rojects made by people from the region. and natural histories. ' take in the presentations compiled. ffered: . “In the early years, the club raised money “ with its “Suit of the Month” club, auctioning - - off new men’s suits every four weeks. And members. were beyond. humiliation in their efforts. . : a ~“Curley’ (Casey) remembers. putting on“ "a woman’s dress more than .once, for the Cause, at the Kinsmen cabaret show,” the aus. ; ~ but the project is certainly ’his first book. °- He sought the help of fellow Kinsman ; thor: writes. ' The Kinsmen, and Kinettes have raised -. “money: through peanut, chocolate bar ‘and light bulb sales, bingo, dances, . fashion _ _ Shows, radio days" (when. they would .take _ , over,the -CFTK station broadcasting for an “entire day) and more recently professional. wrestling, concerts and riverboat raffles. . The club’s first, project was the purchase 7 of an ambulance’ for the town’s volunteer = ambulance service... “The: Kin would go on to help fund and a build Terrace’ s first curling club, and a rec-. | Call « centre word awaited vo ‘THE MUKS Kum Ol Housing Society has bid to create ‘and operate a call centre for.the © -" ‘Northern Health’ Authority that i is one-of-a- _ ‘kind i in'the province. and is. now waiting for | its evaluation. ° _* -, The society’ 'S bid would sée it administer: coat ing ‘a call centre and web site that will pro- vide information and assistance-to patients and: their: families. on all non- emergency a health-related services. “It’s the first time in B.C. that any health ' authority has done this,” said Danny Sheri- dan, the society’ s executive director, _ ‘The connections call centre would be. . available.to the 300,000 people i in the health authority’s geographic area from the Yukon border south to Quesnel and from the Alber- ta border west to Haida Gwaii. ’ Sheridan says the service’s goal is to make all information surrounding health care in ". non-emergency situations is available. -“We’re not giving medical advice, we’re navigating people through the . healthcare system,” Sheridan said. “We will assist them to get to where they have to be.” The bid outlines several examples where ° callers have a’ non-emergency problem, such - as discovering their son is using crystal meth, . to a woman wishing to travel to Vancouver to be by her husband’s side in hospital, ‘to.a '-Smithers man needing to get to Kitimat to _ see a bone specialist. * ‘In each case, a call taker will answer the _call-and determine whether the case is anew ‘one and, if so, generates a case number that: , ensures anonimity is maintained. If the caller’s need surpasses the call tak- er’s training, he or she would then pass the - . caller-on to a navigator, someone with some - _. medical and social services background. © . [n:some cases, callers would be directed to the call centre’s Web site for further in- Would you. Living Landscapes is an outreach program of . the Royal BC Museum Corporation that facili- ates local exploration of B.C.’s diverse human “Over the past year, the program has focused n. northwestern B.C. and the public is invited to” '» The Coast Inn of the West in Terrace will host the symposium April 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The following 15- minute presentations will be we From 9:40 : a.m. — 10: 40 a. m.: Dave Gordon of Cambria Gordon offers Eulachon of Northwest- em B.C.; The Meaning ofa Place by Mia Reimers . From B1 B1 a Book. available at library. Bs - ~The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 26, 2006 rojects to bring region to life HUMAN AND natural history buffs, particularly those interested in the Northwest,., will ‘want take in a.symposium this Friday displaying ‘Avery of the Kitimat Museum. Ulmi and Terry Spurgeon. reation centre where George Little Memorial . Park is today. | - Today, Kin legacies include the Kin Camp at Lakelse Lake, the. Kin Hut on the Bench. - and Kin Park: Playground behind the public,’ library. A lawyer, Roth does alot of writing in his work and worked for his college newspaper ~ Patrick Mcintyre for the book’s design and» layout. McIntyre says they’ re both satisfied with the finished product. — . “Our philosophy was that ' we. wanted the book:to be something: you want to keep... something you put.on your bookshelf,’ ” Mc- ‘Intyre said. ' As of April, one of those shelves i is at the Terrace Public Library, where head librarian Ed Curell has a pair of copies. formation. The proposal, said . Sheridan, features partnerships with a number of agencies and societies, the business sector, local govern- - ment and ‘the Northwest Community Col- , lege. . The call centre, which would operate 18. hours a day, 365 days per year, would em- ploy nine people initially and the local col- lege would create a 120- hour certified course to offer training. Sheridan says when the idea was tossed. , around a table with community leaders, the consensus was that the housing society :., . should put in a bid... eo oadd pire PT “They said we were ‘innovative. and. ‘ag- gressive enough to pull it off,” said Sheridan, . adding all the people have had circumstances when such a service would have been indis- . pensible. Sheridan said a bid team was assembled, including hired telecommunications and in- ternet specialists, and the proposal was fin- ished by last week’s March 30 deadline. The, society’s new headquarters, in the former regional correctional centre on Braun St., would house the call centre. . * ' The bid has three web options, from non- interactive, to interactive, to interactive and B.C. made. At stake is a three-year contract, ; renewable for two more years. . “ Sheridan-expects to find out whether the bid is successful by the end of this month. However, Sean Hardiman, the regional _ manager with the Northern Health connec- | ‘tions. program, says there is no fixed time frame for picking the winning bid-and that a. | contract would still have to be negotiated. “This is something new we’re putting ‘to- gether,” Hardiman said. “We're not sure of . the costs.” He wouldn’t say how: many bids have been submitted. t like to swallow 20 pills every day, : just to digest your food? - a If you had cystic fibrosis, you'd have no choice. 1-800-378-CCFF °www.cysticfibrosis.ca Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation & Patti Barnes from Northwest Community Col- lege (NWCC); Memories of a Project by Louise From 11 a.m. — noon: Gone but not forgotten: Premier, B.C. by Anne Jefferson and the Stew- art Museum; Affection and Kindness and Utterly Fearless: The Living Legacy of Odille Morison by Maureen Atkinson; Tseax Volcano ~ what do we know about Canada’s worst geological disas- ter? presented by Catherine Hickson, Malaika From 1 p.m. = 2 p.m.: Keeping the Coast Afloat: Wooden Boatbuilding on the North Coast from Erika Rolston and Kenneth Campbell; Kit- ‘lope Living Landscapes and A Glimpse into the -Prehistoric Postglacial Landscape of Northwest B.C. — both by Sheree Ronassen of NWCC. From 2:20-3:40 p:m.: Aboriginal Bridges of Northwestern. B.C. / Brenda Guernsey; Land- scapes in Transition: Perspectives of a Tsimshian Matriarch. / Brenda. Guersey; Oral History of a Tsimshian Waap (Family). by Jim. McDonald of the UNBC; Robin Town: Return to Robin Town. / Jim McDonald - UNBC: Maureen Atkinson of Terrace will present her findings — part of her ongoing Master’s degree — on.the life of healer and midwife Odille Mori- son. tive and her family. Morison, of Tsimshian: and ‘French Canadian descent, was also known as an | ° Coast during the 19th and 20th centuries. lécting, displaying and researching the province’ s ‘human and natural history. oe ( The | following ‘numbers: have not. been | claimed from the Skeena Valley Rotary Clubs 50/50 Draw held during the Trade Show. Draw Date Time Colour _ Number 1)Aprii14 12:00 Red 338015. 2) April 14. 3:00. Green/White ‘0528838 — . 3) April14 6:00 Orange 282209 - 4) April15 4:00 = Pink 4: - 273301 & ° Please call Brian at 638-7283 or XR the’Chamber Office at 635- 2088. Spring Sale i a3 : equetigics Boat tSwap & Contact Timm at 847-3678. It chronicles. the life of the Fort Simpson na- = ethnographer and cultural teacher on the North - ’ The RBCM Corporation is responsible | for col- . : | Roe ; FIREARM — \SAFETY . ‘Number. This num Dea Motres Yoga Gentre New set starting May Ist Relox, Energize, Relieve Tension & Stress Gentle Stress Buster Class’ Sat. April 29th Pre-register Phone: (250) 635-3336 #21, 4506 Lakelse Ave., 2nd Floor, Terrace, B.C. V8G 1P4 Nov gecaing sora eI er 2006: ph: 635- 5518 | Fax: 635- 5528 ia] Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education) |A FIREARM | |SAFETY. COURSE will begin -|Monday, May , 8th, ! 2006 at 3406 Eby Street ° 6-9 P- m. The C.O.R. E. program teaches: | This 26 hr. course prepares the: student for a B.C. Hunters Der is required to obtain a big game hunting licence & is necessary to apply for a Limited Ealty ‘Yenad/), Phone JOHN HAILEY at 635- 6542 TERRACE LITTLE THEA TRE and Ss TAND ARD present... the -ar amie | - Project April 21,22 - Spm - Written by. Moises Kaufman '& Members of The Tectonic ‘Theatre Praject: f, Don’ miss out on this years Limited Entry! . Mccoll Playhouse. hor 23 - 1pm Matinee - McColl Playhouse — | With a “talk-back” session to follow the Matinee at 4pm April 21, 28 - - 8pm - - REM Lee Theatre "PARENTAL GUIDANCE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED : _ FREE STUDENT ADMISSION - Advance Tickets Only ay What You al . .