Ag - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 19, 2001 By JENNIFER LANG + TERRACE RESIDENTS have ample rea- + son to demand a full refund on Summer > 2001, ; Clouds, rain and cooler-than-normal , Summer temperatures in July and August + put a damper on summer here and else- : Where in the north. > “We had eight days of summer,” joked : University of Northern B.C. environmental . studies professor Peter Jackson. : The climate expert said we're not . alone in our misery. ' “Generally, across the north, we have "had lousy weather this summer.” {Terrace fared badly in terms of sunny, : warm weather in July. and Aupust, .ac- : cording to Environment Canada data. + Terracites received a paltry 222 hours : of sunshine from July 11 to Sept. 5. We : enjoyed just four days of over-28-degree { temperatures (Aug. 12 to 14, remember?). i We endured more than three weeks — ' 24 days — when temperatures hovered in : the low to mid-teens, including two days : when il dropped to just 10 degrees. In all, we spent 29 days huddling for warmth as the mercury stubbornly drop- ped below 18 degrees — and stayed there. The simple explanation is the position of the jet stream, a narrow stream of high- velocity westerly winds. Its location this } summer ensured northern B.C. was conti- nually assaulted by weather systems. But Jackson said it’s not known why and August. months. B.C. of Terrace. lis passenger service re- sumed Sept. 13 with a 7:40 p.m. flight to Vancouver. Hawkair was scheduled to make two flights to Vancouver that same day but mechanical problems with their Dash-8 preven- ted them from getting into the air until 8:30 p.m. They resumed regular service Sept. i4. REGULAR FLIGHTS to and from Terrace resumed Friday, three days after all air traffic in North Ameri- ca was grounded. A no-fly ban had been issued after hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. As events unfolded, it re eee eer ar eo “Summer declared extinct that was the case this summer. One ex- planation could be global warming. “It’s becoming increasingly apparent that global climate change is impacting on weather patterns,” Jackson said. “It's hard to prove, but the change we're seeing is consistent with what’s going to happen in global warming.” While summer in northern B.C. was wet, the southern half of the province en- joyed one of its driest summers in years. Vancouver got nearly double the amount of sunshine Terrace did in July Vancouverites enjoyed 39 days of plus- 20-degree temperatures. We had just 18. Jackson holds out a ray of hope for northern communities over the next three Environment Canada’s long-range fore- cast for September to November calls for above normal temperatures and a normal amount of precipitation across northern Still, it’s touch and ga: Terrace and Prince George, he noted, are just about sitting on Environment Canada’s dividing line between “north” and “south”, Jackson also warned that long-range forecasts are only between zero and 45 per cent accurate. “Plan for rain,” he cautioned. “If it’s sunny, it’s a bonus.” Still, he hopes there’s better weather ahead for northern B.C., considering the summer we've just had. “We deserve it.” Normal flights resume have been seally under- standing,” he said. Anywhere from 300 to 600 passengers fly in and out of the Terrace airport in a normal week, he said. Stranded travellers anx- iously waiting for when air travel would resume were also in need of reassur- ance, he added. His agency didn’t take any new bookings fast But both Air Canada and Hawkair worked to keep their passengers up- probably one of the worst weeks travel was difficult for airlines to Mean week, but predict when the ban while, last “ some Ter- would be lifted. week was if you live your trace tesi- life under @ rock, gents did then the terrorists decide to truly have won." cancel up- to-date on an hour-by-hour basis. “It's been very impres- sive how calm and patient everybody has been (Since. , - his’ sipation Soc agents have ever had to deal with, Elan Travel owner George Clark says. _ The. situation took a toll occurred,” “fieré,, too.’ ” said Dave Menzies, ow- "It’s been a ‘very diffi- neroperatdr of Hawkait! “dull Week’ ‘for ‘my” staff,” Transport Canada gave Clark said Friday, as flight i ee ae ee ee ee ee ee ee pt eri emer aes «the okay for all passenger schedules far Terrace were flights to resume at 11 a.m. ,~ Eastern Standard Time, + Sept. 13, : By that evening Terrace (passengers . were once again on their way to Van- *“couver, Air Canada was forced "to cancel eight flights out ' From front returning to normal, Agents in Terrace had to help rearrange flight plans for people stranded here while their flights were delayed, and for those trying to return home. “On the whole, people coming ho- liday travel plans for November and the Christmas season. “We're trying to en- ‘coutabe people to’ wait and” _see how things develop,” he said. “T think the best way io take a victory away fram terrorists is to try and live your life as normally as you.can,” said Clark, who lived in London for many years when the [RA bom- bings were taking place. “If you live your life under a rock, then the ter- torists truly have won.” ‘ South terminal is affected. too ' Menzies said he is im- ’ pressed with how under- ‘ standing travellers have ‘ been since the attacks oc- curred. ‘Terrace residents re- ' turning from Vancouver ' will also see increased se- ‘ curity at the South Termi- nal. Transport Canada has issued an extensive list of increased security mea- sures for airports to meet. But Alexandra Hansel, spokesperson for the Van- couver International Air- port Authority, declined ta zo into specifics of what’s changing at the South Ter- minal Menzies, meanwhile, expecis to see more secur- ity personne) manning the south terminal. “People that go through the South Terminal think there isn’t any security, but they are quite wrong about that,” Menzies said. “They have an eagle eye on what goes on on that ramp out there.” There are currently na X-ray machines or passen- ger screening equipment in that terminal. Menzies said he doesn’t think that will change now. Security measures at specific airports and termi- nals ate determined based on the level of risk Transport Canada thinks they face, Menzies said, “What we're really re- quired to do with security is we're supposed to pul forward our best effort,” he added.. “You're not going to be able to defend against 100 per cent of all conceivable situations,” opportunity for youth aged THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WILL ALSO BE HELD THE SAME NIGHT COMMENCING AT 7 PM. The Air Cadet Hall is located at the Terrace/Kitimat Airport For further information please call 635-3086 or attend any Wednesday night parade. TERRACE 747 AIR CADET SOCIETY ‘An OPEN HOUSE will be held Wednesday September 26, 2001 commencing at 6:30 PM. All parents and guardians are welcome lo came in with their teen(s) to find aut more abou! this excellent 12 to 18 years old. Angelica’s Hair Salon welcomes ANITA RUSSELL with her barbering services. Anita welcomes all of her past and new clientelle and friends. 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