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Welfare layoffs prelude to pain

By JEFF NAGEL FOUR welfare services workers here will lose their" jobs at the end of March after Victoria announced the elimination of 324 job's in the ministry of human resources.

The cuts affect 20 ministry workers in the northwest, including three full-time and one part-time position at the Terrace district office.

Two training consultants, an administrator and a half- time employment assistance worker were notified Nov. 13, according to Rusty Blanes, a. client service worker and union rep here.

"They were stunned," Blanes said. "They had no idea whatsoever this was coming down."

The cuts are based on projections that fewer ministry workers will be needed to deal with people on social assistance after April I - when the government cuts off benefits t'or many long- term welfare recipients.

New rules allow single people deemed employable to be on social assistance for no more than two consecu- tive years.

B.C. Government and Service Employees Union rep Don Philpott said the layoffs are just a prelude to the chaos that will strike once welfare recipients are cut off.

Government officials refuse to release estimates of the number of recipients who may be cut off, arguing it's possible many will find jobs before then.

But Philpott thinks the number of local people

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WORKERS from Lindsay's Cartage and Storage iwere busy Wednesday hauling heavy equipment like this forklift from New Skeena's sawmill to the city's public works yard. Northwest towns seized everything from vehicles to office furniture. JEFF NAGEL PHOTO

City plans fast sale of seized gear Won't give New Skeena more time

By JEFF NAGEL THE CITY will sell off the equipment it has seized from New Skeena Forest Products as quickly as possible to recover unpaid taxes, city councillors and officials say.

"The plan is, unless we hit some big snag, thls will be done before Christmas," councillor David Hull said.

Northwest towns moved simultaneously Nov. 12 to haul equipmen t away from New Skeena mills.

Hull said there are no plans to M o r e i n s i d e wait to allow any more time for New [] Northwest towns send Skeena to find financing and possibly purchase the seized equipment back in the bailiffs, page A9 from the city.

"This isn't a hostage-taking or a Theoretically, unpaid taxes are negotiation," Hull said. "This is just eventually recovered by a tax sale of about collecting some taxes for the -the land. . . . . . . . . . city." That's what the Terrace council

Hull said the plan is simplei "Seize ! wanted to happen with the previous it. Auction it. And take the money. It wasn't seize it and sit on it for four or five months until spring."

New Skeena got fair warning of the city's intentions when bailiffs placed liens on the equipment at the Terrace sawmill in early September, he said.

Company officials had indicated the current situation would not be

allowed to continue on into the new year.

Hull said that raised fears that some event- possibly a new round of bankruptcy protection -could jeop- ardize the city's ability to recover the money.

"We think we're at a critical juncture where if we don't protect ourselves we're setting ourselves up for another loss," he said. "We feared for our money."

round of unpaid Skeena Cellulose taxes.

But Terrace was outvoted in 2002 by Prince Rupert and Port Edward. Those towns pushed through an agreement allowing new owners to repay the older .back taxes, including $576,000 for Terrace, over eight

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Make most of shot at Alcan cash, Terrace urged By JEFF NAGEL mostly neutral on the issue of pew- certain largesse.And If I was Terrace to force Alcan to use energy for est sliver of Moan's profits being

er sales by Alcan - over which Hall and Kitimat officials are preparing to launch a court challenge.

"I think the City. of Terrace is in a good position to receive generously Alcan's public relations dollar," Hall said, " .....

"Aican is looking for friends - they are standing increasingly alone in British Columbia," he said. "They see Terrace might be influenced by

TERRACE is uniquely positioned to extract money from Alcan right now and should capitalize on that in'any way possible, says Kitirnat's top administrator.

Trafford Hall was ~reacting to Terrace's pursuit of a major donation from the aluminum producer in the range of $1 million for the proposed sportsplex here.

Terrace city council has stayed

Four-day foes demand .backup Longer day takes toll ruptive option when trustees were forced to

By JENNIFER LANG A KITIMAT parent who helped organize a public meeting over the four-day school week says the fight will continue only if more parents are willing to join the battle.

Denise O'Neill said plenty of people are lending their verbal support to the cause, but so far, few are prepared to sit on a lobbying committee.

"So far, I've had lots of calls, lots of support. I know people are talking about it," said O'Neill, president of the Mount Elizabeth Senior Secondary parent advisory council.

The group organized a Nov. 8 community forum on the four-day week - the first meeting of its type since the new cost-cutting measure went into effect.

About 30 parents and teachers showed up

I would play it to the hilt." "I'd say go for it - get as much

as you can - because that window is going to close."

Kitimat is expected to file its court action soon if talks with senior provincial cabinet ministers don't show signs of converting Victoria to the Kitimal; position. The town wants everything possible done to block power sales

aluminum production, left with northwesterners. Hall predicted any Terrace "That's a million bucks we

benefit from Alcan's present strat- wouldn't otherwise have gotten egy would have'no effect on Kiti- that would be in.vested in Science mat's chances of victory in court. . World or something down south to

"To have the mayor of Ter- curry favour there- or invested in race photographed accepting that Quebec.', cheque I don't thin k will do our ~ Terrace mayor Jack Talstra and power sales issue any harm what- other sportsplex fundraisers met soever," he said. Mean officials last month to pitch

Hall said he'd view it as a rood- for a contribution.

make $5 million in cuts last spring. He also said the impact of the new school

week is being monitored. "We understand our school board is do-

ing what they can with what they have," O'Neill said. "It's not enough."

She said the board has no control over declining enrolment - or the amount of funding the Coast Mountains district receives from the provincial government.

"I think overall, we're just frustrated with lack of commitment from the government in education ,"-she said.

Meanwhile, the longer school day appears to be takinga toll~on students, and teachers, she said . . . . . . . . . . .

One teacher speaking at the forum said students now find it difficult to pay attention in the afternoon. "The kids tune out at 1:30 [p,m.] They've got nothing left. That was a

to voice their concerns and demand a meet- real eye-opener for me." ing with Skeena MLA Roger Harris, who Others reported insufficient time to assist was unable to attend, children with learning difficulties.

A meeting with Harris is tentatively O,Neill believes it's time for parents to scheduled for Nov. 29, but O'Neill says take a stand - but she's not surejf the will is the meeting will be called off unless there's there for a political fight. more interest, She's set a deadline of tonight ~ , I f the~J don't moVebeyond •words !hen at 9 p.m. Call her at 632-5345, thts Wh61eaUempt: at addressiiig ~Inything is

School board chair Peter King told the p0intless~ That tells us alot, doesn't it, if the forum the four-day~weeklwas the ieast dts~ parents aren't prepared to go?' :~

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BOBTAIL, Tag and Rag'ch~ck out a beautiful dandelion in the upcoming Terrace Little Theatre production of | Cinderella. The three slapstick characters are played by Diana Braathen, Dawn Marshall and Sandy Watson.

1 They're just three of the musical comedy's giant cast set to take to the stage at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre this Friday and Saturday. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO

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Chaos coming when gov't cuts off welfare, union says affected will be significant.

"My guess is, in Ter- race, you're looking at somewhere around 200 to 300 people in the first month," Philpott said. "And 30 to 40 per month each month thereafter."

He said that will lead to evictions and increased homelessness as welfare ceases to pay for rent.

"There's going to be more pressure on food banks and charitable serv-. ices," he said. "There's potential for there to be more property crime in communities. I t ' s all there."

"Who knows what people are going to do when their livelihood is completely eliminated."

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White bear gathers steam

• NORTHERN B.C. towns and aboriginal leaders have united behind the campaign to have the Ker- mode bear made a symbol of the 2010 Winter Olym- pics, says Skeena's MLA.

Roger Harris said he met the North Central Mu- nicipal Association and its leaders have endorsed the campaign and conveyed NCMA support to Ted Nebbeling, the minister responsible for the Olympics.

"We're talking every municipality from 100 Mile House north," Harris said. "That's pretty significant. That's 70 per cent of the land mass of the province."

The effort also has the support of the Northwest Tribal Treaty group, which represents aboriginal leaders from the Prince George area to the Queen Charlotte Islands.

And Harris is asking regional caucuses of B.C, Liberal MLAs to also en- dorse the plan, in order to get more political support from other corners of the province.

The Liberal northern caucus has already backed the Kermode.

Harris gave the bear another boost last week when he made a private member's statement in the le- gislature.

Speaking in the legisla- ture, he described the Ker- mode as neither threatened nor endangered.

"It 's a powerful symbol of strength and determina- tion, whether in athletics or in everyday life - a trait that speaks to the human spirit," he said.

A local committee is working on a two-minute protnotional video that will also push the Kermode, he added.

Don Philpott Roger Harris

Philpott doubts the gov- ernmenrs optimism that many people will find jobs.

Even the more employable recipients would have extreme dif- ficulty finding work in t o d a y ' s n o r t h w e ' s t economy, he said.

"The jobs just aren ' t there ," he said. " M a n y of them have been jobless for years - w i t h reason. And many of them have children."

He said that may mean many more families bro-

ken up as children are taken into government care.

Those costs could offset much of the savings made through the cuts, he said.

"They're going to be

" W h o k n o w s t h r o w i n g what ' people are women and going to do when children off the i r l i ve l ihood is welfare, tak-

ing away completely elimi- their financial nated. " s u p p o r t , "

Philpott said. "We know

that results in more child protection complaints and more children coming into care."

Blanes said many of the people affected are like

Robert E. Wesley, a 45- year-old man who lived on Terrace's streets and died here Oct. 4.

"We call those guys the backstreet boys," she said. "There's going to be a whole lot more backstreet boys around this town. And they're not going to have anything,"

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Harris says the union's dire predictions are irresponsi- ble.

"Until you get to April you don't have any idea what it's going to look like," he said.

Unions had forecast 19,000 British Columbians would lose disability benefits when that was re-eval- uated, he said, and the final number was less than 400.

Fewer ministry staff are required because of success in retraining workers, he added.

"The fact is the case- load in the northwest has gone down," he said. "They've actually found work and put people to work."

That's as it should be, he said. "Welfare is about finding employment."

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Justice forums see criminals admit guilt and repay their debt to victims

By S A R A H A. Z I M M E R M A N SOME small-time criminals are finding a different way of making amends for their offences these days.

For about seven months some offenders in Terrace" have been taking a unique route not offered through the court system.

Instead of going through a lengthy court process community justice forums see decisions for reparation agreed upon by the offender and the victim together.

The forums are designed to bring together offenders with their victims and families to discuss the situation and find an appropriate way to deal with the offender.

The forums are designed primarily for minor offences such as vandalism or shoplifting.

It 's an option for offenders of all ages but the majority of the offenders are youth.

With this year's change from the Young Offenders Act to the new Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) there is an increased focus on not processing youth through the court system.

Police officers are encouraged to look for alternative ways of restoring justice and reducing the amount of young people going to court, says the program's RCMP liaison Cnst. Jack Hundial.

The community justice forums are one way of meeting the new mandate of the YCJA.

At first glance it can be seen as an "easy" way out to avoid criminal charges and court dates.

Not so, says Jose Coosemans, the program's community coordinator.

He says the traditional court system is not only alienating for the offender and .victim, court ap- pearances are often delayed or

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CONSTABLE Jack Hundial and Jose Coosemans meet with offenders and victims in this room at the RCMP detachment where community justice forums are providing an alternative to court.

missed by offenders unwilling to appear.

"You're really treated like a number and some people would prefer that because they don't really face what they've done," Coosemans says.

make amends. "People think this ts going

easy on crime," he says. "It's not - I think it takes a lot of courage to face the •victims and even their own families."

The forums encourage victims

"People think this is going easy on crime, It's not. I think it takes a lot of courage to face the victims and even their own families."

The community justice forums, however, are no walk in the park for the offenders, he says.

The very basis of the program is an admittance of guilt and a desire to take responsibility and

and offenders to bring support people, be they family members or friends to participate. Family members are often affected by the fallout of a criminal act and the forums give them a chance to

voice how the crime has affected them.

Both parties gather in a meeting room at the Terrace RCMP detachment, meeting face to face and using pre-written scripts to guide them through the process.

It allows the victims to freely talk about the impact the crime has had while making an attempt to' understand why the offender committed the offence.

It by no means works for everyone, but so far in Terrace, the program has had a high success rate, Coosemans says.

Types of restitution include anything from ~ returning stolen items, to offering work to repay the victim and community service hours.

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suspect information POLICE are hoping the public may be able to help identify a woman who tried to rob a local restaurant recently.

The woman, described only as •being tall, thin and in her thirties, went into the Chop Suey Gar- dens in Terrace and demanded that the cash register be opened, police say.

When she did not get any money she left the restaurant. The incident happened just before 7 p.m. Nov. 10. No patrons were in the restaurant at the time, police said.

Anyone with information about this attempted robbery is asked to call Cnst. Bill Casault at 638- 7400 or make an anonymous tip to the Crimestop- pers phone llne at 635-8477.

PACs get gaming money PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS for schools in Terrace, Kitimat and Kitwanga will soon receive some provincial gaming grant money, Skeena MLA Roger Harris announced last week.

In all, 14 local PACs will get a share of about $84,000 in charitable casino and lottery gaming revenues, Harris said.

In April, changes to the application process for PACs wanting a share of charitable gaming revenues went into effect that sets funding to the number of students in the school.

PACs will use the money to purchase items needed for their schools.

Coal fields analyzed THE COMPANY that bought the Klappan anthracite coal fields north of here has hired a company to give it a better handle on the deposits.

Marston Canada Will convert the existing geolo- gical database into a digital format and prepare a computer block model of one of four deposits owned by Fortune Minerals of Ontario.

It will then be used as part of an updated feas- ibility study, Fortune said.

Mount Klappan contains an estimated 2.8 billion tonnes o f anthracite rank coal, including 236 million tonnes in the measured and indicated categor- ies, Fortune says..

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Fishy facts AN INCIDENT at an anti-aquaculture protest in Campbell River renews concern about the quality of information used by environmentalists.

At a Joey's Only seafood restaurant, activist Stacie Harder waved a bottle containing what she said were young Pacific salmon. They were, she explained, infected by parasites.

She used them to illustrate what can happen to wild salmon coming too close to fish farms.

Fish farm workers supporting Joey's Only and their right to cultivate Atlantic salmon along the B.C. coast informed Harder that her "salmon" were actually halibut.

An admittedly isolated incident, it helps confirm the image of well-intentioned but misguided activists eager to save the planet and not overly concerned about the facts they use to make their case. It underscores a fear that environmentalists begin with a belief that fish farms are responsible for much of what goes wrong in the ocean and then look for evidence to support their theory.

Organizers said their protest was not against Joey's Only, only the restaurant's inclusion of farmed salmon on its menu.

Yeah, right. Activists know that most people know less about environmental issues than they do. Confronted by protestors and/or information that seems to be legitimate, many consumers will take the path of least resistance and avoid Joey's Only, certainly during a protest.

The goal is undoubtedly to eliminate B.C. coastal fish farms. But activists, especially ones who do not live in areas that rely on the jobs aquaculture provide', are not concerned about the loss of customers or employment.

Fish farm workers as well as MLAs Rod Visser and Bill Belsey did the right thing by attending protests to support aquaculture and to counter the campaign against it.

If there's one thing that will scare away customers from a quiet seafood lunch faster than anything, though, it's a noisy argument by pro- and ant~-aquaculture forces.

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It's time to get t( ugh with the mob VICTORIA - Mike Harcourt, former premier of British Co- lumbia, gave a barn burner of a speech last week at the annual Canadian Congress on Criminal Justice in Vancouver.

It was a speech that would have prompted most British Columbians to give him a standing ovation. The only ones who might have sat silent would have been the ones he was talking about: the kingpins of organized crime.

Harcourt told his audience that as a former criminal defence law- yer and chairman of the Vancou- ver Police Board during his time as mayor of that city, he knows police need more resources to arrest up to 400 big crooks operating in Vancouver as members of Hells Angels, Russian and Vietnamese gangs, the Mafia and drug rings.

Vancouver's roughly 6,000 drug addicts, who he. said are to blame for 80 per cent Of the burglaries, auto thefts and other crimes committed to feed expen- sive habits, should be treated, not jailed.

To that end, Harcourt had high praise for former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen for having the courage to advocate harm- reduction measures, such as the supervised drug-injection 'centre that. opened this year near Hast-

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ings anti Main. Harcourt said the former

mayor's leadership on drug issues led to Owen being kicked out of the mayor's chair by his political party, the Non-Partisan Association.

The ones police must go after relentlessly, Harcourt said, are the 300 to 400 "big crooks" in Vancouver alone.

• "Get them thrown in jail, 1 don't care if you need to build three new prisons on Baffin Island or put them i n a high- unemployment part of the province." He also said their assets should be seized, their businesses closed, and they should be treated "like the scumbags they are."

The justice system, he said, must ensure that "life means life," and that 25-year life sen-

tences are served. I 'm afraid there's not much "If you let police have the help coming from that quarter.

resources they need - the surveil- Solicitor General Rich Cole- lance, .the wiretaps, the stings man says the' provincial justice - they'll deal with those people, system is properly balanced to There are a lot more big crooks deal with criminal kingpins, and we needto catch, convict and lbUt small-time street criminals and in penitentiary for a long period addicts. of time." He says the federal govern-

Right on, Mikey. I have only ment does not give law-enforce- one question: Why didn't you ment authorities the tools to deal talk like that when you were the with organized crime and does premier and had some clout, and not prescribe stiffer penalties and then do something about it? changes in legislation to track the

There is no question, Harcourt proceeds of crime through the tax is right and expressed the feelings system. of all of us. We are sick and tired Properly balanced? It's of criminal gang members roam- Ottawa's fault? Suddenly, he ing our cities with impunity, ply- talks just like Harcourt used to ing their dirty trades and getting talk when he was premier. It 's so off with a slap on the wrist when much easier to say our house is in they get caught, which isn't very order, it's the other guy's fault. often. If all the premiers screamed

We are sick and tired of the blue murder and demanded ac- l a x immigration laws that seem tion from Ottawa, the federal to let criminals into the country, government would start to listen, while making it difficult for hon- particularly prime-minister-in- est people to join the C~inadia.n ' waiting Paul Martin, who says he family, will seek better relations with the

But wasn't he in a far better provinces. position to turn the tables on So, while we are grateful to the big crooks when he was in Harcourt for having put the is- power? sue of crime-fighting on the front

Well, let's turn to the people burner, it is those i n power to who are in power now. Surely whom we must turn for action. they must see that Harcourt and Where is Elliot Ness when we the rest of us are rightfully de- need him? manding action to put the crimi- Beyer can be reached at: E- nal kingpins behind bars. mail: [email protected].

There's got to a better name RECENT flooding north of Ter- race focused attention on a bridge which has never been accorded the recognition it deserves as part of the Nass highway system. No Name bridge spans the No Name river, a vital link to the communities of Greenville and Kincolith.

How is it we've not labelled this river and bridge to suit its regional importance? Did we. squander the names of all the local dignitaries on other land- marks? Have all the native chiefs' and politicians' names been assigned to mountains'? Certainly native ancestry can't be depleted nicknaming modern treaties:

No Name lacks pizzazz unless it refers to the manufacturing giant responsible for filling shelves of a local box store with products such as No Name flour, sugar, plastic baggies and spices. If locals couldn't agree on a tailor made specific name, we could have organized a name contest. Contests have resulted in catchy names for aquariums, sports sta-

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diums and even a local seniors care home. And this summer a contest resulted in a scrumptious. name for B.C.'s, newest apple, Aurora Golden Gala.

From several standpoints, No Name does have merit. Its failsafe spelling reduces anxiety of the highways sign painter, countering tricky terms such as Zymacord or Exchamsiks.

No Name also cancels any risk

of attack by terrorists; what could possibly be valuable where we couldn't be bothered tO assign a dignified title?

The nondescript designation points to a lack of pride, a ho-hum attitude toward the area and its potential The name offers nothing about the terrain through which the river flows, its history or the nearby inhabitants. It stirs no excitement or interest in Sunday drivers or tourists - those saviours of faltering economies such as ours.

Settling for such a mediocre name tells me we lack imagina- tion. We're lazy. We're indeci- sive.

Why else adopt so bland a moniker? Are there no mineral or animals along this river to prompt a perfect label?

If British Columbia were younger, we could use a Depart- men( of Names (why does this make me think of Monty Python's Department of Crooked Walks?) staffed by creative young people,

"tasked" to decide such titlesl Such a department isunnec-

essary now. B.C. is unlikely to sprout any new rivers, though from time to time floods may reroute an existing stream by 50 feet or more.

In fact, highways follows precedent, using the colloquial names for bridges.

Except now the ministry consults with First Nations who often have names in their own language, Such is the case with No Name, soon to have a Nisga'a designation as part of the treaty process.

Highways strives for names with a geographical reference to help drivers find their place on a map. Peoples, names are avoided, unless the person served the province in a major way, and is now deceased.

Possible names are checked to avoid repetition which might confuse an emergency vehicle. And all names are approved by the regional director.

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It is somehow confusing to me that the City of Terrace has the money to pay for the removal of equipment from New Skeena but cannot provide me with a good, cool drink of water on any kind of a consistent basis.

Why wasn't the equipment left on site and audited on a regular basis rather than spending money to have it removed? What were they thinking?

At New Skeena the equipment was under cover and protected, now it is not. 1 can only guess this will deteriorate the value further.

It would also appear that there are tax initia- tives available to new businesses coming into our area, but not New Skeena.

If we are giving away tax dollars to promote business growth in the area and at the same time want to build a sportsplex and borrow the money to build it, which tax dollars are being targeted?

It appears that we have an inexhaustible appetite to build new facilities but very little appetite to maintain what we have.

Next thing you know we will be erecting a bronzed bear.

David. Rice Terrace B.C.

Is this our mayor's plan to save jobs?

Dear Sir: You state mayor Jack Talstra is going to start

a short-term make-work program to ease unemployment while the forest industry revives itself?

Let me review his assistance to date, while our citizens have struggled, lost homes, or moved away.

The mayor: [] Obstructed and criticized the new owners of

Skeena Cellulose at a critical time while they were attempting to obtain financing to re-start.

[] Proposed re-locating the complete sawmill to the airport lands, at a cost greater than the total start-up cost for all operations, while financing couldn't be found to re-start a functional sawmill.

[] Spent many weeks to obtain financing to build a sportsplex that few can presently afford. The admission fees and operating tax burden of this facility are unknown. Meanwhile, the largest employer nn our community remains closed and struggles to obtain financing to re-open.

[] Placed a lien on the assets of the Terrace sawmill for taxes and removed equipment essential for re-start.

[] Proposes spending $800,000 of federal forestry aid money to re-locate a building for tourism.

[] Will offer tax relief to encourage new industry to set up here, while offering no aid to established industry that may vanish without assistance from all stakeholders.

[] Proposes starting a new EBAP (welfare) program for,forestry workers after two years of unemployment.

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[] The devastating effect of the softwood lumber dispute along with the rising Canadian dollar is crippling the softwood lumber industry.

• British Columbia and Skeena never get their fair share of federal funding, grants, hand- outs, favours, attention etc.

• Ottawa draws billions of dollars in gas tax and returns a fraction to our province, hence our vital transportation infrastructure is crumbling as we continue to be trod on by the feds.

Andy, the 'list could go on virtually infinitum but based on your newsletter, 75 per cent of your efforts and attention are focused on the same-sex marriage issue.

Come on Andy, shed the red neck right-wing narrow-focused mind set that has plagued the

SKEENA MP Andy Burton's latest mailout to constituents has come under fire from readers.

Mayor Talstra and members of city council. could have worked with New Skeena Forest Pro- ducts two years ago, offering tax incentives, support in obtaining financing and working to ensure some of the $800,000 they are spending was directed towards forestry workers.

This crisis in our area will only be solved with trust and dialogue.

I 'm tired of hearing about seasonal tourism, a sports complex that most can' t afford and gen- etically challenged black bears from-city council. Deal with the serious issues.

Tom Dim•troy Terrace B.C.

Shame on Stores for opening Nov. 11

Dear Sir: Well, it seems nothing is sacred now as local

businesses feel that they have to be open on No- vember 1 lth.

While reading the Terrace Standard this week, I noticed that some businesses felt that not only did they have to be open but they had to advertise the fact.

I for one am disgusted that corporations have once again put greed over all else and chosen to open their doors on this 'Day of Remembrance.'

It seems that the four hours of closure is just ' too much to ask. Even as I write this letter, there are men and women risking their very lives in order to protect our freedom, just as many count- less thousands have done before them.

• W e 0nly have to listen to the news of the day to hear one tragedy after another.

As today's society moves forward, we need to look back at the sacrifices made by these veterans and acknowledge their service.

Imagine yourself at 18, 19 or 20 years of age and then imagine your life over before it had really begun. No lovers, no sweethearts, marriage, kids, grandkids, Sunday afternoons. Nothing. This is what they gave up for us.

Many veterans are scarred on the inside, holding memories too terrible to tell.

As well, we should remember the innocents of war, for they too should be remembered so that we do not go so easily into that' hell again.

Companies today need to be held morally responsible for their behavior and we as consumers need to make them aware of our feelings.

If companies feel that they have to open because their competition is also opening, what stops them from using this lame excuse to do anything? 24-hour a day shopping, open on Christmas, the list goes on and on.

The parade on main street is one thing that Terrace as a city can be proud of. Allowing the shopping to go on while some are trying to show their respect will be an ugly thing indeed.

The four-hour closure on November l lth is a minor inconvenience to everyone and goes a long way in showing our respect for the ones who have died and continue to die in the name of our freedom - yours, mine and our local businesses'.

Troy Ritter Terrace B.C.

HEAVY EQU PMENT rolls out of the works yard. Last week's seizure was

New Skeena sawmill yard on its way to'the city's public part of a coordinated move with othernorthwest towns,

Give it a rest, Andy An Open Letter to Skeena MP Andy Burton:

Andy, I received my copy of "Update from Parliament Hill" the other day and cannot believe that given all the issues in Skeena and our nation you devoted 75 per cent of your taxpayer- funded newsletter to the same-sex marriage issue.

[ will not get into that debate; we will save it for another day.

Here are some points to think about: [] We live in the highest taxed nation in the

first world. [] Our position in G8 is tenuous at best and

we are slipping. There will have to be a G!2-15 soon or we will not be at the meetings.

[] The entire economy of Skeena is the worst it has been in any living person'smemory.

[] The Liberals continue to waste money, lack accountability and fund golf courses.

[] The United States' continuing protection- ism practices has made 'free trade' a joke for the past decade at the expense of Canada and Mexi- co,

Reform Party since its inception and take the opportunity of the right uniting to get re-focused on issues that are really important to Skeena.

David D. Hull Terrace B.C.

Same-sex drivel a sign of a party out of touch

Dear Sir: When I emptied my mail box today, I picked-

up more written drivel from the Canadian Al- liance on their position on same-sex marriage.

I have never expected the Alliance to support gay rights; it goes against their nature.

I do expect an opposition party to be able to argue a point intelligently, even for positions I disagree with.

In this latest waste of paper, the Alliance writes that the courts do not have a role in deci- ding the same-sex marriage issue.

This view is appalling, as it shows a lack of understanding of the role of courts in safeguard- ing rights within a democracy.

Countries that do not have viable courts protecting human rights cannot stop their governments from abusing their powers. Three examples come to mind: Saudi Arabia, China, and pre- WW2 Germany.

The Alliance party 's position on same-sex marr iage reminds me of the d is in tegra t ion of civil rights in George Orwell 's novel Animal Farm.

In this book, a cooperative of farm animals take over a farm from its human owners. A group of pigs lead this populist revolt and assume power over the other animals, running the farm like a small country.

The pigs create an animal charter of rights, declaring amongst other things, that all animals are created equal.

As the pigs become corrupted, exploiting their fellow animals, they begin wearing pants and walking on two legs like humans. They amend their charter of rights to state thatwhile all animals are equal, some animals are more equal than others.

Humans rights are not absolutes, defined at one point in t ime with a m e a n i n g immemorial. How .a human right is interpreted and put into practice evolves as a society grows and changes.

How a society defines itself at any point in time isbased on what it accepts and what it does not allow.

If a government has not responded to these

While most Canadians are not gay, the majority of voting Cana- dians have. either a gay family member or friends who are gay.

changes in societal views, the courts give them a nudge by throwing out out-dated legislation.

In the dawn of this 21st century, Canada has moved to the point that sexual orientation is no longer ~,alid grounds for discrimination, in the same way that we have already moved past dis- trim•nation based on race and gender. Our Char- ter of Rights guarantees equal rights for all Ca- nadians, gay and straight, and the courts' role is to enforce this.

I think the Alliance Party 's handling of this issue is shooting itself in the foot long before the federal election is called.

I believe that while most Canadians are not gay, the majority of voting Canadians have either a gay family member or friends who are gay.

The vast majority of Canadians are not going to vote for discrimination against people they know personally and respect, in favour of a political party whose understanding of the Charter of Rights is no betier than walking pigs in pants!

Simon Dadds Terrace B.C.

Log exports a critical tool on patq to recovery Dear Sir: , port standards and are leaving the pro- ket value in places like Japan, where

vince, the balance is being hauled to local mills and is being processed domestically, sustaining manufacturing jobs that otherwise would not exist.

In other words, log exports also help us harvest fibre for local mills that would not alternative!y be economical.

Log exports are the prescription an ailipg forest industry needs to keep it a l ive when it otherwise would stop breathing all togethe r .

Most British Columbians know the

UNLOADING LOGS for export: The Truck Loggers Association says log exports help stabilize the industry during downturns.

Haley explains, "Log exports bring greater employment stability to the notoriously cyclical, commodity-based forest I~roducts industry. When the processing sector faces economic downturns and mills reduce output or close down~ log exports ensure that a sign•f- leant portion of tile workforce remains employed and continues to contribute

to the provincial and local economies."

For certain species and grades of logs, where demand i~ great, international prices are much higher than domestic prices and British Columbians

coastal hemlock logs and sell for as much as 65 per cent above domestic prices. In some parts of the U.S., mills can add value to smaller diameter logs that would otherwise be sold domestically at a lower price ' to be used for low grade pulp. Currently, coastal mills don't have that technology.

As the provincial government re- structures the B.C. forest industry, with the objective to be more market-based so that we can become globally competitive, log exports will continue to reflect market forces, helping to drive domestic log prices closer to international /narket levels.

Restricting log exports creates more costs for British Columbia than benefits by reducing revenue flowing to the province from stumpage sales and increasing unemployment in our industry.

Until provincial measures to revita- lize the forest industry start to take effect, log exports' are essential to provide job stability for forest workers and

Recent media reports on the tough times in B.C.'s forest industry have attempted to link log exports with everything wrong in our forests, from job losses to the softwood lumber dispute with the United States.

Log exports today amount to less than six per cent of the total harvest in B.C. and rather than reducing jobs, they actually help create job stability, increase the fibre supply domestically and create fair market pricing.which provides better forest management, forest industry in our province is in

This year in B,C. ,Iog exports have trouble, but it 's more difficult to un- kept nearly 2,000 forest workers em- derstand how log exports actually sup- ployed even though 13 of our 33 port the health of an industry when it coastal sawmills are s h u t d o w n (11 ils~iling. others are working at reduced levels) , When a healthy, strong forest indu- and nearly half of our coastal forest stry exists, the demand for British Co- workers are not working, lumbia's manufactured wood products

is high, and not only are log exports dramatically reduced but the province actually imports more logs than it exports. This was the case from 1995 to 1997 when B.C. exported as little at 269,000 to 500,000 cubic metres.

I n 1997, for example, for every

Wi thou t those j o b s , our coastal communities f rom Prince Rupei't and most of Vancouver Island to Pember- ton and Poweil RiVer Would be having their'last breath choked out of them,

Any one of the Truck Loggers Assol ciation's 500-plus member companies who live and work in these communi- cubic metre of logs B.C, exported the ties will tell you that even though province imported four cubic metres. about one.third of those logs meet ex- UBC forest economics expert David

protest local communities. deserve fair market value for their tim- S a n d r a A. Bishop ber resource. ~, : The Truck Loggers, Association

Log exports are receiving fair mar, : V a n c o u v e r B.C.

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Holidays wil l stay ANNUALMa=ETINGGENERAL open for business

By JEFF NAGEL HOLIDAY SHOPPING will stay unregulated.

City council voted last week to put the issue to bed, rejecting a final appeal from store employees who wanted a revived ban on statutory holiday shopping.

C o u n c i l l o r Lynne Christiansen wanted to re- instate restrictions but was outvoted.

Workers said they had

luntarily remain closed on Christian holidays.

"I haven't found any store that says they're going to be open Christ- mas, Easter or New Year's," he said.

C o u n c i l l o r S t e w Christen- sen declared a conflict of interest and did not vote.

l i e ' s part owner of his

expanded their petition to,. ,son's bike store 850 names and listed 24 local businesses they say oppose holiday openings.

"I don't think we're listening to what a majority of people in this community want," Christiansen said.

She said council's decision has been inordinately swayed by the wishes of the chamber of commerce.

Councillor Rich McDa- niel, who missed the previous vote, said he discussed the issue with several store managers and has been assured most will vo-

- w h i c h won't open on holidays - and says if he voted to restrict holiday s h o p p i n g it could be seen as steering business to his son's store.

"We're trying to legis- late a family way of life," said councillor Marylin Davies. "There are more people in our community that have varying beliefs than ever before."

Councillors noted the issue has been forced on Terrace by the provincial

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government, which abo- lished provincial legislation that banned holiday shopping.

That has left the issue unrestricted since Oct. 1.

"The government has chosen to down- load it and we have to accept it," Davies said. But Christiansen said city council didn't have to accept it. "We have been given a choice and we've made our choice," she said. Earlier this fall council had been

c l o s e to approving a chamber-led compromise plan that would have seen the city restrict store openings on all holidays except four in the summer months.

But that fell apart when cotlncillors on both sides of the issue decided to vote down the compromise and take it to an all-or- nothing vote.

Remembrance Day marKs first holiday store openings

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN Meats owner Phil LeVesconte. REMEMBRANCE Day marked the first time some larger stores in Terrace were open tbr business on a statutory holiday.

Zellers, Safeway and Save-On-Foods all opened their doors for business.

Local representatives would not com- ment on their openings but parking lots near all stores appeared full for much of the day.

City council has voted not to re-regu- late holiday shopping since provincial legislation that used to govern store openings expired Oct. 1.

M & M Meats, located in the Gobind Mall, was open on Remembrance Day and Thanksgiving -7 although because of

"Both parking lots were full - it was interesting to see because usually the stats that we've been open it's been a ghost town in the other parking lots."

Despite the two grocery stores also being open LeVesconte says traffic at his store was the same as past holidays such as Thanksgiving.

Though he understands the arguments against stat holiday opening he says the bottom line is he's in the service industry and that means being open for business for shoppers.

"We'll never be open Christmas Day, New Year's Day or Easter Sunday," he says. "As far as other stat holidays like

its~sma|! size it would have been exempt Labour .Day w ewiU be open." fi-om" the'61d ~ t~td~s rdsd'icting' ~h'61itt.hy ......... LeVescon~qg~n ex military member openings, and said though he was open on Remem-

"Where we're situated we can see brance Day, as per his franchise agree- traffic everywhere especially across the ment, he chose to open the store after 11 street at the Safeway parking lot and be- a.m. to respect the traditional time of si- hind us at Save-On Foods," says M & M lence and remembrance.

City urged to pitch in for track ADVOCATES of a rubber- ized track at Skeena Jr. Secondary School want the city and the prownce to share the costs of the $225,000 project.

Terrace Track and Field As'socation director Dight- on Haynes urged council to consider contributing $80,000, to be matched by identical amounts from the province and the school district.

"Smithers has a track. So does Prince Rupert," Haynes said. "I t ' s Ter- race's turn."

The track was rebuilt with the replacement this year of Skeena Jr., but local runners want a higher quality track with a rub- berized surface.

They've raised $t5,000 over two years toward the goal, Haynes said.

But he said the rubber

track project can't tap lottery grants or bingo money because it sits on school district-owned property.

City council voted to discuss the issue with the school board.

One possible option, councillors said, might be for the school district to sell the track land to the city or another party for $1. That way the project could tap grant money.

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,Veniez is sick of critics eFeecr vemNess DAN VENIEZ is tired ot else of any deep pockets, Petty bought t.he opera- : (Your Family htness Centre) listening to people say the we wouldn't have had the tines. Veniez said he and province should have sold opportunity to buy the bu- Petty have now sunk $45 Interested in the ultimate Fitness program? Skeena Cellulose to siness in the first place," million of their own money buyers with deeper pock- he said, "And if there's into New Skeena. Contact Virginia, Certified Personal Trainer, ets. anyone with Many key re- Nutrition and Wellness Specialist

The president of New deep pockets forms are now in Skeena Forest Products now, have them place, including call 635-4130 today was reacting to complaints give me a call. lower-cost labour from the IWA and others 604-688-2225." deals with pulp second-guessing Victoria's He said he decision, doesn't need to

"If anyone thinks we're be told workers sitting here burning have suffered through a million and a enough or time half dollars a month and is running out.

"We're open to offers," he said. "We will sell 'the company whole. We will sell it in part."

"It's not a matter of sitting on our hands and not making a decision."

It has now been more than 18 months since Ve- niez and partner George

liking it, without any attempts :to do anything, t h e y ' r e k i d d i n g themselves," Veniez said.

He said the only other serious contender, Mercer International, wanted huge government subsidies "for the privilege of destroying the company."

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Dan Veniez of the company's 100 employees

currently on the payroll have also helped cut costs.

He said some voluntari- ly took unpaid leave for a month inthe summer, adding they were repaid in September and will get a, bonus once the firm is fi-. nanced.

City feared for tax money There was no guarantee something si-

milar might not happen again, Hull said. He says rough estimates suggest the

seized items could fetch several hundred thousand dollars a~t auction.

That would st~ill leave most of the $1.85 million the kity is owed in unpaid 2002 and 2003 tax~s to collect. I i

The total un 'aid i taxes represent 20 p e r cent of the city's annual tax income, he said.

"This isn't a number we can afford to ha~e reduced to 10 cents d,n the dollar~" Hull said. ! David Hull He said the costs the city has incurred in moving the equipment, bailiffs fees and any extra security costs will be deducted

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The seized items don't threaten the viability or salability of the Terrace mill, Hull said. I

"This isn't the nuts and bolts that keep a sawmill going," he said, adding all of it could be reacquired swiftly.

The city had no confidence that New Skeena had made substantial progress this fall to raise the money needed to start the operations, Hull said.

Hull says he doesn't like New Skeena president Dan Veniez, but credits him for the "great strides" that have been achieved in the past 18 months.

Interfor or Canfor could never have achieved the concessions from unions that Veniez has, Hull said.

He also succeeded in eliminating some evergreen contracts and struck cost- saving deals to farm out lumber and pulp marketing.

"He made all those gains, all those strides - some of which are remarkable," Hull said. "He has pretty revolutionary and I think good ideas."

"He's done most of the heavy lifting. But at the end of the day there seems to be no confidence in the coastal forest industry in BIC."

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remove the phones, computers or desks of mill employees still at work.

New Skeena owes Ter- race $1,852,000 for property taxes covering 2003 and 2002, Poole said.

Prince Rupert is owed roughly $7.9 million.

Older unpaid taxes - $576,000 for Terrace and nearly $11 million due to Prince Rupert - are to be paid out over eight years starting next spring under the terms of an agreement struck when the former

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But F'oole said any new offer from. New Skeena president Dan Veniez would have to carry an ir- on-clad guarantee - a cheque backed by a bank.

"If he really feels he needs the stufC then come forward and talk t o the communities and give us that guarantee," Poole said.

Veniez said the equipment seizures complicate the company's efforts to . either get investors on board to provide startup financing or to sell off the operations to a new owner.

"To do this and to do it now simply defies all logic," he said." "We ' re going to start selling second-hand pickup trucks that aren't worth $2,000 a pop?"

He said the town councils refused New Skeena's overtures to talk before sending in the bailiffs.

"This does nothing to protect assets - i t only puts assets in jeopardy," . Veniez said. "The only way to secure the tax base of the northwest is by get- ring Skeena up and running again."

"I t ' s another hurdle, self-induced by the very people who should have a vested interest in working with us to make this happen, that we're going to have to overcome."

By JEFF NAGEL THE CITY of Terrace seized Irucks and heavy equipment from New Skeena Forest Products last week in its latest move to try to recover unpaid property taxes.

It was part of a coordinated move against the company's assets by four northwest towns that" began Nov. 12.

Bailiffs seized trucks and other movable assets at other New Skeena mills on the orders of the towns of Prince Rupert, Port Ed- ward and New Hazelton.

Officials for the four communit ies said they can't wait any longer for New Skeena to pay its tax bill.

"We're taking what we [eel is ours and we' re looking at selling it," said Terrace chief administrative officer Ron Poole said. "Anything that isn't nailed down or bolted down."

Equipment was driven or hauled out of the yard and five blocks to the city's public works yard.

By Friday 23 pickup trucks, 15 pieces of heavy equipment like forklifts and loaders, and nine fire trucks or tankers had arrived. Also seized from the Terrace office were chairs, desks, computers, photo- copiers, plants and even the boardroom table.

The city decided not to

company, Skeena ,Cellu- lose, was restructured.

The City of Terrace had placed liens on all mobile equipment Sept. 5 but had aot moved u.ntii now to seize anything.

The towns plan to put the seized equipment up for auction to recover money to apply against the outstanding taxes.

The towns haven't decided how long to wait before selling the equipment, Poole said.

But thefy'would consider releasing the seized equipment inexchange.for some portion of the unpaid taxes - not necessarily the full amount. "That ' s negotiable," said City of Prince

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By ROD LINK HEALTH AUTHORITIES expect to spend up to $800,000 a year on more community and home-

Future of care shifting from Terraceview Lodge to home or alternatives complement, ha..s closed two intermedi- demand and other circum- Kitimat in December," he ..

"But we're trying to be very open in the community and to have an ongoing dialogue," he said.

based care for senior citi- Rowe, who speaks to zcns by closing 25 beds at seniors constantly, say Terraceview Lodge over they all want to remain in lime. their own homes for as

And they're asking se - long as possible. niors and others to be patient and to have faith in the planned three-year shift away from institution- al to communi ty and home-based care.

Nortl~ern Health Author- ity official Tim Rowe ack- nowledged that seniors and others are uneasy and wor- ried about the plan to cut 25. beds from Terrace- v iew's

The more community and home services that are provided, the less institu- tional beds will be required, he added.

Fuelling public meetings and criticism here are reports of bed closures already underway at Terra- ceview at a time when people who need care cannot get a bed.

current ")5-bed Rowe said Terraceview

City to host northern towns TERRACE will play host to the North Central Municipal Association in 2005.

The annual conference brings together city councillors and officials from across the north to lobby as one voice.

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ate care beds recently after they became vacant.

But they aren't being pulled from service and have instead been conver- ted temporarily for respite care, offering short term relief for seniors who still live at home or for family or friends who take care of seniors at home.

That brings to three the number o f respite care beds now at Terraceview.

Rowe did say this will eventually stop as other types of respite care is offered.

"This will continue but there will be a stop to it and n o b o d y ' s too sure when tha t ' s going to happen," he said.

The long term plan is to have one respite care bed at Terraceview, but that number could rise given

stances, he added. Some of the anticipated

$800,000 in savings from closing beds at Terrace- view will stay there as it becomes a facility only for

"We're trying, to be very open in the community and to have an ongoing dialogue, "'

those who need a very high level of care.

But some of it will also go to items such as the planned expansion of the local adult activity centre to five days a week from the current three, said Rowe.

"We're also opening a new adult day centre m

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As well, there are plans to add five more independent living spaces somewhere else in the com- mumty.

Rowe said the shift away from placing people in care facilities is not new and is happening elsewhere in the province and in the country.

He did say it is difficult to show people how, as beds are cut, they are being replaced by community and home care services.

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A SECOND meeting between Skeena MLA Roger Harris and Coast Mountains School District officials is imminent.

Harris said Friday he hoped to meet with the school board again this weel¢ or early next week to continue discussions on a wide range of issues - including school district funding.

Harris said the school district still needs to look at creative ways of solving its budget problems.

But on Nov. 5, school board chair Peter King publicly affirmed the fact that trustees are looking at ways to open Mountainview Elementary, a$3.5 milli.on school on the bench in Terrace that's re- mained closed since it was completed last year.

"The board is considering it," King said, adding the trustees never intended to close Mountain- view permanently.

"The trustees bowed to public pressure not to open Mountain-

He indicated the school board view and now they're looking at it may want to con~ider leasing out schools that may compete for students.

The board's official position is that it won't lease or sell to a private school for fear of losing more students.

Declining enrolment ispar t ly to blame for a funding crunch thai ' s forced trustees to close schools and introduce a four-day

again," he said. A new independent school,

Mountain View Christian Acade- my, has asked the board to consider selling the school outright - an invitation the board has so far resisted.

More recently, the Terrace chapter of Canadian Parents for French have indicated they may ask the board to consider turning

school for the local K-7 French immersion program.

President Darcie Annesley said her group wants the board to start the public consultation process over Moumainview now.

made by the end of February, after the board - and the public - debates any proposals that are submitted, including the detailed one CPF is preparing on French tmmersion.

Trustees want a snazzier web page THE SCHOOL district wants to put its best loot forward in cyber-. space.

Trustees are moving ahead with plans to update School Dis- trict 82's homepage - in part to

ing. The district will now begin asking for proposals from schools and the public,

The district's current home page contains plenty of useful information for students and, parents,

make it more attractive to pro- including the latest edition of spective foreign students, school board news, district staffs-

"We'd like to create a more 'tics, links to other webs ites, con- vibrant web page," trustee Diana tact telephone numbers and email Penner said, calling the current addresses for trustees and district one (www.cmsd.bc.ca) uninterest- administrative staff.

Report returns THE SCHOOL board has ( decided to spend nearly ~$4,000 printing and dis- tributing copies of an annual report that's a fraction of what the district used to spend.

Trustee Lorrie Gowen offered to write, edit and design the annual report, expected to be distributed by late August 2004.

The district plans to produce 14,000 copies of the report, the first in several years due to budget constraints.

On Nov. 5 the board ap- ' proved the printing cost of

an estimated $2,932, plus up to $1,000 in distribution COSTS.

The district used to spend as much as $40,000 producing an annual report.

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B.C.'S TEACHERS have ramped up their dispute with the education minister over ~changes to the body that governs their profession.

Teachers are taking part in a province-wide vote asking them if they want to withhold their annual fees from the B.C. College of Teachers.

Votes held by secret ballot are supposed to wrap up Nov. 20, the B.C. Teachers' Federation says.

Nearly 300 teachers in the Coast Mountains School District 82 have not paid their annual $90 fee to their regulatory body !n protest over Bill 51.

They asked the school #istrict to refrain from making automatic payroll deductions that are normally collected from teachers in October to pay their college dues.

This school board is one of 53 province wide that

" iaav'e "also sent a letter to the education ministry in support of the teachers' position against Bill 51, the Teaching Profession Amendment Act, which was passed last May.

The BCTF says. the bill makes teaching the only profession in B.C. not governed by an elected majority of practitioners.

The present governing council is comprised of political appointees.

Francis Boucher, co- chair of the Coast Moun- tain Teachers' Federation, said once dues are in ar- rears, teachers could be considered not in good standingby the college.

Depending on how the vote winds up, teachers cduld be waiting to learn if they'll lose their jobs.

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By JEFF NAGEL means the province will prices consumers pay. PRIVATELY owned liquor forgo about $7 milllon in "It 's a good'first step," stores will pay two per revenue - two per cent of he said, adding the stores cent less for their alcohol, the $345 million per year are struggling against ris-

- T h e price break an- inliquor Sales through pri- ing taxes and utility bills. nounced Nov. 8 by the provincial government means the private stores - formerly called cold beer and wine stores - will now get their alcohol from government liquor stores at 12 per cent below retail prices, rather than the old 10 per cent discount.

Officials say it will help private stores compete

ith government I'iquor stores, which Victoria has agreed not to privatize.

But critics say don't bet that the private stores will pass the discount on to customers.

B.C. Government and Service Employees union spokesman Soren Bech said the experience in Al- berta suggests the savings will simply pad the profits of store owners.

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vale stores, "In essence we ]lave a

government thays oCUtting services, forcing school boards to close schools and closing hospitals," Bech said.

"At the same time they're taking money that used to go to the province and they're transferring it into the pockets of hotel owners who own private liquor stores."

Coast Inn of the West manager Doug Barrett said the deeper discount will help his hotel's liquor store compete with the govern- merit outlet.

But most or the two per cent drop will likely go to offsetting higher operating costs, Barrett said, adding the province needs to deliver more relief to make a real difference in the

"The playing field has to be levelled more."

Other changes announced by Victoria will allow t h e private liquor stores to relocate to better locations that are no longer tied to their hotels.

'And liquor retailers will now be allowed to advertise products, brands and prices.

"Stores need to advertise their products and prices," Solicitor General Rich Coleman said.

"Mafiufacturers, pubs, bars and resta(trants will be'-able to include information about prices and brand names in their advertising. We will continue to prohibit ads that encourage intoxication or target minors and maintain our focus on public safety."

WAL-MART's Bernie Hoodless, from the Whitehorse store, kept track of applicants coming to the Terrace Inn to apply for jobs. JEFF NAGEL PHOTO

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January opening date By JEFF NAGEL

WAL-MART will open in mid- to late- January, says the new store's manager.

Ian Hall says. the construction of the s t o r e is expected to be completed by

early December. Work will then begin on setting it up,

moving in merchandise and training staff, he said.

Recruiters who came here from White- horse and Prince George ended up pro-

i cess ing 1,300 applicants interested in jobs at the retail giant's Terrace store.

Between 200 and 250 etnployees will bi~ hired to run the store.

training at other stores in Prince George or on Vancouver Island, Hall said.

Hall comes here from Hinton, Alberta, where he was store manager of a Wal- Mart Ibr one year. "We' re just excited to be here," he said. "It's a great opportunity." The Terrace store will be one of 13 new Wal-Marts opening across Canada at the

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Drowning spa, ks road review By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN

THE DEATH of a Prince Rupert girl m a car accident 62 km west of~here two months ago has prompted highways oMciais to look at ways to make area highways safer for drivers.

Area transportation official Don Ramsay is hoping to install rumble strips along some parts,of Highway 16 in hopes they will ,wake up drivers falling asleep at the :~hee! or who are otherwise distracted.

"I 'm looking at sometime finding an opportunity to inventory all of the sites between here and Rupert and possibly going east as ~/ell where there are non-guardrailed~sections of highway adjacent to water or curves where a driver could .leave the road," Ramsay explains~ '

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city council and others to install guardrails along Slickenslide slough where Francis Loeppky, 7, died after the car she was in flipped onto its roof into the 12-foot deep slough.

She drowned in the chilly water despite heroic efforts of passing mot- orists tO rescue the girl.

Investigation revealed the girl's father, driving at the time of the accident, had fallen asleep at the wheel.

But Ramsay says that section of road does not meet criteria set out by the the highways ministry for the installation of guardrails.

"The exposed slough is about 900 metres - that is a huge expanse of concrete barrier which I don't have funding for," Ramsay says.

"It 's an unusual situation to put concrete barriers up to prevent

people from going into the slough." That's because the other side of

the highway is bordered by the Skeena River which poses a greater threat than the sloughs.

But Ramsay says the latest accident has underscored the need for rumble strips on curves and hills bordered by water.

He plans to take an inventory of possible trouble spots and .spots where there have been fatalities in the past then assess whether it's in " the 2004-05 budget to do the work.

Doing the inventory is important because the ministry can get a much reduced per metre price if rumble strips are installed over a greater distance, he said.

If it's not inthe budget to do all the spots identified Ramsay said spots will have to be priorized.

I Crafty AVELINE McCONNELL tempted shoppers with this door prize at the the Mills Memorial Hospital Auxilliary's craft fair two weekends ago.

FlOods underline connector need

By JENNIFER LANG Name Creek, severing FLOODING in the Nass road access to the south Valley has highlighted for Kincolith and Green- concerns over the condi- ville residents. tion of the Cranberry Con- According to New Ha- nector, a forestry road zelton director Peter Wee- linking Nass Camp with ber, the road is in horren, Highway 37, dous shape.

The 40-kin long gravel It needs to be road is rio longer.main- maintained," Weeber s a i d l tained, even though it s That road carries thou- still used by residents and sands of residents and tourists, tourists."

The Kitimat Stikine regional district and the Nisga'a Lisims Govern- ment are jointly cam.- paigning to have the road recognized as a provincial highway.

In the event of a natui'al disaster like a flood or a forest fire, the Cranberry Connector would provide a vital secondary route out of the Nass Valley for residents, regional district director Dave Brocklebank said.

"That connector is another access out of that valley," Brocklebank said.

His remarks came just days befoi'e flooding on the Nisga'a highway temporarily cut off the main road access into the Nass Val- ley. The floods also destroyed the bridge at No

Lobbying efforts might not produce results for several years.

In the meantime, the regional district is asking the province to perform minimum maintenance on the connector

"It 's a major connector. People will keep using it - to the detriment of their vehicles," he said, adding he'd like to see the road swept with a graderas an inexpensive option in the short term. "A week with a grader would make a 100 per cent difference."

In a letter to the regional district a Nisga'a Li- sims Government official says the province committed as part of the Nisga'a treaty to consider extend- ing the Nisga'a highway to Hwy 37.

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A r o u n d Town Exalted Elk visits

THE NATIONAL leader of the Elks of Canada will be paying an official visit to the Terrace early next month.

Wayne Herod, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of Canada, is coming to the Elks Lodge No. 425's Dec. 4 general meeting and dinner in Terrace.

Herod, elected to the grand executive in 1997 and installed as Grand Exalted Ruler earlier this year. He ' s chosen the theme, "Courage to Accept Change," for this year.

Herod believes if the Elks are to survive and grow, the order must remain relevant to the communities they serve by adapting to changing lifestyles and social values - and adapting to changing attitudes about volun- teerism.

The Elks of Canada and their affiliates, the Royal Purple, are a fraternal organization founded in 1912 that has a total membership of about 30,000.

The organization is dedicated to helping children, seniors and others in need by providing playgrounds, children's camps, seniors housing, and equipment for hospitals.

The Elks and Royal Purple. Fund for Child- ren provides assistance for the early identification and rehabilitation of hearing impaired children. The Terrace Elks Lodge No, 425 also works year-round to raise money to donate to local charities.

This lodge presently has 43 members. New members are always welcome. To find out more, call the Hall at 635-2663.

Correction A NOV. 12 story on the future of the Terrace Women's Resource Centre ("Women's centre reopens - for now," Page B1) indicated a new society now runs the centre. In fact, a new board is in place but the same society governs the centre. The same story stated an "envisioning day" meeting took place Nov. 1. The meeting did not take place that day.

Drug awareness week MEMBERS OF the RAAD Committee - Re- ducing Abuse of Alcohol and Drugs - will be handing out free coffee and cookies at Mills

' Memorial Hospital to help highlight an impor- . tant message this week. . Emergency responders are also staging a

mock accident this coming Saturday at McDo- nald's restaurant parking lot to highlight the dangers of substance abuse and driving as part of addictions awareness week Nov. 16-22.

If you or someone you know is affected by substance abuse, you're not alone.

More than 70 per cent of people accessing mental health services are suffering from sub-

stance abuse problems, says Jackie Stokes,. the Northern Health Authority's manager for mental health and addictions

People who woiald like more information or assistance with addiction issues should contact their family physician, or a local outpatient office.

People can also phone the confidential B.C. Alcohol and Drug Information Line 24 hours a day, at 1-800-663-144 I.

Addictions experts speak at local schools REPRESENTATIVES from Northwest Addic- tion Services visit Terrace schools this week to highlight the agency's services and programs as part of Addictions Awareness Week.

The agency offers free confidential counsel- li'ng to individuals, families or groups concerned about substance use and problem gambling.

Counsellors are also available to speak with parent advisory councils, service clubs, youth groups and staff meetings throughout the year. For information, call 638-8177.

The agency is promoting a safe and fun holiday season. It's asking the public to help brainstorm alternative, healthy ways to celebrate the holidays. Suggestions are welcome to

: the end of November. The results will be prin- • ted into a brochure distributed in December.

Meanwhile, test your knowledge of common myths about addictions.

Myth: Alcohol is not "a drug - w e n e e d t o

focus on real drug problems. Fact: Alcohol is a drug associated with a

wide range of problems that may exceed those caused by any other drug. At least one.third of all B.C. drinkers exceed moderate guidelines, running a risk of future problems.

Myth: Gambling is not an addiction. Fact: For some people, gambling is a com-

pulsion. They continue even when it means losing money, family and friends.

Myth: Prescription drugs are not harm- ful.

Fact: Prescription drugs are a necessity for health care, but there are some people who may inadvertently start to misuse or overuse their own or others* prescription medicine. Ahvays discuss your prescription driigs w#h your do c- tor or pharmacist if you have'quest!on s or concerns,

Northwest Addiction Services has offices in .. Terrace, Kitimat and Smithers.

I REMEMBER: Com- munity builder Bill Mc- Rae, a well-known Ter- race resident, provides an important link with the past as he shares his wartime memories with a younger generation. McRae spoke at a special assemb!y in honour of!: Remem- brance Day at Kiti FORWARD, MARCH: Dominion First Vice President Mary Ann Burdett leads members of Royal Canadian K'Shan Primary School

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room schools that bring from Etre et Avoir. chest of Ten Thousand trade organization, together:under the same Villages from Nov. 20 to Ten Thousand Villages school teacher, all the children from the same village, 24. works with artisans who from nursery age to their last year of primary education,"

"Ten Thousand Villages ~ ~ ~ ! j would otherwise be unem- director N{colas Philibert has said. provides vital, fair income ployed or underemployed. Etre et Avoir (2002) is presented on Monday, Nov. 24 to Third World people by ~ ~ ~ : ~ ; . ~ . This income helps pay at 7:15 p.m. as the final instalment of the Travelling Pie- marketing their handicrafts 2!::~::i~ii:;i~!~'i>~:~i~i for food, education, health ~ 4 ~ ture Show's Fall Tour from Pacific Cinematheque, The and telling their stories in care and housing. " series is sponsored by the Multicultural Association. North America," says Lisa Fair'trade crafts Thousands of volunteers

Hanna, who's organizing in Canada and the United Waiting out t h e w a r the Terrace festival sale. weeks. Volunteers from States work with Ten

Hanna is new to Ter- across the community get Thousand Villages in their race, but not to the north- to know one another, meet home communities. AN ENGLISH woman waits out the Second World War west. She's helped orga- hundreds of customers, and Ten Thousand Villages on a northern Albertan farm after marrying a Canadian nize sales in Hazelton for support needy artisans is a non profit program of soldier in The War Bride, the third instalment of a the past six years, and is around the globe. The the Mennonite Central monthly independent film series playing in Terrace. excited to work with vo- Christmas spirit really Committee that started in It stars Anna Friel as the young Cockney bride who lunteers who are helping to comes alive at these 1946. finds herself trapped on a farm with unwelcoming in- make this non-profit event sales," This year' the program laws; a success Frances Birdsell The sale takes place has spent $2.7 million on The 2001 UK-Canada co-productlon was the Toronto and Nicole Tessier , a Nov. 20-23 at 4652 Lazelle. handcrafted items from ar- Film Circuit Series' top draw last year, beating box of- woman who hosted a sale AVe, in space donated by tisans and cooperative :as- flee'sales for academy award-winners Life is Beautiful in Kemano sexeral years Terrace and District Credit sociations from around the and Elizabeth combined. ago. Union manager Val gau- world. . The War Bride plays wednesday, Nov. 26 at the Til-

"This is an amazing vin. To volunteer for Ter- ileum Twin Theatres at 7 p.m, Tickets at the door or put- event," Hanna says. ',We Operating hours are Nov 'race's sale, call Lisa at chase a seasons pass at Misty River.Books, set up, operate and 'take 20 from 6 to,9 p.m., Nov 635'0762 . . . . . The Toronto Film Circuit series features the best in down a non-prof!t store 21 from l t o 9 p.m., and on To learn more about foreign, independent and Canadian cinema on the, fourth filled with amazing art Nov 22 and 23 from 9 a,m. Ten Thousand Villages, Wednesday of the month, Five more filins follow in the work and functional hand- to 5p.m. visit the www.tenthousand- new year, starting Jan. 28 with Manna From Heaven, a crafted housewares in two "We are really grateful villages.corn website, comedy set in Buffalo. The res( are to be announced,

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C,ITY SCENE Clubs & pubs

, GATOR'S PUB: Are you ready to party all night long? Come on out and dance to the music of our hot, new DJs. Nightly specials. Wednesday night free pool, Thursday is DVD night. Friday and Saturday, Hot Dance. Check out our new Iookl

BEASLEY'S MIX: Th, eresa Marie sings Friday evenings. Watch your favourite sports programs on a large screen TV.

GEORGES PUB: The Accelerators Nov. 20-22,

HANKY PANKY'S is your dance party night club. No cover. Free pool Wednesday, college night Thursday, Hot DJ and Top 40 dance Fri- day and Saturday. Karaoke contest Sunday and Monday.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: Saturdays: jam sessions with Frank ~and Friends, Moonshine and Copper Mountain. Participant prize meat draw starts at 4 p.m. All members welcome; bring a guest. Lounge oDens at 3 o.m.

Local theatre [] Cinderella. Terrace Little Theatre presents its 50th anniversary production. A hilarious romp through the story of the princess who rises from the ashes with a Terrace 75th anniversary twist! Nov. 21 and 22 at the R.E,M. Lee Theatre. For info call 638-1215.

[] Northwest First Nations Theatre Collective

holds auditions for Penny Gummerson's play, Wawatay, Roles for one woman (30-45) and two men (30-45). Nov. 24 and 25 7:30 p.m. at the McColl Playhouse 3625 Kalum Street. No experience necessary. We'll train you! For more info call Marianne: 635-2942.

Concerts [] Sound River Coffeehouse featuring Deja Voodoo Paul Sametz, Jeanne Cook and Jack Cook, Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Kiva (NWCC's coffee shop). Starts at 8 p,m., doors open at 7:30 p,m. Sponsored by the Terrace Musi- cians Association. Call 635-1319 for info.

Visual arts • The Terrace Art Gallery presents "...and the fish you rode in on." Watercolours by Dyan Myhr and pottery by Dan Condo•. Lower gallery: Blatherings, a collection of mixed media works by Kara Myhr, Joey Lun- drigan and Trina Myhr. [] The Terrace Art Gallery is open Wednesday and Thursday from noon-4 p.m., and Friday from noon-6 p.m, and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. Sundays from 1-4 p.m. Call 638- 8884. [] The Art Gallery hosts hand drumming workshops with Cody Skog on alternating Sundays, starting Nov. 16. Drop in, starting at 7 p.m. Beginners and are welcome. Extra drums on hand if you want to try it out, To register, call 638-8884.

Movies • etre et Avolr, the final film in the Travelling Picture Show's fall tour. Presented Monday, Nov. 24 at the Tillicum Twin Theatres. A do- cumentary about a remarkable one-room school house in rural France, where teacher and headmaster Georges Lopez is about to retire. Showtime at 7:15 p,m, Sponsored by the Terrace and District Multicultural Asso- ciatlon on alternating Mondays,

• The War Bride, a movie abotJt an English woman who mames a Canadian soldier, spending the Second World War in northern Alberta. Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m, Pre- sented through the Toronto Film Circuit, a series sponsored by the Terrace Arts Council.

Christmas • Small Business Christmas Party 2003, hosted by Terrace Little Theatre. Dec. 12 and 13, Entertainment by Yuk Yuk's on Tour featuring Dane•de Tschritter and Dann Quinn, Buffet, dinner, door prizes and dancing. Tickets are limited. To book, call Mavis at 635-5170,

• Choices Program's Annual Christmas Ban- quet, Friday, Dec. 12 at the Thornhill Com- munity Centre. All ages welcome. Tickets at our offices at 4916 Lazelle Ave, For more information, call Jo at 635-7863.

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Join us at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre November 21, 22- Terrace Little Theatre presents CII~DERELLA

a Pantomime for the Entire Family- 8:00 p.m. Special Matinee Performance- Nov. 22- 2:00 p.m, ; Tickets $12.00 - in advance $14.00. at the door Children- $8.00- in advance $10.00- at the door Tickets available at Uniglobe Travel :

December S,6-CaledOnia Fine Arts::presentS The Music Man 8:00 p:m, * SPecial Matinee PerformanCe: DEC!, 6-1:00 p.m. Tickets available from MistyRlver Books and Caledonia Office Evening shows~ $13'00 i~ Matinee -$7.0D !

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December 18 - Terrace Community Bands presents The Spldt of Christmas - 7:30 p.m, Admission: a non-perishable food item Guest artists: Skeena 9/10 concert band

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 • Do your Christmas.Shopping earlyl Come to • Nass Valley Farmers' Market 12th Annual the Canadian Women in Timber 13th Annual Christmas Craft Sale. More than 40 tables lea- Christmas Bazaar Nov, 19 from 5-9 p.m. at turing baking, jewellery, foods, knitting and ~ eCoas.t.lnn of the West.banquet rooms .... :~ crocheting, clothing, toys, First Nations art-

Parent-teacher mgnt m ualeaonla ,~econo-.',. w~,:dri. .d flowers raff n== ~i ~= ~;,~,n ~,~n ary School. Wednesday. Nov, 19 from 7-9 pro. R.'~n ~ '~~'f':'."at th~ a.HIf~'rl~t~n~in -M~w Aiuem=h in t.he school gym. Pa!ents will be.able to.pick (bingo I~a"ii)"First turnto~t'he'"righ't as'you"an'let up metr cn,a's report care ann alscuss meir the village, Paved roads all the wayl child's progress with their teacher,

THURSDAY, DEC. 4 THURSDAY, NOV. 20 • The Terrace and District Multlcultural Ass(> • Good Food Box distribution day: Pick up No- clarion holds a general meeting at 7:30 p,m. vember's Good Food Box at the prearranged At the Terrace Art Gallery, in the lower level of location (Health Unit or Skeena Kalum Hous- the Terrace Public Library. Call 638-1594 for ing amenities building) from 6-7 p.m. To pur- more information. chase December's Good Food Box, bring $15 (exact amount; we cannot provide change) to DECEMBER 5-6 the library, the Family Place, Skeena Kalum • Terrace Art Association Christmas Arts and Housing or Terrace Antipoverty the week of Crafts Sale. Friday Dec, 5 (5-9 p.m,)and Satur- Nov, 24-28, For information, call 638-1863, day Dec, 6 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) aL the Terrace

FRIDAY, NOV. 21 Art Gallery. • Open House for the Kermode Friendship Soc- SATURDAY, DEC. 6 iety's Aboriginal Head Start program. From • Christmas Tea and Bazaar hosted by the noon to 3 p.m. For information, cell 635-4907. U,C.W. of Knox United Church, 4907 Lazelle

Ave,, Saturday, Dec. 6 from 2-4 p.m. Everyone SATURDAY, NOV. 22 welcomel • St. Matthew's Anglican Church annual Tea • The Terrace Tourism Society will be present- and Bazaar Sat. Nov. 22 from 2-4 p.m. at ing the annual Kermode Christmas Parade on 4506 Lakeise Ave. Saturday December 6, 2003 starting at 6 p.m. • Centennial Christian School Christmas Arts Mark it on your calendars so you don't miss and Crafts Sale Saturday, Nov. 22 from 9:30 this great family event full of lights and holi- a.m. to 4 p.m, Call the school at 635-6173 or day cheer. To participate, please contact Tar- Maria at 635-7531 to reserve a table, race Tourism at 635-0832,

NOVEMBER 20-23 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 • Ton Thousand Villages international fair • Celebrate A Life, 7:30 p.m. at the Elk's trade handicrafts sale. Nov. 20 (6-9 p,m.), Lodge at 2822 Tetrault St. The Terrace Hos- Nov. 21 (9-5 p.m.), and Nov.22-23 (1-9 p.m.) at pice Society invites you to Join us for a special 4652 Lazelle Ave. (next to the Terrace and Dis- evening of celebration and remembrance of de- trict Credit Union. Volunteers needed, Call ceased loved ones. It's a non-denominational Lisa at 635-0762, event offering friendship and support for those

in need at this particular time of year. It will WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26 be a special time of remembering with music, [] Interview Skills from 4-5 p.m, at Youth Op- readings and a candle lighting ceremony hon- portunities, 4530 Lakelse Ave. Learn the Ira- curing the names of those who have gone be- portant dos and don'ts for your next job inter- fore us. Call 635-4Bll for more information, view. Call 635.3812,

WEDNESDAY, NOV. =7 PSAs • Come and Join us at the Ilbrmy for Games Terrace Churches Food Bank November distri- Night, our next teen program. From 7.8:30 ' butlon continues Nov. 19 (last names starting p.m, Free, but please register in person or by with S-Z) and Nov, 20 (Anybody missed), At calling 635-8177. the food bank on 4647 Lazelle Ave. (rear • Dancer Support Group for family and entrance), friends meets Nov, 27 at the Cancer Resource Centre, 207-4650 Lazelle Ave,, at 7 p.m, Call Anyone Is welcome to drop off a non-perish- Craig at 635-0049 or Rose Marie at 635-6985. able food item or new toy at the Sharing

Truck at Terrace Totem Ford. Proceeds to the NOVEMBER 28-29 Salvation Army Christmas Drive. • Thornhlll Jr. Secondary Band 5th Annual Christmas Craft Fair from 5-9 p.m. Friday, The Terrace Women's Resource Centre Is now Nov, 28 and from 10 a,m, to 4 p,m. in the open. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from school gym. There will also be a bake s a l e , 1:30-4:30 p.m. At 4542 Park Ave. Call Brenda

or Darlene at 638-0228. NOVEMBER 27-29 • The Salvation Army will he taking applica- Terrace Flrat Nations Council of Women is tions for Christmas hampers on Thursday, seeking a place to call home. The council has Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28 from 1-5 p.m,, and been incorporated seven years as a non-profit on Saturday, Nov, 29 from 9 a,m, to noon at society. It's run solely by.volunteers who have the Salvation Army Church, 4643 Walsh Ave, offered numerous programs in our community Bring a piece of I,D. for themselves and for any throughout the years. Contact us at P.O box dependents. For further information please 1224, Terrace, B.C,, V8G 1P7.

! call 635-1829 between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p,m, Do you nebd a winter coat or other warm

SATURDAY, NOV. 29 clothing? Come to the Salvation Army Thrift • Family Fun Day and Dinner at Centennial Shop and inquire about the Coats for Kids Christian School. Everyone welcome to join an program. afternoon of family fun and great desserts, Stay for dinner, too. Tea room from 2-4 p.m., November Is Diabetes Month. Canvassers will games from 2-4',30 p.m.m and Dinner from be going out door-to-door for donations to the 4:30-6:30 p,m, Proceeds to the school's Boos- Canadian Diabetes Association. Money Is tar Club. Call 635-6173 for more Information, used for research, education and support to

send children to a special camp for diabetic MONDAY, DEC. 1 children. Let us all work together to find a • Film Prince George presents Postcards from cure for this dreadful disease, the North: the art of taking location pictures Monday', Dec, 1 from 9:30 a,m, to 4:30 p.m. The Skeena Valley Snowmobile Club meets on Topics Include taking a proper location photo, the first Wednesday of the month downstairs the impact of digital photography, and what at the Sandman inn at 7:30 p,m, Everyone

I makes a good and bad location, Prereglster by welcome, For Info, call Joyce at 635.7913.

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,, Winter wear COATS FOR KIDS: lan McDonough from the Sal- vation Army and local businessman John Heighing- ton hoist two bags filled with warm winter clothing that will be distributed on an as-needed basis to local' children and adults this winter. The community donated about 300 coats to the local Coats for Kids campaign, which has just wrapped up its 15th year in Terrace. It's spearheaded by Superior Linens with Spotless Drycleaners, which cleans the donated clothing. Items in all sizes are available by re- quest at the Salvation Army's Thrift Shop at 4712 Keith Ave. Ask the cashier for assistance, or call the Thrift Shop at 635-3749. JENNIFER LANG PHOTO

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By CMDE PETER CROMPTON

THE REMEMBRANCE Day service ,was once again well attended, The branch was also hopping until the late evening hours.

The community of Ter- race and the surrounding area are to be congratula- ted for the support shown to them towards our Poppy Campaign. Once again, our x;eterans and their dependents can be looked after, if needed.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those members who helped to make this year's Poppy Campaign and Remem- brance Day such a success.

On Sunday, Nov. 23, we will be holding a Sunday of Fun sports, cribbage, darts and pool. Lunch will be available and the branch will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you don't feel like participating, come on out a n d - watch the fun.

The Veterans Dinner will be held on Wednes- day, Nov. 26. Also this date, your DVA representative will be in town, so if you need an appointment, give Cmde Derek Hales a call.

Sign up sheets are posted for Zone curling, darts and cribbage, so come on in and sign up.

Our next general meeting is on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. This is election night for our 2004 executive committee. Please come on out and show your support for the branch and its operation.

Tickets will soon go on. sale for 'our New Years Eve Bash. They will go fast and there is a limit.

The next steak night will be Friday, Dec. 5,

There will be no Veter- ans Ditmer in December,

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earns provincial awards OUTSTANDING. That's the only way to describe the academic performance of Caledonia Senior Secondary's 2003 graduating class.

Twenty-two of them have earned $1,000 scholarships from the provincial government, said Robin MacLeod of the Caledonia Awards Committee.

Their combined achieve- ments represent $22,000 in provincial scholarship money.

Of those, 17 earned their scholarships for how well they performed on their provincial exams.

Those grads are (in alpha- betical order): Cameron Adam, Bethany Belina, Chris Pam Sihota Chapman, Ben Davidson, Emily Fisher, Jennifer Haynes, Hannah Huston, David Johnstone, Caitlin Keenan, Crystal Lind, Robert Lomas, Michele Sharma, Tyler Sheasby, Pam Sihota, Kim Smith; Jordan Wall and Brian Wyatt.

Another five grads earned $1,000 district scholarships through an education ministry-sponsored program for students entering post-secondary programs in business, technology, and fine arts. Their names are Pam Bahr, Rollin Chalifoux, Megan Roach, Melissa Therrien and Donald van Dyk.

UVic's newest alumni FIVE STUDENTS from Terrace are part of the University of Victoria's fall graduating class.

Camilo Desierto, Sarah Glen and John How have all received bachelor of arts degrees. Andrea"Mis- kelly and Jennifer Shepherd have earned bachelor of science degrees. They now join the ranks of UVic's 60,000-member strong alumni.

UVic held fall convocation ceremonies for 1,200 students last week. Honorary degrees were presented to former cabinet minister and Nisga'a Tribal Council President Frank Calder, Grammy award- winning jazz vocalist Diana Krall, wildlife painter Robert Bateman and UVic physicist Alan Astbury.

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 13 Terrace

Sunday Fun Sporls November 23rd/2003 Darts * Cribbage * Pool Branch Opens at 10 a.m. Lunch will be available Members and Guests Welcome

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HONOURABLE MENTION WINNER John Shaw, in apartment 104. It's nice to get men interested and have pride in their surroundings, Yvonne Moan says.

Gardens are great at the Willo vs a artments A FEW months ago, I had the privilege to judge the annual patio flower display contest at the Willows Apartments on Kalum Street•

Judging took place Aug. 20. Maria Duncan and my- self were kindly first taken around the Willows by Margaret Cooper, president of the Tenants' Asso- ciation, and then we were given the opportunity to walk around, viewing all the beautiful decorated patios from the garden,

All the little patios immediately drew your attention to the special features, to flower boxes, garden ornaments and hanging bird houses. The flower boxes were beautifully decorated with a colourful display of fresh flowers. Some were tastefully decorated with an imagina- tive artificial touch.

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PSAs The Klnet te Club of Terrace ~ meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Kin Hut at 6:30 p.m. We are an ener- getic group of women serving the commun i t y ' s g rea tes t needs. Call Corrine or Helen at 638-3-231 (Eves).

Terrace T o a s t m a s t e r s meets on the first and third Tuesday o f each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Telemedia Board • Room, rear entrance. New members are always welcome. Call Bob at 635-0923 or Roll at 635- 6911 for more information.

All primary a g e d children are invited to No School Days at the Terrace Public Library. The program runs from 10-3-1 a.m. every Fr iday when there's no public school. Free, but register.

The Sunday Fun L e a g u e at the Terrace Curl ing Club is looking for new members. Be- ginners welcome; no experience necessary . We meet Sundays at 3. pro. at the curling club, start ing Oct. 5. Call Les at 63.5-5445 for more de- tai ls.

three levels. Every spring, the residents are supplied with flowering plants by the B.C. Housing branch called "People, plants and homes." All the plants are purchased locally. Some are also supplied with vegetable plants.

This year, the first place winner was Ann Hrycyk in apartment 209. Sei:ond place went to Leo- nie Duplessis in apartment 110, and third place went to Joyee Mitchel in apartment 213. The fourth place winner was John Shaw, apartment 104, and honourable mention went to Giesla Woeste.

I would like to thank the Willows for the opportunity and would like to thank manager Jennifer

Daumont for the care and kindness she gives to the residents. We are very fortunate to have a place like the Willows. I believe the

YVONNE MOEN mess at Terra- ceview Lodge

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away from family and friends to live the last important part of their lives. This is certainly not right, as we all owe them the best of care.

Without them, we would not have our beautiful Terrace, or as a matter of fact, the entire Skeena riding. Let's be heard.

Terrace TOURISM

We Want Your Input The Terrace Tourism Society's is looking for input f rom any business that benefits f rom or is interested in the tour ism industry in and around Terrace. Beverages will be provided.

What : T r s Annua l General Meet ing When : N o v e m b e r 20th f rom 6:30-10:00pm Where : Best Western Terrace Inn Special Speaker : Tim McAIp ine - Th ink a

brand is lust a logo? Th ink again. Join T im McAIpine, a tour ism industry branding specialist, as he discusses how to lay the g roundwork for bui ld ing successful tour ism brands. He wil l show practical examples of how small and large tour ism organizat ions have posi t ioned themselves wi th compel l ing market ing and branding campaigns.

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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 19, 2 0 0 3 - B5

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HAROLD Armstrong, far right, with Cinderel la Rockefella, the band he's playing with in the United Arab Emirates. Dagmar is in the centre, John on the far left, Vtad, Dan and Randy.

Abu Dhabi... rocks HAROLD ARMSTRONG'S luggage and guitar arrived 18 days after he did. And it took three weeks for his work visa to be processed.

But the 30-year-old Terrace rock singer's first ever professional gig over- seas in the United Arab Emirates this fall went very well.

"We became family very quickly," Armstrong said, referring to Cinderella Rockefella, a house band with the Ram- sey Group hotel chain, which runs high class accommodations around the world.

Armstrong landed in Dubai, then travelled to nearby Abu Dhabi where the band played in the chain's hotel, there. Their venue was Rock Bottom, the name the Chain gives to its nightclub in each of its hotels and resorts.

Cinderella Rockefella got its start in Vancouver in the 1980s before becoming part of the lucrative international market hungry for western-style music.

The band is all-Canadian with the exception of its lead guitar player, Vlad, who is fi'om Russia.

"The band is brilliant," said Armstrong who added it was fortunate in a way that his vtsa was late because it gave him time to mesh with the group .and to work on material.

"We do everything from Bob Marley to Lincoln Park," he said.

Armstrong's first song on stage with the group was "Cat in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin. "It became my anthem."

When not playing, Armstrong was able to see some of the sights and meet some of the people of the area made wealthy

because of oil revenues. "It's quite Americanized," he said, de-

scribing the immediate area where he lived. "The people are very friendly. I'd say, 'Hello' and they'd say, 'Where are you from?' and I 'd say, 'Canada' and they'd say, 'Canada is the greatest place in the world.'"

Armstrong took pamphlets of the Ter- race area. "They'd look at them and say I live in paradise. And I'd say, 'No. You live in paradise."

Armstrong was surprised at the large number of North Americans living and working in the area.

"I met a guy at the Rock .Bottom in "Abu Dhabi who has a sister who works in a bank here," Armstrong said. "And l've gotten to know a respiratory therapist from Kamloops who took me snorkelling for the first time."

As a Muslim country, the United Arab Emirates has very strict rules regarding conduct and alcohol use, making it one of the safest places in the world, Armstrong said.

And although there are resorts and hotels and Western culture, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which is now underway, plays a large influence on the tourist industry.

Generally speaking, the tourist industry closes down, explaining why Armstrong is now home for a brief period of time.

He returns Nov. 23 for a three-and-a- half month stint with Cinderella Rock- efella. After that?

"It looks like Singapore or Hong Kong," Armstrong said,

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B6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 19, 2003

SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN

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S K E E N A ' A N . G L E R

ROB BROWN

Slicing Lice year or so ago, Alexandra Morton, a biologist living in the Broughton Ar- chipelago, found herself at the heart of a conservation controversy. Oddly

enough the species that provoked her concern was Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha, more commonly known as the pink salmon.

The pink has never enjoyed much respect from man: net fishermen could never cash him in for much coin; sport fishers preferred his larger, stronger cousins because they fought harder and came with more meat attached; the Department of Fisheries and Oceans didn't expend much energy on his well-being because their real mandate was always to serve fish only in so far as doing so served the fishing industry and thereby the continued security and well-being of their own institution. In fact, given that much of the gold touched by managerial Midas men at DFO has turned to lead (remember that these are the guys and gals whose managerial excesses drove the once magnificently abundant Atlantic cod to the verge of extinction) it could be argued that the "lowly" pink has probably benefited from DFO neglect.

When you hear talk of pinks the adjective abundant is always close by. In comparison to the other Pacific salmon, the pink is small, but his numbers are huge. The Lakelse River, a scant 10 miles long, might get over a million on a good year and slightly fewer than that during a bad one. To get a feel for how many fish this is, one has only to consider that

': 30,000 steelhead in the entire Skeena drainage puts "smiles on the faces of sportsmen and fisheries managers alike.

Scientists, and just about anyone else with a well- oiled brain, will understand that almost everything that inhabits the riverine ecosystems together with pinks- everything from microscopic aquatic benthos to big bears and soaring birds - benefits enormously and essentially from their presence. Put simply, pink abundance is catching.

After finding an alarming number of dead pink salmon smolts in the waters of the central coast surrounding the Broughton Archipelago, Alexandra Morton started worrying about the collapse of the pink stocks there.

The CBC came to investigate. That old bandwag- on jumper, Rafe Mair, joined the fray. In moments, the problem was national news.

Provoked by all the controversy, DFO, who had realized by now that the sun was setting on the commercial fishing industry and had become the enablers of aquaculture, sent scientists to investigate. After studying the problem in the wrong locale, the

• learned men from DFO science claimed there was no problem.

The Broughton pink salmon run collapsed shortly thereafter.

In the wake of this calamity, the fish farms that provoked the lice infestation were fallowed, not, as it turns out, because they were concerned about pink conservation but because their fish had contracted a deadly kidney disease.

Despite the fact that fisheries scientists in Nor- way readily acknowledge that sea lice are a major problem for wild fish - and get government support for sea lice research - DFO and the B.C. aquaculture industry argued that their lousy farms presented no threat to our salmon.

This year the fish farms located in the Broughton are being filled to overflowing with Atlantic salmon in an obvious effort to recoup the losses of last year's fallowing.

These factory fish are a giant magnet for billions of sea lice larvae. The latest science from Norway suggests that just one louse can kill a pink salmon fry. But, there's no problem, says the industry; we'll just nuke the lice with pesticides.

If you know anything about lice, ticks, fleas and their relations, you will know. that they are devilishly hard to kill and that the chemicals used to kill them are violently toxic. In this ease fish farmers propose to use a "bionuke" called Slice to treat their lice.

The problem with chemical armaments llke Slice is that when you shell lice with them, you shell everything else that carries a shell, including shrimp, prawns, crabs, and the essential copepods that feed wild pink and chum salmon. As a result, the poor little Broughton pinks that may survive the predation of lice will, quite possibly, find themselves out of feed thanks to all the slicing that's gone on.

There's an environmental crisis going on in the waters of our central coast, Multinational corporations are putting wild ecosystems at risk with the assistance of people you and I pay to protect our natural salmon heritage..

Now that's a crime of the first water.

Kermodes put the claws to Smithers Grypl CAPTURING the title of zone champions is bitter- sweet for the Caledonia senior girls' basketball team.

Despite winning a hard fought playdown in Smithers Nov. 13 the team will not be travelling to Langley to represent the zone.

The trip will just cost too much, says head coach Mark Neid.

"Airfare is $4,000- $5,000 dollars plus a van plus food and hotel," he says.

That would mean a total of between $8,000 -$10,000 and that's .just too much money to raise in too short a time.

"The Grade 12s are definitely disappointed, but I think they understand," he said.

The Kermodes took on the Smithers Gryphons in a best of five series.

The first game the Gry- phons came out strong leading 7-1 early in the game.

At about the mid-way point the Kermodes upped the ante and took charge, winning the match 25-22.

After switching sides, Smithers got down to business and quickly took charge of the match. They domi- nated from the start and at one point were up by eight

points. Terrace i

three points c the Gryphon won the matc

In the th Kermodes go four-point lea win this one ,"

In a back biter of a for race cam out 26-24 and ch in the zone.

Neid's pro performance given the lat~ the season, b coaching unt leyball seasc begun.

He credits of the rest c staff includi~ and Keith A~ the girls guid~

"We imprc the zone," Ne come the fartl

Terrace's Donald was valuable pla) mode's team.

While the pointed n o t provincials I' . . . . . . . . . . . . making fundraising plans for next year, so if Cal win'the zones again they'll be able to make the trip.

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HALEY HENDRY, Jessica Baverstock and Kelsey Owen, 11 ,.(back).

Skaters keen on regional meet TWO LOCAL skaters are getting very excited. That's because they're on their way their first major regional skating meet.

Hayley Hendry, 8, and Jessica Baverstock, 11, have never skated in the regional competition before and they are thrilled to be on their way to the Cariboo North Central Region competition in Dawson Creek Nov. 28-30. Kelsey Owen, 11, is going for her second time.

"I think it's going to be fun and unnerving," says Bayer- stock, who admits she's a little nervous about the meet.

The three girls will have plenty of experience to help them deal with nerves - they'll be joined by 14 more senior skaters from the club as well.

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B A sweeping good time SHANE deJong and Kelly Austin teamed up with two others as the Totem Mixed bonspiel hit the ice at the Terrace Curling Club last weekend. Eighteen teams took part in the event which kicked off the bonspiel season here. The next bonspiel is set for Dec. 26-28 when the juniors take to the ice. The club is looking to crea!e more league teams !ori!he.~cdn. d half 0f!.he curling season starting in January. Five new teams have been created so far and the club's hoping for at least five more. For details about league play and bonspiels call 635-5583. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO

Bantam beatings yeild hard lessons for Terrace team TERRACE'S Inland Kenworth AA Bantam reps came out of a road trip to Smithers with one tie and one loss Nov. 7-8.

Terrace tied Saturday's game 5-5 with 66 saves by net- minder. Levy Sangha. But the team came out fiat against the Storm in Sunday's match-up. Smithers took a quick 4-0 lead in the first two minutes.

Terrace pulled Sangha from net and sent in Amanda Bedwell but it didn't help, says coach John Amos.

"We have to come to a game prepared mentally, Sun- day we obviously Weren't ready and I felt really bad for Amanda Bedwell. She came into the game ready to play, but the rest of the team didn't. They got pressure on us from the opening face-off and peppered Amanda in net," he says.

Smithersdominated the game and won 11-1. The team also learned a lesson at an Oct. 31-Nov. 1

'tournament in Quesnel. Up against some faster, stronger AAA teams and some excellent AA teams from around the province Terrace had a tough time keeping up.

They lost 9-4 against Fort St. John's AAA team, then lost 10-4 against Williams Lake's AA team. Up against Prince George's B team Terrace put on a better showing ending in a 4-4 tie.

But when they hit the ice with the Smithers Storm the team just didn't have it in them and lost 10-3.

"Smithers really gave it to us in our final game, it was an eye opener for our team," says Amos. "It was a learning process for our team, the triple AAA teams are very intense and come out hard for 60 minutes, this is something we have to learn to do."

Swimmers see sweet success

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BRANDON Williams plunges into the water at the Smithers development meet. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

TERRACE'S youngest swimmers got a chance to test their skills at their first regional development meet of the season.

The Smithers invita- tional meet brought together: teams from here, Smithers, Kitimat and Prince Rupert to compete against one another. The goal' at the development level is not so much to go for fast race times but to work on technique.

"I was really excited about the .performances," says Blueback swim club head coach Mike Carlyle,

Nahanni Balfour, 12, each logged best times in at least three of the six events.

logged 100 per cent best times. And Jone Wolfe, 10, Conor Watson 10, and

"The swimmers swam very smart - it's great to see when the they are using the things that they learned in the practices."

The event focused on stroke 'count and time as opposed to race strategy. That's to make sure swimmers are using the time in the pool efficiently.

The kids were timed in the events and Carlyle was please d with the ratio of 100 per cent best times,

Shea Lozinski, 10, Mariah Niesner, 10, and Brandon Williams each

Bridge players wanted

BRIDGE players in the region have another chance to register for the bridge competition for the upcoming Northern B.C. Winter Games.

A correction was recently made to the bridge sports package for the upcoming games which expands the category from limiting players of age 55 and older to players of all ages.

Four players of any age may represent their region at the bridge competition.

The 2004 Games are being held in Kitimat Feb. 5-9. To register call Carol Wall at 615-3000.

Table tennis tourney set CALLING ALL table tennis players. Anyone interested in participating in the upcoming B.C. Winter Games are invited to play in a fun tournament Nov. 22 in Vanderhoof. Zone coach Doreen Loseth is organizing the event and it's an opportunity for prospective players to be seen prior to team selection at the end of this year. Prizes will be awarded to girls 17 and under, boys 17 and under, women 18 and older and men 18 and older. There is no charge to enter. To register call Doreen

Loseth at (250) 567- 3982,

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A LEADING Southern Interior lumber manufacturing facility has an Immediate full time opening for an InterprovInclal Journeyman Millwright. The successful applicant must be able to work graveyard and weekend shifts. He must have experience In: • Optimit Double length Canter * Kockums Headrtg * Ukiah Gang * r~ewnes optimzea Board Edger * Newnes Tdmmer and Sorter * Auto Log Grade Reader Upon successful completion of a 90 day probationary period, you will be offered a permanent position in a safe work environment in an ISO 14001 certified mill ddven by continuous improvement. Only those to be in- terviewed will be contacted. Please fax your resume to: (250) 679-3545 Attention: Per- sonnel. LICENSED COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT TECHNICIANS with BC Motor Vehicle Inspec- tion Certificate. Cat, Cummins or Detroit electronic engines experience preferred. Competi- tive wage and benefit package. Submit resumes to: Service Manager, Frelghtliner, 1867 Versatile Drive, Kamloops, BC, V1S 1C5. Emaih service @ kamloopsfrelghtliner.ca Fax: 250-372-7429.

CUSTOMER SERVICE Asso- ciates - Kamloops to work rotat- ing shifts. Requirements: excellent customer service skills and Grade 12 or equivalent. We provide a competitive benefit package and a salary of $9.05/hr. Forward resume to: Emaih kamloops.jobs @convergys.com Fax: (250) 571.5870.

QUINSAM COAL Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hillsborough Resources Limited (TSE-HLB) requires an Electrical General Foreman. Reporting to the Director of Maintenance and Equipment, you will be responsible for the planning and coordinatino of all the maintenance activities of the mine's underground and surface operations. You will ensure all activities are carried out in a safe, efficient and cost effective manor. You will assist with capital acquisitions and projects and expanslonplans. You will possess an Electrical Engineering Degree and have a minimum 3 years supervisory experience in a coal mine. As the company is expanding inter- nationally, you will be fluent in Portuguese. The ability to teach electronics is a definite asset. Qulnsam Coal offers a competitive salary and benefits pack- aclEe, Please send resume to: Quln- sam Coal Corporation, PC BoX 5000, Campbell River, BC, V9W 505. Emaih marilyn.klotz @quinsam.com Fax 250-286- 9727. CLASS ONE driver required. Must be willing to do long haul BC to Ontario, majority of work is BC/Alberta. 2 years Super "B" fiat deck experience with general freight. Assigned units, direct deposit, benefit plan after 6 mos. Performance bonus after 3 mos. Wage is percentage of gross revenue & tarptng. 1- 800-760-1420 7am-SAm. Mon- Fri.

BELL 11 .LODGE (Hwy 37 North) Requires experienced GUEST SERVICES AGENT and FRONT DESK CLERK for busy winter Heliskilng season. Must be multi.faceted. Comput- er and cash experience required, 2nd language preferred. Full time and available immediately. Fax resume 604-881- 8330 or email manager@bell2- lodge.corn (45P3) CERTIFIFIED PARTS TECHNI- CIAN. Experience with commercial tramp transport. Apply In person @ James Western Star 8912-107 St., Fort St. John or fax resume to 250-635.1066 (44P3) HEAVY DUTY FIELD ME- CHANIC The successful applic 2 ant will be required to have a working knowledge of logging and road building equipment. Wages negotiable. Job to start November 24, 2003 and will continue for the winter season. Interested applicants please submit your resume to Tom Neufeld Trucking Ltd. at 250- 845-3667. For more Information please call Tom at 250-845- 3249 or 250-845-3669 (45P3)

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SWAN LAKE Chrysler in Ver- non Is requiring a full time Tech- nician/Apprentice. Must have 2 yrs or more experience as well, work as a team player. Send resumes to 6365 Hwy 97 N., Vernon, B.C., V1B 3R4 TRAIN TO work In The Com- puter Industry. Network Techni- cian Computer Technician, Programer Analyst, Office Ad- ministrator. For Program or Student Loan Information from our CDI College Abbotsford Campus Call toll free today 1- 888.421-7225.

LOG HARVESTING company hiring TRUCK DRIVERS and EQUIPMENT OPERATORS in the Ft. St. John area, Must be willing to stay In camp and work flexible hours. Contact John @ 1.866.787-8990 or send resume to 260-787-6992 (44P4)

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CERTIF IED MILLWRIGHT POSIT IONS

Premium Pellet Ltd. is currently seeking qualified/Certified Millwrights for their pellet manufacturing operations. Premium Pellet is a high quality pellet manufacturing facility located In Vanderhoof, B.C., with an annual production of 170,000 tonnes. The Certified Millwright candidate must possess the following qualifications: EDUCATION: • Minimum Grade 12 Diploma • Relevant Post Secondary Education is an asset. • B.C. Certification of Qualification, lea requirement and

Interprovinclal Red Seal will be considered. EXPERIENCE= • Minimum two years experience with a Pellet Mill or related

industry. • Sawmlll/planermlll manufacturing experience. • Familiarity with Quality control and preventative ma!ntanance

programs a prerequisite. • Demonstrated ability to use Industry control, optimization

software. • Basic PC skill sets (data base/word

processing/spreadsheets). PERSONALITY AND ABILITIES • Self motivated, good analytical skills, to be able to

communicate effectively in both written and verbal form and work as a team player to achieve manufacturing goals and objectives.

• The candidate must be willing to work directly on the mill floor, repairing, fabricating and improving operations as well as undertaking operational maintenance, and has direct input to the continual Improvement of production operations.

• The candidate must he willing to work flexible hours/shifts and the position will report directly to the Plant Manager. Premium Pellet offers a competitive compensation and

benefits package. Starting salary will be commensurate with Individual skitlsets and experience levels. All applications are to be sent to the attention of the Plant Manager, and must be received bv November 28th/03.

Applications can be forwarded by: Emall: [email protected] Fax:567-2424 Mail P.O. Box 125 1241 Hwy16 West Vanderhoof, B.C. V0J 3A0

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Methanex Corporation, a Canadian company, is the world's leader in methanol production and marketing. From petrochemical complexes and marketing offices around the globe, we manage the world's largest supply of commemially traded methanol, as well as substantial quantities of ammonia and other related petrochemicals. Employment opportunities are available at their petrochemical plant located at Kitimat, B.C., for the position of:

P R O C E S S T E C H N I C I A N Reporting to the Operations Shift Supervisor and working closely with a small crew within the Operations Department, this position is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of all plant equipment in the respective areas, at the Kitimat facilities.

The successful candidate will have a Grade XII education or equivalent and a 4th class power engineering certificate of competency. We are seeking a self-motivated, team-oriented individual with a solid background in Math, Chemistry and Physics, excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills and sound mechanical aptitude. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively will be required. Industrial experience will be an asset.

Methanex offers a competitive salary and is proud of its' high quality working environment. The Kitimat plantsite produces methanol and anhydrous ammonia.

Individuals interested in pursuing a career with an industry leader are invited to submit their resumes by Wednesday, November 26, 2003 to:

Human Resources Department Methanex Corporation P.O. Box 176 Kitimat, B.C. V8C 2G7

BUSINESS ANALYST 16/37 Community Futures is seeking a business analyst located in Terrace, B.C.-

THE POSITION: The Business Analyst will report directly to 'the Manager and will be primarily. responsible for counselling clients in the areas of business planning, cash flow, marketing and merchandising. The Analyst will assist with business proposals, loan applications, collection of accounts andall reports necessary for the clients and the office. QUALIFICATIONS: The person we seek must be highly self-motivated, have excellent communication skills, be creative and be able to relate to a diverse client group. Applicants should have demonstrated experience in: • Financial management (which may have been

obtained througl~ either education or experience), including planning and preparation of a full spectrum of financial statements; Preparing business proposals;

i Business and the lending role; counselling Personal knowhdge of business administration and financial management;

• Computer skills in business software; • The ability to work with others and under the

supervision of a Manager and volunteer Board of Directors;

• Time management, planning and selF-supervision. PREFERRED QUALIFICATION: Degree/diploma in

discipline field. Knowledge of the 16/37 region would be o definite asset. A valid drivers' licence and a reliable vehicle are required as travel is necessary.

The position offers a comparative salary based upon education and experience.

Applications must be received by 4:00 pm on Friday. November 21,2003. Applications should be addressed to:

General Manager 16/37 Community Futures 204- 4630 Lazelle Avenue Terrace BC V8G 1 $6

ONLY SHORT LISTED APPUCANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED. i i

MOUNT LAYTON HOTS- PRINGS Is now accepting applications for the position of RESTAURANT MANAGER and or cook. Experience as a short order cook as well as full course banquet Is necessary. Please drop off resume with a hand written cover letter and expect-. ed rate of pay, or fax Att: Don- ald or Marlene @ 250-798- 2478. (No phone calls please). (3gTFN) PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS required. Highway and log truck operators based out of Vander- hoof and Prince George B.C. We.offer steady work, competi- tlve rates, with benefit package. and regualr scheduled time off. Please fax resume with current abstract to 250-567-2212 or call Troy at 250-547-2422 for more info. (45BY3)

OWNER OPERATORS need-

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY, LIFEGUARDS with NLS Certtfi- cats, CPR Level C and Senior Rescucltation as well as SE- CURITY GUARDS with Bronze Cross, Bronze Medallion and CPR. Apply at Mount Layton Hot Springs or fax resume to 250-798-2478. Attn: Donald or Marlene. (42TFN)

QUALIFIED MATURE tut0r. Will teach English or French in reading, writing or math. Grades 1-6 children or adults. $17/hr. Guaranteed results within 3-6 months. Will supply some teaching aids. Call 250- 638-0775 (43P3)

EXPERIENCED CARPENTER Richard Thornton Construction

ed: to pull company owned chi- . available for renovations, re- natop Super B's dedicated Van- pairs or new construction. 25 couver, BC to Oregon runs. years experience. Call Richard Home weekends, good reve- @250-638-8526(45p3) nue. Contact Randy or Fred for details 250-245-8848. . ~ ~ Toor ATTN: WORK at Home. Real People, Real Success. We're ordinary people, we just follow an extraordinary system. We earn $2500-$5000+. www.SimplvChoose.com LEASE OP AND DRIVERS NEED FOR HAULING chip trains or flat decks now hiring in various locations throughout BC. Fax resume to 1-604-795- 5797. OWNER OPERATORS wanted with: Late Model Tractors to haul chip trains. Merritt, Chilli- wack, Williams Lake. Long term. Contact Scott or Randy. Teh250-245-8848. Fax:250- 245-4035

small repairs. Carpentry, plumbing and millwrighting, winteriz-

• ing and freeze-ups. Call even- Ings 250-635-4395 Reasonable rates. (47P3) MOTHER OF one in the Thorn- hill area is willing to babysit full time. Weekdays in my home. Call 250-635-3707 (47P3) PROFESSIONAL, SELF motivated, reliable, friendly lndividu- al with reception, social work related and retail experience looking for permanent full time employment. Can start immediately. Resume available. Call 250- 615-2787 (46P1)

' IT AREA: REP REQ,I Distributor of national products requires a part time area rep to service the Terrace, Prince Rupen, Kitimat Area. Duties include maintaining product displays, restocking products, invoicing sales, and minor equipment maintenance. Must have an adequate vehicle to carry product and equipment. Commission and Vehicle allowance, Fax resume to 604-534-2500, or mail to Box 3428 Langley, 8.(2. V3A 4R8 Attention: Sales Manager.

BOOKKEEPING SERVICES: Set up and maintenance of your small business requirements. Serving the Northwest for over 9 years. Phone 250-635-9592.

STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES for children on fridays. Kids First Camp located at Kinhut. Offers a variety of aclvifies from 8:30 - 3:30 for children ages 6-12. $24/day monthly, or $30 daily. Call 250-615-6345 (45P3)

TERRACE has an immediate opening for the position of a

Parts & Service Writer Warranty Clerk

The successful applicant should have some automotive, office and computer experience. Applicant should be self motivated, clean and neat in appearance.. ' ; '"

This is an entry level position with possibility for advancement.

Please drop off a resume, drivers abstract and hand written cover letter to:

R o d O n s t e i n o r C h r i s G a i r

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Accenture Business Services of British Columbia is a new company offering information technology and back-office services, Our business is built upon the exemplary Shared Services organization of BC Hydro and the skirled resources and innovative solutions of Accenture.

Meter Reader (Temporary) Terrace, BC Competition #ABS-T-1494-03/TS Closing date: Friday, November 28, 2003

To find out more about this position and all other current openings, visit our web site at www.accenturehizservicesbe,com/careers. To submit your rEsumE and driver's abstract, please fax: 604,623.3811; or email: abshr.serviees@aecenturebizservicesbccom.

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If you am an exceptional troubleshooter, have a superior electrical/technical backgronnd and good communication skills, here is an opportunity to work with a small team of industrial control specialists and electricians m a world-class gndn terminal, You will bring a minimum of 3 years direct experience with industrial control systems such as PLCs (Mien Bradley), communications networks, PC'S, electronic scales, WD's and a varieW of sensing devices and a c t u a t o r s .

You must be registered or eligible for ireglstration with A,S,T.T,B,C, Preference will b e given to individuals wh o also hold a BC o r Interprovincial Electrical TQ.

As a state of the art, world class terminal, located on the coast of beautiful British Columbia, Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. : offers a competitive compensa t ion package that i i n c l u d e s a comprehensive benefit package arid pension plan. We thank all appiicanLs for: their lnteresti but onlY successft!l candidates will be contacted.

Please for:Ward your resume in donfid~nce iby 4=30pro Noveinber28, 2003, to:

H u m a n Resources Depa r tmen t Prince RUpert Grain Ltd,

I O Box 877, Prince Rupert, BC VSJ 3'{'1 ~' : " of Fax to: (250) 627-8541

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GET BACK ON TRACK/ BAD CREDIT? BILLS? UNEM- PLOYED? NEED MONEY? WE LENDI! If you own your own home - you qualify. 1-877- 987-1420. www.ptoneerwest.com Member of the Better Business Bureau. FREE CREDIT COUNSELLING

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NEED MONEY NOW! If you have equity in-your home, we can helpl Can't prove income, slow credit, bank says nol Call Rick Graves at Rick Graves & Associates. 1- 604-306-0891.

$37.951MONTH FOR a phone line. Reconnection with no credit check. No deposit. No one refused. Email: [email protected] Call Need-A-Phone 1-866-444- 3815

SMART PAINTING Experi- enced painting contractor will paint.Fall and Winter interior, residential and commercial painting. 10% paint discount from supplier. Seniors 15% la- bor discount. Professional quality work. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. Call Karl. 250-615-0199 (46P4)

SKI SUN PEAKS RESORT BC. Visit our website at: www.sunpeaksreservations.com or call Sun Peaks Online at 1- 888-578-8369. Hotels, condos & chalets. Ski in/ski out, hot tubs. Great Accommodation - Great Rates - Great Service

NEW ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS, close to town, four appliances. Non-smokers, no pets. $550/mo Damage deposit required. No- vember 1/03. Call 250-635- 1622 or 250-635-2250 (42TFN) ONE BEDROOM apartment. Clean, quiet, new paint, laundry facilities. Available Immediately. Call Tom at 250-615-5441 (CTFN) ONE BEDROOM furnished apartment in Thornhlll. Single occupancy only. No pets, references required. $360 + $180 security deposit. Call 250-635- 2065(46P3) ONE, TWO & three bedroom apartments. Available immediately. On-site management. References required. Call 250- 635-6428 or 250-638-0015 o r 250-615-0345 ONE, TWO and three bedroom apartments for rent. $350, $450, $550 Heat and hot water included. Recently painted. Se- curity on premises. Please call 250-638-0015 or 250-638-1749 (32C.TFN) ONE, TWO and three bedroom apartments in various Iocati0ns, negotiable rent. Utilities can be included. Available immediately. Phone 250-636-6611 (46P3) QUIET GROUND level two bedroom apartment. Available Dec 1. Laundry facilities and electric heat. References required. Im eludes hot water. $500/month. i Close to Walmart. Call 250-635- i 1126 (47P3)

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Bachelor suites, I and 7. bedroom apts. Unfurnished and furnished. Close to swimming pool &

downtown. 1to pets, REFERENCES REQUIRED,

Phone 635-3475.

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Bedroom suites • Clean, quiet renovated suites • Ample parking , Laundry facilities • Close to schools & downtown • On bus route , On site management • No pets • References required

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SOUTHSIDE, TWO bedroom apartment, quiet, top floor, wooded view. $500 including heat and light. Near bus stop and schools. Laundry facillites. Available now. Call 250-635- 2994 (46P3) THREE BEDROOM apartment. F/s, w/d and dishwasher. Minutes to downtown. Security deposit required and no pets. $650/month, $325 security de- pOsit. References required, Call 250.635-5954. (45P3)

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TWO AND three bedroom suites in Thornhill. Close to schools, $300- $500/month. Frldge, stove. Contact Rob 250- 638-7290 (43TFN) TWO BEDROOM apartment available immediately. Security entrance, rec facilities, on-site management. No pets, no smoking, $475 mo + security deposit. References required. Call 250-635-6824 (44P3) TWO BEDROOM apartments in quiet Thomhill neighborhood. $400 per month. Damage deposit $200. Phone 250-635- 6268 (46P3)

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TWO BEDROOM on rural Brauns Island, $400/mo. Pets welcome. Call 250-635-9102. 46P3)

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THREE BEDROOMS, fridge, stove, washer, dryer. Recently renovated. Close to town and schools. $650.mo. Call 250- 635-3908 (47P3) TWO BEDROOM condominium 4832 Lazelle.(Ioft bedreom/2nd bathroom). Tastefully renovated, quiet end unit. Includes N/g window coverings, three appliances, security entrance. Non-smoking mature adults, no pets, deposit. $650/month Available immediately. Call 250-638-0240. (46P3)

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AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, one bedroom 1/2 duplex, mature adult only. Prefer non smoker. Close to Curling rink and Bingo hall References required. Cal l 250.-635-3042 (45P3) EXECUTIVE THREE bedroom duplex, downtown. Two fireplaces, two and a half baths, window coverings, five appliances, covered carport. Avaib able immediately. Phone 250- 638-1885 for appt to view. $850/mo (46C3) LARGE THREE bedroom du-

An plex in upper Thornhill. F/s, artments w/d, blinds, fenced yard, fin- g ~

~ 1 ! ished attic. Pets negotiable. Non-smokers ONLY. $675/mo. (negotiable for 18mo+) plus dam. dep. Available immediately 01/03. Call 250-635-4368. (45P3) LARGE TWO bedroom suite in a quiet, high quality four plex. Near hospital and bus routes. Onsite caretakers, five up-

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Apartments ONE BEDROOM+ Duplex with 1 & 2 Bedroom Units laundry room. Washer, dryer, • Quiet& Clean fridge, stove included. Quiet

area. $450 per month. Call 250- • No Pets 635-6011. (44P3) • Ample Parking ; Laundry Facilities TRI-PLEX for rent at 2715 Hall • CIosetoSchools& St. $615/Mo. Washer, dryer,

Hospital fridge, stove. 1 1/2 baths. Big • On Bus Route yard. Parking available. Well • Security Entrance maintained three bedroom. Call • On site Building Manager 250-635-0055 (45P3)

,..'~ Basketball, .Volleyball & i ~. TWO AND three bedroom units Racquetball Courts < < . in Terrace and Thornhill. $400 -

• 24hr Video Surveillance $600 rent. Sorry no pets. Rental SENIOR CITIZENS WELCOME history required. Call 250-638-

Ask for Monlca Warner 1648 (45P3) Call : 635-44?'8 Two BEDROOM duplex in

town. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer. $550/mo plus utilities. Plus two bedroom basement in Thornhill, $400/mo + utilities. Call 250-615-6832 or 250-635- 5992 (46P3) TWO BEDROOM in triplex,

1200SQFT BRIGHT two bed- $475/mo. in quiet neighbor- room suite. Washer, dryer, hood. On-site landlord, plus ex- ffldge, stove. Lots of storage, tras. $200 damage deposit. Utilities and satellite included. Two bedroom suite and duplex Close to town, schools. Small $400/rn + d.d. Available imme- pets negotiable. $650/mo. Call diately. Call 250-635-3492 250-635-4956 (47P1) (47P3) ONE BEDROOM basement su- TwofrHREE BEDROOM ire. Clean, bright, and quiet. DUPLEX SUITE. Natural gas Heat, light, cable included. Non- heat. No washer/dryer but laun- smoking. Suitable for one per- dry available on premises Iocat- son. Available Immediately. ed in Skeena Valley Trailer $450/mo. No pets. Call 250- Park on Queensway. $325/mo 638-8436 (46P3) No pets. References required. ONE BEDROOM basement su- Call 250-635-1998 (41P6) ite. Close to downtown, suitable for single working person. Utili-

ties and cable included $450/mo. Damage deposit and references required. Available AVAILABLE JAN 1st. Unique Dec 1st. Call after 6prn 250- family home. Walk to schools 638-8010(47P3) and downtown. Large mature THREE BEDROOM basement yard, fireplaces, tile throughout. suite. Close to schools and Many extras. Cal l 403-286-

town. $500/mo. Call 250-638- 9551(47P3) 1737 (47P3) TWO BEDROOM basement su- Ite of house, Separate entrance. Fridge, stove included. Shared utilities extra. Non-smoker. No HALL RENTALS. Terrace Kin pets allowed. Suitable for single Hut, Capacity 120-160, kitchen person only. $450/mo. Work and bar. Ideal for weddings, an- reference required. Call 250- niversaries, reunions. Day and 635.3789 (46S3) evening rates. 250-635-7777

email [email protected]. Bar- TWO BEDROOM basement su- tendn.Cl Services available. Ire, utilities included. Washer, dryer. Downtown• location., no parties. Pets OK. $550/mo plus damage deposit. Available AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY December 1st. Call 250-615- Three bedroom house Four ap- 4770(45P3) pliances, cable included .All

utilites included. No pets. No parties. $850/mo. $425 damage deposit, Ca l l 250-635-4642

2000 BQFT OFFICE space. (45P3) 4391 Keith Avenue. Call 250- FIVE BEDROOM house on 635-7171 large lot at 3508 King Ave in CENTRAL DOWNTOWN Ter- Thornhill. Fridge, stove, washer, race Psychological Consultants dryer, freezer. $600/mo, Call wishing to share modern three 250.638-8639 (46P3) office plus lobby/secretarial HOUSE ON large fenced lot. area complex with suitable co- Fruit trees, two bedrooms, 1 1/2 tenant, One or two offices avail- baths, five appliances, blinds, able immediately. Conlact Peter Basement adaptable to 250.635.6741 $250/mo per of- bedroom. $650/mo References rice, (45P6) required. Call evenings or leave RETAIL • SPACE for rent in messa~e250-638-1553(44P3)

Gobind Mall. Call 250.635-5981 HOUSE WITH Two bedrooms or 250.635-3409 plus study in Horseshoe area.

Ffidge, stove, washer, dryer, OFFICE and Pets OK. Fenced back yard.

N/g heat and fireplace. Avail- RETAI L SPACE ab,e,nmed ate y. $600 mo Ca, 4644 Lazelle Ave. 250.635-6352 (45P3)

LARGE THREE bedi'oom home Main f loor 1G00 sq. ft. on ten acres, Frldge/stove in-

&525sq, ft, cluded. Finished basement. Second f loor 580 sq. ft. Utilities extra. Damage deposit

&060sq, ft, and references , required• Phone 6 3 5 - 3 4 7 5 $$50/mo ca, 250.980-8668 or

. . . . 250,560-5533

LARGE TWO bedroom completely renovated, five appliances. Walking distance to town and school. Non-smoking, no pets. $600/mo. Call 250-635- 6224 (46P3) LARGE WELL maintained small two bedroom house available. Close to schools and town..Non-smokers, no pets. Call 250-635-5693 (44P3) RENOVATED TWO bedroom, two bathroom house. Large rec room. Available Jan 1. Located on southside. F/s included, laundry room w/hookups, sun. deck, and workshop. $725/mo plus d.d• Call 250-635-4858 (45P3) THREE BEDROOM house close to town. Washer, dryer hookups, fridge, stove. Avail- able immediately 4737 Davis. $525/mo Call 250-638-7608. (46P3) THREE BEDROOM house in Thornhitl. Fridge, stove included. Close to schools and bus route. $500/mo plus security deposit. References required. Available Dec 1st. Call 250- 635-6181 (45P3) THREE BEDROOM house located at 4509 Greig Ave. Hard- wood floor in living room. Fridge, stove, washer-dryer hookups. $600/mo. Call 250- 638-8639 (44P3) THREE BEDROOM house, fridge, stove, washer, dryer, carport. Fenced yard. Close to downtown and schools. $700 mo. Call 250-615-7278 (44P3) THREE BEDROOM one level house with large fenced yard. 5035 Agar. Fridge, stove, wash-" er, dryer. Natural gas, wood- burning fireplace. Available Dec 1. $700/mo. Phone 250-635- 4138 (47P3) THREE BEDROOM trailer for rent. $800/mo. Includes utilities in Thornhill. Five appliances. References required. Call after 5pro. 250-635-6241 (46P3) TWO BATH house with garage on bench behind arena. 4415 Welsh. $900/mo. Call 250-638- 8639 TWO BEDROOM and one bedroom suite for rent. Close to Walmart and Canadian Whole- sale Club. For more information Please call '250;635-'32087 No pets please, no smoking, or parties. (45P3)

TWO BEDROOM house close to school in Thornhill. $450/mo utilities included, large yard. Pets allowed. Call 250-635- 4395 evenin.cls. (47P3) UPPER HOUSE with three bedrooms. 2405 Apple St. Separate entrance. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer. $750/mo. Utilities included. Non-smoking. Pets allowed. Available November 1st. Call 250-638-7608 (44P3)

SHOP AVAILABLE for rent. 20'X26' with 10' door. Wired, water available. Separate meters. Available immediately. Rent $150/mo. Call 250-638- 8544 (46p3)

MODERN CLEAN, newly renovated two and three bedroom mobile homes. Will furnish if needed. Close to schools and bus routes. Includes fridge, stove, blinds and storage shed. Available immediately. Prices starting at $500/mo To view phone 250-638-1885 (47C3) NEW 14X60' trailer In Thornhill Trailer Park. Available immediately. Two bedrooms, one bathroom, large kitchen and living space. Includes five appliances. $600 per month. Call 250-639-2977 or 250-632- 5514 (44P3) ON BRAUN'S Island, close to bus stop, two bedrooms, washer, dryer, fridge, stove. Partially furnished $400/mo. Pets welcome. Phone 250-615-0272 (46P3) THREE BEDROOM 14' wide mobile in small park. Close to schools in Thornhill. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer. No pets. $500/mo. Two bedroom duplex in Thornh[ll., f/s, w/d. $400/mo Call 250-635-9530 (45P3) THREE BEDROOM mobile home in Pine Park. Washer, dryer, fridge, stove for $500 per month. Call evenings 250-635- 8772 (39CTFN)

• TWO BEDROOM mobile home, washer, dryer, fridge, stove. $450/mo , Option rent to own Call 250-638-6969 (39CTFN) VERY CLEAN three bedroom trailer In Woodland Heights Trailer Park. F/s, w/d, n/g heat. Furnace and wood stove. $500/mo+ security deposit. Phone 250-635-2946 (45P3)

TWO BEDROOM trailer in New Remo. Partly furnished, 10 minutes from town. Wood stove and electric heat $450/mo. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, garden plot. Pets allowed.Also 2 bedroom duplex,$400/month Call 250-635-9266 (46P3) TWO BEDROOM, two bathroom 14X70 trailer. Natural gas and wood heat on private lot in Jackpine Flats. Call 250-638- 1476 (45P3)

ONE BEDROOM with kitchen facilities available for gentle- man. Call 250-635-5893 (44P3). ROOM FOR RENT Share kitchen, living room and laundry facilities. Close to downtown, use of laundry, kitchen and living room with cable TV, No parties. Call 250-638-8944 (38P3) WANTED: CHRISTIAN female to share two bedroom apartment. Park Manor• Call 250- 638-1717 Leave message. (45P3)

LAKELSE LAKE, Spacious two bedroom main floor suite, f,s,d/w. Utilities and satellite TV included. Non-smoking, security deposit, small pet ok. references. $700. Available Dec 15. Call 250-798-2503 or 250-615-2268 (46P3) ONE BEDROOM ground level suite. Suitable for quiet, single, non-smoking, working person. No pets. References required. $550/mo plus $275 damage deposit. Includes utilties. Available December 1st. Call 250-635- 7367 (46P3) ONE BEDROOM suite in newer home. Fridge, stove, washer and dryer, covered parking with ground entrance on quiet street near golf course (Thornhill) Utili- ties included. No pets, non smoker, references. $475/mo. plus $250 damage deposit. Phone 250-638-03811v messa.cle (47P3)

SUN PEAKS RESORT, BC. Top of the Mountain Accom. 3 Mountains, 3500 ski able acres with 119 runs. Fully equipped. 1,2,3,4 bedroom condos & chalets. Fr. $99 up. Ski-in/out or 10 min max to lifts (walking). Hot tubs, saunas & acuzzis. Stay 6 nights & get the FIRST night' FREEI (Some Restrictions Ap- ply) Lift Packages Available. www.topofthemountain.ca e-mail:[email protected] 1-800-585-8834

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ets. Small den, crawlspace. Large deck, privacy fenced backyard. Five appliances (incl b/i d/w) 1 1/2 baths. $700/mo. Available Dec. 1. (earlier occupancy negotiable) Call 250-638- 1558 (46C3)

THREE FLOORS three bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathroom townhouse. Includes fridge, stove and blinds. Utilities not included. Walking distance to downtown. Located on 2906 Molitor Ave in Terrace. Asking $650/mo plus security deposit. Call 250- 635-0355 or 250-632-2261 (45BR3) TOWNHOUSE/ HOUSE- /APARTMENT two or three bedrooms. Options vary on appliances, blinds, fireplace, security system and storage.' Non-smokers, no pets. Walking distance from town. Available immediately. Call 250-638-0046 or 250-635-4852 evenings. 45P3)

'TWO BEDROOM PRIVATE GROUND LEVEL TOWNHOUSE NEAR HOSPITAL & SCHOOLS Stove, Fridge, drapes included.

washer/dryer hookups available. $550 per month

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 250 635-6689

MEDICAL PRACTICE looking for space to rent/lease. Approx- iamtely 400 to 500sqft. Down- town, accessible location. Will share expenses for reception staff. Fax enquiries to 250-638- 6360 (47C3)

WHISPER RIDGE "11 CHBA AWARDS" FOR THIS PRO- JECT Beautifully treed and valley views, 1-3 acre homesites. All services underground. Paved roads, 160 acre private park. (The Ranchlands) 8 miles to Vernon and 30 minutes to Silver Star Mountain. Lots from $105,000-$143,000. House packages available. 250-545- 5472 www.whisperridge.com 1-800-493-6133,

MUST SEE home on ten acres Six bedrooms, three baths, fin- Ished basement and two bay garage. Heated two bay 40/60 shop with overhead doors. 4bay RV storage shed and much more. Asking $205,000.00. Phone 250-615-9339 (45P3)

SUCCESSFUL RETAIL business, with established customer base for sale. Owner wants to pursue other Interests. Apply Box #948, Terrace, B.C, V8G 4R2 (41CTFN)

TRIPLE "A" INVESTMENT PROPERTY WITH INTERNATIONAL FAST-FOOD TENANTS. PRIME TERRACE LOCATION. 12% RETURN. $1,375,000

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COMMERCIAL BUILDING & property. Zoning C-5, local commercial. Lot size 18,350sqft. Paved parking, completely finished, great location. 7060sqft on two levels. Ex- isting rental revenue $25,000 per year. Fax enquiries to 250- 638-6360 (47C3)

FIVE-SIX BEDROOM home on .74 acres, w/finished basement on quiet deadend street in Telkwa. Two baths, sunken living room, skylight, five quality appliances, paved driveway, sundeek. Two sheds. Call 250- 675-5515 (45P3) NEW LISTING: GREAT FAMI- LY HOME in preferred location, spacious and comfortable, four bedrooms upstairs, three bathrooms, large eat-in kitchen, wood stove heats the entire house. Large secluded fenced in backyard Asking $179,000.00 Call 250-635.2197 (45P3) NINE YEAR old, two story, three bedroom home in quiet cul-de-sac. 2 1/2 bathrooms. Walk in closet and 5 appliances. Full crawl space and double car garage. Garden shed and playhouse. On large lot. Close to Uplands. $174,900.00 Quick posession. For appointment call 250-635-1133. (44P3) PRICED TO SELL• Four bedroom 1100sqft, fully finished basement. 4912 Scott Ave. $121,000.00 OBO. Call 250- 785-7592 (47P3)

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I $ 1,899.00, I lO,p I :,i:MintC nditiGn::i: I

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YOUN BEEF for sale. Hormone free. Whole front $1.50/Ib, hind $2.00/Ib, half $1.75/Ib. Call 250-635-6790 (46P3)

ADD A bit of joy to your life..PB American Rat Terrier puppies. (not Jack Russels) small beautifully marked, intelligent house.

K0diak400Aut0matic 4X4 dogs. Health guaranteed. $500.00. Also toy Manchester Terriers. Call 250-635-0868 (47P1)

LOGS WANTED Top Prices/All Species. Standing] or Decked. Preferred Spectes- Cedar, White Pine & Fir. Call Ran @ 250-833-2141 or Warren @ 250-833-2591

1998 670 Summit X low miles. Excellent condition. Comes with a saddlebag and Jerry can/oil and spare belt and cover. $3800.00 Phone 250-635-9484 or 250-615-0495 (46P3) SNOWMOBILE AND ATV seats re-covered by Satellite Vi- nyl Fabrics and Canvas Works, 4520 Johns Rd. Terrace, B.C. Call 250-635-4348 or 250-615- 9924 (44P3)

W I N K L E R C A N V A S L T D . -Commercial Agri Buildings~

• Single and Truss Arch available from 24'-105' wide

• Pre-engineered Truss , Buildings • Freestanding 24' or 30' Shop, RVfTruck Storage

ble in various colours.

Barns, Machinery Sheds, '/Grain Sheds, Greenhouses

Southside Feed • Burns Lake ',, (~, 5P),.6,9~';'~5,0,,0 II~en,R0 .se,,~,..',,, C~'~" allied www. w i n k l e r c a n v b s b l d g . c o m . . . . ~u,e ~ co,ou,r

4814 WARNER Ave., South- side house for sale. 4 +1 bedrooms wilh basement. Great for a starter home or rental. Work needed. Some rends done. N/g heat. Storage shed. Quiet area. F/s. Asking $78,500.00 Call 250-515-3104 (45P3) THREE BEDROOM house at 4702 Graham Ave, New siding. flooring, windows, doors, deck, fence and roof. 1296 sqff. family room, living room European kitchen, laundry room. Enclosed dog run, mature fruit trees, two 8X10 sheds In backyard. Asking $98,900. Cal l 250-635-1787 (45P4) UPDATED THREE bedroom home w/2 1/2 baths'on sunny Mountalnvista Dr. Finished throughout. Two bay carport paved driveway. Mountain views. Great neighbourhood. Must see. Phone 250-635-2513 (47P3)

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1990 ACURA Integra. Power locks, windows. Sun roof. FWD. four winter tires on dms. $4750.00 OBO. Call 250:635- 3761 (44P3)

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REDUCED PRICE! 1972 Embassy mobile home, 12X58 Includes two bedrooms, one bath, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, hardwood flooring, addition snd covered porch, shed. Nice and cozy. Paid $26,000.00 asking $12,900.00 Call Can- dace 250-635-2232 (45P3)

INVESTMENT: UNIQUE five unit Iownhouse, single storey, two bedrooms, sunken living rooms• Laundry and storage rooms, fenced patios. Near school and hospital• Excellent revenue $30 - $33,000 per year, Senior owners wish to move south, Serious inquiries only, Call 250-635-6689 (44P3)

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THUNDERBIRD RANCH and farm equipment. Quality used sales and Iocators. Delivery available. Dave Crossan 250- 567-2607. 6kin Mapes Road, Vanderhoof.BC FCC financing. OAC

BIO- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 19, 2003 .762 Cars

I I Go team! MEMBERS of the Skeena Junior School Wildcats boys volleyball team celebrate a point in a game against Houston Christian School Nov. 15. The Wildcats were among nine teams from throughout the northwest competing for the title of zone champions. Prince Rupert Senior Secondary, Charles Hays, Butkley Valley Christian School, Houston Christian and Ebeneezer Christian Reformed School took on three local teams including Skeena, Thornhill Junior and Centennial Christian School at the competition. Look for final results in next week's issue of the Terrace Standard. SARAH A. ZlMMERMAN PHOTO

Terrace Curling ,Association Presents

Sunday.Novice .Curling Cl.inics i

Always wanted to try curling?

Starting Sunday, November 23

there will be a series of Sunday Curling Clinics from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This will be a great opportunity for

you to come out and try curling with top notch instruction. The fee is

$20.00 which will be credited toward dues if you join a league in January

.~he lounge will be open at 2 p.m.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Terrace Curling Association

The Annual General Meeting of The Terrace Curling Association will

take place on Sunday, November 23, 2003

The meeting will be called to order a t 3:30 p.m. Every voting member of the ASsociation is encouraged to attend and participate. ,~,genda items will include, but is not limited to, the presentation of the 2003-04 budget, the audited 2002-03 year end financial statements and a number of proposed changes to our constitution. C6ntact the Club at 635-5583 or David D. Hull at 638-1327 for information•

PLEASE NOTE AND GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY

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Creditors and others having claims against the estate oF MARTHA MARIE BURNETT are hereby notified under section 38 of Ihe Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executor at #200-4630 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, B.C., VSG 1S6, on or bebre December 31, 2003, alter which dote the Executor' will distribute the estate among the )arties entitled to it, having regard rely to the claims that have then )een receiv, d.-

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing wil be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2003, at the offices of the Regional District of Kifimat- Sfikine, 300 - 4545 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, BC commencing at 7:00 pm to receive representation from all persons who deem their interests to be affected by the proposed bylaw:

Electoral Area E and Specified Portion of Electoral Area C Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 507, 2003

In general terms, the purpose of the proposed bylaw is to rezone land described as Portion of the Fractional North-West 1/4 of District Lot 989, Range 5, Coast District, Except Plans 12470 and 4773, from the Low Densily Rural (R2) Zone to the Resource Industrial (13) Zonel The land subject to rezoning is located adjacent to Highway 16 East near the Copper River Road as indicated on the sketch below.

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A 2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Don't disturb fatality scenes, jury says after local man dies A FOUR-MAN jury says fatal industrial accident scenes should not be altered nor should bodies be removed until police and coroners say otherwise.

The ruling comes after a three-day coroner's inquest into the death of a Terrace man Keith Koehl, 44, on July 3, 2002.

Koehl died at Guess Lake, about 40 km south of Smithers after being partially run over by one track of an excavator and crushed by

Hours after the accident, he moved the excavator and filled in depressions left in the ground by Koehl's body, the inquest heard.

After the accident, Webber said he drove an all-terrain vehicle to a cabin on the propertY where Keith Janas, a Terrace-based paramedic, w a s installing a security system. Webber said Koehl was lying Up against one track of the machine. .

Janas went to the scene while Webber

waited at the cabin with Webber and Janas. When Fitzpatrick returned to Guess Lake,

he relayed a message from the Smithers RCMP to Webber, instructing him not to touch or remove anything from the accident scene, the inquest heard.

Alex Enriquez, the pathologist who conduct- edthe autopsy on Koehl 's body, testified the 44-year-old man's injuries were not a result of being Completely run over by the excavator

the track body: He was clearing land owned by :ca l led for help: on =a r a d i o phone;::Because:: butby haVing themachine run over part of him Terrace businessman Wayne Webber when he was run over by a Takeuchi TB 68 excavator.

Despite testimony from the only other person with Koehl at the time of his accident, Ralph Webber, the jury was not able to determine who was operating the excavator at the time of the accident.

Koehl's body was flown by helicopter to Houston, and accompanied by a member of lhe B.C. Ambulance Service, and this affected the investigation, the jury heard.

The scene was also altered before RCMP officers and the coroner were able to get to the scene to investigate. Ralph Webber testified he didn't recall being told not to alter the scene.

Koeh was lying beneath the blade of the excavator, Janas dragged the badly injured man by his feet to safer ground a few metres away,

Janas said he could see Koehl's left shoulder and hip were crushed, and there was excessive bruising on the left side of his chest.

'!I realized !mmediately how injured he was. I did what I could for him," he testifiedl Koehl died within 20 minutes.

Two members of the B.C. Ambulance Serv- ice arrived by helicopter from Houston about 25 minutes later and transported Koehl's body to the Bulkley Valley District Hospital

While ambulance service paramedic Colin Fitzpatrick accompanied the body to the Smithers airport, his partner, Bernie Barker,

before reversing. Olaf Knesevic, a Workers' Compensation

Board mechanical engineer said the excavator was in good working order.

In order for the excavator to move forward or backwardsl two levers each one independently controlling a track need to be acti- vated simultaneously. When the levers are released, the machine stops ~iutomatically, travelling no further than six to 10 inches.

The jury ruled that if proper procedures were followed immediately Koehl's death.- namely not :removing the body and keeping the scene intact - the inquest might have been avoided.

With files from Matt Pearson, Smithers hzteri- or News.

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City loses on bid to sell S :, ena assets disclosure of all his opera- we're pleased that he at He called the seizures left with the shells of the day. Most of those laid off tions," Talstra said. least did something." senseless -especially if it buildings and the land," were at the Prince Rupert

He said the court should Talstra said New Skee- leads to a liquidation of all Veniez said. "Which pulp mill.

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"When you have companies so closely inter- twined it behooves the court to have full disclosure on all the companies Mr. Veniez owns," Talstra said. "And perhaps himself personally as well."

"Now is the time for full disclosure and a full investigation," Talstra said. "At the regional district level we asked for a public inquiry by the province, which was rejected, but I 'm asking for it again."

~atstr,a :also,, ,:said, a~; ,: ~ leas,L~:,~oRlething~js.., now:~,., happening to punctuate the 18 months of delays in raising financing since Ve- niez and partner George Petty bought the company from the provincial government for $8 million.

He said the city couldn't wait forever.

"We decided to do a little push so Mr. Veniez knows we are serious about something happening up here," he said.

"That did result i, Mr. Veniez doing something so

IWA goes on strike IWA PICKET lines went up last week but the union and companies were to talk yesterday in a bid to open mills along the coast and in Terrace.

IWA members walked off the job after the Labour Relations Board ruled companies could set out wage and working condition guidelines in the ab- sence Of a contract between the two parties.

The IWA said its members would never work under the new conditions, designed to lower company costs.

The strike marks the culmination of ntonths of attempts to reach a contract providing lower costs structures for the companies.

Because the list of coastal companies includes West Fraser here, the dispute casts a large shadow on whether it will open its Skeena Sawmills plant here as planned Jan. 5.

The mill has been closed since the summer, first when its sister operation, the Kitimat Eurocan pulp mill shut because of a strike and then because of a surplus of chips when that strike ended.

Companies have'raised wages 25 cents an hour, but have eliminated paid overtime on weekend and paid travel time to logging sites.

na had previously classified the equipment that the towns seized as surplus to its needs.

"Now apparently it's worth a great deal and he wants it back."

Veniez says he believes the towns are trying to • force him to sell the operations.

the assets. " L i q u i d a t i o n is

doomsday," Veniez said. "It's a meltdown."

"No one wins in that scenario and an awful lot of people lose."

All equipment and mill contents would be sold if that happens, he said.

"The municipalities are

means the place is gutted and Jack Talstra gets his dream come true of having a theme park for geneti- cally dysfunctional bears in downtown Terrace."

Veniez also said the move to creditor protection forced layoffs of 30 of the company's remaining 125 employees last Wednes-

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Soup for lunch at Skeena Jr. 50 cups provided each day JUST BEFORE lunch each day at Skeena Junior Sec- ondary, counsellors Ed and Mary Papais set out 50 paper coffee cups on a round table just inside the doorway to a meeting room at the new school.

They then rip open and empty out packets of dry soup and noodles into each of the cups while boiling water in several kettles. The bell rings and students quickly crowd the hallway outside of the room.

"Ten cents. That pays for just the cups," Ed Papais i tells the students as they grab up the offering from Skee-

na 's informal hot lunch program. On this day, the number.of students outstrips the sup-

ply and those at the end of the line fade away. "How about 20 cents? Thirty? Forty?" asks one student. "Sorry," says Ed Papais. "We'll see you next time. Hopefully; we'll have more."

AS is the case with any school meal program, Ed and Mary Papais aren't sure how many students show up for convenience as opposed to need.

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: number of the students. The Papais program began about three years ago after

their son left home.."We had all this food in the freezer, food only teenagers would eat, so we thought we would

• put it to good use," says Mary Papais. • In their counselling jobs, it was common for the cou-

ple to run across students who were hungry. • Mary began bringing in dry soup and noodle packets

and the program soon took off. Fifty is the maximum soup cups offered each day by the Papaises, who finance the program out of their own pockets.'

Ed Papais views the lunch as just one step. He wants to set up a system where students would get soup for free in return for spending a few minutes cleaning up litter around the school. A longer term goal is to allow students to build up credits to obtain CDs or other such items.

"It would be both short term and long term motivation," he says.

He and Mary both say they could use some help and wonder if retired people might be able to lend a hand during the lunch hour. They've also just received a $1,000 grant from the school district through the children and family ministry to help with expenses.

SKEENA JUNIOR counsellors Ed and Mary Papais prepare dried soup and noodle mixtures, served in paper cups, each lunch hour to 50 students.

Students get fed thanks to grants STUDENTS AT several local schools will have food thanks to recent grants made by the school district under a program called Learn- ing Includes Nutrition and Knowledge (LINK).

The money comes from the provincial children and family ministry and is targeted for students considered at risk for any number of social and economic reasons.

Altogether, $542,000 was provided for a variety of programs, including ones tbr break-

lar economic and other hardships. "Absolutely outstanding," said Martin of the

grant applications received and of the work of the committee did in allocating money. "There are some very good positive things that are going to happen."

In previous years, money went to provide classroom assistants, parenting skills workshops snf for lunch programs at Clarence Michiel and E.T. Kenney schools.

fasts and lunches, and disbursed by a commit- The new money means additional support tee set up by school districi 6fficial iDawn for hreagfa~t or lunc!i pi~0grams already under- Martin. That's substantially more than in prey- w a y that have received private, corporate or ious years because the provincial government non-profit group donations. has now changed the allocation formula to Kiti K'Shan, for example, is getting $4,000

• recognize schools districts in areas of particu- for a new breakfast program which got a start

this year thanks to a $200 donation from the local Harley Owners Group. Principal Tom Maclean estimated last week that as many as 30 students will be fed breakfast each morning.

Caledonia Senior Secondary is getting just over $1,600 for a breaklast program at its PACES program which provides day care and education for teenage mothers. Its breakfast program for other students is getting $5,000, enough for the next seven months. As' many as 200 students each morning are served toast and fruit, says principal Bruce Danicls.

Skeena Junior Secondary counsellors Ed and Mary Papais are getting $1,000 to help

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News In Brief Earthquake money spent

THE NORTHERN Health Authority i s spending $500,000 from the health ministry to better prepare its northwestern health facilities to withstand earthquakes.

The money will go toward a variety of projects including stabilizing natural gas lines so they can withstand an earthquake, securing boilers and hot water systems and securing lights and electrical systems.

Improvements to public buildings, including schools, to toughen them against earthquakes has been going on in otl)er places, and is an issue particularly on the lower mainland.

Laundries toured COMPANIES INTERESTED in taking over laundries now run by the Northern Health Authority (NHA] have been touring facilities in the north- WeSt.

The hospital in Prince Rupert and the hospital in Kitimat have been visited in the first step of what promises to be a wholesale turnover of services to private companies.

The NHA is moving to contracting out to save money after substantial nuinbers of its unionized employees who work in non-direcr patient care areas rejected attempts to lower their wages and benefits.

The Kitimat hospital's facility has been doing the laundry for Mills Memorial Hospital and Terra- ceview Lodge here for years.

Not all union members rejected lower wages and benefits. Terraceview Lodge workers, members of the B.C: Government and Service Employees Union, did agree to lower wages and benefits but Hospital Employees' Union members at Mills Memorial did not.

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Child expert visits CHILD CARE workers and educators will get a comprehensive look tomorrow at the overall health and readiness to learn of young children when they enter kindergm:ten.

The information is based-on a comprehensive survey filled out by kindergarten teachers earlier this year and will be presented by Dr.. Clyde Hertz- man of UBC, one of the continent's leading experts in early childhood learning.

Hertzman will also present what's called a community asset map, an outline of the needs of children in the region and the services that are offered to them. The presentation is part of the provincial government's Make Children First Initia- tive, which provides money and resources for every region of the province,

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Made in Terrace EVERYBODY LIKES to kick Dan Veniez around. And with good reason. He gives as good as he gets. But here's one interesting thing he did and which could be repeated in Terrace - he struck local labour deals with unionized workers at his New Skeena Forest Products.

Sure it was bloody, took a long time and the rhetoric level went off the meter on more than one occasion but the result is a series of agreements which will lower the operating costs of New Skeena if - or when - the company ever opens. Simply put, union members traded wages for the expectation of profit sharing should the company ever run in the black.

Now consider Skeena Sawmills here, which is owned by West Fraser. The mill was chugging right along until this spring when the company's Eurocan pulp mill in Kitimat found itself behind picket lines when its unionized workers went on strike. With no place to send its chips, Skeena Sawmills closed in short order.

That strike is now over and the pulp workers are back on the job. But Skeena Sawmills remains closed and Terrace has been hammered hard while West Fraser works its way through a built-up chip supply from other places.

West Fraser now says it wants to re-open Skeena Sawmills early in the new year provided the weather and the IWA co-operate. There's nothing much anybody can do about the weather but there is something that can be done with the IWA.

Here's how. Skeena Sawmills' IWA workers are part of a large union local which stretches down the coast and takes in a large part of Vancouver :Islahd::'It b~rgai~s i F~th morei than. 60 companies, including West Fraser, gathered together in a labour relations ann called Forest Industrial Relations (FIR).

For many months FIR and the IWA have been embroiled in a nasty series of negotiations. FIR wants more flexibility ¢--- code for lower operating costs. The IWA says it also has ways to lower costs, but at its terms. As of late last week, picket

lines went up and a long shutdown looms. IWA workers overall gave their union a healthy

strike mandate. Everywhere, that is, except for Terrace. Skeena Sawmills millworkers voted against a strike. Although local IWA loggers did vote to strike and in sufficient numbers to override the millworkers, there very well might be an appetite here for West Fraser and its workers to consider a separate agreement away from FIR and the larger IWA local.

There is safety and strength in numbers both from a company and union perspective. But the possibility of a local deal, particularly in this current economic climate, should not be overlooked. A "Made in Terrace" solution? Why not.

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We're going to miss Chretien VICTORIA - Real Canadians don't admit that any politician ever did anything right. It is deeply ingrained in our national character never to say anything good about a politician. Rascals, everyone of them.

Brian Mulroney suffered most from this public sentiment. Having presided over his first- time landslide victory, only to see his party reduced to two members years later, Mulroney still hasn't managed to regain the respect of the public.

Pierre Trudeau, reviled by half the population during his years as prime minister, adored by the other half, had to die before most Canadians would admit that he was somebody special the likes of whom will not appear on the political scene for some time, if e v e r .

And now it's Jean Chr~tien's turn. As the Little Guy from

H U B E R T B E Y E R

promises to get rid of the hated GST and review Canada's role in NAFTA.

,'His greatest achievement was to

out the other day, nobody erects a monument to a former prime minister with the inscription: He balanced the budget.

On the other hand, his greatest failure was that he almost lost the country. Having failed to actively participate in the debate over the last Quebec independence referendum, Chr&ien's legacy nearly became the death of Canada.

But he learned his lesson. The Clarification Bill that followed the nearly successful secession of Quebec, set out in unmistakable terms for future independence adventurers what in will mean to leave Canada. And it's not a pretty prospect.

In the succeeding years, ChrGtien deftly all but stilled the siren song of separation, to the effect that another referendum is nowhere in sight.

He kept Canada out of the Shawinigan exits the stage, get the country out Iraq war, a decision appreciated Canadians, well, generally don't ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by,,most Canadians. The fact

o r rne v i c i o u s OeDt .... givemuch of a hoot. / . . . . . . . . . ' ...... ~,': : °~i ~/th'/lt.'sGfiie of us were otherwise ChrGtien never grabbed the cyc le a n d p u t Can- inclined notwithstanding, it was

nation by the throat and shook it into awareness as did Trudeau. Then again, he never alienated Canadians as much as Mulroney. So how does he stack up?

First off, whatever his legacy, I have great respect for anyone who spends nearly a lifetime serving the public.

On the minus side, ChrGtien never lived down his broken

ada on a more solid fiscal foundation.'"

His greatest achievement was to get the country out of the vicious deficit cycle and put Canada on a more solid fiscal foundation.

But as a colleague pointed

a wise decision, considering the public's sentiment.

The increasing alienation of the United States was an unfortunate side effect of that decision, and it is now left to Paul Martin to mend the fences. Good luck, Paul.

History, I believe will judge ChrGtien kindly, perhaps as somewhat of a caretaker prime

minister, but what's wrong with that?

A prime minister steering a steady, albeit somewhat uninspired course, was probably just what Canadians needed after " the roller coaster years under Trudeau and Mulroney.

For the most part, and I don,t mean this unkindly, Chr&ien never had to worry about being understood, leave alone misunderstood.

I will miss his mangled English. Never having succeeded in mastering the English language, his words usually came from the heart. Not his the polished double speak so many politicians use to weasel out of having to give honest answers.

Towards the end of his stewardship, it almost appeared that he was having a ball. I mean, how many politicians would have said publicly that they might try to smoke a joint, once it was legal?

..baked.,, WhetLher.~:he ~,ouid participate in!the time-hofioured tradition o f clasped hands in the air with his successor at the convention, he grinned and said, "I don,t know. Nobody ask me"

As Canadian prime ministers go, I believe Chr&ien was one of the better ones. Canadians should wishl him all the best in his retirement. He deserves it.

Beyer can be reached at: E- mail: [email protected].

Bad sterilizations inexcusable IN RECENT weeks, three Canadian hospitals have reported doing medical procedures with unsterilized equipment, putting patients at risk of life threatening infections. These reports involve over a thousand unsuspecting patients.

The reports involve two Ontario hospitals and a Labrador hospital.

In Labrador over 200 women were examined gynecologically with "dirty" equipment. They are now at risk for HIV infection.

In the second Ontario case, more that 800 men underwent prostate exams with equipment had had been cleaned in only one soapy solution, rather than two. Those men are at risk for two kinds of hepatitis, and HIV.

These patients must now wait, chewing their fingers, while lab tests are done to see whether or not they might have been infected by the improperly cleaned equipment,

Officials claim there is less than a one in 100,000 risk of any of these patients actually

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becoming infected as a result of this cleaning shortfall.

But imagine the anguish while these innocent, trusting patients wait for word on their lab results. How many of them may suffer depression, family breakup, even suicide at the mere prospect of being stricken with HIV.

Think of the extra lab work

and the overtime hours when hospital staff are still recovering from the 8ARS epidemic. Think of the unnecessary lab costs when health dollars are scarce already.

How does any hospital explain an oversight this serious? And how many months did the sloppy cleaning procedure exist to involve from 200 to 800 patients? How was the Oversight caught, and why wasn't it caught sooner?

Both gynecological and prostate exams are special procedures. Out of ten average patient visits, I'd guess not more than one or two people would be seeking such an exam unless these hospitals specialize in these particular medical tests and draw patients from a wide geographical area for just such exams.

To realize that a breakdown in proper sterilization of medical equipment could happen at all is unthinkable, scary beyond words. Then to learn the breakdown existed long enough to add up such big totals is truly frightening.

We are advised to iask questions of doctors to understand our diagnoses and treatment plan. But so far as I know we can't tell by looking if a stainless steel tool has been sterilized or not.

Instead we must trust in the expertise and dedication of doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff.

Who goofed in these hospitals? And are other hospitals also dropping the ball only we haven't learned about them yet?

When I worked in hospitals, years ago, every department had thick manuals setting ,:out protocols for every procedure, supervisors to check up daily, and a department head over all.

I would expect hospitals have similar protocols today for cleaning instruments after Use in surgery or tests. So I'm baffled to understand how a breakdown of this magnitude and seriousness could occur.

However these sterilization breakdowns are excused, let's hope these three hospitals will be the only ones.

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Creditor protection throws open New Skeena's books If liquidated, most money goes to the secured creditors -Veniez and Petty

By JEFF NAGEL THE LATEST move into creditor protection last week ranks as fairly small potatoes in the normal scale of Skeena insolvencies.

Court documents show New Skeena Forest Products has total liabilities of $50.4 million.

That's just a tenth of the $400 to $600 million the operations owed in 1997 and 2001 - t he previous two times Skeena was shielded under the Companies Creditors Arrangements Act.

New Skeena is described as "relatively debt free when compared to other firms in the forestry products sector," in the documents filed in court Nov. 19.

Another crucial difference this time is New Skeena's owners and its main secured creditor are one and the same.

New Skeena owes $10.5 million to parent company NWBC Timber and Pulp Ltd., also owned by George Petty and Dan Veniez. That's for money NWBC has invested in New Skeena.

Another $6 million in secured debt is owed to Cellmark, a Swedish pulp marketing company. It has a deal to sell New Skeena's pulp at favourable terms in exchange for covering $50 million worth of working capital financing that New Skeena would otherwise have to find elsewhere. Cellmark extended the loan in August. I t 's backed by a first charge against the Terrace sawmill.

In a liquidation scenario -which the court could order if it decides there's no chance at or justification for a third restructuring - those two secured creditors get money ahead of unsecured o n e s .

Court documents indicate the company's mills and other assets, if liquidated by a receiver, would probably not fetch enough to cover the $16.5 million owed to

NWBC and Cellmark. That would leave other unse-

cured creditors with nothing. Topping the list of those Who

stand to lose in liquidation are northwest towns, whose seizure of equipment triggered court protection.

The towns are owed $12.8 million - most of that to Prince Ru- pert - for SkeenaCellulose's unpaid property taxes leading up to 2001 that were deferred in the restructuring of two years ago.

Because it's covered by a special agreement that Prince Rupert and Port Edward voted for over Terrace's objections, it's simply money owed to the towns over the next eight years, rather than taxes tied to land. That money, including $576,000 for Terrace, disap- pears in liquidation.

A further $9.8 million owed to the towns for 2002 and 2003 property taxes, including $1.8 million for Terrace, is also on the list but the normal rules still apply.

In liquidation, the land would be sold with pro- eeeds going first to secured creditors. New land owners would then have to pay the taxes or face an eventual tax sale by the towns, with proceeds going toward unpaid taxes.

Assorted unpaid bills to various unsecured creditors total $5.9 million. That's a small fraction of Skeena's $25 million owed to unsecured creditors in 2001 and more than $75 million in 1997.

Other l iabil i t ies include $950,000 in holiday pay and another amounts due employees, in- eluding the final payment to Ter- race IWA members triggered by New Skeena's failure to restart the mill by Sept. 15. Another $1.9

million is for pension liabilities. The company also owes

$569,000 in fees to the prownee for its forest licences.

And New Skeena is about three months behind in payments for leased equipment, totalling around $400,000. The filing says the threat of towns to seize everything "not nailed down" has spooked equipment owners, who had agreed to gwe the company more time.

Other financial details revealed in court:

• New Skeena has been unable to pay fire insurance on any of its mills except the Terrace sawmill. Insurance there was a condition of the loan from Cell- mark.

• The company has been spending up to $1 million per month on salaries, rent, taxes, insurance and utilities.

• Long-term liabilities include $11.8 million for reforestation.

Although New Skeena is described as insol- vent and out of

This time New Skee- cash, it is poised na's owners and its to get more

money from main secured creditor NWBC to carry a r e o n e a n d the s a m e . on its efforts.

The company's aff idavit says

NWBC is prepared to provide $2.3 million in interim financing, backed by a first charge on the assets.

That's projected to cover the next three to four months of losses while the firm tries to finalize a financing deal.

A deal is also in the works to sell Kitwanga lumber to an undis- closed buyer, New Skeena's court filing states. The deal would be for a combination of wood chips and cash. The first $1.3 million from the mill sale would pay off a loan from Northern Savings Credit

Union, the filing says. That would leave about $1.2 million that NWBC would agree to make available to New Skeena.

The filing also indicates New Skeena has been in advanced talks with a potential investor that has put forward a draft agreement to provide sufficient financing to restart the operations in exchange for shares. The negotiations aren't finished, it says; and have been frozen as a result of the towns' seizure of equipment.

The investor would take on what New Skeena president Dan Veniez, in a separate interview with the Standard, called a significant minority ownership position.

The filing states New Skeena has invested $40 million in the operations. Veniez said that con- sists of $10 million he and Petty have injected personally plus a remaining $30 million raised within the company by the sale of logs, assets and property - such as the sale of the Smithers sawmill to West Fraser.

The documents also show New Skeena has been using a provincial government $30 million fund for environmental remediation at the pulp mill.

The court filing argues liquidation of the company would deva- state the northwest economy and mark the loss of a huge opportunity to put an estimated 600 direct employees back to work and more through contractors.

It says the company needs immediate protection from its creditors in order to get time to complete its refinancing.

An estimated total of $55 million is needed to restart the operations, the documents say.

Reforms will make New Skee- na one of the lowest cost pulp producers of its kind, according to reports commissioned by the owners.

Skeena carries history of pain

By JEFF NAGEL THIS IS the third time in less than seven years that the operations now called New Skeena Forest Products have fallen into creditor protection.

Here's a summary of Skeena's history:

• 1951: A pulp mill in Prince Rupert and affiliated sawmills start production as an integrated forest products company. It under- goes a series of name and ownership changes and a government intervention in the 1980s.

• 1986: Operations are bought for $100 million by Repap Enter- prises, led by Montreal entrepreneur George Petty,

• 1988: gepap rebuilds and modernizes the Terrace sawmill in a phase it calls Project Star- ship. It marks a rebirth of Skeena Cellulose amid a good run of profitable years.

. • 1995: A strike at the Prince Rupert pulp mill leaves Petty unable to take advantage of record pulp prices. Profits from that period would have helped weather the impending downturn. Debt piles up on Skeena, Repap's B.C. arm, as rising costs outstrip pro- ductivity gains. Repap is also ac- cused of steering money away from Skeena to eastern ventures with better prospects.

• 1996: Avenor Inc., another Montreal forest company, begins

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LOGGING CONTRACTORS protested at the TD bank and sawmill here in 2001. They were owed money when Skeena Cellulose got creditor protection after the bank stopped honouring cheques.

to close in on Repap as a takeover target. It intends to sell off the debt-heavy Skeena operations.

• 1997: Repap cuts loose the B.C. operations on the demands of Avenor shareholders, who threaten to scuttle the merger if Repap comes with Skeena and its debts. Skeena immediately files for creditor protection under the Compa- nies Creditors Arrangements Act with $620 million in debt, most held by the TD and Royal banks. A restructuring sees the provincial government inject fresh money, along with the banks, for capital upgrades in exchange for the province taking some shares. That deal nearly unravels and the province buys out the Royal Bank and takes majority ownership of Skeena. Unsecured creditors, in- eluding logging contractors, get 10 cents on the dollar for unpaid bills.

• 1998-2000: Substantial but incomplete upgrades go ahead at the pulp mill. The NDP government is stymied in efforts to sell the operations. Mills run sporadic- ally, Victoria injects more and more government money into Skeena. It continues to bleed cash because bank debts weren't corn-

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tions as Skeena maxes out its latest line of credit. Victoria puts the

opts to sell to Veniez and Petty, who pay $6 million plus $2 million for unsecured creditors. Offi- cials reject Mercer, which they say wanted unacceptable government subsidies. Veniez embarks on a series of reforms and cost- cutting measures, cuhninating in a deal. with Prince Rupert pulp mill workers to cut their pay by 20 per cent in exchange for profit sharing. A similar deal is elusive at the Terrace sawmill.

• 2003: Renamed New Skeena Forest Products, locals begin to call it NSF (Not sufficient funds) as frustration mounts over the company's inability to raise financing. A deal is finally struck with Terrace sawmill workers delivering a 20 per cent pay cut and flexibility. Veniez sells the Smi- thers sawmill to West Fraser, Prince Rupert residents vote 70

operations back into CCAA credi- per cent to borrow $20 million to tor protection in September after buy and lease the back to New the TD bank begins bouncing Skeena to help start the opera- Skeena's cheques. Debt load is tions. Veniez eventually abandons more than $400 million. Opera- that plan to concentrate on more tions shut down, Possible buyers conventional options. Northwest begin to inquire. They include Da- towns begin to place liens on as- niel Veniez, a former Repap Vice- sets. When towns send bailiffs in president backed by Petty. A l s o to seize mobile equipment, New circling is Mercer International, a Skeena places i tself in CCAA

pletely ei'ased in the previous re- Swiss,based firm critics denounce ~ protection again. Except for Kit- structuring. ,: i as a, corporate scavenger that will : wanga, the N e w Skeena mills

l 2001: New Liberal govern-:! hqmdate the operattonsi ha~¢ n o w been down for more ment plans qutck sale of opera- • 2002: Liberal government thantwo years.

The Mail Bag Aboriginal authority

establishes services Dear Sir:

This is in response to the Oct. 29 article concerning the creation of a new aboriginal social services authority for children and families.

Since the fall of 2001, the Ministry for Children and Family Development (MCFD) has been involved in the process of transforming its service delivery and structure to a system that is effective, accessible, community-based and makes sense to vulnerable children, families, and adults with developmental disabilities.

As part of this initiative 11 regional authorities are in the planning stage and are targeted for implementation by September 2005. There are to be five non-aboriginal authorities, f i v e aboriginal authorities and one community living services authority. The purpose of these authorities will be to govern the delivery of child and family services in each of their respective regions.

Currently there are I1 planning boards working to prepare for the transition of services to a community based governance model. In the north region the 16 member aboriginal planning board, the Northern Aboriginal Authority for Families (NAAFF), is governed by the northern caucus of 50 First Nations, nine tribal councils, 15 Metis locals, five United Native Nations locals, nine friendship eentres, five delegated aboriginal agencies, the Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents and the Aboriginal Youth in Care Network. Aboriginal people have long stated they have the inherent authority and responsibility for the well being, protection and development of their children and for the support of their families, parents and guardians.

We believe the people who live within their communities best develop solutions in the local community with governments in a supporting role.

With this in mind the NAAFF board members and their transition support team are visiting communities across the north to hear communities speak to a shared vision for future aboriginal services for children and families.

Betty Patrick, Northern Aboriginal Authority for Families,

Prince George, B.C.

Playground a c o m m u n i t y e f for t "

Dear Sir The Clarence Michiel Parent Advisory Council

(PAC) wants to provide some additional information to clear up any misunderstandings about the recent addition to our play ground.

Clarence Michiel School has been lacking in playground equipment for quite a long time. Last year, the PAC decided to replace an area of pavement and create a new playground to add to the two swing .sets= and 9ne climbing anparatus lhat were available to the children.

Theresa Jensen, a parent, took on this monumental project and contacted the suppliers, got quotes, consulted with the school, city, school board and many others, to make the demsion as to which model was most desirable.

In the meantime, many students from Clarence Michiel and their parents raised funds to fund the project. Mrs. Jensen then coordinated the purchase, shipping, and storage of the equipment as well as the coordinating of volunteers and hiring of contractors in order to have equipment installed.

There were many, "many volunteers that helped make the playground a more welcome play area. Some of the volunteers that contributed to the playground are Theresa and Jim Jensen, Parish Miller, Tamila and George DaCosta, Kevin Earl, David Jensen, Darryl and Lindsay Bjorgaard, Wayne Parsons Jr. and Wayne Parsons Sr., Kieran Campbell, Anita McColl Linda Huffman, Cheryl Sebastien, Grant Holkestad, Pat Campbell, Linda and Cliff Marshall, and Christine Foster as well as Ken's Trucking, McPherson Trucking, Twin River Power and Twin River Electric.

The PAC is plannin'g Phase II of the playground as a future project, as well as many other ideas of how to support our teachers end students. It is important to remember that Pare~,t Advisory Council are comprised of parent volunteers that want to be informed about the activities in their children's school and to help improve the learning environment of that school. A phrase often heard is "How can I help with that?" We welcome all Clarence Michiel parents to our meetings and work bees to share their ideas and give their support.

Tracey MeKinnon, Chair, Clarence Miehiei PAC,

Terrace, B.C.

Skeena Junior memories Dear S ir :

I grew up in Terrace and until recently had no idea that my old junior high had been torn down.

Even though I haven't been back to Terrace for many years I was struck with a sadness at knowing I will never walk those halls and reminisce. The things you take for granted.

It was my younger sister who gave me the link to your web site [www.terracestandard.eom] where I could view the photos and see some old faces - Danny Sheridan, whosekids I grew up with, Mrs Timmerman, and Mr Papais.

I 'd like to thank you and the people of Terrace for sending Skeena off in such high style. I wish I was there.

Nate Sabine, Vancouver B.C.

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El reductions affect those who need it Dear Sir:

Most of the information released by Statistics Canada boggles the mind. In the years between 1990 and 2001, the latest year available, the number of unemployed workers receiving benefits has de- clined drastically. Worst hit are young workers 15 - 24 years of age. In this group only 20 per cent of men and 11 per cent of.women qualifies and receives El benefits.

Overall in British Columbia, 34 per cent of men and 28 per cent of women are receiving EI benefits when unemployed. Considering that almost all workers and their employers are paying into the system while so few are receiving benefits, it is no mystery that there is an El budget surplus approaching $45 billion even though billions have been redirected

" into general revenues every year and at least one rbillion get lost somewhere.

As this letter is being written Mr. Paul Martin, the proficient tax evader, is being anointed as Canada 's next Prime Min- ister. Will the Panamanian flag be flying on Parliament Hill? He is being touted as the new Messiah who will save education, health, military and the decaying infrastructure.

Is he not the one that crippled all those institutions when he was Minister of Finance?

;You may ask did he not bring down Canada's deficit? The way I see it the workers and the employers who paid into the El trust fund, which is not a tax and who were robbed of benefits when unemployed are the people who paid down the deficit, not someone in Ottawa.

Be proud all of you who is denied EI. You saved this country's good name and

enabled Mr. Paul Martin to become Prime Min- ister. To all those of you that are students, part t ime, and seasonal workers who will never qualify for benefits under existing rules but are paying any- way, it's like

John Jensen paying man- datory auto

insurance. Even though you do not drive or own a car, we, the taxpayers thank you.

If a private person or corporation col- lects money under false pretenses and use it for their own illegitimate gain, they will be investigated and sued. Should this not apply to the government?

To the small business person, who may well believe that all of this is of no concern think about this. The statistics project an estimated loss of EI benefits for Skeena workers of about $30.5 million annually.

Circulation of that kind of money could easily amount to $60 million of economic activity. This would make a big difference in our communities, not only for the unemployed, but also for the communities at large.

John Jensen, Terrace, B.C.

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Dear " : It looks like Skeena MLA Roger Harris is still

on the side of the Americans, and not on the side of his town and constituents.

Logs exported from here go into the USA, where they cut them to fill orders that escape the 27 per cent illegal duty.

As long as we support the USA logging and milling by doing this, they will never pay any attention to us.

I have spoken to forests minister Mike De Jong four times to encourage him to put a 27 per cent export tax on our round logs. Look, Roger, fair is fair. Why should the USA get our logs for nothing while we pay 27 per cent. And Mr. De Jong refus- es, so we have lost 27 per cent from all the round logs shipped for the. past two years.

Roger, I thought you said your government needs money. That 27 per cent is a very good source of income and you give it all awqy.

I like loggers, cause I was one once. I like the mill guys as well, because I was there, too. You like loggers, but you don't like mill guys.

If you did you would support them. I can give you a list of those who are losing their houses - perhaps you could have them over for lunch sometime.

When you have the mill guys over, you might invite Dan Veniez, too. Tell him why you turned down the Mercer bid of $30 million, and took his offer of $6 million, sorry $8 million. You could tell us too.

Then ask him why the mill isn't running. Ask him why this mill, with a 30 per cent wage de- crease, and a more efficient mill than Kitwanga, does not run, but Kitwanga can. Ten thousand people want to know.

Then ask him what he intends to do with the mills in light of the new action by Prince Rupert and Terrace. You know, and I know, if he is allowed to keep the TFL (new forest act) this new action may give him an excuse to walk away from the mills, get contractors to log the TFL, make a lot of money and see this town reduced to a half a town.

None of this was in W.A.C. Bennett 's mind when he formed the Tree Farm Licenses.

Finally, Roger, if you still support export as is, you should resign your seat and run for the senate in Washington state.

Les Watmough, Terrace B.C.

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Sex offender denied parole d u e to risk he will re -of fend ' A FORMER Terrace man serving a life sentence in jail for sexually abusing numerous children was denied parole last week.

Kevin Oatway, known as Robert Roland Willoughby when he committed his crimes in Terrace, was first con- victed of sex-related crimes in 1985 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Two years later he was sentenced to life in prison on three counts of having sexual intercourse with female children under the age of 14.

Oatway's case management team is does not believe that his risk of re-offending has been reduced to the point where he could safely be released into the community, the document reads.

One of Oatway's victims, now in her 30s was at the Nov. 19 parole hearing at Mountain Prison in the Fraser Valley.

She was first abused by Oatway as an eight-year-old having a sleep-over at his home with his daughter.

"The first night I slept over nothing really happened," Oatway committed his crimes in Terrace between she said, in an interview after hearing.

1974 and 1983. ~ . . . . But on the third sleep-over it did happen, she said. He's been eligible for parole since 1991 but up until

this year has waived his previous parole hearings, said Debra Kearing, an official with the National Parole Board.

The parole board is required to schedule parole hearing every two years until the inmate is paroled or dies in custody.

oatway is serving a "life max" sentence which ends only when he dies, whether he is in custody or not.

Oatway admitted to abusing between 100-200 children during his youth and young adulthood in addition to the crimes for which he was sentenced.

At his sentencing hearing nearly 20 hears ago, provincial court Judge Paul Lawrence said Oatway's behaviour was "persistent, preplanned and predatory."

A psychological assessment dated July 22, 2002 as- sessed his risk to re-offend as high, says the parole board's written decision in denying parole.

"He told me, 'if you don't do this I will hurt your mother.'"

She figures that threat alone proves Oatway was lying when he said he was an acting I.ike a child himself when he committed his crimes, thereby not being responsible for his actions.

"If he was lowering himself to a child's level," she said, "he would have said something like 'Shhhh, don't tell your mommy about this' not 'I know where you live and I will hurt your mother.'"

The parole application was denied by the two-member board, but Oatway told the board he wasn't really expecting full parole, just taking "baby-steps" toward his eventual release.

Oatway will never be released if the parole board believes he remains a risk to the public.

With files from Robert Freeman, the Chilliwack Pro- gress.

Here's how you help out WITH THE Christmas holiday season fast approaching, we present our annual guide to local charities and campaigns that help people in our own community.

Salvat ion Army appeal EACH YEAR, the Salvation Army and its volunteers deliver Christmas hampers to hundreds of local families who might otherwise have little reason to celebrate glad tidings Dec. 25. The hampers are filled with food and gifts.

The annual program coincides with the Salvation Army's Kettle Campaign, which starts tomorrow. When you see the red kettle at Safeway, the Skeena Mall, and the liquor store, please give generously. Money raised supports not only Christmas hampers, but Salvation Army family service work year-round.

Give a gift YOU (~AN pick out a gift for a specific local child or teen through Terrace Anti-Poverty's annual Children's Christmas Campaign, a program that ensures Santa comes to everyone.

Select a gift tag from Christmas trees set up at Zell- ers, The Bargain Shop and the Saan store. The tags contain • e first name, age, dothingsizc~6~f,a.~-~l~il~or.iYo.uth. Purchase a gift. Volunt~'~i~ii~|ll wrapand distribute the gifts. Deadline is Dec. 18. Donations of gifts, cash, or food can also be dropped of f at Terrace Anti-Poverty at 4628 Park Ave. Call 635-4631 for more information. Ter- race Anti Poverty is also hosting a benefit dance Dec. 6 at the legion, starting at 8 p.m, Admission is a gift donation. Couples are asked to also bring a non-perishable food item.

The Shar ing Tree THE MIX, CJFW, NTV are urging the community to support the Sharing Tree, a campaign in its 32nd year.

Donate an unwrapped, brand-new gift suitable for a child, teen, or adult. Gifts for teenagers are always in short supply. Suggestions include gift certificates for clothing, music or activities. Presents are distributed by the Salvation Army along with Christmas Hampers. Drop gifts off at the station office at 4625 Lazelle Ave., or help Totem Ford fill its Sharing Truck with gifts and non-perishable food items.

People are also welcome to bring donations to the Dec. 6 Kermode Christmas parade. Items will be collected along the parade route.

A special meal ORGANIZERS OF the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen are once again hosting a party and dinner for families and individuals who would otherwise miss out on a Christ- mas meal.

Additional volunteers are needed to assist with the Dec. 14 dinner at theCarpenters' Hall - the same location as the Sunday soup kitchen, operated by volunteers from the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Please call 635-2807. Tax deductible donations should be made to RR3, S-3A C-10, Terrace, B.C. VSG 4R6.

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Region's forest cash withers Victoria urged to change the formula that controls silviculture budgets

By JEFF NAGEL THE NORTHWEST is being starved of its share of needed reforestation money - and it's only going to get worse unless provincial rules are adjus- ted.

Northwest towns and Skeena MLA Roger Harris are pushing Victoria to do just that.

The problem is that the new Forest Investment Ac- count (FIA), which replaced Forest Renewal B.C., now doles out silviculture money based on how much logging was done over the previous

nishes regions already suffering through an industry downturn.

"We're logging at about 17 per cent of where we should be at," he said.

Harris wants the rules changed or an exception made to allow the Kalum District to get $2 million

"We're not harvesting anyth ing so we actually get less money."

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next year for silviculture- type projects.

$10 million under FRBC. This year it fell to $1.1

million, says district stewardship forester Kevin Kilpatriek, eliminating many projects that would have generated local jobs spacing and pruning.

And next year, if FIA's formula is followed, it v,411 fall further.

"Based strictly on the formula, we might get around $500,000," Kilpa- trick said. "It 's pretty bleak."

The window is also closing on an important opportunity to space this area's 20-year-old stands

Kevin Kilpatrick "It's an investment in the northwest."

inventory and mapping type projects, Kilpatrick said.

Those data gathering and analysis efforts are important in determining things like what level of logging is sustainable here. They also want to do more work on hardwoods to meet rising deinand to cut those species.

He said the formula is also steering more Silvi- culture money than can be efficiently used right now into the interior, where logging has ramped up to clear out forests infested with the mountain pine

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stands to get very little because not much logging has happened of late.

"We're not harvesting anything so we actually get less money," Harris said, adding it further pu-

That 's how much the Kalum Forest District got two years ago for work like enhanced silviculture and watershed restoration.

And that $2 million was still a long way down, thanks to budget cutbacks, from district budgets of

in some of the best growing sites in B.C., he said.

This is the optimum time to do that work, which would allow harvesting of those stands de- cades earlier.

"It's an investment in the future," Harris said. .~ ;;. .' ~ ' , ; . '

Senior Tories oppose merger SENIOR SKEENA federal Progressive Conservatives say they are opposed to the proposed merger of their party with the Canadian Alliance.

"If delegates vote "yes" they will be saying that it was OK for party leader Peter MacKay to blatantly and cynically reverse his stand as an anti-merger candidate, on no other grounds except power at any price," says Tory Skeena riding association president Ken Richardson.

"A "yes" vote would say it is OK for MacKay to aid in a hostile takeover of the PC party, with the help of Bay Street bucks, slick advertising and the assistance of thousands of new members, re- cruited to help kill the party that they are ioining," he added.

Skeena Tories meet in Terrace Nov. 29 to choose eight people to send to a special Progressive Conserevative meeting Uack east next month to decide if the

merger will go ahead. The merger, to create the Conservative Party of Canada, has the blessing of MacKay and of Cana- dian Alliance leader Stephen Harper.

Tory support has not been much of a factor in Skeena federal election results over the years. In the last election in 2000, just 957 people voted Progressive Conservative here compared to the 12.704 people who voted for Alliance candidate Andy Burton.

Richardson, from Bella Bella, says that while a majority of the Skeena Tory executive is against the merger, the general membership may be evenly split on the issue.

He's predicting a loss of seats overall in the next election should the new party be approved.

That loss ~:ould very well translate into the federal" NDP becoming the official opposition, Richardson continued.

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By JEFF NAGEL DOWNTOWN merchants are banding together to en- bane'el and promote their part of town.

They 've formed the Terrace! Downtown Inde- pendent Merchants' Asso- eiatioh, says Bob Park, owner o f All Season SoiJr~e For Sports.

The group plans to spruce up, improve and promote downtown and the interests of businesses there,'he said'

It's:a direct response to the:inCreasing presence of big'b0x ~stores in Terrace and the arrival of Wal- Marl in particular.

B~t Park says it's just the 'catalyst for an idea in the works for years.

"We want to make sure people are aware of the fact there's still a downtown core," he said.

"We're independent we're unique and we're the grassroots of our community," he said. "We want to keep that downtown ident- ity alive and well."

So far at least 15 shops are on board, stretching from near the legion to west of city hall.

The new group is urging city Council to find money in next year' s budget for some downtown Christmas decorations. "It would really improve it," he said.

Other towns have everything from giant candy canes to Christmas music playing downtown,

work together he says.

The association also hopes to aid efforts to beautify the downtown, in conjunction with the Ter- race Beautification Socie- ty and Terrace Tourism.

Park says they'll also work on attracting more people through downtown events like the Christmas "parade, and the group will explore areas like joint promotions.

Park sees Wai-Mart's arrival as inevitable. He doesn't exactly embrace the big box competitor, but says it will bring more people to Terrace.

The challenge is ensur- ing those customers also find the city's other businesses.

Hazelton lays out road concerns HAZELTON has broken ranks with Terrace and

• other northwest towns that have given unqualified support for the proposed road linking Hwy 37 to the Kemess mine. ~

The town's council is urging energy and mines

minister Richard Neufeld to take other steps prior to advancing the project.

nazelton wants an assessment of the project's environmental impacts, in- eluding those on fish and wildlife, and a cost/benefit analysis on the value to the Hazeltons of resulting mining activity.

The town also wants written' assurances of training and job opportunities for local residents and companies in road-building, road maintenance and

mine activity. I n addition, Hazelton

wants a per-tonnage levy • on ore transported on the

road to go to a northwest community economic development fund to be controlled by a locally-elected

board of directors. "Too often in the past

the economic spinoffs as- socj.ate, d,~.~wjth, the extra- ction Of thisregion's resources haven't benefited the area," wrote l mayor Alice Maitland on Oct, 27.

The letter was sent in response to the District of Stewart's Oct. 7 appeal to northwest towns to put their support for the project in writing to provincial de-

cision-makers. To date, 13 local gov-

ernments, including Smi- thers, have penned re- sounding endorsements for the project:

Road advocates say the region will gain from increased mining activity.

Some guides and Gitx- san chiefs say it will hurt wildlife and cultural sites by opening up previously untouched wilderness.

Headed to Rupert A TERRACE-BASED financial services firm is opening a part time office in Prince Rupert.

Oracle Financial Services will staff the office one day a week using its current employees in either Terrace or Kitimat while it builds up a client base, says Lyle Harvey, one of Oracle's three owners.

"Once we are at three days a week, we'll hire an ad- visor and staff in Prince Rupert," he said.

Oracle, once known as Sunlife, had an office in Prince Rupert until five years ago.

"We still have a significant number of clients there and feel now is the time to re-establish our presence. We feel there is potential in Prince Rupert and a market opportunity," said Harvey.

Oracle now employs seven people in Terrace and in Kitimat.

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A 1 2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 26, 2003

RCMP officers can now leave after five years of duty here

By SARAH A, ZIMMERMAN THE LOCAL RCMP detachment hopes to entice more senior officers to move here following a change in the force's posting designation for Terrace.

They now have the option of moving away after five years thanks to the detachment becoming a limited duration posting.

"It means that members are required to stay here for five years ancl after five years the RCMP will attempt to accommodate them for a transfer to a preferred location of their choice," explains Terrace Staff Sgt. Jas Basi.

It 's not the first time Terrace has adopted the designation. Up until Dec. 31, 1996 Terrace had been labelled a limited duration posting. That status lapsed until the end of last year.

In the interim members could remain here until the RCMP staffing department decided they should go, Basi said.

There was no limit to how long a member was required to stay.

The change is not seen as a way to thin the ranks of experienced officers and fill spots with recruits fresh out of the RCMP's training academy, but a s a way to entice more senior officers in the first place, says this detachment's most senior officer, Inspector Marlin Degrand.

posting for the five years required in order to increase their chances of transferring to the spot of their choice. Degrand says the move gives more senior officers more incentive to n~ove here. Constable John Graziano recently transferred here from Fisher Branch ill Man- itoba. "He ' s a trained member with about 15 years service," Staff Sgt. Basi says. Since the limited duration posting came into effect

Insp, Marlin Degrand some local members have put in applications to be

transferred to other postings including Constable Jack Hundial, the officer in charge of aboriginal policing here.

Other members have transferred or will be transferring though not necessarily because of the change in status to a limited duration posting.

"The limited duration posting status actually helps us Gone are Cnst. Tara Basisty and Cnst. Noelle Brown- in many ways," he says. "Firstly, there is a hated end ing who moved to other detachments. date, that should they decide to leave, they can. Constables Troy and Jeanette Beauregard will be

"Number two - they are given preferential treatment moving to Vanderhoof - Troy Beauregard will be ac- coming out of a limited duration posting on their next cepting a promotion to Corporal at that detachment. transfer." He'll be in charge of traffic services.

That means more senior officers looking to move on And Cpl Sean Wadelius has left for an instructor's to bigger cities may choose to work at a limited duration position at the RCMP training school in Regina.

Pair fined for falsifying records to claim maternity benefits

false information in late 2002 included payroll re~:ords, pay cheques and a false record of employment.

Dhaliwal then used the documentation to file a false maternity benefits claim at the end of 2002 and collect $2,375 over 19 weeks in early 2003, the court was told.

Dhaliwal must repay the money and pay a fine

A TERRACE businessman has been fined $2,000 for creating false records so that a person could collect maternity benefits under the employment insurance program.

Boota Singh "Peter" Uppal, the owner of the local Sears outlet, set up false records stating that A m a n d e e p Dha l iwa l worked for him, Terrace provincial court judge Ed de Walle was told Nov. 21.

Dhaliwal had been working at another business and was pregnant but had to quit, leaving her 37 hours short of what she needed to qualify for ma- 2004 Ford Focus ZX5 ternity benefits, the court he.rd.

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PROVINCIAL GOVERN- MENT employees won't get a wage increase, but they won't lose their jobs involuntarily either ['or two years beginning next April.

And they'll also get improved eye exam coverage after voting 80 per cent in favour Nov. 21 of extend- ing their existing contract.

The agreement doesn't cover any planned layoffs between now and when the two-year "no lay off ' pro- vision takes hold in April, but it does appear to stem the tide of job losses un- dertaken by the provincial government.

At the same time, unionized employees of the liquor distribution branch voted 85 per cent in favour of longer and

• more varied liquor store hours in return for the province keeping existing liquor stores and distribution centres in public hands.

"These were very difficult talks, conducted in a period of unprecedented layoffs and cuts in public services," said union president George Heyman last week.

"We agreed to early negotiations in order to win more employment security."

Essentially, the union traded off expanded liquor store hours in return.for job security provisions in the new contract.

The province had regarded its plan to sell off large numbers of its liquor stores as a key part of its

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But it was heavily criticized by both the union others who said nothing would be accomplished by the move.

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"It was pretty premedi- tated," said employment insurance inves t iga tor Vince Heslenfeld of the effort that went into creating the false records.

He said information which lead to an investigation resulting in charges

against Uppal and Dhali- wal came from a private citizen.

Dhali'wal had moved to Mackenzie by the time the investigation got underway, so Heslenfeld made a trip to interview her.

Heslenfeld said he took pictures of Dhaliwal to show them to Sears store employee s as part of the effort to determine if she had worked there or not.

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"We have done some advertising of the position, and I understand we have potential candidates, said Mark Karjuluoto of the Northern Health Au- thority. (NHA) last week.

In the meantime, Paul Vieira, who runs the =:: + NHAIs health services in the Bulkley Valley and

the Hazeltons, is doing double duty.

Mental health delayed CONSTRUCTION OF a new mental health facility to be located on the grounds of Mi!ls Memorial Hospital has been delayed.

NHA planners had hoped to have put the project out to tender by now toward a 2004 construction start date. Planners are using a building design used in Prince George to cut overall costs on the $2.5 million project which will provide 20 specialized care beds.

,'Adapting the Iris House design [in Prince • George] to Terrace took a little longer than expected, but we do anticipate going out to tender soon, said NHA official Mark Karjuluoto.

The Seven Sisters Residential Adult Health Facility marks the culmination of nearly 15 years of planning, proposals and false starts.

New health logo THE NORTHERN Health Authority now has a new logo, replacing one which it has been using since the authority was created nearly two years ago.

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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 26, 2 0 0 3 - A 1 3 '

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A combination of internal savings and contracting • m . . m . + OUt now means the deficit :~iiii!:iiii:i:! should be $4.8 million, au- i thority board chair Harry i *Crafts, Weaving, Tole Painting, Pottery, Baked Goods, ? Gairns reported at a Nov. 2 ! L ~ Fudge, Cedar Wood Crafts, Wreaths and Much More. ~ board meeting in Prince ~ ~ , , . ~i!iiiii!ii!i:: Rupert. ~ . [ ¢ ~ . ~ ~ Everyth,ng You Need For :~iiiiii!+li:,

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"Our financial pressures remain very real, as we look ahead to further increases in costs and little additional revenue," said Gairns.

"Our goal remains to operate our services as efficiently as possible, so we can direct as much of our budget as. possible to direct services for: patients, clients, and residents."

The authority had been relying on a $3.8 million surplus from last year which, when applied to the original projected deficit of the same amount, would have meant balanced revenues and spending over the two fiscal years.

Convincing some, but not all, of the authority's non- direct patient care workers to accept wage and benefit reductions .and internal savings contributed to the new budget deficit projection.

Contracting out of services such as laundry and housekeeping in areas where unionized workers refused to take wage and benefit cuts will also produce savings, said Cairns,

The health authority will also stage a series of community meetings across the north beginning next year to learn what northerners want from it.

"We look forward to providing a great deal of information to the public about the current health of northerners, while hearing options on how we can work together to improve the overall health of our people and communities," said Gairns.

To that end, the authority will provide individuals and communities with an outline of the health of the region : prior to the meetings. It'll be available on the authority's website.

There will be an opportunity to ask plenty of questions during the community meetings which will be ad- vertised in advance.

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I! Litter patrol SKEENA JUNIOR Grade 10 students Bree Kelly, left, and Candice Tomas add a running shoe to a collection of garbage they picked up outside and inside the school last week.

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The past month has been a busy one for seniors. The Happy Gang had their regular meeting with nomination and election of officers & board members with very few changes.

The fall bazaar entailed a lot of work but was quit e profitable considering the present economy.

Prize winners were: 1. J. Philpot- Afghan- $200 3. Name N/A-Wooden Bowl- $38 2. Diana Tenior- Food Basket- $200 4. Mr. Devcie- Picture- $34

Many seniors took advantage of the free flu clinic. The Happy Gang had a potluck dinner and costume party

for Hall Owein. Some interesting costumes. I liked Fred & Wilma Flintstone.

Many were saddened by the passing of Jimmy Gordon, a cook at Terraceviewand a baker for some time.

Late November early December as usual will have many bazaars,'concerts and activities for our enjoyment.

The Tree of Lights-Buy a Light, in memory of a loved one and help the Child Development Center.

A lovely 5th Anniversary Socials for Senior very well attended at the Pentecostal Senior Tea Party.

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Locke Port, Nova Scotia. He just turned 65 this year, 2003, making him able to collect I~is Old Age Pension. In 1952, when Jim was 14 years old, along with his brother Ed, who was 10 years old, moved to Vanderhoof to join their Mother, Evelyn; who was living there. The two boys were accompanied 13y two nuns who were traveling from Halifax to Prince George. Shortly after, the family moved

from Vanderhoof to Hazelton where Jim attended school and recalls his teacher in Grade 9 was Dave Barrett. Then in 1956, the family moved to Terrace where Jim attended Skeena School. Jim got a job working for Terrace Transfer, later he worked for Skeena Beverages. In 1961, Jim went to work at the Old Skeenaview, but at the time Skeenaview was vacated and Terraceview Lodge was opened, there was a period when Jim wasn't working. However, Jim did return to work at Terraceview Lodge from where he retired in 1999.

Over the years in Terrace, Jim has been a very active volunteer worker. Jim delivers Meals on Wheels, helps in the Happy Gang Centre kitchen twice a week. On Wednesdays, he volunteers at the Bingo Games for patients in Terraceview Lodge. In 1962, he joined the Kinsmen and in 1984 was honoured as a Life ~ember. He is also a member of the Canadian Legion. Jim is an active member with the Citizens on Patrol.

Over the 47 years that Jim has lived in Terrace, he has been a very valuable citizen of the city, has alway.s contributed many hours of his time as a volunteer and is always ready to give a helping hand.

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By JENNIFER LANG THE UNIVERSITY of Northern B.C. has chosen a new top administrator for this region.

Dr, Judith Lapadat, an associate professor of education at UNBC who has strong roots in tlf~nd~h, has been appointed regional chair.

She has extensive experience planning and delivering regional courses. She has taught several courses at UNBC's Ter- race campus.

Lapadat was born and raised in Smithers. She is

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Police Briefs Officer honoured

A TERRACE RCMP officer received one of the province's top honours for service last week.

Constable Edward Luscombe was given an award for meritorious service for compassion in es- tablishing a memorial for 36 American servicemen who died in an aircraft accident in Sandspit, B.C, in 1952.

He established the melnorial while he was sta- tioned at the Queen Charlotte City detachment.

Luscombe is one of 21 police officers from RCMP and municipal detachments throughout the province who were cited for their exemplary per-. formance in the line of duty."

Police looking for bar brawl witnesses

TERRACE RCMP want to talk to anyone who may have seen a fight between a Hanky Panky's employee and a drunk patron at the nightclub Nov. 21.

The fight happened at about 10:55 p.m. Police say the patron suffered several cuts and abrasions to his head and face which needed medical attention.

If you witnessed this fight please contact Ter- race RCMP at 638-7400.

Usk pot plants seized TERRACE POLICE took a CN Rail train to North Usk Nov. 21 and returned with pot and guns,

The tiny community is accessible by ferry across the Skeena River, but it was not running at the time of the raid.

Police say they used a search warrant at a house, seizing 30 marijuana plants and more than 2,000 grams (four pounds) of dried and frozen pot,

The mid-afternoon drug bust also resulted in the seizure of a rifle, a shotgun and ammunition,

A 28-year-old male Usk resident, who was present at the time of the search, was not arrested or taken into custody, but police say they will be rec- ommending several charges against him.

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By JEFF NAGEL THE FATE of New Skeena Forest Products now rests heavily on the B.C. Su- preme Court's top judge and how much time he gives the firm to raise startup money.

Chief Justice Donald Brenner, who has ruled in past Skeena proceedings, will weigh arguments in the case Dec. 9.

That will be the first chance for creditors - including northwest towns - to argue their views.

New Skeena placed itself in creditor protection under the Companies Creditors Arrangements Act Nov. 19.

Company president Dan Veniez says that was necessary to stop northwest towns from seizing and selling off equipment.

He maintains he's close to signing up investors to restart New Skeena's mills and rehire hundreds of workers across the northwest. But the towns' move threatened to scuttle those efforts.

It will be up to the judge, with analysis from court-appointed monitors at PricewaterhouseCoop- ers, to decide whether Ve- niez's progress justifies shielding the company from creditors.

David Bowra, one of the monitors, s a y s the pressure will be on for New Skeena's owners to show Brenner they have the makings of a deal.

"I suspect he's going to want to see some Pretty good evidence on the 9th that there is a term sheet subject to a certain and short time frame that's going to convert to actual cash that's going to ~, get this thing up and running again," Bowra said.

An end to creditor protection would trigger a liquidation of the assets,

If a deal does come together, the company would

remain under creditor protection until it was final- ized and startup money ar- rives. Creditors would then be paid and New Skeena would emerge from protection and fire up its mills.

Brenner's past delibera- tions on Skeena also sug- g e s t s he'l l be patient - provided there's hope.

He adjudicated when the operations were put in creditor .protection two years ago,'granting a long series of extensions to creditor protection to well into 2002 that allowed the B.C. government to sell the company.

The monitors, Bowra and colleague Martin Hyatt at Prieewaterhouse- Coopers, also bring Skee- na experience. They were the court-appointed monitors the first time Skeena Cellulose fell into CCAA in 1997.

• Veniez may well be able to furnish some evidence of financial progress.

While there are plenty of skeptics, Bowra says he's seen a draft investment agreement demon- strating advanced talks with interested parties, some of whom have carried out due diligence work on New Skeena.

"They are working on it," Bowra said. "A number of parties have looked at it. There have been fairly extensive stud- ies done by external consultants."

Court supervision of New Skeena should bring increased clarity and cred- ibility to the company's efforts going forward, he added. It should put to rest some of the speculation swirling around New Skee- h a .

One such rumour is that Veniez has rejected investment offers that required him to give up too much ownership - something he denies.

If such spurned buyers exist, they'd now have a chance to put their proposals to the court via the monitors.

There's no major secured creditor pushing for liquidation this t i m e - as the TI) bank did in 2001.

And with unsecured creditors likely to get nothing in a liquidatiqn, that may mean fewer voices calling for an immediate fire sale this time around.

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HAVE YOU been tested? The HIV/AIDS Sup- port Group is holding two upcoming confidential HIV and AIDS testing clinics - in recognition of World AIDS Day, Dec. 1.

The first clinic takes place Friday, Nov. 28 from 9-11:30 a.m. The second is Dec. 2 from 1:30-4 p.m.

No drop ins. By appointment only. To book, please call the Health Unit at 63.8-2200.

Volunteers will also be at the Farmers' Market Christmas Fair at the arena banquet room Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You're encouraged to stop by for information and to enter a draw.

Craft sale helps young musicians travel

IT'S ONE Christmas tradition that provides dividends for months after the holiday season winds down,

It 's the annual craft sale hosted by the ' Thornhill Junior Secondary school's bands. It 's a great way to get a jump start on your holiday shopping - and support local musicians.

The event, now in its fifth year, is an important fundraising activity for students in the school's band program. Proceeds help cover travel costs for the award-winning bands, which have been invited to attend a national music festival in Montreal this spring. Band leader and instructor Michael Wen wants to take 45 students. Fundraising helps ensure everyone who wants to is able to attend.

The two-day sale takes place at the Thorn- hill Junior school gym Friday Nov. 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. and continues Saturday, Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will also be a bake sale.

Upcoming gathering promotes healing

SURVIVORS of the residential school system are invited to upcoming workshops at the Kit- sumkalum Ha!lthat ' target the whole person - the mind and body.

There's no cost to attend the Gathering and Workshops for Survivors and the Next Gener- ation of Residential Schools.

The three-day event runs Dec. 1-3. It features a variety of workshops, concurrent healing circles and much more.

Workshop topics include laughter is the best medicine, understanding and using the Medicine Wheel, healthy relationships and healing, traditional healing and understanding trauma, healihg through music, and "good grief".

Donna Moon presents a workshop on. alternative dispute resolution process on Dec. 1 and 2 in the evenings. There will also be workshops on individual massage and reflexology.

Healing circles for men, women, and youth run throughout the three day event.

Juno Nominee Marcel Gagnon, a Prince George- based s inger- songwriter, will provide music.

Lunch and dinner provided at no cost by the Area 4 First Na- tions Commercial Fishers Associa- tion.

There ' s also no cost for artist tables or to set up program and project information tables.

To register and. to get complete Marcel Gagnon information, call the Indian Residential School Survivors Socie- ty's Northwest Regional Office at 615-4700 or 615-9700. Or call toll free: 1-866-615-4700.

Artists get together A GROUP of artists is meeting on a weekly basis at the Terrace Art Gallery, notes gallery coordinator Laura Gosnell.

The meetings take place on Tuesday evenings. Artists bring their supplies so they can work on various individual projects.

"It's sort of like a support group for artists," Gosnell says, adding the group will eventually become self-supporting apart from the gallery. Fees are also being discussed.

So far, a mix of amateurs and pros are attending, offering up interesting possibilities.

"Kitimat and Prince Rupert have similar groups and they're really popular," she adds.

Looking ahead, the art gallery will be closed during the month of December, but opens up for a new season in January.

The first show of 2004 is a textile show ex- hibiting the works of fabric artists, weavers, felters, quilters, First Nations basket weavers, and others.

Close to 20 artists have come forward indi- cating they would like to participate.

Road w arr i Hew a university student from Terrace and her friend wound up running and cycling from one side of B.C. to the other- and raised thousands for charity

By'JENNIFER LANG SUKHDEEP ATWAL may not know it, but deep inside her chest beats the heart of a champion.

The 21-year-old pre-med student and her friend Kasie Clarke completed an 800-km relay across the province in just 11 days.

They started at Lake Louise on Aug. 18, running and cycling all the way to downtown Vancouver, where they arrived exhausted but jubilant - and five days ahead of schedule.

Their Relay of Hope raised $6,435. They gave 30 per cent to the B.C. Rehab Foundation and the rest to Chris Anderson, the 23-year-old brother of a friend. An accident in April left him paralyzed from the waist down.

Atwal and Clarke wanted to do something to help, But what? One day, Atwal picked up the phone. It was Clarke.

"I said, 'I just came in from a run.' And she said, T m just about to go for a run.' We were like, screaming aahhh! Let's do a run!"

A fundraising campaign was born. They lined up sponsors and planned their relay.

"I wanted to say thank you to Terrace," Atwal says. "Just knowing the community supported me, it meant a lot."

Her family and i'riends, including her former coworkers at Safeway, generously donated money. Her little brother Harjin- der, 15, raised $500 just in Ter- race. "While I was on the road, he would phone every day and say, 'Oh I 've got so much more, '" Atwal says.

During the relay, one woman would run 10 km while the other biked 20 km, alternating all day long. Driver Randy Baron shut- tled the relayers to the next drop off point in a camper that was well stocked with donated food.

On the seemingly endless steep hills along the way, the pair found motivation in knowing summer was nearly over and many of their friends in the Lower Mainland were going back to school.

"There were days when we did 70 km each. It was intense. One day we went from Kern- loops to Hope. It was pretty insane, when you think about it ."

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even though forest fires were ra- ging in much of the province. In Chase, flames leapt at them from across the road. The Coqui- halle was closed due to fires, so they were forced to deal with the windy Fraser Canyon instead. Mostly, the relay taught Atwai how to believe in herself. "It made me realize anything is possible, really. It's given me so much motivation. I feel like I can do Mount Kilimanjaro." But not right away. They may plan a second relay this summer. "We totally inspired each.other every day. If it wasn't for Kasie, I wouldn't have done it and she's

the same. We just felt so good about it. We did it to help someone else, but it made us feel really good, too."

Apart from a few blisters, neither woman suffered significant injuries. The last 80 km were by far the most difficult. The pair set out from Mission determined to make it to B.C. Place (in downtown Vancouver) in one day.

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• Tis the season THESE WOMEN joined. their voices in song with '- two dozen or so other people who gathered Saturday to help the Salvation Army kick off its Kettle Campaign, Members of the Terrace ,. Community Band - clad in festive Santa Claus ! hats and warm clothing - performed several=, well-loved Christmas carols as the crowd sang along. The band thoughtfully provided lyric sheets for people. The Kettle Campaign . supports the Salvation Army's Christmas ham- per program. Up to 700 hampers will be prepared for local families this year, Sgt. Curtis Butler said. JENNIFER tANG PHOTO

Fans and 'guest Fishies' make charity gig a roaring success

By JENNIFER LANG ONE HALF of the dyna- mic duo known as Dr. Fishy says it feels great to sell out.

More than 150 pegple - many of them fans known affectionately as "Fish H e a d s " - turned out to hear Greg Linton, a local physician and band mate James Powell, a fish hatchery technician, at a recent benefit performance.

The band turned in a powerhouse performance, rewarding supporters of the sold-out charity event Nov. 15 at the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club with a show that lasted three hours.

In doing so, the band raised $2,025 for the Ter- race Child Development Centre. The money will be used to help purchase specialized equipment for children .- and support the centre's many programs,

"We'd like to thank everybody for coming out and sharing the evening with us," Linton said, adding he and Poweil want to

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pass along a special thanks to "all the Fish Heads" who turned out.

The band had a lot of help on stage and behind the scenes in making the show a success. For in- stance, the child development centre provided des-

child development centre ca'me in from J and F Dis- tributors and the Anglican Church Women's group.

Sight and Sound donated the use of all the audio equipment for the show, and sound technician Chris Andrews donated his time,

School music instructor Robin Hollett accompanied the band on penny whistle for one song, a s did Crystal Thomas, Lin- ton's wi fe , and Yvette Bos, who is married to Po- well,

And local FM radio serts for the hungry crowd; ....... was a real commun- personality Lynn Terbas-

In addition to the band's Ity effort," he added, kett of CFNR performed a ticket sales, addltional fi- T h e r e were also some live Version of her trade- nancial donations to the "Guest Fishies" on stage, mark weather report at the

show for the song "Cranberry Junction", a standout track from Dr. Fishy's 2003 classic CD, Red Fish Blue, an album that should be in every northwest B.C. resident's music collection. (Red Fish Blue is available at Misty River Books, Sight and Sound and the North Store.)

The show at the golf and country club isn't the first time Dr. Fishy - which formed after Poweil and Linton first joined m'u- sical forces at the Terrace Community Band's annual Spring Fling - has played in support of a good cause.

In October, the band performed along with other local acts at a money-raising event for the Terrace Hospice Society, for in- stance.

The band donated proceeds of a previous benefit concert to the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation,

Linton said the band has written some new material that he hopes will be included in an upcoming album.


CITY SCENE !Clubs & pubs ;GATOR'S PUB: Are you ready to party all night long? Come on out and dance to the music of Mid Night Run and our new D.Is.

'Nightly specials, Wednesday free pool, Thurs- day is DVD night. Friday and Saturday, Hot Dance. Check out our Hot Bikini Shawl

BEASLEY'S MIX: Theresa Made sings Friday 'evenings. Watch your favourite sports pro- :grams on a large screen TV.

GEORGES PUB: The Accelerators Nov. 27-29.

HANKY PANKY'S is your dance party night club. No cover. Free pool Wednesday, college

n igh t Thursday, Hot DJ and Top 40 dance Fri- day and Saturday. Karaoke contest Tuesday

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~ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: Saturdays: jam sessions with Frank and Friends, Moonshine

~and Copper Mountain. Participant prize meat draw starts at 4 p.m. All members welcome;

:bring a guest. Lounge opens at 3 p.m.

iLocal theatre ' • Audit ions for Terrace Little Theatre's Din- ~ner Theatre production, Norm Foster's Here o n t h e Fright Path, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at the McCall Playhouse. Robert Dugdale, director

' of last season's hit Psychopathia Sexua/is, is , looking for one male and three females for

this laugh-a-minute comedy set on two ad- joining apartment balconies, The show runs

Feb. 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at the Skeena Valley Golf an(~ Country Club. For more into, call Robert at 631-9456.

Visual arts • The Terrace Art Gallery presents "...and the fish you rode in on." Watercolours by Dyan Myhr and pottery by Dan Condon. Lower gallery: Blatherings, a collection of mixed media works by Kara Myhr, Joey Lun- driga~ and Trine Myhr. To Nov. 30. • The Terrace Art Gallery is open Wednesday and Thursday from noon-4 p.m. and Friday from noon-6 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. Sundays from 1-4 p.m. Call 638- 8884, Closed for the month of December, • The Art Gallery hosts hand drumming workshops with Cody Skog on alternating Sundays. Next is Nov, 30 from 7-8:30 p.m. Drop in, Beginners and are welcome. Extra drums on hand if you want to try it out. To register, call 638-8884.

Concerts • The Terrace Community Band presents a Christmas concert Dec. 18 at the R.E,M, Lee Theatre, beginning at 7:30 p.m. With special guests: the Grade 9 and 10 Skeena Junior Secondary concert band. Admission is a non- perishable food item for the Salvation Army.

Movies • The War Bride, a movie about an English woman who marries a Canadian soldier,

spending the Second World War i~ northern Alberta. Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. Pre- sented through the Toronto Film Circuit, a series sponsored by the Terrace Arts Council.

Christmas • Terrace Anti Poverty hosts a benefit dance Dec. 6 at the legion, starting at 8 p.m. Pro- ceeds to the Children's Christmas Campaign. Admission is a gift donation suitable for children from infancy to age 18. Coul~les are asked to also bring a non-perishable food item.

• Choices Program's Annual Christmas Ban- quet, Friday, Dec, 12 at the Thornhill Com- munity Centre, All ages welcome. Tickets at our offices at 4916 Lazelle Ave. For more information, call Jo at 635-7863.

• Small Business Christmas Party 2003, has- ted by Terrace Little Theatre Dec. 12 and 13. Entertainment by Yuk Yuk's on Tour featuring Danonde Tschritter and Dann Quinn. Buffet, dinner, door prizes and dancing. Tickets are limited. To book, call Mavis at 635-517C,

• A Christmas Carol, a reading of the Charles Dickens classic presented by the Ter- race and District Arts Council and CBC Radio One. At the R.E.M. Lee Theatre Dec, 13. Tick- ets at Misty River Books.

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• ] Interview Skills from 4-5 p,m, at Youth Op- the village. Paved roads all the wayl ; ~ ~ ~' and homemade biscuit portunities, 4530 Lakelse Ave, Learn the important dos and don'ts for your next job inter- THIJI~SDAY, DEC, 4 l view. Call 635-3812. • The Terrace and District Multlaultural Asso- i Dinner After 4 P'm,,, ,"_ ' ' ~ , • NWBC MetlsAssoclatlon holds a general ciatlon holds a ~eneral meetin~ at 7'30 n m meeting at the kermode Friendship Centre at.7...i . t th '~ ; 'T . . . . m=:A O . . . . . ° * " : ° ° ° ; ='=; °; C d Chi p.m. Ca Frank at 849,5060 for ,nfo. ....................................................... i urrie cken: '

• C°me and J°in us at th° library f°r Games the Terrace Public Library' Call 638"1594' [ B by Night, ou'r next teen program. From 7-8:30 DECEMBER ~ om a p.m. NOV. 26, Free, but please register in per- • Terrace Art Association Christmas Arts and I served wi th Penne ~ ~ , ~ son or by calling 638-8177. Crafts Sale. Friday Dec. 5 (5-9 p.m.)and Satur- ;~ iloodles~ garl ic pi ta - J ~ . ~ i ~ l ~ ~===~ -

day Dec. 6 (10 a.m. to 4 p,m.) at the Terrace I bread and THURSDAY, NOV. 27 Art Gallery. • Terrace's Make Children First Initiative in- fresh vegetables - - vites you to hear Dr. Clyde Hertzman present SATURDAY, DEC. 6 his report for School District 82 on children's [] Christmas Tea and Bazaar hosted by the ~ Kid's Menu well-being and kindergarten readiness, There U.C,W. of Knox United Church, 4907 Lazelle ~ ' Available all day! will be facilitated discussions and networking Ave,, Saturday, Dec. 6 from 2-4 p.m. Everyone

~ ~ ~ i i i i ~ ~ V ~ opportunities. Lunch provided, please register, welcomel ~ Served with Surprise G00die Bags ::ii ~:: ~::ii::~::~::~i~::~i~i~::~ii::iiiiili::~i!::iiiiiii::iii::~::ii~i~i:?!iiii::i::!i~::i::i~iiii::~!:.i:ii~i::iii::ii~:.~:.i::iii~::i::iii::iii::~ii::~i~ii::i::ii~::~ii::~::iii::i::i~i::i::!::::ii::~ii::i::iii::::iiii::~i: Admission free, Runs from g a.m.-2:30 p.m. [] The Terrace lrourlsm Society will be present- 1 Atl prices d o n o r J n c l ~

Best Western Terrace Inn. For more informa- ing the annual Kermode Christmas Parade on ti°n °r t° register contact the Family Place at Saturday December 6, 2003 starting at 6 P ,m. C O ~ ~ l ~ N W h e r e g o o d f o o d b r i n g s 638-1863 or visit www.terracechildren.org Mark it on your calendars so you don't miss the familylogetheH • Cancer Support Group for family and this great family event full of lights and hall- friends meets Nov. 27 at the Cancer Resource day cheer, To participate, please contact Ter- 4702 L a k e l s e A v e n u e , T e r r a c e 635-6302 Centre, 207-4650 Lazelle Ave., at 7 p.m. Call race Tourism at 635-0832. Craig at 635-0049 or Rose Marie at 635.6985. ~,~.,~.~.,~,,v-.,,~.,,~.,~.~/r,s:,~

Comparing Forests and Forestry in Canada and Brilish Columbia FRIDAY, NOV. 28 AND DEC. 2 • Celiac Support Group meets at 7 p,m. at British Cotumbia is approximately l 0% the size of Canada, yet, itsforests • The HIV/AIDS Support Group holds an the Skeena Health Unit. Bring a gluten-free and reliance on forestry is far grealer lhan 10%. Below are some HIV/AIDS testing clinic on Friday, Nov. 28 treat (with recipe).Call Shirley at 635-7568, examples of how important [orestry is to Brilish Columbians. from 9-11:30 a,m. and again on Tuesday, Dec, 66% of BC is forested. This makes up for 15% o[ Canada's forested 2 f r °m 1:30-4 p,m. In recognition of World WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ = = i l l . ~ ~ I L ¢(~v.?~ ~ ~,. y ,~ ,~j i I land. Aids Day, Dec, 1. By appointment only, for • Celebrate A Life, 7:30 p.m. at the Elk's

confidentiality. Please call the Skeena Health Lodge at 2822 Tetrault St, The Terrace Hos- 95%0} the land in BC is owned by the provincial government (Crown unit at 638-2200. Volunteers will also be at pice Society invites you to join us for a special Land. 4% is privately owned end 1% is owned by the federal the Farmers Market Christmas Fair Nov, 29 evening of celebration and remembrance of de- government. In Canada, provincial governments own 71% of lhe and. from 10 a,m. to 4 p.m. Drop by for informa- ceased loved ones. It's a non-denominational Approximately 42% of the forest is available for harvesting in BC. lion and enter our drawl event offering friendship and support for those ReForestation ;s required by, law in BC. In Canada, commercial forests NOVEMBER 27-29 in need at this particular time of year. It will amount for 56% of the total forest and all harvested areas are reforested, be a special time of remembering with music,

• The Salvation Army will be taking applica- readings and a candle lighting ceremony hen- Approximatelyhalfohhatisbelngmanogedfortlmberproducl[on. tions for Christmas hampers on Thursday, curing the names of those who have gone be- Baby's Name: Baby's Name: Less lhan 1/3 o[ 1% of the available forest land is harvested each year. Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28 from 1-5 p.m., and fore us. Call 635-4811 for more information, Taigh S. KalebJames To compare, ap.proximately 3% is affected by insect infestations. In on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon at

Date & Time of Blrdt.'. Date & Tune of Birth: Canada 0.4% o[ commercial foreds are harveded each year. the Salvation Army Church, 4643 Welsh Ave, SATURDAY, DEC, 13 November l l , 2003 at 6:28 a.m. November 16, 2003 at 4:16 a.m.

Bring a piece of I.D. for themselves and for any • Children's Christmas Party. Presented by Weight: 7 lbs. 15 oz. Sex: Male Weight: 81bs. 5 oz. Sex: M.~le British Columbia's [orestex.porls amount [or a~ut 1/2 oflheprovinces dependents. For further Information please the Northwest B.C. Metis Association at the exports,t°tal exports, In Canada, forest exports amount for 12% o[ Canadian call 635-1829 between 9 a.m, and 5:30 p.m. Happy Gang Centre starting at 2 p,m, Please Parents: lqbaJ (Ike) & KJran Parents: (;innie & Duncan Morris

NOVEMBER 28-29 bring a non perishable item for the food b a n k , LittlebmlberforKomalbPreel BabybmtberforSera . . . . Call Heather at 638-1537.

• Thornhlll Jr. Secondary Band 5th Annual 4) 4) Christmas Craft Fair from 5•9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p,m, Nov, 29 In PSAs Baby's Name: Baby's Name: the school gym. There will also be a bake sale, Registration forms and the 2004 syllabus of JamesFJijahJoseph Norm~J~on

the Pacific Northwest Music Festival are Date&TimeofBirth: Date&TimeofBirth: SATURDAY, NOV. 29 now available at Sight & Sound in the Keith November lO, 2003 at 4:12 p.m. Novemberl6,2OO3at4:16=Lm. • Resldents and staff ofTerraceviewLodgeln. Ave, Mall. You will find many. complete g'eight:81bs,9oz, sex:Mah Welght:101bs. 6 oz. sex: Male vile you, your friends and family to join us for changes in this new edition including class Psrents: Chuck Swanson &L)~n Wright Parents: Chris& Ussa Eie

Now Playing at the R.E,M, Lee Theatre an Old Fashioned Country Christmas Tea, Sa. numbers, which must be Included on your turday, Nov. 29 from 2-'.30 p.m. For more Infor- entry forms. Be sure to pick up your new sylla- BabybrotberforCbarles 4)

December 5, 6. Caledonia Fine Arts presents =nation, call the recreation dept. at 638.0223, bus soon. Festival registration deadline is Jan, 4) Baby's Name: The Music Man Ext. 233. 15. 8:00 p.m. :: ' Baby's Name: OIMa Paige . . . . . . . : • Family Fun Day and Dinner at Centennial

• Special Matinee Performance ii:: : i :i : . ~ : . Christian School, Everyone welcome to join an Anyone is welcome to drop off a non-perish- Jackson Cameron Date & Time of Birth: Dec.6-1:OOp.m. ...... ; afternoon of family fun and great desserts, able food item or new toy at the Sharing IPate&TimeofBlrth: November17, 2003 at 4',46 p.m,

Tickets available from MistyRivet:Books and Caledonia Office Stay for dinner, too. Tea room from 2-4 p.m., Truck at Terrace Totem Ford. Proceeds to the November 13, 2003 at 8:26 a.m. Weight: 71bs. 2oz. Se, x:Fem..de Evening shows- $13,00 i i ii games from 2-4:30 p.m. and Dinner from 4:30• Salvation Army Christmas Drive. Matinee • $7.00 ::::: . i:::'..: .:::. !!:. i !,::,..:::::~.::... ii!:i::i:: • Weight: 7 Ibs, I oz. Sex: Male Parents: Milch & Dard Shtnde

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p,m. Proceeds to the school's Booster Parents:Scott&J.~netH~unel BabysislerforLext&Logan December131-':~oin the~'err~e/~iis:Co~ii:i:~C~C Club. Call 635.6173 for more Information. Terrace First Nations Council of Women Is

personalities in a dt:~hlbt!c madifigbfCh~r[e~Oicken's seeking a place to call home, The council has ~ ~ A ChdstmasCaroll ;::ii:ili;i:.:i":~ :!;; ::'~:: ......... ;:;:::.iii:.:::ii:.i;ifi ~I;' DECEMBER 1-3 been incorporated seven years as a non-profit . . . . ~!:~""";e ;~ 7:30P.m/ :~;!ii::.'" '";::!il;iiii:i::i:;*:' " • Gathering and workshops for survivors and society, It's run solely by volunteers who have I ~ ' ~ r : t n rn Drugs' Baby C l u b a n d

Come enjoy celebrity ~ e ! s and musl~ by ~ J i i , i 'ClasslcalAct' and the "Sweet Adelines", ! next generation of residential schools. At the offered numerous programs in our community hewborn will receive their first Free Cookies and cider ln tlie lobby to follow, Kitsumkalum Hall Dec, 1,2,3. Free, Workshops throughout the years. Contact us at P.O, box " ~

Include laughter is the best medicine, under- 1224, Terrace, B,C. V8G 1P7. Bear Tickets $10 00, 8va iabie~at i sty R ver Books or at the door, . . . . . . . . . . . . ~:: standing and using the medicine wheel, heal-

December [8 . Ter~ce Conimunity Bands presents thy relationships and healing, traditional heal- Do you need a winter coat or other warm TheSpldtofChdStmaS: ing and understanding trauma, healing clothing? Come to the Salvation Army Thrift t J ~ , -7:30p.m. through music and alternative dispute resolu- Shop and Inquire about the Coats for Kids Admission: a non-perishable food item Guest artists: Skeena 9/10 concert band tion. Healing Circles run throughout the Ca- program.

thering, All lunches and supporters provided at no cost, Music by Marcel Gagnon, Juno No- To purchase Decombor's Good Food Box,

bring $15 in exact change t.o the library, Fatal- Terrace Concert Terrace Lit t le mines. To register call 615.4700 or 615-9700 ly Place, Skeena Kalum Housing or Antlpover- Society Tickets Theatre Tickets or toll free 1-866•615-4700. ty the week of Nov, 24-28, No cheques,

Available at Available at WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 Cook's Jewellers Unlglobe Courtesy • Naos Valley Farmers' Market 12th Annual The Terrace.Women's Resource Centre is open S K E E N A M A L L

in the Skeena Mall Travel Christmas Craft Sale, More than 40 tables fee. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1:30. luring baking, jewellery, foods, knitting and 4:30 p.m, at 4542 Park Ave. Call Brenda or TERRACE, B.C, ,

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brating 25 years of evolution and growth

greets a milestone and looks to the future Women's Program funding was being reviewed. With help from numerous mentors, and the active assistance of the office of' Jim Ful- ton, MP for Skeena, we lobbied the politicians extensively to consider funding women's resource centres in

It was great, until government changed its policy for buying seedlings. But the Golden Spruce needed to generate money to sustain itself, not a women's centre.

In 1984, the women's centre became the first feminist worker-run

smal l, isolated rural areas where collective in Canada, under CUPE, there aren't really other places to go to seek assistance, as a woman.

But the intent was to identify and deal with the underlying issues and work for the betterment and advancement of women of all ages in our communities, while providing that safe space to meet and plan and organize. And celebrate.

The Secretary of State provided funding for Women ' s Resource Centres across Canada in 1981. We

to be unionized. It was based on a goal of social change and balance, with the vision of interlocking col- lectives.

The 'building across the street from the women's centre was made into an office/drop in centre as the Family Place, housing two long-term programs run by the society: Skeena Child Care Resource and One Stop Access.

When the Women's Centre is

We lobbied extensively for women's resource centres in isolated, rural areas.

moved into our present building at 4542 Park Ave. in September. I was the first coordinator there.

The Canada Works money had long ended and I wrote the proposal while on unemployment insurance, part of a core of volunteers keeping the centre somewhat open and operational. The proposal itself was vetted by numerous people, and the lobbying coincided with mammoth pressure being brought by more urban feminists to deal with status of women issues.

In the spirit of trying to be self-financing for our women's centre operation, we started the Golden Spruce Transplant Nursery, which operated with 500,000 Sitka spruce seedlings in 1980.

closed, you will see men, women and children stream across the street to the Family Place to get the information, free toy, or referral that they need.

It will be 25 years in January that Terrace has had a women's centre presence. We held an annual general meeting on Sept. 30 and elected a full board.

We are holding a board-staff development workshop in early De- cember, and plan an Envisioning Gathering for our membership and friends in the new year,

We plan to be here 25 years from now. I think we're looking to EMPO- WER. We want to walk in balance, and make the world a better place for all.

The women's centre B y FRANCES BIRDSELL

CHAIRPERSON TERRACE WOMEN'S

RESOURCE CEN'rRE SOCIETY THE FIRST incarnation of the Ter- race Women's Resource Centre was a Canada Works grant submitted by

T e r r a c e and District Community Services in=1978.

Four women were hired at $138 a week to start up the Terrace Women's Growth Centre in January 1979, with office space situated on the second floor of the Tillicum Twin Theatres building - right down the hall from Iona Campagnola, federal MP for Skeena. I was one of those four.

Terrace and District Community Services was also interviewing at the same time for a research team to look at women and violence issues, from which arose Ksan House Socie- ty, and the Transition House.

We quickly decided that we needed to be on street level and accessible. Bill Young, owner of the T|lli- cum property, gladly moved us to the little building at the back, on Lazelle Ave. (now Big Brothers and" Big Sisters of Terrace) which we shared with Terrace and District Community Services.

In 1981, we negotiated with the City of Terrace to lease a building from them near the arena at a very reasonable rent. We later invited the city administrator and the mayor and each council member to come for a tour of the building and find out what we were all about.

We do the maintenance and up- keep and have just given the building an inside/outside face lift.

In 1981, a huge shift happened in the federal Liberal government, and

A guide to holiday craft sales CHRISTMAS CRAFT sale' season has arrived.

Here are just a few of the arts and craft sales taking place in the next few weeks that are bound to put you in a holiday mood.

The Farmers Market Christmas Craft Sale t akesp lace Sa tu rday ,

N o v . 29 at the Terrace Are'!ia'.;B~ri-S quet Room from 10 a,m to 4 p.m.

This Friday and Saturday also marks Skeena Junior Secondary school band's annual Christmas Craft sale. For more information, turn to page B 1.

If you were looking for an excuse take for a pleasant drive up the new- l y -paved N i s g a ' a H i g h w a y (organizers remind you it 's now blacktop all the way!), why not check out an upcoming craft sale in FUNNY FACES: This work, titled "He Ain't Heavy...", is a photogra- New Aiyansh? phic work by Kara Myth. It's on view at the Terrace Art Gallery a s

The Nass Valley Farmers' Market part of an exhibit running to Nov. 30. hosts its 12th Annual Christmas Craft Sale Dee. 3. right as you enter the village, cipated craft sales of the year - the

Organizers say there will be more You're asked to bring a non-per- Terrace Art Association's annual than 40 tables featuring baking, je- ishable food item to the ACW table. Christmas Arts and Craft Sale. wellery, food, knitting and crochet- Donations will be distributed in The sale takes place Friday; Dec. ing, clothing, toys, First Nations art- Christmas hampers. 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, work, dried flowers, raffles and gifts. Next, sample the astonishing var- Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It 's being held between 6:30-8:30 iety and quality craftsmanship of At press time, tables were still p.m. at the auditorium (bingo hall). Terrace's local artists and artisans at available. Call 638-8888 for informa- To find it, take the first turn to the one of the best-known and most anti- tion.

From B1 Rehab and Anderson, the man who inspired their Wa i ,e,a,,woro a,t,n,", r r o r need rehabW Atwal joked as the crowd cheered.

For the first time, Atwal felt like she wanted to quit. "Kasie, I can't do it," she told her friend. "'She's like, 'Sukh, we have to do this'."

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When asked what kept her going each day on her relay, Atwal says, "I think it 's the people you sur- round yourself with who make the difference. Won- ders can happen."

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Bundling Up T here is a sweet solitude in winter

fishing. The land is simpler, its under- . lying geometry more obvious; every sound is magnified; everything is

harder to do and feels like more of an accom- plishment when it's done.

Standing warm and cozy in the midst of a fri- gid landscape gives a person a smug, satisfying feeling that's warming in its own right. Standing in a chilled climate when any part of your body is cold is a special kind of discomfort that wrings every drop of enjoyment from any outdoor activity.

The gateway to the enjoyment of winter fishing (and in some cases surviving it) is dressing

properly. Most winter sports contain enough ac- ",tivity to keep the blood flowing, but fishing - 'unless it's still fishing with bait, a branch of the

sport that can be pursued close to a blazing fire , - requires standing for long periods of time in~ 'water that's as cold as water gets without turn-i ing to ice. i

The head and neck region of our bodies are ra- i diant: about 40 per cent of our body heat es-i capes from that area if we allow it to. Your me- I ther was right when she told you to wear a hat. ] For fishing, a peak will help save your eyes from cataracts later in life, so any decent ball cap will do. For my neck l 've always favoured a wool scarf, but lately I 've discovered a fleece hood, a kind of balaclava that covers my ears and can be tightened with a draw string to cover

t Yino~,t of my faceiwh~n, li:need4o, and can:be ;pulled down so that it covers my .neck and upper

chest like my scarf did. I 'm not sure what this piece of apparel is called. I bought mine at the Co-op, but I 've seen similar things in outdoor catalogs.

In the event of rain or thaw, or snow falling from overburdened branches, you can pull the hood of your raincoat over the fleece hood, which brings us to the next subject. A raincoat is essential for winter fishing on the north coast; this is the rain forest after all, where, in winter especially, a fisherman is surrounded by water in many forms.

Fortunately, raincoats have never been better. I like the SST made by Patagonia; it breathes,

:has a smart design, and takes a beating well. There are other good coats, none of them inexpensive, but a light weight raincoat is essential.

Under the raincoat you need layers - lots of them. On a cold, windy day a few weeks ago I felt like a mobile Goodwill store when I was forced to don two sweaters and a fleece vest over top of my T-shirt and shirt to reach an ac- ceptable level of comfort. Layers may have to be shed sometime during a day in the woods. You will need some place to put them, hence the need for a backpack, which can be used to carry an extra pair of mitts, your lunch, candles, a butane lighter (cool), and extra fuel for your pocket warmers.

That 's right, pocket warmers: handy, indis- pensable, rectangular metal boxes with a skin of felt and a lining of spun glass that protects the

'user from the slender, glowing charcoal briqu- ~ettes that burn intens.ely at their core. These I dandy devices have been around so long I 'd as- sumed they were extinct until I met Hugh Stor- ey on the river a month ago and discovered to my delight that not only was he was still using

• them, but he'd recently purchased a bunch from a store in Saskatchewan. The next day I drove to Misty River Tackle and found some hanging on their wall.

Like everything else, the Pocket Hand Warmer is made in China, in this case for a company called Coghlan's. They cost about seven bucks. I light them when I leave in the morning. They warm my vest pockets (and my kidneys) all day.

'and are still glowing when I pull into my drive-, way at night.

Keeping your legs warm is simple: wear wool pants over long johns. Keeping your toes warm is more complex. After years of experimentation I have settled on Bama Sockettes, an insulated bootie that wicks away moisture and keeps in

'heat, Patagonia expedition weight socks, nylon , socks and chemical hand warmers over my toes. , To accommodate all this stuff may i'equire wad- i ing boots a size bigger than those you wear

normally. The old style of wader with rubber • boots attached is the best hedge against cold toes, provided the boots are large enough to accommodate wool socks and the bootie I men- tioned before,

Then there are the hands. I 've tried rubber gloves and all kinds of mitts and have finally concluded that wool mitts can't be beat when used in conjunction with the hand warmers. The trick is to take at least three pairs in anticipa- tion of the fact that they will inevitably get wet over the course of a day's fishing.

Dedication pays for martial artist By SARAH A.

ZlMMERMAN TAE KWON-DO isn't just a hobby for Trina West- Johnson - it's a way of life.

Unlike most teenaged girls, West-Johnson spends most of her free time working her way up through the ranks of Tae Kwon-Do.

And earlier this month she achieved a goal she's been working toward for three and a half years - at- taining her black belt.

"This is the first goal I 've accomplished in Tae Kwon-Do," says West- Johnson, 17. "I 've got nine more to go now."

Now that she's earned her black belt, there are nine more levels of black belt to work toward.

West-Johnson's black belt is just the second earned at the Northern Tae

TRINA WEST-JOHNSON proudly sports the coveted black belt. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO

Kwon-Do Academy in Ter- race, under the instruction of David Burke.

The achievement is something to be proud of, says Burke.

While female fighters are no. longer considered terribly unique in the sport, Burke says West-Johnson's dedication to the sport puts her above many other stu-

dents. '!What's unusual for a

young lady of her age is to be so dedicated," Burke says. "In three and a half years she's only taken one two-week break."

Despite her age, West- Johnson is one of Burke's assistant instructors, often leading warm-ups and drills for the c lub 's

younger students. Her energy, says Burke, is infec- tious and the children look up to her.

"She's got one of the greatest senses of humour - ~;he always has fun but she never crosses the pro- tocol lines," he says, adding she's in the gym just as often as he is - at least three tilnes a week plus

tournaments and tests. West-Johnson earned

her black belt at a rigorous testing sessions here Oct. 9. Wile most tests for a black belt take an hour and half allowing for breaks between discip- lines, West-Johnson had to complete hers in 45 minutes, with no breaks longer than just one minute.

"By the time I did my sparring I was completely dead," she recalls. "But I had a lot of adrenaline going, through my body."

Drawing on endurance which has consistently earned her top rankings at inter-provincial tournaments, she completed the test and passed with flying colours.

Terrace goalie rallying support for senior men's team here

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN IF BURNY Carlsen gets his way Terrace will have a competitive senior men's hockey team next fall.

The local hockey player, who is a goaltender for the Kitimat Ice Demons, thinks there's enough interest in Terrace to put together a team.

The Demons play in the Central Interior Hockey League along with teams from Smith- ers, Houston and Burns Lake. That's the same league Carlson would like to see a Terrace team compete in.

" I 'm not contemplating - I 'm moving forward," says a very confident Carlson. "I 'm trying to get the hype going with people around town."

There are five Terrace-based players who suit up for the Demons right now, and Carlson knows of other players here who would be interested in playing for a hometown squad.

He estimates start up costs to be in the

range of $30,000-$50,000 for first year of play. "Before you even think about travelling ex-

penses, uniforms and gear is between $6,000 to $10,000," Carlson says.

Some of that money can be recouped in ticket and merchandise sales but he'll have to get some big sponsors to help get the tenth off its feet, Carlsen says.

Another issue to be worked out is schedul- ing games here and away.

Ice Demon games can draw up to 1,600 people per game in Kitimat - Carlsen thinks a Terrace squad could draw equal numbers of supporters.

However, Sunday afternoon games tend not to draw as many spectators as the Saturday night games, he says.

He's hoping there may be room for negotiation with the CIHL league to alter the schedule to play more weekends in the season, but eliminate the Sunday afternoon games so the team Wouldn't take as a hard a hit in ticket

sales and would save money on out of town hotel expenses.

"That's something I 'm going to have to talk about to whoever is organizing the whole league," he says.

Another stumbling block will be getting ice time.

Right now the Terrace arena is hooked solid seven days a week from 6 a.m. until midnight.

Taking a prime Saturday night slot would mean bumping another user group - and that's not something that can be guaranteed.

But Carlsen's hoping the new sportsplex will become a reality freeing up oodles of ice time - then there will be many more options for a CIHL team to get off the ground.

Carlsen's already making plans to create a flashy logo and come up with a name for the Terrace squad.

Anyone interested in Carlsen's vision for a senior team here can contact him at 638-0807 or 631-9005.

Get 'em TERRACE'S bantam house hockey league hosted its annual tournament Nov. 14-16 with Terrace's All Seasons taking top spot over Remax Kitimat by a score of 6-4. In a r~are situation, the fight for third place ended in a tie forcing a shootout, Smithers Coast Mountain ended up winning 4-3 over Kitimat Sandpiper. Above, Terrace's Mr. Mike's Grill team goes up against Remax Kitimat. SARAH A. ZlMMERMAN PHOTO

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Family fun nabs spiel's top spot WINNING the A event at any bonspiel is a great feeling, but when you're just 11 it's extra special.

Kieran Griffith, his room Sylvia, dad Mitch and friend Theresa Melan- son nabbed'top spot at the Nov. 14-16 mixed bonsptel at the Terrace curling rink.

"It was a lot of fun we went to the Cheryl Wyatt had a good time," says rink followed up by the Mitch Griffith. "We just Brian Fugiere, Peter Dzui- have to wait now until our ba - Kitimat and Chad littlest guy can curl." Sallenback rinks. The C

Rounding out the A event saw the Roy Arm- event were Maurice Bul-' agost rink take first place lied, John Evans and Dan with:the Dave Dennis, An- Fisher rlnks, drew Simpson and Dine

First spot in the B event Diana rinks tbllowing.

Skeena girls tops in zone

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN AFTER THREE years of placing second in zone playdowns, Terracc's Skeena girls volleyball team nabbed first place.

Going in to the single A zone playdowns Nov. 15, the Wildcats were ranked number two - right behind arch ri- vals Charles Hays.

"The thorn in our side was always Charles Hays Sec- ondary School," says coach Frank Marrelli. "That was the team we knew we always had to beat."

.. Meeting Charles Hays in the game to determine who ,:,. would play in the zone final Skeena was facing an uphill ' . battle - as far as Marrelli knows, Hays had not lost a re-

gular season game all year. Skeena took the first set 25-19, lost the second 25-19

b u t came out on top in the third winning 15-3, That earned the girls a spot against Prince Rupert Senior Sec- ondary for the zone title. The Wildcats blazed through

' the Rainmakers winning two sets back to back - 25-23 and 25-24.

It was the first time in seven years the Skeena girls have brought home the coveted zone championship ban- ner. Ashley Peele was named All Star and the tournament's most valuable player.

"She was our middle player - one of two people in charge of our attacks," says Marrelli. The other part of the attack team is Kayla Yageiniskl,

Marrelli credits the experience of the senior members of the team for leading the rest of the players throughout the season.

,'They knew what was happening in terms of our systems," he says, "At the zones you could really tell how the Grade 10s really formed a strong starting unit: when they needed to."

Rounding out tile team were Sam Morrow, Anna Kri.. singer, Robyn Cater, Caitlin Robertson, Yash Gill, L i z Homer, Amanda Godlinski, Allison Kirkaidy, Jolene

. Sam, Stephanie Neufeld and Alex Angus.

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L i n d a L e e

L e a s o n , ~ March 22, 1953 - November 14, 2003

Linda:,YNo,,embePraS ~ Linda passed away at Mills Memorial Hospital on t, 2oo3 after a valiant fight with cancer.

~. Linda was born in Lady Lake, Saskatchewan on March 2~, ! x953 to George and Edith Leason. She started her education

at Sunny Brae school in Lady Lake and when her family moved to Terrace, B.C. in 1965, she continued her education there.

Linda especially loved to play cards and board games. She also enjoyed crosswords, puzzles, and painting. She did beautiful fancy work like crocheting and embroidery. She also enjoyed gardening.

Linda was predeceased by her father George in 2oo2. she leaves to cherish her memory - her loving mother Edith, as well as an uncles, aunties, cousins, second cousins, and numerous friends,

Funeral sen'ice was held on November at, 2003 at x:3o at St, Matthew's Anglican Church in Terrace, B.C. Rev. Jim Cain and Rev. Mark Hatch officiated. R.usty Ljungh arranged the music. Internment followed at the Terrace Municipal cemetery.

Active pallbearers were: Wendy Killoran, Gloria Kuiper, Avril Albright, Nora Bystrorn, Linda Myers, Marilyn Lissimore, Kris Linstrom and Colleen Petrick. Honorary Pallbearem were her cousins.

Reception was held in St. Matthew's Centre. MeKay's Funeral Home was entrusted with the

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HOME WORKERS NEEDEDIII Assembling Products - M a i l - ing/Processing Our Circulars - Copy/Mailing PC Disk Program. No Experience Neededl FREE Inlo @ www.gifts-plus-online.com or send S.A.S.E. to: CRAFTS, 8- 7777 Keele St., Dept 113, Ref # 7-702, Concord, Ontario L4K. 1Y7. Call 705-726-6795

ABSOLUTELY FREE Informa- tion on-line. Work from home $25-$75/hr pt, ft. Call f-888- 204-8473 www.dollargenera- tor.com(45p6) BUSINESS FOR sale until Dec 31,2003. Priced to sell. Moun- tainside Cafe, Smithers, B.C. Turnkey restaurant, eafe in downtown Smithers. 44 seat capacity. If not sold by Jan 04 assets will be available. Serious enquiries only. Call 250-847- 3455 or 250-846-9045 (47P3)

TEST DRIVE I Unique opportunity to own and I

operate a2004 Pete with zero down. I You must have a minimum ONE YEAR I flat deck highway experience able and I

willing to run CANADA/USA and I possess good references. I

Steve or Andre (800) 663-0099 I

TRAIN TO work in The Com- puter Industry. Network Techni- cian, Computer Technician, Pro~ramer Analyst, Office Ad- ministrator. For Program or Student Loan Information from our CDI College Abbotsford Campus Call toll free today 1- 888-421-7225. SWAN LAKE Chrysler in Ver- non is requiring a full time Tech- nician/Apprentice. Must have 2 yrs or more experience as well, work as a team player. Send resumes to 6365 Hwy 97 N., Vernon, B.C., V1B 3R4

QUINSAM COAL Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hillsborough Resources Limited (TSE-HLB) requires an Electrical General Foreman. Reporting to the Director of Maintenance and Equipment, you will be responsible for the planning ;an~L.~c~o~:dinaJtn~ of all the!,.~aintenanee-activit!es~ of 1[ the rhine's undei'gl'ound a n d surface operations, You will ensure all activities are carried out in a safe efficient and cost effective manor. You will assist with capital acquisitions and projects and expansionplans. You will possess an Electrical Engineering Degree and have a minimum 3 years supervisory experience in a coal mine. As the company is expanding inter- nationally you will be fluent in Portuguese. The ability to teach electronics is a definite asset. Quinsam Coal offers a competitive salary and benefits pack- aaEe, P~'ease send resume to: Quin- sam Coal Corporation, PO Box 5000 Campbell River, BC, V9W 5C5. Email: mar yn.kotz @quinsam.com Fax 250-286- 9727.

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Experienced Travel Consultant Elan Tnwel in Terrace is seeking applications to fill the positkm of Leisure Travel Consultant. The available position is currently permanent part-time, but may become permanent full time.

Qualifications: Minimum 2 years travel agency experience Fully conversant with travel related computer programs, preferably APG

"the successful applicant will display good selling skills, have neat appearance and be a team p l a y e r . .

Benefits. • B o n u s commission • Extended heal/h/dental plan (Full time employees) • FAM trip opportunities Sulary will be negotiable depending on experience. Apply !n writing will full resume and references to:

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CONSIDER :THE OPPORTUNITIES H.EA LT;HC ARE :: NNO I~T HE B R IT IC 0 L U M B IA.

From the rugged shores of the Queen Charlotte Islands to the snow- capped peak of Mt. Robson, Northern Health offers exciting opportunities for all professionals. The region of Northern Health covers the northern two-thirds of British Columbia. We serve approximately 320,000 residents in nearly 50 acute care sites, home and community care facilities, and community health units.

ADULT SUNSHINE CENTRE PROGRAM AIDE Terrace, BC Camp. No. X03-NWZ027 Part-Time (Monday to Friday IO:OOAM - 3:00PM)

Under the general supervision of the Adult Day Centre Coordinator, the Adult Day Centre Aide assists the Coordinator in providing a balanced program of purposeful services and activities, for Day Centre clients in accordance with agency policy and procedures.

Required Education, Training and Experience: Graduate of a recagn zed Long Term Care Program and experience with seniors or a combination or post secondary training and experience, i Mu~t be physically capable of carrying out al job description requirements. Must be bondable, i

Skills and Abilities: ~ ' Ability to work independently as well as under the supervision of agency I staff. Ability to deal with crisis and to work under stress when crisis occurs, Have a valid BC driver's license and a vehicle with business insurance. Demonstrated ability to assist with planned activities in a professional manner consistent with established administrative practices, I procedures and regulations. I i

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Please include a reference to the Competition Number on your I resume and forward it to: I

Mark Webster, HR Recruitment Assistant 300 - 299 Victoria Street, ~ I Prince George, BC V2L 5BB - ~ f 4 ( . = = . - - I Fax: 125o)5BS-225t normcrn nealth I Email: [email protected] - - I www.northernhealth.ca " I.

BUSINESS ANALYST 16/37 Community Futures is seeking a business analyst located in Terrace, B.C. - THE POSITION: The Business Analyst will report directly to the Manager and will be primarily. responsible for .counselling clients in the areas of business planning, cash flow, marketing and merchandising. The Analyst will assist with business proposals, loan applications, collection of accounts andall reports necessary for the clients and the office. ' QUALIFICATIONS: The person we seek must be highly self-motivated, have excellent communication skills, be creative and be able to relate to a diverse client group. Applicants should have demonstrated experience in: • Financial management (which may have been

obtained througl~ either education or experience), including planning and preparation of a full spectrum of financial statements;

* Preparing business proposals; e Business counselling and the lending role; , Personal knowledge of business administration

and financial management; • Computer skills in b'usiness software; • The ability to work with others and under the

supervision of a Manager and volunteer Board of Directors;

• Time management, planning and self-supervision. PREFERRED QUAUFICATION: Degree/diploma in

discipline field.

Knowledge of the 16/37 region would be a definite asset. A valid drivers' licence and a reliable vehicle are required as travel is necessary.

The position offers a comparative salary based upon education and experience.

Applications must be received by 4:00 pm Friday. November 21,2003. Applications should addressed to:

General Manager 16/37 Community Futures 204 - 4630 Lazelle Avenue Terrace BC V8G 1 $6 ~ .'

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PSRMMtENT POSITION IILINE SUPERVISOR IIOkanagan Valley lumber re- Ilmenufacturer is looking for an

.,.llexperlenced, qualified Produc- tion Line Supewisor. Applicant needs experience in: : unionized environment

work experience In safety, quality and maintenance programs

• computer literacy and work experience with computerized equipment

Submit your resume in confidence to:

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PC Box 9 PenUcton, BC V2J 6,19

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is eurrently accepting a##liea~ions for: Supported Childcare Educator:

This position works directly with children with special needs helping to support them in community preschool and daycare settings.

Applicants must have knowledge of child development and be able to work as part of a team. Preference will be given to applicants with ECE, Special Needs certificates, and previous experience working with children with special needs.

A detailed job description and wage and benefit information is available at the Centre. An application question sheet must accompany all resumes, All resumes will be accepted until Wednesday, December 3, 2003. Apply at: Child Development Centre

2510 South Eby Street Terrace, B.C, V8G 2X3

290 Work Wanted/! - : . • : . . . . . . : : ,

Slocan Group, Valemount Division, currently has an opportunities available for a:

Certified Millwrights As a Certified Millwright you will work at our plant which mainly produces dimensional lumber, heavy into the export market. You will be required to work a swing shift. To qualify you must possess a Millwright ticket and have several years of experience. Excellent organization and communication skills are a plus.

Valemount is a growing community complete with benefits of a smaller town.

Slocan Group offers a competitive salary (IWA rates apply) and compensation package.

i Please Send detailedY6stirhe t o :

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export markets reopen - and we are looking for more great production team members for our Brooks, Alberta facility. We are currently hiring to various departments, including slaughter, processing, hide plant, rendering and maintenance. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, be able to work in a physically demanding, fas t -paced environment, and have a positive attitude. Starting at $11.6g/hour (or $11.25 for day shift), team members can be making $16.00 or more in as little as 15 months, with an excellent benefit package, paid on-the-job training, and advancement opportunity

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Requirements include Journeyman Certification and previous sawmil experience. IWA wages & benefits apply. Please send resume to:

Brian Browning. Maintenance Superintendent Slocan Group - Ouesnel Division 1920 Brownmi/ler R~ Ouesne/ BC, V2J 6S1, Fax: (250) 992.8520

CUSTOMER SERVICE Asso- ciates - Kamloops to work rotat- ing shifts. Requirements: excellent customer service skills and Grade 12 or equivalent. We provide a competitive bone- fit package and a salary of $9.05/hr. Forward resume to: Emaih kamloops.jobs @convergys.com Fax: (250) 571.5870. POLICY ANALYST for Tripar- tite Seff-Govemment Negotia-

• tiDes and Child Welfare re- iquired by United Native Nations n Vancouver. For job posting, email [email protected],ca No calls please. Preference given to Aboflglnal applicants. Sub- mit cover letter and resume to 110-425 Carrall St., Vancouver, BC. V6B 6E3 or fax 1-604-688- 1823.._._ by December 3/03. CLEVER PEOPLE work at home. We eam $2500/5000 per/month. Can we share our success with you? 1-800-372- 1458 www.clever123.com EXPERIENCED HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC Coastal Mountain Excavations Ltd. Is a construction company located in Whis- tler, BC. We operate year round in the construction and snow clearing business. Me. chanics are required to repair and maintain excavators, back. hoes, tracks & trailers and all related e.q.uipment. This is a full time posibon.with advancement possibilities. Please send resumes attention Doug Blakey @ 1015 MIIlar Creek Road, Whistler, BC, V0N 1 B1 or fax to 604-932-5462 or email cme @whooshnet.com ATTN: WORK at Home. Real People, Real Success. We're ordinary people, we just follow an extraordinary system. We eam $2500-$5000+. www.SimplvChoose.com A LEADING Southern Interior lumber manufacturing facility has an immediate full time opening for an Interprovincial Journeyman Millwright. The successful applicant must be able to work graveyard and weekend shifts. He must have experience in: * Optimil Double length Canter * Kockums Headrig * Uktah Gang . . . . * Newnes optlm=z.eo Board Edger * Newnes Tdmmer and Sorter * Auto Log Grade Reader Upon Successful completion of a 90 day probationary period, you will be offered a permanent position in a safe work environment in an ISO 14001 certified mill driven by continuous improvement. Only those to be in- tewiewed will be contacted, Please fax your resume to: (250) 679-3545 Attention: Per- sonnel.

OWNER OPERATORS wanted with: Late Model Tractors to haul chip trains. Merrltt, Chilli- wack, Williams Lake. Long term. Contact Scott or Randy, Teh250-245-8848. Fax:250- 245-4035 BELL 11 LODGE (Hwy 37 North) Requires experienced' GUEST SERVICES AGENT and FRONT DESK CLERK fer busy Heliskilng season. Must be multl-faceted. Computer and cash experience required, 2nd language preferred. Full time and available December. Fax resume 604.881-8330 or email manager @ bell21odge.com (47P3) CERTIFIFIED PARTS TECHNI- CIAN. Experience with commercial tramp transport. Apply in person @ James Western Star 8912-107 St., Fort St. John or fax resume to 250-635-1066 (44P3) MOUNT LAYTON HOTS- PRINGS is now accepting applications for the position of RESTAURANT MANAGER and or cook. Experience as a short order cook as well as full course banquet is necessary, Please drop oft resume with a hand written cover letter and expected rate of pay, or fax Att: Don- ald or Marlene @ 250-798- 2478. (No phone calls please). (39TFN)

REVVING UP CANADA'S

BEEFINDUSTRY that only the undisputed world leader can provide.

We produce the world's beat beef products - and you could join our world-class team - Lskeside's mobile recruiters will be travel!rig to Terrace to hold an . ~ * ~ , . I n f o r m a t i o n , ~ s e s s i o n a n d , .~ Interviews In early :., December. You ~ could be hired before y o u travel to Southern Alberta! I f you are Interested, fax your resume or sppllcstion (svsllable on our website - www. lskea ldepackers .com) to (403) 501-2239 or call us at 1-88B- 701)-0903.

PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS required, Highway and log truck operators based out of Vander- hoof and Pdnce George B,C. We offer steady work, competitive rates, with benefit package. and regualr scheduled time off. Please fax resume with current abstract to 250-567-2212 or call Troy at 260.547-2422 for more Info, (45BY3)

CAREER OPPORTUNITY Titan Supply Inc, with 16 locations in BC and Albeda has openings for quality, experienced, and motivated Individuals to join our team. Successful applicants will be dealing with a diversified customer base including sawmills, forestry, pulp mills, mining and manufacturing. We are looking for someone with experience for Inside/outside sales including industrial supplies, mechanical power transmission, and ground engaging and/or hydraulic products to our customers. Interested applicants may apply in writing by No- vernber 25, 2003 including resume to: ATTN: Bdan Croptey, PG Box 6000, Vernon, BC V1T 8M2 Or e-mall: bcropley@titan- suPplytca LEASE OP AND DRIVERS NEED FOR HAULING chip trains or flat decks now hidng in various locations throughout BC. Fax resume to 1-604-795- 5797.

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY, LIFEGUARDS with NLS Certifi- cate, CPR Level C and Senior Rescucitation as well as SE- CURITY GUARDS with Bronze Cross, Bronze Medallion and CPR. Apply at Mount Layton Hot Springs or fax resume to 250-798-2478. Attn: Donald or Madene. (42TFN) WANTED: EXPERIENCED Logging truck ddver Bums Lake Area. Steady job. July-March. Off highway haul. Wage includes benefit plan. (250) 698- 7607 or Fax (250) 698-7902. (48p3). WANTED: LiVE-in care giver, to care for seniors. Must speak Filipino and English. c/o File No. 164, Terrace Standard, 3210 Clinton Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 5R2 (48p3)

ACE PLUMBING& Airtec Heat- ing requires a qualified Journey- man Refrigeration Mechanic. Must be knowledgeable in both residential & commercial. This job demands strong organiza- tional skills. Service vehicle & benefits provided. Please send resume attn: Billie to 427 Banks Rd,, Kelowna, BC V1X 6A2 or emaih aceaccounts@te- lus,net PARTS COUNTERPERSON required: The successful candidate will: Have great customer sewice skills, be self--motivated and multi-tasked while unsuper- vised. Have previous automotive parts retail experience. Ex- perience with HYMS would be an asset. This position will consist of counter sales, answering phones, dealing with customers on a daily basis, and other Job related skills. Remuneration will be based on experience. Please submit resume by mail to: Attention: Luc Ouellet, A- Star Recyclers Ltd. 2782 Cess- na Road, Pdnce George, B.C. V2N 2H8 (47P3)

QUALIFIED MATURE tutor. Will teach English or French in reading, writing or math. Grades 1-6 children or adults. $17/hr. Guaranteed results within 3-6 months. Will supply some teaching aids. Call 250- 638-0775 (43P3)

DISCOVER YOUR lost past and look through the window of your future for clairvoyant read- Ings. For appointments or Infor- mation call Dave at 250-632- 6542 (48P3) EXPERIENCED CARPENTER Richard Thornton Construction available for renovations, re. pairs or new construction. 25 years expedence. Call Richard @ 250-638-8526(48p3) HANDYMAN AVAILABLE for small repairs. Carpentry, plumb- Ing and mlllwrighting, winteriz- Ing and freeze-ups, Call even- Ings 250-635-4395 Reasonable rates. (47P3) HANDYMAN SNOW removal for sidewalks and small parking lots. Equipment: 2001 Crafts- man Dual stage 11hp 30 inch snow blower. $17/hr. Call 250- 638-0052 (48P3) LIVE OUT Nanny will give experienced, kind, safe care for your children. Have references, Cdmlnal Check, First-Aid. Phone (250) 615-0352. (47pl) MOTHER OF one In the Them. hill area Is willing to babysit full time. Weekdays In my home. Call 250.635.3707 (47P3) SENIORS, HANDICAPPED or anyone needing help with housekeeping, shopping, er- rands, appointments, etc., please call me for friendly de- pendable help. Phone (250)615-0352. (48pl)


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MS Outlook - Level 1 Express $99 Dec 2-4 • TuelThu • 7:00pm-10:00pm

Worksafe: Supervisor Safety $99 Dec 3 • Wed * 8:30am-5:30pm

WHMIS $50 Dec 5 * Fri , i2:30prn-4:30pm

Adult Care Component $25 Dec 6 • Sat • 4:30pm-5:30pm . . . .

Transpodalion Endorsement $99 Dec 7 * Sun • 8:30am-5:30pm

Mgmt. Skills for Supervisors - Pad 3 $469 Dec9-12 , Tue-Fri • 8:30am-4:30pm

Cashier Training $99 Dec12 • Frl • 9:00am-4:OOpm

Foodsafe Level I $99 Dec 12-13 • Frl-Sat • 6-10om19-4om

Forklift Operator Cerliflc Dec 12-14 • Fd-Sun •

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RAKING, SNOW shovelling, minor yard work, etc. reasonable rates. Call 250-638-8185 (47P3)

BOOKKEEPING SERVICES: Set up and maintenance of your small business requirements. Sewing the Northwest for over 9 years. Phone 250-635-9592.

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choosing child care. Drop by The Family Race

at 4553 Park Ave. or call 638-1113,

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end Is funded by Se Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services

$37,95/MONTH FOR a phone line. Reconnection with no credit check. No deposit. No one refused. Email: [email protected] Call Need-A-Phone 1-866-444- 3815

SMART PAINTING Exped- enced painting contractor will paint.Fall and Winter interior, residential and commercial painting. 10% paint discount from supplier. Seniors 15% la- bor discount. Professional quality work. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. Call Karl. 250-615-0199 (46P4)

SKI SUN PEAKS RESORT BO. Visit our website at: www.sunpeaksreservations.com or call Sun Peaks Online at 1- 888-578-8369. Hotels, condos & chalets. Ski in/ski out, hot tubs. Great Accommodation - Great Rates - Great Service

GET BACK ON TRACKI Bad Credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need money? We lendll If you own you own home - you qualify. 1-877-987-1420. www.pioneerwest.eom Member of the Better Business Bureau.

NEED MONEY NOWI If you have equity in your home, we can helpl Can't prove In- come, slow credit bank says sol Call Rick Graves at R ck Graves & Associates. 1-604- 306-0891. FREE CREDIT COUNSELLING

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HOUSE PARENTS NEEDED in Vancouver. Relocation funding available, We are looking for individuals or couples to become part of a team working with children in transition to family-based care. Must have strong child care skills and an understanding of children in care of MCFD. Successful candidates will: provide skilled care of 3 children with emotional and behavioural challenges; live (F/T or P/T) In a quality home provided by the agency; receive operating costs, fee for services, benefits, regular relief and clinical support. Mail resume and cover letter by November 28 to attn. Jake Jennlngs, Con- nexus Family and Chlldren;s Services, 201-225 East 17th Ave., Vancouver, VSV 1A6. Or phone 604.875-1811 ext 11 for more information.

NEW ONE AND TWO BEDROOM . APARTMENTS, close to town, four appliances. Non-smokers, no pets. $550/mo Damage deposit required. No- vember 1/03. Call 250-635- 1622 or 250-635-2250 (42TFN) ONE BEDROOM apartment. Clean, quiet, new paint, laundry facilities. Available immediately. Call Tom at 250-615-5441 (CTFN)

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1 & 2 Bedroom Units = Quiet & Clean • No Pets • Close to WaI-Mad • Laundry Facilities • Close to Schools &

Hospital • On Bus Route • Security Entrance • On site Building Manager • Basketball, Volleyball &

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SENIOR CITIZENS WELCOME Ask for Monlca Warner

Call: 635-4478

ONE BEDROOM furnished apartment in Thornhill. Single occupancy only, No pets, references required, $360 + $180 security deposit. Call 250-635- 2065(46P3)

APARTMENTS-TERRACE I NEWLy RENOVAIED 2 Bedroom Apls I

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ONE, TWO & three bedroom apartments. Available immediately. On-site management. References required, Call 250- 635-6428 or 250-638-0015 or 250-615.0345 ONE, TWO and three bedroom apartments for rent, $350, $450, $550 Heat and hot water included. Recently painted. Se- curity on premises. Please call 250.638.0015 or 250-638-1749 (32C.TFN) ONE, TWO and three bedroom apartments In varlous locations, negotiable rent, Utilities can be included. Available immediately. Phone 250-635-6611 [46P3) QUIET GROUND level two bedroom apartment. Available Dec 1, Laundry facilities and electric heat. References required. In- cludes hot water. $500/month. Close to Walmart. Call 250-635- 1126 (47P3) SOUTHSIDE, TWO bedroom apartment, quiet, top floor, wooded view. $500 including heat and light. Near bus stop and schools. Laundry facitiites, Available now. Call 250-635- 2994 (46P3)

1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments

THREE BEDROOM apartment. F/s, w/d and dishwasher. Minutes to downtown. Security deposit required and no pets. $650/month, $325 security deposit. Re[erences required. Call 250-635-5954. (48P3) TWO AND A HALF BEDROOM APARTMENTS, 4623 Hau- gland, full kitchen and living- room. Recently renovated, electric heat. $600/month plus $300 deposit. Available immediately, Call 250-638-1348 Maria or 250-635-5800 Tony. (47P3) TWO AND three bedroom suites in Thornhill. Close to schools. $300 - $500/month. Fridge, stove. Contact Rob 250- 638-7290 (43TFN)

TWO BEDROOM and .den apartment in town, coin, laundry. Available immediately, Call 250- 635-2360 (47P3) T~fO BEDROOM apartments in quiet Thornhill neighborhood. $400 per month. Damage deposit $200. Phone 250-635- 6268 (46P3) TWO BEDROOM on rural Brauns Island, $400/mo. Pets welcome, Call 250-635-9102. (46P3)

HUNTINGTON APARTMENTS Taking Applications

N o w f o r 1 & 2

Bedroom suites , cl,~an, quiet renovated suites . Ample parking

Laundry facilities Close to schools & downtown On bus mute On site management No peis References required

To view call

638-1748

ONE BEDROOM apartment for rent, $410/mo. Includes utilities. No pets. Available December. Phone 250-635-5380 (47P3)

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TWO BEDROOM basement suite of house. Separate entrance. Fridge, stove included. Shared utilities extra. Non-smoker. No pets allowed. Suitable for single person only. $450/m0, Work reference required, Call 250. 635.3789 (46S3)

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THREE BEDROOM basement suite. Close to schools and town. $500/mo. Call 250-638- 1737 (47P31 TWO BEDROOM basement suite, utilities included. Washer, dryer. Downtown location, no parties. Pets OK. $550/mo plus damage deposit. Available December 1st. Call 250-615- 4770 (45P3) TWO BEDROOM ground level basement suite w/laundry room and covered paved parking. Four appliances, utilities included. $600/mo. Available Decem- ber 1. Call 250-849-5463 (47P3)

ONE BEDROOM CABIN in Thornhill. Electric heat, $375/mo. Available immediately or the first of December. Call 250-638-8052 or 250-635-2319 (48P31

2000 SQFT OFFICE space. 4391 Keith Avenue. Call 250- 635-7171 FOR IMMEDIATE Lease 1950 sq. ft. office/showroom/3 bays. Former detailing/stereo shop. Ideal for most anything. Great location on Hwy #1 Salmon Arm. 250-804-4817 Days or 250-804-2008 evenincls.

560 Lakeshore :i:: , • . CENTRAL DOWNTOWN Ter- r ace Psychological Consultants wishing to share modem three office plus lobby/secretarial area complex with suitable co- tenant. One or two offices available immediately. Contact Peter 250-635-6741 $250/mo per office. (45P6)

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COMMERCIAL BUILDING. 3000sqft, great location. Paved parking, completely finished, includes, yard maintenance, utilities, security system. Fax inquiries to 250-638-6360 (48P3) RETAIL SPACE for rent in Gobind Mall. Call 250-635-5981 or 250-635-3409

OFFICE and RETAIL SPACE 4644 Lazelle Ave.

Main floor 1600 sq. ft. & 525 sq. ft.

Second floor 580 sq. ft. &g60sq.f t .

Phone 635-3475

HALL RENTALS. Terrace Kin Hut, Capacity 120-160, kitchen and bar. Ideal for weddings, anniversaries, reunions. Day and evening rates. 250-635-7777 email [email protected]. Bar- tendin.ci Services available.

2 BEDROOM house. Natural Gas heat, f/s, w/d, fenced yard, shed. Ideal for 1 or 2 working people. Horsehoe Area. Refer- ences Required. Phone: (250) 635-3871. (4803) 3068 KOFOED Dr. Thornhill. 1300sqft house, full basement, carport, four appliances, two fireplaces. Natural gas heat. $650/mo. Two bedroom units with electric heat $450/mo. One fully furnished two bedroom unit with electric heat $500/mo. Call 250-638-1755 or 250-635-6876. (48P31 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Three bedroom house Four appliances, cable included .All utilites included. No pets. No parties. $850/m0. $425 damage deposit. Call 250-635-4642 (45P3) FIVE BEDROOM house on large lot at 3509 King Ave in ThornhilL Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, freezer. $600/mo. Call 250-638-8639 (46P3) LARGE FOUR bedroom house, rec room fireplace, fridge, stove, w/d hookups. Deck and fenced yard. 3577 Alder Ave. $850/mo. Call 250-638-7608 (47P3) LARGE TWO bedroom completely renovated, five appliances. Walking distance to town and school. Non-smoking, no pets. $600/mo. Call 250-635- 6224 (46P3) RENOVATED TWO bedroom, two bathroom house. Large rec morn. Available Jan 1. Located on southslde. F/s included, laundry room w/hookups, sun- deck, and workshop. $725/mo plus d.d. Call 250-635-4858 (45P3) THREE BEDROOM two bath house with garage on bench behind arena. 4415 Walsh. $900/mo. Call 250-638-6639 THREE BEDROOM house close to town. Washer, dryer hookups, fridge, stove. Avail- able immediately 4737 Davis. $525/mo Call 250-638-7608• (46P3)

FOR LEASE SPACE 7,200 sq. ft. Sales/Warehouse KenneyAve&Pohle 2,017 sq. ft. Sales/Warehouse 5008 Pohle Ave 1,735 sq. ft. Sales/Warehouse 2901 KenneySt 1,700 sq. ft. Retail 4628 Grelg Ave 7,450 sq. ft, Warehouse 4820 Hwy 16 W

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THREE BEDROOMS, fddge, stove, washer, dryer. Recently renovated. Close to town and schools. $650.mo. Call 250- 635-3908 (47P3) TWO BEDROOM condominium 4832 Lazelle.(Ioft bedroom/2nd' bathroom). Tastefully renovated, quiet end unit. Includes N/g. window coverings, three appliances, secudty entrance. Non-smoking mature adults, no pets, deposit. $650/month Available immediately. Call 250-638-0240. (46P31

EXECUTIVE THREE bedroom duplex, downtown. Two tire- places, two and a half baths, window coverings, five appliances, covered carport. Avail- able immediately. Phone 250- 638-1885 for appt to view. $850/mo (46C3} LARGE TWO bedroom suite in a quiet, high quality four plex. Near hospital and bus mutes. Onsite caretakers, five appliances, ng fireplace, mini storage. No pets please, $685/mo. Call Allison at 250-635-6580 (31CTFN) TRI-PLEX for rent at 2715 Hall St. $615/Mo. Washer, dryer, fridge, stove. 1 1/2 baths. Big yard. Parking available. Well maintained three bedroom. Call 250.635-0055 (45P3) TWO BEDROOM duplex in Thornhill, f/s, w/d, large fenced yard. Available immediately. $500/mo. Call 250.638-1553 (47P3) TWO BEDROOM duplex in town. Fddge, stove, washer, dryer. $550/mo plus utilities. Plus two bedroom basement in Thornhill, $400/m0 + utilities. Call 250-615-6832 or 250-635- 5992 (46P3)

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TWO BEDROOM in triplex, $475/mo. in quiet neighborhood. On.site landlord, plus extras. $200 damage deposit. Two bedroom suite and duplex $400/m + d.d. Available l ime- diately. Call 250-635-3492 (47P31

AVAILABLE JAN 1st. Unique family home. Walk to schools and downtown. Large mature yard, fireplaces, tile throughout. Many extras. Call 403-286- 9551(47P3)

THREE BEDROOM house in ThornhUI. Fridge, stove included. Close to schools and bus route. $6O0/mo plus security deposit. References required. Available Dec 1st. Call 250- 635-6181 (45P3) THREE BEDROOM house located at 4509 Grelg Ave. Hard- wood floor in living room. Fridge, stove, washer-dryer hookups. $600/mo. Call 250- 638-3639 (44P3)

THREE BEDROOM house. C/w fridge, stove, fenced yard and carport. References required. Call 250-635-3796 (47P31 THREE BEDROOM one level house with large fenced yard. 5035 Agar. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer. Natural gas, wood- burning fireplace. Available Dec 1. $700/mo. Phone 250-635- 4138 (47P31 THREE BEDROOM trailer for rent. $800/mo. Includes utilities in Thomhill. Five appliances. References required. Call after 5pro. 250-635-6241 (46P3) TWO AND FOUR bedroom units. Available immediately. Damage deposit and references required. Call 250-635-2932 (47p31 TWO BEDROOM and one bed- morn suite foi" rent. Close to Walmart and Canadian Whole- sale Club. For more information please call 250-635-3208. No pets please, no smoking, or

• padles. (45P3) "I3NO BEDROOM house close to school In "l'hornhill. $450/mo utilities included, large yard. Pets allowed. Call 250-635- 4395 evenln.qs, (47P3)

SHOP AVAILABLE for rent. 20'X26' with 10' door. Wired, water available. Separate meters. Available immediately. Rent $150/m0. Call 250-638- 8544 (46p3)

3 BEDROOM trailer with de- tached shop, five minutes to town. $6001month. Phone: (250) 638-1461 (48p3) MODERN CLEAN, newly renovated two and three bedroom mobile homes. Will furnish if needed. Close to schools and bus mutes. Includes fridge, stove, blinds and storage shed. Available Immediately, Pdces starling at $500/m0 To view phone 250-638-1685 147C3)

oN BRAUN'S Island, close to bus stop, two bedrooms, washer, dryer, fridge, stove. Partially furnished $400/mo. Pets welcome. Phone 250-615.0272 (46P3) THREE BEDRO()M 14' wide mobile in small park• Close to schools in ThornhllL Fridge, stove, washer, dryer. No pets. $500/mo. Two bedroom duplex in Thornhill. $400/mo Call 250- 635-9530 (45P31 TWO BEDROOM trailer in New Remo. Partly furnished, 10 minutes from town. Wood stove and electric heat $450/mo. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, garden plot. Pets allowed. Also two bedroom duplex, $400 month. Call 250-635-9266 (46P3)

TWO BEDROOM, two bathroom 14X70 trailer. Natural gas and wood heat on private lot in Jackpine Flats. Call 250-638- 1476 (45P3)

ROOM FOR RENT, $250/mo+. Furnished or unfurnished. Shared kitchen. 250-635-1128 or 250-615-9100 (47P3)

WANTED: CHRISTIAN female to share two bedroom apartment. Park Manor. Call 250- 638-1717 Leave message. (45P3)

LAKELSE LAKE, Spacious two bedroom main floor suite, f,s,d/w. Utilities and satellite "rv included. Non-smoking, security deposit, small pet ok. references. $700. Available Dec 15. Call 250-798-2503 or 250-615-2268 (46P3) ONE BEDROOM ground level suite. Suitable for quiet, single, non-smoking, working person. No pets. References required. $550/mo plus $275 damage deposit. Includes utilties. Available December 1st. Call 250-635- 7367 (46P3) ONE BEDROOM suite In newer home. Fridge, stove, washer and dryer, covered parking with ground entrance on quiet street near golf course (Thornhill) Utili- ties included. No pets, non smoker, references. $475/mo. plus $250 damage deposit. Phone 250-638-03811v message (47P3)

SUN PEAKS RESORT, BC. Top of the Mountain Accom. 3 Mountains, 3500 ski able acres with 119 runs. Fully equipped. 1,2,3,4 bedroom condos & chalets. Fr. $99 up. Ski-in/out or 10 rain max to lifts (walking). Hot tubs, saunas & jacuzzis. Stay 6 nights & get the FIRST night FREE! (Some Restrictions Ap- ply) L ft Packages Available, www.topofthemountain.ca e-mall:sunpeaks @direct•ca 1-800-585-8334

1300SQFT. TOWNHOUSE Two huge bedrooms. Wall-wall clos- ets. Small den, crawlspace. Large deck, privacy fenced backyard. Five appliances (incl b/i d/w) 1 1/2 baths. $700/mo. Available Dec. 1. (earlier occupancy negotiable) Call 250-638- 1558 (46C3)

TWO BEDROOM PRIVATE , GROUND LEVEL TOWNHOUSE J NEAR HOSPITAL & SCHOOLS I Stove, Fridge, drapes included. II

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THREE FLOORS three bed-) morns, 1 1/2 bathroom townhouse. Includes fridge, stove and blinds. Utilities not Includ- ed. Walking distance to downtown. Located on 2906 Molitor Ave in Terrace. Asking $650/mo plus security deposit. Call 250- 635-0355 or 250-632-2261 (45BR31 TOWNHOUSE/ HOUSE- /APARTMENT two or three bedrooms, Options vary on appliances, blinds, fireplace, security system and storage. Non-smokers, no pets. Walking distance from town. Available Immediately. Call 250-638-0046 or 250-635-4852 evenings. (45P3)

MEDICAL PRACTICE looking for space to rent/lease. Appmx- iamtely 400 to 500sqft. Down- town, accessible location. Will share expenses for reception staff. Fax enquiries to 250-638- 6360 (47C3)

WHISPER RIDGE "11 CHBA AWARDS" FOR THIS PRO- JECT Beautifully treed and valley views, 1-3 acre homesltes. All services underground. Paved roads, 160 acre private park. (The Ranchlands) 8 miles to Vernon and 30 minutes to Silver Star Mountain. Lots from $105,000-$143,000. House packages available. 250-545- 5472 www.whisperridge.com 1-800-493-6133.

SUCCESSFUL RETAIL business, with established customer base for sale. Owner wants to pursue other interests. Apply Box #948, Terrace, B.C. V8G 4R2 (41CTFN)

COMMERCIAL BUILDING & property. Zoning C-5, local commercial. Lot size 18,350sqft. Paved parking, completely finished, great location. 7060sqft on two levels. Ex- isting rental revenue $25,000 per year. Fax enquiries to 250- 638-6360 (47C3)

4814 WARNER Ave., South- side house for sale. 4 +1 bedrooms with basement. Great for a starter home or rental. Work needed. Some renos done. N/g heat. Storage shed. Quiet area. F/s. Asking $78,500.00 Call 250-615-3104 (45P31

MUST SEE home on 10 acres 6 bedrooms 3 baths, finished basement and 2 bay garage. Heated 2 bay 40/60 shop with overhead doors, 4 bay RV storage shed and much more. Ask- ing $250,000• Phone (250) 615- 9339. (48p3).

NEW LISTING: GREAT FAMI- LY HOME in preferred location, spacious and comfortable, four bedrooms upstairs, three bath- moms, large eat-in kitchen, wood stove heats the entire house. Large secluded fenced in backyard Asking $179,000.00 Call 250-635-2197 (45P3) PRICED TO SELL. Four bedroom 1100sqft, fully finished basement. 4912 Scott Ave. $121,000.00 OBO. Call 250- 785-7592 (47P31

UPDATED THREE bedmom home w/2 1/2 baths on sunny Mountainvista Dr. Finished throughout. Two bay carport paved driveway. Mountain views• Great nelghbourhood. Must see. Phone 250-635-2513 (47P3)

TRIPLE "A" INVESTMENT PROPERTY WITH INTERNATIONAL FAST-FOOD TENANTS. PRIME TERRACE LOCATION. 12% RETURN. $1,375,000

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT CHRIS MiDMORE or ERiC POON

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THREE BEDROOM house at 4702 Graham Ave. New siding. flooring, windows, doors, deck, fence and roof. 1296 sqft. family room. living room European kitchen, laundry room. Enclosed dog run, mature fruit trees, two 8X10 sheds in backyard. Asking $98,900. Call 250-635-1787 (45P4) THREE BEDROOMS 2403 South Kalum, two full baths, liv- ingroom with vaulted ceiling, European cabinets, ceramic tile floors, gas'fireplace, multi level design, home office, separate laundry morn, garden shed, fenced back yard, end excep- tionally good condition. Re- duced to $135,000.00 croft- ers accepted. Call 250-638- 8837 or 250-849-5463 leave messa.qe. (48P3)

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INVESTMENT: UNIQUE unit townhouse, single storey, two bedrooms, sunken living rooms. Laundry and storage rooms, fenced patios. Near school and hospital. Excellent revenue $30 - $33,000 per year. Senior owners wish to move south. Serious inquiries only. Call 250-635-6689 (44P3)

THUNDERBIRD RANCH and farm equipment. Quality used sales and locators. Delivery available. Dave Crossan 250- 567-2607. 6km Mapes Road, Vanderhoof.BC FCC financing. OAC

YOUN BEEF for sale. Hormone free. Whole - front $1.50/Ib, hind $2.00/Ib, half $1.75/Ib. Call 250-635-6790 (46P3)

POODLES PLUS professional Dog Grooming. 1-250-638-0052 Grooming starts at $25. Pick- up/delivery service. Small fee. Evening and weekend appointments. Specializing in poodles. (48P3) THREE KITTENS to give away to a good home. Call 635-6673. (48p2)

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1999 Yamaha Mint, Max, 700,141" Track, Pipes

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*4,495.00 Embassy mobile home, 12X58 LOGS WANTED Top Prices/All Includes two bedrooms, one Species. Standin~ or Decked. bath, washer, dryer, fridge, Preferred Spec=es- Cedar, stove, hardwood flooring, addi- White Pine & Fir. Call Ron @

250-833-2141 or Warren @ lion and covered porch, shed. 250-833-2591 Nice and cozy. Paid $26,000.00 asking $12,900.00 Call Can- dace 250-635-2232 (47P3)

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WOODEN DRIFT boat with trailer in good condition. $1000.00 Call 250-615-0480 ( 4 7 P 3 ) ~ .

1997 SKI-DO0 Summit 136"X2" track, stinger, performance clutch and rotary valve, excellent condition. $3,500. Call (250) 846-9692 Leave Mes- mr~b~ .= , ,hm=~MI r~ ,k ,= , sa.cle. (48P3) 1998 670 Summit X low miles, Excellent condition. Comes with a saddlebag and Jerry can/oil and spare belt and cover. $3800.00 Phone 250-635-9484 'We deliver to your door or 250-6i5-0495 (46P3) ' $0 down plans available

' Fast and friendly service ' Over 400 vehicles in stock ' First time buyers welcome

1999 GMC Jimmy 4door, fully Call Now 24 Hour Hotl ine loaded, no leather, 73,000km, $19,90000 obo. Call 250-63e. 1-888-921-2733 1831 ,o.o,,,,,~

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1977 JEEP CJ with 8' hydraulic angle snow blade. $3500.00. Please call Randy @ 250-632- 7722 (40Pf 0) 1986 F-250 Extended Cab pickup with canopy. Two wheel drive. 97,000kms. Original owner. Excellent condition. Must be seen. Asking $6500. Phone 250.635-5459 (45P3) 1995 4X4 Diesel Chew Subur- ban In excellent condition. Fully loaded. $18,000.00 Call 250- 615-0480 (47P3)

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Leaving town? Or just cruising aroufid? Do so in style. For sale is a 1988 Dodge Cara- van mini-van. New brakes in April. Excel- lently maintained by local mechanic. No rust. Service records available. Call Rod. 638- 8927.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS A N D

OTHERS Re: The estate of

MARTHA MARIE 6URNETT Deceased formerly oF Terrace, 6C

Creditors and others having claims against.the estate oF MARTHA MARIE BURNffT are hereby notified under sedion 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars oF their claims Should be senl to the undersigned Executor at #200.4630 Lazelle' Avenue, Terrace, B.C., V8G 1S6, on or before December 31, 2003, after which date the Executor will distribute the esote among he

" I pariies entitled to it, having regard I only to the claims that have then

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BLUISH BC TIMBER SALES / , ~ SKEENA BUSINESS AREA ~,=~ o~

COLUMBIA REGISTRANTS MEETINGS ~='~ The BC "timber Sales. Skeena Business Area, invites all Category 1, 2 and 3 registrants in the Terrace/Hazelton Field Team areas to meet and discuss BC "timber Sales issues on the following date: Terrace Timber Safes Office #200-5220 Kelth Avenue, Terrace, BC Wednesday December 3, 2003 at 9:30 e.m, In the Erllng Holt Room Inquiries with regard to this meeting should be addressed to Gord Haley, Operations Manager, Terrace Timber Sales Office, Skeena Business Area, #200 - 5220 Keith Avenue. Terrace, British Columbia V8G 1L1, or by phoning 250-638-5153.

Br~ISH NOTICE INVITING APPLICATION FOR m~.=~ / ~ COLUMBIA TIMBER SALE LICENCE A73241 ~0.,~

Take notice thaL pursuant to Section 20 of the ForestAct, timber sale ticence A73241 is being offered for sale by the Skeena Business Area. Closing Bate: December 8, 2003 at 8:30 a,m. Geographic Location: Deadhorse Area (Hazelton Reid Team Area) Estimated Volume: 1760 cubic metres, more or less Term: One (1) year Logging Method: This timber sale icence is decked right-of-way, The use of other systems may ba subject to the Forest Practices Code of Bdtish Columbia Act and its regulations. Upset Stumpage Rate: The upset stumpsge rate was determined by the Distdct Value Index and is applicable only to coniferous green sswlog grades. Upset Stumpage Rate'cubic metro for competitive volumes:

Product Volume Rate 73241 Sawlogs 528 m_ $0,25

73241 Hw 80 73241 Ba 20 This tuber sate laence oontains.1~32 m_ of nan-compel live volume and Is fully

T,~nders 'will only'10e '&ccepied,:flonl, ind v duals or corporatione regis ered as a BC Timber Sales Enterprise in Catsgory Any. This licance is sub act to, among other things, new maximum term limits and extension fee and surrender ~rovisions. Applicants are advised to care ully cons dsr the Impact of these changes when formulating their bids. Further information on these changes may be found In Advisory Bulletin 11/04/03. Applications will be accepted by the "timber Sales Manager. Terrace l~mber Sales Office, Skeena Business Area. 200 - 5220 Keith Avenue. Terrace, Bdtish Columbia V8G IL I until 8:30 a.m. on December 8, 2003, Them is additional material that the applicant must consider in their application. Thls material which includes application forms and other information about the TSL can be obtained from the above BC "~mber Sales Business Area Office• For field enquires only, contact Steve St. John. or to receive s copy of the tender package only, contact the receptionist at 250.638-5100,

I 1 ~ ~BP, ITISH NOTICE INVITING APPLICATION FOR ~,=.~ ~ , " L.OLUMBIA TIMBER SALE LICENCE A53174 r0,,,~ ( ~ Take notice that, pursuant to Section 20 ol the Forest Act a 13mber Sala Licenca is being offered for ssle, Closing Date: December 18.2003 at 1:30 p.m.local time Closing Location: Pod McNslII Timber Sales Office. Seaward (Tlasta) Business Area, Geographic Location: Kennedy Island (Nodh Coast) Term: Two Year Volume: 34,315 cubic metres, mere or less Upset Stumpage Rate: $18.25 per cublc metre The upset stumpage rate was determined by the market pricing system, and is applicable only to confferous sawlog grades. This stumpsge rate is fixed for tha duration of the licence term and for any extension to that term. Species: Hemlock 37%, Balsam 17%, Cedar 17%, Spruce 13%, Cypress 11%.

y.grede (aft species) 5% more or less Tenders will only be accepted from individuals or corporations registered In the Small Business Forest Enterpdse Program, Calego~J: any. Logging System: Clssrcut with reserves, Cubic based Road Obligations: Road use permit required with $5.000 security deposit. Road permit required for construction of 4.0 km of branch road. Reactivation of 2,2 kin, of Kennedy mainline is required. Licensee will be responsible for deactivation. Other: NOTE: "This IIcence may be subject to new maximum term limits ana extension fee provisions as a result of recent proposed legislative changes associated with Bill 29 - 2003 and Bill 45 - 2003, which may be brought into force at any time, Apl~licants era advised to carefully consider the impact of these potential changes In IormuTating their dlds." Applications will ba accepted by the "timber Sales Manager, Port McNefl113tuber Sales Office, Post Office box 7000, 2217 Mine Read, Pod McNeill, Bngsh Columbia V0N 2R0, by the above noted date and time. In respect to this timber sale licence, there is additional matedal thai the applicants must consider in their applications. This material, application forms, and other information about the Small Business Program may be obtained from the above "Rmber Sales Office. telephone (250) 956-5119, or by accessing the following website at hUo://www5.for.eov.bc.ca/nctlces/init.do Once you access the websge click on the green 'Notices' tab at the top left and select 'List Noticos'. Please remember to update your bookmaddfavourites.

INVITATION TO TENDER Sealed Tenders, addressed to:

TENDER SUBMISSION Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Suite 200 -401 Burrard St Vancouver. BC, V6C - 3S4

and marked: F1571-3-5042 Whad Repairs Oona River, 6C

Tender quotes will be received up to: 2:00 p.m. on Friday December 12, 2003

Nature of Work'. Work will consist of and is not limited to the removal, installation and repair of bearing piles and also pile caps of the existing wharf approach and wharf head. Bracing will also be replaced throughout the structure. The project will entail the driving of ten (10) creosote timber piles o f which eight (8) are bearing piles, one (1) batter pile and one-(I), fender pile. The project will also include installing four (4) posts on concrete footings, replacement of 200 meters of pile caps and 140 meters of bracings (Timber material for plies and bracings will be suppli.ed by

,contractor, tlmbermaterlal for pile caps will be supplied onslte by the owner). The project will Include the detaching and reattachino of.th e wharf head gangway. Stud Dale: All work to be staded upon award of contract. Completion Date: All work to be completed by Sunday, February 29, 2004 Site: Small C~'aft Harbours facility at Oona River, BC. 0gnu River Is on Percher Island about 50 kilometers south of Prince Ruped Documentation Enquiries: Mike Bralm at (604) 666-1271 or fax (604)666-7056 Technical Inquiries: Vahid Kahnameili at (604)666-8868 or fax (604)666-7056.~ Fisheries and Oceans Canada reserves the fight to reject any and all tendere and the lowest tender will not necessarily be accepted.

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FORMER Vancouver Canuck Dave "TigeP Williams poses with Kitimat hockey fan Ryan Plante, 12, at the Nov. 15 contest between former NHL greats and the Kitimat Ice Demons. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO

Demons downed by Oldtimers THE KITIMAT Ice Demons were shown how to play hockey Dec. 15 after losing to some of NHL hockey's former stars.

The annual Oldtimers Hockey Challenge drew 1,400 fans to the Tamitik arena for the game - including oodles of Terrace spectators who braved slushy, snowy road conditions to make the game.

The oldtimers came out on top by seven goals, showing they still have what it takes to put the puck between the posts.

The non-contact game featured former NHL greats such as Dave

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Nov. 28-29 [] Pee Wee house tournament at the Terrace arena.

Dec. 3 [] The Harlem Crowns challenge a local celebrity basketball team. This is a fun-filled family event. 7 p.m. at Caledo- nia school.

Dec. 6-7 [] Skeena Wildcats boys basketball tournament.

Dec. 10 [] Shames Mountain's opening day. Call 635- 3773 for details.

Dec. 12-13 [] The Caledonia senior boys basketball team hosts the annual Ker- mode Classic tournament.

"Tiger" Williams, Former Edmonton Oiler Glenn Anderson and goaltender Richard Brodeur.

Zany antics including a laser light show, a goofy trumpeter and flares attached to skates kept the spectators entertained.

During period breaks lucky fans had a chance to meet some of the oldtimers and collect autographs. Former Oiler Glenn Anderson said the Demons were putting up a good fight.

"They're the toughest team we've played against so far," he said.

Anderson left the oldtimers squad

late last week as he was looking forward to suiting up in an Oiler jersey to play in the NHL's Heritage Clas- sic in Edmonton Nov. 22.

The first-ever outdoor hockey game between retired hockey greats from Edmonton and the Montreal Canadians had sold out 60,000 seats soon after tickets went on sale months ago. Anderson was pumped about hitting the ice with teammate from the Oiler's glory days in the late 80s.

"We've got .the original group coming back," he said. "It 's going to be a real reunion."

Outdoor fun THE Canadian Tire Atom hockey team travelled to Hazelton Nov. 15 to play in a tournament. The team won three out of four games. But the real fun came when the team played a little pond hockey on a frozen slough between the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Children learn to ski COME JANUARY area children will be waxing the skits and hitting the trails at Onion Lake as another season of corss-country skiing gets under way.

The Snow Valley Nor- dic Ski Club is once again

hosting ski leassons on Sa- turday mornings Jan. 10 - March 6, 2004.

Children aged four and five can receive hour long lessons.

The older kids in the Rabbit and Teen Ski pro-

gram go for two hours. Registration and infor-

mation forms may be picked up at the Terrace Aquatic Centre.

Deadline to register is Dec. 13. For details call" Tanis at 635-9492. -.

Dec. 12 [] Pee Wee reps vs, Smithers 8 p.m. Bantam reps vs. Kitimat 10 p.m. Terrace arena.

Dec. 13 [] Pee Wee reps vs. Srnithers 10 a.m. Ban- tam reps vs. Kitimat 12 noon. Terrace arena. UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2003 Jan. 17 [] Pee Wee reps take on Kitimat 10 a.m. Midget reps vs. Prince Rupert 12 noon. Terrace arena.

"Play Now- Pay Later" No Money Down No Payments for "1 2 months c~c ($6,000 - $20,000 ~rr ~o ~N~CS)

Dec. 17 [] Terrace Skating CLub hosts its annual Christ- mas pop concert at the Terrace arena. 4-6:15 p.m.

"Big Wheel" Special 6.99% for 24 months o~c ($7,600. I;20,ooo N~tror~¢, )

Jan, 16-18 [] Terrace Bluebacks host an all-level meet at the aquatic centre. Fea- turing a regional development meet on the 17th.

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INCLUDES: Life./~cRlental Dtubglty, involuntary Unemployment Inlunlnoe (for the full term of the k)en) end Extended Wlgtlnty

Jan. 16 [] Pee Wee reps take on Kltimat 8 p.m. Midget reps vs. Prince Rupert 10 p.m.. Terrace arena.

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