B16 = Terrace Review — Wednesday, June 26, 1991 | Looking back... C ity council wasn’t buying a Terrace Northmen Rugby Club. proposal this week in 1988. Northmen spokesman Dave Hull told city aldermen that they had paid $500 for the old Mills Memorial nurses’ residence and wanted to move it to Christy Park to be used as a clubhouse. Terrace Youth Soccer was opposed to the idea, but Hull countered that Christy Park was a community facility toward which the rugby Club had made a $2, 000 commitment. Youth Soccer returned the $1,000 the Northmen had already paid on that commitment. Council told the Northmen they weren’t prepared to accept the clubhouse idea... At least not until the Advisory Parks and Recreation Commission had considered and made a recommendation on a Youth Soccer proposal for two more soccer fields at the park. Other city news from this week in 1988: Council gave the Davis Ave. Copperside store the nod, pending detailed drawings to ensure the building would be aesthetically appropriate for the Little Park atmosphere. And the east Halliwell paving project was in limbo. The province said it didn’t meet the cost-sharing criteria and Halliwell residents would have to pay for the pavement themselves. Council, though, still believed a cost-sharing scheme was S possible and were exploring all avenues. Council was busy this week in 1989. A poxition for a Bylaw Enforcement Officer had been established; someone would be on the _job by mid-August. The Sunday shopping issue resurfaced. Oppo- nents to the idea asked council to adopt a Quesnel bylaw to regulate shopping hours. City aldermen were split on the issue and the idea was sent to committee for a recommendation. At the same time, council endorsed a proposal from the Terrace Hotel: a casino in town would be just fine, they said. Due to RCMP concems, both council and Skeena Mail management were seeking to lower the number of motor vehicle accidents in the mall parking lot. Under consideration were angle parking, larger spaces, a new staff parking area, one-way traffic, more policing of fire emergency lanes, and authority for mall security personnel to issue tickets to back all these regulations up. A different approach to safety near preschools was taken, though. RCMP said that school zone signs, as had been suggested by one preschool owner, were not appropriate. Instead, preschools should put up fences to contain the toddlers in their charge. — Council was getting renewed complaints concerning CNR late night whistle tooting. One city resident said the nerve-fraying, early morn- ing blasts “shatter my dreams". And finally from 1989, city council was talking about buying a boat. A riverboat... Complete with a restaurant and Kermode bear logo.. Alderman Bob Cooper said the ._ actual purchase might be a ways off, but suggested the Kitsumkalum Band Council was interested in economic development too and they might like to be in on the deal. It was a year ago this week that a cost estimate was set for upgrad- ing the Public Works building roof. The cost of building a peaked roof over the existing roof was set at $170,000. The roof had been a safety concern ever since a rear storage shed collapsed under a heavy snow accumulation six months earlier, And the final story from our city’s recent past. It was a year ago this week that city crews were setting the scene for newly hired bylaw enforcement officer Fern Sweeting. Public Works crews put up 110 signs in the downtown core that noted the city’s parking regula- tions. Drivers who ignore the signs would get a ticket... Or perhaps even a surprise vehicle removal. The Happy Gang Centre was the first to complain. One hour parking from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. meant an end to evening socials and ‘ dinners, This caused the city a little concern. The information on the 110 signs, which cost $12 each, was wrong. They were supposed to indicate that there was one hour parking from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Continental Traffic and Industrial Signs accepted the fact that the error might have been theirs and gave the city the necessary material to correct it. Around the community, it was 1989 when Bill McRae was sub- jected to a little verbal abuse at the R.E.M. Lee Hospital Founda- tion’s first annual celebrity roast and auction. He was rewarded for trouble, though. Later in the evening he was named the city’s second Freeman and given the key to the city. In other news, the Women’s Resource Centre ran into budget woes. Organizers were frustrated and dismayed that funding cuts threatened their very existence. At the same time, we were told by the Skeena Health Unit that the occurrence of AIDS was stable in our region — there were only two confirmed cases — but the disease was spread- ing. About two out of 25 to 30 people tested every month in the region tested positive for the presence of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. A year ago this week, Skeena MLA Dave Parker unveiled the Kitimat port project and announced the formation of the Kitimat- Terrace Port Committee: There was excitement in some comers. Perhaps there would soon be ferries and cruise ships docking there. There was a much smaller community in the region, however, in which "ferry" was rapidly becoming a dirty word. Usk residents on the west side of the Skeena had been complaining for about a year about the actions of some of the ferry operators there. District high- ways manager John Newhouse heard complaints of rudeness, harass- ment and intimidation. Something, the residents said, had to be done. Local host families sought for -exchange students from France Nacel Canada, a non-profit or- ganization, is in desperate need of B.C. host families for French stu- dents ages 14-18 years. The Gulf War has made progress very slow this year in arranging travel and host experiences for teens, The first group of adolescents will be arriving from France on July 9 and will be staying here for four weeks until Aug. 6. Most of the students who still don’t have placements are boys. | The second group, a much larger one, artives July 30 and leaves August 27. There is no remuneration for hosting the students; the rewards are adventure and friendship. They are here to immerse themselves in language and culture and to just become another family member for a month, doing whatever the host family is doing. Having teenagers in the family, though preferred, is not a necessity. Students and fam- ilies are matched for similar inter- ests. Written references are taken on both the students and the host families. In Terrace the Manji family is hosting one student. The Manjis have all their children in French immersion and feel it’s important for everyone in Canada to have the opportunity to speak both French . and English. Their eldest daughter Ayesha has been to France on a school exchange. For a number of years, the family has taken in French monitors for the school ‘term as billets. Last year, 15-year old Wendy Prinz enjoyed a tour to France with Nace] and made many good friends with whom she still corre- sponds. This year, she finds French at school much easier. The Prinz family has hosted French exchange students through Nacel for two years. Sharon Prinz says, "We were really, really pleased with the kids we’ve had. They were both 16." Sharon assures prospective’ host families that most of the French students speak fair English, although you have to speak slower when they first arrive, They are quite worldly and most appreci- ative of all the activities with the family, particularly recreational activities like mini-golf and water slides. The students’ interests are matched with those of the host family. "We'd do it again," says Sharon enthusiastically. This year, French families will be hosting over 60 teenagers from B.C. "I hope we can find it in our hearts to reciprocate this kind gesture and open our homes to their children," says organizer Gaye Lefaivre. She says, "Taste a touch of France this summer and welcome a French teen into your family. Please call me right away to help at 922-2159 (call collect evenings or leave a message). Fax 922-2594 or write to Nacel B.C., Mrs. Gaye Lefaivre, P.O. Box 91824, West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 481" URGENT IN TERRACE PUBLIC AUCTION RE: DEFAULTED UNPAID DOCUMENTS CANADA CUSTOMS CLEARED DUTIES & TAXES PAID AT PORT OF ENTRY ‘VALUABLE PERSIAN C. CARPETS Fine Imported rugs, the majority consist of hand-knotted oriental rugs. ’ Contents: Persian Tabriz, Baluch, Indo Kerman, Deep Pile Mainland Chinese, Bokhara, Sunwashed Village Rugs, Kars, Silk Masterpiece Qum, etc. Sizes 1’ x 1’ to 10’ x 14’. Rugs unwrapped and liquidated piece. by piece In the quickest possible manner. SUNDAY July 7, 1991 ~ at the Oddfellows Hall, 4634 Walsh Avenue, Terrace 2 P.M. SHARP, viewing from 1 P.M. *advertising subject to terms and conditions of auction at auction site *Liquidation by Federal Collection Agency Inc. *Terms: Cash, major credit cards, bank cards or bank cheques *10% freight, brokerage and warehousing charges to be added. eT ye Med eee meee Pee ee eee be le, i. omit teemieitade a anli |TPER G a eee owen = ee nel