ee sata? coe enone, detioes . SIGN SAYS it all as Christmas. TERRACE — The focal recycling depot closes its doors this Saturday. Skeena Valley Recycling Society spokesman Scott Schooner says residents have unlil that day to bring in.their paper and cardboard for recycling. He says the depot will send its final shipment of paper to Finlay Forest Pro- ducts in Mackenzie and a load of cardboard to Paper- board Industrics in Van- couver after Christmas. All remaining metal cans, glass and plastic — consist- ing mainly of four-litre milk ‘jugs — will be taken to the ‘dump, Schooner said. society in a tough financial position. Last sh Scott Schooner and the Skeena Valley Recycling Society get ready to shut down this Saturday. A combination of high rents and falling market prices have place the ipments of cardboard and newsprint leave after Recycling depot closes on Dec. 16 district cut off their sub- sidies to the recycling society alter the market for many recyclable materials fell through the floor this year. The cover 1992, The socicty couldn’t even make money on the once- lucrative recycling of cardboard to subsidize the rest of its operations he- cause the price for cardboard is half what it was @ year ago. The old warchouse behind city paid $23,000 to the depot’s rent in Kondolas Furniture where _. The depot’s full-lime worker will also be laid off then. Schooner said the only hope to bring recycling back to Terrace is if the Kitimat- Stikine Regional District starts work on its solid waste management plan. So far the regional district hasn’t responded to a government order to finish the plan by 1995, It would incorporate recycling and other strategics to. reduce the waste stream by 50 per cent by the Year 2000. _ “People have got to put official -TERRACE — It’s official. Terrace and its immediate sut- rounding area form the largest ‘population base in the northwest, ~. Information gathered during the - 1991 census by Stalistics Canada lists 18,908 people living here. “That’s an increase over the 1986 figure of 17,390 people, making for a percentage jump of .8.7-per cent. ~ Prince Rupert is next on the list with 18,453 people while Kitimat comes next with 11,305. ~The population of Terrace proper grew to 11,433 from 1986 to-1991, for an increase of 8.6 per - cent. Of those people living in Ter- race atid arca, 9,760 were men and 9,145 women. “-And-of the area’s population, - 4,410 have never been married while 940 were divorced. English. is and Portuguese by 410. considered the mather tongue by 15,850 people, French by 495, German by 465 “There were 6,335 private dwell- ings in the area as of las! year and 4,425 were owned by the people who live in them. “Of the private houscholds, 1,165 were made up of single people. _. Families composed of husbands and wives made up 4,330 houseliolds. ~ There were also 655 lone-parent familics with male _ parents amounting to 155 of those families. “And 200 people over the age o 25 who have never married live a home.” “There were 3,620 familics o married: couples and 1,190 0 ot c t f f itiosé’ do not have sons and ~ daughters at home. “The census _ figures indicate “ there. were 710 common law cotiples in Terrace and area and that just under half do not have sons and daughters living at home. the depot has been located some pressure on the should be empty by early regional district to get and. region lusesammarystar ty en movin g,. he said. wachey ele Li ie Bebes tab Ya: 6 Os i MADE Pe ee RSE peice EPR SES eae htc ca ral icliotsaesiae a Se sedate oF erm, eather * Exquisite Collectible Christmas Ornaments * Kitchenware : * Children’s Gifts UNIQUE GIFT IDEAS SURE TO PLEASE! The Yellow Gift House on Hwy. 16 638-1808 * Bedding * Gourmet Coffee Health review backed TERRACE — Terrace Regional Health Care Socicty board mem- bers have endorsed the recent northwest health care review. But board chairman Lael McKeown said it isn’t a blanket endorsement because of some of the review’s recommendations. “We're worricd thal Kitimat might be left out with the sugges- tion its orthopedic surgeon ser- vices be placed in Prince Rupert,”’ she said. The board prefers thal the sug- gestion be studied in more depth before any action is taken. Moving the surgeon could af- fect the demand for Kitimat’s anesthetisl, said McKeown. She did say the board is happy with the recommendation that a CT scan machine be located in Terrace. “We're just delighted = with McKeown. Overall, McKeown said the board supports the notion that the entire northwest be viewed as a health care region so thal speciality services in one com- munity are available and are shared with other places. ‘We who live in the northwest are eutitled to those services as are those who live in the south,” she said. And the board welcomes the appointment of a person {o act as a regional co-ordinator to bring about more cooperation and shar- ing between hospitals. “A person who is truly objec- tive can [acilitate a lot of positive change in the region,’’ said McKeown. McKeown said the board also thought the review’s criticisms of management and services at Mills were incorrect, “Each hospital has its prob- lems. Weve already identified a lol of our problems,’’ she said. Information in the review on Mills came from a one-day ‘‘snap shot’ that may not be entirely ac- curate, McKeown added. 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