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Miners pursue injunction costs By JOSH MASSEY
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■■ Father and son (and sun) THE 2015 Skeena Valley Farmers’ Market got off to a sunny start for the seaon Saturday, May 2 at George Little Park, the place it will call home every Saturday until the fall. Favoured vendors and new recruits lined the park, some in different locations than last year, meaning visitors like Henry MacMillan and his one-year-old son, Mykal, had to hustle to track down their standbys. The MacMillans, in good spirits, were in search of the popular Indian food stand (it’s moved to the “food court” area of the market, according to a sign posted at the cart’s previous location).
IMPERIAL METALS may have reached an economic benefits agreement with the Tahltan Nation tied to its newly-opened Red Chris copper and gold mine but it continues to take legal action against a group of Tahltan activists and others who twice last year blockaded access to the mine site. The legal action takes the form of being awarded more than $25,000 in court costs after successfully applying for a B.C. supreme court injunction ordering the group known as the Klabona Keepers to lift a blockade last October. The Klabona Keepers put up their first blockade last August after the tailings pond at Imperial’s Mount Polley copper mine in the Cariboo burst, spilling a chemical sludge into surrounding water courses. Members of the group said they were worried about the same happening at Red Chris which was in the final stages of construction last August. It is now ramping up production through a temporary permit and is awaiting a final one from the province. Although the Klabona Keepers took down their August blockade after playing a role in Imperial agreeing to finance a tailings pond design review conducted by a company chosen by the Tahltan Central Council, the overall governing body of the Tahltan, the group mounted its roadblock again in October. In granting the injunction for the October blockade, Mr. Justice Robert Punnett accepted Imperial’s position that the Klabona Keepers’
blockade added costs and time to the company’s construction timetable for the project estimated to cost just over $630 million. He further found that some members of the Klabona Keepers were repeat blockaders with some having blocked access to other projects on Tahltan territory on occasions dating back to 2006. Although Punnett awarded repayment of trial fees to Imperial, he did not agree to the higher level first being asked by the company which would have amounted to $40,256.69. Instead, based on his estimation of the severity of the action taken by the Klabona Keepers, he placed the costs at $26,039.69. Court officials are now combing over Imperial’s court cost information to arrive at a final figure. Information filed with the court includes airfare and accommodations for a lawyer and articling student to travel to Terrace late last year and nearly $9,000 worth of document copying and scanning. Kanahus Manuel, who is not a Tahltan but who was one of those named in Impe-
rial’s successful bid for the injunction, said no member of the Klabona Keepers has the ability to pay for costs. “It’s still something that none of us could ever afford to pay or what any of us will ever pay them,” said Manuel of the court fees. “The point is they are trying to charge indigenous people for trying to stand up and protect the water,” she said. Imperial so far has declined to comment. “This is a matter before the courts and it is our policy to not comment on them,” said Imperial vice president Steve Robertson. Speaking last week, Tahltan Central Council president Chad Day said he was unaware of Imperial Metals acting to pursue court costs. “The focus for all of us now has to be on working together to make our nation strong for the future,” said Day. Tahltan Nation members voted the middle of last month in favour of an economic benefits deal with Imperial to provide revenue from the mine, jobs, business opportunities and involvement in environmental monitoring.
College cuts budget
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY College has announced spending cuts of $1.4 million, primarily affecting its university course credit program. While no academic courses will be cancelled outright, where and how they are offered is to change, said college communications director Sarah Zimmerman. “With under-enrolled courses, we looked at timetables so that instead, for example, of being offered several times it will be offered once,” she said. Smithers is to be affected the most as students there will take university credit courses via teleconferencing or other electronic means. But fewer course times means fewer instructors and others will be needed, Zimmerman said.
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■■ Off the rails CN CREWS worked into the early evening hours of April 29 after two locomotives and one of the grain cars they were pulling went off the tracks just east of the Kenney St. level crossing earlier that day. There were no injuries, no dangerous chemicals involved and no leaks or spills, reported company officials. The cause of the accident was not immediately known.
TWO TERRACE residents have been confirmed as candidates for the Conservative Party of Canada’s SkeenaBulkley Valley nomination for this fall’s federal election. MaryAnn Freeman, 49, and Tyler Nesbitt, 31, have until late this month to gain the support of nearly 300 members of the party in the riding which stretches from Haida Gwaii in the west to Fort St. James in the east. The party will be setting up polling stations in several communities throughout the riding on a date that has yet to be set but which will be toward the end of the month. Freeman is a coowner of a trucking company with her husband and Nesbitt is a manager with Nechako Northcoast, the company with the provincial road maintenance contract in the area. Both have roots in the area with Freeman moving to Terrace 25 years ago and Nesbitt being born in Prince Rupert and living in
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Terrace since 2009. Freeman had been president of the Conservative party’s riding association but stepped down in order to become a candidate. Both nomination candidates stressed job creation. “I saw how many kids left and that meant their families left to find employment else-
where,” said Freeman in citing past experience as the chair of the Coast Mountains School District’s district-wide parent advisory council. “Economic growth and that jobs that would be created. That would be No. 1 on my platform,” said Nesbitt. Both were cautious about one large project, Enbridge’s Northern
Gateway oil pipeline. Both said the company must satisfy the 209 conditions laid down by the National Energy Board and five conditions set out by the provincial government before they would fully support the project. A third potential candidate, teacher Gerald Caron of Vanderhoof, dropped out earlier.
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Downtown continues beautifying trend MORE DOWNTOWN exteriors could be spruced up this year thanks to a program being managed by the Terrace Downtown Improvement Area. The program provides matching contributions of up to $5,000 for improvements and is financed by the Northern Development Initiative Trust with the city acting as a clear-
ing house for disbursements. “Last year we had $20,000 and did $18,900 in matching grants for seven facades. This year we have the same amount,” said Dennis Lissimore, the executive director of the improvement area. “We’d like to take advantage of the whole $20,000.” Qualifying build-
ings have to be among the 250 located within the downtown improvement area boundary which runs from Eby St. in the west to Apsley in the east, south to Greig Ave. and north generally along Park with a jog to take in Davis Ave. north of George Little Park. The minimum project value is $2,000 and since a building’s owner
can only receive a grant once, Lissimore says interested people should think hard about the full extent of planned exterior changes. Seven buildings had exterior work done last year – the building on the corner of Greig and Emerson containing the Canadian Union of Public Employees office, the Northwest Training Centre on Greig,
the OK Tire building on Greig, Sidewalkers, Gemmas, Fabricland and the Terrace Child Development Centre. Eligible exterior improvements include new (but not replacement) lighting, paint, siding and murals. The Terrace Downtown Improvement Area draws revenue from a city tax applicable to its boundaries.
“The airport lies within the boundaries of Terrace and basically that is why it was pursued just with the city of Terrace.” The expansion project plans feature a new check-in hall, an expanded wait room for passengers, an easier way to check baggage, a new security screening area and new offices for resident airlines. The airport is also waiting to hear if it will receive a federal grant to help pay for construction. “We always recommend that they apply for assistance through grants or come to council,” said city development services director David Block at the April 27 council meeting in noting that recently waived development fees for the Ksan
Shelter and the Tuck Ave. senior housing expansion never exceeded $5,000 to $10,000. During council discussion, councillor Stacey Tyers noted that while the project is important, the fee waiver request equals three years of a tax decrease just given to businesses. Councillor Brian Downie was recorded as opposed to accepting the staff recommendation to deny the original request. “We need to show some support,” said Downie. “People are pleased they [the airport society] have taken a visionary approach.” The city already provides a property tax exemption of about $200,000 to the Ter-
race-Kitimat Airport Society. That exemption was mentioned as another reason why waiving the full fee shouldn’t be done and the recommendation by staff was supported with a 5-1 counci vote.
Council turns down airport ask NORTHWEST REGIONAL Airport manager Carman Hendry says he is going to expand efforts to defray the $133,000 cost for building permits and other city documents connected with the facility’s planned expansion project. He made the comment after council April 27 decided that while it would not provide an exemption for the full amount, it would consider some relief provided the burden was shared by other local governments such as the District of Kitimat and the Kitimat-Stikine who also benefit from the airport. “The suggestion of going to talk to the other two governments, the regional district of Kitimat-Stikine and the District of Kitimat, is
Carman Hendry well founded and that will be pursued,” said Hendry. “Our next steps will be making plans to pursue that. Timelines I don’t have at the moment. We do have some time before the construction starts.” He did say the city of Terrace was a logical place to start.
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COAST MOUNTAINS School District bus students will have a new provider beginning this fall now that First Canada has lost the contract to a competitor, Diversified Transportation Ltd.
School district replaces its bus service provider By MARGARET SPEIRS A 30-YEAR relationship between one bus transportation company and the school district has come to an end but drivers can apply to work for the new company. As of June 30, First Canada ULC bus lines will end its contract with the Coast Mountains School District and Diversified Transportation Ltd. will take over. “The change in providers is a decision of the management of the school district,” said Stephanie Creech, manager of corporate communications for First Canada. “First Canada is naturally disappointed that we will no longer provide transportation services for the upcoming school year. “We understand the con-
cern this situation has caused our employees and are committed to helping them through this process. “We remain focused on providing safe, reliable transportation to the district students throughout the remainder of the school year.” The school district’s new contract with Diversified is worth about $10.5 million for a five-year term and there is an option to renew, said school district secretary treasurer Alanna Cameron. Four companies responded to a request for proposals issued by the school district but only two, First Canada and Diversified Transportation, submitted formal proposals. “Diversified’s proposal was the district’s best financial option,” said Cameron. Tom Jezersek, vice presi-
dent for Diversified, said the company was accepting resumes for bus driver positions and would be “very interested” in having First Canada drivers apply. The pending changeover has not been without its troubles. A majority of the existing bus drivers, concerned about their futures, briefly walked off the job the afternoon of April 29. Parents of bus students were subsequently asked to pick up their children if possible. Full service was restored and some students were an hour late returning home. The school district here has 29 school bus routes and Diversified will employ 29 drivers plus three or four extras to cover vacations or for other reasons, he said.
At least two mechanics will be needed to maintain the fleet, Jezersek added. Diversified is bringing in more than 30 new buses for its contract – 2016 Thomas Freightliner C2s – and each costs about $100,000, he said. These ones have been made to be as comfortable as possible, meaning auxiliary heaters to keep students warm and heated seats for the bus drivers, said Jezersek. He declined to say how much the company bid for the contract. Diversified Transportation is familiar with the region through a contract it has with the Northern Health Authority to operate its medical bus service transporting people to and from health care facilities across the north and down south.
How to avoid bear problems AS THE weather warms and bears wake up, residents are reminded to start thinking about items outside their homes that can attract bears. Even without any problems between bears and people, it’s important to clear out anything that might bring a bear into town to eat and convince it to stay for continual food. “No reports of problem bears have been reported to the Conservation Officer Service in the Terrace area yet,” said conservation offi-
cer Ryan Gordon, one of the officers who patrols the region. “However, bears are awake and looking for food.” Bears are foraging, looking for foods to replace their body fat that they lost over the winter. Bears have an extremely keen sense of smell and can find garbage in car ports, sheds and vehicles. The best thing is to not put garbage out until the morning of pickup, lessening the time for a bear to smell it and
come to check it out. The provincial Wildlife Act lists feeding dangerous wildlife as an offence with a $345 fine. “Every year bears are destroyed because they become conditioned to eating garbage and unpicked fruit,” said Gordon. Garbage can be kept inside a garage or shed if the structure is bearproof, but should not be kept in the back of a vehicle or under a canopy, which aren’t bear-proof and will get damaged, he said.
Barbecues should be cleaned of grease and fat, which are high calorie foods for bears. That includes using a wire brush to clean the grill and removing and cleaning drip pans. Cleaned barbecues can then be kept inside a bear-proof shed. Bears, however, are adept at getting into sheds and other outbuildings so placing an uncleaned barbecue in a shed could lead to property damage when a bear tries to get to it. Bird seed or suet in bird feeders are also at-
tractants and should be taken down in spring and summer. Compost should have any meat, meat byproducts, fish and cooked fruit and vegetables removed. Sprinkling lime on compost will help the process of composting and reduce odour. Covering compost with dirt or soil or grass clippings will help keep food odours from getting out. Pet food shouldn’t be kept outdoors or left unattended outside if pets are fed outdoors.
THE FAMILY of a woman killed here in 1998 says it’s devastated her murderer has been given day parole. “His release only serves to depreciate the seriousness of his crime, undermine respect for the laws of this country and marginalize our family’s loss,” Anita Johnstone said of the National Parole Board decision regarding Christopher Alexander who was convicted of killing her sister, Linda LeFranc. Alexander, who has been in jail for 13 years, over half of which has been spent at an aboriginal healing village in the Fraser Valley, was released to a halfway house in the Fraser Valley area this week. He’ll be working on a farm that provides work experience for people under conditional release from prison. Alexander was 17 years old in December 1998 when he broke into LeFranc’s southside townhouse, stabbing her 83 times with a knife taken from the kitchen. Now 33, he’s to report to authorities twice a week, refrain from using alcohol or illegal substances, cannot use social media and is restricted from traveling outside of the general Fraser Valley area. But Johnstone said she has no confidence that Alexander’s activities will be properly monitored. “I’m totally petrified,” said Johnstone. “He’s not capable of following the simplest of instructions.” “My serious, serious concern is the lack of supervision when he’s out there.” Johnstone and other family members have sat through numerous previous parole board hearings through which Alexander has been granted absences of various kinds and for different lengths of time. Other than reading a victim impact statement, family members have not been allowed to take a role in the hearings. Throughout those hearings, Johnstone said Alexander has never taken accountability for killing her sister. “He has not dealt with the issues that have caused him to commit such a violent crime,” she said. “I believe he is an untreated offender.” Based on his conduct and activities, Alexander can apply for full parole six months after being granted day parole. Johnstone and other family members attended the April 23 parole hearing which resulted in the day parole decision. It marked the last time it will have an opportunity to sit through a hearing because further decisions affecting Alexander won’t require a formal session. “That’s it, we’re done. We’ve lived through this 17 years now,” said Johnstone. “And this is our life sentence. The system is not about my sister or the victim at all. It’s about the offender and what the offender wants. It’s just so heartbreaking.” The family had mounted numerous petition campaigns, including ones online, in a bid to keep Alexander in jail. Still, Johnstone said she and the family will continue to advocate for longer prison sentences and more rights for victims and their families. Arrested in late 1999 following an extensive RCMP undercover operation in which an officer posing as the “Mr. Big” of a criminal gang got Alexander to admit to the murder, he was sentenced following a trial here in 2002. Originally charged with first degree murder, Alexander was convicted of second degree murder. He was a neighbour to LeFranc who was 36 when she was killed. Her seven-year-old daughter was in the house at the time.
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Spring THE first Skeena Valley Farmers’ Market of the year this past Saturday makes it official – while spring weather may often be slow in arriving, local residents have decided it’s time to move activities outside. Stock car enthusiasts have also taken up the challenge with the Terrace Stock Car Association hosting its first event of the season May 10 – doubling up for Mother’s Day with the Mother’s Day Season Opener at the Terrace Speedway. And in homes across the area, skiis and skates have been packed away in favour of ball gloves, bats, soccer shoes and bicycles. Spring’s that marvelous time of the yearly cycle in which winter is shaken off and the lengthening days offer the promise of rejuvenation, warmth and growth. Gardeners, both food and decoratives, husband indoor plants in anticipation of planting and anticipation of the bounty to come. Whatever your outdoor activity, enjoy it to the utmost. And ignore those winter tires in the garage – at least for now.
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ollowing years of clogging others’ email boxes with my “forwards”, I vowed I would curb, even eliminate, my practise of forwarding every news article or cartoon I feel deserves to be shared either because I enjoyed it, learned something, or want to be sure they have a chance to see it. Articles like the nine ducklings who hatched in the garden on the roof of the Vancouver Police Department’s several storey headquarters. Officers shooed the nine into a box, carried it down to the street, and after blocking traffic, turned the fluffy little ones loose to waddle behind Mom to False Creek. National news outlets might pick up this B.C. story. Still, they might not. Or the photo of the Mother Moose who calved in someone’s front yard in New Brunswick. There she stands near her resting calf, daring the residents to leave for work from the front door and walk past her newborn. A news story I itched to pass along was headlined, “Texas A & M professor gets fed up with misbehaving students who lack honour and
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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI maturity and fails the entire class.” Seems the professor was so disgusted with the immature behaviour of his strategic management class he sent each student an email giving them a failing grade and declaring he would not teach the rest of the semester. That task will fall to the head of the department. Several of my recipients taught school for years, two of them at community colleges. They share this professor’s sentiments, I’m sure. Even though I worry without my emails my friends might not see these worthy articles, oftentimes eventually these articles end
up in every national newspaper and on every national TV news channel. If only I could be sure ... One friend’s email box routinely rejects several of my “forwards” in a day. Whether or not that’s due to the prolific influx of my “forwards” alone or the cumulative total sent by his friends, I don’t know. But on the chance I am crowding out his emails, I shall try to restrain myself and send only personal emails. My friends and I chuckle at the same sort of humour. Our article choices, though, run the gamut from monster mining equipment to restored vintage cars to pottery, foreign travel, art, fiddle music, almost any topic. In return, they send me some of their favourite finds. It is a way of keeping in touch without setting our own thoughts on paper or expecting an individualized reply. Humour is a small part of our exchanges. Some articles, political in nature and bound to receive nationwide coverage, are guaranteed to stir the blood. This week’s example is the evacuation of 1800 Kashechewan natives
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by plane from their northern Hudson Bay reserve to escape spring flooding from the Albany River ... for the fourth year in a row. At a cost of about $160 per person per day, these families are evacuated to Kapuskasing, Timmins, Cornwall, or Greenstone to languish in motels perhaps for months. Interviewed April 27 on CBC’s Power & Politics, the Conservative spokesperson said the government has in previous years met with the chief and council offering to move the entire village to higher ground at an estimated cost of $750 million. But the village refused. The NDP MP for Kashechewan wants the town moved to higher ground to end expensive annual evacuations so disruptive to families and their normal life. No consensus is ever achieved; each blames the other for inaction. In 2007 the government gave $200 million to improve infrastructure and strengthen dikes. That solved nothing. Curbing my “forwards” like solving Kashechewan floods is more difficult than anticipated.
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The Mail Bag Family seeks help to find loved one
bia. All ecosystems require a fine balance in order to sustain biodiversity. Shifts in species population can either aid in the decline of a species, or take pressure off another species, and in turn cause populations to increase. Wolves are a keystone species, indicating that they are at the top of the food chain.
Dear Sir: When my dear sister Jody Ann Frocklage went missing on Kalum Lake on Dec. 21, 2014 it was like my heart sank into my chest. I was numb in disbelief, wondering whether to scream or cry or lash out at something. I kept thinking they would find her. The hours painfully went by waiting for that phone call that she had been found or, the one no one wants to receive, that she was dead. The worst of all was when the search was called off. Feelings of great sadness and anger came over me. Jody can’t be gone forever. Not like this. My family and myself flew to Terrace to be with Jody’s family to mourn our great loss. Visiting Kalum Lake was extremely beautiful yet haunting for me. A memorial was held at the Caledonia Secondary School. It was so hard that day but all of our family never had closure. Our family needs that. Our family decided to turn to Gene and Sandy Ralston for help. They want nothing more than to use their sonar equipment to find Jody who is lost at the bottom of Kalum Lake where she does not belong. To raise money we’re calling the campaign “Bringing Jody Home “. The Denzil Knights of Columbus #3920 with the Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation are partnering with the Frocklage family. Payments can be made to “Bringing Jody Home”, Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation, 214 Avenue M, South Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. S7M 2K4.
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All species need protection
Dear Sir: Restoring the environment is slowly becoming increasingly more important, and for good reason. Saving the environment (habitat) vs. introducing an experimental Band-Aid (culling wolves) is a heated debate in British Columbia, and nationwide. Experimental culling has taken place in areas with little success to restore a specific
species. Should inhumane culling of one species to save another be acceptable? The population of Mountain Caribou herds in British Columbia have been in decline for more than a decade. The current Management Plan (prepared by the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 2014) to correct the decline in caribou populations in the South Peace and South Selkirk region is to
cull 184 wolves over a fiveyear period. This will be carried out by shooting wolf packs from helicopters. This inhumane decision will test the ability of caribou populations to recover over time, putting their damaged habitat second to repair. As community members, we should be conscious of this event that could potentially lead to the collapse of other ecosystems in British Colum-
Federal budget squeezes younger generation
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he federal government’s 2015 budget spends more on grandma’s medical care and income security, while asking grandma to contribute less to paying for these benefits. It may sound like a reverent thing to do for one’s elders. But it is a blow to generational equity. The Canada Health Transfer reaches $34 billion in 2015, up $2 billion from the previous year. Nearly 50 cents of every healthcare dollar goes to the 15 per cent of the population age 65+. Old Age Security is also up $2 billion, now at $45.7 billion. Simultaneously, the Conservative government increased the contribution limit for Tax Free Savings Accounts which are primarily used by older, affluent citizens. TFSAs shelter the deposited investments from further taxation. Plus, the budget cut another $167.5 million per year in taxes for affluent seniors by changing rules governing Registered Retirement Income Funds. This pattern might be okay if
the evidence showed that our aging population had prepaid for its medical care as it has prepaid much of its Canada and Quebec public pensions. But spending on medical care for citizens aged 65+ is up $32 billion annually compared to 1976 (when measured as a share of our economy) and governments haven’t raised any more revenue to pay for this. I want my 70-year-old mom and 99-year-old grandmother to have the medical care they need. They want to pay their fair share. They know they have personal responsibility to do so. Otherwise, they leave the bills to their kids and grandchildren, or leave less in government coffers to adapt to new challenges facing their offspring. This problem is already playing out. Total government spending on family time, cash and services along with grade school and postsecondary is down around $15 billion annually compared to 1976. This spending is down even though twice as many young people now attend postsecond-
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PAUL KERSHAW ary, and the demand for family time and child care services has skyrocketed along with the proportion of young women in the workforce. But wait. Hasn’t the government been calling this the Family Tax Cut budget? Doesn’t this benefit younger generations? When we examine total federal spending in 2015 on elderly benefits, Employment Insurance, children’s benefits, the Canada
Health Transfer and the Canada Social Transfer, the government allocates approximately $11,000 per person age 65+, compared to around $2,000 per person under age 45. The Conservative income splitting plan did little to influence this distribution. Income splitting helps just 38 per cent of families with children. Only well-off one-earner couples will save the maximum. Since few benefit from income splitting, the Prime Minister Stephen Harper also increased the universal child care benefit by $60/month for children under 18. This change will not yet bring federal spending on income supports for families with children back to the level it was when today’s aging population enjoyed the universal Family Allowance program while raising their children. Nor does the Prime Minister’s plan build child care spaces, or bring their cost down from above university tuition levels. This is a problem, because affordable child care is a major missing piece of
our social policy puzzle along with the loss of parental time at home compared to the past. Both problems are now much greater for younger Canadians in their prime child rearing years since their full-time earnings are down thousands of dollars compared to 1976, while housing prices are up hundreds of thousands. In anticipation of the budget, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons organized public demonstrations in support of TFSA increases and medical care spending, among other issues. Their organizing contributes to a world of politics that responds accordingly. So long as the aging population has a strong lobby, younger generations deserve one too. When younger generations don’t organize, the world of politics doesn’t work for all generations. Dr. Paul Kershaw is a policy professor in the UBC School of Population Health, and Founder of Generation Squeeze (gensqueeze.ca). Distributed by Troy Media.
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Family seeks assistance For online payments, check “http://www.saskkofcfoundation.com”. Click on “Donate Now” and follow the prompts. For more information contact Marvin DeSchryver at 306-3584334 Charitable receipts will be issued for donations over $10.
We are excepting donations until May 31, 2015 and expect the search to take place during the same period. Any remaining monies once all expenses are paid for Jody’s search will be donated to Terrace Search and Rescue toward the purchase of their own sonar
equipment. We do not want anyone to feel that pain of being told all search options have been exhausted. We also would like to place a memorial bench at Kalum Lake in honour of Jody. Simonne Reiter, Macklin, Saskatchewan
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Protect species They keep ecosystems in balance by consuming herbivores such as deer, which then keep a healthy balance of shrub and grasslands. In British Columbia, wolves use predominantly low elevations where prey is most abundant, although they can be found at all elevations and will shift habitat with seasonal changes in diet. In winter months caribou live in high elevations with deep packed snow. This pristine habitat is critical for the survival of caribou populations. Over the years this habitat has been damaged due to changes in landscape related to forestry, development and recreational activity such as snowmobiling. These changes to landscape create routes that wolves and other predators can then access to advance to higher elevations to hunt. This is an important issue for community members to engage and become involved in through discussions that the provincial government is controlling regarding this issue. Local and regional communities
who have wolf and caribou populations have the opportunity to provide more sustainable ideas to correct the issue of caribou populations in British Columbia. In turn, this could push the provincial government to change tactics, and possibility eliminate culling as an option. The B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and B.C. Ministry of Environment state that they will consider recommended objectives and management actions from the public when developing new, or modifying existing, provincial policies, procedures, and regulations related to wolf management. I hope I have inspired readers to have a voice for the environment. Initial repair of the original damaged habitat would in turn self-correct most damage over time – healing the main source of life, the environment. We need to ensure that all species are protected to remain a healthy balance for future generations. Meaghan McDonald, Prince Rupert, B.C.
Jody Frocklage
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Appalled at the graffiti Dear Sir: The graffiti at the skatepark is pretty appalling. It sure would be cool if the people that do all the wicked awesome graffiti under the bridges did the same there. Maybe then the young punks would stop with the phallic ob-
session currently trending there. I take my five-yearold son there any day the sun is shining and it is not exactly the kind of things five-year-olds should be exposed to – at least he’s unable to read the profanities. I can’t even take a picture of him riding without
an ejaculating penis in the background, or some indecent word, or even a nice pentagram. I’ve heard the city regularly paints over it, but maybe if someone with some real talent made it look nice again they wouldn’t need to. Kara Dawn Weeber Terrace, B.C.
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Terrace Standard Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Tax scam TERRACE RCMP are warning the public about a telephone scam involving the name of Canada Revenue that’s starting to make its rounds. “Scammers are taking advantage of the tax season and using Canada Revenue as a front in this latest scam. Don’t be a victim! A simple rule of thumb is to never give your personal information over the phone when you don’t initiate the call. The same goes for email,” says Const. Angela Rabut, Community Policing/Media Relations Terrace RCMP. The scam looks like this: the caller states that they are from Can-
ada Revenue and that the reason they are calling is because they sent a person to the residence and nobody came to the door. The caller states that they have a file on you and threaten to call the RCMP. These scammers are after your money and personal details to steal your identity. If you have not lost money and have not given out your personal details, report these instances to 1-888-495-8501. If you have information about this crime contact the Terrace RCMP at 250-6387400 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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■■ Mourning those who died on the job APRIL 28 marked a day of mourning gathering outside the sportsplex for workers who died at work. From the left is Amber Armstrong, a manager of client services at Worksafe BC, middle is city councillor Brian Downie who spoke at the gathering; and on the right is Francoise Godet standing in for NDP MP Nathan Cullen.
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MARGARET SPEIRS
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Pilot project tailored for women By JOSH MASSEY THE EIGHT-WEEK Circle of Life knitting program was the first of its kind for the Kermode Friendship Centre, tailored for women and especially mothers. On the final day, April 27, participant Violet Neasloss reflected on her time skills she will find used full in several ways. “I learned how to do all this at home, to make pillows, blankets, crest for regalia, quilts.” “It will save me money in the long run. Right now money is tight. “It’s a way to make money if I so chose. It’s an income.” Neasloss said she learned the various types of material and how to sew it together. Originally from Klemtu on the coast, it was an opportunity to work on regalia and also to repair a crest she made in the past. A sewing machine also has various settings for tension of the thread and increase of stitch size, she said, and she learned how to manipulate these features. Chantel Johnson was there with her two kids, and said she liked the opportunity to make some nice stuff for them with her own personal touch. Like Neasloss, Johnson had the course recommended to her by her advisor at the Kermode Friendship Centre. “I made three blankets and a shawl,” she said. “I learned how to
better use a sewing machine.” Coming into the course, she didn’t know what to expect and says she was a bit apprehensive. “I was nervous about the shawl and doing the designs,” she said. “But I got more comfortable as the days went on.” This is exactly what the Circle of Life founder and Kermode Friendship Centre employee Lisa Lawley hopes will happen to the mothers who join the workshops like this one offered in the three-year program, as she wants women to build confidence and selfesteem. Rosalie Temple, who is from Prince Rupert, taught the women and it was her first time doing that, she said. She offered to help the society get the pilot project going and worked there for two months. Classes went for three to seven hours each four days a week. “I enjoy helping others. I taught native arts to the Prince Rupert Friendship House clients for four years,” she said. “I love the reaction they get when they are done a project. I am hoping that the mothers I taught here got something out of it.” Aside from the practical skills they are taught—which could translate into a means to make money by selling crafts and to self-sufficiency for the family—the leaders also encouraged dialogue around birth control and cultural traditions.
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VIOLET NEASLOSS is one of the women who took sewing from Rosalie Temple at the Kermode Friendship Centre’s pilot project.
72 hours is just a start
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■■ Festival flutists PACIFIC NORTHWEST Music Festival participants competing in Woodwind/Brass April 30 at the Evangelical Free Church are Aislin Dafoe, Taya Haldane, Anna Linton, Emily Barron and Kaylee Barron. The church was one of the venues for the festival along with Knox United Church and the REM Lee Theatre.
FOR EMERGENCY Preparedness Week, everyone is being advised that having a supply of food, water and other provisions for each person and pets for 72 hours is only a starting point. “The longer you can be self-sufficient, the better,” says Naomi Gourlay, emergency support services director for the Regional District of KitimatStikine. “Many emergency management agencies have moved to telling their communities to become prepared for one to two weeks as emergency services may not be readily available as a result of a regional disaster and it may take longer to move supplies to a devastated area. 72 hours is a minimum.” Two weeks of supplies is the new standard. “Folks should think about having meals for a minimum of three days for the number of people in their family,” she said. “As far as utensils, I like to think about it in terms of camping - get some old cutlery, a manual can opener, etc. and store all that stuff in a safe place together.” Getting prepared means knowing the region and its risks, getting everyone involved, making a plan and getting a kit. Fifty-seven hazards are identified in B.C., such as earthquakes, floods, severe storms, hazardous material spills and fires. And neighbourhoods should work together.
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Two weeks “A team of neighbors with a variety of skills will have a much greater chance of coping following a disaster than an individual on their own,” she said. “A good benchmark is to step outside on your porch and look 360 degrees around. Any of the houses you can see are your neighbours and those are the people that you might need to count on in the event of an emergency.” A neighborhood team can be comprised of different units with each person taking on specific functions. And know neighborhood hazards and resources. For information on emergency kits and waht to put in them go to getprepared.ca.
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A Play in Two Acts and Elegies by Jim Leonard, Jr.
directed by Jo-Anne Voogd produced with special persmission from Samuel French, Inc.
May 8 & 9 at 7:30 pm. R.E.M. Lee Theatre
Tickets: $12.00
available at Misty River Books & Centennial Christian School
General Seating
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Official Community Plan Update MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO
■ Space man ASTONOMER JONATHAN Teague with his computer that projects galaxies, stars and other space bodies onto the inside of an inflatable planetarium from HR MacMillan Science Centre at Skeena Middle School April 30.
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“LET’S TALK” Elephant’s Ear Coffee House 4613 Lakelse Ave
Wednesday, May 13th 10 am to 5 pm We want to hear from you. Drop by and discuss your vision of Terrace.
Fax your event to make the Scene at 250-638-8432. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday.
Clubs & pubs
■ THORNHILL PUB: KARAOKE Thurs. 8 p.m. All day free pool Wed. and Sun. Free poker Tues. at 6 p.m. Sun. at 8 p.m. Showing all UFC events. 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 Thurs. and Sun. 8:30 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.
Art
■ THE NISGA’A MUSEUM is pleased to announce that its premiere temporary exhibition for 2015 is Finding a Voice: The Art of Norman Tait opening to the public on May 15. Tait has carved 39 totem poles to date, is found in numerous private and public collections around the world. Work on display includes carvings (masks, bowls, spoons, walking sticks, rattles and model poles), jewelry (earrings, bracelets, and pendants), textiles and maquettes (including photographs) for major public art commissions. ■ THE TERRACE ART Gallery presents the annual Youth Exhibition, featuring young artists’ work in various media. Participating schools include Caledonia Senior Secondary, Nisga’a Elementary Secondary, Skeena Middle School,
Spring Creek Adventist, Centennial Christian, Parkside Secondary, Uplands Elementary, Ecole Mountainview, Ecole Jack Cook and Suwilaawks Community School. Show runs until May 30.
Reading ■ JOIN US WITH award-winning author Eden Robinson (Monkey Beach, Trap Lines, Blood Sports), at 7 p.m. May 6 in the Ed Curell Reading Lounge at the Terrace Public Library. This is a free event sponsored by the Canada Council through The Writers’ Union of Canada and the North Coast Library Federation.
and support. For more details, contact 250-641-4673 or margaret.peill@nbia. ca. Put on by the Northern Brain Injury Association.
Dance
■ FREE ELEMENTS YEAR-END Dance Show performs May 24 at the REM Lee Theatre. CENTENNIAL PRESENTS The Diviners May 8-9 at the REM Lee Theatre.
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■ CENTENNIAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL presents The Diviners by Jim Leonard, Jr., directed by Jo-Anne Voogd, at 7:30 p.m. May 8 and 9 at the REM Lee Theatre. C.C. Showers, a former preacher, comes to town looking for work and food and takes an immediate liking to Buddy Layman, who has the ability to ‘divine’ for water. Town members learn about Showers’ past and want him to return to preaching. That knowledge changes things drastically and affects everyone’s lives forever. Tickets on sale at Misty River Books and the school.
Workshop ■ INTRO TO BRAIN Injury Workshop is free, open to everyone and is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12 at The Northern Health Auditorium (3412 Kalum St.). Topics covered will include causes and effects of brain injury, rebuilding after brain injury and community resources
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District cuts admin positions THE COAST Mountains School District is finding efficiencies by eliminating several administration positions across the district, a move it says has been in the works for some time and will ultimately save the district money. The staffing changes harken back to the time when schools were closed and administrators were merged into the schools along with the students. “In several of our schools we’ve ended up with several administrators teaching part time and being administrators part time,” said school superintendent Katherine McIntosh. But this year, due to
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dents, and that there’s better coverage in the office and availability to support everybody in the building,” she said. “Whenever you’re doing two part-time jobs it’s never part-time, it’s two full-time positions.” Still, the savings won’t hurt – and will help the district meet the provincial mandate to cut administrative costs over the next two years. “We’re kind of lucky that we’d planned this ahead of time for other reasons and we think we’ll be able to use that to meet some of those requirements, but certainly not all,” she said. In Terrace, Pat Mou-
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WWW.REMLEETHEATRE.CA COMMUNITY EVENTS MAY 9 – All families with young children are invited to the annual Early Years Family Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Suwilaawks Community School (3430 Sparks St.). A free family event with information and activities from the early child development field. For more, contact Make Children First Network at www. terracechildren.org or 250-635-8761. MAY 9 – Garage Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Knox United Church (4907 Lazelle Ave.). For further information, please call 250-635-6014 or e-mail knoxterrace@telus.net. MAY 9-10 – Totem Saddle Club Spring Schooling Horse Show competes at the Thornhill agriculture grounds (fairgrounds). Free. For more details, contact Alice at 250631-2101 or snapsexton@gmail.com. MAY 10 – Mother’s Day Show and Shine is free from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at CAP-IT Truck on Hwy 16 at the four-way stop. All vehicles welcome. Hosted by the Skeena Valley Cruizers. For more details, call 250-635-4727 or kdahms@telus. net. MAY 31 – Totem Saddle Club Gymkhana rides at the Thornhill agriculture grounds (fairgrounds). Free. For more details, contact Alice at 250631-2101 or snapsexton@gmail.com.
PSAS MILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Auxiliary members would like to inform the public that they cannot accept any donations at this time and until the end of May. Everyone has been so generous but the shop is full. Please do not leave anything outside the door or in the drop box. Auxiliary members hope to be open for donations on June 1 and ask that until then that garage sale people do not drop anything off as well. Everyone’s co-operation is greatly appreciated. THE TERRACE CHURCHES’ Food Bank will be open for distribution from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from May 11-14 in the Dairy Queen basement. If your last name begins with the letters A to G, please come on Monday, H to P come on Tuesday, Q to Z come on Wednesday. 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. DIGGITY DOG, OLLIE’S back! The Terrace Public Library welcomes the return of our “expert listener” Ollie, now under “Paws for Stories”, who will work with new readers to practice their skills in a fun and relaxed
atmosphere. Sign up each Tuesday after school in May and June, 3:30 to 4:30. Program begins May 5, call us at 250-638-8177 or come in to register. “CHECK IT OUT” welcomes kids of all ages to the Terrace Public Library for after school fun each Tuesday from 3:30 to 4:30, beginning May 5th. Enjoy snacks, books and friends! This is a free drop-in program with no registration required. Let us help you browse the books, play some games or just hang out and do your homework! CALEDONIA GRAD CLASS of 1995: 20-Year Reunion registration is now open! Find us on Facebook or contact Kylie at 250-635-5900. Dates: July 31 - August 2 in Terrace. RELAY FOR LIFE registration deadline is May 15. Register online at www.relayforlife.ca/ terrace. Last year, participants raised more than $141,000. Relay for Life’s theme is “Relaying thru the Decades” and goes from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 30 at Skeena Middle School track. THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY of B.C. offers a variety of programs and services, such as a support and information group that serves as a forum for sharing practical tips and strategies for coping with the disease. Lifestyle changes such as better control and detection for hypertension and diabetes, and measures to encourage smoking cessation and reduce cardiovascular risk, have the potential to reduce the risk of dementia. It’s never too late to make lifestyle changes to promote brain health. Talk to your doctor about your risk or if you have concerns about dementia. For more information on the Terrace group, contact Leanne Jones at 250564-7533 (toll-free 1-866-564-7533) or ljones@ alzheimerbc.org and see www.alzheimerbc.org. THE GREATER TERRACE Seniors Advisory Committee (GTSAC) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Everyone welcome. THE SALVATION ARMY holds Toonie Wednesdays every first and third Wednesday of the month – all clothing is $2. All children’s clothing $2 or less is half price. GREATER TERRACE BEAUTIFICATION Society meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the city council chambers. New members always welcome. NORTHERN BRAIN INJURY Support Group meets at 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of the month in the boardroom at the Terrace and District Community Services Society (3219 Eby St.). For more details, call Deb 1-866-979-4673. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY meets noon – 1
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THE TERRACE MULTIPLE Sclerosis Support Group meets every second Wednesday of the month. To find out the location of the next meeting, call Doug 635-4809 or Val 635-3415. 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 TERRACE ART Gallery board of directors meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the gallery. Call 638-8884 for details. TERRACE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB meets monthly on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Terrace Art Gallery. Want to enjoy photography more? Open the aperture of your mind and come and see us. Two field trips a month and much more. Contact information thru our website northernlensescameraclub.ca. 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. 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. HEALING TOUCH COMMUNITY Clinics continue to be offered. Call Julie for more details 635-0743. Donations accepted.
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Marion Ross (nee Tymoschuk) September 18, 1944 - April 28, 2015
In Loving Memory Gone but not forgotton The best mother ever. Marion was a friend to many always willing to lend a helping hand. Born in London, Ont., lived in Terrace, B.C. for over 30 years. Predeceased by her dad and brothers Ernie and Johny Tymoschuk and spouse Bob Montgomery. She leaves behind her 4 children - Ann (Barrie) malo, Sharon (Pete) Symons, David Perkins, and Gail (Jim) Perkins-Daugherty. Grandchildren - Sarah, Lisa, Steven Malo, Courtney & Amber Chatham, Kristian, Johnathen, Emily Perkins, Brock, Brooke, Brittany, Jarod, Chelsea Perkins. Great-grandchildren - Brock 2nd, Max, Mya Perkins, Walker & Hannah and many nieces, nephews and sisters. Lydia, Lilian and twin sister Katie & sister-in-law Jan Tymoschuk. We love you mom and we will miss you dearly, you will never be forgotten. With found memories. Always happy. Be free Mom. Rest in Peace.
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Metro Condrat Palagian
(also lovingly known as Matt, Matthew & Gido) He was born in Usherville, Saskatchewan on March 5, 1933. He was the 11th of 17 children. At 17 years old he joined the R.C.A.F. where he served for 7 years as an Aero Engine Technician. In 1959 he married the love of his life, Anne Scherban. They moved to Terrace In 1960 where they raised three children. Metro worked as a faller for many years and later owned his own gravel truck. Later he took a job with the Department of Highways, where he worked until his retirement. Metro enjoyed playing cards with friends, reading, visits around the fire, making wine, hunting, and picking the great pine mushrooms. He spent many happy hours at his mushroom camp in the Nass Valley. In later years he especially enjoyed visits from his grandchildren. Metro passed away peacefully March 27, 2015. He is pre-deceased by his parents, 14 brothers and sisters, his wife-Anne, and son-in-law-Dave. He is survived by his children-Karen (Dan), Ken (Kerry), Kyla (Bruce), grandchildren- James, Alex, Travis, Aaron, Ryan, Grace and Hannah, brother-Nick, sister-Doreen, and many other family members and friends. His family would like to thank the staff at Mills Memorial Hospital, the Royal Canadian Legion and all the members, and all of the family and friends for their love and support. Donations can be made in memoriam to the Royal Canadian Legion-Terrace Branch #13.
In loving memory of
Joanne Johnson Peter August 5, 1949 - December 16, 2014 Born in Cedarvale, BC in her grandparents home Josiah and Emma Bright. Joanne was a matriarch and a deocendant of the Gitlusec People through her great grandmother Hannah Bright. Joanne was a journalist, degree in buisness management, and with a coworker established the Friendship Centre in Terrace BC. She was employed in the Dzelk’ant Friendship Centre Society, until she was hospilized herself because of pneumonia + plurisy she died in the Smithers Hospital Bulkley Valley District. Her aunt and uncle would like to thank the doctor, nurses and staff for the care and support during Joanne’s illness. She is greatly missed by all. Internment was in the Meanskenisht Cemetery. Reverand Terry Meyer officiated of the Know United Church, Terrace BC. In lieu of flowers donation can be made to Knox United Church.
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Susan Barton It is with sadness we announce the passing of Susan April (Sue) Barton at her home in Victoria on February 25, 2015. Susan was born in Kitimat, B.C. on April 24, 1957 in the old Hospital Beach hospital. She attended school in Terrace. She was a graduate of the University of Victoria (BA) and the University of Manitoba (MA). Susan made her home in a number of different places in her relatively short life, including Campbell River; Winnipeg; the northern California coast; Bend, Oregon; San Francisco; Williams Lake; Quesnel Lake and Victoria. Susan operated a youth counselling practice in Bend for eleven years and later bought and managed Elysia Resort, a sports fishing lodge on Quesnel Lake in B.C.’s central interior from 1998-2009. She had a special place in her heart for her many dogs (and every other animal on this earth) from her first dog Mitts at age five to her last dog, Mitsi. Mitsi now lives where she was born, with Paul Stafford on his ranch. In the last few years of her life, Susan battled with the debilitating symptoms of terminal Multiple Systems Atrophy. She is survived by her brother Doug McClary (Denise) of Delta,nephews Stephen (Alexa), Paul (Emily), Mark and Andrew, and sister Betty Barton (Grant Piffer) of Terrace.
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Permanent, F/T required by the Kim & Cheng family of Scott Avenue, Terrace, BC V8G 2B8. Duties: Assisting with the personal care & hygiene of the children, Transporting them to and from school, Performing light housekeeping duties such as washing kid’s laundry, tidying up their bedroom & playroom as well as some meal preparation. Required: Must have at least 1 year of related training or experience, High School Diploma, Proficiency in the English language and the ability to plan, organize and multitask with minimal supervision. Option to live in with meals, private bedroom and bath room provided at no cost. Wage: $10.33 to 10.75 per hour to start, 40hrs/week. Apply with resume to: kkhterrace@gmail.com Only qualified applicants will be contacted. LOOKING FOR both F/T and P/T servers. Pls send your resume to Shan Yan Restaurant at 4606 Greig Ave Terrace. No Phone calls pls
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Property Information Collectors We currently have vacancies for Permanent Property Information Collectors in our Dawson Creek, Prince George, and Williams Lake Assessment offices. For detailed information on these opportunities please refer to the career section of our website: www.bcassessment.ca/careers
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Skeena Sawmills is currently accepting bids for JANITOR CONTRACT WORK. Bids will be accepted until May 22, 2015 at 5:00 pm. If you are interested in submitting a bid, stop by the main office at 5330 Highway 16 west between 8m and 5pm (closed 12pm to 1pm) to pick up an information package.
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A child is gods most precious gift. We are pleased to announce that our family has been blessed with a beautiful daughter
Wednesday,May May6,6,2015 2015 Terrace Standard Wednesday,
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City of Terrace Vacancy
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CAO & COUNCIL
Born into the world on April 13, 2014
The City of Terrace has an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, organized and enthusiastic individual to fill the position of Executive Assistant – CAO & Council with the Administration Department.
Gracing our hearts and home on April 9, 2015
This is an exempt position with a competitive salary and benefits package. Please visit the City of Terrace website at www.terrace.ca for more details about the vacancy and information on how to apply.
Proud parents Ed & Suzette Lamke
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PRODUCT RECALL Kidde Canada in conjunction withh Health Canada has announced a voluntary recall to replace certain Kidde black plastic valve disposable fire extinguishers. ABC and BC-rated fire extinguishers manufactured between July 23, 2013 and October 15, 2014 could be affected. If you believe you may have one of these fire extinguishers please contact Kidde Canada at 1-844833-6394 (8am - 5pm) Mon-Fri or visit www.kiddecanada.com and click “Safety Notice.”
Deadline to apply is 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2015.
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BYLAW COMPLIANCE OFFICER The City of Terrace has a vacancy for an accountable, highly motivated, independent individual with experience in bylaw enforcement and exemplary communication skills to fill this exciting position with our Development Services Department.
This is a regular, full-time position (CUPE Local 2012) with a 40 hour work week. Please visit the City of Terrace website at www.terrace.ca under Employment Opportunities for a detailed job description and information on how to apply for this vacancy. Deadline to apply is 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2015. Briana Pellegrino, Human Resources Advisor
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Lawn Maintenance Supervisor Volunteer Terrace is immediately seeking an experienced, part-time lawn care supervisor who will be responsible for raking leaves and debris; flower bed weeding; and washing outside windows for seniors, with the help of volunteers. Qualifications: t Physically fit and able to work outside in all types of weather t Attention to detail; client focused t Must have own transportation and valid Class 5 drivers licence. Drivers abstract required t Ability to work as a team with volunteers with little supervision t Ability to work weekends t Complete a criminal records check
Wage is $15 per hour.
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Apply Attn: Julie Melia fax resume: 250-615-5152 or email: fsdm2259@shoppersdrugmart.ca We thank all applicants, however, only those to be selected for an interview will be contacted. Shoppers Drug Mart, 4634 Park Ave., Terrace, B.C.
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Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 in town.
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Off of Kalum Lk Rd minutes from town. executive 3 storey, 7 bdrm, 3 full bath jacuzzi, ensuite, steam sauna, full rec rm & bar, central vac, wood, electric furnace immaculate island kitchen, side ofďŹ ce , 2.5 massive shops, paved drive, secluded, 10 acres, mixed timber, “many extras negotiableâ€? great revenue investment. asking $769,000. Call 250-638-0734 or 250-615-8457
1/2 acre on the Skeena River, Queensway,Terrace BC: House For Sale $330,000. This 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath home has 780 sq ft on the main floor PLUS a full basement that is partially finished PLUS a 12 x 24 insulated and wired shop. A large partially covered deck with a perfect view of Sleeping Beauty Mountain and the Terrace Bridges. Conveniently located 4 km to Walmart and 7 Km to the Airport. Contact us by Phone: 250-922-4860 Email: graham4632@gmail.com
HOUSE For Sale: 4 Bed, 2 Bath: Graham Avenue Terrace BC $285,000 1824 sqft split entry with 2 bedrooms and 1 Bath on the top level plus a sundeck off the kitchen. The lower level has 2 bedrooms,1 Bath plus laundry area, rec room and storage area. The house is currently rented. Phone 250-922-4860 Email: graham4632@gmail.com
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Gitlaxt’aamiks Village Government
Economic Development Resource Officer F/T Permanent Gitlaxt’aamiks Village Government is looking for an Economic Development Resource Officer to join our team. Reporting to the Director of Community Relations, the Economic Development Resource Officer will be responsible for facilitating, promoting and securing opportunities for Economic and Business Development and increase local employment Description: The Economic Development Resource Officer will be primarily responsible for community economic development planning and initiatives; identifying economic opportunities; securing funding for economic development activities and programs, and promote the community in order to expand economic opportunities. Responsibilities: t Oversee the community Economic Development Program and planning process t Prepare a strategic Economic Development Plan for the organization including vision goals and objectives and prepare Economic Profiles of the region and community t Identify opportunities for the community Economic development by sector, projects and initiatives t Secure funding for Economic Development activities and programs including preparation of funding proposals t Assist local organizations, business and individuals with establishing economic and community development plans businesses and projects t Promote the community in order to expand Economic Development opportunities t Perform other duties as assigned by the CAO or the Director of Community Relations
Subsidized furnished teacher housing. Relocation allowance and excellent benefits package. Wages at par with School District #87.
Qualifications: t Diploma or Degree in Community Economic Development and or Business Administration Diploma with related financial experience t Minimum two to five years experience in the Community Economic Development field t Demonstrated ability to think and act strategically in a political and community service environment t Business planning & development, market analysis and financial management t Keen understanding of northern economic, cultural and political environment t In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office including MS Word, Excel & Power Point t Ability to work independently with minimal direction & supervision t Strong interpersonal and communications skills t Criminal Record Check is mandatory t Valid Class 5, BC Drivers License
Serious Applicants can send a cover letter and resume to: Carolyn Doody Principal principal@iskut.org fax 1(250)234-3563
While we appreciate all applications received, only those contacted will be interviewed. We reserve the right to re-post this position in the event that no qualified applicants apply. No faxes or telephone calls will be accepted.
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Avail. June 1st - Aug. 30th large 1bdrm adult oriented fully furnished apartment $1,200/mo. incl. private entrance, laundry room, satellite TV, internet and all utilities. N/S, N/P, No Parties, refs. reqd. Call: 250 635-5061.
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BEST PLACE TO LIVE Now taking applications for 1, 2, & 3 bdrm. suites If you’re looking for clean, quiet living in Terrace and have good references. Please Call: 250-638-0799 Walsh Avenue Apartments
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2014 SPORTSMAN 400 4X4 LOW MILES
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Furnished Cottage at Lakelse Lake, Highway side. Suitable for 1 or 2 people. Ref Required. No pets or partiers. Non smoking. 250-798-2267
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Duplex / 4 Plex 2 bdrm duplex small, N/P, no parties. $750/mo + utilities and damage deposit, refs. reqd. 778-634-2451 TERRACE 4bdrm lwr-duplex, incl., N/G heat, F/S, W/D. No parties, N/S, N/P. Empl. adult family, ref’s & deposit Req’d. $1300/mo. 250-798-9554
2006 KAWASAKI CONCOURS 1000 TOURER
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3 bdrm newly reno. house 1300 sq/ft, wrap-around sundeck, 2 bath, marble wall in living room, 5 appl., beautiful view of Copper Mountain, close to schools, small pets ok. Avail. June 1st, rent $1800. phone Rob 250-6355652 AVAILABLE NOW. Executive House. Furnished 4 bed/ 2 full baths. $2500/mo. Absolutely NP/NS. 1 yr lease. 250-6387747, leave message. For Rent: 2 bedroom house in Thornhill, 1 bath, 5 appliances, sundeck, covered garage, close to schools. Rent $1650. Avail June 1st or 15th. Phone Rob 250-635-5652 Furn. 2bdrm. @ 4651 Beaver, N/S + no dogs, good refs. reqd. $1000 250-638-8639
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The City of Terrace is seeking proposals to clean, prepare and develop a viewing site at the top of Kalum Hill. Asphalt sidewalk will be added along with 50M2 of paver stones and accompanying amenities. An information package is available at Sportsplex administration office. Deadline for proposal submission is 2pm Thursday, May 21, 2015.
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Proposals are now being accepted for the operation of the Terrace Sportsplex for a two year period from September 2015 - July 2017. Proposals include, but not limited to, suggested menu including pricing, regular hours of operation, and monthly rental rate. Information packages are available at the Sportsplex Administration Office Monday to Friday from 9am-4pm. Proposal deadline is 12pm Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Questions can be directed to Carmen Didier 250.615.3021 or cdidier@terrace.ca The city reserves the right to accept any, or reject any, including the highest proposal bid.
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Sports Scope A LOOK ahead at what’s happening in Terrace’s sports community. To have your event or information included, email sports@terracestandard.com.
ATV THE TERRACE ATV and Side-by-Side Society meets at 7:30 p.m. on the last Thursday of the month at the college in the trades building. For more details, contact terraceatvsidebyside@hotmail.com, or on the group’s Facebook page.
Paintball WHO WANTS to play paintball this year? Nick Gascon is looking to play May thru to September. “For beginners, I’d like to invite you out for some fun and easy paintball. No pressure, just have fun! For intermediates (220 times played), let’s get out there and learn how to play Ultimate Woodsball! For Experts (tournament players), I have competed in world cup events and would like teach/recruit players for events in UWL, PSP, CXBL. It would be nice to bring a team to World Cup in Florida!” To book reservations, contact Nick at TerracePaintball@gmail.com.
Spring Ride TERRACE OFF-ROAD Cycling Association presents the first annual Rusty Chain Poker Ride on May 9. Participants ride through a course of trails, stopping at checkpoints along the way. After hitting all or some of the checkpoints, riders will compare cards and compete for prizes. Registration starts at 11 a.m. at Sherwood Mountain Brewery. Ride starts at noon with BBQ and prizes back at the brewery at 5 p.m. Distance: around 15 km of singletrack, participants can do as much or as little as they like. Contact chad.torca@mail. com for more details. All proceeds go to 2015 trail building projects.
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MORE THAN 216 people burst out of the gate at Centennial Christian School’s annual Spring Fun Run April 25, running or walking in the 5 kilometre run through Terrace’s horseshoe neighbourhood. That’s nearly 100 more than participated last year – and many more attended to watch or run the 1 kilometre run for children. The event, which sees many in costumes and fun colours, is a lighthearted kickoff to the racing season. Training has begun for the Salmon Run at Kitsumkalum, taking place Sunday, June 28 starting at the Kitsumkalum hall at 10 a.m. with a BBQ at noon.
Soccer coaches sought SOUPY, SOGGY fields pushed back the start of Terrace’s soccer season – a blessing in disguise as it gave organizers an extra week to track down much-needed coaches. “It’s been a little bit too wet and the fields aren’t setting yet,” said Terrace Youth
Soccer Association (TYSA) board member Blaine Kluss. “If we go out there with 800 kids they’ll shred the grass too much because it’s too soupy.” But he said the delay has given the club “another week’s breathing room to dig up the last coaches.”
As of late last week, when the season was scheduled to start, TYSA still needed around 10 coaches – a situation that isn’t new, and that organizers say is getting worse every year. “It’s a perpetual problem,” said Kluss. He said
the club has been leaning on the same volunteers and “sending out more exasperated emails” to fill the spots. Over 800 youth play soccer, he said, meaning there should be a substantial pool of parents to draw from.
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Terrace track teams make gains in Rupert THE COMBINED Skeena Middle School and Caledonia Track and Field team headed west to Prince Rupert late last month, performing well at the inaugural track meet. Only eight athletes were able to attend because most had music festival commitments, said coach Megan Reid, and the team still placed third overall out of six teams with almost everyone placing in at least one event. A major highlight was Amber Schulte, who set a new meet record in javelin, breaking the record she set last year. Overall Reid, who coaches track while Ben Mattheis coaches field, said the meet, which saw athletes from Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, Nisga’a, Hazelton, and Lax Kw’alaams attend, was a good start to the season. “The new school was pretty impressive, and the track and artificial turf made us envious of the Prince Rupert track and field clubs,” she said. “The weather was warm enough for our athletes to leave with a sun-
burn, which is not something one can say very often about Prince Rupert)” Reid said the team, comprised of mostly Grade 8s, is benefitting from the guidance of its senior athletes and is building a foundation for the next several years. She pointed to the strong support the team has received from parents, as well, in terms of financial contributions and shuttling athletes. Caledonia results from Prince Rupert: Shivohn Peters 3rd in Shot Put; 2nd in Javelin Amber Schulte 1st in Discus; 1st in Javelin Tea Archibald 1st in 100m; 1st in 200m; 2nd in Long Jump; 1st in Triple jump; 1st in Discus Eden Atkinson-Bruce 3rd in Javelin Patrick Holmberg 1st in 400m Skeena results from Prince Rupert: Michaela Yeo 3rd in 100m; 3rd in 200m; 1st in 1500m; 1st in Long Jump Spencer Shulte 1st in Discus; 3rd in Javelin
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MEMBERS OF Skeena and Cal’s track and field team at the middle school April 30.
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Soccer coaches sought in Terrace “At the end of the day we’re looking for 75 parents,” he said, noting that with youth volunteers and the many parents who coach multiple teams, that number is even lower. “It’s really a small percentage relative to the number of people.” Kluss said he understands coaching isn’t everyone’s thing, and that some might not feel qualified. “I understand people who can’t do it physically, don’t have the sport knowledge, I get that,” he said. “Those, I’ve played sports all my life but I’m not really a soccer guy type thing, you know, there’s a lot of that of course.” But there should still be a reasonable pool to draw from – and the club can help. “That’s where our technical director (John Snedden) comes in,” he
said. “John has been an experienced coach for the bulk of his life and we have resources to help you.” The time commitment is not significant, said Kluss. There is one game day and one practice – and Snedden assists with practices at the beginning of the year. “With the exception of games days, which are set, we have flexibility with classes,” he said. “We’re outside and we’re on the fields, there’s lots of room, which is one of the benefits of coaching soccer, and yet we still struggle finding enough people.” “The other frustrating part of it too, for us, is you see all of these people on the sidelines watching these games and watching these practices – they’re there anyway and yet they don’t want to take that extra step and help,” he said.
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SOGGY GROUND at Terrace’s Christy Park pushed back the youth soccer season’s opening date.
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im Culp tells of the time he, his long time friend Peter Broomhall, and his son Chris made a long walk into the reaches of what we like to call the upper Copper River. It was late in the season. The valley still had flecks of orange, but most of the leaves were off. There was little wind but what there was, was the breath of winter. They carried their fly rods, but Chris brought along his drift rod, just in case, as steelheaders like to say with a wink. After a long rocky tramp, the trio arrived at a run Pete and Jim had driven to before the flood of 1978 tore the road to shreds and dramatically restructured the river while destroying some of the beautiful, productive pieces of angling water that lay between Kitnayakwa Creek and the Clore confluence. Because it was situated in a rugged rock walled section of the Zymoetz Valley, the run had been spared the ravages of the flood and was as Pete and Jim remembered it. The three made their first pass through the run with fast sinking lines and their favourite patterns. They fished carefully, attempting to sink their flies as deep as possible. This strategy was necessary because unless they’re in motion, steelhead dwell near the bottom where, thanks to the amazing properties of piscine vision, they get a 360 degree view of their surroundings. When they are recent arrivals in their home streams, when the water is warmer,
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GOALTENDER DALAN Marleau, left, and defenseman Timber Lewis are heading to the BC Hockey U15 jamboree tournament in Richmond later this month.
Terrace reps at U15 TWO TERRACE hockey players are heading to Richmond to represent the northwest at BC Hockey’s U15 select jamboree tournament this weekend. Defenseman Timber Lewis and goaltender Dalan Marleau got the call after attending the U15 high performance tryouts in Vanderhoof in early April. Approximately 70
players attended the northwest tryouts from all communities Williams Lake and north. And from that, 12 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders were selected to move on and attend the Richmond jamboree tournament to be held May 7 - 10. The northwest players will be joined by the 140 players selected
from camps held for the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island as well and the Okanagan and Kootenays. And these 160 players will play in a jamboree tournament as well as experience the WHL combine, putting their on and off ice skills to the test. They will also get ranked in the national database amongst their
steelhead are overcome After fishing the run by their aggressive nawith care and covertures and will climb ing it well, or so they the water column to inthought, Jim, Chris, and tercept a manmade fly Peter, were certain there that has offended them weren’t many or any or triggered an instincsteelhead in the run. At tual feeding response that point, Chris took out learned when they were his drift rod and made a juveniles. On the other couple of drifts with a hand, when they have pink rubber worm. In been in the river for minutes he had a fish on. months and the water Encouraged, Pete and has chilled, the fish, Jim started in again, Jim SKEENA ANGLER which tend to seek out using a long fly made the deepest water for of pink marabou that ROB BROWN sanctuary, fall into a looked like a cousin of torpor and will no lonhis son’s rubber bait. ger give chase. They can Neither fly fisher had still be caught, but to a touch, but the worm have a chance of catchtook a couple of more ing one, an angler must get his lure near steelhead. Ultimately, the three men passed the bottom and keep it there for as long as the drift rod around and released 20 fish. possible. In retrospect, says Jim, 20 was too many. In these conditions, even with the dens- He adds that he was sure they could have est of fly lines and built-in weight, a fly hooked more. can only penetrate the strike zone for a few Gene Allen, guiding a couple of fly fishseconds, if at all. The physics of a wet fly ing sports on the Kispiox for the Bear Claw guarantees that it will swing down, across, Lodge in low water conditions, had the and, save for a short period after the cast, misfortune of following an American who upward. In contrast, a drift fisher using a was fishing a drift rod and a pink rubber latex lure, Spin-Glo, or bait, uses ballast worm. As they drifted from pool to pool, and fishes in straight lines to keep his ter- the American seemed to be hooking a lot of minal tackle in the strike zone during the fish. In low water, steelhead seek sanctuary entire drift. under logs and in the deepest pools, places
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peers from across the country and have the opportunity to sit in different seminars related to high performance in hockey – dietary, mental, physical aspects. This past hockey season, Lewis played for the Terrace Bantam rep team and Marleau played in both the Bantam and Midget house division as they were short of goalies.
where they are safe from flies, but not from pink rubber worms. At the end of the drift, Gene spoke to the American drift fisher and learned the fellow had hooked and released 46 steelhead. Apparently, this greedy fellow didn’t realize, or didn’t care, that there is a distinct possibility that one or more of those fish may have swum away to die and others may have incurred sublethal damage that might subsequently impair their ability to spawn. In recent years, a small number of drift fishers have descended upon the Copper River to fish for steelhead when the fish have settled into, and stacked up in, runs and pools where they will remain for months. These fishers like pink rubber worms and some of them are bent on catching as many steelhead as will bite, which is a lot, if not all of them. When you could kill steelhead, size granted bragging rights to anglers concerned about such details. When, out of biological necessity, catch and release regulations were invoked, the size of a fish was supplanted by the number of fish caught. Clearly, hooking large numbers of vulnerable steelhead is not acceptable. This leaves several options: Banning rubber worms and similar effective lures; imposing a daily limit on the number of fish an individual can catch; imposing fly fishing only regulations; or closing the river to fishing at these times.
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Retirements ease college job losses “We’ve been working with our unions offering early retirement and severance packages,” she added. The more college employees take up retirement or severance packages the fewer actual job losses there will be, said Zimmerman. And some instructors are also being told they’ll be teaching less. The employee cuts amount to the equivalent of 14.5 full-time positions across all college departments. Zimmerman said the college’s shortfall stems from receiving less money from the province and less tuition money because student enrolment has dropped. “And as a college, we are obligated to submit a balanced budget,” she said. The $1.4 million cut reduces the college’s base budget to just over $22 million compared to last year’s $23.4 million. One large financial loss comes from the province cutting a grant worth $494,000 to provide tuition-free adult basic education courses. The college will now start charging the same level of tuition for adult
basic education that it does for university level academic courses but students can also now apply to the province for financial assistance.
The level of assistance will depend on their income. “We don’t know what the impact of charging tuition will be
or the uptake of financial aid,” said Zimmerman. Despite the spending cuts and a compressed academic program of-
fering, Zimmerman said the college remains a viable educational institution. “We continue to have robust programs,” she said. “There is de-
mand for what we offer – trades, fine arts, health, business programs, university transfer.” The cuts are in a pro-
visional budget being distributed for comment and the college board will officially vote on the document next month.
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Bi-weekly payment is $145/$155 for 24 months at 0.0% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $2,000 down payment is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $9,530/$10,055, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $22,211/$24,671. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes, dealer fees and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. † Purchase price includes $670 Loyalty Cash and a cash credit of $4,200 and applies to new 2015 GMC Terrain SLE-1 FWD models at participating dealers in Canada. Purchase price of $24,995 excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer fees and taxes. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ¥ Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between May 1st, 2015 through June 1st, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA, Sierra Light Duty and Heavy Duty); $1,000 credit available on all GMC Sierras. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between May 1st, 2015 through June 1st, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,500 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA). Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. <>The 2014 GMC Terrain received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs in the proprietary J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. *†U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov).
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