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Feds give nod to massive gold project up north
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■■ Giving season DAVE BEATTY of the Thornhill Volunteer Fire Department helps unload some of the donated food items that firefighters received while they were out for their annual Christmas carolling. Every year, they decorate the fire trucks with lights, play music and collect donations for the Salvation Army food bank with the help of the 747 Air Cadets Squadron while driving along the streets of Thornhill and area as their way of giving back to the community.
THE FEDERAL government has given its environmental approval to a proposed $5.3 billion gold mine north of here. But proponent Seabridge Gold will also have to undertake a series of environmental protection and other measures for its Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell open pit and underground copper, gold, silver and molybdendum project which would process up to 130,000 tonnes a day of material and have a life span of more than 50 years. Federal environment minister Leona Aglukkaq, in giving her approval, also signed off under the Nisga’a Final Agreement because of the project’s impacts on the Nisga’a lands and people. Provincial approval for the project was provided by the provincial government in the summer. “The project is not likely to result in significant adverse environmental effects,” said Aglukkaq in a statement, provided mitigation steps outlined in a study of the project are followed. “I have determined that the project can reasonably be expected to result in adverse, but not significant, environmental effects on residents of Nisga’a Lands, Nisga’a Lands, or Nisga’a interests related to fish, wildlife and migratory birds,” she added. The project has been accepted by the Nisga’a Lisims Government as well as the Tahltan, Gitxsan, Gitanyow and Skii km Lax Ha First Nations. Seabridge has already negotiated economic agreements with First Nations, providing the basis for employment and business opportunities. Among the measures required of Seabridge are establishing water quality systems and a spill prevention and emergency response plan. The company, as is the case with others companies operating in the area, is to help finance programs to support the recovery of the Nass moose population and to address effects related to the growth of traffic along the Highway 37 and 37A corridors. The company is forecasting a five-year construction period with 1,800 direct jobs and 4,770 indirect jobs across Canada and 1,040 direct jobs once the mine is in operation. Seabridge still needs to come up with fi-
nancing for the project and has been positioning itself as a junior resource company looking for a senior partner with very deep pockets. It’s already spent more than $100 million on project development and environmental work. The project also stands to be the second mine to connect to BC Hydro’s Northwest Transmission Line, the first being the Red Chris mine owned by Imperial Metals. Waste rock storage dumps, an ore grinding circuit, water storage facility, water treatment plant, selenium treatment plant, several small hydroelectric projects, diversion tunnels, access roads, camp facilities, explosives factory and magazine, and supporting infrastructure would also be located at the mine site. A pair of 23 kilometre long tunnels would allow the transportation of crushed ore to a concentrator plant and tailings management facility located in the Treaty and Teigen Creek drainages of the Bell-Irving River. The project is located approximately 65 kilometres northwest of Stewart, BC. Supplies would be trucked in and ore concentrate trucked out through an access road connecting to Hwy37 North.
Power line planned BC HYDRO has announced it will be building only one new 287kV power line from its Skeena Substation at Terrace to Kitimat. It had been considering two lines in light of anticipated industrial expansion in Kitimat, including two large liquefied natural gas plants, and of the consequent need to provide reliable power to that area. “BC Hydro’s load forecasts, which include information we have received from potential future industrial developers, indicate that a single 287kV transmission line will provide enough capacity to meet electricity needs in the area,” an email from the corporation stated.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
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GROUND HAS been broken and the framing work begun for the 92room Comfort Inn Hotel to be located immediately east of Canadian Tire on Hwy16. According to the agent overseeing the development, Charles Sung Soo Kim, the initial work on framing the hotel is underway and he foresees construction being completed either by the end of the construction season in 2015 or spring 2016 “We have started breaking the ground,” said Kim, who represents the numbered real estate company investing in the project. “Sooner or later we are starting the foundation and framing work. Our construction has started.” He said that because the hotel is classified as limited service without a restaurant that the hotel probably won't be part of the star rating system. There will, however, be a continental breakfast offered and the rooms will be about $159 a night, he said. He said the hotel is
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FRAMING WORK on one of several planned hotels began earlier this month. costing about $10 to $12 million to build and the company has already acquired the variance permits from the city it needs to build on the site. “We are putting in the services, some sewer and water,” said Kim.
This is one of the four hotel projects announced in Terrace and Thornhill over the past two years. A Sunshine Inn is being constructed west on Hwy16 beside Kalum Tire. This project has been
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2014 IN NEWS
The Year in Review BELOW IS THE TERRACE STANDARD’S annual year in review of significant news events of the past year. This issue contains events from the first six months of 2014. The next issue contains events from the last six months of 2014. Community and sports events are handled the same way.
January A DECISION from the BC Labour Board comes out the day before the new year in favour of several Northwest Community College faculty members who must be compensated by the college for lost wages after a “botched” round of layoffs in 2012. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ BC HYDRO announces it will be upgrading the transmission line from Terrace to Kitimat, and also adding conductors and other capacity boosters to the line from Prince George. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A LOCAL woman charged with illegal drug offences but never convicted loses her house to the provincial government through a claim from the BC Civil Forfeiture Office. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE CITY calls out to the public to stop putting non-flushables down toilets as the cost of maintaining the sewage treatment system rises. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ LOCAL INDIVIDUALS and two environmental groups ask the BC Supreme Court to allow them to challenge Rio Tinto Alcan’s decision to increase sulphur dioxide emissions as part of its $4.5 billion Kitimat aluminum smelter modernization project. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ROBERT WRIGHT and his wife Heather Prisk-Wright file a civil lawsuit in Vancouver Supreme Court against former Terrace
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MAYOR DAVE Pernarowksi standing with Kitselas Chief Councillor Joe Bevan after deal signing July 10 deal. Two Chinese delegates meet for the signing: that’s Mr. Yingje Hu (left), Director of the Administrative Committee of the Qinhuangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone and Mr. Feng Zhang (right), Vice Mayor of the Qinhuangdao Municipal Government. RCMP Const. Brian Heideman who was transferred to Vernon in 2013. In the civil claim notice, it alleges that on April 21, 2012 Wright was physically abused by Heideman. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE COAST Mountains School District accepts money from Enbridge Northern Gateway Project to study the viability of a regional trades training centre. The board voted to accept $123,000 from the company at its January 29 meeting. Now-closed Thornhill Junior Secondary is tagged as a possible location.
February
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NORTHWEST COMMUNITY College students Suzy Annala-Macdonald and Julie Mahil canvas local people to see who is homeless last in April.
TERRACE MAYOR Dave Pernarowski puts out a call on his Facebook page for landlords to ease up on rental prices after he and other Terrace city council members converse with residents who are increasingly anxious about either finding a place to live in or coping with rising costs amidst an increasingly tight rental market. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ABOUT 49 students drop out midyear from Terrace schools who are part of the Coast Mountains School District because of housing prices’s effect on their parent’s ability to pay for housing. Cassie Hall Elementary on the Southside sheds 29 since December and at Suwilaawks Community School in the horseshoe neighbourhood, 20 students from 14 families have left over that same time period. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A NISGA’A Nation delegation announces it is going to an international energy conference and trade show in March in Korea hoping to add its name to the list of those standing to benefit from B.C.’s potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ SMITHERS HOTEL developer Kim Tran announces that his planned Sunshine Inn Hotel is going to be, at five stories tall, the highest wood-frame building in the city’s recorded history. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ NEGOTIATIONS LEADING to final land
claims treaties for Kitselas and Kitsumkalum are held up by the federal government nearly one year after Kitselas First Nation voters agreed to a treaty agreement in principle and 10 months earlier with the federal government yet to ratify its acceptance of the two agreements, according Gerald Wesley, the chief negotiator for Kitselas and for Kitsumkalum.
March THE CITY of Terrace and Kitselas First Nation approve the second sale of Skeena Industrial Development Park land since August that will see 66.7 hectares purchased by the Kitselas First Nation’s Kitselas Development Corporation for $1,647,700. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ KITSELAS FIRST Nation, Enbridge, and a geothermal exploration company sign a deal that could see a power-producing geothermal plant built in the Mount Layton hot springs area. Calgary-based Borealis Geopower pays $100,000 to earlier in 2014 for the exclusive subsurface rights. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ LOCAL GOVERNMENT reacts to the provincially mandated term change from three to four-year terms beginning with this November’s elections. Terrace mayor Dave Pernarowski said he is surprised to hear that the change would be legislated so soon. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE NORTHERN branch of the Steelhead Society of BC speaks out against Enbridge’s preliminary project plans for hydro projects on the Clore River and Williams Creek, known for their fishing and kayaking. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ CITY ANNOUNCES a $1.25 million sale agreement for 2.03 hectares on the northwest corner of Keith and Kenney on the southside to Onstein Bros. Holdings, the company which owns the city’s Chrysler and Toyota dealerships, a car rental agency and an RV sales business – all located on Hwy16 West. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ NORTHWEST COMMUNITY College turns down a $15,000 student bursary dona-
tion made by Enbridge, the company which wants to build the Northern Gateway Project. The donation, made up of six bursaries of $2,500, was first announced by the college March 3 and 71 applications for the money were received shortly thereafter. Later in the year Enbridge hands out the bursaries independently. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ AT THE March 25 city council meeting a bylaw and community plan amendment is put in place to allow for a maximum of 3,000 workers into work camps at the Skeena Industrial Development Park just south of the Northwest Regional Airport.
April CHAMBER OF Commerce supports Enbridge Northern Gateway Project after vote from its membership, though some argue that the sample size of businesses that actually voted was too small. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ANNIVERSARY IS marked for the arrival of the first passenger train from the east on the then newly constructed Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The first passenger train to travel through the Skeena Valley came in early April 1914, arriving in Prince Rupert on April 9, 1914. The city holds several functions to mark the occasion. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ANOTHER HISTORICAL event happens a few days earlier on April 7, 1914, a ceremony held to mark when the last spike was driven in the last steel rail near Fort Fraser B.C. which meant the tracks of the Grand Trunk Pacific (GTP) Railway were finally joined. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A PROJECT headed by then-director of Ksan Society, Carol Sabo is abandoned. The plan was to boost affordable housing by building a number of pre-fab dwellings on Haugland in the Southside, with Sabo saying that the city would not come far enough in supporting her application. City responds that they didn’t have enough information on the project to commit the land and other help.
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The Year in Review ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ LOCAL FISHERMAN Nick Karol is hailed as hero after saving a girl from falling trees during a sudden squall on Bornite Mountain Road. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ HOMELESS COUNT April 22 and 23 turns up a swelling homeless population after the city funded project is carried out by Terrace and District Community Services Society. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ A THORNHILL residential development plan in a wooded area near the fair grounds is opposed by neighbours who sign a petition speaking against the project, which was applied for to the provincial government by M & M Ventures.
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LOTTOMAX MILLIONAIRE Bob Erb comes out with a plan to grow hemp in cleared forestry blocks. His plan would be to use these spaces to create a local economy, making use of the land base once used for forestry operations. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE WORK camp company PTI Group whose development by Churchill Dr. was opposed by neighbouring residents tells Terrace city council May. 1 it plans to have a facility that will be a transition camp for LNG operations in the area that might have some temporary housing as well as an industrial laundry facility. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE MINISTRY of Community, Sport and Cultural Development announces $1 million to help with studies and projects related to planning for rising population and demands on services by industry on May. 16 ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ MAYOR DAVE Pernarowski announces that he will not be seeking re-election in the fall municipal government elections. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ CITY ANNOUNCES the RCMP is reviving a downtown patrol aimed at curbing public disorder following complaints made by merchants and others. Speaking at a meeting called by city council May 21, Terrace RCMP detachment commander Inspector Dana Hart said two officers will be dedicated to foot patrols during specific times, called a crime reduction unit. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TEACHERS STRIKES begin May 26, in rotating fashion. They eventually become full-
time strikes on June. 17 which continues to Sept. 19. Teachers aimed exercise their right to collective bargaining in order to increase their salary on par with other areas in the country. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TAHLTAN-TLINGIT ARTIST Dempsey Bob received another honour, this time from the University of BC at its Vancouver campus, May 21. Bob was given a degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) stages a Walk With Nurses, Talk With Nurses rally May. 31 at George Little Park aimed at raising awareness around challenges facing health care services because of predicted population growth in the region and budgetary strain at the provincial and federal level.
June
MINERS AND Nisga’a strike first of two deals this summer of a net smelter royalty of up to two percent between Avanti and the Nisga’a based on molybdenum prices. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ON OF several planned hotels in Terrace is in limbo. Details emerge about the huge amount of money needed to pay for the environmental rehabilitation of the Co-op lands that the city purchased for $1 million but plans to sell for $877,000. The city eventually commits $69,000 more to delineate the hydrocarbon plume to prove it is not on the proposed Superior site. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TRIBAL CHIEF Liz Logan visits Terrace from the Fort Saint John area to urge caution for gas expansion, explaining some of the dangers of fracking that her people are experiencing in Treaty 8 territory. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TRANSCANADA AND Spectra Energy submit their applications for park boundary adjustments to go through the Nisga’a Memorial Lava Beds Provincial Park. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ON JUNE 17 the Federal Government approves the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project pending further consultation. Area politicians including mayor Dave Pernarowski quickly speak out against the decision, saying local opposition isn’t over yet. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ PLANS ARE revealed for yet another hotel, this one in Thornhill for a 93-room Holiday Inn.
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SEABRIDGE GOLD’S Kerr Sulphurets Mitchell gold project, it’s work camp is in the above photo, gained acceptance from the Nisga’a Lisims Government in June.
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JOHN VAN De Velde of John V Construction stands by while Tony Vandermeulen of Anthony’s Excavating takes a break in the excavator at the g ro u n d b re a k ing for five new units at the Tuck Avenue Senior Citizens Residence. JOSH MASSEY PHOTO
TEACHERS IN late spring began rotating and then full strikes as wage negotiations between themselves and the provincial government stalled.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Terrace Standard
EDITORIAL
Attributes BY any account 2014 was the quite the year for Terrace and Thornhill. Thanks to our geographic location in the centre of the northwest, the two communities experienced growth not seen in several decades thanks mainly to the lead up work needed for final investment decisions for natural gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas plants in Kitimat and in Prince Rupert. If anything, the prospect of a liquefied natural gas industry solidified Terrace and Thornhill as the service and shopping centre for the region thanks to the Northwest Regional Airport and existing businesses and suppliers. Reaching north, the completion of BC Hydro’s Northwest Transmission Line, the anticipated opening of the Imperial Metals Red Chris copper and gold mine, and the expectation of final financing for Alloycorp Mining’s (formerly Avanti Mining) Kitsault molybdenum property offer the prospect of economic diversification. And in our own backyard, continued development of the Skeena Industrial Development Park thanks to a major investment by Chinese investors further places the two communities on a solid footing. But as the above events unfold and as the population grows, the two communities should strive to keep some of the best of the small-town attributes which make this a good place to live. And that’s as good as a New Year’s resolution can get. ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988
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or no explainable reason, four mornings ago I got it into my head to juggle my breakfast routine. Instead of turning up the thermostat and sitting down to the computer to read any emails, and headlines in The National, The Toronto Star and Huffington Post while the furnace warmed the house to 74 degrees, I waited until I had dressed, eaten breakfast and journaled before I woke my Mac. Lo and behold, so far Mac hasn’t shown signs of being miffed by my neglect. Oh, sure, for a spell that initial morning the desktop refused to switch from Safari to Mail upon command, but that’s not out of the ordinary. Nary a day goes by Mac doesn’t pull some stunt to focus my attention on it. At least the rainbow wheel never started spinning. Throughout the rest of that first day and even yet, everything in my life has gone well. I’m not aware of suffering even a withdrawal symptom. While I had anticipated anxiety over not being upto-the-minute with the latest happenings in the world, I
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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI have no difficulty journaling until I’m ‘written out’. The one fresh wrench in my gears has been the living room TV’s unresponsiveness to its remote. But I doubt that’s a show of solidarity with my Mac. Here’s why. The 16 inch living room TV is at least 10 years old. Maybe older. What’s the lifespan of the average Toshiba with plenty of onair hours to its credit and rapid fire channel surfing during every commercial? Four months ago I treated it to a new RCA universal remote. We bonded like buddies.
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MOOSE ARE the most sought-after species for hunters in B.C., with harvest restricted by a lottery in most regions. Hunting is increasing in popularity after a long period of decline.
Balance needed for hunters
Dear Sir: I am a avid hunter and have been for over forty years. I provide for my family and buy very little from the chain grocery stores. I am also a member of B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF). Through BCWF I have been informed that behind close doors, the Guide Outfitters of BC, with the Liberal government, have proposed an allotment of game hunting per-
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mits between 25-40 percent to foreign clientele. The average percent that most provinces and U.S. states, is 5-l 0 percent to foreign clientele. In order to fulfill this quota BC resident hunters permits will be decreased. Over the years the lottery system for hunting in most of this province has deteriorated in terms of permits granted. One in five moose hunters will receive a draw. With this new
proposed increase to foreign clientele, the balance between BC residents to provide substance, and foreign trophy hunters, falls in favor of out of province individuals. There needs to be fair balance for those hunters who resided in this province, who want to provide a healthy choice of substance meat for their families. I would like to see 90 percent allocated to the residents
of British Columbia and 10 percent to foreign hunters and the outfitters who guide them. These figures would fall in line with the rest of Canada and the U.S. Please if your are a hunter or not, inform your MLA by writing a letter, and sign the petition from BCWF located on their web site, and send the message that BC is not for sale. David Miller, Terrace, B.C.
Dear Sir: In his recent letter on fishing, Dennis Therrien used “Big Brother”. What an offensive characterization! Was Dennis Therrien directing that phrase at our beleaguered, but competent provincial fisheries branch staff who manage the freshwater species in the Skeena region? There was no trout fiasco in 2014 as a result of fishing regulations changes, learn the reasons why. The Northern Branch of the Steelhead Society of BC, which I currently chair, works with the fisheries branch to find solutions. Join the NB and sort out differences of opinion in the meeting room. My interpretation of the “Oct. 29 Skeena Angler Column” is quite different from Dennis’s. Rob Brown said Skeena steelhead stocks are in trouble, not in dire straits. He made no reference to stocks doomed to extinction or that drastic action was required. He said that there should be a daily limit on the number of steelhead anglers release. I and many other anglers agree with such a regulation which understandably requires an angling community discussion. Rob also talked about mishandling steelhead, a valid and important discussion. Many anglers, as far back as the 1970’s and early 1980’s when we owned and operated Jim’s Tackle Shop complained about the number of fishers who dragged steelhead and other salmon flopping up on gravel bars before and after catch and release became an integral part of managing steelhead. A recent Irish study (Gargon et al 2013) said that sub-lethal impacts to Atlantic salmon can take place in 10 seconds when being held out of the water if the water temperature is over 12 degrees. He said catch and release of Atlantic salmon could affect the reproductive success of those fish. Warm water and air exposure can result in adult mortality.
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Good government depends upon voters
suspect that the federal election the country will experience this year will be unlike anything we have seen before. Passion and controversy are not strangers to Canadian elections, but I fear that the bitterness we will witness in our next federal election will be without precedent. Attack ads are likely to proliferate, and their rancor and venom will offend and predispose some voters to shun the entire process. Voter turnout will be a factor in the next election, and our history in this regard is troubling. The average voter turnout, going back to confederation in 1867, is a respectable 70.8 per cent. What is disturbing is that we have not achieved that level of voter participation in more than a generation! The average voter participation rate in federal elections since the year 2000 is less than the lowest rate recorded in any federal election from 1867 to 2000! Some will argue (I am among
them) that we have a problem with our voting system. A system that allocates 53.9 percent of parliamentary seats on the strength of 39.6 percent of votes cast is inequitable, but it alone does not explain the trend in voter participation. What has happened to our politics? What is wrong with us? Voter abstention is greater in the 21st century than it was when we elected our first parliament – that was before Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone! Our most appreciated national GUEST COMMENT services, the Canada Pension Plan, Medicare, and Unemploy- ANDRE CARREL ment Insurance, became reality when Canada recorded its highest soul of the body politic. Philosophy looks to the past voter participation. Does the value we place on in an eternal search for truth. A our performance in the demo- philosopher never tires of reading cratic process mirror the value and re-reading Aristotle. Science the people we elect place on their looks to the future on a trail of performance? Is government discovery for new facts. A scientist does not waste her myopia a consequence of voter time reading and re-reading Newlethargy? Economics, science, and phi- ton. Economics is concerned with losophy are the heart, brain, and the production of goods and ser-
vice, but not with their distribution. An economist may follow or dismiss Friedrich Hayek or John Maynard Keynes; he may endorse or reject The Wealth of Nations or Das Kapital. Economics is materialism; with respect to prudence, temperance, courage, or justice economics is neutral. A balanced relationship of economics, science, and philosophy is essential to the health of any society. The heart may be weak or strong, but a life is wasted without the reasoning of the brain and the temperance of the soul. Is that balance affected by voter participation? Average voter participation for the period from the Second World War to the year 2000 was 74 per cent in Canada. I believe that citizen attendance at the ballot box contributed to the balancing of government attention to opportunities and compassion for both the strong and the weak.
What we achieved then is in sharp contrast to our recent performance. One and a half times more voters abstained in the last federal election than voted for the party that emerged as the winner. What motivates the abstainers among us? The next federal election is still a few months away, but the partisan hunt for votes is on. The responsibility for a positive outcome of the next election, a balance of heart, brain, and soul in our politics, will not rest on the shoulders of those who voted; it will rest with those who abdicated their democratic responsibility. Some may believe that the leadership quality of party bosses will be the key issue in the coming election. I rather think the issue to be voter participation. How many of among us will continue to abstain, only to complain when the counting is done? Andre Carrel is a retired public sector administrator living in Terrace, B.C.
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Stop the brickbats says letter writer The Northern Branch put forward a regulation proposal similar to the Washington State regulation which says do not hold a fish out of the water. Dennis is the first person I have heard express a concern over implementing such a motherhood regulation. There is nothing draconian about it nor would it be an imposition for anglers “in most instances” to carry out such a simple task. The idea, as much as possible, is to keep the head of a fish in the water. I agree, education is the way to gain angler support because it would be impossible to enforce such a regulation. Why do we continue to argue over such logical and sensible conservation rules? Doesn’t it make sense to take the precautionary approach and minimize our catch and release impact? I was an active guide for 15 years and never had an upset client over my request in later years to keep a fish in the water when taking a picture. I said to first time clients lower your expectations when fly fishing for steelhead. Catching one steelhead a day is a good day, more than one is a bonus. Some days many steelhead were caught and there were some days when none were hooked. Most of our business was from return clients. It was rare for one client to land two steelhead early in the day. It would not have been an issue if the catch limit was two or four fish. We rotated anglers. The angler who landed the first fish went to the back of the line. The second angler got first crack at the next best lie and maybe a hookup. We never experienced a time when one angler caught all the fish. A competent angler using a casting rod, float fishing, using rubber worms, egg imitations, spoons, spinners or salmon roe where it is allowed
will typically catch many more steelhead than a fly fisher and often early in a day. Implementation of a catch and release limit would encourage anglers to share water and reduce the aggressive numbers competition while being more careful handling a fish. When the water temperature drops below three degrees it becomes difficult to catch steelhead on the fly unless one is using a weighted fly. Steelhead do not move far in cold water for a lure. Float fishers who are last to fish Copper River as late as there are ice flows, can put many fish to the beach, even at times one after another. Comparing the number of steelhead in the Skeena system from the 1950’s until 2014 is a complex undertaking. Typically one would expect a professional analyst to provide the correct answers. My understanding is that the Skeena steelhead total stock abundance is down from those earlier decades when the commercial fishing power was huge. More than 1200 gillnetters fished Area 4 at the Skeena River mouth compared to less than 300 in 2014 and double the number of seine boats. There were many more commercial fishing days and fishing hours compared to 2014. It was legal to catch and kill steelhead which ended up in the cannery. It no longer is legal to kill steelhead. The percentage of steelhead that now pass through the Tyee Test Fishery is much larger. It is like comparing apples with oranges. It is a wrong assumption that there are now more steelhead in the Skeena system compared with those earlier decades. It is time to quit throwing brickbats and work together to conserve steelhead and other salmonids. Jim Culp Terrace, BC.
Sid Bandstra congratulates Rolf VandeVelde on 35 years of service with Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd.
Kermode Friendship Society 3313 Kalum Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 2N7 Society Kermode Friendship Kermode Friendship Society (KFS) Phone 250-635-4906 3313 Kalum Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 2N7 Fax 250-635-3013 Celebrates 10 Years Of Phone 250-635-4906 Fax 250-635-3013 Community Christmas Dinners Registered with Revenue Canada as a “charitable organization” Registered with Revenue Canada as a “charitable organization”
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COMMUNITY 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW
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One more look at the highlights in the community from the first six months of 2014.
January LONGTIME RESIDENT and City of Terrace freeman Bill McRae celebrates his 90th birthday twice: once at home and once at the Happy Gang Centre. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ King Crow and the Ladies from Hell reach another milestone with the release of their first music video. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Veritas students and teachers go “unplugged,” or without electronic devices, for one week to help raise money for students in Cambodia, who have no electronic devices after Veritas Grade 7 teacher Trina Botelho, who’s spending a year teaching Cambodia, got word to the school here that the Cambodian school has no electronics. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Hobiyee celebrations return to Laxgalts’ap (Greenville) after five years of making the rounds through the four Nisga’a communities, which take turns hosting it. Groups who perform come from all four Nass villages and as far away as Vancouver.
February PRIMARY AND elementary students learn strategies to combat bullying on Pink Shirt / Anti-Bullying Day. Younger students learn WITS: Walk away, Ignore, Talk it out, Seek help. Older students learn WITS LEADS: Look and listen, Explore points of view, Act, Did it work, Seek help. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Coast Mountains School District literacy coordinator Anne Dopson brings Ollie, Reading Education Assistant Dog, to the library so children from kindergarten to Grade 4 can read to the golden retriever for a 15-minute session to help them become better readers as a trial project.
March NORTHWEST PEER Supporters start a group for those recovering from mental illness, preferably called brain illness by many, to chat and provide informal support for each other about common problems and perhaps get advice or gain a different perspective from someone who has been where they are in the recovery process. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Family and friends pay their last respects to Mamie Kerby, 91, at Knox United Church. The lifelong Terrace resident and founder of Heritage Park Museum died Feb.
25 after a short illness. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Uplands Grade 1 student Emilie Pouladi earns gold and the best in fair award for her project Banana Slip in the kindergarten to Grade 1 category at the Northwest Science and Innovation Society Science Fair. Last year, she won gold for her project Is my Dog Smarter than my Brother? ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Caledonia drama students top the awards at the Northwest Zone High School Drama Festival in Prince Rupert: Ben McDaniel wins for excellence in acting in One-Lane Bridge and the play receives awards for set, costumes, lighting, sound, and best play. And Cal’s play Twitch sees Brielle Dorais Fleming and Zach Pflum receive honourable mentions for acting. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Local boy Jack Armstrong, who spent the past two years undergoing treatment for leukemia has his wish granted by the Make-a-Wish Foundation: a synthetic ice rink in his backyard “perfect for the hockey nut he is,” says his mom. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Muriel Michiel (Fowler) celebrates her 92nd birthday with friends at the Happy Gang Centre March 14. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ While young Hailey Pettit in hospital for leukemia treatment for many months, with her mom staying with her the entire time, family, friends and even people who don’t know her help out by selling Team Hailey t-shirts, holding a fun day, dances, sending her valentines, held an online auction and a lunchtime barbecue.
April THE BETTER at Home program, is aimed at providing services to seniors who need help doing daily tasks so they can continue to live in their homes, launches with a bang, getting more calls than expected. The program is organized and overseen by the United Way, and assisted by Volunteer Terrace, We Care Home Health Services and the provincial government. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Terrace Senior Speech Arts Group gets the distinction of being the first speech arts drama group asked to perform at the Pacific Northwest Music Festival Gala Night where they perform Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf by Roald Dahl. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Nisga’a Museum and its director are honoured with an award for outstanding cultural centre and attraction from the Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC at the International Aboriginal Tourism Conference in Whistler.
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THEN AND Now: Below, Mamie Kerby poses with a motorcycle, which was a love of hers. Above, she was instrumental in setting up Heritage Park Museum here.
May CHERYL WATTS, who as a teen struggled in the grip of an abusive relationship, had addiction problems, attempted suicide several times and had a stint living on the streets, becomes a Masters degree holder in Arts and Leadership and the CEO of her own leadership consulting business in Edmonton called Timely Trends. Watts, who also contributes to several business publications, and speaks on creative leadership skills, credits a social program offered through the Kermode Friendship Centre for helping to turn her life around back in the 1980s. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Local advocate for people with an acquired brain injury Yvonne Nielsen wins the 2013 Brain Injury Association of Canada Award of Merit, given to recognize community members who exhibit leadership and make significant contributions to advance the cause of acquired brain injury in Canada. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ The Terrace Relay for Life raises a whopping $134,088.03 as of May 13. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Young artists at Centennial Christian School share their work with the community: painting a mural on the walls and doorway in the dementia unit at Terraceview Lodge and design images on shapes of snowboards made out of wood, which are then displayed at Shames Mountain Lodge. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Brad Reid becomes the new pastor at Zion Baptist Church after the congregation goes without a full-time pastor for a few years. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Skeena Middle School concert and jazz bands each win gold and band student Tyler Dozzi wins an honour jazz award, and Alex Robinson wins an honour concert award from MusicFest Canada in Richmond. Caledonia Senior Secondary concert band wins a gold standing, the jazz band earns silver and the choir wins silver.
June THE ED Curell Reading Lounge, named for the longtime head librarian, officially opens and features the library’s new collection of local art. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Two Terrace RCMP highway patrol officers, Const. Derek Nicolai and Const. Philip Crack, are named to Alexa’s Team for helping keep drunk drivers off the road by forwarding charges against 40 and
33 drunk drivers, respectively, last year. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Artist Roy Henry Vickers reads from his two new books, Cloudwalker, which tells the legend of what gave life to the Sacred Headwaters: of the Sitka, Skeena and Nass rivers; and Storyteller, which documents his life works, including 120 art pieces done during the last decade, as part of his 40th anniversary as an artist. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Rough Acres Bible Camp renames its dining hall Pousette Dining Hall to reflect upon the camp’s heritage and the Pousette family’s involvement in the camp’s start-up. John Pousette and his wife Evelyn, longtime residents of Terrace, receive a plaque that honours their hard work and contributions. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Nearly 30 local Scouts, Ventures and their leaders go on a weekend camping trip to Watson Lake, made memorable by using pack horses belonging to Scouter Mike Dame.
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Details bring artwork alive By MARGARET SPEIRS IT MAY be winter outside but inside Marjorie Spisak’s house, it’s spring or summer or fall. Spisak has been an artist for years, beginning with drawing horses, which she loved as many young girls do and then progressed to include the natural world: flowers, trees, rocks, butterflies. She did portraits in the past but not anymore. “I tend to do sketches and occasionally I will do photographs to make sure details
are done properly,” she said The love of detail goes into her work and her choice of media. “I like to do mixed media. I use a variety of things for that from pen and inks to graphite pencils to coloured pencils to acrylics,” she said. “I’m a detail person so I particularly like how you can do very fine work with those, the pencils, and the pens particularly are very good for detail.” Some of her work is for sale – she’s sold some on her own or at a gallery – but for those that aren’t for sale, it’s because
of a variety of reasons. “Sometimes they either don’t sell, or I don’t want to sell them,” she said. For example, a paper mache pony she made stands in her home and a pair of swans also aren’t for sale. A piece of her artwork, September Botanical, is on sale as a limited edition of 10 prints. Spisak has opened her home a couple of times for the Summer Art Tour, but wasn’t able to this year. However, she hopes the tours will continue so she can do it again.
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New Year’s Eve Playback. Tickets on sale now. Bar open 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Prizes to be won, food. Karaoke Sundays 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Shuttle services every weekend. ■■ MT. LAYTON LOUNGE: Open daily 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free pool. Located at Mt. Layton Hotsprings just off Hwy37 South between Terrace and Kitimat. ■■ BEASLEYS MIX: KARAOKE every Friday night in the Best Western hotel lounge.
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■■ INNER STRUGGLE: EXPLORATION of Self - artwork by Chelsea Barg shows in the lower gallery while the upper gallery is the extension of the gift shop through Jan. 10, 2015 at the Terrace Art
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To the participants in Caledonia musicals since 1984 and to our community for your support over the years, HEARTFELT THANKS from Robin MacLeod. Producer of Snoopy (1984) and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1993) Director of Oklahoma (1994) Oliver (1995) Fiddler on the Roof (1996) Bye, Bye, Birdie (1997) Annie (1998) West Side Story (1999) Anything Goes (2000) Crazy for You (2001) State Fair (2002) The Music Man (2003) Hello, Dolly (2004) Guys and Dolls (2005) The Pajama Game (2006) Oklahoma (2007) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2008) White Christmas (2009) On the Town (2010) Hairspray (2011) Carousel (2012) Grease (2013) Beauty and the Beast (2014) “Enough! I’m done!”—a line from “Be Our Guest” in Beauty and the Beast, my last Cal musical. (No, I’m not retiring.)
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COMMUNITY EVENTS JANUARY 7, 14, 21, 28 – Historical Detectives, a free afterschool program at Ksan Place, is open to all school-aged children and youths from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Follow the lives of Second World War soldiers and home-front workers from Terrace around the world, or vice versa. Dig into old letters, photos, maps and interviews. Create posters or short films about your chosen soldier or worker, and they will be featured online. Snacks provided. Program runs every Wednesday in January. To sign up, call Kelsey at 250-635-4546.
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AS PART OF its 50th anniversary celebration, the Pacific Northwest Music Festival is offering anyone interested in writing a music composition a free opportunity to work with some very fine composers and musicians from the Lower Mainland. What’s the Score: Building Skills of B.C. Young Composers invites those interested to join Canadian composer Jeffrey Ryan, members of Vancouver’s Turning Point Ensemble and local musicians in an educational exploration of musical composition and other skills in workshops scheduled for dates in February to April, 2015. Participants must attend all workshops and the performance. For more details, contact the Terrace Academy of Music 250-638-1183. For details on the What’s The Score program, see turningpointensemble. ca. TERRACE TOASTMASTERS MEETS on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in Room #404 of the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly with meetings beginning at 7 p.m. If you’d like to build self-confidence and improve your leadership and communication skills in a fun and interactive setting with like-minded individuals, consider joining Toastmasters for the 2014-2015 season. For more information, please call Ralph at 250-638-1905, Janine at 250-615-8187 or find us online at www. terracetoastmasters.com. CHRISTMAS SHOP: SOMETHING new for Christmas features local artists and artisans, antiques, and more and is open Tuesdays til Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., (Fridays til 9 p.m.), Sundays 12 til 4 p.m. Lady Ament, a local psychic reader, is available to do tea leaf readings in the shop Wednesdays and Thursdays by appointment. Come and have a look! All these great small business people coming together for a community project that’s essentially a pilot project for an indoor market. A newly added feature is Cindy’s Sweet Delights - all natural homemade chocolates! For more details, contact Debbie Letawski 250638-8887 (George Little House). Sponsored by 100th Year Celebration Committee.
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SENIORS S-T-R-E-T-C-H COMING to Ksan Place in early 2015. People 55+ will enjoy a different half-hour demo lesson every week, then head to our kitchen to make delicious, inexpensive meals and snacks. Interested in attending? Call or email Char at 250-635-2654, char@ksansociety.ca. Willing to provide a halfhour lesson in dance, exercise or sport? Please contact Char!
THE TERRACE CHAPTER of TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets once a week in the cafeteria in the basement of Mills Memorial Hospital. Weigh-in starts at 6 p.m., meeting at 7:15 p.m. For more information about this, call Joan at 250-635-0998 or Sandy 250-635-4716.
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY Pacific Northwest Music Festival will be from April 16 – May 2. If you would like to participate, you need to pick up a syllabus, which are now available, from Terrace Sight and Sound. Entry forms are available upon request or you can photocopy two copies per entry from the back of the syllabus. The entry deadline is Jan. 15, 2015. Entries must be postmarked on or before this date to be accepted. For more information or to see the syllabus online, see www.pnmf.ca. SNOW ANGELS ARE back! And more are needed! Are you looking for a very gratifying community volunteer opportunity? If you are not afraid of the cold and would enjoy some morning exercise this winter, this is a great opportunity for you! We welcome families, students and businesses alike! The Snow Angels Program is part of the Helping Handyman Program – we need volunteers to faithfully shovel a safe path to the street throughout the winter season. This service is available to seniors 65 years and older and persons with physical disabilities. Fore more information, contact Jessica or Tracey at 250-638-1330, at senior6@telus.net or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ volunteer.terrace THE TERRACE HOSPICE Society is looking for new board members to assist in running this worthwhile organization. The time commitment is minimal, rewards are huge and the work is guaranteed to warm your heart. Come join us with fresh new ideas. For more information, call Diana Wood at 250-615-8582 or email dianawood@live.ca. DO YOU HAVE a desire to be a part of a nonprofit? Terrace Child Care Society has been providing quality child care options to Terrace and Thornhill families for 40+ years. If you can commit to a meeting, plus a few hours a month, then we need you! Email tdc_centre @hotmail. com with your information and plan to attend
A PEER SUPPORT group for people living with a brain disorder meets from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Monday at the Terrace Public Library meeting room. Also meet us for a coffee at Cafenara on Friday nights at 7 p.m. For more details, call Ken or Sheila at 631-4176.
TERRACE NISGA’A ELDERS and volunteer group hold craft night Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Terrace Nisga’a Society community room (located across from Gold Diggers). HELPING HANDS OF Terrace, a non-profit organization, recycles cans, bottles and scrap metal with proceeds going to help seniors, cancer patients and children get medications or assistance they can’t access or afford. Individuals and businesses who would like to be involved are asked to call 778-634-3844. Cash donations can also be made at the Northern Savings Credit Union. 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. KERMODE FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY’S Father’s Group would like to invite past, present and new participants to attend the weekly group meetings every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the society satellite office (3242 Kalum St.). For more details, call 250-635-1476. HEALING TOUCH COMMUNITY Clinics continue to be offered. Call Julie for more details 635-0743. Donations accepted. HAS YOUR LIFE been affected by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon can help. Meetings are Mondays at 8 p.m. in the Mills Memorial Hospital education room. For more information, call 250-635-8181. KERMODE FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY is looking for dads to join the free Fathers’ Group for fathers with children between ages 0 to sixyears-old from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays. It’s a chance to have some bonding time and fun for dads and their children. Activities are centred around what dad likes to do whether it’s fishing, art or other activities. Interactive projects, a meal, open discussion, recreation and cooking. For more information, call Laura at 635-1476 ext. 22 or Lyle ext. 23 or drop-in.
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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Reynold Stanley Davis Morven Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 9, 2014 @ 7:20 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 4 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Christine Davis & Ryan Morven Sr. “New brother for Ryan, Kevin, Felix” Baby’s Name: Isobela Dorthy Emma Calder Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 8, 2014 @ 5:56 a.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 3 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Marlayna & Simon Calder “New sister for Alycia, Elecktra & Declan ”Baby’s Name: Cohen Bruce Titcomb Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 7, 2014 @ 5:59 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 12 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Penny & Ryan Titcomb
Baby’s Name: Spencer Davis Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 5, 2014 @ 6:51 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Morgan Clayton & Spencer Davis “New brother for Davis/Clayton sisters” Baby’s Name: Jacob Ronald Earl Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 3, 2014 @ 6:50 a.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 6 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Katelyn & Thomas Earl Baby’s Name: Vincenzo Giovanni Prinz Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 1, 2014 @ 9:20 p.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Laura & Randy Prinz
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Housing still more affordable here IT IS still significantly more affordable to own a house in northern B.C. compared to the rest of the province, indicates a study by a regional real estate body. According to the 12th annual BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) Housing Affordability Indicator – which estimates the proportion of median household income needed to cover mortgage cost, property taxes and fees, and utilities for the average single family home – housing affordability sat at an average of 29.4 per cent in northern B.C. in 2013, compared to 68.1 per cent in the province. In Terrace, it takes 31.4 per cent of a homeowner's annual income to cover housing costs, the second highest in the region after 100 Mile House, according to the report. That's up slightly from last year, according to the report. Housing affordability in Prince Rupert stayed relatively the same, at 28.5 per cent, and while Kitimat is still on the more affordable end of the scale in the region at 25.4 per cent, due to a sharp increase in housing prices over the last few years, affordability has de-
clined sharply. The average price of a single family home sold in northern B.C. in 2013 was about $260,000. That's less than half of the provincial average for the
year, approximately $616,000. In Terrace, the average price of a single family home sold was less than the regional average, around $250,000.
That's a jump up from 2012, which, according to the report hovered around $215,000 and had been relatively stable since 2010. Housing price in-
housing prices increase with the exception of 100 Mile House “which exhibited more or less a holding pattern and Williams Lake which shows a very slight declining trend.”
The realtors who make up the BCNREB represent communities from Fort Nelson in the north to 100 Mile House in the south and from the Alberta border to Haida Gwaii.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Terrace Standard Whether you are going to a fancy work party, or a casual or traditional family get together, it is important to plan ahead and designate a driver for the day/evening. There are plenty of alternative beverages for the designated driver including nonalcoholic beers, for those who still enjoy the real taste of beer without the alcohol. Often party planners will make arrangements for guests to sleep over so that there is no risk whatsoever of people driving while under the influence of alcohol. If your host has organized a lift home for you either with a friend or by running you home themselves, accept graciously - remember if they didn’t want to do it they wouldn’t have offered. Please be advised that this year, motorists can expect to see increased traffic enforcement in a number of locations, in particular Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Terrace. Motorist and passengers are reminded to make arrangements for a safe ride home if they plan to consume liquor. Also wear their seatbelts at all times, as they are less likely to be injured or killed in a motor vehicle collision if they are wearing their seatbelts. Traffic Services will be working in partnership with your local detachment and other agencies to address Road Safety.
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ECOFISH Research Ltd. (www.ecofishresearch.com) is a leading environmental consulting firm, specializing in the assessment and monitoring of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. We have an immediate employment opportunity for an Environmental Technician to join our professional team in Terrace BC. Good opportunities of advancement are available throughout the Ecofish organization. Qualifications - Technical Diploma, or B.Sc. in Biology or Environmental Sciences - 1 or more years’ experience - Level one first aid, swiftwater rescue and electrofishing certificates are an asset Apply Now! Interested applicants can send a resume and cover letter that clearly identifies their experience as well as three references to hr@ecofishresearch.com. Only those applicants that are selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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Funeral Homes
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Worship With Us in Terrace
Zion Baptist Church Sunday Celebration 10:00 a.m.
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(Ages Kindergarten to Grade 9) 2911 S. Sparks Street (by All West Glass) Pastor Matthew Koleba
Ph: 250.638.1336 Email: zionbpch@telus.net
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Terrace Christian Reformed Church 3602 Sparks St. Terrace
635-7278
SUNDAY WORSHIP
Loving God and Serving Others Together!
AVAILABLE (For Ages 3-11 yrs)
4923 Agar Avenue Terrace BC V8G 1H8 Phone: 250.635.7727 cmaterrace@telus.net
10:00 A.M. NURSERY & SUNDAY SCHOOL Worship God. Mirror Christ. Embrace All Each Sunday Morning Worship and Kids Program .....10:30 a.m. Evening Service .........6:30 p.m.
Sunday Celebration Service 10:30 am
phone 635-2434 fax 635-5212 3511 Eby Street V8G 2Y9 www.tpalife.org
CONGREGATION OF LUTHERAN CHURCH CANADA
Supporting Mills Memorial Hospital & Terraceview Lodge since 1988 Box 1067 Terrace, B.C. V8G 4V1
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Terrace Lutheran Mission Church
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Now meeting at Happy Gang Centre, 3226 Kalum St., 250-631-7825 Services on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Pastor Clint Magnus – 250-632-6962
Please join us as we celebrate God’s grace through his Word.
KNOX UNITED CHURCH 4907 Lazelle Avenue
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ANY REMAINING NON CURRENT MODELS AND
4.99%
FOR 60 MONTHS
ALL 2015 M SERIES
5.99%
Prices Have Been Slashed!
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Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. has openings for PLOW TRUCK OPERATORS
Positions are available in Bob Quinn Lake and Jade City. Both are camp locations with bunkhouses available for successful candidates. Positions are for this winter season. Wages start at $21.18/hr plus isolation, bunkhouse & other allowances. Experience is an asset, but not required. Class 3 BC Drivers licence with air required. Apply with resume and current drivers abstract:
In person: 881 – Hwy 16W Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 Fax: 250-692-3930 Email: careers@ldmltd.ca More career opportunities at ldmltd.ca/careers/
Help Wanted
HELP WANTED Full/Part Time
Servers
Please drop Off Resumes
4665 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, B.C.
250-638-8086
300
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Everything Must Go!
Additional Warranties Ends Dec. 31, 2014
‘YOUR RECREATION SPECIALIST’
INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853
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Education/Trade Schools
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Never Before Pricing!
FOR 60 MONTHS
Drivers/Courier/ Trucking
REBATES UP TO
PHONE 250-635-3478 • FAX 250-635-5050 4921 KEITH AVENUE, TERRACE, B.C.
Help Wanted
Financial Services
Computer Services
Firewood/Fuel
Misc. for Sale
SAWMILL MACHINE OPERATOR
Cut Your Debt by up to 70%
MERRY Christmas & Happy New Year! *** Special Christmas computer repair offer from MVCC: Full computer checkup hardware and software as well as installing antivirus, malware, and spyware software: All for only $80! Call 250-638-0047
Seas. Firewood cord $225 lumber/logs av. 250-638-1882
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?
✱(30 vacancies) NOC 9431 Company operating name: Yaorun Wood Co. Ltd. Business and mailing address: 4032 12th Avenue, PO Box 148, New Hazelton, BC, V0J 2J0. JOB DUTIES: • Examine logs and rough lumber to determine size, condition, quality and other characteristics to decide best lumber cuts to carry out. • Operate automated lumber mill equipment from control rooms or equipment consoles to saw logs into rough lumber. • Set up and adjust saw equipment and replace blades or bands using wrenches, gauges and other hand tools . • Clean and lubricate sawmill equipment. Full time, permanent; $26.50 per hour. Location of work: New Hazelton, BC. Contact: Bealie Chen, bealie_chan@yahoo.com.hk Tel: 778- 919-2077. ✱Minimum two years of work experience. Training will be provided. Education: not required.
MAKE A CONSUMER PROPOSAL Avoid Bankruptcy Stops Creditor Calls Much Lower Payments at 0% Interest Including TAX Debt Call Derek at
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4 OUT OF 5 PEOPLE WITH DIABETES DIE OF HEART DISEASE.
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Education/Trade Schools
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Centennial Christian School
is accepting applications for a permanent part-time
Merchandise for Sale
commencing immediately. We are a Pre K -12 school educating over 165 Terrace students. Applicants should be committed Christians who love children and are passionate about music. Interested applicants should submit their resume and statement of faith by Monday, January 12, 2015 to:
Firearms
Music/Band Instructor
Peter Roukema, Principal Centennial Christian School, 250-635-6173 3608 Sparks St., Terrace, BC V8G 2V6 proukema@centennialchristian.ca
NORTHWEST INTER-NATION FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY (NIFCS)
GENERALIST SOCIAL WORKER
Position Summary: Provides appropriate services to the children in the continuing custody of the Director within the parameters provided by the BC Child, Family & Community Services Act and the Northwest inter-Nation Family and Community Services policies and procedures. Qualifications: Minimum Bachelor of Social Work Degree. Successful candidate must: have demonstrated abilities in developing strong relationships with children, parents, foster parents or other caregivers; have excellent verbal and written communication skills; have ability to work under pressure with professionalism; be computer literate; be willing to travel to provide backfill on an as needed basis to our satellite offices. Candidate must successfully pass RCMP Criminal Records Check and possess a valid BC Drivers License. Preference will be given to those with their C6 Child Protection Delegation. This position requires Union Membership and is open to male or female. Pursuant to Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code; preference may be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry. Salary will be $27.58 - $36.50 depending on experience. Type of Position: Permanent Full time position, 35 hours per week, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. CLOSING DATE: January 9, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. Location: Terrace Area. Attention: Carol McCorrister, Team Leader, Terrace office Fax: (250) 638-8930 Phone: (250) 638-0451 Toll Free: 1-888-310-3311 (Terrace office) Email: carol.mccorrister@nifcs.org
STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent BEST PLACE TO LIVE Now taking applications for 1,2, & 3 bdrm suites. If you are looking for clean, quiet living in Terrace and have good references, please call: 250-638-0799 Walsh Avenue Apartments
Summit Square APARTMENTS 1 & 2 Bedroom Units
• Quiet & Clean • No Pets • Close to Wal-Mart • Laundry Facilities • Close to Schools & Hospital • On Bus Route • Security Entrance • On site Caretaker • Basketball, Volleyball & Racquetball Courts • 24hr Video Surveillance Ask for Monica Warner
Call: 250-635-4478
FIREARMS: ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed dealer 1-866-9600045. www.dollars4guns.com.
Drivers/Courier/ Trucking
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It Starts with You!
(Trimac)
Trimac Transportation is North America’s premier provider of services in highway transportation of bulk commodities. Our Kitimat,Terrace and Prince George locations require...
Company Drivers Owner Operators
Excellent pay • Shared benefits • Safety equipment • Safety bonus Dry bulk pneumatic hauling • Shift work involved • B-train and mountain experience required
Signing Bonus
Please send your resume to: Wayne Peddie E-mail: canrecruiting@trimac.com Phone: 866-487-4622 Fax: 888-746-2297
North America’s Premier Provider www.trimac.com
Kidney disease strikes families, not only individuals. THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CANADA www.kidney.ca
www.pitch-in.ca Duplex / 4 Plex TERRACE lower-duplex, includes, N/G heat, F/S, W/D. No parties, N/S, N/P. Ref’s & deposit Req’d. $1500/mo. 250798-9554
Homes for Rent 2 bdrm. units for rent, written refs. reqd., 4632 Munthe V8G2H9, 250-635-9333 AVAILABLE NOW. Executive House. Furnished 4 bed/ 2 full baths. $2500/mo. Absolutely NP/NS. 1 yr lease. 250-6387747, leave message.
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Recreational/Sale
Office/Retail
For Sale By Owner
Pre-Owned Specials!
TERRACE-OFFICE/RETAIL 4614 Gregg Ave. Currently We Care Home Health-for lease 1800 sq ft, air-conditioner Available immediately Call:250-632-7502
FIRST PHASE OF SLEEPING BEAUTY ESTATES NOW READY FOR SALE BY OWNER at 4719 Davis St. Terrace BC, upper condos 3 bdrm., 2 bath or lower condos 2 bdrm., 2 bath with carport. All new appliances included, Asking $307,000. Don’t miss out! Call now for more info & to view. Kevin & Virginia Goddard 250-615-8457 or 250-638-0734
6,50000
$
2013 YAMAHA PHAZER MTX
Rooms for Rent Shared beautiful Terrace rental home close to downtown, 1.5 bath, W/D. $600 plus split utilities. 250-975-1575 Refs reqd.
FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS
499500
$
2008 RMK DRAGON 800
Suites, Lower 2BDRM Suite in executive home on southside. Avail. immed., $1400/mo.+ dd. Incl. hot water, W/D, F/S, satellite, wireless internet. N/S, N/P, Enquire-hkholdings@hotmail.com
3,99900
Estate Sale 1144 sq. ft. double wide modular home on 56x88ft. lot situated in Terrace BC, in Kermode Park, 55 plus community, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, twin sealed windows, 4 year old shingles, storage shed, avail. for immediate occupancy, price incl. lot $188,900 Contact Don Ritche 250-6313161
1 bdrm. bsmt. suite for single person, close to town, N/S, N/P, 250-635-2396
Business for Sale 2006 POLARIS RMK 700 151”
Business for Sale
ESTABLISHED
7,99900
$
HAIR SALON FOR SALE
2012 POLARIS PRO RMK 800
•
4,49500
$
• • 2009 POLARIS RMK 800 155” TRACK
MARLON SLED DECKS IN STOCK NOW * Plus applicable taxes.
KEN’S MARINE 4946 Greig Ave., Terrace
• • • • •
Homes for Rent Now taking applications for several homes for rent $1,0001,700. Good rental refs. reqd., N/P, N/S. Call 250-638-8639 for appt. to view. Terrace- New home offering 2 bdrm suite. Attention workers looking for executive style accommodations.Fully Furnished & stocked. Includes all utilities, internet & full satellite tv. Perfect for management or executives coming to town Excellent ref req $2,500 250-6152597 terry_laurie@telus.net
Tenders
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS METAL SIDING
Summit Square Strata Corporation is seeking proposals for replacement of cedar shakes with metal siding. This is for apartment buildings in Terrace, BC. Proposals for materials other than metal will be considered. This project is suitable for large or small contractors. For a copy of the specifications, please email Kelly Kline at rkkline@netbistro.com.
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Four styling stations, two colour stations, three shampoo stations, one waxing or make up station Three hair dryers, Manicure table and stool Display Reception Desk with large retail area with well known hair products Professional Products room Washer & Dryer 1400 sq ft. Gift ware negotiable Sales revenue and Cash Flow available on request
Take notice that Stewart World Port Services Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Crown Lease for Industrial purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN FORESHORE, BEING PART OF THE BED OF THE PORTLAND CANAL, CASSIAR DISTRICT, CONTAINING 4.815 HECTARES MORE OR LESS, by Stewart, BC. The Lands File for this application is 6408767. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Coast Mountains Land Officer, MFLNRO, at Suite 200-5220 Keith Ave. Terrace, BC V8G 1L1. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to January 28, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/Application Posting/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.
Cars - Sports & Imports
Limited, Leather, 4 Dr, Auto, 4x4, Moonroof, Heated Seats, LOADED, 17,246 kms
ASKING: $124,900 CALL: 250-635-3729 Real Estate
Real Estate
Cars - Sports & Imports
THIS WEEKS SPECIALS 2012 Toyota RAV4 $28,995 #T399
2010 Honda CRV 4 Dr., C/C, A/C, Aux PlugIn, MP3/CD, P/W, Keyless Entry, 50,968 kms
250-635-2909
Tuesday - Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. www.kensmarine.ca
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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land
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Commercial Properties for Lease Offices, Warehouses and Retail Spaces
#4456A
4635 Lakelse Ave – 2900 sq. ft. Prime location store front in the Safeway Mall
2011 Mercedes C250 4 Dr, 4 matic, Keyless Entry, Fully Loaded, 54,976 kms
103 – 2905 Kenny – 1735 Sq Ft Offices, reception, boardroom and storage 3234 Kalum St – 2500 sq. ft. High visibility downtown office or professional space
$18,995
$27,995 #4380A
4912 Highway 16 West, Terrace, BC V8G 1L8
250-635-6558 or 1-800-313-6558 DL#5957
www.terracetoyota.ca
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“To date, discussions with these potential developers have not indicated that a second line is needed for reliability,” it continued. LNG developers have now said they will generate the majority of their own power needed to cool natural gas into a liquid form for export. BC Hydro did say, however, that it will still have the flexibility to construct a second line if ever needed. A new line is needed to replace the one now in service which is at the end of its service life. The new line will be built down
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Power line route chosen the west side of the Kitimat Valley, a new route from the existing line which goes down the east side of the valley. A majority of local residents who spoke to BC Hydro about the project favoured a route down the west side of the valley. The provincial crown corporation said it used which included desktop environmental, archaeological, technical feasibility, constructability and cost studies and spoke to area First Nations to develop its plan for only one line. BC Hydro estimates, should all go according to plan, a completion **
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date of the new line by 2018/2019. At one point, BC Hydro planners were anticipating a major construction project that would have resulted in two 500kV lines from Prince George to Kitimat and two 500kV lines from Terrace to Kitimat to provide enough electricity for the anticipated LNG plants in the Kitimat area. “This project was cancelled when the anticipated load requirements of the proposed LNG facilities were reduced,” said BC Hydro in a document released as part of its studies.
BOXING WEEK BONUS ENDS JANUARY 2ND
$8,500
NHTSA 5-STAR OVERALL VEHICLE †† SCORE FOR SAFETY
UP TO
2014 SIERRA 1500 ALL-TERRAIN DOUBLE CAB SHOWN
2014 TERRAIN AWARDED “HIGHEST RANKED COMPACT SUV IN INITIAL QUALITY IN THE U.S.”¥
2014 TERRAIN DENALI MODEL SHOWN
BOXING WEEK BONUS ENDS JAN 2ND +
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TERRACE RCMP and auxiliary officers spent Dec. 19 checking parked vehicles in various locations to see how well people are protecting themselves as part of a Lock Out Auto Crime initiative. The Lock Out Auto Crime program was created as a joint venture between the RCMP, crime prevention organizations and ICBC. The program is designed to promote awareness and highlights safety measures to help protect vehicles from theft or vandalism.
DECEMBER HOLIDAY CASH IN TOTAL CREDITS ON SELECT ‡ 2014 MODELS
2014 SIERRA 1500 DOUBLE CAB
$
INCLUDES $
8,500 ‡
$
$
2014 TERRAIN
INCLUDES $
4,250
Call MacCarthy Motors at 250-635-4941, or visit us at 5004 Highway 16 West, Terrace. [License #5893] IN TOTAL CREDITS ON CASH PURCHASE.
$
7,000 CASH CREDITS + 1,000 HOLIDAY CASH
FOR ELIGIBLE OWNERS*
ON SELECT MODELS**
500 BOXING WEEK BONUS
†
IN TOTAL CREDITS ON CASH PURCHASE.
3,000 CASH CREDITS + $750 HOLIDAY CASH
FOR ELIGIBLE OWNERS*
+ 500 BOXING WEEK BONUS
$
ON SELECT MODELS**
BCGMCDEALERS.CA
ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase or lease of a new or demonstrator 2014 Sierra 1500 Double Cab (1SA) or 2014 Terrain FWD (3SA). Freight ($1,695/$1,650) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA and dealer administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. *Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 through January 2, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible GMC vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 through January 2, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1,500 credit available on all eligible GMC vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year GMC light or heavy duty pickup(except Canyon); delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 through January 2, 2015. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. **$500 Boxing Week Bonus is a manufacturer-to-consumer credit (tax inclusive) available on the retail purchase or lease of 2014 or 2015 model year GMC Terrain, Acadia, Sierra 1500 Double Cab, or Sierra HD (gas engine only) delivered in Canada between December 15, 2014 and January 2. ‡$8,500 is a combined total credit consisting of a $4,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Sierra 1500 Double Cab, $1,000 Holiday Cash for Truck Owners (tax inclusive), $500 Boxing Week Bonus (tax inclusive) and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 GMC Sierra1500 Double Cab, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. †$4,250 is a combined total credit consisting of a $750 Holiday Cash (tax inclusive), $500 Boxing Week Bonus (tax inclusive) and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for all 2014 Terrain, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ††U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ¥The GMC Terrain received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs in the proprietary J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality Study. Study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.
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Police issue treats for good car behaviour Officers take note of anything that attracts thieves to a vehicle, such as: Are there items of value left out in the open? Is your vehicle locked? Does your vehicle have an anti-theft device? The police officer records each ‘prevention infraction’ on a formatted checklist, and leaves it on the windshield for the driver. There is nothing punitive about the program but if you are practising good crime prevention and a prevention infraction not is noted, a treat was left compliments of McDonald’s.
Terrace Standard
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
SPORTS
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TERRACE STANDARD
ANNA KILLEN
(250) 638-7283
2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Happy New Year’s Eve! Here’s the first installment of our sports year in review, just some of the moments that caught our attention over the first six months of 2014.
TEAM CANADA PHOTO
BRONZE! TERRACE’S Caleb Brousseau brings home bronze from the Paralympic Games in Sochi. He would announce his retirement from competitive sit-sking later in the year, to focus on acupunture school.
January
WITH THE BC Winter Games fast approaching, the roster for the northwest zone’s U16 female hockey team has been finalized, and four Terrace players are ready to represent the northwest in Mission next month. Myah Bowal, Jacey Neid, Cassidy Broughton, and Tegan Dejong will join teammates from Prince Rupert, Smithers, Stewart, Fort St. James, and even Dease Lake to fight against teams from all over the province at the end of February. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE SHAMES Mountain Ski and Snowboard Club (SMSSC) hosted a fun race weekend January 18 and 19, open to skiers and snowboarders 10 and under, with 54 skiers participating in the two days of racing, on a mini dual-slalom course. The fastest score was on Sunday by nine-year-old Lucas Schibli with a time of 14.75 seconds, but the girls in the 7-10 category had the next top five fastest times – and represented the largest number of competitors. Some of the times were only 10ths of a second apart. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE TERRACE River Kings are a very different position than they ever have been in past playoffs. The perennial underdogs enter the playoffs red hot and may be the favourites to win the CIHL championship. The Kings finished 1st in the West Division with an impressive 12-5-1 record for 25 points. The Coy Cup champion Williams Lake Stampeders were the only team in the whole league to finish higher than the River Kings. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ IT’S OFFICIAL: Caleb Brousseau will be making his Paralympic debut at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia this March as part of Team Canada’s para-alpine in the men’s sitting category. The 13-member team was announced at a ceremony in Calgary. The games run from March 7 to 16. Brousseau says his family won’t be travelling to Sochi to watch him compete but they’ll be getting together to watch from Terrace. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TERRACE’S PEEWEE Reps are five for five in tournaments so far this season. “It’s been pretty exciting,” said one of the team’s four coaches, Kevin Marleau. “A lot of
nament record after winning all six tournaments they competed in. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TERRACE’S FEMALE Midget Rep team is getting ready for provincials in Salmon Arm after beating Smithers in the zone finals two weekends ago. “I’m pretty proud of our group,” said coach Kevin Kennedy. “Smithers loaded up with a bunch of girls at the end of the season...and we beat ‘em.” ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ AFTER A standout season that saw the Terrace River Kings at the top of the CIHL regular season standings, the senior men’s team lost to the Smithers Steelheads in the final game of the western conference final Feb. 16. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE CALEDONIA Kermodes Sr. Girls basketball team is en route to provincials after ending the regular season with a first place finish at the Lake City Pioneer Classic in Williams Lake. That means the team kept their tournament win streak alive, taking three first place finishes in a row to finish the regular season on a high note.
March these kids have played together for quite a few years,” he said, noting another fun fact about this group – they’re the first group of kids who have grown up their whole Terrace minor hockey life with two rinks. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE TERRACE Midget Rep Kermodes are on their way to Midget Tier 3 provincials after two decisive wins against Prince Rupert in the best-of-three northwest zone final. Friday, Jan. 20 saw them pull out all of the stops offensively to win 9-1. And the onslaught didn’t let up the next day – with a 10-2 win at home, they are officially zone champs.
February THINK SNOW, says Terrace’s Snow Valley Nordic Ski Club has been forced to postpone two events already this season due to lack of snow. But there’s still plenty of groomed trails to ski, said SVNSC director Terry Brown. “It’s sort of like spring skiing.” ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ HALF OF the BC Winter Games northwest zone ringette team roster is made up of Terrace players, with nine teammates heading to Mission at the end of the month to compete with the best in the province. Other Zone 7 athletes heading to the games include badminton players, skiers and snowboarders. Special Olympics basketball is going to be part of the BC Winter
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FOR THE first time in nearly eight years, the regional qualifier for BC Special Olympics curling was held here in Terrace. Teams from Prince George, Quesnel, Burns Lake, Kitimat and Terrace will compete at the Terrace Curling Club on Saturday, March 1. Games – and two Terrace athletes are teaming up with six athletes from Prince Rupert.Clinton Ho and Caleb Wacholtz practise every week with their Terrace teammates and coaches at Veritas gym.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE TERRACE Kermode Peewee Reps went undeafeated in Prince George’s Tier 2 tournament the first weekend in February, giving them a perfect regular season tour-
THE PEEWEES looked poised to go to provincials following a season that saw them win every tournament they entered before taking the league championship. But they fell to Vanderhoof on the road, losing 2-1 and 3-2. “We ran into a perfect storm and lost,” said Marleau. “Such a disappointing end to what was an incredible season.” ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ IT WAS a battle between Terrace and Prince Rupert for the northwest AA senior boys basketball zone title, with the coastal city ultimately prevailing to qualify for provincials. “It was a tough loss, but I am proud of how my boys played,” said coach Joe Dominguez. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TERRACE HAS its first ever Olympic medal. Caleb Brousseau earned bronze with his time of 1:22.05 in the men’s sitting division of the men’s super-G, March 9, realizing a Paralympic dream sparked by watching the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics. “My mind is just blown right now,” said Brousseau after the race. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TERRACE’S U16 ringette team took home bronze from provincial championships in Prince George March 6 – 9 after a number of close games throughout the tournament. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE RIVER Kings fall in the Coy Cup final to Williams Lake March 15, but Garrett Muir receives the CIHL’s top Goalie award with Josh Murray taking the MVP award.
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2014 IN SPORTS
The Year in Review ing up between 20 and 30 points in the final two minutes to close the gap to a 95-78 final for Quesnel after trailing significantly for most of the game. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ CITING STRONG camaraderie and interest from weight lifters across the northwest, 2014 Northwest Bench Press and Dead Lift Competition organizer Adam Yawrenko is calling the powerlifting event a major success. “It was awesome,” he said, of the May 25 event that saw nearly 40 competitors and a gym-full of spectators take over the Northcoast Gym.
June
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ABOVE LEFT, Terrace Totem Ford Midget Rep Kermodes celebrate after an incredible season that ended with the team going undefeated at provincials to bring home the gold. Above right, Pyper Testawich took home Recreational Gymnast of the Year at the Terrace Peaks year end awards June 21. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE TERRACE Midget Rep Kermodes stayed disciplined for the length of the Tier 3 provincial tournament – and it paid off with gold. Terrace’s most senior minor hockey team came home with gold after beating Alberni Valley 4 – 1 in the championship final in 100 Mile House March 21. The team went 7 – 0 for the tournament, outscoring their opponents 60 – 4 over the course of the five days. The Bantams finished third at Tier 3 provincials in West Kelowna after winning 8 – 3 over Sunshine Coast March 20. And the third Terrace hockey team to make it to provincials, the Terrace Midget Female Reps had a spell of bad luck in Salmon Arm, with some players falling ill and ultimately placed fourth in the round robin series. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE TERRACE Skating Club’s Laura Dale, 22, qualified for provincials at the Totem Skating Competition in Fort. St. John March 1 and 2, skating above standard in the Level 3 Special Olympics event. It’s year one of a four-year cycle in Special Olympics competition. Special Olympics provincials are February, 2015 in Kamloops.
April MY MOUNTAIN Co-op Shames Mountain wrapped up its third season April 5 and 6 with the Loaded Sports Throwdown, Dummy Downhill, and Slush Cup events and a concert by Late Night on Air, and the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club saw a bright start to the season opening day, April 12. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ JOHN SNEDDON, the founder of the Goalgetters soccer camps, operating in Terrace for 20 years, is taking on a new role with Terrace
Youth Soccer Association and will be the club’s technical director. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ FOR THE third year in a row, Terrace’s Marek Ormerod will be playing ball for Team BC this summer. He was up against 70 other players from around the province at the camp, which was whittled down to 24 and then to 12 over the course of three days at Walnut Grove in Langley. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TERRACE’S GRADE 8 girl’s select volleyball team attends provincials in Abbotsford April 25
and 26, finishing fourth in their division and 20th out of 60 overall. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE INAUGURAL Centennial Spring Classic Fun Run happened April 26, with about 140 people running the 5K and about 25 kids running the 1K.
May THE TERRACE Bluebacks had an “excellent” meet in Kitimat the first weekend in May, said coach Mike Christensen, with the team hitting their highest points total of the season with 409 points.
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THE NISGA’A Nation Track and Field team took a strong contingent to the Prince George Sub Zero meet May 3, placing fourth overall out of the 12 teams in attendance. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TERRACE’S NORTH Coast Nightmares roller derby team fell to Quesnel’s Gold Pain City at their first home bout of the season – but if they’d had a few more minutes things might have been different. Terrace rallied hard during the final half of the May 10 game, rack-
NOT A drag. It was a successful weekend at the track for the Terrace Drag Racing Association June 6 - 8, with races held all weekend. “We had 36 racers on Street Night which we have not held for a few years,” said Street Night organizer Dallas Wiebe. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE TERRACE Northmen went undefeated at the annual Seafest rugby tournament in Prince Rupert two weeks ago, a triumph which included one crucial league play shutout against the Prince George Gnats. The Northmen took it to the Gnats 26-0 Saturday, June 14. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ TERRACE’S TOTEM Saddle Club’s June 22 regular Gymkhanas marked a special occasion – the official re-opening of the outdoor arena after five years of work. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ THE SIXTH annual SalmonRun took place Sunday, June 29 at Kitsumkalum, with over 350 participants turning out for the race.
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THE TERRACE River Kings had a standout 2013/2014 season but ultimately lost to the Smithers Steelheads in the western conference final Feb. 16. The team is back with a vengeance in the 2014/2015 season – as of this writing, they had won every game but one and were serious championship contenders.