A2-The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 13, 2004

JAMES JENSEN watches as Terrace Fire Department: investigators sift through the wreckage of-his basement.

A fire broke aut in the rec room. of the Straume Ave. home early last Thurscay.

MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO

Blaze burns local basement

By MARGARET: SPEIRS”
FIRE GUTTED:a ‘basement: rec, room.
ata home on Straume Ave. early last.“
Thursday morning. ~
‘Terrace fire-crews responded to. the:
call shorily’ after. midnight to discover”
* flames throughout | ‘the, ‘basement and:

reaching | up the floor into, the main. lev. :

el living room.
Avent! Iwo fret ghters extinguished.

' the. blaze ‘within a couple: of, minutes ™
- but the. entire: house’ ‘Suffered heat. and

‘smoke damage.

Fire. investigators ‘spent ‘Thursday a
_ studying. the ‘charred . basement i in“an.’
attempt tor discover the, cause. of the .

blaze. -
"Liguienant. Bill Warcup said the. fire

_ started. | in. the. puted rec room. but: te
_oaise was: ‘uhdetermined “Lots of these:

‘are + undétermined. ‘We have a good idea .
~but can’t say yes ‘or no,” he said.-

Lead fire: ‘Investigator’ Fred Euver-.
man handed: a: box containing some

“scorched black’ and white’ photos sal- -

vaged fromthe ‘home to owner James”

Jensen; Who arrived’ on Thursday morn-

ing. to.talkio investigators: - 7
Terrace. Fire. Rescue, and. the RCMP -

continue, to investigate.

Coho returns enough for. extra fishing: DFO

By MARGARET SPEIRS ~

‘COHO NUMBERS. are at avernge, ifs

, hot ‘better, levels this year. . Y

"That's the. word from Steve Groves: .
unit head of salmon‘and- herring’-at-.
the B.C: north coastarea: Office ‘of the

‘Department ‘OF Fisheries. and: / Oceans

~ (DFO). .

“numbers are’ ‘coming: in, not’ ta: -bad;
; even on-the good: side,” Groves said: .

* The Tyee: Test: Fishery closed at. the
‘end of. August, : therefore; the. DFO’s:
count comes. from: escapements ‘and

‘encouraged by that,"*Groves said,

: : ~ quota: “af four,-of which: one: may: be
We" re sort of geting. that cotio os more :

* from. (recreational), anglers,”

: field stalf’s regular coho-count, +
ST hey’ re seeing “numbers. saying.
its! average toa. little better $0. Wwe te
~The coho :limit on the: Kasiks: and”

open for fishing until Oct. 31, is a daily

over'50.cm.. :
The quota alsa’ applies io ihe Skeena

River below.the CN Rail bridee, which
is open until'Nov, 31.

-: “It was based: én‘ requests we: ‘had

Exchamsiks ‘Rivers,’ two. waterways :

: referring tothe extra month fishing time.

‘on the’ Skeena.-““We felt comfortable

: éxtending’ for that month because coho
“= have beenin a rebuilding trend.”

* Other’. salmon’ ‘stocks :vary ‘in: their .

“tumbers: ‘Chinook are - below. average
one the, Skeena: Pinks: -appeat lo range
‘from. about average to, below. average.

“Pinks. fluctuate'i in: usually even and

. odd: “years. They: usually return every.

WO years:so every odd year you'll end.

Up witha high. runand every even year.
: ‘Low. run. ‘This As | normal, Pink: life
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- Vacation Travel »
During summer. vacation : period, ‘tr:

should expect io meel-recreational vehicles on the

highway, Many. of these travelers will be unfamiliar

N) with the local: Highways and may travel dita slower

N pace, Stopping to take. advantage of the, many:

t| scenic views along the way, Please: exercise fire *

and courtesy curing these busy periods.

Long ‘weekends are “especially. buy on, ‘the.
Highways, extra: cuution and allowance. for lager
“travel time due to traffic congestion is required, -

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