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Street stops help police
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■■ Beauty, eh CALLING THEMSELVES the Sweeping Beauties, (from the left) third Lynne Gunter, skip Heather Avison, second Liz Smaha and lead Sonya Gill formed a rink for the express purpose of competing in last weekend’s Ladies Valentines Bonspiel. Gunter is up from White Rock and the other three are from Terrace.
CHECKING UP on who is out on the streets at night is helping police officers deal with crime, the Terrace RCMP detachment’s commanding officer told council here Feb. 10. “The street checks are predominantly done in the overnight hours. Individuals are seen out and about walking around the streets of Terrace, an officer will approach them, ask them what they are up to and find out who they are,” said Inspector Dana Hart in presenting the detachment’s report for the last quarter of 2014. It indicated 33 street checks were done and that officers conducted 107 foot patrols in the downtown core. “It’s a record so that we have a very good way of determining who are some of our criminal element out especially with property crime, break and enters,” Hart added. Policing in the downtown core has been given an emphasis by restoring the detachment’s crime reduction unit. It had been blended in with the detachment’s regular shifts but was restored last year and concentrates on prolific and persistent offenders. Constable Angela Rabut, the detachment’s media relations officer, in providing more information on the detachment’s priorities, said evidence indicates approximately 80 per cent of offences are committed by 20 per cent of the offenders. That follows the Pareto principle, named after an Italian economist, which states that 80 per cent of something come from 20 per cent of its causes. The crime reduction unit “also works with other agencies in Terrace in a collaborative approach to reduce crime,” said Rabut.
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Gov’t buys a year’s peace with college By ANNA KILLEN NORTHWEST COMMUNITY College (NWCC) has been given a reprieve of one year to figure out how to deal with changes to how it offers high school equivalency courses. The provincial government announced Friday that it would give NWCC a one-time allocation of $494,000 for adult basic education (ABE) programs in 2015/2016, part of $6.9 million to be distributed to colleges around the province. That's the amount the college was set to lose from its operating grant when the ministry of ad-
vanced education announced late last year that colleges and universities will no longer receive provincial money to provide ABE classes tuition-free. Instead, beginning Jan. 1, 2015, colleges and universities could charge tuition fees for the courses. And low-income students could then apply for provincial grants to cover all or part of that tuition and other costs. Colleges and universities, as well as students' unions, pushed back at the move, saying that tuition-free ABE classes removed a significant barrier to education and was a critical step toward further
post-secondary learning opportunities. “ABE is the gateway for thousands of B.C. students looking to take trades, nursing or business education,” said Steve Verblac, chairperson of NWCC's students’ union in a Feb. 3 release addressing the program changes. “Cutting ABE funding and applying fees to high school courses will reduce the accessibility of this most important program. If this government is serious about providing more trained trades people, they would ensure ABE remains free.” NWCC communications director Sarah Zimmerman said earlier
this month that the college did not anticipate it would be able to recoup the expected reduction in its operating grant through charging tuition and was still assessing what dealing with student grant applications might mean to its costs. “However, with increased administration comes the potential for increased administrative costs,” she said. And should the new program cut student numbers, the college would also have to examine what that means for its budget, she said. Thanks to the money received, the college will spend the next year doing just that.
“Northwest Community College is grateful to receive this funding this year,” said Zimmerman Friday following the government announcement. “This will be a transitional year for the ABE program as Northwest Community College addresses potential revenue and/or enrolment changes due to program restructuring.” She said the college is continuing to work with the province on this issue. But NWCC students' union organizer Mikael Jensen said the transitional year doesn't do anything to address the core issue.
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Terrace Little Theatre pilots its dinner theatre on a farcical flight \COMMUNITY A10
The family of a woman murdered here opposes her killer’s release \NEWS A21
Two Terrace swimmers win big at the regional meet hosted here \SPORTS A28
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Terrace Standard Wednesday, February 18, 2015
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POLICE VEHICLE at a housing complex on the 2900 Block of Molitor where a 15-year-old teen was shot Feb. 9. He died of his injuries and police are recommending charges.
Teen killed in house
TERRACE RCMP have recommended charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death following the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old teen in a Molitor St. residence on the southside Feb. 9. The recommendations to provincial Crown Counsel lawyers are part of the investigation into the shooting which was reported to police at approximately 10 p.m. that evening. The teen later died in hospital from his gun-
shot wound. A 16-year-old, who was also at the residence, was taken into police custody and later released to his parents on numerous conditions. It is understood the two individuals knew each other and the public is not at risk as a result of this incident, said police. RCMP officers are still trying to understand the circumstances of the tragic shooting. “Terrace is a small
community and a tragic incident like this is felt throughout. There are a lot of questions as to what and why this has happened,” said Terrace RCMP Constable Angela Rabut. “The Terrace RCMP have committed all of our resources to investigating this incident and finding these answers.” “All of the information that is gathered as part of the investigation is sent to Crown Counsel,” said Rabut. “In serious incidents, the
information is always going to be forwarded to Crown Counsel for their decision.” The police victim services unit is continuing to work closely with the families involved, Rabut added. Police are investigating firearms offences as well, she said.
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Taser fine levied A LOCAL man charged with smuggling stun guns into the country, thinking everything could be bought online legally, will pay a hefty fine. Sheldon James Davidson, 31, was ordered to pay $2,500 by judge Calvin Struyk in provincial court here Feb. 10. Defence lawyer Joseph McCarthy told court his client did not pay attention to what was legal, assuming anything available on the internet was legal to buy, albeit foolishly. “Ignorance of the law is no excuse. He repented, is contrite and will not do it again,” said McCarthy. On April 16, 2012, Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Vancouver International Mail Centre examined a package from Hong Kong. It was destined for a Terrace residential address, reported police at that time. The parcel was declared as “electrical toys,” however, when
officers X-rayed it, it didn’t look like that so they opened the box and found 21 stun guns. Twenty were found to be in the style of a flashlight and one was rectangular, said police. Officers from the Prince Rupert Border Integrity Program was contacted and executed a search warrant at a residential address in Terrace April 27, 2012. They were assisted by the RCMP’s North District Drug Section and the local RCMP detachment’s Terrace
General Investigative Section / Crime Reduction Unit, said police. During the search, a 28-year-old man was arrested and officers seized five additional flashlight-style stun guns with the word “police” on them. Davidson also has to forfeit the stun guns in the package and those found in his residence – a total of 26 stun guns. A charge of exchange/sell/purchase illegally imported goods was subsequently stayed by the court.
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‘Epic’ event challenges crews By MARGARET SPEIRS THE COMPANY responsible for rural roads and provincial highways saw itself challenged with the heavy snowfall Feb. 5 and 6 but managed to keep up with the help of others. “It was a big snowfall. It went as good as could be expected, a few challenges mostly with trees down and vehicles stuck on roads we couldn’t get our equipment around and power lines down and the like,” said Dan Beaulec, general manager for Nechako Northcoast, which is contracted by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to clear Thornhill roads, the highways and rural roads here. “Once the power lines were out of the way and equipment could get around abandoned vehicles, we managed to get stuff clean.” “It was described as an epic event,” he added, saying the last time that there was a similar amount of snowfall was in 1999. He estimated that the cleanup cost for Feb. 6 to 8 was about $150,000, which included using sub-contracted people from the area and bringing in some equipment from Smithers: three snow cats and two large loaders with angled dozer blades. And crews were working 12 to 14 hour shifts around the clock, Beaulec added. Phone calls that came into the company weren’t to complain about their cleaning efforts but mostly inquiries about when their roads would be cleared so they could make plans to get out. A few people called who had medical issues and Nechako expedited opening those roads, said Beaulec. “Those kinds of cases,
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THIS WAS the scene at the airport’s turnaround lot for the rental car compound on Saturday, Feb. 7 at around noon. For more on how the area was affected by the storm, see the next page. we made extra efforts to go get to [them] and get them access,” he said. “The response was very good, very positive. Everyone was very understanding. It was a 50 or 100 year event and people’s patience was very much appreciated.” The ministry decides whether to close the roads and Nechako had discussions with the highways district manager who decided against it, said Beaulec. “Closing the roads would add the challenge of having traffic control out there in visibility that was almost zero so there was the risk of someone getting hit by traffic,” he said. With no school that Fri-
day and Monday being the BC Family Day holiday, it helped that there were fewer drivers on the road. “It certainly was fortunate,” said Beaulec. “In ‘99, we didn’t have that luxury and had to make arrangements with school bus operators.” The one thing people should know is that calling the Nechako office number is not the best way to get hold of equipment crews – callers would leave messages on any extension but no one was there to hear them. “A lot didn’t get to our storm desk where they needed to be,” said Beaulec. “If they call the 1-800 number, the message cen-
tre, they could get to us and the supervisor in the field to make sure people’s concerns were at least recorded and received,” he said, adding that number is 1-800-6655051 and is a 24-hour call service with a live operator who can dial into the radio systems and talk to supervisors and crews who are out on the roadways. That number is also in the phone book as a 24-hour emergency number, he added. By the end of last week, crews were widening the streets and highways were bare and wet, he said. “There’s still some slush and a few ribbons of compact snow to deal with and make room for if we get any
more snow,” said Beaulec. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed that winter was in a two day period and that’s the end.” Beaulec said people understand that in conditions like the snowstorm the best thing is to hunker down and wait it out. And that’s exactly what Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Thornhill director Ted Ramsey and his wife did. “It was really bad,” said Ramsey, referring to the storm. “But you know I knew, as I assume everyone else knows, the weather report said a storm was coming so we went down and stocked
up, fueled the truck up and got extra gas for the snow blower. “When they tell you it’s going to snow, stay home.” He had a generator just in case the power went out, which it didn’t, and they were set up to look after themselves for 48 hours, which everyone should do, he added. On Friday, Feb. 6 he did go down to the Northern Motor Inn – he lives in upper Thornhill – after he put chains on his truck tires and had no trouble getting down there and back again. The sand trucks get the sand from the place on Old Lakelse Lake drive near the top of the hill so he knew that road would be good for driving, he said. Ramsey did hear some comments from the public who think the regional district handles the cleaning of the roads but it’s the ministry of transportation who contracts it out. “I think overall they did a good job,” he said, adding that he sees pickup trucks with snow blades on their front bumpers and thinks more should be used because of the good job they do. “In my opinion, it’s a good idea but they’re not capitalizing on it enough.” The street he lives on didn’t get plowed until Sunday night and a lot of side streets were still bad with many only having room to let traffic go thru one way but that’s part of the equation. “It’s a whole whack of snow to get at once ... We get lulled by no snow as all the winters have been pretty easy for the last 10 years. We tend to relax and we forget it can snow here.”
Generators used From front at Mills Memorial College gets a reprieve MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital was running on portable generators for a time during the Feb. 5-6 massive snowstorm when a main backup generator failed after the facility’s normal power provided through BC Hydro went out. “We have contingency plans for this sort of thing and in this case those plans worked,” said Northern Health Authority official Jonathon Dyck of how the hospital coped first with the loss of normal power followed by the failure of the main backup generator. “No patient care was impacted,” he added. With portable generators in use, the emphasis was on providing enough power to equipment and
devices directly involved in patient care, Dyck said. Some hospital staffers, including nurses, wore headlamps to provide illumination so they could have their hands free while they worked, he continued. The hospital’s main backup generator is regularly maintained and is tested once a week but it is still a piece of machinery, said Dyck. “Like any piece of technology, it can go down. It’s like your car,” said Dyck. “It may work fine in the morning and you drive it but in the afternoon, it may not work.” He added that hospital employees followed the protocol contained in the contingency plan and performed well during the power outage.
“Governments looking to eliminate core funding is always a concern, this year or next year,” he said. “The problem from the get go was as much the cut, as it was the new delivery model. This program was already devastated in last year’s budget; NWCC lost 55 per cent of the faculty in the department and the delivery model was changed to at your own pace from instructor led. This has not supported students or helped with success. The fact remains that while high school success rates are low this program will need more funding, and not less.” When the changes were announced, education minister Peter Fassbender issued a statement that said, “High school is free, but further upgrading is not. I think it is reasonable to expect adults who’ve already graduated to contribute to these costs.” The changes to ABE funding affect adult students who have graduated high school and are
looking to upgrade. Adult students who have not graduated high school can access the courses through the K-12 system, continued the government statement.
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Some of those agencies are probation services, the Terrace and District Community Services Society, the Ksan House Society and mental health, said Rabut. She did add that other detachment members also conduct foot patrols and do street checks to connect with the community. “We are only as effective as the information that is received from the public. Policing is a community effort,” said Rabut.
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Thanks to the snow angels
The Big Dump Not quite a snowfall record, but darn close
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or a while there, at the storm’s height, it felt like the area was inside a shaken paper weight. Snow generated by warm moisture from the Hawaii region whipped horizontally like white sparks along curving windrows, and accumulated rapidly from Feb. 5 into Feb. 6, almost breaking records. “Where to put it all, that’s the challenge,” said city corporate administrator Alisa Thompson in the aftermath of the blizzard. All last week a parade of trucks dumped snow piles first in the parking lot outside the curling rink and then at the Sportsplex. City crews were out around the clock, bolstered by the equipment of independent contractors. “There were approximately 15 pieces of hired equipment at times from about a half dozen contractors,” said Thompson. Both city officials and the RCMP told people to stay off the streets. Main highways in the area were not closed but travel advisories were issued and flights were cancelled at the Northwest Regional Airport. Rural roads were plugged and residents in the outlying areas were kept at home for several days. Neighbours helped each other out, while in the city, those clearing snow were told that snow should not be shovelled out of driveways and onto streets. Residents complained, but were told water runoff drains could be jammed and that sewers could be flooded with run-off.
“Please stay off the street,” the city tweeted. “All done shovelling yourself out? If so, go help your neighbour :)” said another. “They just pulled together as a team. They stepped up to the plate. They are amazing.” said mayor Carol Leclerc of the city’s efforts. To go outside during the storm, goggles and snowshoes were needed to make any sort of progress through the drifts. Cars and trucks were routinely stuck in ditches along roads and highways. Driving along, there were moments of complete whiteout where the road, the sides of the roads, everything in the visible horizon became a wall of white. By the morning of Feb. 7, the storm had abated and the cleanup effort was underway. City officials late last week were still working out what would be considerable costs. There is $525,800 in the 2015 provisional budget for winter road maintenance, plus another $87,000 for winter sidewalk maintenance. “When we anticipate an extreme weather event, staffing levels are adjusted accordingly,” said a statement from the city. “We focus our efforts on major routes during the event. This was not an ‘emergency’ in the sense that people’s lives were not in danger. The weather was extreme and we advised people to stay off the roads.” Because of the seven-foot-high snow piles in the middle of streets, the city had all the crossing lights set to blinking red or yellow.
Not all drivers perhaps were aware of what it meant, that intersections had been converted to four-way stops. Garbage collection was cancelled and at the height of the storm, both the Sportsplex and the aquatic centre were shut down as was the library. Even the Casino closed early on the Friday. Leclerc looked at some of the positives that happened. “It was the perfect storm. There was no school on Friday (Feb. 6), so the kids didn’t miss anything, and then it was a long weekend so the business community is not as busy on that Sunday/Monday, but Saturday was just like recuperating,” said Leclerc. There was so much snow that even Shames Mountain was shut down on Feb. 7 because employees couldn’t get out of their driveways. Still, backcountry skiers who didn’t need the chair lift had a field day and devoured all the fresh powder on the steepest runs. Skiing resumed Sunday, Feb. 8 with the mountain having recorded 115 centimetres of new snow. The bandwidth of the Shames website servers maxed out as people wanted to see how much powder had fallen. Skiers and snowboarders even commuted from Vancouver for the weekend to get a taste of northwestern fluff. Given the amount of snow which fell at the Northwest Regional Airport, fewer flights than might be expected were cancelled, says manager Carman Hendry. WestJet and Air Canada flights coming in the evening of Feb. 5 were cancelled, meaning that the
next morning’s flights out were also cancelled. “The incoming flights Feb. 6 did get in and then leave but by the afternoon it was just too much,” said Hendry. In all, five flights Feb. 6 were affected, he added. With 7,500 feet of runway that’s 150 feet wide, airport snow clearing crews had all they could handle, Hendry continued. “They could barely keep up to keep the runway open. They were down to 80 feet in width, the minimum width we could have,” he said. In all, the airport had three plow trucks, two large snowblowers and two loaders on the runway constantly while one loader and one Bobcat tried to keep the aircraft area clear. Hendry said the 11 staffers on duty did what they could, adding that three of them who went home on Feb. 6 couldn’t get out of their homes to return to work. So much snow fell at the airport that operators were running out of room in which to store it.
A record? Records were almost met for the area, with the airport registering 159 cm of snow from 4 p.m. Feb. 5 to 4 a.m. Feb. 7. Kitimat registered 168 cm and Onion Lake 157 cm. Terrace came close to meeting its previous daily record extreme snowfall of 113.4 cm on Feb. 11, 1999. For Feb. 6, 2015, 109 cm fell. Tahtsa Lake, near Tweedsmuir Park in B.C., registered the record, 145 cm on Feb. 11, 1999.
“I WAS driving home from work Thursday after midnight and ended up stuck in the ditch off Highway 16 outside of Copper Mountain. I would have never gotten my car out, and I didn’t even have a jacket because the weather hadn’t been that bad when I left for work. Before I could even get my phone out of my purse to call for help a stranger in a truck pulled over to make sure I was OK and offered me a ride home. As we were going into my neighborhood the drifts were so big I probably wouldn’t have got through anyway. I have since learned that my saviour that night was Dan Andrews. I ended up not being to get hold of my family when I got home, so I would have been stranded and walking in a pitch black snowstorm. This kind stranger could have very well saved my life.” – Belinda Bee “Our angel is my husband, he kept on top of the snow. We would be stranded if my husband waited for the snow to stop.” – Marlene Robinson “My husband Geoff! he not only kept on top of our snow, but helped our neighbours, and other family and friends around town! his ability to push through being tired, sore, cold, and wet just amazes me. Definitely my hero!” – Shanna Gibson “Our wonderful neighbours Angela Mae VanderBoon, and Jeremy Meek were our heroes Saturday night when they dug out our driveway and front street so we could make it out of our yard and to the highway in case of emergency. We had been stranded on our acreage since Thursday afternoon. Big thank you to them! – Jennifer Keys “Rick McDaniel. I ended up on a snowdrift. After myself and a coworker worked on getting the truck moving for a bit Rick showed up with his truck and blade. He cleared the path a bit, we hooked up a tow rope and he got me moving again! I am sure I was not the only one he helped!” – Tom Keller “My husband was away in camp until Friday night. On Friday morning, our neighbour Trevor Mack came over with their snowblower and cleared our driveway after Thursday’s heavy snowfall. I greatly appreciated that.” – Denise M. Emm “I’d like to thank my neighbour Jack for snowblowing my driveway TWICE for us! Life saver.” – Amber-Lee Nelson “Nelson Furtado helped quite a lot of people with driveways with his bobcat ... also helped many of his neighbours in his area. Big huge heart with his lil bobcat.” – Mandi Campbell
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Terrace Standard
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Snow IN EASILY the single most concentrated snowfall of the past several decades, the blizzard of Feb. 5-6 tested the resolve of Terrace and area residents. Old-timers reached back into their memory banks to recall when so much snow fell in so little amount of time. It was perhaps fortunate that a regularly-scheduled public school noninstructional day of Feb. 6 followed by the Family Day statutory holiday of Feb. 9 combined to keep traffic off of local roads. It seemed that virtually every piece of equipment that could lift, push, shove and haul snow was pressed into service in the effort to keep roads cleared. Neighbours compared notes as to the best way and place to shovel snow so that plow operators pushed as little as possible into windrows at the foot of driveways. Neighbours also helped neighbours shovel. People stopped their vehicles to help others less fortunate who became stuck. Grocery store runs were organized for those who were running low on supplies. Good humour and patience were evident in equal amounts as people coped. Northerners live where they do for any number of reasons – historical, cultural, employment, family. One of those reasons is for the feeling of community and that certainly topped even the most deepest of snowdrifts. ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988
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very winter storm is memorable, often for forcing you to cope with some hazardous predicament. Therefore I greet each one by postponing ladder climbing or cooking anything that could scald me, and carrying penny matches in case of power outage. I try to avoid summoning emergency personnel when rescuers would need snowshoes or a ladder truck to enter my yard. Unique difficulties can still show up. The storm of two weeks ago buried my entire property under a deep, deep layer of snow, made deeper in many places by monumental drifts, with my unplowed driveway sealed off from the street by a snowplow windrow. Over several days after the storm ended, I shovelled a footpath to the walkway gate and dug it out so, if necessary, the gate could be opened. I would let sun thaw the rest. Until one morning I found my front door frozen shut. No amount of prying with a flat screwdriver, heating with a hairdryer, yanking on the knob or bashing the bottom of the door with my
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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI slippered foot broke it free. Meanwhile, my dogs whined on the porch awaiting breakfast. The only solution was to push the door from the outside. But how to reach the outside? I couldn’t phone a neighbour for help; I wouldn’t expect anyone to dress up and make his way through my snowdrifts to give my door a jolt. My house has three exits. Neither of the other two was a good option. Both doors led to a yard buried under great swoops of snow resembling Calgary’s Saddle Dome, in places five
or more feet deep. Morning light made it impossible to gauge the snow’s depth. I knew, though, from my dog’s struggles climbing to a vantage point for watching street traffic that a monster drift waited at the east side of the front porch. Moving west would be the longer route. The height of my windows kept me from seeing terrain within 10 feet of the house. What might await me there? Snow in perimeter shrubbery could be deep or shallow. I couldn’t tell. I concluded whether I went west or east, I’d face deep drifts. Warmly dressed with pant cuffs pulled down over my boot tops, and grasping a corn broom as a walking stick, I stepped out the north door and headed west along the longest wall. A few steps proved I had picked the wrong direction. Instead of sweeping away some snow, the wind had piled drifts higher around that entire end of the house. But as Hamlet said, “To go back were as tedious as to go over.” So on I went. Close up, the snow was uniform depth – almost the
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full length of the broom handle – from the house foundation clear across to the perimeter shrubbery. Hugging the stucco wall for added balance, I slowly proceeded. I realized if anything were to happen to me, for instance a heart attack, my family would never look for me or find me here. They would be unlikely to check for footprints leaving from the back door. And they’d have to step out the door to see my footprints, they were that close to the wall. Half an hour late I’d fed the dogs. I cut a two-foot long strip of acrylic boat topping, strong, paper-thin fabric, added a slit at either end large enough to slip over a doorknob, and hung one end over each doorknob. Besides a safe way to yank open a frozen door, the fabric goes across the latch keeping it in, so the latch cannot freeze preventing turning of the knob. (Incidentally, I learned it’s wise to park my vehicle with space on either side for a Bobcat to plow.) Claudette Sandecki waits for spring in Thornhill, B.C.
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The Mail Bag Education shift isn’t sensible
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PROVINCIAL ADVANCED education minister Andrew Wilkinson announces money for trades equipment at Northwest Community College Feb. 2. But there are worries about other sources of provincial revenue for the college.
Education needs to be free
Dear Sir: Our provincial government, the BC Liberals, talk a lot about skills training and jobs, but our apprenticeship completion rates are dismal. With the BC 2015 budget dropping this month, B.C. needs increased funding to col-
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leges and universities to create access for British Columbians to complete apprenticeships. Now government has proposed plans to cut funding for adult basic education, the very program many students need to enter the trades. This is a total reversal on
the 2007 decision to eliminate tuition fees for adult basic education which was an outcome of the BC government’s Campus 2020 report. This report determined that cost-free upgrading programs is key to providing strong economic future for British Columbia.
Keeping adult basic education free and accessible to British Columbians is an important part of any jobs plan. Steve Verblac, Northwest Community College Students’ Union Chairperson, Terrace, B.C.
Dear Sir: As you may already know, the provincial government is due to release the 2015 budget this month. With the government having forecast a $444 million surplus in November 2014, it has come as a surprise to me that the BC Liberals have proposed further funding cuts to education: this time, to adult high school completion. Until now, the provincial government has funded high school courses offered at colleges and universities to allow students to earn their high school diploma outside of the K-12 system and to complete courses they require to enter their desired programs free of charge. Under the BC Liberals’ new model, colleges and universities must fund high school course offerings independently. In the case of Northwest Community College, this change means that students will be charged tuition for and potentially denied access to the education they need to earn the most basic credential they need to find employment, let alone to enter any of the programs offered at the institution. How can a government that prides itself in a Skills for Jobs blueprint deny its people the education they need to work in any of the job openings created? Reilly Walker, Education Councillor, Northwest Community College, Terrace, B.C.
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When they didn’t listen, we had to act
esidents Advocating for a Sustainable Inclusive Environment (RAfaSIE) is a community advocacy group that was formed when local decision makers ignored issues affecting taxpayers. After countless letters, petitions and presentations to both the Kitimat-Stikine regional district and Terrace city council over the past three years the public felt it was not being heard. Many claimed there was a lack of transparency and dysfunction in our governing bodies. Several groups came forward, including RAfaSIE but regardless of the size of the group, our MLA, councillors and directors ignored many issues and concerns. RAfaSIE is asking the public to raise their voices to demand respectful, representative governance of our resources, environment and tax paying dollars. The issue most prevalent is the local waste plan for the Terrace region. RAfaSIE has identified many shortfalls to recycling,
diversion and dumping plans for the proposed Thornhill landfill transfer site and proposed new landfill at Onion Lake flats – referred incorrectly as the Forceman Ridge landfill site. RAfaSIE has experienced public consultation meetings that were not consultative but instead were informative of what the regional district and city determined were ‘best” for our region. But were they? Many concerns and questions from the public were left unheard or unanswered. RAfaSIE brought the regional district a petition indicating overwhelming support for recycling, re-use and diversion of waste in the region. Wearing “YES we CAN” t-shirts at another presentation, we indicated our desire to support and work with the district in a community-based plan to produce a value added industry around waste re-use and a onestop re-cycling facility. RAfaSIE has read through the engineering reports from the regional district and has identified,
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DIANA PENNER a list of public concerns within the current proposal, we made suggestions to deal with those concerns, which were ignored by the regional district Local Area C Directors advocating for support of taxpayers rights of involvement were out-voted by other area directors and were rendered useless, as the board refused to even second, motions made by
the local representatives to the greater Terrace area. RAfaSIE questioned the environmental concerns and the heavy tax implications proposed in building a new landfill at Onion Lake Flats, but these concerns have not been adequately addressed. Millions of dollars have already been spent on what is called siting projects over the past 20 years by the regional district. The rationale for continuing with the proposed Forceman Ridge landfill project is that it is a done deal. RAfaSIE disagrees. We cannot justify bad decisions with that comment when we know we can do better. We cannot risk environmental damage to the Lakelse watershed, nor to Onion or Clearwater Lakes, nor to the creeks nearby. We cannot condone misrepresentative statements from the regional district such as the Terrace and Thornhill landfills are closing, and then keep open the Thornhill landfill and rename it a transfer site. We cannot condone
unprecedented spending by the regional district under the pretense that the public has no right to say no. Taxpayers are the funders, without us there is no salary for any politician, or their staff. We are not their cash cows! Time for us all to stand up and say “hold on” and demand that our politicians consult us and then spend our money responsibly. Write a letter, send an email, attend a budget meeting or board meeting and hold accountable the people who are your representatives. RAfaSIE is you and we need more of you to be heard through your attendance and involvement. Let’s start this week. RAfaSIE asks the public to join us at the regional district finance meeting where plans to borrow $14.5 million for refuse site projects will be voted on. See you at the regional district office on Lazelle Ave. Feb. 20, 2015, at 5:00 pm. Let’s listen and talk together. Diana Penner speaks for RAfaSIE.
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City recognizes building A LAKELSE AVE. building which was a focal point for dances and entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s has been placed on the city’s community heritage registry. Now the home of Urban Colour on the first floor and a residence on the second floor, the building at 4552 Lakelse Ave. was constructed in 1921 by the Great War Veterans’ Association (GWVA) which, as the name indicates, was an organization made up of veterans of the First World War. “It seems to have served as a community centre. The annual fall fair was held in the building, the first Rotary Christmas dinner, New Year’s Eve dances, basketball games, masquerade balls, meetings, memorial services, a small lending library, and commemorative ceremonies, including Armistice Day,” noted Terrace and District Museum Society curator Kelsey Wiebe of research conducted by reading the newspaper of the period, the Omineca Herald. “Early women’s advocacy was centred around the GWVA: a GWVA Ladies’ Auxiliary operated out of the building, assisting with the creation of a sense of community.” GWVA members, owing to the passage of time and the depression of the 1930s stopped
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BUILT IN 1921, the Lakelse Ave. building containing Urban Colour has been placed on the city’s community heritage registry. paying the dues and, eventually, building mortgage holder O.T. Sundal took over the building, allowing community events to continue. In 1939, the load from an enormous snowfall collapsed the building’s second storey and that floor was removed, converting it into a one-storey structure. It took on a military flavour again during the Second World War when it was converted into apartments for soldiers, highway workers and families, adds Wiebe. In later years it also served as the location for Wilkinson Business Machines. The building is the tenth structure or site to be placed on the heri-
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tage registry. “While our built heritage is limited in Terrace, as a result of its small size prior to the Second World War, and the area’s emphasis on using wood for buildings (a fire-susceptible material), there are still several interesting heritage buildings in the community. Their uniqueness should mean that they should be celebrated and upheld,” said Wiebe. The next heritage
step for the building is to place it on provincial and federal historical registries. A federal historic registry contains three local structures – the former provincial police station on the corner of Lakelse and Kalum, the Kwinitsa railway foreman’s residence on the eastern end of the millennium trail and city founder George Little’s house which is located at the foot of Kalum Ave. downtown.
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City approves splash park proposal CITY COUNCIL has approved a plan by the area’s two Rotary clubs to spend up to $250,000 to construct a children’s splash park in George Little Park. The proposal was first put to council Jan. 26 by the Terrace Rotary Club and Skeena Valley Rotary Club but council delayed a decision until Feb. 10 so its staffers could evaluate the idea and the location for the splash park which will be between 1,500 and 1,700 square feet. It’s to go beside the current playground in the northeast corner of the park. In her report to council, city leisure services director Carmen Didier noted that the idea for a splash park was contained in a 2009 conceptual plan for the park. That plan resulted in re-
moving a large concrete bandshell in the middle of the park and replacing it with a stage and seating area on the park’s southwest corner. Didier added that the splash park design should be blended in with the current children’s playground which was provided by local Kinsmen. “The equipment is 12plus years old and will be due for a renewal project in the next 3-5 years,” Didier said of the playground in her report. She recommended the city have final engineering and design approval. A blend of the playground and splash park would mean that children and parents could remain in one area, she continued.
A preliminary annual maintenance estimate of $1,000 suggested by Rotary officials was increased to $4,000 by Didier after speaking with other municipalities. The design proposed meets the existing water service to the park and drainage would be through a basic rock filtration system with the excess going into the city’s storm sewers, she said. The two Rotary clubs still have to raise all the money needed and have pegged next year to meet that goal and for construction. “It’s going to be central, and a nice gathering place for everybody,” said mayor Carol Leclerc. Some councillors did raise the question of whether other locations were con-
sidered and whether the splash park would reduce the amount of green space at George Little Park. Councillor Michael Prevost raised the issue again Feb. 10, asking “what were the exclusionary criteria for the other existing parks.” “The fact that the Rotary clubs have come to us with this donation, I don’t think we would have been able to consider it,” Didier replied of other potential locations. Councillor Stacey Tyers did argue that the Southside frequently misses out on new recreation facilities and is hindered from participating in uptown facilities because of the challenging pedestrian access. Councillor James Cordeiro did worry about the cost and that by taking on
ownership, repairs would be the city’s responsibility in perpetuity. He also wondered about how much use the facility would get being seasonal in nature. Didier said that the other communities she touched base with all said that their parks were widely used from spring right until the Labour Day long weekend. In the end, there were no recorded no votes to the proposal. Leclerc and two councillors, Brian Downie and Sean Bujtas, all of whom are Rotary members, said they had no trouble in voting. “There’s no personal gain for me and the splash park is a huge advantage for the community. It’s just a wonderful feature to have
in our community so it’s not like I am gaining anything personally out of that,” said Leclerc. Bujtas, who is on the board of the Terrace Rotary Club, said he had been advised at two separate local government conferences that he would not be in a conflict. Downie said he has seen many circumstances where conflict could exist and that this was not one of them. However, councillor James Cordeiro said he would have removed himself from voting had he been a Rotarian. “All I can say is that if I was a member of a service club that had come before council I would step out. It’s a personal decision and up to each person,” said Cordeiro.
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Take off on a farce with TLT
Program improves life after stroke
ON MARCH 9, 2010, Richard Wilson from Prince Rupert had a stroke from a malformation of vessels on the left side of his brain and at that point, his life changed. During his four years of recovery, the family has gone through the many emotions as he moves through his healing journey. Richard says, “A program for stroke survivors is so crucial to have, we went through our struggles blind and we had so much to tell people and wanted to learn from others before us.” Now, stroke survivors in Terrace have this new tool for help and hope: the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Living with Stroke™ program. The program is designed to help stroke survivors and their families improve their quality of life, cope with challenges and connect with others. “The Living with Stroke program is going to help others heal and move forward with their lives,” says Richard. Led by volunteer facilitators and provided free in B.C. communities, the program is made up of eight weekly, two-hour sessions. Weekly topics include impact of stroke, physical changes and keeping active; dealing with emotions and relationships; reducing future risk and nutrition. Facilitator Pat Sloan says, “Having worked with stroke survivors in the communities of Terrace and Kitimat for the past 17 years, the need for this kind of group program has been very clear to me and others on the rehab team. There is so much that stroke survivors can learn from each other.” All stroke survivors and their primary caregiver are welcome to join. Terrace Living with Stroke™ runs on Saturdays from February 21 – April 11 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Terrace Public Library Registration is a must, please call 1-888-4734636. For more information on stroke resources and the program, please see www.heartandstroke.bc.ca/ livingwithstroke.
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BERNARD (JOHN Dafoe) juggles three fiancées, one of which is Gloria (Kristin Douma), in Boeing Boeing. That’s Bertha (Cheryl Spencer), his maid, watching from the background.
TRAVEL BACK to the 1960s when planes were slower and the air hostesses, which flight attendants were called back then, wore fancier outfits with hats and you’re part way there to Boeing Boeing, Terrace Little Theatre’s dinner theatre production playing right now at the golf course. The Marc Camoletti French farce starts with Bernard juggling three fiancées, who are all air hostesses, and thanks to the speed of airplanes, and his maid, who never forgets to change the photographs in the bedroom, he’s always ready for a visit from one at a time. However, when the faster Boeing plane is introduced and the fiancées’ schedules start overlapping, he’s faced all three at the same time. Matchmaking takes over when his old school friend Robert comes to visit and it’s a whirlwind from there. Alan Weston takes his first turn as director and is enjoying his time in charge. “It was so much fun to see who showed up,” he said about the play reading, held last September. After October auditions, all but one of the roles was filled with actors who’ve previously been on stage – Kristin Douma is the newcomer as Gloria, the American air hostess. The rest of the cast is John Dafoe as Bernard, Garnett Doell as Robert, Amy Spencer as Italian air hostess Gabriella, Amy Turner as German air hostess Gretchen and Cheryl Spencer as Bertha the maid, For more details, see City Scene page 11.
Celebrating Robbie Burns
Scottish poet’s birthday brings out haggis, bagpipes and fun THE TERRACE Scottish Country Dancers held their 23rd annual pot luck Robbie Burns’ supper on January 24th with 90 people in attendance. Paul Bjorn piped in the haggis and Jock Halley gave the traditional “Address to the Haggis.” Following a wonderful dinner, Rob MacDonald gave the toast to the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet, who was born on January 25, 1759. Without realizing it, the poetry and lyrics of Robert Burns has touched our lives through such common practices as the singing of Auld Lang Syne on New Year’s Eve. Fans of his poetry are spread all over the world, and each year his birth is celebrated through the hosting of Robbie Burns’ suppers. Tables stacked, and dance floor cleared, the music began. From the gentle harp music of the Inverary Harp Ensemble to the more lively tunes from ‘Mc’Dr Fishy, joining in dances and demonstration of Scottish country dances, the entertainment was enjoyed by all.
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JOCK HALLEY prepares to address the haggis at the Terrace Scottish Country Dancers’ 23rd annual Robbie Burns’ Supper. Standing with him is Cholo Ancheta.
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Toastmasters creates leaders By RANDY NORMAN
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Our membership is 313,000 strong. Members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 14,650 clubs in 126 countries that make up our global network of meeting locations. I am proud to have the privilege to be a part of an organization that enhances the lives of people who desire to be the best they can be. People who choose or by a need have become leaders in the community, in the workplace, in service clubs and the list goes on. And even more importantly, it is an organization that friendships are built on that last for a lifetime. Relationships where mentoring is ongoing and well received, encouraging one another to better themselves in the
skill set they are developing. Being there to support when the challenges arise, sharing tools of the trade to meet those challenges and more. It’s about developing the servant leader; a leader is no leader if they have not walked in the steps of those they are leading. A leader is one who has the skills they have developed to coach, mentor and motivate the team. A leader realizes that without that team. they would not be successful. I have had the privilege of being awarded the Area Governor of the Year in District 21 during the year of 2011. I received this award with pride, not only because of my accomplishment, but because of the district leaders who supported me, the club executives who walked alongside and were successful in their roles. It was a team effort that allowed me to be blessed with an award
Heritage Park Kalum Community School Society Kermode Friendship Society Literacy Terrace Northern Health Northwest Community College Catering School District 82 Skeena Child Care Resource & Referral Success by Six Northwest Terrace Community Literacy Terrace Public Library Terrace Women’s Resource Centre Society UNBC – School of Education Volunteers for their time and enthusiasm
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Special thanks also to the staff and students of Suwilaawks Community School for their welcome and to Decoda Literacy Solutions for their support of community literacy.
RANDY AND Marlene Norman keep track of candidates’ time to speak at the All Candidates Forum late last year. Terrace Little Theatre presents its annual
that I share with all today. I ask you today: Do you want to become a better leader in your service club, a better supervisor, a better professional or business person? Do you want to overcome the fear of standing up in front of
a group to share your vision, your dream or chairing a meeting? Are you filling a position that has been assigned to you that you would not necessarily have chosen, do you want to be the best you can be in that position?
I invite you to check out our local toastmasters club, Terrace Toastmasters. For more information, see the toastmasters website or contact me at mrnorman@citywest.ca or 250-635-2151.
Fax your event to make the Scene at 250-638-8432. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday.
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■■ THORNHILL PUB: KARAOKE Thurs. starting at 8 p.m. Free pool Wed. and Sun. Showing all UFC on 80” TV. Live music Fri. and Sat. Shuttle service provided. ■■ LEGION BRANCH 13: Meat draws every Sat. – first draw at 4:30 p.m. Steak Night is the first Fri. of each month. ■■ GEORGE’S PUB: POOL tournament every Sun. starting at 6 p.m. Poker, Sun. starting at 1 p.m. and Wed., starting at 7 p.m. Thurs. game night, DJ and open until 2 a.m. Fri. and Sat. live weekend entertainment. Karaoke Sun. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Shuttle services weekends. ■■ MT. LAYTON LOUNGE: Open daily 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free pool. Located at Mt. Layton Hotsprings just off Hwy37 South between Terrace and Kitimat. ■■ BEASLEYS MIX: KARAOKE every Fri. night in the Best Western hotel lounge.
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Drama
■■ CALEDONIA DRAMA FESTIVAL Showcase is performances of Red Herring and Nightmare at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at the REM Lee Theatre. Tickets at the door. ■■ TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE presents its annual dinner theatre Marc Camoletti’s Boeing Boeing, directed by Alan Weston, Feb. 20, 21, 27, 28, March 6 and 7 at the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m. and show starts at 8 p.m. No late seating after show starts. Tickets on sale at Uniglobe Courtesy Travel. ■■ UPLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL presents Oliver Twist: the musical under the direction of Robin Hollett, at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 and 21 at the REM Lee Theatre. Suitable for ages five and older. Tickets at Misty River Books and the school.
■■ THE TERRACE ART Gallery presents the annual Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art first and second year students’ exhibition thru Feb. 28. Free. Due to the cancellation of the show’s opening reception due to the snowstorm a closing reception will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 27. Artists and instructors will be in attendance.
■■ DARE TO DREAM Senior Band Concert with special guests is at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the REM Lee Theatre. Admission by donation to the Dare to Dream Foundation. Proud supporter of the band program in school district 82.
■■ CELEBRATE YOUR BREASTS Project is on from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. March 6 at the Terrace Art Gallery. It’s a show to promote awareness, education and dialogue around the issue of breast implants, and ultimately promote self-esteem, self-
■■ ELEMENTARY BAND RETREAT Concert with special guests is at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the REM Lee Theatre. Admission by donation to the Dare to Dream Foundation. Proud supporter of the band program in school district 82.
Music
■■ TERRACE CONCERT SOCIETY presents John Wort Hannam at 8 p.m. March 6 at the REM Lee Theatre. Tickets at George Little House. ■■ JUNO AWARD-WINNING RECORDING artist Tim Neufeld and the Glory Boys bring their ‘Joyride’ tour here from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 6 at the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly. Don’t miss this cross-generational community concert event featuring bluegrass-infused modern worship music! Come out and bring friends! Admission by donation. Contact Sarah 519-589-0678 or sarah@ timneufeldmusic.com.
DINNER THEATRE Marc Camoletti’s
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Tickets $45 at Uniglobe Courtesy Travel (includes dinner & dessert) Doors open for cocktails at 6:30 pm; dinner at 7:00 pm; show at 8:00 pm
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■■ TERRACE COMMUNITY BAND Spring Concert is at 7:30 p.m. March 7 at the REM Lee Theatre.
Fundraiser
■■ 16 CANDLEFISH CELEBRATES 16 years of Dr. Fishy at 8 p.m. March 14 at the REM Lee Theatre. All proceeds to Relay For Life. Tickets at Misty River Books.
Potluck
■■ 30TH ANNIVERSARY MULTICULTURAL Potluck Dinner Feb. 28 at the Terrace Arena Banquet Room. Doors open 4 p.m., dinner at 5 p.m. Bring your favourite international dish, enough to feed a family of four, and your ticket. Bring your own plate, cup and cutlery (optional). A family-friendly event. Put on by the Terrace and District Multicultural Association and Skeena Diversity Society. Tickets on sale at Misty River Books.
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WHAT IS THE CHAMBER? THE TERRACE & District Chamber of Commerce is a “volunteer organization” that: • CONSISTS of business and professional men and women who have joined together to promote the civic, commercial and industrial progress of this community. • IS a politically non-partisan association. • HAS been and will continue to be a major factor in promoting and enhancing the social and economical climate in which we all live and work. • IS affiliated with regional, provincial, and national Chambers of Commerce, which makes it possible for us to voice our concerns to decision - makers at all levels. WHAT DOES the Chamber do? THINK OF the Chamber as a catalyst – a common vehicle through which business, professional and individual men and women work together for the common good of the community. A better community means better business conditions. THE TERRACE & District Chamber of Commerce… • WORKS at creating an economic climate at a level where businesses will risk their resources in hope of making a profit. • UNDERSTANDS that a healthy business community is necessary to produce all the other benefits we enjoy in Terrace. • BELIEVES we will succeed in the fundamental goal. Jobs will be provided and the wealth will be produced to finance the social and cultural attributes that make us so proud of Terrace. • SPEAKS on behalf of business wherever and whenever we are needed. WHO BELONGS to the Chamber? People like you! THE CHAMBER has a complete cross-section of business, industry and professions in the Chamber’s membership. THE CHAMBER has a broad membership that includes large corporations, small business, nonprofit and charity organizations. The Chamber also encompasses individual members with no corporate affiliations. WHY SHOULD I join the Chamber? JOIN THE Chamber to make your voice stronger. Every day another pressure group emerges, dedicated to or defending its own special cause. Our Chamber has a long and proud history of community dedication and involvement to the business community. WE NEED each other… THE CHAMBER’S mandate is to be a strong voice for business and HAS BEEN since September 27, 1927. YOUR MEMBERSHIP dollars and involvement are what is required to continue making the Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce an active organization and a strong voice in our community. BEING A member means you have access to all
the Chamber benefits, information and services. BENEFITS OF Chamber Membership • BUSINESS Networking…provides the opportunity to make business contacts and make new acquaintances – Chamber Luncheons, Annual General Meetings, Trade Shows, Golf Tournaments, Business Excellence Awards, Seminars and Workshops. • Distinguished Speakers…The Chamber actively recruits high profile business, professional and political leaders to address the membership at luncheons and dinners providing another means of information and education to its members. • Committee Involvement…The work of the Chamber is accomplished through various committees (who advise the Board of Directors) involving many volunteers from a diversity of backgrounds in the business and professional community; involvement in these committees is a rewarding experience. • Group Insurance Plan…Small business can optimize the cost of insurance, medical & dental coverage through the mass purchasing power of the Chamber • Benefits…Merchants’ Visa, MasterCard, Vehicle Gasoline/Propane/Diesel discounts, Online Payroll Services to name a few. • Meetings…Meetings, Seminars and Workshops – designed to inform and educate members in every aspect of business including taxation, new business trends, finance export, economic forecasts, political issues, etc…. • Communication…website, newsletters, email blasts to keep you a breast of what is happening in Chamberland. • Government Relations & Lobby…The voice of the business community is represented at local, provincial and federal government levels through the Chamber of Commerce • WorldHost… highly regarded customer service program …..Northwest Training is the organization that facilitates this training on behalf of the Terrace Chamber. • Business after Hours…a networking program that individual businesses capitalize on by inviting Chamber members to their business after hours to enjoy refreshments and fellowship. Think of your dues as an investment. Your return is the continued growth and prosperity of our community. The membership dues (which are tax deductible under business expenses) amount to only a few pennies a day…such a small amount that you can’t afford not to belong. If you have any questions, or would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 250-635-2063, I hope to hear from you in the near future. Yours truly, Carol Fielding Executive Director, Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce
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A Message from our President – Janice Shaben Welcome to Chamber Week! On behalf of the Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce we are pleased to have this opportunity to provide an annual update to our membership and community. In May of 2014 at our Annual AGM we selected our new board and I’m pleased to introduce the following volunteers to our board, Janice Shaben, President Lael McKeown, Director Steve Dotto, Director John Ryan, Director Val Gauvin, Director Loralie Thomson, Director Bert Husband, Director Rich Toomey, Director Appointed after the AGM is Sherri Disney, Director
We continue to host monthly luncheons so that members have the opportunity to network and learn firsthand about the upcoming events and opportunities. We also welcome non-members to join us for a chance to see more about what the Chamber is all about, so please feel free to bring a guest! We are always busy in Chamberland with our two big annual events. The annual spring 2014 Business Expo was well attended with over 90 exhibitors & over 4000 attendees participating. This year’s show dates are April 17 & 18 and from early indications it will be a great show. For our 2015 show we are adding a career fair aspect, whereby we are asking our vendors to use this opportunity to identify their needs and for our attendees to come prepared with resumes & or business cards to share with perspective employers. The 2015 show package for general sales will be released in early March. The 2014 show was a very successful event, so plan to book early so not to be disappointed. The Business Excellence Awards as always is a hugely successful event and one where we are honored to showcase our community stars in over 14 categories. Thanks to our sponsors, nominators & nominees, without your participation we would not be able to host this dynamic event! In May 2014 our Executive Director, Carol Fielding attended the BC Chamber AGM, this is an annual event that brings together all the Chambers across the province, both staff & volunteers meet to discuss issues they currently are facing and also to participate in the policy debate & approval process. Annually there are hundreds of policies that are passed and these are then composed into a manual that all sitting MLA’s receive a copy of. If you are interested in having a look at these policies they can be found on the BC Chamber website link http://www.bcchamber. org/advocacy/policy.html In 2014 we also saw the launch of our new & very improved website www. terracechamber.com, exciting features are the membership directory, where our members are able to input their logos and build their profiles to showcase their businesses. The other exciting feature is the ‘events’ calendar. I invite you to take a few moments to check out these great new features. You will also find our membership package which has many cost saving benefits and business development ideas and it is available to anyone interested in becoming a member of the Chamber. Your Business. Your Voice. Your Chamber.
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February 16, 2015, marks the beginning of Chamber of Commerce Week, an opportunity for Chambers of Commerce across British Columbia to showcase their hard work on behalf of business communities across the province. This year, Chambers are celebrating the theme of “Leadership in Action” – a theme which highlights the leadership Chambers bring to their business communities, working hard to enhance B.C. as a business-friendly jurisdiction with strong opportunities for all British Columbians. And this leadership delivers results. Following on B.C. Chambers’ active advocacy, the federal and provincial governments working in partnership were able to deliver a significant win for B.C.’s businesses: the launch Corporate of the Canada Job GrantDesign in B.C. anDritz autoMation Thanks to the hard work of Chambers in B.C., working closely with a responsive government, employers will be able to apply for up $10,000 in training funds. The Canada Job Grant, funded by the Government of Canada and administered by the Province of B.C., is an innovative costsharing program that helps employers offset the cost of training for new or current employees. And that’s just one of many positive changes that the Chamber network has led for B.C. businesses. Among many areas of impact, B.C.’s Chambers have been a key voice: • encouraging balanced budgets at all levels of government; • continuing to call for solutions to B.C.’s skills gap; and • encouraging municipalities to actively support local economic development. As members of the BC Chamber of Commerce, Chambers throughout the province are part of B.C.’s most extensive business policy development process. This process brings B.C. businesses’ innovative ideas and on-the-ground insights to B.C.’s decision makers, and helps shape an ever more business-friendly province. Chamber network policies span from fiscal and tax policy to infrastructure to industry-specific issues. For over 80 years the Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce has been the active voice of business in the community. Our ongoing lobbying efforts are directed toward all levels of government on both current issues and future development opportunities. We represent businesses both large and small, as well as non-profit organizations and home based businesses. We’re united in our common goal of improving the business climate and providing tangible benefits for our members. The Chamber provides an opportunity for those people who create local jobs and drive the local economy to work with government and the public to build a better community. The provincial Chamber acts as an umbrella organization to lobby the provincial government on issues of mutual concern to all chambers, and the Canadian Chamber serves a similar role at a national level. The chamber speaks for the business community at public hearings, to the media and behind closed doors. The Chamber is “the voice of business.” Why join the Chamber? It seems clear now that there are far more reasons to join a chamber than there are not to. In the long run however, whether you join to have an impact in your community, or to gain more direct benefits, it seems that belonging to the Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce is simply good business. So as B.C. celebrates Chamber Week, don’t miss the opportunity to contact Carol at the Terrace Chamber 250-635-2063 to find out more about becoming a member of the Terrace Chamber or visit our new website www.terracechamber.com for more information.
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Canucks to pay visit CITY COUNCIL dipped into a $20,000 discretionary account called “council unbudgeted” at its Feb. 10 meeting to help finance an appearance later this year by a number of Vancouver Canucks alumni. And it did so in approving a Terrace Peaks Gymnastic Club request for $2,765 in the form of waived rental fees for the arena and banquet room. On Sept. 26 the club wants to bring up the Vancouver Canucks alumni team for a money raising event that will sponsor new equipment for the club’s Thornhill gym facilities. “This fundraiser is huge to revitalize the facility and with this help from the city we will be able to be in a good position to make this game happen like a mini Hockeyville so to speak,” said club representative Ron Bee to council of the 2009 event which featured an exhibition game between the Canucks and the New York Islanders.
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WEARING AN old Todd Bertuzzi No. 44 jersey, Terrace Gymnastics Club representative Ron Bee was successful in securing city help for a visit by Vancouver Canucks alumni this fall. The Canucks alumni team will boast four players from the 1994 team that made it to the Stanley Cup finals. It lost to the New York Rangers. The discretionary account is meant for requests from community groups for assistance throughout the year.
Appointments made
MAYOR CAROL Leclerc has made her final appointments of councillors to various committees and groups. Sean Bujtas will sit on the Terrace Community Forest Corporation profit distribution committee (he joins councillor Lynne Christiansen who was already selected). And councillor Stacey Tyers will sit on the city’s housing committee which looks at ways to expand various types of housing.
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Stand up against bullying…
bullying. 60% of the time, bullying stops in less than 10 seconds when someone steps in (Kids Help Phone).
use • Academic problems and increased school dropout rate • Aggression • Sexual harassment and dating aggression • Gang involvement and criminal adulthood • Difficulties in their relationships with others • Being bullied at the hands of others
• If you feel it’s safe to do so, tell the bully to stop. • Find friends/students/youth or an adult who can help stop it. • Befriend the person being bullied and lead them away from the situation. • Report it to a teacher or school staff. • Fill out an anonymous letter and drop it off to a teacher or any adult you trust.
Bullying and the Law
On Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 be sure to wear your Pink Shirt Day t-shirt and say ENOUGH to bullying! This special day takes place in schools, workplaces, and neighbourhoods across the nation, and features individuals like you bringing awareness to the cause. The goal of the Pink Shirt Day campaign is to raise $300,000 to fund local anti-bullying programs and you can be a part of this amazing campaign!
Bullying and Cyberbullying Bullying Bullying happens when there is an imbalance of power; where someone purposely and repeatedly says or does hurtful things to someone else. Bullying can occur one on one or in a group(s) of people. There are many different forms of bullying: ◼ Physical bullying (using your body or objects to cause harm): includes hitting, punching, kicking, spitting or breaking someone else’s belongings. ◼ Verbal bullying (using words to hurt someone): includes name calling, put-downs, threats and teasing. ◼ Social bullying (using your friends and relationships to hurt someone): includes spreading rumours, gossiping, excluding others from a group or making others look foolish or unintelligent. This form of bullying is most common among girls (Canadian Children’s Rights Council).
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Cyberbullying Cyberbullying involves the use of communication technologies such as the Internet, social networking sites, websites, email, text messaging and instant messaging to repeatedly intimidate or harass others. Cyberbullying includes: • Sending mean or threatening emails or text/instant messages. • Posting embarrassing photos of someone online. • Creating a website to make fun of others. • Pretending to be someone by using their name. • Tricking someone into revealing personal or embarrassing information and sending it to others. Cyberbullying affects victims in different ways than traditional bullying. It can follow a victim everywhere 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from school, to the mall and all the way into the comfort of their home - usually safe from traditional forms of bullying.
Impacts Over time, youth who are bullied or bully others find their own ways of dealing with it. While some victims/bullies may become depressed and begin to withdraw socially, others react aggressively and turn to violence. Dangers for Children and Adolescents Who Are Bullied: • Depression • Social anxiety, loneliness, isolation • Stress related health problems (e.g., headaches, stomach aches) • Low self esteem • School absenteeism and academic problems • Aggressive behaviours • Contemplating, attempting, or committing suicide Dangers for Children and Adolescents Who Bully Others: • Not knowing the difference between right and wrong • Delinquency and substance
Bullying can be a traumatic experience, and some forms of bullying can even be considered illegal. These include: • Threats - whether done face to face, online, over the phone or through text messaging. • Assaults - including pushing, tripping, slapping, hitting or spitting. • Theft of personal items - like a backpack, books, electronic devices, etc. • Harassment - repeated tormenting online, with texts, phone calls and/or emails. • Sexual Exploitation - sharing videos or photos with nudity of people under 18. • Hate crime - bullying based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, etc. For all of these criminal offences, it is important to notify your local police detachment or report it to CYBERTIP.CA. Based on the available information, police will decide if an investigation is warranted and whether charges may be laid.
Adults If you know or think that a child is a victim of bullying... • Talk to them - Let them know that they can trust you and that they shouldn’t deal with bullying alone. • Help them: • document the bullying; • report unwanted text messages to their tele phone service provider, or cyberbullying to social media sites; • report the bullying to school administrators; and • report criminal offences, such as threats, as saults, harassment and sexual exploitation to the local police detachment.
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Gov’t returns money to couple A COUPLE involved in a civil forfeiture case in which money was the item to be forfeited is the first case here to get part of it back. Darrell Genaille and Desiree Bolton, who argued that they should get back the total amount of $21,480 that police seized while executing a search warrant for alleged drug trafficking in cocaine on their residence in April 2013, will get half of it, $10,740 returned with any interest, by order of a judge of the supreme court in a consent order signed by the lawyer for the BC Civil Forfeiture Office and Genaille and Bolton. On April 10, 2013, Terrace RCMP executed a search warrant in the 4600 block of Davis Ave. and seized drugs, drug paraphernalia, weapons, cell phones, and an amount of money, said police at that time. Charges of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking against a 35-year-old woman from Gitaus and a 40-year-old man from Terrace were forwarded to Crown, said police at that time. Crown prosecutors did not approve the charges, but police asked the BC Civil Forfeiture Office for forfeiture of the seized money; later said to be $21,380 in Canadian currency and $100 in American currency. Civil forfeiture office lawyer Michael Lawless said some people are granted relief from forfeiture based on the facts of the case and referred instead to the consent order to answer why. According to section 6 of the Civil Forfeiture Act, relief from forfeiture can be done if “a court determines that the forfeiture of property or the whole or a portion of an interest
in property under this act is clearly not in the interests of justice, the court may...grant relief from forfeiture... if a party to the proceedings...proves both of the
following: “She or he did not... acquire the property as a result of unlawful activity committed by the party [and] he she or he was the rightful owner
of the property before the unlawful activity occurred and was deprived of possession or control of the property by means of the unlawful activity, acquired the
property for fair value after the unlawful activity occurred and did not know and could not reasonably have known at the time of the acquisition that the property
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Tahltan hope to build a new relationship THE TAHLTAN Nation Development Corporation has added another company to its lengthy list of cooperative business relationships. A memorandum of understanding with Oregon-based transportation company Omega Morgan will lead to an expansion of services on Tahltan territory in northwestern B.C., says development corporation chief executive officer Garry Merkel. Omega Morgan specializes in unique transportation requirements ranging from moving bridges to highly-sensitive computer and other equipment. “They offer a very specialized service and we think with potential developments in our territory, there’s an opportunity there,” said Merkel. “This memorandum is our first stage of our business relationship and as we evolve and grow with it we see it as adding to our suite of services.” Omega Morgan has yet to work in Tahltan territory but it has done one job in the northwest – and that is moving equipment and providing specialized equipment for decommissioning of sections of Rio Tinto Alcan’s old aluminum smelter at Kitimat.
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Growth help promoted A MARCH 6-7 conference in Prince Rupert is intended to provide practical advice for small businesses in the area. The Northwest Growth Conference is framed around the improving regional economy and how local businesses can take advantage. One scheduled speaker, Clemens Rettich, will also be available for free coaching for registered attendees of the conference being held at the North Coast Meeting
and Convention Centre and the Crest Hotel. No two businesses, target markets, or industries are the same so being strategic about where marketing dollars are spent has real impact on the bottom line is the theme of Rettich’s presentation. Various Prince Rupert business promotion agencies, including Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest, are hosting the conference.
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TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Omega Morgan, which helped move massive aluminum-producing equipment from Rio Tinto Alcan’s old smelter at Kitimat (pictured above), wants to establish a foothold in the region through the Tahltan Native Development Corporation. The memorandum with Omega is the development corporation’s 29th signing of a business relationship ranging from initial memorandums all the way to full-blown business partnerships. “We have a fairly solid reputation with people and with businesses in our territory,” said Merkel. “We want to establish relationships with businesses who share our values and goals.”
Permit approved CITY COUNCIL has approved a liquor permit for the Falcon Work Camp at the Skeena Industrial Development Park. The 200-400 person camp will house workers who would build a natural gas pipeline to feed the planned Kitimat LNG plant. The city did ask for comment beforehand and received a letter from the RCMP stating that police had no concerns with the planned open hours of 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. One letter from a local resident, Kirsten McCleary, said “workers deserve to have a beer after work if they desire. I have no problem.” But another writer, Greer Kaiser, opposed the permit approval, saying she’s had bad experiences with passengers at Northwest Regional Airport. “Every single flight I have been on either coming or going to Terrace in the last 2.5 years has been riddled with intoxicated camp workers,” wrote Kaiser, adding there’s been foul language and misogyny. Councillor Sean Bujtas spoke to Kaiser’s concerns, saying that the planned open hours of the lounge, means that such unfortunate conflicts wouldn’t arise very often because outgoing flights from the Northwest Regional Airport generally don’t happen during those hours. Falcon applied to the provincial liquor branch for the permit early last year but the city requires that it be consulted first, leading to its request for comments.
The Tahltan Nation Development Corporation is the economic development arm of the Tahltan people and its activities are regarded as a demonstration of Tahltan use of its traditional territory. Headquartered in Dease Lake, the corporation’s list of business relationships includes companies providing drilling services, ones providing food and camp catering services and helicopter services.
Just late last year, the development corporation signed an agreement with Pacific Coastal Airlines which it hopes will result in chartered flights into Dease Lake from Vancouver and other parts of the province. Merkel said the corporation’s intent is to smooth out employment, avoiding the boom and bust of traditional economic development cycles in the region.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS FEBRUARY 18 - 22 – BC’s Heritage Week continues celebrating “Main Street: At the Heart of the Community.” If you have photos of Lakelse Avenue throughout the years (especially from the 1950s to 1990s), please share them with Heritage Park Museum for display in participating downtown storefronts and in social media. If you like, photos can be scanned and the original copy returned to you. FEBRUARY 18 – Relay for Life 2015 next team rally is from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Relay is already signing up teams and individuals with an early bird special on registration price when people register before March 1. Their names will also be put in for a prize draw. This year’s theme is “Relaying through the Decades” with prizes awarded for best costume, team spirit and best decorated tent. Teams are asked to have games from a decade at their tent. Terrace and area residents raised more than $141,00 last year and are looking to top that this year. FEBRUARY 19 – As the final event of Heritage Week, everyone is invited to the Kerby Memorial Plaque Unveiling at 2 p.m. at Heritage Park Museum. Following the short ceremony, guests will be invited to share stories and memories about Mamie and Fred Kerby and their exceptional contributions to Heritage Park Museum. Tea and baking will be served in the Dance Hall. FEBRUARY 20, 21 – Hobiyee 2015 is two days of celebration at the Gingolx Memorial Centre in Gingolx (Kincolith). This year’s theme is “Honouring our Grandmothers.” For more details, contact Christine at christine.barton@ gingolx.net or Arlene at arle_linc@yahoo.ca. FEBRUARY 21 – The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Living with Stroke program, designed to help stroke survivors and their families improve their quality of life, cope with challenges and connect with others, starts at 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Terrace Public Library and continues with eight weekly sessions. Free. All stroke survivors and their primary caregiver are welcome to join. Registration is a must so please call 1-888473-4636. For more on stroke resources and the program, go to heartandstroke.bc.ca/ livingwithstroke. FEBRUARY 21 – Terrace Regional Historical Society welcomes the public to a Heritage Week celebration of Main Street. Live music, refreshments and good company from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Bring your stories and photos about the history of Lakelse Ave. and the businesses, churches and people who lived and worked there. For more details,
call Elaine at 250-635-1771. FEBRUARY 28 – Terrace Toastmasters invites you to its all access open house from 11:45 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the fireside room at the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly. Meet the 2015 executive, get your questions answered and learn why toastmasters is #1 in communication and leadership training. Light snacks and refreshments provided. To reserve your seat, please RSVP by February 26th to Janine Wilson, vice-president of public relations at 250-615-8187. FEBRUARY 28 – The BC Seniors Games Society Zone 10 membership meeting at 1 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. New members always welcome.
PSAS QI GONG TO start February 16: Improve your balance and reduce stress with Xi Gong Yoga and instructor Cheri Reidy. Half-hour of yoga then light healthy refreshments Mondays at 10 a.m. at Ksan Place (101-2812 Hall Street, southside). Drop-in fee, everyone welcome. For more info or to register, call Char at 250-6352654 or email char@ksansociety.ca. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP for the families, friends and caregivers of people living with any mental illness is held from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the last Wednesday of every month, excluding December, July and August at Suite 210 – 4546 Park Ave. (above Trigo’s Shoe Store). Free. For more details, call Noreen at 250-635-8206 or terrace@bcss.org. SPOTS ARE STILL available for Seniors S-TR-E-T-C-H at Ksan Place Thursday mornings. People 55+ enjoy a different half-hour demo lesson every Thursday, then head to our kitchen to make delicious, inexpensive snacks. Interested in attending? Call or email Char at 250-635-2654 or char@ksansociety.ca. Willing to provide a half-hour lesson in dance, exercise or sport? Please contact Char! Seniors cooking group with full meal scratch-cooking also has spots available – sign up for one or both! THE TERRACE CHURCHES’ Food Bank will continue to be open for distribution from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from February 1819 in the Dairy Queen basement. If your last name begins with the letters Q to Z come on Wednesday. Anyone missed can come on Thursday. Please bring identification for yourself and your dependants, who must be living at your address. You will need proof of address with current street address on it, such as rent receipt, hydro, gas or utility bill, phone or cable bill. READING WITH OLLIE in 2015: Interested
in having your young reader, ages five and up, practise in a low-stress and super fun environment? Sign up for Wednesday sessions with Ollie – Terrace Public Library’s Reading Education Assistance Dog, (R.E.A.D.)! Program runs thru February 11 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Please register in advance, in person or by phone, 250-635-8177. KIMMUNITY ANGELS SOCIETY works to promote quality of life for seriously ill individuals and their families by providing financial assistance for medical treatment, medical expenses and equipment or supplies. All funds raised stay within our community. Getting involved can be volunteering at fundraisers, challenging family, friends and businesses to get involved or meet or exceed your donation, raising funds and spreading the word about what we do. For more details, contact give@ kimmunityangelssociety.ca. NORTHWEST BC METIS meet the third Wednesday of the month (except July and August) at 7 p.m. room 306, 4536 Park Ave. Everyone welcome. For more details call 6381199 or Beverly at 635-6864 or terracemetis@ ymail.com. THE SALVATION ARMY holds Toonie Wednesdays every first and third Wednesday of the month – all clothing is $2. All children’s clothing $2 or less is half price. TERRACE TOASTMASTERS MEETS the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in Room #404 of the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly with meetings beginning at 7 p.m. If you’d like to build self-confidence and improve your leadership and communication skills in a fun and interactive setting with like-minded individuals, consider joining Toastmasters for the 2014-2015 season. For more information, please call Ralph at 250-638-1905, Janine at 250-615-8187 or find us online at www.terracetoastmasters.com. THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY of BC offers a Family Caregiver Support Group in Terrace, a free monthly group providing education, information, sharing common experiences, practical tips, strategies and emotional support, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at Northwest Integrative Healthcare Centre (4724 Lazelle Ave.). To register, call Lana 635-0980. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP for the families, friends and caregivers of people living with any mental illness is held from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the last Wednesday of every month, excluding December, July and August at Suite 210 – 4546 Park Ave. (above Trigo’s Shoe Store). Free. For more details, call Noreen at 250-635-8206 or terrace@bcss.org.
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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Mallori Neveah-Lee Grace McKay Date & Time of Birth: Feb. 2, 2015 @ 6:52 a.m. Weight: 10 lbs. 4 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Chantelle & Allan McKay “New sister for Tegan Is.A.Belle” Baby’s Name: Lucas Oikawa Shirey Date & Time of Birth: Jan. 30, 2014 @ 8:03 a.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 10 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Yuka Wolfe & Brian Shirey “New brother for Michelle & Alexander” Baby’s Name: Talina Jade Chaney Mason-George Date & Time of Birth: Jan. 22, 2015 @ 1:08 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 7 oz. Sex: Female Parents: A. Tiffany Mason & A. Thomas George “New sister for Keianna,Brianna,Norah Jane,Alexandria,Troy,Djraven & Devin”
Baby’s Name: Madison Adelle Anderson Date & Time of Birth: Jan. 21, 2015 @ 11:25 p.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 6 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Kali & Matt Anderson “New sister for Cohen” Baby’s Name: Carter Raymond Henry Davis Azak Date & Time of Birth: Jan. 19, 2015 @ 12:35 a.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 15 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Roseanne Davis & Sam Azak “New brother for Riley, Clarrissa, & Emily” Baby’s Name: Isabella Marie McCallum/ Sahaphandchalerm Date & Time of Birth: Jan. 12, 2015 @ 4:33 a.m. Weight: 10 lbs. 9 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Mary McCallum & Tom Sahaphandchalerm “New sister for Maria”
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Petition aims to block parole eligibility for ‘90s stabbing killer AN ONLINE petition started by the family of a woman murdered here in 1998 opposing parole for her killer has gathered more than 1,400 signatures. Linda LeFranc’s family has also placed hard copy petitions in stores in both Terrace and Kitimat in hopes of preventing Christopher Maurice Alexander from being given day and full parole at a hearing scheduled for April. He has, however, already been given a number of temporary passes since first becoming eligible following his murder conviction and subsequent life sentence, a circumstance that has consistently been opposed by LeFranc’s family over the years. Previous applications for parole have been denied by the National Parole Board and LeFranc’s family has appeared at the hearings and has submitted written statements opposing the attempts. Alexander, 17 at the time of the murder,
broke into LeFranc’s Southside townhouse in the early morning hours of Dec. 9, 1998, stabbing LeFranc, then 36, 83 times with a hunting knife. LeFranc’s sevenyear-old daughter was in the home at the time. “Our intent is not to exploit or sensationalize Linda’s death but to justify our extreme concern and continued position that Christopher Alexander remains a serious threat to public safety and should never be released,” reads a portion of a statement written by Anita Johnstone, a sister to LeFranc, which is posted as part of the online petition. Alexander has spent the last years in a Fraser Valley federal facility. In her statement, Johnstone said experts who have assessed Alexander indicate he has a moderate risk of reoffending. “Confirming our fears, these professionals reported that even within federal corrections facilities, Alex-
ander ‘could not’ be rehabilitated,” Johnston wrote. “To have lost a loved one through such a violent crime for simply the “thrill of the kill”, is difficult enough, to accept such a criminal being released and living amongst us, is unimaginable.” Alexander was found guilty of LeFranc’s murder and sentenced to life in prison at a trial here in 2002. He was arrested in Dec. 1999 after an extensive RCMP investigation that employed undercover police who first gained Alexander’s confidence in order to get him to talk about LeFranc’s death. The technique used by RCMP officers is commonly called “Mr. Big” in which an officer poses as the leader of a criminal gang seeking to enlist their suspect but only after that person provides details of criminal activity in order to demonstrate they should be part of the gang. It has been heavily criticized by defence
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2015-2016, 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 PROPOSED SCHOOL CALENDARS PUBLIC FEEDBACK REQUESTED Coast Mountains Board of Education School District 82 is seeking public feedback regarding the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 20172018 Proposed School Calendars. An all-partner consultative School Calendar Committee was formed by the Board of Education in March 2014 with a mandate to guide the development of an ongoing plan for school calendars over the next three years. Details regarding the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 Proposed School Calendars are available on the Coast Mountains School District website at www.cmsd.bc.ca. Public feedback is welcomed by February 24, 2015, by completing the School Calendar Survey (link available on the school district website) or by forwarding your comments by email to carole.gagnon@cmsd.bc.ca, by fax to 1-888-290-4786, or drop off/mail to: Coast Mountains Board of Education School District 82 3211 Kenney Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 3E9 A summary of all responses and feedback received will be reviewed by the Board of Education. The 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 20172018 Proposed School Calendars will then be considered at the Regular (Public) Meeting of the Board to be held on March 11, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. at the Board of Education Office. For further information, please contact Carole Gagnon, Executive Assistant at the Board of Education Office (250) 638-4401 or 1-855635-4931, Ext. 4401. 3211 Kenney Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 3E9 Tel. (250) 635-4931 or 1-855-635-4931 local 4401 . Fax 1-888-290-4786 . www.cmsd.bc.ca
Linda LeFranc lawyers and the Supreme Court of Canada in 2014 set new standards by which information from Mr. Big operations should be considered. Alexander was originally charged with first degree murder and convicted of the lesser second degree murder charge after 16 hours of deliberation by a jury. Alexander lived in a neighbouring townhouse to LeFranc whose hometown was Kitimat. The petition can be found at http://chn. ge/1I588aU.
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TERRACE TO KITIMAT TRANSMISSION PROJECT PUBLIC MEETINGS BC Hydro is planning to replace the transmission line between Terrace and Kitimat, which is reaching the end of its useful life. We have now selected our preferred option for carrying out this project, which is to build a new line along the west side of the Kitimat Valley. This decision was based on environmental, archaeological, design, cost and other studies, as well as feedback received during consultation with First Nations, local governments and interested members of the public. You are invited to attend a public meeting to find out more about the preferred option and the next steps BC Hydro will take in carrying out this project. Terrace Tuesday March 3 Best Western Hotel Skeena Room 4553 Greig Ave Agenda Drop-in open house: Presentation/Q&A:
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For when we too must part with our loved ones, as our Heavenly home awaits You will be waiting for us at those pearly gates To see your smiling face and feel your warm embrace Just to be in the presence of your elegance and grace You haven’t really left us, we’ll never be apart You have just gone deeper, into the depths of our heart For a soul with a spirit as wonderful as our Mother, will never really be gone With all of your children, tucked under your Angel wings again, you live on There are no words that could ever express how much you are deeply loved and missed. A most kind and gentle soul at rest, A Mother like no other, Grand Mother, Great Grand Mother, Mother In Law, Wife, Sister, Aunt and Friend
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ETHNIC INDIAN COOKS Haryana’s in Terrace, BC is looking for 2 ethnic Indian cooks. The following job duties are required for this job Prepare and cook individual dishes and foods. Ensure quality of food and determine size of food portions. Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food. Supervise kitchen staff and helpers. Work with specialized cooking equipment. Clean kitchen and work area. Know how to make all the different type of Indian curries served on our menu. Specialize in preparing and cooking ethnic cuisine and special dishes. Wages: $12.50 per hour. Apply with resume to: reelinn77@gmail.com No phone calls please
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Maintenance Person Maple Estates, a 36-unit senior strata complex located in Terrace, BC is seeking an independent contractor to perform routine seasonal exterior maintenance under the direction of the Strata Council on an as-required basis; e.g. cleaning gutter, staining fences, replacing exterior light bulbs etc. Experience in building trades or mechanical work is an asset for performing minor maintenance as required. Must be able to climb ladders and move semiheavy objects. This work would be well suited for a retired or semi-retired individual. Hourly contract rate will be dependent on the relevant skill set and duties performed. Closing date for applications Feb. 22, 2015. Mail your expression of interest to Unit #15, 3404 Adam Street, Terrace B.C. V8G0H2, or email to: clarkeev@telus.net
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ETZERZA CONTRACTING 2 tandem axle dump trucks & 322 cat excavator hourly rate negotiable, no job too big or to small, now serving Terrace/Kitimat/Rupert area. If you can load it we can haul it... kevetzerza@yahoo.ca Cell 250-9817535, 250-635-0366
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Purebred yellow & black lab puppies. Great family dogs. Dewormed & ready for loving homes. $650 250-975-0299
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Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antiques, Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 Local
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JOURNEYPERSON CARPENTER and finishing carpenter are available for new construction and renovation. 250849-5289
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Terrace Terrace Standard Standard  Wednesday, Wednesday,February February18, 18,2015 2015
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FOR SALE BY OWNER FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT MARKUS AT
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4921 Keith Ave., Terrace, B.C.
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Business for Sale DVD RENTAL business. Selling due to illness. Fully stocked $5500 obo. 250-542-0743 www.tigressevideoretals.mydvd kiosks.net
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Apt/Condo for Rent Summit Square APARTMENTS 1 & 2 Bedroom Units
• Quiet & Clean • No Pets • Close to Wal-Mart • Laundry Facilities • Close to Schools & Hospital • On Bus Route • Security Entrance • On site Caretaker • Basketball, Volleyball & Racquetball Courts • 24hr Video Surveillance Ask for Monica Warner
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AVAIL NOW. Furnished microhomes for rent. 1-2 bdrm/ one bath. $1150./mo. inclds utils. Call (250)432-9690.
2010 CHEV Silverado 85,700 Kms, 6.0 Liter Vortec - 6 speed automatic, tow package - brake controller, A/C, power windows/locks, Tonneau package, security system/Onstar, extending heated mirrors, all vinyl floor - no carpet. Asking $27,000 OBO (250) 691-1641
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Rental unit avail. by lease March 1, 2015. Single family dwelling Thornhill bench near golf course $1,400/mo + damage deposit + utilities + maintenance of yard & driveway. Quite neighborhood. 1.5 bath, full sundeck, N/G fireplace, F/S, W/D, garbage collection are incl. N/S, N/D, N/P. Professionals preferred. Only applic. meeting the reqd. listed need apply to 250-6357575 leave a message.
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Worker accommodations, fully stocked & ready to go! Attn. workers looking for upscale rentals. 2 bdrm basement suite in newly build home. Fully Furnished & stocked. Includes all utilities, internet & full satellite tv. Perfect for management or executives coming to town Excellent ref req $2,500 250-615-2597 terry_laurie@telus.net
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Upper condos 3 bdrm. & 2 bath or lower condos 2 bdrm. & 2 bath with carport. All new appliances included. Asking
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Commercial Properties for Lease Offices, Warehouses and Retail Spaces 4635 Lakelse Ave – 2900 sq. ft. Prime location store front in the Safeway Mall 103 – 2905 Kenny – 1735 Sq Ft Offices, reception, boardroom and storage 3234 Kalum St – 2500 sq. ft. High visibility downtown office or professional space
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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Mines Act: Notice of Application for a New Permit Approving the Mine Plan and Reclamation Program for the West Wedeene Aggregate Project Take notice that North Coast Road Maintenance Ltd. has filed with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) Smithers and the Chief Inspector of Mines, pursuant to Part 10.2.1 of the Health and Safety Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia, a proposed mine plan together with a program for the protection and reclamation of the land and water courses related to the proposed West Wedeene Aggregate Project located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF BOWBYES CREEK, RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 19.99 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS by Kitimat, BC. The Lands File for this application is 6408652 and the Mines File is 1650861. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines at PO Box 5000 - 3726 Alfred Ave. Smithers BC VOJ 2NO. Comments will be received by MEM up to March 22, 2015. MEM may not be able to consider comments received after this date.
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Avail. imm. - one bdrm suite completely furnished includes linen, dishes, Satellite TV, covered patio, Security system, laundry, built in vacuum, dishwasher, and storage. THIS IS A VERY NICE MODERN SUITE with Country Living. I AM LOOKING FOR A CLEAN QUIET PERSON, NO SMOKING AND NO PETS. $1000/month + D.D (1/2 of lst months rent)CALL 250-6351355 BEFORE 9:00 P.M.
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BOAT-TOPS and frames and boat top repairs , recovering of Snowmobile, ATV & H.D. equipment seats by Satellite Vinyl-Fabrics and Canvas works. 4520 John’s Rd Terrace BC, Ph 250-635-4348
1974 Chrome Bumper MGB Rebuilt engine and carbs. New distributor, updated fuse box with relay’s, ready to drive now or take to the next level of restoration. Asking $7500 or trade for a side by side quad of similar or higher value. Text or call 250-615-9238.
2009 Toyota Matrix XR
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2008 RMK DRAGON 800 * Plus applicable taxes.
KEN’S MARINE
4946 Greig Ave., Terrace
250-635-2909
Tuesday - Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. www.kensmarine.ca
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4912 Highway 16 West, Terrace, BC V8G 1L8
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Tahltan agree to permit TAHLTAN CENTRAL Council president Chad Day says that in keeping with an agreement signed between it and Imperial Metals last August the council has granted permission for the company to begin releasing effluent into its tailings pond. “Although our nation still has some questions about the Red Chris mine, we also know that the mine is almost ready to open,” said a statement from Day. “The permit has been issued with several conditions including commitments to follow all of the recommendations from last year’s Third Party Review of mine tailings arrangements,” the statement
continues. The recently-issued effluent discharge permit has allowed the Imperial-owned Red Chris mine to start testing its mill that will extract gold and copper from the site located several hundred kilometres northeast of Terrace. The Tahltan chose a Vancouver consulting company to perform a review of the tailings facility after the Mount Polley mine accident in August at another Imperial Metals mine in the Cariboo region. The third party review from October 2014 noted loose glacial deposits under the tailings facility that needed to be studied to verify its stability.
A government review of the Mount Polley mine released earlier this month noted glacial till causing the breach of that tailings facility wall. The recommendations called for the modifications of the tailing impoundment wall in one area as well as installing a drainage blanket however the mines ministry said last week that no major modifications had been made to the design. “The 90-day permit does not allow any surface discharge of water or tailings, and no permanent permits will be authorized until we have confirmation that all measures required to protect Tahltan interests
For the record
A NUMBER of errors occurred in a photo on Page A1 of the Feb. 4, 2015 issue of The Terrace Standard. It is Wayland Dennis, not Waylin. And it is Lila Dennis, not Lyla Dennis. And Precious Dennis is not a boy. A Feb. 4 story indicated city staffers reduced a request made by
the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club for money from the community forest. The decision was made by a standalone committee appointed by council. A Feb. 4 story on pay raises for regional district directors made late last year should have stated the decision was made by the outgoing regional district board.
and the environment are in place,” says the Day statement. The BC mines ministry also announced this week that they will be asking all mine operators in the province to provide information about the stability of underlying mineral composition on their sites. The August contract with Imperial mentioned an impact benefit agreement with the mining company that would be negotiated in the future but Day added that the Tahltan have no official agreements yet. “... We continue discussions and are planning a series of meetings with our people,” said the statement.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT 2015–2019 Financial Plan The draft 2015-2019 Financial Plan will be considered by the Regional District Board in conjunction with its regular meeting on Friday, February 20, 2015 in the Board room of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, #300-4545 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, BC. Discussion on the Financial Plan will commence at 5:00 pm of Friday February 20, 2015. The draft 2015-2019 Financial Plan will be available at the Regional District office during regular business hours Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and available on the RDKS website. Any person(s) wishing to voice their opinions regarding the Financial Plan may do so in writing to the Regional District Board and/or in person to the Finance Committee at the meeting scheduled for Friday, February 20, 2015 commencing at 5:00 pm.
300-4545 Lazelle Avenue Terrace, BC V8G 4E1 250-615-6100 ph 250-635-9222 fax 800-663-3208 www.rdks. bc.ca
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OPEN ROUTES Rte 10185 (71) 2704-2912 Cramer St., 26042608 Evergreen St., 4461-4531 Feeney Ave., 2701-2903 Hall St., 2701-2905 Kalum St., 2701-2806 Keefer St., 2807-2911 Kerr St. Rte 10190 (134) 2203-2316 Evergreen St., 2202-2610 Kalum St., 2101-2611 Pear St.
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EMMANUEL ARCENEAUX reaches into the crowd to pick two volunteers for a sit-up off, one of several activities that took place over when members of the BC Lions visited Cassie Hall Feb. 4. Arceneaux travelled with Lions Solomon Elimimian and Courtney Taylor and also stopped at Skeena Middle School.
Rte 10230 (60) 3011-3111 Blakeburn St., 2500- 3125 Braun St., 3103-3112 Hampton St., 50045141 Keith Ave., 5139-5140 Medeek Ave.
Marriage Commissioner
Rte 10255 (70) 4012-4124 Anderson St., 4701-4733 Gair Ave., 4651-4651 Halliwell Ave., 4701-4708 Kerby Ave., 4016-4518 Sparks St.
The Vital Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health, is looking for an individual to serve as a Marriage Commissioner for Terrace. The individual will perform civil marriages within their community on behalf of the Agency.
Rts 30128 (20) business route by 5pm 4905-4946 Greig Ave. & 4800-4904 HWY16
For information and an application form please visit our website at: www.vs.gov.bc.ca/marriage
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Terrace Peaks seek coach THE TERRACE Peaks Gymnastics Club’s growth has stunted as it searches for a new head coach and other staff after the departure of the club’s long term coach late last year. Ambra Marak, who had been the club’s head coach for six years, left the Peaks in December and the club has been actively seeking her replacement. But in the meantime, the competitive team has for the most part disbanded, and there are not enough senior staff to run programs to capacity. A small developmental team will still be attending upcoming meets in Kitimat and Smithers – the Terrace meet was cancelled – and there are a handful of competitive gymnasts who still do conditioning training on their own. And the club hasn’t been able to offer as many birthday clubs as they would like – that’s a key source of revenue – and a number of programs that proved popular, specifically the Wednesday programs, which included adult drop-in and a new acro class. “It’s been busy,” said gym manager Keira Almas. “It’s not like we don’t have the population there. All of the recreational classes that are running are full and there are wait-lists, so there is demand, we just don’t have the staff to open up more classes.” The club is working on finding more staff and continuing to train and mentor the junior staff coaches. And they have hired someone to work in the office so Almas can spend more time managing the day-to-day operations at the gym. She said the situation has been tough, but it’s been better than she’d anticipated, with parents for the most part understanding. “I think they know that what staff
is here is doing the best they can,” she said. “The people that are still here seem to be happy with the programs that are running. So that’s a positive.” She’s focussed on trying to train up the junior staff, and attract a new head coach. But finding coaches for a semirural gymnastics club isn’t easy. “It’s challenging because the gymnastics field itself, every club is looking for coaches. So it’s really challenging to find somebody,” she said “We’re a semi-isolated city, other than the head coach position, we’re not looking for a full-time staff member.” The head coach position itself is challenging to fill because “you want it to be a good fit.” In a big city, a head coach only needs to think of the competitive team – but in a community like Terrace, “you need that coach to be responsible for all of the programs, to be able to coach in rec, to be able to do administrative work, to liaise with members, the community. It takes different skills.” The fact that the group is a nonprofit and can’t offer signing bonuses or other perks adds to the challenge. But she’s hoping that potential coaches will sign up for a training session in Smithers in the coming weeks. “You don’t have to have a background in gymnastics to teach gymnastics ... teaching someone how to teach gymnastics, it’s easily taught,” she said. “Having someone with the personality to deal with kids, be good with kids, have fun with kids but still be responsible, that’s sort of more what you need when you’re looking for a coach because that’s a little bit harder to change.”
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New ATV club gains momentum TERRACE’S NEWLY formed ATV club wants to get the word out and is hosting a series of monthly meetings for anyone interested about learning more about the Terrace ATV & SxS Society. The society’s Brian Deacon told RidersWest online that he formed the club in part to clear up misconceptions of the sport and also to ensure that ATV riders have a unified voice. “We’re not out there to destroy things,” said Deacon. “We are out there to enjoy nature and to preserve it for our little ones.” The first meeting is Thursday, Feb. 26 in the trades building of Northwest Community College. And for more on the club, visit the group’s Facebook group and read the full article at www.riderswestmag.com/
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THE TERRACE ATV & SxS Society takes group rides to many of the special places in the Terrace area. This is the power lines between Kitsumkalum reserve and Remo.
Kings advance to CIHL finals THE TERRACE River Kings are locked in battle with the Williams Lake Stampeders, facing off in game two of the CIHL finals this weekend in Williams Lake. The team advanced to the CIHL finals for only the second time in its history after beating Smithers Steelheads in two decisive games at the Terrace Sportsplex two weekends ago. Fans that braved the snow for Saturday night’s game were treated to a 5-3 Kings win, forcing game three on Sunday, where the Kings won 4-3. The Stamps took the eastern division series over the Quesnel Kangaroos 2-1 with two back-to-back wins over that same weekend. And Kings Goalie Patrick Leal was voted top goalie for the 2014/15 season.
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Swimmers break records TERRACE, SMITHERS, Kitimat and Prince Rupert swam for provincial qualifying and the title of Regional Champs late last month at the Terrace Aquatic Centre, with 115 athletes competing in the Regional Championships Swim Meet. The Prince Rupert Rapids edged out the Kitimat Marlins in a tight battle for club points. Some truly amazing performances were witnessed as 31 pool records fell over the course of the weekend. Both in their fourth year of swimming, Bluebacks Renzo Zanardo and Mackenzie Bannister both won their first swimming medals at the meet, a silver and a bronze, respectively. “It was my first medal and I was happy because I was in Terrace,” said Bannister. “That was special.” She said the familiar surroundings proved to be a benefit, as was the training that went into preparing for the meet. “We go in basically knowing what we’re doing,” she said. Zanardo said what really helped him prepare was swimming in the mornings. “In swim meets you get up really early in the morning, and if you get used to it then you can just go right on to your race and be fine with it,” he said. Despite his win in the Terrace pool, Zanardo said he finds it easier to attend meets in other places. “I get to get used to different pools instead of swimming in the same one, and if I just swim in the same one I get over-confidence, thinking ‘oh yeah, I’ve got this’ but I actually don’t,” he said. No stranger to medals, Zanardo has been on the podium in other sports like baseball, soccer, and basketball – “It’s a regular thing” – so what stood out for him at this meet was “probably getting DQ’d (disqualified).” “I false started so I didn’t get my triple A time,” he said, of his 50-fly heat. “So I’ll be prepared next time.” The team is heading to Smithers for its next meet, with Bannister saying she’s really close to her AA time and is focussed
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Curling THE LOGGERS bonspiel is coming up in April at the Terrace Curling Club. This is Terrace’s biggest bonspiel and perhaps the biggest in northwestern B.C. It is also the 60th Anniversary this year. Teams begin curling on Friday with a banquet Saturday evening. Curling goes around the clock Friday and Saturday with the finals on Sunday. To register, call the club at 250-635-5583, fax to 250-635-4360, or email: info@terracecurling.ca.
Soccer INDOOR YOUTH soccer clinic with Nick Kollias is back again this year, taking place at Caledonia over spring break (March 1620) with sessions for boys and girls five through 16 years old. The camp – which has been going on for more than 25 years – focusses on fundamental skills like dribbling, shooting and ball control. Pick up a form at the Sportsplex or call Nick at 250635-9231.
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was eastbound on Dunsmuir on my way to Chinatown and the Ho Inn for a bowl of noodles and a plate of duck, barbecued, chopped into bite sized pieces and served cold, as only the Chinese can do it. Just past Seymour, my curiosity overcame my incipient appetite causing me to hesitate for a quick rummage through one of the sale bins that appears in front of Vancouver’s used book stores on sunny days. More often than not, this exercise was a waste of energy, but on rare occasions one unearths a treasure. On that day that particular box was brimming with dross. I was about to walk off when I saw a little nondescript blue volume, cloth bound, and without a cover, lying under a couple of frayed Harlequin Romances. I turned it and read “Thirty-Four Ways to Cast a Fly” etched in silver letters along its spine. Inside the cover the store’s proprietor has scrawled 50¢ in pencil. I took my find inside and handed over a fifty cent piece then proceeded to a red leather clad booth in the Ho Inn to examine my recent acquisition. I was under the impression that there were three, maybe four, ways to toss a fly to a fish. That there were 34 ways to accomplish this task was nothing short of amazing. I flipped past the frontispiece to a black and white of an angler, presumably the author, standing next to a gentle glide of a coastal stream, wearing hip waders, a bamboo rod lean-
Mackenzie Bannister, Aubrey Gingles Bella Lang Juliet Lukasser 1st place in individual events: Mackenzie Bannister - 50 Fly Emma Hodkinson - 200 Breast Jake Kluss - 100 Fly Jonus Lecuyer - 50 Fly Renzo Zanardo - 100IM, 200Free, 50 Free
ing against his hip that I was struck by the was held there by his quality of the prose, and left hand, thoughtfully not surprised to discover selecting a fly from that it had been writwhat appeared to be a ten by none other than Wheatley fly box. The Roderick Haig-Brown tangle of foliage in the on the 29th day of June backdrop was all about in 1967. A glowing enthe coast. Looking at it, dorsement by an angler I could smell tidewater. of Haig-Brown’s stature I set the book out of suggested that I had a reach of soy splatters, book that might help poured a cup of the gesolve some of the difneric green tea served ficulties I was having SKEENA ANGLER by every Chinese reswith my 15 foot Hardy taurant in Vancouver Salmon rod. ROB BROWN that somehow seems When I returned tastier than any of the home, I pored over high end varieties sold Lynde’s text. His prose elsewhere, flipped to the was lucid and simple, forward, and dug into as the prose in all primmy duck as I read. ers should be. Like all skilled pedagogues, “Few people are better equipped than Lynde offered no magic formulae. Instead Mr. Lynde to undertake this intricate expo- he took care to emphasize the difficulty of sition,” wrote the author of the piece. “Any casting well and the importance of practisfly fisherman can learn something from ing methodically and often if the skills are this book. The casual fly fisherman or the to be mastered. fisherman of limited experience may find 34 Ways to Cast a Fly progressed logihimself transformed into something like cally from one cast to another, each succesan expert. The real gain to us all, though, sive cast presented in such a way as to build should be an increased comfort and effec- upon its predecessor. Thus, Lynde began tiveness on the water, a sense of mastery with a detailed explanation of the overhead over the fine implements we use and the and roll casts with a single handed trout adverse elements that often beset us.” rod then, assuming these skills had been
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mastered, moved on to Spey casting. From there he moved to derivatives of the overhead cast including the bump cast, a method for making a bass bug hit the surface with a smack; the bowspring cast, where the angler grabs the fly then draws the line back like a string of a bow and propels the fly forward. Snap rolls, curved casts, backhand casts, steeple casts, and more were all covered thoroughly by Lynde, and each was accompanied by a simple, clear line drawing or diagram to clarify the text. For the second part of the book, Lynde covered the techniques of casting a double handed rod. It soon became obvious that the author had learned his skills on rods made of greenheart and Tonkin cane and had developed an approach designed to make the mass of those heavy sticks work to the advantage of the caster. I followed Lynde’s instructions, practiced like mad, and was soon executing single and double spey casts out far over the water in tight loops. Whenever I flubbed a cast, I reverted to Lynde’s stance, and the next unfurled effortlessly. A few years after acquiring 34 Ways to Cast a Fly, I asked the late great, Lee Straight, the man who wrote over a million words of outdoor sports for the Vancouver Sun, if he knew Lynde. He was an extraordinary caster, said Lee, then he proceeded to tell me how John and his wife, Vermita, had toured the province giving casting exhibitions.
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$114 for a total obligation of $28,658. Some conditions apply. Down payment is required. See your dealer for complete details. √Based on 2014 Ward’s Small Sport Utility segmentation. »Jeep Grand Cherokee has received more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC.
and a total obligation of $28,658/$45,855. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≈Sub-prime financing available on approved credit. Financing example: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a purchase price of $24,998 financed at 6.99% over 60 months, equals 260 weekly payments of
Cherokee FWD/2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Examples: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD/2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo with a Purchase Price of $24,998/$39,998 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 416 weekly payments of $69/$110 with a cost of borrowing of $3,660/$5,857
registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2015 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. ≥3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2015 Jeep
Wise customers read the fine print: *, ≥, §, ≈ The First Big Deal Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after February 3, 2015. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance,
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