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Recycling to start in rural areas KITIMAT-STIKINE REGIONAL district residents will be introduced to a new program for garbage collection early next month with the introduction of curbside pick up and recycling. The program, several years in the making and approved by regional district directors last month, goes into effect as of Oct. 6 for residences in the communities of Chimdemash, Usk, Gossan, Kleanza, Copperside Estates, New Remo, Old Remo, North Terrace, Thornhill, Jackpine Flats and the Lakelse Lake highway accessible areas.

Residents in the affected areas will also be charged $200 a year for the service. That fee will take in the hiring of contract collectors and running the program and processing the material that will be collected for recycling. Residents are being asked to use a garbage container that is no more than 121 litres in size so that it should hold two large garbage bags but be no more than 23 kilograms in weight when fully loaded. On pick up days, all bins are to be put within six feet of the roadway before 8 a.m.

Recyclables are to be stowed away in durable bags in the bin with lids fastened. Bins are to be brought back inside before 10 p.m. The pick up service is somewhat similar to that introduced by the City of Terrace this year except that garbage is being picked up every week instead of every two weeks as is the case with the city program. That’s because of food scraps. One big difference between the two systems is that city taxpayers aren’t being charged extra because the city has signed a contract with a provincial recycling

agency called Multi-Material B.C. for the latter to pay the city $134,000 for the recyclables it collects. There is no similar arrangement between MultiMaterial B.C. and the regional district. And although the city is having its recyclables processed at the Do Your Part recycling facility in Thornhill, the regional district will be trucking its material to a depot in Prince Rupert run by the Skeena – Queen Charlottes Regional District. The regional district does, however, plan to have its own processing facility

eventually. The introduction of curbside garbage pick up and recycling has not been without its controversy. Doug McLeod, elected in 2011 as the regional district director for the area to come under the new garbage pickup and recycling system, resigned at the end of August saying residents should have the choice of going to a referendum. McLeod said he wasn’t convinced a majority of the residents wanted the service as being set up. In general, McLeod said there was too much secrecy

surrounding regional district decisions. Gordon Gillam, who lives at Lakelse Lake, is one of the residents who doesn’t like that compulsory garbage collection is coming to residents with the added cost of $200. He said residents didn’t get a chance to participate in that decision. “I resent that the regional district doesn’t want to listen to anyone in the community,” said Gillam. And he says his neighbours are also “totally frustrated.”

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Trades students avoid strike complications LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL students in a program intended to take them on to skilled trades apprenticeship training aren’t yet affected by the public school teachers strike. That’s because they’re now in classes at the Northwest Community College campus, says college trades dean Brent Speidel. Instruction began Sept. 2 and depending upon the trade, will continue for anywhere from 20 to 28 weeks, he said. The ACE IT (Accelerated Credit Enrolment in Industry Training) provides secondary school students with both high school credits and the opportunity to receive credit for the first level of the technical training in a program run by the provincial Industry Training Authority (ITA) or apprenticeship. “So for now they aren’t affected,” said Speidel of the Grade 11 and 12 students at the Terrace campus. The situation is a little different in Prince Rupert and in Houston as the college normally rents shop space in public schools. “What we did, in anticipation of events, was to delay the program for two weeks,” said Speidel. Students will then go through two weeks of classroom instruction at the Prince Rupert and Houston campuses. “They’ll be going over such things as safety certifications,” he said. “What we’ve done is bought ourselves about a month’s time,” Speidel added.

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City loses Kermode name suit By JOSH MASSEY THE CITY of Terrace has lost a court battle to protect the Spirit Bear name from being used on a logo for a brand of alcohol. Terrace and the north coast First Nation band Kitasoo have jointly owned the Spirit Bear name since 2006 and have defended the use of the name in court several times since then. Last August, the city and Kitasoo entered a trademark challenge against Kelowna-based Urban Distilleries, which produces a line of Spirit Bear gin and vodka. Terrace mayor Dave Pernarowski said at the time that the main reason for the challenge against Urban Distilleries was that using the Spirit Bear name on a brand of alcohol was considered inappropriate. However, this week a federal court decision came back against the city and in favour of Urban Distilleries and the company will be allowed to continue pro-

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ducing its Spirit Bear line of products. Moreover, the court also ruled that the Terrace/Kitasoo trademarks are unenforceable and that the parties would have to reapply for the trademarks to continue defending the

name. The ruling includes the names Kermode, Spirit Bear, as well as the Tsimshian name for the white bear, Moksgm’ol, all of which were trademarked by the city. These are various names for the white

subspecies of black bear only found in northwestern B.C. “There is first, no public display, and second, no evidence that Spirit Bear was used as [a] mark in the traditional sense,” states the ruling. “It must be apparent that the mark is in fact being used as an official mark – not just a section of a letter ... as in the case of the city, or as part of a tour name, as is the case of the tour brochure of Klemtu Tourism Ltd.” The ruling also states that the city is on the hook for the legal fees paid by Urban Distilleries. “It was huge relief for sure,” said owner Mike Urban, adding that the court challenge had “a big impact” on his bottom line — lost income he says he will be trying to recoup through further legal action against the city in small claims court. Urban nonetheless believes the outcome is a win for Terrace taxpayers. “They are paying the huge bills,” he said of

the various court actions Terrace and the Kitasoo have taken against companies trying to use the Spirit Bear name. “I could have brought out new products, new sizes, but I’ve been holding off on that in case it (the trademark challenge) didn’t turn out in our favour,” said Urban. He said his Spirit Bear logo and name are the central branding for his company, worth between $500,000 and $1 million. City corporate administrator Alisa Thompson said the city is unable to comment on the ruling because it is currently involved in a legal process. “We will be discussing it with council at this point,” said Thompson. “Council will have to consider their options.” The city and Kitasoo also have an arrangement with the Spirit Bear Coffee Company where they allow the company to use their trademark under the condition that a percentage of profits be

directed toward Kermode bear conservation efforts in the Kitasoo’s traditional territory. Thompson could not say if this arrangement will continue now that the courts have deemed the city’s claim of the

trademark to be inadequate. The court decision does indicate the city and the Kitasoo can reapply for a trademark. “There is no bar to the city of Terrace and Kitasoo Band Council

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Students finally receive Enbridge bursaries

SEVEN MONTHS after Northwest Community College first accepted and then rejected $15,000 from Enbridge for student bursaries, the money is being distributed. And, says an Enbridge official, it has increased the original $15,000 sum to $20,000. In all, eight students from Terrace, Prince Rupert and Smithers enrolled in either the college’s trades, tech-

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Step up for Legion By RAY HALLOCK

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THE RESIGNATION of Kitimat - Stikine regional district director Doug McLeod prompted by his criticism that too much of the its business is being done in camera, has prompted reader reaction.

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Chair of the Board and Board of Directors, Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, Terrace, BC Dear Chair: Your Aug. 8, 2014 response to my comments on the proposed Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (RDKS) curbside garbage and recycling collections service proposal was a disappointment and exasperating for me; although, I should not be surprised with your response or its tone. You are not interested in listening to me or any other constituent’s opinion because you know ‘best’ what is good for me and the broader public even though you did not ask for my or the broader public’s opinion. This is further heightened by the resignation of regional district director Doug McLeod who called for a referendum on curbside garbage and recycling and other critical issues. For some time, I am trying to figure out how the RDKS deals with our community affairs. Perhaps you could help me by answering the following questions: How can the board impose on me and perhaps majority of other constituents a service and pay for it even though we do

not need or want it? How can you proceed with your plan of curb garbage collection without asking for our consent? Does the board became an ‘oligarchic figure’ that does not ask their constituents for their opinion and agreement but just dictates us what to do and pay for it? Are you not supposed to listen, represent and serve the people who elected you in the first place? It looks like the regional district board even does not have the decency to pretend a democratic approach to the proposed issues. You just tell people what they have to do and pay. You have all detailed a ‘step by step’ plan for us but you disregard the most important step which would be to ask people you are supposed to serve whether they agree with your plan. This is not the first time the board has kept their constituents in the ‘dark’ as the board decided that it would be best for constituents to discuss all important issue in camera, without public input or knowledge, and then using the board’s authority to force its decisions on constituents. By the way, this is what is called a dictatorship in the fullest sense of the world. Examples are

piling up: water line for the North Terrace area, MK Bay marina sale, the curb garbage collection, etc. I can see that board chair Bruce Bidgood, in comments following the attempt at a MK Bay Marina referendum, does not need a referendum on anything or our elected representative’s opinion, because he knows the ‘best ‘and he in his autocratic style would like to impose his own agenda. I would say, this is called bullying. But let me get back to the issue of curbside garbage collection. I think that proceeding with your garbage proposal without a broad public referendum is dishonest and against of the mandate of the regional district. Moreover, how can the board members who represent other areas like Bob Quinn, Dease Lake, Hazelton and so on, make a sound decision on issues that do not affect them. And at the same breath, how it is that we who are affected by their decisions do not have a right to state our opinion and are supposed to take this as a normal democratic way. This is nothing else but a mockery of the democratic process that the ancient Greeks understood. I think that the way our regional district oper-

ates is offensive to their constituents, immoral and illegal. I do not need your service; I do not want your service; I will not pay for something I do not need; and I do not accept your bullying approach. Les Pawlak, Terrace, B.C.

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Dear Sir: It’s a sad day for everyone living in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. I find the resignation of Doug McLeod shocking and very disappointing since we in Area C have had poor support from the board in the past. Doug has had one big accomplishment in his short term in office. He managed to get flood control for the people living in Dutch Valley which no one was able to do in the last 50 years. I was told that there has been money to finish the job but without Doug’s support will this be done or will the board funnel the money in a different direction? I have been fighting with the board for the last 15 years on more than one issue and I have found that the board does not listen to common sense. It is impossible to accomplish anything that is good for all the people living in the regional district. This needs to

change. I would encourage Diana Penner to run in the upcoming election and would hope that if she does the board will show her more respect than was given to Mr. McLeod. The Old Boys Club needs a new face. James J.Wold, Terrace, B.C.

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Dear Sir: We applaud Doug McLeod for standing up for what he believes in. But it is a sad day for everyone when officials are driven to resignation for trying to do what the people elected them to do. Given that mandatory curbside collection comes at a significant cost to residents, I think the majority of regional district residents agree that this should have gone to referendum. And given that the mandatory curbside collection is set to take effect October 6, 2014, just 5 weeks prior to the November 14, 2014 election date when a referendum could have been held, it almost appears that this decision was pushed through. We need more councilors who strive to represent their constituents, not less. Dave Dennis and Cindy Brown, Terrace, B.C.

THE Legion in Terrace performs a valuable service. The Legion family barbecue during Riverboat Days is always well attended and all those people recognize the work of the few volunteers that cook those burgers and dole out those pops. The annual Legion parade is also organized by a dedicated Legion member volunteer. The Legion steak night has become so popular we have considered two seatings. It’s shopped for, prepared and served by volunteer members. On Remembrance Day thousands of people turn out to the theatre and at the cenotaph. Who coordinates and manages this event? Who manages the poppy campaign leading up to this event? That’s right. It is the same small group of dedicated Legion member volunteers. Many members of our community are helped in more direct ways by the Legion through funds for emergencies and grants from our poppy fund. This takes effort on the part of the branch members and executive committee. We have a small number of paid staff but the rest of the functions including management, building maintenance; financial management, renovations etc are done by member volunteers. All of this doesn’t even begin to include the many benefits we provide to veterans and their families. We have a Legion service officer who is a direct liaison to Veterans Affairs to assist veterans. We provide motorized scooters and wheelchairs for members and veterans in need. We provide grants to local agencies from our poppy fund for equipment and/ or renovations that will assist seniors and veterans. The REM Lee Hospital Foundation received a $10,000 donation from our poppy fund last year. All this takes a lot of volunteers and unfortunately we don’t have them. All the work described is done by a small dedicated group of approximately 10 people. Would you believe me if I told you our branch is in real danger of losing these events due to volunteer burnout? You should believe me because it is true. Things need to turn around for the Legion. Next year marks another milestone with the 60th anniversary Legion curling bonspiel. Will this event like so many other Legion sponsored and community beneficial events fall by the wayside due to lack of volunteer help. Joining the Legion is a wonderful thing. It speaks volumes to the character of those who do so, as they adopt the goals of service of the Legion. But simply joining is not enough. It will not fill the chairs of those volunteers needed to keep these events going. This takes work and that work takes committed volunteers. Step up people! Get involved! Our general meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. See how you can help your Legion continue its long tradition of service. Your community needs you. Show us you care. Ray Hallock is president of Branch 13, The Royal Canadian Legion.

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Tax money HOWEVER the teachers’ strike/ lockout is resolved, there are a couple of monetary issues, one directly and one indirectly (perhaps) which should concern taxpayers. The first is the offer by the province of a $1,200 per teacher signing bonus had a contract been reached by the end of June. If this was an attempt by the province to divide teachers, it didn’t work and teachers have upped the ante by asking for $5,000. In other circles a bonus is based on performance. Is there such a connection here? The second issue is an add-on to collective agreements recently ratified by school districts and their Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) workers. It states CUPE members will be compensated for wages lost by not crossing legal teachers’ picket lines during the dispute. In the Coast Mountains School District alone, that bill is $500,000 and rising and across the province, could amount to $5 million a day. This looks to be an attempt by the province to further isolate teachers by signing a deal with another public school union. The more the province can portray teachers as being unrealistic, the better its case in the court of public opinion. But having the province use tax money to pay people who are not working is another matter altogether. Teacher issues aside, there appears to be a lot wrong in how public sector wages are negotiated. ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988

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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI – setting out for a canoe trip with no life jackets, or if the boat carries life jackets, not wearing them. Too often liquor is involved, such as at weekend bush parties where hundreds of underage kids partake of festivities that seem to consist largely of getting as drunk as possible in the shortest time. Government can enact laws, tighten regulations and promote safety courses, but still the rules go unheeded with severe consequences. When a three-year-old enjoys an ATV ride sitting in front of dad, neither of them wearing a helmet, the kid ab-

sorbs the message it’s fine to ignore the helmet law so long as you ride back trails where cop surveillance is unlikely. Does dad consider even on back trails at relatively slow speeds accidents can happen resulting in broken arms, concussion, permanent injury? How would dad feel if his kid ended in hospital with a nerve damaged arm broken in two places, mended by 36 screws and two plates? You can bet on some hitchhiker going missing on Highway 16, or after camping with “friends.” The RCMP’s report on the 1,200 aboriginal women missing or murdered in the past 30 years lists the common denominators at play in these murders: Many of the missing women were alcoholics, used drugs, and associated with men who were known alcohol and drug users and also had criminal records. What better place or time to find companions of this calibre? Dr. Phil would classify a holiday weekend as a target rich area to frequent. Weekend adventurers appear to defy common sense just to bedevil police and

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search and rescue. Those going on the water may leave safety jackets on the shore. That way their vessels have more space to load beer or whiskey. They ignore weather reports forecasting unsafe conditions on the water. After all, “How bad can a gale be on a B.C. lake?” They trust karma to steer them safely past floating logs and other debris they may be too drunk to see. Above all, they don’t tell anyone where they plan to frolic or when they expect to return. Nothing like a little mystery to invigorate searchers as they slog through wet underbrush in the dark looking for twits who went mountain climbing at sunset in sandals and sunsuits. With Labour Day behind us for another year, I can turn on TV news, hear the highlights, and if they promise to be too grim, check out reruns of The Big Bang Theory or Everybody Loves Raymond. Since I can’t alter the consequences of others’ poor weekend choices, why should I agonize over those who designed their own troubles? Claudette Sandecki is safe and sound in Thornhill, B.C.

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The Mail Bag She doesn’t trust gov’t An open letter to: Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education, Province of British Columbia

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JASMINE SMITH, left, Tiyanee Stevens, and Liam Smith were in front of Suwilaawks last week painting signs to support teachers.

Student wants schools to open Dear Sir: School is the unrecognized building block toward every dream and goal in a child’s heart. School is so important for every child’s learning, so‑ cial development and life. Some of today’s youth may not see it that way, but I know there are others who do. There

are students who care about their education, learning, and accomplishing their goals. I am 16 and am just one of many students who do care. But this insane strike is preventing students every‑ where from going to school and getting the education they deserve. This is especially

not good for those who are graduating soon. The longer the strike continues the longer students will go without their education and classes. This strike is worrying and stressing out parents, teachers, and especially students. The sad part is the strike itself. It is just a bunch of conflict be‑

tween people but yet it holds so much power over everyone. I really care about my edu‑ cation and my classes and I want to see things get better, and I know am not the only one. I am very anxious to get to back to school so I hope this gets resolved soon.

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Dear Sir: I have to say as both a taxpayer and a teacher, I am appalled at your government’s complete lack of honour and trustworthiness. Since February of 2013, we (I use the term “we” because I am the BC Teachers’ Federation) have tried to negotiate a fair settlement. When Mr. Vince Ready walked away from both parties on Saturday Aug. 30, it became exceedingly clear that at no point in the year and a half was there ever any intention of honest bargaining. I teach Law 12, and happen to know a thing or two about both the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Rule of Law. You see, despite your asser‑ tion the teachers are the ones keeping children out of school, it is you and your team who believe they are above the law and keeping children and teach‑ ers out of classes. You are not above the law. Twice the courts have ruled it and knowing full well that will be the third call, your bargaining agent is trying desperately to work in a clause that would allow you to rip up any collective agreement or ruling that deals with class size and composition matters. Negotiation is defined as give and take. Not take and take. Your government is very good at taking, but it is also your responsibility, as an adult, when you make a mistake to right that wrong. As a teacher with over twenty-five years experi‑ ence, your government’s behaviour is akin to a bul‑ lying child’s. You are stronger but have been proven wrong.

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Court decisions fail to budge government

ecause two members of my family are teachers, I will therefore limit my comments on the ongo‑ ing contractual dispute between the teachers and the government to its constitutional aspect. At the same time, I do, as many others, regard the constitu‑ tional aspects of the dispute being at the heart of the current strike/ lockout. Through the Health and So‑ cial Services Delivery Improve‑ ment Act of 2002 the government had attempted to curtail the B.C. health workers’ rights to collec‑ tive bargaining. Section 6(4) of this Act stat‑ ed: “A provision in a collective agreement requiring an employer to consult with a trade union prior to contracting outside of the col‑ lective agreement for the provi‑ sion of non‑clinical services is void.” The health workers’ challenge ultimately reached the Supreme Court of Canada, and that Court ruled in June 2007 that the free‑

dom of association of health care employees had been infringed upon because the legislation in‑ terfered with the workers’ right to a process of collective bargain‑ ing. The court specified that the Charter of Rights protects not the content of a collective agreement, but the collective bargaining pro‑ cess. The Court concluded that s. 6(4) of the Act violated that right. In 2002 the BC Government also adopted the Public Education Flexibility and Choice Act which imposed limits on the teachers’ collective bargaining rights. The teachers challenged this law and in 2011 the BC Supreme Court, referring to the above Supreme Court ruling, declared those sections of the Act which imposed limits on collective bar‑ gaining rights to be unconstitu‑ tional and invalid. The Court allowed the govern‑ ment one year to bring the legis‑ lation into compliance. The government, however, did not heed the Court’s advice and

GUEST COMMENT

ANDRE CARREL instead it merely reshuffled the wording of the law to improve its appearance while retaining its original intent. The teachers, not surprisingly, went back to court. In this second case the BC Supreme Court ruled that the legislation that was ruled uncon‑ stitutional because it interfered with rights guaranteed under the

Charter had been re-enacted in substantially the same form. The Court was not amused. It declared the unconstitution‑ al sections of the legislation to be invalid from the date they came into force, allowing no time to correct the problem. The Court also ordered the government to pay the teachers $2 million in damages in addition to costs. It is reasonable to accept that the government believed its 2002 laws dealing with health workers and teachers to be in compliance with the Charter. What is not reasonable is the B.C. government’s refusal to change its approach to public sector collective bargaining after the Supreme Court of Canada had ruled that the limits on col‑ lective bargaining it had imposed on health workers went beyond what is permitted by the Charter of Rights. Section 1 “guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable

limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.” Among the many precedents cited by the BC Supreme Court in its 2011 decision on the Public Education Flexibility and Choice Act was the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on the Health and Social Services Delivery Im‑ provement Act. Not surprisingly the B.C. government’s persistent ignor‑ ing of judicial interpretations of the Charter of Rights landed it in court yet again. Three consecutive court de‑ feats were not enough to con‑ vince the government to revise its labour strategy, and it decided to appeal. The Court of Appeal is likely to have the last word; it is un‑ likely that the Supreme Court of Canada would agree to hear a fur‑ ther appeal in a matter it has only recently dealt with. Andre Carrel is a retired public sector administrator living in Terrace, B.C.

NEWS

City councillors declare intentions to run again THE DEMOCRATIC process is kicking into gear again in Terrace as candidates ramp up for the local government elections. In addition to current city councillor Bruce Bidgood deciding to run for mayor and former councillor Carol Leclerc seeking a return to municipal politics by also running for mayor, all of the current councillors say they’ll be trying for re-election. Veteran city councillors Brian Downie and Lynne Christiansen have both announced their candidacies.

Downie says he’s looking forward to the November elections now that the city and area are experiencing an economic upswing. “We are in an economic improvement, or boom if you like, and there are opportunities for Terrace and I am exited about those opportunities and I think there are some things we can do to guide development,” he said. Christiansen said her candidacy provides continuity on city council. But she also welcomed other candidates. “Always good to

have some change,” she said. Other city councillors running again are James Cordeiro and Stacey Tyers. There’s a guarantee of at least two new faces on the six-seat city councillor complement. Bidgood’s decision to run for mayor opens up his council seat. And Marylin Davies resigned earlier this year and has since moved away. The mayor’s chair became open this spring when current mayor Dave Pernarowski said he wouldn’t be running.

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Want to run? THE CITY of Terrace is hosting an information night for those interested in running for municipal office in this November’s local government elections. It’s being held Sept. 25 at city hall. Available will be information on how the nomination process works and what’s required to be a city councillor. Included will be the ins and outs of campaign financing. Elections this November are for four-year terms, an increase of one year over previous terms. In the past, the city has also held training sessions for newly elected councillors.

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Uncertainty marks school board votes THERE COULD be plenty of room for new faces on the Coast Mountains School District board in the November elections. Art Erasmus, one of two Terrace trustees on the seven-member board, and its current chair, is unsure if he’ll run again. He cites the continuing unrest between the province and teachers as a reason. “I want to see how everything is going to play out, and to decide by 15th,” said Erasmus last week of his intentions. “I haven’t decided if I will say yes or no. It’s been a good run for the nine years.” Erasmus said it’s been frustrating standing by during the strike and being unable to influence the outcomes as an elected trustee. “It’s all between

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government and union,” he said, lamenting the fact as school board trustee one has “no influence at all.” “You wonder what you can contribute, but hopefully in another couple weeks it will be behind us and we can move forward with optimism,” he said. Roger Leclerc, who is the other Terrace trustee, said he will not

run again. He was elected in 2011 after an absence of nearly a decade. “Too busy with real life,” said Leclerc who is the board’s vice chair. “If I can’t do it properly, I shouldn’t be doing it.” School trustee for Thornhill Gary Turner was not available for comment at the time of writing.

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Strike affecting his education Dear Sir: I am just one of many students I know that are anxiously waiting for school to finally start. I could not honestly say that I’m not enjoying my free time, I am catching up on some hiking and camping, and working more so I can go to university. On the other hand I can’t go to university without completing grade 12. As a student in my senior year this strike is quickly becoming a nuisance. Even when we do go back to school I will be cramming a full set of academic classes into whatever time we have left.

I have friends who are teachers and I fully understand that class size and composition are a problem in schools, one that is even affecting my education. Unfortunately, not going to school at all is affecting my education much more. I could not say that I am on the side of the teachers or of the government. Honestly, I’m on the side of myself and my fellow students who’d love to graduate on time. I hope everyone comes to an agreement soon, because I know I’d hate summer school. Theodoric Weicksel, Terrace, B.C.

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Writer believes in school However, instead of sitting around and waiting for things to get better I am standing up for what I believe in. I believe in school, I believe in teachers, and I believe in the importance of education. I have had amazing experiences with school and teachers almost all of my life. The memories, opportunities, and experiences I have obtained through school mean everything to me. I don’t know where I would be today without everything I have experienced through school, and because of the people I have met. I am sure if you really think about it there are others who feel the exact same way as me. So hopefully an agreement will be reached

Here’s one idea to deal with strike Dear Sir: Here is my solution to the BC teachers’ strike To begin, do we recall the strike/ lock out of the professional sports teams, resulting in a cancelled season with the resultant salary cap and return to stability? Can this be practically applied? Legislate the K-6th graders back to alleviate some stress for day cares and cancel the ‘season’ for the remainder of classes. Open the sports arenas and school facilities to all the sports then the library, fish habitat. Students could learn about camping, cooking, fishing, biking, budget banking, consumer awareness shopping methods – all those things one would hope to be exposed to during adolescence.

Coaches, umpires and referees and instructors would be paid an hourly wage from the money saved from teachers’ salaries. Some of that would cover equipment as well. With all those extra people there’ll be some openings filled in most of the ‘help wanted’ sections of our community. What are the lessons here? Well, the adolescents should gain some practical skills honed early, and useful through life. And some people who didn’t realize what a wonderful position they previously enjoyed may come to appreciate there are a lot of families who have to make do with less, and life is often all about compromise. Frank Donahue, Terrace, B.C.

Settle this right now An open letter to: Christy Clark, Premier, Province of B.C. Dear Premier: The strike is not about teachers’ perks. It is about the quality of education for our children and grandchildren. The teachers get that. We get that. Your government apparently does not. Your government has had all sum-

mer to create more support for our children. You have failed to take up that challenge or even acknowledge it. Our children are seemingly not your priority. They are ours. Please stop fighting against the quality of public education. Settle the strike. Thank you. Robert Hart, Terrace, B.C.

She doesn’t trust gov’t this matter. Your current actions have really worked up the citizens of BC and most no longer trust your ongoing lies and spin; public opinion is clearly on side with the teachers on this one. I think you would find, despite your clear agenda to ruin public education in BC, you might regain some of the re-

soon, so students can get back to school and live out their full potential. It would benefit everyone if this conflict could end, and the sooner the better. I am just writing this to let people know that I do care, that I want to stand up for what I believe in. And I hope that some parents out there may read this letter to their children so that may rethink their thoughts on school and their experiences there. Thanks for reading, and remember everyone never give up on your goals and dreams. Work toward them and believe that you will get there. Kimberley Wilson, Terrace, B.C.

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KITIMAT-STIKINE 2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION

NOTICE OF NOMINATION PERIOD Public Notice is given to the electors of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine that a general election will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 to elect 1 Electoral Area Director for each of the 6 electoral areas for a term of four years on the Regional Board. The following are the 6 Electoral areas and a general description of the area in which it encompasses: Electoral Area “A” - Nass Valley and Meziadin Electoral Area “B” - Area around the Hazeltons Including Kispiox, Kitwanga, Two Mile and South Hazelton Electoral Area “C” - Area around the City of Terrace excluding Thornhill Includes Jackpine Flats, Lakelse Lake, Gossen, Kleanza, Usk and Rosswood New Remo, Old Remo, Kitsumkalum, Gitaus and Kitamaat Village Electoral Area “D” - Telegraph Creek, Bob Quinn and Iskut Electoral Area “E” - Thornhill Electoral Area “F” - Dease Lake and Area Nominations for qualified candidates will be received during regular office hours at the office of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, #300-4545 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace BC, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, and 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014. Nomination documents are available at the office of the Regional District and on the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine website www.rdks.bc.ca NO NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 4:00 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: • • • •

Canadian citizen; 18 years of age or older; Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office.

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From Page A6 Instead of continuing with your desperate strong-arm tactics and not truly negotiating why not do the right thing? Take all preconditions off the table, put some money into class size composition, offer a cost of living wage increase that doesn’t include any 0 per cent for the last three years or for this year and settle

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spect you have lost. I realize my request will most likely not be heard, but I felt I must try. As the grand daughter of a First World War soldier, I feel it is important to speak up and try to protect the rights and freedoms he fought to ensure I would have. Greer Kaiser, Terrace, B.C.

Beginning Tuesday, September 24, 2014, until close of general voting for the Election, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be available for public inspection, at the offices of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, excluding Statutory holidays. The list of registered electors has been produced on the basis of the Provincial List of Voters prepared under the Provincial Election Act.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the List of Registered Electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2014.An objection may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the Regional District electoral area and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the Regional District electoral area. Further information on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting the Regional District Office at 250-615-6100 or 1 (800) 663-3208 or the Chief Election Officer at 250-635-1907. Cathy Jackson, Chief Election Officer

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STRIKING TEACHERS and supporters marched through downtown Terrace Sept. 5.

Schools remain closed PUBLIC SCHOOLS remained closed as the week began with teachers’ picket lines in place and students missing classes. BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) president Jim Iker called Sept. 5 for binding arbitration on wages and benefits saying that if the province agreed, the BCTF would ask its members to vote in favour of going back to work during the arbitration period. The thorny twin issues of class size and specialized instruction would be left to the courts to decide, said Iker. The teachers have won two court decisions on class size and composition already which would restore their right to bargain those issues during negotiations. However, the province has taken the matter to the B.C. Court of Appeal and a decision is expected later this year. Education minister Peter Fassbender didn’t completely reject the idea of binding arbitration but wasn’t warm to it either. “I’ve never been a fan of binding arbitration,” he said, adding handing over control to a third party risks an outcome that compromises B.C.’s balanced budget and unacceptably damages the prov-

ince’s finances. The haggling over binding arbitration took place as local teachers and their supporters staged a march over the noon hour of Sept. 5 from the Elks Hall over the Sande Overpass down Lakelse Ave. and back over the overpass. Teachers then held a closed-door study session at the Elks Hall where local members of the BCTF discussed their options moving forward in negotiations. There are 280 teachers within the Coast Mountains School District on strike as of last week and 490 support staff workers affected. The district also employs 55 people who are in various administrative and other roles who are not teachers and not part of a union bargaining unit. For each full day of a full strike/lockout the Coast Mountains School District isn’t paying approximately $118,000 in teachers’ wages. And the school district isn’t paying approximately $35,000 each day to its employees who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) who aren’t crossing picket lines. But under a contract ratified in August, those CUPE members are be-

ing compensated for wages lost by not crossing picket lines. The compensation package was backdated to May, the start of teacher job action, and for May and June, the total paid to CUPE members was $453,000. In July and August, when there was more limited teacher picket activity, affected CUPE members were paid $24,000 for lost wages. Terrace and District Teachers’ Union president Cathy Lambright says the Friday march attendance displayed broad support for the public teachers from colleges and universities as well from other unions such as Canadian Union of Public Employees. “We have pretty decent support,” said Lambright. School closures began in the spring with rotating strikes beginning in May and, finally, full scale strike action in June which cut short the school year for students. There were, however, provisions put in place so that Grade 12 students could write provincial exams. Negotiations lagged during July until the end of August when veteran mediator Vince Ready met with both sides in hopes of finding com-

mon ground. But he declared an impasse after several days. Premier Christy

Clark has said any wage increases must match those provided to other public sector unions.

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School year could be extended EDUCATION MINISTER Peter Fassbender says the province may take extraordinary steps to ensure senior secondary students’ school year is not cut short by the teachers’ strike. That could mean adding days to the school calendar later in the year, he said, to ensure Grade 12 students in particular complete their courses and get all the marks they need. “Do you put it on the end of the year? Do you take it out of Spring Break? Do you take it out of Christmas holidays? My staff are looking at all of the options,” Fassbender said. “It’s going to depend on how long this drags out. Whatever length of time it takes to get this settled, we will do everything we can to make sure the school year is kept whole for those students.” Fassbender’s comments were made before he and BC Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker disagreed on the idea of asking for binding arbitration to settle on wages and benefits so that schools would open while arbitration took place. It’s unclear how the government would finance adding extra days of classes later when all of the $12 million per

organizing private activities for students who would otherwise be in school. Distance learning through independent online schools is another option. The B.C. Online School run out of Kelowna by Heritage Christian Schools has been swamped with three times the normal number applications for distributed learning from students across the province as a result of the strike. “We are overloaded with kids coming to us, particularly those in

Grade 12 who want to get a particular course and get their requirements for university,” said superintendent Greg Bitgood. The online school, which is half financed by the province, instructed 3,400 students in its summer school – three times the normal number – and turned away another 6,000. Demand has surged again now that the strike has spilled into September and pushed back the scheduled start of classes. Bitgood is weighing whether to hire more

teachers in response. But it’s risky because a deal or government legislation could send teachers back to work and students back to regular classes, said Bitgood, who emphasized he also wants the strike to end quickly. There’s only four such independent schools that offer distributed learning to students in the public system, Bitgood said, adding “there’s no way” the industry can meet the demand created by the strike. With files from Jeff Nagel, Black Press.

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day in strike savings may be consumed by the province’s offer of $40-a-day payments to parents. As of late last week, 63 per cent of parents of eligible public school children age 12 and under had signed up for the $40 payments, which are expected to be made as a lump sum after the strike ends. Other costs that the province continues to incur while schools are closed include salaries for school administra-

tion as well as support staff with other unions that are eligible to be compensated for pay lost for not crossing teacher picket lines. Payments to support staff not crossing teacher picket lines could hit $5 million a day once all their union locals ratify new contracts. Education ministry officials said school districts would be consulted on any potential changes to the school year to mitigate the strike.

Talk of calendar adjustments is another sign of possible longterm implications from the strike, even though it has only disrupted the first few days of the new school year. Parents have scrambled for limited space for child care, day camps and tutors. In the Terrace area, the public library has been offering sessions several times a week for school-aged children. And some people and organizations are

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Labour Day weekend busy for police here TERRACE RCMP had a busy Labour Day weekend with 140 calls to deal with between 8 a.m. Aug. 29 and 8 a.m. Sept. 2. A few of those are below. Domestic dispute in which a man slashed the tires of a woman’s vehicle. Police arrested a 41-year-old man and charges are being forwarded to Crown Counsel. A grey 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche was pulled over on Hwy 16 near the new bridge for going 80 km/hr in a 50

km/hr zone. The 58-year-old driver got out of the vehicle attempting to hide drug paraphernalia. He was arrested for driving while disqualified and officers sized an amount of drugs, cash, weapons, and drug paraphernalia. Under investigation. And airport security seized a switchblade from a 24-year-old passenger and turned it over to police for destruction.

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LOWER MAINLAND NDP MLAS Bruce Ralston, from Surrey, and Jane Shin, from Burnaby, recently toured the area looking at, among other things, the area’s potential to be the home base for a liquefied natural gas industry.

Provincial NDP remain cautious on LNG front THE PROVINCIAL opposition’s newest point man on liquefied natural gas remains confident there will be some form of the industry in B.C. but he’s not convinced it will be as large as what’s being envisioned by the B.C. Liberal government. Bruce Ralston, the NDP MLA for Whalley-Surrey, was on a tour of the region recently after having been given the LNG watchdog role by opposition leader John Horgan. “B.C. does have some advantages, we can bring strong assets to the table, but the companies with projects here also have projects elsewhere and there’s competition within those companies,” said Ralston. “They think nothing of spending $500 million on a project but if there’s one more attractive somewhere else, that’s where they’ll go,” he said. Ralston noted that the rapid development of new technology has resulted in the discovery of natural gas in many parts of the world so that companies now have many options to explore. And he said the rising costs of developing any kind of LNG industry where budgets are calculated in the multiple billions of dollars must also be considered. “Apache, which is not a small company by any means, now wants out [of Kitimat LNG],” said Ralston in referring to one of the two projects under consideration in Kitimat. Apache, which is partnered with Chevron on Kitimat LNG, also wants to sell a stake it has in a large Australian LNG project which is near completion. The challenge with Kitimat LNG, Ralston continued, is that the project has yet to sign up custom-

ers. That’s in contrast to Canada LNG, the other major project under consideration in Kitimat which has Shell as a majority owner. There, Ralston said Shell has three Asian partners who are also gas consumers. Still, Ralston added, the B.C. Liberal’s earlier timetable, promoted during the 2013 provincial election, of having LNG plant construction underway by 2015, likely won’t be met. Crucial to any eventual decision made by any LNG company is the provincial tax regime, finalization of which has been delayed several times, he said. Ralston did think the BC Liberal push for LNG comes at the risk of having other sectors of the economy slide. “When you look at job creation in B.C., we’re second from the last compared to other provinces,” he said. “I think of green technology. There’s a lack of provincial participation in that.” Ralston said NDP support for LNG is contingent upon three points. “There have to be benefits for the communities, benefits for British Columbia and the environment needs to be protected,” he said. Ralston was accompanied on the tour by Jane Shin, the NDP MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed who has the job of keeping an eye on trade, immigration and multiculturalism. Ralston takes over the NDP watchdog role from Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin. NDP leader John Horgan has him concentrating on northern economic development.

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Developments keep city occupied TERRACE CITY council and city staffers continue to be busy with various business and development requests requiring zoning and other amendments to meet the pace of commercial and residential activity. The Blue Fin Sushi Bar has been granted a building permit that will allow it to expand into the space beside it on Lakelse Ave. The expansion will increase the number of available seats from 29 to 53, not including the outdoor patio seating. Normally this increase would have meant that the owner Cindy Palmer would be required to increase the number of off-street parking spaces by four, but the development permit approved by council reduced this number to two. There is $3,500 inlieu fee per parking spot under the required amount, stipulated by a bylaw that was passed earlier this year, which would mean Palmer owes the city $7,000 if she doesn’t provide spots. Also on recent bylaw agenda items was a zoning change that was given first and second reading on a property owned by William Mainwaring. He wishes to rezone property he owns from from R2 to R3 for future development of a three-unit townhouse, or for resale, at 4737 Davis Avenue “This application will provide a residential parcel zoned at a higher density to meet the growing demand for compact development in our community,” reads the zoning amendment document from the city. Public notices are to be circulated to neighbouring property owners, and a public hearing will be held at an upcoming council meeting. Adopted by council was a zoning amendment that will allow the development out at the city’s Skeena Industrial Development Park. It means development can proceed on an area that previously designated as a green corridor that could act as a throughway for wild animals. At a previous council

meeting it was agreed that the intentions of this green strip was unknown, dating back to the early planning days of the industrial park. The removed green

corridor spans the length of both sides of Industrial Way, the park’s main road. Council also passed a bylaw amendment that will allow the city

to charge more for planning fees to meet the growing demands on city administration. Highlights of the bylaw change include: A $200 increase in

application fee for zoning bylaw amendments, official community plan amendment, and land use contract amendments. The base fee for a

development permit has increased by $150. Fees for higher value development brackets are increased as well, with project construction over $10 million

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Horst Gustav Godlinski March 4, 1926 - August 4, 2014

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband and father Horst Godlinski at age 88. Horst was born in Germany where he met and married Christel Passmann and later immigrated to Canada to settle in Terrace, B.C. Horst worked for many years as a cedar log contractor and then as a realtor. In 2004 Horst moved to the Comox Valley. Horst will be sadly missed by his wife of 61 years Christel, his children Sylvia (John) Griffin, Ralph (Lisa) Godlinski and Susan (Paul) Dozzi, 6 grandchildren, Jacklyn (Adam) Hazard, Amanda (Walter) Messiah, Reece & Tyler Dozzi, Jasmine & Selina Griffin and 3 greatgrandchildren, Max, Cooper & Scarlett Hazard.

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ALLAN EARL GLAIM February 20, 1925 September 3, 2012 The world may change from year to year, And friends from day to day, But never will our love for you From memory pass away. Sadly missed, always Loved Del and families

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The Nisgaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a Commercial Group of Companies is currently accepting applications for a Senior Accounting Clerk, specifically to work in the Finance Department. In accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and as directed by the Accounting Manager, the successful applicant will be responsible for various accounting services. Closing Date: Sept 16, 2014 - 5:00 PM Among other daily accounting services, the on-call finance employee may as directed; â&#x20AC;˘ Process accounts payable and receivables â&#x20AC;˘ Process payroll and other online banking payments â&#x20AC;˘ Receive and record payments via cash, cheque, Interact, Credit Card or online â&#x20AC;˘ Prepare Bank Reconciliations â&#x20AC;˘ Assists Accounting Manager with financial duties â&#x20AC;˘ Prepare GST, PST and Payroll Remittances â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain filing for confidential finance files PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: â&#x20AC;˘ Completion of Grade 12 â&#x20AC;˘ Copy of business Certificate, Diploma, Finance Degree â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum 5 years of accounting experience â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to use standard accounting software (Experience with Accpac an asset) â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access and asset â&#x20AC;˘ Time management and organizational skills in order to efficiently multi-task and prioritize job tasks and work loads The successful applicant will be self-motivated, exceptionally well organized, and able to work under pressure and meet specified deadlines. Please forward resume complete with a copy of diploma, finance degree, and any relative certificates to the attention of: Anthony Robinson Accounting Manager P.O. Box 236, New Aiyansh B.C. VOJ1A0 Email: tonyr@ncgoc.ca Fax: (250) 633-2677 WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST; HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

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Help Wanted

The CITY OF TERRACE and the TERRACE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION are seeking

WELDER REQUIRES EXPERIENCED LICENSED

HAIRSTYLIST or BARBER For a Full or Part Time position Must be willing to work Fridays & Saturdays. Apply in person with resume to

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West Fraser Mills Ltd. requires a Journeyman Welder for shift work at Pacific Inland Resources in Smithers, BC. West Fraser offers a comprehensive benefits package. Please submit resume in person, by mail or by fax before October 8th, 2014 to: Dean MacDonald Pacific Inland Resources Box 3130 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Fax: 250-847-5520

Join our fast growing team at

Budget Car & Truck Rental we are now looking for

Shoppers Drug Mart (HomeHealthCare) 4634 Park Ave., Terrace, B.C.

Shoppers Drug Mart, 4635 Lakelse Ave., Terrace, B.C.

Each seek a qualified

Pharmacy Assistant The ideal candidate will have previous experience or will have completed certification in an accredited pharmacy technician program. Experience a strong asset but will train the ideal candidate.

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES and a MAINTENANCE/ RECONDITIONING TECH

This position would be ideal for someone trying to enter the mechanical field.

NORTH COAST SHUTTLE AND EXPEDITING

We offer competitive wage and benefit package, and welcome your interest in a career with a progressive and dynamic Community Pharmacy.

looking hire part timeShuttle and full time Currentlyto North Coast Service is looking to hire part timea class and full time drivers. Drivers must have 4 unredrivers. Driversor must a class 4 stricted license better have and have a clean unrestricted license or We better have driving record as well. offerand competa clean driving Weforoffer itive wages andrecord chanceastowell. work an competitive wages and chance to work for upcoming company poised for growth.

HomeHealthCare®

Apply directly to Travis Titcomb, fax resume to 250-615-5152 or email to psdm2259@ shoppersdrugmart.ca

Apply directly to Barb Rea, fax resume to 250-635-3574 or email to asdm266@ shoppersdrugmart.ca

We thank all applicants, however, only those to be selected for an interview will be contacted.

EMPOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

EMPOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Currently North Coast Shuttle Service is

an upcoming company poised for growth.

Send resumes to North Coast Shuttle and Expediting at Box 482 Terrace B.C. V8G 4B5 or email us at northcoastshuttle@outlook.com

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

STARTING WAGE OF $12.00 CHANCES TERRACE IS LOOKING FOR

LOUNGE SERVERS

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

The Terrace Standard requires a circulation supervisor. Duties include supervising a diverse group of newspaper carriers and collators, shipping and receiving, data entry and dealing with the public. A strong knowledge of computers and computer programs is essential. On site training. This is a Tuesday to Friday position. The compensation package includes benefits. Please address applications complete with resume and two letters of reference to:

The Terrace Fire Department prides itself on “A Tradition of Protecting Lives and Property”. We provide many invaluable services including fire suppression, emergency medical care (First Responder), auto extrication, etc.

The application form can be picked up from the Terrace Fire Department, or downloaded from the website at: http://www.terrace.ca/docs-forms/fire_department/

Please respond with resume or in person to Terrace Motors Toyota 4912 Highway 16, Terrace, B.C. Attn: Roger Bal

Successful candidate will be: •Highly organized •Personable and customer service focused •Energetic and motivated to succeed •Able to demonstrate attention to detail •Proficient computer/data entry skills

SHOPPERS

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS The Terrace Fire Department is a composite Department comprised of Ten (10) career members and approximately Thirty Two (32) Volunteer Fire Fighters. Volunteers do not receive financial remuneration but do receive the following benefits: • WCB coverage; • Life Insurance and AD&D coverage; • City of Terrace 35% recreation discount. • Full participation in the Department’s social functions; • Service Awards and recognition; If you meet the following requirements and would like to be part of our department, we would welcome your application: • Resident in the City limits of Terrace (so that you can respond promptly); • Minimum Grade 12 (or equivalent) education; • Minimum nineteen (19) years of age; • Able to meet the Fire Department’s physical and agility requirements; • Able to obtain a medical examination certificate proving your fitness to participate in firefighting activities; • Prepared to commit the necessary time and effort involved in being a Volunteer Firefighter; • Criminal Records Check required. Application Deadline: Monday, September 22, 2014 Physical fitness testing and interviews will be held on Monday, September 22, starting at 6:30pm. Accepted Recruits must be able to attend all of the following Recruit Training Weekends, consisting of Friday night and full days Saturday & Sunday: October 17-19, October 24-26 and October 31-November 2.

KSAN HOUSE SOCIETY 4838 Lazelle Avenue - Terrace BC, V8G 1T4 Phone: 250 635 2373 Fax: 250 635 2315

JOB OPPORTUNITY Job Title: Family Support Worker Program: Ksan Transition House Classification: Family Support Worker - Grid 12 Rate of Pay: $18.31-$21.33 OVERALL JOB FUNCTION: The Family Support Worker provides a range of parenting support services to women and their children at the Ksan Transition House. The position focuses on building on family strengths, encouraging positive parent-child relationships, and promoting the safety and well-being of the children within the family. Collaborates with other Ksan Society staff and other child, youth, and family focussed community agencies to assist in providing a seamless service for care. The position requires a strong woman-centered understanding of the impact of violence experienced by women and children and trauma informed practice. QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in related human/social service field plus one (1) year recent related supervised experience, OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. In addition, preference will be given to candidates who possess formal Early Childhood Education. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: •

Working knowledge of theory, principles, systems, and practices in the field of family work and experience in facilitating psycho-educational groups;

•

Ability to work professionally, collaboratively, and respectfully with clients as well as the community; Ability to work well as a team member; Good organizational skills; Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; Good time and stress management skills; Ability to participates in on-going program development; Energetic, self-starter and able to work independently; Must hold a valid class 5 driver’s license; Use of a reliable personal vehicle; Has current level 1 first aid and food safe certificates; Passes a criminal record check

• • • • • • • • • •

HOURS OF WORK: 35 hours per week, Tuesday – Saturday & the occasional evening. POSTING DATE: August 25, 2014 This position is open to female applicants. This position requires union membership with BCGEU.

SEND APPLICATIONS BY SEPT. 12, 2014 TO:

The Publisher Terrace Standard 3210 Clinton Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 5R2 Fax 250-638-8432 www.blackpress.ca

Kirsten Kirkaldy 4838 Lazelle Avenue

Email: kirsten@ksansociety.ca

Terrace, BC V8G 1T4

Phone: 250-635-2373 ext 34 for more info.

By shopping local you support local people.

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Employment

Help Wanted

Business Opportunities

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

PARTS Counter Position Campbell River Equipment Sales (CRES) Ltd. is a locally owned and operated NAPA Auto Parts associate store servicing the automotive, logging, mining, and fishing industries, as well as retail sales. CRES is seeking a quality counter person for a full time position. Send resume to cres1986@telus.net ROCK Construction & Mining requires a Heavy Duty Mechanic for work at various job locations across Canada. The successful candidate must be experienced with hydraulic systems and CAT engines. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in Terex Reedrill and Atlas Copco drills. Must have the ability to work independently and diagnose problems. Competitive wage and benefits package. Please send resumes to: resume@rcmi.ca or fax to (250) 828-1948

Part-Time Cook at Mount Layton Hotsprings. Must have Food Safe. Experience with POSI TOUCH an asset. Please apply to email: mtlayton.spring@gmail.com fax 250-798-2478 or apply in person at Mount Layton Hotsprings

Employment

Career Opportunities

Pickers

Trades, Technical

$10,000 Signing Bonus for qualified applicants!! Picker Operators, Winch Tractor Operators, Lowbed Hands, Heavy-Duty Mechanic needed. Apply with resume and abstract to office@valiant-hauling.com or call Jeremy at 778-256-4258

Carpenter available for all your home improvement needs in the Kitimat area. Call Tom 250-922-5190

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Casual Courier Drivers Terrace Class 5 and clean driver’s abstract required and good knowledge of the area, from Prince Rupert to Smithers. Casual position currently offering approx. 30 hours per week, including weekend work. Must be comfortable lifting approx. 50 pounds, and able to respond to radio dispatched calls. Drug screening and criminal record check will be required. Safe, clean, and respectful working environment.

Lydell Group 780-542-6739

Please e-mail Scott.Crinson@ﬁrstgroup.com, call 250-635-4991 or apply in person at Terminal Express, 4904 Highway 16 west, Terrace.

Career Opportunities

an equal opportunity employer that values diversity.

EXPERIENCE IS an asset We offer free recruitment services for people aged 45 and over across Canada. Register now at: www.thirdquarter.ca or call toll-free: 1-855-286-0306.

SHIPPER/ RECEIVER

YOU MUST HAVE A:

• Valid class 5 BC drivers license

YOU ARE:

• Positive minded & motivated individual

WE WILL:

• Provide in house training

AS THE RIGHT APPLICANT YOU WILL RECEIVE:

• Entry level renumeration including a full benefit package and an opportunity for advancement Apply in person with resume, Attention: Branch Manager NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Thank you to all applicants, only those that qualify will be contacted for an interview

Branch 536 4641 Keith Ave., Terrace, B.C.

Automotive

(Trimac)

SALESPERSON

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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If you see a wildﬁre, report it to

1-800-663-5555 or *5555

Business Opportunities

We have an immediate opening for a FULL TIME

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking Find us on Facebook

MANAGERIAL POSITIONS We’re growing on Vancouver Island! If you have multiple years’ experience in a managerial role in the grocery business and want to join an innovative & creative group then we would love to hear from you. We offer exceptional beneﬁts, Group RSP and many other incentives. Please send your resume to: Lyall Woznesensky Lyall@Qualityfoods.com QF Director Professional Development.

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GET FREE vending machines. Can earn $100,000 + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected Territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. Website www.tcvend.com

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Help Wanted

Park Avenue Medical Clinic is now accepting resumes for

RECEPTIONIST AND MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT

Requirements: • Medical Office Assistant Certification or higher. • Grade 12 or equivalent • Post secondary education is an asset • Typing 40 wpm • Minimum 2 years experience. • Experience with windows based applications • Must be a team player with a strong ability to multi task in a very busy medical office.

Please bring resumes to Guy Desautels, 4th floor 4634 Park Ave. Terrace B.C.

Deadline for applications is September 22, 2014 No Phone calls please.

KONDOLAS FURNITURE (TERRACE)

has an opening for a permanent full-time

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

KONDOLAS FURNITURE 4525 Lakelse Ave., Terrace, B.C. No phone calls please HIRING IMMEDIATELY

required for a salary plus bonus position

Company Drivers Owner Operators

Excellent pay • Shared benefits • Safety equipment • Safety bonus Dry bulk pneumatic hauling • Shift work involved • B-train and mountain experience required Please send your resume to: Mark Davy, Fax: 888-746-2297 E-mail: canrecruiting@trimac.com Phone: 866-487-4622

Signing Bonus

Apply in person with resume to: Bob Costain c/o Terrace Toyota 4912 Highway 16 West Terrace, B.C. V8G 1L8

North America’s Premier Provider www.trimac.com

Help Wanted

The successful applicant should be a strong self-starter. Must be able to communicate efficiently with the public and have a positive attitude and a desire to earn above average income. Preference will be given to a person with customer service experience.

Help Wanted

Trades, Technical

MORICETOWN BAND ADMINISTRATION 205 Beaver Road, Smithers, BC VOJ 2N1

Job Title: Band Administrator JOB DESCRIPTION: The Moricetown Band Administrator will be responsible for the administration of all Band Programs and will ensure programs are administered within the budget allocated. The Band Administrator will ensure that Band policies and regulations are adhered to, and supervise all Band Program Managers and Contractors. Job Duties: • Ability to manage, supervise and provide support to staff in addressing programming requirements. • Advisor to Chief and Council on all areas of Band Management • Knowledge working with provincial and federal funding agencies including: programs, regulations, procedures of AANDC, and other funding arrangements. • Good knowledge of financial accounting principles for budget planning and monitoring of expenditures. • Develop and implement annual strategic plans. • Ability to write funding proposals, preparation of reports and correspondence. • Attend monthly Council Meetings and Committee meetings (as required). • Provide the council with monthly reports on band programs and operations. • Possess strong administrative and computer skills. • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and written. • Must submit a criminal record check. • Experience working within a First Nations Community. JOB QUALIFICATIONS: • A Degree in Business Administration or Management • Project Leadership, Project Management and/or Community Development experience • 4-5 years experience working with First Nations in a management role. • Ability to write funding proposals. • Accounting experience. • Salary to commensurate with qualifications and experience. • Knowledge of Wet’suwet’en culture will be an asset. Please direct any questions or resumes complete with a cover letter and three references to: Personnel Committee Chief Barry Nikal, Des McKinnon & Duane Mitchell Cc: Monica Michell, Assistant Band Manager email: barry.nikal@moricetown.ca or monica.michell@moricetown.ca Phone (250) 847-2133 Fax (250) 847-9291 Closing Date: September 12, 2014 at 4:30 pm Only those applicants considered for this position will be notified.

Are you looking for a career in the fast paced automotive industry?

We are seeking motivated individuals to join the Terrace Kaltire Team. We are looking to fill fulltime and part time positions. Summer students are also welcome. We are a location that services both commercial and retail customers. With Kaltire, you will be trained in all aspects of the tire industry, as well as basic mechanical maintenance skills. Kaltire is a family orientated company that puts safety and customer service above all.

Whether you just want to expand your automotive knowledge, or advance your career in the automotive industry, then Kaltire is the place for you!

Please drop off a resume at our location at 4929 Keith Avenue. Terrace, B.C.

SNIFF out a new

CAREER

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Services

Financial Services

Trades, Technical

Art/Music/Dancing

Financial Services

Experienced Heavy Equipment Operators needed for an excavation/road construction co. Competitive wages. Email resume: jjelev@nbccontracting.ca or Call: 250 635-5080

SPEECH Arts and Drama classes offered by Christina Rogers. Practice skills including poetry, drama, storytelling, public speaking, and prepare for the PNMF. Classes $70/semester. Private lessons $22/.5 hour. Ages 4-18. Starts Oct 2nd! 250-636-2444 speakstewart@gmail.com

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Financial Services ARE YOU $10K or more in debt? DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Services

Pets & Livestock

Drywall

Livestock

If in need of a Drywaller for Residential & Commercial jobs Call: 778-631-2779

DORPER Cross Sheep flock for sale. 15 ewes and 25 lambs. $4500. Phone 250397-4126.

Merchandise for Sale

Home Improvements FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928

Building Supplies Cedar Fencing & Decking lumber for sale. Various sizes. Call 250 638-0044

Misc. for Sale A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. SPECIAL Trades are welcome. 40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com Henry Herbert Piano & Bench made by Mason & Risch. $750 Call 250-635-3203 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? STEEL BUILDINGS. “Giftcard give-away!” 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

Misc. Wanted Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 778-281-0030 FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-9600045, www.dollars4guns.com WANTED: STANDING ALDER Looking for standing Alder in the Terrace/Prince Rupert Area. Top prices paid. Require larger volume with butt diameter sizes 10” and up. Contact Cell No: 250-299-1835

Real Estate Acreage for Sale 5 1/4 acres in North Usk. Views of Skeena River and Kitselas Mountain. Cabin with storage shed. Set up for fishing and hunting or just a getaway. 250-631-2734

For Sale By Owner 1/2 Side-by-side executive Duplex. A side= $334,000 & B= $339,000. 2100 sq. ft. per side plus additional shop close to downtown, 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, all appliances and window coverings, landscaped, excellent home and/or income property. See ad on Kijiji. 2056 Churchill Dr $389,900 Four bedroom, three bathroom house on quiet cul-de-sac. Laminate flooring, energy efficient furnace, double garage, fenced back yard. 1800 sq ft. 250-641-5160 4107 Temple Street Terrace 250-635-4753 $519,000 Great home in desirable Bench location. Approx. 3000 sq ft of living space, incl. 5 bdrms, 3 full bath, kitchen w/ island, main floor laundry, hot tub, lrg back deck, garage. This well maintained house is a must see 4 or 5 Bedroom house for sale on a 1/2 acre lot that includes fruit trees and fenced in backyard. Newly renovated bathroom and flooring, 2 bedrooms upstairs and 2 or 3 down. Includes washer and dryer, fridge and stove. Located at 4925 Medeek Ave. To view call 250-635-7745. $229,000 Usk Hobby Farm, 6.19 Acres $450,000 250-635-4283

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Business for Sale

Real Estate

HAIR SALON • • • • • • • •

Four styling stations, two colour stations, three shampoo stations, one waxing or make up station Three hair dryers, Manicure table and stool Display Reception Desk with large retail area with well known hair products Professional Products room Washer & Dryer 1400 sq ft. Gift ware negotiable Sales revenue and Cash Flow available on request

Rentals

Revenue Property

Apt/Condo for Rent

BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED ON LAKE OKANAGAN Turn-key, luxurious, immaculate, 1000 sq. ft. condo in West Kelowna. 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms with fabulous amenities: private beach, marina, pools and so much more! $325,000. Call 250-826-4267

ESTABLISHED FOR SALE

Real Estate

Rentals

Commercial Properties for Lease Offices, Warehouses and Retail Spaces

Apt/Condo for Rent

4635 Lakelse Ave – 2900 sq. ft. Prime location store front in the Safeway Mall

2 bdrm apartment, $950/mo avail. immediately. No pets, ref. req. 250-638-1844 or 250635-0501 if no answer with the first number.

4814 Hwy 16W – 4800 sq. ft. Downtown warehouse, shop, or distribution center

Rentals

Summit Square APARTMENTS 1 & 2 Bedroom Units

• Quiet & Clean • No Pets • Close to Wal-Mart • Laundry Facilities • Close to Schools & Hospital • On Bus Route • Security Entrance • On site Caretaker • Basketball, Volleyball & Racquetball Courts • 24hr Video Surveillance Ask for Monica Warner

Call: 250-635-4478

HOUSE FOR RENT

3234 Kalum St – 2500 sq. ft. High visibility downtown office or professional space

GREAT LOCATION ON TERRACE BENCH - 3 BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS - 3 BATHROOMS - LARGE FINISHED BASEMENT - ATTACHED CARPORT - PAVED DRIVEWAY - ALL APPLIANCES INCLUDED - WASHER & DRYER INCLUDED - LARGE FRONT YARD - FENCED BACK YARD - NO SMOKING - ALSO AVAILABLE FULLY FURNISHED

ASKING: $124,900 CALL: 250-635-3729

$2200/ MONTH Please call: 250-615-7810

Duplex / 4 Plex Quiet one bedroom unit in Thornhill. First + last month’s rent. D/D & good references req’d. No smoking or pets. $550/mo.Call: 250-638-8639 Terrace- Avail. Nov. 1, 3 bdrm/2 bath, 6 appl. dbl garage, fenced backyard, electric heat + lights incl. N/S, N/P, responsible working adults only need apply. ref. req. $2300/mo 250-975-2051

Homes for Rent 3bdrm, 1bath house in the Horseshoe. $1,500/mo + util. N/P, N/S,Pets neg. Ref’s req’d. Available immediately. 250 615-9361 & leave msg. AVAILABLE NOW. EXECUTIVE house. 5 bdrm, 3.5 full baths inl full ensuite w/jacuzzi, with all appliances. Large landscaped yard w/detached shop/garage, $2500/mo 1 yr. lease. ref’s req’d. Contact by email: rent2100@gmail.com or (250)641-8341/(250)638-7758 AVAILABLE NOW. Executive House. Furnished 4 bed/ 2 full baths. $3500./mo. Absolutely NP/NS. 2 yr lease. 250-6387747, leave message. Nice 2 bdrm house + basement at 4814 Warner. N/S N/P $1600/mo(neg) 250-638-8639

Real Estate

200-4665 LAZELLE AVE. (ABOVE PIZZA HUT)

250-635-9184 1-888-988-9184

www.terracerealestatecompany.com STING! NEW LI

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3904 SPRING CREEK RD. #2-4927 LAZELLE AVE. $589,000 MLS $305,000 MLS 5 bdrrm, 3 bth rancher w/full finished basement, .68 acre landscaped, fenced property w/rock feature and waterfall. Features include deck w/hot tub, sunroom, 40 x 30 ft shop & RV parking. Great layout for entertaining, tons of storage & wood stove for extra heat.

3 bdrm strata titled half duplex within walking distance of downtown. Upgrades include a new hot water tank, maple stairs, white oak flooring in the dining, living room & hallway. New carpets in the bdrms, balcony in front, fenced backyard. A must see!

#1-4809 HALLIWELL AVE.

$289,000 MLS

Immaculate 3 bdrm, 2 bth strata titled 1/2 duplex. Main floor has a 2 pc. bath, living room, dining/kitchen area and laundry. 3 bedrooms on the upper floor w/a 4 pc. bath. Great location. Ready to move in!

3598 ALDER AVE.

$354,000 MLS

3 bdrm (room for 4th), 2 bth, 4 level split home offering a full oversized garage & a 20 x 30 ft. detached shop. Yard is fenced and landscaped plus a triple paved driveway for vehicles/boats and RV’s.

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4690 MARTEN DR.

5135 AGAR

1928 BOBSEIN CR.

2 Bedroom/1Bath Mobile, 0.22 acre lot, Updated roof, Large Carport, Workshop, Fenced Yard

2 bedroom/1bath Bungalow, New Flooring, 200amp electrical, 24x24 shop, large fenced lot

3 Bedroom/1Bath Rancher, Newer windows, High Eff Furnace, Water Tank, Fenced yard

$149,900 MLS

COMMUNITY DONATIONS:

DR. REM LEE HOSPITAL FONDATION, on behalf of our clients James and Jane Christison, sale of Lot #2 Lupine St. WOMEN & DEVELOPMENT, on behalf of our client Judy Tracy, sale of 2430 Kroyer Rd.

$229,900 MLS GA KITWAN

$144,900 MLS

#46-4625 GRAHAM

1415 MEEK RD

4761 GLEN RD

3 Bedroom/1Bath Mobile, Huge Open Kitchen, Dining, Living Room, Renovated bathroom w/ Jetted Tub

Spacious 3 Bedroom/3bath Home on 12 acres, Huge Cherrywood Kitchen with Stainless Appliances, Roughed in Suite and Indoor Swimming Pool

3 Bedroom/1Bath Rancher w/ Basement, Newer Windows, Wood Heat, Quiet Location

$74,900MLS

$349,900 MLS

$219,900 MLS

SHANNON MCALLISTER

DARREN BEAULIEU

cell: 250-615-8993

cell: 250-615-1350

Owner/Managing Broker shannon@terracerealestatecompany.com

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darren@terracerealestatecompany.com

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4703 HAUGLAND AVE

$244,900 MLS

3820 PINE AVE

$264,900 MLS

2 can be 3 bdrms, 2 full bath, fully fenced, 4 can be 5 bdrms, 2 full bths, fully detached garage, and fenced large lot, newer roof, refreshed QUICK POSSESSION! since listed and QUICK POSSESSION!

Turning Your Dreams Into REALTY

HELENA SAMZADEH

4903 GAIR AVE

$329,000 MLS

5 bdrms, 2.5 bth spacious home, large fence yard, large deck, you very own sauna, and QUICK POSSESSION!

cell: 250-975-1818

helena@terracerealestatecompany.com

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Earning a degree the hard way FREDA CAMPBELL has one of the longest commutes in order to attend classes tied to an MBA business program she’s taking at Simon Fraser University. Several times a year, using points earned from a loyalty program, the Dease Lake resident makes the trip by plane to the Lower Mainland. Once in Vancouver, she sleeps on a cousin’s couch for the six-week long sessions at the university. “At the beginning, I really didn’t think I’d make it,” says Campbell. “But now I can see the end and I know I can do it.” Campbell, a Tahltan, already had completed a business diploma program at Camosun College in Victoria and had enrolled in a Thompson Rivers University distance education diploma program in leadership and organization. But Campbell didn’t connect well with the impersonal nature of the online communication required for that program. And she was determined to stay within the Tahltan territory to be close to her father who has esophageal cancer. Then one day while in the Northern Lights College office in Dease Lake, Campbell saw a poster advertising SFU’s executive MBA in aboriginal business and leadership offered through its Beedie School of Business. “It looked appealing but I didn’t think I would qualify without a degree. I had to visit the college a few times that month and the poster kept catching my eye, so, I decided I would apply,” said Campbell. “I really didn’t think I would get into it but I did! I am so glad I did, it was the perfect solution to my problem. “I didn’t have to move out of the north to attend and I have a cohort and teachers that I interact with all the time, both in person and online, it really does seem suited for us northerners in remote communities.” Campbell has just started a new job as the human resources coordinator and community liaison for Imperial Metals, which is in the final stages of opening its Red Chris copper

mine on Tahltan traditional territory. “What I do is work with the company and the communities of Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake and Iskut,” she explained. Aside from organizing meetings and keeping communications channels open between the company and the communities, the job takes in connecting people within the territory with job opportunities. Campbell has had

“We are innovative. In the north you have to do things by yourself. plenty of experience in connecting mining companies with potential employees dating back to 1994 when she worked in the office of the Eskay Creek gold mine which was also located on Tahltan traditional territory. Back then, there weren’t the type of widespread economic benefits and agreements that exist now between major projects and aboriginal communities. And the cyclical nature of the resource industry has Campbell convinced that the fu-

ture for aboriginal people within large projects lies in training and skills development. “Our communities really hurt when there were no mines,” said Campbell. “We had all that time to improve and prepare ourselves. “But all of the programs were attached to jobs. When there weren’t jobs, there was no training. That was a serious flaw for aboriginal people. “What we had were people working seasonally and in the winter, they’d be on employment insurance.” And now with the natural resource industry on the rise in Tahltan territory, Campbell sees a fit between the traditional way of life and work. “When you work two weeks on and two weeks off, you still have the time to practise the traditional ways. “You can still hunt, you can still trap. If you have a Monday to Friday job, doing that stuff on the weekends sometimes just doesn’t work.” Campbell also believes industrial work can lend itself to the traditional ways of problem solving and being innovative. “It’s not only possible for aboriginal peo-

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ple to make that shift, they can do that by innovation, particularly in the north.” “We are innovative. In the north you have to do things yourself. We come by that naturally. If you visit one of our fish camps, a hunting camp, you will see what we can do. “When I go out with my father I see how he looks at the world. He can do anything. There’s nothing that he can’t do. He’ll look at something and he’ll figure it out,” said Campbell. “What is not natural for us is to do it for money. But if we can make that switch, we can be incredible entrepreneurs.”

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Airport expansion project receives welcome boost THE NORTHWEST Regional Airport is getting $250,000 to help with its planned $15 million terminal expansion project. The money from the Northern Development Initiative Trust was announced Sept. 3 at a ceremony held at the airport. To start this fall, the expansion project will feature a new check-in hall, an expanded wait room for passengers, an easier way to check baggage, a new security screening area, new check in area and new offices for resident airlines. “The Magi from the east have come with gifts three months before Christmas,” Ron Burnett, President of the Terrace-Kitimat Airport Society, said. Earlier this year, the trust provided $250,000 to help finance a $1 million third aircraft parking stand. This new allocation is to be effective in the next fiscal year. “Thank you for the second grant of $250,000 this year,” Burnett continued. “We are recognized as being on the right track.” He said the airport is now awaiting bids on

Grant one of many THE NORTHERN Development Initiative Trust has already supported 19 airport improvement projects with $14 million toward $114 million in airport expansions in communities throughout the region including: Bella Coola, Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, Fort St. John, the Northern Rockies, Fraser Lake and Masset.

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CAKE CUTTING helps mark the 1,500 grant provided by the Northern Development Initiative Trust. It’s going to help finance the Northwest Regional Airport’s terminal expansion. From left, trust vice chair Gerald Wesley, Terrace mayor Dave Pernarowski, Kitimat mayor Joanne Monaghan, Skeena NDP MP Nathan Cullen assistant Francoise Godet and Kitimat-Stikine regional district chair Bruce Bidgood. in hall, baggage area and new airline offices. July’s passenger figures at the Northwest Regional Airport confirm the need for the terminal expansion, says Hendry. Airport statistics show 23,267 passengers using scheduled flights in July, the highest monthly total on record

yet. The year to date passenger figure as of the end of July was 144,404, meaning that the airport will have no trouble topping the 2013 calendar year total of 177,294 by the end of this month and comfortably exceed the 200,000 figure by the end of the year.

“And that’s for scheduled flights. We don’t count charter [passenger] numbers,” said Hendry. An expansion of the airport’s long term parking lot from just over 300 spots to 800 will be done before winter as is a new employee parking location, Hendry added.

Air Tindi is a sister company to Great Slave Helicopters which already has a base at the airport. “We have had a helicopter presence [in Terrace] since last year and it made sense for fixed wing,” said company vice president Trevor Wever, adding that he expects most passengers will be flying for

work related to industrial development in the Terrace area. “The pipeline activity in the region,” Wever quickly responded when asked what industry growth is driving his decision to operate a Masset-Terrace flight. “And we have several aboriginal partners in that area with our sister company.”

Air Tindi has already flown a Twin Otter to Terrace and it’s available for charter work pending Transport Canada approval for the Terrace-Masset service. Wever said the company could also bring in smaller aircraft for other charter work. Masset mayor Andrew Merilees is enthusiastic about the new

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THE CITY of Terrace is sponsoring a sports clinic that focuses on the latest information related to preventing, diagnosing and treating concussions and other injuries. The evening course will be hosted by the non-profit organization SportsMed BC and is divided into two sections: Concussion and SportsSmart. Organizer Alexandra Sojo said SportsMed has the 2015 Canada Winter Games being held in Prince George in mind in administering the program. “We are targeting volunteers in the Canada Winter Games,” said Sojo. “We want to make sure they all have a knowledge of sports safety and best practice.” But the course is also for anyone over the age of 16 – parents, coaches, officials, athletes – anyone who works in the sports sector. “We have Kevin Phillips who is a certified athletic therapist and has great experience in many different

sports and is going to be the one on the front line disseminating the information,” Sojo said. “There is a grey area of what a concussion is,” Sojo continued. “The first course of the evening shows what the medical establishment does know, and presents the latest research and best practices in the sport industry and medical sector.” “Concussions are a possibility in high risk sport like hockey and rugby,” she said. The second section is called SportSmart and focuses on how to properly warm up and cool down, and proper training methods: “The things that can happen and how to prevent them.” The two courses will be given in a lecturestyle presentation with a PowerPoint presentation and a question and answer period led by Kevin Phillips, who according to Sojo, has a ton of experience in a multitude of injury situations. The City of Terrace is paying the entry fee for residents and also offering a room at the

Sportsplex for free. “This is a city sponsorship for these workshops because we recognize the importance of concussion and injury prevention for our facility users – whether it is in the arena or on the field,” said city spokesperson Alisa Thompson. The Concussion Management Workshop is happening from 6-7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15. Right after that, there will be a SportSmart Workshop from 8-9:30 p.m. SportMed BC is also hosting an all-day, payto-participate taping workshop on the Sunday before. “It’s an intro on how to tape for athletic purposes. When to tape, when not to tape for injuries, ankles and knees, a basic understanding of the dos and don’ts of taping, what kinds of tape to use, and how to use them,” said Sojo, adding that participants are being asked to wear athletic clothing for the hands-on lessons. Those interested in either workshop are asked to phone the city at 250-615-3000.

Dozzi still owning the race track By JOSH MASSEY TYLER DOZZI continued his winning ways down in Langley at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championship that happened August 15-17. Dozzi took a bronze metal in the U16 category for the 2,000 metre race with a time of 5:50.96 and fourth in the steeplechase. The steeplechase is done on the same track but the distance is 1,500 metres and there are hurdles placed around it. Dozzi qualified for this national competition by placing first and second at this year’s BC Summer Games in the 2,000 metre and 1,200 metre. His success in the upper echelons of track and field for his age group was somewhat against the odds, as he self-trained and has

no club affiliation, going it alone on the only track in Terrace, located at Caledonia Sr. Secondary School. “It’s asphalt here, but we actually race on a rubberized track and you have spikes on bottom of the shoes for speed,” he said. He says he is eyeing clubs in southern B.C. where he could have a better track to run and more access to coaching. He said next year he wants to try out for Team BC and compete again in the national competition. He will be a younger competitor in the U17 level next year which means it will be tougher for him to get individual times good enough for access to the Legion meet. “It was awesome,” he said of travelling south for the race.

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River Kings ready for season THE LOSS of a team, shorter season and fewer playoff spots in the CIHL this season is going to make the play much more competitive among the seven teams remaining. That’s the word from Ray Hallock, Terrace River Kings team manager. The schedule has dropped from 18 games last year to 16 this year and only four playoff spots to battle for in the regular season. Houston’s Luckies won’t be playing this season but the team’s previous players might want to still play and try out for the Smithers Steelheads, he said. And that would give the Steelheads more talent to choose from, he added. “Smithers will be tough,

they’re always tough,” said Hallock about Terrace’s biggest competition for the season. The River Kings won’t be travelling as much thanks to some careful organization of the schedule, which also explains why they play some teams four times this season and others only once or twice. Each team only travels on one long road trip – for Terrace, that’s to Williams Lake and Lac La Hache to play both teams on the same weekend. Quesnel comes here to play, saving the River Kings a trip there for their only matchup and Terrace travels to its closer opponents, Kitimat, Smithers and Prince Rupert, twice each and welcomes them here for

sat down on the tail gate of my scuffed up pickup and sunk my teeth into my sandwich when I heard foot steps. I turned and looked up the road to see a man approaching. As he neared, I noticed that he a badge with the words ‘stream guardian’ on it. Now, two weeks later, I can’t recall whether it was on his cap or his shirt. I can recall that he had a moustache, was about 40 years old, and that he was carrying a mini tablet in his hand. He told me he was doing a survey for the government, and asked if I minded answering a few questions. I agreed. “Rob Brown by the way,” I said, extending my hand. “Mick McKee,” replied my interlocutor, shaking it. After inputting the information from my licence into his pad, Mick asked me if I’d hooked any fish. I told him I’d beached a bright female steelhead that morning. “How would you rate your experience on a scale of 1 to 5?” he asked. “Oh, uh, a three, I guess,” I told him, but I hastened to add that it was only noon and that things could easily improve. When Mick had completed his short survey, I did a little interrogation of my own. Mick had been a fisheries officer and had considerable experience in law enforcement, most recently as a private investigator. When Mick went off on his rounds,

two games each. Hallock says he hopes with the tougher competition this year that the games don’t degenerate into players deciding to hurt the other team’s players to get them out of the game. But head coach Rob Findlay doubts that will happen because the team has been cleaning up its game in the last few years and finished the regular season last year with the second lowest number of penalty minutes in the league and the fewest penalties in the Coy Cup. Findlay says he’s seeing some good talent already in the tryouts, which have been going on Tuesdays and Thursdays since Aug. 19. There’s three or four spots to fill. “It’s always tough to cut

people, a lot want to play,” said Findlay. “You can see which guys are going to make it.” After tomorrow’s tryout, Sept. 11, the coaches will be deciding on who to cut, he added. Hallock said he’s seen a lot of new faces among the prospective new players. “The intent is not to build the team but to build onto last year’s team,” he said. “Fans can expect excellent hockey,” he added about what they can expect this season. Terrace travels to Kitimat for an exhibition game against the Ice Demons at Tamitik Sept. 20. The River Kings kick off their season with an away game against the Ice Demons Oct. 3 and then host the Smithers Steelheads Oct. 4.

I finished my lunch where stream guardians then gave Oona sevcould fill the gaps. eral chicken’s feet, and The guardians don’t drank the last cup of require enforcement tea while she crunched powers. A uniformed away. I returned to the presence on a river is deriver, made a lot of terrent even without the casts and caught no fish. ability to issue a ticket. While casting I thought When illegal or suspect about Mick McKee and activity occurs, a guardstream guardians. ian could observe and With his background record such behaviour, in enforcement, Mick which, thanks to modwas an excellent choice ern technology, can be SKEENA ANGLER as stream guardian. His transferred to the approjob is gathering data priate law enforcement ROB BROWN for Forest, Lands, and agency in seconds. Natural Resources OpSomeone drove up erations (FLNRO), prethe Copper River two sumably so that they can years ago and shot holes ascertain how effective through all the metal recent changes are to the fresh water fish- road signs. The licence plate number of ing regulations. I thought Mick could be the perpetrators of this stupid and dangermore effective if his mandate included an ous behaviour might well be in the RCMP observe, record, and reporting function. data base had a couple of guardians been We have conservation officers to police on the river. The swine who hurl washing our rivers. Two of their other time consum- machines, television sets, and refuse into ing duties are policing hunters and keep- our salmon streams, might think twice and ing the public safe from bears. There has take their trash to the dump if they knew always been too few COs, and because there was an official presence on all our salmon season is bear season, they can’t streams. The ATV users who drive their possibly adequately cover a territory as big wreckreation vehicles through salmon as a mid-sized European country. Here is streams and turn wetlands to slurry, might

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HALF OF the Terrace motocross riders who competed in the Printwerx Championship Cup in Prince George over the Labour Day weekend finished in the top five. And all of them finished in the top 10. In 50cc ages 4 to 6 division, J.P. Croot finished in first place overall and Trey Kennedy came second. In the 50cc ages 7 to 8 division, Kohl Devost finished third overall, Levi Leonardes was fourth and Carter-Allen Mowbray was fifth overall. In 65cc peewee, Connor McCarron finished in fourth overall, Logan Kuehne was seventh overall and Levi Leonardes came ninth. In 85cc ages 7 to 11 division, Austin Devost finished in fifth overall and Connor McCarron was eighth. In Junior MX-2, Jesse Lanterman finished in ninth. In Junior MX-3, Jesse Lanterman finished in sixth and Jeremy Beaudette was ninth. In Pro Am, Andrew Kennedy was fifth. In Super Mini, Austin Devost finished in eighth overall. In Vet Junior, Aaron Croot finished in third place, and Kurt McCarron came eighth. In Youth, Andrew Kennedy finished in eighth place. The BC Motocross Association Motocross Championship Series concludes its season with a race Sept. 20 and 21 in Kamloops. FACEBOOK PHOTO

J.P. CROOT raced to first place in the 50cc ages 4 to 6 division at the recent Printwerx Championship Cup in Prince George late last month. Here he is riding in June this year.

hesitate to do so with the knowledge that there are people in the woods who can document the damage and make note of its perpetrators. Large scale habitat damage caused by industrial activity, could also be photographed and passed on. Every one of our world class salmon streams deserves increased protection. The Zymoetz could be patrolled by a staff of four guardians so that weekends could be covered off. The guardians should work year round, because there is a lot of activity in the winter. They could operate out of a couple of campers, one at the mouth of the river and one, say, at the 30km campsite. These people should be paid a good salary with benefits, because you get what you pay for and our salmon streams deserve the best. The Lakelse River could be covered by a pair of guardians. The Kalum would require two and a jet boat, while one guardian would be assigned to the smaller streams from Terrace to Rupert. Finally, the Skeena should be divided into sections similar to those used in the Quality Waters Process, and each assigned an adequate number of guardians. This is job creation that benefits our number one industry, tourism, and our cultural heritage. And, despite what tight fisted, taxophobic governments say, there’s plenty of money around to fund it. It’s just a matter of allocation.

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IF YOU don’t like carrying cash with you or you’re running a bit short at the farmers market, you can now pay with plastic. Eight or nine vendors at the Skeena Valley Farmers Market have a square reader that plugs into a smart phone, allowing payment with debit or major credit cards. Farmers Market president Norm Frank said he picked up several of the machines at the annual general meeting for the farmers markets in the province in Vancouver in March. “Some of the younger ones are using them and I think they’re finding it’s helping sales,” he said, adding older vendors, including himself, don’t have cell phones so he’s not sure if more vendors will get the machines. Frank said before this season began, the farmers market was thinking about having a mobile ATM but it didn’t work out.

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J.J. JUNG airbrushes a new mural on the side of the Gemmas building along Emerson St. Sept. 3. He says now he will call himself a carver and mural artist.

Mural beautifies downtown A LARGE mural project underway downtown continues the work of the Terrace Downtown Improvement Association to update the exteriors of buildings. The mural is being painted on the side of the Gemma’s building on the corner of Emerson and Lakelse Ave. and will be 560 square feet when finished. It’ll depict Sleeping Beauty Mountain and have several examples of local wildlife, including an eagle and Kermode bear. Local artist JJ Jung, best known for his use of a chainsaw in creating art, has been commissioned to do the work.

The total cost of the project is approximately $7,000 with half coming through the improvement association and half through Gemma’s, said association executive director Dennis Lissimore. “What we have is a $40,000 facade improvement project – a $20,000 grant from the Northern Development and $20,000 that the businesses making improvements are putting in,” he said. Other facade improvement projects have taken place at the Northwest Training Building on Greig Ave., Sidewalkers on Lazelle Ave. and soon, the OK Tire

Shop on Greig. Lissimore said murals in particular add to the brightness of the downtown core. “The one at SpeeDee Printers seems to have really set the standard,” he said of recent examples. The mural on the side of the Gemma’s building did mean that an existing one was covered up – a vertical rendering in dark colours of an angler. Lissimore said that was done more than 20 years ago and that artistic styles change as the years go on. Facade improvement grants come from Northern Development Initiative Trust.

Coupons + cooking = nutritious AMBER ZANON PHOTO

■■ Gad’zukes’ CLAIRE HANSEN, 3, hugs a sevenpound, 20-inch zucchini that mom Amber Zanon says they got from family friends who grew it in their garden. She said they were going to turn it into zucchini loaf, baked zucchini sticks and add it to pasta.

COUPONS FOR those who have trouble affording produce are helping people get these items at the farmers market this year. President of the Skeena Valley Farmers Market Norm Frank said the BC Farmers Market Association started the coupon program and farmers market decided to do it this year too. “We went whole hog this year and it’s been very successful,” said Frank, adding that it starts with Ksan House

Society. Agatha Jedrzejczyk and farmers market vice-president Lynne Christiansen are handling the program here. To get coupons, people have to take a cooking seminar with Agatha to learn how to cook vegetables properly and then they get coupons, said Frank. “People are buying fresh vegetables and hopefully we’re trying to get people to eat properly especially when they’re low income,” he said. The provincial government

put money into the coupon program that’s sent to each farmers market, he added. Then the vendors can turn in their coupons they’ve collected so vendors can get reimbursed. And the coupons, which are either $3 ro $5, are useable for vegetables and fruits, nuts, eggs and dairy, said Frank. “Its working out very well and we actually have a lot more cash on hand at the market there because at the end of the market, during the last 15

or 20 minutes, vendors [using the coupons] may have 25 or 30 coupons to redeem and get cash,” he said. A few weeks ago, the farmers market had to write a check to a vendor when it ran out of cash for the coupons and that was using up about $300 or $350, he said. “Some weekends I think we’ve had to have $500, or lately anyway,” he added. Frank added that the program is likely to expand next year.

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The Yukon is GMC Yukon territory Inside It’s hard to believe but GMC has never held The long wheelbase model is an ima vehicle launch for the Yukon full-sized posing truck and a favourite of large SUV in the Yukon Territory, until now. families that need the third row of Media from across Canada landed in seating, plus a functional cargo area. Whitehorse and travelled around the The more popular short wheelbase territory recently in the all-new 2015 GMC offers a lot of room as well but when Yukon model, ending up in the famous gold the third row of seats is employed rush time capsule of Dawson City. From the wooden sidewalks to the gravel covered The Denali offers the cargo area is diminished. On all but the base model, the second streets, this preserved part of history looks most of the same and third row of seats can be folded and feels much the way it would when gold features as the more and store electronically. The Denali was first discovered in 1896. The Yukon is is exceptionally well equipped and also a great test for this big truck because expensive Cadillac of the immense stretches of unpopulated Escalade but is more shows great attention to detail, with the aluminum trim around the radio roads with smooth sections, potholes and and heat controls, leather seating loose gravel. The Yukon has it all, including use-friendly and less expensive. with French stitching. What the GMC spectacular vistas, wide-open space and Yukon offers over the Cadillac cousin spectacular scenery. Spending three days Zack Spencer is a simpler dashboard layout with behind the wheel made me realize what traditional rotary knobs and buttons, a good job GMC has done with this truck, whereas the Cadillac has moved to touch sensitive from fuel economy to creature comforts. panels that take time to master. Looks Drive Last year, GM introduced the Chevrolet Silverado and The Yukon is offered with two engine choices, the GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks. In fact, the Silver5.3L 355hp V8 in the base SLE and middle SLT Yukon ado won the North American Truck of the Year and models and the 6.2L V8 in the Denali. This 6.2L engine the GMC Sierra won the AJAC truck of the year. With is also used in the Escalade. There are several reasons a solid basis, the engineers then went about building to consider the Denali over the base 5.3L engine. the full-sized SUVs based on the truck chassis. They The first is the inclusion of the magnetic ride control include the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, the GMC system that is also available in the Escalade. This sysYukon and Denali, plus the Cadillac Escalade. These tem adapts the suspension up to 100 times per second represent a huge profit centre for General Motors and and performed well on a variety of road surfaces in they needed to get them right. The GMC Yukon is the the Yukon. The second is a noise cancelling system most popular of the bunch with one-in-three full-sized that pumps sound waves through the Denali’s stereo SUV buyers choosing the Yukon, which is opposite system to help eliminate unwanted road and engine to the United States where the Chevrolet trucks noise. The third reason is the mighty 6.2L engine with dominate. The top Yukon Denali model traditionally 420hp and 460 lb.-ft. of torque. Because this engine represents about 35 per cent of all Yukon sales but and the 5.3L have direct injection, variable value timin the first few months of sales, it has captured more ing and most importantly, cylinder management, the than 60 per cent.

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Community Calendar

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 10 – Terrace Toastmasters returns with its first club meeting of the fall at the Rich McDaniel room in the sportsplex. If you’d like to improve your confidence, leadership or communication skills with a fun, interactive and supportive club membership, consider joining for the 2014-2015 season. Meetings are the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. For more details, see terracetoastmasters.com, the facebook page or call 250-635-2151. SEPTEMBER 13 – The Skeena Valley Farmers Market features various musical acts each Saturday: 9am - 1pm - Jim Ljungh under the band shell in George Little Park. The farmers market is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through October in the large parking lot at George Little Park. SEPTEMBER 14 – Free Skating with Bonhomme for all students/families who support French language education in our community (pre K-Grade 12; all schools). Free skate rentals. Children 12 and under must wear helmets. No hockey sticks please. Memberships in Canadian Parents for French will also be available and the cost directly supports French culture and language events in our community. For more details, call Emily 638-8055. SEPTEMBER 20 – The Skeena Valley Farmers Market features various musical acts each Saturday: 9am - 1pm - Jean Baptiste and Friends (Jean Lechaussier, Renauld Bruneau and Tony Harmel) under the band shell in George Little Park. The farmers market is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through October in the large parking lot at George Little Park. SEPTEMBER 21 – Heritage Park Museum and the Terrace Public Library host a celebratory concert in honour of the International Day of Peace at 11:00 a.m. in the dance hall at the museum. Special speakers and musicians from In The Mood For Peace will present on the theme of peace. Everyone is welcome, and admission is free. For more information, see http://inthemoodforpeace.com/. SEPTEMBER 24 – Free SafeTALK (Suicide Alertness Training) workshop from 1 - 4 p.m. for anyone 15 years or older who wants to help prevent suicide. Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help, but often these opportunities are missed, dismissed or avoided – leaving individuals feeling more alone and at risk. The TALK in SafeTALK is an acronym for four basic steps - Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe - which are used to identify and engage with people having thoughts of suicide and to connect them

with appropriate suicide helping resources in their community. To register, or for more information, please call 250-635-8206 or email terrace@bcss.org. SEPTEMBER 27 – The Skeena Valley Farmers Market features various musical acts each Saturday: 9am - 1pm - Al Trampuh under the band shell in George Little Park. The farmers market is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through October in the large parking lot at George Little Park.

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COME AND LEARN the basics of Scottish Country Dancing for free and have fun Tuesdays through May at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at United Knox Church. For more details, contact Wendy at 250-635-3847 or helmut&wendy@telus.net. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR fall eight-week session of Therapy Riding with the Northwest Therapeutic Equestrian Association. Please consider giving a couple of hours a week to this fun and rewarding work. Your time will give these participants not only the must-needed therapy but the joy or sharing time with these wonderful horses. Tuesday or Thursday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. starting Sept. 9. Call Lynne at 250-635-3474 or Judy 250-635-5539. ARE YOU NEW in town or just want to volunteer but don’t know how or for who? Learn more through Volunteer Terrace. We can help! We have many agencies and programs, including one day events throughout the year. Time commitment varies. Contact Volunteer Terrace at 250-638-1330. THE TERRACE HOSPICE Volunteer Training program will run from Sept. 16 to Dec. 2 every Tuesday 6 to 7:30 p.m. at #207 - 4650 Lazelle Ave. Training will focus on the goals of hospice palliative care, identifying the role of hospice volunteer visitors, grief and bereavement and provision of emotional, physical, and spiritual 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. For more details, call Randy 6352151 or Rolf 635-6911. TERRACE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB meets monthly on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Terrace Art Gallery. Want to enjoy photography more? Open the aperture of your mind and come and see us. Two field trips a month and much more. Contact information thru our website northernlensescameraclub.ca.

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. CRISIS PREVENTION, INTERVENTION and Information Centre for Northern BC has a 24-hour crisis line 1-888-562-1214. Free. Confidential. No call display. TERRACE HORSESHOE CLUB meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. at the horseshoe pits behind Heritage Park Museum. Everyone is welcome to come out and play. All new members welcome. For more info, call Freda or Bob 635-7602.

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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.

HERITAGE PARK MUSEUM is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day of the summer. Guided and self-guided tours all day. Admission by donation.

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VOLUNTEER TERRACE IS unable to provide lawn mowing services for seniors with mobility challenges but can provide referrals – if you and your lawn mower would like to help a senior with a senior’s discount, call 638-1330 and leave your contact details.

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NORTHWEST BC METIS meet the third Wednesday of the month (except July and August) at 7 p.m. room 306, 4536 Park Ave. Everyone welcome. For more details call 6381199 or Beverly at 635-6864 or terracemetis@ ymail.com.

SKEENA VALLEY COMMUNITY Supported Agriculture is a local way to buy fresh fruit and produce while helping farmers with the capital they need. For more information, or to join contact Agatha at 250-641-3663, email agathajed@gmail.com. Check out the website at www.skeenavalleycsa.com.

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Baby’s Name: Carter Michael Dawson Date & Time of Birth: Aug 19, 2014 @ 2:56 a.m. Weight: 9 lbs. 1 oz. Sex: Boy Parents: Samantha Presby & Thomas Dawson

Baby’s Name: Thalia Annabeth Charlize Harris Date & Time of Birth: Aug 23,. 2014 @ 4:05 p.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 12 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Alexandria Harris “New sister for Sylvester & Preseyous”

Baby’s Name: Peyton Talina Cymone Winter Date & Time of Birth: Aug 18,. 2014 @ 4:30 a.m. Weight: 10 lbs. 6 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Jaymee Moore & Ronald Winter

Baby’s Name: Tyrell Clayten Paul Blighton Date & Time of Birth: Aug 23,. 2014 @ 6:07 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Rebecca Brown & Jesse Blighton “New brother for Natalia & Triton”

Baby’s Name: Elsa Louise Crawford Date & Time of Birth: Aug 17, 2014 @ 9:15 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. Sex: Female Parents: Amanda & Jamie Crawford

Congratulates the parents on the new additions to their families.

Terrace Standard Wednesday, September 10, 2014

ctually, I loved school, but there were some bits I really disliked, so I will dwell on them now, and if you are longing for and missing school, you can dwell on the badness of it with me if you like. In kindergarten, a chum asked what the bug was we spied on our shared six-sided desk. It was Quiet Time, so she should NOT have asked me a question, and I should NOT have answered it. However, I was so proud of knowing the multi-syllabic word, I blurted out, “It’s a mosquito!” and I was caught and punished – I was called out and told to put my head down on the desk. (Note to self: Even if someone else is just as guilty as you are, you red-haired shrimp, you will be the one reprimanded throughout your educational career.) I loved my Grade 2 teacher – she had red hair in a super-beehive and wore sling-backs and sleeveless shifts. If you talked out of turn, no sweaty spit-smelling desk to put your head down onto, she would just throw a chalk brush at your head. It was 1967, Canada’s Centennial, and throwing things at kids was allowed. She made us do speed-tests every morning, a half-foolscap of simple math equations, 8 + 3 or 11 – 4, that kind of thing. If you made even ONE mistake, you “owed” her another 100 per cent correct one. I never did get even with her. I had a teacher named Miss Klassen in Grade 3, and one named Mrs. Klassen in Grade 5, or vice-versa. They were both tall brunettes who wore their gleaming dark hair in a flip – totally

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I hate school smooth going down then curled up at the ends. One of them was mean to a kid called Johnny. She would ask him, in front of everyone, why he had been absent for so many days. I could tell he was lying, making stuff up to save face – why couldn’t she? He was at a horse farm, no, it was a horse farm his family owned, and he was grooming horses, no he was riding horses, no riding his horse, it belonged to him and…. Leave the kid alone, lady, talk to his parents in private! In Grade 6, we had auditions for choir. I would say 100 per cent of the other girls had private voice lessons, because we had a girls choir called Treble Teens where you rehearsed constantly and had private lessons and got on a bus and went to go sing all over the place. I told my mom I didn’t want

to do that, and she was fine with that. Everyone else’s mom made them do that, plus piano lessons. Not mine – pure relief! So at the individual audition I was supposed to sing certain notes, and read music, and I was like, “Huh?” I was told to “mouth” the words (the phrase “lip-synch” had not been invented yet) and I was allowed to read in a different classroom during practice – me and a boy named Albert, who had a big ringworm on his face. Grade 7 was a huge letdown. First, there was my math teacher. She announced at the first class that she had been assigned Grade 7 math against her will, because “Language Arts is my bag.” Great. The bespectacled math nerds sailed through without her assistance, while I sank further and further under water. Glub, glub. And the recorder? What the heck was that? I took it home, blew into it and it would make no sound at all, or something akin to a dying frog. I would cry and try again. It was—heart-breaking. I learned to stand beside Monica and copy her movements while avoiding actually putting my foul ill-formed breath into it. Torture. Math continued to drag down my days through to high school. In Grade 10, the math teacher reprimanded me because five girls were standing around my desk talking and laughing. I had a nightmare the day before I started second-year university. In it, I was still in high school so I had to take classes I had no interest in, and people commented negatively on my brand of jeans. I was so happy when I woke up.

CITY SCENE TERRACESTANDARD

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

Clubs & pubs

■■ THORNHILL PUB: KARAOKE Thursdays starting at 8 p.m. Free pool Wednesday and Sunday. Showing all UFC on 80” TV. Live music Fridays and Saturdays. Shuttle service provided. ■■ LEGION BRANCH 13: Meat draws every Saturday – first draw at 4:30 p.m. Steak Night is the first Friday of each month. ■■ GEORGE’S PUB: MONDAY and Tuesday free pool. Poker, Sunday starting at 1 p.m. and Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday game night, dj and open until 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday live weekend entertainment. Sept. 12 Baby Harry; Sept. 19 Sound Collision. Karaoke Sundays 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Shuttle services every weekend. ■■ MT. LAYTON LOUNGE: Open daily 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free pool. Located at Mt. Layton Hotsprings just off Hwy37 South between Terrace and Kitimat. ■■ BEASLEYS MIX: KARAOKE every Friday night in the Best Western hotel lounge.

is Olivier Leblanc’s Raising Vibrations, which expresses his goal to make viewers see the unseen energy behind life. in 2003, Leblanc moved to B.C., where, without warning art, shamanism and spirituality came into his life and since then, his passion has been the pleasure of creating and expressing himself through art and sharing wisdom. Both shows run thru Sept. 26.

■■ THE TERRACE RIVER Kings travel to Kitimat to take on the Ice Demons in a pre-season game Sept. 20. Fans are invited drive down and cheer on the team!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Monday, Sept. 22, 2014 - 6:30pm Terrace Sportsplex, Rich McDaniel Room ALL PARENTS PLEASE ATTEND

Vocal Lessons JUNIOR TO INTERMEDIATE SINGING LESSONS WITH RHEANN ARMES AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC BEGINNING THIS FALL To register contact the acadamy at

250-638-1183

Annual General Meeting & Employee Recognition Ceremony

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

■■ THE TERRACE LITTLE Theatre welcomes those interested to come to a reading of Marc Camoletti’s play “Boeing Boeing” at 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at the McColl Playhouse. Four women and two men are needed for the reading, but as always, you are welcome to just listen and enjoy as well. And bring a friend!

Employee Recognition Ceremony @ 5:00 p.m Dinner @ 6:00 p.m Annual General Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

■■ TERRACE CONCERT SOCIETY presents Valdy and Nadina in concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 3 at the REM Lee Theatre. Tickets on sale at George Little House.

Become a member of our Society for $2.00 per year.

Music

TWO VERY different exhibitions are showing for the month of September at the art gallery. Free admission.

Terrace Blueback Swim Club

Drama

■■ THE TERRACE LITTLE Theatre welcomes those interested to come to a reading of “On Golden Pond” at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 19 at the McColl Playhouse. Everyone welcome to just listen and enjoy as well. And bring a friend!

Art

■■ THE TERRACE ART Gallery presents two exhibitions for the month of September: in the upper gallery is Bounty, a whimsical exploration of the urban backyard barnyard, featuring the artwork of Sarah Zimmerman. In the lower gallery

River Kings

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■■ BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM Festival World Tour shows this year’s best flicks Oct. 4 at the REM Lee Theatre. Presented by the Mt. Remo Backcountry Society.

ELK’S HALL, 2822 TETRAULT STREET, TERRACE

Everyone is welcome! TDCSS is a charitable, registered, non-profit Society Governed by a volunteer board of directors, we offer a variety of specialized programs to help people in northwest BC.

For further information on joining our Society or Board, contact us!

Phone: 250-635-3178 Email: info@tdcss.ca

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Terrace Standard

Moultons retire from Salvation Army TERRACE SALVATION Army majors Dave and Rosa Moulton have retired after 14 years with the organization here and 19 years in total. But they’re not moving away like some people do to get away from the cold winters or be closer to family. “This is where we’re going to stay,” said Dave. The couple came here in 2000, he said, remembering that he was here when the Twin Trade Towers in New York City were destroyed and thousands killed when two passenger planes were hijacked by terrorists and flown into the buildings on Sept. 11, 2001. Dave went to New York to help out at Ground Zero where the buildings fell. “I was working right at Ground Zero, working with different guys, working as more of a chaplain. It was rewarding and I met a lot of people I would not have met otherwise,” he said, adding a lot of volunteers from all over went to help out at the site. He was there for three weeks.

Dave was promoted from captain to major in 2010 for his 15 years on the job and Rosa became a major in 2011. Highlights from the years here include working with community members and agencies to raise the money to purchase a mobile kitchen in 2008 so that food and beverages can be served to volunteers and emergency ser-

vice workers when and where needed. Dave Moulton went to New York where it was built and drove it back. “It will be here for many, many years to come, we hope,” he said. The vehicle was even used last year when spring floods devastated towns in southern Alberta.

Dave said the community and businesses are totally supportive of the Salvation Army and he’s made a lot of friends here. People often helped by the army will come back to work or volunteer with it. “It was a good job. We enjoyed every minute we were here,” said Dave. In addition to retir-

ing from the Salvation Army, Moulton earlier this year merged First Line Security, a security company he had started during his time in Terrace, with a larger company called Securiguard. That company has since purchased the former community correctional centre here as a base for northwest operations.

Rosa Moulton

Dave Moulton

Canada’s Pipelines

KEEPING CANADA’S ENERGY HIGHWAYS SAFE

Police chase on Davis TERRACE RCMP officers found themselves chasing a man in the Davis Ave. area late last week. Officers first spotted the man, known to be prohibited from driving, at the wheel of a grey 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche in the area of Davis Ave. and Sparks St. He accelerated away from police and then parked in a driveway on Loen Ave. before fleeing on foot. Officers caught up with the 48-year-old man a short time later and placed him under arrest. During the same period police arrested another 48-year-old man, this time in Thornhill, for domestic assault. Both men were held for court. Also in Thornhill, late last week, a suicidal 35 year-old man was taken in under the Mental Health Act and brought to Mills Memorial Hospital.

HOW PIPELINE COMPANIES ARE TAKING STANDARDS TO A NEW LEVEL

Pipelines – known as energy highways – are vital to our country’s energy infrastructure. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to do many of our daily activities, like travelling or heating our homes. That’s why it’s critical pipelines are efficient and safe – we need them to reliably deliver 80 per cent of the oil and gas products Canadians use. Canada’s pipeline companies carefully follow a strict set of standards and regulations and use sophisticated equipment at every phase of a pipeline’s life – from design and construction to operations, maintenance and emergency response plans.

These measures and innovative practices allow Canada’s pipeline industry to boast a 99.999 per cent* safety record. But we’re not stopping there. We’re committed to zero incidents; to reach it, we are focusing on new pipeline innovation, employee safety and emergency management through an industry led program, CEPA Integrity First®. Safety doesn’t just influence our plans, processes and standards – it defines them. It is the top priority of our industry, now and in the future. Learn more about Canada’s pipelines and our safety standards.

To find out more go to: aboutpipelines.com *From 2002 to 2013