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Royal TerraceQueen’s representative Judith Guichon address-es Terrace Legion\NEWS A13

Major MidgetRiver Kings become league championswith nail-biter OT win\SPORTS A20

City treads lightly on ThornhillBy JOSH MASSEY

A CITY of Terrace motion to not interfere with moves by Thornhill to become its own municipality shouldn’t block it from being involved in a study on governing op-tions, says Terrace mayor Carol Leclerc.

Speaking last week,

Leclerc said the study, to be financed with $60,000 from the provincial government, will need Terrace’s partici-pation at some point.

“It won’t be interfering if that study comes and asks us questions, and we provide information that is relevant to the study,” she said.

“I just think you have to

be really sensitive to people, to situations,” Leclerc con-tinued. “If there is going to be a contractor or an em-ployee, or whoever is going to do the study, and they are looking to the city for infor-mation, then the city will provide that information.”

The city’s non interfer-ence motion was passed

last December, immediately after municipal elections in which the subject of Thorn-hill’s future as its own mu-nicipality or joining the city became an issue.

Moved and seconded by councillors Stacey Tyers and Lynne Christiansen and passed with the support of councillors Michael Prevost

and James Cordeiro, it said the city supports Thornhill “in choosing their own form of self-government and that we will not interfere.”

The motion was opposed by Leclerc and councillors Brian Downie and Sean Bu-jtas.

It was then amended in January so that the city

could at least take part in a study on Thornhill gover-nance options.

The Thornhill study was also the subject of discus-sion at the Feb. 23 coun-cil meeting in which Tyers filled in for Leclerc who was absent.

MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO

■ Higher!PRETENDING TO catch and throw a beach ball helped these Skeena Middle School band students perfect their timing last week in one of a series of workshops at local schools financed by the Dare to Dream Foundation and featuring visiting music instructors, the majority of whom teach at the university level. Concerts Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 at the REM Lee The-atre were the highlights of the week. There’s more school-based music this weekend when Skeena and Caledonia music students take part in a telethon to raise money for various school music programs. It takes place at the REM Lee Theatre from 4 pm to 8 pm on March 8 and will be broadcast on Cable 10 and on line.

Feds to trimborder hoursBy ANNA KILLEN

THE CANADIAN Border Services Agen-cy (CBSA) has confirmed it will close the border between Stewart, B.C. and Hyder, Alaska overnight beginning this spring – but residents and business owners from both communities say the move will hold Hyder hostage and hurt tourism, industry and emergency services shared between the two communities.

“After careful review the CBSA has de-cided to reduce the operating hours at the Stewart Port of Entry,” said a statement from CBSA media relations. “Representa-tives from the CBSA have met with some stakeholders to discuss the changes to the way we deliver service, including the planned reduction of hours.”

That planned reduction of hours means the border – the only road entry point into Hyder and the only road connecting Stewart with mining and industrial projects located in Canadian territory on the other side of Hyder – will be closed between midnight and 8 a.m. beginning April 1, with CBSA citing, “an in-depth review of port vol-umes and passage statistics [where] it was determined that few travellers utilized the operation outside of the primary operating hours.” Currently, it is manned around the clock with visitors and residents checking in with Canadian border agents. There is no US border post at the crossing.

People on both sides of the border say the planned reduction came without any substantial consultation – and little under-standing of the necessity of open, all-hours road access between the two communities, who share almost everything including an area code, hydro, and emergency services, and are only three kilometres apart.

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Former library board chairpasses away at age 91

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WILLY SCHNEIDER spearheaded the 1990s expansion of the Terrace Public Library.

ONE OF the longest serv-ing members of the Terrace Public Library board and a key figure in its expansion in the mid-1990s has died.

Willy Schneider, 91, passed away after suffering a heart attack Feb. 22.

“He was always a very, very passionate man,” said former longtime Terrace resident David D. Hull, who was a neighbour of Schnei-der’s and a city council-lor when the expansion was first proposed during Schneider’s term as library board chair.

“I always admired him. When he took on and said he was going to do some-thing, he did with vim and vigour and passion and he

was always, always a con-summate gentleman, pro-fessional and really a plea-sure to be with,” said Hull.

That expansion, com-pleted in 1995, took the building from a quaint building to a real asset for the city, Hull added.

Schneider was also a Ro-tarian and involved in many projects, including numer-ous playgrounds and the Howe Creek Trail, which started as a Rotary project, said Hull.

Born in Germany, Schneider served in the German army during the Second World War and re-counted those years in his 2008 autobiography, “Such is Life.”

Coming to Canada in 1954 and settling in Terrace in 1959, Schneider built an insurance business.

Following decades of service on the library board, Schneider retired from the board in 2007.

When it was decided to name a board and meeting room at the library after Schneider, he put up a fuss, saying he didn’t need some-thing like that to be named after him, but everyone knew he deserved it, said Hull.

The library board was a tight-knit group and it was an honour that had to be be-stowed “because Willy and the people he bootstrapped with his passion made it

what it is today,” said Hull.Current library board

member Melanie Wilke said the board was fortu-nate to have Schneider as a member.

“Willy’s booming voice was a frequent, welcome sound in the library as he came in to do board busi-ness and until his passing, as an avid reader. He will always be a part of the li-brary, as our boardroom proudly displays his name,” she said.

“We are saddened to hear about the passing of Mr. Schneider. His work with the Terrace Public Library will be a lasting legacy to his memory,” said mayor Carol Leclerc.

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Applications are being accepted for the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Board directed Curbside Collection Working Group. The objectives of the Curbside Collection Working Group are to:

Examine the existing Curbside Garbage and Recycling Collection Program to:• Evaluate effectiveness and ef� ciency of the existing residential curbside garbage

and recycling collection program to identify aspects of the program with potential for improvement

• Investigate lessons learned from other jurisdictions and input from subject matter experts to mitigate issues identi� ed with the curbside garbage and recycling col-lection program and the Rates and Regulation Bylaw No. 640, 2014 such as:

o Time constraints for putting collection materials out at the ‘curb’o Requirement for putting bags in cans vs using bags only for recyclingo Possible options or provision for � xed or low income residents

Review the proposed Curbside Organics Collection Program to:• Identify potential barriers to the curbside organics collection program and review

lessons learned from other jurisdictions and input from subject matter experts to mitigate potential barriers prior to implementation.

• Review examples from other jurisdictions and identify preferred methods for providing program information to residents such as workshops, brochures, and posters, and other options.

The Working Group is scheduled to commence in late spring, 2015 and is intended to be operational for approximately 6 months. Meeting frequency and duration will be de-termined by the Working Group at the � rst meeting. Applicants for this Working Group will be based on the criteria found in Section 4.1 of the Terms of Reference and the sup-porting application information. If you are interested in volunteering for this Board com-mittee, please complete the application form located on the Regional District website (www.rdks.bc.ca) and return it via mail, fax or e-mail by March 23, 2015. You can also pick up an application form at the Regional District Of� ce.

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TERRACE COMMUNITY BANDWITH THE

GEOFF PARR, CONDUCTOR

IF THE city is going to raise tax-es at all this year, then residen-tial homeowners should shoulder more of the increase than busi-nesses.

This was the message from Rich Toomey on behalf of the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce at Terrace city coun-cil’s regular meeting of Feb. 23.

“Based on assessed values, for every dollar a residential taxpay-er pays, a business pays $4.73,” said Toomey. “We believe this ratio is too high.”

“Our request is simple,” he continued. “During the budget process, remember that the city

needs a healthy, vibrant business community for many reasons.”

The city has been aiming in its provisional budget for a zero tax rate increase to provide some relief for property owners who have seen their assessments soar approximately 30 per cent this year.

However, a letter to the city from the chamber, which accom-panied Toomey’s presentation, notes pressures of city wage in-creases and hirings which may make a tax rate increase neces-sary after all.

And Toomey presented a scenario where a small increase

to the residential tax rate would bring down those of businesses toward what he sees as a more equitable ratio.

Currently the business to resi-dential tax ratio is second highest in the province, he added.

The highest ratio is in North Saanich.

“If it should prove necessary to raise tax rates, the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce would like to remind council and administration that Terrace currently has the second highest business to residential tax ratio in the province,” said the letter from the chamber.

Health authorityto move officesTHE NORTHERN Health Authority is soon to move administrators and support staff into a building most recently occupied by Valard, the main contractor of BC Hydro’s Northwest Transmission Line.

Interior work of the building on the cor-ner of Lazelle Ave. and Sparks should be finished in April, says Penny Anguish who runs the authority’s northwest region.

The authority now has the majority of its administrators and sup-port staff on an upper floor of the Trigo build-ing on Kalum.

“Over time it just became too small and we’ve been looking around for an alternate location,” said Anguish.

The authority is also planning to move ad-ministrative and support people in other Terrace locations into the new space.

Lack of space also meant that some au-thority employees who would normally be based in Terrace were instead in other cities.

“Where it will make sense, those people can now be based here,” said Anguish. That list includes a person who works with health care facilities on chronic disease issues and one concerned with aborigi-nal health issues.

“We also now have a full time northwest medical health officer,” said Anguish.

Improved communi-cation and contact are advantages of having more of the authority’s employees in one loca-tion, she said.

The Sparks and La-zelle Ave. building was first constructed for the Northern Savings Credit Union when it expanded from Prince Rupert into Terrace.

When the Terrace

and District Credit Union was merged with the Northern Sav-ings Credit Union, the

building became vacant when Northern Savings built its current building just across Sparks.

Chamber urges tax shift

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THE NORTHERN Health Authority is to move to this building on the corner of Lazelle and Sparks in the spring.


Larry’s caseA Thornhill man claims the RCMP unduly destroyed his guns – will the court agree with him?

By ANNA KILLEN

ANNA KILLEN PHOTO

LARRY SOMMERFIELD stands outside the Terrace Law Courts with his folders full of evidence and court documents to support a civil suit against the RCMP.

Ninety-one-year-old Larry Som-merfield is heading to his judg-ment hearing in small claims court in just under a month, con-

fident that he’s presented an open and shut case in his suit against the RCMP.

“It’s black and white, just look at the evi-dence,” said Sommerfield, who is represent-ing himself and spent four years filing free-dom of information requests, researching, consulting with experts, making detailed notes, and building his case in which he claims RCMP officers unduly destroyed his antique gun collection following a fire at his Thornhill property in March of 2010.

He finally got his day in court beginning last September. Following several days of testimony spread out to December, judge Terence Wright is scheduled to make his rul-ing at the end of the month, almost five years to the date of the incident. The witness list included Sommerfield, a tenant and RCMP officers who were on duty during and after the fire. Sommerfield is asking for just over $5,000 in damages, the amount he says the guns are worth.

“I didn’t think when I started out it was going to drag out for over four years,” said Sommerfield, as he lowered his body into the witness stand in Courtroom One at the Terrace courthouse Sept. 24, 2014 to give his version of the events.

The fire, caused by an old electrical cord, engulfed the backside of his trailer in flames, one of several buildings on the property, around 3 p.m. on March 1, 2010. Sommer-field was asleep after staying up late watch-ing science shows on his satellite television. He awoke to the flames and got out of the building, but not before suffering severe burns on his arm. Firefighters and RCMP ar-rived shortly thereafter.

While he was in hospital, first in Ter-race and then in Vancouver for over a week, RCMP officers confiscated and subsequent-ly destroyed his firearm collection, which had been displayed in the portion of the trailer that suffered the fire. Counsel repre-senting the minister of justice, which is the defendant for an action against the RCMP, denies Sommerfield’s charges, maintaining the guns had been stored unlawfully, and, in any event, were too damaged by the fire to be worth anything. The defendant maintains that the officers acted in good faith, and also maintains that Sommerfield signed a release allowing them to take control of the guns.

Sommerfield disagrees. He believes the guns were salvageable, and he has argued in court that since the guns and bullets were stored separately, and there were bars on the windows of the property’s building, they were not stored illegally. He also said that he couldn’t have signed the release when he was in the hospital, as his arm was burned and he wasn’t able use it.

“I was mislead,” said Sommerfield. He said police told him the guns were dam-aged beyond repair, and “I was dragged away to the ambulance before I could check anything… I took them at their word.” He said that police told him because the guns were stored illegally, he could be charged if he didn’t do what they said and, as such, let them take the guns.

“It was wrong for the police to take them, because they were stored properly,” said Sommerfield of the guns, noting the RCMP

“could have taken them for safe keeping” in-stead of destroying them. Sommerfield said his evidence shows that the firearms code “clearly states” that “a gun that cannot shoot is not a firearm” and that since his guns could not shoot – either because they needed repairs or had parts removed and in different buildings – they were not firearms.

During trial, he painstakingly present-ed his evidence (often haphazardly and, at times, testing the ever-patient court by in-troducing new evidence that needed to be processed before court could continue or returning to evidence that had already been discussed, drawing nudges from the judge for Sommerfield to keep on track). That evi-dence included photographs of the guns as they looked after the fire, covered in soot and charred, saying “they look damaged but they’re not ... Same as a used car, if it’s cov-ered in mud you’re not going to get as much as if you wash it.”

Meanwhile, lawyers for the RCMP pre-sented evidence that questioned Sommer-field’s claims and included audio of a taped witness statement given by Sommerfield the day of the fire, in which he instructs the RCMP to take the guns.

“I cannot remember saying anything like that,” said Sommerfield, after listening to the tape.

“Why would I say it? Guns can be used later for other things... I would never have said anything like that,” he continued before acknowledging that he did remember the taped conversation, just not the part at the end

about the guns. “I would say that was added later,” he said. Voices “can be imitated.”

Sommerfield’s dogged determination in pursuing his case for the most part on his own – and the sheer amount of court time his civil suit was given – is rare in British Co-lumbia. The average time required for a civil claims case in the province for the 2013/14 fiscal year was 50 minutes, according to in-formation provided by the ministry of jus-tice. Sommerfield’s four-day trial and the lead up to that trial went well beyond that.

“Well, they spent a lot of money on it,” said Sommerfield, chuckling.

Between 2009 and 2014, there were 267 new small claims cases in Terrace, represent-ing 133 sitting hours, so about two hours of court time each on average. The amount of required court time for a small claims case depends “on the claims that are being made,” according to the ministry. “Factors that de-termine how long a small claims case lasts at trial include the number of claims and the plaintiff’s ability to provide evidence to sup-port the claims (and) the defendant’s ability to respond to the claims and provide the de-fendant’s own evidence.”

Many cases are settled in arbitration or early on in the small claims process. And while some choose to exercise their right to a public defender or hire a lawyer, like 77 per cent of small claims litigants last year, Sommerfield represented himself, saying he never considered hiring a lawyer to argue his case for him. He did, however, receive some legal help at the beginning of the process

from his wealthy brother in Vancouver.“I figured I could handle this myself be-

cause I had enough evidence,” said Sommer-field. “I’m not that great you know, I mean, the problem is this was the first time I was in it (representing himself in court), but I have the evidence, I have everything on my side, it’s just a matter of getting the judge to see it.”

In order for the judge to see it, Sommer-field needed to prove first that the guns were unduly destroyed without proper consent, and then that they were worth $5,300 as he claimed. During trial, Sommerfield testified that the former Terrace detachment inspec-tor Eric Stubbs offered him $1,000 for the destruction of his guns – but Sommerfield refused the money, saying that wasn’t even close to what they were worth.

But Sommerfield also said he didn’t spend over four years on this for the money. “I’m just cheesed off,” he said, noting he doesn’t want others to have to go through what he’s been through and that people “can’t just swallow what the police say.” Indeed, what may have been damaged even more than the guns during the fire, is Sommerfield’s once-revered view of law enforcement. The whole nearly five-year process has him convinced that what began as a blunder – the police destroying his guns because they didn’t understand their worth or made a mistake – evolved into a cover-up, with police covering for police and trying to hurt Sommerfield’s credibility in court. Whether that’s true or not is yet to be decided, but in speaking with Sommerfield it’s clear that’s what he firmly believes – and what he’s been hell bent on getting the judge and public to believe too.

He says the process has taught him that the RCMP is like a “brotherhood” who pro-tect their own above all else, but he’s ada-mant that he doesn’t paint all police officers with the same brush, noting that he has had good experiences with law enforcement too.

Rather, he likens the force to “a crate of apples. Eventually, you’ll get a few rotten ones. Normally you’d just throw them out.”

But while Sommerfield’s view of law en-forcement might now be a bit charred, wit-nessing his days in court leaves one with an appreciation of the smaller mechanisms of the day-to-day civil justice system – the du-tiful clerks copying papers, the patient judge explaining how to cross examine a witness; the understated, careful defense lawyer and his witnesses, never wavering while being taken to task by a feisty, 91-year-old me-chanic.

Sommerfield’s career as a mechanic – and as his time in the navy – helped his legal strategy and motivations. “I’m exceptionally good at mechanical work, well above aver-age. So difficult jobs don’t really phase me, I find a way of doing it,” he said.

And while Sommerfield still thinks he has work to do to shine a light on how difficult and time-consuming it is to go up against the “machine” that is the RCMP, he says he won’t miss going to court – even though he’s clearly proud of the case he presented.

“The lawyer for the police, he was sitting right beside me at the table there, and I asked him, ‘how do you think I was doing, so far?’, and he just grinned,” said Sommerfield.

Stay tuned for more on Sommerfield and the justice’s decision in his trial in a future issue of The Terrace Standard.

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ITEM: Suicidal 17-year-old girl. Police apprehended the girl under the Mental Health Act and transport-ed her to Mills Memorial Hospital.ITEM: Suicidal 26-year-old man. He was apprehended under the Men-tal Health Act and transported to Mills Memorial Hospital.ITEM: Suicidal 29-year-old wom-an. She was transported to Mills Me-morial Hospital.

It’s getting to be a fairly common occurrence for daily events respond-ed to by Terrace RCMP of� cers as released by the local RCMP detach-ment (and published online at www.terracestandard.com) to list instanc-es where local people are in enough personal distress to contemplate tak-ing their own lives. Whether the rate here of people who are in such dis-tress is higher than elsewhere is dif-� cult to determine for not all RCMP detachments release this kind of dai-ly activity log.

But as Terrace Standard reporter Margaret Speirs outlined in a feature article this past January, numbers of apprehensions under the Mental Health Act for all types of reasons are climbing. And as Constable An-gela Rabut points out in an email to columnist Claudette Sandecki (see column on this page) the number of apprehensions is released to the pub-lic so that it can educate itself.

If you have not been reading the police reports, you should. And then insist that these cries for help are answered by appropriately-� nanced and staffed agencies.

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EDITORIALA6 www.terracestandard.com OPINION Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Terrace Standard

Amid the � uff, fun and foolishness of the February 22 Oscars award

show one winner’s accep-tance speech stood out in light of recent RCMP daily reports on The Terrace Stan-dard’s website.

Over the past week or two almost every daily RCMP re-port mentions “a 14-year-old girl threatening suicide was apprehended under the Men-tal Health Act and transport-ed to Mills Memorial Hos-pital”. Is this the same teen threatening suicide multiple times, almost daily, or are these several different girls driven by a similar impulse?

Responding to an email seeking clari� cation, RCMP would say only this:

“We provide the ages of the people we deal with to educate the public on what we are encountering as po-lice. An educated public is a safer public. It is important to know what is happening in a community so that is-sues can be focussed on and resolved. Each call that we go to is listed. It is possible that each call with a person of the same age is a different person. It is possible that a single person is responsible

for multiple calls.“We provide information

to the public that is needed for education. The communi-ty should read these 24 hour news releases to help them make the community a safer place to live.”

I appreciate knowing what’s happening around me. But what can I as an average citizen do to deal with it? How can I help these teens so they no longer feel suicide is their only option?

I have no credentialed skills to offer, nor hands-on experience in dealing with suicide at any age. These girls are not members of my family. I don’t know them,

their families, their peers, their home or school situa-tions. I am not their Grand-ma, school teacher, school counsellor, doctor nor pastor. I lack insight into their mo-tives, and have no opportuni-ty to listen to them and per-haps persuade their thinking to a happier, more positive level. Do they feel pressured by peers through daily con-tact or on-line messages? Is something or someone mak-ing them feel “less than”? Unworthy? A freak? Do they live in an abusive home? A home that to passersby may seem caring, could in fact be highly dysfunctional.

A website for National Association of Psycholo-gists in Maryland advises if a youth gives signs that they may be considering suicide parents should

- remain calm.- ask the youth directly if

he or she is thinking about suicide.

- focus on your concern for their wellbeing and avoid being accusatory.

- listen. Ignore time.- reassure them there is

help and they will not feel like this forever.

- do not judge.- provide constant su-

pervision. Do not leave the youth alone.

- remove means of self-harm. (Guns, prescription drugs.)

- GET HELP. Neither family nor peers should keep this secret. Parents should seek help from school or community mental health re-sources as soon as possible.

The notable Oscar speech was given by Graham Moore who won for Best Adapted Screenplay for “Imitation Game”, a movie about the life and achievements of the late Alan Turing, the British mathematician and crypt-analyst who helped solve the Enigma code during World War II. After the war he was prosecuted for homosexual-ity in Britain and died by sui-cide in 1954 at 41 years old.

Moore said, “I tried to commit suicide at 16. I felt weird, different. I didn’t be-long. And now I’m standing here accepting an Oscar. I would like for this moment to be for that kid out there who feels like she doesn’t � t in anywhere. You do. Stay weird. Stay different, and then when it’s your turn and you are standing on this stage please pass the same message along.”

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Preparation key to dealing with calamities

Terrace Standard Wednesday, March 4, 2015 VIEWPOINTS www.terracestandard.com A7

What Terrace experi-enced on the 2015 Family Day week-end was not what

promoters would refer to as fun in the snow. The official measure of 159 centimeters granted the kind of momentary fame we can do without.

It was remarkable how the mountains of snow dumped and blown around town vanished nearly as quickly as they ap-peared. By Valentine’s Day the city’s streets, parking lots, drive-ways, and roofs looked near nor-mal for the time of year.

Now that it is all over it is a good time to reflect on the com-munity’s response to this extraor-dinary weather event. Immedi-ate recognition and appreciation goes to the workers, both munici-pal and private contractors, who spent their Family Day not with their families, but with their ma-chines.

Equal recognition goes to the “mechanized” good people who helped their “manual” neigh-bours to clear their driveways and

walkways. Thank you all.What is easily overlooked

when events eclipse our expecta-tions is the planning and prepa-ratory work needed for effective responses to what may happen when least expected.

How many miles (sorry, kilo-meters) of traffic lanes and side-walks are there in Terrace? How many intersections and emergen-cy access and exit points? Where under all those snow banks are the hydrants?

Canada’s sophisticated weath-er service issues timely warnings of coming storms, but that time frame is woefully inadequate to prepare an action plan. All it al-lows for is the implementation of a carefully developed and regu-larly tested emergency response plan.

A Family Day-style snow storm is just one of many possible calamities a community needs to consider in its emergency plan-ning. Rain storms and floods can be equally devastating. Could Terrace suffer an earthquake or a fire storm? Could a Lac-Mégantic

style industrial disaster happen in Terrace?

The key to responsible emer-gency planning is to project what may happen. The Family Day snow storm could not have been anticipated when the city adopted the 2015 budget, but the long-term financial plan must include a contingency for such an event. Should it provide for just one such event per year, or is a rapid

succession of Family Day storms possible?

For many Atlantic coast mu-nicipalities this is no longer a hy-pothetical question. How about a Lac-Mégantic catastrophe, is that something for which our commu-nity should be prepared?

Benjamin Franklin held that “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

The relevance of an emergency response plan cannot be assessed until there is an emergency and its implementation is called for. Preparing for emergencies costs money, but not as much as a pol-icy of “try this and if it does not work we’ll try something else.”

To be prepared for emergen-cies the community needs spe-cialized equipment, a trained la-bour force, and a versatile action plan with which to guide the or-ganization and the deployment of manpower and equipment.

What are the priorities, and where are they? What needs to take precedence in the organiza-tion of priorities, is it efficiency or effectiveness?

Innocuous if not pedantic rou-tines such as marking and regu-larly inspecting fire hydrants and keeping public works equipment ready to go at all times are criti-cal to an effective emergency re-sponse.

The goal to all of this planning is to maximize the municipality’s ability to respond to any emer-gency in real time.

The lifeblood of all this plan-ning and preparing is money. The best intentions will produce little if the municipality’s financial plan does not provide the means to implement them.

It is quite obvious that 2015 Family Day weekend dipped into the municipality’s contingency fund. Let’s show our appreciation for the availability of that reserve by encouraging council to restore the contingency reserves so as to be ready to respond as effectively as the community did this time when next Terrace makes unwel-come national headlines.

Andre Carrel is a retired pub-lic sector administrator now liv-ing in Terrace, B.C.

PHOTO COURTESY HERITAGE PARK MUSEUM

AERIAL view of Skeenaview, a large facility originally built as a military hospital during the Second World War and later converted to become a care facility for men. Terraceview Lodge is now located on the property as is the Heritage Park Museum and McConnell Estates.

Labour backed heritage spotDear Sir:

I read with great interest your Feb. 25 article concerning Heritage Park’s history and the honouring of Fred and Mamie Kerby who indeed, along with other volunteers, did a wonder-ful service to the community.

I am however disappointed

that the whole story about the heritage site and Terraceview Lodge is always missing from articles about this site.

The fact is that without or-ganized labour there would be no Terraceview Lodge and no heritage park.

This is what actually hap-

pened.The Liberal provincial gov-

ernment, they called them-selves the Social Credit Party at the time, decided to close Skeenaview, which was a Sec-ond World War hospital and then, afterward, a care facility.

They proceeded to move

the one hundred residents from the old Second World War buildings to Vancouver.

On the day of the move, with 30 below temperatures the labour council established a picket line.

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Recreationis importantDear Sir:

Regarding “Grant requests prompt debate’, an article in the Feb. 11 issue.

I moved to Terrace 14 years ago and one of the deciding factors of my move was the vast choices of recreational opportunities this town had to offer.

Upon moving here I realized that these oppor-tunities exist in large part because of the hard work of volunteers and the huge amount of support these recreational facilities and venues get from the lo-cal businesses. Be it cross country or downhill ski-ing, golfing, motor cross, fishing or even hiking the back country, quite a few of these opportuni-ties would be diminished or eliminated without the efforts of our citizens. Everyone knows the health benefits of physical activities, the tourism dollars generated and the draw to this town that these fa-cilities bring to our city.

The importance of recreation is duly noted in the mayor’s message on the City of Terrace web page as well as our tourism brochures. It is also evident by the taxpayer-funded aquatic center, city parks and recreation center. Recreation is important.

This is why I am baffled by the city councillors’ remarks paper regarding the allocation of commu-nity forests profits/grants. One of the examples, stated by the City of Terrace on how the community forests can fulfill community goals, is to “maintain and enhance recreational opportunities”.

I personally feel that when our citizens, volun-teers and businesses help not-for-profit recreational opportunities make ends meet or grow so we can provide a top level experience for all, their hard work and kindness are pushed aside by our council-lors’ misconceptions of these facilities. Sure some facilities generate money; even those facilities run and funded by the town generate revenue.

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G U E S T C O M M E N T

ANDRE CARREL

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They did this to prevent ambulances and taxis from moving people from the facility.

This was the beginning of a six-year battle to persuade the government from their position of a 17-bed facility on half an acre, to a reasonable number of residents on a reasonable piece of land.

It was soon clear that developers were chafing at the bit to subdivide and build on this piece of property therefore we, organized labour, started the process of declaring the whole ten acres of the loca-tion a heritage site centered around the old wooden water tower.

The mayor at the time was spearheading the idea of a 9 1/2 acre subdivision starting where Terracev-iew now is (for the view) and to move the facility to where the horseshoe pits now are.

The mayor probably believed that the water tower was the obstacle to the subdivision plan by

claiming it was unstable, even though the building inspector had declared it safe.

On one weekend he brought in a cat and pulled it down.

This plan did not work because the labour coun-cil in conjunction with the provincial heritage peo-ple managed to get the whole site put in a heritage category forever, preventing the property to be de-veloped, save for the use of those that would benefit the whole community (ie. the horseshoe pit, tennis courts and Heritage Park).

I am not by this letter trying to diminish the work of the Kerbys, but to explain to the people of Terrace that without organized labour and the la-bour council none of these facilities which we now take for granted would exist.

John Jensen,Terrace, B.C.

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Recreation isimportant to area

Local college needsto expand horizonsDear Sir:

The Feb. 11, 2015 issue of The Terrace Standard carried an article on its front page telling us the government has bought a years peace with North-west Community College (NWCC) with a further $494,000 in funding for adult basic education.

In a letter to the editor in the same paper the chairperson for the NWCC students’ union tells us that, quote: “Keeping adult basic education free and accessible is an important part of any jobs plan.”

My concern is, how can a publicly funded ed-ucational institution such as the Northwest Com-munity College justify allowing possible foreign-funded politics (anti-Enbridge) to deny our youth and/or anyone wanting/needing to upgrade their skills through better education the opportunity by blaming the government for not providing enough funding from BC taxpayers when the businesses that generate the tax economy and jobs our youth are seeking would happily contribute and can af-ford to contribute? A year or so ago NWCC was of-fered $15,0000 in bursaries to help students, which was then turned down after initially being accepted.

I find it strange the NWCC would refuse mon-etary support from any entity whose interest is in creating jobs as well as socio-economic well-being for our country and then turn around and tell us the taxpayers we need to cough up more money to fund the college’s programs?

Where does the board of directors of at NWCC think our tax money comes from? Where was the student union when this no-strings attached private money was being offered to relieve some of the burden from taxpayers?

Where does the student union see jobs coming

to meet students expectations, if they can afford to take a course to upgrade their skills and hiring potential that is, when the job creators offering fis-cal support are rejected based on poorly thought through politics?

The USA is now the world leader in shale gas production and closing in on world leading oil pro-duction.

In North America our society is fast becoming a consuming society without the means to afford the products we depend on, more and more of our jobs exported offshore.

If they can afford to upgrade their work skills and/or education, where will the people earning in-creased job skills work, in Mexico or Taiwan?

Let’s look at the flip side of the college coin, otherwise known as the CNC or College of New Caledonia in Prince George.

Quote: “Stronger communities. More jobs. More opportunity. Northern Gateway announces its $250,000.00 investment to support educational pro-gramming at the College of New Caledonia. http://bit.ly/1FnTFEU

“The funds given to the CNC will be used to support education programming that will allow stu-dents from rural, remote and Aboriginal communi-ties the opportunity to take classes without having to leave their community.”

“The Digital Delivery Initiative (DDI) will syn-chronize instructor-led lectures in real-time across multiple CNC campuses. Furthermore, students will be able to interact with one another at different campuses and actively participate in their learning.”

Fred Hawkshaw,Terrace, BC.

From Page A7

Labour council actionspurred heritage site

Dear Sir:The Terrace Standard article of Feb. 25. “Just

stop it. says district”, brings to mind the phrase “Stifle it, Edith” which was often the response of husband Archie Bunker who starred in the old 1970’s TV show “All in the Family”.

The comment and character are not unlike that presented to the public in meetings both at city council and the regional district.

The motion passed at the Feb. 20, 2015 regional district meeting to “seek legal counsel” for what is described as “relentless disruptive and repetitive delegations”, is a reflection of the disrespect and disregard for the public’s concerns that has become

increasingly more evident by those who were elect-ed to represent us.

If the regional district believes that the public’s desire for responsible use of taxpayers dollars or a concern by the public to reduce our waste footprint is cause for legal action then go ahead and take that action. Surely a judge will see the reasonable requests that the public has been asking from our governing bodies and then perhaps the best interest of the public will actually be heard and served.

Diana Penner for,Residents Advocating for a

Sustainable Inclusive Environment,Terrace, B.C.

Group won’t be stifled

I do believe that every applica-tion for funding from the City of Terrace is done so with the best of intentions and to provide the best possible product and experience for our residents and visitors.

I hope our councillors realize that all not-for-profit recreation outlets are just that, not for profit but for the love of physical activi-

ties and experiencing all our beau-tiful city has to offer.

Rob Wilke,Terrace, B.C.

Editor’s note: For more on the city council’s decisions regarding grant applications made by vari-ous groups for the 2015 budget year, please turn to Page A22 of this issue.

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T E R R A C E S T A N D A R D

COMMUNITYMARGARET SPEIRS

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YOU MAY not notice the black drapes hung over the stage in the REM Lee Theatre, especial-ly when sitting in the audience for a show there.

However, they are very important and used so much, they only last for so long.

The old stage drapes were purchased in 2001, but because the REM Lee stage drapes are dead hung and always in place, over time the fabric became worn and very brittle.

“As we began to notice tears forming in all the pleats of the old drape, we realized it was time to make new drapes a priority,” said Nancy Stone-Archer.

Theatre Alive, celebrating its 30th year of fostering and promote the arts in the community and raising funds for theatre upgrades and en-hancement, replaced the drapes at a cost of more than $9,000.

The new drapes are made of a flame retar-dant fabric, which means that the fabric will not have to be retreated as with the old drapes, says Stone-Archer.

Theatre Alive was created in 1985, 10 years after the theatre first opened. Then-theatre manager Tom Walker, already dealing with ag-ing systems, foresaw the need for a non-profit agency through which funds could be raised to upgrade theatre systems.

To that end, and in the last 13 years alone, Theatre Alive has been the agency through which more than $210,000 in upgrades have been made to the theatre.

By MACKENZIE MOHR

I RECENTLY had the pleasure of meet-ing Jevon MacLellan, who has cerebral palsy, through the Terrace and District Job Opportuni-ties Program in which we are both registered.

For those unfamil-iar with cerebral palsy (CP), it is a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination. It affects your muscle tone, movements, and motor skills. Although causes of CP are un-known, many cases are a result of problems during pregnancy where the brain is damaged or doesn’t develop nor-mally. Affected individ-uals of Periventricular Leukomalacia (a form of white-matter brain injury) often develop cerebral palsy.

Many in our com-munity know Jevon and recognize him on our streets. Only knowing him for three weeks, I have learned what kind of amazing person he is. Jevon has a great per-sonality, an awesome

sense of humor and a very kind heart. If you were to sit down with him, you would see all these wonderful attri-butes.

When I was asked to write about Jevon for The Terrace Standard, I just didn’t know where to start.

Being asked to write about such a serious is-sue has put pressure and stress on me. I was ner-vous and worried that I wouldn’t get my mes-sage across to not only the employers of Ter-race, but citizens gener-ally.

Canada’s unemploy-ment rate for people with disabilities is a staggering 51 per cent. Could you imagine be-ing rejected (from em-ployment) simply be-cause of something you can’t help?

In speaking with Jevon, he said “growing up with CP has its ups and downs, like other people’s challenges but it is certainly more chal-lenging.”

I asked if he could be anything, what it would be? He replied, “Prob-

ably a public speaker/youth worker because I want to help people understand that because one has differences, it doesn’t mean one can-not accomplish many things. I don’t like the word ‘disabled,’ it seems so wrong. We’re all the same; I have my way of doing things, just like you have yours.”

Growing up, doctors prepared Jevon’s par-ents for the worst. They were told there was a chance that Jevon could end up in a wheelchair and never talk. “But my parents didn’t believe that, they found me the best help available and have been a very sup-portive family.”

Jevon had tried to gain employment at a local company a few years ago, but says, “It wasn’t a good fit for me. I felt like they just didn’t fully understand where I was coming from.” He also stated, “After that experience I started to focus on what I could learn. I tried looking for myself, but it’s hard when you have differences. Cerebral

Palsy has affected me ‘big time,’ but I would have to say that I am

a lot stronger now be-cause of it. Having CP can be challenging at

times.”Jevon just wants to be accepted as he is by our community, but

many people are very narrow minded.

Think about hiring this employee

ROD LINK PHOTO

MACKENZIE MOHR and Jevon MacLellan are participants in a jobs readiness program being run by the Terrace and District Community Services Society.

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Thurs. starting at 8 p.m. Free pool Wed. and Sun. Showing all UFC on 80” TV. Live music Fri. and Sat. Shuttle service provided.

■ LEGION BRANCH 13: Meat draws every Sat. – first draw at 4:30 p.m. Steak Night is the first Fri. of each month.

■ GEORGE’S PUB: POOL tourna-ment every Sun. starting at 6 p.m. Poker, Sun. starting at 1 p.m. and Wed., starting at 7 p.m. Thurs. game night, DJ and open until 2 a.m. Fri. and Sat. live weekend entertainment: March 6, 7 Accelerators; March 13, 14 After Hours. Ryan Hovland performing country songs 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 6, 13, 14, 20. Karaoke Thurs. and Sun. 8:30 p.m. Shuttle services weekends.

■ MT. LAYTON LOUNGE: Open daily 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free pool. Located at Mt. Layton Hotsprings just off Hwy37 South between Terrace and Kitimat.

Art ■ CELEBRATE YOUR BREASTS

Project is on from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. March 6 at the Terrace Art Gallery. A show to promote awareness, education and dia-logue around the issue of breast implants, and ultimately promote self-esteem, self-acceptance and personal power. Free. Contact Olivia at 250-922-4466 or [email protected].

Film ■ TO LIGHT A Candle, a new docu-

mentary by Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, will be screened at 7:30 p.m. March 4 at Skeena Diversity Centre, 4617 Lazelle Ave. Archbishop Tutu said, “We can tell the government of Iran, and the world, that banning the Baha’is or any

group from higher education is hurting Iran and the Iranian people.”

Drama ■ TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE

presents its annual dinner theatre Marc Camoletti’s Boeing Boeing, directed by Alan Weston, March 6 and 7 at the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m. and show starts at 8 p.m. No late seating after show starts. Tickets on sale at Uniglobe Travel.

Music ■ TERRACE CONCERT SOCIETY

presents John Wort Hannam at 8 p.m. March 6 at the REM Lee Theatre. Tickets at George Little House.

■ JUNO AWARD-WINNING RE-CORDING artist Tim Neufeld and the Glory Boys bring their ‘Joyride’ tour here

at 7 p.m. March 6 at the Terrace Pente-costal Assembly. This cross-generational community concert features bluegrass-infused modern worship music! Come and bring friends! Admission by donation. Contact Sarah 519-589-0678 or [email protected].

■ TERRACE COMMUNITY BAND Spring Concert is at 7:30 p.m. March 7 at the REM Lee Theatre.

Fundraiser ■ 16 CANDLEFISH CELEBRATES

16 years of Dr. Fishy at 8 p.m. March 14 at the REM Lee Theatre. All proceeds to Relay For Life. Tickets at Misty River Books.

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BOEING BOEING’S last two per-formances are March 6 and 7 at the golf club. Don’t miss watching Ber-nard (John Dafoe) juggle three fian-cées, including Gabriella (Amy Spen-cer) and Gretchen (Amy Turner), with some help from friend Robert (Garnett Doell).

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People have no idea what this bright 24-year-old is capable of. I don’t believe he should be declined a job or a career because he walks slightly differ-ently or speaks a little slower. Jevon should have the chance to accomplish amazing things just like everyone else in our judgmental world. It shouldn’t be as difficult as it is for Jevon to obtain meaning-ful employment. When having the privilege to meet Jevon, talk to him and I hope when you do, you won’t just see him as different or that he has a dis-ability. You will see him as I do, as an intelligent and kind person.

Open your minds to all individuals; this is an evolution and look how far we’ve already come. It’s amazing what a little acceptance can do. I sincerely hope that what I have written today has opened eyes, touched hearts, and aroused possible worthy employers. Do you know of employers who could offer a position for Jevon? Thank you in advance if you can.

Mackenzie Mohr is a classmate of Jevon Ma-cLellan’s in the jobs option program of the Terrace and District Community Services Society. It’s a 10-week program designed to highlight a person’s job readiness skills in preparation for employment.

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“I think it’s absolute-ly asinine,” said Angela Brand Danuser, former mayor of Stewart, cur-rent school trustee, and owner of Brand New Video on Main St. “It’s very short sighted and as far as I can tell from my discussions with CBSA it’s based totally on dollars. It would be really nice if they’d looked at what the im-pact on the community will be instead of just the dollars.”

She said Stewart res-idents and businesses first learned of the deci-sion at the Feb. 23 Stew-art council meeting and she has been in contact with CBSA officials since and encouraging residents on both sides to contact politicians who can put pressure on CBSA to reverse.

“People don’t be-lieve that they could actually block the high-way. Some people say, no big deal, we’ll just go around it. But you can’t mess around with CBSA because you’ll go to jail – you can’t just go around the gate, they’ll have cameras there. They have cam-eras at the place now,” she said. “People think they’re just going to close the office, but that’s not what they’re saying. They’re going to be blocking the road.”

While an effort is being made this week by CBSA to reach out to residents and busi-nesses in Stewart and Hyder, Brand Danuser says it’s too little too late – especially for the CBSA to be consulting those in Hyder.

For Wes Loe, owner of the Hyder General Store and president of the Hyder Community Association, the deci-sion to reduce the bor-der’s hour just as the area’s tourist season gets underway – and as port activity picks up – defies logic.

“It’s like buying a house and closing the bathroom so you can’t use it,” said Loe.

“In this area we get a large group of tour-ists from Europe – Ger-mans, Scandinavians type of thing – and they start coming in on April 1. My thought process would be keep the bor-der open all summer long and then try your closure in the winter-time,” he said.

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people, when there’s a change, people don’t like the change, and then a lot of times the changes are good – but I can’t see any good for

this. My god, you’ve got the world port going in at Stewart,” he said. “In a couple more months there could be some big ships coming in ty-

ing up here... Here’s all this commerce coming in and they’re closing down. I don’t under-stand the logic of it.”

He said he under-

stands the border isn’t the busiest – but a change like this will affect hundreds of peo-ple’s lives and hurt busi-nesses in Hyder, many

of whom have already seen business decline in the last few years as the price of fuel has gone up and less American tourists visit the area.

The CBSA has re-fused to release how much money it estimates it will save and Skeena NDP MP Nathan Cullen says he’ll fight the plan.

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LieutenantGovernorgracesLegion hallLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Judith Guichon ex-pressed her appreciation to local veterans at a din-ner at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 13 Feb. 23.

Guichon, the Queen’s representative in British Columbia, told veterans that is has been “an honour to spend time with gentlemen like you and learn about your experiences.”

She said that last year “Remembrance Day took on a special poignancy” because of the murders of Canadian soldiers in Ottawa and Quebec.

“Even here in Canada the effects of war have infiltrated into our national psyche,” Guichon con-tinued. “And although many in Canada prefer to be known for our peacekeeping efforts, in today’s world we cannot ignore the increased terrorism and brutality that’s rampant in some areas of this world, and our troops are once again deployed in far off lands as we join our allies in the battle against in-justice and tyranny.”

The legion holds monthly dinners for veterans and moved the date of this one so the Lieutenant-Governor could meet with them.

Terrace Mayor Carol Leclerc with husband Roger and Branch 13 president Ray Hallock and his wife Bernadette Hallock were at the head table with Guichon. Also present and dressed in his cere-monial red serge uniform was Inspector Dana Hart, the commander of the Terrace RCMP detachment.

Guichon is currently on a northern tour and also visited other locations in Terrace during her stop here on Feb. 23 and 24, including the Terrace Pub-lic Library and Skeena Middle School.

“Her original plan was just to stop in and visit the legion and when we heard about that plan I thought it would be possible to invite her to the veteran’s dinner, and she was gracious enough to accept,” said Hallock of the monthly dinner date adjustment.

He added that the event was important.“It’s exciting for the legion, because for one

thing she is the representative of the queen. And the legion is honour-bound to the sovereign of the nation which is the reigning queen so that part is exciting. And from the perspective of the Terrace legion it’s exciting to have a person of that high rank come and join us at one of our vet’s dinners where we honour surviving veterans,” said Hallock.

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“I think it’s clear that when the regional district asks for the city to weigh in then the city will weigh in,” said Tyers who is also one of two city council represen-tatives on the regional district board and its chair.

“They [the regional district] will be moving forward working with the Ministry of Community, Sport and Culture, to decide the framework of the study they will do, and then when the regional district needs the city to weigh in they’ll ask them to,” said Tyers.

The debate on Thornhill’s future opened last fall when the regional district backed a move by its regional district represen-tative, Ted Ramsey, to ask the province to consider incorpora-tion.

Ramsey said the rural com-munity, which has the high-est concentration of population within the regional district, has outgrown that governing model and should become its own mu-nicipality.

In a reply last month, Coralee Oakes, the provincial cabinet minister responsible for local governments, said incorpora-tion is only one option to be considered and that “strong con-sideration must also be given to inclusion of Thornhill in a re-con� gured municipality for the broader Terrace area.”

To that end she offered up to

$60,000 for a study outlining ser-vices, governing structures and planning in what she’s calling “the Greater Terrace area.”

The regional district has ac-cepted the offer and is now work-ing on its details with the prov-ince.

“Upon completion of this study, I will look to the represen-tatives from both communities to review the information gathered and consider whether they can agree on a joint restructure study process,” wrote Oakes in her study offer letter.

“At that time I will consider whether, from a provincial per-spective, the creation of a sepa-rate municipality for Thornhill would be a tenable outcome and could be considered as an op-tion in a restructure process,” she continued.

Ramsey has since said he’s disappointed with the response from Oakes, saying she doesn’t understand the issues facing the Thornhill community.

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MARCH 4, MARCH 11, and ongoing – FREE after-school program for children 6 - 12 “Historical Detectives.” Explore the war-time history of our 70-year-old building at Ksan Place, learn traditional skills including building with wood, gardening, � xing bicycles and cooking from scratch. Contact Kelsey Wiebe at 250.635.4546.

MARCH 7 – George Little House 10th annual Founder’s Day Tea and Vintage Fashion Show is at 2 p.m. at the arena banquet room. Come out and model your vintage prom or bridesmaid dresses. Catered Sweets by Emmy, Crystal from Hype Tea, music by Rebecca and Marcel. Tickets available at George Little House. For more, call Debbie 250-638-8887.

MARCH 12 – The Northwest Branch of the BC Association of Social Workers (BCASW) invites everyone working in the � eld to join in for a free all-day Social Work Week event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UNBC’s Terrace Campus. The event includes workshops, speakers, opportunities to share and connect with your fellow colleagues and community, lunch provided. Graduates from the Terrace campus UNBC Social Work will have their success celebrated through the Northwest Branch’s ring ceremony. Dianne Heath, executive director of the BCASW Provincial Association, is the keynote speaker. The Northwest BCASW branch will raise money toward student bursaries by hosting a bake sale by donation. And the event also commemmorates UNBC’s 25th anniversary.

MARCH 14 – Pruning Seminar will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Spotted Horse Nursery (4903 Graham Ave.). A hands-on overview and demonstration of basic pruning techniques with instructors Charles Claus and Cathy Jackson. Admission by a set donation. Proceeds will go to local community food initiatives. Please call to register: 250-635-1907.

MARCH 15 – Bowl for Kids Sake is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Terrace Bowling Lanes to raise money for TDCSS Big Brother Big Sisters of Terrace. All money raised goes to support the mentoring programs we offer in Terrace and area. There is a registration fee and/or pledges.

MARCH 24 – Community Dinner from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Ksan Place. Everyone welcome. Eat in or to go. Arrive early to help cook, stay late to help wash up. Ksan Place is located behind the Ksan residence and shelter on Hall Street, southside. For more, contact Char at 250-635-2654 or [email protected].

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RELAY FOR LIFE half price early bird

registration ends March 1. After this date, registration returns to the full amount. Early registration also means an entry into a provincial draw for an iPad and a community draw for a Visa Gift Card. Registration deadline May 15. Register on line at www.relayforlife.ca/terrace Last year, participants raised more than $141,000. Relay for Life with the theme “Relaying thru the Decades” goes from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 30 at Skeena Middle School track.

SENIORS STRETCH IS for people 55+ at 10 a.m. Thursdays at Ksan Place. Enjoy a different exercise, dance or sport, then head to the kitchen to make a healthy snack. Spots still available. Contact Char at 250-635-2654 or [email protected].

QI GONG: IMPROVE your balance and reduce stress with Xi Gong Yoga and instructor Cheri Reidy. Half-hour of yoga then light healthy refreshments Mondays at 10 a.m. at Ksan Place (101-2812 Hall Street, southside). Drop-in fee, everyone welcome. For more info or to register, call Char at 250-635-2654 or email [email protected].

TERRACE NISGA’A SOCIETY invites all Terrace and area Nisga’a elders to attend meetings on the � rst Monday of the month at 6 p.m. Come have some fun. For more details or for a ride, call the society or Diana Guno at 250-638-0311 or Margaret Nelson 250-638-8939.

THE TERRACEVIEW FAMILY Council is a support group and place to voice concerns and ideas to improve quality of life at Terraceview Lodge. Residents’ families and friends meet on the � rst Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. For more info, call Heather at 250-638-8552.

THE GREATER TERRACE Seniors Advisory Committee (GTSAC) meets on the � rst Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Everyone welcome.

THE SALVATION ARMY holds Toonie Wednesdays every � rst and third Wednesday of the month – all clothing is $2. All children’s clothing $2 or less is half price.

GREATER TERRACE BEAUTIFICATION Society meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the � rst Thursday of each month at the city council chambers. New members always welcome.

HAPPY GANG CENTRE hosts a pancake breakfast the � rst Saturday of every month from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Come one, come all, good eats, good laughs.

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.

CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY meets noon – 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at 207-4650 Lazelle Ave. We’re looking for volunteers to help in our of� ce, outreach programs, fundraising campaigns (Daffodils or Relay For Life). Call Mary at 638-8583 or 635-3048.

THE TERRACE PARKINSON’S support group meets the second Tuesday of each month. Persons with Parkinsons, family, friends and support people are welcome. For more information, call Therese at 250-638-1869.

THE TERRACE MULTIPLE Sclerosis Support Group meets every second Wednesday of the month. To � nd out the location of the next meeting, call Doug 635-4809 or Val 635-3415.

TERRACE TOASTMASTERS MEETS the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in Room #404 of the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly with meetings beginning at 7 p.m. If you’d like to build self-con� dence and improve your leadership and communication skills in a fun and interactive setting with like-minded individuals, consider joining Toastmasters for the 2014-2015 season. For more information, please call Ralph at 250-638-1905, Janine at 250-615-8187 or � nd us online at www.terracetoastmasters.com.

THE TERRACE ART Gallery board of directors meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the gallery. Call 638-8884 for details.

KIMMUNITY ANGELS SOCIETY works to promote quality of life for seriously ill individuals and their families by providing � nancial assistance for medical treatment, medical expenses and equipment or supplies. All funds raised stay within our community. Getting involved can be volunteering at fundraisers, challenging family, friends and businesses to get involved or meet or exceed your donation, raising funds and spreading the word about what we do. For more details, contact [email protected].

THE HOMELESS OUTREACH Program and the Living Room Project provide services at the Old Carpenters Hall on the corner of Davis Ave. and Sparks St. Open Mon. to Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fri. until 2 p.m.

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

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Look Who’s Dropped In!

Congratulates the parents on the new additions to their families.

Baby’s Name: Michael Kieth Jordan Mercer-Robinson Date & Time of Birth:February 19th, 2015 @ 6:46 a.m.Weight: 8 lbs. 2 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Angela Robinson & Charles Mercer

Baby’s Name: Jace-Terry Tuff AbouDate & Time of Birth:February 20th, 2015 @ 10:14 a.m.Weight: 10 lbs. 4 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Porsha Abou

Baby’s Name: Audrey May Haworth Date & Time of Birth:Feb. 17th, 2015 @ 7:07 a.m.Weight: 6 lbs. Sex: Female Parents: Kimberly Chequis & Jack Haworth

Baby’s Name: Mitchell Cain Russell Date & Time of Birth:Oct. 22th, 2014 @ 12:30 a.m.Weight: 9 lbs. 9 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Nakita Benson & Cyril Russell“New brother for Casey, Natalie, & Manson”

Baby’s Name: Linden Rhett Biggs Date & Time of Birth: Feb. 10th, 2015 @ 6:48 p.m.Weight: 7 lbs. 11 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Cassandra & Ryan Biggs“New brother for Mason”

Baby’s Name: Bale Ellie Houlden Date & Time of Birth:Feb. 14, 2015 @ 6:30 a.m.Weight: 7 lbs. 15 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Candace & Luke Houlden“New sister for Brookslee, Jimmy, Loka”

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used to enhance the health care services locally.

Supporting Mills Memorial Hospital & Terraceview Lodge since 1988

Box 1067 Terrace, B.C. V8G 4V1

The Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Gloria Buhr, after a short but hard-fought hospital stay.

She was loved and will be missed by her children: Debbie Fitzsimmons (Willie), Connie Tomanocy (Allen), Steven Buhr (Jo-Ann), Charlene Watson, Jeanette Callihoo (Emil), her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and any who knew her. We miss you so much mom, but we are happy you are fi nally at peace. We will always love you.

Gloria was predeceased by her parents, two husbands, a great-grandson, a son-in-law, and three siblings.

There will be a Memorial Service, followed by Celebration of Life at 2p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the Christian Reformed Church in Terrace.

We would like to thank Mom’s home care workers, Dr. Strydom, and the nurses, especially Cathy and Cheryl, who have shown so much kindness to Mom and to our family.

Gloria Marlyn BuhrNovember 19, 1934 - February 24, 2015

Gwendolyn Norma Zank ‘Gwen’ passed away peacefully on Feb. 22 in Smithers, B.C. at the age of 85 years.

Gwen was born on Nov. 5, 1929 in Nipawin, Sask., where she was raised by her mother Daisy. She met the love of her life, Jerry Zank and they were mar-ried in 1949 and went on to raise four children. They later moved to B.C. where she spent many years in the Hazeltons, teaching school. After retirement they moved to Terrace until six months ago, when they moved to Smithers to be closer to family.

Gwen will by sadly missed by her loving husband Jerry; children Donna (Jake) Martens, Bob Czank, Darcy Heroux (Carl Degerness) and Rick Zank; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and sis-ter, Vera Larson.

A Funeral Mass for Gwen was held in St. Joseph’s Church on Feb. 27, 2015. She was laid to rest in the Smithers Cemetery.

Condolences may be offered atwww.raschraderfuneralhome.com

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Arnold Frederick BestAugust 14, 1922 – February 23, 2015

Arne passed away peacefully in hospital in White Rock, BC on February 23rd into the waiting arms of his Lord and Savior.

He was predeceased by his parents William and Beatrice, his brothers George and Bill and his sister Shirley. He will be sadly missed by Phyllis, his wife of nearly 67 yrs, his brother Cliff (Trudy), his children Byron (Linda), Sharalyn (Don), Glenda (Brent) and Rob (Debbie), his 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and his many nieces, nephews, friends and inlaws.

Arne was born in Saskatoon, SK. Following WWII, he relocated to Terrace, BC where he met and married Phyllis Little. They raised their family there before moving to White Rock, BC.

Arne was a lovingly devoted husband and an instant friend to almost everyone he met. As a true man of God, he shared his humble but passionate faith throughout the course of his life.

Arne was a decorated veteran of WWII, a businessman known for his honesty and integrity, a church leader who was a peacemaker, a giving neighbor, a wise father and a grandpa who dearly loved to laugh and sing silly “diddies.”

A Celebration of life was held on Tuesday, March 3 in Surrey, BC. An interment service in Terrace, BC will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Gideons International in Canada.

In Loving Memory

Mamie E. KerbyAugust 17, 1922 - February 25, 2014

Her family and many fr iends miss Mamie’s positive att itude

toward life and others.

She truly believed that the community of Terrace is the

best place in the world to live and the history of this region

is endlessly fascinating.

Th ank you, Mamie, for the inspiration that you provided.

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AMP CALEDONIASUMMER CAMP STAFFLocated at: Camp Caledonia Christian Anglican Youth Summer Camp in Telkwa, BC, Diocese of Caledonia.Seeking paid Staff for 2015 Summer Camps July 2 - July 25, 2015

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KITSELAS FIRST NATIONLands Clerk

Full-time – Temporary (Maternity Leave) Starting: Immediately Deadline: March 16, 2015

The Lands Clerk while working under the Lands Officer is responsible for providing administrative and clerical services and support in order to ensure effective and efficient administrative operations in the Lands and Resources Department.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Record, transcribe, format, input, edit, retrieve, copy and transmit correspondence and documents• Work with Lands & Resources department to maintain the Kitselas Land Registry• Assist with records management within the Lands & Resources Department and the administration• Other administrative duties as required by the position

Further information is available upon request.

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KITSELAS FIRST NATIONResource Management OfficerFull-time – Temporary Starting: Immediately Deadline: March 16, 2015

The Resource Management Officer working under the Director of Lands and Resources is responsible for providing technical and scientific guidance for conservation actions including field operations. This position is also responsible for directing the work of employees working in the natural resources department. This position works within general methods and procedures and exercises considerable independent judgment to select the proper course of action. The work requires knowledge of the policies, procedures, and regulation of natural resource programs, and supervisory techniques, personnel policies and procedures.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Deliver resource management programs in the Kitselas Traditional Territory• Direct habitat protection programs and operations related to natural resources within the Kitselas Traditional

Territory Plan, coordinate, direct and participate in enforcement operations in the Kitselas Traditional Territory• Carry out a public relations program to promote understanding of the various resources and acceptance of policies,

regulatory changes and management strategies• Administer office operations to ensure implementation of resource programs• Oversee the supervision of permanent and seasonal fisheries and wildlife resource staff• Other related duties as assigned





KITSELAS FIRST NATIONGeographic Information Systems Technician

Full-time – Temporary Starting: Immediately Deadline: March 16, 2015

The Geographic Information Systems Technician working in the Department of Lands and Resources, under the Lands Officer is responsible for providing mapping and spatial information support to the Department of Lands and Resource. The position may also include field work during down time for a GIS technician.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Build and maintain spatial data base of Kitselas Lands and Resources• Analyze and edit spatial data to verify the integrity and accuracy of data• Plan and conduct field work to assist with other programs within the Department• Other related duties as assigned





Pacific Northern Gas Ltd., a subsidiary of AltaGas Ltd., owns and operates natural gas transmission and distribution systems. We have two exciting opportunities in our Terrace office.

Reporting to the General Manager Operations, the Manager Engineering & Special Projects is be responsible for ensuring all our of facilities conform to the latest applicable design, operations and maintenance standards for natural gas facilities such as pipelines, compressor stations, regulator and meter installations. This position will provide overall management, supervision, engineering and technical direction, along with project management for various capital, operating and maintenance projects.

Reporting to the General Manager Operations, the Manager Records & Administration is responsible for ensuring compliance and administration regarding the efficient overall office operations, with the aim of developing, improving and managing administrative processes. This position provides ongoing leadership and mentorship, being the go-to person for all administrative and office concerns. As part of the PNG Operations Management team, this position also acts as Relief Manager for the Manager Operations Accounting and Manager Customer Care.

Please visit our website at www.png.ca for detailed job descriptions and information on Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. Qualified applicants are invited to email their resumes in confidence to the

Human Resources Department; [email protected]

Manager Engineering & Special Projects

Manager Records & Administration

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown LandTake notice that Long Lake Hydro Inc. from Mississauga, ON, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Smithers, for a Licence of Occupation for Waterpower purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF DIVIDE LAKE, CASSIAR DISTRCT, CONTAINING 29.4 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS, by Divide Lake, BC.The Lands File for this application is 6408783. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Coast Mountains Land Officer, FLNR, at Suite 200 – 5220 Keith Ave. Terrace, BC V8G 1L1. Comments will be received by FLNR up to March 26, 2015. FLNR may not be able to consider comments received after this date.Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.

Certified/Utility Arborist WorkThe City of Terrace is accepting proposals from qualified contractors to do work on 50-60 trees in the downtown area. Proposal will include appropriate certifications as well as labour, equipment and material costs. Information packages are available at the Sportsplex Administration office (250-615-3000). Deadline for submission is 4pm Friday, March 13, 2015.

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A20 www.terracestandard.com Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Terrace Standard


ANNA KILLEN

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Kings of the CIHL Terrace beats Williams Lake in OT of game three to claim championshipTHE TERRACE River Kings are the 2015 Central Interior Hockey League champions – and the team is now focussed on winning the Coy Cup at the end of March.

After a 3-2 defeat in front of a packed house at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex Saturday in Williams Lake – game two of the best of three series against de-fending CIHL champions the Williams Lake Stampeders – Terrace rallied back to capture a 4-3 overtime win in a barn burner Sunday, claiming the CIHL playoff title. Terrace claimed game one at home Feb. 14.

River Kings president Ray Hallock said what helped the team stand out was team spirit. “This team from the coaches down to the newest rookie all worked together as a team. There was great cameraderie in the dressing room and on the ice. This was not a team of superstars but rather a team where everybody made the maximum effort.”

Chapen Leblond and Steve Cullis gave the River Kings a 2-0 lead after one period of play, before Williams Lake’s Jassi Sangha put the Stamps on the board six-and-a-half minutes into the second frame.

Leblond added his second of the con-test four minutes later, before Stampeders’ captain Aaron Zurak cut the Williams Lake deficit to 3-2 heading into the third. There, Williams Lake defenceman Dan Cohen fired a blast from just outside the left-wing faceoff circle to fool River Kings’ netminder Patrick Leal to send the contest to overtime.

A disallowed Terrace goal provided some controversy later in the frame, before sudden death overtime saw Tristan Murray bang one past Stampeders’ goaltender Justin Foote near the five-minute mark during a scramble

in front of the net to seal the deal. Adding to the drama, prior to the game-winning goal, Stampeder Dylan Richardson came up short on a penalty shot attempt.

The River Kings are now set on winning the Coy Cup – to be held this year in Fort Nel-son. “We do expect to win it,” said Hallock.

“And so far it looks like a full squad to Fort Nelson.” He hopes that winning the Coy Cup might help build the River Kings fanbase. “Our fans in Terrace have been very support-ive of the team,” he said, noting the team still had a hard time filling the stands this year.

And they might see themselves up against

the Stamps once again. The Stampeders are trying to figure out the logistics of the pos-sibility of playing a challenge game with the Powell River Regals to decide who will at-tend this year’s Coy Cup in Fort Nelson.

Files from Greg Sabatino, Williams Lake Tribune.

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THE TERRACE River Kings celebrate after claiming the CIHL playoff title from Williams Lake.

Sr. girls win zones, tip off at provincials

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THE CALEDONIA Kermodes Sr. Girls basketball team after win-ning zones in Smithers last month.

AFTER A banger season that fin-ished off with a championship win at the ‘AAA’ zones single knock-out tournament in Smithers two weekends ago, the Caledonia Ker-modes Sr. Girls basketball team is at provincial championships in Langley this week.

That makes it two years in a row that the Terrace Sr. Girls have taken the top spot in the northwest and coach Arnie Pelletier says the team used last year’s team as mo-tivation.

“That’s pretty much what drove the team,” he said. “To get out of the shadow of last year’s team. They worked very hard.”

At zones, the team first tipped off against Smithers, and “came out with a whole lot of energy – almost too much energy,” he said. “We forced a lot of turnovers against Smithers but then couldn’t capitalize just because the girls

were so hyped up they couldn’t re-lax enough to shoot the ball prop-erly. Once they started settling into the game and playing in the mo-ment then that’s when we started hitting our shots.”

Terrace went on to win that game 75 - 38, putting them in the finals against Prince Rupert, the team’s biggest rival.

“It was the most amazing start I’ve ever seen in a basketball game, honest truth,” said Pelletier. “Right from the tip-off we scored like six points within 10 seconds.”

And the team kept up the pres-sure, eventually winning 68-27, with Carly Davies receiving all star and Khali Pelletier named MVP.

“Carly Davies is always a stand-out player. She’s a 6’1’’ player that can play a point guard, forward, post player. She’s an amazing ath-lete,” he said.

And Khali scored three threes

and clocked 20 points in the first 10 minutes of the final. “Once that started it was just on a roll,” said Pelletier.

He said the team owes part of its success to the Jr. Boys team as the two teams scrimmaged before zones and that extra bit of play helped focus the team. “I’d re-ally like to thank the coach for his open-mindedness,” he said.

And the team is now at provin-cials in Langley, along with the Jr. Boys, through the weekend. While the team isn’t going in ranked very high (“We’re never ranked very high because we’re in the north”), with this team, anything can hap-pen and Pelletier said it just de-pends on “where we get put and who we play first.”

“It’s all about business for them,” he said, of the team. “They’re very dedicated to the game.

Terrace Standard Wednesday, March 4, 2015 SPORTS www.terracestandard.com A21

It’s suspiciously warm. I step out of the truck. Before doing anything commit-tal, I test the snow pack. It supports me here, barely. My trek to the river

will take me over the open spaces along-side side channels similar to this – wind chilled expanses hardened under clear skies – but a sizeable portion of my voy-age will be through the woods. Under the canopy, the temperatures are marginally warmer. Will the snow there hold firm? I’d prefer to be unencumbered by snow shoes, but if the crust gives way as the tempera-ture climbs over the afternoon causing me to sink to my knees with every step, I’ll curse myself for leaving them in the truck. Winter is packed with these decisions, a time to weigh levels of discomfort.

In the end, I strap the misery slippers to the outside of the pack so they hang over its back, strap a tube containing a single handed trout rod to its side then cram a pair of waders with wading brogues attatched to their boots, a raincoat, and my fly wallet inside, and shoulder the works. I feel the weight in my knees. With the support of two ski poles, it’s bearable.

There are no tracks on the trail lead-ing to the side channel. The Kalums have posted signs prohibiting the use of motor-ized vehicles, an excellent idea since the area is fish rich and also heavily used by the moose whose numbers have plummet-ed in the last two decades due to poaching.

They don’t need any more stresses during what is the most taxing season of the year for them. The signs appear to be working. There is no snow machine spoor anywhere.

The sun is out. The snow glitters. The fro-zen tracks of animals, most of them travelling north and south across the channel and into the bush on both sides, are a deep blue in the mid afternoon light. There are wolf tracks and the shallower imprints of fox feet. The passage of weasels, mink, or mar-ten, I’m not sure which, are recorded in the crust too as are the unmistakeable tracks of their fleet footed prey, show shoe hares. Oona races over the surface, nose down like a bloodhound, following scent trails, reading the landscape with her nose, stop-ping intermittently and abruptly to snuffle the aromatic information of a particularly interesting spot.

I keep a close watch on her peregrina-tions, whistling her back when she lags be-hind or threatens to follow a trail into the bush and out of sight. A couple of years

ago, I met Siggy Kreigl in the same area. He had a rifle and was looking for a pair of wolves that appeared near the vil-lage that year. That same year Doug told me that Chicklet, who likes to roam the woods while her master fishes, came cowering back to him as he fished the Snake Run. On the way out, he spotted the source of her concern, a black wolf. Wolves are so fast and furtive they could easily surprise my hairy lab. She could never escape them. The wolf tracks I crossed earlier were set

down recently. We follow the channel along an ox-

bow and surprise a flock of mallards. They burst from their puddle and fly in a wide arc, wings aflicker, honking frantically. I feel a wave of nostalgia as I stop to look at the spot. Until the last big flood it was the main channel. I recall Mike and I boating down to this very spot to fish the fast shal-low riffle that is now a pond and finding glistening, newly arrived winter steelhead in little more than 12 inches of water.

The pond is too deep to cross in Muck

Boots. We’re forced to bushwhack. I climb the bank and start through the brush. There are moose tracks and droppings every-where. The snow gives way, not with every step but randomly, which raises the anxi-ety level and is very annoying. I unclip the pack and let it drop to the ground, unclip the snowshoes, then lash them to my boots. That done, I trace the circuitous moose route through the gorse, all of it cropped closely. I pass a giant culvert left by the loggers half a century ago now, and emerge from the bush just below a log jam that ex-tends upriver for a long way.

As I’m slipping into the neoprene wad-ers, I hear a splash. I look in the direction of the sound to see widening rings.

Thanks for letting me know your where-abouts, I think, taking note of the fish’s po-sition.

Once the rod is assembled, I wade up-stream, above the spot where the fish rose. I knot on a Little Rainbow Trout, a nicely tied streamer that I bought at the Tempo Gas Station. On the second cast a beautiful, heavily spotted Sea Run Cutthroat Trout grabs it in a swirl. Over the next hour, I release 16 more brilliant trout, my enjoy-ment enhanced by the knowledge that they will probably have moved on by tomorrow given their nomadic nature.

A unique day when I can fish without a jacket and gloves in February for the first time in my life.

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

ROB BROWN

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SPECIAL OLYMPICS BC PHOTOS

AT LEFT, Laura Dale during Special Olympics competi-tion Feb. 21 in Kam-loops. Below, Dale on the podium re-ceiving her Special Olympic gold.

Dale glides to goldTERRACE FIGURE skater Laura Dale’s star continues to climb.

The only figure skater to rep-resent region 7 – from Prince Rupert to Vanderhoof – at the Special Olympics BC Winter Games in Kamloops Feb. 20 - 21, the Terrace Skating Club member returned home with a gold medal around her neck – and a chance to represent B.C. at nationals next year in New-foundland.

“Proud,” said Dale, when asked how she felt about taking the top spot in the Level 3 La-dies Figure Skating – the larg-est of the figure skating groups, pointed out her coach Jennifer Kuehne.

And Dale, who has been skating for six years and trains three to four days a week and also does yoga, said she has her coach to thank.

“Jennifer is an excellent coach to work with, she’s strict and fun,” said Dale.

Dale and Kuehne travelled to Kamloops together, with Dale saying she wasn’t nervous about the competition, the larg-est one she’s been to yet.

Dale was especially pleased that she held her sit spin, noting that was her favourite part of

the competition. Aside from the required element routine, she skates to music from Romeo and Juliet in her free skate solo.

“They were fun,” said Dale, about the people in her level that she competed with.

Coach Kuehne said Dale now has to wait three months to see to see if she is selected for the National team - Nationals

will be held next year in Cor-nerbrook Newfoundland. Those who win at Nationals would possibly move on to Worlds the following year in Austria.

And for those two want to see Dale in action, the Terrace Skating Club has its ice show coming up March 12 with the theme back to the ‘80s.

It’s also the first time the

club has brought in a guest skater since 2007. Sixteen-year-old Kelsey Wong 2015 Junior Ladies Provincial Champion and the silver medalist at 2015 Canadian Challenge, who has competed internationally and skates with Joanne McLeod (Olympic coach) at Burnaby 8 rinks will preform two pro-grams in the ice show.

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Skating THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 6:30 p.m. at the Sportsplex main arena, the Terrace skating club presents: BACK TO THE 80’s ice show. With special guest skater Kelsey Wong, current junior ladies provin-cial champion & 2015 Canadian Challenge silver medalist, skating club members aged three to 18 will be performing in the show with music from the Smurfs to Mi-chael Jackson to Phantom of the Opera. All 1980s hit music, movies or shows. Tickets are available from club members or All Seasons.

SoccerINDOOR YOUTH soccer clinic with Nick Kollias is back again this year, taking place at Caledonia over spring break (March 16-20) with sessions for boys and girls five through 16 years old. The camp – which has been going on for more than 25 years – fo-cusses on fundamental skills like dribbling, shooting and ball control. Pick up a form at the Sportsplex or call Nick at 250-635-9231.

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The Skeena District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creatingits list of registered Equipment for Hire in the Skeena Service Area for the fiscal year 2015/2016, which begins April 1, 2015.

All individuals or companies registered this past year through the District Office in Terrace will have received invitations by mail to re-register their equipment for the coming fiscal year. If you have new equipment to be added to your profile, you can register online or contact the District Office at the address listed below.

Any individuals or companies who were not registered in 2014, but wish to have their equipment listed, are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in personor by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance, or up-to-date WorkSafeBC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

All owners of dump trucks or belly dump trucks must provide a current weight scale slip to the District Office which will be used to calculate hourly rates.

Only owned or lease-to-own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment can only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area.

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THE SKEENA Golf and Country Club won’t be getting any money from the city’s commu-nity forest pro� t pool this year.

A � rst request for $23,000 to buy a stove, oven and carpet was reduced to $10,000 by the community forest’s pro� t distribution com-mittee and then rejected altogether by city coun-cil in a 4-2 vote after it examined the facility’s � nances.

The decision was one of several reached by council Feb. 17 as it met for the last time to decide who should receive grants this year under various of its pro-grams.

Councillor James Cordeiro in discussion on the golf course re-quest noted that it made $93,000 last year.

In light of the prop-erty tax exemption giv-

en by the regional dis-trict to the golf course of $30,000 and a city grant provided last year, Cordeiro also said that, “it gets to the point where you are granting people so much that it should just become a municipal golf course... at that rate you might as well just own the thing, at least that way you can control how the money is spent.”

Councillor Stacey Tyers acknowledged the pro� t recorded by the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club when compared to the assis-tance provided to other golf courses in the re-gion.

Prince Rupert coun-cil last year gave its golf course $150,000 in ad-dition to a property tax exemption while the Kitimat golf course re-ceived approximately $100,000 in a grant and

a property tax exemp-tion.

Tyers wondered about the overall busi-ness model for northern golf and country clubs.

Cordeiro was joined by councillors Lynne Christiansen, Michael Prevost and Tyers in re-jecting the golf course request while council-lors Sean Bujtas and Brian Downie voted in favour.

The Terrace Com-munity Forest, which is owned by the city, had $150,000 in pro� ts to distribute to community groups, an increase over the $100,000 available in each of the past two years.

While a stand alone committee makes rec-ommendations on how the community forest pro� t money should be distributed, council makes the � nal deci-sion.

Golf course denied

CITY COUNCIL has dipped into its sur-plus to � nalize how much money commu-nity groups and services should get this year.

It also added some groups left off of a pro-visional list submitted by city administrators and adjusted requests made by other groups.

The most adjust-ments took place within the city’s community grants program which originally had a budget limit of $81,718, now raised to $86,497,

It also moved $26,497 from that amount for the Pro-vincial Networking Group’s city clean-up program to another pro-gram.

Council added $5,000 to the commu-nity grants program, mainly for the Helping Hands of Terrace Soci-ety, so it can buy a trail-er for sorting out cans and bottles for returns, making for a total grant amount of $15,295.

“We recycle between 35,000 and 50,000 cans and bottles a month,” society representative Ron Ramsey told coun-cil Feb. 18 after being asked to explain his re-quest.

He said his charity generated $40,000 last year, money that helps seniors in need pay for prescription drugs and medical trips not cov-ered by their general health insurance. The society had originally asked for $23,500.

Another late adjust-ment came in the form of $5,000 for the Skee-na Diversity Society for a welcoming program for newcomers.

The society was not included in the pro-visional approval list considered by council several weeks ago.

Not making the � -nal cut was the Kalum Community School So-ciety which had wanted $10,000 to build garden boxes and buy topsoil for a garden which

helps feed families in need.

Councillor Brian Downie said the society needed to do more or-ganization to make this particular garden pro-gram something the city would want to � nance.

The Kermode Friendship Society was also denied a grant to help pay its property tax. According to city staffers, the organiza-tion missed the deadline to apply for property tax relief though another city program.

Volunteer Terrace was one of the groups which had its request reduced – it wanted $10,000 but instead was granted $7,500, partly because it was request-ing money for volunteer snow removal, which is something the city pays for through other streams.

The Northwest Latin Group Society was de-nied $1,500 to put on a community � esta.

Councillor Stacey

Tyers said that in its budget the group had put $3,000 in a commu-nity donation category. She wondered why it asked the city for a do-nation if it could give that much away to oth-ers.

Another group left off the list and that is hoping for another form of help is the Terrace Art Gallery which orig-inally asked for $12,000 to put in a new carpet in their two-level space on the bottom � oor of the library building.

After determining that new carpets are a matter of “civic pride”, council decided to have the requested amount shifted to the public works budget for con-

sideration.Other groups de-

nied included Terrace Community Justice which wanted $22,500 for overall operations, training and remunerat-ing volunteers and the Terrace Peaks Gymnas-tic Club which wanted $25,000 to help expand its gymnasium space at-tached to the Thornhill Community Centre.

The city is help-ing the former through waiving rental fees at the Sportsplex for a fun-draiser.

Shifting to a separate category for larger-bud-get services council is going to � nance all of a $20,000 capital request by the Terrace and Dis-trict Museum Society to

hire a specialized con-tractor for continued upkeep of the pioneer log structures at Heri-tage Park.

The museum society is getting an operating budget increase from $73,000 last year to $80,573 this year and an archiving budget in-crease to $10,000 this year from $6,500 this year, making for a total of $110,513 for capital, operating and archiving.

The museum soci-ety is one of the local agencies also � nanced by taxes from Thorn-hill and the rural area surrounding Terrace through the regional district.

Thornhill regional district director Ted

Ramsey had said the museum’s proposed increase was too much compared to last year and that he could not go over the 2014 limit of $29,093.

It means the city will now shoulder more of the overall cost of the museum society.

Requests made by other larger agencies have already been ap-proved – $120,000 for the Kermode Tourism Society, $165,000 for the Terrace Economic Development Authority, $615,173 for operating and $15,000 for capital by the Terrace Public Library and $92,100 for the George Little House which also serves as the VIA station.

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NO BULLYING AT A YOUNG AGE

Our Nisga’a students and staff pulled together throughout the Nass Valley with a voice loud and strong. We want Bullying to Stop!

“School District N0.92 (Nisga’a) takes bullying very seriously as it threat-ens students physical and emotional safety at school and negatively impact their ability to learn. We understand the best way to address bullying is to stop it before it starts,” states Calvin Morven, Director of Operations.

Nisga’a Elementary School, Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School, Alvin A. McKay Middle School and Nathan Barton Elementary School began the day with a sea of pink including the new addition of pink toques. All four Communities banned together in support by distributing pink shirts, hood-ies and hats to show a nation of solidarity.

“ The first is respect. Respect, according to our philosophy, is spelled out this way: when you understand the meaning of respect you have a power that emanates from you and the people around you will respond likewise, they will treat

you respectfully.” —Late Dr. Bert McKay

" Sayt-K'ilim Goot—One heart One path

One nation.

GITWINKSIHLKW ELEMENTARY

NISGA’A ELEMENTARY

ALVIN A. McKAY MIDDLE SCHOOL

NATHAN BARTON ELEMENTARY

PROVINCIAL CONSERVATION officers are looking for the public’s assistance in investigating the death of a moose on Feb. 21 just outside Ter-race at approximately the 30 kilometre mark of the Copper River Forest Service Road.

The moose was shot and allegedly dragged be-hind a vehicle for approximately 15 kilometres, re-port conservation officers. The head of the moose and a small amount of meat was taken, leaving the remainder in the bush.

Conservation officers are looking for any in-formation regarding vehicles or people seen in the area. This can be reported 24/7 to the Report all Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) number 1-877-952-7277, individuals who report can remain anony-mous.

Moose shot, dragged

AN USK homeowner did the right thing last month in calling 911 first before trying to fight a fire caused when a wood stove ignited a chair and paper.

Thornhill Volunteer Fire Department firefighters quickly responded to the call and extinguished the blaze. The resident, while waiting for firefighters to arrived, kept the fire at bay.

“Don’t fight the fire, then decide it’s too big, and then call us,” said Thornhill Volunteer Fire Depart-ment chief Wes Patterson.

And if it’s too big to handle by yourself, then get out of the building and wait for firefighters, as hard as that is to do, he added. There was almost no structural damage because the homeowner con-tained the fire.

The homeowner was taken to hospital as a pre-caution for smoke inhalation, said Patterson. An ambulance is always called to accompany fire en-gines to a blaze in case firefighters or others require medical attention, said Patterson.

Homeowneracted quickly

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Terrace Standard, March 04, 2015