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MLA Austin hints at retirement SKEENA NDP MLA Robin Austin is hinting he may not run again in the May 2017 provincial election. First elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009 and then again in 2013, Austin says it may be time for a change. “I was nominated when I was 46 and I’ll be 59 at the end of my term,” said Austin last week. “There just may be a need for generational change and that’s OK and I’d like to do something different in my
last years of work.” Austin said he’ll be making up his mind at the end of the spring term of the legislature. “That’s about when the [party] leader’s office will want to know who is running and who isn’t and that’s a year before the next election. They’ll need to start making preparations,” he said. Austin, a community social worker by profession, won the NDP nomination
in Skeena in early 2005 and then defeated sitting Liberal MLA Roger Harris in the provincial election that same May. Harris had previously defeated the veteran NDP MLA Helmut Giesbrecht in the 2001 provincial election. Then in the May 2009 provincial election, Austin defeated Liberal candidate Donny van Dyk and in the May 2013 provincial election defeated Liberal Carol Leclerc – now the Terrace mayor.
Looking at his years in office, Austin said he drew a lot of satisfaction from his time as chair of a legislative special standing committee on aquaculture. That involved an extensive travel schedule accompanied by hearings into the issue of whether the northern coast area and other places could safely house open fish farms containing non-local species in the ocean. “We were able to stop the inflow of fish farms on the
north coast and so prevent some of the effects of those farms on the south coast,” said Austin. He is also happy he had a role in elevating public school financing issues so that there is recognition the system needs more money. That stemmed from Austin being the opposition critic for education for a period. “I think we’ve taken a big step there,” said Austin.
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New scam shows up By JOSH MASSEY
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THEY MAY be marked ‘urgent’ but this mail delivered to Rose Mcleod’s home telling here she has a $100 gasoline purchase credit is just another one of the many scams making the rounds.
THE CREEPIEST thing was they knew where she lived and how old she was, on top of the fact that they could have an illegal piece of mail delivered to her mailbox. These were the disconcerting feelings Thornhill resident Rose McLeod had after twice receiving cards over the last week attempting to scam her – notes with a bright message telling her she has a credit of $100 free gas at any number of gas stations, and all she had to do is phone a 1-800 number to collect it. It didn’t take her long to realize someone was trying to pull the wool over her eyes. “I don’t have any account anywhere, I mean I have a credit card which I pay off every month,” she said of the thought process upon receiving the first scam mail. It was the first time she’d received a fake message like this, and whoever sent the postcard-like piece of mail hadn’t identified themselves, which was another thing that caused her to take warning. “I just set it aside and said this can’t be right,” said McLeod. A few days later on Feb. 2 she checked her mailbox again and found another telling her to call a number and claim her gas credit. “Today in the mail I got another one exactly the same. I called the police and they said ‘yes this is a scam’.” McLeod happens to have another friend who lives on Lazelle Ave. and who also received the scam message, and she and her friend decided it’s time to get the word out. “I don’t know what they are after,” she said. “They want something from us.” The funny thing is that others on the street didn’t receive the same scam notices. But her older friend on Lazelle did. “She is a senior citizen too. So maybe they are targeting seniors.”
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Criminal comedy
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Dinner theatre humorous with black edge, not for the faint of heart \COMMUNITY A10
Caledonia finds Grade 10 struggling and works to boost support \NEWS A5
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Roads plan includes Skeena St. pavement
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■■ Charred remains A HOMEOWNER was not injured when a fire broke out while he was working on a boat parked in his garage on Maple St. near Queensway Feb. 3. But his house was quite damaged.
IT’S STILL some months before the city’s roadwork program gets underway but it’s already planning pavement and reconstruction projects. This year, the provisional budget contains $254,000 for road overlays. Council still needs to approve this item, but if it does so, the city says the new asphalt will most likely happen on the stretch of Eby St. in front of City Hall and the hill at the west end of Park Ave. rising to the residential section on the bench. In terms of major paving jobs, the city is also eyeing another local service area agreement with Skeena St. on the Southside to add structure and pavement to what is currently a gravel road. But for this job, which would cost $1,224,000, the residents of the street must first enter into a cost-sharing agreement with the city via a petition. There are a couple ways a service area agreement with residents can be framed with regards to the length of time they can have to pay the city back. Transportation is also on the agenda tonight, with a public open house happening in the downstairs of City Hall from 6 p.m.- 9 p.m., part of the city’s $75,000 Transportation Master Plan they are creating this year. This study will create a strategy for, among other things, coming up with a plan to improve traffic flow on the Bench at Lanfear and Kalum hills, where new housing development is adding traffic pressure. Another driving-related initiative this year will be the parking study for which the city has budgeted $45,000. “The study would help to identify pressure points and times when demands on parking were highest. This information will help with managing downtown parking in the future,” said city corporate administrator Alisa Thompson.
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RESIDENTS ON the 2500-2900 blocks of Skeena St. will have the option of costsharing the paving of their currently gravel street.
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Dry cleaner cuts footprint “HERE. SMELL anything?” John Heighington swings open the glass-faced door of the drycleaning machine right after it has finished a cleaning cycle. Other than the sensation of heat, nothing. Particularly not that faintly-chemical smell familiar to anyone who has ever entered a drycleaners. And that’s the idea. From an older machine which used the standard drycleaning industry standard formulation called PERC, short for perchlorethylene, Heighington’s new machine now in use at his Spotless Cleaners outlet in Terrace uses a formula which uses lighter-based hydrocarbon solvents. “PERC’s been the industry standard for years. Eighty years at least. Actually, the first solvent in drycleaning was kerosene,” explains Heighington. But PERC is going out of favour not only as awareness of chemical use evolves but how the equipment itself has changed. “Now the industry has shifted to a tight, closed system for 100 per cent of the cycle,” says Heighington. That, combined with hydrocarbons makes drycleaning safer environmentally, reducing hazards for employees and others. “I don’t want our footprint to be any heavier than it should be,” said Heighington. “It was the right thing to do.” This particular machine has a completely closed-in system where the hydrocarbon cleaning solution is recycled and water and dirt pumped out to containers for disposal. From Italy, the cost was approximately $60,000. Heighington does expect the machine to be relatively underutilized for the local and regional market. “I’d say this will be used about one-tenth of the time compared to what it would be in Vancouver,” he said. “We want to be a well-rounded business offering laundry, drycleaning, what people expect,” Heighington added of why he purchased the new machine. The hydrocarbon machine is
also the first of its kind in Western Canada to have the option of using heat in the cleaning process. “Heated hydrocarbon can take a stain out easier and the end result is better cleaning,” Heighington explains. By his count, this new machine is the 12th in a line of machines his family has used here since moving to Terrace in 1966. Not many northern B.C. businesses can trace their roots back to the Royal Navy of the late 1880s but Heighington can. That was when great-greatgrandfather James joined the Royal Navy at the age of 13 and found himself working in a ship’s laundry. “That’s where he learned the laundry business and that’s where it started,” said Heighington. From England, the elder Heighington and his wife moved to the Bittern Lake area of central Alberta where they homesteaded in the early 1900s. But they escaped three winters by travelling to Florida to work at a Tampa hotel, earning enough money so that James could go back to his beginnings by opening up a laundry. Two sons joined the enterprise, James and Frank, but they left to start a sawmill. Frank then moved to Edmonton to work in the Royal Alexander Hospital laundry before persuading Frank to join him in a new laundry venture called Superior Linen. James was killed in an industrial accident when he was caught up in a motor-driven belt he was repairing. “I heard he had every bone broken,” said Heighington of the accident. The business continued until the 1930s Depression forced its closure and the equipment was stored on the family’s Bittern Lake homestead until the late 1940s. That’s when a new generation, another Heighington called James and brother Norman packed it up and took it to Prince George. One branch of the family has stayed in Prince George to devel-
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JOHN HEIGHINGTON with his new and more environmentally friendly drycleaning machine. op a successful large-scale laundry enterprise. It was Norman, John’s father, who took one branch of the family to Terrace. Since establishing roots here in 1966, a round of purchasing of competitors and name shifts have taken place over the years, resulting in Superior Linen becoming established as a largescale commercial cleaner with Spotless Cleaners being the retail dry cleaning/laundry component in two locations. Heighington has just finished closing one of the retail locations on Lakelse and is consolidating his retail operations in the Spotless building on Lazelle which also contains an embroidery section. Operating retail services from one location makes the overall business more efficient for operations and more efficient for employee work time, he said.
City focuses on business TERRACE IS bearing down on its plans to help grow business in the coming year. Economic development officer Danielle Myles is spearheading the initiative and told council recently about all the plans she has to speak with citizens and local businesses and then produce an updated version of the city’s economic development strategy. In previous years such tasks belonged to an arms-length organization called the Terrace Economic Development Authority which the city helped financed but which stopped doing so last year in favour of making business growth an inside function. Myles is planning a series of meetings that will focus on business service organizations, tourism and investment attraction. The new plan is aiming to promote a buy-local mindset and points out that the number of business-
es here is on the rise, with 1,246 registered businesses in 2015, a 10 per cent rise over 2014. Fostering local business seems one of the main focuses, and also attracting investment to the Skeena Industrial Development Park on Hwy37 South. Other key parts of the plan include further branding the city, dealing with contaminated sites and representation of the city on the Kermodei Tourism Society board. Another key strategy is continuing consultations with the First Nations, with meetings continuing on this front as well. Of note, Myles plans to “establish regular, periodic meetings with both Kitsumkalum and Kitselas at both the staff and council levels, to fully implement the government to government relationship commitments as outlined in the cooperation protocol agreements. It’s really just going another step,” she said. Myles expect to have a first version of the plan done by early spring.
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Secondary school intervenes early for student success By JACKIE LIEUWEN CALEDONIA SENIOR Secondary School is moving to increase its support of Grade 10 students after discovering a number of students in that grade are struggling with the challenges of the graduation program. “We’ve noticed that our Grade 10s as a collective are coming to us, many of them, with gaps in their learning, and with significant issues and struggles,” said Caledonia principal Keith Axelson. “We’ve recognized that we need to do a little more to support them as they enter the grad program.” Caledonia’s 2015-2016 school growth plan highlights the same significant gaps and challenges facing Grade 10s, specifying the gaps are “particularly in literacy, math and science areas.” Axelson said Caledonia has focused on Grade 10 since fall 2012, when the high school expanded to include them. That shift followed the 2011 closure of Thornhill Junior Secondary School and the subsequent shift of students. Skeena converted from a Grade 8-10 junior secondary school into a middle school by adding Grade 7, and Grade 10s were moved to Caledonia. Before that, Axelson said students “coming to us in Grade 11 were one year more mature and already had experience in the grad program.” Axelson said he believes the challenges stem from the transition into the grad program, with mandatory provincial exams, courses they must pass to graduate and grades that are recorded on transcripts. But he says the Grade 10 curriculum has not changed much since 2012. “There is always a challenge when you transition from one school to another school, and then throw a new program in there as well and there is going to be a need to help
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CALEDONIA STUDENTS Michael Demelo, Dawson Hess, Brendan Hubbard, Aubrey Reiter, and Kody Hawkins in the Resource Room, where students can go to do their course work and get extra support in their studies. support kids,” he said. Phillip Barron has been principal at Skeena since before the shift of Grade 10s and he said he does not recall Grade 10 students having a hard time with the grad program. It is the transition between schools that is challenging, he said, and that transition has not changed much for students, other than that they are transitioning at a younger age. But Caledonia and Skeena work hard together to make the transition between schools smooth, Barron said. “It is about the kids feeling like they are
part of the school and the school culture before they are even enrolled,” he said. So the source of struggles facing Grade 10 is unknown, but Caledonia is working hard to give support. In 2013-2014, the school started offering bridge courses for math and science. “What they are is really preparatory courses for students to transition into a Math 10 and Science 10, so that they can build their skill a little bit and get a better foundation in those areas,” Axelson said. The support has “had positive results for
the students enrolled in these foundational courses,” Caledonia reported in their plan, listing statistics which show that more students are passing Math 10 and Science 10 after taking the extra introduction courses. Caledonia has also reduced some class sizes. Axelson said courses average 28 students, but if there are a number of students who struggle, sometimes that is too large. “It’s a matter of taking a look at where your pressure points are,” he said. “It changes year to year depending on the students that you have and the timetable.” Third, Caledonia started the Kermode Success Program in 2012 to help any First Nations students who struggle with courses and workload. It is a course-block dedicated to working on other courses or correspondence with help from a teacher as needed. Axelson said if a student is struggling in several courses, the teachers, student and parents may agree to provide a Kermode Success block to replace one of the courses they are struggling in, to give that extra support and help them salvage their other courses. “We’ve still got lots of room to improve, but we’ve seen some good results with kids staying in school and not dropping out,” Axelson said, adding that there are also more students passing their courses. Despite the support, Caledonia said in their plan “we also recognized that too many of our Grade 10 students are not engaged in their learning, and do not demonstrate a level of commitment and ownership necessary to achieve success in the graduation program.” Though that issue extends beyond the school, Caledonia is seeking to do what they can to address that problem through Response to Intervention (RTI), which is an approach to education meant to boost student engagement, understanding and support (See other stories on this page).
A strong Assess to strengthen education approach By JACKIE LIEUWEN
ALL SCHOOLS in the Coast Mountains School District are analyzing their teaching strategies with the goal of strengthening their education for all students. The school district is encouraging an approach to education called Response to Intervention (RTI), where teachers prioritize what needs to be taught, teach from different angles and identify struggling students early and intervene with support. The RTI system has spread across school districts in United States and Canada, and an academic study and review in 2005 raved about the compelling evidence of its success (Burns, Appleton, Stehouwer). The RTI system includes three tiers: (1) Strong curriculum to help all students thrive. Teachers focus on key outcomes, demonstrate concepts in multiple ways (differentiation of learning) and check regularly with students to ensure understanding (formative assessment). (2) Early intervention with supports for students who are struggling. Students identified early and then given opportunity for extra help and time to understand a concept and then pick up with the rest of the class. (3) More intensive supports for students with significant gaps in understanding or challenges in learning.
CALEDONIA SECONDARY School is focusing on strengthening their education strategies as they review their approach to education in light of the recently introduced system called Response to Intervention (See story on left). Principal Keith Axelson said they have a lot of strong teachers who are already using many of the RTI strategies. “Lots of our teachers are already very good at supporting students and differentiating their instruction,” he said, adding that they are reviewing and looking for gaps and ways to adjust and improve. This year the focus of the school is on bolstering classroom teaching for all students (tier one). Axelson and vice-principal Jane Arbuckle are guiding the implementation of the RTI ideas, organizing and focusing staff meetings around various classroom strategies. Two groups of teachers formed book clubs in 2013 when RTI was first introduced, and they read up on the strategies and share the ideas with staff. In 2013-2014, Caledonia focused on formative assessment, which is about checking frequently with students to ensure they are understanding the topics being covered.
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LEANNE KORVING, teacher in the Kermode Success Program at Caledonia, helps Martina Clayton-Scodane with her work.
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‘Yes’ or ‘no’ WHO gets to say ‘yes’ and who gets to say ‘no’? And is a ‘yes’ a ‘yes’ and a ‘no,’ ‘no’? It is the central issue regarding aboriginal rights and title concerning large-scale northwestern B.C. industrial development and the latest flash point is the Lelu Island location for the planned NorthWest LNG plant. On one side are five Tsimshian First Nations whose elected leadership is working through the environmental aspects of the development based on asserted marine rights in the area of the mouth of the Skeena River. On the other is one Tsimshian First Nation, the Lax Kw’allams, who claim the island itself and whose elected and hereditary representatives have already said ‘no’ over worries of the plant’s export terminal effect on salmon populations. The reality of differences in opinion or philosophy should be no surprise. It is like that everywhere where there are competing interests. The challenge is to find an impartial and comprehensive decisionmaking structure within the northwestern B.C. aboriginal community and accepted by all where the ‘no’ can accept a ‘yes’ or the ‘yes’ can accept a ‘no’. To a large degree that is already the case within the Haisla territory, within the Tahltan territory and within the Nisga’a treaty lands where, despite competing interests, ‘yes’ and ‘no’ industrial decisions are being made with the assurance of certainty.
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ach day looks more like spring is just around the corner. Soon it will be time to haul out the lawn mower and prepare to mow grass once more. Mowing grass, like snow shovelling, can be enjoyable in its own punishing way when done in 30 minute spurts with no deadline. This winter, four of my neighbours kindly cleared my outer driveway whenever snow fell, help I sincerely appreciate. The winter months have given me time to brace for summer chores and one idea nudges my thoughts more each day – that I should acquire a pygmy goat to take over lawn mowing. I’ve had enough experience with a regular sized nanny to know goats are meticulous grazers, nip every blade leaving no unsightly scruffy patches. They also prune trees and shrubs as high as they can reach, sometimes even climbing up a sturdy branch to highmark like a snowmobile on a steep mountain slope. Feeding a goat costs far less than a dog. They are qui-
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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI et except for an occasional bleat and don’t bark whenever a garbage truck arrives or clangs cans. Goats never bite visitors which reduces the problem of getting to the gate to greet a visitor before the animal does. Their manure fertilizes vegetation but never has anyone had to scrape a clump of it off their shoe, nor would I have to pick up the yard with a rake and shovel several times a week. They are clean, require no grooming, and don’t smell. Neighbours who object to nanny goats use odour as an excuse to call in the by-law
officer but those complaints are based on imagination, not actual fact. Regional district animal bylaws seemed insurmountable to me until I read several articles this week that suggest an out, beginning with a person who flew on an airline with a turkey in his lap. Legal restrictions (at least in the U.S.) limit emotional support animals to trained and certified dogs and miniature horses as the only livestock that can accompany owners on flights and in public places such as restaurants; however, claiming a wider range of animals as worthy of free flights under the guise they are necessary to calm jitters is trending. The Americans with Disabilities Act allows ticket agents and maitre’d’s to ask someone with a service animal only two questions. Is the animal required because of a disability? What work or task has the animal been trained to perform? Specific questions about a person’s disability are off limits. Though legitimate agencies and trained animals exist, too often a letter from a doctor and paying an on-line
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The Mail Bag How far can it drop?
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MEMBERS OF the Lake Babine Band on a project to build shelters for firewood.
Biomass project an inspiration Dear Sir: With the world now concentrating on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the Terrace chapter of the Council of Canadians, points to a northwestern B.C. project as an example of what is possible. The Lake Babine Nation should have the full attention of all in its planning of a threephase biomass clean energy project.
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It will burn wood chips to sell heat to government organizations, private homes in Woyenne and community buildings in Fort Babine. Along with providing training and jobs, this exciting project will mean cheaper and more sustainable energy to the community. This environmentally friendly biomass project will have all new facilities with
net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Biomass as a carbon neutral renewable resource does help our planet remain within the goal of limiting our greenhouse gas emissions to global warming of no more than 1.5 degrees. The Council of Canadians commends Chief Wilf Adams and the Lake Babine Nation for their positive approach to
moving on from fossil fuels. We hope the sustainability initiatives will see the project through to completion. Along with providing inspiration to others to plan a project based on clean energy, the Lake Babine Nation is showing leadership. Mary Ann Shannon for Council of Canadians, Terrace Chapter, Terrace, B.C.
Dear Sir: About two decades ago crude oil was trading at $20 per barrel and prices at the pumps were 55 cents a litre. Taxes did not change much since that time but the carbon tax was added. Currently West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is trading below $27 per barrel and Western Canada Select (WCS) is at $13.75 per barrel (a 50 per cent discount, as compared to a 20 per cent discount in the past). Gas prices in places like Edmonton, AB and Calgary, AB are below 70 cents a litre and falling, even in Prince George, BC prices are under 80 cents a litre. On the worldwide scale there is currently an over production of over 1-2 million barrels per day and storage of crude oil exceeds over 1 billion barrels and is estimate to rise by an additional 260-plus million barrels in 2016. That amount in storage means if all oil production, in the whole world, would be shut down in one day there is enough in storage to keep the world going for almost 2 months before running out. The US has inventories of crude of levels not seen in over 8 decades and one company is offering to “buy” your crude if you give them 50 cents a barrel. In context that would be the same as you and I going to a store and “buying” their product but the store giving us money to take the product home. How long would those stores keep their doors open? Now the question is if/when crude falls further to $20 a barrel for West Texas and below $10 for Western Canada select will we see prices at the pumps of 55 cents a litre again? Martin Holzbauer, Thornhill, B.C.
Let’s not spend just for the sake of it
n uncontroversial principle of governance is treating public dollars with respect: whatever a government’s spending priorities, it should always seek to get the best value on behalf of all taxpayers. This process can take time, since assessing the value of a proposed program or project is rarely doable overnight. Canadians should therefore be concerned that ‘how fast can we get money out the door?’ appears to be the biggest question currently vexing the new Trudeau government in Ottawa. Recent headlines have even suggested that finance minister Bill Morneau is under “pressure” to skip the usual parliamentary pre-budget hearings in the run-up to the government’s first budget, expected sometime in March. A closer look reveals this “pressure” amounts to ‘questions from reporters’ together with self-interested experts urging more spending as quickly as possible. The minister may as well
ask a panel of dogs if more bones should be handed out. But the hurry to spend is only half the problem: also buried in this rush to turn on the taps has been a subtle, but major shift in the objective of the Liberals’ infrastructure plans. All of a sudden the talk is about “stimulus” – a word which appears nowhere in the Liberal platform, and was never intended to be the objective of the Liberals’ deficit-financed infrastructure spending. Indeed, the minister himself has repeatedly stated that longterm growth is the government’s main priority. So why is this a problem? Why not kill two birds with one stone? After all, if we have to build a bridge next year, why not just build it right now? The answer is that there’s no guarantee that the “right” projects to invest in are also ones that are “shovel-ready.” It’s entirely possible that months (if not years) will be necessary to properly identify infra-
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AARON WUDRICK structure that is truly the most important for the long-run. These considerations conflict with the very different objective of getting money out the door as soon as possible. It would therefore seem rather obvious that one of the surest ways for a government to waste taxpayer dollars is to hurry to spend it. The reality is there is no burn-
ing urgency. The government would have us believe that spending a few billion dollars a few months sooner will somehow dramatically improve Canada’s economic prospects. Does anyone really believe this? The Harper government made a similar claim following its own plunge into deficit in 2009, yet the Fraser Institute’s analysis of Statistics Canada’s data shows that the Conservatives’ “Economic Action Plan” had next to no impact on the economy. It concluded that the turnaround then in the economy was overwhelmingly due to increased private sector investment and increased exports. The price of this ill-advised misadventure was six years climbing out a deep deficit hole, and more than $150 billion added to our federal debt. The Trudeau government can reasonably claim it was elected to implement different policies than their predecessors. So it is utterly strange that
their plan now appears to be to essentially cut and paste the Harper government’s approach – one which they (rightly) criticized while in opposition. Infrastructure investments need to be considered carefully, prioritized and selected for the long-term benefits they bring. Conflating this goal with “stimulating” the economy is asking for trouble, and a recipe for pork-barrelling and waste. The Trudeau government should resist calls to spend faster, and focus on spending wisely. Aaron Wudrick is the federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and is based in Ottawa, Ontario. ( Editor’s note: Skeena - Bulkley NDP MP Nathan Cullen is holding a series of meetings across the riding to gain comment on infrastructure priorities in advance of the federal government’s budget which is expected next month. The Terrace meeting takes place tomorrow, Feb. 11, in the Terrace Sportsplex banquet room and it begins at 7 p.m.)
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The Terrace Child Development Centre is pleased to announce that $4398 was raised during their 29th Annual "Tree of Lights" Fundraiser! Special thanks to everyone who made a donation and particularly to those who volunteered their time. We appreciate the following businesses for their continued support: JACKIE LIEUWEN PHOTO
GRADE 12 student Kimberley Wilson with Education Assistant Karen MacDonald at Caledonia.
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Boosting education “It can be things that are really simple,” said Axelson, explaining that some teachers simply ask for a show of hands for how many students feel confident about their understanding of a lesson. Others have cups on student’s desks, a green one for students to display when they understand, a yellow if they are unsure and a red one for when they do not understand at all. That way teachers know when they need to revisit a lesson. In spring 2014, a group of teachers went to Fort St. John to learn about project-based learning, which is about students exploring big questions through interactive, hands-on projects. Currently, the teacher book club is studying differentiation of learning, which should help teachers demonstrate concepts from different angles and using different methods. “It’s just recognizing that students can and need to demonstrate their learning in different ways... some prefer written tests, some prefer oral,” said Axelson. But it is also about teachers diversifying their teaching to include things like graphs and photos, oral teaching, hands-on projects, etc. It is “teachers making efforts to get that information to kids in different ways to make sure that everyone gets it,” said Axelson. He says they are focusing on tier one this year because it is the foundation for all student learning, and the extra supports for students in tier two and three will follow. “Until you are confident that the first level of support for kids is solid, and is being practised in
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classrooms by teachers, it is hard to get a sense of what tier two supports might even be necessary,” he said. “The tier two supports would be things we will look at from the data we generate over the next year or two, to say ‘okay, where are the gaps now that we’ve tried to address what is happening in the classroom?’” he said. Axelson said education has a constant revision and review process, implementing new techniques, then reviewing them to see if they are effective, and then revising where necessary. He says part of the constant educational changes are about responding to a changing society. “Students today are in many respects different then they were 30 years ago. Technology and social situations are much different now,” Axelson said. “The basic underlying premise is that you want to find ways to make learning relevant and meaningful for kids and you want to find ways to help kids who struggle, and find supports that are meaningful and produce results. That’s the goal and that’s where you have to start.” Axelson said it is great to learn the RTI strategies to be implemented alongside the new government curriculum, which will be open for implementation starting next year and mandatory in 2017.
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Scott's Janitorial Ltd.
Aqua Clear Bottlers
Silvertip Promotions & Signs Ltd.
Aqua Plumbing & Heating Ltd.
Terrace Academy of Music
Brinkman Forest Ltd.
Terrace Builders Centre
Crampton Personal Law Corporation
Terrace Elks Lodge 425
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Terrace Interiors Ltd.
Geier Waste Services Ltd.
Terrace Little Theatre
Graydon Group Management Inc.
Terrace Real Estate Company Ltd.
Main Logging Ltd.
Terrace Rewind Ltd.
McAlpine & Co.
Twilight Spas & Pump Supply
Nechako Northcoast Construction
Warner Bandstra Brown
Park Avenue Dental Clinic
West Point Rentals Ltd.
Park Avenue Vision Ltd.
Westland Resources Ltd.
Quantum Helicopters Ltd.
Yellowhead Pavement Marking
Thanks also to the Farmers' Market Association, Bootlegger and the Skeena Mall for assisting us with our Tree of Lights Fundraiser.
NWCC awards
TERRACE COMMUNITY LITERACY COMMITTEE
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community partners and sponsors of Family Literacy Day Celebration: School District #82 UNBC School of Education Terrace Public Library (+Ollie) Literacy Terrace Success by 6 Northwest Skeena Child Care Resource & Referral Northern Health ‘Na Aksa Gyilak’yoo School Kalum Community School Society Northwest Community College Catering Kermode Friendship Society Early Childhood Educators of BC Northern Savings Credit Union Community Literacy Outreach Terrace Standard Wolverines Youth Sports Group and Volunteers for their time and enthusiasm
Special thanks to Cassie Hall School for their warm welcome. Thanks to Decoda Literacy Solutions & Raise-a-Reader for supporting community literacy.
Northwest Community College will present three awards to deserving recipients at our Convocation ceremony this Spring.
The award categrories are: •
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Employee Recognition Award
To nominate an outstanding individual please visit nwcc.bc.ca/awards. Deadline to submit is February 29, 2016.
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Readers not impressed with sign bylaw change THE PLAN by the City of Terrace to ban decal-like signs has drawn much comment on www.terracestandard.com. Some samples: “We have an attractive walkable downtown? I’d suggest we have a few other barriers to deal with before we need to worry about window signs.” Steve Smyth “An attractive walkable downtown would have a better selection of stores, sidewalks that aren’t so rough and uneven sand especially in the winter when the sidewalks need to be shovelled off more often during snowfalls.” - Walter Fricke “This is such a joke, David Block and the city should worry about keeping the streets clear of litter throughout the year and pay attention to regular weed whacking of the sidewalks all over town especially on Lakelse Avenue if they are so worried about keeping downtown attractive.” - Eduino Carreiro. “The City of Terrace has no business telling business what it can and can’t do as far as advertising legal products they sell on their property.” Gordon Blakeburn
“The thing that is being not mentioned here is that businesses in Terrace have to pay for any sign mounted outside their buildings. I believe it is a yearly permit paid to the city, no permits required for decals or signs hung in a window. But they want to change that.” - Mitch Adams “The City of Terrace should be less concerned about how a business advertises its products and services and perhaps more concerned about the loitering, public drunkenness and litter in the downtown core. It’s these issues that make our downtown unattractive, not window decals.” - John Evans. “I have paid over $18,000 per year in business taxes the last few years and have watched our downtown look so dirty and tired every year. We have sidewalks heaving all over and litter up and down the streets and often over flowing garbage bins. “Instead of repairing the brick sidewalks, we see paving patching our sidewalks. I think there are many issues ahead of window signs.” - Bob Park. Oh, I forgot. Canadians have no property rights and government must take care of us, you know for our own good!”
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LARGE DECAL-LIKE signs in storefront windows, such as this one at Speedy Cash on Lakelse Ave., could be on their way out based on proposed changes to the city’s sign bylaw.
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Criminal Hearts beat with dark comedy TERRACE LITTLE Theatre’s dinner theatre has a director known for doing dramas and not comedies or dinner theatre. Marianne Brorup Weston is directing Criminal Hearts, a play she’s been thinking about for about a decade after being in another play by the same playwright. Weston acted in a Jane Martin play back in the early 1990s – she played a tattooed lady – and found the writing so exceptional, she started looking at her plays but never had the chance to do one. While producing a couple of plays that her husband Alan was directing, she enjoyed the culture, camaraderie and family created while doing it. No one was stepping forward to direct dinner theatre this year so she figured this was the time to put the play on and at dinner theatre too, even though at one time, she said she didn’t do dinner theatre. What drew her to the
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ATA (AMY Spencer) is woken up when Bo (Cheryl Spencer) breaks into her apartment, intent on robbing her but the situation goes in a completely unexpected direction in Criminal Hearts. Robbie (Garnett Doell) is Bo’s partner in crime. play is that it has some funny things and serious things to say about life, in a darkly comedic way. She describes it as funny with a real black edge to it and serious underpinnings about real life.
And she’s working with experienced actors which she said has been a joy because they just know what they’re doing. Criminal Minds tells the story of Ata, a socialite married to a lawyer, Wib Winddust, who
cheats on her. She takes revenge by sleeping with his best friend and he leaves her, taking everything with him except the bed. She’s a “professional volunteer” and has never had a real job so she’s down to living on
Dr. Pepper and pizza. Ata sharpens pencils to calm herself down and has many pencil sharpeners and many very sharp pencils. Bo shows up to burgle her apartment and it goes sideways when they become friends
and decide to get back at Ata’s husband. Bo’s partner, Robbie, who likes to wear cowboy boots no matter what else he’s wearing, is in on the plot too. Amy Spencer is Ata, Cheryl Spencer is Bo, Garnett Doell is Robbie
and Andy Roth is Wib. Weston says the play involves adult themes, coarse language and really is not for the faint of heart. Gun shots are also part of the play. For more details, see City Scene on page 11.
Second World War veteran dies
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■■ Pool shark JOHN BRINKAC lines up to sink the eight ball in the corner pocket at the legion Feb. 3. He made the shot easily.
THE CITY has lost a veteran who recently won an award for his role in France on D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Widar (Sandy) Sandhals, 93, died Jan. 4. In 2014, he received the French government’s highest honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour for his involvement in the battles and military operations of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy to commemorate the 70th anniversary of those events between June 6 and August 31, 1944. Sandhals was born in 1922, the middle of seven children, and immigrated to Canada from Norway with his family when he was twoyears-old. They lived in Port Essington and his father had a gill netting boat and fished on the Skeena. Sandhals worked on fishing boats as far north as Alaska, loved to hunt and
fish, and purchased an ocean boat to fish with his family out of Kitimat. During the Second World War, Sandhals was posted with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and landed on Juno Beach in Normandy in the last week of June 1944. Sandy He was wounded by shrapnel in the upper thigh and was involved in fighting at Caen and Tilly-la-Campagne. At Tilly, he was captured and was a prisoner of war for nine months. He received the 39/45 Star, France-Germany Star, volunteer service with clasp, George VI Great Britain. After the war, he got his diesel engineer ticket at BCIT and worked on an
Imperial Oil tanker that ran from Vancouver to Prince Rupert for six years. He was chief engineer at the Terrace power plant until Kemano was online and the Sandhals plant was no longer needed. Hydro sent him to Sandspit, Duncan, Fort. St. John and then to Terrace where he worked as district manager and area manager until he retired at age 65. Sandhals was on the Regional District of KitimatStikine board for two terms and also served on the hospital board and the library board. He was president of the Co-op for 20 years until it
closed, a member of the legion and the first president of the Lakelse Association. Mary Ann Misfeldt of the local legion said he and his service to the country will not be forgotten. “I am honoured to have known a gentleman like Mr. Sandhals. He was a quiet man who never ever blew his own horn but there was about him an aura of strength, honour and gentility,” she said. “His service to Canada will never be forgotten nor will his caring for family and friends.” His family said he had a terrific sense of humour and always was kind and thoughtful, a true gentleman who loved and was proud of his family. Sandhals was married to his wife Jo for 63 years and they have three children, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. There was no service as per his request.
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alf “Uber to be legal in Edmonton after city council vote,” says the headline in a story by Michelle Bellefontaine of CBC news, posted on January 28, 2016. “Ride-hailing service will be allowed to operate legally starting March 1.” “Edmonton city councillors voted Wednesday to legalize the ride-hailing company Uber, making it the first Canadian municipality to do so. Uber will be allowed to legally operate in the city starting March 1, provided the company’s drivers are able to get legal commercial insurance. That process is still underway.” How does it work? You request a car, an available driver accepts your request, then you receive a text message notifying you a car is on its way (along with it’s estimated arrival time) and another once it has arrived. Once you reach your destination, your fare is automatically deducted from your credit card. All you need is an Uber account and a working cell phone. On your iPhone or Android, you download the Uber app, open it up and sign up for your account. The app will find your location via GPS and show you a map. All you need to do is move the red pin to where you are and then tap the green “set pickup location” button followed by the green “request pickup here” button. Uber uses your phone’s GPS to connect you with the nearest available driver. Get picked up anywhere — even if you don’t know the exact address. Uber markets itself with the tagline “Everyday cars for everyday use. Better, faster, and smarter than a taxi.” To become a driver, do I need a
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Do we need a rural Uber? smartphone? Uber says, “Not at all, we’ve got you covered! When you’re ready to start driving, Uber will have a smartphone ready for you, pre-loaded with the Uber app for drivers. You’ll be earning income in no time.” First, you “Tell us more about yourself and provide us with the necessary documents to drive.” The Uber driver requirements are about you and your car. “Partners must be 21 years of age or older and have a full graduated licence (no learner’s permits) in order to partner with Uber. Background checks are vital to ensure safety on the Uber system. All partners are background checked. Not to worry – Uber pays for all background check fees! You need a four door vehicle that is no older than 10 years from present day. For example, as of January 1st, 2016, driver partners must be operat-
ing a vehicle that is a 2006-2016. None older than 2006 will be permitted on the system.” A curious journalist in Philadelphia found it almost impossible to figure out how much Uber drivers actually earn, so she became a driver. City Paper’s Emily Guendelsberger says, “After 100 rides, I felt like I had enough to work with. Over that duration, Uber would say I “earned” $17 an hour in gross fares. But subtract the 28 per cent that went to Uber and the 19 per cent that went to expenses, and I actually made $9.34 an hour.” There are different rates for different cities, with Ottawa having the lowest Uber rates in Canada. The company charges passengers there a base fare of $1.50, plus 15 cents per minute and 75 cents per kilometer. In Canada, Uber takes 25 per cent not Emily’s 28 per cent, and, of course, expenses will vary. Do we need a Rural Uber? Apparently, we already have one. Working in Hazelton about five years ago, I was told that if a person wanted to get a ride to, say, Smithers, they would call the “underground taxi.” And I can’t remember if it was in Gingolx last year or Laxgalts’ap (Greenville) three years ago, but I was told the cost of a ride to Terrace was $50 – cash, of course. Using Ottawa rates for Greenville to Terrace, we get $105 for mileage, $10.05 for time, plus base fare of $1.50, for a grand total of $117. Hmm, if four people split the cost, that’s about $30 each, and the driver keeps around $62 for four and a half hours (there and back), so about $14 an hour. We’ll need a lot of experienced drivers who can afford a relatively new car.
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■■ TERRACE ART GALLERY presents the annual Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art Student Exhibition for the month of February thru Feb. 27. Opening reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 5. Artists will be in attendance. ■■ CELEBRATE YOUR BREASTS is an artistic celebration of natural beauty, sponsored by Terrace photographer / curator Nancy Pratt on through Feb. 27 at the Kitimat Museum and Archives. This collabora-
tive project includes local models, painters and photographers showing the importance of a positive body image, with beautifully painted torsos, nursing mothers and full bodies. Nancy had Dow Corning silicone breast implants from 1991-2013. She had her badly ruptured implants removed and decided to speak out to others after learning many of her daughter’s peers had breast implants and that others were considering it. Nancy’s intention is to raise awareness about the risks of breast implants and lobby for more to be done to protect women’s safety. Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday noon–4 p.m.
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■■ TERRACE CONCERT SOCIETY presents Ballet Jurgen performing Sleeping Beauty at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the REM Lee Theatre.
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■■ TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE presents its annual dinner theatre, “Criminal Hearts” at Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club on Fridays and Saturdays Feb. 12 through March 5. Cocktails at 6:30, dinner 7 p.m. and show at 8 p.m. Don’t miss this black comedy about socialite Ata, a confirmed agoraphobic, who teams up with a pair of criminals to rob her husband. Tickets at Uniglobe Courtesy travel. Reserved seating only – no tickets at
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■■ ROUGH ACRES BIBLE Camp holds a fundraising dinner at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Terrace Evangelical Free Church. For tickets, call Andy 250-635-5286 or Stan 250-635-3238. ■■ NORTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE hosts an Evening of Fine Dining at Waap Haawk, the NWCC cafeteria, Feb. 13. A student bursary fundraiser, this event boasts a four-course dinner, cash bar and silent auction. Tickets still available with a tax deductible receipt available. For more details or to purchase tickets, email giving@ nwcc.bc.ca or 250-635-6511 ext. 5383. ■■ TERRACE SPONSORS SYRIAN Refugee Families holds a fundraiser Murder Mystery Potluck Supper at 5 p.m. Feb. 28 at Skeena Diversity. Entry by donation plus a dish to share. Still looking for a few participants, observers welcome.
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■■ THE CHEMISTRY OF Beer: professor Dr. John Krisinger will give an interactive presentation on the science behind the suds from 7-9 p.m. at Sherwood Mountain Brewhouse. Pre-registration required. Free. For more details, call 250-638-5470 or jhogg@nwcc.bc.ca.
CURBSIDE COLLECTION WORKING GROUP Applications are being accepted for the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Board directed Curbside Collection Working Group. The Curbside Collection Working Group is transitioning to focus upon the development and implementation of the organics component of the existing curbside collection of garbage and recycling service. The objectives of the Curbside Collection Working Group will include: Review the proposed Curbside Organics Collection Program to: • Identify potential barriers to the curbside organics collection program, review lessons learned from other jurisdictions and consider input from subject matter experts to mitigate potential barriers prior to implementation. • Review service specifications and identify preferred methods for providing program information to residents such as workshops, brochures, and posters, and other options. Applicants for this Working Group will be based on the criteria found in Section 4.1 of the Terms of Reference and the supporting application information. If you are interested in volunteering for this Board committee, please complete the application form located on the Regional District website (http://www.rdks.bc.ca) and return it via mail, fax or e-mail.
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MLA could retire “The public is now in support of teachers. And that’s not just K-12, but also post secondary education,” the MLA added of the public awareness now concerning the public school budget troubles. “Ten years ago we were second in the country in spending per pupil. Now we’re second to last.” If there was one disappointment in Austin’s political career to date it’s
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■■ Faith focus MOUNTAINVIEW CHRISTIAN Academy had a spiritual focus week Feb. 1-4, with speakers coming in and other activities around the topic “Putting the promises of God into practice.” Pictured is a group of students by the theme banner in the sanctuary of the Skeena Valley Baptist Church, where the high school classes are run.
that he’s never sat on the government side of the legislature. “I don’t think anyone goes into politics to be in opposition. You want to win,” said Austin. Based on the two NDP byelection victories in the Lower Mainland on Feb. 2, one in a riding considered safe and the other being taken from the Liberals, Austin says that’s a good sign for the 2017 provincial election.
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Medal recipient passes away A LOCAL man who won awards for bravery after helping save a person from a mudslide has died. Murray Kuemper, 60, died Jan. 17. On Aug. 27, 2004, after a massive mudslide crashed across Hwy 16 40 km east of Terrace, Kuemper and others used their hands to clear debris away from a man caught between two logs and buried up to his chest in a 250-300 metre-wide, threemetre-deep river of mud, rocks and debris. He received the RCMP Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery for his courage, bravery and outstanding assistance to law enforcement and he
received the Governor General’s Medal of Bravery. Kuemper and family members were heading back to Terrace from Saskatchewan when they found themselves on the eastern side of the mudslide right after it happened. “I don’t think one person going down there was thinking they were going to be heroes. Everybody heard somebody calling for help,” he said following the rescue. He said saving the man stuck in the mud was something he hoped others would do if it had been him trapped in the slide.
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Resident not fooled by scam The messages have pre-paid postage on them and are designed with bright red, urgent writing. A Canada Post official said the corporation doesn’t check for the legitimacy of mailed correspondence. “Our delivery agent’s job is to deliver the mail as addressed. Any irregularities or suspicious mail should be highlighted with law enforcement,” said Eugene Knapik. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, the federal agency devoted to documenting cases of public fraud and also teaching awareness, there are a number of key things to keep in mind to avoid getting bamboozled. One thing to ask is, “Does it sound too good to be true?” If so, it probably is too good to
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DEVIANT FIBRES owner Bob Erb says he has yet to be contacted by either the city or the RCMP about a Santa poster on display in his store window. The poster of Santa wearing a unique style of underwear drew a complaint letter sent to the city from a visiting Vanderhoof resident which was then forwarded to the RCMP. “I would hope the police and the city have other matters on which to spend their resources,” said Erb who was away from Terrace last week. “There’s lots of crime, property crime, to worry about.” “I’ve told the store under no circumstances to take the poster down unless it is with my explicit instructions,” he said. “That poster, and others like it, have been up for months. We’ve had 1,000 people through the store and there’s not been a negative comment.” Letter writer Twyla
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Local Syrian refugee effort expands THE GROUP looking to sponsor the settlement Syrian refugee families here has expanded its efforts. From one sponsorship group for one family, there are now two groups, one of private citizens and the other made up of local churches, says organizer Sasa Loggin. She’s with the Terrace Sponsors Syrian Refugee Families umbrella group. Within that group are the two private ones called Groups of Five under federal settlement regulations although they can contain more members. The first Group of Five has already received a list of potential families but has yet to have one assigned to it. And this group is now part of a program in which the federal government will cover half of the costs of the family for its first year here. This program, called the blended visa program, was recently expanded to assist in the settlement of Syrian families. Loggin said the first Group of Five already has donated accommodation lined up and is thinking of a family of four while the second group is just forming so it’s looking at sponsoring a single person or small family. The two Groups of Five have discussed working together so that the people each would bring in are related. People older than age 18 are not considered as part of a family so they might get separated from relatives, added Loggin as a reason for the two groups to work together. The list the first Group of Five received
only had one or two families of four and the others were sevenmember families or more, which is too big to consider, she added. The group was supposed to pick four fami-
lies on the list to possibly sponsor but it hasn’t yet because of that, said Loggin. “Maybe it will take us a little longer but when families come here, they will have
that community support since we’re all working together,” said Loggin, adding the whole process is very exciting. The umbrella group staged an evening of music Feb. 6 to raise
money. And late last week, Loggin and others were heading down to Kitimat for a class in Arabic. “I think even if we learn a few words to
welcome them,” she said, adding she was thinking about getting local businesses involved so they could learn a bit about Syria and be prepared for the families.
Last weekend, the group held a fundraiser, Songs for Peace, to add to the donations already raised of about $7,000, which will go toward the costs of supporting a family for a year.
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Hwy16 project remains on track REGARDLESS OF how the new federal Liberal government is going to follow through on its election promise of spending more on infrastructure projects, a significant northwest B.C. one is moving along. Construction of an overpass over the CN tracks now crossing Hwy16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert was announced late last July, immediately before the start of the federal election campaign. The estimated $37 million cost is to be divided between the province at $19.5 million and the federal government at $17.5 million. That federal contribution came from the New Canada Building Fund and it continues to this day despite a change in government. “The project funding remains the same,” said a statement from the provincial transportation ministry. The overpass project and $4.4 million to help finance the ongoing expansion of Northwest Regional Airport, also announced just before the federal election, are contained on the website of the federal Infrastructure Canada department. In the meantime, engineering and design work are underway. “The engineering team is currently performing geotechnical investigation work on
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THE FEDERAL and provincial governments are chipping in to build a $37 million overpass over the CN tracks on Hwy16 west of Terrace. site that will be used as part of the design process,” said the provincial transportation ministry statement. The ministry is handling the construction work and in turn will be reimbursed by the federal government. “The overall project remains on schedule for a late fall 2016 tender, with construction beginning in early 2017 and project completion by the end of 2018,” the provincial statement said. With an increase in infrastructure spending expected when the
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MP urges feds to ease up on LNG SKEENA BULKLEY NDP MP Nathan Cullen says he doesn’t understand why federal customs authorities want to place a $100 million duty on a floating platform which would contain a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant planned for the Kitimat area. Attempts to find answers have so far met with silence, Cullen said this week. Nathan Cullen The floating platform which would be moored offshore in the Douglas Channel is part of the planned Douglas Channel LNG being promoted by Calgary energy company AltaGas and partners. At an estimated $600 million, the project is one of the smallest LNG projects being proposed but also one of the more advanced because it would take natural gas from the existing Pacific Northern Gas pipeline already servicing northwestern B.C. But federal customs officials last year ruled the floating platform is a ship and slapped on the $100 million duty using regulations designed to encourage domestic ship building. In this circumstance the platform would be built at an Asian site and towed across the Pacific. AltaGas has appealed the ruling, saying the platform does not have the characteristics of a navigable vessel and have been waiting for the results of the appeal since late last fall. In a letter sent late last December to federal public safety minister Ralph Goodale, Cullen noted that the duty would add to the cost of the project. “This represents a tremendous barrier for this small-scale but important project, which has strong support from local communities and First Nations,” wrote Cullen to Goodale who is responsible for the Canadian Border Service Agency. Cullen now says he’ll redouble efforts to find out what is happening. “It would seem there is a relatively easy fix,” said Cullen this week in emphasizing that importing the planned floating platform for Douglas Channel LNG would not contravene the reasoning behind the customs duty provision which is to protect Canadian shipbuilders. “There’s some urgency. Here we have a project which has a lot of [local] support. You’d think the government would be in support at a time when there isn’t a lot of economic activity,” said Cullen. Last fall when AltaGas officials announced they were appealing the duty decision, they said it would also affect several other LNG projects planning to use floating platforms.
TED TALKS here THE TELEVISION and Youtube series that brings academic lectures to a mass audience is having a live screening event in Terrace. The event is called TEDxTerraceLive and is a live streaming of the Vancouver TED2016 lectures which this year has “Dream” as its theme. The Terrace showing is hosted by SkeenaWild and SNCIRE and is being held at the SkeenaWild headquarters on Lakelse Ave. Feb. 18. TED stands for Technology, Education and Design, and chosen presenters from these fields have a limited amount of time in which to wow the audience with their cutting edge ideas and theories. To attend live in Vancouver, and tickets are sold out, cost over $8,000 and those wanting to attend live have to fill out application forms. More information about the free Terrace event can be found in the City Scene section on A11.
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DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN Pest Management Plan: BC Hydro Facilities 2016-2021
The use of pesticides is intended within the area to which the Pest Management Plan (PMP) applies. The purpose of the proposed PMP is to control vegetation at BC Hydro facilities to maintain safe and reliable operations which support the delivery of electricity to our customers. This plan applies to all areas of British Columbia where BC Hydro has operational or planned facilities such as electrical substations, generation switchyards, generating sites, communication sites, storage sites, administrative buildings, or land owned or leased for future facilities. The proposed duration of the PMP is from April 2016 to April 2021. Vegetation incompatible with the operation of the power system will be controlled using: physical (manual brushing, girdling, hand-pulling, hedge trimming, mowing, pruning, weed trimming or tree removal), cultural (gravel/hard surfacing, planting ground cover), biological (release of parasitic insects to control noxious and invasive plants) or chemical (herbicide application) techniques, or any combination of these methods. The active ingredients and trade names of the herbicides proposed for use under this plan include: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
acetic acid – Ecoclear, Munger’s Hort Vinegar or equivalent, aminocyclopyrachlor and chlorsulfuron – Truvist or equivalent aminocyclopyrachlor and metsulfuron-methyl – Navius or equivalent aminopyralid – Milestone or equivalent aminopyralid and metsulfuron-methyl – ClearView or equivalent aminopyralid, metsulfuron-methyl, and fluroxypyr – Sightline or equivalent aminopyralid, metsulfuron-methyl and triclopyr – Clearview Brush or equivalent Chlorsulfuron – Telar or equivalent Chondrostereum purpureum – Chontrol or equivalent clopyralid – Lontrel, Transline or equivalent or equivalent dicamba – Vanquish, Banvel or equivalent dichlorprop-P and 2,4-D – Estaprop XT or equivalent
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diflufenzopyr and dicamba – Distinct, Overdrive or equivalent diuron – Karmex, Diurex 80 WDG or equivalent flumioxazin – Payload or equivalent glyphosate – Vantage, Vision or equivalent imazapyr – Arsenal Powerline or equivalent indaziflam – Esplanade or equivalent metsulfuron-methyl – Escort or equivalent picloram – Tordon 22k, Tordon 101 or equivalent picloram and 2,4-D – Aspect or equivalent triclopyr – Garlon products or equivalent Trifluralin – BioBarriere, Treflan or equivalent 2,4-D – LV700 or equivalent
Adjuvant products may also be combined on occasion with a herbicide to improve its effectiveness, such as: nonylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol – Agral 90, paraffinic oils – Gateway, octadec-9-enoic acid as methyl and ethyl esters – Hasten NT, or siloxylated polyether – Xiameter or equivalents. The proposed methods for applying herbicides include: soil applied techniques (backpack sprayer, powerhose or fixed boom sprayer), cut surface, basal bark, backpack foliar, mechanized foliar (fixed nozzle, boom directed nozzle, wick sprayer), and injection (hack and squirt, lance or syringe) techniques. A draft copy of the proposed PMP is available at bchydro.com/pestplanforfacilities. Alternatively, it is available in person at 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby; 1401 Kalamalka Lake Road, Vernon; 18475 128 Street, Surrey; 400 Madsen Road, Nanaimo; 3333 22 Avenue, Prince George. BC Hydro, the applicant for the proposed PMP, is located at 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby, B.C., V3N 4X8. Please contact Tom Wells, Vegetation Program Manager, at 604 516 8943 or thomas.wells@bchydro.com for more information. A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the above address within 30 days of the publication notice.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT 2016-2020 Financial Plan The proposed 2016-2020 Financial Plan will be considered by the Regional District Board at its regular meeting on Friday, February 19, 2016 in the Board room of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, #300-4545 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, BC. The Board meeting commences at 7:00 p.m. There will be a special session of the Finance Committee to review the budget. This session will commence at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 19, 2016. Any person(s) wishing to voice their opinions regarding the Financial Plan may do so in writing to the Regional District and/or in person to the Finance Committee of the Regional District Board at the special session commencing at 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2016. The proposed 2016-2020 Financial Plan may be inspected at the Regional District office during regular business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. The Financial Plan is also available on the Regional District website at www.rdks.bc.ca. MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO
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lowered it towards the floor as if to step on it. The reaction was swift and ur Canadian flag turns 51 audible, a combination of unbelief this month on Feb. 15 and and of disapproval and reproof. The the anniversary of its birth flag never touched the floor, but the brings back memories. It preacher had made his point. There was not an uncontroversial or quiet is something special about a flag and arrival. everyone knows it. As some critics of the new flag I don’t know what your thoughts commented subsequently, the only or experiences are associated with ones who fought under that flag were our flag. Mine are many and varied, Prime Minister Lester Pearson and such as seeing any number of Olymformer Prime Minister John Diefenpic events, such as hockey gold medal baker. games, where our flag was front and That, of course, is no longer true. centre. National pride, national joy, a Ken Anderson How many times have we seen one sense of togetherness. of our soldiers come home in a coffin I have walked the beaches at draped in the red and white symbol of the country Dieppe, Puys, Pourville and Juneau, and the ridge he or she had served to the end? in France known as Vimy, and the fields of PassEvery such occasion brought a lump to my chendaele and Ypres, where so many of our solthroat and such a deep sense of sadness, mingled diers were killed or wounded, and seen our flag in with pride and gratitude for the service and sacri- prominent display. fice of the fallen soldier and of his or her family. I remember the gigantic Canadian flag which I have also seen a photograph from the Sixties flew at Expo 86 in Vancouver waving majestically of our flag draped across a bunker in Vietnam. The in the wind. I never tire of seeing our flag and seebright red maple leaf and red borders on the white ing it still elicits a response from me. background obviously meant something to its CaIn the first few weeks of Canada having its new nadian owner serving with the U.S. military in that flag, my friend Fats and I were traversing an alley conflict, which was not our war. in our hometown. We saw the new flag flying from A flag has an amazing ability to evoke emotions, a pole by Bain’s Furniture Store. thoughts and memories. A national flag can and I don’t remember what transpired between us, does capture somehow the values, aspirations and but Fats pulled a folding knife from his pocket and history of a people or country. Perhaps that explains deftly cut the rope holding that flag in place. We ran something of the rancour and controversy which the flag down, folded it and walked away with it. choosing this then-new flag generated. That flag sat in a drawer for 10 years, travelling Some Canadians clung to the Union Jack or to with me to Calgary and eventually to Vancouver. I the Red Ensign. Those flags held meaning for those never displayed it or flew it. persons, undoubtedly having to do with their perIn Vancouver I became a Christian, and I resonal experiences and the history and memories membered that flag. I brought it out, wrapped it up that those flags represented to them. and sent it back to Mr. Bain with a letter explaining I recently heard on CBC radio a teenager, who what I had done, my change of heart, and a sincere identified himself as a Chinese-Canadian, explain- apology. ing his efforts to have the Red Ensign flown publicShortly thereafter, I received a letter in reply ly across Canada on certain days of the year. Such from Mr. Bain, thanking me for my letter and the is the power and the meaning of flags to us. return of that flag I’m sure he had long forgotten or I saw demonstrated something of the emotional ever expected to see again. hold a flag – in this case, our flag – can and does I don’t know what our flag means to you. I behave on us at a religious meeting where the preach- lieve it is different for each of us. But I think it ener was trying to illustrate the sacredness of a pre- compasses a sense of community, of the value of cept he was elaborating on. service and sacrifice, of the love of freedom and He took a piece of white cloth, held it up for all of valuing and defending what is good and doing to see, then threw it to the floor and stomped on it. what is right. He next took a piece of bright red cloth and did the I can’t help but believe Mr. Bain would agree same, grinding the material beneath his heel. wholeheartedly. Then he lifted a Canadian flag on a pole and Ken Anderson is a lawyer in Terrace, B.C.
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FEBRUARY 13 – Drive 4 UR Community fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Terrace Totem Ford in support of the March Dublin trip being planned by the Shogun Dojo.
Shop will not be accepting donations until at least February 20. Donations should not be left at the back door due to inclement weather and will be subject to ruin. The store will be closed from Feb. 7 until Feb. 20.
FEBRUARY 20 – Majagaleehl Nisga’a Concert Band hosts a benefit performance to raise awareness about and provide assistance to the homeless population at Kitsumkalum Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m., start time is 6:30 p.m. The guests of honour are the homeless. Funds go toward existing facilities in need of funds to assure programs can continue to run or purchase of necessary beds, blankets, equipment. etc. Tax receipts will be provided. We can change one life at a time and give back the dignity to those who need it most. Kermode Friendship Centre will provide transportation to and from the shelters and Kitsumkalum Hall. For more info, call Majagaleehl Nisga’a at 2506213393 or 250-975-0033. For bus transportation, call Kermode Friendship executive director 250-631-6601.
START BRAINSTORMING FOR the SkeenaNass Centre for Innovation in Resource Economics (SNCIRE) 2016 Northwest Innovation Challenge to be held in mid-May. Applicants will submit their ideas for prejudging in early spring then SNCIRE will choose approximately 12 finalists to compete at the final event in May. There’s $10,000 in prize money to be awarded. Everyone living in Northwest BC is invited to enter. In previous years, applicants of all ages from across the region submitted fascinating ideas with real potential for new business ventures and regional development. Sponsorship opportunities still available! Applications and more details coming in February. In the meantime, go to sncire.ca to check out the 2014 and 2015 winners and their innovations.
FEBRUARY 21 – Attention all Terrace seniors: The Kinsmen Club of Terrace is hosting its 33rd Annual “Kinsmen Seniors’ Sweetheart Dinner and Dance” at the Arena Banquet Room. Doors open at 4 p.m., dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. and the dance will commence after dinner and dessert have been served. Tickets are FREE for this event and are available at Uniglobe Courtesy Travel 250-638-8522 and the Happy Gang Center 250-635-9090. Need a ride – call Rod at 250-635-7187 a few days prior to the dinner to schedule your pickup. Contact Kevin at 250-635-0467 if you have any questions.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR the families of individuals with ANY mental illness meets at 4:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at 210-4546 Park Avenue. For more information, call MH Family Resource Centre: 250-635-8206.
FEBRUARY 22 – Thinking Day: Tall Totem Girl Guides and Scouts Canada cordially invite the community of Terrace to come join as they celebrate 106 years of guiding/scouting and the joint birthdays of the founders Lord and Lady Baden Powell from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Terrace Tourism Bureau (Keith Ave.). Birthday cake, hot chocolate/coffee, pinatas, fun for all! FEBRUARY 27 – Zone 10 Seniors (55+) Games meeting is at 1 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Come on out and find out how you can get involved in activities from archery to whist and everything in between.
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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Axel Mason Milne Date & Time of Birth: January 14, 2016 @ 4:59pm Weight: 6 lbs. 14 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Raylyn Brown & Shane Milne Baby’s Name: Jaxson Oliver Landon McDames Date & Time of Birth: January 20, 2016 @ 7:16am Weight: 8 lbs. 12 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Serenity & Harold McDames Junior “New brother for Kingston & Baileigh” Baby’s Name: Chloe Jane Morrison Date & Time of Birth: January 24, 2016 @ 7:31pm Weight: 7 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Rebekah Morrison & Tyler Williams “New sister for Mayleen”
Baby’s Name: Ryder Norman Michael Montgomery Date & Time of Birth: January 21, 2016 @ 12:01am Weight: 10 lbs. Sex: Male Parents: Megan Casorso & Steven Montgomery “New brother for Zoey & Jaydin” Baby’s Name: Zander Jace Nicklie Date & Time of Birth: January 20, 2016 @ 2:14pm Weight: 8 lbs. 15 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Suzanne & Stan Nicklie “New brother for Erilyn” Baby’s Name: Ella Joy Oakes Date & Time of Birth: January 8, 2016 @ 3:19pm Weight: 6 lbs. 8oz Sex: Female Parents: Lindsay & Travis Oakes
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AndrĂŠ Devost Sept. 23, 1944 Feb. 5, 2015
Neil Francis Bazil ‘Lagiboo’ March 14, 1949 – January 28, 2016
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother, father, son, grandfather, uncle at the age of 66 years. Neil was born in Smithers (Evelyn), B.C. on March 14, 1949, 8th child to Lucy Bazil (Verigin)†and Frank Bazil†. He lived his early years in Smithers, B.C. Then at the age of 14 years he moved to Prince Rupert, from Prince Rupert he moved to Terrace where he met Joanne Peters (Johnson)†where they had two children. Neil then lived in Terrace for a period of time and moved on to Vancouver, then Calgary for awhile and finally settled and built himself a home in Moricetown, B.C. in 1996 out on Blunt Creek Road. Neil is survived by his daughter Melana Bazil, son Melvin Bazil (wife Melanie, granddaughter Saabaya, #1 grandson Esyez), son Ty Smith, Briton Robinson, and his best friend Charlene McNeil. His siblings are Violet Gellenbeck, Herby Bazil†, Kenneth Titus†, Charlotte Euverman, Corrie Goold, Roger Bazil†, Betty Ann Bob, Gerald Bazil†, Lillian Granley, Marlene Hale, Sandra Small, Kenneth Francis†, Lawrence Bazil, Dolores Bazil. He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews too numerous to mention. A memorial was held on February 4, 2016 at the Moricetown Multiplex and a funeral service on February 6, 2016 at the Moricetown Multiplex. The family would like to thank everyone who have offered their love and support during this difficult time.
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Gitlaxt’aamiks, BC (within close proximity to Terrace) About the Organization As part of the BC Public School System, School District No 92 (Nisga’a) delivers education to four Communities; Nisga’a Elementary Secondary located in Gitlaxt’aamiks community, Gitwinksihlkw Elementary located in Gitwinksihlkw Community, Alvin A. McKay Middle School located in Laxgalts’ap Community and Nathan Barton Elementary located in Gingolx Community. About the Location Gitlaxt’aamiks, formerly known as New Aiyansh, is the Nisga’a Village in the heart of the Nass River Valley in British Columbia, Canada. As one of four Nisga’a Villages, it is considered the “Capital of the Nisga’a Nation.â€? Position Description: Employees in this classiÂżcation provide assistance to users and administrators of district technology resources, with a focus on computer programing. Under the direct supervision of the Manager of Information, you will be required to create interfaces to help streamline internal computer operations, and where possible, automate tasks and simplify end user experience. You will create programs and databases to manage district equipment such as laptops, access control systems and phone systems. You will be expected to provide web based tools to manage and monitor district technology, and update existing programs and troubleshoot errors as needed. The Help Desk Technician Programmer is required to help other technology district staff as needed and with analyzing, categorizing and making decisions on support issues. Duties: • Evaluate and troubleshoot existing district-developed computer programs. • Develop applications and backend databases using various programming and scripting languages and follow implementation schedules. • Write documentation for developed systems according to industry standard. • Train and give assistance to District staff on developed applications. • Keep informed of industry trends and applicable technologies and recommend programming changes and application updates. • Assist IT staff in other tasks such as district staff computer assistance, imaging and deployment of technology. • On site visits as needed to assist with technology. • Maintain the conÂżdentiality of sensitive information seen or heard. • Other related duties as requested. Other TuaOiĂ€cations incOuGe: • Experience in Web Design / Development • CertiÂżcation as an Apple Support Professional, A and N certiÂżcate or equivalent • Experience supporting LAN, PC, and VoIP environments and proven ability to manage day-to-day technology operations • A thorough understanding of networking and security fundamentals in a Windows and Linux environment • Knowledge of multiple technologies including Windows servers and operating systems, Wireless infrastructure, Mac OS X, SAN technologies, WAN, LAN and Wi-Fi • Knowledge of PHP, Perl, and C development code, personal computers and personal computer software • Knowledge of SQL database programming and database administration • General knowledge of equipment capabilities, computer systems development and analysis AppOications ZiOO be accepteG untiO : pP )ebruar\ POease IorZarG resuPe anG creGentiaOs Zith reIerence contact inIorPation to: +uPan Resources DepartPent 6chooO District No Nisga¡a %o[ NeZ Ai\ansh %& 9 - A huPanresources#nisgaa bc ca
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Cedar River Physiotherapy Clinic in Terrace, BC is now hiring for their friendly yet busy clinical environment. Hours will range from 20 - 25 hrs. week. The ideal candidate is people oriented, has excellent customer service skills, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. 2+ Years of experience in a reception role. Simply #ccounting 'xperience an asset. ProƂcient /S 1fƂce skills (Word /Excel). Salary will be commensurate with experience. To apply, please submit your resume to: info@cedarriverphysio.ca No phone calls please. Only successful|candidates will be contacted.
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BYLAW COMPLIANCE OFFICER The City of Terrace has a vacancy for an accountable, highly motivated, independent individual with experience in bylaw enforcement and exemplary communication skills to fill this exciting position with our Development Services Department. This is a regular, full-time position (CUPE Local 2012) with a 40 hour work week. Please visit the City of Terrace website at www.terrace.ca under Employment Opportunities for a detailed job description and information on how to apply for this vacancy. Deadline to apply is Friday, February 12, 2016. Briana Pellegrino, Human Resources Advisor
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Kyahwood Forest Products is a Finger Joint mill located in Moricetown, 30 km West of Smithers BC. This entity is wholly owned by the Moricetown Band. We currently have an opening for Millwright at our facility. The ideal candidate will hold an Interprovincial Red Seal ticket and have two years of experience. Knowledge in the operation of an optimizer and finger jointing machine is an asset. Apprentices in the latter stages of their apprenticeship are also encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will bring good troubleshooting and problem solving skills to ensure the continuous operation and efficiency of the machinery, good communication and interpersonal skills as well as a working knowledge of digital and computer systems. Welding, machining and electrical experience would also be an asset. This position will be compensated with a competitive wage and benefit package that includes medical, dental and pension plan. Apply in confidence: Fax – 250-847-2763 Email: mbdc@bulkley.net Deadline for applications: February 15, 2016 No phone calls please!
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COORDINATOR, Ksan Residence and Shelter Ksan Society is looking for an energetic, innovative, and compassionate leader for the Ksan Residence and Shelter. The successful candidate ensures the day to day operations for the Shelter program, Extreme Weather Shelter, and Support Recovery. The Shelter Coordinator works closely with the management team to deliver the vision and mission of Ksan Society within their designated program areas and ensures that the goals and objectives of the organization are met. They have the ability to work independently and as a team member, and provide ongoing support to staff and clients. They are able to resolve and effectively manage stressful and emergent /crisis situations, and has the flexibility to meet ongoing program requirements, including participation at meetings, conferences, and other relevant events. They must possess well-developed planning, organizing, and administrative skills. The coordinator reports to the Director of Housing at Ksan Society. Qualifications required: A degree in Social Work or a related field, or the equivalent in education, training, and experience. And a minimum of one (1) year supervisory experience, preferably within the social service sector. This is an excluded position and competitive wages are offered. Closing date: February 1 , 2016 A Job Description can be obtained through Elaine McGillivray Resumes can be dropped off or emailed to: Elaine McGillivray, Director of Housing Ksan Society, 2812 Hall St. Terrace, BC V8G-1T4 elaine@ksansociety.ca P: 250-635-5890 ext: 24
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This 2 BDRM 2 bath 14 X 68 Modular is in excellent cond. Some of the features include vaulted ceiling, walk in closet, laundry room, natural gas heat, window coverings and 5 newer appliances. Home is currently furnished and fully stocked. Can be sold with or without furnishings. Set up in quiet Adult Orientated Park in Thornhill. Landlords are on Site. Pad rent $325,00. Ask. $91,500. Yard maintenance incl. N/P and no Parties. Call 250-635-7467 for further info
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Bantams drilling for tough championship By JACKIE LIEUWEN A TERRACE minor hockey team, the Kermode Bantams, will face off against season rivals here in Terrace in the Skeena Valley Zone Championships this weekend, Feb. 12-14. “I’m expecting a good showing,” said coach Phil Bradford. “We just came out of a third place finish in Williams Lake, a tier two tournament. We are looking strong, improving every game it seems like…Our players have come together to the point that they are capable of beating anybody there,” he said. Bradford said Kermodes have beat every team this season, but also lost to each team, so competition this weekend will be strong. With 18 Terrace players ages 13-14, the team has had quite a successful season thus far. Starting out a bit rocky, with several strong players leaving to pursue hockey elsewhere, Bradford says they had an unsure roster and were short a second goalie. But the team pulled together and picked up goalie Kaiya Storey from Prince Rupert, who is the only female on the team and splits goaltending with Terrace’s Colby Jephson. In the Skeena Valley league
against Kitimat, Smithers, Houston and Vanderhoof, the Terrace record is five wins, two losses, one tie. A tier three team, Terrace has also won a Kamloops tournament and earned third place twice in higher-level, tier two tournaments — one in Quesnel and the other in Williams Lake. Bradford says their strength is their team play and how they work together. “Every game is a full team win, a three-line full team win…every line does their job. They work hard, they forecheck hard, they back check hard, those are our strengths,” said Bradford. He adds that it’s great to have committed parents, who provide funding, help with fundraising, and make sure the players are fed and do well in their grades so they can travel to tournaments. “And we have a good leadership core [captains and assistant captains],” said Bradford. “They stand together as a group, they work hard on and off the ice, they say the right things in the dressing room,” he said, explaining that they encourage the team and correct and challenge fellow players in a good way... I ask a lot from them,” Bradford said, adding that he asks for their input into decisions about moving players around or chang-
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KERMODE BANTAMS, sponsored by MacCarthy Motors, are hoping for a strong home crowd at the Sportsplex this weekend as they compete in zone championships. ing things up on the ice during a power play. The Bantam leaders are cocaptains Quinn Mulder and A.J. Desousa, and assistant captains
Trevor Ebeling, Jared Moth, and Rhone Mann. Quinn Mulder said a season highlight for the team was beating Williams Lake “in dominant fash-
ion” in their most recent tournament, since that team is strong and plays tier two hockey.
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Terrace WAKS shoot for win at All Native
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WITH A strong winning season behind them, Terrace WAKS are shooting for finals in the All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert, which started this past Sunday and ends Feb. 13. “If we play the type of basketball we are capable of playing, then we could play Saturday night [in finals],” said coach Terry Monture. Terrace WAKS beat Kitkatla and the Prince Rupert Chiefs in a Terrace tournament earlier this season, both of which are among the top six teams contending for the men’s All Native title. A club team, the WAKS won the Terrace Men’s Basketball League this season, with a season record of 28 wins, four losses. They also won three of four tournaments they played in, earning first in Gitsegukla, New Aiyansh, and Terrace and second place in a tournament in Canyon City. The team is mostly Nisga’a men from the Nass Valley, but also Haidi Gwaii, Lax’kw’alaams, Beothuk players and an Iroquois player and coach. Monture said they have very strong guards, strong threepoint shooters, and possibly the tallest team.
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TERRACE WAKS are contending for the title at the All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert this week. Back: Curtis Young-Mercer, Andrew Nyce, Alvin Tremblay, Kenneth Monture, Basil Morgan, Tyler Moore, Jeremiah Moore, Steven Vickers, coach Terry Monture. Front: Randall Marks, Daniel Young-Mercer. Missing: Kevin Sampson and Alex Banovic. “We have two big guys, no other team has two players the size of Basil Morgan and Kenneth Monture. We’ve got some size, we’ve got some speed, and we’ve got a lot of depth – we’ve got 10 players,” said Monture. “It’s not going to be easy. We’re going to have to play the best
basketball we’ve played all year every game,” he said, adding that the team would be happy to rank among the top four, but are aiming to be finalists. The high-calibre, double knockout tournament draws 14 senior men’s and 54 Aboriginal teams overall from all across B.C. and as
far south as Ahousaht on Vancouver Island. But the week-long event is “not just a basketball tournament,” said Monture. “It’s a real cultural experience. All the Aboriginal people from the northwest are there. The opening ceremonies are just incredible with
all the dancers. It’s an opportunity for everybody from the northwest to get together, so it’s not just playing basketball, its seeing people that you haven’t seen for a while, getting a chance to go out for dinner, just to sit in the stands and talk to them.” Monture adds that the gym is packed with cheering people for the finals Saturday night and it is loud. “At the finals last year, it’s just amazing… I don’t know how many people are in that building, 1,500 or 2,000, but the place was packed. It was just crazy… one of the noisiest buildings I’ve ever been in,” he said. The Terrace WAKS won 8th place in the tournament last year, and the team has continued to develop this season. Peter Haugan, president of the Prince Rupert group that organizes the All Native Basketball Tournament, said recently that the division titles seem to be up for grabs, with no powerhouse teams expected to dominate. “The Seniors’ Division is wide open, there are about five or six really good teams in there. They should push one another to be the champion. It should be a really level playing field, different than what we’ve seen in the past,” he said.
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Bantams poised Ebeling added that early in the season Kermode’s played in a Prince George tournament with only 10 skaters rather than 14 or 15. “We completely out played two teams. That was quite an accomplishment for us I think,” he said. Asked what they enjoy about playing on the team, Desousa said winning is pretty satisfying. “It’s good to see everybody happy after the game,” Moth said of winning. Mulder said that his enjoyment is simply playing the game, and Ebeling added that the other big part is “being on a team with all of your best friends.” In preparation for this weekend’s zones and what could be their final games of the season, the captains said the keys are eating right, hydrating, and mentally preparing by visualizing themselves in the game. As captains, they want to “lead the way by example,” Mulder said. Ebeling said Friday will be the toughest, with two strong games in six hours against Kitimat at 2 p.m. and Vanderhoof at 7 p.m. Mann said the Vanderhoof game is a key rematch, because Vander-
hoof beat them in zones last year, closing the door to provincials despite the Kermodes’ dominant season, winning 82 out of 86 games. “We basically went undefeated [against them] all year and lost to them right when it mattered,” Mann said. This year Kermodes are shooting for the win. “It will be hard, but if we all play good, we should win,” said Moth. “We just have to be on top of our game.” “With five teams as close as we are, it’s really just about who wants it more,” Ebeling added. “We’ve got to go out there and give it everything we’ve got.” Recalling previous away games with strong cheering against them, the Bantam leaders said they are happy to have the home crowd, especially for such important games. They hope for a large crowd this weekend, especially 7 p.m. Friday for the Vanderhoof rematch. Bantam colours are black and red, and there will be an award for the loudest fan. If they win, the team will advance to provincials in Smithers March 13-17.
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BANTAM LEADERS Rhone Mann, Quinn Mulder, Jared Moth, Trevor Ebeling, and A.J. Desousa.
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t the sound of the shots, the image of fresh moose tracks in the snow beside pickup tracks sprang into my mind. Oona lifted her snout out of the snow-covered grass and looked up the road. “In the truck!” I commanded, then said it again more loudly when she remained transfixed. The louder order caught her attention, and she scampered across the road and jumped in the cab. As I slid my rod into its case three more shots rang out in rapid succession, then after a pause, a fourth. After stowing the rest of my gear, it occurred to me that I might be in cell phone range. I took out my mobile phone and was pleased to learn that I had service. I phoned the conservation officers, got the answering service and was told to dial 9-1-1. A woman answered. “Hi,” I said. “I’m on the Copperside Road, near Highway 16, a few kilometres east of Terrace and I’ve just heard seven shots. I think someone may be poaching a moose.” “What kind of shots,” she asked. “Rifle shots. Definitely rifle shots. It’s almost dark here,” I added. “I can’t imagine why someone would be shooting in the woods if they weren’t shooting an animal out of season.” The woman took my name, address, and telephone numbers then told me someone
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THE NIGHTMARES roller derby team of 2016 season. Front L-R: Kaili “Veloci Ripper” Abbott, Michelle “Haywire” Hay, Jenny “Bam!b” Plant, Kasey “Jugless” Lewis, Sasheen “Bash-full” Wesley, Janelle “Ms. Fortinate” Fortin, Hilary “Killory Knox” Lightening. Back L-R: Terra “Terra Fire” Nord, Coach Chris “Skimo” Thomas, Angela “Betty Fight” Boutillier, Jessica “Marg Sins Some” Hogg, Elise “Hellise” Bentley, Tarea “Dream Warrior” Roberge, Chancey “NeckroChancey” Hall, Darci “Busty Bruiser” Brousseau, Laura “Comet Crush’her” Haley, Trina “Slaybia” Thomas. Missing: Kirsten “Skele-Score” Middleton.
Nightmares ready to roll THE NORTH Coast Nightmares are gearing up for another season with some new recruits and returning skaters eager to take their game to the next level. “We have grown in numbers and determination this season. The team is committed to improving their game. It is going to be an excellent year,” says Coach Chris “Skimo” Thomas, “as a team we are focused on off-skate conditioning to improve our performance on the track.” With two home bouts April 9 and May 7, two tournaments and one away game scheduled this spring, the Nightmares are focused and working hard to develop their presence locally and in the roller derby community.
“Last season our team gained a lot of experience competing against larger, more established teams. Some of our players have taken advantage of participating in events in the Lower Mainland as part of Northern Mayhem, a regional pick-up team, and that exposure and experience really develops their skills,” adds Thomas. The team is gaining increased community interest in the sport. More women are taking part in the teams’ annual Fresh Meat program that introduces participants to the basic skills needed to play roller derby and the team was pleased to welcome new recruits as a result. Freshly benchmarked skater Kaili “Veloci Rip-
was on the way. the miscreants who steal After sending a text cars, race them up the to Karen that said I logging roads and then might be late for dinner, set them on fire, or those I turned on the CD playwho dump broken applier, waited and thought ances like fridges and about things triggered deep freezes in ditches. by my present situation, Two years ago the like the time several forestry companies put weeks ago when I was up new milage signs cross-country skiing in along the Copper River the valley of the ZymaLogging Road, so that cord and met one of the vehicles can identify local conservation oftheir location and to SKEENA ANGLER ficers. I expressed my prevent potentially fatal concern for moose and accidents. A few weeks ROB BROWN he told me that last fall later someone shot and he and his colleagues ruined every one of had charged a poacher those signs with a rifle. for killing a couple of This winter the signs cow moose in the Copon the lower river have per River Valley. We agreed that improved been replaced with sturdy metal replaceaccess was a big part of the problem. I ments. Some of them have been mangled suggested that the fact there were only a by someone who appears to have fastened handful of officers patrolling an area larger a rope to their poles and attempted to upthan many European countries wasn’t any root them. comfort to large ungulates either. I thought about how it was sad such I also wondered what other reason, oth- people roamed the area and distinctly trouer than jacking game, a twilight shooter on bling that some of them are armed. the Copperside Haul Road would have to As I was thinking, a van appeared. squeeze off seven shots. I jumped out of my truck and waved just The Zymoetz River and its surround- as the vehicle was about to enter the unings seem to be a magnet for vandals like plowed part of the road.
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per” Abbott who joined the team last season says, “I love how you get a good workout and don’t really notice it because you’re having fun.” The team is always recruiting new players, referees and nonskating officials. Practices are held at the community gym at the former Thornhill Junior Secondary School. Thomas points out, “having a full-sized, year-round venue has been instrumental in our team’s development.” Stay tuned to the teams website northcoastnightmares.ca and their Facebook page for upcoming fundraising events and home bout information. - Written and submitted by Hilary Lightening
It stopped. The passenger side window powered down. Next to it sat a young man. I judged him to be in his twenties. Next to him, behind the wheel, was a woman who may have been his mother. I wouldn’t try it, I suggested walking up to their van. I’ve got four wheel drive and a shovel, but I decided against it. Besides, I added. I just heard somebody shooting up there. They might be jacking moose or up to some other kind of mischief. “Oh,” said the woman, “we just thought we’d take some pictures. Maybe we’ll turn around.” I went back to my truck and watched the van turn, travel a few feet, then stop. The woman and young man got out. She took a couple of snaps with what appeared to be a cell phone. It was almost dark. I doubted whether there was enough light for photography. Next, the young man got out then walked past me and took a shot of the road. Dirty white snow atop a haul road in the faded light, I wondered why anyone would want such a photo. The young fellow returned to the van and the two drove off. I took out my thermos bottle and poured the last of its contents into the cup. It was dark. As I drained the tea, I noticed headlights approaching from Copperside. ... continued ...
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By ALICIA BRIDGES WAITING TIMES for northwestern B.C. residents who need to see an eye surgeon could be reduced by half since last April, when it took more than a year to get an appointment, to less than six months. The Northern Health Authority has hired a second ophthalmologist to join Dr. Tom Nagy in Terrace, where most patients between Smithers and Prince Rupert are referred for consultations. Dr. Beatrice Adante started working alongside Dr. Nagy at his clinic, Vision North, in November. The clinic is being renovated so there is enough room for both surgeons to work at the same time. Dr. Adante’s recruitment is intended to reduce long waiting times for consultations, which made headlines last year after Smithers optometrists raised their concerns in a letter to the BC Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. They were worried the system could not catch up with the backlog created when Dr. Nagy was on medical leave for several months last year. Speaking last week,
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OPHTHALMOLOGIST DR. Beatrice Adante has joined Dr. Tom Nagy. Dr. Nagy would not say how long it currently takes to get an appointment at the clinic, however, he predicted the waiting time would soon drop below six months. In addition to reducing wait times, he said having a second ophthalmologist would help reduce the pressure on him. “There were certainly some big issues last winter and it’s always been a challenge to meet the needs,” he said. “I have a very great office and a great staff here that help me to function optimally, but now I am feeling there is a little more room to breathe and manoeuvre
now so I’m really looking forward to that.” Dr. Nagy said a second ophthalmologist had not been hired earlier because “there’s always been a situation where there was a lot for one person but not really enough for two people.” Dr. Adante is originally from Alberta but recently returned to Canada after 11 years in California, where she worked at the Loma Linda University. “I think a more rural practice like this is really good because there’s variety … it’s not the same thing every day,” she said. She said she was aware of last year’s delays and happy to play
a role in reducing them. Northern Health Authority northwest medical director Dr. Geoff Appleton said the number of operating days for cataract surgery at Mills Memorial Hospital has also increased. He said the surgeons had always made room for emergency cases but having a second eye surgeon will help improve the continuity of patient care. “You can always get them much sooner than that if the doctor phones them, they will squeeze them in that same day or the next day or that sort of thing,” said Dr. Appleton. Alicia Bridges is a reporter at the Interior News in Smithers, B.C.
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