ne oer — "THE. CORONER'S INGUIRY. | _ into Newhawk Gold’s Feb. 2: mine . explosion concluded in Terrace ‘a the mine north of Stewart was homnicide, ‘but no one could explain how 1,000‘ pounds of dynamite was detonated. The RCMP were asked to continue their investigat- ion. AND THE THORNHILL FIRE DEPARTMENT were looking for some answers themselves. Five bush fizes had been deliberately set over a five-day period in the same area of the community and the arsonist, or arsonists, were still at large. All five blazes were within walking distance of Thornhill homes, but with the help of for- estry crews they were contained before causing any damage to private property. But the threat was real. Intermit- . tent showers were only temporarily _ stemming the high forest fire haz- ard rating and forestry protection officer Erle Holt said the potential for a serious fire was a concern. Terrace RCMP were keeping a. close eye on the Copper Mountain and Thornheights areas at the request of the Thornhill Fire De partment. BUT SPEAKING OF BEING BURNED, volunteers at the Ter- race Women’s Resource Centre were a lot hotter than the oatmeal spice cookies they were baking for Finance Minister Michael Wilson. The ladies were hot “under the collar because of Wilson’s lack of childcare funding. Their idea was . based on a history of successful. bake salés in the area. If it worked here, why not in Ottawa? If Wilson was .short. of childcare money, said the. women, he could sell: the cookies and use’ the rev- enié to do something for Canadian -kids.. The cookies, by the. way, . weren’t burned. The ladies hadn't . baked them for Wilson's aftemoon tea. . . Se _THE CBC AND A SIMULATED DISASTER HAD SOMETHING _ IN. COMMON. Cutbacks were causing them both some serious - problems. For the CBC the prob- - lem was — guess what — Finance " Minister. Michael Wilson’s federal budget. He cut $50 million in CBC -.. funding over a’ four-year. period. | _.* sBut CBC executives said it wasn’t oe simply $50 million, the cumulative oy effect was ; more: like $140 million, And how might that affect us? ~The CBC had already reduced its Prince: ‘Rupert operation in an . economic reshuffle the year before, | Ya and.when CBC public affairs 0: officer John Lysaght was asked if D they might make even deeper cuts t he answered, "At this point, noth- ing’s protected." And what of that simulated disa-_ ster? Well, that was a local affair and the cutbacks here weré related to a staffing situation at Mills Memorial Hospital. The nurses, still looking for a contract settle- ment, were on a work-to-rule cam- paign. This meant a last-minute cancellation of the whole disaster plan, which was designed to test the ability of local agencies to respond to a crisis situation. THE BUSINESS WORLD WAS HAVING ITS UPS AND DOWNS. While the Terrace Co-op’s number one member, . Floyd Frank, cut the cake celebrat- ing the stores 44th anniversary, the Okanagan Skeena Group announced that their plans for a new $5 million shopping center in Terrace had been put on hold for a year. The reason, according to Okanagan Skeena’s real estate manager Bob Guy, was that the local economy was too good; all the local trades people had -more than enough work without worry- ing about buidling a shopping center. RATED "TOP-NOTCH". Hospital ‘administrator Norm Carelius-. announced that Mills had just been "STRIKE THREE!" and other exclamations from the softball lexicon could Id be heard allover the city as local recreation fans headed out for relaxation and good -weather this week last year. our history book force us out.onto the jogging trails? For the answer, we would have to wait. In the local corporate challenge, North- west Community College and ICBC were the first-place winners. THE 10TH ANNUAL RIDE FOR SIGHT collected more than $5,000 to fight Retinitis’ Pig- mentosa (RP) — an eye disease which affects the retina and may cause blindness. Eight local Roadrunners Motorcycle Club members joined 67 other cyclists in the ride to Vanderhoof for the annual event: The top Terrace fund : yaiser: was James Gilham, who re collected 5627 in pledges. MILLS MEMORIAL WAS . CALEDONIA KERMODES HAD A NEW COACH. It was ‘announced a year ago this week that Skeena’s Cam McKay would be moving to Caledonia in Sep- tember to fill the shoes of depart- ing Phit Letham, who was headed for a. new. ‘aching challenge in awarded another three-year accre- ditation from the Canadian Council . on Health Facility Accreditation. The three-year award is the highest that can be handed out by this federal regulating body, but that was not new to Mills. As Carclius pointed out, Mills.Memorial had failed only once in its history to achieve three year accreditation. FOR. "TOP-NOTCH" "Choosing Wellness" workshop at, ihe Happy Gang Centre pointed out the importance of a healthy diet, exercise and social activity to. the well-being of everyone, par- | ticularly seniors and the disabled, - BUT SPEAKING OF "TOP-NOTCH"... a year ago this week, Terrace was anything. but. We were at the bottom of the | totem pole in the tri-city fitness challenge with only 38.4 percent of | the. population able to. get out of bed and walk around the. block. Kitimat managed 40 percent, and the winner, Prince Rupert, -an- embarrasingly ..commendable 47, percent, Would this black mark In AND SENIORS WERE AIMING . TOO, A. Nanaimo: : ; PLAY BALL was the "In Word! for many Terrace youngsters. In playoff action, Video Stop -cap- tured the Senior Babe Ruth base- ball title and in softball Terrace Alm-Wood Construction won the bantam girls provincial zone, Northcoast Road. Maintenance peewees won their zone title un- challenged, and the Crest Insula- tion All Northstars under-18 girls and Skeena Hotel’s under-18 boys: each won their respective playoff | games to win berths. in the B.C. . Summer Games. OTHER B.C. SUMMER GAME CONTENDERS. were - the All “Season Steelers women’s. soccer . team, who. would. represent the. northwest for the fourth time in as _many years. In the mens’ division, , “Terrace, Skeena Sawmills: won - zone honors at the Surrey games. . IN INDIVIDUAL ACTION, . Terrace’s top’ cyclist. Mike Chris- tensen placed third in two of three events. at the. "Tour of, Prince’. George". He was out-classed by. international racer. Olav Stana. Ed Ansems ‘grabbed and held the lead in the \Skeena Valley . Runners’ Club annyal. 10-K TACE,. and. the 5-K. event was. taken: by. Gordon — Buxton on. the men’ 8. side » “and Debbi. Scarborough: on the ladies’. THE COMMUNITY WAS THE | WINNER in a couple of other events. Special Olympics was the winner in the annual Terrace Char- ity Golf Challenge. They gained between $5,000 and $6,000 to cover ongoing activities. And ina "smaller" event, Cystic Fibrosis and the Caledonia Kermodes each received $750 as their share of the proceeds from the Kinsmens’ Canadian Half-Pints show. AND IN A FINAL NOTE, Halli- well Ave. east was resurfaced a year ago this week but there were resounding "Yech"! The accidental spilling of a truck load of chicken | manure belonging to. Samson’s Poultry Farm over the entire length of the 4800 block Halliwell was a far-from-popular event. Destined for greener pasutures at Mount Layton Hot Springs, the load was lost when the rear gate of the truck swung open, but residents were told the odor wouldn’t last long; or it might. It would be gone with the - first "good" rain, according to city director of engineering . ‘Stew Christensen. an no. hurrabss... it was more like. a. 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