iy aval Christy TERRACE — Three 4700 block McConnell. Ave. reiterated their concerns about ‘ Phase Il of the Youth Soccer Christy Park development to. city council Dec. 12, and council has decided to review the project one more time. Youth Soccer re- ceived the go-ahead from coun- cil last month pending a solution to a-drainage problem related to Howe Creek. ‘One resident, Ken Beddie, told council that a part of their concern was related to the clear- ing of a wooded area bordering Howe Creek and not knowing just how much of the timber would be cut. Beddie also. reminded council of the wildlife and beauty of the area by point- ing out that Parkside school grounds. and Christy Park were used by many local groups for events and picnics from May to September, Why? ‘‘Because it’s - a beautiful area,’’ said Beddie. ‘‘Why use all of Christy Park for soccer fields?’’ asked Bed- die, suggesting that this was catering to a select group. He said that there were no fields in the southern part of the city and none on the bench and the money could be better used . elsewhere. He also pointed out the problems of noise and park- ing and added, ‘‘Where in Western Canada is there five Parental influence _ A recently completed survey of local high school graduates indicates that parents aré the single biggest influence on where their children go for | post- secondary education, and that who. choose : many. students schools outside the region do so ‘in order to get out of the North- west, The finished survey was. pre- sented to the board of North- west Community College Dec. 10 by college president Dr, Val George. It covered 160. grad- ‘uates of the 1987 Caledonia Senior Secondary class, repre- senting 51 percent of last year’s grads: George told the board that the results of the survey are similar to one taken in 1985 and re- vealed that there is virtually nothing the college can do that it isn’t'already doing to keep post- | secondary students in. the re- gion. : In contrast to the strong influ- ence exercised by parents, George noted, high school coun- sellors were said by the students _to.have very little impact on their decisions about which col- lege or university to choose. \ - George.also a Said a number of the students surveyed who are presently. not enrolled in post- secondary schoob are still. con- sidering NWCC as an. option, The remainder of those sur- veyed left the region in. order to enroll in programs that. aren’t over impact. of _ residents. however. He Park . playing fields in one spat? To- utilize them you would.need 20. ‘teams, 10 on the fields at a time, who would use the ‘fields throughout the day.’ Beddie asked. council to re- consider their decision and also suggested that prior, to. doing. | that, council should ask Youth Soccer to flag the boundaries of the new fields so everyone could see exactly: where they were and what would be left in the wake of the. development. Mayor Jack Talstra re-— sponded by sayirig that the Youth Soccer plans for the park had been in the works for several years and the city had a ‘*sentleman's agreement’? to let them proceed. He also said that the project doesn’t infringe on Howe Creek, a fact that was confirmed by administrator Bob Hallsor who said that there ‘would be ample land left for a wooded area and pathway as laid out in the Community Plan. Taistra also pointed out that Youth Soccer had raised the money to build the first three fields and would do the same with the last two — it won’t cost. the city a thing. Alderman Danny Sheridan .. added that he had grown up in ~ that area, and although it would, ~~ be nice to go back to the fifties © and sixties, that just can’t hap- pen. He said he too is in favor of a green belt along Howe Creek, but doesn’t believe the develop- ment would harm that. He also pointed out that others could still use the park for picnics. As far as Youth Soccer being a select group, Sheridan said the association is a. broad-based recreational youth group open to all. Alderman Dave Hull dis- agreed with council’s view, suggested that council had ‘‘erred’’ in granting Youth Soccer the’ land. In the big picture, he said, it wasn’t the. best use of the land for everyone in the city. Hull added that with five fields, there was a potential for up to 720. people (players, coaches and parents) to be in the park at one time arid the parking problem: would be critical. He also suggested that there is no need to have five fields iri one location. “I’ve been involved in many sports,” he said, ‘‘and ‘T’ve never seen five fields together,’’ Talstra concluded the discus- sion by saying that although council had given their ap- proval, McConnell Ave. resi- dents didn’t have te worry about anything. happening overnight. ‘No action- would be taken, he said, until a signed agreement was in place, He told Beddie that if McConnell Ave, residents feel “strongly” about the issue, and can convince city aldermen that’ _ Phase II of the project is.an ef- ror, he has the right under the Municipal Act to bring the mat- Te daedfid Uy BEL Sem gts Pe ta eae ye Nad Ha acl ee tet dae ina Dave and Linda Ogbourne volunteered some time on a recent weekend to sell raffle tickets for the load of birch flrewood on this Re-Lynn logging truck. The project has been organized for several years now by Thornhill logging contractor Reno Pelletier, and the proceeds are donated to Terrace and: District Community Services to provide some Christmas cheer for mentally handicapped people. It was co-sponsored this year by B.A, and Sons Logging, and the winner was Terrace librarian Gillian Campbell. Entries sought for logo contest The Terrace Health Care So- ciety, formed early this year by the amalgamation of the Mills Memorial Hospital and Terrace- | ‘view Lodge ~societies, is look- ing for a symbol that will ‘fepre- sent it. | The group is holding a contest for the best logo design. The logo will be used’ as ‘an instant- recognition device on the Health Care Society’ Ss: public relations TERRACE — Final results from the Terrace Downtown Lions’ “Thankful Tankfull’’ fundrais- | er Dec. 10 show a total of $168.56 netted through gasoline sales at the Terrace -Esso and $227.70 brought in through a raffle held in conjunction with the pumping activities. = Lions representative Hans Thodt extended thanks to: Ter- race Esso dealer Tony Vincenzi material, letterhead stationary, service awards and other printed matter. - The contest is open to anyone, and there is no limit:on the number of submissions. The en- tries must be drawn ‘on 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper, and the deadline is Jan: 13, 1989. oe Judging will be done by 3 a panel representing Mills Memo- and his staff, who donated one cent for each of the 8,428 liters sold during the day, with the Esso corporation matching that donation. ' Thodt . also expressed erati- tude. to “local volunteers who ran the gas pumps,. including ‘mayor Jack Talstra, a squad from the Kitimat-Stikine .Re- gional District, local businesses, the 6th Cub Troop, Boy Scouts, rial and Terraceview members and people from the community at large. The winning designer will re- ceive a'prize of $250, second place gets $150, and the third prize is $100. . Entries should be mailed to: Logo Contest, 4720 Haugland - Ave., Terrace B.C, V8G 2W7.. Lions appreciate support — and their leaders: Several local = businesses also made special do-: nations, he said. “Thanks to our local folks for your support, Without you, we | “are nothing. See yoo at the “pump next ‘year,’’ Thodt con- - cluded. ~ . Proceeds from the project were donated to the 12th annual Timmy’ 8 Christmas Telethon. 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