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■■ United front across the Northwest ALL 21 municipal leaders of the newly expanded Northwest British Columbia Resource Benefits Alliance meet at the Best Western Hotel Aug. 15 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that unifies the Regional District of Skeena-Queen Charlotte, the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, and the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. The consortium of mayors and regional district directors hopes to negotiate a wide-sweeping revenue-sharing agreement that will bring money from resource development to northern communities, for infrastructure, services and legacy savings.

RCMP officer at centre of lawsuit joins in By MARGARET SPEIRS A CIVIL suit continues to heat up as another of the defendants is alleging that medical staff were negligent in treating a man rushed to hospital from police cells. This time it’s Const. Brian Heideman, formerly of the Terrace RCMP and now posted in the Okanagan, lining up alongside Terrace RCMP against Mills Memorial Hospital, a doctor and nurse in the case. The first action was Terrace resident Robert Wright suing the RCMP and Const. Brian Heideman for head injuries he says resulted from excessive force and for negligence in the way he was treated by police after his

arrest for drunk driving in 2012. This June, the RCMP issued its own application adding Dr. DeWit, Mills Memorial Hospital and a nurse only referred to as Jane Doe. The RCMP alleged that the medical staff who saw Wright when he was brought to hospital for treatment three times after being arrested in April 2012 were themselves negligent. In July, DeWit, followed by the hospital, responded saying he did follow proper procedure and protocols and said any injury or damage to Wright was caused by police. This application by Heideman is asking the justice to allow him to also name the hospital, doctor and nurse as third parties and

for costs to be paid by the hospital regardless of outcome of the case. Heideman is asking for relief from the third parties in the form of “a declaration that any damage suffered by the plaintiff by reason of the matters set out in the amended notice of civil claim was caused by or contributed to by the negligence of the third parties; contribution and indemnity from the third parties for any liability of the claiming party to the plaintiff; the claiming party’s costs of defending this action; and the claiming party’s costs of conducting these third party proceedings. Replies from the third parties to Heideman’s application had not been filed as of

last week. In replying to the RCMP adding it as a third party back in June, Mills Memorial Hospital’s argument says that the police failed to bring the third party application forward or at least make their intentions known to do so at the time when the police were named in the lawsuit. The police offered no explanation for that delay, said the hospital in its response. “It is submitted that here, the Applicant (Terrace RCMP) was well aware of the role of MMH (Mills Memorial Hospital) as a potential third party at the outset of the litigation,” reads the response.

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30+ new school buses ready to hit the road By JACKIE LIEUWEN OVER 30 brand new school buses have arrived and are being readied for service next month by the Coast Mountains School District’s new bussing company. Diversified Transportation won a five-year contract this spring, edging out First Canada ULC which had the contract for 30 years. The 31 new 2016 Freightliner buses fit 72 elementary students three to a seat, said Diversified district manager Luis Gonzalez. There are three more smaller buses, two in Terrace and one in Kitimat, which are wheelchair accessible and have capacity for up to 20 students. “They are great units, brand new, that will service the community well,” Gonzalez said of the buses. D i v e r s i f i e d Transportation, which also runs the Northern Health buses in B.C., has 21 buses to be based in Terrace, 10 in Hazelton and three in Kitimat. There are 41 drivers lined up to cover 29 routes. “We are foreseeing that after training or after school

starts, some people might find the job is not the best fit,” said Gonzalez. Diversified will also need on-call drivers to cover holidays and it has hired one mechanic in Terrace to look after the buses. All the drivers who applied had to take a twoweek training course, to equip them to manage students and drive the routes and acquaint themselves with Diversified’s standards. Ten drivers are still completing training in Terrace and eight in Hazelton. “We are really looking for the personality and attitude that matches our core values,” said Gonzalez. Of the drivers that used to work for First Canada here, Gonzalez says at least 25 to 30 per cent have come over to Diversified. The five-year contract is worth $10.5 million, depending on number of routes and fuel costs in subsequent years, and there is an option to renew for two years. Diversified and First Choice were the only companies to submit formal proposals.

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Quad riders find stolen fire truck

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Terrace Standard

By MARGARET SPEIRS FINDING THE stolen Kitsumkalum fire truck was a surprise to one of the men who discovered it while out quadding. Dave Reinhardt, who is a member of Terrace ATV and Side by Side Society, was out with Brian Deacon and Derek Euverman when they discovered the truck just off the West Kalum Forest Road in the afternoon of Aug. 10. “We were just out for a ride and we knew that it was missing and we just happened to stumble upon it,” he said last week. “At the Tempo gas station that morning, the gas station attendant said it had been found out by Smithers. That was just a rumour.” On August 6, Terrace RCMP reported the theft, saying that their investigation showed that the thieves approached the fire truck in a pickup at 2:48 a.m. August 2. Minutes later, the fire truck was seen heading north on the West Kalum Forest Service Road near Kitsumkalum, said police. Reinhardt said they found the truck about 39 km up the road, which is just about to its dead end, and then another 3 km down another logging road in the bush. It looked like the thieves missed the corner at that point on the road and got stuck, he said, adding the tires were buried in the dirt, indicating they had tried to get it out but couldn’t. He added that it wasn’t a big curve and was hard to see, especially in the middle of the night when the truck was stolen. The trio of quad riders rode back within cell phone range, called the police, waited for them to arrive and showed them where the truck was, he said. Thanks to the keys being left in the truck’s ignition, the tow truck operators had an easier time getting it loaded onto their truck, said Reinhardt. “It was nice of them to leave the keys in it,” he said. He thought that people at Kitsumkalum had gone out looking for the truck in that area but didn’t go far enough. The Kitsumkalum Band office posted the discovery of the truck on its Facebook page August 10. “Thanks Brian Deacon, Dave Reinhardt and Derek Euverman and the Terrace ATV and SXS Society for finding stolen Kitsumkalum Volunteer Firefighters’ fire truck! “We appreciate all the community support and all of those who went out of their way to look for our fire truck.” Terrace RCMP media relations officer Const. Angela Rabut said police are continuing to investigate who was responsible.

Crime Briefs TERRACE PROVINCIAL court had a busy week with several convictions and sentences being handed down. Here’s some examples from August 11. Larz Morrison was handed a conditional sentence of 28 days followed by one year of probation with conditions on a charge of assault causing bodily harm. The sentence for the second charge, resist or obstruct a peace officer in the execution of his duty, was the same except it didn’t include probation. He must also pay a victim surcharge of $100 due June 1, 2016 and provide a DNA sample to police. Misty Louie received a suspended sentence with one year of probation with conditions and ordered to pay a victim fine surcharge of $100 due August 1, 2016 on a charge of theft under $5,000. A charge of breaching an undertaking was stayed by the court.

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THREE MEMBERS of the Terrace ATV and Side by Side Society discover the stolen Kitsumkalum fire truck near the end of the West Kalum Forest Service road April 10.

Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Aurora LNG Project

Open House and Invitation to Comment Aurora LNG (Proponent) is proposing to construct and operate the Aurora LNG Project (proposed Project), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and marine terminal for the export of LNG. The proposed Project would be located on the southeast corner of Digby Island near Prince Rupert, BC. The proposed Project would export up to 24 million tonnes per annum of LNG. The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and is also undergoing a substituted environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application (Application) for a certificate by the Proponent, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) must first approve the Application Information Requirements. The Application Information Requirements will specify the studies to be conducted and the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its Application. The EAO has now received draft Application Information Requirements from the Proponent and invites comments on this draft. To provide information about the Application Information Requirements, EAO invites the public to attend an Open House. The Open House is scheduled as follows: at: North Coast Meeting & Convention Centre 240 – 1st Avenue West, Prince Rupert on: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 from: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft Application Information Requirements. The comment period will begin on September 1, 2015 and end on October 1, 2015. All comments received during this comment period in relation to the Application Information Requirements will be considered.

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The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process. At this stage of the process, the primary intent is to receive feedback about the studies or information required for a comprehensive environmental assessment. After taking public comments into account, EAO will finalize the Application Information Requirements and issue them to the Proponent. EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: ONLINE FORM

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Secret trails NEWS

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

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A short guide to some of Terrace’s less known paths By JOSH MASSEY ONE OF the joys of exploring Terrace is getting to know the many trails that wind through town. The more one walks and bikes, the more trails one discovers. And while having one’s own secret favourites is great, it’s more fun to share. This feature story will reveal some of Terrace’s lesser known trails. Just make sure to be bear aware and also mountain biker aware. Or, if you are on a bike, mind the hikers. Many trails are made by volunteers for mountain biking purposes, and the bikers need hikers to get out of the way if they are soaring down the slopes.

THIS OPENING at the bottom of Kalum Hill leads into the general Terrace Mountain trail system but from a different location from the main trailheads. On this system you can walk from the north end of Terrace to the south following a variety of routes. Apparently there are also a few small caves back in there.

LOCATED ON Soucie Ave. between Marshall St. and Bailey St. on the Bench, this is the north end of a great wooded area with trails that will take you to many delightful and unexpected exit points. Skirt around the edge of the bike area and options abound.

OKAY, WELL this one is not a huge secret, but it’s tucked away on Kitselas Rd. in the northeast corner of town so might go unnoticed. Created over the last few years, the trail was prepared by local mountain biking group TORCA, but can be hiked and snowshoed depending on the time of year. On the other side of Kitselas is the Terrace Mountain trail system. A parking area is located at the trailhead. THIS ROAD-TURNED-TRAIL starts on the west side of Kalum Lake Rd. near the top of the hill on the left side, just north of Floyd Ave. It leads to trails behind Skeena Sawmills, with trails also reaching up to the Kitsumgallum cemetery.

ANOTHER HIDDEN trail by a hill, this time at the top of Lanfear Hill. A nice continuation for those coming up from the Howe Creek Trail, this trail follows the edge of the Bench into a residential area with other trail options further in.

THIS TRAIL junction is just south of Walmart beside the Dudley Little Bridge. The one straight ahead follows the Skeena River west to the Southside neighbourhood behind Walmart. The left turn is a longer trail that goes under the bridge and follows the Skeena east almost as far as the Old Bridge.

ACCESS THIS path by hiking down to the rocks below the south end of the Old Bridge and head east from there towards Thornhill. This jaunt will take you through a nice mixed stand of trees which is particularly nice in the fall. The trail ends at the back of a big field which is private property. This short hike (about 25 minutes return), is a good add-on to a longer walk starting in town.

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EDITORIAL Pharmacare

LOCAL residents have only to look at the work being done by Thornhill’s Ron and Mavis Ramsey to move the affordability of prescription drugs to the top of the list of issues under debate during this federal election. After hearing stories of seniors and others who either could not afford prescriptions written for them or were stretching out the prescriptions they were able to purchase, the Ramseys, through their Helping Hands Society, began raising money to help by recycling cans, bottles and scrap metal. Bolstered with private and other donations, the money is then used at the discretion of pharmacists and physicians based on need. That such a program has struck a chord in the area speaks much about the essential good nature of people to help others. That it has the support and assistance of health care professionals speaks volumes about how they view the affordability of prescription drugs. An extensive 2012 study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, for example, determined that at 17 per cent, British Columbia residents “were more likely to report cost-related nonadherence” when it came to prescription drugs. There have been many calls to introduce a national pharmacare program with supporters pointing out the benefits far outweigh its costs. Now’s the time to question federal election candidates on where they stand – and why.

We need more old-style parenting

ased on recent news stories, parents are raising kids to copy their peers’ misbehaviour without chastisement. The most recent example is that of a Vancouver boy watching a street performer balance on a tube set on a platform four feet above the pavement. The boy tried to pull the tube out from under the busker’s platform, making the busker teeter dangerously. The kid’s parents laughed. The practice of young men hurling obscenities at female reporters working at outdoor events gained popularity in Canada this spring though reporters in both Canada and the U.S. have endured harassment for months. Videos of the incidents were replayed by males who thought the behaviour hilarious and worth emulating. The laughs faded when serious consequences kicked in. A Hydro One engineer in Ontario, who along with several buddies had hurled unprintable words at a female reporter following a soccer game, was fired from his sixfigure job two days after his

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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI employer viewed his harassing behaviour on YouTube and declared it breached the company’s code of conduct. Only a week or two later in Calgary young men driving by on the street shouted the same unprintable line at a working female reporter. Her camera captured the truck’s license plate. Police charged the man with “stunting”. The non-criminal offence, defined as distracting, startling or interfering with other users of a roadway, carries a $402 fine. As of May 1, the fine was hiked to $543. Did other young men learn from those incidents? Doesn’t seem so.

As recently as August 7 while CBC reporter Megan Batchelor reported among the crowd at the Squamish Valley Music Festival a 17-year-old rushed up, almost knocking her over, to plant a kiss on her cheek and take a selfie. Batchelor objected publicly to the kiss and filed a complaint with RCMP. She didn’t want the 17-year-old charged; she wanted him to understand the gravity of his behaviour and a message to seep into the unused brains of other unthinking males. The 17-year-old has since apologized, Batchelor accepted, and the RCMP dropped her complaint. But readers lined up on both sides to comment. Some said the young woman was making too much of a simple kiss, and registering a public complaint merely to gain publicity. I disagree. What woman so craves male attention she chooses to be slobbered over by any boor who fancies himself George Clooney? No one, male or female, should be disturbed while working regardless of their trade, nor should they have to endure

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sexual insults or assaults. Most outrageous, one writer compared the 17-yearold’s off-balance kiss to the famous historical incident of the returning sailor kissing a young woman in New York’s Times Square as ticker tape fluttered down the day World War II ended. The sailor had survived a six-year war. The l7-year-old had enjoyed the day relaxing at an outdoor concert! And it’s my guess both the sailor and the young woman in his arms were equally caught up in the excitement of the war’s end. We wouldn’t endure incidents such as these if more parents were as dedicated as Toya Graham, the Baltimore mother who recognized her 16-year-old son Michael on the street dressed in baggy pants, a hoodie, wearing a mask, and holding a rock, ready to participate in a riot. She raced to the area, and in front of his peers and news cameras she yanked his mask off, boxed his ears, and yelled at him, “Are you for real? This is what you want to do? I told you I’d come down here. Didn’t I? Now you get along home.” Now that’s old-style parenting.

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THERE’S MORE to how many taxes are included on the city’s annual statement than first meets the eye.

Actually, three paid more taxes Dear Sir: I’m writing in response to a recent letter to the editor published in the July 29th edition of The Terrace Standard in which the writer commented on property taxes paid by four members of City of Terrace council. As indicated in The Terrace Standard article of July 8th, three of the four councillors

saw a decrease in their municipal taxes this year, when compared to last year (It is the portion of the taxes collected that are for the City of Terrace, itemized on tax notices as “General Mun.”). However, what was not spelled out in detail is the fact that the assessed values of their three homes increased by less than the average, which

in turn resulted in a less than the average (zero percent) tax increase. Taxation is dictated and strictly regulated by the Community Charter. Assessed values are part of the mathematical equation that dictates the outcome (your tax bill). The City of Terrace and every other taxing jurisdiction

in the province must apply tax rates consistently based on assessed values as determined by a third party (BC Assessment). The fact that the assessed value of a property increases or decreases more or less than the average for the area has a direct impact on the taxes in relation to the average. Cont’d Page 08

Dear Sir: I would like to clarify statements made in the Aug. 12, 2015 story, “Fish a renewed focus for treaty talks.” It is true that a chapter on fish was not included in the agreements-in-principle recently signed by the federal and provincial governments and the Kitselas and Kitsumkalum First Nations. The communities ratified these agreements in 2013, understanding that fish would be a part of Final Agreement negotiations and that we would not consider a Final Agreement without fish. The government did open the fish mandate in December 2014 and Kitselas and Kitsumkalum have begun substantive talks on fish as part of Final Agreement negotiations. Metlakatla is part of these negotiations as an opportunity to advance their own interests in fish as part of their Agreementin-Principle (not yet complete). While there is much in common, each nation negotiating the fish chapter at the table has different interests and those interests are represented in the unique language of each agreement. It is important to understand that these are not separate talks, but are part of the negotiation process. It is also important to understand that negotiations around fish do not involve an allocation or quota for the average person. Fish negotiations will provide certainty around the right to fish for the First Nation and ensure that each Nation will continue to be able to exercise their section 35 right to fish for food, social and ceremonial purposes. Where an allocation would apply is with commercial fishing or in the event of necessary conservation measures. Hilary Lightening, Project & Communications Officer, Tsimshian First Nations Treaty Society, Terrace, B.C.

Fossil fuel boozers dominate the world

oet Dylan Thomas once joked that “an alcoholic is someone you don’t like who drinks more than you do.” He would not have recognized his observation as a comment on contemporary legal responses to climate change. As consumers we rush to purchase new technical gimmickry from drugs to wearable electronics, all products that owe their genesis to basic science. Yet despite this faith many people exhibit a sullen and stubborn resistance to a climate science that warns we are risking peril by refusing to curb production of greenhouse gases. Contemporary First World humans are energy junkies, and carbon fuels (with trillions in invested capital) dominate our energy infrastructure. We prize liquid fuels for their energy density, and we rely on hydrocarbons for the plastics, paints, fertilizers, lubricants, drugs, and thousands of industrial chemicals which make up our modern lives. We enjoy cheap air travel and

car-dominated landscapes (despite their demonstrable costs and inefficiencies). Our large-screen TVs glow and our smartphones hum. Eighteen-wheelers roll the world’s products to our communities. We sleep on Egyptian cotton and drink South African merlot, wear garments manufactured in Bangladesh and heal ourselves with designer drugs from Europe. The vast majority of us live in ways that would be envied by any historical king or pharaoh. Each of us has a stake in this cornucopia of success. The public relations industry conditions us to be ideal consumers. And the vast social class of owners, investors, managers, CEOs, accountants, and stock promoters drives a culture that demands the continual growth of our huge, grinding economic machine. Despite this abundance, we sense that all is not as we would like it: wildfires, droughts, superstorms, and floods punctuate a climate that seems somehow out of whack. Icefields and glaciers are shrinking and aquifers

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AL LEHMANN are drying up. In any given year refugees from climatic disasters routinely outnumber political refugees. And no longer is alarm over the looming climate problem merely the noisy babble of isolated minorities. Public figures and institutions from the Roman Catholic Pope to the American Department of Defense recognize climate change as perhaps

the largest challenge facing contemporary and future society. As climate damage accrues, victims increasingly begin to blame purveyors of carbon-fuel products, accusing them of mass torts (if not of crimes). Sometimes these accusations relate to specific events, such as frackingcaused poisoning of groundwater or oil spills. Others begin to address the whole industrial model of carbon-based energy production. Predictably, owners of carbon fuel assets (and of industrial concerns reliant upon them) defend themselves, often to the point where they are committing the kinds of fraud that in other venues would be criminal. Corporations that fund massive disinformation campaigns pretending to debunk the seriousness of the issue are acting in precisely such a manner. Governments such as our federal Conservatives amplify the problem. Recent reports suggest that fossil fuel corporations have been aware of the climate problem since the 1980s, but have cho-

sen protecting profits over taking morally responsible social action. A startling legal decision by Dutch courts would force their government to coordinate reduction of their country’s carbon emissions by 25 per cent in five years. More such suits are likely. When and how will social consumption that creates carbon emissions come to be considered criminal? When oil and gas producers shrug as to their responsibility for climate change, arguing they are only responding to demand, they are not completely wrong (although they are somewhat disingenuous). None of us is ready to freeze in the dark, nor are many willing to diminish our personal indulgences made possible by carbon emissions. Our enthusiasm to indict the fraudsters should not blind ourselves to our own culpability and the reality of our own addictions. When it comes to fossil fuels, most of us are alcoholics. Retired English teacher Al Lehmann lives in Terrace, B.C.

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Cop turns firefighter for a day Dear Sir, I would like to report how very impressed I was, and no doubt a number of other people were too, with Constable Muzzerall’s effort at preventing a forest fire. My husband and I were up in the Nass visiting friends in each of the villages and were returning to Terrace for the day. Just past Rosswood, nearing Terrace, we saw smoke up ahead. As we rounded the corner we saw a fire on the side of the road. A tree had come down and hit the wires; one had broken and had sparked the fire. A few cars were already off to the side and had radioed the call in (no cell service there). We were standing around feeling helpless as we had a rental car with, of course, no equipment that could help stop a fire. After about 30 minutes a RCMP car came from the (Rosswood side) lights and sirens going. We thought it was the lead vehicle for the fire crews. Instead, Constable Muzzerall jumped out with a fire extinguisher. We smiled, thinking that wouldn’t do anything as the blaze was getting pretty big and seemed to be well into at least one tree. He tried to go at it from the front but got blown back. He went in behind and (amazingly) got the

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Councillors’ tax Council approved a zero percent tax increase for residential properties this year, so homes with an increased assessment of less than the area average saw a reduction in their municipal taxes. Conversely, if the assessment increased more than the average, a municipal tax increase would have resulted. In addition, we note that when taking into consideration all taxes collected (including those for provincial school tax, the Northwest Regional Hospital District, Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, Municipal Finance Authority and BC Assessment Authority), three of the four properties in question saw tax increases. We hope this helps to clear up any misconceptions. Phyllis Proteau, Financial Administrator, City of Terrace

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RCMP CONSTABLE Aaron Muzzerall single-handedly battled a blaze north of Terrace. fire significantly reduced. He then grabbed a shovel from his car and was beating at the fire, smashing it out. He dug and threw dirt on it and so on. He just kept going. We felt terrible that there was nothing we could do to help. After about 30 more minutes, an RCMP vehicle came from the Terrace side. Again, we thought, now the fire fighters will be here. Still no. Constable Muzzerall called to see if this officer had a fire extinguisher. Luckily he

did, and the officer grabbed it and hurried to Constable Muzzerall. Again, Constable Muzzerall was able to get the fire greatly reduced. Finally a helicopter came overhead, took a look and left. The Terrace officer (I’m sorry I didn’t get his name) politely asked us to move on as the helicopter was going to be dropping water on the area. Constable Muzzerall must have worked steadily for more than an hour trying to contain

this fire. If he had not done what he did, there may well have been a serious forest fire in the area. I am forever thankful for the work police officers do day in and day out but what Constable Muzzerall was above and beyond the call of duty. It also went unnoticed but for the few of us there. With extreme gratitude, Kathleen Sutherland Terrace, B.C.

CALL FOR HOUSE COACHES 2015/16 SEASON TMHA is now accepting application for the position of Head Coach in all House Divisions; Timbit, Novice, Atom, PeeWee, Bantam and Midget. If you are interested in coaching a team this year, please fill out the “TMHA Coaches Application” located on our website, in the Administration section under “forms”. Submit application with qualifications to Linda Wilson at 1stvice@terraceminorhockey.ca ASAP

On behalf of the Graduation Class of 2015

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to the community, parents and family members for all the generous support for Prom & Dry Grad 2015. If we missed anyone thank you for your donation, it was greatly appreciated

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Tsimshian enviro work begins By JOSH MASSEY

TECHNICAL EXPERTS working for the newly formed Tsimshian Environmental Authority have begun comparing notes on the potential effects of liquefied natural gas developments on the coast. Kitselas chief councillor Joe Bevan joined other chiefs from Metlakatla, Gitxaala, Kitsumkalum and Gitga’at in forming what is called the Tsimshian Environmental Stewardship Authority in early July, and the monthly meetings bring together technical teams from these different governments. Bevan says the main driver behind the formation of the new authority is to provide collective oversight for the planned Pacific Northwest LNG project near the mouth of the Skeena river at Prince Rupert. “The main project is PNW,

because they are right there on Lelu island and some of the other nations have voiced concern about flora bank, what’s that going to look like once you start developing,” he said of the estuarial waters key to young salmon survival near the development. “They said they weren’t going to do the dredging but when you start building on the two sides of that, what is that going to do to the river, to flora banks, so that is the major concern, and we are confident that PNG is working on it,” he said. “We, the Tsimshian, have created a stewardship authority concerning Pacific Northwest LNG and Prince Rupert Gas Transmission, with the goal of coming together as a collective, to voice our concerns. We feel that together we are a stronger voice. Together, our collective concerns will be met,” Bevan continued.

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The group shares office space with the Northcoast Skeena First Nations Stewardship Society where they have their meetings, he said. According to chief councillor of the coastal Gitxaala, Clarence Innis, the authority will provide environmental oversight of the whole area, not just focusing on a single project. “Pacific Northwest LNG was one of them,” said Innis of the impetus behind the group initiative. “There are so many proposals for development in this area that we had to come together because we were starting to get overwhelmed by it.” The Kitselas has already signed a project development agreement with Prince Rupert Gas Transmission owner TransCanada, but the other Terrace First Nation, the Kitsumkalum, have not.

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■■ On track CN WORKERS perform repair work on the track that crosses the Skeena River at the Old Bridge. A crane lowers a new tie down to the crews on Aug. 10.

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MARGARET SPEIRS

Artist shares her stories LOCAL ARTIST Jamie Nole recently donated one of her limited edition prints to Park Centre, an office of the Terrace Child Development Centre (CDC). The print is of her painting the “Pregnant Frog Woman,” which she was inspired to create when she was expecting her son. Jamie, who is from the Tahltan Nation and Nisga’a Nation under the Frog clan, says her lifelong passion is to become an artist. “I feel a sense of identity when I work with First Nations Fine Art,” she says. “This is what my ancestors did to tell their stories, so now I will tell many stories and share them with the world.” Jamie has been involved with the Terrace CDC programs for pregnancy support, parent support and Speech and Language Support for the past three years and wanted to give back to the centre with her artwork.

Since Jamie could pick up a pencil, her parents encouraged her natural artistic talent. She was provided with her own work space, including a desk with all the supplies she ever needed and a lot of praise. At seven years old, she began to learn Northwest Coast art with her art teacher Huey Carlick. In high school, she learned the strict rules of First Nations Fine Arts through Todd Stephens. She graduated in 2011 with the help of her very supportive teachers who always pushed her to do her best and never give up on her dream of becoming a successful artist. Being naturally gifted, Jamie is well on her way to being recognized on an international level. She has sold prints of the “Pregnant Frog Woman” to people in North America and Australia. Locally, she won a contest designing a community mural with

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JAMIE NOLE donated one her prints of “Pregnant Frog Woman” to the Terrace Child Development Centre. the Terrace Nisga’a Office and was later contracted to paint the mural. She has her own

website, injanesartlife. com, and her painting has been commented on in Off the Wall, a blog by Bruce Byfield.

Jamie plans to continue her education in First Nations Fine Art this fall at Northwest Community College.

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■■ Water rescuers KIDS ‘N’ Cops campers take part in search and rescue training at Furlong Bay on Lakelse Lake Aug. 13. The young people practised throwing out a line to a person needing help in the water and rescued them from this boat. That’s Dwayne Sheppard president of Terrace Search and Rescue piloting the boat.

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Legion says its members matter ANOTHER MONTH has gone by, fall is fast approaching and on September 4 the first Steak Night after the summer break will take place starting at 5 p.m. Steaks with all the trimmings sell for $15 at the Legion, and given that a meal is being served, children and youth are allowed to come with their parents. Also in September is the first general meeting since June, and as mentioned before, the executive with general membership approval has moved the general meeting to Saturdays with the first one on September 12, at 1 p.m. Come on down to the meeting and become an active member in deciding the direction of the Legion. If you are not a member, come on down nonetheless and after the meeting you will be able to chat with some of the executive members about the possibility of joining the Legion family. Hang around after the meeting for the regular Saturday afternoon meat draw. Being a member of the legion has benefits. As a member, you have the opportunity to use the hall for events, such as weddings, celebrations of life, retirement parties or other types of events or celebrations. There is a deposit to hold the date and if you are interested in booking the hall or to inquire about rental, you can send an e-mail request to president Ray Hallock at president@branch13.org or call the branch, leaving your name, telephone number, the date of the rental and a brief description of your event. Being a member affords one a quiet place to come to watch your favorite CFL team or other sports team play on a new big screen T.V. It is a place to gather and talk about the most current political topics with other members, maybe debating the merits of the candidates in the upcoming federal election. Here is an update on past events: We can report that the Riverboat Days Parade was once again a great success, thank you to all those that helped out, Comrade Joyce Bradley for getting the parade organized, and Comrade MaFarlane and Comrade Donahue for running the barbecue. A big thank you to those of you who came to have a bite to eat. Upcoming events include Trivia Night, September 12 starting at 7 p.m. There is intention to do this monthly. There is also a Halloween Dance with DJ music being considered for October 30th. So come on down to the Legion and see what it means to be a Legion member. Bar hours are Monday to Saturday 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Remember, the money raised by Legion events go back into the community.

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■■ Where the wind blows CANSAIL KIDS glide around Lakelse Lake at Furlong Bay Aug. 13. The week-long camp saw certified instructors teach sailing skills, water safety and dryland games to youths ages six to 14.

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Email your event to newsroom@terracestandard.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday.

Clubs & pubs

■■ THORNHILL PUB: KARAOKE Thurs. 8 p.m. All day free pool on Wed. and Sun. Texas hold ‘em poker Tues. at 6 p.m. and Sun. at 5 p.m. Showing all UFC events. Jam sessions Saturday at 8 p.m. To and from shuttle service provided. ■■ LEGION BRANCH 13: Meat draws every Sat. – first draw at 4 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. at 1 p.m. and Wed. at 7 p.m. Thurs. game night, DJ and open until 2 a.m. On Fri. and Sat. is live weekend entertainment. Karaoke Thurs. and Sun. 8:30 p.m. Shuttle 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’S premiere temporary exhibition is Finding a Voice: The Art of Norman Tait, including carvings, jewelry, textiles and maquettes. Tait, born in Gingolx, has carved 39 totem poles, five in the Metro Vancouver area, and his work is in private and public collections worldwide. He has been honoured with the Distinguished Artist Award - The Fund for the Arts on the North Shore and

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A SILENT auction is on as a fundraiser for the art gallery during its members art show until August 29. a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Columbia Creative Achievement Awards for First Nation’s Art. The show runs thru August 29. ■■ THE TERRACE ART Gallery presents its annual Members’ Exhibition, titled Elemental Changes, until August 29. There will be a silent auction as a gallery fundraiser with more than 35 works of art. Place your bids until August 29 at noon.

In season

■■ SKEENA VALLEY FARMERS Market every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until the end of October on Market St. right beside George Little Park. Up to 80 vendors. Music on August 22 is Jamie Hann from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ■■ THE SUNDAY MARKET is held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday at the Skeena Landing just south of the Hwy 16 and Hwy37 South four-way stop. Music and vendors selling crafts.

■■ THE ROSSWOOD COMMUNITY Association hosts a pancake breakfast and garage sale every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Rosswood Community Hall north on Hwy113. ■■ FLEA MARKET EVERY Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the George Little House on Kalum. Hidden treasures await those who venture out.

Lecture

■■ ‘GEOLOGY, ROCKS, AND Time’ will be talked about by Kees Visser, president of BC Nature, geologist and exploration manager who has worked for the UN. He talks about geology and gives a brief explanation of BC Nature and its programs, including the amphibian monitoring program in which Heritage Park Museum participates at 7 p.m. September 1 at the museum. Visser has worked in Tanzania, Zambia, Iran, North Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe, and all over Canada. He has a PhD in Geology from the University of Amsterdam.

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BARRY ZACHARIAS with a bobblehead version of himself before he left to take over as administrative crown in Prince Rupert.

Crown leaves town

THE TERRACE Crown counsel office has said goodbye to a longtime prosecutor. Barry Zacharias has gone to Prince Rupert to take a position as administrative Crown in the local Crown office there as of August 4. His duties include making sure the office follows the policies of the criminal justice branch of the provincial government as well as some work prosecuting in court and ensuring the other three prosecutors in the office are all scheduled into court. “It was an interesting opportunity and I like the north. It’s an opportunity to move form one office I really like and that’s been very good to me and move to an office where I also know the people and I thought it was a good fit for me,” said Zacharias. His last day here was July 31 after 15 years here. Zacharias came north as a family lawyer in 2000 with L’axghels legal aid community native office for two-and-a-half years, opened an office of his own for a year and moved to the crown office where he spent 12 years. The position in Prince Rupert became available after judge Seidemann became a senior judge, which means he only works part-time and the administrative Crown there Dwight Stewart was appointed a part-time judge to cover the rest of the time. “I do miss Terrace. We made a lot of very good friends,” he said, adding Terrace was very good to him adn his wife. “I’m hoping for very good things in Prince Rupert.”

Correction IN CLAUDETTE Sandecki’s column “How do so many of us not carry a wallet?” in the July 22 issue of the Terrace Standard, there was an error in the amount of the fine for driving without a valid driver’s licence. The correct amount of the fine is $276, not $138.

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Community Calendar

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS AUGUST 19 – Bees Matter, a free workshop to help kids ages seven to 15 discover the importance of bees, buzzes from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Includes a lecture by a local Rosswood beekeeper, and activities such as planting bee-friendly flowers and building a mason bee hut, which kids can take home. Snacks will be provided. Limited space. Please register your child by calling Heritage Park Museum 250635-4546. AUGUST 20 – Kids’ Guide to Composting, a free workshop in which children ages seven to 15 will learn that composting is not only good for your garden, but also great for the environment too, runs from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Includes a lecture by a local gardener, fun takehome garden activities, and a draw for a free composter! Snacks will be provided. Limited space. Please register your child by calling Heritage Park Museum 250-635-4546. AUGUST 20 – Spa Xksuutks (Port Essington) History lecture by CJ Bennett-Nabess, Gitselasu member and researcher, Kitsumkalum researcher Christina Stanley and Kelsey Wiebe, curator of Heritage Park Museum is at 7 p.m. in the Dance Hall at Heritage Park Museum. Bennett-Nabess will speak about the Tsimshian history at Spa Xksuutks, accompanied by Stanley. Wiebe will frame the socioeconomic history of Port Essington. Together, the three will illuminate the history of the now abandoned cannery town and fall camping site along the Skeena River. Refreshments provided. Part of Heritage Park Museum’s Summer Lecture Series. Admission free or by donation. AUGUST 20-22 – Zion Baptist holds its first Vacation Bible School SonTreasure Island for kids age five to 11 from 10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. each day. Games, crafts, music, snacks and more. Kids will have the opportunity to discover more about God’s love. Limited spaces so register early! To register or for more details go to www.zionbaptist.ca or call 250-638-1336. AUGUST 21 – Garage Sale Fundraiser is from 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Heritage Park Museum. We will be selling items for everyone: furniture, kitchen items, antiques, clothes, and many more treasures. All proceeds going to Heritage Park Museum’s Community Programming fund. We are accepting donations for this garage sale fundraiser. Please drop off at the museum. AUGUST 22 – The Skeena Valley Farmers Market opens from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Market Square, next to George Little Park. Today’s music is Jamie Hann from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. AUGUST 24, 25 – Party Planning! for kids and

teens is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Terrace Women’s Resource Centre. Girls of all ages: come make big, outrageously cool crafts and play fun games to prepare for our summer’s end party; which you are also invited to! Free. Register with Tif at the Women’s Resource Centre. For more details, contact Tif at 250638-0228 or terrace.cloc@gmail.com.

ROYAL PURPLE WELCOMES new members. For more details, call Sharon 635-6955.

AUGUST 27 – Terrace Skating Club is accepting registrations for the Tots, Can Skate, Power skating and Figure skating programs. To register online, go to www.terraceskatingclub. com or to register in person, you must attend Clubs Day at the Terrace Sportsplex today.

THE TERRACE CHAPTER of TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets once a week in the cafeteria in the basement of Mills Memorial Hospital. Weigh-in starts at 6 p.m., meeting at 7:15 p.m. For more information about this, call Joan at 250-635-0998 or Sandy 250-6354716.

AUGUST 27 – Summer’s End Garden Party is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 4553 Park Ave. All ages. Summer’s almost done...We’re throwing a party to celebrate the women who helped make our summer awesome! Invite your moms, daughters, co-workers, neighbours, friends, heroes...any awesome women! Refreshments will be served. Free. RSVP with Tif at the Women’s Resource Centre. SEPTEMBER 8, 10, 15, 17 – Have you always wanted to try Tai-Chi? Here’s your chance to try it for free for the first two weeks of class. Tai Chi will begin again on Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Sessions are held Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:45 to 9:45 a.m.

PSAS 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. PACIFIC NORTHWEST MUSIC festival committee regular monthly meeting to plan the music festival is the second Tuesday of every month at the Terrace Academy of Music. If interested in helping out, come to the meeting or call Fiona at 635-9089 for more details. TERRACE TOASTMASTERS IS on summer hiatus, returning with our first club meeting September 9 at 7 p.m. at the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly, room 404. If you’d like to improve your confidence, leadership or communication skills with a fun, interactive and supportive club membership, consider joining Terrace Toastmasters for the 2015/2016 season. For more information about how leaders are made, find us online at www.terracetoastmasters. com, on Facebook or by calling 250-615-8187. HEALING TOUCH COMMUNITY Clinics continue to be offered by appointment. Call Julie for more details 250-849-5554. Donations accepted.

HAS YOUR LIFE been affected by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon can help. Meetings are Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Mills Memorial Hospital education room. For more information, call 250-635-8181.

HELPING HANDS OF Terrace, a non-profit organization, recycles cans, bottles and scrap metal with proceeds going to help seniors, cancer patients and children get medications or assistance they can’t access or afford. Individuals and businesses who would like to be involved are asked to call 778-634-3844. Cash donations can also be made at the Northern Savings Credit Union. ONLINE CONNEC+ IS a new online peer support group for people living with HIV that will meet twice a month on Mondays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The group is the first of its type in B.C. to be affiliated with an HIV/AIDS service organization, Positive Living BC. It will provide HIV education, support and community referrals to people throughout the province, who might otherwise be unable to access these services. Online Connec+ will be facilitated by peer navigators, HIV-positive persons trained to help people living with HIV develop HIV selfmanagement strategies and gain knowledge. Online Connec+ is open to anyone living with HIV in B.C. All genders, sexualities and ages welcome. For more info or to participate, call Positive Living BC’s toll-free number (1-800-994-2437) and leave a confidential voicemail, or email Michael Crate at michaelc@ positivelivingbc.org. SKEENA LANDING SUNDAY Market allsummer-long a fundraising event for Kimmunity Angels. Vendors wanted. Email give@ kimmunityangelsociety.ca or call 250-6413044. THE TERRACEVIEW FAMILY Council will not be holding its monthly meetings until October 6 at 7 p.m. at Terraceview Lodge. Call Heather 250-638-8552. THE HERITAGE PARK Museum is now open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come for a guided or self-guided tour or simply bring your lunch and eat on the picturesque grounds. Admission is always by donation.

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Baby’s Name: Caroline Teichroeb Date & Time of Birth: July 30, 2015 @ 9:20 a.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 11 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Karin & Adam Teichroeb “New sister for Alice”

Baby’s Name: Harlow Brynn Trappl Date & Time of Birth: July 28, 2015 @ 4:06 p.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Raina & Nash Trappl “New sister for Nash”

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Baby’s Name: Maddison Jordin Luella Veysey Date & Time of Birth: July 31, 2015 @ 4:46 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Linda Lockyer & Mark Veysey “New sister for Toby & Callie”

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Tsimshian group sets oversight agenda Not part of the alliance is Coast Tsimshian First Nation Lax Kw’alaams, who has so far turned down a benefits agreement from the provincial government and Pacific Northwest LNG owner Petronas. The authority said in a letter on their website that they look forward to engaging Lax Kw’alaams, Canada, the province and project proponents to “find a path forward that protects the environmental legacy with which we are entrusted.” Bevan said he and the other authority leaders will pool their staff to consult with Petronas and TransCanada as they develop their project plans, as well as voice concerns during the ongoing federal review of Pacific Northwest LNG. But central to the authority’s goal is keeping “good relationships going with industry,” Bevan said. “We were really happy about working together, it’s really nice when we can work together with other Tsimshian,” he said. Other Tsimshian nations who are not members include Hartley Bay and Klemtu south of Prince Rupert. “Right now we have Lax Kw’alaams has not made a decision yet, and we respect their process. We keep the door open for others. It’s not all of us,” said Bevan. “There is Klemtu, and we are not quite certain on Hartley Bay either. Those two are interested.” The area proposed for two major LNG plants near the mouth of the Skeena is a major fishing area for many Tsimshian nations and an important waypoint in the development and migration of the area’s salmon stocks relied upon by recreational and food fisheries and many animals. A similar alliance between Tsimshian groups was formed in the past called The Northwest Stewardship Society, but that group addressed individual and not collective environmental concerns, said Bevan. “The Northcoast Stewardship society

was one of them, we have always had a collective voice but this is the first time we’ve gone project specific. I think in general we have

always had a voice... but now it’s the Tsimshian Nation’s concern, which we feel is stronger in the long run.” Bevan said the au-

thority is acting in the interest of all people who want to make sure there is oversight of major projects. “I was in the air-

port recently and this guy came up to me and said, hey, I used to work in Terrace and I am in Penticton now, and I just wanted to say

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see it get destroyed. So, when I hear comments like that, it’s nice to see people coming forward and thanking us,” said Bevan.

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Parks study to engage citizens By JOSH MASSEY

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TERRACE CITY council passed a resolution last week to start investigating the cost of cleaning up land off Kenney St.

City moves to rehabilitate old mill site BY JOSH MASSEY THE CITY has decided to move forward with a plan to seek environmental clearance for three parcels of cityowned land just west of Kenney St. It is part of its Keith Estates Neighbourhood Concept that aims to transform the site of an old sawmill and log yard into a mixed use area.

Council passed an in camera resolution July 27 to proceed with the initial work to get an environmental certificate from the province so they can sell or otherwise use the land. One parcel is located at 3111 Kenney St. and is 4.4 acres in size, another is on 5014 Keith and is one acre and the third is at 5020

Keith and is just under 10 acres. The last tenant to lease part of this land from the city was logging company YaoRun Wood in 2013/2014. Also in July the city sold a fourth parcel at the Keith and Kenney intersection to a Toyota dealership for $1 million, and the city will not have to clean up that one.

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The three parcels they have now decided to rehabilitate surround the one that will be for the Toyota dealership. “We are in the process of having the existing environmental assessments for the property reviewed and a report prepared outlining the remaining

scope of work and a cost estimate for what needs to be done to achieve a Certificate of Compliance on the properties,” said a statement from the city. “Once we have that information we will put out a Request for Proposals for the remediation work.”

THE CITY is calling on residents to have their say in the coming Parks Master Plan through an online survey and open house. Last week the city announced it hired planning consultants Urban Systems from Vancouver to start the parks plan which will outline the future of recreation areas in Terrace. A city release says “the study includes parkland, park design, trail types and locations, sports fields, play areas, dog parks, courts, youth parks, community gardens, uses of parks, winter activities, maintenance, and management of natural areas.” A key part of the parks plan is community consultation to put towards official recommendations. Prize draws are offered for the first residents to respond to the online survey. An open house is to be held Sept. 15 and more information is available through the city. “Once the community input from the survey and workshops has been collected, a draft Master Plan will be prepared,” said the city release. “This will come back to the community for review once it is complete. The City of Terrace encourages residents and users of the city’s recreation facilities to participate in the plan.” Planning for future and current parks was a central part of Mayor Carol Leclerc’s election platform. She said that promoting recreational areas is part of it. New parks were suggested by residents such as Barb Tetz, who wants a park on the city-owned lot at the bottom of Lanfear Hill on the east side.

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Fish habitat loss at Kitimat LNG: Chevron plans replacement north of Kitimat River By CECILE FAVRON

AN AMBITIOUS plan is underway to replace fish habitat damaged during site preparation for a planned large liquefied natural gas (LNG) project near Kitimat. But the new habitat won’t be anywhere near the planned Kitimat LNG project at Bish Cove in the Douglas Channel off the Kitimat Arm. Instead, Chevron, a 50 per cent partner in Kitimat LNG, wants to construct new habitat 35 kilometres north across the Kitimat River and up the Wedeene Forest Service Road at Cecil Ponds and Cecil Creek. Damage to Bish Cove habitat is acknowledged in a report which outlines the compensation project, describing it as an “unavoidable loss” during work there between 2011 and late 2014. The damage was authorized by federal fisheries officials on the condition that the habitat was then replaced. The plan is to connect Cecil Ponds to Cecil Creek together with channels, said Gillian Robinson from Chevron. “There is [currently] no access from the ponds to the creeks,” Robinson explained of the chosen location. “We are building channels so that juveniles can winter there because the ponds are warmer than the creeks which leads to

better survival.” Cecil Creek connects to the Kitimat River and then to the ocean so that, in effect, Chevron wants to build a transit route from the ponds through the creek to the ocean. The site is expected to develop habitat for Pacific salmon (coho), rainbow and cuttroat trout, and Dolley Varden char, and such a project is common for industrial projects around water, said Robinson. Chevron has applied for a licence from the provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resources for use of the land, a process which just wrapped up last month. Chevron’s application and development plan for the man-made fish channels are available to the public and comments received were taken into account, said provincial government official Greig Bethel. The land license was approved in late July, but it is still subject to approval by environmental authorities because of the changes to the water system these humanconstructed fish channels will create. If the plan goes ahead, Chevron will pay the provincial authority 7.5 per cent of the land value in rent on the 106 hectare section each year for the next ten years. Robinson said that, after their

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application is approved, “we will begin to design the project [this year] and next year we will finalize the design and begin to build depending on the weather, the season, and if it is a sensitive time for habitat.” Chevron’s application states that survey work to determine if the Cecil Ponds area is suitable will begin by digging test pits and monitoring water levels. The Cecil Ponds area includes three ponds and the neighbouring Cecil Creek which will be connected by channels. Construction at the site is currently scheduled to take place over six to eight weeks July to August of 2016. About 2,500 square meters of forest are expected to be cleared and it is possible that the access road will be surfaced with gravel to facilitate heavy equipment access to the site. The project plan states that if the Cecil Ponds area proves unsuitable, the company will develop habitat around Cecil Creek by building a groundwater channel and that process that would “result in a larger area disturbed” according to the document. After the project is completed, Chevron’s document asserts that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada requires them to monitor the site for five years after the project is completed, but Chevron says they plan to visit the

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KITIMAT LNG was authorized for the damage to Bish Cove in the Douglas Channel, on conditions to replace the fish habitat.

site one day per year to check up on it until 2021. A separate environmental assessment was done for the Bish Cove project, but it is not affiliated with this new project. The Bish Cove area fish habitat damage will affect Pacific salmon and other species of fish which call the inlet home. Federal fisheries officials explained in a statement that the fish harmed are a fisheries resource, saying that “the [Kitimat LNG] project will potentially impact fish habitat that support commercial, recreational, and aboriginal fisher-

ies in Kitimat Arm ... The authorization includes measures to avoid, mitigate as well as compensate/ offset these impacts to ensure the ongoing productivity and sustainability of the fisheries resources.” Kitimat LNG is one of two large planned LNG projects for the Kitimat area but Chevron and partner Woodside Energy of Australia have yet to make a final investment decision. The project does have the support of the Haisla Nation which will receive revenues and taxes based on leasing the Bish Cove location.

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He seeks answer to airport discrimination A LOCAL man was promised an explanation by federal authorities after he missed his flight to a family wedding and holiday because there wasn’t a male security employee on duty to do a pat down that day. Mostly Rob Hart says he wants to make sure that what happened to him doesn’t happen to anyone else. Hart wasn’t surprised when the metal detector went off in the Northwest Regional Airport’s screening area the morning of July 27. He had surgery in February 2014 to partially replace his hip and it was common for airport detectors to pick up the new titanium ball which now fits into his normal socket. The screening procedure then is to do a physical pat down but that couldn’t be done because there was no male security employee on duty. That meant Hart was refused screening clearance and subsequently his flight to Vancouver where he

Crime Briefs TERRACE PROVINCIAL Court saw several onvictions in the past weeks. Here are a few of them. Kristopher Barnett entered into a peace bond on a charge of assault and for 12 months will follow court-ordered conditions starting Aug. 11 of this year. If he breaches the conditions, he will have to pay a $300 fine. A peace bond means he agreed that a person has reason to fear him without agreeing to what happened. In general, a peace bond is not a criminal conviction so after it’s ended, it won’t show up on the person’s record. And Benjamin Berube received a suspended sentence with a probation order of 12 months with conditions on one charge of theft under $5,000. He was ordered to pay a victim fine surcharge of $100 due Feb. 1, 2016.

was to take a connecting flight to Ontario. Hart said he suggested a female screener could do the pat down in the presence of his wife or an RCMP officer could do it, but the ideas were rejected. Hart was to fly Air Canada and its airport employees were as taken aback as he was of the situation, he said. “They checked with their supervisor and they said the policy was that a female could do the pat down but the screening people said ‘no.’” “I might understand that they didn’t have a male on duty, but what I don’t understand is that there was no Plan B,”said Hart. “I think what bothered me is the mindless approach. There was no attempt at problem solving; never any recognition we’re putting a citizen out here.” Airport screening across Canada is the responsibility of the federal Canadian Air Transport Security

Authority and in places such as Terrace, the service is contracted out to a private company. Hart said screeners told him and others that any cost to him of having to rebook a flight was his problem and not theirs. Screeners gave him a CATSA contact card with a toll-free number should he wished to make a complaint. Hart’s wife did go ahead without him and Air Canada rebooked him on a later flight the same day when a male screener was on duty. But that meant he missed his original connecting flight in Vancouver, had to wait for six hours and then take a red-eye back east. “Air Canada said they’d try to upgrade me for that flight, but it was so full I was surprised I got on at all. I would have flown baggage,” said Hart. He estimates he’s out $100 in addition to having to wait in Vancouver and spend a sleepless night on a redeye flight.

Just back from his holiday, Hart called the CATSA toll-free line only to discover Air Canada had already contacted the agency and it had an open file. “I was told to expect to hear something the end of this week or next week,” he said Aug. 13. “What this is is a small town issue. You wouldn’t find this in a larger town where there are more security personnel on duty. But that just means you need to find a way to do security in smaller town airports,” Hart said. “It’s their job to ensure there is security; not to impede someone on their journey.” A section on the CATSA website concerning pat downs does provide details on how they are conducted. “A physical search: Is always done by a screening officer of the same gender as the passenger,” reads one passage. The section is silent on whether a search is allowed by a person of the opposite gender.

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Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 60(2) of the Transportation Act, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has received an application to permanently close a portion of old highway, Right of Way Plan 1558, within the Part Remainder of District Lot 6639, District Lot 5661, Part Remainder District Lot 1914, and Part Remainder District Lot 986, Range 5, Coast District, (excluding the bed of Kleanza Creek). All of this proposed road closure is within Kleanza Creek Park and will be consolidated with Kleanza Creek Park and will fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment. The right of way proposed for closure is a portion of the old highway that is used as a park access road within DL 986 and overgrown and unused within DLs 6639, 5661, 1914. A plan showing the proposed road closure may be viewed at the Ministry’s Skeena District office at 4825 Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.C., V8G 1K7 during the office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m). Any person(s) wanting to provide comments of support or objection to this application for road closure should indicate their concerns in writing to the aforementioned address or via e-mail to Rena.Gibson@gov.bc.ca no later than September 11, 2015. For more information about this closure, please contact Senior District Development Technician Rena Gibson Protzner, Skeena District Phone: 250 615-3965 E-mail: Rena.Gibson@gov.bc.ca

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ROB HART’S right hip has a titanium ball due to surgery, which means he beeps when he goes through airport security. He recently missed a flight because there was no male security officer to do a pat down.

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Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 60(2) of the Transportation Act, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure intends to permanently close a portion of the Kitsault River Road (Road Survey Plan 1080 Gazetted January 13, 1916) from the southern boundary of District Lot 52 Cassiar District continuing approximately 25km km north to District Lot 3196 Cassiar District. The road closure will transfer jurisdiction from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to the Ministry of Forest Lands and Natural Resource Operations to facilitate tenure of the road as a Licence of Occupation. Licences of Occupation are not exclusive and public use is permitted. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure intends to retain jurisdiction over the Kitsault River Road from the wharf to District Lot 52, approximately two kilometres. A plan showing the proposed road closure may be viewed at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Skeena District office at 4825 Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.C., V8G 1K7 during the office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m (closed between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m). Any person(s) wanting to provide comments of support or objection to this application for road closure should indicate their concerns in writing to the aforementioned address or via e-mail to Rena.Gibson@gov.bc.ca no later than September 11, 2015. For more information about this closure, please contact Senior District Development Technician Rena Gibson Protzner, Skeena District Phone: 250 615-3965 E-mail: Rena.Gibson@gov.bc.ca

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Terrace crime rate drops for second year TERRACE’S CRIME rate and crime severity index decreased for the second year in a row in 2014. THAT IS in contrast to the overall provincial numbers which increased after several years of dropping steadily. However, the crime rate and crime sever-

ity in Terrace is well above the provincial average. The crime rate measures the volume of crime reported to the police per 100,000 population, while the crime severity index measures both the volume and severity of crimes reported to the police.

The crime severity index includes all criminal code violations, including traffic and drug violations and federal statutes. That index dropped in the Terrace municipal area by 11.72 per cent. In the Terrace rural area, which is Thornhill and areas outside the city, it

dropped by 22.09 per cent, according to the 2014 police reported crime statistics released recently from Statistics Canada. That’s in comparison to the province, which saw its crime rate increase by 2.39 per cent and the crime severity index increase by 3 per cent from

2013 to 2014. Looking at the 2014 crime rate and crime severity index per 100,000 people, Terrace municipal was 17,945.06 and 18,650.76, respectively. That compares to the province which was 7,598.55 and 7,949.41 respectively. Other areas in the

north similar to Terrace in population also saw their crime severity indexes and crime rate decrease, including Prince Rupert, Lisims/Nass Valley, Kitimat and even Williams Lake, although they all were also higher than the province. Ranked with other B.C. cities of a similar size to Terrace, the Terrace municipal area got third on the crime rate and crime severity index, after Prince Rupert and Williams Lake. Prince Rupert mu-

nicipal ranked second with 19,214.54 and 19,774.42 per 100,000 population. Williams Lake municipal got first with 27,276.06 and 28,220.41. Lisims/Nass Valley ranked fourth at 11,960.99 and 12,217.66 and Kitimat was in fifth place at 9,328.18 and 10,229.41. The Terrace rural area is sixth and is the first to have a crime rate below the BC average crime rate at 7,190.5 in comparison to BC’s 7,599.

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Online poll-tracking predicts NDP win in Skeena-Bulkley BULKLEY VALLEY NDP MP incumbent Nathan Cullen could receive as much as 65 per cent of the vote in the Oct. 19 federal election, suggests an opinionpoll tracking website. The site, www.threehundredeight.com, predicts Cullen’s chances of being re-elected are 98 per cent, the highest of any NDP candidate running in B.C.’s 42 ridings. The website tracks and then analyzes results from 10 companies doing election opinion polls and the projections are updated regularly. Cullen received a clear majority of support in the 2011 election with 55 per cent of the vote, compared to the 34.5 per cent for Conservative Clay Harmon. Liberal Kyle Warwick had 3.6 per cent, Green

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In the 2011 election, when there were 36 seats in B.C., the Conservatives came out on

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It is with a heavy heart that family and friends mourn the passing the Florence (Flo) May Bork. Flo passed away August 3rd in Swift Current Saskatchwan at the age of 70. Flo was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1945. Floâ€™s was the first child to Herbert Belyea & Lillis Belyea (nee Daniels). Sister to Lillian, Alfred, Eunice. Flo is predeceased by her parents and her husband Conard (Con) William Bork. She leaves behind her loving companion and love of close to 20 years Roger (Al) Ritche. Her three children, John, Douglas (Sheila) & Kim. Flo had six grandchildren Brandi, Ryan, Mathew, Heather, Jesse and Morgan and one great grandchild Alyssa. Flo as young mother and bride came to Terrace in early 60â€™s with husband Con and for close to 35 years they made it their home. They also lived in Haida Qwaii, Nass Vally and Prince Rupert. After her husband passed Flo met Al and they too lived for while in Haida Gwaii before moving to Neville Saskatchewan. There will be celebration of Floâ€™s life that will be hosted by Kim Bork and Al Ritche at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 56 in Swift Current August 24, 2015 starting at 2 p.m. There will be also be one held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #13 in Terrace September 19 at 1 pm. All of the family and friends are most welcome. â€œTherefore you now have sorrow: but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.â€? John 16:22

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Norah LeCleir March 31, 1925 - August 9, 2015 A ship sails and I stand watching till She fades on the horizon and someone at my side says â€œShe is goneâ€? Gone? Gone where? gone from my sight that is all. She is just as large now as when I last saw her. Her diminished size and total loss from my sight is in me, not her. And just at that moment, When someone says she is gone There are others who are watching her coming over their horizon. And other voices take up a glad shout â€œTHERE SHE COMES!â€?

It is with mixed emotions that we say goodbye to Mom and Gram. Norah is at peace and has gone on to be with Jim. She will be missed by her family Larry (Yvonne), Brian, Wayne (Mary). Grandchildren Philip (Melissa), Terry, James and Stephanie (Kevin). Great grandson Micheal. There will be no service as requested.

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Distributors

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INDEPENDENT Distributor Opportunities! We are looking for an Independent Distributor for the following areas: CASTLEGAR & OKANAGAN AREAS. Weston Bakeries Limited is proud to be a bakery leader in Canada, specializing in producing a wide variety of baked goods. There are excellent business opportunities in the Castlegar and Okanagan areas for an energetic, motivated, self-starter to purchase a route as an Independent Distributor of Weston products within a defined geographic territory. Included is a solid customer base and exclusive distribution rights to a growing business. Interested individuals please contact: Dave Warren 250-979-8006 or via email dave.warren@westonbakeries.com and or: Scott Craig 250-317-9099 or via email scott.craig@westonbakeries.com

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Permanent, F/T required by the Kim & Cheng family of Soucie Avenue, Terrace, BC V8G 4R8. 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.

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The Scarlet Group of Companies is a rapidly expanding full service security company. In anticipation of our ongoing and upcoming project requirements, we are now accepting resumes for the Kitimat and Terrace Regions in British Columbia. Applicants must possess a British Columbia Security Licence. Please submit your resume by fax: (867) 873-3059 or email: rjalbert@scarletsecurity.ca Website: www.scarletsecurity.ca

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Interim Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Position The Kitselas First Nation (KFN) Health Department, located in Terrace BC, is seeking a Full Time Interim Early Childhood Educator to join their dynamic health team. ECE works under the direction of the Director of Health in cooperation with staff to provide quality inclusive child care and family support services. Qualifications and Skills: t Early Childhood Educator Certificate and Infant/Toddler License to Practice t Previous experience working with children in a child care/recreation setting t Valid First Aid/CPR Certificate t Works independently, demonstrating initiative, with limited supervision t Ensure the Infant/Toddler program meets all requirements of the Child Care Licensing Regulations on a daily basis t Plan, carry out, and assess emerging curriculum activities and experiences in harmony with the Kitselas Nation t Adhere and promote the Kitselas’ Child and Family Development Centre’s philosophy and Child Care Licensing Regulation t Cooperate with management and staff to individualize the curriculum and family services t Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the Centre, staff, children and their families t Willingness to participate in work-related courses, seminars and training as required t Computer experience Salary A competitive salary is offered. Further information can be obtained at www.kitselas.com. Interested applicants should apply at their earliest convenience with a resume and cover letter to the attention of Ginger Fuller. Please reference “Early Childhood Educator” and indicate clearly in your cover letter how your experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position. Deadline: Open until filled Please submit Resume with Cover Letter and names of Previous Supervisors for reference to: Ginger Fuller, 2225 Gitaus Road, Terrace, BC, V8G 0A9 gfuller@kitselas.com Tel: 250-635-5084 Fax: 250-635-5335

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Houses For Sale

Lots

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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

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TWO bedroom duplex close to golf course in park like setting. Four appliances included. No smoking, no pets. Damage deposit and references required. $1000 Call 250-615-1891

Outside RV parking. $50/mo 250 638-8022.

3 bdrm family home, 2 dens and rec/rm in Horseshoe. Good rental ref’s reqd. N/S, N/P, $1600/mo. 250-638-8639

Walsh Avenue Apartments

CLINTON MANOR - We are taking applications for a Bachelor unit $650 Hot water incl. Adult oriented N/S, N/P, 2 ref. required 250-615-7543

4905 Lambly - 6 bdrm house avail. Sept. 01, N/P, N/S, nice location, close to schools, all appl. incl. $1,800/mo. 250615-9555 or 250-615-6932

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3 Bedroom 3 Bathroom furnished and unfurnished townhomes. 5 New appliances, Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Washer Dryer. High quality finishing, flooring and décor. Located on South Kalum close to Tim Horton’s, bus route, elementary school, Mill’s Memorial Hospital, shopping.

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2 bedroom basement suite all utilities included., N/S, N/P At 4825 Walsh Ave., Terrace $1250/mo. Avail. immediately. (250)635-5388 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, newly reno., in the horseshoe, elec. heat, N/S, N/P, exc. refs., $1200/month, 250-638-8639 Bright & clean, lower suite 3912 Thomas, close to Uplands School, N/S, N/P 1 bdrm for $1000/mo and 2 bdrm $1200/mo. Heat hydro, cable & WiFi included Avail. Sept 1st. 250-638-2893

Townhouses 3 BDRM, 2 bath townhouse. Avail now. Horseshoe area. NS/NP. 5 appl. $1500/month. 250-638-7747 leave message.

Transportation

2007 Class A Newmar top end motorhome. 40 ft, 400 H diesel pusher, 6 speed Allison transmission. Winterized, fully self contained, 4 slides, 2 bathroom sinks, 7 kva light plant, low mileage, 6 years bumper to bumper extended warranty 76.000 km. Asking price $125.000 or will trade for equal value property, acreage, etc. prefer Terrace or Pr. Rupert area. Call 250-842-8996

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TERRACE OFFICE/RETAIL FOR LEASE #101-4614 Greig Ave. 1800 sq ft, air-conditioned Available immediately Agent-Shannon McAllister 250-635-9184 c-250-615-8993 Terrace Real Estate Co. Ltd.

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Real Estate

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Adorable rancher in quiet southside neighbourhood! 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1100 sq ft. 5 appliances. Built in 2000, very well maintained and brand new roof.

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Boats

Commercial Properties for Lease Offices, Warehouses and Retail Spaces

20’ Seaswirl 1996 Coastal/Inland boat Johnson 115 hp, EZ loader trailer. Was $29,000. Used three hours on lake and has always been in storage. $19,000. 250-798-9554

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4635 Lakelse Ave – 2900 sq. ft. Prime location store front in the Safeway Mall 5412 Hwy 16 W – 2200 Sq Ft Single bay shop with 3 offices and reception on 2.2 acres of prime highway frontage

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

bchonda.com †Up to $1,500/Up to $2,000/$5,000 Honda cash purchase incentive is available on select 2015 CR-V models (LX AWD, SE, EX, EX-L, Touring), select 2015 Accord models (2D EX, 2D EX-L Navi, 4D LX 6MT, 4D LX CVT, 4D Sport, 4D EX-L, 4D Touring) and every 2015 Pilot model. Honda cash purchase incentive Zill be deducted Irom the negotiated price aIter ta[es and cannot be combined Zith special lease or Ànance oIIers. MSRP is $ 0,045/$25, 45/$ ,0 5 based on a neZ 2015 CR-V LX AWD RM4H )ES/Accord 4D L4 LX 6MT CR2E )E/Pilot LX <) H2)E including $1,6 5 Ireight and PD,. Prices and/or payments shoZn do not include a PPSA lien registration Iee oI $ 0. 1 and lien registering agent s Iee oI $5.25, Zhich are both due at time oI delivery and covered by the dealer on behalI oI the customer on SpeciÀed Models only. 2IIers valid Irom August 1st through 1st, 2015 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell/lease Ior less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. 2IIers valid only Ior %ritish Columbia residents at %C Honda Dealers locations. 2IIers subMect to change or cancellation Zithout notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit ZZZ.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer Ior Iull details.

37’L plus swim grid x 12’W Surveyed last Nov. 2013 Appraised at $60,000 Just hauled out at McLeans Shipyard Bottom cleaned & painted Completely checked over New zinc on legs & hull New carpets inside Must be seen $28,000 or Best Offer Beautiful charter boat or family boat. Call 250-627-1572

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CITY OF TERRACE PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENTION DISPOSAL OF LAND TAKE NOTICE THAT, in accordance with the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Terrace intends to lease the following lands: To lease to George McKay, for an amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per year for a monthto-month agreement, a 1,050 square metre portion of the outdoor fenced area of the former Co-op Garden Centre, legally described as District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan PRP41812 and more particularly known and described as 3111 Kalum Street in the City of Terrace, Province of British Columbia. THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 26 OF THE COMMUNITY CHARTER, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT

TAKE NOTICE THAT application has been made to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2069 – 2014 by amending the Permitted Uses in the M1 – Light Industrial Zone only for the property at 3306 Griffith Street.

TAKE NOTICE THAT application has been made to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2069 – 2014 by amending the Permitted Uses in the R5 – High Density Multi-Family Residential Zone for the property at 4714 Park Avenue.

THE SUBJECT LAND: The application affects the land located at 3306 Griffith Street, within the City of Terrace, shown hatched on the accompanying map and described as: Lot 1, District Lot 1704, Range 5, Coast District, Plan PRP14176

THE SUBJECT LAND: The application affects the land located at 4714 Park Avenue, within the City of Terrace, shown hatched on the accompanying map and described as: Lot 11, District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1103 Except BCP45974

THE INTENT: Amend Section 13.1.1.2 by including the following: In addition to the uses listed in Section 13.1.1, the following site specific use(s) are permitted in the R5 zone, at the location(s) specified: b. Educational Facility, on: Lot 1, District Lot 1704, Range 5, Coast District, Plan PRP14176 shall be permitted as a Primary Use until August 1, 2018.

THE INTENT: Amend Section 11.6.1.2 by including the following: In addition to the uses listed in Section 11.6.1, the following site specific use(s) are permitted in the R5 zone, at the location(s) specified: a. Daycare Centre, on: Lot 11, District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan 1103 Except Plan BCP45974 as a Primary Use on

BYLAW INSPECTION: THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BYLAW AND RELEVANT BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS MAY BE INSPECTED in the reception area at the City of Terrace Public Works Building at 5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, B.C., between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day from Wednesday, August 12, 2015 to Monday, August 24, 2015 excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays. For enquiries concerning this application contact the Planning Department at 250-615-4022.

PUBLIC HEARING DETAILS: Any persons wishing to voice their opinions regarding this application may do so in writing, and/or in person, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AT 7:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015.

THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, R.S.B.C., 1996, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

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■■ Quick release KAILEY HALVORSEN fires an arrow with a compound bow at the Whiskey Jack Archers Range Aug. 8. An Open House for Archery and the Rod & Gun Club was part of Riverboat Days 2015.

A NORTHWEST soccer enthusiast wants to start a professional development soccer league in the area. Lawrence Shanoss, from Gitsegukla and now living in Terrace, wants 10 adult men’s and 10 women’s soccer teams from Prince Rupert to Smithers to be part of the new league. The league would be a northern division of the Pacific Coast Soccer League, an outdoor adult league based in southern B.C. that develops players for provincial, national and major league soccer teams. “This is my dream. I’ve always been a sports enthusiast,” Shanoss said. “I just love the young people, and that’s who I am doing this for... we have so much talent in this region.” Shanoss wants to meet this September with community leaders and soccer-program heads in the region, and then kick off the league in April 2016. League president David Collard says the league is eager to expand into the north, but needs teams to officially apply by December in order to move forward. “We are in a position to move really quickly once we have this commitment from the northern region,” Collard said. He says the league needs a minimum of six committed men’s and six

women’s teams of players between the ages of 18 and 23 in order to launch a northern division. Blaine Kluss, director of the Terrace Youth Soccer Association (TYSA), says starting this up is “a brilliant idea.” There are no highly competitive leagues like it and the only adult soccer league is moderately competitive, he said. Kluss said he has no doubt there would be enough players for a Terrace team. “Terrace has enough soccer players in that age range to put a competitive team together,” he said. Still, it might be difficult to assemble six men’s and six women’s teams in the north by December simply because communities are small, he added. “It is all about leadership. You need to have strong individuals in each community to put those teams together.” Danu Craig, the Haisla Nation’s recreation coordinator and a Terrace resident, says a northern division of the southern soccer league would give TYSA players a chance to further develop their skills. “I feel there is definitely enough men to put a team together for this league... I’d play for it. My friends would,” Craig said, adding that soccer has been growing in popularity here.

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Skeena River Challenge revived for dedicated riders By JACKIE LIEUWEN Cooler weather and just a little humidity made for good racing conditions for a revived Skeena River Challenge bicycle race from Prince Rupert to Terrace Aug. 9, says its winner. “There was no head wind or tail wind so that was nice too,” said race winner Peter Krause, a former Terrace resident who now lives in Smithers. The race was a bit different this year, due to low participation. The seven riders stayed together for most of the ride, only breaking into a race for the last 22 kilometres. Krause said at the Shames Hill on Hwy16, he and two other riders from Smithers broke away from the group to race for the end. “We rode together until we got to the bottom of the hill to the college... About half way up the hill from there I attacked,” Krause

said. “That’s when I gave it my kicker and broke away from the other two guys.” Krause finished in 4:52:55, his 15th win in the 30-year history of the race. The once-annual Skeena River Challenge has an uncertain future, and it was replaced last year and in 2013 with a gran fondo between Terrace and Rosswood and back. Compared to a race such as the Skeena River Challenge, a gran fondo is more of a tour which encourages participation by all levels of cyclists using any type of bicycle. It also allows riders choose how far they wish to travel, said Bruce Martindale, treasurer of the Terrace Off Road Cycling Association (TORCA) which ran the race. TORCA and the riders vote year-by-year on which races to run

each year, and tours like the gran fondo are growing in popularity, said Martindale. That there were only seven racers in the Skeena River Challenge this year possibly because of its length or that TORCA couldn’t round up enough volunteers to expand the event to include recreational riders, he said. He added that the Skeena River Challenge was staged again this year for the cyclists who missed the scenic annual challenge. “They are the dedicated racers, they will show up no matter what the weather, no matter when. So we were doing something for them,” said Martindale. Meanwhile, TORCA is staging two more races for mountain bikers and Martindale anticipates a good turn out for both. The Wild Wild Descent is set for August 23 and the Flathead Flatout is on September 13.

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Seniors golf tourney By JACKIE LIEUWEN

SIXTY-TWO GOLFERS enjoyed a great Seniors Open Golf Tournament in Terrace August 8-9. “Everybody had lots of fun,” said Austin Turner, pro-shop associate at the Skeena Valley Golf & Country Club. “Weather was not great. It was kind of wet out the first day, but on Sunday it was better,” he said. Of the 62 participants, 20 to 25 were from out of town. Turner says those numbers are average for the annual 18-hole tournament, but they would love to have more people out. Two winners were Kim Haworth, with a two-day low gross score of 156, and Mona Nester, with a two-day low net score of 134.

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t hadn’t occurred to me that there might be chinook salmon in Kleanza Creek, but then why shouldn’t there be? The stream hosts coho, pinks, steelhead, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if a few dog salmon spawned in its cold, clear water. Even a run of sockeye is a possibility. The creek is a small version of the Zymoetz River, which is home to all of those species. As I watched the spawning pair, it struck me that there would most likely be more upstream, and if there were, it was likely that there would be trout or char, lying in wait for eggs kicked free during the spawning exertions of the larger fish. I set out on the trail to find out if this was so. Upstream of the bridge, the river is steep and the channel narrow for quite a way, thanks to the cribbing laid to protect the pipeline right-of-way. There are pockets in this fast water but the bottom is mainly made up of large cobble, hardly conducive to spawning even for the largest of the salmon species. Well inside the park, the pitch of the river lessens. This is where I slipped on my polarized shades to examine deeper, larger pockets from the trail, which is ideally located some six or so metres above the stream. Because the valley is so steep and narrow, the river is almost always in shade, affording an excellent view of the bottom. I examined four pockets that had features which appeared identical to those

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League looks to launch next April If organized, northern division teams would play 18 games from April to August. Then the top three men’s and women’s teams would travel south to play top southern teams for respective league cups.

Shanoss says that long-term, he hopes to use the league as a platform to apply for grants for improved playing fields in the region. His ultimate goal is to raise enough money to build a 2,600-seat soccer

of the pool beneath the loured bottom, but the Highway Bridge, exreally deep pools are imcept for the fact that penetrable. the water flowing over Jim Culp has probthem was just slightly ably done more fish faster. There were no counting from the air in fish and no evidence this area than anyone. that fish had been digIn the low, clear waging. August is a good ter of early spring, Jim time to find spawning says that overwintering chinook. Was the pair Zymoetz steelhead are I saw the last to spawn highly visible from the in the creek that year? air, and he believes that Doubtful; if this was the fairly accurate populaSKEENA ANGLER case, I should have seen tion estimates can be oba carcass or carcasses tained that way. The limROB BROWN and recently dug redds. iting factor is money of Were the fish I spotted course. It’s well known the only spawners in the that the steelhead of the lower river? Possible; Zymoetz spawn below cohoes and steelhead Serb Creek and other climb over the falls and the cataracts. I’ve places in the upper portion of the waterseen steelhead some 50 kilometres up- shed, and it’s highly likely that they utilize stream below the outlet of Kleanza Lake. the areas around Treasure, Mulvane, and Chinook salmon are strong fish fully ca- Nogold Creeks as well. To assess the enpable of a similar feat, and there is ample tire river would be costly, especially for a spawning habitat scattered throughout that provincial government that disingenuousconsiderable length of river. ly claims to care for wilderness and wild This exercise started me pondering the things, but treats the people charged with act of counting fish. If the water conditions that responsibility with contempt. are good, counting the larger salmonids Jim and I have been counting chinook in from helicopters can be quite effective. Thomas Creek on foot for a few years now. I’ve had the good fortune to do some of Since the salmon can’t ascend the falls lothis on the Zymoetz River, where chinook cated approximately a kilometre upstream stand out dramatically against the light co- of the Thomas Creek/Clore confluence, it

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stadium in Terrace. Collard said the Pacific Coast Soccer League would help promote the sport if a northern division is launched. “It would be wonderful for that region,” he said.

is easy to walk a small stream with a counter and count fish, provided, of course, one takes this inventory when the fish are at the peak of their spawning. Simpson Creek, lower down on the Zymoetz is even more easily assessed since the spawning area to the impasse at the falls is about 800 metres. On larger systems, extrapolation is necessary, and the counts are sketchy at best. When counting coho, fish with a penchant for seeking out the smallest streams to spawn in, accurate assessments become really problematic. I’ve been on coho counts of the Lakelse River fish with Jim and the late Mike Hayworth on a couple of occasions and got a whiff of how complex an undertaking that is, thanks to the dark bottom of the river. And what about the unjustly neglected dog salmon, increasingly rare and spawning in forgotten places? Here is a species whose numbers are vital to their survival, yet there is, to my knowledge, nobody collecting data on them with the possible exception of the Kitimat hatchery staff. Ultimately, counting fences, like the one at Babine, the ones on the Kitwanga, and the one DFO had on Kleanza Creek half a century ago, are the best way to get a handle on fish populations. Since population abundances are vital to understanding each species and undertaking appropriate management actions, it’s surprising that so few streams in Skeena have fences.

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