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Gunk builds up in lagoons By JOSH MASSEY THE CITY’s sewage treatment system, like many across the country, is getting unduly clogged by balls of condoms and other latex products, tampons, rags and grease, and city workers who deal with jammed machinery are asking residents for help in cutting down on non-flushables entering the system. Not only will this save staff from doing an unpleasant task, it will also save municipalities across Canada millions of dollars. “There’s so many products that are in the stores now that are marked as disposable that don’t break down,” said the city environmental services foreman Rob Hoekstra. Some items, like rags and wet-wipes, are advertised as flushable, which they are, but they don’t break down properly so become a problem once they reach the lagoons at the city’s sewage treatment facility located at the west end of Graham Ave. on the south side of town. “Dental floss is a huge problem. It’s strong, loves to wrap around pumps and propellers and builds up over time,” said Hoekstra. According to the fore-
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A mixture of items that don’t break down are routinely raked out before entering city sewage lagoons.
man, the debris and floss combine with grease that is dumped down sinks and sewers, forming balls that clog and disrupt the sewer pipes under the streets in town. “It’s like rolling a snowball down the hill, it just gets bigger and bigger,” he said
of the system that is gravitypropelled. “It causes maintenance issues and affects how the treatment plant and the aeration system runs.” In the end, it affects how pure the effluent is released into the Skeena River after going through the treatment process, he added.
“Ultimately, it’s all our problem because it comes down here to the waste water treatment plant and effects the quality of the effluent that goes into the Skeena River and affects the quality of the water in the river, which is the last thing we want,” he said.
The aeration system is especially important because it provides oxygen bubbles into the two hockey-rink sized settling ponds where the waste gets processed naturally for 30 days before the leftover is pumped back into the Skeena. The diffusers that send out the
bubbles tend to get clogged, and were costly to clean last year. “We had to hire more help and the cost of cleaning all the diffusers in one round is $15,000, and we have had to partially clean them,” said Hoekstra, adding approximately 24 to 30 tons of refuse is removed manually from the filters each year. Hoekstra said that in no way do staff want to blame residents. He is just calling on the city for help so he and the crew can spend less time and money cleaning and replacing parts. “We’re not the only waste water treatment plants that have this problems,” he said. There is in fact a group of 25 Canadian municipalities called the Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group formed to promote a change in industry labelling of what is flushable and not. It says the problem costs municipalities $250 million a year. According to Hoekstra, the basic mantra for responsible flushing is the three Ps: Pooh, Pee, Paper. “It’s amazing what people flush down the toilet,” he said. The foreman said he has also found golf and tennis balls, and undergarments.
Tipping fees kick in at local landfill Starting today, January 1, 2014, the city of Terrace has begun imposing tipping fees on certain types of residential waste dropped off at the Terrace Landfill on Kalum Lake Rd. The new fee is $12.50 plus tax for loads of residential construction and demolition waste, as well as land clearing waste. Previously all residential waste could be dropped off without charge.
No change has been made to the commercial fees. “There will continue to be no tipping fee for regular refuse originating from residential properties and the tipping fees for commercial clients remain unchanged,” reads the staff recommendation, accepted by Terrace city council in November. The amendment, which is to landfill site bylaw No. 1425-1995, also includes a document that defines the
difference between residential construction and demolition waste and regular residential waste. The distinction has to do with volume and size of load and the types of material. In making the recommendation, city sustainability coordinator Tara Irwin said the inclusion of a fee at the current Terrace landfill is part of a process whereby Terrace and Thornhill will align their solid waste pro-
grams and work toward an integrated system. Within a few years, the current Terrace landfill is scheduled to be closed, while construction for a new landfill at Forceman Ridge south of Terrace will begin next year which will be used by both Thornhill and Terrace. Irwin said that normal yard waste would still be accepted without a fee, but larger items like big pieces
of wood would trigger the new tipping fee based on volume. Another reason for the new fee, said Irwin, is that it will ensure that Thornhill residents don't bring their garbage over to Terrace to avoid paying on their side. At the November meeting, city councillors Marylin Davies and James Cordeiro recommended that Irwin do something to improve the consistency with which tip-
ping fees are issued at the Terrace landfill after hearing of stories of people being charged irregularly and sometimes, they said, unjustly. Irwin responded that much of the Terrace landfill is operated on an honour system and that as far as she is aware any issues with charging are isolated because the current attendants looking after the landfill have been doing an excellent job.
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PAUL MACNEIL hugs his dog Cain after getting the canine back on February 28, 2013. MacNeil and the Regional District of KitimatStikine have been involved in a court battle for nearly a year and a half.
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A SETTLEMENT conference has been set for a civil case of a dog owner claiming expenses from a court action in which the regional district asked for an order of destruction for the canine and lost. The settlement conference between Paul MacNeil and the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine and several of its employees has been set for Jan. 20 of next year or as soon after that date as is possible at the law courts here. The idea behind the conference is to see if the two sides can come to an agreement or if that's not possible, to prepare their cases for trial, according to details on the settlement conference notice. “I don't see any reason why the parties couldn't have discussions prior to the settlement conference to see if we [could] come to agreement on anything,” said Ken Anderson, lawyer for MacNeil. On Sept. 26, MacNeil filed a notice of claim to recover some of his legal costs, naming the regional district and several of its employees in seeking $25,000 spent in successfully preventing the regional district from obtaining the order to destroy Cane, MacNeil's German shepherd. The action against the regional district also alleged that Marcellin said MacNeil was entitled to compensation but there was no followup and a promised written report on the whole matter was never provided. The regional district's reply was filed Oct. 24 and said “there is no cause of action for legal fees and disbursements incurred in a separate action... the proper course for the claimant would have been to request costs in the legal proceeding regarding the application for the destruction of the claimant's dog...” The reply also said “The defendants … say that at all material times they were employees of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine and were acting in the performance of their duties as employees. “As such, they are immune from liability in this action...,” the reply continued. In the reply, it said Marcellin “specifically denies that he made any offer or promise to the claimant that the regional district would financially compensate him for the handling of the claimant's dog on Feb. 28, 2013. However, he admits he asked the claimant how the regional district might made amends for the sedation of the dog on that day.” In April 2012, police seized Cane from MacNeil’s home after receiving a call that he had bit a child. Cane was first placed in the Terrace shelter as the Thornhill Animal Shelter wasn’t open and later moved to the Thornhill shelter. It took nearly a year for the destruction order
attempt to get to trial, culminating Feb. 28 of this year when, after two days of testimony, the judge determined that none of the conditions to declare the dog dangerous had been satisfied. All parties must attend the settlement conference, have authority to settle the claim and may bring a lawyer or articled student with them, said the notice. All relevant documents must be brought to the conference by the parties involved. If someone fails to attend, the judge may dismiss the claim, make a payment order or another appropriate order against the party who fails to attend. Regional district administrator Bob Marcellin declined to comment as did regional district lawyer Lamour Afonso of Municipal Insurance Association of BC.
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Program recruits doctor to Terrace THE NORTHERN Health Authority has recruited a specialist for Terrace using a financial incentive provided through a provincial government program. Anaesthesiologist Dr. Olajide Kowe, who started in July, is eligible to receive $100,000 if he stays for three years. Half of that amount was paid when he started working and half will be paid after one year but the entire amount must be repaid if he leaves before the three-year commitment is up. Kowe is one of nine doctors – and the only specialist – recruited to work in rural B.C. through the program conceived by the provincial government and the BC Medical Association. “It's all part of the puzzle,” said Steve Raper of the Northern Health Authority of financial incentives to help fill health care gaps in rural and remote B.C. “But in addition to an incentive, it's also the community that counts in order to get people to stay in a com-
munity,” he said. Kowe's recruitment has increased the level of anesthesia services to the equivalent of 2.5 full time anaesthesiologists and the health authority is looking for a combined general practitioner/anaesthesiologist to come up to a full complement here. Also being sought are two internal medicine specialists to be based in Terrace. The service is now being provided by specialists who rotate in and out of Mills Memorial Hospital and the intent is to continue that rotation even after the two internal medicine specialists are found. Also on the health authority's recruiting list is one psychiatrist and two family practitioners. One new family practitioner is to start in January. At the moment there are 19.5 specialists either based in Terrace or working here on rotation, reflecting the regional service nature of Mills Memorial Hospital.
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There are 16 family practitioners. Unlike other areas in northern B.C., Terrace has always been well-served by physicians and specialists and has not been subjected to the kind of shortages that have been experienced elsewhere, said Raper. “Terrace has always been a very stable community [for physician supply],” said Raper. “It speaks highly of the community.” A variety of factors influence the ability of a community to attract and keep physicians, including location, other physicians and existing services, he added. “But that doesn't mean we can sit back,” Raper continued. “We maintain an active recruiting campaign and are aware of how quickly a situation can change.” As well, having Mills Memorial accept medical students and medical residents adds to the overall mix in the expectation that physicians trained in the north will want to stay in the north, Raper said
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■ On to the next step THE COAST Mountains School District bid a fond farewell to director of instruction Brent Speidel, left, at the Dec. 18 school board meeting. Speidel is moving on to be Dean of Trades at North West Community College beginning this month. School board chair Art Erasmus, right, praised Speidel for his years of service and commended Speidel for taking the next step – it’s “absolutely crucial that you retire to do something, rather than from something,” Erasmus said. Speidel’s replacement will be announced in the coming weeks.
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2013 IN NEWS
The Year in Review BELOW FIND THE TERRACE STANDARD’S annual year in review of significant news events of the past year. This issue con tains events from the first six months of 2013. The next issue contains events from the last six months of 2013. Community and sports events are handled the same way.
January THE YEAR got underway with a reaction to new fisheries legislation banning retention of trout and char caught in area rivers and streams. Anglers are angry that the proposal was quietly posted on a government website for a public comment period of Dec. 13-31 right in the middle of the Christmas holiday season. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The city of Terrace appoints a task force Jan. 3 to review the fate of the old Co-op property and make recommendations on its usage by the beginning of 2013. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Business news from Jan. 16 sees the announcement of Terrace’s first new tourist and business traveller accommodation development in years. Smithers-based Sunshine Inn Estates Ltd. bought just over two acres of land with frontage on Hwy16 beside Kalum Tire and on Lazelle Ave. The owner, Kim Tran, said the approximately 100 room complex would cost anywhere from $12 million to $16 million. “This is going to be a very nice place. It’s going to have the latest in hotel design,” he said. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ In School news a Jan. 23 story reports on energy drinks and products like caffeineinfused gums and chocolate bars being scrutinized for health risks by Skeena Middle School, with the announcement of a potential move towards being an “energy product” free zone. “It’s something that I can see us having a conversation about at our school in the near future,” says Skeena principal Phil Barron. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Greyhound announces an application to cut services to Terrace has been approved, this on Jan. 15. The move is to reduce service along Hwy16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, from 22 weekly runs down to 14 weekly – or one way each day – after Greyhound cited it could cut its losses by $6.75 million by trimming service across the province. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ an Idle No MORE national day of action event attracting about 80 people was held Jan. 28 in George Little Park and featured a talk by Tahltan activist leader Lillian Moyer. Presenters spoke out about Omnibus Bill C-65 that takes power away from First Nations to control what happens on their lands. The movement gained momentum in 2012 and continues through 2013. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ a public budget session is held by the city Jan. 21 but only three people show up. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ City council hears a presentation by fluoride opponent Barry Prince Jan. 28. “It’s considered a neurotoxin,” said Prince, adding that having fluoride in the water was drugging people without their consent. No decision was made but a referendum to decide whether it should be taken out of the water supply was suggested.
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New democrat Robin Austin, Conservative Mike Brousseau and Liberal Carol Leclerc ran in the provincial election.
February Minister of energy and mines Bill Bennett makes the first of several visits to the region Feb. 5 and hears city council’s list of projects they want LNG money to pay for, including a new hospital, another elevated crossing over CN tracks, housing and new roads. Bennett says there might be a lag time before those demands are met. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ WITH WORK planned for new hospitals in Burns Lake and Queen Charlotte city on Haida Gwaii, Terrace is moved up the list of candidates for a new hospital. Preliminary discussions of what that might look like began in city hall. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ An agreement in principle for a future treaty signed by Kitselas First Nation Feb.16. Of 300 band members, 226 cast votes, with 149 saying ‘yes’ to the agreement and 76 ‘no’. Based on the agreement in principle, the Kitselas First Nation is to receive 36,158.7 hectares as part of a final treaty. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The city finalizes a deal with a Chinese wood processing company YaoRun Wood Co. Ltd on Feb. 20 to lease its city-owned land in south Terrace for the next 10 years. YaoRun Wood Co. Ltd is to pay $10,000 a month, or $120,000 annually, to use the Keith Ave. land. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A dog called Kane, locked in the Thornhill animal shelter for months while a court case was underway to decide if it should be put down after it attacked kids, is released on February 28.
March Council meeting sees councillor Lynne Christiansen call for name change of Sockeye Creek back to what she and others in the community say should rightly be renamed Eliza Creek after the Kitselas sister of Chief Walter Wright and wife of famous pioneer Tom Thornhill. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Dasque-Middle hydroelectric
project just outside of Terrace experiences problems in the wake of their prime contractor leaving the worksite. Dowland Industrial Works owes bills to local businesses and files for bankruptcy later in the spring. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Terrace’s first consumer waste recycling program grinds to a halt when Waste Management decides to shut down their recycling depot on Keith Ave. by April citing unmanageable costs. After pressure from the public, city council commits $50,000 in the 2013 budget and says they are waiting for a provincial program to kick in in the spring of 2014. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Dolly Varden and bull trout ban is finalized March 26. After several months of debate, the DFO enshrines new regulations on the fishing of these species that means only catch and release in Skeena-area streams. Rainbow and cutthroat trout fishing are also given new regulations. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A Living wage proposed by Devin Pollitt is tabled indefinitely by city council, with talks of looking at it again some time in the future. The proposal from a team of UNBC students would have seen city workers guaranteed $17.65 an hour, and city becoming a Living Wage Employer. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A local contractor, Bryco Enterprises, blocks the entrance to the YaoRun Wood log yard with heavy equipment the week of March 20. Bryco was hired by YaoRun to clean and level the site but YaoRun declined to pay some of Bryco invoices spurring his action. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ On March 26, city council turns down a Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce request to freeze tax mill rates at 2011 levels and also a request to form a committee to look at how property taxes are calculated in the first place. This request came from chamber efforts to keep property taxes low for business but would have shifted some of the burden onto the shoulders of residential taxpayers.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ BC Hydro has pushed the price tag of its Northwest Transmission Line to $561 million — past what was regarded as an upperend cost just over a year ago. The new figure is listed in the provincial crown corporation’s service plan for the years 2012 to 2015 and was posted to its website in February. It’s more than the range of prices provided in late 2010 – from $364 million to $525 million – and substantially more than the $404 million that was being commonly used in press releases and other government pronouncements for several years. The reason? More details, higher costs, says BC Hydro official Greg Reimer.
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Delegates to the Minerals North conference at the Sportsplex were reminded of First Nations values by an Idle No More gathering April 26.
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April
Kitsumkalum First Nation votes April 11 in favour of an agreement in principle, the preliminary step towards a treaty. 190 members vote ‘yes’ to proceed into final treaty negotiations with Canada and British Columbia while 108 members voted ‘no’. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ April 10: Terrace Downtown Area Improvement society responds to episodes of tagging on houses and businesses by committing to painting over the graffiti. RCMP launch probe which ultimately finds two youth responsible for marking up walls. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Government officials try to keep thousands of dollars found inside a Davis Ave. house even though narcotics charges against a couple also found inside the house weren’t approved. The money, $21,480, was seized April 11 when police officers used a search warrant at the 4600 Block Davis Ave. home. This is a civil forfeiture case and the couple later challenged this in court. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ News comes out on April 19 that part of the old Co-op lands are to be sold to a Calgary-based developer called Superior Lodgings. The 2.7 hectare piece sells for $877,500 but an environmental certificate of compliance needs to be issued before the deal is finalized and money enters city coffers. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Hundreds of cannabis advocates gather April 20 at the Terrace courthouse on Kalum to smoke weed and gather support for decriminalization movements including the application for a referendum later in the year. The event was sponsored by lotto mega-millionaire Bob Erb. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Minerals North conference takes place at the Terrace Sportsplex April 24-26 with more than 750 out-of-town delegates coming to the successful event. The conference resulted in max capacity at hotels, motels, fishing lodges and other accommodations. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A CN derailment happens near Cedarvale
in the early morning hours of April 19. As many as 10 storage units, stacked two-high on flatbed cars, went off the tracks on a section of line running alongside the Skeena River.
May Deputy Fire Chief Dave Jephson goes on an Enbridge-funded trip May 8 to see the progress of the cleanup of the Kalamazoo river in Michigan where a 1 million US gallon spill happened in 2010, and he prepares a report to city council on that topic. The crude oil spill hints at what cleanup efforts would look like if there was a rupture in the proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ LNG pipeline company Spectra Energy holds an open house as part of their environmental assessment for the as-yet-to-be named West Coast Connector. The approximately 102 kilometre underwater route through Nasoga Gulf is surveyed and compared to another longer one at 179 kilometres that passes by Kitsault. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TERRACE SEARCH and Rescue undertook a dangerous rescue of a teen hiker who had fallen down Thornhill Mountain while hiking with friends May 21. After clearing an area on the hillside and assessing the landing area, search and rescue decided everyone would have to be evacuated by the technical “toe-in” method. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A group formed to preserve band music education in elementary schools says it’s been given assurances there won’t be any changes the week of May 15. George Clark of the Dare to Dream Foundation says he was given those assurances in a meeting with senior Coast Mountain School District officials. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ May 14: provincial elections see the NDP win the Terrace riding, but lose provincially. Incumbent MLA Robin Austin received 5,102 votes, ahead of rival BC Liberal Carol Leclerc who received 4,739 votes. BC Conservative Mike Brousseau received 735 votes, or 6.79 per cent. Trevor Hendry of the BC Party received 254 votes or 2.35 per cent of the total. Absentee ballots add to Austin’s victory margin later on. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ May 22 sees a report of an incident involving a company misrepresenting themselves as an employee for mystery shoppers. This is
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terrace Standard celebrated its 25th year in print in April with a few drinks at Hot House and by passing around an early edition of the paper as seen here. just one of several scams reported this year. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Ted Watts, a middle-aged homeless man in Terrace is physically assaulted and lit on fire by three men in south Terrace May 23. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Council decides May 27 to accept a recommendation from the city’s development services department to pay what amounted to an additional $223,000 to redo the 4700 block of McConnell Ave. because the original tender came in $355,000 more expensive than what the city provided in the 2013 budget.
June
The Frank St. level crossing operated by CN Rail is ordered shut down June 11 by Transport Canada after a close incident involving a long truck. A petition gets brought forward to have it reopened by businesses on Keith Ave. The crossing reopens July 22 along with an announcement that new intersection lights will be put in Spring 2014. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The end of June sees BC Hydro release their new cost figures for the Northwest Transmission Line. From the $400 million original cost factored in 2007, the price tag is now at $746 million. Provincial energy
and mines minister Bill Bennett says he will “get to the bottom” of the increased cost. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The final week-long public comment for the Northern Gateway Project begins at the Terrace Best Western on June 17. About 35 opponents and a few supporters of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Project present to the panel. The provincial government’s presentation rejects Enbridge’s proposed pipeline in its current form. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Nearly 50 Coast Mountains School District (CMSD) school support staff workers stage an information picket June 20 outside of the school board offices on Kenney St., part of a province-wide effort to put pressure on districts to return to the bargaining table. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Gun amnesty declared in June sees people handing in weapons from around their homes to RCMP, including several antique weapons. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The city puts in a new bylaw allowing the city building officers to enter dwellings to make sure certain levels of maintenance are being kept up for heat, running water and mould control on June 24, called the Standards of Maintenance for Residential Rental Premises bylaw.
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Bob erb makes every puff count at the weed legalization rally he sponsored on April 20, held at the courthouse on Kalum St.
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New year IF YOU’VE noticed it’s getting harder and harder to cross Lakelse Ave. on foot without the aid of a crosswalk because of increased traffic or that there appears to be more people in the stores nowadays, or that there are new faces showing up at various community events, you’re not alone. The population is growing as the regional economy has improved and there’s definitely a buzz in the air thanks to ongoing major construction projects and the run up to anticipated development of liquefied natural gas. For the survivors of the great forest industry recession of the last decade and a half – those who watched friends and family move away, those who themselves went off to work elsewhere leaving loved ones back at home or those who were affected by service cuts (the four-day school week comes to mind) – these days are certainly brighter than what has been the case. Still, if the kind of growth being forecast lives up to its billing, how will that change us? Are we ready for whatever may come? What kind of influence do we have – or need to have – to ensure the northwest identity is not lost? As 2014 begins, the list of questions will grow longer. And it won’t be easy to determine the answers given the scope of what might occur. If there is one New Year’s resolution for the region it should be one focusing on clear thinking. ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988
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ecember isn’t the ideal month for a senior to mountain climb, even in the backyard. The last 30 feet of the lots on my street fall away in a slope suited to mountain goats. My dogs avoid going down, or if they must, approach it on well defined paths avoiding dead willow clumps, and 50 years of blown down branches and assorted debris. Their main path edges sideways like an Italian vineyard. Maybe twice a year, if I T H R O U G H B I F O C A L S must, I descend for good purpose, to retrieve something CLAUDETTE SANDECKI blown down by a storm or to check the stability of my the bigger dog. The puncture perimeter fence. Otherwise I allows air to move in and out limit my patrols to the level as he squeezes or releases the part of my property. ball making a pluck, pluck Saturday I ventured down noise which endlessly enterhoping to find my blue heel- tains him. er’s favourite ball. The red ball is a poor exIt had been missing lon- cuse, made from fragile rubger than two weeks despite at ber that quickly tore and now least four concentrated tours sprawls flat, without bounce. of the yard along the fence Just as some toddlers hug and under trees and shrubs. a binky or stuffed animal He has two balls, a tough close at all times, my heeler amber model with only one cherishes his amber ball. tooth puncture wound after If it’s out in the yard, four years of tug-of-war with when I walk out the door he
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dashes to pick it up, drops it at my feet, and waits to play catch. I fling it with a six inch wide plastic rake. He’ll fetch until he has to flop down and catch his breath. When he goes to bed, he carries the ball into his house to make sure the other dog can’t toy with it. Seldom does he forget where he left it. Which makes me conclude he must have had it in his mouth when something down the hill caught his attention. He raced down, let go of the ball, and it bounded along behind him until it burrowed into dry leaves the same colour. You might expect a trek down my backyard slope to be a spur of the moment undertaking. Not so. Not in my yard. Like a mushroom picker or a snowmobiler striking off into the wilderness I need to tell family where I’m going and when I should return. Proper attire is essential. A thick jacket to protect against scratchy bushes. Safety goggles to ward off flicking branches. And leather gloves in case I panic and grab an acacia
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tree with its one inch thorns sharp as quills. With a vivid memory of my August trip that took me half an hour negotiating the slippery gravel slope clutching grass clumps and thimbleberry bushes. I uncoiled twenty feet of sisal rope and snubbed one end around the base of a sturdy saskatoon bush growing near the top. Both dogs sat watching as I wrapped the rope around one hand and began rappelling an inch at a time watching for a smooth amber orb. Near the bottom of the slope, nestled in leaves, under a slanting length of charred fence, I spotted the red ball. I tossed a tiny rock in its direction. That was enough for the heeler to fetch out the rubber remnant and return triumphantly with it to the level yard. But the red ball satisfies neither of us. Despite the off season today in a sports store I found a ball my heeler happily accepted though it will fill no space in his house or in his heart. Next April, we’ll resume hunting for his amber binky.
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The Mail Bag The public holds Enbridge insurance policy Dear Sir: When I first heard about the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal, I chalked up the opposition to it as being uninformed. After all, we Canadians have an economy that is relatively free, and as a consequence, a company proposing a risky venture, if it is responsible for the consequences of that venture, has a strong incentive to deeply understand the risks of the undertaking. I reasoned, if there exists a good chance of a spill, and Enbridge is liable for the costs in terms of total reparations, they wouldn’t be proposing the pipeline in the first place. I was alarmed to learn about the legal corporate structure of Northern Gateway Pipelines Limited Partnership – and as a consequence of that corporate structure and the regulations presently in place, the total liability that the company would accrue if there were ever an accident with the pipeline. Enbridge Northern Gateway will be responsible for only a very small fraction of the cleanup costs, should a large spill occur, and a much, much smaller fraction of the value that would
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be destroyed in the event of a large spill. In Canada, we don’t have the political and legal institutions to allow Enbridge to make an informed decision about whether or not they should build this pipeline. They do not have incentives strong enough to deeply understand the true risks of their own project, because they do not face the
true costs of the project. The true costs of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline include all the payments to capital, labour, and land required to undertake the construction, maintenance and operation of the project plus the probability of a spill times the total cost of reversing the resulting damage. If the second part of that
equation (relating to the spill) is relatively small, it isn’t something about which we’d be overly concerned. The rub, though, is that both of those numbers (the probability of a disaster, and the total cost of reversing the damage) are incredibly difficult to ascertain, and while the probability could very well be small, the cost, is very likely to be enormous.
If Enbridge actually faced that second part of the cost equation, we could all rest a little easier, as they would have a tremendous incentive to investigate both of the values that comprise the second part of that cost equation. Given that they do not have that incentive, it is prudent to question every word of their technical documen-
tation and their media campaign. Because Enbridge is not liable in any significant way for the real costs of their project, they would be able to collect economic profits for the life of the project. Economic profits are different from accounting profits (the difference between total revenue and total costs). They are valuable in the short term because they guide the investment of scarce resources, but their existence in the long run signals, among other things, the capture of public wealth by private enterprise. What’s the value of the economic profits that Enbridge would collect? It is at least what an insurance company would charge Enbridge for the cost of a disaster including restoring the pristine north to its present condition. There isn’t an insurance company in the world willing to write that policy, and if there were, Enbridge couldn’t afford it. So we, the citizens of British Columbia and Canada implicitly hold that contract with Enbridge, we are collectively the insurance company holding the contract without ever collecting premiums. Hannes Edinger, Terrace, BC
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elcome to the new Canada Post. That’s the upbeat message at the end of the corporation’s recenty announced Five Point Action Plan. But I am certain that a segment of our society is not going to welcome one of the main planks of that plan - getting rid of home mail delivery. As in people who have mobility problems. Now Canada Post might argue that they can drive to their community post box and pick up their mail. But the reality is that many of these people, seniors in particular, either cannot afford a car or are unable/not allowed to drive for medical reasons. Never fear, says Canada Post, those community mailboxes will be “close to home”. So how close is close? Canada Post offers assurances that it will abide by the charter under which it operates and make sure they are within 2.5 kilometres (about 1.5 miles) for 78 per cent of its customers. So a senior on a walker has to trundle their way as much as
one and a half miles to pick up their mail and one and a half miles back. With no guarantee when they set out there will even be any mail there. Further in the event they are not part of that 78 per cent. They could always take the Handy-DART but I am not sure whether running people back and forth to the mailbox falls within its mandate and if it does, from what I know of the system here in Terrace it would be hard pressed to handle the spike in demand. And even if it can, the walkerbound senior is possibly going to have to pay a minimum of $4 - $2 there and $2 back - for the privilege of picking up their mail. Absurd, and insulting. Now it is entirely possible that Canada Post could provide statistics showing how few people in Terrace would be adversely affected by this change. Fine. So if it is so few, why can’t it create a registry, just as Terrace’s HandyDART does, of those with mobility problems and provide them with home deliv-
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MALCOLM BAXTER ery? Its vehicles are going to be running around town every day filling community mail boxes so what’s it hurt to make a detour or two? Heck, just piggy back on the HandyDART registry if it’s worried about the cost of setting up its own. Ah, the cost word - that’s the justification for the planned demise of home mail delivery and rocketing charges for stamps.
Canada Post reports that it lost $109 million dollars (pre-tax) in the quarter ending September 28 and says those losses won’t go away unless it follows its plan. It says the big problem is the evil internet. “Steady growth in mail volumes quickly turned to dramatic declines as people shifted to digital alternatives to mail. Canada was no different than the rest of the world,” it says. So let’s take a look at the rest of the world, or at least one country. Britain privatised the Royal Mail last year. So how is it doing? Well, its half-year figures to September 29 this year showed a profit of $233 pounds sterling - that’s just shy of $400 million. Now I fully recognise that the Royal Mail doesn’t have to cover the vast area Canada Post does so its costs will be lower per address. But it also has about double the addresses to deliver to so on that side its costs would be higher. Bottom line is that there is a rather startling contrast between the financial performance of the two entities.
Obviously, being a wicked private company, the Royal Mail must be charging an arm and a leg for their services. Not really. True the cost of first class stamps is $1.04, but you can get second class, three-day delivery - which I would happily accept - for 85 cents, the same as the price proposed by Canada Post for its regular mail (it does not offer a cheaper version as far as I can see). Well then they must have gutted delivery service. Nope. Their charter specifies that basic postal service must be delivery to “any address (not a community mail box) throughout the United Kingdom SIX times a week.” And in case you might think they must be oppressing the workers, Royal Mail and the union just signed a contract that provides for an increase of 9.06 per cent over three years. And employees have shares in the company so benefit from its financial performance. Maybe we should ask Royal Mail Group to take over our postal system.
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There are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6. Zack Spencer
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Honda’s contemporary on a dying breed 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6 It’s fascinating to watch trends in the auto industry play out over time. Some changes happen quickly, with one manufacturer coming out with a feature, then the rest of the industry following suit. Backup cameras would be a good example of this. Other trends are much slower, changing because of demographic fluctuations. One example of a slow-moving trend is the two-door coupe falling out of favour and its replacement by sedans and crossovers. This trend is greatly affected by baby boomers getting older and buying more for practical reason, rather than styling. In the 1980s, and even the beginning of the 90s, there were plenty of coupes to choose from and they sold well. But where are the Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, Pontiac Sunfire and Ford Probe coupes? Now gone and many not replaced with newer models. I’m thrilled to report that there are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6. Looks The Accord Coupe is based on the all-new Accord sedan that has been selling very well for Honda. In fact, it won the Canadian Car of the Year this year as decided by the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada. Honda has done a good job of updating this big coupe with a more modern twist. Sold in three configurations from the base EX to the EX-L Navi (L stand for leather and navi is self-explanatory),
which are both 4-cylinder way the radio stores and equipped models. The top retrieves pre-set radio trim is the EX-L Navi with stations. It took a long V6. This top trim level is the time to set the stereo model seen here: it comes up and having to go with LED projector headback and forth between lamps, 18-inch wheels and different screens is not duel chrome exhaust tips. If you like the idea that intuitive. The rest of The 4-cylinder equipped the dash is large, with big models come with halogen of a smart looking car cup holder and plenty of headlamps and 17-inch storage areas. that is well equipped alloy wheels. The coupe The steering wheel and powerful, you starts at $26,400, a $2,500 buttons and heat controls premium over the regular might want to move on on the dash use first rate an Accord Coupe. sedan but when the switches and they are sedan is equipped with placed with precision. Zack Spencer alloy wheels, the price is Drive Another trend almost identical. The EX-L that Honda is bucking, with this Accord is $30,100 for the leather and navi and Coupe, is the inclusion of a 6-speed the V6 premium is $35,500. Not an manual transmission and V6 engine. The inexpensive car but most are very well latest movement is to turbo or superequipped. charged 4-cylinder engines to replace V6
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Inside It’s a big and comfortable coupe. The back seat is actually usable for adults and the front seats are very comfortable. The trunk is huge and the back seat folds for extra long items but the seats do not split and fold, plus the opening to the back seat is small. Standard feature on all Accord models is a backup camera and heated seats. Honda, in my opinion, has raised the bar in the mid-sized category and produced the nicest dash I have seen in this class. There are two screens in the centre console, one for the navigation unit and the other for the radio. They are framed in beautiful, high quality satin metal, chrome and soft touch materials. One area that could be improved is the
power plants and duel clutch automatic transmission in favour of a manual. I’m glad that Honda still offers this layout; it shows they are serious about being a true enthusiast’s car company. Granted, most buyers will get the very good 6-speed automatic transmission with the 3.5L V6, but with 278hp and 252 lb.ft. of torque it will be a very lively car in either configuration. The manual is a joy to use and it is like a throwback to drive a V6 equipped manual car. The 4-cylinder models have 185hp from a direct injection 2.4L engine and either a manual transmission or continuously variable transmission (CVT) for added fuel savings. The CVT is capable of 7.8L/100km in the city and 5.7L on the highway. The
V6 uses more at 10.0L/100km in the city and 6.1L on the highway. Verdict When I started reviewing cars back in the early 1990s, cars like this were common: a mid-sized sedan with a V6 engine and a manual transmission. I can clearly remember driving a Toyota Camry, Nissan Maxima and Accord equipped this way. While most companies are moving away from this design, Honda is sticking with it for now. Soon Honda will have smaller turbocharged 4-cylinder engines available and this big coupe might too be fitted with something more efficient. If you like the idea of a smart looking car that is well equipped and powerful, you might want to move on an Accord Coupe V6 before it follows the latest trend.
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Some area school numbers holding steady While enrolment in the Coast Mountains School District has dipped this year, at other schools in Terrace the amount of students appears to be holding steady. At Centennial Christian School, there were 135 students K-12 last year, with 134 students K-12 this year. Veritas Catholic School had 201 students this year, six more than last year's 195. Veritas principal Dave Crawley said that while some families who attended the school last year moved away, the school still enrolled 19 new students – including four new students in Grade 8. This year is the first year the school is offering Grade 8, and the class has 16 students. The school plans on offering Grade 9 next year, and then remaining a K-9 school going into the future.
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One of Ve r i t a s Catholic School’s annual Christmas concerts last year. The school added Grade 8 this year. And at Mountain View Christian Academy there were 51 students last year and 53 enrolled this year. Spring Creek Adventist Christian K-8 School had 20 students as of Sept. 30, 2013, down from 23 last year.
And at Ecole Jack Cook, which is part of school district 93, Conseil Scolaire Francophone de la Colombie-Britanique, there was a drop of five students, with 35 students last year and 30 students this year in the kindegarten to Grade 7 school.
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RESIDENTS OF the Ksan homeless shelter on Hall St. wearing new winter coats provided through a donation made by lottery winner Bob Erb.
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Heli merger announced Wood Buffalo’s success in the oil sands area with Summit’s success in the North.” Rob Carroll, Vice President of Business at Summit Helicopters, said that the Yellowknife-based company has already done work for TransCanada, a major pipeline builder, in the Terrace area. He said increased forestry operations are something the company would be looking at if the merger with Wood Buffalo Helicopters goes through because it will provide access to medium lift helicopters. However potential oil and gas work is the priority. “Whether it’s Spectra, TransCanada, Enbridge, B.G... we can offer support for any one of those companies,” said Carroll in listing off pipeline companies and liquefied natural gas companies working on proposed energy projects in the region. The Summit and Wood Buffalo merger means one company can offer different kinds of services. “It allows us to service a wide range of future and current clients. It allows Summit Helicopters to access a more diverse fleet of aircraft to service a wider variety of clients.” According to local pilot Craig Roy, the large oil and gas companies doing work in the area favour helicopter contractors with connections to the Alberta oil and gas sector. Though contractors in Terrace who felt they might miss out on work related to the liquefied natural gas pipelines and plants proposed for the area did get renewed hope when Spectra En-
ergy put out a call to local businesses this fall. According to Spectra Energy communications manager Rosemary Silva, a company notice earlier this year acknowledged the importance of hiring locally “given the growth underway across Spectra Energy’s British Columbia operations.” In this region Spectra is currently planning a route for a natural gas pipeline that would run from the gas fields of Northeastern B.C. though the Nass area and then down to a B.G. Group-run LNG processing facility proposed for Prince Rupert. “This initiative is meant to look at a range of local service providers for various areas of our operations including local operators in the northwest,” said Silva in an email. “It is also designed to ensure that we take into account the specific needs of unique areas of our business.” In the past Terrace companies argued that their locally trained pilots knew the mountainous northwest terrain better and could offer better service than companies without extensive coastal background. Roy said his concerns have not gone away. “Spectra put a request for information out in the paper which consisted of a multitude of questions that could only be answered or understood by a lawyer, basically using this as a tactic to eliminate who they do not want to use. This request for information was not intended to assist Spectra in hiring local people but rather eliminate them,” said Roy.
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Sit back and take another look at the highlights in the community from the first half of 2013.
lionaire Bob Erb. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Local band Play Back, made of up of four best friends and a new guitar player, prepares to release its first CD of their original songs. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 13 members Mary Ann Misfeldt, Doug Misfeldt and Brian Kirkaldy receive Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals.
January TERRACE’S OWN King Crow and the Ladies from Hell, a 9-piece Celtic-influenced funk-punk-folk band infused with a touch of bluegrass, goes on its first tour west to Prince George and Alberta. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Photographer Sylvia Hart’s has two of her photos of the Terrace area included in the Golden Globe Awards gift bags that celebrities are given as promotional items. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Emily Vandevelde continues the family tradition of being the New Year’s baby for the third generation. Her uncle Fred Euverman was the New Year’s baby in 1960 and cousin Kierra Obzera was the New Year’s baby in 1990. Emily was born five days early at 5:27 a.m. Jan. 4, weighing in at 5 lbs. 14.6 oz to parents Keri-Ann and Tyson Vandevelde. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The City of Terrace’s community foundation, an endowment fund which used interest from its principal amount for communityspecific grants, creates two new categories under which people can donate: the founding donor for a company or group that donates more than $10,000 in the first year; and the community builder, which is a commitment to donate a minimum of $500 yearly for four years or more. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Twelve dancers from Artists in Motion dance studio are chosen for small parts in the Ballet Jorgen’s Swan Lake when the ballet company comes here as part of its 25th anniversary tour.
February TEACHING LIFELONG skills is part of what’s behind having students prepare breakfast and lunch for their classmates in the school kitchen at Suwilaawks Community School with help from Jenny Poulin and Judy Walker of Kalum Community School Society. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ For the first time here, a regional science fair follows the local science fair, giving Grades 7 to 12 students the opportunity to compete for scholarships and cash prizes and to go on to the Canadawide science fair, ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The city’s first BC Family Day activities at the sportsplex exceeds expectations with about 500 people taking part, filling the pool, skating rink and arts and crafts activities. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Former resident Brandon Mer-
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SAMARA FORCIER-YAKE makes sushi with Big Sister Kelsey Wiebe, one of her favourite activities to do since they were matched by Terrace Big Brothers and Big Sisters two years ago. ritt places first at the Jeux de Commerce with his teammates. He is in his third year in accounting at the University of Northern BC (UNBC) in Prince George and was one of more than 600 students from 12 business schools competing in one of 10 academic disciplines.
March CALEDONIA STUDENTS win five awards at the Northwest Zone Drama Festival for their two plays. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Aileen Frank, a former Terrace teacher and resident for 72 years, celebrates her 99th birthday March 1 at a family dinner gathering with 27 people, including three generations of family in Coquitlam. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A group of 18 from the Rock Christian Community, along with four friends from Montreal, spends eight days in San Felipe, Belize to build a house for a family there. Terrace residents and businesses helped the group raise more than $23,000 to pay for building supplies to buy in Belize. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Veritas Acts of Random Kindness (ARK) Club collects nearly 120 boxes of cereal for the Hungry Kids Program at Suwilaawks Community School.
April QUEEN’S DIAMOND Jubilee Medals are awarded to world renowned Tahltan/Tlingit artist Dempsey Bob, community service volunteer Joyce Gibson, Audrey Kerr and Jill MacKay of Terrace Pipes and Drums Society.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Happy Gang Centre kitchen gets renovated for the first time in 33 years with new cupboards, a rented dishwasher, new counters, a new and more efficient tea and coffee serving area right outside of the kitchen, installation of a tray rail system thanks in part to a $20,000 donation from local lottery mil-
CALEDONIA BANDS and choir win four trophies at the Worldstrides Heritage Festival in Seattle for Outstanding Band Group for the concert band, the Adjudicator’s Award for the concert band, the Program Award for the school’s total program, and the Instrumental Program award for the two bands. The three awards were gold for the concert band, gold for the jazz band and silver for the choir. And Greg van Horne won a Maestro Award trophy for his trombone solo with the jazz band as chosen by the adjudicators. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Knox United Church celebrates 100 years with a musical, a Strawberry Tea Social drop-in, colour brochures with history of the church and bookmarks. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Terrace Little Theatre’s Perfect Pie won several awards at the Skeena Zone Drama Festival: for Best Play, Best Ensemble, Best Director Marianne Brorup Weston, Best Actress Laura Ross, Best Supporting Actress, which was a
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tie between Erica Wilson and Melayna Ross, Best Costumes, Best Lights Eryn Griffith, Best Sound Tim Keenan and People’s Choice Awards for Best Actress Erica Wilson, Best Set and Best Play. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Parkside students challenge themselves to change their habits and reach goals for a more healthy life in a 20-day challenge involving exercise, working on a healthy mind and making healthy choices.
June SOUL PROFESSORS plays its official final concert of blues, Motown and funk at cancer society fundraiser Jackstock after the band finds it difficult to stay together with 10 or more members, and really no place to play in town, except for the Northern Motor Inn. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ MEMBERS OF the 747 Terrace Air Cadets (Unicorn) Squadron combine a celebration, marking its 50 years of existence with an annual review with family and friends with an inspection, awards ceremony, speeches and a barbecue. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Seven adult workers in a program to transition into employment or training restore the Old Pioneer Cemetery by creating a perimeter around the stones, clearing the trail behind it and cleaning the cemetery stones to show the details. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Cpl. Patrick Hamer of the Terrace 747 Air Cadet Squadron receives a federal commendation for his role in saving two men in a fire.
VERITAS STUDENTS take turns ringing the Sacred Heart church bell after hearing that a new pope has been chosen March 12. Here’s Jory Rego taking his turn while Renzo Zanardo watches.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS NEW YEAR’S DAY – Come out and jump in the lake at the 23rd annual Kermodei Bear Swim at 1 p.m. at the Kinsmen Kiddies Camp on First Avenue at Lakelse Lake. Pledge forms available at Misty River Books. For more details, call Louis 631-7640. JAN. 5 – Bring your Christmas tree for the fire and enjoy horsey rides, hot chocolate and marshmallows at 1 p.m. at the Thornhill community grounds. Admission by donation. Christmas may be over but there is still fun to be had before the holidays end. Christmas trees can be dropped off before this date. Please remove any tinsel from the trees before dropping them off. Brought to you by the Skeena Valley Fall Fair Association, Totem Saddle Club and Thornhill Fire Department.
PSAS THE TERRACE CHURCHES’ Food Bank will be open for distribution from January 1316. If your last name begins with the letters A to G, please come on Monday, H to P come on Tuesday, Q to Z come on Wednesday. Everyone is welcome on Thursday. Please bring identification for all household members. THE 48TH ANNUAL Pacific Northwest Music Festival syllabus is now available online at pnmf.ca and at Sight and Sound on Keith Ave. Deadline for entries is Jan. 15, 2014. The music festival will be March 27 to April 12, 2014. Competitors come from all over the pacific northwest to participate in band, choir, piano, voice, speech arts, dance, strings, woodwinds and brass and concludes with the gala on the last night of the festival. For more details, call Fiona at 635-9089. AUTISM CONFERENCE AVAILABLE in Terrace through Telehealth for parents of children with autism and professionals who work with them to learn from leaders and specialists in the field. The 7th annual conference, hosted by Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton, is a major educational event that engages respected researchers and practitioners to present in-depth sessions with practical strategies and resources. This year’s featured presenter is Michelle Garcia Winner, internationally renowned speech language pathologist from California, who coined the phrase Social Thinking®. How we think about others – social thinking – affects how we understand and relate to one another. For most of us that process is intuitive; but, for a child with autism, this is a complex communication skill which must be learned. www.socialthinking. com. The conference runs Thursday, January 23 to Friday January 24, 2014 at the Edmonton Marriott at River Cree. For program information,
registration, and to find the local Telehealth site: www.childrensautism.ca or 780-495-9235. LIVING A HEALTHY Life with Chronic Conditions Workshop is a free six-week online self-management workshop, offered to those who are experiencing ongoing health conditions. Friends and family encouraged to take part. To register visit selfmanage. org/onlinebc or http://www.selfmanage.org/ onlinebc. THE GREATER TERRACE Seniors Advisory Committee (GTSAC) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Everyone welcome. 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. GREATER TERRACE BEAUTIFICATION Society meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the city council chambers. New members always welcome. TERRACE NISGA’A SOCIETY invites all Terrace and area Nisga’a elders to attend meetings on the first Monday of the month at 6 p.m. Come have some fun. For more details or for a ride, call the society or Diana Guno at 250638-0311 or Margaret Nelson 250-638-8939. THE TERRACEVIEW FAMILY Council is a support group and place to voice concerns and ideas to improve quality of life at Terraceview Lodge. Residents’ families and friends meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. For more info, call Heather at 250-638-8552. THE TERRACE MULTIPLE Sclerosis Support Group meets every second Wednesday of the month. To find out the location of the next meeting, call Doug 635-4809 or Val 635-3415. THE 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. NORTHERN BRAIN INJURY Support Group meets at 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of the month in the boardroom at the Terrace and District Community Services Society (3219 Eby St.). For more details, call Deb 1-866-979-4673. REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING to plan the music festival is the second Tuesday of every month, If interested in helping out or for more details, come to the meeting or call Fiona at 635-9089. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY meets noon – 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at 207-
4650 Lazelle Ave. We’re looking for volunteers to help in our office, outreach programs, fundraising campaigns (Daffodils or Relay For Life). Call Mary at 638-8583 or 635-3048.
THE TERRACE PARKINSON’S support group meets the second Tuesday of each month. Persons with Parkinsons, family, friends and support people are welcome. For more information, call Therese at 250-638-1869. NORTHWEST BC METIS meet the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. room 306, 4536 Park Ave. Everyone welcome. For more details call 638-1199 or Beverly at 635-6864 or terracemetis@ymail.com.
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HAS YOUR LIFE been affected by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon can help. Meetings are Mondays at 8 p.m. in the Mills Memorial Hospital education room. For more details, call 635-8181. THE LIVING ROOM Project provides services at the Old Carpenters Hall. Open Mon. to Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fri. until 2 p.m. 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 can call 778-634-3844. Cash donations can be made at Northern Savings Credit Union. DO YOU THINK you might have a problem with alcohol? If you do, please call 635-6533. PEER SUPPORT FOR people living with mental illness takes place from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Tuesday at the Stepping Stones Centre. For more details, call Lynn 635-0027. ONLINE CHAT FOR youth in crisis or emotional distress – www.northernyouthonline.ca – from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily, except Mondays and Tuesdays. This chat supplements the Youth Support phone line 1-888-564-8336, available from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. every day. HEALTH ISSUES? HIGH blood pressure? High cholesterol? Do you suffer from a chronic disease like diabetes, arthritis or any cardiac condition? Healthy Terrace offers free group sessions on various topics. For more, call Alanna at Healthy Terrace, 615-5533.
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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Deisha Josephine Bridget Esther Hyzims Date & Time of Birth: Dec 14th, 2013 @ 4:09 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 3 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Sharla Hyzims & Shaun Daniels “New sister for Caroline”
Baby’s Name: Jonah Alexander Adanic-Mercier Date & Time of Birth: Dec 13th, 2013 @ 12:41 a.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 1.5 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Kaileen & Tyler Adanic-Mercier “New brother for Natalee-Rayne”
Baby’s Name: Oliver Elliot Sam-Stephens Date & Time of Birth: Dec 14th, 2013 @ 12:40 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 13 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Tracy Sam & Kyle Stephens “New brother for Ethan”
Baby’s Name: Payton Catherine Kenny Date & Time of Birth: Dec 4th, 2013 @ 7:04 p.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 2 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Katie & Travis Kenny “New sister for Lucy”
Baby’s Name: William Tucker Preston Middleton Date & Time of Birth: Dec 14th, 2013 @ 5:07 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 11 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Kirsten Middleton & William Jonah Preston
Baby’s Name: Rykki Adalynn Nikitiuk Date & Time of Birth: Dec 11th, 2013 @ 4:19 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 7 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Sarah Smoley & Kris Nikitiuk “New sister for Alexxis & Myka”
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Community lends a helping hand THANKS TO the community, Helping Hands raised a whopping $38,341.56 to help those in need of financial assistance to pay for prescriptions and travel to medical treatment this year. And that more than doubles last year’s amount of money raised: $17,686.76. Helping Hands, started in 2009 by Ron and Mavis Ramsey, who continue running it, collects cans, bottles and scrap metal to be recycled with the money raised going to help pay medical expenses for those of any age who need help. It’s a team effort, not just the two of them, they both say. Everyone who has helped has done more than they may realize. “They have saved lives. They have made the quality of life of our people much better,” says Ron. “We had one lady call us. Her husband had passed away and she wanted to say thank-you so much for making his last days that much better.” “We had Dr. Fourie call us one day and he said a young lady was booked for surgery for cancer in Vancouver
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Mavis and Ron Ramsey with their Volunteer of the Year award from the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce, which they say is a team effort made possible thanks to the help of the community. and three weeks later he found out she had cancelled because she did not have enough money to go to Vancouver. We told him to get her rebooked and we’d have everything ready too for the day she had to leave,” says Ron. “It’s got to be a pret-
ty scary feeling when you’ve got that damn disease and you don’t know what the hell you can do when you can’t work. Everything falls out of the bottom and you think nobody cares, but a lot of people care.” And those people include local million-
aire Bob Erb, who has given them $15,000 and takes care of any costs for Ron’s truck to keep it running. “Without our truck, we’re done. It’s the only vehicle we have,” says Ron. Hawkair has never turned anyone away, no one has ever had to wait
for a second flight and they can come home from their treatment when they’re ready, says Ron. “Hawkair’s fabulous,” he says, adding publicity from the media helps a great deal too. Ron says they’ve helped with 15 round trip flights to Vancouver since Helping Hands started. And winning the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce during its Business Excellence Awards didn’t hurt any either. “It started generating more cans and bottles for us that same day,” says Ron. The Terrace Rod and Gun Club has supported Helping Hands 100 per cent and are extremely generous, says Ron. Thanks to a house supplied with power and a dumpster plus donations of metals, D and E Electric has helped out a lot too. “We’d be stuck without it,” says Ron. The new year will start out with about $15,000 which goes to help seniors who have to pay their deductible for their medicine during the first three
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months of the year, says Ron. “In past, some have passed away because they couldn’t afford it. I think there’s success in a certain respect there and we love what we’re doing,” he says. “It’s a remarkable thing. Something a person can sit back and enjoy at the end of the day and say we did something and helped somebody. Everybody who donates and does their part can be proud,” he said. He says he knows there are still people out
there who need help. At the beginning of the year, he wanted to beat last year’s amount of money raised but never dreamed this would be the result. “We really, really did beat it. We’re hoping we can just keep doing better all the time,” he says. “Maybe one day we’ll be able to stop some of these statistics about our people dying.” He and Mavis will keep going with Helping Hands as long as they are healthy enough to do it, says Ron.
City of terraCe LandfiLL 2014 Tipping Fees Starting January 1st 2014, the City of Terrace will charge a tipping fee for residential construction and demolition waste, as well as residential land clearing material. There will continue to be no tipping fees for regular residential refuse, and commercial tipping fees remain unchanged. See www.terrace.ca for full details.
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Clubs & pubs Roller Derby ■■ THORNHILL PUB: Free pool Wed., Sun., karaoke night Thurs. Live weekend entertainment. Shuttle service if you need a ride. ■■ LEGION Branch 13: Meat draws every Sat. – first draw at 4:30 p.m. Steak Night is the first Fri. of each month. ■■ GEORGE’S PUB: Free poker Sun. 1 p.m.-7 p.m. and Wed. 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Karaoke Sun. Live weekend entertainment. Shuttle service. ■■ mt. layton lounge: Open daily noon-11 p.m. Free pool, darts and shuffleboard. Located at Mt. Layton Hotsprings just off Hwy37 South between Terrace and Kitimat. ■■ beasleys mix: Karaoke every Fri. night. In the Best Western.
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■■ The Terrace Art Club meets Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at the art gallery. Bring your own materials. All levels of artists welcome. Make art, chat, observe, knit, weave, etc. Enjoy camaraderie with like-minded folk. For more details, call the gallery or Maureen 635-7622.
■■ north coast nightmares’ Fresh Meat eight-week training program from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 9 to March 6, 2014 at the Thornhill Community Centre. You must be 19+ to register. Learn the basics of the game and participate in drills, core workouts and free skates. For anyone interested in roller derby, to play, referee, volunteer or just try it out. For more details on gear, forms and costs, see northcoastnightmares.ca, email northcoastnightmares@gmail.com, or see the facebook page.
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■■ unbc northwest region Public Presentation will be The Biology and Chemistry of Aging with presenter Dr. John Krisinger from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Terrace UNBC campus room 103. Free. For more details, contact Alma at alma.avila@unbc.ca or 615-5578. ■■ unbc northwest region Public Presentation will be Whale Instruments: Sounds, Science and Ideology in the History of Human-Whale
Relationships with presenter Max Ritts, UBC geography, from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Terrace UNBC campus room 103. Free. For more details, contact Alma at alma.avila@unbc.ca or 615-5578.
Music
■■ the fung-chiu Duo, a young, modern musical team plays standard classical repertoire and original transcriptions of repertoire for fans to have a great time, learn about repertoire never before heard in duo piano form. are at 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at the REM Lee Theatre. Put on by the Terrace Concert Society. Tickets on sale at George Little House.
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■■ director Chris Stone is looking for two male actors for the Terrace Little Theatre Dinner Theatre production of Norm Foster’s hilarious comedy Skin Flick. The show runs at the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club starting Feb. 14. No experience necessary – we will train you! If you are interested, please contact Chris at 635-3334 or christone@citywest. ca.
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ABC’s & 123’s Childcare, licensed daycare, has spaces available for children 12 months and older. Open Mon. to Fri. 8:00am to 5:30pm. Located on Dairy Ave. Terrace. For more information please call Naoise: 250-635-8889
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CLASS 1 driver required immediately to do local deliveries. 35-40 hours a week. Wage based on experience. This is a permanent position. Contact Big River Distributors at 250-635-4981 or drop off resume at 3550 River Drive.
Experienced parts person required immediately for James Western Star in Williams Lake. Full time, competitive wages, benefits and signing bonus. Fax resume to 250-398-6367 or email: nwejr@jamesws.com
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5 Light Duty Cleaners Req’d. F/T, Pmt. No exp. req’d. Duties: Sweep, mop, wash & polish floors. Clean furniture and plants. Clean & disinfect bathrooms & elevators. Vacuum carpeting. Supplies areas. Remove trash. Report & store lost or found items. Lang: English. Work at various locations. Apply to Vikramjit, Dhillon Janitorial Service, Terrace, BC. E: d_janitorial@yahoo.ca.
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A FIT female worker required for personal care, appointments/transferring. Part time weekends (6+ hrs). Full part time around 20+ hours/wk, $15/hr starting. No experience needed, on the job training. National & World travel optional (Sweden 2014) Contact Allan: 250-635-4992 or PM at: allan_heinricks@telus.net for interview. SERIOUS enquiries/appliers only, please.
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Are you interested in excelling in a fast paced, challenging environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you. A well established Prince George truck & equipment dealer is currently seeking EQUIPMENT PARTS PERSON to join our team. • This position pays $30.92 per hour for a Journeyman; all other Overtime is paid at double time. • Full dental and medical packages as well as an RRSP plan in place. • Long term commitment, including a training and career development program. If you are a team player with a good work ethic, please forward resume to:
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Cleaning Supervisor Req’d. F/T, Pmt. 1+yrs. exp. Duties: Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of cleaners. Inspect and ensure that established safety and cleanliness standards are met. Recommend and arrange additional services. Hire, train, and schedule staff. Estimate and optimize budget. May receive payments or perform cleaning duties. Lang: English. Work at various locations. Email Vikramjit, at Dhillon Janitorial Services: d_janitorial@yahoo.com.
JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages, relocation allowance, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrysler.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Or send by email to: chrysler@telusplanet.net
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Trades, Technical Timber Baron in Terrace is looking for a motivated Heavy Duty Mechanic. 5 years experience working on hydraulics, processors, and excavators is reqd. Welding is an asset. Wages are based on experience. Home every night. Please send resume to Mike@timberbaron.ca
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Trimac Transportation is North America’s premier provider of services in highway transportation of bulk commodities. Our Kitimat,Terrace and Prince George locations require...
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JANITOR The Kitselas First Nation (KFN), located in Terrace BC, is seeking a Full Time Interim Janitor. This position is Interim to March 31st 2014, with possible extension. Working under the supervision of the Housing/Public Works/Infrastructure Coordinator, the Janitor is responsible for performing custodial duties, minor maintenance and other miscellaneous duties in order to ensure KFN buildings and facilities are maintained in a healthy, safe and sanitary manner. A. EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS t .JOJNVN ZFBS FYQFSJFODF BT KBOJUPS PS TJNJMBS QPTJUJPO t ,OPXMFEHF PG TUBOEBSE DMFBOJOH QSPDFEVSFT DIFNJDBMT QSPEVDUT BOE equipment t ,OPXMFEHF PG 8PSLQMBDF )B[BSEPVT .BUFSJBMT *OGPSNBUJPO 4ZTUFN t 1SFWJPVT FYQFSJFODF XPSLJOH JO B 'JSTU /BUJPOT DPNNVOJUZ BOE PS PSHBOJ[Btion is preferred t "CJMJUZ UP SFBE BOE VOEFSTUBOE MBCFMT BOE JOTUSVDUJPOT t "CJMJUZ UP XPSL VOEFS MJUUMF TVQFSWJTJPO t 1PTTFTT DVMUVSBM BXBSFOFTT BOE TFOTJUJWJUZ t 'MFYJCMF t 3FTQFDUGVM IPOFTU BOE USVTUXPSUIZ The successful applicant must be willing to undergo a criminal record check Salary " DPNQFUJUJWF TBMBSZ JT PGGFSFE 'VSUIFS JOGPSNBUJPO DBO CF PCUBJOFE BU www.kitselas.com Interested applicants should apply at their earliest convenience with a resume and cover letter to the attention of the Finance Clerk. Please reference “Janitor� and indicate clearly in your cover letter how your experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position. Please submit Resume with Cover Letter and names of Previous Supervisors for reference to: Carlene Casey 2225 Gitaus 5FSSBDF #$ 7 ( " finance@kitselas.com Tel: 250-635-5084 Fax: 250-635-5335
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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT – CAO & COUNCIL The City of Terrace has an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, organized and enthusiastic individual to fill the position of Executive Assistant – CAO & Council with the Administration Department. This is an exempt position with a competitive salary and benefits package. Please visit the City of Terrace website at www.terrace. ca for more details about the vacancy and information on how to apply. Deadline to apply is Friday, January 10, 2014. Briana Pellegrino, Human Resources Advisor
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4 bdrm, 2 bath furnished house for short-term rent from Feb 1 to July 31. Pets on approval. Located in Jackpine Flats. $1,800/month. 250 635-0706
House For Rent - 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom, large kitchen with deck and shop in the backyard. Fully furnished including 5 appliances, all utilities, hydro, TV and internet. Available January. $4,000/mo. NS, NP. Call 250-635-7347.
TOWNHOMES in KITIMAT 3 bdrm, 1 ½ bath, carport Start $700. Sorry no Pets. Call Greg 639-0110
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AVAILABLE NOW. Executive House. Furnished 4 bed/ 2 full baths, 1/3 private acre. $4000. /mo. Absolutely NP/NS. 2 yr lease. 250-638-7747 message
3 bd home 2 baths, D/W, W/D, F/S, rural setting, large fenced back yard. 10min to town, prefer quite, tidy, working couple. $1100.00 avail. Jan 1st 250-615-0076
For Rent- Lg 2 bdrm 2 bath trailer, w/d, f/s, d/w, wood stove electric heat, gas furnace, large yard, utilities extra. Available Feb. 250-631-9979
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3 Bdrm House for Rent. Avail Dec 28th. N/S, N/P. Working people only. $1,500/mo. Damage Dep. Req’d. 250 615-6932 / 250 635-9731
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Short-term Rental- 3 BDRM Hse w/ng heat in town $1,600 + utils. Avail. immediately for 4 months. Call 250-877-7161 or Kimcamacazi@yahoo.ca
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT TAKE NOTICE THAT application has been made to amend Schedule “A� (Zoning Map) of Zoning Bylaw No. 14311995. THE SUBJECT LAND: The application affects the land, within the City of Terrace, shown hatched on the accompanying map and described as: Lot 21, District Lot 980, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1097 [5034 McConnell Avenue]
PINE CREST 3 Bdrm. 2 Level T/H 1 ½ bath No pets Call Jenn 622-4304
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT ROAD CLOSURE TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Terrace intends to dispose of a portion of highway dedicated by Plan PRP13382, District Lot 979, Range 5, Coast District shown hatched and in heavy outline on the attached map; AND pursuant to the Community Charter the Council of the City of Terrace intends to remove the highway dedication of the said undeveloped road.
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For Sale By Owner 2 New manufactured homes14 x 66 and 16 x 58. Both are 2 bdrm with ensuite, drywall interior and hardiplank siding, 4 upgraded kitchen appl. lots of extras setup in boulderwood trailer park. $123,000 each. 250-692-0264 250-692-7852
Lots LAKEVIEW LOT FOR SALE ON BOWRON LAKE, B.C. 2.58 acres, unserviced, small trees on it. 100 ft. from lake. $250,000. Call: 1-250983-2594
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 2 & 1 bdrm apts & 1suite, new flooring and paint available now, $725 & $625 & $475/mo 2 ref’s req’d, also shared accommodation trailer for rent with option to buy 250-6359333, or 250-641-1534 cell
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Take notice that Stewart world Port Services Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), Smithers, for a Crown Grant and a Licence of Occupation both for Heavy Industrial purposes situated on Provincial Crown as outlined below. Licence of Ocupation Crown Land file 6408641 Legal Description: ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN FORESHORE BEING PART OF THE BED OF PORTLAND CANAL, CASSIAR DISTRICT, CONTAINING 4.59 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Coast Mountains Land Officer, FLNRO, at Suite 200 – 5220 Keith Ave. Terrace, BC V8G 1L1. Comments will be received by FLNRO up to FEBRUARY 9, 2014. FLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.
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Purebred golden lab puppies. Great family dogs. De wormed and ready for loving homes. $650 250-975-0299
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2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT AWD, Leather, FlexFuel, Upgraded Sound System, Dual Climate Control, A/C, C/C, 42,933 kms THE INTENT: To amend Schedule “A� (Zoning Map) of Zoning Bylaw 1431-1995 by changing the zoning classification of the property shown hatched on the accompanying map: FROM: RR1 (Rural Residential) TO: R1 (One Family Residential) BYLAW INSPECTION: THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BYLAW AND RELEVANT BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS MAY BE INSPECTED at the City of Terrace Public Works Building at 5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, B.C., between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day from Wednesday, January 1, 2014 to Monday, January 13, 2014 excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays. For enquiries concerning this application contact the Planning Department at 250615-4000.
BYLAW INSPECTION: THE PROPOSED LANE CLOSING BYLAW AND RELEVANT BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS MAY BE INSPECTED in the reception area at the City of Terrace Public Works Building at 5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, B.C., between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. each day from Wednesday, January 1, 2014 to Monday, January 13, 2014 excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays. For further information concerning this bylaw contact the Planning Department at 250-615-4000. BYLAW PURPOSE: Following the completion of the bylaw the City of Terrace intends to dispose of this undeveloped highway and transfer the lands to the adjacent landowners to be consolidated with their property.
PUBLIC HEARING DETAILS: Any persons wishing to voice their opinions regarding this application may do so in writing, and/or in person, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AT 7:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, January 13, 2014.
PUBLIC INPUT DETAILS: Any persons wishing to voice their opinions regarding this application may do so in writing, and/or in person, AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS at 3215 Eby Street, Terrace, B.C., AT 7:30 P.M. ON MONDAY, January 13, 2014.
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, R.S.B.C., 1996, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY CHARTER, S.B.C. CHAP.26, 2003, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.
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Terrace Standard Wednesday, January 1, 2014
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TERRACE STANDARD
ANNA KILLEN
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Happy New Year! And you know what that means—the first installment of our sports year in review. Here are just some of the moments that caught our attention over the first six months of 2013.
January ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ My Mountain Co-op officially takes ownership of the Shames Mountain Ski Area after taking over operations in the 2011/2012 ski season. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ no more body checking in Terrace Minor Hockey Association (TMHA) House League divisions. A notice posted on the TMHA website states that body checking will now only be allowed at the rep level and travel/B team level. Body contact will still remain part of house league ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Skeena Middle School begins talks with Pacific Rim Hockey Academy to open a hockey academy at the middle school in the 2013/2014 school year. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Terrace Motocross Association (TMXA) held their annual awards ceremony this year at the Terrace Curling Club on Jan. 5, in conjunction with the first 2013 Televised Supercross Event. Approximately 40 members attended the event. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Twelve players from the Bantam Female Kermode Rep team in Terrace participated in the U16 camp in Williams Lake on Jan. 5 and 6 – and more than half of them made the final roster for the U16 BC Cup North Zone team. The Terrace Bantam Female Reps have been having a fantastic 2012/2013 season, going into the Christmas break with a record of 19 wins, 10 loses and 5 ties. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Caledonia Kermodes basketball team travels to Abbotsford Jan. 9 - 12 for the 53rd annual Snowball Classic, the longest running tournament in British Columbia, which includes teams from all over North America and a level of competition rarely seen here in the north – and Terrace watched from home as the tournament was streamed live online. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Twelve players from the Bantam Female Kermode Rep team in Terrace participated in the U16 camp in Williams Lake on Jan. 5 and 6 – and more than half of them made the final roster for the U16 BC Cup North Zone
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Terrace’s Bantam Female Kermode Reps had a banner year last year. Here they are after winning provincials.
team. The Terrace Bantam Female Reps have been having a fantastic 2012/2013 season, going into the Christmas break with a record of 19 wins, 10 loses and 5 ties. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ more than 100 of the northwest’s most elegant up-and-coming skaters took to the Terrace Arena for the annual Kla-How-Ya skating competition Jan. 25-27. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Athletes from the Prince Rupert Swim Club, the Kitimat Marlins Swim Club and the Bulkley Valley Otters all made the trip to Terrace for the weekend to participate in the Northwest Regional Championships at the Terrace Sportsplex Jan. 25-27. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The last weekend in January saw 26 rinks from throughout the Northwest gather at the Curling Club and the Legion in Terrace for a fun-filled weekend and to compete for trophies and prizes for the 58th consecutive year.
February ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Terrace’s Totem Ford Midget Rep hockey team was the unconquered winners of the Battle of the Ice tournament hosted by the Prince Rupert Minor Hockey Association – the first-ever Midget Rep tournament held in Prince Rupert, with four northern B.C. teams participating Feb. 1-3. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Terrace River Kings season came to a screeching halt Feb. 2 in Kitimat. The Kitimat Ice Demons downed the River Kings by a score of 7-4, sweeping the best of three playoff series two games to none. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Five Members of the Terrace Peaks Gymnastics Club travelled to Quesnel for their first meet of the year on Feb. 8 – and for some of the team, this was their first meet ever after training for years at the club. Shannon Schuster took first place in her age category and Ann Zettler finished third. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ the Junior Girls basketball team from Skeena Middle School ultimately came out on top at the Northwest Zone Championships at their home gym Feb. 15 and 16. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Caledonia Kermodes Sr. Boys basketball team finishes the regular season with a record of 24 wins and four losses. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ One of Terrace’s most beloved senior athletes, Leona Margaret Smith, maiden name Link, passes away at Mills Memorial Hospital last week at the age of 86. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Local Arm wrestler Allan Heinricks heads to Sweden to compete at an all-pro competition, but has a run of bad luck while he’s there. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The young Terrace Peewee Reps are heading to provincials after going undefeated at northwest zones and going undefeated in the Skeena Valley League. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Terrace Midget Rep team has a rough end to the season – an appeal by the Smithers team to BC Hockey involving an ineligible player at the championship tournament was accepted, and the team would no longer be going to Tier 3 provincials in Port Alberni.
March ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Caledonia gym was host
to some of the most exciting Senior Boys Basketball in years as the hometown Kermodes took on the Queen Charlotte Saints for the AAA Northwest Zone Championships March 2. The home team would ultimately prevail. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club opens nearly a month early – March 9 was the opening day. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE TERRACE River Kings’ bid to win the Coy Cup ended March 15 with a 4-3 semi-final loss to the Williams Lake Stampeders. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Terrace Kermodes smothered the North Shore Avalanche 2-1 in the gold-medal final of the
B.C. Bantam A Female Hockey Championships at the Wesbild Centre in Vernon, leading to official congratulations from Terrace mayor and council at the next council meeting. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Terrace Peaks gymnast Shannon Schuster wins Top Gymnast award at the Terrace meet for the second year in a row. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Three Terrace ringette players came home with gold from Ringette Division B Provincials in Surrey. Rory Bird, Aimee Qualizza, and Kristen Tooms played for Prince George’s U18+ team and were a definitive force in the team’s gold medal win.
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Leona Smith was known for being a flagship member of the northwest zone 10 seniors games squad where she excelled in track and field events since 1999, winning dozens of medals – mostly the gold kind. She passed away in February.
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cials in Abbotsford.
The Terrace Peewee Reps fall just short of a medal at Tier 3 provincial championships in Creston, falling 6-4 to Arbutus in the bronze medal game.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Six athletes from the Shogun Dojo, Nate Alexcee, Kyle Spankie, Shannon Murtonen and Raden Roy as well as instructors Amber Pipe and Rajan Sangha, who also compete, are heading to Ottawa after qualifying in Williams Lake earlier this month. May 17-19. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Caledonia Bears rugby team took the Charles Hays Hurricanes to task in last Wednesday’s season opener, winning 32-10 in Prince Rupert May 8. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Terrace Blueback, 10-yearold Brayden Phillips earned the individual aggregate gold medal for the 10 and under boys at the Kitimat swim meet. He took first place in all seven of his events, earning 49 points. He also qualifies for AAA provincials in 200 m breast stroke, where he will compete as part of Points North and be one fourth of a solid relay team, and the only 10-year-old to make the cut. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Caledonia Kermodes senior girls’ soccer team is heading to provincials for the eighth year straight following a tight zone tournament in Smithers May 1011. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Students from Cody Skog’s Atlantis Taekwon-do fared well under pressure at the International Chang-hon Taekwon-do Federation (ICTF) Western Canadian Taekwon-do Championships in Edmonton late last month, with 17 out of 21 students winning medals. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
April ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THe North Female U16 team makes history when they become champions at the U16 Female BC Cup in Duncan, April 7. No North team had ever even won more than one game – let alone all four of their games and the championship finals. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Five Terrace Peaks gymnasts travelled to Prince George April 6 - 7 for the 2013 BC Gymnastics Championships, taking sixth overall and seeing standout performances, among them Shannon Schuster, seventh overall in Novice, Ashlee Monsen, ninth on beam for Tyro, and in Argo, Ann Zettler tied for ninth overall and Maya Ebeling 17th overall. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Hundreds of people turned out to the Terrace Sportsplex for Cage Fighting Force’s debut amateur fight night. The six head-tohead matchups featured fighters from Terrace, Prince Rupert, Vanderhoof and Kamloops – some on the card who’d been fighting for years, others new to an audience beyond the cage. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ It was a year of firsts for the U14 Northern Fusion girls’ volleyball team – their first year as a team, their coaches first year coaching, and their first provincial medal, bronze. They travelled to provin-
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Shannon Bell, BC Hockey past president, presents local official Cam MacBean with the BC Hockey Development Award for Officiating at the annual awards banquet held in Kelowna Saturday, June 8.
ranked in the Tier 1 division, the elite division for 16-year-old girls, the Terrace Stingers head to Abbotsford and place 14, no small feat for “the little team from the northwest.” ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Terrace Northmen Rugby Club takes second at Edmonton’s Rugbyfest over the May long weekend, besting last year’s fourth place finish. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Four terrace teams were points away from gold, all taking second in their divisions at the Kamloops Slurpee Cup over the May long weekend. One of those teams is the Terrace U15 Girls Select team. It also scored the most points out of every team in its tier at the round robin tournament. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Three Terrace high school track and field athletes, Tyler Dozzi, Hannah Jay, and Cameron Netzel, are heading to provincials in Langley May 31 after qualifying at zones in Smithers. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Lakelse Dragons’ crew headed to Prince Rupert on May 25 for the first big dragon boat event of the season, the fourth annual Prince Rupert Dragon Boat Day ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Local Runner Ed Ansems has makes it three championships in the last three months after placing 1st at the B.C. 8 km Championship held at the Shaughnessy road race on May 26 in Vancouver. Ryan Jensen PHOTO ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Here’s Terrace Peak’s gymnast Maya Ebeling at the Smithers A small but hearty group of Aloha competition in May. young triathletes turned out for
the 3rd annual Kermode Kids Triathlon on May 26. Thirteen young athletes from Kitimat, Terrace, and Prince Rupert took part in the challenge, which began with a swim at the Terrace Aquatic Centre, followed by a bike and a run at Northwest Community College.
June ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ James Osmond stops by Terrace – he’s 22 days into a 9,020 kilometre west coast to east coast longboard trip to raise money for his nonprofit initiative called The Big Push with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Terrace Minor Hockey’s referee-in-chief Cam MacBean is awarded the Development Award for Officiating at the BC Hockey annual awards banquet – making him the first person in Terrace to ever receive an award at the BC Hockey AGM. The award “recognizes outstanding service by a volunteer who has devoted his or their time to assist officiating in BC Hockey. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Terrace hockey player Rhett Munson is one of just three high school graduates in the province to be awarded a scholarship from BC Hockey. Anna Killen PHOTO
Terrace’s B r ay d e n Phillips, left, had a standout year as a member of the Terrace Bluebacks swim team, travelling to provincials in Vancouver and consistently medalling at competitions in the northwest. Here he is with teammate Harlene Takhar. Takhar won bronze at her second competition ever.