughest game of the tournament. Funny, said Braid, considering Terrace and Fort St. John were the smallest teams in the tournament.

Young volleyball team sets up success

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Here is the Caledonia Sr. Girls Volleyball team. The team’s been busy travelling to tournaments around the northwest.

The Caledonia Sr. Girls Volleyball team might be younger than some of the teams they are competing against, but it’s only helping to set them up for a stellar year next year. On this year’s team, there are six Grade 10’s and two girls who have not played competitive volleyball before, explained coach Carmen Didier. But, “our team has done fairly well this season considering we have a ‘young’ group,” she said. The team trains at least three times a week, four if it is in town for the weekend. The team won its own home tournament a few weeks back, beating Bulkley Valley in the finals. After that, they played a few area games here in Terrace and in Kitimat, going two for one there, while also travelling to a tournament in Chetwynd.

Their most recent tournament was in Prince George at the beginning of the month. The team placed 6th overall, which Didier explains, doesn’t sound like the best results, but the team was competing against teams stacked with Grade 11’s and 12’s who have a couple of more years of experience. But playing these more experienced teams is all part of the plan. The team is “learning each tournament and getting better and better,” said Didier. “Our goal is to compete with the larger centre schools and more experienced teams,” she said, noting that next year they expect to be placing in these tournaments. Next up, the team is preparing for “AAA” provincials in Vancouver at the end of the month where players will help represent the northwest and compete with the best in the province.

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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.

Archery The Terrace Whiskey Jack Archers have changed venues and are now meeting at the Thornhill Gym every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to try out archery, and there are bows available for users to try before purchasing their own. Children under 12 need to be accompanied by an adult, and the club asks that everyone brings “inside shoes” to keep the floor clean. Become a member of the club for a lower weekly drop in fee. Member application forms at Misty River Tackle as of Nov. 4th and at the gym itself.

River Kings The Terrace River Kings are on the road this weekend, facing off against the Smithers Steelheads, before returning home for a double header the last weekend in November. On Saturday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m., the Kings host Lac La Hache and on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. Williams Lake will take to the ice against the Kings. It’s the first and only chance to see either of these teams on Terrace turf, and the games boast prize draws, 50/50, shoot for loot, $4 beer in the beer garden, and fast-paced, hard-hitting live local hockey.

Referee Camp Minor Hockey officials are descending on Terrace for an officiating development weekend Nov. 17-18 that will see referees and official evaluators from around the northwest gather here. The mission is to “bring together young, up-and-coming officials from throughout the District to further their development in a semi-controlled environment.” This is done by having older officials work with younger officials, reffing games and helping young refs build confidence. They’ll be around the Sportsplex all weekend, so be sure to show them your support and appreciation for getting in the game.

ative to the Guyana, Venezuela, and Surinam, greenheart was one of many new products introduced to Britain as a result of its imperial expansion. The British colonialists of the former South American country (until recently known as British Guyana) were quick to appreciate that the extremely hard and strong wood of Ocotea rodiei or greenheart, as the Brits dubbed it, would be particularly valuable in dock construction owing to the fact that it was resistant to the attacks of marine borers and also in shipbuilding because of its amazing strength. They were correct. The Fram and the Endurance, the ships made famous in the polar expeditions of Amundsen and Shackleton and the two strongest wooden ships ever built, were sheathed in greenheart so as to prevent them from the crush of polar ice. The wood of the tall evergreen tree is so hard it can’t be worked with standard tools. During the heyday of the British Empire loggers of greenheart suffered in tropical heat using hand saws to cut through the dense wood. Those who milled the wood had to take care not to pick up splinters as greenheart, while neither toxic nor irritating to the touch, can cause severe infections when its splinters pierce the skin. Modern sawyers discovered that greenheart had the potentially lethal tendency to split quickly, and with such force, that piec-

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Here is the Skeena Jr. Girls Volleyball team after its tournament win in Prince George last month. The team placed third in the tournament it hosted here earlier this month, with Caledonia coming in first.

Cal first, Skeena third at tourney The Caledonia Jr. Girls Volleyball team took the top spot at the Skeena Middle School volleyball tournament held over the first weekend in November. The home team Skeena took third behind Kitimat’s Mount Elizabeth Secondary School (MESS). The tournament was good for Skeena, said coach Frank Marrelli, because it allowed the players to play in a challenging environment with teams that are a bit older and more experienced—most of

the other teams are a combination of Grade 9’s and 10’s, while Skeena’s is only Grade 9’s. In the tournaments the team’s been winning on the road, specifically the ones in Prince George, it’s been up against other Grade 9’s, which has allowed the players to remain competitive. The home tournament was “a good challenge for Skeena and a good warm-up for zones,” he said. Skeena took MESS’s B team in two sets in the first

match, and lost to Smithers in the second round robin in a very close three set match, meaning it played Caledonia in the other pool in the playoffs. It was a close match, but ultimately, he says his team panicked and lost in three sets. For its part, Caledonia played MESS first, winning two straight sets, then went up against Bulkley Valley Christian from Smithers, winning in three sets. After the win against Skeena, the team met up with MESS again in the final, win-

es of a log flew into the resistant and strong. air when it hit the saw Rod builders were quick kerf. In one instance, to take advantage of sections of a greenheart these properties and log penetrated the roof were soon turning solid of a mill. Today’s sawpieces of greenheart yers wrap stout chains on lathes to make rod around the logs to avoid blanks, thus dispensing such mishaps. with the labour intenSalmon angling has sive process required to always been popular cobble together bamboo among the British uprods. per classes who wielded Two-handed bamboo two handed rods made salmon rods are heavy of bamboo from the brutes. And rods made Tonkin province in Chiof greenheart are heaviSKEENA ANGLER na. The traditional bamer still. Holding a greenboo rod is constructed heart rod in your hands ROB BROWN from lathes made by is a little like holding a splitting the bamboo jousting lance—but a culms or stalks. flexible one. When six of these Anglers who favour strips have been planed greenheart flyrods, and to the correct widths and there are still a few tapered, they are carefully glued together about, including the Prince of Wales, claim to form a hexagonal blank which forms that greenheart’s ability to store and rethe basis of the rod. Since bamboo lathes lease energy makes it the best material ever soften and lose their tensile strength when discovered for casting with a two-handed exposed to water, the blank must be wa- rod. As proof, they cite the casting feats of ter proofed by varnishing. Constructing a Alexander Grant. bamboo rod requires considerable skill and Grant, a Scots violinist and violin makmuch labour. er among other things, is reputed to have Greenheart, on the other hand, though applied techniques derived from those of heavier than bamboo, wood is consid- luthiers in the construction of his greenerably more dense than grass, is water heart rods, one aspect of which was match-

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ning in two straight sets. “I would generally say my team was a more consistent team in terms of basic skills than the others on that day,” said Cal coach Adri MacKay of her undefeated team. “Lots of good volleyball was played and good sportsmanship demonstrated by all teams for sure.” Both teams were away at provincial zones last weekend in Houston. Check in with the Terrace Standard next week to see those results.

ing the joints in frequency to a note from a tuning fork. Realizing that wood of the same length had differing densities, Grant sought to fashion blanks with the same density from butt to tip. To these he fastened what he called “drop down rings,” collapsing guides that trapped the fly line as the caster hoisted his rod aloft thus preventing the formation of any energy robbing slack from forming during the cast. Grant believed that the farther the angler was from his quarry, the less likely he would spook the fish. For that reason, he strove to put as much distance between him and the salmon with long casts. With his ‘Vibration Rods,’ fiddler, barber, luthier, and gillie, Alexander Grant cast flies as far as a staggering 165 feet on the River Ness. To get a sense of how great such a cast this was, picture standing on the goal line of a football field and casting a fly to the 55 yard line. Using modern rods of space age plastic and modern PVC lines, a few casters have surpassed that distance, but these fellows were shooting short heavy heads ahead of thin running line. The innovative Scot was picking up the entire length of silk line and casting the whole thing, a feat that has yet to be matched. Though a few Grant Vibration rods still exist, sadly, the craft of making them appears to have died with Grant. ...continued next week...

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